The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-17 00:00:00, page 1

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THE VIRGINIY' G-AZETTEQ
'psiqfisspnsi 17; 1776 ] WlLLlAMSBURcz' siss' " by Dxon &? HUNTER. (No. 1—306si] \
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" Gun- WMGMUl-lowh jub zo. 1776.
" ' Kmk dull evmplimenn, in whieh, a well :: through
'- * ' " : whole cmn-sztion, Cdoml Puterson zddresszd
neral Wlshin ton by-IN tidc'os Excellency, Col.
Paufl'on cousin} upon the busines- !: (: 'ing, that
General How: muchssregnudssthq di :: in which
' * utdnso gh'q letten tuGcncsi
sir si m; " mmssfflsifict" M
, - wriety, un on to 0 the like
lain bysiAmb-sldm lad Phaipomilfiel when disp-tcs or difficul
sin of Mind uisenz that qunl w-shiw mighteculhcthc had,
_ list sunnes, lddrefl'ed : letter to General Rue, To the How. -William
'He-we, lfq; t." Lord l-pmandGe-m] Me. did notmn lodem
Fu from the !d'pefi assdk of General deimons thzt-ehey held
in [person ad during- in the hi deem; thn (Weening; with
addition of &c. &c.-&c. inp i.- * thin tht an in lo enow.
then I w which b- oot inctly er to General _
Washin but obfund that it wzu the sum latter which had
been MYM hid it on the table, with : supersclipnon to Grov'ge
Wcshinm &c- bess be. The Genernl declined the lum, and said,
thqa len w b-ppessn in : public chmfler, should have time
descfiytion or misdoth." Of it. Mse it wouul :Wects : mere privxze
.sshtter; that it on- true the &c. &c. &c. implml every thing, T,! she,.
also impb'ed any thin;; the the letter mGenc-l usi-ct-c allndcd to, was
, al los," to one weened under I like nddlsicsu flow ? ax , which the offi
cer on dut having nion, he did not think pmpsir m .,_ n.. nubu'; answered
itin the me made of addresi; that he lbuul—J abl Excttelv/dcsiline :my
lettei' directed to him:: ; printe Parson, when in rsi ircd t- hi; public
lation, ColouWattcrsi-n then sand, that Gum :11 I -.-.e --.-. u;d no; "89
,pbesicl father, and s ated his affrmm' ,. thsit' nn fmiure us respect
un: mufid. He then 'rJ that in. ctwo-si six r-cti. \ < :, :! 'v-H an in
could, to ollect Galen! Hwn's scnnmems o .si-sisi. 1- He: ard resolves
of Congr s, sent him I few dnyt before, respectrg th ;se -' z-ent of our
prisonen in Clqada. , " That the affanc (( Lanatla NClL m muchel
desmrtment, not sulsijjcct to thy controul us ( 1- neral Huwe, but that he
and Lord "owe utterly disappruved of ever, unfz 'nptfl'fnl of the '"lghfl
of humit ." Colone] Pzttersou then took 1 p-pcr out of his ]zc cket;
ad, lftes Lofing it over, said he had e: n siss-d nen: ly the words. Ge
neral Wabhgton them slid that he lu nll'ct forwarded : copy of the
resolved u-G'emal Burgoync. Tr- which Colonel Palmlon rephed he
did not doubt . proper mentum would be paid to them, and (he! be (Ge.
neral Washington) we) sens-ble that cruelty was not the characteristic of
the British nation. Coloml Patterson then proceeded to say it _had it in
charge to mention the else of General Present, who thrv yet; _mkumed
wan trntcd with such rigour, that, under his age and inhrmmet, sala]
consequence! aught de lppreneluuu.
Gencsal Wnshidgvn replied lhstsiGenenl Presem'l treatment had not
fallen under his notice; lhn nll person. under his particulu diwkliun,
he had unled with kindness, end and: their snum'nn ;- easy and cum
fortabh al ffible; that he did not-know where Geneul Pncl'coz wn,
but belicv hie WC very different from their msormac'wn. Gene
ral Wushingw'n then pentioned the case of Colour] Allen. and the rffi
cture who had been eonfined in Men gan]. An to !i-c sink, Cdoncl
Puurson answered thn General Howe had no knowledge A it btn by
information fcm-Genml Washington, and than she Canada (! paflnzrnt
me not under hie diseaion or eomul; that as to !he other pru'onu 5 A
"Boflon. wherever the Me of the "my at Bosion admitted it, they were
unced with humam't find even indulgenee; that he lsscfled this upon
He honour. lnd Gum d be hap in an opportunity to prove it.
Genenl Wllh'ngm then served, that the eondua of several of the
officers would well hue wammed : different treatmens from what they
t: mind; some huing-refused to give any perch. :nd other] having
he it when given, by eseepmg or endeavouring so to do. Culonel
'lmrsolnlnswzyd, lb! : to shzofirkfl, they :flisundershzod the matter
- v nue 5! ten w ne mi the ine pmpriety exceedin ] ;
.:7.. n &: land, gain] l-lm meekly disapprpvgd and cosidasild
Mr - ' *
vsiss'fhatifi'monflrnwe va made, such violaeiom of good faith would
be snsiqely "ah!; but that he hoped Gcnenl Wnlhingwn wan (00 in.
