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LO N D 0 NJN^.^.
A Cr\marju r :< rotund fi rm a tour >.hro' Corn
" ^li, S m fUnhr^, VVdra,#erlhLe&rd Cheshire,
fits r.o !%n ^e c^ J&fcribs th# diamueat cf the
fo%%^ ©^ accountcf .he A^reic^n Bar. At Birmiag
£„? a! me 813 the to^mfmen plc+fed-.-for atßirmi^g
hamh„ make mrlkT,
ri letter received by a capital Merchant in L&n^n from
Faris, dated September 21, 17/6,
<f The Am^icaa Plenipotentiary created gr< , de
batmin the Cabinet. Lord Stormont^exstciUd all
his poser, of intrigue and perfection to gain a :^fufil
to negotiate wife the^, and remonft as*d with many
of th? Mi^+ten, f.^ro of whom, who did not hesitate
IB deliver their real opinion, opposed the treaty, and
fpeke with great acrimony against the colonies; a
riisng these was the Count d^ St Germain, who en
deavoured to i^prefi in the minds of the other mem
bers a cd^ri&oa of the justice of the measure. This
Sfeefinan f med to h^ve the greatest weight ; ard
h^d mat the Q,:^ interfiled, it is th ught Mr. Silas
p^^s would h^e returned a very different answer to
the Cc^gr^f^ It is aftoaifoing the inureft thia iht
poli^cta bears in maten of slate; ihem cajole and
threaten into co^pii&rc# the most popular minister a
bo^t thepabce. The Count, however, dai<d to re
parent the incenvwsnCe that might arise to the
) kingdom upon taking an active part ia the dsfpute.
It was not Baglai d alone that could raise any fearful
apprehensions in his bread, but it was the tefentment
of her alites. He depiaured the horrors cf ranr the
meft lively and am baric drains of eloquence; upon
the buffings of piece, he bellowed every eulogize
that h# thought aright b$ the means cf rendering it
an objed cf cultivation; but r!1 ,< as in vair; the iwaty
was figged, which it is confidently reported will be
attended with the dify^ce of ehecovut. Certain it
is, that i pa fi <ry has given univcrf&l disgust,
sad ^wy me>as are trying to render him obnoxious
to the King.
Daiw; M% Deane's sty hers he was frequently at
Court, when he oftan met with Lord St^rment. Ail
outward ^ttiq^tte was preferred, and the, often c< a
v^tfed together upon gcam! topics, so that firaagm
might easily rcifbke ihrn^R cordial friends. They
m^ver entered into potiricH debate As the levee. His
Lordihip, hoover, ebfr.r>ad hb with a jealous e,e,
whenever ha was in cowve-fation with ^ny es the
member of th& cabinet. Nciw;thfiand% the caution
ufsd, if me to th^ knowledge of his Lotdihip ,h^t
Mr. D<^<.^ had private conferences at feme of their
houses. This Budrmsd proceeding, procured, we
may corj<Ur% by the moil powerful and nrver-fail
ibg appuc^ri^y^ifrd his Lord ihfo's choler, and be
icrbraided them wi.h it openly ie the king's prefrace;
th* d^gr ??^r. ,;turs;, efrkd, -rd. ^ pofi lively
perfift^d in ; the m^ter .grew worm, tha King ^utr
pofid, ^d for ihe prefect the difoute febfided.
Tk? %»d old Count de St.,Germai/, finding it
fr^it^fi io frufira^ the league, yeilded at length to
th? torrent cf nppefid^, and was apparen !y recon
ciled so th? rtfolntioas us the cabinet. Af:er giving
his opinion az a" eve related, he remained a finest
&&v^, and ;^£ivel, approved of the treaty. After
ith^ coders ae the royal findion,, he issued imme
diate Orders K the federal ports tr put the maritime
depart w.at in the mod formidable hate. Various
conjee.area ^e formed, whether theft pu partitions are
m&d^ ^i^h am ofyfive or defenfive view. There can
br ^ : doubt ihet * war will bathe ccnf.q^CMce cf our
ftpport t" American r^beUkn ; but who will open the
bnfi >fi,i*^ material qu^ftion; year court, if they
&• Tit, .^efur^ifh^d with * very justifiable pie
tcf^,”
Afecri feawial State of the Nation.
