The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-06-22 00:00:00, page 5

NEW LONDON, 7une7.
Elearn from the West ]ndics, that the French Court have taken
off the prohlpttton on the exponation of gunpowder from France,
end that lar'ge_qunntlttee of 'that commodity ere almost daily arriving in
.: Wel ladle!; so that it is now become an article of great plenty
: se.
.- NE-W YORK, jane 10.
HB Mercury man of war, and on armed floop, sailed for Halifax,
from Sandy Hook,_ last Friday, having two vessel: under convosi'.
Tbnrsday asternoon hll Excellency General Walhington arrived m
town from Philadelphia.
There now remtim at the Book 7 shi : and some small vessels.
_The New London paper of ]une 7, aye, " that a few day: since, n
ship from ]amatca, bound to En land, wan taken by : pnvateer off
George'e Banks, end carqed into 0 :! Town, in the Vine ard: She had
on board : sivaluable carso, part of which it me hogfieadt of sugar.
The same !]:rtvateer was m chase of another ship at the ime this prize
psinrted wtt her." .
By sundry letters from St. Eustatia we are informed that msiarkett are
very high, and provisione searce in all the West lndin islands.
_Copy qu: !emrfi-m PHlLADBLPHIA, daudjme . .
" This day emved Cart. Binglsi': from Coraeoa, it which place they
are in great want of provi iono. S has brought dry goods."
The privateen Congrest, Capt. M'Elmy, end Chence Capt. Allen,
who were fitted out here a few week. ago, ere anived et Egg harbour.
They have uken three lhi : from ]amaica bound to England. They
were ordered for New Eng and, being a'fraid to venture our capel. The
shi : ere the Lady ]uliana, ]uno, and Reynold, having on board at
un erneath: The eash the privateers took on board, and it wan all safe
landed here thin maining; ten of the hand; immediately entered on board
the privlteen. ' '
nctzo dollarc, 187lb. of phte, lose hogsheads of sugar, 146 bag!
of pimenta, 396 bag: o! ginger, 568 hide;, as tone of Coooa, 41 ditto
of fustic, an ! call: ofturtle shell.
The ]ulinna had two turtlec on board for Lord North, one of which
is dead, the otheriecominsig u to town. '
B Capt. Smith of the nfle lmlion, end the Lieutenanu Simson end
Cra :, we have the following intelligence, viz.
Col'. Beadle, with me men, was attacked at the Cedan, in his way
from Montreal, and the whole any, except the Colonel and 18 other:,
killed and taken prisoners. A euehment was immediately orderedfrom
Col. Patterson's 'ment, under the command of Major Sherburn,
which was zttacke , and either killed or taken- to a man. General
Arnold was immediately despatched in pursuit of the enemyyith tso
men, and having entrenched himself within 7 miles of them (having
with him two field-pieces of cannon) he was reinsoreed to the number
of 1500, an engagement ensued, and the enemy, consisting of a part of
the lth or King's te iment, which hnd been stationed et or near Lake
Erie, Canzdians ons Indians tothe amount of about 7oo men, were
killed end taken prisoners, and our own people released. One of the
Gentlemen who bring! the intelligence, reporte, that there had been but
obout twelveoe fourteen killed.
PHILADELsiPHIA, juneo'.
Extract of: lett'crfrm ST. Eus'uru, dated May 16, 1776. _
IWROTE you some days ago of : schooner't bein seized in thie mad
by the Seasord, : twenty gun ship, who kept posse lot) of her till on my
making :pplication to the Gove'nor, he sent a guard of soldiers, and
took the possession storctn them. Next mornin the Seaford sailed, and
since that the Governor has sent a flag to the A mira], to know the reason
of such insolence. The hnrghers were much enraged, and we may now
nd on any American bottom in this mad being desendd to the last,
in case of such attempts."
lxtract afa I:!m-frm th: camp :! lb! mtb qstbe So ! a !. , dom! Ma) 14.
" We have here General; Woostel', "Arnold, the Prusiian General,
end about fifteen hundred good troops. Two battaliom are just arrived
from Cambridge, and one gone to Montreal. Colone] Poor and his
battzlion m ex &ed every minute, with General Thompson. Here is
to be our gran stand. We are now fortifying, but the main body is
not yet come up from Dechambezu. There are six bamlione more on
their we to this place. This fortiflcztion is at the mouth of the Son]
on the river St. Lam'ence, where out provisions and (fares come down
into Canada. As soon at the fix battaliqns nrrive, [hope we shall be
. eble to drive them safle: then they drove us."
.
Extract q/si a lmct from NEW Yolk, slain! jmu 7.
" General Suilivan writes the General that ten of our old friendly
Oneida Indiam had waited on him and Rayed but two hours, going
amonglt the Canadian tribes to use their influence in preventing them
from joining with the British troops, which they were afraid they would.
