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are real grievances, and just causes of complaint,
2nd we cannot in honour or in conscience, consent
to an address which commends the temper by which
proceedings, so very intemperate, have been car
ried on; nor can we persuade ourselves to autho
rize violent courses against persons in the Colonies
who have refilled authority, without at the fame
rm; .redreffmg the grievances which have given but
tn much provocation for their behaviour.
qthly. B L'CA USE we think the loose and
general assurances, given by the address, of fu
ture redress of grievances, in case of submission,
is far from fatisfadory, or at all likely to produce
their end; whillb the A&s complained of continue
unrepealed, or unamended; and their authors re
main in authority here, because these advisers of
ail the measures which have brought on the cala
inities of this empire, will not be trusted whilst
they defend as just, necessary, and even indulgent,
all the ads complained of as grievances, by the
Americans; and must therefore, on their own
principles, be bound in future to govern the Colo
nies in the manner, which has already produced
Inch fatal effects: And we fear that the refufal of
this House, so much as to receive previous to de
termination (which is the most offenfive mode of
rejection) petitions from the unoffending natives
of Great -Britain, and the Weft-India Islands,
affords but a very difeouagihg profped of our
obtaining hereafter any petitions at all, from those
whom we have declared adors in rebellion, or
abettors of that crime.
Laffy, BECAUSE the means of enforcing
the authority of the British Legislature, is confi
ned to persons of whole capacity, for that pnrpofe,
from abundant experience, we have reason to doubt,
and who have hitherto used no effectual means of
conciliating or of reducing those who oppose that
authority: This appears in the constant failure of
all their proje&s, the infufficiency of all their in
formation, and the disappointment of all the hopes
which they have for several years held out to the
public. Parliament has never refufed any of
their proposals, and yet our affairs have proceeded
daily from bad to worse, until we have been
brought, step by step, to that state of confufion,
and even civil violence, which was the natural re
sult of these desperate measures.
We therefore protest against an address amount
ing to a declaration of war, which is founded on
no proper parliamentary information; which was
introduced by refilling to fuffer the presentation! of
petitions against it (although it be the undoubted
right of the fubjedlto prefect the fame); which
followed the rejection of every mode of concili
ation; which holds out no fubflaitial offer of re
dress of grievances ; and which promises fuppor't
to those ministers whohave inflamed America, and
grofly mifcondu&ed the affairs of Great-Britain.
RICHMOND, CHOLOMONDELEY,
CRAVEN, ABINGDON,
ARCHER, PORTLAND,
ABERGAVENNY, CAMDEN,
ROCKINGHAM; EFFINGHAM,
WYCOMBE, STANHOPE,
COURTENAY, SCARBROUGH,
TOURING EON, FITZWILLIAM,
PONSONBY, TANKERVILLE.
A Li st of the MINORITY in the HOUSE
of LORDS against the Address to the
King to commence a CIVIL WA R in
AMERICA.
CUMBERLAND, STAMFORD,
RICHMOND, STRAFFORD,
DEVONSHIRE, TANKERVILLE,
PORTLAND, COURTENAY,
MANCHESTER, TORRINGTON,
ROCKINGHAM, ABERGAVENNY,
ABINGDON, ARCHER,
BESBOROUGH, BEAULIEU,
CHOLOMONDELEY, CAMDEN,
COVEN TRY, CRAVEN,
EFFINGHAM, FORTESCUE,
FITZWILLIAM, KING,
SCARBROUGH, SONDES,
SHELBURNE, EXETER.
SPENCER,
Feb. 22. At a Court of Common Council held
yesterday at Guildhall, (after the matters to be o^-
je&cd to in the Maffichufetts-Bay Bill were referred
to a Committee, who arc to make their report to
morrow at another Court of Common Council to
be then heiden) thefollowing refo utions were come
to.
Resolved, tha£ the measures of Administration,
refpe&ing our fellow fubjetts in America, adopted
by t • . •late Parliament, appear to this Court in the
highest degree dangerous and alarming, and demand
our most Serious attention.