A + : A .• ,^ obdrv, hu th^ fern already
vsu^ ^ :hu naw ,f - (hr. fer Gee cf he snfuieg y^ar,
b .it ^h, - vrr.ib the tctal emaent of wh^t it is
i,%:, 0 • :-beC^ra-^ons to f?* A G independent
cf:.^ e^^p'at^ vnaue, which is, in f&&, the pro
p . tr^ u.dic creditors, being r^n^ed od
(•. '’•''toriv Qfir,r.e pa,m:M es tM iatere^, a
rii r^d .-?%% due, ^ fitted periods, on their
c, : ,% ... To ;r^ve this b, f&ys, that the only certain
0 . i}^r? # ^^ within th p^w^r, 'c n ?;:%u, cr
dfyc^'jß c: P.r^am^t, without robbing zed de
f-a^dp^ "^ rubric creditor,is the lead- tex and mk
tax; ^ fi:fcf hefe, zt the rate of 4s. in the pound,
produces 0? r^^al f^m of two miriiin^ ; W: ^r^r
feve,.^.b^d ^T^f^nd rounds; so that tie ^ale
rs th:? CT^'At is 2,700.000'. w n% when the deficiency
crU^ .::d -?:' , which var; from time to tirte, but
which h:v^ been on average of the left ten years,
go 000 . »sr an.-,era, ric %ott Exchequer produce of
la d:■ i^nit will bo fcund to be 2,240 000!. The
rov, rfirimvo provides sos 45,000 ^ ^\on, which, at
52'. r,r z^^ ,^r 9 rum, h 2,340 0001. then there
r^ri^d ^ ^.u^ &. fick^cy ofall i.te pcffible grants
cf P^lforTW., %rihciu laying on *ra taxu, of 100,-
000. T^ ^L is added, therncralf million that the
radri^ «/!! cell, ^ b.,% rhe finking find et th? firft
brifa a^iciCTri ^ rile monft^s fam nf 600,000!.
whrcp i^ : ^aMbi.^ nearly approaching public
b^kruptc?,6jc^4 ri is firC pledging the taxu at large
to.^ pue.i: credifors, as a/rcOTf, ; and at the fame
time i^carri ~ lcb*s tm the credit of the furpluff„ arif.
fmv fror ? thofylatrs, before it is kaown whether po
^fc'y flrtv fech furpleffas will arise. But take the
ns^t 1 ^ccnrdi^ -o Lerd North's own ideas; suppose
:h fu, fe uff^ ihould produce, as be predicted,
. „<ree ooob re -'i l in the firft inures, have 600,.
.G : ?^ unprovided for, which will leave & bal
in rite Ex^.q^ es 2,300,000!. The army
Slm&c will c^il for thy following round fams : B&
t^a ¥=l, 1,266,006 . fo r ^„*,, ^"^ 'lag* fuh^d,,
600 000'. Ordinance at lean 6c0,u60 ! . Chrifea,
half pay, and military grants 500 cool, the whole a
mounting, allowing fer grofi computation, to 2,900,-
0001. So that after the la:d, malt, and produce of
the finking fund are balm ced agai^ft the eflimam
voted es caurfe on the second da, ri fitting of the com
mittee ^ffupply, we fhallnot orly have anrici,attrib
vory Ihtyiagri produce of the finking fund fo r seven
months to come, but we shall hive anticipated the
produce cf taxes, which, perhaps, have net yet enter
ed i^to the pericraniurnof the miaifier, a^d which, by
the bye, m^y never ba levied, though they &, be laid.
