Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-10-01 00:00:00, page 2

SPEECH of Eis E^l^cy WILLI AM
LIVI N G S'TO N, Esquire, Governor, Captain-
General and Commandersin Chiej in and over the etale
c. New Jersey, and Territories thereunto belonging,
Chancellor and Ordintry of the fame :
To the COUNCIL and A,S SEMBLY of
the 'aid State, at a SOfion of the General Afle^by
at Princeton.
Gentlemen of the Council and General Cfomb,,
C 1 0 NSIDERING how long the hind of op
b predion had been ftietched out againft^us; while
the meft affidueus applications for red^efs were either
totally difiegarded or treated with infult:—How long
the hflem of despotism concerted for our ruin had been
inSdioufly pursued, and was at length attempted to be
enforced by the violence of war; reason and cor.fcier.ee
must have approved the measure had we sooner abjured
that allegiance, from which, not only by the denial of
prote&ion, but the hostile assaults on our perfoss and
p r o?e<ties, we were cleat ; y absolved. It may however,
afford home c nflawon to every man duly regardful of
the convictions of his own mind, and the honor and re
putatic' us his country; that Amer'ca deferred this
important fte^, till the decisive alternative of absolute
submission or u\er deft u&ion, announced by a nume
rous Best and army, had extinguished all hope of cb
talningjuftice; a fl the whole continent, save a few felf
interefted individuals, were unanimous in the separation.
In a word, till the most scrupulous conscience could,
on the matu r est reflection, find itfelfjuftified before God
and Man, in renouncing those tyrants who, after hav
ing ravaged a great part of fa, and diffipat^d in ve
nality and riot, the treasures extorted from its in; ocent
inhabitants by the hand of rapine and blood; finally
meant to prolong their luxury and corruption by ap
propriating to themselves the hard earned competence
of the American world.
Thu? constrained to assert cur own Independence and
derive all political connexion with a nation infatiate
with plunder, and deaf to rhe voice of reason, of juf
t.ce and humanity; the late “ Representatives of the
“ Colony of Ne%Jerfcy in Congress assembled, did,'
“ purfuart to the advice of the Honorable the Conti
“ nental Congress, the Supreme Council of the Ame
“ rican Colonies, agree upon the form of a Cenftitution;”
which by tacit acquiefeence and open approbation, hath
since received theaffent and concurrence of the good
people of this Gate, to whose conlideration it was fir
that pupofe fuhmjtted. Agreeable to this Cenftitution,
you, Gentlemen, h,ve been chosen the Legislative
Council and Affembiy of this fate; and being jointly
met, have, in farther pursuance of it, proceeded to
the choice of a Governor.
Having conferred that honor upon one who feels him
felf very unequal to the talk ; but at the fame time upon
one, who, having during the whole contest, taken an
active part in opp fi )g the meditated bondage, row dis
dains, in its moft.perilous period, to shrink from a Ra
tion which must render him peculiarly obnexious to
the common enemy ; he can with great sincerity assure
you, that it fha!l be his constant endeavour faithfully
to difeharge the trust reposed in him.
He is moreover confident, that how greatly soever
you may find your'elves deceived io the favorable opi
nion you may have been pieafed to entertain of his abi
lities, he will never give you any reason to call in ques
tion the reditude of his intentions.
Gent'emen.
In the prefect fixation of affairs, it is absolutely r.e
ceffary to turn cur firft attention to the operations of war.
The pay of our Militia lately called out for the de
fence of New-Yoik (which has acquired signal renown
by the spirit and alacrity with which it engaged in the
common cause) admits of no delay.
That of half our Militia now on duty; will be due
in a few days.
Some farther regulations refpeding the better order
ing the Militia, merit your speedy attention.
A law for regulating the impressing of such articles
as the exigencies of the fer vice may require, is of great
importance.
No allowance having been made for the provender of
the light horse when in actual service, and it being im
possible from their perpetual Ration, and being frequent
ly employed as exprefTes, for the Commissaries to pro
vide them, it is reasonable the men should be allowed
an equivalent for keeping their horses themselves.
The fixing the feat of government in some conve
sient and plentiful part of the Rate, calls for your sea
sonable deliberation.
Such other matters as may occur to me during the
Session, and appear more particularly conducive to give
vigour to the executive branch of the Constitution, I
Ihall take the liberty to lay before you.
To enable me, Gentlemen, the more fuccefsfully to
execute the arduous office wherewith your unsought and
unexpected predilection hath invested me, it affects me
with lingular pleasure, to find both Hetties composed
of the most refpeChb!e characters. This affords a hap
py presage of your zeal and unanimity, in promoting ^
the true emolument of that Rate of which the uncor
rupted voice of a free people, has made you the guar
dians and protestors. As it is our indifperiible duty,
may it be our invariable aim, to exhibit to our confli
tuents, the brightest examples of a disinterested love
for the common weal; and be inflexible in our resolu
tion to know neither friend nor favorite, whenever his
r o! citations appear incompatible with the general good.
