The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-20 00:00:00, page 2

from their situation, w eseertain their number, but we suppose it does
netueeed tzosssiil. Monday it came up into Yakes't Bay, below the
Nervous; Tuesday several ships came to at the Walering-Place; and by
Thurfda noon the whole Beet was at_anchor in : line from Kill Van
Knll to gimonson's fct'rv, on the east Me of Staten island. Thc Asia
brou ht up she fear of the fleet, and in the Narrows was fixed at from :!
[ma] battes on Lon lfland, which complimmt was returned by about
40 twmty our poun ers, one of which lodged in the wall of the house
of Mr. Bennet, but did no hurt to the family; and three shot had near
done much mischief do the house and fdmily of Mr. Dennise Demtise, one
ofthempmowl miffingcthe kitehen, wherein wan : number of the sa
mily; : sceon struck the bent, and the third dear ed much of the
senee of the garden opposite the front door of the man ton houle.
Put of the crmy in now encamped on Staten lshnd, and we have not
the least reason to doubt willendelvour to secure the north side thereof
By entrenchmmu, wlu'll} the shipping protect: the other parts of it.
Alss soon as the troops landed, they paraded the nosinh shope, and on
Wednesday morning unde their ap annce near Elinheth Town Point:
but the country bein soon alarm , they ren-cated, took up_ the floor of
the draw-bndge in e Salt Mudowe, end immediately threw in some
mit]. Their unt- approach to Eliubeth Town Point greatly aisirmed
tho inhabitants of Efl'ett county, end puticuln-Iy the people ot Elmveth
Townmd Ne'uk, but they ere now in : condition to receive them
whneyer they my think apt: to n' pioaeh. '
Two youngdmsiinedfrom :sinbeth omi ::ofl'ed the river. in : nmhst
WI'M , en open e mien; , nt : number of themssrushin
mJ-th'e woodi, they were obiiged to r'etreat end crosl the river ngaingtk
: hen- Mmen of war now lay nett- Amboy, in order, it it sup—_
"54, 1th Ill nlviption that way. ct . '
. The mbq'of Highhnden lntcly token prisonm in the different
vffltsssrctn Scotland lmouttt- to about 750.
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4 bECLARATION ly m uPREsENTATM-zs qf m Ulu'rm
sssss-u-rn qfpunch, q'uGunnss Couousiu asmbld. '
W: ,in the course of, human num, it becomee neceshry for
'- f-dupeople w disohn the pohtial bsiande which connected them
ss did! notice. ned to asm, among the We ofche earth, the separate
digne! Me- to which the hue nimate end of nature's God entitle
du— nsi ducat tespnssfl to the oyinione of nunkind requiree thn-they *
."lq doe .tbe ceases whieh impd them to the separation. si '
We hol (hefetmho to be sclf evident, that all men m created eq'nal;
that dey continued, bytheik Cranes, wkh eemin uniliembleri hu;
lind ' si desire iife, liberty, end the pursuit'of hnppinese. ::
uses!!! : fighte, goveumenn m inffituted lmon men, 'deriving
Me pured from dle c'qnsent of the-governedlct ( n'whenever any -
'fii'm' 'ss momen become- deflmaive ofehesa ende, it it the ' 1! of the
- si ' wellenpr ehdish it, and to indicate new government, ing in
With} on such princi led, and or izing in powenin soeh sum, nsi:
sithen shall seem most Ii ly to : their snfety and inesl. Pru
bssa, finden! oil] ' ke Mmmnenu longefllbfi shimid not be
cing!!! foslithsin imsisiem caused"; end accordin ly alkectxpm'ence both .
um mankind :! more dispdsed so snffer- victle evil- lre suflbrlble,
m asightssthemfflveo by nbolishing the io'run to which they in accuf- .
nued. Butwhen : long mi'n os abusel lnd usuryatiom, puksjlin inn.
sibly'the sun object, evinced : design w reducesthem under : solace
dM, 'K-siksitheir right, it is their du! ', to throw o'Esuch goveshmenflss
. , _ ide new guard: for thek _umre_ security. Such' hn been
ab " fit fuffennce of these coloniee, and such it now the necessity
Menin- the'm to llter (heir former system: of government. The
m.,- "c's che pnsent Kin os Gmc Brinsh in : hisiory of repeated inju.
