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2 AD VE RTI SRM ENfe fcy his Excellency JOSIAH MARTIN, Efq; Captain-General, Governor, - and Commander in Chief, in and over toe faid Province, t : A J P R O C L A MATrI0 1ST. T 7 HERE AS I have received certain Informati- f Yv--oo that fundry ilLdifpofed Perfons hive.been; L and are Hill going about the County ; of Brunfu)hkt , and other Counties of thi Province, , induftrioufly propagating falfe, feditious, and fcandalous Reports, derogatory to the Honour and Juftice of 'the King and his Government, tending to excite the moft un - natural tealouiies arid Sufoicions, to crcite Difcqrd ' - among the People,-aad j alienatetheir-AfFcdions--' ' from hi's flflajefty . giving oat that.the Parliament of VjfCat Urilulni nuu uic iviujj c iumiinn, uavv tuiizi- " ed Defigns to enflave his Majefty's American Sob- jedts, by impoliog upon .them grievous and intolera ble Taxes, without the Confent or Participation of their Reprefentati ve jn General Aflembly, by vacat ing the Jloyal Grants' under which' the People hold their Lands, and' by 'depriving them kenurely of the UTe and Benefit of provincial AiTemblies,. and all o ther the Rights and Privileges they have, heretofore enjoyed, v AND WHERE AS . I have undoubted In formation that thefe. evil-minded Perfons, Jby fuch r' - . . - . a ; L.J. . M - ir 1 and numbericu ottver mon wicKea, vue jane, ana n ftamnterHjapeftionrandn finuattons5rHof-th - like Natarerare endeavoftring to engage the People - to fubferibe Papers, obliging- themfel ves to be pre- pared with Armi, td array themfelves in Companies - arid to fubmit.to the illegal and ufurped Authorities of CommUtetV comirig their flagiUous and aboiidi nable Dciigns with preteiidca Appreneniions, 01 in teftine Infurreclions, aW Profeftichs o Duty and ' Allegiance to the King. in Orde.r the; more effeflu-T ally to deceive and betray the innocent and unwary People into the moft flagrant -Violations "thereof; AND WHEREAS, among other wicked Devifej, calculated to miflead and rmpofe upon the People;-, itjs, attempted to infufe into their Minds a Belief that the Parliament, and his Majefty's .Minifters, art , purfuing Meafores againft Aticrk a, contrary tothe Senfe of his Majeftyrand fubverfivfc of his Govern ment; -and that the illegal Combinations which the people are' invited to enter, in to, are intend ed..to.fup " tort his Majefty again ft tKc evil Defigns of the faid Parliament and Minifters; AND WHEREAS the Incendiarici who fpread theft falfe and feditious Re ports, where thev fail by fuch bafe Deceits and Ar tifices to feduce his Majefty's loyal and faithful Sub. -. jctts to join in their licentious and criminal Cobt nations, proceeded to tne extravagance 01 threaten ing lodividdals with tarring and feathering, with fdting their Lands and PrpctU-u4 mWiiv Di- -vificn thereof amctJg the deluded Followers, and menacing them even uh Death if they ihould per- (muTn iKii" Hiitw tn th5r Sovereion: and the I.anvt of their Coantry, to the great Terror and Difmay of many of his Majefty's iaid loyal and faithful Sub jeds : 1 hAVE THOUGHT IT PROPER, and indifpenubly neceffary; in Difcharge ot my Duty to the King, and to hjs Majefty's5 good Subjects within this Province, to iffue this Proclamation; to prevent .. their being milled to Ruin and Dtftrudion by fuch falfe, feditious,' infamous, and groundltfi Repoits . and Suggeftions', that aie the bafe Contrivances of defperate, unprincipled, ignorant, and aoaudJned McoV to make the People