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,fM # ': Lords win had debited it for fcverj
h,.• <, a।l ,'trungly dissented lio iit on the fecund
renhng ; that period on which it is most usual to
debite the principle of a bill.
It this proceeding were to pass without animad
tedion, Lords might think themlelves obliged to
reiterate their debates, at Query stage of every bill
which they oppose, and to make a formal division
whenever they debate.
„hly. becdut'e this bill, and the other proceed
ings that accompany it, are intended for the fup
p,nt of that unadvised scheme of taxing rhe colo
nies, in a manner new, and unsuitable to their situ
ation and constitutional circamftances.
Parliament has asserted the authority of the
Legislature of this kingdom, supreme and unlimit
ed, over all the members of the British empire.
Bur the legal extent of this authority furnifties
no argument in favour of an unwarrantable use
of it.
The sense of the nation on the repeal of the
ft?np-a't was, that in equity and found policy, the
t-cation of the colonics for the ordinary purpofa of
J tply, %'t to be forborne; and that this kingdom
(tight to Satisfy itfelf with the advantages to be de
rived from a flourishing and increasing trade, and
with the free grants of the American AfTemblics ;
as being far more beneficial, far more easily obtain
ed, lets oppressive, and more likely to be lasting
than any revenue to be acquired by parliamentary
taxes, accompanied by a total alienation of the ar
fe^ions of those who were to pay them. This
principle of repeal was nothing more thin a re
turn to the ancient Landing policy of this empire.
The unhappy departure from it, has led to that
course of Shifting and contradictory measures,
which have since given rife to such continued cif
tra£tions ; by which unadvised plan, new duties
have been imposed in the very year after the for
mer had been repealed; these new duties, after
wards in part repealed, and in part continued, in
contradiction to the principles upon which these
repealed were given up; all which, with many
weak, injudicious, and precipitate steps taken to
enforce a compliance, have kept up that jealousy,
which on the repeal of the ftampmet was subsiding ;
revived dangerous questions, and graduallyestrang
edthe affections of the Colonies from the Mother
country, without any objed of advantage to either.
If the force proposed Should have its full effect,
that eTt we greatly apprehend may not continue
Jo? 'r dam whilst the fwdrd is held up. To ren
d.• ::e Colonies permanently advantageous, they
- id be Satisfied with their conditi n. That fa
t^faAion we fee no chance of restoring, whatever
measures may be pursued, except by recurring in
the whole, to the wife and Salutary principles on
which the Hamp-aft was repealed.
RICHMOND, ROCKINGHAM,
PORTLAND, ABERGAVENNY,
ABINGDON, LEINSTER,
KING, CRAVEN,
EFFINGHAM, FITZWILLIAM.
PONSONBY,
The whole fifth and thirty-eighth regiment are
fafe arrived and encamped on the Common, with
his Majesty's royal artillery, who have there a park
of eighteen pieces of cannon.
Last Friday Admiral Greaves arrived here from
England in the Preston man of war of 50 guns.
July 7. Yesterday his Excellency Governor
Gage, arrived in town from Salem, and this day
Admiral Montague failed for England, with the
other ffiips under his command.
Wednesday a petition from several natives of
America was presented to the upper Assembly,
praying leave to be heard against the bill for regu
lating the future government of Massachusetts Bay,
and iikewife against the bill for the impartial admi
nistration ofjußice in the said province; the fame
was accordingly read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Another petition was afterwards presented by
Mr. Bolland, Agent for the Council ofMafTachu
fetts-Bay, praying that he might be heard against
the regulating bill. A debate then arose whether
Mr. Bolland Should be called to the bar. At last
the question being put, the contents were 21, not
contents 57.
We hear the ads for the impartial administration
of justice in the province of Massachusetts Bay, and
for the better regulating the government of the said
province, are to take place the firft day of Auguß.
We have neither time nor room to publish them
this week with their several amendations, but our
readers may exped them next week.
'Tis said the 59th regiment may be soon expected
from Halifax, as also the royal regiment of Welsh
Fuzileers from New-York.
