The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-02-26 00:00:00, page 1

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HlS day, mrsuant lo the ad-hess os Friday lust to his "
Majesty (jot (hat purp'esc, Lord VVevumuch pncsented
copws of the pruch-p'siui vns or ma- itcshws publeshzd
by ins Lvicticfly's cuu-nJssn-nurs at New York; upon
which the.- Marquis of it ('nghmn mad: : long and
serious :".n-imzuivcrsinn on t'u- bzlbnl'ily ;lnd danqt'lsioul
line of pclicy hid down in (he pmclnmnnon, suid w
"' be wristcn iw Mr. Adam Frrguson, and ::mnm licated by the ligllusure!
ofnur commnssmncrs, in which [he Jncctd'ul exmmw us wsi-r, and the
terrounos devastatmn, are held out !.) th- unlnppy people otssAmerica,
' without dil'crimmat-ing between lh-si innom—nx me! the guxlry.
_ Tlu noble Mu'quis shgvnsnizcd this new s\ slrm of war whh the :pithtn
p buseg-cl'ud. and llCJChchuS. Nothing ht- laid muid he mule ubsun]
thin: smh a proculurez for whilst it inviced our revuhcd brethren to :emrn
to tsihdr—nginnce. it offered them no soul of prncrclmn ssssum the rage and
f'si'scmmenl of the party wnich we wished them so ahctudon; and huwever
reatsstheir incliuntinn might he for :] xeconcih man to thus cuulzn'y, how
u'sr unprolectcd we lest them in that desire, the same vengeance was de
houuced Igflinst them, and was to be wrcnkul un khu-sse, by the tc-vrour us
se arm: they wclc awcd from a pubiirk :lvowul of mcir scucimente.
The im licy of it mun he obvious to every perl'un who had the [fast
_kpwb gc'os human namrc. ]: would inevimHlV pmvuke lehlmlion,
not on\y fsom America and her new ally, but elhbiish :- prco-Jcm of
thy. vb'ich night, with justice, be reuhated on us at : future day by
rsibcllfgcrsiepl _powerg.
shoula also he consideted, even is hummity was out of the queflion,
_out own coal}; were much exposed :tt ): -me. The late alarm et
Nkitk'l, by Pnul jonel, was :t proof th tt we were vulnerable tn
spectsi lslo desolution wu committed then, tt w.tt owing to the
ostmr enemy, and not to the ] nputlihility ut' ess- fling it. The
M Newcnlile, though not of so l'ertous : tutut'c, cvinces how
tld be to wall: and destroy uur country. when two regimentl
orluhire militia wer-si marched two hundlrd miie— to the asiitiance
at place. upon the apprehensmu as an 31! He from the enemy in that
hhourhood. What had we nut to se tr, it France and Ameriu should
pt : similar system in the Well lndia itlandn? If they were to butn
)th and lzy vnfle the plantatinns in Amctiea. the wealth of England
ould not repair the injury. What would be un irrep-rn'sirle lost to us,
uld be in invaluahle acquisttion to France; for by delhoying our
fugzryorh, het- illnndt would have the lum] monopoly of the sugar
tude. The people of ]zmaicn were so sentihle of their danger in this
point, that when_the bueaniers int'eilcd their eonlts. :: plunter who cul
tinud fugnr cant within seven or eight miles of the sun, wzn generally
esteemed :: madmanz um! no less than thtt l'pztcc of woodldnd w-u
thought a sufficient defence against their ilcvattanom. The t-ecmnion
msod nt the supprefflon of the httcaniers; but the. tmt'lnel's ol Admini
lution seemed determined to revive thnt'e tinu-s t-t' cruelty and plunder.
