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On April 14th, the NC General Assembly convened again in New Bern, and they re-elected Richard Caswell as governor.

On April 20th, the NC General Assembly approved the raising of 2,000 more troops for the NC Continental Line to refill the depleted ten regiments in the northern theater. The law authorizing these new 2,000 troops required Militia Captains to raise men for nine months and to turn them over to NC Continental officers at Peytonsburg, VA and Petersburg, VA. These new troops were soon called the "New Levies" and there continues to be considerable issues with this specific group of soldiers. Although authorized to refill NC Continental units, none are ever officially considered to be Continentals for some strange reason. Most historians and records simply consider them to be nothing more than NC Militia.

Part of the reason is the confusion that erupted in the NC Continental Line soon after these men were authorized. During the summer of 1778, the NC Continental Line was reduced, consolidating ten regiments into only four regiments. Many officers were either discharged or they resigned their commissions and simply went back home. Since there were not enough Continental officers on active duty to accept the "New Levies," most of these new recruits were simply furloughed and sent back home to await new orders. It was almost a year before they were re-activated and by then most records were lost.

On April 24th, the NC General Assembly authorized the creation of the French Refugees Regiment to be led by Col. Chariol DePlacer. This regiment never really materialized because Col. DePlacer could never assemble enough men to warrant completion. It was officially disbanded in August.

On April 30th, the NC General Assembly authorized garrisons for two forts - the new Fort Hancock at Cape Lookout and the rebuilding of Fort Johnston at Cape Fear.