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The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 12

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Williamsburg, Virginia
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12
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Ar.f i ti Gover or before the rcth of October next, with That one of the pamphlets be burnt by home, and reft buried wtfb certificate of their hati.iK the common han(nan, in Old te.irffW"!! been made in this colonv and we will Yard, on Monday the 6th of March, af Riven up whet, there, is occa ion! liafc thc fame at the ulual price, one in the afternoon aand another at the The independent companies oT Caro me I c(jmnlittee R.f tiv't( Royal Exchange, the (heriffs of London tick information, that lull Thurfday ni ht" attending, at the fame hour, onTuefday mined to efcort the Delegat es from tin ock the 7th of March. colony to Hooe 's ferry, on velrels, Avith a party of armccl men, by Thattheferefolntionsbecommunicated By fome Gentlemen who pal en to the Hoiife of Commons on Monday gcrs Capt Miller, 1" belong to next, at a conference, and that the con matters had been fettled Ms lol mlt 0f tfK 'lna ft was' currenceofthatHoufe bedelired. Their agreeable to the general petn on ot he Lordmins then adjourned the caufe till a3d refs from 6' "he powder from the publUk magazine, Wednesday, and broke up. welcome tuJfgJ hd wit onboard one of his Mai city's annul tf els The offenf.ve doflrines in the faid pam of the principal towns in England un Covunow is exceeding phlet are, that taxes, according to our every ordtoon of Iming at this time. conltitution, are not voluntary contnbut.

mg of bells, bonefnes, Hag lljae, Ac. Ummfs vcrl)al an. ons of the people; that if the Commons That Capt. Delancey, of ork, was I refnfe to the annual fubf.dies, the atPortfmouth, and was (ml the Nau King, wtii is (he executive power, may t.lus the city of WfiamlLnrg, on that occali on, isnfatisfaacry, kcfpcatul, and i tal Cnno reft the nuroort ot wiiicii was, ne may uouic iamc uicuauuuw uuwk i 11 eviiive ened or'invaded by a foreign enemy, as that a Inm.of mcmey (3 WjOJJ" Refoived thathisLordflip, by this and ncceffitvrnuft eovernuponthefeoccafions be railed by the diherent colonies annually, 1 ichhavelat.lv neceflitymuftgovuponthefeoccafions be rai ed by the Ai and the'fafety of the nation muft not de in their own mode and I then all the ob ft for'lcitcd all tWc pend onamajorityoftheCommons, who, noxious Pg the confidence oVtli good people of Vir fiirnrivate views orcaDrice. refufe to crant Lord North had ofleied to relign, DUt li the aids for the fupport of government, Majefty infilled on luscontmumg in the Ad hfU that the note.

ThefamtyofSefepernTcious tenets, miniftration. That ten or twelve men of XwftorT LordEffinghamobfervedf had been fevere war, andabout 50 transports, with diatcy to be re toml lyfeltbytloofour Kings; andiftheau land forces on board (amongft them one f. notnotioidand puniflied, people regiment of dragoons and two ot hght piCS hele rekdte. 1 tier ouht immev out ofdoors would be apt to conclude that horle; werein reauineisw lauior his Majefty and the Mknflry countenanced under the command of three Generals, their next oaztttcs fuch writincs That it was faid, the number of troops to JAM Lit LLAY1UM, clcik. T.O April 10.

be Bolton was to be aug A NUMBER of.iamiues are moving themfelves and their moll valuable 1 were to relieve tnoie aireuuv ai uuuun, 4i cneCts rromtriis ipwn lino uie couxiuy, iu 01 tiie 2111 lnuain, uiai uic juwuo confequence of the late advices fromEng who are to return home. 11 hat Lord in the city of Wil land. VVilhamCampbeUis aPP ointed Gove.nour Iial4 depohted there at the cxpenfe PHILADELPHIA, 19. ofSuth andwasatPo.tfmouth, fc. and for the ufe of the rrlxr to fnl for his ovemment.

