The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-12-22 00:00:00, page 2

King themselves under my command when I
should appear gmongst ;hem with proper
authorik for ssssthat purpose, of _a tonsirma
tion of mles ,w then-lands, "and the quan
tity of 300 acresto all who should take up
, amid in the soppssqrtssu'f she constitudon,
;whcn thectpresem rebeshyn sub'sided, ] will
undertake to penetrate many;}: Virg'ihi'u,
and join his exceflendysslpr Du'nmore at
. andrid early next spring, on the fol
lowing conditions and authority : _
lst. That your excellency will give me
I commissxon to,-& ay [swink-command
ut of sqcp two? :: [may "guise and em
ctsibddy psin'dzd ffqntien,"hip _a wer to
* commend cof the-e}? si ,"gn employ
, ill-{fish sex 'si_ :f ' ;:ndssEnglish
si, si :pefxlssnhry re
, ( 4 '
.. Nun-or himse
widictlfsi- ss.
'si- :my CQWM' ?ll bin! arrriva] ;;
t-ss _ 'si ' 13." six"
". "Thy the codmffl'ary at DUM !
. ."empoWered tofnrnishsi such p
ctssss 'ctfi ! may judg'esi'decessnsi-y for the
; 1
it}: the 'setvice' assnWNilk the-com
ct sigsioflicer shasi 'Be sum-tide:! to give
] sspofflhle hffistance'in encouraging
' _ ' and Iddiulss'ct Thin settlement
si she.- ctss si- siss
That" no"? _ upf-sisimfll be
. a, "six-sin;. Msi'csipjvursufiysiuch
7 'mssa ctctffitd Me , edient to
-. {siditli Grdbd'tb' ave such
'ct " MM Jth'ught
.. * Hus- *ct . sso- for:
' nfldsifi-ctflf'ssshfbM"! felishmce
unde-53 tssnbsielfl in pufl'esiion
i— si iii."? P\ "T'- -ss. . .
__ .- ss'sissW' qumw-iey wm am.
' me {milk-'M'Hsil urezissma'ble pre- ct
"si - the InM-n'n' cbisikfl; and others, as
- ' ; -' m td'act ctwith vigour in the
13 my orders. 'si , ,
' ._ f-T'llit you? excdlencv, will send
ssct_Dnnmore "such arm. as may be
-- ," harder to equfp sixth person! as
flew 'ssfo sessrvehis.m_4jesssty nsit Our
- f' JL vicj :itysi dF-Akxsimdria,
_ f- sifour Extefledsitfv judges ]!
sect-WHEN); goodsiofss the service to
sme- with tlzcte-mtbority , and other
she: I have mentioned} .! shall em
' _ss_ '- the eat-liest opp ortmutv of setting
- For Can'ada, un _shall. hnmediately
sssi-ct- Kch- lord Dunmol'dt armed scbonncr
_' Jct'si- how await; my command.—)) with
sleepe-t of What' our excellency has
Qui-du! that ! shalsvhe ready (is practi—
-ss.uf-')-'ms-' hie lordshi by the zox-h of
And? it lcsssixzmlfia', w eke the troops
simsi' _ '__sitommaud up.-n' Form-fy them
__ w. si "the coverqf the men ot'war
'v, l'
\ si,
Tzsssisssinctsssstss, sshtksin- - , .
"" '.'ss (in the contra . vour excellenc
Sssvct'shdnjcthoc approve ossshasit'l propose, on'
' "Will. be good cnnusissh to immediately
.lmnour mc- w'flh your despatchex to the'
earl tis Qunmore, that ] may return as
ss early as posiihlg. . ct
' ss (A true copy.)
