The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-08-17 00:00:00, page 2

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vlln'oxurA GAZET'TJZ.
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iron Halifax. vm-e Pursuasidy I lwge body of men, o-erukcn, ma
back, and loaded wnth haue. " '
NEW YORK, Ay. ]. The smallpol je now so rise in end
Bofion. tlm there are no lest that to,ooo palace in and our ths
down in Mtdshrder; topnvent the sprending of which, no more
paph-t will be printed then {or some tune; but the post lus savour
with the following unable advicee: Thn : ship from lreland, !:
a7oo barrel: & port, m firkin- of hotter, [00 talke os can, end too
eatks of man!. was taken and cmied into Bofion last week. Thn .
letter of marque from Salem, took z'floop and a ship from ]micz; the
floop loaded with dry goods and salt, bound for flufifzx; the ship bound
to Europe, with 379 hogsheadt ossugar, un puncheom of sun, 55 pipes
Madeirl vine, 17 enmon, 9 and 6 powders, lad ; large quantity of
wrought play They wet: carried into Sheepscut. .
Several cannon were fired lusi Thursday aftemoon, from our haue],
m Amboy, lta number of boat: from Amboy, bound to Sandy M..
supposed tosmn part of the miniRe-inl fleet lyin there; (hit beau on
: cannonude from the enczmpint of the re are near Billop'e dint,
on the island, which continued very hot on both side! foe nels on hear:
The boat: got eleer, but many of the regulate were seen to full, ud sue
ral carried off, su pos'd to be wounded. On our ide, lsoldier belon 'ng
to one of the Phi Idel hin bettzlions, was killed, md one wou- ; .
horse in n carri- e he his head shot 01? in the Knot. and some dung:
wat done to the ousel. .
We hue now, in And near thin city, : lerget- army, why:, thn
ever me in one pllec in America before.
At Philadelphia- it in reported, tlut we hue when : ship from Lord
Dunmore laden with liven, said to be worth zo,o*ol.
WILLIAMSBURG, August 17.
Y m express from Col. Rufl'el ot' Fincaflle, we horn, du: on hie
B : preaching the WmFa sort with the men tude: hie commend,
the in till! retired precipitate y; however, not without lofin one run,
md having'm wounded, by : nrty thnt pursued them- fort wu
Ihul sortnnetely relieved after : siortnight'e close siege, duringthe guttes
part of which time our people lived on parched corn. There were sup
posed to be soo women and children in thin little fort, who fled there for
sheher on hearing that the lndianectwere marching into the pm of the
country. Welofl not I man in this lonF affztr, exce ! four orfive who
ventured out to drive in some covn; the it were fonn sealped.
The numhecot' lndiane concerned in the different rue;!- letely eom.
mi—j in Fineaflle :motmt toG or 1oo. some sly too; and yet, sudden
lo Mould: un, they murdered in all their butcherin parties but
ctll skin, - lnd wounded 6, "him our men killed in tge Kirmishel
vitl'lssthm o. on the spot (n many me carried off deld) wot one
risoner, and wounded at least n many as they killed. An the Chero
eee have heen'so complete! checked in their ureer, end we understand
from fort Pitt that the nort m lndiam ere not disposed to attnck or in
thzt qulrter. and have bnly engoged not to suffer on to mlreh throu [!
their country against Detmit, we mly hope that there it not much wis
dreaded from the tertihle eombinztion os lndiant we have been threatned
with hy om- enetnien , si
By an effiefs, who left New York on Tucsdey se'ennight, we mio.
formed, that General Cl'mton had lhandoned hie lttem t qzinl Chu-les.
town, end had nrrived .! New Yol'k, end that it wn uppd'ed an lttaek
would be made in a de or two, n tbeenetny mere mw'ng their h ? e
from Staten lfleml'. esayt our men un in high soiriu, end mefy or
them. He ex Bed to have met General Lee in this eity. He saw nlso,
that General ashington had sent 1 floeting-batterin end 6 row Iliu
up the river, nster the men of no: end" undern which he.! p ed the
town. He lddl, thctsssit then "I no appi'ehei sion of Burgoyne'o reachmg
Album n our army hed unde I hand it Tieonderoga, and wan con
sider-inly teinforeed. '
' We hsinve the following puticulen, from : New York peper o} An
!th. of on engagement between tho_ ebove- mentioned rew-golnu
end the men of vnr. --.- " About : quarter after one the onduhn
ezme " with the [hippin , end the Lady Wlshit- ton being oremoll,
fires! I at which Intlledt Rose, who wn then un er w: , and obliged
her to come to an enehor. The Pheeuix am! Rose then egen u heuy
fire, which inned for no how end twenty ninutn, and wu as smertly ;.
tumed. Four [hot "se seen m strike the shippin , but the smoke ..
