The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-11-01 00:00:00, page 3

THE VIRGINIctA GAZ'ETTE'.
nold with his force; immediately prepared to receivethem—At 1 l o'cinck
the akack began, at half pait ]: \he engagement became cwrctl and
very warm; some osthc enemy's ships and all their gundofas but up
and rowed within muiket shot of our fleet. They continued a very hot
fire with sound and grope shot til] 5 o'clock, when they thought proper
to retire about lixct or seten hundred yards distance, and continued there
until dztrk. General Arnold And his troops conductcd t'ztemtsslvcs during
this action with teat firmness and intreptdity, and made a better resiil'
tance than couldssnve been expected against a force so greatly superior.
The whole of our killed and wounded amounted to about 60. The
Pniladelphia gondala end :! schoonur were lost in the engagemcnt, but
all the men wsre laved. The enemy landed a large number of Indians
on Schuyler's mind andon each those, who kept up :m incessant fire, but
did little damage. The enemy had to appearance upwards of 1000 men
in hzttcaus prepared for boarding.
The enemy'l force being lb greatly superior, it wan determined in
council to remove to Crovm Point, in order to teflt and collect our force.
At ; o'cloek P. M. the uth, our fleet weighed anchor with : sresh hreeze
to the southwnrd: _The enemy's fleet at the same time got under way;
our gondoln made very little way ahead.—-ln the evening the wind mo
derated, and we made such progress that it six o'clock next mornin we
wereabouuimtln from Crown Point. Theenem 'e fleet was very ittle
above Schuyler'e lfland, the wind breezed up to t e southward, so that ct
we gained very little by beating or rowin at the same time the enemy
took : frelh breeze from the N. E. and, b time we had reached split
Roch, were along side of us. The Washingum and the Congrese were
h the rsieer, the rest of our fleet were ahead, except two gondohu sunk at
Schuyler'c Mind: The Washington galley wu in such : shattered con
dition, and bed so many men killed end wounded, that she struck to the
mmsiafm receiving a few brozdfideo. The Cong'rese was then attacked
' 3: ]) mourning ueighteen pounden, aschooner of 14. since, and one
" fixes; two under her flern and one on her breadside, within mulket
shot: The enemy kept up an incessant fire uboutssfive glafi'ed with round
and gaze shot, which wis returned as hrifltly. The slily rigging and
hill of e Congrest were shamred and torn in pieces; when, to prevent
ss his sallin into the enemy's hands, General Arnold, who wet on board,
m her in a small cseek ten mile: from Crown Point, where after
si sinkin-ssont her small mshe wn set on fire, with four other gondoln;
witi' whose crewt the General reached Crown Point that evenin , luckily
escaping the sungen, who way-laid the read in two'houre : he had
nct—Os our whole fleet we hewe saved two galliee, two schoonm,
one goode and one floop.
General old behaved with such intrefiity, that he covered the
letten of the few vessel: we saved at the expence of one third of his crew
—-0ur eornmlndert end men hehwed molt ;ellzntly; some vessels having
10! At their officers, fought ootwithshndmg, 'and refused to ield but
' with their lim- The encrny acknowledge our bravery, nal ,e'qnfese
- forsitosi 9? nen equal to am. _ _- ss- '
rtroopemnowhvsil emplqudt evnipletm the lined. redpubu,
&c. :: Crown Pointj aye 'ng theenemyto made withehnr fleet
nium,} " lot in the Mfon. iq m far advanced, end our men m
deil ' in health. have the lamrin expeaatione of
Why egeindlltss-yny foruehewessssiemy'can ' . .
IZB. on thee:: 'e gondolu.weresunktbeir dey by our,
_ len, and one blown ne ' Go men. _ _ sisi
ss. WILLIAMSBURssG, Na-zmnber :.
