The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-11-29 00:00:00, page 3

n' Gum, who hat Gooo men at Fort Lee, with an
their progress, should they attempt the same. Several lette Fctjz -
Iuthority from hid qmrters say, they have great reason to : - , -
ill visit thidcity; therefore they urge us to be upon the watch," --
dy for them, shduld they nnempt sudl : thin .
' Extract qfu lttttrfrtm Far: Let, o-wnbe- 8. _
" Our garrison at Fott W'nshington are in high [" iritl, and o & Bes
fian-hunting every day. Yeflerdny : serjelnt an :; men o Colonel
Cldwdllader'a battafion attacked an out guard of 47 men, ksT-cd three,
-v'onmied sevetjal, and burnt the gulrd hot." '
,Exnfl Julmorfnnfmlcte, No-vmber to.
' ss " The enemy it: not deem: ,- I} was reputed, but m MH nt
Ddbh'c fmy- Pin of our army ave come this he!: the river. Gencrd
Washingtdn will cross w-day. Desmm sscomfirm the suspicion- of the
done _ 'o gleflgn to Psi? : visitin the ]ersies; but the lnempt is so dan
gevou lad so Ion I that ] can scarcely beheve it.it seriou in.
nati n. efl Colonel Magaw'u men killed 13 l-lctessnm at ,:tn
' er, Hnd tipped lhetl. This httlc enterpriu gives s pirit to our men,
ad Mnfihli nducee the number osdctte enemy." , " ct
We , , Ma'or Stuart, that the enemy, at Dobb's se '-, struck
theft- tc _si lak Toe ay morning, and marched towudl New orlt with
- the greatest pnfiintim, some of tlte_regimentt firinz at F on Washing
toanuthqpfi ' byit. ,
. ' Nm. I,. _ Wislat from Forth! that in attack wit mode on Satur
' day hklpon on} line: a't Fort Washington, by the whole British army.
That'thegneison, constiimgof only am men, made : allnnt winnen,
nnd fltsic us;! obliged to retrento the fort. "We cup: the particulars
os'thie lfl'dr every hour. _,
!. CONGREBS, No-vmber4, 1776.
sisi- - llsM, that all fe keepers beeniyined , nd much as they in lble,
w applies the pasage o pbfl-riders, nnd other pelson! thar withlet
! ten, dextchn, o_r mefsa from and to Cungress; and t it be re
to the seven] eginmm of the Unttcd But" to enforce the
, obscsnnce of thin resolution. . '
_ The :: . end special messenger: employed in the yublic service,
'>_- uttng In carrying nte letten or pnckett, ought not to receive the
duce: they wound ot erwise be,:ntided to. -
'sisil- ..Exmctfmm the minum. - Cupltn TllmlnonUSec'rx.
We heat- the fleet thit left Sandy Back on Wednesday last bu ncc
? bu- .f-n busin- flew
ActN N APO L I S, No'vember7.
mmn iron Whiu Plaim, dance] 06?on- 29, slya. " ! now
sun. in (: mity, by them, of informing you that General
M'Donfi'l Bfi : :, of which the aryland regular- io : yartfsshnving
His! in t Mine thus highte, tye mile. from thin place, and to the
light of .ncio body. :: a covering , 'wn osdered to nthance
along [he told,_ about smile, near : zce calledshe Mile Stone, and
there dis ifln died wn according y done. The brignde v/u then
' 'ned by e!"- Delawlre bamlion, mda small regiment of m'ilizig
Him Coimflicnt; theymm no soone: formed than the enemy began :
heavy cammdsie from I {teat number of field-piecen, ldvlnugeoufl
' on w down, which no znsmd by the (only;;
(si- WM bri , little or no execution being done
on:
UpMsi'ffl- du, vood, with the Muylandm, w"
ct 5
add to mill John the hiil'sisind mak the enemy, which th did,
asissfilm dwk'l asked, in which the enemy give way, but lying
, ad anew!!!- tight of the brigadc, composed of the mllitiz
lictd, they go! tsi ldnnu , and their situation being such, amf
be'n- dnvll !: in : ken! co nmn. only our regiment and mother
(M't) coast] come in of my part of the action. Those two bnve
" flood a Very heavy fire oF their minery and musketry for .boog
n. hour, um duewhole brigade, being veffly out-numbmd, lnd
' m of pound, wn obliged Io retrm, : reinsorcedm -
'si Gn-d notbeiag & lose! up in time to give the-n—s- -
' men] Beall'o brigude. The
ss 'sissmsisi 44?!" ook siycsim! ..4
.thhegrdm wet po ny, are
si but lin'el at mmhefllin. Cdonel Smalhnood Kzid upon
th ' of lflian somti. nftqr the retrm had begun. nnd received
W'fibmfle, one- m wound on man,, she other through m. um,
hie erinpodskiu, mdlhopdwfllsoonbeinacondkionto
' ' si 4 m. sinrf'oflioen and men besiucd with their usual
' We hue lost out regiment Onpm'n ricco, killed in the
ssnti-u; snjanu nel. ad siwecbay, killed., Czpta'm Scott in mortally
mare:! lfea: hc-in dnd at thin moment; Lieutenmt Gddsinjth
mnddin the leg, and Lieutennnt Waters: leg broke tqpieceu
" a I cnn suck., our ngiment hat nem- forty killed, wounded,
. The enFniy form : considenble body' neat to our ruin body,
and
upefievetymncwhm-mck."
si-u
LTIMORE, New. 6. Lasi Mond drived here, from Mznini.
