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Title The Virginia Gazette, No. 1248, July 08, 1775 - Microfilm copy

Contributor J. Dixon & W. Hunter (Firm) (Printer)

Medium Ink on paper

Extent 4 pages

Date (of original object) 1775-07-08

Date (of original object, free text) 1775-07-08

Subject (LoC) Newspapers--Virginia--Williamsburg

Language English

Identifier 75.DH.33 (Legacy VG Database Number)

Citation Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va.), 1775-07-08; Number 1248. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. Special Collections https://digitalcollections.colonialwilliamsburg.org/asset-management/2RERYDTS0GEZ

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Content 5 Le IN CIVITATE LIBERA LINGUAM MENTEMQUE er Tae At Perfons may be fupplied with this Paper at 12/6 a Year, and have Advertifements (of a moderate Length) inferted for 3/- the Printing Work done at this Office in the neateft Manner, with Care and Expedition. frit Week, and-2/: each Week after. —————— Or PERSECUTION. HERE is norght of which men are more tenacious than that of judging for 4 nr 5 themielves; and indeed there 1s-none to LJ which they can with greater juitice pre- “ tend. For every man being born tree, T ; | and accountable for the ule af thole ta- lents with which be is —— — : tainly ebliged to make the beit ule _ carne 2 rg ei judge for himéelf in all matters that concern hira. This being the caée, and all ready to acknowledge this wuth, as far as it concerns themielves, how happens it that we fad men in general not willing to allow others the tame liber- which they take? : 1; avifes ivwm pride and ambition to rule the minds of others. Vanity is f great an ingredient in molt of our natures, that men cannot bear to think themielves capable of 04, Seog they therefore count all im the wrong who differ from them, and obliged ta jubunit ta their diétates. “This ia the foundation of periecution ; sud ull they refleét how liable they are to be miftaken, they will remain periecutors, and always be juitly chargeable with pride and ambition, however they may boait of their humility and other virtues. The means too they ufete convince (fuppoling them inthe right) are ‘uch as humanity forbids, and are not productive of the end propofed. For had they a tender feeling tor the infinnities of their fellow creatures, and did they compallonate as they pretend, their milevable condition, in being under the dominion of igno- rance and error, they would not ute thole means whuch ther own nie would tell them could not free them irom, but would only add to their mifery. Can any man of reaion ferioully pretend to affirm, that fines, imprilonment, torture, and the fear of death, ean pour convithon on the human mind? No, that will yield its sient to nothing but what is truth, or at leait has the appearance ai in. Or, will the unhappy vidtims of perfecutuon ever think that caufe the better which cannot truft to the flrength of its ar- guments, but is forced to call in the affiltance of methods which perhaps be urged, ghet there are fome who, though they are convinced, are fo ob- Ginate they will not own their conviction. Rut let us inquire who gave ermifhen ta we any other means to bring men ta the ac- ledewie nt of the truth than thofe of reafon and fair argu- racnt; and whether this would not be encouragin the mys e:fal party (however aljird their opinions might ) to periecute We thould abitain from and be careful not to give countenance to ary thing, if pellible, which may be rehab to the hurt of ethers ale to us for the thoughts and intentions of their hearts; for their aftions only we have a Eitht t i re them. thes inward. behaviour, + it a fo juudie of Lt. lt we fay we are atkusatedl by @ re al for the caule of God, and cannot bor thofe deétrines, which appear to us repugnant to his honour and glory, thould be propagated ; here the queltion recurs, will periccution effeét convietion ? And here we affume the pre- rogative af Heaven, we {natch the bolt of vengeance from the all- wile and unexing Ruler, and dare to throw it ourfelves. Vain, prelumptuous man! is not he able to difcern, and has Bet lie power to panifh? And doit thou think he will thus tuifer thee to affront him, by invading his unalrenable ih « Ven- feace ig mine, I will repay it, faith the Lord.” ve it to him to punifh his enemies, nor think with thy finite, thort iighted wildom, to direct Onuniicience. el It is amazing to any one who confiders true genuine chrittianity, how this could ever be perverted to the purpofes of periccution. lis whole defign, the pirit of its doétrines, and lite of its authors, jesm diredily to difcountenance it. Vet, if we read ecelehaftical hiflory, we thal) find that Chriftians have thed more blood by thers Mutual perfecutions than their bintereit enemies; and this moitly in defence of doctrines not effeatial to falvation, many of which they could not explain, and which ene half of them did not ue - dertand. How different the eonduét of their mafter! He, trough the jon of God, a perfon of fuch digmity and importance, {uttered all the contradiction of the enemics of his religion, and pertevered inthe defign of thew falvation, armdit the preatelt unbelief, and wilful rejection of his gofpel. Do his proteiled followers think his cxamples not worthy waitatian, 01 that all the precepts of love, charity,” and forbearance, which he gave them, deferve no rerard ? nent only in the gofpel ordained for heretics (thole I iaunced fo by the ipinat of Ged, not the judgment of man) was to avoid their company, yet to be unwearied in endeavours to r t an uniform courfe ef good aétions cannot {pring from bad pnn- ciples. From thee LONDON PACKET. *é “Tis godlike good to fave a falling King.” Marv eLL's Poco. HE tempeft of politics is new fo black and big wih endicis ruin, that I tremble for the buriling of the cloud! Hath M— no friends? Is every creature of the realm to partake of the bofom of advice, of truth and virtue, and be fnatched by precepts and admonitions from ruin; and is be, whom the law hath made the governor of all, is he alone’to be deceived, neglected, and abandoned? Hath be not the common advantages with his fubjeéts of the private converie with his wife! Is the too fo very blind to his future fortune and to his future fame, to let hum go on hour by hour in error, and sg the foes of his country to furround his chambers? Hath the not the opportunity of all wives, when the night is @ill and the curtain is drawn, wiich fhuts out the hurry and buttle of the world; then hath fhe not the happy opportunity of pouring the moft cordial words into his ear, which mutt be attentive at fuch atime, and to fuch an adviier? Ii the does not do this, I grieve, and I lament the fate of the perfonage- It is fiid by you, Siz, that thole who fpeak plainly and openly call themfelves your beft friends; but you believe them, you add again, to be your worlt enemies Amongit the reit [I may be looked on as one foe; but remember, great Sir, you neve: had a poorer nor a truer fubject in your realm; one, whole lite he has devoted, and will ever devote for the public weal; one who never flattered like the brilliant ftars that furround you; but one who dare ftand in the gap when thole ftass hide their diminifhed heads, and thew himécli the friend of his country, which is the ttrongeit teitimony of his being the friend of his King. Banith trom you prefence thole flatserers, who are the {corpions ot your peace and your fame, and will one cay plant fuch a fling in your bolom as no antidote can reliove, fling them off, come forward like an Englifhman, and fave your country and America from a deluge of the enfanguined nvers of civil war. LONDON, 4pril to. MERICAN affairs now engrofs all converfation at the tables of the great; and at a petet fouper given forme time ago by a noble Lord, not !efs celebrated for his political abilities than for his galantries and diffipation, the following quetion was put by his Lordthip to a private Gentleman, whole repy carries wore woig iat with it than all the long eflays and florid fpeeches which have ap- peared in public upon ae fubjedt. Earl of » * Well, Su, what do you think of this d---'d American buiinels!