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B O 3 T O N, (Thuffday) November 16.
2?y the Jhip Adamant, Capt. Chowne, arrived at Halifax,
Nova-Scotia, we have thefollowing Intelligence, -viz.
L O N D O N, September 2.
TWO very great generals are, we are informed,
soon to embark for North-America.
We are assured that all the dispatches which are
received from North-America, are immediately sub
mitted to the infpedlion of governor Hatchinfon. ■
Wc are allured fix more Blips of the line, and thiee
frigates, will be font to North-America with all ex
pedition. •
The Prince George, of 90 guns,- at Chatham, is
ordered to be fitted out for sea immediately.
Sept. 3. Since the peace, the French have so far
fortified the idand of Belleifle, which was taken by
the Englilh forces in the last war, that it is now reck
oned one of the molt impregnable fortrelfes in the
known world. j •• - •
It is said, that a courier is arrived from Spain,
with advice, that no persons whatever are permitted
to pu.fi the frontiers or ports of that kingdom, with
out a pafport under his own - hand.
Sept. A Treaty is at this time negotiating be
tween our Court and that of Lilbon, for lending the
Portuguese a Populated number of men of war and
L.nd forces, in case of her being attacked by any
Power whatever, for five years .to come; and these
dbrccs are to be sent to any quarter of the world they
Tiall appoint.
There arc letters in town from L’Jbon, which in
firm, that the warlike preparations in S^ain Rrike a
general alarm throughout Port, gal; and that every
-politicrd jndcatition was "taken which human fore
■ m. ht could d. vile.
Great quantities of fifot and other warlike ammu
nition are d’dly flipping od for America.
It is said. the Mmiftry are. now convinced that it
•answers no end to fend troops from England to put
*on the yok;, or fallen chainsupon their fe-.low-fub-
JNAj in America; and a plan has been laid before a
'CO! tain council; for railing four regiments in Cana
c'r.i to be font to Bolton and Pennfyhmnia, as there
cannot be a greater antipathy between any two crea
tures than a Papist and a reformed Fanatic. But it
is obje&ed, that another Quebec bill will be neccf
’ kwy to enable Papists to enlist in his Majelty’s for
• vice; and in order effectually to crush the rebellious
’ patriots,.there is to be a provifibh in the aft, that no
i’rotellant Bull enlifl under the severest penalties.
Sffi. 6. By a letter from Lilbon to a gentleman
• at Weftmin Iler, we learn tht a squadron of 7 Spanish
men of war of the line and 2 frigates, have been
cruizing off that port for some time pall.
Extra A of a Letter pram Amfierdam, Augufi 30.
“ The rumour of an approaching war between
Great-Britain, France, Spain and Portugal was never
so much the topic of cOnverfatiori as at present, and
all our letters from abroad seem to confirm it. The
latcft accounts from Spain fay, that according to all
appearance, the Spaniards intend to attack the En
• glifh colonies in America, Ihips of war, with troops
on board failing daily for the Spanish settlements.
“ The Hague and Amflerdam Gazettes affirm
’ that frefh disputes have happened between the En
glish and Spanish governors, and that in consequence
’ a battle enlued, when the Spaniards, after looking
one of their Blips, were obliged to retire.
“ Private letters from Madrid confirm the above,
and fay that Lord Grantham, the Britiffi Ambaffa
dor^had complained of the insult, but received a ve
ry unfatisfaftory answer ; Arid that he had threatened
to return home.”
On Saturday or debs were sent to Pertfmouth and Pit ~
mouth, for the guard jhips to bi manned to their full com
pliment, both Jailors and marines.
It is expelled a proclamation will be ijfued for calling
' Ihe parliament together early in November.
By a new regulation now making by order of his Ma
iejiy, all the Governors, Colonels, arid other principal offi
cers, civil or military, belonging to his Majefiy's foreign
garrisons and plantations, either in Europe, Asa, Africa
■ or America, fall henceforth be obliged to ref de on the spot,
or throw. up their ammiffens.
Extra Aof a Letter from Hamburgh, Auguf 26.
“ The four Danish. men' of war,- with a great
number of troops on board, which haVe been cruif
jng near Gulckftadt the fait three months, and the
dellination of which had been a secret, we are now
informed are fo^the account of Great-Britain, and
lie in readiness to fail for America, in order to sub
due her colonies there, the British government find
ing their troops in America deferring in great num
bers, and even those who have not yet deferred, as
well as their head officers and sailors,- canhot pro
perly be depended upon to fight againil their coun
trymen ; for which reason the above mentioned
Danish vessels and troops are taken into British pay,
and are ready to fail for America at a moments notice,
in case matters cannot be reconciled. We do not
pretend topafs the above intelligence as authentic ;
although it is universally reported here, and is con
firmed by a private letter from London, which men
tions, that Baron Diede de Furflcnficin, the Danish
Miniiler at London, went to Copenhagen lately
merely on that account, and that he affected the a
bove. The fame letter adds, that since the Baron
returned to London he is uncommonly caressed by
the Miniflry, which circumstance seems to confirm
the matter;
“ They write from Berlin, that as soon a» the
King of Prussia heard the news of the peace between
Rufua^nd the Porte being concluded, he immedi
ately sent officers of different regiments to the feat
of war,in order to enroll all fuchdifciplined men as
shall be djfmiffed from the Ruffian fervlce, and to
purchafo all the horses they could get from the Turks
and Cafficks, for the use of his army; which seems
to prove, that this restless Prince intends to try the
success of another war before he dies.”
