FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FEN NO, In tracing the late American war from its ori gin, Ave find there was no want of informa tion, which could have been plead as an excuse on the part of that ministry, which precipitated the British nation into nieafures which have left an everlalting stigma on their councils—The fol lowing speech was founded on indisputable fatfts ; and from those, the enlightened patriot drew fucli inferences as carried irrefiftable conviction to the mind of all his hearers, many of whom anticipated the fatal consequences that would fol low from not giving them due consideration ; but a majority were devoted to a junto, whose obsti nacy was every thing, but windmill proof. HOUSE of COMMONS, March 8, 1775. LONDON. LORD NORTH'S RESTRAINING BILL. MR.. HARTLEY, moved, that the following clause be inserted in the bill, viz. " Provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing " in this ast contained (hall extend, or be construed to extend, " to prohibit the importation into any or either of the said co " lonies or provinces, of fuel, corn, meal, flour, or other vic -4t luals brought coastwise from any part of America." THIS clause, laid he, cannot be objected to, even by the rnoft vindictive spirits, against the four provinces of New-England, who are the ob jetts of this bill, as it is extracted from the Bos ton port bill of last year, the lenity or humanity of which was never so much as pretended, even by its advocates. There cannot be a reafonwhy you fliould throw away this year, the little share of humanity which you hadthe last ; more espe cially, as we are come to discover and even to ac knowledge, by the votes of the House, that we have proceeded hitherto, in this business with America, with rashness, misjudgment and preci pitation. The vote I allude to was palled but a few days ftnce : which fays, or pretends to fay, that it would have been proper (that is the term) to have proceeded in a way of asking a supply of the Americans, by the constitutional way of requi sitions, before proceeding to compulsory or for cible methods. Having confefled ourselves wrong in the foundation, it is but equal justice to our fellow fubjetts of America to suppose, that those riots and resistances would not have happened, if we had not begun with them confefledly in an unconstitutional way. Surely then, it is not a time to add to the severity of our atfts, in pro portion as we find, that we have been unjust in the onset, and that they have been less to blame. It is finely but a little matter to a/k, that you w«uld not this year be morefevere or cruel tow ards America, who have never been heard on their defence, than you were the last. Befules, what c onftrutftion can the town of Boston put upon your present measures, if you refufetlie clause now offered ? They will be be sieged, as in actual war with any foreign enemy. General Gage has fortified the neck which joins Boston to the continent, by which he may inter cept .provisions ; and by this bill you proclaim the fauie intention by sea. Do you expect, that they will submit to be starved into paflive obedi ence ? What 1 efource have they left, but resist ance ; and, perhaps, to take advantage of the fmallnefs of the numbers of General Gage's troops, before they are reinforced ; for this act puts it out of all doubt, that y iu mean to proceed to all extremities. I have been informed, by those who know bell the temper of the Americans, and I hope and believe that they will hold out their patience to the utmost, and that they will not strike the firft blow: but what is the difference to them whether you strike the firft blow by the musket or the sword, or, to equal effett by fa mine ? The refufal of this clause will be a decla ration on your part, that you mean to bring fa mine upon them, to the utmost of your power, and therefore a warning to them of the mercy which they are to expect at your hands. As to the bill in general, it has been so ably debated by my friends near me, that I lhall only add two remarks : This bill, by destroying the North American fifhery, not only destroys that nursery of seamen, but will disable the provinces under the prohibition, from the means of pay ing their debts to this country, who therefore will finally be the fufferers and when the next year comes, and you find this consequence, you will then turn accusers of the North Americans for ;iot paying their debts, and you will add, ac cording to the usual falfhoods towards the Ame ricans, that they never intended to pay their debts ; and, by the distance of the place, and the falftiood of representations, you will impute those very effects which you have produced your selves, as the juftifying causes ot resentment. This is the unjust way in which the Americans have been treated, on all occasions. I myfelf aiked, the other day, why, on a particular occafi on of a flight riot (in the year 1768) of a few hours continuance, f*ur regiments, and a train of artillery, were ordered to Boston ? Tojuftify this enormous intervention of the military, I was told in this Houle, that indeed the riots were trifling, but that the Americans had come to a resolution to arm the country. What then was the real fact, as teftified by dates ? The fact was, that the resolution to arm was not taken till the troops were seen in the offing. It was the light of the troops upon so trivial au occafion,that gave them to understand what they were to expect ; and, by dales, the fact is verified, that they