Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-05-01 00:00:00, page 2

Feb. I, We are rfnid from goed, authority,
that aortas! lotteries will be suppressed, and how
ever necessary Inch an aid may be in future, that
they will only occasionally be granted under great
regulations.
The men of war now fitting out for Newfound
land, and the Weft Indies, are ordered to take
on board a number of seamen above thelr com
plements, to reinforce the crews of the ships
which are to continue on those Rations.
Feb. 16. A request has been dispatched, it is
whispered within this last week, to the reigning
Prince ®f MeCkkoFurgh, her M^jefty's brother,
to watch the motions of the German Princes, and
to convey every article of consequential intelli
gence with all speed to London. It stems the
Ministry have had some recent news from that
part of the World, which has created some disa
greeable apprehensions, and promises them much
vexation, unless timely preventative measures are
taken.
A letter from a gentleman of veracity at P^ris,
fays, " We have the meft authentic intelligence
that the French and Spaniards together have 40
ships of the line, besides frigates, &c. now in the
Welt Indies.
Feb. 18. The people at the Vidualling OGce
work night and day, and employ all hands that
offer themselves. Four thousand calks Fave been
lent from Portsmouth, those in town being infuf
ficient for present use, not can they be made has
lo faft as they are wanted. These extraordinary
preparatio is are thought to portend a war with
some European power, as the flockin hand is
more than fufficient for any probable demand or.
an American expedition.
Within these few days a number of naval offi
cers, upon the half-pay lift, hare had notice sent
them to be in readiness to enter upon artual'duty
when called on.
It was yesterday currently reported, that Lord
North has resigned, and rhe fame rumour prevails
again this day. But matters are in such a state,
that we cannot learn any thing with certainty;
nor (if the above report be true) what changes
have taken place.
It is well known that no man ever accepted a
commiftran with more reluctance than Gen. Gage
did the command of the troops against the Ame
ricans His Lady is the daughter of an inhabi
tant of Borton : Ir was a fufficient mortification to
be torn from his family, and friends, and a much
gleaner to be employed agajpft those with whom
he w^s converted by friendship and the ties of
conGmguiPity.
<:F 21. As one proof of the designs of the
Mfuiftry in rested to America, we are artured that
• orders are givea and preparations actually making
for carrying over a medicine chert with the troops
that are to embark. At the siege of the Havanna,
io the last war, when our forces were arrived on
the island the medicine chert could not be found,
though ir:s hr.ee laid to have travelled to England,
and to have been fold here.
We hear that rhe fiamen belonging to the ships
in the river are fecrcting themselves for feat of
an impress befog issued to man the ships going to
America
A bill is preparing by the desire of a Great
Pe:fona,e, to build barracks in every county of
England.—is there an Englishman of any courage
or hunefty that will not oppose tht arbitrary
scheme?
CG. 24. The last advices of Wednesday night
from America wear every bad profpe&, that dif
appointme t could furnish to dirtrefs the M .
eb. 25. A letter from Paris gives an account
that a veil 1 failed,from the fonth of France for
' irginia the beginning of February with a number
of French Hugenot .dicers, ?s well as several from
the Iriih brigades, taking with them a number of
labourers and artificers in order to fettle in that
country, in older to fettle in that country, ima
girring to mJ;e their fortunes in the present criti
cal crisis.
Exira? of a letter from Faris, Feb. 9.
" The Gevernois of all the sea ports in the
forth of France have received ftrift orders to pre
vent the embarkari 0 of any of his Majesty's fub
jc<Rs, of what rank soever, on board any foreign
ikies, as the cou t had received information that
great nun.here of labourers and artificers were
preparing .e the kiigdom to fettle among
some of lie I ^ In American colonies,"
reb. ed. C decs are sent to the commanding
officers .in ^Javi to have a certain number of
troops ready to embank on any emergency.
Ve hour r^ orders are given for a draught to
lie made of 60s n,en out of the out-pensioners of
Ctrhea Hospital, who are to be formed into inde
pendf.t companies, to do duty in the several
garrisons in this kingdom.
Fta/eb 1. We hea^ it is intended to fend over
a lament of dragoors to Ireland to replace Pres
ton's, that are urrQ riders for America.
For three weeks past the people at the virtual-
I\ Goce b:re woried night and day; and it is
^'G a* that place that a war with France or Spain
is ^avoidable.
