At eight o'clock, in the evening, the Committee assembled in an adjourned Meeting, thirty-eight of the fifty-one members being present; and the Sub-committee, which had been appointed at the forenoon session, reported the following draft of a letter, as suitable for a response to the letters received from Boston :

"New-Yoek, May 23, 1774.

" Gextlemex :

" The alarming Measures of the British Parliament, " relative to your ancient and respectable Town, " which has so long been the Seat of Freedom, fill the "Inhabitants of this City with inexpressible Alarm.

" As a sister Colony, suffering in Defence of the " Rights of America, we consider your Injuries as a "common Cause, to the redress of which it is equally " our Duty and our Interest to contribute. But, what " ought to be done in a Situation so truly critical, " while it employs the anxious Thoughts of every " generous Mind, is very hard to be determined.

"Our Citizens have thought it necessary to appoint " a large Committee, consisting of fifty-one Persons, "to correspond with our sister Colonies, on this and " every other matter of public Moment; and, at ten " o'clock this forenoon, we were first assembled. Your " Letter, enclosing the Vote of the Town of Boston, " and the Letter of your Committee of Correspond- " ence, were immediately taken into consideration."

" While we think you justly entitled to the Thanks "of your sister Colonies, for asking their Advice on " a Case of such extensive Consequences, we lament " our Inability to relieve your Anxiety, by a decisive "Opinion. The Cnuse is general, and concerns a " whole Continent, who are equally interested with " you and us ; and we foresee that no Remedy can " be of avail, unless it proceeds from the joint Act "and Approbation of all.