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LONDO N, Ofioler 28.
* S soon as bis Majesty's Speech had been read
in the Upper Assembly by the Lord Chancellor
an*Clerk of that Honourable Assembly, Lod
Townsend rose up, and in a vefry manly and triai
teriy manner went fully into the unhappy disputes
betwixt America and this country; at the cone!*-
son of which he moved an burn le Addicts to his
Majesty for bis most gracious Speech. Bis Dbtdj
ship was tecended by Lord Dudley. The Marqurs
cf Reelinpham vas the next who fork' ; he diff
sered greatly in opinion from the two hftm^tfiyri
<A Lords, and at the end bf bis 4perch proofed ^lik
an Ament to th, Address, which brotfgufoh a'
very interfiling and long debate, in 'which ,L, :
following' Right Hon. Members affixed writ the
three above, Lord Rochforr; Lord Coverd/y, th^
Duke of Gr. fmn, Lord Sandmeh, Lord Lytton,-
the : Bifliop of Peterborough, Lord Dartmouth/^
Lord Lffiigham, Lord Grosvenor, therDuke cf
Manchdler, Lord Gower, the Duke of Richmond, /
Lord Sh^purne, Lord Warwick, and Lord Ferrel's;
after which the question was put for agreeing to the
amendment, and the houfedivided, when the num
hers were as follow; Not Contents 69, Proxies 11;
Contents 79, Proxies o.'
The Houle again divided upon the Address as
originally moved for; Contents 66, Proxies to;
Not Contents 33.
The Hsufe broke up about eleven o'clock, and
adjourned til next day.
The arguments in the House of Peers turned en
tirely on American aftiis, The Lords in Admi
ftr tion candidly owned they had been mifinformed
last year, and that their measures were.confcqPent
ly founded in error, and had therefore f iLd of
success. This concession furpi(hed matter of f ivere
remark to the Lords of the Minority ; the R;^'p
o f p — pointed out the Life policy of cAnti
uing the dispute with the Colonies, ad nrred
Idminiftrarion to flop the father ravages of foe
nd sword. Tire Duke of R—:——d fallowed the
1 e P—+e's argument withdis u'u<lmatcura
y and inelegance of m nner, but? ith muh force
of matter. Lord Shelburne, in a mbit waun and
> ; &Are'que flow of words, , tinted tb^ prehmt ill
effects ot the c^nteh, and Ihewed hew much more
fatal the consequences might be if the unnatural
war was pursued. His Lordship was extremely se
vere on Adminikration for the impotency arid 'ie
expediency of their meafut s ; and after intimating '
that the introduction of foreign troops withofit *
leave of Parliament, was !igb treason to the cenfitu^
tion. hoped that the day would conr, Dien Vhofe™
who put that part of the free it into bis Majrify's
month, which mentions their being sent to Gibral
tar and Minorca, would be called to a proper Ac
count, and undergo an exemplary hunifl/nd^f.
Lord G r spoke to the fallacy of the Aridred
es, and the unfair means uftd to procure the%
which he proved by citing an instance of faamefti
partiality and undue influence, which fell within
Ids own knowledge. Lord Ferrers opposed the
is. '^<
fb~ business of Parliament was- operel in the'
Hou.e of commons by swearing in fever al Me^^
bers,; after % jell the Speaker read twice Ids Ma
jesty's most S-mions Speech from- -the Throne';'
whereupon Mr, ^ f^d, fop of Sir Thorns Ack
land, moved for a dutiful and loyl ^h^^his
Majesty in a very elaborate foe^fo ^i/^xom -
mending she lenity and forbeararice of government
with refpe& to America," and enfpreingdhe necef
fny of aiming his Majesty of the approbation of
the measures already taken against the Americans,
and of firm support from bis faithful Commons in
" tire protection of the war, ... .
The motion for an Address was fecorided by Mr.
Lyttleton, late Governor of Jamaica, who likeiyife.
expatiated on the necessity of .'Lengthening the
hands of Government.' , .
Lord John Cavendish moved r Gr , n amAJmart,
which occifioned a long and warm convey ration in
which the Ministry were prety i<u:ndk told of the
fatal effe&sof the meafutes of t'r-e hft bfyn%
The' Right Hon. the Lord Mavor, fpoye a^ainft.
the Addreis ; called the war anoint the Emeric ns,
a murderous war ; and said, tht he fliould. colder
every subject who fell on either fide as e ff ffiuged..
by the Mmifter, and th-ir blobd to be. laid to his
charge ; he concluded with recommending ^p Ad,
dress to the King, that he would he pleated to
point cut some method cf conciliating the affections
or the fubje&s of all parts of the empire.
