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g Captain Caneal, arrived at Philadelphia
from Cadiz, we have the fallowing Advices.
P AR I S, May 13.
q*HE Ministers sent, on Wednesday last, the
£ registers of their refpeclive departments to
the King, according to custom ; but his Majesty
sent them back, lignifying, that instead of waiting
the quarantine, he ffiould ffieet them in Council at
the expiration of nine days.
LONDO N.
Westminster, May 20.' This day his Ma'-
jefty came to the House of Peers, and being in his
royal robes seated on the throne with the ulual so
lemnity, Sir Francis Molineux, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod, was sent with a message from his
Majesty to the House of Commons, commanding
their attendance in the House of Peers : The Com
mons being come thither accordingly, his Majesty
was pleased to give the royal afl'ent to
An Ad for better regulating the government of
the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-
England, And;
An ma for the impartial administration ofjuftice in"
tne province of the Maflhchufetts-Bay in Nev/-
England.
Lord Chamberlain's Office Maty, 21. Orders for the
Court's going into mourning on Thursday next,
the 26th inst. for the late King ofFrance, viz.
The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain
linheh, white gloves, necklaces, and eat rings,black
or white shoes, fans, and tippets,
Undress/ white or grey luteftririgs, tabbies, et
demafks.
The men to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or'
plain linnen, black swords aud buckles.
Undress, grey frocks.
May 21. Yesterday arrived a mail from France,
by which we learn, that after the death of the late
King, all the Princes & Princesses df the Blood paid
their homage to King Loui§ XVI; and to theQueen.
After which all the Royal Family set out forChoiffy
and went into deep mourning on Sunday last.
May 23. Many reports having been propagated
with refpeft to the hostile intentions of the young
French King, we can with pleafure'aflire the pub
lic, that all the letters from Paris,hitherto received,-
declare he has giveh the ftfongeft assurances to all
the foreign Minif^rs-whchave condoled him upon'
the death ofhis grandfather, of perferving in the
pacific system which prevails in Europe, andrepeat
edly expredbd his wilhes to - accommodate' matters
between the Court of Peterfburgh and the Porte.
Letters from Paris mention, that the celebrated
Madame Barre had retired into the convent of St.
Cloud, and that the Duke de Choifeul had return
ed from his exile in the country, and paid histdrt
pliments to the new Monarch, but was very coolly
received, from which it is supposed the old Ministry
have had ad r refs enough to recommend themselves
to t e favour of the young King, and will continue
in their several departments.
Several Families in Leeds, Yorkfliire; (among'
Which are butchers, joiners, &c. are disposing of
their effeds in order to try their fortunes in the wef
fern world. There is scarce a week but some are
setting off fromthat part of Yorkshire for the plan
tations, finding it next to Mnpofflble, in the present
lamentable date of trade, and the dearness of pro-
Vifions,to provide for themselves & families. Some
that have lately gone, and are now going, are per
fobs of considerable property.
A Correspondent fays, theMinifter with his Band
ofPenfioners is attempting to tax our brother free
holders in America although they are not represent
ed by any in the present Parliament. He surely
must have forgotton that they-fled from this country
in order not to be taxed, even when they were actually
re,refatedin it. The pimpingnefs of the present
tea-tax they fee in its proper light ; for in itfelf it is
a mere trifle, but that trifle eftablilhes the right of
farther taxation,and like true conftitutionalifts they
gloriously refiftit. Would to God, our ancestors
had aded upon the fame principle of legal resistance
when that infamous wretch, Charles the Second in
troduced his little 36,0001. per annum excise tax !
In Ihort, my countrymen, the Britifo Empire is in.
eminent danger of being dissolved into twenty dif
ferent independant dates of republics; I fee no other
means of preventing this dissolution foeffe&ually as
annually electing your own' Lord Lieutenants, and
annually paying your own Representatives. You
have a hundred Acts of Parliament still in- full force
that authorize your payment of parliamentary wages,
instead of four and two Shillings,you must now aug
ment to four and two pounds sterling per diem.
This indeed would-be a new and heavy tax upon
the People,were they to pay it outof any new fund;
but from the gross and scandalous abuse that hasof
late years been made of theCivil-Lift-Money which
you annually grant to your Kings; I think you
would a& very prudently were you to dedud one
moiety, to be appropriated toward keeping up the
state and dignity of your representatives in Parlia
ment, and leave the other 400,000 k for the support
and dignity of the Crown.
