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Ccnlhv.uu frora our Left.
IN the exercife o't Mcafures facal to
the welfare of the people, are melan-
cholly objects of contemplation to every
well-wifher, to the caufc of freedom: but
thole Evils are relative to the Times con-
iidered comparitively, and to the people
taken collect'vely rather than to any fet
of Men in particular.-Corruption
. has been let in by avenues which the peo-
ple themfelves have opened, the original
- fault lays at their door, the influence
of the Crown is a fecondary vice.-
The Conftirution of Briton in its origi
nal ftate, fuppofes the heart of the Peo-
ple warmly attached to the prefervation
of their Rights, and Liberties, and the
good they are to derive from it to nour-
ifh this attachment-, fo that every indi-
vidual might read his ov/n in the Public
weal.-But too gr^at an increafe of
wealth has melted the fteeled Virtue of
ticna! p-opOitiort, it only indicates the cafttVn, Elected.—■—Is it net tlic:efore|
pjuft, cut of Rcafcn, and abfurd to
expect, that becaufe a bare Majority are
fo generous as to promote the p'rofptrity
of a Friend and Favorite to their own
certain difadvantage, the reft of the Ar-
impulfe of a ftronger ncceffity.
Your Correfpondcnt the new North
Britton feems to bear away the palm from
all the reft, in point ot grofs declamati-
on:—and as this is the laft time you (
will hear from me, on a iubjecl: which , my. who may not have the f^rre motives
I entered uppon for rhe fake of truth I or intereft in his welfare, fhould be effen-
only, 1 mall clofe it with a thought that j tial fufferers by fuch a Partiality? Were
OGurred to me on reading his laft paper, j the prefeut Sharers of the off reckonings
' Scurility in print conveys to ones mind \ only to be_ effected, it would not be of
(on confidrr'ms the excellence and utility any material rdiVfequence, but as this is
of the Prcfs) the figure of a Cinder a fubjeel ill which every Junior Officer
wench in Muffin, or a proftitote in Bro- ; who by the Death or Rcfignation of his
cade-, far from Cloathing it with fancti- j Senior, fucceeds to his profptcts, has an
on, it only tends to heighten the odium : Intereft; private Eiafs and Friend-fhip,
of the Character-, for the fame reafon | fhould molt undoubtedly have little
that we could liften to the Anthem of a ; weight, when fo ferions a Bufinefs, as the
Cobler with fome decree of patience . general concern of the Army is under
from hi^ S a'!, but it would fink below confideration.--1 would therefore
difgufr were he to exhibit at the Opera; ftrongly recommend it, as a matter high-
uuguLi wi.)i, uu w >»i»w> •*>■ —r---- ■"■-""iiuiu ii, nj amatter nign-
And-if this difpafiionate pourtrayer _ of lyjuft and right, that upon the Befigna-
Aiicdtors, and led the way to the j National Characters, afpires at any thing tion of the prefent Agent, the Cloathino- i
beyond the empty name of a ncer e< ho- be offered by a Public Notice in the Pa® 1
upon its own fafety.—And great inequa
lities of fortune fupplicd by accidents
foreign from the primative construction
of our Government, have perverted the
principles of reprcfentation, thi'only ef-
fectual means of overthrowing the con-
stitution — But this contagion furely has
not come from the North, for the Scotch
were never blamed for their Riches. A
King ofEngland has very little power in-
dependant of the other branches of the
State, and before, he can fhakc them he
muft have corrupt Subjects to work up-
on, allow that the few minion Favorite's;
about the Throne (on whofe account z
Millions of People are branded with
fuch illiberal abufej had tranfplanted the
minds and principles of all the Stnart
Race into the breaft of the Sovereign,
it could only make him be regarded as
an object of contempt, not of dread, by
his Subjects, unlcfs their own virtue
were faded.
I am led into thefe general Reflections
Mr. Printer by the late introduction of
the practice aluded to, into the literary
efforts oi this Country, and cannot help
exprefllng my forrow, to find fome be-
tray an inclination at leaft, (tho' it can-
not have any fuch dangerous effects) to
kindle prejudices which have fubfided in
the common courfe of tilings,; and thar
under the mafk of Patriotifm andat a
time when general harmony only can en-
able us to finite in the face of public
danger.
our Anccttors, ami icu ^ ..... .. ^wvtttll
purfuit of falfe plans of Intereft-, the beyond the empty name of a n cer e. ho- be offered by Tpubhc^N V"" •** ,u:'lnin<
Eft of the Public is no longer fixed ! J;e fhould endeavour to fabricate a fuffi- pers to rhe Pcrfon or Perfi'n! h pm"
1 dent number of new phrazes----for the undertake it upon the mof? teafonabte
beautiful ones ot Scotch Junto, Vend and fair Terms, provided however h!
