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LONDO N, June io.
TH E non importation agreement in
Ireland portends much mifchief;
the Americans took the fame measures
previous to their shaking off the yoke pres
sed on them by a corrupt administration.
Nothing can be more favorable to the
French and Spaniards, than the continu
ance of the prefeut ministry ; those who
afted so well in little affairs, no doubt will
be able to do great matters in the present
important crisis. The toast of our ene
mies is, '' Long lite to North, Germaine
and Sandwich, , the conquerors of Ameri
ca.
HOUSE of COMMON S, June 18.
Mr. D. Hartley moved for leave to bring
ip a bill to appoint Commiffioners/o treat
with America, The honorable gentleman
pressed the necefficy of this motion with
yery forcible arguments, and he read the
following articles as
TERMS of NEGOCIATION.
I. That Commissioners be appointed to
hear, consult and agree upon a final settle
ment and pacification of the present trou
bles in America, upon fafe honorable and
permanent terms, fubjeX to ratification
by parliament.
2. That any one of the aforefaid Com
missioners may be impowered to agree, as
a preliminary, to a fufpehfion of all hosti
lities, by sea and land, for the certain term
of ten years.
The withdrawing bf the British forces
is not proposed as a preliminary, but is
reserved as the firft article of the negocia
tiom. The condition against which this
should be set in balance, on the other fide,
must be a stipulation for the security of
the British government in America.
3. That any one of the aforefaid Com
missioners may be empowered to agree as
a second preliminary, to suspend the ope
ration of any and all ads of parliament,
ref, eding America, during the term of
the truce. ~
4. That a truce of the aforefaid term
- of ten years be agreed to, and declared be
tween Great-Britain and France.
5. That the general treaty shall be set
on foot for negociation, as soon as may be
after fening the aforefaid preliminaries.
6. That any articles of the negociation
may take effeft as soon as agreed to by the
parties, in the co^rfe of the negociation,
without waiting for the final conclusion
of the treaty.
'June 23, The present is, indeed, an
Epoch in history. At no period since the
30th of January, 1648, or at least since
the abdication of James, has this kingdom
been shaken to its centre.
By a new Treaty between Dr. Franklin
and the French Ministry, the latter are to
assist the Americans with 10,000 men, in
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case Great-Britain takes 2o,OQO.Hanoveri~
ans or Ruffians into pay for the American
war. . - .•:H \
Monday night last orders were sent over
to Ireland for an embargo to be laid on
the Ihips there, and not to fuffer any
Spanish vessels to take in loading, or get
out of harbour on any pretence. , .;
Since the Spanish Ambassador gave, in
his Manifefto several of the most capital
Spanish merchants have packed up their
furniture, and are preparing to leave
England.
On Saturday expresses were sent offfrom
the Admirality to Ireland, for all the ships
of war cruizing on the weft of Ireland to
keep a ftriX look out for the Jamaica fleet,
which is now hourly exported, with orders
for them to put into the fifft port in that
kingdom which they can make. At the
fame time expresses were sent off to Fal
mouth, to dispatch two sloops or frigates
to cruize off the Western Islands for the
above purpose.
Yesterday morning an ekprefs arrived
from Torbay, with an account of Sir
Charles Hardy and the grand fleet being
fafe arrived there, to wait for a reinforce
ment, having been informed that the Brest
and Spanish fleets had joined.
The junXion of these two fleets is an
unlucky circumftancc at present, as three
fleets of homeward bound ships are ex
pected to arrive in the course of a month,
viz. one from Jamaica, one from the Lee
ward Islands, and the other from the
Streights
HOUSE of COMMONS, June 22.
The bill for the augmentation of the
militia was brought in, and a very serious
deliberation took place on the second read
ing of it. Different gentlemen proposed
their ideas on the proper means of defend
ing.ourfelves. All were unanimous in
their determination to call forth the inmost
resources of the kingdom, at the fame time
that almost every gentleman who spoke
'declared, that no salvation could be ex
pend while the present men were in the
administration. Sir George Young pro
posed arming the whole of the kingdom a
long the coasts, and establishing alarm
posts.,
Another gentleman proposed that every
nobleman and gentleman should post his
servants on horse-back, and fend them to
a general rendezvous, that they might in
fofne degree be trained to harrafs at least,
if they could not expel the enemy.
Sir George Saville recommended cal
ling forth from their lurking holes and
hiding places, the seamen that have served
on board our coasting vessels, men full of
bravery, and who have so frequently ex
erted themselves nobly.
Gen. Burgoyne recommended employ-
ing all or most of the old officers on half
pay, erecting posts, collecting little bodies,
and planting artillery, and in command
ing places. : ti ' $A • f- : ^ q
Sir, Charles Bunbury propofed.the ap
plying the 30,000 men intended to be
raised by the present bill to the service of
the navy, 15,000 to be seamen, and 15,000
to be marines, for that, he said, was the
defence^of Britain. ; ^
.Mr. R. Whitworth recommmended that
every gentleman should requirea man from
every tenant he had: he had already adop
ted that plan ;. he had;thirty tenants, and
he had applied to them to furnifh him a
man each.,,< c• ;
Lord Nugent proposed pressing from
all parliamentary proteaions,calling meet
ings of every county, contributing sums
of money to be employed in different ways,
calling, forth all .the fpirit.of the nation,
and lessening our danger by telling every
man that we were in danger,- that his,%
fiftance was wanted, the noblest complb
ment, he said, that could be paid to a brave
man, and which he was lenfible would
have its effect with Britons. He rejoiced
in the profpeft of unanimity at home ; in
the certainty of it indeed, for the conduct
of the gentlemen on the opposite fide of
the House had given him the warmest fa
tisfaCtion, since they had dropped all lit
tle animosity against men, and had joined
cordially in measures for the general good.
We had no alliance abroad • ,he knew
not why we had none, he knew not where
the fault lay, but we had ,none • ,Europe
had deserted us ; the nations that we had
raised, the nations that owed xheir refpeCt
to us, stood with arms across, while our
difrolution ; was meditating by invading
powers; but, fays the eld Lord, ^e have
made one alliance superior to &L other
alliances, we have made an alliance with
one another ; we are allied at home ; the
struggle mow is, whether we ihall be free,
or whether we ffiall be Slaves ; whether
we ihall be independent Britain, the mas
ters of the ocean, or a dependant province
on haughty Burbon. .
Mr. Fox was called up by the noble
Lord's assertion, that the opposition had
allied themselves with she ministers, and
that a coalition of sentiments .had taken
place. “ Allied themselves with the mi
nistry !" exclaimed he, " No, I execrate
the thought; no men on this fide of the
House could ally themselves with those
whose treachery had brought upon this
devoted country all its calamities, and
had fold it to perdition ; treachery, hecal
tedit, in the ftri&eft sense of the word,
but whether they were traitors by their
connexions with France, he could not fay,
or whether they were traitors by afting
from opinions not their own • ,by giving