* ‘* Faith, my Lord, I think all long-winded reafonimgs upon the matter very abfurd. Experi¢nce is the belt fchoolmaiter in politics, as well as inarts. The King's grandfather, in the course of a long reign, had variows and frequent occafions to salle catva fupplies in the ames of public difficulty and danger; and the Miaiters under- ftood the art of {queezing money from the people us well, or bet; ter than their ioomioene 7 they never thought of double taxing America, already obliged to take all our manufattures at the high prices they bear, when loaded with home taxes on the firlt mate- rials, exciles on the neceflaries of life for the poor manufacturer, and an extravagant profit to the luxurious chief manufadurer, who now lives better than many foreign Princes. The navigati- on aét, my Lord, is a perpetual tax om America, and you have no right to any other. Anecdote of the fate Sir JOUN RuSHOUT. $ Sir John was travelling once in his carriage from London to his feat at Northwich in Glouceiterfhire — iervant loi- tering behind) he was attacked and robbed by a afterwards, when he recounted Tevo extraordinary funeral ANECDOTES. A Gentleman of fortune was buried in London the other day, and his coffin placed upright by his Lady and daughter, who were habited in jewels, and their very belt epparel; and the Gentleman was drefled in a fuit of velvet, with diamond buckles and point ruffles, ready to go off in a cotillon at the found of the lait mute. Another Gentleman was buried the other day im 2 htuats the reverie, being determined not to be ditturbed; and thes fore bridle our inclinations. Are we injured, ridiculed, periecwteds patience, with a {mile on her countenance, will bid us “ be of good cheer." Even the black horrors of defpmur are fuddenly dif- peried, at the cffulgence of this all-cheering virtue. When fick - nefs, with all her gloomy attendants, has nailed ws to a copeh, if patience docs but open the curtains, our hearts feel as light.as afeather at her approach, Nay, we mav boldly chal the grim tyrant, death, to ftrike the fatal blowy patience will take otf the fting, and we fhall, with a placid mile, leave this vale of tears with theie exprobratory words, “ O death, where is thy fling?” It is patience which repels the attacks of our impetuous afte and —— and keeps them within that virtwous medium, which ceads to happinels. How aftonilhingly dreadful would be the manhons of infirmity, old age, poverty, and difeate, if it was not for the friendly conle- latory villus of shi all-fuiteving virtue! De/perade has comanutied faults, he has been guilty of enormities; itll it patna gu | to retrieve his errors, and expiate his guilt: Patience » In tune, have brought him back to a duc fenfe of his duty, and re- floved to him that tranquillity and quictude of mind which. be en- jcved in his haleyon days of innocence; but he is deaf to her voice! Defpair aims his band, and he rules into his Maker's pretence, loaded with guilt; with dus molt aggravating eureum- itance, delpair of God's mercy. Enamoraio, diiajpouted ly the non performance of made by a falle peryured fav, plunges a dagger in hig his own brealt, without ouce reflecting that there are mor. in the world fairer and better than fhe. Whereas he ought certainly toefteem himéclf happy, that he is not yoked to a woman who could be guilty of the greateit infidelity. Had he coniulted patience, he would have found her the bett phyfician. His wounds would toon have becn healed; and he would have eafily forgotten the caule ofall his woe. In thort, to many and tragical are the events pro- duced by cmpationce, that we may conclude, with the molt indubi- table certainty, that at Jealk half the evils in this worid are coca- fioned by her. Objervations on Lord CARMARTH EN s /peecd om the AMERICAN taxation jebeme H!S noble Lord, who ipoke fome time ago in. the Houle, is full of the tire of ingenwous youth; and when he has model- led the ideas of a lively umagmation by further experience, he will be an ornament to his country in ether Houfe, He has fad, that the Americans are our children; snd how can they revait againft their parent? Me fays, thar if they ave mot free in ther prefent (late, England is pot tree; becaule Mancheiter, and other confiderable places, are nu‘ repretented. So then, becaufe fome towns in England are not reprefented, America is to have no reprelntative at all! They are our cluldren; but when children aik for bread, we are notto giveailone. _Isit becaufe the natural vefifance of things, and the various mutations of time, hinders our government, er any fcheme of government, from being any more than a fort of approximation to the right, is it therefore that the colonies are to recede trom it infinitely? When this child of ours wifhcs to aifimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial refemblaneé the beauteous countenance of Britifh liberty, are we to torn to them the fhameful parts of our conftitunon ? Ave we to give them our weaknels for their ftrength; our oppro- brium fer their glory; and the flough of flavery, which we are not able ta work off, to ferve them for their freedom ? If this be the cafe, afk youtelves this queftion, will they be content in fuch a ftae of flavery? Hf not, look to the conlequence. Kefeét how you are te govern a people, who think they ought to be iree, and think they are not. Your feheme yields no revenue; it yields nothing but difcontent, diforder, difobedience; and fuch is ibe ftate of Amenea, that after wading upto your eyes in blood you only end juit where you began; that is, to tax where no reve- nue is to be found, to—my verce fails me; my inclination indeed carries me no further—all is confulion beyond it. Or POLITENESS, o« GOOD BREEDING. OLITENESS is noi a folitary fun, it is a conftellation of many Pp virtues; all thatis amiable in humanity is comprehended un- des that tthe: Ut veils ite foundatwn upon religion and has ino- rality for its fupport. Omnipotent wheve it 1s perfe, it draws afte: it a whole world of admirers, and like the Orphean harp of old, produces an harmony which foftens the mol obdurate Temper. It is not every one who can join a good julgment toa dif- polition, and yet petenc/? fees to reourre both. Of alithe focial duties it is by much the molt comprehenfives it bears the mot slegant appeaaiice, td though ' is adifgrsce to be without ih our= felves, it is with picature we beloldit in others The modes, if I may fofay, of pulicenets, dite: im different countries, but the he had commanded in his will that his coffin fhould be depotind IRERDES 35 SNS Eee i ra 16, tnore than from the mthem; not to fine, impriion, torture, OF bring them to ten feet deep under ground, and a ftone four tines the tize, and lubitauce, have oe FE been tiled the beft bred people, Aull ' ike. Nor is it reafonable to fuppofe the Deity will punith twice the thickne(ls of all commou grave flones, fhouid be et down the flattens un Ecrope are m paying them thre compliment; yt ' nan for merely erroneous opimons, provided he has be n upon the collin, and covered with eath. It is fuppoled that thi nothing is more wanutelt than that tucy are ndchued for this park . careful and diligent to attain the ken whedgeut the truth, We all mortuary jett was intended to puzzle all fucure apug jgrzans, whe oF toee ee ‘ ) know, that without divine albitapce we can believe nome; Sx will marvel at the event when they dilcover the funken itone, and Polivensis 1st unded on a ‘enie of property's both in thougak cept God difpotes the ovnd for conviétion, the yrreatelt anid mait attribute the depreflion thereof tu at carthqu ake. and wélion, ant has only a maght to the te ot coott bre clings evident truths can muke no unpreffion on it. ' lt is unjult te en Pa ous CunuUel i bOLn 14 cuntormabke to ae ls is hat Con- 4 wifdom and yultice, to think that he would require any of his ry T an F ned within whe nanmow circles of courte ahd Urawing-TOgms; If ft cretures ta do that ties which he has nat given hae ability. On P A I | i N C E. exilts anual feeoes of the rudeft funplicity, “The barb ates Hieh- it He has given to all a tente of moral goud and evil, @ capacuty § the generality of evils may be atunibuted to mmpationce, the lander podleiied vi bis movntons vietue, otpitality, 1% for hettes 4 to know and do his will, and for their improvement of the talents greatcit good, molt frequently flows from ita exccllent op- bred thaws the poodilaed Parvin wiihouwt it. Good brealiie > ty he has allurded them, he will call them to an account if it ap- polite paterce. “Lo enumerate all the advantages this virvur is often to be found with humewity in « plaid and bonnet, aid ft pears thar they have in any inflance wilfully thut their eyes againik roduétive of, would be too great, though + a ety ata. It thwugh im gemerad it fhaves moll diftingurfied among the bay ce the truth, fpr this doubtlet they will be punithed, though: they is this which completes the chriftian, forms ihe hero, fupparis the ions of honowr, yet fomeumes by ita abfence it diminihes the on hices.