In a Despatch written to the Earl of Dartmouth, dated "New York, " 2nd .\ugust, 1774," the veneralilc Lieutenant-governor stated, '■ Great

Pains has been taken in the several Counties of this Province to induce "the People to enter into Kesolves, and to send Committees to join tho "Committee in the city ; but they have only prevailed in Suffolk County, " in the Eiist End of Long Island which was settled from Connecticut, "and the Inhabitants still retain a great similarity of Manners and " Sentiments."

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1774-1783.

otism ; ' and, in a letter dated on the seventh of June, the latter replied, disclaimino; the slightest approval of the proposed " suspension of Trade," to which, very singularly and without the slightest reason, the Boston Committee had attempted to commit it; and saying, concerningthat proposition. " We apprehend you have "made a mistake, for on revising our letter to you, so " far from finding a word mentioned of a 'Suspension " ' of Trade,' the idea is not even conceived. That, and " every other Kesolution, we have thought it most pru- " dent to leave for the discussion of the proposed gene- " ral Congress." It continued, in these very emphatic words : " Adhering, therefore, to that measure, as " most conducive to promote the grand system of " politics we all have in view, we have the pleasure " to acquaint you, that we shall be ready, on our part, " to meet, at any time and place that you shall think " fit to appoint, either of Deputies from the General " Assemblies or such other Deputies as shall be " choseh, not only to speak the Sentiments, but also to " pledge themselves for the Conduct of the People of " the respective Colonies they represent.