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er gangrene com,m wfe'icß might be cured byX
; coder means; apd that agreeing with the words ^
o! rv- original daufe would curry us farther y
'than we were aware. /
Capt. Hamilton gave a long detail of the pro-f
c^uipgs^f nnediftcrcnt adminiUrations from
.1. Grenville to Lord North: said the laid war'.,
v,as m rd, ar 'American war, as it was under
tArnlulclyen their account; inweighed Wrongly .
a,mil their ingratitude, and their behaviour
ii regard to the tea, and concluded thy were
affotusly rebels.
/dr. Halves spoke in favour of the address ;
and \lr. Dillon declared he should be against the
amendment, as he was against making any men
tion at all of the Americans..
dlr. Huff, Bur, expr tfiedliis tenor of the
consequences that would result from joining t,r
, n address which supported sanguinary mea-'
fores, and urged a vindictive administration to
proceed to the Est extremities. 'lf the Ameri
fe.ms were brought on their knees to the Mini
tier, as had been the favourite expreflion, they
could expert nothing but slavery. A conque-v
,;.>r, when he held liis sword over the head of
the vanquished,has, indeed been known to spare
Ins life, but never to give him liberty. To keep
■toe subdued Colonies in a state of fubjedlion,
• would require a large ft&fdhig army, and these
• Iroops would be ready, • whtttever required, to
come over and destroy the liberties of the other
fub'ects. Ireland Would then be enfla^d, since
-those who are flames themfelyes are the fitted to
enclave others, and Great-Rritain itfelf would
: then become only the feat of a wide-extended"
despotism. It is evident Britain has not relin
.quithed her design of destroying- the rights ot,
this kingdom ; fhe # has torn off already one of;
the valuable privileges of a free nation, an ap
peal to thelicufe'of Lords'; arid the book writ
ten by Molynex, in Afence of Irilh rights, was
burnt by the hands of the common hangman.
They only wait an opportunity, and it would
be wrong to. give them the least handle for one.h
An honourable Gentleman (Capt Jephfon) has ,
called the ' Americans the offspring of convicts, - r
the outcasts of this country : Many of them are :
so ; but why this cruel insult on perfats guiltyG
'Moo crime; theriaw spared the lives of their:
forefathers who were criminals, but it is tenfold.
cruelty to deftrov their guiltless children. Ma-°
ny Gentlemen have doubtless undertaken to do,
as it is called, the King's bulinefs in the House, ;
and are to be properly conlidered for it; but
this is the Minister's business, and ought to have
an extra charge.
Sir icon AVc^werr replied, and repeated, that
no supply was wanted in confecuence of this
address : be urged, that the acts in favour -of
Ireland were resolved on before the war broke
out in America, and therefore not held out as
any inducement to this expression of loyalty.'
That it would thortly-appear, that 25,000 1. per
annum bad-been,faved on themilitary eftablith
nient, and near 50,000 k on contingencies, there
fore the King well deserved any dutiful expref
tions.
-Mr. ConeHy and Mr. Yelverton replied in be
half of the amendment. The latter laid a prof-,
thr of loyal hearts would soon. bring on a fupply
for the-American war, and it is well known the
Irilh never gave their hearts without their hands;
that th'e ministry were acting the wifir ofrCali
yula. They had cut off the rights of thirteen
or fourteen Colonies at once; Ireland would be
the next, and then, when liberty had but one
meek, thfy too would be lopped off at one stroke.
Mr. Prime Serjeant and Mr c Solicitor General
dwelt on the impropriety of the address, and the
question being put on agreeing to the amend
ment, the Houle divided, ayes, §2; noes, 92.
When the question was put on the original
clause, Mr. Dillon opposed it, and the House
divided a second time, aye% 90 ; dioesgp; ma
jority tor the clause, 36.
Thus the address, was agreed te, -.as w:u that
to th^Lord Lieutenant, reported by Colonel
Rots.
Thursday, "October 12, 1775.
