The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-03-05 00:00:00, page 1

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MARCH 5, 1779. T H'Esi NUMBER 4."
VlRGINIA GAZETTE.
fifth tL-e sreaeyl ADVICES FOREIGN and .DOMESTICK.
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i L o N D o N.
. ( mfdlm-r'xg i: the top) of lb: address of th HOUSE of COMMONS,
. _- [rescued to bi: Mqssf'efi} " Satm-dsily lb: aRtb of Now. 1778.
Ne)! gradau: Sasit-errglr,
* ' E your Majctly'edutisul end loyal subjects, the Com
H.
mon: of Urcabhtit-un in Pazlmment assembled, beg,
I-uve to return your M-tielty the thanke of this House.
for your most gucit-us sp ech from the thtone. We ac
knowledce with the urm .tt Fratitude, your M: jetts:
:] regsrd son the h
.nppums t !" your pmpct, in your earnest end uni
' Hmdeavuuu to p-si-srsi .; the publick trunquilhty, and the good filth
. si & oprigbtnelsis of your Majesh'l conduct to 4" tssoreign powen. And we
si'ct son your 'Msjctty. rhut we have seen with concern and indigmtvon,
- .M mnqmllity dnhu-b-d by the ecurt of_l-'unce, without the lent} pre
' otprovoeati-ctn, er colour of eomplnmt; and we hue, with the
'ct'si, ss R emutiom ot meutment, marked the roglel'l of their mlli nant
, si M." againtt this country; firlt bt . clandelrine did and supyly o um:
" r M-j-Jty'e revoltcd t'uujefta in North Americl; :t'terwud: tn
' Mn at the s—tilh ot' treatieu, nnd contrary to the righte end common
osi,
tt * '
Fluxes} of et-ay sovereign tt te in Europe, uffion of coloniee and de
' in, by entering into and avowmg utmal englgemenn with the
" . us the rehelhon; and at length, bv eommitting oper- hsishhties
?_ depteclutiotu, and by :tctu tllsiv inucling out of your Majtfly's
sissss'bmimone in America and the West lndtee.
si' we sin;.- hut t'ee'l concern and regret. that the measures taken by your
'fM-zjefly son disctypuinnng tho e h-oshle end malignant detignl. hue not
"been attended With all tue success which the juR-ee of the cause, and the
* . vigour of the exrrtinne, seemed to promise; yet we have at the time teme
; sin, vmh great! snntucttun. the utsnsive commerce of your Mujssflv't
,? ' &. omteEte-t is most as in bunch", and lame repn'lltie made on
'urioo- uggressott. by the vigtllnw of your M siiesty's Been, and
ss ct ' 'v- sptrit of the nation.
sssind would have given your faithful Common the truest hnpz-inese to
" 2"! received the C\ mmunication from nous szeltssv, that the just and
..f titude rposeo of your M fictly lnd your Psrhsitment, t'm- quieting th'e
s 'bindt o your melted subjects, had taken the desired effect, end had
_ si ,_ brought the trouble. in North Amerie: to : happv conclusion.
n. Yow fuithful Common: du ment hezrul- cuncut with your M1'--Rv in
' 'the full :tpptubstion you huve been plesiued to expret'u of the Publiesi spirit,
which has so eonssiicuoully mimated all hand of your Mctjetty'. snlthsul
wsisishbpaz, to thod sot-th, or this time ot'thnger, m the l'sirviee of the
si-ihtu, who by thesir d-scipzine end Ready perl'cverance in their duty.
