The Court-Martial whereof Coll Chambers is President is dissolved, and another ordered to sit tomorrow at the usual Place to try all persons that shall be brought before them—Coll Livingston will Preside—Each Brigade will give a Captain for the Court. A General Court-Martial to sit tomorrow at nine ôClock at the Gulph-Mill to try all such Persons as shall be brought before them—Lieutt Coll Smith will Preside—Four Captains and eight Subalterns from Colonel Jackson’s detachment to attend as Members.

The Court of Enquiry whereof Coll Johnson was President May 29th 1778—report as follows—The Court duly considering the Charge exhibited against Lieutt Coll Park and his Defence are of Opinion that he is guilty of having been absent from Camp without leave, but that he is not guilty of Negligence of Duty whilst in Camp. The Court taking into consideration the peculiar Circumstances attending Lieutt Coll Park’s absence and the punishment he has already endured in consequence of his Arrest & Suspension from duty, beg leave to recommend him to His Excellency as worthy of Acquittal.

The General restores Lieut. Coll Park to his Command.

The Honorable the Congress have been pleased to come to the following Resolutions respecting the Establishment of the Army.

In Congress May 27th 1778.

1st Infantry.

Resolved that each Battalion of Infantry shall consist of nine Companies one of which shall be of Light-Infantry.

The Light Infantry to be kept compleat by Drafts from the Battalion and organized during the Campaign into Corps of Light Infantry—That the Battalion of Infantry consist of

	Pay pr Mo. Dollrs
Commissioned
1 Coll & Captain	75
1 Lieut. Coll & Captn	60.
1 Major	50.
6 Captains each	40.
1 Captn Lieutt	26. 2 3.
8 Lieutts each	26. 2 3.
9 Ensigns each	20.
1 Serjt Major	10.
1 Quartr Mr Serjt	10.
27 Serjeants each	10.
1 Drum Major	9.
Pay-Master	20.	To be taken from the line.
Adjutant	13.	In addition to their Pay as Officers in the Line.
Quarter Mast.	13
1 Surgeon	60 Dollrs
1 Surgeon’s Mate	40
1 Fife Majr	9
18 Drums & Fifes each	7 1 3rds
27 Corporals each	7 1 3.
477 Privates each	6 2 3.

Each of the Field Officers to command a Company—The Lieutt of the Coll’s Compy to have the Rank of Captn Lieutt.

2nd Artillery.

That a Battalion of Artillery consist of

	Pay pr Mo. Dollrs
Commissioned
1 Colonel	100
1 Lieutt Coll	75.
1 Major	62 1 3.
12 Captns each	50.
12 Captn Lieutts each	33. 1 3.
12 1st Lieutts each	33 1 3.
36 2nd Lieutts each	33 1 3.
Pay-Mastr	25.	To be taken from the line.
Adjt	16.	In addition to their pay as Officers in the line.
Qr Mastr	16.
1 Surgeon	75
1 Surgeon’s Mate	50
1 Serjeant Majr	11 23 90ths
1 Qr Mr Serjt	11 23/90ths
1 Fife Majr	10. 38.90.
1 Drum Majr	10. 38.90.
72 Serjts each	10.
72 Bombardiers each	9
72 Corporals each	9
72 Gunners each	8 2 3.
24 Drums & Fifes each	8 2 3.
336 Matrosses each	8 1 3
	3rd Cavalry.

That a Battalion of Cavalry consist of

	Pay pr Mo. Dollrs
Commissioned
1 Coll	93 3 4.
1 Lieutt Coll	75.
1 Major	60.
6 Captns each	50.
12 Lieutts each	33 1 3.
6 Cornets each	26 2 3.
1 Riding Mastr	33 1 3.
Pay Mastr	25.	To be taken from the line.
Adjt	15.	In addition to their pay as Offrs in the line.
Qr Mr	15
1 Surgeon	60.
1 Surgeon’s Mate	40.
1 Sadler	10.
1 Trumpet Majr	11.
6 Farriers each	10.
6 Qr Mr Serjts each	15.
6 Trumpeters each	10.
12 Serjeants each	15.
30 Corporals each	10.
324 Dragoons each	8 1 3
	4th Provost.

Resolved that a Provost be establish’d to consist of

	Pay pr Mo. Dollrs
1 Captn of Provosts	50
4 Lieutts each	33 1 3.
1 Clerk	33 1 3.
1 Qr Mr Serjeant	15.
2 Trumpeters each	10.
2 Serjeants each	15
5 Corpls each	10.
43 Provosts or Privates each	8 1 3.
4 Executioners each	10.

