The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-20 00:00:00, page 7

TsiHE VIRGINIsiA GAZ'ETTE.si
[JULY 20, 1776.] VVlLLLAMSBURG: Printed by Dxon &? HUNTER. '[No. 13oz.]
L O N D () N, .Marclz 21.
FWKOTXVKTHSTANDING the pacific notion of the
# , Spaniards, assiwe have bren hitherto sitnnsetl \ss.iih, we
50-0—5 _ are credtbiy qumted they have btrn a long time
SN 5 bcth recrumng tuen' intnntiy and msitrine, tlmt iilry
have_no less ttizm four tonnzdubic cam-sssss at pivscht
_ Sena;
, {ermlnfsib tlhc rincipaldof which is not far fruit He
in ffii me: o "i ra tar, an that there is in ever de att
k' " A ment both civil and military a great aluu'ityyfo. Ear.
House or COMMONS, April :. Mr. Hartly, member for Kingllon
upon Hall, rose a little after four, and in an introductory speech- Whith
lacked til] near six o'r .; ' i - !,- ' sic
ncan war in all the ZLZ'Z hhsinme'nsitsitongh the m.1naoement Usithcssszctl'ssd
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to shew that the ex nce tar excecded what had ligerii'illatm the uule by
Adminiltration; t at the supplies voted would prove inadcquate; that
the esiimates fell short as they had been laid before the House; and that
ct the real charge of the war for the current year remained unprovided for.
He therefore moved, that: full and clear account of the totsii] expence
for the navy and army should be laid before the House, and he thought
it would be found to amount to twelve millions. This is the best infor
mation we cquld collect, and we hope it in subshnce the meaning of the
motion; but the gailery doorl, as usual, were locked.
Lord Imham said it was a shame to punish the pqor voters of Hindon
and Shastefbury for bribery, while the names of several members eft Par
liament were to be found in the list of contractors, amasiing sum; of
money out of the calamitics of their country. He moved that the account:
on the tuble of all the micles of extrae for the army at Bolton, sout- .
("rout and all, might be published. -
Mr. Tutfnnl complained of an extravagant article for pickies and
Vinegar for 6ooo men at Button for three months, and said, that if they
had lived upon nothing else the whole time, it could not hAVC come to
half the money.
Sir ]oseph Mawbey objected to the war, and ell the charges of it; he
was blue: against the Ministry, and said somebody must answer in the
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long run foe thin destmctive war. si
Lord North, Sir Grcy Cooper, and Mr. Pownal, spoke in support of
the measuree, the expences and the resolution: of the Committee of Sup.
ply, and on putting the questions they were carried.
Mr. Burke then made the following motions:
Rejsol-ved, that it appears to this House that the sum of ,CS49,ooo us
Id}, charged a: extraordinary ex encet of the army, was chiefly incurred
: for services within the town of often in North America. lt passed in
the negative.
Rgsal-wd, that ample provision for the comfortable accommodation of
our troops at Bosion having been made by the public, thete could be no
pretence to call upon the nation for any further supply. Passed in the
negative."
Extract ofa letter from MAoluD, March 17.
" Our Court seems to have quite given up the proposed attempt of &
second expedition against Algieu. All the preparations for that expedi
tion have now another destination, and are said to be intended to watch
over our scttlements in America, as the war between England and its
eoloniel renders it necessary for all powers who have any settlementusin
those parts to put them in so secure a situztion, that they may be in no
danger of suffering from the above-mentioned disputes."
Extract ofa letterfrom BusToL, April 13.
" Thi: morning arrived here the H-hernin, Knethell, from Corke,
who sailed from thence the 9th inst. and informs, that the men of war,
with upwards of forty fail of transports under their convoy, sailed the
Bth from the Cove; and as the wind blew fresh at N. E. and continued
so for many day:. it is imagined they must he got quite clear. 'l'he
Tlstar, Capt. Russel, and the Friendly Trader, with several volunteers
on board, sailed from this place for Corke and America."
lpril 11. A Council has lately been held at St. ]:mes's on a very
extraordinary occasion; no lest, it is said, than a r n—esemation of the
Commnnder in Chies, and the rest of the Generzl o cer: in Ametica,
containing their relsom against the prosecution of the war, and demon
Rratin the impmcticability of carrying it into execution with any pros
pect o succesn.
A new corps of Roman Catholics, and szid to consist mostly of White
Boyasihave been raised in helnnd. znd are called The Limcrick voluntecrs.
Extractaf a lettersrom Comes, Marcbzg.
