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pose that year sea and laud forces have been kept
litre to draw the attention of year enemies to this
quarter and leave their coast exposed, that so you
may have an opportunity of invading France. If
this was the object it hath had the deftred cff^.
Your armies are doubtless assembled in readiness for
the defeent,which considering the unprovided date of
that country,cannot but prove fueeehful ; and there
fore I congratulate your Lordflrp, on the fair prof
pea vou enjoy offering your sovereign make his
uie«phant entry through the gates of Paris.
Your second reason for flaying here is t 6 p-o+eri
the Tories. Pray, my lord, ease your mind upon
that fubje&. I,et them take care of themselves.
The little ones may be pardoned whenever they ap
ply. The great ones have joined you from con
feientious or interested motives. The firit in ,av
ino done what they thought right will find Offici
ant comfort. The last deserve none. I oft^r you
this Goufolation. my lord, because we both know
that vou canner privet the tories, and 1 ecaufe
there is every reason to believe that you cannot pro
tefl yourselves.
You have it fee-ms determined your judgment
by what yen conceive to be the intered of your
country, and you propose to abiae by your declara
tioas in every possible filiation. I rather imagine
that you are determined by your inflru&ions ; but
if otherwise, surely my lord you are riot to learn
that circumiance^ may materially alter the interest
pf vour country and your conceptions of it. The
decision of some military events which you did not
wait for would put you in a situation to (peak to
Cougrefs in much more decent tarms-jhan these con
tained in your last letter.
But you want to know, ray lord, what treaties
w e have entered into. In pity to your nerves
tongrefs have kept this knowledge. It will tyke
the boldest among you tremble. As We are not
about to negotiate at present there is no need of the
'communication. However to fatlsfy your curi
ofity as far as an individual can, I pray you to re
col!e&, that the Marquis de Noailles ted you his
Court, when they formed an alliance with America
had taken eventual menfures. You cannot but know
that a French ^eet is now hovering on the co^ft --
Draw your own cbncl&ffgns, my lord
It is a most diverting eircutoftance t® hear you
ah. cangreft what power they have to treat, after
offering to enter into a treaty with them and being
refuted. ButlffiaU be grid to know by wha^an
thority yen call on tFTerti for this difeovery, "I he
Confit de Vergennes had a right to it, but the Earl
©f Caritfle certainly has not. Let roeadd mylcrd,
that in making the request there is a de ree of aspe
rity not suited to your situation. When you were
in the arms of victory we pardoned an infold ce
which liad become habitual to your nation We
ffiall revere it if preferred when you are reduced to
the ioweft pitch of wretchedeMs. But in tie pre
fect moment, when you certainly cannot terr fy,
and have not buffered so as to deleave p ty, such lan
gnage is quite improper. Aid it forces from me
certain fa&s whieb lam forty to mention, as they
hew your makers to be wicked beyond dlexantye.
When they foundtbat an alliance was actually on
'the carpet between his most Ciriflian Ma efty and
these States they offeed to cede a part c f the Eift-
Indies to pint equal privileges in the African trade,
and to divide the fisheries provided they might be
at liberty to ravage America. A^d when that
would not do they told the French Minithy that it
wasabfurd to treat With Congress -: that they were
Ditidefs ; nay, that the bargain was actually shuck
for the purchase of America and money, to the a
mount of halfoa million, Rnt ote to pay the price.
These, my lord, are fa&s-- faAs which will bang up
to eternal infamy the names of your rulers. Tie
French, my lord laughed at the meatiness and Llf
hood of these declarations. Bat they faffeted them-
Reives to appear to be deceived. They permitted
yeti to flounder oh in the ocean cf your follies
and vocr crimes. Yau and your brethren I find,
are dbefed t? play the fame game 1 ere ; to call our
allies fahhlefi ; to tell a hundred incoherent fictions
about our treaties, the fubHance of which you con
ftf; yourfelyes at this moment ignorant cf And
what ri the vey coruflicaricQ of al fardny, you
pretend,to tell Congreri the manner in winch the
nt£cciadons Were carried on when Mr. Deane, the
principal negotiator on their part is on the foot to
fve inferms-cion. Fer fname. For fh?me. It is
for (held reasons that Corigtefs treat you with such
utter cerbempt.
There is but one way left.to fink you flill low er,
and thank God, you ha% found it out. You are
about to pub'Bfh I Ob mv lord ! my lord ! you are
indeed in a mighty pitifiil condition. You have
tried fleets and armies and proclamations, and new
vou threaten us with news papers. Go on ; exhaust
^iycur artistry. But knew, that those who have
Wthflood you fr^ry and reefed your bribes; des
pise your menaces. -Farewell. When you come
with better principles, and on a better errand we
shall be glad to meet you: Till that moment
£ am y&ur lordship's most obedient
And moil humble servant.
