The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-06-09 00:00:00, page 5

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E D 1 N ;; U 11 0 H, Assrss'l 4.
'l' has been long regrettcd by the
friends of libc1tv,_ itpat, contrary
w the spilsi of" t!!c lfnsssisifn conffiuuimz,
which ought _tc> icnctl' txsse'zcdqn} through
awry cornerofsi li'sc ]}rmsh uonpmops, there_
shgusild stillrcnmzn m d'cotsiland :: system ot
flsict. most abjcct flavcry, wnhrcgard to cul—
]jss,,'lsialtcrs, &c. It hassilzcuflung in con—
templation to remedy tlns usix], and a hill
is now brought intothe Houscoisiijummons
for that purpufc.
Ajzril 7. A letter From London, of the
most undoubted authority mentions, that
since the last accmmts .mm Amc-rica &
contincntal was, in the opinion nlsithc most
intelligent, sccmsnow :xlzfilhncly unavoid
ct lb]!- Thc troops had go; orders not to
.} Emfiarkpn the nflnflfi'y'f'Wcrc in ffiopcs'
shut the King's shcech would make a
chan e in the conduct of the Aiitesssicuns-zct
ss but t is not being the-:- case, the three ge
si-nerals mentioned in the paper: are order
ssed to embzzrk immediately, and the regi—
; lsinentt to go as soon :u potlihle.
, GLAssiow, Aprz'l 13. fi'e are insorm
l ed that the ship Katharine, lozulecl with
") tobacco, had arrived at Dunlcii-k, directly
; from Virginia. This intelligence is con
," firmed, andit is snici that ten more vessels
; are expected at Dunkirk from Virgin-is.
l This insringement of'the navigntinn act,
si it is presumed, will [how the i'esssisil intention
, of the Americans, and evidence the ]n'oct
'[si pt'iety of the Present measures of'guvem
ment. It wi l also tend to bring the pre
sent disputea to apuint, for till this is done
.no man's property is safe with those t'ehel—
lions sons of libeity. Hunest people in
America have hitherto t.—-'-. '111'10 ::a'vsmtngc
osthc disordcrs and want (".F'lssz-ct-ss', but have
firm over What prurlu- e thev have. Our
— si parts this year have lwen e'xtrnordinurv;
&! sosisflr s-siuin i-siopol'sitc t's smierimx by the
fltneritan (lisorclers, nothing better esiulcl
ve hanened to them. On the simple
miclc o tnbncco, full 5]. is cleared on
'shverv hogshe'ad. This, nF:o,ooohozct-_lhemls
{now on hand. and in Holl'nul. i.-. no small
; eapital of'itsclf'; and between this, and Sep
tember, 30,ooo more hoglheads may be:
expected. .
! m L w ? U it 'I", Assay 8.
' KN ] E are Well assured that Lord Dnrt—
month's letter, sh much talked of
hy the Tories, as being moderate, &c.
[ amoun to no more nor less than this, that
fifthe eo onies will grant hic Majesty as much
l money, animallv, as the King, Lm't'i, and
) Commons, shall think proper tn Hemms],
ss then the colonies m'av have the lilsi-ss-rcy of
gettmg it how thev inn; and this sum. is
to be at the disposal us Parli ;mevt, si) That
s the money as the eoloniee him; be applied
l for enfiavinpss- them. 'l'lzit {lame very mild
letter, With which th.- "t'ni'ics are so well
- satisfied, (leries the colonire even the least
"claim of right ; so that it. seems there are
w
sWin England wlu; have t'm- se. me opinion
Of the King, Lordu, z'xl () mnmms, as
flmc B'Lnshlx : M ! a ! in this tom n have, viz.
" that the King, Let/is, and (jommuns,
fire the same upon earth as God Almighty
is in Heaven ." 'l'he words quoted above-,
are the verv iclenticsizl expressions ot'certuin
w
Pessims in this town. .
