His Excellency communicated to the Board a Letter from Alexander McNaghten Esquire, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Albany, advising that he.had in pursuance.of his Excellency's Directions by the Advice of the Board of the 21st August last, inquired into the Riotous Conduct of the persons who had forcibly dispossessed Donald McIntire and others seated on Lands Eastward of Hudson's River under Grants of this province, and had issued a Warrant for apprehending Robert Cockran and three other persons, known by the Sirnames of Allen, Baker and Sevil, charged with pulling down and burning the House of Charles Hutcheson, and with. burning the House of John Reid: But that he apprehended the Number of the New Hampshire Rioters and their situation in the Mountains was such, that no Sherif or Constable would apprehend them and that it would be highly necessary for the public peace and the Relief of the sufferers to offer a Reward for apprehending the offenders--Whereupon it is ordered by his Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Council, that a proclamation issue for apprehending the said Cochran, Allen, Baker and Sevil, and the other Five persons charged with the Felony and the Riots lately committed by them, and offering of Twenty

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pounds to be paid to the Persons who shall apprehend and secure each and either of the said offenders, that they may be proceeded against as the Law directs.

[ Here follows the Proclamation above directed, dated 9th Dec'r 1771, which is omitted as its substance is embodied in the preceding Order.--Ep.]