The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-12-04 00:00:00, page 1

. From the PENNSYLVANIA PACQUET.
The faicb of bis Exc^tac, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, E/g;
Captain General, <bw,rn§r ana Co^man^er ft chief in and over
toe province •' Aew Jere, anl territories thefon depending
in Araer+ca Chancellor azo Vice Admiral of iL ferae tie to
ibe GeneralAfmb, 0/ thefoid province 'convened at Burlington.
Gentlemen of the Coer© l , and Gendreen of ^ A&mbly,
JH iVE called this rneevng that you might hare an opporuf
n "9 of WinJetng fetch boG ch w the public exigencies of
the province retire
Having l^ci, hid fomug to you co^ctaiog .the prefc:nt co
hippy filiation of puh'ic <fiirz, cod the dt^raaive insures
which have been adopted in the colonies under the pretence of
ueoeffi y, led ft I do net y„ fee thill the n<gi; g any more ^rgu
raents no t & head has a chance of producing any good eflea. I
&!l not rodanger the farma „, of theprefent leffieoby a fa.
&r difeoffioo of the fofrtt .
It is neceffvy, however, tvat you {haw'd be informed “ ftiat
bls Myrity laments to Grid hit fas& so America ft> left to
their own true istereft arndtherto accept the refolurioq of the
House of Commons of the 20th jf February, nor ro>fce it the
bafii of a negotiation, whta, in all prohibit,, it would hire led
to free plan of accommodation ; and that, at they h%vc prefer
red ergegio, IQ a reteiion which men ^s tdo%,ffi r g^ the con.
Hitutron it becomes Lis Mjetys duty ^ his firm rebfrion,
that the choff vig,!ou# effort* fou'J le m^dc both by ICQ and
land to reduce hit rebellious f^j^u to <,krdence. Bu- it is ho.
ped that, unfavourable as the prefpeat are at prefrnt, the time
will contt: when men of sense and fiends t& peace and good or-,
ftr will fee the fatal curfcque e cc% of the de'u&ms which" have
led to the meafuro the people of Amrita are mete pursuing. and
that we may „t fee the pubic tranquility re eftablifod eo the
gronod of the terrs held cut by hit Maj ft,.and the parliament.
It is Irkewife proper thu you faosM Know, "l&t the com
toxndars of his Majesty's fqj^dfcn, in America have order: <0
proceed, as in the case of a town in adual rebellion, againfl foch
of rhe seaport towns tn+placfl, befog.accc£b!e to the King's
Grips, as fall offer any vi&fyc, to the.K & i, ^^n or in
wutgh in, troepi thrifts rtife% or arifturf w^kir created, other
ttan by his Majesty's auiLorhy or any attempts made to seize
sr plan 'er arypublic magaziorof arm: or ammunition."
Alth@' thcKiog's officers io this province hare cot as yet (cz
cep io one or two induces) met with any infants or improper
treatment from ary of the inhabitants, yet Inch h,s bren the
general iffituation and difordrr of the times thst h>d I followed
thejudga^nt and. td^ce of some of r*y best friends, I firmd ere
this hare fought fig other of the King's Governors hare doneJ
an asylum on baud one of his Myefly's (hips. But it lam
confeica: that I bate the true imetell and weifard of tb^ people
at henrt (though lam so oohacov as 0 diffr widely in opinion
with tteif reftfentatiy#, iffpedtifig the heft racing cf serving
ihr% ^ die prefiot crifo)l (hill continue my conferee in that
^^ ^*;4 regard which I have on fa mny occ-Gdos expert
c4cc6 r^r? Jl ranks daring my refideocein this co'ooy. I have,
in^wv^hc Krongeft ioJocemen< torun this trfk and to oft my
^fi^nce with the othr crown officers to do he fr^e, because
out repeat wad d necessarily be attributed to either the eflfea or
we" grounded apprehension of violence, and of coo<fe labra the
colony to 5: more immediately c nfilered as io a^uai rebellion,
and be productive of mifcMch which it is ray earueft incioation
and determineion tn prevent, as far as may be in fypower Let
me therefore, gentlemen, entreat you to exert ^our influence
tikewife wih the people, that they may not. by any ^OO of
thrift, give cause for the bringing Inch eternities 01 the province.
No advantage can p^riy refut from the Sizing, confinement,
or ill trwfieoi of officers adequate to the certain damage such
tih of violence must occasion the province 10 fotfer.
