The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-05-14
Extract from a Rebel PAPER.

u 18th, containing q certain printed
Paper fent from Philadelphis, pur porting
10 be the Draft of ELL for declaring the
LxfsntisxJ Of the Parliament Of Great Bri-
tain as 10 the ExvGT Of what they are
pleafsd to term their Right Of inpofng
Taxes within thefe U tied State; and al
70 he Drarght of Bill to enable theKing
OfGreat- Britain to appoint Commiilioner,,
with Powers to treat. con'ult and az &c
upon the Mean Of quieting certain Dior
der, within the faid States, beg Leave to
obferve.
That the faid Paper being ;nduariouGy
circulated by Emilaries Of the Enemy, in
apartial and feeret Manner, the fame ought
to be forthwith printed for the public In.
formation. :,
The Committee cannot sfcertain whe.
ther the Contents Of the aid Paper have
been framed in Philadelphia or in Great.
Britain, much leis whether the fame sre
really and truly intended to be brought, in
to the Parliament Of that Kingdom, or
whether the iaid Parliamen, will confer
thereon the ufual Solemn lie 8 OF theirLaws.
But are inclined to believe this will hap
pen, for the following Reafons.
Iit. Becaufe their General hath made
divers feeble Efforts to fet on Foo, iome
Kind Of Treat- during the laa Wiaer,
though either from q miltaken Idea OF his
own Dignity and Importance, the Wan, of
Information, or fome other Caufe, he hath
not made Application to thole whe are
1nveited with a roper Authority.
zdly. Becaufe they fuppofe that the
fallacious Idea of CeHa.ion of Hoailit,e,
will render thefe States remifs in their Pre-.
Parations for War.
3dly. Becaufe believing the Americans
wearied with War, they fuppofa we will
acee'c to the Terms for the Sake of Peace.
4'hly. Becaufe they fsppofs that our
Negociati'n- may be ia jeA to like cor.
1uPt Influence with their Debates.
s'hly. Becaufs they expect from :his
Step the lame Efets they did rom what
one Of their Miniiters thought proper 10
Call his esseiliatsy m,,i.s. viz. that it will
prevent Fo'e'gn Powers from giving Aid
to thele Ststss that it will cad their own
Snbj"et' 20 continue lite longer the pre-
ient War; aad that it wi ds,atch lone
weak Men In America from the lauie of
Freedom and Virtue.
Only. Beea.ie .hsi King, frer. his own
thewing, hs h Re.foa to ayp,ehend that
his Fleets sad Ard0ies, inRead Of bel 2 en-
Ployed agsina the Ter.isone, of t,es
Stat'', i be ne>e1ary forths Defence Of
his Own Don n' IN. Aod
7thly. Bscsufe tbs Iap,,esicability Of
iuo ug i'ins this Cousu, beicg every Day
more d mo maaifea, il is thei. / te eff
to ex'riea.e themfelves from the WI upon
ony TIE ms. -
The Committee reg leave further to OBJ
Isrve, Th.t upon . Sup,> ftioa The Mat.
esrs eontsised 10 the faid Psoer vii really
30 int. the Bri'ifh Sfskse Boos. the, G,vs
% how. in clear Point of View, the
we akneis and WiEksdnst, Of the Elemy.
ThsIs WsAxNss,,
10: Bee.uis4hey fo-ntr!y declared, 20,
osiy that they Fed Right 10 biad the In.
naoisants Of fnefe States ia oil Cafes VII It.
!osve., bG ALTO 'hst tas faid Iuhaoi,su,s
hosld sbS'sfsb and ssessIiti.ssIl, fsbmi,
% 'he Exsrsifs Of TIA. Right. And this
'ssmiAioa hev have ea sav,r,d 70 ex. &
y the Sword kseeding from this Claim,
|hofof ore. under tna a, . sae Ci,eunHa,e.s