The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-07-17 00:00:00, page 2

whom" !:q-m Mayem ?. lnd fled to Detroit to (men
ken hit credim) to 18 n'ju ;: ull the uid of ]oseph Recku "
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gwnuly i furrier in ths! town) or hwilq killed hil brother in law,
onfiur Man, in n pure]; he vn- fouoa guilty. and judge Deiean
:I'd sentence of death upon him, which wu up ved of by Govenour
omitted, end ,! in execution : few thyo . ter under : gourd of
bldien, who surrounded the gallow- whilst he was hanged. In the spring, .
1776. they condnmednd lunged also ]czn Conuncinau, : Cnnadian,
fet hning fl 'en some money, be. from hid mafler, and being concerned
'ilh : negro wench in ntcmpting to set list to hit mzfler'l house. You
"ill mdily Illow that thctse cr'u'ninlll deserved (lath; but how dared
Lieumtlm Govct'nour Hunilton, ood an infamouo judge of his own
mit" , Luke u them totty them. and execute them without authority!
I nennoned :! the ahovc circumhucc- to judge Liviut, and to Mr.
Monk (tho Attornu anenl) they were much surprised it such rush
"t! unwnrrlnted 'v , _und hid Licutenam Govemomsi Humilton
lnd hie judge, Philip Deynn. were both Indle to be prol'ccuted for
murder. ] you [ny make those thlngl known in England, that we
annhe freed rom usurpntioo, tynnny, :nd oppreflion.
'* ! return you in me!! hurt and lmcerc thank, for your very poliu
l'td obliged inhlviour to me on I first came to thin town, and your
In fling yourself in such,- friondlylmanner in my behals with hid
Fucsi-lssmcv Sir Guy Cnlcton, whereof I beg you may be asiured (
lull nlmyo retain the molt grztcfua sense; and am, with much truth
lnd sincerity, dear Sir, your much obliged. nnd most humble servant."
Ncrcb n. Let. on Sunday evening I m-si'engcr. with" despatchu,
szid to be of the greatest importance, arrived ztkt. ]amn's from Gibnlm'.
wnicu werc directly sent to hit Majesty at the qun'o pal-u.
PHILAD'ELPHIA, jtm: 16.
Extract of . [mer fiv- n Jaw, datrd Elflon, Fun- 16. 1779.
HAVE to lcqtmnt ,u, that 4 lndims, of the Stockbridge tribc,
I orrived here yeflerday, and informed General Onllivan. ([In no
Indiun hnd joined that prey of his division which in gone by the 'I, of
Alban ." -
ysiyyn. By Captain Wilson, who arrived here yesterdly. in fourteen
day nrcm the Hannna. we 1" informed, thnt S ain had on the and of
Az-ti] int, acknowledged the independcm o sithe United Sma- of
Americz. - &
The Mzn ship of mr hn returned in Afe port. and ended in
with her a ptire 'e*t=* us mrtrpue ship, valued et t5,oool. hrliog. '
A pusot. taken in our o the ttfl'eh from New Yotk, sayn, that
Ge-sientl Kurgnvre 'ntch- die— -t Bath, in En land.
The Mmtniqm- Gtrettc of May 34,-hn &! following zmielec, vit.
]! '- relsit'tin lace! 00 In. tchlt-tmen hn arrived u Antigun; it confined
.: one hundred and twsi-n'y two sail, comoyed by i 50 sun ship and I
stinte; but tain flr ( hr ught not a single soldier from lngludt R
si lt'd from ('oske the I,] of March; it loichdl n Barbtdon [he at
or 2 p- i', md took in court}- the next dny fot- Antigun. when it derived
On the QI-h. Tm zmtcfl pm of these nl'elnm bound 5 Inniu.
BALTlMORE, jane 29.',
End as : letters". Philadelphh, laud juu n. ! 19.
Y'R pt-e'tent sitm'ion io-tmly alarmiuz. lfld it briefly a sol own A
into nrly s [med in Const'esl. have. by some men: or other,
c-mm ed tsssi- keen their principnl laden. either actual] in the House.
.: in s-n- of the Mlmm depu-tmmnt nnd by asi ing confine)
In Court", hlve nbfl brought it lbout. than minority. lad I [" I
om- roo. e-n nmd. delay. end m. ouma. Mry proceedi . The
MM-njon r s thin into un hid doth; the fitting of the fish ongteb.
At that period there were many m] ground., " well :; fpme pretended
me, so- suspeaing N" York, and unc or two other: of the midd-e
lum. [lbi. nltttnlly let! the northern md southern one:, to unite the
men an In in the musnm then pursuing. to obmin the great object:
in view. it in not mv intention to give you the him;" of us. iunto at
"sent. Mlt tull only inform you, that sot- upward: of twelve month.
