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B, Captain Alien, arrived at Philadelphia from
Newry, we have the following intelligence:
LONDO N, Nov. 14.
s^^*^^sHEßE can be no doubt, it is
<s™'^ DCOO^„ the secret intentions of the
*& I ^^^ I“ Scotch cabinet to carry on
1+1 T I the war w ' th America.
fes 0000 $| They are resolved upon
d ^fy^%^<§>° bloody measures; and the
^^i^^* farce of commissioners is de
lusive, to cajole England, and deceive America;
but America is not to be deceived; while her
enemies are in favour, ihe knows there can be
no attention or friendship for her.
Nov. 16. The number of men that periled
in different Ihips in thecate storms, amount to
„00, as appears by the climates delivered to
the commanders from the federal harbours.
Captain Powlet of the 59th regiment, has
loft one of his legs by the cannonading of the
Provincials, as he fat at his breakfall.
As the ministry have for some time part de
prived us of all information from America,they
now shut out all information at home as much
as poffnle, and have begun it by locking up the
gallery door of the House of Commons, on the
very day, for the firft time this season, when it
was expected Mr. Burke would give to the pub
lic, and to his country, a plan for the concilia
tion with the colonies. The ministry wee a
ware this plan would be relished much better
by the public, than that decided on by the ca
binet, and for this purpote were determined to
prevent all comparisons. Surely such a conduct
in a free date, has but one obvious mterpreta
f, CT I which ^ tl rft rhe fflinifte^ Q? conlcioas
to themselves, that their acfor.s wCt not bear
the approbation of rcafon or justification.
Lalt night Admiral Dud, from Newfound
land, arrived in town, and the lame evening
waited on Lord North, and gave his Lordihip
an account of the fifnery, and the damage done
the nth of September lath
The general difficulty of recruiting extends
even to the Highlands, insomuch that Lord
John Murray's battalion wants above a third of
the number to complete it.
House ^Commons, Saturday, November 18.
On Thursday about halt an hour after three
o'clock, Mr. Burke opened his conciliatory pro
position. He began by presenting a petition
from the gentlemen, clergy, clothiers, manufac
turers and other inhabitants of the several towns
of Weftbury, Warminftefy and Trowbridge, and
the neighbourhood thereof, in the county of
Wilts,complaining of the address of these places,
which had entirely misrepresented the date of
the trade, and the feßtimejits, and wishes of the
inhabitants, and praying the house to find feme
amicable method for terminating the differences
between this kingdom and the colonies. He
told the house, that the signers of that petition
were all men who manufactured tor themselves;
and he was authorised to fay, that they poflefled
more than §OO,OOO 1. of English property.
. He said that he wished the prayer of that pe
tition to be conlidered as the exordium of what
he had to fay to the House. He complained of
the difficulties, which in civil wars lay upon
moderate mt n, who advised lenient measures ;
that their moderation was attributed to a want
of zeal, and their fears for the public fafety to
a Want of spirit ; that whatever they :aid to in
cline the House to lenity, was construed into a
countenance of rebellion; and so many arts
and so many menaces had been ufd, that if they
had not been opposed with a good share of firm--
nefs by the friends to the peace of their country,
all freedom of debate, and indeed all public de
liberation had been put an end to.
He said, for his part he was no way intimi
dated by all these machinations from doing his
duty; and that nothing that could be done by
tho ?, whose measures had brought this country
into 1c deplorable situation, should hinder him
from uhng his bell endeavours to deliver it from
its diftrehes.
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ASSIZE of BREAD, Flour at 19 s. per Ct.
AWheaten Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to
weigh 1 lb. 8 1-2 oz. tor 4 Coppers.
The firft step for this purpose, was to get out
of general dilcourfes, md vague sentiments,
which he said had been one of the main causes
of our present troubles; and to appreciate the
value ?f,the several plans that were, or might
be proofed, by an exad detail of particulars.
Published Nov. 2, „7^
Printed by SAMUEL LOUDON, in Water-Street, between the Coffee-House and the Old. Slipi
Thursday, 44 Min. after ti
Friday, 38 Min. after 12
Saturday, 27 Min. after 1
Sunday, 16 Min. after 2
Ihe speech w.s so very methodical, that it
was not difficult to form a just idea of the out
line.