Ah AMERICAN.
PHILADELPHIA. July i 6 _ .
Extria of a Message from Monfieui GERARD to
CONGREbS.
HIS Excellency the Count D'Estaing, Vice-
Admiral of Fiance commanding the Kings @a
dron,is detiroas of enabling all the armaments either
public or private in the United States of North A
inetica to derive any possible advantage from the o
operation of this (quadron, in order to make prizes or
the common enemy. The under writer has the ho
nour to inform Congress, that all fueh armamems
hull enjoy the mot extensive protections from his
Mor lChrftian Ma efly's squadron ; and that the
prizes they may take fhdl belong to themony with
outany devifiun. The masters cf American v des
Who.apply to his Excellency the Vice Admiral will
receive the necefftry fignas. GERARD.
(Sirred) Pwblifhcd by order of Congress
'CHARLES THOMSON Sec ry-
July 18." Last Thursday was brought in'o tufa
port the prize /chooser Lord l)r«mp}p! d from An
tigua; laden with rum sugar and limes Obe was
bound to this port on fuppoiT o of theßrit sh rorces
being Fil in podeffiori of r; mounts a number of
wooden and some iron grins and was taken near the
Capes of the Delaware by Capt Rice inAn armed
veifr l belonging to th's port
Tie arrival of the a >ve cargo has confid ribly
lowered the price of Weft India produce. From tiie
d<fr &on teat has lawy been made of some of the
Bitdh ciulz^rsopo^ coin and ffom t.e lare gene
ro^s offers made by o i magnan mous ally the King
cf F # a ce hrough is Anraffador to Congress to
American vetfeit cf war there s good reason tc be
lieVe that European and Wes India goods cf all
kinds will icon be reduce; 1 w thei; old p^ce
July< 23 A lette rom C-arleOowu inS. Carolina
mentions hat Spain had acced'd to the acknowledg
rn^nt of the Indep ndenc. of America. This ac
count was received by a vtiTel arrived at Chailef
town from 'be Havinnah. The letter adds, that
war was de^a ed a anft England at Cape Francois.
The- ,Sp u^h frigate Dorothea carried this news to
the Havannah. 1 ..., : '
'FIhH KILL, July 30 Last week two brigades
march'd to the Ea^ward to oin the army there
The Marquis de la Fayette 's gone to Rhode Blind,
to take tie command of §OOO French troops. The
French fqiaoron hare failed from Sandy Hook to
co operate w'h tie army a ainft Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, July 18
Tbe Mnrunico Gaze'tq, cf May ;o fays ' The
Kn, ci Fance Spain Port,u ah Prussia, Sardinia,
and the Two Scil.es with the Emperor of Germa
ny have acknowledged the Independence of the
United S.ate of Arnica "
NEW LONDON, July 31
Lafi week § or 6@6 /.m^ric^n P^fmers were re
Eared from then confinement at New York arid
feet cut chiefly by the way of New Jersey ; being
exchanged.
Lift Wednesday a Fleet es French Ships arrived
before the Harbour of Newport and have blocked
up the firne
Letters from an Board the Fleet dated last Wed
nefday. were received inTown onWedaefday Night
by express \ '
A Number of Pilots have been sent from this
Place on Board the Fleet,
HARTFORD August 4.
Lafi Thursday afternoon about 17 fa.l of trans
ports, under convoy of three ships of war passed
by New London supposed to be bound for New port.
The fp rit of defection till prevails in the Bri sh
arirv ; 150 have come into Gen Washington's
camp since it has I ecn at White Plains.
# % The Printers have received Tt irteen Que
ires, which from their apparent design of opening
a long iretaphyfical controversy, are omitted.
An ODE on the return of Col. Al.'ew from his
long captivity.-- Had the authors poetica l." merit
been equal to the martial merit of that greatly
fufferng ^ERO-, it would have been ch^arfully in
serted.
We hope good Otb Nestor will forgive the
not infecting his Address to the Civil Gu des of
tl efe United States. It is presumed that, by this
time, thefoare convinced that the sickly hate of out
curiercy requires a remedy ; that there is no way
to getrid of the phbl c debt but by paying it, and
that it cannot be paid but by taxation.
A number of Adve.rifement, omitted tyj| wg
@ v%t ofryom will bt; in ourn^
EROOME^ PLAl'}
Have ter S.le at Wethersfield and
T-e fodov.n. Articles lately impurtcu.
VUTINDIA RUM by tieHud.
TENERIFE WINE, by the Pipe.
CLARuT.
RUSSIA DUCK, .
A quantity of the best RO^K SALT.
