The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-09-29 00:00:00, page 2

ofa proclammion, on a day to be speci
fied in the act: plhers ;ulirm, that ;:
court ofchr and 'l'ermincr shall lusi'ci'tssi
bisilihcd, for the special pct-Jrsimle ul Lr)insisi'
the rebels at Boiton; and that no puctsuu,
suspecssted by the king's cuuncii as umcts
fected to the supreumcy of pzii'xizuncnt
over America, sh-siul bsie permitted 10 in
upon any jury. This measure willbe l-ss-ls
& ].izble to objectionsctflim the bringing uk'
sithe 'cul'prits tojbc tried in [hid comm'y .
[: is said, tlut the ressuu for deissctymg
the face 'men, which the minutry den-ctu
sied tq send to America, is, that the three
enerals latci'y arrived at Bolsitcm have lent
;; theme; as their opinion, (in! they may
'jlbc able to—deleat the.]:rovinciula without
ct Wha- asslstancc, though general huge
. ' ks 15,ooo men absolutsil) ueceliary [or
' -' Reduction of New England. 'l'he
spun}, however,ch taken up, and
seal regimenzs have leecived ,ul'dcl's to
- ct, ct ftbe'msehss'es in re'adincsz'at the [host-—
-,_ _--_ {e fssnosstictcc; so that in'csiisc the prqccted
ss. awidh the pkbvinciuls in;-der Pulnam
_ not appear prucnmlfle to uurgcucml
rcnu'orcczncsisi'sisi lnsisill be em
' in thc'sirlt chk m Aqgud. '
. J- -- -ay the sher'rfis w ailed un his ma
atsi St.sisi]amcs's, .to know unen he
' si- d pleased to be waited on u'nh the
ss dress and petstiiin, sipmying hla ma
' ,tcto cctmsc 'bsioffilijiqsissiw cectxlss- between
ss Britain mid Ameriqia, and to adupt
, asursics as will, keffuresissunion, sicon
, nd pessape,_si,ov_er the B-icish em
— , ss yassssercct rracssiqufly recewedssand
sssi y wuppejscff to appoim silday
, ock. _' .
siss- ._s.w Y U ,A'si As,. , September n.
M&ctjdsi_" letter from :: gentlemm at
, ct-sissss'ssl'si.;-Alb_auy, Septgmbessr 2. 1" si
si 'si press arrived'laft'nighc w'e' hear
hsiau been asiishimnctl near St.
, helm-am a ifdmnoiu'ing party
-;__siu .ct. in about,, and a bon: of regu
' .ss Who, and ludiuns. The gene
-_ Athe occasion mentiuns, that
ss _ _. ofictom' party was k'fllcd (one
_ _ ss sssi-flfid a number-off Whites and two
"Mix isifzsixbesienethyewere (lain ; tlut ge
Momgomgry, with xzoo men, scc
' he sssifst ofthe week (or St. john's',
Wisi-w-musterssow the isle of Noe,
si'ssssssisisi ss- by general 'Schmlcr. who,
_ = - is man'y more men, - hns by
si ":ctchd; so-sssszhat within a very
'" It is pofflble the blow-will be
' qs. - And here I must wait,
A to news, 1" merely because
si _ -sict,* ties me dbwn, as ourct men
si s ( ye! ctmarch' for-che want of their
_ " sicampaign equipa c.". .
' ct'sipxtractqsu !ette'rctsirsii'm clad/"mue gentleman,
& ,.(ssct, -- ,. Scflcmbcr—j.
_ '-_ _____*'* , rc you fet .lhis )ou will hear of
ss ' _ =' flha' ssyy. affur of uph-Bsixkcr, ncar
: ,.sijohlsiisis, lt seems Bakcr lmd— oiten
If ssss {out outsiby general Schuctvler, to
A)
.
sisisiv sssisikpykssc _obsi-rvctanon_s. sibu; :always with stricctt
, , usiqrffissnev er to_nwlestsseithc'r'Canadiuns or
Do ct_ '.' The last tdmct hemctdc was with—
;{ctss- Men)! orders si'omtsihcsigcneral, and l.uul
ing somewhere on the there of the ]nkc,
lass,
ct .,sssssii.
he indiscrf'ul) , or'wickedlvss snnssppcd th
firclock at sunne} ]ndims he sssuw near him;
immedicttrly he Was surcd at and fluin, on
Whicp his pegplsic rgturmd the fire, am]
15 two or the lavagcs. 'lms uuttcr
ws _medmtely represented in its trnc
cownn, by the cemmfflionerz of lndizm
affl-its, to the Six Nasititinsi-z, now on con
fss -.
grxsi: in this city, "who thanked them for
their candour; and in order to put out
the flame ws-ichsithis unhappy sins:-is could
not help kindsingsi, :: licutcnzmt sets out
is)-day with four Mnhuwk lnd'mns, and
an interpretcr. m join gcntrsixl Schussxsslcr,
wherever he sh-ll be. to endeavour to
make up matters. Thin aflctair was prodi—
gioufly mili'rprcscmc—d here at first ."
