By  his EXCELLENCY

WILLIAM  TRYON, Esquire,

Captarn General, and Go\cmor in C'hiof in niul t)\ i rhc IVon Iikv of iVczi'-iyrh, and the
Territories deiDendini^ thcivon in .■ImcrUii. (.:hanall()r and \'u:e .Admiral of the fame.

A     PROCLAMATION.

'TCTHEREAS i fi.uc receded Hi-, A'Ujcfi)'> Koj.ii rro<.».ui)".Oi, j,i.cii ..;  In. Comt .U ,St.Jt3me]>\ ihc Twcnty-
• '    third Day of^ut'njf lull, in the Words tollowina;:

BY THE KING.

A Proclamation.
 

For fupprefsing
GEORGE R.
 

REBELLION and SEDITION.
 

!  Uv.ln;
 

WHEREAS  mar.) ..i our .S,.I>J». .it .fi.cr^  I
JaiHjcrous and ill JiliMiim.^ Men, aiul   (ot.i<::
rullamcd   thtm, afar \ariou» d.lor.kriv Act» .
an open .md avowed Kctx-llion, h) irra\ing tlu
and tr.iitoroully prcparin<;, ordcriiy ind k\) inc
Kcl)tll,.m hath been mueh promoted  and  encvi
tlner>  Wicked and del'iieratc  Perlbns  «,thiii  in
iicgletA or violate their Duty througli Ignorance theriol, or through anv Doubt •
Hc'havc tliought fir, by and «ith the Adv ice of our Privy Council, to iilue this cur \\^\
Civil and Military, arc obliged to exert their utmoll  Endeavours to fupprefk (ucrt Rel>.
Subjeih of this Realm and the Dominions thereuntQ belonging, arc bound bv L^w
»nH to difclofc and make known all tr.ntorous Coiifpiraciej and Attempt* Againfi us, c
and command all our Officers as^ell CkiI as Military, and .ill other our obedient .iiul
lUpprcIs fuch Rebellion, and to dilclole and make kno«n all   Ire.ilom and trait.<r..u^ CoiiCpi
.ind Di(;nity( »nd for that Purpolc, th.it tliev tnmlmit to one..! .lur principal becret.iri. > ol
all Perfon* »ho ftiall be found carrvnii; on Corrcfpondeiice with; or m any .NL.m^r .^ De;
Rebellion againft our Gojcrnment withm any of our Colomv- and Pbntailon.v ii\   \nril..i„„,
rcrpetrators, and Abettor* ot fuel) traitorous Deligns.

GittM at our Court at St. Jauici'i tU T^^tiitythmi D") of Augud, Ow 7ls.iinHJ S.:c,. HuHJrt.l amf S.'^i,iy.fi:
 

.vhI   Plamationt m  Xorfb-.^i
the ljM«er ch.vt
 

In Obedience therefore to his M;ijcfty's Commands tome g
 

"J, milled b*

protcfled .ind

piiblie l'e.icc, to the (Jbrtriiilion of

h>cli carr>ui5 on the fame, have at  length pfoccede.'. to

hollilc   Manner, to «ithlhind   the Execution  of ti>o Lm,

It un;  And wlK-rcaj there is Rcafon to apprehend that fuch

the  tr.iitorouj Correfpondciice, Counfels, and Comfort of

—To the End therelor« that  non«  of our iubjeds may

tec>i.>n »hich the Law uill afford to their Loyally and Zeal',

Proclamation, hereby declaring, that not only all our Officer!

in, and  to bnnc  the Traitors  to Jurticc i but that all our

be .iitlins; and aliirting in the Supprellion of lueh Rebellion

(.r..«n and D:j;nity    And «e do accordinuly iJr e<>lv char-.J

al .SubjecK, to ufc their utmoll Endeavotir. to withlbnd and

fcliKh they (h.ill know to be anainlt u., our Crown

or other proper Officer, due ami full lnform.uion o*'

lidinp or abettinn the Pt ""
 

_______                                        ,    ,                             le given, I do Iicrcby publiflj.nnd nukxknown liis Majc)K*s

nioU gmcious Proclnm.uion aho\e recited; c.irncltly exhorting nnd la^uiring all liis Mnjdly's lo^nl mul l.iiriirij Siib-
je<fls within tliis Pro\incc, as tlicy \aliie their Allegiance due ro thi. IkH of i)0\crcigns, theirDcptndaiKv on .iiul Vro-
tedion from their P.ircnt State, and the Blefiings of a mild, free, :.nj happy Conlhtution; and as tlicv would ihuii
the fatal Caiamirics wliich are the inevitable ConfLqueiices of Sedirion and Rebellion, to pay all due Olvdicncc t
the Laws of their Country, feriouliy to attend to his Mnjcfty's (aid I'roclanution, and govern thcmlihcs accordiuot ^

Gi:,» twJ.r »:,  H.m.l a>:l S.M M Jnm, m i\ r'/;c/" New-Vork, iK   F:«>l.n„h D.r. o/Novemh.r, Ow T/w./aWi.-,,;//„„,/, /",„/, '      •"', * '
,« lb, St.i..m/j r,.-r of tk KagH ofoHf iio:,rc,^>, LorlGt^i.^,'. iK Th..l, >J the ■;..,.. /Oi/r/Oreat-Bntam, France ^»/lra,„d' A ... '»'''>

Iv hi. Exc.llenc)-. Command,                                                                                                                  VV M.       1    K   I    U   N

>.,.... «........iun.P.w.       GOD  Save w^ K I N G.
 

First Bulletin   (1775), concerning the Revolution, ordering the
citizens to cease their rebellious  actions.
 

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