The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-03-07 00:00:00, page 1

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ALVVAYS yon LIBERTY \ND THEPUBLlCK GOOD.
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S soon as th? ["in-cum was !x'ficl )uflctcr
"_ dmuisiz-si'p-c {uuf-zol(1'1;mnsi:-:1ss_ mr.
ch-Mc rose and moved *' isirssm "humble
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address 10 ljssf prcssi-Mczl to l-siasss m-qj i.,,
as usn d.- 'sil'sim- ndsihsis— wzffi read, and xhc
:mnuun ("or Tresp-siningss- i" !Lc'u-ul- ('- hssv mr.
Button. Boil thr se ;[sntlcnhn lctctwkc tur
sunne lime (m 'Txe not."..h -n.
Lm'd jssxhn (I:! c'en i!!! .hr-n rossisi. and up
poscd x'uc [flot'lnvh- rrcsizphss-Isictsiisizzsi lhjulql
asiz-rossmdz ni "opposltzon on sshr; .**si711'.l"al*:11\
lulssjzct, Cenlumsig the. war nzlsil! Asimsimit,
and thccsinulucsstui'is. as in.;ss,ctu zl. h -rb 1—
rous, :Lml inhu-n-m. Af'aerssiu-a-Z'fing for
(me tiuv on the disJTr: -— .hlc side: of ahe
])Zcturc, his lordship prssdusisissct ten uncnsil
um to the u-idrsi-ss, wh'ch L'siss; ipczkcr
read to the Hsiuse. ]! cfflsifly rm-ncsil "im"
: crsinsmc us the m'si'nistry, a a}: lin: Lhat his
mctj si Whuhl order an ilzqzl'ss} um,!) their
conduct, ;md after very et Lumstamisiniiy
siarguireg Upon that evil advice: which had
been given his- m -jctsty, begged that the
success us the wsir might be uscd mode
rate'y and prudrmly.
Guvem mr Juhnston followed lord J'.:h\1,
and in ve'ss'siv scvcre terms arraigncd the
conduct us dmit-istrvion, not only blam
ing them for csimznencing the present
war, but endcavouring to prove that they
had as yet had ny success, and that even
the affair us Long ill and wax. by no means
a marter Wc-rthy os triumph, 31:- that
island was a mere ouL-pl-st m New Yurk,
as New Y-n'k was ;n nut-post to America,
and that it would hav; been wroug for the
Provigccs to have attempted to maintain
it. The goveruour "paid general l-Iowe
and hiss. brother very great comphments
.0u \h--ir manoeuvres in the capturc of the
ishml, anvl inferred, that from the whole
of general llmvc's conduct m camng lc,
]su caution in not forcing any os shc pro
vincm] stronsi-sshulds, his Opening tz'cnches
'nt 600 varctls dilhncc from their re-sslunbxs,
with hie general orders to his ollicctrs to
act with all pollible circumssircction, it was
evident the g-fnfr 1] thought molt highly
Of the proviucirds, and that he therefore
treated them wi'h asisi much respect as any
enemy ever were treated W'sh'l.
'l'he govcmnm' cumphsimed of the de
FenCeleis state of the kingdom, am] urged
the danger of an immed'ut: war wiuh
France and Spuin. 'l'he mssm'ct-ster's speech,
Which they h in just heard from the king's
month, he ded il'fd to be an cmixsse cum
pound Us 'nypotss'rsilsy. [( m-u'e hictss-nsilctjsisty
talk of peace: at the very mssmuss'n when
n-wt on'.y a" Europe, 'e-nT. Ulsih k-sisizsiszlnm,
?; me the; m-sssEc— idem 'Hsivpc-nz'maces of'prc
])ssrctlicm for we. . !! shssvt, it was like :!
dcjcrmtsilons m'zrrur, rsi shcti, ;; ;;f'ctlsc imctgc
0' fru'h 'l'h-xr par! rsilsi 1' 0 hzsfn Yssch' us
giving- th-z Am sicss-ctm law and liberty he
s-mc-sisiv4-ssi t') 'm- ;1 mawc tum s)! v.]! zmd
Pan "11", whsic'n wuuid m.); bon" & furious
LL-fct'ct 'TCZJsisisi-Jz.
