Mr. President reported the very critical situation he observed the Comet armed brigantine to be in.

The Council having received information, that Messrs. Samuel and Benjamin Legare had last night, from the house of Lord William Campbell, seized and carried away a chariot and horses belonging to his lordship.

Ordered, That Messrs. Samuel and Benjamin Legare do attend the Council immediately.

Attended accordingly. They declared that they had made the seizure, in consequence of Lord William having unjustly detained a considerable sum of money, their property, taken by the officers of the king's ships in Rebellion Road, from on board the sloop Thomas and Stafford, Solomon Gibbs, master, bound to this port from St. Kitts, and signed [sic seized] by the said officers on the entrance of the said sloop into the road.

The impropriety of their conduct being represented to them, they were desired to withdraw.

The Council then came to the following resolution:

The Council having been informed, that a seizure was last night made upon a certain chariot and four horses, the property of Lord William Campbell, summoned the parties accused to appear before them, and having heard and considered the reasons offered in justification of the act, have

Resolved, That such seizure was unauthorized, illegal and irregular; and do therefore order that the said chariot and horses be immediately restored and replaced.

Ordered, That Mr. Winyard, one of the messengers of the Council, do see the above order carried into execution; and that a copy hereof be properly directed to the Right Hon. Lady Wm. Campbell, sealed up and delivered to her ladyship by Mr.Winyard.

Messrs. Legare being called in again, and acquainted with the foregoing resolve and order, they readily acquiesced with the order to restore the effects seized. They were then told, that for any such injury, as stated, having been received, application ought to have been made by memorial to this board, to the end that redress if to be had, should be obtained by public authority.

Ordered, That the powder-receiver do deliver two hundred pounds weight of gun powder out of the public magazine, to the order of Col. Moultrie, for the use of Fort Johnson.

Ordered, That Mr.Fenwick Bull be desired to attend this board immediately.

Mr.Bull attended accordingly, and gave a particular account of the conversation which he said had passed between him, (as a notary) Lord Wm. Campbell, and the captains of the three sloops of war in the road, relative to Messrs. Legare's money, and the sloops Thomas and Stafford, and Hetty, and the cargo of the latter, lately seized there. Among other things, he declared, that Capt. [John] Tollemache did not deny having some of our negroes on board, but said they came as freemen, and demanding protection; that he could have had near five hundred, who had offered; that we were all in actual rebellion, and he had orders to distress America by every means in his power; that had his advice been taken, Fort Johnson should have been attacked on the day of his arrival, if the attack had cost fifty men, and this town should have been laid in ashes; but that it would surely be destroyed; and that, upon his honor, he soon expected two frigates and a bomb to arrive here; that he avowed the seizure of Messrs. Legare's money, but said it had been delivered to Lord William Campbell, whose receipt he had for it, although Lord William had declared to him (F.Bull), that he had nothing to do with the money, or with other seizures, or in the affairs of the negroes.