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are from Sixteen to fifty years of age, to farm them
selves into companies of sixty-eight men; to chufe
a Captain, two Lieutenants, an Ensign, four Ser
jeants, four Corporals, and one Drummer, for
each company; and use their utmoff endeavours
to make themselves masters of the military exer
cise : That each man be provided with a good
firelock and bayonet fitted thereon, half a pound
of powder, two pounds of lead, and a cartouch
box, or powder-horn and bag for ball, and be in
readiness to aft on any emergency.
Refold uninimoufo, That it is recommended
totthe committees of each county to raise by sub
scription, or in such other voluntary manner as
they may think proper, and will be most agreea
ble to their refpeSive counties, such sums of mo
ray as, with any monies already railed, will
amount to the following sums in the refpeftive
counties, to wit:
In St. Mary's county £6OO Worcester - - 51,3
Charles - - - 800 Somerset - - 533
Calvert - - 366 Dorchester - - 480
Prince George's 833 Caroline - - 338
Anne- Arundel - 866 Talbot - - - 400
Frederick - - 1333 Queen Ann's- 533
Baltimore - - 933 Kent - - - 566
Harford - - - 466 Creed - - 400
1 £IO,OOO
And that the committees of the r efpe@ive coun
ties lay out the fame in the purchase of arms and
ammunition for the use of such county, to be fe
enred and kept in proper and convenient places,
under the direction of the said committees
Revoked unanimoufy, That it will be necessary
that a provincial meeting of deputies, chosen by
the several counties of this province, should be
held in the city of Annapolis, on Monday the 2ath
day of April next, unless American grievances be
redressed before that time; and therefore we re
commend that the ieveral counties of this province
chufe deputies, as foo3 as conveniently may be,
to attend such meeting: and the committee of
correspondence for this province are impowered
to call a meeting of the said deputies, before the
said 24th day of April, if they shall esteem it
necessary.
Refolded unanimoufy, That contributions from
the several counties of this province, for supply
ing the necessities and alleviating the diftrefles of
our brethren at Boston, ought to be continued in
such manner and so long as their occasions may
require ; and that it is the duty of the committees
of each county to colled and transmit the fame
as soon as possible.
Refilled unanimously, That the Honorable Mat
thew Tilghman, and John Hall, Samuel Chafe,
Thomas Johnson, junior, Charles Carroll, of Ca
rolton, Charles Carroll, Barri fter, and William
Paca, Esquires, or any three or more of them, be
a committee of correspondence for this province.
Reflvea unaniidoufly, That the Honorable Mat
thew Tilghman, and Thomas Johnson, junior,
Robert Goldfborough, William Paca, Samuel
Chafe, John Hall, and Thomas Stone, E quires,
or any three or more of them, be Delegates to re
present this province in the next Continental Con
gress, and that they, or any three or more of
them, have full and ample power to confeot and 1
agree to all measures which such Congress shall
deem necessary and effedual to obtain a redress of
American grievances; and this province bind them
selves to execute, to the utmost of their power,
all resolutions which the said Congress may adopt:
anef further, if the said Congress shall think neces
sary to adjourn, we do authorife our said Delegates
to represent and ad for this province, in any one
Congress to be held by virtue of such adjournment.
Refolded unanimoufy, That it is recommended
to the several colonies and provinces, to enter in
to such or the like resolutions, for mutual defence
and prote&ion. as are entered into by this province.
As our opposition to the fettled plan of the Bri
tish administration to enslave America, will be
Strengthened by an union of all ranks of men in
this province, we do most earnestly recommend,
militia will relieve our mother country front any
expence in cur protection and defence; will ob
viate the pretence of a necessity for taxing us on
that account, and render it unnecefi'ary to keep
any standing army (ever dangerous to liberty) in
this province : And therefore it is recommended
to such of the said inhabitants of this province as
merchant or factorpofclkr, or owning foe, grinds,
ought to ascertain the fame on oath, if rebelled
to do it by the Committee.
As a further iemulation to enforce an observance
of the late Continental Lociation, Revived uva
rdmoufy, That in all Cases, where breaches of rhe
Continental Ahbeiation, or the re o?ves of this
convention, shall happen and be declared such by
any committee of a county, no gentleman of the
law ought to bring or prosecute any suit whatever
for fitch offender; and if any factor shall commit
any breach of the said aiTociatmn or relwives, that
no gentleman of the law ought to b r ing or prose
cute any suit for any drbt due to the floe of which
the said fador has the management, after notice
as aforefaid.
