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Captains of the different Divisions, requesting their co- 

 operating with them in a like Eleftion for each Quarter, 

 and the representatives to meet in Stabroek 8 days after 

 that, for the purpose of taking in consideration what 

 plan was requisite for the condu6ting the Bi siness of the 

 Colony. Those steps — laying aside some resl lessspirits — 

 might have been a great deal owing to the tardiness of 

 the Court of Policy, not stepping forth imadiately, but 

 as such self created Societys are mostly attended 

 w". and cause evil minded People to bt busy ; who 

 should at this time step forth a Candidate for the Govern- 

 ment but Henning the Cobler, alias Baron STRAP, and 

 began to hold up Guillotines, the Lanthorn Posts to be 

 without Exception ornamented as Gallows Posts ; Conk- 

 ling among the coloured people, &c. ; he had got for his 

 Secretary the little limping Fellow called STYLE, waom 

 you may have seen w*". Vlushouwn ai clerk, and 

 assisted by a Blacksmith and a Taylor; and God knows 

 what might have been the End of it, if Mr. FiLEEN (who 

 was luckily chosen as one of ye Stabroek Representa- 

 tives, w\ OUCKAMA, Doctr. VA>J Dura and Duhart) 

 had not taken notice of the Frenzy of the Cobler, and 

 immediately summoned a Dozen of his Militia, and 

 took into custody the four culprits, and put them in the 

 Guard House, and next day it was tho't proper to con- 

 du6l them to the Fort, where they still are. It was high 

 time for our Court of Policy now to do something and 

 after a short session and opening Letters, some time past 

 arrived, in case of the Death or Absence of our Gover- 

 nour, found in No. i, A. BACKER to succeed, and No. 2 

 in case he A. B., was not here, the Government then to 

 devolve to A. Beaujon, which he refused accepting off; 



