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as well as to America, hoped no gentleman in that houfe would fuffer himself to be impreffed with apprehenfions arifing from loofe or unguarded expreffions thrown out by rafh or inconfiderate men in another kingdom-for that this kingdom's rights were founded on an antient and firm bafis, and its conftitution was coeval with that of Great-Britain itself.

Mr. Barry Barry was of opinion the men might be fpared without their being replaced with foreign troops.

Mr. Mafon argued, that the houfe had already given its opinion of the American rebellion in the addrefs to the throne, That the two refolutions propofed were diftinct, and therefore the former might be agreed to without the late ter. That no poffible danger could arife from the introduction of four thousand foreign pro teftant troops, the fubjects of princes allied to us by natural as well as political affinity.-That it was to the introduction of foreign proteftant troops that Great-Britain owed the prefervation of its liberty at the revolution. That our glorious deliverer was himself a foreign proteftant; and that it was perhaps owing to the bravery of fuch troops and their commanders at the Boyne and at Aughrim, that the members of the houfe enjoy their right of feffion at this day.

Mr. Yelverton declared, it was ftill his opipion, as it was at the opening of the feffion, that the refiftance of the Americans was not rebellion; and how could he confent to aid the fate of America which depended on the deci fion of that night. But, if even it was just to fend our troops, and they were likely to fucceed, yet it would be inexpedient; for if we fhould join to fubdue refiftance, would it not be a precedent against ourselves if ever we should refift against a like oppreffion? Had we foreseen or been acquainted with this measure, and that we should have faved fo much on the military eftablishment before we had voted the tontine fcheme, we might have spared 16,000l. but it feems to have been kept in petto, till all the demanded fupplies had been granted.

Mr. Solicitor general faid, as the expence to be incurred was the chief argument used against the augmentation, fo no gentleman who voted then against it, can confiftently oppofe the measure by which the expence is taken away. He begged the first refolution might be difpofed of before they entered into the confideration of the fecond: adding, that if we refufed the request of the crown; we should hurt the A mericans by misleading them to their ruin.

Mr. Conolly urged his fears for Ireland from eftablishing a precedent, and mentioned that the king's fpeech at opening the British parliament, declared the fupremacy over all his dominions. He repeated and enforced what had been faid about a land tax laid on by England, and enforced by foreign mercenaries.

Mr. Huffey Burgh mentioned that France looked on this quarrel with a peculiar pleafure, and that we had a fecurity in their promiles no longer than the hope of accommodation with the colonies existed. He said fuch was his opinion of it, he would not vote a single sword gainst America, without an addrefs to accom

pany it, recommending conciliatory measures: That he forefaw the confequences of this war; and that if the miniftry were victorious it would be only eftablishing a right to the harveft when they had burned the grain; it would only be establishing a right to the stream when they had cut off the fountain.

Sir John Blaquiere faid he was totally igno rant of this measure when the feffion opened. That it would have been wrong to have deduct ed the faving from the votes of fupplies, before it was known whether the troops would be fent or not. That if the fupplies are raised, and there is a redundancy on account of this meafure, it would be liable to the disposal of par, liament next feffions.

The question was then put on the first refo Iution, and the committee divided, Ayes 121 Noes, 76.

Monday, Nov. 27.] The house refolved into the committee appointed to confider his excellency's meffage, and the best mode of defence for this kingdom. (Mr. Malone in the chair.)

The refolution of admitting four thousand foreign proteftant troops to replace an equal number, voted to be spared to his majesty, was propofed, and produced a debate which lafted till near midnight,

Mr. Edward Tighe spoke for the measure, as he thought twelve thousand men equally neceffary now, for the fecurity of the king dom, as when the augmentation acts paffed.

Mr. Berresford faid it would be improper to come to prefent decifion, but wished it might be left open to the power of parliament to have them if they hereafter thought necessary. And, as an abfolute negative would prevent taking up this affair, if wanted, he moved to amend the refolution by adding,

It is unneceffary at prefent to defire your majefty would fend hither four thousand proteftant troops.'

