The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-03-22 00:00:00, page 2

Mr. Flood was admitted to an audience of his Ma
jesty, and had the honour of kissing his Majesty's hand,
and is returned with the King's answer to the ad
dress. It is said before he left England, he refignedall
the employments he had in Ireland under the Crown.
I RE L AN D.
In the HOUSE of LORDS, Nov. 3.
The Lord Chancellor reported the most gracious
answer of the King to their address, in the following
words:
" His Majesty thanks the House of Lords for the
obedient and loyal address which they have made to
him. The assurances which they give of their affec
tion for his person and family, and zeal for his go
vernment, cannot but be particularly agreeable to his
Majesty in the present critical situation of affairs.
" His Majesty receives with lively impressions the
representation of their Lordships of the distresses of
Ireland : And as the interest of all his fubjeCts at all
times affeCt him, he will heartily coneur in any mea
sures which afte r mature deliberation shall appear most
conducive to their happiness and general prosperity.
" The attention which the Peers are determined to
the country, and let the members be on oath, to re
port things as they really are. As to the address,
whatever else it contains, let it demand a change of
Ministers and measures ; let it represent the truth be
fore the throne ; if the English Parliament refute or ne
glect to repeal the Ads retraining our trade, we will
repeal them virtually ourselves, by not obeying them.
Other nations will readily open their ports to us, and
we can accommodate their vessels in our harbours.
In a few months this nation will be capable of repel
ling the attacks of any foreign enemy; and by the
rotation of military discipline, the whole nation will
becomt one body of constitutional soldiery. The
characters of land holder, citizen, farmer and loldier,
will be united in one and the fame person.—" For
my part, I will give my negative to any address,
which Ihall not expressly declare our right to a free
and unreftrided trade, which Ihall not disavow all
usurped power, by any Parliament whatever; and
ihall not eftablifli that allegiance and protection be
ing reciprocal, this reciprocity shall take place; for
Ireland being an independent nation, will not longer
submit to the partial insults of any other country."
Many other Members spoke Some objections oc
curred, not against the substance or object of the
amendment, for the House unanimously demanded a
free exportation and trade ; but some Members wish
ed for more guarded expressions. And the follow
ing amendment was proposed instead of the firft :
'' We hope your Majesty will be assured, that in the
present situation of affairs no temporizing expedients
can possibly reconcile this nation to its deftruCtion :
And that the only means of saving it is to open in all
its ports a free and unrestrained trade." After a few
debates this last amendment passed. The effects may
easily be forefeen. Such an attack was not expected.
The fpeculatifts who had so fully arranged the union
of the three kingdoms, or in other words, the swal
lowing up of Ireland in the all-devouring bosom of the
mother country, are altogether disconcerted. The
next day the report of the address with the amend
ment was made and approved both in Houle of Lords
and in House of Commons. Another was read, ad
dressed to the Lord Lieutenant. It was the most flat
tering to his Excellency, and passed unanimously.
The 14th Mr. Flood went to England with the a
mendment. It will doubtleft have its effect. The pre
sent military associations by affeCting this revolution
have saved Ireland The House of Commons have for
mally voted their thanks to them. They amount to
40,000. The Duke of Leinfter and Lord Shannon are
at their head, and aCt without reserve. The volunteers
were called together by a publication bearing the
Duke's name, to escort the Members ofthe Glorious
Address when they passed from the Parliament House
to the Castle, to present to his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant, which was done with military honours
to the Members.
give to such domestic regulations as are necessary for
the well being and happiness of his fubjefts of Ireland,
gives the greatest fatisfaCtion to his Majesty, and they
may at all times rely on the favour, protection and
support of his Majesty."
An address of thanks was voted, and a committee
appointed to prepare it.
Sir Richard Heron by directions of the Lord Lieu
tenant, presented the following most gracious answer
of his Majesty to the address of the House:
" His Majesty has received with the greatest fatis
faCtion the obedient and loyal address of the House
of Commons, and the assurances they give of affec
tion to his person and government, and congratula
tions on the increase of his family. His Majesty relies
with confidence that the House will provide for the
liquidation of the national debt, and for the honour
able support of his government ; and that they will
manifeft their zeal against the enemies of his crown
and the empire.
" The House of Commons may be assured of the
tender part his Majesty takes in the distresses of his
kingdom of Ireland ; of his affectionate attention to
her interests, and of his constant disposition to con
cur in any measures which upon mature deliberation
shall appear to be most conducive to the general ad
vantage of all his fubjeCts."
Sir Henry Cavendish moved for an address of thanks,
and, a committee was appointed to prepare it.
In the COMMONS, Nov. 1.
Mr. Collins,
r rHE flaming production of your correspondent, A
IFarmer,1 Farmer, had blazed away in the world for a
considerable time before I law it, in your No. 101.
With your leave, Sir, I ask that gentleman the cauie
of his rage, difeovered in this famous performance ?
