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SIR, ,
I have fen tyou one of the Rev. Mr. Macaw's Addrefe
to part of Col. Haslet's Continental Battalion, de
livered lately on the parade at Dover, after Evening
Prayer.
Friends and Countrymen !
WH EREVER virtue, &!fdom, and public fpi
r>t prevail among a people, that people will be
* great and prolperous: Wherever an opposite character
,and conduct do obtain, they must decline and fink to
infignincancy. We are told by the voice of inspiration,
that ' "RighteCufnefs exalteth a nation: but fin, is a
reproach to any people." Ihe firft it was that led the
Master States of rhe world to all their glory: it was
the latter that afterwards degraded, and pulled them
down, • k
On th's great Continent, at a time especially wheh
cur circumstances and situation are extremely critical ;
when we have a multiplicity of the weightier matters
to deliberate upon, and execute, for our own fafew
and that of posterity ; all ranks and degrees of m.
Ihould be supremely attentive to the rectitude of
principles, and purity of their' manners. AnCTun
queftrnnably. this virtuous ciroumfyeAiori, this £ri&
regard to what is excellent and praise-worthy, ought
ever to be found among those who expressly undertake,
who Solemnly engage to be the defenders of their coun
try's privileges and rights. Such men I have now the
honour to address. You'lcve your country, I venture
to affirm; and you are not strangers to the full mean
ing of that veherable word. A Roman Orator and
Patriot of celebrated fame,' mentioning the fubjeff,
expresses himlelf thus—“ Our parents are dear; our
children are dear; our relatives; our near acquaint
ance ; but our Country comprehends every endear
ment, and the tender ties and charities of all ; for
which, what good man would hesitate to dare to die,
if thereby he could do her service ?"* And doth not
'the great W. Paul's declaration breathe, a like patriotic
spirit—" Nboe of us Bveth to himfelf, and no man
dieth to himfelf."
It is really grind, it is Solemnly pleafiog, td behold,
at a perilous alarming conjun&ure, . io many stepping
forward voluntarily ; as thousands and thousands iri
these United Colonies have done—prepared to face any
dangers—ready to encounter any difficulties; rather
than the free mould become enslaved, or the once Pappy
be reduced to wretchedness. Of this public Spirited
number, you form a part, refpeded Brethren !-^-Be
strong therefore; persevere; advance —with the forti
tude, the magnanimity of meh and thriftians.
There,cannot be the shadow of a doubt, but that
you will behave well in the bravedepartment yob have
chosen, if your bosoms glow with piety to God, and
are filled with fervent benevolence towards your fellow
men ; if you have entered into the service of your
country upon principle, pofTefTed of a commanding re
verence for a divine over-ruling Providence; a gese
rousfen'e of the rights of mankind ; a liberal regard
for freedom; and an earned desire after the eftablilh
ment of peace: for these are the principles of our
American system of policy and American operations :
this is the foundation upon which we profefs to fland.
If the perlons extruded with the illuftridus cause of
the Public, both those who have to plan and deter
mine in council, and' those who are to execute in the
field, be men of probity and goodness, there will be
eveiy reason to believe' we shall be successful.
A good cause deferred good advocates. It would be a
pity, and in some degree dangerous too, that even one
unprincipled man should enter the lifts under the ban
ner of Liberty ; or pretend to be a guardian of that
heaven-detrended maid. Such had better have fought
some other service they are fitter for.
Perhaps, never were freemen, or patriots, dr war
riors, or heroes, called forth for nobler purposes than
nue have now in profpeA. We are contending for no
other prize, than that we may continue to be free ; —-
that the fruits of our honest labour may be dur own;
—that we may be delivered from the hands of those
who would oppress us ; —that our civil and religious
happiness may be fe'cured ; —and that we may be able
to tranftoit these bleflings on a firm foundation te our
children, and generations after.
It is not in rebellion ; it is not in violation of the
spirit of laws, or contempt of the constitution; it is
not in the rage of anarchy, or wildness of ambition,
that we arise and join with such amazing unanimity.-—
No, ye illustrious Shades of our pious ancestors ! _d
ye Martyrs, of whatever age 'or clime, who have died
your tears and your blood for dying Freedom ! Ye
Cioud of Witnesses, with which we are encompassed
about ! We declare, as in your presence, and we de
clare to this whole earth, that such are not our aims ;
that our public measures result from a dreadful necessity;
that America batbreffied, purely on the footing of
fe'f prefer vation.
It is evident then, that in the prefect cenflia, we
have very much at flake. There is not an individual
in all these provinces, but is deeply interested in the
events that lie before us. None Should be remiss
* Cari font parentes, cari Sheri, propinqui, famili-,
aress fed Cannes omnium caritates patria una complexa
est: pro qud quis bonus dubitet mortem appetere, Ji ei fc
profuturus? CicM* •
indifferent lookers on. The Spheres of action are vari
ous: The field is large. Some have one part of du
ty to perform, and feme another. And withal,
harmony, union, firmnefs, mull be fuppoited inviola
bly-
A great deal depends, especially on those who bear •
the military character Their station is in the front
of danger.—But it is a station that cannot be maintain
ed ufefully and honourably, without much preparatory
exercise, ftri& Subordination, the love of order, and a
noble persevering courage.
