The Committee of both Houses appointed to take into consideration the papers produced by Capt Obrien relative to the Captures of the Sloop Two Friends, and the Schooner Polly have attended that Business, and find that the Polly was Register'd at Halifax in Nova Scotia Province June 21 1775, in the Name of James Simonds, William Hazen, & James White, That said Vessel sailed from the River St John's in Nova Scotia, with produce of that Colony for the West Indies in January 1776. That on the 23d day of February 1776 she was cleared from Barbadoes in the West Indies, with West India Produce for Nova Scotia, after which she touched at Tortola, & cleared from thence March 14th 1776. for Nova Scotia ー and was taken as 'tis said at, or near the River St John's in Nova Scotia, where it appears she was own'd and destined from the beginning of the Voyage ー That the Sloop two friends was Registered at Tortola the 22d January 1776. in the Name of Peter Rose, & Robert Knox, suppos'd to be Inhabitants of said Tortola from thence cleared the 16th day of April 1776. for Halifax in Nova Scotia with West India produce, and was taken as 'tis said near the River St John's in Nova Scotia. ー

That from all the Evidence We have had respecting the said Polly her Cargo, and appurtunances, We conceive she ought forthwith to be released, and her papers deliver'd the Master, or Owner ー that with respect to the Sloop two friends the matter is so uncertain, that it ought to be determin'd in the Court, erected to try the Justice of Captures at Sea, and that the Captors have the Term of Twenty Days from this time to file a libel in said Court if they see Cause, for the determination thereof (the Time limited by Law for filing such a libel being expired) and in case the said Captors or some Agent in their behalf shall not file a libel within that Term she be likewise discharged and her Papers deliver'd the Commander, or Owner of said Vessel.

Read, & Accepted, & Order'd that the Schooner Polly her Cargo & appurtunances be forthwith released, & her papers deliver'd to the Master, or Owner; And that the Captors of the Sloop Two Friends have the term of twenty days from this time to file a libel if they see cause in the Court proper to try the justice of said Capture the time limited by Law for filing such libel being elapsed notwithstanding; And in case the said Captors, or some agent in their behalf shall not file a libel within that term, that she be likewise discharged, and her papers deliver'd to the Commander or Owner of said Vessel.