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J bow bftf5 Wf Tom wit the aame of febeli f Can a opposition, founded in hither, be rebellion ? A Scotch ctfairt might find re bellion in anv opp ft kn, onlels it originated in his own coun try but forelv ibis was net a time, nur was it eminent with the office you have undertaken, to adopt foch Unua,e; Bur, il it be rebt llt- i , 'r-ere s k .rce an American but gl r jr. the aameof reb. l. You iri.tr tide wh, prefer a quinary k'e to f.k for honour u. cer y ur ftandrds. Thy are o ou.ch tar rilhed, too much faikn fo in it tir iorm r hi;rv piat .k or .io ry, to ff 6 a ur upon ifceir unf rtunacc f il ler,. Britain U well remember the time when the f ns of Arocyua eoUy fc.Sgkl and died under h- rrt3ndardS hot the time is now r .r e- er a ne. . To t' fe eltfe exefeiffl (he fill cticrs cf relig: n cn ths coflti teM. y ur redirfe is no kfs attrnaaiy. 1 is a A-nericja alone that religion has at ier;;th gained a free and oaivertaJ ultra -on. Europe, nay Great Britain i.h hs b. aileo heed; m, ftiii nnder religi us bendae. Amer ca piefcma .u an temple worthy ol ifaitatit n. She kn, ws no diftrrc-.c , but fuch as me rit alcne points cot. Tie go c ckiften is her . bjett, and not the fcflarilr. Fear cot therefre lr Net religion hterty. Tne alli ance with Fracce concerns ths ci izen, ai d nut the divine. Thofe who moft eftimate ihe iieOBgfl ct peace, of agnculture, am, and commerce, thole who c-n .'cei a doe ai-xi tv ior ihc e location cf their children, arc theft vvii m u hive mdt to dr-ad. Theie are CuajderaiipM which1 mtt intimately ern the irrertfts of men. That pace which reader, c.r c- mmerce as unbounded as the ocean itteir on alcne introduce agrtcetture, Brtt and fctrace, can ah-re tsc- t to'giour fona that vir tuous liberal cducati. n, which will render tirem tne firm Support ers cf what th ir fatfceri hve atciieved, ran ?i :c pr tent t rj their iafant minds a pkafmg r cr Hrcfi n oJ their brave aaeetfry. But it America wi;l not at ce,-: i f yoar overtures, ftn l ttaSl er fevcrc in he; ref I"ti r s ol ii.dtf ende: c-, Ri 1 co: ndc in the ,RETEM)ED AUiAtcCE cf Frarce, rr.. Lenevokoca ol Grrt B itaiM m.tt bf ci.ikcd, anc fiar, hsc t U fay has beeg hi therro car;i:d cn w tli '.enJerr.efs and c. m n IB r, r; ult be felt in II its h rs. tku$, afer 'hrce jeari ,f cc i .!l..r t hvflUttiea, of a war prtfecued in a marner which r .s adenhed all Europe, Ctt fuied, Ci rdeamed, 3rd rrpn I atec by y our aLleft Stnat. rs, fcay by ycbr very Gtr.e.ais, ive are m.w ti Id tHat Great Britain Will no I nger a er.d her tentlcr mercies icwaWe us. Tht hjr tf,rs of war arc tow alreaciy felt n ev,cry cVttae aim ft in Arr.e lica. Thot do y u ftifl add infelt to it. Iui'. W iia: crbcl 1st t.i-e tone not already oaaaistiedf what eumbers ba-e ou n. tr. ii n: l lingciirg deaths by faminr, ui by t ifeaft ! -;.a: j vi; tut imc di:tcrg'd bur-d eds of our mifeabfe fellow I wha: muns ha.e been kit on.r'sed :c fptesd run) and dti a lih to the u.mMt extent ? M r.arts are Ifi.l left ;i u ; be, imj q r.c ;:r.ti vc k, u have li nger ltie gth tc dikl.-.-j :r. icvj -hicu rankles in yonr hraiti. But were you able to fa yrue revcr-e.-ul pjietirea, , y not ing in flauhur ard d lv atl ilo tti lira c -i:s. i; a-. u!J out more con.pletelv rie ou u u ft i b F -n.t. America would then be rendered m rr oe n It di Jn t d ' ti.e. Earoeaa powers, for a :h. -jftd a ticlei ut; h - m i.: r;;.tr;vi e r,t wil linp to import m Btstami 3 ir.s ic ; - D it-tru A..,-;t.iiI2 to c mplctc :re ru:n cf j' or country. . V u v. r , that you have rei hrr the tfr at.r taf lncibatscai to scfcnowifCge i ur ince rerdr.ce. Ali Ucat'cs da i 'n w hi' h cai not be ft.- k . 'Ycawaejlt po;gr-?;Jt is It all a r?pta:eJ m cirery of the corn aa r ur.dtrltanc:rg ilfee vb ;e C is at. It la tree we firft to k up arn;s Cftl ro g &iu a rcuiti's bf griovaucea, and it is no J fs r;u; hat yru h?v- een induced t. cue neceffity ci'nrTcrirg n:- re than l it firil d- iirt c ; but the folly c f ur own councils has (i the favi u able momcoi of re univn. Wounds, which tinte can rever fi".ice, have la ever ft para cd us. What cor fi dt r.ee c uld we rep It it a reopje w ho have thirUed after our blood, ardMught cur utter ruin ? Wnat m tunels, what pufilianimity, epBvattafi a re eaicw ith a people from whom fuch unheard of calamitit? bae been derivee i What treachery cou'd abkndon an alliance which enfures in dependence, fccuritv, and peace. But ycu are gtacartfl) plakd to cfF-r your pardons once more to ihe unfenurate rcbl. Csji y? u then fiippt fe America, or e y;ni fingle American, but rnuft deride and contemn fuch vain iofadtiBC pr xTe.i ? It would be happy f r Britain indeed if Ame rica wcuid extend her pardua to her; it might be happy f one f her c m;ri:hone?s if the world would pardon him. But for Amuica, C:e !ories la tne cauie tarn ta cnagea in, ana rujure with yco .'