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L 0 N D 0 N, May is b ,
fr HE Horie of Commons yefteiday in a Committee
I of Way* and M^rir, came to several resolutions ;an
additional b;ty offer ihdhogs a barrel on Sweets, and one
i>r<7 pr p mud on hair powder, # &c. which Were order.
eJ to be reported this lay.
About brlf raft five, Governor Powndl moved for
leave :® bring ; n a B.b, "to enable the King to make
a cQn+cution6f truce, or to conclude a peace with the
Colonie, on terms convenient a*d necessary, &c." He
hated previously his ynwillingnefs to offer such a motion,
unless upon reading it to the House he should observe a
difpof:t : oh to receiveand adopt it He took notice also,
of the mifchief attending debates on such topics, unless
they tended to fimething certainly ufeful, and therefore
declined enhr?ing further on the fubjed till he should
bring in the Bill, 8:c.
He was fecended by Mr. Dempfter, who, among other
topics, pointed out the aukward situation of conducing
fi great a war, in whi h no person could enter the iflind'
to prop fe or consult upon terms of peace, without being
liable to be seized as a criminal.
The Speaker then put the queflion, which seemed like
ly to pals without any diffcat,
When Mr. Eden interrupted it.
Extract of a letter from Rochfort, May 16.
“ Mr. Adams, who is deputed by Congress to effift at
any conferences that may take place for the purport -of
bringing about a peace, has been here some time, and
has had the honor of being introduced to their M^jefties
end the Royal Family."
Advice is received of an engagement between an En
filth privateer and a Swedish frigate in the North seas,
in consequence of the former demanding to search the
latt r, whi h the Swedish officer refifled ; the privateer
therefore fired a broadside into the frigate and repeated
it so smartly, that the Swede had every officer wounded,
and seven men killed, before flie could get her guns load
ed, having no cartridges made at the time she was at
tacked. The privateer as soon as flie perceived her force,
here away, and escaped, The Swedish Captain is since
dead. A strong memorial is come over refpfding this
tranfilion, from the Court of Sweden.
Extract of a letter from the H gue, May io.
" The States of Holland resumed their deliberations
this day. ,\
" the Province of Zealand, in confluence of the peti
tion made by this State, for the fitting out of 52 men of
war, have agreed to it in Solidum, with this reftriaion,
" That the quo f a of this Province fliall not exceed the
expends of what is really fitted out by, the Admiralty of
Zealand, and that the equipment, as well what is, as
what shall be fitted out, fhdl not be employed without
the further confi nt of that Pro-rance, and only conforma
ble to the refoluticn of their High Might neffes of the Bth
of November, 177& which is exactly agree? ble to the fen
foments of the Province explained in their resolutions of
the29th of April and the 24th of September of the fame
year.
" In conference of which, upon the report, " what
equipment will be seceffary for the year 1780 ? And ohat
money will be required over and above that granted by
the petition of the 3d of November, 1/78?'' Their High
Mightineffts think that for the service till theist of May,
1781, as well fer the defence of the republic as for the
convoys, the Admiralty of the Meze should equip two
70 gun ships, one of 60, three frigates of 36 guns, and
cne of so. The Admiralty of Amflerdam should equip
one of 70 guns, three of Co, seven of 50, fix frigates of
4 1 guns, fix of 36, and five of 10. The Admiralty of
Zealand should equip two fllips of 60 guns, one frigate
of jS guns, and two cf 20.
" five Admiralty rs Weft Friczland, and of the Nor
thern quarter, should furnfh two frigates of 36 guns, and
two of 20, and the Admiralty of Friezlaud two 50 gun
flops, one frigate of 36 guns, and one of 20 of this equip
rrent, one ship of 70 guns, and four ofqo are to guard
the coast, and the others serve outat sea, and 13,960 men
are to be employed on board this fleet.
•-'The deputies for maritime affairs have been requeu
ed to examine and deliberate upon the best manner oifar
n^hin, money tor provision, ^ages, repairs, naval flotes,
&c.
^ The petition for the making good one half of the ex
peaces arpounthig to 2,6 3,590 florins, three sols, fix
dofgts,, for the alcove equipment and which is to be divi
ded'among the did. rent Provinces, has al o b-en agreed
to, except two fams, amounting to 477,507 florins, 16
fojs, five doigt°, defined for unprovided expenses."
