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May 21. Yesterday the fubferibers to the fix mil
lions' to be railed by annuities for the service cf the
jrelent year, made good their payment of 15 per
cent, of the said capit i at the Bank.
Extras? of a letur from Greenock, May 14.
" Lut night :r ive/ here an American Drip loaded
with rice, mAgo ^ d tobacco, computed at 70001.
sterling, taken from the Americans eight days ago
in her pillage to Gottenburgh, by Capt. Innes of
the brigantine Sally of this port, who was taken some
time ago by an American privateer on the coast of
America, and kept prisoner on board the privateer
till the tOCT j the matter ul her complain
ing for want of men to navigate his ship, the Capt.
of the privateer put Capt. Innes and four of his men
on board the American fttip, who prevailed with two
of the A nerican crew to join them in seizing the
master and the rest of the crew, and carry the (hip to
Britain, which he got done without opposition."
Yesterday the Earl of Loudonkiffed his M.jefty's
hand on being appointed commander in chief of his
M^jefty's forces in Scotland, in the room of the
Duke of Argyle, who has resigned on account of
his bad state of health.,
The packets from Brigthelmftone to Dieppe, were
all (topped on Wednesday last, and are not to go
any more.
May 23, The affairs of America, it is said, have
been again under confederation in the Cabinet, and
that they will in a few days be the fuhjeft of a par
ticular ddcuffion before a great Assembly.
A letter from Bellaft, dated May 15, fays,
'' Oi the 14th uit. the ihtp Peace and Plenty,
Capt M'Kenzie, belonging to this place, about five
leagues northward off Cape Finifterre, took the
brigantine Dolphin, Israel Turner, Master, burthen
130 tops, and carried her into L ; fbon. She was on
her passage from Bolton to Bilboa, having on board
ten French gentlemen, who appear to have been
officers in the army, also dispatches from Corfgrefs,
which were thrown ovnboard. The cargo consisted
of 12,3 hogsheads of tobacto, TO barrels of pith
and tar, 10 barrels of rice, 100 cwt . whalebone,
1 hogfiiead of flixfred, and 1 00 barrel ftaves.
The ciew cf the Dolphin, confiding of 13 in num
ber, having been put on board the ship, attempted to
seize on the crew on the 6 h ult. in the evening, but
Were very Goon brought to order."
May 26. Anew Amb ffador from the Court of
Madrid, it isfud, is appointed to this Court, and is
soon expected in town, being now on his passage to
England.•
A letter from Vienna, May 2, fays," The mes
senger who had b^n dispatched from our Court to
the King of Pniffia returned here on Saturday last ;
the answer which he brought seems to have given
farisfaCbon to her imperial Majesty. It is also re
ported, thrt the Prussian Monarch had dispatched a
m ffen,er to the Emperor himfelf, who was so plea
sed with the news contained in the difoatch, that he
ordered a reward of 1 0 duetts to the bearer.
The Lapwing American privateer, of 18 guns and
16) men, belonging to D^mouh, in Nev-Eng
land, is taken by a letter of marque, andcarried in
to Grenada. She has tk^n 14 p izes in fix months,
and lent them all to different parrs of America.
May 30. A letter from Poitfmouth, dated May
27, sys, " Admirals Harland and Pallifer are both
ordered for St. Helen's; Admiral Harland went ye
sterday, and Admiral Pallifer will go this morning."
Yeteday some dispatches were sent to the Com
miffioVs of the d ff^ent dock-yards, for expediting
five al men of war that are wanted for immediate
service. - -
<< T*o American prizes bound to Cadiz were
brought in here a few days ago, they are final! ves
sels ; we are in daily expe&ation of reinforcements
from England. The H noverians prefave the good
chara& i they fi ft gained. The communication is
open with Spin, and thee appears no alteration in
thei behaviour towards us."
Lord Beauchamp is mentioned as the person to
ficeed Lord Barrington in his post as Secretary of
War.
