The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-03 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRGINIA GAZEsiTssTE
ss [AUGUST 3, 1776.] WlLLlAMSBURG:1)rifltedbyDlXON@l'IUNTE-R. sNo'.1304.]
ABLE . SEAMEN
WANTED for a new Shiplying at Ect'mtm, Nortb Caroliua. Bat
mordinary VVage's will be gn-z-n. Apply to Cnpt. AlemJer
flan/im on Boan], or" to the Subsotider at Mi/uct-r'o. ' ' -
ss Nnuuuouo. Je!) 56; , MlCHAEL WALLACE.
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.NE W Y OR K, jub- 15.
'- ' _ ;ct-v AST Friday morning it was repwtcd in town,
!) . H- # ' that Lord Hnwe was amved at Smndy flock, with
"1 large fleet from England: Between one .anl
."Rss-t si
msi'eloek, ?. M. two ships hove in fight and
joined the fleet it the wazmnp place; about an
hour after : ship supposed to be the Phcen'u, of",
I:", : ffigate of 18, and three tenden, _ot un—
way at Suten Island, and Root] up or this
sin 'He
city. The army shon took the alarm, and in a
Y
few m'm te! every man was at his station, well
ovided with !" neeefl'nriee sue vigoruul defence; but as soon as the
ipe ende nels Bedlovfe ishad, they inclined towards the ]ersey shorn,
Io 'd ot'lr battesiee (hit then began to play upon them from every
('t-ner oubothsssidet the river; and norwithsianding they must have
Mud- cohsidchhle muse, they (food theirsicom'se up Hudson'n river,
firing seven] brozdsidee n th went along, without either killing or
wounding any of our people; !! o on this occasion behaved with uncomsi
t
non' bravery. A strong southefly w'ind, and the title of flood facilitaud
t
the ships getting thou the butteriee near the town, but we hear they
were mghly kindled about " mile! up the river, from whence they
" hue notiyec dreamed to tuum, --but we hem-laid ac Tany town, about
pmilee the river, on Saturday evening. , si
."Cla. land., in : small yriuteer from Bofion, hu taken end emird
' into Anne. two ship, one of them : large three decker from Ju
fllliflb 7 Lmflonlsiyith Po hogsheadz pf su is, so:: pttncheom of rqm,
be of cotton; end : luge 'qugmuy of imemz, he. with" seven]
Edrphgn. The other [ship from ntigue, bound to Buttons;
valley puneheone dram, te, ssct (!
2]! won the fleet deMned forth Americm stati'on zhis summes, i. u
follows,- vil. Oneof-yesignnej three of 60, ,seten of 50, twdos 44;
been of 31, Was (8, liven! sh'fiveofzo, two of 13, seven of 16,
due du. hd'np-qfi dinous :, beidu armed vessels, and on.
ssPHsictIL ADELPHlA, jub 22.
ON- Monday [at the Connntion of thin pwvin'ce net at the Sun.
lhuse. but there not bett- . snficient number of memben pre
Kat, Msiadiovmd tothenext , when they met lnd chose Doctor
lenient: anklin Pnfidnt; 03. George Rose Viee-Prefidentz and'
]oh Monk, Did; Siennsy. . —- '
\ T'siessbrig-Pdty, Capt. Laeey; the brig -----\---, C-pt. Kelly, Ca (.
Wellt; in . sohonerz n'nd Capt. Button, in'l lloo , belonging tot il
port, We teken by the owhene lad Kingfisher, o "our capn', the be
" Of Me mouth; and Cnpt. Wily, in a pilot bon, wan uken about
, zsisicsisizss fsisisict
gfsimss CIOWI! Potl'r. 71!) 3.
. " Weleft-Bosel loth :: (. lnd m-ived at the (He in Noix the thh,
{ter having burn and destroyed two gondolae, two schoonera, and
i a which we could not get over the rapidt, together with soun'
Gum and St. ]ohn'e. likewise Col. Huen't house. While we lay_
I th lie in Nail, eight officers md fom- privatel of the sixth batta
lion. went without their unneto a French house o the opposite those,
Mans mile from the mclmpment, in order to ?! spruce bees, when
theywmumched by snumberof ladies"; who kifled and scalped Czpt.
Adam, Ensign Colbenson, and two privatee, took prisoner: Capt.
M'Clun, .Lieutenmn M'Phevfon, M'Cnllifler, Hog, and two rivatcs.
Clpt. Riyie end Ensign Rnsh made their escape. As soon al t : firing
un h'urdzssu bout wn sent to their affinanee, though too late."
. By mnn from Camda we learn, that our troope : few dey: after
the harden the Three River! mnmdto the Isle au Noix, but finding
that in extrentsse unhealthy pllce, were obliged to retire to Crown
Point, with thy ne repairing that old fonisication. That the English
had go! to St. ]ohn's, where they would have to buiid how.; before the
could emit the lnket, and that we had a schr-uner of 6 cmnage gum
end lour other armed vosselo, with whichit is hoped, the ling'ish wm be
pkwlnttd croffing the lakcs. .
