The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-06-16 00:00:00, page 5

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L O N )) 0 N, April n.
ESTLRDAY, at zo'clock, the Lord
hlnvor, .Lccmnpnnied by the llzcriii's,
and the ildsrmen Bull, Sawbridge, Hazy
ley, Lewes, and Newenham, went up to
St. _[sinnes's with the address, renwm
shance, and petition, osthc Lord Mayor,
Aldcrmen, and Livery, in common hall
allem'oled, " praying for the removal of
.si ]sij, chj'cm, ministers sor their iniquitous
" musisiliusies with respect to our fellow sub
** jects in Americu." The Lord Cham
berlain having previously informed the
sheriilsis, that. his Majesty would not receive
more than the usual number ol'Liverymc-n,
the following Gentlemen were appointed &
committee of the Livcry to attend the
Lord Mayorsrom Guildhuj to St. ss_]an1es's
on this occasion, viz. \'Villium Lee, Esq;
Mr. Luke Stuveley, Mr. Deputy House,
Mr. XVilliam Saxby, Mr. Henry John
Mascall, Mr. Richard Horn, Mr. John
Crossmpton, Mr. Thomas Gorl's, and Mr.
]ohn jacob. When they were introduced
to the King, the Lord Mayor presented
the address, remonstmnce, and petition,
of which the following is an authentick
copy.
To the KtN G '.s IWQ/Z Excellent 1Wajq/Zy .
ThehmnbleADoxzss, REMONSTRANCE,
and PETITlON, oft/w Loxo MAYoK,
ALDLRMEN, and LlVEl—LY, of the city
of LoNDON, in Common nct'si'si affim—
bled. -
M'q/Z gracious sbvereign,
\VE your Majcily's dutisulct and losiyal
subjects, the Lord Mayor, Alder
men, and Liveiy, as the tity of London,
beg leave to approach the throne ; and to
declare, our abhorrtctnce of the measures
which hewe been pursued, _and are now
pmsuiug, to the oppresiion osis our fellow
subjects in America. These measures are
big with all the consequence! which can
alarm a free and commercial people : A.
deep, and perhaps sat-al wound to com
merce, the ruin of manuisizctures, the di
minution of the revenue, and consequcut
increase nf'taxes, the alienation ofthc co
lonies, and the blood of" your Majcictly's
subjects.
But your petitioners look withless horsi
tour at the consequenccs than at the pur—
pose of those measures : Not deceived by
the lpccious artifice of calling dcspotisht
dignity, they plainly perceive that the real
purpose is to cstabliih arhitrary povs erover
all America. ,
Your petitioners conceive the liberties of
the whole to be inevitably connected with
those ofevery part of an empire sounded
in the common rights oFmsimkind; they
cannot therefore observe, without the
greatest concern and alarm, the conflitu
tion tundan'lmtally violsiited, in any part
of your Majeity's dominions, si'l'hcy es
tcrmsiit to be an essential, unnlteruhlc prin
ciple oflihcrty, the source and iccurity of
all constitutiunal n 'si-jrhts, that no part of
the dominiun can be in: cc'si without being
representeu . U um this j-reasi ic adinff prin—
siciple, they nmst aldcntiv wish to scess their
fellow iuiz' _:]c< ts in Amezica iec'uied m what
then humizic. 'zc titionto', our qusty prays
for,—peace, liberty, uind (dist.). sisisi'ubor
dination in cuzuznsice, undex which the
coionics have always cheersnfly acquiesi'cd,
is, they conceive, all th If this conntiy
ought, in justice, to leqniic. Iron] this
fiihurdinalion, is. [th :! ivantnctcs flow, h)
'all the p- us; 45 01 their commuce ccmrin-r
here, as i lily cmnpuilatcs this nation (in
the expcnsc we incm , to " Lich tict; .cy also
contribute in ms'n and "unacy, im the-i".
defence and protectif duning a gcncr- . al
war; and in Lhci' idal wars, they
have manifested their rendinesi! and resolu
tion to defend tliemlLives. To i-zqsinre
more of them would, for this reason, clc—
rOgate from the jnilire and magnanimity
which have b. en hitherto the pride and
character of this ('unnti'v.
