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N h W-Y u 8 K, May t
3, the Carteret Packet, Cape. Newman, arrived oil Satur
day Night in eight weeks from Falmouth, and the Duke
of Cumberland Packet, horn the lame place in fix weeks,
which arrived here oh Sunday evening, we have the fol
lowing advices.
LONDON, March I.
ON Wednesday Mr. Laurens, the American Ambassador
to the Hague, was ac Lord Sandwich's atthe Admiralty,
and hid a conference with his Lordship for upwards of two
hours.
It is reported that Mr. Laurens, through the medium of
Dr. Franklin, is veiled with powers from the Amci lean Con
gress for treating ofaleparate peace with Great-Britain.
The following is the petition preferred on Wednesday last
by the sheriff) of the city of London, to the House of Com
mons.
To the Honorable the Commons of Great-Britain, in Parli
ament assembled.
The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commons of the City London, in Common Council as
sembled.
Sheweth,
“ That your Petitioners, in the present Mate of public Af
fairs, moved by every sentiment that can impress the human
mind with regard for the common welfare of this kingdom
and its dependencies, are impelled to implore this Honour
able H@fe to interpose in such manner as to their wifdorri
shall seem molt effcauak for preventing the continuance of
the unfortunate war with America."
March 2. Yesterday the Members ofthe House of Com
mons, attended by their Speaker, waited on his Majesty at
St. James's, to prelent their address, " most humbly repre
“ fencing to his Majesty, that the further prosecution of of
«' fenfive war on the continent of North-America, for the
" purpose of reducing the revolted colonies to obedience by
*' force, will be the means of weakening the efforts of this
•' country against the European enemies; that it mult tend,
" under the present circumstances, dangerously to increafc
44 the mutual enmity so fatal to theinterefts both of Great
" Britain and America.;and by preventing a happy recon
“ ciliation with that country, frustrate checarneft desire most
" graciously expressed by your Majesty, to restore the blef
“ hugs of public tranquility."
The following is his Majesty's most gracious ANSWER to
the ADDRESS of the HOUSE of COMMONS, delivered the
aft instant.
Gentlemen ofthe House of Commons,
" There are no objeds nearer to my heart than the case,
happiness and prosperity of my people.
“ You may be assured that, in pursuance of your advice,!
shall take such meafurcs as shall appear to me to be most
conducive to the restoration of harmony between Great-
Britain and the revolted colonies, so essential to the prospe
rity of both; and that my efforts shall be ditched in the most
effectual manner againit our European enemies, till such
peace can be obtained as shall consist with the interests and
permanent welfare of my kingdom."
From the Speech made last night by Lord North in the
Houle of Commons, and the bold and emphatical manner in
which he delivered it, there is every reason ih the world to
presume, that he if now irremoveably fixed in his office,
though his political enemies fancied, that since the event of
this day fe'nnighc, he was more than tottering in his fixati
on. He said two things in a most peremptory tone of voice;
one, that he would remain in office untill the King should be
pleased to dismiss him, or the House, by an express vote,
should lignify their desire that he should be removed. Now
it is more than probable, that neither of these two events
will happen. That he is highin the confidence of his Sove
reign appears from his having remained in office this week
pan, and the independent country Gentlemen in Parliament,
who, on all great questions, turn the scale, are fully of a no
bion that it would be an ad of injustice to remove any Mini
ster until he be firft convided offome crime. Thus Lord
North Rands secure, both with the King and Parliament,
The other thing which his Lordship fa id in a most peremto
ry tone of voice, was in answer to Mr. Fox's offer to negoci
ate peace for the Ministry. His Lordship declared, that the
Hon. Member could not entertain a worse opinion of the
Minister, than he did of the Hon. Gentleman; and, said
his Lordship, raising his voice, " such a negociator I am
determined never to employ." His Lordship never before
spoke more boldly, so that it might be clearly difeovered
that he felt himfclf Standing on a very Strong ground.
