ved ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁and ▁ordered ▁new ▁elections , ▁but ▁this ▁plan ▁back f ired ; ▁a ▁secret ▁committee ▁drew ▁up ▁out land ish ▁charges ▁against ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁III , ▁which ▁brought ▁additional ▁powers ▁to ▁Dob bs , ▁saved ▁him ▁from ▁further ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Other ▁interests ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁the ▁Ven us ▁fly t rap ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁colonial ▁governor , ▁Arthur ▁Dob bs , ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁first ▁written ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁plant : ▁This ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁earliest ▁notice ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁and ▁is ▁before ▁the ▁letters ▁from ▁John ▁Ell is ▁( who ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁name ▁D ion æ a ▁mus cip ula ) ▁to ▁The ▁St ▁James ’ s ▁Chron icle , ▁a ▁London ▁newspaper ▁and ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁North west ▁Pass age ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁North ▁Carolina ▁interests , ▁Dob bs ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁North west ▁Pass age ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar ctic ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 0 s . ▁He ▁act ively ▁worked ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Hudson ’ s ▁Bay ▁Company ’ s ▁trade ▁mon opol y ▁rev oked ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁they ▁showed ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁prom oting ▁discovery ▁exped itions ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁North west ▁Pass age . ▁Dob bs ▁felt ▁that ▁others