The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

134 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 27, 1758–MARCH 18, 1758Ordered, that an Answer be prepared to be sent to his Excellencys SaidMessage.Ordered That it be an Instruction to the Committee who were appointedto audit the Accounts of the Creditors of the Public that they doEnquire into the Conduct of the Commissary General with respect to theExecution of his Office; & report the same as it Shall Appear to them to theHouse.Ordered that no member do presume to go out of Town without theLeave of the House.Mr. Blake reported from the Committee appointed to View the armsin the Public Armory that they had view’d the Said Arms Accordingly andhad directed him to report the State of the same to the House. And he readthe Report in his Place & afterward delivered it in at the Clerks Table, Wherethe same was read & is as follows, Viz.The Committee View’d in the Armory 1267 Stand of Arms fit for Service;Ten Stand of Arms & two Buckaniers given by Richards to the Public;Five Musketts, wanting Stocks;Three not worth mending;154 Cutlasses without Scabbards;4 Halberts, 4 Pistols;369 Bayonetts with Scabbards;639 Bayonetts without Scabbards;269 Single Cartridge Boxes filled;34 double Cartridge Boxes filled;11 Cartridge Boxes Empty;220 Stand of Arms deliverd to the Buffs with as many Bayonets & CartridgeBoxes;24 Indian trading Guns which were ordered to be sold by the House Stillremain in the Armory.Ordered that the said Report do Lie upon the Table.An Account of Oliphant & Garden amounting to £37:7:6 for Medecinesadministred to Prisoners of warr was read.Ordered that the said Account be referred to the Consideration of theCommittee appointed to Audit the Accounts of the Creditors of the Public.Ordered that the Several Committees do Sit this Afternoon.And then the House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the Clock.Saturday the 18th of March 1758.The Journal of Yesterdays proceedings was read.According to order the following Message was Drawn, viz.