Putte Nicuots. Charlotte County ss. Personally came before

me the above Subscriber Phillip Nichols and

made solemn oath to the Truth of the above

Deposition. Before Brnsa. Spencer Jusce Peace.

In Council April 28 1773. Mr. Chief Justice Horsmanden_ ordered to issue his warrant for the arrest of the above rioters.

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 831

GOV. TRYON TO LORD DARTMOUTH.

[Lond. Doe. XLIII.]

1 New York July 1st 1773. My Lord.

The confidence with which your Lord? is pleased to honor me in your dispatch N° 8, asitis a proof of your favourable opinion calls for my gratitude. However difficult and delicate the task, I should be wanting in duty to my Sovereign, and respect to your Lorde if I did not readily obey your commands by communicating without reserve, my candid and undisguised sentiments on so interesting a subject. This appears to me the more necessary, as your Lordr seems to be apprehensive, with good reason, that there are facts and circumstances unstated, the knowledge of which may be found essential to any plan for reestablishing the public tranquility to a province unfortunately involved in disputes with several of the neighbouring governts,

'Your Lord? is already apprised that the measures recommended by the Lords of Trade cannot be carried into exetution without the authority of the Legislature, and you will permit me frankly to declare that I think, I cannot flatter myself with the slightest hope of procuring the concurrence of the Assembly of this Prove in a scheme so repugnant to the claims of persons who. from their numbers and connections have a very powerful influence in the Colony.