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SUPPLEMENT,
TO THE
NORFOLK INTELLIGENCER.
JANUARY 12, 1775. (NO. 32)

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FOR CHARTER,
THE Brig May, Captain SOMMERVILLE,
Master; Burthen 6000 Bushels, or 280
Hhds. to any part of Europe, or the West-
Indies.—For Terms, apply to
GEORGE ROBINSON.
PORTSMOUTH, January 11, 1775.

BY Direction of the Committee of NORFOLK Borough, will be
sold at Vendue, agreeable to the tenth Article of the Asso-
ciation, entered into by the Continental Congress; on Monday the
16th Instant: Sundry Packages of Goods imported in the Brigan-
tine Alexander, WILLIAM KERR Master, from Liverpool; Con-
sisting of a general Assortment of Goods.
GEORGE KELLY, V. M.
January 11th, 1775, (1) 32

TO be Sold on Saturday the 21st Instant at Norfolk, to the
highest Bidder, on Twelve or Eighteen Months Credit, with
Bond and approved Security; the Brigantine Jenny, double-decked,
Burthen about 5 or 6000 Bushels, lying at Portsmouth; Capt. John
Osburne of that Place, will shew the Vessel to any Gentleman that
inclines to take a View of her.
JOHN AUSTIN FINNIE.
January 10, 1775. (2) 32

ALL Persons indebted to Us, are desired to settle their AC-
COUNTS with Mr. ALEXANDER MOSELY, who is appoint-
ed to the Management of the CONCERN, since the Death of Mr.
JOHN WILKINS; and as many Accounts have been long standing,
we expect a speedy Settlement.
PHRIPP, TAYLOR, & Co.
Norfolk, January 10, 1775. (3) 32

To be sold peremptorily, to the highest Bidder, at NORFOLK
County, Court-House, on Thursday the 19th Instant being Court
Day, by Virtue of a Deed in Trust, from SAMUEL BRESSIE, to
the Subscribers.

A VALUABLE Tract of Land, lying in the County and
Parish of St. Bride, conveniently situated, Containing Five
Hundred and Thirty-seven Acres, by an old Survey, on which is a
very good Brick dwelling House, forty eight Feet by twenty, Kit-
chen, Barn, and Smoke-House all in good Repair; a fine young
Orchard of about five hundred Trees, chiefly of the Hew’s Crab,
and cleared Land for working six or eight Hands. The Soil of
this Land is exceeding good, and all of it lies convenient for Im-
provement. Also one other Tract of Land, lying in the aforesaid
County and Parish; Containing two hundred Acres, (about forty
of which are cleared) with a small House thereon. The above Tracts
ly within eight Miles of the Great-Bridge, and will be shewn on
Application by the Subscribers, or William Hall who now rents
one Plantation, and by Nathaniel Butt who lives adjoining to the
other. Credit will be given upon Bond with approved Security to
the 25th of April.
Norfolk, January 11, 1775. 32

LONDON, NOVEMEBER 7, 1774.

Members returned for the NEW PARLIAMENT.
New Romney, Sir Edward Derring, Bart. Richard Jackson, Esq.
Maidstone, Sir Horace Mann,, —Finch, Esq.
Hindon Wilts, Gen. Richard Smith, —Hollis, Esq.
Univer. of Oxford, Sir Roger Newdigate, bart. Francis Page, Esq;
Heydon, Yorkshire, Sir Cha. Saunders, Beilby Thompson, Esq;
Scarborough, Lord Tyrconnel, Sir Hugh Palisser.
Clithero, Lancashire, Tho. Lister, Esq; Hon. Ashton Curzon.
Bristol, Mr. Cruger, Mr. Burke.
Bishop’s Castle, Geo. Clive, Esq; Henry Strachey, Esq;
Bath, Mr. Moyser, Mr. Smith.
Weymouth, Right Hon. Welbore Ellis, William Chasen Grove,
Esq;
Totness, Philip Jennings, Esq; —Amyatt, Esq;
It is thought the validity of this election will be laid before the
House of commons.
Dartmouth, Lord Viscount Howe, Richard Hopkins, Esq;
Sudbury, Tho. Fohnerau, Phil. Crespigny, Esq;
This election will be brought before the House of Commons
Hereford, Mr, Foley, Sir George Cornewall.
Wenlock, Shropshire, Sir Hen. Bridgeman, bt. Geo. Forester, Esq;
Baidgenorth, Lord Pigot, Tho. Whitmore, Esq.
Lightfield, Geo. Anson, Esq; T. Gilbert, Esq;

