The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-06-08 00:00:00, page 3

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THE_V1RGerA-ct-GAZETTEE'4F \
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hvjffmhfined-M Ps'we , , Lmenoe Gallzbue, Truverse Nzsh,
Dl Word, ad Sanmcl ct .,- lemen, -it is the unanimoul
'nion Of (hit eonnimc (ba the said omn- Law'son'ic altogether
in How yhh :efpeR to the :foltszid charges, and that
fien'n m—W funda- fcl' any nflection on his ch-ractqr.
t': u . .. w ,. ,.si n. ,si,\ ,,- ss from the minuzes.
' ' .i. ., ! A __ , ,.sssisi , . EVAN WlLLlAMS, clerk.
Nyxtzfltumnuukumnummux
usisi .HwAssfi 'U F., Februa 18. -
- - !Mfrom Cassei, chatthefirst csiolumn of cffian troops, which
i. tabu-imo the ppy prmt Britain, was to set outp thectir
-Msnm1mcmahctinfl ,t. :: which plzceahcy are to'nke the
'W- hshio 'twnic :jely, after whicssh they will embqk
-M_ " in- cpe \Vezc.r. . .
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ct-ctct, ., 3; 9 , N, Dsssi O; N, January zo.
THE Cinflhll merchant- now in London, have applied'to Govem
' " " ment, to know if they men to send forces in the spring to drive
the Anefimout of tho'! province. They have received for lnswer,
glass? they rett nssured that no armament will be sent to Cnnada nriy
. pnn . -
" jeu. ".: Lieutenant General Elliot, Colonel of the rgth or King'
' light dngoom, i. appointed Govemor of Gihraltar, in the room of Ge
henl Co'eullil, dmsed. ,
Beside. the men of war now fitting out at Chatham for the North
Men Knion, the Re ulse, Ca t. Davies, the Can'yefort, Fanlhzw,
, end Horn, Brishen, all signes 0 31 gous, are getting ready with the
- grant! despatesi
" Frb. 59. Pershn tregoing to Ghsgow to contract for shipping, bed
" ding, &c. toenry over )oo'o troops to Amcrica, who Ire to embark at
Pan Glasgow.
To prevent the transporttbeing taken by the small prov'mc'tal privateers,
orders are given to the surveyor of the navy, thnt none be taken up un
_der zoo tone, and these also to have 5: 9 younders upon deck for their
defence. . ' - '
' '- Extractofa Wfron CAmz, jamnq n.
" On the 1781 ofthis iultant, a vessel of about m tom bttrthen end
ting nrgsim, arrived laden with corn, and it wat soon after un
detflood, thn she wnan ssAmeriean vessel, and was come purposely m
endeavour to trade with the Spaniards, at this port, but it wn Mndered
by the eommifl'tonen, who immediately sent for the English Consul, and
in two days after the arrival of the vessel notice wan give to the com
mander,— Samud Menin, thzt he could not be Ermittedsiw trade there,
* nor in my other of the Spanish portt, at or en had been sent from
" Mldrid h ehccondutrerfly, and gave the Captain notice to depart accord
ing! ' Mch he ' ly complied with."
' [Brtb 1." 'The Gctenenls Gage and Burgoyne are both to return to
Amer'tczss to their respective commandt, in a very short time.
'Thsin week the foHowing forced are to be agreed to in Council to be
sent to Antericl th'u spring: fiessiam, l:,ooo, Brunswicket's, 4000,
Wllden, zooo, Bn'tish, 31 ; total 5$,ooo.
W The duty With the Duke osBt-unswick m sighed by Co]. William
Faweittss the Gth of January, 1775. BY' thin treaty 3964 men are taken
, into the payofGreat Bsitnin; also. 336 ight cnalt'y, dismuunted. Haif
to be fold, to merelythe rzth of Febntary, and to arrive at the ylace of
embetsiketion the s5tht'the other half to begin their merch the last week
oin'Mn-chl; ss'le money to be paid to the nke thirty etovctvns each, at
.- 40. 06: . Helfinsi to pay the-Duke : subsidy of 64,5oo Germnn
: ymn : your, while an ?" end double that for two years ofter the
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,0sianuss £v\' ss, _ si
"5 - * . fy dehthe Landgrueos Hesi'e, wan signed nt Cassel, by the
si ' m Gall"— Mi-flhofpmurp it upon Heffians 'are hired},
'a- n wand- 'th-i: muehcthe and of ebruary, and the remaindu'
- insiiohweeb ctun'nss'em'y movi-bpneo in he paid for lrvy money
for each m -th$fitbfidy do.be 4'5,ooo crowne banco, per annunsit, at
'41. du}. Thiwto continue It least one year astu' the troops ar
rive ack in thedmi-ionl of Hesi'e.