- -Upoln the whole, it is ablurd to fuppole any man to hald “imiuable ek, Th harelby ‘ Git, exrept it oppofes the gratification of their op plone, Ww js oui hofe lite and aftions are conformable to the ut a “io Bo ue ouch rer) oppreffed, encouroges the dittretied, aniunates the dejefled, and fteeis man aganit the impetuous attacks of the devil, the world, aad du owa carnaj infts and appetites. Aire we tem d-te to ludue of the dusah.cosundt, und makes thé bletiing ham) fade. I was @uGbly led to thele tetiections trom conmidering the recep- von which L1 } with m Scoths eas open 200 he oe inal anywhere. The onjy obeGion wiuch I iad tae War my being am to takes glais more than wos agreeable. “The cultom of ng their guetts piace it is an inconvenience, which good . Implieitly attached to the munners thole pointe which can gratify either pride are fteady to their natioal preyu- 2 their sik racks, they ftand wnthaken on their balis: ‘Do remove them mull be a wor k of time: ‘The firm foundation mocks all other power. Tlunk you that the tad ef their manners) Alas) they know i to make them drink, that their ancettors drauk before them; but here let me not deviate febjett, and while ¢ruth obliges me to freak thus unta- j to detraét from A mation form'd for and beauty s charms, Zealous, yet worded, mnocent, tho’ ire; Patewt of toll, ference amidil alarms, * Infexible m faith, invincible im arms. j re the ion of his domeltic expente: ~ ewer, that be not only reficcied on bus (ubsetis, but alio made repeated towards a reformation im P| of a ketter from his Mayejty ; «a, 1617, touche iy Lends, worldly thing is fo precious as time: Yeknow what tatk T you to work upon during my ablence, and what time wad unto you for the periormance thereof. Tis tame of Scotland was wont to tell mc, twenty four years ‘ago, ther houte could not be kept upon epigrame : Long dil- and fair tales will never repair my citate. Omens varie — + Remember that 1 told you, the thor mutt be made fer the Il your pro- things, and placed; but to the Lords, read at the Board, abatement of bis Majefly s boujebodd f ad the happy eee of this meflenger, in an errand fo | COMETH ng, . In thie I expeét no anfwer, in word ing, but only wut of ing God te bleis your labours, 1 tid you heartily i ‘our own James R. ; of *scourage, moderation, and | "The of ee eet ening paid but ep so bis remondrance, he fends them another (till more peremp- jimall probability had a proper effect. from you, yelternight, the bluntelt letter that, I Shing secures from his Councii. Ye write that do nothing, and ye offer meno advice. Why if yo offer a0 counfel? An ordinary mefien - me fuck an aniwer. tis my ure that i and necef- From the Lonpon GAZETTEER. Wen Te Rigtt Honourable the EARL of SANDWICH. i aD, waited a confiderable time in cxpeflation, either that foose ubler advoc fed the fallacy or related (uch an | lepectale particular initance, » concerning the brave Ware, and the Foe ag brave North-Americans; was reafonable in mec, becaule, to the honour of being prefent at the Louttbourg in 1745, I cannot, in thete times , be itted to the like honour at the ‘of their own Houle, and as that celebrated » Favourite, and Knight of the polar ftar, in the preface to his anumadverfions upon the the honour not wo be a member of either.” was an cye witnels to the tiege in uciion, was i ar the.time of, and to cover your fecond-hand charafier and account given of the ‘Americans, if it is yours, to be truc: I was allo frequently an ear witnefe farations of Sir Peter, which were always to what he hath been lately made to relate; | goal Loni, may be as true as another, you know; and yet, pe Pe your Loedilsip, far from declawing fo faiiacioully, se never have even feen the fucicrous tt. repre have fo ludicroufly embellithed. You may, my Lord, be mhmue- abowe cage, tpl lyst aig neverthelefs un juilice to your ip, as well as the the concerned, it once move makes ite «, witha few remarks, and would your Lordilip c d fo far, might learn how injumoully to your humour, blic prints. « Aa to ther prowels, ( a remember very well when «¢ | had the honour to be at the Board at which I now prefide, T 4+ ad the cumofity to inquire about the furprifing feats fad to be is . This projeét is but to be bow it may be better lad, than to a comtemunant, ye are toadvile , and then If this cannot be performed without diminith- af tabies,—diminithed they mutt be; and if that two or thive mvuit be thruf sto one. If the green make a propodt for this, fome other muft doit: HK expedition, Warren) who told me very trankly, * of cowards and poltroona he ever koew,; © noite and canquell, betore they got m the prefence of their ® enemies, but then they were goad tor nothing.—| remember a # particular imftance je told me, which from the ludicrous * cireumfances attending it, made a very deep imprefion on my # mind. Soonafterthe landmg, there was abattery, called the # J@and battery, which commanded che entrance of the harbour, 4 Siy Peter having ordered them to mtack I, (ey engaged te “ perform ity but what was the confegucncet—I bey run away @ on the Art fire —And bow «did you manage » Did you employ “ them afterwards, or upbrand chom with ther cowardice, fays # [}—No, anfwered 511 eter, neither would it have been pru- « dent; 1 formed the marines and part of the thips crews into a “4 bedy, to aft on thore; and inftead of upbraiding them, I told st ghem they behaved like heroes; for, | had aéted otherwiie, I « thould have never taken the town, as their pretence and num- 4 bers were neceffary to intimidate the belicged. “¢ Thee numbers (meaning the Americans at large) and ex- « gent of country, beth will unite more ealy; for un the fart glace, it will be move difficult to affemblt them, and when they are sAembied, the more caly to defeat them, | would be © hetter pleaied, that the flanding army Miould meet 209,000 of « fucka rabble, xemed with old rufty nrelocks, pittols, faves, « clubs, and broomiticks, than 29,000, asthe war would fooner « be at an end; and inftead of five victories, one om ou part « would be equally deciive.” Sir Peter Warren, then a Commodore only, was as able and honeft a feaman as ever flepped between the lem and fern of a thip. He might have been advifed with, may lve certainly was, becaufe the molt perfeSt harmony fubiited between the land and fea officers; but he never ordered the land forces to attack any art of the fortifications, nor would they have engaged to perform fach orders, ® he had: The chief naval officer underftood diles- line much better, than to trench upon the province of General Pepperel, fuch orders muit have bred ili blood. Can any man be thought to believe, that the General, or his brave volunteer irregu- lars, about j8oo im number, every one of whom belonged to Ame- rica, nay agimoft to aman * bkew Englanders, would have (uf- fered fuch treatment? Befides, would any meie naval ofhcer, im his fenies, have made humiclf unneceflarily reipontible