The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-10-20 00:00:00, page 5

YPLZSUPPLEMENT 55
Ssaltpetre is an art.-"de much wanted in Amer'lca,
the Committce of Sajcty ('zlrnq/flv recommend it
to the plaint-r.: lctsi/silbbacco in [In"; culmct-y, to cut down
and prq/Lctrve all their tubacc0_/Etchfrx, and tal/I) to
anL-m the trust), stal/si-s, mal _/'}uce]'illg.s oft/wir
tobacco-Imzi/F'J, which are 11)sz is) be exceedingly
uflfid in is:: production of that m-csslssjfzry article.
, By order oft/m csnnmim-e.
70HN ]FENDLE'TON, jun. clerk.
once-si amendm
S the CifClH/"ljsslI-L'fts (is 'sstr'ze ms/ -.-z time: m.1' e it
prudent to g: 14; it (if li. /} t/zc CJN'L"'}.I.1CC' (: inn [
lisscnce to the 57: 0 m'es 0} si'uncx ic :, ()) meam cj ( rtcta: ;:
evil-d fir/Z-ssl per/mix,- who may in! ULl throw,/1 tue
country for that jzzzrjzzsiu ' The C.:m/Jttccn of bnjety
do then-form (! m s [w TFCJl/il it 11 it to all m.!ctn/fmtz-s
and other octj'icsir .. . (.uJ as) ! t'iz'litctry the man.');r .: (]
tle several cu-mniltces, and nll oth: r.r within thi:
colnny , to be T'F: si'lmlt in examining all stranger :, and
s—sicticct (! per/ons, why,/; they may his 'jnL/simr and to
ssjf 0 s zch as do not give a 1: ! opcr account qs tlzeirjaur
my and emplnyment.
By orsisiict r of the mmmitt-"e.
jOlssiN PENDLETON, jmz. (li.-rh
V A T E R. 'l' () Vvss N, Ssi'ptembcr 25.
SATURDAY last the minilieriu! troops fired 108
mnnun shot at our people from their lines at.
hasten, without doing- any execution, except
wounding one man. How many they lost on their
side We cannot say.
The follsmiup' address will be published in Cana
da, on the arrival there os col.Amu1d,v\ith the
{ronps under ] 15 (( mmzn. ('I. *
siBy he": cXCc/ic'ilC) (ll—ZURG'L " ASHlNGTON, Lijuire,
command r in c/u'cj us the (11 17 )! (] t/ze mitted colo
nie:_ in NE'TU' Amuua . "
70 me 1 " UAD' ! 7 A' lv :! .) 0} L'AIVAUA.
Friend: ansi'i Broth? n,
HE unnatural contell between the English co
luniez and Great Bricnin has nowriscn to such
a height that arms alone mnlss'c decide it. The co—
lonies, confiding; in the jntlice of their cause, and
the purity ufsi tlicir intentions, have rclnctantly ap
peuled to this. h-sssiinp; in whm'L- hands are all human
events. He h.ss.s hitherto liniled upon their virtuous
efforts: The hand us t) rzmny hay been at'rcll'ed in
its ravzigcs, and the Britiih arms, which have lhone
with lb much splenihlur in every part ol'the glode,
are now tsiu'niihcd with (lilisimce and dishppoinunent.
Genfrssxls of appmved LXiWZsilCflCC, who boaltcd of
subduing this great continent, find themselves cir
cuml'cribed wizhin the limits of a single city and its
sithurlzs, sitsfering all the shame and distress osa
siege; while the li'eelwrn suns of Amcricn, animatcd
by the genuine principle-s ol' liberty and love oftheit'
Country, with isicrezilingj union, lirmncsh, and dis
cipline, l'CIZ-t'lcvel'VJl'tzct'Llss', anddespisc csivcrydsi'xngcr.
