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five 'under it, is unworthy the reason, or the ffiape
of a man. It is true, Sir, you are the firft man in
the state; but you are so far from being the master
of the state or nation, that you are not your own
master, but under the controul of the fame laws that
bind the people. In that refped you are a fellow
fubjeft. ' he crown and kingdom are called yours,
by caurtefy of speech; but ftri&ly and truly speak
ing, both your crown, your prerogative, and your
person, belong to the nation. You can neither use
the one, nor dispose of the other at your own plea
sure. You are as much bound by sacred oaths and
obligations as the people; and the faithful discharge
of your duty, is the only legal obligation to theirs.
The welfare of the nation is the only true dignity
of the crown. They can never be separated but by
sycophants and slaves, while the crown is held in
trust, and upon conditions from the people, whose
prosperity and happiness are not to be riiked, much
less deliberately facrificed to the pride and presump
tion of limited royalty.
You aie a&ing, Sir, in an office, for others, by
the authority, and the means of others, to which
you have no claim but their own voluntary consent.
If therefore your Ministers (be whom they may)
take foul means to come at this consent, if they
squander the people's property, and exhault their
strength, in ruinous attempts to place the honour of
the crown above the welfare of the nation, they are
not only traitors to their country, but they mike an
accomplice of the crown itlelf to their nefarious
treason. Ihe luftre of the royal diadem is from
that moment sullied, and becomes the disgrace in
stead of the honour of the realm. It is a baleful
meteor in the clouded horizon of tyranny, that a
larms and threatens, instead of enlightening and
protesting. It no longer sheds benign influence on
the regions of peace, liberty and plenty; it glares
the raging dog-liar of wild ambition, and from ma
lign afped, scatters difeord and civil war, with all
their fatal train of calamities. Indead of protec
tion, becoming the fierce minister of oppression;
the jealous rival, instead of the fullering parent;
trampling willing obedience into unconditional sub
jugation, and turning the very guardians of freedom
into instruments of delpotifm. When such are the
shameless perversions of law and government, im
putations of a tremendous nature will rest some
where, either of incapacity or treachery; an inca
pacity which in private life would legally disqualify
for felf-government, how much more, in public
characters, for the government of others ! Nor can
state idiotifm, or state treachery be less obnoxious
to law, or more at liberty to betray nations, or fool
away kingdoms, than individuals to Squander es
tates, and beggar families. The man who should
expert “ grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles"
would, in private life, be destined to the Clobbering
bib. If the demon of miichief should predominate
over that of folly, and he should attempt to destroy
his inheritance, and cut the throats of his children,
a strait waistcoat and a dark room would be his in
fallible portion. The application is obvious to the
man, who puts the inveterate enemies of his family
in his bosom, and shuts his doors against his belt
friends. Who in the leading firings of flattery and
fraud, fancies himfelf free; and being the puppet of
a villainous conspiracy, struts the hero of a mighty
stage! " Who throws about firebrands, arrows and
deaths, and lays, like the fool of Solomon, am I
not in sport?" Who, to know his resources, be
comes a fpendthrift and beggar; and in support of
his honour, is reduced to bankruptcy of character
and credit. A PLAIN DEALER.
Monday, November I, 1779.
LIEUTENANT Colonel J. Connolly having made
a frequent applications to be liberated and tx
changed; therefore, in consideration of his long
captivity and confinement,
Resolved, That the Commissary General of prison
ers be authorized to exchange Lieutenant Colonel J.
Connolly for any Lieutenant Colonel of tne army of
the United States, who is now prisoner to the enemy.
November 5.
Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed
to report a plan for an executive board to Superintend
officers of these United States; to enquire into their
conduct refpedively ; to order trial, when necessary,
of such as may be delinquent, or try them when not
amenable to other authority under Congress, and to
execute such other matter as they may direct :
The members chosen Mr. M'Kean, Mr. Gerry and
Mr. Matthews. November 8.
A letter of the 26th from Colonel Broadhead, at
Pittfburg, was read, informing that some of the inha
bitants from Yoghiagania and Ohio counties had
eroded the Ohio and made small improvements on
the Indians land from the river Muff nvum to Fort
M'lntofh, and thirty miles up the I ran lies of the
Ohio river; and that he had ordered the trefpafiera
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to be apprehended and the huts to be destroyed:
Ordered, That a letter be written to the Governor
of Virginia, inclofirg a copy of Colonel Broadhead's
letter, and requeuing his Excellency to endeavour to
prevent a repetition of the trespasses mentioned in it.
November 9.
