The New-Jersey journal — Chatham, N.J., 1783-04-09 00:00:00, page 1

Vol. V.]
UTRECHT, February 3.
THE deputies of the States of Holland, infilled a
gain on the 17th oflaft month, in the assembly of
the States General, on the lending a minißer from the
Republic to the Congress, with an appointment of
20,000 florins a year, payable by their Noble and
Great Mightinesses, provided that the said miniver
be of their nomination.
LONDO N, February's.
They write from Paris, that Sunday the 9th inst.
was appointed for the singing Fe Deum in all the
churches of that city, on account of the peace.
Earl Cornwallis published on the 12th of Februa
!' a ° "'"" to ^ e narrative of Lieutenant General
''" ','"' Clinton, K. B. which related ta his Lord
ships conduct during the campaign of 1781, in
North-America.
The Blowing arc the terms rofyc&ngthe cessati
on of hostilities between Greats Britain, France and
Spain.
Inthe channel and North-Seas, after twelve days
from the ratification of the preliminary articles.
One month from the Channel and North Seas as
far as the Canary [(lands, inclusively, whether in the
Ocean, or in the Mediterranean. Two months from
the said Canary Islands, as far as the Equinoctial
Line ; and lafily, five months in all other parts of
the wor d.
A letter from England by the Vigilant mentions,
that comupfiioners are to come to America, with
powers from the British government, to treat for the
re purchafe.of the confifeated elates of the loyalists
and refugees in America.
F^uaryg Various reports of a revolution in
the minidry were yesterday in circulation. By some
it was Li^, Lord North was to come into an high
and responsible fixation immediately ; by others,
that Colonel Bare was to retire, and Colonel North
IC appi>n,<9 r o, mektf loy either® again, tbac Mr,
Jenkinson was the only individual in office under
Lord North's administration, who would be imme
diately taken into employment.
General Murray, whose conduct at Minorca, has
lately been the fubjeCt of enquiry before a court
martial, assembled at the Horse Guards, Whitehall,
was kept under a close arrest till yesterday, in confer
quence of his refufing to comply with the requisiti
on of the court, when they gave sentence. The ge
neral, it is laid, sent a memorial to his Majesty, in
which he declared it to be impossible for him to
make luch an apology, to Sir William Draper as the
court required, but that he was ready to pledge his
honour that he would not challenge Sir William.
Upon this, report adds, the arrest was taken off, and
the court is to assemble this day, for the purpose of
finally elofing their business.
On Wednesday Lord Hawke, andjeveral propri
etors of lands in Eatt and Weft Florida, waited on
the Earl of Shelburne, to consult with his Lordfliip
on the fubjeft of that article in the preliminaries
which relates tc their land in that part.
Offers have been made of trails of land in No
va-Scoria and Canada, to such of the American loy
alists as may chafe to accept them ; and it is gene
rally believed that, notwithstanding the very great
difference between the fouthera climates and those
two northerly provinces, many of the loyalists will
prefer them to the more agreeable abodes to the
Southward.
Whatever reprobation may be due to our acknow
ledgment of A merican independence, at a time when
they were ready to submit from an absolute want of
all further resources, every indignant feeling must
find new cause of astonishment and disgust in the o
ther concessions that have been made to them. A
reparation from this country was the great object
they contended for; but that, it seems, has not been
deemed a fufficient reward for their ingratitude; an
exrent of territory, quadruple their former possessi
ons, is added to the boon. Their present limits go
so rar, beyond the vestige of any human tread, that
this country is cut off, for ever, from ihe Continent.
Surely cur anceUors must have been ideots for think-
N E W-J ERSEY J OfU R KT^
WEDNESDAY, Ap^il 9, 1783.
ing it an advantage to make fettle .
or we must be madmen for giving it up so easily !—
But it will not be left to posterity o determine which
have aCted most wifely ; the present generation will
have an opportunity of judging between the mea
sures of the present and former times. The effeCts
of gradual changes in a Rate are hardly perceptible,
or, at least, require a long traCV <f years to become
manifeft; but the shock of so rajid, so violent a re
volution will soon be felt.
The American loyalists refiden in the metropolis,
held a meeting on Tuesday last, t< consult upon pro
per measures for obtaining redrew in the article that
affects them. After some debate and various expe
dients being proposed, it was at 1 Agreed, that de
legates mould be feleded to re; ^efent the several
provinces that felt them'elves par ^ularly aggrieved,
to takethe condudof their remcitfirar.ee Into their
management, and to adopt such crafures with re-
Ipett to it as they might think pj^a&z£©hj^
gates chosen on this occasion we^
Lord Dunmore, for rginia,
Sir William Pepperell, for Massachusetts,
Governor Franklin, I for New-York, and its
J dependencies.
Governor Bull, for South Carolina,
Mr. Glloway b for Philadelphia.
The above provinces are part cularly fele&ed in
this business, because the loyalists are principally
confined to hem. The delegates waited upop Lord
North, in consequence of the powers vested 1/ them;
but have not yet thought proper to make any appli
cation.
As the ratification of the articles of peace is now
avowed by the secretary of ftati in the lower house,
let us ask Mr. Townihend to p hat purpose he pro
poses submitting them to the cenfideration of Parlia
ment, if he thinks them irrevocable after passing
through the late form ?It is fut y a farce, as Lord
Nrwhu'-ee "„, P'~f'-) cu,lcw n, auo^gituj infuE
on rhe judgment and dignity of the Legislature to
ask t^eir opinion on a fubjerf already determined.
