The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1772-12-31 00:00:00, page 2

ssfcti ., y . .
?"si'rheywriu from Cem, thdkhe sine is very
'; ' 'op. account 0! it: [on so! zoo,ooo .sequins
' 4 [. sterlin ) [th the King of Poland, and se—
cond do the s : works osthac kingdom, now pos
sessed by ssdu Emperor. . ._ _
It 'vus la fight reported at, the merca end of
01qu that the natiVes of Madagascar h rose up
sisi on iccbunt of some ill usage of the French, find out
,of two szctorics they had establishcd on that island.
_ ? -ss field Dflntzick mentions that sooo 9f-Lhe
Pruffiaq Favalry have been safely quartered onsisitfie
MpSNW of that city for the wintev. ss
si . lean from Copenhagen that the Kiq has
Bifin'the command of all lus armies to his" brother
since Fredcrick.
'.' They writi from Paris that the Fnrmers GW'
have been called upon by the government to su
* very lar : sum of money, which is looked upon as
momen :: the court ofFrancc is mcditating some
' pen enterprize, '
.Lctun from Florida siiy that the regimedts there
;" ordered upon an expedicipn against ieveral lndian
. nations. ,
; 'They write from Warsaw that sevcpdbodfe's of
F _ troops are now raising in every part of the
_ s—si—ct "dom by cidents the King of Poland.
' ss—-. — nen fronViesihoa im rt that the Emperor has
I fisstdj'siissued an ordinance; y which he reduces' wheat
fjd'l "yery qodemge price, and commands isld conti
sinne lo all (ne Winter. , _
si - - did. the clerks be an paying at the bank,pur
:.. -f- 59 18 of last se ions, to the several subseri
'f ssW issue cool. being the last moiety, of one half of
_ss_.'. three per cent. annuitiec subscribcd, ta'
""O-si ..sictwith the interest due Man.
- " ,Peace and Plenty, Capt. Sheniing, arrived
siss,_ the river srdm the Canariel, advises that he fell
, .fn'ssss ss uc'Bganish men of war the :6th ult. off the
* "Lilbon. bound,,ssihe supposbs, for the West
ct 5" slpetior oGCer,din one of our watching regi
. boil: ordcre to quarters at a reat distance
_W, amongst the rest of hisgbaggage, has
ctdrdjtd thirty guineas worth of perfumcs, pomltum,
_Kect--A fine commandersifor : eel of brave fellows !
; A few days since died, at orwich, Mr. Bland, an
,(uflflm clothicr, reckoned mirth upwards of fifty
thousand pound,, but an' so pe'nurious that he Would
'ssfcarde flow himself common necessaries.
-ct_ lum!) J .! ["in/ram Portsmouth, October 18.
" " On Friday last his Majesty's ship Modeste, late
from the West lndies, was paid of in the harbour.
Some ofthe me!: on board having two or three years
_ ss I to receive, saiior like, made it fly before the
Mad. One of them meeting with an old acquaint
ueo, It turning the corner of the street, haiicd him
si'ith. " What cheer! d—h me, Will! The other,
on uquzintin him he was rather low in csish, im
simdi-uly put is hand in his waistcoat pocket, and
sitflk from thence a handsul osgold and silver, which
throwing with great force at his head, he cried out,
.""I'here, d—n ye, you dog; there's money for you,
nke i .
fistcrday : large body of shi'ors went on board all
_ outward bound ships in the river, and struck their
5_ 5, in order to prevent their sailing, til] ger-i
si f ct {! cvances which these men complain of arc re
'Ud this mornmg, about 11 ouocx, u wares or
I
. :] ' snilors mfistered on Tower Hill, a ter which
th" .: (] the ships in the river, and (true!: their
ct ' topmasts, by reason of the owners not
' dteir wages. About too constablcs attended,
by _ ,of the justices, but dared not to securc a'n'y
siof, : declaring they Would die in the attempt,
' ' any longer imposcd upon. .
