The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-10-18 00:00:00, page 1

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High HEAV'EN to cnsixcwus ENAD'S dzrect: the SI'ORM!
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4; lze ]entiment: of the several companies of
militia and fl-eeholder: of Augusta, in
i Yctirginia, communicated by the dejmtie:
from thc/Zlid companies and jrcehuldm to
y their reprzfi-ntative: in the General AffZ-m
jss by! Of the commonwealt/l.
?.ss GENTLEEMN, _
'WE have chosen you at a very critical
: juncture toreprcscnt us in the General
',Assc.ubly or our commonwcalth, and need
.tnosst tell you (hat we place great confidcnce
sssiinsiyou. Your being elec'sstcd by us, in such
times as these, to an important piece of
;rust, will suilicicmly prove it, and show,
"at the same time, our respect for you,
land the sense we have of your abilitics and
Zfsstirtuc.
, Our independencc on urcat brltam, and
every other nation, we are determined
_ upon, without a nice calculation ok'costs;
for ispoffiblc to effect and prescrve liberty
[or ourselves and unborn generations, we
*' think it will be a-noble equivalent for much
blood and treasure, and we trust a full
halance of all our losses.
.Attempts, unnatural, cruel, and unjust,
' to rob us of our most valuuble rights and
" Triviiegcs, have mused almost all America
;) defend them, sorgetting the illibcral
-treatment which a difference in religious
sentiments, in some misgzuided places, has
produced . All denominations have unani—
- inously rushed to arms, to defend the
stommon cause. Their unanimity has
made them sormiduble to their enemies;
,, their unzmimisv will be e\ er preserved by
giving equal liberlsiv to them al}; nor do
the crave this as the pittance of courtesy,
but demand it as their patrimony, that
cannot be withheld from them with
ct out the most fl-igitiotm fraud, pride, and
'mjustice, which, if practised, may shake
this continent, and demolifh Erovinces.
'l'lctns we tnan our reprucutuuves m
Convention, last jane, had fully in view.
Beside: other things, they declared,
*_* that all men are equallyssentitled to the
" sree exercise of their religion, or the
" duty they owe' to their creator, and
" the manner osdischarg'ing it according
FC to the dictates of their consciences."
We take this to be the true and full mean
"mg of their words, without any unjust
view of favouring some to the hurt of
Others, and we view their declarationin this
light as amost happy proosof their wisdom
and virtue.
Herchy men, how different soever in
their reiigious opinions, are united in de—
sence osour invaluable inheritance, which
they can cqnctmssssly call their own. Hereby
jealousies, oppositions, arssd we believe all
the piagues of jctrring interests, will be
prevented, their united force be employed
to accomplish the same ends, and the only
shifflsi; he who will become the most ap
pruvsiabic, wise, and ustshl members in
sucictv.
\\ Ysiile wc most preffingiy request you
as imiividueis. cr members Of the same.
communiw, to use: your hest endeavours
Lo promote the gcucml good, we do,
gentlemen, as our representativcs, most
solemnly require you, and positivcly com-'
man:] you, that, in the General Assembly
of this commonwcalsh. you declare it the
ardenc desire and unanimnus opinion of
your constilucnts. should such ,a declarati—
on become necessity, that all religious (le
nominations within this dominion be forth
with put in the full possc-fiion of equal li
berty, withoutprcfcrence orpre-emincncc,
which, while it may favour one, can hurt
another, and that no religious sect what
ever be estahfished in this cummonwcahh.
This, From iLs apparent tendency to pro
rhote, and most effectually to s'ccurc, the
good ofour country, we earnestly wish to
see cstublished ; and we hope that the num
ber osintereltcd bigots, illibcral politicians,
or of disguised enemies to the freedom and
happiness of Virginia, will be too small
and contemptiblc lo preirent or obsh'uct a
matter Os lucn CchnllVl: uussx y, a ludurl
so just that the con'trary ls must evidently
isiiquitous, destructive, and oppreffive.
But, should the future conduct of our
legiflative body prove to you that our
opinion of- their wisdom and justice is ill
grounded, then tell them, that your con
ltituencs are neither guided, nor will ever
be influenced, by that flavish mnxim in
politicks, " that whatever is enacstcd by
" that body of men in whom the supreme
" power of the state is vestcd must in all
" cases be implicitly obeyed," and that
they firmly believe attempts to repenl un
uajnstsslaw can be vindiCated beyond asimple
remonsirancc addi'essed to the legishtors.
