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o?is, that they have refitted that law which bears
Tach aa arbitrary call. I want to knoy if we, in
this country, had not refitted fueh arbitrary laws in
c rtain ancient times,whether we ftiould have existed
as a House of Commons -here this day? lobjeft
much against the doftrine which I have heard laid
down, that the particular exigency of the case coun
tenanced the measure. Ido not apprehend the A
•nericans will abandon their principles; for if they
submit, they are slaves : I therefore execrate the
present measure in mariner proposed.
Mr. Fuller. I will new take my leave of the whole
plan and will give you my free opinion of it. You
will commence your RUIN from this day, if you
don’t repeal that tax which created all this disturb
ance ; you will have degree of confidence with
the Americans ; people won’t trust yoii when your
credit is gone : You may, I fay, date your ruin from
this day ; and, lam sorry to fay, that not only this
house has fallen into that error, but that THE
PEOPLE of this country approve of the measure.
I find the people wilh for the measures proposed in
this bill, as much as the majority here ; it is not all
owing to the Junto of a ministry that these mea
sures are taken, it is the people at large, whom I
am sorry to fay, are milled ; they are in an error,
but a Ihort time will prove the evil tendency of this
bill. I think the bill before us bears the least in
jury of any of the three ; but if there ever was a
nation running headlong to its ruin, it is this.
P H ILA DE LPH IA, August io“
Sunday last arrived here the Jhtp Mercury, Capt. Collins,
andjhip George, Capt. Martin, from Lijbon, by whom
we have the following Advices.
LONDON, June i.
A Number of weavers, for want of employment
here, have within these few weeks engaged
themselves forßofton, New-York, and Phi
ladelphia.
June A bill was brought in, pursuant to the
resolutions of the committee of ways and means of
Friday, wh’ch were agreed to by theHoufe on Tues
day last, for levying duties on certain articles of im
port into the province of Quebec. It was read a
firtt time, and ordered to be read a second time,
Yetterday, by virtue of a commiflion from his
Majesty, the royal afientwas given to the following
bill,- viz.
The bill to provide commodious quarters for the
officers and soldiers in America.
fAht following are the heads of Lord Chatham’s speech in
the House of Lords tn Friday I aft, tn the third reading
f the bill for the quartering of the soldiers in North
America.
He began by taking a very extenfiye and philo
sophical view of the firtt fetttlements in America,
which, he said, had they been planted by any other
kingdom than ours, the inhabitants would probably
have carried with them the chains of ilavery, and a
spirit of despotism ; but as they were, they ought
to be remembered as great inttances to inftruft the
world to what a stretch of liberty mankind will na
turally attain when they are left to the free exercise
of themselves. He then condemned several parts of
the late condudl of the Americans, particularly that
of the Bottonians refpecling the tea, which he said
was contrary to all the laws of policy, civilization
and humanity ; but though he thus, in the candour
of opinion, and on an important question, when e
very thing Ihould be laid open and impartially ex
amined into, condemned some part of the American
conduct, he mth| reprobate the whole of govern
ment’s afts relative to taxation ; that this was his
former opinion, and that he Ihould maintain it till
death. That this country had no right under Hea
ven, to tax America ; that it was contrary to all the
principles of justice and civil policy, and that nei
ther the exigencies of the state, the growth of power,
nor even the acquiefcpnce in the taxes, could juftify
it upon any occasion whatever. He concluded by
going into the conduct of the Rockingham party,
which he fevercly reprehended.
He fpeke for an hour and ten minutes, seemed no
wr y impaired in his voice, strength, or oratorial abi
lities, and was likened to with profound attention,
L O N D O N, June 4.
The Council held yetterday at St, James’s, we are
told, were employed on some interesting advices re*
tewed from America the preceding evening,
June 6. On Saturday his Excellency William
Tryon, Governor of New-York, attended at court
for the firfl time since his arrival from that province,
and was most graciously received by his Majefty.'
The following has been proposed by a noble Lord
(not in administration) for terminating the disputes
with the Americans : The tea act to be repealed,
and a certain stipulated sum to be raised by the
Heufe of Attembly in each province annually.: And
an act of oblivion to pass for all that has happened
since the palling that aft.
Letters from Genoa, by the last Flanders mail
advise, that the misunderstandings between the
cou r ts of London and Morocco became more serious
V ery day, and that the Emperor would not permit
the English to carry from thence any provisions
, *uiout difi harging all duties laid or. jhem,
SALE M, Augult 9,
The following is a Lift of the Gentlemen appointed
by his Majesty, Counfellers of this Province, a
greeable to a late Aft of Parliament.