This Corps to be mounted on horseback and arm’d and accoutred as Light-Dragoons.

Resolved, That in the Engineering Department three Companies be established each to consist of

	Pay pr Mo. Dollrs
1 Captain	50
3 Lieutenants each	33 1 3
4 Serjeants each	10
4 Corporals each	9
60 Privates each	8 1 3

These Companies to be instructed in the Fabrication of Field-Works as far as it relates to the manual and mechanical Part.

Their business shall be to instruct fatigue parties to do their duty with Celerity and Exactness; to repair Injuries done to the works by the Enemy’s fire and to prosecute Works in the Face of it.

The Commissioned Officers to be skilled in the necessary branches of the Mathematicks; The Non Commissioned Officers to write a good hand.

Resolved, That the Adjutant and Quarter Master of a Regiment be nominated by the Field Officers out of the Subalterns and presented to the Commander in Chief or the Commander in a separate Department for Approbation; and that being approved of, they shall receive from him a Warrant agreeable to such Nomination.

That the Pay-Master of a Regiment be chosen by the Officers of the Regiment out of the Captains or Subalterns and appointed by Warrant as above; The Officers are to risque their Pay in his hands.

The Pay-Masters are to have the Charge of the Cloathing and to distribute the same.

Resolved, That the Brigade Majors be appointed as heretofore by the Commander in Chief or Commander in a separate department out of the Captains of the Brigade to which he shall be appointed.

That the Brigade Quarter Master be appointed by the Quarter Master General out of the Captains or Subalterns in the Brigade to which he shall be appointed.

Resolved, That two Aids-de-Camp be allowed to each Major General, who shall for the future appoint them out of the Captains or Subalterns.

Resolved, That in addition to their Pay as Officers in the line there be allowed to

An Aide de-Camp	24 Dollars—pr Mo.
Brigade Major	24
Brigade Qr Mr	15

Resolved, That when any of the Staff Officers appointed from the line, are promoted above the ranks in the line out of which they are respectively appointable, their Staff Appointments shall be thereupon vacated.

The present Aids-de-Camp and Brigade Majors to receive their present Pay and Rations.

Resolved that, Aids-de-Camp, Brigade Majors and Brigade Quarter Masters heretofore appointed from the line shall hold their present Ranks and be admissible into the line again in the same rank they held when taken from the line; provided that no Aid, Brigade Major or Quarter Master shall have the Command of any Officers who commanded him while in the Line.

Resolved, That whenever the Adjutant General shall be appointed from the Line he may continue to hold his rank and Commission in the Line.

Resolved, That when supe[r]numerary Lieutenants are continued under this Arrangement of the Battalions who are to do the duty of Ensigns they shall be intitled to hold their rank and to receive the Pay such rank intitled them to receive.

Resolved, that no more Colonels be appointed in the Infantry, but where any such Commission is or shall become vacant, the Battalion shall be commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel, who shall be allowed the same Pay as is now granted to a Colonel of Infantry and shall rise in Promotion from that to the Rank of Brigadier, and such Battalion shall have only two Field Officers (viz.)—a Lieutenant Colonel and Major but it shall have an additional Captain.

29th May 1778.

Resolved, That no Persons hereafter appointed upon the Civil Staff of the Army shall hold or be entitled to any Rank in the Army by Virtue of such Staff Appointment.

2nd June 1778.

Resolved, That the Officers herein after mentioned be entitled to draw one ration a day and no more; that where they shall not draw such ration, they shall not be allowed any Compensation in lieu thereof; And to the end that they may be enabled to live in a manner becoming their Stations.

Resolved, That the following sums be paid to them Monthly for their subsistence (viz.).

To every Colonel	50 Dollars pr Mo.
To every Lieut. Coll	40.
To every Major	30.
To every Captain	20.
To every Lieut. & Ensn	10.
To Every Regl Surgeon	30.
To every Regl Surgns Mate	10.
To every Chaplain of a Brigade	50.

Resolved, That Subsistence Money be allowed to Officers and others on the Staff in lieu of extra rations and that henceforward none of them be allowed to draw more than one ration a day.

Ordered, That the Committee of Arrangement be directed to report to Congress as soon as possible such an allowance as they shall think adequate to the station of the respective Officers and Persons employ’d on the Staff.