Captain Wdfon said, that his knowledge of
American politics was only derived from news
papers, he was convinced, as such authority had
heretofore been deemed unworthy the attention
of the house, of his incompetence to dikufs the
fubjed, although he was fixed in his sentiments;
-for which realoL he did not take a part in the
debate yefterd^ He said, that it had been
complained-of, that gentlemen too often came
into the house pre-determined how they .would
vote, let the arguments be on either fide how
ever cogent ; but that he thought on feme-ec
cafions was expedient and receflary for Gentle
men who did not make politics their entire stu
dy. To support his position, he said, that the
variety of contradictory assertions; which often
happened in the house, must on fubje&s of im
portance unavoidably bewilder the Undefllanding
of many ; for. instance, thatthe had heard it as
serted, that the greatefi part of his Majesty's
colonies were now in a state of rebellion, and
on the other hand, that they were only contend
ing for their natural rights in opposition to a
tyrannic ministry. He heard it said, that the
American proceedings were abhorred by almost
all his Majeffy's fubjeds ; and that he had heard
'it infilled, that an infinite majority of the Pro
testants of Ireland wished that an emanlipation
from their oppression, ms the probable conse
quence of the ministry issuing their design on
America, must be the inevitable vaflalage ot .
Ireland. That he had heard it insinuated, that
a great man, well known in the political world,
was a man of fire without judgment, and words
without-truth, that by others it was alledged, 4
he was revered by every friend of the constituti
on, and was a most able and unriyalled states
man. That he heard it said, the import ot the
clause in the address refpe&ing the American
difpuNs, was of no other confcqucucG than to
declare our attGchtrent to his Maj^fty. '-And
on the other hand, he heard it ftfenuoudy con
tended, that it was' a very dangerous foundation '.;
for a more dangerous fuperffruHuve. That he
heard it alerted,- the Americans .were,an infa-,
mous, fanatic banditti, confiding ot the outcasts
of both kingdoms ; and on the other band as
warmly maintained, that they were a wealthy,
honed, brave, industrious people, tolling to en- ,
joy their natural rights. He then said, he would
not at that time pretend to give an opinion ; [
bu;, that ifthey'were that dofperate gang, as re
presented; they were very unfit to be trusted
with dangerous weapons.; 'Wherefore, he beg
ged to submit a proposal ter the eonfideration of ,
Gentlemen, which was, that in the next addrefs'
they should inferfthe following clause.
" That his Majesty's Ministers may graci
" ouily take into consideration the. dangerous \
" effects, on his Majefy's Jiege troops, on those J
" inhuman weapons called rifle guns; and that'
" they may be pleased to issue a proclamation'
“ forthwith, that such of the provincial troops
" as are called riflemen-be disbanded, and the,
" barrels of their guns be turned into plough
“ irons ; and by way of punishment to those
" who have-made use of such weapons, that „
“ they may be converted into plough ? horf^s;.
" and if any difficulty &uLd attend the execu-,'
“ tion of such orders, that frid men and guns, ~
" be sent to his Majesty's Minjfters of the Go
" foel in Canada, who will very soon have the
" matter accomplished, as they do not find the
" lead trouble in much more miraculous trans
“ formations."
■£ —— — - —^
C ILARLES- TOWN, WT.
We are , glad to inform our readers, that the
troubles which have lately dihurbed our western C
frontiers are now, in a great measure, removed,
and from the mrafurcs adopted by the Provin
cial Congress, and pursued by the Council of
Safety, we have now wprofpeft ot peace and
quietness, in a very short time, being reflated in,
those parts.
