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MOSC 0 W, November ig, i,7fr
^ HE Court has fat orders to the Admiralty of Ps
terfburgb to build 40 galleys and half galleys as
fan as possible, which are to be joined to 60 more al
ready b^iit, and are all to be road, about the end of
April. Twelve men of war of the line are fitting cut
for the fame time, and 100 pieces of cannon arc cajt-
Ing at Peterfburgh for the Spring, when the navalforce
of this Empire will be put upon a very referable foot
ing; but the motive for al these armaments are at pre
fect unknown.
Warsaw, Nov. yg. The „owifes which bad been given
us of the freed, depasture of the Ruffian troops remain fid
unperformed. The Empress of Rufia bath thought proper
tout they Jhall continue in this kingdom, on account of feme
turbulent persons here ; besides which the jeafon is too bad
for marching the soldiers. The Ambassador bash made fame
re,refutations on this fubjedt, and in confluence of them,
the Ruffians are resuming the former quarters.
Venice, Nov. 24, Lafl Sunday the Duke of Glou
cefer arrived here incog, from Padua. His Royal
Highness Was prefect at the splendid entertainment gi
ven by the Baron de Zacktuointel, Ambassador from th
Court of Perfailles.
L O N D ON, November 23.-
His Majesty's ffiip the Renown, commanded by
Francis Banks, Esq; on her paflage to America,
has taken ten fail of American lhips that were
going to the southward to catch whales; and un
derstanding from the Americans that several Ihips
of force were cruising on the Coasts tinker the or
ders of the Congress, has font them home for fear
cfbeing retaken by the Americans.
' Letters of marque are said to be now making
out at the Admiralty-Office, ready to sign as soon
as ever the new American Bill takes place.
A person just arrived from Cadiz brings ah ac
count that two vessels laden with ammunition, &c*
going to America, were flopped there by request
of the English Consul from proceeding any further.
A Dutch ship is among the number of those
taken by the Renown, file being loaded with arms
and ammunition, and bound to Philadephla.
Extrafl of a Letter from Chatham, Nov. 20.
The following ships are.now fitting out at this
port with all possible dispatch for America, viz.
Jersey, of 60 guns, Isis 56, Brune 32. Blonde 32,
Kepulfe 32, Flora 32, Emerald 32, Milford 28,
and Carysfort 28.
A few days ago was married, at York, Mr. Tho
mas, Grenadier in the Yorkshire militia, fix feet two
inches high, to Miff Hannah Tennick, of Clearlam,
three feet two inches high, with a fortune of focol.
Dec. 19. A letter from Bojten, dated 03. 26, fays,
'' Capt. Moore, in lie Mojefy'sjbip , has been down
to Cases Bay, and defrayed above one hundred fail of fbip
,ing, and near lava hundred dwelling and wareboufes.
Itrgg transports bound to Rf§n, bad been taken and carried
in there by tig Provincials.”
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Dec. 18.
" This day arrived herefrom Chatham, bis J&-
jeffsfei, BrHHI, under command of Sir Peter Par
ker, who is going out to America fecund in cendnand.
The Boreas frigate, commanded by Capt. Tbompfra,
has received her orders, and it is expended will fail
to-morrow for Boson."
It is said that on Thursday night in debate, a
noble Lord said, that he meant to produde an
augmentation of the land forces to 70,000 men,
and of the navy to the utmost noliible extent, to
subdue the rebellious Americans.
Extrafl of a letter from Madrid, Ori. 9.
*' According to our advices from the several
parts of this kingdom they continue to fit out men
of war with all imaginable expedition; and it is
said that his Majesty will have by January next
a more powerful fleet cf men of war of the line
at fed, than he had when at war with Great
Britain.
House or Lords, December 19.
Yesterday, as soon as the order of the day for going
into a Committee on the America Prohibiting Bill was
read in the House of Lord#, the Duke of Manchester
rose and opposed it. His Grace oblerved, that what
ever vi^w Adminiftratiun could have in deceiving the
public night be matter of {peculation, and was what he
would not pretend precisely to determine; but by the
account that appeared in Saturday's Gazette, published
immediately under direction of Administration, it ap
peared they were determined to bring the London Ga
zette on a level with the BruffeE Gazette, published
last war. It was rear y approaching to it already, but
if they continued to improve in the art of misrepresent
ation and the suppression of fads as they had done in
the last Gazette, in relation to the Rate of our affairs
in Canada, there was no doubt but the London Gazette
would become as famed as the Brussels. By the account
alluded to he remarked, that our affairs in Canada were
represented to be in a very flourishing condition ; whereas
the very contrary was well known to be true, for there
were authentic accounts of a later date from that coun
try, which fay that St. John's was in the hands of the
Provincials, and that probably the next accounts would
bring advices of the total destruction of General Carl
tan's army, and that uc ar§ not in fofE^en of a foot
POSTSCRIP r to Dunlaps Pennsylvania Packet. March li, 1776. No. 22^
of land in Canada. His Grace, as well on account of
this news, as the general importance of the Bill, moved
that the commitment of the Bill might be put off till
after the Christmas recess.
