The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

LONDON, August 7.

Extracts from a short Account of a late short Administration.

The late Administration came into employment under the mediation of the Duke of Cumberland, on the 10th day of July, 1765. having lasted just one year and twenty days.

In that space of time,

The distractions of the British Empire were composed by the repeal of the American stamp-act.

But the constitutional superiority of Great-Britain was preserved, by the act for securing the dependence of the Colonies.

Private houses were relieved from the jurisdiction of the Excise, by the repeal of the cyder tax.

The personal liberty of the subject was confirmed, by the resolution for condemning the seizure of papers.

The trade of America was set free from judicious and ruinous impositions.--Its revenue was improved, and settled upon a rational foundation.

Its commerce extended with foreign countries; while all the advantages were secured to Great-Britain, by the act for the repealing certain duties, and encouraging, regulating, and securing the trade of this Kingdom, and the British dominions in America.

Materials were provided and insured to our manufactures. -- The African trade preserved and extended. The principles of the Act of Navigation pursued, and the plan improved--And the trade for bullion rendered free, secure, and permanent, by the act for opening certain ports in Dominica and Jamaica.

While that Administration provided for the liberty and commerce of their country, as the true basis of its power, they consulted its interests, they asserted its honour abroad, with temper and firmness; by making an advantageous treaty of commerce with Russia; by obtaining a liquidation of the Canada bills, to the satisfaction of the proprietors; by reviving and raising from its ashes the negotiation for the Manilla ransom, which had been extinguished and abandoned by their Predecessors.

They treated their Sovereign with decency; with reverence. They discountenanced, and it is hoped, forever abolished the dangerous and unconstitutional practice of removing military officers for their votes in Parliament. They firmly adhered to those friends of liberty, who had run all hazards in its cause, and provided for them in preference to every other claim.

With the Earl of B-- they had no personal connection; no correspondence of councils. They neither courted him, nor persecuted him. They practised no corruption; nor were they ever suspected of it. They sold no offices. They obtained no reversions or pensions, either coming in or going out, for themselves, their families, or their dependants.