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lm fate % vtaim in this unnatural and unjust contest, n^
been murdered by Administration, and his blood lies at their
door. Such a war, I fear, Sir, will draw down the venge
ance nf Heaven upon this devoted kingdom.
" I think this war, fir, fatal and ruinous to our country.
It absolutely annihilates the only great fonree of our wealth,
which we enjoyed unrivalled by other nations, and deprives
ns of the fruits of the laborious industry of near three
millions of fubjeas, which centered here. That commerce
has already taken its flight, and our American merchants are
now deploring the consequences of a wretched policy, rfhich
has been ptufued ro their deftruaion. It is, fir, no Itf^
Th nous, wth egard to the enormous expence of the fit 'it
and armies neceffoy for this nefarious undertaking, fat,
we are wafting our pefrot wealth, while we arc destroying
the fouices ot all we mighthave in future.
" I speak, Sir, as a friend to England and America, but
API more to universal liberty, and the rights of all mankind.
Itr.fiho par of the fubje&s of this vast empire will ev r
submit to be fl ves. lam lure the American, arc two h^gh
fpirhed to brook .e idea, tour whole power, and that of
your allies, if you had any, aid of all the German troops
you can hire, cano t est &so wicked a purpose. The c n
dud of the prefect AdminiOration has already wrested the ;
fax e of America out of the hands of our Sovereign, and *
you have now scarcely a Poll matter left in the whole northern
Cm scent. More .han half the empire is already loft, and
amot' ad the rest is in confufion and anarchy. The Minify
have br >ught our Sovereign into a more disgraceful fixation
th,l any crowned head n w living. He alone has already
loft, by their fatal coutcils, more territory than the three great
United,nowets of Russia Austria, and Ptuflia have together
robbed Poland of, and by equal a&s of violence and mjuf
lice from Administration.
" England was never engaged in a contest of such import
ance to our most valuable concerns and posse ffions. We are
fighting for the fubjeaion of a country infinitely more ex
tended than our own, ot which every day increases he wealth,
the natural rtrength and population. Should we not succeed,
jt wii be a bosom friendfllip soured to hate and resentment.
W mail be confidertd as their most implacable enemies, an
eterha 1 separation will succeed, and he grandeur of the Brr
tifli empire pass away. Success Lems to me not equivocal,
but imptffible. However we may differ among ou Alves,
they are perfcaiv united. On this tide the athntic. party
rage unhappily divides us, but one foul animates the vafi
nortliern continent of America, the General Congref and
each Provincial Affenibly An appeal has been made to the
{word, and at the clofc of the last campaign what have we
eonqtered? Bunkers-Hill, with the lofi of twelve hundred
men. Arc we to pay as dearly for the rest of America. The
idea of conquert is as romantic as unjust.
“ The Honorable Gentleman who moved the Ad refs,
fays " the Americans have been treated with Uni y." Was
your Borton port bill a measure of lenity ? Was you, fifhery
bill a mcafure of lenity ? Was your bill for taking away the
charter of the Massachusetts-Bay a measure of Itni y, or et<ii
justice ? I omit your many other gross provocati ns and in
fu'ti by which the brave Americans have been driven into
thu present Bate. He asserts that they avow a disposition
to be independent. On the contrary, Sir, all the declarations
both of the late and the present CongreE, uniformly tend to
tho one object of being put on the fame footing they were
in it the year 1,63 This has been their only demand, from
which they have 1 ever varied.„
“ Their daily prayers are for " liberty, peace, and fatety.
I life the words of the Congress of the last year. They jufty
expea to be put on an equal tooting with the other fuhji&s
ot the empire. If you confine all our trade to youruivts,
to her, if you make a monopoly of our commerce, if you
(but I other ports of the world agiinft us, tax us not too;
if f m do. then give us a sue rade, uch as you cojoy your
selves let us have equal advantages of commerce, all other
ports open to us; then w< can and will chearfully pay taxes.
“ I must give, Sir, every man who loves this country,
the d pert concern at the naming, in the Address, foreign
troop. Hanoverians and Hessians, who are now called to in
terfere in out domestic quarrels, not to dwell this day on the
illegality of the meafurc. The militia, indeed, are now em
ployed, and that noble institution is at present complimented
bi M nifters, who bate the very name of a militia, because
th embodying of these forces enables Administration to
butcher more of our icHow fubjem in America.
