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Is England about to give up the cause?
Is England about to give up the cause?
Item # 703347
April 04, 1782
THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 4, 1782 Page 2 has continued reports from the House of Commons including relations with the American colonies. one bit notes: "...That it is the opinion of this house, that all our efforts to reduce America to obedience by force have been ineffectual, and have only tended to weaken this country & exhaust its resources...". And elsewhere: "...that if the present motion were acceded to, it in effect was tantamount to a motion for immediately withdrawing all the troops, or in other words, for abandoning the American war altogether...Were they ready to say New York and its dependencies ought not to be kept...Or might not Rhode Island rte taken as a post..." and much more.
Page 3 has a report from the Hague: "Mr. John Adams, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America......reminded that gentleman of the full powers and instructions which he possessed to conclude a treaty of commerce, alliance & friendship...". A letter from Augusta, Georgia, and then a report from the London Gazette noting that: "...Sir Henry Clinton be immediately recalled, and that Sir Guy Carleton..." would have a new position. Then a letter mentions: "...There is no talk of peace since England obstinately refuses to consent to the independence of America..." and other items including some back page content.
Four pages, great condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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