The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-26 00:00:00, page 2

frdrm all allegmnce to the British crown,
. :ussl- that all political connexion between
them nml che state of Great Blitain' us,
and ought to be, totally disihlved; and
that, as FREE and ]NDEPENDEN l'
Sctl'A'l'ES, they have full power to levy
si War. conclude peace, contract aHiances,
si ,cstablish commerce, and to do all other
' n'as and things which INDEPENDENT
STA— TES may of right. do. And for the
sugpdrt of this dcclaration, with a firm
.nice on the protection of Divine Pro
vidence, we mutually pledge to each
Other our lives, our lortuncs, and our sa
cred honour.
Signed by order and m behalsof the Cnngres}.
]OliN HAI\( OCK, prclidcm.
" Attest,
CHAKLES Tnomsou iecrctary.
T R E N T O N, july 8.
' HE DECLARATION us INDLPEN
- DENCE was this day proclaimed
" h se, together with the new constitution
- oEthe colony us late cstabliihcd, and the
ss resolue of the Prmincial "Congress for con
. tlnu'mg the admiuistration ofjushce duling
;..Lhejmerim.
'The- members oFthc Provincisileongrefi ,
thb gentlemen of the comminee, the offi
ceri and privates cf the militia under arms,
and a large concoursc of the inhabitants,
' attended on this great and solemn occasi—
ou- . The declaralion, and other proceed
ibgs, were received with ]ou-sil acdamatium .
The people are nuw convir-ced , ofwhat
we ought. long tinue to have known, that
ovrctsiqnemies have left us no middle way
betvfiien pcrsssksisit fi'eedum and alrjcct stavery.
* In the field, we hupe, as well as in coun
cil, the inhabitants us New Ju-se—y will be
found ever r _ady to support the freedom
. and indepen simfe of Ammica.
ctsi_.ctN E W' Y () R K, july 8.
Tisi * 'SLOOP oft: six—pounders, belonging
to the fleet-frum -Halisax,ss lying in
:sith: Kills, near mr. Deckcr's serry, was
siah'ubst tom to pieces last VVednesday
_si_z9ct<zrning, by a party under the eommassnd
, (is encral Here], from the opposite shore,
siw'it 'two 18 PirundCl'So The crew soon
sizcsihhssmd-simed the floop, and we suppose she
,i'f rendered entirely unsit for any farther
'siservice. ,
The number osflighlanderslaicUy taken
si ct s-mers, _in the different" vcsisils from
'ss'esiatlarxd, amouncs to about 7 50.
ss Yesssissterday sLVcn seamen belonging to
' the Kfflingsworth ,transhorc, of 7-o mns,
ye him: 'ht to town from Iong lfland,
sictfilgde ersstcd the ship the night before.
ssss}; {ky'szy'the number of suldiers with the
ssct'agil Ebuut 8500, who are all encamped;
I]! that mmy of the seamen intended to
si essfeft the fleet , when an opportunity
ptesegted. _*
" Wt VVcdnelday night the captam or &
{krfisisportss and four of his men, were taken
act: ,,flic Nassrt'OWs, and brought to town.
?] Were look'm r for a bout that had
' nesiddrist, and going too near the shorc
ct ere taken [: the rifiectmcn.
":fsiSincc our ast several of the new raised
l'sstctffimcnts os Connecticut troops hxvc
arnvcd'in town, and appear to be as fine
asi body- of men as any engaged in the pre
' sent grand strugfglc for liberty and inde
pendencc. Among them the light dra
goons, between 5 and 600, who came to
town yesterda , and paraded on hurseback
through the clcy, made a noble and mar
tial appearance ; and as this corps is cOm -
mscd of the substantial yeomanry osa vir
simus sister state, nothing could be more
agreeable or animat'mg to all true friends
ufthcir country. Some of these worthy
soldiers'aflisted, in their present unisorms,
at the first rcduction of Louilbourg, and
their " Lmk lean cheeks, and war-worn
_c0.1!—\" are vicwed with more veneration
by their h-m-ssctst comnrymsien than is they
\VCl'C frsissiffsssflss N:fh'.')hs srutn llldisil, Os
Bvshawsi with nine tail: .