March 8. Yesterday a Board of Officers waited on Gene
ral Conway, to take.a view of his plan of fortifications for
the island of Jersey.
A Turkey Merchant in this city has received a letter from
Conftantiodple, which has the following article : " The
French Ambassador here has been difeovered in endeavour
ing to bring on another war between the Empress of Russia
and the Turks, persuading the Sultan that th^ had made an
encroachment upon part of bis dominions, which had come
rathe knowledge of the populace, who assembled about the
Ambassadors house and would have murdered him, had not
a large body of Janiflaries been sent, who saved him from
their fury."
The following are the resolutions, verbatim,that followed
hisMajefty's molt gracious answer to the address of the House
es Commons.
4 Resolved nemirn contradicente.
< That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, to
* return his Myefty the thanks of this House for his most
4 gracious answer to their address, presented to his Majesty
'on Friday last, and for theaffuranecs his Majesty has been
4 pleafed to give of his intention, in pursuance ofthe advice
4 of this House, to take such measures as shall appear molt
• conducive to the melioration of harmony between Great
-4 Biicain and the revolted Colonies; and that his efforts
4 shall be di^eded in the most effectual manner against our
4 European enemies, until such a peace can be obtained, as
4 shall consist with the permanent welfare and prosperity of
4 his kingdom,this House being convinced nothing can, in
« the prefentcircumftanccs ofthis country,fo eflentially pro
• mote those great objects of his Majesty's paternal care for
4 his people, as the measures which his most faithful Com
-4 mors have most humbly, but earnestly recommended to
• his Majesty."
The fame being read, was ordered to be delivered to his
Majesty by the privy Coun;fll@is, M;mty< es &t Heufe,
Refolved,'
' That, after the fokmn declaration of the opinion of this
4 House in their humble address presented to lus Majesty on
6 Friday last, and his Majesty's aflurance of his gracious in
-4 tention, in pursuance of their advice, tot kc such measures
4 as shall appear to his Majesty to be molt conducive to the
4 reiteration of harmony betweed Great-Britain and the
‘ revoked Colonies, so aTTcntial to the prosperity of both ;
6 this House will confider a^ enemies to his Majelty and this
4 country, all those who shall endeavour to fruitrate his Ma
-4 jetty's paternal care forthe case and happiness of his people,
4 by advising, or by an, means attempting the further prose
-4 cution ofoffenfive waron thecontinent of North-America,
4 for the purpose of reducing the revolted Colonies to obc
-4 dience by force.'
March ~ The Emperor of German, and Czarinaof Raffia
have agreed to a war upon the Turks, in order to drive
them but of Europe, their troops are to consist of 600,000
men in four divisions. A new trade is expected to be opened
by this channel, when affairs are fettled; Commodore Af
fleck is voted by the house of commons duly elected mem
ber for Cofthefter. Mr. Potter had been returned.---In a
further debate uponthc American war, on the 4th of March
General Conway in order to elucidate and explain a part of
his motifri to Lord North, rule again, and laid he would
endeavour to explain his meaning,in order that an interpre
tation whichhe halno idea of when he penned his motion,
might not be put upon it. The very reverie ofthe noble Lord's
conitruffion was the meaning he intended to convey co the
house—-his motion was not a motion for peace ; but amo
tion for war. It did not recommend to ministers to feixe
the firft opportunity of making peace with America that
might offer, but it expressly directed an immediate operati
on of war, by ordering that ministers should instantly forego
a prosecution of oflenfae war with America, forthe purpose
of reducing the revolted Colonies to obedience by force. Men, the
Generalfaid, naturally expreflid their ideas in that way
which their education made most familiar to them. Having
been bred in the army, he had cholen a military idea to con
vey his meaning to the house, and co a military man nothing
could be a more clear, diltin&, and simple idea than that of
offenfrue war. Without going into a long difeuffion of the
nature of the several forts of war, a war of polls, &c. &c.
that had been talked of by different gentlemen on a former
day, he had expressly used the term offensive war, and as
ofenGve and defofae war, were contrasted terms cxtreamly
simple, he could not help wondering that any difficulty
should be made, at leaf! if there was ? he thought he ought
to have been helped to a more diftin& teim than that of
offenfae war, by those whoaffiacd not co understand it. The
General said, he recollc&ed in the last war Prince Ferdinand
had, previous co the commencement of a campaign, wrote
home for instructions, whether it was the wish of the mini
ster that he should make an efofree or a defenfae war.
