The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1775-09-11 00:00:00, page 1

Twelve frigates are ordered to be commissioned
conditionally for the American service..
Four of the men of war now fitting out at PortL
mouth, are designed for America ; two for Boston,
in order to (Lengthen the King's forces, and to affilt
the troops now there.
By letters received yesterday from New-York, by
the way of Bristol, they write that all communica
tion between that province and Canada was cut off,
the New-England troops being in pofTaffion of li~
conderoga and Crown Point,
We hear that one of the following measures is im
mediately to be adopted by government ; either to
keep possession with troops of ail the great towns on
the coait of America, and Hint all her ports with fri,
gates ; or to finifh the war at once, by reducing with
military force, the provinces es New-England to
'obedience. This measure it is thought will be pur
sued, as an example is necessary (fays our corres
pondent) after the Americans have drawn the fivord.
A letter from Portsmouth, dated June 25, fays,
" Friday night an express arrived at the victualling
office here to set another oven at work, to bake 14.
suits a day (a suit is an hundred weight) for the
service in America, as all their supplies mutt come
From England."
Jure 30. A letter has been received from General
Burgoyne, informing his friends of his arrival at
Boston, with the generals Clinton and How, and the
marines from England, but no troops from Ireland.
He fays they have nothing but salt beef, fait fifh,
and peafe, to live upon. However General Gage
and they have determined not to attempt any thing
further, till they know the resolutions of the Con
tinental Congress.
We hear that orders were dispatched on Thurday
last to General Carlton to come down across the
lakes from Canada with the regulars under his com
mand, and ,0 invade the back of New England,
while Gen. Gage is to press the insurgents on the
other fide. Gen. Burgoyne, with another body of
5060 men, is to possess himfelf of the province of
New-York, to intercept any aids that may be sent
from the southern provinces.
Three frigates, with a line of battle fliips, are or
dered to cruise on the coast of South Carolina,while
a Gomb ketch under their protection, is -to lie be
fore Charleftown to awe that town, and prevent the
people, at their peril, from fending any aid to the
toftonians. The fame precautions are to be used
with refpe& to Virginia and Maryland. In ihort,
all the ports of the refractory colonies are to be shut
tip, and their whole commerce is to be entirely Hop
ped,., -....
The fortrefs of Ticonderoga, surprised and taken
by Col. Eallon, held out in the lalt war, a siege of
xydays..„;> :
July I. Several Americans arrived in town on
'Thurf f y, having abandoned,their native country
on accoUntofthe unhappy disturbances subsisting there
ordg[s are sent toGibraltar for laying a boom and
' chain across the mouth of the harbour, to prevent
'^hy vessels from coming in without leave. & <
k r It is wliifpered that a great personage has given
positive orders, that no more ships be broke up, till
others are laid on the stocks..:
It is now believed that our army in America will
be considerably augmented ; that posts and commu
-nications will be occupied and kpp: open in that
country, and that f>me considerable inland part vyill
be made a place @f arms and the General's head
quarters, otherwise it will be'impoffible for the troops
to remain much longer in their prelent lituation ---
There are however several material objections th
June 26. On Saturday evening an erder arrived
at the tower for the immediate getting ready 3000
Hand effmall arms; the place of their destination
is not publickly known, bat it is generally imagined
they are to be sent to Virginia. % r ^
It is now confidently reported, that Parliament
will meet for a few days in the month of August, or
early in the month of September, ip order to take
the very alarming and critical gate of America into
consideration.
By Captain Lee, in 7 weeks from Liverpool, we have
the following advices :
L O N D O N, June 15.
THE Premier hath repeatedly made different ten
ders of his refignacion,with affufantes of his
dilapprobation of the measures already adopted and
to be adopted relative and towards America,
Two or three regiments of horse, we are informed,
are ordered for America with all expedition, Gene
ral Gage being of opinion they will do more service
than t<n of foot. , /
The Co^e^t COURANT, and i% r tfW WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER
N E W-Y O R K.
MONDAY, September 11, 1775.
