The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-04-18 00:00:00, page 2

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RDERS frchourt me arrived heresito make a new ]ev qs sailor
with the greatest dilisszonee, who are immediately sent ufiy from hete,
as fast a they present demand, for Carthagen- by lend, that their
anival there may be more certain than is they went by water. Thin pre
csi-tttion makes it believed that we shall soon have leverzl s uadt'ons at
sea, and as :: farther proof, they are now fitting out at Cart agena two
new ship- of the line.. and at Ferrol three,. pne of which, the Royal
.
Philix. mounts ssone hundred and fourteen guns.
H GUE, Du. :. A treat between England and Russia has long
been nssked of. It wn sngned t e latter end of October last, and it is
said that the southem power! of Europe are by no meum pleased with it.
VERSAlLLES, NW. 36. It is reported that the English Ambassn
dot- complnined so the King, that a Frenchmzn of diflinction wu secretly
tecmiting for the rebel} it; Americl.
TRlPOLY ( in s " ) 44!!ng n. We have account: from Bassora,
that the 50,ooo Per num, who are in that place, exercise the utmost cru
etty under the command of Snder Kan, brother to the Re'gent. They
do not even spare the women, whom they oblige to discover where thetr
husbands or relations have hid their treasure; but the French Charge
d'Asfiiu, and all whom he protects, are safe. "
Onessos the En lish sicton, who thought himself ill used by Sader
Kan, went to Siynl to ask satisfaction of Kerim Ran; but rt is not
yet known whether he has obtained it or not.
MADRID, No-v. 6. The Court, after ordering the Commissnry of
the Marine of Bilboz, to release the Ameriean Privateer thot had put in
there, no rellted some time" ago, directed him, if any of those privateen
shotthl arrive there in future, to ohsige them to proude themselves with
what they want in 14 houre from the time of their arrival, end then to put
Dsez again immediately. - -
lv'wzss-ul-er 11. The King has appointed thessChevalier Monino (hie
prei'en: Ministes at Rome) Secretzry of State for foreign afflire in the
_r.>om ofthe Mar uis of Grimaldi.
Letter: from adiz, import; that the troops were embarking there,
and that the fleet was expected to sail in a few days.
PARlS, Now. as. Accmding to our letters from Brest, the ( na
dron under the command of M. du Chaffault, had been In the road che
fie nlhosthil month. _ _
The depauure of the six battalions which were to have embarked for
our island: in America, it is spid, will not now take place; but, at the
same time, we are assured, that a new corps will be raised to reinfolce the
troops in those colonies.
Dlt- :. The Govemor of Cadiz has signified to all sira-ngen, even
the Portuguese, (haf they muR quirchal place within I sorlnight.
HAMBURGH, How. to. We learn from Danuick, that his Prus.
sum Majesty has bought the Lordship of LGgesur, within half : league
of that city, for So,ooo crowns.
LONDO_N.
HOUSE OF LORDS, No-umbcr 5.
\7V) HRN his Majesty had retired after delivering his speech to both
House! of Parliament, the Earl of Carfifie moved that an ad
[ dress h: prxsente-l to h'n Majesty, thanking him for his pate-mal regard
of his people; congmtulating him on his succesa in America, and as
( t'utinz him of future support, &c. 11] this he was fecondcd by Lord
Fclkland. On which the Marquis of Rockingham proposed the follow
ing lmendment to the address, viz. He proposed leaving out the whole
ajdrensi—r fron! the Word " That" in the beginning, and in the place of
the address now ( ffcred to substitute, " To assure hil Majesty that, ani
thazss-d with the most earnest and sincere zeal for the true interefi and nal
ghry of his reign, we behold with inzxprtffiblc comen: the mind! of 1
_ very large and [alesi'y loyal and nssectionzte part of hil people, entirely
a iemted from his government; nor can we conceive, that such an event
at the disaffesissiion and rcvolt of a whole people could have taken lace
without some considerable error in the conduct observed toward: ! em.
The crmneous measures, we conceive, are to be impured to a want of
sufficient information being laid before Parliament, and to m lar : ado
gree us eonfflence hein rcpcsed in those Ministeu, who, from t irdn—
'I were obliged, and rom their qfficial snuat'lons werebes} enabied, to
w the temper and disposition of his Maiesiy'sse Amencan subjects. and
ct sieY'evc .thcresore pret'umcd mofi capable of ssintlng out such measures ac
. might oduce the molt salutary effects. enee the schemes which were
fux'me for the reduflion and chastisement of aficppq/Edinconsulerable
;m—ty'os faction! men, have driven tbirtmt large prwbm: to despair.
