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SCARLET, blue, London
brown, Saxon blue, and
olive coloured fuperfine
Broadcloths.
White,,buff, and other co
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Third rate do. of various co
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Drab cloths.
German Serges.
Scarlet, blue, white and mix
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Scarlet, black, and chocolate
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Camblets, and Fultians.
Spotted, and white Jeans,
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White German Cords.
Various coloured Breeches
Patterns.
,-B's wide Marfielles.
Quilting, corded.
Princes Stuff.
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Black and white figured and
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Black and white figured and
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Modes of various colours.
White Sarcenet.
Irish Linens,forted^ritanias.
Figur'd and plain Lawns.
Figur'd and plain Mullins.
Black,and whire GauzeHand*
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Bandano, Romall and Bil
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Persian Silks.
Luteftrings.
Black Bombazine.
Buckram.
Bed Tickings.
Milinet and Catgut.
Ladies Fans.
A variety of Tastes, and Rib
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Fine Cambrick.
Cambrick Thread,
A good shade of Scwing Silk,
scars Twist, and Mohair.
Men's Silk Hose.
Cotton, linen, and woffled
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Womens do.
Men's silk, linen, kid, and
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Ladies Silk Gloves and Mitts.
Cotton and worsted do.
Ladies, black, blue, green, &
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Jersey refined Iron.
German Steel.
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hollow Ware.
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Barlow Penknives.
Stirrup Irons.
Placed, and plain fnaffle
curbed Bitts.
Common fnaffle do.
Plated, and Steelfpring Spurs.
Brass Handles and Etcucchi
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desks.
Sickles forced.
Gold, and silver spangled
Buttons
Death head do.
Fancy and Mohair do.
Looking Glares.
Bailors and Scissors.
China, and some Crockery
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Sheet Tin in Boxes.
A variety plated, and plain
Shoe, and Knee Buckies.
Pinchbeck do.
Brass, Iron, and Tin Candle
(ticks.
An allurement of Files.
Desk Hinges, Screws for do.
Table Catches.
Chest, and Desk, Brass and
Iron Locks.
Brass Knobs.
Steel and Iron plated Hand
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Wool cards.
London Pins.
English Nails.
WaKb Glasses, Chains, Seals
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Spedactts.
Rifle and Fowling Guns.
Whips, hunter and half hun
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Bever, Castor, and Felt Hatts.
Chip do.
Whalebone.
Weft-India Rum.
French Brandy.
Madeira, Teneriff, Port, and
Claret Wines.'
Railons,
Rock and Lisbon Salt.
Cotton Wool,
White Lead.
Spanish Brown,
Chalk.
Green, and Bohea Tea.
Coffee, and Allum.
Brimstone, and Powder.
House Hangings.
Writing Paper, &c. &c.
TUESDA Y, MAY 21, 1782.
NEW-YORK, May 1.
hwrtber Advices by the February and March
Packets.
From the English Chronicle, dated February
, . 23, 1782.
Debates in the HOUSE of COMMONS upon the American
War.
GENERAL CONWAY entered upon the announced en
quiry into the mode of conducting the American war.
He laid he felt himlelf under peculiar circumstances of dis
tress, when he considered the vast importance of the business
he had undertaken, and his own poor abilities for so great a
Y" notwithstanding the shortness of the time allowed
him to prepare to bring nis motion forward, and notwith
standing the flenderneis of his talents, he would, at the pre
lent alarming crisis, when the dearest 'interefts of his coun
try, when its very exiltence was ^t (take, chearfully engage
in a matter, which in a former debate, be had been called co
embark in by gentlemen whose partiality had honored him
with a lead, which any of chcmlclves he was fully fatished,
was much better qualified to take than he was ; but he cam
plied with their friendly defines, encouraged by the hopes of
their Support, and their estimation of his fer Vices not so
much by their effects as his wishes and endeavours. After
this preface, the General laid, it was not his intention to
cake a iccrolpe& in cue detail of the American war. That
it has been unfortunate, we ail feel. That it is impraftica
bic, we cannot but forefec. It has been unparalleled for its
barbarity. Ie has been unparalleled for its difalters. Let
us not they, continued the General, I beseech you, vted our
lelves to desperation, but before it be too late, let us retreat
from that guiph into which we are now blindly rushing. I
know it from the belt authority. I have my information
from almost every officer of consequence who has been on
service in America, and returned to this country, that admi
niltracion has been in every retye& deceived Dy the repre—
fentacion made to them of the lituatiot iofthe Continent.