? ol a aTfo a; aa end. The f. eUabliift it cn a foun- - - .i1f tnnfet rliat tf.e nnraf s of manirinJ eaa f 1 .11. -II . v . m A f . t I an Sam Ik . .. . . , . . . r . f. . LI- . lues wnicn aigniry ana ennouic uiau. . .L -ii r zhm.-- - J f , .a. y jur procfamaiion win iwn cApir, iryB yuu tne morti. fication to find that Ameiica ia notnly able to withft-and yoar arms, but your artifice. You may re;urn and find foraeaosfk. Uuoa in the laiiks of departed majeUy. , The jB tt Indies nay engage you another lucrative con.no.a3n. Y u may turn your eyes with regret from the riling grandeur of America to the mifc. rabie cataflrcbKe which awans'y.ur on nation. Ifoi may be hold your patent maiter as the. JataJ negative in fir action to hit fuctirors for ewer. -w- ' ' x t w . y P H I L 4 L) b L r n 1 A UdMr 17, Ex' rod of a letter f rum the Cammijh'r.efs of tbt Navy Board at iiosTOM, to the MarIni tOMJiiTTES a Congresi, . rfrtf raa 7 A (J O Uober. , h I j w ii inform you of the lofs of the Raleigh frigate, ccaimand'cd by J un tinny, E quire. Sue failed oa F. ida the 25 a a. i u.cm e , and few ncara afier dlfcover. cd tw 1 of tne cn.io)' hir , -ntfof 50 or co guns, and theltoer a-f.iar.e, wliich Captain iSuy ende.iVvurvd to avoid, and o net fuDpvted himleif t.ca of thc.Ti ; but the n xt day was purfued by thl-Yame or o:n- r ih.ps. The frigate after fom? time, being a c OL-er b.-ixui, aud g leg very lilt, ca e up, and ah engage menc enlueJ be:wcvn the two frigates, w.-.ich iaited feverai hours, in which bc RaLigh, though Ihd 1 ft n -r l re-top mait had tht the adanfce, atut woulu have takca the frigate, had not the l;,r 2 ihio c rne ui. ui a Ca-t. Barry and his crew, a: er fun- porting an thiqaui confiici with ne tw Ihips wiih great galian rry for hall an iiy.ur, r-n tne Raleigft on Ih re, lo that ihougn he has kut his. lli:p, be has gn.d is to hi:nfeit, and honour co his coun .y ; pcrhaplbijp as ev.r .ue dei ended. Captaia iferv h::d m du- p reparation s to burn the Ih i p as loon as the fk ic and wound. d cud oe lauded, but by fcoiC aasfortuoe that was n it tu :d ed ; the enemy, to k n, r oiF the neat day. We fhail and no mor , but thht Capi. lity' tpodnci u highly approval here.,' at d .hat ins officeis and oi.n aic grea:iy pleated with btm." PMjJnd by rdcr of tbt MTa rine Committee, J V H ii d is. s w ix, otcrtiQf In c o n g r ii j s; d.v 12, 1778. S 7 HEREdS t. ue re'igitn ata gond murals are the only folU V founda ton o fhttc i.brrt, unr' hirpinffs, Refbived, that it b, ma 4 ti hertly eumejily recommended to tbt fvettiljiatesi to tmke the acji rjitual meafwe ftr the tniouragemeht berry; and for tbt Jupp'jj1rL f tbtiitrifui entertainment, bo'fe racing, gaming, and Jucb other d.-veriens as are producti ve of idle mjs t.hjijation ana a general depravity of principles and manners. ' K io v.d, I'bat alt officers in the army Oj tin United Status be, ana hereby are Jlri&ly i joined, to fe th.ii be gm.d and tvbofejom? ruLs provides for the dij count tnanang of prepbanenfs and -vice, and the prefer0Uiom of tnorait among the Joiaiet s at e duty a id puitduaily ebjerved. Extract f om the m. nates, CHARLES THOMPSON, 5eci WILLIAMSBURG,; November M' 'OXDAY iafl his Excellency the Governor received de- fpatefces from Gvrnor j-hnfon cf Maryland, dated A naviis, Odt.ocr z h, with the following intelligence, which , was received at Fniladelphut-on the loth, from Lord Stirling, dated ihr 7 h, viz. fhat a certain Capt. Clun, who was tak'n by the cntmy force time sgr in a merchakt fh'p, came oar of Nevv Yirk he day feefore, acd' fave him more parricuiar intelli gence than he had been able to procure. He fays,' that two hun ded and fi'ry fail of tranfports are p epared for he reception of troops; ihst the einbaikation was in par; begun, aH. trie heavy iron cannon from the batteries Ovipped, and that fixteen fail of the line wre to go on what they call the grand expedition. - rr t - I I -1 " J .V l 'J. . l er- ji l nat ue raa tnai moment reccivea tne report or tne cmcer he had fixed at Amboy to vvatch the motions cf the enemy, who fays . l .. . i ru : . - .fl c i .. ti.,.u -e. . : . l . j .til-'. Bcxt tJav, early in the morning, about one hundred fail of fhioa! of war and tranfp'cr'.s fell down likewife. That their grand mov ' ment was on the pint of taking place, and he hoped to ue abje next day to kaow their deiina.i :n. -1 V ML I
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