Letters from Madrid mention, that the court of
admiralty had made a demand on the maritime pro
vinces for 12,000 reriftered seamen, in order to man
the squadrons now fitting out at the different Spanish
ports. :, , '-.
Extract of a letter Jrom Portfmoutb, dated May 28.
“ Sailed from Spithead his Majelty's Hoop Leith,
wirh seven fail of transports for Guernsey, with
Highland troops on board, to garrf n that place.
Arrived the Grampus arm d thp from the Downs.
" His Mijefty's thips the Qjeen, of gogut s, Ad
miral Harland, and the Ocean, of 90 runs, Admi
ral PaTifer, with parr~of the sq adron, are both
dropped down to St. Hel n's. r rhe. Exeter and Ro
mulus men of war have received orders to go to St.
Helen's with th Gibraltar and Streets convoy.
'' The Admi as Keppel, Harland, and Pallifer,
are to fail with 21 fal f t' r e line under their com
mand, to be divided in squadrons of seven fail each."
* Col. Fawcet is appointed Adjutant-General, in the
room of General Harvev, deceased.
Jane z. It was on Saturday reported, that pri
vate letters brought by Friday's foreign mails give
an account of the ia ling bf the Brett fleet, confiding
of 21 fhipsof the line, undet the command of the
Duke de Chartres,
Last Saturday morning an embargo was laid on
all the Eiiglifh ships in the river, not one is to be
cleared out for fix weeks, and those that are already
cleared out are not to fail. The fame day orders
were sent to every sea pu" in England, to lay an em
bargo on all vessels, foreign this excepted, and that
non? be foffeted to put to sea till further orders.
The burial and monument f Lord Chatham are
eftimatded at 30,000!. 20,000!. have been voted to
pay his debts. This, with an annuity granted for
ever to fr he inheritor of his title may be fairly com
puted at 150,t001.
PROCEEDINGS in the House of Commons,
Tuesday, May 26.
On Tuesday the house read a second time the bill for
fettling the annuity on the Earl of Chatham's family.
Palled the Irffh cotton yarn bill.
A vast cincourfe of gentlemen, being introduced by
members, affe~nbled in the gallery, and some confufion
emu ng in consequence thereof, Mr. Gafcoyne moved
so the house to be cleared of strangers, which the speaker
alien ed to, and the lerjeant at arms was directed to clear
it immediately. After which a warm debate ensued on
the p o: riety of fhutiog up the gallery on such a day ;
Mr. Dunning, General Burg yne, and several other mim
brs Contended strongly for its being opened, particularly
the latter,, who wished the public at large to judge of his
csndua, for whit he might, have occasion to offer in the
course of the day.' But all this availed nothing, the
order being rigidly observed so that the reader is indebted
to the kindness of a member for the following heads of
what passed on the interesting bufiacfs of the day :
The order of the day being read, Mr. Viner got up,
and imparted to the house the reasons that induced him,
before the termination of the present session, to put fume
questions to an Hon.member (General Burgoyne) whom
Extrad of a letter Jrom Gibraltar, May 4.
be then saw in his"place, and who alone 'could clear up
.he mysterious bafmets of the 1 anada expedition. Here
he gave a firing of questions refpefting the General's con
duct after the affair of Saratoga. Mr. Wilkes arose to
second the motion, and proposed an amendment, for go
ing back into the origin of the expedition ; and to in
quire into the affair of the savages, and the burning of
towns and villages in the caurfe of the said expedition.
