The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-06-05 00:00:00, page 1

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]UNE 5. 177} \ T " t . nmrk
VIRGINIA GAZETTE
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WILLIAMSBURG: nmnn " mon & NxcoLsoN.
L 0 N D O N, Aut'un-Y 12.
, T it jub two hundred yeart'since the mericzn Coioniee were fist}
scttied from Englind. in the reign lnd under the protection of Went
filizabcth, in the year lyl. From her reign we mdy date tbe' gener'al
system o! politiclu by which Great Brinin ha- ever since been supposed
!ob'e guided with regptd to commerce, political connexion, si&c.
At'the detth of Been Mary, in 1558, the customt produced on}!
"3650001. I ynn it the nflorntion they were let for 4oo,oo'o ]. mid ro
dttced near : miss before the revolution; in the Last ten [eats' t si
increase landed?- per'uively lit dun ever was known since thejtfi _
eflaplishmnt. _ _
' The Court of Fr'n'ee have actually presented : memorial to the State!"
Gen'etal, complaitiing of their condescension, as they ate pleased to tem't
!hcir lite conduct toward: Great Britain, res _ ' ing her late cqptute of
several of their metbhanufien, and perem ton ly inmtin'g that the Dutch
shall either oblige the English to suffer : em to tude to America freely
ctindaqpeply, or decln'e so: Swat- itnmediately, either in favour of France
r man.
" Their High Mightin-si'es of Hannd are said to have nken teat dis un
'zthe insolbnce of the French memoml lately presented throng their m
* ladour kithe !! ue, in consequence of which several confmnm' have
;cen held with Sir oseph Yorke. highly favourable to the viejvl of Great
main ss -
' lt il'repo'rted that 33 shil of the line and : fleet of tr'aYpot-tt now lie in
,Brell water; that m tail of the line, bestde- : number o fri "et. axe ir't
the harhour; .and that Spain it to join France in the'mon'tli Apr'uy with
.59 Eil of the line. si _ ..
Sir Hugh Peniser hn resigned h". poa of Lteut. Gen. of nctunneo, hnd
,the Govem ment of Sclrhorough unle- Hu teat at the Admtralty Band
siie also'Vacated. _ _ . _ _
Aucnouq The Duke of Mulbmugh, admmhg the fine figure
and wadike xi.-As; soldier take- prisoner at the bqulept Hdchttet, land
to him}. is the French had but some:: such mm' :'t_s yyu, mid should not
he;. umm du so etsdy. Mn'Hlu! My Lorg, saylss the totus,
ire he:: Flat, sqss men at me, we only want an' [dom.
' ' ' ; Two Btten on : late marriage:
n ssDbt' .. . ,. , . - ,
sictct'si' .- um ay-fd. happten'ddg in E'nflmd; ' si '
. - : . " -- Ysi'sssi" ) nULxELEYsi"
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" . " '*' {ma du his day.
"" "" Yout'l,' _ss
__ ! , ,. ., . si, _ DORSET.""
' A Wooiesiqfcm DJEsisru'o'm] Shortl'y me: the sseoddusicm of
' lh 'ynber, mead; oshl'tfaaze, ae : 'mvardfsor the Conne d'Eltaign'i
ss" et; ow , 'm' overnment o Sss. Domin o ' Where he
o'some'r arzived thin Ze IeshTted-bicte enmity tdyatctde GME'Zt-italn, ' 59
tt'in out : sqbsidion of four ships of war, To Junectsiuhct end essed
'll'i ' lcts of Turks'ishnd'e, itm ceased to Englan 81 lsizhe treity :: pe'l'cesi
this ca'used s greatclampur in Lon n, and it'ih agined M'hass
made : fresh mpture with Ftss'fance. hat eo'ut't, however; disavowed hit
goceedingt, and restored the iflande, enjo'min , at the same'ti'riz'e, the
cum d'ER-ign to make such reputation for the Amagu we had sustained
as the Gove'rnonr of ]amaFca (Mr. Lyttelton) should deem edequztg
thereto. When Goum Man mdued these Mcwiom, he declared,
he would no'loagd- hold.: gbvemitenc where he p-s'to fie the Mtument
of such disgtaoe to his King lad country; end pinin hie hande, 'vixh
his eyes w Men; axelaimed. Are ]: del .: fro]: 5 (rate Wax! !:
trefies side omi- b now on cnfien iujdm'n: ne pgflI-n-out n) ttn'q n'
ill: a nic-vmu-mde. i. :. " May Heaven grant, that before my deat
1me see the moment, when these-proud iflandm shall not posiesl either
continue orifland in the New World." . - "
Cdatel Gunniqg, brother to the Dutehesi of Argyle, errived at Argylp
House (eat! Amenuctv Tbil-Gentleman, withhu regiment, wn the
first that began the attack ngainsi the rebel: at Bunk'er's Hill. in the
fengagement he wai fltot-dteou'gh onehand and one arm. and three bane
xvent through his hit. ."Only one man out of his ugiment wae saved;
lndct both him end hie Colotwl hu served in Amecica eve: since. The man
-clme home with Colvqelvanning. -
A cofrespondenr absence, that is none were raised astenlcath bet
.those ,whp &scflodss'it', [the word EdeeY might e expunged flom our
dictionariee. It is common to say De neortui: oil nifi bomm. Pu-hupe
it would he n-lore [dper to say, 11?le wren. . .