Is it bccaufe I gave a sample of his nonsense, and de
clared my opinion of his jargon. As a new specimen
of the latter, I delirc the reader to guess at his mean
ing when he fays, towards the conclusion of the piece
under consideration, '' and in lieu of the more virtu
ous part of the community's indemnifying the tories
estates, I would recommend the mode of Virginia,
where persons who breathe the air of liberty, and do
not deserve pay for it ;" and here he flops. If such
jumble of words does not deserve the epithet, jargon,
I confefs I know not what does. And I humbly con
ceive that the evidences of nonsense and jargon do not
license an anonymous author to obtrude his bare as
sertions upon the refpeCtable public for proof. It is
true, the ipfe dixit or bare word of an antient sage,
influenced his pupils ; but the man's virtue and solid
judgment were universally acknowledged: but who
is this Farmer, that his ipfe dixit must pass for proof?
Perhaps he is a farmer who cannot call a foot of land
his own, and trembles at the issue of a little money
he possesses.—l submit it to others, whether such
charadteriftics in composition, are not descriptive of
a dwarf in the literary world ? —Here Mr. A Farmer,
you have my reasons for my using the terms nonsense,
jargon, and pigmy of an author. If you can be gra
tified by fancying this to be Billingsgate eloquence,
Grubftreet rhetoric and calumny, you have my leave
for that fatisfadion.
This gentleman seems here to put on the garb of
reasoning, and pretends to prove,—The tendency of
my writings to depreciate our currency,—The injus
tice of the plan I had recommended, &c. The firft
he attempts, by asserting that I bad been at so much
pains to prove the depreciation to be twenty for one,
when the more virtuous part of the community fold at a
much lower rate. —The firft proposition is a palpable
non-truth. All I have said upon the fubjeCt is bare
fuppojition and mere opinion. I have said, No. 111, '' It
is universally acknowledged that our paper currency
is much depreciated, at a medium twenty for one, at
the least." No. IV, " The Pennsylvania author be
fore recited, asserts, that our money is depreciated
on some articles ten, others twenty, others thirty:
Suppoling then we should take it at the medium,
twenty for one." No. V, " Let us suppose that the
depreciation is only fifteen for one at a medium; and
I am positive it is that throughout the continent, if
it is one farthing." No. VI, “If lands and houses,
as they generally now fell, may also be considered as
the barometer, then probably the depreciation would
be, at a medium, ten for one." Here is the whole
of what he calls proof:—l would blush to have offer
ed this for argument ! Still this dictator avers it to be
so; and with an air of authority, oracle like, pro
nounces the depreciation at that time much lower. I
am however still of opinion, that if a due enquiry
was made, and the prices of imported articles, ex
clusive of the reasonable allowance for risk and charg
es, compared with those of the necessaries of life at
that period, my suppositions and opinions would be
found near the truth. —Behold the futilnefs of his ar
gument I But it is no wonder ; for to prove what he
undertakes is like bolding a candle to the fun. Admi
rable ! The bare suppositions and mere opinions of a
piddling politician fliould have such powerful influ
ence over all the continent, as in so short a time to
increase the depreciation from, I do not know how
low, to twenty for one. He may perhaps infill, fay
ing, people have often offered that as a reason for asking
so bigh. —And has he not more frequently heard the
heavy taxes offered as a reason ? How come such le
gislative depreciators to escape his notice ?
He also, by a kind of argument ad hominem, at
tempts to prove, that I had received my money fif
teen 'or twenty for one, long before my more virtu
ous countrymen did ; because I was willing to part
with it at that. His argument, fyllogiftically consi
dered, stands thus, — None are willing to part with
their money so, but only such as received it at that va
lue long before their more virtuous countrymen did ; but
the Patriot is willing : Therefore he has received it so.
Or thus, All who have received their money fifteen or
twenty for one, long before their more virtuous country
men did, are willing to part with it at that ; but the
Patriot is : Therefore, &c. Can your correspondent
believe his major propositions, on which his conclu
sion depends? It appears to me impossible. If any
thing, it proves me (at least in this instance) an ho
nest man ; in desiring no more for my money than
it colt me. And will it not be difficult for him to fug
ged reasons for my extortioning, without a desire for
unlawful gain ? He proceeds, in some fort of dilem
ma, " and if he has no money, lie is an improper
judge."—-If I have neither money nor real property,
lam an impartial judge. If only real property, he
will allow I may fell for present enormous prices;
and then have an equal chance with others to have
mine appreciated. But I am weary of, and fear to
tire my readers by animadverting on my antagonist's
literary foibles; and therefore refer him, for farther
particulars on this fubjeCt, to my former reply.