for conte- quences fo hazardous’ Laftly, and beyoued all, who could have imagined thetan Englilh fitt Lord of the Admuiraity would have eipouled fuch a doctrine, and approved of fuch conduct ? The ifland battery toad wpon a {mall rock almolt inaccefible, about ao yards broad, and 200 long, with a cwrcular battery of 42 pounders, towards the neck of the harbour, in front, with a guardioufe and har racks behind. How could they, the Ameri- cans, runaway, then, on the firft hee? Or whee to’ Unleis into the ocean; for the whaling and thip’s boats were funk, oF obliged to draw of: As twas, they made a noble and. One Brookes, an American officer, had nearly ttruck the fiag of the fort, it was aétually half down, when a French Swils trooper clove his feull. “Thew courageoue yg their dragpang of 18 pounders feveral mules over vecks, and through morailes, ther drilling of 4a pounders left in the deferted grand battery, which had been (piked up by the French, and then conveying them round the northealt harbour to the light-houle; the ipeedy and clote ap- proaches of the fafcine batteries to the ramparts, and the general alertne(s of the fuccefsful ca entitles them, furely, to more than a{neer; it puilly entitles them to the appellation of HEROES: Could men, fo crenmitanced, exert themielves more ? Do fuch a handful of undifciplined foldiers deterve the opprobrious epithets of cowards or poltroons ? The Admiral, it is true, blocked up the harbour cfieckually, and negle@ed nothing the power of an ex enced and valiant naval officer, om fea or fhore, to alli the land forces; but did any one hefides your Lordfhip, ever hear hum boait, that if he bad acted otherwile, than by crouching and lying to cowards and pol- troops, he fhowld have never taken the town? Modefty is a con- fant attendant upon real ment; the Admiral would have modetily infifted, that the fleet blocked up the port, ane did its duty, but that the army took the town. You have been bibelled, my Lord, or you have paid a popr compliment to the memory of Sir Peter Warren; neither have you done juitice to the furvivors upon that ex pedition: I bled in this buiinefs, my Lord; and, though an old Englithman, feel for the honour of the Brith empire in every quarter of the globe, I feel alfo my propertionate part of the ungenerous and degrading in- fwlt; but every defamation that grofs falfchood and theer :gno- rance can fugeee, againtt our truly mentoriows and much injured bwethren of America, is now courtly, and ef courfe falhionable. How would your Lordfhip approve of it, two have the afhes of your departed, your broken-hearted brother, Captain Montagu, commonly called Mad t, vaked up? Would you fike to be reminded of his drunken tkirmithes, his nightly window bveakings, and his amorous rencounters at Bofton? | have ‘been an cye witnels to jeveral jock ticular inffances, with ludicrows cirveumftancee | ie, and cannot but remember, when one of thote brave fellows, whem you are fad to have itiy- mated with the bate charatter of cowards, poltroons, and rab- ble, Joe Prerre nicknamed the Duke of Kingfton, fairly fought with, and drub- bed him within an inch of his Life; I will go further, my Lord, than you — have chofen to do, to your brother's credw it fhall be recordec, that be regarded the man for the velidue of his days. I have done with your Lordthip for the prefent, but not with the public: As the belt refutation to fuch liberal malice, | lately caufed even + Dr. Smollet to give teltimony againitit, and wall in a few days make other apt votations from other hiforical writers, written at a period when jome late pernicious Tory do«- trines, had not been broached, or if they had, would not have been countenanced, much lefs encouraged: I mean ip the reign of King George HH. under whom, as Sterne makes urfcle Toby de- clare of King William FIT. I had the honour to ferve, though I now am no more, than Aw O_p ENGLisw Mercuayr. fsb antial poner PEREEEEE EE PE ee a et bt tt ta ed LONDON, May 6. B.. letters from taht hy the lai packet we are informed, that J 200 [raniports were fitting out there, m ATTN WH Lowa vets to join the ref of the flect from (arth Arena : lt 6 certain, that the Srancard rds are aiming for war And wis certam, that ouf want of falorsis ju s ' 1, Dial even Ou guar dihips are co men deficient in then " ‘ rripels net The Spantth Minifiry, on bemg quctlioned, on account of th law armaments, have declined, vt is laid, to give an explicit a fwer,; ani rep generally, that their mafter ww refolved : t : armaments, both by fea and land, a ding the orcieur a 1 ; 3 1nd, accord (he wileut pokure of affuus w Europe. i . and attended pout, afimall 4ved man, of Roxbury, near Bofton, A report was very current yelterday at"Changt, that Jam was furprifed by the Spaniards. We are aflured that the firft aft of hoftility in America will be begun by Govaninent, as there art particular orders to | the Delegates. It may be depended on, that the Spamards have at this tame at Cadiz, Carthagena, ond Barcelona, above 59 men dF war ready for fea at a days warning. . A report was current laft night, that advice was yellenday i¢- ceived, that an armed veffel having been appointed to cruiie off Cadiz, the Spanifth Comm under at that port fent out aman of war, which took the Enghth veflel, and carried her into the Bay, A Gentleman in the city has received a better from Jamaica, which brings advice, that a Spanifh man of war of 74 guns, com- manded by Don Fernando, had taken an armed [chooner and two merchant veflels belonging to Jamaica, and cartied them inte tha Havannoh. This account fays, that Spanifh men of war and frigates are continually making depredations on the Englith mes chant thips in the Weft Indies, whom they plunder of what tl y think proper. By tive mo authentic letters and narratives from America; we are told, that the colonies are preparing to refit fovee by force. What thall we get if the King’s army conquer? A biolutely nothing. What thall we lofe ii the royal army wbeatn! fF very thing’ What a wretched politician mutt he be who puts every thing to the hazard where nothing can be gained? . CHARLESTOWN, ‘une 13. WE regiment of horfe and two of foot, are immediately to be raifed by order of the Provincial Congrefs; the militia will very fhortly be on a moit refpettable footing, and fuch is the ar- dour for perfeftion in martial difcipline, that many Gentlemen of the firll confequence in this town, as well as the commonalty, regularly turn out to drill both morning and evening, even the boys form themielves into companies, and are really expert in military manceuvres. Married, —JOHN FRIERSON, Efy; to the amiable Mifs Pou ¥ Wave Davis, eldelt daughter of the Reverend Williom Davisy decealed, a young Lady of great merit. Sune 10. On Saturday e ening lait, hie Excellency the Right Honourable Lord William Campbell, Gavernor in Chief, dec. of this province, with his Lady and family, rived here im the Scorpion man of war from England. His Lordthip was faluted on his arrival by the Tamar man of war, by Fort Johnfon, and the feveral forts in town; and about one o'clock the next day, his, Lordthip landed at Champney’s wharf, where le was receaved by feveral Gentlemen, as alio by the grenadier company under arms, the regiment of militia were hkewife under arme ; fol the wha. his Lordthip walked im procefhon, preceded by the grenaciet company, to the State Houle, where his commiffion was read aide publithed in the Council Chamber, in the prefence of fome of the members of his Majefty's Council, &c. from whence le returned. in the fame order to the Exchange, where it was again read; aftet which his Lordihip and the whole company repaired to the State Houle, where a gentcel cnterianment Wee provided om the octa- on. Ti | The General Affembly of this province, which was to meet here yelterday, agreeably to the lal adjourament, is protugued by his Excellency the Governor, to Monday the tenth of July next, as per proclamation, CAMBRIDGE, une 15. V ITHIB a or 3 ia po we are informed, ae of 79 trunfports have arvived at Bofton fiym