The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Extract of a letter from London, dated Jan. 1.

"We seem to be eagerly pressing at peace, almost on any terms: our present rulers have made it necessary for themselves, but were I personally interested for any of them, I would strongly recommend to my friends to beware of the consequences. The nation at large do not find themselves in such humiliating circumstances, as to accept of disgraceful terms, & will ill brook their honor & interest being sacrificed to the partial interested views of a few individuals.—Lord North on the first day of the sessions distinguished himself most eminently, in one of the best speeches he ever made, shewing himself the ablest politician, the truly honest man, and a sincere friend to, and supporter of the constitution of his country, and of course gained universal approbation: He is the first and finest advocate for our brothers in affliction. I know little more of the provisional articles than when I wrote last, except that there is one article in the treaty, which will appear of importance to you and many of my friends at New-York, and that is a condition for the repeal of all acts of attainder against the persons of the loyalists. General Grey, now a Knight of the Bath, goes out directly to succeed Sir Guy Carleton (who comes home at his own request) and will most probably carry with him the determination of the ministry respecting the holding or giving up the post of New-York and its dependencies. Such is the secrecy of the cabinet, that we know not whether we shall have peace or war, my own opinion is in favor of the latter."