In the Council of Safety,
[Charleston] Sunday, Jan. 28th, 1776.
Mr. President acquainted the board that he had dispatched the following letters, written by their order.
Charles-Town, South Carolina,
27th Jan., 1776.
Gentlemen ー
... We received this morning your favour of the 23rd instant, and thank you very heartily for your early and minute account of the ships-of-war in your river. We persevere in our measures for defence. If the Syren should, as is pretended, and which we much doubt of, pass by without attempting to hurt us, there will be some other appointed to bring us a proclamation. And we are also determined, to the utmost of our power, to repel any force which may be brought to annoy us....
By order of the Council of Safety.
Henry Laurens, President.
The Hon. the Congress at Savannah.
Ordered, That previous to the going down of any of the colony vessels, the commanders of these respectively, shall always give notice of their intention, to the commanders at Fort Johnson and Sullivan's Island, either by letter acquainting them what signals they shall make, or by sending a boat ashore.
