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Show (137T (12) were carefully fent by the Congrefs through all Make the Provinces) nearly in thefe words, " nd your no concefiions-z give up nothinO‘. Sta ground. Be refolute, and you may depend upon it, in lefs than a year and an half, there that the will be fuch commotions in England, nciled to Government will be glad to be reco you, upon your own terms." , 15. One might have imagined for form time warm that this was a true prophecy. Many s the Go- men at home laboured to embarraf e all vernment in all it's meafures. They {pok e manner of evil of the Miniflry. They mad the keenef't refleétions onthe Parliament. And when they had whetted themfelves and one another, they fpared not the King himfelf. er Mean while, they were f0 wonderfully tend of the Americans, that they would not in any wife term them Rebels, though they were in open arms againf't their lawful Sovereign. And all this time whatfoever was undertaken all forts of arms and ammunition by our good allies, the Dutch and Franc/9. In the mean while, the few Eng/g7?) troops, that were in A'mrrz'ca, were clofely lhut up in Bo .021, by a numerous army holding them in on every fide, and gaping to fwallow them up. And thefe within the town were in want of all things, while thofe without abounded with all things. This they gloried in, as a manifeft proof that God was on their fide. As they now were confident of fucccfs, the talk of [flurry was over. fizzlrpmdmcy was the word: this was avowed without any difguife, or referve. And, in- deed, liberty was come to an end: it had no longer any being in the Confederate Colonies. If any one dared to {peak a little in favour of the King, or in disfavour of the Congrefs, he was foon taught to know his Lords and Maf. ters, whofe little finger Was heavier than the loins of Kings. 16. At length the King publilbed a Procla~ mation, for a General Faf'c in England, that The King's we might " humble ourfelves before God, and troops were either detained in the harbours, or flopped in their pallage by contrary winds. Some of-the tranfports, and abundance of other {hips fell into the hands of the Americans. Their privateers fwarmed on every fide, both in the flmerican and European feas. They were plentifully furnifhed with provifions, from the implore his blelling and afiifiance." Some of] the patrons of Independency mocked at this, and endeavoured to turn it into ridicule. A company of them met at an inn in Bri/z‘o/ on the Faf't Day, and had a plentiful entertain- againft them, went on heavily. xefources they had within themfelves, and with all ment. Others f'cormed and raved at this [guru Mfr, as they were pleade to term it. How 1-3, tires, |