inftrumenta! to the horrid Purpofcs of hcir own lawlefs Ambition; to Which they are aiming" to fzctifice the dcareft Rights and Privileges of the People, while they are pretending ' to defend them from Invadons and Encroachments, . that are meditated only by themfelves. And f oo 0 E R E B V SOUEMNLV ASSURB MIS Ma J ES'tt' PforLfc of this PaovirJcE, that the King, his Parliament, and Minifters, To far from being divided in their Councils, as has been falfly reprei'chted I to the People by Tools of Faction, are in the ftricteft Harmony, and purfuc the Plans concerted for' the Sifcty and Welfare of the Empire with ihe utmoft unanimity ana nrmncis. i nn i wuo tvegara u Taxation in Antriea, it appears by a late Refoluti on of the Houfe of Commons which has been made pnblic, w,bethe Stnfe of that Branch of the Britijb " . Parliament, that the King's Subjects in the Provinces - J . . fV. n . T. 1 ka Mnnii.fl t . V tVr C "ku" their refpecli? e' General Affcmblies only thir coa tingent Proportions towards defraying the Charge of the general Defence cf the Britijb Empire, according to their fevtul Cirtomflanccs and Abilities and for their own civil Government, and the A dm kill ration of juftice ; the Generofity and Equity of which Pro- x- routions, founded on the equal Protection that the Fleets and Armies of his Majefty afford to the Sib j eels in the Eurofeanta& American Dominions,' can . neve; be denied, nor fuch Contribution refufed, up on any Principle of Reafon or Juftice, by the People; ci Amt'tcat wniia tney wun to enjoy me siciungs 01 the Britijb Conftitution, and the Advanuges of Bri ' tijb Trade, that can only j?e preferved by thefupinor ; rower and strength of the Empire, and us conftant Readinefs to refift the Attempts of the jealous and powerful State of 'rf that are ever vigilant is-zX reduce ner rower, and to abridge her Commerce, t which is the great Source and Support of it. '"AND -1 do further affure the good People of this Province, that there is nothing more foreign to the Intentions -of his Majeftyv his pariiamen t-and Minittryrthan:"' "tne Defign, falfely and groundlefsly imputed to them -of vacating the Royal Patents runderSvhich the .King's Subjects hold their Lands, and of refuming the fame, and of depriving them of the Ufe and Be- ' neffit of General Affsmblies ; and that uTch Reports are bafe Artifices,-calculated by the Promoters of Sedition to feduce the People from their Duty, and Tto del.udfe therri into their dangerous .Combinations and Confederacies which are repugnant to every :.. L .Idea of Liberty; Jand fubverfive of the Britijb Con- : 5 fti tution AND I do moreover thifikrity'D ocfjrj; :. in Tendercefs to the People of this Province, and "to ' prevent their., being deceived and deluded by the Fools of Sedition, to their Ruin and Deftraction. to declare to them," th at. they can only ha'iard the Lofs of their Lands by following the wicked and pernici ous Counfels of the abandoned- Inventors .of thofe unparallelled Falfehopds,, whih Tare contrived to in volve 'them in CriuiefpT he'inoft dangerous Nature', ; that will, inevitably expofeuhem not only to the Forfeiture of their Lands and Properties', but to the Lofs of Life,' and every Thing theyshold dear and valuable. WHEREFORE I do raaft eameftly eic. hori-and advife 'ALL' his Majeftys liege Subject.. WKmmnirrrovince. iirmlv and itedia t v - to with. -lUnd indefift all Atten'Dtsof'th Seditious to feduce them from the Duty and Allegiance they owe to his r , Majefty, and the Laws and