The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-10 00:00:00, page 4

were aiffi'tkdbyhbob! qoo osssihc enemy—that hEm-ssnimnined his grounj
ubant an h'mr, a sii then, being constrained to rcusitnr, performed the
fame so good order, receiving and returning a constlm. fire for about
minuun, when th: enemy finding means to post advanced parties m
Zch .1 m inner us to id'ercept their farther retreat, * they and were made
, priisionere of war. . .
That 'they were immediately ut into the cusiody of the Savzges, car
ried {o where Majof= Butterfiel 's perty were, and sh'ipped of their bag
ga-re and wearin apparel. ' '
" sii'hat two of em_vm-e put to dezth that even
ing;" four or five oghers
at different time: dlemnds, one of whom 'a of those who lsiurrendcred
. onpa imlation I! the Coats, _gnd was killed on the eighth day after
am ncnjehder. 'nm ow first um; simd while reuining life and
senshion was mafled', um "saved by his companion now in posseffion of
the Savages. who szw the M, lad that several others, being worn down
by fatigue and cruelty, were left exposed in msiifland naked and perish
mgw'ith cpld and hun er. _ - _
That While Majer herbume was in cufiody'of the enem , Captain
Fostuirqxum} sins hictm 'and the other officers lo sign :; mer ltipulau'flg
the exchm _ "of themselves and their men for as many ofequal condition
of the Bright troops in our fselsion. And farther, nouvithstanding
the exchm e, nefth them he: nor men should ever again bear arms,
Igainst the rhish g nium. And for the 'personssnmce of thin four
how were fo' befdelivepd; which they," being under the absolqte
mssssssdffflempmct zdidfi'si .
, m Q'SWyythe Myfjshe prishnen' w'ere carried to join rherer,
. wsibea it m dlsiazend 1th GenenlsiAmdsi'ld wat'apyuzehihg : ntkictng
. : ' "3 Vsi shctfl'si , '
G'EL , , sisihl'vidg dlsirsied Maids Sherbume m attend I flag '
uhfch infdbousit to Rddsito General Amok! for-confirmnion of the
mshmfld ictm imq'the Council "of the'lndinm then filling, who mld
bin 'fssfind, sss Leg;?fflm befm-shewn Uflh'eir win, the du
, ' . ' prisd'nm, but that he-mnhx'pect, and ?)
{obey should'cenduty kill' m .yho
ct si m: cup. m si. g..
ne sstlln- , ' yct shbbflsifdederxtoW Ariffld,
., .' k Mlilct notified, thrif- he ! 'eQed"1he alle],
MW _ .WPf, {heprisonen mlz
quss ingent
.WW siAml'd M nmly :v'erfe from entering iasitsid'uy
si _ ._ _ct ym nue, bilducdwdoit, by nooMMflmn
Ectw ss pxisonesir'l msicsisn'e'l and inhumzn death, w in
_ 8me . . ddvbghwnsstobepnlflmdz mddmlnllidiuithe
ssnd Wax seven! No rec'envc fron Cape, kyked Ind:: n
' Wax; __ _ _os the uheq'ual arficle ieflrainifig'm some:! fie...
us
M _' _ so is ullted to be given loth: enm'y Who:
Wentnssmu, nor under in 'dinfiion, ,dut vise,
in the pus
.: did " ripuxesid m}: various pan of the.:ominent. under
chafing" House; - _ _ , "_
.- ..
,- MM HHP m mordmglyjelivncd to ctCapuiul—"oflerjvho
. MM'] Wd'nnd Mupped by the sang"; qnd on ini
prl Ml _ " r, +Cupainz, :GMbnlfqi-m, and gssspffium,
us wwifiumgf dppcssja'me- mood, md ocsih' of whom
no spec'ificamosin es rhe'ir nzppo pr. number haq yct'hflmfflnshifld; that -
.! Wd Mlvc Canadiqn, dleging, in hil justification, exyrfl's or
ders so-Ko dqsi; llld rh-i livin in 2 milnur'y gomflmnt, they wenm be
cohsodercd n'en inctl god- ! than desercen from his Ml'efl 'o lrmiu.
Theseh: carried a'vssuss ' jrooa, but afterwards relezsed; tljmz e permit
N the lndianssi w cmymto their countries swerd! othen native: of the
Unucd Smes, soz'ctpurygsu unknown. - . _ '
That duriqzsisithg ' _ ' of their cnptivity not half food was allowed the.
prisoners. ctszc-ym continually insulled, bufl'efbd, nnd ill treated by
du Szsmgctu; and vided thesifind parties "of them were carried off from" the
si fore, to be dqfird'pd to Genera] Arnold, ball. of and were find at
die;, andat the ) ps'nies, 'muflce! btllsis. -
Whmupon th. ()an end: to the sending reshmiqzm '
. &sdwd, the: King" conm to good faith, chcjhwo of nammss of
If, custom ogch; lzedbnagoni; one' by;: mect-p-ssd msimdfi;
'4 im-mc M c , or y_ ripen, or ugec. W'-inw, '_ 'W ;
an in he coosideml zaglope b'j h'u orden, miess inMniflenion Mind:
if} easioffihkh admit " ssfica:ion,'actnd In l.". oilmsi off", lllkssim
'Maiffudesiaivc pens!) _ .be taken by him ctop libfsipficul sur- bc'mg—
n'c-dipyuihnem the mhsionsinchnq m perpetumdi the
w - that (he undering ibe'bsi gasige of the jlctn-ison at the Cedan,
w dlrdodm, and dsiim'ingjhcm into the hanctcb'of me
"si" WM-sisi—siss-si—si >>wct4 i....f. :si. -
. ..asisi. , ..,.-si
Sava s, was : breach of the 'cnpimhtion on ib! par! 'o' theucmy, 19,
whic S-dcmnifieztion ou'ghtlo be demded. ss ' - .; _
Rgfizl-wd, that the murder pf the pnlbnenpf war was : grass and in.
