The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-25 00:00:00, page 2

sisictctsssss'riz'e V'lRGinl'Actct &A'sictzz-rsi-rz.
_- si ' " :, '_ .
m am wezi-efin mmb uctu m on bei M chu other ship
was in cl'mdly High}, thry-msyostd, (le aluKWo mMfftsi: Zl
twenty two guu frigzlz, m. :shnofi immdiztdy ; bond fremdoe'wss
Wown am nf her top.— Wesipxcdangcd "ous broadfides; _she then shotsi
"What!. md lay on our how, to um room for : hrp shlssilwitb : top
light, . me olsiour bmdside, :nd another ship un un O,"! km,
Mad :- she pafl'ed, and then tuft up on our lee beam, whilfk abn tqok
her indo- on our lltbard m; nal : floo kept dming her mon
mfionzflysi At four the gan of every vr I am thered, :- th: my
dipt hzddroyt-n achq-nef, lnd : bri up: victor givi acovne
and fine. Boc- thyss MMa-ny w mmsi-ssm whole
in within muht Mssoum qvmm ad stern. Gut m hm chase
Mdgt in the akin, and !: giving ud receiving : very vnto five.,
Might. perceived the robe leek w eodfifl of two ships. two brim
nd ;Ioop, and ling: shipud I snow.- vhich kepuo vindward as soon
ad lbe-ne'uon began. A: hill past filth: lent hnuidcttheir qind. and
:: fennnckednd shodto the 8- 8. W, We had one man killed, and.
lkm moded by the muflmry from the enemy."
si-ct EXETER Nmshmpshtn) Seft. 7.
ct Wke certain in ssenn from Omon River (wind! in them 70
_.- Meal from Buusihxll, _Cowoss) !hat : was the ng of
.rr
si Gflm' Britainfs (TOOPI. lo'or :: day- lgo, burnt, :. lnd desire d
". ,, nary thing in their wny, except (me" small son, and carried of : cry
,ssct snnly. On the door of : budding they left wrote the following noti
' = , Motion: " We did not deiroy thin because we suppose it belong: to 1
* - 3 fkicnd, andif we have destroyed an effect: belonging to : friend of the
' ? King'l croops—send : hill, and it be poid on sight."
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.,W A T E RT o w- N, Septmber 16.
HURSDAY last the General Ashmbly of thin Sun passed I resolve
for pisilg every fifth man in the same (: few sea-pon wom- ex
qmj) to march soo- New York, for the immediln uflmuu of our
brethren (here. si
A letter fl'o- New York mentioun. that when the "fork- on Long
lshndsi'cn to congramlate General Have on his succesi in driving du
rebel- ftom thence, be replied, ** 'l'lm be thou in they ought nther
', ' with him on the loss osElGHTEl-ZN !! NDRED brncmen
did
Ind-Lhn: General" - .
NEWPORT, S temberz3.
AST Thussday nmved here Mr. ]oseph in on and Mr. William
"- Cierke, who were me of the men made pri nen it the meek on
:; on the thh of jnne, they, with I more, were taken out of
n togo on afilhin voyage to Glspee, which ace Kinyon and
Cloth, with 4 othen, feft in a bout the 5th of An , md go: to Clseo
Bz ,, from whence they medled by land. As ey came along, they
lodssgtd at Newhury-Port, where they were informed thnt : number of
prisoners who had been taken in [urine, hzd been paid their wages, &c.
eld allowed to usehzse : vessel to go home in, but went immediately to
Helifn, end ! :: ninthe: set were then ebout purch-sing another vessel
for the same purpose.
It is reported (hit General Arnold hue lately defiroyed molt of the
enemy": beau, it the north end of Luke Cham lain; and made prison"
- fix hundred English, Scotch, end xlefflln so n. on a small llknd in
the lake.
8 0 3 T o N. Septmber 26. ,
PRENCH fehooner, which sailed from Newbury Port Ibout :
month lgosi, wn him by one of the miniflerial piratet, maken.
by the Wdsizington printeer from hence, and is now safe arrived hete.
& r m Providence of the nd insiam, say:, " The. Columbus
Wom- hal sent : priee brig into Newpost, loaded with lumber,
ba _ -or E'urqpe."
p'nctthennc hit of the am! end mid force in the provinee qum
Y'ctleotm, Auguk ljlh. 1176, collected son the be! mthoritieein slijl
'- minae.
:: the hadde! of llelifax, the Milford end Liverpool fri us, of ,!
Eff'si' ctsiixsi'lsisi' 'Zsss'cfif iz'usisssifsisct'fia'si" si"? ct'siffisi; ""simq'si
ctte ym e nntoPhihdel'm
18 o,6Muwenw be msssimnder. gi si Phsi)
. 1 . Cheewritiq ie list lbeMdf' ord Indunfpoolffipm
aside . m du-zmm-brzg napkin waLouiib-sinq. —
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!: um of bliss nio buulion ol- uuinu, tie Me m,
mgfilc'; um ctu- mnlids, :: mine; mer, ug- wray of the nal:
regrmem, 42 unkind Me; one comynnlet-e so He mi
gransiu, 39 rank mdflez six draff fioH-pihu, ssfi: ct line poundep.
