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Extracts from the Journal of the Proceedings of the AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, October 1, 1774.
Resolved unanimously,
THAT a loyal Address to his Majesty be prepared, dutifully requesting the Royal Attention to the Grievances that alarm and distress his Majesty's faithful Subjects in North America, and entreating his Majesty's gracious Interposition for the Removal of such Grievances, thereby to restore between Great Britain and the Colonies that Harmony so necessary to the Happiness of the British Empire, and so ardently desired by all America. Agreed, that Mr. LEE, Mr. J. ADAMS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. HENRY, and Mr. RUTLEDGE, be a Committee to prepare an Address to his Majesty.
MONDAY, October 3, 1774.
The Congress met according to Adjournment, and, after some Debate, resolved unanimously, that it be an Instruction to the Committee who are appointed to draw up an Address to the King: Whereas Parliamentary Taxes on America have been laid, on Pretence of "defraying the Expenses of Government and supporting the Administration of Justice, and defending, protecting, and securing the Colonies;" that they do assure his Majesty, that the Colonies have or will make ample Provision for defraying all the necessary Expenses of supporting Government and the due Administration of Justice in the respective Colonies; that the Militia, if put on a proper Footing, would be amply sufficient for their Defence in Time of Peace; that they are desirous of putting it on such a Footing immediately; and that, in Case of War, the Colonies are ready to grant Supplies for raising any farther Forces that may be necessary.
The Remainder of this Day, and the Day following, was taken up in deliberating and debating on Matters proper to be contained in the Address to his Majesty.
WEDNESDAY, October 5, 1774.
The Congress resumed the Consideration of the Subject in Debate yesterday, and, after some Time spent thereon, resolved, that the Committee appointed to prepare an Address to his Majesty be instructed to assure his Majesty, that in Case the Colonies shall be restored to the State they were in at the Close of the late War, by abolishing the System of Laws and Regulations for raising a Revenue in America, for extending the Powers of Courts of Admiralty, for the Trial of Persons beyond Sea for Crimes committed in America, for affecting the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, and for altering the Government and extending the Limits of Canada, the Jealousies which have been occasioned by such Acts and Regulations of Parliament will be removed, and Commerce again restored.
TUESDAY, October 25, 1774.
Resolved, that the Address to the King be enclosed in a Letter to the several Colony Agents, in Order that the same may be by them presented to his Majesty, and that the Agents be requested to call in the Aid of such Noblemen and Gentlemen as are esteemed firm Friends to American Liberty.
Ordered, that Mr. LEE and Mr. JAY prepare a Letter to the Agents. Resolved, that this Congress, in their own Names, and in Behalf of all those whom they represent, do present their most grateful Acknowledgments to those truly noble, honourable, and patriotick Advocates of civil and religious Liberty, who have so generously and powerfully, though unsuccessfully, espoused and defended the Cause of America, both in and out of Parliament.
WEDNESDAY, October 26, 1774.
The Letter to the Agents being brought in by the Committee, was read and approved, as follows:
Gentlemen, PHILADELPHIA, October 26, 1774. WE give you the strongest Proof of our Reliance on your Zeal and Attachment to the Happiness of America, and the Cause of Liberty, when we commit the enclosed Paper to your Care.
We desire you will deliver the Petition into the Hands of his Majesty, and, after it has been presented, we wish it may be made publick, through the Press, together with the List of Grievances; and, as we hope for great Assistance from the Spirit, Virtue, and Justice of the Nation, it is our earnest Desire that the most effectual Care be taken, as early as possible, to furnish the trading Cities and manufacturing Towns throughout the united Kingdom, with our Memorial to the People of Great Britain.
We doubt not but your good Sense and Discernment will lead you to avail yourselves of every Assistance that may be derived from the Advice and Friendship of all great and good Men who may incline to aid the Cause of Liberty and Mankind.
The Gratitude of America, expressed in the enclosed Vote of Thanks, we desire may be conveyed to the deserving Objects of it, in the Manner that you think will be most acceptable to them.
It is proposed that another Congress be held, on the 10th of May next, at this Place; but, in the Meantime, we beg the Favour of you, Gentlemen, to transmit to the Speakers of the several Assemblies the earliest Information of the most authentick Accounts you can collect of all such Conduct and Designs of Ministry, or Parliament, as it may concern America to know.
We are, with unfeigned Esteem and Regard, Gentlemen, &c. By Order and in Behalf of the Congress.
HENRY MIDDLETON, President.
To PAUL WENTWORTH, Esq; Dr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BOLLEN, Esq; Dr. ARTHUR LEE, THOMAS LEE, Esq; EDMUND BURKE, Esq; and CHARLES GARTH, Esq;
Thoughts on the Necessity of an ASSOCIATION.
PEOPLE, justly sensible of the Blessings of the British Constitution, have every Reason to take Arms rather than to see it subverted. I consider that excellent Constitution as the Gift of God; the Energy of which is to relieve Virtue from every Restraint to its beneficent Operation, and to restrain Vice within the Bounds necessary to disable it from interfering with the wanted Action of Virtue. It elevates the Soul, by giving Consequence to every Individual, and enabling him to support that Consequence; it deters from the Commission of Crimes, by allowing to every one a Dignity which nothing but his own Unworthiness can tarnish; in short, it is the Reverse of Despotism.
Our Fathers received from theirs the celestial Present, and transmitted it to us with one only implied Condition, to deliver it inviolate to their Grandchildren; a Condition which, if we neglect to perform, we shall be the basest Betrayers of Trust (one Suede and one Briton excepted) that ever had Existence.
It would be not only justifiable before Man, but it is a Duty to our gracious God (where milder Methods of Defence are found ineffectual) to push to the most obstinate Extremity our Defence of an Object so sacred and holy. To relinquish it is to relinquish our God, and our Hopes of Salvation. Possessed of our inestimable Constitution, we may pour forth our Prayers and Thanks giving to its Donor, with Peace, Purity, and Innocence. Let it be trampled away, and how shall we address him! Fear, Envy, Hatred, and Revenge, ranking in our Bosoms. When legal Redress of Injuries is denied, every Man becomes the Carver of his own Satisfaction. He infuses the Poison, he whets the Dagger; he does what the native Irish, the Portuguese, the Neapolitans, and Corsicans, have done before. We shall become at once the most unhappy, at once the most diabolical, and abhorred of Mankind. We shall be a terrible Example to other Nations of the infamous Degradation those suffer who, having received the Means of being good and happy, behold, with a dastardly Stupidity, the Transition from Virtue to Vice, from manly Independence and Happiness to object Servitude and Wretchedness. Our pure Religion must depart with our Liberty. It does not afford those Consolations the Horrors of our Conscience will require. We must involve ourselves in the Mazes of Superstition, and endeavour, by Penances, Absolutions, and a Thousand Mummerys, to quiet the Worm within, under a total Subversion of all the Principles of Reason and Understanding. Our Stupidity, our Wickedness, will be as contemptible as stupendous.
It has been held, that an Attack upon our Lives is less dangerous than upon our Property. I think so, because mere Man-killing can never be a Pleasure, and can seldom be a Benefit, therefore it is not much to be dreaded; whereas, an Attack upon Property is always to be apprehended, not only because it may produce both Pleasure and Profit to the Spoiler,
but because Property is never rendered precarious without equal Hazard to personal Security. Those who invade the one can never obtain it without a listed Hand against the other. Who would deliver to a Highwayman, unless compelled to an Option between Property and Life? The Robber knows, that of the two dearest Things a Man has in the World he will part with the less to preserve the more valuable.
Thus, to support that Parliamentary Magick by which the Property of the Bostonians is in a Twinkling to be charmed into British Property, the infallible Consequence is (like the Menace of the Highwayman) a contingent Sentence of Death upon its Inhabitants, the Executioners of which are not Highwaymen, but for the most Part (surprising Effect of Parliamentary Magick) Men of Worth and Honour, whose Ancestors and ours bled together on the Side of Liberty, and who were themselves educated in the same very Principles, every Veitage of which they must eradicate from the Bosoms of us their Brethren. Among them, it is said, is even the Son of a Man who is little less than adored in America. May Lord Chatham ever resemble the Earl his Father.
When the Catholick Commander at Bayonne was ordered by his Sovereign, in 1572, to massacre all the Protestants in his Government, the generous Frenchman replied, "that it was impossible; he had indeed many brave Soldiers in his Fortress, but not a single Assassin." The Impossibility he found to commit an infamous Action has transmitted his Name, with Honour, to the latest Posterity.
Much smaller Causes than those, we know, have aroused Nations to Arms, and have been the Cause of refusing Humanity from the Despotism of Tyrants.