'ct ' That with the counc'of Hunu wn sipfflsihe sth 9!.I*'ebruary, for
66! infanttyn 'n to march the zoth of areh. Levy money thirty
crowne; the In subsidy tnbe 35,ooo crowne. , ' , _
'- It in celeilmd thanke ensu'i elmpai ngainh the Americessn colo
lie! will out Gmt Briuin et four mi_ lion;. _ _ ,
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SeveraLds Sir Peter Parkcr'e fleet, whffl: s 'si'! 4 * nCo-sike che "A
'lt." we learn, were (den bem'ug he forLi} ,ss 1- inglost main top
Ch. still, he. lctld'itil imagined atsipwfl ' the ] .:n ofwzr hzdgot
into the above plaie. * - ' 4 '
' March n. !: is-wpomd that hinMa'si- sil' to Portsmnudl to
take : sinvcy of thefleet before they sail sir; 7 --.1'; ". ' ' A
- The offibeu who are osdercd for Amcterir wct -n n'thf fame lnsishnn
lo the common soldien, and theirjwr to . dzc-ssecl'sh like manner, so
dear they may not be distingmshed by me rifle- :; en. who'aim particularly
!: tho officers; ' -, ct'
The Dan] Came man of war (that los} an Bet mafls and put into Fal
mth in ]uuary hid) and the Carysfon uu'n' of war, from Portsmouth,
bed: bound to Amenca, put into Plymosiuch the uth instant 'oy comnry
ne Ferm fioop of war, commanded by'CaPzzin Rodney. 5- said'to
tue oversct nsea, and everysoul lost. _ '
' Yeierdny General Sir ]ohn Wostefly lhd Sir George Oshme'set out
for Chnbam, to embask there with their regimmu'for Ameliez.
Account! smm Lilbon, by way of Flance, afl'essrc, As : fafl, that !h'
King of Portu lwae assassinated, and that when the account came away
? capiul anfibe whole nation was in the utmost disorder and confu
n. * si
WATE-RTOWN, May 20.
RTDAY last Ca tain Muckford, belonging to Marblrhead, took
and carried into osion, a ship flom lrelznd. Her cargo consilh
of seventy five (ons of powder, looo (kind of arms, I number of travel
Iing carriages for heavy cannon, a namicy of entrenching cools, somect
dry goode, and some provisions. S e in estimncd to be worth bet'ween
40 lnd 50,oool. sterling.
B O-S T () N,ctM 13.
WE learn by the extract: from the St. ]: ' e'e hronicle, of the
nineteenth of Much) inserted in the Hn tu gazette, that Gen.
Burgoym wu to sail for Qctebec with ten thousand troops, and tetnke tt
if in the hind! oftlte rehele, and then proceed to Montrezl, St. john's,
lus That Genenl Sage and Lord House, with sevensithousand troopt,
were to join Genenl Howc at Boston, at which place it is suprcsishd there
' it eight thousand. Gage to remain as Govetnor 'os Maffachutrtts', while
the General! Howet me to amck and beat the rehels from their posts;
they it! then to secure their embarkation and proceed to New York, land
there, and occupy Hudson't river, and proceed up and join General Bur
goyno from nehec, and eshtblish a chain ossons round New Englan i.
Also that one undred sail of frigates and [loops of war are to [the out
wist (it il said three deep) to cut off all communication between the
eoloniel. That the above troops are to be Heflims, who enter into pay
before they march, and Hanoverinns and British; the foreign Stares are
subsidized for two year: after the troops shall be returned to their own
lend again, if ever that should be. .
Let Saturday week the bmye Captain Mugsord, command" of the
armed schooner Franklin, after seeing hie prile safe into Button hat'hou,
wae gain out again, but the tide making I inn 'him, he came to an
anchor o Pudding Gut Point- the next monmigsiby'day break the sentry
saw :; beau from the men o war makin 'sw then), they got ready to
receive them before they could board the cho'bh'et'; she sunk five of the
bold, and th remainder ettempting to board. they ("t seVerzi of the
newe hande 0511 the laid them over the gnnwale. The brave Captnin
Mugfotd nukiit : ]: ow at the peopie in the. heat: with'a cuthss, he
received a woun in the breast, on which he called his Llentcnuut, And
slid "_ ] ma dead man, don't give up the veliel'; you will be: able: to
batthem, if not, cut the cable, and run her on those." He expired in :
sev'nim; the Licuteuant then run her on (hote, and the bone made
_:j the men that nere taken tip ssirom the bozn that sunk, say they lot!
M. '= The schoonec had hot one man killed besidet the Captain.
"A Htet from Boflon, dated last Monday, ssiayl, Captain Mugfoni
Mered th! nan'ehend from hilctbody et one blow, who wounded him.
and that me men at last were droqnedss and killed in the beats; end thtt
the schoones'u crew confined of no more than 30 men.
' On Wednesdl the lsth instant, was launched at Providence, the
eominenus ship metica, of ;: sun:, esteemed : very fine vessel.
Cefbenla stigat wateredvztctBloek [Hand on Supday the nth insh
lnd'thased some fishing boat; into gin: t't thin day week.
" Whsiflg that was eonsort with ct ss (!:sibems it said be sailed sot Hali
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'(litsiv/Tthdtree prizeaz some of then; said to bestow ance.
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