hict' "_'-=".""11ssl\_'." sunkr LpU'Z'V Os Th':
assxz na} = s? 1';sL-c.-ss sixml !}w 'H'r'si. r—sssssix?! cc
that wox. tsi> i); pw un hsir prci'ssshunba ""
H. cum 1 (l (11 mien Cv. whss. ch 11? PP'ssm'd
v.]xi'; C-thsil'. <_.I M 7, .r.nc was mhfiskcr,
wi! -n xh: Puruu: nclc :md Span'md vssflc
nt ssss, n' ussrss- ]; r the latter h yd rc cuv
czi rzrl cr nul T! w: m shc P" c "(14 m
lfllU-nh ui ha-u 'r. althffllsiflsthsist K-"ss—"fflm
lud Qctuctluss lcnc o'sinuwct'z} rffi-PS— ( siUfflUl
them, paid them, Hiul . Hicesircd H-f m
'X'HC g-HlT-Y 'H' ssil-l, ),: was sn' i'mm
hc'myj pi-sissz. .,six w'l- h tsine Anzsi-nicum sifsffissssi'
(!c-silsiu'uiun- in llurur ut indewcnzizz ( 3 ,
but he hw c]..'-1r*' !}Hi usi-v wzct .c (hiven
to the n.:ct-Iu :\ ms xur w; r- uss perlsslcc'
ti )n 0! Lhe- . VVeha thirtd fsiurz-isszjssn truwpl
to fluhx affamil th m, zd they had)
n'hzr w. 3 of puuinu 11. c:x.-s hcs 1-7- &
(mlmg m .: us 1hanb3H-rmin'v ( si lhc
yoke, decx-zmg t'chlehcs inupemient,
um] i wi ;; am. ];sisin .Lid 10 decesid the m
'1' ney hadss he siJ, Uken ewry polf ble
means '-_-'> .sivuzd such a met; -'shre , ythej ]md
(";-um noit ;umulcpelh'sonm ;;03 ermncnt,
ȝnaymg relief, zml cu'uchul 1heir pr2yer
in the lirsimg-il terms ol du: y :md ash-gl
znce; gwrrmnsnt had,. with the must
pH-Vuksilng lu- ih: eis, r-jected their petiti—
on, refuli ig to give any unlaer to it, or
nffctri usi in an" mbss rmanncr to hear them.
The m :de () their declarsim ful indepen
dencv was, to be suse, in Fome measure
indesensible. The declarazion of the New
England government was exceedingly
rude, and lll written; the language wus
muse unmannerly and abusive lhssm evc-n
worse n'eatm-ssn'si than what they had re
ceived would have justisizd, 'but then it
must be considered & written merely to
captivate the common people1 andthere
fore a polished style, and very sirupulou:
dc'cen cy, were probably but trifling ob
je-cts with the writer- lle however al
mAuch condemned it as he applaucied that
or the l'gnnlylvamans.
The govc-rnour took ecc-ss-ssion to ccnshre
the late issuing us prcsZ—z warrants, and do
clared that he was not Oldy convinced :!
bctzer mode of manning the navy might
be found out, but that he was well in
formed the late presi was caruied on with
a degree of irreguiarity asid cruelty rd-o
jzss'czherunpreccdcntcd. He stated Lhc list of
];iilednnd wounded to the H- us-c, dedared
that <>1zeofnprsi-.siss gan}; was kiflcd on bosrd
a nurchautman, thruugh Lhc Lemuity of
she (sisslcer es ihe gsimg; Llnt many, both
s .uncn and men attempcted to be pressed,
were despcrately wounded, and that (our
teen pcrsims were (h'uwncd.
Astcr having. whh his usual warmth,
condemned the m'n ish'y, and painted the
speech as ill timed and s Hfctsscious, the go
vernourgavc his heavy .csssi m to the amend
ment.