Were a Division of our Lands with such of our British Brethren as are above the infamous Drudgery that may be imposed upon them, were our Rifles and Blankets, our Wallets and Dumplings, the only Means we could apply to restrain those Parliamentary Usurpations upon the Royal Authority of our Sovereign (whose most loyal Subjects we now most approve ourselves) I say, to apply them were a Duty; and I dare believe, that the Success, with a proper Choice of Time, and a very slight Preparation, would be infallible. Having all but one Wish, and that Wish most reasonable, we should soon and effectually reinstate the King in that undivided Authority which is his Right, which his Predecessors ever preserved unimpeached, and which, without most incapable or most treacherous Counsellors, he never could have been induced to share with any Body. But we are happily on'y in Prospect of being driven to such Extremity: The King may open his Eyes to the true Interest of his Royal House; the Prospect may clear up, and only leave behind a tenderer Affection for that Combination the Danger of which has given us greater Attention to its Value. A present Application of a milder Remedy (and a Perseverance in it, which may prevent a Necessity of recurring to rougher Methods) will answer the Exigence. If it do not succeed this Year, it may the next; if not the next, at least in two Years longer. By that Time, Tradesmen will swarm among us, our Perseverance will require no Contract, and we may form a farther Deliberation from the then actual State of Affairs. D. C.
Mr. PURDIE.
HAVING observed Mr. Tait's Address to the Publick relative to his Salt Scheme, wherein he expresses an Apprehension of some Difficulties in the Execution of his Project, arising from the Want of a sufficient Capital, I have thought a few Hints at this Time might possibly contribute to the Promotion of a Business so immediately and so extensively useful. Mr. Tait informs the Publick, that some Proposals of Partnership have been made to him, which would enable him to prosecute the Work with greater Success, and to a much larger Extent; but as he is not able to advance any Propoition to a common Stock, his Admission into such a Partnership cannot be expected. I am a Stranger to Mr. Tait; but as I have seen a Certificate, attested by the Treasurer, that Mr. Tait had produced some Salt, made by him, of the best Quality, I am convinced of his Capacity in that Business, and therefore sincerely wish him Success. The Mode of Contribution towards the Support of this Scheme has in general been, I believe, by Application from the respective Representatives to those Individuals who could spare the Money subscribed without any Inconvenience. The Sums subscribed too by each Person I do suppose has seldom exceeded ten, or at most twenty Shillings. Thus, therefore, as the Lofs of such trifling Sums does not deserve Notice, I have been surprised to find any Set of Men requiring Security, or raising trivial Objections to obviate the Payment. Matters at present seem to very unhappily circumstanced, and a Reconciliation with our Mother Country appears to be so very remote, that it becomes our Duty to apply with Seriousness and Liberality to the Encouragement of such Arts and Manufactures as are indispensably necessary for the Support of Life; and as few Articles can be considered to be more immediately so than Salt, I would propose that the Subscriptions be collected as soon as possible, and transmitted to the Treasurer, to be paid by him into the Hands of Mr. Tait. My Motives for this Proposal arise from the Certainty of his being able to make Salt, and the absolute Necessity there is of such a Work being established among us. If it shall be objected, that possibly by Mismanagement, or from some other Causes, this Work shall miscarry, and we lose our Money, I will answer, that if he should not succeed it will not be owing to the Want of proper Encouragement on our Parts, nor will the Lofs of such inconsiderable Sums deserve a single Thought. We have seen other Projects of useful Tendency miscarry, and it is presumable in our Attempts to introduce Arts and Manufactures many Difficulties may arise, and many Undertakings fail of their wished for Success. This has been their Fate, in all Ages and Nations; but Perseverance has removed every Obstacle, and established them in the Perfection to which they have arrived in other Countries. It would give me infinite Pleasure, as a Man who wishes well to his Country, and is desirous of rendering it more substantial Benefits than pompous Declarations, to see a Society established upon very liberal and enlarged Principles for the Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures. As an Individual, it shall receive my warmest Assistance; but as such Schemes generally carry greater Influence when supported by the Publick, I flatter myself a proper Plan and Subscription will be formed at the next Meeting of the Assembly, not in their legislative, but their publick Capacity; because I do not apprehend, as an Act of Legislation, it can be expected. B. R.
At a Meeting of the Officers under the Command of his Excellency the Right Honourable the EARL of DUNMORE, convened at Fort Gower, November 5, 1774, for the Purpose of considering the Grievances of BRITISH AMERICA, an Officer present addressed the Meeting in the following Words:
"GENTLEMEN, HAVING now concluded the Campaign, by the Assistance of Providence, with Honour and Advantage to the Colony, and ourselves, it only remains that we should give our Country the strongest Assurance that we are ready, at all Times, to the utmost of our Power, to maintain and defend her just Rights and Privileges. We have lived about three Months in the Woods, without any Intelligence from Boston, or from the Delegates at Philadelphia. It is possible, from the groundless Reports of designing Men, that our Countrymen
* Situated at the Junction of the Obis and Hackbeeking Rivers, 200 Miles below Fort Dunmore.

may be jealous of the Use such a Body would make of Arms in their Hands at this critical Juncture. That we are a respectable Body is certain, when it is considered that we can live Weeks without Bread or Salt, that we can sleep in the open Air without any Covering but that of the Canopy of Heaven, and that our Men can march and shoot with any in the known World. Blessed with these Talents, let us solemnly engage to one another, and our Country in particular, that we will use them to no Purpose but for the Honour and Advantage of America in general, and of Virginia in particular. It behoves us then, for the Satisfaction of our Country, that we should give them our real Sentiments, by Way of Resolves, at this very alarming Crisis."
Whereupon the Meeting made Choice of a Committee to draw up and prepare Resolves for their Consideration, who immediately withdrew; and after some Time spent therein, reported, that they had agreed to and prepared the following Resolves, which were read, maturely considered, and agreed to, nomine contradicentes , by the Meeting, and ordered to be published in the Virginia Gazette.
Resolved, that we will bear the most faithful Allegiance to his Majesty King George III. whilst his Majesty delights to reign over a brave and free People; that we will, at the Expense of Life, and every Thing dear and valuable, exert ourselves in Support of the Honour of his Crown and the Dignity of the British Empire. But, as the Love of Liberty, and Attachment to the real Interests and just Rights of America outweigh every other Consideration, we resolve, that we will exert every Power within us for the Defence of American Liberty, and for the Support of her just Rights and Privileges; not in any precipitate, riotous, or tumultuous Manner, but when regularly called forth by the unanimous Voice of our Countrymen.
Resolved, that we entertain the greatest Respect for his Excellency the Right Honourable Lord DUNMORE, who commanded the Expedition against the Shawanese; and who, we are confident, underwent the great Fatigue of this singular Campaign from no other Motive than the true Interest of this Country.
Signed by Order, and in Behalf of the whole Corps. BENJAMIN ASHBY, Clerk.
LONDON, October 20. A GENTLEMAN proposes the following as a Plan for American Taxation: 1st. Let the special Taxes be removed, and no more laid on the Goods exported from hence and imported into our American Colonies. Instead thereof, let it be enacted, that 2d. A yearly Tax be imposed, in a general indefinite Way, on each of the Colonies; to be every Year proportioned and raised by themselves, as follows: 3d. Let the fundamental ruling Principle of such Proportion be the Sum total of whatever Money we yearly raise at home among ourselves. From this Principle, it will undeniably follow that the Americans can never be taxed for any Thing but for what we shall first have taxed ourselves. 4th. Let the respective Colonies, as soon as they find it convenient (after they are apprised of the Quantum of such sum total) proceed in their respective General Assemblies, with the Approbation of their Governor, to raise each of them such a farther Sum as shall bear such a Proportion of the said Sum total as the Ability of such Colony may be judged able to bear to the Ability of Great Britain; such Proportion to be estimated by them according to the Circumstances of the Use, and the State of Exports and Imports, the Number of their People, the Produce of the Country, &c.
It is not the People of Boston only who are resolved not to pay the Tax upon the Tea, but the common Cause of all the American Colonies; and it is not improbable but that the offensive Step now going to be taken may induce the Americans to apply to France and Spain, and open a Commerce with them, the Consequences of which may produce a War with England. In Answer to all and every the inconsistent persecuting political Bigots who may propose hostile Violence against the Americans, let such be told, that the Americans are convinced of their inalienable Right of equal and unvaried Freedom with the rest of their Fellow Subjects, and that they are not represented, but misrepresented. The polite Health among our Loyalists, at present is, THE ROYAL DOZEN, viz. the KING, QUEEN, and TEN CHILDREN.
Extract of a Letter from HOLLAND. I TAKE PART, as a Friend ought, in all the Unhappiness you feel on Account of the present Difference between Great Britain and the Colonies. They all suffer with you, but you are more immediately under the Lash. The Accounts in our public Papers, concerning the present Temper and Disposition of the Bostonians, and the other Inhabitants of the Massachusetts Bay, are so contradictory, that we know not what to believe. Not a Paper comes but we are told that the Disaffected and Factious are only the Mob and Scum of the Earth, that all the better Sort of the Inhabitants are Friends to the British Government, and are willing to submit to all its Demands, at all Events; while other Paragraphs assure us, they are almost one and all in a high State of Disaffection and ferment, and that they are determined, if it be necessary, to resist even to Blood, rather than give up their legal and ancient Liberties, in any one Point. These different Accounts, I conclude, come from the different Parties, each of which represents Things according to their Wishes rather than as they really are; but, in the Meantime, it puts one sadly at a Loss what to believe. For my own Part, I must think that you are hardly used by the Government, who for some Years past seem, in their Conduct towards you, and now more than ever, to have departed from, or rather to have acted in direct Opposition to, the fundamental Principles of the British Constitution. I am firmly of Opinion, with Locke, and the Lords Camden, Chatham, and the late Lord Lyttelton, that Representation and Taxation should always go together, and that the former is the necessary Basis of the latter. If a Member of the British Senate gives his Vote to any Tax upon his Country, he bears a Part of the Burthen himself, so that Self Love is likely to be some Restraint upon him to withhold his consenting to an oppressive Law; but when he taxes the American, he lays a Burthen upon him of which he bears no Part himself.