! .
of Cumberlatnd and Gloucester have
,, {. ' ct_ , e most social intercourse of families that can
' ' Though denied the honour of appear
ing at ' ' they are not denied the possefflonssssofdd
. melic f y, and a crown of true content is infinite
ctssl sup. all the diadems that ever yet encircled
, the h' ajesty. '
' !: in, i that yesterday ten or twelve mtteri came
, ' river, in order to take into his Majesty's ser
' uch of the riotcrs as were fit for that purpose.
' ' " ay. about 600 sailors attended at the East
use, requesting to be entered into the com—
service.
e rising of the seamen in the river is but an ear
' nest of what marbe expected in the course of the
, winter. unless somethin is done to reduce the price
ofprovisions. Bread wil , in all probability, be dear
ehhan ever it was, if the government does not take
'ss some salutary steps to prevent the calamity; and the
citizcns of London never wanted a Common Hall For
I better purpose than to address the Throne in this
flaming state of necessaries through the kin dom.
Yesterday copies of the poll boo s for Lorg Mayor
were delivered for the inspection of the scrutincers,
on each candidate paying tool,
it is now said to be certain that the Aldermen
Hatlisax and Shakespeat intend to persevere in the
scrutiny for the Mayoralty.
We are assured that Aldcrman Hallifax is to be
' married next week to a. Lady of immensc fortune;
for which purpose all necessary preparations arc now
' making.
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Last Thm'sdny, :: anomeyqiu meetisiagctd si i
very at the Globe, in Flm Sun., it was nmi
agreed to recommend Mi- tb this dt .
on the sir! .of on Months L
Parliament; ded 'I! with three ckeen.
Mr. Alderka. _ _ i.!" set his ,
" Siccess lo ruth lld 7 (crutiuyflf
Mr. Wilkes ha- ulvm Lhrov'l'by opposition. Had
not she Mlnlsh'y .: theuiselves to frush-ate his
election. it) the city mdMiddlesex, he mi ht, perha :,
have pissed without notice;_for, dotwitgstanding his
merit a- : them in thedide of the Minish'y, the peo
ple were not so much influenced by that circuinstance
as by : spiritssof oyposition, which, from long prac
ch, hal become I habit, and is, in fact, the last
'sidchor, of the, constimtion.
So great and noble is the spirit of the young Gen
tlemen, merchants, &c. of New York, towards their
Governor, that they have raised shemselves into :
regiment 'of militia, to be his body guard, volunuri
lyct; to be at the expence of learning the exercise,
which is Almost accomplished; to clpthe themselves
in blue mrhed u with red, and gold shoulder knots;
and have order their arms and accoutremencs from
London, all at their own expence. Some very emi
neut merchants are theycdmmanding officers; and it
is gesinerjlly tho;!ght they will make a very fine ap
peara'nee when compleated. Such is the spiritechjl
legiance of the Americans towards their King and
Governor.
Tba WIDOWER's SULLLULLU Y. i!
