The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-16 00:00:00, page 1

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Qflefssbllowiq i: acopy of- a letter fsom mr.
: Bm'ke 10 mr: Hayes, the chairman ofabe
; mecting DE morrhunts, be. at Bristol.
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DELAYED my acknowledgement' of
I 'ssour eommssandfl unt'rp ! shoukd be able
w mfolfm you that ] had obeyed them;
]]mj this, day the honour of p'rescnt'mg
our petition to the king. It was graci—
ousl zed-ved. Arthesamc tisnessmr. Bade!
pre entcd agpctition from thdmcrdhamr
quoildon, which had the fhme recepsion.
" !: gavcasiiiuch pledshrc; afin th-psseknk .
Eace of ehinsi : I am capable of feelidg, lb
be hgnon with siigh commands' from so
immeroul and refpcctablc _a bed! of a;
cdnffitneflts. l'do'not yet. abandon 35
lb that truth-ssand reasda, frequently
My'nrgssedgss will have their died};
and that theohealing endegivoum of good
lind ' _ safe mnswill: prevail. over the
histj. ' Hlo ssiicc' sidf'thdfg fldddffl piople,
wsivhd, th'difgfi umw to Yfflh mue; win]
en ("ple 'or arms; hose fopmsid? 10' give
ibeirfinconsidcrhgectvdcos, _sot_tcthe cogtinu
.nce dFa bloodz ajd-enyonsivo devil war;
which nel: ! : ey, nor tsshosise vihom they
urge to such agitssfpeujae course, 'anr able to
forefecsi'asihy' efldsiofsssi; Jri- indeed a war
ggainst the interest of En glaoq , and in Fi
vobr ofh'ePIifsNlscl'Rd enemiesi si
I havcss noss 'Zloam'but that you will per- '
chcrc ' siseu'tssimcncs sq becoming all virtm
Gus'nnglsish'b'c'lsi titite'ns. By degrees, the
"zems-"Te "of vour temper, forbearancc;
a 55 " eFa'fWsi'ss—*0przsitin' with the on..
hsszsi * gaffeeilct (if the ifct ent measures,
X .fiqffifi'tosic da ): more'and'mm-e
eqxjssifcu011i, siwm' abate the irregulai' ar
(ctlo'urqu: somesisigry spirits} and' Made? out
gstyss at leaist 'unani'mousss- in its wishes foy
lsszhe tctrsiatsqtiilfitcty as the whofe cmpire.
] beg. m'y 54! csiomplimcnts to the gen
flemEn'of th'c cctou'nnictee; and do me the
fzvomsstbsi bsieficve'ssmc, with great esteem
andssregard, " our "most obedient and hum
ble fc'rvanti; " ' siEnm-Uno Buzxz.
si Odobdr 24Lss 'The Lydia, Deane, from
Qucbecksifor Likcrposl, is arrived at Fal
mouthliq 25 days, "and has brought over
ovcrssnour'Cafletdn's samily . ' "
_ Thq Centurionmasin of war, and a trans-ss
Fork, sailcdsrom Torbay the 1si5ch instzmt,
or Boshonss. * ' _
' October 261 We are assured that adju
si tant Richardshn was appointed to his pre
sent conuniflion merely on the terms os
impea'ching his" friends {and _cct0untrymen,
mr. Sayrc and mr. Lee. _
Our English "Nchatc (if report says
true) seems ,to be converted into a French
Bzstile. Monday last a prisoner (who, or
what, is not said, nor on what account)
was conveyed there, under an escort of 10
or 12 horse before, and as many pehind;
am] yesterday a dissgnting msh'lsier', named
Riley, was likewise conveyed there, on a
[Clzhargc 'of' treasonable practice; against the
ate. -
' Messcngcrs are also said to be gone into
Zhe country,' to fetch up two other disscnt
simg ministers, 60 or 70 miles off.
si xsimlct cf a !etterjromhfiisihr, .052. zzsi
. "_ Op die-ssibsssh' Mans: Was straniitd in.
our bay 'tctsihcsi [few, Fishep, fr Virginia
Son Livebpool," mckout Try : _ standing;
.hlnhec'ctforemaflsi Shc_ (19? bulged, paytof
her duck gone,,jnd-lissu in the, fand about,
three miledfzomsi-hmi, dry at low water.
