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To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Court of Ad
miralty will be held, at thic state house, in the
city of Philadelphia, on Monday the 25th day of
June, instant, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the
trial ofthe Ship or vessel called the Barrington, burthen
about one hundred and forty toms lately commanded
by James Butcher, taken at sea, fern into this port, and
libelled against by Samuel Caffen (qui tarn, &c.) to
the end that the owner or owners, or any persons
concerned therein, may appear and (hew cause, if any
they have, why a decree should not pass, pursuant to
the prayer of the libel, &c. ,fe
By Order of the Judge,
June 20, 1781. JAMES READ, Register.
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To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
miralty will be held at the State-house, in the city
of Philadelphia, on Monday, the 25th of June, instant,
at ten o'clock in the Forenoon, for the Trial of certain
Goods, Wares, anft Merchandize, taken on board the
Brigantine called the FRIENDSHIP, by John Earle,
Commander of the private armed Ship called the Mi
rerva and Charles Ciun, Commander of the private
armed Schooner called the Governor Livington; which
Goods, Wares, and M rchandize were, afterthe cap
tore, carried into the Havanna, and thence brought
into this Port and libelled against, as Prize, by the
said Captains, Earle end Clunn, (qui tarn, &c.) To
the end, That the owner or owners, or any persons
concerned therein, may appear and (hew cause, if any
they have, whv a Decree should not pats pursuant to
the prayer of the libel, &c.
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NOTICE is hereby given. That a Court of Admi
ralty will be held at the Stahe House, in the City
of Philadelphia, on Monday the 25th of June, in ftant,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon,, for the Trial of the
Schooner or Veff:l celled the MAY FLOWER, carry
ing five swivel guns, and boun^. as a packet, or d fpatch
boat, from New-York to Portsmouth, in Virginia, tak n
at fra, sent into this Port, and libelled against, as Prize,
by James Forbes, (qui tarn, &c.) To the end that the
Owner or Owner;, or any 'Perlons concerned therein,
may appear and shew cause, if any they h^ve, why a
Decree Should not p^fs pursuant to the prayer of the
libel, &c. By Order of the Judge,
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LONDO N, January 25.
HOUSE of COMMON S.
A GREED to the report of the resolutions of yes
terday, granting 80,000 to Barbados, and 40,000
to Jamaica.
Faffed the bill for augmenting the militia:
Lord North delivered to the hon e a menage from
his majesty, together with the several memorials pre
sented by fir Joseph Yorke to the fiates general in the
years 1778, 1779, and s h e last year; the manifefto
against the Dutch, and the treaty between America
and Amsterdam, intercepted amongst Laurens's pa
pers. The message was to the fame purport as that
delivered in the upper house.
This being read' by the (peaker, and the title of the
papers delivered at the table, Mr. T Townfhend com
pl daed that the memorial delivered by fir Joseph
Yorke in the year 1777, was not included among those
laid before the house, though of great importance to
their deliberations, as it was said to have been the firft
cause of the disagreement with the fiates gen ral it
being couched in terms offenfive to the dignity of a
Cover ign power.
Lord North informed the honourable gentleman, that
no papers were laid before the house, except those
immediately referred to in hit majefly's manifefto,
and the memorial alluded to not being of that descrip
tion, of course had not been included among the rest.
Mr. Burke did not think this reason fatisfadory, and
condemned the conduct of administration, for com
mencing a war against Holland, without the fandion
of pa liamentary concurrence. The house, he said,
had been adjourned for a longer term than necessary,
merely to afford an opportunity of entering on this
measure without the consent of the people ; and th®'
he denied not the prerogative of the crown in making
war or peace, yet as the people were to bear the bur
then of the war, they ought to be consulted previous
to its commencement. It was true they had now an
opportunity of excercifing their judgment on the fub
jed, but in a situation widely different from that in
which they flood before the recess ; for the question
was not now, whether we should go to war with Hol
land ? but, whether being already engaged ia hostili
ties against that country, we shall leave our sovereign
unsupported ? This was a procedure in ministers which
he could not but reprehend ; for, however un
fafhionable it might be, he confeffed himfelf such a
foolish old man, as to think that entering on a war was
a very serious business.
The papers were then read by the clerk ; after which
lord North r®fe to elucidate the fubjeft of his majes
ty's message, and propose ar, address in answer thereto,
his lordship promised, that not with flanding he saw the
necessity of those measures, which had been taken
with Holland, he viewed them with the de< pefl concern ;
being as well convinced as the honourable gentleman
who spoke last, that the commencement of a war is a
matter of serious moment. If such an opinion were
to damp the character of a foolifh old fellow, he me
rited that appellation as much as any man; for no
body could be more deeply impressed with it than him
felf; but he should presently submit to the house those
circ'umftances which rendered a rupture with Holland
essential to the honour and interest of this Country,
Mean time, as to the honourable gentleman's com
plaint, that hostilities bad been commenced during the
recess, he must firft observe, that the adjournment was
not so much a measure of his own, but he would rea
dily have acquiefeed io a proportion for continuing
longer the fitting of parliament, had any such been
offered. However, it was not in the power of his
majefly's ministers to forefee, when the recess took
pl me, that future circumstances would require a breach
with Holland before parliament could re assemble. It
wasexpeAed, on the contrary, with great ground of
probability, that the United Provinces would not fi
nally violate the principles of ancient confederacy, but
attend to the just complaints of our court, and alter
that condud which had been so justly deemed excep
tionable. Deceived in this expectation, and fully ap
prised of the designs which actuated the councils of
Holland, it became necessary for his majesty to take
decisive and immediate measures ; for if war was to be
sustained, beyond a doubt it became oar interest to
take the enemy in as defencelefs a state as pebble. —
His lordship proceeded to a full detail of those tranf
atiions to which the manifefto and memorial referred.
