answer for the Indians, as he believed they certainly would go down to Savannah to demand it; so it is not unlikely they may have some of their red brethren upon their backs. Some of the gentlemen of Georgia still hold out, and have not signed the Association, but Governour Wright has no authority, nor has not had any for some time.

Lord Dartmouth has directed the Land Office to be opened for this Province, in order to grant lands to any persons who choose to take refuge here, and to be free of quit-rent for ten years. I do not know what to say about De Brahm; he certainly does not like to come here, and yet I think necessity will bring him; he has no other place to go to, unless Providence. If he comes, I should like it to be immediately, or else he will think I sent the children away on purpose to prevent his seeing them. Mrs. De Brahm being dead, he will hardly think of marrying, and Frederick and Fanny are the only real connections he has left, for I never heard him talk much of his German connections. I continue still junior General, as he does not yet make his appearance to be sworn in; and should he determine to reside at Providence, I do not think he would have much objection to my applying for the place, giving him the salary; but this is only conjecture, for you know what an odd being he is, and he might think even a resignation a feather lost from his plume. Before I heard of De Brahm’s reinstatement, I unluckily was wrote to from England by a lady, to know if I could do any thing for a relation of hers. At that time, thinking there was a great probability of my being ordered to the northward, I told her she might send him out, and I intended to have made him the Deputy Surveyor-General, and given him the thirty Pounds a year, with such fees as his industry might make, and, to take care of the office and live with me. He is now a burden upon my hands; he is just twenty, has a good education, speaks French, draws, and of a genteel look. His name is Samuel Roworth. If the Army makes a practice of despatching so many officers in the attack of intrenchments, they may probably want stout young healthy men to replace them. Should there be any prospect of that kind, without its being a favour, I should be glad. He is also recommended very strongly to Governour Tonyn, who would also give him a Lieutenancy. The Padre has not been ill, but I think he is far from well; he looks very bad, and has done so some time. Northern air would benefit him. Yates is in the height of practice, succeeds very well, and gives great satisfaction. Penman and Payne drive on furiously in their respective stores, but both very dear; therefore, the only way is to have as few wants as possible. Distress Gray has had the fever; he is better; his plantations do pretty well. Indeed, every one has plenty of provisions, which is a fortunate circumstance, as we have no connections with the other Provinces.

Doran and Wallace, with their vessels, are lying here, and do not know how to employ them. The latter talks of making a voyage to the West-Indies. Martin Jollie came lately from Granada, to settle in Georgia, with thirty odd negroes; but that Province being in the same state as the others, he has come to his one thousand acres on St. Mary’s, and begun a settlement. He means to follow the lumber trade, and is now loading the vessel he came in for the West-India market. St. Mary’s bar was lately sounded by Doran and Wallace, who both declare it is better than Charlestown.

Pray what have you done with Judge Owen? I hope he does not intend to turn volunteer. If he should be possessed of the rage militaire, I shall expect to hear of his being a Colonel at least. If you should be in the way of the Comptrollers of the Customs, a word from you might perhaps be of service for Counsellor Holmes, to succeed Cuming as Comptroller of the Customs. Holmes knows nothing of my mentioning this, for it but this instant came into my head; but it would be an act of charity. I have not yet heard of any person being appointed to officiate by the Governour. Moncrief, as usual, thrives; he has now near a hundred negroes. Catherwood and his lady live in state by themselves. They seldom see any one. You will wonder, in the course of so long a letter, to hear nothing yet of the chief. He wisely remains at home; his schemes have sunk; and being in general looked upon as not quite stanch, few people go there. Penman is in Town, almost his only friend, but his business finds him sufficient employment; besides, I don’t think him quite so hearty in the cause as usual. The Carolinians and Georgians having ransacked his goods, detained them for three months, to his detriment and Payne’s profit, gives him not so favourable an opinion of American liberty. He has at last, after many hair-breadth escapes, however, got there. (You may thank my pen for this thought, for the hair is evident in the last sentence.)

This letter is given to the care of Captain Charles Fordyce, of the Fourteenth Regiment. He has been here about two years and a half; he goes now to Virginia with the detachment; his own Company of Grenadiers is part of it. He has for these two years past been one of a cabinet junto, consisting of the Padre and myself, where the state of the Province and its welfare has been duly considered. He of course is well acquainted with the characters, and had he been here in your time, I am confident would have been a frequent guest in the Print room, and a no small sharer of the wicked bottle. When your friend General McKay was at Boston, he was his Brigade-Major. I have often mentioned to you the proprete of this Regiment, for which it is not a little indebted to this gentleman. It is not unlikely but you may meet before the American disturbances are quelled. I shall therefore not speak his praise as an officer, but leave it to your own judgment, which is superiour to mine in that as well as other respects. The real situation of your old Province, and your friends in it, you may learn from him every particular you wish to know, (for the junto has been seldom without pretty good intelligence.) As he is the particular friend of the parson and myself, I forbear to say so much as I wish and he deserves; but I may venture to assert, that should you ever meet, you will find in him that uprightness, honour, and sincerity, which constitute the character of a worthy man, and one you will be much pleased with. In regard to my young man and Holmes, I hope you know me too well to think I mention them with expectation or a presumption of recommendation.

My letter has got to a great length; I therefore conclude with sincere wishes for your health and happiness, and hope you will always believe me to be, very truly, dear Sir, your very obliged and obedient humble servant,

FRED. GEO. MULCASTER.

Brigadier-General James Grant.

PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOUR TRYON.

By his Excellency WILLIAM TRYON, Esq., Captain-General and Governour-in-Chief in and over the Province of NEW-YORK, and the Territories depending thereon in AMERICA, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the same:

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas the General Assembly of this Province stands prorogued to the fourth day of October next, I have thought fit for His Majesty’s service to prorogue, and I do; by and with the advice of His Majesty’s Council, farther prorogue the said General Assembly to the first day of November next; of which all His Majesty’s subjects concerned therein are required to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.

Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort George, in the City of New-York, the twenty-ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, in the fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth.

WILLIAM TRYON.

By his Excellency’s command:

SAMUEL BAYARD, JUN., Dep. Secretary.

GOD save the King.

WESTCHESTER COMMITTEE TO NEW-YORK COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

White Plains, September 29, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: We send you, by Mr. Daniel Winter, Godfrey Haines, a person who was accused and convicted before us of denying the authority and speaking contemptuously of the Congresses and the Committee of this County. He was ordered to be disarmed, and upon examining him respecting

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