The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-09-14 00:00:00, page 3

!MJMfiu-Cnown Pom-r ly '
,," MM gqsisti li. schoonenu ], no'op, ssohzolzz, md
- zzsi wsisisi a
& ssshsisi-Zy- ntsih .L wsn Point, and exyect to
m _ ee e- ey y in : sie o the Lake, to sweven:
m , . We lllsssszjsieffiormzssta
_enemy smm_W ton that the enemy are on
Wiw. - _ fm Wss, but they hzve no other ciast
twn. sssi ! "si _ shall give them a warm rece tion,
,
-. sssiWe have now It 'I'ctlcon erogl
.;md more co " in dai . The sort, and
about it, are wellfomfiek' sides, we have the
, p , ct it now an ekpedicion determined on to Florid.
_ si , "en-gywabout looo men pokod at StssA uffine." ' .:
- ' sii - 31Wq'nhmrpm Louo lum ' 18.
JYIQMMYLMW hoduubt,siwsiillbe , us on various
. {unable-sict DE Let the enem cht landed souteeimeuace on
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l.uglshnd. a the end ofya beautiful so it;, had extended thernrooys
! 5: wi!!! from the plactce of their first inndmg. There dere qt thee
I ngi-ente of our troops pulled _in different Pi'silfl of fine ydodl,
ous [inn and the enemy, through which t mufl pus! .! they
ny thing : ainst us. Early in the- morn our secutmg per
m : lar y of the enemy, sibeth horse end foot, ldunemg
and Me: to: tnyurdo us. ] wu dcspatched to Guts;] Pntnm,
w hs'orl't him of it.—-On my ney back, ] dlseoverec}. le I thought, em
httalion qn e hill coming in, dressed in hunting shine, end me gulnfi
m to join them, but was stopped by : numberpf our foule", whosifl
me they were the enemy in our dress. ssUpcctn lthflM on : sequnt
ad 13 men to halt and sue on them, wluch ]) I bower of be!
I we were uhli to renn- ,
he:: ]" ljssssmfimefsisiemy, withalarge body, penetnted through
the woodl on our right ud c'ue, or front, in} that o'ebeh loaded
anotheflaody on their right. the whole hetchmg _ . tie issldg m
wood- between our works end our troow, 'and sendwg out ,amee, ."?
compmied with light horse, which hflfsfiffetl our surronnded ud surprised
new trap, who however fold their live: dear. Our some then made
towards ourhnesis; but the enemy had ukcten possefl'uctm of _
before t?! by stolen muches. Om-men broke th
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'rtis, at fill found the enemsi's th- ulnndshefore
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held. had'sixdkcted octn an eminence, and made . good land; but (his
enemy 1 fiel-l piece on them, and being gresiatly .l'uperionr in number,
'si them to retrcat into a marsh, Imi hnding :: out of their power
to mthsihnd about 6000 men, [ney waded through the mad and wltcr
(., mill o (ite them. Their retreat m: ccsizvcred b the second bltta
liap, whicfflsid got into our lines. Col. Luizfs, an the New England
te iments, sslster thin, made some resisistance sim the woodqsi but we::
obffiiged. bv sn riour siumbers, to retire. _ .
(: ColoZele ilel's and Brozdhead'l battallons, finding themselvca
surrotmded, detemxined to sight andctrun. They did so, and broke
throu'gh English. efflane, &c. and dospcsirsed ho_rse, and at lest came in
wichxousidenble ose. Colouel Pan-v wan early m the day shot through
the field. "encoura ing his messn. Eighty of our battalion cnme in this
mqctningct hasivin orced then way through the enemy's near,. and come
row by way o Hell Gate; and we expect more, ssvho are missing, will
m" si'ii these!" "73'
. -_ sisi Wesfl . from New York, Stpt. :.
M_Monday omnia five cover to Long [Hand, and about mid
ni hewe nere damned {1 the muljn of some qf our swuting partiel,
wzo zdvifed up shut the En lilh mld tion, and coming upthe-ishnd
,ffl, (";-11 si.ld;pieces. ( WZYnel-p ly !hou ht nocss ;9 be,).hcmhz
body, but onl , actdgnfhlsslflny ctm : VIG." to posi'efs flussemscsves ol some
advsimmgeoul fish", .. " se]! ctnur ooo meh were ordered out,
eonsifflng My of th; am,; and ryland troopl, to ssMtaxk-ct .
them on Mr' much. About , v'e came up with a very large
body of them. Thessoehvll'e ad ryland battalionn made one party.
Col- Adee. "m, his W Lip]. before us, had taken post in an
lctfl.
orehsd ad behind I born,, che approach of the enemy he gave
them ! vesysewe si .. (sin .4 vely kept lp fox : considerable time
"14 they mlflss ' _' ' si, when he reueated to the woods.
