The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-06-14 00:00:00, page 2

sented in behaisif of the colonies, sinting
their just rights and grievances. and to
assure them that such petition shall be Con
1i.le_red and answered ."
Ijbrtl Shelburne seconded the motion.
; Lord Dartmouth totaily objectetl to the
motion, as highly improper, and tending
to interrupt the only measures that could
' ): taken to reduce Amez'ica to obedience.
His lordship observed , that it was no long
(1' a time to treat with a country in open
&
rt-hcliion, where the government, by the
authority of this kin dom, was subverted,
and every :tct ofcruj isurpation exercised .
Ile thousirsiht this motion so highly prejudi
cial to Great Britain, that he moved the
pi'evious question, whether this question
he now put; wishing to get rid of the
motion this way, rather than to give it an
absohtte negative, betause he was not wil
ling- that a motion should go Forth as is the
ctss ministry were absolutely ave'rsc to all terms
of accommodation: But he thought the
meaning- os the motion fully answered in
the last clause of the act of parliament ap
pointing commissiqners to receive the sub
misiiou of any of the colonies, whenever
they should be disposed to return to due
obedience to the mother country.
On a division of the House, there apa
peatsi'ed for the motion 31, against it 91 .
WIHT EH ALL, friarch 9. The king has
been pleased to appoint john Montague,
esq; vice-admira] of the Blue, to he go
vernour and commander in chief in and
over the iflcmd ofsi Newfoundland, and of
the isiands of Madelaine, in the guis of St.
Laurence.
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NEW YORK, May 20;
Extract of a !elterjrom Providence, N . E .
ESTERDAY a master of a vessel ar
rived here from Halifax, who made
his escape from thence, with a number
osother ship-masters. He informs, that
,the fleet and army are in a wretched con—
dition, great part of the latter being still
on ship-board; that arrets rent at five
doilars per week, an that many of the
officers and suldiers curse lord North as
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heartily as the Americans."
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Extract of a letter fi'om Mont'real, May I .
" Ui1 dunaay llel arnveu nest: UdlssUll
'VVcedlke, and col. De [has, with mr.
goseph Terry of this place, accompanied
'y several other gentlemen of the army;
antl on Monday the committee of the
Hon. Continental Congress, for establish
ing and regulating the continental affairs
in this province, with the celebrated dr.
Franklin at their head. They were re
ceived on the beach, at the Port de
Vandreuil, by general Arnold, and the
friends to liberty, and a salute was sired
from the citade]; and being escorted to
]nend-quarters, they, and & number oF
friends to liberty, spent the evening with
decent mirth ."
' Thursday last 24 lndians, the chiess of
seven:! lndizm nations, arrived here fi'om
Aisshany. We hear they are to set out for
Philadelphia in a few days, in order to
wait on the Hon. Continenta] Gangress.
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PtHLADELPHlA, May 21.
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' '*ll.si\'l'. a er ons ta en in
Kc/blved, 1 arms on bZard any prize be
deemed prisoners, to be taken care of by
the supreme executive power in each colo
ny to which they are brought, whether
the prize be taken by vessels fitted out by
the continent or by others.
That such as are taken be treated as
risuners of war, but with humanity, and
w aiiowcd the same ratiuns as the troops
in the F3rviCe osthe Unitecl Culonies; but
that such officers supply themselves, and
be allowed to draw bills to pay for their
subsiitence and clothing.
That officers made prisoners in the ]and
service be allowed the same indulgence.
hat the officers be not permitted to
rcside in or near any sea port town, . nor
puhllck post mad, and that the o_shcc_rsiz
and privates he not suffered to rciidc m
the same places.
That in case the officers cannot draw _or
sell their bills, the Congress uiii zzliow ihr
each OF them two doiisiu's a week, for
hoard and iodgings, to be rc-p'sitid by szx'hl
officers besorc they are released from their
vaptivity.
That no tavern-keepcrs snppiy :1n_v_
'osii'ccrs who are Prisoners on the crcdit of
the continent . '
That the capitulations entered into with
prisoners at the time of their surrendcr be
ptmctually observed.
That such osiicers as surrender prison
ers of war be put. on their paruie, unless
Congress shall otherwise direct.
That the Po R M osthe PA s o LF. bc asfbllows:
l---——- being made a prisoner of war by
the army of the 13 United Colonies in
North America, do promise and engage,
on my word and honour, and on the saith
of a gentleman, to depart from hence to
5 ----- , in the province os-n-n, being the
place of my destination and residence, and
there, or within six miles thereof , to re—
main during the present war between
Great Britain and the said United Coionics,
or until the Congress of the said United
Colonies, or the Assembly, Convcntion,
or Committec or Council osSaf'ety us the
said coiony, {hail order otherwise; and
that I will not, directly or indirectly,
give any intciiig'ence whatsoever to the
enemies of the United Colonies, or do or
say any thingin opposition to or in prejudice
of the measures and proceedings of any
Congress for the said coionies during the
present troubles, or until ! am duiy ex
changed or discharged . Given under my
hand, this day of , A.D.1776.
That the said 'parole he signed by the
officers.
That such as refuse to subscribe the
parole be committed to prison.
That David Franks, esq; agent to the
co'ntractors for victualling thcss troops of
the king- osGreat Britain, be permitted
to supply the prisoners with pmvisions and
other necessaries, and to sell his biils for
such sums of money as'are necessary for
that purpose; and to enable him to do
this to the satisfaction of his employers,
that & commisiioned officer be permitted
once a month to visit the prisoners so vic
tualled and supplied, in order to count
their numbers and certisy their rolls.