did not take arms till some months after the troops were ordered, but it was upon their firft notice of the troops being to come ; the resolution to arm against the worst, was actually debated but a few hours before the troops were landed. So it is that facts are misrepresented in America, and so let me put in my caution now, that the A mericans do now actually pay their debts, like honest men, to the utmost of their power, and let me be before-hand with this charge, if when the natural consequences of these measures fliall come next year, we should hear any falfe accusations of the Americans, as combining not to pay their debts. I shall make but one remark more, but which seems to me to be oftheutmoft importance to the whole commercial fyftein of England, which is, that the plantation built bottoms are two thirds, or three quarters, or all the bottoms upon which the British merchandize, to every quarter of the globe, is carried on; when we meditate a blow at the American trade, we should recoiled; at lealt, that there is this one manufacture (if I may so call it) of shipbuilding, upon the enconragement of which our very existence in this kingdom, as a trading people, depends. However we may think it our interest to suppress the rivalfhip of the colonies with ourselves, in other manufac tures, yet in thistradeof ship building they are our molt material andfubftantial support. This revengful blow at the American ship building, will fall most immediately and fatally upon the manufacturers and merchants of every commer cial article in the kingdom. For these reasons, I am againll the whole principle of the bill now be fore us ; and if we cannot prevail to have the whole rejected, I must humbly move, atleaft,the admiflion of the clause which 1 havejult offered to the House. FROM THE HERALD OF FREEDOM. MR. FREEMAN, HAVING obfervedinthe Herald of July 31, a plan for rendering the public debt a public blelfing, against whichno well founded objections have appeared, that I have seen—some of your correspondents would be glad to fee the follow ing fclieme of a National Bank at the feat of the general government, in aid of that plan com inunicated through the channel of your ufeful paper. It may firft be remarked, that the plan proposed is. i ft. That the public creditors be invited to de posit their securities in the public Treasury ; receiving one third of the amount thereof' in a paper medium, which/hall be receivable on all imports, excises, and public loans—and a certifi cate entitling them to the whole amount in 20 years, with interest annually at j per cent after 10 years—the paper medium received being equi valent to 10 years interest on the whole sum de posited. 2(1. That such of the creditors, as may not choose to receive one third of the deposit in the paper medium, lhall be paid their interest an nually at 5 per cent, and the principal in 20 years, or sooner, if the situation of public affairs lhall admit of it. It is evident that this must be a beneficial pro posal to the creditor—and to enable the public to support it, the following plan of a Bank is offer ed as one among other means which may be thought of—lt is not probable that all the credi tors will receivefthe one third of their deposits in the paper medium, and therefore we are not to conclude thatweihall have a paper circulation to the amount of one third of the whole public debt; and when we consider that a paper medium must soon become absolutely neceflary, in the business of the Revenue—and that it will be spread over an extensive continent, the resources of which are every day unfolding themselves and increas ing, the scheme is thought by many to be a prac ticable one, and it is the duty of a good citizen to fubmitto the public consideration, thole plans which he, from experience perhaps, feels to be of public benefit. 1 ' Plan of forming a NATIONAL BANK—from whence notes may be ifl'ued for the payment of interest, or on a deposit of the principal, agree able to a proposition in the Herald of July 31, last ; the notes to be receiveableon all the Reve nues, and payable on demand at the Bank. ift. That all the money in the collection of fices be ordered to the Bank, ofter being recoined. id. 1 .'.at fubferiptions be opened in thefeveral States—in order to attach the monied interests to the National Bank,, and so obtain their support, if an attempt fliould at any time be made to rda upon the Bank—afhare to be joo dollars— 100 of which to be paid into the Bank previous to the opening of it—the remainder or any part of it, to be paid within a month of its being demanded —either in gold or lilver—or in the bank notes of the United States—the subscribers to be entitled to J per cent, per annum on their advances to one per cent, more when the ill'ues shall be double the deposits—to two per cent, when three times—to three when four fold—and to four per cent, when they shall amount to five times the deposits. On this plan, the further the issues are extend ed beyond the deposits, the more it will be for the iixerefts both of the llock-holders and the people ; for in proportion as the ftock-liolders receive an encreafe of interest on their advances so in pro portion will the people pay less for the use o<* the money issued. PROPOSAL, FOR PRINTING BY SUBSCRIPTION, M E MO IRS BLOOMSGROVE FAMILY. In a SERIES of LETTERS from a gentleman in New-England to a refpe&able citizen of Philadelphia. CONTAINING Sentiments on a MODE of DOMESTIC EDUCATION, failed to the present state of Society, Government