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^w-Vork ar Saw Hampshire confirmed the grants
Cf Massachusetts Bay, as has been before related.
^.ppof% only for Supposition (for I know Congress
^re too wife to do it) that Congress Should adopt the
proposal of the legislature of New-York, and appoint
terrain men to determine relative to the validity of
the aforementioned interfering grants, and provided
such resolution terminated in favour of the present
fillers Bill this would only be an arbitration be
tween the leg Nature of the Bate of New-York, and
the graneesunder New-Hampshire ; and undoubt
edly the New fur.plh ; re grantees would maintain
their claim, as it is at least legal, against the legifia
tute who have no cla ; m at all, as they had previous
ly conveyed it to their grantees, who would after all
have the fame challenge to a trial at common law as
they now have. Indeed, the grantees under NeW-
H^mpihire might with equal propriety lubmit their
title to an arbitrator with the le,filature sf Sonth-
Garolinaas es New-York, or with any indifferent
person whatsoever ; so that the propofii is really des
titute of common sense or honesty; or both.
Furthermore, I an! apt to think that the present in
habitants on those lands would not hold any arbi
tration with the New York grantees for the reasons
following, id. Because great part of them are perfi
duous overgrown tones. 2d. Because they never
fettled so much as one farm on the weft fide of the
Green Mountains and bat very few on the east fide
of them. 3d. Because not oneof them fought against
the enemies of America at the important battle of
Bennington, or have defended that extensive frontier
against them. 4h. Because their patents are subse
quent to the grants under New-Himpfhire. And,
§ th. Because the government of New York never had
any equitable or juil right to re grant the lands, great
part of it having been granted in violation of the then
king's express prohibition which is here inserted.
"Ata Court at SiJames's the 24th day of Ju1y,1767.
“P R ESE N T,
" The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty.
«' Archb {hop of Canterbury, Earl of Shelburne,
" L^rd Chancellor, Viscount Falmouth,
“ Duke of Qjeenfbury, ViScount Barrington,
64 Duke of Ancefor, Viscount Clarke,
P Lord Chamberlain, B Shop of London,
<M Earl ofL^ci field, Mr. Secretary Conway,
“ Earl of B? ftol Hans Stanley, Esq;
" His Majesty taking the said report" viz. a re
port of the Lords of the Board of Trade, " into con
sideration; w*3 pleased, with the r.,vi r e of bis P ivy
r -?,, v .a^w^ thereof and doth hereby ftriAly
charge, require and command, that the Governor or
Commander in Chief of Iris Majeßyk province of N.
York for the time being, do not, upon pain of his
Majesty's highest difplcafure, presume to make any
grant whatsoever, of any part of the lands difcrited
in the said report until his Maiehy's further pleasure
Should be known concerning the fame."
WILLIAM SHARP.
A true Copy
Attest, GEO. BANYAR, Dep. Sec'ry.
Furthermore, the government of New-York ob
tained the jurifdi&ion of the disputed premises in
1764 by undue influence, exparte, and contrary to
the minds of the original grantees and Settlers under
New Hampshire, and ought to be considered as null
and void, from the beginning. Petitions to this im
port was preferred to the government at Home, till
the time of the preSent revolution, and muftnow be
decided by Congress.
The government of New York did also proceed to
ere& the counties of Cumberland and Glccefter, in
direct opposition to the king's express order, ata time
when the now independent Oates were fubjeft to the
king of Great Britain ; and Gov. Tryon, of infamous
memory, patented sundry tra&, of land within the
said premises, on board the Asia man of war which lay
in the hat hour ofNew York, in the beginning ofthe pre
fentwar, when he dare no longer tarry in town, in con-
Sequence of his crimes against the country. These
patents, together with all others granted by the for
mer government of New York, were authenticated
and confirmed by the 34th article of their late con
stitution. Such aland jobbing government lam ap
prehensive never before exiffed.
It is evident from the king's prohibition before re
cited that the government at Home considered the
adjudication of the boundary line before mentioned,
as a line of jurisdiction only, and that it ought not to
effe& the property of the Subject : But a government
so addicted to the monoply of land, from, its firft
exigence, are deaf to reason and argument, except
it be those of a corporial nature
ETHAN. ALLEN.
Bennington, December 28. 17,8.
