We the Subscribers eing Appointed with others by the Honobl Council of Warr to propose a plan for the purchase of Two Suitable Vessills for Cruizers, and for the Voiages of Three Vessels to be fitted out by the State to procure Necessarys for the Inhabitents and the Armey haveing tacen the Same in to Consideration find it a Very Difficult Matter, our own State being Blocked up and the Vessills the Most Suteable for Cruizers which belong to Other States being allready Ingaged inthatService, but as Callo Smith has a promise from the State we Recommend that he with one other person be appointed to go to the Severil ports of the State of the Massachusets to See if Aney Suitable Vessell Can be Got & if aney one to Cary from 16 to 20 Guns Can be found to the Satisfaction of said Smith that they purchase the Same on the best Terms they Can & Report to the Council Weither an other Can be found& onwhatTerms, as we Suppose woolin Goods will be the most wanted by the Time Aney Vessell that may be fitted out Can Return, We Recommend that one Vessill be Dispatched for France or Sweedland with a Cargo of Tobacco and flaxseed if to be Got and that a Large amount be Imported in her on C[ommissio]n & that one other Vessell be Fitted for Carolina & one for Verginna both in Ballis with Bills on 'the Congress for a Sufficient Sum to Loadthem with Rice and Tobacco

2 Armd Vessills from 16 to20Guns Compleete for the Sea	£16,000 to £20,000
1 Vessill with 100 hhds Tobacco with Chargis &c about		2 500
2 do to Carolina & Verginna with Bills to Load them		9 000
Supposed 120 Tons Each
		£31,500