'ICapt.Jo'zrn Marcin, in (he brig Frien ship, mouming ten carrizge
:, an forty men, belonging to this Siaee, with I very valuable
targe, 3zoo weight ofgunpowder, two liances of gun fiinu, 410 bushel;
ofnle, a luge quantity ofosnabrugi, blankets, and acchsiderable quan.
tity of saltpm-e, brimstone, . sailor's jactckeas, &c. likewise dru s and
medicinea.—Wilh Captain Marcin came passengen the following grand]
Gentlemen, viz. Heuri Dieu Donnc Le Chcvalier Drouam De Gwricour,
Clpnin ]un A'ndre, jeu Antonie Coutura, ]ean France}: Tullaison,
Francoil Clinet Ch'ms'cn, Nicholas Tronc, Francois Pelletier.-—Cyru.
Cooper merchnm lmcnndria, and Daniel Tebbs of Virginia.
Nowuber : 3.
Extract of a letter from Pmunzuuu, dated Nov. 9.
" I bowtjxfl rmmud from out any, which W occupies (lar bzigl'n of
North Cejlc, about 5 m?" fnm Me White Plaim, which were abandoned
My hide; night and Saturday morning before. Prwiau: (a th': removal,
ss which two: well couductzd, al! our starf! o/sil-wry Aiml were rmo-ved to a ,
jkflfimatiau, ill lb: roarqf our present entmpnmzt; Ibi: nua/ilr: qslmsiv.
ing the Plarsiru betake We): ab!) utgffarj, na! on! . for !bepreflrssvaliou of
olrflofu, Us. ba! alfofvr safiy y'tb: am}, lb ewbicb became nue!)
er). tle":- tbdflutiop, in ulcscttquma qt'tbc lost as (be height.: to [be rigbt a"
lb: laid.: on Myst'njsibt, n wbicb 25: awry bad ( fwilb great labour
audfim'gu) snctcd ( ball"), but half a mile dljlaul, twbicb wouldbagv: '
be:! up"! again] our lim 01: Saturday, bad la! our arm] Medium
ly (Mixg-zbnr )Wioi, vwbilst lb: mail: bay cff warn) acmpj their
present on) dwaxlageau ground.
_" General Bmll': brigado ball: bent detabcd lo Crown river kiss:,"
thy! 14. miln to the nortbfward, to prevent the enemy guess that fast, by \
win} [th Nmb river.
" 0- 8mdq la} Mcjor Rogm advanced fm Now Rocbtl]! with .
Mcfflfiaundsm :,totunmberqfsoo,a:ferm unlu- ,
!choudtoa sin'dledt :SawPii, ixkje, in bnpncf ]] ' (
qumig ofutss' a. .M My bass! bm: removed my du): lagsorz to :} :
cjscf . o- mssctctb oftbu bad), qsmllpcry m :, msi
a lb: in:,_ min- a little ' ure, but cwrn ]bu opporud ty: "
Wadmflqwusids aruswgosi .; m x.,zsiz, 'I:
'bjsii LknzjhpmmeFWuwuffi, My"
" " , v ' c . ,
" Gom-l—Wuflerss churl & : low d M and bit num,, ba
mien tbuwmud afjiur " ' :, udba mdfi'ou Nfldm d
their bend, within 7 nich Ry, ill orders. 48 :: lb: cau'gng filed.
fair: a (n': among regain. — '
" qumum, lebawjpaulntbf (,.psi
JMMM _ Tcrl.)uwajictbolch ffflrbim mild,
portion grene hay" Hath, M 17 ' to:, Us. wbit mlffm,
by . chfin M JWJ, : band brother:, fim !k'smrdsi Sea",
wbmdcumiudn dd'ussdrbmto !bclafluerm' ,. 'Tbtwboloulm
WffCd.'l(4fc-w,abrm . The rtitcduur'dljsima
nanth brfgbtu! :bubqftb: v-tb river, Mdill dmdmgflu.
- "
;;a_ssnnd7fit. !! :":me wilt w") thin; "(Joy fir 4 by
!.
'f-siWILLIAMSBURG, Nwember 29.
ss ! have Advicc, by : vclsel which is just arriud with cloth, blow, \
hes- fron Mutinico, that. 30 sail of French men of war lcy i
tlm when b- left'ic. Then on two more smnll wifel- mind,
po e cargou Mchiely of salt.
__'. Tuesdny du remim of the lion. Peyton Rmdolph, F.! ; lus Pai
deuc of the Condnennl Congnsl, were brought here fromssi'hiladelphic,
lnd intend in the flmfly unlc in the Colicgc chapel.
LJALLLLLLALALAALAQLQ
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YORK COUNTY, Nero. n. 1776.
STOLENfrom the Subscriber, a SORREL '
MARE about 14 Hinde high, with a thin hznging Man: and she:!
Switeh Ttil. bunded on the nen- Buttdek A, but not v ' plein ; hue A
Sm- in her Forehead, n'ot- end gluopl well. it of good pirir, end m _
will] Paul will! taken un . Allsg : BIAACK IZORSEctwith I thick
empyed Mede, non can o , un pace: ow; ' In Bnnd,
unknown. ! underhnj they were Bole by one jub: DMM}
Cnncy; end the: he udhis Broth" Jaw hue carried them on ,
end I imagine will offer them for Sale. They pretend to hue nkenthen ct
up " Smyl, but luve endeavoured to excbln the Men. When:- .
(Him (he Ridge; lnd'Horse to me 12 0 ,! Wmhousee, . i. '.
('an . npur' inl'xw ,orto outlaw] inferi
orfecum themsothn ! getthem ug-m, Mhlve got. Round, na
zems-Wooofde'rhiefj [m by ',
(ll) TW IRWIN.