,
public lnfmnces _ the mishehnviour of some priviee indivi
that had men be sound in every clasa and beiety; 'duc
havim wu eonsideved as : dishonoor to the British army. Col.
' it then_ proceeded lb say, that the goodness and bcnevolenee of the
Ki ad induced him to oppoint Lord House And General Howe hie
" si 5. to accommodnte !hii dnhlppy dis te, that they had great
, and would derive che zreatf-si pleasure xuom effecting :n accom
n; .zod that he (Colonel chterson) vishcd to have this visit
' ' u making the Maduncpe to this desirable objectv Genern]
w ' gton replied, he wan no: vefled with any Men (muse subject,
e-fron whom he-derived his authority and power. But from what "
pened es mnsyieed on tbil head, Lord Rowe and General Howe
to an p-rdenc'; that those who had committed no ful;
— feared, (he: ne weve only defending what a! deemed our
le . — Coknd Patterson-said thacwould open a very wide
win. He-then expressed hie erltensiom thn an adhe
sam-u Heel, w Mufi business of the greate! moment end
[linn— obsa-ved that : proposal had been formed mule of exchang
. in 60an Skcne for Mr. Love"; that he now ba llnhority to need:
to; _ : propoffl. General Wnshington replied, thnssche proposition had
bankmpdc by the direaion of Co-pess, and having been then rejected,
he-esinldnn now nm-tke businesu, or give any nswer, dll—sssspc had
nfiy communicated it tolde.- * - .
el Pauerson-hhvd with the gmui nmmion and politenest,
4 the whole Much, cctiffcfl'ed sh-ong uknowkd sienu (he the
' ceiunnn :oG-ctblinding fiil eyes had been difpense with. A,: die
' up Memfinna, Gennl Wlshingwu daily invitefd hid
.PI w Mad"! provided for him, 'vhich e politclysidt.
'M'mg'hio lm unkind, end In impuience to morn to Gc.
[lowe, thou in he hid not cxeculed his commifl'mn so amply as he
d. - finding e did not ropose flaying, he wn introduced to the
] Osiccn, after which took h'u leave, lnd wn lifely cow. :siubted
, which waited for him, about four milu distz-nt from
bm. :". -. 1 .lhdc public by order of the Congl-msi
' _ _si _ _ -=_. ss, Jonu -uAucoc_r., hysidmc
AW :. kiss ' ! l'rrived un mount of ehe-cayture of in brig'
Richmndlfyb Congreso (find out of she-phee) [he wan
hounds— London lnd Neviv, smctflllisax, nnd had on bond thefol
' lou-in'M, viz. 1070 , 67: guide", :; moidom," 5 barnhof
ssmssct ( us dine, 14 bogshndoof prize moldfsn, 3
case: ' ngs, : ! trunk of him lime. The hrig :: snse mived ac
Egg Hubour. The gold they Iud in the water calk. The ezsh and
swerd "singen lsc on bend the printeer, who un left in these of a
three jecker. They took several better: directed for Keople in New
Yosk, also sone newo-pnpen, one of them of the 3d of ['I], which is
the on:] one " have not seen before; it contains vay lit e, except 'id
vices tom ]unajca, by which they seem damned .! the urival of the
French troop- al His amoh ; andaha: some of the merchlnn had forbid
(heir ordai- for s, ding : visit from them; flllt seven ships, or:
of them the illncock Adam, with wheat, had nmved at Llshon,
from Psihihdelphiaz end that two lohlcco and one when loaded (him,
'ctssmsictdsisilsiuu' ed [1 c' w k of !: R salt .?
ly . tis rt eat !. ecl, te si mine
wnrfginsidfe wotinensszrsmice. bassaken two vessels, "do?; ship bound
sn-n Gnnada to London, with between four and five hundred hogshczdn
dct high: on board; ph- other : . slid to be safe lnived :! Absecom,
um: TMI osonehundnd bag , tl- of mm. ct ,
70 Tsmouru (Nm Hamppin) Fat!) n. ,An e'xptess pulled,
through this t-siwn lasi Thm-quy, who him: ;: an ucoum that Capnss
- Mount in the Cnnmux had taken all the si ing bon- that lay within
his reach, to the number of so sail, at the easiward of Casco Bay, end.
in supposed to hue carried them into Halisu. " .
BOSTON. jub 15. La! Snby lsilhip of no ton hurt , epm- .
mlnded by jane: Arnout, was sent into this barbowzhy More .
He him in the George ship of war, taken in Nnnlket Roadss She had
on and xsoo barrel- oi pork, 4oo firkim of bone;, souesinnneal, &c. .
Tuesday evening came to town from Hulifu bent.. Soon; who was
nnsmately taken prisoner in the battle of Bunker'o Hill the 17lh1une.
:775. He made his escape by breaking through the sin] in which he
wa- confined, :: did also nbout 14 ochen,*nmong rio- mCape. Mar
ti-dele lad hie two Lieutemnusi Mr. lame: Cancer, with ; otheu,
tho Nnadc their escape also, and [of !! sun Windsof, 4; miln