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LONDO N, Oflober 2 t.
The following-, it is Did, was the amendment pro
po^d on Thursday fail in the House of Lords,
CT the Marquis of Rockingham.
« ,„ H AT we behold, with the utmost con
§ ceru, the disorders and discontents in the
British Colonies, rather increased than diminished,
by the means that have been used to suppress and
allay them : a circumliance alone Sufficient to give
tins Home jail, reason to fear that thole means were
not originally well confidere?, or properly adapted
to answer the ends to which they were directed.
" We are Satisfied by experience that the mis.
fortune has, in a great measure, afifen from the
want of full and proper information being laid be
fore the Parliament of the true state and condition
of the Colonies § by reason of which, measures have
been carried into execution injurious and inefficaci
ous, from whence no Salutary end was reasonably
to be expetted ; tending to tarnish the luftre of tbe
British arms, to bring diferedit on the wisdom of
his Majesty's councils, and to nourish, without
hope of end, a m ft unhappy civil war.
" Deeply imprelTed with the melancholy state of
public concerns, we (hall, in the fullrft information
we can obtain, and with the most mature delibera
tion we can employ, review tire whole of the late
proceedings, that we may be enabled to difeover,
as we (half be molt willing to apply, the most effec
tual rowans of restoring order to the diltra&ed affairs
of tne British empire, confidence to his Majesty's
government, obedience, by a prudent and tempe
rate uL of its powers, to the authority of Parlia
ment, and Satisfaction and happiness to all his
people.
" By these means wetrul we shall avoid any oc
casion of having recourse to the alarming and dan
gerous expedient of calling in foreign forces to the
support of his Majesty's authority within his own
dominions, and the still more dreadful calamity of
Sledding British blood by British arms."
In the House of Lords, on Thursday, before any
motion could be made for taking his Majesty's
speech into consideration, Lord C n rofc and
presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Alder
men, and Common Council of the city of London.
The petition was accordingly received, read, and
ordered to he on the table. The Lord Chancellor
role with forae degree of warmth, and condemned
the impropriety of the condud of the noble Lord
who presented the petition ; said that it had been
always a rule in that House, on such occasions as the
prelent, not to receive or enter upon any business
whatever, till the speech from the Throne was pre
viously taken into consideration. He added, it was
a compliment uniformly paid and expected; thata
failure of it was looked upon as a mark of direfpe<ft ;
but that, however, since the learned and noble
Lord h e ithought proper to depart from that rule,
he ftould, in turn, beg leave th present a petition
from the Freeholders, &c of his Majesty's colony
of Nova Scotia. His Lordship then p r e ented the
petition, in his pace, which was of course read by
the Clerk. It is a very long one, and asserts the
Sovereignty and fupremaev of the Mother Country,
in the ibougeit and most foerific terms; makes of
fers of assistance, and teftifies the loyalty, obedience
and zeal of the Nova-Scotians, in expressions as
the molt zealous lupporters of the claims of the
British Par.indent could p^ffibly di&te. But be,
fore the Clerk had proceeded quite half through
the matter took a Grange turn ; tor after this poli
tical confeffion o' faith, the Nova Scotians imme
diately change their note, .nd enter into a vory
long enumeration and detail of their grievances, t
condemn the whole 1, stem of Colony Government;
point out several modes of redress and regulation ;
and, in fine, become at once the suthorative Coun
fellors; and if not the a&ual, at le ft the virtual
accusers of their trnfty friends the present Minifers.
Wuen the Cl r k was beginning to read this part of
the petition, it seemed to be the wish of some of
the noble Lords in office and their friends to fink it;
but several of the noble Lords in opposition infilled
that it mould be read through, that the whole
might be received or rejected together. It was or
dered to lie on the table.
The Speech of the Lord Mayor, John Wilkes,
Esq; last Thursday in the House of Commons,
on the motion for an Address to the King.