On Monday last Lord North madea long and a
ble speech on opening the contents of his buget • he
produced to the House great information concerning
the state of the French finances, which he said had
been lately held out tc him by an Honorable Gen
tleman (Col. Barre) as an obje& of terror, of exam
ple, or reproach. His Lordship then contrasted
their increased debt, and arbitrary breaches of pub
lic faith, with the small favirig we had been able to
make notwithstanding the expence of preparations
for war in the years 1765, arid 1770 ; he vindicated
our present large eltablifhments on account of the
precedent we had given to Europe, by the seizure of
the French foips before any formal declaration of
war, which measure hisLordfhip censured in a man
ner becoming the Miniffer of a great nation.
But on the fubjed of eftablifhrrent lie was well
answered by opposition, that vigilance in the cabi
net towards ^ny change in the political hemisphere,
Would be a better defence to this kingdom than ah
extensive armament in the time of peace, which
would produce debility in war. His Lordship at
tacked all parties,' but was particularly unmerciful
to Col. Rirre, for some former animadversions, fll
tho' he acknowledged himfelf more partial to the
©economical opinion of that ' Honourable Gentle
man now, as they approached nearer to his own.
This condud naturally drew upon the noble Lord a~
number of affailan-ts, whose weapons did not feem'
to make much impression, but after the House and
galleries had appeared fatisfied wfeh'his defence, he
was attacked on some points ofhis argument by Go
vernor Johnftone, in a manner that left a very differ
ent impression, These were chiefly the measures re
fpe&ing the East-India Company, the tax of four
and a half per cent on the new acquired inlands by
royal prerogative, and the mode proposed for pay-'
ingoffohe million of the national ' debt, That Ge
ntleman at the fame time declared, he always had the
greatest refpeft for the abilities of the noble Lord,
which had been mor? confirmed on that day ; but
with regard to the Eaft-Jndia Company, and the o
thei points he took noticeof, the very operations of
a French Financier, whichhis Lordship had describ
ed, in a manner Superior to any he couldufe, 'retuft
ed dire&ly upon himfelf,
y^T a meeting ofa number of Citizens, convened
at the lioufe of Mr. Mariner, it is unanimously
agreed, that they acquiefee in the nomination of the
NE' W-Y OR K, August' 4,
Committee-Chamber, New-York, %§ ^b, 177g'
7 HE Committee observing a mistake in the ac-
A eftg^en in M-. Holt's- paper, of the opi
the ^ ele ^ f ^ nominated to attend
the said ^ongrefs, relative to the molt proper mea
feres to be adopted by the Colonityto the prefent'
alarming fituation,'
Ordered, That the proceedings oftW&mmiree'
relative to that matter be published in the news
papers.
Gentle^en^ New-r o 4fz6th July, 177 & #
AS you are upon the nomination of Delegates to
represent the city and county- of New-York at
* e proposed Congrefe; in order to avoid incon
veniences that may arise from a confefted election,
we are re^uefted, as a Committee from a number
of Citizens, to afkyou whether on your part you will
engage to use your utmost endeavours at the pro
profed Congress, that an agreement not to import
goods from Great-Britain, until the American
grievances be redressed, be entered into by the Co
lonies, thereto be represented. If you will so en
gage, the body by whom we are nominated will
support you, if not, that body have a set of Candi
dates who will comply with the proposed ' engager
Prefehted by Messrs.
.ABRAHAM BRASHER,
THEOPHILUS ANTHONY.
FRANCIS VAN DYCK,
JEREMIAH PLATT,
CHRISTOPHER DUYCKINCK/
Gentlemen,, New-York, %^^; 1774;
SHOULD we become your Delegates', we beg leave
to assure you, that we will use our utmost endea
vours to carry every measure into execution, at the
proposed Congress,. that may then 1 be thought con
ducive to the general interest of the Colonies; and
at present are of opinion, that a general non-impor
tation agreement faithfully observed, would prove the
mod efficacious means to procure a redress of our
grievances. Permit us to add,that we are led to make
this declaration of our fentimbhts because we think
it right, and not as. an inducement to be favoured
with your votes ;---nor have we the least objection
to ycur electing any Gentlemen as your Delegates,
in whom you think yotecan repofc greater confidence
than in,. Gentlemen,.
Your humble Servants,
Signed by PHILIP LIVINGSTON,
JOAN ALSOP,
ISAAC LOW)
JOHN JAY.
Received the following in Answer to the above.
following Gentlemen, as Delegates to reprefcat
the city and county of New-York, at the ensuing
Congress, to be held at Philadelphia the firft of Sep
tember next.