Cnptfliil Conprctr insm "154 us, and all the:
lettersfiom England agree, that no more
troops are to he sent to Amcr'zca from
(h'cul Brilffiu, and that the m'nmsilsi)" are;
much cliffrss-fiul to equiptlzcirinips, (sir—in;;
to a combinutiun oisilnccurpcnurzinunisir
tumiib their xx.—.;siusrmn : s.-ld. to 2 () ].
per day; thgsi the: 'mhctk-siuctmx or brent.
Britzxiu \\':l'C imdesi-m m ksiow the result
as our (juntincnml Congrcisia, whcnil was
nut m the least duuuud gzcy \\ uuld wil
lingly come to such usirmsi as would be a—
grc-csi'sihlc to she peopkf of this cuntincm;
and that the pfu'hamcut w as to meet the
:7111 osjuly
The llylluuing address, &c. srom the
lord muyor, ;ddcrmcn,- ;md cumnums 'us
the ciiy of London, was delivered to (apt.
(Youpcr [he day he sailed n'um London,
and was to be presented to the king the
14111 of _]u\y. - :
To the KlNG's mast excellent MAjI-ZSTY.
The humble adds-ry} and petition oj'tlchord
hlzlyor, Aldsi-nnen, und_ Cummnm, of th;
city ofLandon, i. common council aLiLsi-m
bled. '
NlOST,GRAClOUs sovrctkmon,
YOUR mujclly's molt loyol and dutisnl
lnhjects, the lnru may or, altlermenss,
and commons of the city o-s London, in
common council alitnibled, with all hu
mility beg leave to lay themselves at your
royal feet, humbly imploring your benign
attention towards the grievouatliltraaion
of their fellow-subjects in America.
The clmratsiteriltisick of the people, sire,
over whom you reign, has ever been
equally remarked for an unpzsiu'ulltllcd loy—
alty to their sovereign, whilst the princi
ples of the conltitut-ion have been tne rule
of this government; as well as a. firm op
olition, whenever their right-o have been
invaded.
Your Anterican subjects, royal sire, de
scended Irom the same ancestor-s with our—
selVes, appear equally jealous of their pre
rogatives as free-nen, without which they
cannot deem themselves happy. .
Their cheer.-til and unah—sied tor contribu
tionz, as welle; willing scfflccs to the
mother country ,. whilll'they remained free
lrom the clog of emnpulsory laws, will,
we are sure, plead powersuily with the
humunity of your disposition, for graci
oully grantising them every reasonable op
portunity os giving, as frecincn, what
they seem rt-lolutely determined to refuse,
under the injunc'tion ol laws made inde
pendent of their own consent .
The ubhorrche we entertain of civil
bloodlhed and confusion will, we trust,
sire, is not wholly exculpute us in your
royal iniml, yet plead powerfully in our
savour, for the wurmth with which no
lament those measures, whole deltrudtive
principles huve driven out American bre
thren to acts os desperation.
CUllvlllCCtl of the earnest disposition of
the colonills to remain lirm in all tluteous
obedience ,to the constitutiossnal authority
os tllsilp kingdom, permit us, moil gracious
sovereign, to beseech you, that those
operations of force, which at present dis
tract them with the most dreadful appre—
heniions, may be suspcndcd ; and tlmt,
uncontroulcd by a relii'aint incompuzilzle
with a free government, they may pos—
se ss an opportunity of lCllLitsil'llljj; such terms
of uccsiomodution as we tlonht not will
approve them twsstlsiy (is at distinguished
rzmk amongst the limit-it liicnds us this
country."
His Nl A ] E S T Y's answer.
ct-ls'v! alway: ready to [f/icn to the duus/:!
petition: Qfmy [i.-birds, lind ever ["H'si/IV
to coin/'[v with their r-t-asi/anable reqmsi/h; ])!!! ,
while the cwg/fitutimml authority of this
kingdom i.: open-fy rq/{si/t'uzl if)! jmrt (if" any
A'mcricrmz subject;, I owe it to the r/j/I' '(f
my pry,/Je, qfsi-wlz-Z/Z' zeal an:l_/!ct.-l<-Iit_)' ! l'zsil'l'e
hal filth ung/laut frorgf}, [a can/[inns (m.-!
cictjfhrcc tlt'f/(ss' Nun's/Fire": (sijz' which n/om: their
right: (m.-1 interest: can be asi/strtcd and
rilziililasslillC-I.
P " I L .—\ D if, L v H ! six, Sctxl'vtamsm' 13.
