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Vica, firmly united, would not amount to left) should
be able to withstand his seven thousand ; goes on
to rattle in otir ears, armies of Hessians and Hano l
verians. I with to Heaven he had for once deviat
ed into probability and truths I with ten thousand
of them could possibly be transported to-morrow.
The purpose they would answer, is a purpose de
voutly to be wished for ; they would be an addition
to the continent of just so many ufeful and excellent
citizens, for I will venture to affirm, (affirming is iri
fettious) that iil less than four months not two of
these ten thousand would remain with their colours.
But does not this Reverend gentleman know, that
ir the year 1764 a convention was formed by most
of the Princes of the Empire, at the head of which
convention were the Emperor himfelf and the King
of Prussia, to prevent the alarming emigrations which
threatened depopulation to Germany ? Does he riot
know that no troops can march out of the empire
without the consent of the empire? Does he not
know that the Elector of Hanover and the Emperor
are upon exceeding ill terms ? Does he not know
that the Eledor of Hanover and the King of Prussia
are still upon worse? Is he fare that theLandgrave of
Hesse would fell his troops (for as no one man would
return back to their country,) he must confider them
as forever fold ? Is lie sure that the finances of Great
Britain and the vast sum necessary for this purpose
would be conveniently found ? Is he sure that the
Rate of Hanover would consent to such a draining
of their country ?---I know not how it is ; but his
mod excellent Majesty George the thiiti, who in
England is justly e&eemed the molt gracious of so
vereigns, the wisest and best of Kings, is not very
popular in the Electorate of Hanover. These peo
ple seem to think it hard that two hundred and twen
ty thousand pounds should annually be drawn from
them, for the purpose (as they conceive it) of cor
rupting the members of St. Stephen's chapel, in
order to support the power and authority of a set of
men, who from the beginning have been enemies to
the succession of the Hanover line, and who Iliewed
a particular animosity to their last and favourite
prince, George the second ; but these difficulties
(great and unlurmountable as to a common mortal
they appear) our divine exorcist has in an inflant con
jured down, and by a single motion of his inchanied
wand, has transported whole armies, in spite of their
refpedive Prince, and without the consent of their
refpedive states, from the interior parts of Germany
across the Atlantic into the plains of New-England
and Pennsylvania. But he does not confine himfelf
to the introduction of his Germans. He proceeds
next to ere& the royal standard, to which he tells us
that all who have the courage to declare themselves
now friends to goverment, will undoubtedly resort,
end these he fays in a good cause, will be of them
selves formidable to their oppofers : Dreadfully
formidable they mult be indeed : There would resort
to it, let me fee, (for the refpe&able town of Rye
have declared themselves a.kind of neutrals, rather
then frends to goverment) there would resort to it,
Mr. Justice Sewell, the honorable Mr. Paxton,
Brigadier Ruggles, and about eight or ten more
mandamus councilmen, with perhaps twice their
number of expectants, and not less then twenty of
the unrecanted Hutchinfonian addreffors, These
the four provinces of New England alone would fend
forth---New-York would fournifh fix, seven, or
probably eight volunteers from a certain knot, who
are in poffeflion or expectation of contrasts, and the
fourth of a dozen of high flying church of England
Romanized priests. Ireprefent to myfelf the for
midable countenance they will make when arranged
under the royal or ministerial standard; but what
will add to the terror of the appearance, will be their
reverend Pantefex himfelf, whom I conceive
marching in the front, an inquisitorial frown upon
his brow, his bands and canonicals fleeting to the
air, bearing a cross in his hands, with the tremen
dous motto, In hoc figno vinces, flaming upon it in
capital letters of blood, leading them on, and ex
citing them to victory. It is impossible that men,
who are not under an infatuation by the judgment
of heaven, should flatter themselves that forty thou
sand American Yeomanry (for we are assured by the
fame great authority that more than forty thousand
cannot be brought to action) should stand the shock
of this dreadful Phalanx.
(The remainder will be our next.)
Sharon, January 30, 1775.
RUN-away from Sharon, on Saturday the 28th of
this instant, one John Thomas, who has Ro
len several bags and other things. He is a short
thick man, about 40 years old Had on when he
went away a green or brown furtout coat, green dou
ble breaded jacket, green trowfers, and commonly
wears a green cap. 'Tis strongly fufpeded the a
bove person set fire to two large barns in Sharon,
belonging to JoelHervey,wherein was, besides a large
quantity of hay, grain, &c. seven likely horses, all
consumed by the fire. Whoever will apprehend the
above John Thomas, so as he may be brought to
justice, shall have a reward of ten dollars, and all
reasonable charges paid, by me,
JOEL HERVEY.
