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enemies.
“ I have no doubt but that you will persevere in
fontiments so becoming all virtuous and sober citizens.
By degrees the example of your temper, forbearance,
and moderation, operating with the unhappy effe&s of
the present meaf'&res, which begin to be daily mote and
more conspicuous, will abate the irregular ardour of
~fcrne fiery spirits, and render our city at least unanimous
in its wdhes for the tranquility of the whole empire.
" I btg my best compliments to the gentlemen of
the committee; and do me the favour to believe me,
with great esteem and regard, your mofl: obedient and
humble servant, Edmund Burke."
fefiminfler, 0/7. IT.
OR. 24. The Lydia, Deane, from Quebec for Liver
pool, is arrived at Falmouth in 25days^and has brought
ever Governor Carlton 's family.
The Centurion man of war, and a transport, failed
from Torbay the 15th inst. for Boston,
Oa 26. We are assured that Adjutant Richardson
was appointed to his present commission, merely on the
terms of impeaching his friends and countrymen, Mr.
Sayre and Mr. Lee.
Our English Newgate, if report fays true, seems to
be converted' into a French Baflile. Monday last a
prisoner (Who, or what, is not said, nor on what ac
count) was conveyed there under an escort of ten or
twelve horse before and as many behind.
And yesterday a dissenting Minister, named Riley,
was likewise conveyed there on a charge of treasonable
practices against the state.
Messengers are alio said to be gone into the country
to fetch up two other differing Ministers Sixty or fc
venty miles off.
Exfraft of a letter from Lav.caf.cr, OfE 22.
" On the 20th inst. 'Was Branded in our bay, the
following vcffel ; the Peggy, Either, from Virginia for
Liverpool, without any thing Landing but her fore
r-aft, is bulged, part of her deck gone, and lies in the
find about three miles from land, dry at low water:
one mate, a pilot, seven of the people, and a lady (a
passenger) drowned; the master and twelve people
fared.
Richardson was yesterday seen walking alone in St.
James's Park, his conduct having rendered him so de
servedly detested, that no gentleman will be seen to as
sociate with him.
Non. 2. A great number of soldiers deserted from the
five regiments that last embarked from Cork for North-
America, before they could be Secured on board the
grtnfports.
This day the Lord Mayor ele&, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
and City officers, went to the Lord Chancellor's, in
Great Ruffelttreet, BloomAury, when the Lord Mayor
£le& was presented to his Lordship for his approbation
by Alderman Crosby, who was the Senior Alderman
there; when his Lordship informed them, his Majefly
had been pleased to approve of the choice the Livery
had made.
Nov. 8. A Bill is to be brought into Parliament this
week for the purpose of empowering Governors Penn,
Franklin, and the rest of the Governors of the American
provinces, to grant indemnities for past offences, and re
<*ive the submission of all such ¥ ^^ willing to Submit
to the /usurpations of Gfoat.Britain.
The following is a copy of a letter from Mr. Burke
>o Mr. Hayes, the chairman of the meeting of Mer
chants, &?C. at Bristol.
“ Sir, I delayed my acknowledgement of your com
mands until I should be able to inform you that I had
bl ^ed them. I had this day the honour of presenting
your petition to the King. It was g-acioufly received.
At the fame time Mr. Baker preferred a petition from
the merchants of Londen, which had the fame recep
tion.
" It gave as much pleafare, as in the present state
of things, I am capable of feeling, to be honoured with
such commands from so numerous and refpedable a bo
/y of my conCituents. Ido not yet abandon all hopes,
that truth and reason, frequently and firmly urged, will
have their efle&; and that the healing endeavours of
good and moderate men will prevail over the hasty vio
ferce cf thole deluded people, who, though unable to
aihft either with counsels or arms, are so forward to give
their inconfidera e voices, for the continuance of a
bloody and expensive tivil war, which neither they, nor
those whom they urge to such a desperate course are
able to forefee any end of. It is indeed a war against
the inteteft of England, and in favour of her inveterate
St. %"'"’'> °* b ~ Y# It ^ ^ Maj^y's pleasure,
that all officers belonging to his Majedy's i^rh, ;7rh,
53d, 54th and 57th regiments of foot, now leaving ih
Ireland do immediately repair to their fefpe&ive corps
in that kingdom, except such as belong to the additi
<na! companies ofthofe regiments, or may be employ
ed in Ireland on the recruiting fetvice.
