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4 to General Burgoyne entered the town of Jutw, nob cried out, " elbow room !" but they were foon filenced by an officer. It it the only inftance I have heard, fence my arrival in this country, of an m& of redenefs, even in the loweft of the people, to a Britifli prifoner. "' ; . General Burgoyne fpeaks with great refpeCt of the behaviour of the American troops, -and all hit officers are aftoniffced at the order and difcipline of General Gates's army. The General is a fenfible bred man, and has cancelled his former ammofity to the Americans, by cOncemoni that fhoW real dignity of foul. What eulogiums can equal the merit of General Gates ? His fiecefles are almoft Vithoat a precedent in hiftory. His glory is as yet unrivalled in the annals of America. But his mind has been accctroraed to feed upon more fibftaatial food than the acclamations of the multitude. He has deftroyed one half five power of Britain in America. He has hammed the pride of the aughtielt nation in the world. He ha given the people of A merica a confidence in their conragc and refources, which can never be Qiakeo by anylfuture misfortune. He has taught the Americans that Britons are no longer irrefiftible in the field. He has fliowed the folly and danger of Handing armies in the time of peace, by conquering a body of veterans with the mili tia of the country. He has fhaken the counfels, and baffled the negociations of Great-Britain, in all the courts of Europe. France and Spain mull now throw off the rnafk. The Congrefs are not infenUble of the important fcrvices of their General They have voted him their thanks, and a gold medal. But no reward can equal his merit The gratitude of pofterity alone will be able to do jnttice to him. . ; ' I had like to have omitted one circumftance in the hiftory of the convention between General Burgoyne and General Gates. Burgoyne expefled every hour to be releived by General Clin ton, with a large body of troops from New-York. They had taken fort Montfra?ry, and were within a few days march of Albany, where all Gates's ft c res and provisions were lodged. Fortunately the convention was figaed before the news of Clin ton's march rea hed General Burgoyne. Had it not been for this body of troops in G-nera! Gates's rear, he would have giv en Mr. Burgoyna lefs favourable terms cf fubmiffion. Clinton R;d back to New-York, as foon as he heard of the funender of Burgoyne. The royal army, as you will fee by the papers, is now in the vicinity of Bofton. The legiflature of MafTachufetts Bay have wifely cut off all onneceffary intercourfe betweeo them and the inhabitants ; fearing left the minds of the ignorant mould be poifoned by them. In fevera! of the American ftates there have been iaftances, where people well effected to the liberties of this country, have had their allegiance to the ftates fhaken, by the falthoods that have been propagated by Britifli prifoners quar tered among them. -Adieu my dear Count, and be affured of the perfect efteem with which I have the honour to be, Your moft affectionate friend and obedient fervant, D e LISLE. Mr. DAT!!, NEWBERN March 2. AN unexpe&ed accident brought me to town from my lone ly tetreat, where I am more happy in general, than thofc who make hzfty flrides to be rich. The labourioas, but inno cent toils of he day, and the clear water of my ronning fpring, prepare ror for a quiet repofe at night. As a fubferioer, I perufe your papers when they come to hmd, and think you take a great deal of pains to entertain your readers with al! good news the times afford. In publifti ing what is difagreeable to the friends of independency and juft rights of human beings, you are fparing and cautious, which I think it ne.eflary and prudent in the prefent exigency of the times. As we planters in general a e wanting in education and judgment, therefore the printers have a great (hare in forming our common ideas. In your laft weeks gazette, you entertain ed as with an account of the memorable battle of the kegs on the river Delaware, which gives offence to fome and makes o thers laugh at the fiction, but as we are not always capable of Judging for ourfelve, you ought, when you publifh fuch faceti ous tales, to add at the bottom by way of a large P. S. that it is onJy a joke. The account yon give us of a change of miniftry in the Eri tifh cocrt, we hope will be confirmed to us with the happy cpn fcquenctfs wc may reaionably expect from the bnign influence of Pitt end Rockingham, and their concerts. It creates a long ing expectation in my brcait, that we mall before long meet ou friends, our relations and the worthieft people on earth with open arms ana a flood of tcirs of condolence never more to be fepirated. We will as msch as poffible forget the men who, at the Britifh helm, have made fuch open breaches