The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-20 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRsiGINsiI—Ass GsiA'ZETTE.
[JULY zo, 1776.] WILLIAMSBURG: Printed by Dxxou 65" HUNTER. _ [No. 1302.]_si
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T sict-L 0 N D () N, siMarcb 21.
N the debate which :trose in the Committre of Supply
last Monday night, on the eitimnte of the atmy extra
ordmarieo, the death of the gallant Geneta] MUNT
GOMERY was lamented in Grains ofthe n.oR palhl
tic eloquence that ever were heard in the House-siof
Commone. Three of the principal oratotu, Nsr.
Burke, Mr. Pox, and Colonel Ban'e, diltin uished
_ themselvee on the occasion, and vied with eac other
p the poeqriesi of that- hero. General Burgoyne, though he expressed
throng len 'nR the American cause, in a very hnndsome manner
Id justice w hll merite; and said, that all his virtuee were abundantly
jewlrded, when they were thue " praised, wept, md honouted by the
bush be lov'ed."' ---------- 'Pm.
,Lord North censused the pnqnnlisied liberality of the pnises bestowed
.. Geneul MONT MERY !) the Gentlemen in opposition, because
.were bettowed ' : REBE ; and said he could not join inlament
' ing hit dnth !. ! pu lie lose. He admitted, indwd, that he wan brave,
), warnble, he wan humane, he wan generous; but still he, wan only I _
knee, able, humane, end genero'tn rebel; end said, the! the verseof
be tragedy of Ceto might be npylied to him : " Cursi: on hie virtue.. _
Ye undone lus country." _ . ss_ :
. . Pox rose I second time, and setd the ter'm of rebel, applied by the
noble Lord to that eieellem person, wne no certain mark of disgme, _
lad "therefore he wan the left unwit to clear him of the iutpntationz for
datsiall the sin" assertoctn of liberty, the saviouri of their country, the .,
. benefzctsiorp of mnnkind', in ill aged had been "called REBELS; that the, ..
—qen'qwed the e'ooliitutiqn, 'which embsed them to it in that House, a! _ ;
IREBEL'LION. " si' _ )
ssYesterday porsigsi four wagg'om leden with money Even sent of {no ,
theBank, under auoper escort, to Ponsmomh, for paymentssof hi
uajesiy'o ship; m! ( tchp-m lying then bound to Ameden. ss si.
ssMcrcb'zo. Previousis to the (! re of tho soreigi: mercenariu to ,
. ,.csiss the sufils &} 3th foksstheir hire end!: it to be :dvsianced by ss
Great ctBmain. 'The r'ince'rof *Walde'ck, un ' ever'ul of the" Gum si
'nasse whohav'e engagedto fu'mish troops, are exfpected in England. .
se Princensihave : juRe'r ooti'oli of the financei o Engluid to permit
their 'subjefilsitsso esimbirk hesdcsie' they it! paid for their, hire." ' ' ct
sictumb 19. ; siAn evening paper; of _lafl night fay:, out of the rovision
icie of huge lately sent to Boljonjwe cpn assure the pubhc, t at'whu si.
s-pm diseaset, &c. onlyfiu'r bogiwere landed, which, after payihg every
upente, stood Govei'nment in the very moderate sum of elevensi hundred si
ct pef hogj the Tonf-crout; from similar circumflapm, cost them
en hundred phnhdl. si Rye): ssIsss an army of fifty thousand men} :} ;
dye distance ( s three thbu'slnd miles, on: to besed at this expence ( allow- _
ing themjo be 'vjfloridm) is it not sigh too dear for such {conqucst}. ,
sico]. 55. Pap] is anointed Mi'oi _ ? enipotcmiasy to the Courtos
ee. - \ " _ "
[Knlesiq ire said 'to besifiven from the" war-osice, and also from the ,
vah-ljng-osiee, to fiop ] rovisissons from being go! on board the tmns- -
. " ships, .md for the so 'en laying at'Ponlmouth. Chatham, &c.
' emba'rking, and to fl'op .n other preceedings for twenty days.
. 'lt si asidhishmg hovb imy ml'n could ever dre'Im of sending cavalry to
simkl. Only let 91; for : moment conceive, adra oon with his bags,
I'si bueksiet, hu boon, hie hehsshsi havressszctck, his cloak, his cantine,
ba b'r'octnd swsiotd and his carbine, gafloping round a tree to catch a rifle- si
n'oi-sizssn Indizn! !: is : cow'catch-ng a hare. The idea is lapghable, '
I Whnsiqde'nbctesis were not serious. '
L ' ": Adviie'is i'eceived fron! Gibraltar. that one of his Majefly'n
'os'wsarj 'belbfigin'g t_o Adr'niral Mann'<'squadro_n, had chased five
fflafiemvessdq ijlfsiosith Bay of Casidizss The Ca minsiosthe mm of war
" " 'at'ely Mied o? ' e'cdihmanderin'chjefsatt itct'on, who informed
L.!" pint'tsio'ss sea im'medm'cesy'," ths- Amencanssi should not
' "," tha't'ifhe woul '
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! _ sid'vheirfca'rgoel, butct'quisst th_e',pla'ce_ m 1'4. houlsil- "The mio of war
le f the'si'posirt dti'esiffly', and ctcfujze'dsioif the' ['ncsimthos the hiy till the above
ek" Which Wefcsi'forced"t'<_isssiqu tldctsien') ct'cimsie outsi1 which they made
p ib! 6 But carried into Gihmlyarss * ' ' si
Orden are stntJo Chathasim far hn M'aiesifi srjsi e Aniazblisi Casipt.