May 26. Advices are received from Hollan ', that the
Dutch are putting full garrisons into the sea ports of the
republic; and that the feme ft^ps are to be taken Imme
di^tely, with refpe& to the barrier and frontier towns.
May 29, The following is an extras of a let er from
a/Member of Parliament in Ireland, dated Dubin,
May 20 "In hafle I acquaint you, for immediate pub
lication to Geat-Britain, that the grand quefbon was this
evening properly dfpefed of, '' Refolveo, that leave be
given to bring in heads of a bill for puoifhing mutiny
and desertion, and for better regulating the army." No
debate, except on the fide of the confutation; the ser
vants of tie Crown never opened their lips, except Sir
Richard Heron, who said, he would oppose now and ever,
in the House and cut of it. Upon the division, 140 for
it; 18 agamfi it
Against the Question, including the Tellers.
Solicitor General, Col. Rawson, Attorney Gen. John
Scot, Mr. Somerville, Mr. Browne, Mr. Copenger, 2d
Serjeant Sir Robert Deane, Sir Richard Heron, (the
forlorn Secretary,) Mr Robert Birch, Mr. Fitzgerald,
3d Serjeant, Mr Burgh, Mr. St. Led er, Col. DawJer,
Mr. B?amifh, Mr. Garnile, Mr. Meredith, Major But
ler, Mr. Sw^n, Mr. S' eridan, Mr Edward Hunt.
H^ufe of Commons of Ireland, Saturday, May 20.
Mr. Sharra, .a manufacturer of flax, examined ; he
produced miny patterns of the new invented manufac
ture mad&ofto% and not to be diftnguifhed from the
feel ofcoron. In the course of his evidence it was pro
ved, that many advantages might be obtained from the
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cultivation of hemp, ard forming it with flax into a ftreng
cloth for the wear of the labouring part 01 the community
in England and Ireland. The Committee having report
ed that they made some progress, they were adjourned
with the Houfe,until Monday.
June 3. Y'fcrday morning pursuant to a resolution
of the Proteftaot Association, a number of perlons met
in St, 'George's Fields, where Lord George Gordon
joined them about eleven o'clock. Between eleven and
twelve they set out (fix a-breast) over London bridge,
through Cornhill, and the City, to the amount of about
§O,OOO men, to the House of Commons, with the Pro
tertant Petition, against the Bill passed last session in fa
vour of the Roman Catholics, which was carried on a
man's head, where Lord Gordon presented it.
For the honor of Lord G orge Gordon, we will not .
doubt, but I is Lordship's intention and desire were, that
the persons wh m e had assembled together, and who
went up to Weftmmfler in the manner above mentioned,
fliou'd have demeaned tremfelves properly, and as be
came good and peaceable fubjefts. The event however
of convening so large an assembly is at all times to be
dreaded, because it is impossible to govern a popular
meeting so congregated, or to answer for their conduct
or he ^onfequences of it Every man who witnessed
their behaviour yeflerday, and feels at all f r the digni
ty of government, and what is, or at le ft ought to be,
Bid dearer to every Eoglifhow, the freedom of debate
in Parliament ! must he rtily I.meat that fu h a mob were
fuff rel to ass mbit on any occasion, and meft cordially
with me Proteflaut affociatiou bad never exited rather
that the events of yefterlay should have occurred. Re
ligion like all goal things, is easy to be perverted, and
used tor the word of purposes. History affordsdread ul
proofs of the verity of this assertion ; and our own his
tory teems with so many, that we hope to God it will not
be in tie power of Lord George Gordon, or any other
person, let his intentions be ever f) good, and his zeal
for toe Protefiant Re igion be ever so great, by making
religion his Walking horse, to give rife to new divisions,
new tumults, and new misfortunes at home, in a mo^
men° when domeflic union is so necessary. To return,
however, to the events of yesterday., The number of
persons who had put blue cockades In their hats, no
sooner reached the avenues to the two houks of Parlia
ment,than they began to exercise the moftarbitrary and
dictatorial power over both Lordsand Commons. Some
of the Members (hey obliged to take oaths that they
would vote for the repeal of the Aft passed last year,
for granting liberty of coofcience tothe Roman Catho
lics ; and almost every one they obliged to put blue cock
ades'in their hats, end cry out " No Popery, No Pa
pery." It happened we believe rather by accident than
defi n, that the Lords Spiritual and Temporal received
m®ft interruption from them. They flopped the Arch
bihop of York, and gruffly insulted him. Tuey next
fejzed on the Lord President of the Council, whom they
pushed about in the rudest manner, and kicked violent
ly on the legfy.
