The Committee of Safety reported to this Congress, that Brigadier-General [Horatio] Gates, attended yesterday with a message from His Excellency General Washington; that he delivered a letter from Thomas R.Harris, late master's mate, and Wm. Metcalfe, late midshipman of the Ministerial armed vessel the Savage, now prisoners of war, in the jail, requesting some relaxation of their confinement.

Mr. Gates mentioned that many such prisoners have been enlarged, and are prisoners on their parol. That His Excellency General Washington thinks it necessary that some inland town or village in this Colony, should be fixed on, where the above mentioned prisoners, and such others as may from time to time be thought proper to be enlarged, may be sent to and lodged.

Resolved, That the township of Goshen, in Orange county, is the most proper inland town or village in this Colony for the placing of prisoners on parol, as well on account of the unanimity of the inhabitants in the cause of their country, as of its distance from any navigable river. And it is hereby earnestly recommended to the committee of Goshen precinct in particular, and to every other friend to American liberty in this Colony, to apprehend any such prisoner as may be sent to Goshen, if such prisoner or person shall be found out of the limits assigned him.