то Thomas Hefferson, THE OBLIGING NEIGHBOUR, THE WARM, KIND, INDULGENT FRIEND, AS WELL AS THE ACTIVE PATRIOT, THE ABLE STATESMAN, AND THE LIBERAL PHILOSOPHER, THE FOLLOWING CONTINUATION OF The history of Wirginia ORIGINALLY AND JUSTLY DEDICATED TO HIM, IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, BY L. H. GIRARDIN. HISTORY OF VIRGINIA, CHAPTER I. First intimation of Dunmore's hostility-Removes the gan-powder from the magazine-Corporation of Williamsburg address him on the subject; he returns a verbal answer-Contribution subscribed for the Bostonians-Dunmore's letter to the British Ministry-The Governor issues a proclamation-Causes of the_governor's alarm-Captain Montague threatens to fire upon York Town-Williamsburg Committee pass resolutions thereupon-Six hundred men assemble at Fredericksburg .. -Deliver their sentiments for publication, and then retire-The Hanover Volunteers under Patrick Henry march for Williamsburg-The King's receiver-general makes compensation for the seizure of the gun-powderThe Volunteers of Hanover offer their services—not thought necessary-Excellent order preserved during the march of the Hanover Volunteers-The Governor issues a proclamation against P. Henry and his followers—Address to P. Henry-The Council address the People-Patrick Henry escorted by Volunteers on his way to Congress General Assembly meet--General reflectionsAssembly meet-The Governor addresses them in a speech -Assembly return an answer - The assembly request information with respect to the expenditure on the Indian expedition-Partial compliance of the Governor-Assembly appoint a committee to inspect the magazine-Dunmore's conduct thereup n-Assembly resent Dunmore's rudeness -The Council make v communication to the house of Burgesses- The House receive a message from the Governor on the subject of the gun-powder-Reso lution to address the Governor-Committee appointed. Resolution never acted upon—he Council address The Governor The Governor retires on board of a man of war. VOL. IV. B CHAP. 1. 1775. HISTORY OF In compiling the history of Virginia from the year 1775, it will be necessary to review some of the transactions rela→ ted in the last chapter of the 3d volume of Burk's history. I am induced to make this recapitulation, not only because it seems most conformable to unity of design and perspicuity of arrangement to commence at the first open act of hostility committed in Virginia, but also because it is in my power to supply some omissions of my predecessor. I shall proceed therefore to give an ample detail of the events of that period of Virginian History, and also a condensed narrative of the operations of the hostile armies in the other states. First inti- On the 28th of March 1775, Dunmore had issued a promation of clamation, by command, as he said, of the King, requir Dunmore's ing all civil officers to use their utmost exertions to prehostility, March 28. vent the appointment of deputies from Virginia to the continental congress, which was to assemble at Philadelphia on the 10th of May. This proclamation, by whatever authority issued, had no other effect than to convince the colonists of their governor's hostility. But they did not wait long before they re-ceived a much more decided intimation of his evil disposition towards them. Removes the GunPowder *Between 3 and 4 o'clock, on Thursday morning, April the 20th, Capt. Collins with a body of men belonging to the Magdalen armed schooner, by the command of Dunmore, came from Burwell's ferry to Williamsburg, and April 20. privately removed out of the magazine, and carried on board that schooner, about 20 barrels of gunpowder belonging to the colony from the magazine, When the morning appeared and this discovery was made, the Common Hall assembled and presented an address to the Governor. They stated the apprehensions which had been excited by this measure: that the magazine had been erected at *Ve have adopted what we deem the most correct authority; for even ersons who were on the spot, have varied in their relations of the time when the transaction took place, |