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C A MB RI D G # E, Jan. 18.
Last week a vessel arrived at Falmouth, from
lEngland, in which five AmericanQptains camel
TOaflengefs. The London papers to November 2,.
yere brought to this town on Saturday, and
the next day feat by express to Philadelphia.
The following are.all theadvices, collected part
ly from the papers, and partly from the reports,
.of the pktiengers, that we have been able to ob
tain, viz. '
That the Duke of Richmond had entereda
^proteft, in the name ofhimfelf and pther Lords,
.against the address of the House presented to
the King (he Friday before. That the Duke ofc
Grafton nobly declared that he could no longer
Support administration, unicis the ministry
changed their conduct against America, and in
the ?rongeft terms condemned the measure of
embarking' the Hanoverian troops .before the
meeting of Parliament. That the Duke of
Maneheller was.of the fame opinion. That
Lord Shelbourne and the Duke of Richmond
were determined to move that the late petition
of the Congress, to the King, should be laid bc
fare the House, as there wei< grounds in that
petition fer an honourable reconciliation with
America. That Tord North wished as earnest
ly as any perlon to ftopthe effution of blood on
'both Tides ; but thoughtjtmould only be effe&-„
•ed by lending over a formidable army early in
,the spring; an'd appointing .proper perlons on .
^fhe spot, as mentioned in the fptech. That the„
Argo, with three companies of the 46^ regt.
Tas not been heard of, and thought 'to be loft ;
and that upwards of 600 vessels, which fifed
r the ilmerican trade were laid up in the river,
Without employ. That a vast number of sheep,•
dome fay 12000, had been flipped for America;
but that after they were on board a differn perl
appeared among them, of which a very confide-'
~rable part died before the transports were ready
*0 fail. That on the 19th of October thereb
was a very violent dorm or hurricane on the
coast of England, in which federal hundred fail
•of vessels fuffcred, feme foundered, others beat
to pieces, caff a/hore or difmaFed, .and. many
Hundreds, if not thousands of people perished ;
that on Sciliy only eleven fail were beat to
pieces, and every person on board them perish
ed, betides a great number loft in the Channel.
That one of the ministry's tools had swore that
Mr. Sayre had been tampering with him with
regard to seizing the person ot the King; that
the King went td the Parliament house on the
ffirft day of the present fellion, attended in an
unusual manner, the guards being doubled, and
cjch man tutnifhedwith 36 rounds ofcartridges:
That the Bishop -of Peterborough,' heretofore :
on the ministerial fide, had declared Lirafelt an ;
. advocate for the American caufea That the
common people of England, notwithstanding
seven eighths of them were in favour of Ame
rica, will be able to efled very little in the cause
of public liberty; the minister being'in poffef
hon of the strength of the nation, aided by a
profligate, venal Parlianjent, and encouraged, if
not urged on by a tyrant King, are determined
to exert their whole force in effecting the sub
jugation of America to their arbitrary wills:
That they are resolutely determined to augment
their army here in the Spring to 30,000 men,
for which purpose they are endeavouring ta
raise recruits in different parts' of Great Britain
and Ireland, but meet with very little success.
Before the vessel failed, bywhich we received
the above^adviues, Mr. Sayre, who had been
. committed to the Tower, was admitted to bail.
On the banks of Newfoundland ihe spoke with
the Orpheus frigate, which had failed from
England for' Bolton ; but having been difmaft
ed in a gale of wind, was returning home.
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H A R T F O R D, Jan. 22.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Albany,
to one in tbisfelace, dated Jan. I^, 17.76.,
EASTERN POST.
L O N D O N, fy. r.
ON Moudav the 2,1 at Oerter, 1777, In
the "morning, Mr. Sayre, Banker, in Ox-
I,J road, was fc^ed by two King's Messengers
Qipon an peculation of nothing lets than an hor
rid and deteftaWe enterprise against the person
al liberty ot our Sovereign. In the evening ot
that day he was Committed to the lower Aby a
warrant foi treasonable pbicTces.
• , You, 3: ,Wc hear Lord North's deeferafioßf
in th^H&ffe ofCommons, nefyityihnding&he:
otters of foreign aFiftance his ydaiedy had re- %
c^ved; he was not tond of accepting, any such,;
unless id cafePof the most urgent, necessity ;'
and that he intended to fend, at one and /he fame
time, the ^oft equitable terms of reconciliation.'
to our mllow Objects in-America, and the inoft
reipedable part pfour army and navy to en
to ce obedience in case thpfe terms fhouldbe re- #
jected, ---meets with univerfah approbation.
