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prevented by a vry indifferent ftate of health, I conptfledj iWinchefter) and fome other emjot ines, who fit&fcfc J to quit town Dore mat, moir cruel ana impolitic mcaiu-rc, ooannn y y.- --4, 7 - t rwea fcr Prohibitory Aft,-Was pafled.i If any thing remained iindonc ; ' thr RightRevercnd Preljte . . that meafure. finiflicd the bufmefs. - AI do affure yor Lordlhipsj , k ! Ttfr ' i . , ! that nothing bat the pralfinjf cece1&ry ofimmediafeiy""'coini'ii"g tor .. ' , r ,-:" - - ' 'fome fudden refolution, which may lead to a reconciliation,! ANN A P O L I b, October x6. . could have induced me to. trouble ydur Lordihips this day, pj -The thanks of Congrcfs were unanimoufly voted to be girei ncHiariy in my preient itate 01 neaun. my ipirics is, a mjr, to Uencrai wainingwn, iui uuwuc u vouwiea attacl irpoh the enemy's army, near oermantowu,- on cne 4th mft on that occahon. Dpon; X mall, continue to come aown, aay arrer;aay, ro mu houfe, whenever art occaiicn, fuch as the prefent,. ofrers and fupplicate and intreat your Lord mips,- as Ldo now,- that yooi (haying a pals from General Cornwauis) by her we have tht ' willagree to lame meaiuret of conciliation, which may deprecate following good confequences of the action or tne 4th lnitant. I that approaching deftru&iori, which fee'ms to await us on every her brefence fev'eral oficerV.-fwhhad returned from the" ea tide. . Before I fit cown, I cannc: help ebferving to your Lord- fhips how ripe the nation U'ceaa tor dcttniction iudrc from what we hear in orivatc companies"; variations, and in Drint. Publications of a very extraordinary l;ua on the fnrr. and General Grant mortally wounded f. , and 'alarming 'nature, .indeed, daily make their appearance pcrrVd to "be dead "the morning flie" teft Philadelphia two .'Colo, fuch;. I will venture to afarmV at have not Teen the light for 40' v tiel&j killed, a reat number of '.other officers kilfei as weaned, iears before.-. I do not chouic to dtfeend to particulars. When Rc0rns were engared at Mr. Yard's' for x t - hat 'it-would tab' ccc;rinc5- lUDvcrnrc ui iiiciiiuuluuuu, dim i.uuciiiiu ma. jaii our noipitats, ana lomeoincr nuuics, tu v.uHaiacne-wottnd Exiratl Sf A letter rem Trentont Oclober 7, 1777. Laft night a young Lady arrived here from Phiiadefolii, 1 merit. I declared that the attack was made with great judimeni i: "people may ancllfupported with eual;bravery,F and that they had notreefciv; in current con- i ed fach a druobincr finer Bunker's Hillij Generar AMew W celebrated cra which eflablimed.it on its prefent footing, are promulge'd by pcrions.who, Irom thcir.fituaicn?, arc intruded with the education of our noble ycu:h, of children of family and fortune, it may produce very bad confequences ;' but when we go a llep higher, and. find a perfon who,- froni his oraces and public Nations, is intrullcd wiib :lie care and education of the i- r :i :.u -" ru.. ... .ir. immea:aie royai larauy, wuu ic m who", by their birth and relation to to reign over us, conuoverang tae juitice or tne revolution, or reprobating the principles which gave birth to it, your Lbrd fhips. wi'l agree with me.that if is" a inoit alarming circumftance,' ' and will accouat why fome pc: fens. were net thought fit for dif charging a tr'-'it of fo high nd iaipbttant a' nature. The .'lrchbiihop of York. 1 rind myelf alluded to, by ftme thing' which has juft fallen frora'thc noble Dulce who fpoke lalt. The difcjurfe alluded to I acknowledge" to