ein-nd usuq-niom, I" ning in direct object the eflablishmem of an
abfolme tyranny wet these Ram. To prove Flux, let sect: be submitted
naeudd mld. -
ssllthu fyfnfed hie assent to lum, sithe most wholesome and neeefl'z for
— ie good. He has sorbidden hie Govemorsw pus: law. opim
Mlnd pn-siing importctznce, 'nnles; sufpended in their tiomill
hsMtMldbe obtained; nndjwhen o suspended, he :: utterly ,
"fled to :nend to them; 'He has refused to par: other llwe for the
mmqhfionof hrge dishicte of peoctle, unless those le would re-_
Wish thought ofrepnsznmficn in ( e thelegflnure. : n he inenima
m them, and for'mul-ble to front: only. e has calle together le
' ' bodienu pldcel unufih , unqomfonable, end dihnt from the
point, of their public recordl, foflhe sole purpose of sitiguing them
ilke comph'ancc wish his measuree. ' ne has diffolved Reprcsenntiu,
\ nous" repelkdly, for opposmg wnh manly firmesi' hit invlsiom on the
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rights of she People. He has refused for a long time,_ tstcr such dlflofu
tious, lo cmlc oshus to be electcdj whereby the legvshnve powcli, "'I
capable of anmhnlanon, have returned to the pco, A: .l huge tus llmr ex
ercise-, !he stale remaining in the mean time exposed to an me danger. of_
invulmn from wirhour, and convulsious within. He ba: Endeavudcd to
prevent the populzuon of these lines; for that yurpolcte obltrudmg me law)
for mmuiizd'siiun of toreigners; retuting tu puss omen w encourage khell'
migl'ations hfflkl', and sailing the condmun- of new appxybanom os much. ,
He has obshuftcd the Admmlllrdtion of justice, b) lchctmng lus ussent to
lzws (. r estzwmhing judiciary powess. He: has maue-jmlgco dcpcmlcnt
on his will alone, for the tenure oisslhcnr officcl. and the Ml'vm" m" PIY'
ment oftheir sansiics. He has credcu a muimude on new umccs, and
senflinther l'wmms of officers w hazrass our people, and cut out men" lub
ltance. He nas kept among us, in" times otctpcace, standmg amnu,
without the consent ofouylegnllctnuxes. He lus affected tQRlldfl' "If mal}
tary indopendcnt (n', and supermr to, the civll power. ss Hend- culubnned _
with others to subject us to a jurisdidhsi-n tonign to our anltjtuito-a, andl
unacknowled ed by ous lawe; giving llil assennc thc-s aasvu! pi'elended'ffl
legissllationz Em- quartermg large bodies ofznned um}?! H'YWPS """
For pr'otecting them, by : mock trial, [tom pumlhmenl tulsiany maiden I
which they should commit on the inhabsmnu of men um" t'm- cut-ll
ting off ourcttrade with all a ofsilhe world: , inlponng "33 4"
us without our consent: or deyriving us, ' si ) til": ct' ("9 '
benefiu oftsizl byj : For n'anlyoning us seal tq be med ," '
pretended offincnxussor abohshing the true systsim of Engnmiv- lh'l '
neighbouring 'ovince, estabblhin therein an arbitnry gustl'sslctfflslmctct
enlarging its bglundmes, so as to rgender it it one: in UMPRpM "5 {T'}. '
firument for introducing the same abl'olule rule into these compleat Q'Ol'si
takin gamy our charters, abohshiug om molt valuzdlc laws, undssziu-rm] !
fu'ndamentdly the form. of our govmunenu- Fat susispenumg our own
legishtnrn, and declaring-themfelvec invelted with power uy leggum for '
up in 11] asn whatsoe'er. He had abdncated govmmcm here, qy U—j
during us out of hit psotdctjon-und wagin' war 'Full: ul. he hit I
pldndered our seal, ranged our coallt. bm'nt om- towm, lad dphruyfd'
thpilivn of our people. He in, at thu time, mifpomng lage ummss
of foreizn mercenmu to cow ]etuhc works of dmh, Molaugn, and if
:ynnny, dmdy begun wi eircumltane- of cruelty 'and pandy.
ctrcer panlleled in the molt blrbcrom sea, and totally WWW) we
had of : civifiud nuuon. He hn continual ow- fclsslnw eitiaen'utakcl si
uptivq on the high (cum becam- zgajnntheit counuy, now th.
execunonm of their friend- nudbnthnn, or to fall themlelvu by that,
hindl. He hn ududdossmesiic insmexiom ynough us, lad hjnmdn- '
vqund to brizgon th'iphabinnn of our stooden themilesu'hdg- \
Sna wh known ry]: yf-nduc '— ;- undminguimd wsi
of: lgepsisexeesi qndfconditiom.
:ln eve dage of these opprefliona we hue titioned for tednfi to the _
most hum le tame: Our :epeeted petition: ave beennluwend only by *
l' ated injury. A Prmce, whole ehancterie thusso maked by every net (
w ich may definel tyrant, ie unfit tobe the (ulceof'e free people. : ss'
'Nor have We been wanting in lttensiuonq to our Brjtifll Between- We,
have warned them from time to time 'oi, (tuum; dsitfissrctlctqlshmu th'
extend en unwan'antable jurisdnct'ion oversi us. We _ ye mm-ided then ,
o the'cirmnhneeo of our emiynion end fe'ufement hue., We hue ap-ct
pnled to their native jush'ee "and magnanimity; end we hvc'conllsin'ch
them by the tie; of ourcomnpqnhinand (9 diszvcw sithele tttttrpauonez
which would inevitably interrupt our connexion and conelpupdzeltssee.
They too have been deef to the voice of junice and of eonpngmmtys: .
We must, therefore, acquielbe in the necessity. ,which denmmce} atte.
seymtion, and hold them, an wehold the sin of mankind, enenueo n'
um, in peace; fuends. , ' , "
—We, therefore, the representatim of the UNlTEDSTATES OF?
AMERlCA, in General Congrel'l lflembled, appe'ahug tolde Supmuss'q ss
judge of the world to: the" nectnude'of but intenuom. uq _ in the lctuusixe, '
and by authority of the good ple at the!: caloniet. ,sdiemply pubhfle',
and declare, that these Unite Cbbniet nre,_ and ot'ri to ,tto be "
Fnu Arm monument TAnsiu that they are olv fremd] ,
ellegiance to the British Crown, md thn !" pol'mcll cdnnexiod between
them and the hate of Grect Britein it andsiought to be My diilblved; si
and that, :: Fnu uo lnnlnnousir STA'I'll. the sihave full powee
to levy war, .conelude nee. eontna alliances, eflabh commetsictsi, and
to do all other aa- .nZss-nsing. which luoiranou'r Suunua) 'of
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right do. And for the supposed" thin dechneion. wit): I sum relieve. "
on the protefh'on of Divine Providence, we mutually Fledge to each
other our lives, our fortunes. and our'snued honour. ,
Signd-by ordeund in behalf osCoug'refk.
' LOHN HANL'OCK, President.
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