Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
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Treaties between England and the Dnk3 of
Brunswick, the Landgraye of Hesse-C CasseIand
the Hereditary Prince of Hesse- Cassel were,
FEBRUARY 20, 1770, laid before the British Par
lament BY these treaties, 1900 Brunswickers
and IL. 900 Hessians were added to the British
army-for annualsubsidies TO be paid-to the
Duke of Brunswick 1850 poundss for the
Hessians J14.2aS pounds, and 10 both Princes
7 pounds and shilliugs, and pence per man
for evy-money, and the same sum for every
man kilIed.--Tbe pay Of these mereenares TO be
that Of British soldiers. Opposition reWobated
the employment OF foreign mercenafies against
British subjects, but these treaties were approved
by large majorities ipEboth HI uses - Bi setps
History Of George Ill, vol. 2, page 1856.
That The G n,Iasts negollAled ~ ei5s' I5S
haasAase-7s hIu, tise nloou-nuhss tei1js
~ subsidies, may lave Yelled but could nor
lossenthe tnfptnde % is.is sc traffic 1f fha
man Tins sold to military bondage, many -
maimed cr wiihrnlnod constitutions a
nraved in morals. In this employment tt oerS
man mercenaries. the only novel featurs' was
| the;r being used against British subjects, for
long before they had been hired by British min
| isters as auxiliary to their armies. For exam. @
| nle-Parlisment granted in l72I over 15O,uoo
pounds for the maintenance OF lZooo hesasn
tronns. fBissetts, History of England, VOL /,
mage $685. and in 1850 they had in there service
ss,IbO soldiers of Hanover, Wolfenbuttel, SAKE
Gotha. and Buskeburg, costing for the yearly
maintenance over 100000 pounds in addition 70
the subsidies for these mercenaries.
History, vol. 2, page 500.
Among the wrongs suffered by the American
Colonies, set forLhi in their declaration o. lnde'
! pendepce, Is the transporting by the kihg o
| Great Britain Of large bodies Of mercenaries Z
complete the work Of death, dssoiation, ant
! tyranny already begun.
! Several Of tho minor German plincipa'ltie
were yery small, OF one OF tbem the standing
( army was one regiment, and II 1t had navy w
/ NAV suppose IL was yacht on an artificial lake
! have smiled hen ] have read OF the Court
of these paitfy States with their chamberainf
: eouerries and almoners; their pompous cere
monials and rigidly enforced etquetle, PSo
| aning of the Courts Of great Kingdoms, Du
ceased TO smile whenI remembered that som
of these mimic Courts were maintained by sell
u inc their subjects 10 military bondage, or
: licensing gatnhling-hells which attracted blaci
T legs and their iupes from every part Il Eu
Q rope. ...o,,
b wounded In his unsuccessful attack on roi
. Mercer. Red Bank, New Jersey, and prisont
a. shnt time before bis death, said I'll die Il
u victim az INV ambition, and The ayarice o. m
al sovereigni
Trenton, rcoceupied by Washington, Decen1
lu har goth. is thus dos scrbed In a pamphlet pu
ra lished Al philadelphia. A. ID. 1850, entitled /"
an Letter 10 the aAbbe Raynal Oh the Affairs
ma North America
10 ssTrenton issituated ona rising ground apo
three Quarters of mile distant from the Del
ware. on the eastern Of JeIsey-slde; and Is 9
into two divisions by small creek or ilvni'
Is. suffclent toturn mill which is uron y ar
ed which il einpties itself at nearly right angels
ig- IN the Delaware. The upper diyisioni Nhlch
la IN the North East, contains about seventy
et, \ rfcbty houses, and the lower about fprty
glf, 6fiy. The ground on each side OF tbs ere
sb and on which the houses are, IS likew1s' ilsi'
IeI- and the two divisions present an agreeable pr
ted ract Ia each other with the creek betweeh."
- Intelligence that large reniorcemenH to I
American army were on their way, dehrmll
any Washington to again cross the Delawan, III
hone OF oyerlaking DonOp, retreatihg ir'
rs' RoTdentown. On the 10th of pecembf this
crossing was commenced, AID was not co
De- pleted antil the 30th.
n sns Washington posted the main bodl OF
army oil the east bauk ef the Asssnphk,
. his artillery TO command narrow bTfge
h' n where II was very deep, and his adyace u
" miles off, covered by wood hehind Sfabak
e, The sailing Of Cornwellls for Enghnd
~ s,oppedsby theinteeenee Of the surprise
W Trenton, as be was In command oil fe Brl
and army In Jersey. He reached SbabakoIB VIII
Sa sss his riqarS SsS sS bst%ss TTer
''' and Princeton. The American advance
5. drawn in, but Hands corps checked ihe br
com for a while, so that tie sun bad almof set
.nn,e thav reached Trenton; then, attaching Dy
and ,,nns they made several attempts tq cross
Ebyidge over the Assanpink, but were fpnlse
ssaaa- the American artillery, and at night encam
hing. CORVALLIS, instead Of attacking thal nlgn
helle, Se was advised to do, delayed his ASSAULT,
t,,t IN