What sentiments that gentleman entertains in this unhappy controversy I am ignorant of. If friendly, might he not be serviceable ?

I should be culpable in my own opinion, and unjust to the Provincial Convention of this Colony, if I passed over, in silence, the distinguished zeal with which they second your views. Without immediately knowing for what purpose the supplies I have asked were wanting, they with alacrity have begun to procure them, judging, with propriety, that many military operations are of such a nature as do not, consistent with prudence, permit their being known to too many.

I am, Sir, with sentiments of the most profound respect, yours and the Congress’s most obedient servant,

PHILIP SCHUYLER.

To the Honourable John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress.

GENERAL GATES TO GENEEAL WASHINGTON.

New-York, July 2, 1775.

SIR: I have the honour to acquaint you I arrived here last night. This morning proving very rainy, and my horses much fatigued, I have halted for a few hours, which I shall employ in providing some articles I have had no leisure to procure since I left Virginia. From hence I shall proceed with all speed to Cambridge. This morning I waked upon the Generals Worcester, Schuyler, and Montgomery. General Schuyler mentioned in privacy, his having recommended to the Congress, the appointment of another Brigade-Major in this department, as there was no Deputy Adjutant-General allowed. This, Sir, my experience tells me, is an officer, if properly chosen, that will be very necessary to add to the Army in this district, especially as there are two Brigades, and two Brigadier-Generals.

You will pardon the liberty I take, and believe it to proceed from the zeal with which I wish to approve myself, your most faithful, and obedient humble servant,

HORATIO GATES.

BALTIMORE(MARYLAND) COMMITTEE.

At a meeting of the Committee of Inspection for Baltimore County, held in Baltimore Town, on the 3d of July, 1775, a Letter from Henry Lloyd, agent for the Contractors for supplying the Troops at Boston, to Doctor John Stephenson, being fallen into the hands of the Committee, was read, and is as follows:

“Boston, May 17, 1775.

“SIR: The stoppage of provisions from the Southern Governments for the use of His Majesty’s Troops, makes it necessary to endeavour to get a supply, by concealing from, the publick eye the destination of provisions shipped for that purpose. I shall therefore propose for your consideration the following method of doing it: Cannot a vessel be freighted with flour for the West-lndies? you may take up a vessel as large as two hundred tons and give her a full freight. I should send you bills on them for the amount of what you may ship to me in this way; but the negotiation of such bills might discover your plan, and defeat it, so that I should be glad you would advise me of some friend of yours. When I am made acquainted with his name, and the sum you shall draw for, will send to him from hence my bills on the contractors for the amount you advise me of. You will please likewise to give the contractors timely advice, that they may insure their interest, if they think proper,/and inform me the name of the vessel and master you engage, that I may lodge a permit at the light-house in this harbour for admission to come up to Town, and discharge her cargo here. Pray let the flour you purchase be such as will keep over the summer, and let the casks be good, well hooped, and the heads well secured with lining hoops. You will be careful to write me by a conveyance that your letter may not fall into the hands of the Provincials.

“I am, Sir, your most humble servant,

“HENRY LLOYD.

“To Doctor John Stephenson.”

The Committee sent for Mr. Stephenson, and having shown him the Letter, he made the declaration following:

“I believe the within writing to be Mr. Henry Lloyd’s writing, and I declare that I have never received any copy of it, or any other letter to that purport; and I further declare, that if the letter had come to my hands, I would not have executed the order, nor will I execute any order of the kind from any person whatsoever, contrary to the resolves of the Continental Congress, or Provincial Convention.

JOHN STEVENSON.”

On motion, Resolved, That Henry Lloyd, of Boston, has knowingly and wilfully violated the Association of the American Congress, by endeavouring to supply the enemies of this Country with Provisions; and that agreeable to the Resolutions of the said Congress, it is the duty of us and all our constituents from henceforth not to have any commercial intercourse with him; and it is recommended, that an inviolable regard be paid to this Resolution.

DORCHESTER COUNTY(MARYLAND) COMMITTEE.

Cambridge, July 3, 1775.

Whereas, divers persons trading in small vessels up and down the several rivers of this Province, have, of late, frequently come into the rivers of this County with Dry Goods, Coffee, Molasses, and other articles which are prohibited from being imported into this Country since the first day of December last, and which, they say, were purchased by them at Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other places in the Country, without proper certificates from the merchants they respectively purchased of, That the said Goods and Merchandises were imported before the said first day of December; which has put the Committee of this County to great trouble and inconvenience, in taking possession of and storing such Goods till proper certificates were obtained respecting the same; and has occasioned frequent murmurs of those persons who were thus prevented, by their own negligence, from disposing of their Merchandise, under pretence that they did not think such certificates would be required for Goods which were purchased in the Country: the Committee of the said County, desirous to prevent any person in future from falling into the same disagreeable predicament of having their Goods detained till such time as they produce satisfactory vouchers of their Merchandise being imported within the time limited by the Continental Congress, do hereby give notice to all persons whatsoever, that they will not permit or suffer any one to sell or dispose of any Goods or Merchandises which may be brought into the said County, unless the person or persons to whom the same belong, can produce a certificate from the Committee of the place where they purchased such Goods, that the same were imported within the time limited as aforesaid.

Signed per order:

HENRY HALE, Clerk.

JOHN ALSOP TO NEW-YORK CONGRESS.

Philadelphia, July 3, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Your favour of 28th ultimo I received, respecting some blankets. In answer, a friend of mine has a quantity at Maryland, with some strouds, and other Indian goods, which he chooses to sell all together. They are ordered here; as soon as they arrive, he will give the invoice, which I shall lay before the Congress, as I suppose they will purchase the whole. Shall inform them of the number of blankets wanted by you, but I fear there is not so many as you stand in need of. I am, with respect, gentlemen, your very humble servant, JOHN ALSOP.

CAPT. JOHN LANGDON TO NEW-HAMPSHIRE CONGRESS.

Philadelphia., July 3, 1775.

SIR: No doubt before this comes to hand, General Sullivan, who set out for home last Tuesday, will have waited on you, or the Committee of the Province, to whom I beg leave to refer for particulars.

Since his departure, we hear that several companies of expert riflemen have marched from Virginia and Maryland. Six companies from this Province will march this week to join the Army before Boston. I have also the pleasure to inform you that the powder mills are going on fast, having been supplied with several tons of saltpetre; the manufacturing of which article is likely to meet with