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lar detail of his conduc'd since his arrival in this
colony, can be considered only as a repetition,
it having been already fully published to the
world by the proceedings of the General Af
fcmbly§ and a former Convention : but the un
remitting violence with which his Lordship en
deavours to involve this country, in the most
dreadful calamities, cohftantly affords new mat
ter for the attention of the public, and will re
move every imputation of ingratitude to his
Lordship, or of injustice to his character. His
Lordship is pleased to ascribe the unworthy part
he hath taken against this colony to a necessity,
■riling from the conduct of its inhabitants,whom
lie hath considered in a rebellious state, but
who know nothing of rebellion except the name.
Ever zealous in support of tyranny, he hath
broken the bonds of society, and trampled justice
under his feet. Had his Lordship been desirous
of effecting an accommodation of these disputes,
be hath had the mod ample occasion of exert
ing both his interest and abilities ; but that he
never had in,view any such salutary end, most
evidently appears from the whole tenor of his
conduct.
The supposed deli ;n of the Canada bill hav
ing been to draw down upon us a merciless and
Ravage enemy, the present manoeuvres amongst
the Roman Catholics in Ireland, apd the schemes
concerted with Doctor Connelly, and other vile
internments of tyranny, which have appeared
by the examination of the said Connelly, juftify
the' supposition, and most fully evince, his
Lordship's inimical and cruel disposition towards
us, and can belt determine whether we have
been wrong in preparing to refill, even by arms,
that system of tyranny adopted by the Minilby
and Parliament of Gr at Britain, of which he
is become the rigid executioner in this colony.
The many depredations committed also upon
the inhabitants of this colony, by the tenders
and other armed vessels, employed by his Lord
flip for such purposes, the pilfering and plun
d^ing the property of the people, and the ac
tual fedudion and seizure of their slaves, were
truly alarming in their effects, and called aloud
for justice and refinance. The perlons of many
of our peaceable brethren have been seized and
Mugged to confinement, contrary to the prin
abandoning the fort, they thought it molt pru
dent to retire from Norfolk, and take refuge on
board the Ihips. It is imagined our troops will
take poflidhon of that place without opposition,
83d hoped that they will soon be able to drive
the pirates from the harbour. It is reported,
that Lord Dunmore has requeued an exchange
of prisoners, and that the King's soldiers killed
and wounded in the battle amounted to 102,
eleven only of the grenadiers having escaped.
December 16, 177 g.
Ey the Represent forces of the People of the Colony
of Virginia, assembled in General Convention,
A DECLARATION.
W'HEREAS Lord Dunmore, by hit pro
clamation, dated on board the ihip
William, the 7th day of November, 177 g, hath
presumed, in direct violation of the constitution,
and the laws of this country, to declare martial
law in force, and to be executed throughout
this colony, whereby our lives, our liberty and
property, are arbitrarily ful;efted to his power
and direction ; and whereas the laid I^ord Dun
more, ahuming powers which the King him
felf cannot exercise, to intimidate the good peo
ple of this colony into a compliance with his
arbitrary will, hath declared those who do not
immediately repair to his standard, and submit
in all thi :gs to a government not warranted by
the cemftitutioß, to be in actual rebellion, and
thereby to have incurred the penalties inflia d
by the laws tor such offences; and hath offered
freedom to the servants and slaves of those he is
pleaded to term rebels, arming them against their
m tfters, and deftroying'the peace and happiness
of his Majesty's good and faithful fubje&s,
whose property is rendered insecure, and whose
lives are exposed to the danger of a general in
furreaion: We, as guardians of,the lives and
liberty of the people our constituents, conceive
it to be indifpenfibly our duty to proted them
^gainft every species of despotism. and to en
deavour co remove those fears with which they
are so justly alarmed.
If it were possible the underflanding of men
could be so blinded, that every gleam of reason
might be loft, the hope his Lordfliip fays he
hath ever entertained of an accommodation be
tween Geat Britain and this colony might now
pass unnoticed; but truth, justice, and common
sense, must ever prevail, when fads can be ap
pealed to in their fuppovt. It is the peculiar
happiness of this colony that his Lordship can
he traced as the source of innumerable evils,
nnd one of the principal causes of the misfor<
tun's under which wenow labour. A particu-
an exchange of prihmers, which was brought
by Lieut. Wallace of the 14th regiment, and a
certain Mr. Blair, late of Smithfield, merchant.
Colonel Woodford returned lot answer, that he
Could consult the Honourable Convention, and
Acquaint him with their determination.
The Gentleman who are now prilon^s with
I,ord Dunmore arc, Coh Hutchings, Col. Law
son, Capt. Hunter, Mr, Thoroughgood, and
12 private men. He has sent to Buffon Mr.
