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the centre, but the season of the year make us pre
fer some agreeable country town to a city, in which
there will necessarily be more avocations, besides its
being disagreeable in these months Norwalk, or
^airfield are towns in which gentlemen may be well
N E W-Y ORK, Marchg. ;
I In the General Assembly of this Colony on the 16th ult.
A motion was made by Col. Schuyler, in the words
following, viz.
Mr. Speaker,
T Move that a certain letter, dated Hartford, June
* 4, 1774, directed, Honourable fohn Cruger, Esq;
fames De Lancey, fames, fauncey, &c. Efqrs, com
mittee of correspondence, New-York; and subscrib
ed Silas Deane, in behalf of and per order of the
committee of correspondence Connecticut. And
also a certain letter inclofed within the foregoing,
dated Hartford, June 3, 1774; together with the
copy ofa letter dated New-York, June 24, 1774,
directed to the committee of correspondence of the
colony of Connecticut, and subscribed by fohn Cru
ger, fames Jauncey, Frederick Philips, fames De Lancey,
Jacob Walton, Simon Boerum, John Rapalje, Daniel
Kiffam, Zebulon Williams, late Zebulon Seaman, Benja
min Seaman. And also a letter from the committee
of correspondence appointed by this house, dated
Sept. 5, 1774, to Edmund Burke, Esq; agent of this
colony at the court of Great-Britain; be forthwith
entered on thejournals of this house : and that the
clerk of this house be ordered to deliver copies of
the fame to the printer of this colony, that they may
be by him inserted in the public news papers.
And debates arising upon the said motion, and
the question being put thereon, it was carried in the
negative, in the manner following, viz.
For the Negative. Mr. Walton, Col. Seaman,
' Mr. Billopp, Mr. Brush, Col. Philips, Mr. Kiffam,
Mr. Van Cleeck, Mr. Ten Eyck, Mr. Wilkins,
Mr. Jauncey, Mr. De Lancey, Col. Wells, Mr.
Nicoll, Mr. Rapalje, Mr. Brinckerhoff, Mr. Gale.
For the Affirmative. Mr. Thomas, Mr. Clinton,
Mr. Van Cortlandt, Col. Ten Broeck, Col. Wood
hull, Col. Schuyler, Mr. De Witt, Col. Livingflon,
Capt; Seaman.
[Since the foregoing,authentic copies of thf three
letters firft abovementioned have come to hand, and
are 2s follows, viz.]
Hartford, June 3d, 1774.
Gentlemen,
MR. Revere, on his return, acquainted us with
the purport of yours by him, to the Com
mittee of Boston, which being agreeable to our sen
timents and similar to what we had previously wrote
them on the fubjeft ;---we take liberty to inclofe
you a copy of ours to them,of this date, and ask your
consideration of the proposal, and your sentiments
of the measure, as soon as conveniently they may
be had ;---we have wrote to the fame purport, to
the Commitees of the Colonies of Rhode-Ifland,
and New-Hampshire; and are, with great truth
and esteem, Gentlemen, yours, &c.
By order and in behalf of the Committee of Cor
respondence for Connecticut.
SILAS DEANE.
To the Committee of Correspondence )
for New-York.J
A true copy
P. S. The resolves of our lower House of Assem
bly are inclofed, in addition of which they gave us
in command, to recommend a Congress, and to join
therein.
Hartford, June 3d, 1774.
Gentlemen,
'['HE lower House of Assembly, at their Session at
this place, which closes this day, came into sun
dry resolutions, relative to their rights & privileges,
a copy of which you have enclosed, and on the im
portant fubje& take liberty to add, as our opinion,
that a Congress is absolutely necessary, previous to
almost every other measure, since, as the injury is
general, the mode taken for redress ought to be
commensurate, which is not probable to be obtain
ed, short of a general conference and union. The
resolves of merchants of any individual town, or
province, however generously designed must be par
tial when considered in refped to the whole Colonies
in one general view ;---while, on the other hand,
every measure recommended, every resolve come in
to by the whole united colonies, must carry weight
and influence with it on the mind of the people, and
tend effectually to silence those base insinuations,
which our enemies are Over ready to throw out, of
interested motives, sinister views, unfair practices,
and the like, for the vile purposes of sowing the
feeds ofjealoufy between the Colonies, to divide &
render abortive all our designs, in favour of the li
berties of America.—We conceive little or nothing
need be added on the fubjed, the propriety and u
tility of which, seem to be universally acknowledg
ed,--- the time and place must be fixed ; for the
firft, the earlier, confident with having the principal
provinces notified and present, the better,---fay the
last week of July, or firft in August, by which time
all, as far as Virginia, may be informed of, and in
vited to attend it.---For the place,New-York is near
accommodated in this colony ;---but we submit
this, as well as the time, to the opinion of the other
colonies, to whom we fliall write, and expeCt their
answer will be in season. We conceive as Com
mittees of Correspondence and inquiry are appoint
ed in every considerably Colony, by theirAffemblies,
they are the proper persons to attend, or to appoint
others for that business.---But of this you are to
judge, and we hint it, as the Assemblies of some of
the Colonies, will probably not have an opportunity
of meeting again, till next winter, and consequent
ly will not be able to appoint in any season We
have only to add, that sensibly affeCted with your
distressed situation.—We are, gentlemen, with great
refpeCt, your obedient servants.
