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V! M jeif, previous to their setting out for A
mmca.
*'a rnJtSu WPS made (March io) in tin
H>afc of Co^nions, that 850,000!. be granted
pj extraurdmarra Ar the service ot the year
~^6, w.c quepion w^ put, and the Houle di
vte ayes 180, noes^
^Xw^:; Wa/cb 9. The King h> been
r^jed A ppo'nt John Montague, Elq; Vice
A'omiu, R 1" rr." h r'r ra to be Governor and Com
rrarder in Chief in anchor the Idand of New
found<.nd, and of thejfiamb of Mudalaine in
the &u:ph o> St. Lawrence.
It is reported that his Majesty will go to
Fordhwuth to take a survey ot the fleet before
they fail to America.
hea^iep^ who me tp„ go to Qmerica are to
vepr the fame Uniterm as the common soldiers,
aid their hair to It drelfcd in the like manner,
10 that they may not be diftiriguifhed by the
Riflemen, who aim particularly at them.
Before the end of next Mly'there will be
fifty frigates in America, which are to form 'a
chain along that continent, to prevent all inter
ccurfe with the Provincials. "
The foips of war fining out for Afr&icz are
ordered to have their war complement andtvic
lusted for fix months, "'
The 2,41 and 6cd regiments'are ordered tQ
Cork^oWdit for Chips, on board of which they
:r- to eibwark for America.
'Extract of a ^fQtrem Plymouth, Mbrch 10.
“ Captain' Rosr Wgls is appointed; to the,
command of the .linger fh\, of war, and or-
Tiered ..convoy the traniporrs belonging to Sir
Teter Barker's fquadrer to America#
" We have upwards of twenty fail of, hpnf
jorts fitting out here for America; betides h^
fail of Sir Peter's Iquadron."
Extract of a letter from Cowes, March 1,
" This day failed wih a fine wind at east,
several transports with troops, &c. bound flor
North America, which have been detained by
contrary winds for several days past."
The Deal Castle man of war, (that loft all
her malls, and put into Falmouth in January
: Mft) and the Carystort man of war from Portl
rcou h, both bound to America, put into Ply
mau h the 14th inst. by contrary winds.
• Extract of a letter from Portmauth, March 17.
" Yesterday the wind came round to the
north-east, when his Majesty's lhip th~ Triton,
Cipt. Lutwidge, and fix fail of tfanfpcrcs, with
troops on boards, (ailed from Spithead for Bot
tom. The others remain here, to take on board
tne troops that are to come from London."
Diarch 21. Orders are given tor railing 1000
recruits, for compleating the three regiments of
sos guards to their full complement, in the
room of those ordered for America.
A messenger arrived yesterday at St. James's,
from France, and brings advice that a squadron
of men of war and frigates are foiled from Brest,
with a fair wind for the Weft-Indies'.
Yeferday Gen. Sir John Wortefly and Sir
George Osborne, set out tor Chatham, to em
bark there with their regiments tor America.
Yeflerday a draught from the Guards or toco
men marched off the parade, in three divisions,
to Portsmouth, to embark for America,
The Ferret sloop of war, commanded byCap
• tain Rodney, is said to have oyerfet at sea, and
-every foul left. / ^ : ,
Ordeis are given for draughts to be made
from the different dock-yards for a number of
shipwrights, &c. to be lent to Halifax, in No
va Scotia, to repair anyof his Majesty's ships
that may put in there and danu in need there
of.
It was agreed in Monday's debate, that go
vernment would in the course of twp months
want 130,000 tons of transports. Suppose on
an average at 280 tons each, "this is near goo
fail, which is certainly more than can be pro
.cured at that time. This confirms the opinion
, very generally embraced among military per
sons, That the German troops will not fall be
in America before the end of Aumfi. .
. Friday a court of Common Council was held
a Guildhall, when a motion was made so peti
tion the King, beseeching bis Majefly, that the
most solemn, Wear, diftinfr, and unarhMguwus^
Specification of the just and honourable Arms,
.which his Majefly, with both Houses of Parlia-.
ment, mean to grant to the colonies, may pre
cede the dreadful operation of his armament :
which petition was prepared add ordered to be
presented by the'whole,Court. In consequence
of the above resolution, the Sheriffs Went yefier
day to his Majesty to know when he would be
pleaded to receive it, and his Alajefty appointed
Friday next. :: - :
Letters from Col. Faucit advise, that the firft
march of the Helfians has been Ifopt, and the'
men ordered back, from the transports not be
ring ready to receive them.