'shezmtc,ct apiK-nsi silvenzosif the people,
,Qnd & My :(tpassqnger); drowned; the
'si-nafictsi, add— twclflc;pwple,ss- saved ;"
Richkxdfmmsiusixqfkndav seen, walking!
alone 'm St. jamqusi yarkct, bin; conduct
{biting rendued-himsfl deseryufly delectcd ss
.that' no sigcndefmn will be seen wctafl'qqusitss.
withhim. ' ;si- ss.-.si.
Tffffivsfzsi: A __ number of ctshctldjcrg
'dgsirtgd from 57: regimenu-tbat last
cssmbafkdfrom Corke for North Amer'wa,
'ctbtfqrb ipyysiaoukl'bc, second on board the
"an: p'. ,.sis '.'. 1 ' — ,
: This day the_'lord maydr elect, aldcr-f
fncn, shssefifiassg fand tity Mans, Went sito
ssthectloifdictWflorctpss "m .Grcat ctRussectl
Sun,; Bwom " ,ctfnhmsitbe—lond ma m
!.elessct ctwas prs._ent_e<_l_t9 his lordship sixth
ct WWM ; by aider-qmsi Croihyct, _ ,whosi
wanh- * 4 muabsi-zu act
! " '-iafqud;thcm,sshhsimajesiy hpd
been escdsi te; appsoy-q as the choice the
Emhndsi'nudqssctss si-_ , -_ ;"
Nov. S., A bill is to be brought intssq
Puliamdm, ctsi'lhissswesiek for the sipunposiz ssof
.emmmting- )!le Fcon, Franklin;
and the reft . she goverooutsvof the- Arm;—
nieao. peoviaeeesi-ctto grant ipdmmities fqn .
Ptfl: offencasi ,.cnssd_ receive the submission
of all such as are willing to submit to the
usurpa't'wns of Great Britain. . ,
We hear from (larke, that. on Tuesday
the loth ult. at—sszsio'clock, when 'the
army were in their beds, without previous
notice, a draught was made from the two
regiments, and at 7 o'clock they were
taken to Cove, and embark'ecl for Ame
rica.' We are assured the 53d regiment
does not consist of more than me men.
To the honour os'the British nation,
.there is still some little degree of virtue
existing. The un wearied endeavours of
the worthy proteffing lords, the spirit of
the .sreeholdersss of Middlesex, and.the
almost general patridtism of the live gf
London, joined With, , the earnest e orts
of that. pure soeietsiy, the London Assoeia
tion, may yet, by their perseverance, in
time, open the eyes of their fellow-sub
jects, and work a material change in the
wretched simation ofour affairs,. _
Yesterday the House of Lords took into
consideration the petition and address to
_his majesty from thesi-American Congress,
which was laid before the House by the
earl of Darcmouth. ct - _
A motion being made, that governosiur
Penn be called to the bar and examined, the
same passed'm the negative, 56 against 29.
The duke of Richmond's motion, for a
reconciliation with the colonies, passed in
{he negative, ,42- 3 siainst 21 .
Gsireat bens are' aid in the city, that
Within six simo'mhs one or both of the gar
esso'ns of Gibraldar and Mahon are surren
dered either to the French or Spanissardsct.