That such of the prisoners as are not
supplied by mr. Franks be furnished
with provisions, not exceeding the rations
allowed to privatcs in the service of the
continent.
That the women and children belong—
ing- to prisoners he furnished with subsist
ence, and supplied with siring and other
thingsabsolutelynecessaryfortheirsupport.
That no prisoners be enlilted in the
continental army.
That the prisoners be permitted to ex
ercise their trades, and to labour, in order
to support themselves and samilies.
That the Gommittecs of Inspection and
Obscrvation for the counties, districts, or
towns, assigned for the rcsidcnce of pri
soners, be empowcred to superintend their
conduct; and, in cases of gross misheha—
viour, t') confine them, and report to
their respective Assembhes, Conventions,
Committees, or Council ofSasety , the pro
ceedings had on such oCcasions,
That a list of the prisoners in each colo
ny be made out by the committces of the
.countics, towns, or districts, where tney
relide, and transmitted to the Assembly,
Convcntion, or (]uuncil or Committee os
Sasety of' such colony, respectively, who
_ sh [" send & copy thereof to Congrcss.
That the said Assembhes, Couventions,
and Committecs or Councils osSasety, be
empowered to contract with proper per
son:- sor the most t'eztton'si'..it- terms tactt' tu
psstttg lsittLh of the pt'Zth—si-j's, their wit}
and Lttihh'cn, in thvssZr xx 1; t ( (ne: culun);
as are not siltssi'lsiss'dsi'F I'H'. Hunltx.
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'that the said AH-si-znhfsisi-x (fit,:n'cntitms'
and (;onnn'tttees, (;t' (lxct-tt=.\'ilrs ut' Sat'ctyct
he authmsiitsi-si-d and t'tsisimzi-simi tu tztkc tl,
!)JI'LICS ('s the ostints, simt tt) runsc ,
stcsit-cctt observance of the tun:: on vth'tc.
't
they are czthtt'gcd, unif- ..'tsizlsi to take cspt
t
c'tztl csittssc thus nonc- nt th-sitl: cuttincd by
order us the (jangleth he thtictsi rc (] to escape;
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also to advance the unu\\::!:t'c (:t'two du]
];trs a weak to each of the ntiiccrs who
cannot draw 01" set} their linZ-s. ;:mi to draw
for the same on the l'retldcnt sit" the Con
grcsis.
That the said Assemhhss, Convcntions,
Committecs, or (loutzcils ot'fi-siztsisi-tctv, of the
colouies respectively in \\ h'tch zsizr'tltntcrs arc
or shall choose or be appointed to t'ctide,
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be empowered to remove such. prisoners
from place to place within t'usi: same colo
nies, as often as to such Atllctnhlies, Con
vetttsitons, Committccs, ot'Csi-uncilsi-si ul'Safe—
ty, it shall seem proper, having regard
to the former resulutiotts ui'Cungrt-ss con—
cerning prisoners.
Publistzed by order ofCazyyrzz/fs.
CHALLLES 'Fttorsstsorsisi, t'si-cretary.
Yzme 3. I.:t'tsic Monday at'tu'uoon gene
ral W'ashingsiton, tho mctzthct's otsi Con
gt'L s, and gettct'uls Gums and Mifflin,
revicwed the four hzttmhuns, the rifie
batttuhou, the light horse, and lhrcectsiartil
lct'y companies otsithe city mifitia, amount
ing to nczzt' zjoo men, when they went
through their munwuvres to gencrztlzsatis
faction.
At the same time two lzattalicns of the
cout'tuental troops were t'ct'thetl by the
eucm].
Thc ]ndians who are come to town,
on busint-ss with the Cuugrcss, attended
the general in tsievieuing the militia, &c.
Extract ofa [ctier/rom New York, May 31 .
" General Ptttnum has just thcwn me a
letter from a gentleman sittt Ssilc-m, which
very much concerns your place. 'lhc
writer informs the general , thut cupt.C<hap
manid arrived there (Salcm) from St , Groin,.
who says, that on the loth ittflant, insi
latitude 54, longitude 67: 24. he sell in
with a hrig, the captzt'tn of which told him
that he sailed in company with a fleet os7o
transports, under conVUy (;tss tvsio 54 and
four 40 gun ships, and two i-nnzb-kctches,
from which he parted the 5'h, in a hard
galc of wind. 'l'hc fleet had un hoard a
large number ol lleshuns, Brunhxjdsscss,
and English troops, al] bound to I'hilndcl
phia, in order to disperlc (;s the capmin
cxpresscs himself) that horncxsie— melt the
Congresi, after which they West certain
the continent would become :: ury easy
prey. God grant: that you may l>e prc
pared to receive tlus :n'mununt . General
Putnam thinks that some uoops will im
mediately march from hcue to your asiist
ance."
Extract of [: lettcrfi'om New Ym'k , May 31 .
" I do not. learn that a won! ]ms'bcen
said in our Convention upon the subject of
& declaration of independencc; but a new
mode of government has been tulkcsid us,
and you may expect to see in next Mon—
day's paper a call from the Com emiuu to
the people, either to give them proper
powcrs for the purpose, or to add to their
number, and give the increased body
pchrs, or to choose a new (Ismvemion,
and give the powers to them."
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To the Hon. the (Io N v 5): TION 0} Virginia,
RUSTING to that generous and
indulgcnc spirit which ever characte
riscs a wise and virtuous body, ] last week
venturcd to call your attention to an ob
ject, which, nmidst the numbers of im
portance that must present themselves,
mith perhaps have not been regarded;
and indccd ] cannot suppose thn :msiiddress,
which had the advanccmcnt us knowledge