The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-09-22 00:00:00, page 1

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-,sEPTEMBE'R 22, 1775-' T H E NUMBER 34.
VIRGINIA GAZETTE
Anwus, ton LIBE R TY, AND me PUBLICK GOOD.
. 'ALEXANDER PURDlE, Pusimn.
If. a meeting of the commishonus ap
pointedssby the Convemic-n for superin
tcddingthcmanulhctor) o-L s :ss A LL-A R Ms
at Fredcricklivurg, on 'wcdnd'day the
lgth of Septembcr, 1775.
'1' 'HE conmsiffloncr: intend to n'zsiet on the
ss 4. loth day as Octuber next, at Frca'e
tichtwa, for the plain;/& of engaging afar
ther number ofs 'U N : m : T " s , and other ar
tL/igct capable cff managing that bzgsinq/i in
it: Oariau: branchex, All perjom who are
ss willing to enter into the firvice, fbr :: )cur
at [cast, and can come well recommeudcd,
jbr :kill and ].)[m'c-Qy, are flesh-ed to attend.
[s agreed with , they will havegoodcncourage
ment, according to their merit ; and, at all
events, be paid fof their atteudance and
'Gravelh'ng.—--*** Godd LOLKS erm are
me}: wanting.
(2) THE COMMISSIONERS.
SrOTsYLVAN1,Sept. 12, 1775.
AT a meeting of the select committec
for the diitrict of this county, the
counties of Caroline, Stafford, and King
George, the fssolsiowiug officers wer : elcctcd.
!; . U L A R. S.
William Taliaferro, captain.
70)": Willil', lstct licutenant.
.Seymour Have Iieutcnant.
Benjamin Ho ,ensign.
- M ] N U T E- M !: N.
Hztgh Mercer, colonel.
Mordeeui Buckner, licutenanc- coloncl.
Robert Johrgsan, major.
- CA 12 0 L ! N E.
shama: Lomax, Samuel Hawcs, (& Thoma:
Robinsbu, captains. -
IVilliam Lind/Zzy, Richard Taylor, & 7ame:
Bankhead, hcutenants.
Ydmc: Up/lmw, Thomas Buckner, & W'il
liam Wooljolk,eni1pns.
'For' SPOTSTLVANIA.
Le-wi: Willis, George Stubblcfield, & Oliver
Towlcs, capt- uns.
Robert Carter Page, Lay-kin Chew, & Fran
ci: Taliajerro, licutenams.
Hcrsiny Far-lien: Robert Dudky, & Winsta-w
Far/ter, enugm.
For KlNG' GEORGE.
John Taliajkrro , jun . & Andrew Buclzamm,
captu'ms.
Iranci: Comuay, & Walter Vowel, lieutt
names.
Reuben Bri/bae, & Yame: Hard ensignsss'ct!
For S T A F F O R D.
Town/bend Dadc, & lelliam lVashingtan,
c: lptaim.
William G. Stuart, & Thomas' Fitzhugh,
lieutenauts.
Wzllz'am Fitzhugh, & John Mozmtjoy, en
1 5.
Ysfifi Robiygss'm, commissary os musten.
Clmrle: lVashington, commissary.
THE cfimmittec of the countv , to ex
press their approbation of the appointmcnt
of col. MERCER, and to pay :1 n—ibutc
justly due to the noble and patriotick con
duct which that gemlenun has umiox mly
pursued lmce the commencunent of our
disputcs with the mother country , which
was to strikingly disphycd on that occa—
sion, entclod into the tollouing xcsulve:
thlved uuuuimoq/ly, that the thanks of
this committec be ]er scnuu u- _cul . HU on
Mr. u- ER , comm-mdcr in chief us the bat
tnhun of minute men in the u'lshict of thil
county, the countics of Carohnc, Stafford,
and hung (Storge ; exprdsing our high
sbnsc otsi thcsi importance to the countr) of
his appointmcnt- to that [lation, and our
acknuwlcdgmcnts of his publick spirit in
sacnificiug his private interest to the sen icc
of his ' country . .
dLEXANDER DlCK, clerk.
E XTRACY' of a letter.
BUSlNESSyesterday callcdssme on board
ofa ship bound immediately to Eng—
land, the captain of which'ctinsormed me
he had seen a London paper giving an ac
count that the king had posinvely refused
to hear a petition from the city, drawn
up on hearing the afl'air of Lexington :
Thus, ourhopes ofrcdress lroni that quar
ter vunish.---'l'he tell in Maryland diives
away every 'Tory, who can poshbly get
money to carry him to Europe ; chry mip
has at least six or seven pallengers. The
one I "was yesterday on board ot' carries
out parsons Adciison and Boucher, with
their i'amiliessi—Annapolis is thinued;
Lloyd, ' Dulany, and many others, with
their families, are embarked. Old mr.
Dulany takes his dau hterssto Not-a Scona,
for the recovery of her health; which,
it is said, she was not known to want till
, the rest issued." _ '
*,si* May we not rejoice, mr. Po now,
that America is.in so fair a way osbeing
disgorged of all those iilthy, ovelling
vermin, formed only to be tra led upon
by tyrants, and who, by the grssoll'ncss and
servility of their natures, 've us the molt
convincingct proofs that so free and ure an
air never was intended for their subhstence !