If th^ir Counsel was not deemed worth asking, before
a matter of so great moment was finally concluded,
it is of little avail to consult them afterwards, unless
they have a controuling power. But the exigence
of such a power, whatever may be the fad, seems
not to be any part of the practical creed of the pre
sent administration.
No one calls in qtfeftion the King's right, by his
own mere prerogative, to make peace with foreign
flutes ; but to detach one half of his own fubjeCts
from the other, give them a separate sovereignty, and
then treat them on the fame footing as with other in
dependent nations, in exercising a power, which, we
think, is not inherent in the crown. A diftindion
in this refpe& is highly Decenary on the fide of par
liament, otherwise a precedent may be eftabtifoed,
unknown to the confutation, and dangerous to pub
lic liberty. Miniflers, who have dated already to
go so far, will, no doubt, endeavour to lump the mat
ter, if they can, and bring the American part of the
treaty, as well as what relates to Fiance and Spain,
within the law of prerogative. But the two cases
are as different as they can be, both in their nature
and confequenchs; and, therefore, it is to be hoped
our representatives will not fuffer matters so diffimu
lar to be confounded together, and imposed upon
their view in the fame point of light.
Lord Camille going out of office is said to be not
afamily affair, but some supposed pique about the
loyalists.
Toe Duke of Richmond does not go ambaflador
to France. He was 0: ered it: but his Grace chooses
to attend the duties of the ordnance, where he is ma
king the most useful and constitutional regulations.
The Marquis of Caermarthen it is said goes to Ver
sailles.
ShipmaGers and others concerned in trade will do
well to take notice, that the twelve days, &c. 'allow
ed for captures are not from the date of the signing
the preliminaries, but from the ratification of the
feeace.
On Wednesday a vessel was dispatched from Sheer
ness to acquaint the commanders @f privateers who
THE
^nrerw. ^'off lioiffere not to make any mere cap
tures there, as a I ships of the enemies now taken
will be deemed illegal captures.
It is said the whole body of militia laws is to be
abolished, and a new code to be framed, timple, com
prehcnfive,ard adequate to all the purposes for which
they are cefigned. lime is to be taken to accom
pbfh this, and by this means*he tequifition of Scot
land will be taken into the view of the legislature;
and the new system be made applicable to both king
doms. °
This day ? the court-martial meet ^ain at the
Horse Guards tin the matter yet undetermined be
tween Sir W, Draper and General Murray ; the lat
ter of whom has preferred a memorial to me King,
complaining qf the terms which the court martial
^'e d ^„ up for him to express his acceptance cf
Sir William Draper's apology for improper language
uied by him in a letter to General Murray prior to
-&t4&3errtFr~cf ,^ingr%
/ One of the King s meffeagers, dTpatched by MO
ritzherbert, at Paris, arrived here this day, with the
Most Christian King's ratification of the prelimina
ry articles, signed the 20th ty January last, which
was exchanged with Mr. Frizherbert on the 3d inst.
at Versailles, by the Mining Plenipotentiary of his
Most Christian Majesty.
Whitehall February 5. The Kinghas been pleased
to order letters patent to be passed under the great
seal of the kingdom of Ireland, for creating a society
or brotherhood, to be called Knights of the illufiri
ous qrder of St. Patrick, to confix of the foveteign,
and fifteen Knights companions, of which his maje
sty, hr sheirs and successors, shall perpetually be io
vureigns, and his majefv's lieutenant general and ge
neral governor of Ireland, or the | o ~d deputy oi de
puties, or lords justices, or other chief governor or
g° v , nors ° f the said kingdom for the tine briny,
fit#ii officffite as g^Lu maftcr3; aua^mUfiiribbufo
tuting and appointing the toilowing Knights com
panions of the said illoftrious order.
His Royal Highness Prince Edward,
His Grace the Duke cf Leinfter,
The Earl of Clanrickarde,
The Earl of Antrim,
The Earl of Weftmeath,
The Earl cf Inchequin,
The Earl of Drogheda,
The Earl of Tyrone,
1 he Earl of Shannon,
1 hr Earl of Clanbraffel,
The Earl of Mornington,
The Earl of Courtown,
The Earl of Charlemont,
The Earl of Bettive,
The Earl of Ely.'.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.
Extrall from the journal of the United States in
Congress aflcmbled, March zed, 1783.
On the report of a committee to whom was refer
red a motion of Mr. Dyer, together with the memo
rial of the officers of the army, and the report of
the committee thereon, congress came to the follow
ing resolutions :
Whereas the officers of the fevcral lines under the
immediate command of his excellency general Wa^
fhington, did, by their late memorial transmitted by
their committee, represent to congress, that the half
pay granted by sundry revolutions, was regarded in
an unfavorable light by the citizens of some of these
states, who wculd prefer a ct mpenfation for a limi
ted term of years, or by a sum in gross, tn an efta
bbfhmeht for life ; an'd did, on that account, folic.it
a commutation of their half pay for an equivalent in
one of the two modes above mentioned, in order to
remove all fubjed of diffaiisfa&ion from the mines
of their fellow citizens. And whereas congress ar,
defirous,as well of gratifying the reasonable expecta
tions of the officers of the army, as of removing all
objections which may exit, in any part of the united
Rates, to the principle of the half pay eßablifhn.cn t,
for which the faith of the united Rates hath been
pledged, persuaded that those objections can only arise
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