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expelled to be opened by this channel when affairs
are fettled ; commodore Affleck is voted by the house
of commons duly eleßed member for Colchefter—Mr.
Potter had been returned In a further th bate up
on the American war on the 4th of March, general
Conway, in order to elucidate and explain a part of
his motion to lord North, rose again, and said he would
endeavour to explain his meaning, in order that an in
terpretation which he had no idea of when he penned
his notion, might not le put upon it. The very
reve rft of the noble lord's conflru€?ion was the mean
ing he intended to convey to the house—his motion was
not a motion for peace, but a motion for war. It did
not recommend to ministers to seize the firß opportu
nity of making peace with America that might offer,
b , tit expressly dire^ed an immediate opera ion of war,
by ordering that ministers mould inflantly forego a pro
secution of offenfive war with America, for the pur
pose of reducing the revolted colonies to obedience by
, force. Men, the general said, naturally expressed their
ideas in that way which their education made most fa
miliar to them- Having been bred in the army, he had
chosen a military idea to convey his meaning to the
hc^fe, and to a military man, nothing could be a more
clear, diflind, and simple idea, than that of offenfive
war. Without going into a long diScuffion of
the nature of the several forts of wars, a war of
polls, &c. &c. that had been talked of by dikerent
gentlemen on a former day, he had expressly used the
term offenfive war, and as offensive and defenfive war,
were contrafled terms extremely simple, he could not
help wondering that any difficulty Should be made, at
least if there was, he thought he ought to have been
helped to a more diftinf t t-rm than that of offenfive
war, by those who affected not to understand it. The
general Said, he recollected in the lad war prince Ferdi
nand had, previous to the commencement of a cam
paign, wrote home for inftruftions, whether it was
the with of the minister that he should make an offenfive
or a defenfive war The general added some other
arguments to prove that the terms he had adopted,
were perfectly intelligible, that they certainly were not
to give ministers any intrusions to seize the firft op
portunity that might offer, of making peace, but im
mediately to forego any further prosecution of offen
five war with America, for the purpose of reducing
America to obedience by force.—
A commission is preparing for fir Guy Careton, to
treat of peace with the Americans, in the fame manner
as fir Henry Clinton, with the fame powers and appoint
ments.
NEW-YORK, May ~
Last Monday arrived eight prizes, ship Philadelphia,
192 bogfheads tobacco, 9 calks es indigo, 6 ditto of
tax feed.
" Having been informed of the probability of some
riots and tumults this evening, I take the earliest op
portunity of conveying this information to ycur lord-
Ship, that you may take proper measures for Securing
the public peace. I am,,&c.
The governor of Padang on the weft coast of Suma
ra, is arrived in England as an hostage for the effectu
al performance of the terms of his surrendering all the
very valuable Dutch forts and factories on that coast,
viz. Padang. Plaman, Pooli, Serico and Ayer Hadjah,
they were taken without opposition, by five Indiamen
from Bencoolen, commanded by commodore Clements,
©n the 19th of August.
We fear that on the report of tl e committee of coun
sellors of this province, respecting the negotiation of
twelve millions for the last year, the slates of Holland
ha ve grant d them leave to negociate an extraordinary
of four millions, at two and a half per cent. We con
clude from this that the war is to be pushed on with vi
gour.
Feb. 3. We hear that on Friday last in the assembly
of the Bates general, in t 1 e presence of tie ftadtholder,
it was nefolved to e,uip and put in commifßon, for the
present year, the following ships of war, viz. 3 ships
of 70 guns each, 19 of 60 guns, 11 of 50 guns, 9 fri
gates of 40 to 44 guns, 13 of 36 guns, 14 of 20 guns
each ; also five cutters, 6 advice yachts, 6 guard ships,
53 cruizers, and an hospital ship; the crews of which in
tne whole amount to 25,000 men.
March i. The following is said to be the substance
da letter received yesterday by the lord mayor from
.one of the Secretaries of state:
C O LOG N E, January 29.