Resolved, That as the opinion of this Court hath
already been very fully and particularly declared
againit an aft of the late P uliament, intituled, an
aet for the making more fcffe<stual provision for the
government of the province of Quebec in North-
America ; we think it equally our duty to bear te
stimony also against four other a&s of the said Par
liament, which we adeem highly injurious to our
fellow-fubje&s in America, viz. An A& for the
better regunting the government of the province
of the Massachusetts-Bay ; also an act for the im
partial administration of justice in the cases of per
lons questioned for any a&s done by them in theex
eeution of the law, or for the suppression of rjots
and tumults in the province of Mallachufetts Bay ;
and also an act to discontinue, the landing and dis
charging &c. of goods, wares, and merchandizes
at the town and in th- harbour of Boston ; and also
an act intituled, an a& for providing fuitahle quar
ters tor officers and foldiersin his Majesty's Service
in North-Anerica ; they appearing to this Court
to be not only contrary to many of the fundament
al principles of the English constitution, and most
essential right of the fubjeft, but also apparently in
consistent with natural justice and epuity ; and we
are therefore of opinion, that our fellow fubjeas
the Americans are justified in every CQnftitutional
opposition to the said adts.
Thefriends of government among the merchants
confider Lord North's conciliatory plan in a very
disagreeable light, not on account of any advantage
it really givesup in favour o' the Americans, be
cause there is no .concession made without the Ame
ricans acknowledging the power of the Mother
Country, and Submitting the money they raise to
her disposal, but on the account of the effect that
such a difpufition at home will have in America,
Thus whatever is done from principles of prudence
and moderation will be construed to arise from cow
ardice and timidity, and the real friends of govern
ment in America will have to lament the instability
and fluctuating date of our proceedings at home,
fetli^v hag before when <h& typp-aa was repealed.
NEW-YOR K, frilly
The so lowing is th, Subfance of Lord Chatham's
proposed Bill to be brought into Parliament, enti
tled, " A Provisional Att, for fettling the trou
bles in America, and asserting the Jupreme le
gislative authority and superintending power of
Great-Britain over the Colonies."
H E fupreiriacy and authority of Great
.l Britain are averted in the very words of the
Declaratory AT, only that the words in all cases
cvbatfaver, are onlitted, and in their Read the
following inserted : In all Matters touching the gene
ral weal of the whole Dominion of the Imperial Crown
of Great-Britain, and beyond the Competency of the
local Representative of a difriß Colony," elpecially
for the regulation of navigation and trade, and
keeping a Landing army, or such regular forces in
any of the Colonies in time of peace, &c. as his
Majesty may think proper, without consent of
any AffemblieS of the said Colonies ;—Neverthe
lefs, that the Colonies shall not be liable to any
tallage, tax, or ' other charge for his Majesty's
revenue,' without the consent and aft of their ref
peTive Affe,iblies.
That it shall be lawful for the Delegates from
the refpeTive Provinces to meet in General Con
grels at Philadelphia on the loth of May next,
in order to take into confederation, and make due
recognition of the supreme legislative authority,
and superintending power of Parliament over the
said Colonies, as aforefaid—That the Congress
be required, (over and above the usual charge for
Support of civil government in the refpeQive Co
lonies) to make a free grant to the King, of a cer
tain perpetual Revenue, fubjed to the difpohtion
of Parliament, towards the difeharge of the na
tional debt. No doubt being had but the just free
aid will be in such honourable proportion, as may
seem meet and becoming from great and flourifh
ing Colonies, toward a parent state, labouring
under the heaviest burdens.
That after the Delegates to the intended Con
gress are fuffitiently authorized by their Consti
tuents, to fettle and levy the refpeTive quotas of
each Colony, for railing the proposed Revenue
that in [order to authorize and make their Pro
ceedings legal, it shall be an indifpenfible condi
tion, that they duly recognize the supreme legisla
tive authority and superintending power of the
Parliament of Great-Britain over the Colonies as
aforefajd :—That this free grant of the Colonies
to the Crown, is not to be understood as a condi
tion of Redress, but as a just Testimony ®f Af
fedion.—[for maternaltenderness!]--That
from the time of palling this Provincial Ad of
Parliament, the powers of Admiralty and Vice
Admiralty Courts in America, shall be restrained
within their ancient limits; the trial by jury in
civil cases restored, —that in capital cases, no Ame
rican fubjeT Shall be indided or tried, except in
the place where the fad was committed, aud bya
Jury of his peers of the vicinage ; —-that the three
Boston and the Quebec Bills, the Aft relating to
the Quartering of Soldiers, and such parts of se
veral athor a&s as were phougat to be grievous,
Shall be, and are hereby foftended, and to have
no effect or execution from the date of this a& ;
and from and after the due recognition of the su
preme legislative authority and superintending
power of the Parliament over the Coloaies, then
to be finally repealed and annulled.
That the Judges in Courts of Laws in the Co
lonies of America, be appointed with salaries from
the Crown, and to hold their places, as in Eng
land, during good behaviour.