It seems also to be wrong in Point of Policy; for if the Aim of the British Government is to raise Money for the Use of the Colonies (and for no other End ought they to tax them) why not do it in the old Way, by the Votes of their respective Assemblies, by which mere Money was raised, and without any Disatisfaction, than can be by the Stamp Act or Customhouse Duties? Besides, where was the Necessity of taxing them in either of these Ways, when England got more by their Trade than at any other Market, and indeed than almost all their Markets put together? I have seen some shrewd Remarks of the late Lord Chesterfield upon this Subject. "I find (says his Lordship) that England, by the American Trade, gets a Million Sterling a Year, and that the Stamp Act (his Lordship did not live to see their late Proceedings) at most, would not bring in above 150,000 l. Where then (says he) is the good Policy and Wisdom of irritating this Part of the British Empire by an odious Stamp Act, laid on them in Opposition to their Assemblies, and risking the Loss of a Million Sterling, or Half that Sum, for 150,000 l. per Annum?"
The Ministry seem to have two leading Views in their extraordinary Proceedings. One is, by these new Imppositions to provide a Support for a numerous Train of paltry Dependents, many of whom deserve a Halter more than any Thing else; the other, to stretch their Power as far as they can, which will be abetted and supported, to whatever Length they think fit to go, by these desperate Tools in America, thus paid and supported out of the People's Money, for oppressing them. There is nothing so under this Scheme from operating at its full Extent but your own Firmness, in a legal and decent Opposition; for in England, Luxury, Dissipation, and Selfishness, prevail generally, that People seem to be weary of legal and political Liberty. All mind their own Things, and but few comparatively care for the Publick; so that, unless the approaching General Election in England produces a Parliament different from the two last, we shall be in a wretched State. For some Years past, the Throne has been surrounded and engrossed by the Sons and near Relations of those who were always bitter Enemies to the present Family, many of whose immediate Ancestors not only were known to hold Jacobite Principles of Government, but were actually in one or other of the two last Rebellions, Men whom the late good King, and his Father, would not have set with the Dogs of their Flocks, much less have made them Shepherds. What but unconstitutional, arbitrary Measures, can be expected from such Men? Our Ministers are Kings; and the Parliament, bought by the Minister, and devoted to him, have passed that Line of simple Legislation which ought to confine them, and are become the executive Power. They do the dirty Work of the Minister, who first sets them to Work; and then he screens himself behind their Resolutions, in Order to prevent a Pay of Reckoning to guard himself against its Terrors, should it ever arrive. Nay, as the Parliament are the obsequious Tools of the Minister, so he himself is but the Tool of a Junta, who lie behind the Curtain, and dictate all his Motions.
America is now to be the Champion of publick Liberty; if she gives up, or is foiled in the Contest, England will follow, by hasty Steps: Therefore, nothing but your own Firmness can protect you, and the Mother Country. Your Non-importation Scheme bids fair; but when I consider the prevailing Selfishness of Mankind, the many Favours Government has to bestow, and the different and opposite Interests of the several Colonies, I fear the Association will never take Place, or not long prevail. Heaven forbid it should come to Blood, if it can be determined any other Way to the Advantage of both Countries. Should it issue in an Appeal to the World, you may be certain, notwithstanding all the Minister gives out concerning the pacific Dispositions of France and Spain, that those united Powers will declare War against England, and especially as the Duke de Choiseul has so much of the present King's Ear.
The Generality in England are greatly scandalized at the late infamous Act that sets aside the Trials by Juries in Canada, and establishes Popery as the publick Religion of that Country; and, Shame to say, only one Bishop (As-ph) voted against it. The Mode of Trial by Jury, by far the Bulk of the People of Canada, were much for; and only the petty Noblesse of the Country espoused the Act, from a Desire to establish that Power of oppressing their Inferiours that they enjoyed under the French Government, and which indeed ought never to be suffered under a British one. Was it not enough to have taken the Romish Religion in Canada a free Toleration? Why must it be established? Hard now will be the Fate of the present and future Protestant Settlers in that extensive Part of the World; but the true Reason of this strange Favour shown to the Roman Catholics is to attach them to the British Government, that, should the Colonies take Arms, these Canadians may be brought into the Field, and be a Rod upon their Backs. May he who often takes the Wife in their own Craftiness, and makes the Scheme of the Politician subserve Ends quite different from what he designed, interpose here, and bring great Good out of all this Evil. The Act for establishing Popery in Canada is the more disagreeable, as at this very Time the present King of France is oppressing the Protestants in his Dominions. Within a few Weeks, some of them that assembled to pray for the Life of his Grandfather in his last Illness, and for his during his late Inoculation, were seized, some imprisoned, and others sent to the Gallies; the House in which they met was pulled down, and an Edict issued for treating in this Manner all who shall presume to assemble for private Worship, and to demolish their Place of Meeting. This Account is from the Leyden French Gazette.
The State of Europe is much the same as when I wrote last, and Despotism seems to be every Where increasing. The King of Sweden, from a limited, has now made himself an arbitrary Monarch. The King of Prussia, it is thought, will soon seize Dantzick, as he has done already, in Concert with the Austrians and Russians, a great Part of Poland. He has given Encouragement to the Jesuits to fix in his Dominions, promising them all the Privileges of their Order under his Protection; but they do not care to trust him, because they think him a greater Jesuit than themselves. He once took them in, by permitting them to build a grand Church at Berlin and then seizing it, and, under Pretence of the Protestants being persecuted in Romish Countries, making them pay a large Sum of Money before he would permit them to open it. They renounced this Trick. When the Order of the Jesuits was to be suppressed, that is to say, when the Pope and Conclave were deliberating upon it, it was thought her Imperial Majesty of Hungary would have interceded for them; but, to the Surprise of the World, she was one of the readiest to execute the Pope's Bull, and turn them out of her Dominions. The Reasons I have lately learned from a worthy Friend at Brussels. It was this: Her Majesty, like most other Princes, always had a Jesuit for her Confessor; and, when the General of the Order was seized at Rome, among his Papers they found her Majesty's Confessions for a considerable Time past, wrote at large by her Confessor, and transmitted to the General at Rome. This was one principal Reason of his being sent Prisoner to the Castle of St. Angelo, where I believe he lies yet; and was probably the Reason of his being seized at first, in Consequence of some private Intelligence given to her Imperial Majesty, and by her to his Holiness. In a Letter from London, it is said the Ministry have extended the Influence of the Treasury to America, and that People here have been consulted to know who are the fittest Objects of Bribery, and most powerful to create Divisions among us.
ON Monday Evening, at a full Meeting of the Committee of Inspection, we heard they entered into some proper Rules and Measures for the effectual Discharge of the important Duties of their Appointment, in Order to a strict Compliance with the Resolutions and Recommendations of the General Congress.
Extract of a Letter from London, October 3. As the Issue of your Congress would be the Subject of the most important Debates, and probably require vigorous Measures, it was thought proper to dissolve the present Parliament, and suddenly issue out Writs for a new one; for it was judged, that if the present, or rather late Members, had been obliged to use Measures against you which were unpopular, they might not have had a Chance of being re-elected, but a Majority unfavourable to the Ministry brought in, the Consequence of which you may easily conjecture.
You will ask me, whether the Ministry will be able to gain a Majority in the ensuing Parliament? Had not the House been so actually and unexpectedly dissolved, I am of Opinion that they would not; but, by this Project, they will undoubtedly succeed, as they have had an Advantage of making their Interest sure, while their Opponents were off their Guard, and to leave those Measures which would have been fatal to them to the Sanction of the future Parliament.
The Bulk of the People, especially of the lower Class, are now in your Favour; but if you adopt violent Measures, I dare assert that they will not continue so. Should any of their Countrymen be involved in America, should the Blood of any of the Society be shed, natural Pride (which is so characteristic in all their Wars) will prompt them to espouse the Cause of this Country against you, and to look upon the Quarrel as not with the Ministry only, but with them. On this Account, as well as from the Uncertainty and Miseries which will flow from a Council by Force, I entreat you to exert your Influence in the Promotion of moderate Councils and Measures. Let not Persons who are desirous of Change, and fond of Confusion and Disorder (because from them they can expect that Eminence which they are not willing to aspire after by the slow Methods of Industry) assume the Lead in your Deliberations, but Men whose Honesty and Wisdom have been long tried by their Fellow Citizens, and whose Property may give you Security of their being really interested in the Welfare of the Community."
