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TticA ^Boston Gazette.
To GENERAL BURGOYNE.
S I R,
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" \C"As*°°° ,re find an extract of a letter,
% § {^^{^ 1 $ which it is %id you wrote a
I 1 I few day s# ^r the batrie of
^§ ^^ {^ ClpAltowty to a Noble
'^^^^feewo^Qj Ldrd in Engbhd, and 1
*~?^f*'%>^ take notice you elofe your,
narration of that important day's work, by lay-:
ing, " The day ended with glory."/
As I am totally at a lot's do know what part
of that day's cendud was crowned with so much
*' gl°ty" ° n your part, permit me, Sir, to en-,
quire, whether ft was such a ^ glorious" at
' chievement for upwards of two tuoulanci regu
lar disciplined troops, being the flower of the
British l my, h.aded by the most approved and ^
experienced Generals, with part of thetrain qt
artillery, supported and covered 'with tree ship /
of the'line, a number of frigates and floating
batteries, and the large battery on Corps-Hill,
in Which 0 neral Clinton afid 'you tookyottr
stand, and which commanded the town, to dil
lodge a mhfh inferior number of American mi- „
litia from a Render defence, which they had but
four hours t& prepare ; for it was twelve o'clock
before dther'fpade ^ pick-ax entered the
ground, ahd'the Lively ship of whr fired upon
them at four next morning, and soon after the
'battery above-mentioned began to play.
Was it indeed such a “glorious” a&ibn,
\with all this tremendous apparatus of war, and p
under all these advantageous circumflances, in
the space of twelve hours, to kill seventy-seven,
and wound two hundred and f^venty-eight A
mericans (twenty-eight of which were captiyat
'ed) and take'fve fraall pieces of cannon, which
they had hot time to [dace ? Nor was all this
effected, till they had fulhined your site frofa
four o'clock in the morning, 'till four in the af
ternoon ; being then quite worn down with ta
rtigue, and their ammunition wholly expended,
were obliged to retreat. 1
Your rep^efehtation of the tranfiidhons of that
• day, does the Americans an honour you never
intended : All Europe will revere the fortitude,
-and hand furprized at the firmnefs and valour .
of this handful of brave, though Undisciplined ;
m ^ ] - , . „ r 1 ~
Or was it indeed such a " glorious light to
view the field strewed with the mangled corpses ;
of a few brave and virtuous Americans ? of to
fee the agonies, and hear the piercing shrieks :
and dyinz groans of Abercrombie, Fitcairne, ,
'and above a thoufard others of thbfe who were
brought hither to crush 'the fifing liberty of A
merica, but who now lay weltring in their gore?
or to'behold the inexpressible anguish of the wi
dows and orphans made by that dhy'swicked at-.
tempt to bidhve America ? ,
If such h feene as this is rt glorious" in your
'eyes, Americans are ,of opposite sentiments ;
'they lament the lo§ of thdfe brave Britons,
\vhofe Iffe-ahd blood, thould have been referyed',
for acaufe ofjuftice against the natural enemies
ts Englishmen. Americans mourn over the
wounds you compel then to give; and heartily
Sympathize with those widows and orphans you
forced them to make.
But perhaps it was yourlaying Charleftown
in aihes that has elated yohr mind, and led you
%0 conclude, that " the day ended with glory."
Remember, Sir, any parraci?e, any assassin,
^he ~re?.teft of villains, with proper materials,
tan set wooden buildings Oh fire, especially
When they themselves are as far out of danger
is you was at that time.,
Was it indeed '" glorious" to fee wholes reets
'filling together in flaming ruins, owned by iub
jedts second to none for their loyalty to the Mo
narch of Britain, who by the way, have now
sprung to their arms, determined to clrcck the
bloody can er of ministerial vengeance, or perish
in the attempt?
Was there any necessity, from the exigency
; of.the day,yfbr this wanton waste of English
property,"to the amount of ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS Sterling? You your
felf acknowledge, that neither Clinton nor you
perceived any firing from the town of Charlef
town on the troops under Lord Howe, nor did
any body olfe fee any § for I now appeal to his
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A M E R IGA N ADVERTISE R.