Governor Johnston spoke on the infufliciency of
I'.''!°"' forces, to carry this favourite point of
4t','™'"''"'"?" ! He averred, that a general diffuis
' ' n°n Prevailed amongst the King's troops aherdy
at Lofton; and that three firid-effiers of the live
'c' y embarked it Cork, solicited leave
d e #to ^dged himfeb to bring evi
o ' '™Ctbenv to call for
Genera^ Conway defended a f
t^&neric&ns With
•an mtn of argument : Heeled for
formation from the Tra^C^v ' ° °' "I
America we might deem o % ovm • A3'%°'
Canada, whetbet Halifax, na % fofr fr,
fylf owned at this time the hmfrritv
tifh arms ?—H e declared his conf&mfyfy
assent to the butchery of :
therefore he rirmlv protested ^ab^
Lord George Germfore^^ ^'" "' '
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Cpl. Barre entered minutely into the consequen
ces of the summer campaign, described the situation
of the King's forces as on a wen, or little excre
feence of lan I, blocked up within the walls of Bof
tpn, and the fleet not even matter cf the river in
which it lies. He drew a conclusion; that if any
army of 22,000 cf cur forces, with 2o;ooo Provin
cials and a fleet of; 22-fail of the line; with more
tfy as many frigates, were three years in fabdumg
Canada, though c<,&pleated every.fpridg—wh^
lit'tfe.pro.fpca^ul^#herfcbe for ic^goo nieh to et
fe& the conquest of all America. —He t,old; the Mi-^
rffer, that as lie.expected but little iuforniarim
ffom him, he would give him some :=thabhe had
receded a letter from a Major Caldwell, who was,
f^ticy on alargefllate in Canada, who affur^d him,
t^t the Canadians, were net by any means to be
driven into tne war ; that he had tried the grts of
p.,;fy,.fen in ~ju ; rthat he.affembled about 1200
orrtyrA together, who came with large sticks, but
hatTtbndeaHclgoo , firelocks in the woods, uhich
tf@;uefe detrrmined to make use of againit the
Er„f„, if they forced them to take either fide ;
C.T. Barrel furtter added, th?t General Carleton
add ^ord'P:tt ? .were within a quarter of an hour of
falling into the bands of Johnny Herbert, a barber,
who was new a Major in the Provincial service : he
obferOed; that he ^d his friends were cenlured by
the Ministry as the. leaders of f.&ion; that their
convention with each other was, whirh of them
fhog^go to the Tower firft; but this they regard
ed not ; oppose the King they could not with to do;
for their ancestors teated his family on the throne;
butto ctfty their point against the prefect unfeel-„
irg fodrtjsiff[&^? 1~ would readily go to the
block. J
Lord B'c;ri,flQi\ anfivered Governor Johnston
f 2nd Col. Birri^ anddonjed the difaffe&iou ofthe
cffift^ feh. :@pfd the House, that they vrouM*'
receive fitisf.a&y accounts to the conti ar, in ft vet^^
, or tfcht'da.,
The Solicitor General like^ife replied to Cbl.
Barre, fatya him ofed^wing falfe inferences
irum his bwn pfem ifes, entered with grot spirit in-^
to the nLu it of the^efcgit ..vigorous measures (id
• mitring we had loft alb the places they would Rifi
nuate) in order to putus upon a proper footing to
cner even upon a negociarian withthe Americans.