Refolded, That it is earneflly recommended by
this convention, to the people of this province,
that the determinations of the several county com
mittees be observed and acquiesced in: That no
persons, except members of the committees, un
dertake to meddle with or determine any quefbon
refpeAing the conftru&ion of the affectation en
tered into by the Continental Congress: and that
peace an,d good order be inviolably ir,aintained
throughout this province.
Refolded unanimously, That if the late aAs of
Parliament, relative to the Maffachuletts-Bay,
shall be attempted to be carried into execution by
force in that colony, or if the affirmed power of
Parliament to tax the colonies shall be attempted
to be carried into execution by force, in that or
any other colony, that, in such case, this province
will f^pport such colony to the utmost of their
power.
Refßvedrnjnbnotfy, That a well regulated mi
litia, composed of the gentlemen, freeholders, and
other freemen, is the natural strength and only
stable security of a free government, and that such
that all former differences about religion or poli
tics, and all private animosities and quarrels of
every kind, from henceforth cease and be forever
buried in oblivion; and we intreat, we conjure
every man, by his duty to God, his country, and
his posterity, cordially to unite in defence of our
common rights and liberties.
Ordered, That copies of these resolutions be
transmitted by the committee or correspondence
for this province, to the committees of correspon
dence for the ieveral colonies, and be allo pub
lished in the Maryland Gazette.
By order, John Duckett, Clerk.
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By the Mercury Packet, Capt. Dillon, from
Eatmouth; the Ca„s. Pym and Bagley, from
Liverpool, and Cuft. Lawrence from Cork,
arrived at Ne^-lork, me have the following
intelligence.
T U R I N, September 18.
IOHE King of Sardinia proposes to set out the
X 20th of April next for Chamberry, the
capital of Savoy with all his Court, to stay there
till the 12th of September. During his sojourn he
will visit his frontier parts of Switzerland, which
gives great uneasiness to the thirteen cantons, more
elpeciall y as all the Swiss troops that were in gar
rison in Savoy, are withdrawn and sent into Pied
mont, and the Piedmontefe troops are quartered
in the town of Savoy. It is also said, that if the
Swiss troops should desire to withdraw themselves
from the service of Sardinia, their request would
be refused ; there fore they keep them in the inte
rior parrs of the kingdom, and that this refufal
has been concerted among all the powers who have
S^ils troops in their service.
Rome, OR. 1. As the deceased Pope left no
will, his effects, which are valued at two hundred
thousand crowns, come to the sons of his two
lifters.
Among the papers of the late Pope, there is
nothing found regarding the Cardinals in Petto;
but his fiolinefs, the day before his death, had
some pape r s Sealed upin two tin boxes, and order
ed them to be delivered to his faccefTor. They
are thought to contain Some letters on that fubjeA
and are kept in the caste of St. Angelo.
Madrid, OfK 3. We learn from Biscay, that
the contageous distemper among the horned cat
tle, which had occasioned a very great loss on the
frontier of that province, has extended to the
gates of the towns of Bilboa and St. Sebastian,
and hath there made such terrible ravage, that
in some places not one beast remains alive.
Ve r dun, OR. 3. They write from Metz, that
there has been a terrible commotion in that city.
A merchant of that place having sent notices to
all the farmers around, that they need not give
themselves the trouble of bringing their corn to
market, for that he wpuld fend for it from them
at a certain price, the people got together, destroy
ed all the effeds in his house, and obliged him
to make his escape. The garrison, when these
letters came away, were under arms, and guards
patrolled every street.
IVarfim, OR. 5. The ratification of the peace
by the Grand Signor is at last arrived. Many
difficulties arose at firft about it, as several were
for carrying on the war ; but the Sultan declared
that the peace was just, and he according ratified
it in all its articles, and even those which were
kept secret. General Igeftrom went forward with
the ab ne rat fication to Peterfburgh.
Ber in, OR. 11. The king hath just made one
of the best establishments, which a prince could
form for his fubjeds: His Majesty hath ordered
proper school matters to be fettled in all the vil
lages, who are to have a pension of 120 crowns
each, that the peasants may be at no expence for
the education of their children.
