The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-29 00:00:00, page 4

H A'R T-FO R D. jay 8.
L'AST WedneMAy passed through thie Face Govemur Franklin df
New ]ersey, on'hu way to Governor mmbull, at Lebanon, find
[nait'SAt-xrday he returned from Lebanon to Wall'mgford, where he i!
none e .
NEW YORK, julys.
SLOOP of ". six pounders, belonging to the fleet from Relisu,
- laying in the Kills, near Mr. Deeker'l serry, wan nhnoti turn to
pieces 1an Wednesdny morning, by : party under the command of Gene
nl Herd, from the opsylsitte there, with two 18 pounders. The crew
shon abindoned the floop. and we soppofi she in rendered entirely unset
for any further service. "
July n. On Wednesday last, the Declaration of lndependctenee wu
read at the head ofmh brigade of the continentzl army, .potted at and
near New York, end every where received with loud huzw, and the
utmost demonsh-ationa of joy. ss, - ,.
The same evening the eqnesh-ian statue of George llI. which Tot'y
pride and sqlly raised in the year 1770, was, by the son: of freedom, land
prosirate in the dirt; thejust desert of an uugratesul tyrant! The lendct
wherewith this monument was made, it to be run into bullets. to afflmu
late with the brain of our infutuated :dvefl'asiel, who, to-gam : Pepper
corn, have lost an empite.'-—-" Rye: Dun wall yerd:", pray le
nmrtat." .
A Gemleman , who was presimt at thie ominom fall of leaden MajeEy,
looking back to the original'e bopefnl beginning, pertinently exclaimed,
in thelanguage of thungel Lueifer, " Is-thou be'fl he! But lh, how
s
fallen! How rhang'd!" ct ,_
' Lord Clafl, in the Head? yf Con-esiu'ssis declared that : penn- me,
in aduo-wltdgmnl qs Briw'sse': right to—tax lattice, tum {m in)"
- (me that: millio/u without t't.
T RE NT O-N,-_*7u{y-8.
HE decluszuion of independence was prqclaimed here, together with
thessntw constitution of the eolony of late eshblilhed, and the ne
sulve of the Provincial Congrese, for continuing the ldminiflntion of
justice during the intesim. -
The members osthe Provincial Congress, the Gentlemen ofthe coal
mitme, the officers and private: of the militiu under ume, lndsilw
eancourse of the inhabitants attended on this great end solemn occasion.
The deelzu-ation and other proceedings were received with loud acclmi
hnns. , '
The people ere now eonvinced of what we ought long inee to have
known, that our' enemies have left us no middle vuy between'yetfect free
dom and a'biect flavcry.
ln the field we hope. as well as in council, the inhabitants of New
{;ny wi_ll be found ever ready to support the freedom and independenec
metten.
siPHlLADELPHlA, jub'3.
' . azjsqdkblmfm Human: w CAMPIILL a Gnenlflowe.
, Bossiron, ym 19, int
]: AM sorry to inform you that it he: been my unfortunate lot to have
fallen into the hlndt of the Ameritans, in the middle of Boflon har
bom ; but when the eircumstaneee which h ve occasioned this disuler are
underflood, I fla'uer myself no reflection will arise to myself or my officer!
on neount of it.
" On the lsth of ]une_the George and Annahella tmnsporte, with
two comyanies of the 7!!! isiegiment of Highmndcn, made the land of
Cape-Anh, after a passage bf 7 werks from Scotland, during the course
of which we hid not an npfpmtunity of speaking to a single vessel thn
could give m th- smilicsi in siormation of the Btitish troo s having evacu
ated Bolton. On the 17th at (hy-light we sound our clves oppositeto
the- harbour's mouth of Buston, but from contrary winds it was necessary
to make several tacks to reach it.—Four schoonele, which we took to be
pilots or armed vessels in the seivice of his Majesty (but which was
afterwards found to hL- sum" American privauess, of eight casn'agc g-ma,
twelve isiwivels, and 40 men each) were bearing down upctn us at four
o'clock in the morning;——at hzlsan hour thereafter two of them engaged
m, and about eleven o'ciock the other two were close along side. The
Gtmsige tl'slns it, on board of which Major Menzies and !, with 108
mm of the :. batmlion, the Adjutant, the quarter-mastcr, two Li-utt
nsimts and five volunteen were psiisitngers, had only six peces of cann m
to oppose them; and the Annabclla, on board of which wan Capuin
M'Kenzie, to ether with two subalterm, m voluntem, and in: nue
men of the fist battalion, had only twoctswivele To: her deface, ndq
such circumstances ] thought it expedient for the Apnahelh to keep ahead
of the George, that our artillery might'be used mth more effect lnd lest
obsh-uflictn. Two of the privateen having stationed themselves upon our
larbomd qu'trter, and two upon our shfhozrsid qnlrflr, a wlerahle can.
nonade ensued, which, with very few intermissiom, lasted ttil fom
o'clock in the evening, when the enemy bore away and anchored m Ply.
month hss-trbour. Our lose upon thin occasion was only three men mor
tally wounded on board th'e George; one illtd and one mm flightlss
Vtzunded en bond- the Annabelia.-—As ny ordere were for the part of.
