The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1774-12-29 00:00:00, page 2

be replete with injpffice and cruelty: and utterly in
defensiblc; yet as they were undoubtedly aggrelsors
by their rqfiqpss and yiqpxc, it pocld ha an
hosslour to yctbpr cause, " eir prushdings X been
disivowcd, md : contnsatioqsigflde, ac'si th ame
'timE that you declared your resolution- of supporcin
them in defence of 1!!! sactffie general rights, and 0
unicin .in themai me of our cctgmmosiq liberties.
-- e lnsussnffio {sicke hlladclctphians w obeir
commiccee are drawn up with the true spirit of pa
- triotism, md-bmctgnmdmore pr'oTeYYteBTfissnynf
cant). than any other procedure. The prudence, love
of liberty; and acrachttnt to Great Britain, Gsivhich
they Ilreuhe, and die Emessand moderaiibn which
they :: ICFFLZLC _ t_norsse_ gl'gyrpssng _to_ you; opponencs
than at the enthusipssstic pv1nfs, and indiscriminate
" abusc; wfficl'have M-po'm-c out from Every quar
cer. lsiaillucr Which ]ssfl'ote you some time since [
ctprieflz Racsdssmc modeffi' conduct. w]\i'ch,.if your
coagrcW-shedit, wnnpqught, by men acquainted
si sswigh'th view ossigmeWc,_would tend to the
lssm'tcahfjsikdjustmcm of the present, unluppy dispure :
"That if the member; of our" congress unitedly ad.
.;nfisol 'QM Third! aMglja 'tq'p'risent'an humble
' z-sihm MMpeeilion, nating-whnfydu demanded as
Lcsictyondghmbnd vjhpt You livould 'concedc, such ;
usi pedM fimjourizsse'mblies would be'atttndc'd to,
-...aid pcnhqs-pmdnsscul- combnfio'n, which'might cer
p minate in zsib'nn and ming sememznt os the'dispuxe."
'. Lam afuid ihaflcuu- came too 'late to be of any
_si smicq. usiwch :. othersoh 'the sunne subject, ad
z .dressd-to pefflms of some weight amongst you.
_ 4 " The c'bngvess has,] shrppose, by'ctsi thrs time met,
- and 'chc' decifive measmfd been adopted. Whatever
: &cmay be,.sslp': mc- conjdrbsiyou, as a ln'v'ersso'f ynur
-.ss- country.,- co-promote mild and peaceful measures. lf
'si... the-(wctd ofvcffilubribuu mshenthssed, mutufl'in
4sz will he uprodmztig more raging animdsity,
windsithasdsiswho are not Tdul-sisi-sri'ends-may bteflmc
-si.flufl.n*hfle$. -. 7) ssnsisisilct .! ' ' '
— .5- PSM time since, I saam- me a 'pe'rfon w Was:
sijw-iotsi Month— opposed !to am from mdignari
tho msdt which they 'oou ed was offered- [79 sithe
r. defimfiionios the ten su Bod'on. Since that time,
Mfefinnmng had been subhing g, and did unsure
'Widu'u mad; then loud" in"! your favour. and as—
vindictive against the minish'y. You have mffloubt
edlrseen m Qqebec bill, and carefully considered
iu. simhtents. Occasion shaoct been taken from it to
": 3,pr moish'y ac fuiendl to pbpezyct, sand-I'sio re
_ a?thctsicthcm as intending by it to induce-the 'papists
& i;3,si,T),-e<luci11%k the prchhncs in Amrkn to
:.flavsiry hecprcu hat; answcccd beyond! expeda-si
,Posinn cry of the simymcnc of popuys and ;he'
;,Fuchpeqssgm- v.;ctss' '"ff-si you, have sucked an' parts
of li.- uuh ";, uw sictLZlilj'as Pu sis'" lpflcbmhms
FPPUY'] - 'ctsi-' -"'—" ' 6— sidldn'oflstrass
.YW'N" '*-' sijsi-i-W" -
___,_ ' ' -ssc si ,"..- flux I am. 'gn-io mea
sing., 4, ..m ss ct- - m azzsiMmWihwm'll be:
s'siaPPP H s si: W- Hss': siw WBUB .ndl hour: cum.