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It is therefore with the dec'dest concern
that we have seen the sacred security of
representation in their Allbmhlics wrested
from them; the ti'inl by jnry aholilhed;
t_h_e odious powers of excili: extended to all
the cases ot'revenne ; the !}.nttuury otsithcir
houses laid open to violation, at the will
and pleasin'e of every ollicer and ser
vant in the customs; the diipensiuion of
jnllice corrupted , by rendering theirsiiusizges
dependent for their feats and lisisslarics on
the will of the crown; liberty and life ren—
pered prccarions, by shhjeetinsizg them to
be draggcd over- the ocean, and tr'ed lor
treasim or selony here, where the distance
making it iinpolhhle ("or the molt guiltless
to maintain his innocence, must deliver
him up a viCtim to miniltcrial vengeance;
soldicrs, and other:, in America, have
been inlligated to {lied the blood oss't the
people, by establilhing a ID-Utsitt' of tive-1
which holds out impunity {or lucn :nurucr;
the capiml of New England has been ].ni
nished with uncxam'sizlcd rigour, ninricd
and unheard, involving she innocent and
and suspcctcd in one common and inhunzssin
cz'silamity; chartercd rights have been taken
away Without any lorlcsivturc proved, m
order to deprive the people ofsicvcry legal
exertion against the tyranny ol'their rulers;
the [slabeus Corpus act and trial by jctury
have been suppressed ,_ and French despotick
government, With the Roman Cathohck
religion, have been establiihcted by law over
an exteniive part of your M.._jcllcty's do;;iif
nions in Anlericzt; dutii'ul petitions for
redress of these grievnncc-s,_ from all your
Ll'sizjesty's American subjects, have been
fsiru-itlcik. To fill up the measure of these,
opprcflions, an army has been sent to en
force them. ss
Supcradded to this, measure are noiv
planned, upon the most mcrcilesisz; pohcy,
of shining our fellow subjects into a. total
surrender of their liberties, and an unlimit
ed submission to arbitrary government.
These grievance: have driven your Bla
jcsl'y's faithful subjects to despair, and
obliged them to have reconrlsie to that re—
iistuhce which is jufiilied by the great prin
ciplc of the conliitution ; acct-sisisimted by
which, at the glorious period ofthe lie-vo
lution, our ancestors transferred the im
perial crown of these realms, from the
popiss'hnnd tyrannicul l'flCc off-the Stewarts,
to the illustrious and protcihnt house of
Bruu sw ick . .
Your petitioners are perlimdcd, that
these measures originatc in the secret ad
vice of men who are enemies equally to
your l'Jujeiiy's title and the libertiu of
your people ; that your Mujelly's ministers
carry them into execution by the same
wicked and fatal corruption which has
cnabled them to wound the lȝeace, and
vioiute the conititutaon, of this country.
This is poisoning the ibuntain ofpublick
security, and rexiclering' that body, which
should be the guarclian ofiibcrty, a formi
dsizblc instrument of arbiti'nry power.
Your petitioners do therefore most ear
ncffly beseech your Majesty to dismiss
immediately, and for ever, srom your
counciis, these ministers and advisch, ;:
the first fl'cp towards a full redress ofthosc
grievanees which alarm and afflict your
peas-{c. ct
So shall peace and commerce be restorcd,
and the couiicleuce and affection of" all yumsi'
ii.-in.";cfl'y's {flhjectfsi' be the solid supportclsis
of your throne. '
The Kmo's (In/afar, 'dtliz'sssiss-sirf-z! to t.'. - Lord
Mzgvur by the: Ear] oj'li'ertsorcl, Lord
(."/mmI/er/aiu, ct-z}!ril the lot/1, 1775.
