The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-06-22 00:00:00, page 2

.ntd for a suspeussion of hostlhtics in America, in order to lay the soun
dltion of :: tpeedy :ml permanent reconciziatcton between the great con—
tending parts of this diihctacted empire.
' it was moved w agree with the said motion. Which being objected to,
after long debate, the qubttion was put thenupon. it was resolved in
the negative.
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Dgsseu/imt. Asmaoos. Pousoxnv. ch. FlTZWlL
Luna. Ancusn. PolTLAND. EFHNGHAM. An'encAvENNY.
'Cxuooss. chuuorxo.
'The jb/lowing is an autbmusic copy of a [mer receive;! by a Gentleman qs
mimst, in GoooMAN'zfie lastaun'lsiji-om CAorz.
" An express is an'ived from Ma i , with orders for arming three
men of waros the line. Order: have likewise been issued for zrming four
men of war at Carthagena, and bringing them hither, as also two at
Ferrol. The same express was likewise charged with orders for the
French Consul at Malaga, which were despatchedss to him the next day,
dimcting him to get ready alarge quantit of biscuit in that port."
Saturday mornin severzl thousand be :; and blankett were shipped of
from the tower for t e use of the Heffien troops going to Amuicn.
Extract y'a lctzn-fram PonTsuouri-L, March 14.
" This mc'wnin' arrived the Emerald man of war, Capt. Caldwell,
from the. Downl, and to Boflon; and this day came out of dock the
Cygnet man of war, bound to Bokon, who are to convo the fleet.
There are now tweh'e (hip- of war off Spithead, ready to sai at ; day'e
notice."
Extract ffu [etterfram KlLuNNY, March 9.
" lo the course of this and the hit week, draughtl from the 66th,
67th, and GSth regimente, confining of 150 men each, together with
several retruitl, marched through here from Dublin for Corke, in order
to emhett for Amet—ice. Twenty privhte men of the 9th of dragoom,
from Czrlow, twent of the sth of Wl Irish dragoonl, and seventy of
the 't! r iment of oot, both now quartered here, went no volunteere.
An' esssfexday arrived here a large quantity of nmmmition and arms
from ubsin, desiined for Ameriez, escorted by : Kerty of the 9th of
dra oom. The lyth regiment (two companiet of w ich were quirtqct
et allyragget and Casilecomer, are to be rephced by two companies of
the zd regiment now quartered here) together with the zoth, marched
from their respective eantonmentl for Corke, in order to embark for
America." - .
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S'r. ]AMES'l, March n. Thin day the Ri ht Honourable the
Lord Mayor, several of the Aldermen, the sheri , and some of the
Common Chuncil of the city of London, waited upon his Majefly (be
'm introduced !: the Ear] of Hartford, Lord Chamberlain of lm Ma
je y's household with the following lddsesl and petition, which wn_
read by the Regard" :
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so 16: KlNG': My, Excellent MAJESTY. -
The humble addrese and petition of the Lyd Mayor, Aldermen, and
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Commona of the city of London, in Common Council assembled.
Most gracious So'vlrligll, _
WE, the Lord Mayor; Aldermen, and Common Council of the
city of London, in Common Council assembled, beg leave to
appfoaeh your throne, and to entreat you'r Maiest 's royactl attention,
vhiifl with the humility of dutiful subjects we lay fore your Majesty
what at present molt immediately affect: on is the spirit and tendency of the
ynblic measures my! depending; and the anx' we see] at the naked
and exposed state in which this country will be le t, by draining it of the
national troo :, 'a: well aa at the danger and dit'graec attending the late
treatiee for oreign mercenaries, whole latitude in such as to provide the
meane of introducing :: foreign army even into che realm.
We cannot, Sir without horror, look forward to that dismember
ment of the empire; at increase of the national debt, and of bunhen
some taxt'a; that loss of our moh valuable resourcel; those disiresses ofour
merchants and manufactuma; those deficiencies of- the revenue; that
, effusmn of the blood of our countr men and brethren; that failure of
public credit, and those dreadful ea amitiea and eonvnlsions which must
t'oUow a civil war so begun and_-pursued, whose extent no wisdom can
fozsiesec.
We humbly conceive that no people can be bound to surrender their
:" hta and libertiea aa'a renm for rotection. The coloniea have fought
our battlea with us, and in the las war they so far exce'eded their abtli
lies, that thia nation thought it juR and necessary to make them an an
nual compenfation; and even now driven to open hoflilitiea in their own
defence, they are willin ( their charters being invtplably seemed) to
continue to us all those agvutagee of a regular and mlufive eommerce,
to which we have iung owcd our opulence and prosperity. And we have
evely (itisiurance which men in thcir situmion can safely give, that, is
asked as sreemensithey ate willing to go further, and to afford the ex
hauded state ot'the revenue of this country such reasonable voluntary aid as
their alnlitics will permit, pi-Jvisssiled that their contributions are unalienahly
appiicd to relieve that distress which is the only fair and politic i'onn.