Such Conduct. he said, w-ts calculntc-l tt- e-lhsi-tnge from thin country,
the mind: of our We]! lndia subjects. H'.siw dutlctrent the vit tue or the
"sins:! France! See it in the mp-tulcttmn ot' Dum-uicat that island
won whose fortificltiom so much mmzesiv lud been expendetl, and for
" "hose defence so small :t number of men wns provided! Such : eztpitu—
" llsition al was never heard of before! A tuptluidlidn which preserved to
the inhabitants not only their ptoperty, l.u-vs. .ttul religion, but even :
,- right ofop all to the judicature of Ul'si'tt H. min,
\ Thin bo (] and manly policy cullt-tl to the urnd of the noltle lVlJrquis,
[particular circututtznce which happened -lmmg tl-e [m war, when we
den about to atttck Muttinique. One of tun uthcrrs nskss d the French
I I It Gautlalnnpe, " tlid he think the force we were sending :igiiiist
thqt place. would he t'ufficisi-nt to do the hufinrt'si ?" Upon which the ;tgrnt
replietl, " that these wzts no dnu'tt of uur success, if the (one wu hut
full great enough to check the tntlitnry power there, for as the inhabi
'v !! wot". heid in so ntilcmhlc & [tane us uppreflsiton, they would rejoice
in the firll opportunity of t'uhmittinsitv, to our arms."
After : vnriety of other pointed ohl'ervatinns. arguments, and allu—
sinns, the Marqttis concluded his speech with a monutt for an mhlrcss to
bll Majesty, shning the alilpleature us the House At certain part: of the
melamfttion then bcftsi-re their Luldlllipl. which were tleflructive of
hutmnity. subversive of the Christian religion, and dictsited Ity an Ad
Ihministmtinn, the halle ut' whose conduct was corruption! and praying
that hie Majefly would graciottlly be pleased to cnnse the same to be
publicklssv dil'cleimed :tnd coutmdicted. as the said pruclamntion wan not
ultrantcd hy Pzr'inment, am! could not polsibly be authotsiilsied, allowed,
or cottntennn by his Majesty.
"it Lord then warmly called ttpon the "muse to support him in
lhll necelsmry ' a motion, and ]urticularly urged the proprtety ! ith
which the but t' Bishopt should et'pnule an effort which tended so im
nediately to prevent mealsiinsies the molt tlithtnt antl ahhorrent from th.
ss eligctton of whtch they were the psotcu'ctl teache" and gudrdiatm.
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The Bishop of Peterhorongh rose upon this appeal to the episcopq' b .tteh.
an dvlncted his lL-mitnents in favour of the motion, with that eat) flow
chide, concissi', and manly enrrgy whtch usually mark! the lpecchelsi
of : luquent w ' " '* w "" '
He ubsenved that thus:: was but one principle on which a war of any
lsipcetcs could he reconciled to :! Christian mind, and that wu " a view
tu ubtztip a jult :tnd hunt-u-n! le peace." The pruclamatlun then in agi
tatton had consc-ssrdly no tuch object. The devultations dcnuuncetl h) it,
wate to be the Constquence of : t'aiiure in c'itl) h-vpe ot peace and recon
ciliation The : xtt-tmes of war wet: to be let loose. not to obtain peace,
but as the manitelto exprvtsi-ss it, " :} America was to become nn acces
'* tion to France, to i—tn-ier that acct-ffion of as little avail at possible."
This was in p'uin Enghlh, to ravage and dtltroy, in mad and vengesul
d.sp..ir, thf" en- my, whom we fsissund outtelves unable to conquer.
it was idle to pretend that the terms of the pmdamanun meant no
more th'tn the utdtnarv course of war. Had we mt already used the
tomahsi-mk and the lcalpiug ktuch Were not the savagcl at present
commitung evrey ravage on the back settlementt? And had not their
Lordshipu seen in the account: of extraordinuries on their Lotdshipt table,
a patticular charge for stalptltl knives and crucisixet.
