The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-03-30 00:00:00, page 3

lN'rELucztzdme si) the- last northern. mail.
L O N [) () N,- Deawzlzer jzgss
I- FOKL thc 'ssruvinpiuls went in posseffmn sidfMuntteaA; they
B -.-.si.,si- juin'si'd' by 1000 L'.tnatlian3—, .;tntl sh probable did it ap
msi [u Gencrzd Cailcwn lit:" they Would become matter: of m:
bec, thrtt he tent home :t ship lo'ad us lium, to prevent their falling
into the hzinds of the Amencans, _ ' ' si _
Tl's Buync man of war, which a: rivcd at Portsmouth [ac
'ssiisild ty, c.!me express trum Boltonss This ship bring. velctyctdis
;sisct-ablc HLWS. Several uthusts tare c_ome home. in her, who do
nsst intend to return on that i'cnjice agajffi; 'By the above ship
tn- rtF is an account that k. vent] ul me transporctts that [ailed from
l'lngl-H-J with pzetssiiionsss states, &c. were not arrived, and it it
([siuugssssffl they were mch into the hands of the provinciah,
Psisijvcttte letters sium Paris, hring advice, ,thnt two Gentlemensi,
who upsizcatcd to be petsuns ui thttmcLiun, have been in that city
sum,; dsisiysi; that they have olten private conference; with the
Ministssy; and it is shspched till]! the)- :tte Actmericans, and came
there to scttle on terms with ncgald to opening a ttsiadc with France.
The resiments that are rclietcd by me Hanovesjznl are arrived
at Portsmuuth from Minorcx and Gihralt'ar. TWo campanies of
the :5th legiment are missing.
extract qsa [mar star): l'on'rsmmru, Drmnbcr 26.
- " Arrived here the Elizaheth, Cztptnin Tunc, from Webec.
She sailed from England the beginmh' of Septemhcr, with a
cargo of the following [toms for GmcriCarleton's army, viz.
upoo stands of arms, clothing tor lo, :) men, 500 hands of
niwwdee, and a large quontity ok b-zssli. < On her am'val at We-ss
be:, the Govemdr would not suffer the bres to be landed, but
ordered the ship th sail immediately for England, ldt they should
sin into the hznds'of thessgovinciakfctct ss
'lt is said that Getteralct urgoynesi whb i: lately arrived, has
"issued the eyes of the Minittry, both with tespect to the personul
courage of the Ameticans, and the numhcrdsi well dilciph'ned
trodpl which our Armies will have to beat (then) if this war is
continual. - - —ss
Advice is received from Jamaica, that & number of English
veflL-ls had been seized at the ifland of Cuhn by. the dyaniards;
and'that a. number of Spanish armed ships were emizing to inter.
cept all pruvihon tttffls bound to jamaicz- and that it was hardly
possible for :my veflrl to escape. This ilvitligenre is ;tuthentic!
A Letter from Portsmouth this day stay ctthat the sailors being
REPthmsin that press warrants will soon be issued out to man
t osc ships that at: ordered tor America, have tinned themseives,
and go in bodies, being determined not to be forced into-the Scr
visiccsiby illegal and unconttitutional methods. ' si
The provinciahi hate estabhshcd a court of Admiralty, with
very extensive were; and it it [did they have published a pro.
dmmtion, matins it death for any person to hold any cossrrespon.
dence or communieah'dssm with Great Britainn
- an. :. His Pru_ ran Majesty has at len th nlv avowed
hiZintention of ttking all the poets of the Vishila uiiiiir hit imme
diate dh'ection. Thotsstgb the other northern power: seem-tu indi
cm ns'yttao desire to rebain him, such a measure must lay ::
fotmdltwn for future commotiom. . .
In the House of Common: of inland, on Thursday, Decem
det ", the bill togtmt the old and new addition! duties was
read : second time. ._ - 4
On the question being pot, that the bill-le committed, Dr.
Clemem : tsitod-fm the Colnmittee of Comparison, that this
no bill _ hemsialtmd in England, by leaving out them
tibtiasiw'them (too : allowed to be sent abroed,
according tohssiszxdelleney'a me ges ,and the question pM in
it: negative. _ - _ _
Mr. Mllonc paved. that this bill be rejected, which we; car—
Mr; siO sstheh movedsissctthlt the bill be burnt before the door
House, !: the hand- of the common hangman,
le Duhfinmbencdered wseu-isedoae. ct
.' oneij theb' wumturnedun \' egreatseal
.f Engknd, end:: wouldbe : great indignityto it.
