The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-01-26 00:00:00, page 2

CAMBRIDGE, 7/1H.4.
V W'etlnesday, the week before lust,
majur-generul Lce set out sor Rhode
]iLmd. He was attended from hence by
lssniss guard and a party us riflemen, amiss
trum Providence bv the cudct company at
that plate, and ;nhnnber of n1'1nute-1nc-n.
He entered the town of Ncwport the
Monday following, preceded by the cadcts
his guard, and the riHemen. W hilst there
he called before him & number of ohnox
ious pcrsuns, to whom he tendercd un oath
ossidclity to the country, whigh was taken
by all of them, excepting col. joscph
VVanton, jun. Nicholas Lechmcrc. and
Richard Beale, two custom-huuse officers,
who refused taking it; upon which they
Were put under guard, and brought to
Providence. The general, after ]L ving
viewed the island, and given directiuns sm
erect'mg some fortiiications, set cut for
Providence on VVednesday, from whence
he came to town on Saturday last.
We hear that a gentleman is arrived at
Boston from the Mole, who says that vast
preparations for war Are making there by
the Spaniards, and that Jamaica is theirsi
immediate object.
A gentleman wno came panenger in a
transport, which arrived at Boston last
Week from London, insolms, that 26'suil
of vessels laden with stores and provitiuus
were, when be left England, sailed or sit
ting out son: Boshm, for the support of the
garrison the present winter, but that no
troops mssty he expected before the spring;
and that I to sine large sheep were brqught
out in the vessel in which he came passen
ger, but that only two of them were car
ried into Boston alive.
'ctLast Saturday about 120 mere of the
inhabitants of Boston arrived ztt Chelscsii,
.among whom were mr. Peter EdCS (son
of llll'. Benjamin Edes, princes) and mr.
\Vi]liam Srarr, both of whom were con
fined in Boston jail for several mouths, by
order of the execrable Thomas Gage.
We are credibly informed, that the mi
nisteriai troops in Bnston are dying fast with
the scurvv, that it is judged their stores
cannot last them miny weeks longer, and
that their sucl cannot lust them but about
six days .
lt is confidently reported, that general
Howc is come to the doterminaticm of
sending out of Boston all those who resu se
to take up arms in the service of the mi
nistry .
P H ] L A i) 's; [, P H 1 A, Yssmumjv 15.
Extaact of aictter from Grenada, Dec. 4.
"HERE lS a ship arnved here this day,
1 in six weeks from London, which
bri1gs advice of most of the transports
bound for America being supposed to be
lost, as the channe] was filled with dead
eattle and stock of all kinds ; and I have
it from good authority, [hit there is to
be a pol] held in dl the counties ot Enp
land, to know who axe for, and who ale
against Amcrica."
By authcmick advices From the camp
at Cambndffe, of the 3d and 4th instant,
ue learn, th.1t the bay and h;*1rbmu of
Boshm yet continue open ; that :1 man of
wu' is so stationed as to command the en
tmnce of Salem, Beverly and Marble
hc ld harbours, 'I I]: it 500 h esh troops hzul
arrived from lrcland, two regimenls had
gone to l-Iulifax; tu o regiments had push
ed mro the 11vcr St. Lawrencc, in hopes
of gettinn up to ()uebeck whiv. h \\ -,- . n
doubtful. 'l [] \t thetwo real :.znemsi si-z: n' ed
at Roshm were the 55th :md 17Yh. Thnt'
ndmiral Shuhlhnm wax Also arrived An
inte'. ligent pelson got n't us Boston on
the 3'1 instatlt, who ] -I'm mul U'c'sinrsisil
Washinsstnn that. a ('a-et, crmsisth ;; or 9
transp-ms, contain"- sir 360 men u 'IC.
