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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a London letter reports British Parliament discussions on altering export acts for Dominica, a motion to use American revenues for troop support, and Chancellor Townshend's advocacy for more troops in America, dismissing internal-external tax distinctions and defending the Stamp Act repeal.
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Extract of a Letter from London, Feb. 2. 1767.
"As to the Business yet done in Parliament, there is nothing very material.-- An Alteration has been made in the late Act, respecting the Exportation from Dominica to the Ports North of Cape Finisterre, whereby Ireland is excepted as well as Great-Britain,--A Motion was made last Week in the House of Commons, on the Supplies for the Army, that the Revenues arising, and to arise, in America, be applied towards subsisting the Troops now there, and those other Regiments which it is proposed to send.- Mr. Townshend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, among other Things, urged the Propriety of more Troops being sent to America, and of their being quartered in the large Towns.-That he had a Plan preparing which he would lay before the House, for the Raising Supplies in America,- That the Legislative Authority here extended to every Colony, in every Particular.-- That the Distinction of internal and external Taxes was Nonsense- and that he voted for the Repeal of the Stamp-Act, not because it was not a good Act, but because, at that Time, there appeared a Propriety in repealing it. He added, that "he repeated the Sentence, that the Galleries might hear him: and that after that. he did not expect to have his Statue erected in America." Mr. Grenville joined him fully--what they will do with us in the End. I cannot say."
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London
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Feb. 2, 1767
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motion proposed to apply american revenues to support troops in america; townshend preparing plan for raising supplies in america and advocating more troops quartered in large towns.
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British Parliament altered an act on exports from Dominica, excepting Ireland and Great Britain. A motion in the House of Commons proposed using American revenues for subsisting troops there and additional regiments. Chancellor Townshend urged sending more troops to America, to be quartered in large towns, asserted Parliament's authority over colonies, called internal-external tax distinction nonsense, and explained his vote for Stamp Act repeal as timely rather than invalid. He repeated a statement for the galleries and quipped he did not expect a statue in America. Grenville supported him fully.