The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-20 00:00:00, page 1

in the panegyric of that hero. General Burgoyne, though he exprefied
a strong zeal against the American cause, 1n a very handsome manner ;
did juigice to his merits; and said, that all his virtues weve abundantly
rewarded, when they were-thus ¢¢ praised, wept, and honoured by the
muse he loved.”®----------*Pope. .
_Lord North censured the u:;?ualiﬁed liberality of the praises beftcwed
on General MONTGOMER bi'\thc Gentlemen in opposition, because
they were bestowed um)n a REBEL; and said he could not join in lament
ing his death as apu lic loss. He admitted, indeed, that he was brave,
he was able, he was humane, he was generous; but ﬂi'l:’?w{as only a
brave, able, humane, and generous rebel; and said, thatthe verse of
the tragedy of Cato might be applied tohim: ¢ Curse on his virtues,
they've undone his country.” » S
. Mr.Foxrofea second time, and said the term of rebel, M the
noble Lord to that excellent person, was no certain mark o disgrace, '
and therefore he was the less earnest to clear him of the imputation; for
that all the great affertors of liberty, the faviours of their country, the
benefadtors of mankind, in all ages had been called REBELS; that they
even owed the conflitution, which enabled them to fit in that House, to
a REBELLION. )
Yesterday morning four waggons laden with mone¥ were sent off from
tl}’xle Bank, under a troper ;fcort,] to P(;rtfm:llth," or payment of his
\ aiafty’s jagamidsha rpanfionts V',qr-f'—}.ﬂl‘ brond o Avmrra o
“ﬁ‘m&%o e Efepar;mc or the foreign mercenaries to
America, the fams stipulated for their hire and pay is to be advanced by
Great Britain,, The Prince of Waldeck, andP several of the German
Princes who have engaged to furnifh troops, are expetted in England.
These Princes have a juster notion of the finances ofPEngland to permit
their subjects to embark before they are paid for their hire.
March 29, An evening paper of last night fays, out of the provision
article of hogs lately sent to Boston, we can assure the public, that what
from diseases, &c. only four hogs were landed, which, after paying every
expence, stood Government in the very moderate sum of eleven hundred
pounds per hog; the four-crouty from similar circumstances, cost them
seven hundred pounds. Query: If an army of fifty thousand men, at
the distance of three thousand miles, are to be fed at this expence (allow
ing them to be viGorious) ‘is it not paying too dear for such a conquest?
Col. St. Paul is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of
France.
Orders are said to be given from the war-office, and also from the
viGtualing-office, to stop all provisions from being put on board the tranf
ort thips, and for the soldiers laying at Portimouth, Chatham, &c.
fmm embarking, and to stop all other proceedings for twenty days.
" It is astonishing how any man could ever dream of fending cavalry to
America. Only let us for a moment conceive, adragoon with his bags;
his bucket, his boots, his belts, his havre-fack, his cloak, his cantine,
bis broad sword and his carbine, galloping round a tree to catch a rifle-.
man or an Indian! Itisacow catching a hare. The ideais laug'hable,
if the consequences were not serious. v
April xx. Adviceis reccived from Gibraltar, that one of his Majesty’s
ships of war, belonging to Admiral Mann’s squadron, had chafed five
‘American veflels into the Bay of Cadiz. The Captain of the man of war
immediately waited on the commander in chief at that port, who informed
him, that if he would put to sea immediately, the Americans should not
land their cargoes, but quit the place in 24 hours.- The man of war
left the port direétly, and cruized off the mouth of the bay till the above
veflels (which were forced to pt to sea) came out, which they made
prizes of and ¢ wried into Gibraltar. '
Orders are sent to Chatham for his Majesty’s frigate Amazon, Capt.
Jacobs, of 32 guns, to be fitted out for the North American station.
April 13- General Burgoyne carried with him 1200 flat bottomed
boats, all ready framed, to carry his army across the lakes to penetrate
into the back settlements of New England.
[Jory 20, 1776.] WirLiamssure: ' Priffted by Dixon & Hunter. [No. 1302.]
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L ONDON, March 21.
N the debate which arose in the Committee of Supply
' lat Monday night, on the estimate of the army extra«*
ordinaries, the death of the gallant General MONT
' GOMERY was lamented in strains of the most pfthe
tic eloquence that ever were heard in the House of
Commens. Three of the principal orators, Mr.
