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fie Steers of Ireland-—it is the couftitution, and
mult be restored. Let us recollect that to rc
ftore this power is a matter of necessity ; for we
are this day called upon to fettle the constitution,
arid ifwe leave any thing unsettled, if we leave
any fight unafferted, we are refponhbfe. Tbeil-
Juftrious House of Peers, composed of persons
of the firft learning, talertts, and abilities—aged
men, matured in wisdom—aspiring youth, ani
mated to glory, never will rest in the fafhionable
insignificance to which they have been reduced.
No—they (hall fit in th@ feats of their ancestors,
difpenfingjuftice totheir country. England can
have no objection to this—-she is not so ambitious
of the trouble of being an arbiter.
Mr. Grattan ngw again returned co the mutiny bill and
Poyning's law, which he cohdemnd in the molt forcible
manner. He said tbit he wished so become the decided
friend of the Duke of Portland, for removing every cause of
complaint from Ireland, and that these were the terms on
which he was ready to support his government :
A repeal of the 6th ofGeo. I. including a reiteration of
the appellant jurifiliaion to the Lords of Ireland.
An abolition of the unconstitutional power of privy
councils.
And a repeal of the mutiny bill.
Mr' Grattan then moved, " That an bumble address be
presented to his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thinks of
this House for his raoft gracious meflage to this House ligni
fied by his Grace the Tod Lieutenant.
" Toaffure his Majesty of our unshaken attachment to
bis Majesty's person and government, and of our lively sense
of his paternal care in thus taking the lead to administer con
tent to his Majesty's fubjeds of Ireland.
" That thus encouraged by his royal interposition, we
shrtl beg leave, with all duty and affedion, to lay before
Mis Majesty the cause of our discontents and jealousies ; to
afire his Majesty, that his fubie&w of Ireland are a FREE
PE >PLE ; that the CROWN of IRELAND is an IMPERIAL
GROWNinfeperably annexed to the Crown of Great-Britan,
on which connection the inters fts and happiness of both na
tions effc tially depend: BUT that the kingdom of Ireiand
is a diftind kingdom, with a parliament of her own, the foie
legislature thereof; thatthcre is no body of men competent
to make laws to bind this nation except the <^g, Lords
and Commons of Ireland; nor any other parliament which
hath any authority or power of any fort whatever in this
country, save only the parliament ofireland. To affine his
M ijefty, that we humbly conceive that in this rgt the very
essence of our liberty exists ; a right which we, on rhe part*
of all the people of Ireland, do claim as their birth-right,
and which we cannot yield but with our lives.
" To assure his Majesty, that we have seen with concern
certain claims advanced by the parliament of tyeat-Britain,
in an a& intitled, " An a& for the better fccuring the de
pendency of Ireland." An ad containing matter entirely ir
seconcileable to the fundamental ri hts of this nation. That
we conceive this a&, and the claims it advances, to be the
great and principle cause of the difeontents and j^aloufies in
this kingdom.
" To assure his Majesty, that his Majesty's Commons of
Ireland do most Sincerely wish, that all bills, which become
law in Ireland, should receive the approbation of his Majes
ty under the seal of Great-Britain ; but that yet we do consi
der the practice of suppressing our bills in the Council of Ire
land, or altering the fame any where, to be another just
cause of difeontent and jealousy. To affurehis' Majesty, that
an aft, entitled, " An act for the better accommodation of
his Majesty's land forces," being unlimitted in duration,
and defective in other inftanecs, but passed in that shape
from the particular ciicumftances of the times, is another
just cause of difeontent and jealousy in this kingdom.
" That we have submitted these the principal causes of
the pefenc discontent and jcaloufy of Ircland, and remain in
humble expedition of redress.
'' Th ewe have the greatest reliance on hisMfcfty's wif
dom,rhe molt (anguine expectations from hisvi'tuouschoice
o' a chief governor, and great confidence in the wife, aus
picious, an I co ft burional councils, which wc fee with fatis
iadion his Majesty has adopted
" That we have moreover a high sense and veneration
for the British character, and do therefore conceive thatthe
proceedings of this country, founded as they are in right,
and tempered by Jury, must have excited the approbation
and esteem, instead of wounding the pride of the British
nation.
" And we beg leave to assure his Majesty, that we are the
more confirmed in this hope, in as much as the people of 1
thi kinglorn have never expressed a desire to share the free-'
dom of England, without declaring a determination to sharel
her fate likewise, funding and falling with the British na
tion "
Mr. Brownlow Seconded the motion, congratulated his
country upon its emancipation from the slavery of a century,
and hoped the present administration would becomethe ad
miration of the people.
Several other members congratulated the House on the
change in favour of Ireland.