Above as}, we rejoice that our enemies have
been deceived \\i'-_h rtctsisi'nt'd to you. 'i hcv have
]si-e-rsuudcd themsclx es, they have even (lzn'cd to ssiiy,
that the szxulisitm were not capable ol'ciiisstinguilh
ing bet-ween the hlcllings nslsizhcrtv :md the wrctc h
ectlnch utsiilmerctv; thut gt'zitili'ingisi the vanity of a
little cirtlt ut'nuisiilitjss', nunld lrlind the c\ ezz'ol'thc
people ul'Cssnzzch. By such ;n'tiliccs thevy hope to
bend you in their viz.-us, but tlwv ltsin't- heen dLsic-siiv
ed. lnshssul ul'lindinsisi- in )nu [list ]mvc-rtv nlsssuul,
and hill-net":- ut' l'si-irit, they see, with ;; chugrin
equal to our joy, tlmt you Are enlightc'nul, gene
rous, and iirtnuus; that )uu will not t'cno'unce your
own righns, or serve as instruments to deprive your
fellmv-siibjccssts ostheirs. Come then, my brethren,
unite with us in an indisiolublc union, let us run to
gclhcr to the shme goal. \\'e'havc taken up arms
in defence of our liberty, our property, our wives,
and" our children; we are determined to preservc
them. or die. We look forward with pleasure to
thsiu day, not far remote (we hope) when the in—
habitants of America shall have one sentiment, and
the full enjoyment osthc blcflings otsia free govern—
ment. _ si
lncited by these motives, )a'nd encouragrd by the
advice of many friends os liberty among you, the
(Brand American Longress hau- sent an army into
your Frovince, under the command of general
Schuy er; not to plundcr, but to protect you; to
animate, and bring lsiotth into autioii, those senti
incnts ot' ircedom you have dilclused, and which
the tuols of despotnlin woul-ssl ex-tinguilii through the
whole creation. To co-opcrate with this delign,
and to truth-ate those cruel and perfidious schemes
which would deluge our ti'oiuiers with the blood of
women and children, ] have detached col. Arnold
into your country with a part of the army under
my command. I have enjoined upon him, and I
am certain that he will consider himself, and act
as in the country of his patrons and best friends.
Necessarics and accommodations of every kind
which you may surnilh he will thanksully receive,
and render the full value. I invite you, therefore,
as friends and brethern, to provide him with such
supplies as your country afl'urds; and ] pledge m -
selt not only for your safety and security, but fin
ainplc compensation. Let no man desert his habi
tation; let no one flee as before an enemy. The
cause of Americzi, and of liberty, is the cause of
every virtuous American citizen; whatever may be
his religion or descent, the united colonie's know no
diliinctwn but such as llavery, corruption, and ar
bitrary domination, may create. Come then, ye
generous citizens, range yourselves under the stan
dard of general liberty, against which all the force
and artifice of tyranny will never be able to prevail.
G. VVASHING'I'ON.
E VV ,) 0 [& K, Octobcr ;.
Extract of a lette from a gentleman in lioxbury,
dated Scptember 20, 1775.
ENERAL Gage, they say, has taken down
some houses near the hay market in Button,
.msit tle-signs to erect a shrtisicntion thereabout from
share to shore, and built] a fort in that square. I
think it not nnlikcly. ] hear the regular-s have cut
down all, or almost all the trees in town, and that
thcv went to cut down some at dr. Elliot's; upon
which he came out, and entreated that they would
not, but they damned him and bndehim begone, or
they would do so by him, or words of that lmport.
" Lnlt sctturdct'iy ] saw a gentleman who got out
of Bolton the thursilay besorc. I could only ask
him two or three quesiions; he says the insu'lts and
nhuscs offered the inhabitants are intolerable, but
tlmt the regular-s appear to he now rather drjccted,
and that in general they wish the dispute was'ac an
end.
" Meat 12 (1. sterling per pound. Mr. M—
writes, that eggs were sold at 6 8. sterling per
dozen, and potutocs at Il. sterling per bushel. A
number osg'c'ntlemen yet in town would be glad to
be (l'sillVCl'Ctl out of that dreadful ptctlshll, but cannot
ubtuin a pass."