(lation (:f ruluiring them, and that neither their aids, not our own
sinking i'unds, shall be any longer perverted from a Public benesit, and
mit'al-piied to the purpose of corru non, instead of redeeming the debte
of the nation, according to the sir wise andjust institution.
ludulge but, molt gracious Sovereign, thecthumanity and dignity of
your own royal disposition, and our pnyen will be gmnted. We im—
plore the extenliou of your Majesiy's justice and mercy towards that can
tinent which, when arbiter of the terms of peace, it was your Majesty's
own determinztion to prefer to evejy other compehlation for all the ex
penccs ofthe last win".
\Ve humbly :tnd earnestly beseech your Majesty, that the most solemn,
clear, distinct, and unambiguout, specisication of those just and honour,
ahle terms, which your Majesty with both House: of Parliament man to
gumtsi to the colomes, may precede the dreadful operations of your ar
mament. Every colour and suspicion of injustice and oppressio'n will then
be removed from the proceedings of the mother country; and, if those
just and honourable terms am not submitted to, you: Majesty will un
douhudly bc enabled to meet what will then be rebellion, with' the
zealous hearts and hands of a determined, [eye], and united people.
To which his Majesty was pleased to return the following ANSWER.
[DE P-LORE , with the deepefl content, lb: mffn'iu 'wblsitb : great part
of my shly'tct: in North Amerita bafvt brvug : upon tl'tnsd-vn, by an
uu'qflifiable refistanc: to lb: canstitutiaul autboriy qstbi: ' done, and
[she be read and ba?) to alle-m'at: tbo/E mfftriu, by act: a merry and
demure), rw mmei' t al autboriy i: establi/bcd, and lb: lnrw extstiug re
btllion is at an end. To obtain tbestfalutary pumsu, I will ix-varial-[y
pursue the nest proper amldsitctualmm. .
Corns in and under ordenfir AMERICJ, Famy 1776.
NOW in AMERICA.
:7th dragoone, Preston's; 4th foot, Hodgson'e; sth, Percy'e; at
Boston. 7th, Bertje's, taken at Chnmblee the greatest art, the rest
with Carleton.-—8th, Armflrong'e, at the upper pens, iagau, De
troit, &c.—loth, Sandsord's; nd, Gage's; sizzd, Howe'e; -at Bos.
ton. zGth, Lord William Gordon'o, late Scott'e; taken the great.
est art at St. ]ohn'e, the rest with Carleton.—35th, Fl. Clrnpbell'e;
38t , Pigot's; oath, Hamilton's; 4zd. Cnry's; 44th. Abererombie'e;
45th, Hav'dand'e; "A, Carletnn'e; ch, Meitllnd's; 5zd, Claver
ing's; 63d, T. Grant's; 64th, Pomero 'l; 65th, Unnsion's; at Boflon
and Halisax.——-Royal Artillery, at oston, five companies, each one
Captain, one Captain-Lieutenant, one first Licteutenant, three second Licu
tenants, three serjcann, three corponle, fix bomblrdiers, twelve gunners,
one fise, two drume, and 48 matrosses. One comyany ditto at Webec;
one company dttto at Montrell, &c. sujz [ed to be taken; one com
ran ditto at St. Augustine; one invalt company ditto at Newsound
'lm .——Marine1, intended to be made up to zooo, and it it expected
that more artillery will he sent. .
INTENDEDfar ib: smiteth AMERlCA, 1776.
zgth, foot, Evelyn's, now at Chltham, ordered to be in readiness to
embark on board of men of war, su'pposed to be deflined for Webec, and
to sail so as to arrive there ac early so the nlvi :tion of the river St. Lau
rence will admit.—— 3d foot, Snr ]. Amher "s; 9th, Ligonier'e.
-nth, A'Court's; zoth, Pnker'e; "th, G. Cornwallis'e, now 'say
lor's; now ordered to be in readinesl for embarkation in the spring.—
34th, Lord F. Cnvendish's; szd, H. Elphinstone't; sz, Strode*3, now'
]ones's; 6th, Boothby's; the latter now at St. Vineent'a.—-—-t4th,
Cunningham's; partly at St. Augustine, (rartly with Lord Dunmore,
the rest at Halifax.—15th, Caven'e, rea to sail from Corke.——
16th, Gishornc's, atPensacola.—t7th, onkton's; z7th,-Massey's5
on their passa e from lreland.-———28th, Earle's, put back to Corke.-ct—
33d, Comwa lis's; 37th, Cootes's; ready to sail from Cal'ke—4zd,
Lord Murray's, recruitingin Scotllnd.—46th, Vaughap's; 7 com
panies ut back to Corke, the other thr'ee on their passage to Boston. —
54th, redcrick's; 55th, ]. Grant's; 37th, !ntvine's; the first and third
ready to sail from Corke, and the second on their passage from Itehnd.
—zd battalion Fraser'e eorps, niting in Scotland, to confiR of zooo
men Goreham and M'Lean'l corps, raising in America, to consitt of
4. or zoo men each.-——tooo of the guard: to be draughted from the
three regiments, ond commanded by Col. Matthewl.—-t6th dragoons
under orders for Bosion. -
N. 8. The marching regimenu for the Ameriean service are to con
sist of twelve companies of 56 effective rank and filc each company, the