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 Congres of Philadelphia, an aembly convened by its own authority, has promulgated a declaration, in compliance with which the communication between Britain and the greatet part of North America is now upended. They ceaed to admit the importation of Englih goods in December 1774, and determine to permit the exportation of their own no longer than to November 1775.

might eem enough, but they have done more. They have declared, that they hall treat all as enemies who do not concur with them in diaffection and perverenes, and that they will trade with none that hall trade with Britain.

threaten to tigmatize in their Gazette thoe who hall conume the products or merchandie of their Mother-country, and are now earching upected houes for prohibited goods.