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Palmouth, err ba-„ the following adduces.
II A G r E, March 20.
' ^ 11EI R High MighrinefTes the Stares Ge-.
1 neral have this day issued the following
IhDelegation :
“ B E it known that we, for particular rea
kws us (.hereunto moving, have thought fit abfo
jutely to prohibit, and we hereby absolutely do
prohibit, all 'exportation of ammunition, gunpow
der, guns, and ihot, by (hips belonging to the
dominions of Grear Britain, provisionally 'for the
term of fix months, upon pain not only of confis
cation of the arms and ammunition, which shall be
found there on board, but allo of a fine of 1000
Guilders over and above, at the charge of the
Commander, whole ship shall be answerable and
Jiablp to execution for rhe fame.
“ Thai we have further thought fit to ena&, and
We do hereby ena&, that during the abovefaid
term of fix months, no gunpowder, guns, (hot,
or other instruments of war, shall be embarked on
board any other ships, whether foreign, or be
longing to this country, to be transported abroad,
without consent or permission of the College of
Admiralty, under whose jurisdiction the embark
ation shall be made, upon pain of confiscation of
thearms, gunpowder, guns, (hot, or other ammu
nition) which shall have been embarked without
permission, of the Commanders incurring a fine
of idoo Guilders, on beard of whose said ship
the said arms and ammunition shall have been em
barked, and bis said ship be answerable and lia
ble to execution for the said fine."
20th March, 1775. Signed
G. VAN HARDENBROEK.
(Countersigned) H. FAGEL.
T, O N D O N, March 20.
'Extrafl of a Letter from Geftort, March <7.
“ Since my last the Commdlioner, &c. went to
Spithead, and paid the Merlin sloop of war; and
fie has received orders to fail for Lofton the firft
fair wind.
“ The Scorpion sloop is fitting for America
with the greatest expedition.
“ It is expected that Lord Sandwich will be
down here shortly to view the fleet before they
proceed to Boston."
A Ruffian squadron commanded by the Admirals
Greig and Bafballe have for a long time reride'zvou
fed at Leghorn. Their destination is a 'Secret.
March 25. : By advices lately received from
Vienna, fomefrefh diflurbances are likely to arise
in the north of Europe, on account of the parti
tion of Poland, between the three great Powers,
who are said to be jealous of each other.
Hpril 1. According to recent letters from Gib
raltar, we hear that all the Barbary Powers are
fitting out fltips to join the Emperor of Morocco,
from which, and the dispositions of their land for
ces, the dispute between the Spaniards and the
Moors is not likely to be terminated speedily.
HOUSE of COMMON S, March 36.
Lord North laid before the Hdufe federal Ame
rican papers, with a lift of the fame, the titles of
which being read, they were ordered to lie on the
table for the perusal of the Members.
The Honfe went into a Committee on the Ame
rican Mutiny Bill, with amendments, ordered to
be reported to motrow.
The indemnity Bill, reported, and ordered to
be engrafted.
March ^l.
The Bill for preventing mutiny and desertion,
and for the better payment of the army, and their
quarters in his Majesty's dominions in North-Ame
rica, with the clause extending the provisions of
the Bill to the marine forces now serving in that
country, was reported, and the Bill ordered to
be engrossed.
Aprils News, it is said, was on Saturday
flight received from Gibraltar, which has thrown
Hie Ministry into the great'eft confufion, and from
what could be gathered from it, it is expected the
fleet intended to distress the Americans, must go
to relieve that place from the combined force of
the Spaniards and Algerines.
Seventeen transports from Portsmouth are arri
ved from Cork to carry the troops to America.
Extrafl of a letter from Dover, March 31.
“ On Tuesday last a detachment of the 14th
Regiment of foot, confiding of about 100 men,
embarked on board a transport in this harbour for
Boston, and the next morning failed for that place."
April 5. By a Danish vessel arrived at Hamburgh
from Madeira, there is advice that several Spa
nish men of war were lately seen cruizing off the
Canary islands.
A remonstrance actually arrived last week from
the Court of Versailles on the fubjed of the Bri
ti(h armament now in America.
A correspondent adores us that government has
received fume very disagreeable advices from Sene
gal, by the Sally, Capt. Jones, of the increase of
the French trade on that coast.