Scotchmen and iuch like, are now as gives ample fecurity for the faithfu A
much mouthed as "Ourfather which art count of any public monies which mav
in heaven, and the parable of the loaves from Timc to Time be vid ' ': w
and Fifties, was not fo often quoted in Hands. P" mt0
our Saviours time.-— It muft however j I am well aware of the Objections and
rejoice the blazmg luminaries of the Arguments, which may be ufed by the .
North, to find that thf little twinklers of advocates for an uncontrou'ed free znA i
the Eaft have caught af;w beams from J unprefcribed Agency, as for fo'otfi t^A
thcirl'ght- _________Cdedoneus> » will be an utter Impoffibility tbmake
To the Gentlemen of the Jrmy . ; a>">y exact calculation of the'Difburfe
AS a friend to your Corps, to juttice ments in preparing the ClctJlino-, that
and to myfelf, for I candidly pro- j the Company cfo not always furm'fh the
fefs I am an interested, tho' at the fame j fame Cloth and at the fame Prices • but
time an Impartial Perfon, I muft beg, to me, who have taken fome little Pains
leave to offer my thoughts and obferva- j to devebpc and obtain a knowledge ot
tions to my Brother Officers on the fub-; this Bulineff, iuch Fleas appear inad-
jeet of cloathing the Troops, and t/uft '
my Remarks will fo far open their Eyes,
and throw fuch Lights upon this Bufi-
nefs, that they will no longer hefitate, or
be in doubt regarding the Line they
fliould purfue, as well for their own, as
for the advantage of thofe Gentiemen,
who are now, and may be hereafter con-
cerned.
A Report prevailing that the prefent
Agent intends to embark for Europe ear-
ly this Seafon, many candidates have al-
ready I underfland, been exerting all
their Intereft and Influence amongft the
Senior Officers of the Army, in order to
procure a Majority of Voices, and fecure
by thefe Means the fucceflion.
This mode of electing the Agent is in
my opinion very unfair and injurious to
the greateft Part of the Army, as well
in its prelen", as future confccjuences.
and in order to fupport my Alligation I
fhall explain my Reafons lor enrertain-
ing thofe (entiments, which I doubt not
will have every wiftied for operarj'on.
If my Information is right, there are
I believe, thirty fix Majors, who Com-
mand Sepoy Regiments, and an equal
Number of Captains attached to the Eu-
ropean Companies who have fuffrages in
the choice of an Agent.--Out of this
Number fhould any of the prefent Com-
petitors, be popui.tr and lucky enough
to engage the Voices of thirty feven,
which form a Majority, He is, to the
Detriment and Difadvantage of the re
It would carry mc beyond the Inten-
tion of this Paper to enter into a difcui-
fion of the principles whereupon Scotch-
men ground their Claims to a (hare in
the common benefits of Great Britain,
and it would be almoft an infult to com-
mon undcrftanding to offer it: but to
treat every mark of favor, and every
pjiit ofadvantage gained by individuals
of '.hat Nation, as an innovav'o i on th •
rights ot Englifhmch, difplays a total
ignorance of the nature of the Union
an 1 National connection, their Lives
and Properties have be.cn equally enga-
ged, in acquiring man/of the advantages
in quel tion, and are equally engaged in
defending and maintaining the whole:
and if their numbers where fuch advan-
tages are to be gathered exceed the na-
-ri----
miffable, and can be very eahly invali
dated.
The Sepoys are ufually clothed in
Lacca, which is bought out of the Com-
pany's ftores for C't. R's. 6i 14 8 the
Piece of Twenty two Yards long, and
one end an half wide, •, provided enci.v h
of this Cloth can be procured, furely it
would prove no very difficult Matter to
aicertain for how much a Sepoy's Coat
can be furniflied---But if there fhould
not be a fuflicient quantity and it fliould
be neceffary to complete the Clothirg
with Aurora, which ccmes higher than
I,acca, and cofts C.Rup. 77 the PieceoF
the fame length and breath of the for-
mer, it may alfo with as little Trouble
be tried how much a Sepoy'sjacket mace
up of this Cloth will coft.
Imllhort whoever offers Propcfal?,'will
I may venture- to fay, explain to the
Officers in a very fatisfactory manner,
the Terms upon which Fie will under-
take and en; age to make up the Coat
of each Pcrfon attached to the Army
provided the Company fupply Cloth
from Home agreeable to their prefent
Prices, and you will then be able to
judge how far it may be to your cwn (
Intereft and Advantage, as well rs for*
the Benefit .of ycur Succeficis to accet t
of them.
