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AN IMPARTIAL

HISTORY

OF THE PRESENT

WAR in AMERICA;

CONTAINING

An ACCOUNT of its RISE and PROGRESS,

The POLITICAL SPRINGS thereof,

WITH ITS VARIOUS

SUCCESSES and DISAPPOINTMENTS

ON BOTH SIDES.

By the Rev. JAMES MURRAY of Newcastle.

VOL. II.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:

Printed for T. ROBSON, at the New Printing-Office on the Side;
R. BALDWIN, No. 47, Pater-nofter-Row, London; N. FROBISHER,
York; C. ELLIOTT, Edinburgh; and DUNLOP and WILSON,

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CHA P. X.

Tranfactions in Virginia-The Powder, removed from the Magazine at Williamsburgh--The Magazine plundered-Lord Dunmore repulfed in his attempting to destroy the Town of Hampton-A Proclamation for Martial Law, and to fet the Negroes at libertyAction near the Great-Bridge--Connelly taken--His Scheme for raising the Indians defeatedLord Dunmore reduces Norfolk to afhes, &c.

THE colony of Virginia, which had entered

heartily into the general affociation from the beginning, began now to feel the effects of their oppofition to government. They had not as yet proceeded to any acts of violence, though they were ripe for the moft violent measures. What contributed much to incenfe and irritate to the highest pitch, was the haughtiness and fury of their Governor: A nobleman, of a furious temper, and infufferable pride, who being of an arbitrary difpofition, was more difpofed to rule according to his own will, than according to the laws of the colony, and the fpirit of the English conftitution. This colony having delegates at the ge neral congrefs, fully declared their principles, and fhewed what their opinion of the government was.

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