The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-11-01 00:00:00, page 2

THE VIRGlNlA G-AZETI'E.
itseemed of great importance in this utthztppy was. that the t'ebels should
he driven {tum the upper part of the rovince tts soqn as possible. The
wind springing u 1 fatr, the fleet sailetssss, and arrived off Sorelcthe evening
of the uth itttt. he last of 'the rebel: had rett-oted fmm thence some
hours before. The renadiet's and it ht instmtrx of the troops i_n thie
division immediately ended, supporte by Bngadter General Nesbtt and
part of his bt'igade. The next morning mote troops were sent on there,
and the command of this eolumn ivcn to Lieutenant General Burgoyne,
with instmctioh to pursue the rebe ! up the rivetssSot-el to St. joyn; but
without hazarding any thing till the column on htt fight should eo—operate
with him. As soon as the re latione for the different_mnspotte could
be made out, the remainder o the fleet sliled for Longtue], four leagusses
from Chamble Chamhle it fifteen lezguee from Son], by the river of
that name) znd ad not the wind sailed, thie colupn mtght have united
et Longuiel the same night, and ebout the fewe tune With Mr. Arnold,
end the remainder of the rebelt, retiring from Montreal. The next day
the sitmops landed, end marched, by La Pnitiess towarghfit. ]ohn't.
The advanced guard wn snppdrted by all the Enghfh rematntng after the
disposition: already mentioned, under the com_mutd of Maius General
Phtlipt, and this division Followed by two regtmenu of the answiek
tempt, and that of Hanau, commanded by Maius Genenl Riedem.
- " The advanced guard mind the mornitt of the tyth inst. nen w
It. ]ohn't, when they turned that the head o Lietttenutt Genml Bur
ne'e eolumn had taken Man of the redottbte the night deface;!
Hy sound ell the building In shmee, Ill the crest and hrp beau the
nhele could not du? up thi ssssnpide of Chmble, with bnu,ptovifione,
were :lfo burned. hear twenty two pieces of comen erectlet't behind,
hid in the woods; several othet merite eppear ::me teei 'tetiet't end
fri ht; on this occasion ! think had no sin! ced X}! hie Mu
je 'e undone] and sotei (! : gent tell end signes- to
_ overtake the rebel: an ] don tnot but they would have gim'cnry
mid Melity : !llotll'. hid the enemy delezed then- tettut : little
r.—The care: of n-tillet'y hewed ! (! i m likewise on the
oeeefioot therewete brigedee which make with th colmsi-Bfi.
edit- anhr'e eorpt crossed fron thdnotth, and fell into the Rlsil' of the
o eolumne on the shuth side; they weld also joined by nmhed of 0;
nldhm, and that on the ri ht by many lndiane.
" 'n Le Mlitre wi have thedom: w prefintu yon: Lord:"
M hee. 'He it enintefligect-(eyect, listlwdlqmlifidm
lay [est et information ot,the mnsectiqn in thin ptovinee. shall tlkc
th liberty to momncnd hinm yoldelardsh'tpn en nicel- efnerit.
' cutrss ws.
NEWBURN PoR-T, October 4.-_
11" ic'nported hen, that Dffi daye' un en ment happened
'two of our riuudq ud Meal : noted pints the
long in ed our co ) when, after warm y Mpun'ng the point by
blown, thehucr thought it prudent to submit, lnd we m punct- pen
m nov'v bringing her into some safe pen, afra- which'n hope to '
better account o her. . ,,
We hear (hit : large ship from the West lldfl- 'a- MMM
and mfidmble ppu on board, in arrived :: Cnpe And, that in'byfoss-c
ofpuprinmn. :*' - - sict' ' ,
NEWARK (New jcrssz} 05!) be; ] "E. -
AST 'Thou-id- si'mssgm, Capu. c udG-incll, wit I My,
mule their capcfiwnSuunlshndlolmoI, lad New
Bcrge'n Point. lnd from thence came to think 11! ,,ctfiu 4,
. lustier wn uken going from New York wNmfi-ncmth inn, '
wi the latter." on the am of Augon, in minde 33130, .longimdc
lien, in : bri from the Wesiem [land: for flamucket, by : in
English so gan sin called the Galetn, ]ohn ]onn, Esq; commnder,
denied with so . md : most exmodinlg'hilers being part of :
mvoy forsome ipc-t'rom London boundn York, fine of whichct
K'ffi'sisssdsimdss HoYss-i m n' & ud Wss si (
Wedoe mornin a ' an , ' 0 44 us, with
nfrigm lnd two ten en, went up the Nouhsilim, end also:: nan
cboropposite Tapp-n. .
.PHlL ADELPHlA,si Octobenxgs _
UESDAY arrived from . cmise the contimnnl schooncr 'w-sp,
C- . Bcldwin, ud-brought in : Inge Guinea ship. bound from
]unzicl' Lintpool, wish 30; hogshudl of sugar. 55 punchcons of
,rum, &c. pan of the Jamaica August flmsi—Thicb the.;bjn! am"
fleet sent it: here. ' _ '
Extract q/"a [merfrm Bol'rou, Octbber 7.
