The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-04-14 00:00:00, page 2

! 'ss llngnevousdeficiencies osthe Irishrcve
_"' due; lo convinte the King's minister:- of
" the necelsity of exerting themselves for
" the interest of their to all master. It
" was particularly directec , that on him
" Parliament should be com'cncd Without
" dchy, for the purpose of grunting such
" a liberal subsidy as should prm ide not
" ,only'fdr the exigencies oftheir own state ,
" but for the affishmce of their sovereign
"" in his foreign wars. s'l'he Parliament
u, was assembled; they frleaded the poverty
" 'ofthe realm, and refig/i-d the siqzplies.
" Edward was ])rovoked; he issued his
'_'rwriu of summons both to the clergy
" An} laity . The Bishdps were commanded
'si'_ to choose two of the clergy in each dio_
" siccssj the Commons to choose two la -
" men in each county, to represent the
'Equdl and Commons in that countv;
9}. :.W and borpughs, in like maniier,
.. &? si}? elect two citizens and burgesies.
' si - _, embly. was directed to repair to
8 inEnglnndf'Io treat, cousult,
asigree with him and his council, As
ss"ss_ well on the government of the land of
- 'f._-Il*dlaml, as the aid and support of the
'553513'5 "war."
. - ' (To be continued.)
ssL o N D o N, jctmssm-y 25.
,HE followin is, we hear, an exact
list of the remsoreement intended for
Man : 'ct'l'hree regimcnts of soot, one of
" dragoom, seven companies olsi'marines, 3.
[13 traines artillcry, and two srigates.
. ._ ders an sent down to Portsmouth for
- thefalkiand floop of war to hold herself
' insireactdincsi to sail for Boston, with ex—
, m to'General Gage. ,
ssi hss'fzid that a detachment of the Royal
"si ' {willshonhedrnughtedferoston.
siillctla'fl'om Chathzun, 7au. 23.
ct er; Are received at the commis
If '
office, in this doekyard, for the
, sin
ct flnops to be fitted with the great
die): ' :! :ctor sea: Martiu oft:} guns,
Why,? to gon:, and thc'Savage of" 8
gua- '_' t e former is to he fitted at this
. amlthe two latter at Sheerness. It
We}. , are to go to America."
Extratss?o_ aleth-rfiamClmthmn, 7an. 2 5.
t-sifctAss tachment ofmar'mes, confining
dun-inned, threeLieatenunts, and 60
Pin-he men, are ordered m march From
thin-(fivisictnn to Portsmouth, in order to
ombatk for Ameriea."
Extract of! [Mrfi'om Gosport, Yan. 24 .
" Since my last an order has been re
ceived to get ready 2 so marines so." em—
bell-lotion. As they pZIVC Kotctu sufficient
nnm'ber in bm*rachs,_ ( 'ey erse under the
necessity-of draughting 'tflcsiiu from the
Knot-("lips. -
' " Mr. Russel, one ofthe pay clerks here,
in appointed a pnrser osthc ()ttcr floop oi'
- was, and Mr. Lucas pnrscr of the Mersin
floo , which lloops are ordered for com
inil [On inm'ledintcl';.
" ]! in shid here ; that on orderis receiv
ed to sit. out for sea, with all cxpedilsilon,
m pfips ofsithc fine."
7: Bile was of UmAdmi lty have been
[ale,-fed myfimt Aductxhu Young to the
cow-and ' Majesty-73; ships at Barba
do;, 11?) ct Dumcrux,£.sh; to the com
main! o TN: Pozjflzmd, henjunfin M'ur
low, dign: tbcCov_c11tvy, I'rancis'simnt
Cordon, Esq; to the Argus, j-siunes Read,
ss qu; to du: (Muse,. H'ffliam Burnuby,
Efq; to the Ilrl'lio , and Dhtthcw Squ'u'cs,
: to the: Otu—r.
]: was yesterdny reported, that ( }(!1Cl'id
Gage was xv.-called (not being ficient
enough) and that. General MsiKuy v.g.-; to
succeed him, and thnt two other gem-m]
officers were to be sent ;dsh.
Dsajor General Huwc Lsoncosthc sigcncrzd
Officcrs who is talked oft" tulssc upon him
a command in North Alma-{m.
The lylh 1'L-pizmznt us light. dragnnns,
commanded by Mss-juc (luu'rctd Prdimn, 1-.