They write from Berlin that his Prudian Ma
jesty is beginning to establish a dockyard for his
sole use at Dantzick, to which the Magistrates of
that city have been forced to consent.
Extrafl of a letter from an Eng if) Cattleman at
Calais, March 21.
“ I have just now been informed, that the Tri(h
brigades arc ordered to be recruited, and that seve
ral petfons in different disguises, have lately fail
ed from this and other places for lieland on that
service.
Capt. Drummond, of the artillery, is appoint
ed Aid-de-Camp to Major General Clipton, on
the American expedition.
April 6. Yeft&day at Guildhall, a few minutes
after one o'clock, the Lord Mayor, and the Al
dermen Bull, Lewe% and Newnham, with thetwo
Sheriffs, proceeded to the buffings, ahd the com
mon cryer having made proclamation that the
business on which the livery were convened was
to confider of a “ Remoofhance and Petition to
the throne refpe&ing the measures adopted with
regard to America," the Lord Mayor came for
ward,and addrelEd the citizens in thefollowing
speech;
fee tyfteb ofibe Lord Maye A the Coinm±. Hall,
April 5, 1775.
" Gentlemen of the Liv ry,
<c Tt would ill become me on this important day
to takeup much of your time. I very readily
Complied with the request of several refreshable
follow citizens to call this Common Hall, from
every feeling ofjuftice and humanity to our per
fecu ed brethren in America, and the fatal conse
quences I fofefee ofthe violent proceedings now
carrying on, Vh/Tmuft so deeply affeA the pros
perity, not only bf this, the firft commercial city
i.l the world, but likewise the whole kingdom. I
will only, Gentlemen, beg leave to read to you
from your own records on this fubjeO, the words
of a petition from this metropolis to both Houses
of Parliament long before the present unhappy
contest between the Mother Country and her
American Colonies began; so long ago as the year
1739;
“ The citizens of London are too deeply inte
“ rested in whatever affects the trade of this na
" tion not to express the utmost anxiety for the
“ welfare of that only source of our riches. The
" petiti >ners apprehend, that the trade from these
" his Majesty's kingdoms to his American Colonies
" is of the utmost importance and almost the only
" profitable trade this nation now enjoys unrivalled
" by others."
" If, Gentlemen, the trade to our American
Colonies near 40 years ago was, according to the
declared opinion of this metropolis, of such import
ance, the amazing entries for several late years
made in the books of the Custom House, which
are almost daily before your eyes, will best de
monstrate to what an immense magnitude it is
since grown. Such an objed surely calls for our
molt earnest, Unwearied attention and regard.
Whatever your determinations may be, you may
be assured of the hearty concurrence of your.
Chief Magistrate."
M. B. Allen, Esq; then came forward with the
petition in his hand, but begged to be indulged
with faying a few words previous to its being
read. He feverety censured the conduct of ad
mipiftration, and lamented thit our gracious So
vereign, who Came with frch eclat to the crown,
and who gloried in the name df Briton, should so
soon be induced to consent to such ill fated me?-
fures, through the means of a man in the cha
ra&er of a favourite, that favourite a Scotchman,
and of the name of Stuart-: He wished at the
fame time not to be thought to cast a reflexion on
a whole nation, and took that opportunity to pass
a compliment on their virtues. Mr. Allen's speech
was well received, and he concluded with reading
the petition.
It was afterwards moved, that the petition be
again rbad, which being agreed to, it was accord
ingly read and approved of, there not being more
than three or fopr diffeoting voices, among whom
was Sir J —s E le.
Mr. Saxby then made a motion, that the fsid
petition be fairly tranferibed and signed by the
I own clerk; also that it be presented to his Ma
jesty by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the
Aldermen, and Livery of the City of London, in
their gowns; that the Sheriffs do wait upon his
Majesty, to know when he will be pleased to re
ceive it ; and that the Lord Mayor be requested
to give the most early and public intelligence of
his Majesty's anfwer.All which^vere carried in
the affirmative.