We have no friends there ; and it we ever had any, our cru
elties, our murders, our plunders, our rapes, our abandoned
vice of every fort has entirety alienated them. What then
are we contending lor ? Is it for a defart ? For it is a defatc
we will have at lait, it we should at last (let me for an in
ftanc fuppqle it possible) prove finally vidorieus. If we
have any friends there, as my Lord Cornwallis udefcribed
them, they are cimid. If we have any foes, (..^d that we
have, let eleven years unfortunate and difgraceful war
itamp wiili fad cynvi&iun on out minds) they are inveter-
ate. Who that refle&s hue an initant upon this melancholy
posture of our affairs, can heficate (unlcfs loft to every feel
ing chat gives a dignity to manhood) to embrace an oppor
tu ity comittent with good sense, to put an end to a war the
molt singularly calamitous, that ever fell upon a people.
Such an opportunity, 1 am well informed, has been offered
to adminiltiationi Let them beware how they reject it.
Let palt experience of inch imprudence teach them to avoid
repeated shipwreck, fhere was a time, when this tremend
ous chalm which has been opened in the empire, might
have been closed without all the lacrifice of blood and riches
#bich have been made to fee it; yet Rill much as it has re
ceived, it yawns for more. Good God! Mr. Speaker^--
How miterable is our profpe& after ail this waste of trea
sure ? Must this depopulated country still bewail more pre
cious lives than have been fquandeted. lam well au
thonfed in faying, that at no great distance from this town,
theie are pciions deputed by Congress with lufficient powers
for a pacification. I would be glad co know what hinders
our embracing them ? Is it the pride of conquest ? alas!
that we have been long hungers to. Is it the increase of
our relources ? Let our diminished funds speak. Is it the
diminution of our foes ? Let our adnumerated enemies bear
witness. It their own folly does not induce due reflection
in the minds of our rulers, let them take a lesson of wisdom
from the Sybil s leaves. They were at firft thought too dear
by the Prince to whom they were offered for sale. When
half were burnt, he was then glad to give what was at fiift
demanded for the whole. Sir, with all the conviction in my
mind which our filiation imprefles, of the necessity of a
peare, lam free to confefs I have my apprehensions of a
different opinion prevailing in the breast of government t
Andalate change in the ministry confirms my apprehensi
ons. I know, Sir, that advanced in years as my right honor
able friend is, * who has lately been made Secretary of the
American department, he still possesses all the vigour of the
most juvenal constitution. I know too his sentiments on
the prefers war, and his persevering disposition. From this
knowledge I dread, that although the men are changed, the
ministers are Kill thefame. But Sir, the fate of the motion
which, without any apology, I shall now submit to the
house, will, I tiuft, dissipate my fears, and convince me that
* Mr.. Weibore Eito.
phecy. I a&ed from what I law, and the fame principle shall
'dirc& me in whatever! determine. lam free to own Mr.
Speaker that the patent motion, great as my refped is for
the right honourable mover of it, militates most pJwcifullv
against die dilpofition, I avow, I fee not any of thole regions
which douotlels, Fauk him, as grounds for Inch ins wishes.
For my own part, I have ever thought thaicvey wife nation
has always entered upon a war for no other purple than
to proctue itfelf a peace. Audi luv r thought too, thatthis
desired end was to be obtained, not by exposing (a, the pro
poled address would do) the incapacity to lupport a waibut
by evincing a power and afpnit to maintain it. Peace
doubtless, is the molt definable of all objects co a civilized
people. But let not out own fondnefs for that objed de
prive us of its p.Tßffon ;or (what is wo/fe) give it us upon
Inch conditions, as Britons, as men should rot accept of.