You, brave men I, know what is the peculiar depart
ment of a Soldier: But that this department by no
means exempts him from any chriftian duty; neither
does it give him a dispensation in favour of any vice:
He is under obligations equal to those of other men ;
to shun that which is evil, and to follow that which is
good. You are Christian Soldiers : Do not behave,
in any instance, unworthy of the character.
By the terms of your enlistment, you are proteflors
of liberty ; and by profeffion, you are Chrift'sfreemen.
Don't be the destroyers of liberty, by turning it into l
licentiousness; nor the /for of Satan, Ry doing his
works. In every thing estimable and of good report,
your officers, we make no doubt, will be your patterns
and nobly lead the way.
The gentlemen, who have command, will Rew that
they deserve it. They Should be distinguished for mar--
tial accomplishments, and for unblemished morals.
1 hey will, as frequently as possible, be prefect with
their men, directing, forming, animating, encourage
ing them ; herein following the steps of the immortal
Wolfe, and brave Montgomery. They know
that theyare neither to trifle with the public fafety,
nor with themselves ; —that an army can never be fit
for real service, unless it be well disciplined and virtu
ous ; that there cannot be go~d discipline and virtue
without unrelaxing assiduity in the officers; and that a.
bright example in them, carries with it the nobfeft kind
of authority : Indeed every officer should study to have
the vigilance, sobriety, and wisdom of a General; and
every private should behave like an officer.
Of you, Gentlemen of this battalion ! your coun
try entertains such honourable expectations.
When, or wheresoever, you shall be called to en
counter dangers, we are confident, dangers will not
terrify you—yeu will enter the battle, should this be
your lot, with the boldness of chriftian heroes ; having
on the breaft.plate of righteouJnefs, and the helmet of fol
vation. >
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L 0 N D C> N.
HOUSE of L O R D S,
Die Martis, f Martij, 1776.
The order of the day was read for the Lords to be sum
moned.
It was moved that the following Address be presented
to his Majesty, viz,
Most gracious Sovereign,
WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fut je&c;
th? Lo'rds Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament
aflembled, humbly beg leave to represent to your Ma
jesty, that it is with the utmost concern we have seen the
treaties which your Majesty, by the advice of your Mini
nifters, has been pleased to enter into with their Serene
Highnefcs the Duke of Brunswick, the Landgrave of
Hesse Caflel, and the Count of Hanau, and which your
Majesty has been graciously pleased to communicate to
this House.
tye beg leave humbly to represent to your Majesty,
the sense we entertain or the danger and disgrace attend
ing this inconiidera+e measure, when it has been judged
necessary iQhe firft exertions of Great- Britain to subju
gate her Colonies, tb hire an army of foreign mercena
ries, acknowledging to all Europe, that these kingdoms
are unable, either from want of men, or disinclination
to this service, to furnifh a competent number of natural
born fubje&s to make the firft Campaign : And it is a
melancholy confideratibn, that the drawing cff the na
tional troops (though feeble for the unhappy purpose cm
which they are employed) will yet leaye thefe.kingdoms
naked, and exposed to the assaults and invasion of pow
erful neighbouring and foreign nations.
We further beg leave humbly to submit to your Ma
jrfty, that if the justice and equity of this unnatural war
was not questioned by so large a part of your Majesty's
fubje&s, yet a ^occnciliation with the Colonies, though
attended with'fome concessions, would be more agreea
ble to found policy, than to intruft the prosecution of
heftilities to foreigners, in whom we cannot confide, and
who, when they are at so great a distance from their own
country, and fuffering under the diftreff^s of a war,
wherein they have no interest or concern, with so many
temptations to exchange vassalage for freedom, will be
more likely to mutiny or desert, than to unite faithfully
and co-operate with youn Majesty's natural torn fubjefis.
We ought not to conceal from your Majesty the anxiety
we feel on the latitude of the articles in the several trea
ties, which stipulate the power in your Majesty of em
ploying theft troops in any part of Europe. Means are
hereby provided for introducing a foreign army even into
this realm ; and we cannot so far confide in your Majesty's
Ministers, as to suppose they would be very scrupulous
in advifmg such a meafurg since they have already intro
duced foreign troops into two of otir strongest fortrefles,
arid have ottered to bring four thousand mere foreigners
into the kingdom of Ireland, without the content of a
British Parliament.
