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he least grounds for expecting relief from a petition and remonstrance. They called to mind the contempt with which for ten years their petitions had been thrust aside, and were convinced that something more sensible than supplications would best serve their purpose. After consultation with the men of Annapolis, to whom the coolness of the Philadelphians seemed like insulting pity, and who promptly resolved to stop all trade with Great Britain, the inhabitants of the city and county of Baltimore advocated suspending commerce with Great Britain and the West Indies, chose deputies to a colonial convention, recommended a continental congress, appointed a numerous committee of correspondence, and sent cheering words to their friends at Boston, as sufferers in the common cause. The Supreme Disposer of all events, said they, will terminate this severe trial of your patience in a happy confirmation of American freedom. For this spirited conduct Baltimore was applauded as the model; and