march the Companies with him to New-Haven, to be on his way so much nearer to your camp.

I am surprised that mine of the 5th instant was not received, or not judged worthy of notice, as no mention is made of it.

Stonington had been attacked and severely cannonaded, and, by divine Providence, marvellously protected. New-London and Stonington are still menaced by the Ministerial ships and troops; that the militia cannot be thought sufficient for their security; that it is necessary to cast up some intrenchments. We are obliged actually to raise more men for their security, and for the Towns of New-Haven and Lyme. I hoped some of the new levies might have been left here till these dangers were over, without injury to any of your operations. I own that must be left to your judgment; yet it would have given me pleasure to have been acquainted that you did consider it. I thank divine Providence and you for this early warning to great care and watchfulness, that so the union of the Colonies may be settled on a permanent and happy basis.

I have before me your acceptable letter of the 9th inst. The necessities of the Colony to supply our two armed vessels, to furnish the men necessarily raised for defence of our sea-ports and coasts, and to raise the lead ore, which appears very promising, prevents our being able to spare more than half a ton.

You may depend on our utmost exertions for the defence and security of the constitutional rights and liberty of the Colonies, and of our own in particular. None have shown greater forwardness, and thereby rendered themselves more the objects of Ministerial vengeance.

I am, with great esteem and regard for your personal character, Sir, your most obedient and very humble servant,

JONATHAN TRUMBULL.

His Excellency George Washington, Esq.

P. S. The Glasgow and Rose, men of war, are now at Newport, and threaten that on the return of the Swan from Boston, probably with men for the purpose, they will attack New-London and Stonington. All the Regiments in the Colony, at a great expense, have been extraordinarily disciplined, and one-quarter of them on the sea-coast are selected, equipped, and held in readiness as Minute-Men for every emergency.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LONDON, DATED SEPTEMBER 16, 1775.

By Collins or Tyrie my last was written to you, and therein I apprized you that the intention of this nefarious Administration was for the Troops to be removed from Boston to New-York, under the command of Howe, founded on an expectation of being joined by that Roman Catholick devil, Carleton, from Quebeck. From a conviction of the impracticability of the Canadian scheme, and from the repeated complaints of all the officers of the cooped-up Troops in Boston, repeated councils have been held here of late, to ascertain the Province the Regulars should remove to. Much division was among them, (and God increase it, say I,) and, after torturing their ill-informed judgments, they agreed to leave the destined place to winter at to six of the principal military and naval commanders in Boston, with liberty for them, in case of an equality of voices, to call in an umpire or casting vote, who should be the next eldest land officer. From hence you see that as yet it is to us unknown what Province will be cursed with the presence of His Sacred Majesty’s fleet and army; for wherever the one goes the other must follow. The reason given for the removal is the scarcity of food, and the danger of a total destruction of the Troops, if they are continued in Boston till winter. This fresh order went out only a fortnight since. But where can such a fleet lie securely all winter for the protection of the Army? You that are on the spot can best conceive, as it is determined they shall be in one of the Twelve United Provinces. For my part, I am clear of opinion that from the vigilance, courage, and number of my countrymen, they will not be suffered to remain in either of the nobly independent Colonies, but will be constrained to proceed either to Quebeck or Halifax.

At this time, several transports are taken up, purposely to convey to the Troops oxen, sheep, and every kind of poultry, with every other necessary of life, and this with the utmost expedition, as Government is afraid that many a gallant soldier is forced to a barbarian meal—the effects of the Don Quixote expedition. And whilst transports are taken up to feed the knights of the rueful face, the emissaries of Administration are busy throughout the Kingdom in cajoling the ignorant to sign addresses to the King, praying him to proceed in cutting the throats of his American subjects. Already two notorious rebel Towns, Manchester and Lancaster, have forwarded theirs, and from such a pious, benevolent King, have met the kindest reception. The design of these petitions is to collect the sentiments of his people, that if happily their numbers square with the view of the Ministry, that they may be laid before a complying Parliament, who will gratify the religious Sovereign with an act enabling him to send eight thousand Roman Catholicks from Ireland, and twenty thousand soldiers from Russia, as well as to grant the supplies necessary to such a blood-thirsty scheme. Bravo! Surely every American will now lay down his gun, and fly to the royal standard. Who says so? I say, surely, if there was a lukewarm American before, he will now quit the preposterous idea, and fly at once to the camp of Washington, Wooster, Preble, or Schuyler, and there, if necessary, seal with his blood his hatred to tyranny and his love of American freedom. Counter petitions, or rather protests, will be collected by the sons of liberty, and friends to America, throughout old England, not Scotland. The County of Middlesex is summoned to consult on an address to Parliament against Administration, &c. This will be a busy winter, and, if my judgment is right, a civil war will ensue here before midsummer next. Impeachments are publickly talked of against that great man, Lord Camden; and so vice versa against North, Bute, Mansfield, and the whole gang of anti-Americans.

TREATY OF NEUTRALITY BETWEEN WILLIAM HENRY DRAYTON AND COLONEL THOMAS FLETCHALL AND OTHERS.

SOUTH-CAROLINA.

Whereas misunderstandings but too often precipitate men and friends into quarrels and bloodshed, which, but for such misunderstandings, never could have happened: And whereas the present unhappy disputes between Great Britain and North America have unhappily occasioned uneasinesses between a part of the people living between Broad and Saluda Rivers, and other adjacent parts, and the other inhabitants of the Colony aforesaid, from misunderstandings as aforesaid, inasmuch as the said part of the people as aforesaid, having tender consciences, declined to accede to the Association signed in Congress on the 4th of June last; and the said other inhabitants thereby thinking that the said declining to accede proceeded from principles and designs in them, the said part of the people, inimical to the proceedings and designs of the said other inhabitants; and that they, the said part of the people, did mean to aid, assist, and join the British Troops, if any should arrive in the Colony aforesaid, during the present unhappy disputes as aforesaid:

And whereas these are all misunderstandings; and it being the sincere wish and desire of all parts of the Colony to live in peace and friendship with each other: wherefore, for the clearing up the said misunderstandings, and for the manifestation of the wish and desire aforesaid, Col. Thomas Fletchall, Captain John Ford, Captain Thos. Greer, Captain Evan McLaurin, the Reverend Philip Mulkey, Mr. Robert Merrick, and Captain Benjamin Wofford, Deputies for and sent by the part of the people aforesaid, have repaired to the camp of the Hon. William Henry Drayton, Esq., acting under the authority of the Council of Safety for this Colony. And, for the purposes aforesaid, it is hereby contracted, agreed, and declared, by the Honourable William Henry Drayton, in pursuance of powers vested in him by the honourable the Council of Safety as aforesaid, on the one part, and the Deputies aforesaid, in pursuance of powers vested in them by the said part of the people, on the other part:

1st. That the said declining of the part of the people aforesaid, to accede as aforesaid, did not proceed from any ill or even unfriendly principle or design in them, the said part of the people, to or against the principles or designs