erensing very torn. prevented ue siom laying, vu certainty, what sq
thrr ; xeetttion was Durin tho naisisn we hed one men him]; one
had hil leg shows, m mother .dly wounded; there wu 6 sr I more
shghtlv wounded. she Spitire received :; that in her bull. The Lsiniy
washmffion tlnfoflutll'dl split het gun. end one other of the gonduiu
NCt-IVCd wmidesMc dunqe, which mentioned them to'retm until they
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couhl rash". The Spitine (nim- the lady Wlshin ton, Mild 80' "1
ct of che hue of dame when she irli find, aadin con cqucnee o!_otdets had
failen back) was the facond! during (becnpsscmcm. The dxshnee vn
about half a mile." _ . "
Cape Goudrich, in an uned sedooneu nued the Despnch, WWW:
] carry .ge gum and ]: swivell, in the scd'ice of Lord Danmoq, siwn
on lhc nth ult. nsur an obflinn engagtnunl. nku and nrrctud pu—
Salem (Masi'achufem lay) by the Tyranicidc ljivzw. Capuun Fglk,
moumln 44 c music sum md : swink, 0 (10 Md one man bemg
killed, ( c matter and four failen wounded, and : Mshnpman who wu
asscuger on board,, bound in the l'cboomr w New York. qul. Fisi
La one man killed und duce wouodtsid, one Wally. Goochbch' had
on board 17 half him]: of gunpcwdef. - ;:
Tu- (day the :ldVin-giniz segiment, m the continual service, muchel
from this city for New York. . . si ( -
. ; Nonruxnrron, dog. 14. Yeflerdzy the row-gnne commanded
by Capr. Tnvis brou hc inw Chclristoncs the flow in lch Hansen,
Ev un, and others half embasked far Bl'itsi-in. As (fed formes doubtfu]
character had sendcled them suspcctcd by 'aPt. Trav'u, he pursued them
without the tapes, and sound sufficient te imony of their having abused
(he indulgenec of the State; and though many auonymous lanes; of a
mdfl untraendly nature were discovered, )sixt, du they had riceivcdz Ass
pon from Gommem, he dischnrged them, and has lincc permiue the
floop to pursue Im- voyage. - -' I
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- ADVBRTISEMENTS.
MAAMWMMM
Totbe Gmtlem Fumotons qftbc Cmtiangcw Knn', ]AISS
Cn Y, am! Cluues ClTY. _ '
GENTLEMEN,
AT che repeated Solicimion" of many of our Dishict, ! cake :hi.
Opportunity us .,ti'cting my Senn'ce lo my Country, the ensuing
Elekkion, in the impmtanl Office of : Sennur. Pompous Encomiums
on my own Abilities bemg somgn to my Purpose, shall offer Nuhin
in Recommcndation osmyselt, but my hlchuw unifonn and Ready A -
hcnence to the lnm'dt of oun common Laulsie. Souid on think : {ded.
ful Exercion of my Ahilctu-e. sufficient to promote so cfinable an Ind,
] don't doubt of mecting wind your Approbllion. Should you think
otherwise, I shall consider myself in Dmy bound to lcquid'ce in you:
Choice with the utmost cheerfulmsl. d _ "
Naw KuT, I am, Gen omen. with duech "
lax. 16, l776.} ." Your ver humble Set". !, '
]OsslN ARMIS AD.
si HLREAS ] some Tlme past ropagated a
Repon (in a letter to Mr. Nslsn Audfrfiu :qudeeid to (be
Chzractcr of Capnin Charles Dung, with Re In] to 1 Tmmqu of
joesdshlg: Upon stsict lnquiry, ] silssd my ln dl'lnllio. from said l/Nq
to be groundlese, and consequently mine to Mr. Mr.; so Mesm
think if my Ducy to make these Acknowkd !: m ntiee to Clpuin
Dabuq's Lsibarlcta. (ll) HARLES ]ACKSON.
'sobeSOLD, on wlonuon- m ujq thirty": (Ay ) cttbllau
Dwelliug-Hufeqsjouru join, duusd, njnne l'nr ' ,
LL _lhc Personlljlhtc as (he did Decesine-I, confining o! Household
Fumiture, the Stoek of Caule, Hudu, Host, end Sheep. Siu
Monuu Csedu will be ailmd scr !" Suma May.. on giviu Band.
with oud and sufficient Secumy.-All Perfom who have in) limnnde
lgein the snid Man in desired m mmke them know: a a before a.
Day of Sale, 10 (:l) 6. HUGHIS, Why",
_ Wlulsiunlvno. Mlz, 1776.
P LL Pcrshhs having Demands against the
Eflcte os Cut :" Buw-ll deceasi'd, m desired to bring them in
it?!" tduuiv lo pA ] ]; 5 fill]. BURWELL, Sole Executgn
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'T.- be doLD lo the 51:qu Bolsissn, .- Funn! tle put .; Mi- fist"!
(A-gv) a: hLb'! Now ny, in Groucu'ru C—Jt}, "
"1, Dwdsisisi-isi .\ ss ).- u-e ul- offib'ct'du Brfflor decided. 11] He
Nzrz u, anck, and llonsciwld :.nd Kllchcn Fumitdte. Six
Month: Cred'n will be allowed for all'Sumt lion up. the Puschasq
giving Band and ood bxcmln ——-AH Petfom wholrejndc-bted go n..
said Efl te are (lc lied to make immediate ?: mo,. ud those lhu si".
Demndn to make them know. at the Day o d'a
(") M: BK1810 , Adminilntrlx.
]OHN UOL s, Ahi-ilmnr.