The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-06-09 00:00:00, page 2

ifsi '- ss ."r .-4 .- vesscls are now station
x' ; ! all. ' : -si- .. npdrn, with express or
Act- : -__--si 4 s : ".c motions of all ships which
ssi-usi 4 -" fice, to search such as are sus
-_ , _ .ss-ctd not to leave them till they ar—
- -: ' f ;he ultimlte place of destination.
....u'dct ofa letter from the epi capal city of
Vailzen, in Hungary, Fcb. 28.
" The mildnesl of the weather since the
Will having melted the snow on the moun
u'uu, the waters from thence un like so
may river] into the Dmubc, then cover
ed With ice, which did not break till seven
o'doek on the morning of the i5th; after
after which the-water rose so as to be per
ceived every minute, and very soon over
flowed the read:, carrying awny (besides
hfge Wfidfl osice) trees, wood, mill:,
&c. island: above this phce llopped
the in, which accumulating, formed
miss-in:, and impeded the progresl of
them-m- ; which neverthelesi rose (lowly,
Many hnndltecl some low houses, whose
Wa hquuitted them . Qnthc 16th
- \ 4.
the lce began to run, anu me flung of me
waters wan so rapid as scearee to be perceiv
ed before most of the lower town wu laid
Me! w'ater ; the inhabitants hadjust time
a: five themselves and children, the water
Mine risen seven or nine feet in half an
hour. By the help of.:B boats, which
were bren ht in came, the people were
taken out o their attick stories, and some
from ces where they had on for re
fu ct .ss The waten eontinuec to rise more
_ untie ejmctd swe t away all the houses
' tide tricks, an the great stonebridge
' Mut the town was under water ; the
'mctd ,on the sidesi of' the Danube, and all
th'hqusel, were five feet under water.
The danger tra: then universal, and the
, Mgenerasil, wbenhnppilfy, about noon,
si Wax-Musall, an ast aichad ri
\
.. , a Ah!-under Irving, mer
,ss'sifflmn in New England, are
'ct'ct WMW to the shlps of war
it . ctss "as * "
- ngven for the than his that
fine been made from the pen lonera of
. _ ct __ hospjtdgtobe'infeadinesitomarch
We? f ctMM,on gan-risen duty. ,
sisictctsi-g- jhsiwneeived mtselli once, that :
if" ct WMRDnnklrkwith-tobacd'
ct— Virginia. This is the
vital-gem of'the navi ation
_ si . have heard of. lfthelge pro
curing-m anon-ed to go on, what will,.
bore—Manner! The name of the
GZDW eapt. Paron."
.. - . For all! Army have chcl' been
- WHEN-at present. Notwith
' net-dun! rties are beatin u
hue ostlwtowmpcth Britain, vet Set-5
- ' ".. Ordensshive beeii
si WW osend tworecruit
. higsi sign-du from each of the regimenn
now in Britain to Ireland, to taile men,
Qjarcumshnce not known before.
&- Frmien ofPoland, March 15.
si _ " An assail-has happened at I Village
- .nelr lclunle el, in Grand Pollnd, which
they Jove ome nnhoppy consequences.
_ 'AM Polish Hnee, whose me is not
_ sied, was going on : visit to an old
, of h'dccquainunce. Hehwn ac
- "m 'ed dun Lieutenant end in own
shall" the former lest him, after two
day- journey. When the Prince nrived
at the, above-mentioned vilh e, which
wan on the 9th ofthio month, He was sur
mded in the inn by eight person: on
Mback, and sindin no meam to escape,
he reshlved to sell do: his life and liberty
very dear. Accordingly, he and his ser
_ not; find at the men; but five of" them
ct , ' open the door of his room, and on
tered with theirdrawn sabres. The Prince
killed one, And wounded two others; but
having received several wounds, al Well
" hie faithful servant, they immediately
but him into :. carriage and drove off,
ss but it is not known publickly where they are
gone. The servant found means to escape,
and all possible search is making to discover
the perpetratorl of this action, and their
motive; for doing it ."
