Whereas one John Rich who was Master of the Sloop Success and sent to this Court by the Comee of Safety of Majorbagaduce for supplying the Enemy in Boston some time past with Provisions or necessarys for their Subsistance, The facts appearing by the depositions & papers attending said

Rich to be true. Therefore Resolved that the said Rich be committed to some Goal in this Colony which the Council shall direct till the further order of this Court, upon failure of his giving Bond with Sureties agreeable to a former Resolve of this Court.

In Council Read and Concurred & thereupon Ordered that the said Rich be sent to the Goal at Ipswich The Committee of both Houses appointed to enquire of Monsieur Le Baron de W oldcke Chavelier del' Order de St Jean de Jerusalem & de Malta ー relative to the design the Captain in whose Vessel he came, had of going into Boston &c. Report, that from the Account Le Baron gave of the matter there was reason to suppose the Frenchman designed to go into Boston with his Cargo, but upon his being heard in his own Justification, and evidence given by Capt Folgier who left the West Indies but a few days before him, the Comee were of Opinion that on the whole it was best to give him up his Papers & admit him to sell his Cargo, The Committee are further of Opinion that the Honble James Otis Esqr before whom Le Baron was Examined, and by whom he was forwarded to the Council, had great reason to suppose that the Master had formed a design of going into Boston, that his Honors Conduct herein merits applause, and that the account of the Expences he laid before the Committee of Accots for Examination & allowance [be paid] Petition of Caleb Green for and in behalf, of John Akin Joseph Russell, Henry Wait, John Barrow, Willm Taylor and Walter Wood-setting forth that the said John Akin as master of the Sloop Greyhound, and the sd Russell, Wait, Barrow, Taylor, & Wood, as mate & Marriners sailed some time in March last in the Colony Service for Philadelphia; that on the Twenty seventh or Twenty Eighth day of March being on their return from Philadelphia they were taken by One of the Tenders, belonging to the King of Great Britain, that One Wallace the Capt of the Tender is ready to Exchange the said'Capt & Marriners for as many Prisoners being delivered to him, and he threatens unless a speedy exchange is made to send the said Master & Marriners to Great Britain. Wherefore your Petitioner for and in behalf of the Master & Marriners humbly prays that the Honie Court would order an Exchange of Prisoners, that thereby the said master & Marriners may not be put to any further hardship & damage.

Resolved that Caleb Green the within Petitioner, be allowed to receive of the Prison Keeper of Taunton, Six persons who have been taken from the Navy under the comman~ of One Capt Wallis 2 now in Newport-The said Caleb giving his Bond to the Sheriff of the County of Bristol, to & for the use of this Colony in the Penal Sum of One hundred pounds, Condition'd that in Case he shall not exchange the Prisoners as aforesaid whom he shall receive for the above, John, Joseph, Henry, John, Taylor & Wood, he will return the Prisoners whom he shall receive for the above Persons to the Prison Keeper in sd Taunton within fourteen days from the time he shall receive sd Prisoners, and the keeper of said Prison is hereby directed to conform himself according to this Order, provided the said Caleb Green shall give Security as above directed.