The New York packet, and the American advertiser — New York [N.Y.], 1776-03-21 00:00:00, page 2

e Mr. Loudon,
rfye^p^t ^ejj^&vjiH? in,our next fearer.
To the FreebOrn Sons-,#.America, in gene
ral, and of CONNECT ICUT, in particular.
A'fy dear Countrymen,
AS the American reparation and indepen
dence is now seriously thought of, and re
alized .by our triends as auevenk near at han.l„
and reconciliation despaired ot as a thing utter
ly inapplicable, it net impotable, it is high
time to attend in good earned to the dictates ot
Common Smile, and to be collecting the mate
rials and laying the plan for a more found con
futation and perfea Scheme of government a
mong ourselves, that will never waxrold or de
c ty, nor prove rotten and defective, as all others
or hum-n.invention have done, but be so wife,
permanent and solid, as to fland in full vigour
and glory as long as the fad ai&nooiAcaduieth,
and aßnd to every individual in the prefect,
and in all future generations, ample security
and indemnification of his life, his liberty .and
property'; then our peace will be as a river, and
cue nghtaoufaeis as the waves of thetfea. To
accomplish this important work, the prefflit hap
py continental union, muff, by a folemh Itipu
hrion or confederation of all the colonies, be e
fahKßed and ratified,to endure till time shall be
S 3 more, to the mutual benefit and advantage of
all concerned, and some general regulations
come into rcfpc3ing trade and commerce, and
proKtion mxdc'for the military defence of the
'continent again# an invading foe; and a lland
fog Congress agreed upon, foßeihing in the
toua ot tac picnic, to be choßn by the free
men ot the colonies, to be entiuded with a fu-.
puintendiug power over them for the tim - be
irig, to decide deputes and adjuti differences
that may ante between one colony and another,
to prepare for war, or ferric peace, as oceaEon '
Ihall require, and to direct all commercial and |
continental affairs, && The internal policy of I
ench province will come next under considerati
on ; as to which, Hoey theirufage and customs,
in civil and judicial affairs have heretofore been
fi different the one from the oilier, it cannot be
expected that there will be an exa&' uniformity
among them, though it would be happy if they
night agree in all efßnti.J particulars, as it
would tend to cement their union, and make
them coalefte as one continental body politic,
and prevent all vain glorying and boaftiag, that |
letter ditßuAions might be fwaUowed up, in a j
laud Tie emulation to fapport and vindicate|
taeir honour, as Americans. This nice, deli-I
cate business of fetthng internal policy and go-I
vernment will be much mo r e difficult in some
colonies than others, as the change and /itera
tion will be greater when the proposed revoluti
on takes place. As to Connecticut, I apprehend,
it may be cTefted with the utmost ease, Rould
they only form a new mflruny:nt, as the charter
ot a tree corporation, to edabiilh arid confirm the
rights and properties of the people, and fubfii
tuT ItCT?ly~r":e, augntl name.of Cqn%rcf%
or whatever title was affiuned. by the ruling
Rates of America, instead of that df Bl.fcfly,
they might in all other refpefts go on in their
old forms,.as to their GenetalAffembHts,Courts
of Judicature, &c. Connecticut, from the be
ginning, has been a free ftatc, and proved a nur
sery of freemen, and though but small in com
pass, yet can afford more .Tie bodied, effective
men, for public service, and larger quantities of
good provilioh for an army, than perhaps any
foot of earth on the globe of the like bigness
aid extent; which is owing, I imagine, to the
inhabitants being educated in a fpßit of liberty
arid industry, frugality and good roeonomy. I
could wiR that her liberal form of government
might be looked into by our fitter colonies, and
what they find excellent in it, 'might be adopt
ed for their good: Not that I would propose it
as a perfect model and plan; for I am full in
the opinion, that it is capable of much emenda
tion and improve--?,^ and that the people, as
they grow in wisdom and knowledge, will alter
the manner of their conduct in sundry particu
lars, and be so caieful of their rights, as not to
trod such matters to the management and dis
posal of others, which belongto their'. Ives. All
authority and power in this colony, it is allow
ed, originates and derives from the right source,
viz. from the people; from hence it is inferred
and strongly averted by many, that no man can
come into' public bfiice, only b) their free
choice and election, which i^ not true, ur.lefe
the doings of the Governor, Council, and Re
presentatives, chofcn by them, may be consider
ed in all respects as the doings of the people.