England, with troops, military ores, hortss, ive. aea rei arcement to Dhomas Gage, in drder w enable him to proiecute his rebelbous delgne ot iubverting the legal canftitunon of Government. it is faid the number of troops arrived at Bolton, with thole expected, amount to about 3 or 4000. Saturday lait came to town from Philadelphia, efeorted from thence under guard to General Woofter at Horie Neck, Enngn Molani, lately taken pritener by Col. Amold, on Lake Cham- pian, as mentioned in a former paper. By a letter from Albany, to a Gentleman in this town wet are iatormed, that three Sachems had been at that plice and deciared their intentions of befriending the le of this country, 10 ther mailitary movements, they did not interfere with the fafe- ty of Col. Johnion and Capt. Clote, whom they meant te defend, in duty to their father in-law, General Johnion. Saidletter alfo mentions, that Col, Johnfon with his family, 14 bettoes, and 14 wi , laden with goods and howehokd furniture, were gone to Fort S,anwix ; and that Col. Johnfon had (ummoned the In- dians far and near, te meet him in General Congrets at Otwego. NEW YORK, ‘une 22. Laft Tueiday night, by a veffél in a fort valfage from New London, we have the following 4 insligenc#, i a ket- ter from a Gentleman at Norwich, to his fcad in New York. Sia, Nerwich, June 19, 1775. UNDERSTAND, by Mr. David Trumbull, that, by cxprels from Cambsidge, his Hong ow Gowesnat has advi that ows ay attempiing to take of Bunker's bill 22 Dorchetter ont, they were attacked bry the reyulare, fhaigypea ' ie. Five men of war, hauled wp at Charcitown, covered landing of a body of men, who drove our people from Buphes's hill; that three Colanels in our fervice were wounded, Cai. Gar- dener mortally. How many are flan of cither bde is uscertatne ‘© This happened on Saturday, about noon; at Charlettowm, = when the pot came away, our people “9 the ground, ard made a ftand, How they have fared at Dorcheftes we do mot know. General Puram was fate when the ex Preparations were making for a genezal attack. Col. Pyle mutt be on the masch a5 foon as pollible, without confuben. ° I fall procure teams as fa(t ay [ can, and have them to take 1p his bag- gage. Col. Jabez Huntington deires I would despatch au caprele immediately, to have the troops forwarded: Hie sent orders 12 wri ling yt erday.” Phe King has appointed Captain Henry Hamilton, late of the agth regiment, A Lieutenaut Governor of Detrow, and Capt. Patrick Sinclair to be Lieutenent Governor of Mifchilimachinse Lat Saturday arrwed from North Carolina, thi@Lady and family of his Excellency Jotiah Marun, Eiq; Governor of qpat province; as alfo did Col. Edinund Facuing, Secretary to Excellency Governor Tryon. We hear that on Monday laf the Connettic orces in the neighbourhood of Greenwich, were received by General Wooiter) they are an exceeding fine body of men and performed them ex evetle and evolutions with ipirit and axactneis, much to the tet faétion of thew officers, a great number of Gentlemen and Ladies, and a progigious concourfe of the inhabitants from that provi ¢s ag well as from New York. Exirad of a letter from a Geatioman ta CAROLI® Ay cis came «ff, fo by frm in KEW YORK. “A veficl from Exctes J . tharthe Algennes had declared was ap ail (sicat Bri ails wil depaived the Logit & ful of his heme. Che exprely palied tirougt Excter jult as the veile| was coming away.’ Extradl of a letter from ST Joun’s, New FounpLansD, May ‘ 79, 1976, fo 2 freed on fet city * Here we ave itarving for bread and four, and » hopes of re defi; and the porta in America henge hut up, = t a ke what ta cc." ™ F ‘ The Cambridge Paperof June 14 contains anotlier pro lama tigtwed General Goge + (too long ior this paper) w! il to the tuil, BS Curious, mode, aod fentible, as auy of fi foie: ONe8 tae He is extremely liberal to the Aroeneain of epithets, which all were killed of wour: ind bt 1 was tuppale 1, by fpettat ree T9 rhe Rev. Mr. SuErLD. | ‘ people of common unteritaodings, will thunk are yuma y applicable faw the whole attron, that there conld sot be pers th mad ce TR } a to himlelf and hie followers; and that if the games only of the killa, ir. Garduer, who gotocutal Botlen on Sunday ereniny pee 7 i parties were revered, there world lave been a good deal of pro- java, that there were joo wouurmdel mon brought into that plac OU mutt not be furpnted ro find me addreffing you in ohew priery in the proclamation the ntorning before be came oat publie manner. . | arn a breager to your perfen and piece j Lie alflures the Ainericasis, that they will prove traiters to This account wae taken from Capt: Elijaty Fede, of Lebanon, of refidence, and can think of no way more proper to — to ¢ thew cuMmiry, afd fubet to be faves (hy laying down their who was a ipectator on Winter's Hill, during the whube ston. ou ina cale extremely intereiimg to myleif. L underftand that \ arms} they (hall be pardoned, éucept Meif. Samuel Adama and Extract of a letrer from Bast Garenwich, Jan 1§- you ave a netive of thi cofmtry, lately returned trom England, | 4 John Hoaneock é The recrwits from freland have tome of thei aaived in Bal in holy orders; thats — your arvivel here, ifmy sbiernc from Yeiterday we hear, General Haldimand, who, 1 1s reported, ton, and other daly arriving } fo that itis apprehended they will the colony, you deciared, with much confidence, J had fomcsted, is re-called to Engi and, arrived her from Botton, and is un board all get into bolton in a few davs. Some of the horie are landed. by letter, fome perien i Adminitranen fet a pecuniary appomt- the Afia man of war lying 16 thus harbour. General Gage 15 building a number of fat buttoned boats. It ment under Government) that, 1 return for fuch afarowr, Thad We hear that there are letters mm town wivifing, thatGuy Johnaion is fuppoted that hrs troops are to he traniported in them, either promifeal to exert myfelf ta carry inte execution the miinitierval ‘ having been fulpetted of endeavouring to ftir wp the Indians againit to Cambridge or to Dorchelier Neck, and shat there foon will be mealures ag init the rights and liberties aut America; aml that che vs, ra had incurred the retentment of the peopl near hum, warm work; and how the affair will terminate God only kins. your had (een a letter to thu purpolt, fubferibed eth my nan. B and that fearing the cietts of ut, he had retired inte the lmhan The American army cont. of about 14 or t7,coo men, potted A young pag ame who is jut entering inte public lifes ; country. artly at Cambridge, and partly at Roxbury it is faid they are would, 1 nS very cautious of flingmg out reports which 1 a in high {pirits, and want to Fe in action.” refieét upon the charatiers of other men, untels he wat'certain of PHILA DELP HIA * a This “ager at go'clock, it ‘aid, General Wathington will the truth of them, 1 now therefore call upon you to make good a = , 7 une 22. fet out for Maffachutetts Bay, 1” order to take the command of your charge, or to make a ee atonement to me for the | HE Hon. Congrels have et anted George Waihington, Eig; the Amencan anny, atrended by Manas Mifllin, one of haw Abd injult you hawe affered my c! cr. H of Virginia, Cieneraliffimo of the American forces. de Camps, arid General Lee, whom inted third im cameand. I have been honowed, for more than thirty yéaré, with the & Lat Tueciday evening “T hormas Jefterion, Eiqy arrived here affeAlion and confidence of the county L live in, a8 their firfl re- from Virginia, to attend the Congreis, a ET to hos cloéteon, prefentative in General Affembly ; and I have received from the in the room of the Hon. Peyton Randolph, Eiq; He was at- repreientative body of my country the pleating approbation of my Yelterday the three battalions, with the artillery, light horie, and ranges of this city and libeitics, were reviewe { by General Wathington, atttnded by the Hlonourable the members of thre Congrels. tended by Dr. M'Clurg. public conduct, bry their twice a me one of their Dele- We hear the fchooner Bonaventure, Capt. Waterman, from gates at, the General Continental cage You, Sur, have at- this port for Nantucket, 1s taken by an armed minilterial plunde WILLI AMS BUR G, uly gS, tempted to deprive me of this honour, and this confidence, and to rer, and carried lo Bofton. Extrad of a letter from Low pon, dated April’s5, 1775- «A fteady friend to America calied upon me this afternoon to acquaint me with the following intelligence, communicated to kin by ———— this day, which you may rely upon as ' loa: ! i hempt famy, which mol jully Ni the 28th ult. printed hand- bills were pu idhed at Philadel- st yr Pea ures ang . 