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July 24, 1778.
THE
Number 432
-CAROLINA GAZETTE
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NORTH
WitJi the lateft ADVICES, Foreign and Domestic.
SKMPRR PR n I TRFOTATF TT T Dnvrv nnnr ioa -1
your own knowledge. I know it fi very hard for you to part
witn what you have accutlomed ycurftkes, f;o..i your ear'ieft in
fancy, to call ycur colonies. J pity your ntuatio, aod thejteforc
vw.-- un, 1 1 i viv su )ci rjii ims rn.Ti rm n wnrrii . .. r rt--.
r iA Erl of CARLISLE. Lord Ficount HOiV Sir WILLIAM
HOWE for in bis afynce Str HEMiT CLli70'J WILLI
AM EDEN and GEORGE JQUASrONE.
T'tjty and wtll belrved ftrvmn's f your facred n:ajtert in wbom be
U ivell pUaj,.i.
Continue i from our la?.
r canmx i ..c.ve to?t cu. .loerty d-p; :n the lc&ft
def nd lj-uii any u.t'u n of l-ce tv.ili ycu ; for
wc find thct, aiti: vt.a hive exerted your foicaji
gain ft us for u,;w:.rds ui ihier ytv.rs, we ate now
tains. At the
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ev a line p lal or ciUo..;i.ir:g ou
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liberties in d:
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have nr tis,
fchinir ;n rue iuc:jaCi' u .-i Aine.ca. 1c
very bAy fhouJd luy b: Qmixo.cc. Os i.i
t!.outli t ertram a grr.. ration at iaii. or t.x:. 'icucies
will. 1 i. op. jxriiK m- ifi 1 dir..-r Ii..iii . as molt navm
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rr igtM of a 1 minknd. Ai peri tnav tirlh.p in the man
ner h" irrnk, nilt a-i.rcnic 10 . e ; and ir he uphves as. a
occ cil r-n, og cDc civrr,5 hioitt1 -is to h: .'airh or adorati
ont 44 i.tr htvc the lent: fllciludc to cxait any one icct or
ptofe.': n abv: icoiher.
I dm e mem.-N iottj to 'ind in ycur letter Cimo fenrences.
y. ur letter ccn-
me time u xs pctfiak that vou ni.iv havt
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umiHiunocu. run wiii not tnppoie ;nat ycur Rut
eu to deJude tne eopie of ritefe .iaies. Such unoanly difignu
ous arufices .ae ot late beta cxensd wijth fj little erVa, ihat
prudence, if not probity, would prevent a rt per rioirrTo unlie
ccirc you, therefore, I take the liberty of airing your lixcclien
cies, froai t:ie very btit intelligence, thl-r-wlir vn rkn. tK
rencii cer to H ,if h A -nerica, " : in o:hr
alliance 3i4d couiiiit.CJ betveen his m. ..'ft
pr-rient iorm ot tLt i
vv rds tite treaties or
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m nai uii t,ur.jic ui cmurK in in-iuidn majeiiy ana tneic itaits, were no: made in coaiecaence
u tt any, plans ol Pccomna option conctrced in Great- BritWu, nor
wi... a view to payUong ae;:ructie war. 1. voa conUd-.i'tbiU
thefe treadea weie actually concluded bt-f -re the d.-auhi te
Mils under which ycu C was fen t for America, a.d that much
time malk nec. ii uly nave been confaaied in
aciuttintr e
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Fan
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and
nfltct upon the .haiart r ol bu.tnoft : . i:..Tr. nj.je r
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Cj tradoCC a gentleman':, vha'aer tviui tut
pr.f;.'3,
:y is i
l tln-g hitn an cppoiCunity of deieadmg mini Ii ; a.U hai u-.j
a near ncigiiboar, and not lone lince ac. iatftiiata brother,
cl men intricacy and importance ; an-j uithe
tn ' aily notiication of this treaty by the Ct'urt
i.iiurance .'vcn tnac Ame. ca relrrvd a r-tr'.,- n. ... f
ting etco you io a fimilar treaty, y. a mul be convinced of rhc
trut.i of my aJTcrtiuc. The Faft is, mat when the B H,fh mini
fler perceived that ive were in treaty wi h the greater prince in
Europe, he applied hiaaficlf immvdiaiefy to c. unt -:rnil tne r ft' ct
ct thefe negociaiions. And this leads me wich infinite regret co
maite lom ooiervations, which may poiBDiy be by you coniider
ed in au ciFenfive point o view.
