forbearance they have experienced, has at last broke forth in acts of open hostility, and has led them to take up arms against the best of Sovereigns, who, through his whole reign, has shown himself the father of all his people, and the guardian of their rights.

We have entire confidence in the wisdom and rectitude of your Majesty’s counsels; and we trust that, under God, they will speedily prove effectual for subduing the rebellious Provinces, and for restoring peace and tranquillity, upon terms becoming the dignity of the supreme legislative authority of the Empire.

At a time when some of those, who even aspire to a seat in the British Senate, are accused of treasonable practices and conspiracies, permit us, great Sir, who live in a distant part of your Kingdom, to express our respectful submission to your Government, our veneration for the Constitution of Great Britain, and our firm resolution to support and defend it at all times to the utmost of our power.

Signed by our Pręses, in our name, in our presence, and by our appointment.

CHRISTIANUS ADAMSON, Dean of Guild.

St. Andrew’s, October 3, 1775.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY (VIRGINIA) COMMITTEE.

At a meeting of the Committee of Middlesex, on Tuesday, the 3d of October, 1775—present, fifteen Members.

It being proved to the Committee that John Morgan, an inhabitant of this County, had made use of expressions highly inimical to the liberties of America, have thought it their duty, in order to distinguish friends from foes, to hold him forth to publick censure.

Resolved, That the above be printed in the Virginia Gazette.

By order of the Committee:

LODOWICK JONES, Clerk.

AUGUSTA COUNTY (VIRGINIA) COMMITTEE.

At a meeting of the Committee for the County of Augusta, in Staunton, October 3, 1775:

Whereas it has been reported to the Committee of this County, by sundry persons, that Alexander Miller, at various times and places, and in divers assemblies of people, hath held forth, that the opposition made to the unjust, despotick, and tyrannical acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, relative to America, is rebellion; by which the lives and fortunes of those concerned in such opposition are forfeited, as traitors to the King; that the Members of the General Congress are seditious, aiming at their own interest, at the expense of this Country; that at the same time they live at free cost at the Congress in Philadelphia, they receive large sums to defray those pretended expenses; and wickedly charging the Convention of this Colony with the same seditious and similar designs; and that the levies ordered to be made by the Committee of this County, (by order of the Convention of this Colony,) for procuring Ammunition and paying other incidental charges, were to be applied to the making gentlemen of themselves; that, under various pretences, they would take every half-bit they had, and then leave them to shift as they could; with other unjust and invidious reflections of the same nature: and whereas the said Alexander Miller, having been duly summoned to answer the said allegations, did this day appear, the Committee, after hearing the depositions of sundry witnesses before taken, and the testimonies of several witnesses now examined, do find the said Alexander Miller has been guilty of the several charges as above alleged:

Resolved, therefore, That it be recommended to all the good people of this County and Colony, to have no farther dealings, connection, or intercourse, with the said Miller, as he appears, from the whole tenour of his behaviour, to be a real enemy to the general struggle of all America, now defending themselves against the tyrannical oppressions of a corrupt British Parliament, until he, by his future behaviour, convinces his countrymen of his sincere repentance for his past folly.

Ordered, That the Clerk transmit a copy of the above proceedings to Mr. Alexander Purdic, to desire he will publish the same in his publick Gazette,

SILAS HART, Chairman.

DR. FRANKLIN TO DR. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LONDON.

Philadelphia, October 3, 1775.

DEAR SIR: I am to set out to-morrow for the camp, and having but just heard of this opportunity, can only write a line, to say that I am well and hearty. Tell our dear good friend Doctor Price, who sometimes has his doubts and despondencies about our firmness, that America is determined and unanimous, a very few Tories and Placemen excepted, who will probably soon export themselves. Britain, at the expense of three millions, has killed one hundred and fifty Yankees this campaign, which is twenty thousand Pounds a head; and at Bunker’s Hill she gained a mile of ground, half of which she lost again by our taking post on Ploughed Hill. During the same time, sixty thousand children have been born in America. From these data, his mathematical head will easily calculate the time and expense necessary to kill us all, and conquer our whole territory. My sincere respects to . . . ., and to the club of honest Whigs at . . . . . Adieu.

I am ever yours, most affectionately,

B. FRANKLIN.

DR. FRANKLIN TO DAVID HARTLEY, LONDON.

Philadelphia, October 3, 1775.

SIR: I wish as ardently as you can do for peace, and should rejoice exceedingly in co-operating with you to that end. But every ship from Britain brings some intelligence of new measures, that tend more and more to exasperate; and it seems to me, that until you have found by dear experience the reducing us by force impracticable, you will think of nothing fair and reasonable. We have as yet resolved only on defensive measures. If you would recall your forces and stay at home, we should meditate nothing to injure you. A little time so given for cooling on both sides would have excellent effects. But you will goad and provoke us. You despise us too much; and you are insensible of the Italian adage, that “there is no little enemy.” I am persuaded the body of the British people are our friends; but they are changeable, and by your lying gazettes may soon be made our enemies. Our respect for them will proportionably diminish; and I see clearly we are on the high road to mutual enmity, hatred, and detestation. A separation will of course be inevitable. It is a million of pities so fair a plan as we have hitherto been engaged in, for increasing strength and empire with publick felicity, should be destroyed by the mangling hands of a few blundering Ministers. It will not be destroyed. God will protect and prosper it; you will only exclude yourselves from any share in it. We hear that more ships and troops are coming out. We know you may do us a great deal of mischief, but we are determined to bear it patiently as long as we can. But if you flatter yourselves with beating us into submission, you know neither the people nor the Country.

The Congress is still sitting, and will wait the result of their last Petition.

NEW-YORK COMMITTEE.

Tuesday, October 3, 1775.

The Committee met. Present: Henry Remsen, Deputy Chairman, and thirty-three Members.

On motion, Ordered, That the following persons be added to the Sub-Committee of Secrecy and Inspection, viz: Patrick Dennis, Samuel Johnson, and Abraham De Peyster, Esquires.

The Sub-Committee appointed by the General Committee, on the 21st ultimo, to hold an Election for the choice of twenty Members, in addition to their number, report, that they attended the Election at the City-Hall, on the 28th of the same month, for the above purpose, and that the following persons were unanimously chosen, viz:

Peter Clopper, Henry Roome, Anthony L. Bleecker, Patrick Dennis, John Ray, Leonard Lispenard, Jun., Richard Norwood, Jeremiah Brower, Richard Ten Eyck, Garret Abeel, John Pell, Abraham De Peyster, Anthony