human violmion of the laws of nature and nations; that condign punish
ment should be inflicted on the iuthon, abettoys, and perpetutora of the
same; and shn, for this purpose, it be requ-red that they be delimed
into our hands. _
Rtsal—vcd, that the agreement enteredctlnw by-GenenbAmold my :
mere sponsion on his p sirt, he not being united vith- were for the dis.
pose] of prisoners not in his possession, nor under hie "
Rfflon; nnd thee. si
therefore it is subject to be eatified or mnullfll sillss th discretion of this
House. " - = . - '
KtsoI-ved, that the shameful surrender of she pofl at the Ce'dm i.
chargeable on the commanding officer. That such other of the prisoners,
as were taken there, shewed a willinguess end desire to light the enemy;
and that Majos Sherburn'e, and the prisoners ,nken With him, thou'
their disparity of numbers were great, fought the ' siemy bravctely fon
considerzble time, and surrendered at last, but on shlute neeeflh ; 61;
which considerations, and on which alone, it is kesolv'e'd that said
iponfion be ratisied, and that an equal nsinmher tis dptivefl'rom the enesi
my of the same xmk end condition be (Mored tgsithem :] stinuslted b,
the said sponsion. . si si _ ' ' -
'Rdezd, that resivious Lo the defive f' the prisoners lo" be'n'etumel
on one part, the rjsstQsh eoqnmander in amid: be t uike'd'to deiiseyim
our hmdo_the autho'rs, abettssors, and trasstm 'o the horrid'uufdu
committed on the prisoners, to suffer such Fumfluheflt sin their ch,
serves; and also to make indemnsfiiiafion orss !deplundeusstssthe __ ,
taken contrary to the faith ofthe cagimhkion; )cnd that, until such Be
livery end indemniflcation be made. the fain} prisoners be not delivered.
Refohud, that if the enemy [hall commit [ny further violences by Pot
tin; in deed;, tounnsini, ' or otherwise iU-man'ngttn pifimm mflsedsi
bx them, of in of the. oshgel into thei; hnudl, mse be hd w
unliatiol, ut esolelnelmof pyingthe , ofh—anhdtehry;
end that, for that 'purpose punishmenn of nekind nd degree In
Wenns siudnmberofthe 'usronehnninwpfis.
len. Mthhclben tdueres totheviclned huofnuion.
- &- :ht : copy 'tsslfil upon betnnfinhtd Io Conmlnder
io "" d'theednl'mencd forked,.nobeb bin futu'Gen'enl-wae
and BW. By Me" MQQW___ ss_ ss'ss
v
.. ._ _ jOHN HANCOCK', Prefidmt,
71!) 33. last Tucsday the Convenuon of thin provinm 'nud the
followiq Gentlemen a: i Co'uncissl_0f 8 , vjt, David We,
lem'eel .gliffln, ]onehm B. Smidd, T' Naked, Sunne] Mor.
tie, inn. Owen=Biddle, ]ameo Canon, _ Raven, Nltlnnctlel Ful
is:" 2an ' _ Knhll, emits] Morgl, MdThmcphWhn-con, jun.
-- e, n. osq-h ever, urge , n Ball, Honey
Wysil , Benssmin Bartholonew, obl— Hozreyx, Michael Sw ,
Dnnielmnm', William Lym, Peter , David Epfly, ]ohn it
le], end John Moon, Esqdim. 1 . _ -
_ End} ef- lmorfifeu Cuoynffln-r, WM], 1776. si
,. " I wote you lest from the Soud,sslllmedhtely After the Mild oftho
eighth ult. near Troic Riviem. I guess : just choctm & it ind
letter. We lol in the vho'le nb'onhvo'hundnd unffony, nmon
M weie Colonel [win.md Lie—mr Eddie of bui- nMc, ' ;
"hind pmofthe forced! thcmggencm, ndbfluboetafflrd
ofthe men., The bedness ofthe ground, gmtfqli {llidmihkc'os
the way, prevented un from getting to the'm i! dread, Wife
we should have made one as the boldeft mule; the: m" ean hn Pro
duoed. The enemy, it in (me, wn'e'tuble'm lnmberyct hue de, bein
inouncflvith (he surprize, lnd the 'unaequlimed'wieh'm subside:
have been m nel: claying the p ure, or ma .. .ctm hdnwnbk air, .
for it would ne den conquq- or die. . Face, _ er, defended
dbtrW'rse.. (du. lose" wu consndenhle, si-md that of lhdsslnemy'qml, if
not :gmbnsi Soniething man have Preventedm'lvm acting—Qith
vigour, for hasiwe been in thei: simahon, esing (hit :dmngn of
"finely und shipping, we could have'henf drsifihee on him!)", We,
though; itfrudent lo mrean in oyder u-semu when, ""we had no
mspca fctfanying the piece; Mmde, I think; : good one,:eonsi
de'rin i] ing:- ' ' ' ss -' - si "
_ " Just ussl closed m hfl letter to" you,'!resi heerd The enemy'd annon, .
nnd &" ed en- nue ]: the Sorelz five pnpend ourselsivaessh receive '
them, they did not approneh thu dy. We hed muiwdsonmcion
Gut between five lnd len thousand had amived in C du, "th: til
nel} part yea within a few leagues of un, end thl! ! !ndiam ibd'
Radius, with some ulin from near the Cedqn, were paring with
a large body to take lo'n of: norrow m of the lhkq-on this fide'it.
John's, and cut of our suyplieo of provi one end.!bres, whilst mother