The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-09-21 00:00:00, page 2

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HST of she "5sz of such officers of t'u- three Pcnnsylvanii bssaualions
as :ssc prisoners and missmg che :7th of Angust, after tie battle on
Long lshnd.—'I'hose that are prisoners have, by 8 as of truce, sent
for xheir baggage and cash. Their friends are d ss _ to send their
trunks, &c. properly directed, to she house next ssoor lo General
Pumam's, in New York, and to leave their cnsh {Md money) !! the
General'o, that they may he sent b the first flag. ' fsi
' ' First batnlion o rifle regimenc.
Szmucl Miles, Esq; Colonel Commandam, prisoner.
]nnn Pipes, Efq; Licucenunt Colone], prisona'.
. - sh'j. drum. priv
Capl. Richard Brown, pris. Farmer's :, 1 26
:R Lieut. William Gruy, do. Brown'l- : 1 1 3
do. Iohn Spear, do. Long's 'si- o : 9
do. ]ohn Davis, do. Albright'c 24 : 0 26
do. George Wert, do. Shade's "1? ] o : 3
od Lieut. ]oseph Trieshach do. Weitzell'l 'sik _z 0 15
dy. William M'Pherson do. -- - — —
do. ]osep'h ]ncquecss milfing. ? 4 107
"14 Lieut. Luke Brozdhead,.Doctors ohn Dzvis lnd ]os Dlvil, pri
M. Second bmflion o ride regimcnt.
ss _ A scri. m. pl'iv.
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Capt. William Peeblec pris. - Murry'c 0 "0 4,
:! Lieut. Matthew Scott, do. , Peeble's I T'". !:
do. Daniel Topham do. Marshall's 0 09 :
ad Lieut. ]amea Canugan, missing. Emin'e 3 one . & 16
do. David Sloan o. Grubb's 0 4.
34 Lime. Charles Taylorfi killed. cmw- : ss . :
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lb.]oseyh Brownlee, pris.
- Battalion of musk . 6 A
Some! Atlee, Esqz Colonel, prisoner. aleb Parry, Esq; Lieudenant
quonel, killed. , . _ s ". dram. [xiv.
Clptschis Murry, pris. Anderson'o : 0 9
do. Thomas. Herbm, _do. Muny's 0 0 10
do. ]ohn Nice, do. Herbert'e 0 o !
do. ]oseph Howell, * do. , Dehoff'e 0 0 '6
Lieut. Walter Finney, do. Nice". 0 0 9
do. ]ose h Moore, ' killed. Howell'l .0 0 7
Ensign .Henderson, " pris. M'Clellml's 0 o ",
doJAlenndet Huflon, do. late Lloyd's o : 14
do. Micluel A )p, miffin . ' _ —ct — ..
do. S timul avis, : 1 75
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Pr' onen, 3 Colonels, 6 xapnim, " Lieuunnu, 3 Ensigm, :
Men. Killcd and missing, : Colonel, 3 Lieutenanu. 1 Ensign, 16
' elm, 6 dmm and Me,.x mlunmr, ne pljivatn.
' ' ml: 4. Colonels,-6 Clyuim, :6 Lieutenanu. 4E4iigm, : Doc—
d'on, 16 serjeanu, 6 drum and fife, 1 volumeer, ne "vates.
Thin mount in tlken from : music: of the three mliom before
lnd afteswards cuefitlly tom ned with the account: which
and by: fllgoflruce from the enemy to issExcellenc General Wlsh
ingwn the 5! inflmt, by _ LOD. SPROGEEL; n. M. o.
' .. _ . to the Pennsylvmia regulln.
We heir th-t the le "nature of New ]ecsey have appointed the lion.
WlLl-IAM LIVING TON, Esi]; Govemor of, that State.
_Tbe HonfConp-efe have promoted Col. ADAM STEVEN, of Vir
gmin (an able and experienced officer) to the rule of : Brigadier
We hezr_thn Lord Hm hu consented to exchange General Sullivati
ud Lonl Stirli sat Geneul Pteseot end Genenl Mlc Domld.
W- !. Y erdny the Ran. BEN AMIN FRANKLIN, ]OHN
A'DAMS, end EDWARD RUTLE GE, Esquim, members of the
HR'IZZZZEss-si set off {LNFWMYZrkE sinnsm' it it slid, to confer
m owe, u :: u ' (: u ropohti ne sent !: hit
Lordlbi to the Congxzsi by Genenl Sullinnksiy ? (} y
Noe w arrived here General Sullinn, who wn tlken in the late -
lamb on ; lllznd. He is ymnicted to come here by General Have,
losetde :: exchange of ydsonm. , \
, WILLlAMSBURG, Sept. 7.
