The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-10-13 00:00:00, page 2

10;th lich.-ded {:zdm'ck might no longer
rerim'm in the dark concerning the pie—
sent contest, but that they should he sur
nished with a fair representation of face;,
which] know never sscan happen whillsst the
press remains under the coals-on] of its pra
lift}! Mators. DUNMOKE.
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To the right hon. the earl of Dunmoxz.
- My Lo RD ,
THE representation and remonstrsimce
of the gentlemen of Norsolk upon
your late extraordinary conduct, and your
_ answer thereto, demands the notice of the
Publick, and calls forth the following
addj'esio \ si Lo
A strict adherence to truth is ever neccs-z
fury to give weight to assertion . The flicts
related here, and not testificd by your
- answer to the gentlemen of Norsoik, will
simi- their sup rt in your history, recent in
tp'e M 'o many, or recorded in the
mfifvf this colony. I was reully at a
lof- to-difemr What act of the unhappy
printer had rendered him so ohnoxious to
you, until ] looked into the Norfolk ga
zette of the preceding week, and there ]
find your genealogy described, which I
.co'nfefi reflect: but little honour on your
Emily; yet, as we presnme it to be truth,
theredtal could not 'ustly subject the bare
remiler to such vi ence and opprcsiion.
The disgrace of your ancestors could have
little effected on; sihad your character been
flee from guiz; but when the blood flow:
Mmted, it is not difficult to investi—
gate the rise and cause of petfidy. Had
not, this observatiou had it: full force, our
revenge could not haVe been so vio ent.
But," my lord, you tell uiyon did it for the
good-i thopcople. In one instant ,_ then,
you-liecome the :: erse;- ofsi' arbitrary power
(maile "tick" r ; and,_l having avowed
the in ' effect, must await the publick
, '-si- You have robbed-foctrciblyct two men of
their freedom, without—a hearing or trial;
and a havedeprivEd the public}: of a free
.p- :- she vel-ty of'asrec man, and one
dlb-criesserions of : happy- constitution.
" 'Hesissanempt, atrocious as it is, has
WWBritain, and had your lord
'ship been Wpabl'e of derivin wisdom
' .fiom Mefieuce, ' You would sErely have
declined she cofhniffiem of : crime against
the phbctkkshnmm wicked and unwar
zontdbctll. 'Z'Perhapa your renowned guar
galanc-Psssiubablgestto 1::stahlish this species of
, very-amour : c pco le of En lsiind
has,".thflgh you, begin the eerutioti
limit-"The sting-s and scourgcs of his ma
chinQsslhns have, indeed, involvcd us in
misfortune: but assure yourself, mv lord,
deep-and diaholical-as they are, thiZ coun
try. will rise trium hunt over them all.
v'Yon have often aid, you ccmtemn the
man, iwhy then will you imitate his vices?
(t'-an you so blind your understanding as
cenoufiy to think, whsi you asscct to be—
- ve, that you have rendered :: service to
;' *. borough of Norsolk' and the people.
'.si ,acent ? Although no! remarkable- surpa
gatratjon or sugacity, you cannot so for
wpote "upon yourleltss as to believe man's
5 happiness is to be promoted by [14qu or'
, Man-ye, both of which must be the effect
ct-yonr plss'oceeding. ssYnu mustss know,
ss by-ogrctlaw, the persons of the men, and
property, of the printer, were sacred.
[long then coussld you dare invade the pri—
yileges of the one, or the propertv of
the other; and thereby deprive the publick
of: presi, bywhlch their wrongs are m'ulc
known, and through which allsskuuwledge
is conveyed.
Must Getziut then how the neck, and
court the smilcs us NERO, wh'flcsisnir Sci
erzce sits melancholy, deploring he? unhap
py state! si
Do you, mv lord, to whom nature has
denied thefir/l q/slhesc .')/Pffin;_-.s, and who
rem-nins unimpruved by the lctzlrss-r, suppose
they can he subservient to & contronl like
*si Lord MasNb'F/E'LTD.
yours, guidesi'] by ]Jrsi-ffim, and dicsitzltui by
Bamzh the thought, and at least
Csim you vsiinly suppose, my lord, such
acts as these vsiiii pass siiwzzy with in'fsiunilssvs'
Not content with the mischiefs ) our (Ye-[um
cimy and imfruzisnce hzu e brought on this
country , aiucd by your jug/Z and cii/gracefisi'l
osiicial letters, you now wish to complete
your adminisiration by rajzim- and chpoti/in.