He was Seconded by the Marquis of Rockingham,
who, betides the general reasons urged by the Duke
of Mancneftcr, said, that the Merchants were alarmed,
and that in such a case he thought it would be very
proper to defer the farther consideration of the Bill till
alter Christmas, as in such a state of uncertainty, but
more particularly on account of the alarm the Bill had
created among the trading a»d commercial part of the
nation, the consequences were, in many relpe^ts, much
to be dreaded.
Lord Suffolk said that the King's Min°ifters were fully
juftdied in causing the account relative to Canada to be
inferred in the Gazette; that it was the last authentic
account received from that province. That the Mini
ftty had received the account alluded to by the noble
Duke, but they had no right to pay any attention to it;
as it did not come through a channel on which they
might depend; that it might be, for aught he could fay
to the contrary, very true; but whether it was or not,
it could not affect the prelent bill; because if Canada
was in the hands of the provincials, it should become
Great Britain to aft with greater firmnefs and vigour.
Lord Townshend said, that the present reason for
deferring the commitment of the bill, had no possible
weight with him. If an account of our prevailing in
this fxirmilh, or being defeated in that, was to sway
and influence the British councils, it was a state he ne
ver expected to fee them reduced to; that if this prin
ciple, which parliament meant to avoid to purlue, was
a good one and practicable, nothing ought to divert them
from it ; for he hoped they had the,powet to enforce
what they certainly had a right to claim.
Lord Shelburne ocferved, that no man had a higher
opinion of the military abilities of General Carlton than
he had; but he could not lay but that gentleman, if
the accounts from Canada could be depended on, had
aded in a vejy unjufufiable, reprehensible manner in
his civil capacity^
Lord Townfhend rose to explain, and passed the
highest encomiums on General Carlton. He said there
was not a braver nor more capable officer in rhe service.
I hat what he had said relative to his not having a fuf
ficient force to oppose the rebels, was not so much in
point of numbers as discipline. He had, it is true, a
good number of troops under his command, but they
wete moftiy composed of Militia, not used to Service;
the whole regular force together norexceeding two re
giments, amounting □ 700 men.
Lord Shelburne again repeated his entire approba
tion of General Carlton as an Officer, but he said be
had done many things for which he believed he or his
principal would be made answerable. That he should
not now trouble their Lordships on that head, but he
hoped that the day was not very far distant, when the
matter would be fully cleared up. As t@ the want of
force, or want of discipline, the General could not
help that, it behoved those only who negle&ed that
service to answer for his want of fuccefe.
The question was at length put on the Duke of Man
chester's motion for postponing the Bill rill after the
recess; puffed in the negative withouta division.
I he Lord Chancellor moved for the order of the
day, but before the Chairman had time to take the
chair, the Duke of Manchester acquainted the House,
that he had a Petition from the Merchants of Briftoi
Against the Bill. His Grace observed, that he did not
know whether it was consonant to the orders of the
House. He read the heads of the petition in his place,
which describes the ruinous consequences of the Bill,
as refpe&ing the Merchants of that town concerned in
the American trade.
Lord Sandwich spoke to the matter of order; said
no motion could be received while the order of the day
was before the House; that, besides, he believed there
was no occasion for particularly attending to the contents
of the petition, as he meant to offer a elaufe which he
believed would in a great measure remedy the grievance
Rated in the petition.
I he House then went intoa Committee of the whole
House on the Bill, Lord Scarfdale in the chair, when
Several amendments were made, and clashes offered.
, Lord Sandwich offered a claule to nroted all veffe's
and their cargoes, if two thirds of which should appear
to belong to Britilh fubjefb.
Lord Dartmouth offered an amendment to the pre
amble and the concluding elaufe, to ascertain and shew
that the power of pardoning vested in his Majesty by
the Bill, was inherent in him, and only given here to
answer a particular purpose.
Lord Sandwich offered another elaufe in favor of
the WeftTndia Islands.
The Bill being gone through, Lord Scarfdale left
the chair, and a motion was mad, that the clauses and
amendments be reported this day, which was agreed to.
A Protest was yesterday entered against the proceed
ings of Friday last, upon the second reading of the
American Bill, and signed by the following Lords, viz.
Abergavenny, Richmond, Rockingham, Ponfonby,
Manchester, Fitzwilliam, Abingdon, Chedworth.
On the 6th instant several of the transports, with
provisions on board for America, and upwards of twen
ty other /hips with proyilions for the Weft-Indies,
failed fiom Corkc.'
Secretary of State's Office, Whitehall, Dec. 16, 1775.
BY the last advices from Quebec, of the 26th of
October, it appears, that General Carleton, who
was then at Montreal, had formed a considerable corps
of Canadians and Englitn; that he, and Lieut. Col.