L' X M ^ U R G, OG^cr &
r~^, I! E Hanorrria^ troop's, coffined for Gibraltar
I , and the filand of Minnies, arrived a few daks
ago at Ritzebutte! end Cuxhaven, where they
began yesterday to embark oh board of Seventeen brig-
Rh transports, in presence of Prince Ernest of Meek
lenburgh Streiitz, Col. Faucit, and Several other ot
^cers, sent by rhe ' Electoral Regency to prevent any
tmforefefnddorder.
POSTSC It IP T to Du^ lap's Fennfylvanid Packet. No. 22. fr.
L O N D O N, OG^cr I-.
We hear from Cnrke, that on TuefJay the jbth nit.
at one o'clock, when the amv were in their beds, with
out previous notice, a draft Ivas made from the two re
r.metts, and at seven o'clock they were taken to Cove,
and embsi ktd for American —We are afftired the 53d re
giment does not confix of more than rod men,
To the honour of the Bricfh nation, there is fti!l feme
little degree of virtue exiting. The unwearied endea
vours of the worthy protesting Lords, the Spirit of the
freeholders of Middlesex, and the almost general patriot
ifn of the Livery of London, joined with the earned ef
forts of that pure Society, the London Association, may
yet, by their perseverance, in time, open the eyes of their
fellow lubj &s, and work a mates tai change in the wretch
ed foliation of our affairs.
The following is the copy of a letter from Mr. Ethan
Allen, the person who commanded the party of Provin
cials which were defeated near Montreal, and who was
allo taken prisoner. to Gen. Prefcotr, on the General's
ordering him into irons, and to be close confined.
" Honourable Sir,
" In the wheel of tranfitnry events T find myftdf pri
soner, and in irons : Probably your Honour has certain
reasons to me inconceiveable, though I challenge an in
ftsnee of this fort of economy of the Americans during
the late war towards any officers of the crow,,
" On my part, I have to afibre your Honour, that
when I had the command, and took Capt. Delaplace and
Lieut. Felton, with the garrison at Ticonderoga, I treat
ed them with every mark of friendship and eenere fity.
the evidence of which is notorious even in Canada, I
have only to add, that I expe& an honourable and hu
mane treatment, as an officer of inv rank and merit should
have, and fubicribe myfelf your Honour's molt obedient
humble servant, ETHAN ALLEN."
Yesterday the House of Lords took into confederation
the petition and address to his Matefty, from the Ameri
can Congress, which was laid before the House by the
Earl of Dartmouth.
A motion being made, that Governor Penn he called
to the bar, and examined ; the fame palled in the nega
tive, 56 against 22.
The Duke of Richmond's motion for a reconciliation
with the Colonies, palled in the negative, 4: against 21.
And then the House adjourned.
HOUSE of COMMONS.
Yesterday a little before three o'clock the Speaker took
the chair, when the bill for continuing the duties on malt,
mum, cyder and perry, was read the firft time.
Mr, Luttrell made a long speech, in which he cenfider
ed the nature, principles, and spirit of government in ge
neral, and the constitution of this kingdom in particular ;
from which he concluded, that whenever the trust dele
gated by the people was unjustly or oppressively exercised
by the delegates, then the trust Ihculd naturally ceafr, and
the power revert to its firft fburce, the people at large ;
that if this proposition was allowed, it muff also be ad
mitted, that conventions, or general assemblies of the
people were, in such cases, agreeable to the spirit of the
constitution; and he observed, that we had several in
stances, in our history, of such assemblies; that much
good had been effected by them ; and much evil prevent
ed ; that some of our best princes had been raised to the
throne, and our worst Kings depend by means of a
BRITISH CONGRESS. He tken madea motion to the
following purport: " That the Commissioners which
" are to be lent by his Majesty to the different parts of
" America, be impowered to treat with ANY Conventi
" on, Congress, or Afferabiy of ONE or MORE provin
" ces, who may best be supposed to understand the in
" clinations of the people, without enquiring into the
“ legality of the manner in which they had been con
“ vened, in order that a speedy reconciliation might be
" effe&ed confiftenb with the honour and interest of
“ Gre^t-Britain, and the requisitions of the Colonies."
