The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-09-10

WHEREAS the Earl sf Carli1s, Sir
Henry Clintep, knight Of abe Bath, sad
William Eden, Efq, three ef his M,jefy's
Commit sners. appointed with fsfieisas
powers to treat, seonfult and agres. sPoa
fhs means Of quieting diforde's now fubhft.
Ing In certain Of the Colonies, Plantations
asd Provincss Of North America, have re-
eeived a declaration Of the American Con-
Rres, dsted the iI,h infant, which relates
20 q Gspslemsa with whom they have the
honour to be joiaed in Conmi4on, and Is
meant to aaea him - CommiNsner thsy
hereby .hink proper, On their pafs, islsanly
20 declare, tn t ,hsy had aetaay knowledge,
either dirsalvos indirectly. oEAAhS lst.sr
and eoh,erfatioa allsded 20 h the iaid
deelratisa, snsil they faw them made
public in the newfpapsrs. Al the fame
tins ,h.y do aot nean ether 70 imply asy
aiIsnt TO the contraction Pst on private
eorrsfpoadsnce, which the Congrsf have
shou2h hs proper to pablih. or to intimate .
belief sas, any psrlon eou'd have bsea
authsYizsd 70 hold the eonvsriation to which
ths aid dselN sion Of the CeAgrsis alludss
.--aor do they on the oshsr hand mean to
sn,er iaso a. explanation Of the cendsd f
Gestlemsp Whole abilities aad Integrity
REQUIRE no vindiea.ian from than. But
they ,hink p ope', in jufics to that Gsnsls-
man. as wsll % to theale YES aad to the
Commit ~ with which thsy are charged,
TO fay, th,t in The maay conve fasioEs whieh
he has had with them upon the m aisrss
adopted to reao;s the peace Of ,hsfs Colo.
mics, the princi, 10 Of oil bis reafoaings
ieemed to be, that the ofsrs Of Great Brilsia
v,rs obviosay adapted to promote .aad
efiabliih the Liberties, peace. opu.eaes'
i.ere,fe f,euri,y and Permansnt hspPiasfs
of inAa 4 aoi,ants OF this conlineat, sAd that
shofe blsfins. 10 a. equal degree were not
10 be sxpeatd from a.y other eonnsxisa or
node Of po,e'nm,nt whatever WAsn
ahe: efors ths Kings Com.iaisrs's uanf>
mi...d TO the Congrefs the Aa' Of Ps'-
lament. 70 exempt the colonies for ever
fom Bri in taxation, and to f:eu their
charter, AID ,ftablifhsd Govsramsnt, aad
when they added thIt they wsre ausho-
sizsd and dehreus to Ieaore peace, to
revive free ia,.rcouris ard mutual affec-
sion, to prefsrvs the Salss snd promote
the {, edit Of the paper eireulation, to
,ive faasf, stion and ieesrity for ever on
&c fubiea Of the military eRabliihnens',
and 10 extend every freede. - trade
sbey felt tina, they ve'e enabled to itiPs'
late and hid offered net only every thiag
,h,, i. Or en- 'te prspohd BY the French
alliance, bu, ALTO mary advantages to slH
continent which c,a never BY any poai.
blliy be derived from that unnatural
ccnnexion.
And they remain aaosiihed At the ca.
Ismi.i,. in which the unhappy p'sPle Of
shsfe colonies continue to BE- iavolvsd iron
Al. blind Difference which their leaders
profef, toward, . power that hi. ever
hswn lief ~ enemy TO oil civil and
1elipi O. liberty, and whole s8.n bis
N.ieay'. nriflc nsr: muR re. eat, what.
over may be the pretended date asd pre-
5sn, form Of them, we're made snly In
confeous.ee Of the Plaa Of accommodates.
previouay eoncUt:d ia G eat. B'itais, and
With . view to prevent she Ieeonei iatsn
propefed, and to pr0losg this dsfna'vs
war. -.
hi, sfeuioa i' made upon the credit
Of the following ftet'.
l, il veil knosn 10 this whole eoni-