THE following cxtmcta osletters, luce-ly
)
._' chpted, will show the disposilinn
sid'man of the Torics ofss'ss Nnrl'ulk, and
other p see:. who. notwithstss-nding their
volnncary assent to the comincmnl afi'mi
siltion, and sulcmn promises to keep the
same inviolatc, have, Wilh uncxctmpled
persily, taken chry measure in defect:
the good purposes thcrch intended; not
o-.l_v by com-niffioning large (an-signes of
good: from Great Brizain, and promising
. si -
their eorrefimmlcnts the utmost certainty
Of their bring imported under protection
of the king's ships, but using every argu
ment, contrair) to their avowcd neutrulity,
to infl-tme the mind:; of our it-ilmv-iitltjeccs
them, and induce them to make viguroua
efforts for thcss reduction of the Antericun
rehels, as they are pleased to term the
town-inn - -
If farther proofs of their inimical dispo
sition were requisitc, there needs but to
refer to mancty uturt-ot'thcir letters, in vt hicss'll
they glory to luting taken up arms under
lord Dunmore', against a country which
has sup rted and protected them. 't his
nn'paral eiled ingratithde may in sunne mea
sure be accounted for,. from the great
temptation thrown out to them by their
corres mledn "of North Britain, who
'tssre' ! em-the'fflongejt nssuruncc-s that
sssi estdrctssct-ef fill] Gsiul'do ' will be cun
fishateci and-fold bytommi mners. indeed
sinne of tissm-sshas'amldpapcccthhis etent, ib
fares to have shrined a plan oi. retircmcnt,
sssioasslntne ;flehsadtgseat in this country, near
10 in: Tavy fiieuds. Surely this will uni
si'mu up to defend that ropeny which out"
mien so ardently wisi: fiir! '
them Robert Sheddcn of Portsmouth t_o
si L-Shedden dsiGlusgow, datcd Nuvem
r solh. . _ :
He introduces this letter by wishing it
had been sent sooner, " as many people
"- had theirsseyes Opencd, and veil]
" w _ now by {this floop for goods."
Then ollowsan accountos the gm-cnmnr's
expedit'ton to Kctnp's, and dcseat of the
militia there, with a .relntiun of what
followed on his return, his setting up the
flandard, &c. [le-then adds: " since
" that, the whole counties of Nortolk
" ssand Princess Anne, toa man, has come
" in to the stmdard, which it now ercctec}
" in Nors , _ nd en -. oaths o
allegiansiusimih ) sew indi/ie
duula-excepted, ; which the governuur
would not allow, in order to make sinne
" examples of some of the lezuling men.
" Before Saturday night, ] think govern
ment will hnce'such a part here at the
" shirtmen dare not face, sic. -George
Blair made a captain. jolm' Brown,
_ one of the volunteers, upon the strength
" of being protected, "has,-"begun to load
his schooner with staves for jamaica."
" Depend upon it, you will never have
such another opportunity to make mo
ney by dry-goods in this country. Os
nabrugs, canvass, &c. and every neces
sary article, ;: large and full all'ortment
" of goods, nfish, &c. bring as many
as you can Aet'crcdit for. lt'Gibson's
" floo is at (] asgow; ] would with him
loa ed also. If an bring zo,oool. in
" goods. they will I! to advantage, &c."
( if he remainder in our next)
m
WlLIJ AMSBU R G, December 22.
Extract: of letter: fi-om cal. Woodford, to
the Hon. Edmmid 'Peudleton, esq; Pre
]idenf-ofthe omnia". Noctuik, DL'C
17; my : "1 --
OUR, favour osfthe t4th came susc to
hand last night, and [should esteem
in) selswantingin duty and respect to your
honourable body is] did not take the ear
]iest opportunity to expressi the high sense
] have ossithe great honour done me by
your resolution of the isth i .stant, and to
assure (he Convention that ] consider my
Country's approbation of my conduct
a sufficient reward for any service-s ] may
be thought to render at this ai.crinin;>_'crisis.
] had taken the liberty to afford that
protection and affistance to the distrc-ssc-d
Highhinders Which ] find is the wish ufsithc
Cnnvention, and col. Howe and in) seis
u in [my due regard to yourdirections res
pec'ting thus!" that remain still in thiz vown.
'_l'hcir " sssi] being detained, and liltil'(isi1isi
trcflc-d wives and l'tlic ones left to li.-urn
in :. strange country, ict-x ;. fresh instance of
the inhunmnity of;: certain lad.
Your order! respcctihg the Torch, ad
ncgro l-rtluncrsi, shall b': (sin.;si'icd min,
\\ e have upwards ol too of thun ntm n
our guards; Cctpt. dqun't lent usi )sicnc-'
duythctollow'tngtdsict: " (Laptdqnirts
" CUHIIIhlIl'Chld to :: ch'. Hm.t: and w coo
'* tord, and wil' be glad to know yt the,
" mean to prevent the nuvy .md .trny
." from being sum-had with ptctovihona and
" water." to" which \\(. returned ths
answu't " _Col. Uuwe und'col. H'oosi
" ford's compl'nncnts to cctpt. Squire.
