Governor Eden arrived in London from Maryland, but last from Virginia, which he left on the 6th of August. He came in a transport.

Baltimore is fortified with 60 pieces of cannon, 9 pounders. Almost every town is fortified.

The Virginia convention desired the Maryland convention to seize the person of Governor Eden. The Continental Congress requested they would send him to them. Instead of complying with either, they desired the Governor would go on board one of the King's ships; and the president of the convention, and others, attended him to the water side. He went on board the Fowey. While the ship was lying off the coast, some persons of the province went on board her also. The Convention desired the Captain to send those persons ashore. He said they had taken refuge on board his ship, and therefore he could not: upon which the convention declared the truce was broken, and detained a part of Governor Eden's baggage, which had not been put on board with him. Their delegates in the Continental Congress, who had been instructed to vote against independency, and having so voted, had withdrawn from the Congress, were desired to return to the Congress, and act as they thought best for the interest of their country. They accordingly returned to Philadelphia, and acceded, in form, to the vote of independency.