In his farther argumentative strain he arrogantly
asserts, " that the contrary of my plans being most
just, equitable, and salutary, is felf-evident." —Strange
mortal! who lets himfelf to prove a felf-evident pro
pofaion by queries already Efficiently answered; par
tuous part of our readers who will be at the pains
of comparing my publications with the connexion of
this recital, must believe this Farmer to be either a
flupid numfcull, or a wickedfanderer. As such I join
issue with him, in his leave of me; and remain,
Sir, your's, and my country's friend,
Feb. 25, 1780. A true Patriot.
BOSTO N, February 19.
Monday last arrived from Cape Francois, the ship
Revenge, Capt. Turner. In his passage he fell in
with a fchooncr difmafted, having on board 5 officers
and 25 men, of the British dragoons. Capt. Turner
took out the officers and gave the vessel to the pri
soners being Ihort of provision. They left New-York
in company with a large fleet, having on board 10,000
men, destined for Georgia, but were separated in a
severe gale of wind. They had 30 horses on board
the schooner, which were loft previous to their being
taken. We may expect to hear of many others of
that fleet sharing the fame fate, as several of them
were difmafted before the schooner parted with
them.
ticularly in No. V, and my former reply. I beg leave
to make a few remarks on the jumoie of his queries.
That part of those who have opposed the enemy in the
field, have fold real property, and received the money,
as he insinuates the Patriot believes. But I alk that
Farmer, how much of that money they have now
left? How much will be left after the two next taxes
are paid ? And how much will be left, when ail the
taxes Ihall be paid for this war, and making the ini
menfe turn of depreciated money good ? —After he
Ihall have ascertained theft! particulars, he may judge
what justice will be done to this great majority in his
way. The Patriot knows there are fill tories among
us. But suppose they have refufed to fell for con,,,
nental, is the specie they have hoarded up taxed more
than continental, tho' much more in value? How
then are they to be impoverished, and the whigs en
riched, by making depreciated money good ?—The
Patriot knows that these bills of credit are made a le
gal tender. But is he the cause of that too? Is it
therefore just that this great majority ihould be taxed
to make millions and millions good to those who re
ceive it twenty, thirty, forty or fifty for one ? To ex
change of one for twenty, where the one is equal in
value to the twenty, is, with this just man, abomi
nable robbery. Then to receive twenty for what truly
is worth no more than one, is hisjujlice : This is mo
ral virtue indeed ! Perhaps he may reply ; This not to
be the case with those who received it at the original
value : I grant it as to its original value ; but is their
money worth more now ? Why do they not purchase
more for it ? I defy this Farmer to prove injustice in
the exchange of things of equal value. The horrible
injustice such innocents have fuffertd, is evidently
from the depreciation which has unjustly lowered the
value of their money. And if the present possessors
of such money must live of it, and pay taxes with it,
at the depreciated value, for the space of thirteen or
fourteen years after the war is over, can this gentle
man suppose they will have any left worth the mak
ing good to them ? Or must they, after their all is
spent, labour and sweat to make millions good to
others, who received it at the depreciated price ? Is
this the Farmer's pleading for innocent Jufferers ? Put
this in contrast to what I proposed, namely, that
whatever the money was depreciated, should be junk at
once by a tax on money itfelf, but such innocents ex
empted as much as pojible. The consequence would
be, that whatever such had left, would be immedi
ately restored to its original value. But, in this gen
tleman's opinion, this would be abominable robbery.
The remainder of this performance, until the reci
tal ofa paragraph out of Congress's address, Ijudge
not deserving any farther answer the recited pa
ragraph Congress fay, " To this end repeated at
tempts have been made to draw an absurd and fanci
ful line of diftinCtion between the Congress and the
people, and to create an opinion and belief, that their
interests and views were different and opposed." I
defy my opponent to bring one instance out of any
of my publications, wherein I have attempted an,
such a thing: If so, the Congress can intend me, in
what they fay refpeding the persons hereby described,
no more than this famous Farmer, who has made so
many addresses to them. He may reply, do the, not
fay, garb of patriots. I fuppofethis master of hodge
podge of words now knows no other use for the
word, Patriot, than to denote the signature I have
assumed. lam confident that the sensible and vir-
Feb. 29. Wednesday last Capt. Babfon arrived at
Newbury-Port from Corunna, in Spain, by whom
we have advice, that the frigate L'Senfible, on board
of which the Honourable John Adams, Esq. Ambas
sador from Congress, and the Honourable Francis
Dana, Esq. his Secretary, went passengers, arrived
at that port from hence, after an agreeable passage of
eighteen days.
'Tis reported Capt. Babfon brings an account that
a Packet arrived there four days before he failed,
with an account of the revolution at Ireland ; and
that 25 fail of the line at Brest were under failing or
ders, but not known where destined, though it wag
conjectured for the protection of Ireland.
N E W-H AV E N, March 1.
The letter of marque Blaze Castle, on her passage
from the Weft-Indies to Boston, captured a schoon
er, one of Admiral Arbuthnot's fleet that failed frora
New-York for Georgia, about the 25th of December