information of the said John Goodrich, Jun., and an invoice of the said Cargo produced by him, that the said Bartlet, when at Antigua, about the first of October last, purchased British Goods, consisting of checks, cottons, ginghams, striped holland, jeans, Scotch thread, printed linens, Irish linens, white lead, and linseed oil, to the amount of 291l. 16s. 10d. Sterling, imported there from Liverpool by a return Ship from Guinea, of which the said Bartlet was fully apprized; that the said Bartlet carried them to St. Eustatia, had them reviewed and packed in rum puncheons, and sent into Potomack River, in this Colony, addressed to John Goodrich and Company, where the said John Goodrich, Jun., took them into his possession, and offered them for sale, knowing them to be of British manufacture; that there further appeared to be several erasures in the invoice of the said Goods, intended to conceal the place from whence they were originally imported, particularly the words Liverpool and Antigua, which are yet legible—the latter having been altered, and St. Eustatia inserted; the words Scotch and Irish erased, and the word Dutch inserted; that the said John Goodrich alledged, to justify this importation, that his brother, Bartlet, being anxious to supply his brother, William Goodrich, with Powder, for the use of this Colony, and meeting with about fifteen hundred weight on board the Liverpool Ship, offered to purchase it, but the Captain refused to sell it, unless he would take the aforesaid British Goods, which the said Bartlet thought it better to purchase, than to lose so much Powder, for the use of this Colony; that, from the testimony of Connoway, Master of the said Vessel, it appears he received the Goods aforesaid, together with the Powder, on board his Vessel, when at St.Eustatia, and delivered the Powder to William Goodrich, and was then informed, by the said Bartlet Goodrich, that he was obliged to purchase the said Goods, or go without the Powder, which cost three Shillings, and two Shillings and nine Pence per pound, at Antigua; that it further appeared that the aforenamed John Goodrich was employed, in the month of July last, to purchase and import Powder for the use of this Colony, and for that purpose was entrusted with bills of exchange to the amount of five thousand Pounds Sterling; that he sent his son William to the West-Indies for the same, and imported into North-Carolina, some time in the month of October last, about four thousand weight; which being discovered by Lord Dunmore, he caused the said William to be seized and detained in custody till some time in December last, when it appeared that, being greatly intimidated, he was prevailed on by Lord Dunmore to make a discovery of the whole transaction, and the agent who assisted him in the West-Indies in {his business; whereupon Lord Dunmore sent an armed Vessel, with the said William Goodrich as a witness, to demand the value of the Powder imported, and the money remaining in the said agent's hands; that it further appeared the said William Goodrich is lately returned to Norfolk, and was discharged by Lord Dunmore; but, upon his hearing that the said William intended to Williamsburgh, he was again seized; and is still detained in custody; that they cannot obtain any certain information of what passed between him and the Agents in the West-Indies, but are informed by the said John Goodrich, and John Goodrich, Jun., that the said William had brought neither Powder nor money; that the said William Goodrich, by an account lodged in the Treasury office, upon oath, hath charged four Shillings and six Pence, West-India currency, for the Powder purchased at St.Eustatia; that the said John Goodrich, Jun., accounted for this by saying that Bartlet Goodrich purchased the said Powder for his own use, and afterwards sold it to William Goodrich, at four Shillings and six Pence per pound. And had come to the following Resolution thereupon; which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was again twice read, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the said Bartlet Goodrich, and John Goodrich, Jun., have manifestly violated the first article of the Continental Association, in the importation of the said British Goods, and that the same ought to be forfeited to the use of this Colony.

Ordered, That the foregoing Report and Resolution be published in the Virginia Gazette, and that all persons be warned to have no further dealings with the said Bartlet and John Goodrich, Jun.

The Convention being informed that Col. Robert Howe had arrived in this City, from Norfolk, requested his attendance.

Col. Howe accordingly was introduced into the Convention, and examined, concerning the present situation of Norfolk, and the neighbourhood thereof, and then retired.

The President laid before the Convention a Letter from Col. Woodford, enclosing the proceedings of a Council of Field Officers, held at Norfolk; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the state of the Colony.

Adjourned till Monday, half after ten o'clock.

Monday, January 15, 1776.

Mr. Peyton, from the Committee to whom the Petition of Evan Williams was referred, reported, that they had, according to order, had the same under their consideration, and had come to the following Resolution thereupon; which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was again twice read, and agreed to:

Resolved, That the Petition of the said Evan Williams is reasonable, and that the further sum of fifty Pounds ought to be allowed and paid to him by the publick.

The President laid before the Convention Letters from the Delegates appointed to represent this Colony in General Congress; which were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The Convention then, according to the Order of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee on the state of the Colony; and after some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Cary reported, that the Committee had, according to order, had the same under their consideration, and had come to the following Resolution thereupon; which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was again twice read, and agreed to.

Resolved, That it be recommended to such of the Inhabitants of the counties of Norfolk and Princess Anne as may be exposed to the attacks of the enemy, to remove themselves and their effects, and that the poorer sort be assisted in their removal by the publick.

Ordered, That Mr. Nelson and Mr. Acrill have leave of absence from the service of this Convention, for the remainder of the session.

The Orders of the Day—for the Convention to resolve itself into a Committee on the Ordinances for continuing and amending an Ordinance appointing a Committee of Safety; for establishing a General Test; to amend an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for regulating the election of Delegates and ascertaining their allowances, and also for regulating the election of Committee-men in the several Counties and Corporations within this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and for establishing a mode of making Tobacco Payments during the discontinuance of the Inspection Law;—being read,

Ordered, That the same be put off till to-morrow.

Resolved, That this Convention will to-morrow again resolve itself into a Committee on the state of the Colony.

Mr. Cary, from the Committee to whom it was referred to inquire into the several cases of the Prisoners in the City of Williamsburgh, reported, that the Committee had had the same under their consideration: and that it appeared to them, that Alexander Gordon hath borne arms against this Colony, and had been active in favour of Lord Dunmore; that Joshua Whitehurst had also been active, and endeavoured to raise men for Lord Dunmore; that Doctor Thomas Hall had been heard to say, that he would only act as a private militia-man, which he supposed Lord Dunmore's party could make him do; that he was an ensign in one of his new raised Regiments; that he had, by Lord Dunmore's order, searched some places for persons supposed to have intended to turn the Town of Norfolk; that he afterwards offered to resign his commission, and, at the desire of Mr. Fleming, attended the wounded regulars for several days. That Mordecai Robinson, James Hamilton, John Crammond, Joseph Garrett, Zachariah Christie, James Cunningham, Francis Powell, Samuel Blews, James Carmichael, Andrew Stephenson, and William Barker, have borne arms under the officers of Lord Dun-