The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-12-30 00:00:00, page 1

ncczmnnzo, 1730. r His si NUMBERA
VIRGINIA GAZETIE. ct
RICHAWOND: ssPRlNTED BY DIXON 8 NICOLSON.
To 'rul PUB—Lsich.
In malt. who exceed. 'e'ool uason'l bounds,
Deshoyfihfl' body. lad the soul confound.,
!":l' in our monk conduct :easoll guide"
_So in fine ct ment when lus prt'si den, _
fast by: n _si ad law"; hue god.sict- ' -
And - ct sisi YNMMMWsisixi
' - OME eirtsi-unshncu huewely tlken [Line, in
the lower part: of- the comitr , so extraordi
't-ary in their nature, that casinot forbear
' k
_ mnudkoting them to the puhlick. Our
mia 'nbntm too oflorrh Carolina, who ought Over, in
lim-s df dish-cst, to bcfriend us, and have done so m
mactxss instances, should not be ignorant of them.
Of ,cvtude cum Upon us to make eve ncknowlodge
.tm to these Gentlemen whohlve' pinbly received
in ulcn forced 'tu Bv to that for shelter; but the
behubnrof sowe te tme zlarminss. ]: is well known
flut while Un- Bt'ttilisstroope were at Portsmouth.
even] thing:": Noflolk end Prinees: Anne wn zt their
command, and the people were ordcrrd to go to
lash: :; bdorc After the ships had fallen down'
the find, and danger wan it In end, I few lein
nilitia assented in ?f'tt-cesl Anne countv, lotl hving
hurtepud seven! cart! full of provision , intended for
, & Norsolk market. they thi dthe owner: themes,
- scourgctl them withqut even t form of : Iegll trill,
lad rubbed one of his money. lndeed many who re
fleln the Vbsios C-trolinn eontiguont to the lum
"monthes of ] isiiesihen nly flowed thin inhumm
ffiisficsuli'ss'sssi ' ': iii-ssais' ..Ifiin'nssn who escape sum
inn the enemy, ought to be piundered by them."
keannot think "("and-dies pn'c will approve of such
conduct, but the End mention of rapi-ne lnd violence
will nnunlly exil- lealonsm md animoisities among
m, which .ufi be very prejudicial to all. and consc
quoth the nen who fumrt such opiniom are enemies
.: bed countries. Cinl eommotiont would not so
Squently involn whole then in misery and woe, i?
maguham watch endeavour to nip them in the bad;
and it is He be hoped that those in office will prevent
fin-lar pmctieesin sutore. " The ubettora of such con
duct must cssnfel'e either thlt they are foes to civil
linmsiss, ov extr-rm-ly ignorant ofits princi he:; for a
ciei-si-c-si us Vtrginh can only be fairly puni d by the
laws of hidi country.
' A LOVER 07 FREEDOM.
' Puxczss Anus, New. 1780.
To me PEOPLE of VlRGlNlA.
Friudt, Center) m. &" Brubrcn,
HEN we unde our first effsssims to rescvc (he
w liberties of Aynerica from theseuen of arbi
my, power, the Vualnun flood formed in me
exercise of puhlrek vi-tue; the love of our country
seemed to predominate ovn- every other pasiiun, and
militl'y glory alone was the object that find the ifie
qfour mbition: Wisdom presid'cd nver our mea um,
and the stamp of policy marked the determination of
on Councils. Difficuln'esiat length grew upon ul.
and on have learn! to forget our duty; a [tun e de
ggnuszy of manners, and : total snbvesfion o prin
ciple hal almost offul'cafed the radiamcy of our hope:
For God sake my country—men muse srom your lum:
gv, look into consequence", and murn to your prish'ue
'ie-llll'. Pause but for a moment, and serious], ex
mnine into the motives which infinenced your former
condsiufl, end the rezssims that directed and governed
your latter. lbv: You alrezdy forgot dut we arc
shugglmg ss-r she: incilimuL—h dhffings oflibcrty, and
thn we are setting up a new empise m oppositil n to
the mob impaiouo pow'er upon earth! Have you for
got the insuk—s thlt were offered un by Gxear Brinin,
ildflu solemn promisi we made toct: nch other when "
at up the sum] for'uffice, " that We would.