« Sit, 1 disapprove not only the evil spirit of the whole
Address, but I& wife the wretched adulation of almost every
parrot it. Mv wiSh and hope therefore is, that it will be
tej^ed by the House, and that another dutiful, yet decent,
manly Address will be presented to the King, praying his
Mijehy that he would Sheath the sword, prevent the farther
effufion of the blood ot our fellow Subjects, adopt tome
mode of ne/ociation with the General Congress, in compli
ance wi h their repeated peition, and thereby restore peace
and h. rmony -o this diftr,«- d empire." .
WILLIAMSBURG, fal^fy 13.
The brig from Cirke, taken by Cape. Barron last week, was
bound for Borton oadd with pork, potatoes, eggs, wine,
oer, Cherie and drjed^cf, aqd is fopmofed to be worth
. It&ing. t A
Certain intellig nee is received, that Mb. Matthews and
Mr Robinson, lately made prifortrs by Lord Dunmore in
the county of Princefi Anne, and lent 0I to Borton, arc for
tunatcly retaken bv the famous C^pt. .Manley of the Lee pti
vatecr. A let er of his Lordfhip'swis at the laretimt inters
cepted, wherein he requests General nowe to find him caSh
to th# amount of goool. Sterling, ano a loot 3000 men, pro
mising to furoilh the garofon there with trefu provihcns, by
plundering the inhabitants of this co-'o%
The following Gentlemen are cbolc , by the Hon. the
Convention, FIELD OFFICERS of fevrn more regiments
Am are immediately to be rairid for the defence ofthis colony.
Vc 'is. Carets. Lieutenant Colonels. Majors.
,d Hpgh ^ rcer. C^^ Weedon, Th, Marihall.
Adam S even. ID ? 4 R, Lawfen.
„h. William Fcachc-, Wm.Ua J
6th. Mordecai Buiko r. Thomas hilu r , i, ud., ki.
7 th. Wm.Daingerfield, Alex. M'Clanahan, Wm.NelSon.
g[h * Peter Mugtilcuburg, Abraham Bowman, P. Helvenftone.
fThomas Fleming, George Matthews, M. Donavan
*p r German regiment.) fTo be raised a,on the Eastern
Shore and rationed there.
G Sport, fine: our last, is burnt by our people, on which
account old Sprowle has loft considerable property. No ma
terial ne^s has been received from that quarter this week.
Yesterday arrived in this city, from Norfolk; Colonel
Havre, and Captain Nicholas. .
p O RTSMOUT H, ( New-Hampfare.)
a. Last Sunday feunight, a vessel from Barbados,
bound to Kennebec, Dunlap, matter, was cart away off Rye
beach, and wholly loft, except three or four bags of cotton,
which drove aihorc—ihe remainder of her Cargo was rum,
fiigat &c. to the amount of £.so* ftcrling.—Toe capt. was
so froze, that he died m , fc w minutes after he got on Shore
— Tire other men came to this town last week.
N E "VC' B V kYTOR T, January 5.
8y Capt. Lee who arrived here last Wednesday from Ma
laga, we are informed, that on his passage he Spoke with a
large (lore ship, from London, loaded with provisions for the
ministerial troops at Barton—The captain of which informed,
that he failed in company with a number of other vessels
loaded for the fame purpose—and that the ministry were to
fend 40 000 troops early in the Spring to America.
Captain Lee allo informs, that the King of Spain has raised
another army of 30000 men, to go against the Moors and
Algerines; —and that the Spaniards were greatly in our
favour.
: Extraß of a letter from a mafler of a vessel in Antigua, to bit
friend in Portsmouth, dated November 7, 1775.
V This day a vtffel arrived from Gibraltar, and fays the
Hanoverians, amourring ro near ,®o, had arrived there, —
and the English troops embarked for England; the Soldiers
declare they will not fight the Americans; the governor has
thrown up bis commiflion, and the people look upon Gib
raltar to be SOLD"
WORCESTER, Januarv is.
By an officer in te'cs%< rental arm, in Canada, we are
favour.d with rhe following, viz.
%his Excellency GUY CARLETON, Captain General and
' G vetnor in chief, in and over the province of Quebec, and the
territories depending thereon in America, Vice-Admiral of the
fame and S:ajor Gene al of his Majeffj's forces, commanding
the Northern Di rid, &c. 4rc <rc.
