The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-25 00:00:00, page 1

TT HEA VsiIss-R G'I N IsiA 0 A ZE-TT E
_ [OCTOBER 25, i776.] WILLIAMSBURG: Printed byDIXON &);HUNTER. [No.13'16.] 'si
H-siA G U E, .yuzy 11.
w ETTERS from Camon, in China, mention thsic rent
F X bubzrity which the French hwc exercis-d upog sithe
' stoo- _i\land of cheo, in hovember lar}. [: seems that in
5 L 5 Decemher, 1773, Mons Le Veyer de Buzidon, com
9 5 mmder of the Eorile, with lame of the crew, had
i? "" * bezne-killcd by; kt'ss isixhablvlants of the above inn,;1 and
. t'o seven a or! in, unfiTrobitanK went: ither
ss'M'ct with two suggests, L'Indiscreet Ind Labadine, attacked
the isle, murdered about three hundred, without dishnction Jf age or sex;
some hundred: were thrown into the sea, beside: several hundred: killed
and wounded in the cngagement; they have carried off about thiny vtssrls
of the inhabitants to a considerable amount, destroyed their fishencs, and
bumcd :ll the effects which they could not bring on board thei: vessels.
_ LONDON, 7u1yn.si
HE scafl'c-Bding thst was erccted in VVeshniRcr Hall, for the trial of
the Dutchcls of Kingsion, is purchased by an architect for five
hundned pounds, and. will soon be taken down; after which the hall will
be repaired and beauxisicd against Michaelmas term.
Extract cj'a lemrsrom Ponrsmom'u, jul 9.
" Sirce my lust auived at this port the ]ohn md Esszabeth, Scott,
from Gallipoly, lnd the Ann, Shapter, from ditto. whu inform us, that
on their passage, the zoth of June, they saw a fleet os French ships, con.
fifiing of fifteen, viz. ten fr'igatel, twu two deckers, : snow, : brigan
tine, and a large cutter, off Lishon, --]l under French colours; and on
the zd of ]uly saw another fleet, consifiing of ten fligatcs, under the
same colours." '
A letter from Copcnhagen, dated ]une u, says, " The Compm ' of
Commerce of Guinea La dtffolvedz and the King, having taken the an in
into his own hand:, hath appomted the Privy Counsellor Coum Gaspar
de Mcltke, the,Counsel]ors of ]ufiice Trant and Bredahl, lnd th: mer
chant Black, directors of that commerce. We loxesee that soon or lite,
the same lot will [uppen to the greatcfi part of the lndiz Companies now
exisiing in Europe, particulat'ly to the Dzmsh Alianc Lomsiz-ct-j."
These. are now two recruitlng parties at Hamburg, beating up for vo
luntecrs fer Gmt Britain; and, as they give a large bounty, the get
more than any other nation, thopgh there are noless than sixteen di ermt
pcssssffies thcre. The Above rccnuts are to form : corpl called the German
\ ...tcm.
A f'ew day: since : poor Labouring man, at Auborne in \Viltshire,
need 87, succeeded to an ettate of 9001. per annmu, and loo,oool. in
the funds.
A number of Folkstone cuners, which are to mount from 10 to 1:
guns each, besides swivcls, axe going to be built for the sinicc of Go
vernment; they are intended to serve in America, lnd are to be cum
mandssd by Liemennms in the navy. .
AFrcnch m'm of war, with tmops on hoard, is lostin asizale of wind
near the Caribbec illands, and all on board, except 19 mesi, who were
fakeh up by an Asnericavgrivateer, pcnsishcd.
jub; 20. The great fln nation of the flocks, for some days past, gave
rise to 1 report that ance and Spain were preparing !o interfere between
us and the coloniu; but the present opinion is, that this has been en.
tirely occasioned by some jobbing manoeuvreo of the great stockhosildezs m
Hollud; wh'de olhmsiinsiit that me north of Europe is on the point of
bei involssved 'm awnr, into which France and Great Britain ynusi in
the end be drawn n parties. ' "
An epidemlcal kind of meulee now prevails at Paris, which has at
Jacked the King, the Court: d'ssAuais, and many of the young nnhzlity.
By the most accusince accwnts osit. it spptan exactly similar to that de.
seribed by the great Sydenbum, which so universally pscvmled in 1.ss,n
don inxhe year 1670. The disease uluelly terminates on the eighth .Hv,
. and requires nearly the same method of treatment as the smalipox. The
' French physiciam hive, with grew pv-opn'exy, advemsed the public
against adopting : hot resinsssisien, in:! what the medical woxhl call cardi
acs, in the course of this emptive fever. "
By : Gentleman: who is curiou- in calculsssictions, we are informed
. ssbu from dle period of sencfisig out General Gagt to Boston to the sins;
of this pxefcnt msspmh. he lct reckoned no less than one hundred and
. nineeen nmyhlets published on the Amen'can dispute, no two ofthtm
(except & nium by the lime authors) exactly agreeing in poliu'czl
lentlmenu.
