The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-05 00:00:00, page 5

FFIZ/ylsslzflsi'si-Yss' P 0 8 TS C R I P T.
A N N A P () L I S, 7um- 27.
lNCONVEN'l'lU N.
ANNAPULXS, 71171024, 1776.
HE lettercts us capc. Muntsiuss-ss'u, and of
l'u)b':s[ Edcn, est]; ulssthis dsisiy, lo
the Cuuncsill us Sai'cty, Wcrc lusiul before
the (Junvcntsiwn, and on consideration
thereof,
R-ssblvcd unanimmg/lv, that the [hid cupt.
'Nlbncugu, by (lccssuning l'cvchzl servants
belonging To the inhabitants of this pru
vincc, and by rcsuiing to deliver up a. sul—
' dies who dcscrtcd from the service of this
colouy, hath violated the truce, and mited
ss in mmiscst violation ushis promise to pre
servc the same sacred.
Orderql, [int ch-c commansiling-ossiccr
do noc permit :my hnggage or effects hc—
longing to Robert Eden. csi]; or any other
parson on board the Fowcy, 10 he cur
riccl on bolrd che suit] ship, and to take
one that all communic xtiun with [he said
ssship imssncdizuclctv con-l'c
In C () U N () l Lvssqs 5 A F E 'l' Y.
ANNAPous, me 25', 1776.
S : a , -
Y csiJm-Jmnd 0stthonvention,l cnclosc
yuu thuirresvlutiouosycllcrduy, which
exprell'cs the occasion ns discominuing ;m
intercourse with the Fowey, which was
wishc-l z-mtl expected to have ended more
satisficturily . Any measures that may be
attempted for the ostcusiblc muse olsi'ltop
ping- the governour'a b'lggagc must pro
perly be imputed to your breach us the
truce, and will be: rescnted in full propor
tion to the injury.
For and in bchsitll of the Council os Susety,
* I am, dir,
Your obedient servant ,
D.\\I. OF ST. 'l'sK). [E.VH'ER, Pr.
1N CONVENTION,
_7zme 25, l776.' .
illS Cossu-z-nti-m being; informed th'lt
T wr'tt—msz-llctctsi. m [] we hccniflhcd in the
name us the pr'vsiricmry , for the election of
dclcgsim-q in Assembly,
Rtjlblved, that the said writs be nvt
obeyed, and that no election be.- made in
conl'cquencc thcrcot'. -
Extract si'om the minutw,
(}. ])UVAL, clerk.
Yestcrday about noon the Fowcy huishsd
ssil'll, and wcntahn-xn th? [) 'v.
w ! ], Ll A .vl.) :; u lL u, July 5.
ES'l'ERDAY the ()cucrul (Imn-cntiun
Y of this culony, ustcr passing- thc sul
lcsvvirlg ordinnnccs, adjuurncd themselves
lsso the first Monday in ()Ctubcr ncxt.
. ])eclurntion of'rights.
' Plnu of" government for this country.
An ordinance: snr nuking lilrthcr provi
sum for the descucc zmd protection of
this cnlony .
- An ordinance sor erccting salt worksin
this colimy , and for cncouraging lhc mak
ing uf'lf-ltss
An ordinance sor esiabliflzing & board os
eommiisi-mers, to superintend and direct
the n'w-cl affairs us this coluny.
An ordinance snr :mgmcming the ninth
rcgimeuc nt'regul r shrccs, providing- ('sisir
the better dcsssl mzc- of this culuny, and iur
raising six trump: of'hmsi'.
An ordinance m supply ('crluiu dcsccsts
!
in :! fnrmcsir ordinance c-s Uns- (lunvculiun
for raising six troops ul'sillmctsc.
An ordinance to amend :m on.!simnncc
emizlcd An ordinance sur cshnbliihing ;:
nmdc ol' puvi'llmcnt for the enemies of
Amcl'icu in (his coluny.
