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VIRGINIA GAZETTE
llsiILLLIAMSBURG: PRlNTED siIY DIXON 85" NICOLSON; si
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]! A. G U E, NOVEMBER 23.
ESlDE S the addrcsc of Sir joseph Yotke iztcly pmented to the
State: Cenml, in which the most earnest supplication is made for
: pmhihition es nant shpplin to France, it is affirmed that a secret
much] hn been esemed, importing that if they will not consent to
tlie feinte of Dun;I vessel- .rrctvug munitious of war to France, that
is the blick continues to savour !.th htter nation; and above all, if
I.] aid n given to it in- lcquiring I ter advsntlge over England,
Manual bankmpcy muit ceftni y take place; in which case the
substal of the npv'blick sushin : loss of near 60,ooo.ooo sterling, de
led}! " sitss'o . The ovince of Round wn It first of
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_ ", due \ Pivatifbnlsd'ffition, alledging
llut it 01on for once to sacrifice the interest of ; few individtnls,
"than to leave the republick and in general oommerce any longer in that title
of dependencc in which Engllnd lus so long kept them. After consideri
siWdeb-tu it was resohed to continue to temporise, but at the same time to
tbkp in Must a rclpectlhle navy, and to um : certain number of
m-flip, to !- employld Wing to occumnces and events.
'Wfim . game, printed :: Cnves, ixtb: (Lo-wer Rbiac)
si ' What 56, 1778. .
" The noble lnd disinterelted conduct of the members of Congrest
whom the British cctonunifflonm endelvonred to corrupt, has been received
He with equal pleasure and admintion. They have generoully dis
sictlflnfl the mon seducinz offer: that were made, and have thereby given
'ih-Y he to an lfl'ertion of an nssent from the court of London, at that of
w to : Gentleman in high osice. The ad oftbi: affm'sir avillproctw
'Wflinbduhwnbedupn oft't. dfleryu fwill bound: eat
' ' _ -—l band inns: (w: to jhpport dumimu harp: _te.
ss MM]? :be' Men qf West, am] lbt-Coqqnj} ixfilr'z :: !mlc
) W w: qui]! u-Jaflish it.: in all our right, and roam- :;
* '_ Pscrjmpumfiug. [can not worth )mba/ing, bn/hr a:
!} fish ( qf Greek Urine: it no: rkb nough to du?! Virtuoul and
" KRW donot believe that we can pus: over in silenee a-reply
" sisi 'nlMs, so gemme. so viorthy of being equalled to the finest
5 , ' us plttiotism rudss .mtnessof [du], ofsivhich the antient
' si .. si _ - -— n-mm le. Should thizwriting ""th in ' tlo
' bin' "ehwe ytot virtue, in enune :]
__ ss [" _ hues: them-th sit. Joy r exemple find mony
' ""then-nay,- whese'ssbafim hunlityhm not made
sisi ?Folnst they htve done, in the countries of Europe! Such
of Why, remind us that four ynn lgo, when the first
'He lndepeadenee were ttkea," we dared to yndiet " thnt the
. - would uhdit example- of gmdeur thlt would :Ronish our
. - ' .e'." And-se hdve defy dly thesntisfaction to see that we have
dshken thin Muddy people, unde to do honour to humm
_ si - lednedl theidnof- m primitive dignity.
' sit, W'Plilndeodliuin, Anhaflidour from Ruffil, at Vienna,
w I dueluatio- from the! : hie milhese, to the imperid
- ZUMMM it the so am.
