The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-11 00:00:00, page 4

LONDON, May24.
"1 EVERAL surgeons of the navy, who were fixed in business, being
& ordered on bozu'd to do duty, have thrown up their haXf-pay, rather
rhnn quit thu'r present efiablishments.
W'ere we to gtve credit to the mofl glaring lblurdity that the considence
of power ev'er uttered, and to end:: the total lose of the whole bag of
] 'ttcrs brought from Lord Dunmore's quarters, to private men, yet can
we believe that at such : eritieal moment Lord Dunmore committed his
own despatches to Govemment to the common big; and that when every
me of the crew were saved, hit Lordship'l despztches were not preserved;
but allowing that to be true, does the master of that vessel say nothing
of Lord Dunmore'l simation? What are we to conclude from the filence
of Govemment on this head.—Lord Smdwich, who il not apt wssconfcss,
aid- confess that the southern expedition was over; may we not fear that
u is worse than merely over, and that Dwtmore and his 'tonfederate
'l'oriec ne totally overwhelmed?
Lord" George Genuine": an for em-yin on the next American
ccmpzign, is to tmufer all ( land force to end:, end to trult to the
fleet for the destruction of the Ameriean cast. And it il said that thil
opinion is, utter many debltes. lgned to in the nbinet.
To prove the demh of officers who serve with lllcrity : 'nst the
Americant, there in et present, figuring'uny in 'menu . in this
town, : fele: tunspomd nbout fear yar- fmee, whsisiisin been received
by the Commander in Chief in Men, by whom he lm been sent m
hither, not only with : plfl'post for his slscty, but : recommendation to
Wt for : eommiffion.
Many Genenht who have made good retrento have been more desming
ofss honours that those who have won victoriee. Severul obnined the
name of Maximus for a well plenned retreat, end General Howfgsimeriu
the th-nks of thil country for his very greet military (kill in : late affair,
though it elttno_t be_called a_letrea_t. \
- jane 3. A Gentlemen who urived on Fridly from the l-hgue sayn,
" the Ple there, who have mone in the En ilh fundl, begin to be
ury &: y about the me of it. eye rehen , that by next summer
the Americzns will have totally thrown o theft- dependeney on .E_n lmd,
consequently the credit of the nation will he lol, lad the Roch nk to
nothing. He declared he wan commiffioned by twenty upital people to
dnw the]: money out for them, and send it over."
The following is one of the clause! of thezct to lothorise, far : limited
time, the punishment, by hard labour, of offenden, who. for certain
crimn, m.- or shall become liable to be transported to any of hid Majeny'e
coloniet end plantatiom: " And be it further enafled, that every of
fendee- who shall be ordered to hard labour, in the cuflody of such over
kev or overseen :: aforesaid, shall, during the time of such service, be
fed and sustained with bread, and lay coarse or inferior food and vntet'
of small bees, nnd also clothed; md such offender Than not, during the
lum of hie hid fiervice, be rmitted to have my other food, drink or
clothing, than such n shall e allowed to them; and if any person h-u
sup ly any such offend", at my timeduring the term of hue laid service,
wit my drink, food, clothing, other than such as shall be so directed or
permitted, he or she so suppl in; shall, for every such ofl'ence, fossrfeit
ny sum not exceeding sony illmgt. . '
The following creatiom, says a correspondent, will take place pre—
vioue to the next meeting of Parliament: The Ear]: of Hartford, Gund
sfldj and. Harconrt, and Lord Townshend, tobeMarqsiuifl'en; the Lord:
Manefizld, Peget, Weymouth, Cranley, Home, and Cudiff, to be
Ear]: of Stomtont, Uxbridge, Grcnville, Cranley, Berwick, and Car
difsi and Sir Fletcher Norton, Sir ]ohn Borlace Warren, Sir Charle
-Tyau, and" the Earl oi Ossory, of the kin dom of Ireland, shall be ad
"need to the digniry of Barons of Great main, by the titles of Bnron
Fleteher, Baron Surry, Buon thrton, and Baron Osi'oty. It islike _
wise ( lposed, thn Lord Bruce will be created Earl of W'fltshire, not
Earl Aylesbury, na has been reported; and that Lord Howe, u n his
return, will be created Viscount House, and Eul of Notting am in
Englmd. /
Jm ". By an authentic list it appears, that between the :Gth of
]une end 3!!! of December lnR, 72 trading vesseless nd one armed ship of
the Americans, were taken by the fleet under the command of Vice Ad
mihl Graves, which then consisted of 24 ships of different fine, and has
inn heenjncreased to upwards of too snil. "
Jm 13- The King wrote : cord himself to the Duke of Montl ,
to accept of the governorship to the Prince of Wales, upon the refus of
Lord Bruce, whose Lady was peremptorily "erse to the office. '
'Yefierdny advice wn received from Governor Carleton, at Webec,
thabGenenl Burgoyne, with most of the ship! that sailed with him, it
safe arrived there; siththe-y were very plentifully supplied with provi
swns, and an in good health and spirits, and unde: no apyrehension of :
further attack from the provincin] anmy. _
.- Extract of:: lemrfrm AMSTnoM-sif, Muy 20.
