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gentleman by whom it was offered was To circui
tal ced in point of forfune, family and dignity, that
it was impossible for any cause to effe& the slate in
general, without having a similar effe&with refpe<ft
tobim in particular ; he therefore hoped the motion
Would be considered by the House with a-more feri
ons degree of attention. He then went into the con
du& of the war during Qe three last campaigns, and
from the little effect which coercion had produced,
as well as from the ties of humanity and relative du
ti.s, deduced the expediency of adopting the mea
fores recommended in the motion.
Governor Johnstone follwed him, heghring
upon the fame ground but adverting to the speech
of Sir Gilbert Eliott. He reprobated the general and
\ iolent censure thrown out by that Young Member
on thole Gentlemen mho had maintained opinions
different from his for several years before he came
into Parliment and who, at this day, found no rea
fon.to alter those opinions. He profeffed himfelf one
ofthofe whome the Young Member had branded
with the appellation of a faction, and, to juftify his
Sentiments offered a variety of reasons chiefly deduc
ed from faffs. He spoke strenuously of the merit of
Admiral Howe, as a commander not only from his
condua in the present war, but from his own per
sonal knowledge of him. The difficulties he mod
have met in his passage from New York to the Elk
were numerous and immense ; yet he underhood this
gallant officer, equipped as a common sailor, with a
jacket and trowfers, n ,nt himfelf into the boats,
and with the plumb in his hands, conduced a large
feet on Cnefapeak Bay. through shoals and obftrua
ions, which it was throught by able officers were
impracticable to begot over But he denied that
any real advantage had been acquired by those
great atchievements ; he denied t hat our Trade was
in a flourishing Case. We lad loft the Mediterra
nean trade the African trade ; and even our home
trade was invaded for very lately a number of
French bottoms had been employed to carry our
own goods from the river Thames ; and as the young
Member must certainly be a man of learning he
ought to have known, that a rife in the imereft of
money, is a certain sign of the decay of trade,
Mr, Alderman Wilkfs after some general ob
servations on the little effect of our prowess hitherto
in arms and the expediency of an immediate treaty,
adverted to the proclamation of General Burgoyne;
in which, notwithstanding the profeffions of Christi
anity with which it sets out, there is a spirit of cru
elty displayed, which is a disgrace to humanity.
He threatens there to let loose the Indians upon
his opponents. What is the use ?---What the usual
Conduct of savages in war ? To commit every spe
cies of devastation and immolate to their initiate fu
ry, man, woman and child. He could not compare
such fentments to any circumstance in history better
than the dilates of Samuel and the order of Saul
an infamous Priest and more infamous King, " To
ftcrifice man and woman infant and suckling,
hbrfes and oxen."
Mr. Aiderman Bull spoke some time in favor of
the amendment.
The <,leftion was now loudly called for and the
Speaker was about to put it ; when
Mr. Serjeant Ad-air flood up, and said, he had
one argument to offer on the present question which
had not been offered by any gentleman who had
spoken before him. He was astonished that on the
firft day of the session, when Parliament, particu
larly under such critical circum-ftances as the pre
sent, should expect every information that Ministry
were able to furnifh in order to uftify the House
in pledging itfelf to supply Government not one
man in administration had deigned to stand no to
give Parliament the smallest ray of light on the pre
sent state of affairs, It was unknown how we flood
with relped to France and Spain ; and it was strong
ly fufpecled that Portugal had acceded to the Bour
bon compact. These were circumAances that fnould
have had some influence on our measures and what
ever knowledge Government had of those matters,
ought of course to be laid before the House ; and
the witliliolding inch information, if any they had.
was a fufficient reason for the house to postpone the
address, till they should be betteiinftruded on those
material fubje&s.
(To be continued,)
LANC A S T E R, January 28.
Extract of an intercept d letter from a gentleman in
London to an officer of diftiudion in the British
army, dated in August last.
' Both public and private credit is greatly funk
that bankruptcies are freqyest, and that they would
be more so if they were not supported by the bank ;
that fabferiptions in the new loan which prepofes §
per cent infereft to the lenders goes Ilowly, and the
Dutch refufe to fubferibe any tiring, and that the bills
are already fold at a considerable difedhint. two per
cent and three tights ; and that every thing there
depended on the present campaign's being decifive,''
NO T IO F. is herein given for the benefit ' Court flands ad Funded to the third Tue'day of | determining matters of delinquency in the Milit;
of those concerned, that Hartford Cbunty- , March next---for the Special purnoie of he^rirm ^^ I nr Terror. ~ ' -t.