By a-gentleman just arrived from Ireland we
hear, that all kinds of provisions are risen above
athir^ri their value there, on account of the
large commissions for victualling the transports.
At Cork, it is said, there are no less than 500 of
'them to be victualled for twelve months.
The Flanders mail of Saturday last fays, that
his Prussian Majesty has again relapsed, and the
consequences are much dreaded by his phyfici
.ans. ^
It was agreed in the debates the other night,
the French were arming in al\ their ports; that
they bad lent at different tiv es 8000 men to the
Mauritius, and a very formidable force to St.
-Domingo.
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The CON G R RSS ba^ received t^ following
Advices fro%i England,
Translation of a treaty between bis Majefy and the
reigning DA.c of Brutifwfck.
S^ned at Rmtfwick, tie tyb of Jan. 1776.
EE it known into all whom it does or may
^^ern, that his Majefly, the King of Great-,
brn Lt Qing judged proper to propose to his
molt serene Priyane/k the Duke of Brunswick
and Lunenburg, Q~ ^hotira a body-of his
troops, to be employed 111 the fer Ace-of Great-
Britain, and his most serene Highness tewing
yielded with zed and readings to nb M;i;etty%
views, the high.contradfih^ parties have given
orders, foi ttis purpofc to their re pe&ive.mini
liers; that is to lav, his Brtannie MajeGy to
Col. Willi im Faucitt, Captain of the guards ;
and the moil serene Duke of Brunswick and Lu
nenburg, tri the privy counfeilor de ^Feroncty
who, after the exchange of their fuf powers,
have agreed upon the tolloning articles.
Art. 1. The molt serene Duke ot BumAviek
yields to his Britannic Majority a corps of itirgn,
try of his troops, of three thousand nine hupp
dred and sixty-tour men, \oich corps ihall. be
entirely at the dhpetition of the K-QI a& well
'in Eurbpias in America,' ; .
' Art. If. IBsmod serene Highness # alfo yields
to his Britannic Majchy, mbod) ufljgiu caval,
I ry otthree hundred ami thirty-fix mn, .but.^
Ihis Britannic Majesty will not have occasion far
I the hprles orthi 3 corps, the faid/corps thall ity^
! as a corps of infantry ;, .and if. the feryic^ re
quires them to be mounted, his M.jedy .±
: gages to* do it at his own expence.
Art. IIL The mod fefede Duke engages ito
^quip completely bosh these corps, exceptthe
horfes,for the light-cavalry / his' most Arene
Highness .Will keep in readiness for marching;
towards .the.iflti..of February next at farther ,
the fir# divifimi of this corps, confiding of two
thoufind two hundred and eighty-two men; 'in
fu~h manner, that this firft division (half arrive,
towards the 25th ot February at the place of
, embarkation, to be agreed upon ' between the
refoective minivers; a- to the fecund division -
of the faidhody of troops amounting to two
thoufani eighteen men, his most serene High
nefs.wdl cahfc them to begin their march, in
the last week of the month of March, at fur
theft ; these two emps fliall pads in review atthe
place 01 their e^bark^Qn, before his Britannic
Majedy's CommKliny ; and in order to prevent
desertion in their march, his Britannic Majesty
will cause the mod piecife orders to be given in
his electoral dominions, that all neccllkry mea
sures be taken to ffop every deferred bom this
body of troops, and tp rconvey them, witifout
delay, to the place of embarkation, there to^oin
their tegiments. His Britannic Mijefty will
cause directions to be given to the governorsand
commandants of places, bailiffs, and others, to
execute these orders with the fame exaeftnefs, as
is observed with regard to his Majesty's electoral
troops. ',
Art. IV. This body of infantry an'd of light
cavalry, (ball be composed of five regiments|and
ol two b,ahelions, according to the lids annexed
to the present treaty ; the officer's Servants on
the said lilts (hall be furnilhed with arms, and e
very necessary equipment as fridiers, they (hall
do service like them, if oceahon requires it, and
be paid as such.
Art. V. The inoftferene Duke engages to fur
hifh the recruits that may be annually neceffify
for this corps; 'thefe recruits (hall be delivered, .
, alter a previous notice of four months, to his
Britannic Majesty's Commiffmy, difcrplined and
equipped; the said recruits fnall arrive atthe
place of their embarkation at the time that shall
be agreed upon before tli eopening of each
campaign.