Mr. Robert French msiaga'mfl .the motion: He could wish. 1
he Gidsi the House would M with-fimmess, but it shouid alsh ss
ugmlifsowndignity. -_- si _
Mr. Ogle answered, jhegreat th! would help to burn it; and}
he shottidsslm regaidwhe great seal when it was fixed to an;
thou; to the jloute. " 4 ' ' ]
' _ ._Solicitotj Geou-al said, he did not imagine any afssftont was .!
intehdedh the attention. ..si . " .
Mi. Og : then withdreyv his motionss" " ;ct. 'ct - t ,.
The camp biiltwn then ,read-ajee'bfidjimqssand tejefled m:
am. onDr. Cieqtent'q p: _ " '.thei'e.'w_otctidsii,si.siss"* ansidt'ueh m,
miffloners zsimd inferior '" eet'a N-ZpU bejayyointcd by theL'ord
Lieutenant.f'-i_hqd been Medjt'n Bn'glandisi-sisi- - - .'
'- May; Wn/MGos-Mkh Dnsimlm' 29. _
" Soheofz'tha hope are nimhedr'forfssl'etsietpfield and Gland..
fatd. end mld lctzyigfied by'his Majeflyzldmetime next thonthfif.
in the liberty, Wpsej, Ninth prriled'ow'Sumlay se'nnight
from Qsicbec, was hmn'dtt oveti qne'of the Amm'an 'rifle-men,_ct
who m taken prisoner. Heis cqmmitted to the Bridewellzat
Briflohduffl'shesmdasis. _ . ss ss - *.. . _
By : idle: from Cotke, dated December 2]; we ate itifctomisied,"
that the M'afqpis ufct-Rockmgham molport, _ whisidt-d'nile'd from
Portshouth, With the zed regimcnt on hoard, was' wrecked be
tween,kae and Klitsitsitle the twensscttysi shcqnd, .when 'Lieutenant
Mctssh; Ensign Sandiman, sithe Captain of the ship. :h the crew,
exssc'cpt four, with all" the woman And children, - end upwards of
:09 litldiersse, wezclrowned. " ct-"ss - .- si
.c A M B .R 1 1) 5 E,_--: ssFesizssss-zo.
N Th'm'sday night a party of men sack : corporal And two
rivam prlloners, as they ware going to.:gljechhe scnnics
oz-Boxoo neck- _ , ' si _ ;_
Mertb 6. We ate infmmcd phat Goo Georgh'n troops bad
marched for-St. Avgufliflc, -to reduce tha; yupoyxant'plnee do the
o'zediquof th'eUmted Cojonics. ,' ' si _ct si ct ct
A (5! days since. the-ankty Hcfo 'ssnt'mm Nesiwbmjy Port
mother prize, : sine brig, ofabout zoo tom burthcp, laden 'witb
coal, chide, &c. bound From Whidehaven,_ for the use of the
* ministcfid bucchers; under the sieommund of General Howe,
Go'vemor of, Boflon. This il Mfiflh priie buffio! eight which.
filed from" the above pan, and wqsigie in'hdph off giving. I goqd
mount of the three remaining. -'
NEW LONDON, March [.
WE hear that about lgo cannot), of vafious sins,.hueheen
' tdkcn from FonGeorge, in New quk,_' Ind that part
" ofthe sort next to the city Zs demolished. _. '-:'si_ ct -
_ Number: of cannon are'mounted son different whatso in that
cny., - _ .. -
We lean; :th all the cannpn near Kingshridge, which had been
spikcd, 'I: now deemed, and fit. forssuse. - . '
N a w Y o R K; - March- 14.
WE have undoubted 'luthorizy to assure the public. that :
_ (miss: belonging to Mcss. Franklins, loaded wish salt, some
hmr- ago :."ss. en by the men of war heie, lnd sent for Bosion, wae
or. Werlnel'day lad cnfl awa on the rocktsion Momak Point, :!
the as: erssnd 4!ng Muddy; the vessel 50 entirely bilggd, mid che
!
stit all run ont. The people had zteat difficuity to save: their iivu.
tinue of them being much bruit'ed when taken out of the water;
Then.- were fourteen men and an officer belonging tothe Asizt un
, buurd, who were all made prisoners, and on Monday they t'et utl'
with a strong gunrd for thiscity, and may he expected here in a
day or two. The officer is named Smith, mld said to have been
vety. nttive the night the Atia hred on the town ; he hehaved with
great insolence, and ordered Col. Multot'd to provide ; couch to
carry him on board hit ship.
The seven regiments t'ratnporke For Virginia, it is said, sailed
ct the time the packet did, under eonmy of twelve srig—cttes.
PHILADELPHlA, March 18.
