The American gazette, or, the Constitutional journal — Salem, Mass., 1776-07-09 00:00:00, page 4

Sim. We have reason to blame ourselves—we
have brought affairs to the prefect Rate—we were
fond of the titles of Col. Esq; &c.—a gewgaw of
a commission was fufficient to render us enemies to
our country. —We contriv'd a tboufand triers to
make ourselves obnoxious to our countrymen,
that we might be noticed as friends to government ;
„e thought this would recommend us to feme lu
crative pof :—We embrac'd the shadow of gran
deur, but the fubfUnce has jledo—A bow from
a general or affer is all the fatisUaicn we have
for our loyalty.—l am become almpll affirm'd of
my company ; a pack of flrutting pedantics, look
ing like elopers from the grave, " grinning hor
ribly their ghastly smiles ;" gallanting their drtyly
nymphs, hag'd with constant ufe.,— Sometimes 1
am ready to heave myfelf upon the mercy of my
injur'd country, but the awful ideas of committees,
courts of enquiry, &:. terrify me from ;his expe
dient ; —Befideso shall we stoop to submission .o
these mifereants ;• —we, Col's, Effrs, fudges, &c.
bow to the lordly sway of these vile villains ?- —
I will rather perilh than do it.
Sur. Our pride is our only cordial—we have
nothing else to feed on ; —d-m'd poor nourish
ment !— We have been long fed on the presump
tuous dilh of expectation of relief, but alafs ! we had
so keen an appetite, for that, we quickly devour'd
it; —the General has no further supply left him,
and we are now left to fimTh 'till a frefti supply
comes.—We have fled here as friends to govern-
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Th© Blockheads ; a Farce.
( Continued from our last. )
SC EN E 11.
Surly.
4 room with refugees, and friends to government.
NOTHING can be more wretched than our
Rate— vagabonds and outcafa in the world !
Here we are— friends we have none —we Bed here
for protection, but how are we disappointed !—
Those on whom we depended are as miserable
as ourselves !—We have been cajol'd into all
this by that curs'd H n ; —he pleas'd us with
penfont, posts of honor, and profit,, but the villain
has fled, and left us to inirk for outfelyes.—
My dwellings I have forlaken, my family are left,
to feed on the charity of friends, if they can fad
any; while I, poor wretch, have thrown myfelf
upon the mercy of those who are unable to help
me.—My money I have let out on government-jecu
city —and poor security too, lam afraid ; —from
affluence and fplend&r, I am reduc'd to wretch
edness and miftry, and .skulk about the Greets like
a dog that has loft one cai—Oh ! curs'd am
bition ! How much better had it been if I had
flay'd among my countrymen, and partook quiet
ly of the produce of my farm.—Why need I have
rnedled in politics, or burnt my fingers dabbling
in this sea of fire.—My tenants and my cxen
would have been much more agreable compani
ons than these herd of falling poltroons, Swagger
ing with their swords at their a— and afraid to
draw them from the scabbard.
POET'S CORNER.
From the Pennsylvania Journal.
A Tle W h—with generous indignation fir'd,
" Bv freedom's noblefl principles inspir'd.
The Continental fpirii blazes high,
And claims its right of Independency !
Virginia hail ! Thou venerable Rate !
In arms and councils still acknowledg'd great !
When loft Britannia in an evil hour
• Firfl try'd the Jleps of arbitrary pow'r,
Thy firefight then the Continent alarm'd,
Thy gallant temper ev'ry bufem warm'd.
And stow, when Britain's mercenary bands
Bombard our cities, deflate our lands,
(Our pray'rs unanfwer'd and our tears in vain)
'While foreign cut-throats crowd th" erifanguio'd
Thy glowing virtue caughtthe glorious tiame, (plain,
And firft renounc'd the cruel Tyrant's name !
With juf difdaio, and mod becoming pride
Further dependence on the Crown deny'd !
, Whilst Freedom's voice can in these wilds be heard
Virginia's Patriots ihall be Bill rever'd.
PENNSYLVANIENSIS.
* Time of the Stamp-47.
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The AMERICAN GAZETTE, &c. for 1776.
PHILADELPHIA, June 34.
Extract of a letter fr,m Lewiftown, June 11.
“ I intended to have feet by land, but the tories
have cut off that communication. Last evening
the Kingfisher returned with a brig, Capt. Walker,
es Wilmington, but before the Pirates boarded
her, our brave Capt. Lairy had, in fight of the
Kingfisher, taken out feme powder and aims.
This day a brig dame into the road, but cannot
learn who she is. You will please to inform the
Congress of life proceedings of the tories at the
head of,our county, as I think these will be occa
sion for some troops from upwards to quiet them.
1 hey are breaking out jo a farprizing manner."
N E W-Y O R K, June 27.
The transport ship from Greenock, (having on
board a company of the 42J regiment) which was
lately taken by one of Commodore Hopkin's fleet,
who after taking out the foldicrs, except the offi
cers and their wives, ordered her for New-port,
but whi h was soon after re-taken by the Cerberus,
and under the cenvoy of an armed sloop tender
sent for Sandy-Book ; on their way, (back of
Lcng-lffanc) met witn the Continental armed
Roop, Schuyler, which took both the tender and
ship, and brought them into a place of fafety.—-
The ship had on board, when last taken, So butts
of porter, &c. with five commissioned officers,
two ladies, and four privates, who were brought to
town on Tuesday last.
Yesterday the Hon. Major General Gates set
off for Canada, being, we hear, appointed Com
mander in Chief for the Northern Department,
CASH given for clean Linnen
RAGS, at the Printing-Office in the Main-Street.
g -Little Masters and. Mift^effes, who are
kind enough to bring Rags, are reminded,
That the Days most convenient to take them in,
are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.
