The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-06-16 00:00:00, page 7

si c' w': s : .\' c: .." ' -' of./sit-si'fs' !) iZct-c join:
; , si \ - ! .. ' ,.
,.si-ct ,, ss- as [he had. l/ssf Lo .,ct- L it, my; lssssss
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Uss- sissct ,),sssi'ss-ch fsi'n'xss my Excellency [(j/t
& ]ss-lsissjsssssisi, up in lus retreat on board the
]siUW L' 71} 1)! [) 'u'lncto
gentlemen of the (1 0 U N C ] L, siA-sr.
5 ]; [; A [( n'. R, (m.-! (.ss'ml/mzeu qf the
H () U 5 s, 0/ 8 [? l'x (} Ed' S if. S,
\' a"swcr to yonrjuinr. address, presented
I by your drputics yesterday, ] zsscquu'u'n
..u, tsslut it appcnrs to me lhc'commuu
onsnnumsir, the people, am! lllczlctxncpzlccs
and [ln'czns (an cnumerapnn of which I_
[an-bear, out uk'tsifndernclsi) have heal} ot
such publicknutoflcty, _th;1t you must [usi
n-c 1. ' 1! ! 1'1' ,].
pale lllJllsiY' Of ill! Bl (jetts \ Hilsiuttto in un:
colonv, whether they meditutezl or not,
have it least maniseltcd, such :m isinveteracv
Mjustitics my suspicion that they would
not helitzzte to commit ?. crime, which,
horrid and atrocious as it is, l had jult
ground to apprehend. And when the nis
polition which the House ol Burgc-lses hzn'e
lhcwn towards me, the returns they have
made to the respect and civility which l
have been forward to offer to them, the
countenance they have given to the violent
and disordcrly pl'occedings us the people,
his Majest_v's msitgozine having been forced
and killed in the presence of some of the
members of the House of BurgcilZ—s, and,
by the information otsithe committee oi' the
[House appointed to inspect the nr-nr-nine,
no other endeavours have been used thun
to prevail on the people to return the arms
taken out, but not to commit the persons
;in whose posi'esiion they were sound, in
lc-rder that they might be brought. to the
punizhment due to so heinuus an offence,
no less against the peace and good order
o-tsithe countrv than the dignity and autho
rity of the King; when & body of men
assembled in the city of \\-"illi_nnil>nr_<siz, not
only to the knowledge, but with the ap
prohntion oseverv body, for the nvowed
purpose osattacking a party os th:- King's
three:, which, without the least sunndati
on, it was reported were marching to my ss
protection, and which, istruc, ought to
have been approved and added, not oppos
e-zl end insulted, by all good and loyul
sithjects; when especially the House of"
Burgesses, or a committee us the House
(Which is the same) lms ventured upon &
step sraught with the most alarming con—
scqueuces, in ordering zmd appointing
gjuards, without even consaltintz; me, to
mount in the city of \-Villiamllmr,<_1_', as: is
pretended, to protect the ning-nine, but
which may well be doubted, as there-then
remained nothing therein which required
bring guarded ; 'but isotherwise, this step
nevertheless shows a delign to nsurp the
executive power, which, is it be pcrisiutectd
in, subverts the constitution: 1 say, when
these circumstances are duly considered, l
may submit it to your own judgment
whether I could renshnzhly expect any
good effectsrom communicating the ground
Of my uneasiness to you.
But as you are pleased, Gentlemen,
no'ssr to assure me, that you will c.:ccrl'ully
concur in 'sinw n'it-nsure that may be pro
posed pr0per sur the security of myself
and. simily, l leave to your own conside
ration whether that can be cll'ec'itcd any
otherwise th-tn by reinllatsimg me in the
snll powers of my office, us his Msi-usiicll) 's
l'c-zn'elct'entativss'e, bv opening the cour1< os
j'l'lice, and rcshii-iug the cnergy us the
lsiissvs, which is all the security requilite
for all parties-, by (lishrmiuz; all indepen
dcnt companies, or other bodies of men
ruised and acting in desutncc of lawful
authority, and by obligingthose Who llzwcsi
taken um- oshiss— '\sssx_isi:ltv's pu'ctlickdtore of
aV'ffi-W (L'siv'rrlhenulpmunvumlny; uuu,
What is not less csscnrial t'ucm zmy thin-s,
bY your own example, and (".-cry mmus
."] S'U'XT !chr, a'no'lisi'n'm-sisi- that spirit of:
Pf'1'*.-ss'u'ctsixun, unhiss-h, tusithsi: dd'gl'acc of
!