General Burgoyne said be was more anxious than any
other member in that house for his late conduct under
going the most minute parliamentary investigation, and
therefore he held himfelf bound to answer any questions
that might be put to him, that could throw the least light
on that tranfa&ion, for the fatisfaAion of that house
and the world in general. He certainly did think his
orders peremptory and positive ; he retained that opinion
now, and never Should depart from it. Blame he allow
ed was imputed either to the minister who planned the
measures, or the officer who was appointed to carry those
orders into execution ; and as he was ready to join issue
thereon, he would leave it to the pub ic to determine after
the necessary enquiry, who was the party responsible for
the unfortunate event. He had been condemned for car
rying out too large a train of artillery, for which there
could be no foundation, as it was under the immediate
direction of General Philips, an officer wh fe judgment
he believed no man could call in queftton: He had like
wise been accused of cioffing Hudson's river, in opposi
tion to the opinion of that gallant officer, General Fra
ser, with whom he quarreled ; this was not true, as he
fully approved of it, and on his death-bed sent his love
to him, and wished him success. The things he princi
pally desired an explanation of from the minister were ;
1. That a confidential letter of his to that of the mini
filer had been exposed among the papers lately called for
by Parliament. 2 That some converf-tion had passed
between the minister and Mons. St. Luc, the Canadian,
concerning his conduct, which he wished to have im
parted to the house. 3. That he had been forbidden the
presence of his sovereign, though for what reason he was
yet to learn, and therefore wished to know it I 4sro the
reports of the savages, he engaged them from neoffiry,
on finding the rebels were in treaty with them, to turn
them against the King's troops; but he had ever re
strained them as n uch as possible from ads of barbarity.
The reports of his having laid waste the country by fire
were equally groundless. He had indeed burnt a valuable
house of General Schuyler's, en which had been expend
ed tin thousand pounds; but that from necessity, as it
lay between him and the enemy, and he was apprehensive
that the latter would have possessed themselves of it, by
which he must have been considerably annoyed. And fa
far from this being deemed even by the Americans an aft
of barbarity, or even wantonness, on his meeting General
Schuyler at Saratoga, after he became a prisoner, on apo
logizing to that officer for what he had d*ne, Mr. Schuy
ler replied,---"I beg you would not mention it, for I
Should have a&ed just as you did, had I been in your
Situation.'' He fad he was further treated by that offi
cer in the most hospitable manner, who infilled on fend
ing two of his aid de camps along with him, observing
they might be able to procure him better acc mmodation;
and to his aftoniffiment alter a day or two's marcA, he
found himfelt introduced into a house of Mr. Schuyler 's,
where that officers lady and daughter received him with
the utmost politeness and cordiality, compelling him to
take up his abode with them for fix days, where a table
of fourteen covers was regularly served up for him and
all h;sfuite. He then read, as a part of his speech, a
letter from Mr. W^ffi ngton to him, which does infinite
honour to that offi er's humanity as a man, and his judg
ment as a soldier. Hr concluded, by pressing for a com
mittee of enquiry ; adding, that the idea of his being a
prisoner, was grou idlefs, though he unde flood, that was
urged as an argument against Such an enqury.
Lord George Gernpine said the hon. gentleman seemed
desirous of an explanation of three circumstances, which
he wrn d readily give him. As to the confidential let
ter, it was accidentally put among the official letters, and
by that means was sent by the clerks among othe r pa
pers, for which he was very forrv.— With resp Ct tty
Mons. St. Luc, that gentleman had introduced himfelf to
him, as a man who had performed great services at the
head of the savages ; and that in conversation with him,
he had been told that the General (Mr. Burgoyne) was a
fine officer with the regulars, but that hr d>d not seem to
like the savages, nor dd he take the prone, Steps to retain
th-ir good will ; that he was un brave bomme, mats lourd
cowne un Admanf.-a very brave man, but as heavy as a
German !---As to hrs not having access to his Sovereign,
there were various precedents for the refufal, till his con
duct had u dergone a military enquiry ; that his M jfly
had een applied to on the occafin, and that the inti
mation came from him. His Lordship concluded, that as
military men were the most proper judges to decide in the
present question, he did not fee the propriety of parlia
ment interfering in it at all. £
M . Cornwall was likewise of opinion, that parliament
were incompetent judges of the matter then before the
house.
The Attorney General urged several convincing argu
ments on the fame fide; and laughed at the General's
idea of not being a prisoner, after Signing the convention
with Mr. Gates. He said, they had obtained one enquiry
into the matter, which had been fufficient for the house
to form an opinion of th- matter; for his part, he had
formed one, th ugh he Should not declare it.
