The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-02-03 00:00:00, page 6

made, for defiaying the two first
'anicles, as have been and shall be
judged, y the ]egisizuures of the si:
* vcxaijct co onics, just and lilitablc to
__ si relpectivc circumstances; and
. the defence, protection, and secu
"ssctsssinty of the colonies, their mishias, if
, )! regulzlted, as they came-si!)
desirc may immediately be done,
would be fully sufficient, at least in
times of peace; and in case oswnr,
yomss' faithful colonifls win be ready
_' M'willin , as they ever have been,
{Wngtutimully required, to do
by (sstheirctloyalgytoyew-Majesty,
eixmost sh'enuous efforts
lies and raising forces.
ass? act, , si , '
'z' jsi; , fiq British subjects in us
sisiss ; si fssisitFlctmmtoyomM-ajesty,
' si , I , Qui! government, wc
jprxzeshe ivilegc of (six
sssi ' '*- .ct. M MQFMPZHV by shall:
sight—e popoumblc to the
--_ siss'siWsitgccteivcys'shetfl, and to
- ss' si*.ss=*'*. ;:VZp Y'Yc then'w, ever to
,Hfid We been united to cn_]0} mqm- :t
-thfisissh1hcritance est usb our iores-siu] er." ,,
sswcsi flwul'd :!st tlmcte a'v'e been peace—
' ' kbly, (the!-'My; a'ndusctsiufly emplo) ed m
luommmding OschsMYaj every testimo
Hot Motion to your 'y,est and of
W'w the time from ywhich ne
We our ori ;but though now exposed
to. maye and manual scenes ohlii
- W by I contention with that nation in
M dan'cc, on all impor
,* we mve hitherto with filiul
nW My tx'lffled, and there—
Soinssshuction, m our pre
si " ss ss ' Wexingch'cxmfltanccs,
" evexpefience, yet wcdoubt
-- of bur- intention, and the
ssv W—ct ssvbimcouduct villjustg'ss us at
— ss __ d tribunal before which man
!u'bmkw judgment.
_ her for putte, libert), and
fifctyssss We wish not :: diminution of the
:, nor do we sohcit the grant
flew right in our savour. Your
YMM! 'overus, axtdourconnexmn
GM B , wc shafl always c-siu e
mlzeabdfly endeavour to suppmt
I
'ct ?Mfllflifitfliflo
WW sssiandrc' tions ado tcd
(chssifi'e [it?-Sir, sossr raging
bsikfmuicaz extending she [glow
_ss w ! and Vtce A mi—
'7- Him inyGreat Brita'm for
(] it") be committed in
_ ss , \ " thepro'vince'ofMasih—
ss _ v-ss'issfflshdsialtrring the gbvcrn—
ctsi : -si.'-. I; shdimits of'Qssleb'cck;
she pssbosition 0 which system the lur—
' {lies-vein Great Britain and the.-il
_ _ , sidpcceflsizucty to the happinchz of
,hsi ' foardetsilflydesired by the latter,
_ siqsi _ ss _ctintcrc0urse will be immedi
f'tsselj-si ss d.. lnthe maghanimity and
cosydssurss Isa'csty and Parliament we
(ficifflchor a rcdr'esgufour'oth'cr gficvanccs ,
trufflh that when the causes of our 51);
prch lofzs are removed ousir future con
duct will proVe us not unworthy ok'thc rc—
Win- days, to cnjuy; for, appushngto
we have been accustomed, in our
t at Bcing who scurchcs tlmroughlsi; the
harm oshis creatures, wc solemnly pro
sssis that our council-s bin-("been influx-nec- l
by do other moz'ssc thsisin a dread of im—
pcmfingss' dL-(lsirusfiion .