INTELLlGENCE it received fmm the camp at Cambridge,
that a cannonuding lnd bombardment had begun on the night
osSaturday the second ihihnt, and continued the two following ss
nights; dun'n which'timr :: vnlt number of shot and sheiis were \
thrown into tue town, under the" cover of which the General
possessed himseifof the heights of Dotcheiter. On the enctny's
penn'ving this on Thuriiiziy morning, they were in the greatestct
confusion, hurry, and bultle, and embarkcd their troops in or
der to attack ul before we had made our lodgments; but the
violent [to; m which came on that day, prevented them from It:
ceiving, ;tnd us from the honour of giving them a good drubbiiig.
Our troops are now sormin ! bsiattery on Nook'n hill, which
commands the south of Boi on, and to which their shipping lie
much exposed. _
General Howe in hio great tenderness to pnserve the town of
Boshm from dettmction, hat, by '- flat of truce sent out by the
seiectmcn, asked penniflion toembark us trooge, and sail with—
out moleitation. This permifflon it in possl le he may obtain,
on condition diet he leave: his whole millety, and military
stores behind him. in": supposed that Geneni Howe intends to
remove hist quarters to the city of New York; and it iobped that
every proper measure will be taken for his reception.
Extract zffalttler/rom New York, March tz.
" To day an exptesz arrived from the eashnard,—to night the
post. My advices_are. that on the night of the zd instant (Satur-si
day) we - threw three bombs into Button .srom Letchmore'o
Point,—the enemy returned a number.—Two seven inch, ! ten
inch mottar, and the Congress, burst; the latterpster string twice
or thrice.—-Two or 3 bombs thrown in from Roxbury, and two
14, poundera fired,—-nothing in return.—Monday 4th, at night,
took posi'eflion us Dorqhester with :ooo men, under General
i Thomas, ct and zoo carts; before morning had an astonishing
work completed on the top of each of the two greatest heightszct
I some of the carte made 3'u-ips, others too, without interruption;
ss the night amazingly saucurableQ—three ofour men killed-Jtn'ng
on both sides.—T he two hill; we have taken possession of -.com
mand the front of Bosion and south side of the harbour. At noon
(the pit) " the enemy made I weak ineffectua] fire of two hour;;
in the evening they embarked about zooo men in ; transpom,
ssand sent them down towards the castle; afloatin battcry Was
i also towesid down; before they ,reached the castle t e wind blew
{up fresh at south, and forced three of the trans rts :shore on
ss' Governor'a ishnd, where they lay al] night.—T e Gth all quiet.
' In the evening many soldien were landed from the tran I in
ss front of the town. The selefiftmen offioflon. assume of eprin
cipal inhabitants, : prehendjng Have me about to embark, - de
sired him not to de roy the town-upon hie lnvin it. He told '
them he woutd not if General Washin on;wou (! not disturb
them in their embarkation z—they desire leave to go out with a
flag to ten him to 5—granted—don't hear that he made any pro—
mise, and I do not suppose he will, for it it undoubtedly a trick
of- e'e, in order to ! awa'y his cannot: md'flom usi well a:
(m -A letter to our _ongress, 1 am informed, intimatee'that
General Washington apprphend's thee my will decamp end (toes
for thiojeityx—Our works n'esi going on, lad if dley come hope
wewillberead sorthem." - - i - ' .ss. '
- [game! afa !ubrfim Cnuutoot, March 9.
" Cape. Maniy hat uken mother tspnspon, jeo um burthen,
laden With peas, potatoes, rk. .souctr grant, to poeklgwe osme
dieinesiz Cean-iage guni, 41vsivsvsiejt, zbmlsof powder, &c. and
em'ied' her into Newbnry.'*' ' ' '_ _ .
Extract Je hnctfmr Sr.'Eun'A'1-u, Feb. lo.
" Order: are arrived in the English iflands since a few dnys,
to seize all Anterieu vessels found in any of their poru, . without
respect to persons, so that she belong: to America; and it it
;ssohought there will be privateers fitted out of the In ]ish ifldnds
"ig'aink the Americans very form; and that they intcn to eiablish
'a Court of Exchequer in the ishndl, to obiige every Men to
swgsieflm th have no- prope "in their hand: belonging to the
Americam; i they-have, itwil 'becenainiy seized. I havejult
now heard, that one of the men of war has seized on one Cnpt.
