The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-04-11 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRGINlA GAZEATTEL
she "Freedmvssfth Pus: it one oftbe green; Bul-wark: of-Ltrberty, and can never be reflraihed but by aspen": Gowmmmn.
[APRIL n. 1777'.] 7WILLIAMSBURG'Z' ssPrinccd by DlXON {? Humsszn. [siNosi 1339.]
From thc-PENNSYLVANlA PACKET.
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' "! pe le of Ametice, with us to their Iitieel cha
. - name,? may be divided into thewes followinzoql-nhsim
e. Renk Torien. :. Modente Men. 3. TtmidWhige.
- 4. Fur'tous Whige. 3. Suunch Whigl. . '
!. The Rnnt Toun ere ulvocetet for unconditionnl
snbmiflion to Gmt Brinin. They rejoice in every misfortune thet he
fall. the United lum. They flbricne lies to deceive and intimidzte
the le of Americn. They prefer money hmped with the mark of
me si; end it the Motion they emyloy their utmolt ingemtit to
0 neiate the money issued by the CeHi-m end by Conventione. Tyhey
fic en at the name- of the Congreth, : ot Gelenl Washington. T hay
esteem no mc too hose w injure or betray the friend: of Ameriee. They
are in love with thee?, end have no more relish for the sweete of ti
—berty then they hue or the enjoymente of "heaven.
!]. The Moollu'l MlN ere ldvocntee for the fltuatitm of the colo
niet in the 1763. They ere inlneneed either, !. by : conneaion
with men in 0 held office: under the old government" or zdly, by an
attachnsient to the top end hienrchy of the Church of England; or
zdly, by : fondp fu- those luxuriet which were introduced among us
by our connection with Gmt Britain. in this resssxefl they resemble the
children of [steel, who sit of themselves, " e remember the fish
which we did eat in Egypt reelyz the cucumbcrs, the melons, and the
]eelu, and the onionl, and the garlickz but now our shul it dried away:
There is nothing it all hesidet thin manna before our eyes. Numbers
xi. ;, 6. They think freedom too dear when purchascd with the tem
rary lose of tea, coffec, sugar, wine, and ruin. Good mutton, bees,
mead, milk, and the smite of our earth, which are the " mannz" of this
country, ap :: " n nothing at all in theire es." La'flly, it is charac
teristic of : oderate Man to hate the peoP of New England, and to
love all nnk Totiee.
111. The Ttuto Wulcs speak ofthe power of Britain as it the Su.
putnc Bcing had delegzted hie omnipotence to that island. They enter
tain : false idea of the power and resourcee of Americn. The loss of a
few rifle-men in 3 skirmish, or of : sort, or a village, induce them to
conclude that the contest it over, and that America is subdued. They
but: no objectiom to indePendence provided we are able to maintain it.
They are Perpetually hzrpmg upon the expence of the war. After the
loss of : village, or :: sort, the refuse to take continentu] money, and
fly into some obl'cute corner at! the counts for safety; but upon the
news of: viflory-they come forth, appear Kotlf, and wonder that any
man should ever be afraid of the power of Britain. One Timid Whig
admitted into the counsels of America does more mischief than ten rank
Toriet. Avarice it generally the source of his timidity.
IV. The Fuuoos Wmcs injure the cause of liberty :: much by
their violence as the timid Whigl do by their fears. They think the de
shuction ot Howe'o army of lest consequence than the deteflion and pun
ishment of the most infigniflcnnt Tory. They think the common forms
of justice should be suspended towmle : Tory crimina]. and that a man
who only ]pub ngeinst our common defence, should be tomahewked,
scnlped, and mitted llive. Lest! , they are :]Icownrda, end tkulk un
der the cover of in office, or: sic y samily, when they ere called to op
pose the enemy in the field. Wo to that State or community that is go
vemed by th. elaso of men!
Vx The s-rumcu Wutcs are friend. to liberty from Yl'inciple.
They are undismnyed with misfortunee, and are not unuiua ly elated
with tsiflin udventaguover our enemiet. They are implacahle to their
hztred tot Court of Britain. They prefer the annihilation of the con
tinent to reconcilintion, and they had rather renounce their exifience than
their beloved independence. They have an unshaken saith in the divine
justice, and they efleem it a mark of equal follctv nd im iety to believe
that Great Britain can ever subdue America. They arexiende to order
and good government, end are both just and merciful in the exercise of
power. Laltly, they esteem the lose of propert , of friends, and Cvt'n
oflife itself is nothing when compared with the loss of liberty. Let
ctsimf'ifjss look to this class of men alone for her selvation in the czbinet and
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A PROCctI-AM'ATlON for : General Pan.