It fremj to me. ?enth:men. )ere i rnmptr.lna
hrfj 1 ' h:h lately gien y u tne nit ti iAiu a-ditioi;l proofs of were) dijir.genuout in your procedure. 1 piu the luppofitio.i thac
h: pacific d fp- Irior. and v i.i an oapara s led fincerity, which Congre6 nud acce ed to your propi fitions, and then 1 aft two
uou.d do U.ncur to o.iicr prince?, declared to .yoor court, un- quetions. Had yuu full power f rain .your commhiitjTv torruk'"
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wish iiivii ii itiii is ii ifjiir ui.utumjv , liic i .a L-U- vuur v. win iii i ill jii lui w c aA iiirrri rin.s aire anr r.i ruriinsMi
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ircne.'s to ufc fuch :l.,is in aoJrefi: ycur.eaes to CongreC';, thiols Together, and i , reafon. The feconJ quctlion-I iaflcis,
aeft uu w.II knew iht he waa ihc-. cj' d a.;J fithlul ally. It whi fcaiity ccuid ycu give that the Bririfli palrjiaaient would ra-
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a iiniTcu iur, as vou juiuy uoic vc, indi ni ai ii.uvs urcn hi your cLKipn.isi i ou can give no .iuca iccuiltv, ana tnere-
h: ct miiy vltla his Britannic majelly, by wh.c-i wc fufiered fome fore we fh uld, after forfeiting our reputation as a peopie, after
in: .v ujVnce : liuc tliele fl wed rather fr.-m (mr connClia.i you hd filch d firm us our gfbod name, and perfwaded us to
irh yon than any llj-wiu tow-ids us: At the (amd time it is a give to the common enemy of man tnc precious jewel of our H-
f ittnn troth, worthy i t vour ferioai attention, that vou did not berries: after ail this. I fav. we fliouid hve b-cn at rh. mr.
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CoaaibeoiC the prrfent war, a f in uhich we have fuff.red infi- of a parliamenr, which, to fay no more of it, has not treated us
r'.'ely m.ie than by any farmer con ceil, a fierce, a bloody, I am with too great tendernefs. It is quite needlefs to add, that even
furry t.-. a !d. an unprovoked and cruel war. That you did not if that parliament had ratified the conditions you propofed, fliil
CttmtnCj :. this, I fiy, becufe of anv Conneci )n between us and poor America was to lie at the mercy of any future pailtamepr,
w i- i' in ail J , uui lU I lie . J II vi " i y , o a pv . - y ' 1 ' ' "T - u i ww. rain hut ii ii jil licuio.l .
that the treaty was in ssita.ion, prop'-'fed terms ( peace to us in bufinefs men can be. engaged in. .
nti.-q j - nee of What i o hac been pleafed to denominate an io
adieu, ct-rp i ion. HjW then does the account Hand between
Ills. A.'f.trica. beinr at oeace vnn al! chc world, was formerly
ditwn nti a war with France, in c -uko j n e ol her anijn with
deat Briuin. At p.ti.nt A.'.iciica, oeirg engaged in a war
uh Gnat Britain, will nn baDlv obtain ths molt honourable
r 1 y - t
te ns of oace. in c oTtoufncc of her fp'endly conneflion with
racc. Fjr ihc tij;h ol Uicic.poJtiionf Iafisral, gn.tlemcc. to
For your ufe I fu bj-in tte following creed of every good Ame-
rrcan. 1 bslieve that m every, kmgd-m, ftate or empire, ncre
mult be, from the neceffity of the thiitg, one fuprem? I 'z,tluvc
power, v y h authority to bind every part in all caf.s, the proper
objects of human laws. I believe that to be bound by laws, to
which he does not content by himfe-r or h:s repre tentative, is the
dirr-cl defiuiiion of a llave. I do therefore believe, that a dpea
dence on dear-Britain, bowfoevcr the fame n ay be iixnued or