of the several Towns in Massachusetts, urging them to send forward Men for the Army,

Letter from Samuel Thompson to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety. At the Eastward, all are for the Country but three; one of these has deserted, the other two are in irons,

Recantation of Stephen Holland, of Londonderry, New-Hampshire,

Letter from Alexander Spottswood to Colonel George Washington,

Address of Jacobus Louw to the Publick, contradicting the charge of the Ulster County Committee, that he is unfriendly to Liberty,

Letter from John Sullivan, at New-York, to the Committee of Correspondence for Portsmouth, New-Hampshire. New-York is nearly unanimous; yesterday six or seven thousand declared for Liberty at all hazards. They have stopped the Custom-House, and seized the City Arms. All denominations are under Arms, and in high spirits. Rivington has made a Recantation. Cooper has decamped. The People with difficulty were prevented from taking the lives of some of the Traitors,

Letter from Theophilus Morgan to Governour Trumbull, requesting permission for his Vessel to sail for the West-Indies,

Letter from the Committee of Safety to the Boston Committee, transmitting a Vote of the Provincial Congress,

Letter from Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, to the Massachusetts Congress. The Messenger with the Despatches for Gen. Gage passed through Northampton yesterday,

Letter from Benedict Arnold to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, giving the number of Cannon, &c., at Ticonderoga,

Letter from the Massachusetts Committee of Safety to the New-York Committee, informing them that it has been proposed to take Ticonderoga, but will not infringe on the rights of New-York,

Letter from the Norfolk, Virginia, Committee, to the Committee for Prince George’s County, informing them of a violation of the Association by Captain Charles Alexander,

Meeting of the Freeholders of King William County, Virginia. Deputies to the Convention chosen. One hundred and seventy-five Pounds contributed for the relief of the sufferers in Massachusetts,

Pennsylvania Assembly,

Letter from the Agents in England to Charles Thompson, laid before the House,

Message from the Governour to the Assembly,

Letter from the Speaker of the Assembly of New-York, with sundry Papers,

Committee to prepare an Answer to the Governour’s Message,

Answer of the House to the Governour’s Message,

Petition from a number of the Inhabitants of Philadelphia, praying the House to raise and apply fifty thousand Pounds towards putting the Province in a state of defence,

Petition presented yesterday considered,

Benjamin Franklin, who arrived yesterday from London, appointed one of the Delegates to the Continental Congress,

Thomas Willing and James Wilson added to the Delegation,

Petition from Philadelphia further considered.

Petition from the Committee of Philadelphia presented,

Instructions to the Delegates to the Continental Congress,

Committee appointed, with authority to pay the engagements entered into by the Philadelphia Committee for the publick security,

Committee to provide such Stores as may be necessary for the service of the Province,

Joseph Galloway excused from serving as a Deputy to the Continental Congress,

Adjourned to Monday, June 19th,

Meeting of Freeholders and Inhabitants of Morris County, New-Jersey. Delegates appointed to a County Congress, vested with the power of Legislation, and to raise Men, Money and Arms, for the common defence,

Delegates to the County Congress meet. William Winds chosen Chairman, and Archibald Dallas, Clerk,

Voted unanimously that Forces be raised,

Five Companies of Volunteers, of sixty men each, to be raised in the County,

William Winds appointed Colonel, and William De Hart, Major,

In case of any invasion or alarm, in this or the neighbouring Provinces, the Regiment to be called into service,

Powder and Lead ordered to be purchased,

Inhabitants of the County advised to provide themselves with Arms and Ammunition for defence, in case of invasion,

Resolves of this Congress to be subject to the control of the Provincial and Continental Congresses,

Adjourned to meet on the ninth of this month,

Letter from the Committee of Woodbridge, in New-Jersey, to the Committees in Massachusetts. A Provincial Congress will soon meet, and in the mean time the People of New-Jersey are preparing for the contest, determined to stand or fall with the liberties of America,

New General Committee for the City and County of New-York elected,

Deputies elected by the City of New-York to the Provincial Congress,

Meeting of the Lieutenant-Governour and Council of New-York. Reasons assigned by the Council for their advice to the Lieutenant-Governour to prorogue the Assembly,

Proclamation by Lieutenant Governour Colden to prorogue the Assembly to the 7th of June next,

Meeting of Freeholders in Richmond County, New-York. Delegates to the Provincial Congress appointed,

Letter from Timothy Pickering to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety. A Regiment may be enlisted in Salem, if Field-Officers are appointed,

Letter from the Boston Committee to Dr. Warren,

Letter from Lemuel Williams to the Massachusetts Congress, desiring to know if the Merchants of Dartmouth may send their Vessels with Provisions to sea,

Petition of Jonathan Brewer to Massachusetts Congress, for permission to raise five hundred Volunteers to march on Quebeck, by way of the Rivers Kennebeck and Chaudiere,

Letter from Holland to the Rev. William Gordon. Efforts of the British Government in Holland and France to prevent supplies of Arms and Ammunition to the Americans,

Letter from an American Gentleman in Paris to his friend in Philadelphia. The French are strongly in favour of the Americans,

Gloucester County, Virginia, Committee, prohibit the Exportation of Tobacco to England,

Meeting of the Governour and Council of Virginia. Address of the Governour to the Council, justifying his seizure of the Powder, and asking their advice on the propriety of issuing a Proclamation calling on the People to show their allegiance to the King at this time, when schemes are meditated in the Colony for subverting the present, and erecting a new form of Government,

Proclamation by Lord Dunmore, by advice of the Council, requiring all Officers, civil and military, to suppress the spirit of Faction which prevails among the People,

Meeting of the Committee for Kent County, Delaware. Letter from Robert Holliday, acknowledging he wrote the Paper purporting to be an extract of a Letter from Kent County, voted not satisfactory,

Further concessions made by Robert Holliday, May 9, voted satisfactory,