Sir George 1 oung said, that in every dispassionate con
versation, which he had with gentlemen of either tide of
the House, he found they were, to a man, anxious for a
reconciliation with America. He was convinced that
every day's delay made this reconciliation more difficult ;
that the Congress leemed to him, the most speedy, as well
as the most tffe&ual medium by which it could be attain
ed; and as he regretted every hour tha^ puffed without
an effort towards this happy object, he was defirotte to
adopt this, or any other, or all measures calculated to
promote a reconciliation.
The question was then called for, and the motion re
je&ed without a division.
Lord North assured the House of Commons " there
" was nothing he so much wiflied for at the close of life,
" as to have it in his power to boast of having a Share in
“ the conciliation with the Colonies;" and it was ob*
Served, the tears fell so faft on his face, that after his
Speech he was under the necessity of ufinghis handkerchief.
This whining Minister reminds us of a certain Cardi
nal (Wolsey, a Minister of State) whose chara&er has
been drawn by Shakespeare, and it is said he was never
but when he meant to ruin, pitiful. We wish there ne
ver may be found a second Wolsey for the fake of Bri
tain and her Colonies. The brave Americans are above
accepting of pity ; they are not so mean or pitiful ; they
will die firft.
Nov. 9. An intelligent correspondent fays, he can
take upon him to assure us that there are more lottery
tickets in the pofleffion of the inhabitants of some addres
sing towns, than in all the other towns in England put
together.
Great betts are laid in the city, that within fix months,
one or bath of the garrisons of Gibraltar and Mahon are
surrendered either to the French or Spaniards.
It can hardly be doubted, unless the Americans receive
proposals of accommodation soon, but they will relinquish
all hope of peace, and throw away the scabbard. They
have been accused cf entertaining views of independance;
it is hard to fay on what that accusation is founded. Pro
feffions of attachment to Great-Britain can never be suit
ed to advance such adefign: Belides embarrassing their
own councils, and diffufing among the people sentiments
of veneration and refpe& for the Mother Country, they
meth, so long as, they are made life of, absolutely pre
clude all hope of foreign assistance ; for who will inter
pole in their favour, while a reconciliation seems proba
ble: If they aimed at in&peadance, 'they would never
talk of fubm'ffCT.
Their Delegates have Aid, " Foreign affifhrir'* is ?t
---tainabie:" And who, that considers what they have t)
offer, can doubt it ? Supplies for the fi^eri^s, commerci
al advantages, or an extent of territory, are Aipulati.ohs
too favourable for the interdis of France and Sra ; n to
admit of their refuting them. The lubjeas of thote
crowns would not fuffer their ministers to d^ it. " Whar,
it is afke„ would rhe Americans become fhbjeas of
France and Spain ?" No, they would be independent of
all the world, and ALLIES of the House of Bourbon. It
a treaty of that kind was proposed, is it poffibie it fhonl4
miscarry ? Are all the world become at once entirely
disinterested? Is every nation under heaven io compbi
fant to us, ^to refufe riches and power, merely beenufe
we wish them to do so? O! ye rulers, lay aside your
puerile witticifins, your rhetorical tittle tattle, and apply
in earnest feme remedy to the miseries of your finking
country.
All the Lords are ordered to be summoned on the fur
ther consideration of the Petition and Adorels from the
American Congress, which is to come on to morrow.
Nov. io. The King will review the 321 regiment of
foot, commanded by Col. Amberd, oh Monday next, on
Putney Common, previous to their embarking for Ire
land.
It is said the proportion of the railith for Scotland is
to be 30,000 men ; Lord North was daggered at this de
mand in the Scotch, but Sir Gilbert Elliot and the Soli
citor General inlift upon it, and they arc fopported by alt
their countrymen.
The battalions raffing by Lord Lovat's son are to coh
£ft of ecoo men.
The following is an authentic abfirad of the army es
timate presented on Wednesday by Lord Barrington to
the House of Commons:
Resolved, tirt 20752 men be employed for land service,
for the year 1776, and that 659,2001. 2s. rod. halfpenny
be allowed for maintaining them for 365 days, from the
25th of Dec, 1775, to the 25th of Dec. 1776.
