The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-11-15 00:00:00, page 1

THE VctsiIR\GINIA G'AZETTE.
The Freedom of the Pstss it one oftbc great Bulwar/u of Libfrty, and can never be restrained but I:] despotic Go-vsisissrnmerm.
[NOVEMBER 15, 1776.] YVlssLLLAMSBulsiG: Printed by DIXON Cf HUNTER. (No. 1319.)
LONDON, ju/yzctsi
NEW plan it said to be on foot for extending the tradesiwith
Ruffle, 'tn consequence of the defect in our coloniel. This
tude will chiefly be carfied on to the port of Archnngel.
Extract qsa letterfi'om Captaix Richardy, of the Lishm parkd, arrived al
. . Fabuntb, fl'om Lilbon, to the Pcys Master: General.
" My Lord:. .
" lewd- , jane 15, received two maile from MI. Bell for the Duke
onm-k Pec ' and sailed for Lifbon, in company with the Anne
Therese, and Eagle ['zdeketl; Tuesday, ]une 15, arrived atLibn, yith
dle Engle p-cket in company, and off the bet saw ; fleet ashamed men
of war, confining of sin sail of the line, two frigatu, two floope. : brig,
lnd two cutten; the z9th arrived six sail of Spanish men of war in the
T: :. On Monday, the lth of July afterwards, we sailed in company
ving" the Spanish fleet, lhich confined of three sni] of the line, one
s " , and (ye stoope; in the evening saw fuur sail more of Spdnffh
'of wet ' " sn ..three sail of the line, and one frignte; the French
sect sailed to'_ si ss d. si
" On the 4!!! _ si his Most Faithsu] Majesty of Portu issued :
' .?Nfffiipc and vessels bdongingto Briti Assmwica
; theme ] "
- MEW Is the dominions of Portugll. and in cssmuey
;4: MM ting any of hie subjects from givin m 7
'N-ssfwnsi-putiln-dinwly turning them out of the rts; 'an for thoszetn
VWKp? after eight days from the a ve date; and in ease
T'"! " Ill cell shi : or vessels nre to be confiscnted to thesipse
ssanddshctfit of the public wor :; and in case of departure, a shict ehnrge
je given to Wntmd Consuladz to search them. that they do not entry
. with them any implfmenu of w'ar.
" [am, my Lorde, -si
' ' Your Lordshipe obedient humble saven,
Felmouth, M 10- \ ]OII Rsswnnnt."
. we batnsom from the foot end eubfidesbte dun from the wyll
ent ofartillery are ordered out, we hent, to rein the gurisone
' ihmhar md Minute. si
" TpQ len amid shut the Meditetnnnn say, the! an English s un
dron offive men of wnr and two ( " am was shortly expected there. he
reason nflignectd is on account of s of the'vefseh with the Medium
nen! pulsee, biting been boarded and plundened by some of the eorszin
belmtgin to the Sntu of Barbary.
Lord owe, it is said, hat sent home for two bomb vessele to-be sent
after him no soon as poflible.
" NEW H AVEN [Connecticutj 05. 23.
Wfl lcm-rfi-mu dien! Fou- Srnumx.
Tof eke third bnulion ofNew ]ersey troops bein stationed here,
about three week- ngo it was thought proper to : serjemt and
r men w recalnoitre towards Qsil; go- but Ensign Isniah Yoqnglove
:an desirou- to go, went in the rogii o the sexjeant. Having trlvelleci
si — ( 60 pike, were filed on" early one morning, by : party of lo ln
, but their ne being wet (it having tained the preceding night)
mld notmrp a fire, the Ensig'n, and another, who, lfter repeatedly
k
' in , :: lssugth discherged their piecee. They were then directed by
5} to fix their hayoneu, who it the! inflant received I ball in hie
en, which obliged lum to fill, notwithhnding he ordered hie men to
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idnnee, and lying on hie back, lossd end liot one of the lndilnl deed; '
'but two of his men being killed, desired the other- to flee, telling
deed he could not live more than five minum, and that it me I pity
- they should expse their liven. The survisiving two came safe of, Ind
gave us the above neeoun ." si
The yon. who drived from the north yesterd- , inform: that General
' WM , with one hundred of our people, w were taken risonen,
hat weal] non th Like, th nth and :: ivnstant,
ssugnlgfedengivingctt ' yarde, mdmnnwonthemy tocheir
PH'ILADELPHIA, Novemz—er 5.