A PROCLAMATION.
yv rPEREAS it has been foiled expedient to raise and
\V emb d, a militia within this ciy, t, cooperate with,
and ti assist hi- Majesty's troops in this gartifoti in rhe pre
firvafion of the cig and of th. perf ns and property ot his
Mijefty's good and faithful Subjects rcfxl nr therein, against
c rtain rebellious perf ns who hrot mv ded this pa vroce, a
number of whom have At: yapp-a ed in irms before the walls
of hi, town: A d wh teas, information has ben given me
that four perfuns teUd, or here hate contumaciously retufedo
enroll thei tnames in the militia lifts, and to take up arms
in conju^ai n with th ir fell w citizens for the purpose a
foiclatd; and that others who have enrolled their names,
and had for so ^ time earrried aims in the defence and pre
servation of the city, have lately laid them down: And also
that Some performs are buly in endeavouring to draw away
and alienate the affections of his M felly's good a d faithful
Subjects of this city from his Majesty's person and govern
ment, sot theft teaf-ns and in v rdcr to rid the town of all
ufelcf's, diflavai and treacherous periong 1 have thought fit
to irtu this proclamation, And I do hereby ftri&ly -rder
and e^ciu all and -very perfin and persons whatfotver
liable to Serve in he militia, aad tefid ng at Qicbec, who
have refilled or decaned to enrol 'heir names in the militia
lifts, and tt take up arms in conjunct.on with his Majesty's
goo! Sujits of this city, and who dill refafe or decline so
to d, ; as w#ll as thofc, who having once taken up aims,
have afterwards laid them down, and willnot take them up
again, <0 quit the town in four days from the date hereof,
together with their wives and children, and to withdraw
themfeves out of the limits of rhe difttia of Quebec before
the hrlt day of Dec mb r next, under pain of being treated
as rebe nr Spies, if thereafter tlwy ihall be found within the
laid limes.
And malmuch as the persons wh in obedience to this pro
clamation roe to quir the r. ** andd,fti & may hive bought
up a considerable quantity of the priwifi ms brought in for
the fubfiuence ot the inhabitants of the town; and it would
be imprudent to tuffat thole profili ns tw be carried out,
more . Spec by as the county abounds wth nceffaries of
life; I do hereby futhei order a d enjoin art and every such
perlon an perfins <>defect in forthwith to he Honorable
George A: p, Ely; C .a '.&y, a true invent . : y or Ift of
theit prlvroons rod it . ^ aid, <hat th<\ 0, be fairly
and juftty valued, and the full price paid to the respective
proprietor, b fine their / pasture.
GIVEN under m, hand and sea! f arms at rhe Castle of St.
Lewis, in the city ot )fyGec, ibis twcut„ccond da, of
November, one thotfand even hundred and [event, five, in
the fix centh year of the te^n ot ou f-eeign Lord George
the third by the g ace of God of Gieat Britain, France and
Ireland, King, defender of me Fai.b, and so forth.
GUY CARLETO N.
B, his Excellency's command,
H T. Cramahe
G O D five the KIN G.
On Monday tight about eight o'clock a detachment con
fining ot three or four hundred men, uod a r the command of
major Norton, crofted over to Cbarleftown; part of them
went over the miidam, part part through the enemies abb.-
tie or the, common rod from Cambridge to Chat leftown.
They were conducted as ris said, by a young deserter from
th. Werth Fulmers; but be that as it may, then bjetft was
to burn the nmfes which ofcaped from the great conflagration
on the i,in of June; and to make prisoners a body of
Soldiers arid carpenters who were tep tied to lodge in these
houses. The affair was conduced with the utmort silence,
prudence, regularity and Spirit; —the houses were ftt on ire
as directed, and the f rtiiers, five in number, and one
woman brought off prirtmtrs.— Ihe regulars in the fort of
Bunkcr's-Hill, didnot a& wih that regularity which those
gentlemen who tab ur hrod to intimidate us, with the Superi
ority of red coats over brown coats, would persuade us that
regulars always do: for they kept a very hot and clofc tire
on absolutely nothing ar all, that is, they tired without an
objo&. Our people calmly executed their purpose, laughed
io Security, and tn f.curty returned with their captives,
without a fingie man koied 01 wounded.
N E W Y O R K, fanuar, 18.