The enemies to the name of Chritt h :d hithet lo been obliged to confess,
that it wan a peculiar excchcnce in the Christian religion to have set
limits to the honour: of war, and confined the crueltiet of . .'
tnztsi'acrcs within cettain bounds. Was it then uel'uctved for (he.
to set the first exam le of returning to the primitive barhsiu'itieo
[( Government perhhcd in the inhuman purpose. he advised th
the pmpagatwn of chriflianity amongst the far es, and entret ct
is most poor unenlightencd wretchee wrre [till to_ e employed in tI
of blodd and t'aptne, not to dep- he them of their ignorance; the o ,
which they had now to urge tor their barbaritiet at the throne ot'
Lord Suffolk insilted that the worde of the proclumtion meum" .
more than this; that the tun, which had hitherto heen eossnducted ctgainl
America in a mode very dtff'stn' from the rigutm generally used bcmenct
helligvrent power: shou'd in future be cprried on, as if it were- sgainl} th.
natural enemy with which she had allied hetself. He thuugltt themfsi
never was a more judicious productton than that prt-clnmntion. lt pointed
out the blessing: which America had enjoyed. and still mt ht '..y under
the Bntish government; and the miseries she has l'ufferetf, am melt yet
luffer, if she perfisted in t'ejrcting OUI' connexion. And this in such plain
and obvious language. that nothing lest than faction could put such
odiuus tnisconflntflion: on it, for the Purpose of deluding the vulgar
mth idle suggestion: and false apprehenhonn.
Lord Derhy replied very_ably to _Lord_ ssd'utfolk, nnd wan followed by
Lord Abingdonsi who said he'would address the people of England :!
lurge with the same l'lngungc in which Mr. Adam Fergttl'on addressed
the people of America. [( the proclamntion urged that Congrete had
no ught to enter into the treztty with France, not being authoritsied tsi. it
by their conflituents; he would tity that our Parliament had done many
things which they were not auThOsisCd to do, by this confiitttentt, and
then perhaps Mr. Fergul'un wouct'd acknowledge thsitt his pnpolittoo
proved too much, or that it proved nothing at I".
Lord Gower defended the innocence of the- proclamltion, end the con
duct of hie noble relation. After htm the Duke of Richttwnd temlfkd,
that in another House, lsicvetctities termed to he tsiuppmted; tutu the;
Minitten in that House had not said any thing that tended that way, I:.
would insilt that the words at the proclamatton plainly meant desosihtjsin
nnd destruction to this country. He begged thetr Lordshipe would
t'ecollect the employtuent of the (waget, the burning of Charlcflrwn,
the rztvagee committed by ous Governottr in Virginia, and the huntin
uf [Etbpusi under the l'pvciuue pretence thnt it wu : nel} of thieves.
'l'he lame or : similar excuse was made for the mutder et Ulcncn, and
with et unl jttltice. [( such was the put! mildness otsi Adminiltrzttion in
condut ing the war, is such was the point of the line from which the
were to take their depnrutre, what must he the extrtmu of their deso
lztttng measures! Hte thce'a speech was long and desttltory. He
enumerated the continued ahsurdttiee ot Govetnment, and concluded b
declaring in the words of General Sir William Howe to Lord Geor'ge
Germaine, " thstt no wnssr could ever succeed in their hand:."
Lord Littleton'contended, that if Americsit was to become : piece of
arms, and rel'ource of our natural enemy, it an both 'uQ end litick
to dit'tuantle her for", deflroy her harboure, and re er her it every
respect unfit to give protection of shelter to our foe. Such severitiee ".
necesiary even toward: France. and by joining with that power in en ,
offenlive and desetttit-e wnt'. Americl could not expect lefe;
aht'olutely desert ed more severity at our hands, for such,!n
junction against ut. She wan leagued with France, not ne ' ,
tect her own independencv, but for our determined deflr -1 - ".
give up the colnnin, we mutt give up Canada. the Weltl -' __
on Scotie, end the hlherieq in short, we molt give upt ,
the see; for that un the object we were at pretent co- -
The Duke of Gnston denied thlt the tteaty betwee- si
Ametice had my such extent. It left the commune of the -'
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