I he King of France has lessened his hunting
equipage, and has ordered a reduction to be made
of 30 huntsmen, 150 horses, and 200 dogs, be
sides many inferior persons that attended them.
OR. 20. I efterday morning early, four waggons
loaded with military stores set out from the tower
to Portsmouth, destined against the unhappy town
of Boston. With such alacrity and cruelty of
purpose do the Ministry pursue this bloody un
conllitutional business, that the persons employed
as above were up all Tuesday night forwarding
the fame.1
Zimfterdam, OR. 27. Letters from Ferrara of
the loth inst. advise, that the Cardinal Datary
Malvezzi, Archbishop of Bologna, who, notwith
standing his great age, seemed most likely to be
elected to the Sovereign Pontificate, died there
Suddenly.
Utrecht, OR. 27. They write from Leghorn,
that an English ship has informed them, that an
English squadron of eight men of war, three fri
gates, and two bomb-ketches, were ready to fail
from Mahon to Algiers, in order to bombard the
Dey's residence, for his having declared war
against the English nation.
L O N D O N, ORober 19.
By authentic letters from Rome, we are assured,
the late pope was poisoned by the influence of the
Jesuits, against which society he has distinguished
bimfelf in a very severe manner. The deleteri
ous matter was said to have been given his Ho
liness in a fallad, and on opening his body the
villous, or inside coat of the bowels was found re
markably corroded, which from the opinion of
the physicians, was thought to proceed from a
quantity of the expreffe'djuice of the herb called
by the Botanists, H,fciamus, a plant which con
tains so fubtil a poison, that the great Boerhaave
loft his senses for a considerable time, from only
making an extract from it.
Oflend, OR. 22. By an ordinance ofthe 17th
inst. the Board of Finances have prohibited the
exportation of wheat and rye, both by land and
water, through the towns of Ipres, Courtray,
Tournay, Mons, Chimay, Charleroy, Namur, and
Tirlemont.
Paris, OR. 14. The Archbishop of Aix hath
obtained permission of the king, that all the ma
gistrates who composed the Parliament of that
city, may return from their exile.
Whereas an act of Parliament was passed in the
twenty-ninth year ofthe reign of his late Majesty
King George the Second, intituled, “ An a& to
impower his Majesty to prohibit the exportation
of salt petre, and to enforce the law to impower
his Majesty to prohibit the exportation ofgun pow
der, or any fort of arms and ammunition; and al
so to impower his Majesty to restrain the carrying
of falt-petre, gun powder, or any fort of arms or
ammunition :"—And his Majesty, judging it ne
cessary to prohibit the exportation of gun powder,
or any fort of arms or ammunition, out of this
kingdom, or carryingthe fame coaftwife, for some
time, doth therefore with the advice of his Privy
Council, hereby order, require, prohibit, and
command, that no person or persons whatsoever
(except the Master General of the Ordnance for
his Majesty's service) do, at any time, during the
[pace offix months from the date ofthis order in
Council, presume to transport into any parts out
of this kingdom, or carry coaftwife any gun pow
der, or any fort of arms or ammunition, or ship
or lade any gun powder, or any fort of arms or
ammunition, on board any ship or vessel, in order
to transporting the fame into any parts beyond
the seas, or carrying the fame coaftwife, without
leave or permission in that behalf firft obtained
from his Majesty or his Privy Council, upon pain
of incurring and fuffering the refpe&ive forfeitures
and penalties inflicted by the aforementioned act.
Asd the Lords Commiflioners of his Majesty's
Treasury, the Commiflioners for executing the
office of Lord High Admiral of Great-Britain,
the Lord Warden ofthe Cinque Ports, the Mas
ter General of the Ordnance, and his Majesty's
Secretary of war, are to give the necessary di
rections herein, as to them may refpedively ap
pertain. G. Chetwynd.
OR. 28. Orders are given from the war-office
for two regiments of foot to hold themselves in
readiness to embark on the firft motion for the
Weft Indies.
OR. 29. We read in the Gazette that the King
in Council orders the publication of an ad of Par
liament, forbidding the exportation of arms, am
munition and powder; alas ! this will not distress
the people of Boston and America; the French
and Dutch at this hour are supplying them with
every necessary, and so great are the American
demands in Holland and the ports of Bayonne and
Bordeaux, that they cannot supply them quick
enough.
It was on Thursday night reported that Gene
ra! Gage is in a very bad date of health, and had
requeued to return home.
