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That, s':r, have 1 explained me metises ^my con.
dr,& ?nd I trust, vindicated myfclf, in ths eye of im
pama'iry, from the improper and gronedkls charge
which you, and the gentlemen »dipg by your authori
ty, h ve ocea p eafen to alledge agaiuft me, -.lf in
do^g this, I have departed in the final est degree
f^ra that delicacy, which! always wilhed should form
a part of my craiader, you will remember I have
been forcrri in o re .rimin stion,and that it has became
a ad of acc^ffarj jaftice.
I fball now declare it obe my ardent with, that a
gc p era! exchange may take plica on generous and Li
beral principles, as far as it can be emded, and that
the a^rte ment fubfiftiag between us for that purpose
ihould bai^iolably ebfeived ; and I call upon you,
bravery obligation ofguod faith, to remove all impe
dimen aon your part *0 the accomplishment cfit. If
however rou do not, I co&f>!e mi felf with a hope,that
tnn^ unfortunate ^en, whoG lot it is to be your
prisoners, will bear thrir furrings with bee miag
fortitude and in gnarimity. I am, Sir, with due ie
foe& your mog obedient humb^* fervent,
G. WASHINGTON.
His Excenency Gen. Sir Wm. Hows. (Copy.)
Published by ord^r fConfrfv
' CM A RL£S TH )MSON, Sec'rv.
L ()NDO N, xsv&emD^r 25.
(GOVERNOR Tryon commuted a grate blunder
^ in d^effi^g his companies in blu% which is the
uniform of the fcu hern rebels. Ax the battle cf Fat
bufh the 71st regiment, raking them for the enemy,
fired on them, and d^d much nifehief
Extras of a letter from a* officer in General Frazier's bat
talion, dated September 3, 1776.
" Rj>ice, my friend, that we have given the rebels
a d——d crura. We landed on Long Jfivad the 22!
lalt. without opp:fi ion. Os the 27th we had a very
warm a&ion, ix which the Sc^s regiments behaved
with ths greater brave/y, and carried th, day ^fte an
•bfliaate refinance on theiebel fide. Bu wefl aked,
and overpowered them with numbers. Tie k effians
ay.d curb are Highlanders, gave no quarters; and it
was a fine fight, to fee pith what alacrity they dis
patched rhe rebels with their bayonets, aftor we had
furrouaded them, so ihatthey could not resist. Mul
titudes were drowned and fuffocated in mcraffes,a pro
per punishment for all rebels. Our battalion out
marched all the rest, and was always fi ft up with the
rebel fugi ires. A fellow they call Lord Sterling,
one of their Generals, wi h two others, is prisoner,
and a gr^at man, of their officers, men, artillery, and
stores. It was a glorious atchievment, my friend, and
will immorta ize us, and crush the rebel colonies.
Our loss wafrao.hiffg. We teok care to tell the Hef
fi^ns, that tharebels had resolved to give no quarters
to them in particular, which made them fight dafpe
a^ly aid put all to death that thl into th^ir hands.
Y u k^w all ftraagems are lawful in war, efpeci&lly
agri .* such vile enemies to th.ir king and country.
Teiflaed is all rurs, and we Shall soon take New-
Yrk, for thrrtbesdare rot look u* in the face. I
expea the affj will be over this cemyrign, and we
ffiall all return covered with American laurels, and
have me cream oi American lands alloted us for cur
services.",
{Left an, oftbo'e perfone, who cffß net to believe an,
thing againji the Brttifb joldi^s, ard will pretend to fa,,
that the above letter, which ex«al, tallies with their con
dha, as heretofore represented is an Entrican forger, ; we
would irfra them that the English paper, frem whence the
above it taken ma, fa fan in the bandi of the Printers.)
Dec. 25. The reaf^a publicly ^figure for the return
of G^n^ral Burgoyne was that tha season was so far
advanced; it was iaip flibls to proceed in the intended
operations of the campaign; but it was pretty gene
raWy anderftood, that the true reason was, a difference
had arisen between him and Sir Guy Carleton, which
prevented the former from carrying itfto execution the
orders he had been intruded wi h at home.