What does this motion goto ? A declaration co our enemies'
that in fad they arc fupcriors co us. Is this pairotilm ? I;
this wisdom ? Is it prudence ? Is it even cunning ? No, Sit
it is nothing that bears the semblance ofintcllcd Irhas
not even the Spirit of madness. It is abjed imbecility ! Bac
Gentlemen fay, do you mean co bend a people to , G "ur go
vernment against their will? Why, no. So extravagant a
thought never entered into the heads of Administration We
had, and have a numerous body of friends in America, who
by the deep-laid fehemts of rebellion, have been, urifurtu:
nately for us, ptevented from a&ing in that concert, th
must long finite have put an end to the war, if Happily' s uc h
concert had taken place. Many differs have happened---
(difaflers which the wisest plans ate liable to) which were
unfavourable to such a concert. We muff, therefore c
the preient moment conform us to the circu uftanecs that
are prefenn Though we have loft much, iti s buc a poor ar
gument that we mint lose more. \ There is a spirit in chisna
tion, which though it bends with tribes, acquires c!nftici- r
by great prefixes. Let our history be eanvafled andthfr
portion Hands confirmed. True it is we have a numerous
foe to deal with ; but it is notequ illy true that we have had
comparatively speaking, more powerful hoftilay to combat
with lets potent relources. I flatter myfclf, that there is not
any man who hears me without prejudice, will fay that a
word more need be urged against the miserable folly of the
address now fought tor. Still, however, it remains, that I
should answer a Gueftion put co me from a quarter which I
mutt always hold in high eftecun, hoVevei I may have the
misfortune co hold a difference iu polities. Ic i% Insetted
that some negociatiou for a peace has been offered by cue
Americans. Il such an offer, or such a negotiation has had
any exiltence before my entrance into office, I confer, m
fclfa Granger to it. And as to any thing of thacnatu^fin^e
I am equally unacquainted with it; and I am perfuad.-d if
such matter had been agitated, it is fcarccly poffitle th^t I
should not bavea greater intimacy with it tnan my Ri) c
Honourable Friend, who seems to be so au<horatati v < ly con
verfam with overtures of that nature. The Houle will p~ r ~
mit me to tell them, I doubt the Gentleman is „ oc well
grounded ty his informatien. The American reveller arc
the humane profeffions of our amiable fovercign, in his
speech at the opening of this session, arc meant to be carried
into execution by his Majesty's adminiffration. Hereupon
the General read his motion, which was to the following
purport : “ That this house do rcfolve on an humble addrets
to the throne,to implore his Majeft, to be gracibufty pleased
no longer to continue a war found impradica&lc, fur bring
ing America to obedience by force, and to represent to bis
Majesty the zeal of his faiciifuLcommons to support to the
utmoit of their power, his Majesty's benign wishes for the
welfare ofhis people in the attainment of peace."
M^, Secretary Ellis, and Lord Sheffield, as fooh as the no
ble (peaker fat down, were at the fame moment on their
legs ; but the former, attracting the firft attention of the
chair, he was of com fe prefcred to the priority of delivering
his fentiments^ He began by apologizing for the informa
tion which he intended to give upon the business in debate ;
and said, much, he fuppafed, was expected from him ; but as
old a member of that house as he was, he was yet but young
in office. Gentlemen would therefore, he trutted, make
candid allowances for any disappointment in refyed oftheir
too sanguine expedations. He would meet the qucilion fair
ly, and whatever was prudent to disclose, he would unre
servedly communicate. In regard to any opinions former
ly delivered by him in parliament on the fubjed ofthe war,
he never pertinacious, adhered to what had been taken up
on^ on occasion. As the times varied their complexion,to
did be his opinion. Sorry indeed mutt that fcatefman be who
is guided by abttraa principles, and the filly vifiuns of the
elofet. I have formed my judgment hitherto laid Mr. Ellis,
by whatifaw passing in the world. Jr is not upon idle the
ory---uponfpcculatwn,my political conduct has been found
ed. It has been upon the deliberate view ofthmgs really in
cxiftenCe ; and upon that view I have formerly contended for
relocations, which the change of times would render me ri
diculous in perfiftihg in. I pretend not to thefpirit of pro-
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