THU R S D A Y, ^^^^^ FE BRU ARY ift, 1776.
Printed by SAMUEL LOUDON, in Water-Street, between the Coffee-House and the* Old Slip.
Thursday, 43 .Mify after 6,
Friday, 32 Min. alter 7
Saturday, 19 Min. afterß
Sunday, 5 Min. after 9
POR^SMOUT H, (N. H%^re) bee. %.
'Laft Monday, at a public town meeting, the
'following gentlemen were chosen Delegates to
reprefekt this town in ' Provincial Congress now
convened atExeter; and By ^Committee appoint
ed to draw up inftrudtions for them, -.they were
the next day unariimoufly voted by the town.
To SAM. CUTTS, and SAM. SHER
BURNE, Efefe. thd Capt. PIERCE
%ONG.
'Gentlemen,
'A ' ''' approaching feffionof the Confrefi,
will be attended with the corJideration
of niatters of more importance than ever came
before any body of men in this colony ; your
constituents delireyour ftri& attention to these
their inftruHions, supposing your motives, in
accepting our choice of you, to be those alone
of promoting the Public Good.
The precept lent to this town for the choice
of delegates 'hiedtions ourtaking up a form of
'g^rnment in this colony ; this We conceive
to be a meafure,to be entered on with the greatoft
caution, 'calmnefs and deliberation : we are of
opinion, that the present times are too unsettled
to admit of perfecting a form, 'ftable and per
manent, and that to attempt it now, would in
jure us, by furnifldngour erieraiet ;in Gfeat-Bri
tain, with arguments to persuade the good peo
ple there, that we are aiming at independency,
which we totally difavdw. We should there
fore prefer the Government of the Congress
'till God in his Providence, shall afford us
quieter rimes.
If however tte'Congrefs shall think proper
to eft'ablifh 'a new 'Form of Government, we
enjoin you, that no private pique or prejudice
may fecldde from the appointment to any place
®f honour or profit, men of approved honour
and integrity, whether members likely to be
appointed to such places, who you have no rea
son tb think fought an election, that you do
every thing in yoU'r power to prevent their
appointment..
The courts of justice id this colony, you
are sensible, have long slept. We earnestly
require you, that you use your influence in the
Congress, that i^e law may have its course,
not only for the punishment of offenders, but
to enforce the payment of just debts;under such
regulations, as the Congress, in their wisdom
shall think proper.
As the dastardly And inhuman behaviour of
the persons hitherto intruded .by the British mi
nistry, to execute their designs against America,
convince us, that they will take all advantages
of the weakness of any post, while they art
fully avoid all such as' are in a situation to
make a refifUnce, we desire you will pay a
proper attention, to the further fortifying, and
guarding the port of Pifeataqua, now the fron
tier of the colony; and that ih^generai you
fyare no pains, to have every part of this colo
ny in a slate of defence : At the fame time
however, that we give you this ihftrd&ion,
we recommend itto you thatif a plan of accom
modation be proposed, the completion of which
will terminate, in an honourable settlement of
the present disputes, you give your assent there
to; and we the more readily advise this, because
Lordfllip's candour, whether it was possible that
his troops could have been annoyed by the A
mericans, from any of the houses in Charlef
town,. provided„thefe houses had all been full of
them.
The town of Chariefown 'was always in your
power; find you might have fet'it on fire at any
hour when you pleased.
Would it not have been less inglorious tohave
feferved rt for she use efyotir own troops, who
have fme'e loaded you with many a curie,
white buffering in cold and rain, for want of be
ing covered in those very buildings you deftfoy
ed?7 / .
If this is your idea of “ glory," T shall think
that this, had the martial fool you difeover ih
lamenting the absence ofyour nephew, Thomas
Stanley, Efy because you were Out of the di
re&ion of the American shot, pretty near of a
piece.
