The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

NEW-YORK, April 7.

Thursday night Capt. Dale, came in from Charlestown, in South-Carolina, in 8 days; he did not see a vessel on his passage; but has brought the following Extract of a letter from Beaufort, near Charlestown, South Carolina, dated March 22, 1766.

"Capt. Brownett, of the Ship Acton, is arrived here in 6 weeks from Bristol; the Captain is a sedate intelligent man; he tells me the parliament had the Stamp Act under consideration when he sailed; that remonstrances from all the trading towns, &c. against it, were preferred, and from all the manufactories; and the principal trading men from every place, were then in London, attending upon the parliament: That disputes ran very high between the House of Lords and House of Commons; the majority of the House of Lords being against the repeal, and a great majority of the House of Commons for the repeal: That Mr. PITT spoke for two hours against the Act, and in favor of America; and a great number of copies of his speech were then printing in order to be distributed, for which he was now more in favour of the people than ever, and that many high menacing words and expressions, had passed between him and Sir Fletcher Norton, who opposed the repeal; and in short, the whole nation was in an uproar about it; which I think makes well for us, and I hope will continue and increase till they force upon them the repeal of so horrid an Act. Capt. Brownett further says, that no vessel was stopped or detained for want of stamps; and 'tis very certain that no such is feared, for in a policy of insurance made for us at 20s. per cent. it is particularly mentioned, "This insurance is agreed, that in case of loss or average, that the insurers shall admit of untamp'd bills of lading as proof of interest. and shall be liable for any detention or seizure, on account of the stamp act."