The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-31 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRGIN'IA GAZETTE;
FAssUGUST31, 1776.] WILLIAMSBURGJctFFiDth by szou &" HUNTER. (No. 1308.]
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_ LONDON,May.22. _
KM ESTERDAY them was a rand meetin of all the
F* X foreigix Briimsicters, at the Hgotel in St. ]zfnes's street,
; 5-05 & on account of some adviccsreceivcd from Pormsisisial.
5 Y 5,- _ Aduice is said to be received of a total change in
5 the French Minishy, and that those who are: now to
2 , N_ _ tahixe the lindsshavo not the same pacific sentimznts as
. t rr pru cce ors.
lM'ct Yeliei'day a Gentleman of distinesstion was sent off
express to Madrid. Q
. He} 27. Yelterday &! ful] Boani of Adm'ua-L was held, at the break
ing up of which twelve men ofwar of the line w e otdeaed to be pm into
commiffion. .
The change in the French Minil has alarmed Adminifimtion ex
ceedingly. The Compn-olicr Genesa of the ]siinances, 'I'organt, was a
warm friend to peace and domeshc improvement, and would not listen to
the Spanish faction; but the new arrangement is ofsil very different com
plexiou. - - ctsi
SAWBRIDGE, MAYOL. -
A Com Council holden at Guiid'nall, on Monday the zgsh of
April, 177 sskel'olved, that the Right HOD- the Lord Mayoi' be i'c-_
queflpd to move the following reiolut-on in the houic of Umnmomss
" that his Majeiiy's coiomes in Amsirica, be continued upon the samq
" footing of giving and granung their money as his Majesty's subjects
" in Irennd axe, by their own i-eprei'entatives , and the otner repiesensi
utives of this city, anq such other members at this Court as are mem
bers of Paihamcni, are requested to support the lame. ss
On the second reading of a hill in the House of Commons, " to pre-,
" vent the inhuman practice'of plundcring vefleia wrecked on the coast ;"
nftasi two hour: debate, the bill was thrown out.
Cojzin 27 ktltfljrall ]AuAlCA, Feb. n.
" A report prevailed lateiy, that a great Fitnch aijmament was come
'wflispanioia, confishng of 9 ships of the line, 4. ingasies, and n,ooo
troops; this was ib generally bezieved, that the Admictrai on this [tation
immediately maked to send home : vessel with the information, m.!
.,nrchau'ed a (fool) for that purpose; since which the report has, upon
very good authority, been conmdicted, and is now entirely discu
dited, it assuring from the concurrent testimony of two or three per—
sons, who le t Hispaniola : few day: ago, that the whole was no more
than a relief of the regiments stationed there, and consisted only of four
transpom already arrived with 1700 men, and one or two others ex
eud with 400 more, three frigates being on the station. _
si " The French Admiral Garnier, of the Court. disclaims any know—
- ledge of a squldron having been fitted, or now fitting out in France, With
hoitiie intention: towards Great Britain." '
28. A report prevails, that the Duke Ferdinand, osanswick,
ig going to enteisi into the French service: But this will admit of great
doubt.
The Miaiflry have confidently affected, in the House of Commona,
that the kin dom was never in a more flourishing condition, yet pro
(vlisinm ofall inds were neverso deansi The wealthy are sinking into in- -
i ce, the middlin lo the meanest ate, and the rm be .
ssgen ROEJSE 01? COMMOPIZOS. ggary
General Co'nv'vay, after & s ch of an hour, moved for an addrese to
his Majesty, that he wauid cct to be laid before the House of Com
nom, co ies ut uhe instructions to Land and General Howe, for— making
pace wi America.
He weighed (he conduct of the Miniflry, in very severe and pointed
(cum, and concluded his speech by olsiscn-ing, " That if the House
cqntinued ro vote at the phamre of the Minish-y, argument would have
:: ]ixtle effect xhcre as the tl'oupl had m Amenicasi'? ,
_He was seconded by cal. Bare, who, in an animated, style, con
demned every measure that had hitherto been takcsi ct '* " si-served, that
whenever a motion of this nzture was to be made; he mw a let of features
toyhich he was an entire stranger, except upon such treasury dcto.
si Lord North eombatted the argument- of the Colone] and-Gcnerd; de
nied the necessity of shewing the account; and orders, and argued upon
ss the prudence and good managemem of keeping that secret, which if
_' known, might frultmte future operations.