The enemy Mldvan- -' sit. upon which Lord Stix-ling, who
mmnded, immediately drunk, ' ) line, and offered them battle
in the mueEnglilh nue. The Brifi , y then advanced Within about
"a yard: of us, lnd begun : ver belvy fire from their cannon and mos
un, for both tbe ball: nnd lhel : flew very hit, now and then taking
ofl' lsshead. Our men flood it amazingly we"- "" "on one of UM
shewed: disposition'to shrink. . . _ _ _ :. L':
" Eur orders were not to sirountil the enemy came wnhm 30 ard ,
ue, . utyhep they perceived we stood their fire so eooly and re t
they declined coming any neuer, althou h trehkctom' be" In ch—
stzu " ;] we flood from sunorise till u. o_*c ock, th'.1 rysifinn
the ies partof the time, when the man body of - ' " ' '
we mvgdrezmed of, had entirely surruuneed ne, ,
lium, or seattered in the woods, all ons men, except
Mitylend hatteh'om, who were shndtng et bay ved: dou
bet. Than situated, we were ordered to ntt a renne, !: "
oure. )! throu h the enemy, who bed pofi mselvee,
si every fie ;! end road between on and our _ . W
qwter of a mile before we were stredu on ev
conny, and these u :: our reu- vere g t_r
_ 'llery. Our men song : with more than Romln " ss _.
Ivineed Would have stood until th were shotdo ct " -
feed the advanced party, which ss teked us,
which oPcnins we "or . passage dwm to the side -
, fore waded over, w ich we (fed, and then sw
' Ill the time exposed to the fire ogzthe enemy. The -
. ded by Cnptains Ramsey end Scott were in the front
sirst fire of the enemy, when herdlye mantell. -
'_I he whole of the right using of our battalion, thinkin
hid to passthrough thc marsh, attempted to force their wpy "
woods, where the were Almost to ectnun killed or uku. ct
hid bntulion lus {est 159 men, amongst whom ere " osieen. : ' -
V' and Bowcy, the first certainly killed; Lieutennnte Butleu- .
:? ent, Conrse , Muse, Draw! ; nstgm Coau and Fem - - *
w o of them are kissed, 61' who prison , te yet uncertain. "a -
45: officers loft their swords and gum. We have since eminly '
odLong Ishnd, bringing offell our military stone. ' ss . si ' ct
i *' General: Sdllivan and Stirling are both prisonen. Col __ sisi
ilel, and Pipes, are also teken. There lre about xooo med -
all. We toole : few prisoners. By e Lieutenmt we took, we - 4
lad they had about 13,ooo men on the ifland that morning. '
ssb .ctGener-ls were upon a high hill in our linel, viewing us with ;]
ct_ we began our retmt, the could see theenemy wehed. to -
t * "could not. {deny of them thought he ivodd _ ".
, n- without firingsiJYsshe un begaa'th'e au- &
MW— wrung In: hand:, and tri do?. MM' lltt '
fshw # th': day lost! Mljon Gnel! 'eommnndod the -
baualion, tho' Colonel end Lieutenlnt Colanel'heinp'both l'e' ukss
C line Abrm and Luna were sick. The Mnjor', quttin Ram!- ,
uz'sibunmnt Plunkett, were soremost, 'and within 40 yerd: of tl
enemy'e muzzlel, when they were'fired upon by the enemy, who ver ;
eh'tefly under cover of an orchard, save :: few that shewed themselvel, ln -
ended-w give up, clubbing their flt'elocks untill we came within
diflnee, when immediately nsented and blued in au- facea; th.
entirely overshot me, and kil ed some men away behind in the rent.
hdthe satiesaction of dropping one of them the first fire I made. I wis
so nen I could not miss. I discharged my ride seven'times that day, as
deliberately as l ever did at a mark, and with Il little paturbation." ,
To thy PMNTE'RSZ si
Gnunzu, ' 57.
8: but enough to My (yond. ly ixfirtirg chfalloimlqo pmp.
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ENEATH I eznopy of royal state
very beaum nymph'n sat,
he lude od around them flew,
Surveycd: simil- ehnms, zndnougbt to view"
E ! crygncc timid that shone, _ _
Y etm exceud, lnd she alone. " " ' " '-*-* ct'* _
Actufl "IN
T he fnm'd bright Venus from the skin ;si- _ ___ .
0 e'r dusky sgzglom downwird flies, vss' _ ss' '
M men:! too, both jealous grown.
K ind anen sent : challenge dowd- _
I nfmm'd of such su, eno: worthy'siss
or thought a moml could have hlflh,
8 uchwiMom, hunt). here on earth. . . . '
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