By order, and in behalf of the Committee of Cor
respondence for Connecticut.
SILAS DEANE.
To the Committe of Correfpondencel
for Bofton.j
A true Copy.
P. S. Yours of the 31st ult. in answer to ours of
the 26th is before us.---The situation of the town
of Boston, particularly of the poor, and such as
must now be deprived of employ, and reduced to
straits, was considered by both Houses of Assembly,
and a resolution come into to contribute to their
relief, which passed both Houses :---But, the time
and mode of carrying it into execution, is deferr'd,
until they hear more directly from you,which doubt
left they will, before their next meeting,
New-York, June 24, 1774.
Gentlemen,
Ehave yours of 4th before us,inclofing the re
solves of your assembly, and a letter to the
committee of correspondence at Boston and we agree
with you that at this alarming juncture, a general
Congress of deputies from the several colonies,
would be a very expedient and salutary measure;
such a Congress, confiding of men of coolness, pru
dence and underllanding, would, we conceive be
the best means under providence, of restoring that
peace and harmony between Great-Britain. and her
colonies, which is the surest foundation of happiness
to both, and which every good man, every well
wither to his country, ought to labour strenuously to
establish.-—We are sorry therefore that we are not
fuffieiently empowered to take any steps in relation
to so salutary a measure ; for we are a committee
of correspondence only, and cannot confidently with
good order and propriety interfere in a matter of
such importance, without the appointment and con
currence of our whole house of represen tatives ; af
ter what has been said, wwould be needless to men
tion any thing about the places of meeting, only
this, that if the other colonies, who may have au
thority for so doing, Ihould meet in Congress, in, or
near this city, We shall mod gladly and willingly,
assist with our advice, &c. if necessary, which, cir
cumdanced as we are at prefent,is all we are enabled
to do.
We mould be glad however to know, before we
come to any final determination on this matter,what
steps will be taken by the other colonies, who are in
the fame situation with us, by not having an oppor
tunity of knowing the sentiments of their houses of
representatives : when the measures proposed to be
adopted by them, shall be communicated to us, we
ihall be better able to judge what plan will be mod
likely to procure a redress of our present grievances,
and promote the union and prosperity of the mother
country and the colonies; and we expert daily to
receive accounts of these matters, of which we shall
fend you the mod early intelligence, we are with
great refpeft,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servants,
John Cruger, Fred. Philips, Benj. Seaman, Jas.
Jauncey, James De Lancey, Jacob Walton, S.
Boerum, Daniel Kiffam, Zebulon Williams late
Zeb. Seaman, John Rapalje.
To the Committee of correspondence, of the Colony of
Connecticut.
A true copy. No. §3.
N E W - Y O R K, (Thursday) March 9.
On Friday evening last, a number of persons who
disapproved of the proposal made by the commit
tee for this City and County in their advertifment
published in our lad, met at the house of the Wi
dow De La Montagnie, and after choosing Mr.
