The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1778-10-30 00:00:00, page 2

iown; we man and? copimnereos ; cotn'm the
,iighlh air;] berman iangua e ' " ' ss
ty fiags nt tv'msse to the pursi osib n ass
A Hunbiics o: L um—ssentiuns of the cohsinics, Phnra
ions asid provinsssies, and to seveisiil persons both
incivil ::r. mi isiary capacities \'-i'.hil) the said co
Lynics, pianzaticns, and provincesl And for the
'rthcr security in times to come of the several
pcrlbns, or When, or descriptiuns of persons, w ho
are or may be the Objects of this nmuiscsto and
proclamaticn, \\e have set our hands and seals to
thirteen copies thciecsitsi. and have tranin. tted the
"He to the thirteen colouies, plantations, and
provinces ab'osse mentioned; and we are Willing
to hope that the v. !".c-Le of this manisesto and pro
Zlamzition will be faiiiy and freeiy published and
_ i'culated isiuict'the immediate, genca], and nuns}:
grious consideration and bench: of all his Ma
's sub;ccts on this cuntinenc. And we earnest y
.rt allyersons who by this instrument with
th to receive the benefit of the king's pardon,
lame time that they entertain a becoming
* ( those lenient and assecticnate measures
[! eby they are now freed from many grievous
tharges which might have risen in )udgmert or
have been brought in question agamst them, to
make a wise implovcmtnt ofthe ntuation lD whit h
Us m iisiesto and proclamation places them, and
: on y to recollect that a pelkVerane m the
result rebect'siion, or any adhezene to the tzesiisr-n
able connexion attemstcd to be i'ramed with a
Foreign pover, mil, atte!" the present !si'msic ex
knded, be considered as crimes of the most aggra—
Vated kind, but to sit: with each Other in ctectger
snd cordial cndeasi ours to seeme theu own p ace,
Ihd promote and estal'lish the prosperity of their
bountsys. en and the ges ezsial weal of the empirc.
? And pmsisuant to his six ajcfly's commishon we
Hcschy require all OffiCCl'S ciiil and militur , and
ill other his Macsty & loving subjects what never,
be ;sisiding and ashfling unto us in the execution
this our it:;nsiiifcsto and ploclamation, and of all
Ehe matters herein contained.
G ]!s'L'N at Nzw Yoax, tLis third day rf
v-wvsict' v- asi-si.
Octubct 1778.
CARLISLE, (c.. 3.)
H. CLssNTON, (L. s.)
siWM. EDEN, (L. s.)
By their Excel'sscncies command.
r ADAM Fzmz-sou, Secrerary.
pm Earl cj CAmctlst, dxr HENKY Cun
TUN, and \V\LL!AM EDEN, I].7, m": bzitau
- njck ).Izjz'fly': Commssontn. '
(}ENTLLMEN, .
HO L—ssiii 1: is an individual who now addrcssu
)nu, he assured that it is she lansz-sizc s cversini
gmukm. He gaf" o; 93?ng 40] ! lcc toffi'lje Tab
,_ by;" si: siusipcsi.) :- d Vu she lenumentssi
sithe ;rcpzcxntatives of this state now assembled.
heir voice, whenever heard, will be that of:: people
ere with the accunulated injuries of your nation,
an] cietermi-ud to msi-intain, whatis now become the
only obj-ctc: of cctntcu, independcncd; Their voice
jub: tha: (.sa pe-sipic dctcrmined to be free;, equally
si influcnctcd by rhcle p—Lseffinns of friendshsipsizwhkssh
my despise: and Lisiozc hostilc menace: ofsi futmsic
zvock, which they nav- no longer dread. '
' Your manisesho is Ja- !- {! dying eflorc of: dctziring
anguimry fsizzciun It Lnfnlds the pztifu] summon co
ct hchx you are rrciuc-ssd, and betlavl che malignity of
Our hearts. Bzfflerj in your-hopc of conquest, you
now aztcmp; th'csi .ncz'e dcsqrrsious weapon: of diffimu—
lation. and nrcsel's :}.e vnrd'esi attachmencs to the
jmppisiness of America. But "such hollow pretensiom
ssarcte not sui ed :ctfsiscouncry where liberty has taken
deep root. The? may suit che hypocritc of St.
