country by the Colony of Virginia, founded in reason upon pre-occupancy, and the general acquiescence of all persons, together with the instructions I have lately received from his Majesty's servants, ordering me to take this country under my administration; and as the evident injustice manifestly offered to his Majesty by the immediate strides taken by the Proprietors of Pennsylvania, in prosecution of their wild claim to this country, demand an immediate remedy, I do hereby, in his Majesty's name, require and command all his Majesty's subjects west of the Laurel Hill, to pay a due respect to this my Proclamation, strictly prohibiting the execution of any act of authority on behalf of the Province of Pennsylvania, at their peril, in this country; but, on the contrary, that a due regard and entire obedience to the laws of his Majesty's Colony of Virginia under my administration, be observed, to the end that regularity may ensue, and a just regard to the interest of his Majesty in this quarter, as well as to the subjects in general, may be the consequence.

Given under my hand and seal, at Fort Dunmore, September 17th, 1774.

DUNMORE.

By his Excellency's command.

GOD save the King.

Quebec, September 22, 1774.

On Sunday afternoon, September 17, about five o'clock, arrived in the basin before this city, the ship Canadian, Captain William Abbott, in sixty days from Cowes, having on board his Excellency Major General Carleton, Captain-General, Governour, and Commander-in-chief of the Province of Quebec, Lady Maria Carleton, with her two children, and Lord Viscount Pitt, son to the Earl of Chatham. They landed on the beach about six, under a discharge of cannon, where they were received by the Lieutenant Governour, the citizens, and a numerous concourse of people, who expressed their joy on the occasion, by repeated acclamations of long live the King. The regiments in garrison under arms, lined the streets on both sides, from the landing place to the Castle of St. Louis, the several officers paying military honours to the General as he passed; and in the evening, the religious houses and many of those of the principal inhabitants of the upper town, were handsomely illuminated.

On his Excellency's landing, he was complimented with the following Address, by the Chevalier De Lanaudiere:

"SIR: The arrival of your Excellency in this Province has filled the minds of the citizens with joy and gratitude, on account of your known good disposition towards them. May Heaven grant a long and happy life to so illustrious a hero, for which our prayers are daily offered, and for the health of your amiable consort, whom we shall ever hold in the most respectful remembrance."

TRANSLATION OF THE ADDRESS OF THE CLERGY.

To his Excellency GUY CARLETON, Esq., Major General and Commander-in-chief over the Province of QUEBEC.

SIR: Permit us, when we congratulate your Excellency on your happy return, likewise to felicitate ourselves and the Province, on having you for the protector of our laws and religious liberties. History will rank your name among the bravest of warriors and the wisest of politicians; but gratitude is already imprinted in the heart of every Canadian. We know with what firmness you have supported our interests, and the testimony you bore of our fidelity to his most gracious Majesty and the Parliament. We want words to express our sincere gratitude; but the universal joy, and the fervent expressions of allegiance, those publick demonstrations on the moment of your Excellency's arrival with your worthy family, are proofs too convincing to need any arguments to support them.

Your name will be ever held in the highest esteem in Canada, and you will always find the Clergy to be good and faithful subjects.

JOHN OLIVER, Bishop of Quebec.
H. F. GRAVE, Superiour of the Seminary.
LOUIS AUG. DE GLAPION, Superiour General of the Jesuits.
EMANUEL CRESPEL, Superiour of the Recollets.

To his Excellency GUY CARLETON, Esq., Captain-General and Commander-in-chief of the Province of QUEBEC, &c, &c.

May it please your Excellency:

We, his Majesty's Canadian subjects in the city of Quebec, are deeply impressed with the most lively gratitude for the protection your Excellency has afforded us; and the care and solicitude you have taken to render us happy and easy, call upon us to congratulate you on your happy arrival in this Metropolis.

Suffer us to express the satisfaction we feel for the favour which his most excellent Majesty our Sovereign Lord has conferred on us, by placing you, sir, (who are very justly styled our protector and father,) at our head, to rule over us; to guide and establish the Government of this Province upon a happy, firm, and lasting foundation, by putting in force the Act which his most gracious Majesty and his Parliament have been pleased to pass for this Province. We know what we owe to your Excellency alone; the gracious treatment of his most sacred Majesty and the Parliament are obligations we never shall forget, but always acknowledge with the most respectful gratitude.

We desire, through you, to offer at the foot of the Throne of our most gracious and beloved Sovereign, our assurances of the most profound respect, our attachment and inviolable fidelity, (confirmed by an oath,) and to assure him that he has no subjects more faithful or dutiful than the Canadians; and that we will be, at all times and on all occasions, ready to sacrifice our lives and fortunes in the defence of his sacred person, his Crown, his Parliament, and his arms. Knowing your prudence, moderation, equity, the uprightness and goodness of your heart, we flatter ourselves your administration will prove propitious to our wishes; and that your Excellency will be pleased, according to the tenour of the Act you have obtained in our favour, to suffer us to participate in the rights and privileges of English citizens.

We shall never cease to offer up our prayers to Heaven for the prosperity and preservation of your Excellency, her Ladyship, your illustrious consort, and your family, who will forever be held dear in the remembrance of the Canadians.

CAESAR RODNEY TO CAPTAIN THOMAS RODNEY.

Philadelphia, Saturday, September 17, 1774.

SIR: By express which arrived here yesterday from the Committee of the town of Boston to the Continental Congress, we are informed the County of Suffolk, of which the town of Boston is the capital, had entered into certain resolutions, a copy of which was enclosed us, generally to the purport of not suffering the Commander-in-chief to execute the Act of Parliament changing their Government, by persuading, protecting, and compelling officers under the new regulation to resign, and by a refusal in jurymen to serve, &c. That they have ordered all those able to bear arms, to keep in readiness to defend their inherent rights, even with loss of blood and treasure; that they are determined not to injure the General, or any of the King's troops, unless compelled thereto by an attack made by the troops on them. They complain of the General seizing of the powder at Cambridge, which they say was private property; and also, that he is now fortifying the only pass that leads from the town of Boston into the country, from whence the inhabitants of the town are daily supplied. This pass is a narrow neck of land about one hundred and twenty yards wide, at which he has placed a number of troops and twenty-eight cannon; that the country people passing and repassing this place, are suffered to be insulted by the soldiery; and that the inhabitants feared, (from those movements of the General,) he bad designs of apprehending and sending to England those persons who have stood foremost in the great cause of liberty; that, in consequence of his conduct, and those their suspicions, the inhabitants of Suffolk sent, (by a Committee appointed for that purpose,) an address to the General, inquiring the cause of his stopping up and fortifying the pass, seizing and securing the magazines, &c., and their disapprobation of his conduct, and that they had no intention to assault either him or his soldiers; but that, if he continued to block up