Mr. Saxby afterwards moved, That the thanks
of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Livery be
given to those Lords Who protested against the
aris lately passed refperiing America; to such
Members of the Hon. House of Commons who
opposed the said acts, and all other anti-com
mercial measures ; to Lord Chatham, for offering
a conciliatory plan; to those members of the
House of Commons who voted for expunging the
re[olutions relative to the Middlesex Election ;
and to Edmund Burke, Esq; for offering a con
ciliatory plan. All these motions were unani
mously agreed to.
In consequence of some intelligence lately re
ceived from Gibraltar, orders were yesterday dis
patched from the admiralty for three men of war
of the line, and one frigate to be fitted out with all
pofiible dispatch, which are to reinforce the squad
ron under the command of Admiral Man, on the
Mediterranean Ration.
HOUSE or COMMONS, Afril\.
At five o'clock the order of the day was moved
for, for the third reading of the bill to restrain
the trade and commerce of the colonies and pro
vinces of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland;
Virginia, and South-Carolina, under certain con
ditions and limitations; and the bill being read a
third time, the question was put, “ that the bill
do pass," which produced a debate that continued
till within a few minutes of eight o'clock, when
the, queflion being put, the House divided, Yeas
192. Noes 46.
Mr. Hartley oppoled the principle of the bill,
as beyond measure cruel and oppreflive ; and ob
served with great concern, that no power was
vested any where, to suspend the Operations of
the bill, or abate its rigour, in Case America were
willing to agree to certain temporary stipulations,
till the claims of one country, and the rights of
the other, could be fully ascertained, and solidly
established.
Lord North replied fnortly, that it did not fecm
to him necessary that such a power should be
vested in the King and Council; that the opera
tions ofthe bill would cease, nay, indeed, the bill
itfelf exist or not exist, at the option ofthe Ame
ricans; for if they had a mind to seek the friend
ship and prote&omof Great-Britain, they would
comply with the conditions of the bill, which
were a free importation and exportatipri, to and
from the Mother Country as usual.
Mr. Alderman Sa^bridge ipoke very strongly
against the bill, observing, as it originated in ma
nifelt injustice, so it inflicted a punishment to the
last degree cruel and oppressive. He added, he
hoped America would ' never tamely acquiesce to
be dragooned; and compelled to submit to terms
as unjuff, as the power which dilated them, was
obnoxious to the natural rights of mankind in ge
neral, a?d deftrudive of those they Were entitled
to as freemen and British fubjeils.
Mr. Aldermen Bull adopted the ideas of his
worthy friend, and dwelt very pathetically on the
certain ruin the present measures must inevitably
be productive of, by their operation on our trade
and manufactures. Trough the right were on our
fide, he said, it would be folly to enforce it; but
when it was evident to every impartial man, that
uur claims were founded On principles diametri
cally oppdfite to those of the confFtution, and to
the established municipal rights and privileges of
our colonies, it was at once uniting folly and
wickedness in the extreme.
Sir John Duntze contended, that the last Hon.
Member argued as if he had been entirely unac
quainted with every single circumstance, which
in the course ofthe present contest, bad happen
ed on the other fide of the Atlantic; which if
really the case, he thought his reasoning and
conclusions perfedly just ; for the present mea
sure would indeed, on that supposition, be a wan
ton and cruel exercise of power, originating in
folly, and directed to the worst purposes; but on
the other hand, when the true state of the case,
was considered, and the repeated provocations
given on the part of America recolleAed, it was
evident that our colonies, by their open violence
and repeated art's df disobedience, had forfeited
the good will and protection of their country ;
and that it therefore became necessary for us to
retaliate in order to bring them back to a proper
ferife of their duty and dependance.
General Conway, in very explicit terms, con
demned the bill. He said, to be confident, we
should either refeind the refolutibn proposed by
the noble Lord (Lord North) on the 26th of Fe
bruary, or fuf pend any farther proceedings on the
present bill, till the effect and event of that pro
portion were known, otherwise we might possibly
be infli&ing the most severe punishment on people
who were at the fame inftarit adfiog in the ftri&eft
conformity to what was solemnly laid down by
this House as the great rule by which their duty
and obedience were to be regulated. He con
cluded his speech with lamenting, in the most
moving terms, the unhappy divided state of both
countries, and expressing his fears of the dreadful
consequences which must follow, should the sword
be once drawn, and the whole empire convulsed
with all the horrors of a civil war.