AST My in Wrick Bhnd'l of light-horse
\ find in me, _ Mf- (! arrived from
0" lb ,d none.! of foot ( ne Dlingufleld'o now an.
burn; uphueflh gtssb. who (unfiniephudith) mundcr
else: in Wssh New Yolk. \ \
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A small vessel ik ariived at Burwcll's seny, from Cape Nichol: Me];
wiih .x <siu mtiiy ufsals, and sundry other vciy uspful alticiea. She blin :
white of an insurtcfnx'm of the negroes in Jamaica, on account ofthe
sc'ircislv of proviliuns; (hat between 60 and 70 white people had been.
kriiel, llzlmbcls of the negctroes taken and punished, and martial law
psccisimnczi throughout the ifinnd. Another vessel is arrived at Hamp.
n-n wish lzoo bulhcls ofl'zllt. '
A sn: .I! privaieer, fitted out at Baltimorc, is lately returned from .
music, i.:ujng taken and ordered into post two large ]amuica ship,
sup, o]: sii to be worth 30,oool. tickling each. '_
H is hid ths! Licut. Hinry Collino, lake commander of the pii'aliqa]
arn-sicd ichooncr called the Magdctaien, fox his faithful services m behalf
of his Majesty whilst dn this (tation, is promoted to the command of the
Namilus flaop'o'f war, which has lately been seen cruising nsieas; Bcimuda'
to interefi-all vesscis between that_plnde an the continent.
LlarriaguL—Rev. ]OHN BRACKEN, R or of Bruton parish" m
Ivliss sAL.Ly BT, ._ "daughter of cheJacesi Caries (Sun. us of
Carter's Grove. . ss si M ,
Dentb:,—Tuou1sis READ, aged 18 years, asoldier in Capt. Terrell's
company of the 5th regimcnt, : young man of unblcmished character:
He beimvcd in the capacity of : soldicr in such a' manner thlt he gained
the love and esteem of his officers and brother soldiers; by whom he died
universally lamented.
At Williamshurg, Mr. CHARLBS Lzormno, unative of Gemuny'
in no advanced age, who hu long resided in this colony, and up;; famou:
for his excellent perforinnocc on the violin, _ ss .
At Richmond, ss Coljosern Hu'rcuulcs, former ss
live in Asihmbly for Norfolk borough. . ly ' "PW"
Mr. Lowneu. Buch TAYLol, ochw lient countjr. ' .,
Mr. WiLuAu BlOWI], of 13?" City. ,
Mrs. HANNML Cuuncmu. 0 8 Pn-k, inMiddles si \ '
mistead Churchill, Esq; in the 7ocli'5sizu 0th age. "si' "sict 'f
Mr. me Gmnnuw, of King Williun comny, ned 49!!!"
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a}; Mgffi Dlon 6? HUNTEssn.
D FER widely with the writer in onesi'of Me. HM. late Pipes:
I o sighed himself RECTOR, :: he time at resh-siinin the si.ee
exe of private judgment jn common conversation, it it. dchanee
to tu ' on the conduct i our General: or Colonels ; and to no wntte. ' .; q
ubli hzrge of misconduct has been brought against either of'the officm
; h .n pleased to introduce, no: any thing, an far as l um !:
ev ispered, which reflected on theu- spirlt or integrity, but only
est ofjud ment alledged, this authorfeeml to me to be guilty. of the
cri whnch e pretends to censure, n hn Publication lus : tendency to
suspicion: where the might otherwtse have nevessr exified. du:
at the only bad con equence which RECTOR'e'doctrine tends to
That censurc which inttendcd with the happiesi effects, lad
dom of inquiry nnd deblte which in almost llBNsisilsy to the ex
free state, are condemned. But, thank GOD, my country.
t yet, and Iltruft they never will be,- such anthem: of men in
power to hesitate : moment to point out any mihkn ol' fault. ejmct
in the e _' or miliury departmentl, Good m 'llntn. end offi
cers, wi ank end esteem the men who hue nel, to show
them the" ram, And the testament of the bed 51 to W' . N.
man, or set f men, shoddbe cum from unsure when Was,".
it; but,_ untrymen, be cuefn how you let " thinnenssinglnft,
: (hast which oundo most deeply the mgeuuoue mad. ,
A CsilVIB.
T. ,. 1):on a HUNTER,
By instrtin the ming ifljus me, ye- wi! dign- cfiiudto lb:
Commm'we tb.
To the LAD! whose husbands are in the confinenul ny.
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NOW addresl self to you who mantles the same mble of mind
that ! myself un." 11 am now absent fron thenndenfl of hulbudl;
but why is he absent from me? Becluse he in lsoldierin the continual
army, nobly supporting the glorious cause of liberty. lind confess,
that when I heat of the dreadful wan and bloodshssed, it mkel me lind
der; yet, whep 1 reflect onctthe wickedness of I cruel lad lbudoned
Minish-y, who ere sorging duim, to bind not on] no in thepresent .
I
age but to brin du! poheri into : lalissg flute of eons ' '
with our shveo tg cut our thrgu, infliguing 'ljflsih all as
our standen; ! say, when I idea on 'I! nhmuly but
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