In one of the transports which arrived on Monday
came the Right Hon. Earl Piercy, Colonel of his
Majesty's sth regiment of foot.
His Honor Governor Wanton, of Rhode-Bland,
has iffaed a proclamation,' recommending Thurs
day the 14th instant, as a day offafting and prayer,
on account of the dark afped of our public affairs.
N E W-Y O R K, 70 14.
The Creek nation, we hear, to evince their
peaceable disposition towards the English, and
their disapprobation of the late murders in the
provinces of South-Carolina and Georgia, have
already taken up fix of the murderers, with an in
tent to deliver them up to Sir James Wright, Bart.
Governor of the province last mentioned.
Extrafl ofa letter from Cbar/ejton, South-Caro
lint, dated 13th June 1774, to a correspondent
in New-York.
“ Circular letters are dispatched by express to
all the most leading men throughout this colony,
in order to remove fomejealoufies which have been
industriously excited, to acquaint them with the
present dangerous Situation of every American and
his posterity, and to engage their union, assistance
and influence in their Several diftrids, to attend
either personally or by deputies authorized to de
clare their sentiments at a general meeting of de
legaies from every part of the colony, to be held
at Charleftown the 6th of July next.
“ the Virginia packet, which was particularly
addicted to our Merchants, is to be immediately
BOSTO N, July ~.
" Even the merchants now seem generally in
clined to a nonimportation. How much farther
we iimll go will depend upon theexpe&ed advices
from the other colonies, and the Spirit and vigour
with which they abb
" I could with your Committee had extendedits
correspondence to Georgia—and beg leave to re
commend the doing it Still without delay. The
following Gentlemen [Named in the Letter] are
proper persons.
“ lam particularly desired to request from every
Colony the moftfpeedy information of their respec
tive annual exports of unwrought Iron, to Great-
Britain: how many tons each could supply to this
colony—also what quantity of hoes, axes, tools,
cutlery, and other articles usually imported from
Great-Britain, each colony can supply," &c.
man, and William IVa.ton, Clerk of this present
Meeting.
H E Chairman having taken his place, in
I a Short address to the company, explained
the nature, ancLintention of the Meeting, when
they proceeded %the bußnefs thereof, which was
carried on and finifhH, with the greatest decency
and harmony.
In this time of public distress, when by the ope
ration of divers a&s of the Britilh Parliament the
Americans are fubjeded to the universal controul
of a Legiflatiire, in which they are not represent
ed. The inhabitants of the county of Bucks, at
a Meeting held at Newtown, on the 9th day of
July, appointed the following Gentlemen as a
Committee to represent the said County, at a Meet
ing of the several Committees of the refpedive
counties of Pennsylvania, to be held at Philadel
phia the 15th day of July inst. viz. John Kidd,
Joseph Kirkbride, Joseph Hart, James Wallace,
Henry Wvnkoop, Samuel Foulke, and Joseph
Wilkinson.
After which the sense of the inhabitants of the
said county was recommended to them as general
rules for their conduct at the said Meeting, in the
following resolves, viz.
Refolded, That the inhabitants of this county
have the fame opinion of the dangerous tendency
of the claims of the Britilh Parliament to make
laws, binding on the inhabitants of these Colonics,
in all cases whatsoever, without their consent, as
other our fellow American fubjeds have.
Refolded, That it is the duty of every Ameri
can, when oppreft by measures, either of Ministry,
Parliament, or any other power, to use every
lawful endeavour to obtain relief, and to form and
promote a plan of union, between the Parent Coun
try and Colonies, in which the claim of the Parent
Country may be afeertained, and the liberties of
the Colonies defined and secured, that no cause
of contention, in future, may arise, to disturb that
harmony, so necessary for the interest and happi
ness of both, and that this will be best done, in a
General Congress, to be composed of Delegates,
to be appointed, either by the refpedive Colony
AiTemblics, or by the members thereof, in con
vention. A true copy takenfrom the original minutes.
returned to them, with our thanks fortheir polite
communication—andan intimation that we Shall
be glad to have, in a private way, their senti
ments, before the 28th instant, when our Commit
tee are to meet again, agree upon and preparewhat
Shall be proper to lay before and recommend to the
general meeting on the 6th July, where we Should
also be glad to feethem.