^G-co 2. By 2 private letter from Ireland we
a emforvc% that Gcb is the spirit and union of
ive cppmoipi there to certain favourite measures
ci Government, that tl c prefect Lord Lieutenant
is ap?r he T/e he mart have ir;:h auxiliaries to be
a % rd secure a maj ,rity,next winter :n favour of
forirwA'rari %-
ihe Duke of G r will, we are allured,
eddy appear at the head of a certain govern
f^t department, new occupied by a Spirited
L deman in the neighbourhood of ^t. James's
TE King hai been pleased to grant note An
d ?w Pepperrell Sparhawk, of Portsmouth, ir de
r-.rir.ee /New KampAire, %: and to his iffie,
h,ro„l icenc and ^ thority to equine andiake,
the furnace of Pepperrell only, and also to bear
-he aims ^ Pepperell (such arms being firft duly
‘ xemphnrd accedm^ t) the laws of arms, and
1 .^rd.-JmLs hl j< -A 3 fierJds office) and also
]older, th;t was his Majesty's concertino and
; aratnnr.r; ; Rv's College
farms. '
1 N E W- Y O R E, fohy.
To tie Honourable the Knights, Citizens,
aWBuRGE SSEs, ofG R EAT -BR ITA IN,
i/i Parliament afembled.
The REPRESENTATION and RE
MONSTRANCE of the General
A«sembl y of the Colony ofNew-York.
T IMPRESSED with the warmed feotiments of
loyalty and.affection to ourmoft gracious So
vereign, 'rod'zealoufly attached to his person, fa,
mily ard government, we his Majesty's tri hiG
fubjeAs, the Representatives of his ancient aid
loyal colony of New-York brdd with the
deepest concern, the unhappy deputes fulfilling
between the mother count y and her colonies,
convinced Rat the grandeur and strength of the
British empire, the protection and opulence of his
Majesty's AmeF'cah dominions, and the happiness
and welfare of botE, depend eiTemially on a re~
fibration of harmbnv t .d affeaion between them;
we feel the most ardent desire to promote a cor
dial reconciliation with the parent state, which
can be rendered permanent and solid only by af
certain:ng the line of parliaraentary authority and
American freedom, on just, equitable, and con
stitutional grounds. ToefeAkhefe (alutary pur
poses, and to represent the grievances under
which we labour, by the innovations which have
been made in the conftiturionar mode o' colonial
government, since the ciofe of the late war: —-
We (hall proceed with that firmnefs which be
comes the defeend^pts of EngliTnen, anja peo
ple accuftbmed to the blessings of librty, and at
the fame time with the deference and refpeft
Which is due to this anguft AfTembly to shew.
That from.the year 1683, till the above-men
tinned period, this colony has ety >yed a legisla
ture confiding of three dirtied branches, a Go
vernor, Council, and General Affembly;>under
which political frame the Representatives of the
people have uniformly exercised the right of
granting aids to the Crown, and providing for
khe fufyoft of their own civil government, and
the adminiftrarion of justice in the colony.
It is therefore with inexpressible grief, that we
have of late years seen measures adopted by the
British Parliament lubverfive of that conftitutien,
under which the good people of this colony, have
always enjoyed the fame rights and privileges so
highly and deservedly prized by their fllow fub
jefts in Great-Britain; a constitution in its infan
cy, modelled after that of the parent state; in its
growth more nearly assimilated to it, and tacitly
implied, and undeniably recognized in the requi
fiti>ns made by t'ne Crown, with the consent and
approbation of Parliament.
An exemption from internal taxation, and the
exclusive right of providing for the support of our
own civil government, and the ^dminiftrafion of
justice in this colony, we esteem our undoubted
and unalienable rights as Englishmen; but while
we claim these effcntial rights, it is with equal
pleasure and truth we can declare, that we ever
have been, and ever will be ready to bear our
full proportion cf aids to the Crown for the pub
lic service, and to make provision for these neces
sary purposes, in as ample and adequate a manner
as the, circumstances of the colony will admit.
Actuated by these feotiments, while we address
ourselves to a British House of Commons, which
has ever been so sensible of the rights of the peo
ple, and so tenacious of preferring them from vi
olation ; can it be a matter of furprize that we
fliould feel the most dittreffing apprehensions from
the aft of the British Parliament, declaring their
right, to kind the co 'onies in all cases 'whatever, a
principle which rias been actually exercised by the
statutes made for the sole and express purpose of
railing a revenue in America; efpecially' for the
support of government, and the other usual and.
ordinary services of the colonies.