& h 'in (he flrude?" Can you suffer re
ss if." _ sithe ugcsi ,sid'si Alfnbfl'l12 reason mn
sin! "! ' ' . fish: ravages mmnined
by done!" on ourland; the cruehiu inshcted upon
an inhabitann in their solinry him, usind me bamz.
silk. Prnctlsed upon onrsoldierswhile they were fighnng
for our safety, and bleeding for our pmperly ? I say
can these thing. be selected on and not agitalc \hc
f-ct--lings,nf new generous mind! Gramude and duty
ou ht m flimulatz mit zctwns to the acxomplishent of
du: end which involvu in it the happnesi of every
p-rlecuted son of liberty. ! mean-che independence of
Amffica _ j
!
Th-zre iea d' ity in the said of man, which, when ss
interwoven wit theinterei of his country, make:
him act aa if he wan immonal; every power of his
mind seeme heightned to : peculiar grestnesl, and al"
hie talent blue with the tesulgency of magnanimity
aadxawiotisn. The moment is near at hand when
we all all be tried to the very quick, and it" a manly _
simd virtuous s He in not immediately eherilhed, th'
hayonet "ill in the bowell of our tounttv befoN
we lull have power to mark the limitsof iza vengeance.
'From the belt and most authennclt account! we to
]al'nred that the greater part of the British sotce will
{be turned the next umpaign zinlt Virginia, and .
; thee every pudzration is now on to make the con
1quest of it (as they think) certain and inevitable.
ss Great God what a picture of diflresa would a conquett
;of this countxy present to asensible mind! Letuc
,supyose, by way of trying our seelinge, that the!
siltould suched (deteflcd thought!" was it pofible,
; should weep over it) what would be our hope: and
'eapectationl! A life'of infntv dragged out in cha-ins,
{and rendered forever miserable by sivcre anrl bitter
sirefllctiom; the epithet of rebel eternally crammed
'down our throat: by some himghty Scotehman or im—
petioua Btiton; and a co-fiscation of property, the
ss-painl ofbonda :, and the disgnce of the gibbet to
"um! the b dck catalogue of consequc-nec-s would
attend ovr downfal. Virginians think of the dang-si-r
sithatthteatem a bleeding country! Awakc to public]:
sivirtue and sleep no more in the arms of indifference
and supineness. '
' A people Gruzgling for liberty, become always
Ithe favourite! of Heaven; and though some have sailed
,zn their attempts, it proceeded more from their apofln.
T than any power their enemies had to conquer them.
{be Dutch persevesed througha war of twenty )sseau
sszmd upwards, maintained their independence aglinfl'
sthe power of Spain, and broke the chain of tyranny
that had for such a len th of time seztaesiodthem to the
bl'oclt of oppxesiion. si'he people of Switzerland pos
sessed of an elevmd notion of liberty, concluded for
their righte, and fixed the sovereignty of their inde
pendence against every attempt that could be made to
l'ubdue them. if we look back into more ancient
timet we [lull view the free state: of Greece risin to
eminence and glory through a cloud of diflculnea.
The Pcrfian army terrible in numbers seemed to it
then- total ruin, but sue itselfeould not intimidate or
zlarm them; the brave Leonidas made a noble slcriiee
of himself and zco of his country-men lt Ther—
lnopylze, to convinue the haughty Pufizm that men
L-serm ctucl tobe free would be so; and although the
force of Xt'sxt'a appeared sufficient to conne: and sub
r- Ass
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do. the world, yet such was the imprepliol which -I
vatour of !hG G-ccianl made upon him that be loarb
doned the upcdiion. lnjkomc p.!rioevck tell a—
'a fl-m us lisi-esty directed tho action of lonncofsiw
ct—
citiuno to such deed.— yf gie!) dal then namdn hfl
ssbecn— hm-dcd down from ago ;o age with .u lhl gildesid
anmcv'n ofi-mpnll hue. , " * s "
\\'e are now no I amid" dun bz- find thisisi
.mumcm of the wpok world; expectation lq- ) .g'ud
-ikc with an hindred eyen to mew our afibnsi, And
every misfortune proclaiml aloud : negled that th,
(tain us with dishonour. _ .