Major Roche hoped Ireland would not be difgraced by the introducing foreign troops, which would declare to the world we had nei ther resource nor defence in ourselves.

General Cunningham said a neceffity might arife when parliament was not fitting; there fore, moved an amendment: That it should be left to his majesty's determination to fend foreign troops when he thought it proper, any time before Christmas, 1777

Mr. Carleton fpoke against bringing in the Heffians, and thought in time of any danger Great Britain would be our best defence.

Sir John Blaquiere faid, he did not mean to have trefpaffed upon the time of the committee, but feeling himself officially and perfonally called up, he rofe to pay that debt which he owed the house from the fituation that he had the honour of filling, and which he never would be backward in discharging; he meant the best information that he was ca pable of furnishing, with every poffible proof of fincerity and refpect, that gentlemen might fee he was not afraid to speak; that refpect for the committee, and not fear, had for that day clofed his lips; that he wifhed not to avoid the refponfibility

refponsibility annexed to his fituation, but he would ftate naked facts, and leave it to the houle to draw their conclufions; for that it was a queftion in which the parliament of Ireland were and must be more competent, than any minifter either in Ireland or in Great Britain: But how could he, confiftent with that exact neutrality which he profeffed upon that propofition, (for he called on gentlemen to recollect, that on the first day he ftated the requifition of the crown as the measure of government-the replacing of the four thousand men, if it should be defired, he all along laid must be the defire of parliament;-four thouland men to be exported was the defire of the crown,-four thousand foreign proteftants if they were to be brought in must be the defire of parliament, and he would in that faithfully follow their wishes;) how could he state, without a fufpicion of fome bias to the queftion, and an appearance of predilection for the measure, that foreign proteftants, the beft difciplined troops in Europe, will bring induftry and improvement, fafety and wealth, along with them into this country;-If at leaft 60,000l. per annum of British money must neceffarily be spent in this kingdom;-if an inviolable adherence to their military compact, of having twelve thousand men kept conftant ly for their defence;-if feveral minuter adVantages fhould accompany the introduction of Heffian and Brunswick troops into this kingdom; could he even recapitulate these advantages without feeming to lend them his opinion and approbation, which would not be refpectful in a question where they were to defire, and administration not to direct?

if, on the other hand, an English act of parliament is to be altered, and feveral Irish acts to be introduced;-if the difpofition of the people, unkind to their own army, is averfe from the very name of foreigners, fhould lead them to renew, with encreased barbarity (which is fcarcely poffible) the practice of houghing upon the Germans, and that the confequence of fuch outrages were to be scenes of blood;-if their protection was in Britain and not in themfelves, and that forty thoufand men without Britain would not protect them more effectually than four;-if their eftablishment, with recruiting parties and invalids, fhould amount to not lefs than feven thousand men ;-if the little internal diforders in one or two counties in Ireland are properly the subject of the magiftrate and not of the military-and, if the manly and fpirited exertion of a fingle gentleman (Mr. Ogle) who deferved the thanks of the ftate, has shewn, that without a fingle foldier thefe riotous diftubers of the peace have been brought to juftice and execution;-if foreign troops cannot be applied to thefe civil purposes of quiet ing internal diforders, and that nothing like invafion could be reasonably apprehended or fufpected; how would it be poffible for him to ftate thefe facts, without fome apparent averfion from the propofition which it was his defire to avoid; and he hoped that by merely ftating them, he might be confidered as impar

tially discharging his duty, thinking himself not warranted to follow it with a wifh, nor prefuming to anticipate their judgment with an opinion of his own, and therefore he should acquiefce in their decifion, being determined not to vote on the prefent question.