- Gurte, Mr, Fdil. “wed Coletsl Bacre, “aitting: (ficd
themselves on the ocealitny and vied witl ¢ars sehn -+
. Aprill6. Letters from Stockholm advise, thatthe great altivity shewn
{in putting the army, fleet and fortreffes in the best state of defence, causes
anuch talk ; which, added to the like afivity in the Prussian ports, make
some think all things are not right between the two powers: Time,
‘however, will clear up this matter. y
It may be depended upon, as an absolute fad, that the Prince of
Brunswick positively refufed to let his regiment go to America; and on
its being insisted on, resigned his commission immediately.
. Letters from Waifaw advise, that the journey of Prince Hemvy of
Prussia to Petersburg is looked upon to relate to the affairs of other nations
besides those of Poland.
. The Spaniards are gugmenting every garrison of the least consequence
in the Streights. At Barcelona an entire new ‘battery is raised of 18
pounders, all brass.
- Some new regulations are to be made in the naval departments; for:
which orders are sent to the commissioners of the several dockyards to
attend the Admiralty Board the second of next month.
April 19. Yesterday an express arrived at Lord Germaine’s office from
Governor Tryon at New York, which was immediately sent to the King
at Buckingham House.
Yesterday private letters were received at Northumbérland House,
from Lord Percy at Boston, which were brought by way of New York,
A report prevails, and gains no small credit in the political circle, that
Lord George Germaine is to go over to America, as President of the
Council of Commiflioners, who are shortly to embark with full powers
of receiving the fubmiflion of those colonies who choose to return to theix
allegiance. They are likewise empowered to granta pardon to any of
fenders they thiuk proper.
THE numbersof transports now at Sandy Hool;: we hear, amounts
to one hundred and thirteen, and we have not the lealt reason to
doubt that General Howe is in this fleetc. From the number of troops
now here, and those on their way from different parts of the country, it
is computed our army will soon amount to twenty five thousand men, -
Last Friday in the forenoon was executed in a field between the Cdlol -
nels M¢Dougall and Huntington’s camp, near the Bowry-lane (in the
presence of near twenty thousand fpp:é}at’ors) a soldier belonging to his
Excellency General Washington's guards, for mutiny and conspiracy;
being:one of those who formed, and was soon to have put in execntion,
that horrid plot of assassinating the ftaff officers, blowing up the maga
zines, and securing the passes of the town on the arriva% of the hungry
ministerial myrmidons. - It is hoped the remainder of those miscreants,
now in our possession, will meet with a punifiment adequate to their |
crimes. T - o
Fuly 4. Last Thursday arrived at the Hook (like the swarm of locufis
escaped from the bottomless pit) a fleet said to be 130 fail of ships and
vessels from Halifax, having on board General Howe, &c. sent out by
the tyrants of Great Britain, after destroying the English conflitution
there, on the pious design of enslaving the British celonies and plunder
ing their property at pleasure, or murdering them at oncz, and uk‘n{?
possession of all, as Ahab did of Naboth’s vineyard. ¥
It is currently reported that our cruisers have taken thirteen {ail of
transports to the eastward. SoE )
Fuly 8. “The fleet from Halifax, we informed our readers,. in our lafiy
was arrived at Sandy Hook, to the amount of rr3fail: It is difficult,
WEDNESDAY last Capt. james Munvo, of this port, in @ letter
. of marque sloop, arrived here from Hispaniola. =On the seventh
Gt Seroloor ¥, fompgtoaded itk innlen o Prkeradiian
North Carclina, which ﬁad been taken by the Aéteon frigate, and order
ed to Antigua. Captain Munro sent the prizes to Hifpanicla, and has
brought home with him a person taken on board one of them, who calls
him{clf a brother to the present Lord Cranston.
Wednesday last the officers taken by Capt. Biddle outof two transport
ships from Scotland, arrived here, and have since been conduélted to a
place of fafety in the country, as were also a number of officers belong
ing so the British navy, who had been confined here for some time p:ft.
WATERTOWN, Funez24. Yesterday afternoon 13 large ships were
seen standing in for Boston, thought to be the temainder of the Scoich
ficet, with their convoy. -
PROVIDENCE, JYune 22.
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