and Manners in the United States, and on the Importance and Dignity of the Female Character. INTERSPERSED WITH A VARIETY of interesting ANECDOTES. CONDITIONS. They will be printed on a good paper and type—neatly bound and lettered, in two volumes, i2mo. and delivered to fubferibers at three quarters of a dollar per volume. These Momoirs are dedicated to Mrs. Washington, ly. her permission. Having seen the manufcripts y and approved the plan, 14 She heartily wishes that every laudable effort to improve the ,4 mode of education in this country may be attended with merif " ed success." FROM the literary character of the reputed author of the above work, and a table of contents left with the printer here of 3 , being eighty-three letters on the most interesting fubie&s of education, life and manners, it is expetted these Memoirs will prove a very valuable and interesting performance. Subscriptions received by the Editor, at his office and letters (pojh paid) duly attended to. ADVERTISEMENT. EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE OHIO COMPANY. WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Agents, it is very much, for the intcreft of the proprietors at large, that all the lands of the purchase should be divided and allotted as immedi ately as may be—And in order Co accommodate them generally,, by the option of darting as they may think proper, and drawing their rights or Chares (where they may poflefs more than one) either together in contiguity, or by detaching and annexing them to diftintt claffcsor divisions (at their own cle&ion) to give them the greater chance for variety in foil and fituation—Jtisunani moufly refolved,That as foonas the exploring committee fhaJl have appropriated the lands for donation fettleraents,in quantity fuffici ent for all the proprietors,Wi nthrop Sargent, Joseph Gi ll m an, and Ritur n J. Meigs, Esquires, whoare hereby appoint ed a committee for that purpose,(hall immediately makeout,upon a large fcale,a complete map or plan of the whole purchafc from the best information,whi<;h they may be then able to obtain,exprefling all the lands of the eight acre, three acre, city lots and commons, one hundred and sixty acre, and donation lots, the reserved lots of Congress, school lots, and lots appropriated for religibus pur poses—also, the two townfliips given by Congress for an univerfi ty,and the towns or filiations for towns to be reserved by the com pany for a future allotment.—That, all the residuary lands (hall be, by them, the said committee of three, divided and numbered upon paper, into forty equal grand divisions of twenty-five shares each, as like in quality as may be: That each grand division be divided into five sub-divisions of five shares each, and each sub division into feftions of single (hares :—That as soon as the map or plan is completed, the agents will form or class their fubferib ers (who fhail not previously elafs themselves) by feftions or single (hares, into sub-divisions of five, and grand divisions of twenty five, and immediately proceed to drawing; hv lot for said lands; by grand divisions, sub-divisions and fcfitions : That in all draughts of sub-divisions (into fe&ions) which may be madcup of proprietors,holding four,three, or two and single (hares,it (hall be the usage for the greatcft proprietor, or holder of the greatest number of shares, to take his lands in contiguity, by lot, either in the southern or northern part of the sub-division, where they shall be numbered from north to south, and in the western or aaftern (by lot also) where they may be numbered from weft to east ; and where sub-divisions may be made up of two proprietors of two shares each, and one or one share, the two greatest proprie tors shall receive their fcttions, by lot, either in the southern or western part of the fub-divilion. Rejolved, That the before na med committee, be diretted to prepare the names and numbers, and make all the nece(Tar)r arrangements for the intended draught : That previous to the drawing for this ultimate grand division o£ lands, there shall be returns of the proprietors, as they may be clafTed by the agents (or otherwise) lodged in the Secretary's office* and it is recommended in all cases to consult the inchnatibns and interests of the proprietors in the order of clafling. Rejolved, That the agents will give public notice of the time and placeof drawing, and that there be twoperfonsno ways intereft e<3 in the draughts, who shall be sworn to the faithfully drawing out the names and numbers from the boxes, and who alone (halL be employed in this business for the draught of grand divisions* sub-divisions, and fe&ions. Rejolved, That the Secretary cause the foregoing resolutions to be published in the newspapers of New-York, and the New- England States ; to the end that the proprietors at large may have the option of classing themselves as they may think proper : And they are hereby requeftcd so to do, and to express themselves upon thisJubjett, either to their refpeftive agents, or by informa tion in writing addressed to, and to be lodged with the Secretary, at his office in the city of Marietta,previous to ttye firftMonday of March, 1790 —Upon which day it is expe&ed the divifiou will take place. WINTHROP SARGENT, Secretary to the Ohio Company. MdrnttiJj 3d November, 1789. WANTED. IMMEDIATELY, A YOUNG LAD, of suitable character, to serve as an Apprentice to the printing Business. Enquire of the Printer.
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