" and rcttu'n him for ani'v-cr to his tnsi.
" sage, that a:- hls tnujtlly's troops an}
" llnps ofvyar have long hncc committed
" hollihtics upon the pcrlons and proper-.
ty of th;- gon.: pent-le of this coluny,
((
ctH
and have actually taken and imprisimcdr
several Privute gentlemen, 'und others,
((
who did not bear arms at the time,
BG
our express orders are, to prevent,
it
to the lltlllssust ot our power, an) csim-ss
it
munication \\ hate-vel between Use-cttidsi
an
troops and thips'ot' war and this: town;
((
or an) put of this_ ctcolonctv si". .
[(
n
In the altu-tmun the two lmps or war
and tenders siut under sail. and tell duun
towards the diltillu). They gsive :! iig- _
nal for a snow, ni-h 4osso l-nllxeiz ol salt,
to fullow ; but she in t being so quick as
tlny txpcclid, our siuznctd amend her to ,
continue. ' 'Ihc Kits-ctdiher lent a beat,:
Wlll] ulmut 15 hands, to bring her (si;
hut ouruliiccr li.-iicd her when with]! ; un—A
[hot, and tuld hrsirsihe would lsszrc il'lh-c and
not l'tlUlsictl'. ' She took his z-cttzvitc, and ;
put uboutsi'su the man of war. _Un board'
the snow wusibsi mr. (LarysiMiClnll, nith _.
all his ushcssictl papess, which we have in
Folk-[lion, likewise the wilt-1 moon-al to,
the v'vharlsi, and intend landmg the salt so
soon as a proper lnutsie am he got within ""
our gu'sn-ds. 'l hat 'gentleman he.: made,
many ps'mcssmns of his innocence,. ams ..
hasss prevailed upon et ]. How-e and myselsss
to take his parolc of honour (or hisa ,z
pearance bet'orect the 'ss Convention, si;
which he fat-off is)-morrow. T
Twentysdddsspleces of cannot! were si lest '
by the enemy, ,hut-spiked and dismantled.
'- Nouou. Dec. 19, 1775.
Yestet'day the two then of war, and.
alargc floop, stood up to tl'leirsurmer llati- ss
on, and sent a flag of truce withthc follow
ing message: " Capt. Squire's Compli
'" ments to cols. Howe and VVuodlot-d,
" acquaint them that the.brig ludfll with
" salt, along-side the what-t, is a priz
" belongingssto the king, and taken by the -
" Otter.- Capt. Squiretrequelln she may
" be immediately delivered up. and pru
** poses sending a-boat to take her away.
" Should any llmt be lit-ed at the people,
" he will molt assuredly fire on the
" town." To which we returned this '
answer: " (Iol. Huwe and ("O]. Wood
' sord's compliments to capt Squire, and
" return him for answer, that the bt'ig it;
" qmliion l(ll into our hands the other
" night, and we shall give order:- to fire
" upcn any boat that attempts to take
" htruwiy " 'l'hey'have never yet made
the attempt, and our parties are ready to
oppose the taking the vessel.
Our out-scouts inform, that 3 36 gon
, srigute, with a bt-ig, are hclow this, air
the Pleasitre House. She is supposed to
'be the Liverpool frigate, with a lioreship.
V\'e have 'Htl'lies watching her motions.
Extract of a letter from 60]. Home to the
Hun. the Prrszdc'ut oj'the Conventt'rmsi .
" V\ e h'avescouting parties down the
hay, to give intelligence of the arrival of
any ussels, or any other event, either to
our advantage or otherwise. From the
officers Commanding those parties, vtc
have receivtd certain intelligence that a
man of war, either of 36 or 40 gous, is
mill-in the hay, and on lxtr muv to this
plsisce, uitlt &! larpc hrisix, suppnlt (i to he
a {is—re-flip, 'ucth full ot'men. 'l his m.:y
pruhsihlv gin" t'. firm-things to (in. and ]
hope we may cxccutc i'sipraprz-i) ."