The Virginia Gazette

Extract of another letter from London.

The people in general here, are in favour of America; the manufacturing towns will in general petition. The Ministry are resolved to grant some particular privileges to the province of New York, in order to draw them off from the other colonies, which, if they effect, they will carry their point, if not, they will certainly give over their present pursuit.

Extract of another letter from London, Jan. 4, 1775.

"The reasons why I hope the unhappy differences between Great Britain and the colonies will soon subside, are these following, viz.

1st. That the deliberations of that celebrated body of Gentlemen who constituted the General Congress, are held in the highest esteem, by every sensible man in this metropolis; our great patriot, Lord Chatham, has declared, that he wants words to express the great satisfaction he received in reading them; and that he does not think there are 52 men besides, in the universe, that could have done what those Gentlemen did, and that they must have been divinely inspired in their glorious work."

(What think ye of the CONGRESS now?)

"This day the merchants of London, trading to America, met at the Kings Arms tavern in Cornhill by appointment, to consider of matters to be laid before the Parliament; they have accordingly appointed a committee of Gentlemen for each colony, to consider of the importance of the American trade to this country, and it is said all the manufacturing towns in England are upon the same plan.

The committee appointed here for the colonies, are

For New England, Champion Broomfield.
New York, Pigott, Blackburn, and Serjeant.
Philadelphia, Neate, Mildred, and Barclay.
Maryland, Molleson, Norton, and Hanbury.
Virginia, Athawes, Gildart, and Campbell.
North Carolina, Wooldridge, Bridgen, and Russell.
South Carolina, Greenwood, Nutt, and Rolleston."