1 : ) phia, giving an account of a late engagemecm near Botton. We have not been able to procure 2 copys but we Have Ber Heme on ciisred that I will take another method to vindicate thority to aflure the public, chat the following are the moft mare- myfelf trom the infamous and invidious falfetiood yea Ikawe fo un- rial circumftances mentioned in the hand-biil : ' ' dultroutly and boldly propage aganft me. “e__ efit, that Adminiftration on Friday recived advie « Three thoufand regulars landed at Charleftown, fet that 1 am, Sir, ees frota General Gage to the séth of March, wherein he a Recht ty on fire, and immediately — be Bunker's hull. Your humble fervant, ledges the receipt of the Kings orders to apprehend Ivicilra. provincial army foon being appr their approach, 1400 RICHARD BLAND, men polted themfelves at the corner of a fence, upon the right or ¥ x PREM AA APA em ieft of which the King's troops were obliged fo pafs, and when mie they came within about 1 rods, gave two rifk fires, whichdid WANTED IMMEDIATELY, wonderful execution. “The provincials were immediately rem- Cuthing, Adams, Flancock, &ic. and fend them over to England to be tried; but that the fecond orders, which were to hang them so Button, he fard the General had wot then received. “The Gene- 5 ha i : ult di } ie ic . 1 * ra ren eta the esecution parte ys sn abbey forced with 400 men, and under command 0 General Putnam, VESS E Ly ca ble of car B09 : s he , Sit abe purfued the enemy, who retreated to an adjacent lane, whee a es ; gauit, if the orders were fulfilled, come to am engagement the very bloody engagement enfued, and was continuing when the Barrels, to orifain. Ww oever can. event of which, he had every reafon to apprehend would be fatal to himfelf and the King’s troops, ™* the Mailachuletts Govern- decent had at leak 15,000 men ready trained for the onfet, and befules, had every public and prieace road cecupied by the militia, fe as to prevent his marching into to the country, aad which were at the (ame time ready to faciliate any attempts againit the army ; im which unwelcome fituatron he carneitly wifbed for a reinforce- wecat, if that difagveeable order mutt be elfefted.—The General allo wrote, that the fhandard was hoilted by the people at Salem, and mulutudes flocked to it, which would not be the cafe, fhowld the Royal ftandand be erefied.——— —— — added, ihat he now beligved America would carry their point,—that many of the Adminiitration were of the fame mind, and fincerely wilhed they bad purtued more entice meafures with the colonies. He frid Lord North was cellent unealy,—and that Government dreaded the news by the April packet.— That they fapprefied this intelli- . 088 from General Gage, becaufe of the imitant effect it would ave on the ftocks. He ‘acknowledged the nation was reacly for a revolution, if'any enter prin vod would ttep forth, —and which gerald certainly be the cafe, 1 blood was once drawn in America. He blames Hutchiafon much,—and fays, Adminiftration charge him with daplicitygrin telling them, they ought to have been more adiive, and then they would have made the Maffichuietts _fabmat. Toothers, that Admuniftration had gone much further qhan he had advifed. Be this as it may, he added, that the King ceonfulic him, places a confidence im what he fay, and hdy agrually feed a falary of soool. per annum for life, which had much exprefa came away. it was imagined that the regul-rs loft 800 | furnith fuch a one will leafe to fignify the as men at the fence, and in the whole 1999, belides about 60 officers. 160 of the provinctals were killed.” {ame to i . Alexander urdie, at his Print- Onl "Phe late Philadelphia papers are not come to hand this week, ing Ofmc as ufual. The following 1s copied from a letter we received this = morning, dated July 7.——" have not a doubt but you will re- . ceive by pot General Ga 8 “power YO of the rath ult. and Fuft imported, an account of an affair that ha ned on the 17th, near Char- leftown, both which 1 recewe yefterday by a Gentleman AN Sion of SALT from St. Ubes from Annapolis. A private letter iays, the provincials were routed, and retired with the lofs of 1100 men, and that General Clinton, who commanded in the aftion, fell with 39 privates of ly Capt Cowan; which will be ol on the King's troops. Another letter fays, that after the defeat of 7? : " the provincials on the i7th, Charleitown was laid in alhes.” Board taid Ship at Hobbd's Hole, or by the In the courle of the week, feveral detached partics of volunteers , _ ' arrived here from the counties of Hanover, Henrico, Sullex, Sub{criber in Urbanna Chetterfield, Caroline, and Cumberland; in all about 290. : JAMES MILLS. \ turned to York a few days ago, and The Fowey man of war re ; his Excellency the Governor is (till on board. BLANDFORD, JuLyY 6, 177 5 ‘Two carpenters from the Fowey were yeiterday taken near the HE Subferiber has a few CASKS ‘of Capitol Landing, . where they were cutting timber for the fhip. They were brought to town ii the evening, by a party of volun- teers, and are greatly fatished im ring removed from fo dilagree- each, imported laft Fall, in the Jean, able a fituation as theirs was on board the man of war. Me, Joun Buown, of this city, is appointed Clerk of Meck- Capt. RircHie, which he will di lenburg comty, in the room of Mr. JouN Tapa, deceaied. at a low Advance for ready yes or fhort GREEN NORFOLK, July 5. On Wednelday lait the thip Johnion, as : chagrined joe Pa ee pst he ho ardently withed him belonging to Mr. ae of Liverpool, and loaded by Mell. Ath. Credit. (4) jo HN _obhgctiy See _ 5 feds aie tons, was {poke with at the capes, by tome potions employed by patching By an exprejs which arrrved here on Saturday evening We bave | the light-houfe company. Sh: had come in the Sunday before, ; BLARDFORD, Me a77 pod. pr eo qf a baltic al Ubarieftown, on Saturday ihe and went up the bay; but hearing that fhe would not be fulfered INTEND leavin the Colony a rzidas june, EM to land any of her cargo, but might probally meet with a difagree- . able reception, the had put about, and was then following the Months. The Store carried on here O* Friday night, the 16th inftant, 1500 of the provineials went to Runker’s Hill, in order to entrench there, and echitinned till Saturday, 1 o'clock, when acoo regulars tharched ot of Botton, landed (, Chaneitown, and plundering it of all its wajuable effets, fet fire to itm ten different ea at onee; then di- ‘ide their army, part of it marched 3 in the front of the pro- vikeval ehtvttechment and began to attack the protincials at lon Soot: tive other part of thery army marched round the town at Charlettown under cover of the noke oceaoned by the fire of ahe town. » The provincial centres dijcovered she regulars march Magdalen armed ichooner out to lea. The thip appeared very Mel. pew te rawfurd, and deep om the water, and the Captain of her faid, there were great for eff D 1d < C ape cemmotions in England, muec greater than he had ever known Merchants, in ow, wil, in my & in any time of war. al a brig ately loaded by Melt. Gibfon, Donakifon, and tamil. | HDC% be under t ton, of Suffolk, with a large quanuty of provitions, was lately Charles Duaacan and Fobu. Ray, whe are 4 4 feized by forme of the tenders, and taken w Bolon for the /upply ' to t fe IS 1 (g : a: of the navy and army. “The Afia man of war of 64 guns, after having taken on board 2 DAVID RUSSELL. fog upon thetr lett wing. Upon notice of this given by the centry he : of the a6th rtgiment quartered at York, latel a ee gy ES tothe