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Leicester, Hon. Booth Grey, Mr. Darker.
Exeter, John Walter, Esq; —Bampfylde, Esq;
Dorsetshire, Geo. Pitt, Esq; Humphrey Sturt, Esq;
Dorchester, John Damer, Esq; Wm. Ewer, Esq;
Poole, Joshua Mauger, Esq; Sir Eyre Coote, K. B.
Stafford, Hugo Meynel, Esq; Richard Whitworth, Esq;
Tamworth, T. de Grey, jun. Esq; Edw. Thurlow, Esq;
Retford, Sir Cecil Wray, bart. Lord T. Pelham Clinton.
Univer. of Cambridge, Marquis of Granby, Richard Crostes, Esq;
Haslemere, T, More Molyneaux, Esq; Sir Merrick Burrell.
Luggershall, Lord Milford, Lord George Gordon.
County of Southhampton, Sir Simeon Stuart, Sir Henry Paulet, St
John,
Bedford, Sam. Whitbred, Esq; John Howard, Esq;
Christchurch, Hants, Hon. Mr. Hyde, James Harris, Esq;
Downton, T. Duncombe, Esq; T. Dummer, Esq;
Calne, Wilts, John Dunning, Esq; Colonel Barre.
Newport, Isle of Wight, Sir Richard Worsley, Hans Sloane, Esq;
Newtown Isle of Wight, Sir John Barrington, Harcourt Powel, Esq;
Old Sarum, Hon. Tho. Pitt, Pinkney Wilkinson, Esq;
Ipswich, Col, Wallaston, Mr. Staunton,
Orford, Lord Viscount Beauchamp, H. Robert Seymour Conway.
Bury St Edmund’s, Sir Cha. Davers, bart. Rt. H. Aug. John
Hervey.
City of Norwich, Sir Harbord Harbord, bt. Edward Bacon, Esq
Lancaster, Lord Stanley, Sir Thomas Edgerton.
Leverpool, Sir Wm. Meredith, Richard Pennant, Esq.
County of Gloucester, Edw. Southwell Esq; Sir Wm Guise, bart.
Preston, Sir Henry Houghton, bt. Gen. John Burgoyne.
Borough of Lancaster, Lord Rich. Cavendish, Sir Geo. Warren,
Wigan, Beaumont Hotham, Esq; Geo. Byng, Esq;
Newton, Lancashire, James Anthony Keck, Esq; Robt. Atherton
Gwillam, Esq;
Newport Cornwall, Humphry Morice, Esq; Richard Bull, Esq;
Tiverton, Nathaniel Rider, Esq; John Duntz, Esq;
Eye, Suffolk, Col. Phillipson, Mr. St. John.
Aldborough. Suffolk, Tho. Fonnerau, Richard Combe, Esq;
Castle-Riding, Alex. Wederburne Esq; Robert Mackreth, Esq;
Thetford, Hon. Cha. Fitzroy, H. C. Fitzroy Scundamore,
Carslile, Mr. Norton,—Storrer, Esq;
Ashhurton, Devonshire, Cha. Brooke, Esq; Robert Palk, Esq;
City of Lincoln, Lord Viscount Lumley, —Viner, Esq;
Grantham, Lincolnshire, Lord Geo. Sutton, Sir Brownlow Cust
Westbury, Wilts, Hon. Mr. Wenman, Nath. Bailey, Esq;
Arundel, Tho. Brand, Esq; G. Lewis Newenham, Esq;
County of Essex, Mr. Luther, Mr. Conyer.
Northampton, Hon. Mr. Tollemache, Sir Geo. Robinson.
City of York, Lord John Cavendish, Mr. Turner.
County of Worcester, Mr. Dowdeswell, Mr. Foley.
Gramponnel, Cornwall, Sir Joseph Yorke, R. Aldworth Neville,
Esq;
Camelford, Cornwall, John Amyand, Esq; Francis Herne, Esq;
Worcester, T. Bates Rous, Esq; John Walsh, Esq;

NORFOLK, JANUARY 12, 1775.