si The Turltey trade, which was a very few years ago nearly ne benesicial
Is the But! lhdia, la now totally tained: The Funeh now sendupwanb
of 400 ships annually to the ArchiPelago; the Dutch near as many. I_n
du: ear 11]: this teafficksi was entuely carried on by the English.
] the lose of the West lndia iflandssi should follow that'of America,
what will Great Britain have to call her. own? Her East lndia possession
(a theym fometintei called) are the property of the compcny, if they
are not more properly that of 'the univesa Gntat Britain will be no
longer mictrese of the wavee, when (he shall have no other possesiione than
lrehnd, Wllh the iflands of Man, Wight, Guemsey and ]ersey. .
Though the minilterial mnners Affvfi total] the late attack upon theme
osDomitiicl, : pintical expeditidn, it is Well known the Minish-x them
selvte'are not without apprehei'ods, that it will be attended With the
most serious consequences. The French hue near I 5,ooo true;! in thcit
West India lflludl, and should th _ on, at ", w, M'W
m our se'nlessmun' in (filtpn &ngqu qui flu- M idle!"
offlbili olsi pu'vcntihg' it, but by withdravping our !:an ing "!
of:- in Rhodc [find; in which are ctb'olh tbosi plan, mn
with what remain: to us kid!) thpe eonfinnt, [mit m "
Ame'ric'u'ul . ' .
[: is : notorioog truth, the out Miniflcn had undoubted inull' me,
of thesi great niifitary fore. the French hasid at tle ifllndt of God's:- _
and' Nhrdniquc; et, by I criminal neglisie'ncg, they m left the "hot _
We lsi'diu ally) desencepsist.
" b'cmlub' ' i ' in-MfoywyWss dom fill
an express buvmn sent from du War 0 qe to no You, wfi adu
fo: 5000 troopl toanduk immedindely for timid: d; ,Ind-lll thedom
in the different jailo thougm the ihnd ms at ibm , ad put unde
as'mt, ixi order to up] the mprc Many the one df emmy. . _ ss
The Wax?! the ishnd of Dowiniu, shevn, tlut the Punch Ire lb
earnest. No " miliationo on om- pan, can restrain their hofijitinz Gl'l-c
ndz and Tob m :: ed to fqll next. But it is needlcsn to mention
particular iflan ; for ! Punch hyc'forn enough in thsWqR India
to take all oursiflzndt. There w [time; whenthp people of du
Qouuu-y ssould have um an adminikmion w pipes, if In rshnd lud been
plan; But that bran spirit is nowr'np morc-s even the cidiuwof landed
are not what they were formerly. 'c , _ si- " .
The whole ofthis iflznd (gem- toct be in thqctfanie _ fill deluflom
The laddpd Gentlemen Rill dun": of nuing Amfin, they la"!
med themselm and their shrity very MY— to run du a
ezgpctinlhssenlt, sole we hsd all ( : Amshcsisin otzndo; showed}?! it?:lss
wu : ntepn un tem n ' 'nucnng' , : y ton
that will sooncurxye-itself; Rfing runs zing: !:qu ib- Qrzm
shew, silnd thihki that he is populpr. ' . __ ,
)si.