Mr. Vox warmly fu ported tie motion for the enquiry,
. and confuted the cond Ct of the former committee, in
fullering real matters of information to be withheld from
them-- Several other members likewise spoke, when the
' question being put for the amendments, the numbers
were; against it 144, for it 95, majority 49.
Theoriginal question was now resumed with redoubled
ardour.
Mr. Temple Luttrell justified the conduCt of the Ge
neral ; said he had been brave, though unfortunate; but
that was a fufficient ground for accusation in the eyes of
some; had he turned his back instead of going forward
he would have met with a different reception from the
noble Lord whose military conduct was certainly the re
verse cf the gallant officer's they were about to enquire
into, &c.
Lord George Germaine arose and said, he could not tell
what he had done, to call down upon himfelf, this wan
ton, and unprovoked abuse; he appealed to the house
whether any thing had fallen from him to merit it ; that
not being the case, he could not silently endure it ; old
as he was himfelf, and young as the honourable gentle
man was whom he attacked, and however he might pique
himfelf on his profeffional fighting, he would tell him,
that he defied all his venom, rancour, and ungentleman
like maievo ence, and that he was superior to, and Should
ever despise every thing that fell from that wretched cha
racter !
Here the house became instantaneously tumultuous,---
some calling order ! order ! others, the chair ! the chair!
Mr. Fox attempted to speak to order, but in vain. Lord
North said, the hon. gentleman who now rose for order
was one of the most disorderly. Fifty members were on
their legs at a time. The speaker arose, and endea
voured to restore peace, but in vain. Mr. Rigby said it
was the usage of the house. when the speaker arose and
took off his hat, for every member to fit down. The
speaker at length was heard, he said he was ashamed of
such a tumult; instead of a senate. it was not to be called
an iffembly of gentlemen; and if they persisted in the
present disorder, he should be under the necessity of ex
ecuting his authority in a manner that would be very dis
agreeable to him : at length the tumult subsided; Mr
T. Luttrell in the mean time attempted to get out of the
house to avoid being compelled to make an apology; but
the messengers were ordered to flop the doors; finding
this, he went up intothe gallery, from whence he was
ordered down to his feat by the house, when the speaker
g tting up, said he was desired by the house to call upon
the tjsm honourable gentlemen who had spoke such high
and ha Ih words to each other, to pledge their honour that
they would take no further notice out of that house of
what had passed. Lord George Germaine got up, and
; Lord Newhaven spoke warmly to the fame purpose, and
expressed his indignation at the thought of wantonly gi
ving up the dependency of America. He believed it still
practicable for the power of this state to preserve it, and
he would never be the man who would agree to yield a
moment to the idea of squandering away the hereditary
possessions of Britain. He fincerel, believed, nay, he
had heard by respectable authority, that if the 15 000
additional forces, voted for the service of the present
year, had been sent to America, the rebellion of that
country would have been at an end.
Sir William Meredith •condemned the address altoge
ther. It was improper, he thought, in every point of
view. If it meant to give a fanftion to his M jetty, to
agree to the independence of America, no Englishman,
nor sensible American, could agree to it. Independency
would be fatal to both countries ;in its nature it would be
productive of ruin to both. Let us confider that there
are two separate and diftinft interests in America, formed
by the southern and northern parts of that continent.,
which yet both agree in their connexion and dependence
on this country. The produce of the northern part is
exactly the fame as the produce of Britain, therefi re we
should be their rivals in trade, and from our superiority in
capital and local advantage, should keep them retrained
and circumscribed. The produce of the southern part is
different from our's, but where, save in Britain, can
they find a mart for their traffic. In France, they have
neither specie, manufactures, nor credit to give them ;
beside that they would be under the necessity of submit
ting to that form of government in their traffic and con
nection with them, which they avowedly, by exclaiming
against the Quebec hill, detest. So that however separate
their interests may, in other refpe&s be found, in this
they are united and with for dependency. The great bar
rier to their returning to deqendency is, that they cann t
trust to, ^d they will not depend on the mioiflry, who
Sir George Saville spoke for the motw>n, unamended.