ON Tuesday the 13th. of December instant, the
Freeholders of NORTHAMPTON COUNTY met at
the Court House, and chose the following Gentlemen
A Committee, for the due observance and execution of
the Association as prescribed by the late CONTINENTAL
CONGRESS; which association was unanimously agreed,
should be the sole rule to direct their Conduct; and to
which all their measures should be conformable.

JOHN BOWDOIN, the Rev’d. SAMUEL SMITH
McCROSKEY, THOMAS DODBY, MICHAEL CHRISTIAN,
JOHN HARMANSON, JOHN STRATTON, HENRY GUY,
the Rev’d ISAAC AVERY,, JOHN WILKINS, GRIFFIN
STITH, LITTLETON SAVAGE, GEORGE SAVAGE, JOHN
RESPIS, PATRICK HARMANSON. WILLIAM RONALD,
NATHANIEL L SAVAGE, WILLIAM HARMANSON, JOHN
BURTON, JOHN KENDALL, ZERUBABEL DOWNING,
ADIEL MILBY, THOMAS FISHER, JOHN BLAIR, and
WILLIAM SIMPKINS.

Previous to the business of the day, the two following
Letters were read. The first from this County to the
Committee of the Boston Poor, with a Donation of
Corn; the second in answer thereto from the said Com-
mittee. They are submitted to Public inspection, for
the satisfaction of such, as humanely sympathise with
their suffering Brethren in Boston; and to excite the ge-
norous to contribute to their relief.

Afterwards the Committee having chosen JOHN

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BOWDOIN Esq. Chairman; they adjourned till saturday
following, when the business is to be resumed, and mea-
sures to be concerted for the more effectual observance
of the ASSOCIATION,

Northampton, Virginia, August 30, 1774.

GENTLEMEN,
THE People of this County compassionating the distressed Poor
in your place, have directed us to ship you One Thousand
Bushels of Indian Corn, to be distributed by you among such Fa-
milies, as you shall think most in want of it. The Corn is now
sent by the Bearer Capt. Nathaniel Brown, whose Bill of Lading
for the same you will receive inclosed, the Freight of which will be
paid him here, upon his producing your Receipt for the Corn.

The People in this Place most sincerely sympathize with their
Brethren in Boston, in their present Distress, and will at all times
chearfully join in every measure proposed for their Relief. Such
considerable Collections are making in this Colony, that we hope
the Poor will not suffer for want of Provisions.——And we rely on
the Firmness of your People in adhering to the glorious CAUSE in
which they are engaged, till it may please Providence to restore
them the Possession of their just Rights, and establish the Liberties
of all America, on the most permanent Foundation.

We are most sincerely Gentlemen, your Affectionate Brethren and
Humble Servants.
JOHN HARMANSON.
LITTLETON SAVAGE.
JOHN KENDALL.

To the People of NORTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA.
BOSTON, September 30th, 1774.

GENTLEMEN
The Committee appointed to receive and distribute the do-
nations of our brethren in this and the neighbouring Colonies, re-
ceived your favours, 30th August, per Capt. Nathaniel Brown, with
about 1000 Bushells of Corn, as a present from our worthy brethren
in NORTHAMPTON VIRGINIA, to the poor of this town suf-
fering by the cruel Blockade of our Harbour.

This Committee in behalf of the Town return their most sincere
thanks to the Gentlemen in Northampton, who have so generously
contributed to this TIMELY Donation. Every fresh supply from
our friends encourages all ranks of people firmly to support the
CAUSE for which we are struggling; and had not a spirit of Patrio-
tism, Generosity, and Goodness, appeared in a most extraordinary
manner throughout the American Colonies. This Town it is to be
feared must have fallen a sacrifice to arbitrary power, and submitted
to the most humiliating concessions; But we have the pleasure to in-
form you that the Patriots and defenders of American Rights in
this place, are as firm and zealous as ever, though surrounded on
every hand by Soldiers and military preparations; the harbour filled
with ships of War; the chief Fortress, Castle William out of our
hands; Soldiers encamped in sundry places; the neck, the only
entrance into the town doubly fortified by advanced batteries, and
a Regiment encamped on both sides of the road to prevent the aid
of our neighbours, who upon a late alarm shewed the utmost readi-
ness to encounter every danger for our relief and defence. We are
daily alarmed with hostile appearances; it is now said they intend to
erect five Batteries and to picquet the Town at the Westerly side, to
prevent the landing of our friends from the country. But we are de-
termined to bear ALL, rather than in the least instance to acknow-
ledge the right of Parliament to mutilate our Charter or form
of Government, and to tax us at their pleasure.