The said people have all that liberty and free
dom I could with for, in annually choosing their
Governor, and Council, and their Representa
tives, spring and fall ; but it is my huhible oni
nion, they are not wife and prudent, to ent f 1
them wholly and absolutely with the difpofdl If
at lucrative putts, offices and comm.lions ; these
arc the inherent right ot the people, and ought
1 > be looked upon a d their gift to the perfon^hat
enjoys them, and not the gift of fucli as they
have appointed to lerve them as rulers. If the
people would keep this right and power in their
own hands at large, as they certainly might do
without much difficulty, it would effectually
Ihut the ooor against the mean, wicked arts of
bribery and corruption, .and be the flrongeft
g^rd and bulwark for liberty, against all ap
proaches of despotism and tyranny. As the
treemen are annually ahembied in a publid
meetings to put in their votes and fuftrages for
a Governor, Counsellors and Representatives,
why mignrthey not at the tame meeting nomi
nate and appoint a number of well qualified
perlons to be commiffiohed for the Peace, and in
ech county a Sheriff, Judges tor the county
Court, Field Officers tor the regiment within
their ben ids, as often as necedaryr And, why
I WE so Judges tor the Superior Court be
^^s^s^tfc,^s^^^^
L O N D O N, Dece^er^.
MR. Glover has formed a calculation upon
undoubted authority of the national loss
for the present year, owing to the American
quarrel, and he makes it TWENTY SEVEN
MILLIONS STERLING.,-
Should the consequence of the present ruinous
measures of the ministry be the loss of, he whole
continent of America, the Weft-India inlands
mu# or couric util to thy Americans,, the pro
petty ot which, by the evidence at the London
tavern yeflerday, both of Mr. Walker and Mr.
Edwards, it proved to be no less than SIX PY
MILLIONS. What a riroke do these desperate
gamblers play for! .
Dec, JO On the firft instant died, ip the
county ot Devon, Sir Richard Spry, Re^r .Ad
miral of the White.
House of Commons, December 21.;
The American prohibitory bill with th^ a
mendments, was brought into the House ; and
a motion was made by Sir Grey Cooper, that
the amendments made by the Lords to the said
bill be now taken into contideration.
Mr. Hartley opposed this motion and the bill
at large; he observed that this bill was a fare
wel to peace and America; that we. might
bruize tl\e heel, but not crufn the head of A
merica; that America, after all our exertions
again# her, would still revive; whereas Britain,
he feared, would totally fink to ruin, unleft fame
British Phoenix ftould hereafter rife from her
affies. He concluded with proporing an amend
ment to the motion, That the word now be left
out, and the words " this day fix weeks," be in
serted in the said motion.
Sir Joseph Mawbey seconded the amend
ment.
Mr. Bailey, (member for Weftbury, a gentle
man who has a large elite in the Weft-Indies)
likewise supported the amendment, and point
ed out the ruin that would ensue to all the Weft
India Islands if this bill palled. He was person
ally fitter against Lord North, and let fall a
few hafly expressions on the justice of P---—t,
for which he was called to order. He even went
so far as to lay, he was ashamed of being born
in a country where mens property could so ca
fily be granted away to the comnianders and
teamen of men of war.
Governor Johnftpnc was for the append,netit,
Recall fc events had happened since the bill was
last before that house, which made .him wish to
prevent its pairing. He joined with the mem
ber who Ipoke before him, in opinion, that it
would ruin the Wed-India Iflahds, efp6cially
if their resources for corn and flour from Cana
da, so much infixed upon by a hniniftration,
were cut off by the loss of Canada ; and he call
ed upon the minister for information, which he
laid he had a- right to expect, whether Quebec
was or was not in the hands of the provincials
at this time. He fqppofed he Ihould have no
Driver, though the Lords in adminilhation in
the other House, when calle! upon, had given
the intelligence that was requeued.
The question being put that the word ^m,
do liand part of the original motion ; it was
carried.■
Then, the main question was put; and be
ing carried, the leveral amendments were fepa
ratciv put and agreed to, and the bill puffed. It
Was ordered bacl< .again to the Lords.
The House of Commons are adjourned to the
2 5'h o ' January.
