The Virginia Gazette

LONDON, March 8.

Mr. Alderman BULL's speech, to refer to a committee of the House the consideration of the treaties for taking into British pay 17,000 foreign troops, to be sent to America.

CANNOT, Sir, at this time, forbear to express my astonishment and concern, that early in the present session so many Gentlemen should have been prevailed upon, by any considerations, to stand forth, in the most serious and solemn manner, to approve and sanction those cruel and arbitrary measures which were recommended, and have been fatally carried into execution, by an unfeeling and unrelenting administration, councils; and whose whole conduct has proved them entirely destitute of every principle of justice, of humanity, and the religion of their country.

Their insatiable thirst for protestant blood has been long evident; and it cries aloud to Heaven for vengeance, as well as for the just indignation of a long abused, insulted, oppressed people. To exult in the destruction of our most valuable commercial friends, and protestant fellow subjects; to pray that the same horrid scenes may be repeated; that war, desolation, and bloodshed, may pervade the whole continent of America, unless it shall bow its devoted head to popery, to poverty, to the most abject and ignominious slavery, were not the facts on record, would be thought incredible! That record, Sir, to a nation professing a regard to liberty, and the rights of humanity, will remain an eternal monument of reproach.

Sir, is it certain, is it probable, that the exertions of ministerial tyranny and revenge will be much longer permitted? That there will be no appeal to stop the further effusion of protestant blood? Or can it be expected that the people of this country, reducing by thousands to beggary and want, will remain idle spectators till the sword is at their breasts, or dragoons at their doors? God forbid. I am not insensible how much professions of patriotism are become a subject of ridicule. To the astonishment of the world, the love of our country has been ridiculed within these walls. And yet, Sir, this shall not restrain me. While I will uniformly withhold the offer of my life and fortune in support of ministerial despotism, I wish it to be understood that, whenever occasion may call it, I will cheerfully sacrifice both in defence of the liberties of the people.

I shall not now trouble the House any further than to declare my abhorrence of all the measures which have been adopted against America; measures equally inimical to the principles of commerce, to the spirit of the constitution, and to the honour, to the faith, and the true dignity of the British nation.

I am obliged to say that the Russian and the German slave was hired to subdue the sons of Englishmen and of freedom; and that in the reign of a Prince of the House of Brunswick, every infamous attempt was made to extinguish that spirit which brought his ancestors to the throne, and in spite of treachery and rebellion, seated them firmly upon it.