Resolved, that 723,432!. 11s. yd. three farthings he
granted for maintaining the forces in the Plantations and
Africa for the year 1776.
That 42,5301. 19s. 4d. be granted for the charge cf
paying, and the difference of pay between the British and
Iri th Ettablifagent, for the troops of that country ro-
Serving in America.
That 11,503!. 7s. 3d. be granted for the ^y of gene
ral and ftaff officers for the Service of the current ;,~<.
That 104,136!. 6s. tte granted for levy-money, forthe
augmentation of the British and Irilh forces for 1 ,76.
That 15,072!. 12s. out of Savings of grants of'E^
sessions, for the charge of an augmentation to the so -
ces, and for levy-money for the augmentation to Major*.
General Preston's regiment of Light-Dragoons, towards
defraying the charge of levy-money for the augmentati
on of the British and Irish forces for the year 1776.
Tint 26,7831. 35% 2d. half-penny he granted for de
fraying the charge of five Hanoverian battalions of foct
at Gioraltar and Minorca, from theist of September,
1775, to the 24th of December following.
That 46,8381. is od. be granted for defraying tliecbarce
of five Hanoverian battalions, Serving as above, for the
Service of the year 1776.
That 249,655!. ißs. 6d. be granted for the office of
ordnance, land Service for the year 1776. And
That 225,1711. its. rid. be granted for defraying the
expence of services performed by the office of ordnance
tor land Service, and not provided for by parliament ill
'775° „ ;„ 1..
James Harris, Esq; his Majesty's Minister at the Court
of Berlin, arrived in London on Monday last ; he had
but four days notice to fettle his affairs and leave that
kingdom; the reason is not yet known, but it is conjec
tured bis Prullian Majeffy intends making Some incursi
ons into our German dominions.
Extrafl of 4 letter from Minford, Nov. 4.
" On the 30th of October, the commanding eficer of
the regiments defined for America received orders tri
disembark the troops till further orders. It is talked
here, that they are not to go to America till next Spring."
Yesterday the Right Hon. John Sawbridge, Lord
Mayor of this city, went in the city barge, accompani
ed by the late Lord Mayor, and the different Companies
in their barges, by water to Weflminiter, where he ^as
Sworn in at the Exchequer-bar, before the Cmfitor Ba
rons, and then returned to Guildhall, where a very
Sumptuous entertainment was provided.
The Duke of Gloucester is certainly dead; the news is
not declared, that ministry may have time to fettle the
disposal of his places.
There is nothing so convincing in this ministerial con
duct of the certainty of mifearriage, that all the experi
enced soldiers, admirals, Sailors, statesmen, and orators,
are in the opposition, which proves the opposite party
have neither heads or hands to conduct the meafares.
It is confidently asserted in the city, that the Court of
Portugal has entered into a treaty with the Court of
Spain, to give the Spaniards all the affittance in their
power in caie they should bB at war with England; and
the Spaniards are to give them the like aflittance in case
they fhoild be attacked by any European power.
Several thousand pairs of worsted flockings, and infidel
flannel waiftco its, were flipped yekerday on board a
vessel in the river, ibourtd to America, fcr the use of his
Majesty's troops during the winter.
The ministerial address intended to have been obtain
ed onTuefdiy surreptitiously at Abington, as the sense of
the county of Berks, was thrown out by a large majori
ty of freeholders. The business opened wioh a speech
from the High Sheriff, offering to read an address, and
letters in favour of it, from absent freeholders. This w^a
agitated and allowed. Lord Abington thn made a fer.fi
ble speech agairft it, offering a lenient, not fanguinarv
petition, which he had brought with him, lie was opposed
by a Mr. Loveden. Lord Craven, and the late sheriff
Baker, (poke ably, and above all, Major Hartley, fb as
aimed to draw tears in favour of bis clients, the Ame
ricans.
Never was any thing more artful tt^i the cardia of
the friends of administration on ruefd^v at the rcunty
meeting for Berks. They ftrangtly contended, that tl e
meeting was called to consider of An Adjreft—in A A',}}
thy bad brought luith them, and were proceeding to tin
it as the Address of the co^/r,, 1 absolutely ufuhng to