Thomas Oliver, Esq; Joseph Green, Esq;
(Lieut. Governor. James Boutineay, Esq;
Thomas Fiucker, Esq; Andrew Oliver, Esq;
Peter Oliver, Esq; ‘ Josiah Edfon,
Foster Hutchinson, Esq; Richard Lechmere, Esq;
Tho. Hutchinson, Esq; Joshua Loring, "Esq;
Harrison Gray, Esq; John Worthington, Esq;
Samuel Danforth, Esq; Timothy Paine, Esq;
John Erving, fen. Esq; William Peppeirell 1 , Esq;
Jaiscj Ruficll, Esq; Jeremiah Powell, Esq;
By advices from Corsica, it appears that a plot
had been formed to cut of all the French in that
iftand, on Ascension Day, which piobably would
have taken place, but that it was difeovered by a
young girl, a native of Corsica, anxious for the pre
servation of her lover, a Frenchman.
Summary of Friday’s proceedings in the House of Commons.
THE Speaker took the chair at half pall two o’-
clock ; very little private business was done.
At about 5 o’clock the order of the day for re
ceiving the report of the committee on the Quebec
bill was ordered to be read, .when a ihort conversati
on patted between Mr. E. Burke and Mr. Jackson,,
concerning fixing the boundary line to be, drawn be
tween the colonies of Quebec and New-York,which
was amicably fettled.
The clauses of the bill were then read a firft time,
without any opposition, but upon the second reading
Mr. Mackworth arose, & in a long speech said much
in favour of the petitioning merchants of London
against the bill, and likewile in favour ofjuries,pro
pofed a cluafe for the eftabliffiing an optional jury
in Canada for civil cases, in order that the Engliffi
merchants might have some remedy to protest their
property.
Junei. The Nancy, Lockyer, which is arrived
in the Downs, carried tea to New-York, but it not
being fuffered to be landed,fhe has brought it back.
All the officers belonging to the regiments in the
Wcft-India Islands, who are abfeut upon Furlow,are
ordered to join their refpeftive corps immediately.
Extract of a letter from Gofpert, June 6,
“ Since my last the commissioners went to Spit
head, and paid his Majesty’s Ihip Scarborough two
months advance; and in a few hours after she pro
ceeded for Boston with money to pay the troops, he
with an express of the determinations *of our QoUrt,
June 13. The Lords yesterday read a firft time
the bill for redeeming one million of the three per
cent, annuities, and for establishing a lottery, and
also an expiring law bill. " f
Read a second time the bill fc# eftabliihinga fund
for the support of the government of Quebec.
Whitehall, June 9. The King has been pleased
to appoint Thomas Oliverj Esq; to be Lieutenant
Governor of the province of Mafiachufetts-Bay, in
America, in the room of Andrew Oliver, Esp; de
ceased.
The clause was brought up and read a firft time,
but the question being put—“ that this clause stand
a part of the bill,” Lord North, in a long speech,
spoke much against the measure.
. Serjeant Glynn answered all his Lordlhip’s objec
tions, and spoke of juries with the highest respect, &
condemned the bill in the most spirited manner
possible.
7he Attorney General answered him, and spoke
against the clause being iaferted, as it would repeal
a clause that is already in the bill.
Mr. Dunning answered all the obj est ions of the
noble Lord and Attorney General, palled many pa
negyricks on juries, and recommended the clause.
The Solicitor General was much against theclaute
being inserted ; he said he made no doubt but trial
by jury was right, yet this was not the proper time
to establish it.
Mr. E. Burke, in a speech of upwards of an hour,
condemned the bill, and the Iwmers of it, in the
highest manner ; he took a retrofpeftive view of all
the evidence that had been given, and arguments
used, during the whole of the business, and answered
all the objections with sreat judgment. He finilhed
with faying the Canadians undoubtedly were great
ly aftonilhed to think, that people who had such
powerful arms to gain their colony,lhould have such
weak heads as not to know how to govern it.
At ten o’clock the question was put, “ that that
clause Ihould stand hpart from the bill upon
which the House devided ; far the clause 40 against
it 83, After which, the bill was ordered to be engros
sed ; the House then adjourned until Monday next.
Mr. T- Townlhend proposed a clause to make it
a temporary bill, and to limit it’s duration to seven
years.' This produced a Ihort debate, but it palled
in the negative, without a division.
Mr. Byng spoke much in favour of the claufe,fay
ing it was not so much as he could wilh, yet lie
would by all means have that as a proteftion for the
Britilh merchants.
Mr. Ambler spoke both for & against it about five
minutes, but finilhed with giving his negative to
the clause.