Liberty, Peace and Glory tb both countries
is the voice of AMERICA.
HIGD WATER at NEW^YORK.
Monday, 48 Min. after fy
Tuesday,, 'fl Min. 'after 10
Wednesday, 12 Mm.tifter 11
Full Moon, 4th.
As we are fifthly persuaded, the iheafcres
1 We are taking for the preservation of our free
dom, are highly juftifiafde in the fight of God
and man, we are determined to hazard our lives
and fortunes, in thepcofecution of them, con
vinced, that our brethren in every part of the
colony, are adulated by the feme Motives, and
will readily pay their proportion of the public
expence ; you will therefore he careful, to fee
that the proportion be equitably adj'ufted with
refped to this town, which has already greatly
fuftered by the loss of its trade, almost its orly
support, atd of the revival of which, there is at
prefect no profped.
^We particularly recommend, that you ftridiy
'guard against every measure that may have a
tendency to cause disunion, and that at all times
you keep fight of this recommendation, as a
\ disagreement among durfelvesy is what our ene
mies are earnestly wifhihg for, and consequent
ly what we, should be more particularly care
ful, to fee them disappointed in.
Vou will use -your'endeavours that afty Corh
mittee^ef Safety, which may be appointed by
the Colony Congress, may be directed in their
recess, to. fit in thiß town, which in all proba
bility, will be the feht of adion, and may want
the readied assistance, and that the said Com
mittee be kept under fyrt adjournments
We entertain the Ingheft and food grateful
sense, of the merit find bravery, of such of
bar brethren, as at this tiibe are called forth,
to " jeopard their lives in the high places Of
the field,' 2 and hope this colony will be behind
hand ih/none, to fee that they am properly
rewarded, taking due rare, nt the fame time,
to keep up the very just and necessary line of
distinction, between the 'Civil and Military
powers.
You will from time to time, inform the
town Committee of Safety, /of such matters of
importance, as are proposed to be trimfacted in
Congress, and take their advice and inftrudtion
thereon, or that of our constituents, in town
meeting assembled, if the said Committee shall
think proper.
f IF ILA DELP HI A, ja*. ^%
Our readers will ^xped that we should give
some account of so interesting a piece of intelli
gence as the late Qnfuccefsful but bruoe attempt
made by the continental troops to ftorm.the
town of QUEBEC. The following is the best
we have been able to colled, and we have' rea
son to think contains the most material facts:
General Montgomery had determined to
storm the town as soon as a good opportunity
offered, and his plan was to attack the Upper
and the Lower Town at the fame time; but se
veral of his soldiers having deserted, he was in
duced to alter his design, and thought it rhoft
prudent to make two different attacks upon the
Lower Town, one at Cape Diamond ahd the
other at St. Rocks. The former was condha
ed under the immediate command of the Gene
ral himfelf; but here a most unfortunate event
early took place, viz. the fall of that gallant and
able Commander, which no doubt damped the
ardour of his troops, and was the Occasion of a
repulse, though nofc till they had passed the firft
barrier, and were preparing to attempt the se
cond. The Other attack was conducted by Col.
(now Brigadier-General) ^Arnold, with his own
detachment from New-England, and Captain
Lamb's company of artillery from New-Yoik.
They pfeffed through the St. Rocks, and ap
pre ohed near a two 'gun battery, without Being
difcoye'red, and attacked it; the energy bravely
defended it above an hour, but it was carried.
In this attack General Arnold was shot through
th^ leg, and was obliged to be carried to the
we are by no means of opinion, that the prefect
measures are countenanced by the Eritiih nation
in general, (ever remarked for their true valour
and love of freedom, and who, tvhen they'are
fully acquainted ivith the ffiputefrwill undoubt-.
edly approve the cond&ft of their Sons, so like
that'll their Ancestors at the Revolution) but
rather that they are the schemes of a set of
men, loft to every fentifrAnt of true honour,
and funk into a state of dissipation and luxury,
which they are endeavouring to support, by'
subjugating the most *yal lubje&s their mat
ter cohid bereft of.