Gibbl, in : floo at St. Kitt't, sibelon ing .to Mr. Cm , of
Brishol, because mne from Newi ork, mal cm' her-to
Antigua, where it in thought, both her and the urge wist he
condemned. - ct ' ss , _
' 7 " Frbrumy 13. I um informed this morning, that seven fail
of Americm vessels have! beenrcasricd into Antigua since a day
or two. ] am surprised how the can be sending out vessel: At thin
time. I cannot think it would safe to send out even bill: on
London, for if they should be taken, it would she- where the
American property wu in England,, which certainiy would be
seized." ' " si * 7
WILLlAM'sBUssx-LG; March 30.
WE have certain intelligence, by express, that on the ed in-,
shut the American fleet, commanded by Admiral Hop.
lcius, put into the island of Provideme, and took posselsion of :80
i'eces of cannon t'mm 6 to :! powders, and a large quen'tity of \
hall and other warlike Rores, which they found in the town and ss
fortification of Nasszu; but the Govemor beinmssed of their
approach, had securedctall the powdefexc t': I:, by send
ing it of! in the ni ht. The Adminl ere the Governor end
Council, the Coll or of the Cultomssi end the ]ndge of the Su- ;
'eme Court, to be confined to their houses till the storee-should ss
gotin; but suffered n'o injury w'pe offend to the rsons or
ss-propensiof any of the inhlbinnussct It was imagin the fleet
would rezd to sail in two or thl'ee days.
Yelterday a temoon came to town GeneralLEE, to take com- '
mond of theVir inia troops, accompanied by -——-Mnrris and
Octtvny Byrd, 'E quires, Aido de Clmp to the General. ?
d 1Two excellent field-piecee' arrived last Tuesday from Phila- &
9 - . - .
ket errived It New Yorl: on the :th instant, smm Fal
mouth? with : very large mail; but'th'e letters and papen are de
tained on bond his Maid} 'e shi Asiz. The packel had nine
weeks palZEe. -— Col. !: an'A len, add 33 other unfortunate
person, en prisoner: i'n Canada, were confined in irous in the
cell]: at Falmomh, end'sr'om' thence taken out and put on board
the Solbay frigatz, which sailed the 7th of. January {on lselznd,
to take on board troops for Amcrictca.
Mde'un mxou & HUNTER, . -, . -
l AM informed that : report has gone abroad much to the -
judice of Capt. Gihson's conmany of ugulnn. whereof I m
the honour to be first Lieutenznt, and at pr'esent command (he
Captgin being" ahseuc) res ding wlmt_ happened betwixt ol.
Hugh Mercer, os lsii thi 'bmalion, and them". Thssmsisen I
think it my duty to clear up their clmctm, and sign of oyinion
\
ths} fuhjoining us General !!owc's orden, given the, l7lh df
March, will be thought sufficient ful" that ] c.
_ T Lum MNN.
Hno (Quu-us, March 177-1776.
General Onfurl. . '
OL. Msicrccr, l'cnsibk !th he cxcced'td the line of duty in his
treatment of Czpr. (iiblbn's siompuuy, hat requeitcd [he
commanding officer to declare, in onk-s, that he had no pes
sonal invention in any thing he cl-d, and in this blic manner
desires to acknowicdge he Was Wrong, and assuxcs cofnpa-y he
is sorry for what haps ssned. The cnh-mnpdip office is of Oph
nion that this officer-li ! Sicknowlecngeut of lEc Colond'l ought
to be snisfactuw to the company. \
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Aduernscmcnrs: '
- 1" ROSEGILL, March 16; :776.
K IN (; H E R O D
TANDS here, and will cover Mares the ensuing Seasim at the
usual Price 4]. each Mase. He is in high Order; greet
Care will be mien of tMctMaru, but should any by any, lad
he lnfl, they will not binswcred for.
T .0 sssivss- E 3 0 L D - ,
To the bielzqfl Bis/dtrl, (, hursde sslbz 41]: yf Avlllct, :! the fall
lelixg-Houst of WYfss um unm, accused,- in Sun.!
Comm, si= _ss ' __ _
ALL the 'Houctsisi ""I and Ksi' hcn Form
nur. Twelve Mqss\ He will ' for QJISml
m" sivePounds, you 1) 1; fcshpqg the
An ass simZ-Zssm wiffM-sold um aegmsisigf BACON, m -
due ears ] m-e ,; au' not' __ y' tsichnrgdsi , ,- ;
si, or three Barrcls of BRANDY, lnd six ordghtsi Mfict _ClDER, si
forCash. orshon Credit: :] _.ctsi - si—siss .
' igfiss" pT'FZHMJJPWsi-si
Tsssio -BE__ sdssLD, . ,
_A VALU'ABsiI-E .