The following is the 'bed account of the late
trarifadions in th^t quarter, that wc.have been'
able to collect:'
About fix weeks ago, Mr. Robert Cunning
ham, of Ninety-Six, who had taken a very
active part in the disturbances last summer, and
who had refufed to accede to The treaty con
cluded by the Hon. William Drayton with the'
infurgen^, was taken prifoner,'brought to*£own,
and put in goal, where he hill remains. His
- friends, upon being informed of this, gathered -
in a body, with his brother Panick Cunning
ham at their head, intending, as is supposed,
to make reprisals. Our late Council of Safety,
at that time, had sent looolb. ®f gun-powder,
.and- iooolb. of le^d to the Lower Cherokeek
Indi ms, who were in grept-wanf of ammunition -
for hunting, and who hAd givdp the ftrOngeft '
assurances of observing a ftri& neutrality in the
present unhappy dispute. This Cunningham's %
party- determined to take possession of, which'
they easily effeded, it being only escorted by a
few Rangers, whom they allowed to depart.
The Congress was fitting when advice of this -
outrage was.received, and they determined im
mediately to adopt such measures as would ef
fedually prevent the like in future. They ac
cordingly ordered Colonel Richardson, Thom-'
son, Neel and Thomas, to march with a body
ofivangers and Militia; Major James Maylon,
with about 46 men of the Rangers, and Major
Andrew Williamson with about 460 of the hgi
litia, hearing-that -the insurgents were increasing
daily in numbers, and threatening while there
waseno apparent,oppofition, to ravage the coun- :
try, joined their forces; and,upon the- 17th of
Lift month, having received certain intelligence
that the enemy were within a few miles of them,,
hastily ere^d a flight square bread-work of old
rails, joined to a bain, on a spot of clear ground,
on which, in proper places, they eregeda few
swivel guns. On the next day, and before the
bread work was quite .Hnifhed; they were 'fun- .
rounded -by about -2000 of the malcontents,
that were led on by Major Joseph R"obinfon,who
font a . message t® Majors Maylon and William
son, desiring that they and their men should lay
down their arms, and surrender themselves pri
soners, which was rejected with disdain.
The jail, which is about three hundred yards
didance from the fort, was taken possession of
by R-cbinfon's, party, who had likewise cut off
all communication between the stockade and
the only spring of water near it. On the fame
day, they took.two men belonging to the ran
gers or militia prisoners, upon which there be
gan a smart firing on both tides, and was conti
nued with little rintermiffion, till Tuesday at
sunset. Notwithstanding the party in the fort
were without water near two days, yet, animat
ed by the example of their commanders, they
determined to endure everyextremity rather than
submit. On Tuesday evening, Major Maylon
received a meflage from Major Robinson, of-.
Bering a cessation of hostilities for twenty days,
which was agreed to. At that time, Majors
Maylon and Williamson had nearly expended
their ammunition, a circumdance they had the
address to conceal from their men. Of our par
ty fourteen were wounded, one mortally ; of
the enemy it is known several (some fay fifty
two) were killed, many wounded; but particu
lars are concealed. That their lots succeeds ours
is not to be doubted, else why should two thou
sand men make advances for fufpenlion of ho
dilities to five hundred, whom they had a few
days before infolbntly demanded to surrender at
discretion.
The last accounts from the back country in
forms us, that Col. Richardson was on his
march, and near the habitations of the rebels a
gainst liberty, with near three thousand men;
and that Col, Polk, of North Carolina, had sex
out tofoin him-with fix hundred men ; fe that
when all our troops are united, there will be a
/ body .of upwards of four thouhmd mep, a force
without doubt, fvdlicient to reflate peace and
good order inthofe parts.
WILLIAMSBURG, .(Virginia) fan. §. ^
The Otter (loop of wpr fired a broadlide ye-'
f^rday fe'ennight at the main guard in Norfolk,
which wounded one man, and damaged federal
houles. And on the day, following, the whole
fleet began a heavy cannonading, and under co
ver of their guns ^number ot their men were .
landed, who set the town on fire in different
places. The most important particulars of this
transaction are contained in thy following ex
tracts :
^ letter from Colonels Howerand<!Cooa)%rd to the
Hon. the- Prefidcat of the Convention ; dated
'Norfolk, loo'clock at night, January 1, 17,6.
