The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-12-20 00:00:00, page 1

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[DECEMBER 20, 1776.] Wl-LXAMSBURG: Printed by 3?on 59 .HUNTER. (No. 1324.]
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BALTIMORE', December 11.
Extract of: ["for/Pan Tun'ron, Drambyr 3, 1776.
" ON the ill inflant the enemy appeared on ihe'oppoite side of Bruns.
wick-fi'er, and began to play on the town with their artilleiy,
but did little dumage; we returned the fire from our ctrtillery with great
brishnesl, which obli :! the enemy to retreat two miles hack. Our
my ire in high spi'nu, expecting to be l'tithlCBd to-moxrow from
Pennsylvnnia, with : body of 3000 mihtin, a German bultalicn, and :
number of field pieces. ,.ng'n arm)- us in 4 bad situation, and if they
yadcc, which we us: wishing for. we shall have a fwir' opportunity to
' them : sev'cre blow,, particularly if General siGntes jnm' Gffsinm]
'He? and comen on their back:, 'we have the greateit reason to hope for
success. This day an express has been dd'pcttched m Grnclal Lee to
hysien hil much. Expect in my next to give you some interesting and
, agreeable intelligence." ss
, yea officer of the M land hatnlion, just arrived from the Amer
'And camp, which he lest afi Frida . we are informed, that General
LWIshanm, swan intelfi ce which he had received from General Lee
,ss then changed It New k with 13,ooo men) had marched his army
sisiszm Frincetonctitid Tr'enton'ct to Brttnswick, and that the British army,
who had continued on the opposite side of answick, had suddenly re
,mued duck tow* Amhoy, in order to emharlt for New York. -------
Genenl Wlshington, when he left the camp, had : ftron army, lnd
ss that it me thought the two Genenlc would attack the Eng ish army be
fore they used Amhoy. _ _ - _
:- Yeflujysiurrived here the th: Lydia, lately commanded hy_Cap_tam
Dun, bound from zmaica to ondon, takcn_hy the Harlequm priva
m belonging to ": port. Her urge conhsh of 16! hngshcads of
sugar, 36 uercel of ditto, zzo hiden, 7 barrel; of turtle [hell, 9 mo
,. hill] plmkg, ;: ba : of canon. Lhogshcadl, : fierce, and :; bag:
' Man. nal seven cakl of indigo; eshmated to be worth upwards
.
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:ct-sisssiWILLIAMTSssBURG- Dctctmffi 20
ITie ed dint Cape. Tnvio, in : crm'zer from thin Stale, has
'nben three vzloable prizee, one of them I ]amaicamzn; but 'a! n si
of them are yet mind here, the new: wants consirmation. , ,_ ,
Tbeconfused state of Philadelphia, on account of Gener " '
* tell, it i: supposed prevents the publication of the new ss si in
\ tcity. none han arrived yesterday by the post. Priva" erssrom
- nce ofthe loth in nc say, that the main body of !hememy way ::
— within o miles of Philadelphiz, but it was iibted whether
- be ab lo cross che Delawur. notwith ing they had a
_. ss.si_- - .ed bow with them for that pose. Then "e
min- '
" - w - (General Leew Howe'c rezr. -lf
some ae- '—ct
ge : generassL tt'le with me enemy
thisbeuue, from so t -sssi- ' -
m wthdUniced State.. Other
it is probzble will be ortunate in the
tkmnz chatthe royalarmy
letten say that Genenl Lee'o situuion it
To the PRlNTERS.
Geunem ss -
'The fm-b - ' Augtgfla, es whom ma art your tRstMlfl, n'aqfl
jeu to friar ! , -' ; ilycur game. 7 9 ['a-w ardzressljou to bepaictl,
and read:, - , - Your reffiectjul bmblcjn-wanu.
HE miiin _ , ct the other sreeholden of Augufla, have viewed with
concern, ' contempt with which some have affected to treat their
forma- sentim , ; They think it, however, but just to presenttbe um
ber qf lb: : ,- '- dcburtb, and the writer of th tard returned, with
com lime 'ct . same kind. . _
e fi . ss of Augulh, at theu- representatwet desired it, :n-e
their opini- " some mattere, then in view, without design to nd
any - si ' ver. The relation between repwsentativeo and their
constit ' ' flew understandit. will justify, they think, a sljeedom
of express si nd what they used. They alsothink, that the prospect
of equal .' portM/lawcr) in the Commonwealth, wl.idi alternattly
agitated do of all, may be judged a sufficient cause of greater
earnefine _- ,, ehmcterized their pint. And they are fully persuaded '
that the' part of their fellow subjecti, who have not too sudden]
ehan ' lobjectLlBERTY, for DOMINATION, nisi
readi .
Thz ( - of Augusia ire much faultcd, it is reponed, forsay
ing, " gh. , . .ld never be influeneed by the flavish maxim in politics,
(ba! , 'si —ss ended by that [my oj'mn in rwbm rbesupvmu pint n' of
15, 5 . , ed, may,, in all case: be implititl} obeyed; and, tbat'tm at
um, " ndul/I la-to can be wimlimted beyond asimfle rmo-gflranu
to the ct ss ;." he fieeholdeh of Au ulta flill say the same. is it
"7 lienld believe the contrary? Be ' :, that siwbate-uer it enaaed
ct " y of men, must, in all (asu be implititl] obeyed, and that
" a ] a law, however unjust, or how opprglu've soever it
mly "it be justified beyond : bare remonflrance. The Augusht
freeho ' " si - ly detesi !bi: as the doctrine of pray;, andsaitb os/lctofuu
and ssss
iifA ich in very intelligible, but which they believe will never
" hsi. ]; ' ildemonstrate the absurdity of such a maxim Suppose si
" o ton should make a law to exempt themselves fmm pa ing
-.. . government, or to vest in themselves :: power to di pose
si ' - of their fellow subjects at their pleasure." In such a
'- -l£ie.rr7\tpposed law be impiicitly che) ed? ]: afimp]: rum
lb! Mater: in thil ease all that 'would be, or that ought to be
? ould not the religion osthesimost meek and paflive gentry
'* them to give up their )ah-iumy upon such a claim as this? Or
;Msi'k be even sup fed that the religion, which could most ohligingl
counsel them to do d whlt they had no better : right to, than the legilysi
]aton wo'uid have to their estate: in the former case ( viz. the consent of
a majority) would preach to them the doctrine of you rJz/iaun ? si
The freehalden of Augufla, however. disclnim the conRK-ctionsmc
hue put upon the fore-mentioned sentence, end the applicationpmt have
made of it. it could not have, not wan it intended to have : reference
to the legiflaton of the Commonwealth. beforv they cease to_ be wise and
Wssfbwfljqflict, and the end: (zfgovernment. But at laws ofl'uch
a nature ould eyes be framzd, the freeholdert of Augusia are flil] of the
opinion till! they ought to be defeated intheirefiectl, and totally abelified,
by any men! in the power of : free people ss