The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1774-12-29 00:00:00, page 1

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'THURSDAY,Dl'-can-lln' 39, r774. ' NUMBER 451ss
VIRGINIA GAZETTE
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!ram'LLOYD's EVENING POST.
' stint" Nonu,
NEED not tell thee that thy violent and impo
litic proceedings_with the Amn'icanl have done
. material injury to the re u tion of th' maker,
n' and made thy name ah! lniflrnfin octous
I ct, to every one who has niting? for polkcnty,
' hAd the tude and welfaro osthe colonmjand the no
!) —r country; : late mortifying transit in the part;
of which ] was an eyc-witness, ev'ry newspapcr. every
public and private conference, and the experience of
the present and past ages. all proclssaim the melancholy
Q'ctuch, and loudly condemn and,uccrate the'cruel
( ,siiasures thou hast adopted. Was it my mufortunc
to be of a malevoleot disposition, of my unhappincss
to be fired with half the indignation of people in
ral, and manufaauren in particular. I should ,
tell thee that thou art a monster in nature, an infer
nal spirit stole into the world in human shape. w mis
lead thy soverei , to foment civil wan. to insult,
"min, and dinreffomankiud, and to sow the seed: of
evcrlafflng dissention between Ameriaand thy native
country. But an ! disclaim passion, and every thing
that it illiberal and faaimu. I shall proceed with all
imaginablc temper and respect to prove that thefaul
expedicnt thou hast hit upon, in pinching and exe
-1ti the late horrid acts .that have passed, are in
W ent with every principle of justice. barbarous
kyond expression. and will, is not attended prith any
bad consequence to thyself, he highly injurious_ to
.:mmmc and the credit and prosperity of Great
. ritain. A
Firll. ]: is inconhueac wun every pslnflplc or ]u1
flee, as die unexumpled punishment inflicted is infi—
bitely more than proportioned to the offenceeom
lssniued, and is in itselsiufamom And unjnu, as it is
MM Dshan-mku. Msfl'sewo'fdu
hbble If Bosion destroyed : dutied zrtiele, must all
the inhabitants of that city, nay, the whole extensive
province of" "the Massnchusettg be persecuud with"
every species of opprelsion, under which they now
grc'mn, and thou canst invenc? Have their port shut
up, their mde removed, their charm- violated, their
fortunes impzired, and : military governor and troops
sentctover, to awe, menace, and enforce the diaboli
cal orders they uuy have received? Is this is not the
heig of injusiice, the extreme of iniquity, I know
&: w :: is. find an)- minifler been during and wick
e'd enough, at the time of the late riou, to have treat
ed che inhubiunu of this city and county, or. any
esiity andsipoimty in England, in the fame infernal
meanen, du ad of makin examples of the miscmnts
that fired'cssbe houses, an suffered for the sea. they
would have rent the very Heaven: with cniea of ven
geance, end brought his head to the block. Whe
ther such yroceediogs with our friends and Country
m in Amcrlca are Les- crimioal and nopardmble
for being at : diflauee, I leave due to determine.
What now remain: in only to prove the latter part
of my prupolition, viz. that such cruel, conduct in
high), i 'urionl to commeree zndctehe cedic lnd pros
mfity (:PctG-reat Britain; end abie if so evident tblt
sit is alnsiwfi an afron'i to common sense to infflt upon
the proososif it; for can it be supposed thin ny peo
)]e upon the face of the eulh, much left so brave and
fulfbse a people " the Amezicane, vill have luy
dedug's with a nation chacseesimbem upon their de
Truflion. or that any thin can make Minord coi
"emptible in the eyes ofal] uope'dw thus foolish
7 alicnating the mind: of tho oolonish, uud wound
: our own vital: by qubing of thein. For God's
age rouze from the lethzrgy into which thou as:
men; let no sinifler view preventsschy ju eat, or
' zrden thy hent. Remember thou art the ervzm of
.ie public, and if thou valuest in them repair che
si'njury thou hafl done it, by ; fpeedy pepeal of the
- ss*uel law} thou hast framed. Remember that do
' ency is the richest and br-ighufl jewel in the crown
. :" a king. and moderation :! mork of wisdom in !
rct-i'pilier. To persifi in violence is to petsist in error,
cr- irourt danger, and to invite disgrace; it in to ruin
nmufactures, Lo flarve che indushiom poor, to spiil
si-m'ct own blood, to exhaust our own unsure, and to
, .:Ue a reconciliau'on doobtful add impossible; in a
- .)l'd, the unnatural struggle thou art engaged in ie
siss : nant with a thousand evils, both fmign and do
sic; it in universally detesied. end he. mlde thee
- - M enemies than the massam in 81. George's Fields.
ss -' -' Middlesex election, or the contempt shevm to the
mble petition: and just "monarch of the city
' London. These are serioun. these are important
'- xsidcrations, humbly offered to thee by : real
s . pd, with the befi views and noblest motives; God
__.,
grant 4hey may hue che happy, the desired ded. In
their mutual operation (if disre arded) cannot but
be productive of the mofi lllrmmg consequence: to
thy country; for the same : mld, and excellent
olilicin, who ho- iownfi'fisifly and beechen
& no : en un che Anericalu End whose ldvice
it would no been well for thy m: er tohlve taken)
declare: that " queMon, in in consequence. may
hvolvc she sm .! kingdoms. Be not _rhcn actuacsi-d
by blind nel, 'obstinacy, usentmem, ssor flattery; for
the general cry, the universa] wish is, that the Ame
flululty be delivered from their Meringl, ud the
author: and him:: of opprcfflon meet with the
face they descm. "
V E R I T A S.