t Paris, [France] August 22. Mons. de Pelegrin,
intendant-general of the Marine, has received Judd tn or
ders to employ as many hands as pojfble, and to build 32
new Jhips of war, viz. at Bref,fix large men of war
from to 80 guns; at Sologne, fix of the fame fixe; at
Rochford, four of the fame size ; at Bourdeaux, ten fri
gatesfrom 4.0 to 50 guns; and at Marseilles, fx fri
gates of the fame size. Orders were also given for twelve
jhips cj war of different fzes to be built in Sweden On our
account, and eight in Genoa, being altogether $ 2 new vef-
Jels of war. Fifteen hundred carpenters have likewiji
been font to the Ife of Corf ca, in order to cut down the
woods there, and to attempt to prepare the harbours, and
10 build new Jhips. It is alft whispered here, that a cer
tain Ambafador of a neighbouring power, received in-
PruAioHs Jrom his court to enquire into the sudden augmen
tion of our feet; and that the ambassador received an an
.fiver, that it was resolved in the King's council to keep
80 men of war, and thirty frigates in the different ports at
home, and 20 men of war, with 30 frigates, cruizing in
the different seas, and that our court shall always keep 160
fi ne . *f rivar even in times of peace. This affair,
together with our uncommon conneAion with the court of
Spain, augurs a war to-our politicians ; and it is very
frongly reported, that new disputes, concerning the conti
nent of America, are up on the point of breaking out between
our court and that of Great-Britain.
N E W-Y O R K, November to.
An account has been receivd by way of Canada,
that captain Lord, commanding a detachment of his
Majelty’s Royal regiment of Ireland, at the Cafca
fkies, in the Illionois country, with three of his men
were fired upon, killed and scalped by the Indians;
the particulars wc have not been able as yet to
procure. . . ’
This week it is faid> the Pennsylvania Assembly
is fummonedto meet,in consequence of a letter from
thoßightHon.LordDartmouth'.tohis Honour Gov.
Penn ; in which it is desired th at the members would
state the grievances of the people, in order to their
being laid before the "lying ; weare told that his
Lordship has written letters of the fame purport to
the other Governors in America.
On Monday last a Difcovcry being made, that 18
Sheep were on board a Sloop in the harbour, bound
for the Weft-Indies, a rfumberef citizens waited on
the Captain, and informed hint that the exportation
of sheep was contrary te a resolution of the continen
tial Congress, and thereupon obtained his promise
that they ihould be re-landed, and not carried out of
the harbour. The people were fatisfied and pati
ently waited till evening, when a report prevailing
that the vessel was to fail that night; about two hun
dred Inhabitants affemblcd on the wharf, appointed
and sent four persons to wait on the Committee of
Correspondence, and request their advice concerning
the measures proper to be taken. By their advice
the merchant to whom the vessel came configncd,
was sent for, and desired to cause the Iheep to be
landed andT delivered to one of the committe, ap
pointed on this occasion, by the people, which per
son gave his promise to return the Iheep as soon as
the vessel had failed. Accordingly the Iheep were
landed, delivered, and soon after, the vessel was fail
ed, returned to the proprietor ; on which the people
being well fatisfiedpeaceably dispersed.
At a late Meeting of the Distillers of this City,
(in Support of the Proceeding of the Contincntial
Congrels) they unanimouily resolved.
To diftil no Melaffes or Sirups that may hereafter
be imported from any theßriti!hWeft-Indialßands,or
from Dominica. Nor to fell any Rum,or other Spi
rits, for the Purpose of carrying on the Slave Trade,
or that they shall have Reason to apprehend is iu
tended to be so applied.
We hear, that the late Congress held at Johns
town, at which were assembled about two hundred
and fifty of Hie moll considerable Chiefs, Sachems,
and Wariors of the Six Nations, terminated much
to the fatisfaftion of the Superintendant, they hav
ing brought down, and renewed every covenant
chain from their general alliance with the English,
laid open all their intentions, and in the warmest
terms renewed their engagements with Col. John
son, to be observed as with the late Sir William
Johnson ; expressed much fatisfaftion at finding the
department condufted by a person so nearly ion
nefted with him, and so Jong versed in their affairs;
and adding every assurance of their intentions to af
fcmble all {heir allies and dependants at Onondaga,
From the Boson Evening Pof,
Pomfret OAcbcr 20,
Meiliers Fleets,
IN one of Mr. Peter's late extraordinary Ictters/i
I observed the following paragraph, “ The, ri
ots and mobs that have attended me and my house.