“ Mr. Speaker,
'' I entirely agree with the Hon. Gentleman,
who seconded the motion for an Address to his
Majesty, that ever, man ought now to freak out, and
in a moment so import nt as the prefect, to the
whole empire, I think it ill becomes the dignity and
duty of Parliament to lose itfelf in such a fulfcme,
adulatory Address to the Throne, as thrt now pro
posed. We ought rather, Sir, to approach our
Sovereign with found and wholesome advice, and
even with remonstrances against the conduct of his
Ministers, who have precipitated the nation into
an unjust, ruinous, felonious and murderous war. I
call the ^ar with our brethren in America an un
just, felonious war, because the primary caute and
confeffed origin of it is, the attempt to tike their
monev from them without their cement, contrary
to the common rights of all mankind, and those
great fundamental principles of the Exglifh ronfti
tutioa, for which Hampden Ged. I fiert, Sir, that
it is in consequence a murderous x:o, because it is
an attempt to deprive men of then lives, for Hand
ing up in the just cause &f the defence o f their pro
perty. and their clear rights, it becomes no left
a murderous # ar with refpe& to many of our fellow
fubjeas of this island, for every man, either of the
nav') or army, who has been sent by Government
to America, and has fallen a victim in this unna
tural and unjid contest, has been murdered by Ad
miniftr num, and his bhod lies at their door. Such
a war, I fear, Sir, will draw down the vengeance of
Heaven upon this devoted kingdom.
“ I think this war, Sir, fatal and ruinous to our
country. It absolutely annihilates the only great
source of our wealth, which we enjoyed unrivalled
by other nations, and deprives us of the fiuits of
the laborious industry of near three millions of fub
je&s, which centered here. That commerce has
already'taken its flight, and our American mer
chants are now deploring the consequences of a
wretched policy, which has been pursued to their
definition. It is, Sir, no less ruinous, with regard
to the enormous expence of the fleets and armies
necessary for this nefarious undertaking, so that
we are wafting our prelent wealth, while we are
destroying the Sources of all we might have in fu
ture.
“ 1 speak, Sir, as a friend to England and Ame
rica, but still more to universal liberty, and the
rights of all mankind. I trust no part of the sub
;& of this vast empire will ever submit to beflaves.
I am fare the Americans are too high spirited to
brook the idea. Your whole power, and that of
your allies, if you had any, and of ail the German
troops you can hire, cannot effeft so wicked a pur-
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pose. The conduct of the present Administration
has already wrested the fceptre of America out of
the hands of our Sovereign, and you have now
Scarcely a Post-master left in the whole Northern
Continent. More than half the empire is already
loft, and almost all the rest is in confufion and anar
chy. The Ministry have brought our Sovereign
into a more disgraceful fieuation than any crowned
head now living. He alone has already loft by their
fatal counsels, more territory than tie three great
united powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia have
together robbed Poland of, and by equal a&s of vi
olence and injustice from Administration.
" England was never engaged in a contest of
such importance to our most valuable concerns and
possessions. We are fighting for the Subjection of
a country, infinitely more extended than our own,
of which every day inereafes the wealth, the natu
ral strength and population. Should we not suc
ceed, it will be a bosom friendship loured to hate
and resentment. We fhali be considered as their
most implacable enemies, an eternal reparation will
succeed, and the grandeur of the British empire
pass away. Success seems to me not equivocal, but
impossible. However we may differ among onr
felves, the, are perfectly united. On this fine the
Atlantic party-rage unhappily divides us, but one
foul animates the vatt Northern Continent of Ame
rica, the General Congress and each Provincial As
sembly. An appeal has been made to the sword,
and at the close of the last campaign what have we
conquered? Bunker'THill, with the lose of 1200
men. Are we to pay as dearly for the rett of Ame
rica ? The idea of conquest is as romantic as unjust.
" The Hon. Gentleman who moved the Address,
fays, " The Americans have been treated with
lenity." Was your Boston Port-bill a measure of
lent, ? Was,our Fishery bill a measure of lenit, 1
Wz,, C ur bill tor taking away the charter of the
Matlachuletts-Bay a measure of lenity, or even jus
tice? I omit your many other gross provocations
and insults, by which the brave Americans have
been driven into their present state. He asserts that
the, avow a disposition to be independent. On
the contrary, Sir, all the declarations both of the
late and the present Congress, uniformly tend to
this one object, of being put on the fame footing
they were in the year 1763. This has been their
only demand, from which the, ham never varied.
