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rbt a perfect concordance of opinion, that mlnifter, be he
whom he might, that consented to ftdy in place, while mea
sures were conducting, which were not agreeable to his own
principles and judgment, betrayed his trust, and deferred the
execration of his country, for his meanefs. In small con
cern, where the objed was trifling, he saw no danger in a
minister giving up his opinion to a colleague, of whose fu
pcrior underfunding be was convinced, but the case was
widely different, when a great and serious con fideration was
before him. In our present dilemma, if any minister found
his opinion opposed, and his propositions rejected, that mi
nilter ought instantly to retire and give way to some other
,nan who thought differently, and could cordially unite with
the rest of the cabinet; it was no answer to him for a mini
ster to fay, “ I am but one ; I thought differently, but I was
Overuled by my colleague." It was that, which placed re-
Iponfibility where it ought to rest, and when any language
came from the Throne, he knew that the plans it suggested
were to be aufwered by the cabinet council. This was the
doftrine that rendered our constitution so glorious, it was,
as he had said before, its belt and molt sacred principle, and
that which he hoped would die but with the constitution it
felf. He knew perfectly well how weak and insignificant an
individual he was, but still Standing on the ground be had
mentioned, he thought himfelf Strong enough to maintain it
against any set of men whatsoever. From what he had said,
he begged not to be supposed as meaning to insinuate any
thing against his noble friend in the blue ribband, of whose
private and public character he was at all times ready to a
vow himfelf the supporter. Nor did he mean to have it un
derstood that his argument applied to the other Members of
Administration. Most of them he refpe&ed for theirintegri
ty,their abilities and their zealto serve theircountry. It was
thatrefped that made him rely upon the exertion of their ta
lents in the conduct ofthe public business, and that was what
was true confidence in Ministers. /. fort of trust that no mart
could place where he had not an idea of great integrity and
superior ability. For instance, when his noble friend in the
blue ribband proposed any plan of finance, he relied with
confidence on its wisdom and propriety, because he took it
for granted, his noble friend had carefully examined into the
resources of the country, and was himfelf convinced, that
what he proposed, was founded in good policy.
Having very firmly laid down his political opinions on the
preceding points, the learned Lord asked to what end could
the Ministers aim at holding out a delusion by meaning one
thing by the Speech and Address, and declaring in the most
express manner that they meant another ? He would be bold
to fay that Parliament could not be ensnared bv such a delu
sion. The matter was impossible; the delusion would not
hold a week. The fallacy must be deteded. Besides, it
muff be a m/lingParliament indeed, that could be ensnared
by such a poor pitiful delusion, or could receive such an im
position. [Opposition here called out, Parliament weald re
serve any impofinen.] If they would, said the learned Lord,
the noble Lord in the blue ribband need not have taken so
round-about a Method in deluding them. Common prosti
tutes require not much courtship or dalliance to win their fa
vour. But certainty in the present cafethe delusion would be
veiy extraordinary, were it pofiible to be a delusion, because
it must so soon difeover itfelf. His Lordship then argued up
on the fair meaning of the words ofthe address, and said (as
the House knew) he pretend^ not to be a great master ofthe
English language, yet he had a Sufficient knowledge of the
import of the words, added toa fmallshare of common sense,
to be convinced that the address as it was penned, pledged
gentlemen to no one fpecific line of conduct in that House,
but was merely thatfort of language which it was most fit,
under the circumstances ofthe times, for Parliament to hold
Slit to their Sovereign. He took notice ofthe arguments of
several gentlemen in the debate ofthe preceding day, and
observed, that one gentleman had recommended die fending
a Herald to France to sue for peace, an idea which he repro
bated as in the highest degree timid and impolitic. The cap
ture of 7000 brave men, under a noble and gallant com
mander, was certainly a serious and a severe circumstance ;
but it was not to be surmounted by any ads of despondency,
vigorous exertions only could retrieve the misfortune.
The learned Lord concluded with intreating gentlemen to
fuffer him to explain his own meaning; and not to force a
meaning upon him, which he had expressly declared he had
not. He added, that heshould think himfelf obliged to any
gentleman who called upon him for an explanation of any
part of bis speech, as he meant to be perfe&ly explicit and
fully understood.
R ICHMO N D, March 25.
A ship is arrived in York river with dispatches
from Count de Graffe to his Excellency Gene
ral Count Rochambeau, giving an account of
the taking of St. Kitts and Nevis, with Qoooland
forces. She also brings an account of the naval
nation between the French and British fleets, in
which the latter loft the Gibraltar of 80 guns
blown up, one funk, one ran aground, and one
taken, together with two frigates, three iloops
of war, arid 11; transports.