Mr. Grattan's motion being put, this great outline of a
DECLARATION of RIGHTS parted without a Single dis
senting voice.
IRISH HOUSE of LORDS.
lEedvefday, April 17.
A congratulatory address was voted to the new Lord
Lieutenant.
The order of the day being read for taking his Majesty's
meffige into confi leration, for the House to confi&i the
grievances of the nation.
Lord Clanbraffil, after a short but elegant speech, moved
an address of thanks to his Majesty.
Lord Farnham, after a speech of considerable length and
great eloquence, in the course of which he paid Mr. Grattan,
who firft brought the present fubjed forward, some well
deferved compliments, on his integrity and great abilities;
he then moved an amendment to the address, enumerating
the grievances complained of, viz. " Geat Britain affirm
ing or claiming a power, by the 6th George I. to make laws
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.
ExtraEl ofa letter from Fort Pitt, dated April 6.
" The expedition formed by Col. Crawford,
with about 500 militia, I suppose you have heard
of; but now I have it in my power to give you
the particulars, as near as can well be collected.
I think it was about the firft of June they arrived
within two or three miles of the Upper St. Du^y,
an Indian town within 200 miles of Fort Pitt,
near a N. W. course, where the Savages lay in
ambufeade for them, and a warm action ensued,
commencing about three in the afternoon, but in
the utmost disorder ; our people were obliged to
retreat at Dark. The Indians, in company with
some red-coats, mounted horses for freed, and
overhauled our people, at a certain plainz; miles
from the town, where they fought a considerable
time, but were again forced to make their belt
way home, the enemy hanging on their rear 'till
they came to the Ohio. The details are so irre
gular it is not cafy to afeertain the loss on our
part ; but I believe it from 50 to 70 miffing.
" Yesterday one Dr. Knight, who was taken
with Col. Crawford, arrived here, after living
21 days upon herbs in the woods ; he fays, that
five days after they were taken, the Delaware In
dians burnt the Col. with the most excruciating
pain ; firft tied him to a long post, with room to
walk round it, then cut out his ears, after that
blew squibs of powder 011 the different parts of
his body ; then the squaws, &c. procured hic
kory brands and darted against such parts as they
thought might most affeCt him. They then fcalp
cd him, and flapped thebloody fcalpin the Doctor's
face, told him that was his big Captain. The
Col. was flill alive. This he thinks was an hour
alter the Col. was tied up, when he (the Dr.)
was taken away. Just as he was leaving him,
the Col. leaned upon his knee and elbow for rest,
when a squaw took a shovel of hot embers and
threw upon his back.to put-him again into moti
on. The next day the j)r. under guard of one
man,paffed the fame place,and saw some ofthe Co
lonel's bones'inthe allies. The Col. he fays, made
little noise ; he begged one Simon Gerty, whom
he formerly knew at Fort Pitt, to shoot him, but
Gerty said with a laugh, he had no gun, and that
examples mult take place, the Moravian towns
were destroyed, and inhabitants murdered by
our militia ; and then told the Dr. there was De
laware town which mus t also have an example,
for which purpose he (the Dr.) mult be sent there
the next day. After one day's journey, with
the one man guarding him, the morning follow
ing the Indian loosed the pinions which bound
the Dr. and fell to repairing the fire, when the
Dr. took up a flick, and, though weak, knocked
him almost down and secured his gun, Snapped
her at the Indian, but could nor get her off;
however, the Indian ran, and the Dr. made his
escape. He fays, that the Delawares took nine,
besides himfeif and the Col. that the squaws and
children were employed as well as the men in
tomahawking them till the nine were killed.
Such as fell into the hands of the Shawanees are
well treated.
" The militia are greatly enraged, and deter
mined upon having ample fatisfaHion."
J U L Y 30.
Yesterday afternoon captain Lyon, command
er of a'fhip belonging to this port, arrived here
by land from Virginia. He failed from Cape
Francois on the 3d of this month, in company
with a fleet of thirteen fail of French line of bat
tle Ihips, three frigates and a cutter,' and arrived
off Cape Henry, in Virginia, lath Thursday mor
ning, where they were left in eight fathom wa
ter, and had sent a frigate to Hampton road.
Capt. Lyon informs us, that the day before they
left the Cape,a vessel had arrived there from Cur
racoa, with intelligence of the arrival of sixteen
Dutch line of battle flips at Surinam, which, on
their paflage from Europe, had captured four
British ships of the line and twenty-five trans
ports with troops and stores. That admiral Bar
rington had arrived in the Weft-Indies from En
gland with 6 ihips of the line, after which admi
for binding Ireland : Poyning’s law ; the perpetual mutiny
bill; and the great profufion of the late government: And
also, containing a full declaration of our rights, that we are
an independent kingdom, and that no power but the King,
with the Lordsand Commons of Ireland, is competent Co
make laws for us, and that we had and ought to have the
right of appeal to the Lords of Ireland only."