A't ten o'clock Mr. Burke rose, and dpokt for
near two hours. Hf raffed the laugh of the H»bfe
*^t L6rd North's expence, by repeating ferae vktmt
ing expre flions (which he declared had fallen from
his Lordship in Parliament heretofore) and placing
them in; a ridiculous corb.alt with the unfortunate
everts which have of late taken pl ce, Speaking
feriotflyb'f the prefect fituarioncfaLhirs, he com
pared America to a people who ,had emancipated
/'lhenrfelve, and defended the . Mother Country as
a piratical/d&irper cf the ,ports and the naval trade
of the Colons.' The dify^ceful blocking up of
our troops in R<fn. he,ppm traded with his wont
ed ability o' c'e^cr [69,1 ; apd after l^nputin^ the
the danger cfthis edimti^, if §te dispute with Ame
rica cphtixpfd; he advbed, A^mioi^ration Wong*
er to hfakeFridahcl appeal like a porcupine, aim
ed at all points ~jjy&s pfftrlr.merrt, oopreffive
to the ttade end freedom of America,' but to (hew
a biendiy cptofy p^pc^,, ap^^^^ the Colonies
with rrer. c-ms. ~
% MrAC a les fy^foUp^& Burke, and will
his ufu.il vrfcme,&..and.. afo'rity aimed his satire
' pHfor>4!y:it Lord Nhrth, describing his Lorufhip
as the'Lfundejng .pilot who.had .brought us into
'our pre'^T hh^ “ Administration (fays
Mr. Fex) exe t having brought us into such a
ditemmn as rr c ablest es men cannot extricate ns
from , fy^.y. ft. ve reason to cry aloud in triumph,
7"' "'' ^°scr.Pr ufi bb pay; Alexan
der the <1 eat, never pained more in ane-campaim
than the nob? b Lord haslott——.he b,&loft a whole
fontiie — cq@tahb yutyfcr, wolt tecomptiffied
-.General hexmjx'-d bis raillery with some
^very hfribn's vbftrvatiGhsron the conduH of the Mi-
Wry, thdt^koCcafn n.to mention the old politic
cal dffih&fons of Whig and Tory, defcrihim,
• the present 3 m e mb&rs of Administration .as enemies
u to boredom, end rarfcJ' Ms.
As ok h as he copA^ed,.Lord North rose, and
a^ entering' lit.# a kin 4 jugification of himfelf,
and the-plan ofcohduadv; had purged while in o.L
foe. (rtplyiri with co/fiderabte spirit to the infinu*
ations which had been thrown out .again ft. him by
lord Jolin Civendifa, M, Fouke, Ms. Fox and
other speakers in opposition) his Lordship jellified
: the meaftires of Admiroftration, shewing, by strong
arguments, that they were founded as much in prul
• d t nce and wifilo^ as the fitnarion of affairs would
allow. Hi Lordfllip next entered into a difauifiti
on of the terms Whig and Tory, and proved that
- the present Modifiers aHed on the true principles of
Wniggifm, and that the mealur.es sketched out in
the speech, and echoed back in the Addrefe, as pro
per to be offered to America, were most likelfr to
effect an honourable reconciliation.
At 20 minutes after one Mr. Donning rose. He
pointed out the illegality of introducing foreign
troops into any part of his Mejefty's dominions,
without the consent of Parliament, and flawed the
bad tendency of such a measure, and of what evil
consequences it might hereafter be produHive, weie
it now fuffered to pass into a precedent ' He was
replied to<>y the Attorney General. : A -'
, The House did strife tin p a st font o'clock on
Friday morning. ' Upon a di^ffim there appeared,
For the Address without any amendment 278'
— Againftir • . ' lOS
Wifrity 17Q
The fellow inmifra Copy of the Potion of the Com
mon CounciLur the House of L&&itr.d Com
mbns, which w^ preknt(d> to'each' House by
the Sheriffs onCThurfday lart; 'FteV are both
, ip the fame words ^ith osiy a variation of the
. ~fydref„. . fr...,..,....'..
Thehumble PETITION oftheLoRDMAYOR,
' Aldermen,' arid Commons :,Qf,the City of
Lon bon \tf Common Council tfe^bled,
sbe<weth,
THAT this Court having thkeffinto its most fe
riops. consideration the present distressed fitua-,
tion of our fellow fubfras in America, are exceed,
ingly Ai*m.ed for the eonlequences of those coercive,
measures, which are pushed agairift them—mea
sures that must (notwith*anding the great uncer
tainty of their success) eventually be productive of
new and more burthenfome fcxes, the encreafe of
a^caormous national debt ; and finally, we fear
thelofo of the most valuable branch of our commerce,
on which the cxiftence of an infinite number of in
dustrious manufacturers and mechanics . entirely
depends # .:• :
That his Majesty having been graciously pleaded,
in ap&ygr tpa late humble and dutiful addiefs and
petition to the Throne, praying a cessation of hofti*
lities with America for the purpose of obtaining
time, and thereby giving an opportunity for a hap
py and lading reconciliation with his Majesty's
American colonies, to declare that be foould abide
by tbefenfe of bis Parliaments this court conceive it
to be their indifpenfible duty, thus early in the ses
sion, in the molt refpe&ful manner to apply to this
Right Hon. House, that it will be pleased to [adopt
such measures for thehealing of the pfefent unhap
py disputes between the Mother Country and the
Colonies, as maybe speedy, permanent, and 'ho
norable. . f
On Thursday a'new petition of Mr. Sayre to'the
House cf Commons, complaining of an 10 dueelec
tion for the borough of Seaford in Suffix, was pre
sented to the House by Mr. Sawbridge, Lord-Mayor
+ ele&, and fecontted by Sir George Yonge.