These, gcnflcmen, are the sentiments
with which we have been intrusted, by
communicating of which we have discharg
ed the dutieslos our dcputation. Other
things, how material socver they may be,
are committed to your prudence, and un
remittingcare, to be managed conformablc
to the declaration octs_rights. '
We are, for ourlelves, anu l.uc uuuqm
nies and frceholdcrssor. whom we act,
entlemen, your most obedient humble
ervants,
7ohn Magill. Yame: Allen. 'George
MoffZ-tt. David Laird. Fame: Fraizer.
Fame: Marshall. Walter zwoffett. " olm
Cuningham. Alexander Sinclair. amc:
Bru/ier. Yohn Poage. Yahn Hington.
Yohn Davis. Alexander Long. Chrzstopher
Graham. William MsiPhceters. Elzjah
M-Clenahan. Alexandcr Thompson. Archi
bald Alexander, David Gray. Robert
Wil/bn. Thomas Hewitl. Talrn Wear.
Michael Dickey. Robbrt Tedford. Fame:
Walker. Charles Campbell .
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WALTER CUNINGHAM, clerk.
C H AR LES T OVV N, Septcmhcr H.
ON Friday his excellency general Lcc
arrived here from Georgia, aqd on
Monday he set out for the northward.
in the orders of the qth his cxccllency was
pleased to signify his approbntion of the
conduct of oursi forces in the so'siwwing
terms:
" General Lcc thinks it his duty, hefor
his departure, to cxPrcsd the high si-nsc hc
entertain; of the cv'nduct and behaviour of
the colour]: and officers of the battalicms
of Sonth Carol'ma, hpth as gentlemen and
soldicrs; and begs leave to assure thsiem, .
that he thinks himself obliged to report
their merits to the Conti-tental Congrcss "
On' Thursday the -hrigantinc of war
Comct, capt. Turpin, returned from a
cruisc, with the ship Clarfflh, which he.
took lying at anchor oss Augustine bar,
on the 28th osAug'ust. Her cargo coniifls
Os iumber, with about 40 nf-grocs, nhd
some household liirniturc, said to belong:
to a gentleman who was removing from
Georgiu td East Flofid_a. The day before -
capt. Turpin's arrival he saw a frigdte,
which gave chase all that day, and part of
the next, and Came close into the [am];
but being considcrably to leeward, and ::
dull saiier, coukl not come up with 'cithel'
-the brlg or her pl'iZc. .
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(lamp near aeucca, angry: 10.
" On the mh insiant col. -Willlamsim
came to Tumawsey, where he saw signs
of lndians very fresh ;, upon which he de
tached capts. Pcrkins and Anderson with
60 mcn_to track them and reconnoitrc,
and major Downes went out with 20 men.
Capt. Andcrson, with 25 men, partedfsirom
capt. l'crkins, and croiscd a crcek; soon
alter wlfich capt. Perkins and his 35 men
saw two Indinns," and sirEd at them. The
lndians set up the war whoop, and ran;
the party followed, and were quickly met
by a v umber of the enemy, supposed to be
between 2 and 300, who engaged (hent
very s urioufly . Mujor Downes iortunately
came up in the fear; and cnpt. Andcrson
sailing on the back of the enemy
to the right, the firing whs hears! at
the town. Col. WiHiamson immediate
ly turned out with [50 men, who, com-'
mg Clule on me DUCK 0! [He enclu) , tuum;
them quickly give way. The forwardcst
of their perty being entirely shrrounded,
were monly cut off; 16 were Found dead
in one valley, where the battle ended,
whom our inen scalped, but did not look
any farther, as, being'near sansec, they
were called off by heat of drum. We had
2 killed, and 16 wounded ; 3 of the latter
died next day, among whom was capi.si
Lacey, a very brave officer, and a good -
man. So'closc was the engagement, that
a stout lndian engaged a cuuntr3man of ss
mine who wet: a good bruiser, and expert
at gcuging. After breaking their guns,
striking them at eachother, they laid hold;
upon which the Cracker quickly had his
thumbs in the fellow's eyes, who round
out Canalsiiv n'ncuah; in English, shend,
enough. " Damn )ctou (says my conn—
** tryman) you never csim have enough
" while you are ahve;" he then threw him
down, set his foot on his neck, and suffisa—
ed him alive, then took up one of the
broken guns :md knocked his brnins out.
I wish'he had let the latter part nhme.
andsenchm osswithonthisnight cup, told!
his; countr) men how he had been treated ."