The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-12-22 00:00:00, page 1

]ECEMBER 22, 1775. T H ]; . . NUMBER47,
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ALEXA.NDER
PUsiRDIE,
VIRG/Nl/l.
silk,-"(lo 3: v r. 31 TN: .siJ , Dunm'u l' 8, 1775.
E'zDLVI—LU, that the trulss/ilrcr ((f'tlct'i:
colmz-silsssr the time [si'eing m.- 1'_'qu;re si! to
pure/Legs.} jZ/r the public/( 14/2: (us the g-J—sizsisil shut!
merchantctblc (ZUNPOW Dl-LK that May
be Lnporluctl into this cal-my, or wmuflzciurul
here, at any time within fix man.'/"is, and
all-m! thy price of six shillmgz Per pozmd
fin' the same.
-ED.\rl-UND PENDLETON, president.
? (a cctffi
3]. TAZ swan,, clerk of the convcmion.
ESOL VE D , that the vemlen oj'S .\ L'l'.,
imported not contrary to [je-;- c-mtinental
lsilbciation, be allowed to dlfss'flflsisi'l and re
_ ceive whatever price they can obtain for that
- usccssary articlc. w
siEDMUND PENDLETON, president.
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si]. TAZEWELL, clerk of the convent'xon.
, A .si——nsi.-Au.*—_
L bessussosssi N, Sept. 5.
5 are very happy in being ablc_to
ive nusir readers, and the puhhck
, [& lirge, some little account of an (al/bri—
atiun lately es'tnb'snshcd, whi'JL-ss'tt present
makesalittlenoise atcourt; and, through
an undue influence, ;: very unprecedmted
and unjustzfiab e adverti/Zsiment has appear—
ed in sunny of the. morning pnpcrs of yes
terday, injurious to the characters and
si reputation of thqctu'rorthy gentlemen con—
cerned, and tending to give the publick
a very fill/s: atftl unnatural conception of
the soundation of this society, which
briefly is_this: A numerous and ver
respectahle'let osgentlcmcn, sreeholders,
" citizens, and otth', have formed them
selves into & society called the London Asilfflb
ciation, in support of the king; but in
direct oppositiun to his ministers, whose
arbitrary opprellivc mmsurcs are now be
come intolerable. They me.'m, like true
Wings, according to ancient usage, to
support the liberties of their country, by
all legal and cou/litutionul meam", upon a
great comprehenlive scale; and particu
l.urly tlut incllim tl)lC liberty, the PRESS.
They them to :usit independently, for the
good ot'the etv-nmunity at large ; and are
well assured of a natinn'sill countenauccztnd
a nitionle support, us the rnles or their
sucictfss' hu'e undergone the infiu-Clion of
learned cnu'sstcil. .By .lssocizltictns only have
the liberties us this countrv been preserv
ed, and by ulliwiuions only can they he
m.:intsitined. ln :: scw dsinsis, wc llisilll l;1_v
before the pn'ctlidt the rcsishlusinm which
]! t'w- sitctzt itc-sil thiss l!t11l;tl>l:* inltitution . si
'lhe pnssmcn flcs u'x the (ill-lctaltiOH, w1_h (sin
is now them-fish ui" comedcttion, no sin.":
nsisszsilw 4, :u' :: thulc of the true \\ higs, who
brought :xbmu the gloritms rwulutis—n,
an! cur F.:sstcj the nccsilsmn usthc present
ithtrio-sils snnily to the til-"un: of these
rculms. \V}u-n the xxh'z'sic an-"Ls to be
explain-31], whisihsilt mustbc in :1s- .\ (l.',1_\s
\\ * m me no (! mht lm'si {10 .ncunh rs \\ nl
si un ( xL'sitl'WJsisiUl lrmn t.11>ll.;-Il.nlctsi).1siss sim
[v-nmuu which Iuvc bcm lin-nwn out
of;-i-xlk them lsijct the miulihl'ixl WisilL-J'S in
the morning; )).1511-11. ,.
ffl/Hctzsisi-si/ Man-.. .ssflb va.-qui... ctu !l m zctssw/siwss: )" sissna- 7rsi'7—ctwsibfi ,", (
sm' thc honour-pu- king, the preser
vution of religion, and our excellent con—
st'nn'siion, the revival of (rude, and the
giury and happiness of the whole empire,
uffbcthiom are forming in various parts of
His Lingdom ; one is now actual!) formed
at Neuculile. These associations are to
have rcciprocu] communications with each
other, and for that purpose committed of
Corrcipondcnce are appointed.
We are ashn*ed,'llmt & mccting osthe
srechoidcrs of the county of Middlcscx
will be held in a few days, to ta in to
czmsidcration the present nssnrmin tua
tiun osGrcat Briluin and its colm . As
the business is of the utmoct consequence-,
this meeting- will be more numerous than
CVCI' \V£l$ kll()\\'ll On flnv som'si'r occasion.
A correspondenc informs us, a report.
prevails that half a dozen PICLED RH'LE
MEN from Virginia are shortly expected
here inch-g. _buc what their bustnq/x or
commillion y w does pot prcsumc
to know. Y *
Another c'o espondent obrcrvcs', that
as the present unnatural civil Avar with
the colonies is merely sihe :zrz'siizraijv qzkarrel
ol'the jmzt'io, and in nose-use.- of the people
qsEnglztml, he thinks it-mighl; be cutshort
by a more concisc and fimzmmjy mode of
proceeding, which, at the same time that
the guilty were plllllsiffld, would save the
farther" effnsiun of innocent blood .