.! letters just come to town from the army on the lndinn expedidon,
dand the mb and ! sth inflame, we have intelligence, that our troope,
ct maid by Cd. Christian. were me: on the mh, on this side the
," lend river, by I from the Chiefl, with przoszle for peace, which
m rejected 'in eon ence "of having refused deliver up their whiu
hden. Col. Chiflinssdlc Me time wu informed that a large body
of the man; ley omit: : fading lce on the other side the river,
, weitingh flnfi We " 'ch piece the Colonel arrived the
blue y, and empd. _ "th, in the if he, a body of zbout
lmosmmylndc usecret much, endcvo the river at m unfre
quented food thee flee below the enemy, from whence they marched
Mud- Urmmnpmemflu nen ming, but th had ebandoned
& che. The nmaiader of eke my then crossed ! : river; having
kM-sino lose fice they lest lost htl-ick Hemz. The uth another
- , by Cap Nltbelliel Gil, who lid he did left the ln
==- - H our party. He ;"? infomntion ther the In
. Nmthie. , ' :eboutp tolle! diihm from theittowm,
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to a place called Highwasce. and that they intended'jsiotfighsit our army
somw here in. the nt—nctsihbourhood as their towns. Colonel Christian was
then no: more than 40 miles from them, and was to set out with his army
from Broad river the lsth inflant.
A cruisctsibclongiug to Massachusetts Bay we learn by yesterday's
pipess from the nott'nward, has taken : hrigantine trznsport from Fal
mouth, having an board & Captain and zo privates of his Bntannic Ma
jelty's 162h regiment of dragoons, with their horses and accoytremcnts.
Mar'nagu.) On Sunday last, Mr. anumr Dixou to Male Pouct
SAUNDFRS, a very agreeable young Lady.
Hymen, thy brightest torch prepare,
Gild wit light the nuptia] bower,
With garlands crown this lovely r,
On them thy choicest bleffings over.
Cupid: lightly sport and play,
Hymen crowns the ha py day.
. Spri htly Graces too escend,
And8 the beauteom bride attend.
Here no sordid interest binds,
: But purefl innoqncc and love
Combin'd. unite their spotless cttindu,
And seal their sacred vows above. -
. Death;.) In this city, Col. RlcuAlo BLAND, of Prince George,
who lived universally beloved, and died universally lamented. He in:
more than thirty years :; representative in Genenl Assembly for that
county. and filled the trust with so man shining nbilities. so much un
remitted attention, that he gained the e um nnd confidence of ,his con
siituetm. 'When his country called him forth to the arduout and impor
tant mk of a Delegate for this State in Continenul Con rest, be ap
pwred himself in able ud iealotn friend and ldvocne or the ri a
sad libeniel ofpil injure! counuyp—lna privan'sphereof life be up
ed. the chrufiesiof I human and benevolent me., no lffefiioncusi
'nd. indulgent hulhznd and parent; and amon [! his lcqzintanm that
oflwannlnd sieady friend. ln shut, he po eised I" the inenimabl'.
nalifiatiom that could render him den to society,-ull that could form
t e virtuous, upright inn. ' ., '
a dlwrtismu. Us. mitted th': week. shall be i-jmd in our next.
uuuquwsi, kuuuuwuuwsilusilu—A
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NOVEMBER !, 1776.
HAVEct'nflded : Power from the Concuss to contract forct
su plying the continenul Twops willfin thin Commonwealth with
Provi non: for thcensuing Year, che nd and 7th Regimemsto commence the
.a Day of Dttmbtr next, zndlhe Twops (hit a: e abontto benisedzc soon
as : can be collected. Those who are ddmus to engage to'supply
these roop: are requesied to meet me in the City of Williansh Qpe all}
lnlhm, wnh their Proposlls. W. AYLETT, ? C. G.
" 74} Published,
And it IALE " th; Printm of this Gazette, at the usual Prim,
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For the Year 1777. si
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in- two hind tare white, hn Glass Ee es, a touched M_nne, and
Switch Tul. Whence will brsi'Fl-I the said in to me, or give cum,
Intelligvmee of her, shall receive IRTY SHXLLINGS Rmd.
(: t') JOHN SNODDY, ]union.
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