applosiuon w Eshh and Kmueuxwo mi
, MWW" dg-W !1.') !! si
ss, assss RFWW Wifloimwc lm ciuctothe' m
,si 35 41! Wiwxmialnyuseomw bede
15154 r9ffl JpSZW .le-lddmuhemby their
, * JpSZ -
3)! : swan M mdngochsse o'om
1c-391'.i 31'99
, !:ng cti'fflflzem i1 they enurd into some -
proper ru cies and ures son, iig hffisiiMdlfghptge
of the 1mpotmen,m or- ;
der [WM complianhc with iche rffoll ons and
.:chauom affl— leane! comen. -
On Monday nail? ghavsstiyed e {]qu aun,
- :?tssjfn fflllfmjffl Ym Corafiat 0 to the ;
th oflist !siuorffll} {bet,} 8 kleasi [19 S. E. off
"'Saug): gpckfffl 41 wreck .; ,sgnalssl shopsi
gpzmssd 't'es sno ersonzon boua, 31_c,r_ jib
simuthsiwfl End (flux? opisi, nisiid the sea,, um: .
o
.ZAJss W'fi'ffl ssfe 1{wan: qui [5in cnpuin -
? hi makin ac (inn {Qbraehss . -
Nsxoh !w'a's vctss ezf' hailgssss.the;,1prsck,bm1
sifeceffled 'lhswct.5£w;vu,ssg41n$dptssmissd not
'ssctKo Rasseffhdfltfl} hect eld?- ctsisisiaqe tlxqpppghlx, if
:EZMp 56on hedM tgisig pil! neous camemar. and
'fromsi the ca Skin ?} :s Rue, ?? ssiaffi
con 61]?! 5, qcuwssl
. 'M'n'd'is' a' shhn 85 sisterzuct, my &ffika n.
' fi'.
cttemptk'todfl'q Our}?! paosimusiu
last threw ms ih _ e {sea. and as viqkntially
:
fsioc he!!! a ro e! whi'
- ,silirovn to- m by the
elp 11thva simswssss T
qn board
ea tain mour : cop ' e was u : Tapor,
ing?! the 'flqQp" jn vthiglv- nay? spundsisi which be
ldnged and was bound fit,? Qw prk from Bawegat.
WJFsA- on the tsth 25;ng e monm, um; out to
Tea A'oni 'Sssasih'dy Ho 31!) r with H der Autho
ny, 'ihctd master, b'dth piflo ing Lo Shr'eNLur-z. They
had been 5 'days wichdqfl' ancc. when the flupp ::
died writ. ief age! hanc ctctxeavmg a wis; andsschild
a'c' 'Sheru un] to lament ?his 'ssioss. .Caprsiain N'uon
conld nor po 1bly save apysitping fxoctm che wreck.
, Dsiiqasi-ber 8, His owlm che heucenuc governor
has been pleased to &mhsintmn to worogue
the ggncral assembly Mrsr ispminec to the loth day
of ]aauaty. next. then to proceed. upon b-Gness.
Lecsip'e'rs siredeived lafl week. from Jamaiqa ucqnaim
us that a sipwusifn] fleet of the royal navy of Spain,
&; wesi ;! ppointed army of land forces, are assem—
I at du avqnnh, which occasions very {enou
apprepqnfionl to the inhabitants of that ifland. -
Deum!" ". We hen, that at : mecting of the
cence camuse ufrohbcity and countsiy, two sub
* LI.,sid .x-ctlsslc axct'usiisilsik
..4 , V..
committees were appointed to superintend the sales
of two cargocs of goods arrived here since the first
_y of Decpmbgr, and that itsi'was the mion qs the
mmittee mazed] oods, me:, and erchafldizc,
erate : sir artidl of.:he assoeiation oT the
eontinental congress should be Lutgjectsi to thmgul-z
ffosssiisscdhtalned in the tenth article.
