The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-03-13
HOUSE Of LORDS. No.enber l.,

to-6p MJeny, 'u"oous'"b
v,ricu, obtrvstions on the Pr;ient ts OF
the uaAsppy war wi,A Ame"'a' aepf'n-
e,pai,y remarked, that the grounds OF oP'
po6:ion 20 the juf inea:ure' OF govern
NM. in the lstt feRion, was dIib. OF
che Am uie ans having d hss 20 become
isdf readent = but cow, MID h' 10 din'y,,
their ndepssaey bsios opsn'y a'o CO..
hone for uuanigsus concurrence in ihs
addrs,. Hs sr !srssd on the bravery and
rel of nc fing'' forces, en- me 'esoveiy
OF Cas- sda TO their former obedienes, and
O. the iofole nee with which the offers OF re-
concilis,ioa hsd been received b, the Con
,ve(s. and on -he neesihsy Of exsr,ing our
nlv.s to u2pot the esaifitutiss of & eat
Britain, now, violated by this daring ihint;
asslSsded a, fpiri,ed nealu'es OF sasAin!.
4ist;o. IN quitting the nation in Rae OF
defence; and coaeludsd in recommending
she mott grateful aekEow edkntnt 10 hm
M lefty !or his pa eroal care, and his k'nd
sydsayo,s 10 prslerse the peace OF Europe.
Lor. Fa.conbridgs fecontsd the addrel'.
and fpcIsc = few words in iuPP0Tt of 10
Then Lord Rockingham mssed an amend,
ment, preiaeing HE motion with gsneral
eoud.n na,ioa Of ali the coerei,s me- lurss
ths, had been takea ssainA Amsre. anss
she deciararory aet..
The Duke Of Maneheker fsconeed tic
motion for the smeadment. nsat.y on 'hs
Iame rrosnd a. the marquis. Lord Car
IiHsIia,, Mount Stswa,I warmly taPPcts-
ed tae motion for the sddrei., jpRhe
every nesiuss Of ainiailsation, and warm
" infifed on tbs found policy Of u6ng
fyey sxe,.;ons of this eouruy % GET tho
better Of this eostsft; the dignity OF the
crown, the wright aat inseIee OF The nk-
ton with fortiga powsrs, sAd 0ar co n4er-
.sial in,e,ea, I'll reqaised il. The D. df
Richmond rcfe 70 oppois the addreis, ana
90. feeomnead an iG mediate rseosciifs-
tion; Bis Grace ceaGdssed che Co!oaie' ~
Ioa. IL peace was not sffsetsd by lone
msans Or other. .He wilhed 70 know the
meaning Of the .pssirnt armames'. and
Why the preis was bssaa; if v. had tic
lronesf aGasapees OF tbs pseiEc dTpo6.
tion Of the powers Of Europr. If 1t wa
{sfs 10 rely ON the eGaraasee iah yen',
why aos this slfs.i He called apos tbs ad.
ninihra.ioa TO nov what fats Of dsfescs
The astisn corld bs put ia WhstheF the
srsasea part Of oar &s.ssh wss nas on 'ss
other 6ds Of the AtlsAsies and II say ns-
val force could be got ready equal to that
squippins i,9 "a. or aay thiss itss 20 iso. :
.Tsis eallsd sp Lord Sandwich, wis faid
he fsv ~ probability Of rsp:urs with any
5ossisa pows:. bot the rsa{oa ws nl&:d
- sGsaass, lat ysw vas, they were given
when no srnansau wsrs naking; where
- Aow the Freaeh aaa Spaaisrts wsrs arm
ing, therefore, il became thi' esua.'y -
arm aha; aad 70 Asw the Pswsrs OF Es-
rope tAas W are il Asts Of defence
sgsizA say snaek, tewsvcr improbable,
thar -,isAt bs made upon ~ By ssy fsfsga
power. His LordhiP faid, he had qua
70 usks ear aival fsree formidable, leag
bcfors the pssfs: h dsAisd TIA, The greit-
eft part Of ssr naval fierce wss in Ams'iea,
asd addsdl 7 hsll have . nssh froagsf
xss, ,iHs cay fitted ost ss Blsa, Of elis-
wher;, ready 70 %, TO ss ~ 6soa or iosa-
o. Ias the E'ea aet.
His Lsrdfhip fsvi6sly declared, tAss ne
thought, fsr tie koasiS sf this esaaly,
every dep Of blosa, ssd sysry &iihag,
cu sbt to bs par;eiwfh, TO fescs the Ass-
riesn, to iabmii tp tho aprsns satAe'i'y
of the srs.a sad q tAs psrlsnsst ether
wie We 6anuii indeed be . csstempsioe,
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