The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1773-06-17 00:00:00, page 6

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copsy Arm. w I Lsix ?. ?: lettet- 'to the Right
s , Honourable Sir FLe-rcsiu Novron.
]? the Filth! Honourable Sir Fu'rcun. Non'on,
Kning-q Sp'lsiuker as the House of Comrmm.
SIR, Prince's Court, Apri! zo; 177'3. .
N purshznce of ;:our orders to the Sherisf of Mid
I dlesex, on the, 7th df this month; to summon the
representativcss of this Gounty, t have received a letter
from Richard Oliver, Esquirc, and Sir V.":ukin Lew
es) requiringsimy f* attendnncc in the Eioulfsi- of" (stun
mons on the 26th day of this instzint April," mth :;
declarzlti'on, " that the House of Commons intend to
proceed with the utmost Ri'etity against such os'thur
members"? :: shall then neglect to attend thc scrvxce of
' Had es." '
e two Gentlemen, Sir, as well as every man of
sense and principle in the kingdom, COlZld "O} CffiCs—
tain fidsiflubctt that the legal members ior Mlddfsiescx
v'ercte Mr. Ci'ynn and myself, the pcrsisons who wcre
chesen iiitti Pat'liament by a mnjority ctos the free
si' hidden; sithe summonses in consequonce' issued to us
_ by theft express directinns. The sentiments, how
. eversi'ctof th': House of Commons, uppezsilr to me very
. difi'ersient, and ndt less in direct oppohtion to every
ideil of ustice than to the rights of the people. It is
, too ectvi ent they meah :t continuation of their former
si injuriesto themunty of Middlescctx, and the nation at
lar , by their still sussc'ring Mr. Luttrell to sit in
P \ iament, the pretended rcpresentative of sreehnld
m, who voted against him. in this spirit of" '
they instended the summons should issue to :: Gentle
man who has no pretence to a seat in the House of
Commons, but find his usorpation supported by their
violence. '- ' .
] have not been remiss, Sir, an this bcmsion, in
duty to my worthy constitucnts, and to my country.
] neglected no o portunity of demanding the sent, to
which I was so gonourably chosen, not havu ! sailed
to'protest frequently, both to the Parliament and
nation, against this injustice d'oxle to the srecholders
of _ the county of Middlefex; as being suffered to be
represented only in pmtby Mr. Glynn, altliough
with the hi belt reputation to himself, and the most
effimtial benefit to the publicsi On the 27th of ja
ntiary, 176 . ] de'mandedsitn person at the bar of the
House of ommons to be admitted and sworn in, as
one of the Kni hts of the shire for this county. In ;!
kletter to you, is, as Speaker, on the zoth ot'March,
' My, ldeclzred, " In the name of the freeholdcrs of
idfllefex, I aged demand my seat in Parliament,
having the honour of being freeiy chosen, by a very
,great majssofity, one of the representatives for the said
coulty. I no ready to take the oaths prescribed by
hw, and to give in my qualification as Knight of the
shire." ,] now to ou, Sir, as Speaker, renew the
same claim; in' the rongest manner, for the injured
Eeople of England, an m'y constituents, the free—
olden of the county of Middlesex; I will never
cease to support with (pirit the clear right I dcrivc
frizui them by all conshtptiona] modes of'rcdresh, till
every, Ye mosi minute, trace of the late proceedings,
be at! y done away, and the guilt fully e_.\'piatcd.
The people, Sir, ,are auxious that the House should
entirace the opportunity, which now naturally ossers,
'ossfreviewing their conduct, of doing a neccliln-y piece
Of justice, y rescindin'g that arbitrury resohition of
May 8, 1769, which virtuct-tlly repents the grcnt c/ss—ur
ter, and the bill of right, in the important point "of
sithe freectdpm ofsselcction, " that Henry Lawes Luttrell,
Esquiressid duly (lected a Kxflght of the shire for the
couuty of Middlesex." While this resolution remains
in the jourimls es the House, I assert that the -—-—
m me.pv_u_onm one man, ulcguuy uL'PllVCu UL lus
feac-in Parliafixent. have disfi'anehised all the people
of En'gland, And, in the person of another, have
assumed to' themselves the 'right of nominating to
any county, city, or borough, in defiancg of the le
gal electors. ,The rifht of election is in the people,
which they hol'd abso ately independent of 'the House
of Commons, who are only the guardiansps that
and every other .]ess sacred right: The present ma
'orit have betrayed their trust, and given up those
{nva uable privileges, which they were chosen to de-_
send and protect: Our ancestors held the freedom of
_ election, subject only to the law of the land, to be of
the essence, as well as 'the nobles part, of the sran-ss
chise. Their ppfierity have been deprived of this first,
this distinguishing, and favouritehonour- En-blish
men, by a—Senate— -hitherto w .pdnity.
