The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1782-05-15 00:00:00, page 2

For the New-Jersey Gazette.
WHOEVER will carefully peruse the latest New-
York and English papers refpe&ing the Ame
ran war, with the debates of parliament on that fub
4'ed, cannot avoid concluding that the proposed alte
ation of measures, as to its future prosecution, in
stead of affording us any rational profped of peace,
is intended as a mere delusion to quiet the minds of
the people of England, and to lull America into a
state of inactivity and indolence. The eagerness with
which the tories amongst us are propagating the news
of a, peace, is another argument with every man of
reflection, that we cannot be too cautious in believ
ing reports so apparently calculated for the fame in
sidious purpose. Depend upon it, my countrymen,
that the real plan of the British ministry it to draw
us off from our connexion with France; that hav
ing with this deception hushed us into fccurity, they
may be the better enabled to prosecute the war in
other parts of the world with the greater rigour,
and if fuccefsful, return upon us with redoubled
fury.
With these impressions it is earnestly wished,
that every real friend to his country will peruse all
the European intelligence contained in this paper,
and not agree to the least relaxation of our opera
tions against the enemy the ensuing campaign, well
knowing that if the parliament are really in earnest
in obtaining peace with us, it cannot be to our dis
advantage to keep our arms in our hands until our
wishes of an honourable peace are fully accom
plished. An old Politician.
N E W- Y 0 R K, May 8.
Last Sunday his Excellency
Sir G UY CA RLEPO N,
Knight of the path, commander in chief of his Ma
jesty's forces, and commissioner for making peace
or war in North-America, arrived in this city in
good health: he Ceres man of war, Capt. Haw
kins, brought his Excellency and his suit in 25 days
from Portfmouth,among other gentlemen are, Morris
Morgan, Esq. Secretary, Brock Watson, Efquiie,
Commissary General, Capt. Moss, chief engineer,
Captain Wroughton, Aid-de-Camp.
His Excellency landed in the afternoon, under a
difeharge of the cannon at Fort-George, and dined
with the Honourable General Sir Henry Clinton,
K. B. and Admiral Digby.
From the English prints brought by the Ceres,
we have the following advices, viz.
A Digolution of the late Minlftr,.
On Wednesday the 20th of March Lord North
informed the House of Commons, that his Majes
ty's Ministers were no more. His Lordship them
moved that the house fliould adjourn to Monday
March 23, in order to give the crown time to form
a new arrangement. J. he house adjourned accor
dingly.
On Monday Match 25, Mr. Dunning informed
the house that the communications for the purpole
of fettling a new ariangement of administration had
taken place between a perlon of the highest autho
rity, and a noble Lord of the other house, (Lord
Thurlow, Lord High Chancellor) and he trusted
the arrangements then making would meet the
wilhes of that house, and of the nation at large.
He then moved to'adjourn to Wednesday the 27th,
in order to give time to the final adjustment of
those arrangements. None of the Cabinet Mini
sters were in the house.
The following new arrangements of Ministers is
extraded from the London gazette, dated
March 27.
Lord Camden, to be lord president of the coun
cil.
The following to be sworn of his Majesty's privy
council.
Lord John Cavendilh, hon. Charles James Fox,
adm. Keppel, John Dunning, and Edmund Burke,
Esquires.
His grace the duke of Grafton, to be keeper of
the privy seal. The earl of Shelburne, and the
hon. C. J. Fox, to be principal secretaries of Rate.
March 30. 'I he king has been plealed to appoint
the marquis of Rockingham, lord John Cavendish,
lord Althorpe, James Grenville, and Fred. Mon
tague, Esquires, to be commissioners of the trea.-
fury.
Lord John Cavendish to be chancellor of the ex
chequer.
The following to be lords commissioners of the ad
miralty of Great-Britain and Ireland.
Admiral Keppel, Sir Robert Harland, Vice Ad
miral Pigot, Lord Duncannon, Hon. John Town-
Jhend, Charles Brett, and Richard Hopkins, Es
quires.
Colonel Barry to be treasurer of the navy. His
L O N D C) N, March 30.