Yesierday and this morning the following tranipoits arxived here, viz.
the Chrisiie, Bodsield; Oltesbollo, Siobergh; S-n-cdwcctli, Fox; incnd
ship, Coldltreamz and Levant, T homas, from Plymoutii: Guii, ]efflr—
son; Thomzu, Sidcs; Amity's Successton; Cousins; Charming Snilv,
\Vhat]t:)'; Lucretia, Wiisnng Providence, Wine; Earth, Pandctson;
and Aitcn Hall, PMKCI, from London: Grace, Cnnkic; buchl's ln
crease, Tifladl; john, Hnnter; Lively, W'ithcrden; Bi'ztannicti, Ball;
and G-fl'lapd, Preiton, fron) Portsmouth, with troops, &c. The :;bovc
shipn, which are expected to sail in a few days for Boston, are to be cun
wyed by two men of war."
,_Bnn_'roz,. _Apsil 8. This morning came up to the PlEy. :he snow
plckenlun, William Meston master, from Philzideiphiw, bound to Namz.
)n Old France, where she was to discharge her lomiinz, and tnke in a
casgo of warlike flores and ammunitson. for the use of the continentctl
arm . She wzsie taken up and fitted out by older of the Congrcss, :md
09" B'Wd [0 Wess. Mnntaudouin and Frere, merchants in Nantz, as ay
pean by the Clealnsio orders.
The mate an people on board, finding that they were to load with
varhkeltorcs fot the Americant, and having, as they decimsie, beexsi
forced ""0 the lsiervice, took the vessel, and'imtead of proceeding to
France, determined to make the sirlt B-itish port. They accoi'dingly
bl'ozljiht her into Bnllol, after beating upwards of a form 'ht about the
men i_osthe channel; and the mate is immediately going 0 for London,
and Will take all the letters And paper: which were on board the said ves
sel, for the mspection of Govemment.
ENGLISH HARBOUR (Antiguaj jane 3.
IT_u observable, that we have a inore powerful sqnadron on this shi
uon than we have had since the year :7715 it consists of the Portland
Of ;0 guns, car mg Admiral Young's flag, Capt. Dumursq; the Ar
go'f " guns, apt. Gal'mel ; the Hynd of 24. guns, Cupt. fiyrne; the
easqrd Of usunss- C'Psi CDIpWS; the Pomona of 18 guns, Capt. East
Wood; the Hawk of 14 guns, Capt. Cooper; the BlkIL-vvul ......-.- . .:
se], Clpt. Tinfley; another armed vessel to be purchased; and the
Sandwitssh tender, Capt. Douglass. Orders are received from England
to raise t'ne ships companies to the highest complement of men. _
Adminl Young has received order: from the Admiraky to putchzte
two armed vessels, to carry lo guns each, and 45 men, one of which is
already bought, and the command given to Capt. Tinfley:_ It is my
posed sone extraordinary expedition is going fomrd at English harbour,
as the Admirai has given order: to enter 14. more shipvsizrtghts.
Twa large brigantines, loaded with spermaceti oil, are taken_ off
Barbados, by hid Majesty's floop Hawk, CaPt. Cooper, and are sent mw
En lish harbour. We have certain informauon, that the_Pomona, Capt.
Ea wood, hat taken two prize: and sent them into St. Kltt's.
We are just informed, that the convey appointed to escort the West
lndia homeward bound fleet, will carry them as far as the Wcstcrn lfiands
only, where some men of war are to meet end carry them to England,
and the convoy to return to their (tation here. _
This morning arrived in this harbour, a large floo loaded vyith lum
ber and flour, from North'Cm-olina, taken by his ajefly's ship Pomo
na, Capt. Eastwood, off St. Eultatia. -
NE'WPORT, june.24.
CAPT. Campbell, late] from Amigua, Via St. Eulhtiz, informs,
that a little before he eft Antigua, :. vessel from Georgia, belong
ing to Mr. Samuel Brenton of this plzice, was seized there by a man sif
war, With all her cargo, conlisting of lumber, indigo, fsi'c. his. Brcn
ton, then present, urged his being a friend to Governmcm as a reason for'
his being favoured; but the Admiral told him the act of Parliament by:
which he was seized, made no provision for friends to ()ovcmmem! Ho
then pleaded the same to the Mm'shal for being indulged in !myin thJ
indigo ata moderzte price; but the Masshal said it wns difficult. to (Excr
mine who were friends to Govemment, or to that purpon, and that hr
should buy the indigo him sclf to ship to England. just so would z-sill Ame<
ricnn Tosies fare, should this country hc conqueied agreeable to their
wishea; but be assured the sun, moon, :m-l flctrs shall still, xhsi- uccnn
cease to roll, and all nsinure change its course, before a few English,
Scotch, and German (laves shall conquer this vast contincnt. .