The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-04-19 00:00:00, page 6

'Extrad of a letter from London, dated
Dec. 16, 1775, receive-(per packet.
**- The ]ctc'mg's speech was 'calculated to
inflame, rather than alla animosities. The
pretence of hypocrisy lo the Americans,
and denunciations oF decisive exertions, I
can easily see, will have no good effect.
In pursuance of the spirit of the royal de
nunciation, the parliament have shut up
all the parts of America. At the same
time, for a show of clemency, commis
sioners are to go over to receive the sub
miffions of those who will come in to the
royal standard, pardon them, and restore
their trade. Another act has also passed,
allowing Nova Scotia an exemption from
all taxes, they paying eight per cent. on
all goods imported from any parts except
ss_Great Britain its dominions. The
' other coloniel to be allowed this plan,
if they choose to accept it; but in this plan
England i: Fonsidered as hftving: al! indesi —
mte le lauve powerover [ne cunuules, anu
the a altering the constitution of'Masia
chusetts Bay; theCanadabill, indeed all the
,acts eomplaincd against, are to remain unre
ealed. I know of no probability that we
all have any better terms offered, unless
.some news should arrive of success on the
side of the provinc'lals. ]f' Bunker's hill
should be retaken, St. ]ohn's reduced,
* &c. matters might take a somewhat more
favourable turn. At present the nation is
against us, and think we shall be an easy
prcyss New England, they confess, will
* do something; the other cclonies, they say,
- nothing. An account is lately received
that. lord Dunmore, with 80 regulars, beat
500 Virginians. ] cannot believe it; but
if, tinsortunately, it proves true, it will
flrengthen the ministry and dishearten our
friends, who are alrcad but few. Europe
- is quiet, and like to be (Ye. Administration
" willreceive no check in their career of ven
*'*geance, unless given by our troops."
; : Extract of a letter fi'am Cambridge, per
,' , express.
" This instant an expresi} arrived from
vernour Cooke with an account that a
man of war was just arrived in the harhour
'of Newport, and that 27 sail of vessels,
supposed to be part of the fleet from Bos
' ton, are within Seconec point. General
=. ,Sullivan's brigade, which lest Cambridge
the 29ch of March, was orderdered to hle
offimmedia'tely for Providence ; and gene
ral Green's, which was to march the Ist
of April, was ordered to repair immedi
atelv to the same place."
Extiact of a letter fi'om London, Dec. 14.
" In spite of the influence of addresses,
. America gains friends every day, and I
hope the s )ring may produce the alive
branch, inhead of the destructive sword ;
and that the intercourse between America
and England may very shon he established,
on conliitutional and lasting grounds."
Last Sabbath, a few hours after the enc
my retreated from Boston, the reverend
mr. Leonard preached an exicellent sermon ,
in the audience of his excellency the gene
ral, and others osdistinction, well add )ted
to the interesting event of' the day, flrom
Exodus xiv. 25. " And took off their
" chariot wheels, that they drave them
ct " heavily; so that the Egyptians said,
" let us flee from the face of Israel, for
" the Lord fightcth for them against the
_" Egy tians."
. Aprif to. The Roebuck man of war,
at our capes, sin Friday last put to sea,
and returned on Saturday, having taken
& schooner commanded by Scymour Hood ,
with naval stores from North Carolina for
this pdrt. They took go barrels out of the
schooner, and then scuttled her. The
people they sent ashore in their boat.
Extract of a letter fi-om New York, April 8.
" Yelterday it was reported in town,
that three men of war were arrived at
Sandy Hook. One of them came up in
the morning to the watering place, near
Staten island (said to be the Viper) and
sent her boat ashore with 12 men. A
number of our riflemen being there, made
an attack on them, and took them all
prisoners, wounding one. The ship be—
gan a heavy fire at 9 o'clock, and conti
nued until 3 A. M. and then was obliged
to cut her cable, quit her station, and
drop down below the Narrows, without
loohng a topsail, on account of our men
picking the scamen off. We have since
taken uF their cable and anchor. The ship
Dutche s of Gordon, where govemour
Tryon and a number of his associates are,
left the North river last Saturday, and is
gone down, either to the Phenix or the
Hook. A number osour gnns were hnuled
to the fort and battery yesterday, and we
are preparing as fast as possible to receive
the gentr if they come up." '
Extract ojya'letter fi-om St. Eustatia, dared
March 16.
" 'l'ne men or war are taking prizcs
daily. They took a floop a few days ago
From Providence, Rhode Illand, with a
cargo of goool. on board. A gentleman
in St. Eultatia received a letter from his
friend in Martinico, the day before yester
day, informing him osadvice from France,
that 36 ships us the line and srigdtes Were
waiting, all prepared for an expedition,
but their destination was kept a prosound
secret."
WILLlAMsBUR G, April 19.
ESTERDAY a coupic oftenders went
up _]ames river, as far as Sandy point,
and fircd several shot at a guard of men
stationed at that place ; and early this
morning they returned, with a prize, sup
osed to be a vessel with about zoo barrcls
of flour on board. As they passed ]ames
town, they were saluted with a few shot
from some cannon which had been placed
there.
Died on Good Friday, the reverend mr.
