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Show AND THE RIGHTS OF BRITAIN But, even granting that the Colonifis had ob tained their lands without any charge to the Motlier~country, were they capable of keeping thofe lands without her afiittance? Was it not to defend the Americans, that Great-Britain inwrlvcd herfelfin the lad: expenfive war? Did not thofe very " United Provinces," who now pretend to fet the power of this Kingdom at defiance, lay themfelves in the dufr at her feet, to claim her CLAIMS or AMERICA; rifh, and fupport this prodigal child, that left the houfe of his parent, " to feed on holler, " with the {wine of the defart? Has {he not (to {um up the whole in one point of View) uniformly protected ,5. Date of Votes. 3 Febr. i756. and as an encouragement to them to continue to exert thimfelvcs with Vig'tur, Sac. aid and protection againft a SING LE Colony.P Did they not complain in the fame abject terms with to May, 1757. Fnr the ufe and relief of the the Britons of old, " That the Barbarians drove compcnce for "them into the fan, and that the fea drove them with the approbation of the " back on the Barbarians? Did n'1'2tGreat-Britain, like a Guardian Angel, firetch forth her hand to their aid ; and, by expelling their enemies from the Continent of America, refcue them, not only from danger, but the very fear of danger? Did the not, over and above the many millions the ex»- fervices per- formed and to he performed Comnmnder in chief in - - America. t junc, 1758. To reimlmrfc the Province of hr‘laffachufet's Bay their expences in furnilliing provifions and flares to the troops rnifed by them in 1756, defence of the Colonies, advance more than ONE 30 Apr. 1759. As a compenfarion to the re- Did not the I‘s/lother-country, with more than a mother's fondnefs, upon all notations riouritl), cherift), 115,000 Carolina and Virginia, in re- pended upon the fleets and armies employed in ployed in THEIR own Cant}: "f? 3.: Przvinccs of North and South To reimburfe the Province of Conneé‘ticu: their expencc: for ditto, MiLLiON to pay THEIR own native forces, em- 23 fpct‘live Colonies in North America for the expsncc ofle‘ vying, Cloathingand pay 0fthe troops raifed by them, &c. 31 Mar. 1760. Ditto, - - 200,000 200,000 To the Colony of New York to reimburfe their expznces in furnilhing provifions and ltores to the troops raifed by them in [75(. f GRANTS 2'2; PARLL‘XMEPTF/br Rz-wzzrz/r, Eurcm‘ag'ametzr, and Iizdtmrrificaziaiz to ill»: Prawn"; in North z'Xil‘tCi‘lca/hr 1,5315 Samurai and [Ea-pence: {flirting I/Je [til lfil'ur. Date of Votes. - - :20 jan. 1761. As a compenfation to the refpcélive Colonies in North America, for thcexpenc: ofle- vying, cloathing, and pay of the troops raifed by them, 85c. 3 Febr. 1750. A: a free (rift and Reward to the Colonies of New}:lngland, New-York and Inky, for their putt lkrvices, 200,000 - -» m ,5. 809,09 |