Lafct} week several parcelspf goock were fold here
agreeable to the assoe'iation entered into by the conti
nental congress, and many more sswill be dispgsecctl of
this vffeffinctthe like ffli'siner', assssthe Lady (lage, cap
tain Mesnard, that arrived here last Friday night, has
& tolerable cargo on hoard. si
Captain Bbrnwl'd shilsst'his day sor Bosion, and has
gn board,, being part ofthe donations of this city,
for the poorinhabitants of Bosinn, 180 barrels of Hour,
'9 of pork,*a*nd !: firki {of butter, also 21 barrels of
wheat and rye, sent from the inhabitants of Marble
town, in Ulsier county.
By letters from London we learn that there is more
than one hundred new members in the present par
liament.
December ,, si ' ......,,-at_3 o'clock, died
ALEX/X" - , si . " .ife (eldest son of
his hr ,.mz :: .. ' ' "" ; I master
and sur- ' ., -_1 sssausi ..___ si; was uni
versassdly bei m " .... n0t .:(l a man of more
humane temper, and tub, , genegns disposition,.nbe
hind him. LaR ni In his obsequ'ns, attended by a
numerous main of re acions and friends, weredeposit
ed in the samily vanlt at Trinity church. - , -
Letters by the ship Lady (."-age inform phnflut the
empress of Ruffl , in consequence of the advantages
she has received rom the supportsiassorded to her ope—
rations by the crown of Great Britain, in the late war
against the.0uoman. empin, has granted to the sub
jects of our most graciousfovereign, afree navigation
in all the sea; of her majesty'a realm; includih those
rights sccured to the crown of Ruffia by the la e glo
ctrious peace concludedssuctvith the Turks. si
We are assured that'ho arrangement of American
lssairs will be concertqd pssj'his m tjesty and the British
parlfiakn'em, until the [Sinceedings of the continental
coactgqess _are known in England. The measures re—
cenmmdcd "by thd grapd eommittee of Pcnnsylvnnia
sito their delegatbs, had been very favourably received
asit hgmess, as thesiy pctrefaged solid principies. on which
2.- Gsiordialss and pemneaifeconciliation might'be con
flmctcd. - 'si
' n' ——-_-—Jsi-—si———._r
.? ['I I E A'D Ezlsict'lff H ] A, December 14.
In ASSEMBLY, Qesiemlzer so, 1774. A. M.
HE. housq taking-into consideration the report
.siof'che commiun appointed to attend she ge
nenl congress, and the papers therein r. 'si-rred tq,
ssiflgsglvel , . . , si.._. :,lss 'ct'assctve'flm
w"; " ' - ' sictlsi'ssssctss 14 (siidctnsilost
M' 4 ss _ si silkzsi- ! l\si'-':ctJZ'J U' .n'i! PFO*
vinsisict .. ...sict. . ct- am m., ::rsid ' - T-silabl-si- nb—sss'vacion
ossi thsse se'ycral .-rss..zs sind mmgs commned in the
journall of the said Cuuzsesfl. ss
On mation mudesi ordered, that the above resoluti—
on be immediately made public. ' ss —
' Extract from the jou'rnak.
\ ,
, ,",si ss C. MQORE, clerk of assembly.
Eight? of'a lmrr_srom.Bosion, dared Decembcr 6.
I'Thc' Scarborqugh arrived yesterday fl'bm'Eng
silzndsi'vvith dispatchcs for general Gagc; che contents
of which are not yet. knowffl. Th'c explain says three —
ctshi'pg of Lo guns each, and two fri am, sailed stdm
Plymout the same time he.?ctiled roni Porcsmouzh,
fulle; this place. One of the 70 gous isnow coming si
!LLLZ--H ctllsi -siY.u..si r._.'_si_ A's __.l___ 1 . ! AA'A' ,.