immmity, now Teiqnh (me! pursizcs fit]:
menace-5 and ;xcunt'sidpprcihun, all pu'lsiuzh
who dilicr [sum the muicilmi-si- in ])ulilisi-ul
Opinion, or are attached from principle-s
and duty to the ii,-His;- oi'zl-ch king .md
government; by xxhich means, the (ic-lud—
c'd lzcuplc ne\ er hcunnsi-ss- but the disslisisiurul
hdc ot ashn'y, thrivmimls 'sin'c cominusict'lly
kept i.: that [crum,-m which subjrscw them
for (HU' to be ixnposhd upon, ;unl lcsiads
to the cuimniiliun of any (lcslmrntc act,
and endangss :: the general safety . For she
more spccdy nccoinplishmcut ul tlseissccnds ,
and the grqat oT—j-si-ct and nfz-cdisiusi bull-nels
ofsilhc scflic-ns, shall have no ubjf-ctizm 10
join adjuuming to the town of "(who
when; I will meet won, and rcmsixin with
you lisiil your l'vulincctlsc. be smilizcd.
\'\'=tl= =("i cht to )"um (-==t=(" :tt)" th: =t I
shmxhl =et==="== to [Itcp=14("(, a.) ===(" ===- =4si
]Hct. ("ly me;" us of quictlny '(ch ====='.(!s ()l t=((
people, ] must let;:"cluut to _)(=== t'rut.
(=!='.("lsi tho'-m he :====(m(_- )"ou a turn.. (" z====l
an 'A) c (lclmct. to siizc t===,(==>==-===(.==='= . =".(nv
ofltrcza tu )""si(== by Psshmmrnt, (=. ("as = Adu—
inn" the (t'-(m out of )"(mr (;Ulll 1!) (1 m== sit
fixed :===(= 'kn (mn l(>====('=;(t'=_(>==, ..==(i (zi ==.-=====1""
\(=u="f(",ssh"(x ))hh )"f-m l( Hm ta,!sicass. (=
(ureztt Biitam to one common bond (=! um"
test, and mutual ait'iitzmcc, m)" return to
\Vi]]i"unibu="_<r wmthl he ns'l'nusitlcth (() the
people, as , pull-! ly, itmtqht l=( (lanpcruns
to n=_)"1(lt. But. it "")"(mt proceuii. w.) m ===i—
scst that h; ippv (hipuhtion, v='== =( '== is to be
desired ardentlv h)" (")"(=_" )" (good t:.(si== (' to
this as well as the mothct (un: =t" si)", si==i=="."e
you, in the ))";nmth (n' =:si=) h(" ".31, ti==t !
)ull =ctu===, with the (="'csisi==t(il 14), ;1; ".(l
shsid] consider it as t': =e mozt turtumuc
evcnt of my life if )"(m (v.) : me". an oppor—
tu=='==_y to be an infinusiunt (visi urmnozingg
your happim- ss, and :) 1"==("('==:=t(>r between
)uu and the suptcnm muhmtt)" , to obt (in
for )(m ever)" cx'zlauzttiun of 'your dumb-is,
and the [nel-. "st (dom,-("non -==' the s===c:("t"=t_v
of theit (.c=ne to ("(mfinn tuum ttlcuzt-"siizi
turbcd c==j(-)='="=:" "nt oisi )" (m: "="=:="=} .) and silsi'sizcu
tv; ."mu ] final} be )) (11 pleased, by ===si===<-"
ing" mv samfly back agum, th =.t )01 shut,] ]
have such (( ble: hrc (=. m)" attachmcut to
this country, and 0; m)" mihest to ("uki
vatc a close and lasting" ===13msiucy with me
inhabitants .