PHILADELPHIA, January 16.
Philadelphia, January 13, 1779.
SIR,
IT is with real Satisfaction that I execute the order
of Congress for transmitting to you the inclofed
ch„ of an AA ofthe rub inst. cn a Subject render
The explicit disavowal and high disapprobation of
Congress relative to the publication referred to in
this A&, will, I flatter rayfelf, be no less Satisfactory
to his Most Christian Majesty than pleasing to the
people of these States : Nor have I the least doubt
but that every attempt to injure the reputation of ei
ther, or impair their mutual confidence, will meet
with the indignation and resentment of both. I have
the honor to be, Sir,
With great refpeA and esteem,
Your most obedient and most humble servant,
To JOHN JA Y.
The Hon. the Sieur GBRAR D,
Minifler Plenipotentiary of France.
In CONGRESS, January tz, 1779.
CONGRESS resumed the consideration of the
publications in the Pennsylvania Packet of the 2d and
sth inff. under the tide of ''Common Sense to the
Public on Mr. Deane's Affair," of which Mr. T.
Payne Secretary to the Committee for foreign Af
fairs, has acknowledged himfelf to be the author ;
and also the memorials of theMinifter Plenipotentiary
of France, of the sth and 10th inst. refecting the
said publications, whereupon
Resolved unanimously, That in answer to the
memorials ofthe Hon. the Sieur Gerard Minister
Plenipotentiary of his Most Christian Majefly, of the
sth and 10th inst. the President be directed to afore
the said Minister, that Cn grefs do fully, in the
cleared and most explicit manner, disavow the pub
lications referred to in his Gid memorials ; and as
they are convinced by indisputable evidence that the
fapplies (hipped in the A uphitrite Seine, and Mer
cury, were not a present, and that his Most Chris
tian Majesty. the great and generous Ally of. these
United States, did not preface his alliance with any
Supplies whatever sent to America so they have not
authorised the writer of the laid publications to make
any Such affections as are contained therein, but, on
the contrary, do highly disapprove of the fame.
Exr-A from theMinutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
To which Mr. Gerard returned the following answer :
Philadelphia, January 14, 1,79.
SI R,
I HAVE received the Ie ^ with which you ho
nored me the 13th inf -Uin^ me the Refo'v*
A CC^wC in answer to the representations I had the
honor to make them on the sth and io:h.
I intreat you to receive, and to express to Congress;
the great sensibility with which I feel their frank,
noble and categorical manner of destroying those
falfe and dangerous insinuations which might mis
lead ignorant people, and put arms into the hands of
the common enemy.
To the King my mafler, Sir, no proofs are neceffa
ty for the foundation of a confidence in the firm and
constant adherence of Congress to the principles of
thealliance; but his Majesty will always behold
with pleasure the measures which Congress may take
to preserve inviolate its reputation ; and it is from
the fame consideration, I flatter myfelf, he will find
my representation# on the 7th of December, equally
worthy of his attention.
I am, with refpeCt and consideration, Sir.
Your most humble and most obedient ervant,
G E RA R D.
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOM SON, Secretary.
In CONGRESS January 14, 1779.
THE Committee to whem was referred the letter
of the 7th Dec. 1778, from the Hon. Sieur Gerard,
brought in a report, which was taken into considera
tion. and thereupon Congress came to the following
Resolution.
Whereas it hath been represented to this House by
the Hon. Sieur Gerard Minister Plenipotentiary of
France, that " it is pretended the United States have
preserved the liberty of treating with Great Britain
separately from their Ally, as long as Great- Britain
shall not have declared war against the King hit mas
ter :" therefore
Resolved unanimously, That, as neither France or
these United States may of right, so these United
States will not, conclude either truce or peace with
the common enemy without the formal consent of
their Ally firft obtained; and that an, matters or
things which may be insinuated or asserted to the
contrary thereof tend to the injury and dishonour of
the said States.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
HARTFORD, February 2.
Tuesday last 1000 of the British Light Infantry
and Grenadiers embarked at Newport Rhode-Ifland
with their Camp Equipage, &c. Their destination
is unknown but supposed to be for New- York.
The Boston Papers mention the arrival cf several
th^ honor of their great Ally, and ths interest of
both nations.
^xtraa of a letter dated Poughkeepsie Jan. 25.
