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March 2, 1776.
Or the Virginia, Maryland,
SATURDAY,
House of Commons., Yesterday a few minutes after
three o'clock. Mr. Alderman Oliver made his moti
on; he was Seconded by the Lord Mayor of London.
It was couched in the following terms; That an
humble address be prefehted 10 his Majesty, requeu
ing that his Majesty would be graciously pleased to
impart to the house, who were the original authors
and advilers of the following measures, before they
were proposed by parliament: The taxing America
without content of its Aifcmblics, for the purpose
of railing a revenue; for the extending the jurisdic
tion of the courts of admiralty and vice-admiralty;
for taking away the charier of the province of Massa
chusetts Bay, for retraining the American fifhery;
for exempting murderers from trial in America; for
transporting accused Colonies to England to be
tried for offences committed in America; and more
especially for establishing popery and d&potifm in
Canada."
\ov. 28. The 33d regiment of foot, of which
Lord Dornwallis is Colonel, is ordered to America,
instead of the s2d. Lord Cornwallis is to command
the expedition to Sotfth Carolina and Virginia.
A letter from Dublin fays, “ by letters from
Sligo we have the melancholy account of several
Ships wrecked upon the north coast of this king
dom, and among the number a transport, which
contained three companies of the 46th regiment,
bound for America."
B, the feip Hope, Captain Curvin, arrived here from
Briflol, we have the following advices, viz.
L O N D-O N, November 11.
YESTERDAY five petitions for flopping the
proceedings against the Americans were pre
sented to his Majesty al St. James's.
Nov. 13. The Earl of Offory, and his brother
the Hon. Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Vernon, it is
said, have joined the Minority. It is lamented,
that the Duke of Marlborough's name has not yet
been seen in the lift of those who disapprove of the
present ruinous measures. It is high time that men
ot great property should fee the great flake they
have in this,defperate, bloody game, which a Scotch
Faction are playing with America. If a few consi
derable English gentlemen were to withdraw their
support, weShould speedily have peace with America ;
and of course there would be an end to both the
hazard, and the expence, of this difgraceful war.
But the Scotch, having nothing to lose, arc for
carrying it on with other people's money; flattering
the closet with plans of success, and with high no
tions of prerogative and supremacy to keep their
places. To the low machinations of these men, are
owing all the blunders, mifehiefs, errors, follies end
violences, which so long as language Shall exist, will
distinguish, disgrace, and stigmatize the prelent
reign in the history of mankind.
November 23. Letters just received in town from
Spain advise, that the most amazing warlike prepa
rations are now carrying on in that country; at
Madrid orders arc given to press 15,000 men, and
halt the King's houlhold troops have received orders
to be in readiness to march on the shortest notice.
A little after fix the main question was put, and it
was rejected on a division, 163 against it, 10 for it.
Nov. 30. A 90 gun ffiip is ordered to be fitted
up with all speed, in the moil commodious manner,
for the reception of the commiflioners, who soon
after Christmas are to embark for America, to fet
tle the terms for a reconciliation between them and
England.
The following is the conclusion of Mr. Wilkes's
Speech in the House of Commons, Monday, when
Mr. Oliver made his motion: “ Whoever did ad
viie the measures lately pursued, which have loft
half our empire, I confider a criminal of so deep
a dye, that his head would be a just facrifice to the
honour of England and the peace of America.
The word impeachment I hope will ibike terror to
the ear and-heart of a wicked and arbitrary minister,
and that the noblell and most important prerogative
ot this free people, secured to us by our great deli
verer King William, in the act for the further li
mitation ot the' crown, and better Securing the
rights and liberties of the fubje&, will soon have
its lull effect, that no pardon under the great Seal
of England be pleadable to an impeachment by the
commons in parliament,"
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L E D G E R:
Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey
Dec. 2. It is confidently reported, that Gen. Gage
advises an immediate reconciliation with America by
all means, and that General Burgoyne Seconds his
opinion.
HOUSE of COMMON S, December 1.
On the Second reading of Lord North's bill for
prohibiting all trade and intercourse with the colo
nies in rebellion, the following clause was objected
to by the gentleman in opposition: “ that all Ships
and vessels, of or belonging to the inhabitants of the
said colonies (wherever the fame shall be found)
together with their cargoes, apparel and furniture,
and all other ih.ps wliatever, with their cargoes,
apparel and furniture, which shall be found trading
in any port or place of tlie said colonies, or going
to trade, or coming from trading, in any such port
or places, shall become [a blank for confifeated] to
his Majesty, as if the fame were the Ships and effeds
of open enemies, and shall be so adjudged, deemed
and taken, in all courts of admiralty, and 'in all
courts whatever." This they considered as a cruel
declaration of war against tlie Americans, which
will frustrate all plans of a reconciliation.
It was likewiie urged that the fending commiflL
oners tp treat, if this bill is to pass into a law, would
be an idle and expensive meafuri; that the bill was of
a peace with all thole other oppressive and irritating
adls whicli had roofed tlie colonies to refinance; we
firil forbad their intercourse with any other nation,
and were now about to put the finiihing stroke to
their accumui.rted injuries, by cutting off their in
tercourse even with ourselves; that this would Si
mulate them to publish that code oflaws,which we
were certain they had prepared; that, exasperated
beyond all degree of forbearance, they would imme
diately deciare themselves a free and independent
people; and throw open their ports to all nations,'
by which we might, in all probability, be involved
in the difficulties of a foreign war, at that critical
moment when we were moll torn with civil broils
and domestic diftra&ion. Administration remarked
the inconfißency of the arguments advanced on the
other fide of the lioufe; when an army was to be
voted, an army would be certainly ineffectual—it
would be mucli more expedient to witlidraw our
troops, and carry on a naval war only, and now
that bill was brought in to give greater effe& to our
naval operations, they were as warm against that
measure as they had been against the army; that in
short they seem to have but one obje& in view—that
of impeding every measure of administration, right
or wrong. Whatever force this argument might
have, it was Supported by one still more effectual—
a majority of near four to one; for on the division
there were for the bill, 207; against it 57.
I he bill was then read a second time, and com
mitted for Tuesday next, after which the house
adjourned to Monday.
Dec. 7. This day the fpeak^r of the house of
Commons was not seated till half an hour after
three o'clock. As soon as some trifling business was
finiSied, Mr. Alderman Oliver roie, and in his place
presented to the house a petition from the merchants,
planters, and others concerned in the trade and
commerce of the Weft-India islands, Setting forth
the very great detriment and the dillrels the present
bill before the house tor prohibiting all trade and
intercourse with America during the present rebel*
lion, would bring on tlie said islands, and praying
such lelief as to tlie lioufe may Seem meet, or that
tlie fame may not pass into a law. It enumerates,
among other things, the great quantities of bread,
flout, rice, Indian corn, live stock and other pro
visions; also lumber and various other articles, ab
solutely necessary and requihte for the sustenance
and for carrying on the trade of the sugar island.
„Dec. 8. The clause in the American retraining
bill, which occasioned the greatest debate at its
Second reading, was at length fettled as follows:
" And be it further cna&ed by the authority
aforefaid, that this act, So tar as the fame relates
to the capture and forfeiture of Ships and vefTels
belonging to the inhabitants of the above mention
ed colonies, shall commence and be in force from
and after the firfl of January 1776; and so far as
the fame relates to the capture and forfeitlure of
all fliips and vessels that shall be found trading in
or at any of the said colonies, or bound and trading
March 2, 1776.
Numb. LVIII.