Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-07-10
.tWsoIa No. 4as.l

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General Thomas fatheus un.ni..
mously called 70 tie chair.
samuel Mosely appointed secretsry
| 10 the meeting. /.
Tie sessiHR affer de csnsid erafij;; sedae
ssfhe Joisigiag vesehsiens
WHEREAs The Kovernmens of o,ir
country hns constantiy manifested Al
ardenk inclination fertile preserxation sc
peace, and % secure that friendly dispo.
sition Mhichsmisht reasonably be exree.
ted from die justice Of foreign nations re
such sentiment q thar o. justice Mas =
Be found aniong them and pherea6, xe
% individunls, aefionsly depsScnss flo
horrors 81 var, Ana VieS, 4 e one 81 T.
greitest evils Mkish eun bsiall our co1n2
tTy; bdt when We BshoId Our fellow eli.
4ens Impressed, and forced 81 tyfanni.
cal and arbitrary power. 70 Eehe akainss
their own country, and Aassly and inai. !,
dioualy unnrdered on our coasts. n IS.
comes necessary Il this aMful erisis, .to
be prepared tosiheet. the consciousness
which such condnet' and such inelinasiona
give reasonable cause % expect, q dr.
eipline ourselves and Be IN readiaess 70
take np arms ID defence Of those iaered
right which our Sorefatkers pufclnaed
with their blood and until our govern.
nent shall have been informed Of The late
glaring violation Of our rights and our
sovereignty, il. die plwatrantable md
unproyoked attack uPon de u. s. FIJI.
Epfe Chesapeake, commodore Barron,
within Z few miles Of our coast, 81 the
British squadron eompossd Of The Bek
ibna, commodore Doug las, the 7tiambh
captain Hordy, Leopard, captain Hiini-
thregs, and the Meiambns, captain Hdso.
Ter, artins under the orders of commo.
dore Douglas, md the inhpman m6fder
Of our fellow citizens In the attempt &C
tie Leopard % carry those orders into
eject therefore, -. ~. -
hesolbed Rna,siMeitslk, Thar n com.
municstion With die Bdthh ships fwse'
nov within our waters md On our cDasts.
1nu WIN msr zHgng VI aHEuss umunY s0t
he discontinued, and thafwe win use our
bert exertionst 70 prevent ~ such inter.
course, and tint Al persons Guilty there.
Of shlIl be desmsd infamous.
Resolved lnanim0Hsiy, That We viii
view with adherence any attempt q such
ki6nicatiou, and deem my periok
or persons enemies 20 our country, who
shall diseesly sEindireetly hold such ID.
tercourse or suder any aid or assistanee
70 the Bfitish ships Of warby supplying
them vitkprosisions OF necessaries o.
any kind Mhatever, until the deeision &c
our government be known.
Resolved smaRimonsiy, ID order tks
betterto eifect The sboxs p6ippse, shafa
committee be appointed 20 scerrespond
with The inhabitants ofthe neighborkood.
and thoSe ofths waters Of Elizabeth river
and tie sea coast, nosifying The Asgrane
outrage thar has been committed md
measures passed BY ~, and reeommend
inc similar measures % their considerlp
don. - p ~. II ",
Rts0lpc3 NlaniNeusl,t That our fel-
low citizens the plots 6ffhe cisshb eais
bay and Hampton, whose patriotism We
bold IN the highest estimation. are ~.
quessed By shis meeting 20 discoptidul
entirely, tAeir profsssional services 70,
al British ships of astu Is a. S.
Rsselosd aaanii .eus y. That xe view.
this nnprovoked, pirasical, savage and
assassin Ike attaek upon the Chesapeake.
with that horror and detesmtion which
should always attend . violation Of the.
faith Of nations md the laws Of war.
and ne pledge our lives md our pro-s
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