Ordered by the subscriber commanding in Philadelphia, September 23, 1777.

I. That every decked vessel in the river Delaware, between Market­ street wharf and Burlington, be, by the next tide of flood, taken up to Burlington, and put under the care of the naval officer commanding there. All such as are below Market-street wharf and fort Mifflin, to be taken down the river, and put under the care of the naval commanding officer there. All such as are found on the river after the above mentioned times, will be burned by boats and guards sent for that purpose. But all shallops, sloops, and flats employed in removing goods public or private from this city, or in supplying it with wood, are excepted in the above order.

II. All sloops, shallops and flats, not immediately employed, must remain in the stream, opposite Chestnut-street wharf, ready to proceed up or down the river, as the tide will permit, on any emergency.

III. Every boat, batteau, skew or other undecked vessel of every denomination between fort Mifflin and Burlington, the old and new ferries in Philadelphia excepted, must be immediately removed into the following creeks, Timber creek, Anncocus, and Burlington creeks, in the Jersies. All that are found afloat, or on shore, on the Pennsylvania side of the river, twenty-four hours after the publishing these orders, will be destroyed.

IV. All merchandize and provisions, brought into this city since Friday the nineteenth instant, must be immediately removed to some place of safety, and none brought in beyond what is immediately necessary for the use of the inhabitants; all others to be removed if time will permit, or destroyed; the expence of removing and rewarding such as give notice thereof, to be charged to the account of the owners.

V. All riots and unlawful assemblies are strictly proqibited. Such as offend will be immediately confined as enemies to the states.