The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-06-09 00:00:00, page 6

sonssqr this precipitate rcxrcat are mn
ta'xilcd in the following mefihgc, v-siise-cth he
left 'bchind him, and was the. ssixmc dey
communicated, to the Ram. the House us
Burgesses; reasons altogetheribnnJc-sii up
on the groii'cstmisieprc(Cntutiunshis icturd
ship has received, this city and neighhcmr
hood, nay the whole cmnm-y, we may
safely utiirm, being in as orderly a, hate
(uulcsi- training to arms he deemed & cun
tmry behaviour, wdl known, hchvcr,
to be a very necessary qualisication, when
danger threatens) as ever they hHVc bccu,
since the first sculcment osthc colony.
Mr. SPEAKER, and GENT LEIHZN 0,- siisictsi
unnsv. as mm GFSSFS. -
EING now fully pcrlimdcd that my
person, and those ofmy ssiunily like-6
wise, are in constant danger of falling sa—
crifice: to the blind and unmeasurable sury_
which has so unaccountably seized upon the
miutls and understanding osgreat number:
of the people, and apprehending that at
length some of them may work them
scises up to that pitch of daringness and
atrocioulhess, as to fall upon me, in the de
i'sinceless (late in which they know I_ am in
the city of W'illiarmburg, and perpetrate
acts that would plunge this country into the
most horrid cala mities ,and render the breach
with the mother country irreparable , I have
thought it prudent sor myself, and ser
viceable son the country, that ] remove to
a pldce offisdty ; conformable to which, I
have fixed my residence, for the present,
on board his Majesty's ship the ctFowey,
lying at York. It is not my intention to
give the least interruption to the littingos
the Assembly, but ] hope they will proceed
in the great business which they have be
fore them with diligence and effect . I shall
take care to make the accesh to me so easy,
and sase, that the necessztry communication
between me and the House may be attend
ed with the least inconvenience pollible -,
and I thought it would be more agreeable
to the House to send to me, from time to
time, some of their members, 2'15 occasion
shall require, than to be put all to the trou.
ble osmoving to be nearer me.
'I hope the House \\ ill scc my proceedings
On this occasion as they were rcallv meant ,
and I bcg them to be assured thsit ] shall
now be as ready to attend to all the duties
osmy nsticc an. I was. bcsore; and that I
am persectly disposed to contrihntc all in
my power. is opportunity be given me,
to reltore that harmony, the interruption
of which is likely to cost so dear, to the
rcpose, as well are to the comfort, of every
individuaL D U N M () R E..
The Governour's mellsiage being read,
the who}: House itftmediately resolved
themselves into a committee, to take the
same undertheir-consideration ; and, after
some time spent therein, a number of the
members were appointed to draw up an
addresiz to his lf'ctxcellency, in answer to his
mesiiige, which being prepared, read,
and approve-t'. by the House, as also con
curred in by his Majelty's Council, a (le
l-ntation of two of that Honourable IZoard,
and four Gentlemen of the House of Bur
gesscs, were directed to wait upon his Ex—
CCllencv with the same this morning at
York, of which the follov mg is a copy:
To his Excellency the Right Honour able
so r-IN Earl of 0 UNM'O RE, his
Alajs sfy' : Lientenaizt Cover naur Gmeral,
and (] ().mmzmder ;: ( huj (sij the cold:}! and
do;-.:zinz's-n of Vnz 0 He lA:
The joiut ctddct'lre/k us the C OU NC] L and
HOU SL (is BU RGES SES.
l-TV ]. on 1),
\ss 73", his M ljcsiy'si s dutisu] and lay a} sub
'V jcc (s, the Conne: i? md the bm ;rcilcsi Q
of '\ irgmin, asiurc vom ::ssccllemv th at it
is with the glcatest concern me in:-!, by
youx mcssawcs to them, that vom Lmd
ship entex tuinsany iuspicions ofthc pcx ("am 'I
i'u mli, ;;s'ycz'silrszsilsnr s-simz'vh', aywc can by"
my :ncsims town-se any of his Majczllj's sub
sicus in this colony would meditulc a crime
ii,. horrid and otrocious as yop seem to
upprcheud. \Vc arc fearful the step your
Lordship hath taken, in removing srom the
seat oi'govcrnmcnt, may conduce: to a con
tinuumc osthat great lineasinch whic ]] hath
oi'htc ib unhappily prcvnilcdin tlniscoumry .
