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dency, and tnat as tney are founded in Iniquity, so they must
end, if Submitted, to, in ruin and deftruQion to us and our
„ posterity.
From these motives and confidcrations have we entered
into the present laudable opposition, in which we are deter
mined religiotifly to persist, till law andjuftice ffiall rear their
heads above tyranny and opp^effion—And -your Excellency
^ay be allured that in every Wife and necessary flep towards
this great end, you shall meet with our warmelt concurrence
and support. ~
While we ffiall continue Elated by the fame, feelings, as
led us to deny the usurped authority bf-Great-Britain^ we
•hope no man will entertain an idea to difhonorabfe to us, as
to fuppote we can be influenced or biaffed by any motives
but lath as .ought at all times to govern good'men and free
citizens ; and'therefore your Excellency may rest fatisfi'ed,
we shall in all our deliberations and conduct, whether they
refped those concerned for or against us, aft with firmnefs,
justice, and impartiality, so far as is confident with the great
cause in which we are all embarked,
We are truly concerned at that part of your Excellency's
speech wherein you tell us, your last accounts from the In
dian nations are less favorable than the former, but at the
lame time that we with by every means in our power to avert
so great a calamity as would be the confluence of a war with
these uncivilized people, yet we are refolded never to submit
peaceably to improper behavior in them ; and should they be
prevailed upon by our inhuman enemies to join in a war against
us, we trull that that God who has already manifested himfelf
in our behalf, will fafely conduct us through all our afflictions.
Permit us ^.congratulate your Excellency and the province
on the several other appointments that have taken place under
our late temporary constitution. It must be a pleasing reflec
tion to you, Sir, that your bu,finefs in the weighty concerns of
Rate lies with men of such well known ability, integrity and
zeal.
,We (half take into our early confederation the several mat
ters recommended to us by your Excellency, .and proceed
upon the fame with all that aefpatch, temper and firmness,
which the nature of the fubjeft demands.
Savannah, June 7, 1776.
To which his Excellency returned the following ANSWER.
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Congress,
I RETURN you all due thanks for this Address. I must
flatter myfelf, you are convinced I ca&have no Separate
interest from yours, and therefore need not be folicitous'about
the means employed, or with whom they may originate, for
obtaining the irfeUimable buffings of happiness and freedom
to my native country..
I have ever entertained the, mod honorable ideas of the
warm and real friends to, our glorious cause, knowing that
they are influenced by no other motives but such as become
good men and fref citizens.
June 7, 177& , ARCHIBALD BULLOCH,
PHILADELPHIA, Auguft' 17.
On the 13th instant came on the election of members of
the Legislative Council, Affetbly, &c. for the state of New
.Jerfey. In the county of Burlington the Honorable Richard
Smith, Esq; was unanimously chosen one of tne Council ;
and Caleb Shreve, Joseph Newbold, and Peter Tallman,
Efqrs. Members of Affcmbly.
The Worcester paper, of the 7th instant, fays, “ It is re
ported that Burgoyne has retreated from St. John's, and is
bn his way to Quebec."
408
Extract of a letter from St, LuHatitß dated the Hit
_ of July, 1776.
IIIAVE acquainted you, by my former from Martinique, of
the good difyohtion the French are in towards the conti
nent el America, and how willing they are to admit and
welcome ail veflels from thence, for which purpose they have
now by them and. daily import all forts of goods in demand
with you, particularly powder and other warlike ffores, which
they may purchase and thip without any difficulty, and it is
^moie than, probable that it the C n.greis declares .its. inde
pendency to the European Rates, and effars to open their
ports to foreigners, your ports will be crowded with them
from all parts. 'And it teems that France waits only for that
event, to affile you in your defence.
We have at present no other news than what is brought bv
a. Dutch ship arrived within, two days here from Amsterdam,
viz. Ihat . the french, Spanish .and Portuguese, are making
great preparations, for war by land and by lea, as well as the
States General,, .That the Spaniards had marched an army
to the frontiers of Portugal, and had sent to sea a. fleet of six
teen fail pt the line, the d.citination of which was not known,
and that they fend confijerable numbers of troops to their
colonies. 1 hatthe flutes of Holland bad ahfolutejy'refuted
to renew the prohibition for tire exportation of powder, &c.
to the colonies, or to cede to the English the four Scotch re,
gitnents the states. have in their service, nor furnish them with
a number of men of war which the Britilh Court had required
of them. Ine vexation occasioned by this for ithe British
Aliniltry induced them to take several Dutch (hips, amongd
which are two that failed from this illand, which were car
ried.t,o London, apd another to St. Chrigopher's. In con
sequence of this the Dur,ch have armed forty ships of war,
and ordered sixty more to be built, with the greatest diligence
in their different ports, and. to raise twenty thousand men to
augment thejr land forces, &c."•
Ihe above is a true translation of the original, which &
and remains in my pofieffion at Philadelphia, August ib #
HZ 6O PAUL FOOKS,
Interpreter of the French and Spanish Languages.
EXTRACT'S from the Minures of the Convention, &c.
Monday, August 5, 1776.
ON motion, Refolyed,. That when any member ffiall be
absent above half an hour after the time of adjourn
ment, or ffiall leave the House without permission #1
obtained, he shall. be fitted Seven Shillings and Sixpence, if
there shall be a quorum then met. And if there shall not,
within another half hour, appear a quorum, then each ab
sent member shall be fined Ten Shillings, as soon a quorum
appears. The said fines to be given- to the hospital.
And also, That Mr. James M'Clain called the said fines.
The Houle resumed the consideration of the application
made to this Convention by the Council of Safety, to deter
mine the matter refpe.Qing the command of the fleet of th±
state. Whereupon it was,moved and seconded,
That the said determination be referred wholly to the said
Council of Safety, ; and that the officers and others in the
naval and land service cf this state ought not, in all cases, to
rife'in command according, to seniority, although proper re
gard should be had to that circumstance in promotions where
there are equal merit and .equal military abilities. And that
the Council of Safety of this date shall have full authority
to use their best diferetion, so as raoft efitaually to promote
the service. And all officers and others are hereby required
and ftri&ly enjoined to give and pay full and implicit coeds,,,
cnee to their regulations and orders.