]apohs, of. 31, gn'ns, to" be fitted out so! the silNTchctthk 'efitin station.
'A n'! 13. 'Genesiral Burgoyne czrr d with him noo'flat-Hotmssned
boa ssi'kll'readyctsramedf No cafl-y his army across the lake: to'p'eiiicrace
into the back settlemenu of New England. , ss
April 16. Lettels from Stnrkholm advise, llntthc gi'un naivity shewn
in putan the mmy, fleet and fortrsisi'cs inctthe bell lime us dctsnff- falls"
much tal ; which, addedctto the like aaiivicy in the Prufllan 'p'or'sis, make
some thmk all things are not right between the tun, powers: Time,
however, will clear u this matter.
it may be dependec upon, as an Absolute fzctct, that the Prince of ,
Brunswick positively refused t6 let his re iment go to Amesixa; and on "
in being insisted on, sesigned hie commi xon immediatcly. ' " ct ; '
"Letter: from Wmsaw advise, that the journey of Prince Hendy of ,
Pmffia to Petersbun g is looked upon to relate lo the affairs ,of other nations l
besidee those of Poland. " - ' ' ss - '
The Spaniardl me afigmenting'mry garsison of the lebfl consequence .
in the Streights. At Bareelohl an entire new battesy i: raised of 1! -
poundere, all bnsu. ss '
Some new regulatiom are to be unde in the nzval departments; ' for ,
which orden are sent to the'commisslomsirs of "the seven] sidockyalsids to ,
mad the Adminlty Board the second of 'mxt month. -
May Yeflerday an e: resurrived'ut Lord Germaine'e office ffon. __
Governor Tryqn a't New Your, which was immedinely-se'nt to" the King
:: lutkin'ghsiam Houfi; ' , - . _ * ' - 'si ' _—
'Yeshfrday prince letten were treceived at Nessmhnmberktnd House, ,
fron Lord Percy lt Boflon, whieh'wfre Nought by why ofctN'qv-"v' Yn'k'.
'A report prevail" and gain: no smaltcnditgn-th'e politic'll citek, "thee ;
Lord George Gennaine i; to go ever to Ame'sicl, ne Prefidessilt 'of the "
Child] of Commiffioneu; who are shortly to embuk vqith sfl lssm ct
of receiving the submiflion of—those c'oloiaiel who chodfe to'teflt to'tbe'n
ull iance. They lnsslikewik empowi'red to sum I pndon n unyvof
fi-Zr-sheythiukproper. '. ) - - " _ . ss
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WBDNESDAY lah Clpt. ]asnee'Mum-o, of th} port, '"lljsi "
of umqoe sh'opj ngnved here front Hisplnioh. On & _,
: inn. he mach two Do Judas! with mother, from' wys: -
North Carolinn, vhieh been uken bythc Aaeon m; . uneasy; 'si
.esitnAn-igu. siCnptain Mum-o , tthe priwtqfl' ' ', w."
hdught homewith him : person mon boa'sd onep them; no M' "
hipnsels ( brother to-the resent Lord C-nsinfldn. ' ' ' . '
,Wednesdny [all the officer- taken by' Clpt. Biddloolt of (th further! si
ship- srom Scotland, arrived hete, "end have. since been e'ondt'stcted to .
place of safety in the country, ne 'wete also : number df dficen beh- - -
I to.!he Bntilh navy, who hed been confined here foe some times . '
': ATERTOWN, Fine". Ye'herdqy eftetnoon 13]: Qtipiwen'
seen Itmdin in for Down, thought to be the :emuilder th Melt
M, 'ish . windy. ?: - ct. ' . . sisi
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NEW YORK, 7u91.-.ct
HE number of transportl now at Sandy Hook, we hen, m .
" to one hundred and thirteen, and we have not the least teason to'.
doubt that General Howe is in this fleet. From the number of teem
ndw here, and these on their way front different patts of the country, it
]: computcd cur army will soon amount to twenty five thdtts .
'Lall Friday in the forman was executed in 5 field hetueqn ' .
nels M'Dougallytd Huntington's camp, near the Bows Jane . Me .
pstsct'ce csst near twenty thousand spectaton) : soldie'r_ be "85"! to 5. -
EssxceHency General Washington's guzrdt, foe mutiny and conspihcy,.
being one bf those who folmt'd, and wn soon to have put in execution -
that horrid plat of nfl'assmating the staff office", blowing up the musi
zfnet, 'and securing the p'asses of the town on the atriva o the bone., -
mincterial lisitysirmjdons. ]! is hoped the remainder of thosemisitmmc,
now in our possession, will met with : punishment adequate to their!
cnmel. . . ,
* jub 4. Lnst Thursday arrived At the Hook (like the swzrm of lame. !
escaped fmm the hottomlel's pit) : fleet said to be- no sail of ship and ,
vessel; from Halifax, having on hoard Genenl House, &c. sent out by
the tyrante of Great Britain, after desh-oying the English cen'fl'mnin:
; there; on the pioue design of cunning the Britishcoloniu and plondu— :
ss ing their property et pleasure, ot- murdering them at once, and Lith- ?
Wsseffion of all, a Ahab did of Napoth'z vineyxrd. .. ,_ 'zn- _ t
, [: is cut'rentlss reported. that our cntisen have taken thirteen full of
trans rto to thee'afiward. _ si _
" 8. The'fieetsssrom Halisax, we informed our renders, in om- lnft, \
was urived at Sandy Book, to the mount of tuszil: "BiZ-JMLL ___