Jamcs's, but trui me, such artificcl here excite only
"their deserved c*n:cmpt. The conduct of your mas
ter, nr Your fact'sion, has been one concz'nued curse
(yf insulc. When Amchca titioned, when she _
threw herself upon !h: gexzcro lty, tho justice of your
mrictn, nathing was he.;rd of but unconditional sub
misiion. She was threatened with a tonenc, which
has vxinly spent its suz-Y'. After three year: of cruel:
and bloodl'h-si-J, after ( xe loss of zo,ooo of your be
sstroops. and the profusicn of milliom, after the most
' cnerons alliance with (lie greatest point in Europe,
when fatal experience had evinced the folly of 'nur
empts, we are now pus ss with a<mini o,
ich, like the firsi-scrpentsiHflxish-p nothing
ss-_ Jerrir, hypo-r'si ss', and an . But, permit me
cxzctnin: it more parficlbrly.
Ym tc'] us in the sun, paragraph, that you have
tude rhe mail ba evolent overcures co Congrcss and
to a" N )rth An rzca. You have been to Iuccd to the
xxctz;*(ctffity of aqkn vwlcdging that the chims which gave
ss'iie :n thes-.*o-sserturcs were founded in justice, and
' _-:si"si-rc .y1a mzde them; But cm you, without
glingW-ilcy bhnsh bearing witness to your shame,
"11 che crturu henevolent, which, thoughjusticc
inned? were m.:ctnJ-zd at the same time wi'h t'm
urche-ssv of rhwse ctv u clegradc with the name of fellow
(".-"11an You ha : f-fl'cred nothing, but what y'\u
asi.-.-, admitsixl we had a right to demand. Rut when
'erc 'hcv offizrtsil? At wlmt time? Aud up m wh -t
-7n:i:1'c? Was it the principle of henav-flence?
th! is Tr henwuic 1t t') rnnssck Germ m-z, m drnin
he jaisis oF Britain, so I:: loosc the xcthIh-u S'zoc,
sim- fflh'cfs dornzflrjcku zrfl shVlg': tribcs m' [ndims,
spread ru'n and dfisol'nhn through. the: wh )lc con
' en: oF Ancricm? \-1 " offer; Were n1: m'ncifr,
ugh justice dangmkl them, mill veu sex your
delmmesicthopel hunratcd, ycu: unl, which you have
, s ..l_ ."vim unrenumng zeal, ymflrau: sins i., : ss
Yet" indeed your ovenuusi-s chlctnv Pt- e
ed only to add sue] to that Tndignacion wsilcu
already flowed in the breast of every Amcricm.
Cnngrusl, in in turn, (re-t:d ch-si-m wish jun usin
tempc. Your hour ofconrcshzm was gone. A hiohsir
object wu ac stake, and for that alone wc now con
tend. ' -
Yet you once more offer to copcur-wthCmgxsan
th: rc establishmenc of peace, and remmd tncm maf
they musi be rclponsiblc to them constitusims, t!) tf-c
wctrlJ, and en God, for the c< nnnuancc o! mia v n',
and a}! ifl conscqusnt calamitics. 'l'hcir coullsirue..-ss-'.s
ate (00 wise no: to know :hac it is in your -- wcr (I
put an end to c'f-e war, whencs er you plza . They
know sfiis you may withdraw your fl-ssccs and armvs,
and ]c-ct'xe ihem m the Pcacctul cnj -)mcnt of that
liberty you have so cruelly cndeavuured m Geprive
t-mm of. They leave it to che world, and that (A d
to whom you so impioufly appcal, to desrfmsuc v. no
arc : ss ba responsible for [he csi—nzinuance of the war,
and its conscqucnt ca amitics. Your sins jnciude
n [thing in: what srecmen hold their unaisc'mfzic : isijhc.
um! whicn sit is insolencc to offer. [: it css-"c ctsnctzcgc
of !) isinzu tr- confcr chose rights, those gifts schm en?