Extract Jcldm'frm New You, J-ly 13. .
" Last Friday two ! the Lnghlh fleet, ! 40 and so gun ship, weighed
lnehor from the ye:.jlg place And came np'wirh two tended:. We shed
near too shot bes they returned one; when they came oppositc thu tone
they filed : broadfide at us, all our buttelies fixing an them; I te'w [hot
must have struck them, but ] believe no glezt damage. ss "
" Yetkrdny Lord How: sent up : leg, with the Capnin _and LieuJ
vent of the Eagle man of war, the Adjunnt Genelal met them atte:
some ]ittle ceremony, but a their letter m directed forlGeorge Washa
ingtod, Es ; he could not receive it; the officers infitted much on his m)
ceiv'mg it, y'mg itsflcof : chid nature, hit lordship being invesied mth
nnlimited powere, and was sorry that he had not mncd ;- few nay:
sooner. This morning we hue aceontm that theships, &c. which passed
the town, are 30 miles up, o posite to Terry town, me the river in
four miles wide lad they mly ay safe. !: il !eyofted : they have et
tempred to lend and hue been belt oll'. .
- " On Tuefflay nother Bag from the fleet : ared, end wan met .:
before. when : mer was again offered, but of the same neason us the
former; sirejcaed."
_ 'l he CONGRESS,7 17. 1776.
Refal-wl. that Geneul WASHlNGTO. . in refusmg to receive .
kt'ee sasii'd to be sent fmm Lord'Hov-e, addressed to GEORGE WASH
lNGTON, Ea vil.], lcted with . dignity becoming h'u R'dtlun) "and
therefore thin ongresl do highly approve the shne', and] 'do dissea-si
shn no letter or message he received, -_on my ocasiou whether, smju'
she enemy,' by the Commfider in CMjss- or stint the Uommanden &.
the American Army, but such lo shall be dinfld to them in the cheek}
fere they respectively sustain. _ By order of the Congrefl; ' "
- - _ JOHN JHANCOCX, BW .
: couonesmwusssiz
Reflvd, that : y of the mew: letten nnd of ; deI-PS'pPI they.
e'nclofpd from Lord owe to Mr. . Ftsianlin, Mr. ['t-un," . Edhg. si
Lord Deum; Mr. Manirs, and Sir ame- Wri :, late ' -s
sent to Aliboy flnctg, end forword: to Cong by Gum] W sisi
idgun, hapnbl' in theshvml genel, that the goodywpkd!
Unded Smeo my '2' informed 0 whlt'nnure 'are the to.] , '
e'nd-dhnt (de tente, with the expeshtion of which the infldimu 't'
Britliw bu-endenvnred to muse and dismn them z' 'and the: ,
who still "main suspended by : hope founded either in the justice or go; '
dexation 'os their lete Kin , mey now, et length, be confined, the the
valour alone of their: try in to sue m liberties, , .. _
ExluD-fi— & "mach. _
-— Cunun loued"; " ,
" EAGIlJ'i'i qftbom! qsjbeprmhu fMuMns-m wan...
to 3 ,, si , ss
ElNG lppoinlul Cummin- in Chicf-of the fi ,ind del. '
B Mljzfly'osiut, sie'm e'din North Amerlpl, unqluvi them:
m be by my Maquy can impd one p! hi- coumllKONIn of nfloring.
peace w bu colomei, nnd for [nating pain: to such of in
therein a shaH be duljfofia'ull w behefit by that affect of hi- singi—
indussenc!) ] embrace this opponunity lo mfom you of my nm'ulfl
the- Awafl conssi Whe'er}?! sirsihobjefl well be in cd'ly meeting wi):
Genen owe, 11! 11: hi- 'e :. been luhd to ' in' ' ' ,
the said'commisiion. ] siy ? " "nisi " "
in the mean time. I bin judged it cxpediem wilful the inelosed Declsiel
ration, in order that all persons mly hue immediate inform " hie:
Majesty'c no gruduu iatmiom. And l desire you will I:. p onbi ,.
with to end: the said Declnraeion 'sio be ulgatcd. in such namf
lnd at such phm within the Province of flew jasey, u will pendu- 5}:
same of-thc most public nolonety. _ 'si " " ,
Assnred of being favoured with rlffihnee in everyss msnn sosit the
specdy and cffqctual restoration of public tranqviflitysl am to mind!:
on will communicate, fmm time to time, such insomnion :: von m '
think- will facilitate the anainment of that important pbjea in ctxhe ":!
vince'over which on preside. ' si '
] hue the us to be. "
With gin: respect and whfideration, * '
* Sir, your mofl obedient humble lenam, ]! () w' L')?"