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Although kt M dob of his Majefty'a difpofitlon to re
veiv fubiecl of uneafinefs from the colonic, yet there arc
mftances Of precaution guni uoi intrcni ciim, wunu,
L the reeard that muft be paid to the fafety of men who,
alfeciion to oreat Dntain, nave expoicu ineiniriv uj mxrer
r?: and to whom Great Britain owes fupport at every
f blood and treafure, that will not allow us to begirt
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OB your pari, Will ucpenu un uie jdvwuraoic juu
Veo'fa reconciliation with your fellow citizens of this continent
j thofe in Britain. In the meantime, we aflure you that
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-...mftance wil pive us more iatisfaction tnan to nna mat tne
r r-nr future connexion is to be determined on principles
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mere reafon, and the conlicerations or mutual iiucreu, on
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iich we are willing UKewue to reu tne permanent ui au; w
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la making thole declarations, we no rot wait ror tne aecmon
any 0111127 ctB" oi"g j -
k. .t m fhf iniffc ts o our u unirv vc luau tuiuc
.l- Wlartions we now make, in every poniDlC lituation or
r affairs. i . r .
You refer to treaties, already iubulting, Dut are pieaiea to
bold from us any particular information in rcipect 10 meir
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If they are in any degree to afreet our ien Derations, we minic
tr vou cannot refuf a full communication of the particulars in
bkh they coouft, both for our confaderation ana mat or your
.'n conftituents, who are to judge between us whether any alii-
Am) he a fufficient reafon for continuing
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is cnnatnral war. We likewife think ou;lelves entitiea to a lull
i ku nnivfrc K which vou conceive vourielves
jl . mil-0 f-pr-p: ivith foreign nations.
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And we are led to afk fatisfaclion on this point hecaute hac
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"is ftatedthat you (hould have the power ol entering into treaties
4 .lnm under certain reltriCtions tnerciu lpttiucu, ci wc
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not rra promuiraicn any uu . w
As we have coraroonicated our powers to you, we mean to pro
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i L f..r.fA tn rinrrfent fhall be evidenced
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. in every poliible martc 01 ccnuacrauon nu ng.u.
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New York, I
7Jf II, 1773. f Wm-?P..N1
p:f,!,.JBfCerrfrs. . Geo lOMii UNIS.
(!iared, was finallv obHg-ed to fubmif, mid was earned into
Newport. During the action, the Captain of the Bnaih frigate,
firft lieutenant, and feveral of her men, were killed. .
We heir that the enemy,, previous to the arrival of the rnc
fieet, reinforced Newport with 1300 men from New York. A
detachment from our army of about 3000 continental troops
marched laft week for Rhode Ifland.
ExtraZ cf a letter from Elizabeth Town, datsi July 14. 1775.
M Loid Howe has itripped the Britifh tranlorts, &c. at New
York of their ieamen. and took on board two or three thoufand
foldiers to complete their marines, and fell down to the Hook
with the -whole of his mips of force. General Maxwell's brigade
is Rationed here
P H T T A n W. f. P H'.I A. Aapttft A.
Y a gentleman from the American army at White Plains,
,kiVk Hl.f Iflft thnrfHav. we have the fUlowine accounts.
xt fnm time fince a detachment of about 2000 men, under
command of that aftive young officer the Marquis de la ve"f
were fent to reinforce a body of troops in the vicinity of Rhode
Ifland, commanded by General Sullivan. Thefe forces are de
figned to act in concert with Count d'Ettaing's fquadron, and we
may flatter ourfelves with the fpeedy rout or capture of that neft of
infernals who have Co long with impunity ravaged the neighbour
ing coals ; that defer tion prevails in the Britilh army to fuch a
degree, that no pickets or fentries are trufted outlide of their lines;
and a corporal with his guard of fix men had come off. The ac
counts of all the deferters are, that provifions are very fcarce with
the enemy ; that they have no bread, but rice is ferved to the
men ; that a general difTatisfaaion prevails among both the offi
cers and men ; and that a cornet of horfe had lately come off from
the enemy, and brought his wife and a quantity of baggage with
him. This was a matter of much fpeculation in the American
camp. ,
Extrail 0 a letter from Elizabeth Tcvrv, dated July 27.
We areT told, tae French fleet, which failed off a few days
ao, appears again at their former ftation, but whether the nuboU
fieet, I am in doubt."
F I S H K I L L, Julji. :m
ASi week two nngaaes maicnru iu ia r.., WJ
.k T. Vfnmui He la Favette is gone to Rhode
..k- ,w ,nmm3nH ol rn o frencn troop, a ut 1 t.iv
aadron have iailca trom oanay noos, iu -
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B7 a gentleman who left Bofton on Thurfday laft we hear, that
exprefs arrived from Governor Cook, of Rhode Ifland, to tne
.jncil of Mafiachuletts Bay, mrorminir mem in .v
landed 4000 men at Newport, irom lew 1 or.
General Gate is advancing towards New xorK. wun an
8000 fine men, in the higheft fpirits. Our lall accounts lelt
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near wnite riains.
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Y a gentleman from the ealt ward we are informed, 1 at la it
week an action happened between a French and an Engl iln
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f .in, having toft many of his men, and hia veflel being mucn
W I L LI A M S B U R G, Augufi 14. .
A VESSEL in thirteen days from St. Euftatia, juft arrived at
York, brings advice of Admiral Byron's having failed from
Eng.and, in queft of the Count d'Euaing, with twelve fail of the
line and a number of frigates ; and that Admital Barnngton was
arrived in the Weft Indies to relieve Admiral Youpg, who had
ordered all the heavy fhips off that ftation to the relief of Lord
Howe at New York. We have certain intelligence likewife, by
the lamevefTcl, of his Pruffian Majefty and the Emperor of Ger
many having engaged in a war, which will give full employment
to the mercenary foldiers of that country, leave Great Britain to
&ift for herfelf, who, feeing nothing but ruin before her, wilt
gladly acknowledge our independence, and court our friend Oup
aim oft upon any terms. u
We learn, by an exprefs from Philadelphia, that 13 fail of the
Corke fleet, laden with provifions for the ftarving crew at New
York, are taken by the Count d'Eftaing's fqoadron ; that the
city is clofely blecked up, fo that not a fingle veiTel can get in or
out ; and that the foreign troops have aflually mutiniedj and re-
fufe todo-any duty. t
The gtand army, encamped on the lift ult. near White
Plains, had been joined by the troops under General Gates, a
monnting to about 8000 men ; and it was expefted that the whole
would foon move towards Kingfbridgc, to diflodge the enemy
from that important poft, which will quickly give them pofleffion
of New York, and put a finifhing ftroke to the tyrant power of
Britain in America. . .
A French (hip mounting twenty gnns, from Nantz, is arrived
at Hampton, laden with dry goods, fait, and wines. Anothcf
reflet, from the fame port, was caft away off Old Pomt Comfort
laft Tuefday night during the ftorm ; and fcarcely any thing was
faved out of her, notwithstanding fhe had every affiftance poffible
from Hampton. Moft of the veflela which lay in mpton creek
were likewife drove afhore. j
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