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as (non as the ordinary business was wer, and every bo
dy on the tiptop of expectation for hearing the reasons
of so sudden and extraordinary a change, they were
^appointed by general Conway moving fo r an adjourn
ment.
The political revolution which has taken place since
our last publication will, no doubt, a flonifh our nu
merous readers. The report that such a change was
in agitation prevailed last Thursday, but we were un
willing to give it as a report, well knowing how much it
muff alarm and distress the public. It is now but two well
ascertained, that Mr. Fox and lord John Cavendish are
no longer ministers, Mr. Fox having yesterday taken
his place in the house of commons on the opposition
feat.
We have taken uncommon pains to elucidate the
cause of this sudden change, and though the public are
at present totally in the dark as to the real motives;
it is universally asserted, and credited, that upon the
death of the marquis of Rockingham^ two fu^jeds on
which the cabinet were divided, came und# confdera
tion, viz. the independence of America, and an alter
ation in the representation of parliament. To Ameri
can independence, what is called the Shelburne party
were totally averse. They are also desirous of some ma
terial alteration in the constitution. The marquisof
Rockingham and his friends, it is well known, gave up
the dependence of America, and, were entirely against
any infringements upon the present constitution, fear
ing, and perhaps justly, that in times like the present,
an attempt to alter the form of government, as fettled
by the revolution, must end to the disadvantage of the
people.
Add to this difcordnance of opinion, in matters so
very material, that lord Shelburne's appointment to be
firft lord of the treasury and prime minifler, by the ex
press order of the sovereign, must have contributed in
no small degree to the chagrin of the rest of the mini
stry,
Though a certain right honourable gentleman (fays
a correspondent) certainly looked up to the place of
premier of his country, and expected to have succeed
ed to it. It is very certain that his resignation was by
no means in consequence of his being disappointed of it,
but on account of his having been out-voted in the ca
binet, upon his declaration, in the most explicit and
unequivocal terms, for the independence of America.
The following is said, on the best authority, so be
the cause of the late and sudden change in his majefly's
cabinet: on the death of the marquis of Rockingham,
lord Shelburne waited on his majesty to notify the fame,
who immediately, and unfolicitefy, offered him the
place which his lordlhip accepted of, provided his ma
jesty would permit him to name a secretary of state in
his own room, this the king took some time to confider
of, and at last granted. Mr. Fox taking umbrage at
this arrangement, waited on his majesty on Thursday
morning last with the seals, which were accepted oL
In consequence of the above circumflance, the fol
lowing arrangements are said to be already made.
The right honourable the earl of Shelburne firft lord
eommiffioner of his mayfly's treasury, in the room of
the late marquis of Rockingham.
The honourable William Pitt, secretary of state, in
the room of lord Shelburne.
The honourable lord Howe, firft lord eommiffioner of
his n?ajefty's admiralty, in the room of lord viscount
Keppel.
No other appointments are at present known ; but it
is confidently said the Cavendish, and late Rockingham
party, to a man go out of office. .
Another correspondent makes the miniflerjal revolu
tion, although not finally fixed, to be as follows:
Lord Shelburne, firft lord of the Treasury.
Earl Temple, and \ c . ,
Sir Joseph Yorke, J Secretaries of state.
The hop. William Pitt, ch.of the exchequer.
Lord Howe, firfl lord of the admiralty.
. It is reported, that Mr. Burke, the honorable John
Tonnfhend, lord Althorpe, Mr. Montague, Mr Lee
and several other of the gentlemen lately come into of-'
flee, have resigned.
The lord advocate was yeferday talked of as success
or to Mr. Burke.
It is laid that lord Keppel yesterday went to St.
James's for the purpose of resigning his office of fi r ft
lord of the admiralty, but that his majesty refund to
accept his resignation, declaring, that when lord Howe
returned home, lord Keppel might aft as he Ihould
t^en think proper
Lord Gower, it is thought, will once more preside at
the council board; or at lead have a considerable em
ployment in the new arrangement ; but as yet, only a
few of the leading offices are filled up, all being either
in high dudgeon,or on the tenter hooks of expectation.