One Shilling, O. T. for clean Sail Cloth.
ment, but how are we treated i—We are defpijed,
our wives ravag'd, and our daughters debauch'd ; —
honor of profit we have none—abuse and ruin we have
our ample Ihares of. Much happier had we been,
if inßead of bowing and cringing to the great, we
had minded the concerns of our farms ; and.inßead
of calculating the revenue of the nation, we had
considered the income of our own flocks.
Paun. Alafs ! we have all been deceived ;—
we have been pleased with the expectation of large
reinforcements ;—-that conquest was certain ; —
and that the rebels would be speedily cruihed.—
Flush i with these (anguine hopes, we have buoy
ed ourselves amidst these seas of tumult and out
rtg., but now we find ourselves wofully deceived,
without ary remedy.— Viaory seems to declare
in u rof the country ; ihe has fled from these
brave ,ons of mars, ana takes refuge within the
ceils ano cottages of America.
our. V ell, ^endemen, you may all whine and
cry, lor my part 1 .m determined to keep up my
spirits, and hope for better times—why fliould
we be so driccmuried, because we have met with
• little rugged treatment ?—we must expert to
Ci counter with m^y such trifles, but Ihall they
^courage us ? Can weexpeQ to gain honor in a
silver flipper / Nu we mutt engage with all H—l
rather .han give up our point..—lts true, friend
Paunch cannot meet w'-th his Dainty Soups, nor
lead co his iavurite f/h and nil, but Ihall this
render him peevish sr^ fre ful ? I hope not—we
are now to try Out L^alty, by the grand touch-
Rune of ffyidion ; let us act like men, and I doubt
not .e todi be well rewarded.—His Majes
ty wid regard us as the faithful of the land, and
will recempence our fidelity with ample tokens
or ht effi^tios.—Your poor dejetted countenances
are 4 difgr.ee to the cause we are engaged in ;
reconcile yourselves to your present Rate, and I
doubt not a happy deliverance will speedily arrive.
Meagre. Deliverance is a poor worn out, un
meaning wordr-1 am tir'd with the found—a word
with 10 little meaning you cannot produce in a
grove of di&ionaries— Loyalty and Deliverance are
pigling words when us'd with propriety, but they
are now maim'd with often hanaiing.
Sim. Loyalty, d--m the word and its meaning—
It is only a Court Watch Word, to entrap men, and
then fleece them of their property.
(To be continued. )
TO BE SOLD,
^'K^ " e Schooner
Ind ustry, with her
I II I 1 Appurtenances, about Six-
I tv-five Tons burthen, nine
#§:Q=: Lff Years old, and a prime
ft^fo^l^ Sailor.—For further Par
ticulars, inquire of
BURRILL DEVEREUX.
Marblehead, July I, 1776.
NOTICE is hereby givea
>to the PUBLIC, That there is to be
bound out in the Country by the SELBOT-Miro
of the Town of Marblebead, a Number of Or
phan Children, male and female, for a Teran
of Years. Whosoever may want, by applying
to said Select-Men may know the Conditions,
who will be always ready to wait on them.
WANTED,
^W^^ A Convenient
' Dwelling-House, in
'l' th . e Center of the Town,
with a Shop to it ; for
which a reasonable Rent
will be paid. Inquire of the Printer.
d TO BE SOLD,
T^rflU A MARE, Se
ven Years old, that
will P ac , and trot, but
inclines chiefly to a Carriage.
For further Particulars, inquire of the Printer.
Proposals for printing by Subfeription,
TWIHE eighth edition of Dr. Gill's three Ser
§ mons dn the present and future Rate of the
Church.—Ser. 1. Isa, xxi. The burden of Dbrnah.
He called to me out of Stir, Watchman, what of
the night ? Watchman what of the night ? The
watchman said, The morning cometh, and also
the night ; If ye will enquire, enquire ye ; re
turn come.— Wherein he fbews there has, from the
beginning, been a succession of night and morning,
darkness and light.—4nd foews what time of the
night it is with us at present. Ser. 2. I Chron.
xii. 32. And of the children of Iffacbar, which
were men that had understanding of the times, to
know what Ijrael ought to do : The head, of
them were two hundred, and all their brethren
were at their commandment.—o3^ is an appli
cation to the sermon, in which be gives us an excel
lent dejeription of good works, placed upon their pro
per foundation.- Ser. 3. „ Ixxxvii. 3. Glori
ous things are spoken of thee, O city of God, Se
l^h — ln which he represents to us not only the spi
ritual, but likewise the perfaal reign of Cbrift on
earth a tboufand years.
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nufadure of this country, and with an elegant
type, almuft new.
11. the work will contain about 112 oftave
pages, large demy, or 8 sheets ; And in order
that so truly valuable a work as th, above, may
be preferred in. every well-disposed family, the
Publisher has thought proper to fix the price to
fubferibers to low as one Shilling and fix pence
per volume Ritched..
111. If any of the fubferibers Ihould chufe tv
have them bound, they are desired to lignify it at
the timeof fubferibing, and the Publisher will have
them done at is. in plain binding and i s. 6d»
gilt and lettered.—Those who fubferibe for fin
books Ihall have a ferenth gratis.
IV. she names of the fubferibers, with their
titles or occupations, and the towns in which the,
dwei4, with the number of books each person sub-
Bribed for, will be printed in alphabetical order
at the beginning of the work.
V. The work will be immediately put to the
press, when a fufficient number of fubferibere
are obtained barely to defray the expence.
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pf Main-street ; and by such other Gentlemen in
this and the neighboring towns, who are kind e
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Printing-Office, Salem, May, 1776.
July 9.