The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-08-15 00:00:00, page 4

M A ]) _R l- D." Aprtl 5.
He English Amhssldoe luv' fiflicited in order to oblige Mr.
Lee, who is snid to be : here with : commiflion from the
Congresi. A quit the kingdom, msuer wit made him, that hit demand
was conu-a to the law of nation, und that [be said Mr. Let, (here
sate. shoulYndt be disiurbed during hil residenee in Spain.
siLONDON, Aprtlg.
a! Ear] of Susolk, after a short introductory speech, delivered the
(shown messzge, which va: read by the Lord Chaneellor.
' " " BEOR E R. *
. _ " sslt gin. hie M=jeflsimuch concern to find himselsobliged to "cquaint
(hit House with Me di cujtiel be labuura under, by reason of deth
inclined by lke-expenm of hia household, and of his civil "government;
which, ' eoqputed' on the fifth 4 7 ot' ]assnuary lash do amount to
more than oopool. His Majefly. :elyis. on the loyal and affectionate
at'tuhnunt of thin House to hia person ans government, which he has
' "(zed-ced all so gan occasion, donbts not of their readiness to concur
in mablin him to us charge this debt; and for makinsi some firm.]
provifon or the better support of his Majesty'a househol and dignity of
thcemn. ! G. R."
The Eul of Suffolk then presented to the House eo in at all the ae.
comb res Ring the civil list, and the title: thereo were read by the
dark. Ell: Lordship then moved, " that hie Maiesty's message be taken
du Mention on that day se'nnight, and the House summoned,"
which wan put and agreed to.
fill;- On Thursday the Lord: with white flavea waited on his
Ma esty at St. ]mu'a, wnh the address vered by the House of Peers on
Vledneflay, in answer to his Maiesty': message relative to the debt of the
ciril list. To which address his Majesty made a most gracioua answer.
The House of Commons, in a Committee of Supply, on Wednesday,
um: to the foilowing refolution:
Resol-ved, that there be granted L.618,34o. 90. 6d. to his Majesty, to
dischar e hit debt: and arrears due and owing upon the civil list to tsie
hstbo January lah; and that for the better supply of his Majesty:
household, and for the honour and dignity ofthc crown, there be granted
to his Majesty, during his hfe, out of the aggre ate fund, the clear
yearly sum of too,oool. to commence from the fi th of January, over
and above the Soo,oool. sittlcd on his Majesty, by act of Parliament,
un hie accesstm. to the throne. -
Aprilzssi The last del'patches from Sir Basil Keith brought advice
that four more men of war of the line, and three shgates, were arrived
at the shvannah from Old Spain; and that the who'e force in that bar.
bon: It present is eleven sail of the line, from sixty six to eighty guns,
held frigates, '. ee sireships and four xebecks. They have also seven
thousand of the but troops of Spain then;, and a numerous staff os Gene
nl officers; these advice: have given infinite anxietv to Adminisiratiun.
. ' Extract qf :: letterfrom Postsmottth, April 15.
" Arrived zt Spithend his dlajcllysss ship Exeter, Captrtin Moor, who
fell in with n French ship-ol'seventy four guns, prepared for action; the
Inner htiletl her, and desired a bout might he sent on hoard; her answer'
in, [he had none; on which one of the Lieutenznts of the Exeter wcnt
on board to inquire into the reasons ws their behaviour, as their guns
were pointed, and men in the top with small arms, when the French
dip, it is said. shewed him their orders from the French Court, which
Were, to protect my American ships in thei- seal."
:
Extract qf a I:!ltr ji-om Boulo e.
" On the uth of Febrmry last, being St. Mgriltthew, the clerk of ;
litle village called Ande Seritte, between Cubit and Boulogne, being
oplsiiged to attend divine service, left his wife at home, who expected to
10 brought to bed every hour, and a little boy about seven year old.
The man had no sooner left his house, than a womnn, who wan I neigh
bow'. came to visit his wise. After the sirlt sulutation wa- over, the
vffitorsisstold her, that when she was made acquainted with the season of
- br visit, she imagined it would not be very nsigreezble to her. Alarmed
l'cti thil, the good woman asked her what it wis she wanted? She rctvlied
'lur money, or her life. Upon which th:- poor creature, unable to defend
' herself, gave her the key: of her money, which she took; but not being
satisfied with her booty, she demanded to go into the csi'siu', as she knew
tbm woe .1 quantity of pickled posk, which she insilteo upon having.
