New-York, June 29, 1775.

MR. HOLT: You are requested to publish the enclosed Association, adopted and signed by a number of the inhabitants of a Town in a neighbouring Colony, for the information of the people of this City and Province.

Whereas, a considerable number of the inhabitants of this Town have, in a publick meeting, passed certain Resolves in opposition to the Resolves of the Continental Congress, (which have since been published in Mr. Rivington’s Paper,) we have thought it expedient in some suitable way to make known our minds also respecting those matters; and therefore having subscribed the following Resolves, desire they may be printed, with the several names affixed:

We, the subscribers, do sincerely profess ourselves to be liege subjects of King George the Third. But from the best acquaintance with publick affairs that we have been able to attain, cannot but be deeply apprehensive that several Acts passed by the late British Parliament relative to North-America are of a very unconstitutional and oppressive nature in their tendency, directly subversive of those precious rights and privileges to which the Colonies have an indubitable claim, which Acts, therefore, are of a very alarming nature; and not being able to conceive but that the measures come into, and recommended by the late Continental Congress at Philadelphia, are very consistent with our sworn loyalty to our King, and in the main wisely calculated to obtain redress of said publick grievances: we do, therefore, hereby signify our willingness and purpose to be compliant in our several stations with the Resolves of said Congress.

NEWTOWN, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, February 13, 1775.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN IN HARTFORD, DATED FORT GEORGE, NEAR TICONDEROGA, JUNE 29, 1775.

The reports from the northward are various; it is thought, from the best accounts, that the Canadians will be very reluctant to enter into the service against the Colonies, and it is pretty certain that General Carleton hanged two or three of them for refusing, and speaking to discourage others; so that it is on the whole believed, that through all the stratagems of tyranny, Carleton will dragoon a number of the Canadians and Indians into the service, and it is generally believed he is making preparations to come against us; but some think otherwise, and that he is only fortifying at St. John’s, to prevent any incursions from us. Doubtless a short time will discover which of these is the truth. We have certain Intelligence that Guy Johnson is making all the interest possible to raise the Indians about the Lakes and Oswegatchie against us.

Williamsburgh, June 30, 1775.

Last Friday there was a very full meeting of the inhabitants of this City at the Court-House, convened there by desire of our Representative, the Honourable Peyton Randolph, Esquire, to consider of the expediency of stationing a number of men here for the publick safety, as well as to assist the citizens in their nightly watches, to guard against any surprise from our enemies; when it was unanimously agreed (until the General Convention meets, who no doubt will provide against every contingency) to invite down, from a number of Counties, to the amount of two hundred and fifty men, who are expected in a very few days. Meanwhile, until they arrive, the neighbouring Counties are kind enough to lend us their assistance, the James City volunteers having furnished us with a guard on Wednesday; a party of the New-Kent volunteers did duty last night, and this day we expect another detachment from that County, as well as a number of the York volunteers.

Early yesterday morning sailed from Yorktown His Majesty’s Ship Fowey, and the Magdalen Schooner; which last, we are informed, proceeded to England immediately, with Lady Dunmore and the rest of the Governour’s family, attended by his Lordship’s Chaplain, the Reverend Mr. Gwatkin.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY (VIRGINIA) COMMITTEE.

To the Inhabitants of CUMBERLAND County, VIRGINIA: The Address of the Committee of the said County, convened on FRIDAY, the 30th of JUNE, 1775

DEAR COUNTRYMEN: In contemplation of securing your dearest rights and liberties against the oppression of Great Britain, you some months ago elected us, (subordinate to those august bodies the Continental Congress and Provincial Convention,) by your free and unbiased suffrages, guardians of these invaluable blessings. At a short period after receiving this honour, we convened ourselves for the purpose of discharging the important trusts so reposed in us, and have, from time to time, devised such means for a happy event of your weighty contest as the maturest deliberation could suggest. In return, you have ever paid us the grateful tribute of entire confidence, testified by the most implicit acquiescence and concurrence in whatever we recommended. We with pleasure bear in mind a very recent instance of your confidence, that of the date speedy and cheerful contribution of moneys requested of you for the purpose of making military preparations; which, you may depend, no means shall be untried for laying out for the best advantage. We find, however, that you can still contribute much to this preparation, by applying diligently to making Saltpetre; this is an article much wanted, as an ingredient for making Gunpowder. Your tobacco-houses and stable floors are foundations from which Saltpetre may be produced, with but little work, in great abundance and perfection. We entreat you, therefore, to apply for the most short and ready process, and lose no time in making this necessary, but easily-procured, article.

We have been attentive to the movements of the cursed instruments of your troubles; and, had any prospects of an accommodation with the Parent, State come within our view, we should gladly have laid them before you; but we must now expressly tell you, that it is to be feared no such event can be expected at all. Your enemies seem implacable in their determination to ruin American liberty, and, with that view, suffer no engine to lie still which can be put in motion by any manœuvre, however mean, cowardly, and detestable. For instances, we need only refer you to the late conduct of that mercenary ministerial tool, Lord Dunmore, within your own Colony; and be assured, that many such hirelings are employed, and will be as long as means can be supplied for paying them. In short, we must tell you, that nothing can be expected for your relief from the virtue of a British Ministry or Parliament; though, true it is, there are some members, in both Houses of the latter, who, ashamed of the black deeds of their body, daily, to their lasting honour, hold out their names as dissentients; yet, unhappily for Britain, and America too, they are but few. You may, indeed, at this time, consider yourselves in a state of civil war with Great Britain; for several engagements have been had between her troops and the brave inhabitants of your sister Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. We have long since considered all the American Colonies as united, in opposing the oppressive measures of Great Britain; a blow, therefore, struck at one, is a blow struck at all. Since matters have gone to such lengths there, you must daily look for the Invaders in your own country, which is equally destined to destruction; or