Iris scarcely pct {ib to imagine a t .dent more
fatal to the free " m Ftution of an," State; or more
alarming to the ' lers themselves, who, inditlgmg
in supine ease an awry, amid the cries of the ltnrv
ing poor, unsee, 1g as 'tnrepentiug, now glory N
'the rich spoils 01 .his ignoble \si " ' .-.
ing country, and perhaps in their PoffCl'l.)'. 1 wish
to awaken them by a sense of their own danger, since
they are dcaf to the vcssice oftruth and liberty. Should
the reshlution I have mentioned not be rcscinded, the
precedent is at hand to justisy the sin ctre \" ' nue of
any minion o minister ct sigh. ' t] c on the
flightest act of] obedi .( or 11 'lv not ne
cessary to call ] jury : ' sir." cou . , "ry the
fact on oath. om} nt - .xrnpt majs-rixy
may be induced, ter ' ctt ct ss ..unntion of two or
three witnesscs n smssctx, to e any man, obnoxi—
ous to a despoti o'urt or min try, guilty of a libel,
even against ass profiigate l", to expel him the
- House, and adopt in his r some forward slave of
power, who will court an kiss the base- chuins,
forged by :! tyrant, without any appeal having been
shade by the party pretending to be aggrieved by the
libel, either to the laws of the ]dnd or of honour.
Such a precedcnt is now on record, the most atlmired
page inthe 30 solio volumes of the journnlc, and en-'
graven on the cankered hearts of ourmodern courti—
ers and Ministers.
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W ".,ctsisi-sisictsict ,,
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The reverence I have for Parliaments, Sir, has in
duced the to state the mischiefs with which we siari
threatened, should the-,resolution_ not be rescinded
By the servile and iniquitous conduct of. the present
House ofCommons, the regard oftke people to th'zi
part osour conflitution is vilibly wakened. The ma
jnrity of the members are abhorred us the instrument:
ofminilierial tyranny, not revered as the protcctnr:
ot'the rights of the nation. They are become odious
as well as criminai; for, from the meunest and most
interested motsi they have totaiiy suhverted thc
4 constitufion; and effected an abshiute dissolution 01
that fair and eQual system of power, by which we
have hitherto been, and alone cap be legaliy govern
ed'. They inve fallen into the lowest (late of humili
atibn and contempt'._ Is, however, they persevere in
the violntitm 'os our sundnmesintal rights, if they con
tinue acttintcd by the same spirit osusurpz-ction and
lawless violence, one hope lliil remains; the siwildom
and virtue ot'a future independent Parliament, which
cannot fail soon to give vigour and success to the ho
nest cssorts nf all resit} pfltriots for the restoration oi
the csionstitution, and to pour just Vengeance on theit
guilty predcceflors. I am, Sir, your most humble
servant, . jOHN \VILKES.
Yeflerdny morning lndia Dock, which ims done en
Tucldny at [go and three quarters, fell down to 142,
and bank tiock srom 140 to 136; other (tocks sell in
proportion, but they afterwards rose again a little.
The cause of the great fall in the ttoeks ycltcrdzy
was a report that the King of Prusiia had certainly
taken posscsiion'of Hanover.
Though the above intelligence is not yet confirmed
it is looked upon as a measure that either ct'si-u happen
ed, or qt-il/ happen.
After the King osssPrusiia Was infnrmed of the ne
gotiation between Hritain and the l-lonse iniottrbon,
it is WellsiknOWn that he sent orders to his umbztflhdol
here to remonstratc against it in a very high tone.
The ambassador did so, and actually n-ighzeued the
poor Miniitry out of their wits; in conlcquent'e of
which it is now said they are beginning, to retract.
The Pruffian Minittcr's conduct does not seem to
be clearly understood. There was no jobbfng trick
either upon his part or his masser's. The king of
Pruflia had peremptoriiy demanded the pnymcnt of
-3oo.oool. this to him since the last German war; and
if it Was refused by the court of Britain, his-nmhaflit
dor had his orders to depart immediately. This de
mand was made by. the l'rusiian Minitter with a spirit
equal to the orders of his master, and being refused
the sum demanded, he prepared hastily for his de
parture; bvt the court finding th'c resolutions of the
Prnsiian Monareh not to be baffle'd, dispatchcd ::
messenger to iblicit the return of the Minister, and
sent'away another to Berlin, to. inform his Royal
master that the court of England would comply with
his expectations.