resiz: !y to ("1 11 uhr s-u: oy of ill? 'Hr'uho
rmlssh .] ls'u H' "is\\..11, th tu-n
bomb veilels and sum: liat- buttomed beats, *
their avowed (h. ] - (4 m in chstnn ((as to
INL-vxnml. in: (. ((;p rcncl silly (uppuscch
to hct an' .(hnc'si ur Hrglnm. lhdt a
numhsir - ( lh((' ((si((1spn(ts :'(((* talssh ;) ("
u-siu (. ((.(i -i(. :(l( [) (king lawe: ( usimti
("us of hill uil in Hultun, sumc suy iul' (he
usi o! (he- (lain >'(nss, M hn .((c to lie m Nun
(uclul (() ((I (sin .(ccouul nl (he (cc, while
oxhcrs hchcw: .( (((mc 'anm'tmt move—
ment is in agitation. 'I ]lib 16] son alsoin
furms, that (he) h.(\c ((utt (c least idea lll
Button ((I atraclssinsi- ()Ul lines, but will be
very (hsimkful to be. pumluccl (() ('enm'm
quiet. That hcfmc pc (((l m! HmL-uyue' ((
((cparturc (( was (. ((ulsiuul thruu-vh (he
a(*,(nv in (nder to keep the inhhcn quiet
under (heir (!ish'clhs, th.(t lhc (hl'putcs
wunhl iuon he icttled and that he w: (!
going to Engh (nd (or (h:.t pm polc. 'l'h (t
they had intelligence ((t Bul'um of sum
vcssds h'sining lsidled hom lhi'zzmiuh for
this continent some time ago, hzdcn with
arms and ammuniliun. Our adflccs con
clude with the follow '(nfr anc-cdule' . Thsitt'
upon the kmg' s speech (mixing :(t Pmi'con,
a great number of them uelc r'cplhhtcd
and scnt out to our lines on the 2(l of. ];(n.
which, belmr also the day of lmmmg the
new army, sithe great Umon ]]:(g was
hmsted on Plospecsit Hill, in cumwliment
to the United Colonies. 'lhis lmppemng
soon after the cheches were delivered :(t
Roxbury , but before they were reccixcd
at Camlni'lgc, the lmston gentry suppos
ed lt to be a token of the deep impression
the speech h ld made, and a signs] of lub
miflicm. That they wcte much disap
pointed at finding ievcral days elapsc
without some so: m 11 measure reading- to
a surrendet, with which they had begun
to flattcr themselves. When thcie ac
counts came am ty, the army werre "."" m
burracks, in good .health and. spinits.
That 5ooo militia had taken the places
of those suldicrs who would not stay be
yond their time of service,. thaty ,thdy},
wcle good ttoops, :md thesisi-wholc inn?
imp {tient fox an opportunity of actlofl'sio
——-—:
VVILLlAMSBURG, 7an. 26.
HE addresiks of the Lords and Com
mons to the King running in their
usual flylc, to \\it, an express ECHO of
his majesiy' s speech, we think it needless
to publish them at this time, when paper
is scarcc, and matteis of greater impor
tance may be presented to the publick
vicw'. We [hall only take notice, that
they assure his majesty they will, with
their lives and fortunes, suppmt thegreat
and important cazgse which he has rccum
mended to them, and hope to-put such
force into his hands as may soon dcscat
and suppress the rebcllion in America, and
enable his majesty to accompiish his graci
ous n'ist: of re-eltablishing order. tranquilli
ly, and happiness, through all the parts
oshis ***united empire.---The address
of the Commons did nor pass through the
House without the most severe animndvcr
lions upon it from those illustrious noble
men and gentlemen who have formerly
distinguished themselves in favour of" Ame
riczi : but laml Nm-th'si forces (being [letter
['uidss we suppose, than the fi'icnds of
ji'ccdom and their countq) as un former
occasions, prevailed, by a mnjority of [73],
the content: being 278, non-cnntciztx 108.
The lord lrmyor called the \\ ar against
the Americans a mm'derom war, and snid
he should consider cverv inhj-cct who se",
on either side, us rr/shssinaterl by the mini
ster, and their [n'had to be hid to his
charge.---(}<wcrin,1n- johnstone spoke on
the I.)1si'_','7si.silsi(')l(fsiv oi't'nc': jv-q/L'ntfbrch to carry
ths: ji-wu (rite point of 'siadminiisih'ntion, and
avcrsiss'cd thsixt & gencrui disihtissacsstion pre—
vniisid among the king's troops already nt
H-shm; and that three iiehl-oflicers of
the five rcfct-sssiximcntss—si lately emburkcd :1t
Cffl'i—"C solicitcsid [cave to rciign, os whissh
he pledged himself to bring evidence to
!hc bar, and (!;Iredtlum to (a" snr it. (30.
ne-rnl ('Icmvx .:y dechdul lhc- Amcsiczms
wilh :ul unusual wzn'smh ul argument, zmd
declared his cnnilicncc smhud his assent
lo the putchtssctry us the ['ru'uincials. (;ul.
