The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-04 00:00:00, page 6

LOND'ON, 7une4.
- ESTFRDAY momin his Majesty, attended by several General
officers, went fiom e Been": palace to Blackheath, and there
reviewed the four troops of horse and horse grenadie: guards;
WHITEHALL, juue 10: This morning Major Czidwell, ].ieute
nant Colone] Commandant of the British militia in Canada, arrived from
Qgehec in his Majesty's ship Homer; by whom was received the follow
ing letter from General Carleton to Lord George'Germaine) together
with the copy of a letter from General Carleton to General Howe.
M) Lord,- , debet, My 14, 1776.
After this tbwn had been closely invefled'sby'the-rebele for he months,
and had defeated all their attempts, the Surprize (signe, lie, and (hop
Mftrtin came into the Man the Gth ittltnt. - ' -\l si ctss' '- " -">
As soon as that part of the zgth they heddn board with their muinee,
in all about zoo, were landed, they, with the gittal! pm-Ofisithe-genid
son, bycthis fimemuch im roved, and in highsispir'm, marched out of
the parts yf SsiLouis and t. )ohn'e, tq see whn thpse migihty boastert
were lbout; ymio-ndvmbus i]; ' much" : cute'treat,
: few shot-Jnin new. the finsilflssfiomd- unde}? 'si'"
were soon dung of t phsisi , " a ] t etr Why, miliur'y_ ,
(eating hddm, petardn, &c. &e: were aban' ned. " The Sbijiize,
Mam'n. end assrovince mood vessel, YQQWP thejjver, when they also
quitted the Ga pesisie, and the and sehnoner Mnrysi The renr of the
rebel- have hdnd at Deehnmbmlt; and the ride, with the other
twoyessels, are a little upo this side tsizf the selssle o Richlieu.
Thin aded our'sie'ge till] bideklde, during whlph the mind girrison
of sokk'en, stile", Brilflfisilnd Omfl'mn miliba, Mthe ll'tificers from
Relifu' and Newfoundland, shewed gratpahnd patience, under very
me.: and uncommon vigilnec', indispenslble in : phce liable to
be born , beside; great labour Mary to sende: such attempt] less
Msicflsissh ". . _ - - si. - . -. ..
ss Mithflanding the inelemeht seesim thez preserved good health, and
their spirit: iiquse every deyn; A popy 0 31) ijttes to General Have
will inform our Lordfltip as our fituation to the defeat of—the rebel: upon
the zxk of eoenbee. . ' ' '
Po: three unaptly After they confined their oLeratiqnt to, the preventing
all supplied frotn'coqing te town,' and in 'hu'mm our-suburbs and (hi
ing; 35sslatter have almogalhgscajed but e greatest" part of the
Fburbe St. Rogue and Stdohn have'heen Filrnt; the remainder wan
bron t into town for'suel, ie'h'wae much winted.
e ' 'ng of February the rebel. Pin attempted w enter into a
certes 'si e'e by a Rag us truce, I suppo e, by : pemifflon noted for
the msoners en enter the town; but an they went immedi
etely to wichdbaree,sig:nlesi they came toimplore the King'e mercy, they
bnnotlineeretumed. -
March the zgth, the advance guard of a nised hYMr. ijeau
.ss to I'elieve the town, was defeeted; there dipused. he ztltitwu,
distovend du: the rebel prisoner: had formed : plat to escape, th seize
thle surd nisijohn'e gate, and letin-Mt. Arnold; which 'a effectu
_al :sappou' 'p . '_ : * * "
4.th of April the rebel; o ned a' have of four gun- and'one
howitzer from the opposite side o the river St. awrenee, and the nd
another of t-ogum on the river St. Chnlet: _These were allo intended
to burn the townand (dipping. From both these they find red hot be!].
'He zzd they attempted throwing some [helle into {he m from th.
teryonthehci ttopyosnte no post St. Louis: A] thefi banen'ee were
odd: , & our artillery. _ . _
May the zd, t m at ni ht, : fire flusiattempted to run into the
Col-de—Slc, , where the greate part of our 'pping were laid up, but
this life Meboetive. and (he burned to the water'e edge, without
doi le the—H injury: It is supposedthey lltended : genenl Just,
hed .thccuded in setting fire to the lhipe and lower town. I count
thin letter without dsisiisif justice to Lieumunt Celonel M'Lean,
who he been Mgably out in the King's service, and to his
' [, winni- he has collected : number ofexperieneed oficm,ct
We be- very useful. Col. HamiltonssSCeptain of Meiefly't
ship Lieard) who ccmmmded the hettelion o seamen, - hie dun md'
nen, disehcrg'ed their dut- wssith grssu!_alacrity and s irit. The same
thing mak beacknewledg of themstere, inferior ct :, and saw;
Wine to hie Meiefly's mnsmz and merchantmendsietaisined here last
fills Only uncleann- defeated chewhole time The qi ' ' . Bitiflt
end Cllldllll, behavedpithsscta' upesactypd rdsoluuon qo dhardy
havebcenexpectedt _ edctwarms. . ud using 13ng
ctmmt. go. Msmssesim, e ' ly ubn'1 ted ctsimq in.
convenience to sspresesve the town; the whole, indeed, upon the occasion
shewed : s irit ud pirseverance that do them great honour.
