Whereas Capt. Brisson and Capt. Adilon the Commanders of two French armed Vessels now lying at Baltimore¹ have represented to this Board that some of the French Sailors shipped in Hispaniola in the said Vessels for the Voyage to be performed to Hispaniola again have been enlisted into the Continental Service and that People are indeavouring to prevail on others of the said Sailors to leave the said Vessels and enter into the American Army as Substitutes— This Board are of Opinion that any Sailors Subjects of the King of France or of any other Foreign Power who belong to Vessels in our Ports and were engaged aboard to finish the voyage to any foreign Port again ought not to be enlisted or taken from their Vessels without the Captain's Consent, and therefore require that none such be enlisted or taken from their Vessels against the will of their Captains and to afford the effectual Encouragement promised to Strangers as an Inducement to their coming and trading with us [.] the Commanding Officer of any State Galley is hereby directed on the Request of the said Capt. Brisson and Capt. Adilon to receive onboard his Galley any of the Crew of the said Capt. Brisson or Capt Adilon, who are French Subjects shipped in the Dominions of France that the said Captains shall respectively require and them securely keep onboard such Galley in order that they may be again returned to the Vessel to which they belong and Compelled to perform the Voyage according to their Contract—²