P H I L A D E L PHI A, July 18.
At a Meeting of a number of the inhabitants of the
Count, of Bucks, held at Newtown, agreeable to
notice given on Saturday the ninth da, of 'Jul,,
1774, Gilbert Hicks, Est ; was appointed Chair-
WILLIAM WALTON, Clk.
At a meeting of a very rfpeßable number oj the Free
men and Inhabitants of the county of Lancaster, on
Saturday the 9th of July, 1774.
GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, in the Chair,
rri HIS Assembly, taking into them serious con
sideration the several late a&s of the Britifli
Parliament relative to America, came unanimously
to the following Declarations and Resolves, viz.
1. We do sincerely profefs and declare, that bis
most gracious Majesty King George the third, is
our rightful and lawful sovereign, and that we will
at all times support and defend him to the utmost
of our power, with our lives and fortunes, against
his enemies.
2. We do further declare, that no power is con
stitutionally lodged in the hands of any body of
men, to give and grant our money, save only our
Repi efentatives in Aflembly, who have at all times
chearfully granted aids to his Majesty, whenever he
has made a requisition from them.'
3. That the a&s of the Britilh Parliament for di
vesting us of such right, and assuming such power
to themselves, are unconstitutional, unjust and op
pressive.
4. That it is an indifpenfible duty we owe to our-
Clves and posterity, to oppose with decency and
firmnefs, every measure tending to deprive us of
our just rights and privileges.
5. That a close union of the Colonies, and their
faithful adhering to such measures as a general
Congress shall judge proper, are the molt likely
means to procure redress of American grievances,
and fettle the rights of the Colonies on a permanent
basis.
6. That it is highly expedient to appoint a Ccm
mittee, to meet the Committees of the other coun
ties of this province at Philadelphia, on the 15th
instant, to confer with them on the important
matters mentioned in the letter from the Chairman
of the Committee of Philadelphia.
7. That we will sincerely and heartily agree to,
and abide by the measures which shall be adopted
by the members of the general Congress of the Co
lonies.
8. That we do tenderly sympathize with our
brethren of Boston, who are fuffering in the Ame
rican cause by an unconstitutional and oppressive
a& of the Britilh Parliament, called the Borton Port
Bill.
9. That a fubfeription be opened for the relief of
our fuffering Brethren there.
10. That the fubfeription be put into the hands
of the Committee of this county, to be by them
laid out in the purchase of provisions and sent to
Boston towards the relief of their dittreffes.
11. That the Committee for the Borough of Lan
caster already appointed, be a Committee of Corre
spondence ; and that George Ross, James Webb,
Matthias Slough, Joseph Ferree, Emanuel Carpen
ter, and William Atlee, Enquires, Mr. Alexander
Lowry, and Mr. Moses Erwin, be the Committee
to meet and consult with the Com nittees of the
other counties of this province at Philadelphia, the
15th indent, and also to join with the Committee
of Correspondence in receiving fubferiptions.
It was then moved, that the thanks of the Free
men and inhabitants present should be rendered to
the worthy Chairman, for the ver, proper and spi
rited address made by him to this Assembly, replete
with the warmed expreihons of loyalty to his Ma
jesty, and fervent zeal for the common mterefts of
America, which motion was agreed to by a general
holding up of bands, and the thanks of the Alfeni
bly were then presented to Mr. Ross, for his pa
triotu/condua upon this occasion.
EBERHART MICHAEL, Clk.