Mr. Ogle fpoke very spiritedly against foreign troops. If they came here, he said, juftices of peace and revenue officers, before they could have their affiftance, must learn the German language, which he thought would be very difficult for them to do, at their time of life, efpecially as many of them did not even understand common English. He very modeftly declined the praife Sir John Blaquiere had fo justly bestowed upon him, faying he muft divide it with many other gentlemen of his county, equally active. He thought the kingdom would stand in need of defence, and a militia was the more proper, natural, and conftitutional. That two hundred might be raifed in each county, which would make fix thousand four hundred for the whole kingdom, and might be paid with only one-fifth of what was faved by fending away four thousand

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Sir James Cotter observed that no less than twelve thousand men were abfolutely necessary for the defence of the kingdom; that our natural enemies only waited till Great Britain was fo far plunged in the conteft with her colonies, that the could not recede; that their firft ftroke would certainly be against this kingdom, in which cafe eight thousand men would be very infufficient for its defence.

Mr. Talbot was also of opinion to receive the Heffians.

Mr. Langrishe thought they would be abfolutely neceffary, and that no evil could refult from receiving them.

Colonel Burton, Mr. Barry Barry, and Mr. Attorney General, fpoke in favour of the foreign troops; and Mr. Prime Serjeant, Mr. Warden Flood, and Capt. Wilfon, against them.

Mr. Yelverton faid fince he faw adminiftration deferted by its best friends, he would take its part, and oblige it by voting against the Heffians, which he was certain it never defigned to introduce, but only held out as a bait to induce gentlemen to agree to fending part of our army abroad. He spoke alfo in favour of a militia.

Mr. Richard Malone. and Mr. George Montgomery, (of Cavan) fpoke in favour of the amendment, as it was faid to decide on the main queftion.

Mr. Burgh inveighed strongly against foreign troops, who would caufe more riots and diforders than they would quell, from the natural diflike of our common people to foreigners, fo that every Heffian whisker might be the caufe of bloodshed.

Mr. Conolly and Mr. Rowley spoke alio against them, and Mr. Gardiner in their fa vour, as without them the kingdom would be in danger. Mr. Forfter and Mr. Fortescue fpoke for, and Mr. Skeffington, and Capt. French against the Heffians; as did Mr.

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General Cunningham's amendment was next proposed, and was oppoled by Mr. Burgh and Sir Lucius O'Brien, as the houfe having a delegated power, could not delegate that power to the king. Mr. Serjeant Hamilton detended the motion; but it paffed in the negative.

Mr. Robert Tigbe propoted another amendment, viz. that we should pay the Heffian troops ourselves, and that then they would be our army; but that alfo paffed in the negative, without a division.

The main question was then put, to admit the Heffians, on which the house divided,

Ayes, 68-Noes, 106.

Thurfday, Nov. 28th.] M. Malone reported the relution of the committee of the whole houle, for iparing four thousand troops of this eftablishment to his majesty.

When the Speaker had read the refolution, Mr. Buthe proposed to amend it, by adding. "That in confequence of his majefty's recommendation, that twelve thoufand troops were neceffary at all times for the defence of this kingdom, that they had frequently declared the lame, and that it would be a proftitution of the truft reposed in them, after having thus declared in time of peace and tranquillity, now to part with them in a time when the probability of a war is greater than ever." He faid the certainty of having no troops to replace them, would put the fending of troops out of the kingdom on a quite different footing, and for that reafon it would be highly improper now to part with any of our defence.

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This produced a debate, in which Mr. Burgh, Mr. Ogle, Mr. Yelverton, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Penfonby, and Mr. Conolly, fpoke in defence of the amendment, and Mr. Langrishe, Mr. Mafon, Mr. Shiel, Sir John Blaquiere, Mr. Fortescue, and Colonel Burton against it; debating chiefly on the ground which had been fo amply trod laft Saturday and yesterday.

Mr. Ogle indeed, advanced a very strong reafon against fending the troops away, the enormous outrages con mitted by the White boys; for he affured the house that but a few days fince a party of those vile wretches affembled at Fairy-hill, in the county of Tipperary, and attacked the houfe of Mr. Power, elder brother to Mr. Baron Power, took him out of his bed, tied him to a flake, and fhot him dead, he having received above forty fhots in his body.