: dub hn hcen formed of cemin of the delegztn from New
. New ]ersev, lnd thin fine. and of twoonhrec members from
_ M-ud. They meet regulnflv, debate upon, end !djult the
dilute! their ing.; ;: Congress, at nlltinn, heinkafluctu
[ths and ehan ng bodv, lhcst." men, Min- in comest. m able to keep
Infant: my meum: whlt-vsitr, until, by the absence of sin,
nemben, nnd th. division of other:, they can, with : lum] fiajotity,
entry the vote :! thev plelse.
" By Icci-mr-t [hue hid : fight lnd perusll of Mr. Dune't nuntive,
Intl ! God that the firfl thtng done hv hint, after hi: return, wet to
Infom Conyttsn, thn I tmign loan, of only And properly zpphed for,
nium be chewed; but th n even dav's delay readcndit mon uncet'uin
lnd dnsicult. '
" The neccshy of our proctt'ing : suretgn-loan is genenlly acknow
ledged; and. " ctermw exv-e icnn poper curtencv tobe noml property,
but only the r p-es-nw we :sss mo: ty, it seem: to be the desi-e of the
pt ple ]: t this meas-ss 01 Mr be adopted; but nlrem'y ! jealousy hu
lns -- 1 d the quc-v on in. he shsill have the negotiating of it? Thin
Ka' vss 'ct'cefl a lady m' c' 1: nvafling in secn-t, relntive to the plenipo
--.___*_ - sisiss
si .ltnt- - ! '.\e sent .hr nd on t' it important business.
ss" he .siemflet whh wh :" Mr. Deahe returned from the court of
fvan-t- 2' "t'": mm'vsior. iv wu :: reherded, heweuld nequi-e from
thu- 'l' tiesi'. tm' t'sse n'et snchited or md obtained by him, together
bit]! the I ttle lrffllilss- fmuc' too little for his interest or peace) which
be p ..d 'hns-' who fon- e-l thss , caha], and who he knew hid been secretly
_ M- enemi: ss. s t these "" n to mt Ve every engine in their pov- er, to prevent
Nl et'hc- receiving h; aps robmtion of Congrest for what he had done,
o- hlvim' -ny ppnr'unitv to serve hit Country further. Effecttmlly to
do thin, evrt mifice vant made use of to delay : decision on hi- aff-irs,
ud to som- , m tbcmmn tilnl. calumniout infinuatiom against him,
mony tpe people. Unjul' and unzntefully indeed he but been
WI But had he only s end, is this hid been all, we might have
bren happy- Mlsiy in the evilt the ubliek have lab-mred undet, in
Wejdsiipnlppmisiund _ ' raisedonhio-er lyf
K
naeum, hue married and put off matters of infinitely grcnn' impat
tance; and, in fact, brvught un into our present clikhgreeahle Gtuatmd.
lt it certaih that France does not wish ; comimmsice of the war; Spaio
hal [on since been armin , and al_ sly an In Not'embes last, shrmtrly
offered r mediation, ang plainly lated. she could no longer remain
an inactive spectztor of the wine of the commencte of France, if her
mediation should be refused. France justly supposing that England
would, on this, incline to peace, and apprehensive that applisiation might
be made to Congress, to treat separatcly, immediately sent to their
Nlinilter here, to apply to Cougresu. and to uige them (is they needed
urging) to lose no time in coming to ictei'ulutiuns, on what tenus they
would treat, and to lppoint a person, or peisons, w l'cP-til to bishop.
with ample powert for that purpose; at the same time the though .
assurance: were iven of the friendship and—alsidzmce ut_Fianssce. and
even os Spain, is! their resolutione, as to the tetms of a treaty of peace.
were such an should be honourable and ' . - -
" The Minifler waited un Congrel's in Fehrmry, with : messag
and information, tq thin purpose; and, in a long interview mth them,
pressed on them despatch, in the most forcihle terms. This was nail ,
the subject, which gave life to the report of great and good new}. wit:
which the whole eontinent wu for some time mnux'ed. -
" England, on her part, rightly judging thsitt dp'zia wouldnot tale
an active part, until her mediation should be mus-sin, and that heed]
not, without knowing the terml of Amenca, have any ground! to go -
on. with certainty} and doubtles- finding other mean to mus- An]
delay Spain, determined to exert het whole fo-ce, durii-g this intetv'il.
and try the fortune of another umpaign, in which such evenu mi m
arrive ]. mi ht enable them to treat With more advantage on their" (Sk
Thcy were urthet inclucedx to thin, by huing the supplies chce-f ly
voted in the House of Commom, and hlving no etctntinmtfl war i
Europe, they had no fear of losing any thing, and might glinmueh. !.
diseufling what had bed: eommunicned and proposed by France to
Congreti, two object! lre said to have been in view; the firfl. whn
the tenus should be, and then who ltouid he sent out changed with them.