Yesterday the earl of Shelburne kissed the king's
hand, on,being appointed firft lord of the treasury, in
the room of the late marquis of Rockingham.
There has been a meeting on the 17th of June at
Kirkcudbright, in Scotland, of the commissioners of
Supply, and justices of the peace, convened by Willi
am Gordon, esquire, in consequence of the rejection of
the Scotch militia; when the meeting appointed a
committee to correfpocd with the other committees of
Scotland, for arming the people according to tte plan
laid down in the letter of the earl of Shelburne.
Yesterday colonels Irvin and Jones, captain Dawson,
and two other officers, waited on his majefly at St.
James's, with an address of thanks from the volunteers
of Ireland, on the late measures taken in favourof that
kingdom.
Monsieur de Graffe having obtained leave to return
to France on parole, is to infill on his being tried for
his condud on the 9th and 12th of April.
STATE PAPE R.
Answer from the States of Holland to her Imperial Ma
a & jelly the Empress of Russia.
HAT ever since the commencement of the en
gagement refalting from themaritime affociati
on,their high mightinesses have never ceased to
give her imperial majefly proofs of the confidence they
put m her good intentions, and to shew their readiness
to conclude, through her mediation, an happy and
•
solid peace with England ; that their high mightinesses
flill continue to entertain the hjgheft regard for the
friendly disposition of her imperial majesty; convinced of
her steady adherence to the principles established by the
armed neutrality, without Suffering, on her part, the
least diminution in consequence of a pacification between
the republic and his Britannic majesty; that under this
persuasion, and animated, on their part, by a wish of
feeing, through the mediation of he, imperial majesty,
an end to the war wherein the republic hath been in
volved against their inclination, through the aggreffi
on of the court of London, by an advantageous and
honourable peace, their high mightinesses took into
consideration the letter of the right honourable Mr.
Fox, secretary of state to his Britannic majesty, dated
the 29th of March, 1782, which had been communi
cated to them by a memorial from the ministers of her
imperial majesty, the prince Gallitzen and de Marcoff;
and alfothe explanatory letter of the said secretary of
the 4th of May ; and that, by the contents of the let
ter, they find with fatis faftion, that his Britannic ma
jesty doth admit, as a basis cfa separate peace with
this slate, the free navigation as established by the
declaration under the aufpecies of your imperial majef,
ty of February 28, 1780, in consequence of which, the
preliminary point required by me refcluiion of the 4th
of March, appears to be granted; that their high
mightinesses acknowledge,with the utmost gratitude,that
such a disposition, on the part of the court of London,
must be attributed to the uninterrupted endeavours
which her imperial majefly hath been graciously pleat
ed to exert in favour of the slate ; that the principal
object necessary for the foundation of A pacific nego
ciation being thus far adju Ped,their high mightinesses
would not hesitate a moment,had they noother but their
own particular interest to consult in adopting proper
measures towards formal overtures, under t he media
tion of her imperial majefly ; that however much they
are disposed to persevere in these resolutions, their
high mightin ffes cannot forbear observing to her im
perial majefly, that the conflant coupud of the court
of London, particularly under the former administra
tion, rendering it indifpenfibly necedary to confi
der of every means in their power for their own fecu
rity, in doing which they paid equal attention to the
wisdom of her imperial majefly, pursuant to her,reite
rated advice during the course oflaft year, of putting
themselves in a respectable state of defence ; that with
this view they have fettled with the court of France a
plan of reciprocal operations against the common ene
my, which, once engaged in, they are no longer at
liberty, during the present campaign, to agree either
to a cessation of arms, or to a separate peace, Without
the concurrence of his moB chriflian majesty ; this ye
ry necessary alliance, their possessions in the Weft-In
dies, captured by the enemy, and recaptured by the
arms of France,and above all the strong appearance that
a general peace will be speedily re-eflablifhed, seem to
their high mightinesses so many circumflances tending to
make a general pacification, as well in as out of Eu
rope; infinitely preferable to a separate peace, both
for their own particular interest and that of all the
other powers ; that they wish therefore to suggest to
her imperial majesty, whether, by adopting this prin
ciple, the republic may not facilitate and forward the
re-eflablifhment of peace with all the belligerent pow
ers, and co-operate in the glorious work which her
imperial majefly, in concert with the emperor, has un
dertaken, that in the adual slate of affairs, they do not
entertain a single doubt, but that her imperial majes
ty will give the preference to the grand object, and to
this end continue her actual Exertions with the other
powets at war, their high mightinesses being ready to
appoint, without delay, plenipotentiaries to affiit at 1
the congress, the moment a proper place shall be fixed *
on for that purpose.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10.
