The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1776-11-29 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRG'INIA'GALZETT'E.
The Freedom ostbe Press is one of the great Bulctwm'k: of Libc-rty, and can never [te rest; aincrsi' but by despotic Gosiwmmerm.
[NOVEMBER 29, 1776.] WILLLAMSBURG: Printed by Dxxom C.? HUNTER. [No. 1321.]
LONDON. Augrct/Zs.
.HN VERY extraordinary anxiety about the next intefii—
* F* gem: from the army in Amcrica is discovered at St.
. was ]mel's; and though evefy person who approache:
2 A the King clearly sees and fol'ctels the overthrow of
Saw; the provindds, yet an uncommon uneasiness is very
, * unafelsi'in sans (ffiunltjnances a} Court. It is whis—
per ( ere, at an In mis ortune ha n to the
""Wj troops on their landing, whzch might be likpelP; to im
ss ;the future operations of the campaign, a body of zocr ȝo,ooo Ros
m will be immediately applied son, and sent over to reinforce the army,
let the step be ever so difigreeable to the Court of France, or let the con
ccs he what they Wlu.
The true reason of General Howe's embarking his n-oopn before the
miva] of Lord House at Halifax was entirely owing to the seat deser
tion which prevailed among them. lt alarmed him so mue , that he
thou : it more adviseable to set out on his expedition without waiting
set lull [n'other. thin to by nnd see his army flying away almofl by whole
siLeuen from Petersburg-h, by the Wnthmn, ]ansson, arrived in the
riva'ol Fn'day, s. , that it may be depended on a a fact, that the Rus
silctl fleet sliled late y, for the Medilernmean, in ablolutely in the pay of
Gum Britain, and are to act in conjunction with our men of our against
the Americnm, and to endeavour to step France, Spain, and Round,.
&c. throwing in succour: to them, of giving them any We! why
evec. - ' . . -
.' si'so lb: L-ORD MAYOR..
.'* MY LOIB, .
" I WAS lust week on bond the Amu-ican privateer qiled the Yankey,
commanded by Cape. ]ohnson, and latel brought into this'port
by Capt. Ross, who commanded one of the W lnd'n soglr shipsdak
en by the trivateer in ]uly laflz'and, In an Engliflmtzn, ! earnenly wish
your Lo ship, who in so happily placed at the head of this great city
( My smed for it: great dumanity, even to its enemie'o) would be
ed to go likewise, or send proper persons, to see the truly shocking,
and, ! may (I , barbarous and misenble conditionsiof the unfortunate
Anericn pri !, who, however criminal they may be thought to
live been, are desening of pity, and entitled to common humanity.
_ ." — are twenty siuin nu'usher, andall inltumanly shut close down,
like wild eash, in a small flinking apnmnent, in the hold of : (loop,
about seventy tone burthen, without : brenth of air, in this sultty sea
son; but what they receive through : smell grating over head, the open
ing. in which in not more than two ,inchea square in any part, and
through which the sun beats intensely hot all day, only two or three be
'I} permitted to come on the deek nt : time; and then they are exposed
in the son, which in reflected from the desk: end woterlike : burn
ing . -
" I do not enggenu, Lord, ! s !; the truth; and the reseni
bboee that thin hnrbn'ity benayi't to the me::uble black hole at Calcutta,
na Gentleman qt on Sa'siturdty observed, flrikes every one at the
sight. -All En' and o'ught to know that the same game is now acting
you the Thamu on bonrd this pt-ivneer that all the world cried out
. W* lnd shuddered at the mention of in lndia, some years 3 0, as
ised on C . Hollowell; end other of the Kdtg'ss ood suhi o.
_ si " The putri Me, issuing from the hole, are so ot and offensive.
How cloud, without the utmon danger, breathe over it; and !
ld let be at lll surprised is it should close : plague to sprad, The
Wflemhe- below look like persono in a hot both, putting, sweet
. byfldfninting for went of nir; and the surgeon declare:, that they
. mill] soon pertsh in thee Btu'ation, especially aactthey are nlmolt all in
inflehl simwithiflionedifiden. *
Je. Cnptnin—end smgsilon, it is true, hlve the libmy of- the cabin
. (Fit desism—Ihc name of: oabin) end make no complzints on their own
naeum. - 'fiteysim both sensibie, well behaved young men, nr-d can
' ent! pecount ofthemselm, having no signe of fear, and be
'Ei' bylsitonsciousnesc of the justice of their mse. They nre
ehancteeut podsmilieo in New England, and highly respected in
' Wtoeeupatiomg but being stripped of their all, by the burn
"h. & m. had other delmctive mnsures of the present onnattual
-9.:) l.".zsi : ! sic
war, were forced to take the disagreeable method of making veprisala
to maintain thems s and their children, rather than starve.