Their daily prayers are for liberty, peace and fafety.
I use the words of the Congress of the last year.
They justly expect t< be put on an equal tooting
with the other fubje^s of the empire. If you con
fine all but trade to yourselves, lay tfiey, if jou
make a monopoly of our commerce, if you (hut all
other ports of the world against us, tax us not too :
if you do, then give us a free trade, such as you
enjoy yourselves ;. let us have equal advantages of
commerce, all other ports open to us; then we
can, and will chearfuliy, pay taxes.
" It muff give, Sir, every man who loves this
country, the deepest concern at the naming, in the
Address, foreign troops, Hanoverians ana He fficus,
who are now called to interfere in our domestic
quarrels, not to dwell this day on the illegality of
the measure. The militia indeed are now employ
ed, and that noble institution is at prelent compli
mented by Ministers, who hate the very name
of a militia, because the embody ing of thole forces,
enables Administration to butcher more of our fel
low fubjcftsin America.
“ Sir, I disapprove not only the evil spirit of the
whole Address, but likewise the wretched adoption
of almost every part of it. My wish and hope there
fore is, that it will be rejected by the House, and
_that another dutiful, vet decent, manly Address
will He preTtimftcrrtrTne-Bui^, }„-_-_=— n
that he would (heath the sword, prevent the farther
effufion of the blood of our fellow-fubje&s, adopt
some mode of negociation with the General Con
grefs, in compliance with their repeated petition,
and thereby restore peace and haimony to this dis
traded empire."
NORFOLK, (Virginia) January 4.
Yesterday in the afternoon an express arrived
from York, with intelligence that two top mast
vessels, and one of a smaller size, had hove
in fight, which were fufpe&ed to be two men of
war and a tender, coming up to cannonade that
town; upon which ,Capt. Gibson, with his Weft
Augusta Boys, were immediately ordered to rein
force the troops Rationed there, and to prevent
any of Dunmore's heli hounds from landing to set
fire to the houses. Many Gentlemen volunteers
likewise went from this city, to assist their biech
ren of York ; and our worthy Delegates, then
fitting in Convention, formed themselves under
that old intrepid warrior, Col. Andrew Lewis,
for the protection of the city. Capt. Gibson had
marched but a little distance from town, when he
was met by Col. Henry, from York, with the
agreeable intelligence, that the two large vefTels
were, one a provision vessel, from Cork, deep la
den with beef, butter, potatoes, &c. the other
from the Grenades, loaded with rum, sugar, and
several other necessaries, and the (mail vessel tke
brave Capt. Barron, carrying them up the river,
out of the reach of the men of war.
N E W - Y O R K, January If.
Capt. Daniel Van Vorhis, in a (loop belonging
to Philadelphia, failed from Santa Croix, for this
port, the I [th of October last, and got in thirty
fathom water, in lat. 39 and a half, but having
sprung his mast and boom, meeting with a violent
gale of wind, and being ffiort of pr wifions, was
obliged to bear away for the Weft Indies, and ar
rived at St. Euftatia the 14th of Dec. with only
4 bifeuits on board, and not one piece of meat.
Wednesday last the ship Sampson, Capt. Coupar,
failed for London, having on board the following
cabbin passengers, besides a considerable number
in the Peerage : Mr. and Mrs. Plenderleith, and
family, Mr. Rodgers, late of Charleftown, in Mas
sachusetts-Bay, General Dalrymple, Henry Kel
ly, Esq; Mr. James Rivington, Lieut. Moncrieffe,
Lient. George Robinson, of the navy, Mons. Oril
liard, of Canada, Col. Glazier, and Messrs.
Mawleds.
The O&ober Packet, from Falmouth for this
port, we hear, is failed for Halifax.
We are told by a gentleman who lately left
Lisbon, that an account of the late hurricane, at
Newfoundland was received at that ^ace last No
vember, and that he was allured of the truth of
that matter, by a master of a vessel that was at the
Land when the gale came on.
