The House made choice of Richard Weldon as Captain of armed Brigantine building at Dartmouth, for the service of this Colony. In Council: Read and concurred.

Ordered, That Captain [John] Fisk be appointed to take the command of the armed Sloop building at Salisbury, by Mr. [Richard] Derby and Captain [Samuel] Batchelder, for the service of this Colony.

The committee appointed to report suitable names for the five armed Vessels now building by this Colony, reported; That the Brigantine building at Kingston be called the Independence; that the Brigantine building at Dartmouth be called the Rising Empire; that the sloop building at Salisbury be called the Tyrannicide; that one of the Sloops building at Swansey be called the Republic, and the other the Freedom.

Read, and concurred.

The Committee appointed to examine sundry Persons taken on board the Brigt Sally bound to Hallifax, & sent to the Council by the Committee of Marblehead have attended that service & upon examination find that Dr [Arthur] Spencer is a native cif Ireland that lie was several years a Surgeon in the Navy, that about three years since he married in Boston where he has resided, untill the removal of the troops when he left Boston with his family in order to proceed to Hallifax for the recovery of Monies due to him from some of the troops & that he was not an associator while in Boston nor has discovered himself to be inimical to the Country-Your Committee also examined [John] Hill who informs your Committee that he is a native of Ireland that he came to New York three or four years since that he came to Boston about ten months ago on the removal of the troops from New York to Boston for the recovery of monies due to him from them and that for the same purpose he was going to Hallifax having acted as a Sutler among the troops. Your Committee are of opinion that the said Doctor Spencer and Hill be liberated on giving their written parole not to bear arms against the United Colonies, nor in any way aid or assist the Enemies of the said Colonies. 2

By the House of Representatives: Ordered, That Colonel Grout, Major Goodman, and Mr. Bent, with Benjamin Chadbourn and Joseph Gerrish Esquires, be a Committee to examine Caleb Wheaton and others, lately taken prisoners on board the Brig Sally by Captain Manly. 3