Bosion, l thought it in)- dut at this happy eritte to plish forward into
the h sirbotu', not doubting l uld- receive prtitefition, either from afonsi
or sctmc ship of force stationed therefor the security of our fleet. _ si__ ,
" Toward the close of thejevefiingwe perceived the tour schoonere.
that were engaged with us in the mprmog, joined by the hrig Much
of 16 carriage grim, wswiueie, and "7 men, and akhooner ofBessu
riage gon:, :: lwivcls, end so meM' get under wax end make townrdz
us.—As we stood upzfor Nutashet Rmd, un Am—ct'ienn battery opened
upon us, which was the slrh serious proof we had thlt there could scarcely
be many friendsof ohrs at Bosion; and we were too far emhayod to.
retreat, especially us the wind had died away, lad the tide of flood not.
half expended.—Aftor.each of the veflelu having twice run agrounil, we
anchored at George'e mand. and pt'e ared for action, but the Annahella,
by some misfortune got lground so or : stern of the George, we could
expect but a feebie lupport from her musketry.—-Abuut " o'clock four
of the schooners anehored right upon our how, end one right zstern of
us; the armed bri took her ltntion on our shrbolrd side, at the distance
of zooszardt, zndiailed us to strike the British flag.-—Alsithough the mate
of our ip, and even sailor on board (the Czptain only eisitcepted) refused
positively to fight any longer, I have the pleasure to inform you, that
there was not an officer, mon-cotnmissmned officer, or rivate man of the
71 &, but what'ilood to their quzrteu with : ready and Swerful obedience;
-—0n qur refusmg to strike the Eritilh shg, the action wn renewed with ss
a good deal of waqmth on both sides, and it was our misfortune, after
the sharp comhat of an hour and an half, to hue expended every (hot -
that we-had for our artiliery.-Un\ler such circumstances, hemmed in as
we were with 6 privateers, in the middle of an enemy's hat'bour, beset
with a dead calm, without the power of escaping, or even the molt diflant
hope of relief, I thought it became my duty not to sacrifice the lives of -
gallant men wantonly m the arduous attempt of an evtdeut impussihifity;
to this unfortunate affair Major Menzies and 7 private soldien werektl- ' (
led; the uarter-masier and " private soldiert wounded.—-The Maid:
was buried with the honours of war at Bokon.
" Since our cztptivity I have the honour to heiqui'mt ytm, thtt we had 'ss si
experienced the utmost civilicy and good treatment from me peoplessof si
power at Bosion, insomuch Sir, that ! shouldssdo injuliice to the feeling: ,
of generosity, did I not make this particular informttion with plensure
and satisfaction.——l have now to request of you, that so soon us the dis. .
tracted state of this unfortunate controversywiil admit, you will be plw,
fed to take an early opportunity of settiing a carte] for myself and officers.
—l have the honour to be, with great respect, Sir, your molt obedient
end most humble servant, ARCHXBALD CALTPBELL, si
Lieut. Col. of the ed. But. 7tst regt."
General Howe- '
" P. s On my m-inl at Boflon ] sound that Capt. Mmdg .wich
the sight insmtry of the tst bnnalioa ofthe 710 regioun, Lad Jupit
Iortune to fall into the hand: of someothq' pn'vateers, and "m
into Marblehead the loth instant. Captain Campbell, wiflxflwlnnu
dm'l of the :d bamlion', who was ignorant :. we were oficpsmunicn
of Boston, flood" unto the mouth of the harbour, and Mad ,si
taken by ,! privateers shi- (moon. ctgsssi'
" In case : carte] is eshblished, !he following man in. nant:
n ! can effect, the number of officers, non-cmmissmdofimssd
private men of the 7141 regiment, who ire ]m'soam ofwnj—dssu'si M. '
neighhomh ed of Bosion.
" 'Tbc George trms} ort. Lient. Col. Archiblld Cfiyffllzss Lint.
and Adyutanc Atchi zth- mphd]; Lieut. ArchibachBalnuveo-z Lint. -
Hngh ():mm ssH- q' s"! -m1siel Willi'im Ogilvie, surgednv-mateDnid
Bums, Pa :.si '\£ 'I? wsi a', mhmceer and acting- sujelnt mzjor, jamn
Fli- ?, v. in ::->,-ss U" r'a i Ckmphe-l, ditto; Douald M'Buncz john
VHH' n. 1 0 ' = 4 '.vl'I1S. : drummers, 90 privlte mcn.
" 'The —'- — !! r— !p rr Czpnin GHrgc M'K'nzie, Lint. Colin
M'Knv--= .' - '_ ]sifctsi -ct sze—r- , M1.M sziolnd Alexander M'Tn
vish, \ : -- ss, 4 r'rants, 4corvomls, : d-ummcu, h prhate men.
" !, ! -' ss,- riarr Cip ain L1wrence Campbell; Licutenant
Rubxt'ss 'sssi :.. ,_ .". -;> ,Lsixzctuf. Archibum M'Lmi- Licut. Lfflls Cannula;