He ftdted, that there were three plans afloat. ,
First, simple war, in order to a perfect conquefj.
Second, a mixture of war and treaty. And,'
third, peace grounded on concession.
As to the sirs plan, that of mere war, he ob- e
served that it was proposed in two ways ; one of
direfl conquest, the other ixdirea by distress.
In either ofthefe ways he said, he thought it
his duty before he voted for a war, to know
diftinchy that the means of carrying it on were
adequate to the end. It did not fatisfy his con
science to fay, that the resources of this nation
were great; he must fee them. That before
he could tt uft to those resources, ou the credit
of what had been fortnerly done, he must find
the situation of the country to be, what it for
merly was. He then examined what the mi
nisters had laid before the House as the means
of carrying on the ensuing campaign. That as
to the force which they had made the House
exped from his Majesty's allies, all discourse of
that had, for fame time, entirely fublided: he
could, therefore take credit for nothing more
on that account, than a handful of Hanoverians,
which only answered the purpose of an imper
fect feourity to some of our foreign garrisons.
That our national forces to be employed in A
m.rica, by the account on the table, amounted
to no more than 26,000 men; that in this,
credit was taken for the army now in America
at full numbers. This he could not allow; as
supposing that if the reduction in future was to
be climated by the past, they must be reduced
to lit:Q m nothing, by tut beginunig ultß.^-
campaign. That the troops here are inly ufr;n .
paper, and the difficulty of recruiting was ac
knowledged. On the whole, he saw reason to
apprehend that we should not be very materially
flronger at the beginning of the next year than
at the beginningof the last; 1^ that if the num
ber were entire, it did not Teem to him to be
Sufficient for the purpose. That as to the pre
datory, or war by distress (on the nature of
which he greatly enlarged) he observed, that it
might irritate a people in the highest degree ;
but such a war had never yet induced any one
people to receive the government of another.
That it was a kind of war to distress an inde
pendent people, and not to coerce disobedient
lubjccts.
But his great objeaion to it was, that it did
not lead to a fyeedy decision; that the longer
the war continued, the greater chance there was
for the interference of the Bourbon powers,
which, in a long protracted war, he considered ,
not only provable, but in a manner certain.
That he was very sure that this country was
utterly incapable of carrying on a war with A
merica, and these powers anting in conjunction.
He then entered into a long and particular enu
meration of all che dangers and difficulties which
mud attend such a war.
He then observed that he saw no probability
of success in the detail of any of the arrange
ments that were propoled, neither did he fee
any thing of authority to induce him to believe
that they would succeed, not one military or
n;val officer having given an opinion in its fa
vour, and many of the greater in both services,
having given their opinion diredly against it.
That as no man of military experience had
vouched for the fufficiency of the force, so no
man in the commiliariate would answer for its
fubflence from the moment it left the tea coast;
and therefore its subsistence and its operation
were become incompatible.
To the objection, that at this rate the Ame
rica s might always reduce us to unreasonable
terms, by the supposed impossibility of reducing
them by force, be said that he could not help
the difficulties which arose from nature and the
constitution of things; that he could not make
America nearer to us than it is, or a country of
another nature than what God hr- made it.
That people who cannot contrive to reconcile
their quarrels, must fuffer the evils that happen
to a divided nation. That he was of opinion,
that there was no diffionour at all in any kind of
amicable adjustment of domeflic quarrels ; and
that he would ratherheal ahundred points, when
it was Englishmen that gave and received, than
HIGH WATER at NEW-YORK.
Monday, § Min. after 3
Tuesday, 56 Mir., after 3
Wednesday, 44 Min. alter 4
First Quarter 26th
a fugle point to a foreign nation ; and that we
were in such circurnftances that we must yield
to either one or the othfr.
It lasted three hours and a half, and was list
ened to with a moil profound and uninterrupt
ed attention. The motion made by Mr. Burke
was, " I hat leave be given to bring in a bill to
compose the prelent troubles, and for quieting
the minds of his Majesty's fubje&s in America."