F tifieasinne in the (one lnd fuburbe—c Had redoubt lbout [00
pla- west of the doekymlz : ndoubt on a , {dkd Mley'n Roll,
about one mile end : hall-N. w. of the doelqasdz, ; Wine, 5 sum,
about 500 pace! S. W. otsslhe doekyudz : sin)" W—M en : hill
nued Sun House ma. above 40 Feet N. oflfie shkwd, :mu
bloek-hpufee msibe bussiltinnch ohhe above redoubeq asssibiqcksshouse zq'
by 30 fgeeae che N. V. conni- of the doekyqd, Maffiadcbe same,
dimensiono at the s— VI. come;; : small black. 'S :; foe by 8 eaqk
siAde ofalhc dockyzxd gate. Thesougoing um _ , o cannot: mazed
ugu ;Gth. '- . si- '- .' -_ 'q
A h.-ge squayc breast work for moon" (almol finished) on the tapes"
Cimch Bill, mouming twelve 24 Mrs, three each vny, wi. N. !.
s. w. che eastcm side'smntnhchqbssonrz aUnck-houfi, 40 fees byssso,
erectiu in said works. . ' ," 5
In ! money of King'- CountAy—pm at the spy:! Highhsiml emi
grante. confining of :37 rank and . .' 1 .
ln lb. county of Cumberland, the men} of Rwyai Fcncibhe Ame
sinne, commanded by Col. G'OYIW. confiding of 17: rasink and si]
(when the lalk account: came : y) but frequent desemomctlesct'm their
number. , , ,
The dockyard issituate upon low land. a mile N. by W. osthb mid.
dle oslhe town of Halifax, l'urrounded by I strong wall, to see: ingh,
but is not strong enough to resist the force of : tssbaeepound ball.
08. 3. We iufl learn that Captain Souter. sn : priv-sioeer belcnging to
win State, has taken a large nup from Hdifax, bound to 'New Ymk,
with : number of light-horse, &c. on beard, and sende: into Townshend.
Tbefiallouingpapn: were ufefw daysinu brngtsifi'm Louc IILAND.
al ctegi-val to afar Mlctamu. ,
8 ] R, ]AuAlCA, Sqt. ", 1776.
AM ordered by his Excellency the Honourable Willim Have, Esq;
I General and Commander in Chief of hie Majefly'l forces in North
America, from Navn Scou'l to the Flon'du, on (be a ' 'eation of the
county of Suffolk, by Nathnoiel Woodhull zqd Smud hilh'ps, 'who
have signified to him that the inhabitann of s-sind count are desirous of
layin down their um- and again becomingelpya] lssnd ' : subject;,
that or the yeace and ease end security of ! lnhabntlpuhc is willing to
accept of their submission, end romise them protection, on the King'
Colonele and other inferion o the 'militil relpeflivess, making and
czusin "the men through the county, to lay dowp their :me, take the
oath o? dlcgiancsse, and sign the said roll of submission, disclnimin and '
rejcaing the order: of Con refs and committeesss, and foul}, se using
obedience to them, And to o , the lest] authomy of Governdem, end
in all place: of woslhip in future pray for the King and Royal Pamily,
as was usual befon the present unprovoked rebellion. si -
' QLIVER De LANCEY,
Major Generll of the militil in tile souther- difiria
of the colony of UnnYch. = .
Colour! Coucletn. - - _
Directed life to Colonel Phime Fun'iug, arm!
mondingofieer, Soulhold,
s ! R - Hun-nlc'rol, (41. :.
OU m hereby ordmd and anon to ofderno at the [(in 'a
i Capuim, or non confidingosicufief the militia; in the shgml
bntalion in Susolk wants, to ed! their Me! coppeniee together, .
the usual place. immediately, lad to order all them that hu- taken ?
um: against the King, to la down their amend nke themes .]
znce to the King, md to gn : rofl of sdb-ision, dis: ' god n
jecting the order: of Congnss w umitun, lad to obey she .] .5.
thoi-izy of Govemmm. Tiio by ordereSGemnl Bone. ;
1 ]: losed ctMOLLVEZ-cde masivm.
ne ent: : trode", um " Gan.
To ('a/. Pnuuu human."e . .- 'si by _,
]nc A ": Cm ) : k-kr .
ls Exceile the Homnble JM Bone, gem?! aid
['I-wander in hief of his Mljdy'e form within the eoloniel lying
on Adantic oceln, from Nun lecti- th Fldtida inclufive, be.
In:- te. having euthorifl me to nisi I bripde of prbvineieu sole], for
the defence of thielshnd. tou-Madu Mynmneuinthe