The Newport gazette. [volume], June 25, 1778, Image 1

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Tha Printer lays the fullowing Speech cf
General BURGOYNLE be ore the l’n‘b
lic, corviuced the {.int it breaihs will
faly difi ate every fufpicior of ciuslty
being pri&liced by EBis Orcer, or even
inteaded in bis tranfadtioss with the
I:dians, muit cenfound his calumaiators,
snd cover the abettors of rebeliisa with
ajamy-
S:ssfn:’:cs of the SPEECH of Lieu
senantT GENERAL Burcgovwg, to the
jxolaNs, in Coagrefs, at the Camp,
upoa the River Bouquet, Juze 21, 1777,
sod their ANSWER. L
Cuizrs and Wareiors,
HE Great King, eur common
faiher, and ths patron of all who
l (eek 22d deferve his proteftioa,
bag cosfidered with fatisfa&ion, the gens
nl copde o the Indian tribes from the
bepinaisg of ths troebies in America.
Too fagacions aqd 100 fat:h‘ul to be de
-I‘3’ or cpcrunied. (hay have ahfe-wod tha -
viMated rights of the pareaial power chey
love, and baraed to vindica'e them. A
few individu* alone, the refule of a mall
tribe, at the AVt were Jad tftray, and the
nireprofentations, the fpecious ailare
meats, the infidioas premifes and dive:fifi
*wd plots, in which che rebels are exercifed,
»d all of which they employed for that
ele&.x:l ferved only in the end to en
hoce fhe homour of the tribes in geaeral,
by demcolt ating to the world, how few
wd how comtemptible’ ase the apoltstes.
hisawath koown to you all, that thzfe
- piifal examples exceptad, and they pro-
Wby beve before this day hid cneir faces
_ nhame, the c L &ive voices and hande
} o the ladian tribes over this vat cortinent,
;uuhidc otjulli’- flaw, and of the
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The teftraint you have jat upoa your
iaumeat ia wailiag tke Kng your fa.
wr's all o ayms, tle harded preaf, [ am
w.’ to which your affe@icn cca'd
ben pa , is another manifet acd af
s mark of your adhereace to that pria
cpal & conseion to which you we:e sl--
Yyrfoed o aliase, and which it is ma
tedy ke joy aad the cuty of the parent 10
denfy, R ;
The c'eméney of your faisr has been
*akd, the «fers of bis me:cy have besn
“'%d; asd his fer:her patiesce wowd,
W 5 syes, become c’u_lptbL. ia as much
® ilwonld wiliold rediefs fiom the moft
R13%03 oppr tfisns in he provisces that
"“ltmd te hiftory cr-ahklld. It
Berfoie remaing for me, 130 Ge. eral .of
of his ‘Mjely’s arwier, and ia’ this
“03lly Bls lepreien:ative, 1o reiesfe yon
ols' terds which yoor obed'ence
» Warios, yoa ‘are free. Go
Tn ¢of ‘your valu: sad ‘yoar
"ifg ¢& e cimmon c:cmies of
THRAVUYRSDAY, JuNE 25
Great-Britain aed Americs——difturbers
of public order, peace acd happinefs,—
deltioye:s of commerce, parsiciies of the
ia e.
. The circlz roued you, the chicfs of his
M jeiy’s European terccs, and of the Piin
ces his alliy, clteem you a» b:others in the
war ; emalaue in glery aad in fricadfhip,
we will endeavour recipiocally 1o give and
to receive examples ; we know how to va
luz, and we will (lii.e 10 imitate yoar per
feverance im enterprizs, and your conftancy
to lefik bunger, wearinefs, azd paia. Be
it cur takk, trom the dictates of zur reli
gien, the laws of ou: warfaze, and the
principles and int:geil of car policy, ta re
gulate your paffions, when they ovsibear,
to point out whcz'it is mobler to fHare
than te levenge, ‘_fitcrininne degress of
guilt, to fufpead the wplified fruke, to
chaftife, and not to defk:ay. !
" This warta you, oy ;md_;.‘u new i
wpen ail *formel cecally fin wk ng the
field, you held yourfeive. svtaoriled so dee
#roy whe:ever you camc Lecsufs every
wherc you found aa ¢ncm)e The cafe now
i vory diffsrent, > '
* The King bts many fakhfol fubj:&s dif
perfed in ths provinces, comfcquendy you
have many brothees theres; and theie peo
ple are the mere 10 be piljcd, that they are
perfecuted or ‘impriionsd, whersver they
are difcovered, or fafpead, and to diffem
ble, is to a generews mind, a ye: more
gr;evom.:uni(hnont. 1 :
- Perlusded that your magnavimity of
charaller, jained to your principles of af
feQion to: tae King, 'ilr;iu ms falle:
coatroul over yeur mindsthan the miliiary
rank with which [ am isvested, I enjoin
yiur molt ferious atention to the rulss
which [ bereby proclaim for ycur invaria
ble obfervation duriag the campaiga.