" Between three and lour o'clock a Tevere
cannonade began from all thefhipping, under co
ver of which they landed final!, parties, .and
set fire to the houses on the wharves. Ihe
wind favoured their design, ^nd we believe:
the flames- will become general. In thecon
fufion they supposed would enlue, they frequent
ly attempted to land ; but this by the bravery
of our officers and men, we have hitherto pre
vented, with only a dew-wounded on our hide,
and we persuade ourselves with a good deal ot
loss on theirs. We have Rationed ourselves in
such a manner as will, .we believe render every
thing but burning the houses ineffectual. We
wait with impatience your further orders, and
are refpe&fully, &c+
Extras -of a letter from Col.. Hroe to the Pref
dent of the Convention, Jan. 2.
" The burning the town has made several
avenues, which yefterduy they had not, so that
they may now fire with greater ette^. Thetide is
now riling, and we expedfat high water ano
ther cannonade. I have only to with it may be
as ineffectual as the last ; for we have not one
man killed and a few wounded. I cannot enter
into the melancholy consideration of the women
and children running through a crowd of shot
to get out of the town, some of them with
children at their breads. A few have, I hear,
been killed. Does it not call for vengeance,
both from God and man V It is but justice to
inform you that I had the pleasure to find every
officer ready to execute orders .at a moment's
warning, and that the men behaved with
steadiness aad spirit. .Col. Stevens went down
at my command and headed some men /near
the water, where he engaged a party who had
landed, with the spirit and conduct of a good
officer. Of my friend Col, Woodford it is almost
needless to speak ; but I cannot avoid express
ing, that I received from him every affiAance
which condud and spirit could give me."
.Extract of a letter from Col. Elliot, to Col. Pa
trick Heny, dated Hampton, fan^foiyyb.
" Enclosed you have the copy of a letter
from Col. Woodford to me, dated three o'clock
yeflerday, since which a snow and two small
vessels have gone up to Norfolk. She appear
ed to have a great many men on board, but
was nota vessel ot war. There are three others
(one a brig) in the bay this morning coming up,
which Capt. Barron has just gone to look after.
Some little time after my express left Norfolk,
With the enclosed, a very .heavy firing, began,
. and continued the, chief part of the night; and
.a considerable ^fire was difeovered about dark,
which continued burning many hours."
Norfolk, fan. .4, 1776, 3 o'clock^ P. If.
-" About aquarter pall three on Monday af
ternoon, the whole fleet began a heavy cannon
ade, which lasted seven hours, without any in
termifllon, and indeed continued off and on, till
last night, since which we have been tolerably
quiet. Under thefire of their ships, they land
ed in many places, and set fire to the houses on
the wharves. In these attempts, many of them,
we are certain, were killed, and never failcd be
ring repulsed by ^r people. We had not a
man killed, and only five or fix wounded, one
supposed mortally ; and two or three women
and children are said to be killed. Providence
certainly interfered in our favour, or more lives
must have been loft. They once landed and got
into the streets with field pieces, but were beat
back with loss, and no execution done by theif
fire. Nine tenths of the town' are destroyed,
but the fire is mow out."
This morning Lietit. Batut, endive grena
diers of the 14th regiment, who were wounded
at the Great-Bridge, with 17 Tories and 4 1 ne
groes, arrived in town, under a strong guard,
from Norfolk. The wounded soldiers are sent
to the hospital, most of the Tories and negroes
'lodgedrin the public goal, and Lieut. I^atut, with
a few others, admitted on their parole.
Yesterday afternoon an express arrived from
York, with intelligence that two topsail vessels,
and one of a smaller size had hove in fight,
which were fiifpeaed to be two men of war and
a tender, coming up to cannonade that town ;
upon which Captain Gibson, with his Weft-
Augusta boys, were immediately ordered so re
inforce the troops Rationed there, and prevent
any of Dunmore's hell-hounds from landing
to set fire to the houses. Many gentlemen vo
lunteers likewise went from this city to assist
their brethren of York ; and our worthy Dele
gates, then fitting in Convention, formed them
selves under that old intrepid warrior Colonel
Andrew Lewis, for the protection of the city.
