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The following Address will be published in Canada,
era the Arrival there of Col. Arnold, with the
Troops under hia Command.
By his Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTO N, Esq;
Commander in Chief of the Army of the United
Colonies of North America.
Friends and Brethren,
T'HE unnatural Contest between the English
Colonies and Great Britain, has row risen
to Inch a Heighth, that Arms klone mull decide it.
The Colonie, confiding in the Judice of their
Cartfe, and the Purity of their Intentions, have re
ludantly appealed to that Being, in whole Hands
are all human Events. He has hitherto bailed up
on their virtuous Efforts — The Hand of Tyranny
has been arretted in its Ravages, and the British
Arms which have shone with Io much Splendor in
every Part of the Glob", are now tarnished witli
Disgrace and Disappointment.-—-Generals of ap
proved Experience, who beaded of subduing this
great Continent, find themselves circumscribed,
within the Limits of a firgle City and its Suburbs,
fuffering a'l the Shame and Dillrefs of a Siege.
While the freeborn Sons of America, animated by
the genuine P^ciple, of Ejberfy and Love of their
Country, withlcrcifing Union, Firmiefs and Dif
cipErie repel every Attack and difpife every Danger.
Above all, we rejoice, thatour Enemies have been
decerned with Regard to you---They have perfwad
ed themfelves,they have even dared to f^v, that the
Canadians were riot capable of dirtinguilhing be
tween the Dietings of Liberty, and the Wretched
refs of Slavery ; that gratifying the Vanity dfalit
tle Circle of Nobility-—would blind the Eyes of the
People of Canada,---By such Artifices they hoped
to bend you to their Views, but they have been de
ceived ; indead of finding in you that Poverty of
Soul, and Baseness cf Spirit,they fee with a Chagrin
equal to our Jay, that you are enlightened, generous,
and virtuous--- that you will not renounce your own
Rights, to serve as Instruments to deprive your Fel
low Subjects of theirs.--- Come then, my Brethren,
unite with us in an indiffol liable Union; let us run
together to the fame Goal.—We have taken up
Arms in Defence of o'ur Liberty, our Property, our
Wives, and cur Children, we are determined to
preserve them or die. We look forward with Plea
fare to that Day not far remote (we hope) when the
Inhabitants ofAmerica shall have one Sentiment,
and the full Enjoyment of the Blessings of a free
Government. -
Incited by these Motives, and encouraged by the
Advice of many Friends to Liberty among you, the
Grand American C'ongrefs have sent an Army into
your Province, under the Command of General
Schuyler ; not to Plunder, but to Protest you ;
to animate, and bring forth into Action those Senti
ments cf Freedom you have difclofcd, and which
the Tools of Despotism would extinguish through
thewhole Creation.---To co-operate with this De
sign. and to frustrate those cruel and perfidious
Schemes, which would deluge our Frontiers with the
Blood of Women and Children ; I have detached
Col. Arnold into your Country, with a Part of the
Army under my Command---! have enjoined upon
him, and am certain that he will confiderhimfelf, &
aft as in the Country of his Patrons, & best Friends.
Neceftaries and Accommodations of every Kind
which you may furnifh, he will thankfully receive,
and render the fall Value I invite you therefore
as Friends and Brethren, to provide him with such
Supplies as your Country affords ; and I pledge
myfelf not only for your Safety and Security, but
for ample Coni pen fation.---Let no Man defect his
Habitation---Let no one lire as before an Enemy.
The Cause of America, and ofLiberty, Q the Cause
of every virtuous American. Citizen ; whatever may
be his Religion or his Descent, the United Colons
know no Dirtindion but such as Slavery, Corrupt
on and arbitrary Domination may create. Come
then, ye generous Citizens, range yourielves under
the Standard of general Liberty-—against which all
the Fo-ce and Artifice of Tyranny will never be able
to prevail. G. Washington.
C AMBRID G E, Sept. 28.
Loft week Gov. Wentworth arrived at the Isle of
Shoals (a few leagues off the month oi Plcataqua
River) from Button, for the purpose cf fending a
boat to Portsmouth, with a proclamation, proroguing
the General AffiuTdy to tie rath of April next.--.-
Having performed this important buftoefs, and taken
federal peeps ap Pifeataqua river, he returned fafe
to Borton. .„-\
The authority cf Portsmouth, in N,w Ham; shire
a few days face, difarmdail those People in that
The&//M%h//CoUßANT,?ffldf^tf ^ INTELLIGENCERi
MONDAY, October 2, 1775.
