is accordingly required at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburgh, for the despatch of publick business.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Colony, at Williamsburgh aforesaid, this 12th day of May, in the fifteenth year of His Majesty’s reign.

DUNMORE.

GOD save the King.

TO THE PUBLICK.

Whereas the following false reports have been industriously propagated, with the malicious design of injuring my character with the publick, viz: that I had insulted the Delegates of the present Congress at Bristol, and declared that they were an unlawful body of men, and that the Magistrates ought to disperse them;” and “that I have wrote letters to the Ministry inimical to America :” Now in justice to my own reputation, and that the good people of this Province may not be deceived by such groundless falsehoods, I do declare that these reports are malicious and without the least foundation; and that however easy it might have been to establish a correspondence with Administration, was I capable of entertaining a thought inimical to the Country where all I hold dear and valuable is fixed, and where I am determined to spend the remainder of my life, yet I have, neither directly nor indirectly any such correspondence, nor ever wrote a sentiment to any man in Great Britain injurious to the rights and freedom of America, nor ever recommended any measure whatever to be pursued in respect to the present dispute between the two Countries. And I do hereby call on the author or authors of these false reports to make good their malicious charges, or to take that blame to themselves which such malevolence deserves.

All that I have to request of my countrymen on this or the like occasions is, that they will deal with so much candour and justice towards me as to discredit any malevolent reports, until the authors shall exhibit some proof in support of their charges: and this I trust no good man will think unreasonable, as he cannot but be aware that the most innocent may be condemned, unless this great rule of justice be observed.

JOSEPH GALLOWAY.

Trevose, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1775.

Resolved, That John Fell, Esquire, Theunis Dey, Esquire, Thomas Brown, Esquire, Peter Zabriskie, Esq., John Demarest, Esquire, Mr. Samuel Berry, Mr. Cornelius Van Vorst, Mr. Isaac Noble, Mr. Aarent J. Schuyler, Mr. Jacob Terhune. Doctor Abraham Van Boskirk, John Van Boskirk, Esquire, Mr. Gabriel Ogden, Mr. Jost Zabriskie, and Mr. Gabriel Van Orden, be a Standing Committee of Correspondence for this County, and that any five of them, of which the President or Vice President to be one, have power to act.

Ordered, That a copy of the above Resolve be printed in the New-York Newspapers.

By order of the Committee:   JOHN FELL, Chairman.

At a meeting of the Committee of Correspondence for Bergen County, New-Jersey, May 12, 1775:

Present: John Fell, Theunis Dey, Thomas Brown, John Demarest, Esquires, Messrs. Cornelius Van Vorst, Isaac Noble, Jacob Terhune, Doctor Abraham Van Boskrik, John Van Boskrik, Esquire, Messrs. Gabriel Ogden, Jost Zabriskie, and Gabriel Van Orden :

John Demarest, Esquire, chosen President; Mr. Gabriel Van Orden, chosen Vice-President.

Ordered, That a copy of the above proceedings be published in the New-York Newspapers.

By order of the Committee of Correspondence:

JOHN DEMAREST, Prsident.

TO THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

Whereas an agreement has been made between General Gage and the inhabitants of the Town of Boston, for the removal of the persons and effects of such of the inhabitants of the Town of Boston as may be so disposed, (excepting their fire-arms and ammunition,) into the Country, and in consequence thereof, the Provincial Congress have made a Resolution, the purport of which is nearly similar to the above agreement, in confidence that said agreement would be punctually adhered to; but by sad experience we find the inhabitants of Boston are not permitted to leave the Town according to the agreement, and nothing to prevent, that we know of, but the cruel exertion of despotick power: Therefore it is humbly submitted to the Committee of Safety, whether it is not advisable to suspend the aforesaid Resolution of Congress until they are fully satisfied the above agreement is punctually fulfilled, and in the meantime to apprehend and seize all Crown officers and known enemies to the liberties of the Colonies, to be liberated when it may be judged reasonable by the Congress; and also to recommend the like mode of conduct to our sister Colonies.

S. OSGOOD, Major of Brigade.

May 12, 1775.

PETITION OF JOHN SAWYER AND OTHERS TO THE MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESS.

To the Honourable Congress now sitting at WATERTOWN, the humble Petition of us the subscribers, whose names are underwritten, humbly sheweth, & c.

Whereas your petitioners have lately settled in the eastern parts, and are in great distress for want of provisons and ammunition, by reason of the lumber failing of sale, and the great drought last summer, that our crops being cut short, and being in great distress for fear of the enemy, as we have news from Cooper shewing that the Indians on the Cape are building forty Indian canoes, and it is expected that the Governour of Halifax has hired the Indians to come along shore and kill us and our families, and take our creatures, and we have nothing to defend ourselves with but our hands, as there is no powder of any value among us, (we also fear the tenders coming to get our cattle:)

Your humble petitioners therefore beg your assistance, and grant us some relief, and send us some corn and other necessaries of life, and some powder, balls, flints, and a few small arms, that we may have wherewithal to defend ourselves and fight for our lives and liberties, which we pray God to give us strength and courage, as long as we have life, in the defence of our Country, provided your Honours should order us any support.

We, your petitioners, bind ourselves to pay forthwith the interest and charges in sending, as soon as lumber will have any sale, and trading revive.

We, your petitioners, beg your serious consideration, and as in duty bound we shall ever pray.

There being in the Town in number that are able to bear arms seventy, but living at a great distance, and not having time to assemble at this time, the vessel just ready to sail, we would beg for the whole.

May 12, 1975.

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

Amesbury, May 12, 1775.

SIR: Mr. John Currier has enlisted about forty soldiers, who are ready to march, provided he may be their Captain, (and upon this condition they enlisted,) and we can recommend him to be a person of good character, and conducted very well in the last war, and that he has been steady and faithful in the affairs of the Town he has been chosen to serve in; and we desire that he may be enlisted to the office that his soldiers expected him to have; and further, we expect that he will shortly enlist more men to fill his Company. And as we lately received a letter from the Congress, recommending to us to be assisting and encouraging the enlisting of soldiers, we have done our