" He wan answewd with sevrrity by Lord. ] hn Cavumlisn; Mr. Burke
! eoncended for the necessity of the mokion, rallied the weakness of Admi—
nistration. Their measures he said, were full of blunders, thcirdesigns
attended with an uncommon sulalicy, and the executngn of thenr ol'x-crs
was such, as served to heighten the spirit of t'm- Amesicans,
and disgrace
the glory of England.
Mr. Fox strenuously opprssid every measure of Govcmment, unvassed
every argument of Lord Nol'th's, uich spirit and judgment, and said,
they magnified every defeat mto victory, andcvely shameful sem-at into
prssldencc, oodconduct, mdhcroism.
' Ac len che question was put, when the numbers were, for the mo
tion, Ss—Agaiufl it, 17].
B .0 3 T o U- Augzyz 8.
BY an express from Falmouth, we are insolmed, that Capt. White,
- m a privateer, had arrived there, hnvmg 40 men on board, wuh
tne particulars of the following prizes he had taken: The brig Fanny,
tgo hhds. sum, from Antigua; floop Betsey, 1 50 hhds. sum, and a brig
from Antigua, for Liverpoo], wnth z3o hhds. sum; brig Han-lequin,
srcm Nevis, for London, 273 hhds. sugar, and 65 hhds. sum; lhip
[folly, from Anugua, 450 hhds. tum, 12 hhds. sugar; ship Anna Ma.
!mh, 415 hhds. sugar, 52. pipe! wine, and some bzlcs of cotton, carried
mto Faimouth. .The Captain also took a 7th vessd, which he pve the
prisoners. _
" NEW YORK, Augzfflls.
'BY t Gentliman who' arrived here from Providence, we have the fol.
lowing noonnt: That the floop Montgomesy, Capt. Butklinsi,
has lent into thzt t one brig, with : so hhds. of turn; she was bobnd
ffsom Antigua to reland; likewise sent in a buk, laden with suguzctsissp'p,
_ meum,- &c. to the value of ! 5,oool. flerling. '
. By express from Tieouderoga, we are informed, that General vi-si
goyne bed termed fron all his posts in Camda, except St. ]ohn'c,
where he had. left : had of men. ss The pmipitatc retreat is said to be
occafioned py the arriva of a large flut (supposed to be French) in the
river St. Lmuce.-—-Om* fleet on the lake: (consifling of floaps, :
icnooner, gondolze, and beats) an in good order, and make :! respect
able lppecnneo. The army was- fickly some time ngo, but recovel shut},
and are in good spirits. ,
Augwfl 17. Lafi night our fire rnsts sup the North river gnppsh the
thnix and : tender; the latter was burnt, and the former esca'si" by
cutting down all th: was fact at the Elemi s, then floated down. the
men in the fire ships deserve every commen ation.
Extract of: [merj'rm Pmuourum. ctlated August 'lo.
" We have this day an accountmf a ]amaica Guinez ship, with 7
hogsheads of sugn, 8 or 9- of ruin, and 7ooo dollars, being taken by ;
privateer fronMaryland, and is safc-arrived in part, also a New England
hrig fron pssbrtinico."
On Mondly lust, about 60 vessels ashme (& ' upward: of 90) came in
from sea, and anchored at Staten ! and. ome suppose them to be
Lord Dmmore's fleet from Virginil. but it is molt probable they are the
fleet expected from Engiand. ' si _ _
A report wan current yesterday, that a French flee: had arrived at (De
bec, and that several" very important events had happened in Canada,
but manyimprohzbilities in the account, and later advicee from the same
place mentioning nothing of the matter, gives us reason to believe that
the whole account is entirely without foundation.
An ltta-ck know the pilatical fleet and murderous army of Grut Bri
tain, it hovrly expected here;
P_HILADELPHIA, Augustzp.
E are informed, by : Captain of : vessel bej'on ing to dlik city,
. who escaped : few dlyo ago from Snlen plan , (hit che Ges.
man troops lagg],_am'ved fwm Misan am landed on the iflahd, where
it is suid Iwks! wait the arrival of another reinforcemcnt (which is
hourly wed) or: the attacksswill be made on New York. He ,
adds, that NUBr' oopc speak with great contempt of General Wash.
ington'e. army', n'nd are assured that they will have the pleashre of locn
meeting and spending the winter with-Genera'l Bmssgoync and his troops
in New York. ..
Extract of a let! fi-m S'r. Eus'rATlA, dried Jupr as. _
" I have acquain_ 'you, by my former from Martimque, of' the
good disposition the Frenth are in towards the eontinenl of Amelica, and