That the American Colonies are justly entitled
IP the privileges, franchifes and immunities granted
by their several Charters and Confutations, and
that these ought not to to be invaded or resumed
unless for miluler or some other legal ground of
forfeiture.
" So (hall true reconcilement avert impending
cgfomitfes, and this most lolemn national accord
between Great-Britain ana her Colonies stand an
everlasting monument of cfmenc; and magnanimity
in the benignant father of his people, of noiflom
and moderation in this great nation, famed for hu
manity as for valour, and of fidelity and grateful
attention, from brave and loyal Colonies to their
parent kingdom, which will ever protest and
cherish them.
We hear from Flufliing, Long-Island, that on
the 4th inst. at an annual town meeting, was cho
sen, with only one diffinting voice, a deputy, to
meet the deputies from the other towns and coun
ties, to form a Provincial Congress, on the 20th
init
We have reason to believe that most of the
town Ships, precinCts and counties in this province,
have already elected their relpedivc deputies to
meet here on the 20th instant in Provincial Con
gress. We have already received accounts of the
elections in many places (which want of room pre
vents our mentioning particularly) among these
are the whole counties of Suffolk, Orange, Ulster
and Weft Chester. In the last of these counties,
it was confidently averted no deputies would be
sent—but we hear, there was a majority for the
measure of near five to one.
Yesterday afternoon the King Fisher sloop of
war, weighed anchor and proceeded to the North
River, in order to protest two transports, which
lately arrived here from Bolton, to take in necef
faties for carrying on the Siege of that place.
Yesterday afternoon arrived John Sullivan and
John Langdon; Efqrs; Delegates for the province
of New-Hampshire, on their way to the Grand
Continental Congress, to be held at Philadelphia,
the 10th of next month.
The following letter came by the Ear! of Dunmore,
Gapt. Lawrence, just arrived from London.
London, January 30, 1775,
" From unquestionable authority 1 learn, that
about a fortnight ago, dispatches were lent from
hence by a (loop of war to General Gage, contain
ing, among other things, a royal proclamation, de
claring the inhabitants of MaSTachufetts-Bay, and
some others in the different colonies, actual rebels;
with a blank commission to try and execute such
of them as he can get hold of; —with this is sent
a list of names to be inferte,^ jo the commission as
he may judge expedient. Ido not know them all,
but Messrs. Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert
Treat Payne, and John Hancock of Massachusetts
Bay ; —John Dickinson, of Philadelphia; Peyton
Randolph, of Virginia ; and Henry Middleton of
South Carolina, gre particularly named, with
many others.—This black lift, the Gen. will, no
doubt, keep to himfelf, —and unfold it gradually,
as he finds it convenient. Four reriruents from
Ireland, one of them Light dragoons, are under
failing orders for Boston, with several capitalfhips
of war, from hence, and fix cutters, to obftrud
the American trade, :.nd prevent all European
goods from going there; particularly arms and
ammunition, which makes it expedient, without a
moment's delay, to be provided with such things
as you may want. —Last Friday night, the 27th
instant, in a Privy Council, the American measures
were all fettled by the ministry, part of them is,
to pass an aft of Parliament, inflicting pains and
penalties on particular persons and provinces in
America, to countenance the infamous proclama
tion and cammiffion already sent to General Gage;
—also it is determined to take away the charters
of Rhode-Ifland and Connecticut. I have not been
able to learn the whole; though in general I am
informed, it is denouncing utter deftruTion to
American liberty. Depend upon all this to be fatl."
PHILA DE LP HI A, April 17.
The Committee for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon, at Six
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
The Governor of North-Carolina has forbid,
by Proclamation, any Delegates from that pro
vince attending, the General Congress.
Extra/? of a letter from a Gent eman in Whitehaven
to his friend in Virginia, dated fan. if, 1775.
“ There is a veflel called the Patty, Captain
Shepherd, put in here, bound from Liverpool to
New-York, loaded with coals, 199 crates, 4 pun
cheons of goods and 4 bales fail cloth, but nobody
know, what, the Captain fays crockery and hard
ware, and I understand there are two or three
more of the fame fort—Pray what will the people
of the two Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland fay
to those faithful brethren to the Northward ; pray
put this into all the papers that peoples eyes may
be opened. She arrived in Whitehaven Sunday
the Sth inst. January, 1775, after parting an an
chor and" cable in Ramsay Bay, where the chose
at this dismal season to ride, rather than come in
here, least a discovery should be made —This
vessel is said to belong to New-York, is a small
snow, with a woman figure head."
The brig Lovely Lass, Captain Castle, from
Jamaica, parted with the ship Caesar, Captain
Miller, from Jamaica to London the 2d of April,
in latitude 30, all well.