Last Saturday afternoon Mr. J. Sanfum arrived here
express from general Greene's head-quarters, near
Charleflown; which he left on the 16th ult. He brings
us a confirmation of the agreeable and important news
of the certainty of a speedy evacuation of that place ;
near fix hundred persons having come out of the town
and agreed to the terms prescribed for them by govern
ment ; other particulars are contained in the follow
ing extra's of letters from that quarter, dated the
15th of August :
" We are in hopes that the Britifti will quit and
leave Cha'rleflown in five or fix weeks; hardly sooner;
for want of vessels to take them and their baggage a
way ; their ships are daily expected.
“ What do you think of my telling you, that I hope
and expeft (God willing) to fee you here in peace
and fafety the beginning of November next.
" We expert to take possession of Charleflown by the
ift of Oaober ne±t, perhaps footer ; as the Britifti are
making every preparation to evacuate it; the vessels
were all careening, part of the cannon removed, and
the powder, &c % &c. perhaps sooner than tie ift of
Oaober, I fay, as they momently expea the trans
ports from New York for that purpose.
" Theloyalifts have had their meetings at the State
house in consequence of the occasion, and proposed
that they, with the refugees (a parcel of the ifioft a
bandoned wretches, and may justly be stiled the refuge
of the earth) and the Ethiopians would man the lines
and defend the town, but this they have miscarried
in; as general Leslie told them, he could not answer to
leave behind him any pf the cannon, ammunition, arms
or Bores, &c. belonging to the king: he has also or
dered a return of all kinds of ammunition and other
warlike flores in the possession of persons who have
them for sale; which indicates lie is resolved
that nothing of the kind will be left for their diaboli
cal purpose : I am credibly informed, he fays, that if
the king's troops cannot defend the place, how could
a rabble expe& to do it against the forces es the united
Bates. Ballingal, Champneys and others, were great
orators at their meetings; some of them threatened,'
if they could not keep the town, to plunder the poor
inhabitants of what littleAhey have left, and then de
ftroy the metropolis, but in this also they were difap
pointed—as the general declares that a proper guard
'will be left on the embarkation of the troops, with or
ders to put these to death who Should commit any de
predation or plunder.
“ Such as have taken proteOion from the Britifti,
have experienced more than all the plagues of Egypt."
" Thus you fee the lc^g expeded day is near at
hand, when we thali once more behold, with heart-felt
joy, the friends we love, and renew these halcyon
days we formerly experienced ; praying the Almighty
they may never again be interrupted.
“ I hope you will write me by every poft,aud you
may depend I Shall give you the earliest information
of any matter of importance."
The enemy have deflroyed their post at Bergen
point, near Paules-Hook, on tfie Jersey Shore. A
gentleman arrived in town from thecaftward, assures
us he fee the barracks within the fort in flames on Sa
turday last at twelve o'clock..
Accounts from Shrewsbury inform that, a fleet of
about 80 fail of vessels arrived at New-York last
Friday, supposed to contain the troops, &c. from
Charleftown.
The following Address of the Officers of the Militia
of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia was yester
day presented to his Excellency the Minister of
France : ,
To Hi, Excellency the Chevalier de la Luzerne, Mini
ft% Plenipotentiary from the Court of Fiance to the
United Spates of America :
The Address of the Officers of Militia of the City
2nd Liberties ot Philadelphia :
S I R, ,
jrrtHE officers of militia of the city and liberties of
I Philadelphia, feeling in common with their bre
thren in every part cf the United ^,abs, the warmest
attachment to your sovereign, embrace this opportuni
ty, the firft of t&eir meeting in the field, to teftify to
your exc,lency the part they take in ever, event inte
retting to their friends and allies.