.,ct .' .HorJ—SEY'WOMMG—Ns. ss_
ct' siY'csterday; Z'silitsiilsic'Besssqrefflgctsso'sscjgjck - thq'
fpcaker't'ook che chair, Whggsil- ssrssesiss bid fox"
continuing the dfiti'cfi'dqsimaftss;ct.W;
(:idcr2 an' perssl'Y;zsi..VVssQJ-i'cddssfhsiesi & tTmess
Mr. Luttrcll 'm de 'gjfdssil'gj'ss psse'siesicfi, sixq
which he cdnsidip'ctctss sithsid'fidthsi ",Etsiinqipjssksss
a'nd spffit Of gosiVc'rhhlenfsiil-ss' ' ssss _si,ct hi
the Cossnstitqtion Qfsslbip kin 'd' ,_ ." 'y W
lar; from whichhsiesi euh'csilpgsiesidsisi "93; \
ever: the truktdel atsicdsspy the si if) eW
t'm'h' ly or () gliv'ely'exgrciscct 13
He e atsic's's' thensifllsiesstsifum'fisd na ss
ceaseg, (actgyd- tsich—pqwqct tovsscc tpss six": '
sqursicc, thsie 90 sslic siapsihlsic *ss __iha'ctt:_lsi ). "
pFOppsisiPn,Sv'zzssanqwsdssgzxssshpflsi"A A
admicttted thar (Cbfiventiomsi 9: enqrf
Asscmbli'cs-bfctshe people, Were," ' _'*
easizq a ceablp (03 s,ir,it-p£'t . l*
tutiqsisisid p's'qbszzstsisiz sssif XZZ-sigsizdsi-ct _,
siv_csstglssihstances;,ixs qur bistqr ct',sis sigfsjjieh
Afl'emplies ;, "thar, sixctfiuchggoodss find see;
ZffCctesifl by themL'z'mcf mog wilyi'e'VTss kicd;
tficta'tss shine osss oursi belt 'nccsissiadsict ,
raised, to the thsiconcsansi 'qur wolf " "
adpcsszse'd, by means of'a;Bri_tsz " sssisih
He, sithen made"; mosscionfsisit-heffllow-g
?ufflgn: -_ " ct That thcsssscomttfiffitsi'liftjct
_-' ' ickarc t'qssbe sinn"by'hi>ssq$s'cssfx_jtss
"sst :: different yards of Amssericissct pay),
;' 'pdyversieg tsio trehamllr d . qpfiph.
< csim re s,ss ssoz-ctA e, simsi'oxsimox'y
Z'ss Pfdctncs-Sz. Who she?! {95 13.- ' siwsifisid
' lU _uuueru.aossq,_lqg m !]
" sisicsplessvssimyrixs ] ,. "
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"ctctfysiss. the" Pzssffit'f'f,wsiss=iisi "
32 been.. .,0 !speflctsiss Wss-ctsisdffi sit???
. ,pctr Tssss
' . secomflffiuomizbfbo ffizdfidss-ct;
5! qufflvomgiss
'si' ent. with'thcsih nqsiur and inseg
" Great Britain; Add]
" thsse coldhiessi" si." . ct. ss; -.
Sir George 'Tou sssa'd ctshssasit ij-"vi'ssss
Uspasiionate conv'gsatgcmss whiqssbsi 11: hat;
wuh gentlemeqpfss' eichjqrsisifdse Zsshflipusesi,
be foupd they were, tmisimsisuissawfiinw
for a reconcifiatipn with AWCWL ,,Hc
pvas _cqnvin_ch,ss Lhaxsij every 'day's delay
madq this ,rcConci]i.;tion more; difficultss'
that thsic'C'o'ng-ress seemed tsiq him the & si
specdy, sas siwell asssthe mosisi; tfiectfialni __ 4
pin}! by which is sicouklsi be attaingd; Raggct
as ssc rg ecte eve; hour thsiay P si .si esi
without agfissort towzsry sthis haPPY "bsscts
he wasss (}dsii'sious to a optsitbig, .or Hffsi
sithes, Or-all- measures cakulate'd :to .pr
moteareconciliation. ' ct ,ss _-,_
The question siyvas then called for, anjssj
'the motion rejected, without. a divisiong A
LOrd North dsured the House ofCom- "
mons, " there was nothing- he sqmusich .
" wished sor,_ at the close} of his life; "as.
" -to have it in his power to'boashofhav- ct
" ing a share in the conciliadon with the
" colonics ;" and it was observed the tear}
fellso fast on his face, that , astcrhis spcefict:
he was under the necessity/ofssufing. 'si
bandkerchief. - ss. :
_ This whinin minister reminds a; of;
certain cardsim-fi (VVolscy, & minister of
state) whose character has been drawn by
Skakcspeare; and it is said he w ,: neven ss
but when he meant. ;p ruin, Fiqp. __ ,wn's ct
Wish there never may be fouudfa' fected 4