In this season of national difgracc and misfor
tune, a change of administration may revive the
publick hope; the long succession of dilalteis which
marked the measures of the departed Ministry, had
extinguished the confidence of the people; defeat
and misfortune, by habit, had almost ceased to fur
prize. These untoward circumstances, not impu
table to want of virtue or ability in our superiors,
tended to depress the national spirit, to cherilh
diffention and relaxation of discipline in our fleets
and armies, and to weaken us by difeord, at a time
when unanimity was effeatial to our welfare. A
change of men became therefore highly expedient,
and we cannot help joining as friends to the ho-
Grace the Duke of Richmond to be Mafler Gene
ral of the ordnance. Thomas Townshend, Esq.
to be Secretary at mar. Edmund Burke, Enquire,
to be Paymaster of the forces. The Earl of Jer
sey, master of the Buckhounds.
The following to be Lord Lieutenants.—Mar
quis of Carmarthen for Torkfoire, Earl of Pem
broke for IViltfhire, Earl Temple for Buckingham-
Jhire.
Mr. Dunning is created a peer, by the file of
Baron of Afoburton :_Sir Fletcher Norton to be a
peer, as Baron of Grantley.
The following to be commissioners of the customs:
Edward Hooper, Henry Pelham, Sir IVm. Muf
grove, James Jeffreys, Thomas Boone, Welbore
Ellis Ager, William Hey, and Thomas Allan, Es
quires, and Sir Stanier Porton—Mt. Chamber
layne, and Mr. Strachey, to be joint Secretaries
of the Treasury, Vice Sir Grey Cooper, and Mr.
Robinson.
Sir Thomas Pye succeeds Sir Hugh Pallifer,
in Greenwich Holpitat. His Grace the Duke of
Portland is appointed Lord Chamberlain.
General Conway, Commander in Chief of the
forces.
Sir William Howe, Commander in Chief in
Ireland.,
Duke of Bolton, Governor of the JJle of Wight.
Lord Ferrars, Captain of the band of penjioners.
Lord Rivers, a Lord of the bed-chamber.
His Ro, al Highness the Bishop of Ojnaburgh,
is appointed Colonel of the regiment of horje, late
ly commanded by Lord Amberg,
Vice-Admiral Campbell is appointed Governor
of Newfoundland.
The Duke of Manchefer is Lord Steward of
the houfeb&ld.
The new Cabinet have already refolded to ac
cede to the four principal requisitions of the mili
tary CongreJs in Ireland, viz. to acknowledge the
Irish Parliament to be totally independent of the
British.
2. Th allow them a free trade Jubfi antially.
3. To consent to a modification of Poyning's law.
4. To curtail the mutiny bill of its ojfenfae
clauses.
Admiral Keppel will be called up to the house
of peers, by the title of Baron Keppel; as is Lord
George Sutton, only Jurviving brother to the late
Lord Grandby.
A Charge des Affaires is certainly embarked for
Holland, to propose a ctffation of /tytilities, and
a treaty of peace between Great-Britain and the
States-General.
The Protestor, a rebel privateer of 28 guns, is
taken by Admiral Rodney's cruizers.
L&rd North is appointed constable of Dover
Castle, and Warden of toe Cinque Ports, for life;
and aljo a grant paged the great seal, of 4.000/. a
year, payable quarterly during life. Likewise a
grant of 1000/. a year for life, to John Robinson,
Esq. his Lordship s Jecretary.
Stocks are got up three per cent. within a few
days.
nour and happiness of Great-Britain, in the general
joy at the profped of a combination of the abilities
and interest of the leading parties in the leivice of
their country at this critical juncture.
To render the endeavours of the new administra
tion effectual, it is to be hoped that the closest
unanimity and harmony will prevail among the il
lustrious characters of all parties; and forgetting that
felfifh rivalfllip and competition for superior power,
the principal contention will be, who can do most
at this perilous season to relent their country from
surrounding ruin
The firft official proceeding of the new admi
nistration, may be considered as an happy presage
of their future proceedings. They have laid an
embargo on all outward-bound vessels, which was
the firft measure taken by the great Chatham when
he came into office. The navy is the natural
strength of this country, and the only strength with
which we can fuccefsfully attack our enemies.