The C_aptain of :! ship from the VVest lndies reports
that he was brought to at'sea the third inttant by
four Spanish men of vimr, who detained him near
seven hours; and after breaking open many letters,
which he was bringing to Enghmd, suffered him to
proceed on his voyage. '
Yelierday orders were dispatehed to Duhlin for
two regiments on the Irish eltahlishment, to hold
themselves in readiness to embark for the West Indies.
" Some letters from Genoa say that the Rusiizm fleet,
.' in the Archipelugo, amounts 'to sixteen fail of the
line, beside frigates, &c. '
Between one and two o'clock yesterday morning
the Royal Charlotte, Captain Crosier; late from the
lS'treightsct bound for Dubliu, burthcu about4oo tons,
lying &: ncuc ouow Dulmglguw, toms fire, and was
burnt to the water edge. She was very richly laden,
and her hold was filled with oil and cotton. Very
little of the cargo was saved. Although the floating
and several other engines attended, the continued
burning in the hold yesterday at noon, and it was
expected when the tide came up she. Would sins:. A
boy, attempting to faire some of the cotton out of the
ship, was burnt. ,
it is estimated, by & curious observcr', that the mn
ncy Law expenJcJ by those who visit Bath a
mounts't Wards of two hundred thousand pounds,
exclusive of all gaming cxPences, of which number
sithe viiitants from lreland are said to be seven out of
thirteen. A _
Captain H.]. of the Hope, Who is just ar
rived in the river from Nevis, spoke with the lndush-y,
Button, for Virginia, in lar. 45, 30 long. 29, in a
most sh-Lttered condition; having lost. her msiutz in
stress ot weather. .
B" sundry ac ntszs-"ct "kr- ]nnd; in Krkshire,
we .u'e ctauviscd t at g! numbers of people have
fold thsiir effects", and resolved tq Lranspurt themselves
to America, with a view to get bread by their honest
indultry, which by their labour they cannot earn at
home.
A cnp'h' 1 ,"r ' " '1 ')uh"n has stopped
ss
paymcnt i !..c es, ;xnd ;le !ix
mont'hs for _ .. ")e 35: and giving
securily.
We are in ,si' !" ate s.u.ure of a great
house in Dun: al so much affect some parli
cularhnuses in time city as was at firii uppi'chendcd.
We have authority to assure the public that Sir
George Colebmnk and company have no concern in
any lrish bank. their interest therein have ceased
and determined from C'ssssllmas lust; and they have
security against any even: that may happen for him
ouutanding under that him.
They write from Hamburg that great ossrdcrs are
continually arriving there from the different north
ern powcrs for large number of cannon, &c.
Yestcrdny died Mr. HLNRY Nun, tate partncr
. with Mr. l'ordycc. .
Glasgow, April zz. They write From Edinburgh
: that for some time past a great deal of light and
. counterfeit gold has been passing thcrc; John \Va].
, kcr, a pcdlar, residing at Long Loansi, was on Fridn
, apprehendcd in endeavouring to puts thrc: countcr.
ss ssfcix. half guincas, which proved to be fixpcnccs giMcd.
\VILL1AMSBURG,'_[unc17.
, Mr. WlLLIAM CHRlSTlAN and Mr..RO]>'ERT
ss DOGUE arc clccted Burgcsscs for the counly of Fin.
castle.
This day Doctor G R A H A M, oculist and ctauris},
" lest this city for Philndclphin.
Cnpmin Atkinicton, from Livcrpool, is arrived in
]amcs river.
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]ull imported from L O N D O N, in the Hnnburssv_
Cape. Eltcn, and to be fold remdrkably Cheap, by
th: l'u'oscribx, a: his shop in the upper end of _
Richmund, '
VE R X" large and Well assorted rnsich 'of
0 R U (} S and MEDlClNES; also capers,
' olctnxs, Wallnuts, anchovies, best jar ruisins, common
dicto, currnnts, uhnonds, figs, pruncs, white and
brown sugar candy, barley sugar, orange chips, ci
tron, candicd almon-ssls, comfics, eringo, and singer,
Spanish liquorice, best sallad oil, fine Durham flour
of mustnrd, isinglnfis, hartlhorn shnvings, saltpen'c,
ivory and pcwccr syringcs, toothbrushcs. gold beat.
cr's (kin, court plaister, gold and filvcp leaf, Dutch
metal; potdsh, cruciblcs, zink, pumiltone, rotten.
