mation had been made to him against William Lewis, of Cherry Point, for Gaming with one Anthony M'Kenley, of Baltimore, in the Province of Maryland, contrary to the eighth Article of the American Continental Association. The parties were called, and the witnesses sworn and examined; Lewis was present, and made his defence; M'Kenley failed to appear.

It appeared to the Committee, upon the evidence delivered, that the said Lewis had won from the said M'Kenley, a Silver Watch, two pair of Leather Breeches, and two men's fine Hats.

Resolved, That the said Lewis and M'Kenley are guilty of Gaming, and consequently have violated that part of the eighth Article of the American Continental Association.

Resolved, That the said Lewis and M'Kenley be advertised, agreeable to the eleventh Article of the aforesaid Association; and that the Clerk of this Committee forth-with transmit these Proceedings to one of the Printers in Williamsburg, to be printed in the Virginia Gazette.

JOHN S. WOODCOCK, Clerk.

PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL.

At a Council held at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, 25th January, 1775 present, the Honourable John Penn, Esq., Governour, William Logan, Andrew Allen, Benjamin Chew, Edward Shippen, Junior, and James Tilghman, Esquires.

The Governour laid before the Board two Papers delivered to him by Captain St. Clair, which were read, and are as follows, viz:

WESTMORELAND County, ss.

Before us, Robert Hanna and Arthur St. Clair, Esqs., two of his Majesty's Justices for Westmoreland County, personally appeared Samuel Whitesill, Keeper of the Jail of the said County, and being duly sworn, according to law, deposeth and saith, that, on this instant, 24th of December, a number of armed men came to the Jail of said County, and ordered him to open the prison doors, and turn out a certain William Thomas, then in his custody, on sundry executions; that he believes a certain William Christy, and Simon Girty, who seemed to be Officers from their dress, were at the head of their party. That he, this deponent, refused to deliver his prisoner, or open the door where he was confined; that they then talked of throwing down the house, when a certain Major Conolly came up, inquired who resisted the releasement of the prisoner, threatened to tie and carry off this deponent, ordered the party to fire their pieces against the house, and strip off the roof, on which he (this deponent) being afraid of ill consequences, both to his person and property, did open the door to allow the prisoner to speak to the party, and one of them rushed in, seized him, and dragged him out, and also turned out a certain William Dawson, who was likewise in his custody on execution; and that it was Conolly himself who laid hands on Thomas, and dragged him out; and further saith not.

SAMUEL WHITESILL.

Sworn and subscribed, December 24, 1774, before us,

ROBERT HANNA,
ARTHUR ST. CLAIR.

Whereas, I am well informed that certain persons, by written instructions, directed to different people through this country, under the denomination of Collectors, are apparently authorized to break open doors, cupboards, &c., and to commit sundry acts of violence, in order to extort money from the inhabitants, under the appellation of Taxes. These are therefore to acquaint all his Majesty's subjects, that as there can be no authority legally vested in any persons for such acts at this juncture, that such attempts to abuse publick liberty are unwarrantable, and that all persons have an undoubted natural, as well as lawful, right to repel such violence, and all his Majesty's subjects are hereby required to apprehend any person whatever, who may attempt a seizure of their effects, in consequence of such imaginary authority, to be dealt with as the law directs.

Given under my hand at Fort Dunmore, this 30th day of December, 1774.

JOHN CONOLLY.

Captain St. Clair appearing at the Board, and representing that William Crawford, Esquire, President of the Court in Westmoreland County, hath lately joined with the Government of Virginia, in opposing the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, in that County, the Board advised the Governour to supersede him in his office as Justice of the Peace and Common Pleas. A Supersedeas was accordingly ordered to be issued.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA, TO A GENTLEMAN IN NEW-YORK, DATED JANUARY 25, 1775.

The addresses to Governour Colden arrived here Sunday night. They were published in Dunlap's Paper the next morning, (the day the Provincial Congress met.) This has had a great effect; such expressions of loyalty offend the ears of Republicans; some of the Counties (at least one) see no propriety in this Convention, and will not send Delegates to attend it; several others have sent Delegates merely to oppose the mustering a Militia; upon this our Committee agreed not to propose it, so that these miserable politicians will rack their brains to invent some plausible pretence for calling the Province together at a season of the year so inconvenient; their transactions will consist of pious Resolves to kill no Wethers, and to encourage the industrious Farmer to make his own coat, and a hearty approbation of the Congressional Proceedings will be artfully brought about. This, and a little inflammatory matter to keep sedition alive, now almost expiring, will take up their whole time.

I am not without hopes that a Petition will be sent to our Assembly, at their meeting next month, to rescind their approbation of the Proceedings of Congress. Nothing but a shameful fear of popular resentment ever could have extorted from them such a Resolve. Your Assembly is revered by all sensible men in this City, for their great prudence and undaunted resolution in first making a stand against lawless usurpers of power, and violators of liberty; from that period I date the fall of anarchy, and the commencement of good order.

A worthy gentleman of my acquaintance from Maryland, of moderate sentiments, though one of their late Provincial Congress, informs me the Marylanders are in general mad; they are the most ignorant people that live; a moderate man dare not speak his sentiments; a person for drinking Lord North's health, was thrown into a fire, and had near been killed. This is the genuine spirit of patriotism which those people breathe; but although this is the vulgar conduct, the more sensible part disclaim such violences; and this gentleman assures me, that if the King's Standard were erected there, a great part of the people would immediately repair to it from sentiment; the rest would soon follow through timidity. In Baltimore, the people muster frequently; but so fearful are these brave Soldiers of the inclement air, that they shoulder their muskets under a roof only. They have broke open the Court House, and by a fireside, within walls that are "bomb-proof," they talk heroically and gallantly of what they can do; they have raised near the amount they resolved on in Congress; what they could not by entreaty, they did by threats. The famous General Lee is mustering near Annapolis, (or rather was mustering.) From his professions and boasted skill, he had one day several hundred under his tuition; but he behaved so insolently, and discovered such a passionate, overbearing disposition, that the second day he had only seventy, and the third day only fifteen; a glorious declension.

PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

At the Convention of Deputies, appointed by the several Towns in the Province aforesaid, held at Exeter, on the 25th day of January, 1775: present one hundred and forty-four Members.

Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, Esquire, President.

Voted unanimously, That we heartily approve of the proceedings of the late Grand Continental Congress, respecting the just state of the Rights and Liberties of the British Colonies, and of the means recommended to restore, secure, and protect the same; and that we return our most unfeigned thanks to the late Members of that