^ An account of what puffed yesterday on his Ma
^"jelty^ .going to the Hou^ of Peers..—Mr, Sayre's
coinmitmerit to theTower having raised the curiosity
of the public to art extravagant pitch, the streets of
Westminster were crouded by „ in the morning.—
On Tuesday a hand bill, signed, " A Poor Mecha
nic," was diftribu+ed in great numbers, which pro.-,
drced-an answer on she following da,, intimating
that, the Magistrates had provided erf&ual mriiri^to
apprehend, and bring to justice, perlons attempting
to violate the laws. Fifty thousand of thete last
papers were distributed. Sir John Fielding's adver
tifemerit combined with the above circuinffances to
make people imagine fbmething very extraordinary,
was to happen. The Middlesex Justices attended
-at the house of the Guildhall, Westminster, at an
early hour, and about 50 of their constables were
Rationed in the Courtroom. Another large body
cf conflables placed themselves at the door of the
Swan Tavern, Wfeftminfter-bridge. At a quarter
before o,ne o'clock a body of about 40 constables
raffed thro' the Park to the Palace ; and by this
time the num er of people, in the Park only, could
not b^ less than-25,e00; but their looks spoke peace
and good humour, nothing like treason, or inif?ri
fion of treason—His Majesty left the Palace about
two; and the procession was in the followirgorder:
two horse grenadiers, with swords drawn, to clear
the way ; three state coaches and fix, filled with no
blemen and gentlemen in waiting-"; a 6sdy pf^&fe
guards; trumpets; a body of ,ebm.n ,pfyt^e
guards; fourteen of his MajeilyX footmen, twoa^d
two; his Majesty's coach, drawn by eig§t c^eara
coloured horses, with footmen on eM h,,f/; ^par
ty of horse guards, follbwedbykhedhrtfff{es'a|iiiPft
under the heels of the hordes. - All walqtiterffi'the
Park, fave.a fe, taint, Itiltes, ^od a few Hill fainter'
huzzis. At thy,lqpr £{f,|^^
tie huffing. When the King arrived, the gun^t
Etangate were fi.red, :4 and angin Wplfe leavin' the
Houie; and'doring the pfiioQ9< W^b< ijg Jhere,
two of fheriibi/eltyajd§fyarag^^
to fee That all .was flu^t. Hi, M?j*fy<vrag ip the
Houfejuft 20 minuses,',nd,.hiirerurned^s peacea
bly as he went. The whole number of tne people
ariembted on this pecafion were estimated at sixty
thousand.
If his M- had been taken into coftody yef
t^day, it mutt have b^en by the ladies; for there
were five women to three meri, the P/rk through.
FRIDAY Odteber 27.
Resolved and read several petitions for bringing
in appeals.
<The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House that:
his Majesty had been waited on puwfuant to thejr
order, to know when he would be attended with
their Address of Thanks; and that hisMajefty had
appointed two o'clock. The Chancellor andieveral
of the Members accordingly proceeded to St.'
.James's, and presented the following n - * ^ "
Humble Addrefsof the Right.Honoufalile the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal; in Parliamentriffembled.
L . Most gracious Sovereign, ^ ^^^
.“ WE, yeur Majesty's moft.Dutiful and loyal
fubjiHs, the Lords Spiritual arid Temporal, in Par
liament assembled, teg leav&t&retuin your Majettv
our humble thanks for ,pufi@ft % gracious IpeeCli
from the Throne.:. ..A.
“ With the irtuiofcabor^eM^ we
fee the real, dtfenofxhbfedeqxrMe rueri, who, by'
the proffer upfreprefent^ictrs, have deluded and
precipitatedour unbapp^i&low.fulfcas in Ameri
ca, into measures no lelfefibtetfive' of ' their* own
happiness apd true iw^&fytWty Dangerous to the
prosperity and ^fdLQf&fl.BX^in. The pow
ers they have ?fiume,l, <&n&tlle arbitrary and op.
prefliye 3&s which tbcfo^^ leave no doubt
of their traitorous purp<tflirt(>induce the Colonies to
shake off the controuLof the fapreme legislature,
and to bury. rn,an ungrateful.oblivion, the remeiri
hrance of the great ineuftry with which they have
been planted; the filtering care with which they
have been nailed ; the many advantages which they
have enjoyed, and the expence of blood and trea
sure with which fry;h^ye- beetrprctt&rd by this
nation.