"ordered to eml-znsik lctur Bushm, ;u (.urLr,
before the lmzcr ('nd oi'i'clisua.'ssv , Lu: uul
Elliot's light hursi', asi mcnllumd in sunn
othcr pctpc rs .
The 35th, 49th, and 63d, are the three
regimcnts ot'toot that are ordered to em
bui'k, without delay, for Bolton.
By the last LidVlCCS fivmss Bostou, it ap—
pears that the treusurcrs chosen b the
Provinciul Congrel's to receive the several
ratcs and tuxcs of that town, instead of
the trcalitrers appointed by government,
had not had : s. paidto them as yet, nor
is there :my'hopes they ever will; for not—
withlhuuling all that contempt which the
rabbie express for the authority ofthe mo
ther country, and its Parliament, the
housckcepers and trnders let.-m to be of
opinion that it is still possessed of power
sifli:ient to make them pay them over
again to the treasurers regularly appoint
e , and therefore they choose not to pay
them to this new one; which is Certainly
very prudent conduct, for, according to
the old saying, brag is a good dog, but
hoIzl-sh/Z is a better.
Yestcterday there was & numerous mect
ing ofthe merchants, truders, and others,
concerned in the American connnerce, at
the King's Arms tavern, Comhiil, agree
able to a public-1; summons from the chair
man. About twelve o'clock, Mr. Lane
took thc_ehair, when the business was
opened by Mr. Bnker in a very able man
ner, setting sorth that the petition osthc
merchants, tradcrs, &c. had been pre
sented to the House of Commons on Mon
day last, when, after a long debate, the
sinne Was referred to a committee of the
whole Houie, but not to the connnittec
which the consideration of the Amcrican
papers had been referred on Thursilay last;
that as the House had appointed a sepa-/
ratecommittee to consider osthe merchants
petition, hearing of their evidence before
that cominittec was nugator , unnecessa
ry, and preeludcd them from these advan
tages which they hoped to receive from a
proper consideration of their petition.
Mr. Serjeant enlarged thereon, and in
formed the company, that, after due de—
liberation, he thought it ex )edient to pro
pose a motion for leave to Withdraw a peti
tion, which he conceived was the most
consistent way for the merchants, &c. to
show their sense of the reception of the
petition.
To this resolution many strong ohjccctti
ons were made; in particular, that this
measure would, as it were in the begin—
ning of the engagement, be retreating
from the service, 'and thereby, give the
Ministry that advantage which they so
much wished sor, and be the instrument
osdistouragirg other nmnusac'ssturing towns
from sending up petitions to Parlisinnent.
The Objections were fairly and deliberutsiely
debated. when & motion was made that
the previous question be put. when a very
great majority appeared in favour of it.
Mr. Aldcrnian Kirkman then proposed
that the committee should withdraw and
presace a petition to the House of Com
monfz, (praying that they would not enter
any re olutions on the Anterican paper—s
luizl before them, umil the merchants be
heard in support of their petition presented
on )louday last. A motion was made,
and seconded, that a petition be immedi
ately dravm and signe-(i, and presented this
day, which was unanimoully agreed to.
The connnittee then brought in a petition,
much, hangs three umcs read, was uuam—
moufl' approved us, and directed to be
signe: immediately, and presented to the
House usCummons this day at oucu'cluck.
Of all the Amcricun pupcrsi- given inio
the House of (lommous, by Lord Norzh,
none appeared soubnoxious to gwcrmncnt
as xhnt ffih-d Ahsiaguc am! covenant,- and
it is said the crow]: luwctx'cw have given it
as their opinion, thut all the Bushmisinn
who figncd it have connniltcd an mu't
msi'si us high ire;-sun.,
lsi'z'sihuic letter— srmn Huusi'm] mention,
thzlt there had lsrul H.}pp-si-(l from :}zsi'nu:
to Amtt'it'n ;! vast (]H'z'ssHsizi'. ufss [sin-.az'm';
and ;nnmuuiz'z-m; and that [I:-: ( ;pm'tur;
IJ'c- in z'cml'xct: {hesrcul—sizurvstisissz ('UUZHY\1
znle (um-s- (m ;! ('m'sisi'h'rul'k truth: to .ssall
pnrh us siss-\:1:uct.< .'. .
VV I L L I A Ll. 5 3 U R G, sisijsbfj/ '14.
