The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-13
The First Fourth.

Turning TO the files OF the London news
papers for the summer OF l77b files that
are not the | ,ast valuable OF the stores OF
the British rluseum we fiud that The Dec
lsrstion OF Independence was not oil to
getber unex pected, rays the Louisville
Oourier.J Jourual, A hestsi discussion OF
the rights and wrosgs OF the colonies WAS
carried on for come months PRIOR to
August, when the first news OF the De
clsrstion reached London.
Ga August II the news was received
that the Independence had besn declared
by the united colonies, All the news
papers OF that date publishe1 IN identi
cslly worded paragraph which read,
"Adyice is received that the congress re
solved upon independence the 4th OF
July and. 1t is said. have declared war
sgainst Great Britain 10 form.
The next day, August l3. the Gizstteer
published this informstiun
By private letter received from the Mer
curry packet we are informed when con
grsss resolved on independence there we're
present several foreigners OF different ns
tions, among whom we're some persons Of
distinction from the courts OF Versailles
and Madrid.
A correspondence, we are assured has
been carried on between the delegates
OF the American congress aud our ne
tional enemies, the French and Spsnis rds
and that it was in consequence OF the
latter promising to give the former every
assistance 10 their power that the Ameri
cans declared for independence.
As soon as the colonies declared them
selves independent states two foreign yes
sells which we're at Philadelphia slipped
their cables and sailed With the intelIi
gence to the above courts.
By private letter from Philadelphia we
have advice that they had made o great
naval promotion VIZ, two admirsls, two
commodores and several captains.
The Morning Chronicle aud London
Advertiser OF Aug, IA, l776, announced
that:
Copies OF the declaration OF war by The
ere now 10 town and are
said to be crouched 10 the strongest
terms ths' having now drawn the
sword 10 diepoe OF all that is dear to
theD, they ARE determined never to
it till 3 full compensation is
made Tor tbs cruel expressions they
have sustained.
1t 10 said the American provinces have
DOT only declared themselves independent
but they have sent memorials thereof
and oil their proceedings TO most OF the
courts Of Europe.
Toe British Chronicle OF August lG
printed the Declaration Of Independence
10 fnll. and the other pepets struggled !
along, printing the document in install
menis The British we're OF conrse igno |
rant OF wtst was transpiring 10 Americs.
and 10 lieu Of news they turned their at
ten,ion to personalities. The Morning
Post Of August % laid before its readers
this tcreed:
Arnold tie commander 10 Chiel OF Ihe
rebels 10 Canada. once kept the intelli
sence oiiiee 10 the sfchvsy lesdiDg from
St. Psu's ehnrchyari 10 Doctors Com
nous sod, bssing 10 % intrigue With g
,srtsin ci,iZ ,G's wife erpended more than
bis nhsucts would sdmii. sss tempted
10 Try HE fortune 90 The bishKay. This
,tsp Obliged hin to decsmp aud TO take
lp bis resiSebeo smoDg the ssinis, a race
i nen snong whom tneh eoDduel csu
1srdly be held dissrsceful. AZ they derive
teir orisia principally from piekpocke's
nd rspreyed feIoDs. Aeeordipsly, 81 90
better usa conld be ionnd 10 The Land
Il heroes, be wss opposed 10 CErleton.
Plnrder being the Object Of Tie copgr ss
q the expedition TO Causjs. they chose
sith erss. proprie'y, iLief and rob 7