P HI LA D ELPHI A, April ,
A letter from Baltimore mentions the arrival
there of a veiTel from the Weft-Indies, after a
short passage, which brings accounts of the land
ing of 5000 of his Most Christian Majesty's
troops on the iiland of Antigua, and also of the
blockade of 18 (hips of the line at that ifland,by
the Count de Graffe, with a farfuperior force.
Other accounts from the Weft-Indies, faythat
Rodney bad arrived at Barbadoes with 11 fail of
the line, and that de Grade had gone to Marti
ziico.
The above accounts of the operations in the
Weft-Indies seem rather contradictory ; wemuft
wait till time brings truth to light.
A letter from Cadiz, ofthe 7th of January last
fays, " A Spanish fleet, composed of 41 fail of
the line; under M. de Cordova, failed from
hence on the gdinlt. They took under convoy
transports with 4000 troops, deftiried for the
Havannah."
Lail Wednesday afternoon there was an un
usual storm of thunderand lightning. The house
of his Excellency the Minister of France was
greatly damaged by the lightning, and a French
officer dangerously hurt.
It is aflerted as a fa&, that the British Admi
ral Kempenfelt, when he saw the French Blips
of war, under Count Guichen bearing down and
likely to be up with him, before he could poihbly
take possession of such of the French transports
as then happened to be within reach of his guns,
had the cruelty and worse than savage inhuma
nity to order the lower tier guns bf his own ship
and the others of his squadron, to fire into these
defencelefs vessels, several of which, it is said,
funk, and ever, foul on board perished.
On Sunday morning the 24th ult. a party of
negroes and loyalists from the garrison of New-
York, to the number of about 100, under the
command of a Capt. Blanchard, landed atTom's
river. They succeeded in Forming a block house
defended by a few of the inhabitants, in which
Major Cock fell ; five others were killed and two
wounded. In attacking the block house three
loyalists were killed. Capt. Anflie and Lieuts.
Iradale and Inflee; The enemy burnt all the
houses in the village except two : by this wanton
conflagration the inhabitants are nearly ruined.
A New-York papef of the 29th ult. mentions
a large prize ship in ballast arriving there, bound
from Boston to Philadelphia, also a rebel brig
from Philadelphia for the Weft-Indies, with 135
hogsheads of tobacco, and a ^reat quantity of
flour, also the schooner St. Thomas, from St.
Thomas's, with 97 puncheons of rum, a quanti
ty of dry goods and some salt.
On the 9th Jan. last, the news of the recapture
of St. Euftatius, St. Martins and Saba reached
London, but was believed by nobody, because it
was thought that 700 British troops could uot
be taken by 370 French, as the report declared.
The news was however confirmed next day by
the arrival of Capt. Montgomery in the Ranger,
who brought the official accounts from Admiral
Hood. Their papers do not scruple to assert that
the whole Euftatia affair has disgraced the Bri
tish arms, more than any event these hundred
years past.
The honorable David Ramsey, Esq; lately ap
pointed a delegate in Congress for the State of
South-Carolina, arrived here on Thursday last
from that quarter.
The General Assembly of South-Carolina
finifhed a session of five weeks on the 26th of
February, in which they tranfa&ed a variety of
important business with great unanimity They
have adopted such vigorous and effectual me
thods for completing their continental battalions,
that, in all probability, they will have their quo
ta in the field by the firft of May. During the
republican government, before the surrender of
Charleftown, the friends of his Britannic majesty
were allowed to depart the State, and to fell or
remove with them the whole of their property ;
but the savage manner in which the British have
carried on the war, in burning houses, plunder
ing the inhabitants, laying waste the country ;
and especially the precedent of Lord Cornwallis,
who by proclamation lequeftered the property of
the friends of America, have at length induced
the legislature of that State to depart from their
firft plan, and to retaliate on British property.—
They accordingly passed an aft for the connfea
tion and immediate sale of the estates, both real
and personal, of such of the adherents to royal
government, as had been active in their endea
vours to re-establish British tyranny on the ruins
of the free constitution of the country. Though
this business was begun, carried on and com
pleated with the greatest deliberation, within 36
miles of Charleftown, yet Gen. Leslie attempted
nothing more for the relief of his friends, than to
retail in every gazette a proclamation, which
promised them ample security and protection,
and threatened severe vengeance on all who took
part in the second usurpation. The royal gazette
which contained this proclamation, had also on
the fame page a lift of the persons whose estates
were confiscated by the rebel assembly.
A considerable force of cavalry and infantry,
commanded by Col. Thomson, sallied out from
Charleftown, on the fide opposite to the encamp
ment of the continental army, which surprised
and difnerfed a party of militia, and State troops
on the 24th and 25th of February. Major Ben
son, of tol. Hoary's corfeg, and Mr. Thomas
Braughton were killed, and ten others were kil
led and wounded, A number of horses were
loft, and baggage of several officers taken. The
British retreated within their lines before Gen.