Captain Gibson had marched but a little distance
from town, when he was met by Colonel Hen
ry, from York, with the agreeable intelligence,
that the two large provision vefl'els were, one a
provision veflel from Cork, deep laden with
beef, butter, potatoes, &c. the other from the
Grenades, loaded with rum, sugar, and several
;?:ber.neccilUieQttd the Rnall ^ffcl the bra*|:
Captain Barton, carrying them up^hc river out
of-the reach ot -the men of war!
^ fl'W?;<tfX£*^<*:<i£ v%?%'+%'
TEN EYCK and .SEAMAN,
HAVE FORSAL E,
A FEW PIPES of TENERIFFE
W INE, sweet and of the belt .quality,
Geneva in large cates, Bailing by the calk,
Sweet Oil, Cathie Soap, coloured lowing Silks,
Blond Laces, white Suk Stockings, afew laced
Aprons and Handkerchiefs, very cheap, white
Luteitrings, and a few neaFans, Allo, Bed'
in barrels. • ; '
SCR I.VENER's OFF DC E,
NEW-Y 0 R K ;
ETo THE PU BL IC.
IVJiat amendment in the constitution, and,what
iiicteaie ot neighbourly lc,e there would be.
4 greater regard were paid to that so truly
valuable rule. Do as ^ wouT
DONE UNTO.
] I'concerns me in a very particular manner,
1 1 to be under the nccdlity oT thus addrefr
. you, but flatter myfelt the visible cause will in
'T ^ excufer-When I set cut to e -
, s V^ce Hi June 1-64, it was upon
the itnct principles of doing jultice to my em
ployers, and rendering them every fenrice pof
iib'e, within my powerband ability ; my chief
object in view was that support which, through
your considerate favours, I have hitherto ob
tained, and by which I have received your
gieattll approbation of the.undertaking. I in
deed had it . in. my hopes, that ^experienced
-conduct, added to the approving mylelf a iwc
fulmember ,ociety,would one day be the means
!° ° at th e greater liberty a dependent
jndivioual can enjoy, “ the full exercise of his
regular profeffion;" but in this Ifre hitherto
^appointed, and now, from.the increafc
tag difficulty of the.prefent unhappy times, I
feel the want of that liberty rin a manner 1 ne
ver expend t-Still to I. e kept in^ disfanchY
hate, after living 1® many years a decent inha
bitant of this relpedable city, is, with great deic
- rence, an uncommon hardship, cfpecially conti
dermg (unless firft attached)'l have never Lid
or done ought, to give offence. That J Live
rather too closely pursued the impolitic hiaxira
of letting the morrow take 'care for'itfelf, may
be true, but none can fay I have added as the
bad tenant, who carries tire manure ofFhis.LorJ
fhip s farm, for I have cheerfully diftiilw.ted.nr,
little earnings on the spot, and ever gloried Y
your enabling me to support the charades of i
-Gentleman, in despite ot all any enemies.: ('-
, whom! let the most invidious and defigninn
call me by what nick-name they may, Whig ^
Tory, or urge what their o}vn\yickednefs' cw
invent to my disadvantage, ---until I ffiall be
into possession of my riad fix feet freehold, L
will be my principle, .and this, myever fervent
wilh, I hat the crown and dignity of n
Royal' Sovereign may be supported, and a fpe.
dy peace, botlr lading and honourable, redore
to America, without that effufion of blood whici
may endanger r division of this fine country, :
ahy manner similar to that of the Polilh /At -
Cake
As a' brother from Adam, &c. nearly return
ring into Mama's lap, 1 crave your occasional re
membrance of this Office, upon a firm depen
dance that the business thereof will be equal
ly executed, and that I regain .with great truth;
Your affectionate friend,
And faithful Servant,
Broad-Street, JOHN C. KNAP,
^h Jan. t 776. Attorney at Law, de B.IL
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