A packet ( he s wallow, Capt. Marshall,) failed
from Fataoutb, Sept. 1, with ditpaches fre m Si:Guy
Carieton and General Burgoyne; but meeting with
violent Rorth winds on th# coast of America, she could
^ot getinto the river St. Lawrence, and was blown
«wsy to the Weft Indies. And after again attempt
ing it, ^d finding it impracticable, flie returned, and
arrived at Falmouth the firft ofDecember. The dis
patches were reported to be, orders to Sir Guy Carle
ton to return to the civil government es Quebec, and
to General Burgoyne to continue, and go on vith the
rrmy ; the appointment of Mr. Livius, chief justice,
&c.
At the fame time failed the Union,Capt. Hamilton,
also for Qj^bec, laden with camp equipage, fime
cloithi g iad fix:y thoufard yuinGas. She also found
it impeffibie to get into the river St. Lawrence, and
wu obliged to pet into Halifax for the winter. Col.
Malcane, w! 0 hid this money in charge, finding the
colony in danger from theixcurfijns of the N+w-Emg
landers, departed with the money for New-Yotk.
Another rich transport, (the Thomas, Capt. Bell,)
lalen with arrar cloathi^g for 16 000 men, 30 000
ihils, 30,000 pairs of Ihou>,3o 000 pairsof fteckings,
all likewise in th. array from Canada, was taken by
an American private r and carried in Bogoa. The
loss of those trarfports wi 1 be fivere'y felt during the
winter by the arm< in Canada. [They had not beard
the fate of the Millijb, another fop with cleatbeng, intended
for l^cbec and carried into Bfox,]
Dec. 3<. The A ice, Hagg?t, from Dominica for
Liverpool, i? re taken by ths Galatea man of war,and
arrived at New York.
Some minifies o f the eftablifad church cf Scotland
are frii to be such staunch friends to America, that
files the declaration es war againt the Americans,
they have asghaed to pray for his Majsfly. One ®f
them nt Edinburgh, having negle&ed it, the cl&tk,
as ha is there called, the precentor, being mere loyal
than the pastor, entertained ;he audience as follows:
after fermen he took out es his packet a paper which
he r.ad, " The prayers of this congregation are de
fi ed for Janet Brews, an aged pauper, under greet
diftrofo both of body and mind, andfot K'ngGeorge;"
which f nt the congregation home in a laugh.
fan. 16. A fa& hath came to light relative to a
negeciatien with a foreign court, which is likely to
be a fubj^a for parliamentary enquiry.
Noiwiti finding the various renewals of the impress
warrants, the admiralty find the numbers of seamen
railed by no means equal to the complement required.
The yaffil lately arrived frora America brings no
advice of a material nature. Wsfhingfa,with 15 coo
forces, continued at Treaten whan the vessel failed,
and it was generally believed thatthe march to Phila
delphia, would be deferred until the fyirg.
Tusfday orders were given at the Admiralty, for
several th^ufand tons of Dipping to be taken up far
the tranfpert firmer.
The convoy for the Weft ladies from Portsmouth,
i ? poftpoaed t? the fifth of February, waiting as nfual
48 hours for the lhips from the Downs.
Several memeriala, we are affured,havelately paffid
between the cou.ts es London and Madrid, with refieft
to the British dominions adjoining the Miffifippi, in
North America. The Spanish miaiftry, it is confi
dently ifferted, have declared they will not fuffer us
to improve our territories in that part of the world, in
case we ihould interfere with the interest of his Catho
lic nty^y.
No American business es canfequenco remains to be
dome this year.
Several fhi, a which failed in order to go by the con
voy at Corks,for the Weft Indies,are put inicKinfale,
after meeting witn fe eral hard galescf wiud.
The crew of h^ D^rten private©, brought in by
Referable, were put on board the Oct an gwar&ffifp,
of 90 guns, and it is thought the Captain will be tried
for life as a pirate.
They write fem Belfaft, that fines the left drafts
made from the land forces in that kingdom fi r Nortb-
America, the country is in many places left deience
lefi. In the North the mob are daily tiling, who
commit the most fatal excesses.