General Lowes netvs pipers ai;e fc trohdedwhh
affidavits and paragraphs tending to persuade that
I rance and Spain had renou need theAmerica n cause,
that many judicious perlons wrongly fuipeft that the
Gen. and hi^ minions fear mischief from that quarter."
Feb. JI. We l&r that Col. William Allen's
regiment of Pennsylvania royalists, is entirely
bioken.up and what few men were deluded into so
infamousa service as that of taking armsagainf their
native country, have been incorporated into other
regiments
Baltimore. January 13.
Lift Friday Capt. William Notten in the' sloop
Pennsylvania Farmer arrived here in 25 days from
Coracoa, who informs that the news of Burgoyne
and his army surrendering themselves prisoners to the
Americans, was received there before he failed^
which afforded great fatisfaction and oy to the peo
ple there, who immediately caused a number of can
non to be difsharged, and the colours of the Whipping
in the harbour to be displayed &c
Extract of a letter from a gentlemen in Cape-Fran
cois tohis friend in this town, &ted Dec. 8 1777.
You no boubt have heard of the great prepa
rations for war in the French Weft Indies ; an em
bargo .adon ailbrench vefe/s; the French ports
shut to all American vet Tels ; a number of transports
and foldie^s expected under a ftroag convoy. --It is
true the embargo was laid the ports shut to the
Americans and the transports .coming under a con
voy,Until opposed by the British ambassador at Pa
ris wlc declared that should the transports come
under a convoy the king his matter would look up
on it as a manifeft declaration of war and he did not
know but they would be attacked before they reach
ed the Weft-Indies ; but he hoped that would not be
the case, as it was his maker's intention to keep up
a good understanding between the court of Great-
Britain and those of France and Spain, which he
hoped would not teethe advantage of the times
(while be was oueHing the unhappy rebellion that
now fubijfled betwen Great-Britain and the colo
nies ; and that he could not help ohferving to them
the favour ffiewn to American vessels in the French
ports, France, with her usual policy, denied the
Americans her ports for a while, took off the embar
go, and agreed to fend her transports to the Elands'
without a convoy. Ihe transports arrived here and
at Martinic® landing at Martinico 7000 elective
men ; and at this place were landed yesterday about
6500 stout hearty fellows, among whom is a regi
ment of dragoons with all their implements. Ac.
but no horse, chiefly eloathed in heavy woollens,
and in general old and well experienced officers and
f"diets. And likewise arrived in the Havanna ten
Blips of the line and ten frigates with a number If
transports with soldiers on co ird, and as many more
daily expected. The people here thought at firft
they were for taking Jamaica ; but since the ; r arrival
the politicians are off tAt opinion and fudge, by
their eloathing, they are defined for a colder
climate
" The Continental Agent reading here waited
on General D*rgour, after his arrival, and begged to
know his intentions in regard of admitting American
vessels ;'hereplied that he had orders from the king
his matter to open all French ports to the veffeb be
longing to the Thirteen Unii < d States."
"BURLINGTON, Feb. 4.•
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman at Camp, at the
.'Valley Forge, dared January 25, 1778.
“ Congress have just received a letter from their
agent in Martinico, who informs them that a French
fleet has arrived at that place having 10 000 troops
on board. This is the fleet against the departure of
which Lord Stormont remonstrated to the Court of
France. They bespoke him fair - and ordered the
fleet to fail.
4 It is laid in Philadelphia that General Howe
proposes to pay us a visit and drive us from the
hills.-- This I suppose will be another Whi/emarih
expedition—up the hill and down again,"
February 18.
Extract of a letter from Baltimore, Feb. i;, 1778.
" By a gentleman who came to town to day, iin
mediately from Charleftown (South Carolina) we
havethe melancholy account of the di!lrti&ion of
about half that city occasioned by a bake house tak
ing fire. As the houses are chiefly built of wood,
and the wind being very high rendered it impossi
ble to extinguish the barre before it had consumed
every house from the place where it firft caugh , to
thelimits ofthe city. Most of the goods that were
there were confirmed before they could be got off."
F I S H-K I L L February 10.
We have undoubted intelligence that there are
lately arrived in Martinico and Gaudilope 22.628
French troops ; part of them failed the 16 of Octo
ber from Bordeaux, and part of them the 9th Oct
from St. Maloe.s.-- Tney arrived at Martinico the
22d and 27th Novembet. 11,836 of the above
mentioned troops.---They expeded every day a
^bAri 'An cfv^ from Brest. We also karri,
that the coast of France (r >rn Dunkirk to L'Orient,
was lined With 60 oco troops.