Thursday Duncan szpbell, Esq; was appointed Gowernor over such
person: ushall be convicted of felony, md adjudged to hand labour un
the Than. ' '
' By letten received from Vice Admirnl Shnldhm, dared 3! Halifu
the "the! April lash i: nppcms, that on the xzthos that momil, Cipb'
Famnux of tho Syren, one of the frignces under his cumma- et,, mak :
bsigamine belongin to the rebels, {which was clsrying, from Ph-dadel
pbi- to Charleflown m South Carolim, : company of nuillezy- Cv'slistsilsig
of : Capuin, commisliomd by the Continemal Congrelsis, and 79 men.
most of whom have since entered into his Majesty's strv'we wzlh (}enfld
Clinton; :! also appears, that the other cruisers of his (quad: on ]vzd inter
cepted and taken 44, mercham ships and vessels belonging to his Mujs-fl) =
rebellioul subjects in North Ameaica; and that Capwin B:uki<_\si, of xi.-;
Scmborough, who had been sent to Saw. anz-ah, in the produce efficorgra,
for provfmm, had set free 13 vessels richly laden, which had hsien scizsid
and detflssned there by the rebels. "
The lifi mile from Isclssnd contain a very remarkable, though unsw
tunate, :nicle of intelligence; that there disi-d in the cny ns Dublin, :M
on the Ilme day. the three most capital paper mzkns in xhzu kingdom;
and, What is still more remarkable, they ali dicJ within two lecurs of
each other.
Yesicrday Cape. Page, of the corps 01 enginccrs, w si: z-xcz'si-rezcd to the
King by Lord Viscouut Townshehd, and most ;zxa'ciuusct, -'.*c< 1\ c-d. st
Majesiyssuan pleased to say much in fuuuf of his coxsiiuSl L'. Lsiunkcr's
Bill, owthe 17xh ofjune, under General Huwe.
Mr. Rome, on Wednesday night, appeand m !h: charakflcr us ery
Pentyeazle, with a head dresu in the mon cxtravagarce .? xi.—- :.ctshinn.
The brezdch of the tate, which was a yard wide, was star}: tull (.t' n'zrich
sunken. and even if the ma 'm-blc had not be:]: if men .- ..Jlisi-r-r
l'lv're on the monsh-oufly absim mode of dccoraling {he had. now ,u- .
valem among the Ladies of Tun, the mosih—lt :md ziesirnr niie m v' ss:
cen'c head dress would hue served to have renduea ;: m. lier M..
sio" y When] exceedingly when Mr. Foo'e came on no usinumsiz-ud, am!
:! it machgned to continue the war us the house, (he uh sile fsflvnc u!
feathers, wool, and han, dropped off Mr. l'ozsslc's nczxsii, um'si umpsinct 1
on the Rag: as he went off.
Frm the LONDON GAZETTE, Full! 22.
ST. JAMES'Q. The Kir. has been plentid m apixim his (hue
George Duke of Montagu wi: Govemur; Richard, Lord Bishup c-rsi
Litchsield and Country. Prcceyror; Licut. Colunel (;.usge Hul-un',
Sub—precepcor; and the Rcvrrerd W'illiam Arnold. B, D. si'uh-in-cci', ct
(or; to their Royal Highnesi'cs Geurge Augustus Fruiesick, Prince m:
Wales, and to Prince Fredei-ick, Bishop ui Olizzburg.
The Kin hzu been pleased to grant !hc b(signify of 'm Em] os du:
kingdom o Great Britain unto (I.: Right Hmluurablc sisiu-mM Bxucc.
Lord Bmce and his heir; maic, by name, stile, and tideos Earl us Aillct-,
but), in the count) of Buckingssnssm. ' _
The King has been pleased to grant she (signify of an Ball us "in
kingdom of Great Britam un" Uh: Right Hoi-c,n;.xbfc Thnm sssi "is?,
and his heirs maie by Charlotle his present Lady, by the name, zsiiie
and title of Eavl of Clarendou.
The Kin has been pleased to grant !hs- dignilssv ufsia Viscuum as the
kingdom o Great Britain unto the Righk Honuuiriblc Rubu't'L-ss-J [in.
war, and his hairs male, by the name, !hle, anj .irlc as Viscmmr usinzp.
den, of Great ss'iml Linlc Hampden, in the coumv of ]!ucsiinihsisisi
A-lillinu'l) Offire, jane 8. Admizul Shuldhflm n'm smiis th'! sssH- si-ss'sict} -
account, which he had received smm Cflpmir. ] yzjngham Hope ,; '
'engagement in [he Ghsgow, with five armed ships Aud chi'ct: If,
rebel}, viz. 'sisiss
" On Saturday the Gth of Aprii, "76, at two A. M. Bshck T'
then bearing N. W. about mghl lcagues, we discovered A Bce' ctu. ,ss
weasher beam, confining of scwn or ughl sail, tacked anu dog , ., .gl -
them, and soon perceived lhcm to he He m fhlst large ships, . n ! ( 'lz- .
square si ged vessels, turned all handz lo quarters, bnuled nsiz th! -:._ in.
sni], an k : Randing or to the N. \V*. siwith : ]: hz busi-zsi-ssss "," .", '
wzter, the eet then coming down beforcj ". A: alfplshvg.) ;. sisssi-zsig —
bfig enmcsi within hail, lad w to hchute wont gumsisihyy saint,
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