Mr. P ] ! K )! ! Y,
YOU wm oblige the Union- in pditiu by giving (he follow!"
: pine in you- putte. _ B. D
Tbc unusual. er "'t-spurn: llTleldllAlI
THE un "pennon .! 'lh honour And meRe
befonhzc northern w : up wmun zbefi fourteen act
[: put! in not! dlspauhlly mliied by the monk: te]? '
man! in London! kindled "Tu: oldll or 7" luunn, '
lad il-to be filled only by du prime nobiliey of laund, with In
uception, in the first inshnqe, for lord North, who in to be pin
ri :] of the order. The fundaumml duty of thin mia is, m one
nfin knight: must be mshndy In Vfilin' with " nue n in in
lai- hind, rudy to mond the earl osdm lo the temple of mind.
A utrcspo-dcm inform thn, ace,. - m widow's: won;
thn lord:, the ces! of the English nobilicy m shennoufly Wax:
for ldmifl'lon to ghio m qui... L hu been proyofnd to enl-r'e
the lbove p!" ly dmittmfln but of bishop. cut the Mind
le. Aflyhz md Gum red, ch- n nll "elm, hjpwnded
dogmisy the Word, nd pluG-M?u Wedderbuknq. by cunning
him enA-ctuol or 11: "on or no inn;";- . -
B () 3 T _ () N. Nn'mbcr 38.
Y the last vessels from England we have it from
undoubted nuchot'uy that the member; of both
lmusnubo m finds (a Am-ln have frequently
communication: for the purpose of dropping their
private misunderfimdingl. lnd uniting in the ublic
cause, which at present needs their joinc'afli ce.
since : breach with America, hazarded by the late
harsh measures, may be ruinom to the genera! we]
fare of the British empire, md— notwithstanding it has
been induflrioufly represented that lord Chachasp-has
descrud our cause. it mity be certainly depended up
on by the public. that (he century is the truth. that
his sentimmu are such a: Ameria could wish.
In the violent storm on Mondny nigh: list csso'nfide
rzble d'am was done 'to wharv'ee, and to the shi -
ing in the hr. Two or am: siolj the {pan o u
find their shm! beat in, and other'wise mflch in;;
several other vessels lost their copmasis, &c. ..A smdll
veflbl in the g'ovenimeni shine. ]hssjidg it 'I sswhnrf,
wn sunk, tap! bf many bhihihlesi: throw dowp, ud
other dam'a done at dilbrene pje'frs of therein,.
The day Efou tl'c nlidve'n'onn, e'l ttfo' Ackfilbrt),
bound ctsrom Newfouadlflhdss for 8 ' , arrival ):
Cape Anheff, stom wh'QnEe we Neasir hesht Kii l'si sin
and ! number of bill: to this he:. in:! fyich psi ew
hours before the storm sosir "bury on, But if:
storm mused to [bed : depeg that ); wife: m
casi un ,- wmcn, um- sim- sh- '. hisumf, mite,
simp- rs, ag. me non. ) &de 'w'e
hear, "retired. , __ ,__ __) ,
: - - si - I
neven! 'Cllcll "w "m lum"!!! "("on 59",
and others 1) mg :: tho whlnssn sig'reddy damned.
We fear of bearing Ma- du
Wedncfdiy m the Modctg; du at by?
bridgc. and dpeled their feeds! & omac'cordm'g to
adjournmem. Noshmg In yf! transpired.
Dmflbcr'; . Llfl Samdfiy :flcrnoonth'e Scorbu
I:"? than dlj in}, which w'em exptesi from hence
usant! UW &df Scytember. lust, record.
ede .hi 0 (giin !!!le dctpuqchusi for his excellency
ovefnor, the content! of which ha've not
The 88lsi'bgro sailed from ?] mon;}.
theuthdlffl i5sisfid, threehps
thenne, win: thi Bl, 'B pie, and So
the Bind si-i , and Fill :: flbo ofwar. with sssoo
warmed on" of each o'f'che kisse ships, were sicq sup
soon Iftel' for chilpi'zce.11u_k>qb1icPi-inu, to, th:
rsch doom Mzw llsithf: se than a'cfounu of
gam to the ele'dod siifl th: mesisssssio Wtowm,
reputation! lit:" ! orn endl
&c. for their Me: Add shtmfl (AN odd
member: in the enshingoffirpifllamentss Upward
of 70 had already been chosen, .lod , we are tol,
that when the above shlp ednsse "In, the election;
mrc nearly toniplentedct aid that this iwu I large
majority of the old member: elcaed : .