Conftitution of their ' Country ; and that they do by no Means degrade . themfelves, by f ubmitting . to the5g40C ommuteeTro coriftitutibnal Authorities whatfoeyer j hefeby molt ,.; Tfolemhly pledging myfelf to the People of thisColo ny, for his Majefty's moft gracious ProtecUori of. all, his dutiful and faithful Subjects; in the free and fall . Enjoyment of ail tHeir conltitutiorial Rights; Liber ties, and Privileges. ANDI do hereby ftriclly -charge and command all his Majefty's j uflices ' of the Peace, Sheriffs, and other Officersand Minifters'r to be aiding and afliftihg; to the utmoft bf their v'Power, in counteracting and oppafing all Promoters. ' J.of Sedition; arid Difturbers of the Peace and Trari" ' ouillity of this Colony,: j - ' . ' . G1VEU under my Ian ' tnd 'tbt Grtat Sealof tbi aid Province, at Fort Johaiton, this Sixteenth Dajofjaac, ijjy'ani ii th,Fiteeitu Tear if tii mujJifi R'eitii." - ' r; v::- f : JO; MARTIN: ': POTS CORNER. 0 By his ExcetLENcv' Command; 'Alexander Mar'cais, prkJa&iJ2tsltiGMJ2 WHEREAS a Boat helonging to the Governor . was, on Sviday the 1 ith, In ftant,; conveyed . 'by Perfons unknown from the Baat-houfe behind the ' Palace in Ntxvbern, to Mr. .Vs Wharf, and three ' SwivcLGuns, the Property, of his Majefty, which lay in the faid Boat for iSallaft, at the fame Time ftolen oat of her: This is to give Notice, that a RcwarJ . of , Twenty Pound will be given to any Per fon or Perfons who fiiall difcovef and make known the Thief or Thieves who committed this Robbciy; fo as that one cr all of them may be brought to Juf tice for the fanief by me , ' JO. MARTIN. Fort Jobnjion, junt 21, 1775. F O R SALE, A VALUABLE Negro Man feafontd to the Country ' ' jfunez 1775. - J; W.,STANLYi J US r PUBLISHED, ' ' And to be fold ct the. Printing Ojjid, Price Eight Pence, THE SPEECH of the Right Honourable the HARL of CHATHAM, in the .Housg of Lords, January 20, 1775. On a Motion for an ADDRESS to his MAJESTY to give im mediatc'Orders for removing his Troops from BO$rOX forthwith,-;in Order to quiet the Minds, and take away the Apprchenioas of his pood Sub jefts in AMERICA'. ,r -.. In No. 322 of this Paper we gave what then ap peared to be Lord Chatham 1 Speech. But to preferve the Purity of that great Man' Thoughts on Amtri tan Liberty, an exact Copy of the original Speech, taken' down as it was fpoken in the Houfe of Lords, i has been tranfmitted to thilaJclpbia in Manufcript, and there publiftied in an elegant Pamphlet. From that Copy the fame is now publilhed here, and ought by every true American to be preferved, as the livelieft Picture ever drawn of his Rights and Liberties, invaded by a wicked and tyrannical Mi 'Ihe H U E I ; and C R Y. f OY E Slhear, all ye Beaux and'-Witi. -MulieiansrPoetsrSquiresrand Cits,- -'All, who in Town or Country dwell t Say, can you Tale or Tidings tell 7- , - r Of Tortorella's haft Flight i . 1 .-5' Why, in new Groves Jhe takes Delight, -jr"7 - And if in Concert, or alone, . . " , The cooing Murmiircr makes her moan f ." Now learn the Marks, by which you may Trace out and fioo the lovelv Srrav i .