PHILADELPHIA.
Extras of a lerter fror. the Plains of Abraham,
before Quebec, December 16, 1775.
'' General Carleton escaped from Montreal by pad
dfng ivith bis bands pafl our men in the night, and
got fafe to Quebec, where be gave immediate orders
for ah that would not take up arms to leave the city,
on which several came out, among the ref Mr. Swift,
who informed me that Cols Alien and bis party, who
were taken prisoners, are sent home in a fbip, loaded
by one Clark, a Bofion Tea Commissioner, with flax
feed for Co: k, but is to touch in England with the Go
vernor's difpatebes, the prisoners, &e. We have got
upon the Plains of Abrakam, within §oo,ards of the
walls of Quebec, a battery of gabines, filled with (now
and water poured on till it froze quite bard, which
does ver, quell; and we have feme mortars in St.
Roch, behind a Tory's house, at a little distance from
the Palace gate, from both of which we have put the
enemy income confufion, and set the town on fire in se
veral places. We have raised them .up theje five
nightsJuccefively, and I believe the, are almrf tired
out. Yeferday wefont afag of truce to them, which
they would not receive, and it was with great diffi
'"'-> '''' rf^v fadors could be prevented from firing on
Maepberfon, who carried it. General Montgomery in
that offered a fafe convoy to Carleton, and Cramlie,
Lieutenant Governor, but be would net read it. Lafl
Saturday night we made the Indians fboot several let
te<j into the town with bows ard arrows, which
lucrefound by the inhabitants and are circulating thro'
the to=wn. •,one was direpled to the inhabitants, inform
-Ing 0 L our requefs and the consequence of a refufal;
7 ^^ fr^jh ^ith
death unless be gave up the city.—Was i7m,for Carle
ton, Crambie, Cel. M'Lean, (a Scotchman who was
taken up by the Congress at New York, but denied all
interfering in the depute, when at the fame time he
bad a commission to raise men) and Ainf.ee, Collector
oj the Cufoms, wefoould have been in Quebec before
now ; but in a few nights we are to take it b, form,
to play from both batteries, attack in the lower town,
and Jcale the walls with ladders, which are almost
done, and ever, one that gets fafe into the ci, will
live well, jor the, are allowed to plunder and take
what the, pleafe.''
In COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
Philadelphia, January 17, 1776.
Such persons as are willing to ere& POWDER
MILLS in this province, within fifty miles dis
tance of this city, are desired to apply to the Com
mittee of Safety, who will lend them money on se
curity, if required, for that purpose, and give
them allo other encouragement.
Extrap? from the Minutes,
WILLIAM GOVETT, Secretary.
*, The Provincial Congress of New-Jersey
are to meet at the city of New-Brunswick on Wed
nesday, the gift of this instant, January, on busi
ness of the greatest importance.
B, order of the Committee of Safety,
SAMUEL TUCKER, President.
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TO R ESOL D,
Or RENTED for a term of years,
A PLANTATlONION in the township of Am
well, Hunterdon county, Weft New Jersey,
containing one hundred and sixty-six acres, fifty
whereof is covered with wood, and as much more
is, and may be made, good meadow; the rest pas
ture and fit for tillage: A strong new fence goes
round the lines, with convenient partition fences,
and rails enough now cut to keep the fences in re
pair for many years ; a good orchard and nursery
sheds for cattle, two horse stables, a granary, wag
gon house, poultry house, 11 new except the barn,
nd a new draw-well of the belt water in the neigh
bourhood very convenient to thehoufe and kitchen.
The dwelling-house, from the repairs lately given
it, is as good as new and made very convenient,
and would suit remarkably any Gentleman with a
final! family who might incline to retire from either
of the towns; it consists of two parlours and two
bed chambers neatly finifhed, with a fire pbce in
each, and two more may be finifhed off above stairs
at a small expence, a spacious piazza in front the
whole length of the house, a kitchen and two cel
lars below, always dry and never freezes. This
plantation is situated in a well fertled, healthy and
plentiful country, 44 . miles from Philadelphia, and
54 from New-York ; 24 miles from New B unfwick,
and the fame distance from Trenton, from each of
which there is water carriage to Philadelphia and
New-York. A Stage waggon goes and comes re
gularly .once a we?k to Philadelphia in the summer
season, and once a fortnight in the winter. Fur
ther particulars may be had by applying on the
premises, to THOMAS SKELTON.