My Lords and Gentlemen;
"I T gi ves me much concern, that lam obliged,
X at the opening of this Parliament, to inform
you, that a most daring spirit of refinance and diso
bedience to the law still unhappily prevails in the
province of the Massachusetts-Bay, and has in divers
parts of it broke forth in frefh violences of a very
criminal nature. These proceedings have been
countenanced and encouraged in other of My colo
nies and unwarrantable attempts have been made tb
obftrua the commerce of this kingdom, by unlawful
combinations, I have taken such measures, and
given such orders, as I judged most proper and ef
fe&ual for carrying into execution the laws which
were passed in the last session of the late Parliament,
for the prote&ion and security of the commerce of
My fubjeds, and for the restoring arid preserving
peace, order, arid good government in the province
of the Massachusetts-Bay; and you may depend
upon my firm and ftedfaft resolution to withstand
every attempt to weaken or impair the supreme au
thority of this Legislature over all the dominions of
My Crown ; the maintenance of which I confider as
essential to the dignity; the fafety, and the welfare
of the British empiie; assuring Myfelf, that, while
I aft upon these principles, I shall never fail to re
ceive your affiftauce and fopport.
" I have the greatest fatisfadion in being able to
inform you, that a treaty of peace is concluded be
tween Russia arid the Porte. By this happy event;
the troubles Which have so long prevailed in one
part ofEurope are composed, and the general tran
quility rendered completes It shall be My constant
-aim and endeavour to prevent the breaking out of
frefh disturbances ; and I cannot but fatter Myfelf
I shall ftfeceed, as I continue to receive the ftrengeft
affu»ances from other Powers of their being equally
disposed to preserve the peace.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" I have ordered the ; roper estimates for the ser
vice of the ensuing year to be laid before you ; and I
doubt not but that, in this House of Commons, I shall
. meet with the fame affectionate confidence, and the
fame proofs of zeal and attachment to My person
and government, which I have always, during the
course of My reign, received from my faithful
Commons.
B b 8 + 0 N, January fit
Ihflerday a Vessel arrived at Marblebeadfrom Falmouth,
in which, London Papers mere brought to the 12th of
December, which were immediately sent to the Commit
tee of Correspondence of this Town, containing,
The KING'S SPEECH, &c.
LONDO N, December 1.
Yesterday his Majesty went in Rate to the Hbufe
of Lords, and after the House of Commons had pre
sented their Speaker, of whom his Majesty approv
ed, hi; Majesty made the following mod gracious
SPEECH from the throne.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
" Let me particularly recommend to you, at this
time, to proceed with temper in your deliberations,
and with unanimity in your resolutions. Let My
people, in every part of my dominions, be taught by
your example to have a due reverence for the laws,
and a just sense of the blessings of Our excellent con-
Ritution. They may be assured that, on My part,
I have nothing so much at heart as the real prospe
rity and lasting happiness of My fubjeds."
LONDON, December 8.
“ Most gracious Sovereign,
" We, your Majesty's molt dutiful and loyal fub
jeds, the Commons of Great-Britain in Parliament
assembled, return your Majesty our humble thanks
for your most gracious Speech from the I hrone,
“ Permit us to assure your Majesty, that we re
ceive with the highest sense of your Majesty's good
ness the early information which you have been
pleased to give us, of the Rate of the province of
the Ma ffachufetts-Bay.
" We feel the molt fincera concern, that a spirit
of disobedience and resistance to the law should
still unhappily prevail in that province, arid that it
has broke forth in frefh violences of a most criminal
nature: and we cannot but lament that such pro
ceedings should have been countenanced and encou
raged in any other of your Majesty's Colonies ;
and that any of your fubjeds should have been so
far deluded and milled, as to make rath and unwar
rantable attempts to obftru& the commerce of your
Majesty's kingdoms by unlawful combinations.
“ We beg leave to present our meft dutiful thanks
to your Majesty, for having taken such measures as
your Majesty judged most proper and effectual; for
carrying into execution the laws which were passed
in the last session of the late Parliament for the pro
tection and security of the commerce of your Majes
ty's fubjeds, and for restoring and preserving peace,
order, and good government, in the province of the
Massachusetts Bay.