*Gentlemen,
You are here inftrnfled by the Livery in Com
mon-Hall assembled, to move immediately on the
next meeting of parliament, for an humble address
from the Hutife of Commons, to his Maje£y, re
queuing .to know who were the ad vilers of tlyofe fa
tal measures that have planted popery and arbitra
ry power in America, and have plunged us into a
moil unnatural civil war, to the subversion ,of the
fundamental principles of English hoert),. therein
of cur most valuable commerce ana the ilelbu&ion
of his Majesty's fubjeds.. To know who were the
advifets of a measure so dangerous to his Majesty's
happiness, and the rights of his people, as refuting
to hear the petitions and complaints pfhis fubjeds.
Y)u are further intruded, gentlemen, to move for
an impeachment of the authors and advisers of those
measures, that by bringing them to public justice,
evil counfellors may be removed from before the
Ring, his throne may be efablilhed, the rights of
the people be vindicated, aui the whole empire re
stored to the enjoyment of perce, liberty,and fafety.
- .Orders are given for a general inufter and return
to be made of the militia forces io every county
throughout the kingdom, and for all vacancies
therein to be filled up. - 1
Latt week orders were sent to all the sea ports to
prevent any seamen of Great-Britain entering inftp
the service of any foreign power.
The 67th regiment of foot is ordered to embark
from Scotland to Ireland, and the Royal Regiment
of Highlanders now in that kingdom, ate ordered
over here to be augmented to a hundred men a com
pany, besides non-commissioned officers; after which
they are to be sent to Arne, &
The Address, Petition, ^' Remohftrance, of the
City of London, to the .^NG, in favour of the
Americans, and their. Kefolves, presented to his
Majesty, July c, 177 g.
L ON DO N, July 6.
Y YESTERDAY the Sheriffs waited on his Ma-
X jelly at. St. James's, -when Mr. Sheriff Plomer
adrerfed the King in th.e following words, " May it
please your Majesty, we are ordered by the Mayor,
Aldermen and Livery of the city of London in
Common Hall assembled, to wait upon your'Majef
ty, humbly to deliver into your Majelly's hands in
their name, their Resolutions agreed to in Common
Hall, on the 24th of June last, and of the sch ink."
Mr. Sheriff Ploraer then delivered a copy of the
following Reflations only into the King's hand,
which he received without faying a word.
At a meeting of the Livery of London, in Common
Hall assembled, on Tuesday July 4, 1775°
Refolded, That the King is bound to hear the pe
titions of his people, it being the undoubted right
of the fubjed to be heard, and not a matter of grace
and favour.
Refolded, That his Majfty's answer is a direct
denial of the right of this court to have their peti
tions heard.
Refolded, That such denial renders the right of
petitioning the throne, recognized and cftablifhed
by the Revolution, of no eT&.
Refolded, That whoever advised his Majesty, di
redly or indirectly, to refufe hearing thehu^ble Ad
dress, Remonstrance and Petition of this court, on
the throne, is equally an enemy to the happiness
and fccurity of the King, and to the peace and li
berties of the people.
Refdued, That the following inftrudibns be giv
en to our Representatives in parliament.
the practicability of such a plan, at Icaft, till the
next fumraer. First it may be proper to enquire
whether the King's toops arg of force luhicicot to
penetrate into the country. Secondly, though they
were, if they mull not expect to have the country ru
ined, and defrayed wherever they faced.: An 1 third
ly, if it would not be impossible in so Ihort a time,
to raifa buildings, barracks and cover lot the troops,
to defend)them against the inclemency of the fevcue
winters they have in that country.\
Some resolutions, it is said, were certainly come
to latt week in the cabinet, and reported to be as
follow : In case peace is preferred between England,
France and Spain, then Lord North to continue at
tire helm ; but ffiould a war break out, then for him
immediately to resign with a pension, and Lord
Chatham to fuccted him, and to have such help
mates as he thinks proper. . '
Y Orders are giv^n,and now executing at tfeToweft,
for 3000 hand of arms te be got ready with all ex
pedition, in order to be shipped off for Canada.
,It is faida'draught of twenty men from every re
giment in England, is to be made immediately,
which are to be embarked for America.
