The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-08-23 00:00:00, page 2

so the Miniflen ami Delegatz; ofthe 8 A.?
" "('IS'I' Ckcttrsi'hef, and the Member: of
that Communion. ' .
. - GENTLEMEN, .ct .
AM exceedingly obliged tosiyou For your
I velssy kind address, and the favourable
sentimenu you are pleased w entertain rcs- ct
Pectingsssimy conduct, and the principle!
Which hzv'c directed it. My constant en
deavour shall be to uard the rights of all
fellow cicizcns, From every cncroach
men:;
I am happy to find :: catholick spirit
prevailing in our country, and that those
nligious distinctions which formerly prosi
Juc'cdsisd'mc beats a'rc' now forgotten.
Hlppy must every friend to virtue and
Meantime] himself to perceive that the
oply ntgst among us, at th'u most critical
ank ortant period, is, who shall be
Occpipsi to prescrvc out religious and eivil
Jsctrfifisf '
" ' M _ post earnest wish is; ctthac Christian
affllsiy sdrbenrancc," and love, smay
' twice asi'o'ur different ersuasions, as bres
]:hisien whq'must peri or triumph ctlo'g'esi
sikhessrss; Add _l trust that the time is"not— far
_1sta'ntsi Yvhsisign we shall greet each fishes sias
sibc eapcssdblc [Possessors of that just ahd
ct . , ssiss ctjm o libertysiadopted by the last
.ssCcnwssenf on, a'nd in support of which may
GOD'crqwn our arms with success, _ "
sink, ctgcuflcmen, ybsiir must bbcdieht
[and very humble scrvantsi, . ' " si.=;-sssi"
— __ ._ " ,si' _ ?. HENRY, -jsiun.
>Avqfflsr 13',1776. ,si " ' -.si
_LOND ON,ssMay z.'
-THE ministry are now eonvinccd, that.
_ "me united navies of France no
_;sp-cti-si aresifikditatiug shsne stroke; whic,
-may provesisifz'ltal to the honour and interest
of the ffltish empire. Lord Stormomhaz
ct'bcen closeted on the occasion at. Bucking
ham House, and a certain personage is said
to havectspoksien rather sternly on his bad
jnfbrmationrespectio the presentintri na
. beGchnZ'I-he court: o ssFrance and Ma rid.
GeneraS-Lsiee has parted with all his pos
sesiiom in En land, and vested 15,o'09l.
'inflhe banksio enice. ( ss
'A gentleman who cakne on Friday last
from St. Milo's bring: an ddcoum sstsihac
six ships from Americn, laden with wheat
siand oth'esir'things, arrissilid there the loth
ult. and that they wetsietaking in return
Yunpowder, &c. That each ship had ten
Lgnm, befidcs swichs and small-arms; and
that thc'captains had ;! freed to sail toge
fther, and to fight sia's simg as their ships
woulcfsikgep above water; in case any Eng
. ]iih men of war should attack them.
ss"0scsiers Were sent down last night to
' P-fll'lsimzuth for several floops os waste"
put to s-pzi at six hours notice, in order to 1
vcarry cxsiresscs m Amcrica, and to the
.goc'ermmr: osthe Vksicst lndia islands.
lt is believed in the city, that the men
of war and sstruops designed to bring the
.Aznzricaus uncle'r sulecction must nnw be
employed to defend [he 'uVest lld'm iflmds
1}; dult the united some of France and
dctuin.
There is such want of scamcn, that
{he liesijlution sioop ofwar, capt . Hawkor,
-w]:ich is sailed from the Downs sor
Hct-vcrshrdwcst, to takeundcr convoy some
tfluspnrts Round to Amcrica, has no more
lhm four sailors on hoard, besirsilcs the
officers. 'l'hey depend on getting men ..c
Il-wursord west .
ls. is computed, by those who have the
best opportunities nsknow'mg, that the
whole cush of this kingdom amO'unu to
lbuctuc 15' milliosiu sterling; and, from a
fair cnlcuhtion, we may compare that 15
millimu sterling will be requlrecl by the
minillsissrv for the service ofthc present} year,
and pair] by this oppressed uzzt'un into his
mssoiestv's exchequer, so that the whole
coin of the kingdom will go one ycao to
the crowu. -
PHIL AD E [. PHIA, Jugzgfl 8.
