[Charleston] Friday, March 1, 1776.
Resolved, That no vessels whatsoever, shall pass any armed posts in the rivers and inlets, or on the coast of this colony, until a satisfactory account shall have been given of them at such posts: And that public notice be given of this resolution.
The Hon. Mr. [Rawlins] Lowndes, with Col. [James] Parsons, being returned from Georgia, Mr. Lowndes reported, that he, with Col. Parsons, and Capt. [Thomas] Savage, having found the Congress of that colony dissolved, they made every representation to the Council of Safety, to induce them to co-operate with this colony, in continuing the non-exportation resolution of the Continental Congress: That the Council represented to them the great opposition, in Savannah, to the measures of Congress, which had not entered into any decisive resolve on that head; but that they would do every thing in their power to co-operate with us: And in short, that it was their opinion, unless this colony interfered in a forcible manner, exportation would speedily take place.