It is unfedsonabie and impious to grieve imm
rately for the dead. A decent and proper tribu
tea'rs and surrow humanity requires; but when that
duty has been paid we must remember, thfl to lament
a dead woman is not to lament a wise: A wife must
be a living woman. The wise we lose by death is no
more than a sad and empty object formed by the
imagihationj to be still devoted to her is to be in love
with an idea. It is there dhimerical pafflon, [as the
de'ccased has no more to do with this world than is
she had cxisied before the flood. As we cannot restore
what nature his destroyed, it is foolish to be faithful
to affliction. Nor is this all: if the woman we mar
ry has the seven qualisications (which evcty man
Would wish to find in a wife) beauty, discretion,
sweetness of temper, :; sprightly wit, fertility, wealth,
and a noble extraction; yet Death's snatching so ami
able : wise from our arms can be no reason for our
accusing sate of crflelty, that is, Providence of in
jusiice; nor can it authorize us to sink into insensibi—
lity, and ne ect the dutysiand business of life,. Thus
& wjfe was ]) fit to die, and we receive her uhderthe
condition of mortality; she is lent but for a term, the
limit?! of which We are not made acquainted with;
and when this term is expired, there can be no in
justi'fie in takin her back. Nor are we to indulge
the transports o grief to distractinn, but should ]opk
for anotherctwith seven quaiisications, and it is not
ood for man to be alone; and he is, by the Abrn
Eamic covenant, bound to cum on the succession; in
& re 1mlar Way, is it be in his power. Nor is this all:
If e woman adorned with every natbral, and ac
quired excellence is tranflated from this gloomy pla—
get to some better world, to be : sharer'o the Divine
avonr, in that eacesul and happy state which God
hath prepared or the virtuous and faithful," must it
not be senseless for me to indulge melancholy, apd
continue :: mourner on her account, while she is
breathing the balmy air of Paradise, enjoying a full
and radiant vision, and beyond aelcnpuon nnppy :.
On Wednesday the l4th instantythe finishing Bone
was laid of,:he Tow lsi nell' Sinon, Wilts, crefled
, by Henry Hour, Esq De, in memory of King Alsre'd,
Iswho, on,}he spot it stands upon,Wed his standard
in the year 87], to make head against the Dnnes,
and soon after gained a great victory over them. It
is} building of bri'ck, 15; seen in height, and com
nsiiands :: most fine and extensive prospefl. ()ver the
dnorway, in & niche properly omamented, stands thc
statue of Alsred; and under the following inscripci
on, cut in nyuble: -
I memory ,
Of ALFRE THE GREAT,
Who on this summit
Erected his standard
Against Danish invaders.
He institutcd jurics,
Establishcd a militin,
Created and exerted & navnl force:
A philosopher and a chriffian,
The father of his people,
The founder of English Monarchy,
And LlBERT Yl
A B Y 'r " : K I N G.
A PROCLAMATlON.
G E O R C E R.
W H E R E A S our Parliament 'hnds prorogucd
to Tuesday the sevcncccnth of November next; wc,
with t'le advice of our Privy Council, do hereby
publish and declare, that the said Parliament. shall
he further prorogued, on the said seventeenth of No
vembcr next, to Thursday the zbch of the said
month of November: And we have given order to
our Chancellor of Great Britain to prepare a com
mifflou sor proroguing the same accordingly. And
we do hereby further declare our Royal will and
pleasure, that. the said Parliament shall, on the said
' filth Monthly" um, be held for the dis
:siapsif m Mglcy end important affain. And
.e'Loflh !" ' tsilal and temporal.- and theiknighn,
citizens. But , and the comflwm so,
shire; and b'fghld'lhssl House of Comthm. arc m.
' togive Mluendance accordingly, at West:
winstetfon the said ""My silfll day of Novcmber
nexh ' -
Givcn at our court at Sc. ]amcs's the fourteenth
day of Odober, one thousand seven hundred !
and seventy usivo, in the twelfth year of our 5
"rsici
csssisslsssi'oo .n. ful KING.._\.
' The cause of the Parliament's early meeting is
said to be;.thsie embarrasscd-state of the East Indies ss
m any's afiin. ' *
There is now in St. Martin's \Vorkhouse tth
daughter of & late Lord, whose sister enjoys an estate \
of npooh'per annum. ' si _
octmrctuct. The Kin hau been pleased to grlnt
to the szhc Honourah e Henry Scymour Conway,
Gen (: his Majesty's foxces, the office of Cover—
nor and Captsisijn of the ill: of jersey, &c. 'ct
_ And to Lieutedant General S'u- ]cffery Amhersl,
Knight of the Bath, the office of Lieutenamt Gene—
ral of his Majesty": Ordnznce. ss si
0 0 T O B E R 29.