Having bsiiniihed 'ourjhvuuritr, by (icccp
tion, you sn-yssiy liaik tne destroye? 0 Face
and good order.
And yet, as is the measures of your
guilt were not full, you have provoked
the gentiemen of horstssik to acts ofvio
lencc , by uphrzuding them with cuwardicc,
that you might have an opportunity of
venting your farther rage upon them by
fire and sword. To drive them {till far
ther to desperation, you hate audaciozgfly
declared you will interferc with the _milita—
ry, and call in the aid of the naval power,
whenever you think proper to seize any
person who shall act contrary to your opi
mon.
The charge, indeed, is grating; but
your threat is intolerable. Who is there
would hold his liberty on the precariour'
tenare osyour lordship 's tssvravmicnl mandate?
Your cruelty, exercised on those who have
unhappily fallen under your hands, would/
make the {late more than wretched; yet,
nnderssall this de/potism, you ful/irly assert
yourself a friend to his majesty and govem
ment. Is then the end of government
perverted so far from its original insiitntion
as to make the misery, instead of the ood
of mankind, its ultimate view? ls-lt is,
your lordship's is the character best adapted
to complete and execute the purpose; for
it may be truly said, that your adminillra—'
tion here has changed a happy people into
a contrary state, and widened that breach
which every friend to his country meant
to heal. Thus far have you esixecuted, not
the desire, I hope, of our prince, but cer
tainly the desigm of an abandoned mini/lry.
The scope of your answer, and charac
ter, might carry me farther ; but as you
hate long narratives, ] Will reserve my far
ther animadversions to a future paper,
and subscribe myself,
Your's, &c. C .
m—
WILLlAMSBURG, October 13.
YESTERDAY 37 members of Assembly
met at the cupitol, pursuant to their
late ad'ournment; which not being a
suflicic t number to proceed on business,
they farther adjourued themselves to the
FI ]{ST THU RSDAY in MA RCH
next. ct , -
Since our last three companies of regu
lars have arrived, commanded by capt.
Davis of Norsolk. capt. Parker of H'est
;ssnoreland , and capt. 'l'aliafcrro of Caro
me. '
Extract of a letter to a gentleman in ths:
city, from one of the tick-gate: from this
colonv to the Comsi'rcfct -
" We have hop'es here 'ofan accommo
(lation with Great Britain, notwithstand—
ing the unsavourablc answer his majesty
him given the city of London, and the
order to governour Try-on for the men of
war to heat down the mwns, if we are
not quiet . The minilh'y themselves agree
that [T KTUYT BF, lVlADE UP, and 'will
in all pruhnlulity 'l'AKE HOLD of the
OFFF-R NIADE TlllctM by the CON—
GlUZDS in their petikion. Orders are sent,
it seems. to Host-m. 10 treat the people
with lcnity, (mal to suil'cr them to remove
\\ ith their effects."
\Vc hear llmt lord Dunmore hasjust re.
ceived-a rcinsurcement of solcliers smm St.
Angulline, to complete his corps of ban—
ds'tti lo the number us 500; and that, by
mul l.v. he cxpects sn'c regimems us the
ssi'lT-W's/r: of trum/Y'ry smm England, v—ilh
"lsils'lh n') (lnuht. he (sizsspects to person!)
(lculs worthy of his noble aucq/iars.