] saw a letter at General Putnam't yesterday, from the Colonel stationed
at the Hook, informing of two or three vessels being arrived there, and
that tvvo or three descrter: informed him that Sir Peter Parker was mrired
It North Cam'ina with 3, 00 troops under convoy of 3 50 guu ship, 1
28, and 20 (the names ] orget) that Colonel Ethan Allen il on board
the Murcury at the Hook, and Captain Proctor of your city in irons on
board the same. A Gentleman just come up say:, : ver large ship
arrived yesterday, not less than : 74, but t'upposcdct 90 gun ship; so that
there ere now at the Hook to ships, : brige, &c.
Extract qr'a Imtrfran Mousirnuct, Ma} 17, 1776.
" I wrote you las! from Dechambeeu, where we remained four or '
five days on : ver short lllowanee, m.] lest it with half an allowenee of
flour, and no por to selve the men to Troit Rivieres, two good (in s
mmsich. It has since been concluded on to keep no detachmcnt sOl' th':
Frclisint below the Sorel, as the arm have been living from hand to mouth
or some time past, the su lies ofyprovisionl from the other side of the
Lakes being but sin;", in very little to be procured wri-tlboubt business:):
pxying har mone or it. The common ein , ! o !
will probably me th': stronger side, do,!)iofive 11?th fron I" th!
observatiosssss : h-z - ' ' wish well td on and out ewfi. and would be
very glad. -.- c snct ..j .e'd. Forty or fifty men of the eld "limbs!
comm-uukssj By Cript 'itl Fustcr, 'oined by three bundnd incline, end two
hrsi-ssdrsi-d and fifty Csinadipns, had (hearing; it it suppofid, that this
p'sisice was in a defenceless simatiolcl) come wn witht twelve tile: as
this, having made prisoner of e ajor Sherbume [a ree hundcted us
our me:: on their way thither; but being informed th _)__reinf'oeeeizent
was arrived, they have retreated; General Arnold it him of they
with nine hundred men, four hundred of whom be he sent ficndeavou:
to cut of their [Z-treat, while he pursued them with the I!" expeditido,
with the remainder. Provifions, u [ mentioned before, lfi—ctlj very,
scarce that we are absoiutel' obliged to seize flour and when, pledging
the faith of the Unitea Co onies for the plyment of the market ynce.
General T homas is very ill with the smallpox lt Chamblee, taken to the
nltqrnl wnL" 7 _ 7 .
N. B. There m five instead of three hundred of our people made
risonen. There in it upon that Ge'neral Arnold has heap the.:neny.
ut no eccount it et arrived from himself. .
W: du) lb: Holy, gous: of,! evils, m tbefillmhct [NSTRUC-TXONS
Gall ; , to ! nr am un Caugnst.
EN, by om inflructione osctlast November, we strictly enjoined
you, in behzlf of this colony, to dissent from and utterly rejeft
lny pro sition, should such be made, that might causeor lead toe sepa
ration tjrfm Gut Britain, or : change of the form of thin 'overnuent,
our msirictiom did not arise.!tom any diflidence of your I ilit , pru
dence,' or integrity, but from en earnest desire to serve the people
of Pennsylvaml with fidelity, in time: so full of alerming Hangert and
per Iexing difficultiee.
he situation of public affain il since so greatly thered, tlat me now
think ourselvee iusiifinble in removing the refirictlom hid upon you by '
those inflruaionl. - .5,
The contempt with which the lus! petition of the lion. Con test has
been heated; the late act of Parliament declaring the 'ufi rei ance oisi '
the colonifls against violence: actually offered, tobe rebeilicn, winding
them from the protection of the crown. and even mmpelling some of
them to bear *arme against their countrymen; the treaties of the King of
Great Britain with other Prince. for en Aging foreigtsii meltenariet, to
aid the force: of that kingdom, in their ofiile enterprise: a cinR'Ame
ries, and hie answer to the petition of the Lord Mayor, A] m. and
Common: of the city of London, mnnisest such : determined and im
placable resolution to effect the utter destruction of these eolonies, thar -
all hopes of a reconciliation, on reasonable ternn, are extingulshed.
Neversithelest, it is our ardent desire that a'civil wet, with all in attend—
in miseries, couidbe ended by secure and honourable peace. "
e therefore hereby authonze you to concur with the othet Delt an
in Congresl, in forming such farther compact: between the United cic
nies, concluding such treatics with sonign kingdoml and tinues, find in
ado ting suchsiotber measures as shall be judged necessary for promoting
the qiberty, stsetz', nndinteresto of Ametica; rtserving to'the qplesiotss
this edlony the so e a'nd exclusive right of reguleting the inurqtrgovem
ment end police of the same. . . _. . .
The happinese of these eoloniet hen, ' --the whole course of thin
sue] controversy, b'em our fill wish. . ,' ,hsinnciliation with Greu
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