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hospital, as^ 'was also Brigadier-Major Ogden,
who, after a spirited and foldicr like conduct,
received a wound in his ffioOlder. The com
mand of this detachment now devolved on Lieb
tenant-Colonel Green of Rhode-Ifland, wiW,
after gaining the battery, pushed on to a second
barrier, which they took polZdiun of; at the
fame time the enemy sallied out from Pak.ee
'gate, and attacked them in the rear. A field
piece,' which the reughnefs of the road would
not permit their carrying on/feT into the ene
ihies hands. The communication between the •
two detachments was by this means cat off; and
after a resolute push for the lower town, these
brave ' soldiers were forced to yield to superior
numbers with superior advantages, and fubmit'-
ted themselves prisoners. Capt. DTPhenon,
and Capt. Cheeferhan, fought and fell by rhe
fide of their General. The officers distinguish
ed themselves by their good conduct, arid Lieu
fenant-Cblohbl Green, Majors Bigelow and
Meiggs, 'and Captains Oswald and Burr, are
particularly mentioned as hivingdone themselves
great honour. The loss of General Montgo
mery, who well rm&rAood the duties of ths
foldterahd the citizen, and generouhv endured
the fatigues of the one for the fake of securing
the rights of the other, is greatly regretted by
every lover of mankind; but our enemies will
soon find that America is become the nursery
of heroes, and that while we are fhmggling in
so glorious a cause as that of Liberty and Virtue,
she will not want Generals to lead forth her
Primes, and dire& them to victory and triumph.
• KEW-PO R T, 7^.lf
Exlfan of a letter from London, dated Oct. 2%
* Th^ ministry seem determined to pufi
matters to the greatest extremities, and aie mak
ing every preparation they can to carry on the
war with vigour, though I can affine you their
operations go on But very slowly; the Ruffians,
of which they expend 20,000, have refuted
to go to America, and the ministry are now in
treaty for to,coo Heffans; they are likewifc
railing forte Hanoverian regiments, who are to
be called Royal American's. I don't think they
will be much Wronger next summer, at least
hot till the close of it, than they are at present,
unless by water, Where you know they are
always powerful. The parliament met in Ire
land the 16th inftaht; it was designed by the
minify it fnould be fa in order to feel the r
pulse; there,were very warm debates about ad
dressing his Majehy, which were carried by the
ministerial party; but they are very sparing in
offering their lives and fortunes further dhan to
support him in his lawful and just rights, and
it is confidently reported that they have since
proved so refractory, that the Viceroy has been
obliged to prorogue them. Indeed a Vefy little
thing would throw this once happy country in
to the strongest convulficns ;✓ the minds of the
people in general are much incensed against the
present ministry, and if orice they are thorough
ly roused, I am afraid our King, who how bears
them up, will be crushed tender their weight.
, “ Yesterday, Stephen Sayre, Esq; late She
riff, and Banker in Oxford street; was taken in
to endody, by a warrant front Lord Rochford,
on the information of one Richardibn, an Ad
jutant of the guards ';he was examined before
his Lordfliip and Sir John Fielding, when the
informer charged the said Stephen Sayre, Est;
a^ having exprefled to him the said Richardfoft
an intention of seizing the King’s person as his
Majesty went on Thrirfday next to the Parlia
ment House; also his intention of taking post
session of the Tower, and of overturning the pfe
fent government. After examination, .Lord
Rochford, by his warrant, committed him to
the Tower, where he is close confined; and
this day the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Lee; his late
colleague, and feme of his friends; went to visit
him at the Tower, but were refufed admittance ;
the Habeas Corpus a& is to be exerted to mor
row in his behalf, and it is said he will be
brought before the Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, to argue the legality of his,
Commitment; ^^ Sayre behaved with g r eat
spirit, wa^ very severe on the informer, likewise
on administration, for encouraging informers,
arid with credulity swallowing every report,
though in itfelf the mod absurd, the unhappy
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