The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-10-18 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRGINIA 'GA'Z'ETTE.
[OCTOBER 18, 1776.] WulctlAmsBURG: Printed by Dxxou 69" HUNTER. [No. 1315.]
-LONDON, julyu.
F W1 ETTERS from Berlin advise, that a messenger wns just
arrived from Petershurgh, that there was a report that
Sena, auvery dangerous conspiracy had been discovered; the
; L 5 alm of it me : inst the life of the Empress, and to
place the Gsan Duke on the throne, but it had been
{ssssict-s' discovered by an intercepted paper. There were only
{"At-i t-Iltlresiefiersom supposed to be privy wit, and they were
On Wednesdzy came on, in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall,
London, before Sir William De Grey, Knight, and a special jusy, the
cause wherein : nohiemzn wn plaintiff, end the princes of a morning
paper defendant. The action wae brought to recover some recompence
for the t injury his Lordfllip suflained by the defendant'e printmg 5
iibel in 'l p: : of the end of March last, declaring the noble Lord'ss'
sentimenn an opinion to be hostiie to the Americana, and such as total -
coincide with those of the Minisiry. The plaintiff's case was fully prove , \
but there appeasin : varietion of the word rigmr for vigour between the
libel end the , I nonsuit was the consequence.
Extract qfalcmrfi-m Pol'rsuotrra, jul 9.
" Since an In! arrived at thin rt the ]ohn and Elizabeth, Scott,
fron Gallipo y, and the Anne, hlptes, from ditto, who inform us,
the: on their passage, the thirtieth of ]uoe, they saw a fleet of French
ships, confistin (: fifteen, viz. tensrigltes, two two deckers, zsnow, o
brigontine, an alzrge cuttet, offLishon, allulder French colours; and
on the zd of ]nly saw mother fleet. confifling of ten srigates, under the
time colours. . .
Th write from Minorea. thnt not only fort St. Phillip'e, but all the
fo on sithat iflmd have been lately repaired, and put in a proper
side of defence, pursnnt to orders from England.
Job n. Yefizrda hie Maid? signed instructions, which were in.
mediately filled and on of expn ; to Poetfinonth, for General Howe in
Ameeia— — . - .
The foflowin letter m received yesterday from Mr. Charles Burns,
commandor of e show Blue, in the service of Government, dated Ca
dizbly, June zoct-J' Yelterday morning ! chased an American ship, of
obout eso tone, into this bay, but cunnot ilke her, it bei : foreign
port. ! never wan more surprised in my life, when I foun there were
three'Aqericm privateen ridmghenat Gngle enchor, and : number of their
merchant,.veflelo leading end nnlooding at the quayo. A large Spanish
fleet of men of war are sniled from thin place, but to what part ] cannot
' learn, all mue: d' busind'n being conducted here with the greatest mys
ffie following inscription is over the door of a house in a small village
in the lflLoSlyt—sh m done at a penny esclh—Hare oild
and w into e ' o redeing, ritin an pelin taut ac
cordaysi to thy tale- of , end ken ukin of theigr more]: at sixpence
: WGIk-T B. odserye eordial, rud rutes, rud henm, potatos,
sassageilnd gardinfluffitobesoldb
' there umble zrvant, Fame: Grufly.
B O Sss T O N, September 19.
AST Saturday was sent into Cape Anhe, by the schooner Warm],
!. William Cods, : ship of 400 tons bunhen, called the Picary,
common by Brockholt Cleavdmd, bound from Tobago for London,
hning onbou'd 315 [10st of sugar, 16! bales of canon, us pipes,
si no : and no qunner caiks ofwine, and some indigo. On the
Monday evening lah wan also sent into Cape Anne, by the Wnrren, :
brig of no tone, mounting ! carri gon: lnd lo swivels. She was
from the coal! of Guinn, but last rom Tobago, bound for London,
with some elephnnn wed: and gold dufl.
The lion. Mlnhew Thomton, Esq; of Londonderry, is chosen ::
member ofthe lion. Continennl Cdn ss, for the State of New Ramp
bin, in the room of Col. John Lan on, who has xesigned.
Yeflerdzy se'nnigh! arrived at Newbury Port che brig Geocgia Dilna,
Peter Ri :! mister, bound from Ground: to London. taken by the Wash
him [mutter, Nathlniel Odiome, having on board 60 hogshcads of
sun! and sugar, lnd about 20 chaldron of coal. &c. &c.
