280 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met. Mr. Edmondson and Mr. T. Sinyth appeared
in the house.

A petition from Basil Clarkson praying to be released from
Anne Arundle county jail, was read and ordered to lie on the table.

On reading a letter from Samuel Purviance, jun., chairman of the
committee of observation for Baltimore county, respecting the con-
duct of Francis Sanderson, the same was taken into consideration,
and the said Francis Sanderson called before the Convention, and
on the examination of several witnesses and hearing him in his
defence.

On motion of Mr. Paca, the question was put, That the said
Francis Sanderson is guilty of delivering sentiments tending to
discourage the American opposition to the hostile attempts of
Great Britain : That therefore he be reprimanded at the bar of this
house by the president; that he give bond in the penalty of one
thousand pounds, with good security, to be approved of by the com-
mittee of Baltimore county, to the president, conditioned that he
will not hereafter speak or do any matter or thing in prejudice or
discouragement of the present opposition; that he pay all the ex-
penses incurred on account of his being apprehended, guarded,
and brought to this convention, and that thereupon he be discharg-
ed ? Resolved in the affirmative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Barnes,	Mr. Hughs,	Mr. Edmondson,
Fenwick,	Stull,	Murray,
Plater,	Deye,	Gibson,
Jordan,	Stevenson,	John Ennalls,
Grahame,	Shepherd,	Joseph Ennalls,
Fitzhugh,	J. Smith,	Potter,
J. Mackall,	Bond,	Mason,
B. Hall,	H. Wilson,	Dickinson,
Sprigg,	Love,	Johnson,
Hammond,	Archer,	Gust. Scott,
J. Hall,	Gilphin,	Geo. Scott,
Worthington,	Ewing,	Horsey,
Paca,	D. Smith,	Lowes,
Carroll,	Brevard,	Chaille,
J. Wilson,	W. Ringgold,	Bishop,
Fischer,	T. Wright,	Mitchell.
Beall,