Let the'm therefore hcrssd \\ ith theinkindred
vermin, and breathe an air oontaminated,"
and almost rendered putrid, !),the infec
tions of villainy and corruption !
.lsi'tnan, nowever, it wuutu o; no greacn
of ctchrilkian charity to wish, or even to offer
it!) one jZ-rvent prayer, to the just and [sin
preme ruler of the universe, that, instead
of the cordial reception with which they
- siflntter themselves, for the most mipardon
able of all crimes, they may be met by.:t.
mob of honest Englishmen, and he graci
oufly presented with a good suit as thick
set ; or that his majesty, drained of all
his treasures and places of proht. by the
crowd otsihungry minions who have. so long
encircled him, may, to stop then- mur
murs at disappointmeut, tr'msport thcm_
back again to Amcrica, in the capacity of
convicts, that they may enjoy (love-ry and
insamy in a laud where they could not
brook freedom and glory. .
But, sir, do not you think'st probable,
that, before they can long" enjoy their sup
Oscd peacesuk rett'eztt, theymuy he start
' led with the din os Amez'icsszn :u'ms, and
with the whiffiing of her uncrringpuilctjf
This is :1 plan not a iittlc talked of; and it
is certain wc ulFCde have, of can have,
all the means osexecutiug it. \\'e have
2
men enousih lv deund ourselves, and to
spare. 'lhe molt powerittl and warlike
lnuiau nations back of as have buried
Curleton's washyum, 'nith {determine-th'
on that it shall neter rise again; and have
undoubtedly ofiered their service to fight.
for us, in any place and manner We debte.
Besides, it would "take but a few,-month
to truin 30 or 4o,ooo. slave; for that por
pose; and, as a reward, give then! lliasic ss
freedom which we so ardctently desire. ,
should enjoy, with every ctacqnisitisiofiss _
could make, whether ottmstzlsieprlgnd.
This would happily rid -_tusi otctssthem, sian'd
put it into their got-ver. to reven them-.
if
selves on those w o have sienlldssjsse .: ssgpetiisig
But, it will be said, wheressctgsioqass'sijtqtptz
To this we may answer, that—m -ct-_-f "
siss"- . ,
sun's pz'gmie: have the mofiitm _ 'ss: _
assurance-s thalt it. is but ashtn indsisissthey . ct
are furnished with thtgda'itg W'ctqwto:
waf't them ov'er the Atlansitieksi by tuosi
pciwershltt ntions who hav ,sisoz (Line time,
been tsitbricadng them lur thafsiWFtle .
Quere, whether this .schemctc. of ettli'ng
uul' (lah-s in Great Britsitin he not farsimqrcsi'ssss
pr tcticabctc siihsim mr. johuson's-lswoffltc
one As uttng t mctn ti-eZF-CpQ; Ante-ct,
tie-4! l'fi'v -./o£o- usi-ssssss-ssss si
fiejbll/mm.ctg ;. j-I mue/1 q/ ilu: ordinance s :1'
t/w c/echan o] Duct G ups, and Gimss
m-r'r sz- Msissu , (4: relates toctthrectlectim
ojssthsie latter. ct ' ' _ ._ '
. FTER declarihgss that no person
, llwulddxnsicuflek accept any (dice; ,,
of:: or pecunial-) appuimmem aside-nisi? "
brown, or shall h-we procured himse sssslo _
be elcctcd by bnbrr), in giving Wz
or other putȝliCk enter! ssizsimem ut'mqpur ._
dtink, or made an.)- pxsicmise lb tsiofdcf'; lo
the ekctors, or I) . any othcct-q [finsiupt
practices. should si' ni'qusi-lshed jn ittssz'iit
ting br voting in county and Corporeuiam
Cumminecs, it is dcc/dtfed and qrdpincd,
xhzsi-t the sscclsimlderspt every Luuiutss .—nd
corporzsiisinn wsiilslin thsil— ,fiulsmy. andfitI-si-rs
-who are 0} l'4_-\\L (in;-inned w vme at an
election ol' Box-gestes, man landhsiuflkisis
in the dish-16! of VVest'Augustass as here
si after described; shailthav'e the liberty and
privilege ofsielectingsictannnauy 21 of the;
most discreet, sit;- and able men of their
cum-ty or corpuration, being Behold-= rs,
m.:zct as a committec for ca ing imo
execution the ufiuciziion, and cch oth-sirsi_
.measures as ihe Continenta] Cong'ress, or,
General Convention Qf this colony; havjsie,
or hereafter may, from time to time, di
rec't and ordzsiin; and forwarding all pub
lick ssxprsi-si'cs of importance, the expense
of which shall be paid by the publick.
And the said committees shall have power
to apannt om of their memberssi :; chm
miuce of correspondence, and such blher
fish-committces as may be found neces
sary, to supermtend the different dish-ictl
osiheir respective ccunties orcorporations ;
with an appeal, where any person shall
think himscxisi aggrieved, to the county or
corporation sisiommitlec at large, and
acconntnble to them for all their pro
cccdingsis.