of the fund of peculation; we will not purchase tea, or any other kind of East India commodities either imported now, or hereafter to be imported, except saltpetre, spices, and medicinal drugs.

7th. That it is the opinion of this meeting that Committees ought to be appointed for the purpose of effecting a general Association, that the same measures may be pursued through the whole Continent. That the Committees ought to correspond with each other, and to meet at such places and times as shall be agreed on, in order to form such General Association, and that when the same shall be formed and agreed on by the several Committees, we will strictly adhere thereto; and till the general sense of the Continent shall be known, we do pledge ourselves to each other and our country, that we will inviolably adhere to the votes of this day.

8th. That Charles M. Thurston, Isaac Zone, Angus McDonald, Samuel Beall, 3d, Alexander White, and George Rootes, be appointed a Committee for the purposes aforesaid; and that they, or any three of them, are hereby fully empowered to act.

Which being read, were unanimously assented to and subscribed.*

GOVERNOUR WENTWORTH TO THE EARL OF DARTMOUTH.

Extract.

New-Hampshire, 8th June, 1774.

In my letter, No. 59, I had the honour to write your Lordship that the General Assembly of this Province stood prorogued to the 10th of May, at which time they met and proceeded upon business. I took great pains to prevail on them not to enter into any extra Provincial measures, yet one of the members for Portsmouth read in his place the enclosed letter, No. 1, to the Committee of Correspondence of Portsmouth, but the House then declined considering it. On Friday, 27th of May, it was moved to appoint Committees of Correspondence, and, after a warm debate, carried by a majority of two only; the next morning it was reconsidered, and carried by a majority of one only, and passed, as by the enclosures, Nos. 2 and 3. Immediately after tins, the Supply Bill was passed and sent up to the Council; being withheld, as I imagined for time to effect the other measure. I directly adjourned the Assembly, and kept them under short adjournments till this day, in hopes to obtain a suspension of these votes; but finding that there were two letters in town for the Speaker, which, some of those who were most active said, were to appoint a Congress of the Colonies, I considered it to be improper to admit their proceedings, and, therefore, immediately put an end to the Committees, (who have not as yet wrote or acted,) and to the Assembly by a dissolution, in a message, (No. 4, herewith transmitted,) cautiously expressed, in such general terms, as to prevent any misrepresentations. This mode of dissolution, after such short adjournments, which are attended by few members, precluded any meeting of those persons to contrive undesirable measures, or pursue those in their private capacity that were attempted as an Assembly, which was extremely disconcerted, and I hope will counteract the efforts of those who strive to lead this Province into combinations with the Massachusetts Bay. Before the dissolution, all the usual and necessary business of the Province was completed, so that no detriment can arise from my delaying to call an Assembly. I am in expectation that a few weeks will convince those who may be members of the imprudence and errour of measures that tend to weaken or subvert the subordination of the Colones.

MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOUR WENTOWRTH TO THE ASSEMBLY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Assembly:

As I look upon the measures entered upon by the House of Assembly to be inconsistent with his Majesty's service, and the good of this Government, it is my duty, as far as in me lies, to prevent any detriment that might arise from such proceedings. I do, therefore, hereby dissolve the. General Assembly of this Province, and it is dissolved accordingly.

J. WENTWORTH.

Portsmouth, June 8, 1774.

Williamsburg, Tune 9, 1774.

An express arrived in town last night from Pittsburg, with letters to his Excellency the Governour, from Captain Conolly, commandant at that place, giving an account that the Shawanese Indians have openly declared their intention of going to war with the white people, to revenge the loss of some of their Nation who have been killed; that they had scalped one of the traders, and detained all the rest who were in their towns; that it was expected the Cherokees would join them, as they had sent a belt last fall to the Northern Nations to strike the white people, which had been received by the Shawanese and Wabash Indians; that the Six Nations postponed their answer till this spring, and that there is soon to be a Grand Council in the Lower Shawanese town, where about seventy Cherokee, and a number of other Indians are to attend, on the subject of going to war with the English. Sundry parties are now gone out, by order of Captain Conolly, for the protection of the inhabitants, and are to assemble at the mouth of Whaling Creek, in order, if it is judged practicable, to go against the Upper Shauwcse town.

The Delawares, who profess to be our friends, informed Captain Conolly that a party of Shawanese were now gone against the settlement, and it is imagined they will fall upon Greenbrier.

All the country about Pittsburg is in a very ruinous and distressed situation, the inhabitants have chiefly fled, and forted themselves as low as Old Town on Potomac river.

III. TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH COLONIES IN AMERICA.

Philadelphia, June 8, 1774.

BRETHREN: These are the words of the Declaratory Act, mentioned in the last letter, "Whereas several of the Houses of Representatives in his Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in America, have of late, against law, claimed to themselves, or to the General Assemblies of the same, the sole and exclusive right of imposing duties and taxes upon his Majesty's subjects in the said Colonies and Plantations; and have, in pursuance of said claim, passed certain votes, resolutions, and orders, derogatory to the Legislative authority of Parliament, and inconsistent with the dependency of said Colonies and Plantations, &c.; therefore be it declared, &c., that the said Colonies and Plantations in America, have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon, the imperial Crown and Parliament of Great Britain, and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, spiritual and temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the Colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Briton, in all cases whatsoever."

From the crowd of objects, each pressing for attention, that present themselves to the mind of a British American, on reading this Act, I beg leave to select and particularly mention only two that you, collecting them, and taking a just view of your present situations, may feel that and only that resentment, springing from virtue, and guided by wisdom, which the most worthy and the most peaceable men must approve.

The resolutions, &c., mentioned in this Act, were those caused by the. Stamp Act. These principal points are firmly asserted by them—the exclusive right of taxation,

* On Monday, the 6th instant, tickets were posted up in different parts of Frederick County, Virginia, signed by the friends of liberty, requesting the gentlemen, merchants, freeholders, and other inhabitants of the county to meet at the Court House, on the ensuing Wednesday, at three o'clock in the afternoon, to consider of the most proper measures to prevent the fatal consequences apprehended from the Act of Parliament mentioned in the votes, and to defend and secure the rights and liberties of America. In consequence of which, (though the notice did hot exceed forty-eight hours,) a great concourse assembled at the time and place appointed. The Court House being too small to contain the company, they adjourned to the Church, where the above votes were unanimously argeed to The general opinion of the people there seems to be, that the Boston scheme of non-importation from Great Britain, and exportation to it, is the only probable means to obtain redress of our grievances, and show great eagerness that it may be universally adopted.