Green could fend reinforcements to attack them.
Clothier's Press Papers,
Of an Excellent Quality, to be Sold by the
Gross or Dozen, by the Printers hereof.
fubferiber requests the Brigadier-Generals of militia
to accent this Notice of his intentions of receiving
the Recruits for the Continental Army, and marching them
to camp on the firft of May next, when officers from the
army will attend at the rendezvous appointed.---In the mean
time the Recruits are to furnish themselves with fufficient
eloathing, and be in every refped ready ; and as they will
be ambitions of appearing like the veteran foldicrs, in point
of discipline, so it is hoped they will, as much as possible,
be eloathed in their uniform, which is blue and white. —
Officers are daily expeded from camp to muster them.
Recruits engaged for a shorter term than three years are
not intitled to the bounty of continental cloathing ; it is
therefore suggested,. to those towns that have man, to fur
nish, and find it burthemfome to pay the common bounty for
three years, that, by engaging the Recruits for that term,
and paying them a bounty yearly, and thereby availing
themselves ofthe public cloathing, they may procure the
men on better conditions for them and the towns, and more
so for the public, than for shorter periods.
All perlons are earnestly desired, as they wish to fee an
effe&ual campaign, to give every poflible aid, in expediting
this important business.
J. HUNTINGTON, B. G.
Farmington, April IJ, 1782.
N. B. The several printers in this State are requested toify
fert the above.
TO BE SOLD, ''
By PUBLIC VENDUE,
On TUESD AY the 23d Instant,
At the P OST, in H A RTFQRD,
A Second-hand CHAISE and a HORSE;
rrHlfSclea-Men ofthe towns of Ashford, Branford, Bark-
X hemfted, Cornwall, Canaan, Colebrook, Fairfield,
Greenwich, Goshen, Harwinton, Hartland, Kent, Lebanon,
Litchfield, New-London, Norwalk, New-Milford, New-
Hartford, Preston, Pomfret, Reading, Ridgefield, Suffield,
Somers, Stonington, Stamford, Salisbury, Stafford, Tolland,
Torrington and Union, are requested to make return ofthe
amount of supplies to Officers and Soldier's families in their
refpe&ive towns serving in the Continental Army, from the
firft day of January 1781, co the firft day of January 1782.
The return to be made to the Committee at Farmington by
the 23d instant, as a delay beyond that day will retard a fet
dement, and oblige the Committee to fend for them at the
expence of any negledinf town---Wheie no supplies have
been made it is necessary the Committee should be informed
thereof.
JAMES WADSWORTH,'
EXPERIENCE STORRS. } Committee.
N. B. The several Printers in this State arc desired to in
sert this in their next papers.
Farmington, April 12, 1,82.
Just Published and now felling by
NATHANIEL PATTE N,
A few rods north of the Caurt-Houfe, HARTFORD.
THE
REVOLUTION
OF '
AMERIC A.
By the ABBE RAYNA L,
Author of the Philosophical and Political History of the
Establishments and Commerce of the Europeans in both
the Indies.
N. B. At said shop cash is given for Cotton or Linen
RAGS, old bags, fail cloth, &c.
Now come to Hand and ready tor Sale, by
BEARDSLEY & HOPKINS,
A rare ASSORTMENT of
DRUGS & MEDICINES,
Among which are,
BRITISH Oil, Tartar Emetic, &c. &c.
Bergamotte, ALSO,
Castor, Prussian Blue,
Camphor, White Lead per Cwt.
Choice Bark, Red, do.
Ens Veneris, Verdegris,
Godfrey's Cordial Vermillion,
Rhubarb, Raifons,
Rosemary, Figs,
Salt of Amber, And a few good Lancets,
Spices,
Hartford, April If, 1782.
NOTICE is hereby given that all thole who have any ac
counts against the Continental Ship Bourbon, now on
the stocks, are desired to bring them in Properly attested, to
Capt. JOHN COTTON, in order for settlement.
JOHN COTTON.
Middletown, April 13, 1782.
To be SOLD,
At PUBLIC VENDU E,
By Order of the Judge of Probate,
PART of a Dwelling House and a small piece of land,
situated near the church in the town platt in Middle
ro-;n, being the estate of Capt. SAMUEL ROCKWELL, of
Middletown, deceased, and is under the incumbrance of Wi
dows dower, also all the personal estate of said deceased,
which consists of houshold furniture, four or five new eight
day clocks, partly finished, and some Clock Makers Tools,
the sale to be at said dwelling-house, on Thursday, the se
cond day of May next.
THOMAS GOODWIN, Adminiftrnor,
Middletown, April 10, 178^