Connedticut forces pofled-on that wing, Capt. Rowton, © ep aaa ARE e ’ | SR SOLD, at the late Dwellmg-Honfe of | Aihford, with goo of fara Forces, iutuncdiately repaired to, and pulled up a pott and rail fence, and carrying the poll rails to snother fener, put them sogether for a breaft-work. Capt. Malton gate orders to the men not te fire wntil the enemy were From Princeis Anne we hear, that on the caltern thore of that 4 4 county lately drifted there feveral parts of « sscky uantities. of Alexander Lietch, deceafed, om Monday } hay, ad miner's uniform, and fome other military habits, which Zl Ms a berwile mext onder it probable that one of the traniports bas becn lol wear the ke y july, if for, of ‘ the that thore. . fair Day, Col Skeen, Governor of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, owner LL the perfonal E Late of the fai De- of the fchooner taken on late Champlain, whole jon was there, oF ne icy made prifaper in Connecticut, is Mill kept at Piiladet ceafed, contifting chietiyt HOUSE- hia upon his parole of honour, to keep within # miles of the city A Bae ee Delavan and Schuylkill, and not to corre{pond with any H O L D k U R N iT piece political fubjefts.. ‘This Gentleman, ae ws saiormed | Credit will be allowed for all Sums exceed- rom Philadelphia, concealed the cireumitance of his being an : haa Bond : officer from the Captam with whom he came pailenger. Butafew Ing 255. on grin and Security. days before they made the capes of Delaware they fpoke a New. MARGA England vellel, who mforme ‘The aftion continued about two hourt, when the regulars on the right wing were pul inte confuhion and gave way; the Con- nethent tops clofely purfued them, and were on the pomt of nes their bayonets, when orders were received from General ofmeroy, fer thofe who had been im aétion for two hours to fall back, aad their places to be fupphed by freth troops. ‘Thiele or- ders being rniftaken for a direction to retreat, our troops on the right wing began a general reneat, which was handed to the left, the principal place of ation, where Captains Nolton, Cheiter, Clark, aad Potnam had forced the enemy to give way, and were before them for tome conliderable Jitance, and bemg warmly eo fuing the enemy, Were, with difmeuity periuaded to retire; ut the right wing by miftaking the orders, having already re- treated, the leti, bo avoid beng encircled, were obliged to retreat Philadelphia to deliver hum up- deflroy his defpatches, and now finds aifo with the main body. “They retreated with precipitation acrals | mijhon to tamper with the members of the Congrefs, im the way he paces and canters pret the canieway to Winter's Hill, in which they were expoled to the that an immaculate Minittry procure the fandtion of an immacu- | ever gives any intelligence, fe that I get hom ioe hall fire of the cnemypgfrom their fhipping and Aoating batteries. We | lose Parliament. sos. Reward, and aes. mare on Convithon ‘the Thief. faitained our principal lois im paifing the caufeway. The enemy —$—$—$—$$<——— 1 PATIENCE INGRAM. PITTSYLVABIA, June ty 1775- A‘ a cornmittec held at Pitefylvania courthoule on W edwettay TOLE N, in the Night of the the aad day of Mayy 1775» 4 gas peer e nade to this of Jun E laft, a forr HO RSE ve committer, that a certain jotin Pigg b vulated the aflocratign, . by drinking, and making ue of im his ang the deteitable Ea? Years old, 4 Feet 8 Inches high, a Star in a a India TEA, and alio that he the fud Pigg bad taken uncommon # A pee r pains in order ns deleat the intention of the (aid affeciation, by cx- his Forehead, which s joipee to aS$ni ) OT claiming much againit the mealures adopted by the General Con- | is Nofe, a white Stre: 1 purfued our troops to Winter's Hill, where the provincials being reinforced by General Putnam, renewed the bate with great fpivit, vepulfed the enemy with great flanghter, and purfued them rili they got under cover of their cannen from the thipping. When the enemy returned to Bunker's Hill, and the provincials to Winter's Hill, where, after entrenching, and ercttiig batteries, they, on Monday, began to fire upon the regulars on Bunker's Hill, and on the fhips and floating batteries in the harbour, when about an Inch in the cxprefs came away. ‘The number of provincials kilied ia be- rele; upon which the fad Pigg was fummoned to appeal betove utd i : tween go and 704 rao are wounded, je the ape say peers oe pe.

oe os» Reguatgue terres. Hor. NDOUS Death, how awful is thy fway' Thy dreadful fummons mortals muft obey! For, all around, thy fwift fharp-pointed darts ((OMMITTED to the Gaol of Henrico, a Negro Woman, who [ays her Name is BETTY, about 4 Feet 10 Inches high; has on an Oinabrug Shift an? Petticoat, has a Hole through each ear, ars to be outlandifh, and cannot tell her Malter’s Name. i tate is defired to prove his Preper- ty, pay Charges, and take her awav. ll MARY LINDSEY, Gacler. AKEN up, in Lowifa, near the Green Springs, 3 BRIGHT BAY MARE about 4 Feet 7 Inches high, 9 o1 T° Years old, branded on the near Buttock X, her hind Feet white, has a white Streak in her Forehead, and a hanging Mane and Switch Tail. Pofted, and appraifed to 161. all POUNCEY BUNCH. — AKEN 4 in Nghe 9 a SORREL HORSE about At once f : Yet all their-power could not their Monarch fave, who's irrefittible m charms, fulbmiffve to his icy arms; ‘See! the luftre of her eyes decay, And from her cheeks the rofes fade away. ‘Releatlefs Death! ah! {pare her lovely bloom: Alas! theryrant finks her tothe tomb. == : "Struck with théfe thoughts, I {mote my breaft, an! fick: ¢ Since all muit view the regions of the dead, 4 Mount, O! my foul! o'er all terrefial things, « And foaraloft, where pleature ever fprings; «¢ ‘With facred ardour, {eek the heavenly fhore, « ‘Whete joys forever bloom, and Death fhall be no more. TS Deftription of « POLITE MEETING. TH boneft hear cach hearty bofom giows, Bs A giafs to ese a affeétion flows ; radely . nor indifereet ¥ Ms The their comic aes difplay 5 Now ftripp'd of each ridiculous grimace, awhim difports with frolic face, bumear now, with unaffected glee, with Giles wt's lively repartee, While eit, uncontcious of « pointed ftroke, Deals oot his laughter as he deals his joke: No captions comment, no invidious fheer, Hurts the:chaftc eye, or wounds the modeit car. ~ Subjeé alike to fatire’s venom'd wing, ‘Nor folly prompts; nor malice points the fling. Far hence efumption’s claim, ambition’s figh, ‘Guile’s artul glance, And is faded like a with’ring flow'r; The far, Mutt yi aches high, 9 or ro Yeare old, paces, trots, 4 id much ufed, and branded on the neat uttock D, as near as Ican make out. Pofted, and appraifed to 141. (i) THOMAS COLEMAN. AKEN up, in Bedford, « BAY HORSE about 15 Hards high, 12 or 13 Years old, has two Glafs Eyes, and three white Feet, fome white Hairs on his Back, a white Face, branded on the near Shoulder 5, and on the off Buttock with Something unintelligible. He has had a Fiftula, and has now the Poll-Evil. Potted, and appre‘led to 7 l. MICAJAH WILLIAM SON. W HEREAS I purchafed of Buckner Rufell, of the County of Halifax, 4 Traft of Land lying in faid County, which was meafured to me for 1884 Jicres, for the Confideration of 751. 