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'I-K; .DW—u .... ...-nsi
The speech of the Lch MAYox to the
Common [fail, Assp'll 5.
Gentlemen nj't/ze Livery,
T would ill become me, on this impor
tant day, to take up much oisiyom' time.
] very rcadily complicd with the: request of
several respcctablc fellow citizcns to call
this Common Hall, from every feeling of
justice and humanity to our persccuted
brethren in Amcrica, and the fatal conse—
quencel I sorescc of the violent proceed
ing: now carrying on, which must lb deeply
affect. the prosperity, not only of this, the
first commercial city in the world, but
likewise the whole kingdom . I \\ ill, only,
Gentlemen, beg leave to read to you,
from your own records on this subject, the
words of : petition from this metropolisto
both House: of Parliament, long before
the present unhapp contest betw een the
mother country an her Americmz colonie:
begun, so long ago as the year 1739.
_ _ *_' The citiZenl osLondcm are too'deeply
" interested, in whatever affects the trade
" of this nation, not to express the utmost
" anxiety For the wellsiare of that only
" source of our richel. 'l'he etitioncrs
'* apprehend, that the trade ctom these
" hie Majesty'a kingdom: to his Amcrirctm
" colonic: is of the utmq/l1 importance, and
" almost the only profitable trade this mation
" no-w enjoy: unrivalled by other:."
If , Gentlemen, the trade to our Ameri
can colonies, near 40 earl ago, was, ac
cording to the declarej opinion of this mc
tropolie, of such importance, the amazing
entriel for severel late ears, made in the
book: of the customhou e, which are almost
daily before your eyes, will best demon—
strate to what an amazing magnitude it is
since grown. Such an object surely calle
for our most earnest nmveeried attention,
and regerd. . Whatever your determine
tione may be, you may be assured of the
hearty concurrence of'your chiefmegish'ate .,
\Ye\terday the House of Common: osi
e'eeded to the third reading of the b' to
restrain the tude and commence of New
jet-sey, Pennsylva'sinia, Virginia, Marylend,
and South Carolina, &c. Mr. Hartlcy rose,
and opened an unexpected debate; he con
demned the bill upon varioue pfinciplee , but
particularly, al being exceptionable in a-ct
doptin a poliey much inferiour to what:
mi lain-e been proceeded on. Mr. Bull
so! owed him, and gave hie hearty eontre
diction— to the bill upon every rinci le,
and from every motive that can d in uce
him tooppose an thing. Alderman Saw
bridge spoke but 'ttle, but declared against
the measure, in a short, clear, and decisive
manner. These were followed b Sir
]ol-m Duntz, who gave a meek and
sensible opinion, steer-ing clear of hot.
Violent mentum and aflbciationt. Ge
neral Conway opened his new parliamen
tary clmpaign upon thin bill, in favour.
of the Amenem. Mr. Rigby made the
best and most spirited speech that was
uttered; he was quite fired, to find the
above Gentlemen : ninst administmtion.
" ] emot (said he;: hear, with any pa
tience, Gentlemen condemning the pre
sent bill, upon the idea of being against
uxin Americz. Sir," that it not the
neshon at present; had America never
Zenlcd the right, the question had not
come before us; but they deny the right,
and, in desence of the denial, are now in
open rebellion. Sir, the weighty tax, the
heavy encumberlnce of which they com
plain, is the 3d duty of" ten. What is
that sormidable duty? One would think
Gentlemen could not, or would not,
make use of their understandinge in that
lffair. Why did they oppose it? I will
tell you, Sir : The arrangement of those
acts ennbl'ed the East lndla company to
nndersell the Boston smuss glers, thnt is,
the Boston pan'iou; and t is was the cir
cumstance which made them so furious,
nnd threw them into that (lame which has
now risen to rebellionctct They are in rcnel
lion, and are of the worst sort of rebcls;
for, not content with being rebel: them
selve's, they want to spirit this country in—
to rehellion too. But, Sir, we are 10le
that Amerfesii is too (him;: for ul, and that
we cannot make her submit. ldle and
ridiculous idea! to suppose that a people
without an army, and without the means
of paying, feeding, and supporting one,
are to be able, allosa sudden, to start up
conquerors. If I was to believe the ar
gument ] have heard, in it: real extent, I
should suppose they were to conquer us.