J,at we have moreover just reason to apprehend, that
v#en the Colonies come to understand that Gieat-Bri
tain is forming alliances, and hiring foreign troops for
their deftru&i@n, they may think they are well justified
by the example, in endeavouring to avail thenifelves of
litre like affiltance, and that France, Spain, PrufSa, or
dher powers of Europe, may conceive they havens good
a right as HefTe, BrjafwiGk, and Hx%w, to interfere in
our domestic quarrels. And if the flames of a war from
these proceedings should be kindled in Europe, which „a
fear is too probable, we reflet .with horror upon tie
condition of this country, under circumflantp wherein
the may be called upon to relift the formidable attack cf
powerful enemies, which may r< quire the exertion of our
Whole force, at a time when the ftrengfh a^d flower ot .
the nation is employed in fruitlefs expeditions on the
other fide of the- world. -•
That the treaty, by stipulating not only to give the
Landgrave of Helle Calfel, in case of attack or disturb
ance in the poflfeffon of his territories, tall t^e fuccour
which shall be in your Majesty's power to give, but like
wile to continue such luccour until the Landgrave shall
have obtained entire fecupty, and a just indemnification,
lays this kingdom under the necefiity of takihg part in
every quarrel upon the continent, in which his Serene 6
Highness may happen to be engaged, and that without
an y equivalent consideration to make the contrast reci
procal; as this inland can £xpe& no assistance from an in
considerable fov&eignty 'in the heart of Germany, from
which more troops are already drawn than she is able to
replace for her own defence, and whole revenues are not
fufficient to .maintain even those she has lent without
the aid of fu^fi ly. Weconceive? therefore, that this efr
gagement of Great-Britain to defend and indemnify,
mult be considered as part of the price she is to pay for
the hire of thefe.troops. If this article of charges (which
cannot be estimated) be added to the enormous expences
of levy money, charges of making good the losses of the.
several corps, ordinary and extraordinary fubfinies, and
their continuation after the troops are returned to their
refpedive countries, and can be of no use to Great-Bri
tam, we may fay with truth, that Great-Britain never
before entered into a treaty so expensive, so unequal, so
difhcinjurabe, and so dangerous in its cbnfrquencesi
„ We therefore humbly,implore your Mjefty to give
immediate orders for flopping the march of rhe Heflian,
Brunswick and Hanau troops, and for a fulpenfion ®f
hostilities i& America, in order to lay the foundation of
a speedy and permanent reconciliation between the great
contending pints of this diftraßed empire.
It was moved to agree with the said motion. Which
being bbje&ed to, after long debate, the queUion was put
thereupon, It was refelvea in the negative.
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Difentient. Abingdon. Ponsonby. King.\
Fitzwilliam. Archer. Portland. Effing-
Mam. Abergavenny. Cambden. Richmond.
B O S T O N, May 3 0.
Yesterday fe'ennight were interred at Marblehead,
the remains of Capt. James Mugford, jun. who,has
left this honour to embalm his memory, that he made'
as brave and vigorous a stand in defence of American
liberty as any among the living can boast of. His
funeral was attended with suitable military honours,
by a detachment of the 14th jegim^t.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
It is reported that General Clinton has left North-
Carolina, but to what part of the Continent he is gone
is not known.
Extras of a letter from NeivTork, dated June 7.
" General Sullivan write fihefeneral, that ten of
our old friendly Oneida Indians had waited on him and
stayed but two hetirs, going amongst the Canadian
tribes to life their influence in preventing them from
joining with the British troops, which they were afraid
they would. I saw a letter at General Putnam's yes
terday, from the Colonel Rationed at the Hook, in
forming of two or three vessels being arrived there, and
that two pr three deserters informed him ihat Sir Pe
ter Parker was arrived at North-Carolina with thirty
five hundred troops under convoy of a 50 gun ship, a
28 and 20 (the names I forget) that QI. Ethan AUen
is on board the Mercury at the Hook', and Captain
, Prodor of your city in irons on board, the fame. A•
gentleman just come up fays, a very large ship arrived
yesterday, not Jess than a 74, but supposed a 90 gua
ship, so that there are now at the Hook ten ships, two
brigs, &c."
Twq privateers belonging to this port have taken
three very valuable ships bound from Jamaica to Lon
don, laden with rum, sugar, niolafles, &c. having also
a large quantity of dollars and plate on board.
_ We hear that on board of the above ships, there
were several very fine sea turtle, intended as a present
to Lord North; one of which, with his Lordship's
name nicely cut in the shell, was on Friday presented
by the Captain to the worthy'Ptefident of the Ameri
can Congress.„
Las Saturday the Hon. House of dfembly gave the fol
lowing INSTRUCTIONS to their Delegates
^Congress.
Gentlemen,
WHEN, by our Inftru&ions of last November,
we ftri&ly enjoined you, in behalf of this Co
lony, to dissent from and utterly reject any proportion,
should such be made, that might cause or lead to a re
paration from Great-Britain, or a change of the form
of this government, our reftridions did not arise from
any diffidence of your ability, prudence, or integrity,
but from an earnest desire to serve the good people of
Pennsylvania with fidelity, in times so full of alarming .
dangers and perplexing difficulties.
The situation of public affairs is since so greatly al
tered, that we now think ourselves. justifiable in remo
ving the reftri^ions laid upon you by those Inftru&i!
ons.' ,, \