trust, and not dominium utile. He hath power to open and shut, upon consideration of publick good to the people and state, but not to make gain and benefit by it: the one is protection; the other is expilation." By common law, the King may restrain a subject from going abroad, or enjoin him by his Chancellor from proceeding at law: But to conclude, that he may therefore take money, not to restrain or not to enjoin, is to sell Government, trust, and common justice.*

SURRY COUNTY (VIRGINIA) RESOLUTIONS.

At a Meeting of a respectable body of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the County of Surry, on due notice, at the Court House of the said county, the 16th day of July, 1774,

ALLEN COCKE, Esquire, Moderator:

The Proceedings and Resolutions of the late Members of the House of Burgesses, since their dissolution, respecting the alarming situation of North America, were seriously deliberated upon, and the following Resolves unanimously agreed to:

1st. Resolved, That we acknowledge all due obedience to his present Majesty, and will defend him with our lives and fortunes.

2d, Resolved, That, as British subjects, who know the invaluable blessings of their birthright, we will not submit to the imposition of any taxes or duties, to be paid by the inhabitants within this Dominion, by any other power than the General Assembly, duly elected; and that in them, and them only, is the constitutional right of taxation vested.

3d. Resolved, That we will cheerfully join with our suffering brethren of America, in the firmest bonds of union, against exporting or importing any commodities to or from Great Britain, till our just and legal rights are restored.

4th. Resolved, That the cause of the town of Boston is the common cause of all British America.

5th. Resolved, That as the population of this Colony, with freemen and useful manufacturers, is greatly obstructed by the importation of slaves and convict servants, we will not purchase any such slaves or servants hereafter to be imported.

6th. Resolved, That subscriptions be opened in this county, for the relief of our suffering brethren in the town of Boston.†

7th. Resolved, That Allen Cocke and Nicholas Faulcon, Junior, Esquires, our late Representatives be, and they are hereby nominated and appointed to attend the general meeting of Deputies of other counties and corporations within this Colony, in the City of Williamsburg, on the first day of August next, there to concert such measures as may be found most expedient for the general good of the Colonies.

8th. Resolved, That the Clerk of this meeting do transmit the proceedings of this day to the Printers of both Gazettes, and request them to publish the same without delay.

JAMES KEE, Clerk of the Meeting.

Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, 1774.

A vessel has sailed from the Eastern Shore of this Province, with a cargo of provisions, as a free gift to our besieged brethren at Boston.‡

The inhabitants of all the counties of Virginia and Maryland are subscribing with great liberality for the relief of the distressed town of Boston and Charlestown. The inhabitants of Alexandria, we hear, in a few hours, subscribed three hundred and fifty pounds for that noble purpose.

Subscriptions are opened in this town for the support and animation of the inhabitants of Boston, under their present great conflict for the common freedom of us all, which have already been so successful, that a vessel is now loading with provisions for that place, as a testimony of the affection of this people towards their persecuted brethren, now bravely contending against "fraud, power, and the most odious oppression," which God grant may never rise triumphant over "right, justice, social happiness, and freedom."

SUSSEX COUNTY (NEW-JERSEY) RESOLUTIONS.

At a Meeting of a number of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Sussex, in the Province of New-Jersey, at the Court House in Newtown, in the said county, on Saturday, the 16th of July, A. D., 1774,

HUGH HUGHES, Esquire, Chairman:

1st. Resolved, That it is our duty to render true and faithful allegiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, and to support and maintain the just dependence of his Colonies upon the Crown of Great Britain, under the enjoyment of our constitutional rights and privileges.

2d. Resolved, That it is undoubtedly our right to be taxed only by our own consent, given by ourselves or our Representatives; and that the late Acts of Parliament for imposing taxes for the purpose of raising a revenue in America; and the Act of Parliament for shutting up the port of Boston, are oppressive, unconstitutional, and injurious in their principles to American freedom; and that the Bostonians are considered by us as suffering in the general cause of America.

3d. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that firmness and unanimity in the Colonies, and an agreement not to use any articles imported from Great Britain or the East Indies (under such restrictions as may be agreed upon by the general Congress hereafter to be appointed by the Colonies) may be the most effectual means of averting the dangers that are justly apprehended, and securing the invaded rights and privileges of America

4th. Resolved, That we will join, with the greatest cheerfulness, the other counties of this Province, in sending a Committee to meet with those from the other counties, at such time and place as they shall appoint, in order to choose proper persons to represent this Province in a general Congress of Deputies sent from each of the Colonies.

5th. Resolved, That we will faithfully and strictly adhere to such regulations and restrictions as shall be agreed upon by the Members of the said Congress, and that shall by them be judged expedient and beneficial to the good of the Colonies.

6th. Resolved, That the Committee hereafter named do correspond and consult with the Committees of the other counties in this Province, and meet with them in order to appoint Deputies to represent this Province in general Congress.

7th. Resolved, We do appoint the following gentlemen our Committee, for the purpose above mentioned: Hugh Hughes, Nathaniel Pettit, Thomas Van Home, Thomas Anderson, Archibald Stewart, Abia Brown, John B. Scott, Esquires, Messrs. E. Dunlap, Mark Thompson, W. Maxwell.

FROM THE COMMITTEE OF BOSTON TO THE COMMITTEE OF BALTIMORE.

Boston, July 16, 1774.

GENTLEMEN: Your important letter of the 27th ultimo, with the enclosures, came safe to hand, and were regarded as "good news from a far country."

The part taken by the Province of Maryland, must henceforth stop the mouths of those blasphemers of humanity who have affected to question the existence of publick virtue. So bright an example as you have set, cannot

* Rights of the people as to impositions.

† WILLIAMSBURG, July 28, 1774.—It is with much pleasure we learn that the County of Surry, from the highest to the lowest, are actuated with the warmest affection towards the suffering town of Boston. We are told, that immediately after the breaking up of the meeting of the freeholders and others, to consult upon the most proper measures to be taken, upwards of one hundred and fifty barrels of Indian corn and wheat were subscribed, and that twelve or thirteen subscription papers are now out for that purpose. Upon a moderate computation, our correspondent informs us, eleven or twelve hundred barrels of different commodities will be produced by this county for the benefit of those firm and intrepid Sons of Liberty, the Bostonians.

It would be needless to recognise the particular generosity of each county in this Colony, as the publick must be very well acquainted, from the many Resolves which have been published, that all Virginia are unanimous in their endeavours to contribute whatever relief or assistance may be in their power.

‡ BOSTON, August 29, 1774.—Yesterday arrived at Marblehead, Captain Perkins, from Baltimore, with three thousand bushels of Indian corn, twenty barrels of rye, and twenty-one barrels of bread, sent by the inhabitants, of that place for the benefit of the poor of Boston, together with one thousand bushels of com from Annapolis, sent in the same vessel, and for the same benevolent purpose.