Mn Brjgktman, agent of the American congress
for the province of Virginia, after a short flay in this
tity, set out the day before yesterday for Franckfort
on the main. He had resided some time in Holland
with Mr. J. Adams, and came lift from Liege.
Jan. it. We learn that the expedition and equip
ment which has been preparing at Aftracan above a
year, is finished, and the mips have at length failed
with a Sufficient body of troops, to take poifeffion of
the towns of Aftrabalk and Gilan, in Persia, beyond
the Caspian sea.
from the New-York Papers of theist
and 3d Inftanr.
THE port of Cherfon on the Black sea, will in a
short time be one of the most renowned in Europe.
The citadel, which occupies eight miles in circumfer
ence, is furnifhed with 800 pieces of cannon. There
are conflantly in the waters of that port, twelve Ships
of the fine. The garrison is composed of 39,000 Sol
diers.
March 9. The emperor of Germany, and Czarina
<lßuffia have agreed to a war upon the Turk, in
r'< < tc drive them out of Europe, their trepps are to
<0 f'rl 600,000 men in four divide ns. A new trade
" My Lord,
PETERSBURG H, Dec. 29.
H A G U E,
Pofffcript to the Pennfilvania Packet.
L O N D O N.
T U E S D A Y, May 7, 1782.
St. James's, Feb. 28, 1782.
January 30.
Extract of a letter from London, dated eleven o'cloclc
' P. M. 9th of March, 1782.
" I haflily Snatch the opportunity of a few minutes
to mention wh t you will hear and fee more than enough
of, the present embarraffmrnts of government, and to
give you my opinion upon them. You will find that
all parties in opposition have united their forces on the
popular ground of the ruinous con Sequences of the
American war, and in two or three votes gained a ma
jority againfl adminifiruiou. The design of the lead
ers was in realty, notwithstanding proriffions and pre
tences, no more than to displace the prefennminifters
and get poff/ffion of t eir offices, after which, 'tis
more than probable, they would carry on the obnoxi
ous war with more vigour than, their predecessors.
We generally thought that adminiftratjon muff give
way —but it seems they have no inch intention It
is asserted they are in expectation of Something that
will fully fopport them, perhaps in the way of foreign
treaty, or from some other quarter ; be this as it my,
the event wi:l b% that the American war will not be
.given up, that American independence will not be con
sented to, nor New-York evacuated. This is certain
ly tl e determination of the pr< sent miniflers.
On the whole, dark as our affairs have lately appear
ed, I fee no ground for anxiety, but on the other band,
much reafonhiil to hope. 1 know more than I have
time to explain, or am at liberty to fay."
Extra& of another letter, dried London March 8.
" be not too much alarmed at the proceedings of the
house of commons on the Am p ric"n war. The votes
passed, point at nothing on rhe face of the?, and are
indeed too nonferfieal and absurd to be dire^cry to any
one measure. The foie and secret design was to remove
the present ministry. They are the defperae and fran
tic efFufibns of the opposition. You will fee by the de
bates that lord North has offered (if a majority will
fignify their drfre that he fhouM give up his station)
that he will resign, yet the opposition has not fir? ngfh to
accomplish it,"
Short extract of a letter from London, dated March 4,
Lord John Cavendish, having on the Bth of March
moved four resolutions in the house of commons, viz.
The firft to declare the um the war had cost 'his
country in the articles of army, navy, and ordnance
during its continuance ; the second, to state our 'offes
as they really flood; the third, to fay that we were at
war in Europe with France, Spain and Holland, with
out a single ally ; and the fourth, to declare it as the
opinion of that house, that the calamities and expences
incurred, as Bated in the three preceding resolutions,
wereowing to the want of forefight and the want of a
bility in his majefly's ministers. TheN resolutions his
lordflrip juflified by a long train of reasoning ; the
three sirs lhe said were Self-evident propofitmns, and
Such as appeared on the papers before the house ; and
the fourth, he conceived no man could deny the truth
of, who acknowledged that the firfl three were found
ed. He said, he should confine him to those refoluti
ons, and hoped, if any thing farther was done, it
would be done temperately, fairly and civilly. What
he had thought of was, an humble address to his ma
jesty, to beg his ma jefty to make a new arrangement
of ministers; a mode of address that, he imagined,
could give no offence. His lordship concluded ' with
moving:
“ That it appears to this house, that the m~^s
“ voted for the army, navy and ordnance, ano rfie
" debts already incurred and laid before this house
“ since the year 1775, amount to one hundred mil'
“ lions."