The trial by a jury of the vicinage in causes ci
vil and criminal, arising within the colony, Ive
confider as essential to the security of our lives
and liberties, and one of the main pillars of the
constitution; and therefore view with horror,
the conftru&ion ofthe statute of the 35th of Hen
ry the Bth, as held up by the joint address of
both Houses of Parliament, in 1769, advising
his Majerty to fend for persons guilty of treasons
and mifprifons of treason, in the colony of Maffa
chufets-Bay, in order to be tried in England;
and we are equally alarmed at the late a&s em
powering his Majesty to fend persons guilty of of
fences in one colony to be tried in another, or
within the realm of England.
When we confider, that the cognizance of
causes arising on the land, has by the tvifdom of
the English constitution, been appropriated to the
courts of common law, and the jurifdidion of
the admiralty confined to causes purely marine,
we regard the great alterations that have been
made in that wholesome system of laws, by ex
tending the powers of the courts of admiralty;
authorifing the judges certificates to indemnify
the prosecutor from damages he might otherwise
be liable to, giving them a concurrent jurifdi&ion
with the courts of common law, and by that
means depriving the American (übjed of his trial
by a Jury, as deftrudive to freedom, and in
jurious to our property.
We must also complain of die aft ofthe 7th of
George 3d, chap, the 59th, requiring the legis
lature of this colony, to make provision for the
expence of supplying the troops quartered amongst
us, with the Decenaries prescribed by that law,
and holding up by another a& a suspension of our
legislative lowers, till we should have complied,
as it would have included all the effects of a tax,
and implies a distrust of our readiness to contri
bute to the public service.
Nor in claiming these essential Ri4 HTs do
we entertain the most distant desire of Independ
ence 01 the parent kingdom; we acknowledge the
Parliament of Groat-Britain receffarily entitled
to a fopreme direction and government over the
whole empire, for a wife, powerful and lading
preservation of the great bond of union and fafety
among all the branches; their authority to re
gulate the trade of the colonies, so as to make it
subservient to the interest of the mother country,
and to preventit, being injurious to the other
farts r'hc Malcev's donrinierfe, has ever been
fully recognized; but an exemption from duties
on all articles of commerce which we import from
Great-Britain, Ireland and the British plantations,
or on commodities which do not interfere with
their produQs or manufactures, we can jufly
claim ; and always expect that our commerce will
be charged with no other fhan a necessary regard
to the trade and interest of Great-Britain, and her
colonies evidently demands; at the fame rime,
we humbly conceive that the money arising from
all duties' railal in this colony, should be paid into
the Colony T esfiy, to be drawn by Requisitions
of the Crown to the General AfTembly, ?or the
security and defence of the whole empire.
We cannot avoid mentioning among'our griev
ances, the nA for prohibiting the legifature of
this colony from passing any law fvr the emillion
of a paper currency to be a legal tended in the co
lony ; our commerce affords so small a return of
specie, that withouta paper cuyrency, supported
on the credit ofthe colony, our tr/rile and the
change of property, must neceffarLy decrease:
Without this expedient we never should have been
able to c^mp'y with the requisitions of the crown
during the last war ; or to gran* r^dy aids on any
fydtlqn emergencies. The credit of our bills has
ever been lecufed from depreciation by the ihort
periods limited for their duration, and finking^
them by taxes railed on the people; and the want
of this power may in future prevent his Majesty's
faithful fubjeris here, from teftifying their loyal
ty and aYAion to our gracious Sovereign, and
bom granting such aids as may be necessary for
the general weal and fafety of the British empire ;
nor can we avoid remunerating against tliis a& as
an abridgment of the royal prerogative, and a vi-'
olation of our legiflatiye rights.