Tss'ss'r-s "1! .,4 ----- : sin",- uulluvll, "Its- uuuoer O.
tsif'hfe deeoyncsilatqtjsixegsiived here by administracion,
si'by 'jhe Sprborpqgh from Boston, has had such an
,Fss-ct-ss ,u _on his majefsiy and the miniflfy as to occasion
sifirct aig'osfrins chep rlsiifimmt in so sudden a manner,
WpK'Zffisiflthshf-d the kingdom. in geneml.
_ _ _e psim sictare z'll xjemrnable on or before the 29ch of
sinssext minish, soon after which the members are to be
shdrssnode'd to en'cer sign business, dhe first ofzwhich, lt
fffged'ergllj thought,, will be that respecting the North
A'lherisicaq holdnxy. Theirsilate, villainmu acts and
'pflffltffln'g'i'agdinst you are wicked) defpisnsble, and
tr y glqctrmip sito 3", {ne born Englishmem: ! hope
Tt ill b'e siloo'sied on in 1,th light by so great a ma—
jdfity'ln the en'snipfsi Went, .as to pxe'ail upon
them to sicesipeal 3"; "95: Woxipus ansid uncqnstituri
End! acts? Tfie'sonS-sisigf freedom, nngiall those who
desire to, remain sossjcturcte ,mqking is." the interest they
can all bver Englafluzinst. the.]siate-venal admini
stration And corrupt. members Msheirmlne pro
ceedin s, [hope ' siwillsuc \ ss'si-__ct ; w 'qh there
wouldgnof be the!:hagssjydousibc va ey, of the tree
shry tsslken from them.".ss ' . _ _ ,-, 7.
' 'Al by account; fF-qm'si England i: ,cth to be feared
there will not .be sqvgreavzctcta change in the zmembers
'retufhe'? tosiparliamen; Asvcould bectwssilhed. and as
admini ,r'ition'do, no: seem to relaxssctic. behoves the
sisiAt'neHeans serioufly to attend to the; part. of the ad
dress of the con res- lo the inhabitanuof che colo
nice;, ""But We int ourselssves bouqdsiin duty lo ob
sh've toct on that the schemctes ngitnql against these
"colonie's ave ,been so xonducted ;; toctrender it pru
sident that 'you'flxobld extend our view; to the most
unhappy eVents, and be in al respect; prepared for
every eo'min eoc'y."ct ' si
, 'READ NG, Berka eounty, December ;, 1774.
' Pursuan; t'o advertiseinenu dispersedctthrough the
eouhty, a resp'ectable number of the inhabitants me:
this day, it the cdurthouse in this town, and pro
ceGdect by batlot co'the election of a committee, a:
rsiefiouZiflmded by the congress, when the following
gentlemen were ddly chosen . Edward Biddlc, (his.
topher Schults, Doctor jonathan Potts, Vss'iiipsisiu
Recser, Ballsiar Genr, Michael Bright, jnhn Pat'-;n,
Mark Bird, John Jones, John Old, Scbustirzn La": m,
George Nagel, Cllristnpher 'w'v'itman, jacub Shosiss
maker, and ]ames Lewis.
Committee: chamber, Dcccmber 6, *
The committee taking into consideration —
article of the association of the general can;
unqnimousiy resolve, that she said urtich ru
opening of all psitckages of goods ilnpnrtcs
first day of December, and before the f
bruary; but at the same time, the committ
ing that the sale of such goods shall be
with as little inconvenience as is consisten
said association,
Resolved, that though all bales and pick -
livered to the committec for salc, mult he op
that the goods shall be sold in lots or part
that-such stlcs shall he made by the city vend:
ter, under the directidn of the committee.
Resolved, that in dispofin of gootffln lots ( . .
cels, no lot she!" be made () Icss value upon the her
ling invoice than 31. nor of any greater than :
except in the former case, where an entire packige i
of las! value then . !. and in the latter, where the v;
]uesiof an'; sin le piece shall exceed 15].