be mine, and am - ready to affirm and prove that it contains ndthing btit the truth. T thoughttt.ha: no time ccuM be more proper to defend the con- ftiiution, thin when it was a:ta:ksd by factious men and facti ous principle. I never fid tiny thin agatnlt ths revolution. What I advanced -was :ii dcit ice of the . com'tUurton, which I am re2dy to fupport at an rific, and as a proof I, appc&l to jmy " words. I maintained, in the publication alluded to, that a re fill a nee againli law was ur.juiiitabie. I aci ready to ab ic by it (till, that government foandid ii law is intitled to demand and exaii obedience. I might well eApeTt this kind of treatment frm faction. I might lurely Iot-k for calumnies arid dtradioh for daring to oppofe fuch as would' employ a good principle in 'cfTeclipg purpefes very diitercn from thole they venture to avow. The noble Dsike is avhig, but 1 fa he knows not vhat whi- gilm t. t am ready to tuna znz rc:t o: any enquiry, either in led; That the city appears to bs in mourning, . the Britiffi S leers Wear long faces, and the ioriet cry ;t hey mu ft leave thfc city iwith General Howe.: Mrs.' Kearfley has received pr. Shipca'j houfe,' as a reward for fer vices done. Mrs. Houfe ar d ' !are Ordered out of yiur's and Mu Dicker) fon's, whiUi lire' to Im given away to fome of the faithful. A "utcitisman wiro has left tr uitton of th e very perfoni thW ;rVv ravs Kniohaufen is killed the throne; maybe called j N . ::' ' ' ;'';;,-;-iy;! ' ; ' B A I, TIM O R E, T The concerted ?fld be ; 0J7. 14, 1777. : ExtfaS ef a Utt tr front catnpt dated (th if ' O& Sir.' HE night bek re lait pur army marched in order to attack the enemy s tne oiitance was very great, 1 believe 14 osiles. r 1... ' 'I J!J "'...'-'."I. :'!' difofiiion was a pretty one, but did not take jptace a :rtd. TKtf General himfelf, with Sullivan's, Stirling' Wayne's divisions, and Kalh S brigade compofed the cea Gene ral Conway .commanded the advance ; Green, M(Dci wifrc to engage 1 he enemy's riglfc corcpekd cur riht. Ur luckily In the tent-e, G -nerai Couwai oullivan s divitian alfj.advaacf, Small weed, r.d Fertnoy, A rm (Iron r;, -with the nuiitia, tne wings were not up in time attacked exceeding clever.' and ochavrd as well I as men coud do ; tiiey- bore the brunt of the action for fontef Hme,-- and pulhed the enemy from jfevtraLl of their polls. Way r,es aif pulhed and broke them. Thi ftgi (ifs-of. the i!iOf)'ir; was jve.tyj much gainit'; ot.-: I belte In m fcul, had it notbeen f..r that;, we wGald have totally rout ed their army. . Our men were""afiraidf to iclibwi p their advatf. rages after driving xHiki, j as j they could not fee any ciiance who were before them. 'GeneriF; Green did rdt ccme a fii fane time, bur when! he did advance he aifb drcvelhem. c'tmp e;ely Turprtfed ";the fJe, aod tlid net make an attack ia' a) iHjyic pjace witnout rouunu thm.i 1 was attached- to (Jeserii to my conductor opiniuo,,: and tp maintain them again t every Walh ngton and had. an cportunity.of (leing the behavicur of : attempt wuich nay be mdc to cciurovert or mifrcpreknt them,., tlw centre; tve drove them near three hpursi lather unfavcaN The Puke of Grafton fa, J, lit aulxvt .owho? otrtdly; ffb!e circun.ftincC ws cur engaging them iti Grmanton.- rThey akVnmice of what fell f.vm the Rignt Kevcrrnd Prelate, as it , reck iloIefScn of the hcufs, frcnVwhrcK thef Annoyed ti exceed w5f difotdeny to it notice of any tiling, penena! 