According to order Congress proceeded to the elec
tion of officers for the Board of Treasury, agreeable
to the ordinance for establishing that Board, and the
ballots being taken, the following gentlemen were
chosen :
Mr. Ezekiel Foreman, ) Commissioners of the
Mr. Jonath. Trumbull, jun. ) Board of Treasury.
Mr. Michael Hillegas, Treasurer.
Mr. James Milligan, Auditor-General.
Mr. Joseph Nouifc, Afliftant Auditor- General.
Mr. Robert Troup, Secretary of the Board of
Treasury.
Mr. William Govett,
Mr. Kefolve Smith, A c .
Mr. William Geddes, Commissioners of the
Mr. John D. Merceir, Chambers of
Mr. Eleazer M'Comb, Accounts.
Mr. Nathaniel Mumford,.
Mr. John Nichollon, ) Clerks of the Chambers of
Mr. William Ramsey,) Accounts.
Mr. James Johnfon,<
Mr. Joseph Howell, ✓
Mr. Bcdlow, C Auditors of the Army.
Mr. Felix Varley, (
Mr. Alexander Fowler, )
CongicL proceeded to the election of two members
for tne Board of Treasury, and the ballots being taken,
Mr. Houlton and, Mr. Sharpe were chosen.
November 10.
A copy of the proceedings of a Convention of Com
mittees from the Five Eattern States, met at Hart
ford for the regulation of prices, and
A letter of the 15th of October from the General
Affcmbly of New-York, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee
on the representation from the Legislature of the date
of New-Jersey. November 12.
Resolved, That each of the Commissioners of the
Board of War, not Members of Congress, be allowed
fourteen thousand dollars per annum, and each of the
Commissioners of the Navy-Board, twelve thousand
dollars per annum; the Secretary to the Board of
War, ten thousand dollars ; and each of the Clerks in
the office of the Secretary of Congress and of the Board
of War, seven thousand dollars per annum.
Resolved, That the salaries aforefaid be annually or
oftener, as Congress shall judge it expedient, revised
and altered according to the appreciation ofthe con
tinental currency.
Resolved, That regimental Paymasters, not being
of the rank of Captains, Quartermasters and Adju
tants, be entitled to receive the fame fubfiftcncc-mo
ncy as is allowed to Captains by the att ot Congreis of
the 18th of August last; this subsistence to commence
on that day.
Resolved, That the eleven companies of artificers,
raised by the Quartermaster General, be reformed,
and incorporated and arranged in such manner as the
Commander in Chief shall deem proper:
That when such arrangement shall have been made,
the fame be transmitted to the Board of War, to the
intent the officer; may receive their commissions,
which shall entitle them to rank only in their own
corps, and enable them to hold regimentai courts
martial ir cases that concern their own corps only,
and are usually cognizable by regimental courts-mar
tial of the line.
That the officers and men of the said corps be con
sidered as part of the quotas of the eight battalions as
apportioned on the fcyeral States to which they re
fpectiveiy belong.
Resolved, That the remainder be re-committed.
Resolved, That the Marine Committee be impow
ered, it they judge it proper, to discharge the vessel
which they were directed to take up and employ as a
prison-ship.
PARIS, Augufl 20.
FRANCE every day difeovers more and more the
immense resources it ha within itfelf, under the
governnient of a sovereign who confiders every mo
ment loft, in which fumething is not done for the
happiness of his people and the honour of hi, crown.
The reign ot Louis XVI will be the most brilliant e
pocha of our annals. Posterity will fix their admira
tion on this hap; y reign: They will distinguish it, by
that grand support of all government, a Prince go
verning the manners of his people, by his own good
example ; by juft&e and humanity guiding the Scep
tre, and wisdom and truth in all his Counsels. All
the movements of his Minitters are directed by the
fame spirit to the common good ; and the genius of
the great Henry animates this his august delcendant.
If the people of France had not already proved be
yond all doubt, that their affection for the King is
their ruling passion, there could now no longer beany
doubt. At this instant a good Prince finds in the
hearts of his fubjetts, the richest tribute. From the
highest rank to the lowed, the whole nation is alive
to promote the glory of their Sovereign. The Princes
ot the Royal Blood, the Prince of Conde, the Duke
ot Bourbon, Marshals Povier, Richelieu, and almolt
all the Lords ofthe Court, have folicitid for permif
tion to serve in the prelent war ; and ifthere is no op
portunity of giving them a command, they have offer
ed to march with their regiments. Six hundred Gen
tlemen of the King's body guards have solicited the
On the 26th, we marched at three in the morn
ing. At fun-rife, the enemy began to dispute every
inch ofthe road we went, but we forced them to rr<
tire to the other fide of a small river, killed a number
of their men, and almost took five of their guns.