A fubfeription was then immediately opened by
the Committee, for the benefit of our fettering
brethren of the town of Bolton, and very handsome
sums subscribed by several of the persons present:
And at the requert of numbers of the reputable in
habitants, papers are printed and fending to the
different town/hips to receive the fubferiptions es
the inhabitants of this county, which it is expected
will amount to a considerable hum, and will be col
lected as expeditioully as poflible by the Committee,
ami laid out as shall be thought belt to answer the
good purpose intended.
dt a very refpeflable Meeting of the Freeholders and
Freemen prom the several Fownfips of the County
of Cumberland in the province 0, Pennsylvania, held
at Carlyle in the said County, on 'Fuefday the iztb
day oj July, 1774.
John Montgomery, Enquire, Chairman.
RESOLVED,
i. rip II A T the late Aft of the Parliament of
A Great-Britain, by which the port of Boston
is Hint up, is oppressive to that town, and subversive
of the Rights and Liberties of the Colony of Mas
sachusetts-Bay; that the principle upon which that
Abt is founded, is not more subversive of the Rights
and Liberties of that Colony, than it is of thole of
all the other Britifli Colonies in North-America;
that therefore, the inhabitants of Boston are fuffer-'
ing in the common cause of all those Colonies.
2. That every igorous and prudent measure
ought speedily and unarrimoufly to be adopted by
those Colonies for obtaining redress of the grievan
ces under which the inhabitants of Bolton are now
laboring ; and security from grievances of the fame,
or of a [till more severe nature, under which they
and the other inhabitants of the Colonies may, l>^a
further operation of the fame principle, hereafter
labor.
3. That a Congress of Deputies from all the Co
lonies, will be one proper method for obtaining
those purpoles.
4. That the fame purposes will, in the opinion of
this meeting, be promoted by an agreement of all the
Colonies not to import any merchandize from nor
export any merchandize to Great-Britain, Ireland,
or the Britilh Welt Indies, nor to use any merchan
dize so imported, nor tea imported from any place
whatever 'till those purposes /hall be obtained; but
that the inhabitants of this County will join in any
reftribbon of that agreement which the General
Congress may think it necessary for the Colonies to
confine them selves to.
5. That the inhabitants of this County will con
tribute to the relief cf their fuffering brethren in
B fton, at any time when they (ball receive inti
mation that such relief will be molt seasonable.
6. That a Committee be immediately appointed
for this county, to correspond with the Committee
of this province, or of the other provinces, upon
the great objefts of the public attention ; and to co
operate in every measure conducing to the general
welfare of Britilh America.
7. That the Committee consist of the following
persons, viz. James Wilson, John Arrnftrong John
Montgomery, William Irvine, Robert Callender,
William Thompson, John Colhoon, Jonathan
Hoge, Robert Magaw, Ephraim Elaine, John Al
lilon, John Harris, and Robert Miller, or any five
of them.
8. That James Wilon, Robert Magaw, and
William Irvine be the Dtputies appointed to meet
the Deputies from the other Counties of this pre
. vince at Philadelphia, on Friday next, in order to
concert measures preparatory to the General Con
giefs. I Signed by order of the Meeting,
John Montgomery, Chairman.
At a meeting of a very refutable number of Freehold
ers and other inhabitants 0, the counn oj Chefer, at
the Court-boufe, on Wednesday the 13th of July,
1774, tn confluence of public notice for that purpose
given.
FRANCIS RICHARDSON, Esq; Chairman,
rp HIS Affembiy, taking into their serious con
sideration the present critical and alarming
situation of American affairs, and the unhappy dif
ferences now subsisting between Great-Britain and
her Colonies, do agree and refclve as follow, viz.
1. That the inhabitants of this county do owe,
and will pay all due faith and allegiance to our
lawful and rightful sovereign Lord George the third,
King of Great-Britain, and the dominions there
unto belonging.
2. That it is an absolute right, inherent in every
English fubje&, to have the free use, enjoyment and
difpof.il of all his property, either by himfelf or
Representative, and that no other power on earth
can legally divelt him of it.
3. That the a& of Parliament lately passed for
/hutting up the port of Boston is unconstitutional,
oppressive to the inhabitants of that town, in its
consequences dangerous to the liberties of the Bri
ti/h Colonies; and that, therefore, we confider our
brethren at Boston as buffering in the common cause
of America.