Yeflerdaysicame to town cap. Robert.
CSINPbk", late from Antigu'a, where he
had been for many momhs wrongshny imsi
prisuned, crucHy used , and his vessel (tukcm
lust sal] by the lninilleral pictues) iiicgaliy
condemned, without any colour of law,
ssor justice.
On VVednesdz last the DECLARA
TlON oFlND siPENDENGE was read
at the head of ezctfthct bsslsiigade us the conti
neuta] army posted assit and near New York,
and every va here received with loud huzzas
and the utmost demonstrutinus of joy.
The same evening the equestrian statue
of George lll. which 'I cry pride and folly
raised in thcctyear 1770, was,, by the sims
ul'srecdom, laid prolirssate in the (list, the
just desert of an ungratcsul tctwant! The
lead wherewith this monument was made
is to be run into bullets, to ashmilatc with
the brain osnur infatuated adversiu less. w ho
to'gain a pepper corn have lost an empirc* .
.?ssuo: deu: melt ])erdere prius dementat.
A gcnthman, who was prelcnt at this
omiuuus fall of leaden majesty, looking
back to the original's hopeful beginning
pertinently exclaimed, in the language oiss
the angel tu Lucif'er, " ]sthon be'lt he!
but ah, how fallen ! how chang'd !"
A large numhc r of'l'orics in Monmouth
county, Nechsirsey, having- mkcn up arms
on purpose to asiist the minisicliul army on
their arrival in that province, have encamp
ed in a clear swamp near that place. A
detachment of co]. Mills's battaiion are or
dered to dil'p'erse and disarm them.
Extract pf a letter from Philadelphia, datcd
' 7le 6.
" On Saturday last the brig Nancy,
capt.Montgomery, ot'Wihnington, load
ed on Congress aCcount, with 400 barrel:
of powder, 50 or ,60 small arms, dry
goods, 101 hogsheads of rum, and be
hogsheads of sugar, Was drove on shore by
the Kingfisher, at Cape May. The brig
had six thr'eesi-pounders mounted, with
which, at one time, they beat off the
boats, and onessos their renders; after
which, being affisted by c. tains Barry
and Weeks, they got outo her in asog
62 sirelocks, 26?) barrel: of powder, and
some dry goods; but the ing 'clearing
'away, the' ships came within shot, and
sent'five barge! full of men, when" the
brig's people; finding thev could not hold
her, started about [40 calks of poinderin
the cabinsi, and 5oib. in the mainsnil, in
which they wrapped some fire, with an
intent to communicate to the powder, and
then quitted her. One or two of the men
ofwar's boatsctsoon boarded her, one was
closeunder her stern, and others very near
her... Those on hoard had given three
cheers, and sired their armsat our people,
when the fire took effect on the powder,
and sent 30 or 40 of them, as is supposed,
into the air, some of them 30 or 40 yards
high, who soon returned to the water,
unable to tell who hurt them. They hax e
taken up 1 1 bodies, two laced hats, a leg
with a __whi_te spattcctrdash, both supposed
to belong 4 to officers._ The water was
covered with heads, ]egs, arms, entrails.
&c. and one of the boats was towcd off
much shattcrcd, with only six men. Thus
did they huzza for a Scotch prize. Some
of our people had got one or two small
cannon on share, with which they fircd
at the bonts bonrding thc brig; the; men
of near returned the fire, and killed thy
brother of capt. VVeekes, who wsicts gd
]ieuteuant of the Reprisal, and wounded a
boy in the thigh."
A general jail delivery ") debtors took
place yesterday. One ofsithe sit'st fruits of
inclependenCc ----- the oppressed are set
free.
* Lord Clare, in the ng/Lsi of Crmmmm',
declared, that a poppcr form in acknow
leclsi'mmss't (gsllritain's right to tax America,
'ussas afmore importance than milliom without
it.
