The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-09-27 00:00:00, page 3

Since our last : vessel arrived in this port with zooo busheis of (it.
The whole of it wp immediately bought up by : reisipcctable merchant
of thin city, who is now sening it out in small quantinet, at a moderate
udvnnce, for the henefit of the public. .
On Friday last Ma'or General Prescot and Brigadier Gcn. MctDonald
fet offfrom this city or New York, in order to be exchanged for szor
Genlctsil Sullivan lnd Brigadier Genenl Lord Stirling, as mentioned in
our : .
Sevenlsiletten from France mention the very friendly disposition of the
Court lnd people of that kingdom towards the United Statu.
' Letter: received lately from France say, that their harvelt was likely
to turn out very indifferent.
Since our lust wu broupht in here, by the continental shop Szchem,
Czptlin Robinson, the bng Three Friends, Captain Stalker, from An
ti un' for Hulifax, with 209 hogshezds of sum, Boooib. of sugar, &c.
he brig mounts 6 sum, lnd made battle, in which the Sachem lo}!
her into lad two hands.
We m told the Rose men of wet nmmpted to go up the Easi River,
but was so mauled ' our banerien, that she wan obliged to be towed
'MonLdngmn bythecnv. \
Thrsday : barge wn teen in the Ball River; soundin the chlnael
when his obfiufied by scottled vesselu, but soon madeo , :: it il sup
mshe observed our people at the main fort, preparing to give her a
' e salutation. _, -
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uuy'que laudnn alwirt patinm'u Mrs? ve- adfinm ! : (Frmta
jactR-ctbitndedaf 7 Cchsi/ri CAT:
- 's To Mr.. ]OHN WRlGl-IT.
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T hit been my lot, ! find, to meek the conduct of : being who was
I toodeesiiy plungid into dishonour to retrea: end retrieve his chnracter,
end one w om censure hat only occasioned to recede (till farther from
virtue. Alul thzt there should be any heart to thoroughly base, beyond
the reachllmost of example, as to make counsel lose it: influence, and to
spum et :mendmetit! Such : wretched aspect of humanity sille the
benevolent mind with melnncholy, end makes it feel for human naeum,
when such black exemplee 'ssos mlliciom deprnity m exhibited to it.
Comoafion, on the other hand, eleinu iu admiration, end in : darlin
end engagizg virtue, : virtue which he- in it neither the bitterness lus
ecdmny o sphen, nor the sullennest of malice andss revenge, but is :
ender sensihihty, : portieipetion of the pain: of other:, which delight
bmdnnicpu hlpyinese, and elleviate misery, wherever it-finde it.
Thmwho is entirely without it is : wretch, : very wretch indeed.
Those disguling letten you have produced tosi the ublie, and even
had to offer :: compositiops of your own, letten u (festitute of polite
fle al of M'mmity, breaking nothing but malice and revenge, will ne
" tend eveq person, unless equeily depraved with yourself, to
"view that your thm-veiled pretence: to ity for others ae cloak: alone to
m melevolenee. You indeed : the contrary, end foolish!)
nagine the world will believe you; somewhnt like the artsul crocodile,
who cries in so pimue : mennes !! to move the traveller'e pity. divelt
F- from hie way, and catch him in the snare hid for his destruction.
]! is not uncommon for some men to sinile like a friend, when theirrezl
inhntione he to give secretly the sin! Red, and, above all, to give the
{tinue to their vicee. You basily embuce these pnnciplee
in your hen, hot your underlhnding ie unable to keep viy, end your
d-k designl ate detected end ex fed. !! there he on earth : pso
we, to read- shend} [wed tnn suspected, it would be the supporun
k i! th mss you have exempted to supzsort your cause. Tmi
me, no' , hy bet;:- saved" et, will be force out of my thing which
teines to hieJ'eot or opinion. While you discovef so much rancour
ed nientmeut ngeinst defer involuntmly sospecting the reditude of
your intention; end defend them with such vehemence, one mufl be little
since! with human netute indeed to whom such : conduct doee not
seem wbmy : omni- onsemfl'nese of guilt, which sherpene the fling
ct susyieiou. " si
" Here! lateri lctbaBJ crude."
" When the mind with more than mgic honour swellt,
. " 'Til sun the angry tale, the! conscience telle."
To brin seeke dispute as this eo : point. ] would nlk any body, but
, o might be cinmmhneed in : fike mlnnef, thin plein ques.
sin Would you, if you hid heeneouseiotu of thi- Luly' treating an
indifereet in the same way Mplein of hmng' treeted
: & Men the world, "presented the person complamed o}
along! lhelieveenyhmlnn, withhiolnndnyon
his hurt, would reply in the negativc. "] could only prevail upon
myself to believe 'ou capable of gwing even an ingenuous answer at ell
on this occasion, i should be proud to put the question, and ready to own
that] should then " despise you somewhat less than ] do at present."
