And that these Resolutions "be carried into execution, in every other County, by " the Chairman of the County Committee, with the " assistance of the Militia Officers, who are hereby " ordered to be aiding therein with such parts of the " Militia as each such Chairman shall think necessary. "And

" Ordered, That the several persons who shall be " disarmed by virtue of the above Resolutions, shall " be exempted from doing duty in the Militia, as or- "dered by the Provincial Congress of this Colony. " And farther

" Ordered, That in case any of the non-assoeiators " aforesaid shall resist those persons authorized to

1 Long Island was continued to be called "Nassau Island," long after 1775.

2 John Lasher was Colonel of First Regiment of New York City (uniformed) Militia.

3 William Dutcher, of what is now Irvington, was Captain of " the " Associated Company of the upper part of Philipseburgh," (vide page 10G ante.)

* General Wooster was encamped near Harlem, on Manhattan Island, with a large body of troops, brought thither from Connecticut.

" put these Resolutions into execution, they (the per-- " sons hereby authorized to put in execution the " above Resolves) are hereby authorized to repel " force by force, and to take into custody such per- " son or persons so resisting, and cause him or them " to be brought before this Committee or the Provin- " cial Congress of this Colony." 5

The real purpose of the Committee of Safety, in the adoption and publication of this Resolution and of these several Orders, was the entire disarmament of every one who, for any reason, had neglected or declined to sign the General Association ; and, for that reason, every class of fire-arms, whether adapted to the uses of the Army or not, was included, in every instance, in the Orders wherein the Arms to be seized were specifically described: It will be seen, also, that the Counties of Queens and Westchester were especially noticed ; and that they, alone, were selected for details of foreign troops, for the enforcement, within each of them, respectively, of the utmost requirements of the Committee's Orders -- besides the local Militia, in each of the two Counties, thus honored by the Committee of Safety's malignant animosity, a large additional force of troops, from beyond the boundaries of the County, in each instance, was placed at the disposal of those who were sent, within those Counties, respectively, for the " impressment " of the Arms, in order to ensure the most complete success of the enterprise.