At a Meeting of the Committee Appointed by the General Assembly to act During the Recess of the Assembly, held at the Council Chamber in Providence on the 20th day of Septr AD 1775
Whereas his honr the Deputy Govr hath Recd Inteligence from Genl Washington that The powder in the Magazine at Bermudas hath been Taken away by Some vessel from the Continent of America, By Means whereof it appears highly Necessary that this Committee Give notice thereof To Capt Abraham Whipple now Cruising of[f] Sandy hook To prevent his Intended voyage to Bermudas afd
Therefore voted that Capt John Grimes Commander of the Packet Washington Sail as soon as may be (in the night[)] to Sea, and Cruise of [f] Sandy Hook if 'tis agreeable to his Instructions in order to Speak With Said Whipple and Deliver him Instructions from the Chairman of this Committee But Should the Said Grimes not fall in with Said whipple, by the 27th Day of this Instant Sept he is To Return Immediately to providence
1. "Revolutionary Correspondence of Governor Nicholas Cooke," Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, New Series, XXXVI, 273, 274. Hereafter cited as "Nicholas Cooke Correspondence," AAS Proceedings.