Several brass-sounders have lately been engaged
on very gocd encouragement, to embark for Que
Such of the Corsicans as have taken refuge in
the Neighbourhood of Leghorn have received po
sitive orders to repair to their native country.
Several stands of arms have been sent off last
week from the Tower to America; where, from
the oppofitiondaily gaining ground, they are much
wanting. One general order to all the adjutants
in the several regiments there, is to read over the
muster roll every two hours. So ftridly is the
discipline kept up, and so much are the officers
apprehensive of desertion.
Saturdays proclamation, it is said, was occasi
oned by intelligence received from Sheffield and
Birmingham, of amazing quantities of fire arms,
&c. being nearly ready to be sent to America, in
conference of an order received from thence
some time since.
At the Gourt at St. James's, the 19th day of
October, 1774, present the King's most Excellent
Majesty in council.
OR. 21. They write from Gibraltar, that the
Emperor of Morocco has lately farmed the ports
of Tangier and Oran to the French for a stipulated
sum, to be paid annually.
Lord Mansfield's business with the King is of
so very private a nature, that not one of the other
great officers of Rate is admitted into the closet
with them.
Government is determined to enforce her power,
nor will fire withdraw her troops from America,
till they are drove into the sea, or the laws of
despotism are submitted to and established.
OR 25. We learn from the Hague, that seve
ral Dutch vessels have lately been carried into the
Havannah, where 'tis said, they will be condemned.
The people complain loudly of their rulers upon
this and other grievances, faying, they are op
pressed at home and insulted abroad, more than
they ought to bear.•
OR. 26. They write from Paris, that meetings
are daily held at the palace of Louis XVI in that
city, but that none of the foreign ministers are
admitted to them as usual heretofore.
Lord North went down to Kew on Saturday
last, being worn out with the chagrin of office,
and made the offer of a formal resignation of his
places, which his Majesty refufed to accept, at so
critical a period, commanding his Lordship to
continue the business of office, till it was more
convenient for the affairs of the Rate to admit of
such a declension.
Notwithstanding it is so generally understood
there is no bribery pra&ifed in the present Elec
tion for Westminster, a principal agent concerned
has been heard to declare in confidence, that to
his knowledge above fix thousand pounds has been
spent already.
OR. 24. The Courts of Spain and France seem
very jealous of the naval and military force sent
lately to America, as if it were sent out from
other motives than barely with an intention of
bringing the Bostonians to reason.
Notwithstanding hostilities have ceased in
the Levant, the Ruffian men of war continue to
harrafs the Venetian merchant-men in the fame
manner as in the time of war, which gives ground
to think that the Ruffians have some design against
the Venetians.
OR. 22. They write from Brest, that dispatches
had just been sent from thence to the Governors
of the French Weft-India [(lands containing some
frefh inftruAions, relative to a new regulation of
trade between his Britannic Majesty's fubjecls
and those of bis most Christian Majesty in Ame
rica.
Nov. 2. No poll for members to represent Bris
tol was ever known to continue so long as the
present; it has held three weeks already, and it
is imagined will not be yet finally closed for some
days. Thenumber ofvoters that have been made
free is incredible, being near 2000, and a very
considerable part of them even since the poll began.
The Sally, Jones, is arrived at Milfoid from
Philadelphia.-.
Drifted, Nov. 1. State of the Poll this day.
Cruger 5496. Burke 2647. Brickdale 2412.
Clare 276.
BOSTO N, December 16.
In Provincial Congress, Cambridge, Dec. 10, 1774.
W HE REAS attempts may be made by the
inveterate enemies of America to excite and
raise jealousies, if possible, among the Colonies,
now happily united, relative to the association of
the Continental Congress, and as the mode of fell
ing goods imported after the firft instant and be
fore the firft of February next, is not in the tenth
article of the association particularly pointed out,
and some doubts may arise relative to the fame:
Therefore, Refolded, That it be and is hereby
recommended to the Committee of lnfp t aion in th s
Colony, that in carrying the association aforefaid
into execution, they be careful to conduct with
the utmost openness and fairnefs; and particularly
that in felling goods imported from Great Britain
as above recited, they cause the fame to be adver
tised in the Botton and Salem news papers, at Jeaft
ten days before they shall be fold, and that they
dispose of them to such person or persons as will
give the highest price.