Art. VI. The King's service, and the preser
vation of the troops, requiring equally, that the #
commanding officers and lubalterns Ihould be
expert peribns, his molt serene Highness will
; take proper care in the choice of them.
Art. VII. The most serene Duke engages to
put this corps on the bed rooting port to ; And
none shall be admitted into it but persons proper
for campaign service, and acknowledged as such
by his Britannic Majesty's commitiary.
Art. VIII. This cor r s iliall be furnished with.
tents, and all neceffiry equipage.
Art. IX. The King grants to this corps the
ordinary and extraordinary pay, as well as @ft
advantages,in forage, provision, &c. enjoyed bv
the royal troops ; and the most fcrene Duke en
gages to let this corps enjoy all the emoluments
of pay, that his Britannic Majesty allows them;
the lick arid wounded of the said corps (hull be
taken care of in the hospitals, andat the ex
pence of the King, as the troops of his Britan
nic Majesty; the wounded, not in a condition
to serve, (half be transported into Europe, atthe'
expence of trie King, and landed in a port on
the Elbe or the Wefer'; as to what regards the.
body of light cavalry, they fn'all be put'on the
footing of British light' cavalry, when they are;
difinounted f but theyfhall hare rhe fumerpuy,,
as well ordinary as extraordinary, as the light
horse of his Majesty, from the day they (hall
serve on horseback.
Art. X. There (hall be paid to his most se
rene Highness, under the title of levy-money,
for each foot soldier, or trooper not mounted,
thirty crowns banco, the crown reckoned at
fifty-three sols of Holland, and reckoned at four
(hillings and nine-pence three farthings ; one
third ot this levy-money (hall be paid h month
after the signature of the treaty, and the two 0-
ther thirds fliall be paid two months after the
signature; the payment of this levy money shall
be made ; nevertheless, on condition, that thir
ty crowns banco (hall be retained for each sol
dier of the said corps, who without cause of
fieknefs (hall be absent on the day when they
I pfs in review belote his Britannic Majesty's
commilfary ; which thirty crowns banco (ball,
however, be paid as soon as the absent foldicrs
(hall join their refpedtiue corns..l
Art. XI. According 10 custom, three wound
ed men flea'll be reckoned as one killed; a man
;killed jhaU bp paid for at the rate of levy-mo
ney ; if it fyll happen, that any of the regi-;
ments, battalions, or ' companies of thia corps,
fhoQd. fatter a lots altogether extraordinary, ei
therriw a Rattle,' a liege, orby an uncommon
contagious malady, or by the lots of any trans
port vehei in the voyage to America,' his Bri
tannieMqelly wilhriakh good, m the most ecpii j :
lane manner; tf,e lols.ct the officer or soldier,
aid will beat the expehce ot the necefliiry'-
cruits, to rc-eftablifh the corps that (ball have
fullered this,extraordinary sols.-
Art. XII. The moll serene Duke reserves to
himwh the nomination to the vacant employ
ments, a, alto the administration of jultice ;
mweov^r, his Britannic Majesty will cause or
ders to be given to the commander of the. array,
m winch this yorp^ (hall serve, not to exatt of
this corps any extraordinary services, or,fuch as
ary beyond their proportion with the rest of the.
.army; this corps th 41 take the oath of fidelity
to his B< itannic'Majefty, without prejudice to"
the oath which they hie taken to their Sove
reign.•,
Art. XIII. Towards defraying the extraordi-.
nary expeaces which 'the haftyequipment of this
body ot troops occalions, his Britannic &jetiv •.
grants two months pay, previous to the march or.
the said troops; and from the timethe troopsftau
have quitted' their quarters, in order to repair
to the place of their destination, all the expels'
■ of their m wch and. trqnfpoft, fliall. be at the
charge of his Britannic Ma;edy.\
Art. XIV. His Britannic ylajefte grants to
his most serene Highness an annual fubtidy,
which (hall be regulated in, the rpanner follow
ing: it (hall commence from the day of the sig
nature ofthe prelent treaty, and (hall be single;
that is to lav, ofthe amount of sixty-sour thou
fan'd live hundred German crowns, as long as
these troops (half onroy the pay ; from the time
the pay (halt ceaj, the lublidy (hall be double,
that is to fay, _f one hundred twenty-trine
triouAnd German crowns. This double subsidy
(half, be.continued during two years after the re
turn pt the laid troops into his mod serene
Highness's dominions.