By the Lord Hyde packct, which lcjt Fal
ct Mouth tho' gd (gf'jZ-uch and arrsii'ucd at
Stale}: island the z9th of Ynsi'y, we heve
_ received his Britannicszajc-jzfy': ]peerh to
' both Housb: of Parliament, an Thuffduy
the age! of ]Way, 1776. si ',
M] Lord: and Gentlemen,
ctTHE conplusnn os-publick business;}!flfld
the enhanced season of the' year.,
make it proper shr me to." give you some
reccsaj but [cannot put-an end to this
scssiosih wishout assuring yon, that'shc fresh
instances of your actachmcnt to me, and
your steady attention and adherence-m lhe
true interest of your country, which you
have shcwn in the whole course of )vm'
importantdelibcrations, afford the highest
satisfaction.
No alteration h'ts happened in the flute
offereign assuirs since our meeting, and
it is with pleasure ! ianssm on that the
assurances ] have received ufythsse dispositi
um of the several, powers in Europe pro
mise 'ontinuance of the general tran
quiliitysi. - '
Gentlemen of the House osqommom.
lt was with real regret and 'cionccrn that
] sound myself linder the necessity of "ash
ing of myfaithsui Commona any extraor
dinar supplies. ] them]: you for the rea
din'clzanssd despatch with which they have
been granted, and they are the more'siacsi
ceptable to me, asyou have sheyvn, in the
manner of raising them, an equal regard
to the exigencics of the service and the
case of my people; and you may he 'as
sured that the considencc you repose in me
shall be used with proper smgality, and
applied only to the purpose: for which it
was intended. . _
MyssLord: and Gentleman,
'W e_ are= engaged inss a great- national
cause, the prosecutisson of which must ine
vitably be attended with many difficulsstics
and much cxpense; butjvvhen we confidey
that theessentia] ri htssi and interests of the
whole empire are iieqiy sicohcemed in the
issue osic, and can have no safety or secu
rity but inctss that consiit utizmal s ubord'mation
for which we are contending,si ! am con
vinced that you will not thipk any price toq
high for the preservation of such objfctssi,
] will still entertain ;! hope that my re
bellious subjects may be awakened to.. a
sense of their duty. They will juflisy me in
bringing about the favourite wish of my
heart, the restoration of harmony, and the
re-establishmeut of order and happiness in
every art of my dominions; but if—ad'ua
submi ion should not be obtained, ctsrom
such motives, and such a'Jispnsition' on
their arc, ! trust I shall be able, under
the b effing of providenctcssc, to effectuatci:
by a full exertion of the great force with
Hivhich voxt have inttjustcd me."
They: the Lord Chancellor, by hit qucfiy':
command, said : 4
my Lord: and Gentlemen, _
It is his m:.-jcsty's myal will and pscasiassrsic
that. this parliament be prorogslcd to
Thursday thefirst day of'August next, to
be then here holden; and this parliament
is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the
first day of August next.
Augu/Z lo. Last VVednesdaywas ]auanctss-l
ed the third continenta] frigatc built here,
called the WASHINGTON.
Yesterday arrived here the brig Polly,
captuin Marmahuc, in 24 days fi'um Mar
linico, who has brought a quantity of
pbwdcr, sulphur, so'mc arms, (,cffcc, &c.
The privakcer Haucock, evpz. New man,
has taken a brig' bound from Tossrtnla to
Liverpool, and sent her inw Rhode Ishnd .
Her cargo is 200 bnrrcls and two ticsCtB
Os sugar, and 68 bngs ofcocton.
Extract of a letter from Elizahcth Town
point (New Jersey) Angu/I 7, 1776.
" I was ordered by col. Chevalicctr to
wait on two gentlemen, mess, Mudishn
and ]ohnfim, one of whom is :: desziy—
man, and both natives osAugusta cmzmy,
Virginia, who arrived in 122- 14er Elctme
packet, from Falmomh, n' Smtcn Hhm],
" the zgth ok'_]u!y, and have brousiix'sipsspff,
from London to the zgd as May, which
are now here, and kept for the use nct'r'ssqc
neral W'ashington, who, itis sn'ul, uil'si'lctsi
in town to-morrow . A copy us the king, of
England's speech is encluscsid. 'I'hc above
mentioned gentlemen left the island tlxisi
morning, with lord Howe's approhcttinn,
and inform, that lord Cornwullis :md gc-nc.