Town called Tories, (including Crown Officers)
who would not declare their ReadineL to ute their
Arms, in the prefentConteft, inFavour cf the Unit
ed Colonies.-- The sandemanians urged their Re
ligious Principles in Excirfe for their not raking up
Aims, which, as tending to' effect a Revolution, they
could notcorilc'eniioufly do ; but declared their ln
teirion of peaceably fuboitring to whatever Form
cf Government might be elUblifhed;
The miferabte tools of tyranny in Borton appear
now to be iomewhat coercions of their infamy in
bitming Charletlow6,a6d are, with the affiflance of
the Father of Liars, deeding methods for clearing
up their Characters, One of them, it )Mrs. Dra
per's Paper, affhrts, that f.he Provincials, on the 17'b
of June, after filing oot of the houlcs upon the
King's troops, let the buildings on fire. 'This,
doubtlef^ js as true as that the Provincial fired frit
upon gheKinoA crops at Lexington. Both of them
are equally fade, and well known to be as palpable
Lies as ever were uttered. The propagation cf
them are, however, perfectly confident with the
perfidy, cowardice and barbarity of Gage and his
dete^-hle Underflrappers.
Lait Saturday the enemy fired ro^ cannon balls
from their lines on Borton Neck, without doing any
execution, except wounding one man. A few fbet
were returned bom our lines, but with what success
we have not learnt.
One or two Men of War arrived at Berten the
beginning of this week, iMs fai% from England.
Lad Tuesday two of the Regular Solcriers delert
ed from the enemy, and came over to oar camp.
Messrs. Printers, The following report of a court
of inquiry, held on Profpe& Hill,is acuriofity ; and
as such you have is, for a place in your Paper.
''Prfffl-Hill, August 28, 1775. As it :a PP ears
to the court, that Mr, B -§ s not the Faculty
cf well diftinguilhing betwixt Right and Wrong,
betwixt proper and improper Company : And as
it further appears, that no fort of danger can result
to the public Cause from his Devices, Policy or
Contrivances ; they are unanimously ot Opinion,
That he be fullered to eat, rirink and vegetate, as
heretofore, without Let, Hindrance or Molettation."
WATERTOW N, September 25.
Extras of a Lecter from a Gentleman, dated
Edgerton, (Marthas Vineyard) Sept. 18, 1775.
" On the 16th Infant, bis Majefy'sfa, Swan, Ca.pt.
James Afcough, lay at Ho/mes's Hole at Anchor,with a
'Tender. Said Tender being observed to take on board a
dumber of Marines from the fig, and pufuefederal boats
a< they passed, and frequently running back^wad and for
duard by the Point of jaid Harbour, tfoPeople JujpeA^g
the, were on no good Dflgn, kept aGuard of 12 T^r 0
w^keb their Motions ; jaid Tender diJeovering 3 Tn
leaning on a Fence near my Heufe, they foodfor the fore,
as near as they could, and infanti, fired two Guns, Tort
2 pounders, with grape jbot, wbich was GP-wed a^c
diately with federal wellies of Jmall Arris from r^ ma
rines, which put the Women and Children in great ton
ftfan Said Guard running directly for the fy r e, the
Tender infantsyfood off, and before they could get to the
fore, by reaJon ofa Fond, Jhe was out of foot. Although
the sot few very thick, a number of U omen and Children
ejeaped 'Without hurt.. %
A OSTO N, Aufeft 31 .
It is reported that Transports are taken upfsr 20,000
Ruffians, 12,000 Hanoverians, and 6600 Scotch Dutch;
and that they may be expected in different Parts 0/ Ameri
ca, before the latter End of October, IGaihunade.]
Sep. 7. H:sExce Icncy JohnWEr tworth, Esq,
(governor of the Province rfNew Haropihire, with
his Lady and Son is arrived in his Majesty's S ijp
Scarborough, Capt. Beckly A
Yesterday arrived here a Brig and Ship in aboutß
Weeks from England ; in the former came Pass nger
Col. Joseph Gorham :---The Papers and Letters
brought by them are not yet corrie to Hand.
Several ihips and vessels having lately arrived from
kll parts, with cdtue, iheep forage turtle, &'c. hisEx
c^Uncy ordered 60 bullocks and 100 fh.ee p. to be fold
by :s§.public au&jon on Monday lart, on the long
wbari, ; < '.
It is fa 'lt,ere are rcounts from divers parts that
anurnber ofv*£ls with live flock and other provision,
we r e ,eparint ^proceed to Bolton market. A large
fleet from Cerkeis iikewife expefled, [FtflJ
The Quarter M?£er GeneM has now ellablifhed
such large magazines of all kinds c< grain and forage,
that the Cavalry and ritfanrry (were, there treble
the number, which they fpß.lily will h') need be un
der no a,pretentions of fcaftity. [Another Af]
We a e informed that " There are authentic Set
ters from Montreal which mentton that 1000 Indi os
are aflu illy there with Colonel ft hnfon,and havcof-
Several atherCorps are adually railing in theNor
,thern Provinces with great Success ; and many delu
ded People have left the Rebels to enter therein.