WILLIAMSBURG, December 22.
LAST Saturday arrived in Town Colonel Macdonald of Frederick County, with the four Shawanese Hostages, and an Interpreter. Three of them are Warriors, viz. Imcatetehwaya, or the Black Wolf; Wistecapoway, or Captain Morgan; Genuta, or the Judge; and the other is a young Man called Neawah, who is the Snake's Son, a principal Warrior of that Nation.
The Dunmore, Tomkins, cleared out yesterday, from the upper District of James River, with 2681 Bushels of Wheat, and 511 Bushels of Corn, collected for the Relief of our suffering Fellow Subjects at Boston. The Peggy, Fisher, from Liverpool, and Richmond, Paterson, from Glasgow, are arrived in James River.
Marijuana. WILLIAM HAY, Esq; of Surry County, Attorney at Law; to Miss BETSEY CARY, of Southampton. To the Right Honourable JOHN EARL of DUNMORE, his Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of VIRGINIA, and Vice Admiral of the same:
MY LORD, WHEN his Majesty's dutiful and loyal Subjects, the COUNCIL of Virginia, with the most Heart-felt Joy, and unfeigned Pleasure, beg Leave to offer our Congratulations to your Lordship on your late Return after the Fatigues and Dangers of a troublesome Expedition.
Your Lordship's vigorous Opposition to the Incursions and Ravages of an Indian Enemy hath effectually prevented the Destruction of a growing back Country, and the Horrors of human Carnage. The Scene of War was remote from us, our Properties and Estates were not immediately exposed to the Miseries consequent thereon; but though not equally interested, we sensibly participate in the Blessings that are derived to our Fellow Subjects in that Quarter of the Colony, from the Prospect of a permanent Peace. The Lenity you exercised towards the Indians, when they expected the Cruelty of the Victor, hath attached them to you from Principle; and unless the Intrigues of Traders, or the insidious Arts of the Enemies to this Government, should again foment Differences, we flatter ourselves the present Tranquillity will not speedily be interrupted. You have taught them a Lesson, which the savage Breast was a Stranger to, that Clemency and Mercy are not incompatible with Power, and that Havock and Bloodshed are not the inseparable Concomitants of Success and Victory.
Permit us, my Lord, to express our lively Satisfaction at the Addition to your Family by the Birth of a Daughter, and to assure you it is greatly heightened by the promising Hopes that your Lady's Recovery will be attended with Danger. We should be wanting in Respect to her Ladyship to omit any Opportunity of testifying our Esteem for her; an Esteem that her exemplary Piety, and true Dignity of Conduct, will ever command.
To which his Excellency was pleased to return the following ANSWER.
GENTLEMEN, I AM, in the most sensible Manner, obliged to you for this Address. The Motives which induced me to exert my Efforts to relieve the back Country from the Calamity, under which it lately laboured would have been disappointed of one of its principal Ends if it had not met your Approbation; and this very honourable Testimony, which you are now pleased to give me of it, conveys the highest Gratification to me.
The Cordiality of your Expressions, on the Occasion of this Addition to my Family, and the distinguishing Mark of the Notice which you so kindly take of Lady Dunmore, attach me to you by the strongest Ties of Gratitude, and the warmest Affection.
GLOUCESTER, December 19. On Monday the 12th Instant departed this Life, after bearing the most excruciating Pain, with a Fortitude and Resignation which does Honour to human Nature, Mr. JAMES HUBARD, Senior, a Gentleman in whom the Passions were so variously mixed, that, though subject to be ruffled, as in other Men, they never in him produced any bad Consequences. He once Anger as a Flint bears Fire, and upon the least Show of Contrition Resentment was no more. Revenge, Envy, and Malice, never once gained Admission into his Heart, that Seat of every social Virtue. The Loss of such a Man will excuse his Friends and Relations from weeping over him, as Joash did over the dying Elisha, and cry, My Father, my Father, the Chariot of Israel and the Horsemen thereof!
Deus Desideriis Pudet aut Medus Tam cari Capitis. HORACE.
TO THE REAL ASSOCIATOR.
SIR, THERE is no Person who more heartily despises "anonymous dirty Scribblers" than myself, although I do not think it decent to bestow upon any I may deem such your truly polite and Christian Appellation of "DAMNED Scoundrels, DAMNED Rascals, and the like." It would be ridiculous in me to suppose that the Profusion of Abuse in your Letter to Messrs. Purdie & Dixon was not aimed at myself, but how unlucky it is that it should have fallen upon one who hath not deserved it! Might it not have been fortunate if your Son's Friend had desired his Friend to request his Friend to entreat his Friend, as being a Gentleman who had some Interest with yourself, to have cried out, Hand your Hand, Man! before you had emptied your Stinkpots?
From my Regard for Mr. Norton, I take this Opportunity to avow, that I have ever uniformly maintained the same Sentiments of his Conduct. From my Regard to Justice, I will add, that I have ever applauded your Behaviour with Respect to his Ship. From a Regard to myself, I declare that the Queries in Question (whoever was their Author) were neither written by me, nor with my Knowledge. Now, Sir, since it is evident that, in your own Phrase, you are, "as guessing a mistaken Man," and as, in humble Imitation of Master Dogberry, who was very important to be set down an Ass, you "agree to be reckoned the arrantest Dunc," you are accordingly so reckoned, by
Your humble Servant. SAMUEL HENLEY. Dec. 19, 1774.
WILLIAMSBURG, Friday December 23, 1774.
AT a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this City, qualified to vote for a Representative, in Order to elect a Committee pursuant to a Resolution of the American Continental Congress, the following Gentlemen were chosen, viz.
The Honourable Peyton Randolph, Esq; Robert Carter Nicholas, Esq; Benjamin Waller, John Dixon, James Cocke, William Pasteur, James Southall, Benjamin Powell, James Hubard, George Wythe, Thomas Freward, John Tazewell, Robert Nicholson, John Carter, and John Minson Galt.

At a Meeting of the Freeholders of the County of Caroline, assembled at the Courthouse, on Thursday the 8th of December, 1774, for the Purpose of choosing a Committee to see that the Association is duly kept, agreeable to the Resolutions of the Continental Congress, the following Persons were elected, viz. Edmund Pendleton, James Taylor, Walker Taliaferro, William Nelson, James Upshaw, William Woodford, Anthony Thornton, George Baylor, Thomas Lomax, Richard Johnston, John Tazewell, George Taylor, John Minor, Thomas Lowry, John Armistead, John Jones, George Guy, Benjamin Hubbard, Samuel Haws, and Edmund Pendleton, Junior, Gentlemen. Edmund Pendleton, Esq; was unanimously elected Chairman of the Committee, and Samuel Haws, Junior, appointed Clerk. (A Copy.) SAMUEL HAWS, Junior, Clerk.
At a Meeting of the COMMITTEE appointed for James City County, on Monday the 12th of December, 1774.
The Chairman acquainted the Committee, that Mr. John Prentis, Merchant in Williamsburg, had, on the 7th Instant, informed him of the Arrival of Captain Andrew McVey, of the Ship Warwick, from Glasgow, by whom he had imported a Parcel of CUTLERY, &c. amounting to 401. 10s. Sterling, which was ordered early in the last Summer; that the Package was still unopened, on Board of the Ship, at the Ferry, and submitted to the Committee to dispose of it as they thought proper.
That Mr. Alexander Purdie had also informed him of his having imported, in the same Ship, a small Parcel of THREAD, and a Keg of HERRINGS, for the Use of his Family, which he likewise submitted to be disposed of by the Committee.
That the Chairman, upon receiving this information, immediately waited on the Captain to know what the rest of his Lading consisted of, and to whom consigned. That the Captain behaved with the utmost Frankness and Candour, and satisfied him that he had nothing more on Board, except nine Bales of Osnabrugs, and a Box or Merchandise, supposed to be Wearing Apparel, for a Merchant at Blandford, and six Half Barrels of Herrings of his own. Upon which the Committee came to the following Resolutions:
Resolved, that the Thanks of this Committee be presented to Mr. Prentis and Mr. Purdie, for their Candour in giving the above Information; and that their Thanks be also presented to Captain McVey, for his candid Behaviour on the Occasion.
Resolved, that the several Articles imported by Mr. Prentis and Mr. Purdie, after being twice advertised in the Gazette, ought to be sold at publick Auction, in small Parcels, for ready Money, in Conformity to the 10th Resolution of the AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; and that Colonel Taliaferro, Mr. Spratley, Mr. Travis, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Warburton, Members of this Committee, or any three of them, do advertise and manage the Sale, and dispose of the Money thence arising, agreeable to the said Resolution.
Published by Order of the Committee. JOHN NICHOLAS, Junior, Clerk. * * Pursuant to the above Resolution, we hereby give Notice that the Sale will be on the third Thursday in January, before the Raleigh Door, at 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon. The Package contains a large Number of green Ivory TABLE KNIVES, PENKNIVES, &c. &c. RICHARD TALIAFERRO, Junior. WILLIAM SPRATLEY. CHAMPION TRAVIS. CARY WILKINSON. JOHN WARBURTON.