Robin 'on,one of the delegates tor Princess Anne,
with Captain Matthews and Capt. Deane. Capt.
William Goodrich, whom he lately took pri
soner in Nanfemond, is sent out, it is laid, in
one of the tenders.
On Tuesday lafl, a large schooner from the
Weft Indies, bound for Norfolk, was taken and
brought into Hampton by our men Rationed
there. She was laden with rum and sugar, and
had 2700 dollars on board.
The defeat of the B itifh regulars at the Great
Bridge, last Saturday, flruck the enemy into
such dreadful consternation and terror, that after
of about 4.600 men, ,and that they intended the
next day to open their batteries on Quebec,
which they were in hopes would soon surren
der.
A certain Zechariah Smith Allen Was, on
Monday last, detected in puffing counterfeit
three pound Pennsylvania bills, of the emiflion
of March, 1769, signed with the names of
Mess. Richard Smith, John Johnson, and Ste
phen Skinner: on searching his lodgings, thirty
two three pound bills were found, and about
seventy pounds worth of goods. As he has
passed a considerable number of his bills in this
citv, the public are desired to be on their guard.
We are informed by a gentleman from Hi
spaniola, who left that place about fifteen days
ago, that 7000 French troops, and nine fail of
the line, were arrived there; that two vessels
belongingto North America were at that place,
but not having any credentials from the Con
gress, the inhabitants refuted to trade with
them; and that the Congress was in high
esteem there.
On the 22d ult. departed this life, Helena,
the truly amiable Lady of Thomas MoN
criefee, Esq; greatly lamented by all who
knew tier. Nature formed her for the discharge
of every social duty, in which she was an emi
nent pattern. Her mind was always serene,
and her countenance always pleasing; she was
a stranger to those boisterous passions which vex
and disturb the foul: Hiving passed through
her short life without a foe, she is now arrived
at the peaceful abode, where the wicked cease
from troubling, and where the weary are at rest.
On the 28th ult. Miss Long, an amiable
young lady, and daughter to an aged and re^
ciples of liberty, and the confiitution of our
country. Yet have we home this injurious
treatment with unexampled patience, unwilling
to shed the blood of our fellow fubje&s; who,
profocuting the measures of a Britith Parliament,
would facrifice our lives and property to a re
lentless fury, and un.'bating avarice. If a Go
vernor call be authorized, even by Majefly itfelf,
to annul the laws of the land, and introduce
the mod execrable fyffefos, the law martial ; if,
by his tingle fiat he can flrip us ot our property,
can give freedom to our servants and flives, and
arm them for our detraction : let us bid adieu
to every thing valuable in life, let us at once
bend our neck to the gallingyoke, and hug the
chains prepared for us and our latent posterity!
It is with inexpreflible concern we retiedl upon
the distressed situation of some of our unhappy
countrymen who have thought themselves too
immediately within the power of Lord Dun
more, and have been induced thereby to re
main inactive. We lament the advantage he
hath taken of their situation, and at present im
pute their inactivity, in the c&ufe of freedom
and the constitution, not to any defection or
want of zeal, but to their defencelefs date;
and whilst weendeavour to afford them fuccour,
and to support their rights, we expect they will
contribute every thing in their power to effect
their deliverance. Yet, if any of our people,
in violation of their faith plighted to this colony,
and the duty they owe to society, shall be found
in arms, or continue to give affidance to our
enemies, we shall think ourselves juftified, by
the necessity we are under, in executing upon
them the law of retaliation.
Imprefled with a just and ardent zeal for the
welfare and happiness of our countrymen, we
trust they will, on their part, exert themselves
in defence of our common cause, and that we
shall all acquit ourselves like freemen, being
compelled, by the disagreeable, but absolute ne
cessity, of repelling force by force, to maintain
our just rights and privileges; and we appeal
to God, who is the sovereign disposer of all
events, for thejuftice of our cause, trusting to
his unerring wisdom to direct our councils, and
give success to our arms.
EDMUND PENDLETON, President.
BOST O N, December Ifo
We are informed, that there is now getting
up at the Theatre, and will be performed in the
course of a fortnight, a new Farce, called the
Blockade of Boston. [lt is more probable, be
fore that time, the poor wretches will be pre
sented with a Tragedy, called the Bombard
ment of Bofton.]
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CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 2 ^
Nature is now forming a capacious bridge of
ice over to Boston, across Charles River. It is
nearly closed a little above the ferry.
The toast of the day is, The American GE
NERAL and ADMIRAL.