The calling in foreign troops feprned.to.be'
• considered as an indifpenffble # mealure # by. the.
friends ot Adminitiation, it,as judicioufy re-'
marked by General Cpnivay, that ifonce we set
America the' example, foe too would apply fori
foreign aid ; and if she offered her commerce to;
Trance, he did not doubt but that country, find-'
l ing England had applied to Russia for aid,would
protest America, and thus a general war be
.brought on..
" Last Friday came an express to this city,
with the news that Sir John Johnson, (son to
the late Sir William)yith about goo men, and
a few Indians (Mohawks) were assembling in
hostile posture, &c. The County Committee
convened immediately, and ordered the minute
men in Albany, Schenectady, Schoharry, Half.
Moon, &c. to march to Johnstown, with tour
days provision, an ^ to every 6th man, &c.who
PHIL ADELPH I A, Jan. 20.
By an express from Canada, we learn, that in
Forming the city of Quebec, Gen. Montgomery
was unfortunately killed, upon which the Pro
vincial troops were immediately drawn off. The
particulars of this affair the printer has hot been
able to colled from <ny other authority than
extrads of letters, but as they differ much, it
is thought proper to wait for more certain in
formation. Our loss is not so gr at as has been
reported. Capt. John M'Pherfon, junr. is
amongst the flaim
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NEW - YOR K, January Ifo
Yesterday died of an apoplectic fit, George
.Clepham, Esq; Purser of his Majesty's ship the
Asia, in this harbour. The Members of the
Marine Society are to attend his funeral this
evening to the Trinity Church-yard,
Mr. Jonas Platt, late of this city, Merchant,
died at Savannah, in Georgia, some time in
. last Nov.
At the Supreme Court, Saturday last, Rich
ard Hatfield, Esq; was admitted to practice as
. an attorney in the several Courts of record in
. this province.
The iith instant, Mr. Stephen Tinker, of
Connecticut, was robbed at the house of
Minne Van Voorhies, at Brunswick, in New-
Jersey, of 38 Half Johannelies, 21 Guineas
and an 'Half, 8 Moidores, one Doubloon,
7; Dollars in silver, and about go dollars in
Continental bills ; a bill of exchange for gol.
a silver watch, &c. Ac. by a young man that
lodged in the fame bed with him. The fel
low made his escape immediately after he com
mitted the robbery, and got to this city, where
he was apprehended, and most of the cash was
found upon him ; He was sent to Brunswick
last Friday..
are mow gdze emu going , :bet frail .guess
will prove a ralfe alarm in part, or at lead tefs
alarming than at firft received.
"P. S. Monday evening z~th fannann To
morrow morning, very early, Gen. Schuyler,'
with the multitudes come in fiom Berkshire,
and all around, (except those gone forward £o
Schenectady, and.fome.fent home to prepare for
the tour of Canada) will set, off for folra-
FoWn. This city is in the greatest cohlklion
-—every countenance is changed--Whi°s de
pressed and melancholy, and immediately ani
mated and revengeful, or rather spirited for a
noble and vigorous effort in the cause of Liber
ty, whillt the Tories prick up their ears : one of.
them, for publicly rejoicing at Gen. Montgo
mery's untimely fall, is closeted in the city-hall.
" ,P. S. ,16th, ioo'clock, A. M. The Gen.
just gone to Schene&ady, on his way to John
down, accompanied by many, many good sol
diers, &c. Success attend them."
Extraa of a le%from a Gentleman at IFeftmore
land, to bis friend in this place, dated Dec. 27,
" It will not be in my power to be in your
parts this winter, as we have lately had an invi
tafion by a bodyof Tories, under the command
ot one Plunket, they pretended by orders from
Penn; be that as it will, the bottom of it is To
ryifra. As we were threatened with death and
deftru&ion, we had no other way but to fight.
They had 6or 700 men, two cannon, &c. 1
marched with, about 400 of my regiment,which
I thought enough for 700 offuch wretches. As
soon as they came in light, they fired without
faying.a word, and rallied to surround us. Our
people met them with as much resolution, and
a very heavy fire ensued. We soon drove them,
killed a number, and drove one wing of the bo
dy into the mountain ; the main body retreated.'
This was on the 21st Dec.
“ On the 23d, at night, they attempted to
cross the river, to destroy our fettlcments, 1
where the men were chiefly drawn off; I
sent a party to receive them, and juA as
their beat came to.flame, with about leo men,
our people poured in the Ihet upon them, at
about three rods distance, and obliged them to.
retreat and make off as well as they could.'