Advertisements. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1766.
ORDERED, that the Clerks of the several County Courts in this Colony do transmit to the Clerk of this House, in the first Part of every Meeting of the General Assembly, a List of the Titheables in their Counties, containing the Names of such Titheables; and that they transmit also, at the same Time, a List of the publick Charges of their respective Counties.
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this House do cause the same to be published in the Virginia Gazette. By the House of Burgesses, G. WYTHE, C. H. B.
I have already received Copies of the Lists of Titheables in Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Dummore, Isle of Wight, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Northumberland, Princess Anne, and Prince William, and Certificates of the Numbers of Titheables on which the Levies were laid in Charlotte and Halifax, with the Accounts of the two latter Counties, and of Lancaster, against the Publick. G. WYTHE.
BERKELEY, December 20, 1774. THE Subscriber will attend at the ensuing January and February Henrico and Chesterfield Courts, to receive the Money due on the Bonds for Negroes sold by him. The Penalty will be incurred on all the Bonds that are not discharged at the last of those Courts. (2) BENJAMIN HARRISON, Junior.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 9th of January, THE Houses and Lots, with a good Well of Water, belonging to the late Matthew Teuwel, deceased, pleasantly situated in St. Mary's Street, leading to the Capitol Landing. At the same Time will be sold a great Variety of exceeding good Household and Kitchen Furniture, Carpenters, Joiners, and Turners Tools, a Quantity of Timber, Plank, Boards, and Pipe Staves, a Riding Chair, Cart, &c. Six Months Credit will be allowed for all Sums above 50s. upon Bond with sufficient Security. All Persons that are indebted to the said Estate are requested to make immediate Payment; those who have any Demands against it are desired to bring them in, properly authenticated. MARY TEUWELL, Executrix. WILLIAMSBURG, Dec. 21, 1774.
To be SOLD on Wednesday the 25th of January next, at the Rocky Ridge, THIRTY valuable Virginia born SLAVES, consisting of Men, Women, and Children. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed for one Half of the Purchase Money, and two Years for the Remainder. Bond and Security will be required, to carry Interest from the Date, if not punctually paid to PHILIP W. CLAIBORNE's Executors.
COMMITTED to Hanover County Jail, the 2d of November last, a Negro Man who says his Name is JAMES, but cannot or will not declare his Owner's Name. He is about five Feet seven Inches high; had on a Negro Cotton Jacket, Osnabrug Shirt and Trousers. The Owner is desired to take him away, and pay Charges. PAUL THILMAN, Jailer.
TAKEN UP, in Essex, a middle sized STEER about nine Years old, of a reddish Colour, his two hind Feet white, both Horns sawed, and marked with a Crop and Overkeel in each Ear. Posted, and appraised to 31. 10s. JOHN SAMUEL.
Just Published (Price 1s. 3d.) and to be sold by DIXON & HUNTER, and ALEXANDER PURDIE, at their respective Printing Offices, THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, ON THE 5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1774.
To be SOLD at publick Sale, on the 14th of January next, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, FOUR HUNDRED and SIXTY SEVEN Acres of Land in Caroline County, near Port Royal. We would recommend it to those who are inclined to purchase, to apply to Mr. William Gray, who will attend the Place two or three Days before the Day of Sale, in Order to show the Land. Two Years Credit will be allowed, upon giving Bond with Security; and if the Money is not paid when due, the Bond to carry Interest from the Date. WILLIAM FAUNTLEROY. MOORE FAUNTLEROY.
To be SOLD, A VALUABLE TRACT of LAND in James City County, in the Fork of Tuckahoe Creek, about ten Miles from Williamsburg, and joining the Plantations of John Blair, Esq; and Mr. John Shermer. It contains about 550 Acres, which are plentifully Stocked with fine Timber of all Sorts, has a good Marsh, excellent Water, there is an Abundance of Fish and Wildfowl in their Seasons, and Oysters may be had with little Trouble; and there is a Dwelling-House, Quarter, Barn, Corn Crib, Poultry House, &c. Any Person inclining to purchase may view the Land, and know the Terms, by applying to the Subscriber, on the Premises. WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
THE Partnership between Charles Hammond and myself being dissolved, the several Persons indebted to the Stores kept by him on Broad Run, and in Fauquier County, are to settle with, and pay their respective Balances to, CUTHBERT HARRISON. DECEMBER 12, 1774.
LEFT at my Lodgings in Williamsburg, by some Gentleman doing Business with me during the late Meeting, Transfer Notes for near 1000 Wt. of Tobacco at Rocky Ridge. The Owner may receive them by applying to me, at Warwick. ROBERT DONALD.
For SALE, A POST CHARIOT, which has been moderately and carefully used, with Harness for four Horses. For Terms apply to Mr. Daniel Payne in Falmouth, or the Printer of this Paper.
To be SOLD, to the highest Bidder, at Amelia Courthouse, on the 10th of January,
TWENTY very likely SLAVES, to satisfy a Debt due to James and Robert Donald and Co. Credit will be allowed till the 10th of October, 1775. Bond and Security to be given to the said Company; and if Payment is not made to the Day, the Bonds to carry Interest from their Date. WILLIAM WATSON.
TAKEN out of the Stable at Turkey Island, the 11th of November, a DARK BAY MARE, the Property of Mr. Rylad Randolph. She is about four Feet six Inches high, a Star in her Forehead, her Main has been roached, but is grown out pretty long, and she has a small Switch Tail, trots and gallops, appears to be with Foal, but has no Brand that I remember. Whoever brings the said Mare to Turkey Island shall have 20s. JOHN ELDRIDGE.
STRAYED, or STOLEN, from PORT ROYAL, the 22d of July last, a large BAY HORSE with a Star in his Forehead, a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, about eight Years old, paces slow, and is branded on the near Buttock something like W. Whoever brings the said Horse to the Subscriber shall receive a genteel Reward. PETER STUBBLEFIELD.
COMMITTED to Westmoreland County Jail, on Tuesday the 13th Instant (December) three African Slaves, two Men and one Woman, who either refuse or cannot tell their Owner or Owners Names; but, as well as I can understand them, they belong to John Thorn, or Thornton, and call themselves Sampson, Adam, and Betty. The Owner, or Owners, are desired to come for them, and pay Charges. JAMES MUSE, Jailer.
TAKEN UP, in Spatsylvania, two STEERS; three Years old last Spring, both dark Brindle, one has some White about his Flanks, and is speckled about his Knees, both marked with a Swallowfork in the left Ear, one has two Nicks in the under Part of the right Ear, and the other has but one. Posted, and appraised to 51. JAMES HUTCHERSON.
TAKEN UP, in Spatsylvania, two STEERS, they appear to have been worked, are about five Years old each, marked with a Crop in the left Ear, and a Slit in the right. One is a dark Brindle, with some White under his Belly; the other is Red and White, near an equal Quantity of each Colour. Posted, and appraised to 71. JOHN HOLLADAY, Junior.
TAKEN UP, in Prince Edward, a RED STEER, his Head somewhat darker than his Body, four or five Years old, and marked with a smooth Crop in the right Ear, and the left long. Posted, and appraised to 45s. RICE SCOTT.
TAKEN UP, in Prince Edward, a SORREL MARE, about four Feet four or five Inches high, four or five Years old, a Star in her Forehead, but has no Brand perceivable. Posted, and appraised to 31. 10s. RICE SCOTT.
TAKEN UP, in Amherst, a small GRAY MARE about four Feet one Inch high, middle aged, has several dark Spots on the fore Parts of her Shoulders, appears to have been burnt under her Tail, has a Lump on one Leg, and branded on the near Shoulder F, and on the near Buttock P. Posted, and appraised to 51. THOMAS MATTHEWS.
TAKEN UP, in Pittsylvania, a BAY HORSE about eight Years old, four Feet seven Inches high, some Saddle Spots on both Sides, some white Hairs in his Forehead, his left hind Foot white, and a little White on the back Part of his right hind Foot, a short Tail, but no Brand perceivable. Posted, and appraised to 101. WILLIAM PRICE.
TAKEN UP, in Spatsylvania, a small SORREL HORSE about four Feet three Inches high, has a Blaze Face, more over the right Eye than the left, a small white Spot on his right Hip, a short Sprig Tail, his Mane hangs on the right Side, trots, but has no perceivable Brand. Posted, and appraised to 51. JOHN WILSON.
JUST PUBLISHED, THE Office and Authority of a JUSTICE OF PEACE explained and digested, under proper Titles. To which are added, full and correct PRECEDENTS of all Kinds of PROCESS necessary to be used by Magistrates; in which also the Duty of SHERIFFS, and other PUBLIC OFFICERS, is properly discussed. By RICHARD STARKE Esq; Several Copies of the Book are now ready to be delivered to the Subscribers, and the rest are binding up with an Expedition. It is to be observed, that the Price is 20s. agreeable to Mr. Starke's own Desire; as the Volume, he found, would be much increased beyond his original Intention, and consequently be attended with a greater Expense in Printing, Paper, &c. WILLIAMSBURG, December 8, 1774.