On Friday evening a melieuger arrived at his
Excellency Count de Wclderen's, Envoy Ex
traordinary at this Court from the States of Hol
thus chofcn by the freemen bf the colony, as
, well as their Councilors? See. But to rover
this is, I iniilf upon it, that as to inferior Magi
strates, iuch as Justices ot the Peace, on who^
viituousxmd exampiary conduct, the peace raid
good order ot foc.cty do so much de,end, that
none ought to be admitted into the commiffon,
but only by the tree choice and election of the
people they are to fer^e, who, without dispute,
are better acquainted with the talents, qualifica
tions and conduct of persons in their federal rib
tried;., than their Representatives, and have a
fuller knowle • ;cof the difpolirionof their neigh
bours, and can make a wifcrjudgment, whether
they are friends or enemies to the rights and li
beities of mankind, "and' difeover who may be
fately traded with such an office, and who is
most likely to be ufeful iff, by promoting the
public good of society, and anting as a nnnifter
ot God for good ; betides, the people nt large
are not so liable to be corrupted and bribed as
are a few inf; riduals, whom they may. choose
to represent them. A wicked Alagiltrate, that
loves the bulinefs of the law, or at lead the pro
fits of it, the wages of unrightcoufneis, and tries
his art and influence to Ilir up Strife and conten
tion,- angry debates and law-suits in neighbour
hoods and Societies, and has evil doers lor his
chofcn companions cannot, with propriety^ be
called a Judice of the Peace, but a promoter of
difeord and centurion, and will bp a plagueland
vexation to mankind in alibis yohnehbeps, rand
be the object of their deteftatjon. No business
that can be done by the people themselves,
fliould e'er be trusted to their Delegates ; the
observation of this ealy maxirp, whichis agree
able to Common Serfe, would prevent a multi
tude ot mrichict and confulion in the world.
But not to enlarge ; mould the other colonies
examine the internal policy and government of
Connecticut, in order to draw any plan troin it,
it is to be hoped, that they will diriingurin hei
excellencies from her defects and imperfection?,
and that the inhabitants themfehes may in time
grow wiser, and better underhand these things
that so nearly relate to their well-being and hap
piness.
Suffolk, who waited on bis Ahjcfty with the.
fad dispatches on Saturday morning at the
Queen's houie, and 04 Saturday evening a
council was field on laid vlnpa~cb.es at L. Suf
folk's office, and the.malinger is ordered to
hold him erfin tcadinds, he dill remaining at
Count Wcideren's huule, to return to-morrow #
with aniwers to their High Mightineiies to the
Did difpatcncst
'1 he Duke of G=: is at present buff in
preparing a plan tor reci # qcili:tiion with Ameri
ca, whica he deligns wringing into the House
of Lords eany after the rccels.
In consequence ot some very interesting in
tehigiuce received by the Secretaries ot State
from General Burgoyne, the clerks in the Se
cretaries Odicewcre the whole ot yesterday em
ployed in preparing matters that are to be laid
before the Cabinetih a few days.
Orders are sent to the commanding officers
of the regiments lately arrived trom Gibraltar
and Minorca, who are replaced by the Hanove
rian troops, to complete their refpehhve regi
ments to their full complement of men, and.to
be in readiness to embark on the firft notice for
North-America.
By a letter from Cork, dated Dec. 23, we are
informed, that the Marquis ot Rockingham
rorantyort, that failed ,from Portfmoptb, with
the thirty-Iccond regiment on board,was wreck
ed between Cork and Kinfale the twenty-second,
when Lieut. Marfh,^ Entign Sardinian, the"
Captain of the fo.ip, all the crew, except four,
with ad the women and children, and upwards
of an hundred soldiers, were drowned.
House of Lo'ds, December 19.
lefterda^ as soon as the order of the day for
going into a committee on the American pro
hibiting bill was read in the Houle ot Lords,
the Duke of Manchefler role and opposed it.