It would serve to publi/h the sense of parliament, before
its prorogation and be a means of convincing the Ame
ricans that we were friendly inclined towards them
At the fame time he did not think it cou'd, in any sense,
be construed to extend to support an offer of independency
to that country, though they weae to every purpose inde
pedent already.
Lord Ongley wished the firft motion to pass, onaccount
of its ambigious and unspecified nature, for he believed
that granting independency to America would be the
only means of securing peace with her.
Mr. Grenville proposed that the original words he had
objected to Should Stand with this addition " as declared
" in an alt of parliament, entitled, an aft empowering his
" Majesty to name commissioners, &c.
Sir Philip Jennings Clerke observed, that the members
of the house were very improperly treated in the upper
assembly, by being associated with every stranger that was
promifcoufly introduced either by the peers or the door
keepers. They were obliged to hand and run the danger
of having their pockets picked, as had in more than one
instance occured this f flion, Considering how very dif
ferently the members of that house were' treated in this,
he thought it became them toaffert their dignity, and esta
blish a perfect equality between them. The house unani
mously concurred with the honourable member; and hoped
thatin the beginning of n?xt feffi >n it w mid be a matter
far their consideration. The behaviour of lord D
the day before, gave additional reason for this thought.
Mr. Temple Luttrell exprrflfed his fatisfa&ion that the
standing order, which had been exerted the day before to
exclude strangers from the gallery, was again relaxed.
That circum dance iaduced him to depart from the i ten
tion he had otherways formed, if putting every standing
order that existed, no matter how troublesome, into ex
ecution, He considered it as the right of his constituents,
that they Ihould have admission to fee the proceedings of
their representatives, and whenever that right was inva
ded he would, if he could not prevent, at least make
them repent it.
Lord Ongley complained bitterly that the debates of
that house should be permitted to appear in the news-pa
pers. He saw them daily misrepresented, as part, opini
on, favour, or disgust, diredbed ; and it was for that rea
son that he wilh d the gallery was ffiut against strangers.
He would be happy if an aft of parliament was made to
tally to prevent the publication of their debates.
Mr. Temple Luttrell replied, that now indeed they
spoke out, and avowed their reason for excluding strangers.
This he fufpe&ed before to have been their m tives,
notwithstanding the many disguises the, had thrown upon
it, snd the avt wal determined him in his c6rdu&.; He
knew it to be necessary to the ex ftence of the conrotu
tion, that the people Ihould be acquainted intimately with
thecondua of their representatives. The news-papers
were the only channels of conveyance, and he declared
for his own part, that if inch a measure was adopted, he
would dare to inform his copftituents of the, proceedings
of parliament.
M.David Hartley then engaged the attention of the
house, by moving an address, to his Majesty, teftifying
the sense of the house upon two material points ; firft,
how much they wished for conciliation and peace with
America, to accomplish which they would concur with
hi d Majesty in any measures leading thereto; and second
ly, how much they resented the aggression on the honour
of the natiori by the late insult of France, to assert which
honour they would also concur with his Majesty.
Lord North perfectly acceeded to the address, which he
aid was so happily guarded, that no part of the house
could, in his opinion, have reason to obje& to it.
Mr. Grenville, however, differed from the noble Lord
in this point, and th uaht there was a paragraph in the
proposed address, which might be rendered into a sense
very different from the opinions of many, if not all the
members. He did not well fie the intention of the ad
dress. It either meant very little, or it meant a great
deal. If by the words, " that the house would support
him in any measures tending to preserve peace with
America," was meant that they would support him in of
fering independency, he begged the house to undezftand,
that h% lor his part, would not agree to such a proposi
tion. If it did not mean this, it meant very If tie in
deed, and was a harmlefe propofcion. He therefore mo
ved, in order that the house might not be drawn in by a
motion couched in ambiguity, to give a fanaion to mea
sures opposite to their wishes, that the words above quoted
be left out.