Jet on by the Governor of ConneAicut, have com pelle't
me to take up my abode here.”---Govern'or Trum •’
bull hath for a number of years presided over thip
Colony, with great dignity and reputation. It hl
not in Mr. Peters’s power to hurt the character of
that worthy Gentleman in this Colony,- where hi
is known, and where we have so long experienced
the happy effe&s of his wife and upright admini
ftrationßut as this letter may come into the
hands of many who are-Rrangers to the Governor, 1
Ihall take it as a favour if you will insert in yoqr
impartial Paper, the following state of fads, the'
authenticity of which you may depend upon.
Mr. Peters came to the Governor on the Sth of
September last, and gave a relation of the conduit
of a number of people who waited 011 him at his
house in July last, and again two days before hi?
coming-—He informed the Governor, they came in
consequence of an information that he had written
letters to his correspondents in Great-Britain, mis
representing the state and doings of the Colonies,
and of this in particular, which information was
given by one of his brothers at Hebron., That at
the time of the peoples coming to him, they ap
pointed a committee to confer with him on the mat
ters of grievance alledged againil him, ampng
which he mentioned none that had any relation to
his being an Episcopalian Clergyman---That the
committee treated him with decency arid refye/T--
That it was not his intention to complain of any
injury they had done him—-but as he had many C
nemies, his fears were, that he might fall into the
hands of violent and unreasonable men, who might
hurt him or his property.—-He therefore requested
something to be done for his prote&ion.---After
hearing him fully, the Governor drew a Proclama
tion to all the civil authority in the Town of Hebron
for his protection, and a letter to John Thelps, Bfq,
one of his Majelty’s Justices of the Peace there, and
read them in his hearing, and delivered the fame to
him for conveyance. Since which nothing that-1
know of, hath been offered to disquiet or terrify him.
The Proclamation and Letters were as follows ;
To JOHN PHELPS, Esq; one of his M^efty’s
Justices of the Peace for the County of Hartford,
and the rest of the Civil Authority in the Town
of Hebron, in said County.
WHEREAS the Laws of this Colony for fup T
pressing Vice and Immorality, and tumultu
ous and riotous Disorders are well calculated for
that Purpose ; and whereas I am informed that there
is Danger that the Person and Property of the Rev.
Samuel Peters may be hurt and injured by such ri-,
otous Disorders —These aae therefore to require
you and each of you to use your Authority and Iri
ilucncc to preserve Peace and. good Order, and to
put the Laws in Execution (if need be) to prevent
every Evil of that Nature. And all his Majefly’s
Subjedls in this Colony are required to afford you
all proper and necessary Afiiftance therein,
Given under my Hand in Lebanon, the Sth Day
of September, 1774, in the 14th Year of his Ma
jesty’s Reign.
CCopyJ J. TRUMBULL, Gov.
To JOHN PHELPS, Esq;
I Depend you will use your Prudence to quiet, the
Minds of the People, and by lenient Means to
lead them to observe their Mistake, that while they
contend for Liberty they do not destroy it, and by
causing Divisions to hurt their own designs. Mr.
Peters ffiews himfelf greatly affefted, and fays he is
well affefted to our Liberties and will do nothing to
detriment the Cause thereof. ’Tis best to calm
People’s Minds in the best Monner you can.
I am Sir, Your humble Servant,
(Copy) J. TRUMBULL.
Every Reader of the above account will be convinced
that the Governor aAed in this affair as became a vigilant
and prudent Magifirate—His immediate attention to Mr.
Peters's complaint and particular tenderness to fixe in his
difirefs, certainly deserved very different return---But the
Governor it seems was to be abused, and thro' him the
Colony to be vilified as disposed to persecute and drive out
Episcopalians. Nothing can be more falfe and injurious
than such a representation-—as I Jhall Jhow, with your
leave, in your next Paper—-in the mean time,
I am,your very humble Servant, F. M.
to enter on measures of restoring tranquility to th«
frontiers, that have been for some time dillurbed.
The great Ohio Chief Kayashota, has also
returned to Col. Johnson from his embassy to the*
wellern Nations, and made a favourable report; he
is again empowered in those affairs, in coniequencc
of his unffiaken fidelity, and there i» the greatest
reason to hope that all differences will soon be ter
minated, unless the measures now taking, Ihould
be obllrufted by the mifeonduft of tli'e frontier in
habitants to the southward.