“By the belt accounts we can gt;t they had §0
or 60 killed and wounded. We hid 2 kil
led and 3 wounded, one of which is since dead.
Our enemies are all gone off, I believe for the
wintey.".
Jan. i§. fLaft Wednesday Major Wales
came to town from Montreal, with fourteen
Indian Chiefs of the Cognawaga tribe, whom ,
he was conducting to his Excellency General
Wafhingfon, at Cambridge, and on Friday they
set off for that place. He likewise had seve
ral children of the fame tribe, who were to
be sent to Dartmouth college.
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E W-H A V E N, January 13.
rErtraf. of a letter from Gen. IGoofier, to Col.,
Warner, a, Bennington, dated, Montreal,
January 6, 1776.
" Dear Sir,
“ With the greatest distress of mind I now
fit down to inform you, of the event of tin un
fortunate attack made upon Quebec, between
the hours of four and fix in the morn
ing of the 31st of December ; unfortunate in
deed for us : In it fell our brave General
Montgomery, his Aid de Camp Mr. M'Pher
fon, Capt. Cheelman, Capt, Hendrick, of the
Rifle-men, and two or three of the subaltern
officers, and between '6O and 100 privates,
the,number not certainly known, and about
_ 300 officers and soldiers taken prisoners: among
whom are Lieut. Col. Green, Major Bigelow,
Major Meigs, and a number of Captains and '
under officers : Col, Arnold was wounded in the'
leg in the beginning of the action, as was
Major Ogden in theffioulder, and brought off to
the general hospital—l have not time to give
you ail the particulars."
Hew NATIONS are ENSLAVED,
WHEN we examine the histories of those
nations, which were once free,, and
whole governments are since become despotic
and arbitrary, we (hall find that all those chang
. es have been brought about by the ambition,
corruption, or avarice ot a few of its natives,
and that when the work has been done, the
people likewise have been kept in awe by na
tives. If the estates of France have loft their
power, it was not done by Spaniards; and if
the Cortez ofSpain are become infignificant, it
was not the French that made them so ; but the
French destroyed the liberties of France, and
the Spaniards those of Spain.
In the Weft Indies, Negroes sometimes are
set to watch Negroes ; not but they are as much
slaves as the rest, as much fubjedt to the hu
mour, caprice and will of their master, but the
master finds out one or more, who being of a
baser mind than the rest, is tempted, for the
fake of being better eloathed, or better fed, to
become an inFrument of the maker's tyranny,
and to add to the servitude of his companions.
It is true, that no one among these miserable
creatures is trusted to aft for the rest, every slave
is his own representative; but in nations where
one is trusted to aft for a great many, it has
• been seen that the vile trustee would part with
th^ share of liberty he was entrusted to guard,
for a yard of ribbon, or for the fake of wearing
any bit of finery at his tail; for any little dif
tinclion in title or name, or for a little bribe,
At a meeting 6f a number of Freemen and
Freeholders of the cily and county ^ New-
York, at the house ot Mri. Vander water, on
Wednesday fe'hnight, for the, purpose of nomi
nating persons to represent them in the aiext
General AfTembly, it was agreed by a majority
of said company, that Philip Livingston,
John Also?, John~Jay ? and Alexander
M'Bovgat/l, be, and are recommended to the
Publitas fufficient men lor that purpose; and
in order to avoid any division among the electors,
they are desired to aid and assist in the above
choice. ,-
On Tuesday :t= Fowler, who keeps the
Farmer's Tavern, in the Bowery, was appre
hended and fecureJ in the guard-house: He. is
fufpe&ed of having been concerned in spiking
up the cannon at Kingfbridge, having lately
bought up a number of rat-tail files, for one
Lownibury of Marinack, who being sent for,
confeffed he employed Fowler to buythe files ;
but as yet nothing more is found out.
We learn from Providence, that in the after
noon of the 12th instant, Capt. Wallace, with
all the vessels under his command, arrived at the
foutE end of Prudence, and landed 2§a men.
The minute men that were on the island, about
47 in number, marched and engaged the enemy
who endeavoured to surround them. After
givingthroe fires -our men retreated, finding
themselves overpowered by numbers, and were
taken off by two boats from Warwick neck.
One minute man was killed, and 2 wounded,the
enemy loft a number of men, as several of them
were seen to be laid on rails, and carried to
the boats. They afterwards burnt eight houses,
with a number of barns and cribs.