The 47* [Clrleton's] from Hdifax, and the greatest put of the 29th
[Evelyn's] are since arrived. * -
.- Major Ca-ldwell, who commanded the British milstia :" winter, ::
Lieutenant Colonel Contmandant, and is beares of these despatches to
your Lordship, has roved himself a faithful servant of his Majesiy, :m!
an nctive diligent cer. He, and indeedalmost every loyalsssubjcct, are
very considerable sufl'eren by the present hostile invasion. ] hm, &c. __
GUY CARLETON.
WHITBHALL, jane 14. The following letter from Gan. Carleton
to Lord George Germaine was thh morningreceited by Lieutenant'Fookl,
of his Mnjesty's ship Lizard, arrived from Webec in the Hope mnsport.
Sll , 01: board (be Maria, appqffiu St. dun, Me} 15, 1776.
] have thin moment received an account fron Capt. Fothr, that he,
with :: detachment of the Sth regiment, some Cnnudians, and : number
of Indians, had taken the 19th mlhnt, a fart it the Cedars, two piece:
of cannon,si and 390 rebl'o prisoners at discretion. The day following :
plrty of no rebels crofi'ed from the island of Montreal toKmehin; those"
were attacked by Mesi'. Lorimer md Mongtlny, defeated lnd taken. — '
.The small force that i! already arrived it duvctm nearer to the rebelt,
to see if any nssiflance'cin be giventhe King'e (ib t lbove, who
have begun rather sooner than I could hwe wi ed. T :gbds an- hill
numerous in the province, and talk of large reinforcemnte.
I am, &c. ( 02 23: CflLBTON.
Lieutenant Fooks sailed rom _ on : : :.Gth .of
May, and give: an account that beg,:hfi _ epertweYSI-tne Milm had
arrived from the party at the Cedm, aboutenght lazousm Manual, '
who informed him that the lndiam of the wefiem "co- weee in
motion to join the King's troops,"and that a very. body of them
were within three. da : march of the Cedm: He *,si that the same
night he left Webec he met the transporussvith the British t'e ctmenu from
Ireland, under convey of LheCaryafot-t ad Fear]. ing! in to doubt of,
their arriving at Ossufinc the next morning; and that on hit arrival at the
Ifie of Coudre on ! zSthsihe found the transports with the Bnmswiek
troops, under convey of the juno and Bhctdnde, at inches; waiting the
return of the tide in order to proeected up to Qssuebec, the wind bein then
unfavomble; but that Lieuteoant Gemlego va gonesi ' in
theiurprilfe frigne, and probably would land at uebee onsiche evening
o the 26: . - _
. At the close of the poll yesterda , :it Guildhall, for the office ossiCbam
berlain, the number: were, so: njamin Ropkinson, Esqz 10895 for
]ohn Wilkes, Esq; 71]. ' . _ . .
' juic- 16. Somethin very-intereffizf i. can;}nly at thi- momem in
agitation between our ourt and thzt France. Lord Stomnt has
carried over a very sharp remonhrance, on the dsingenuoua proceeding:
of the latter, which but not yet mnspired; however, in til pmbability
the next mail will mlke the whole affair public.
Lady-Swrmon! accompanied hi- Lordihip to France; they embuked
in the utmost blue at Dover, oh Sunday moming lust :: : ojckck.
The followin plrtic'ulm of : sea engagemem which lady med
oEKheCainl-y ends, in extracted frbm : letter received in town fresh
Lisbon: " Two Spanish men of war and one srigan fell in with, of
the above ifluds, three Portuguefe men of w; when the manda
of the i _ 'shfiluldmn ordered the latter to hail} out his boat, ndnmc
onburJ hiefip, which the Portugmse refufing, theSpaoiaqd: find inn
then,-u en tenfued, which was dispueed wsiich edition on both
mob]: time, when the former being gmllyesinapld,
The pin of operations laid down for the King'u force: the ensuing
empip. it to mak the,]!sovincialo on the back seademp, ended;
ship ' it the sunne time w mnoy the town; on the coast, whereby it is
Ere &wmshm mmmbdunnushewsheyhvchp
e do . ss " ' _ .'ct' ,
. I;.ttuctfakmrfi-MPA'HN 7 is.. , si * - '
.. n ;. sisd me die Anblsndoun fm'rh wflMss—md En'.
lad, mutual Mild! .withourM-ihnnv ' cinactnbrp
settle matters between ,Spun and Porcsiugd. upon an zmigahle fooein ."
A mu-ritge is dven (lid- on be on Ioot between the Princesc siEiinbetl,
fine: of th King and shePrilce eBeil-l, o! PW." . '
The last des tclmfmm Vessail "s, wehnr, contamthemost ' tin,
is unto: *\ w dis cica-ofcctlug Court tow'nan-t- ' '
bosisihisil; respect to osiur diZ-rpelsioysivith she Am'eri colbnsec'. Whom
ctsienh lm'Mol maumym fight ltpdfllifld—
Mct Wz 01. '
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