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MAY ", 1776. T H E - 'ss NUMBER 1292,
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'I'bectsbllawing proclamation rwas publi/l'rd' {; L-i: Extsuflch General
WAsmucTou an bi: taking z-offzffissm qs the town of _ anon:
,BY uls EXCElzllidlCYsssi- -' ._
GEORGE WASHINGTON,si jEsquir-e,
Ge'netal and Commander tssn Chief of the: .
THLRTEEN. UNITED cotomnssi
siVW-JK !! ]! R 2 A S the ministerial army has {than
, i.,) (! doned the t9Wn of Botton, and the forces
"A A of the Umtt'd Calomes under my com
H—cts—fi ? mand ere in possesiion of the same, ! have
sisi- rsssi-ss-QH . f—V
VVH therefore thought it necessary, for the pre- ss
_ -— servation of ace, oodm'der and disci *
Kfictsizfly line, to publffit the Following ,otders, th]; ss
&) (;), no person ott'endtng therein may plead -
sssict ,, ! si I ,. , notance as an eXcuse for their miseondug.
All officers and soldiers me hereby or
dered to live in the sh-ictest peace and amity with the inhabitants;
:\1.d no inhabitant,_or other person, etnnloyed in his lawful ])l'sssisi-si
:;s, Jagsiegmzexrtobe molested m hts person or property, on !
lt'siany office: or suldier shall resume m strike, imptison, or \
cthetxvi ill treat any osthe inha itants, they may de nd on he
ingsi p-Jnished'wish the utmost shvetity. And if any aged- or sol
e
dier sh't" receive any Znsult from any of the inhabttanu, he is to
seek redress in a legal w: , and no other.
' Any non-comm officer or suhlier. or others under my
esimmand, who shall be guilty of rubbing-or-plundesing, in the
town, areto be immediate! confined, and will be most rigidly
wished. All officers are tefore ordered to be very vigilant in
the-dlseovffy of such uffmders, and report their namctet and crime
to the commmding osieerin the town, an soon as may be.
The inhabitants, _and oihm, are edled anon to make known to
the Wmeeshfler Genenl, or any 'of his_ deputiel, all store: be
!ongn to the ministetill army, thatssmity be remaining or secret
ed in "own. Msseflbn or Kzffom whatever that shall besi
Knm'to ccnecalauy the said , tes, orap'propriute. them to
die er theirovm use, will be-eonfidered as an enemy to Ametjica,
me! meed ac " dy.- ' - '
The Detefitnen, in other magistrate; of the to'wn, are desired
do ment to the Commandet in Chies the names of all or any
(son of person! they tmy suspect of being employed as spies upon ss
continental army, that they may be dealt with aecordingly.
All officers of the eohtinental army are enjoined m :tffttt the civil '
m "Rule: in the execution of their duty, and to promote pezce ss
no good order. They ate to prevent, as much :: posstble, thc
soldiers from frequenting tip ling-hnuses, and th'oiling from their '
. Parietal: notice m]? be taken of such officers as are inat
tentive and remiss in their dut '; and, on the contrary, such only I
.; are nctive and vigilnnt wisi be entitled to future favour nnd \
ptomvtion. ' '
si * Given under my hand, at head quarters in Cambridge, the
. um day of Much, :776.
si'g. GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The SPEECH of Governor ]OHNSTONE, ]
in the HOuse of Commons, on Tbursdctzy
the zbch of October, 1775.
HR speech of the Hon. Baroncg who spoke last [SirA-hm
. Fcrguson] is verymu'ch like that we have just heard
. from the 'slironq, Full of alsumcd false facts, nnd gene
ral undisputed axioms, which the people in America are as
teady to close with M'iheir adversaries on this sulc. As for in.
shmcb, the Hon. Gentleman says, " the Americans had some
lessons for their conduct in thetirsi of those disputes; hm now
they have refused their just proportion of taxes, by rejectinq Lord
. North's concilintctry px-cposuinn of last year, and x'esisiing the con.