Mr. VVomhvs-cfl rose to contradiC—si. the
:ss.l"si'1')ns rclnt'we to the conduct of th:
])r. ss, -nnd the death of the sailor unfortu
natelv shot; hc declared that he was er
inflru s}: (] to ded": , (but the mel'cnmilc
p u-l us the cizv in zzrncrzd C'mdcnmcd !hc
psirsi-n who {hot him. and were unfini
muuflv osopinior: tho' there newer was :\
press bcuer condudcd than the present,
Posi more mcn obtained with less blood and
tumult.
Mr. Vsi'nmhwc" snokrss much m savour
os'sissss-vvwr clH, am! cleftrbed the Ame—
1 ( si. un :csizwardly hsm :i'siti, who talked
]-::!Z\< , :uzl !an iulssly V] en saced by
men 55" < ;:uraect-ct-r. tle dii.uzted from the
prnpnskd :muufnwht.
Mr w 323331. in :} sssrchofflnssan hour,
(o 'ss'( . .sincd the 11 sent vm , !: one (( the
muste mmnzu al ;md mzzuit siimt time had_
t'. : x- prizczucul . He- ].siut the nffz'ztttcra hsssalt
ed rri LExekz'Hssesigfx: inhavingpt'ophcsied, m
th: fprcch of ]an year, why had this year
been veriiicd, as the speech of the da
fn'm the throne: had ail'crted. This
trim-rsiph, he said. was exceedingly ill
strumYCd , the.- minister havinglust year pross
p'hcliu'. no more than what he had deter
mined his measures this year should cer
tainfy produce. it was like the prophesy
osthc jesctuitsinthc loth century, respcct-ct
ing the: sate of the greatest priucethnt ever
reigned in Europe, Henry lV. of'Francc,
whom they had prophasitd to die at a cer
tain period, Well knowing at the time of
their uttez'ing lllrfi' prccictism that they
had hired Ravaiilac to assssshnatc him at.
the time they memiozzed.
Mr. Wiikes disscrcd from governour
Johnston relpectinss his condemnalion of
the flyle of the New Enghnd Congress's
decluration sorindependencf; , dedat ing hesi
always considered good writing by its ef
fect, as men judged of the merit osa tra
gedy or & comedy by the effects introduc
ed; that as it was addressed to the minds
of the people, it'it served to allure them,
it was certainly well written.
After having created a good deal of
laughter, the aldcrmun returned to serious
argument, andjoiucd in governour John
lion's censure of the press, dccldring that
nothingazulc! more firongly mark the iar
ring cou-ncils and inconsistcncy os admi—
niisitracion thzm their offering so large ::
bounty as 5]. for able seamcn, and 50:
forordinary seamcn, in Saturday'sGazett-z, -ss
and issuing press warrants on Monday, not
even allbwing the proclamation for so large
& bounty & week to try its cffsct. 'I be
aldermzm summcd up his speech by a sc
wre satire on the ministry , declaring, that
in all their proceedings they wc-nt back
ward; that lhev wou'sil at last fiml them
sehes procul (: Yove, six: throat! & ulmine,
and that if & sudden alteration osnu usures
did not take place, be feared this (::tuntry
would soon experience mo:} dreadful con
sequence-s. He agreed to lord John Ca
vendish's amendment. si
Mr. Mackwurth sonowcd mt'. (Luttzsiell)
mul shicl he rose in answer to the last.
sheaker's cai] on the indcpcrvdem countr
gentYe-mcn. He prnszsssi-d himss's to be
one csthztnumber, and dodm—ssw'ss he {dared
that mattcru were much zzzisecte'nvsi'cssntcd
whbunuioorz; [hit he'c'siia'ss :;msi Ukctohewr
gentlemen so ready to find ;! g-ksia sur the
Amcricans on cu-rctv occ-(ion, and even
v. hsisi-n they Were bizat 10 hint :1s;er & rectssim
to :iw-v that thy cuuLl not awid it, and