By the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq; His Majesty's lieutenant governor, and commander in chief of the province of New-York ... a proclamation : Whereas a certain seditious paper, was lately printed, published, and dispersed in this city, directed "To the public" in the words following: "The spirit of the times renders it necessary for the inhabitants of this colony to convene, in order effectually to avert the destructive consequences of the late base inglorious conduct of our General Assembly" ... Given under my hand and seal, at arms, at Fort-George, in the city of New-York, the twentieth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine ...