The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-31 00:00:00, page 2

THE V'IRGINlsiA sicA'zEfTTctB:
low willing they are to admit and welcome all vefl'si'k from thence, for
which purpose they have now by them and daily import all son: of good;
in demand with you, particularly powder and other wtu like store:, which
they may urchafe and ship without any difficulty, and it in more than
probable t t is the Congtesa declares its independency to the Euro n
flates, and offer: to open their port! to foreignen, your port: wi] be
crowded with them from all parts. And it seeme that France wnits only
for that event to asstst you in your defence.
" We have at present no other newe than what it brought b : Dutch
ship nrrived within twosidays here from Amletdam. viz. but the
French, Spanish, end Portuguese, are making great piepantiom for
war by land and by sea, as well as the State: General; that the Spani
Isdl had marched an army to the frontiers of Portugal, and had sent to
sea stint of sixteen fail of the line, the deffinntion of which wan not
known, and that they send considerabIe-numben of troops to their colo
meo; that the State: of Holland had" absolutely refused to renew the
. yrohibiiion {or the exportation of powder, &c. to she-nlonin, or to
_cede to the-English the four Scotch regiments the State! have in their ser
Iice, nor snmish them with : number of men ofwar vhieh the British
Court had required of them. The vexation consumed by thilin the
British Minish-y induced them totake several Dutch lhipe, anon swhieh
in two that. sailed from this ishu'd, which wet! ended toLo and
another to St. Chrittopher'u. In consequence of which the Dutch have
:sinfied 40 ships otsiwnsii and ordered 60 Torersiosibe built, with the great
iti ence. int eir ifferent na, an to ' upon mentnaugment
theis tegnd forces, See." ye ' ss
We hear But Lord Dunmore, with the remain ofthe Bth' ian re.
' ent, joined hit Britannic Majefly'l troopo on State]: [land apt
thia month. ' - : , ,
A LlsT qf tssb: Far: that were made pnfiufl :: lb: litle} upon th dy.]
.qum, m. : 31] of Dumubcr, 1775, who fwefl aB well cul'u
iril: wi ib; tall: q/"Maj la]. cal ('a autim expected" (a mld '
fittledsor [busir relcqse. _ _ _si
'Cnpt. Daniel Morgzn, Lieuunmt Willum Bath, L-eutenmt Peter
'lruin, [lightly wounded; voluntem ]ohn M'Guin lnd Chlrlu Pom
field of Fredefick county, Visiginia. ]].ieumnsiAnhibald Steel, of
Lieutenam anci- Nichob, ch-Zss; voluntarkssmsin uncu, Phi
Lancakey, wounded, ]ssofi two ) vo unn- nuns, Land";
Ind:! bin, Pennfylnma.—Maior ]ohn Lamb, Lleut. Andrew Moo'dy,
New 'oisik —Capt. Oliver Hanchet, Susiddz Cnpc. Sunne] Loclu'ood,
Sumford; Lieuteml Abijnh Sange, _Middletowu_z quotesmaq,
ijnmiu Callinj, Weathenfield; volun'tees Capmn Elenser Child,
-w Raven, Connectkut.—COI.Chrifliln Grecn, Gmnwich; Pin
]o 'n Toppa'm, [lightly wounded, Newport; Cnpnin Salmnl ,
Wesie'sirfyz ,Capt. Sunon "share! Providence; Ligutenlm ]m chb,
Newpon; Linnen": Williun ryu, Proudence; may;, him.}
Sloecm, 'fivmonz. Silvamu sun. Ney "; Rhode limi—szct
Timorhy Bisgt ' , Women"; Cnpt. le um Goodridl, Swctekh-id ;
Linnen"! lmucllrown, Anon] Linmnm ]ohn w, 8" ,
. Liememnl John Clnrk, Hadlev Lieuunnn Junc- Tisdnk, moded
in (he should", recovered, M d.—Cnpuin Henry W- Egg.
Nouinghamz Lieumunt Nnhaniel Hutchings, Dunblm; LiI-nunc
Ammi-Aodlevu. Hillbmgh;_ Linnen": ] _ In Thomll, M-Not
tinghamct—Adimc Chilian FW. : Dan bficer, nd-dn'ot zoo
printed. (
sssiANNAPOLIS. Azgctstzz—ss;
Extract of:: !cmrfi-m Tlcouonoon, land Aqua ;, rns. si
HAVB the plasure w inform you that the gre'nest humony kbfih
between the General Oflicenin thin de anon:, a well it the Ficld.
officer- in neral ----- We hue 3300 else in men hen, nndthe militin
coming in si, all under pretty good discipline; the sick (them lson)
nue at Fofl George, and netuiting ful}. Nenrm mthd M'psoyi.
_iom. and fresh arrives in m: plenty. -- ss ..
s," Wlsiforco con of two vessel! mrying twelve unh' usid
"" unny swive] gunl each——-two schoonen eight carrilgetnd ei : 'vell'
'- elCh-ul row-gtlley in curing: and ted smveh-ufive goode n. duty. .,
ing three nine and twelve poundm ond eightsv'vivdl ...inv. other
ondoln will be complceed l'n ten days and says
: ne weeks; each of tho [mer to curry-fvur .Mr
pounded. The fleet, when com lend, vill , ( Maius
the enemy m bring lgainst us.---'1Pwo dgyl since; Mind! Clpdbn,
of Co] Livingflonc'c regimenc mindle" by-ehefi ssof'Co . in ,
16 days, snom St ]ohn'c, who, saw that a French fleet 11! Him:
uel-ec, and that General Czrleton with all the. troopd. except m hun
dnd kk :: St. John'i, arc gone w Webec: _ We QWMW know
the "'Now,-s the miner by ous mnndming pardon, who ne dnfly
expected in." ' . . . -. .