His Grace observed, that whatever view admi
nilfration could have in deceiving the public;
might be matter of {peculation, and was what
he would not pretend precisely to determine;
but by the account that appeared in Saturday's
Gazette, phblifhed immediately under thedirec
tion of Administration, it appeared they were
determined to bring the London Gazette on a
level with the Bruilels Gazette, published Jaft
war. $ It was nearly approaching to it already,
but if they continued to improve in the art or
milrepreientation and the luppreffion of,fatts,
as they had done in the last Gazette, in relation
to the hate of our affairs in Canada, there was
no doubt but the London Gazette would be
come as fan? .las the Bruilels. By the account'
alluded to, he remarked, that our affairs in Ca
nada were reprelcnted to be in a very flourifhing
condition; whereas the very contrary was well^
.known to be true, for there weie authentic ac,
counts of a later date, from that country, which %
lay that St, John's was in the hands of.the pro
.vincigls, and that probably the next accounts 1
would bring advice of the total dHlrudio# of
General Carleton's army, and that we are not in^
possession of a foot oflandin Canada. His Graces
as well on account or tnis news, asthe general
importance of the luH^ moved, that the com
mitment of the biil might be put off till after
the Christmas recess.
He was seconded by the Marquis of Rocking
ham, who; besides the general reasons urged by
the Duke of Manchester, said, that the mer
chants were alarmed, and thatin iuch a cafe.be
thought it would be very proper to defer the
farther confederation of the bill till after Christ
mas, as in such a date of uncertainty, but nigre
particularly on account of the alarm 'the bill had
created among the trading and commercial part
ot the nation, the consequences were, in many
refpe&s, much, to be dreaded.
Lord Suffolk said. that the King's ministers
were fully juftified in causing the account ,ela
tive to Canadi jto be inferred in the Gazette;
that it was the last authentic account received
from that province. That the ministry had re
ceived the account alluded to by the Noble
Duke, but they had no right to pay any atten
tion to it, as it did not come through a channel
on which they might depend; that it might
be, for aught he could fay to the contrary, very
true; but whether it was or not, it could not
ailed the present bill ; because if Canada was in
the hands of the Provincials, it should become
Great orhain to act with greater firmnels and
vigour.
Lord Townfhend said, that the present reason
for deferring the commitment of the bill had
no pofibie weight with him. If an account of
our prevailing in this fkirmilh, or being defeated
in that, was to sway and influence the British
councils, it was a state he never expe&ed to fee
them reduced to! that if this principle, whigh
Parliament meant to avoid to purfue,Was a gold
cne, and practicable, nothing ought to divert
them from'it; but he hoped they had the power
to enforce what they certainly had a ri°ht to
claim.
Lord Shelburne observed, that no man hada
higher opinion of the military abilities of Ge
neral Carleton than he had; but he could not
fay but that Gentleman, if the accounts from
Canada could be depended on, aded in a ve
ry unjuftmable, reprehensible manner in his ci
vil capacity.
Lord Townffiend rose to explain, and passed
the highest encomiums upon General Carleton,
lie laid there was not a braver not more capa
ble officer in these: rice, That what he had
laid relative to his not having a lufficient force
to °pp ( "~ the rebels, was not io much in point
I cl Timbers as discipline. He had, it is true, a
I good number of troops under his command, but
,they wercmoftly composed of militia, net used
I to Service; the whole legularforce together not
; Exceeding two regiments, amounting to yeomen.
Lord Shelburne again repeated his cut^e ap
land, in St. James's squ ire, with 1 ufpa+ches,
which w-rc immediately lent to the Tail of
A protest was yeflerday entered again# the
proceedings of Friday Est, upon t^ tecond
readingot the Anicrican bill, and fgned by the
following Lords, viz. Abergavenny,"Richmond,
Rockingham, Punfonby, Manchciler, FnzwiD
lia.ro, Abingdon; Checterth.
.• \.•%,if'},/ 0 .,
In PROVINCIAL CONGRESS,
New-Yoik, March 9, I^6.
RESOLVED and ORDERED, ' ''
'l™"'' Abraham Lott, Ehl; treafurier, and
l the ' loan officers of this 'colony, &llreceive
in payment , or the^ principal and interest that
shall trom time to time become due ch the mo
nies putout on loan by virtie of an.aft of
the Governor, Councihand General Aflem
bly of th.? colony of New-York, palled on the
16th ot February, 1771, entitled, “ An Act
tor emitting the sum of One Hundred and
I wenty Thouland Pounds in bills of credit,
to be put out on loan, and to appropriate the
interest writing thereon, to the payments of the
debts ot this colony, and to such public exigen
ctes as the cu cum Stances of this colony inav, from
time to render necessary ;" as well the bills of
credit heretofore issued by virtue qfdnv law of
this colony, as those iffiied by order efthe Con
gress of the United Colonies, and of the Pro
vincial Congress of this colony.
