THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Mar. 28, 1782  The entire ftpg. is taken up with some great reading on events in the House of Commons in London, mostly dealing with the situation of the British in America. Portions include: "..pledged the House in the most direct manner to prosecute the American war & support the continuance of that fatal system which had led this country step by step to the most calamitous, disastrous and disgraceful situation that ever a once flourishing & glorious state could possibly be driven to!...That the war was originally just & necessary was, however, the only argument of one noble Lord...he never imagined America could be recovered by arms, but that the loyalists, who, according to his account, far outnumbered the American of a different political complexion...let them look at the articles of capitulation of Lord Cornwallis & let them cast their eye on the answer to the 10th article. They would there see that all the friends of Great Britain, all the loyalists, who had been treacherously deluded to join Lord Cornwallis & deceived by false hopes & ill-founded promises..." with so much more, & which carries over to take most of the bkpg. as well where is found: "...Those who were for abandoning the American war wholly would state their ideas; of the extent they would say whether they thought Halifax, New York, & Charleston, if we still had them, ought to be given up..." and much more. Pg. 2 has the "Capitulation of the islands of St. Christopher and Nevis..." with all 17 articles included. Pg. 3 has some more reports from the House of Commons & includes: "...the opinion of this house that the war carried on in the colonies & plantations of N. America has proved ineffectual, either for the protection of his Majesty's loyal subjects in the colonies or for defending the dangerous designs of our enemies...yet the misfortunes & calamities of the war rendered it necessary for government to determine that the mode of carrying on the war internally upon the continent of America, as had been the practice under Lord Cornwallis & other generals, should no longer be followed..." with more. A report from Richmond includes: "...dispatches from General Greene...informs that the enemy had evacuated John's Island, about 6 miles from Charleston...that the advance of his army, commanded by Colonels Lauren & Lee, was at Dorchester about 15 miles from the enemy...General Wayne, with about 700 men has reached within 7 miles of Savannah at a place called Cherokee Hill & the enemy...have about 700 men at Savannah, chiefly militia...". Yet another pg. 3 letter has some nice war content from South Carolina, including: "...Gen. Greene's army still remains quiet...The British are all in their works near the Quarter House & dare not venture farther. Col. Lee often harasses them...I suppose you have heard of Capt. Campbell's being killed in a sally he made...Desertions are daily & great; 25 men...came out the other evening to Gen. Greene. I have met along the road a great number of deserted soldiers who give us great hopes...we have just heard that Gen. Wayne has drove in all the outposts & is now at Ebenezer...Charlestown is greatly alarmed & it is the opinion that it must fall pretty soon, for at present they are so closely hemmed in that they cannot move from their works...". Some great content in this issue! Complete in 4 pgs., subscriber's name written in the margin of pg. 1, great condition.