When the flrlt buttlc wo so htct iii'Amhssib, shef
(aid; it yould be nothing, th': & dle Wrmsifihlbi
me! the Ynhkm, by pushin mitt'efiwb flrs'idqfilfi '
rashncfisi. !n Mo ynn timesi ov'e'ver, thdAln'tflcgff
ihqepectndemss and we wer'e so raising usie, Make
every thing independcnt b'ht the nine; We' 11le?
of
west sslndil iflzndn Goer sorbid; am iyt r'woct ycsh
ws. zest-w
lose tbe-flolc ss " ' si si " ' '
sasim 'ctu-ctmct m ' '5 - ' " :- TA-si. Sishcsih " "; ss
ciuzen, :; lcgmsiivr, andfctgffigsi " wns'e'xt si 'a" "" Fall
ss
plant of goveshsime'nt, undebascd'by dsif . tissifl'lsiiil. Q'W ..
tepusentationi. ]uflice nisi! h'iim'inity mbizo _ Mi (" ' ' 11)
An n fame: Gncourngemdntcttd'ghectpssrlvMoFW ,'_cttfi&'*o {?
and sailors do" boarsid of privateeri'si Missh'ull' befldnr M b'si
untouceive-the'sei half 27, fiffiffimflffl'pefllyffi, ,ictsi & dayes
osehbmhmhnmhif: ' -_si ,
A letter !roni'smimon, 'ih-she,l_iydh-ridihg 15!" 0er _ til 05: :
sty:; " Old defld'diy pi !; : jsid'cloik, lb ss'tilsa'ht'_si dpens si
Sanh Duke, badn- and !! 'sek'ct ' '"wtzhesslev.Mi'._CHYltY.ct_ptI1-pmpss
ton Low Hall, n'ere sigbing to dost" me Detwenlt &Nkp sperm th
Bmmg'wn; the borse'u foot nippe'd, th'E'saddle' gf broke.—zbd dieyfg
into the rimsisi but-Mr. Welburn kesieping hBld oft e' bfidiej' _
got hold of the hdrse'lct mine, usinouhtedctin :he'vsivater, I'M !ll'i' : ,
to-shore Mth him He then weli't'thplook sunne ssunz-flssssw-gqqidsiafl
hm he'f' msnnf id'thcsi water; , pi-edniffly cheri- sme- gh-o-sg _ _
dog with m., did lind crossed'xtheH w'ith the horse, Which hg Pluto
look for zhesi-qbohm-si 'who'z'm he fand", flud'brdught for den die short: flux
Mr.Weananh1iel-; but the ab; qumshghze hold,_-she' qnssz' q._ The
dog bein' sdm'in' : second'time, brau'gfisheisi'a ain' si: nen tlsse shbre', tlja}
Mr. W burn got" hold of the dog, :n'd'ht rest;; hit'hold, 'tb'ey'vicpe
both dffin afflor'e. The wench, :fle'rssbeictn'g ! * But she ' ; ma
dischuging a'gfilt quantitYdf mtef, insiabout'haff m'hbuh* vth 18); fb
hand, and rcedvered so Msi 'that in : shd'n tim'e'zfm'she wdpd'pome.
and it likely to do well. She- lofl her' clossak gnd bonpet; put the (!
nfterward: brought thsie clad, with theszddle ind pillidn sin; but c'oul
not fihd che bound." 'ss _'
]! o s T osi _N, - Amn- 29.
E hear fsom Ponsmouth, tlnl : vessel" lately mi'ved there in ;
short plsszge from'Tenel-isifi', which pringe'an ;c'coutf! the! me
French hzve taken Senegal add G'orce, on theeo'lg'psAfi'ica. "
The Scotch papei't are stuffed w" the [: inp ofvm , &c. who
have assemlfiefl in (very qumer o at king omgwherdan houses were
surposed'to be, nppro lined for the exercise of the Roman Cledlick
:e igion, and detnoli ed them, nctonvithshnding the inuwofitio}, ltd
three" of the civil and military authority who repeatedly assembled td
quel the rioterl, b to lit'tle effect. All the eorpoutiom in the Pro
teflant intesefl inE indurg, &c. huvebad meetinge, end petitioned (bid
teprel'entativu in Puliament, to apple in the molt (kem- manner
any bill that should be brought .in for the rrpeal of the pen;] ln'u of that
kingda then in force. cespcRing the popish religion, n solemnly
guaranteed to them at the uniqn. si * !
One of the clerk: in In high eficoy has betrayed to France, the cypher
of ceruin deffinchuof great importance, between the courti ofLmdon.
Bet'lin. md Ppnxflwrough. "
We hnrfmni d nothority that the French have seized on theBritish
settlemetm in A ries md have stationed : strong prrison on.:he Gold
canst.