'siIm—embled your Majesty to avail youxtsiet' of that eonshtutionzl' force
, for the defence of thin country. .
ji Your Mutjeshr may r lv on the hearty and fellow! eoncurreuce and
\- ss nonce of your faithful C to none, in enahling our Majefly to make
ctfie mob lctive md vigmm exertions by sea md and. for undieating
,M elablish'm the nati -n-l honour and set uritv; and we be; lene to
' our lt Fat! rose utnou, ind renew our solemn lssurlnee- to your
fnssfleflv, that the Home convinced of the umportnnce of the cbjecte for
ss ]! we all mhuding. lud tmpelted by everv m-vtive of due)- .nd
m that cuuinnte the heart: of B-itone, will effectually lffilt your
" May in the proseeutioo of t-ze-ptel'ent just and neeessury wot; end,
' stint we will, to the utmost of our power, support your Majesty 13an
your main.
v.
Rib ' bluMAjl-ISTYV son- lo lb: chruq/"tbmb:
'ss- 4, - WMJ Man. pre/pAm-l a Majgst} (m Sansrdzy la}. f
! RBTURN thanks for this very lay:] and affectioun" address.
.ft'ct-I l'll mldnt ( n nothing can so asscctusisilly promote the publick service,
" ! r'esolmiain um! firmneso at thin time. ! should ill deserve the
'9 ct osmy smithsul Comm ms, :nJ the tell of my yeopk Put the honour
f crown, il ! dissl no: nuke : xeu' safety znd'lhen' dnpycnesl the con
ffi'fissnl object: of my tane and : mcem.
si' 0 U 8 ! or 0 0 M M _0 N S. Wzonson', ch. !.
LORD Hznchinhmke r-pnr'ted to the House. his Mnieky'c answer to
th'i' ld h'el'l of "May. and that he would give directiom :: desired
Th House huin' resolved iself into : comminee of supply. M]
in the chair. ' '
Mr Bullet, pecviom 'o hie intended motion, thought it hid duty lo
wipeoffthe npmiom which in \J been thrown on the Bonrd as Adminlty.
by Gentlemen who had roundlv assured. line. with respect to the Ill].
P-bumu hid been impnsed on b false information. He insifled du:
the mount- laid heseue the House aR )nr. of the numberof shi ready
for so:, were perfectly just; lnd that there hld been two ships o the line
its- slnine, !: [de time the account: had been delivered in. which lud
not been included. When Admir I Keppel returned !rom ["is] sin! cmise.
there were (unlea- non in mdinest. seven of which immediately joined
Oh- frlnd laft. and two were mnntcl from doing (he like, by I
Me duck unfortunately broke out among the etern; so that du
n. ,... ._
ss-W
irges of neglect, oros having ecdeevoured to impose, bed been e-ithont
ndation. He then moved that esupply of 7e,ooo seemen, in 'odmg
mninee, be granted to hn Mejesty, for the service of the year t779.
Mr. Temple Lutuell did not seen eonvineed by the preceding Gen
tlemen, that the ehlrget egeinli the Admiraltv were in ft-unded; end
after : reupttuhtion of man argument: which had been mette on the
same subjtct lztt week, un ertssvok to ptove the nflL-nion he sinude on
Tuesday, tlnt upwude of mode l. gnnted foe the service of the new
had been emhenled. For thin purpole, he cntsed some extna non:
journule to he read. hy whi:h h x -p.red, that unde seemen he:! been
voted in the year 1771. and lbe'opool. for their support; that one
month with another, during thnt vent, there hod been muhered upon
end odd seemen in his Ma'elty't fleet; : number upwards tf looo short
at the ettahtilhment vote and provided for by Parliament. A sun ,
upon . deficiency of iooo men, should mount to zlsioool. and de there
wis : deficiency of very near gooo men, the seeing might he supposed to
have exceeded umoool. by : eonsidenble sum; end yet. the treasurer
of the navy gave eredit, for : sutplue in hit hende only. of l.}.ooel.