1782.
" You may rely on it there is an alliance formed
that will astonish the world, and make us a happy peo
ple."
Commodore Jobnftone waited on his majefly at St.
James's on the 4th of March. On his return home, he
touched at Lisbon, where, on the gill of January, he
was married to the amiable Miss Charlotte Dee.
The house was, after a long debate, divided, when
there appeared
For the address, ..... 2 ,6
Against it, 22 6
Extract of a letter dated London, March 6, 1782.
" A wonderful alteration has happened since I wrote
last, and the nation seems at present in a Bate of in
sanity, but I think it will Soon return to its senses, not
withstanding the present appearance of things. lam
confident the war in America will frill be pursued. The
terms proposed for pacification can never be accepted,
the rebels will not detach themselves from their allies,
therefore the present parliamentary and anti-ministerial
manoeuvres are confi !ered merely as a bait to catch
some certain gudgeons. The minister would not have
been left in a minority on the question, had not one part
of the cabinet countenanced th'e measure in order to
turn out lord North, for both Mr. Rigby and lord ad
vocate Dundafs Spoke for the resolution, though they
voted againfl it; the Shelburne party are againfl the
measure though the, voted for it, in short it was a con
certed plan to drive out the premier, in which intenti
on Ib ieve both parties will find themftlves disappoint
ed, and I should not be furprized to hetthat both the
Bedford and Shelburne p^rty oppose the truce bill in
the house of lords, and hat tl e former will be admitted
as part of the administration on their engaging to .pro
secute the war, or the latter coroe in on the fame ground ;
a large body of troops are expected from Germany for
America, and all tire regiments upon your continent
are to be compleated by draughts of effective soldiers
from hence."
Trig La Antonietta, 113 hogsheads tobacco, 5
calks indigo.
Brig Navarro, 152 hogsheads tobacco, 48 calks in
digo.
Schooner Salmon, 80 hogsheads tobacco, 6 tons pig
iron, 1000 Slaves.
Schooner Eliza, 750 barrels flour, &c.
The above are prizes to the Pearl and Charleftown
frigates.
Of the other prizes we have, as yet, got no descrip
tion.
Majority,
The following is received ~- cm Spain by a Vessel
lately arrived at Boston.
MADR I D, February 18.
°' ave ar eable news of the capitulation of
M^hon the sth inffant, ip twenty^eight days after the
trenches were opened. The garrison are prisoners of
w ir, and including Sailors, &c. &c. amount to 2600
Sickness, which reduced their numbers of ef
fe<flive men to 1500, unwholfome provisions, fatigue
arri despair of Succour are the motives assigned by the
.governor for the Surrender of this important place,
weich has cost Spain 200 killed and 300 wounded.
It is said the fortifications are to be entirely ruined,
an a the port rendered incapable of receiving large
vessels. It is probable that the siege of Gibraltar will
n< nv be pushed with more vigour ; it is the king's fa
vc^urite objed, and many are of opinion that it may
'be taken.
'jhe Spanish fleet has returned to Cadiz, where it
will not probably remain long, the magazines being
abundantly provided, and although there is no great
number of workmen nor docks for the repair of vef
fel6 of the line, yet as few of the ships have Suffered
by their cruize, tuefe inconveniencies will not be felt.
The count de Guichen wasrieady for sea the 28th ult.
a"' ° r 'y waited for a wind ; his fleet consists often
fail of the line, which has under its convoy fifty fail
of transports : five of the frft mentioned are defined
for Cadiz to join the Spanish fleet, which will then be
fu'perior to any the enemy can assemble in the seas of
Europe.