4. 1 hat the protection of the liberties of Ameri
ca, is an indifpenfible duty which we owe to our
selves who enjoy them, to our ancestors who trans
mitted them down, and to our posterity who will
claim them at our hands, as the belt birthright and
noblest inheritance of mankind.
5. We do agree with the Committee of the city
ar.d county of Philadelphia, that a congress of De
puties from the laid Colonies is the most probable
and proper mode of procuring relief for our futfer
ing brethren, obtaining redress, preserving our
rights and liberties, and eftabli/hing peace and mu
tual confidence between our Mother Country and
her Colonies, on a constitutional foundation.
6. That the inhabitants of this county ought and
will chearfully adopt, adhere to, and assist in exe
cuting all and fmgulrr such peaceable and constitu
tional measures, which may hereafter be agreed
upon and determined by the said general congress.
7. It is our opinion that it would conduce greatly
to the reiteration of the liberties of America, should
the Colonies enter into a solemn agreement not to
purchase any goods, wares or merchandizes im
ported from Great-Britain, under such reltri&ions
as may be agreed upon by the congress. We, for
our parts, sensible of the great advantages which
inuft arise from promoting ceconomy and manufac
tures among ourselves, are determined to use as
little foreign manufactures, of what kind or quality
soever, as our necessities will permit; until the fevt
ral ads of the Britilh Parliament, injurious to the
liberties of America, be repealed.
©. That as bur brethren at Befton are now Offer
ing in the cause of America, it is the difty of the
inhabitants of this county, in common with rhe
neighbouring Colonies, generously to contribute
towards their support ; and therefore the Commit
tee hereafter appointed, are requeued immediately
to open at d set on foot a fubfeription for the Lid
fuffexers, and the money arising therefrom to be
laid out and expended as the said Committee, or a
majority of them, shall judge belt to answer the
benevolent intention.
9. That the following persons, to wit, Francis
Richardson, Elisha Price, John Hart, Arn tony
Wayne, John Sellers, Hugh Lloyd, William Mont
gomery, Francis Johnston, William Parker, Richard
Riley, Thomas Hockley, Robert Mendenhall, and
John Fleming, or a majority of them, be, and they
are hereby appointed a Committee for this county,
to meet and correspond with the Committees of the
several counties of this and the other Colonies, and
to join in such measures as to them shall appear ne-
Ceffary for the public good. Signed per order,
FRANCIS JOHNSTON, Clk. Com.
Last Friday afteroon, agreeable to invitation
from the Committee of this city, Delegates front
the several county Committees, viz. Bucks, Ches
ter, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Berks, North
ampton, and Northumberland, met the Committee
for this city and county, and we hear they have
• been engaged in preparing a set of General Re
solves, declaratory of the sense of this province,
on the present state cf Bririfo America, and the
peculiar fufferings of our Brethren in Boston, and
the Massachusetts-Bay. We ate assured that there
is great unanimity in their councils and determi
nations, and that a happy presage may be formed
of a general concurrence and support, in such n>ea
fures as shall be found neceffAy to preserve and
secure the rights and liberties of the inhabitants cf
this country. —The Resolves not being quite fi
uiffied, we are obliged to postpone the publication
of them to our next—We are informed, that a
more full and ample declaration of our present grie
vances, and a suggestion of the mode of redress,
so as to relieve the distressed Bostonians, case the
minds of the other Colonists, and draw feme just '
and equitable line between the Mother Country
and the Colonics, is under the consideration of
this reliable Meeting, and will be conveyed to
the Hot, House of Representatives, as the ad
vice or inftru&ions of a numberof their constitu
ents, on this important occasion: which will also,
in due time,, be communicated to the public.
Errata in No. 2. of the Political Refkaions. In
the lad column but one, for nullum tempera read
nullum tempus. In Ne. 3. 3 d column, 'line 14th,
after ,5 thpufand read 8 hundred and 33.