Lord Mansfield was also daringly abused and traduced
to his face. They flopped Lord Stormont's carriage, and
great numbers of them got upon the wheel*, box,, &c.
taking the mod imprudent liberties with his Lordffiip,
who was as it were in their possession for near half an hour
and would net perhaps have got so soon away, had not a
gentleman jumped into his Lordship's carriage, and, by
barrangviog the mob persuaded them to desist. The
Duke of Northumberland was much ill treated, and had
bis pocket,picked of his watch. The Bishop of Litch
field had,his gown torn, the Bishop of Lincoln, wheels
of hi, carriage were taken off, and his Lor'dihip almost
by miracle escaped any personal damage. The Earl of
Hilfborough and Lord Towtifhend came down together
in the carriage of the former; who was known by the
mob, and most gtofsly insulted.. His Lordship would
have felt their fury more, bad hot Lord Townffiend
whom some of the r irecollefled, and profiled a frieadfhip
for, been with him ; as it was, they were both greatly
pushed aboti , and sent into the house without their bags,
and with tirir hair hanging loose on their shoulders.
Lords Willoughby, de Brocke; Lord 80ß00, and Lord
Afhburnham, were extremely roughly handled ; the two
later were in the hands of the mob, and were buffetted
about, nef only withan indecent and unwarrantable free
dom, but with a merciless and unmanly ^verity for a
considerable time. Lord St. John, Lord Dudley, and
many otter Lords were insulted and personally ill treat
ed. We do not hear that any of the Members of the
House of Commons received much insult, further than
ver! .al aoufe, excp ing only Wellbore Ellis, Esq; whom
the mob purfuea to tue Guildhall, Westminster, the win
dows of w:ich buildng they broke all to pieces, and when
they fuund Mr. Ellis, handled him very roughly. They
broke the frout glass of Lord Trentham's vig a-viz, and
were extremely inful ingto his Lordship, whom they de
tained in his carriage a considerable time.
"The avenues of the House of Commons were so filled
with them from the cuter door, up to the very door of
the House, (which latter they twice attempted to force
0 en) that it was with the utmost difficulty the Members
gt in or out of the House. They attempted, in like
manner, to force their way into the House of Peers; but
by the good management of Sir Framis Molyneux, and
the proper exertion of the door- keepers, under his di
reaion, all the passages from the street door, and round
the House, were kept clear.
The above is only ahafty account of such of the par
ticulars of the conduct of the mob yesterday, as suddenly
reached the writer while he was himfelf employed in the
difeharge of his public duty below the bar in the House
of Lords. Possibly more and worse consequences fol
lowed Lord George Gorden's assembling such a number
of persons yesterday for the purposes which his Lordship
has already avowed. What the writer has Bated, he
presumes is futiicient to make every friend to peace and
good government, heartily wills that those in power may
take effectual means to prevent so gross an insult to Par
liament. and so daring a violation of the quiet of the city
of Weftmiofter, from being again repeated on any oc.-
cafion. It is in vain to talk of the liberties of a Country,
wherettie democracy tm at the p eafure, at the caprice,
or in confequ,ence of the mistaken zeal of any individual,
let his rank be ever G exilt -d, be summoned together is
large bodies, and bring so assembled, can exercise the
most hwlefs and opprefEve tyranny, andfet the civil pow
er at defiance.
June 5. 'Lord George Gordon's conduct on Friday at
the House of Commons was very extraordinary ; he ra
ther abetted the mob than endeavoured to appease them;
he rose frequently from his feat to talk to them in the
lobby, and inform them of what was passing in the
House. Atleggth the door being locked, he went up
and harrangued them from the balustrade of the passage,
which looks down on the lobby, As he was freaking
from this fixation, observing the Chaplain near him, he
asked him to address thepeople, and, upon his declining,
desired that they would call upon the Clergyman of the
House of Commons, to declare whether he approved of
the Popilh Bill. Lord George continuing to urge the
Chaplain to give his sentiments, he replied with a be
coming warmth, that “ the only opinion which he thought
himfelf at liberty to give, was, that all the fatal conse
quences that might happen that night, would be entirely
owing to his Lordship.”