To let down the curtain before this mekscholl, pic
ture; besides th^ deficiency cf half a minion, if we
add two millions and a half navy debt, four miriir^s
army extrftordinariss, and a million and a half Exche
quer bills, it will give us feme tolerable idea of the
enormous fua to be funded ; and fir which we mull
provide nra taxer, before the 24th es April next.
The Light Infaxtr, xxaer General Ltfie % and the 43d
and the 71st Highlanders, who are vfedai Light Infantry,
have, ct the custom of quar is, the hraviejl part pf the day.
The 7if are msfly broke to ficra, one half tfthtm were ta-
Is on their ,sage cut to America, and bas of the remain
der bavefanen tn the field. Thy are new raided men, and
very inaffrentl, di/ciphned, but fgbtwFhgreat intrepidity.
Jan 21. It tsfaidthat Lord FeyCTutb, by a,re,er and
fpirittd memorial, demanded the rffituticn of the feip Vine,
of Hntl, which was laden at Charente (a French port near
Roebford) with brandy, lifod, Efe.fer Hull, andwas tc
ke, by the Am rican privateer which brought Dr. Frark
bin. A'a triefata that the French Court so farfrom cm
,b'xß wire tfch requtf, have permitted tie Jhip and cargo
to be publicly fold a t Ns.nt%.
O^ Friday night orders were fat to Pljmcuthfo two 50
gun Jhips and a frigate to be got in reading to foil as" a
reinforcement, to Admiral Max sfquadren on the Medihrra
noa^ftaiion.
O-drs are given t 0 the Clerks in the Secretary of State's
effeeftir the American department, to prepare tie fvtral
papers relating to Awwics, which have 2/^ received during
tbs receffparliament, in order to I, V^fo d, Hrafc.
It is Jari, that a. planof operations for the next campaign
in Aperies bat been laid before the Fri^y Corneil, which
teas been approved of aedproper orders will fan be jotfor
carrying tbs faae into execution.
Jan. 23 rtferda, awfinger arrived at St. fames's,
from Lrai Grwtbaw at Madrid, which brought advice that
ttjg'sadron cf S^crijb men of war ^ itbiroeps end exfusers
e, voard arejsifa jr&m Cadiz. Id whet part they are
bound is \st known.
I^ corfquince of the above intelligence, difpatcbss were
fycdialfy fat fans the Admiralty eff.es to P^m^h,
Chatham. ,ahd P^fmoutb.
F.^.Q h - ftft^ Briftcl fan. 19.
This city fft # rit^idwitb de/rMim FA, morn,
i^g about 4% ociria foe, the mtf <icful fow^fr ma.
nyyears in this city broke cut in tie warebtrf of Mr A.
Frown. Bookfdto, and communicated to thfeej Mr Lew
Jly ; ip Bell lane, which were amcf allfull of Spanfacet 1.
Matches end ofcr ccmvufisbies were difewvered in the
warer^ujes wbict.\, it is imogined, were placed these in the
night though thefa did not ^p^r till th hour above - men
tioned Meji cf the wool, &c was f„£d\ though greatly
damaged; but the wsrebetfs, which fem outside tfdril
laxe, are entirely confstrned. lbs Bell lamru, on the other
fide the toe, caugbfothee or four times but by the tff.
ante of tbs eugices. which were welljtylitd with water,
it was prev^ttafr,mfereadingfarther (which haditfo,
in al probzc:l t, net orb that lane, but the greatest part of
Bscadyreet ana s^ai must pave been difroyed.
" Ahf the time that thefire broake est, a quantity of
c&mbaj4it& we?'fund .m the key, aaesng a number of bar
rels cf oil to wh:lv the vidians bad attempted to fetfre, but
provid^iall, wert difafrinted in their diabolical feheme.
"I bf alarmrig circuvfantes have determined the,ri
ci,al inhabitants to patrols tbs city every right.