The General added some other arguments co prove that
the terms he had adopted,were perfectly intelligible, that they
certainly were not to give ministers any inftiu&ions to seize
the firSt opportunity that might offer, of making peace, but
immediately to forego any further prosecution of offenfaewar
with America, for the purpose of reducing America to obedience
by force.
General Conway's motion : “ That it is the opinion of this
House, notto prosecute the war on the continentof America
any longer by force, but to avail themselves of his Majesty's
late gracious declaration in favour ofthe colonies to bring
about peace and tranquility." It was carried in the affirma
tive.
Lord John Cavendish having on the Bth of March moved
four resolutions in the house of commons, viz.
The firft to declare the sum the war had cost this country
in the articles of army, navy and ordnance, during its con
tinuance ; the second, to state ourloffes as they really Stood;
the third, to fay that we were at war in Europe with France,
Spain, and Holland, without a Single ally ; and the fourth
to declare it as the opinion of that House, that the calami
ties and expences incurred, as Stated in the three preceding
resolutions, were owing to the want of foresight and the
want of ability in his majesty's ministers. These resolutions
his Lordship justified by a long train of reasoning, the three
firtt he said were fclfevident proprfitions, and such as ap
peared on the papers before the House ; and the fourth, he
conceived no man could deny the truth of, who acknowledg
ed that the Grit three were founded. He said, he shouldcon
fine himfelf to these refolutions,and hoped, if any thing far
ther was done, it would be done temperately, fairly, and
civilly. What he had thought of, was, an humble Address
to his, Majesty, to beg his Majesty to make a new arrange
ment of ministers, a mode of address that he imagined
could give no offence. His Lordship concluded with mov
ing,
" That it appears to this House, that the monies voted
for the Army, Navy, and Ordnance, and the debts already
incurred and laid before this House, since the year 1775,
amount to one hundred millions."
The House was, after a long debate, divided, when there
appeared
For the Address 216
Against it, 236
Majority, 10
This Small number in favour of Administration induced
his Lordship (emulating Gen. Conway's second effort for
defenfivc war in America) to try the motion once more,and
we are informed by a letter dated the 14th, from London,
that it was again brought up on the 13th of March, by his
Lordship, in the House of Commons, when, on a division,
the minister triumphed in a majority of twenty-two. Lord
Howe voted on this occasion, in favour ofthe Ministry.
Extract of a letter from London, datediio'clock
P. M. March 9, 1782.
" I hastily snatch the opportunity ofafewmi
niutes to mention what you will hear and fee
more than enough of, theprefent embarrassments
of government, and to give you my opinion up
on them. You will find that all parties in opposi
tion have united their forceson the/^w/arground
of the ruinous consequences of the American
war, and in two orthree votes gained a majority
against administration. The design of the lead
ers was in reality, notwithstanding profellions
and pretences, no more than to displace the pre
sent minilters and get pofleffion of their offices,
after which, 'tis more than probable, they would
carry on the obnoxious war with more vigorthan
thW.r predeceflors.
" We generally thought that administration
mult give way;—but it seems they have nofuch
intention. It is asserted they are in expectation
of something that will fully Support them, per
haps in the way of foreign treaty, or from some
other quarter ; be that as it may, the event will
be, that /^e American war will rot be given vp±
that American independence will not be consented
to, nor Nezu-York evacuated. This is certainly
the determination of the present ministers.