WILLlE of Albemarle parish, Snssex,
whose conduct through ]ise, as an husband,
a member of society, and a Christian, just
ly entitled him to general esteem and res
rect. Humane, hospitable, and benevo
ent, he confined not his charity to his re
lations alone, many of whom he kindly
and generoufly supported, but extended
his beneficence, as far as circumstances
would admit, to all within his reach, and
was an instance how extensivcly nsesul a
good mind, even with a slender fortune,
may be to society. The cheerful and
nnremitted practice osthese virtues,joincssd
with his unwearied attention to the consci
entious discharge of his pastoral office,
shewed him to haVe been truly and deeply
influenced by these pure and perfect prin
ciplc's of religion which it was his duty and
emplovment to inculcate, and from the
exercise of which no avocations of secular
concerns, no inclemencies of weather,
could ever divert him.
Marriaguj BENsijAMIN HARRXSON,
jun. esq; of Berkeley, to milk SUKEY
RANDOLPH, eldest daughter to co].
Richard Randolph of Curle's.
Errata in the QUERIES addre/fizd to the
Freeholders, ('a—c. of Virginia.
T is in this passage: " The pusillani
" mous mortals who labour to raise
" spectres in your imaginations, similar
" to those which dance befizre their own,
" &c." For dance before, read huunt.
WESTMORELAND bounty.
IN C O M MT TEE March 26, 1776.
ACERTAIN Henry Glaib beingsummon
ed before the committee, to answer a
complaint preferred against him, by Mar
tin Fisher, and appearing to the same,
and it having been proved that he declar
ed " the flavcs in the part of the country
hc lived in, being ill used, he thought
they would be justifiablc in burning their
masters houses over their heads, which
would be the least revenge they could
\
take," and upon being charged by the
said Martin Fisher with having bruksi-n
through the assuciution, in dcmzmdiusivsi ::
higher price for his goods, particuhnctly
cuffec and sugar, than he was allowed to
take, and being threatened uith & com
plaint against him for such breach, " he
damned the conunittce, and dcchrcd he
did not regard them, and would scil his
goods us he pleased, and in their teeth."
As this conduct os said Giuss happened
before thei.1ssltuti0n of the court appoint
ed to take cuguizance of such matters,
the committee have thought the most
proper mode osdculin with him is' to hold
him out to the Cen/urc os- the publick,
which they now do; and ordered accord
ingiy, that these proceedingx bc transmit
ted to the printer to be published.
(.bpy fi'om the minutes. ss
JAMES DAVENPUKT, clerk.
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A liit ot letters m the polt-omce al:
PET 5 1 s I U : G .
OHN BROWN', Mecklenburg. Thomd:
Blackburne, ditm. ll/illiam Co-wzm,
Lunenl/urg. Rev. WilliamFamzh/g, Brunssi
wick. Yolm Forristcr, Peterslzurg. Phi
lemon Hawkim, Bute county, North Caro
Iina. jofictph Kidd, Hickfl; Ford, Bruns
wick. George Macfarlane, City Point.
Henry Lyne, care of Richard Taylor. Fame:
Macniel, Halifax, North Carolina. David
Mitclwll, Gransiville county, NorthCaroIiua.
Edward Mirfield, Peter/burg. Yohn Pcnh,
esq; North Carolinasi George Nicol/hn,
Ta-wer Hill. Peter Pel/mm, ,Brzmfiuick.
William Stone, Lunenburg. Col. Thomas
Read , Charlotte. Fame: Ransome, Butc
county, North Carolina. Robert Turnbull,
Brunswic/e. Yrfiph Taylor, care ofRichm-d
sqylor. Yohn Tqylor, do. William Tay
[or, do. Thomas Watterx, gardener, care
ofcol. Banister. Augustine Willis, Brunjsi
wick. George Walker, Bruns-wick. Tho
ma: 7acksan, Halg'f'ax, N. Carolf'na.
ADVERT ISEMENTS.
' . 'H E following counties have not hi
therto returned lists of the numbcrs
of" their people; and as, the colony may re
ceive injury from the want of a return
being soon made to Congresix, it is hoped
the committe'es will procure the lists to be
taken , and sent by the delegates to the next
Convention . ,
Accomuck, Albemarle, Amelsiia, Augusta,
Bedflzrd, Botetourt, Brun/wick, Buc/eing
ham, Berkeley, Caroline, Charles City,
Charlotte, Chqsterfield, Culpeper, Cumber-r
land, Dunmare, Lssictx, Fauquier, Frede
rick, Fincastle, Goochland, Hainpshire,
Hanover, Henrico, {sle os Wight, King &:
Queen, Loudaun, Lauistz, Lunenburg,Mi.-'l
nlcte/Lctx, Nlecklenburg, Nanskmand, ijsalk,
Northampton, Orange, Pittfjslvania, Prince
Edward, Princq/B ,Anne, Southampton,
Stafford , Surry, Szmfix, IVar-wz'ck.
EDMUND PENDLETONK
A PR I L 19, 1776.
HE visiters and govemours of the
College arc desired to meet on the
zd Monday in next month, at 10 o'cluck
in the morning. ,
By order of the rector.
(2) M._ DAVENPORT, c]. visit.
HE mited rm-ning Ilorsc G I F T,
16 hands 3 inches high, a beautiful
chestnut, got by Nonpareil, his dam by
[Woreton's smvcllcrp out 'of a hunter mare,
stands near Bradley's ordinary, in Cnlps-frer
county, and will cover at gos. the season,
twodollars the single leap, or 31- cnsitrancc;
]OHN C. COCKE.
A'PR 1 L 16, 1776.
SUNDRY goods, imported contrary to
the continental associalion, will be
solcl at mr. Humphrey Billups's, in Glan
cq/z'ur, for ready money, ou Monday the
26th instant,