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Show [66} [67] for any fuch colony, province or plantation, to ha‘Je, hold, and exercife, during hi: Niajefly's pleafure, the faid office of Governor and Commander in Chief in and for fuch colony or plantation relpeetively, with all fuch powers and authorities as any Governor of fuch province hereto-‘ fore appointed by his Majefiy might or could have exercifed, in as full and complete manner and form, as if fuch Governor and Commander in Chief had been nominated and appointed by his Majef'ry's letters patent or commifiion, and for that purpofe, if need be, to revoke, annul, and make void any commiflion or letters patent heretofore granted, for appointing any fuch Governor and Commander in Chief. " find 56 it further mafia], That this Act {ha-ll con:ti'nue to be in force until the firfl: day of June, which {hall be in the year 1779. 5‘ THE Committee cannot afcertain whether the contents of the faid paper have been framed in Philadelphia, or in Great-Britarn, much lefs whether the fame are really and truly intended to be brought into the Parliament ofthit kingdom, or whether the {and Parliament will confer thereon the ufual folemnities of their Luvs. But are inclined to believe this will happen, for the following reafons : " lit. BECAUSE their General hath made divers feeble efforts to fet on foot fome kind of treaty during the laii: winter, though, either from a miliaiten idea of his own dignity and importance, the want of information, or fome other caufe, he hath not made application to theft: who are invefied with a proper authority. " zdly. BECAUSE they fuppofe that the fallacious idea of a celfation of hoftilities will render thefe States remifs in their preparations for war. P/Ji/adcfibia, 142/) A‘pril, I778.- Publi/bed by order of #93 Cammamier 2'}; C559", ROBERT MAC KENZIE, Secretary." " 3dly. BECAUSE believing the Americans wearied with war, they fuppofe we will accede to their terms for the fake of peace. THIS was referred to a committee,- who, on the'azd of " " 4thly. BECAUSE they fuppofe that our negoeiations may be fubjec} toa like corrupt influence with their debates. of a Bill for declaring the intention: of the Parliament of effeétr they did from what one of their minifters thought April, made the following report; HE Committee to whom was referred the general 'sf letter of the 18th, containing a certain printedpaper fent from Philadelphia, purporting to be the draught Great-Britain, as to the exercife of what they are pleade to term their rig/fl of impofnig taxes within thefe UnitedStates 3 and alfo the draught of a Bill to enable the King of Great-Britain to appoint Commiflioners, with powers to treat, confult and agree upon the means of quieting. certain diforders within the faid States, beg leave to obferve, " 5th1y, BECAUSE they expeé't from this Prep the fame proper to call his conciliatory matiwz, viz. that it will prcw vent foreign powers from giving aid to thefe St..tes ; that it will lead their own fuhjmfis to continue a little longer the prcfmt war ; and that it will detach fame weak men in America from the caufe of freedom and virtue. " 6thly. BECAUSE their King, from his own fhewing, hath rcafon to apprehend that his fleets and armies, infiead " THAT the faid paper being induftrioufly circulated} of being employed againit the territories of thele States, by emifiaries of the enemy, in a partial and fecret manner, the lame ought to be forthwith printed for the pu- will be neeellary for the defence of his own dominions. And, blie information. " TH: " 7thly. |