RsiesolVCd, t at salt and coal, imported from Gr. :'
Britain nr Irehnd, may be sold at public vend
thcte cargo, or smaller quantity, at the electior
owner o'r consignee, under the direction os
mittee, and that a freight ofninc pcnce per!
be allowed on all kinds of salt imported a
and a sleight of twelve pcnceper bushel
imported as aforesactid.
Resolved, that it is-expcaed al] import
after the first of December, do apply to L':
of the diflrict where the vessel so impc- -
rived, and make their election of sending
or selling,'a!l such goods; soLWi-ich pm _ .- ' '
committee will attend at the coffeehouz
from ten till one o*clock. "
1 nc commmee auo recommend to all i. _ orters of
goods a perusal of, and attention to, the eieventh ar
ticlc of the general congress, viz. " that asscommiztee
be cnolen in every county, city, and !oz'zvn, by those
who are qualisied to voce For representacives in the
legishmre, whose business it shall be attcprively to
observe the conduct of all persons touching this asso—
cintio'n, sihnd when it shall be made to appear to the
satisfactidn of" a majotity of any such committee that
any person within the limits of their appoincment h'nz
violated this association, tha't such majorillly do forth
with cause the truth of the case go be pupsi 'F " if. she
gazette, to the end isshac all such Toes tosi. 'I ! - \f
British America maysibe publicly known' ' -
{ally contemned, as the enemies of Americ'
and thenceforth we respectively wissbsir'ei?
ings with him or her." ' _
' _ 'By order of the committee.
.]ACOB RUSH, fro temp. Lss
To the PRINTERS-of che Esskx -'
Be'pleased to insert in your next paper :; . '
exzract of a letter from London, dateosi 1
wrote by one of the first characters, es,
knowledge, respecting the "national int'er
ncctcd with that of the Americ'an cold:!
you will oblige ninet'y nine in an {mudpr
readers. Your's, &c. "
NN EVER did l fee] myself so asin-ss
public affairs as at: thissi'nument
interest i: intimately connected with the p
of our American brethren in their oppofi
tyranny of our government. Shouldss t'
fi'rm it will be scarcely poffible that th:
succeed in preserving their 'Fbesirfies; a_x -
vation OF their 'libcrty- ought to bessarsif- '
last concetn_ to all in this countr ", sor':
mong them we' czn "expect to firm it, --
'H-anp-n-nunu-nzu—qw-.
diffipafion, aservile parliament,-und an .
ing load ofdebts and taxes, have c'o'mF
here. :] caufipt help befieving that tl'
]alt. struggle which America will have
are npw fleadynnd sucdeed, they will ]
to feel- iny fumrenccmpt's to ensiave
they now !submit they will be subHUed .
thefonly nurfcxjy-oi freemen now in the \\
lost !. I cannot indeed- imagine n' flat.
flavery than that in which the colonies won lss
they on this occasion to submit to be not or
to may hard reflraint! in lcquiring their
but to hold it after being acquired, at the
of our rulers; to haue no conflitsiinions ofgo
of their am, but to have their laws ma
C
governments modelledsiby :! Iegiflature on j
side of the Atllntie, which cannot judge of
I —
tumfiances, in which they have no voicc
.whofe actaarsie but little more than ecchoess
G'-ss5'ii :' 6 & =":
will of the tyrant whosihappens to be minish
,country. _ What an abjee't condition would
The present state of our parliament is such -
our own greatest calamity to be governed by '
'base would it be to- wish the Americnns invr
the sunne calmity? The mode *of oppositio
the Americans are likely to adopt must dc
greatest service. by checking luxury amc
G
and oblig—ing them to save the money they
among us in purchasing superfluities A
sslcsiss
time it must essentially injure us; so the
zr "
present circumstancel, that we hang ,
rican trode: and the loss of it would sin..
c, !
b- '
and soon bring on riote and insurrcctions
lie bankrnptcy. But I am not (righte. .