The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-09-27 00:00:00, page 1

'SEPT'EMBER 27, 1780. ? H E. NUMBER (r.
sVIRGINIA GAZFT'FE
RICHMOND: FRINTED BY DlXON & NlCOLSON
sin—ss-ssAsi ssss_ss_ ssssAsssisi __I_.__-' "" ' " __,-ssct_'sssifil:. .M x— fi
_. R [ C H si\-,=' () N D, Septmzper 27.
i." F M). Bu-ke": chesssi}: an I,}: emomital ;]zm,
fall:: from 4 lmu- time.! Pzsilis, Ajiril 4, 1780.
' His ed ail, dis, thzx ] shall say upon cur
cncmnlnnccs (and our fcsJllrkS: I
mean t.) lay a littic m-nc on the opera
nmss sir .}r; ..n:m) Lecnut'c cms matter
* ss scssms unme- vcry Natural m nur Present
sidel'sh'ermicctn. V/Yzcn ] look on the other !} le of the
water, ! csisimot h..5p rec-si-llecting what Pyuhus sad
n reconn—oiterinz the Ram m camp. " 'l ].csc Barba
{hnl have nothing hsisirtzuroue in their dulcipjnc."
"ken I look, as i have pretty cucfully loukzl, into
the eesilingssifthe French szsissg, I am sou'y tusay'
it, ! fie
nothing of the ebanctcctsi and geniuus os-Ilbi
(city finm-cr, "on of the bold fmuds of" bflnkittpc
Ever; none ofthc wild thuggles and plunges, of
otihn i1 xhifrel'a; no lopping osfrom the capiml
of cbts; uu iuspssmiion of interest; no robbery Under
du: tum: us lsi an; n-z raising the value; no d-sibasing
{he sumhnce of the coin. ( see neither Louis the
fourteenth, nor Loms the fifteenth, on the contrary,
,! behold with astonishment, raising before me, by the
nery hands of arbitrary power and in the very mifm
of war and confusion, a re ular methodical system of
public]: credit, ] behold :: ahrick hid on the natural
pnd solid soundation of trust and eonfidence gmong
men; and rising byfair gu-lutionc, otdu- over order,
jcconling to me just rules otsssymmetrq lndart. What
jrevqrse of thing.! Principle, method, regnlarity,
mony, ty, juuice to indivituale, and care
of the people, are the resources with which Funee
mites per um Great Britain. god usa'zhaomenz
but if we should see any genitu in Wll' and politicks
arise in France to second what is done in the burqu.
I am: my eyes (man the eonso ucncel. "
_ _** The not;); Lord son the !) ue ribbon, le. year,
94 At] thiowitcthomnmpt. chever could conceive
mffiplemu dul'reneh Miniller of summe, could go
loggh that you; with : lozn ofbutsevenuesin hundred
.. .nd poundi. And the: he should be able to Fvnl
_ ]gan yidwpt any tun. The second yw, how
gt, pgnc the very szme scene. A smell loan, p
ct ? no more thnn two milliontfive hundred thou
ndu, it to ezrry our enemies through the see
_ yf this yeu alsh. No tax is raised to lund that
, 59 sin: is raised for the current service.. ! m
Wild] inswedxdnthece it no mticipation whatso
sin. * Compqnsssctim m emofily nude. Old debt;
long to befunk " in the time of profnnnd pela
:
' ten manent) which their trust: had been lutbo
tn svaend (win: th' tion . am no: sus
Md- ,
' " A shall ufom. amend through every du
_ the mean, create: an non! incon- of
than half ; millinn, M.]! sleihsintu lnd im
ndl the Wionwammsh-ninn. e King's
usehold, at the remaufl newe: to am all refu
aution lus dun hithuw Iopped. Thy! household,
.bidt he been the flung hold of ]wodigality, the
'jrgin fames: which un never besmcte attacked, hy
potonl defended, pqtit hu, nenin the fqmn,
n surrenIered by ths King to the economy of bin
iniRc-r. No cupitulatmn, no reserve. Ecqnomy
si . entered in triumph into the publick spend" of the
nzrch. irsstto his [nium nmusemenu. into the 17.