very fully apoTogifed to the house, for ary unbecoming
expression that might have fallen from him on the occa
sion. Mr. T. Luttrell waved it, by contending, that as
a member of parliament, he had a right to speak his
sentiments publicly and fully on a public character ; this
he repeated a variety of times during the space of two
hours. Mr. Fox said he wiihed not to irritate, but to
fettle the present dispute ; but there was certainly a dif
ference in the two attacks, the fi.ft being but a general
one, on a public chata&er ; the lift, a personal one, on
a private character : and therefore he recommended the
noble lord to fay a word by way of extenuation to that
gentleman, as he had done to the house : on which his
lordffiip arose a second time, and said, if his warmth of
temper had betrayed him into an improper expression, he
was ferry for~it.
Mr. Temple Luttrel then rose, and apologifed by as
suring the house, he meant nothing personal to the no
ble lord ;---but this he did not do, till after Mr. Buller
had moved for the order of the journals to be read, which
preceds motion for commitment of a disorderly member.
This violent dispute being at length adjusted, the previ
ous qu ftion was put, when the motion for going into an
enquiry was neg tived, by a very considerable majority.
HOUSE of COMMON S.
Wednesday, May 27.
Yesterday the house in a committee went through and
reported with amendments, the bill for fettling an an u
ity on the earl of Chatham's family. Ordered to be en
gruffed.
Ordered an address th his Majesty, " That he would
order 2p,00cl to be issued for the payment of the earl of
Chatham's debts, and that this house will make good the
fame."
SUPERFINE hyfon, fu-,1
Ihong, and bohea tea,
Single and double refined I
sugar, I
Blown and best mufeovado
sugar, coffee,l
Chocolate by the box or left '
quantity, 1
Durham mustard,
Bafleet fait, 1
Florence oyl, 1
Black pepper ground or
unground,l
Mace, cloves, (
Cinnamon and nutmegs,
Currants by the calk or left
quantity, 1
Raisins, , .i
Indigo.
AGENTS for PRIZE S, and
American Prisoners on Parole on New fork
and Long-Island,
AR E requeued to take Notice, That a
general Exchange of American Marine
Prisoners is now agreed on; that 200
are already sent to Elizabeth Town ; that all
those remaining, as uell on Parole as in the
Prison Ships, will be sent there by Thursday
next the 13th Instant, before which Time it
.will be necessary for Agents to give in the
Names to the Commissary, of such Prisoners
as they wish to be detained for the Purpose of
condemning Pr zes, and for Prisoners on Pa
role to give in their Names and Residence, in
order to their being exchanged.
JO HN'Y 0 U N~G'
In Water-fleet, between the Coffee-Houle bridge and the
Fly Market, has for sale, the following articles, on
the most reasonable terms, viz.
EPHRAIM SMITH,
LATE afliftant to the managers ot the mefchienza,
at Philadelphia begs leave to return his most grate
ful thanks to those gentl men and others, for favour# re
ce ved, in hepes of a continuance of them and that of
the iublic.—-At the defic of many gentlemen of the
royal rmv and navv he h.s opened
SMITHS TAVERN,
In Water-Street,
Between the Coffee he use ana Fl, Market, opposite
Commissary Loring's.
In the morning, from 7 to 11 o'clock, tea, coffee, &n
will be kept ready for bteakfaft. At one, and half past
three o'clock in the afternoon, genteel public dinners
will be provide! every day, for such gentlemen as may
favour him with their company. H ving laid in a good
aflortm nt of liquors of the very best quality, and being
delerm aed to (pare no pains or eoft, he hopes to give
Satisfaction to those who may honour his house with
their company.
-N. B. Private dinners and Suppers on the Ihorteft notice.
Quantity otfeih SHIP BREAD} the
1a hundred or ton, and 80 calks of good
clean RICE, to be fold by
REM RAPALJE.