The motion for the amendment, after one of the most
eloquent,and nervous Speeches eVer heard in any senate, was
seconded by the Earl of Mornington.
The address and amendment were agreed to unanimonfly
and ordered to the Lord Lieutenant for tranfmiilron, by the
Lord Chancellor.
ral Rodney failed for England with 20 fail of the
line, as convoy to a large fleet of merchantmen -
all the French ships taken on the 12th of Apfil
last, were included in Rodney's fleet bound to
Europe.
The ihips arrived in Chesapeake are allcopper
ed, and commanded by M. Vadreuille.
By a gentleman from Wilmington, in North-
Carolina, which he left about four weeks ago
we are informed, that the noted Fanning, who
had for some time dillurbed the good people of
that country, was at length secured, and would
no doubt fufferthe reward of his demerits. By
the fame channel wo learn, that two vessels had
arrived in Cape-Fear river from Holland, with
valuable cargoes. A brig of 14 guns, with 130
hogsheads of Jamaica rum, was lately carried in
to Georgetown by five of her people; and ano
ther veflel from the fame place, with a like ca*.
go, was arrived at a fafe port in that quarter ;
having been captured by a privateer belonrim,
to North-Carolina. °
Extraa of a letter from Nantz, dated May 9 .
"As to news it is impossible to fay how mat
ters will go; the new Britilh ministry have fail
ed in their endeavours for a separate peace with
Holland ; and the Dutch have, on the contrary,
recognifed the independency of America. The
terms supposed to be carried out by Carleton to
America, will certainly be reje&ed : It was na
tur r al ? ! hink that ° n this ' ' a ^ eace w °u ]d have
ensued, but yet it appears the English are willing
to attempt to beat the French. A convoy going
from Bred for the East-Indies, was, a few days
ago dispersed, and a 74 and 12 transports, were
taken ; thfe has given the enemy some spirit."
July 31.
On Friday last about 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
two waggons from this city, were robbed on Val
ley Hill,, on the Lancaster road, 25 miles from
hence, by a number of armed people in disguise.
Fhe continental stores therein consisting ofcloa
thing, &e. were burnt, the private property, be
longing to certain persons in York-Town, was
errried off. The waggoners and horses were
then fuffered to proceed, From hence it appears
that there are a numbers of villians amongst us,
who aft as spies, and transmit intelligence of
whatever is going forward here to their confede
rates in different parts ofthe country-— —Ouere,
is it not time to ef^blifh something like the po
lice of Paris in this city,in order to know who
is who?
A fliip is said to have been lately brought in
to Seorge-Town, south Carolina, by a privateer
from that place, with 250 negro slaves on board,
taken on their way to Jamaica from Savannah.
It is also averted, that Savannah is evacuated
by the Britilh, and the garrison arrived atCharlf
town.
F ISH -KIL L, August 8.
Extract of a letter from an officer at Fort-Renf
felear, dated July 18, 1782.
" It is a rareday that affords us no alarm.—
Murder is become so common that it is hardly
taken account of. Two days ago a very aged
man and his wife were killed and scalped back of
Fort-Paris, as they were pulling flax. Yesterday
Mrs. Skinner, who was taken prisoner ^at Ellis's
Mills when it was destroyed, related to me the
treatment of old Mr. Peters, who was murdered
at that place ; after they had cut him in several
parts of bis head and body, he was riped open
and his heart tore outand laid along fideof him ;
of this melancholy fpecfacle old Mrs. Peters his
wife, as well as Mrs. Skinner, was a fpedator.
These are fomeof thetender mercies of the mild
and amiable Britifh,and are performed underthe
direction of the very humane apd generous Carl
ton, —and under the adminiftra^on of the tender
hearted, affectionate, sympathetic Burke, Barry,
Fox and the rest of their associates, whose breads
have often Shuddered at the barbarities of the
savage Britilh and Tories, with their Indian allies.
NEW-HAVEN, August 1.
On Saturday night last, a boat being difeover
ed putting off from the shore, at Stratford, they
were hail'd by a reconnoitering party, and or
dered to return, but they refufed, and were
making the greatest exertions to escape, when
a mulket was difeharged at them, which killed
one instantly, and wounded another, who ex
pired the next morning. On meeting with this
disaster, the survivors returned. There were in
the boat a number of sheep, &c. which they
were transporting to the enemy. The Persons
killed, it is said belonged to Woodbury, thew
names Judson and Stoddard, and both young
men. The boat's crew consisted of seven.