Received from the Commons the follow^g Message

M^r. Speaker & Gentlemen of the Senate—

We herewith send for your concurrence the Report of the joint Committee appointed to consider the Dispatches Letters &c laid before the Assembly by His Excellency the Governor¹ 

concurred with by this House with the alterations thereto annexed— 

Jn^o. Williams S. C.²

At the same time Received the Report referred to in the above Message which is as follows— 

Report of the joint committee appointed to consider the Dispatches Letters &c laid before the Assembly by His Excellency the Governor 

The Committee having considered the matters to them referred, came to the following Resolutions—

1^st Resolved that it is expedient to sink the old money³ & that a Bill be brought in for that purpose—

2^d Whereas the Terms agreed upon between the Commissioners of this State and the Assembly of Virginia,⁴ respecting a naval Armament to be kept up for the Defence of Ocacock, have not been complied with by this State insomuch that the Frigates which were stipulated by the said Commissioners to act on the part thereof in concert with two Row Gallies to be built by the commonwealth of Virginia, have been sold, or otherwise employed; and whereas, the Protection of Ocacock is essentially necessary to the Trade of this State

Resolved therefore that this State will take one of the said Gallies, to wit the Caswell, at the original Cost thereof and pay and victual the Officers & Men thereto belonging from this Date forward, & that the pay of the said Officers & Men shall be as follows vizt. For the Commander p^r Day 3 Dollars & ¼, Lieutenant 2 Dollars & ¼ Master 2 Doll^s. Doctor 2 Dollars & ¾ Captain of Marines 2 Dollars & ¼ Lieutenant of Marines 2 Dollars, Masters Mates 1 Dollar & ½ Midshipman 1 Dollar & ½ Boatswain 1 Dollar & ½ Common Sailors 35 Dollars per month— Resolved also that a small fast sailing Vessel ought to be purchased and fitted as Soon as fast possible to act as a Tender to the Caswell⁵