D ' U N Pvl O R E.
] U N E to, 1775.
To his Excellency t/id Mrs/:: How. 70 [IN
Earl of DUNM'OPE, his Am)"; -/-._3."'.f
Lieuttrzant (1: "(l Govervom" General oft/te
C""/n-n_)" and Dmniniun of VtRutxtA, and
Vicct-Almiral oft/w _/=1="=.=c
The mlzqusl" oj'thc Housr. ofBUtsisttsssi "
]Vly LORD,
\ E ]ns M". xjcsty' s (httssummd lova] sun
puts, the: Butssrcllsics of ===" ;:u =. =,
now met === (is new] Aicttc: ""m'n!" ) , !) (vc taken
into our conlhkrutmn the jomt J(=;=="c".x of
the two liuuscs usP===*]'=;====("==t, his Blnf-ci'f
ty s a=1\))el",a==(l the rcsuinsum us the
Commous, whlch your L<>=('=.!.=p in 5 !wcn
plcmcd to lay besorc ==si= V) =:!='=si=ss.z_> not!" ='. =,==
so huccrelyzzs the pv'" = :)(cttu. =l (on =:=u: :=:(= (=:
that 1"; rothcrl)" low: "si=}=i(h wc hear to ( ==="
fellow f==(=_ :(ts (zf ("fie :tt ]hluiu, and 'iixl
co==t===u===q tn '..=(.=";"ss-:= um! hchcu: th == tm )
(lo nor .1p",=="-.(>\'- 11=<" ==="J;=iu="(sis wh: (11 h =)" "
sulons; oshn" c '=(".: t==:. "=" blcthren === =-,mr_="i
cn, we )) crc [Rule-(.? =!) =c='::( ="si )"our Lord"
lhtp'sss ==r=t===(ct=t tun, t=.."=t;= hc==cct=ole==t to: =
der Lsssid at icnsinh h(("== made hv t (:
B: "itnn. " "fsisii-z - (>"= (summussh, towarnshttno
ing to := good ("==(= our unhflpp) (usputcs
)ch tnc mothcr ((m: =z= )". \c>(t to the
poflcfllon ol h'ncrt)", = =) !. ==",(] v." (" should
' ., Asill
cunfidcriuch a l'cc'onclnM'uuct. w un; yss! sing...
oszln human !)'<.*Hingct<. \\'ith thos-ss dispo
sizions, we entered into consideration of
thatresi-lutinn: ws e_-*s.n:sin'mc-si\ it minutely;
we vicwcd iL in c'xrr'ss' point. of sight in
which we v, rrr: ..ML tcsi _s-'*si.1cc is, smdct wist-l
sivsi-ct-Jnmzcm, was nv'ssH: ulti
pain and c'Fzssr . , .
mate-ly dcc'sizc , 1. m.:ctx ch-simsissei the lex-m
")
Os oppi'c ."si m, v.;shczut ]];istcussng {95 !mf—si
then. \\'c canuux, my Lur-J, dun.- uilh
me turn;-s of that rclohs'siiuu, for these
rczxshur- :
Becsiczusc the I'zrfflsh Put'lizzrzr-zzt has no
right to intermuhilc with the support of
csinil guvu'umem. in the ('olonlcs. t'ur [L'-;,
no: iur xhcm, has government. ].vecn infli
.mlui here. Agrccaizlr to our hie-us, pro
Hshm has been nm-sifc for such of::ccrs as;
We think necessary for the uclm'mish'sitisim of
publzck nflsixirs; and he cctnno: conceive
lhsi-sit any other lcrgfl'zutusc has a righlvto
ln'cstrshc either the number or pecnninry
appoinctlrzlems of our ()lsigcs. _As ;; proof
that the (him of Parliament, to interscre
in the needs-dry proviifons sm- smmm—L
ulsirivil government, is now], and ol'ssusil'siztc
(late, we take led vc to rescrtu an act olsi'our
Anemblv, pulled so long time as the gzd
jssc urut'the reissc'n olsiking Charles ]] . entitled
An msizsi ].sizr t'aj/zfig a flill)ssfk'st'l'£ctfiilfl, and/in
l/zzct better/l'jjzurt oft/w g/i'l'ictf/ctiI/L'I/s us l/zict"
his filsirjct'ct-jlfy's cal/my (gs'l/u'sssiict-zfsi'z. This ac: .
