¶Not on Copac. On the establishment of a militia in the Parish of St. James, to counter any threat from invasion following the renewal of hostilities with France. The meeting, 'actuated by every sentiment of loyalty and affection to our sovereign [and] of attachment to the constitution of our country', led to the unanimous resolution that 'we will, one and all, by every means in our power, actively and zealously co-operate in opposing and resisting every effort or attempt which may be directed against the peace and independence of this empire ...'.