Your Lordship has doubtless been informed of the proposal from Boston, that there should be a Congress of Committees from every Province, to consider of what was proper to be done by them in this crisis. Accordingly on the sixth instant a great concourse of people assembled in Charlestown, in order to choose a Committee of five men for South Carolina. I enclose Timothy's Gazette, which publishes the result thereof.

I beg your Lordship's permission to observe, and I do it with great concern, that this spirit of opposition to taxation and its consequences, is so violent and so universal throughout America, that I am apprehensive it will not be soon or easily appeased. The general voice speaks discontent, and sometimes in a tone of despair, as determined to stop all exports to, and imports from, Great Britain, and even to silence the Courts of law, foreseeing, but regardless of the ruin that must attend themselves in that case; content to change a comfortable for a parsimonious life, to be satisfied with the few wants of nature, if by their sufferings they can bring Great Britain to feel.

This is the language of the most violent; others think it is going too far; and the most violent too often prevail over the moderate. When men shall in general lay aside the hopes of getting riches, and abandon the employment of agriculture, commerce, and mechanick labour, what turn their leisure time, under such circumstances, may take, I submit to your Lordship's knowledge of history, and of he human mind. Such sudden and great changes in the manners of an extended thriving people, among whom the Gazettes are filled with such variety of articles for luxury, is scarce credible, though possible, but the continuance of it is very improbable. The first account of the result of the Congress at Philadelphia may reach your Lordship the beginning of November. I think it my duty to make this true and faithful representation of the disposition and temper of the people, how disagreeable it may however appear, and to confide in the Royal wisdom for the remedy.

Captain Maitland, who on the 18th instant, had brought in several chests of tea for merchants in this town, which he had promised the General Committee, as it is called, to destroy or carry back, and taken in his load of rice in the mean time, gave great offence to the Committee and the people, as the tea was that day landed by the Custom-House Officers and lodged in the King's store house.

Several hundred men went with great threats in quest of him in the evening, but as they entered his ship on one side, he went off from the other, and took shelter on board his Majesty's ship Glasgow, then in Rebellion Road, and next morning his ship was removed from the wharf by Captain Maltby's assistance. Another parcel of tea, since arrived, by consent of the Committee, is lodged in the King's stores in the same predicament. Although Captain Maitland sails first, yet, as his ship is heavy laden, I think my account of these matters will reach your Lordship soonest by the packet, &c.

DELAWARE CONVENTION.

August 1, 1774, P. M.—The Representatives of the Freemen of the Government of the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware, met at New-Castle, in pursuance of Circular Letters from the Speaker of the House, who was requested to write and forward the same to the several Members of Assembly, by the Committees of Correspondence for the several counties aforesaid, chosen and appointed for that among other purposes by the Freeholders and Freemen of the said counties respectively. Present:

For the County of NEW-CASTLE.—Thomas McKean, John Evans, John M'Kinly, James Latimer, George Read, Alexander Porter.

For the County of KENT.— Charles Ridgely, William Killen, Cœsar Rodney, Thomas Collins.

For the County of SUSSEX.—Thomas Robinson, Levin Crapper, Boaz Manlove, John Wiltbank, Stephen Townsend.

Who immediately proceeded to the choice of a Chairman, and CÆSAR RODNEY, Esquire, was chosen Chairman, nemine contradicente, and DAVID THOMPSON, Esquire, Clerk.

The Resolves of the several Committees appointed by the inhabitants of these Counties respectively, were read, and follow in these words, to wit:

"At a General Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of New- Castle, on Delaware, at New-Castle, the 29th of June, 1774, THOMAS M'KEAN, Esq., Chairman:

"Resolved, 1. That the Act of Parliament for shutting up the port of Boston is unconstitutional, oppressive to the inhabitants of that town, dangerous to the liberties of the British Colonies, and that, therefore, we consider our brethren at Boston as suffering in the common cause of America.

"2. That a Congress of Deputies from the several Colonies in North America is the most probable and proper mode of procuring relief for our suffering brethren, obtaining redress for American grievances, securing our rights and liberties, and re-establishing peace and harmony between Great Britain and these Colonies on a constitutional foundation.

"3. That a respectable Committee be immediately appointed for the County of New-Castle, to correspond with the sister Colonies, and with the other counties in this Government, in order that all may unite in promoting and endeavouring to obtain the great and valuable ends mentioned in the foregoing Resolution.

"4. That the most eligible mode of appointing Deputies would be by the Representatives of the people of this Government met in their legislative capacity; but as the House of Assembly have adjourned themselves to the 30th day of September next; and it is not expected his Honour our Governour will call them by writs of summons on this occasion, having refused to do the like in his other Province of Pennsylvania; therefore, that the Speaker of the Honourable House of Assembly be desired by the Committee now to be appointed to write to the several Members of Assembly, requesting them to convene at New-Castle, on any day not later than the first of August next, to take into their most serious consideration our very alarming situation, and to appoint Deputies to attend at the general Congress for the Colonies, at such time and place as shall be generally agreed on.

"5. That the Committee now to be chosen consist of thirteen persons, to wit: Thomas M'Kean, John Evans, John M'Kinly, James Latimer, George Read, Alexander Porter, Samuel Patterson, Nicholas Van Dyke, Thomas Cooch, Job Harvy, George Monro, Samuel Platt, and Richard Cantwell, and that any seven of them may act.

"6. That the said Committee immediately set on foot a subscription for the relief of such poor inhabitants of the town of Boston as may be deprived of the means of subsistence by the Act of Parliament, commonly styled the Boston Port Bill; the money arising From such subscriptions to be laid out as the Committee shall think will best answer the ends proposed.

"7. That the inhabitants of this county will adopt and carry into execution all and singular such peaceable and constitutional measures as shall be agreed on by a majority of the Colonies by their Deputies at the intended Congress; and will have no trade, commerce, or dealings whatsoever, with any Province, city, or town, in the British Colonies on this Continent, (if any such should be) or with any individual therein, who shall refuse to adopt the same, until the before mentioned Act of Parliament, and two Bills respecting the Province of Massachusetts Bay, depending in Parliament (if passed into Acts) are repealed. Signed by order,

"DAVID THOMPSON, Clerk."

"The Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Kent County, on Delaware, now assembled at the Court House in the Town of Dover, this 20th day of July, Anno Domini 1774, taking into their most serious consideration sundry Acts of the British Parliament, in which their power and right to impose duties and taxes on his Majesty's subjects in the British Colonies and Plantations in America, for the purpose of raising a revenue, are declared, attempted to be exercised, and in various ways enforced and carried into execution; more especially the Act depriving the great and lately flourishing town of Boston of all trade what-