In Consequence of Intelligence received that part of General How's Army was making a Move this way, the Council, to get things in forwardness to make a defence, came to the following Resolutions, vizt:

1. That 12 Expresses with Horses be provided, to be in readiness to send.

2. That Col. [Francis] Gurney & Mr. [Frederick] Kuhl be appointed to examine the state of Military Stores and Arms in the State House and Lock Factory, & report to the Board the State in which they shall find them.

3. That Col. S. Matlack be appointed to write a Circular Letter containing the Intelligence received, to the Commanding officers of the Militia.

4. That Commodore Seymour, Col. [Richard] Humpton, Capt. [Joseph] Blewer; & Capt. Hazlewood [John Hazelwood], do review the whole Naval Armament and the Artillery Companies belonging to this State to-morrow, and make report to this Board of the State in which they shall find them.

5. Resolved, That Col. [John] Bayard be appointed to draw up a Letter to Col. Kirkbridge, to view the Fords of the River Delaware above the Falls.

6. That Mr. [Owen] Biddle be appointed to write to the Delaware State & the Lower parts of New Jersey, and acquaint them with the Intelligence received.

7. That Mr. S. C. Morris be appointed to write to Mr. Parr, Mr. Tilghman, & Mr. Lukens, and order them to remove the Public Papers in their hands.

8th. That Mr. Robert Irwine be sent for and directed to engage a Number of Waggons, in order to remove the Military Stores from this City to the Country.

9. That Col. [Samuel] Mifflin be sent for & requested to Assist in directing the Mounting all the small Guns that can be procured on Carriages in and near the City, that is fit for that purpose.

10. Mr. [Robert] Towers be Directed to provide a larger Quantity of Musket Cartridges than is now on hand, and employ as many people in making them as can be procured.

11. That the Boom be fixed to the Piers near fort Island, without delay.