5 jOeb ttere. iagly L onc n fcm Mr., Chew's houfc wastry troubkiome. lanveto pubhciuion., or ny ?repon& winch pcaj.at a .or- fwa, archcr.f,ve for. the'Generaf.! hey fifedi on u, from the; mcr dchate. iiowc.cr, M :h: K.gat Rererena teia;e had td$, " The1 General ordered fomeTid iticct.lto- W dWii'p- owned the publication, mu avowed himfelf tube th.e author, , ain it, whicgked it pretty wWll. VWe therl ftnt a flag, to he looked yponhirnclfa:l!ber!y to , u aoucc of ,:he;puohc fMmmil tmta furrenderj thCc'd ori th. ft, mattered tK ti.in ltfel:, without any; reference to -he aa;h.;r as a member of ',entlJ,.lan' .W.hn ra.rd , e f.W -VW,- rk?. I that houfe. He faid perhaps he might be ignorant of the true principles of whiifm, but v;hc:her- hr was cr not, he would accept the ilevcreod r'lelarc's od'ct, aud prove that the publica- . t ccetatnea veral frcpoJ:-:c.u wmch, if true," were directly r.p'gnant to'the'fpirit and iy:tc::i of government recognized Hi the revolution, liven accorJiu? to his own explanation, a go vernment of law included every fpectss and kind of government whatever, both' as to" its' frame and exemfe.- - The A'rchbifnop of York replied,' with great warmth. He fci J he was ready to face all cr cftqcnce, 10 have hii cpinicnu esquired into, and to dr.U"d" t::e:n. He called on his Grace to make good his aflcrtions, and aiTurc-i him he was willing to m-et him oii the fair ground cf argument, whencjrer the mat er c i'aie to beconf;dered m a debate.lble ihape. I Ic r:.adc o docbt bj't his honeily and fir.cerity had created him many enemies ; !.b w..-!d not, ho-.vever, be fiightcnod from his "duty by, any t'. rears; nor wo;?!d he facriiice -his opinion, ncrj f'ibinit to be dictated to by the prcudeli Peer in the land I The Duke of GrnCzon uiicfaimcd any perfonal allafion ; he merely conlldered the pablic&rion as utterly inccnliilcnt with the doctrines on vhich our prefent eltabliniment was built. He truiled very little to his own judgment in the matter, but refer-1 rii'ths Kcvcrwd Prclsts to rie mii'tog of Hcadlcy (Siihop of Troa cy poll we aOaultcd for tiun . hours s they at 1 too dit (he is fince dear) Colo Oil. Hall biuifd, CoIoceI L . r. ..I! I 1 - w- ' nou ie nit iney naa a res n to7ccme;n:r, 1 bei icve their grenadiers frcm ?h:laurl?.hia, and then! pufhtd t&n a coluntn otr' tisvVrrica we wdre nr:t abie to withltaLd. : Gfncrsl Nalh had his thigh hat red with a caiinon ball, :'. and mu&l nrl Stbnc is Ihot th?oyjh theniclrj , IfeiidHcs, who -nobly led on kif rt pimenti and cave the eoorff 'ie k'?f'el ' bonded in the htaci, buVflot d.ingerbufl; -Jck White, w)o brhaed braWly, i.'I a'n'rid, is .goneL'I'i Cp. Cox 'O-'kiUid. Young Jltykr was i'jftrulck on the inttfp rrh t- pund bail, " which psiici4 through the midli of fifttcn1 or tvpcut o( us, the General at cur head and cltly Wounded Biy!ct;'nt. wjil l'e h:s L -rd Stirling and Genersl Conway had their n. rie3 inot. Uur loi$ is not bv anv me.n.s conlicserab e.i Wt nau a ;oca many wcuodef3,f but brought Tne ebemy mull haveYuffercd ereatlv : ring in the manner they did teftifiies that thev were very reoshlf handled.) They iefc their tents Handing,! with their blackcts an f ;iVi.H.ns in them."' I, U- -! '. i' i---'A ' ExtjS cf another letter t dated York-TcwQ, iotb of O Sober. On Saterday morning, about day-break, our troops altatk ed the enemy in Biggar's town and Gerniantowpi, two miles b- lovv it, ceaiiy at the fame time We continued to drive thfft them ctr.veryi genera their breaking and run
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