Mui} we receive, as the favour: of an inrsimm-n cy
ra-mink ( run, what sz and nature gave? _I rent
upon the n'sssi Mnochuffliss'y, and then peace:, v-uh
zm .blivim qs is.,siunu, ma, cnsiv si-la-F-f. You du w ! 'siu
remind sTnn; r;.s, that ch-siy mu' be re sir,:nLJc sin rbeir
confflsiuenta kor "w Cdmimsissanrc (::ct t'uh vss'ur, fss :, be
utlu-edct they hm c 3") mu-—h wisdom zmt tss- kr-ss-ss !.si'vd'
an accz; (ance ofys u; ufi'crs would his}? do vr ry :
their own hc1rls (he vengeance -*-f an ivjurrd siwzsi-Te.
As to Goc' ar-d th: w--:Z..-, tsixe oppfzsx-ssnn they h-w:
made mufi be we:] chaiict g t.) the one, and m." r-:r of
ashnnihmrnt to the r-tb. r. A new world has us;."cn
from the dun: of 'ctvrunuy .wd uzuss {Lion, the l'simzc
of Gnd ?sias moved ussn shss: t'}. : (n' (his wcstem
hemisj r:' ss. hasmhsid : !.ct him;)! frum ansds! -:;on
tufmn ;: d drinrdcr
L'sixt ',-*\u : len ( sssc fsi/m, ws: "m: nn: arrrhmi'Z-d to
njre'i ycur ofter: erlrou :h. "-.. shut 04 ( -.-.'.'r c-uziki'u
emsisi. They n-i-jhr then, xtis __*.e-sum-_-ct', Lavca'ca t
er! them, si'ss you u (m.!u nszt have- dciircd so ;reaf = :rh
them. But til}; i: fine of your fflssi ihkz Mssuhi -vz-}i:ss\n
practices. ((:c-fdr :";- i,7.-Prr.1. That pcsictfie of Amsirisga
laugh at your f-iliy, while: they cL-z-lctplle y- ur weaknels.
ch you not scentlmc pill'ddiwsi nf AmelI-tr-n union,
chaf G'rrgon to Britain, siavc you not read -he confe
dcmtisifn? There you wi} ssin-ssl th L': Pnpgs'css alone is
todetermined"martcrsr-s isicwty u in" so:: gn nations.
Read it, but beware. lash 11?.r :heizz..u'ss upon the wall,
it shouZd sir5ke you pale with [='.rrour.
You can upon the Gcnez'a} Al'fmbl-zzs. usshe different
states m corsidcr your ovcrzurcs. Y: u cannot be ig
norant of th: answers whiCh wrvuld be given, xcrc
they to consi fer thsi'm. Virghxix has not cven conde
scendcd to r "oivc ynua proposzdons, weZl knowmg
{guard c; On m: "10 dI er
h'si' prsisii .. .ssj: in & similar manner. But
y;u groscszssjn ches same paragrlpb, that it isnot our
daszgn to so met psipular division: and partia] ca vals.
I'." wozfld be dsisircg-xtury to the generous nature of your
offers, and unhecoming che dignity of your magnani
mous King. Yet, strange cossrcradrction! pt'zs bush
your wishand duty, you say, to encoxuagvc and supgorc
a-w men, or b-mics of men, in retu n 4-F lnysihv to
our sovereign, and uffccnon to your fellaw sui-siccts.
' {ow dissicch ' 't for the guilty to escape,: their own
cmdemmticn. 'You dispenl'e ycur markssftncs, you
acsic npc to break th': cctnin nf Fedcral union ; you
c'zink is your duty to encourage the aposcate from the
cmfc nf liberty You attempt to kindled flume in the
heart of ecctrh state, and yet "ou would not fomesizsit
popular divisions and cnbals. r. is upon chcssic ;: zpukr
division: and cabn!_s that your las! surlsirn is.; ( 15 n-W!
plac'rcl. But, trult me, as y'.u began m rzrsi- ! and
deluson, thus your politicks must end- Ynu have at
last been cunslicenc. Bu- ths small degnee of merit
serves only to Freelpitare you. nuin.
