but I am perfuaded you have no fuch powers. Your nation, though (by punishing thofe American governors who have fomented the difcord, rebuilding our burnt towns, and repairing, as far as poffible, the mischiefs done us) fhe might recover a great fhare of our regard, and the greateft fhare of our growing commerce, with all the advantages of that additional ftrength, to be derived from a friendship with us; yet I know too well her abounding pride, and deficient wisdom, to believe he will ever take fuch falutary measures. Her fondnefs for conqueft, as a warlike nation; her luft of dominion, as an ambitious one; and her thirst for a gainful monopoly, as a commercial one, (none of them legitimate causes of war) will all join to hide from her eyes every view of her true intereft, and will continually goad her on, in thefe ruinous diltant expeditions, fo deftructive both of lives and of treasure, that they must prove as pernicious to her in the end, as the Croifades formerly were to most of the nations in Europe. "I have not vanity, my lord, to think of intimidating, by thus predicting the effects of this war; for I know it will in England have the fate of all my former predictions, not to be believed, till the event fhall verify it. "Long did I endeavour, with unfeigned and unwearied zeal, to preferve from breaking that fine and noble china vafe, the British empire; for I know, that being once broken, the feparate parts could not retain even their shares of the ftrength and value that exifted in the whole; and that a perfect re-union of these parts could fcarce ever be hoped for. Your lordship may poflibly re, member the tears of joy that wet my cheek, when at your good fifter's in London, you once gave me expectations that a reconciliation might foon take place. I had the misfortune to find thefe expectations difappointed, and to be treated as the caufe of the mifchief, I was labouring to prevent. My confolation under that groundless and malevolent treatment was, that I retained the friendship of many wife and good men in that country, and among the reft, fome share in the regard of Lord Howe. "The well-founded efteem, and permit me to fay, affection which I fhall always have for your lordfhip, make it painful for me to fee you engaged in conducting a war, the great ground of which, as described in your letter, "is the neceffity of preventing the American trade from paffing into foreign channels:" to me it feems that neither the obtaining nor retaining any trade, how valuable foever, is an object for which men may juftly spill each others blood: that the true and fure means of extending and fecuring commerce, are the goodness and cheapness of commodities; and that the profits of no trade can ever be equal to the expence of compelling it, and holding it by fleets and armies. I confider this war against us, therefore, as both unjust and unwife; and I am perfuaded that cool and difpaffionate pofterity will condemn to infamy thofe who advised it; and that SUPPLIES granted by Parliament, for the Year 1777. 1. ・TH NAVY. NOVEMBER 9, 1776. HAT 45,000 men be, employed for the fea 10,129 marines. 2. That a fum, not exceeding 41. per man per month, be allowed for maintaining the faid 45,000 men, for 13 months, including ordnance for fea fervice NOVEMBER 26. 1. For the ordinary of the navy, including halfpay to the fea and marine officers, for the year 1777 2. Towards building, rebuilding, and repairs of fhips of war in his majesty's yards, and other extra works, over and above what are propofed to be done upon the heads of wear and tear in ordinary, for the year 1777 MAY 21, 1777. 1. Towards paying off and difcharging the navy debt 2. Upon account, to be applied by the commiffioners of Greenwich hofpital for the fupport and relief of fuch worn-out feamen, as fhall not be provided for in the said hofpital, for the year 1777 2,340,000 400,805 2 10 465,500 0 1,000,000 ARM Y. NOVEMBER 16, 1776. 1. That a number of land forces, including 3,213 invalids, amounting to 20,734 effective men, commiffion and non-commiffioned officers included, be employed for the fervice of the year 1777. 2. For defraying the charge of 20,734 effective men, for guards, garrifons, and other his majefty's land forces in Great Britain, Jerfey and Guernsey 2 648,009 16 5 3. For 3. For the pay of the general, and general staff officers in Great Britain, for the year 1777 4. For maintaining his majesty's forces and garrifons in the plantations and Africa, including those in garrifon at Minorca and Gibraltar; and for provisions. for the forces in North America, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, the Ceded Islands, and Africa, for the year 1777 5. For defraying the charge of the difference of pay between the British and Irish establishment, of one regiment of light dragoons, and fix regiments of foot, ferving in North America, for the year 1777 6. For defraying the charge of five Hanoverian battalions, ferving in Gibraltar and Minorca, and provifions for the fame 7. For defraying the charge of 12,677 men, the troops of the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel, in the pay of Great Britain, together with a fubfidy 8. For defraying the charge of a regiment of foot of Hanau, &c. 9. For defraying the charge of a regiment of foot of Waldeck, &c. 10. For defraying the charge of 4,300 men, the troops of the reigning Duke of Brunswick 11. For defraying the charge of provifions for the foreign troops ferving in America 12. For making good a deficiency in the fum voted laft feffion, for the troops of Heffe 13. For making good a deficiency in the fum voted laft feflion, for the Hanau foot 14. For defraying the charge of artillery for the foreign troops, for the year 1777 15. For defraying the charge of deficiency for foreign troops, for the year 1776 16. For defraying the charge of the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel, for artillery for 1776 17. For defraying the charge of the artillery of Hanau, for 1776 18. For defraying the charge of artillery for the Waldeck troops, for the year 1776 JANUARY 31, 1777. 1. Towards defraying the charge of the out-penfioners in Chelsea hospital 2. Upon account of the reduced officers of his majefty's land forces and marines 3. For defraying the charge for allowances to the feveral officers and private gentlemen of the two 11,473 18 6 949,720 11 3 47,178 0 3 56,074 19 4 336,932 1 6 18,181 15 61 17,370 0 2 93,947 15 8 41,427 17 7 6,617 5 3 1,013 16 10 26,053 7 4 5,152 12 3 13,972 16 0 3,383 6 8 403 199 105,279 13 9 93,616 8 4 troops troops of horfe guards reduced, and to the fuperannuated gentleman of the four troops of horfe guards 4. For paying of penfions to widows of fuch reduced officers of his majesty's land forces and marines, as died upon the establishment of half-pay in Great Britain, and were married to them before December 25, 1716 FEBRUARY 24. Towards defraying the extraordinary expences of his majefty's land forces, and other fervices incurred between Jan. 31, 1776, and Feb. 1, 1777 MARCH 24. 1. For defraying the charge of a regiment of Chaffeurs, the troops of the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel in the pay of Great Britain, together with the fubfidy, for the year 1777 2. For defraying the charge of a regiment of Chaffeurs of Hanau, in the pay of Great Britain, together with the fubfidy, for the year 1777 3. For defraying the charge of 1,285 men, the troops of the Margrave of Brandebourg Anfpach, including artillery, in the pay of Great Britain, together with the fubfidy, for the year 1777 4. To make good a deficiency in the fum voted laft feffion of parliament, for the charge of Chaffears, the troops of the Landgrave of Heffe-Caffel in the pay of Great Britain, together with the fubfidy, to Dec. 24, 1776 ORDNA'N CE. NOVEMBER 16, 1776. 1. For the charge of the office of ordnance for land fervice, for the year 1777 2. For defraying the expence of fervices performed by the office of ordnance for land fervice, and not provided for by parliament in 1776 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. JANUARY 31, 1777. For the expences of the new roads of communication, and building bridges, in the Highlands of North Britain, in the year 1777 MARCH 4. For defraying the charges of the following civil eftablishments, and other incidental expences attend 1,200,602 12 5 36,728 11 8 16,326 10 1 39,588 2 4 3,390 18 4 |