Then my country men, letus learn to be ye
the "ample that in gone c-esore us; let us catch si
he Dutc' , :;ve S wiss, (I.: Gzecu- . find th RomW
spun: a spark : xacn xce-hnsi v- 1 siss- .. . ;.wud 7
; chanactsi: ,r' fummsie, 'sstsu-u-si - si "en. an. i-si,
mugnlz-mi! . lo flem :he *- 9"; 01 m precacbnc
daugu', and ascrl : freeo-sim whlch - ednr. maintaui.
! Txvsim m ; s-xNLi As'l.
PHILADELPH 1 A, Dctc. .9
Extract of a letter fron "nurop . dun; jsi-nz :
ss'L-HouseofCommc-n' .o' the Gzhot May, u 'zu ;]
URD Georg. G nnzi us ]! "'A ("A n'f v th.
m.. '- he: lattered himself the nunylenon of the ch.
wish of his heart, peace vmh Ameucn. on wh h
thought carl an hom urahle 'si :ms tc'si'GveIs hn 2...
'Is not I! Cff; he verilx Dun." ".1. .; .! un belief Cl
me rarely l'pecu a" e. b ! i-si: n- si 'e-tm mien
matinl'l', that the moment of .cnciumn wis has.
His Lordship described the mit? : y i.:ch me 4 . m.] icsi
feit n' hi: nm. , nnd naked. xh-z the greater: msiss' _
ofthc :ople there were readv and desirous to n'j- nsi '
then: .— giznce, but that the) wan ]: eventd ,— __ ,
t','l'aun-- of those why had go! the powe- oi 'gm-c .- !:
into : neirsihlnds. He did nm beli- w tho lo" :!
would not treat ful pe ce; hutfiom lhc cond: - " ct
vaffsiurs in'Amm lca, flom the de: ecimon ol !nur p
cunency, fa'omlhepoveuy ar- dnlnsi-unnbe c- .. 1 37,
from the great debt it gruaned unctdsi ., hom Kh g'cn
diffiuilsactson which all rank: of peanc exp-sil'ct - at
the alliance with France, from the ilshc henrfit .ss me
sicu had arriVed from thzcttnlliance; hom all men ..zsi.
sidesaliom c-c did believ: shut the people of- Am Aca
the Afll—mblic-o of A msi-ncu, wssss-uidsoon cometotu m,
" These smy hesumc nmbiguitv in :hephmse " good
and honourable (fron for Greak Blicain," but there
cln be no reasctnabk doubt jhzt his Los-lship in an!
either to return to their aliegiar-c w Grcal Bflain,
-or :: least ro_ make a pace wm'x W' fcparm fro
France. -
" Whether th: A-ericaqs ever will 23er to such
terms, or not, being a question concern" g : sun".
'event, cannot be decided by viewflsies, nor in any
other way, but by probabln—rgnmenn. Tbni-m
argumen vc bich his Lor ip doe: not I r to bin
considered; it is of som ivmghtz it is : ' , thlcdn
order to return to their "luce to the King dEng.
land, or make a peace ctss him separate smm France,
they must involve the: in : cerm'o wan with
France and szin . lnd indeed, ncamctzgss Io
resentappearances, Rufia- Sfiedm, Bed \
Zlolhnd, and Poamg ?,fos every one of these power: -
lppears :o bens decide of the claim pretensiond
and usurpztiuns of tilam upon the star, :
France and Spain :re , is not in Amerim
merchlm, veoman. erad sins found, but know.
this, or will know it ve .; 11. A ' am out
(hereforo be denimte of Mm osctjllh