We observe in your letter, that considerable collections are making
in your Colony for our Poor; in confidence of this our Labourers
and Mechanics have universally declined assisting the Army in car-
rying on their works though tempted with large rewards; not that
they desire to be mantained in idleness, for they are ready for any
employment the Committee can find them; for particulars in this
respect, refere you to the Committee’s publication last week. Con-
scious that our CAUSE is just, we trust in the supreme RULER of the
Universe, that he will in due time restore us to the possession of ALL
our rights and establish the Liberty of ALL America, on solid
and lasting foundations.

We are with the greatest esteem
GENTLEMEN
Your Friends and fellow Countrymen
DAVID JEFFERIES.
By order of the Committee of Donations.

P. S. You have doubtless heard that all our powder in the Char-
les Town Magazine, has been seized, and removed amounting to
300 Barrels; and the Magazine in this Town belonging to the pro-
vince taken possession of by the Soldiery; and all private powder
prohibited; all cannon and shot they can lay hold on, secured;
but we trust the neighbouring Colonies have full supply in case of
need; WHICH GOD FORBID.

To the INHABITANTS of the PROVINCE of
MASSACHUSETTS - BAY.

MY FRIENDS,
TO undertake to convince a Person of his error, is the indis-
pensible duty, the certain, though dangerous test of Friend-
ship. He that could see his friend persevering in a fatal error with-
out reminding him of it, and striving to reclaim him, through fear
that he might thereby incur his displeasure, would little deserve the
sacred name himself. Such delicacy is not only false, but criminal.
Were I not fully convinced, upon the most mature deliberation that
I am capable of that the temporal salvation of this province de-
pends upon an entire and speedy change of measures, which must
depend upon a change of sentiment, respecting our own conduct,
and the justice of the British nation, I never should have obtruded
myself on the public. I repeat my promise, to avoid personal re-
flection as much as the nature of the task will admit of; but will
continue faithfully to expose the wretched policy of the whigs,
though I may be obliged to penetrate the areana, and discover such
things as, were there not a necessity for it, I should be infinitely
happier in drawing a veil over, or covering them with a mantle.

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Should I be so unfortunate as to incur your displeasure, I shall ne-
vertheless think myself happy if I can but snatch one of my fellow
subjects as a brand out of the burning.

Perhaps some may imagine that I have represented too many of
my countrymen as well as the leading whigs in any unjust point of
light, by supposing those to wicked as to mislead, or those so little
circumspect as to be missed, in matters of the last importance.
Whoever has been conversant with the history of man, must know
that it abounds with such instances. The same game, and with
the same success, has been played in all ages and all countries.