" Since the beginning of march come present um_e, no less than seven
vessels hue sailed, and three m up, end will sail m 18. days- hence for
Surinam, and other Dutch settlcmesius, all loaded wnh Gennln and
Polish emigrann to lsintle there, most oswhom would have gone for Bri
tish Amcrica, had it not been for the present difiurbancu." _
Just arrived, the Knee North; D-cw, from London forcogebeg, laden
wish bale goodl; she Rope here to take on hoard 50 nmsicers from the
dockynrd ac (hi- port. -
Yesferday Lmd Bruce kissed (he King's hand 2: 51. ]zuncs's, on his
being created Earl of A-yleshury; an did Lord Hydc, on his bejng created.
Ear] of Cllrendonz and Lord Trcvon, on being cyezued a ancuunt.
It is confidently afl'erwd, that Govx manent Imt received the most agree.
able accounn from New York, of Khe le' idea of the people in'general
there, and at Rhodq Uland and Conne 'cut, being rsscpdy to pain the
[(in 'a force, and to give them every possible nffictuce. _ -
T is morning some despatchet were received at Lord Germans? of.
flee from Virginiujzul the n-ticulars Mjc-not " yet unde "Nic.
Order: m sent o lrdandsifor draughusing 315 nen oakes ; regimenn
of foot on thu cshblishmene, being 65 out: of each regioun, end the
number dnnglned to be replaced by recruit" the dnughssd w be sem
on bard ;he transpans lying :: Corkcsi in oak! to join General Bur- '
goym'e forces at Deebec. -
Extract of:: [morfflm Bou'am'rl, 71" 13.
," Sunday ni : arrived sin s ithead xG-ffldflnnsppn-Im Em
llbe, with the nst division of cisnn ! _ mnflhlsm. who
are all well; lnd thin morning foes " fro'n-M Down arrived
at Spilhad, which we hear In the last. but no- smu men of m,
fom- friguu, nndsmsal small inned vessels. whom teem, the mus
pom w Amcrica, which amount to aboutGesn'l-iusiau. did and! read,
to sail :: un houre notice." ,
PHILADELPHIA.
!. c ONGRESS, s-pam 16, ws;
HAT & ht ei he bntaliom beenlifled a- soon as poffi.
Rfs'kct'd- T ble, mssune Elaring the presepr m, led thasst each
State furnish their um" qnou: m che foflomng propomonss wi.
New "am ' - - - - 1 Butahons.
MassachuemBzy - - _- lzditw
Rhode lfland - - - : dmo.
Connectlcut - si - - , l dgno
New York . — - !- m'o'
New ersey - - - 4. dgm.
Penn ylvanil - si- ;: dlvo.
D'ehware - - - ss I Glo
Maryllnd - _-' l'dlssdo.
Virginia — - - . :; dmo.
North Cardin: ct - - ' - , M.
-Soush_C-rdin - . I _ ,mct .
Georgn - - - ' find;
That twenty dolhn be 'mnxbnn lond: mychned
officer and privlle (older, ' (lull enlifl to me during the pnsent war,
unlcsc soone: dishh'sir-Yd by Cbngrcss; . _
That Con rest e pwvision for graming lands m the following pi'o
portion'l to t e officers lnd soldiecs who shaH so en in tdi Enioe,
and continue thmin to llll close oflbe war, or until ' Iw'pd !: Con
sinss, and to the representatim of such osieenud snlgiim a sin be
ain by the enemy; such land- nbesipmidedb xln Unmd Smu. Qui
whatever agnus: (bull be mssny wyncure nch lande, the suit! ex
pcnse shall bebome byehe Suln insi'thesampmpolin al theotlm-ex-ss
pensn of the war, viz.
To : Colond - - see [gret.
Q-Lieutenmt Cdonci . -. ! m Into;
: Mnjor - - - no dine.
I Capuin - - '350 (like.
. Linmnnt - - - zoo dine. .
a Ensign - - * I so dino.
Th' t:ctnh nm-comgfionedoosiffieer ago: glide- no dine.
! lppon'tment at! an. . ' mond" exce
General officers) be lefi-to the government [Land Sinus, is
that every Sun provide um, clothing, andevcry necessary so: in qm.
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