fiitutional authority of Parlizmectnt, he is ready to devotc them to
destruction." Who does not see that the whole question, even
according to this Hon. Gentleman, turn: upo-jnyl proportion zmd
eonshtutinnai authority? Now ] den: that the people of Ameri
?.iz'i hzwe ever tcful'cd to contribute ! eir just proportion, when
called upon in a constitnlioml ws , snd those who assert the con
trary ought to prhve it. if the lah. Gentleman vindicatcl the
feverity of his conduct against his sqllow subjects in Amclica, for
"jecting the proyosition os lull year, which the Noble Lordin
ttu-lnr-ctd about the middle of the seliion, ! think he tests'un as
feeble gmund as any man evcrstood on. How does he c'indicaee
the li-veritics in which he cnctncurred before it could be known
irhesifher the subject; in Amcrica'would accede to thin marvellous
indulgence or not? His mind must have been Rungely biassed
to the thle Lord, if this could turn the scale of hit reason. I
mllv thought this foolish piece of paper had been so universally
condemned, that I should never again have hcud- any ar ments
founded on so fiimsy a foundation. The purpose was cfsirly to
amuse the people on this side the Atkmtic, Ind to divide the
people on that. Having sailed in in effect, I understood, from
Many friends of preroment, that every rsztional lrgumcnt in sup
pon us thc' prnpositi'on had been lcpx-obatcd; for what, indeed,
can be mnre truly ridieulnul, than in :: dispnte concerning the
power of nication, (" ' fly to se},- to :. shifible people, we admit
there are many un ble rca ons why this Assmbly arc unfit
to impose tnxes upon'z'ou, and therefore, if you will only tax
yourselves to our sati action, we will soibcsr the exercise of a
sight to which we declare iw the proposition we are incompusiuc; ss
bm some men will say the Parliament can judge lnflicv-mlv we;.
of the: grass sum, though unfit and incapable of dctmmminsi on
!hc mmmusi in which it is to be raised. Who. that is accultoinsid
tri reason uccnmtely, does not perceive that the csiimzte ot' sup
ply must be rcguhtc'd From :i thorough knowledge of the wzt);
si
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and_ means, and that they are united in ('smrnon sense, as well as
by the En ]ish consiitution, tt-gesule in the same persons. But
the lion. fistionet sfii'ctrcts that the main argument which drew the
conceffion of the ( 'ociiiatory p: itiqn turn}; on this; the Ame
,'ri'cans have no representativespythe' B'mm. Parliament; they have ss
- .not the secusirity 9s_'t.ct*ht*s shhfictp residing-in Biitain, who may
"tie! be represented, namely, that the members in .taxin them
mu'si tax themselves; on the contrary, it is the interest OF every
member to lay as much as possible on Amexica to ease himseii.
This was the consideration which " drew iron tears froth. Pintu's
cheek," and has affected so man members not remarkahly ten
der towards the feeling of their teiiow creatures; But'let us con
sider if this irreliltihle Objection, as it has been called By one of
the friends of Administration, a ainst taxing A_merica by the Bri
tish Parliament, does not equal y apply, whe'nsiwe approve of the
gumsffered, and me them in the lump, as when we tax them in
etai .
However, Sir, absurd as this appears, it is not my eapital ob
jection to that mode ofi'rzisn} money, nor is it the ob'ection of
the Americanl; the} in " ssf'? 'the power of giving an granting
their own money by the,. _h'Tr.ee and voluntary consint, is'the
only security they ehttss r'ectt'ai'n for the, just Adminiftmtion of Go.
vemmcnt, at so grhzisslhsidisiance from the seat of empire. That
it is the main spring sitsstheir'severai estahlishments, upon which
the meeting and wer of their several Assembiies "depend, from
whence the singu at rosperit ' of the British coloniee, above all
other: on the face o the eart , have flowed. They admit you
have the power of ]imiting'the means, by which they may acquire
property. but they deny you the wet of dis sing of this pro
perty, after it is so acqutred'. Ttuo in hie ajestfs speech the
same general nndcsined axiomt prevail; " toB'e : snb'ect of Great
Britain, with all its consequeneet, is to be the free member of
any civil state in the known world. All Ameriea, with one
Voice, agree in this truth; their writingt and their action: pro
claim their belief; but they maintain, as ] assert, in their behalf,,
that one of the unalienahie eons uences of that simtion,"'idsi't'l_w
giving and sianting of aid. for te sumrt of Govemment, ae'si}
cording to 1 e exigency that shall ay :: to theisovm tmdershmd
ing;. and that to tax them in an (sembly when they have_-__no =
representatives, and by men who have no interest in the subsidy
they impose, is contrary to the spirit ofthe British conflitntion,
and in in consequence: must deprive them as all the efl'ential rights
of a British subject. Another assential right of :: British subject
is trinl by 'ury; has 'nqt this been abroqated in man cases by the_
late acts o -Parliam_ent',-' and totally destroyed in a ! eivil causes
in the extensive {rottinpe of Ositebee? The writ of table: corpus: ss
is anothennssentizl r' ht of a British subject; has not this also
been done' :"tway! ] orbear to enumerate the other oppreffive
proceedin , contrar') to the whole tenor of our government, dis
solvingo charters without-evidMee, trinl, or sorieittu'e; laws to
deny the natural gift: of the eiemcnts, 'cont'ounding the inpocent
with the guilty; because when ence- the three great pillars of the
British eonstitution ate removed, taxing without reprct'cntatives,
trial without iury, imprisonmeul without relics by writ of lmbm:
[ corpus, the whole must necessarily fttil into eonfusitzn, and the test
ic not worth contending for. 'The people in Amenca wite]
forest: the supprcsiion of all their rights, in the trnin of thote
ini uitous innovations. They perceive that every thing, which
is : ear to a sreeman, is at stake, and they zre willing, as becomes
the children of their ancefion, "to put all to the risk, and sacri
fice their lived and fortunes, taller than give up the liberty of :
subject of Great Brinin, with an its tauscquentu.