Mr. Burke then read to the House a bill
which he had prepared, with such provisions and
regulations as he judged equal to the attainment
of this most deferable end, which we hope will
be trade public, as never could general curiolity
be excited by dearer or greater interests.
Monday, Nov. 20..
Made a progress on ways and means and the
Supply; an d proceed again on Wednesday.
Deterred the further consideration of the No
va-Scotia Memorial t Thurfday.*
Lord North made a motion to the following
purport : For leave to bring in a bill to cut off
allintercourfe between Grcat-Britain and the
colonies of America, now in actual rebellion,
so long as the, shall continue in rebellion, and to
repeal the Bolton Port-Bill, the Fishery Bill;
and^nother bill palled last sessions against the
Americans; and to authorife his Majesty's na
valtommanders to seize all shipping belonging
to America, as lawful prizes. He made a very
long speech to (hew the propriety and necessity
10; rffy measure.
MA Charles Fox proposed an amendment,viz.
Jo leave out that part of the motion which prp
pofes tocut oft all intercourse with the Ameri
,lns. A wnrm debate, ensued : Sir George
t^ay ipoKc ACAI m iUppext ci tho wiid.e me-
Non^ 4.
Mr. T. Townsend censured the severity and
bad policy ot thus declaring war against rhe co
lonies, at the moment administration would have*
it believed in the House, that they were inclin
ed to peace.
General Conway also spoke against it, the
Attorney General near two hours for it, and
Mr. Burke against it.
At halt after ten the House divided, wh p n the
numbers were tor Lord North's motion 192, a
gainst it 64. Adjourned to Tueid,iy.
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, I R EL A N D.
INffl, Nov. 4. A general meetin^pf the
principal inhabitants at the Town-hong to con- 0
lider of an address or petition to his Majeftyy
was this day held at noon (George Black, Elq;
in the chair) when 9 motion was made and se
conded, that “ An humble Address be' pre
sented to his Majesty, frofy the merchants, tra
ders, and principal inhabitants of Belfaft, fat
ing their grievances and apprehensions, refus
ing from the present unnatural fate of things ;
their concern, as members of the British em
pire, for its present disturbed and endangered
fate ; their feelings, as men, for the horrors
of civil war, now raging in America; their
hopes in the royal mercy for a speedy termina
tion of these ;. and their prayers for a restorati
on of the old constitutional fyflem." Which
being agreed th, without a + diflenting voice, a
suitable address was produced, and figued by al
most every person present; and after such as
were not present have had an opportunity of
signing it, it is to be transmitted to his Majesty.
Monday the firft, and Tuesday the second di
vision of the fifteenth regiment of foot marched
from the barracks for Corke, in order to em
bark for America.
Limerick, Nov. 6. This morning the 20th
regiment marched for Dublin ; the i gth is on
the road to this city, to be ready to embark at
Corke the beginning of December. It is thought
one of the regiments coming from England will
be ordered to this garrison.
Corke, Nov. 9.. We are informed that orders
have been issued for the fix transports with the
28th and part ot the 46th regiments on board,
to return here, and the men to be disembarked,
in consequence of a difeovery made by Lo«l
North, that th.s is rather a dangerous time of
the year to fend troops to Quebec. 7
Nov. 16. Capt. Thomas of the Clibborn, on
his passage; from St. Übes, spoke with the ship
Loving Peggy, Hezekiah Magruden, matter,
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per Bushel, 6s. od.
Flour, - - -19 s. od.
Brown Bread, -13 s. 6p.
Welt-India Rum, gs. 6d.
New-England do. 3s. od.
Mufcovado Sugar, 60s. od.
Single refin'd do. is, adv
Molasses, - --2 s . 3d.
Beet, per Barrel, 4§s. od.
Pork, - - -70 s. od.
fro n Maryland, laden with tobacco for London,
about 7 leagues from Cape Clear, 48 days one
' from the Capes of Virginia, in distress having
loft her tiller, and being out of candles, both
which Capt. Thomas fupplicd him with.
