The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-02 00:00:00, page 6

and Connu-ticnt, andit was currentiy re
ported th it general lctce h ld gone from
the camp at Cambridge with 5000 men,
their destiuation not known.
Nou'rtt CAROLINA.
- Rej/blved,-'lthat the thanks of the Com
mittce us Sztfety for the dishict us Halisax
are justly due to the gentleme. 1 officers,
voiunteers, and minute— men of the laid
dilirict, for their n1.mly ands irit'ed beha
viour in marching to the asiil ance of our
sister coiony ol Virginia, now nobly cou
tending for the dearest of all hum m tiUhts
SATURDAY, Feb. 3. Wc dl'cjust ta—
voured with & circumstantiu] account of
the late ill success oFZem-tztl Muntqome—
ry s stormingt of Que cck which agree,
in every particni Ll', with the account we
have already given , with this addition,
thsitt the attack was made in the night
-time,, and, cal. Arnold s party having
passc d, umholested, & whole line of heavy
,.cannnn, in the morning, upon the retreat
'ot general Montgomery' :] detachment,
were obliged to surrender prisoners of
war, or be all cut to pieccsin their retreat.
Capt. Morgan' 5 titlemett were in the
number, mid, as we mentioned before,
behavcd like lieloes. ' Col. Arnold, after
havingv his leg flmttered, was carried off
by two ofhis brave soldiers. The armv
is fiill before 0 uebcck, and lrom the
measures taken to lupport and reiniorce
the sst, people to the Northwnrd mcthc
]itsiie doubt. of that important pi; we being
soon in our possesiion. Pom- general
Montgomery !s lamented bv every body.
*T/w report of :: committcsz appointed
tainquireiuw tsihecmdnct of 70/111C'mlmh
ll/tllimnGoo lrich, 70/171000117'1'0/7 71. 71 and
Bartz laft Gsmdrr'ch, with tsh- rcsi/ulntiofz of
thy shaventian thereupon, will appear in the
flat Gazettc, agreeable to an order os-that
]10/19'Lzssl'si1/N'8 affi'mbly.
I_;c ()0;-VENT[0N, Friday,Dec.29, 1775'.
"" HEPreliclenc laid bei'urc the Convcn
] tieu a letter from co]. Howe, enclos
ing a letter sruln cnpt. Bellew, oshis ma
jesty's ship thc Liverpno]. desiring to be
iuformedif he sii" persisted in his resolution
to restrain his malesty's ships from supplies
ssof pruvision, with his answer thereto;
which, being read, were referred to the
committce on the state osthe culony,' and,
.upcsim being reported to the House, were
siunctninumfly agreed to.
Rq/bl'ucd, that col. Howe be informed,
jn answer to his letter of the 25th, th lt
this Convention are stu senfiblc us the
_-sshn_r<hhips many innocent persons 0n.bozn*d
.his majefly's ships may be exposed tn, fsiur
_vy ant 0f'1'c3_;u1;11'supplies ossresh provifiuns,
'siwhich we wowjd not wish to withhold, un—
sslssess comched by the duty We owe to the
,country, lowny calling upon us to use
.eycry exertion for the defence of its inha
_hiss*. 4 .t_s. 'l'hz-sit cnpt. Bellew, who proba—
ctlziss is a stranger to us and our situation,
.sh-zuhl bv informed, that this country hath
ctqver, till of lute, considered thc officet*sss
;zzctzsild men of-his mujesty's navy as their
{friends, and have always hsild great plea—
'7sure in silew'wg- them every mark of hus
pltulity and civ: ]. y; but many very re—
.Cem, and unwa: lantablc instamcs, of the
;hoitile behaviour 01 some of the navy to
'v'\ urds our inhabitants,1ustily us in iuspi
{lous we would not othermsc entertain.
.VV ho are the innocent :md helpless, w hole
l)_]ood capt. Bellcw would not w ish to (bed,
Vw: cannot, from his exprcflions, deter
mine , but they early with them the
ssjhonrresi' nnplicatlon that the cfi'uiiwn nf'
Lhc bblrmsssl of some of our countrymc'n is
'thco a'fsisstol lns voy age to this country.
