The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-08-09 00:00:00, page 1

AUG UST 9, 1776.
_ NUMBER 80.
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TALWAYB pan LIBERTY,}l -' ' ,. THzPUBLlCK.GOOD.si'
High HEAVEN to GRACIOUS ENDS dirsicctf tl): ST()R1\1!
—ass L () N' ]) () N, fl/zril 16.
N aclmiralty court is appoimed in Vir
, ginict, [Zysiuuthqritysi' of the Cungrcss,
'und jolm'uuur anu humunu nanumpn,
esquires, and another gentleman, are up
.pointcd judges us it. They have cun
demned several ]"nglish vessels. which have
* been taken by' the American privutcers,
.- lawful prizes. This shows the Amcri—
calls are proceeding to the establishment
ofa government.
: It is reported there are some private
letters from America which say that the
Americans had heard of the prohibitory
act, and the hiring ossoreign troops, in
ss -mnsequence of which the Continental
Congress came to two reshlutious, viz.
', to schd no more petitions to Great Britain,
and to (nen their parts to the ships of
beher nations, and invite them to part.:kc
:;
bs their trade. M .sin of discermm-nt say,
lhil last resolution is of more importance
I than people seem to be aware of. The
'sssiAmericans act with cuulness and wisdom,
While our counsels arc ull violence :ssmd ig
porance. 'l'he nation in general lbcms
ibsurbed in luxury and disiipation, every
fiena] wretch scrambling for a contract.
?
in short, the people are cnervated by an
) ss
si ss ,Iniversa] depravity, arc uuscchsssig to the
'- Tufferings OF their fellow subjects, and un
\ _thioking of themselves ; and hence ariscs
that total disregurd, which every own of
i'.
" j'eflection sees with sorrow, of that inevi—
il.
table train ofill consccsiluenccs from this in
creasing wound in the empire.
. But ['t-w us the German hirrctiings have
' 'jsheen embarked, for want ofcssxiks for their
P'ss'water. ()ch'rs h'we been givzn at Am
fistcrdam for gooo to be immsdictltcly sent
' to Stadc, and it has been under considera
{ssct tion here whether wo coopcrs should not
ct' be sent from hence to llamburg, to help
ct to make the necessary quantity of those
" Watcrchiks. Lack-n-day, whatshrcseeing
mortals our'blessccl minil'siers are !
Had not the poor Gursicans been fold and
betrayed by their priclts, an-l lbme of their
"'ehicss, there are good resizsims to think
that the French would never hz-We been
ss' '(ab'le ctto conquer them; yet (.hrlica ]ics
sisi Very'ncar France, and the French were
ict'si/ien times the number of the Corsicans.
sssisi 'Now, what pruspect of success have we
2 . tore us against the Americnm, compar
! withctthe above case? None, not even
( she shadow olsi'any; yet a great part of
? this 'msntuatcd nation soohshlv think the
' troops that are to go out will hear down
i' !" before them. Alas! they may per
' haps ravage thc cunsts, hut will newer hc
; ' "able to penetrate into the country ; or, if
_they are suffered tu do'ssit, it will Lhen he
ss.' si to their utter dcsh'udtionss
ss_ Though it may seem to he & pnradox,
kict ytt there is nothing more true than thus.
1 the generahtv 'os officers are the worst
si, judges ()Fthc policv of'wnr. in all ;tgsies
) and countries, when sim-hr c-xpcditmns
_ ss to the prcsimtAmcriccm msilsil um: h we hs-"L'jl
])ruposed hv ignorant :mrl tyrunz-lcsinl munsi
fiers, they ssh.1vc nlwuys been approved .Oss,
, and rcurcscnted as vcrv easy to make, and
sure to be crowned with success hy most of
the military men, as they thmk their ho
nour is concerned in grceclily cmbrucing
every opportunity to fight, rightor wrung,
that they may show their prowcss, and,
above all, get preserrgdsi _
n.y nml great cmllculncs to get trum—
ports in HoIl-simd to bring over the D uch
Scotch troops.
Copy of a letter and memoria' from ] A M !. s
VV ] 1. : o N, e/q, to lord George Gcr
main, one oshi: majq/iy : principalfi-cre
tariu ajstatc.
It is not without concern that ] .smd
myself obliged to address your lordship on
this occasion, as one of his m ljcsty' s prin
ci'val lcsicletaries of state. ] trust your
lordshipsi will not require :my apology (01
11": rcquisition of that. iavum- which, in
your offlcial character, it may be proper
for you to comply with. Presummg,
then csol e, that you are the person by whole
means my icmiments may be most regu
larly convey ed to his mawsty, ] bag leave
to entrcat your lordship may lay before liis
m .ljcsty the enclosed memorial.
! have the honour to be your lordship' s
must obedient humble servant.
[AMES WlLSON.
Grmonum, March 17ch.