The Honornble Baronet has mncluded his speech with another
ss reason for inducing uctito join in the cocrrive measures. proposed
by the address, whiqh is still more extmordimry, saying, " Whe
ther we succeed orjctiot may be uncertain; but if we fail, we shall
even then be no wsssiorse than we were.".- Thcti- a're the very words
of the noble" Lord on the trcalsiurysi bench last year. ] am per
suaded the worthy Bzronet hn words'bf his own so much at will ,
that he borrows from no man; but I am more surprised he can sauc
tisy such opinions by his voice. lf Americu is forced to invite
sorei n powers to share in her cpmmerce; is she is drove to the
neceihty of following the example of llolland and Switzerland;
is our armies arc destroyed, omsi fleets wrecked, our treasuius
wasted,, our reputation for juflicc and humanity lost. our l'enatcs
corrupted by the emolumenu which must fall to individuals. in
the Prosecution of so expensive : war, and four shillingu land tu
ss enwled on us for ever, will theiflon. Gentleman say we are on]
! where we were? What object can clll the attention of the Hou :
\ in : stronge.- degree than thosel haveenumeruted? And yet they
are all involvcd in the question now before: you, if you rcjcct the
\ amendment prosiiosed. ] say, itis unfair in Admimsh'ation, and
* an affront to every individual member of the House, to call upon
them without any information laid on our table, without evi
dence brought to your bar, destitute o every material by which
a rational creature can resolve, to require he should give his un
limited sanffion to measures of such moment, on the Very first day
perhn : of his arrival in town. The reason is obvious to me.
The R'linister clearly verccivel if men were acquainted with the
real flute of thing: in mcrica, if the had time to :mquire in
formation, to reason and reflect, that a ] men of enerous feeling;
Would leave him, and even his most des eratc sofiowers mi in he
shaken: Mcn are to be brought to ! is black business outl
winked; they are to be_dmwn in by degrees, till they cannot re
treat. On the one hand, :: dutisu] address to his Majesty, full of
those general assurance: of loyalty and respect becoming subjects
to the tii-lt magistrate, is offered to your determination; on the
other, a hasty nppmhsiition of measures you have had no time to
consider, from men you have every reason to suspect, lies before
you. ls there a man who feels the dignity ofhis multion, that
can hcsitatc in his choice Upon such an alternative?
l [hail row cxposc to the: House the false sacts which are as
sum-d in hsi Yuhiesissvsie speech, ns composed by the Minish'r.
First. 'Tiv; :ss'siinisttr tell:; you he has called you early to.
gether, This. ! deny. The commenccment of open hoshliiies
was in April, the battle of Bunker's HiH in ]une, and the pe
tition from the Congress in joly; they severally arrivedinEngland !
within five or six weeks after the events. Now I mind!], an ! {'
mcmber of Parliamert entrusted with : voice in the sureme au- ;?
thority of the tlnPim, that ] am called to delibenu to the ne- 'Tsi"
tiona] council an inch great events. The next Wriom untruth ssa
is, that the Amqt'epne m colleeting : naval fqee. The third cts'iv
aflertion, the: the Ameticzm meum only to m by up; m' ,
: prefl'tons os_att:tchmmt to thmmt shu, i: equally injnmm w-ct. -
ss their honour and to truth. ' canonly be inserted an In elmfi '
; for the bad conduct of Admininration and their ill succeft. Tho'}
ss Americans told you inlnnguage the mottdisefl and simple, I:!!!"
I and zgain repeated, that they would scsiR_to the las} appell oss
Tct-mi'bitftitry innovatiom; but, you affected not to beheve them
.sincvertheless, ] maintain the atmamentstsiwere calculavd to! ' ,
men in arms, and the insufficiency arose story a wtal ignounee octf * ss
hc force, . character, and dispohtiqns of the people in Alnetiel, si.
sits Well as : misconception tt on the effect the seven] reshaini
ss hills passed lalt scsstons woul {troduce} in Men,. frbm : pexf '
} ignorance of the 'nperations o' cmeltx and t'eflion on high")?—
\ minded men, dainty; under the spirit of sr 00: All theil'ss'l'
* knowledge seems to have been drawn from qpesisource, that of 57}
* Governor llutchinsun. The civil war now. riging in Amerin
tseems, step by tit- , to have been eartiedsi-"on by his advice.
5.)