""' Rigby protested, be the extent of our pre
sent disputes what it might, he never entertained
a second opinion on the fubjed, and that he
should never give tip his sentiments upon any
motive of a remote view &f the consequences,
for as the principle on which the present measure
was taken up appeared to him to be right, so up
on any secondary consideration he was resolved
never to depart from it. He then entered into a
history of the stamp a&; said it was the work of
a great minister, and attributed all our present
confufions to its consequent repeal; and as to the
consequences so much dreaded by his Hon. friend,
he believed he might abate his fears, for he could
never bring him to think thatthe Americans intend
ed to fight, or would dare to oppose General Gage
with force of arms.,
Sir Richard Sutton Was ftrdngly for palling the
bill, and read part of a letter from Boston, when
General Conway was Secretary of State, and
when Lord Hillfborough presided at the Board of
Trade, in confirmation of Mr. Rigby's senti
ments.
General Conway said a few words in reply, ob
serving, that the arguments of the Hon. Gentle
man went rather too far, as it fqppofed that pre
lent measures should be determined on former
circumstances, which, if applicable at all, com
bated the conclusion he wa6 desirous of drawing
from circumstances which existed so many years
ago-
The Marquis of Granby condemned the measure
very strongly; said it was the most cruel and unjust
bill that ever Was devised, and that the only lure
way of restoring peace and harmony, would be
to adopt the great conciliatory line chalked out
by Lord Chatham.
Lord North rose a second time, chiefly to an
swer the charge of inconsistency, made by Gene
ral Conway. He infilled, that the resolution of
the 20th of February, and the present bill, were
by no means repugnant or cogtradiaory to each
other, but on the contrary were perfectly agreea
ble and confident ; for the Hon. Gentleman'could
not poffib!y believe that the Americans would
comply with the terms of the resolution, while
they refilled the conditions of this bill, which
were no more, than that the trade between both
countries should return to be carried on in its
usual manner, that of a free exportation and im
portation. He was up almost an hour, and de
fended the measure at large, on the principles of
retaliation and necessity.
His Lordfllip was replied to by Mr. T. Tewnf
hend, who observed that the noble Lord, and his
friends and advisers, firft created the necessity,
and then, curious to observe, defended the mea
sure upon that very ground, that is, fays he, we
do a thing we should not have done, our firft ef
lay being imperfed, and not to be executed upon
the plan we firft formed, it then becomes necessary
we should do something else, if possible, more uh
juft than the former; fothat on the whole, we en
deavour to carry into execution one act of injus
tice by cxercifing another, thus become necessary
to give it effect.
Lord John Cavendifo spoke against the Bill ; and
if one could know on which fide Sir William
Mayne voted, we could tell his real sentiments,
which were impoffib/e to be collected from his
speech.
Committee of supply, and ways and means, ap
pointed for Friday.
American Mutiny Bill read a third time, pass
ed, and ordered to be carried to the Lords for
their concurrence ; as likewise the indemnity Bill,
and the Bill for appointing the Comniiffioners of
the land tax.
$ The House rpfe at eight o'clock, and adjourned
till to-morrow.
To the RIN G s MoA Ex-dL.:: hi''
The humble ADDRESS, PETITIO X
and REMONSTRANCE of th. Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of the Cf of
London, in Common Hail assembled.
Most Gracious Sovereign,
WE your Majesty's dutiful and loyal fubje,%
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery
of the City of London beg leave to approach the
l lirone; and to declare our abhorrence of the
measures which have been pursued and are now
pursuing to the oppteffion of our fellow fubjeds in
America; these measures are big with all the
consequences which can alarm a free and com
mercial people.
A deep, and parhaps fatal wound to commerce ;
the rum of manufactures, the diminution of the
ftvenue, and consequent increase of taxes, the
alienation of the Colonies, and the blood of your
Majesty's fubje&s.
But your Petitioners look with less horror at
the consequences, than at the purpose of those
measures, not deceived by the specious artifice
of calling despotism, dignity—they plainly per^
ceive, that the real purpose is, to establish arbi
trary power over all America.
