The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-07-06 00:00:00, page 8

NEW Y'ORK, yuue'zo. *
'fbe_W-wiug nlbam'c account it communicated ly un dis" of th: (lewd:
nmn' it principal!) curenu. '
ON a-Ivice thn : teinsorcement was necessary at the Ccdars, : small
fort 45 miles S. W. from Montreal, where :: party of 400 men,
.undcr the command of Major Butm'sield, were pulled; on the 16th of
May, 'uo men under the command of Major Henry Shesburne, were
dctwhed from Monttyal. He met with great dilficulties at the lake,
which after crofli'ng, he was obliged to re ass and cross again, so that it
was the toth hsiefore becould proceed from ( me with too men, including
himself, the retkbeing left for siuards and other necessary services. About
" or u'd'clock the set out or the Cedars, disiam 9 miles, and havin
mArchd about 5, me were attacked by a large had of savages ans'
Canndiano, who 'under cover of a wood sired upon them; our people
though entirely exposed, without shelter, maintained an obfiinatc engage
ment for one hour and forty minumz when the savages having surround
ed, mlhed upon an_d disarmcd them; then I some of sange barbarily
ensued. and many of our People were sacrificed to their fury, butchered
va icisii tomahawks ctand other infirumcnu of murder. The enemy confined of
about :00 Canadizns and 4oo i'aveges, who immediately sh-i \ped the
prisoners almosi naked, and drove them to the fort, where t ey were
deiivered to Cop:. Fosier, of the Sth regiment, who had with him about
:: regulate, and then commanded the fort, which had been the day
sore surnndered to him, with little is any x'esisiance, by Ma'or Butter
sidd. an evcnt which wit neither known, nor in the lelfl su pected, by
Maior Shetbume.
Capuin Foker ud the regulate, kept within the lines, end were not
of the pmy "who surronnded end so barbaroufly used our pople; but
lite:" they_wen brou ht to the son, they. were repeatedly sin ped of the
small remainder of their clothed, till many of them had not uffieienr to
hide their nakednese. ' Our loss in the whole action was about 28, viz.
killed actnd 'wounded in the lction and killed afterwards in cold blood,
them to; carried off by the savagt—s, 7 or !. Of the enemy were killed
", whose dettho were ascertained, nnd among them : chief warriot'sics
the Sesin'eea tribe, on whose account our prisoner; were probably used with
the more cruelty, inl'tllt and abuse. Major Sherburne and ther other
Meresswere'seht to an lmh'an town called Connasadogz; at the lake of
tho.- two Mountains; the private men to a desolate island in the middle of
the lake, where they were very seantily supzlied with provfsions, hnrelx
sufficient to keep them from Rarving, and t ouglt the weather was cold,
without any clothes, and without hny covering but the eanop of Heaven,
for eight dayesi, wheh they were released on : carte] agree) to between
General Arnold and Cnptain Foster, viz. Thlt there should be an'equal
exchange of prishners, within two months, allowin for easualties; and
for the performance, on our part were pled the ies of four Captsinim,
who were left al holta es, vtz. Captain Su livan' (brother to the General)
Captain Bliss, of ajor Sherbume's party, Captains Stephem and
Greeo, of Majof-Butterfield't party. - ' ss -_ __
General Arnold, with'a party of about 8 or you men,— arrived the
zth, and though with about soo, he apsseared uyon the luste, happily"
for the prisoners he did not cross it. If e had, it appeared from every
circumstance, thntthey would have been all mnrdered, disposition. having
been made for that purpose] her was it certain, cot'rfidering the difficul
of access to the enemy, that he could have obtained any considerab e
odnntage over them, or if he hzd, that he could possihly have cucsioff
their retreat. '
Yetterday, under an escort commanded by Capt. VViHiam Bmdford,
arrived here from Philadelphia, zo,ooo Spanish dollars, designed fot
Canadz, . ' -
PHILADELPHlAsij'um-za'
E hear, by a letter from New York, that intelligence was'rcceived
there on the :9th inltant, of the armed flnop Schuylcr, having
taken, about fifty miles from that citl, on the south side of Long [Hand,
: ship and floop bound to S'lndy Hoo . The ship from Glasgow with :
compan ofthe pd regiment had been taken bv one of Commodore Hop
kins's Let, who took the soldiers out and ordered her to Rhode lslztnd;
after which she was retzkcn by the Cerberus, and put under convoy of
the floop. As Cxtpt. Pond informs, there were five commissroned offi
cera. two Ladies, and four privatcs on board.
A letter from Salum. in New Lngland, says, " By a numberof ship
masters who have lately made theirei'cape fmm Halifax, we are informed,
thztt twenty transports. with troops, and three t'rigatcs, are gone into the
Day of Fundy to fortity a place there, And prevent the continental forces
from nttacking their main body at Halltu."
