The Virginia Gazette

Extract of a letter from a Carolinian in France.

"The House of Commons have granted the King 12,386,000 l. sterling for the expenses of the current year. The following is the purport of Lord North's speech on opening the budget, taken from Lloyds Evening Post of May 15th. He said, "he allowed the publick burthens to be heavy, but he expected that the ensuing campaign would determine our troubles in America, and that a revenue (if not considerable at first) might be drawn from that country, which would assist in lightening the heavy pressure of taxes under which we labour. That at present, we stood on the very best and most friendly terms with every power in Europe; and not only in that respect, but from every other distinct and disconnected appearance whatever, there was not the least probability of the general tranquillity of Europe being interrupted." His Lordship thus openly avowing his intentions, must convince every reasonable man with you how very necessary it is to endeavour, by every means, to oppose and disappoint him."