Wc cannot but. express our concern that
your Lordship did not think proper to (om
muuicutc the ground osyour uncalinclss to
us, as, from ourzcal and attachment to the
prcstrvation of order and good govern
ment, we should have judged is. our indis
peuihblc duty to have endeavourcd to re
morc every cause osdisquic'situdc. In proof
,siA- __ ..ll_._1' si-.-" a-.." on
-" 1 si 7 1: ,
If! lllC glcuu [cipuesi .np unu- \ ",. lsssi-s .siv
t. representatire ol our molt gracious
lot-. 'ign, and to remove, to the utmost
ofoui power, your Lordlhip's apprehen
sions e assure your Lordihip that we will
checi . ly coneur in any measure that may
he prosi :)fssctl proper to the lecurity of'yons
sell and (innzly. t is with much :tnxicty
we cons: ferthe very diliigreeztble situution
us yous'f n'de'hip's ine—ll amiable Lady and
stniiilv, :si id should think ourselves happy
in bring able to restore their perfect trun
quiility, by removing all their fears. \Ve
cannot , my Lord, but approve your inten
tion or not giving the lecill interruption
to the important zill'sizsi-rs on which he are
now ;sidleiublcd, and it is with much pleasure
me receive your Lordlhip's alisinrance of
vour disposition to eltablish that harmony
siso ellential to the repose and comfort of
every individual; but we mull' beg leave
to observe to your Lordlhip how impradi
cable itwillbe to carry on the bnlines of this
sellion w ith'nny tolerable desigree of propri
etv, or witbthat dcspsisittch the advanced
seidbn as the year requires, whillt your
Lordship is so lar removed from us, and to
inconveniently 'situated. We thercsore
earnestly entrent your Lordship that you
will he pleased to return, with your Lady
and family, to the. palace; which we are
persuaded will give the greatest satisfac
tion, and be the most like-ly means of
qnieling the minds of the people. _
'l'he Gentlemen appointed to wait: on the
Govcrnour arrived at the Capitol between
! and : o'clock, and delivered this verbal
mellhge srom his Excellency, " that, as
" the (iibject of their address was of the
" utmost concern'to himselsand sumily,
" he would take time to consider, and
" return an answer, in writing, after he
" had mature-ly deliberated upon its con
"' tents." His Lordlhipbehuvedwith the
utmost politeness, and held a very friendly
conference with the deputies.
By :. vessel srom Marble-head, which lest
that place the 25'tl1 ult. wc learn that all
eounnnnicntion is cut off between Button
and the country, and the town entirely
surronnded by the Prorincidlss; that the
sentries are nsiithiu call of each other, and,
that one olctthose belonging to the rcfsinlnrs
had been tired at, and wounded; that no
fresh provisions had been in ,Bollou [or 1
days before he sailed, which had reduced
the inhabitants and troops to great diflrest;
that the greate": Part ()l the mlmlnmnts
had left the town, part ofwhich, cousi'ffing
ofshzrcs and warehunfics, had-lately hcen
consumed by sire, owing to the cardcsihclk
osthc soldicrs, the" damage supposed to
amount to upwards 0s40,oool. that the:
three Generals had arrived, and part of
the troops, but that all the so:-age, hay,
&c. laid up for their horses, had hccn (le—
ih'ojsiycd by the country pcoplg; than. an
.cngagcnu-nt was daily expected he! ween
(si-mcml Gagc and the T'rovshcizds, and
that several shirmilhcs had already hap
prssncd. .