When she me in the eellzr, the good woman thought it : fltopportunuy
to secure her. Aceordingly she locked her in the cellar, and imnndi
ztely (! p-ttched the little boy to call his father home from church. In
the time he seemed the door: of the house, and retired to her chem—
m. The little boy m me: on hie way to,,the church by the husband
of them that we. m confined in the cellar. He demanded esch
po' .ss villain Thebqctnld _him, to cell hie sithe: from
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church. " his mother was ill. He Ropped the boy. and fo'ffi him back '0
the house. ' Knock'mg at the door, the womm being aztove lawn, 'kwked
Out of the window, end ztked what he wanted? h'e indited upon being
let into the house; but she refused. Uyon whiCh he threatened " km
the littXe . The poordish-essed mother said it was better the_uwocent
ehiid shonl suffer than she and her bade within her. Aceordmgly the
vtliain, with the barbarity that would dtsgme aszvl , look,! lade
knife and instantly cut the host heed off, and held it up to its mueh
lfflicted and unhappy mother. The murderer then un resol'l'd !0 let
his wise at libert , end murder the distncted victim. He immediately
got n ladder. ln mountin the roof of the house, determmed lo zed-"m
the chinmey. Upon whie she me down hire, find as the chunney
-was wide, saw hin descending. lll : moment she yiled : considerllue
heap of straw (which wan near !! hand) upon the health- lnct 1" ("9
to fix. Thin had the desired M. he droppe! v nigh lulfoc-ted vul
the (spoke. She wll :. well prepared to let: him :- her nnsesablc
condition would admit of. She ,msi him sonsie ble!"- n he li.! "PP'"
hemssth, with : lar e stick lhe'hulz but observing him to renne.- Me,
she took the knife roll hie hand, with which he hed jul hosen nurdeud
her innocent child, and me of bit head. At this juncture. one huflnnd
returning from church, sue lie beloved child ley on the ground '_h**d'
lfsf coffisf- and his door locked. 'Rning and dittnfled he immeduteky,
wtth : Rance, broke open the door; where he found hil wile Almott
dfld- is she had swooned, and the villnln upon the hearth without his
head. [: i. impoflible to sond m idea of hid situnion. After proper
means wete used, the unh-m man wn so far recovered :: to sure
some account of whn had luppened. Accordingly the cellzr win selrchcd.
for the nutboresl of- tlil Mine, who wan immediately conducted
'0 34"!on MM (he held end body of her lifelese husband.
]tzshce tn this "je soon put into execution. ! men to be Pte
swss at :he me .jb-t-ntch. na nun, in . futurelettes, nge
You "! NCCWR JW- view, &e.' (Kent. GaL)
From tus '
- YLVANlA PACKET.
THE mind of the ,.
' time, it likethat of aman number
ing under the ss -ss
_ , ssll nuns dream; they feel something
wrong, withoutdi
sssi " si 'siwlutit' :, orwhereitlies. Theaffa'u'
of Ticonder '
5! lmflnfion oferrora involving themselves
into mysterin- yssss
' " w are so various and nnmdictorysi
that they eann ss- . '
- sinnneiled. The seven] tecum: at
our numbers, th' ;
- -- , lnd theprovisiom. all disagree.
General Dehlylet lamente, ' * . , etic terms, that he shdtfldbe sug
PMM 10hl'igimshehlinfimnshnsorencuating Ticolldemga; yet, .s
Gcl-csfll 51- lait'a icmmj dned ehesourteenth of ]uly, from For! Ed
Wffldo "4 now published, be fully admitted, it proves that. General
Schu)lcr mak either be wrong in hll judgment, or very unacquainted
with the real condition of the son and garrison; either of which mult
tendu him incapable of commanding that post by proxy. !: seem the
expectation of the public to have thn matter fully invenigated, and it is
hoped the airiva] of General Arnold in the northern department will
thmw some light upon it.
How tie several commandets have acquitted themselves, time and cir
cumlianccs can only dissiover; but those who look deeper than the super
sicisis, are of opinion the arrangement of the northern deparunent con
tained in itl'ciftheseeds osits own destruction. General Schuyler wai at
once ()simter Master General, Commmissary of provisions, and com
munder ofthe whole northern department, includin Ticondemga, which
place he never was within an hundred miles of. ow is it possible thin!
a petson lo circumstanced and situated, can be a judge of matters ll he
ought, know what order: to give, or be able to write intelligence? The
ptcvailing opinion it, had General Gates remained, Ticonderoga had not
been ioit to this and the neighbouring Staves. The consequence: may be
very distreffl'ng to the whole continent. ]: is therefore the duty of every
man to excrt himself in time.
T 0 8 A G O (Scarborougbj jum- 2 .
T : can,: of Oyer and Terminer and Gnol dehvery, held here this
dav, came on the (sin! of the Hon..Pcter Franklyn, Esq; one of
the memhcrs Qs his Majefly'l Council for this island, on an indictment
for the mmzlcr of the late Govemor Younce. He was hdnouraffly ac
quined, although unexpectedly deprived of two material witneffu; but
the evidence on the part of the Crown could not support the indictmmt.
The jury hnrdly went out of court.
BOSTON,JuIy lo.
WHEREAS mlny person. have bcsi it to be imposible to bore
, cannon tlm have been un solidsi thin mnneric pan doubt, be.
ingthmio upnsentip cheplrk of Men nowin thecomnon, two