in a loving family, I mean thofe who were attempting to make Haves of the defcendentj of Englifhmen and Briuih emigrants. We mall m m fc .1.. J.AiinAinn of wbicrft and tories amon! rsrrVt. aTd vnr correfpondent the CAROLINA PLANTER leave off his illiterate, illiberal performances, and ftudy to aft in his proper Yphere, I mean he ought to ftudy to be quiet and mind his own bufinefs, mend his ploughs, make fhelters for his cart wheels and keep good fences, with many other thiijgi that will be of fervice to his family and- of credit a himfeif, A ,v,M uifa him to remember what Apelles or one of the fe. mous antient painters faid to the cmicifing cobler (" one of the " loweft order of mech an nicks")- that a Sioemaker ought not to 0 beyond his laft. ' . As poets relate, that when Vulcan formed the hrft woman, f-veral of the gods and goddeffes concributted many graces to make her beautiful and lovely, but as our greateft good is oft times attended with evils ajid cares, Pandora conveys her box into the repofitory. Pitt is thefriend of mankind, but as a com. mander almoft invincible, mould be think us unreasonable ia, joe Qnri rhfhv incur his difpJcafure, he will do more oar . : , ' . a .u- r JE ki u ,7 in fix weeks towards fuoauiog ftwcrmj.iu-u xiu uouia effecl in twice as many years, wc now have every thing to hbfe and every thing to fear. -J . Many concomitant evils follow the fecret confeqaenccs of peace; when we come to that period, we fhajl be at the troo. ble and expence of hanging many, of the di&aadsd vagrants that had no courage to fight as men in the open field, nOr ipdu, ftryorhoneft inclination to work for. their Lvdihood at hoiire. I have a few handfuiis of hemp feed I intend to few as foon as I get When peace is eftablimed we (halln a great meafure be re. lieved of the extortion of the monopolizing, merchants, an open trade will occafion a plenty of goods, and many WiH be conrpe. tirors for the planters' cuftom, but we oyght to ftudy prudence, avoid unneceffary fuperfiuiries, ftill keep our fptnairtg wheeli going, and improve upon the inciuftry tii.c neceffit ol ,tnc times has drove us to. Let us ftudy to be at "peace among oarit!ves, and as much as poftibJe avoid troubling the courts end refer our differences to the decifion of our Ifiendly neignboarv, by which means we fhall foon fee two lawyers riding upon one horfe, and chiefof the mercantile clafs and pedkrs will Be obliged to iura planters and follow an honelt occupation for tuc-ir livelihood,, -which will make them valuable members offbeiety, and givp them a chance and time to prepare for a happy change in futu rity, for as St. Auftin faid ' it is almoft impoffible for i'cidien and merchants to repent as they ought to do." Iam, &c. A BY STANDER. BOSTON, January 5. THE Rauleigh, a continental frigate of 36 guns, we hear is fafe arrived a: France from Portfmouth, New-Kampr fnire. On her pafTage Ihe Came acrefs the Pluto; when a very " fevere engagement enfued, and the lUukigh would have earn ed her had not a two deckpi hove in ligJiL- The Jaft advices from France mention, that accounts had) been received in En gland, from the commander of the Fluto, in which he acknow ledged the lols of upwards of 60 hands : We have not heard the lofs of the Rauleigh. ! A prize floop, taken by the General Wafhington, with about go puncheons of rum is fafe arrived. Jan 8. Monday laft arrived a prize fhip, laden with coals; taken by an eaftward privateer . I(E W.LONDON, Jan. 9. LAST Tuefday Captain Goodrich, in a fchoorter belong ing to Connecticut river, arrived here from St. Euftatiaj which he left the firft of December, having brought a fmall af fcrtment of very necefTary articles. He informs, that armed vcflels from the ifiands, are numerous ; that provifions are fo extreme fcarce in Barbadoes that the inhabitants are perifhing wnh hunger; and that it is the general opinion; if no vefTeis had been allowed to carry provifions from the continent, the l flands before this time, mult have been nearly deferted. HARTFORD, Jan. 13. SATURDAY laft wa? brooght into this town under a ftrong guard, 50 green c ats, taken near Weft Chefter, by a par ty from Col. Meigs's regiment. Among the-prifoners is the in famous Captain Barnes, who lately burnt Tarry-Town: It i probable he will now be employed in better bufinefs. N E W B E R N, March 1. SEVERAL vefTtls arc jult arrived here from Bermuda with lalt, which 'tis hoped will bring down the extravagant price of that article. By thefe vefiels we have an account of the 1 is of the Lord Amhertt Indiaman, from Jamaica to London, very richly laden. i She ftruck on the rocks of Bermuda, and went to pieces, by which accident a number of American pri foners who were on board, going to England, were happily jre leafed, as they ot lafe on fhore. ,
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