The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-13 00:00:00, page 5

nisscanmunintdm him the resolve therein mentioned; that his Excel
lency was pleased to return the foilowmg answer, and requelted the Prest
dnc to communicate the same to Congretsis.
" Glfltkm,
" ! AM extremely obliged for the high sense yon entertain of my
service:, and for your promises of every pollible affiltance in the dii'charge
& my important duty. -
" You may rett assured, that my attention to the happiness of this
eolony shall notbewanting, not my regard to the civil authority remit
nd, whilfi ! m honoured with the command ] now hoid."
A stent number of entrenching toois and mantelets arrived here from
BofionNiafilesiuoshy. They are part of the czrgo taken by the brave
Capt. ug or . ' -
Extractd'o—lmctfnm ALIANY, datd Jm 11, 1776.
" ! was this morning informed, by General Schuyler, that about 300
of the regular stoope came up the river St. Laurenee as far as the Three
Divere, where they were busy entrenching themselch at which time
Gemral-Sulinn, with hit brigzde, arrived at the Sorel: He immedi
Idy ordered now of his troo !, under General Thompson, to march
Gum to diflodge them, and, y appearance, there is not the least doubt
but he will M hie purposes. Should he succeed in this, he is deter
nined to man!! his army to ebec, a- thc enemy have no sufficient force
.! withstaldzthem. Belideu, ! Canadiam are extremely friendly, fur
nish ourlmy with all such kind of provisions a they have, bnrely on
havin sszeahsieate for :he deliveisiy. They also take commiifiom, and
' ' our my by great numben, previous to General Sullivan's arri
valct, aid finding our little my i'etreating, the Canadians begged and
till: our army should not lem'the Country. From these circum
eet, although they Ire termed a treacherous ye- ple, we have reason
le eoncluGsitIht' they are determined to be o_ur friends, and to suppostus
with'their all. General Suilivan's lem r is dared tht— 5th and 6th instant."
BOS'PON, Jm 13. On Friday the brig Y-mkey [leto, : privateer
o! ]: small carriage sum, belonging to Newbury Poutr commanded
by Czpt. Robert Tmy of that place, being on a cn.ise ofl' Cape Anne,
fell in with-the Milfosd frigate, & strong, well built this:, of :! guns,
when ln- obflinm engagement ensued. Capt. Tracy (taking her for_.a
nurehlntidnn or tnnsport, by he- pom being shut, and otherwise dif- .
fed un so near her before he discovered his mittake. that he found it
_ un 'clble to get away. He won therefore :: ceffitatpdxamely to sub
mit. or fight an enemy four times reater in stre h than himself. The
erew's own coal bravery. and &: honour of their country, sorbad the
si former. therefore igngl'e a most gellssant defence; and having main.
' tained theunequal confiia for upwards ofan hour, till half the crew were
killed-lnd wounded, the] udre obliged-' to shike to the valtly superior
force of the my; h-t'notm'ehntsassmtingr with the utmost sii-m
nsoindztzsdncioe, be two chuaaer ud diginity oGLY-A-NK-EY'
Ill 0 .
PH'ILADELPHlA, unexgi.
I;! lb: House of representativesfvr tie mentis: as New altle, Kent, and
" Sussex, upon Delaware, at New Castle.
Fllmur, Fine 14, :776. A'. M.
_R. M'Kean delivered in at the chair acertified copy of a resolution
' of Congress of the ] sch of May last,_ which was by order read.
By special order the same was read :! second time, and, on motion,
Resolqml nanimq/y, that this House do approve of the said resolution
o£ Congrese. .
SATURDAY, fine xsth, ?. M.
WH'EREAS it is become absolutely necessary for the safety, protec
tion, end happiness of the good people of thi: col-sisi-ny, forthwith to esta
blish-some authority Idepuate to the exigencies of their affairs, until :
new government can be ormedz and where;: there resentatives of the
peo le, in thin Assembly met, alone can, and ons : at thin time, to
eshcsish such temporary authority.
_ Rg/bl-wd meinmg/y, that all one holding any oM chi] or mili
tary, in this colony on the 13 day of ]upe inflant, may, and shall
continue to ekccute the same,.in the name of the government _of the
mention of- New Cefl-le. Kent," And Sussex upon Deleware, as th'e'y used
leSUl' to exercise it in the name of the King,- until : new government
- sh l'ge formed, agreeable tothe resolution of Congress of the up]: of
May last. Extnct fijom the winnen,
]AMES BOOTH. . clerk of Aflembly.
INSTRUCTIONS to the ouu-nu moimdbj tbizgmmm: to me:
in Gunn. C'onoun, fwbid um- WW ayfrrwdof
Fit], That you conrur with the other Delegam in Congre ., in formin
sueh farther compact; between the Uniwd Coloniee, concluding such
treatiee with fomgn kingdom end hen, and "I adopting such other
mcssnshres as shall he judged necessary for promoting the liberty, saset
and intcielt of Aimrica; reserving to the people of this colony, the so :
and cxclusive right of regulating the internal goveinme-nt and police of
the same.
