North Carolina Gazette

              t o r t h-c a r o l i nl [. l xl s a t u r ( d a vv lon d o n november 30 •^ ie two bill • on and y^l <':■<£ v f^miiii<j||h 13th 15th r6th 171i1 9th 20th and 1 1 it claufes in the amended bill are nioitly word for word the lame as in the original l heir meaning is ftriclly fo — and the on ly addition to them isthc fillilgup the blanks i he k|t : and 2id are new laulesj the 22c relates to the lommencement and duration oi the bill ; the 14th extends the power of the magiiirate to places that are licenitd as v til as to thole that are nbt inflicting the penalty of iool there uponrefufal of adi'nif llon as wtll as where no licenfe has been obtained 1 lie country has rill onetnofte left to pret vent thefe bills from palling into laws ; but ro time is to be loit new meetings llu^vi j be called aid humble petitions lr.it 10 his iv'iajelty praj ing him to ufe his roy.il prero gative in re fufing the rov al affent to the bills iliould they pals in the tv o houi'cs of parlia ment fci . readers have feen the alterations j that have been made in the committee < ' the bill to prevent feditious meetings \\ e < \ i !>:-.. r them to reflecting minds and • liallehge any man to prove tu.it the poifon • <■ ri ed ■ igle magiftrate has ftill the power of <' fperfing a meeting and in cafe they do not ibparate they lhall be adjudged felons and hall i'uffer death as in tales of felony without benefit of clergy he may arreit any pcrfon for ufing words whidi lie may think are calculated " to lt;r np the people to hatred or contempt oi government — and in cafe ol what lie may call obilrujhon he may d fpcrfe the meeting under the ian;e penal ty and in cafe that any perfon or perfons ** iliall happen to be killed maimed or hurt in the difperling 1'eiz.ing or apprehend ing — rh ■ jnitice jha.ll be freely diitharged and indemnified of or for the kilurij tmim u'jj or hurting uji perfon or perlons anil v h ti in or minds more impbrtai t than any oihe p re of the bill the cluuie which authorises domiciliary v'.lits after the pure me ; i ot the l'chool of roberfpierre remains : by this cl mfe no dwelling can be f acred ; no ta era club no fociety no pri vate family even can be fafe againft the for cible intru'iion of the ••■ rnndons of office for mark the words — " i iball be lawful for any juftice who ihall b information up on oath have rea'bn to fufpect the word is curious that any houlej room field or place arc or is opened or u'.ed for the purpofc of delivering lectures or difcourles or tor pub lic debate contrary to the provifions oi this au to go co inch houfe room or place and demand to be admitted therein ; at d in cafij fuch juftice ball be refufed admittance the l"i'i:)e liiall be deemed a dilbrderry home aiul every perfon refufing iuch admittance jhall forfeit one hundred pounds to any per on v ho ihall fue for the fame v hat may not be the abide of this unqua lified outrage on the privacy of families ? \\ h t harmlefs lodge of free mafons ; v hit body oi religious nun meeting for mutual initru&ion ; v hat friendly fociety of neigh bours who make themfelves felecl by ballot and who pay a nightly fum for the ejepences of their meeting cmi be fafe after tlii bill fliall pafsinto a law ? — what private houfe even may not be violated under the [ retence of in information ? we know of what ma . terials common informers are compofed : and it is not an unwarranted conjecture that even juftices may be found fo devoted to power as to violate that which the principles of the confutation call the caftle of an englilhman this bill has with truth been aliened to be on extinction directly and pointedly of the feeds and lources the element and germina tions oi civil freedom in this country a demolition of that on which ftauds the witle fabric ofbritilh liberty freedom of thought freedom of communion freedom ofdifcuihon freedom of petition growing in the very heart and vitals of a free lhre even ii it were not coufec rated by exprefs laws in a word that which conftitutes the eilence of cur go vernment without which whatever liberty remains to us is comparatively nothing even if that remainder mutt not toon lottcr after its foundation is remo cd by paflmg the bills mr adair in the committee laid in iub ftance that the right of difculling the con dua of miniiters remained ijntouthed by this bill and that by the alteration in the prin cipal claufes there would now be an end of miireprelentation for the great grievance was remedied that we afflrni this bill as it lands at this moment is more dangerous and deteftable than before it went imo that committee 1 he ancient and royal city of york at a public meeting ot the inhabitants fummon cd by the lord mayor ca:..e to fpirited re folutions againft the bills now pending in parliament to-momw there's to be a p blic meetingof thefn eholders of that great country when tlmilar refolutions are exrtc ted to be carried iii tiic 1 8th claufe the difference is indeed very material l his tlaufc in the original exempted the dhiejitcr , according to the law of the firft william and mary and the papiils according to the 3 lit of the present king from the operation of this bill is well as the universities oi tins kingdom in the piits and only protects fiie n er(ities 1 he l;r r c and populous city of glafgow too have come forward in a ipintcd manner againft the bills 1 he county of northumberland has pe