I'sis-i Cor YZ'TTl-ZF. clctfl/ZZ'LTIY.-\T1<
T um u'nn' "- ;: :: \.' .\' :) Z'Ls [) LL'sutss'si r.: -_
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(,.quctx-sik BRYATUN, sif'si—siu'n-ct, u: ssI'siI Lxss
host-him;; (vi. :; lsiL'Fsiljsii 51;\(3;*.ZI_\}L ;.t
Hx'mour !uwn, v.";zctn}. :: !:v (;i brir/c,
and in the jsirm ;.m': _/.':c at: shut in ]! ;1
lifirzz/I-zctrg, n'z'sih such a- wall arc-und if,
they hereby give nv'ssice they will. attend.
at the above place, on tmsi/lct'ay she 24]:
Of this instsimt, to let the fsizid hunting
agrccubk tn .th resolution, and expect
such undertaken-s to meet as are willing to
undertake thc sinne.
By order cs the mmmittcc.
JOHN PEN!)!.F._'1'()N, jun. clerk.
)! [! mecting (ftl'zsi' t'almztcer (any,-any of the,
counly (;fC/l [L' O [. I NE , on tale;/day zlzc
zgth ofAugz/st, 77 ;. h
. HATt e wrate-si
Rctss'lsssictct "mm'm'fflsivf sin nmnksZfflsis
company be given to ED no ND PE N D LE
TON, esq; for his very gentc-d prcsun of
:: sTAND of couwvns, annum, and two
HF-ls; and that we consider this to be
one, among many other, of his noUc en
deavours to support the cause ofliberly and
fieedom. Bv order of the company.
WILLIAM VVOODFORD, captnin.
/ AnvLRTlerFNss'l—s.
siTo be S 0 L D, at the next mecting of the
- merchants in W'illiamshurg, by virtue (s '
a deed of trust made to the jubscribers,
'ITHE estate of Tolm Randoljzh, esq: his
_majest_v's atrorney-generzll. consistingi- 7
of" his late dwelling-bon se within the fail
city, and of the land adjoiuing, si'siverul
verssvvnluable samily servants, and a variety
of surniture. A year's credit will be al
lowed the purchasers, they giving bond, ,
with good security, to
Puron RANDOLPH.
(ts.) JOHN Bum,
JAMES Cocxe. \
"Fit;
Hnuovn town, October 11, 1775.
lNTEND to leave the colon jmmeui-si ;
ately. In my absence, 1 () appoiut 5
mr. Richard Burnlqy my attorney. ; '
jOHN BURNLEY._
WOMAN who would not as a GO—si
VERNESS to any genteel samily,
intending to Great Britain, may be emsi—
ployed, and will be well recommended, by
applying to the ptintcr for such a person.
She is desirous of a passage home, ancs
would willingly take the post above-men
tioned. (I) "
T 0 be SOLD, on monday the g.;th it;/laud
(Octobcr) at the dwelling-helde of the
.late Jamen lzurwsill, esq; decea/Zsid, qf
Kings—erect, ct ss
LL the estate of the said Ear-well at
_ that plant-anon, consilling of (locks
ol'horsZ-s, cattle, lings, sheep, ('a-c. all the
household and kitchen sumiture, the plan
tation utenlils, and & number osother va
lmble articles. Twelve monrhs credit
will be allowed the purchaser-s, for all
sums exceeding 5l. on fgiving- bond '
uith undoubted security; or all" other
sums , reudv money will be'expccted before
the goods arc (l-silivcred.—---All persons
having: :mx' (lczn-siimls against mr. Buru'ell
m": desired to find the same to the sub—
scrilwr, who is cmpowered by for-( court
to scttlc said-estate.
ss ssss \\'ILLIAM RUSQELL.
To be S'OLD in Clouccstcx connty, at the
jsisilsimtation where.-on VViH'mm IFleminn- .
now I: ucs. near the courthorg/e, on wed
msdav the is} as November, if fair,
otherwi/e next fin'r day,
SEVEx NTY head 01 valuahlc tattle., '
amnnu- which me 8 good draught,
shsiers, 80 sheep, 50 hogs, and 4 horses ;
also a (p.-mity of w:]1c1t and ladder
Twelve mouths crcdlt will be ullowcd th!
muchaicns, on ;sswing hand and amnmc l
si.curitv" , (he immls, if not punctuufly dls—
clurgcd, to Cuuy interest (tom the du .c. '
H - - . Glles coom—si