No administration were ever united by such
strong ties of friendfllip, and similarity of principle,
as the present ; nor was there ever an administration
to the war.
Lord Hinchinbroke has resigned the Viae-Cham
berlainfhip to his Majesty, and, it is said, will be
succeeded in that appointment by Lord Ludlow.
The following are in the suit of the present ad
ministration, for whom appointments are preparing
with all poilible dispatch: viz. Lord Derby, Lord
Abingdon, Lord Cholmondeley, Lord Offory,
Lord Foley, Colonel Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Hare.
When America is made independent of England,
and when Ireland gives laws to herfclf, then peace
may be restored to Little Britain; but the empire
of Great Britain is gone for ever!
We are well informed, that the Chancellor has
refufed to put the great seal to Mr. Arnold's pen
lion of 10001. a year; the Brigadier will therefore
be now totally disappointed in his views from this
country.
Friday William Knox and John Fisher, Esquires,
were dilmiffed, by Lord Shelburne, from the offices
of under Secretaries of state for the American de
partments.
The diftriCs of the two new Secretaries of state
are very unequally divided: Mr. Fox has only Ger
many, Rullia, Fruflia, Sweeden, and Denmark:
Lord Shelburne has France, Spain, the East and
Weft-Indies, and America. But Mr. Fox is to have
the management of the house of commons, in con
junction with Lord John Cavendish.
Sir Richard Worfley has resigned the govern
ment of the Ille of Wight.
Almost all the subordinate officers and clerks be
longing to the several departments of state are con
tinued in office.
As some ground for expecting a speedy reconci
liation with America, we are informed there is a
letter in town from Dr. Franklin, dated the begin
ning of March, in which the Doctor expresses his
hopes of being soon able to fee London.
The Parliamentary power of the Crown has
strangely changed in its influence since the reign of
Queen Anne. At that period, in order to give a
weight to the Crown, it was thought necessary to
create twelve Peers at once, in order to carry a que
stion. In the present times, to reduce the Royal
influence in that house, it has been thought proper
to add fifteen names of men to the peerage, who
have taken a lead in the publick affairs in favour of
the people.
so supported by integrity and ability. If unity and
wisdom can preserve this empire from the distresses
which diffidence and folly has brought upon her,
the great danger is past, and every day's experience
will bless her with increasing happiness.
April I. On Saturday last the right honourable
the Lord Chancellor, Lord Shelburne, Mr. Burke,
General Conway, &c. attended the council which
was held at the right honourable Mr. Fox's office,
Cleaveland Row.
In last rhurfday's council, the firft of the new
administration, the expediency of an immediate re
moval of the chief part of the British army from
the continent of North-America, was the only mat
ter of importance debated; when the cabinet came
to an unanimous resolution of ordering the garri
sons of New-York and Charles-Town to be evacu
ated, and the troops to be embarked for St. Lucia
and Barbadoes, under convoy of the whole British
fleet, which will be ordered to fail from the Weft-
Indies for their protection, previous to the setting in
of the hurricane iealon, towards the middle of the
ensuing summer. The necessary transports are now
provided for the above service. The garrisons of
Halifax and Quebec are still to be held, and strong
ly re-inforced.
As the Dutch have not made any alliance with
the house of Bourbon, it is probable that the new
ministry will not find it a difficult matter to make
pacific terms in that ^quarter. All Holland, the
French party excepted, most earnestly desire an end
April 5. Lord Howe will have his flag on board
the Victory of 100 guns, Admiral Barrington or
board the Britannia of 100 guns, and Admire
Kempenfelt on board the Royal George of 100
guns; all which ships are now at Spithead, ready
for sea.
The following naval arrangements have beta
made at the Admiralty; Lord Howe has accepted
the command of the grand fleet, Admiral Barring
ton goes to the Weft-Indies, Sir John Lockha rt
Ross to the North-Seas, S. Hyde Parker tothe East
Indies, and it is in agitation to give commands to
several other Admirals who have bee# long unem