Extract of 'a (r.-star fro-my Gentle-ma).- m (Jus
gow, to his curo'q/psssmcient in this c."!siu,
([sirlel 'sz. 21. 1777- ,
si't i'sijsssii's pripnritions :n'e making;- l-ssss'si; tl c
(] Miniicttrx', to reduce the Amenczmzto
o'tiutiicnce. All meetings are to be (lCLnifd
[[ifT/l [run/in: ; and, it is sfiid, some ulcttltc
l'sisidllc of Button are to he brought lssemc
in irony. Thirty ships ol war 'sin'c ordered
out to sisctsimIrsi-l your L()Lllls, ::nd blocl; up your
ports, which are to admit of no esixport or
import but to and from Great liritninzznd
her iilzmds. God know 5 how this will end.
I sinccrely eondole with you'zznd all friends
in Ameriecsi."
Another letter, from the same plczee,
says: " The Americun usisiuirs now seen]
to wear a very grsiloomy aspect. Govern
ment ii,-ent relolved to enforce thc lnte :nct'ts,
which I sectsiu' will create dishn'lmnees, :md
may perhaps involvc you in the calamifies
of a eivil war.,"
Another letter, (lated Feh. 2d, says:
" No nen 5 from the Parliament, only that
transports are hired to carry five regiinsents
to Amerien; and 30 iloops and 20 gnn flzins
are ordered for your coasts, as ] 11le ised
you in my lust." ct
The Speirs, (Inpt. Lnsk, in 8 week from.
Clasgow, is arrived in jumcs river; by
whom We learn that the Bownmn, 't'ny
] r, got litse home in 28 days passage.
Two iloops, belonging to the Enilern
Shore, were condemned lust VVedneZssduy
at the court of fice Admiralty ; and a New
ling] and vessel is now on the {locks , sortrial .'
" Dan:/H.] ]A MES BALFOUR, Esq; at
Littlc England, near Ilampton; an agent
for the bottle of Mess . Hanbnrys & (lo. of
London, to whom he was a molt faithful
servant, and executcd his trust with the
ease and politenelZ—s of'a Gentleman. He
was an agreeable eompanion, & (lead
friend,- had a very hum'ane and henevolent
heart, and no man wished better to the
cause of Ameriea, or; had a higher sense of
liberty in general.
To the Honourable Peyton Randolph, lE/q;
Prq/ident, Richard Henry Lee, George
Washington, Putriek Henry, Richard
Bland, Benjamin Hnrrison , and Edmund
l'endleton, Esquires, Delqssiratexfiwm this
coloigy to the General Caugrd}.
GENTmeN, ._ si
\ [I have it in command, from the
si'ceholders of Augnlla county, b
their committee, held the 22d pllast lssehru
ary, to present you with their grateful ack
nowledgcmcnts of thanks for the Prudent,
virtuous, and noble exertions ol'the facul
ties with whibh Heaven has endowed you,
in the cause os liberty, and oscvcry tsihin
that men ought to hold sacred, at the lzttc
General Congress; a eonducsit so no'olv in
teresting, that it must command that tri
lmte of npplause, not only from this, but
succeeding ages. May that sacred flamc
that has illuminnt ed your minds, tuulinilu
eneed your conduct, in projccting and con
currinssgss' in so in:-ny lidntury detern'lins-sizions
for the presi-rvntion of Amcriczm liberty,
ever continue to direct your conduct, to
the latest period of your lives. May the
bright exzrmctzsisilehe .ixirly trunlerihed on the
hearts and reduced into practice b': everv
hrgmmu, by ci'ery Amcrican. flhy ouctr
hearts be open to receive, and our firm
strong to defend , that liberty and srccchu,
the gist oi'chvcn, now b;1nishin,ss;-;fi-mn its
];lstrctr akin liumpc. IL-rclc-tit bchosp'z—
tal-ly enterttfinccl, in every breast ; there let
it take deep runs, and fluulinh in cvusilxzi'cinjsisir
blown; that, under its benign influx-me,
the vh'tlwufly fi'cc um}: cnjny [Zcurc H'sisiysif,
uml shmd forth the scmn'gc and tcz'msizr
cal-tyranny and tsi. xxmt-z, ot'cvcr)" ends;: and
dunmnin-uinn, tiil time shu'fl be m: maze-.
Be plcsi-uik (!, (lo;:zluncn," to ;sicu-ch .-'si:s*'.< is
sssss-ss'r..tc-1siul l'c-nsi- of your impnrtsinfi s;.-.f.-'. "57
:.n ] us lhzfr ;mlclfsi i-1'1.:.f;1'5 sm' she Lch
(end of this nen—(si happy c't-uulz') '._ fif'i
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