*, We have been obliged to omit several intcrefiing
affairs this vjeckfor want of room.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Brig Rachel, L. Simmons, Li/bon.
Sch. Thames, J. Leeds, Hispaniola.
Sloop Dolphin, A. Sweeny, Ditto.
Brig Harmony, W. Barber, Li/bon.
Ship Britannia, J. Sender, Leghorn.
Ship London Packet, J. Cock, Ditto.
^g Jamaica Packet, R. Stanibury, Jamaica.
Brig Polly, J. Lockton, Tortola.
Sch. Charming Peargy, L. Hammond, St. Euftatia.
Brig Thomas, J. Baxter, Dominica.
Sloop Peggy, J. Watson, Virginia.
Prig Kitty, M. Tuns, North-Carolina.
Sl op Philadelphia Pac. S. Freeman, N. Carolina.
Sch. Pelly, R. Schoolfield, South-Carolina.
Sch. Britannia, J. Waterman, N ntucket.
Sloop Beto, W. Underhill, Virginia.
Sloop Ranger, H. M'Cabe, Maril nd.
O VTWA R DS.
Snow Patty and Peg, y, R. Hardie, Li/bon.
Brig Charming Peggy, G; Conyngham, Cadiz.
Si p London Packet, j. Cooke. London.
Brig Ann, A. May, Madeira?
Sloop Bold D areg J.. Hon, Tortola.
Sch. :.cma.er/„ Vva,et..,:, Nantucket.
Brig Rachel, ^ s, Cadiz.
6 Cleared.
Sleep Fanny, W. Raddon, Georgia.
Sch. Dove, N. Bartlet, Salem, New-England.
Ship Rosanna, J. M'Fetridge, Li/bon.
Bi jg Charming Peggy, G. C nyngham, Cadiz.
Brig Globe, E. Bingley, Li/bon.
Sloop Peggy, J. Watson, Virginia,
Sloop Betsy, W. Underhill, Ditto.
Sch. Success, J. Refberry, North-Carolina.
Sloop Rebecca, A. Culnan, Cadiz.
Ship Jane, C. M'Caufland, London.
s^.-fy^g^^g^^ §,.,5-%<, ,4.
General Poft-Cffice, New-York, July 15, 1774.
NOTICE is hereby given, that for the fur
ther improving of correspondence, a Rider
will set out from Philadelphia for Baltimore every
Saturday, on the arrival of the Post from New-York,
and return to that place on Thursday morning fol
lowing.
By command of the Dep. Pofi maser General.
R. N. COLDER, D. Secretary.
Philadelphia, July 16, 1774.
TO BE S 0 1,0,
By the SUBSCRIBE?,
AV ALUABLE plantation and tiaft of land,
lituate at the Mouth on the welt fide of Juni
ata River, containing 320 acres, with the usual al
lowance for roads and highways: Lhe land is equal
if not superior in quality to any 011 that nvei, as
there are about a hundred acres of rich bottom
which may, be made into fine meadow at a find!
expence. There is also an excellent fifhery. For
terms apply to
CHARLES I AWRFNCE.
Philadelphia, July \b, 177.)
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWARD.
LOST or STOLEN, fomeu here in tins
city, a fnrall GOLD RIN G, with :1
c.nerald, three ipaiks on one lide and two on r e
other, one of them having fallen out. When etc
has found laid ring, and will bring it to the Print r
hereof, /hall receive the above Reward.
N. B. Jewellers, Silver smiths, or any one to
whom it may be offered for sale, are delved to flop
it and give notice to the Printer.
TEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED from the fubferifer, in Newt, wn,
Bucks County, on the ,4th of April Lit, a little
black C O W, with some white about her bag,
gives milk, and bas a phce cut off her horns.—
Whoever lecures said cow, so that the owner may
have her again, shall receive the above Reward,
and if brought home, reasonable charges, by
ANDREW MCMINN.
N. B. The said cow was bred in the Forks of De
laware, and is funpofed to have gone that way.
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