. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. aid the secretaries had considered Iif pen and ink. The next morning, October 30th, penbrought to me, and taken away again the moment I had fin-• on Mr. Nutt for fifty guineas. The bill was paid. h of November the tidings reached London of the surrender li . Lord Germain was the first to read the dispatch. Lord retary of State, being present, the two entered a ) to save time, and drove to the house of Lord Stormont. them in the vehicle, and the three drove rapidly to the resi- North. Tin- prune minister received the news, said Ger- lld
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. aid the secretaries had considered Iif pen and ink. The next morning, October 30th, penbrought to me, and taken away again the moment I had fin-• on Mr. Nutt for fifty guineas. The bill was paid. h of November the tidings reached London of the surrender li . Lord Germain was the first to read the dispatch. Lord retary of State, being present, the two entered a ) to save time, and drove to the house of Lord Stormont. them in the vehicle, and the three drove rapidly to the resi- North. Tin- prune minister received the news, said Ger- lld have taken a musket ball in the breast. He threw lb- paced wildly up and down the room in the greatest laiming, It 1 .ill over! it is al HENRY LAURENS IN THE LONDON TOWER II bled two days later. The speech of the king was confused ; but he stillinsisted on prosecuting the war. In the debates that followed, Fox,Burke, Sheridan, the youthful William Pitt, and others assailed the min-istry and the war as no ministry had ever before or has ever since been. LORD STORMONT. \From copy of an engraving of tke original painting at Caenw:od.~\ assailed. The city of London entreated the king to end hostilities ; andpublic meetings in every part of the kingdom expressed the same the House, resolutions offered for the discontinuance of the war weredefeated by a small majority. Mr. Laurens soon became aware of the anxiety of the ministry to getrid of him ; but the dilemma was in the difference of opinion as to the HENR> I U RENS IN iHE LONDON TOWER Laurens would not accept of a pardon; and Lord Hills-, edition could not be changed from a state pris-■ war without the intervention of a pardon, and could an exchange be negotiated. Edmund Burke•ucc to abate the severity of treatment and secure theurens. The opposition, in the sharpest of language,>urse of the administration in regard to Mr. softened sufficiently to make inquiries concern-About the same t
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