Resolved That the Committee Appointed this day to hire or purchase and fit out at the expence of this Colony two swift sailing Vessells not exceeding forty tuns each to Cruize on the Coast of America and give Intelligence of the movements of the enemy be and they hereby are fully Authorized and impower'd to Man Arm and Victual the said two Vessells fit for the Sea and that when they are ready the Committee of War give such orders to the Several Masters for their proceedings as they shall judge proper Anything in the resolve Appointing the Committee aforesaid to the Contrary notwithstanding And That the said Committee receive out of the Treasury of the Colony the sum of £300 for the purposes aforesaid each of the said Committee to be Accountable to the General Court for the Sum they shall respectively receive. ー

Resolved That Colonel [Azor] Orne and others who are a Committee appointed to purchase a Quantity of Powder lately imported into Newbury Port, be and they hereby are impowered to impress said powder and Secure it for the use of this Colony provided that the Importers of said Powder or others who have or may have the disposal thereof have not Sold it, and refuse to sell it on the Terms on which said Committee are authorised to purchase the same.

And the said Committee are directed to assure the Owners of the said Powder that the General Court will be ready to hear any reasons that may be offered, why they shoud have a higher price for the same than has been offerd by this Court.

Resolved That the Commissary General be and he is hereby directed to deliver out of the public Stores of this Colony one hundred barrels of Flour, and fifty barrels Pork to the Honble Richard Derby Esqr and Capt Josiah Bachelor, junr or either of their Orders to be applied for the use of the Armed Vessells which they are to build and Equipt, for the Service of this Colony. they to be Accountable to the General Court for the same.