The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Our readers may be assured, that the last and most authentic advices from Europe do not announce the speedy approach of peace.

According to these advices, as late as the beginning of July, from Holland, neither the British Court nor Parliament have acknowledged the independence of America.

Mr. Grenville, who has already been twice at Paris, was never authorized by the Court of London expressly to treat with the United States or their Ministers. A late act of the British Parliament empowers their King to make a peace or truce with the revolted Colonies, but not the United-States: and it is thought by our most experienced and sagacious friends in Europe, that the present parliament must be dissolved: and a new one called; in which there shall be fewer members attached to the leading principles of the former Ministry, before the idea of the Sovereign, Independent and United States of America will be fully and unreservedly acceded to. How reconcilable all this is to the declarations so industriously spread from New York, that Britain had already, and in the first instance, acknowledged the independence of America as the basis of a general peace, the world may judge. No people had ever more reason to regard with vigilance and jealousy, all the movements and overtures of an enemy, than we have at the present day. The Britons still hope, by dividing us, by lulling us into security, on various pretensions, and relaxing our efforts, by corrupting us, and trading with us, and by exciting uneasiness on account of the burdens of the war, to ruin at last that glorious cause which hitherto we have maintained with so much success and glory:

By a gentleman who left New York the 8th ult. we learn, that all the foreign troops were embarked: that he was present when one party from Brookline went on board the Shipping, and was told by a gentleman, that those were the last of Hessians, Waldeckers, and Hanoverians: He also informs, that he saw 20 ships fall down to the Hook, besides those which took in the foreign troops, and was told that they were going to Charlestown, to take in the garrison at that place: that orders were given to stop the purchasing of forage for the army, though they had a sufficiency in store for only two months.: that the refugees were in a most deplorable condition, cursing their fate, and declaring they were ruined: that the city was in the greatest confusion; and that it was the general opinion, that there would not be a British soldier in New York by the middle of November.-- We have received similar accounts by sundry persons late from New-York.

We have other corroborating reports, that the British are preparing to leave New York, the tories in perplexity; and several of them are gone 'and going off: some to the West Indies, and others to Canada. It is so confidently reported, that the British garrison is arrived at Sandy Hook from Charlestown,

Extract of a letter from Albany, Aug. 26.

"The run-away tories of this State are coming in, in large parties, and petitioning for pardon, &c."

Extract of a letter from head quarters, dated September 8.

"The July packet has arrived at New-York, that brings intelligence to the 20th of that month, by which it seems American Independence is not to be given at this time."