_ us all the office has from the beginning, shewn the
Skin attention to the tendency of the unthpy dispute, concern
sitie 'fucetsion of Beside. Nor could my thing be more dishes
tellen thu'the fruitlesa isue of the seven] negocmiom set on foot
unable duisiott. Germany, by its positton :: well as by its
ss ' it the centnof all the nffain end:" the interesh ot Europe; an)
-- - ss therefdre in its system of Government, or lny diflurbance of
si _. - ' ! tnnquillity, must deeply interett the other flatee, more par
M 7 " thosh which, like Ruffia. join to their local connexion the con
_ ' - - - ss es In htinm: induce With the power thlt it uming in oppo
Itiosihlhqthc viewv'oftsiht iihpetill court, without discussing the rights of
lllO'Ul-ip- body; lnd liking for her rule, only mutual equit end the
fit; ples' us all soeietiet. Allthat presents itself to her lmperia Majesty
nel
[lit duyortlnt qnefion which agitates the whole empire, it, thet on
pin esthc court of Viennt, antient pretensiom neglected for several
; - Mforptten in the treaty of Westphalin, an now nvived, con
W Uthesisdme treaty which inches the base end bulwlrk of the Ger
Wt Wimtiom that the name: in which these pretensiont have been
' -,ss it hill mon opposite'to that sacred pence, the molt solemn :nd
, iolahle that have ever exifled in the Chrittim world; in fine, thltsithe
fin'whieh is to support their ingt, immediately endan :: the
ihokss eohhitution of the empu'e. from the overthrow of whic , must
? ,It d violent -siuelt to all the neighbouring (tatel, : derangement
the order and siequilibrium of 11] Euto , end thence, remotely, :
ctfihle danger to the empire et Ruffit. 'eh it become: the wisdom of
3 good Soverei to pruvide tpinlt. Her szelty cannot weigh these
uponlnt eonsi erection without Petmitti hesfflf to make one further
lfort withtkimpeiial court. by uniting t " Ml'efiiet by all the prin
nptn of equity end the sentiments of humanity, w ich ne so natural to
" - - sin put on end to the ytesent trouble: of the Germunic empin :
Gum" ngreenent with hn M-jefly the King of Prusiil and the er
' wineneerned, on some lepl and amiable lmngement of the whole
ss WosB-vnh. evufonuhle to the conkitutiom of the empire. lt
msitsiW manner thlt her Imperizl Mnjefly venture: once mote to expel"!
. _ fish for the nintenanee ot'peeee; the shttm herself, thn they
1" "Judvedln mothetlightthm :: um proofof thenolinlited
' " "" "9 Tsi'rsisi 'sifmmsi'sisi 'F'L? h'ffcttsiiusi'iysisi " 'si'mmwct "si
tl e 1 l' 81.
I but A he with:- the men mind, her.:ndhtionmny
have the hz py effect, because it itinflnitel pent} " nitobssi'friendhtp' . " tie
jheir Majestgesie cttnsibe obliged to declm thetlhe ennetsee vithindfinnee
psiwar lyghted up to Germmz, as well on naeum of in (thilk he of in ss
sigtrcumttaneee and tte poffi le effects, and flat he in N' Glad p,
necessity _ot taking} into . just and seriom mnideretion whatever lyk
mth the interests her eropine, with those of the l'rincee he! sriendeyho
take called for he: support; end mote especidly with How?
_ rde her ally, the King of Ptulsie. . .
si: LEYDEN, Nn. 36. Letten from coneminopte, of the 'mhcfi
ohcr, rpention the return of the anin Red!!! Whom] sunne
ssanlgcqessful expodition. in which he lol sone ship. of she .
i toehehfledvieufn-Bahenn, MMW si
_the 7th of number on his way to Viemu; they ' ise mention ill
expedition that had been armed by Count de anser, in otdu to
surprisea regimtmt ome tan insantry pofled in thevilhge (1wa
near lzmmmt. The Pmffims havin received intelli eeos the desipsi
it sailed of all thatlsiuccess which the. ount expected ram 'tt. ThePt-us
stans, however, have lost Col. Heillhurg, who wot shin by ldedchln-tc
which Pcnetrntrd into the villege, end urried efl' al] thedothinghehqsi—
ing to the regiment. .
VIENNA, Sept. :6. The present position of the enemy is between,
Scatzler and Schnrtenbesg, the left ning extending to Koemgflun.