The bulk of the people, are generally but little versed in matters
of state. Want of inclination or opportunity to figure in public
life, makes them content to rest the affairs of government in the
hands where accident or merit has placed them. Their views and
employments are confined to the humbler walks of business or re-
tirement. There is a latent spark however in their breasts capable
of being kindled into a flame; to do this has always been the em-
ployment of the disaffected. They begin by reminding the people
of the elevated rank they hold in the universe, as men; that all men
by nature are equal; that Kings are but the ministers of the people;
that their authority is delegated to them by the people, for their
good, and they have a right to resume it, and place it in other
hands, or keep it themselves, whenever it is made use of to oppress
them. Doubtless there have been instances where these principles
have been inculcated to obtain a redress of real grievences, but
they have been much oftner perverted to the accuried purposes of
treason and rebellion. No government, however perfect in theory,
is administered in perfection, the frailty of man does not admit of
it. A small mistake in point of policy, often furnishes a pretence
to libel government, and persuade the people that their rules are
tyrants, and the whole government a system of oppression. Thus
the seeds of sedition are usally sown, and the people are led to sa-
crifice real liberty to licentiousness, which gradually ripens into re-
bellion and civil war. And what is still more to be lamented, the
generality of the people, who are thus made the dupes of artifice
and the mere stilts of ambition, are sure to be loosers in the end.
The best they can expect is to be thrown neglected by, when they
are no longer wanted; but they are seldom so happy; if they are
subdued, confiscation of estate and ignominious death are their por-
tion; if they conquer, their own army is often turned upon them.
to subjugate them to a more tyrannical government than that they
rebelled against. History is replete with instances of this kind. We
can trace them in remote antiquity, we find them in modern times,
and have a remarkable one in the very country from which we are
derived. It is an universal truth, that he that would excite a rebel-
lion, whatever professions of philanthropy he may make when he
is insinuating and worming himself into the good graces of the
people, is at heart as great a tyrant as ever weilded the iron rod
of oppression. I shall have occasion hereafter to consider this mat-
ter more fully, when I shall endeavour to convince you how little
we can gain, and how much we may lose, by this unequal, unnatu-
ral, and desperate contest. My present business is to trace the spi-
rit of opposition to Great Britain through the general court, and
the courts of common law. In moderate times, a representative
that votes for an unpopular measure or opposes a popular one, is
in danger of losing his election the next year, when party runs high,
he is sure to do it. It was the policy of the whigs to have their
questions upon high matters determined by yea and nay votes, which
were puplished with the representatives names in the next Gazette.
This was commonly followed by severe strictures and the most illi-
beral invectives upon the dissentients, sometimes they were held up
as objects of resentment and contempt, at others; the abuse was
in proportion to the extravagance of the measure they opposed.
This may seem not worth notice, but its consequences were import-
ant. The scurrility made its way into the dissentient’s town, it fur-
nished his competitor with means to supplant him, and took care to
shun the rock his predecessors had split upon. In this temper of
the times, it was enough to know who voted with Cassius and who
with Lucious, to determine who was a friend and who an enemy to
the country, without once adverting to the question before the
House. The loss of a seat in the House was not of so much con-
sequence, but when once he became stigmatized as an enemy to his
country, he was exposed to insult, and if his profession or business
was such, that his livelihood depended much on the good graces
of his fellow citizens, he was in danger of losing his bread and in-
volving his whole family in ruin.

One particular set of members, in committee always prepared the
resolves and other spirited measures: At first they were canvassed
freely, at length would slide through the house without an
obstacle: The lips of the dissentients were sealed up; they sat in
silence, and beheld with infinite regret the measures they durst not
oppose: Many were borne down against their wills by the violence
of the current, upon no other principle can we reconcile their osten-
sible conduct in the house to their declarations in private circles.——
The apparent unanimity in the house encouraged the opposition out
of doors, and that in its turn strengthened the party in the house.——
Thus they went on mutually supporting and up-lifting each other.——
Assemblies and towns resolved alternately, some of them only omit-
ed resolving to snatch the sceptre out of the hands of our Sovereing,
and to strike the imperial crown from his sacred head.

A master stroke in politics respecting the agent ought not to be
neglected. Each colony has usually an agent residing at the court of
Great-Britain. These agents are appointed by the three branches of
their several assemblies, and indeed there cannot be a provincial a-
gent without such appointment. The whigs soon found that they
could not have such services rendered them from a provincial a-
gent as would answer their purposes. The house therefore refused
to join with the other two branches of the general court in the ap-
pointment. The house chose an agent for themselves, and the
Council appointed theirs. Thus we had two agents for the private
purposes, and the expence of agency doubled, and with equal rea-
son a third might have been added as agent for the Governor, and
the charges been trebled.
[To be continued]

N. B. Not having Time to insert the INTELLIGENCE
recieved by the Ship, Resolution, Capt. JEFFERIES, in 7. Weeks
from LONDON, must refer our Readers till our Next: She brings
NEWS to the 15th November.

[ Capt. JEFFERIES has for Sale, a Cargo
of Newcastle Coals. ]

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