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the VifunJ. immediately recovered, find people began to conclude that every thing would, fouu be fettled in 311 amicable way. Ami what was this olive branch? NbtMW but the trvtion, which will have reacheS you before this comes to band A motion which, at firtf, nobody could comprehend; a motion couched in fuch cabalitbcal terms, oiipnrpofe to confound the underltandings of mankind, but which, whenunderftood, was found to contain nothing of, the Jeaft healing tendency, only calculated to fepa rate and divide the colonies from each others Divide et imperan an old adage, and now they arc in hopes of it with fucceft amongft you. The miniftry, indeed begin to plume themfclves already on their fuccefs in this way. The proceedings at New York, and the laft advices from General Gage, flatter them exceedingly, that the feeds of duTention are growing very even.in the New England provinces.

How far this is true, a little time will difcover in the meantime, military operations are carrying on with the fame zeal as before. The troops arc to be fent, and a bill is ordered into Parliament for retraining not only the New England fiijicry, but another to flop the tradeof all the colonies, except New York, North Carolina, and Georgia, which they hope will declare on the fide government in confidcration of which, particular indigencies will be granted them Whatever thefe indulgences may be, I have no doubt they will only be of a temporary nature till government has got "a firm footing. 1 have told you before that your falvation is in your own lrandsj if you will be but firm and unanimous You have but to adhere clofely to your non importation and non exportation agreement If there was danger before of your difunion, I cannot help hoping that this laft retraining bill will come in aid, irt ofcler to link you clofer to each other It comes now to be tried what materials you are made of If you have not virtue chough to witbitandthiyattack, ou will become a fcqrn and a laughing ftock to all the world, a reproach to human nature and, depend ujonit the burthens that will belaid upon you will be in proportion to the tem per you have flie wn to refift them I fhall not attempt to point out any particular modes of proceeding! thefe, I trull, will be concerted with wiiddrn, firmnefs, and fefQlutlon. Be alfilred, the good of the community at large is not the objed certain pcrfons in power have in view they mean to make you beafts of burthen, or, as the Congrefs have very properly cx prelTed it, hewers of wood and drawers of water j' but I hope you arc all of their mind in this refped You perhaps imagine that government is nothing more than a power delegated in a few, for the good of the whole. If you think that this is the opinion of the people in power, you are very much miftaken; they think that the community at large are to labour toil, and fvveat, in order to maintain afew oTMt neonle.

wallowing in luxurv idle ness, extravagance, and all manner of debauchery. If the prefent meafures Succeed, depend upon it you will have tax gatherers in various, fliapes, fwarming in upon you in abundance. If vou patiently fubmit, there will be none to pity you." WILLIAMSBURG, May 19 WEDNESDAY laft a party of the Chefterfield volunteers, armed, brought down a waggon. from Col. Ar chibaldCary of that county, to bringaway right barrels of gunpowder, belonging to tliat Gentleman, which have been lodged for fome time in the publick magazine, as in a place of fafety but as no fuch powder could be found, itis fuppofed to have been carried oft, through miilakc, inalatc, night adventure.

PtUDIE, l6f l77S. yOVK lall gazette, received to day', was the firit notice I had of the Go Proclamation for convening the AfTembly on the nrft day of June next. 5o Hidden a call, at fuch a feafon of the year, when lu Excellency has been deaf tQ all. the. entreaties of his the.

voice of juftice from our worthy countrymen who rifked their lives in defence of this country in the late Indian war, and the cries of the widows and orphans of thofe brave men who fell in battle, for twelve months plainly prove that this fummons, comes from Lord North; whofe meafures, in the late Britifli fenate, forbode no friendly buiinefs with any American AlTembly All: circumftanccs con fidered, and more; efpecially that fome of our Worthy are, on die bloody lift of American Sacrifices, and farther, that the Minifter's mandate is the only rule of conduct for American officers, it behoves VM; cmucr 10 go prepared as an American The uniform'recommended by our late Congrefs no ought, on that occafion, to be preferred to any drefs. Befides, it beft fuits the times as the cheapeft, and is, the moft martial I ever faw. As I am not one of Lord North's band of placemen or penfioners, I hope I fpeakthe fentiments of a friend to Britain, and An American. The day the infamous ails of the laji Parliament commenced at Bofton. There are 1 ft in the prefent Hottfe of Commons The piece Jigned Virginius America come to hand but, for want of room, cannot potfibty have a place this week.