8s. current Money of Firgeaa, for the Payment of which Sum I, together with my Brother T. Carter, entered into Bonds payable to the fad Buctmer Rujfed! (ome Time in May 1775 and May 1776, and whereas, fince the faid Purchale and pride’s u fted eye, was made, and a Deed given and recorded, Gc. the faid Buckser 4 ae : Mere capdid truth exprett with — ; Rajfells Father hath made an Entry for Part of the afurelaid Part of tae Tract of Land which has been advertiied for fome , Feforms the reafon, while 1 charms the heart; Puichaile, as furplus or vacant Land, and [ have reaigns to believe Time pat. [make no Doubt but Appamatiox River will be foon f converfe marks each happy gueit, shat the Father and Son have juggled together to pe ket my cleared, and then Wheat will be carned as far as Col, Bamfier's crown'§ with gen ral mirth the genial feaft. Money, and fill potl fs the Land: 1 therefore forewarn all Mill, near Peter joure Hor ait. or gd. per Bufhel. I made at tht Place 100 Gallons of rich Wine in 2772, and lait Yeor (if tt had Perfons from taking Athgnments of the faid Bonds, as I am de- termined not to pay them unul the faid Raji! thall moke me a jecure Right and Title to the above-mentioned Land and Premiles \ WILLIAM CARTER. — no clea enemeenenn gaan For CHARTER “@o any Part of GREAT Britain, or the West INDIES, The BriGANTINE HERO, JAMES MAXWELL Matter, Burthen 7600 Buthels of Grain, two Years old, a prome Sailer, not been for the Froft) I could have made 5 ov Gc0 Gallons, which Quantity I expect to make this Year. HUNTINGTOUR would be a pleafant and fafe Place for a Gentleman of Fortune to retreat to in the Horrours of a cia War, or in the fickly Months of many Parts of the Lowlands. ‘« What is Honour, Grandeur, and Wealth? ‘¢ All fleeting, Nothing's without Healthi “* I hope any Gentlemen iaclinabie to purchaje will vilit the Pre- mifes this Summer.——1 will alfo fell, very cheap (that is, for about Half the Value) the Traét of nch LAND I Lats advertted in Albemarle fox dome Time pat. tt ANTHONY WINSTON. TO BE SOLD, in a few Days will be PUBLISHED, “ THE MANUAL EXERCISE, As ordered by his Majefty in the Year 1764, r* fPoGETHER WITH EXPLANATIONS Pie . and is now ceady to take her Cargo on Bosrd. For Terms ap- | To the higheff Bidder, on the Premifis, om TunsDay the 4 |» Of the Method generally practifed at ply to MARSDEN, MAXWELL, @ Co. ° " AvGusT next. gid Bee y vis WHO HAVE FO R SALE, Att that valuable Tract of LAND late the Property of Matthew Branch, deceaied, lying on James River, in the County of Chefferfield, containing about soo Acres. One Half the Purchale Money to be paid on the Delivery of the Land, and the other Half twelve Months after. A good Tithe Reviews &F Fretp-Days: a Biring by Sab Divihons apd Grand Divifions, flanding, ad- WEST INDIA RUM, a retreating. Wheeling b Cc nies. Ad- , = ndrevetig by il ‘Forming he Olong Square SUGAR, MOLASSES, CANE SPIRITS | Yai’. inaue by Months after. A good Ts by Companicn 20 eetaliane. Fommng Oe or Bridge by 6 MATTHEW NCH. Ti Comes Divifons._ ating» Defle oc Bovet™ | And MADEIRA WINE. —_ | waswicn, May 25, 1775. a ee . Warwice, May ag, 1775-0 Bie gg TRAYED from the Subicriber, 1 UN away, on the 18th of Apri latt, from the Sublets iber, on Grajly Creck, in Grawville County, North Carolina, a likely Virginia born Negro Man named BEN, about 28 Years of Age, and carried with him fundry Clothes, among which were a Jacket and Breeches of Country Cloth, double wove, of Cotton and Wool. As he ts well acquainted in Naxfemond County, Virginia, it is probable he ma ‘be gone there, or to Fifex County, where he has a father and mother. Whoever will apprehend the faid i. and bring him to me at the afore- {aid Place, thatl have 51. eward if taken roo Miles from Home, and in Proportion for a larger or timaller dittance. ll SAMUFL SMITH. he ion. Some occafional Words of Command, wed Eattanations, afc. Be. “To which is affixed, the Words of Command as they follow in Order in the Manual Exercife. Norro.x, Sune 26, 1775, fr LL Perfons indebted to the late Con- cern of William Duncan & Company, Printers, are requefted to make immediate Payment, for Stationary, and for the firft Year's Gazette, to the Subfcriber, who is empowered to receive the fame. JOHN SCHAW. Rlandford, on the ath of March lait, a dark bay Mare, 7 or 8 Years old, about 14 Hands high, with a hanging Mane and Switch Tail, cat-hamm'd, paces naturally, has jome Esddle Spots ou the near Side, and branded WK, or WR, on the near Soul- der and Buttock. Alfo a {mall forrel FILLY went away with her, two Years old thie Spring, had a Smp on the nghe Noitril, but neither docked nor branded. They were ieen on Rewanty, and are imagined to have gone rowards Malier’s Mill, on Nottoway, ov Hicks Ford, on Meberria. Whoever will bring the fad Mares to me thali be handfomely rewarded for ther Trouble. (uy DAVID BLACK. TO BE RENTED, A \arge Dwelling-Houfe In RICHMOND TOWN, qo Feet by.co, with two rooms below and two above, a Garden newly pailed in, a Kitchen, and all other Outhoules neceflary for a Family. The Situation is as plealant as any in Town. The Terms may be known by applying to the Printers hereof, or to the Subferiber, im fatd Town. cf) GABRIEL GALT. TO BE SOLD, HREE Thoufand Acres of well timbered LAND, near New-= market, in Caroline County, whereon are two Plantations 1% good Repair, with proper a d convenient Edifices for farming of making of Tobacco. Fur Terms apply to the Subicnber. (uf ) JOHN BAYLOR. ro BE £023), TRACT of LAND in Ca sine County, continous to Mat- fapony, containmg about 3906 Acres of well timbered Lana, ALEXANDEIA, June 5, 1774+ EIGHT POUNDS REWARD. RY N away from the Subfcriber, two in- dented Servants named ROBERT SHAW and ANDREW INGLES, both Natives of Scotland, and Bakers by Trade. Each at them had on a Bearlkin Jacket lined with Plaid, Ofnabrug Troulers, old Shoes, and Half worn Caiter Hats. “Their Bundles confift, as it is fuppofed, of two Match Coat Blankets, two Pair of Leather Breeches, two Olnabvug Shirts, two Check Shirts, and two red Jackets. Shaw is about 5 Feet ro Inches lngh, has a iwarthy Complexion, dark thort frizled Hair, a long Scar on his right Ann, appears bold, and talks much. Ingles is ahaut § Feet nehes high, has thort thaight Hair, (warthy and long te ured, i. a Scab over his right Eye, his right Leg 16 fore, he is fond of Liquor, and talks more in his Gountry Dialeft than Shece.—— THOMAS WALSOM, a Convidl, about 27 Years of Ape, a Barber by Trade, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, has a Laddith down Look, brown fhraight Hair, a litt knock-kneed, and a leering Trade f 5 has a vemarkable lun Heac, fort dark Hai, 13 Len- der made about the Arms and Body, can write ver well, and I ine will forge a Pafs, but do not think he will go by either M of hus Names. He had on a brown mixed Coat, Bankeen | Breeches, anda ftriped Wailtcoat, Whoever will take him up, i and deliver him to me, oF fecurc him fo thatI get him again, | fall have s1. Reward. WILLIAM DAVIS. peel q For SALE, .and very cheap, f One Thoufand Acres of exceeding valuable Look; hadon, and to k with him, two white Lis old Drab coloured Cloth Coat, one red and onc He ped Halland Jacket, one Pair of new Dniling*Breeches, one Pair ot old Butt | coloured Stocking Breeches, one Pair of white and onc Pair of } white and blue {potted Stockings, a new Felt Hat bound with black the Property of Mr. & } The 1 know! 9 Ferreting, has a black Silk Har therchief, and forme other Thain by appl yg to Mr. Nate Barwell of MISS, Tole a lying in the upper End of Hamrvcr County, on the main Road, which cannot be deferibed.—— WIL1 1AM LEE. by Trad Armiitend ¥ Caroline, and Mr. For Baylor, Execution \ FA very good Orda for € ropping and improved with a corn Cooper, about § Feet g Inc hes high, marked with the Smallpox, —— — : : : dious Dwelling - Houle, ant all necetlary QOuthoules, ft for tie has aremarkable large Nole, pe ake thick, and is impudent : he Far SA I A Fi and vel } Bt | A I’, ! Reception of a Gentleman in private or public Lite, ‘The Pay- took with him a yellow Buil-Dog, with cropped Fars, one Sid HE Traft of LAND whereon T now Ih he \ Ay ment will be mace ppd = urchater, and the Terms known of his Face white, has a Glafs Eye, a | white Hreatt and Neck, of Caraline Ce I seit azo A and 15 b " i lying to me, on the emifes. very fond of joing into the Water, and aniwers | Name of be ver | The | inente are, anew Dwell Hait = . DAVID CHISHOLM, Turk, The fad Lee had a Vanety of Clothes, wi ch cannot well y2 by Ser et, with t Duman na Side, twe a lac ae ‘ ‘ us Sel ae be deferibed. ‘Whoever takes up, and iccures the (aid Servants bt und on 1Ce the Kitchen 24 by 14 Feet, AS vinae d o0RF Sadat cok fhall have the above Rewaid, or 408. for cach, paid by | with ali other Outhoul nie new 1 the Plantation im fre S JAMES KIKE i inthe ' } (th—l!a*-) ROBERT ADAM. | GEORGE FURVIS. | i The Subfcriber intends for maa Beilcis imanediatcly. JOHN HICKS. ah