Edward McNeal, First Lieutenant; John Wilkin, Second Lieutenant; and John Faukinder, Ensign.

All that part of the Precinct between the Walkill and Little Shawangonk, to the southward of the line mentioned to run from Isaiah Veal’s to John Brown’s, &c., to include the inhabitants that live in said line, to be in one other Company, who have, in manner aforesaid, chose Isaiah Veal for their Captain; Israel Wickham, First Lieutenant; John Dunning, Second Lieutenant; and Jonathan Owen, Ensign.

All that part of the Precinct to the northwest of Little Shawangonk Kill to be in one other Company, who have, in manner aforesaid, chose William Denniston for their Captain; Benjamin Veal, First Lieutenant; Joseph Jillet, Second Lieutenant; and David Carwin, Jun., Ensign.

The election of all the above Officers was carefully inspected by two Committee-Men in each Company.

Signed by order of the Committee:

HENRY WISNER, JON., Chairman.

COLONEL JOSEPH REED TO THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.

Cambridge, October 2, 1775.

SIR: Pursuant to the declaration I had the honour of communicating to you and the other gentlemen last Saturday, from his Excellency, he has directed three vessels to be immediately equipped. But as he gave the several captures to the disposal of the General Court, it may be necessary for them to signify, in some proper way, that these vessels are to be at the direction of the General, or such as he shall appoint, with other persons with whom the management of the business is intrusted.

I am, most respectfully, Sir, your obedient and very humble servant,

J. REED.

The Hon. James Warren, Esq., Speaker, &c.

COLONEL JOSEPH REED TO MR. SIMON PEASE.

Cambridge, October 2, 1775.

SIR: I am directed by his Excellency the General to acknowledge your favour of the 18th ultimo. Due inquiry has been made as to the vessel and cargo which it respects. The latter will be wanted for the use of the Army, for which the Commissary-General will pay a reasonable price, and with whom you can negotiate it. The sending money to you, for Mr. Winslow, is objected to by several creditors of the estate of Mr. Winslow, who have prayed the money arising from these sales may be retained, to answer their demands. If you can remove this difficulty, I believe there is no other to prevent your request being fully complied with. But this need not prevent your settling the price, &c., with the Commissary, to whom you are referred for the future transaction of this business.

I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

J. REED.

To Mr. Simon Pease, at Newport.

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEES OF WALTHAM, NEWTOWN, WATERTOWN, WESTON, AND SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

The Committee of Inspection for the Town of Weston, being applied to by complaint sundry times, and by sundry persons, against Eleazer Bradshaw, of Waltham, as being inimical to his Country, and who has for some time past employed himself in going to Albany, under pretence of purchasing Fur, also purchased a quantity of Tea. Whereupon, the Committee of Waltham, with the Committee of Newtown, Watertown, Weston, and Sudbury, being met on the 2d day of October, instant, to examine into the matter, and having sent a messenger for said Bradshaw, he appeared, and frankly confessed he had purchased and sold a quantity of Tea, and had signified to one of said Committee that he would do as he thought fit, in spite of said Committee or any person whatever, and would be the death of any person that should molest him. Therefore, determined by this joint Committee, that Eleazer Bradshaw, by his conduct and behaviour, has proved himself inimical to his Country; and that all persons be cautioned to withhold commerce and dealing with said Bradshaw, until there appears a reformation in said Bradshaw.

The above to be published in the Watertown and Cambridge papers.

I, David Townsend, by the desire of the wife of Dr. John Clark, of Newtown, to buy some Tea for her, and I applied to Eleazer Bradshaw, of Waltham, and had six pounds, which I sold to said Clark’s wife and others, which I am heartily sorry for, that I had any thing to do with said Tea; and I hope the publick will forgive me, for I did it without consideration, and I promise to have no more to do with Tea till allowed by the Continental Congress.

This is to the acceptance of the Committee.

DAVID TOWNSEND.

ADDRESS OF FREEHOLDERS, ETC., OF DUMBARTON.

Address of the Freeholders and Justices of the Peace for the County of Dumbarton, presented to His Majesty by Sir Archibald Edmondstone, Bart., their Representative in Parliament.

To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty.

The humble Address of the Freeholders and Justices of the Peace for the County of DUMBARTON.

Most Gracious Sovereign:

We, your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Freeholders and Justices of the Peace for the County of Dumbarton, being deeply impressed with the innumerable blessings we and all within your Majesty’s Dominions have constantly enjoyed during your most auspicious reign, feel our minds sensibly affected with just indignation and abhorrence of the bold and repeated instances of disloyalty and rebellion amongst your Majesty’s subjects in America, who, unmindful of all the sacred ties which ought to connect them to the Parent State, have impiously dared to raise the standard of rebellion, covering the most lawless anarchy and licentiousness with the specious veil of the love of liberty. Since experience has convinced us that the tender lenity hitherto exercised towards them by your Majesty’s natural humanity and love of your subjects has rather tended to provoke these deluded people to more violent attacks upon the British Constitution, we, with dutiful submission, though with the deepest regret, humbly apprehend more vigorous measures are become absolutely necessary to correct and punish their rebellious spirit; in the prosecution of which, we beg leave to assure your Majesty, that we are ready to sacrifice our lives and fortunes.

By order and in presence of the meeting.

JOHN HAMILTON, Prases.

Dumbarton, October 3, 1775.

ADDRESS OF THE TOWN OF ST. ANDREW’S.

Address of the Magistrates and Town Council of St. Andrew’s, in Common Council assembled, presented to His Majesty by Henry Dundas, Esq., Lord Advocate of Scotland.

Unto the King’s Most Excellent Majesty.

The humble Address of the Magistrates and Town Council of ST. ANDREW’S, in Common Council assembled.

Most Gracious Sovereign:

We, the Magistrates and Town Council of your Majesty’s ancient City of St. Andrew’s, beg leave humbly to approach the throne, with sentiments of unfeigned affection and loyalty to your Majesty’s sacred person, family, and Government.

Deeply impressed with a grateful sense of the many blessings which we, and all the subjects of this extensive Empire, enjoy under your Majesty’s mild and gracious administration, we have beheld with indignation the arts by which factious and turbulent men have endeavoured, for some years past, to alienate the affections of your Majesty’s subjects, and to disturb the tranquillity of your Government. We lament that your Majesty’s American Colonies have been so far deluded and misled by these arts, as to abandon their connection with their Parent State, by which they had been reared and protected; and we wish, in this publick manner, to testify our abhorrence of that unnatural spirit of rebellion, which, notwithstanding all the lenity and