Your faithful Commons, animated by your Ma
jesty's gracious assurances, will use eve, means in
The House of Commons Address of Thanks to his
Majesty, for his most gracious Speech from the
Throne, is as follows :
their power to affiA your Majesty in maintaining en
tire and inviolate the Supreme Authority of this
Legiflatiire over all the dominions of year Crown ;
being truly sensible that We fobuld betray the trust
reposed in us, and be wanting in every duty which
we owe to your Majesty and to our fellow-lubjeftsi
if we failed to give uhr most zealous support to those
great conftituticnal principles which govern your
Majesty's condud in this important business, and
which is so efferttial to the dignity; fafety, and wel
fare of the British empire.
We learn, with great fatiffadion, that a treaty of
peace is concluded between Raffia arid the Porte,
and that-, by this happy event, the general tranqui
lity is rendered complete : and we entertain a well
grounded hope that ybur Majesty's constant endea
vours to prevent the breaking out of freih disturban
ces will be attended with success, as your Majesty
continues to receive the itrongeft assurances from
other Powers, oftheir being equally disposed to pre
serve the peace.
“ We assure your Majesty, that we will, with the
utmost cheartulnefs, grant to your Majesty every ne-
Ceffary supply; and that we confider ourielve#
bound by gratitude, as well as duty, to give every
proof of our most affectionate attachment to a Prince
who, during the v/hole course of his reign; has made
the happiness of his people the object of alt h'is views,
and the rule of all his adioris."
LONDO N, December 3;
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
P ROTES T.
HOUSE of LORDS.
Die Mercurii, 30° Fo-uembris, 1774.
The Lord Chancellor reported his Majesty's
fyeech, and the fame being read by the Clerk,
Moved, That an humble address be pfefented to
his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thanks of
this House for his most gracious fpecch from the
throne,
To declare our abhorrence arid detestation of the
daring spirit of refinance and disobedience to the
laws, \dhich so strongly prevails in the province of
the Massachusetts Bay, and of the unwarrantable
attempts in that and other provinces in America, to
obftrutt, by unlawful combinations, the trade of
this kingdom.
To return his Majefly our humble thanks for
having been pleased to communicate to us, that he
has taken such measures, and given such orders, as
his Majesty hath judged moil proper and che^nal
for the protetlion and security of the commerce of
his Majesty's fubjeds, and for carrying into execu
tion the laws, which were passed in the lull session
of the late Parliament, relative to the province of
the Massachusetts-Bay.
To express our entire fatisfadion in his Majesty's
firm and lledfaft resolution to continue to fuppert
the supreme authority of the legislature over all the
dominions of his crown, and to give his Majesty the
Rrongeft assurances that we will chearfully co-Operate
in all* such measures as shall be necessary to main
tain the dignity, fafety and welfare, of the British
empire. w
That it is no less our duty than our inclination to
proceed with temper and unanimity in our delibera
tions and resolutions, and to inculcate by our ex
ample, a due reverence for the Laws, and a just
sense of the excellency of our constitution; and im
pressed with the deepest gratitude, for the many
blessings we have enjoyed during the course of his
Majesty's reign, to teftify with unaffected zeal at
this juncture, our inviolable fidelity to his Majesty,
land our serious attention to the public welfare.
Then an amendment was proposed to be made
to the said ' motion, by inlerting, after the word
Throne, at the end of th& firft paragraph, these
words: .
To desire his Majesty would be gracioufiy pleased
to give difedtidn for an early communication of the
accounts which have been received concerning the
state of the colonies, that we may not proceed to the
consideration of thisjmoft critical and important mat
ter, but upon the fulleft information; and when we
are thus informed, we shall, without delay, apply
ourselves with the mod earnest and serious zeal, to
such measures as shall tend to secure the honour of
his Majesty's crown, the true dignity of the mother
country, and the harmony and happiness of all hi,
Majesty's dominions.
Which being objected to, after a long debate, the
question was put, whether these words shall be in
fected in the said motion ? It was resolved in the ne
gative. Contents 13. Non Contents 63.
Diffentient
Because we cannot agree to submit ourselves with
the careless facility of a common address of compliment, in
expressions which may lead to measures in the event
fatal to the lives, properties, and liberties of a very
great part of our fellow fubjeds.
We conceive that an address upon such objects as
are before us, and at such a time as this, must ne
cessarily have a considerable influence upon our future
proceedings ; and must impress the public with an idea
of the general spirit of the meafurc which we me@ «p
fapport.