Voted, That Nathll Shaw junr, Esqr, be and he is hereby impowered and intrusted to propose and negotiate an exchange of the following prisoners taken on board the ship John, the ship Clarendon and ship Sally, brought into this State, for prisoners of equal rank and degree as near as may be, to wit:

Capt. Dunbar of the ship John, James Watt, a passenger on board.

Capt. Jackson of the ship Sally, John Wright, surgeon.

Capt. John Deniston of the ship Clarendon, Peter Hunter, passenger on board do.,

Danll Crawford, mate; Thomas Moore, boatswain; James Denniston, a boy; Murdock McCloud, a sailer, and divers others whose names are unknown; and that he take their parole not to give any intelligence, act or do anything against the United States of America; and in case such exchange cannot be effected, that they return immediately to this State again. Copy dd to Capt. Jackson Decr 13th, 1776.