T.]Hr the Convcntion haue thc unrmcst
yviihcs to find lnernlclvcs mishikcn m th'. se
zp- )rch :ulions; and is c: xpt. ]}cl'u. w ( :m
czmdsi sccnd tn sztissf) ths 111, 01 (01. Houc,
that he 15 cmmsi tu \ " zrin'm on :l hwnd'; v
siermnd, this Convcmion will tulac uuy
opportunity of paying: proper respect to a
gentleman in his [tation, amd use every
means in their power to make his day here
as agreeable us puffilzie. But is, on the
contrary, (apt. Beliew's dtlign is to sur
ther the \icws of' our enemies, ;md asiilt
in prosecuting those unjustitiuhle and csirucl
;mcusiircs already set on (but in this mun
try, he must excuse the inhabitants (rs
Virginia is they totally decline cuntribut
ing towards their ow'n destruction.
(A Cct/siy)
70le Tazcu-ell, clerk of'tlw (szvcntion.
-——-H——_—-——-—
Mr". PU LDIE,
HAVE seen one of ]nrd Dunmore's
newspapers, in which there is the king's
speech and the addrcsses oFboth Houscs us
Parliament, a proclamzttion of his lord
ship's, an account of the canonnade and
burning us Norsolk, and some other pieces
of less importance; but all of them serve
to show whzst an engine of state :: PRESS
is when in the hand: usthe ministry, or it:
taolx. The uddrcsscs are the most abjcct
and servile cchoes OF the speech, evidently
the production of the same author. The
proclumntion is an artful invitution to our
countrymen on the sea coast and rivers to
continue where they are, and an exhurta
tion to them not to retire up the country.,
.whcre he says they will have cxnrhitant
tents to pay (by the bye, to the shame of
some osour countrymensithcre is toomuch
truth in this) but to take care of their
pissmtations, and to sell provisions to the
ships and army. 'ssl'he Nnrsulk nfl'nir is re
]atcd with the same truth and impm'tiality
with which that at the Great Bridge was
tuldo
sisi-Zn:
M'r. Punmz,
AM astonished that any Amcrican should
-be pleased at the late accounts from
England, of lord North's dcclaration that.
he would agree to & repeul of the detq/iabfe
act: we complain of, provided we Gv
first lay down our arms; for, in thc'fir
place, what is it we are to gairi byuthd
repeal ? \Vh_v, nothing more than a tem'si
porary figspeqss/ion of arms,- sor who is so
mad as to believe that Americn, aftersuch
cruel persccutiun, csian be long at peace
with her persecutors, or that England will
not lay hold on some opportunity to be
rcvcnged (on some colonics at least) for
her disgracc and dis'appaintment ? And
which colony will be hardy enough to ac
cept of'the disgraccful terms? Will England
bc wiiling, or able, to protect it against
the rescntment of those coionies which it
has bascly deferred? But if something
more than a mere negativc happiness could
be expected from the repeal, who can rcly
on the promise nfa minister, . and ok'a Prince
who has already deceived w, by the like
jzmmi/b? 'Lct us remember the sate of
those unhappy provincqs of Holland that
submitted to the dukc';_of Alva upon a
similar occasion, who; notwithstanding
his promise, hanged upwards of 1500 of
their principal gentlemen; and.thc morc
recent treachery of' general Gnge to the
poor Bostonians, who delivered up their
arms upon his promise of being permitted
to leave the town with their families and
effects.
At (! committrsssie heldfor Goochland countssv,
at the com-t/zou/b, on chnesday the 29th
osNovcmhc-r, 1775'.
Fuzpns and COUNTKYMEN,
E whose silnutiou exposes you to the
relentlcss fury of mercilcsis phmdcr
ers, who are daily meditzning how they
may glistrcsis his mnjesty's faithful subjects
on this comincnt, we rejoice to find_that
several us the upper countics have taken
your case into their tender consideration,
and have declared their willingncss to
mss'miscff every token oshnmzmity and as
sedliuu to your familics, when you are for
c'ed so quit your ]mhituthms , U'c sinccssrtly
join vsi 'uh them, and (]uhcsirc-l>_\', foruurlelvc
and conllituculs, aishrc (;ux' tctricmls in xhc
luvvcr countics, who find it ncccssisur)" to
leave [heir habitations, that our Iniuds
arc disposi-d to rcccsiwc them with (mecrc
affection; and we do hereby invite such
who thsimk thcms'clvcs in danger to come
find dwell among- us, we being wilhng to
afford to as many of their fumilics as we
can every cmusort and couvenicncy
in our power. And Wc sinccrsscly m;—
hurt our sulk'erinssg; countrymcn to put
their trust and confidcncc in the supreme
bcing, whose arm is might ' to save, and
whqwm, in due time, de end the cause
as the opp'r'cssezd, am] not to be dcterrecl
by the thrcnts ofsitheircnemies m renouncc
their birthright. W'hnt, though thc'y
shouldinshhingly'sily, withstubshsisilketh of
old, " I Willlcomc- upss tcsifL'cbiinofl and
'si' cut doom the t'allcednrs thereof, 'siand the
" choice'fir trees thereof; I wfflsiemcr intof
si'si' th: height of his border, and she forest
" dshis Carmel;" yet. lct'ps, sswisith goo'd
Hezssekiah, 'sisstm] their rcte rdachsul wofdsiq
before the Lord , letsi usis liftss'sidpsimusi hssezzrtg
unto God, wlibf'ekingdmn is'mscwrsssxffinfi
kingdom, mid whose sux cr'cign power z'u.