Septum 26. Lad Tuesdny the Washington printeer sent into New
bury Part a prize bark, one of the enemy's transpdrts, bound from the
Brinsh fleet at New Yolk to St. Vincent's; her cargo consifls of pmvilions
and some other [loses.
Lafi Sunday was sent into Providence, by Capt. Mnnroe, the prize
ship Blaze Came, from Barbados, bound for London, having an board
loo pipes Madeira wine, no hogsheads of sugar, 18,ooo weight of whalc—
bone, ! zo barrel: of oil, &c.
The privatecr General Gsccne, of East Greenwich, and the privafeer
llarlequin, of Bmltimosc, have taken a ]amaica ship of 310 ton's, and
sent her nmo I safe pour. Her car o cousisi; of 31: hogsheads of sugar, si
8: puncheons of sum, 36 pipes an 4. hogsheads of Madeira wine, 1800
pounds weight of copper, &c. This ship, we hear, sailed inxompany
with a large fleet, cunvoyed by two men of war, one of which was soon
to leave them; the other, said to be a dull sailelj, was to proceedwnh
them Murope. ,
gct? da n_s sent into this harbour, by the Eagle, Cape. Payne,
' ! up am. ctffim renada, bound to London, hzving on hand
ct ' M, (hogsheads of sugar, some canon, &c.
PHIL ADIELPH IA, October 8.
Y : letter from Newark, in New )ersey, we learn, that b'eiidee the
dama e done by the fire in New York, mentioned in outlasi, Pearl
street was a ] destroyed; and that several persons were in gaol on that at:
count. The letter adds, that a number of transports, with troops,
amon which were Burgoyne'e light horse, had arrived at New Yot-k.
Yel erday morning arrived here his Excellency General LEE, and we
Fear he this da sets out for the American army near New York.
Extract a almerfrm Ticonouocn, dared Sqt. 33. 1776. -
" Our sick decreasesast, and the army is in high spirits, but whethee
we shall have the pleasure of giving Butgoyne a rap upon isiis knocklet
is uncertain, n at present he does not seem disposed to come this "ly.
A Tcrjent, who deserted from the British army et Point atnr tremble,
between Montreal and fore], the 3!!! of Augufl un. says that Coload
M'Lane'z regiment was quai-bered at Point aux Tremblee; uoo foreign.
en are at (Deum all the 34th at Montreal, except two comyaniu with
Col. ]ohnson and hit lndians at Le Chien. That he beau! the 'osicere
compute their army at 7ooo, in which were the 9th, aoth, axfi, :4th,
:9th, ztit, 34th, and 49th, and the Germam. There are none of the
Canadians in the King of En land": service; but they are in a worse sum
ation than the children of I me] in Egypt, for the regulate have robbed
them of every necessary of life, and now compe] them to work without
any prospect of a reward.
" They universally wish we were in pofl'eflion of their country again.
declaring their e es nre now fully opened. That Burgoyne had a few
gondolas, two oops, and : floating battery, building at St. John'l.
That he sr ently heard it said they were to cross the lake to Crown Point,
as soon as t eir naval preparation: were perfected. That the troops in
general were very sick! , the foreikg-nen in particular, being afflicted with
the fever and flux. nd that si ty of the soldien had signed an agree
ment to desert together, but being betrayed by one of their accomplices,
some of them were condemned to he sent to Senegal, and there " serve
durin life."
A etter from General Gates at Ticonderoga, to the Hnn. Govemor
Trumbull of Connecticut, mentions that our army at that place consistl
of 8500 men sit for duty, and in high spirits.
WILLIAMSBURG, Octaber 18.
MARYLAND private". fitted out by Mr. Middleton of Alma
polis, has taken : ]amaic'a [hie, and sent her into Hampton Road.
having on board upwards of 300 ogsheads of run lad sugar, some
canon, coffee, indigo, &g. .
A letter from : Gentleman at Philadelphia, by yederday'l pofi.
informs. that our 4th and sth regimcnts were at Wilmington, m Fenn
sylvania, the Sth insiant; that is Excellency General La set out for
New York the 9th; that the armiu at Ticonderoga and New Yut
remained quiet when chc-last advice came from thence, hot th'] Mljor
Leitch wu unhappily dead of the woundl he received in the law:
ment with an advznecd party of the enemy um Hnlem. ""