In our public capper res we ought to rife Superior to all
private attachment or refentmert, and make the in
trinsic merit of every candidate for an office cur ft le
rule for his prom ton. Let us, Gentlemen, both by
precept and practice, encourage a spirit of oeconomy,
iriuftry and fetriotiim; and that public integrity and
righteousness which camot fail to exalt a nation; set
ting our faces at the fame time like a flint against that
dissoluteness of manners and political corruption which
will ever be the reproach of any people. May the foun
dation of cut infant Rate be laid io virtue and the fear
of God; and t'i e feperftrufture w;ll rife glorious and
endure for ages. Then may we humbly expert the
bleffiog of * tie Ms High, who divid. s to the nations
their inheritance, and separates I,ffons of Adam.
In fine, Gentlemen, while we are applauded by the
whole impartial world, for demplilEmg the old fabric,
rotten and ruincus as it was; let us unitedly strive to
appr< ve ourselves matter builders, by giving beauty,
flength and liability to the new.
Pri son, WIL. LIVINGSTON.
Sept. 11, 1776. * ZLuf. xxxii. 8.
* +4+,+*+ $+494-+ +ft ,s+s+ ^
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) Sept 20.
SINCE curlaft another veffei has arrived at Hamp
ton with 1200 bufheis of salt; and on 1 hurfday
one came up to Burwell's Ferry with a quantity of that
useful aiicle, besides rum, sugar; linens, &c. She
came fr< m Cape Nichola Mo'e, and brings advice of an
infurre6tion 01 the Negroes io Jamaica, on account of
the scarcity of pfovifions cßetween sixty and seventy
write people had been killed, numbers of the Negroes
taken and gibbe ed, and martial law proclaimed through
the inland.
N E W A R K, f"VewJerf y) September 28.
In cur last we informed our readers, that the city of
NewYmk was in flames on Satu day morning the 21st
instant, fnce which we had many and different reports
Cbhcernit g that melancholy affrir, the most authentic
of which we believe is as follows, viz. That the fire
originated at or near Whitehall, soon ex ended to the
Exchange, took its course up the weft fide <f Broad
ftreet, as far 23 Verlattenberg H 11, confirming all the
b ocks froth the Whitehall up. The flames extended
across the Broadway from the hcue of M. David
Johnson to Beaver Lace, or Fincher s Alley, on the
weft, and carried all before it, a few buildings excepted,
to thb house at the corner cf Berkley street, wherein
Mr. Adam Vandenberg lived, Iweeping all the crois
Greets in the way. The buildings left Rending on the
weft fide of the Broadway are supposed to be Captain
Thomas Randall's, Capt. Kennedy's, Dr. Mallat's,
Mr. John Cortlandi's sugar hcufe and dwe'ring house,
Dr. Jones's, Hull's Tavern, St. Paul's, Mr. Axtell's,
and Mfl Rutherford's. The cause of the fire is not
known. We imagine about a sixth part of the city is
destroyed, and many families have left their all.
Sunday last a number of the Regulars embanked in
boats from New^Lork Inland near Greenwich, and it
was fuppoled intended to attack Powles Hook, but in
the afternoon they disembarked, and gave over the at
tempt for that time.— Monday the Roebuck and three
other ffiips came toe oppofue our battery at that post,
and after di changing about 100 cannon, landed near
500 men, our peep e having evacuated the place some
hours before, and carried off them artillery, &c. They,
are now advantageously polled on the heights at the
mill about one mile from the enemy, and are busy
throwing up entrenchments, having been reinforced
with about 4000 men.
Last Sunday morning departed this life at Elizabeth
Town, in the 70th year of his age, Mr. Garret Noel,
many years an eminent bockfeller in the city of New-
York. He was a kind husband and tender parent, and
justly eftecmed and belcved by all who knew him.
PHILADELPHIA, OGober .
Extract of a letter from London, April 7, 1776.
“ Lord Howe has at length agreed to command the
fleet, and wi 1 fail in about ten days in the Eagle line
of battle drip of 64 guns. The wholeof the armament
that he brings, however formidable in appear aice, will
be very inadequate to the business, if the .Provincials
ad with their usu 1 spirit and pro ence: That is, if
they occupy good perils, entrench well, avoid a gene
ral adion but u^on great and sure advantage, harrafs
th: march, and intercept the convoys. All this their
superior knowledge of the country will enable them to
do, so as to dißrefs if not deltoy the invading army.
The regulars trust to their artillery, of which more has
been (hipped off, three times over, than eier went out
of this kingdom before. Ail this will embarrass their
motions, and may, by propel precaution on the part of
the Provincials, As the Landgrave of Hesse is a noto
riously dishonest man, it is probable the troops he fur
nifhes will be the worst he has. The British troops
are mostly new raised, and therefore in difciplioe will
be inferior to the Americans. It is conceived too,
that if proper offers are made t) the Germans, they
will desert in great numbers. Not one cf the drips of
war has more than a third seamen, the rest are land
men, therefore if the provincial vessels attack any of
them, it will not be surprising if they succeed. Such
is the terror entertained of the service at land, that
the officers of the guards now goiny, are e'eahed like
the common men, that they may be in !efs dargr, and
it is fuppofec the wl Je army will follow :heir example.
