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Show 364. Intended Vindication and Offer, Git. [A:,D.T.] [ 365 1 The lait charge, t/mz‘ we are [Ii/1957724} Ilrrrdcrtr, and aim at‘dufi‘azm'z'flg oz-zr [rm/liar: m Brztam, is fufliciently and authentically refuted by the fo- lemn declarations of the Britifh merchants to parliament, (both at the time of the flampjaét, and in the laft feliion) who bore ample tethmony to Letter flaw Dr. Frank/2'72 Io afrz'eizd in England, on tbe/u/Jjeé? of we firft campaign mad e 4th Me Brz'lg'flafbrcer in America ‘3‘. the general good faith and fair dealing of the Ame... ricans, and declared their confidence 111‘ our in- tegrity; for which we refer to their petitions on Philadelphia, 3d Oétob. I77 5. the Journals of the Houfe of Commons.---And we prefume we may fafely call on the body of the Britith tradefmen, who have had experience of both, to fay, whether they have not received much more punétual payment from us‘ than they generally have from the members of their own two houfes of parliament. On the whole of the above it appears, that the charge of zfigrm‘itude towards the mother country, brought with f0 much confidence againfl the colonies, is totally without foundation; and that there is much more reafon for retorting that charge on Britain, who not only never contributes any aid, nor affords, by an exclufive commerce, any advantages to Saxony, bar mother country; but no longer fince than in the latt war, Without the leaft provocation, fubtidized the King of Prufiia. while he ravaged that mot/Jar comm-y, and. car- ried fire and fword into its capital, the hue City of Dre/den. An example we hope no provocation. will induce us to imitate. Leiter Dear S I R, I Am to fet out to-morrow for the camp i, and having but juft heard of this oppo rtunity, can only write a line to fay that I am well and hearty.---Tell our dear good friend *‘**, who fometimes has his doubts and defponde ncies about our firmnefs, that America is determined and unanimous; a very few tories and placemen ex- cepted, who Will probably foon export themfelv es. * [This letter has been feveral times very It is here given from a genuine copy. The incorreétly printed r parties to whom it is addreffed, are of the very firlt order, both in point of literary merit and amiable manners. E.) 1 [Dr. Franklin, Col. Harrifon and Mr. Lynch, were at this time appointed by Congrefs (of which they were members) to confer on certain fubjeé‘ts with Gen. Wafllington. The American army was then employed in blocking up Gen. Howe believe it was during this viflt, that Gen. Wafhin in Bolton; and[ gton communicated the following memorable anecdote to Dr. Franklin; vvz'z. ‘that ‘ there had been a time, when this army had been f0 deflitute of ‘ military florcs, as not to have powde r enough in all its magazines, ‘> to furnifh more than/21w rounds per man for Great guns were out of the queliion; they were their fnmll arms.' tired now and then, only to thew that they had them. Yet this fecret was kept with fo much nddrefs and good countenance from both armies, that Gen. Waflii ngton was enabled efleétually to continue the blockade. E.) --Britain_,. |