T' si"'u \ 32). ! us;;"si tnc UXLN ;.RALALS ;; T.:—
[wi iL. ui find m'uu .u; mectr; ]lsisii'c.
[Air lctu .),- it! ! 'ss ,)wil ] on .uu, fzuv 12.
" Hu- ;: .iu si n ent hunt luting, and of
con': le .icttznn ; tictnisiwes' , t} nnssz— >s ieeni to
[M.J at n'iuic XJ\UUi-.lb1\ss ulPLCl- 'l :th
iiuy lpnit us utiminim.ttiun,A\ith \\ nieh
in: nue ssit [int tinc ntncti, is in a nss'sisisilt (
nlCJisiP me ;ippechtl; the u:- .ininiiw, hand
unexputsiu incuiuies tinued in to bx ihc
colunics, has-opened in it e3cs, .inci ] am
inclined to ]wpe will commtc them 01
thcii erru-sin . she und unitethmis of your
contiut t, thruucfhont the whole ul this dis
agreczihlc contest, is iuch us does You
honour and (lestncs to be h-sinuled down
to the latest posterity. \' uu have already
shewn them what )on Anne: icans can do,
and that. you me determined to silk )our
lives and properties in detcnce of yoni li
be:-ties. ] hupc you Will continue firm in
y'om wise resulution of non—impmtation
and expormtiun , this will uccsimon more
noilc, iupaitic ul-sstr amongst the mauufac
tuxczs, as these peupie begin nowto cum—
pjain, and will continue so to do as their
mist-ries increuie.
" An express arrived the loth inltant
. from (iihraltzn', which brings an account.
of a large body ottroops murching to at
tack that place, likewile mentions the
Spanish lleetsibeittg but be leaguegoltsi, and
it was expected the gan-don would be of.-'
tztt-Lcd by land and sea in a short time."
Extract qs (: [utter from Prolpect hill,
August 31.
" Last sittut-uu) cvemngaparty oslooo ;
men, attended by & PlCLluct guard of 2000
provincials and 430 ri'uc—tnen, were or—
dered to throw up an intrenchment on
Plowed hill," which lies on Charleltowu
.neck, about half a mile from Bunker'i
hill. They had their works coniiderahlyss '
advanced before dawn, at llw hich time theysict
expected to be attacked-, but'sthc regulai-s si
observed :: prot'ounu' lilencc till about to '
o'elock, when they began a very heavy; '
cannonade on our men on the hill, . which
(
continued pretty corn lantly the wholedayss.
An adjutunt and a private so]dier—si-ofct.thc
Mallsitchusettssi men had their heads shoflct
oil", and one volunteer in the rzne battahon
of the nsitme ot'd'impson, received a wound;
:
(
in his leg, of which he is since dead. ,
!
" ". he y remained quiet all sunday night,
but on monday morning we were alarmed
by a signal from Chellea, and presently
pe"ceivetl that the enemy were drawn up
and in motion, 'on the side of Bunker's' lull
facing that way. lt was immediately con—si
jectnred that they intended to attack n.
ut high water, and in a short time 5 or.
6000 of our men \\ ere marched to the in—
trenchments on i'lowed hill, and on the
(lhtu'leiluwn t'uzttl. We there waited till
near 3 o'clock in the alternoon, whilst the
most an full .iilc'tth was obi'esved by both
tides, until lsiulllt: os our men, sh'aggling
along the walls, tired upon the regular f
scntries, which brought on several thou
from the bouring haue-ries, with the loss
of one of the thy soldiers. Since that
time they have thrown between 20 and,-si
go botnlzs, and a vast number of cannou i
ball. but nithont doing any injury to our'i
people. L'nch very large rcinsorcemenu I
soon arrive, there: \\ ill not be another en- _
gngfmcnt [his :,czu', :u, we have so vaffly .
the supefluity in point of numbers. Atsiz
present they be tolel'ublssv siffl, extept dis
turlfmg' us ;..t !. iszhl with their bombs."
Extract us'u 1z-[tcr_/i*om Cambridge, Supt. 4. i
" 'l'hc ("m-my arc endeavouring loss
annny our ncw post with shot and 0mbs* :
their shut hzuc ].iHul four, and wounded]
tsilu're, (m Lhsiis Sick-. At l'uct-xbury, theyss
Lilh-rl thl'cc (m (rid-ay night; & smnn loss.
\'\ osss-anr-si-tum theiriire, but on futur-s
(lzw m-nsininsi: wc gave them a few 24}
]mssund' w, \\ his]! wc ])csisiUL'C kmu] sinffl'fllsi
olsizhr'n' men,. as the first lbi.-1 cntu'cd their
p'nssrci-isi use-. Hell-Her: are coming over
to uct L'v'Li'} day."