• [Tbe treaties with the Landn&ue of Hefle-Caffiil,
and the Count of Hanau, will be in our next.)
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Extract of a letter from London, Feb. 13, 1776.
" You will be anxious to know what are the
ministerial intentions, and their force for . the
next campaign; the following is their army
upon paper; Hessians 12,000, Bruni'witkers,
Woolfenbutlers an,l Waldeckers, 5000; fix re
giments under Lord Cornwallis, 3000 ; eight
more to (ail in the spring, 4000; Highlanders,
2000 ; now in A nerica, Boop. The failing
anddeftination of this armament isthus : Thofe>
under General Lord . Cornwallis are now embark
ed at Cork, and wait for failing orders; their
destination Virginia.. By the treaty just now.
signed the Germans are to be ready the 27th of,
this month to march to the sea coast ani lem
bark, but for what part of America is not
exactly known. The march by land is near
fix weeks, so that they cannot fail before April.
The second embarkation from Cork will be a
bout the fame time, and it is probable that their
destination will be against Canada, under Gen.
Burgdyne, who is foliating that tommand; in
the mean time, the 29th regiment, with Gene
ral Carleton's brother, is to fail from hence im
mediately, to reinforce Quebec, supposing that,
they can get high enough up rhe river, as far as
the Isle of Orleans, to make good their march
by land. The regiments under Lord Corn
wallis are, the 37th, 33d, gth, igth, 28th,
and 46th. 'I hole for the spring are, the 34th,
53d, 62d, 3d,9th, nth, 20th, and 24th. Lord
Howe is appointed to the command at sea, but
the commanders at land are not known ; cer
tain, however it is, that there are two Lieute
nant Generals, and One of them old, who go
with the Germans, so that it must be some one
of great reputation and old in the service, to
command over them; it is therefore conjedured
that Count La Lippe will be the man; he com
manded the army in Portugal the last war.
They are taking up Eafl India men for the
transport service, supposing they will be able to
beat off the cruizers. A great number of artil
lery .and waggon horses are to.be sent, and a
train of large battering cannon are preparing,
which it would seem can only be intended a-
Art.XV. This treaty (hall be ratified by the
high contrasting parties, and the ratifications
theredixftall be exchanged as soon as possible.
Thus concluded and signed by the minister
plenipotentiary of his Majesty, the King of
Great-Britain, on one part, and by tri # mini
fler plenipotentiary of his mail serene Highness
the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, on the
other part.
Done at Brunswick, this 9th of Jan. 1776.
William Faucit, (L. S.) J. B..de(Feronce L.S.)
Note concerning the levy-money.
By the state anncxed'to the present note, it is
manifeft, th^t the total of the heads for which
levy money is paid, amounts to four thousand
eighty-four. By the tenth article of the treaty,
it is agreed, that thirty crowns banco of fifty
three sols of Holland, (hall be paid ; the crown
banco is valued at gs. 9d. flths, which makes
for the whole, 29481 I. 75.6 d. By tie; fame
tenth article it is agreed, that one third part of
this sum (hall be paid one month, and the two
other third parts, two months after the figna
tureg consequently his Britannic Majesty will
be pleased to cyder it to be paid on the 9th of
February next, to the banker properly autho
rized, the third part of the levy-money, mak
i"^ 3^9^ 2s - 6d. the two other third parts
(hall be paid on the 91b of March next, the a r
mount of which is 19654.1. „.
Done and signed at Brunswick, this 9th of
January, 1776.
William Faucitt. J. B. de Feronce.
from whence they are, it is said, to be sent pri
soners to Boston. God blcfs you, at)d prosper
your undertakings."
Extract of a letter from Briflol, March 22.
" The wind has been so long to the west
ward, that the fleet of transports haw been re
tarded, some of them full two months. The
news papers will give you all the information it
is in my power further to present or furnifh.
The design of administration is declared to be,
absolute unconditional submission, on your part,
and to effect this, they are draining every nerve.