Should the Hon'ble Beard here, find
it neceffary at any future Period to raife
the Price of tHeir Cloth, which I c?n
hardly imagine will ever be the cafe, the
ma;
hirty five, agreeable iq former ^^tr.ffrcvdd in hi? Recount iece!ve c;e-
IN the exercife o't Mcafures facal to
the welfare of the people, are melan-
cholly objects of contemplation to every
well-wifher, to the caufc of freedom: but
thole Evils are relative to the Times con-
iidered comparitively, and to the people
taken collect'vely rather than to any fet
of Men in particular.-Corruption
. has been let in by avenues which the peo-
ple themfelves have opened, the original
- fault lays at their door, the influence
of the Crown is a fecondary vice.-
The Conftirution of Briton in its origi
nal ftate, fuppofes the heart of the Peo-
ple warmly attached to the prefervation
of their Rights, and Liberties, and the
good they are to derive from it to nour-
ifh this attachment-, fo that every indi-
vidual might read his ov/n in the Public
weal.-But too gr^at an increafe of
wealth has melted the fteeled Virtue of
ticna! p-opOitiort, it only indicates the cafttVn, Elected.—■—Is it net tlic:efore|
pjuft, cut of Rcafcn, and abfurd to
expect, that becaufe a bare Majority are
fo generous as to promote the p'rofptrity
of a Friend and Favorite to their own
certain difadvantage, the reft of the Ar-
impulfe of a ftronger ncceffity.
Your Correfpondcnt the new North
Britton feems to bear away the palm from
all the reft, in point ot grofs declamati-
on:—and as this is the laft time you (
will hear from me, on a iubjecl: which , my. who may not have the f^rre motives
I entered uppon for rhe fake of truth I or intereft in his welfare, fhould be effen-
only, 1 mall clofe it with a thought that j tial fufferers by fuch a Partiality? Were
OGurred to me on reading his laft paper, j the prefeut Sharers of the off reckonings
' Scurility in print conveys to ones mind \ only to be_ effected, it would not be of
(on confidrr'ms the excellence and utility any material rdiVfequence, but as this is
of the Prcfs) the figure of a Cinder a fubjeel ill which every Junior Officer
wench in Muffin, or a proftitote in Bro- ; who by the Death or Rcfignation of his
cade-, far from Cloathing it with fancti- j Senior, fucceeds to his profptcts, has an
on, it only tends to heighten the odium : Intereft; private Eiafs and Friend-fhip,
of the Character-, for the fame reafon | fhould molt undoubtedly have little
that we could liften to the Anthem of a ; weight, when fo ferions a Bufinefs, as the
Cobler with fome decree of patience . general concern of the Army is under
from hi^ S a'!, but it would fink below confideration.--1 would therefore
difgufr were he to exhibit at the Opera; ftrongly recommend it, as a matter high-
uuguLi wi.)i, uu w >»i»w> •*>■ —r---- ■"■-""iiuiu ii, nj amatter nign-
And-if this difpafiionate pourtrayer _ of lyjuft and right, that upon the Befigna-
Aiicdtors, and led the way to the j National Characters, afpires at any thing tion of the prefent Agent, the Cloathino- i
beyond the empty name of a ncer e< ho- be offered by a Public Notice in the Pa® 1
upon its own fafety.—And great inequa
lities of fortune fupplicd by accidents
foreign from the primative construction
of our Government, have perverted the
principles of reprcfentation, thi'only ef-
fectual means of overthrowing the con-
stitution — But this contagion furely has
not come from the North, for the Scotch
were never blamed for their Riches. A
King ofEngland has very little power in-
dependant of the other branches of the
State, and before, he can fhakc them he
muft have corrupt Subjects to work up-
on, allow that the few minion Favorite's;
about the Throne (on whofe account z
Millions of People are branded with
fuch illiberal abufej had tranfplanted the
minds and principles of all the Stnart
Race into the breaft of the Sovereign,
it could only make him be regarded as
an object of contempt, not of dread, by
his Subjects, unlcfs their own virtue
were faded.
I am led into thefe general Reflections
Mr. Printer by the late introduction of
the practice aluded to, into the literary
efforts oi this Country, and cannot help
exprefllng my forrow, to find fome be-
tray an inclination at leaft, (tho' it can-
not have any fuch dangerous effects) to
kindle prejudices which have fubfided in
the common courfe of tilings,; and thar
under the mafk of Patriotifm andat a
time when general harmony only can en-
able us to finite in the face of public
danger.
our Anccttors, ami icu ^ ..... .. ^wvtttll
purfuit of falfe plans of Intereft-, the beyond the empty name of a n cer e. ho- be offered by Tpubhc^N V"" •** ,u:'lnin<
Eft of the Public is no longer fixed ! J;e fhould endeavour to fabricate a fuffi- pers to rhe Pcrfon or Perfi'n! h pm"
1 dent number of new phrazes----for the undertake it upon the mof? teafonabte
beautiful ones ot Scotch Junto, Vend and fair Terms, provided however h!