AND WHEREAS by virtue of the afere
fdd ad, the one tenth part of the laid sum
will become due, and is to be paid into the
refpeftive loan offices, on the third Tn^fljy o f
April next : And whereas,!,- reason of the un
happy war brought upon us by the iniquitous
attempts of the B itiß Parliament to reduce
the colonies to a fiate of llavery, it may be in
convenient for the good people of this colony
v, 0 have taketAhe said monies on loan, to pay
tiro Rid tinth part of the fame, according 'Z
the directions of said ad, Resolved and Or
dered, That the payment of the said tenth
part of principal, be, and it is hereby fufoend
ed until the third Tuesday of April, which will
be in the year of our Lord 1777; upon which
day the annual payments of the one tenth part
ot the said principal sum of One Hundred and
I wenty I houfand Pounds Rall commence and
continue from year to year, until the whole
Rail be paid; any thing in the said act to the
contrary hereof in any wife notwithftandin%
And whereas doubts may strife in the minds of
the loan officers about the disposition of such
principal monies as may happen to be paid in;
It is hereby ORDERED, That they put
the fame out on loan, and that in the doing
thereof they conform in all refpefts to the di
redions of the laid aft
A true Copy from the Minutes,
I BENSON, Sec'ry.
GENERAL POST^FFICE;
New-York, 3/.?rcb iS, 1776.
A?' V ''"'" '' e rn; ide up on board the
Swallow Packet Boat, (now in this har
bour) tor Falmouth, on Saturday next the 2#
instant. All letters intended to be sent by her,
must be taken on board by that time. ""
E^A^f DASHWOOD, See.
wanted immediately,
a house-keeper, who uL
demands country business, for a family,
about forty miles trom town. Enquire ot the
Printer. None but those of undoubted rood
charader need hp; Iv.
pro) timi of General Cari&or as an cfR crbut
tv mid lie hah deme mac y things h,run^h j,
believed he or h.s pr&i,l w t#.u l c mahe an
iwcralde. '1 but he Route net now tremble dor
Loiglhips on that head,,but he hoped that the
cay was not very tar dulanq when the marc,
would be Cared Up. A; to the want u:%e;
Rr want of di!cq,hnc, ,1c Genkai co&„ nJ
. help that, it behoved,bale criv wi.o r.cgk^d
th.,t let vice to anther tor his wirt,4 nv.
Ihe question was, lup th pu t of. Q e pfe
of Manchello'. 111610 u 101 parpen , the Lid
ateci the receis ; palled in the re. ,nnc witheug
a. divilion.
1 lie Lord Chancellor moved for the order of
the day, but bctoic the cbaiimao had time to
take the chair, tiro Duke 01 Mam.hotter ac
quainted the Houle, that he had a petition from
the merchants of Brifol against J rc bid fai s
Grace obteived, that he did not know utc iher
it ^.b consonant tw the orders of the Eouk\
He lead the heads or the petition in bis | lace,
which describes the l unions coin quetu es^t the
bill, as repeating the merchan ; of that town
concerned in the American trade.
Lord Sandwich Ipoke to the matter of order;
laid no motion could be received white the or
der of the day was before the house; that be
tides, re believed there was no occalion for par
ticura^y attending to the contents of the peti
tion, as he meant to offer a .ciaufe v.hich; he be
,bc,ed would in a great meaSure rcarcuv the
grievance hated in the petition.
I he Houle then went into a committee of
the whole HUffe on the bill, Loid Scarfdafe in
the chair, when Several amendments were made,
.and clauses were offered.
Lord Sandwich offered a clause to proted HI,
rebels and their cargoes, if two thiols of that
should appear to belong to Bririfn lubitets.
Lord Dartmouth ofered an amendment to
- picamble, and .the concludaig ciaufe, to af
ceituin ano Ibew that the power of paidonin%
veiled in his Majesty by f the bill, was inherent
in him, rod only given here to answer a paiti
cular purpole.'
Lord Sandwich offered another elaufe in fa
ivour ot the Wcfi-India Elands.
d he bill being gone through, Lord Scarkhle
left the chair, and a motion was made, that §he
blades a^d amendments be reported this day,
whichwasagreedto."