]" is with the :tmust altuniihxctncut that
] find any of my lith;-sin;: capable use-n—
cuuraging the scbc-lhousict disposition which.
unhappily cxiils in ilunc of my colonics in
North Amcx'ica. Having critisc cunsitlcssntc
in the wis-lum of my Parhztmcnt, the great.
council ot'thc nation, I will (leach!) pursue
thosisi: mcashrsis which they have recom-ct
mcndcd for the support of the conffltuti—
on;.zl rights ul'Grcat Britain, and the no?
tcction of the commc'rc'ul interests of! my
kingdoms." _ _
A numerous body yesterday attended
the Lord Mayor to St. jamcs's, men of
rcspcctablc character, and thcrcfo'rt: there
was no mobbing or riot. The King's an—
sucr was rccesilssVt-d With : mournfu! and.
mnious sikncc. Siknt water: are deep.
The present complaint invohing a Well
groundcd apprchcnsion ofru'm to the com
mu'si'c, manusacssturcs, and Prospcrity of
this country, is too serioti: (or noise and.
clamour .
N E. Vv Y o R is,—Yune ;. _
4 RiDAY morninglast his Msizjesty's ship
tl ac ;Asia, (ieorgssre Vandeput, Esq ,
commundtr, sinsitn ed hete iiom Boston,
altci :! pull nge ol 16 (lap.
Sntnrsiinjss; inorninglnss an express arrived
htrc from 'l'icondcwssa, in eight days ,
by whom wc le'sinn that \lujorA1nold clef
put chcd Mr. ()lnell, and 35 men, in &
iihooncr and some hattocs 3, to take pos—
ltilion of a iloop that lay at St. ]olm' s.
At the same time Capt [than Allen set.
out with 80 men to facilitate thcundcrtal—si —
nsiL-f, all:-stopped on the w ay for a ieii. lowe
ment of 20 mote ;" hut Mi . ()swtsi pnilu—
ed his scheme, and took policilion of tle
vellcl that lay at .}t. _z}0hn' , with all the
lmttoes, and made 14 {c.sildicrz and six sta
mcten prisi mers of war, Lctoic Capt. Allen
camcnp; but tl :elattci', contrm ytoazliicc,
pioceecled toSt. _'}ohn s,ml1cielieunlndily
tell in with 150 re<rnlzrs th itwetedespatclt
ed to the succoni of Ciown Point and 'li
condeiogn, and after cxchanging a se-w
shot, made a good retreat, with the loss
of tlnee men only.
We areinloiined siom Charlestown, S.
Cumlind, th It he inhabitants of that place
]: x<l bough t the ]:n ge new ship Maria W' il—
helnnn 1, lutelt built here, and are sitting
her set the use of ouardi ng the town.
An end-in belo. igincr tun one of the regi—
ments in Can-add, tsslespctsittchetl from Gover
no-nr ":ctnleton to General Gnsixe, was taken
p! isonei at one of the sorts. llis clespatches
contained a return of the l'enulzn s iiiCana
di, \\ inch amounted to no more than 7oo,
includino- those that parriloned the faire.
os Ciomx Point and 'I icondcmga.
Major General \Volle1 , an experienced
ollicei , was to match from Newhaven
for Gleenwich, within about 12 miles of
this In mince, with 2500 men, last Fiiday' ,
the: 6 to ( ncmnp dttiinzsirthe summer season ,
in order to be at hand to support the city
of New York, m case their allistance should.
be wanted.
P ['I ! L A I) F. L ? H lA, 71016 2.
\ E have received advice from Bosto'n,
that on Sussnday the zlst ult. & partv
oftn: Isilizzg's trobps (itiz said about 200 mcuss)
landed carIssss' in the morning osin Grape
ifiand, near W'eymouth, in order to take
off a. lar rc quantity of hay, which had
been prevlouily collected there, for the rise
of the army in Bofiou, by one Lenvitt of
ssisiaid town. They were early discnrcrcd
by thesiinhabitauts, who were soon collected
m opposc them ; but it was some time be
fore they could pass from the main to sgid."