The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-04 00:00:00, page 3

he could not treat with us as : Committee of Congrese, yet :: his were
enabled him to confer and conlult with any private Gentlemen o influ
ence in the coloniee, on the means of restoring peace between the two
countries, he was glad of this opportunity of contenjng with us on that
sibjectz if we thought onsselvee et liberty to enter into a conference with
him m tlint-dizrnQer. We observed to his Losdship, that as our busi
ness was to hear, 'he might consider us in what light he pleased, and
communicate to ue eny propositions he might be authorised to make for
the purpose mentioned; but thzt we could consider ourselves in no other
ehancter then't'hat in which we were placed by the order of Congress.
Hi- Lordship then entexed inw I discourse of considerabie length, which
contained no explicit pro _ sition of peace except one, viz. ,.That the
eoloniea should return to eir Ill 'lnce and obedience to the government
'sithmt Brit-nin. The rest consi ed principally of assurance: that there
rue en exceeding good disposition in the King and his Minifleu to mzke
that vemment ed to us; with intimations that in case of oursisubmis
(on By would en e the ofensive acts os Parliament to be revised, and
the inlructiolu to Governon to be reconsidered, that so if any just causes
of complnint were found in the acts, or any error: in Government were
' peteei'ed to have crept into the instruction, they might be mended or
' withdrum. _
" We gave it as our opinion to his Lordlhip, that : return to the do
uintion of Greet Britain wu not now to be expected. We mentioned
- the reputed humble petition. of the eolonies to the King and Parliament,
which had been treated with contempt, and answered only by addition]
'injuriee; the unexlmpled petienee we had shown under their tynn ical
ment, end that it we: not till the hit act of Parliament w ich
- need m ngainlt us, and put on out of the King's rotection, that
we declared out in dence. That this declmtion ad been called
for by the people of t e eoloniee in general, that ev eolony had ap
proved of it when made, and ill now considered them elves as indepen
dent Snm, and were settling or hld setded their governmento accord
ingly; so that it was not in the power of Congrese to for them that
they should return to their former dependent late. hat there was no
doubt of their inclination in peace, and their willingnese to enter into :
trary with Britain, that might be adventageoue u boeheounttiee. That
' though hie Lordlhip had at. presentno newer to treet with thern as lnde
pendent Stace, he might, ifthere me the (due good disposition in Bri
ffln, much sooner obtain fresh power- from thence for thet puryose than
p-eruunld be 'obtained by Gonpofa from the seven! colonies, to cou
sent teqsishmifflon. lfielctrdflupthen, snymgtluthewa Brrytofind
!th nouccommodationwasielike m dispute, put amend to the con
nee. _ _ ,
. 'Tr -- . 1 . or non A , , . 7 ss-A.__!.si-si .j-L_A H.
'_ ? Upon the whole, it did not appal- to r commune, m: ma
Loydflup's commiffion conuin'ed my other loth::hy of impomnce, than
Uhlt is expressed insithe nctos Pulmt, viz. that of gnntin; pardon:
with, such exceptiont'u the mnisipnm shall think pro to make,
and of declaring Americl onny part of itw be in the Km'g : ce upon
War.... *Por :; on an m of inquiring into she me offimmea,
which his Lordship mentioned on us, end confining and consulting
ylth mffim the eomnsionen' mi t think pmper, md repqesem
m the ult of such conversation to Miniflry, who (pumded the
ugnoln' would subject themselves) m' ht after all, or might not, ::
their pleasure, make any lltmtiont in former instructions to Gover
"nay, w. propose in ?uliunent my amendment of the acts complaiued
lfnssJR Waded ny expeflanmt from the effect of such :! power
wouldhne been too uncertain and Feculent to be reliesid on by America,
led lie tiil continued inher he of dependence." .
w nkmrsmy Hnuu; mer New You, s :. 13, 1776.
" A dies osif our'asirmy, who m taken prishner, an deferted from
theme;" he wi . infecte, thathe heard un officer say, that them had
been 1300 men dried on both sidetj llso, thnt eve morning when
they counted the Prisonen over, he bend them say, Face wele Goo of
M. Should du; be true they must have but! !oop men killed.——-I-le
&c.,-, thatby thsunand omneuzoo of our men had en.
libd. and were to he sent to llifu. How he this it! cannot say."
had a lazars"- Hnun, 1 Mfw- New Youndizt. 16.