Dublin, Nov. 12. Six thousand Hdlian troops
are certainly ordered to this kingdom ; the mefr
frye from the King to the Heufeu Commons,
is prepared.---The American war is the Nea for
this 6v/#/?roft.---Liberty ! take care ; you now
hand in imminent danger.—A foreign army u#
awe the fubjefts of Grcat-Britain, is an attempt:
at arbitrary power, which should m^ke every
real friend to the constitution tremble.
Nov. 24. By a letter from Callie Townsend,
that came by yesterday's poll, we are informed,
that the bows and a great part of the deck of . L
large vessel were difeovered at Skiddy'sifland,
'at the mouth of the harbour, on Sunday thq
<2th inst, a man was dead on the fore deck, un
der a heap of cordage, his leg broke, and bleep
ing frefh; it was supposed she was wrecked on
Saturday night the 11th indane ,on the Stags,
jivhich proved to be so ; for, oq Monday after
noon, a Kinfale filhing boat came into the har
bour, and brought an account that t^ere was 1
man on< the^tags, whocalled and made signs
for help; but the Kinfale man not hd^ing 4
• fmalk boat, and the sea high, could not ^et near
him ; that evening a boW was sent oufy'but the
.furt on the rocks being very high, an^ foo late,
nothing could be done, bur repottedjthtrt there
were five persons alive on the naked rocks; th#
next morning a pinnace was sept out with 4
chosen crew, who were fortunate ^ough t<»
bring four otr foe, the Captain, mate, Wfd two
ecmm.cn :r rft.ee fifth%.ea the bright ;
ffi^riour ore aft hkrlv t,„do .wed, baring be"*
taken particular care of. The ^fei proves to
be the Atyy of Liverpool, from Virginia with
20 hogsheads ot tobacco, 1200 barrels.of tni,
and some leaves, the Captain's name Herbert.
These unfortunate men were thrown on th<
lower Stags, which are walked over every tid,
when the sea runs high.' The Captain, 4 flow:
able man, fatisfied; that he with the rest mutt
perish if he remained there, pn_suhd&r%lwre
noon swam about 40 „r<ty to a high rock,
where his situation was better, as he could walk
about dry, and what was of mpft consequence,
from whence he could be seen, which saved hj,
and the lives of his companions,
House of Commons, Tburfita, Nov. ,3,
Sir John Bkquiere presented to the Hoyle &
meilage from his Excellency, lignifying, that
"he had his Majcfly's commands to acquaint thy
House, that as the present exigence 3 of affair,
required fending an additional number of troops
to America, he bad the firmeft reliance on &
loyalty of his faithful Commons of Ireland, fc>
admit, his fendingqbrqad a number of the tioojr#
on this eftablilhment , not exceeding 4000 trier,
which shall no longer continue a chafye 04 jjfe
kingdom, byt l>e immediately on xhcT teavir,
the fame, in the pay of Great-Rritain.
" And,to Ihew his Majesty's gracious regard
forthe fafety and defence of this kingdom, if
the Parliament shall define it, he will replace thfe
laid 4000 men with an equal number of foreign
Protestants (fubj^ts of the Prince of Brupfwick
and the Prince ofrHefle Callel) to be continued
herein the pay of Grcat-Britain, as soon a$ h^
Majesty 'fhall be enabled to fend them, by b^
Parliament ot Ireland."
This message was read again by the Speaker,
. and ordered on the Journals of the House.
Sir John Blaquiere moved, that the HoofeMo
on Saturday next, relieve irfelf into a 'com^fc,
tee of the whole House, to,ke his Excel? „,
meflaue into confederation, -'
Saturday, November 2§.
The House was called over and refofvrd in
fo a committee to take into contideration hi.
Excellency's mefiage and the ioftruftion to con
fider on tne belt mode ot defence for this king-'
do'm. Mr. Matone in the chair.
& TL| oy^er for going into the committee, hi^
• #%c@rclic,s meflage, 'and the order for thedur
. ftru&ion were read-„-,
* Sir Archibald Acheson rose, ,nd made „an,
eulogiums on his Mareily, f whom be laid, »3
eight to look uppn'as the father of a much fa
. voured people, and then proposed to .offer two
resolutions, but they not being put into pro r .f
Fine Salt, - - - None.
Coarse Salt, - - „. yd.
Indian Corn, per Bush. 3s. &l.