THE Subscriber intends going to England about the Middle of February next, and requests the Favour of all Persons indebted to him to be as speedy as possible in their Payments, and those who cannot immediately pay are requested to settle their Accounts by giving Bond with approved Security; and whereas many Debts due to the Estate of Mr. Thomas Hornby, deceased, yet remain unsettled, notwithstanding many former Advertisements relative thereto, all Persons indebted to the same are earnestly requested to settle, and if they cannot immediately pay to give Bond with approved Security to the Subscriber, as all Debts that remain unsettled will be left in the Hands of my Attorney, with Directions to commence Suits as soon as the Courts of Justice are open. The Subscriber has on Hand about 1200 l. Sterling worth of European Goods, which he would sell Wholesale, at a low Advance, and allow Credit. Also 500 Acres of Land in James City County, to dispose of, very cheap, and on long Credit. JOSEPH HORNSBY.
YORK TOWN, December 12, 1774. CHARLES JACOB, WATCHMAKER, from London, who keeps a Shop in Annapolis, in Company with Abraham Claude, has just opened Shop near the Courthouse, in this Town, where he repairs all Sorts of CLOCKS and WATCHES in the neatest and most approved Manner, and at the most reasonable Rates. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who please to favour him with their Custom may depend on having their Work done with the greatest Punctuality and Exactness, he having served a regular Apprenticeship in London. Gentlemen having Clocks out of Order in the Country, if not above fifteen Miles from Town, shall, by sending a Line, be waited on as soon as possible. (21)
DECEMBER 9, 1774. A WEAVER who understands his Business, and will come well recommended for his Honesty, Sobriety, and Industry, will find very good Encouragement in Northumberland Parish, Richmond County, and may get proper Houses for carrying on his Business by applying (between this and Christmas) to Captain William Colson, of the said County, who has such to rent, convenient to Fish and Oysters. Such a Person may, in that Neighbourhood, employ three or four Looms throughout the Year, and may barter for his Work every Necessary and most of the Conveniences of Life, which is as much as can be expected in the present State of the Country. (2)
JUST imported from Glasgow, about 300 l. Sterling Value of Mens and Womens Leather and Calimanco Shoes, in Packages of about 35 l. Sterling each; also a Quantity of exceeding fine upper and Sole Leather, a few low priced Broadcloths and Trimmings, spotted Rugs, and some Pewter, which the Subscribers would sell at a low Advance, for ready Money, or short Credit. For Terms apply to William Mitchell, in Richmond. THOMAS MITCHELL.
HEREBY forewarn all Persons from hunting, or shooting, on my Lands at Westover and Buckland. WILLIAM BYRD.
ABOUT 600 l. Sterling worth of EUROPEAN GOODS to be sold at a low Advance, for Cash, or short Credit. For Terms inquire of the Printers. WILLIAMSBURG, Dec. 22, 1774.
As the Partnership of PURDIE & LIXON expired the 18th Instant, we think it necessary to inform the Publick that THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE will be printed by us from the first of next Month, upon good Paper and new Type, assuring them no Pains or Expense shall be wanting to make the Gazette as useful and entertaining as ever, and that our Press shall be as free as any in America. Our constant Study will be to give Satisfaction to all Customers for any Thing in our Business, and Orders from the Country shall be punctually complied with, either for BOOKS, STATIONARY, or PRINTING WORK. We beg Leave to send our Papers regularly to the old Subscribers: If any Gentlemen choose to discontinue their Subscriptions at the End of the Year, we request the Favour of them to let us know by that Time. We are The Publick's obedient Servants, JOHN DIXON. WILLIAM HUNTER.
JUST PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD by DIXON and HUNTER, At the POST OFFICE, THE Virginia Almanack For the Year of our LORD GOD 1775, Wherein are contained,
The LUNATIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, ECLIPSES; the SUN and MOON's Rising and Setting; the Rising, Setting, and Southing of the HEAVENLY BODIES; true Places and Aspects of the PLANETS; WEATHER, &c. A List of his Majesty's Honourable COUNCIL, and of the House of BURGESSES. Names of the PARISHES in each County, and their Incumbents. GOVERNORS and VISITORS of WILLIAM & MARY College. A Table of COURT DAYS, &c. ALSO, A List of GOVERNORS of the N. AMERICAN Colonies. His MAJESTY's REGIMENTS in AMERICA, and where Stationed. SHIPS of WAR on the American Station, with their COMMANDERS, &c. DELEGATES who formed the GRAND AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, convened at Philadelphia the 5th of Sept. 1774, and Names of the PROVINCES, &c. their representatives. A GENEALOGICAL LIST of the ROYAL FAMILY of G. Britain. COLLEGES and AMERICAN SEMINARIES. ABSTRACT of the PROCLAMATION relative to the GOLD COIN, published the 24th of June, 1774. A List of DUTABLE GOODS imported into the Colonies, by Virtue of a British Act of Parliament. A correct List of the OFFICERS of his Majesty's CUSTOMS. A TABLE of EXPENSES, List of ROADS, &c. LIKewise, A LETTER to the Earl of Chesterfield on the ECONOMY of HUMAN LIFE. RULES and MAXIMS for promoting MATRIMONIAL HAPPINESS. ON ENTRANCE into an ESTATE or TRADE. Several entertaining PIECES, POETRY, humorous JESTS, &c. Valuable RECEIPTS for various Disorders. A RECEIPT for the QUINCY, or THROAT DISTEMPER. BLANK BOOKS and STATIONARY of all Kinds, BIBLES, TESTAMENTS, PSALTERS, and many other SCHOOL BOOKS, all Sorts of BLANKS, &c. to be sold at the POST OFFICE.

POETS CORNER.  EPITAPH on Mr. EDWARD STOCKDALE,  an eminent Chandler of the City of York.  HERE lies Ned Stockdale, honest Fellow, Who dy'd by Fat, and liv'd by Tallow; His Light before Men always shone, His Mould is underneath this Stone: Then, taking Things by the right Handle, Is not this Life a Farthing Candle? The longest Age but a Wax Taper, A Torch blown out by every Vapour; To-day 'twill burn, to-morrow blink, And end, as Mortals, in a Stink. If this be true, then worthy Ned Is a Wax Light among the Dead; His fluted Form still sheds Perfume, And scatters Lustre round his Tomb: Then what is mortal Life? Why, tush, This mortal Life's not worth a Rush.
To be SOLD on Friday the 13th of January, if fair, otherwise next fair Day, at a Plantation near Peterburg, lately the Property of Doctor John Ravenscroft, to the highest Bidders,  ABOUT twenty very likely NEGROES, chiefly Virginia born, consisting of Men, Women, Boys, and Girls; several Horses and Cattle, a Yoke of Oxen and Cart, all the Utensils of Husbandry belonging to the said Plantation, and a considerable Quantity of Fodder. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed for all Sums above 5 l. the Purchasers giving Bond with approved Security; and if the Bonds are not punctually discharged, to carry Interest from the Date.  BOLLING STARK, Attorney for George McMurdo, and John Ravenscroft.
To be SOLD pursuant to the last Will and Testament of Thomas Simmons, deceased, to the highest Bidders, at the late Dwelling-House of the said Simmons, in Brunswick County, on Thursday the 5th of January, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,  A TRACT OF LAND known by the Name of the Smokey Ordinary, conveniently situated for a Merchant and Ordinary, containing between 4 and 500 Acres. Thereon are built a good Dwelling-House, commodious Storehouse, Comping Room, large Lumber House, two Stables, a Kitchen, and Dairy; the Buildings are almost new, and the Workmanship well executed. Sixty Acres of the Land are cleared, and under a good Fence. Credit will be allowed the Purchaser for one Half the Purchase Money until the 1st of January 1776, and for the Residue until the 25th of October following. At the same Time and Place will be sold about thirty valuable SLAVES, together with a large Quantity of Corn and Fodder, four Steers, and the Utensils of Husbandry belonging to the said Plantation. The Purchasers to the Amount of 25 s. and upwards, to be allowed twelve Months Credit. Bond and approved Security will be expected.  (4 l) THE EXECUTORS.
ON Tuesday the 10th of January one Hundred, and fifty choice Virginia born SLAVES will be offered for Sale at Gloucester Courthouse, on eighteen Months Credit; and on Friday the 13th, at the Dwelling-House of the late Honourable John Page, all the valuable HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, together with the Stock of CATTLE, SHEEP, HOGS, and HORSES, on his Estate in Gloucester County. Bond, with sufficient Security, will be required for all Sums above 5 l. by the Executors.  To be RENTED, and delivered on New Year's Day,  A GOOD Dwelling-House, Storehouse, and Granary, suitable for a Merchant, and has been applied to that Use for several Years past. It lies on Pamunkey River, and is known by the Name of Cumberland. For Terms apply to Mr. Richmond Allen, or the Subscriber.  JOHN HOOMES.