P: r-nitus ther , u1us7:s_si1"ts1011s'sin*z-rr-Z<-—11,
in I;,Lc name of ..11 your faithful people in
. ctsssiw- -- siu
Amcricsit, with the utmost humility to inn.
plossrc you, for the honour of" Almighty
God, whosi: pure religion our cnunics :u'c
untlcrmining; for your glory, uhic'h cum
bczulvsizncecl only by remit-ring your soli
iccts happy and keeping thtssm unitccl ; (or
the interest of your sumily, depending on
an adherence to the windy-[es that cnct
thronetl it; for the sixth}; and welihre olsi
your kingdom and (lominions, threatenecl
with almost mizn aid-able (lzmgcrs and {lit:
putes; that your Majesty, as the loving
father of your whole people, connected by
the sinne hands ot'hw, loyalty, faith, and
blood, though dwelling in "nuious Coun
tries, will not'iifllcte—r the tr'simscmclent rclu
tion formed by these ties to be further
violated in uncertain expechltion ot'essccts,
that, ifitttnined, neverczin eompcnli-site for
the eahm'sttes through which they must be
gfiiiteci. . '
'Wesi therefore rctnost earnestly beseech
your KI'ujt-fly that your royal authority
and imcrposition may be used for our re
lief, and that. :: gracious zmswcr may be
given to this petition—.
That your Majesty may enjoy every sc
licsiity, throu ]) a long and glorious reign
over lay-a] an'. happy subjects, and that
your descendants may inherit you;}drospe
rityct and dominions, tilltime sh be no
more, is, and alway: will be, our-sincere
and ferVeut prayer. (a'truc copy)
(manus THOM-PSGN, Secretary.
L O N D 0 N, No-vcmber 30.
His Alqjcfly': mq/f gracious SP men to both
House; qf Parliament.
My Lord: and Gentlemen,
T gives me much concern that I am
obliged, at the opening ofthis Parlia—
ment, to inform you that a most durin
spirit of" relistance and disobedience to the
law still unhappil prevails in the pr'ovince
of the Mnflsiachu etts Day, and has, in di
vers parts ofit , broke forth in fresh violence]
of:! very cr'uninal nature . These proceed—
ings have been eonntenzmeed and enemi—
r ed in other'ofmy culonics, and unwar
rantable-nttem'pctts have been shade to ob
sh'oct the commerc'e of this kingdom, by
nen-wim continuation: . I have taken such
measures, and "given su'eh orders, as I
judged most proper and effectual for car—
rying intoss execution the laWs which Were
passed in the last sclsion osthe late Parlisf—
ment, for the protection and security of
the commerce of my shbjects, and for the
restoring and preservin'g peace, order, and
find government, h'i the prevince of the
:xflhchusetts Bay ; and you ma depend
upon my firm and ste'dfast reso ution to
withstand every attempt to weaken or im
pair the supreme authority of this Legiflzz
ture over aii the dominions ofmy Crown,
the maintenance of which I consider as
cssential to-the dignity, the safe ty, and the
welsare oi'the British e'mpire, assuring my
sclfthnt while I act upon these principles I
shall never fail to receive your asiistzutee
and support. si
1 have the greatest satisfaction in bern;;
able to inshrm you that-n' treat of peace
is concluded between Ruffia an the Pus-te .
By this happy cvent, the trouble! which
have so lon prevailed in one part ofEurope
arc co zed, and the general tranquillity
rmdchoin lete. It shall be my cun—
shmt aim, an" endeavour, to prchnt the
breakin out ot'fresh disturbnnces; and I
cannot )utflatter my sclksil shall succeed, as
I continue to rcc-sisivc the strongest assur—
ances from other powc-rs of their being
equally disposed to prescrvc the peace.
Gentlemen ry'the Hot/s}: of Commfuzy,
I have ordered the 'zroper fzstimatcs, for
the service of th': en ning year, to he laid
Eksorc you; and I doubt not but that, in
this House ok'Commons, ] shall meet with
the ssiunc affection-He confidcncc, and the
same proofs oszenl and art:-sidzmcnt to my
prrsim :mzl govemmcsint, which ] have ;al
ways, during the (:um'l'c osnw reign, sc—
cc'n of] {i'um my sL-ithsul Communsi.
s- .siv Lord; ssmul C'c-lctZ/si-m-n,
Lf't ms' ;).U'Liculsin'ly recommend to you,
at this time, to proceed uiln LcillP-L'X'sill
xour de—lz' ucr n'; or . :md wish unm. .unit) In
)um rc.Llulu.\1.;;. ],Lt on luuplssi, m .:vsi. .)
part oi my dominious Lc t: night, in )our
('Xfll'nplc, [0 Ill I\C ql Ulc Y'WCHCC iss'or sihe
[was, and ;: just sish't or the blcsii angs oi
om excellent cunffitudon. They may be
uhurcd, that, unm) psiut, I h-we nothinrr
lb much at heart as {he rc .silpxsios .]:u it) , an
hli'mg happmcls, of all! m) subjects.