stone, verdigrcasc, vermillion, Pruffian blue, Spanish
brown; red and white lead, pca'rl barley, bcit smel—
lingbotcles with" cases,- common ditto, lpiric and oil of
turpcminc, best and common lunchs, lancct cases,
marble mortars, Invender and honey Watzr, eau de
lucc, csscncc of bcrgamoc and lemans, mace, Cloves,
Cinnamon, nutmegs, ginger, black And lonsi pcppcr,
alspicc, turmcric, alkunct; cochineal. {& o, l.uop,
ipongc; james's fever powders; Walker's je uit drops,'
Stoughton's 'zmd Squire's clin'r, Bateman's drops,
F ce.nan's and Godfrcy's cordial, anodyne necklaccs,
pcctoral bzvglsamct of. honey, Anderson's and Lockycr'l
pins, Grcenough's tinctu're for the teeth and gmhs,
lslackric's Xixivium for che stone' and grave], Norris's
drops, Kcyscr's pins, British oil, Tussrlington's bal
sam, allum, borax, brimstone, &c. &c. &c.
]OHN POWELL.
T H E frequent, and we believe very just com
plaints, from our cufiomcrs in the Northern
Neck, added to the very small number of subscribeuss
we have in the county osGioucester, have determined
us to discontinuc the ridcr' through than csiouncy'w'
Urbannn, and instead thereof to establish bne through
Esscx, W'eshhorclnnd, Richmond, Northumberlandsi
and Lancaster, where five have 2 11an of good
cuflomers, and who are kind'cnosiugh to promise us
their afflstance in desraying the expence of a rider.
That ride: will set off next Saturday se'nn'tght, crdsssi
over at Ruffin's a'nd Frazier'sx and regularly perforni
his routcsioncc & formight. . , .
PURDIE & DIXONJ
VV. RlND. —
WARWICK, june 7, 1773.
I T H [NK it nceessary to inform the public that th:
7ooo ncres os land-lying in Bcdsord county, with
the improvemcncs thereon, consisting of :. forge and.
sawmill, &c. Wh'ich was lately advertised by Robcri
Harper and Thomas ]ames sm- side, is shade. over by
a deed of trust to ]ames and Robert Donald, alnd
company, as security for a-debr dn'e them for deal
ings at the Rsiocky Ridge and Bedford storessi
[s PATRlCK HUNTER.
rurmam to me um wm and teltzmcnt ofjbh'n Daoi
deccased, 'will be 3 0 L D to the highest bidder, ac
Urbzumn, on Munday the zSth of jane, being
Middlesex court day, ss
HE' LOTS and HOUSES of the said ]ahn
Daniel, where he formerly}. kept ordinary in
Urbanna. As.they are well known, & description of '
them is unnecessary. Also will be fold every valou
ble NEGRO fellow. Credit' will be allowed till ;he
zst day of Octobcr ncxt, when posi'cffion qf ihc*lot$.
will be give. . Bond and security will be required.
TH r. ctEXECUTOR-S.
All pcrsonshnfing demands against the; said estate
are desired immediately to make them known; and
those indebted to it arc i-cquestc'd to pay, as no fur
thcr indulgencc can be granted.
RlCHMUND town; june; 4, 1773. _
AS I have declined keeping 'l'AVERN, I desire
. all pcrsons indebted to me to com'e and soule
their accounts, and pay off their balances, as no sur
ther indn' 'sisincc can be *"'*'cn.—-I have) very fine
BILL! .U'lAsi-ctn. L. mle.
JAMFS V*\UGHAN.
To be S () 1. I), for rczzdy money, at Pitr—fflvnnia
C<1Uflhnus:, on the 24th Us this instant, junc,
T R A'C T os L A NT D, containin380411drcs,
[ving in s' 'd : my. on 21 branch of 'lnnistcr
river . il- ct " '- cru-rk, adjoining Lightsont's
mad t): wi?! be made the purchaser.
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PETER LE CRAND.
;UR (} a the Third, by the grace of (Ind, of
Great Britain, France, and lr !!n-J, King,
dcscndcr us the faith, &c. To the shcrisx'ns Hzlmplhirc
count)", gz'ccting: \Vc command yon That you sum
mon Thomas M'Guh'c to appear bcshrc our jufiscczz
ot'mu' General] Court, at the Capitol, in W'illinms—
burg, on the first day us the next court, to answer 71
bill in chanccry, cxhibitci against him and \ssViHi-.1:n
M'Guire by Sumuel Prilchassrd; and this he shall 'm
.I'xO wise omit, under the penal'siv of 1031. and have"
lhcn there this writ. \Vimcss ]uhn Ear] of Dun
morc, our Licutcnunt and Covcrnor General, nr.
VVilliamshurg, the sixth day of May, in the thirteenth
ycay of our reign. BLN: WALLLR