The alliance between Great-Britain and the States
General was cemented by three different treaties ; all
providing for a mutual support against the encroach
ments of the house of Bourbon ; and on the part of
this country most faithfully adhered to ever since their
formation. By the firft of these compacts, each of
the contraamg powers engaged to declare war against
any enemy that should invade the dominions of th
other within two months after the aggression, if re
quired so to do. By the second, that of 1648, it was
provided, that the declaration of war might be dis
pensed with by the party attack'd, if thought pro
per, and a determinate supply of naval and military
force be accepted in its Head. The last treaty, that of
1714, explained the cafus foederis of both the former,
to include that species of hostility in which eitherf
country is io danger of invafioo, and when an enemy
is drawing troops to the frontier or sea coafl.-
By each of these confederacies his lordship allowed
Great-Britain had a right to demand the stipulated
fuccours, or a junction of forces with Holland, as far
back as the year 1778, when hofiilities commenced with
France; but his majefiy, sedulous to preserve the in
terests of the United Provinces, did not exa& a rigid
performance of the stipulations, which might : av€
proved very prejudicial to their commerce.
In return for this forbea ance they employed them
selves in transporting naval stores into Br'e fl, and other
ports of France, reducing us thereby to the neceffty
of Sizing their (hips. So glaring a violation of trea
ties, however, was fill passed over, out of his m^jefly's
great affe&ion to this old ally, whose true interests
were so closely interwoven with our own ; and to such
a pitch was our indulgence carried at this sera, that
these contraband cargoes were paid for, and reftitu
fion of the ships made to their owners; so that they
were put altogether in as good a situation, as if those
stores had been difpof d of to the enemy. Such an
equitable plan could not have failed to insure cordi
ality in future, and prevent any of those misunderstand
ings which have subsequently happened, had notFrqpch
intrigue and influence been euploy-d to prevent it:
but those pernicious arts had succeeded so far as to
infatuate the minds of the Dutch, and lead them into
measures diredly subversive of their own true interefis.
On the accession of Spain to the French cause, conti
nued his lordship, this country was not only threaten
ed with immediate invasion, but saw a hostile fleet ap
proaching her coast, more formidable than had ever
been seen in Europe ; ti>e celebrated Spanish armada,
in the days of queen Elizabeth, was nothing to com
pare with its force. Here then, the cafus foederis ex
plained in the last treaty indisputably presented, and
the stipulated fuccours demanded by Sir Joseph Yorke.
But the States General gave no fatisfaflory answer to
our memorial ; they equipped a few ships indeed ; but
for so far different a purpose from that of affiflihg their
ally, they were designed to convoy naval stores into
the ports of Frace. Thus they became hostile, when
even neutrality itfeif was contrary to treaty. Not con
tented with these inTults, the next was to receive in'o
their harbours, the pirate, Paui Jones, with two king's
ships he made prizes of, and to proteß him there, in-
Read of delivering him up, which was their immediate
duty to have done ; on our remonstrances, they gave
only a partial fatisfariion, by ordering him to depart;
and yet of this trivial concession his majefly accepted:
willing at all events to prevent that breach which has
at length proved unavoidable : for by the interception
of Laurens last year, the full designs of Holland, and
the true motives of all her unaccountable conduct to
wards this country were fully revealed.lt was notorious
indeed, before that event, Jthat American agents were
resident at Amsterdam ; but I will be free to acknow
ledge, I had no intimation that they were countenanced
by the magistracy of that city ; much less that they
had aHually negotiated a treaty of commerce with the
revolted colonies. Bis lordship then stated the mode
rate proceedings of our government succeeding the de
teftiori of this treaty. Our minister cooly demanded
a disavowal and censure of that infirument from the
States General, by different memorials, which received
no answer, except what was contemptuous and insult
ing, " That they adjudged the fubjeft ad refe
rendum."
From this detail of the unjuflifiable condaft, whicli
had all along marked the proceedings of Holland, his
lordship drew, as an undeniable inference, that the
honour of this country, as well as its interest, requir
ed those decisive measures which have been taxen, and
that every possible abidance should be granted far the
prosecution of the war. He concluded by moving for
an address to his majesty, thanking him for his most
gracious message, profefling a sorrow similar to what
his majesty fed for the necessity of commencing hofii
lities against the ancient allies of his crown ; acknow
ledging with gratitude his wife and gracious con ufl,
in Driving so long to avoid such a quarrel, and assur
ing him of their zealous exertfons against all his majes
ty's ere idles, for the preservation of the nation's ho
nour and interest.
lord Lewifham seconded-the, motion. He observed
that the States General amounted, in fall, to a decla.
ration of hoiiiliiies against this country long since ; the'
[NUMB. 746.