Macleane, who commanded another corps on Sorel ri
ver, were preparing to proceed, by leparate routes, to
the relief of St. John's, which had been for some time
invested by the rebels, without their being able to make
anyimprehion upon it; and that there was the greater
probability, that the country would be soon cleared of
those invaders, whole force was considerably diminish
ed by sickness and defection, and in great Want of ne
cessary supplies.
The Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, ac
quaints the Secretary of State, in a letter dated the
cad of Odober, on board the drip William, off Nor
folk, that on the 15th bis Lordihip landed with a par
ty of between 70 and 80 men in the neighbourhood
of the town of Norfolk, and defiroyed 17 pieces of
ordnance, and brought off two mere, which had been'
carried away from that town by the rebels, and con
cealed in the country ; that on the 17th he had land
ed again at about 8 miles from the town, and march
ed between 2 and 3 miles into the country, where about
2co fliirt-men were collected to oppose bim, but who
Red into the woods upon the appearance of the party,
leaving behind them lome fniah arms and ammunition,
which his Lwrdlhip carried off; that on the 19th he
had again landed, and destroyed 10 guns, and brought
off 6, at the distance of 2 miles from the coafi, and
on the 20th brought off 6 more; and on the 21st, tho
day before his Lordfllip's letter is dated, he had land
ed again, and brought off 10 guns, and 2 cohorns,
and about 60 small arms, and a great quantity of ball
of different fixes: and his Lordihip imagines there are
net any military stores remaining in the possession of
the rebels in that part cf the province. In these seve
ral landings his Lordship made 7 prifonets, among
whom is one Robinson, a deputy to the Provincial
Convention, and one Matthews, a Captain of the mi-'
bute-mec.
Whitehall, Dec. 16. The King has been pleased to
appoint the Right Hon. Sir George Macartney, Knight
of the Bath, to be Captain General and Governor in
Chief of his Majefty's' islands of Grenada, the Gre
nadines, and Tobago, in America, in the room of
William Leybourne Leybourne, Esq; deceafad.
War- Office, Dec. 16s It is hs Majefty'splealure,
that, from the date hereof, and during the continuance
of the rebellion now fub/ifting in North -America, eve
ry perlon, who shall tolitt ^s a feldier in any cf hi,
Majefty'smarching regiments of foot, shall be enti
tled to his discharge at the end bf three years, or at
the end of the said rebellion, at the option of his
Majesty.
Latt Saturday's Gazette contains his Majesty's pro
clamation, dated the 13th inst. charging and com
manding all the Peers of Scotland to meet at Holy-
Rood House, in Edinburgh, on Wedaefday the 24th
of January next, between twelve and two in the af
ternoon, to chafe another Feer of Scotland, to fit and
vote in the Houle of Peers of this present Parliament:
of Great Britain, in the room of Thomas Earl of C;f
fills, deceased.
The fame Gazette contains I&ewife the following
addresses on the proceedings io America, viz. of the
Sheriff, Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders cf the
county of Hereford; of the Freeholders, Justices, &c.
of the county of Sutherland ; cf the county of Banff;
of the county of Elgin; of the city of Elgin; cf the
burgh of Lanerk; of the county of Kincardine; of
the Miaiffers and Prefoytery of Irvine ; of the county
of Orkney ; of the burgh of Ruthergho ; of the coun
ties of Rois and Croraartie; of the burgh of luverary;
of the Magistrates and Town Council of Jedburgh;
of the royal burgh of Cupar, in Fife ; and of the r@y.
al burgh of Selkirk.
The candidates for Member of Parliament for the
county of Fife, are James Townsend Oswald, Esq;
and John Henderson, Esq; foa to Sir Robert Hender
son.
Extras of a Letter from Cotke, dated Dec. 4.
“ Yeferday the foip Waters, Cafet. Jackfox, laden uitb
1900 barrels of pork, 800 firkins of batter, and federal
parcels of tongues, potatoes, &. for the troop; at Bfon,
put bark leaky to this port, after beating the sea 38 days.
The cargo me hear mus be difekarged, in order to have
the flip repaired. This is tbe jecond accident nuhich has
happened lately to foips with frovifons for Boston from
this place; a vessel having feat into Lifuon in distress the
latter end cf Otlober, laden with 1700 barrels of pork,
500 firkins es butter^ 100 cajks of oatmeal, a quantity cf
cats, andfundry parcels of potatoes, tongues, onions, &c.”
From tbs LONDON GAZETTE, of Dec. 23.
By the K I N G.
A\ P ROCL A MA T I O N
.Appointmg the diflribution of primes taken during the conti
nuance of the rebellion noiujWjifiing in divers parts cf the
Continent of North America.,
G&ORGER.
WHEREAS by an ass, made in this present fef
firns of Parliament, intitltd, “ An a& to pio
“ hihit all trade and interccurfe with the Colonies of
“ New-Hampshire, Maflichufett's-Bay, Rhode-Ifland,
" Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, rennfykaria,
“ the three Lower Counties on Delaware, Marv' an d,
Y Virginia, N(nthi-C4:oliD a ; South Carotyr '' and