" WejuR-now'heu that the Spaninrdo hm declared ver ngain! th
Portuguese. The aceottnt comes by a'Frivateer just arrived from I cruil'c
off Cape Finisterre, where she took : urkey-man with a—gmt deal of
cash and valunble goods on board, and three other prizu. He engnged
a Guinea ship whick blew up In the en gcmcnt."- ,
Extract q/"a [mn- srm num, 05952- !.
" [have just had hllfan hour'n converl'ltiouwith Lo! Stirling, who re
turned from hit captivity yesterdly, who sayn, thathe believes, from hie
best intelligence, that the enemy doe- not exceed lg,ooo sick and ven,
but il certain th do not exceed :6,ooo in all. The niusorcmmn they
cln 've consi only of the last division of the Mans, about 3000.
This he knows snom che information of one vho sn- the fleet " s",
which canst of :bout 70 snil, lmoctng which were jeo helvy horses for
emiagea. or 4oo lighthotse m m'siived, but no more Meal."
Extract qsa letterfi-m HAlLlI, Qcteber 13. .
" Yefletday mommg about me of the enemysilanded It Flgg't o'r
Foggisil'oint. in the Sound, about 6 mile! above on; . denchment un
immedimly sent to oppofc them: The enemy got possession of the pain;,
but " I was informed last night had made no farther [rest. Om
people, I no tokf, hid taken up : bt'id which an end [guess]
tree- zems: the real, w obsh-uct them ti : reinhteement Could arrive.
In the lftemoon-p sesifl Vthe Mouth of flnlw river, indeir '- '
tothe point; t 65 simpleehwnu, huge, maliye.
expect there will bcblood'y uork there to-duy- den the timber of—
llnded, and the ship! which went up; I think thin can be nflnsiu
thn the main bodyofuowe'e mysimsi do thee, white that ,h;
cendo to melt: his ten) dead:. Thus wekss will Fobahly hill! the
emplssn. 'Upon 'the urinl of the I"?- uDoph'esen-ytheyw
M lnd finden}! Morehouh "um ] neanl-o had.]
anew me country,:o nium 'ol'oint'
w ss-Town tissout miles {bove Dobb'o faty, when the I;? ct & '
i-xbi- uffisiqsifin pSWV-Z' . .- . ; . -_ si ss. si
ly expre't'a from General LEE, at Amdoy, des atched on s ". '
night, we learn, that the egg hldctez'nmted nten laud, __
ouspoophhadz innken si *- .' _ .. pm.
sss-mmy fi'e'nisiight arrived "=". : dip qsim by the bag w si
. Shp-provn to be the ship Them, Otpt. Mny, wrth IN
mi- ofl'u r, 90 wocheom ofnm! be. from Montegodnl fa- Lo,.
don, ma be on to nfleet of sooth], wholeft'pmuum ngufl last,
under convey o two men wlr- *_
lnnucniim rmivd CONGREGS, OJ-lm- 31], fin- tbe M.
. . . Je ad North: We.
" the,:aight of the lsth inttun General Merm om- to State
Ifland wi part of the troop- posted at-th Am ,_ lad advanced
within s ' milet of Ridunond town, havmg been tnformedthu .
roti uy' ritith troo :, one of Hefflam, and one of Matter"- nuin
]l] .-—Colonel _ n wn demhed with Cobnos Panic': bath." ,
lion, Maius Chrke it the held of some M. W'issn ny
the end end of the town, while the munimbr octsdle creep! Wssit do
the other quarters; both divifiom mched this town byhnkfof thys- hot
not before the enemy wave alarmed; mon of them lffl had a '
: few that with Colone] Grifin'o detnchment. Two Wert of the eno- '
' ' mortally wounded, um] summon uken ' ; with the los
ss two'soldien killed on m side. Cobnd. 'In received "yond
in' foot fiom : mushet hall, and Lint. Cosohel'lmith w. lightly
wounded in the mn- - Amongfl the arisonm taken in thin lain! m}?
eight Hessiam. Our troop- brought a fron Stnm lind 43 mouth;,
': number of bnyonen. c'utlall'et, &c. nd one Mad of th Btitid '
light-horse. , , . '
lt haesibeendmrminedfin : council osmu held M- u man
the umy from the Bdghto of [dried gourd! m lnd We} Oh!",
in order to outflank the enemy lad dislppointsi Miutenfion. - ' -
On Fridny the :!th'hfl. one of theenaise Qmod portio- MN'
Chefler sell m with pm'ofCol. Glover'l w, when. smart IM ib."
engagement ensued; in which our men bedud with ct t mld M
inn-e idity, and drove the enemy but to thin- dtlin . - si
T at on the uth inflant, It loss birth morn , 50 my?
fleet on Luke Champkin, confining one ship moantin; tG-guno, a '
snow mourning the same number. on- schqoner of 14 put, two of !
two floops._ : bomh ketch, and . [urge nscl her force un
fifteen of twenty fln borrowed bon: or goode u, ' '
pounder in their bow:, appeu'ed off Cumberl lct Dan:] A:
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