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

c1lo(eSy PSoPouuees % w PsNs " SVss
Britain VS. sivea to the Bfi,ih Parlisneas,
snd esnisqosatly to the Whole wsrld II he
meath Of Nevsmber lsft sad The rssfsns
for dslaying thofs propsftioas ill aftsr
the rscsfs for the holidsys were q The fsas
time given 70 the Hoais Of Csmmoas.
II IL squslly well known, that ths pre-
linisaries of French treaty, with which
Mr.. Simeon Deaue 6rft veat TO iss in the
friraes called ID Belle 'Pou!e, did aot bare
dste earlier tAsa the 10Th Of December.
Il eaaaos be fserss to the Cossrsis.
tha, ,Aofs prshminsriss. led 70 treaty
Of connsrcs only, and whore trsAimitts&
70 America, in that iaceaels6ve forns
bscsufs the csacefisns made by France
On the one haad were 70 unfa,isfsaory,
and the coadi,iohs required Of America On
the oiher 70 exceptions able, that The Com.
mifioners Of the Congrsfs did not thiak
proper to prsessd until sAsy ihsa!d be
lpscislly authorized, y !: -"
Mr.. Simeon Deaas, after 'hsving besn
fome weeks at fsa, was obliged 10 pus back
iats sas Of the French Ports aad raturaed
60 Paris Ia the mean time the Parliament
hid INST agaia on cha aosA Of January. aad
the propoitions to bs made, thosgh act
formally ta.sd till shs 18th Of February,
were cceaGonaliy during the whole in srval
. lutjea Of difcuG N in oil the prsparsssry
debates sp the fa of the nation. Ii
wa,, daring this ,a.srval. and not before,
that Fraace being Informed Of the liberal
and extsn Eve n .turs Of the intended offers,
thought it sxPsdient, for the parpois Of
Prolon2iaE the va and OF making thets
eoloniss the inRr o men,s Of her an bilioa,
to new sodsl aad enlarge her proPofaIs. :
Still however the fall pewss are aot
pr;teAdsd to have been sivsa to Mcni.
Gerard bsteis the 3o.h ct January. Aad
whatever Iime the Lsatiss taUs noioriosly
flowing fr.m the genrous msIia.ss of
G.sat Britain, may have bssa dslsd BY the
French miniaers, sishss in fsa or by
co.luGoa. fur the Purrofe Of giving a
sneasdid Interpretation 10 tbs pIocesdisgs
OF The B.iuh Psrliamsns ; whatever,
TOO may havs bssn the da.es Of ths dif
patches which a.eonm pained shois usasie.'
it il we'll known that neither treaties nss
letters notifying treaties, were feat frsR
Fiauce be fore zoe 8th Of Ma ch. =
When thss PsrieulsI, together with oil
the other eircumltsAces attending the
conduct Of the Fteach Court towards theis
colonies during the ysars I775, 1916, aad
I777, mott of which mutt b. we'll kaowa
to ,As American CongrsE',, are tu.y
csnGdsrsd, the dsGgns ef Franes, tue
usgsarous m olives OF hsr policy, and the
degree of faith dus to her prsfs ilions, viii
become TOO obvious to nssd any nlu&ra-
tlon. :. ;. -. r.
Ard hi, M.say; Conmifi, ner. thought
and Rlll hiAk ihsaf.lvss inti,lsd to expset.
that abe general Consrsf. ihould not On The
ground Of fueh trss les, even if the con-
ttitu.iOn uadsr which they aa, had auths-
riz:a thsa, aGame the dseiiye paIt,
which they havs t,ksa, without previouly
eonfulting the sGembliss Of tseir different
provinces, and making ,hsii con n4i,usnts
seqasintsd with all the i,a, upsa which
q ,Ioe judsmen. might be formed.
Nav. Yo:k,. CARLISLE. :.
Aug. IS, I77S. H. CLINTON.
VIZ. EDEN.
Publifhed BY order Of their Exeellencies
his Majsa)s Comm Aieasrs.
ADAM FERGUSON. sse'ry.
nu NJ II n xUE :. TL.