Be wished to be underlwd, thee when he unde hie nfl'enion telative
lotheemhuzlement, it was not with : view to eke the wheel. of Gonm
ment. '
He then took ceeafion to idvert to the eaion of the a7th of ]uly un.
between the Breli fleet end Adtnirel Ke ]; contending. thu it me
highly pwper to enquire into the cause opini- feihtre of success in thee .
de ": engagement. as it would be dengerout to entrull the commend of
: Let on which so much Tnded, to two officen. who, howeve: zealous
for the publick goed. fho d not he l'uferedto commend together epi
upon the same expedition. - -
Admiral Keppel here produced : shortwiitten speech, end heggd the
indolgence of the House, whtle he tend it. The honour of the fittth
. he meintained, had not been llsflished in hil hande) nor would he
admit, that, according to the eireumttmeee, the battle ecnld hnvthetn
attended with more success, if it vu- to he sought over again: He ellesw
ed." that. when two fleen meet, w-th : determined resi-lution on both
tides, to eonqnee or to perish, then : decilite nction may be expected;
but, the lime consequence would not follow, it'otze fleet m " induthi
out to evoid en engegemt, et the other to bt ing it on. Be to: sesd
he had been much surpnlsied. when en officer under hie command had
made an eppeal to the publttk, on account of some tutinuetionl wh-eh had
been thwvm out ngnintt homi Po: hie pa.t. he never was the author of
any infinuetion to the prsijudiee of the honoutlble grmle-am he It td been
inclined to think well at the conduct; for, white he entertained no doubt
ot'the tfl'entiel (coat: ) he imputed ever) seeming enoeine commmder,
to mtetortune o: neeel l\ \5 thlt had been hu oppinion on the day of actit-n.
end he had ecnl'equentl :el'edover in silence, nny thing which [dight
hue given him enuse 01} isplnsure; ae it had ever been : mu'un I'lfll
hill to promote the service. more by enceun tend example, than
by seventv. He could not, however, omit ying, that d-l'ctplim hid
been wounded so nfl'entially, that, is Adminiflntinn should went hu for
the: service.. he would deelnre, that he would not fail epic with the
Gentlemen ellnded to. He was perfectlyeesy. with regetd to any conse
quence thet might nttend an enemy; but. as the publiek might be injured
if he un at this erifie to ulwer all the quefione that night he put to
hirn, he he might be permitted to obsene e ma silence, till he
should he c led upon ln :: proeetss plege. _ _ _ '
Si- l.]..-si n- n:
Sir Hu-h Plflifer in: 50
css'lisssuresssif-siirh regne! to any conseqmm'
sati-fied tyhn he bed done hit do . lnd hid
from a fair enquiry; he was
_ omitted or neglected nothing rlm could conuibnu to the di "on of
our enemiel. Re fdt himself, however,
(ly drsh-essed. that hit en
mu. whose 55:de be bed couned, lad
duct should be censured by I
decmcd his pride. His
:] to the blick found to give thenn
Admird nmbnge; but,
would on the House, he hid not
deter—
mind upon that mode of vi
ndieation, till other:. which would hue
been mon proper, hld been sdiciud in
nio- Almuhmdth
mach hin chnacter, he nued on the Adminl, not only u'lh
comm er, but :: hit friend; complnined to him of the hrdlupe m
muk undergo, who while
they in fighting thei- eoumry'u blake
abroad um tbeir ed'mctm
murdcnd at home; lnd therefore I
ned .
lo the inflic: ldd friendship ofhil Adminl
, to strene his union son
"?" ted &?
obl u by ublickly contndifiing the report. which well
to 1?- ;siqwsi, he m bounte, grenly surpfised. to in th: th.
lion. Adninl. intend of complyi rub bin nqueK '
grounde on which the aspesfionl b- cossgplaimd of wan M
'z—nzsisi
Undnd. that he had nothin
siuexpect i-thacwuysnnhsil
s ed. thmf'm, ]: (hsin debte whisih every nnn ofsiheu— h. I 'a.
servgchilcdnnctu.sihdbcnfotcedwdavemmag god.
left bin, do not dunnlieiom {m succeedinsih
Adam] m up ssn, "34 did not stesiss.
High lould mni- nha . WW
ful] (beenm :; bdikhinddl
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