June 6. Yeßerday morning a Privy Council War held
on the fubjeft of the present disturbances and the lawleft
proceedings of the mob, as well in refped to their vio
lences on the chapels of the foreign miniftets, as to their
induce t and unruly behaviour to othr persons, and ,a
other places. The result of the determinations of thill
most aeguft meeting, was confidently declared in the
drawing room to be, that a proclamation should inftanly
be issued, offering a reward of 500 k. to these who would
dicover, and give such teftircony as fhou'd tr'ng to con
vißioD, the person or persons principally concerned ift
destroying and setting Rre to the chapel of the Sardinian
Ambassador, and injuring that of the Bavarian Ambassa
dor on Friday evening. It was . alfofaid, with equal con
fidence, that a cornmiffion was to be made out, authori
zing certain persons, therein named, to bring to trial
without delay, rhofe who should be charged as principals in
the late and present riots, in order that b, making an im
mediate example of the most heniouS offenders, future
disturbances may be prevented, and the lives of thcufands
laved.
Yesterday the mob which take part with tht Protest
tants, continued very riotous in Rope makers alley.
Moorfields; they continued to burn every thing they
could find in the Chapel Scheol-H^ufe, and dwelling
houses belonging to the Roman Catholic people; they
took every piece of wood they could find; and burned it,
the roof of the buildings not eleaping They pulled down
a house belonging to the Roman Catholic schoolmaster,
in Moorfields in about one hour yeflerday; which, when
done, some thousands went to the Roman Catholic feheol
in Charles square, Holton, where they behavedin a very
riotous manner. Guards are placed at the Sardinian and
Bavarian Ambaitador'schapels, night and day.
Last night a.large mob of riotous persons suddenly at
tacked the house of Sir George Savile: in Leice fler fields,
made a forcible entry; and gutted it of best part of the
furniture, which they piled up in the, street, and set fire
to; a party of the Herfe-Guards being feat for, the mob
dispersed, but the furniture was consumed.
The house of Mr. Rainforth, tallow chandler, in Stan
hope street, Clare market, was also last night set fire to
by some evil disposed persons, and was burning furioufly
when this paper went to press.
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One Hundred Dollars Reward.
D AN AWAY from the fubferiber living in Paxton
" towufhip, Lancaster county, on the 18th of June
last, two Negroes, a Man and a Woman ; the man is
a fat chunky fellow, about thirty years of age: The
Woman is about 23 years of age, and of a final! size. It
is needlefsto describe their cibathing, as they have more
with them than they can wear at one time, and each of
them a blanket. Whoever takes up said Negroes, so
that the owner may have them again, shall have t e a
bove reward for each, and reasonable charges paid by
JOSHUA ELDER, or
MARY SMITH.
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Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
BESERTED last night, from the tithe P nnfyl^
vania regiment, commanded by Col. Hubly, the
ving two persons, viz. Serjeant William Dingley,'
an English man born, fix feet high, about thirty-five
years of age, light brown hair, (tied) rudy complexi
on, thin and slender made, by trade a Barber, had
on when he went away, a blue regimental coat faced
with red, brown vest, white linen drawers, white woolen
flockings, and a round felt hat (bound.)
The other named John Alexander, a Serjeant, an En#
glilh man born, tolerable well set, about twenty-fix
years of age, five feet fix or seven inches high, long vi
sage, and darkish complexion, black ihort hair, has a
number of tell black moles in his face, by trade a hat
ter. Had on when he went away, a blue regimental
coat, faced with red and buff edging, white jacket and
breeches, and a round hat with a black feather, chews to
bacco.
Whoever takes up (aid deserters, and secures there, so
that the regiment may get them again, shall be entitled t®
the above reward, and reasonable charges,
GEORGE BUS H, Captain and
Paymaster to the 11th Pennsylvania Reg.
Camp near Paramus.
July %9, 1780
WANTE D Immediately,
A NUMBER of WOOD-CUTTER^ for
which the highsft prices will be given by
L. DORSEY.