. ral Clinton, with all the trumps, arrived
"sithere on Thmsduy lsiast from Caruliua, as
: rcihsorcemenc prcpnratch to the: attack
on New Yurk, which these gcmlemcn say
would, in their opinion, be m :.(lc in les
than a Week, wit huuc waiting ior the ar
rival of the remainder of the shreigners.
who were hourly looked sor. having sailed
three days before this ship; that the usipoiu
now onthc iflsi.n<.l:m1uum lo about 12,ooo,
and these echctcd will make the enemy
20 ,ooo strong.
!
" The cui'rent opinion of the British ct
generalsis, that they wi]! find no difficul
ly in taking pulscffiosil us New York, but '
are much afrsi-Zd tlsimt the-rebcss-ls (as they
call us) will (leiff'roy st, as clssusiy fixeak molt .
contemptuoufly osus, looking upon'us as
an undilciplincd rabblc; anctc'l xhat they are
co'nfidcm 'of effl'cting ajussnsictiop With 'Bur- :_
goyne from Casinada; andil'lercsibcty' ficisitasixcsi
the suljsiection osshis country. The gem '
tlemen add, that theen'elpj are much u'is-ct
(ressed for Want of srcflssx'prbvifshus.
' " 'l'he English pap'e'rs inform, that the}(
Mincrva, Minning, from Philadelphia;
wis arrived at Londomlerry infive weeke, -
loaded With 320 hogshc'ads_ Os flux seed,"
and that she wasimmediately tctnad'c aprize
"of , being American property.- *An article
mentions. that on chequeffion for indepan
denoe in Cong-ress the Pcemsylvan'u. dele
gateevctoted against it, and in consequence
thereat the other colonies kept a jealuue
eye over them. Thesipayencontainman)? ct
Other matters, but ] sic'dnnoc keep them
any longer; t0__tsi1*nfiscrshe particuL-irs."
Town. Husisi, Loxxasiou, A'y/(ly 22, si1__776_
' R. --—--'s complimenu to mrx .---.——,
alsd begsct-his care of the encly'sssilctez
ter. Mr. -------— may relss on it ( ss the ct
French ministr'y is chain ; the pacifick'
men are turned out, a' the syirited mess,
friends co America, are to come in, Viz.
Duke 'de Choiscul. &c. &c.-siu'l'liereshre
:! French war, orsnbmzjfflon to Arterial, i:
inevitable. The stocksss, from the bank:
at Lex'm con'to this day, haue fallen up—
wards ofiix per ceut. a loss on the nationcti
debt of at. [East seven miilious. These
things should be publickl'y made known.
To mr. ----*-- " ct
The above letter is srpm mr. ----—-,, of
London, to n'n'. Mudison, one of the
gentlemen mentioned in the letter from
Eliz-sisiheth Town, and cannot be doubzed.
' - A French gentleman, and an Amenctcan,
formerly & member of" Congress, are safe
arrived in France. -
VVIL LIA'Md h U Hu,4flzgtg/7 23.
Extract of _a letter fi'om Annapol'u, dared
the lbtlz insiant.
_ Ya letter from New York, oslast Satur
day. 'si'we are informed that the ent my
'Were busiiy employed in shipping their men
and making prcparznicns fer an an:.ck;
vhcthc-r on hew York, Long lflanc', or
the j-si-rscy's, is mucc-rlzzin. h is thought,
however, that she fiffl: attempt will be,
made on Long lfland. By the best ac
counts, the enemy have 15'.ooo men
Unsnrrunnstlssv, at thi.rhimljuncture, :".
dishrdcr' prn-xsiils in our army; but we hope,
sswith the lfh-ssmg (,f GOD, to give them
a warm rcccption. ----- By another letter
from IV-w Yc-rk, Os Monday, we ]cL-ctm
that 60 shil (us vcssclsi were sueu shut morn
ing- standilwg in, which coms-lcud 11:e- se
siduc of the enemy's nisisurcc ments, and
we cxpcct sh-rir attack in a day or two
May wsie sustain the shack with a bccc usix'gs
shrtitudc. We will dIsic-hzrgc uur Ch.);