In the mean while, the printer would gladly confer viih its' author, as there are fome pajfages which he does not rightly underland, TIffi of whofe tithables lifts, or certificates of the numbers, for the year I774 have not yet come to my hands, are Augufta, Amherfl, Bedford Berkeley Botetort, Chefterfield, Culpeper, Elizabeth City, Ef ex, Fairfax, Fincaf lie, Goochland, Hampjhire, Hanover, Henrico, 'King George, Loudoun, Louifa, Lunenburg Nanfemond, New Kent Norfolk Orange, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton, "Stafford, Surfy, SuJJex, Warwick, and Wejtmor eland. With the lifts of fome counties, their accounts againft the publick were not fent, G. WYTHE, c. h. b.

At a committee held for the county of LOUISA, at the courthoufe, the 2tn day of May, 1775. THIS committee being fully fenfible of the benefits that may redound to the community in general from the fpirited behaviour of Captain Patrick Henry, and the other officers and Gentlemen fol diersof the volunteer company of Hanover, in procuring for the gunpowder taken out of the colony's magazine, beg leave to return them our moft hearty thanks. y' Thomas Walker, William White, James Dabney, Charles Barret, Samuel Ragland, William Pettus, Waddy Thomfon, Garritt Minor, Tliomas Johnfon, jun. Thomas Johnfbn fen: Nathaniel Anderfon, John Crutchfitld, Robert Anderfon, Charts Smith, Signed by the whole committee, except one, who was abfent. Henry Garritt, clerk.

At a committee for the county of SPOTSYLVANIA held at the townhoufe in Frederickfburgy on Tuefday the 91 of May, W5, 26 members. Fieldino Lewis, Efq; in the chair. THE committee having before them a copy of the. proceedings of Capt. Patrick and other GenUcinen, officers and volunteers under hi; command.

concerning tue powder rukeii aom tne country magazine, cordially approve of) the fame, and unanitrtouiiy 'vine; tlienif their thanks for their pruiient', linn', and, fpirited conduct on that occalion Refolved ihat the ealy ac quiiition of the powder from the country; magazine, in the city of AVilliamlburgy by order of his Excellency the Govcrnburyt and the convenient htuation ot tliat city) with refpeft to the render it; uhfale to continue the publick treafury'at that' place; and that it is the opinion of thU' committee that the fame ought to be.rc moved, to a place of greater fafety Rtfotved, that Mr. Chairman CHaries1, Dick, Tames Mercer. Charles and George Thornton, Gentlemen, da write to the Treafnrer, retjuefting him to call a convention of the delegates for tliii colony as foon as poffible v' 'x Vo. uuw tu1V Alexander Dick, clerk THE committee for ORANGE countyi met on Tuefday the oth of taking into their conlidcration thq removal the powder from the publick and the compenfation obtained "by the independent company of Hanover arid obferving alfb, that the receipt gjven by: Capt Patrick Henry, to his Majefty (a Receiver General, refers the final difpofal of the money to the, next Cdoy Convene tion, came into the following rcfolntiopsi That the Govcrnour's remayjpf the powder lodged in the magazine, apart, for the defence of the was fraudulent unnecefTary and provoking to the people, of this colony' 2.. That the refentment: (hewa by; Hanover volunteers, and the teprifajf thjey liave made on the King property highly merit the approbation of the and1 the thanks of this committee; 3.

That if any attempt fliould.be made rip pnlmnni I nnvantinn h4. ih money returned to his Majcfty's Receiver General, our delegates be, arid pe are, hereby inftruded, to exert all eir iiiflu ence in oppofing fuch attenipt, uo fit having the money laid out in gunpowder for the ufe of the colony. I 4. That the following addrefs be pjc' fented to Capt. Patrick Hen iiy, and the Gentlemen independents of Hanover WE the committee for the county of Orange, haying been fully injFbfmed of your feafonable ana fpirited proceedingSi in procuring a coiripenfatiori for the, powder fraudulently taken from the country' magazine, by command of Lbrd Durimore and which it evidently appears his Lordfliip, to reftorc, entreat you to accept their cordial thanks for this teftimony of your zeal for the honour and intereft of your Country.

We take this occafion alio to give it as our opinion, that the blow ftruck in the Maflachufetts government is a hoP tile attack on this ana Very other colony, and a fufficient warrant to ule violence and reprifal, in all cafes where it may be; expedient for our fecurity and welfare. James Madifon chairman fames Taylor land Thomas, James Madifon, jun. WiU Horn Moore, James Walker Lawrence Taliaferro, Henry Scott, Tlicnnas Bitti The fame day on which the aDoye votes Were delivered to the Hanover fimilar addi'efles of thanks wei'e alfo delivered to from the committees of Culpeper and Caroline, and the day before from Albermarle. Hanover, May u. Yefterday Patrick Henry, Efq; one of the delegate for this colony, efcorted by a number of.