We hear a certain Person of Weight among the
Rebels, hath offered to return to his Allegiance on
Condition ofbeing pardoned and provided for; What
Encouragement he has received, remains a Secret.
W ORCESTE R, September 29. :
We learn by the laftßoiton paper, that that grand
Rebel to his God, his Country and bis King, Thomas
Gage, and his despicable Band of Traitors and Mili
tary B^tchefe, intend raifingaßeg;mentof" LOYAL
fefibb Americans ;" the command cf which is al
ready given to one Gorham, who served lad war in
Americas We are told thatfome foJ/^rAf, a few ne
groes, and some Scotch Rebels and Convicts, baveal
reddy inlifled ;-- Whether a regiment of such beings
can be called, " loyal, fencibk Americans." the world
can iudge. We are likewise interred by the said
Farion rarer, that regiments/hw/ar to the above are
'- it in toother colonies : Yes, ye JUDAS
SES. m> your confolat[on we would inform you,
trim jxclufivc ofour army inCamp) REGIMENTS
ofTRULY “ loyal, PENCIBLE Americans,"
arc mb 0 railing in all th&£olonie^ from Nova Sco
tia m sheFloridas, w^CTre determined to DEFEND
their Liberties and Properties ; and to RESIST,
while life lasts, the Tyranny of your reader the De
vil, whofe.chief Vicegerents in the ILitifh domini
ons are Bute and North.— REBELS! remember
that Americans revere their King while he governs
ri^hteoufly-—they love their country and are ready
to bleedin its behalf: But ye, ye butchers ! disgrace
your King, and Millions, yet unborn, will CURSE
your memory !
.:N EW - YOR K, September 23.
The fallowing remarkable piece was distributed
in a hand bill through the city cf London, last July:
Lieutenant General Bafwiefs beating orders for free
American Volunteers.
‘" All Gentlemen . Volunteers, natives of Great-
Britain, friends to the liberty of America, who are
willing to serve their Sovereign by saving their coun
try,and to fuccourand fopport their injured brethren,
inhabitants and possessors of the great western he
misphere, fuffering by the murderous orders of an un
eftended though implacable man, have now the sin
gular honour paid them of being solicited to Hand
forward in a cause, wh^ne their own character, their
. concience, and even their inteteft should urge them
to the molt conspicuous exertions. Let all luch, of
all sizes, from three feet nine to fix feet three, and
the Sorter the better, who c n feel no wounds but
the wounds of the constitution, who bleed already
at every pore for the dirtre&s of the oppressed Ame
ricans, whose lungs are panting for the fame they
are going to enjoy by relieving them, whose hearts
lie in the right places, and are ready to burst with
in their breads,, for want of vent to the vengeance
they wilh to take; let all such repair to the Castle
and Falcon Inn, Aldergate street, where they will be
hoHoarably entertained by Lieutenant General Je
dediah Barwick, and may enter inte present pay
f-red their service to General Carleton, and infill on
being immediately emphiyed against the rebels."
[The following curious Paragr; phs were taken from
Mrs.Draper'sltft Borton Fapir. Thelmpudence
they contain is so profs, a d the Falfbood so noto
rious, as to render any Remark or Contradiction
unneceffary.]•
DOST O N, September 21.<
, I aft week, The Rev. Debtor MorriEn received z
Call to the elegant new Church in Brattle-Street, va
cated by theFhghc cf Doctor Cooper ; and onSunday,,
he delivered an excellent Difcourle to a genteel Au
dience His Difeourfe tended to fliew the fatal Co- 1
sequences of sowing Sedition and Conspiracy among'
Pariihioners, which this Pulpit has been moll wick-,
edly practicing ever since the Corner- Stone was laid,'
We are delired to acquaint the Public that Service'
will begin every Sunday at 11 o'Clock, at Dr. Mor
lifon's Church in Brattle-Street.
, Tuesday a Snow arrived from Corke, laden with'
Claret, Pork and Butter ; she brings Advice of great
Arma'ments fitting out in England, which may be ex
pected here in the Course of next Month ; and that a
certain popularMagiftratehad been sent to theTower,
from whence ('tis imagined) he will be drawn on a
Sledge to Tyburn, there to meet the Regard due to
Treason and Rebellion..
A Brigade of Iris hßoman Catholics is forming
in Munster and Connaught, in order to be sent toßof
ton, to ad agaiuft the Rebels.
ColdnelGorham, barely arrived from England, has
aPmort compleated his Battalion here, which is called,
THE ROYAL FENCIBLE AMERICANS.
[Number 562. J