' nazoxc: :. tf sd m & a ("
tlkin ' am no erioue eon 1 emion e 'ju en ntce -
", Whslry mgea me: As spree which we are opli ed to use agninfl our
rebellio'ut subjecte'jn our coloniee and provincee m orth Antericn, end
nuing our tml i, lmighty God, that he wi" vouchsafe: s cial bles
fing on our mnlss it by sea and land. hue resolted, and o, by and
with the advice s our Prlvy Co nsicil, hereby command, that a Public
Fat! and Humilution be observ throughout that pm of our kingdom
of Great Britain ealp England, our dominion o! Wa'les, apd town of
Bewviek upon Tweed, upon fridly the thirteenth dz of Decemhtr next;
tlut soboth we find out P]* may humble ourselvnhe siore Almighty God.
in order to obtlin pu' :: of our sins; and may. m the most devout and
solemn manner, send !! our prayers and shpplisicatiom to the Divine Me
jesty, for evening tho e heavy judgment! wluch our manifold sins and
provocatione have most iuflly dekrved, end forssmploring the interven—
tion and blelsing speedily to deliver_our loza] (ubyectt utithm our culontee
and provineet m North Americ: from t e vlolenre. miustice, and t -
rznn osthosc dzring rebele, who have :si'umed to themselvet the exercnfe
of a- itrlr ever; to open the eyes of thosh who hue been deluded by
l'pecioul far ehoode into aid of trezson and rebellion; to turn the he;- is
of the author: of these czlamities, ?"d finally to restore our people in those
distracted coloniee and provincce to the hap y condition of being free
subject; of a free State; under which hereto are they flomished so Bong,
end pros ered so much. And we do ftrictly charge and command, that
the mid ublic Falt be reverently and devoutly observed b all our loving
subjects in—Enghnd, our domimon of Wales. nndtown o Berwick upon
Tweed, " they tender the favour of Almight God, and would ilVOld
hie wrath and indignation; and upon pain o such e{mnishment ac yne
may justly inflict upon all such as contemn and negle the performance
of so religious : duty. And for the better nnd more orderly solemnizing
the same, we havegiven direction: to the Most Reverend the Archbilhops
and the Right Reverend the Bishop of England, to compose & form of
prayer suitable to the occasion. to be used in the churches, chlpels, and
places of public worship, and to take one the same be timely dilpersed
throughout their respective dioceses. leen at our Court at St. James's,
the thinieth day of Octobcr, 1776, in the seventeenth year osnnr reign.
() 0 0 envy; THE K I N C."
Mr. Burke. in the House of Commoni, speakin on the American
contest, in which he wan very severc against the Minil ry, said, " That,
after having been maslhcred. first by the Hessiam. and then by the law
yers. they now talked of a revisul of the acts thn had been compltincd
of seven 'ears ago; after burning their town!, and ruining their com
merce, the Mimster criel out " Come unto me, all ye that are weary and
heavy laden, and l will give you rest." But what lbrt of fell? You
shall have magistrate! not of your,own choosing; tnxee without your
assent, and laws made for you in England. He contglained bitterly of
some expressions in the pt'oclantation for the General 'ath he said the
purposes of religion were to be invented; tnr we were to go to church in
a most impinus manner, to accuse our Antericnu Bt'cthrrn of being de.
htdcd into acts of treason. by l'pecinus s-ilschooda. This he condemned
as blaisiphcmous, ;nnd convcrtmg the house of God into the tabernacle of
Satan. [Here he was (ailed to order. but afterwards proceeded, and juni
fled the relistance ot'the Americmns.) lle also made Admimsh'atinn ac.
countuble for all the blood that had been lhed, and all the horrors ot wot;
those were the sins wc- were to atonc for, and to deprecatc tho: wrath of
Heaven by : General l-"ast, and surely no peoplu ever had more reason to
humble themselves before Goo." He spoke with greet vehemence
above an hour.
Extraflzfrm the SPEECH y'rbc Dul-t ofMANC nu'rlk, on the motion
for an address, in an -wer to his Majgfls: urbfmu flu- Wire.
HE Duke of Manc xelier opened his l'Peec with : comparison ofthe
present thee of the British cm ire wnh that of lnciem Rome in 51;
decline. He observed, in one, n ! e other, the men form) of the con- -
nication were rescrved, while every effort of despoflsm and asbkm'y
power were set in their fullcst extent. lmperinl Rome Mild? her
provincee and dependencies, like Britainz her subject. bow un r (he'
eke of the most insupporuble opprefsion, like thn endclvourcd to be
mflicted on our "colonists; and he did not hesitate to formel. !]ul Isss in
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