A correspondem remarks, that nag-n
vernment which is- not ]:Q/iile to the right:
of the people need ever Isicsixr the PRELE
])Ofsl of the PKESS. or of SPEECH.
Pracl.1mrzt"o:u, izljbrm'rlti-zm, and interro
gaturies, with numerous hire-ling writers,
are the wicked engine: of dq/potj/in, to
compel the suhmilliou ofllsinsies, not the
approh'sininn and respect ol's-lhjects. Tssv
rantsi- dmuld recollcct, that fiztirsi', reproach,
and even execrution, are less dangerous
li.: am poniards or bullcts.
Mn. PURDlE,
()RD Dunmore, by his prociamation
of the 7th of last month, having as
sencd " he had ever entertained holies
" that an accommodssssuion might have
" taken place bctu Lsifll (ire at Bxituin and
this colonssx," to satizsyx she pui lick of his
lordship s stncerily, their attention is dcsii
ed to thc soihzwimr cx: m: inntiuns and
[chunc a )prm ed b\ hhis ]olch'hipct and cul
c-zsihtcd to imohe this mhm), and the
rest of the continent, in the most htul
(;...i. nifles.
simzm—zmcx T0"N, MARYLAND,
]i. sum/n'." {ac clmmlrw , N-ssr'siv- :ȝ, 1775
P ) l 1-\ (Isiu icron, doctm phn smith,
1 :lnssl ]ohii Cunnoil), lnin- misscn into
cushxl) , \\ cre bunmht bcfur e \hc commit
tess; , and the following cxumiimliona wue
[niu'n
Micn (i-HHH'OI'I, a native of Su time],
which hzisi'fc si)!';l'.l!;11._-i! or hmmu. , came
to '\'}1'fsiiui4 wi'sih :m intcmiun to puusihzusi;
]).ikk ].m'is, :;ncti int 'miul to sign in [len
dsisixsiisim'si shr ti. it pin-pose; huL iimiimsi' it
iiihsic'vzit In Lrctn thz'unsirh the hzuss'h umnn'si'. ,
cnwumgctzd l))'_h)}'sii Rsimmyrg,)nh*1*o
,. ctct sisssi ssw-ct
Ccpt a commi .iUu-as'si is ff-ss finds us"
the regiment to be xaisqd by 'Bc'qtenlnlo.
colnnequnndfiyasi ' sssi ss ct '
])ocsstorjohndsimiclisi d nitive o'fScotlimdj
lest Charles county, Mactrylapd, so) polit'p
cal reasons, si'and intendzd ta go to th- .
MUZisiippi; but; finding'it isnpmctipaplesi _
he went to Norsolk, and being indsitsslpq
by lord Dumnorc, "will: promilcs of prctq si
scrmcnt, llc'acccptcd the appointmcussxof ,
surgeon to col-mel Connolly'i regimmtzctct
flolm Connollsiy, a native of Lancasiq ?
county, Pennsylvania, admiu his laugh"
to Gibson (,copy shcwn him.) us we -
the 25th july from sort. Dunmorc toctl si A":
Dunmorc, and delivered him propbszlj1 -
in substance the same with the one liking]. I
in his posicsiion, and' m his hand-yrdsipu
thtt he was sent by lord Dttsinmore - '
ner sisii Guge with letters, and hispm;
et closed to Gnge; that be left
the t4th or l5th of Septembensifll
turned to lord Dunmote in the
Oetober , that he brought insh' -—
from genem] Gage to lord \ I!
more, who granted hint :. cum ssssss
of lieutenant-oolone-l commetndant Myssi
regiment to be raised in the back pifle
andCanada, with power to nominate Iffl- t
cers, which were to be commiffioaed by".
lord Duttmorc ; that he is now out-his
to Dettoit, Where he was to man by
(: tmmiliion and inshuctions; — that he
left lord Dunmore about ten days age:,
who had with him two sioops of 16 and !.
guns , that the ship on which lord Dum- ss
more is :thozttd' [5 armed with 6 01 8 {puts
that ;: usicl of 20 guns is daily expect
sist'om ]:ttttnicn; th tt john Smith no er
was appointed surgeon; thathe mid ssifiiu.
that it he ttas the man he represented
himlch to be, it was posiible he woulde?
point him.
(A true copy. )
Rtshlved, that the said Alien Came-on
and joitn Gonnoily be kept in close and.
sake custody, until the order-" of the Cold
gtcls be Lttown' , and that the chairman
li.]nsinsilt copies of the examinatiom and
]mpets to the Honourable the Presidem
of the Conntess, and to the Cohvemiou
or Councilsctsisi of Saiety of the colony if
\ tt gi: .ii'sil and this provincc,
1t'<]b[vc,d that doctor john Smith be
kept in cttflody till the sin ther orders 05
this committee.
(A tt ttc cttpssv from the minutes.)
Profm/Ztlct for rui/mg rm army tb the West
man-,d an! for c-ff'c'luallv obstructingx
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commmucctztinn between thesouthcrn
;
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nurrlzc l'ss'l governments. l"- siss'Nc
A!
\ I ]xuc, by dhcfflon siom hissie ;!si
hncy lurd Duumorc, prepared 'ihe
Ohio l-ulizms to ::(t m conCezt with me
:]sipssssmst ]!h m: gesty scncmles in that quar
m .. . xsil n HC ullu (!cspatc hcd intelligence
to the (.i 'hruut ollicus of the unlilsiu on.
the [runs-six:- of qu-sigustsi'tcuunty, m ?" xrwi
ni;,1 "H msir them land Dn munc s-(isluran
us, th 1: inch at them .lS lh 11 hereafter
cvinc-ss thch lo Jilll) w lus llLujest-y, b_) put