VVhy, Sir, if'the Congress osPhiladelphia
are to go on as they have done, the thing
is actually come to pass, and we are con
quercd; the seat of the empire is removed
to Philadelphia, and we sit here only to be
laughed at ; the dignity and honour of sit—
ting in this House, so envied by all the
Commons offingland, is at an end. Let
the Gentlemen who gnvc us such doctrines,
as I have heard to-day, cross the Atlansi'
tick; let them join their eomrades in Psihi
ladelphia, they are stuff congcnial with
what the will find, and we may expect;
rare consunenccs them the union." The
debate continued till 8 o'clock, When h
monon was made that the blll do pale.
The House divided, and the numbers were,
aycs 192, noes 46- _
Last week an auctionecr, amongst other"
lots, had the mapoFAmerica tosell, which
when put up, he entertained the company,
for & conlidcrnble time , by hiswitticisms and
commendations. At last he said, " Ladiei
and Gentlemen, only consider that at thin
time it is indeed Very 'valuable, therefore
you cannot hid tc'zo high for it." Upon
being asked why it'was more valuablcat thin
time than any other, he answered. " bed
cause there are Engish colonies in it now, ct
and by and by there will he none." 7
tip-i] 7 . The Virginians have (hang-heed
from their militia 15,ooo men, who are
in training. They are called the Americm
Legion. The people of Maryland havd
done thesame, and are providin unison'fl
for their men, and have laid : find taxcttd
;
maintain their army. The province off
Pennsylvania hn done the same. le
province of Conneffieut hal offered zo,oo'o'
men, to defend Ameriean rights-. With.
....si
each of the Amel'ican regiments osmflitii,
there is a company of horse. Thect o—
vernment of the province of the Mazsiasi'
- ebusctts is' taken by the people into their-.
own hands, and put into commifflon, con
sistin 'of4o persons, elected And removctd
able y 'the opkct They are denomi
natedaeounci . The ministryss have received
advices of nlllthese important transactiom, ss
but keep their intelli enee secret.
The General A embly of" the iflactd of
Barbados have drawn up :! spirited petition
to be transmitted to Great Britain, and to
be presented to his Majesty in favour of
the Americans. ' '
A motion was made. yesterday, in the
House ofCommons, by Mr. Grey Cooper,
to bring in a bill to continue in force the
acts'of Parliament, now nenr ex irin , for
the encouragement of the woo en manu
sactory ol'tlns kinssdom, and particulerly
to enforce the offigztion the East India"
company are under- to vaoollcn
goods to a certain am an y. Thib
motion occasioned a short debate, and wan
opposetl [) Bsr. Bnrke;' but in the end. _
was carrictc , without : division.
This day the Lord: read a second, time
the land tax, the indcmnity, end the
American mutiny bil-ls.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman who
ma: on board the Mngdalene, dared Turlu
llland, Dee. 26, 1774.
"" Eight Vesscls have been totally lost;
near to us, in this hun'icane ; and consider
ing that we have come oss much better
tlun our scllow sufferers, there is reason
to be thanksnl. Our being saved was verctv
miraculuul, as the cabin was filled with
water, and every thing- in it (lashed to
pieces immediately after she struck. \Vc_
sortunately got hold of" a had on the wea
ther lizle, and the sailors shrcl; shst by the '
lhip's sivsile. Mr. Burns, one of the p.1l
scnpss'crs, v. e suisi'si-Qse had been washed ovc-r- '
board. as he \\ :15 not missed till morning";
rnssct cloth,-s .xx': mulllctv lull, or entirely
ssipolcd ."