The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-15 00:00:00, page 2

A gentleman, who arrived last Wednesday from Paris, fays
that the French are in high ipirits, being in great expectation
of engrossing the whole American trade. 1 hey lay that
some perlons of diUinai n have waited on Gen. Waldington,
wi<h an offer pf French troops and ships of war to oppole the
wicked designs of an Englilh Miniltiy, upon condition of
their opening a trade with them ; that the Gen. declined giv
ing them any anlwer, but referred them to the Congrels ; and
that an account was received at Paris, that the branch gen
tlemen met with a noble reception, and were assured, that if
a reconciliation was not soon brought about between them
and their mother country, that they would accept the otters
of the French court upon the terms propoled. I hat on re
ceiving this aufwer, orders were lent to all the seaports that
such ships as were ordered for the Eall-India lervice, &c.
ihouid nay for farther orders, but hold themselves ready to
fail at a Ihort notice. He farther adds, that orders were like
wise fenc to Rochelle, that traniports fufficient to carry
twenty thousand men should be immediately got ready for lea.
Yesterday at a court of Common Council, a motion was
made and carried by a great majority, that the thanks of the
court be given to Dr. Price for his excellent pamphlet on Ci
vil Liberty, just published. Allo that the freedom of this city
be presented to him in a gold box of the value of fifty
pounds.
March 25. Wednesday night advice was received of the
death of the King of Portugal. -
The King of Sardinia has acceded, it is said, to the
Family Ct mpCt. If 10, a war will loon break out in Italy.
Philadelphia has taken every precaution to prevent receiv
ing a visit from the King's ships. I'^ey have built forts eight
miles down the river, and have not only a strong guard in
that city, but can assemble, it is laid, forty thoulanu men at a
very short Warning.
A great personage, we hear, is extremely well fatisfied, with
in himfelf, that the enluing campaign will bea cunclufive
one, and frequently exprefles himfelf to that effect ; adding,
“ that he withes he was as lure of bringing over a few of the
leaders in the opposition, as he is of conquering America."
Fraser's new railed regiment of Highlanders are to be as
sembled in three divisions on Monday nekt at Stirling, Inver
ness, and Perth, to be reviewed and approved by the Com
mander in Chief in those parts, previous to their embarking at
Glasgow for North-America.
Five hundred bread waggons are now preparing, and will
in a few days be Dipped on board the traniports at Portfinouth
bound to America.
The sailors ^re so apprehensive of press warrants being if
fufd out, that numbers of them have left their ships, and
come ashore ; oq which account many vessels are lying in the
river, outward bound, and cannot proceed to sea for want of
hands.
Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall,
when Richard Clark, Esq; was sworn in Alderman 01 Broad
ftreet ward, in the room of Benjamin Hopkins, Esq; elected
Chamberlain, -
/ From the LONDON EVENING POST, of March 16.
ON reading Dr. Price's book, just published, 1 confider
all the Petitions and Remonstrances which have been
presented to the Throne, and to the Parliament, when com
pared with the striking and alarming fads there dated, to be
do more than a whisper to ten thousand thunders.
I. A national debt of near one hundred and forty millons,
and likely to be incieafed to a much greater sum by the Ame
rican war.
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2. Interest and annuities five millions.
3. The decay of the revenue from tobacco, three hundred
thousand pounds per annum ; but greater than can be esti
mated, from all the articles dependant on the American
trade.
4. All the gold and silver specie, now current in the king
dom, but just enough to pay the money drawn from the pub
lie by the taxes,, amounting to fourteen millions at least, ex
clusive of all county and poor taxes, and tythes.
5. Millens on milli ns of paper money ; all moonshine at
the firlt shock on the ba^k of England.
6. The danger of having the gold coin carried out of the
kingdom, on the firlt unfavorable balance of trade.
7. Our horrid date when compared with France.
In Britain, about twelve millions of gold specie, and two or
three millions of silver specie France sixty-seven mil
lions of specie, and no hazardous paper money.—ln Bri
tain, the public debts in no fixed course of redemption, and
therefore likely to go on pressing the public till they over
whelm and link it.—ln France the public debts of such a
nature as necessarily to be diminished by time, and likely in
a few years to become inconsiderable.—ln B itain, a capital
of near sixty millions, for which perpetual annuities muff
be paid, added to the public debts during thelaft war.—
In France, a capital of only twelve millions of such annu
ities.
8. The loss of three millions per annum of exports to North-
America; and of a balance of trade in our favor of near a
million and a half per ann.
9. The bills drawn by the Weft-India planters on their Lon
don agents and . merchants, all now protested, and fending
back to drive them mad.
ip. The enormous expence of near eighty thousand feanien
and soldiers (including foreigners) at fifty pound a man, about
four millions.
11. Twenty thousand nailors out of work, and ready to
run mad with poverty.
12. The awful profpea of London bankruptcies without
end, with a long et cetera of evils and miseries beyond all de
scription or conception.
HARTFORD, June 10.
The General Assembly of this colony, in theirlaft sessions,
ordered three regiments to be immediately railed, for the de
fence of this colony ;. allo one third part of the second, third,
fourth, seventh, eighth and.ninth regiments, and one quarter
part of the other regiments.of the militia of this colony (ex
cept the twenty-fourth) to be forthwith inlifted, or detached
as minutemen, who are to be formed into companies, under
proper officers, and to be held in constant readiness to march
for the defence of this and the adjoining colonies.—They
likewise ordered that the sum of sixty thousand pounds law
ful money be emitted.
By a gentleman, who left Montreal the 24th of May, and;
arrived in town the sth instant, we have the following intelli
gence, viz; That Col. Beadle with a party of two hundred
men, some of whom were Caughnawaga Indians, were poked
at a place called the Cedars, forty-five miles above Montreal ;
that a number of the aforefaid Indians, who had been up the
river in a cance, informed the Col. that a party of Indians,,
confiding of about five hundred, with forty regulars, were
coming down the river to deltroy him and his men, on which
he sent immediately to Montreal for more help. And the be
forementioned gentleman fays, that a party of fourteen men
under the command of a ferjeant, being sent forward to. th© re*