Abrahams, Daniel Wickham, William Hyer, Peter Pra Van Zandt, John Ramsey, Samuel Johnson, Isaac Stoutenburgh, Andrew Breasted.

The General Committee agreed that their stated meetings, in future, be on every Tuesday and Friday evenings, at six o’clock.

GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, (CONN.) COMMITTEE.

In Committee of Safety and Inspection for the Town of Greenwich, in the County of Fairfield, October 3, 1775:

Coles Townsend, of said Greenwich, having been duly notified to appear this day before the said Committee, to vindicate his conduct respecting a complaint brought against him for horse-racing, did not think proper to appear.

Wherefore, the Committee proceeded with care and impartiality to examine and consider the evidence laid before them in support of the charge; by which it appeared, that the said Coles Townsend had discovered a spirit of opposition to the measures adopted for the preservation of American liberty, both with respect to his being proved guilty of the fact alleged against him, as also for his contempt of the authority of this Committee in their publick capacity.

Wherefore, the Committee find themselves under the necessity of making publick the conduct of the said Coles Townsend, as a violator of the Continental Association; and that, according to the tenor thereof, every true friend to the freedom of this Country ought immediately to break off all connections with him, and treat him as a foe to the rights of British America.

Tuesday, October 10, 1775.

Pursuant to a citation issued for that purpose, Amos Knapp, of said Greenwich, appeared this day before the above Committee, to answer to a complaint brought against him for cursing the honourable Continental Congress, with all the leading men of the Country, and threatening to join the enemy, in case the King’s standard was erected; and he being confronted by three creditable witnesses, who have fully proved the facts with which he stood charged, the Committee have ordered to disarm the said Amos Knapp immediately; and he is hereby held up to publick view, as an avowed enemy to his Country, and as such it is recommended to treat him accordingly.

Ordered, That the Chairman do transmit copies of the foregoing judgments to the press.

NEHEMIAH MEAD, Chairman.
JOHN MACKAY, Clerk Com.

POWNALBOROUGH (MASSACHUSETTS) COMMITTEE.

Pownalborough, October 3, 1775.

We, the subscribers, Committee of Correspondence and Committees of Inspection in the East and West Precincts in Pownalborough, hereby testify, that Mr. Abiel Wood, being an inhabitant amongst us, we are acquainted with his conduct in general, and some of us have had occasion particularly to inquire into it, and really believe him to be a friend to his Country and American liberty, notwithstanding a late publication to the contrary, by a part of a former Committee of Inspection for the East Precinct in said Town. We farther say, this appears to be the mind of the Town, in respect to Mr. Wood; for, at a meeting duly warned, they took the conduct of said former Committee, relative to Mr. Wood, into consideration, disapproved of it, and unanimously dismissed them.

EDICT BY THE KING OF DENMARK.

Copenhagen, October 4, 1775.

An edict has been published here, prohibiting the exportation of warlike stores, and other articles of commerce serving for military armaments, to the Danish Colonies, of which the following is a translation:

“We, Christian the Seventh, by the grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway, &c., &c., &c. Whereas His Majesty the King of Great Britain has desired us to forbid our subjects giving any manner of assistance to the inhabitants of North-America, who are engaged in open war against England, and we are disposed to comply with this friendly requisition: therefore we will and enjoin, by these presents, all our subjects, whether traders or others, not to presume, till our pleasure be farther made known, to send, for the purpose of traffick, either for their own account or that of others, unto our Islands and Colonies in America, on board ships carrying our flag, or provided with our sea passports, any Ammunition or other commodities whatever, serving for warlike armaments and considered as articles of trade, or to take part in any such contraband trade, which is disagreeable to us, and liable to many misfortunes to themselves; the whole on pain of arbitrary and severe punishment for those who shall presume to infringe this our gracious ordinance.

“To which all and singular our Custom-House officers in our Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, and in our Principalities, as also our Governour-General, Regency, and Council, in our West-India Islands, are respectfully to conform themselves; and by so doing will be indemnified for all damages.

“Given under our royal hand and seal, in our Royal Castle of Fredensburgh, the fourth of October, 1775.

“CHRISTIAN R.

“Countersigned,

Molike. Pratorius. Erichsen.

Trant.”

ADDRESS OF THE ROYAL BURGH OF DUMBARTON.

Address of the Magistrates, Town Council, and Incorporations of the Royal Burgh of Dumbarton, presented to His Majesty by the Right Honourable Lord Frederick Campbell, their Representative in Parliament.

To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty.

The humble Address of the Magistrates, Town Council, and Incorporations of the Royal Burgh of DUMBARTON.

Most Gracious Sovereign:

We, your Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Magistrates, Town Council, and Incorporations of the Royal Burgh of Dumbarton, sensible of the many blessings enjoyed by us of this Country, in common with those of your Majesty’s other Dominions, during a reign remarkable for its moderation, feel the greatest abhorrence of that unnatural rebellion which has been encouraged by some licentious and designing persons at home, and which now rages with savage cruelty in your Colonies in America.

It is with the deepest concern that we observe the necessity to which the Parent State is reduced, of correcting these ungrateful and undutiful children by vigorous measures; and we humbly beg leave to assure your Majesty, that we are ready and will cheerfully do all in our power to vindicate and support the dignity of your Crown and person, and the rights of your people, against these deluded Rebels.

Signed at Dumbarton, the fourth day of October, 1775 years, in name and by appointment of the Magistrates, Town Council, and Incorporations of the Burgh, by

JAMES COLQUHOUN.

LONDON ASSOCIATION.

Globe Tavern, Fleet Street, October 4, 1775.

As on the part of Administration some wanton exertions of despotick power have justly spread an alarm throughout the Kingdom, the People cannot with too much vigilance protect their few remaining rights from violation.

The liberty of the Press hath ever been esteemed as one of the choicest blessings a free People can enjoy; yet we have seen the destruction of that liberty but too successfully