The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1778-04-24 00:00:00, page 6

al! who Inch i'eceived injuries from her,
akesiby fine ofthe arti'cles, sito be invited'
into our alliance. The prepara'tions sor'
War are carried on with immence activi
ty;" and his very soon expected,
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Con of a letter from the Hurt. the Vin
'— GlNlA DEL EGATES at Congrq/J to in":
In": Excellency tbe Go-vernour.
. YORK Town, May 3, 1778.
'AVING heard that a messenger {tom France
was on his way to Congrcss with important
dispcrches, we detained the express, who otherwise
yonld have fet odt yesterday, that we might furnish
{tour Excellency with the intelligence he brought.
__ is with singular pleasure we inform you, Sir,
- chpt this messenger has brought to Congress au
.cti'hcntieated dopics of : treaty of commence, and :;
:freaty of amity and alliance, signed at Paris on
thbbthofff'ebruary last, between France andFthelc
ss Isihicssed Senec, and we underfiand there is abundant
;enson to Eypqse that the ss whole Bourbon 'family
ylill imjn, iately acccde ther . The treaty of
: fpdlhmin'cc is exactly conformab e to our own pro
- - shls, find it is! upqp the most nerous and equal
.' fhci'ples; the treaty of allian , &c. is professedly
ss security of the sovereignty and absolute indepen
denccof these states; both in government and trzdc,
endit; ces, chatif Great Britain declares war
ggactmstss sauce on'this account, sior causes a war,
I attempts to hmdersibcr commerce, that we shall
_ si eke dmmon cause; and join our arms and coun
tils agimst the common enemy. Each country
siflurgmies jd _the othexsi' _che posscffions that they
f': ;
.,
ct fsisi
'l'f'si.
-With our hearty e'ong'raudmisidfis and
our duty to Congresi, we haVe the [16
nour to be, veryrespectfully,
Sir, yours, &c.
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do or may possess at the end of the war. Havict
hcgrd these trcarics rcad but once in Congrcss, We
cannot be more particular-now. In general we
sindthat his Most Chistian Majesty has been govern—
ed by principlcs of magnanimity and truc-gcncrosity,
taking no advantages of our circumstances, but
acting as if we were in the plenitudc of powct,and
in the greatest security. We arc shortly to receive
considerablc storcs from France, that come under
convoy ofa fleet of men of war. The King of
Pruflia has actually refused to permit thc Hcsiians
and Hanovct trOOPS, that England had cngagcdfot
Amcrica, to pass through his tcrritorics. We con
gratularcyou, Sir, and our country on this great and
important cvcnt; but we bcg lcavc farther to ob
serve, that it is in our opinion of infinite consc
q'ucndd that the army should be quicklyfind pow—
crfully reint'orccd. Bzcansc, it" Britam should
meanly permit the rrade of France to procccd'w ith- ss
out interruption, and push her whole force; against
us this campaign, it might be attended mth very
pernicious consequsi-nccs; but with a sirong.army,.
we shall, under God, be perfectly sccurc, find it
will probably compcl Great Britam to a spetd
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recognition of our independencc, and thus sgcurgsi
the peace of Europe, with the peace, happmfi'gss
and glory of Amcrica. . 3
—We have the honour to be, with much cfieqm,
Sir, your Excellcny's mostobcdicnt and very humble
servants.