The American Gazette, Or, the Constitutional Journal, 1776-06-18

And to enable him to do this to the fatistattion cf his employers, that a commifficned officer be permitted once a month to vifi: the prisoners so victualled and supplied, in order to count their numbers and certify their rolls. That such of the prisoners as are not supplied by M r . Franks, be furnished with provisions not exceeding the rations allowed to privates in the service of'the Continent. That the woman and children belonging to pria foners be furnished with fubfiftance, and Supplied with firing and other things absolutely necessary for their support. That no prisoners be inlifted in, the Continent tal Army. That the prisoners be permitted to exercise their trades and to labour in order to support them themselves - selves themselves and families. That the Committees of Infection and Ob Observation, - servation, Observation, for the counties, diftriCts or towns, as assigned - signed assigned for the refielcr.ee of prisoners, be impower impowered - ed impowered to fuperiotend their conduct, and in cases of gross misbehavior to confine them, and report to their refpeXive Assemblies, Conventions, or Com Committees - mittees Committees or Council of Safety the proceedings had on such occasions: That a lift of the prisoners in bach Colony be made out by the Committees of the counties, towns, or diftriCts where they reside, and trans transmitted - mitted transmitted to the Assembly, Convention, otCouncil or Committee ot Safety of fucli Colony rofyec rofyectively, - tively, rofyectively, who ffiall fend a copy thereof to Congress. That the said Assemblies, Conventions, and Committees or Councils of Safety be mpowt-ed to contract with proper persons for t'e most rea reasonable - sonable reasonable terms for fupplyihg such of th^ prisoners, their wives and children, in their relpeXivc Co Colony - lony Colony as are not supplied by M% Franks. That the said Assemblies, Conventions, and Committees or Councils of Safety, be authorized and requested to take the paroles of the officers, and to cause a ftrid observance of the terms on which they are enlarged, and also to take special care that none of those confined by order of the Congress, be fuffeted to escape ; also to advance the allowance of Two Dollars a week to each of the officers who cannot draw or fell their bills and to draw for the fame on the President of the Con Congress. - gress. Congress. That the said Assemblies, Conventions, Com Committees - mittees Committees or Councils of Safety of the Colonics re refpcdtively - fpcdtively refpcdtively in which prisoners are or ffiall chufe or be appointed to reside, be impowered to re remove - move remove such prisoners from place to place within the fame Colonies, as often as to such Assemblies, Conventions, Committees or Councils of Safety it shall seem proper, having regard to the former resolutions of Congress concerning prisoners. Extra's from the Minutes, Publi/bed 6, order of Congress. CHARLES THOMPSON, Secretary,

PHILADELPHIA. In CONGRESS, May 21, 1776. Resolved, HAT all persons taken in I arms on board any prize, be deemed prisoners, to be taken care of by the su supreme - preme supreme executive power in each Colony to which they are brought, whether the prize be taken by veflris fitted out by the Continent, or by others. That such as are taken be treated as p'rifoners of war, but with humanity, and be allowed the fame rations as the troops in the service of the United Colonies; but that such as are officers supply themselves, and be allowed to draw' bills to f' r their fubfiftance and eloathing. That officers made prisoners in the land service be allowed the fame indulgence.' That the officers be not permitted to reside in or near any sea port town, nor public poll-road, and that the officers and privates be not fuffered to reside in the fame places. I hat in case the officers cannot draw or fell their bills, the Congress will allow for each of them Two Dollars a week, for boa d and lodg lodgings, - ings, lodgings, to be repaid by said dicers before they are released from their captivity. That no tavern keepers supply any officers who are prisoners, on the credit of the Continent. I hat the capitulations entered into with pri prisoners - soners prisoners at the time of their surrender be punctually observed. That such officers as surrender prisoners of war be put on their parole, unfefs Congress shall other otherwise - wise otherwise direct. That the FORM of the PAROLE be as Follows: I , being made a prisoner of war, by the army of the Thirteen United Colonies, in North- America, do promise and engage, on my word and honor, and on the faith of a gentleman, to depart from hence to - -, in the province of my domination and re residence, - sidence, residence, and there, or within fix miles thereof, to remain during the present war between Great- Britain and the said United Colonies, or until the Congress of the fid United Colonies, or the As Assembly, - sembly, Assembly, Convention, or Committee or Council of Safety of the Lid Colony shall drder otherwise; and that I will not directly or indirectly give any intelligence whatsoever to the enemies of the Uni United - ted United Colonies, or do of fay an, thing in opposi opposition - tion opposition to, or in prejudice of the measures and pro proceedings - ceedings proceedings of any Congress for the said Colonies during the present troubles, or until I am duly exchanged or difeharged. Given under my hand, this day of A, D. 1776. Iht the said Parole be signed by the officers. That such as refufe to fub/cribeihe parole be committed to prison. That David Franks, Esq; Agent to the con contractors - tractors contractors for victualling the troops of the King of Great-Britain, be permitted to supply the pri prisoners - soners prisoners with provisions and other necessaries, and to fell his bills for such fems of money as are ne necessary - cessary necessary for that purpofc.

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TIKES of the son yBOSTON. Gentlemen, A T a tme, when in all probability the whose United Colonies of America a e upon the verge of a glorious Revolution; and when con consequently, - sequently, consequently, the moll important questions, that we^ ever agitated by the representative body of this colony, touching its internal police, willdemand your attention ; your conftiroents think it necef fary to inftrudt you in federal matters what part to aft, that the path of your duty may be plain be before - fore before you. \ We have seen the humble petitions of these co colonies - lonies colonies to the King of Groat-Britain repeatedly re^ jedled with disdain. For the prayer cf peace, hd has tendered the fivord ;---for liberty, chains ;--= and for fafety---death. He has licenced the io

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