On the whole, dark as oMr affairs have lately
appeared,! fee no ground for anxiety ; but on
the other hand, have much reason still to hope.
I know more than I have time to explain, or am
at liberty to fay."
The Bay HORSE
LI BER T Y,
WILL cover this season, at Mr. THOMAS CHAPMAN*%
in SALISBURY, (except the next week after the j^th
of May,inft. and the second week in June) at tire moderate
price of Three Dollars, or Four Bushels of merchantable
Wheat, the season, and Nine Shillings, or Two Bushels of
Wheat, the Jingle Leap.—ls Liberty's name should be alter
ed to some grand one, and fay in this advertisement, that
he covered five hundred mares the last season, at ten guineas
each (as it is not probable) might not be so fitisfa&ory te
the curious as to give him his true name, by which they may
know his qualifications, as it is four years since he was
brought off from Long-lfland, since which he has been kepc
for covering in the State of New-York, the greatest part of
the time in the vicinity of Fish-Kill.
M^y 1782.
To COVER the ELEGANT HORSE
AR I E L
HE is full fifteen hahds and a half high, was got by the
noted Horse Lath, his dam was a very finefeven eights
blooded Mare. He will cover thk season at Mr. Spencers in
the Oblong, Dutches County, at four dollars the season, two
the leap or eight to insure a Mare with foal, his Colts are re- 4
markable for their ifrength and beauty.
STERLING.
WILL cover this season, at the stable of the fubferiber
in Sharon, three miles north of the meeting house,
said Horie will cover at two dollars and a half single leap or
four dollars the season, STERLING is a beautiful bay, four
teen hands and a half high, full blooded and imported.
This Horse covered last Lafon at Philadelphia so many
that he earned 350 Silver Dollars
MOSES READ.
April 26, 1782.
The FAMOUS HORSE YOUNG
W I LDA 1 R,
WILL cover again, this season, for ten shillings the firi
glc leap, or three dollars theferfon, at the stable of
Josiah Stilmar, in Sandirfield, he is the fame Horse that
covered the three last years as advertised in this paper.
N. B. Pasturing for Mares may be had on reasonable
terms. J. S.
Sandisfield, May 4, 1782.
Berk shire County, and State of Massachusetts.
TO be fold by the Shbfcriber, one hundred asd ten acres
of land, with a large House and barn, and a good or
chard on the lame, a proportion of mowing, pasture, and
plow Irftids, an indifpntable title will be given, for terms
enquire of Drake Mills, living on said farm.
Sandisfield, May 4, 1782.
N. B, A few Maffachufets or Connedicut States Notes
w ill be taken in part pay, said farm is within two miles of
Sandisfield meeting house.
L O S T,
The 4th day of April last, not far from Landlord Petti
bone's, New-Hartford, a SWORD, the grasp wound
with fi!ver wier, a good blade. Any person that has found
said Sword, or may hear of it, and inform the fubferiber
where it may be found, shall be well rewarded for theic
trouble, by OBADIAH LOVEJOY, Lieut.
Lirchfield (South Parish) May 10. 1782.
A SC H OOL
Is opened, and will be kept at New-Milford, for the In-
Elusion of Young Gentlemen in the learned Lan
guages, from the fi ft Rudiments of Grammar to what is
generally taught the firft year in Yale College : Also, pro
per Inftrndion will be given to any Young Gentlemen, who
ate desirous properly to qualify themselves in the Andy of
the theoretical and practical part of physic, according to
the Boerhaven system, by' ELIJAH CAMP,
New-Milford, May 6, 1782.
STRAYED or STOLEN, out of the paliure of rhe Sub
scriber, the 6th instant, a dark bay HORSE, near 14
hands high, paces all, white feet, a white streak on his
fore head.—Whoever will give information to the Sub
scriber where said Horse may be found, shall receive a ge
nerous Reward, paid by TIMOTHY ANDRUS.
Hartford, May it, 1782.
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