; Whnet-er reads hit. Ktters, lately yuhlishqdjqftgpteriea, sees
.W : ,.si < . ..ss
ssmcasure putsued by Administrsittion to Kneesbeob'j'iptccedenflyjj
J 5 _—-..—,'-J'- m.. ' _' -
ss pointed out by this Gentleman in his raqfidcx'tial cor'respokdenee, si
'_ \
tmtil his sentiments seem dictatetl at last more by seven ('a-ad
disappointmetttthan mtyother principle. Whatconsidencex , -"ss
t be placed in the white of 3 man who has declared in the cool rude
ss ments ot committing his rtflections to paper that every Muhisfl
ss avelian policy is now to be vindicuted towards the peo led
America? I am here supposing the letter: in my hand to see .
nuine, and there it littie mson to doubt their authemieity, as"
they, remain uncontrad'taed. lt matters not to me,as : judge, how "
. she"; were rocured. The only question respcfling my opinion on
sithe'eohdug: of Mr. Hutchinscu at prcssint ts, are the letten ge.*ss
nuine or not? For in thiz l :tlvutys ditfered from the Lord: of'
the Council, who determined on the complaint of- the provinee of
New England againfl Govemor Hutentnshtssty' on the former lec
tern they discovered. The Lords of the Conncil l_aid thectwholect
stress on the manner in which the letten hid been 'o'btaimd. No"
man could admire the abilities of the asdvoeate more than'I did
vl—w
on that- oceastonz it was his business to' enlame the- asictions, to
cover the turpitude of ctGovernot- Htttch'n'ison'e con uct. ss under
crimcs of a greater die; but it was shamesfinl in the judges to be
led away, it was unworthy the discrimination so necessity to the:
character, to mingle the manner os-bbtz'ming the letten with the
sea they were hrou ht to save. I shall jsttppose the letters had
been obtained aess in amot y as the'Esisiay on Woman, and more
infamoufly it it inpoffible; ye! my judgment on' the conduct of
a Governor writing to men in high authority, on'the politka] as
sairs of his prov'mee, and concluding as his advice, that! the
liberty of British subjects must be Ibridged. would not have been
ss altered from that circumstanee. [And here I must avow my sen
timents as freely as Governor Hutchinsizn hae communicated hie,
that any officer in government, simusieh less thesu me ma ist
entrutted with the esewztion of ;Uss'te ti du o everyi ivid
in his province, w could entertain sue sentiments, is tmssfitto
be employed in any office, civflssor milttary, after . Missct so
heinous ;: nature against the constittuisson besiingjjfullyss'wed. [—
am confident otusi nnccstors, inltead'digiving'f'stxei't _'a When encr—
tnous penston, would have inflicted sithe pmishrpeifitisihc deserved, ;
which I think should have beeh ansa'ddtesi'to th'e' Crown, that he
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might never more have been erpplssqycd in the service of thect'pub
he. ['To be caminuisiq _
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L O N D 0 N, Dsssiecemben 23.ss
HOUSE OF L'oRct-bs.
On Mandey ib! following PROTEST was entered Qui tbs
proceeding: qt" the House on Friday last, on the so:: ad "a ' of
the lull to probibil all (rude and rumrmsscts " - )! colonies
i- AMERXCA. c-sifl- ,
DlSSENTlENT.
i ECAUSE this bill, by considering the coloniea in
Amcnca as : forcign nation, and cclaring war on
11}, them in that chzmfier, has a direct tendency to ef
fect an entire, and. we fear, permanent sepuatjon
between the two cztpilal parts of this empire. it is
now to behold a nation making : separation of its parts by &]:w,
in hopes of n-uniting them by a treaty. The sovereign powe:
has hllllt'ssil always regarded rebehion as the clsiiminal act of in.
dividuals, and not the holhlitv of any great collective body of the
cummunity. The framcrs of this bill admit the principle in in
full force, although by all the! provisiuns they every where con
tmdict it; for whflsi the clauses of the bill confign all to punish
mcm, the preumble only declams, that mony m guilty, the le-t
giflaturc choosing to be considered rather :: uniult to aniculzrg,
than confess itself to be universally odious. The Engsish on both
sides of the ocean are now taught, by act oanrliamcnt, to look
on themselves as separate_nations; nations fusceptible otsigenen]
hushlity, md proper pal'tttl for mutual dednntiom of war, and
treaties of peace. We are, by this act, wring their mind: so:
that indepemlcnce which we charge them with Mng', whilfi
we drive them to the necessity of it by weared iniuried. -
zdly, BECAUSE (his bill enlbleo and eneoungu the navyof
Eughnd to make an imfiscriminate prey of the press:?of Eng.
]ish subjects trading to or from the colouies (even the ship:
which lie quiet in the Amcchm parts) without zest-ding whethu'
that property belong. to shend " man, to e MM or t.
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