We desire to repeat.again, that the power con
tended for over the colonies, under the fpeciou,
name of dignity, is to all intents and purposes, deG
potilm; that the extreiie oftlefyotid power in any
part of the empire, isinconfiHent with the charter
and Safety of this country.•
As we would not filler any man,er body 0 fmen
to eflablilh arbitrary power over us, we cannot ack
qaiefee in any attempt to force it upon any part of
our fellow fubjetls ; we are persuaded that by thd
sacred, unalterable rights ofhuman nature, as well
as by every principle of thd con&itutioh ; the Ame
ricans ought to enjoy peace, liberty, and fafety;
that whatever power invades those rights, ought to
be refilled ; we hold such resistance, in vindicated
of their eonilitutional rights, to be their indifpenfa
bie duty to-God, From whom those rights are deriv
ed ; to themTelves, who cannot be fafe and happy
without them; and to their pollerity who have a
right to claim this inheritance at their hands uavic
lated and unimpaired, ; , % ; > [
We have already remunerated to four Majefly,
that these measures were big with all the confe
quencee, which could alarm a, free and commercial
people ; a deep and perhaps fatal wound to com
merce; the ruin of manufactures; ,the dimunitiort
of the revenue, and confeqent increase of taxes ;
the alienation of the colonies, and the blood of your
Majesty's fubje&s. .; f'
Unhappily Sire, the Worst of these apprekenfions
i^ now reallized in all its horror : We have seen with
equal dread and concern, a civil war commenced in
America, by your Majesty's commander in chief;
Will your Majesty be ple^fed to confiuer whit must
be the fitdation of your people here, whd have no
thing now to expea from America, but Gazettes of
blood, and mutual lifts cftheir slaughtered follow
fubjeris.
Every moment's prosecution of this fatal war,
may loosen irreparably the bondsof that conneafon,
on which the glory and Safety of the British empire
depends.;
If any thing could add to the alarm of these e
v^nt^, it is your Majesty's having• •declared your
confidence in the wiidom of men, a majority of
whom are n&orioufly bribed" to betray their cenfli
taents and country. It is the misfortune of four
M.jelly, it is the misfortune and grief of the peo
ple, to have a grand council and representative, un
der an undue and dangerous influence ; an influence
which, though procured by your minillers fr is dan^
gerous to your Majelty, by deceiving you, and to
your people, by betraying them.., ,
In such a fltuatioh, your petitioners are bound to
declare to yoar Mcjelty, that they cannot and will
not fit unconcerned; that they will exert themselves
at every hazard, to bring those who have advised
those ruinous measures to the jultice of this country
add of the much injured colonies.
We have already fighißd our persuasion that these
evils originate in the iecret advice of those, who
are equally enemies to ycu r Myeffy's title, and to
the rights of your people. Your petitioners are now
compelled to fay, that your throne is surrounded by
men, avowedly inimical to thole principles oh which
your Majefly possesses the crown, anA this people
their liberties: At a time of such difficulty ana dan
ger, public confidence is essential to yedr Majesty's
repose, and tq the preservation of your people ; such
confidence cannot be obtained by mimflers and ad
visers who wantwifdom, and hold principles in
compatible with freedom ; nor can any hope of re
lief be expelled from a parliament, chosen under a
national delation, infiauoufly raised, by mifrepre
fentatons touching the true date of America, and
artfully embraced by a precipitate dissolution.
Your petitioners therefore again pray and bcfeech
your Majesty to dismiss your present ministers and
advisers from your person and ccunfels for ever ;
to diffulve a parliament, who by various adsof cru
elty and injustice, have manifelled a spirit of perse
cution against our brethren in America, and given
their fanciion to popery and arbitrary power ; t&•
To the King's ms excellent Majefy.
The Address, Petition, and Remopftran.ee, &c.
M-fgracious Sovereign,
„ E your Mhjelly's ihod faithful fubjeds, the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of the
city of London, in Common Hall assembled, are
compelled again to diftuib year Majesty's repose
with our" coinplaints, ;%
We have already expressed to your Majesty our
abhorrence, of th.e tyrannical measures pursued a
gaintt our fellow fubje&s in America, as well as of
the men who secretly advise, and of the ministers,
who execute these measures.
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