Signed by order of the Provincial Conrref
JOHN HANCOCK, Relident.
A true extra,?from the Minutes,
Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary.
In Provincial Congress, Cambridge, Dec. 10, 1774.
To the Freeholders andotber Inhabitants cf
the tokens and diffriots of Massachusetts Bay.
Friends and Brethren,
AT a time when the good people of this colony
' 1 were deprived of their laws, and the admini
stration of pdfice, civil and criminal ; when the
cruel oppressions brought on their capital had ttag
nated almost all their commerce ; when a Handing
army was illegally polled among us for the expre $
purpose of enforcing fuhmiffion to a f stern of ty
ranny ; and when the General Court was with the
fame design prohibite I to fit ; we were chosen and
empowered by .you to afl'emhie and consult upon
measures neceftuy for our common Safety and de
fence.
With much anxiety for the common welfare, ue
have attended this feivice ; and upon ti^ c<nurt
deliberation have adopted the meafuies recommend,
ed to you.
Extraß of a letter from Plymouth, OR. 27.
" Sailed his Majesty's ship Somerset, Capt.
Crass, and Boyne, Capt. Hartwell, for Boston ;
the two ships have on board upwards of 2co ma
rines. besides officers: It is said they are to be
put on board the ships of war now at Boston, if
Admiral Greaves thinks it necessary,
Extraß of a letter from Goftort, OR. 27.
“ Orders are comedown for the Thames fri
gate, which was ordered to be paid off, to be im
mediately fitted for America.
Earl of Galloway, Lord Viscount Stormont,
Earl of Loudon, Lord Viscount Irwin,
Earl of Dalhousie, .Lord Cathcart,
By this lift the Earls of Bredalbane, Dalhou
sie, Morton and Galloway, were to come in the
place of the Marquis of Lothian, the Earls of
Dunmore, Stair and Errol.
“ 1 lie Falkland sloop ofwar just commissioned
at this port, which was ordered for the W^ft In
dies, is since ordered to be fitted for America."
The following is a copy of the lift.
Duke of Gordon, Earl of Bredalbane,
Duke of Athol, Earl of Match,
Earl of Morton, Earl of Marchmont,
Earl of Strathmore, Earl of Rofeberry,
Earl of Abercorn, Earl of Bute,
A letter from Turin fays, that the King of
Sardinia has augmented his regiments with five
men in each company, and that they are not only
at work with unremitting diligence at the Citadel
°' Tortona, but that they continue employed in
carrying on the new fortifications which the late
King Chailes Emanuel began in the place of Cunto.
Letters from Hamburgh advise, that the Swedes
are busy in their ports about fitting 12 ships of
war, which it is given out are intended for France.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, OR. 26.
“ Sailed from St. Helens, the Asa, Vande
put ; the Scarborough, Barkeley ; and the Hind
man of war, Garnier, all for Boston."
OR. 31. It is thought the struggle for the pa
pal chair on the present election will lie between
Cardinal York and Cardinal I. J. Albani.
Whatever may be the intention of the Porbu
gueze, we are assured that they are very busily
employed in making naval preparations, and in
recruiting their land forces.
Inffru&ions have been transmitted within a few
days to our ministers at Warsaw and Dantzick,
relative to the extraordinary demands made and
enforced by the Prussian Court.
Nov. I. It is reported there are more than forty
natuialization bills already prepared against the
meeting of Parliament, which is a much larger
number than at the opening of any sessions hitherto
remembered.
A noble Lord has sent a letter to everv Scots
Peer, which begins with mentioning the dissoluti
on of Parliament, and informs them, that in con
sequence thereof, a new election of the sixteen
Peers is to take place at Holyrood-Houfe on the
15th of November. The letter concludes thus,
on conferring with some of your Lordihip's bre
thren, they approve of the sixteen in the incloled
lift.
Yeflerday Mr. Remembrancer waited upon the
Lord High Chancellor, and notified to his Lord-
Ihip the election of Mr. Wilkes as Lord Mayor for
the year ensuing, when Thursday next was ap
pointed for the Lord Mayor ele& being presented
to the Chancellor.
bec, with their wives and families, from Sheffield,
and several other parts in 1 orkfhire.
It is at last finally fettled, that Sir Fletcher
Norton is to be be a Speaker of the new Home
of Commons, the service of plate usually presented
on thole occasions being now stamping with Ids
arms.