The Lord szor and Aldermen attended at Guild
Ell] to receive the report of the ctSheriffs on the scru
tiliy forsiLord Mayor, and to make ,their return. As
xsssome delay, and the impatience of the people
easinz, Mr. Alderman Wilkcsctand Mr. Alderman
Townssiwd; were declared to have the majority of
voices in their swan;, no alteration: having been
made by the scrutiny in the numbers upon thesipolL
This being declared in' the public hall, the Sherisss
retired to the Council Chambd, where the Aldermen
were assembled to make their return. The amie of
the people during thin interval is not to be an t? ed,
and when, after two hours delay, the Shet re
turned, and declared Mr. Alderman Townsend cssluly
electcd, the scene of confusion that ensued is incon
ceivzsiible: But, after the friends of the twdsicandidntes
had sufficiently expressed their-zealta calm ensued,
Mr. Townsend, and Mr. Wilkel, were suffered to
address the Livery in very becoming Speechesz and
when the'court broke up the populace ispcrsed with
violent execrations against the present Lord Mayor.
Aldcrman Townsend being investcd with the gold
chain in the usual n'aanncr, came forward, and ad
dressed the Livery in, the following words., '
" Gentlemen '
" I flatter myself the nniformity of my conduct has
hitherto been such, that profeffionmon my part will
easii be dispensed with. Sensible of the high honour
con erred upon me this day, by an electidu to the
chief magistracy, I shall,- beessured, Gentlemen, stu.
dioufly endeavour to dischar the duties of fly stati
on so as to merit the applan e os'all' hands! men;
their approbationl deem a sufficient reward, their
esteem my greatest lor ; l lqok for no other return.
To obtain which Wlu continue inflcxible in the
princ' ]csI have hitherto professcds from these no
thing shall wnrp me; neither friendship ]] allure,
nor cnrxity bias me; and, conscio'us, of wn in
tegrity, I\ will labour to deserve thcssss ence ssos
my fellow citizens, by acting, on ev 'ccasion, 'I's
becomes a friend to the liberties of m ntry."
This speec'h was received with shouts of applause,
and, being erided, Mr. 'Wilkes came forward, and
thus addressed the Liverv: '
" Gentlemen, Fellow Citium, and Brother
Liverymcn,
" After allegntions the most frivolous, and objeai.
ons the most groundless; after impudeofly enllh int
question the justice of the poll, and th'ehy craduem
the honour of thesipressst worthy Sheriffs; lster ral.
sing scruples without oundation, afisi starting diss.
cult'ies to create expence , and excite _ult. lnstead
of promoring the public peace; a er :; conduct so
preposterons, our opposcrs have thought fit to aban
don a scrutiny demandcd without the shadow of :
reason. That the scrutiny was not continued we
owe, Gentlemen, to the prudence of our opposers.
In prudence they declined what, i gone through
with, would eventually have been proddctive of their
own disgracc. This they foresaw; of this they were
conscious, and therefore dropped the measure. l
speak not, Gentlemen. this upon conjectpre: No;
upodthe sullest evidence l am authorized to declare.
that had the scrutiny been continued, hesidcs a great
er mujnrity in Our favour than that declared by the
Shcriffs at the close of the poll; besides this, such a.
scene oscorruption, iniquity and unfuir arts, would
have been discloscd, as musi have shockcd any but
those who were base, mean, and wicked enough to
practise them.
" Notwithstnnding, Gentlemen,ss the sanction of :
majority in my favour; notwithstanding the unani
mous testimony of your shsh-agcs. the court of Al
dermcn, Gentlemen, have not thought proper to
gratify your wishes: They have scratchcd for Mr.
Towusend; whom, as the object of their choice, Iss
'.
wish much joy. His forward zeal for the public ser
vice, his warmth in the cause otsi—but it would be
suH'ume in me to become that (}entleman's panegyrist. sisi
" The prol'pccsit, Gentlemen. of being further use
ful to my fellow cmzens afi'ssords me & satisfaction not