However, gentlemen, if you fhnoH be of a different opinion,
and will not or cannot answer fur our fife:y, all I tft is that you
would tell me in such plain open laoguig, as cannot be maunder
flood. For as feniintDts as independency ate, by some men of
preset consequence, oogely avo—dd, and effos are already tip
peering in the public papers to ridicu'e the people's fesrl of that
hortied mrafcre and remove ^hrirave Gun to tepubHe^n gnvera
meat, it is high time that eVe^y rn^n should know whst he h,s
to #pt&. If. ar I hop^, you hart an abhorrence of such de
sign. you will do vonr cen rtry an cffmtial teraice by declaring it
in Co fu I and exploit terras as may diftonrage the attempt. You
may always tdy ca fo&g.^ r^dy ta c® operate with you ia
The Conneaic^t Coara^l, and .Hartford Weekly Intelligericeh
M O N D A Y, DtCTMBMR 4, 1775,(NCMtfeR 571.)
c^ry erpper ryhdient sot promoting peace' .order and good g^
ven..mt rand l,fha I deem itq priticutir hatynefs to 'h^ve
ty^M&ity of being iofttumemri in faring thti proving frog, &
prefect impending danger.^
Council Chamber, NevembeT 16 ?77§.' * '"
'FRANKLI*
L O~ N '0 "
TbeJoil^rg is the Add^h of the Lord Ma^r Sherty, and
Connor; &c of the city y Dublin.
To the Ki^'s Mob ExceJent Majfy ,
' &seto&£ Sovereign,
" WE ,& ^j^tyVm^ ^fcraod loy^ tbeLor^
•Asa or,'Sheriffs Cefaihri,, and %^w' of the city of Dublin, in
CfomoffCouncil iflmbkd etncehre it would be highly improper
in tt,%i this alarmitfcifcof affair; 'to obTerre acfy&|.fr
ler/.'c, bfid act uofeetfbg'i6d&/cnc&
' We fee the fore/, and ,calamities of civil war so
America, the h>&> effcHowJofta# imbrued in ^he lfood o!
6c, other itesfy& f ^*CT@ H r er icrefligarigg t&.mfe
we cannot hefime to protegee its dds&fcaive to the Bri
ffiftfte 9.fe.rge'. add ptimcaWy and t&ntially tmeoui^
the limited commerce of this kingdom.
" At a period of rime whet ever, political eye is Q
the ©to.m grt of the armament fitted out by the cents ofSpQm
coftivur^ and hertdito, enemy ; When that powerful fora
hid bfo fruftmed io itrfirft a^c^pr, and when this coaotr,
may wi^h teafon thick, that fucti great populations Will not be
fefftred to become entirely aberti% „ ate natural!, ted t#
enquire insofar &e^ns of defence tyi^ any fuddeo invaffoa,
but bxve the raoui&foiQo to fid the military @6^ drained from
thf' kingdom, tocher into an oocm'ial citric with frotcfkif
fabj^H of the fame empire,
tyr btiftffy will be pleafcd to corfider how much o^f
trade, credit, and muufaflurcs ar^ connefy^ with peace in A
wcrica, that we cannot but feel the post lively difrefa ,@ #fr
pchißtioni lit a continuance of a war »hkh mofi ncc'cffirily jn
flh n re?Q our flatye ccmmodiiy, aa; oft the only fig ^f
teg&k , rtiRT firihfal feyeas-offelfo.'
“ It is not the toentia&or with of your M^h dutiful
fubjeth to pre'erd to determroe from whence thecvils complain
ed of have originated or what has introduced four Mafefty nod
your fobje&s into a fixation uopeccdenied, delicate, daDgerout
and diftrrffing.
^ Permit us to apply te your Majefly'swifdom and virtue,apd
to implore your pueotal inferfeGiion io frfatfy s uc h means
as witi at once qaet the fears es your fufy^s id America, and
pieferve the coofUtutianal rights ^f your Mafafy and the British
lepfr.nre,
4 Thea may we expe& a return of that peace so long*
wanderer, an unnatural reparation of the colonies from the mo
ther country prevented, the Britfh conGhdiron th/oughcut
Majrily's wide and extended empire eftabliffied on the femeft
bafi, and its neceflary attendants, civil liberty, and political ft
curity.
" The (word of difeord obec ffiwhed, Great Britain fyllre
cover her wonted unanimity and importance ; commerce fall
agro revive, and thole torrent, es yeur people's blood now flow
ing io the cause of civil commotion, be referred for the nob f «
purpeff *of affettog the just prerogative of y, ur M&jetiy'i crown,
and tlelibrrty of your pedpe, in support of which we arc read,
to factiGce our lives ard fortunes."
Extraft of a letter from Dublin. August ag.
"On the 17 h alt. at ike Guildhall of this city^ the guild
of Merchants agreed to the flowing ref/nticns r
" Refolded unanimoffy, That ^the frecre thanks of thid
Guild be pte'ented to the Right Hog. the Earl of Effingham,
io tefhmony of our approbation of bis public confya, ptftym
ly exemplified io his refuting to draw that sword, which bad
been employed to the honour of bis country, agrioft the lives
and liberties of his fellow f&ftas in America, and hooefil, and
foiritcdly r/fening a comnfljn t:hich he co^d no longer bold
rG ent wiih the principles of a true Engfflmn, or oft tal
friend to the interest of Britain.
" Refolded That the sincere thinks of tty Gtyld be prefer
red to the Right Boa John Wilkes, Lord Mayor cf of
London, for tie cffebtial fetvicet which he bar recdered hit King
vedcouotry. by hit (tremteus efforts so the peff of freedom,and
for his a>!e fpitited, and judicious defence of the right of fa
people to potitiori the- terete.", ' ™'