Hurts, nlssler ahusi'l'shg minutely into the
cousi-quem.es us the next summer cum
]uign, which he concluded would by no
means answer the views us udminillrulion,
obiZ-rved, thus although he and his friends
were censurccl by the miniflry as the lead
cctrssgs/thtirm, the) regnr-sslccl it not: Oppush.
the king they could not wish to dn, for their
ancq/lrmsi stinted lzia-jinniZy on the throne; but
to carry lhe-ir puinl up;: int the present zm—
flmlffuctss mhninilirzuion, he would rcazlily go
to t/u- black Mr. Burkc spokc for mur
two huurs, and, wizh his usual flow of
('h'quenu', and ucH-puintcd satire, ruiled
lhc laugh at the Huuse &! lord Norlh's ex—si
pensc. Spuking sil'iuully of the present
lituzxfion uf'afi'm's, hc compared Amclsiica
to a pcopk uho hsiui emmzcijmted chem
sclch, and unnrmr- d the mother country
to a ]uctrntisrzl clsis/Zurberof'the parts and she
nzuul trade of the c-sslmsiics. He adyised
admini-(h'ation no ]ungcr to make England
appczxrlikc :] porrnpine, armed at all points
with acf- ut parliament., oppreflive to the
trsde z-mi src—cdom osAmcrica, butto show
a fi-icndly counteumzcg, and to ment the co
lmzie: wit]: 0]:en urmcts. Mr. C . Pux foHow
ed mr. ankv. and, with his usual vehe
mence and ;:slwrify, aimcd his satire per—
sunally :tt lord North, describing his lord—
ship a- the lzlmzdcrinssssir flilnt who had brought
us into our pre-sbnt (!{siffisicu/tiu. He mixed
his miller): w [th [ctum'c very/Zsiriou: observa
tiom on the conduct of the minish'y, and
touk occasion to mention the old political
diffindtion of' Whig and Too), describing
the present member: of admini/Iration as
enemies to freedom, and rank Torics. Mr.
Dunning pointed out the illegality osintro
ducing foreign troops, into any part of his
,majelty's dominions, without the consent
of parliament. Lord North acknowledged
he had bccen deceived in events, buvthat
he had udoptedsicthis measures last sesiions
to the then sht} ofaffairs, not imagining
thnt all Amctica zuouldhave armed in the
caufiz; thatflminist ss ssn had proceeded
on the inflzmaliou- < " (! received;
and concluded with , that he had
as great (: vcnerationsor- ty as my man
in the House, and hop' e Amrricans
were too brave, and worthy of their glo
rious ancestors, to hesitate a moment
in their choice between stavery or was,
between ignominy or death ; but, in the
present instance, there was no question of
slavcrjy. Their ji'z'md: have said, that
they only wished to be put on the siime
tootmg on wmcn they were m 1703. - He
asserted, that administration wished for
no more, and he could not believe that
America, without money, without (rude,
without resourccs, could continue to pre
fer & minate: and lq/Iing war, with the
incensed power of Great Bl'itdin, YH the
blessing: of liberty and peace, in a happy de
emlmre on her. He spoke very ]);thcti—
callv ofthe integrity (fills heart, and oi'thb
hsi'zppinq/s v\ hish he lffll'sil m derive, in the
lq/I monmzts qf'lzz's [g'fZ-, {rom the tustimony
thi: own cmg/Z'ience ; closing with _a beauti
ful descripiiun of lhc envied, fizlcsinlfd
wretchednq/s ()Fhsiss mini/fcrialstation.
]n the House of Pcers, the- lords 'm ad
ministralis. n szdidlv ov\ ned lhc) had been
mi/informetl lzgsf ye:,- , and that thrir me::—
surcs were consc qumflsix jbmultsid in ermzn',
and had thcreshrc- jZli/Z'si'i 0] fitssq/L'. This
conccssion surnifl !cd matter Oisezmctc'rs'nmrk
to the lords of the minority. 'l'he hishup
osPcterbnroug-h pointed out thcfhlslf sitmlicy
of continuing the disputc \\ ilh thc cuhmis's,
and vrgcted zuhninsi'stnrtinn to stup til."
farther ravages us fire mul sword . Lord
Shelbnrne, in & must warm and h'ctuv
esquc flow ol'wnrds, p.:i'nted th:-_;i>rq/Lsiz:t if
effksicssl: nftlzc cozztzst, ;md shewed How musi'