^ ''^tffaipt. One o'clock. lam jufl returned from the
CounA-b^f, where faeral perfa, bra keen examined,
"C" efwbeCT were dfebarged. Two, however, lam in-—
formed, are for to Bridewell.
"9oa%k Ged 'hgfr, is new diftiuoui/hed,"
PHILADELPHIA.
In Co 1, GRES S, April 1, 1777.
pOR the t^ v ra^mtfeg the PAY of & ARMY.
Refel^d, Teat Paymafler er Deputy p^ym fry
Genual dull pay mo mo^ey but by warrants from the
Co&nai&^ in Chief,h&ir rafp&&ire department
cira^rfig^d by thir rfy&^ Secretaries ; and
that tuc m^nty b& ptid en!, to the per feu fpec'fod
in the w@m£t, er to his order in writing, excepting
ia cases otherwif# provided by CaagfeG. *
That tl^rtymcmal abftra&s be made up bv the re
gi< e,al Payers, at &.d©fe of every month, and
certified by the ^fy&ive Cclonels or Cemraaadi ß &
Officers ^Brigadiers G^l, who fan
examine & compare the fam^with the weekly returns'
after which by ffiall belonged wih the Paym&fU;
or Deputy Pa, melter General, until orders are given
for the pay meat. 8
I hit trio regimental Paymasters only shall receive
from the Paymelter or Deputy hymafter General the
money due, upon abftre&,to the officers and soldiers;
and the hid regimental Pajmafters alone ffiall fettle
with akd pay the manty to the officers and ftldiers es
the regiments to which they rafpeaivaly belong,either
in perfen or to their order, and take receipts for the
fa_, to be produced as vouchers on the fettie^ont of
thrir lefptaive accounts. That officers and feldim,
who may be pifoners of war, ffiall be made up in the
abfira& i ef„he regiment to which they belong, to the
time of their captivity, and authentic returns fall be
That whenever any Regimental Pavmafter leaves
the (free, or is dismissed h* ihril nuke a return to
the Psymafter ci Deputy Paymefter General, of the
na^sef the commlffieaed, non-cfmraifficMd officers
a^d t^ldiers efhis regiment who remain unpaid the
sum due to them refps&ively, and what balance of
caffi be h^ remariring, all which shall be lodged with
the Paymtaer, or Deputy P^mafler General, to be
by him delivered t % h rex P^mafter of the said re
giraeat, or othetwif# difp&fed of'&s the Commander in
Chief ia the department may tiii # ; k proper.
The: mo commrihoM^d or nen~ commissioned officers
a^d soldiers, eomieg from any department where
Pa«mafter or Deputy Paymaster Ges' r^l is appointed,
ihallrteeive in an, other department the pay that
may be due to him, unless he produce a carfate,frofa
Ms Colonel or commending c ffi ^r, crunterigned by
th^ Paymaster or Deputy PayrasAr Gumi, of the
department to which he belongs, of the fam be ffa fa
due to him, & deliver the fimewith a receipt thereon.
Refolded, That no officer ahead, appointed,or to be
h^eaner appointed ia the firm, es the United States,
shell take rank by virtue of a cemmiffiem antedated,
butrank shall be determined by the time of appoint
r^^, ualefs otherwifa dite&ed by facial refclution
of C«R„ef%
1 ejelved That it be recommended to the legifla
turcted fa their recess, to the exroud^e power cf
the ^etfrt&rrStates, that they forthwith traufmit to
till B.&C .t r/ar ex.& lift of all effing unpointed
by thtemia the Ceorirentai army, th the dates of
their remmifficut, end times ei appointment.
