Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-04-02

from Paris dated August 14th and not
published in America until sixty days af-.
terward. An extract of the proceedings
of the Irish Parliament on July 17th, an
nounces that Lord Castlereagh had COM
|municated to the Parliament the amnesty
which his Majesty was pleased to grant to
all who would desist from engaging in
1.-The present unnatural rebellion raging
in this country A leader in the T;r-
ginia Gazette of about the same date,
wages war upon "the French Directory,
who, with all their energy and cunning,
appear evidently to be laboring for the
ruin of the Republic" =
Richard Viscount Howe, Of the King
dom of Ireland, and William Howe, Esq ;,
General of the Majesty's forces in Ameri.
ca, the Kings Commissioners for restor-
ing peace to his Majesty's colonies and
plantations in North America. as they are
styled in the document, issued the follow.
ing proclamation at New York. Septem-
Der 10Th, 1776: "Although the Congress,
whom the misguided Americans suffer to
direct their opposition to re-establish-
ment of the Constitutional Government of
these Provinces, have disavowed every
purpose of reconciliation not consonant
with their extravagant and inadmissible
claim of independence, the Kings Com
missioners think fit to declare that they
are equally desirous to confer with his
Majesty's well-affected subjects upon the
means of restoring public tranquility and
establishing permanent upon with every
colony as part OF the British Empire
The King being most graciously pleased
to direct revision of such of his Royal
instructions to his Governors as may be
constructed to lay an improper restraint
on the freedom of legislation in any of his
colonies, and to concur in the revisal of
all acts by which his Majesty's subjects
there may think themselves aggrieved it
is recommended to the inhabitants at large
to reflect seriously upon their present con-
ditions and expectations, and judge for
themselves whether it be more consistent
with their honor and happiness to offer
up their lives as a sacrifice to the unjust
and precarious cause in which they are
engaged, or return to their allegiance,
accept the blessings of peace and to be Sc
cured in a free enjoyment of the Constitu-
ton" The latter phrase reads as if ema-
mating from the late lsmented a. J.
safss - laselt
18th. 1779, Edward Norwood published
a lengthy card growing out of quarrel
between General Smallwood and himself.
General Smallwood commanded the Mary
land line during the Revolution, and Mr..
Norwood appears to have been subordi-
nate officer and subjected to court-mar-
tial by General Smallwood. In bis card,
Mr.. Norwood repudiated any intention
Ito hold up his Excellency ashington)
in camp dispute or to make any liberal
reflections on him, whom regard as the
best men," Mr.. Norwood hints that
Gen. Smallwood has refused to settle the
dispute in personal manner" as desir-
ed by him, and concludes by saying
1.-The patriot who risques his life to ex-
pose successful tyranny. though brought
to an ignominious death. will never be
contemned by the truly good and great.
Art and low cunning. those concomitants
in little minds, will always give the SEM
blance of virtue to the blackest vice. hence
the Generals personal pique against par
ticular officers he attemps to pass for
strictness Of discipline. But trust it
will not be long before the ass is stripped
of the lions skin"
About this time somebody had been
stealing the buckets belonging to the Me-
chanical Fire Company. and at a meeting
Of the Company, at which Richard Lam
men presided, reward of fifty dollars is
offered for the thieves. ~. .s - ,.ls,.t,s
The difference between the value of
Continental money and specie at this time
is illustrated by two advertisements 10 the
Maryland journal, of March Goth, 1871,
one of which offers twenty silver dollars
reward for the recovery of two runaway
negroes and horse, and another offers
50. 900 Gin Continental money! reward
for the recovery of one stolen horse.