August 1 1778- -
To be Sold at BUBLIC VENDUE, at Werhers.
held Buck's ferry on Thurlday the 13th in.^nt,
. at 2 o'clock P M. the 3 following veuek viz.
/T^HE fl^p Le Grand, burt en abo^ 80 tens,
i well fitted for the fea3, fails very fat., Lie
Schooner Susanna burthen about 70 'ons, well
found a prime sailer; T.ne noc, bertey, nimt-n
about do tons well found For f.rtl, particulars
apply to Jacob Sebor, jun. Auctioneer.
Wethersfield, Aug 1 >778.
_ to ^ E SOLD BY
NOAH WELLES & ABNER BURNHAM ,
Next door to Landlord Bissel's tavern in
Windsor cheap for C 1 sh only ;
OVAL Drih^ of several different f.zes ; final!
cre ?m colour'd Plates; Pouch bowls; cream
colour'd Tea Pots red dito •.N ekditto ; col!i
---flower ditto ; cream colour'd Coff-e Cupi and Sau
cers ; Tortile f!ie!l b®wls ; ditto MA r o<s ; crem
colour'd ditto,; green.ditto; flat bottom en^rre d.
cups ; ename'd Tea Cups and Saucers cf diheicnt
sizes, enameld coffee ditto; white Gone Buitei I oat ;
white stone Tea Cups; ditto Saucer. Aco oft
Wool Cards Ter, C. £e, Sugar Indigo Pepper,
Rbbons of various kinds Fins Knives Earhen
Ware of differs kinds, Pewter Qpar! Pre ; dit'o
Quart Batons ; Po ringers; Plate, and sundry other
articles too tedious to mention.
Con ftant attendance fiv^nj and the fmaikm Lvcr
gra:m lly acknowledged.
July 31 1773. _ —ct-
State of Vermont Bennington, july 4 177^.
</ HER.EAS a number of the elites of perlons
„ ifoica 1 to the Independence at d Lileses
of this and the United State* -of America, lying .nd
being w.thin this State are cenfifered to tee use cf
this State. And wheieas yvejhe iuricii<es were
appointed (by his Exce lency the Governor and
Council) ccmmifficner^ for the laie f f.i..hf flates,
wit) in the county of Bennington: Ver lete^re 10-
tfy t : e public that we have for fala a coniifeabie
number ,of good farms (pleasantly fuc? ed on p.bbc
roads, near the center cf several towns) 0,1 feme of
whch is good buddings, and ! are in prov^ment^,
together with o^dmdls B'c Co be so-d tor cun.
tinentaf bills only : For fuitber paiticuLrs enquire
of the fu! f crbers on tl e premiles.
John Burnham, jun.) Cotamifcners for
JohmFassht jun. > the file of co-.fii-
James Claghopn, ) cated elates _
-°%°Tl persons inde' ied to theefla'e of C,% Eh
11 man Allen late of Sabfb°ry deceas'd by
book bond note or ot erwhe. are desired o dis
charge their several debts however rcneh iroiey is
dep eciated continental bl's will be cbeuftidy re
ceivtd in all payments. Courant attendance will
begiven by John Ktmickerbacer jun our attorney ;
As mod of the debts are oflong handing and a out
pia. e of residence i in ceSate ofVermont for die
convenience of the debtors ate at t! e expence of
keeping an attorney at the late dwell ng koutu of
the deceas'd : T-.eiefore it is ardently wished and
reasonably expected, that-every one without lets cf
time (while money is yet plenty) vnh dheharge
their several debts.
% Executors.
Ira Allen,
^ali&ury, July 24 1778.
' _.~_-_~.^--- —FtrartffWttCT
TO BE SOtD
1 By WENSLEY HOBBY,
At hi Shop near the Church in Middletown
SCARLET a id blue Bread Cloth ; yard wide and
7 8 Li. en of tle best kinds'; yard wideand) 8
Check ; Barcelona and other 11. Handkerchief; a
great variety Linen ditto, cf the mofi beautif (forts;
white Cordetoy; M'flm; D'ntothy ; Jares and
Mefeen; Holland Thread and Tapes; a few Jack
and Pen knives; Pins and Neediest" the quantity;
the ben Indigo ; Al'fpee Pepper, Airing C peras
and cho ce BuHa Tea by the quantity or retail --
The whorito be disposed of on as ©fon?bfe term;
as the times will admit of Ju, 31 I?^'
' STATE cf-N£\V fIAMTSHIRE
Chefe r feld. July 2 ',78.
THIS day the young Laches of this town met at
the house of the Rev. %. Wood's, and go
neroufiy cave Mrs. Wood the (pinning of one hun
dred and fifty seven fkairis o'Jinnen and tow yarn'
which was pratcrid; receded.