NEG R-O MAN:
About 25 Years of Age, who in : good Homer, Gnd-enes, find
House Servant ----- lnquireofct the Priam. . f
To be'R E NTEss D till z/ct sslst zffSePc-zmbsieg: .
next, . . si '
HE House: ac Assylm's Warehouse, now occu ied the
Subscriher, gonliiliug of lsscty commodiou- tofe nsi;
:: Counting-Hdusc; anher House, lnd Suble, ,with A large
Palture, lkvenl Acre; of which are sowed in Wheat, si'Msi-a
good Fence. Ear 'Xss'erssmsapply'w Mess. Dixn andM-flmcts
sin . ]ms count. - '
_AB O U_T the Us Navember ruth} ct,
pzfl'ed four Band- to 7 Appdbm) and jub; LW, ss ,
of 11th County, of th' Found: add.— foe lmsi'l'hct
ofLANDz the first Band ss, Masthof Dectnba'silsi sisi-fllsse 4
second the : 5> of Dctmba- me; the third the 12: 0 A
i777, and (he fohnh and last (hect z5thsiof D i7'18. ' ss' '_
!
As they have not eompiicd with their w. I no damned" i
not to [73 the slid Bonds, Msiatcordiagiy fonwnm dl'Pd-fdcte — A
:gunl' in Afflgnmcnn the Ram. . ct -
e"!- - ( num, nam'mo-r. --
' ' ' siMARCHa—fictm .
' ! 'HE Suctbscnbcters- to the Fund &: Re
liefof CI men'e Widommer omtonuocpn
Saturday the ill]! M next. Their 0 nen for the
Year are the Rev. Mefl'. _ s b, Them Fel'ld, s Hare
rifau, Alexander "it:, Hent) sing, lad Sml , Wss'
(ces; the Rcv. 'Tlmua: Da-vifl soming, and the Rev. w
.?de Aftemodn Pmcher; me! the Rev. jub:- CA—u Tmsuur 3
'ByssOrder. ' , _ , ct
' ]ACOB BRUCE, M., -
. si - " Mnrcanrn, Much n. 1776.
I mtend to leave the Colony -
soon.;sisi _ ;: _si - PETER "swimsii
FALuov-ru, March no", :776TTI ssZ'ct
fssintend fsior SCOTLAN
{
immediatelz. 95) WALTER nocmhfiisi
Pnunum, Mad ", :716.
We intend to leave the Colo-si-ctss' ;
11) soon. . ' WlLLlAM KENNEDYsi
i
" - Lctms mows.
AYLETT' :, Kictglfillim, Mad ", :776.
'l intend to feaVe the Colony]
immediately. . ]] JOHN M'NAlR
_ - -ss "?nn, Mcreb 11, 4716. .
RUN away frorsirthe ubscnber, on the .
16lh Inflanc, : likelysiN ' Fellow n-ndsi ACOB, who '
il about ; Feet or 6 lfic ' ' 30 Ymflsh. M'dlf
made, in very k, andsi dom Look _ on. and took,
wish him, acourse blctuesiCl Can, I gliflmwn mixed co--,
laurectd Broadclmh Body uble-bmbd smlet Cloth Wlifi
coat, a Pair bf very kfkin Branches, knit Ylm Shock—
ings, very Hat god , end llso seven] Skin- of white
end brown inen. lad s Maney. He was born in Ptffihm
nia, bred aFal-mer, put 5 to great Skill ib Fun'ery, spent: in <
the Stottb-lrL/D Dialea, end in ConverMon fi'equenlly use the
Word: nium"- undliinvist; and u-he can read and wrie;
will probably forge : Pzss. Whoevet take: up snid Slm, sslnd
secures him so that his Matter may gelhim _ n, lull burns.
is taken in Lou'sa, um, or Orasirzp; in myothuflouncy
in the Colony 5 [. and if taken out the Colon to]. plidby
DAVIB HOOPS.
AKEN up, in Lumbcq, thirteen HOGS, aboln'sit'wo Years
ctold, marked with : Crop in uch Ear, In Uldcrkel fn du
lest", and an Overkeel in the right; they mspotwdbhck, white,
and bl 'e. Pofled, M ! 'led to 6]. ws.
'si :! _ "m wxuum nmtss
; AKEN up. in Hamm- County, seven SHEBP, , si.
' T blackEwe. maked with : Crop intheleftEu', IN!
and Slit in the right; a white Eve, with] (: ud _
in the left Ear, and : Crop in the right. Rag 3". c.- go
my Plamnion che Sunnerbelon lad, nch wid- en mid
lamb. and the other three havesihuh nihd fron th since,
Pain.}, lnd omnisd u si. n.. - ' ' '
si . IOBN mean.