"The Representation of a number of the Citizens who chose you to act in their behalf in all matters relating to the public weal, respectfully showeth:

"That within clays past a number of persons, very inconsiderable in comparison to the number who constitute the body the freeholders and freemen of this city, have taken upon themselves to disturb the peace and order of the town, by assembling, without any notification from you, to whom the public voice gave the care of the community's interest in all affairs of a public nature; and have presumed to call themselves a Committee from the body of the inhabitants of the city, and in that character have arbitrarily censured and threatened several worthy and respectable persons amongst our fellow-citizens.

"We, therefore, respectfully desire you will call a meeting of the inhabitants to assemble at the City Hall, at one o'clock, to-morrow, and there declare to them our sentiments of such proceedings, and make such public resolves for the preservation of the peace, good order, and general weal of the community, as the state of affairs makes requisite.

"We are, gentlemen, with great respect, and the fullest confidence in your wisdom and integrity, as the guardians of your fellow-citizens' true interest and liberties, your sincere friends.

"Signed by the unanimous desire of the assembly,

"JOSEPH TOTTEN, President."

New-York, September 29th, 1774.

The Committee taking into their serious consideration the subject matter of the said Address, and being desirous of giving to our fellow-citizens every satisfaction in our power, in the important capacity they did us the honour to appoint us to, we give this public notice, that, agreeable to their desire, we shall attend at the City Hall at one o'clock this day, and we earnestly request all the inhabitants of this city to meet us, and assist our deliberations with their counsel and support.

Signed by order of the Committee

HENRY REMSEN, Chairman.

In consequence of the above Notice, the Committee, at the time appointed, repaired in a body to the City Hall, when Mr Henry Remsen, their Chairman, was proceeding to open and explain the business of the meeting to a very respectable body of his fellow-citizens, but being interrupted by the noise and clamour of sundry persons, it was agreed to adjourn to the Coffee House; and, notwithstanding the attempts which were then again made use of to prevent his being heard, the Chairman addressed himself to the people as follows:

GENTLEMEN: In consequence of an application from a number of respectable citizens, communicated by Mr, Joseph Totten, their Chairman, which has been published in handbills, it was thought proper to summon a special meeting of the Committee of Correspondence, at which meeting it has been resolved, that the inhabitants of this city should be called together, and that the following questions should be proposed for their consideration:

Whether those persons who style themselves a Committee, and have called upon several of our fellow-citizens to inquire into their private business, were authorized by you? And whether you approve of their conduct in so doing?"

Which questions being severally and distinctly put, passed in the negative by a very great majority, who declared, that the said persons, styling themselves a Committee, had acted without authority from the public; that their conduct was highly disapproved of, and that such their sentiments, should be published.

Therefore, in conformity to the sentiments of a very great majority of our constituents, and being ourselves fully persuaded that all such irregular proceedings have a direct tendency to promote a disunion amongst ourselves, we thus publicly declare our disapprobation of all such measures. By order of the Committee,

HENRY REMSEN, Chairman.

The Committee adjourned to Monday, October 10, 1774.

New York, October 4, 1774.

The Committee had a special meeting at 6 o'clock: Present,

The Committee taking into consideration the exorbitant price to which sundry articles of goods have advanced, but more particularly some of the necessaries of life:

Ordered, That Mr. Van Schaack, Mr. McEvers, Mr. Bull, and Mr. Booth, be a Committee to draw up an advertisement, requesting the Importers of Goods in this city, to meet on Friday morning, the 7th instant, at 11 o'clock, in the morning, in order to consider of the most effectual ways for stopping this growing evil.

Committee Chamber, New-York, October 5, 1774.

The Committee of Correspondence, having taken into consideration the present dissatisfaction prevailing in the city on account of the advance upon several articles imported from Great Britain, and foreseeing that these discontents will be likely to increase, when a non-importation agreement shall have taken place, have judged It necessary to request a meeting of all the Importers at the Exchange, on Friday morning next, at 11 o'clock, to consider and determine upon such a plan as will be best likely to remedy these inconveniences.

By order of the Committee,

HENRY REMSEN, Chairman.

New-York, October 13, 1774.

At a meeting of Importers of goods from Great Britain, to take into consideration the dissatisfaction that has already appeared, upon the advance of divers articles, some of them the real necessaries of life: And being determined, as far as in us lies, to preserve the peace of the city, we think it necessary, in order to remove the cause for any future murmurings to make the following declarations:

That we will not from the apprehension of a non-importation agreement put any unreasonable advance upon our goods; and when such an agreement shall have taken place, we will continue to sell them for a moderate profit, and no more.

That we will do our utmost to discourage all engrossers and persons who buy up goods with a view of creating an artificial scarcity, thereby to obtain a more plausible pretext for enhancing the prices.

That if any retailer or other person, should by a contrary conduct, endeavour to defeat these our good intentions, we will, as one man, decline dealing with him, and shall consider him or them as the author or authors of all "the disturbances that shall be consequent thereupon.

Signed, by order of a large number of importers, met at the Exchange.

HENRY REMSEN.

New-York, November 7, 1774.

The Committee met at the Exchange, at 6 o'clock: Present,

A Letter dated Malbro' Town, October 17th, 1774, was received and read.

Mr. Duane moved, That this Committee inquire what progress has been made in the subscriptions and collections for the poor of the town of Boston.

Ordered, That Peter Van Schaack, Peter T.Curtenius, Charles Shaw, James Duane, Nicholas Hoffman, Gerardus Duyckinck, John Jay, and Joseph Bull, be a committee for that purpose; who are authorized to take such further measures for carrying the above into execution, as they may think necessary.

Mr. Duane moved, that the following Advertisement be published in the papers for the purpose therein mentioned:

New-York Committee Chamber, November 7 1774.

Whereas, at the Continental Congress, held at Philadelphia, it was

"Resolved, That a Committee be chosen in very coun-