9 This (m mnpnbeu': tucm'om 'rckibulion mad: to
fill: whose qfiru ate tate): am], or who ictu ny
sir m, ficffer, ); Muw waggcmu usi- p"
pointments of his mare. and htqielt relations. Bet) \
romy atd pu'cthck t'szrit have made- : benclcem a-sid
an honest spsi-il; they itssve plundetcd, h'pm'errsivz
gance, :uut Ausiur) i'ut [I.c ult' sictt tubttancial service, ;.
:cvrnuc of neat shut huudmd thousgud poundb. The
rcsmm us the sinancts, jt-ined m this rcfwm' of IN
cossutt; gijeo to the ,unl-css- r.;nc hutdted thousanu
Wound: a year and upwzrds
" The Minillcrwha ('t/( s lhcs: things is a great men.
But the King who ashes that they should be dom, is
; far gre-mr. \Ve must do jul't-re to our curdisssss
These are the z-Sts ot'l p-ltlsiiot King. I ;t'r. not in
dread ofthe \ att Armies of France. [am not m theed
of the gallant spnit otsi jts' brave and numerous nobt—
tity; I am not s-lznmt-dsievcn at the great navy which
has bct-t so miracumufly created. All these things
Louis the soul tcegtn had before. With all thssctsict' -_
things, the French Momrchy has more than unce
fallen protlate at the see: of the puhlick saith os Grsi-sit
Btitain. It was the want of puhlick credit which
disablcd France from recovc-irg after he: tkszsirus, (n'
recovering even. from her victories .tnd triumphs, It
was :: prodzgal court, it was an illnrdercd revenue,
that sapped tnc soundatsons usal! hergreztnct's. Cre
dit cannot exilt under the sum cfnectffity. Neceslity
ltrikes atcreditsi ! anon, with : heavier and quickes
hlow under an zrbitrary Monarch), than under ::
Iimited and baianced cvernment: But Kill nccsiffity
sinnd cndi: are nzttna enemies, and cannot be long
reconciled in any situ-ttlon. From necessity and cor
ruption, a free state mzy lose the spirit of that com
pkx constituion, whisib is the foundation of confi
dence, on the other hand, I am far from being su-e,
that I Monzrchy when oncc it is properly regulzted,
may not for a long time, furnilh afoundation for cre
dit upon the solcttdity ofits snuhns, though it affords
no ground of trust in its institutions. 1 am afraid !
stein England and in France, something like a begin
ning of both these thinge. ! wishl may be foilud in
: mistake. '
" Thin very short, end very imperfect flute of what
it now going on in France (the last cirbumshnces at
which ] received in about sse' : day: after the regish-y
of the * edict.) ! do not S'lr', lay before you (x.-ny
ihviduooe purpose, it in in wite to excite in usssthe
spirit of a noble emulation. Let the nations make
war upon each other (since we must make wax) not
with : lowand vulgar mali nity, but by : competiti
of virtuee. This lo the on y ny py which both pu—
tie! can gain by war. The French hpc imith W'.
let an through them, imitate octttrsdnn onrselveu in
our better and happier day:, is publick frugalivy,
unde: whpeyer men, or in "11anon qs govern
ment! ,is nztionul strength. it i}; strength which our
WSWFF ?! m mflefion of beset- tu
" Sir, I am ycl] aware, that the shre-oflhresult of
thc_French econoguy which I have lgid before you. are
even now lightly treated by some, wpo ought never to _
s le vhut roln inforgmion. Pains have not been
(Paul. to represent shcm n impositicmson the publick..