THE Purchase lately made of Warner Washington, Esq; consisting of an exceeding good Brick House with five Windows in Front, a very good Kitchen and Laundry, Coach House and Stables (the latter entirely new) Negro Quarters, &c. together with 2000 Acres of Land, more or less, whereof about 500 Acres adjoin to the House, and the rest in two Tracts, contiguous to each other, lies at but a little Distance; on one Part of which are two new Corn Houses, and sufficient Quarters for Negroes, the other Part let out to three under Tenants. Also an exceeding well watered Mill now in Hand, which (before the Addition of a new Sluice) was let at 100 Barrels of Corn a Year. Likewise all the Stock or Horned Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, and Horses, belonging to the Farm, English and Country made Ploughs, Carts, Waggon, Axes, and all other Implements of Husbandry, together with all or any Part of the Corn, Wheat, Fodder, and the rest of the Stock in Hand and on the Ground. Also the Stock of Negroes, consisting of eleven Men, three Women, and eight Children, will be all sold together with the Land, or separately, as the Purchaser may choose. All, or any Part of the Household and Kitchen Furniture (Plate and Pictures excepted) Linen, China, Books, &c. with the Stock of Liquors in the Cellar, will be disposed of. Likewise an exceeding good Coach and Phaeton almost new, a one Horse Chair, and the Coach and Saddle Horses, with two very fine Brood Mares, one if not both with Foal, and three fine Cols just fit for Use. A sufficient Discount will be made for ready Money, which will be expected for most of the Articles, and for the House and Land also a proportionable Abatement; but Credit will be allowed the Purchaser if desired, upon giving approved Bond and Security to the Subscriber; who intends to quit the Colony in a few Months, or sooner, if he possibly can settle his Affairs therein.  JONATHAN WATSON.  *** The Plantation being situated on Piankatank River, its Landing is very convenient to Fish and Oysters. It has also been long remarkable for its fine Peach Orchards.
To be SOLD at Blandford, to the highest Bidders, on Tuesday the 17th of January, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,  FIFTEEN or twenty valuable Virginia born NEGROES, consisting of Men, Women, Boys, and Girls. Credit will be allowed for one Half till the 25th of April 1775, and for the other till the 25th of April 1776, the Purchasers giving Bond, with approved Security, to  (6) PATRICK RAMSAY.
To be SOLD on Monday the 2d of January, to the highest Bidders, at the Indian Fields, in Charles City County, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,  TEN likely Virginia born SLAVES, several of which are good House Servants, Stocks of Cattle, Horses, Hogs, and Sheep, belonging to the Estate of Captain Littleberry Hardyman, deceased. Twelve Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchasers giving Bond with approved Security, to carry Interest from the Date, if not punctually paid.  (4) WILLIAM GREEN MUNFORD, Executor.
RUN away from the Subscriber, a Negro Fellow named WILL, upwards of five Feet high, of a yellowish Complexion, can read Print, and very possibly will endeavour to pass for a free Man. All Persons are forewarned from carrying him out of the Colony. I will give 40 s. Reward, besides what the Law allows, if he is delivered to me in Surry County, or to Mr. Thomas Skinner in Williamsburg, who will pay the Reward.  (ii) WILLIAM PHILIP EDWARDS.
FIFTEEN POUNDS REWARD.  RUN away last Night from Dorsey's Forge, three Servant Men, viz. WILLIAM GEORGE, born in England, about 34 Years of Age, five Feet seven Inches high, has a down Look, light coloured short Hair, Pock marked, round shouldered, has had his left Wrist broke, which occasions it to be much larger than his right, and is a Carpenter and Joiner by Trade; had on, and took with him, one Check Shirt, one Osnabrug Do. old Leather Breeches, light blue Jacket without Sleeves, small round Hat, bound with black Worsted Binding, and has a small Piece of Crape tied round the Crown, a Pair of ribbed Worsted Stockings, and a Pair of Pumps with Steel Buckles. Had on an Iron Collar. SOLOMON BURNHAM, born in Yorkshire, and speaks in that Dialect, professes himself to be a complete Farmer, about 26 Years of Age, five Feet ten Inches high, swarthy Complexion, a down Look, and short black curled Hair; had on, and took with him, an Osnabrug Shirt, blue gray Jacket without Sleeves, Leather Breeches, a coarse Hat about Half worn, a Pair of Yarn Stockings, and a Pair of Shoes and Buckles. Had on an Iron Collar. SAMUEL CHAPMAN, an Englishman, 28 Years of Age, five Feet seven Inches high, a lusty well made Fellow, a little round shouldered, is of a swarthy Complexion, has a large bony Face, thick Lips, and a very full Set of Teeth; had on, and took with him, a Cloth Jacket, an Osnabrug Shirt, a Check Do. Osnabrug Trousers, two Pair of Stockings, new Shoes with Buckles, and a new Flat Hat. Whoever takes up the said Servants, and brings them to the Subscriber, shall have if twenty Miles from home 30 s. if thirty Miles 40 s. and if sixty Miles 5 l. for each, including what the Law allows, and reasonable Charges.  (6) SAMUEL DORSEY, Jun.  EDWARD NORWOOD. MARYLAND, September 25, 1774.
TAKEN up, in Caroline, a BAY HORSE, about four Feet seven Inches high, twelve Years old, and branded on the near Buttock M. Potted, and appraised to 10 l.  (ii) JAMES TOMKINS.
FOR SALE, MY DWELLING-HOUSE, &c. in York Town. Five Years Credit will be allowed, the Purchaser giving Bond (with approved Security) bearing Interest from the Time the Bargain is concluded upon. For Terms apply to me, in this City.  (tf) JOHN H. NORTON. YORK TOWN, November 29, 1774.
To be SOLD, on Monday the 2d of January next, before the RALEIGH TAVERN, to the highest Bidders, at three o'Clock in the Afternoon,
TEN valuable Virginia born SLAVES, one of them an exceeding good Cook; also a HOUSE and LOT on the back Street, with sundry Outhouses, and a good Well; being the Estate of Thomas Penman, deceased, and sold by Virtue of a Power of Attorney from his Heirs in Great Britain, by  ROBERT NICOLSON.  N B. Credit will be allowed till the 10th Day of October next, the Purchasers giving Bond and approved Security.  (6)
THE DISTILLERY at Alexandria in Virginia, with other Improvements, to be LET for a Term of Years. Inquire of Mr. William Holt at Williamsburg. William Davies, Esq; at Norfolk, Mr. George Gilpin, or Messrs. Harper & Hartsoe, at Alexandria, Mr. John Cornthwaite, at Baltimore, or of Daniel Robertshaw, Esq; at Philadelphia. The Distillery and Improvements consist of a Distillery built of Stone, 71 Feet by 39 s; a Stone Store 50 by 50, with Granaries, in two Stories above the Ground Floor, and a Sail or Rigging Loft above, the whole Length of the Building; a Molasses Store, framed, that will contain 140 Hogsheads; and a framed Cooper's Shop 16 by 23, with a suitable Chimney. The Distillery is furnished with two new Still about the same Size, that will hold to work 2500 Gallons; and the Working Cisterns, twenty in Number, will contain the same Quantity each. It is also furnished with a third Still, that contains to work 600 Gallons, for Low Wines. Each of these Stills have suitable Worms and Worm Tubs. There is also a suitable Low Wine Cistern, and five very ample Return Cisterns outside of the House, and under Cover. The Whole, and every Part of the Improvements, are entirely new, executed by Workmen from Philadelphia, and the Distillery under the immediate Eye and Direction of a Gentleman of eminent Capacity in Distillation. The Works are supplied with good cool Water from an ample Spring, by two Pumps with Brass Chambers 6 Inches Diameter; and the Cisterns are charged with two other Pumps, with Chambers of Block Tin of 5 Inches Diameter, through Suction Pipes of yellow Poplar. All these Pumps are worked by a Horse, in an adjoining Mill-House of large Diameter, well constructed. There is also a Woodyard, boarded seven Feet, that will contain much more than necessary for the Distillery, into which the Wood may be thrown from the Water. The Whole of these Improvements are situated in Alexandria, below the Bank; the Distillery on fast Ground, and the Cisterns fixed above the highest Tide Waters; the Stores and Yard on a Wharf which, with the publick Wharf adjoining, of 66 Feet, makes an Extent of more than 200 Feet in Width, 156 Feet of which run 300 Feet into Potowmack. As it does not suit the Owner of these Improvements to remove his Residence from Philadelphia, he will let them at a moderate Rent, with a Contract for 300 Cords of Ash Wood yearly, for five Years, cut into four Feet Lengths, and delivered on the Maryland Shore, directly opposite to the Distillery, and so near the Water as to render any Carriage unnecessary, by the Heirs of Thomas Addison, Esq; deceased, at the Rate of a Dollar per Cord. Any person inclining to lease the Premises, may be furnished, on a speedy Application, with about 160 Hogsheads of good well chosen Molasses, with Indulgence for Payment. Inquire as above.  (tf)
For CHARTER, THE Brigantine Abby, Jonas Herbert Master, Burthen about 240 Hogsheads, or 8000 Bushels. For Terms apply to  (tf) GREENWOOD, RITSON, & MARSH. NORFOLK, November 5, 1774.