Your Petitioners conceive the Liberties of the
whole to be inevitably conneded with those of
every part of an empire, founded in the common
rights of mankind; they cannot therefore observe,
without the greatest concern and alarm, the Con
stitution fundamentally violated, in any part of
your Majesty's dominions. They esteem it to be
an eflential, unalterable principle of Liberty, the
source and feenrity of all constitutional rights
that no part of the dominion can be taxed without
being represented. Upon this great leading prin
ciple, they most ardently wish to fee their fellow
fubje&s in America, secured in what their hum
ble Petition to your Majesty prays for Peace,
Liberty, and Safety. Subordination in Com
merce under which the Colonies have always
chearfully acquiesced is, they conceive, all that
this country ought in justice to require. From
this subordination such advantages flow, by all
the profits of their commerce centering here, as
fully compensates this nation for the expence we
incur, to which they also contribute in men and
money, for their "defence and protection, during
a general war; and in their provincial wars they
have manifefted their teadinefs and resolution to
defend themselves: To require more of them
would, for this Veafdf), derogate from the juftica
and magnanimity, which have been hitherto the
pride and character of this country.
It is, therefore, with the deepest concern, that
we have Teen the sacred security of Representa
tion in their Assemblies, wrested from them; the
Trial by Jury abolished; the odious powers of
excise extended to all the cases of revenue; the
fanAuary of their houses laid open to violation,
at the will and pleasure of every officer and Ser
vant of the Customs; the dispensation of justice
corrupted, by rendering their Judges dependant
for their feats and salaries on the will of the
Crown; Liberty and Life rendered precarious,
by fubje&ing them to be dragged over the ocean,
and tried for treason or felony here, where the
distance making it importable for the most guilt
less to maintain his innocence, must deliver him
up a victim to ministerial vengeance; soldiers and
others in America, have been instigated to shed
the blood of the people, by establishing a mode
of trial, which holds out impunity for such mur
der; the Capital of New-England has been pu
niffied with unexampled rigour, untried and un
heard, involving the innocent and fufpe&ed in
one common and inhuman calamity; Chartered
Rights have been taken away without any forfei
ture proved, in order to deprive the people of
every legal exertion against the tyranny of their
rulers; the Habeas Corpus Ad and Trial by Jury
have been suppressed, and French despotic Go
vernment, wiih the Roman Catholic Religion,
have been established by law over an extensive
part of your Majesty's dominions in America ;
dutiful Petitions for redress of these grievances,
from all your Majesty's American fubjeds, have
been fruitlefs. To fill up the measure of these
Oppreffiens, art army has been sent to enforce them.
Superadded to this, measures are now plann'd
upon the most merciless policy of starving our fel
low fubjeds into a total surrender of their Lik
berries, and an unlimited submission to Arbitrary
Government.
These grievances have driven your Majesty's
faithful fubjefts to despair, and obliged them to
have recoufe to that refinance, which is juftified
by the great principle of the Constitution, actu
ated by which, at the glorious period of the Re
volution, our ancestors transferred the Imperial
Crown of these realms from the Popiffi and ty
rannical race of the Stewarts, to the illustrious
and Protestant House of Brunswick.
Your Petitioners are persuaded, that these mea
sures originate in the secret advice of men, who
are enemies equally to your Majesty's Title and
the Liberties of your People. That your Ma
jesty's Ministers carry them into execution by the
fame wicked and fatal corruption, which has en
abled them to Wound the Peace and violate the
Constitution of this country. This is poisoning
the fountain of public security, and rendering that
body, which should be the guardian of Liberty,
a formidable instrument of arbitrary power.
Your Petitioners do therefore most earnestly
beseech your Majesty to dismiss immediately, and
for ever, from your Councils, these miners and
advisers, as the firft step towards a full redress of
those grievanceswhich alarm and affiid your people.
So shall Peace and Commerce be reflored, and
the confidence and affection of all your Majesty's
fubjeds be the solid supporters of your throne.
CAMBRIDGE, Mav 18.
The followingis taken from a manufeript account.
of the fire that happened in BoftonJaft WedneG
day night.
" The fire began in the barracks, under ths
arch formerly improved by Benjamin Davis, about
half after eightu'clock, 17th May.—The soldi
ers were receiving some cac:tidges, fr. wh:A m^^