Mr. Barry Barry complained of the affected neutrality of government, and of its infincerity. That it acted by invifible agents like punch in the puppet-fhew, and had never meant to give a fair option to the house.

Sir John Blaquiere replied, that a state of neutrality was of all things in nature that which leaft fitted his conftitution, and that it was with fingular fatisfaction he stepped out of a of bondage he did not like. The house w empowered him to take his part.

Gentlemen had made their option; he would follow it with the best exertion of his poor abilities; wifhed he were able to lay any thing which might induce gentlemen to support that which now became the meature of government, and was the fente of the house of commons. On the other hand he did with the most folemn affuances pledge himfelf to the house, that if they had voted for the introduction of foreigners, he would as cordially have co-ope rated in that measure.-Whether adm niftration had been fincere, every gentleman would judge and determine, when they should confider what had been the complexion of the divifion the night before. That he had the pride to think that what the honourable member (Mr. Barry Barry) had afferted, was not the general fente of the house.-Thatio far from having a defire to impede the measure, it had been rumoured in the house, every gentleman knew it, and not without the appearance of fome authority, that the adminiftration of England were defirous of introducing at any rate foreign troops into this kingdom, and that it was the principal if not the only drift of the meature. He then went again into the state of defence of the kingdom.-That the inter nal and not external was the confideration.And in anfwer to what had fallen from a gentleman about the rifings in a Southern county, he gave an inttance of an offer he had lately made to fend troops to fupprefs them-No, fays the gentleman, foldiers are of no ufe-when the military arrive, the White-boys quit their places, and only change the scene of action.

The question being put on the amendment, it paffed in the negative.

On putting the main question, a fresh debate began on the old ground.

Mr. Burgh compared England to a desperate gameiter, who having played away his own money, his wife's jewels, and his daughter's fortune, borrowed from his friends to make one de!perate effort.

Captain Jephion faid, the fpirit of agreement to keep the troops, except in cafes of rebellion and invafion in Great Britain, muft extend to the British dominions. The Isle of Man, for example, was neither in England or Scotland; yet if the Mankimen fhould fortify themselves, proclaim alderman Wilkes their king, by the name of John the fecond in oppofition to George the third, and beat the foreign troops fent against them, can any man doubt, but English forces could not be deemed any infraction of such an act?

The fpeakers for the motion were, Sir John Blaquiere, Mr. vice treafurer, captain Jephfon, and Sir Lucius O'Brien.

The speakers against the motion were, Mr. Burgh, Mr. Bushe, Mr. Barry Barry, Mr. Pontonby, and Mr. Talbot. The house divided, for the question, 103-against it, 58.

Sir Archibald Achefon then moved for an addrefs, to affure his majetty of our ready concurrence in granting the four thoufand troops, and that on mature confideration the houfe did not think foreign troops to replace

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HE ports of America being all shut up, there is now no channel of intelligence open from that continent but by government dispatches. By them we learn, that in the beginning of September the rebels, who had furprized the polt of Ticonderoga, and had be fore made incurfions into the province of Quebec, again invaded that country with a body of 2000 men, and proceeded to St. John's upon Richelieu river, but were epulied and driven back to the Ile aux Noux, by a party of Indians, who were affembled in the neigh bourhood of St. John's; but the rebels having made peace with the Indians, they afterwards penetrated farther into the country; and, not being oppofed by the inhabitants, were icattered about in parties throughout the district which lies between Richelieu river and the road leading from St. John's to La Prairie.

On the 18th of September, a body of the rebels, confifting of about 200, was attacked and defeated by a detachment from the Fort of St. John's, of half that number, confifting of fome troops and Canadian gentlemen, who ferved as volunts, and who fuffered very little lofs.

