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That it be recommended to the government of
the refpedive States, where prisoners of war are
confined, to give every assistance in their power to
the Commissary General of prisoners or his Deputies,
by putting them in possession of gaols or other pro
per buildings, and by furnifhing them with guards,
in order to enable them to execute the foregoing
Resolution;„
And whereas Gen. Howe, by his letter to Gen.
Washington in November last, affeds to make a dif
tindion in the treatment of persons taken in arms,
and of the faithful citizens of these States fubje&ed
to his power, in a manner not only contrary to rea
son and the principles of humanity, but inconsistent
with the sentiments expressed by Gen. Howe himfelf
in his letter to Gen. Washington, dated Staten-
Island, August I, 1776.
Refolded, That Gen. Washington be directed to
require of Gen. Howe an explanation of those parts
of his letter of November 1777, which imply this
diftiudion, and the line of conduct which he means
to observe for the future with refped to such of the
faithful citizens of these States, as may be fubjeft
cd to his power.
I Find in your excellent News-Paper [Numb. 2]
a very remarkable circular letter, from the BritiJh
ElinT} to the foreign Ambassadors, resident in
louden, wherein they give a new display of their
ivo! . ions benevolence to America. —They assert,
'' .liter a mast mature, deliberate consideration, and
'~ diveled of every prejudice,—lt appears very obvi
' ous to be the common interest of Europe to annihi
'' late America."
A i„w years ago, these political annihilators
gingerly discovered their avaricious and deftrudtive
purpoki, in '.tempts to hip a little money into their
pockets by chicanery, from the Americans. —When
their wiles and cunning d,ere detected they soon
unvailed themselves more fully, " That it was the
iiYureft cf their nation, to commit the most flagi^
tious robbery on the Americans, or take their money
io m them by taxes without their consent." But,
a. hen the Americans would not tamely fubrait to this,
they then blufteredand fivore, "they should he brought
toabfolute, unconditional Abmiflion; yea, that they
would bring them even to their feet," &c. Tor
t® accomplish this purpose, they scoured the High
lands of Scotland, opened the gaols of JAj^d,
raked die Logs of Ireland, and fobhdized by immenfc
films, a niv.dcr of the Landgraves, E^ry 'Ates,
arc PArApaddrs of Germany, to raile an army of
sc,ccc men. nree rcurths cf this prodigious
arum, have filled the prisons and. enriched the Arne
rican f.hl with . :w c^cufea," and the AmeN-.mis
remain ! rm, ur. J, : °. & . c a ..1 independent 'Tl.—
Yet these wo ft: Ac.rats, indeed of relinqulring
their ridlv, nori adurcis ^r^c with their high design
cf dadurg America, land and sea, man and beast,
tun and .LT, cut ui e.Acace by one flcuriib of
their ccrcfe.% Aus ar ;. —They will surely fail in the
c.T m< f fads bar er ;uv,T, ar well as the former
ores ; but dT^Puiu'^er: will not in lead cure
IT: ,r%n: f, 'crxp /I th,r hindering humour.--
^\A we shall hear them declare, " After the most
nature, dedberat- confderation, without prejudice,
with mt ~utiT .y, and in the full exercise of the
m°d uT.it~.Tßufririt, it is a raeafure of the greatest
wisdom and utility to annihilate Asa an 'l Africa."
W r those who can entertain the idea of exerting
immense power in the annihilation of one quarter
of the world, will be under no difficulty of con
ceiving therafclvcs adequate to the work of erasing
eqt of exifter.ee two more. And they will, with
/great logical and mathematical parade, show the
millions of millions it will augment the wealth of
Europe. —The number of inhabitants in Asa and
Africa are about 200,000,000, fupfofe one third of
them should migrate to Europe, and each of these
estimated at £. 10 yearly, the annual income to
Europe will be above £. 666,666,660.—1 expect before
the revolution of another year, these almighty No
thing-Makers, finding themfelvea galledby France
and Spain, will be for deducing the. continent of
Europe to non-entity too, and they will then have in
imagination what they desire, the whole wealth of
the universe piled up on that Tttle all-important
spot celled Groat-Britain. But all these imaginary
yich.es will not difeharge the real national debt.
Be not surprised when these annihilating ministers
have, by chagrin .and disappointment, their mad
n. r > wrought up to the greatest rage, to hear them
r diddling in furious and pompous proclamations,
their vast purposes of annihilating the world above
nd the world below, especially the latter ; for the
c drugion of this world will be millions and millions
cf millions more advantage to them than all the rest.
Eat these swelling boasts, as usual, will issue in
nothing. And when they have toiled out their days
in making nothing, they will then spend one ghastly,
tormenting, never-ending wish, " That they were
nothing themselves." And their wishes in eternity,
like their projects and vaunts in time, will profit
them nothing,
PERSIUS
% the Printer of the New-Jersey Gazette.