On Thuriday evening the 6th instant was married
at New-York, by the Rev. Dr. AuCHMuTy,
JOHN ALLEN, Esq. eldest son of the Hon.
William Allen, Esq. of this City, to Miss
JOHNSTON, daughter of David Johnston,
Esq. of the City of New-York; a youhg Lady of
great Merit and Beauty.
Last Thursday was married, Dr. THOMAS
PARKE to the amiable and accomplished Miss
RACHAEL PEMBERTON, daughter of
James Pemberton, Esq. of this City.
At Burlington: Mr. RICHARD S. SMITH,
Jun. to the amiable Miss BURLING.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Snow Dickenfon, J Johnson, Cadiz.
. J Hunn, Jamaica.
Brig Sea Nymph, J. Blewer, South Carolina.
Brig Jenny, W. Workman, Ditto.
Sloop Frances, D. Sebaftone, North-Carolina.
Sloop Mermaid, S. Nowell, Pifeataqua.
Outwards.
Brig Sea Nymph, J. Blewer, South-Carolina.
Brig Jenpy, "• Workman, Ditto.
Sl>op Thomas, E. Cogfhall, Virginia.
Snow Venus, G Atkinfen, Falmouth.
Cleare d.
Brig Charleftown Packet, S. Wright, S. Carolina.
Brig John and Richard, D. Wilkinson, Barbados.
Brig Maty, J. Taylor, Newfoundland.
Ship Joseph, J. Crew, Ditto.
Sloop New-York Packet, R. Alberfon, N.Carolina.
Sloop Bentham, J Rivers, Ditto.
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
The following affidavits were taken some time pafl,
and might have been ready to insert in lajt Paper,
but by accident were detained; however, by giving
them a place in next Packet the Public in general
^ill probably receive a fatisfaction, as well ar
AMICUS JUSTICIAE.
WE have, no doubt, generally seen an attempt
made in a late number of the Pennsylvania
Packet by Daffiwood Bacon and others (probably
confederates) in order to exculpate the perpetra
tors of the attrocious fa& committed upon the bo
dy of George Taylor, in his own yeffel, in rhe
King's road, by some of the Diana's crew, under
the command of Capt. Greaves: That they Should
attempt to clear themselves, in the manner they
have, is not much to be admired, Since it com
monly happens that the most daring murderers
plead " Not guilty" but when those who are call
ed men, are grown so callous as to be insensible
of the compunctions of eonfeience, and hardened
as to deny the voice of truth, ,eyen in the face of
the Sun, it then becomes necessary more metho
dically to arraign them, and investigate their con
duct before the tribnual of the People, that so, if
possible, they may be Subjected to the punishment
and contempt which they justly deserve; for which
purpose the following depositions relative to the
aforefaid abuse, are here presented to the world,
viz.
Wilmington ? T)ERSONALLY appeared be-
Borough, ST. $ JLfore me John M'Kinley, Elq;
chief burgess of said borough, Nathan Wood, who
being Solemnly affirmed, doth declare and fay,
that he was lately a passenger on board George
Taylor's Shallop, at the time when on her passage
from this borough to Philadelphia, She was brought
to by a party belonging to the King's armed
fchooner|Diaua, Capt. Greaves, Commander, that
on coming on board the Shallop, an officer allied
what was on board, and being answered by Tay
lor, only rum and limes, and the officer demand
ing proper papers, Taylor immediately produced
them, the hatch was then opened aad the hogs
heads counted and compared, which agreeing wit,
the papers, the officer asked further, whether Tay
lor had not foniething more on board, or in the
cabin, and in a very fcoffiog manner enquired
whether he had not some teas, Taylor replied, he
was welcome to go into the cabin arid fee hindelf,
assuring him at the fame time, that nothing was
on board betides the rum and limes; then the
officer and two sailors went into the cabin ar j
staid some time, on which Taylor went to the ca
bin door and looked in ; the officer asked what he
wanted, Taylor replied, 1 did uot know there was
any body in the cabin but you—the officer then
got into a violent rage, curling and Iwearing in
the most dreadful manner, and coming upon deck
used many horrid imprecations and threats against
Taylor, that he would kick him over-board, &c.
for fufpeding the King's men, and still vaunting
that he was a King's officer, at the fame time
flrikieg and wounding Taylor so that the deck
was prodigioufty besmeared with his blood.—And
this affirmant farther faith, that Taylor gave cot
the least provocation, but, on the contrary, both
in his words and behaviour shewed the greatest
refpeT and submission, and never resisted or at
tempted to touch the officer.—The fhallop com
ing a breast the fchooncr, the officer told Capt.
