Colony of Rhode Island, &c. In General Assembly.

It is Voted and Resolved That the Town Council of the Town of Newport be allowed to supply Capt. [James] Wallace so long as he shall remain peaceably within the Colony without commiting any Depredations upon the Islands or upon any of the Lands in the Colony weekly with Two Thousand Pounds weight of Beef and with Beer as usual under the Direction of the Commanding Officer of the Troops stationed on Rhode Island; that he appoint the Person to provide and deliver the said Provisions: and that no Member of either House or Assembly be appointed to deliver the same, or to go on board of either of the Ships of War under said W allaces Command on any Occasion whatever.

And this Assembly considering the Situation and defenceless State of the Town of Newport do advise and strongly recommend it to the Inhabitants of said Town forthwith to remove to some Place of Safety all their Aged People, Women children and those who are unable to assist in Defence of the Place together with their valuable Effects:

And do further Vote and Resolve. That the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds Lawful Money be paid out of the General Treasury to the Committee hereinafter appointed which shall be improved in removing such poor Persons in said Town as are incapable of removing themselves and for no other Use whatever: That Messrs John Collins, John Cooke, Thomas Freebody, George Irish and Daniel Holloway or the Major Part of them be and they are hereby appointed a Committee for that Purpose: That the said Committee be empowered to settle the Price of the Transportation of the Effects of the Inhabitants of the said Town to the Places where they shall be shipped and also the Price of Transportation over the Ferries: And that each of the said Committee be empowered to impress Teams, Horses and Cattle to remove such Effects at the Prices which shall be so affixed. A true Copy

[Providence] January 17th 1776.