SIR,
Extracts from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
'^f HERE is no hope yet of an accommodation
A between Russia and the Porte. It is fufpeded,
that a certain pc ver is endeavouring to encourage
i the difference between those two powers, in order
to prevent the former from fending any assistance
to England or America. We expert a rupture with
great far, as we cannot but fcrefee the had confc
quer.ee it will be of to this Republic. All the Ruffian
regiments are completing, am: orders : re given to
raise 30,000 men against next spring for that purpose.
Paris, 08. 17. M. Necker is to lay before the
Council of State a grand project receding the
finances, the success of which, it is said, will im
mortalize his namein France ; the contents cf that
project are kept a profound.fecret, and nothing will
transpire till the moment of its execution.
Napoli di Romania, Aug. 28. We are threatened
here with a civil war. The Pacha of Singo and the
new Pacha of Morea have received orders to drive
the Albanians from that peninsula, where they have
been guilty of the greatest excefles towards the
Greeks since the last war with Russia. We are in
daily expectation of feeing a frefil rupture between
Russia and the Turks.
PEACE is the wish of every good man, and every
wife man fees the way to it might be made fiort
and easy. By a vigorous exertion of all rhe States,
in three months the army might be compleated to
fifty thousand men, or to any number that may be
thought necessary, with every equipment and supply
requisite for the next campaign ; and by taking the
field early, the rout and extirpation of the enemy
must be inevitable. Then, my countrymen, what
wait we for ? Waste not a moment in hesitation or
delay, the work must be done, the way to accomplish
it is plain, let us unite our efforts, and by one great
exertion elofe the feene of war.
It is evident, that if thq exertions of the States
the last year, had been in proportion to their abilities,
the Tyrant of Britain at this day, would have had
neither fubje& nor property, nor possession in any
part of the United States. —Then how glorious and
happy would have been this sera ! —Who does not
regret the want of those necessary exertions ? —By
them millions might have been saved, —and that
which is dearer to humanity than millions, the lives
of many virtuous and brave men. It is good for us
to reflect what we have loft by inaction, to stimulate
us in future. Had our illustrious Commander been
furnifhed with the troops in due time, which the
States proposed to raise, or even with two thirds of
them, he would, in all human probability, have
killed, captivated or put to flight every man in Hope's
army before the middle of September.—% hen turning
his arms against New-York, would have soon reduced
it to submission. These operations must have facili
tated the efforts of our Northern Army so much that
Burgoyne would have fallen an easy prey. The re
maining British force at Rhode-Inland, could have
made no resistance to our conquering arms.—Thus
might the Great Washington, and his victorious
army of Freemen, been covered with laurels —all
the States been now enjoying domestic felicity and
peace —and the funjhine of prosperity might now
have been beaming over this extensive and happy
land ! —Let him that willies these glorious events
had taken place, now exert his utmost endeavours
that that they may be accompliJhed the next campaign.
But aviJhes without efforts, are to no purpose, and
every one is to be esteemed achording to the services
he renders his country. Millions of reasons, weighty
as they are numberless, crowd upon our minds and
urge us to immediate and deceive exertions. —Heaven
demands our attention and obedience.
A SOLDIER.
January, 1778.
It is said Lord North intends to raise the principal
additional supplies next session, by collecting the
land tax in England and Scotland, upon the real, in
place of the valued rents, and a bill is preparing to
be brought into parliament for that purpose. This,
it is thought, will produce a very [arge sum.
Various are the reasons talked 'of for raising the
price of sugars ; some attribute it to the losses at sea
by wind, weather and American privateers.; others
pretend that the vast quantities sent out to America
are the cause ; but the true one is the smallness of
the crops, with the high rates of freight and insur
ance, reasons fufficient to account for the present
advance.
Yesterday about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, his Duchess,
family and retinue, arrived at Gloucester-house from
Italy; his Royal Highness is in a much better state
of health than was expected.
A Great Personage has, it is said, paid incessant
attention of late, not only to the affairs of America,
but likewise to the affairs of the East-Indies.
Extract of a letter from Ramfgate, 08. 31.
" Yesterday, in a violent gale of wind, the fol
lowing vessels were driven on shore near to the North
Pier, and others were brought into the harbour
without anchors or cables, viz. the brig Mair, Ri-
G&udfoP; brndto Antigua; bilged ; the Mayflower,
For the New-Jersey Gazette.
To the BRAVE AMERICANS!
From Biw-rork (Briffb) Papers.
W A R S A W, October it.
L O ND O N, CBober a 5.
Nov. 17. The Bienfaifant man of war, of 64 guns,
is arrived at Plymouth in twenty-three days from
Hallifax, and mentions, that the Greyhound frigate
was arrived there from Chefapeak-Bay, and had
brought a letter from Sir George Collier, acquaint
ing that General Waihmgton's army had been total
ly defeated on the 19th of September, and that
General Howe had possession of Philadelphia.