],ull' Monday night an unslermnatcavci
den: happened to w. .) par". Lime ut'this city,
win, with : siusithr orssptnerfz, na-dasicnsi
bled at the in." 'rctct'jnc. to surnish themselves
with arms. L'pon their entering the door,
one of the guns, which had a spring to it,
and was charged eight lingers deep with
swan shot, went off, and lodged two ball.
in one of their shoulders, another Cmfl'cd
at. his wril's, and is not yet extracted; (he ,
Other perlim had one oshis singer}, shot off,
and the next to it so much shz-rttcred as to
rcndcr it useicss, by which sad misfortune
he is deprived osthc means of procuring &
]ivciihood by his busincj'iz. Spring {lium,
it. seems, were. piacrd at other parts of she
nlzssss—gsi'u'lctinc, of which the puL—ssljck were to.
tally ignorant; and certainly, had any
person lost his life, the pm'psieimtor, o}
prrpctratorsss of thigsiciirdiuiiciu! invpntion,
might have lit-en Jitftly : renne-i v.;tn the '
opprohrious tltle of MURLZLRLRSss-si
O tc-mj'msictz! 0 more; .' _
"she ()ttcr floop of" war, (fnsipt. p/sorri'g,
is arrived in Hampton rcmd, from Fit,-lion;
\'.'(:' hear, to I'Cii0\ =; F-Zsiss: Majesty's ship Fowey.
si'l'he Hon . ] on .\' H A N c oc K , list], of'thc
provi-icc ofM-ssdiixchusettsi Boy, is appointed
Presidcnt of the Congress at Philadelphia,
in the absence of the lion. PEYTON RAN
DOLPH, Esq; our worthy Speake'r, who
is now attending his duty in the General
Allemhssly of this colony . ss
[blarrzsizzgfsi'JJ Mr. B r.,rssi'LT'ctrss BROWN,
merchztnt in Urh'sstnnn. to Miss Mo LLY_
HiLL, of Essex; a very agreeable young
Lady, with & lnndsome fortune.
Beat/is.] Mr. MATTHEW Mooor,
sen. at the Capitol landing. _ ,
*,si* The person :tllttded to in him Pian ,
ney-'s last paper, as the author of an ad- "3
dress-. under the lignzssznre of " A de
Patriot," presissnts his Cor.;"ss'ssiments to the ctss
]{ANG Lk, and atlfitres him Lsi'sitt he has en- '
tirely missed his nim ; as that person does l
not, to this moment, know who was the
author or publilhcr. _
The Ranger is a total stranger lot sict.
principles of the man he vain] attemptsit
to censitrc; nor hue l-e done juii'ice to
active, though per/cas: prudent part, t
person hath taken in our present unthpy'
political struggle-s. The distinction 0 4
per and lower connties is extremely odiow;
it is rather to be wished that this wide-cx- '
tended country could be considered as one
large entire shmily, and that we should
one and all embrace as friends. The "
threats thrown out ]) the Ranger have
fallen equally short of their mark. If he
expected td intimidate or deter the person
for \\l10]]1 they were intended from doing
whutever he conceives to be his duty, hd
has entirely mistaken his man. T origin!
and privileges we contend for are common,
to all. Head-am of sentiment, and liberty-,
ofspeech, surely are most. essential part!
of our Gn'AND Cmtx'rmt: If two men,
difficr in opinions, is not the diversity equzly
on each tide? Does A; in such a case
difler more from 8 than B from A?
fi'hy then should there be any ill humour
amonglt us ?
It would seem that every subject, espe
cially ot'great importance, should be open
to :: (le-vent, taudizl; and ji-ctct discussion-si
From a colhsion of opinions, truthsis, an
the most essentiztl interests ofa commuttitb
are in the fairest tratsik of promomn
When, indeed, the pttblick voice hit}!
fixed the decision, the acquieseence ofindP
vidnals, zsind a jrrojzer exertion in the com
mon cause, becomes a duty. 'l'hcse As?
genuine: sentimcilts, and not tobe departe
from bv R- &}
HURS!)A_Y ass ssih of fine was, bx
mistake mlwsirtiscd 'H the papcrs otss
the two last weeks, \\ as tlm day appointe
sm' a me:-link; Of the Gmu'nours 0} she:
Collcgc, inflcud of '7ss/INIj/Llctctt' she lssh' :
If)! nrJvrrzf'l/zc' N8<'-si-si'l'- . . .;
MAT'ct-mzw DAVENPOR'F, do "sit"