The Virginia Gazette

His Excellency the Governor of this province, on Tuesday last, ordered a message to be delivered to the House of Representatives, requiring them in his Majesty's name to rescind a resolution of the last House, on which their circular letter to the other governments was founded. This message was committed to a large committee, who on the day following reported to the House, that it would be of great use to have laid before them a copy of the King's Instruction to the Governor on this matter, a copy of the whole of Lord Hillsborough's letter accompanying the message, and another letter from his Lordship, which the committee understood had been communicated to his Majesty's Council, and also copies of such letters as his Excellency had wrote to his Lordship in the subject contained in the message to the Governor, to request of him the aforesaid papers. — In consequence of which he was pleased to send them another message, and the remainder of Lord Hillsborough's letter, in which the Governor had positive orders, in case of a refusal of the House to comply with the requisition, to dissolve the General Court immediately. The Governor did not chuse to favour the House with the second letter from his Lordship, nor his own letters on the subject; but added in his message, that if the House should oblige him in pursuance of his orders to dissolve the Assembly, it would not be in his power to issue precepts for calling a new Assembly till his Majesty's pleasure should be further known! This last message was committed, and a report is expected this week.