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authority trifcinals in the country itfclf fully competent to id
minifter jufticeon all offenders. But if thcro are not, and that
we muft fuppofe a thing Co humiliating to oar government, ai
that all this raft continent (hould unanimoufly concur in think-
lag mat no in ronune can convert remtance to tne royai autao-
liiore tncn. His Excellency General Cliaton narrowly mtdeli
eicape, as did tne Ajeacrai ms oroiucr, j wnp is wounded.. Colo
nels Dubois and Lamb, and feveral other officers got fafe off.-.
The enemy knowing but too well our weaknefs, and the tardy
march1 of bur militia, availed themfelves'of taefe advantages K
nty into a criminal act, we may call the effect of our victory molt iudden attach ; for naa tne iorts oeea aoie to hold out but"
peace or obedience, or what we will, but the war is not ended : two or three hours: longer, they had been1 luppliediwith a rein,
the holtile mind continues in full vigour, and it continues under forcement fully' fufficient toj defend, them. ; rTheir jlofs at thefe
a worfeform. Ifyourpcace be no more than a fullen paufe from forts was very confiderable; the Britifh General Campbell wai
arms,, if their .quiet be nothing but the meditation, of revenge, killed in the aiTault, and we Were Under the diftgreeable necelfity
where fmitten pride, fmarting from its wounds, fellers into new of defrroying fort Conititution, after removing part of the ftores,
rancour, neither the acVof Henry the Sth, nor its handmaid of and ofjburning the frigates Congfefs and Montgomery; to prevent
cms reign,- win aniwer any wiie ena or policy, or juuice. ror
if the bloody fields, which they faw and felt, are not fufBcient
ro fubdue the reafon of Americans (toufe the expreHive phrafe
of a great Lord in ornce) it is not the judicial (laughter which is
made in another hemisphere againll their univerfal fenfe of ju
ftice, that 'will ever reconcile them to the Britilh government.
I take it for granted, '. gCBtlcmenV that we fympathi?e in- a
their falling into the enemy s hands, the wind and tide bein
unfavourable to their moving farther; (up the river.
'i'hli enemy fent in a flag to demand the fort, which the Go
vernor re fu fed in the mcft peremtory terms ; at the fame time they :
were rnoft dilhonoufably furrounding it ; - ;
. . : Mr.Loudof,, ; -j!'- "f- '": jL : ' :, I
In Mr.' Gained paper of the 22 inflant I obferved a fable comi,
proper horror ot all punifftraent further that as it ferves for an paring the Americans to ftiecp; the Britons to dogs ; the French
example. 10 wnom men does tne example 01 an execution in
England for this American rebsllioa apply? Remember! we
are told every day that the prefent is a con tell between the two
countries; and that we in England are at war for Our ownNJjg
nity againil our rebellious children. Is this true ? If it be, it is
finely among fuch rebellious children that examples for difobe
dience Ihould be made. For whoever thought of inftrudline pa
rencs in incir auiy oy an example irom tne puniinment 01 a on
to foxes; the Spaniards to wolves ; ; and the Dutch to boars.
The iimplicity and innocence of lheep are emblematical of the
Americans, and the Britons, for ferocity, are rightly compared
to the canine tribe, though not like the generous maftiflv whofr
di(poition and duty is to guard and proteel the innocent ; bat
like bipod thirfty hounds, calling ; their muiderous neighbours,
the gokts f HefTe with their, high horns and long (linking beards)
' theboars of Waldcck and Hanover, the bears and bad pen nf
ich Hanau, and all carniveroUs beafts, whom1 mercenary
. 1 v
B;'0 T O N; - September 26.
C iNCE our lati four or five prizes are anived faie in different
i -ports, two of which are laden wi:h beef,: butter, flour, and
prafe, being provinon" veiTeU ; the jprmer We hear bound for
New-ork and the ether for Halifax! 1 , ! ."I
Extrati of a letter, dated Boardeaux, Juy 12, i777!.
he Aniiricans -have all the indulgtnce "they can txpeel,
is igrtroi appearance 01 a rrencn war. . 1 ne iing oj
uu:uicm iuu: i wen mignr me execution 01 a TUgitive iiegro rxvipdn nsmu, anu carnvrerous oearts, wnom mercenary
in the plantations be coiilidered as a Iclfon to. teach matters hu- and cruel motives could influnce, ! are hired by the hounds of
manuy 10 meir naves. ouca executions, may inaea latiate our xmiain to aevcur tne noes arapartaice in tne carnage Bat 10!
revenge, "they may harden pur hearts, and puft us with pride a worder under the fun, thofe ficc hounds of Britain,) and fierce
and arrogance. Alas tnis is not mitruction. : Deans or vjermany, arc:taicen captive, by the lambs of the fi3clc
it any thing can be drawn from luch examples by a parity of ana a large drove of them brought to ; Albany laft. Sunday, by a
ins caie, it is tp inew now deep tn-ir crime, and now neavy iman party 01 tne meep.
their punilhmcnt will be, who ihali at any time dare to refill a
dillant power "(actually difpoling of their, property) without
1 their voice or confent to the dlfpofition ; and overturning their
franchifes, without charge or hearing. God forbid that Eng
land lhonld ever read this "lefibn written in the blood of any of
her offspring! 1 ' ,
War is at prefent carried on between the King's natural and
foreign troops on one fide, and the 'Engliih in America on the
other, upon the ufual footin? of other wars : and accordingly and ithere
analuai exchange of prilqners has been regularly made from
the beginning. If, notwithltanding this hitherto equal proce
dure, upon fome profpecl of ending the war with fuccefs (which
however may be dcluiive) adminiRration prepares to adl againil.