Your next para- ths! (can you b-ctar the rephtition
of it) tells chq fro: mhibctanrs of the Amcricm em ire,
that the grievanccs have becnfor ever removed w. ich
led them into this rubcshnn. 1: this (he language of
concili tion"? is it not enough to insult us with the
absurditv ostcll'mg us that a" our grievauces are remov
ed, aEa time whcnthc honours us the cruellcsc war
arc pracciled with the m-st lersevering obsiinacy,
wFrhnut adding the nppmerum of rebcllious guilt?
Vvhy, in your former ovfzrcurcs to Congmss, did you
admit theclaims of Amcv'tss'ss'! to be just, and now brane!
her son with the: o'-r*'--_nfrc'uclss- L an an oppol'lri
sounded in justicv, Be reb-si-Ysiioni A Scotch eal'uiic
might find rcfn-Hion in any opp-zsicinn, unicls i:
Originctirfid in his own cusisilmzy ; but surely this]
was not :: Ume, nor wzu It c'*ni'zs'rrnr with the office
you have underssizkcn. m ndnpt isiuch ]:mguzgc. But,
if it be rcbzlhnn, then: is leach an Amcricnn bill
glnrics in the name: of rebel. You invite those who
prefer :! mllinry life to seek f-sirr lvrnour under your
smndards. They are to.) uzzvssZ: ramished, tow much
Failen from their formcr ]mh [unnsicie of glory. m
reflect honour upss-n thri; unse-mnntc soHo'wrrs. Brb
tain may well nzm sirvsssssir che time when the suus ol
Amcricn nobiy fought ;:nsi] died under her standardqss
but the time is nm': for 71?! :— ghnc. si
T'n those who exercise the f-ssm-ctione nf religion, n'
t'fis c-mrincnr, your :z'jlrcss is m !: isi: ur—manly. ]: ]:
in Ameriss-nzinn: thar rcIIL an has at length gained .
free an'! univcrsiss ] toleratinn Europe ! ny Grrat Us!
rain with its H-si. Tsid srceddm, ;ct-r-wzns rndcr relisisiim
]
bondnqc. Amuisi': puscnts yvzu an cxffmple w wed)
of imitafion. She know's no dlssCl'CP-Ct", but such ::
n 0th a'onc points ctuc. The good visizcn i: her n n. c'c
:nd.not the securifc. leg: no: theretss'oxe [or he; -eii
gictmflidpn ". 'l ;.e \ii..u\'qc_.rn\1—mance conccrns ;.ssq - ss
.pitizen, &: s) .m sin .n.. si's si
H'T & .:-...- H. .nkJ cbsiblcffirgs 0F peacess of
agfic ure, upr ., ....si. c'unncsce, chule who can fed
a nue. .nxiuy (m (isie Lsiu- uion of their children, arc'
thusc wiss m y sisi insic sir,.z co (had, 'I hete are consz.
demriuns \- uiJz um]: .:nimatcly concern the inlerclt;
m men ') n .. peace which re ndcrs our commesce :.
uru..und:d a. u-c ccectn itself can alone intrmctucsi
nBsLl-h'si'ufcy asitz gshsszi—sin c'S. can alone enable uuossss
glv..('Us um ]. Ill vxrtuou ere] (ducation, which
wili render them the nrm supponcn of what their.
futuczs ha : ct-crsian ed, canalone present to their infzm
minjz ; , le. sing (cinsitcsifln (,f [hUl' brave znccshy,
But it Ammcz- will no: accept flour overtumj
and ill]: so "were: In !.vr x-zln ssionl independen
shzl csi-Miue in the PRETEND ' ' ALHANC! of Fm
she pcsicvuience m Uncdt Bgicain must be checked dsi
war, vluch y—vu [I:v has been hitherto ended () 'Wit ss
zendemelsi and scmssi-sii. n. must befelc in all i : hns.