An unliJuncsic to amend :m ordinance
entitled An ordinance fctm' (:lksixblishingsi &
made of making; tolmcc'o ]) xymsi-ntf—ss during
,thc discnnliaunucc o! lhc simipccsixiun law,
and for oLhor purposes therein mentioned.
\ ;
An ordinance to enable the present mn
gish'ntcs und usszccrs tn continue tnc ild
tnhctish'ntsimn nlsijnllicc, and for sctthng the
gcncm] mndc us prncccdings sim crnnhml
and other cusc-si, ull the sunne can be more
amply provided sur.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled An ordinance to providc sur [my
ing the cxpcnilsis us the tlclegntcs from
this culuny to the General (Jungrtss.
An ordinance to urrsimgc thc cuuntiesin
districts sur clottsimg Sctuturs, and to us
certuin their wages. '
An ordinance prescribing the oaths of
office to be talken by the Uovcrnou-r :md
l'rivy (;ouncil, and other ulliu-rs us the
commonweulth us Virginiu, and for other
purposes []]CTLill mentioned.
An ordinance i'ur amending an ordinance
entitled An ordinance sur raising and un
body'mg & sufficient. force snr the defence
and protection of this cnlony, and for
other purposes therein nuntiuncd.
An ord'nunce making it ['a-lony to coun
tcrscit the cuntincntal paper currcncy, and
for other purposes therein mentioned.
By A gentlcnnn from llzthsux, in North
Caruhna, we are informed that general
(Zhntnn, in attempting to come into
Charl-si-stoun hsin'buur, Lhe 17!!! Of last
month, wsim mertukeu by a VlUlClls ltorm,
which drove ushurc :1 36 gun srigzttc, :tnd
8 transimrts with (;)idkrs, vsih) it is said
were chicily lust. He hsiul this- intelligence
from an officer from Cntpu Fear, wlzu sJsild
thztt general Muursse had received it by ex
press ; iu cunsultu l-ce ,0s which, soun' re
g'imeuzs under it:.trchingur-si—l- rs shr (111 :rhs
town, and col. Muhlcnlnug'si; Vit'gsiin'rn
bsitttulion, had been u-untcnnsiuulccl.
Lord ]).mmure sutta Hctlg ustxuu: some
fcw days ago tu Guyzn's ill.:ml, with a
]ct'c-r sor general chtis, wherein he pro
11an 5 un exchange "Fluishners, unul tells
the general, that ishe lun- not a sullicicnt
number osour people, that he shall give
him credit (or the ovcrplus, aml pay him
as soon as he can. General Levtis, we
hoar, answered his lordship's very witty
and ingenious propnssitl as it. deserved.
INCONVENTION,
jub! 5, 1776.
RSOLVH). that the plan Os govern
R ment for this country, :uul the or
dinance to urrungc the counties in (lilh'icts
for elccting Senntors, and to asvu'tain
their wages, be published in the refizccsitissve
parish churches :md mccting-housi-s, [or
two Sunclztys succcflivcly, immediately
after divine service.
E.]YMUND PENDLYCTON, president.
(11 vo/v')
jalm Tazc'well, clerk us the Convcntion.
IN CONVENTION,
71/ly 5, 1776.
ESOLVED, that the su'llmving
scntcncc-s in the morning mul
evening service shall be omitted :
() Lol'll'sil'm' the king;. And mc/ujnlly
bum' m '[U/ss'i'll "we ("all upon [live.
That the 15Lh, [fish, I7th, and
IRth [L—ncrnc'cs in the ]itany, for the
king's n'mjvfissv, and the royal] family,
&c. shall be omitted.