Scotchmen and iuch like, are now as gives ample fecurity for the faithfu A
much mouthed as "Ourfather which art count of any public monies which mav
in heaven, and the parable of the loaves from Timc to Time be vid ' ': w
and Fifties, was not fo often quoted in Hands. P" mt0
our Saviours time.-— It muft however j I am well aware of the Objections and
rejoice the blazmg luminaries of the Arguments, which may be ufed by the .
North, to find that thf little twinklers of advocates for an uncontrou'ed free znA i
the Eaft have caught af;w beams from J unprefcribed Agency, as for fo'otfi t^A
thcirl'ght- _________Cdedoneus> » will be an utter Impoffibility tbmake
To the Gentlemen of the Jrmy . ; a>">y exact calculation of the'Difburfe
AS a friend to your Corps, to juttice ments in preparing the ClctJlino-, that
and to myfelf, for I candidly pro- j the Company cfo not always furm'fh the
fefs I am an interested, tho' at the fame j fame Cloth and at the fame Prices • but
time an Impartial Perfon, I muft beg, to me, who have taken fome little Pains
leave to offer my thoughts and obferva- j to devebpc and obtain a knowledge ot
tions to my Brother Officers on the fub-; this Bulineff, iuch Fleas appear inad-
jeet of cloathing the Troops, and t/uft '
my Remarks will fo far open their Eyes,
and throw fuch Lights upon this Bufi-
nefs, that they will no longer hefitate, or
be in doubt regarding the Line they
fliould purfue, as well for their own, as
for the advantage of thofe Gentiemen,
who are now, and may be hereafter con-
cerned.
A Report prevailing that the prefent
Agent intends to embark for Europe ear-
ly this Seafon, many candidates have al-
ready I underfland, been exerting all
their Intereft and Influence amongft the
Senior Officers of the Army, in order to
procure a Majority of Voices, and fecure
by thefe Means the fucceflion.
This mode of electing the Agent is in
my opinion very unfair and injurious to
the greateft Part of the Army, as well
in its prelen", as future confccjuences.
and in order to fupport my Alligation I
fhall explain my Reafons lor enrertain-
ing thofe (entiments, which I doubt not
will have every wiftied for operarj'on.
If my Information is right, there are
I believe, thirty fix Majors, who Com-
mand Sepoy Regiments, and an equal
Number of Captains attached to the Eu-
ropean Companies who have fuffrages in
the choice of an Agent.--Out of this
Number fhould any of the prefent Com-
petitors, be popui.tr and lucky enough
to engage the Voices of thirty feven,
which form a Majority, He is, to the
Detriment and Difadvantage of the re
It would carry mc beyond the Inten-
tion of this Paper to enter into a difcui-
fion of the principles whereupon Scotch-
men ground their Claims to a (hare in
the common benefits of Great Britain,
and it would be almoft an infult to com-
mon undcrftanding to offer it: but to
treat every mark of favor, and every
pjiit ofadvantage gained by individuals
of '.hat Nation, as an innovav'o i on th •
rights ot Englifhmch, difplays a total
ignorance of the nature of the Union
an 1 National connection, their Lives
and Properties have be.cn equally enga-
ged, in acquiring man/of the advantages
in quel tion, and are equally engaged in
defending and maintaining the whole:
and if their numbers where fuch advan-
tages are to be gathered exceed the na-
-ri----
miffable, and can be very eahly invali
dated.
The Sepoys are ufually clothed in
Lacca, which is bought out of the Com-
pany's ftores for C't. R's. 6i 14 8 the
Piece of Twenty two Yards long, and
one end an half wide, •, provided enci.v h
of this Cloth can be procured, furely it
would prove no very difficult Matter to
aicertain for how much a Sepoy's Coat
can be furniflied---But if there fhould
not be a fuflicient quantity and it fliould
be neceffary to complete the Clothirg
with Aurora, which ccmes higher than
I,acca, and cofts C.Rup. 77 the PieceoF
the fame length and breath of the for-
mer, it may alfo with as little Trouble
be tried how much a Sepoy'sjacket mace
up of this Cloth will coft.
Imllhort whoever offers Propcfal?,'will
I may venture- to fay, explain to the
Officers in a very fatisfactory manner,
the Terms upon which Fie will under-
take and en; age to make up the Coat
of each Pcrfon attached to the Army
provided the Company fupply Cloth
from Home agreeable to their prefent
Prices, and you will then be able to
judge how far it may be to your cwn (
Intereft and Advantage, as well rs for*
the Benefit .of ycur Succeficis to accet t
of them.
Should the Hon'ble Beard here, find
it neceffary at any future Period to raife
the Price of tHeir Cloth, which I c?n
hardly imagine will ever be the cafe, the
ma;
hirty five, agreeable iq former ^^tr.ffrcvdd in hi? Recount iece!ve c;e-