Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-08

whatever tended to endanger it.
The animation of the times, RATED the
aeors in theie icenss above lhemielyes,
and excited them to deeds OF ielf denial,
which the interefted prudence of calmer
ieaions, can fcarcely credit.
On The other hand, the minifeTs Of
Great Britain determined 10 perieyere in
enforcing obedience to the laws for rafting
a revenue in America,
An act of parliament was paaed, re-
training the trade and commerce Of the
coioaies, TO Great Britain, Ireland and
the Britifh Hands in the Welt Indies, ard
to prohibit them from carrying on any
fihery on the banks Of Newfoundland.
A large reinforcement of troops were
tent to Bottom.
On the 10Th Of April, IT'S. Eish,
hundred grenadiers and light infantry were
ordered by gen. Gage TO march 10 Concord
and Lexington, TO dearoy the flores and
providons collected in thoie places, for the
uie Of the provincial army-Ihey execut-
ed their defgn, bat on their return to
Bottom were attacked by the adjacent in.
habitsnts who had afembled in arms.
IN this action the regulars had e. xii.
led, $50 wounded and IS ,nssse priloners,
of the pyovincials 50 were killed and IS
wounded and mifing.
AS arms were to decid the controyer-
fy, il was fortunate for America that the
hr& blood was drawn in New Eng LAND,
the inhabitants of that country, are 70
connected with each other by delcent,
manners, religion and general equality
that the killing ola fngle Individual ir-
tereasd the whole The blood Of rhole
who were killed at Lexington and Con-
cord, proved the firm cement an Ct extern
FIVE union.
The crifis had now arrived, when the
colinifts had no alternative, bur either to
fubmit TO the mercy, or to rehit the power
OF Great Britain.
An unconquerable love for liberty could
not brock the idea of flbmifion, while
reaion more temperate in her decifons,
fuggefed to the people, their infufflciency
TO make efeetual oppotision.
They were fully apprized of the pow
erof Britain, they knew that her aestsco-
vered the ocean and that her flag had way-
ed in triumph over thesfour quarters OF the
globe; but the animated language Of the
times was, ii is bstter to die freemeu,
thar 10 hive .Qavss.'
A martial fpirit peryaded all rank Of
men, they believed their liberties to be in
danger, and were generally difpofed to
riiquc their lives for their efablilhment.
Elevated with the love of liberty, and
bouyed above the fear OF consequences, by
an harden, military enthuiiafm, 1.-THE people of
America leconded the voice ftheir rulers,
in an appeal to Heaven, for the yindica-
ton Of their rights.
A military oppoition TO the armies Of
Great Britain being reiolved upon, it be-
came an Object Of confequence to fix on
aproper perfon 70 conduit that oppch-
ton and onthe i 9Th Of June I775 Geofge
Warrington was by the uranimcus vote
Of copgrels, appointed commander in chief
of all the forces, RATED, OF to be RATED for
tae defence of the colonies. 1t was for
tuna,e circumeance attending his election,
that it was accompanied byno competition
and followed by no envy. The fame
general imPulfe on the public mind, which
led the colonias to agree in many lother
particulars, pointed TO him as the mott
proper perfon for prefding over the mill
tary arrangements Of America. On his
appointment being announced to hfm by
the prefident of congfefs, he with his usi-
al madeity replied 60 him in the following
words,
Though am truly fenhble Of the high
honor done me in this appointment, YET |
feel great diarefs from confciouineis, that
my abilities and military experience, may
nor he eonai IA the eXYepf1ye and ialpor.