Capt. Daniel Van V -rhis, in a fl r jt.>p belonging to Philadel
phia, failed from San a Croix, tor this port, the 11th of oao
ber last, and got in thirty fathom waer, in lat 39 and a half,
but having Sprung his mart and boom, meeting with a h^gh
gale of wind, and being Short as provisions, was ob ged to
bear away for the Wert-Indies, and arrived at St. Eurtatta the
1:4^1 of December, with ony tour bifeuits on board, and not
on. piece of meat.
Last week, the Ship >1 nofon, Capt. Coupar, faded for
London, having on bard he following cabbin paflen^ers,
besides a considerable number in th ftt.rage: Mr. and Mts.
Penderleith, nd family Mz. Rodgers, late of Chariertown,
in Maffachufe u-Bay, General Dai-ymple. Henry Keily, Esq;
Mr. James Rivington, Lieu' M ocrieffe Lieut G<orge Ro
binson, of the navy, M^nf. O illia-d, of Canada, Col. Gla
zier, and Meflr. Mawieds
The O&obcf packet, trim Fa mouth for this prt, we hear,
is failed tor Halifax.
We are told by a gentleman who lately left Lilbon, that
an account of the late hurricane at Newfoundland was receiv
ed at that place last November, and that he was affu ed of the
truth of that matter, by a matter of a vessel that was at the
land when the gale came on.
Extraff of a tette^from Montreal dated December 17. 1775
“ There is m this ci y a ^ea grand ?aradt, before a large
church, in which is a Set of belts. On the parade Stands a
holy cross, by the fide of which was placed the hurt of a per
son, formerly honoured, esteemed a d beloved by people of
all ranks, but now, like Milton's Lucifer, alssbw folCn!
bow chang'd! to the reverse of what he was. On the night of
the 15th instant, his head was fevered from his body, and br
ing faftned by his fide, in the morning was carried to thr hos
pital, but it is said the bed Surgeons declare they can do no
thing for him, and that he is absolutely part all cure.
" Our brother Soldiers now before Quebec, have thrown
up ramparts of snow and water, which when condensed rod
frozen, are proved by experience to be Sufficient tor the pur
pnfe. Who but Yankoos would have thought of such a con
trivance? or who but enthusiasts for liberty would carry on a
liege at such a feafon.of rhe year.
“ The companies of the Captains Weifenft.lt, Chetfman,
Mott, Varrick, and Quackenbos, are befr re Quebec; Cipts,
Goforth's and Lyon's are ftarioned here, under Col. Ritzma.
Capt. Willet has the command at Sr. John's."
PHILADELPHIA.
IN purfaanee of a writ to me directed under the ha^d and
Seal of rhe Hon. John Peno, Esq; Governor and Com
mander in Chief, of the province of Penufylvania, and
counties of New Cartie, Kent and Sussex on Delaware, dated
ar Philadelphia, the day of the date hereof, Setting forth;
That whereas the honourable Speaker of the Aflembly of
the said province of Pennsylvania, by virtue of a resolve of
tha house on the 24th day of November last, and in pursu
ance of an act of alftmbly in that case made and provid'd;
bath directed his order to the Provincial Secretary, requiring
that a writ be issued to the Sheriff of rhe county of Philadel
phia, for the election of a burgess, to Serve as a representative
in the said Assembly for the city of Philadelphia, in the room
and dead of Thomas Mifflin, Esq; and thereby Strictly
charging and commanding me that within five days after the
receipt of the writ aforefaid I ffiould proceed to the election
of a freeholder of the said city and county of most note for
virtue, wisdom, and ability to Serve as a raprefenrative
for the city of Philadelphia aforefaid, in the room and (lead
of the said Thomas Mifflin, Esq; for the prefentyear, &c.
Therefore in virtue of the laws of the said Province of
Pennsylvania, and that said writ, Ido hereby give public
notice to the freeholders and others of the city and county of
Philadelphia aforefaid, qualified to vote for members of At
feoby, to meet at the State-house in the city of Philadelphia,
on Friday next, the %6th day of January instant, at red
o'clock in the forenoon, to cleift a freeholder of the fiid,
city and county, to Serve as a burgess or representative i^
assembly far the city of Philadelphia the present year, in die
room and stead of the said Thomas Mifflin, Esq; Dated At
Philadelphia, the tad day of January 1776.
, WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
, Extras of a letter from Montreal, January 5. 4776.
