Resolved, That a letter be sent to General Lee desiring him not to set out for Canada, till he receive further orders from Congress.

A petition of Anthony Marmajou, master and owner of the brig Little Polly, of the island of Martinique, was presented to Congress and read:

Resolved, That Monsieur Anthony Marmajou be permitted to load the Brigantine Little Polly, (in which he imported a small quantity of powder and arms,) with the produce of these colonies, (horned cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry and lumber for making casks excepted,) and export the same to Martinique; And that the said Anthony Marmajou do take every possible precaution to avoid all British men of war and cutters on this voyage; and that he use his utmost endeavours to import into these colonies the powder and arms mentioned in his petition,