The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon, 

That a warrant issue on John Gibson, Esq.^r auditor general for 80,000 dollars, in favour of the Marine Committee, to enable them to pay a bill drawn on them by the navy board of the eastern department, dated 11 May, in favour of Nathaniel Shaw, Esq^r. the said committee to be accountable¹: 

Congress took into consideration a memorandum from the Sieur Gérard, respecting prisoners taken by the squadron of his most Christian Majesty, commanded by the Count d'Estaing, being one of the papers received and read this morning:² Whereupon, 

Resolved, That all prisoners taken, or which may be taken by the squadron of his most Christian Majesty, under the command of Count d'Estaing, vice admiral of France, be received by the commissary general of prisoners,³ and that he provide for their safe custody and subsistence in like manner as hath been usual for the prisoners of these states: 

That he may make monthly returns of all prisoners, which shall be by him so received, to the Board of War: 

That he may make monthly return to the treasury of the accounts of all monies expended for the purposes aforesaid; and that the said prisoners be held at the disposition of his most Christian Majesty, and subject to the orders of his excellency Mons. the Count d'Estaing. 

Resolved, That all officers in the service of these states be directed to pay proper attention to the above resolution. 

Ordered, That the paper relative to signals, received from his excellency the Sieur Gérard, and read this morning, be referred to the Marine Committee.⁴ 

Ordered, That an extract of another paper from the Sieur Gérard, relative to the encouragement given by Count d'Estaing to American armed vessels, whether public or private, be published.⁵