" Numben of tlemen, and friends of Government, who were on
board at the same time, wiH confirm the truth of this my representation,
being vety sanstbly touched themselves at the horrid sight.
" English prisoners, taken by the Americans, have been treated with
the molt remarkable tenderness and generostty, ac the numbers who are
safely returned to England most freely-eonfelk, to the honour of our
brethren in the colonies. And it is a fact, which can be well attefled in
London, that thin very surgeon on board the privateer, after the battle of
Lexington, April 19, 1775, for my days volunwily and genemufly,
withont-fee or r'ewasd, employed himself in dlessmg the King's wounded
soldien, who but an hour before woutd have shot him if they could luve
come at him, and in making : collection for their refl'eshment of wine,
]inen, noney, he. in the town where he lived. T his in . real fact, of
which the molt ample tefiimnny may be had. '
" The eaptunt of the printeer wu solely owing to the ill-jddged le
nity and brother] kindness of Capt. ]ohnson, whoj not considering. his ct
prisoners in the ame light that he would Frencbmen'and Spaninds, put
them under no sort of confinement, but permitted them to walkthe dedcesi
al freely as hie own people, at a" time:. Taking advantage of this in
dulgence, the prisoners one day watching their opportunity," when mol
of the privlteer'tssple we're below at'td ctefleep, shut dosiwlt thefh'mhel,
and,s making all , had immediate passen of thedsel without using
an orce. - si. --
}, shall conclude with saying, thnt though this lette- il Mad to
your Lordfhip, I hope that all who may readit, and haee-ny influence. .
will do all in their power to gain the necessary relics; and it is humbty.
apprehended, thh the well disposed, 'who are blessed mth ashenee,
could noe-better bestow their bounty than u n thd'e poor objecte. Ve- -
getahles, and ripe fruite of all kinds, 'wit \ porter, &c. must be-very
usesul, as well as the men:: to procure other necessaries. The privateer
lies opposite to Rndiffe Cross, : mile and a half beloss' themes; end,
by asking for Capt. ]ohnson, admittance may he obtamed.
' H [) M A N I T A S."
',' -We have been informed, since the receipt of the Me m,
that the crew of the American privateer, the Yankey, m yeshrdny "
morning, at half past three o'clock, conveyed on boatdlvesel, ud end,
tied down the river, to he seemed in Dover caflle. 7 . . j— "
NEWBURY PORT, octaaer 25.
T ?ESTERDAY arrived hent the ship Nancy, join Cmn nifles,
burthen about zoo tone, bsund from Cork: so Quebee, "ken by
—Ce'tlin John Lee of thin place. Her eargo confih of the following
artlclu, viz So barrels of bees, zzo dino of park, znsirkine of hotter, *
upharrell of oatmea], 374 ditto'of flour, uoo bushes: of peese, Io,60db.
of breed, zo1 cake of nails, :: barrel: and a half ditto gonpov'vder, :
um chefi with halls, &c. 16 carriage gunc, and to swivelt mounted.
We learn that a Salem priveteer has taken, in thechope of the ehennd
of Enghnd, two ships, one from Jamaica inwud bound, ad the other
outward bound.
BOSTON, 08. 24. By : Gentleman whom- htely ukh in one of \
the Prince, We learn, that the Emprese of Russi: hid offered his itumic
Majesty a small number of men, for the service of America; or that —
the people of England seemed rather averse to bringing any more troops,
being already burthened with ruet
October 31. Capt. Simmone, who arrived at Dartmouth on Fridly —
last, in 10 days fnom St. Eultetia, inform: thnt the Govemor of that
plice lffured him a War would soon be decllred by the King of France
against Great Britain; that one of the British pinte shipl, being in thee ,
part in pursuit of American property, had actually been fird upo- from
their sorts, end that great encouragement was given to all Anerieu veil"
sels througho the French Jominiom. ,ss —
' YeRerday sived here from Ncwbusy Part, when shine lahly built, -
the Massachul'em frignc BOSTON, mounting 28 gon;, commended
by Hector M'yeil, Esquire., , . si ct_ _ _
.,
LaR week mived in town, from Philadelphil, sithe Hbssn. ]ohn Adam.
Esq; member of the Continenui Congnse. - 4 ' si, _ -si M
WORCESTER, Octolm- :3. We hsisiear, that on the mention ofi,
our Cometh ousi Long Hand the contimul wrnncy land. hMlud
. ctcf ss-m'f—siz