John Thurman, Chairman, proposed attempting
to get the business intended for last Monday (viz. the
choice of persons to meet the Deputies from the
Counties, for the purpose of choosing Delegates
for the next Congress) podponed until the 20th of
April; and published a hand bill, desiring those
who were of their sentiments, to meet them there
on Monday the 6th instant, at ten o'clock, and
proceed from thence to the Exchange. A num
ber of the friends of constitutional Liberty, hear
ing °f this manoeuvre, and apprehending a scheme
was on foot to defeat the design of fending Dele
gates to the Congress, met on the next evening,
and determined to support the Committee, of whose
virtue and patriotism we have had ample experi
ence. At the close of the meeting, a gentleman
having informed the company, that the owners of
tile hup Beulah, (some time since arrived from Lon
don) had not performed their promise of fendin,
her back, and that therefore the committees boat
had left her.----About 300 citizens unanimously
determined to wait upon the owners, to know why
the ihip had not failed, and required the captain's
repairing immediately on board his fhjp, then ly
ing at tire watering place, in order to her depar
ture with the firft fair wind.----This service was ef
fectually performed, and next day the vessel fell
down to the Hook, from whence die put to sea, on
thurfday last./
, r , °" M °nday Morning, preparations were
made for the meeting at the Exchange : A Union
Flag, with a red Field was hoisted on the Liberty
'„'",° re ' at 9 o'clock, the Friends of Freedom
ahembled, and having got in proper Readiness, a
°'Cloc^ the Bod y began their March to
the Exchange. They were attended by Music;
and two Standard Bearers carried a large Union
• °r " a blue rield, on which was the follow
ing Inscription. On one Side, George 111. Rex,
and th^ Liberties of America. No Po
pery. On the other, TheUnion of the Co
c° NIE s AND THE Measures of the Congress.
come J line after they had arrived at the Exchange,
al! ° th ° other Company who had met at the
Wiaow De La Montagnie's, among whom were'
s°'5 °' the Ar ™y and Navy, several of his
Majesty s Council, and those Members cfrhe House
of Representatives, who had refufed taking into
Consideration the Proceedings of the Congress, to-'
gether with Oncers of the Customs, and other De
pendents on the Court, &c. Soon after the Parties
met, lome Confufion arose, but subsided without
any cad Consequences- The Chairman of the
Committee then proceeded to explain the Design
of tne Meeting ; after which he proposed the fol
lowing Questions, viz.
fed Question.. Whether a certain Number of
'"•'' e appointed and authorifed to meet
such Deputies as the Counties may ele&, and join•
with them for the fck Purpose of appointing cut of
tneir Body on the 20th of April next, Delegates for
the next Congress ?
Second Question. Whether this Meeting will au
tlorife the Committee to nominate eleven Deputies
or their Approbation ? Both which were carried in
',' mat ' ve ' The Meeting, and the Majority
which determined the Questions, are supposed to
ave been the most numerous and respectable ever
known in this City on the Decision of any public
Proposal. The Business of the Day being finiffied,
the friends of Freedom paraded through one of the
P"°°P a ' Streets of the City to the Liberty Pole,
and there dispersed, in the most quiet and orderly
Manner.'
' ve o'clock, this afternoon, a quantity of
" India Tea will be burnt in the market-place.
ail true friends to their country and lovers of
freedom, and haters oF Shackles and Hand
cuffs, are hereby invited to teftify their good
disposition, by bringing, and casting into the
" fire, a needless herb, which for a long time has
been highly detrimental to our liberty, interest,
" and health."
By Capt Simmons from Lisbon, arrived at Phila
delphia, we are informed of the arrival of the Ro
samond, Capt. Christopher Miller, from this port,
at '° rt f m ° ut h. Capt. Simmons fays, that the a£t
passed in the last session of parliament for prohibit
ing the exportation of woolcards, or any c her tools
~r manu fafluring, was likely to be repealed ; as a
bill was brought into the House of Commons for
that very purpose : And that it was thought, at the
meeting of Parliament after the holidays, the Ame
"can ah^irs would go well. The Petition from the
Congress was got to his Majesty's hands.
PROVID EN CE, March 4.
Mr. Carter,
The fullo-wing is fentjon for publication, being an exa^
relation of the proceedings on Thursday la), relative
to the dejiruaion of a quantity of TEA in this town.
0" thurfday last, about twelve o'clock at noon,
the rown-cryer gave the following notice
through the town.
About five in the afternoon, a great number of
inhabitants assembled at the place, when there was
brought in about three hundred pounds weight of
tea, by the firm contenders for the true interest of
America.----A large fire was kindled, and the tea
call i nto it A tar-barrel, Lord North's speech,
Rivington s. Mills and Hick's news-papers, and
divers other ingredients, entered into the compo
sition. There appeared great ehearfulnefs in com
mitting to deftru&ion so pernicious an article. Ma
ny worthy women, from a conviction of the evil
tendency of continuing the habit of tea-drinking,
made free-will offerings of their refpedive flocks
of the hurtful traffi. On this occasion the bells
were tolled; but 'tis referred to the learned, whe
ther tolling or ringing would have been most pro
per. Whilst the tea was burning, a fpiritrd fm