The Bienfaifant man of war, of 64 guns, Captain
M'Bride commander, left Hallifax the 18th of Oc
tober, and is arrived at Plymouth, after a passage of
23 days. She brings advice of the arrival of the
Greyhound frigate from Chefapeak-Bay at Hallifax,
theist of October. The accounts die received from
her were only a confirmation of what has already
been inserted in this paper, namely the taking of
Philadelphia ; the defeat of the rebels under Wash
ington ; and their being hemmed in at Trenton in
the East-Jerseys, so as to render a retreat almost im
practicable.
A Privy Council was ordered this morning to meet
at St. James's, in consequence of the accounts
brought by the Bienfaifant ma'n of war.
Letters from Carlifle mention, that there is now
living at Bonus, on the banks of the river Elke, a
lifherman, named John Boyd, who is ninety fix years
of age, has a son of the fame profeffion who is se
venty-eight, and a daughter near eighty odd. It is
further remarkable, the latter is now married to tier
seventh hulband, who is two years older than herfelf.
B O S±T O N, January 15.
Tuesday evening arrived the ship Mars, from France,
by whom we learn, that the Continental frigate Ra
leigh has fafely arrived there, having taken tvs 0 sugar
ships, which had also arrived.
Sunday last arrived at arfafe port, a ship from Surri
nare, with 450 hogsheads molasses, some sugar, dry
goods, &c.
Tuesday arrived a ship and snow from France,
laden with dry goods.
Extract of a letter dated Bethel, Dec. 26, 1777.
'" Two vessels are arrived at Virginia, loaded with
woollen; they bring English Papers which contain
an account of Lord Stormont being recalled from
the Court of France ; and that a declaration of war
was hourly expected. A ship is arrived at Carolina
with 20,000 blankets. Capt. Biddle, of the Conti
nental Frigate Randolph, has taken a large India
man, loaded with dry goods, immensely valuable."
Extrafl of a letter from Albany, dated yaiar, 1.
" We have just been informed, from good autho
rity, thru, the Canadians have taken up arms again ft
General Cariton and the English troops, engaged
and drove them into Quebec, where they are now
furroundc.lby them. The Canadians expert to be
fu, sorted by<mr people as soon as the Lakes open."
For the fird instance a British crew of a vessel bound
from Grenada to New-York, with 70 puncheons of
rum and fix hogsheads of sugar for the use of the
enemy's troops, some time last month dispossessed
the master of command, and carried the vessel into
Charleftown, South-Carolina. The vessel and carge
were adjudged prizes according to a resolve of Con
gress.
Kilfon, bound to the Miffifippi ; the St. Michael,
Neale, to Corke; the La Bella Chante, Oliver, to
Oftend, full of water, and is unloading; the Ed
ward, Whitney, from London to Falkland island ;
the Tyger, St. Barbe, bound to Falmouth ; the
Charlotte, Johufon, the Experience, Sallo, the
Bourdeaux packet, Howell, the London packet,
Winter, the Elizabeth, Kickley, the Hornet, Grif
fiths, the Pollem, Spearflhot, funk at Broad-stairs;
the brig Henwell, Capt. Holland, from Hamburgh to
Bristol, loft all her anchors and cables; the Two
Sifters, a sloop, Arnot, with damage, and two other
foreign ships."
WORCESTER, January 22.
In a late London Paper, was a paragraph inform
ing the world, that a number of feather beds, bottles
of Lethe, spirits of hartfhorn, and lavender, Ac.
&c. wav preparing to be sent to the British troops
serving in America. Whether any, or all of these
valuable articles have arrived we have never yet
learnt ; out itis ihrewdly fufpedted that Burgoyne's
troops have by some means or other procured and
taken large draughts of Lethe, for the commanders
have taken to dancing, and the privates to robbing
and deserting, the former forgetting their men, and
the latter their officers; and the whole forgetting
they are prisoners.
The British prisoners Rationed near Boston, have
lately behaved more imperious and insulting than
usual, taking great advantage of the lenity Brewn
them by our people. Many of them have taken up
the honourable employment of highway robbing,
picking pockets, &c.
On Saturday last passed through this town on hie
way to Congress, Baron de Steuben, General Quarter
Master, and late Aid-de-camp to the King of
Prussia, and his attendants.
We learn that provilions are extreme scarce in the
Weft-Indies, and that at Bar'oadoes many of the
inhabitants are perching with hunger.
We are told, that considerable betts are laid that
France has by this time, declared war against England.
PROVIDENCE, January 10.
Wednesday last a flag of truce arrived from New
port; with oloathißg for Burgoyne's troops.