B-wr) nctwhich hat been proposed at : means of procuring peace and
subtuimon, hat become 4 new mefi- os war end revel: ; lnd we now
find ourselves almost inextricably involved in : blood'y and expensiye eivil
war. which, besi'des exhausting at present the (Irengt-h of. all but Ma
jesty'e dominiom, expofing ntmdilrto'the designsoflpm-ahd mette
!niu, and leaving thi: kingdom in a most perilotu finqpn. threaten in
m't'ffiu the mon deplorable calamities to the wM-Brush sea.- _ _.
s-ss " We cannot avoid lamenting, that in consequence pf the crtdu gtven
to the representation! of'Ministers, no hearing has been gtven to the re
iterated complaint: and petitlom' of the coloniee; neither in: my ground
been laid for removtng the originzl .cause of those unhappy dtlserencn,
which took their rise from questions relative to parlilmentlry proceed.
ings. and which on!) can besmled by Parliamennry authohty- By that
sum] armffion, the commiffioners nommned for the affaflut pulpql't of
making peace, were furnished with no legal powere, but that of gtvjng
or withholding pardons at their ((a/art; and for relaxing theseventieg
of a single act of Parliament, eavtng the whole foundation of this on.
happy controversy; juc :: itjood in the beginning. _ "
" To represent 'to it Majesty, that in actwm. to_thu neglect in the
beginnin of the last session, his Ml'esty in his graciouujpcetb to both
Hou sea o Parliament declared his us tion of sendmg out commiflionen,
for the purpose therein expressed, " :: speech] as possible," no such
commisstonen were sent till ncasitrsefwu mouth: : terwards, and until the
nation was alarmed by the watuaiu of the only town (be:: held fot- hie
Malefiy in the Thineen United Colonies. By 'tbil deity, act: of the
mosi critical nature, the effect: of which mult Is muchsidepend on the
power of immediately relaxing them on submiffion, " in enforcing thezh
on disobedience, had only an o ration to izgflnu and txajpzrau. But
if my colony, town, or place, fit] been induced to submit by the ope
ration of the terrorl of these lets, there were up: on the place of power
to "jeu the people, flfubniuifssng, to the common right: of subjection.
The inhabitants of the colonico, apprized thlt they were put on: of the
protection of Govemment, and seeing in mew provided for their enter.
tn into it, were furnished with reason: but in colourcble, for breaking
o their dependeitcy on the Crown of this kingdom. To assure his Ma
'esty, that removing our eonsidence from those who, in so tgzny instances,
nve graffsily chased it, ye [hill endeavour to reflore to Parhzment the con.
sidence of all hisssrwpe. , _ _
" To thin en it may be adviseable to make a moressminut'e inquiry
into the grievance: of the coioniet, as well at into the touche? osMiq'flcrs.
With regard to time, we may think it rotget part-icularly to inquire
how it has happened that the commeree it? in kingdom has been left
exposed to the reprisala of the eoloniee, at the very time when their sn
men and fishermen being indiscriminately prohibited from the peacenblc
exercise of their occupationo, and declared open enemies, must be as:
fected, with a certain .]iiraxn, to bete eMselvel to M, andsito
wrub their rw : on the commeree ritain.
" That we un erflood, that ' si many dishsttr: and dijp-aa:
which have attended his Majesty": arms in inn .Parta of Amenc'a, ln
Mwaxtagr has been gained by his Majesty's ruin} and foreign ner
uuar) force: in the provinee of New York; that it a wise, moderate
and pro-wsidm: use be made of thin advantage, it is not improbable, that
happy effleflt may result from that use; and we assure his Mniesty
that nothing shall be wanting on our part, to enablehls Majesty to ukc
suli advantage of any disposition to remnciliatin, whtch may be the con
sequence of the miseries of war, by laying down on our part na! perma
nent grounds of connexion between Great Britain and the calmies, on
principle: of liberty, and terms osmutual advantage.
" That whilst we lament the effusion of English Head- (which we
hope has not been greater or otbn-than malt?) requirrsslorbouourjuttisied)
we should humbly con ratulate hil Majclty on any event_leading to the
great desitable end ef ettling : peace which might promise to ly,, by
the re'ltitution of the untie!!! affection which has happily subsitted in
fnnner times, between this kingdom and its coionies. Any other would
necessariiy require, am: in case of:: total conqueli, an army to maintain,
minons to the financel, and incompan'blt with the freedom of his M.
jesty't people. We shculd look with the utmoli/bame and horror on an)
event of what natme foever, that should tend to treat the {fine of ",
part of the British nation, to bo-w them to an object uneon itional sub
mifiion to my power whatsoever; to auuibilat: their liberties, and to
subdue them to sts'vill principies and paffictw habtts, by_the mer; force
of ]oreigu mercenary arms; because, amisslfi the cxeesies and abusu
which have happened, we my) rtjpect the spirit and pslnCI les operating
in those eommotions. Our wish is to regulate, not to us ry them, for
the differing in some circumstances; those very principlee evidently bear
so exact an analey with those which support the nrqfl valuahle part of on;
eonfiitution, that it it impqffiblc, with any appearance of justice,. to think
of whoily :xtirpating them by the [word in an part of his Maiesiy's
dominions, without cdmiuing am: uses, an esiabliihing precedentt,
the most dangqrew to the liblflifl o thit kingdom."