The people of America cannot, therefore, be too
watchful of the insidious designs of our enemies, who,
while they con fefs their inability to Conquer us, hold
out Che idea of a friendly connexion with us;an idea as
absurd as it is fallacious; and whic h , we trust, the ho
nour and Safety of our country will reject with the
contempt it deserves
March 5.
That wl oever Shall be hereafter concerned in adviS
in ;, or by any means attempting, the further profecu
cutnn of tieoffer, five war on the continent of North-
Awerica, for the purpose of Subduing the revolted co
lonies by force, are 1 y this house declared enemies to
tl Hr country, and shall be corfideredard held enemies
to their c<untr) , and eight to be treated as such.
That the chairman do ask leave of the house to bring
in ri bill for ellabliffiing a peace or a truce with America,
woich was agreedto.
This morning the ship Rising Sun, captain Decature,
arrived here from Grenada, which She left on the loth
ult. when the last advices, refpe&ing the fleets, said, that
that of France, confiding of 39 fail of the line, was at
Martinique, and the British, confining of 42 fail, was
at Sc. Lucia.
Oror advices from New-York, as late as Friday last,
inform us, that great confufion prevails there, the in
habitants appearing to be as ignorant of the true mean
ing of the British cabinet as the people without the
lines : —this being the case, it would be difficult to as
certain what are the principles on which they mean to
ground the intended negotiation for peace with Ameri
ca ; but w, think it mos l probable that their proposals
will be such as cannot be accepted by a country which,
has claimed and supported a glorious independence fix
yeaits, and is conned ed, by (Irong ties of ass dion
nd inhered, with one of the moflpowerful nations of
urope.
We hear that no person has yet been delivered up
for captain Hu dy, but that Lippencutt, who command
ed the party that murdered him, is now taking his tri
al f<,r that crime, before a court-martial confining of
British officers; and it is expeHed that he will Suffer
for this aft of outrage and inhumanity.
Ste Henry Clinton had not failed for England last
Friday, but was expelled to depart Shortly. Orders
had. been given for all out parties of the garrison of
Nerv-York to cease hoflilities; and it was said that a
frigate had been dispatched to order in all the cruisers
on cur coast : but this wants confirmation.
February 28.
That after the long and fruitlefs continuance of the
offinfive war in America, for the purpose of subduing
th t revolted colonies by force, it is impracticable, in
afipuch as it takes from ourexertions some part of that
Brtngth which ought to be employed against our Eu
repean enemas and is contrary to his majesty's incli
nel ions expr < ffed in 1 is Speech to both houses—in which
be declared it to be his royal wish to restore peace dhd
tr inquility.
71 he following is handed 10 us as a true copy of Sun
dry resolutions passed by the British house of com
mons.
Admiral Rodney was fliil in the channel the 22c!
ult. and will probably push for the Weft-Indies with
out any transports.
Feb. 27. It is now confidently asserted that the
works at Mahon are to be destroyed. Two ships of
the line and two frigates have failed from Cadiz to es
cort the transports with the troops from Minorca,
which it is said are to be employed in the siege of
Gibraltar. °
The count de Guichen failed on the 10th inflant,
and we every day expea to hear of his arrival at Ca
diz with five ships of ihe line. The English Fafl-In
dia convoy failed the 26th ult, and consists of fix
blips of the line, a frigate, 19 transports and ship.
of the company.
This Small number in favour of administration, in
duced his lordship (emulating general Conway's fecund
effort for defensive war in America) to try the mption
once more, and we are informed by a letter, dated the
14th, from London, that it was again brought up on
the 11th of March, by his lordship, in the house of
commons, when, on a division, the minister triumphed
in a majority of 22. Lord Howe voted on the occasion
in favour of the ministry.
Resolutions of the House of Commons.
(Gratis.)
Philadelphia, May 7.
March 6.