.Asicty 15- By the czvpiec of" letters lately
lsi'sil'l hcsore the Pctu'limnent, :m-l printed ill
London, from th--- s—cssverrour- oftlie liss.-ve
T'lll British coluniez, rs-lcitive to the lsstte un
coflsiimtionr—l :mct- ;-.;-- .: ni- al ..csit ol'Patlia
man, it "PPP-ire 1-'.-.t Cavernous I'clcn Os
P-ctflryland was. siilr- i'si'1i')'L)Z1P w ho fro;)cstlvzml
li!g*e_1*.noz:si,'ly key, -"'si—nte—<Z_ the case, with his
oi'unon thcx'eoz , to me mit-lus)"; WlllCll
,,
conduct, and opinion, will do him ]:n'iing
honour. In general, the (jovernours, and
other tniniltcn'a! people, outsh'ip their in
structions, and anticipate the wishes olsithcir
patront, even in their most blameablc de
ligns. Iiad'it not been owing to the en
couragement, and even temptation, thus
given to the minilh'y, in their last treason—
able and most horn'hle ilesign oi'desh-oying
the English conititutsiton, and enflaving the
oulonics, it is more than probable they
would have desisted from the blue/e attempt.
The regular advanced guard: (Leselt al—
most every night from Button Neck.
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P " ] L A )) E L P ll ] A, [Way 24.
Extr-siu'i of a letter from (: Gentle/inn: (s
Ilmractefito [L'siJ' he;-1 in this cictsi'ss; , dated
"'pWJ'BWP ! L-amhridge, flssct'ssry it.
HEWCPS here arc employed in t'orti
,, _ 'ffflgthis camp, truininpthe told:-ry,
prcpnrm siartillery, (tures, &c. (ienerctd
Glgc-is' 'ortisying every eminence in the
town of Button, and seem-ing himself as
well as he can against any attack frontthe
country. 'i'hcir works are so large And
so many, and their people sh scw, ;spess
cisizllssv as thcv ;:llow themselves reduced by
the affair of the loth ultz near loud men
' (dead, wounded, prisoners, and otherwise
disabled by sinssseits, &c. &c.) the remaiflsi
der are to lurrasied by continual Wutch
ings, that they do not sleep more thgn one
nisi-ssht in scven, and now are confined to
liglt provilions; by all which, no doubt,
they \\ ill soon be reduced, by sutigudaud
iicknesin, to intolerable distress." ,
Extract- of a letter from London, A-ssctm'elz 13.
" ] did myself the pleasure of writing—.
you the tst of this mouth, and then sent
you a copy of such part of the EARL of
])UNK'IOHE's letter to Lord Dartmouth
as had been laid before hoth House: of
Psi;.li.si.ment. since whisih time I have had
an opportunity of knowing- the SECRET
PAR'l' oshis Lnrdlhip's letter, which was
not laid before Parliament ; and as it pzr
ticnlzirly marks his character, as Cover
nour ssol' Yirgrinin, in reference to the good
people of thu't BRAVE COLUNY, and
will, I trust, he so instructive to the :nem
hers or tils'il' HOUSIL of BURGLSSES as
never hereafler to coniide in him, but to
consider and [rent him us their CONHRM
FJ) ENEHY, I lvsicg that you will use the
hest and speediei't means ol'commnnicating
it to them, as ] pledge myselfto you for
the truth ot'thc information. Aster Lord
Dnnmore had given his unmndia'l rejvressc'n
tation rf Viryzz'nia, as tranlinittcd to you
on the is}; of this month, he proceeded
warmly to recommend to Lord Dui'tmonth
that some men ok'war should he stationed
in Cheiizpeake Bay, to prevent the \ssir—
ginians from car tying on an), external trade
exc'ept withthis country, and that all com—
munication might be cut off between them
and the northern cohmies. He advised,
that some floops or renders should be. phced
in Chclicrand and Safihfras rivers; and as
he observed that the COUNCIL, as WCH
as the HOUSE as BUHGESSES, and a]
most EVER Y ])F-ILS()N ()l-ss' FURTUNE
AND CONUIDERA'I'ION IN "THE CO
LOTJY, except the A'l"s0RNEY OF.