THOMAS BARRO W,~
In Broad-street, near the Main-Guard,
HAS FOR SALE,
Mos of the above articles will be fold by the quan
tity, at & small advance, Jor cafo. Colours mixed
for fife-painting, warranted to dry without the use
ej Spirits oj turpentine.'
lh%Nlk\''° "" "" the firft convoy)
A The Brigantine Nancy,
Jamis Scr^mscr, Master;
TJURTHEM about 300 hog/heads
D tobacco. She is a new vessel,
well found, fails remarkably faft, has good accommoda
tions for three or four passengers, and is now ready to
take on board her cargo. For freight or passage apply to
the matter on board at Brownejohn's wharff, or to Gil
mour and Wllh, No, Bg, Hanover-Square, md
43, Wall-Area.
[For more Proceedings in the House of Commons,
fee the last Page.)
To be fold at publick Vendue, on Tuesday the \%tb bf.
at the Coffee-Houfe, between 12 and x o'clock, if
not difpojed of before at private Sale,
Hi, Brig Lawrence, 120 Tons, well found,
£ and new-sheathed, betwixt 3 and 4. years old.
Sloop Betsy, burthen 50 Tors, well-found, and
remarkably thing built, lately arrived from Provi
dence, and lays at the Whaiff opposite the King's
Head Tavern. *
OLD linseed oil,
Whiting,
Putty,
White lead ground in oil,
Ditto dry,
Verdigreefe ground,
Vermillion,
Red lead,
have betn the e?nfe of their abftr.aioir fron us . Thr
case is the fime as in the revolution of the United Pro
vinces. The Duke of Alva undertook the var against
them, and was fuccefsful ; but the king of Spain wifely
difmiffid him on the eve of negociation, became as the
sentimental historian remarks, he knew enough of na
ture to believe, that no man who had set a houfeon fire,
was the proper person to extingu sh the flames. He wished
the Hon.member would withdraw his motion, as other
wise he must be under the difagreeahle necessity of quit
ting the house, as he wduld not vote upon it.
Mr. Hartley agreed to withdraw it, but lamented that
itdid not gain the concurrence of the house. He meant
no more by it than to convince the Americans of the
friendly intentions of the house, because their return td
dependency must, in his opinion, be an ad of their
choice, not of their necessity.
At the request of General Burgoyne, Mr Hartley hft
appointed this day to mike his intended motion for the
parliament to make only short adjournments during the
summer, instead of being prorogued at a time of such
public alarm.
Ordered anew writ be issued cut for Pl^m u'h, in the
room of Lord Viscount Barrington, who has accepted of
the place of ftewsrd of the monor of the three Chiltern
Hundreds.
Schooner Loyal Briton, burthen 50 Tons,
fails remarkably fall, about 4. Years old, is well
found. For Terms apply to Thomas Place, at Mr.
Stewait's„n_Water-ftrevt, opp fie Burling's-Slip. 6
Wants a place,
A YOUNG man fom Philadelphia, to wait on a
. gentleman or attend a bar. Can be well re
commended. Enquire of the priner.
To be fold at private sale,
THE neat hou:e and premises fituare the corner of
Verlattenburgh H.ll, in B oad street, wherein
J bn C. Knapp, Esq; now lives, subj.& to the remainder
of his leate, three years and a half to come from theist
of November next. For further particular! enquire at
the house. An indifpu'able title will be giv-n.
Prussian blue,
Yellow oker,
Best large painting brufbes.
Fine tools of various Ji%ej,
Camel hair pencils and
tools,
Gold leaf.
,Poland and common starch
in kegs,
Split peafe, rice,
Chambers's London cut
tobacco,
Spermaceti candles,
Turkey mould and dipt do.
White caftile and turpentine
soap,
Ketchup and India soy,
Playing cards by the quan
tity cr single pack,
Pack and pound p ns, cheap,
Od Jamaica spirits,
Veftlidia rum,
hrry brandy, fine ffirub,
Molasses in barrels,
beat and mufeovado sugars
in hog/headfl.