The enemy take the greatest care to prevent de
fation, notwithstanding which, more than Sixty have
very lately been sent to Gen. M'Dongall. They all
agree that the, have no bread, but oatmeal, which
many of them have brought out."
• # O Advertisements omitted (for want of room)
will be in our next.
EXTEMPORE.,
On the rewards Mr. Drake has received for effect
ing an alliance with France, and the very po
lite, delicate, fenfibla and grammatical attack up
on him by a writer, who ironically Biles him
felf, Common Sense.
To those whom it may concern.
SAY, gentlefolks can this be fair ?
Are these the „nks you con him I
To turn your old friend out of doors,
Then set your Dog upon him t
STOLEN from the Stable cf the Subscriber, ori
the night after the 281'1 instant, a LIGHT
BAY HORSE 14 years old, between 14 and
15 hands high, white face and nose, his hind feet
and legs up to his foot lock joints white; a Sharp
back rising high between his fore Shoulders, collar
gall'd on his neck and breft, and Some old saddle
galls on his back, a natural pacer ; said herfe is ve
ry Singular to paw with his fire feet, when heftands
at manger if a hungry. Whoever Shall secure said
horse and thief,and fend them to Mt. Josiah Blakeley
at Hartford, or to the fubferiber at North-Haven,
Shall receive Twenty Dollars Reward, and all neces
sary charges, or ten dollars for the horse, and charges,
paid by their humble servant,
WALTER MUNSON.
North Haven, Jan. 29, 1779,
TAKEN up by the Subscriber, a SMALL
BLACK MARE, about five or fix years
old, three white feet ball'd face, trots all Shod all
round, no brand. The owner may have her, by
paying charges, to
ROBERT PEASE, Jun.
Somers, Jan. 12. 1779.
Just corae to Hand, and to be Sold,
By WELLES and Company,
In East-Windsor;
A omari agbimeatoi ENGLISHGOODS,
among which are the following viz, brown,
black and light colour'd Broadcloth ; Scarlet Kerfey
proper for Womens cloaks; black Manchester Velvet;
thick set worsted Plush ; Spotted fhagg flowered
Taborets; black, blue and flower'd Callamincoe,;
black, blue and scarlet Drawboys; pink colour'd
Rattinet ; m,x'd colour'd Camblets ; blue green
brown and fefh colour'd Garnet. Bess crooked
and horn Combs ; long Sciffars ; Thimbles : sewing
Silk ; sewing and knitting Needles ; hitters best
looping Needles; writing Paper; Allum, Ganger,
Copperas, Brimstone and Currants. A Small affort
memofCßOCKEßY andHOLLOW WARE.
And a nui/ber of other articles not mentioned.
LOST between Tolland and Willington, in
December last, a LEATHERPOCKET
BOOK, containing one thirty dollar bill, one eight
do. and one five do. with some small bills; and an
agreement between some of the inhabitants of Wil
lington and the fubferiber, concerning a Singing
School. Whosoever has or Shall find said book with
its contents, and return it to me, or Esq; Holmes
in Willington, Shall be intitled to Six Dollars Re
ward, and the thanks of their friend,
SETH KING.
Willington, Jan. 4, 1779.
WE the Subferibers being appointed Commissi
oners, by the Honorable Court of Probate,
for the county of Hampftrire, to receive and eximine
the claims of the creditors, to the estate of Georgs
Pynchon, late of Granville, deceased, represented
insolvent, do, hereby notify said creditors, that we
Shall attend the business of our appointment, at the
dwelling house of Enoch Coe innholder, in said
Granville, on the firft, Second and third Mondays
of March next, at nine o'clock in the morning, of
each of said days.
ENOCH COE, Cornmif-
JOSIAH HARVEY.f fioners.
Granville. Jan. 26, 1779.
AL L Persons in the town of Hartford, that
have not paid their slate taxes for the year
1778, viz. one yd rate, granted on the lift OT6,
and four i2d and one 2s rate on the lift for 1777, are
desired to meet the fubferiber; at the time and places
here mentioned, v,z. on Wednesday the 10th day
cf February, at the house of Mr. Moses Butler,
and on Thursday after at the house cf Mr David 1
Littlh, in order to fettle their iefpe6tive rates.
ABR'M WEBSTER, Colleger
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