To the leing' : mo/I excellent M A ] ESTY .
The humble memorial of JAM us VVlLSON.
Shewcth,
That the memorialist has served your
msigesty for upwards of 15 years as a sicap
tum m your'majcsty's marine forces, dur
ing which time memoriaiist discharged his
duty with fidclity to the utmost of his
power; and that memorialist has had the
honour Ofa seat in the House oFCommons
m lreland during the present parliament, in
vsshichcapacity, as a servant of the people,
his conduct has been uniformly directed,
by the best of his nnderstanding, to pro
mote the interestos this kingdom, humbly
concciting the WcH-being of this illand
essentially conduciyc to the honour and
support of your majesiy's government.
That memoriahst is, by every binding in—
fluencc ok' allcgssiance, and inviolablc incli
nation, ready to riik his life and property,
ifrequired, to maintain those incliimahle
principlsis by which your majesty's iihlllri
ous samily obtained the sovereignty oslhese
realms; but it is with the most poignant
concern lililt memorialist finds himsehsscom
pclied, by the pernicious measures of your
majesty's ministers, and the indclible dic
tatcs of nature, to implore your majesty
to withdraw him from the rank and honour
he cnjoys under your majesty, as captain
on hals-pav, memoriahst thinkingit incon
sistcnt with sidclity to your majesty, as a
subject, or the people, as a reprostntativc,
to receive those wages which render him
liable to the command of ministers, thc
perpctration of whose designs death wouicl
now be as much preferable to as it ever
had been in the mind of memoriahst to
hesitatc in the supportos your majasty's rcsszl
glory and happiness. Mcmorialist, there
fore, humbly entreats your majesty. in
your royal clemcncy, graciously to take
,
his dutisul mcmorialinto consideration, as
the only reward for his service, that me
moriahlt may be emancipated from the
distresiing apprchcnsion, which the prcsint
military preparations against America sug
gest, oi'hcsimg obliged to disobey the corn -'
mands of his sovereign, or adopt the horrid
alternative osstiffing every impusse of'hu
manity, and rushing into the blood of
kindred fellow subjects and countrymcn.
[The above gentleman, who is a meni
bcr in the: ]rish parliament for Tarmon,
in the county of'Wexsord, as acaptain so
the year 1750, raised 130 men (as ,dfc
purchase ofh'u company) on his own estate
in lrclzmd, am] served all the remainder (if
"the war inctactual service with the highest
' crcdit to himself.] . si
N E VV Y 0 R K, july 22.
ENERA L Sullivan, will] the whole
northern :nct'my, we hear, is retreatcd
to Ticonderoga (16; miles lrom Albany,
and 265 from this city) ;: very advanta
geous spot, and where it is believed He
will in a short time he sufficiemly reinsor
ced and sortisied to withstand any attack
that may be made by our enemies.
Extract of a letter from Boston, _*7uly !.
" Last Saturday commodorc Bct: k's
first licutenant, killed in the engagemenj
with capt. Mugsord, was found by a filcr
on ])cer island . He had in his pockec tive
guincas and four dollars, a gold watch,
and by his side: a silver hichd sword." ,
Extract nfa letter from Albany, YuZy if.
** Last Saturday evening :: plol wan
discovered here (by confession oslwo 'l'o
ries) that this week the city was to be (it.
on fire in different places, imd the maga
ziues blown up. Yesterdzly between 2 and
300 men went out with thc'u' arms to take
up these scoundrcls, who by insurmation
were sculk'mg in the woods, &css and have
taken severzsitl of them. As there are no.
soldiers in town, the inhabitants watch
24 hours round to guard the 'l'ory jsiil,
mugaziue, &c.
We learn from New Hampsh'lrc, lh'lt
the people there are in high spirits, and
pulhiug up with all cxpedition to join their
brethren undcr general Sulhvan.
'l'hursdny thc lst of" Augult next is ap
pointed, by authority, to be observed as
a day oshum'thznion, susi'mg. aml prayer,
throughoutthc HsitteosMasiZ-chusi-tt's Bsily .
Ycltcrday scvcral (lischnrgcs us cnnytm
and mushetry were heard in this city, and, 7
by the appearance. osaclnml olsi sinukeovcr
Bcrgcn point, it is imagined our people on
the _]ersey shure have had a skirmish with
the enemv st'om Staten 'tflancl.
In (onvizNTmN osthe reprcjfl-ntative: of
the flute usN 1-7 w Yo a !; .
\VH1TE PLAws, in [10]? Chqsier caunty,
7/10'16. 1776.
ch/blvcsisisil umminwzg/ly, that all person:
abiding within the (tate of New Y'sssk
nctnd derivsimg protection from the laws us
the ssiu'nc, owe allcgiance to the'sctoid laws,
and are mcmhcrs of the state; and that all
persons passing through, visiting. or
making & tempomry stay in the suid [late,