America, and among other things have neglected to join in the General Association proposed by the Continental Congress, and entered into by most of the Townships in America, and in no instance have acceded there to. The Committee of Observation for this Town, taking the same into consideration, are of opinion that the inhabitants of their District ought, and by the aforesaid Association are bound, to break off all trade, commerce, dealings, and inter course whatsoever with the inhabitants of said Island, until they shall join in the General Association aforesaid; and do Resolve that all trade, commerce, dealings, and intercourse whatsoever be suspended accordingly, which suspension is hereby notified and recommended to the inhabitants of their District, to be by them universally observed and adopted.

G. Ross, Clerk.

YORK COUNTY (PENNSYLVANIA) COMMITTEE.

At a Meeting of the Committee of York County, at Yorktown, in Pennsylvania, the 14th day of February, 1775: Present thirty-nine Members.

The Committee took into consideration the Proceedings of the late Provincial Convention, &c.

1. Resolved unanimously, That we heartily approve of the Proceedings of that Convention.

2. The Committee apprehending, that from the Non-Importation Agreement, and the present state of publick affairs, unless great care be taken, there would, in a short time, be a scarcity of Gunpowder, which is so necessary to our Indian trade and the hunters of this Province; therefore, Resolved, That we recommend it to the several members of this. Committee, that they, in their respective Townships, with the assistance of the Township Committee-men, do discourage the consuming of that article but for the most useful purposes.

3. It being represented that sundry persons in this County had formed themselves into Military Associations, and that they would discontinue them if disagreeable to this Committee; upon consideration of which, Resolved unanimously, That we by no means would discourage those proceedings; on the contrary, we are of opinion that such Associations, if conducted with prudence, moderation, and a strict regard to good order, cinder the direction of men of probity and understanding, would tend much to the security of this country against the attempts of our enemies.

4. Resolved unanimously. That we recommend to the inhabitants of this County, a strict adherence to the Association of the Continental Congress, and the Directions of our late Provincial Convention; and that in case any Town-ship Committee should meet with obstruction in carrying the same into execution, that we will, and the rest of the County ought, to assist them.

5. Resolved unanimously, That the Township Committee-men in this County ought, as soon as possible, to collect the Flour and Grain subscribed for the poor of Boston, and convert the same into cash; and that they immediately pay such cash and all other moneys subscribed, into the hand of Messrs. John Donaldson and George Irwin, who, with the direction of any ten of the Committee, are to remit the same in Bills of Exchange to the Committee of Boston, for the poor of that place.

6. Resolved unanimous/y, That in case the Committee of Correspondence of this Province appointed at the last Convention, shall think proper, or if a majority of the County Committee shall consider it expedient that another Provincial Convention should be held, we do appoint James Ewing, Michael Swops, James Smith, Thomas Hartley and Henry Slegle, Esquires, and George Irwin, George Eichelberger, David Kennedy, and John Houston, or any five or more of them, as the Deputies of this County to attend such Convention, and to agree to such matters and things as may be deemed necessary for the safety and welfare of this province, or the common cause of American Liberty.

Extracts from the Proceedings of the said Committee,

GEORGE LEWIS LEFLER Clerk Com

BURLINGTON (NEW-JERSEY) COMMITTEE.

At a General Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the City and County of Burlington; in New-Jersey, qualified to vote for Representatives in the Legislature, held at the Court House, on Tuesday, the 14th of February, 1775:

PETER TALLMAN, Esquire, in the Chair.

The Association entered into by the General American Congress, convened at Philadelphia on the 5th of September last, was read and approved.

Resolved, That in pursuance of the eleventh article of the said Association, a Committee of Observation for this City and County be now appointed, for the purposes in that Article mentioned; and the following persons were accordingly chosen, viz: James Sterling, Colin Campbell, William Smith, and Jonathan Hough, Esquires, John Coates, Thomas Fenimore, Thomas Reynolds, Esquire, Joseph Budd, Jonathan Middleton, Joseph Borden, Esq., John Wood, William Newbold, Isaac Pearson, Esq., Randle Mitchell, William Lewis, Peter Tallman, Esq., William Potts, John Black, Joseph Read, Esq., Peter Shiras, Thomas Budd, Jim., Charles Read, Esq., John Evans, Josiah Foster, Joseph Stokes, Esquire, John Cox, Abraham Hewlings, Baldwin Wake, Esquire, Samuel Newton, Jacob Perkins, John Leek, Eli Matthis, and William Pharo.

Resolved, That the said Committee shall be and continue for one year from this time, unless the measures of the next General Congress shall make an alteration necessary.

Signed by order of the meeting,

PETER TALLMAN, Chairman.

Wethersfield, Connecticut, February 14, 1775.

This evening two of the inhabitants of a place lately known and called by the name of RIDGEFIELD, put up at a publick house in this Town, and entering into conversation boldly justified the vote of said late Town of Ridgefield, in disapproving of the doings of the Continental Congress, and proceeded far in supporting Court Doctrines of passive obedience to Parliament, &c., which being taken notice of by a number of gentlemen present, they considered it in effect as a direct breach of the Association of the said Congress, and thereupon voted, that in their opinion it was proper that these persons should be returned the way from whence they came, under safe conduct, from Town to Town, to the said place lately known by the said name of RIDGEFIELD: and that all honest and true men to this country might know and avoid them, proper persons were appointed by the meeting instantly to attend them as far as Farmington on their return: and there to acquaint the inhabitants of their behaviour, and leave them to their further transportation, as is usual, and as by law is provided, in cases of strolling ideots, lunaticks, &c. A letter was accordingly wrote to the gentlemen at Farmington, representing their unhappy and desperate situation, which was signed by the principal gentlemen present, and the unhappy men, properly escorted, set off at nine o'clock, amidst the hisses, groans, &c., of a respectable, concourse of people—the populace following them out of Town, beating a dead march, &c. Not the least violence was offered, but the whole was conducted with the utmost regularity, and the company dispersed, fully resolved, that as no one of those principles is supposed now to bean inhabitant of this Town, it shall be their care and attention that no such shall be hereafter tolerated within it—no hot for a night.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY (CONNECTICUT) RESOLUTIONS.

At a Meeting of the Delegates from the several Towns in the County of Fairfield, (except Ridgefield and New-town,) held at the County House, on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1775:

ROBERT FAIRCHILD, Esquire, in the Chair.

We are happy to find ourselves unanimous in concurring with our constituents in fully adopting and acceding to the Association and Agreement of the Continental Congress, and are determined to enforce a due observance of the same, according to its true spirit and intent; and take this opportunity to express our grateful sense of the good services of those worthy gentlemen who were members of the body.

The Counties of Hartford and New-Haven have given