We must also complain of the act of the lart
session of Parliament, imposing duties on certain
articles imported into the province of Quebec, and
reftri&ing ' the importation of them to the ports
of Quebec and St. John's, on the river Sorel, by
which the commerce formerly carried on by this
colony with the Indians, is in a great measure di
verted into another channel, as by the extension of
the bounds of that province from Hudson's Bay to
the Ohio, by a statute of the fame session, a great
extend of country is cut off from this colony, in
which hitherto the most lucrative branches of the
Indian trade were pursued ; and by directing the
duties on the articles necessary for that commerce,
to be paid onlyat the above ports, which are so
very remote from this and other colonics, that
the importation of them by those places will be
attended with such a heavy expence, as to amount
to a total prohibition. These a&s in our opinion,
bear wjih peculiar hardship on the people of this
colony, when we reflect on the vast sums of mo-
nuation of that ancient government, to which we
.are entitled by the principles of the Biitifb consti
tution, and by which alone can be secured to us
the. rights of Englishmen. Attached by every tie
of interest and regard to the Britife nation, and
accustomed to behold with reverence and refpe&,
its excellent form of government, we harbour not
an idea of diminishing the power and grandeur of
the mother covntry, or lessening the luftre and
dignity of Parliament ; our object is the happi
ness, which we are convinced can only arise from
the union of both countries : To render this union
permanent and 'olid, we esteem it the undoubted
right of the colonies, to participate of that consti
tution, whole direct dud and aim is the liberty of
the lubje&, fully trusting that this honourable
hobfe will listen with attention to our complaints,
and redress our grievances, by adopting such mea
sures, as (hall be found most conducive to the ge
neral welfare of the whole empire, and most likely
toreftore union and harmony among all the dif
ferent branches. By order of the General Assembly,
JOHN CRUGER, Speaker.
Assembly Chamber,)
City °f New-York, the^
25th day of March 177^.)
Extrafl of a letter from London, Feb. 10, 1775.
" My dear friend,
" I have waited in great hopes I could find
fbmething to write to encourage you, but to my
great grief, werfe and worse; it is impossible to
describe the alarming situation of our affairs.
While the debate was in Parliament 1 had fill
some small hopes, but this morning at two o'clock
the death warrant was puffed, and the Colonies
declared rebels. The petitions and all attempts
have failed. The great Lords Cambden, Chat
ham, Richmond, end al! the 32 Lords, could
not prevent the fatal infatuation from taking place.
An addreh to the Ling has past both ilo.ies, to
ney which have been expended by our legislature
in conciliating the friendship ofthe savages, and
the essential services which were derived to the
British arms during the last war, from our alliance
with, and influence over them, founded on a free
and unreftraided commerce. We are at a loss to
account why articles imported from the continent
al colonies, and imported into the province of
Quebec, should be loaded with heavier duties than
those brought from the Weft India Islands, by
which while we are deprived of a most lucrative
branch of commerce ; we behold a diferimination
made between us and the lugar colonies, to our
prejudice, equally injurious and unmerited.
Nor can we forbear mentioning the jealousies
which have been excited in the colonics, by the
Extension of the limits ofthe province of Quebec,
in which the Roman Catholic religion has received
such ample supports.
Interested as we must confider ourselves in what
ever may affect our sider colonies, we cannot
help feeling for the distresses of our brethren in
the Massachusetts-Bay, from the operation of the
several a&s of Parliament, parted relative to that
province, and of earnestly remonstrating in their
behalf; at the fame time we also nr. ft express cur
disapprobation of the violent measures, that have
been pursued in 'fome of the colonies, which can
only tend to increase our misfortunes, and topre
vent our obtaining redrofs.
We claim but a restoration ofthofe rights which
we enjoyed by general consent, before the close
of the last war; we 'defire no mere than "a conti-
give t'^ Ring power to call you rebels, and t®
proceed against you on the late ads, and dired to
pm them in force against the Copgrefs, and to sup
port the King against the Colonies, with their
lives and fortunes. Nothing on earth can equal
the confternatiori of all wlro have heard of it, and
in their usual way now begin to fee, when too
late, the bad effects of their silence. The worthy
Doctor Fothergill, Mr. Barclay, and Rachael
Wilson have written to the King; but no answer.
Two worthy women of the Friends have desired
to speak to the King, but he will not fee them.
Oh ! that the Lord would turn their hearts ! But
now you are to be left to y@ur own prudence;
your own wisdom will tell* you, no longer to de
pend on England to help you. I had twenty gen
tlemen this day called on me, and all fay, pray
write to your friends to declare those rebels who
will not fight for their country; for there is gone
down to Sheercefs, seventy-eight thousand gun's
and bayonets, to be sent to America, to be' put
into the hands ofthe negroes, the Roman Catho
licks, the Canadians; and all the wicked means
on earth used to subdue the Colonies. I don't
write this to alarm you, but you must not be any
longer deceived. Orders hare now gone out to
take up Mr. Hancock, Adams, Williams, Otis,
and fix of the head men in Boston.
I have now a copy of the proceedings before me.