Seton.], On every necessary occasion, you are firmly to urge the right
of this government to an equal voice in Congi'ess with any other pi'ovince
oi- government on this continent, as the inhabitants thenof have their
ALL at [lake as well as other:.
Extrzct from the minutee,
JAMES BOOTH, clerk of Assembly.
A! a meeting of th: assuiator: of the ztb battalifm of the dy and !ibcrtin qf
Pbi/ade/pbia on ! ! ustzal plate oj parade, is toustquma Just?! gi-vql
to tlmn on the 61}: instant, am! tl-at tlctsin'r stre ( respectbig a new gamen
meut q/ lbi.: Prowiure, and the mode propjsil jor obtaiuiug it, We. wyll '
tbi: du) be jrssup' !akgn.
The Colone] (TlMOTHY MATLACK) informed them, that
since he had proposed this meeting for the above among other purposes,
he had been waited upon with the following rel'olutions of the eommittee
of princes of the five battaliom.
" In Coum'rrsg of Pktvnes, Time 6, 1776.
" Mo-wd, and uuamsimlgfl] agreed m thann application be made to
the officers of the seven] battzliona, to take the sense of ench bamlion
whether they wiH support the resoive of Cangrese ofthe ] 5th ult. and the
proceeding: of the public meeting held the zoth following, in consequence
thereof. (A true copy)
_ Sign'ed, ]Atu-s Cnssuou, clerk." ' '
He said, he was happy to find-that hie own ideact of the pmpriety 'a!
thin measuie wae su ported by si: respeetnble : body lo the commimeof
privnee. The reso ve of Congress of the tsth ult. was theh need, and'
the roceedings of the public meeting in the Sme-house—yard on the couth
of t le same mouth; and thereupon the quenions were several], put. .
!- it the determined resolution os thin can:- to support the sad fefflve. '
of Congrese with their livee end fortun'eet'si Carried unanimousiysiin the,
Mimsisi'sid reflh sisth eofpe sirpssm he,:meufflsi .
e it the emitted o tion o is to it t '. a
of the public meeting aforeffid, it all hazard" ,Cenied'nneninnng ,
in the affinnative. , . ' __
After which the Colonet proposed another question to cheat, vil. si
Whether they wished The pmvince of Pennsylvauiz to be a free ehd
independent hate, and united with the other twelve coloniee represenhed *'
in Congresi? Carried unluffliodfly in'me' lffiisimative. _
No arguments or persuasionl'wete mfl for or against the'ahove pro.
positiotctu, and I" present shewed heie rty :pprobanouof the whole,;
tnnsedion-by three huzm. — , . .,_ .. ss ,
Signed, by order of thesihamfionsi
TtMQTflYct MATLACKQ, .Colonel.
si Extract qfa !:mrfrm New Yelk. m 17.
" Om- militin have turned out :: volunteere, .w are to enemy in a
few days, end thosewho do not tumssout ne on be dmusihtedoe Tnefsi
de next. ,- t , . .;
{. Mr. Wallaee, C . Jorsstee, ad Cape. Reason were, on Smmby
night, taken by our w ale bone, egoing about] the Me with fine,
pmisione,.— &c." * . . ,
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Hsstfifltltlict-flfxiltltlil !It-EII-Y—RL-ZYpCt
A N : c no'r : .
Of Henry 'lV. King qf France.
OON after the peace of Venine, litory lV. returning from hunting,
S in . plain arb, nnd on! two Gentlemen with him, crofl'ed the Scine
in a common ersy boat. erceiving the wztennan did not know him,
he asked him, what people slid of the peace? " Faith, nnswend the
waterman, as to this same sine ace, I know nothing of it- but every
thing I know it uxed. even to this old tool of : boat, so that can sum
get : living." Well but, continued Henry, doe- not- the King intend
to see the ple eased) " The King, replied Charon, is Well enough
of himsei ; but has : mistress", who must have so many sine ctodm and
;ewgam, and it ie—we pay for all; however, if he had her to himself,
tt-siwoold not be so much; but she in deviliihly belied, mutter, is she don
not play (be beast twitb t-wabcrh with'some other:."- , Henry IV. "he had
been excesiivel diverted with thictt no! nay, sent next morning fpsssishe
"men, In made him repent before : e Duchese ofBenufou. wisdom
mincin one wood, what he said the evening before. Her Gn'ce was so
ineens that nothing would serve her, but the King must immediately
order him to be hanged. " Poht said Henry, are you mld? Don't you
see he it ; poet devil. found by dishefi. His boat [lull y no en,
end thel-hc'll-be continually fing'ng, m Hmn'l sow G idlu