The enemy destroyed all the country before us, and
what they could not carry away, they burnt. We
made three more marches, and came to a village
called I uttargaring; it had been a very fine village
but the most of it had been laid in ashes the night
before. °
. By the 2d January 1779, the Commissary had
joined us with the provisions. On the 4th we ad
vanced about fix miles, and when we came to our
ground, we loft Capt. Stewart by a nine pound shot.
" We had now loft the two best officers in our ar
my. The one was second in command, and com
manded the firft division of the army; and the other
commanded the third division.
“ We were now within 15 miles of Punah, and had
accounts of their putting hay in the houses to destroy
it alio, so that we could get no provisions but what
we had with us. We were in this camp three days,
and, on the 11th of January, orders were given to
at 11 o'clock at night. We were all in high
Spirits, thinking it was to rout up the enemy's quar
ters, as their camp was only three miles from us. In
the room of going to their camp, it was to retreat.
In our way back during the night, we loft the road.
Carts broke down, and the enemy plundered all our
baggage and camp equipage.
fame favour from their Captains. The King, With
his usual goodness has given them the most flattering
evidences of his gratitude.
The following letter written by 50 gentlemen to the
King, characterizes the French Nobility, who are
more devoted to glory than plealures:
“ S I R,
" Fifty Captains belonging to your Majesty's regi
ments, cannot observe but with the utmost concern,
that while other officers of your Majesty have an op
portunity given them, to signalize their zeal for your
service, and for the benefit of their country, they can
indulge thcmfelves only in a generous, but fruitlefs
envy, of the happy lot of others. Shall we continue,
to be lels honoured than the lowest of your soldiers?
Deign Sir, to accept of what little services we have the
honour to offer you, with our blood and lives. From
a love to our country, which animates our breasts, we
devote them to its service. Under the command of
such general officers as you may please to appoint, we
will form a company of volunteers, we will foregoe
very indulgence, every luxury shall be prescribed a
mong us, and we will lay aside every fuperfluous orna
ment of dress. We will be sedulous to merit by a
subordination and regularity of conduct, and the in
trepidity of our efforts, the honour which we now
pray your Majesty of being permitted to serve you."
The King favoured the wishes of these gentlemen,
and a considerable number of young noblemen are to
march with them, under the command of the Prince
of Conde.
Madrid, August 31. A courier extraordinary is
arrived from Cadiz, with an account that off that
port three frigates of the squadron of Don Langard,
have had an action with an equal number of Britilh
frigates. It lasted about 20 hours with great Daugh
ter on both sides, bnt at length the Britilh were taken
and carried into Cadiz.
A royal edid has been published, by which an ex
ad and compleat observance is ordered of the second
and sixth articles ofthe treaty of friendship, guarantee
and commerce, concluded May 11, 1778, between
his Catholic Majesty, and the Queen of Portugal.
L OND O N,
Sept. 17. Advice is received from Gibraltar, that;
an engagement had happened in the Mediterranean,
between a Spanilh squadron of light cruizers and a
squadron of Algerine rovers, wherein two of the lat
ter were funk, and their crews perished. The re
mainder were carried into Cadiz.
Extra# of a letter from an officer in tbe Eafl- India Com
pany's Jervice, to his jatber in Edinburgh, dated
Bombay, March 14, 1779.
" I wrote you the firft of this month, and shall
now give you a short account of our campaign.
" On the 22d Nov. 1778, a detachment consisting
of 600 teapoy grenadiers, and four small field pieces,
embarked to take possession of a pass over the Gots
(the Gots is a ridge of mountains that extends from
Cape Comorin to the high lands of St. John's). On
the 23d, the whole army embarked, and landed next
day on the continent opposite to Bombay, which is
about twelve leagues over. We took a small lort,
embarked, and went nine miles up a river, when we
had accounts of the detachment taking possession of
the pass without being opposed. We were now thirty
miles from the foot of the pass, and from the foot to
the top was fix more, up hill all the way. We were
obliged to stay below to collect provisions and bul
locks for the use of the army.
" On the 22d of December, we began to get our
guns, ammunition, stores, &c. up the pass, and got
that bulinefs accomplished by next day, when the e
nemy began to cannonade our camp.
" On the 25th, we advanced a few miles, where
the country was so narrow that our army reached
from hill to hill. We now waited for the Commissary
with his provisions, and on the 29th Lieut. Col. Cay
received a mortal wound with a rocket, when he was
sent to Bombay, we having a free communication with
that place.