Crown, the happiness of his illustrious House, and prosperity of his Dominions in general; and that we will in our Assembly (whereof we boast our most gracious Sovereign as the head) recommend and advise all such laws as shall be necessary for the internal Government of this Colony, and for the advancement of his Majesty's glory in general, as the ability of his loyal subjects here will admit of.

Resolved, further, That we owe no obedience to any Act of the British Parliament that is, or shall be made, respecting the internal police of this Colony, and that we will oppose any such Acts with our lives and fortunes.

Resolved, That the said Acts of the British Parliament respecting the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the town of Boston, tending to enforce obedience to the aforesaid unconstitutional Act, imposing a duty upon tea, for raising a revenue in America, ought to be considered as an attempt against the rights and liberties of America in general, and that the same ought to be opposed by the people of this Colony.

Resolved, That the most effectual method of opposing the said several Acts of Parliament will be to break off all commercial connection with Great Britain till the said Acts shall be repealed. We, therefore cordially approve the proposed meeting of the late House of Burgesses, on the1st of August next, and authorize and request you, George Stubblefield and Mann Page, Esquires, our late Burgesses, to represent us, the freeholders and other inhabitants of this county, at such meeting, there to consult with the other Deputies of the several counties in this Colony, and adopt such measures as shall seem best to answer the general tendency of the foregoing Resolutions, hereby engaging, on our parts, to conform thereto, and support the same to the utmost of our power.

EXTRACTS OF LETTERS RECEIVED AT PHILADELPHIA, DATED PITTSBURGH, JUNE 24, 1774.

Since our last, of the 19th, Conolly sent out an armed party to waylay the road about six miles from town, who fell upon a party of carriers, abused them and searched their lading, among which they found one load of powder, sent up by Mr. Joseph Spear, for the use of the distressed inhabitants of this county, of which Conolly's party robbed them, and carried it to the fort. When the master carrier applied to Conolly for a receipt, he would give him none, but was beat and abused in a most cruel manner for asking it, by one Aston, who is a Captain of his appointment.

We have certain accounts that the three friendly Indians, who so faithfully escorted the traders and their party to this place, were waylaid on their return home, near the mouth of Beaver Creek, by one of the two parties which Conolly sent out in the night after them, and who fired upon them and shot one of the Indians through the body, and then run off, it is said, like brave fellows! The other two Indians assisted their wounded companion, and got off with him, without any further damage than the loss of part of the presents they had received from our traders for their fidelity. The party of Conolly's consisted of twelve men, and an officer. Yesterday Captain McKee's servant, one William Herbert, was shot dead by one of Conolly's centinels, as he went into the fort, through the sally-port; but we believe this to be an accident.

The principal inhabitants are harassed in a manner that cannot be borne. They are under the very worst kind of military Government. For surely there can be no law in Virginia, (supposing their laws to extend here,) which can empower any person whomsoever to seize upon the properly of another and apply it to his own use without, or even against, the owner's consent. Yet this is done every day about Pittsburgh. Do they want provisions—it is only ordering out a party to shoot down the first they met with of any kind. It is true, if any owner appears, they are appraised, and he gets a certificate—but what is he better? He must take a journey of two hundred and fifty miles to Staunton, to get it allowed by Court, and he must take another of the same distance to get his money; and all this to a poor man for perhaps the only cow he has in the world, and on the milk of which an infant family is depending. Is not this sporting with people's property in a more wanton and cruel manner than is done in the most despotic Governments on earth? It would indeed be greater kindness not to mock them with the hopes of satisfaction.

BERGEN COUNTY (NEW-JERSEY) RESOLUTIONS.

At a Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Bergen, in the Province of New-Jersey, convened agreeable to advertisement, at the Court House of said County, on Saturday, the 25th of June, 1774.

PETER ZABRISKIE, Esquire, Chairman.

This meeting being deeply affected with the calamitous condition of the inhabitants of Boston, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in consequence of the late Act of Parliament for blocking up the port of Boston; and considering the alarming tendency of the Act of the British Parliament for the purpose of raising a revenue in America,

Do Resolve, 1st. That they think That greatest happiness to live under the Government of the illustrious House of Hanover, and that they will stedfastly and uniformly bear true and faithful allegiance to his Majesty King George the Third, under the enjoyment of their constitutional rights and privileges.

2d, That we conceive it to be our indubitable privilege to be taxed only by our own consent, given by ourselves, or by our Representatives; and that we consider the late Acts of Parliament, declarative of their right to impose internal taxes, on the subjects of America, as manifest encroachments on our national rights and privileges as British subjects, and as inconsistent with the idea of an American Assembly, or House of Representatives.

3d. That we will heartily unite with this Colony in choosing Delegates to attend at a general Congress from the several Provinces of America, in order to consult on and determine some effectual method to be pursued for obtaining a repeal of the said Acts of Parliament, which appears to us evidently calculated to destroy that mutual harmony and dependence between Great Britain and her Colonies, which are the basis and support of both.

And we do appoint Theunis Dey, John Demarest, Peter Zabriskie, Cornelius Van Voarst, and John Zabriskie, Junior, Esquires, to be a Committee for corresponding with the Committees of the other counties in this Province, and particularly lo meet with the other County Committees at New-Brunswick, or such other place as shall be agreed on, in order to elect Delegates to attend the general Congress of Delegates of the American Colonies for the purposes aforesaid.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM GOVERNOUR GAGE TO THE EARL OF DARTMOUTH.

Salem, 26th June, 1774.

MY LORD: The General Court met here on the 7th instant, and, after the enclosed Protest, proceeded to business, and sent me the enclosed Address. During the short sessions several private Bills, and a Tax Bill, were passed.

A Committee of the House sat for some days, keeping their business very secret; but, giving out, they were upon moderate and conciliating measures,: They made their Report, I am informed, on the 17th instant, when the door was ordered to be locked; but their proceedings getting abroad, I sent the Secretary to dissolve them. They would not admit him, and he was obliged to do it by Proclamation on the outside of the door. I transmit your Lordship the Resolves they have passed.

The Council sent me the enclosed libel on my predecessors in this Government, in an Address; on which account I refused to receive it, sending them the reasons for my refusal, which I also send your Lordship. If the dissolution will be productive of good, or not, remains to be known; but the contrivers of all the mischief in the town of Boston, I am informed, are now spiriting up the people throughout the Province to resistance, as well to the Port Bill, as to three other Acts daily expected, rough draughts of which were printed here about the 4th instant; and the Speeches made upon them in the House of Commons; published in the newspapers; Sensible and well affected people have told me, they have no doubt that their intention is to try to raise the Province to arms; but