follow the advice of our general committee, to be appointed,
respecting the purposes, aforesaid, the preservation of peace and
good order, and the safety of individuals and private property."

Among the names appended to these resolutions there may be selected such
as:

Lach. McIntosh, Charles McDonald, John McIntosh, Samuel McClelland,
Jno. McCulloch, William McCullough, John McClelland, Seth McCullough.

On July 4, 1775, the Provincial Congress met at Tondee's Long Room,
Savannah. Every parish and district was represented. St. Andrew's parish
sent:

Jonathan Cochran, William Jones, Peter Tarlin, Lachlan McIntosh,
William McIntosh, George Threadcroft, John Wesent, Roderick McIntosh,
John Witherspoon, George McIntosh, Allen Stuart, John McIntosh,
Raymond Demere.

The resolutions adopted by these hardy patriots were sacredly kept.
Their deeds, however, partake more of personal narration, and only their
heroic defense need be mentioned. The following narration should not
escape special notice:

"On the last of February, 1776, the Scarborough, Hinchinbroke, St.
John, and two large transports, with soldiers, then lying at Tybee,
came up the river and anchored at five fathoms. On March 2nd, two of
the vessels sailed up the channel of Back river, The Hinchinbroke, in
attempting to go round Hutchinson's island, and so come down upon the
shipping from above, grounded at the west end of the island, opposite
Brampton. During the night there landed from the first vessel,
between two and three hundred troops, under the command of Majors
Grant and Maitland, and silently marched across Hutchinson's island,
and through collusion with the captains were embarked by four A.M.,
in the merchant vessels which lay near the store on that island. The
morning of the 3rd revealing the close proximity of the enemy caused
great indignation among the people. Two companies of riflemen, under
Major Habersham, immediately attacked the grounded vessel and drove
every man from its deck. By nine o'clock it became known that troops
had been secreted on board the merchantmen, which news created
intense excitement, and three hundred men, under Colonel McIntosh,
were marched to Yamacraw Bluff, opposite the shipping, and there
threw up a hasty breastwork, through which they trained three
four-pounders to bear upon the vessels. Anxious, however, to avoid
bloodshed