. Extraacff nlctttrfrm s-r.E1't-rmu, Mcj 31.ss
" By a vessel that arrived here this moment from Antigna, we learn,
that a vessel had arrived thue from London, who bcought anew: that
the grand fiesi-t of furei ners were not to leave'Engl-and til! che nuddleof
April, their sailing orfers being postponed till that time."
Extractqfa letterfromBosToN, Jam- 15. _ .
" Seven oreight trans rts have arrived below. This night we shall ss_
take several heights, which will oblige them either to give ne bztde or ss ss
else go off is they can. We are resolutcly determined they shall not re
main where they now are 48 hours longer."
_ A-N N'APOLIS," jane 28.
' ;Y the arrival of the ntsimhern post this morning, we are favoured
with the fbllowing letten, giving an account of our affaits in '
Cauada. .'
A letterfim Puunnsunu, dated jane: .
" An express this momen! came to Congress, infirming us of_
General Thomson and Colonel lrvvin being totally defeated by General
Burgoyne. Thomson and lnvin had been detached with 7oo men to dis
lodge : party who had uken post on the Three Riven:_ The guides de-'
ceived the General and led him into a swamp, the crofsiitg of which ex- '
gzsed him to : cannonade from the ships of war: It seems the very day
sore, Burgoyne an'ived with 70 trnnlsiports of troops. Thompson's exct
pedition was known; he was met and totally routed----he himself taken
prisoner, with Co]. Irwin, and 1 50 privates :tnd officers killed," wounded,
or "ken prisoners, that number being willing; the rest of the detachment
have "got back. It is conjectured that Burgoyne has brought with him
ten thousand men; but this is not probable. \'Ve killed and wounded
lboutlhil'ty." ct ' '
. , Antbcrldtcrfrom tbesmeelcu. ' 4-ctct
" The post, just arrived from New York, as brought I letter from
General Sullivanlto the Congnss, "ving an account of another unfortu
nate even: in Canada. General 'Fhom son, who was ordered with :
party of_ mob men to diflodge the E ish forces at the Three Rivers, -
was attlcked by General Burgoyne m totally rooted. Them mad
several othetsis are" taken prisoners, the rest returned to the Sore . The"
letter says farther (] think) thnt Arnoldcthad abandoned Montnal. and
that, u n the whole, our affain in Canada bear a most unpromising af
pcct. hit bad news it in some measure counterbalanced by mon agree
able inteni nce from Bottom The public paper: from thence ip orm
us, 'that t ships of war are all driven awny from the Button harbour;
and private letters say, that five tratlsports, with Scotch troops, have
been taken lately, nnd carried into the Ezfiem pens. Thesi post is just
settinsig off, and will not aHow ul to be more particular. We shall, by
the next opportunity, mnsmit to you amore full and satitfzctory Ic
connt. ' A report prevails here, whtch is believed to be true, that ampf!
flinbolical plot to asiassinane the General at York, blow up the msgazine,
iziis fpike the eannon, has been discovered. Many peoplesit is
said; have been thrown in . ison, and some remain under gullet;
zsinsstsion'g the rest is the Mayor ot t te cit . . What with external and internal
en'en'iies ctwe fancy we shall very short y have our hands full of bufihtsgss? '
!nCONVE N'no'flj ymss ss.775._ '*
The letters ofCapt. Montagu, and of Robert ,"Esq; of thil'dty,
to the Council of Sat'ety, were laid befoce the Convention, had on con-sisi
sideratilon thereof, {" & C M ' ' ' 'V
[if a wed wmnima , that the ai a tain on , b dmincti si '
: seversigdl servants he!;ctfgin to the itthahitanfts of this [)Mntezand by;?
fulin to deliver up a solijicr who desh—ted siom the service of this coin;
ny, inch violated the truce and Med in manifcfi violnsiop of his yt-d'.
wise to preserre thesisitme sacred. - -. 't! *' ' *
Orderal, that the commanding officer do not permit any baggage or
effects belonging to Robert Edenss, Esi]; or any olhel puson on bou-d
the Fowey, to be carried on board the said ship; and to take care that
all communication with the said ship immediately cease.
Extract from the minutes. _
G. DUVALL, Clerk.
In CONVENT10N, Fuxeq. 1776.
This Convention being informed that writ: of election have been ishted
in thevname of the pt'oprietary, for the election of Delegates in Assembly;
RESOLVED, that the said writs be not obeyed, and that no election
be made in consequence thetsseof.
Extract from, the minutet,
G. DUVALL, clk.
Yestcniny about noon the Fowcy hoisted sail, and went down thc bay.