was brought over by LordssCuch-pe'r, then
(zuuctrimur, under the great soul of Eng—
lzsind, and. was enactctl in the name of the -
E-siinsisi's mol't Excellent szjvsfis, ly and n'is/"3
[l.-si- s-mctsent oj't/zc General Afflimpbss.
Becausie, to render perpetual our ex—
emption from an unjust taxativn, we malt;
lluidlc unrllzh es with a perpetual tax, tide-.
c-si-sizzrctsic to the expe—Ctatiuns and suhjedt to,
the disposal of Pan limncnt alone; whereas,
\\(: have right to give onr mzsimcy, as;
1 . :: ihrlisinncnt do theirs, without comion;
from time to time, as publiek exisisigcncics
may require. 'Wc conceive, that w : alone
are the judges of the condition, circum
lt'ctnces, and lituation. olsi our people, as
the Puilisimtcnt are (Is theirs. It is not
merely the made of raising, but the free
dum of granting, our mon-ry, for which
we have eontcndul. Yt ithout this, We
pnsssi-lL no check on the royal prerogzitivc;
and, what must be lamented by dutisul
and loyssal litbjects, we should be sh'ippcd
of the only means, as well olsirecomniend—
ing this countrv to the savours ol'our most
gracious lbvcreign, as of sh'cngthenizg
:hulsic hands of amity with our scllow sub
j :ct's which we would with to runuin inditsi
sulnble. ,
Because, on our undertalssing to grant
money, as is propuled, the ()czmzhcmzsi only
resulve to forbear levyingsi ]vtsi'cnniut'y taxes
on ud; {lill leaving nnrepcaled theirieverul
acsirs passed for the pin-post}: of'restraining
the trndc and alle-ring the form of'govern—
chnt of the easte'n colunics; extending
the bmmdnries and changing the govern—
.
rnent and religion oncttebeck, enlm'ging'
the jurisdidtion ()l'tlie conrts ul'ndmirnlty,
taking from us the right oftrial by jnl'ctv,
and trsimsporting ns into othercuuntrics to
be tried lbr criminnl offences, Standing
zu'mics, too, are slill to l)ClLCs=tsllT]01lsi-*ss'
us; and the other numerom gricvanecs,
utsi which ourselves, and sister COlOUlCS,
lsi:-p:1ruzrl_v, and by our representativcs,
in General Cungrcss, have sunstcn com—
Plzzincd, are still to eontinuc without rc
chctfls.
Because-, at the very time of requiring
from us grains utsimuncy, they are nmkinsi;
,dilpolition to invucle us with large :mnu—
mcnts, by son and land; which is :: style.
of aiisiing gisas not rccunriIc-nhlc to our
fi'ec-dum. 'l'hc-y are all}: proceeding to a
rcpcliliun of injury,- by ]mfljng ncctts so:"
rcsilhsisizsiming the wmmcrcc and sisht rit:- of
the produces ol'Rcw lsi'nssgsslnnci, zmd sur
prohibit'mg}; the (rude ol'lhr utlzfl'culonics
with n]]]);u'ts ()Frhe wmld, usicqzt the
ffl;u1ds,oisi(h'cat lilimln, lrcland, and she
\\'cst ]udies. 'l'lsiis seems to he-siwnk lm
intrmion to distcminuc she exercise olsithis
usurpcd power ovc-r us, in sulurc.
Because, (mour ngruisig to contribute-.
mu- proportion towards th:- (o-nmun da—
scncc, thsi-si' do not pmpusc to l.:ctv (:;J-ss-u
to us :\ lb.-:: uudc With all the uorid;