But, on the tenth of October, two days before the Provincial (jougress received it, Governor Tryon had received the information, "from uudoubted au '*thority from the City of Philadelphia," (^Governor Trijon to the Mayor of the CUij of Seic York, " New York, lO"" Oct. 1775 ; "; and his subsequent statement, that he was in correspondence with "the Fountain-head," (doveniur 'IVi/on to the Earl of Dartmouth, "O.v no.\iU) the Dltche,ss ok " GoHnox New Youk 11 th Nov 177.">,") confirmed his former statement, that the information came " from the City of Philadelphia." Having failed to secure that guaranty of protection from the Corporation of the City of New Y'ork which the circumstances led him to ask for, he went on board the Halifax:, on the eighteenth or nineteenth of October, {Governor Tryon to Mayor Hicks, ' ON board rnE H.M-ifax Packet, 19"'> "October, 1775.")

As the Delegates from New York, in Philadelphia, were well-informed, not only concerning the Kesolution but concerning the secret correspondence of the Continental Congress, which evidently formed a portion of the information which was comnuinicated to the Governor, there is reason for believing that the correspondent of the Governor was a member of that Delegation ; and the reader need not be told, in view of the fact that Lieutenant-governor Colden exposed the names of his correspondents, one of whom was in the Delegation of 1775, which was the particular Delegate who was undoubtedly the correspondent, also, of Governor Tryun, especially since, as was well known, the Governor's