Extract gse letter m Nussw You, Angle]? 15, 776.
" I have M un'ne to i um. thus by,: determ- w o came over t,
m lalt ni ctht, we hue um int ligeneq—e— Thuahe cnemy'e reinsom.
men: of esliln has ended; they in not Cuffered to land, but has
taken three days fulh ptwid'unl on board. The troopgon the ishnd
begin yeflesduy mming w emhark, the band. .Gcc. are all prepared s.
land them, with sand-bugl for their psoteaion; that we may hour], ex
pect an lttack. There numbeu, in_ the whole, mount oosimgm , ss'
_ " There ere various eonjefluul I! to thei: intend: descent: " Some
nmaginc it will be on Long mad. other- lbout fire m" es above the city,
and otherd up abou General Miffliu'l pot}. Qur gume- went up—yenq.ss
day agnin to try the Phcnix end Rose; " have not head from them
et - '
" if they wait : dafor two longer we that! bu'e new zooo more afsi
our Penosylvania troops" in." . . . . .- .- .. .... :. si. .
WlLLIAMSBURG, Augz'ctstyss
Extract of- klttrfi'm Pmuoumu, Auglgfl so.
T batteriee n'in mth impunity. Lord:!)unmore it at Staten "land;
HE two ship: came down on Sunday evening, and passed Ill our
his sick he sent to Halifax, h'u effective men he mried to Staten lflnnd,
lnd the blocks de Idiyped off to the West indite: Two en; who
had been taken prisonert by the enemy, have mode their ape. T
say they nre now zo,ooo, and that another division of soon som'gnm is
still expected. They think Lord Howe will not lttnck these ten lay.,
but that he don not vuit for his last division, bein consident of victory
without. The French Govemor in chief of their est India iflands ba:
'ot on] refused to permit : Clptain of a man of war to mnke prize os
out nslsi'ls in their parte, but foran them to come within gun-lhot of
the ]. The ene-y't men of war being withdrawn from our whole
can to New York givet us now fine opportunitiee of ming in der.
We see the effect here already. Two Canadians. who been apuin. '
in our Canndiasin regimmt, lnd ,who, General Gan write. un, are
known in the "my to be worthy of good credit, made their esupe from
St. ]ohn't, and came out to out am} et Timdetoga, lnd give the
following intelligence: The enemy not sortify my plm we lbzn
clotted. They hid : mewct Ifle an: Noi- tnder General Fnser.
not: it St. ]ohn't un : Corleton, and some at Mon'mal; zso only had
been left ne Qpebec. lt wu repomd thot m English ttoop, which
wetetohn been: part of that , penlhed at see, which-glvu rent
uneasinesa. Czrleton has rendeted imself very odiout to the Czn inns '
bz levyin. cottttibuuonn on them in gem], en}! confiscflting the estate
o all those who followed out army, or usivho nbseood.. .Gteat numbers
of the Genuine desert daily. and mlnnoufly concenled by the inhabi.
tun. leven answickm diseppeutd in one day. Then- officers an'
so much afrai of bush-sighting end mbufia, thlt du not had
any mie- to pursue the runawayt, The met: hue sine fears,
whic menu them from dcserting in so great numbers :; in supposed
the m ] when once our fleet [hail appeer emifio on the lake to receive
mlprottd them. Between the :: end uth o july Carleton nd the
other Gmenh abmdoned all their post: thin side Son], "exceyt St. ]ohn'a,
with a greet pnclpiution at our poor fick-lrmy had done, WSM
them that: amllery nnd provifiom. Thin":- occasioned by the arrival,
ad iuyfierioue mnncuvtet, of : fleet at Webcc, supposed French,- hoisi
in diffetent eolom, and sin'ng at tendensent from the m to inquite
wsio they were. General Gnei writes thathe had account! of the road
bein Exowded with militi- coming to his affishnee. Six hundnd-ume,
{a while he no writing hil letten being the (hit. A Clptnin Mefnard,
of Cmda, had come to Genen] Gztee lfter the two lbne-mentioned,
and confirmed their account in almofl every nrtiele.—-an Woedlke i.
dead." *
Dnvm Jnncou. Es; 30 elefled Senator for the dilria . '
bech City, Warwick, ma ask. " """
Mar a.) WlLLuuFunnl, Esq; Dcpncy Me:- Mil'er Ge—
pqsil, m- is- (unununu, ncryammbleyoong Lad .
Eduvnd RANDGH'H, Fsq; AttorneyGehml ofVirzinia, to 15
NlcnoLu, : oung Lady whok omiable steedess ofdis '
lawn,;4oined with the nest imlhshnl accnmphlzmcnn, cannot '
sirendering she worthy man of her choice eomplelcly hap,, , .
Pain would th' uspi-ing muse dream to sing *
The virtue: of this nminble pair; . -
Bu! hou- shal! ! amme the trembling string,
0: sound ; note which can well wonh declared