T O BE SO L D,
On the lowest terms for Cash, by
JONATHAN ZAN E,
In Second-street, near the Market-house,
A LARGE assortment of Ironmongery, Sad
>dlery, and Brass Ware, among which are,
mill, cross cut, wood cutters, hand, pannell, ten
nant, fafli, dovetail, compass, key-hole and freft
saws; fire (hovels and tongs, with and without
brass heads ; end irons ; chimney corner hooks;
hand bellows ; a general afforment of iron caftingt;
brass kettles and warming pans, &c.'
Also, a frefh supply of copperafs, verdigreafe,
allum and ground red wood, to be had at the above
place, and of JOEL ZANE, in Second-street,
near Race street, and JOHN FERRIS S, in
Wilmington, near the Upper Market.
Wanted immediately, a few good Spinners Of
Flax and Tow: Such, by applying to Jonathan
Zane, in Second-street, may meet with employ,
and the best wages.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
WAS broke open, on the night of the firft
instant (December) the house of the sub
scriber, at the Falls of Schuylkill, and the following
Goods taken from thence, viz. P
v diaper table-cloth, marked I T.
8 single blue and white China bowls of different
figures.
I double ditto.
• 1 large gl^fs bottle.
Sundry wine glasses:
Some calb, the sum unknown.
14 knives and forks.
I pair of old fafhioned fiiver knee-buckles, one
with a fiiver anchor, tongue and wire, marked HR
on the anchor ; the other without either tongue or
anchor.
Whoever apprehends the thief or thieves so that
they may be prosecuted unto conviction, (hall re
ceive for the goods TWENTY SHILLINGS, and
for the thief the above Reward, paid by
1 JOHN PALMER.
Philadelphia, December 28, 1775.
FIFTEEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STOLEN or STRAYED, about thre
months ago, from the fubferiber, living in
Race-street, a dun coloured HOR S E, intermix
shit^Tu?7he7w7hmd feet not so wh*
others, a natural pacer, carries his ears high ha"
a blaze in his forehead, and a mark on his
~o t very plain. Whoever takes up and fectu
laid horse so that the fubferiber may have him a? •
(hall have the above reward, and reaftmaulp chan -'
MICHAEL MUEHLENBURA ~
Juf publfad and to be fold by"
NICHOLAS BROOKS
In Second-street, three doors above L^ck-a
Alley, [llluftrated with a beautiful and acc 1 -
copper-plate plan of the city of N^-York.]
GAINE's UNIVERSAL REGISTE :
0 R,
American and British KALENDET
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD
AWAY from Marcus Hook, on tl^
bft > a fc ^t lad named
2HOMAS WAI SON, about nineteen \e?
of age, by trade a lock smith ; Lad en when be
went away, a brown coatee with buttons near the
fame colour, a whitifli fl nnel waistcoat, black pluffi
breeches, blue ribbed yarn Hockings, (hues capped
up to the buckles, and a black neckcloth ; he ha:
a smooth face and pale complex on ; fays he v
one of the marines at the battle of Bunkers HT,
and (hows the mark of a wound on his right fi r.
Whoever secures him in the Work-house or G .
0. Philadelphia, (hall receive the above Rewtud
from Thomas Hale, in Philadelphia, or the sub
scriber. § ALEXANDER DICK.
For the YEAR 1776.