Send off express immediately, that they intend
to seize his estate, and have his fine house for Ge
neral They have ordered five Com
manding Officers, General Howe, General Bur
goihe; General Clinton, General M'Kay, Gene
ral Drogheda ; —from Ireland, for the dragoons,
or horse. A troop of light horse is now actually
embarking, and will lahd before this comes to
hand. You'll fee by the news-papers, and I know
it to be so; I saw the Generals, and know of
fending the 1500 cherts of arms, part of which
are for New-York, and to be dirtributed among
such of the inhabitants who are willing to take hp
arms against you. A proclamation is to be given
out, that it is only the fo/ir Governments of New-
England; but depend upon it, all the Colonies
are to be treated in the fame manner. General
Burgoine fays, that he will not let New-York
know his intentions; but dance and sing with the
ladies, and coax rhe inhabitants to submit, bv gi
ving money, and protection to those who will
fight for the King, against the country. Warn
your peopleof their, danger, put your Militia into
good oider. Call the Delegates together, who
will all be fafe at Philadelphia. AC wifely, and
if possible save Old England.--- 32 Lords and Dukes
the richest and bert men in the kingdom, are your
friends, and of opinion, that America must save
England.
“ Tell the printers immediately to advettife for
young men to go to Borton, and bring Hancock
and his brave men away, and if Gage refu fes,
seize him; such a step as this will alarm England,
and it is what they all wifli you would do, and
expert it. I pray you mind what I fay.—A bill
of attainder is to be parted against them, the King
is determined to make you submit ; —the peop's
are determined you mail not ; —the people ate de
termined to break the Bank, and it will break be-,'
fore the firft of April, so only hold out and axer
cife your men, Watch your eremies, and all will
be done for you ; —let no head man be taken; —
take care of your Delegates;—encourage your
Committee to do their duty ,— it is hard for men
to stand forward for their country, and then to be
destroyed.—Fur fliame! —let it never he said in/
the House of Lords, 'that New-York will Hand
neuter. I helhamelefs letters have disgraced the
city;—but as . there are only a few rogues, you
have not much to fear- from them Shame and
cowardice will Pop them, and the goodness of the
cause make you art like men.—Aim yourselves -
and be ready arall times, for well I know, that
it will prevent bloodshed ; —but if you fit tamely
and filer, t, you will not only be cut off, but des
pised by all good men.—What a pleasure it is to
fee England roused !—What a different temper
has this week produced !— Every day nothing is
talked of but mobs ; —they fay, what J dare not
write; —guess what alterations since Capt. Law
rehceand Falconer failed ; —indeedthe people are
not the fame. Since yesterday morning thousands
from the country are coming up, and letters sent
down to get Birmingham to rife and come up to
stop the Address, but too late, and now you must
trust to your own prudence and the God of your
filiation to save you—with most tender love to
all, and more particularly to those who are near
and dear to you, remember me with affection.
Great pain taken to find out who writes to Ame
rica, and informs them of the proceedings of the
Court.—With the greatest confidence, l°am your
old faithful friend."
Our Provincial Convention met here last Thurs
day, and next day we hear the following Gentle
men were chosen to represent this province at the
Continental Co^refs to be held at Philadelphia
the tenth of May next, viz.
For the city and county of New-York, Philip
Livingston, James Duane, Joha Allop, Francis
Lewis, and John Jay, Efirs. Mr. liaac Low
having refufed to serve.
For Kings County, Simon Boerum, Efa;
For Suffolk County, Col. William Flovd Efc;
For Westchester County, Cot Lewis Morris, fa;
For the County of Albany, Col. P.ScbwylcG Ef^
For Dutchefs County, Robert R. Living on, Eio;
For Ulster County,-George Clinton, Eh;;
For Orange County, Henry Wefner, Esq;
PHILADE LP 10 A, %
At a Convention of Deputies for the Canties
and Corporations in the Colony ofVlrc 1 \ 1 A
at the town of Remold, in the County of fcn
lico, on Monday the, 20th of March, arid ccor
»u?d by adjournments to Monday the 27th, the
follow ing Gentlemen were chosen to repu fen, .ha
Colony in the Continental Congress to >be held in
this city the tenth indam. The Hon. Pejion lam
ddlph, Efe; George Waninoton, Patric' Cnir,
Richard, Henry Lee, Edmund Be dl^n, 'e °
^ ILiifcr. a k ,d RicLriLl M. cf