thofe traitors who remain in their hands at the end of the pre-r
lent troubles, in my opinion, we (hall exhibit to the. world as
indecent a piece of injuitice as ever civil fury has prefented. If.
the prifoners who have been exchanged have not by the exchange
been virtually pardoned, the" cartel (whether avowed or under-,
lloodi .is a Cruel fraud for von have received the life nf a man
and you ought to return a , life for it, or there is no parity or York!, and ,
fairnefs in the traafatlion. I J fch oreat c
If, on the other hand, we admit that they who are a&ualv" ficd if a
exchanged are pardoned, but contend that we may juftly referve
for vengeance thofe who remain unexchanged, then this im
pleafant con feqience will follow : That you j'jdge cf the deltn
qeeacy of men merely by the time ef' their guilt, and not by
the heinoufnefj of it; and you make fortune smd accidents, and
nor the moral qualities of human, action, the rule of ) our juftice.
prance
leaded
French
make a
has jiTued a proclamation, thatfali the! veTdsiwhich are
With American'eoods. and nronerlv -cleared" nut from ike
Weft Indies, and" bourid iiir France if takep,lhe will
demand for them ; 'and if i thev will not &ivie them uo he
mail declare war againft them, which!feems very plealing to all
the merchants. ' ' V- . .: . j -a f.- -.t.-: j'. -
&xtra3xof a letterfrern a cttfiomhonfe. officer at BriorKam,1 7 England,,
tO hit jin in New-Yoik ' tahr-n in a ttriv- liitl irrin,A JiJ
F I ,S H-KIL L, JuguJ 14.
L AST Friday a few of.the enea;ys veflch appeared (landing
up the North River t .aod .the next morning about 30 fail,
great and fmall. with a number of flat bottomed boars came up
as far as Tarry .Town, where they landed fome of their men, with
a view, no d jubr, to draw our forces from Fecks Kill that way ;
. the next mcrning they rc fliipped them, and, with a frcfli fouth
erly breeze, proceeded up the river, , till nearly oppofite Perks
Kill, where they again landed a few of their; troops, but titcir
main body thev landed on the opj.cfi:e fhorc ; and on Monday
thofe at Pecks-Kill crofll'd likewife. Theincmy then, to the a-,
moant cf about 4000 menf marched towards forts Montgomery
and Clinton, " which vere grrifoned by abou; 600 'men, and be
tween the Jhours cf one and two, P. M. attacked them. Our fire,
.which was very hot, put them into conrufion fcveral times ; bt
about the dufk. of the evening, through the, fa reriority of their
aumhers, they got our breallwoiksi and polTcfied themfelves of
the forts. Many of the garrifon, taking" the advantage of the
night, made their efcape, even after the'eneray had been fome
time mailer of the pods. It is faid the enemy refufed to give
quarter, and continued firing on our people aftet they had fcaled
tfe ramparts, but being favoured by the night, our men received
little d.inuge from their fire, j Our men fought with furprifing
bravery, made a gallant defence, and nothing was wanting but.
June 15, x777.
I was pjd to hear of vour health and fafe arrival at 7w.
D j , . ; , .1 -" - t .
A n 1 J . ! .1 .1. tf 't -.i f
vcr giaa iq near tnat ine cngmn army nave maae
onqueits in the Eaft river, but inouldrbe betfar fatis-
fpeedy reconciliation between England and Amlnca took
kce,; and put an end to the rebellion, that trade may flourifli
ere as It did before it beoan. I wifh!
cn in Enjjland'before thje is an end put to it.. Tiiere is a great
many A merican'r privateers ; in: the EngliQi channel and on the
coalt t.f Ireland ; they take a great many ojf our coaftersknd mer
chant; yi-flels that go up and dowa the cparf, .and fend them a?l to
France. I fupp. fe it will at laft end in aFrench war,j and be- '
lieve.u tvill. be (con. The. prefs keeps! W as w hen you went a
way, al th.-uph -the grand fl tret of obfervation at S pithead is fuliy
manned; I iuppoie it is to masn other ihips, that are daily put-
ting in commiffion, -Every thing in trade goes on very dull in
England ; never was there fuch times as now ; the very filhermen
here at iirixham are ftarving for want of employment however,
fmugglitig keeps on here pretty well yet ; but iff there, comes a
Fench war,1 I fuDocfc there will be an end to that too. ! Thanle
God, I
away ;
bay, of
; -: '
The fol
have made trllcrable good hand of it finer you went
made a middling good ieizure yefterday in Tinpmouth
a Hoop and cargo."' ;:
owing is an extracY from Xixz Lmhon Gazette,' Monday,
Copy fk letter frtm M. De Sartine, to-all the Chambers of Com
merce fas tb$y are called in France t& be forwarded to their go -tmtntents
abroad. This letter), which came by Friday's French
; TTiaili needs neither comment nor paraphrafe the text fpedks plain
cnougv so evety capacity. - i ?- :
,.." VXKSAXLL'S,' Juljt lTJf. .
I HA VE juft been informed, by'letters from Martinico, that
it wis given out there that the governor of that colony had
declared to the merchants and owners of fliins. that it waa apre-