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Show Marten of FACT. Matter. cf FACT» IO, {oldieris incapable of it; he falls into defpair and inaftion, impunity 3 and the Pamlge for boats is obllrucled near three for want of mental refources. In the winter quarters, before the difafier at Trenton, the p‘ma is one of the molt drflicult in America. In lhort, the ar-1115 wmcnd' troops were too much extended ; ever fince they have been f0 much collected, as to lofe the advantage of our Victories. Banker's-hill we defpifed fituation; At we have ever finee fal~ len into the oppofite extreme. snufl‘mrh «we- I think it totally unnecellary to dWell longer upon the expedition ahl'urd‘. dition to the head of Elke river, or upon the operations of the "an! of abilit)' army until they went into winter quarters. Iampcrfuaded '" ""01""m‘0my'0ur Lordlhip, and every man of the lead-information in this months in the winter. The country weft yard from Philadcl< Gen. Howe at my is at fea in that country ; the general finds it {0, and knows not how to proceed ; he 15 at his wit's end. Aftenhavmg taken this rev1ew of the proceedings towards Offers terms to conquering America by arms, permit me to call your Lordlhip's Cungrcfs ditattention to the means made ufe of to effefl it otherwife. Agrflm‘lm u" meflage was fent by Sir William Howe to Congrefs, offering to treat upon fuch terms, as could not be jullified upon any other grounds than abfolute defpair. The time chofen for this too, country, mull be convinced of the ablurdity of the one, and of the dilatorinefs and want of ability in the other. The pub- was when they were flufhed with the defeat of General Burgoyne's army. This mellage was fent by one Brown, through lic may fee that from thefe two caufes the advantages of the campaign to the fouthward have been very unequal to their the medium of Mr. \Villing of Philadelphia. Brown was a clerk to the houfe of Willing, Morris and company. Morris is one of the members of Congrefs, has been one of the mofi hopes, or indeed to what they had a right to expect, even if it had not facrificed General Burgoyne's army. The people give their money freely ; the zeal and intrepidity of the troops are unquciiionable ; but that the advantage which ought to arifc from both lhould be loft, through a total want of capability in planning, and aflivity in executing, muft mortify every good and loyal fubjet‘t in an extreme degree. I acquit your Lordfliip by g C. (mof having- planned the fouthcrn campaign ; I know it was fent m pl lt/tlli- licme recommended by many in refpeétable rank and fituations, 61'" L'F-rs'hliibn- particularly fromAmboy. You gave way to the deception, ac‘hve, and without whofe allillance it is corifefled that the Con- grefs could never have el'tahlifhed a credit in France. His brother, one of the houfe, is now their faftor in France, and the Congrefs are fupplied under the name and credit of Mefi‘rs. Willing, lVIorris and Company; though I do not believe that Mr. Willing himfelfhas any {hare in the butincfs. Happily the Congrefs treated the meflhge with contempt, and imprifon- ed the mellenger. I fay happily, becaufe I alfert, that had a treaty been difgracefully concluded with Congrefs upon the (your Lordlhip perceives I fpeak from information) and large promifes were made, that many thoufands of loyal fubjefis would join the Royal Standard as foon as it fliould make its appearance in Penfylvania. The deceiver now lays the fault upon the general for not extending his forces, and ztfiordinga greater appearance of proteétion. He may be right, as he is in high troll and favour under him. An unlimited power over the liberty of his fellow citizens is intrufted in him. He who claration, alluring thofe who fhould remain peaceably in their houfes, protection both in perfon and property. Iwill not ens ter mto the fcandalous detail ofplundering duringr the campaign, 11("9L‘I‘ was cllcemed by one of them, is now placed over them. but {hall confine myfclf to What has palled fince the troops have ml?" "l "Fm" The town of Philadelphia, my Lord, is all we have for mil~ l'l' "‘11 l)!""~"i'~"‘ lions expended lall campaign. How far fuch a conqueft is advantageous to us, or facilitates the future progrefs of our army, I leare to your Lordfl‘rip to judge from the official difpatches you terms offered, Great Britain would only have retained the lha- dow of fovereignty over America; and that even would not have lal'ted ten years. I affert this to be a truth ;-the public will comment upon it. When General Howe landed at Elk river, he publilhed a de- been in winter quarters. The property of loyal fubjeé‘ts has been taken at the will ofopprcmon of commrfiaries, who have paid or not for it as they pleafed; flour Commitfarics. capable of being fortified. An army muft be left to defend it; and a fleet to keep open the communication with it by water: was purchafed from feveral perfons when the army was in great Want of it, before the navigation of the river was cleared, and generous prices were promifed; yet twenty {billings only were paid at a time when the wot-ft flour was fold at fifty {billings per hundred; and form: perfons were even threatened with being the banks of the river are equally holl'ilc as before, and difficult lent prifoners to the Provoll, becaufe they prefumed to afk for to guard ; and after all what does it command ? is there any any payment at all. A great and generous falary has been fet- One appointed familiarized to "Cd Upon a commiifary to place him above the corruption of his the peculanons hate received, and the report of every officer who has arrived from America. From its natural lituation, Philadelphia is in. natural boundary which can be eftablithcd? any importantpo which can be felled upon by the pollhllion of it 9 it is diVidCd by the Delaware from the ferfeys ; a fmall guard of militia on office. It was not confidered that this man was taken from the fChool of the India Houfe, and familiarifed t0 the peculations of the oppofite bank watches every motion made in the town with the Eaft. impunity This gentler an too, the friend ot‘the virtuous Duke of |