The papcrsbrought by last night's castern
post numiun, tlml the Hnm . Congrcss lmd
requestcd the: government usplaflZichulctcnS
Day to raise 1500 men, and send them to
New York immediately; and that govct
nonr Franklin, after having been prescm
ed to governour 'I'rumbul], was conduct
ed to \'Vallings0rd, there to be itazioncd,
on account of hie having bcssen very oisici— '
ous to the British minish'y.
Extract of a letter from Philadclphia, dated
YUZV 9- -
" Capt . Marlin, in a brig sro-n ----- , is
arrived on the coast. He had on board 17
tunsofpowder, and 460 stand ofiurms, all
which are safely landed." .
PHILAD E L PHlA, _7zzly 15.
Extract of" a letter ji'om l/w \-\ est ladies.
Y a Briltnl paper osMay 4th, itis said
the forcign tmops arc ordered to sail
wi'h the fleet, and lord Home took leave
and set ouvsrom court. on the zd us ".Iav,
to take the command of them. ]: ixa'fl'tll
uncertaiuabout the commiffioncrs, but on
the goth ()FApril it was said a c-ssnnmiision
was making out to appo'mt tive, L.ss_rd
and general "owe, and mr; (ssjm'nwalsis,
are three nsthcm, the other two urzccr
tain; but some menth-n gotcrnour Puw
nal], and one mr. Mihsss te he them. They
are to receive your su'nm'nffiuns, and gr-simt
pardons, but not tiSI jeu have laid down
your arms. I hope you wiII/M mit, aJJ'ou
ought to do. I make no doubt but you Will
be pardonedfosir it.
" General Burgnyne is to command ac
Qucbeck, general Howe at New York,
and general Clinton to the southward;
lord Huwe to command the whulesi ' "he
queen has brought another princess to the
nation ! The dutchess ofKingston has had
her tria], and sound guilty; but pleadcd
the benefic of clergy, and got off; She
has since fled ovef to France, to awoid ;
writ os Ne exeat regnum."
'The n'tg'ht b'efssure hall mnjor Roger
made his escape from this city.
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WILLLAMsuun G, 7u1y 26.
ESTERDAY astemoon, agreeable to
an order'of the Hon. Privy Counc'll,
the DECLARATION oleDEPEN
DENCE was solemnly proclaimed at the
Capitol, the Courthouse, and the Palace,
amidst the acclamations of the people,
accompanied by fixing of cannon and mus
ketry, the several regiments ofcoutiuental
troops having been paraded on that solem
mt . - ,
Kdvicessrom Charlestown , which ai'rived
here by e'xpt'ess, thy, that the Cherokee,
]ndians have committed several outrages;
which seems to be only a part of the capi
tal and favourite plan laid down by his
mo/I excellent and c/cmm't majesty, George
the third, to lay waite the prov'mces, burn
the habitations. and mix men. women. _
and children, in one common carnage, by
the hands osthosc mercilefs lavages. It is
to be hoped, however, that oursrontier
riflemcn, joined to those of the Caroliuaz,
will be able, before long, to sirike__s.>me
blow that may intimidate the nctumcrous
tribes of lndiaus from sallinginto the mea—
sures us the [tyrant, and make a sevcre,
lasting, and salutary example, osthe trea
cheixus Cherrctkees .--—By the same express ,
ws learn shut the army z'md squadron under
Ciimon and Parker have remained toleramy
quiet {inu- thcir late druL-bing; but daily
make sumcss alteration in the disposition of
the land forces, from one island to another,
prolnbly [or the sctke of water, of Which
dcsiisi-rt rs say they are in great \\ nnt, as alle
that confidersisiblc si-sikn. lsss ])!'('\:-.-"S amus—g
them, and great ciiicunrems, from hard
dutv :md bad diet. The dx si run hkcwise
say; that was no! 'He mmy sin an isiasrd
from a He]: i.: is a'zffirnlt w (:sc: sire, IVH)
thirds oict'tlz- :'.-'ss,- thcy'arc cnusidcm. would
soon [w v\ 7- ?! {>_e-n-si.'ssi 1 !siec:.--- Xn vffic-ssss-r of
distincticsin " YZLe-s, " 'Ymt \\ Pu-n lis- cousi
"' dsisirs the asiflizuhks which the enemy's