dominion is ovcr'ull creatures; ' ss ct
Refizlved, that the preceding address be
published in the Virginin Gazette. '
GEORGE UNDERYVOOD, clerkctf
ADVERTISEMENTS.' — .
- W'lLLlAMSBURG, ["a-(1. 2, 1776':
. HE fizbsbriber intend: mosis'jsngsiup to Fre
dex'ickiburg, where he will ,cnrry
the stoching making business} to a greater ex
tent than fbrmcrly. He siwi/l & muct'ch
oblzzsircd to those who please in favour hsiim
ss-with their work, and methe: no doubt by!
what n'orh he does will meet with then;);
jzrobution qf the publick, for which he wi]!
expect ready mone . si _ .
" ABAMALLAM
. Dunnuzs, You. 29, 1776.
l'N T EN D soon to leave the colun :
VVlLlsisAMSBUKG Fell. 1, 177o,si
HE ficlz/Z'fiber has" a'Iassr cte affbrmctu-ut
nsEUROPEANctGOCFDS, which
,he will cli/posi- of on rea/Bnap'leiemu, far
cash only. ss GE'MGE RElD,
Mss * I have three len??? 8 5 I N E S,
which I willscll C/lc'uf), for cast;, ' ss
N Monday the lgth of this irct/iarzt (Fe
bruary) will besold, to tlwftighcst bide
der: , jbr reuujv monly, by thess/Zzbscriber, at hi:
store in Cabiu Point , chudry good:_, cousgsi/iiug
of'jbme cloth, shag, stoc/eiugstuffs, women:
cssloth and silk cluales, bonutts, hot;, and
hoodx. chiut-zet, persiam, stile mill:, hand
herchiefi', lawm, nuns thread , children:
[says, flecklace: of" dzffercnt kind: with
sseaZ-rinsigsss jewellcryjbrled, women: covered
steddles, hridlcs, &c. gum, hoes, fixes, 21.
and 2: . andbdmails, ]}yiflg-paur, carpenter:
plmzes, ])ewter, glasj,_/ione, and sichina-ware;
men; hat: , buchshinbrecclzcs ,bar zron , horsZ-J,
a wagzun. and wine by the pipe and quarter
cask, with many other thing.: too tedzom to
mention. YOHN STE W/IRT .
AYLETT'J wul'chouse, Yan. 25, 1776.ss
Olt jsilse, (m easy terms, about Ooo ].
sterling zunrtlzuflthlropcun goods. Apf -
])lication may be made to Archibuld Cuvsim
in.!lanover town, or to
7.-I.'. HZS G'O ssi'sisi/_ -___r
UNctu-qysrnm N<=\-.'c;uiih-, f/wfz'rjl (lay
- 0ft/1is month1 three nsict'ssuru Him], and
(! lml . ss T/uy belong to 77zr.s. 'ss\ ullsilccsi near
szmpmn.I nml 7--(.-;sic:*/1irm! [zv me. "77ss'ch
are clad cliqfiv in Ysin ;;jz-i-si: s/ss-llt, m'c l'h-f/c
72Pg7'0t'J', sn'sscftv llssprctb', (mz' (.'."z'(-f,'f('rs. 'zz'sJJ i.\'
vel)! knor/P-km'ssisisil . /'iss'h/w7'.ss'r TL'flsil (lll'ct/fi'cf—
]Icss'flfl thcfieid'fluvcsstmll huma- Qox. ssf-si-r sctssrch
isi receive: ." 70}le (:) 1". A .
Fab. 35, 1776.