- ' Some Wit, more Folly,! and no Care, ' ThousrMefh her Air ; - G ayornfulr fobei,r indifcreet, ". - In i yh6m;all Contradiciiohs.meet : ' r -; Civil," affrbnung, peevifh, eafy, - Form'd both, to charm you and difpleafe you ) Much Want of Judgment, none of Pride, - Modifli her Dreis, her Hoop full wide ; . Brown Skin, her Eyes of fable Hue, . Angel, when pleas'd, when vex'd, a jShrew.,, Genteel her Motion, when ihe walks. Swtetly Ihe' flngsaffd loudly talks ; 4 '. ; Knows all the World', and.it Affairs, - - 7 Who eocs to Courh to Plavs! to Pravers- Who keeps1, vwho m arries, fails or thrives, Leads honeftor dilhoneft Lives ; . "What Money match'oVeach Youth or Maldi Aj d "who ivaraTeach Masquerade i Of all line Things in this fine Town', ' , She's only, to herl'elf unknown. ' " By this Defcription, if you meet her, With lowly BoVs,. and. Homaee. ereethejrt And if pu bring the vagrant Beauty a . -Back to her Mother and her Duty; Ak for reward a Lover's Blif?; ' And (if, flU'll let voul tateaitifs P Or more,-- ifinore you wifli and prayi Try if at Church the Words flieil iay; meet cf Mrs! EUiibitb SulmJri. deceafed. at" her iate Dwelling Houle inxNewber, in the After lioon of Tout'Jay the l jtn Day of July next, wiit' I be iold at Public Venauc; the faid D welling-Houfe;, ' with the'Lotofdand," and other Improvements aua al fo ail the Hjufchold Goods and lifted of the faid Deccalcd. Six Months Credit, on Bond and : ' Security will be given the Porchalcrs for all Surriiv ; excetdinir Forty Snillines; ! - '.."? X MA MRS COORi Executor: Neviberh, JuSt't 16, 1775. 1 1 - "CaVvitcCouNTYriT. ' .By JOHN HAWKS, and LANCELOT GRAVE : lc,RRY, Etfuitet, Tiuo of bit MtijeJlf i.JuJlices J the Peace jor Jaid County. WHEREAS Complaint hath been made to us, ; by Jamet BiggleJIon, that a Negro Slave be- ' longing to nim, nauu-d JEM, about 48 Years of , Age, a ftoat likely Fellow, about 5 Feet 7 Indies high, and is Country born ; had on when he went away a light coloured milled Duffil Jacket and Breeches, and check Shirt, hath run away from his -faid Mailer, and is fuppofed to be lurking about, doing Afts of Felony in this' Provinc. , ' THESE areihertfore in his Mj Nime ta command the faid Slave forthwith to furrender him fcif, and retarn home to his faid Matter. And we do hereby commaud the Sheriff cf the laid Couuty of Craven to make diligent Search after the abgvemen- . tioncd Slave, and him having found, tq apprehend and fecure, fo that he miy be conveyed to his faid Maftcr, or otherwife difcharged as the Law directs ; and the faid Sheriff is hereby impowcrcd to raife and take with him fuch Power of his County as he (hall think fit for appichendiog the taid Slave. And we do heicby, by Virtue of an Ad of Aflembly of this Province concerning Servants and Slaves, intimate and declare, if the laid Jem doth not furrender him- felf, and return home immediately after the Publica tion of thefe Prefentt, that any Pcrfon or Peribet' may kill and delrcy the faid Slave, by fuch Means as he Or they dull think fit, without Impeachment or. Accufatiou 61 an) Crime or Offence lor fo doing, or without incurring any Penalty or Forfeiture thereby. : GIVEN under our ktandt and Seatt, th 'u d Day of May, 177$, and intb i$tb I'oar of bit Majff' (y'i Reign. JOHN HAWKS, ' L. G. BERRY. N. B. The above Nejrro Slave is fuppofed to be harboured, or kept oat by his Wife, ramed Reubel, a Wench belonging to Mr. Jaac Fonviellt, and it if .very pcffible he is lurking in the Neighbourhood of his Plantation. Whoever will take him up and: bring him to me; ' fhall receive ft Reward of three Pouudi for his Trouble, ' JAMES BIQ'GLESTO ' 1JEWJERN: Printed by JAMES DAVIS, in FRONT Stitct. All Pirfons may be fupplicd, with this PAPFR' - llXl "w ILLt j DVERXIErMESS''0? niodcratcLcn2th; arc infcr?cd Qr TuJE SmuS the wit Vcck, and Two Shillings for every Week RftcS V ,. . ;"'. r,"i'LNq?,
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