Brinee Henry of Pmlsia has retired from the mounuitn, with the
g'reltefl part of his army, to approach nearer to the Elbe; : colpc
of Prusiam end Sunne, under the command of the PrineeofAnhde
Bern , Schlumbourg, Lieutenznt General of foot in the-Kinjef
Prussme leniee, marched by anel to Zittau, and it pulled in that
neighburhood. The enemy took hoflagee in all the places of impatient
throudt which they passed. - si
On due 9th inshnt, a pmy of our troo : repulsed the ldvlna _
of the enemy, and by that meant, : posiyeflion of the mountain ? .
BERUN, Sept. 29. By the ]: ndvicee of the age], the vein y
of the my under the command of his Pnasfien Majesty, m am between
Schatzhr and Liebau; the head quarters are at Schatzln' in Bohcmil.
Genenl Wunseh, with hie corps, continue: at Rueckarn, in the county
of Clztz; and several detuhntentt have been sent to cover the fiendes: &
Silesie and Lusetia. ,
DRESDEN, Sl's. o. By the ]:R account: dated the edmhnt. thi—
greauflpertos hie Pru MajeRxfntny m chain behudscpuhe
m Boheqtia, near the sroutien. His Serem li' the Pmtoe of
Brunswiek un between Liebn and Landlhot. On t e list hie Me e 'a
teargurd m ettaeked, zo men hil , , end 35 wounded; hqt no
injury received. His Royal Highne : Ptinee Henry hu tetusi'd_ont of
Bohemia vith hie whole ermy. Hi- heed quiten were U mght ,:
Qttendorf in Suony, end great of his "till:? Whatev
ed lt Dt'esden and in neighbour odd. Genml ell _ ctwpt to have
been yenerdey et Dippoditwalde, on thi- fide of the mew". Matthel
Leudohn 'u seid to be adveneedon thin tiden fer a Memme'c, between
Budyn and Welvnm, having belt reinsoreed uith'fdur _ te sm
the Emperour's may, under the commend of General VH
PARlS, New. 13. The number of ship. ofthe fine m herbottt
is said to amouot to 45. Ship building goes on yith them! Any.
Next spring France will ?" to sel the most foranKble fleet thlt Ill yet
Ip end on the oenn. ngland on her put, je else _ them
e m.- Ae it he: been reported thlt Admjnl Rodney will (ded
: squldron into the Meditenmn itih sad hete, that the (: _ p ,
Flbry'tt'quadron will he ninfdmi um. five cup. of the hue, Musssi .
to be joined with ixothen, bdsihftignee. zeheckt, bo-hvdfl'ele, silqeesi'sssissss ct
by which means our Adminl wtlflde able to keeptheseavuhpdvnnge. si; . .
and effectually protect the commerce ac the um. si - "
L Oct N D 0 N, Novhuu. li.
lGHT milliop are to be nised thin year for the service of Gom—
mnt. and it 50 snid that end: subsmber i: touche for idol
subscribed, 3 per rent. funded property, lnd ; ( per me. Writ:
19 you, and : douceur of I latter, fickeh -
lo the High Court of Adminlty on Wednosdny lah, ment, French
prizes were condemned, md four men! use- contestedz . pinned- m
punished in cold md du es, for seizinfsomd devising I- theh lip
conmry w treaty. A ?Mm ship was : released} th cum slt nel:
ten hours : And on Fridty one Amuican ud I Fold: asisem hand,
Fouruen snil of collien were lo!! : few (I: on she zeal-of Sun
desland, nnd (heir crew! petished. Theio so Ili : .' cock; -Mct
sailon, in supyoscd to be : d uuqsery for seemen. Mctm
sum tion of olk so frequent , com lined of in_ the . -
Nf. de Mauduit du Plgfflu, Kni ws St. Louu, ' KW
in Brinnny, du received a letter man the Congn I of th Wlfln ..
os Americz, acquzintio him, thn on the !: ' jf Gc-ll
Washingtod, hid son du ]! ptomondtotkendk bf- " , M
of anill , for his bnvery on many crying oceliom. . " si ' -_.1 _
Extf'acta chactfra-amyiltrdk dom. n-msi.
Tendon, laid Snsi ,; _ !.lo, 1711. , _ si _ ,
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