\\' I L [, I A Il 5 13 UR G, Fcb/ctmn'y 3.
HIS duv, at the courthouse, the in—
T habitunts of' this ss city unanimouctv
inzulc choice os the lion. PEYTON RA sict
Dousin, l-Zsq', to rein-dint them at the
ensuinp; Gcncrle (Ionvcntion to be litld in
the toixn oi' Kicinnond .
Peter Lt ons, hill; of I-lzmover Conntsi',
had the inisii'ortunc to have his oiiicc bumt
dounlnst 'l'ucsiiu) night , containing-twin);
])zip'ers ol'consequeuce to hiisinscli'andothen ,
beside:; a number ofvuluzible books, &c.
The follow ing is the substance of it mo
tion of the House of Lords sor an address
to the King, in answer to that part of his
speech which rclsittes to Anieri'cn: " Thby
declare their nbhorrencc and detestation of
the claring spirit of reiiltsssim'cc and disobe
dience to the laws which so strong! pre—
vnils in the Provinceof the Mac 'siusttts
Bay, and of the Wamntable atterfltsiictts
in that and othcc provinccs of'AmeriCa ,to
obshctuct, by unlawsul combinatioctns, the
trade of the kingdom; they return his
Majest their humble thanks soi' having
been pleased to communicate to them that
he has taken such siincasurcs, mid givEn
such' orders, 'as he huljudged most s. t'
and effectal f'ortbe ?otection and
of "the c'oinmerce o '-his subjects, and Zor
carrying into execution thelawsi's Whith
Were pafled in the lah sesiion Of the late
Parliament relative to the provincc oflhe
Massachusettssslzay ; shey express their en
tire satissac'tion to his Majesty'a firm and
stedfust resolution to continue- to s
the su sireme authority of the LeM
over al the dominictotj ofhis crown; hint
give his Maglesty the: sh'ongefl: assurdnctl
t iat they w cheersgiy co-opei'ate is] fill
s'uch measures as shall 'e necesiarsiy to Maiu
tain the dignity, safhy, and Welsare, of
the British empire. [The rest runs in the
usual sish'ain as all addicsses, imdlittlc Fon
cerits the publick.]
Whereupon a Protcst was awe;-ed by
nine of the Loi'ds, viz. Richmond, Back
ingham, ' Stanhope, i'onsonbsiy, (laudem,
Portlzmdss, __$_tamibrd ; To si' gton, and
Wycombe,to thefollowing effect: " That
they cannot agree to commit themselves,
with the quid}; sacifity oi'a. cominon ad
dress ofco'rhplimentq in ex zresiid'ns Which
may lead to mcasilrcj, in t 'e event, sifltssal
to the lives, propcnies, and liberties; bisi
a very great part oijtheir fellow subject) ;
that the address clad, in effect, imply {m
approbhtio'ctn o'fthe system adopted w1th re—
gard to the colonies it the last, Parliameiit,
which unfortunate sfltem, conceived With
so little prudence, situul pursued with so
little temper, conffleney, or sorestgllt,
they 'were in hoped would be at lmfflh
abandoned, from 81 experience of the
misehiess which it] ' produced, in pro
portion to the timeh: which it has cop i
nned, and the dili_ once with which it has
been purshed, a sy m which has created
theutulost eonsusionin the eolonies, m ith
out any national holy or advantage to the
set cnue, and with certain (letriment to
the ('ommercc of she mother country ;
and that it :xffmsids them a melancholy pros
pcec of the disposition of the Lords in the
present Parliament, when the ' see the
House, under the ptcssurc ot'so evcre and
uniiimn an experience, again ready, with—
out any inquiry, to countenance, if not
to :ulopt , the spirit "of the former fatal pro—
ceediugs. ., .
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