I pefitively fofbid oivecthed, waes you
are not oppof.d in arms.
Aged men, wimea, ch’»drn, and prifo
ners, muft b: belt facradWom the knife o:
:;:chct. evea in ths time of altual con
i&k. & ,
You thall receive compenfation for ths
prifoners you t:ke, but yqu fhail be call.d
to an account for ferlps, « .
In coaformity and inde'gencs te your
cuftoms, which have affixed an ides ot ho
_moar to foch badges of viflory, you fhall
be allowzd to take the fcalps of the dead,
when k lied by your fire, acd in fiir op.
peficon ; bat on mo sccoun’, or preteace,
or fubtiety, or prevaricatidh, ars they 16 be
taken from the wouaded, or evea dying ;
aad Qill lels pardonab’e, ilzpofihle, will be
h:ld, to kill men ia Ihat céndition, on per
pofe, aod upon a fuppoli ioa, thet this pro.
te&isn, to tae wousded, wiald be thereby
ensded, 3 . .
Bale lutkirg off fliar, inzeadizrizs, rava.
gres, and plunderers of 'the coun'rv, to
whatever army they may belong, fhall be
t:eated with lels referve ; but the laijtade
muit be given ycu by order, and | maßt be
the judge of tha occafion. '
- Sbould the enemy, on their part, dars to
coantenaace s¢ts of barbarity towards thofs
who may fall iate their ‘hands, it thall be
yoars -u’; t> ratalise ; boe till feverity thall
be thus compelled, bear immovesble inyour
hesris toir folid maxim, it ‘¢asnot be too
deeply imprefled, that the great affentisl
reward, wonb‘] fervize of yeur allisnce,
the fincerity of your zeal 1o the King your
fa.her, and severfailing prote&or, will be
examined, azd judged epoa the teft enly of
yoor fleady and eniform adhereacs to the
orders and counfsls of thefe to whom hisg
Majefty has intrusled the dire@ion and the
‘honour of his arms, ¥ - 1 .6
Aniwir frem ex eld Chizfaf the k2gonteie .
. z.ir.é ep ia nL?‘nm% il the %flfio.l
prefeat, to aflure our father, that we have
atteatively liflenad to bis difcaurfa. Wea
veceive you as our father, becan’e wheg you
fpeak, we hear the voice of oor great fa
ther beyond the gieat lake,
*” We tejoice ia the spprebation yos bave
exprefied of our behaviour, - .
We have been tried sad attempted by
tbe Boftonians ; bu: we have maf our fa
ther, and our'hatchsts have been fharpensd
wpoa our affeQtions. s 5 a e
I 8 pioof of the tincerity of cur profeffions,
osr whols villages able 10 goto war ; e
cone forth. Theeld sed icfirm, opr fafants
#nd our wives, slons remain at home. -
Wish oae common sfeat we promife @
coaftant obsdience to il you have ercered,
and all yog thll order ; and may the fa
ther of days give yoa many aad fagcefs.
~ NORWICH, Juse 15.
Extral of a letier from a 8 Gaseral Ohcer ,
belosging to. this State, datsd Valley-
Forps, June 7, 1773. i -
¢ Mr. Loring, Commiffary of prifomers,
cfficially informed s the day bafere, yefler
diy, that the, army wers ‘about’ to lsave
Philadelphia ; ‘that .Gepsral Clinton did
not wilh 10 carry off the prifosers.o: war,
bat would fend them out to.es, or leave
them iar the city, provided we wosM.pro~
mife co lcc them have a 3 nl_nggiu exchsnge
at fcme ather “...!—“0 Commifioness
sré arived ih 'P:ilfldphin_,-qu
Johalone, Exil 61 Carlifle, asd Mr.. Eden,
8 brother. 1o the laie Governor -Edes ;
Lord Howe lul-G&aml Cliston: age the
woothrr. Lerd Corowallis is petared.
Whether their arrival will delay the army’s
leaving P.iiadelphia or mot, 8 .few days
wil cifcover, Great pambers of recruits
bave come in from Maryland and the
Jerfies ; toeir regimenis will cut-sumber
ours ; thofe from Marylard are en'ified
durirg the war, :