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In the night of the 25th of September, a party of the rebels having croffed over the river St. Lawrence, from Longeuil to Long Point, in the Ifland of Montreal, with an intention to furprize and plunder that town, the inhabitants, joined by a few troops, and commanded, by Major Campbell, fallied out and met them about two miles from the town; when, after a pretty smart engagement, the rebels were defeated and fled, with the lofs of about fifteen or fixteen killed, and between thirty and forty made prifoners; among the latter was one Ethan Allen, ftyling himself colonel, and who commanded the party.

In this action major Carden, heretofore an officer of the royal American regiment, was mortally wounded, and died foon after. Mr. Alexander Paterfon, a merchant of Montreal, was also dangerously wounded, and four or five foldiers and Canadians were killed and wounded.

It is further faid that the rebels have fent circular letters to some of the parishes on the fouth fhore, threatening them with military execution if they did not fend to their camp fifty men each, compleatly armed, with four days provifions, at their own expence. To there they have returned a fpirited and indignant answer, and are preparing to arm and join the king's troops.

The chief force of the Provincials in that quarter feems to be directed againft Montreal; but with what defign cannot easily be com prehended.

It fhould feem that the government was at no time better difpofed to a reconciliation than at prefent; and that the colonies were at no time readier to accept of reafonable terms.

This remark we think ourselves juftified in making from the tenour of the following addresses:

Addrefs of the Gentlemen and principal Inkabitants of the Town of Boston, to his Excellency Governor Gage,

"May it please your Excellency.

"THE gentlemen and principal inhabitants of Botton beg leave dutifully to address your excellency on your departure for Great-Britain.

"We can very fincerely affure you, fir, that we have ever confidered your appointment to the chief command of this province as a diftinguifhing mark of his majesty's paternal difpofition towards us; and that the full effect of fo wife and benevolent a defignation we most heartily hoped in thofe undisturbed operations of law and fettled goverement, which are fo effential to real liberty.

"Your attention to the true intereft of this unhappy town was, in our opinion, very early manifefted; and your compaffionate defire that fore fteps might be taken that should put it in your power to rescue us from impending ruin, in our trade and navigation, we fhall, with gratitude, for ever remember.

"We cannot forbear to exprefs our fentiments, that, could a restoration to quiet and good order have been effected in this province by the influence of perfonal character, a gentleman of your excellency's eftablished repu tation for candour and justice, for moderation and an obliging difpofition, invested at the fame time with the fupreme military authority, could not have failed to have procured it.

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Unhappily for this country, the general fentiments were too ftrong, and too far heightened, for the efficacy of your humane exertions; it must, however, be evident, we think, to all the world, that to allay the ferment in this province, without the effufion of human blood, has been your excellency's first object, and the purfuit will be your fame.

"We have imagined, Sir, with great pleafure, your truly laudable intention, and moft noble ambition, of being viewed as the happy inftrument in the appeafing all animoûties: and in the receiving that mutual affection, as well as fenfe of united intereft, which was once the ftrength and glory of Great-Britain and her colonies.

"We need not wish your excellency a higher enjoyment than what must arise from your own reflections on your conftant, fiacere endeavours for the fafety and happiness of the people under your government; and from that countenance of approbation which we anticipate for you in the king."

His Excellency's Answer. "Gentlemen,

"I Sincerely lament the miferies brought upon this once happy country, through the deep designs and dark contrivances of ambitious men, to raise themfelves from obfcurity to

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power and emoluments; nor can I reflect with out pain upon the infatuation of the multitude, who enjoyed perfect liberty, who felt no oppreffion, but, deceived and betrayed, have flown to arms, to avert evils that only exifted in imagination, and in lieu of liberty, have madly erected a tyranny upon the ruins of the moft free, happy, and lenient government. "I thank you, gentlemen, for your addrefs, and depart the province in the firm hope, that the people will recover from their delufion, and discover, before it is too late, that the government they want to fubvert is the fureft guardian of their lives, property, and freedom. THO. GAGE."