ruurs. "1 ]'-u1, afier three years of constant h i'ities,
ofa war Fo-csiufec m a mamecr which has Isioniflz-ss
ed all Eur- p! cmsured, cordemned, and probeted
by y-ctur Pbscsi Semtors nay i-y yhuv very Genernls,
"we are now told that Great Byiuin will no longer
extend her set dcr mrrcie: towards us. The honour:
of war arc rffir already fell" in eve cottq *"rsi
Amsissct, . Tuctdf- you (my auu m {( to 11". u :. Wha
csil-rlri- s 'uvc yon: nor already compared, what num
;sicts ;ctss, vssu si -.- !ss-rught to lmgering dreams "ny
csinussss of:"; si'si'xse ! what j-xils but have dfsgv rged
-. ,ct._ssssss 35 ,_s' nsi—s mzfl—mfsile {'t-How c'itFZ'ns! vsstsiac
si-sictws nctss-si [m.q Mr v- med to spread ruin :mr'. dcs-z.
;ct-n ,, " ff-L- .ss-- ctssss & ss-mx? Mcnaccs axe iiill lefe
usir usi; but. shctpurmt arc} wc h y-\u_h;we* no longe.
{sssuctsigrh m dicthctz-sizc the vex.om-w.xich rankles in
uov-sir hent: . . *
B-ctr - 'Fse ycl' :x'ds m ",tsnrc your reveng'fulappec'ze-ct
bv r.--.:.ng in !! wz'nsser mrl (;M-Znticu. 'almsi (Us 'lid
coasrs, it would nue.- musss- c n'isi sely nvet (All vunun
with France. Amchsra wvulrl :hsin bc rcnckn-s mue
depende—msion her, an) si-tlu Fmssiy-pn pct'wer , E..- ;
thhu'. ;: :] ;nticl-s " ! iss !] flu- mfghr of.!z-Jwise'u: wi si
m import fx'sssm Bril'iin._ ?" .is s'rs- ssi'nna seen" x-ss- ; -
i"\'ss to C'dmplrr'z cE-c m.:n of YC'si-r csivuz-try. "- ssss, de
clzzp, :Zm- )! u have nsi'lfl cr : ye in v-er nor dr— muli
nafic-n tss-acknowiedg- < w ? .sfcsixndcncc. AUH ;; " O
wit}; ys-u .xsfi of cut "e *' :; c: . Tpc powcters ct; :ssu
topsi. ::--*ur.- itself", 'a; ,:u nczsiabhsh ]: onaisiom-Jsictx-m
WZ-n 4' cannot be .- :lct n !
Y ,ur' next p-rzz. z:.- ?- 's s?" :! repair"? m. ck-szjss' of
th: cmnsssizmn uss'iesiim- ;- :1-2 of tho w'ss Fc ronrsimncsi
]r i: I:".M' we Frlt c-sscl uss n.:ns rnly n- , —-.- & redress
us ari-f- ;! v.":s n-od ;. i-- no l-siz'sis nue t': :" 'ctmsi: "arc 'Lsi'Lxx
rffissucctd sin [in -"*.* -7si: \ of ssr-ssrlrsit- : '> :;sictn we !!
first desxz-d; b ::ss du,- tct-Yly -1 _\. .ct s.-ctct . ct ' uncfls h
l- )! ahc 'siv'st-u'zfd'r, mr'n ':-' "5 rf- -. 'ss n W-unds,
vinif' L'mz sian never eflJct-ssc, l'- ='-'. z'si zr ever separated
us. si-siss simrlrfinfidrncr Cuusizfi Wel'sssi'," se Evzz pec-LFt whffi
.' Hrssi "fer (:fl" ?" ' : "VJ'fN' si"'**'.
th .ssssgsstsi si-ctnlu ..3 _ sial lmsty, COU-d
? " ssct'nimch'a penyie from whom such
unsiea .mscies have bomdchvcd ? What trea
chery conh .bandcn an a'sii'xnce vhich ensure: inde
pendcncfl, accuriky, and peace:.