How tell you, By, that the ctndqn os . navy lnd
: twp yezn um- m _ u: taxing, an : very fingnks
speciel of impoltu ; But he :: se. [for !!!th :an
does Necks sun on this ddusionr lc ;! to lowe Rye
eflimnion of the crown he serve;, md .qo mdar h
m MmZniflsimtion contempuNeP No! No! He in
conscious that the sense of mnnkind is so cles lld'
decided in fasvour of esicmmy. ldd dsthc weight znd
value of it resourcel, till! he tum: himself to my,
species of fnnd and mifiqe to ebnin the men "3
" Mg. Wert! m =_9- uzsi-si '
, ' - : -. t
tion of it. Mcnctdo n. : affect QC'Tltssductlhzt tend;
:hrif dis red :. Let us then grl the hccm of
Necks. mtm u'uma). Lrtssus tsso msin "swha
does orty tn Wgesipc. Let us win in: knelt ling]
li'st!) L-nsssihlh gold. Is thsiss-n theqxlmpwoion and '
pss-nmce at fgosqlity gn-L gucd mmem, of
sisi}: to]?- mce, arc? it th.- (JM. n. 1. micjsiomtsd-i ' _
u Engm.<':? le Fsisif try oontnmtictt of nature
alsctect by ; ssi-a o* twenty miles, that ;conouy fit
give p wtr on the coptinent, and that prqfusion lb
give [( here; For G-sid's s._ke let not this be the o
tsishion of Fnlncc whwh we refuse to cow." '*
Nlt'. Burke chlct vcs that the noble Lord in the UQ
tib'tzcn, had (l'eatcd as a witd sa'cijous la. gzuage t."
expteilious of the people of England, Wuu petition,
_l!13i t' b:t'ore any new lmzt'nens are laid upon thisio
countxy, effectual me-sutu lzetzktn by this house, to
mquire into, and comest, the grosc avuscs in the
expudilure as the publick money'" 'htk their re
quilition fails short of the French King: idea of whn
m—due to his s-iIiLctG; as he says, " to convincc ou
faithful subject: of the desire we entertain not to
sit; new inssositiom, until we hnvc first exhaufled Ill
the retbutcca which order and ecommy can posibls
.u'.piy. &c. &c." The only require, he untill",
that we should intervene some economy withthflaw
with which we have chosen to begin the m.
'sil'he care, which the King it:: take- os thc brave
Casspmin Couedim family, i: malogoul to the good
ne : of his heart, and the greatncss oNu'l soul} and
Psi net al cmunicningit to the widow, Rags:
itil nifles, in tetdfl'md affecting.
of a (mer fi'm Mr. De Sartine, Mer' " tbc
%, to Madan De Couedic, m f ("gu—
Dn Coucdic, (omnia qctlchluneishm.
" [wish Mndnm thzt mine moneths brtovvfns
talk of lnnoundng fuoun too bin- fdr you; but
.since the oriau! end of Monshurde Couedu: du _
furni his Maid with the meltmqkoly ocqnfion
extending his benechnce to his fmily, it hand
my duty, in mio ling my tear- with yours, to a
munieatc hiuoy inlentioni of gnnfiug ." siotsst
1000 livru to yourself revertible to your en;
each ofwhonbsiflmremr gtm apenfion' es poss '
His Majesty dishu thus to honour the name; in
officer who hated hit life to the honour of the re'noll
ing. Mould your children he sits 'bleof his sub
bountieu :! lie)- lre now the chddnn of them
you mny count-on hit Moiefly'n dis tion to
them, and on ny m! to sem the :mily duu
whose nmembnnrc will enr Man withquhdni—
ration Indj'eam- The several expose- which th
misfortune hu rendered necessary shall be bm i,
J the public]: treasury," "
Ixtract of : laza- frm ;: fom' Gml—ssn lql'u ,
bit affagc fiwp Ameticd'u crop, fld si.
' r ordained New York. ss ; '
"] ha alwoi/s im 'ned that in th Well
pqzers, the cme !iel Hbubnisitiel of your sifi
had been engaged. With surprise ssndd hands
found !hat thdy had not been fully described; " '
wdkin with —-——-— in that part ofshe m
hid been burnt !: the Nonh river. de (15de
hid under our dey about zqoo Frenehmcn - , si
Maticam. (annoc'rmnlwdqscribe thy " ctct.
mew. ass}! theu- dcteflmflion. ! {lull - "
'thnin manie ; the [idle and had s- —. ; .
noui'ilhed wnh, the hot and'bad vsiqsiue'sificnl - ssct - -
hue it, tyd how they were s ufocated in (du .
glide: pllcu, for want of roqm in the' ' zunz ,si _' — .ss'
sinne;- Thil-thschractho, fact: ' ct '