6 The Provincial Congress not only had passed no Resolutions prohibiting the supply of " the Ministerial Army and Navy with provisions or other " necessaries," thereby,' oven from the revolutionary' standpoint, leaving that business open to whomsoever might embark in it ; but, on the morning of the day on which this enactment was made, it gave its official sanction to the supply of the Asia, man-of-war, with its necessary supplies, from the City of New York, and with water and beer, from Brooklyn, all of them by Abraham Lott, the official "Agent-victualler "for His Majesty's Ships in this Pqrt," ( Journal of the Provincial Congress, "Die Veneris, 9 ho., A.M., September 1st, 1775.") Four days afterwards, Doctor McLean was authorized to supply the same ship, with Drugs and Medicines, as he had previously done, {Journal of the Committee of Safety, "Die Martis, 9 ho., A.M., September oth, 1775.") On the twenty-ninth of January, 1776, William Allen had permission to go on board the Asia, to measure the men for shoeB, and to make and deliver a hundred pairs, if so many should be needed. (Journal of the Committeeof Safely, "Die Luna', 10 ho., A.M., January 29th, 1776.") On the sixteenth of February, 1776, Henry White was permitted to supply the Asia and the Phoenix with fresh provisions and vegetables. (Journal of tlie Provincial Congress, '-Die Veneris, 10 ho.. A.M., February 16th, 1776.")

While the Provincial Congress was thus monopolizing the supplying of the men-of-war, it " was filled with the utmost anxiety " when, during the Autumn of 1775, " small boats from Queens and Westchester-coun- " ties " undertook to enter into the same business ; and"to prevent so " great a mischief," a small armed vessel was purchased, " to watch thoso " and other dangerous supplies of the like kind," -- (The Committee of Safely to the New-York Delegates in Continental Congress, "In Committeeof " Safety, New-York',' January 22, 1776.") On the seventh of February,- 1776, when the Chairman of the Committee of the City asked permission for an unnamed applicant to send on board the Asia, two hogsheads of Spirits, two dozens of Coffee, and one dozen of Chocolate, the solicited permission was withheld until the name of the applicant could be ascertained, which does not appear to have been accomplished, (Letter from Henry Remsen, Cltairman of the Committee of tlie City, to the Committee of Safety, and the reply of the latter, both undated : Journal of the Committee of Safety .- " Die Morcurii, 10 ho., A.M., Feb'y 7th, 1776.")