New-York, J^ 7 Messrs. PHILIP LIVINGSTON,
27th, 1774. j JOHN ALSOP,
ISAAC LOW,
JAMES DUANE,
JOHN JAY.
Prefent&f by Messrs.
ABRAHAM BRASHER,
THEOPHILUS ANTHONY,
JEREMIAH PLATT,
FRANCIS VAN DYCK,
CHRISTOPHER DUYCKINCK.
f HE Gentlemen of this Committee, appointed
to attend to Poll held in the different Ward's of
this city, for the election of five Delegates, to repre
sent this city and county at the ensuing Congress,
delivered™ the ' Poll lifts taken at the said elections in
each Ward of this city, fubferibed by the Magis
trates, and others, under whose Superintendence the
fame was held ; which'faid several Poll lifts being
read and examined, it appears that Philip Living
ston, Isaac Low, John Allop, James Duane, & John
Jay, the persons nominated by this Committee,
were unanimously elected Delegates for the afore
faid purpose.
~T he Committee appointed to take the distresses
of the poor of the town of Boston, and ways and
means for their relief into confideraiion, report,
That they have entered upon that enquiry, and will
zhakea full report upon the matters submitted
the^ at the next meeting of this Committee.
By Order of the Committee,
_ - ISAAC LOW, Chairman.
Ine 6th ultimo,at Charleftown, South-Carolina'
there was the largelfmeeting of the inhabitants eve^
Known there, in order to obtain the fenfeof the Co
lony on the present alarming state of American af
fairs ; when they came inti mariy fpifitedXefolves,
^ n , confirmed the choice oftheir Delegates; 'to meet'
at the Congress at 'Philadelphia the'ffrff Monday in
Septemoer next, viz, Henry Middleton, John Rut
ledge, Thomas Lynch, Christopher Gadfdeh, and
Edward Rutledge, Efqfsf
T 0 N ^ AuguftS?
W^E 1 HER it affords room for mere laughter
than serious contempt is the question when
hear the whimpering ofa peel of itching aniniah
who try to make a diftufbance in this town and thro*
tile province, by endeavouring with all their little
might to propagate all manner of falihoods; as firft/
that there was an arrow Ihot at the foldiefs. encamp'd
on the common, with an intent to kill of maim^'eirf
r-Aild that a ball was Ihot at the 'guards at the
fortification, &c. (and which was carried to the
G^tn^r's ears with aggravated circumftanc^s, and
Which he no doubt recorded against the Bostonian
rebels) nothing,more falle ; there never was an arrow
ffiot, nor a gun fr'd at the soldiers, ahy more than
there was at the Moon J---we bear not that enmity
to the soldiers, but we wiffi them better employ, it
fe very plain they are not' only afnam'd of their er
rand, butofhim who sent them here in this hostile
manner g.n Ithis majesty's most dutiful and loyal
fubjeft —and we had much rather that the noble
L--d h . :fent them among us. with, a recommenda
tion aad a define to grant them a townlhip to the
westward, it would have had a far more natural af
peft. It is desired, that if a certain" uheafy cabal
Ihould in future attempt to propagate any such falf
hoods, that no faith or credit be given thereto, or
that you would suspend ybur judgment at longest
but 48 hours.---What will they be at next? but/
be it remem'pred, that the Sons of Liberty are deter
mined, at all events, to keep within Compass and
ad upon the Square, whatever new inventions may
Be started. CALICOE.
More than' sixty days have expired,, since Bollon,
by a late edidof the British parliament, has been be=
sieged by a British fleet and army, and its trade an
nihilated :< The inhabitants now receive that insult
and damage, which was never experienced in the
hotted wars we have been engaged in with France
and Spain, and their allies, the lavages of the Ame
rican woods :---The particulars of the siege, and
the manoeuvres of our enemies, may in future be told
by some able hiftorian.---Suffice it at present to in
form the world', that tho' wood and provisions have
been allowed us by said Port-Ad, the introduction
of these articles has been attended with such loss of
time and unnecessary charges as greatly to raise the
price of fuel upon the poor inhabitants : No wood
can be brought from the rivers and bays included in
our harbour, upon which we depended for a consi
derable part of our supply : No goods of any kind
are fuffered to be waterborne within a circle of sixty
miles : No timber, boards, shingles, bricks, lime,
sand, &c. &c. are to be transported from one wharf
to another ; and so even the tradesmen, not imme
diately dependent upon Ihipping are thrown out of
business. No barrels of liquors, bread, flour, &c,
are fuffered to be brought a few rods in our row