A fay of one qf' tbe Ielur: [ally led by an exprtj} having been for—wcrled
to Cmctgrgs: from btdd quarter]. the following :) an extract srm said
cap}, published by autbon'y ofCangr-ej}, OCTOBER 15, 1776.
" r HE fituation of me enemy's army remain: neafl) the same as on
s the zlfl imhnt. ]: differs in nothing, unless it is that their
main body is mdre-collected about New Rochelle. On Mondly night :
detnchment of our men, under the command of Col. Hazlec, was sent
out to sisiuprise and cut off Mujor Rogen, is poflible, with his reginent,
which wan posted there. By some lccident theexpediu'on did not suc
ceed so !"an could have been wished. However, our udvlnced party.
led our by Mnjot-Grecten of the tst Virgioia regiment, fell in with-their
oiepmd, and bnoghtoff 36 prisoners, 60 muskets, and some blenkets.
The number killed in not cerninly known, but it is reported, hv an offi
mwho m there, thlt he counted :bout 15. Ourloss-ie : killed, and
to or 15 wounded. On Wednesday there was also : small (kirmifll be
tween . party of Cob Rand'o tiflemen, about no, end wly the slme
number of Hessnn chasseun, in which the latter were put to the some.
Ou- men boricd ten of them on the field, and took two prison", one '
of them ]) wounded. We subdued no other lose than having one
led wounded; supposed mortally. .
- Mind by orderof so. Cnnue Tss omen, c'ry.
By outlnst aceounn 'fmn tconderoge we lum. t on thod at of
our vessels on the Luke under General Arnold, Crown Point, which we: '
occupied :; on out pot}, m evacuated by Col. Hartctle , who com
mended thssere vkh : put ofcthis homlion, which were :] thetyogpse he
had with him. They brought offall the canon and pil'uaxy stern. and
w safe to Tincondcrosia in {besievming os'she uth {nient. That Col. s:
nedssmry. who, wi ammsiberof men; were taken in one of the gon
hlu on ?p' ssLake, ,m sent prisoners into their own Stanes by
lem CQIZBRAHM' Amoldsi ,] with hie [any, "gous Tfmdetz ?
w . ss
moie- usissdqficenerdt,Walhiuflo'ud lime" _siosieteome_to : '
went lad Toesday. n m expected. T ere was.- can
Lo. end . pany of the Who, who attacked our [inn, nemoru
La {. lam- u CW. For: l.}; (fomsiy-Idz Court:
si ss ss former dOct-Mrfl. lnfiw . *
" A up the rivssssenrly in 'tlsmoming nbouce our lower
lines, right sin 'Fm No. , um old head quarter: at Monil'u.
n I I: ' cannonljc upon fhe (hose. Col. Mlg'l',. who com
mudl It Fortct Wtshington, : down in 11 pdnder, nd. find
rounds :: her, 26 wessnt thro her. The gun wa- moMy ]oaihd' '
m belle. She un mooyed Womb], by ]! dcten from the
short. -The confusion and'dilnsc th: I on du ship}:
cceds I" description. Without doubt he Iofl : swelt numblr of mon.
She was lowed off by four beau sent from the other shipmober amm;
She flipped her able, and left her anchor. Had the tide run flood one '
hlf bour longer, wejhould hue sun]: her. At the same time the sin
from the ships begin ;- they him: cup their field. ices, and Midl tdis—
Mind: mzck tho'li-u, but . Magaw !..de hippfly disposedmd
mazed hie men, uu' put them out of conceit of elu'ss: mmm. A
unnende :ndwfiro with small am: continued almost ill the dny, ml
ve little inmmiffion; we lost one man cmPy. Several ohhc tway:
kilZd. two Of three our le took and brou ht d' (he-fi , end
seven] muse Me left then. be string eased ]: evenin , Who not
been renewed this morning. The troop- (of our my He, in high
spirin, und in every englgement, since the mmtfroln New Yosk, hewe
given the enemz'l dmbbing." _ '
Pu "bed by order ofCongl-eso, zlfl Octo'ber
' - CHARLES THOMSON, Sle'sy.
Extractf . lettfrfrm Wbite Pla'zu, date! October at, :776, :: liwo
" ' o'elorb, ?. M.
" !! but only time to acquaint yon, thnlsince my lrriu] :! due Ame—
ricln maw hue hid (Even! very furegsssul shimishes with the m
my, inn. hcbelauerhnelofl severalhndred men, in killed lndgri
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