Greaves, who was walking on the quarter-deck
of the schooner, that “ this fellow has rum and
limes on board" whereupon the Capt. immediate
ly got into the boat with several sailors, came on
board the fhallop and without any examination
highly approved of the conduct of the officer in
beating Taylor (who at that time was leaning
bhedinf violently in the cockpit) and said that if
he had been on board be would have given him
twice as much, and threatened to kick his teeth
down his throat, and to take him on board the
schooner, and there to tie him up and whip him.
—1 he Capt. then ordered four men into the boat
to tow the fhallop along-fide the schooner, which
had then drifted a small distance a-stern, but find
ing they could not tow her against the wind a. 1
tide, the anchor was ordered out, and the Ca^t.
asking for the papers, they were handed to him,
and he having examined and found them autht 1-
tick, ordered Taylor to go about his bufioefs after
having been detained nearly an hour and an halK
—And further this affirmant faith not.
NATHAN WOOD.
Affirmed this ift day of April, 1775,
before JOHN M'KINLY.
Likewise William Carter, Mary Johnston, and
Daniel Nicholson, being solemnly sworn on the
holy Evangelists of Almighty God, do severally
depose and fay, that they, refpe&ively, were ca
board George Taylor's fnailop, at the time afore
mentioned, and were particularly attentive to the
tranfa&ions afore related, and that what Nathan
Wood, the above affirmant, hath declared in his
examination, is just and true, and particularly,
that George Taylor gave not the least provocati
on, but on the contrary, behaved in the most ref
peQful and fobmiffive manner,
WILLIAM CARTER,
Mary johnson,
DANIEL NICKALSON.
Sworn this ift day of April, 1775,
before JOHN M'KINLY.
Now, if conduct of this kind is permitted with
impunity, let us no longer exclaim against the pi
ratical states of Barbary for committing outrages
upon the fubje&s of George the Third, since we
fee Britilh barbarians, the fubjefls of George the
Third, under his commiflion, function and autho
rity, commit such audacious outrages upon the
persons and property of his fubje&s. From what
hath been heretofore offered against the present
cause of complaint, some may, perhaps, have been
ready to treat it as a fiaion, but since the matter
is here so amply confirmed, may we not with con
fidence look to the King, and call aloud upon him,
or those who represent him in eases of this nature,
ftri&ly to examine into this eonduQ of his fer
<ants, that so that justice which is the boasted
glory of the English nation may take place, and
that they may thereby, in some measure, redeem
the honour and dignity of the crown from the ob
loquy and contempt to which such condud has too
juflly fubjeded it.
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The BEAUTIFUL HORSE
WI L K E S,
fs in good order, and will cover this season at the
fuhferiber's stable near Marcus Hook, at Three
Dollars the tingle leap, or Five Dollars the season.
WILKES is a fine blood bay, full fifteen
hands high, has a handsome carriage and
well made, seven years old this grass ; he was got
by the Old Dove, a full blooded horse, out of a
Pacolet mare three-quarters seven-eighths blooded.
It is allowed he has got as good colts as any h°rfe
of his blood in America. Pasture will be provided
for ma^s, and proper care taken of them, by
SAMUEL PRICE.
„r/7 14, 1775.
HFSE are to give notice to the Cre-
I ditors of James Davis, Samuel Johnston,
and Garrit Voorhees, prisoners confined for
debt in the gaol of Burlington, that they be and
appear before the Jnftices of the Court of Common
Pleas for the county of Burlington, to be held at
the Court-house in Burlington, on Tuesday, the
Sixteenth day of May next, to Shew cause why the
said debtors Should not be difeharged, agreeably to
an aft of the legislature, entitled, An adt for the
relief, &c. of insolvent debtors.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLE N out of the Stable of the subscriber,
on Monday night the 3d inst. (April) a grey
MA RE, five years old, between 13 and 14 hands
high, no mark known, in good order, trots and
gallops well, and no Shoes ; She was got by Old
Crab, and is with colt now. Whoever Secures rhe
Thief and Mare, Shall have the above Reward, or
TWEN FY SHILLINGS for the Mare only, and
all reasonable charges, paid by
THOMAS CAHOO N.
TO BE S O L D,
Or L ET on Ground-rent,
A N improved Water Lot, 65 feet ti-ont, Situated
A between Jeremiah Warder and Peter Knight's
wharves, in ths Northern Liberties. For terms
apply te .CALEB EMLEN t