Upon the Spanish fl st fairing firm Cadiz, Lord
Weymouth lent inßru&ionsto Lord G &ntham,to push
the Spanish ministry warm y upon the defiinaticn of
that armament, urging, that its force was known to
all Europe to be too considerable for any domestic cr
colonial purpefe. The Court of Madrid took feur
dgys to give an answer, and them replied, that the
King held himfelf to be independent of the r<quifiti
onsofany power upon earth ; that he fhcu'd equip
waat fquadrors, and fend forth wha armies he p erf
ed, without being called to acconkt for it; that he
made no e^q^ris: into the Bi.rfh preparations, aid
would anfw&r none rela iva tokisew*. Lord Grea
thamina freffi memorial, urged the cerftut predict
of all thepoientates irFu ope to enqubejnto the dedi
nation, when private es great mii:a y preparations a
morg their neighbours; nor had any power, except
Spain, refufed tu give falisfaaien, when so preffid,
again demanding the flrisf aiom of bei gsffured that
the fleet from Cadiz wa fint anther eg i, ft Grat-
B/itain nor her allies. No arfwtr whatever wn giv
en 0 this; upon which' Lord Grantham immediately
feat eff an ex,rtfs for London, and ordered iris b#g
gT to be packed up,in expedition for an immediate
recall : Since that, courier upon courier, and meffun
ger after meffeager, hare b^cu going backwards and
forwards; perhaps the obfiinacy cfthe Sp, niffi Court
gives way a little in order to gain time ; but none of
our Ministers exped to be able to prefsrvu the peace,
and have given notice to ths king cf Portugal of what
he has toexped.
In Shropshire, Worcester Ihire, Montgomery-/hire,
Cornwall, and other distant counties, they have al
ready began to impress, to c mpleat force marching
regiments. The recruiting went on wi h litte success.
Extract of a letterfrom Paris, fan. 8.
“ Dr Frank in is visited b, many of the fi ftrank
of all nations, excepting the Scotch ; and these heab
filutely denies feeing ; for be fays those people were
the sole cauft es the ruin of his country. He has a)-
most every day private conferences with the Ministry,
and great refpeais paid him. The English AmbtiTa
dor looks upon him with a jealous eye, and watches all
his motions very ftria f v; but it is gere:all, believed
here, that whatever the D aerify ofthe court ofFrance,
will be readily granted him. Many young gentlemen
pay their court tn him,in hopes of getting employment
in the service of the provincial#, most of whom have
been taught the uG of arms from their infancy. It is
though most of them will embark for America early
in the fyring."
A private letter from Hague, dated Jen. 9, fays,
that Sir Joseph Yorke is preparing to go to England on
ferae very important bufinefa; and that it i. whifper'd
about, that he will net return there again, having met
with f mail! treatment from the States General, who
promiffd him that no assistance whatever Should be gi
ven to the Americans, and yet daily fuffer vessels to
fail with arms and ammunition for them.
fan, 17. The loffescfthree branches of trade to
the Weft Indies, Newfoundland and Africa, by the
American privateers, amount to 1,700 cool.
An extraordinary courier was yesterday difpatch&d
from St. James's, with a Spirited memorial tn Lord
Stormontat Paris, requiring a fatisfadory eiifwer,im
mediately, with refped to the Shipping fitting out i&
the fee ports of France.
Mr Wrifa is de,red to lay before the public, the following
extrafisfrom the Be,on News Papers, th vindication cf
a much injuredperfa.
From h$ Independent Chronicle, April 10.
QN Monday arrived here Dr. John Morgan, sate Direc
tor Ge^ral of tbs Hojpital, and Pbfaan in chief to
the Continental Arn,.
He bus been informed that several evil minded person;
have taken upon them to circulate a number of falls and
groundl, repertsin this place, with a view to synre bit
reputation tn that pubfer ation; and among, other particu
lars, bat learned that lead clamours have been induftriou,,
raised again, bi; having ptffau of the medicines, sap,
furniture and laboratory of Dr. B,lve,er Gardner, and
Dr. William Perkins of this town for the use of she army;
end likewise that may of the,firings of (be sick the la,
campaign, arc,,cm bis having unju,!, withheld from
them (or the Regimental Surgeons) the, fores which
they were ^titledto drawfrom the general hofpital;—Sug
gefling in the fr, trfanee, that bis metivefr, doing was
bis private emolument, and in the latter to oblige the tick to
be,nt to the general hr,ital, to ,0, their ration, wbi,
there, and put the money in bis pocket.
As th, reports do not merely cffß private cbara&tr,
but it concerns the public to know the truth thereof; be hopes
for their indulgence in making it known in a news paper,
that he has called upon tbs perfas pointed out to bin for
particular information of the grounds of tbs, reports, and
means to la, the result es bis m^i, before the public.