, “ I came here last night with difpatchcs to Gen. Woofter—
have jaff time to acquaint you, per express—That on the 30th
infrt two attacks were made by our troops on Quebec (an^
a feint at Cape Diamond) the one at St. Roocks—bv colonel
Arnold's detachment, consisting of about 400 men, with
60 of captain Lamb's company of artillery, and a party of
Indians;—The other at Drummond's wars, under Cape
Diamond, by the New York troops commanded bv genera-
Montgomery, who was at their head—The attack was com
menced between five and fix o'clock in the morning—lt ir
with the greatert concern I inform yoW, that our brave General
bis Aid de Camp Mr. M'Pherfon, and Capt. Chcefeman le ?
the fiirt fire, in the glorious attempt—l was with th
General's party, and near him when killed. Mr. MPherfo
behaved with spirit, and was aa honor to his country— -c
puffed the fiift barrier without opposition : This fatal {broke
of iofing our General, threw our troops into confufion, and
we ; ceived orders from col. Campbell to retire with the IMk
of ab- ui§ men—Col. Arnold's detachment on the fc^h fide
forced two bairkrs (out of four) and about nine o'clock the
were furreunded. and under the necessity of furrenderin^
themfelvcs prisoners of war; they are very well treated.
Governor Carlton buried General Montgomery and Me
M Phtrfon with all the honors of war. Major Megs is out
on parole ot h nor for hree days, and has leave to carry in
art the fficer's baggage —Col. Arnold was wounded in the
fmali of his leg, at the firft barrier, as was Major Ogden, an<
they boh retired. Col. Greets had he command afterwards
Col. Arnold's detachment behaved with the great&ft bravery,
and ft'uck terror into Gen. Carlton, or he would not treat then
as be does, Major Megs fays, Gen. Carlton does not expect
to hold Quebec long. Capt. Hendricks, of the Penufylvania
rifflemen; L ent. Humphreys, of Morgan's company of Vir
ginia ditto, and Lieut. Cooper, of Capt. Manchit's company
are killed; Capt. Lamb is slightly wounded, and about too
privates are killed and wounded.
Extrafl of a letter from Cambridge, deled fanttar, 0, x,,6.
Last evening Gen. Putnam atchieved( what our freind on.
Winter-bill attempted. Major Knolton commanded, the par
ty, Minchin, and a deserter who lately came out, were th;
guides, about 730 parted near nine o'clock over the Mildara
Majors Cary and Henley, had each a party, the former was
to puffi to the fartheft house, if you reeo/lea, there was to
your right bum Cobble Hill, when you look'd towards Bun
kers hill, about fifteen houses which had Leaped die Confla
gration on the 17th of Jun*, the plan was to furprize theft
houses. set them on fire, and bring off the guard, which w$
were informed, confined of an officer and thirty men, the in
formation was wrong, as there was but a ferjeant and five,
the persons appointed to set fire to the houses nearert the dam,
had orders not to execute it until! Cary had returned frpo.
the fartheft, but eager to fulfill what they had undertaken,,
they were the firft that appeared in flames, sometime after
the whole was one blaze of fire, had I, Burgoyne's knack at
defcri^ tion, I a^uro you a picture might be drawn that
would afford great horror at the fame time great entertain
merit. Hunkers hill took the alarm, the flashing of the mus
ketry from every quarter of that fort, shewed the confuting
of its defenders, firing feme in the air, some into Myrtie river,
in thort they fired at random, they thought they were attack
ed at every quarter, which you may suppose, gave no ri a!
plcafure to the General, and a number of us who were fpe&
tors of the feene fem Cobl: hill. Ten of the houses were foor
in ashes, the ferjeant and four of the men with one wonan
were brought off prisoners, one poor wretch rn^de some re
sist nee and was killed. Knourton behaved like a man used to
the bufioefs, your friend Mitchin with great cooluefs, Cary
and Henty receive merited applause, indeed every person en
gaged did their duty, except being rather too eager in fettin
the fiift houses on fire. It is the opinion of many, that%
there was a vigorous attack made, the hill might be carrier,
with little loss; but it was not dofigned, of course no prepa
rations were made for such a puth.
Extras of a letter from New-York, January 1,, 1,76.
“ General Lee is coming here wiha body of armed mere
A gentleman of this city, who is just returned from Connell
cut, tells me. General Washington has wrote to Governs.
T Umbull, informing him, that a fleet has left Borton; th#
he ernjeflures hey are bound for New York; given him th&#
size aid llrength as nearly as he could; informed him th
Gen. Lee was earning atong with ,• rifle-men, and defied<