What and how nian terms Congfeso hue qxrctd upon, [know me;
but though the Mini er has been every week mgiu them to sinib. they
have, to thie hour, delayed the 'ring him any an wu'. The difficult,
arise: from the New England de egateu iosifling, u ! am informed, o.
DRki-l our night to fish on the bank: of qusoundlnml, See, asiu ,—
stou. hey are, aeie credihly whispend. joined in thii, byfi-me Until.
men t'nom the oeher extremity osthese lhtu, atid who firmly Raud b) eaeh
other, at the dt-uhtlcl'l' muu mutually to serve and eanry or. eneh othen
purposu. but an su- ue lean learn. the matterrefls at prestnt) and
thou have the peupie of these ltam been deceived with the hope: ot peace,
wsihim, by these measum, they will benpofldsitoflsiflnli the eatmsinitieo . ss
!
of the teverse. si
si " Yo'o will ]ufflv be sinprised when ! tell you, that our mmilfinnm
at Pan: : coal], ifinorant of what in doing in either France, Spain,
or Engla ; for it in imyofliblethey than he informed. nnd never writ.
on- syttable nium it. , - si
' ** But what oak be your surprise, when ! affim you that Congnb
m informed, and that by two of their'mmben, in writing. that th
French Minifler hid eaprcflly declared, and "n'e, that he cuuld place '
no confidence in Mr. Lee, for he hated. or Mpefi'cd him, and thoo'q
nboot him, what ] say. mutt' be your surprise, to find thin party nbh,
after this, c.,coumma al mniority of Congnst. nd pictaum-hia.
teen!]! ]: it well known th'. an'! former prince chtary w—
as ava lus ' inn eharneten that ashsigooqpvenhi-sie _' nel,
duck and fast from Par'ntn , he: qm-zeflmm on.
under the ynteflion of the-lntih Miniiry; and thn the Ill win
succeeded inn. an Mr. Ln'a m, am one Earl. a mal Minu—
tc-ry, and refuge- parson, int- London. vhithtl he hld led t' .
Virginia, to ctnmd the vengeance! hit count n. end wherein na
like other usage", untilJte vant over to tie, nnrl enttled out his
&cmaryship, under Mr. Let. You will havdlv ctedit thil, but they
are said, And hart: [on. since been well attend ahd hctid hesore Congm'n.
By this on: instance. you will be able to judged thadungth of sihio
minority, and to when ncnph- they will go in pmuting private time,
and supporting of their , fanil, connexion, end utmfl. we,.
] to give you I" the in cea .hich have come {O my [music, of
tnnsactiom of : similar complexion, and of the wretched desange hate,
of our financel. and other devotioun" and dso of th: triling suhpda
which have repeatedly engaged Cupid, for days and week- together,
during the laft important sixot eight month, ! shonldill a palm, and
night, with grent propriety, endtlc it The Md' [."-tain; But ..
lament it to no purpose; and unless distinct measurea m pursued]
dt'nd the consequence. -
" Gmcrnom- ]ohnttone, you mak remember, nl declared in
Plrliament, the! he had made of. (when in Ameriezse o other meam
than those of pessuaston god argument. te eM the pu t'u of hh
commiffion. What those means wan, the present times cmonshate;
they already begin to have their tlreldsul effefil. Anuchy in now
labouring tp tear her uttered but blmtyflandard, in this enpitnl. lo
a word. unlcsa thin party and faction can be broke (for until it is, the
same measurea will he pursued) we (hall be in danger at kafl of being
named, and that suddenly. by ourselvee.
" You will communicate the content. of thin to whom you think
proper; but ] fear, at ti-ia time. thlt the publick at llsge should know
even the truth in in full utent; lnd yet it il cruel to keep them in
suspense and ignorance, whilst accumulated ruin it preparing to bull} on
them from every quarter.
" ] will give you one instance with what indufiry thit party, this selrct
Phalanx, conduct their manomvren The night before it an expected
she question on Mr Lee'n recall wu to be put, an exprese un sent qff
into jersey, to call Dr. W n, nnd Dr. S—r; Dr. \V—-- wzn
ahrmcd at three o'clock in the morning. and set off inflantly. to be 5
Congstss before the question should he put; and Dr. S—, who lived
more remote, followed the same day, each of them with so much
axpedition aa if ttuzy had been flying before the enemy. They united
to s-sidson, and by the p-per sent you henwith, you will see how they
"ned. O sutore! 0 Moral'ct