Their app^eherriions went so far, as to make them talk
of wearing hreaftplates. The Provincials, with proper
attention may, be greatly Superior in cavalry, as there
are but three Biitilh regiments and those light, aid
one German, the Americans, both men and horse be
ing accuikmed to rueihiovgh the woods, will have ^
infinite advantage in forced marches, bearing u , quar
ters, and cuttirg off convoys. There are a tfo,uLd
waggons and three thousand draught herfes sent for t e
arrii ery and baggage, which will cost them near
200,000). and may toon be destroyed by proper aren
ticn; the expence of this armament ycu may well con
ceive will be enormous. Six millions are already voted
ard it is computed that full fix more will be required
Toe extraoMinaries only of last year exceeded Bco 000 L
If they do not succeed :his campaign which they wfl
not he able to commence till July,' a | | me n agree that
tins €.,untry cannot support it longer either in men or
money. Every nerve is now stretched and eve-y CT
kurce exhausted; Lord George Germaine therefor
giv^s it out as encouragement, that the Americans wil
lay down their arms, without a druggie, and that he
has received the moR humbleoffers i%m the Congress
but as he will not treat, he fends this armament to cn^
sure an unconditional submission, of ehi c h he is secure -
ycu may depend upon this language cunnc immediate'-
ly fom bis lips. The co portion of London have
voted the freedom of the riy in a gold box to Do&,r
Free for a pamphlet in defence of America, and 1e? -
tioned the throne for a declaration of the definitive
terms intended to be granted to the Colonies. The
King's answer was, that when they lay down their arms
and submitted, he Room'd think of mercy. T, e Colo
nies will therefore fee, that their fafety depends folU,
on their firmnefs, unanimity and prudence. It is o
longer in their option to be independent or eonneded
with this country as before. Independency or slavery
is the only al creative. The whole of this armament
maybe expected by the latter end of July, as they will
fail in May.
Such is the rage against America, t! at the admini
tration are determined at every hazard to ^ke one des
perate puffi, The who? empire is put into the hazard,
with the foie hope of erilaving a part, which the so ra
nefs and unanimity of the colonies, will, under God,
infallibly dilappoint/'
Extras of another Letter from London, Mayjg, i~-6-
“ An old ard able General said the other day, 'that
the Americans Shewed great wisdom in making so
much life of the pick axe and s pade, for a few hours
work of en Saved many lives ; and hs opinion was, if
if they kept on the defective, avoiding as much as
poffibe coming to a general engagement, and tor k pro
per care of their magazines of arms, ammunition and
provisions, which they might cafily do by storing them
in filial! quantities a good way affunder, and remote
from the sea coast, it would be impiffible for all the
Britiffi fcrc.s to effect much this campaign either to
the north or feuth ; and even the faogui.ee Lord George
Germaine himfeif declares we cannot carry on such
another campaign next year, as the expence of the
present one will ,a # geiy exceed twelve millions fler ing,
wl^ich adued to tiie national lets cf two millions more
for want of the American commerce, w 11 he more than
this country can bear, especially as the stocks are aft
felted already, having fallen three per cent, since
Christmas; thereioie the greatest exertions a"e made
this,year, which he hopes will prove fuccefsful, and
thereby iedi.ee America to unconditional submission,
which is the only plan he intends to offer, and he is
absolute, under Lori Bute, in the American bufinels.
I understand part of the reasons for fending an army to
Cape Fear was to get naval Rores from thence for the
u se of the navy at Halifax, and if Clinton could get
possession of the country, to supply the army to the
nirthward with frefh provisions from the country on
the head of Cape bear river; beh/es the Scotch mer
chants and Governor Martin have affined Government
that the greater part cf the inhabitants will join the
army as fc^n as it lands, trey having been directed hi
therto to keep fair with the American Patriots by a
treaty of neutrality. The 7th cf April Ger,. Burgoyne,
with Cel. Phillips, and Capt. hoy (who commanded
the artillery at Minden) 2300 Brunfwickers, and the
21st and 29th regiments, tailed from Plymouth ; the
fame day toe 9th, 20th, 24th, 53d and 62d regiments
failed from Cork to join Gen. Burgoyne; this force
amounts to 7000 effe&ive men, well fnpplied with am
munition, field artillery, waggons and boats ready to
be put together, and are gone for Quebec; if they do
not find work enough in Canada, they are to invade
New York and New-England over t' ?I kes. There
are now ^May 3d.) 6000 Heffiars at Pertfmomh, and
are expelled to fail everyday with toco of the guards
and 3000 Highlanders, confining cf Gen. Frazer's avo
battalions just raised and Lord John Murray's okl re
giment, tho' it is not certain they will get entirely to
lea till they are joined by the remainder of the llcGat;,
&c. to the amount of about 7 er $000: It is not fatu
bable that this armament will reach A" rica beforethe
last of July. Lord lUwe, who cored anes the let de
partment, went to Perrimouth yefterfy to embark -
he will hardly reach till the 'jtef Ju e. Gen. Howe's
army will confix of 20 or 29,000 men, well officered
and provided with .an excellent .tr@in of artillery, &c.
Tho' we hear Gen. Howe has go„e to He irix, yet tte