A large fliip from London, named the Blue
Mountain Valley, bound for Boflon, with a
cargo of coals and porter for the ministerial
army, arrived off Sandy-Hook three days ago.
In order to save the trouble and danger of
transporting her to Boston, three armbd boats
from New-Jersey, took potfeffion of her, and
carried het fafely to === a convenient port
to unload.
The Albany Toft brought nothing new this,
week. The 7'iconderoga Post was not arrived
when he set off from Albany.
COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBER. .
Ordered, Thdt the aflize of bread be as fol
lows: A rye loaf to weigh 2 1-2 lb. for four
coppers. Flour at 10 s. per cwt. Fublifhed
gth-December 1 77g.
CCylnrus the Scythian, having fourfcare fans,
desired nothing so much as bo bring them
up in the love of each other: and to (hew them
how invincible concord Would render them; as
he lay on his death-bed, he called them around
him, and giving to each of them a bundle of
javelins, bade them try it they could break the
bundles. The young men, having attempted,
and declaring it impracticable, Scylu.rus untied
the bundles in their presence, broke the javelins,
one by one, with the greatest ease, and from
thence took occasion thus to address his child
ren, " Behold, my sons, your strength ; whilil
linked together in the bonds of amity : On the
contrary, how weak, and wh'at an easy prey
you niulj be, when separated in your interests
by discords and sedition."
A NE C DO TE
Of the roung Marquis of Granby.
THE following anecdote is said to be a
sass, and has been the fubje& of much
conversation at many genteel tables lately, apd
which created him many encomiums :—Bein^
at Court a few days ago, the K---, after re
tiring and conversing with him some time, said,
" I am now convinced that your brave father
is dead ; had he been living, he would have ef
fedaally chaflifed my rebellious fubjefts in
America before this time." To which, it is
said, tiie Marquis made the following reply :
“ Sire, I am afraid my father would have
objected to an American expedition ; he never
was ambitious of shewing his bravery, but a~
gaing the enemies of Englishmen.*
ANECDOT E.
without having neceffit) to plead for the tak-
But what is strange is; that millions of people
fhquld submit to an hundredth part ot that num
ber; for it is certain, where arbitrary power
prevails, those who keep the rest in fubjeHion,
will not make one in the hundred of the whole
people, and yet the hundredth man will keep
the ninety-mine in awe, though it ihall happen
that those who are set apart for the purpose
shall be the baled and most inconsiderable ot the
-people. But { (hall quote a paflage from a
treatise, int^fed Voluntary. Slavery, which ex
plains the nature of arbitrary government, and
shews the subordination, that the tools and in
struments of tyranny are under one to another.
Whoever thinks .that the halberds of the
guards, and the arms of the sentinels, are the
Security of tyrants, in my opinion, is much de
ceived ; they make life of them, 1 believe, more:
for drew and ostentation, than for any confidence:
they place in them. It would appear upon en
quiry, that thereJiave not been so many Ro
man emperors who have'been preferred by their
guards, a, have perished by them. Troops of
horse, and companies of foot, are not the arn:3
by which tyrants arc defended , at firft one can
Scarcely believe jt, nevertheless it is true. There
are always four or five who Support the tyrant,
four or five who keep the whole country in bon
dage; it has always happened thdt five or hr
have had the tyrant's ear, have made their w.y
to him of fhemfelves, or have been called by
him to be the accomplices of his cruelty, the
companions of his pleasure, panders to his lulls,
and ffiarers of his plunders : These fix manage
their chief so. well, that by the bonds of society
he mull be wicked, not only to gratify his own
propensity, but likewise theirs. /These fix have
fix hundred who plunder under them, and these
fix hundred are to them what the fix are to the
tyrant. These fix hundred have under them
fix thousand, whom they have railed to posts,
to whom they have given either the government
of provinces, or the management of.public mo
nies, that they may be instruments of their ava
rice and cruelty, and execute their orders at a.
proper time. These subordinate officers do so :
much to their fellow citizens, that they cannot
live but under the thadow of their superiors,
nor escape the punishments due to their crimes
but by their contrivance and protection. The
consequence of this is fatal indeed. Whoever
will amuse him,felt in tracing this chain, will
fee, that not only the fix thousand, but perhaps
an hundred thousand are fattened to the tyrant
by it, of which he makes the fame life aS Jupiter
does in Homer, who boasts that if he but touch
the end of it, he can draw all the gods towards
him."
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