40 Proceedings of the Maryland Convention, 1775.

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day of May last he sailed from Alexandria on Board the Brigg

Harriott Captain William Scott belonging to the said Christo-
pher Lowndes, and that he went passenger on board of her to the
Island of Barbadoes, where she discharged her cargo and that
to his the said Deponents knowledge she did not discharge or
dispose of any part of it till she arrived in the Road of Barba-
does, and that no part of the said Cargo was put into the hands
of any Officer of His Majestys Ships of War for the purpose
of supplying them, or the Army under the command of
General Gage.
This Deponent likewise sayeth that in Hampton Road, on
their way out they were boarded by some people who said they
belonged to a Vessel of War who took one of the Hands from
the said Brigg, and this Deponent sayeth no more.
(Signed) John Tolson
Sworn before Luke Marbury.

Ordered that a Copy of these Proceedings be sent to the
Provincial Convention now sitting at Annapolis.
True Copy from the Records, signed by order of the Com-
mittee Thomas Clagett, Clerk

(N^o 4)
Gent. Richmond in Virg^a July 27. 1775.
The Convention of Delegates for this Colony now sitting,
have almost unanimously, come to the inclosed Resolution for
stopping the Exportation of all kinds of Provision after the 5^th
day of next month.
At a Time when the most secret acts are practising to
furnish our enemies with the means of protracting the unhappy
Dispute with the Mother Country, the necessity of adopting
this measure appeared so evident that this Colony have chear-
fully sacraficed a very considerable part of its property by
agreeing to this Resolution.
I am directed to transmit the Resolution to you as early as
possible, & have no doubt but you will as chearfully come to a
similar one.
I am with great Respect
Y^r Mo: ob^t S^t
Peyton Randolph
President of the Convention.

Resolved, (In Convention on Monday July 24^th 1775)
That no flour, wheat or other grain, or provisions of any
kind be exported from the Colony to any part of the World,
from and after the fifth day of August next, until the Conven-
tion or Assembly uf this Colony, or the Honorable the Conti-