J1n tvelie stromEii 1 i in cale ot mvaiion, or miurreaion4 WlTS had been fecretly under the and hrm, importatioi ihe non im by midfummc Other lde or the water, vv Here nutnmg out ,4 acicireis ot tne corporauon 01 me cny or feeW convinces. tague came round laft Sunday to York, williamlburg afo hls Excelencys ail. AttAil to. frnm Hamilton road. .1 riT We hear Lord North, andotliers, tooK Wfl Negroes are to be exe came, u.e great courage froniiome letters from New conJemlca refolutions York, wrote by the enemies ot tlus 2c; jsh fon'lelatedifturbances there.

l'f P.lm0" rf country, a lift of whom, it is faid, are committee, that the removing the laid received here by Capt. Reed, and no A a meeting of the committee of Glou gunpowder, in the manner, at the time, doubt, indue time, will, with the lcttert, cefter county at the courthoufe of and for the reafons given for fo doing, i be publillied, that the Americans may tjie faid county, on Monday the 3d of an infult to every freeman in this country know who are the fuakes they are cheriih April 1775, Warner Lewis, Efq; was a high reflection upon the coring in their bofom. mianimoufly elected chairman. poration of the city of Williamlburg, and The above having got wind, on Mon 7'ie refolves of the Convention, held at to the lall degree cruel, under their cjr day laft a perfon, on a ufit in tliis city, tlc town of Richmond the 20th of March cumftances, being then threatened with took Jiorfe with the utmoft harte, and has were read, and uiianimoufly approv an infurrection that we conlider the act decamped. It is not improbable we may etj 0f.

itfelf as a determined ftep, tending to foon hear of more flights, or perhaps Rejblved, that the thanks of this com wards eftablifhing that tyranny we fo much fomething worfe. mitteebcprefentedtoTnoMAsWniTiN dread, and which the Britifli Miniflry, with I LL1AMSBU April 28. andLEWis Burwell, Efquires, ourvvor unrelenting fury, have fo long and areftill AESTERDAY about 1 o'clock, Mann thy Delegates, for their faithful difchargc endeavourintr to efted And farther, that fentati 24 chai fcrc5 counties, now affcmbljng there, to day 25th inftant. of this colony. inquire whether the gunpowder had been Tuefday the 25th of April, 1775, the Refolvtd, that we think it incumbent replaced in the publick marazine, the re committee met according to adjournment, upon us to avow our fentiments upon this xnoval of which liad fpread agencral alarm, and came to the following refolves occafion and while we declare our detef movaior wincniuiuipiciiuagtiiciuiaiann, fc 11, 1 1.

Ml and ureatlvexafpcrated all ranks of people. Rejblved, that as an encouragement to tation and abhorence of the act, we will FvnrHie had been lent into ievcral coun tJie manuiactunng uuNrowutR uus uic our ueu ciiueuvuurs 10 pimuic an m. ies and it was expected that upwards ol coiony, wcwmjiivcajncimuiu ui i. iu jucuwic kiuluuuu ui mc laiuutvM ooo men would be aflemblcd in Frede any perfon who lliall produce to the chair the magazine from whence it was tak taken. to rickfbur by this evemW and the militia man of this committee, on or before the Refolved, that as we cannot relt latisiica of Cnixlnic were orderefto meet to mor 25 th of October next, 300 lbs.

of good with his Excellency's anfwer to the addrefs row at 10 o'clock, to be in 'rcadiiiefs to gunpowder made in which, we of the corporation of the city of Wilhaml 1 1' r.t i 1. ill a letter from the Hon. the Speaker, to be made wholly of the materials of this the committee of the ciry of Williamlburg, endeavour to pacify the people; and as colony, we will give an additional premi orto the committees ofYork or James City that Gentleman fcts out to morrow, by umofiol. counties, and procure thc 1110ft authentick land, to attend the General Congrefs, wc Refolved, that we will give 50 1. to any intelligence reflecting the.

fame, and rehear he propofes meeting them and it is perfon who (hall pr.odu.ee to the chairman port to this committee at their next mett hoped, from his great influence, that he of this committee 60 pair of good Wool ing. By order of the committee, will be able to prevail on them to return and 60 pair of good Cotton Cards, on JOHN BLCKLLV clerk..

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