Voted To choose a committee of this House to join a Committee of the Honble Board to confer, & consult about the Best method to secure the Powder Vessels expected soon on this Coast & to report thereon to this House as soon as may be, and that Capt. [Pierce] Long, Mr. [Samuel] Sherburne & Ichabod Rawlins, Esqr be the Committee for that purpose.

Which Committee, being joined. by a Committee from the Board, viz., The Committee appointed to Devise ways and means for the security of the expected Powder Vessels, beg leave to make the following Report:

That it is adviseable to send a small vessell to all the Eastern Ports to give them intelligence that two of the Enemy's Privateers are hovering about our Harbour, which we have reason to apprehend are cruising after our Powder vessels now expected, and beg them to apprize the Captains thereof, if they should go into their Ports; Likewise that a Committee be appointed to Look out for a suitable vessel to fix as a Privateer to be employed to cruise after our Enemies, and to make an Estimate of the costs and make return of their doings as soon as may be. (Signed.)

Nathl Folsom, Chairman

Voted To choose a Committee to look out for a proper vessel of war to guard our Coast and make an estimate of the cost & expence of such vessell, & to confer with the Captains of the Privateers now in Piscataqua Harbour about taking the armed vessells now hovering on this Coast, and also to Dispatch a small vessell (if they think necessary) to the Eastward to acquaint the People there of the said armed vessells, and make report as soon as may be, and that Mr. [Samuel] Cutts, Capt. Long & Mr. Sherburne be the Committee for that purpose.