" And whereas there is, in this Colony, divers ' persons who, by reason of their holding Offices from ' the King of Great Britain, from their having neg- ' lected or refused to associate with their fellow citi- ' zens, for the defence of their common Rights, from ' their having never manifested, by their conduct, a ' zeal for and attachment to the American cause, or ' from their having maintained an equivocal neutral- ' ity, have been considered by their countrymen in a 'suspicious light, whereby it hath become necessary, ' as well for the safety as for the satisfaction of the ' people, who, in times so dangerous and critical, are ' naturally led to consider those as their enemies who ' withhold from them their aid and influence :

" Resolved, That the following persons, who are ' generally supposed to come under the above descrip- ' tion, to wit :

" In the City and County of New- York. -- Oliver De 'Lancey, Chas. W. Apthorpe, William Smith, John 'Harris Cruger, Jas. Jauncey, Junr., Wm. Axtell, 'Goldsbrow Banyar, Geo. Brewerton, Chas. Nicoll, 'Gerard Walton, Donald McLean, Chas. McEvers, 'Benjn. Hugget, Wm. M c Adam, John Cruger, Ja- 'cob Walton, Robert Bayard, Peter Graham, Peter 'Van Schaack, Andrew Elliot, David Mathews, John 'Watts, Junr., and Thomas Jones.

" In Kings-county. -- -Augustus Van Cortlandt and ' John Rapalje.

"In Richmond-county. -- Benjamin Seaman and ' Christopher Billop.

" In Queens-county. -- Gabriel Ludlow, Saml. Mar- ' tin, Thos. Jones, 1 Archd. Hamilton, David Colden, ' Richd. Colden, Geo. D. Ludlow, Whitehead Hicks, ' Saml. Clowes, Geo. Polliot, Saml. Doughty, Danl. ' Kissam, Gilbt. Van Wyck, John Willett, David ' Brooks, Charles Hicks, John Townsend, John Pol- ' hemus, Benjn. Whitehead, Thomas Smith, John ' Shoals, Nathl.