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attention in the duties of his office. We therefore farther in
ftrud you, to procure the enacting such law or laws as shall
make it incompatible for the fame person to hold a feat in
the legislative and executive departments of government at
one and the fame time ; that shall render the judges, in every
judicatory through the colony, dependant not on the uncer
tain tenure of caprice or pleasure, but on an unimpeachable
deportment in the important duties of their Ration, for their
continuance in office; and to prevent the multiplicity of
offices in the fame person, that such Salaries be fettled upon
them, as will place, them above the necessity of stooping to
any indired or collateral means for fubfiftance. We wish to
avoid a profufion of the public monies on the one hand, and
the danger of Sacrificing our liberties to aftirit of parfmon, on
the other. Not doubting of your zeal and abilities in the
common cause of our country, we leave your discretion to
promote such exertions, in promoting any military operati
ons, as the exigencies of our public affairs may require.
And in the fame confidence of your fervor and attachment to
the public weal, we readily submit all other matters of public
moment, that may require your confederation, to your own
wisdom and discretion.
The frigate ordered to be built at Portsmouth, for the Con
tinental service, was launched laft,week. She is said to be a
very fine snip, and will this week be ready to receive her
guns and men.
This week the Rev. Mr. Stillman arrived here from Phila
delphia. His Meeting-house will be opened for public wor
ship next Lord's-day.
Yesterday fe'nnight were interred at Marblehead, the re
mains of Capt. James Mugford, jun. who has left this honor
to embalm his memory, that he made as brave and vigorous
a Rand in defence of American liberty as any among the
living can boast of. His funeral was attended with suitable
military honors, by a detachment of_the 14th regiment, ,
Extract of a letter from New York, dated Jwne 7, 1776.
“ Gen. Sullivan writes the Gen. that ten of our old friend
ly Oneida Indians had waited on him and stayed but two
hours, going amongß the Canadian tribes to use their influ
ence in preventing them from joining with the British troops,
which they were afraid they would. I saw a letter at Gen.
Putnam's yesterday, from the Colonel Rationed at the Hook,
informing of two or three vessels being arrived there, and that
two or three deserters informed him that Sir Peter Parker was
arrived at North-Carolina with thirty-five hundred troops un
der convoy of a fifty gun ship, a twenty-eight and twenty
(the names I forget) that Col. Ethan Allen is on board the
Mercury at the Hook, and Capt, Prodor of your city in irons
on board the fame. A gentlemanjuft come up fays, a very
large ihip arrived yesterday, not less than a seventy-sour, but
supposed a ninety gun Ihip, so that there are now at the Hook
ten ships, two brigs, &c."
Two privateers belonging to this port have taken three very
valuable ships bound from Jamaica to London, laden with rum,
sugar, molasses, &c. having also a large quantity of dollars
and ulate on board.
Vv e hear that on board of the above mips, there were several
ver, hue lea turtle, intended as a present to Load North ; one
es which, with his Lordlhip's name nicely cut in the shell, was
yeßerday presented by .the Captain to the .worthy hefident of
the American Congiefs.
PHILADELPHIA, June
It is reported that General Clinton has left North-Caroling,
but to what part of the Continent he is gone is not
known.
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Extract of a letter from Montreal, May 17, 1776.
“ I wrote you last from Dechambault, where we remained
four or five days on a very short allowance, and left it with
half an allowance of flour, and no pork to serve the men to
Trois Rivieres, two good days march. It has since been
concluded on to keep no detachment for the present below the
Sorrel, as the army have been living from hand to mouth for
some time past, the supplies of provisions from the other fide
of the Lakes being but small, and very little to be procured
without force, or paying hard money for it. The common
people in general, though they will probably take the
Rronger fide, do, I have no doubt from all the observations
I have made, wish well to us 2nd our cause, and would be
very glad we should succeed. Forty or fifty men of the 18th
regiment commanded by Capt. Foster, joined by three hun
dred Indians, and two hundred and fifty Canadians, had
(hearing, it is supposed, that this place was in a defencelefs
situation) come down within twelve miles of this, having
made prisoners of a Major Sherburne and three hundred of
our men on their way thither ; but being informed that a re
inforcement was arrived, they have retreated; Gen. Arnold
is in pursuit of them with nine hundred men, four hundred of
whom^he has sent to endeavor to cut off their retreat, while
he pursues them with the utmost expedition, with the remain
der. Provisions, as I mentioned before, are so very scarce
that we are absolutely obliged to seize flour and wheat, pledg
ing the faith of the United Colonies for the payment of the
market price. General Thomas is very ill with the smallpox
at Chamblee, taken in the natural way,
" N. B. There are five instead of three hundred ofour peo
ple made prisoners. There is a report that Gen, Arnold has.
beat the enemy, but no account is yet arrived from himfelf."
This day the Honorable Hbufe of Assembly gave the follow
ing INSTRUCTIONS to their Delegates in Congress,
Gentlemen,
WH E N, by our inftruftions of last November, we
Rri&iy enjoined you, in behalf of this colony, to
dissent from and utterly reject any proposition, should such
be made, that might cause or lead to a separation from Great-
Britain, or a change of the form of this government, our
reftriftions did not arise from any diffidence of your ability,
prudence, or integrity, but from an earned desire to serve the
good people of Pennlylvania with fidelity, in times so full
of alarming dangers and perplexing difficulties.
The situation of public affairs is since so greatly altered,
that we now think ourselves juftifiable in removing the re-
Rrictions laid upon you by those inftrudions./
The contempt with which the last petition of the Honor
able Congress has been treated; the late aft of Parliament
declaring the just resistance of the colonists against violence's
actually offered, to be rebellion,, excluding them from the
prote&ion of the crown, and even compelling some of them
to bear arms against their countrymen ; the treaties of the
King of Great Britain with other Princes for engaging
foreign mercenaries, to aid the forces of that kingdom, in
their holtile enterprizes againit America, and his answer to
the petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons
of the city of London, manifeft such a determined and im
placable refolutior. *0 erfeß rhe utter deßru&ion of these co
lonies, that all nops of a reconciliation, m reasonable terms,
are extinguished. Nevertheless, it is our anient iefire that a
civil war, with all its attendii g miseries, could be ended by
a secure and honorable peace.
W e therefore hereby authorize you to concur with the other
Delegates in Congress, in forming such farther compacts be
tween the United Colonies, concluding such treaties w^h