Last week both Houses of Aflembly came to
the choice of five Delegates to represent this
colony in American Congress, for the year 1776,
by joint ballot, and the following gentlemen
were chosen, viz. the Hon. John Hancock,
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat
Paine, and Elbridge Gerry, Esquires.
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N E W-P OR T, Dec. 7.
A vessel belonging to a rank tofy, of this
town, was lately seized at Cape Francois, it is
laid, because she belonged to a villain who was
an enemy to America, and we hear the people
at the Cape intend t@ make the Congress a pre
sent in powder, equal to the value of the vessel
and cargo.
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NEW-YOR K, Ja^ry 4.
The General Assembly of Connecticut have
puffed an AC for reflraining and punishing per
sons who are inimical to the liberties of that,
and the rest of the United Colonies.
By a letter from Albany, dated the 2§th ult.
we are informed, that General Montgomery
arrived the gth ofDecember at Holland-Houle,
near the Plains of Abraham, his army consisting
fpeclable citizen, of this place, whether Keep
ing in her chair, having fainted, or being in
a fit, is uncertain (tor her brother, who just
before waited on two ladies home from his
house, had not left her above half an hour)
had her eloaths set on fire by a spark from
the hearth, which, before fire awaked, spread
to such a height, that all her efforts to extin
guish it were in vain. In this situation she
had fortitude and presence of mind, to endea
vour to get out at the street door ; but here
a strong lock refilled her greatest efforts, altho'
she was so long in the attempt, that the paint
oh the door and wai^fcot was railed into blis
ters, and the furface of the floor under her feet
was burnt to a coal: Her next attempt was
at the yard door, which, after pushing back
two large bolts, and removing an iron bar,
she opened, and was seen from an opposite
window by two ladies, who hadbeen awaked
by her cries, coming out a pyramid of flame !
She immediately threw herfelf on the snow, but
notwithstanding this favourable circumstance,
the fire was not extmguifhed until a neighbour,
who had been called up for that purpose, ar
rived to her assistance. Her cloaths were lite
rally burnt to allies, so that hardly a cinder
remained; the paint on the back door, like
that on the front, was raised into blisters, and
several large spots on the floor in the entry
were burnt to a coal. From the snow she
was wrapped up in a sheet and carried to her
bed, until proper assistance could be called to
her relief ;---but here we must quit the nar
ration, forto paintin adequate colours her dread
ful situation, (as it appeared upon examination)
baffles all defcription,--lTnagination recoils with
horror from the fcene.--*To be tied to a flake
and burnt to death must bear nothing to what
flie endured ; for there the flames soon become
their own cure, and as they burn, destroy and
relieve ; but in this case they only attacked
the furface of the body, and exciting the
powers of feeling to the utmost, left every
individual point the fubjedtof the keenest
torture and the most exquisite sensibility ; yet,
under all this load of misery, she preserved a
calm mind—assisted, as far as her rigid muscles
would allow, her friends and physicians in their
efforts for her relies---spoke with firmnefs and
composure—and with a most affectionate atten
tion, requeued that her aged parents might
not be ipedators of her distress; so that pity
and commiferatien for her fufferings, even in
the bread of her nearest friend,were frequently
made to give way to wonder and astonishment
at the patience and fortitude with which she
endured them.---God, however, in his mercy,
fuffered not her agonies to be of very long
duration, but after having exhibited her for a
few hours an example ot, the firmed fortitude,
and the most pious resignation,
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To these virtues for which she was so emi
nently distinguished in her last moments, be
added during her life, innocence ot manners,
and cheerfulnefs, its constant companion—an
affectionate regard to her friends----the most
dutiful and tender attachment to her parents,
and a constant attendance on all the duties
of religion.
The Eastern Post, due lift Saturday, did not
arrive till Tuesday afternoon, and then brought
no news.
By his Excellency William Tryon, Esq;
Captain-General and Governor in Chief, in
and over the province of New-York, and the
territories thereon depending in America,
Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the fame,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHereas the General Assembly of this
' province flands prorogued to the firft
day of February, now next cnfuing: I have
thought fit for his Majefly'sfervicc, and I do,
with the advice of his Majesty's Council, and
by virtue of the powers and authority unto me
granted by his Majesty, dissolve the said Gene
ral Assembly, and the said General Assembly
are hercby'diffolved accordingly.
Given under my hand and seal at arms, in
the city of New-York, the second day es
January, One thousand seven hundred and
feventyTix, in the sixteenth year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
Third, by the grace of God, of Great Bri
tain, France and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth.
W M . TRYON.
By his Excellency's Command,
Sam. Bayard, jun. D. Secretary.
GOD save the KING.
Took her to his Rest.
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