Minister Resident En. Ex. and Min. Plen. Greece. 1866 Mexico 1850 Portugal 1797 Russia. 1812 Sweden 1825 Spain. 1853 Turkey 1853 Russia. 1848 Chili. 1854 1836 Authorized in 1838 to negotiate with 1849 Accredited to San Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED COLONIES RESPECTING "A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED." SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1776. Resolved, That the resolutions respecting independency be referred to a Committee of the whole Congress. The Congress then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole; and, after some time, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported, that the Committee have taken into consideration the matter to them referred, but not having come to any resolution thereon, directed him to move for leave to sit again on Monday. Resolved, That this Congress will, on Monday next, at 10 o'clock, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into further consideration the resolutions referred to them. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1776. Agreeable to order, the Congress resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to take into their further consideration the resolutions to them referred; and, after some time spent thereon, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported that the Committee have had under consideration the matters referred to them, and have come to a resolution thereon, which they directed him to report. The resolution agreed to in Committee of the Whole being read— Resolved, That the consideration of the first resolution be postponed to Monday, the first day of July next; and in the meanwhile, that no time be lost, in case the Congress agree thereto, that a Committee be appointed to prepare a declaration to the effect of the said first resolution, which is in these words: "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1776. Resolved, That the Committee for preparing the Declaration consist of five. The members chosen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. John Adams, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. R. R. Livingston. TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1776. A declaration of the Deputies of Pennsylvania, met in Provincial Conference, was laid before Congress and read, expressing their willingness to concur in a vote of Congress declaring the United Colonies free and independent States. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1776. "Francis Hopkinson, one of the Delegates from New Jersey, attended and produced the credentials of their appointment," containing the following instructions: "If you shall judge it necessary or expedient for this purpose, we empower you to join in declar ing the United Colonies independent of Great Britain, entering into a confederation for union and common defence," &c. MONDAY, JULY 1, 1776. "A resolution of the Convention of Maryland, passed the 28th of June, was laid before Congress and read," containing the following instructions to their deputies in Congress: That the deputies of said Colony, or any three or more of them, be author |