The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-07-04
THE FIRST FOURTH.
HOW THE DECLARATION WAS RE
CElVED IN LONDON.

Newspapers of That Date Declared
That the Lenders Of the Revolution
Were Thieves Called Hancock u
SmuggIer and Adams pettiIogHer.
Turning To the files of the London
newspapers for the summer OF t1I6-
! tiles that are not the least valuable of
the stores Of the British museum we
find that the Declaration of Independ-
cnte MAS not altogether unexpected,
says the Louisville Courler-Journal. \
heated discussion of the rights and
wrongs of the colonies was carried on
for some months prior To August, when
the first news OF the Declaration reach
ed London.
ON Aug. T. the news was received
that Independence had been declared
by the united colonies All the news
| papers of that date published an iden-
tically worded paragraph which read,
advice Is received that the congress
resolved upon Independence the 18th of
July aud, il is said, have declared war
The next day. Aug. Is, The Gazetteer
published this Information:
by private letter received from the
| Mercury packet we are informed when
congress resolved ON Independence
there were present several foreigners
of different nations. 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 dele
gates of the American congress and
our natural enemies, the French and
Spanards. aud that ii was in conse-
quence of the latter promising TO give
the former every assistance In their
power that the Americans declared for
independence.
as soon as the colonies declared
themselves Independent states two for
clgn vessels Which were at Philadel.
| phia slipped their cables and sailed
with the intelligence TO the above
courts.
'By private letter from Philadelphia
we have advice that the congress had
made n great naval promotion-viz,
| Two NuhliblSt TWO tblltllNuDItS anu
several captains"
The Morning Chronicle and London
Advertiser of Aug. II, tIf6, announced
that
copies Of the declaration of war by
the provineials are now in town and
are said TO be eouehed IN the strongest
terms TINT, having now drawn the
sword IN defense of all that Is dear 10
them, they are determined never TO
SHE the II till full compensation Is
made for the cruel expressions they
have sustained.
1T IL said the American provinces
have not only declared themselves in
dependent but that they hive sent me
MORALS thereof and Of their proceed
| ings TO most OF the courts of Europe"
The British Chronicle Of Aug. lG
| printed the Declaration of lndepend.
! enco IN frli. and the other papers strug
gled al AZ, printing the document In
installmtHis The British were Of
course Ignorant Of what was transplf-
ing In, lHerlca, and IN lieu of news
they TUNED their attention to person.
alities Tie Morning Post Of Aug. %
|
arnold. the commander in chief OF
the rebels IN Canada, once kept the In.
telligence Office In the arehway leading
from st. Paurs churchyard to Doctors
Commons and. having In an intrigue
with n certain citizens wife expended
more than his lnanceg would admit
was tempted 10 try his fortune on the
highway. This step obliged him 10 de-
camp aud TO take up his residence
among the saints, n race OF men among
whom such conduct can hardly be held
disgraccful, as they derive their origin
principally from pickpockets and re-
| prleVed fclons Accordingly, as no bet
ter man could be found In this land of
heroes, he was opposed to Carleton.
Plumber being the object of tho con
gress In the expedition 10 Canada, they
chose, with great proprlety, thief and
II rObber for their leader Hancock, the
president Of the congress, IL ruined
and therefore n discontinued smuggler,
Adams. n pettlfogger was. for want Of
common honesty, refused n place un-
der government. Lee, because not MP
pointed 10 regiment out of his turn,
Joined these desperadoes. Have we
not reason to believe that Washington
and Putnam, the Judas and Theudas
Of America. will share their fate? The
hand Of heaven must be against TN
natural rebels who, In hopes Of repair
Ing their own ruined fortunes, bring
famine, ma lness and the sword upon
deluded multitude"
IN LA, al
utilization, It would bc natural TO sup
pose that Franklin would be the man.
On the contrary. he was singled ont by
The Morning Chronicle OF Aug. 20 for
the subject Of special article from
which we are surprised to learn TINT;
"Dr. Franklin, when In England, got
himself appointed postmaster Of half
America, his son governor Of New Jer-
sey and his friend stamp master OF
| Pennsylvania. Being returned 10
Philadelphia he obtained seat In tho
congress, while his son remained gov
ernor of New Jersey and stlckler for
the measures Of administration, where
by he Is become so dangerous and de-
testable TO the people TINT they have
taken him into custody and sent him
prisoner to Connecticut. by this ma
neuyer Of DIR. Franklin. IL the Ameri-
cans prevail then he Is the patriot that
saved them: II the crown prevails,
then his son, the governor Is 10 be re-
warded for his services and for the
persecution that he suffers SO that,
let who VIII triumph, the doctor and
his family VIII be on the right side"
The Fourth In fg57.