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The Maryland convention met at Annapolis, and unanimously refolved upon an affociation to be figned by the members, and by all other the freemen of the province. They said, They faid, "We do unite as one band, and folemnly pledge ourselves to each other, and to America, that we will, to the utmost of our power, fupport the prefent oppofition, carrying on, as well by arms as by the continental affociation, reftraining our commerce." · They also resolved, "That there be forty companies of minute men enrolled as foon as may be; and that every able-bodied effective freeman within the province, between fixteen and fifty (clergymen of all denominations, practifing phyficians, the houshold of the governor, minute and artillery men, and perfons who from their religious principles cannot bear arms in any cafe, excepted) as foon as may be, and at furtheft before the fifteenth of September, fhall enroll himself in fome company of militia." They established a council of fafety consisting of fixteen perfons, who are to regulate the operations of the minute men and militia, and are alfo, during the recefs, to do all other matters for fecuring the province, and for providing for its defence.

They ordered committees of observation and of correfpondence to be chofen; and bills of credit to the amount of 266,666 dollars to be ftruck with all convenient speed for the service of the province.

The Pennsylvania assembly have established a military affociation through the colony, and ordered several battalions to be raised, clothed and armed. The whole colony is preparing for a vigorous defence. The change in the affembly from a moft pacific to a martial complexion, is owing to the times. The number of Quakers

returned to ferve in it, was not fo large as formerly; and fome of them, being upon principle opposed to present measures, have refigned their feats, (which they have the privilege of doing) and left them to be filled by perfons of a different judgment.

The Philadelphians, with a view to the fafety of the city, are alfo engaged in making huge machines to fink in the narrow part of the Delaware, and in completing a number of large galliots, carrying at their bows guns from 32 to 48 pounders, fwivels, &c. The machines are formed of large heavy square pieces of timber. Two long ones, at a proper parallel distance from each other, form the horizontal bafe that is to rest on the bed of the river. Right over these are placed two others of fimilar fize, rifing from toward the ends of the horizontal bafe, in fuch an angular direction, as with their elevated ends, fortified with strong iron points, to pierce any veffels which may fail against them. The degree of elevation is fuch as to give the greatest refiftance with the leaft danger to the timbers. The four main pieces are joined to each other by many fhorter ones. The whole machine is fo contrived that, with its own weight, and what may be added to it when funk, it can neither be broken, nor forced backward, nor turned over. They have given the name of chevaux de Frife to these machines.

There is nothing in New Jerfey which requires particular notice.

The New Yorkers were freed from the apprehenfions they were under, through the expectation of troops from Europe, foon after their arrival. The fecond em-' barkation from Corke, consisting of four regiments, got

fafe to Sandy Hook, where they received orders from general Gage to fail for Boston. They were wanted to ftrengthen the army, after the lofs it had fuftained, by Breed's-hill battle. The few troops that were stationed at the barracks, about fifty, went on board the Afia June man of war, fome time before, on the fixth of June; 6. fo that the city of New York was wholly without regulars.

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Governor Tryon arrived at New York from London. He is in much efteem with a large number of the citi zens and others; and if any one can fucceed in drawing off that colony from the union, he will probably be the perfon. It is not to be thought, that he is limited by ministry either as to expences or promises; but may fuit himself to perfons and emergencies. There is apparently good policy in employing him to effect the recovery of New York to the fide of adminiftration. He was in hope of finding the province difunited from the others.

The mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city, prefented him with a congratulatory addrefs; complimented him upon the rectitude of his former adminiflration, and expreffed their truft, in the aid of his interceffion with his majefty, for a speedy termination of the hoftile animofities of his contending fubjects.

The governor in his anfwer confeffed his disappoint. ment at the change of circumftances in the province. To palliate the treatment, which the memorial and representation of the New York general affembly met with, and to conciliate the minds of as many as could confide in his expreffions, he clofed with faying, "I am acquainted in a dispatch from the earl of Dartmouth,

that the memorial and representation of the general afsembly of this province, were unfortunately blended with expreffions containing claims, which made it impoffible for parliament, confiftent with its juftice and dignity to receive them; yet the petition to the king has been presented to his majefty, who was pleased to receive it with the moft gracious expreffions of regard and attention to the humble requefts of his faithful fubjects in New York; and I am authorized to fay, that nothing can give greater fatisfaction to the royal breaft, than to fee us again a happy and united people."

The fame day the addrefs was presented, all the king's stores of various kinds were taken from Turtle Bay and: carried clear off.

Connecticut and Rhode Island having had no occafion to change their forms of government, proceed in their usual modes of business, to fulfil the engagements they are under, to the united colonies in general, and the Maffachusetts in particular, and flag not in their ardor to fupport the cause of America:

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Let us return to the Maffachusetts. Political neceffity obliged the provincial congrefs to refolve, "That June the notes and bills of the colony of Rhode Island, of this and all the other colonies (except Nova Scotia and Canada) fhall be taken and received, and accounted a good and fufficient tender for the payment of all debts. and damages arifing upon the non-performance of any promises; and the committees of correfpondence, inspection and safety, in the refpective towns, are to return the names of all perfons who. fhall contravene this. refolve:"

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To procure a supply of articles for the troops of the colony, a refolve paffed for the inhabitants of the feveral towns to furnish shirts, breeches, stockings and shoes, for the foldiers: in a few days after, a recommendation paffed, not to kill any fheep or lambs, excepting in cafes of abfolute neceffity.

In confequence of the letters fent to the several towns and districts within the colony, for the choice of representatives, in order to take up a form of government, more than two hundred members met at Watertown, and conftituted the houfe of affembly. The general fast interpofing, the counfellors were not chofen till Friday morning the twenty-first.

Aug. The house agreed to raise 30,000l. fterling. The raifing of money will probably produce much diffatif

faction. Great numbers, who are warm for the liberties of America, and violently oppofed. to being taxed by Great Britain, are fo inconfiderate as to imagine, they are to be exempted from almost every tax upon their fucceeding in the prefent conteft. They are for enjoying all the advantage of civilized fociety, without paying their proportion toward the expence of fupporting it.

Captain Linzee, of the Falcon floop of war, chafed two schooners from the West Indies, one of which he foon brought to; the other, having the advantage of a fair wind, put into Gloucefter harbour, at Cape Anne; and the captain purfued into the harbour, bringing the one with him. He anchored and fent two barges with. fifteen men each, armed with fwivels and muskets, at-: tended with a whale boat, in which was the lieutenant. and fix privates, meaning to feize the loaded fchooner.