That the two prayers sor the king's
majesty, and the royal snmily, in the
morning and evening service, shall
be omitted. '
That the prayers in the communi
un scrvicc whilccth acknowledge the
authority of the king, a-ud'sh much
nsthqpraycr for the church milimnt
us declares the same mnhoritctv, sh 11] '
bc omitted, and lhisulu-rx—sitiun made
in one of the above ]n'n} us in the
connnnnion scnicc : Almighty 'nml
cfucr/ctzJ/liuc; God, "we are laugh! [ry !}.y
l'u/y moral [sat tlssc [warn of all m/cu
(Il's iu [ly sipsiozu'rl; ure, and tlctt z/zouzlost
df/posc am! tumssllwn a; it seemeth lsisi-jf
In thy gods)! 'wz/c'lom, 'wc humbly brsccc'b
(bees?) zactl/spo/e a/nlsigomrn tbc [warm of
all [be magistrate; q/"t/u'f connnanwenltp;
that in all their thought;, word;, and
'work; they may c'vermorcseck t/Jy honour,
and gloj'y, a/ul study Io prcscr-ue thy
people committed to their charge, in
wealth, ]hcntc, rmssi god/inq/ff. Grzmt
this, () mcruf/le sm/chr, jbr tlssy dear
j0/z'1sa/cc, jsifiu Christ, our Lord. Amen.
That the shllowing prayer shall be
used, instead of the praycrsi for the
king's majesty, in the morning and
evening service: () [.rml, , our heaven
lyshtlwr, biglvamlnziglnfy, king ofkingxct
Lord of Lord!, the only suler (s (lie
univevst, u-lss'o (lost fictom tljy throne bsl'o/J
nl/ I/.>c dzml/si' r.: upon cart/J, most/sscaiu
ly "we [n/si'siL/j t/ss'cc 7'1-1/> [by lh'vour to
[zsilnll t/zc 7lnflffllalfis of [I.vix common
7ussn7/r/-, am! so is,"."f/u z_'//'> I/Lm will) l/sic
-p_r.-;siw ussi'lj: / ,}! //'"nz'/,1/wt [be)! may
n/udy imssi" si In t/;)-z-si1'/l, and "walk :" 't !/.>v
'Zl'dV , cssssleur t/wup/ushon/Zy u-zt/v haven—
lygisn- , ct/Imzct-ssgmssn t/ch, l/si-"s s/c'y Mly
vanquish (m.! wercamc all their cucmiw ,
a/zd/[ua/ly, sister this life, they may ob
mi/z c-ctsst' . ";ctsi/nssfif/siss} joy ' (m. le/irily, 1/170115/2
_7 sm (_'/n/'st, um" Lor .ssl. Alum. ss
ln the zoth simtcnce of the litnnsiv
ulc thclc words: 'Tp/li it may p/m/Z'
t/zcct: to cm/nc !lw magistrate; of't/Jis com—
mon-wealtl) will) grace, "wisslom, and
71Hz]c'l])sll[Jlsi-'!si££.
In the succeeding onc, usi: these
words: That it may ]z/cq/L- thee to bless.}
a/nl chLp l/.'c1si"1, ,ssi'vzsi'l ( l/ct-cm {from to excf
cz/lc justsssic, zml 10 mnmmi/z lms/u
Lct cvcr) other (cntence of the li
tzmy be let tained, without any alte
ration, except [lie above sentences
rccitcd.
EDM U ND PEN !5 !, FTON, president.
(si sum")
7. Tazcsisiz-c/l, clerk ol' Lhc Convcnticn.
As; ()RD [NANCE mctsszfl'iug it jl'lvfly la
('on/ltwfi'il s/w [(nct'Ii/mzms ]).flp-si'r' cct/usi
1'4'.-'I(')', and for other [)zn'po &; llwn'iu
mculiozss'ed.
E it ordained, by the dulcgatcs of
B thc several coumics And cnrpum
tions in this ('olony, nllbnrhlul in
Cnnvcntion, that is any pcrsim shall
counterfeit, aid or nbct in countcrlcit
ing, the comincntal bills oscrcdic in
this colony, or the paper money of
any pf'thc Un'sitcd Colonics, m" shall
countcrscit, aid or ubct in counter
(biting, m' nmking [mld coin, or who
shall pasS' zmy such in lmymcnr,
knowing thc silmc to be countorscit
or busc, ever)! such pcrsim shall, (m
legalcouvicsiiion, susscrd '(lth, without
bcncsit ol'clcrgctv.