Timothy Ruggles, Esq; Jonathan Simplon,
Joseph Lee, Esq; John Murray, Esq;
'lfaac Win How, Esq; Daniel Leonard, Esq;
Israel Williams, Esq; Thomas Palmer, Esq;
George Watson, Esq; Isaac Royall, Esq;
Nat. Ray Thomas, Esq; Robert. Hooper, Esq;
Tim. Woodbridge, Esq; Abijah Willard, Esq;
William Vafiall, Esq; John Erving, jun. Eftf
William Brown, Esq;
Province of ) ~
Majfachufetts-Bay,' J W74’
J-JIS Majesty having been pleased to appoint ths
Hon. Thomas Oliver, Esq; to be Lieute
nant Governor of this Province ; his Honor’s Com
mission was accordingly this Day published in the
Council Chamber, and the several Oaths adminif
tred to him, by his Excellency the Governor. After
which the following-Gentlemen took the Oaths ne
cefiaryto qualify themselves for a Seat in Council,
being appointed by Mandamus from his Majesty.
Hon. Thomas Oliver, Esq; Lieut. Governor.
Thomas Mucker, Esq; William Brown, Esq;
Foster Hutchinson, Esq; James Boutineau, Esq;
Harrison Gray, Esq; Jofhna Loring, Esq;
Joseph Lee, Esq; William Pepperrell, Esq;
Isaac Winslow, Esq; John Erving, jun. Esq;
BOSTON, August 8, 1774.
Last Tuesday Morning came to Town from Mar
blehead, twelve Cart Loads of good Salt Fish, also
a Quantity, of Oil, being the generous Donation of
our lymparhyfing Brethren of that Place.—-The a
boye Provisions having been judged by the Revenue
Officers not to he “ Victuals, [the Word in the Port-
Bill] for the neceftary Use and Suftcnance of the In
habitants of the Town of Boston,” it was therefore
not permitted to be brought into this Port ‘ Coast--
vvife.’—The Benefaftion of Rice from South Caro
lina, has, since its arrival, remained there in the
fame Predicament; but we hear, that it is now al
lowed to be an Article of Food, and not solely of
Merchandize, and may be brought in by Water ;
also that Permission is given for launching the Vettels
that arc on the Stocks here ; which Liberty, for
some time past, has been refu ed.
IT A R~F FOR D, A,.guft~ ’
After almost thirteen Years Vacancy—Wednes
day last was ordain’d at Somers the Rev. Charles
BacKus r late of Norwich,—-the Rev. Mr. Stores of.
North bury made the First Prayer.—the Rev. Mr..
Ellis of Norwalk preaced an excellent Sermon on the
occasion,-—the Rev. Doctor Williams of Springfield
made the Prayer during the Impofitiou of Hands, &
gave the Charge,—the Rev. Mr. Heart of Preftok.
made the last Prayer,—and the Rev. Mr. Williams,,
of Tolland, gave the Right Hand of Fcllowlhip, the
whole was conduftedwith great Order and Decency,
On Saturday the 13th laftant, the Hon. Dele?-
gates, of the Province of the Mafihchufetts-Bay z
arrived here from Boston, on their Journey to Phi
ladelphia, to attend the American Congress. And
on Monday they were waited upon by a Numbcr oF
rcfpeftable Gentlemen of this Town, with whom
they spent some Time in an agreeable and freeCon
verfatron upon the present Situation of Affairs in
America wan which they appeared highly plieaf
ed, to fin l Inch a Similarity of Sentiment refpeft
ing thegmeial Cause, in which all the Colonies are
intereftsi. An elegant Entertainment being pre
pared, they dined together ; after which the Gen
tlemen proceeded on their Journey, being attended,
bylur ’ry Gentlemen of this Town, as rar as We
thersfield, where they vzere met by the principal
Gentlemen of that Town ; and after a ft.ort Stay
there, they parted in great good Humour, mutu
ally and agreably pleased with the-friendly Inter
view, and the Gentlemen continued their Journey.
We hear from Simfbury that a number of tke
most refpeftable inhabitants of ^Salmon-Brook socie
ty, being deeply aftefted with the present melanchoN
ly state of affairs, on account of the unconftitutionr.l
proceedings of the Britilh Parliament with segani
to American Liberty.-—Met together, as well to
display their loyalty to the King, as their united
zeal for the support of that darling Liberty, which
is the birth right of every American, as well asEng
lilhman ; and after having erefted a stately pole as
an ensign of liberty ; they formed themselves into a
circle round thetiee, and having a table well fur
nilh’d with liquors of various kinds, a number cf
loyal toasts were drank,—after which every one re
pair’d to his usual employ, the whole was conducted
with the greatest decency and good order.
Strayed or Stolen out of th*
Supfcriber’s Paftqre in Pittsfield, oa the Night of
the 7th of instant August, a bay HORSE, 13 HanH
high, a natural trotter, 4 Years old past, a cocked
white strip in his Face, something in the Shape of a
Half Moon, some white on one of his hind Feei
W hoever will take up laid Horse, and return hipi
to the Owner, shall be entitled to Four Dollar.:
AeWard,snd whoever will apprehend and fecurp tla
Thief lb that he may be brought tp Justice .
have Six Dollars additional Reward, and alLtccH
fary Charges paid, by
August 8. 1774, Jos