" _ y m an unlucky (11? for m.—The My lsn lbouc
ten o'dock ;: Turtle Bay. below cl] Gzte, under cover of my ships
ct m. ' under Genenl Parshns were soon obli w sense
frontheymsi andgivegrwndtprdteenmy bol- . General
Millin ' ' , marched from Mount Washiogum qith tooo men
"'W" "";tu """ ctsi' 'sict'ss '"ssW-Wss MW ""If;
'qu . WWJ he" low tu)
I ] our . , ; \ m " _ ,
si-j-na' ' osss haven run
hfiuflssshewss]? (EWMm-md Scottshi- 83:
York, but made their way through the enemy'l line, with all their mest
end the gwds of the city. Coluncl Knoi " missmg, and so posed to
be taken, as he was late in town lookin for : boat to crost ( le North
River. Three days since, it was refolve to quit the town; and we have
been removing ever since. We hue taken almost every thmg out of the
city, but lost some cannon usd Ram. New York never was (enable,
ndssthe holding of it obliged on to divide our army into many weak
parts, but now ! think we are in : good wn ; we only want two or three
du : w r'dresh our men end seeme the heig n." -
y some account! from Powles Hook, we learn, that early on Sunday
monu'ofi lust several of the enemies [hip- Paised by New York, up the
North iver, which ocusioned . heavy finng from our batterics at that
place, but with whtt effect we do not know.
Septmber n. By letten recited yesterday from New Ycrk, we rue
informed, that the enemy wereencunped but two miles from heed uar—
ten—thnt they were leading all their heavy artillery from Long [and
at Hom'e Hook—wd thet an attack was shortly expected on our lum,
which were very formidehle. '
From sundry Gentlemen who arrived from New York yesterdn and
the day before, we odlect the following intelligenee—that G'en. ash
silzgwn last Monday having received intelli ce that no advanced party
the enemy m epptoeehmg hix lines at em, he tparessd to attnck
them with one pltty in from. whssilfi another made in the tear to
Well: their letten, which was nwly effected, when the enemy after ;
smm en t, second their retmt under cover of their men of wat
in the Eafl iver. ' Colonel Knolton comminded one party, end Majot'
Leitch the other, the former killed end the latter wounded. That the
mien had lost thirty men killed. That we had taken three fleid-pxeeee
end lost only five men. We ere nisi: informed that on Sund evemng
llfl our le hnd sent thmfirelhipe down in the enemy'z cet, one
of whic bad ?" pled with a man of war, ut the men of war disizn
nnglinghexsel , burnt to the wacef'e-edge without doing any dznge.
;s—Tns maces.- ttcuttln :- (: m. tbctbm !: ssssss usisi
ctf 'ct " ]" sifmfz
"' man the rbject: d' tlu ' es Drum and the !: qf
State;, ZC lb: ]?tb qfdpfil'f :77 . M ,
17" m, qf Bntciu Dr. Cr. _
x.ct.To the vnctory and route at Lex- :. By the den-bought vsstaory of
japen. _ Bunket'o Bill. .
:. o the lose of Chamblee.si :. By the defect beset: the wall
of
.Dimot's. '. .
3 'W' m-ndawivissof
4. Dimns Manual. ;. By
5. TothedesutotGen. M'Donald. Genenl Thunpsonatthe
6. To the dis ] eaptivity oil, Riven- ,. - _ '
Genenl , &c'. ", 4. 37: victuymthel'nmese
7. To the victory it the O. Btidge, Anne nuhssnll-ss _.'_ " ,
nearNorsolk. -_ 5. By burning [(a-folk: _
8. To the evacuuion of Boflon. 6. By burning Btentssshoupssjad
9. To the victory over had apd fee ' flightof Sufford nahtu. .;
forces lt Sull'nn'o lfland. 7. By the defend n-r Fllt Both,
10. To re lse, and disgnceful re- and mention of Long !M
creates lpt. Squireand hissqna- !. By the meum of' New _
dron of six tender: :! Hampton, York.
whereone underwn taken, from
which Lieutenant Wright swan] to
the fleet.
11. To seven] route- in Norfolk.
P'a'xvn Him; an 'mns so
q'cauquq um :! qquapguoa e
n. To L.siDumuore'l seven with
vmctdsh: .(u nqt syqt 15 tunosn
all his fleet from Norsolk to Gwyn's
13. To his severe dmhbing there,
and prechitate hight from thence
with the whole fleet (leaving their
cableo and lnchon) except three
tenden, which were taken by an:
trdbpo, and 'his being obliged to
'bum'at lah 30 ofsithe fleet which
attendedrthem. ,
n.. To the defend of: brigade under
ct command of Brig. Genele Leflie,
- m: Huloim. - _ '
-' assure, Whether Lord Dunmofe ind hit lother should have date;
orbe charged :- debtor for : soo Negroes stolen, who were eithe} is.
it: (kirmishes, died of diseaset through cruel trentment lnd ib "
.si,
glee, or were sent to the West ladies to be fold *(u it sumse'fl
'd-.
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