CON PAINING, the Kahnder; Royal
mily of Great Britain, and extentand situ .
on of England, Scotland and Ireland; Royal
mily, &c. of France, Spain, Portugal, Denm
Norway, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Prnffia,]
fia, Sardinia, Orange, Italy and Turkey ; En;
Nobility, Scots Nobility, Archbishops and Bfl
of England, Privy Council, Knights of the Gaj
Knights of the Thistle, Knights of the Bath,
cretaries of State, Lords of Treasury, Lord
Trade, Lords of Admiralty, High Court of d
Postmasters General, Army, House of Comm
rank of Army and Navy, Royal Navy, Holy
at the Custom-house, pay of the Navy, pay of
Army, precedency among men, precedency an
women, Kings and Queens of England—off
land —of Great-Britain ; Irish Nobility, Arc
(hops and Bishops; enumerated goods fu je
duty in America, description of America, Get
Establishment, Government off Weft-Fiorids-
Florida—Georgia—South-Carolina—North-C
lina —Virginia.—Maryland—Pennsylvania and
er Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex,:
IRiawfar. ..^~— j^fy £4.^ ^\ Q ;„, C-.porter
for the Relief of the Widows and Children of %
gymen of the Church of England ; Governing
Connecticut —Rhode Ifland—Mafiachufetr. B
New-Hampfbire—Nova Scotii—Newfoundland
St. John's —Canada ; Miniftery and Corgrrga
belonging to the Revd. Synod of New-York,
Associate Presbytery of Philadelphia, his Maj
forces at Boston, Governors of New-York froi^
year 1664. to the present time, Governors of
Jersey, Governors of the Wett-lndia Islands, :<
of the Army of the Thirteen United Provim ; *
North-America, State of the four regiments i ;-.-
in the Colony of New - York, Royal Artillery : -'
in New-York, Officers in the troop of LightL
in New-York, Independent Companies in
York, New- Jersey bills reduced to New-York
rency, table of Inrereft, Roads, &c.
N. B. Likewise to be fold by fa:d Brcpu.
good apartment of the very beftblack, whio
mixed colour silk flockings; worked, cotto
thread ditto, and socks; a good afortment of j
ellery, p&ures and maps, copter-plate wp - '
and drawing-books, as uhjal ; a variety of r^
the belt London made fiddles and fifes, I<-
fiddle-firings, with a great variety of other c
' and ornamental Goods,
TO B E SOLD
A 'BANTATION containing ah& t c
f A acres of land, five acres thereof meadcu
twenty-^ 0 acres of good woodland, a fi CB c h
two forms h,gh, two rooms on a floor, with a
lar underneath, a st one kitchen, a b arn '
of good water near the house, an orchard
130 apple-trees and a variety of peach trees a
^hich are the Newington and Heath,
^x^ p ^ ^ CT^T'
John Murray), . ^,,^
Road, on a road leading, across the 1
Yellow Springs. For terms apply to Bfnjam
Davids, Innholder, in Second. for A 7
or to fr sßeese , Miller, ^^
who will fliew the fame. Kemnes,
AML to the plantation of the fubferiber
l"i". g in R y e town ^ ; p> Cumberland c^t/
near Bafkin'sFerry, a black MARF, about
thirteen hands high, marked on the nea; fliouldic
M. the offhind foot white, long dock, weighty
headed, a very heavy mane which hangs on° the
near fide ; (he can pace a goof travel, has no ffiocs
on, and was four years old last grass. Theownt
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges
and take her away.
§ THOMAS WATSON.
— December to, 177 c.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
AN A WAY from the übferiber, living
Horse Head, in Kent County, ou
JAME s±o^ ^W, W*^;#
by the narne of LAVEKEY; he is about fiC
feet seven inches high, b, trade a weaver, a peed
deal pock-marked, pale complexion, black hrb
commonly tied behind, bold and talkative •
on whe» he„ n t a „ ay , a g Ood fe | t hat , an „ |d
ffiirts"^ ' € Handkerchief, t wo cou „ ],„
'% b ," e fulled country cloth coat, an old pur _
pe silk jacket, a striped hncey under jacket, 0
back velvet breeches, old patched trowfers, new.
blue yarn stockings ringed with white on the tci
white thread ditto, and (hoes. Whoever t ? kes
fervent and brings him home, or secures hi
that his matter may have him again, (had la''
1 in the county, FOUR DOLLARS, and if ou?
the above Rewaid, and all reasonable charges nf
b y HENRY ELBERT
N ° 1 bought him of Mr. William Bovce,
Newcastle County, ।'