It is the opinion of some of the mod intelligent
that if you are fuccefsful this campaign, and it
is molt devoutly to be wished, you may bid de
fiance to any future efforts to subdue you, The
expences attending this merciless business .rc
already enormous, and at the elofe ofithe year
the national debt will be as great as 'at the elofe
of the last war. Many manutaaurers are loudly
complaining, and the Coventry trade is in a
state of stagnation. The iron branches in the
• north are nearly in the fame situation. What
then mull the year produce? We have confirm
ed the news of the unfortunate defeat at Que
bec. We hope however ir may yet be subdued
before any fuccour can arrive from hence. The
29th regiment were sent with Carleton's bro
ther some weeks ago but are fill at Portsmouth,
detained by contrary winds. It has been a mat
ter of astonishment, that thetown of Boston has
not been destroyed. We imagine it might have
been burnt long lince. It would have been a
happy circumstance if the troops could have
been difpQlfefled of it. They ,would then have
had no place of security. The burning of Nor
folk has made serious impreflions, and the like
fate to a few towns more will increase the num
ber of those, who have long lamented arid ex
claimed against such unexampled cruelty. The
foreign troops will not, it is imagined, all be
ready till the beginning of May; some m j be
sent probably next month. Burgovne is defin
ed for Canada, with 10,000 Britr'h and Ger
mans, Clinton and Cornwallis are destined to
the South, Virginia and Carolina. It is certain
that the whole army (the Scotch excepted) are
disinclined to the service. An idea has been
fuggefed that foreigners have nothing to do in
this quarrel; that if on invitation, they Should
not readily join, or refufe to ad; a proclama
tion, declaring, that every foul taken, (hould be
put to death, officers and men, without define
tion, it would not be unseasonable but equitable.
They are invaders of the worst kind, and should
be treated accordingly. A measure of this na
ture would be productive of more favourable
• consequences in the army than-you may be a
ware of# Desperate situations require defyerate
exertions. The government l.eepNs all igno
rant of what is palling on your fide, they have
net published any thing firice December, and
that only about St. John's, excepting the Cor.-
grefs's account of the late Quebec misfortune.
It would be a happy circumflance if some mode
of communication could be thought of.
“ You will get verbal information refyeain?
many transports now outward bound, their size,
&c. several in this port are large, carrying 14.
or 16'guns. One ofthe Captains told me, they
had a double quantity of ftort; and ammunition,
and that he apprehended they werd to be sent
on some service after the. delivery of their re
fpeaiye cargoes. Every possible care fbould be
taken to intercept some of these. All the mat
ters of them are not erewms. .
“ Dr. Price has public ed a very able pam
phlet. It has h.J a rapid file, and will tend to
. Montgomery,
" The LngUfli and Irilh troops go with in
finite reluctance, and"llrong guards are obliged
to be kept on the transports to keep theii ifrom
deferring 'by wholesale. The Germnq too, I
am well informed, are almcft mutinous; but
the Landgrave ot Heile is an absolute tyrant,
and muff be obeyed. It is therefore conceived,
th@t it the Congress have proposals prepared in
Englilh and German to distribute among them
when they land, which no precautions can pre
vent, multitudes will defers Upon tue whole,
the mihiftry/ if every thing favours th.in, may
have about thirty thousand men in America
the latter end of June.- They will have no horse
but two regiments of light dragoons, th /.are
now there, and Burgoyne's, which is to go.
Ifthe Americans have horfejydl trained to the
woods, it will harrafs such an army infinitely ;
and if they aft upon the defensive, intrench well,
harrafs them-continually, cut oh their convoys,
a^d it -ever they hazard .an, engagem^ nt, make ,
ti,:ir push upon one wing, it is imagined nere,
that no General upon earth can make ilf cam
j^rign totitive, a§d it is hardly possible that this
Country cantmd another. They have found
H i@q|w(lible to reefruxin ' England, i;eland or
&:orhnd ;^ though the leading people of the;
I,lt.dpi to hi mart v-oUntlv ar.okd America;
they' EGe 'therefore ^'» obh,a to draugbr
from the otl.tr regiments tokompA.q thole who
are going; id that whhe'tTe woole are em
barked, there uuijcaice be coco m 1. lem^.n- .
ing in Ireland, and is mam in England, belides
the foot guards and cavalry. lAn well allured
that the French government will wink at the
exportation of arms and ammunition.
" The ministry will encourage the forging
the paper of the colonies to diftreis thdm. The
whole of the American war is now confided tQ
Lord George Sackville. His abilities are mo-
gainft Quebec, should it be taken by general
derate, his pride infinite, his enmity muftinve
terate to liberty, and his mind unprincipled e
nough to execute the worff defigrs againil it
by the worst means. Colonel Alien and his
fellow prisoners were kept in irons in Pendennis
Caille, but before they could be reached by a
Habeas Corpus, they were put on board the
Solelbary man of war, and carried to Coi,k,