We hear that General Lee's bagage has been sent
out from New-York by wey of Powles Hook, to
be forwarded to Head-Quarters, where the General,
Lis said is gone.
A public market is opened at the camp, at Va
ley-Forge for all kinds of necessaries for the army,
which no doubt will be attended with salutary effects
806 TO N, Feb 26.
A L tier fiom Bourdeaux of December 12, men
tions, luat the illuhrious Patriot Dr. Benjamin
Franklin has been aiiahinated in his Bed Chamber,
at the Instance of Loid Stormont. The Villain left
him for dead ; but one of the Doctor's Ribs prevent
ed she Stab from being instantly fatal, and he lay
in a languishing .Condition when the Vessel fail'd
that brings this Account
Friday last Captain Thorndike returned to Salem
from a Cruize during which lie took a brig of no
lons laden tilth English Bale Goods, out ofwhich
be took as many as his Veil'el could well hold, with
which he arrived as above. ,The Prize is fuppos'd
to be arriv'd at some Pert at the Leftward, as she was
left well about 20 Days ago.
H 11 R 1 I'O R D, March
Tae Hon. Continental Co^grels have appointed
Eleazer Wales, Etq; one of the Commissioners
of accounts for the Northern diflrid.
The General Aflembly of the State of Virginia
have, in the fulleft manner approved of the Articles
of Confederation and directed their Delegates in
Congress to ratify the fame.
On the night after the 24th of February the house
of Mr. Sherwood of New M Iford took fire and was
consumed ; eleven persons were in the house. three
only made their escape out of it, eight perished in
the flames.
STATE of CONNIfTCTTC UT.
1 In the L O W ER-II OUSE.
ESOLVgD that th^ several Printers in this
State, be deiired fro infers the public in their
next papers 1 hat the report of the Convention of
committees held at New Haven, for affixing prices
to labour Ac. to take efLA on the 20th of March
next; has been accepted by both Houses of Assem
bly and a bill is now preparing effectually to
to carry the fame into execution.'
Teit _ANDREWADAMS, Clerk.
f 'O ~B E S O'L— D" —
BY JAMES LAMB and SON,
AT their Siore near the Great Bridge in Hart
ford, a frn^ll Affoftment of Goods, Confining
of tne r lowing Articles,fuch as fine and coarse Lin
nens Camblits, Chintzes, Callicoes, Woolens for
mens wen Nankeens, Checks very neat black and
white Silk Gloves black and color'd Ribbons Sew
ing Silk Twill Mettle, and Twist Buttons, Tapes,
Pins,large and Im ril Barcelona, Cotten and Linnen
Handkerchiefs, Penknifes heve Buttons, Shott,
best Philadelphia bladard Snuff, Sugar Ginger,
Allspice, Cloves choice well dreft Dear Skins,
Leather Breeches Bohea Tea, warranted good, by
the hundred dozen or single pound; good Weft-'
India Rum by the Hoghfhead £ c. &c.
To Jhe P
TJ/ TERRAS the want .'paper, increases sass,
"yV and th&flow collection of rags renders it al
moftjmpoffible to keep the printing business in em
ploy. The tubfcril er promises for the encourage
ment of those who will te so good . s to collect rags,
and bring them to his fh°p a little above the court
house Hartford that any becks they want that he
has for bale, he will let them goat half the price of
what he fells them at by wholesale or retail. He has
for lale spelling books, primmers proof catech ifms^
writing paper, account bocks, the bible in minnia
ture, psalm books pocket pooks, &c. Ac &c.
The smallest quantities will be greatly acknow
ledged, by the publicks most ol edienl humble
servant Nathaniel Patten.
N. B. Likewise Calves Bates will be agreeably
accepted..
A Negro Bov about four years old to be fold,
1 tn. ,hire of the Printers.
"° '"°'"' " S "^ ^PP oint cd °commiffi
oners by the court of probate in Hartford,
to adjust the claims of the creditors to the estate of
Henty Kirkham late of Wethersfield deceased, be
ing rendered insolvent do hereby give notice to
said creditors that we will attend on the affairs at
the dwel in? House of Capt. Martin Kelloggs, in
Newington in laid Wethersfield at two o'clock on
the firft Mondays of March and April next.
Ebenezer Dickenfon )'
Joseph Camp, f Commissioners;
Wethersfield, February 21, 1778.
WRITING PAPER to be exchange 3 °T^°RAG$^
at Capt. John Skinner's in Hartford.