: you 'afle gracioufiy pct'alcd to offer your pardon:
oncect _ore to the unEzm-sinavc rebel. -_si.( an )nu them
so 'AmerICl, or even a singie Amcssu'can, but must
dcri e lnd conv'emn such va};- Znsuiting s-sfiffcrs? It
would ['a hnpp fcr Britain indeed if An erica wouFd
extend her prkrc am to her ; it might he happy for one.
of her commi , rs if the We-rid would pa.dcn him
. But for Amsi si , she gloriesin che canst.- she is engaged
in, and future generatinns w'l! confess that the small
of mankind cmnctpresem an epccba mote illustrious
for you pnkzjiotism, for these virtue: which dignisy
and mnsiebss- _ an-sssi.
4!) swon expire, and leave ynu
' " at America Is r-ut 0n13 uHe
(;
, ncyc—ur anificuss Ycuuuy
, onlusi'sirinn in the smi'es of de
: he: ictast Inu'Zes may engage you
zmoc'ncf )us'mf. ommiflsimn. Y u may turn your eyen
with lcgrec fs ths rising {simncicur r-f America to
me mishmblc canlrrnphc which await: ycur own
mdnn. You may- bsihcld your present master {he
tlua] ncgativc instruction Lo hEs fucc-eh'ctosiurs for fact _
AMERICANUS.
.ct Hzmwsin, 05? 12. !778.
T lE varioue reason-si of the Rc-.creud Mr. Dun-j
__ ..) lap's ;Missctzning must DP (almfactpzy to me ufipresi
'jzsisihrcsii, xlmcsisi-n - "utz-Lsfive them to be uresscntial
toour preFL-uc purpsissc. Hi— refign-sition wss how er_
&sshsifly :n Much, but no: :six-eSvm l-efuze che 21 *
Junc, when au order was. nche d'sh ctixtg she wardens
lo asiivertis: the va.:sz), the parish bc-ng {or mouths;
by this (: mccoumab'sie behntucr of the veshy, q-Jlte
defiimzc of the umnuzshes ut rclzsi'sijion. Belides, let
it be rem-si vsikezcr , tfmt shis tjrm zzical veitry under
tcok to invzass: !an genaif-mau, who the) themselves
Ocmsicn !:1 to z-csign, wnh she Rectorllsinp, in August
1777; that in .\ovcmber the)- guve a record of the
!ectitud—z ( t'hz- c'z-sipcrrtmrm, as mener ((the parish;
shax some n. H.: :.si-si ucrc rhen endeavouring to biest his
reputation, Lss) *.- c nsi. it Lzugsscnlccl and mass;! nc-rouz me
:;md—t imazz-ncti le; flhxl !i; 't I-fz new: circzm—cd asse
lurzzmsiz uzt'f'l s'f'n Wah'nwly sn'i. xv.} 11} iowr-l gent}!
l'z'.'!-. ss '.'.-'2Y r\z(esivlo-.-r m !inf ve dry. 'ihisi' w-s do;?
in . si} , w m. ("1 : terms nere aheunizsicsii; lfld Io six
ffi J-n-si-f—si : -x\'sisct'.=-si was 'he' ;sic-cctssb {or his ('vztf mzmsis,
fsi am " -si " ";-'-csi-u.< .zct-z :Lg (: en, tl-z'trM stink!
r*.* sun — 'xsiz ' v-si'siesinxeh .- :xuf. 'I : (m ilucts jmsi-Kct
pr-p-z (CH 1 (=. sin rexinpc i ss! .ct w jfs) \ end. m w- .siz
liandsix.si- ..uctsi'c -..4.\' 5.ven sin LLLsil Lur usiu-si-Jzes duzisisi'