NFPLAL, were as deeply engaged as the
insrriour plautcrs in shctibus aflbcisitions
and phns us rcsistancrsi, great outrage!
and disorders would shon take place among
them, from the wnnt of'a regular (is/[ribu
tion q/ law: And there—Fore he (Iron?!)
urgcd the King's niiniffcrlss as a sure 1 sse—
thod to increq/Z' thesedilbrdcrs, and wh 11,
in the end, he aiZ'c-rlcd, couid not fit to
produce ])vtiiions from the !HCH, pra "ing
the [=r'olcsisi'lim oj'lsi'u; lcsisctssrss'scttm'c, tha. his
Diajcsty would, without delay, order
IllMdELF, and all theother1<ctXECU'l'l VE
()FHCERS os Virginia, to withdraw from
.t/ct'mce. This, ] {'sin'sihl'ully assureyou, is the
NLCKET (LOL'NSLL otsi Lord Dunmore.
().m you therefore, my dear hir, wonder
that administration peril-nere in their rui
nous and despotick ijstcm of American
polilick: ? Bc you firm, however, inyour
his.-: resolutions ofnon-imporlation, non
exct-pc-rtatian, and non-con/izmption; and to
thcle add, an immediate accomplishmenc
in the art acts-war; and, in the ends sou
will cssstabhsh the RIGHTSO} ABILKICA
upon an immoveable busis. But you must
first make the LUXURIOUS PROUD
PLOPLE OF THIS KINGDOM flee! the
(want of your commerce, and affection,
bcshre they will do you anydegreeqfch."
\Vc are aflured, from good authority,
that our moll ezgcellcnt (sssiUl-LEN often sheds
tears in interccding va ith ;: great personagc
inssbchalf oi'the devoted town of Bq/Ion, and
produce ofMaiiiLchusem Bay.--Gud blcslsi
her! '
WILLlAManstG, Yuncq:
To his Excellency the Right I-Ion. 70 I-[N
Earl of DUNIWORE, his ]Wajq/ly':
Ictieutenant and Governour General q/ the
Colony and Dominiau of VuclNlA, and
Vicc-Admiral Lj'tlze same : \
The lmml/le ADDRLSS of the COUNCIL.
My Lo n !) ,
\ss "'I—; his Majesiy's most dntishl and loyal
subjects, the Council [of Virginia,
now met in General Allembly, beg leave
to present our humble thanks to your
_ Excellency, for your speech at the opening'
'osthis sellion, and for giving us an oppor
tunity to take the- present alarming (late
ostlsiis colony into our consideration, and
providc remedies Against the increasing
evils therein. Your doing this so season
ably. and as soon as you were properlly ap
prised of what you thought would
firm soundution for. our pr0ceeding
success in so considerable a work, wsie cdnsi
not but regard as ;: prooi'ok' your attdch—
ment to the welfare of this dominion.
As this country hath, for many yea"
pcill, made ample provision for-the civil
government thereof, we have only to de
clare our willingness to coneur with the
other branch ok'thelegiflature in such pro
portion, and in such means, as they shall
he willing to contribute towards the pub—
lisi-l-z burthens of the {late. _. -
The peace and good order of every
country depending on the re_ 'ular adminis
tratiou :xi'ctjullice, we are desirous th it tle
conrts should be forthwith opened, that
the laws may again have their due course;
as such a llep will beinstmmental in remov
ing mischiefs-i ol'the greatest magnitude,
and most destructive tendency.
To which his Excellency u'nsplensed to return
t/ze jbllowing A N S VV ]:L R ': si
ULN ] LLMLN,
()U & n'illz'ngzzes} to ram-us in mea um,
which, if'azlnjvtezl, u-iz'lentire-[ycompqfir
the (lefirzlctirc difference: bet-ween this cum:
try and Great Britain, and restore the order
findinznquilifyqfsitlze colauy, cjammt but" give
his sh'ajqsty the mq/Zsi serg/zblc pleq/h're ; as
the ofsijportunity q/sicozmmmicnting to [:im/Zlch
(Zfsiroqfsisgfsisize duty, azzdlnctvally, (Zfssfsilis branch
oft/se isgg'si/lsizlnre ofVirsiriuiu, a us'd: me the
greatest_/i1tzsi.r/Z7Cz'i0\.-.
ARLY yesterdav morning the REght
"on. the I-ZAHL us HU NMORE,
with his LADY and FABHLY, Captct.
FDVVARD FOY, and shmt: otshis Lord
shipzs domcsi'icks, [est this city, and ?re
gone on boz-ufd the Foch man of war,
!) ing at York town. HissiLordship's rea