April 2, Revived T^ the P^m&fl.r^d Deputy
P^ym^te General, at the end es every month after
th. faircf tri.ynrzF, fiull makeup rolls, containing
the r.arcs% es thep£»e&l emi othereffires of the army
so which they :eip#aiveh belong, who are not com
pnEdiu the r<gim#!tt&l kW^s, excepting only the
Corcmt^derß ia Chief cf the several departments,
who &11 rfoaiveJ, examfea fach rolls, and issue
th^r ^arrhnts o^ so Fayrcaforrr Deputy Paymifter
G^p^ml far the Aims dwon the fame.
That the Crox^andeta in Chief of the fevers! de
parm.mt be ditched toordar payment t o fucheffieera
and timchmratsef the stray as shall at any time be
orfc^d ,0 o^r department,, to be made to the day
t^ros be given by the nf,e&m Pay master or Depu
te Paymafer General, nentir^irg the nemo c f such
efficers and corps, tog^t^er with the ti^e to which
the, art p2id, which certitafa ihari be delivered by the
commanding officers es the refydive detachments (of
by such offices as &.11 be ordered without detach
me^ti) Wthe PayMafcr nr Deruj Paymaiter Gene
ral ^f the detachment to woick they arerzdflad, to en_
able hi^ to tumiue end m^ke up their future rolls
and ibiraar.
Extrea from the Minutes,
Published by Order of CongreG,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
In CONGRESS, April 15, 1777.
Whereas the Continental battalions are all on one
footing, liable to the fame kind of f&vices, and enti
tled to equal privileges.
Resolved, That the appellations « Congrefs'e
Own Regimen," “ Genual Waffiingtonri Life
Guards," &c. given to fomu of them, „e improper, and
ought nut to be kept up ; and the officers cf the &d
battalions are required to take notice hereof, ^d con
form themselves acco d%y. By order efCwcrefs,'
JOHN HANCOCK, P.eltit.
PHILADELPHIA, Aoril 16.
The Hjuorable th^Congnfi have ordered a raonu
mrat to be erc&d in B^n in hoaor of M jor Gene
ral^WAßßEN: an# another in Vitfai#, in honor of
Brifc Gen.MERCER, at a tefiimoe, of their i!luftri.
cm virtues, and of th, ^ra+itude of thiir country.
They have rikerife er/erei the eldefl fin cf te for
mer of tbwfr genriem^, & the you^e f a cf thalat
ter, to he educated tthe exp; neeof the United States
GENERAL ORDERS.
Head Barters, Morris town, Aprils ! 7%
LTIS Exc^etcy the commander in Chief ordera, i a
the meft pefitive t^m#, that all the crouinintal
officers, who are abfe^t without leave in writing from
bimfelf, or fores c^riueatal General effigrr, or are
not upon any fpe< Rd command, or not on the recruit
ing fetvice, (~h^ tw^ lad by proper ae&ri ,) do im
mediately j^n their rHpe&ivo corps, wiHtm the least
hefitatioH or delay. The time for which they have
written furloughs must &ot be exceeded a frgl's hour.
Such as have been feet upon particular commends, or
ate ogag ^in the recrui ing fervid, must p^ % ^
raeft attention to their orders. No excuse c^ be ad
mitted for idleness or d%ffipaticn, at a rime when their
cwn honour, & their country's in^r ft calls them to
the field.
His Excellency does not wiffi to e-nvey these orders
through the channel of a new* paper, but the difficult
ty, indeed irapr&aicabi ity, cf tr&rfm triag them i<
time, in an, other wav, renders it iadifpeafabl, at
ceffary. By bee Excellency's command,
G. JOHNSTON, A. D. C.
mdenih fu^ ablh&i-fthd ^m^ rs the offices
aed soldiers sfoiefiid, their rtrk and th« company to
which they b^ong, the time of their ctytivriy, and
the pay that was then due. And whenever such ,ii~
foners are to bUCTeharged, a pay roll ihall b^ madd
cut by the P^ymafter, or Deputy Faymafter General,
for the pay due to them to the time of their return,
and the money ffiall be fera to them, and their receipts
immediately Urged with the Paymaster or Deputy
Parmate General.