PRINCE GEORGE, November 10, 1774. RUN away from the Subscriber, a Mulatto Boy named SAM, about 16 or 17 Years old, of a very light Complexion, and will endeavour to pass for a free Boy, has gray Eyes, brown Hair, a smooth artful Tongue, is a great Villain, but a very good Barber. In the Month of June last he was put in York Jail, on Suspicion of having stolen some Money in Williamsburg. He made his Escape from thence and got to Norfolk, where he was put in Jail and sent to me by Water. The next Day (September 20th) he made his Escape from my Overseer, and has not since been heard of. He was born in Frederick Town, Maryland, has lived in Fredericksburg, Norfolk, and York Town, and is well acquainted with most Parts of Virginia. He was very meanly clad, having been so long in Jail, but it is probable will procure Clothes. I will give 40 s. Reward to have him committed to any of his Majesty's Jails, if taken in the Colony of Virginia, and if out of the Colony 5 l. All Captains of Ships, or Masters of Vessels, are hereby forewarned from carrying him out of the Country, or employing him.  (tf) JOHN BLAND.
I HAVE laid off several Lots, or Half Acres of Land, contiguous to the Town of Alexandria, which are to be leased in Fee on Ground Rent. Any Persons inclining to rent the same may make Application to Robert Hanson Harrison, Esq; Attorney at Law, resident in the said Town, who will let them know the Terms, and agree for me, he having a proper Power to act.  (8) JOHN ALEXANDER.
To be HIRED for the ensuing Year, at King William Courthouse, on Thursday the 29th of December, if fair, otherwise next fair Day,
ABOUT FIFTY likely Virginia born SLAVES, consisting of Men, Women, Boys, and Girls, some of which are excellent House Servants, being Part of the Trust Estate of Colonel Philip Johnson. Bond and Security will be required, to carry Interest from the Date, if not punctually paid. All Persons who hired the above Slaves the last Year are desired to have them there that Day, well clothed, together with the Money for their Hire, if possible.  (7) JOHN WATKINS, for the Trustees.
Wanted immediately, A JOURNEYMAN SHOEMAKER that understands the Business well in all its Branches. Such a One, that can come well recommended, for an honest, industrious, sober Man, will meet with Encouragement to his Satisfaction, a good Seat of Work, and his Money paid every Saturday Night if he chooses it. Inquire for the Subscriber, near the upper Church, in Middlesex County.  (tf) SAMUEL DANIEL.
NEW YORK, July 27, 1774. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD, WHEREAS, on the 19th of June last past, a certain JOSEPH THORP was entrusted with a considerable Sum in Half Johanneses, of nine Pennyweight, to be delivered by him at Quebec, and as he has not yet made his Appearance there, with other suspicious Circumstances, it is apprehended he is gone off with the Money. He is a Native of England, about six Feet high, swarthy Complexion, very dark keen Eyes, and pitted with the Smallpox; of a slender Make, stoops as he walks, talks rather slow, with some small Impediment in his Speech. He lived some Time in Boston, from whence he removed to Quebec, assuming the Character of a Merchant in both Places; he was also once in Trade in Newcastle, Virginia, and has a Brother settled there. It is believed he went on Board Captain John F. Pruy, for Albany, and took with him a blue Cashmir and a dark brown Cloth Suit of Clothes. Whoever secures the said Joseph Thorp, in any of his Majesty's Jails on this Continent, shall be entitled to ten per Cent. on the Sum recovered, and the above Reward of 50 l. when convicted. Apply to Curson and Seton of New York, Joseph Wharton, Junior, of Philadelphia, Robert Christie of Baltimore, James Gibson and Co. Virginia, John Bondfield of Quebec, Melatiah Bourne or John Rowe of Boston. It is requested of those who may have seen this Joseph Thorp, since the 19th of June last past, or know any Thing of the Route he has taken, that they convey the most early Intelligence thereof to any of the above Persons, or Greenwood, Ritson, and Marsh, in Norfolk, or to Robert Pleasants and Co. at Four Mile Creek, Henrico County; the Favour will be gratefully acknowledged. All Masters of Vessels are forewarned from taking him off the Continent.  (tf)
FOR SALE, A TRACT OF LAND in York County, about four Miles from Williamsburg, containing 250 Acres. It lies in about three Quarters of a Mile of York River, and about the same Distance from the Oyster Rocks, joins Colonel John Tabb's, and Colonel Landon Carter's Land, and has as much Timber as will pay for it in one Year, by felling Wood to the Inhabitants of Williamsburg. It is under a Mortgage to Mr. William Graves of York County, for about 190 l. which Sum must be paid him at the Acknowledgment; for the Remainder of the Money one or two Years Credit will be given, as can be agreed on, and Possession may be had at Christmas. For Terms apply to Captain William Gregory of Charles City, or the Subscriber in the same County, about three Miles from the Courthouse.  (tf) AMBROSE JACKSON.
To be SOLD or RENTED (Preference will be given to the first) A PLANTATION on Allen's Creek in Mecklenburg, within a Mile of Roanoke, consisting of about 120 Acres of Land, the Property of Messrs. Alexander Donald and Co., and whereon the Subscriber now lives. The Land of itself is valuable, exclusive of the Improvements, which are a good Dwelling-House, with other necessary Outhouses, and a large and convenient Storehouse, 32 by 44 Feet. There are about 20 Acres of the low Ground well set in Timothy and Clover, and notwithstanding this dry Summer, 15 Acres of it have yielded above 30,000 Weight of Hay, which, with about 300 Bushels of Oats in the Straw, some Indian Corn, 40 Head of Cattle, 50 Head of Sheep, and some Hogs, will be sold on reasonable Terms. The Purchaser may have Possession of the Premises as soon as he pleases, and long Credit (if required) will be allowed for the Land, on his giving Bond and Security. It is expected the Store will be continued, and of Course the Purchaser will have the Benefit of the Board of the Storekeepers, and besides the Situation of the Place (being on Taylor's Ferry Road) makes it well calculated for a Tavern.  (tf) EBENEZER MACHARG.
To be SOLD, A TRACT OF LAND in Surry County, containing 450 Acres, known by the Name of Cabin Point, on which are a new Set of Brick Warehouse, which bring in about 70 l. a Year, and a new Brick Merchant-Mill completely fitted with two Water Wheels on a never-failing Stream, within 100 Feet of the Wharf. The Land is very good for Grain, and has about 40 Acres that may be made fine Meadow. This is one of the most improvable Estates in the Country. Half the Purchase Money to be paid in twelve Months, the other Half may lie for seven Years, on good Security being given, and punctual Payment of Interest. If the Land is not sold by Christmas, it will be rented out.  (tf) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
FOR SALE, TWO THOUSAND Acres of LAND, lying on the River Shenandoah, in the County of Frederick, eight Miles above Abby's Gap. One Third of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Day of Sale, and an extensive Credit will be given for the Remainder. Mr. James Brown will show the Land to any Person inclining to purchase, and I shall be on the Premises the 15th of November next.  (tf) NATHANIEL BURWELL. ISLE OF WIGHT, July 19, 1774.
FOR SALE, A TRACT OF LAND in Amelia County, containing 500 Acres, about four Miles below the Courthouse, it is remarkable fine Land for Grain, and will bring good Tobacco. The Plantation is in good Order for Cropping, sufficient to work six or eight Hands, with all necessary Houses. Any Person inclining to purchase may depend on having a Bargain, and know the Terms by applying to  (tf) WILLIAM MARSHALL.
For SALE, ABOUT twelve Thousand Acres of exceeding rich TOBACCO LAND, in Amherst County, whereon are several Plantations and Improvements sufficient to work forty or fifty Hands. There is on the said Land for Sale a very valuable GRIST MILL, lately built, with a Stone Dam and a Pair of good Cologne Millstones, which Mill has for two Years past got upwards of 100 Barrels of Toll Corn, and is situated on a never failing Stream. The Land will be shown by William Womack, who lives at one of the Plantations, and the Prices of the Land made known by him. One or two Years Credit will be allowed, Interest being paid for the second Year, and also for the first, if the Money is not paid agreeable to Contract. The Land is to be laid off and surveyed by Colonel William Cabell, at the Expense of the Purchaser. Deeds will be made upon Bond and approved Security being given, either to Colonel William Cabell, or the Subscriber. Six per Cent. Discount will be allowed for ready Money, or good Merchants Notes. If any Person will choose to exchange Lands in the lower Part of the Country, or near some navigable River, that are good, it is more than probable we should agree.  (tf) CARTER BRAXTON.
ALL Persons may be supplied with this PAPER at 12 s. 6 d. a Year, and have ADVERTISEMENTS (of a moderate Length) inserted in it for 3 / the first Week, and 2 / each Week after. All Sorts of PRINTING WORK done at this Office in the neatest Manner, with Care and Expedition.