But, Sir, I can easily lnticipace your answer. it would be (as in your
last generous: rforminee " ! did it not From i-e'cmment, not that I
thought myseffs injured ( of who but an ideot indeed would drew it an
injury to escape the desire : seducer) but with the sole view of re
serving, nsar is I cool , big! inking, unwary young Gentlemen, rom
inlling,- at others had don Into the snares of an iulidious'femzle, long
hncknied (frompxperi ,, Ypeak it) in ill the: low urts os difflmuletiun
lnd cunning, vpich l.? 'se womln cannot want, and which a worthy
woman scorn: to'pnffise." Brml Mr. ll'J-ss-sigbl! You are a compas
sionate soul! But there is something flsangsse, and passing strange in this
affair: The end of your informing sentence in to guard unexperience'd
people from something, you say, you have ex riencod, and which,
notwithstanding you, in the former part of the ame sentence, slyyou
received no injury from, and have had no occlsion to tesent. Will
done again, Mr. Wrpbtl But never mind it. You: intention: were
god, and have every claim to tmeudaliou. It frequently hzzpen- that
too much znl hal : wonderful knelt of getting the better o : man's
undefflanding, especially when his fancy gets at cuffl with his judgment.
Let even ]uveuie put you upon : pint of indulging yourself in your
favourite walk. in future, instead of uniting for the pzpen, end public;
inspection, you had better, __in your coales moments, give lean:" to
young Gentlemen on " female am and dishmulation," It your retrnt 4
at Hergford. I have not I doubt but you will make : conspicuom figure,
and thereby become more extensively uselul.
Give me leave now to lddrefs myself to you by way of thanks for the
honour of your friendly admonition. ! owe much to you for not with.
ing to dnw me from my asylum. I did never so! you of ursnch
intention. M Mieux: suggefi to you this manner do me.
Your time, an especially the! of your Went (.u thbp considered
mi ht run be better evhployed than in munuining enumerly'wi
: bfnek , who is, from your lcconnt of the num, " in consequen
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the fitter w become : Lady'e utensil." For die complimen wide
leien are much indebted to you, but : man conne! have pain for every
thing. In good truth, your talent lies : quite different My; dl m:
letten rove it. . , , . - ' _ss:
! fee m sels dilposed to dismise you now, and forever. I take Gum
to myself or having ever condescended to write to you. I can ons"
no end ! proposed to ln self. Your resssentmcnt is implauble, end yon;
reforpution quite out _' the question. You are a qulrrcllou a : we:
ze]. However, taken word or two at pzningz Rembet. and yon.
(let it well, that unmeaning vaunting i: _llwaye the how of . mass.
ing, hrutzl hully- thtt msignisicancysihu on one- finlege, that of
being insolent Without chastisement; thatsilfngbh int _..ln's justly ob
served, t effom to unset to little 'ser've f'pr'pleasanuy and
sarcesi; : exceeding fiercenesc, with eft imbility ukimpagw _si
makes the highest ridicule. Farewell.
WIL'LIAMSBURG, sctpisissibsiictctvsszgctctsssisi siss
F.
fr- ADAM STEPHEN, Esq; Bn'gadier General, ssia m Mssm
Umno S'I'A'I'ls JAunlcn. _
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The ADDRESS of theosiceu of the 4th VIIOlNlA BATTuzm,
SIR, .
T in with heart-felt Mufuaioctu shut the officer: of the 4th,bztmlion '
have been informed, thanke Honounble Continema] Congress have
been pleased to promote you to the rank of : Brigadier General in the
continenul service. ' - .
We conceived lpromotion jdly due u-yonr merit; ond permit us to
congnmhte you on chi- nenfwluch we cordillly ho ma)- be apended
with every possible degree of hawinesc w ourselk, no fem'ce to the in.,
cause in which you hue so mly and 'lz embarked. _
When we reflea, Sir, on che-kind, e-indulgem, though manly
treatment, we hue received whilfl under your immediate eYe, u com
unndant of our bamlion, when we ulso consider with whll flew ad
ebblished nmongfi on that disciyline lnd order so elsential to the M.
serntiou md glory of on nmy, we ne It : loss which mofl to admiu,
ssnssctsif Gsssilctss ' 'fE'Z'g-Zmsisisisssi? osisifsi] be dessmod .: ss
um o we ss
;] y ngfloneof thsssioldeinblcwifiuo mmfflz
be ' undetyourimnedim dinawnudmmnd. Should we, Sir,