goodness in my distress. And shall ever remain, your Excel

leneyes sincere well wisher & Friend

my sons Name is Henery.

To His Excellency George Clinton.

[No. 3567.]

Benjamin Clapp.

Colonel Hughes Transmits News from the South.

Fishkill, March 4th 1781.

Sir, Being oblig'd to cross the River very early this Morning, I requested that General Heath's Letter to your Excellency might be forwarded by Mr. Ayes, who is charg'd with Capt. Seaman's, but, by some Means or other it was forgot. I now do myself the Honour, of forwarding it by Capt'n Wiley, who has engag'd to deliver it to your Excellency.

Inclosed is an Extract of a Letter from a gentleman of undoubted Veracity, at Philadelphia, to one at Camp, which. if you have not later accounts, may not be ill timed. I am, with the greatest Regard, most respectfully, your Excellency's most obedient & very Humble Serv't

His Excellency, Governour Clinton.

Hugh Hughes.

Philadelphia Feb'y 28th 1781.

"Last Night the President of Congress rec'd Despatches from the Southard. Gen. Greene & Morgan had united & Major Lee with his Corps had joind them. Morgan is so sick as to be oblig'd to leave the Field. Cornwallis has burnt his wagons &c. and made a rapid March to the Borders of Virginia. first object was to retake Morgan's Prisoners; but he was happilly disappointed by the Rise of a River between them. He pursued Morgan 200 Miles. Genl. Greene still so weak in Num

His

bers & ill supplied, as to wish to avoid a general action with Cornwallis.

The army said to have landed at Wilmington, North Carolina, under Prevost, turns out to be a Detachment of only about 400 Men.

Cornwallis's Strength, is from 25 to 30 Hundred. Gen. Greene's not mentioned.

A Detachment of French Ships from R. Island is arrivd in Chesepeak."

[No. 3568.]

Job Wright Asks for a Commission.

D'r Sr, I now inform you that the people of our place is Desirous that I should have a Compny of new Leves to the northword; numbers of the inhabitans has interseaded with me so far, that I have consented, that if the Commetee of apointment pleases to give it me with my frends advise, I shall do my indever to serve the public and them as in my power lyes. D'r S'r, if you think it proper menchen it to the Commetee of Apointment, and if thear honnors pleas to grant it me, I begg the faver of Reckemending to thear honnors the Subboltons; this from your most Humb. Ser't

Stillwater, March 6th, 1781.

Job. Wright.

To Genral Tenbrock.

[No. 3569.]

Governor Trumbull Furnishes Governor Clinton with the Resolution of the Connecticut Legislature in Regard to Vermont.

Hartford, 9th March 1781.

Sir, In Conformity to the Recommendation of the late Convention holden in this Place from the New England States &

the State of N. York-& a concurrent Compliance on the Part of s'd States, agreeing to the Proposal of a second Convention to be soon holden-I have to inform your Excellency that I have fixed on Thursday the 12th Day of April next for the Commissioners from the several States to meet in Convention at Providence in the State of Rhode Island.

Inclosed is a Resolution lately passed in the Genl. Assembly of this State, enlarging the Instructions to their Comissioners, which I am desired to comunicate for the Purpose therein mentioned.

An act is also passed in the present Sessions of our Assembly vesting in Congress a Power to leyy & collect Duties & Imports on goods imported & prize goods, in Consequence of Resolutions of Congress of 3d & th Feb'y last, Copy of which is transmitted to Congress. With the highest Sentiments of Regards & Esteem I am, sir, your most obedient & very humble Servant

His Excellency Gov. Clinton.

Jon'th Trumbull.

At a general Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut holden at Hartford (by special order of his Excellency the Governor) on the 21st Day of February Anno Dom: 1781.

Resolved, by this Assembly that the Commissioners who are, or may be appointed on the part of this State to meet the Commissioners from the other three New England States and the State of N. York in Convention to be holden at Providence at the Call of his Excellency the Governor of Connecticut be instructed in addition to the Commission already given them by this assembly, to propose as a Subject of Consideration and

deliberation in S'd Convention, the Request of the people calling themselves the State of Vermont to be admitted into Union and Confederation with the Thirteen United States of America, as a free and Independent State: & report their doings Consultations & Conclusions thereon to this assembly.

And it is further Resolved that his Excellency the Governor, be and he is hereby desired as soon as may be to notify the Several States expected to meet by their Commissions in S'd Convention, of the above Resolution in order that S'd States may, if they see proper, make Similar Inlargments of Instructions to their Commissioners. And his Excellency the Governor is further desired to make a Call of s'd Convention as early as possible.

A true Copy of Record.

Eamin'd

By George Wyllys Secret'y.

[No. 3570.]

Colonel Snyder Calls Governor Clinton's Attention to Captain Wynkoop's Treason-The Governor's Advice.

Kingston, March 9th 1781.

Sir, I cannot avoid applying to your excellency for advise Relating our frontiers, especially that Quarter adjoining the County Line of Albany. I am at the Loss how to keep up the Spirits of the good People in that part of the country. The Inhabitants along the mountains from Schandekan to the Eykebergh are all disaffected and no friends to our Cause; they have frequent meetings, and Capt. Tobias Wynkoop is the Principle Ringleader, a man of great Influence among them. At a certain meeting lately, severall good wiggs inquisitive what their Inten

tion was, attended the meeting, where Capt. Wynkoop then mett with all the Torys along the mountains, where Wynkoop then Propos'd and Insisted in a violent mannor, to sign an obligation to each other, and Refuse Complying with the Laws of our State, in not paying Taxes, not obeying military order, nor complying with the assessments made for flouer, wheat or forage for the army, but absolutely Refuse all such Laws; and to carry the Proposed Plan in execution, one of those that sign'd the obligation sho'd be appointed the officer of the party, that in case the collector shoe'd call for Tax or a Serjant for fines inflicted by a court martial for Disobedience of military orders in ither of those cases, every one should refuse to pay then, in course the Collector or Serjant if they had Spirit to do their Duty they will levy the Tax or fine on the goods & chattles of him so refused to pay; in such case the Persons distrained must apply to the officer by them appointed, who must immediately command the party signed the Proposed obligation, and immediately pursue the collector or Serjant as the case may be, and take by force the goods so distrained; and in case the good were concealed by the Collector or Serjant, then take of the Property of the Collector or Serjant, as the case may be and return the value to the Person distrained.

They wiggs considering Wynkoop's plan as a violation of our glorious constitution, endeavoured to Reconcile Wynkoop's Passion and did propose if they conceived that they laboured under grievances unable to bear that the only way would be to pay the grievances before the Legislature by way of Petition in a decent manner in hopes of Receiving Redress.

Wynkoop answered in so a cruel manner with cursing & swearing, and swore be all what is deer, if the would not join