Anothec left'rr from London. due afu'r th: tr
rivnl of the Scafborough from hence. says that be:;
we laid there of 20 to : thar general Gag'e' :: 'killcd;
North America. M peop ]
and that seven' ei ' the le there pin with
ln )roviucial congnp, Wilge, Decunbcr :. 1774.
WHERKAI Wsifigotoufw of the
Potion port'bffl, the Wi- of tho provided, nnd
the neighbouring town of Charlefiown, hue been
brought into : add dfltressfvl nate, my of the in—
habitaou being deprived of the means of their sub
sisience. and reduced to the cruel dumuive of
quittin their habiutiom, or perishing by fa
mine, 1 they had not been supported in them by the
free and generqm contribntionl of our sitte: colonies,
even from the remotest pnru of thil continue. Re
solved. that the grateful acknowled :: of this
can rcss be returned, to the fever colonien for
having so dee ly intended themfelvcs in held]! of
saidtowns un er their prefen snfi'er'n in the m
mon cause, and think? - e der theicsi do—
natiom not only :; naeum]: ed am of henevolepce
to, this produce hsipenh whichhn 'My-greatly
queg-ed, and of ch wfthose tom in purtienhr,
but as convsiineing- so of Ah'e am eminent of
11] the : it- to. jglorins cause of liberty,:md
of their d si mien to support theurinctlhe
noble hand the, are low-uzking for the ' ' ,
themselves, and of all Mricfl. — - :
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Signed by orderos th provincial congnsiff'
ss ]OHN HANCOCK. Pnstdent.
smysilm che provmclal congreu made chance'ot
the honourable ]ohn thcock, esquire, the honour
MThomn Wg, csquire, Mr. Blame} Adam,
W Adam. csquirc, m: Rbbert True Pain, es
quire. asssdelegzces zed-ended: this We :: the
copcinehnl congrefe, to be held ac ' adelphil du
lochoquneu. si-si- = '
By ed- h! wide _ un leon an all
the people of discernmeut' of opinion the: is the
Amer'aci- eongufi W- tesolve on the noh-con
sump'imofthe Inqurei of- Ifiuh, the present
minish!) mild go out, 'nd Mr len Winter be all
revensed, that no short M ! resolution, 'firiffly ed
hered to, would, in : pneeable'lod We ny.
do evuy' thing sUNU-Msifl m wi . if We ache
same dme moded even W iht would give'm
enemiee en deade or Mge' egzm us, and that
when the result of the eonjhsc 'C'omel to be how,
it is n'ot doom he to Mmodnioh win take
pine,.end-ourmndomfigdu I"! be acknoiv
ledged Mddablifliedct. : . si si
_ 0 -0' M " ss'ct -
N E ,Yct () 3 15, Mr ;.
Extract of! M" M twice. dmi quer 3.
'NTH t e'ritictcil son of them et .y'iesent,
_ d the mp 5,sstssmlsidbquemzeh vhnch will
no,- ( the conduct congress. axe very in
tereflihchr everlqvefbdsb country en haveum ut
duced zems-sits yogpfe' mK-g
wonnen the tbplct' dye des.
_ **- The Efosifl' ohsi'yv .?th tssn' 'the
ehmn e! pirlipdeiit :" pdpded seem:l i eponse
nant to' nemeil equzcy th'ent'- sidtpr es_o_£ c'tsinl
society'." ss'l'he ? ' _ again:?" 'becyour
il !!th th ' ' :: person knew:
tsictnsisi'ssct mzfflsisin W 52: .;sifsszsisifsi 32:
Amefida-tnd' ' more thy I do;
you Mk there! old ha en in
of the In shEssiZepxssd ;:
"3 ! Of th
" ! vee'vtr' lieth all trumpu ofde
pan it'he plying; eQZteT-h szflossline, thefjfl'tsief of
1! c er no 6 to : goodle : ;
cause", butttT-s riofsh' or &c.-ed the ill don
sequenees m hewe]! by the successful
In the Mind. The ubetweext Ameriea and
Gmt Britain is e disfnct: tweq twegrnd branche
os the flute (tate. 'axsitsid therefore to mjtu-y done to
eithet me! be detrimsstlf Nss the common body. In
this view everype rfoh o'f prudence must hm seen the
pro priety of avoiding sithh intrododhon of violence,
end the wisdom of endeavouring to settle the dif
ference By friendly dehite ioq argument. On this
foot. ! confess, ! disepp'mve of the conduct of the
Bofionilm m flrfl nmfiug to force, by violent]
dehroyiag the ten of the campauy. Any elcue
drawn from the danger of their bei xurehased by
their own people' a a: argument ePss-sisi their mtue
and an induifflble plea; heczufei the ten hid been
landed without their consent. end the duties Much
in putting it in the molt favoun'bke light) pai .with-'_
out their concurrence, it could never have been m
as : precedent aguinfl them. ! mean not thir- u—n
agygolo for the severe measures thick knewen;
e opted w then. The Beside port bill seems to
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