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Show 108 j ‘9‘) J (itni inference, tl111t they delisrned totally to d11rc'111d the fiaratoga, be fulfilled,' <011vention wheneve1 the Hoops {hould be111 theii pof» thorlty from the kin'r,rcce1v(d hate the d:.tc of the 1.116 1equi11tion made by}113 mz‘ie'ty' 5 Con11niflione1s,to renew 7 feihon. 1 111335 reafons taken tovrether, ought certainly to have prevented the Congiels from tuking any notice of [/1177 1e(111ifitio11.B'.1t one object of theocommiflioncrs was, to 32111111 the (onerefs of a. 1i111110me groun‘d for a chur're 21'r want of national faith .111dlionor- and on that and every otner occniion1 it was of in‘pmtahee that the people of rtlneii: 21 1110111 (1 have mateiiuls to 101111 a judoment ( f the conduct eFtheir 1tpi(1 mathes. O 11 the 4th 01 Septtmher, tle refo1e, a 1‘. w days :11'ter the 1cccipt ct that,with10n1e other pa1yrs,they came to the follownw refolution: of" r, by (‘xpz'efs and re: in his majef‘ty'5 name, all the conditions {tipuls.4:0‘1} ttnant- (rene1al Luwo)111‘, in 1'e1perit to the no 11'...» ' under his command. " Intthis I mean to difcl1‘31gt my duty, not only to the Ring,wh')1e (11d C13 1 obey, butto {/91 u11/‘110hy paw/1‘ [Mam/2‘, ce/Jtyéneff/1'111c an 1:.21/11112‘1/[10 11911, 211111 Wl1o,lno;)2, will h‘1'." the 11113131 to acquit me 01theconftqumicesthat 1111111'1111l- 10W 1r0n1 the new 1,11cm (11V"'.11you me plenittl to 111LIO~ duee. I have the honor to be, 811', Tam‘ Inc/2‘ 0116127161."! and 7119/} bum/115 fl;11.7111, HE R E AS Congrcf‘» did, 011 the 8th day of "UNI/HIP January, 1773, rttOlve, That the unburkution oflieu'.e1'..1111~g1'11e1'.11 iiui‘goyne, and the troop': under his command, be tiui'pended till 21 dn'tinc‘. 211.11explicit ratification (11 the convention of Saratogn {hall be pionerly notified by the court of Great-Britain to CongrtlS 2 " RESOLVED, .lF1.-1t no r11t111c tion of the convtntion of Samtegn, v1 l11(h may he tendercd111 (onfequcnce 01 powc1s which may reach that cafe by conflruciion and implica- tion, or which may ful‘jtet whatever is t1'.111..1€1(d relative toit, to the future approbation or di'i'approltation of the parliament ot‘Great-Bntain, can be accepted by Congrefs." ()N the 19th of September, 1778, the followingr letter H.CL1N'1'01\'. 111's (1'.'117'7/11111' HEXRY I 11111?" 5/7; 1131 pm 3117.1 , {112d 01/)".( 1191: 71101101711 of t/M fl) reflux/z Cmgrr/i', (1'1 P151.11{./1'/,0/J1‘fl. Extra? of a letter flan: 2‘1‘12 111/1‘ 1107101175171' 10/11 Georr‘e Germdin,m1g :1Zt'Flllr/i"/1",1‘ 111111110111 11.11111111/1'111‘ 1'7 /)15151.'"1/1121',13111111113" Hunylinton, 11.11. 511 (31'..1. ddh‘t! 110111' 1:417,I11'i1'8 12, 1'17yo. " Aim to figniiy to you l\1< 111:1je1‘ty's pleafurc,tthat you " do take every 11cc .‘11'1ry Hep for tht firict (>111. 1112111ce " 01 111112.:15 MW:‘11th in t'1e convention of S;1r21toga,ot " the part of lieutenant- gene 1'1‘2‘111urgo"11e‘ :tnd tl1.‘.t you " do give the full.1‘L :‘ftur'n‘.1ce that the tioops, v.".h11 M215 recci‘ed by Congrcfs; " embur‘;'.‘(1,1h'.1ll 11'; immediately 11m to Great-131111111, " and e‘.'.'.1'y cond tion agreed upon between lieutenant- S 1 1'3, IVew-Tarzt, 19112 81111111151113 1778. " general lSuilroy me and maior-gsner.1l Gates, relpcc‘tin'r "N O THIN G buthis majcfly's pofltiveinfhuélions, 01 which lfend you] an 1.111.111, could have 111- a'liced 111 e to tiouhle you, or . 1e Ameriuni Conant}, again on the {object 01the troops detained111 l‘x‘ew- 1 11glz‘1‘1d 111 1111.61 conua‘.'ention of the meaty entered into 21: hawto-ga. 4‘ them, be faithfully ohfeived 1 he neglect of the requiittions already 111.111‘e on this 111b- "W 11‘t.h.1l to early as the 12th 01 Tune, from whence m the zbt l1 01 Aumn} is 75 (1111's, wherefore it is more 111.111 liltt, is altogether 1111p1ecedented 11111011; 1:.11'ties 2t wal. no‘.‘1'. hOWC‘. , 1e.1t' the demand, thutth :'011'1'cntion of 3-11 "on", .4 true Mimi}, Jo 11 N S :11 I 'r 11, forretmy." 11' is worthy of remark, that this extma is (1:1th at FrLocable thwt itwas received 021111.111», and not [171,091 11., to |