General Orders, from June 16 to June 30

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Head-Quarters, New-York, June 16, 1776.

(Parole, Hanover.) (Countersign, Ireland.)

The Continental Congress have been pleased to come to the following Resolution:

"IN CONGRESS, June 10, 1776. — Resolved, That the pay of the Continental Troops in the Middle Department be henceforth the same as that of the Troops in the Eastern Department."

The General, therefore, directs that when the pay abstracts for any of the corps of the Middle Department are made out, the Colonels, or Commanding Officers thereof, will take care that the pay of the men, from the 10th of June, be the same as those of the Eastern Regiments.

The Brigadiers are to make themselves well acquainted with the nature and situation of the grounds on the North and East Rivers, for some considerable distance about the city, with the best approaches to them, that they may know how to occupy these grounds to the best advantage if occasion should require; and they are to cause the same to be done by their respective officers in turn.

Great and crying complaints being made against the Armourers, not only for their idleness but the deceitful manner in which their work is executed, the General does, in explicit terms, assure them, that if any further complaint of either should be exhibited, he will punish them in a most exemplary manner; of this the superintendant of that branch of business is desired to make them fully acquainted.

Lieutenant Walker, of Colonel Nixon' s Regiment, tried at the General Court-Martial, whereof Colonel Parsons is President, on a charge exhibited against him by Captain Butler, of said regiment, for "maliciously and falsely accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanours, and, in consequence of which, procuring him, the said Captain Butler, to be arrested and tried at a late General Court-Martial, by which he was honourably acquitted;" the Court, after mature consideration, are of opinion that Lieutenant Walker had sufficient grounds for exhibiting a complaint against Captain Butler, and that he is not guilty of maliciously and falsely accusing Captain Butler, and therefore do acquit the prisoner of the charge against him.

The General approves of the above sentence passed against Lieutenant Walker, and orders him released from his arrest.

Bowers Laybour and Thomas Perry, both of Captain Van Wyck' s Company and Colonel McDougall' s Regiment, tried at the above Court-Martial for "desertion," are found guilty, and sentenced severally to be whipped thirty-nine lashes each, on his bare back, for their respective offences.

Henry Davis, of Captain Johnson' s Company, Colonel McDougall' s Regiment, tried at the above Court-Martial, for "desertion," is found guilty of the same, and sentenced to be whipped thirty lashes on his bare back for said offence.

The General approves of the above sentences, and orders the corporal punishment to be executed at the usual time and place.

Lieutenant Elijah Oakley, of Captain Stenrod' s Company, in Colonel McDougall' s Regiment, tried at the General Court-Martial whereof Colonel Nixon was President, for "assaulting and beating, without provocation, one Miss Patterson, an inhabitant of the City of New-York." The Court are of opinion that Lieutenant Oakley is guilty of the charge brought against him, and that he has behaved unworthy the character of a gentleman and officer; and the Court adjudge that he (Lieutenant Oakley) be cashiered for

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The General approves of the sentence of the Court, and orders that the late Lieutenant Oakley do immediately depart the camp.

Lieutenant Chapman, of Captain Hale' s Company and Colonel Webb' s Regiment, tried at the General Court-Martial whereof Colonel Parsons is President, for "disobedience of orders and refusing to do his duty." The Court are of opinion that the charge is fully supported against the prisoner, Lieutenant Chapman, and adjudge that he be dismissed the Continental Army for said offence.

The General approves of the sentence of the Court-Martial against Lieutenant Chapman, and orders that he be dismissed the service, and depart the camp.