titioned againlt the bills as well as many o r'unam l'lil places n a s s a u x p december 4 i lie firft daui'e lakes cut of the bill a greater defcrlption ofrueetings than v crccx cepted n the original bill and fo far the a nici:i!ctl u y is better than the original ; but astheic do i.ot extend beyond meeting's cal led by aldermen head uiixu-s oi diilnds or grand juries the mats of the j ( ople are lia ble to the ir.loi.vi niences c i this bill ii aj tv - bling together in direct violation of the fifth article oi the bill of i ghts — v hich it t it be obferved was made lor the pcor and pev cr lefs rot the rich and great dutthisiucon veniiiic links into nothing before the other cvik t.i lhis-hill " for where the malady is placed the lelleris k reel felu an in convenience in the mode ( t meetinp it a trifle light as nir,in comparison to the bloi dy con i'tqueiccs which the bloody code 01 laft fri day he p.o-i ed over the heads of the peoftle oieiiglaw no meeting of intire than 50 perfbnscnn be lxlc ! cthtrwiie than lirder this aft at all mcetiigs vhether convened according to the provifions of ilrs aft orinnegleftol them an magiurate has the right u sirrtft anj fpeaker in his difcretion ± c has aright to difperie the meeting ; and if iz perlons reujain one hour after his proclamation he has a right to order thofe to be killed and is indemnified together with all his ailiftants military id civil from all confequences ! ii the j ci i'm ji lied by the jultiee ihould in uny way rcfift the penalty is death ii any ptrl ;■ ii oilld in any iy aid the fpeaker 0 arrtfted the penalty is death ii more than 12 erfbns remain one hour af ter the mag it rate orders themeeting to dif porie the j i lk.lty is death it any -, ei foi or pe hops mould oppofe the magiitrate hyarm or without ; in the words of the aft ititli h they j unld " in any man ner let hii:dtr or hurt the jufliceorhis affiflants r obiiruft themin any way the penalty ;, death ! death ! death 1 run iirh a law may the almighty cod defend < ur country ourfelves and our pof terity ! ! efterday the privateer fchooner ranger captain jvjackenny returned here l'roui a cruil'e 10 windw ard on the 2?d of november atterachafe of 12 hours the hunger brought to and cap tured i french ichooner packet called the dilpatch bound from aux-cayes to balti more unt'er cover of american papers and loaded with coffee fugar o fehe hud ii i on board a quantity of pecie and cannon and ammnnition in the hold ihefe were 1 kewife on board difpatches for the ■ ational convention cafed in leaden covers wclliol tiered and fixed with iron rings ; one of thele was feenred the others had been thrown overboard jjiipa'chcs from mr i ai.,i:.orcl to gen wullriilon at st lo mingo were alfo found on board fuppoled to be taken with a £ n nch officer in ourler - \ c •, w.d were going to m adet the french niinifter at philadelphia i here were lke v iie difpatches from gen rigaud to ivi a det under the care of ci izen blanche co lonel by brevet and lieutenant-colonel of the legion egalite rigaud/s own corps in the gale of wind on the 25th carry ing a prefs of fail to get into a harbour u.e prize very unfortunately overfet and by the w eight of the c-nnon far a f t was carried down item foremoft in a few minutes i he hanger found on fhore at marygna ra a ichooner bilged without any peiiou on board atfieheagna flie found an ame rican iliip bound from new york for ja maica on llore got her off and enabled her to proceed on her voyage december 18 yefterday 18 frenchmen were brought to here in three harbour ifland vcilels from a baco they were the crew of the parficn ne a french privateer ichooner from cbarlefton which was caft away about a fortnight iince near the whale key 1 lie crew lay they had their guns and other mil tary tores in the hold and were goino to cuba tor more hands dectinber 2 the brig telegraph mariner from ila vannah tor philadelphia was driven aihore in a gale of wind at 5 o'clock a m 011 monday the 1 4 th initant on sandy key reef 1 he marts were immediately cut aw;iy to ie cure the veflel then bearing head on the reef all the people got fate afhore on the key with fome proviiions baggage and alfo about 40,000 dollars ontuefflaytho 15th the floop jane fron north-carolina fell in with them and brought intelligence ol their lituation to this place ; imon which fevcral veilels went oft to tlieir alliibnce (>* monday lair the ranger mackenny ot to them end took ih'e people with what tht'x had fecured on board and returned lui : yefterday < acre do not promoters of thefe bills fubjeci themfelvi s to an arraignment for high tj-eajon for endeavouring to procure laws which in the application for the r yal aflent niay fairly be conitrutd into acts tending to iniligate his i ijeliy to violate his coronation oath bywhich lie iwore to maintain inviolate every article oj the bill < i kights tlie 5th of which d dares ' that it is the right of the ful j : hi petition the king ami that all corn in ti e i a cl j rolecutionsfor luch petitioning gal oiie of vhe conditions by which t 1 c hou r of brunfw ick holds the ccown of thefe !. ng loms i lxit bills we are informed arc to be followed h a h 11 v hich will at o ce blot out ii on our f i.l - the ircfdom of thepreis by : b e^'ery iuan to fign his name to eve i he original bill confided of twenty t o ct ufes j the amended bill of the fame num ber with fomc comprelfion and tranpuliti