With pleasure we congratulate you on the birth of
an hir to the throne and dominions of France;
And we Hitter oyrieives with the pleating hope, that
the young prince may inherit all the virtues of his roy
al fathers that like h>m be may become the Support
of tbe oppressed and a terror to the oppreffoif . -that
while he promotes the happinef# of his own people he
may rtrengthsn the bond of union formed between the
two nations, the advantage of which is becoming dai
ly mors conspicuous.,
We cannot iciua without the warm&l fenfetien of
gratitude, on the affiltance afforded these ftatg by your
illustrious sovereign, when this city was in pblh Bion of
the British he generoully interpefed in our favour.
The enemy disheartened left the state with disgrace,
and the alliance gave new confidence to every Ameri
can. The blood of your countrymen which ha# rince
been hied in Support of our independence, wfili eno ate
our atLetton and cement our union, while we view
with detestation and abhorrence that nation from wnich
we have f parated ourselves forever.
Your excellency's own observation during your resi
dence amongst us, m ft have convinced you that eve
ry virtuous citizen is warmly attached to the ptinci.
pls of th* alliance; which being founded on humani
ty and mutual interests, we flatter ourselves wil be lad
ing. Signed in behalf of the officers of the m tiia
of the city and liberties of Philadelphia,
JAS POITER, mj gen. mil.
To which his Excellency was pleased to return the
following Answer :
To the Officers of cue Mlitia of the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia :
Gentlemen,
I Receive wi^h the ^reateß pleasure your felicitations
A on the occasion of the birth of the dauphin. The
Sentiments of a body equally diftingu ffisd by their pa
tiiotifm, as by the Services which tuey have rendered
to the State in the course of the wrr, cannot fail to be
agreeable to a patriot kingand to a warlike nation ; and
whilst the common, enemy ufds every endeavour to low
distrust between allies, t is as fatisfa&ory to France as
it is glorious t 6 the citizens of the United States, that
^the alliance has from the day it was foimed, continu
ally received frefh occasions of Strength. I have been
a witness, gentlemen, to the lively imprUfion , which
every event that /fF:&s urp arcade upon you ab. ;Our
r^verfes have given you as much p^in, as if you your-
Selves had been tne lufterers. Yuu have manifefted the
molt Sincere joy on the news of our success. The peo
/plc of these Bates have let flip no opportunity of dif~
playing their gratitude, they always confider their
fortune as inL-pirably connected with that of France.
Far from undervaluing the Services which we have had
the happiness to render them, they improve every op
portunity to recollect them. It s delightful to the
friends of humanity, to See a new nation declare jtfdf
by Such elevated ord generous fcAtiinents. You seem
to take a pleasure >n the opportunity of introducing
t em into the,addicts which I have the honour to an
swer, and nothing can add to the joy which t e birth
of the dauphin has diffused through all th* na ion,
but the unanimity with which all the citizens of the
United States take p^rt therein.
LE CHEV, DE LA LUZERNE.
Pi ilad Iphia, September 9, 178%.
O^^HURSDAr A^Z
At T WELVE o'clock,
Will be continued the SALE of the
CITY LOTS;
Twelve of which are situate between Race and Vim
freets, and Sixth and Seventh-streets, from Schuylkil,
and contain near a quartered an acre each. The PUa
thereof may be seen at the Coffee.houfe.
Sept. 9. JOHN BAYARD, Auaiuneer,
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itore or the flbfcriber " p^cc 7 pieces lace, , r do. white he piece linen fik threads, *° linen, lb. viz. two doz. goods, JOAi 1 c b fine Laval hends Dutch I and ft cures the thief cr thieves and so that d. 1.
Shoes, piects pair women's black callimancce may goods again Sept. 9. 1 doz. Philadelphia, brown fhalloone, women's recovered, dQ 2 a doz. white and blue x the be (hall be entitled to - .