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The Addrefs of his Majefty's Council. May it please your Excellency. "WE, his majesty's council of the Maffachusetts Bay, having been honoured with your excellency's meffage, informing us of his majesty's orders," that you should repair to England, to lay before him the state of affairs in this colony," beg leave to affure your excellency, that, from a fenfe of the many virtues which diftinguifh and adorn your character, we feel the most fincere regret at the neceffary occafions which call you from us.

The critical fituation of affairs in America, during your administration in this province, has afforded an opportunity for the severelt trial of those virtues; and we should betray a great degree of infenfibility, or be wanting in common juftice to your character, were we to fuffer them to pafs unnoticed.

"We reflect with gratitude upon that care and attention by which we have been secured from many of the calamities and miseries with which we have been threatened.

"Your concern for the evils we have unavoidably suffered, has exceedingly endeared your excellency to us; and we fhall ever entertain a profound respect for the prudence, benevolence, and candour, which have been fo confpicuous in your civil department, as well as the great fteadinefs, vigilance, and humanity, which have marked your military character.

"We have seen with pleasure the many efforts you have made to avert this unhappy rebellion. We lament that the fuccefs has not been equal to your endeavours; but the undifturbed conftancy and firmness with which you have purfued this principle, opposed to every abuse which wickedness, delufion, or enthufiaim could devife, has been as much the object of admiration to the loyal, as the fubject of disappointment to the difaffected people of this province.

"The difficulties you have had to encounter, during your administration, are known but to a few! Your patience and fecrecy have kept them from the public eye. To lay them open to the world would be a fubject offenfive to your delicacy, as well as too large to come within the compafs of our addrefs.

"We flatter ourselves that our loyalty to the best of kings, will recommend us to the care and protection of your excellency's fucceffors in command, whofe characters in their important ftations promise every encourageracat we can with: And we hope your excel

lency will be pleased to recommend us to our moft gracious fovereign; to affure him we are unalienably attached to his facred person and government; that hoping for his approbation, and relying on the benignity of his royal mind, we fupport ourselves with all poffible patience under the difficulties we are obliged to encoun

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"We wish your excellency a fafe arrival at the court of Great-Britain, where we doubt not you will meet the gracious approbation of our royal master." His Excellency's Answer. "Gentlemen of the Council,

"WHILE I thank you for your kind address on my departure from the province, you will permit me to teftify the fenfe I have of your unfhaken loyalty to the king, and zeal for his government.

"You have stood forth in fupport of both, at a time, when an unnatural and unprovoked rebellion has been wantonly raised to fubvert our glorious constitution, and have despised the menaces of open and concealed attempts upon your lives: Nor has the feizure of your properties, by the lawless hands of rebels, deterred you from a stedfaft pursuit of that duty which every, Briton owes to his king and country.

"Such a conduct cannot fail to recommend you highly to our most gracious fovereign; and you may be affured that it will afford me the greatest pleasure to acquaint his majesty of your unalterable attachment to his perfon and government.'

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Bofton, 6th Oct. 1775.

The Provincials give a very different sccount of their progres in Canada to that publifhed in the London Gazette; yet, were their fuccefs greater than their own relations would make us believe it is, they can hardly be juftified in the invafion of that province. They boaft of advantages in feizing fome tranfports with provifions defigned for the relief of the king's troops, and of diftreffing the army that has been fent against them. It may be to; but what advantage do they gain at the fame time? both fides continue to fkirmish, to main individuals, and to murder. Widows and fatherless children are multiplied by fuch wasfare; but no advantage can refult to the common cause by it. As, therefore, it is the wish, fo let it be the endeavour of every good maa to put an end to fuch unnatural murders, and to labour with effect to restore that cordial friendship which for ages past has fubfifted between the parent state and her Colonies, and which by its natural operations has constituted one of the most extensive and formidable empires the world ever faw.

[To be continued.]

The Affair of the Dutchess of Kingston, which bas fo long engroffed the public Attention, Seems now drawing to a Crifis. The follow ing Proceedings in the House of Lords en the 20th inftant, quill enable our Readers to judge how this Bufinefs will end.

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