The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-04-25 00:00:00, page 1

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s}: jpuch w. was. in the House qf Common, toucMeJ/"ron
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N honounbln Gendmun am no attach the Americnn declamio"
of ibdopendeney, in a very peculiar manner, :n : wretched composi
oon, very ill mitted. down upwith the view to captivnc the people. "! hat,
Sir, it the very mson why ! upprove it men a- a corn [nion, as well
a . wise, tial measure, for the people we to ded (hit great cen
mmrsy. ( they are captivnedby it, the end in mnined. 'l'he polished
"zed-, the lumonim. ba y npnffiom, with !" the gncc, case,
end chance of I beautiful d_i m, which we chiefly admire, captiutc
9. ' of Ancsia very little; but manly, nervou- sense they relish,
even in the mak lukwml and uncouth dresu of llngu . Whatever
composition Pnducel the effect you intend in the mostlfgssrcible mlnner,
i., in my opinion. the hell, and that mode should alway: be pursued.
it has the man merit, :: well a success, dn the gren theatre of she
woful, no un rid on the singe, whether you men to inspire pity,
,.._.n-r—_...l__.n m., whn runemlzd the nddresi. slVl. [he
WMGhd-nm, Sir, who succeededthe addreu, lay., me
Men declantion of'independency wan no surpsize to himr—nor ]
halk", Sir, wuy n— of common reflection, after the franlic and
sinne!!! m which Mninim-nion pursued, with a full chorus of
' tion from the mind, of this House.
WM bind, Sir, which an honourable Gentleman near
well I speech of hypocrisy, mentions the " assurance; of
wha
mity, which hil m continues to aecaive from she several Courts of
Em ." At the beginning of (he laR scffion, the minister gave no in
uhe in 'a speech" uphc'u assurancca. [: was said, " l am happy
to add: !, as well from che assurance ! have received, as from the
'mrd : as. lffiin in Euro , ! see no probability that the
m., which you may adopt, as" I be interrupted h dispmn ;" ;
ny squign power." We have no such assurance: he] out m uah :
, lhn out nensum will not be interrupted by disputu wish any ochu
reign yew; but we have fill assurancea of amily, which m daily
conn—adiflod by the imneafi preparation; of the nen hbourin sueign
m of sone- and len:- and indeed of the whole ous: of rbon.
Be account- {run Nay contain lieth but the vafl pr- ration mzking
dyde [(in-of the two Sieiliec. Are w: indeed s: e and cmduloui
enough to unto general vnguc expnfflona of politencso againfl the clear
evidence of fashr Our Niaiflry knoiv very well that an Amcrican pri
nted being lady lbpt at Bilboa in Bisay, an expresa wan immediately
despnelld do Madfid, which returned with the fllkl! direction- sor the
release of the Fine", and yermiflion to surnish'him with provislona,
lorn; unbinden, in but, whatever he wanted. Thin fact will not
behind. ]. Spin then one of the fonign pomn. which again soodxu
0 Muste Nice! assurance of mity? ": sate ordained, that "
m neither lo piss capacity cnwgh w mit by the example ofothen,
nor even by out m npmcnnk' ' !! sivery irfl year of the present
wish. in Sqmnbn 1161, the gazene told ua, that " the Catholic King
h , at no time, been mote intent upon onadng . good correspon
denu wish and, thn in the Men: conjunaure; " : declmu'on
mdveds hen, Womsinapanosmrmtmed, andlau
nbydflflpnsictluope. !- th bag-iaaingcslhe following ]an
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Mwict nai "'t-o, ign che safety of;;- loya? chide?
Alas! Sir, what we cell treason and rebellion, and they iul flibnee
and : glorioue resolution, has taken root, : very dee 1 root indeed, in.
his spread over almost All the Ameriun coloniee. n this very speech
we ere told of their numbers, their wealth, their shength by sea end
land. The loyzleoloniee are three. the free provineesthinteen. litle -
ing on the embetgo, the exception to the rule is rediculoue enough. {!
is :: thirteen to time. The gazette says, " any osmy colonies in quth
' Amcricz, except the coloniet of New Hzmpshire, Malsachuiicttt'z Be ,
Rhode lflznd, Connecticut. New Yorlt, New ]ersey, l'ennsyh'enie, ! _
threelower eoumies on Delawere, Marylmd, Vir inia, North Ceroiinl, _
South Carolmn, end Georgie. Of what other co onies wax his Mejehy '
in ffesston et his ecceflion to the throne? ] think the permiflion eitende
our)? to the provincee, which we have not yet loli, to the two Rome"
Catholic provinees of Cenada and Florida, and to Nova Scotie. \ _
We ha've now been carrying on for two eere e huge And pimtices,
:: well as an uniuR ver. Ever demand o Government has been cum:
plied with, end yet the at lines employed both in see and land he!
not hitherto recovered : mgle province of ill the eou ederated eoloniee.
On the eontrz , the evil [on more desperate. The Insi year only
twelve eoloniee umhl petitioned the throne. This year by theaccesion
of Georgin, we have zen e t'uederzl union of thirteen free and powerful
provineet assening their independeney et hsi ]! end pight, flztes, end
setting our power et deflenee. Thu wu ne with elrcumtiancee of
spirit and courage, to which pofletity will do juflne. it was dimctly
after the safe leading of our whole force. In return we heve berbe.
roufly lundered their eoa ;, and set fire to their open towne ud defence,
less vil 30, in a manner which Woe lb! English sineme. In the 4
mid es m the eredtiee, anon, and deveflu'one, whuh folbw your
er I, the spirit of the Amerieene le lill wsuhduedz end I hppe
beliemqeu never will enquer the free ' ' es the discmknn'pf
lishmen, exerted in no honest eeuse. hey honour. ent! valuessl _
leffings of libe . They are determined to live, end_d sinne.
notwkhleediq vein ed'oru of ('I, ethnnry "'a lit _ targe., le 1
in 1 foetid emmpt to think of eonqum end holding the mussm'e ur
rienry es North Aneriee. when she _ country ;: united o! usi—
We argue in : trifling manner on thedeosivegood consequence. ev . _
only in he Fovinee of New York. They dn-not age thirde _
snhdue Vir it, or either of the Cuolinu. In no qe __ .—
hattlee, er se, ee little for sheinlfneeeies 'Wsiss !
drudy, end Mewplmdsi A . ,. _,siss 31— " . si
As to our unmimity at home, Sir. th: v-y-idnihnsibswd. bounte
impofibk, while the nsent syshm of dinne- nd , continui
in it: full vigour. American wa- il unjust, Wind '
in in sin! principle, and, is perfilbd in, nd udiwur ruin; Wehnc
neither force to eonqucr, nor bench lo union. suh unli— un.
quent, if we could fineeed. Our finden it hundred clin'nl. M ,
connimeion of thin can in at home by bid.) and unquie— ,
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