That the nectf&rj information to clear up ibis matter map
not be kept back, be docs hereby publicly advert,,that ifthere
are ayperfons who can pretend to a knowledge of the, fa&s,
who will take upon them to avow the charges ; be new in
^ites them to fe, forth and,ate tbeir accufatiexs agair, him,
in etsber ftbofeparticulars, or an, other that regards the
faithful difebarge of bis public tru, , that the Jaid fade
ma, be proper l, ajeertained and examfo. Inrourn be un
dertakes to lay before the public, afaithful and exa& account
of every proceeding they require, relative to the difebarge cf
bis duty, in the above fatien, by which the world ^tllbe
enabled to judge, whether an, of she charges ate well found
ed, or on, proceedfom a spirit of maligna, and detrodhon.
A|rl 17, 1777. la amfwer to the malicious insinuati
ons which bad been vented, rfy&ing bis removal y the
drugs, medicines, fapfurniture %. f Mfrs, fy/vefar
Gardner and Dr. William Perkins es Bofen be isferms the
public that be bad the order es General Wafeingten in
writing for what be did backed with a rfoe cf the cto
cil and fffrnbl) of Maffacbufats Bay, after ass ft,ration es
the property of tbefe persons, that the, were rem^ ved to New-
Notk. for tee use of the arm, ; and that whatever was done
by him in this efrirwas merej official ; that an inventory of
all be took from them was If wish the Bo,on Committee,
that in case the former owners fald return to this city and
by their future coaduß be exittid to claim a refitutii : of
their tfidh, the value might be duly afeertained, a particu
lar andfaithful account of every thing done in that affair,
was tranjmitted to the Adjutant General new Major Ge
neral Gacs, to be laid before the commander in chief, for
which be received bis acknowledgments in return, and bisap
probation not only of the service be bad thereby rendered tbs
army, but of the manner of bis performing it of which a
more minute account is given in the Bo,on Weekly Advert ifer
es the fame day.
In arfwerio that part cf the charge which relates to his
withholding the bcfpital ,ores from the regimental furgec^s,
in order to oblige them to fend their sick to the General Hos
pital be acknowledges tbefaß but denies the reason @n
for it, by malicious regimentalfurgeone andfeme other officers,
to have an, foundation in truth, viz. thofeffopping and
putting the men's rations in bis pocket, ana has wdertakta
toferove, in a printed narrative, which be is preparing for
the press, what be here alledges, namely, that befall, to
the confufanof bis enemies, convince the world, that his fe
doing was in obedience to the pofisive and repeated refelves
of congress, and orders of the commander in chief.
And having once more challenged all perfas, who have
~ tbing to alledge against 6„ conduct in <be dis barge of hie
late office of Direßor.General, to ft c p forth and fate their
aerations ^itb their nomesfuljcribcd, has given w the
fol/owng DECLARATION, viz.
Private letters were on Wedrefday received in town
frem Berlin, by whic. we ire itfunud, hj t Prussian
Mvjefty has 200,000 choice troops ready te t&ke the
field.
Extraa of a letter from P/rir, Jan. §.
" At Toulon, invent, men of ovar and frigates, and one
bomb ketch will betead, to put tofa, frora that port, tie
iyb of Februar, ; tbs, are to fail in 3 divifaj."
Orders vstrejefarda, fast from Admirals, to Pl,month,
f ff S/bipe of near to fail forvoitb for Gibraltar.
Commsfans are received to bu, up a quantit, of wheat and
oat;, to be exported to Lfon fir thefavice of bu mos faith
ful B&jfy. ' J
J^. 24 The divifas of the Cabinet, fa frequent!,
mentioned in feme of the neves papers are perfeß, of & pfo
with the dfagreements lately reported to exif between Lord
Howse and bis brother in America Ln reality, the conffan
c, of our public meafares is the be, profthat them, cordial
unanimity fub„s at prefect between every department cf the
Minifry. her can atyfcjible menfa the ,mall, ground
for difagreemsnt ; ever, thing faceted; to the wijbes of the
people in power ; the, have the confidence of the kingdom ;
the, have thefavour of the fang ; America isalmffnbdued,
and the minorst, at home is wholty van„i,,d. Why the
mtnifars iherefaifhould quarrel, mu, be accented for by
inspiration,for no ccufe whatever of quarbel can hap,arm
tothe eye of human underfunding.
Etl tbeufand adaitiraaljOTttg% ers are t , J, taken into our
service, as &rfuccffs in America will greatly reduce the
array, asgurtfas p, fy left in ever, town, for fear <f a
revolt.