Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-Jersey to President Hancock: They have taken steps to send forward a considerable number of Militia to New-York; but their own shores are unguarded, and they are much in want of arms and ammunition, lead as well as powder,

Letter from George Taylor to the New-Jersey Provincial Congress: A fleet of forty-five sail is in sight, and nineteen sail lies at the Hook; our guard is very weak, and not sufficient to make a stand,

Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: It is not in his power to offer the least assistance to the Canada department; the force he has is trifling, considering the many and important posts that must be supported if possible; but few of the Militia have yet come in; he has written, and done everything to call them in, but they have not come, though it is said they are generally willing,

Letter from Robert H. Harrison to General Heard, requesting that all the cattle and stock along the Jersey and Staten-Island shores be immediately removed out of the reach of the British shipping and their tenders,

Letter from General Washington to General Livingston: There cannot be a doubt but the whole British fleet will be in this day and tomorrow; there should not be a moment’s delay in sending forward the Militia,

Letter from General Washington to Colonel James Clinton: The British fleet has arrived at the Hook, and it may be their intention to push some of their frigates up the North River,

Letter from the New-York Congress to the Committee of Elizabethtown, New-Jersey,

Address of the Officers and Soldiers of the second Brigade, stationed in and near New-York, to General Washington,

Letter from Jacob Blackwell to the Committee for Queen’s County, New-York,

Petition of the General Committee of Tryon County to the Provincial Congress of New-York,

Letter from the Committee on Prisoners to the Committee for Kingston, in Ulster County, New-York,

Regulations for the Prisoners-of-war stationed in Connecticut,

Letter from Daniel Tillinghast to General Washington, with information of the British fleet,

Resolution of the Boston Committee, requiring all persons who may arrive in the town, from any place in the possession of the enemy, to leave their names and a memorandum of their places of abode with some member of the Committee,

Letter from the President of the Council of New-Hampshire to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts,

Letter from Meshech Weare to General Ward: The inhabitants of the whole western frontier of New-Hampshire are destitute of gunpowder; the Colony has none to supply them, and requests he will furnish some immediately,

Letter from the Selectmen of Walpole to the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety, representing the defenceless state of that part of the Colony; they are not only deficient in arms, but have not one round of powder and ball to a man,

Letter from Captain Smith to the Maryland Council of Safety,

Letter from Amos Garrett to the Maryland Council of Safety, with a list of the Companies formed on the north side of Deer Creek, in Harford County,

Memorandum of Militia Officers who have not their commissions,

Letter from William Adams to the Maryland Convention,

Letter from Samuel Tucker to the President of Congress, enclosing an application from two British prisoners for an exchange,

Letter from Edward Thomas to General Livingston: The Companies for the new levies in Hunterdon County, New-Jersey, are not half full; in Somerset it is not much better; there are numbers of tenants that say if they are taken away at this season of the year, they may as well knock their families in the head, for that they will be ruined

Letter from General Washington to William Burnett: If there is the least danger of Go-vernour Franklin’s being rescued, a strong escort must conduct him securely to the place fixed upon to receive him,

Letter from General Washington to the Captain of Governour Franklin’s guard: Requires him to set off immediately with Governour Franklin, and, as directed by the Convention of New-Jersey, conduct him safely to Connecticut,

Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress,

Extract of a Letter from General Ward, dated June 23,

Letter from a Member of the General Court of Massachusetts, (Joseph Hawley,) dated June 21,

General Orders, from June 15 to June 30,

Letter from Captain Smith, a prisoner, to Robert Van Rensselaer, requesting he may be exchanged,

Letter from General Ward to General Washington,

Letter from David Galusha to Governour Trum-bull: Condition of the inhabitants on the New-Hampshire Grants,

Proceedings of the New-York Committee for hearing and trying disaffected persons, and those of equivocal character,

Committee met in the Assembly Chamber,

Philip Livingston chosen President,

List of suspected persons,

Form of Warrant for arresting dangerous persons, adopted,

Form of Summons for suspected persons,

Committee to prepare the draft of a Warrant proper to be issued against such persons of equivocal character as may neglect or refuse to appear on summons; also of a Summons for persons supposed to be inimical and dangerous to the cause of America,

Examination of William Leary,

Examination of James Mason,

List of persons charged as enemies to America,

Letter from the Committee to General Washing-ton, requesting the arrest of David Matthews,

Return by General Greene of the arrest of Mr. Matthews,

Letter from Mrs. Brewerton to Captain Randall,

Examination of Whitehead Hicks,

Mr. Hicks allowed until the 24th to consider the parole tendered him by the Committee,

Samuel Whitten examined and discharged,

Samuel Martin examined and required to attend the Committee to-morrow,

Deposition of Robert Fenton,

Deposition of Thomas Fletcher,

Deposition of David Gray,

Deposition of Hugh Stevenson,

Deposition of Cornelius Platt,

Orders for the arrest of Peter McLean, James Matthews, William Forbes, John Clarke, John Campbell, and George Brewerton,

Examination of David Matthews, the Mayor of New-York,

Examination of William Forbes, of Goshen Precinct, in Orange County,

James Savage examined,

John Clarke examined,

Deposition of John Kearl,

Deposition of Abraham Ackerman,

Deposition of John Craig,

Deposition of John Andrews,

William Axtell examined by the Committee,

 

Mr. Axtell allowed until Thursday next to con-sider the parole offered him by the Committee,