The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

PHILADELPBIA, September 28.
lst Sunday was sent into thin port, by the ship Genenl Piekering,
belonging to Bofion, the printeer brig Hope (formerly the See
Nymph, owned by Capt. Blewer of thin city) os14enrriege um,
commanded by eaptaiti Hinde. The scttme day arrived the ship olly,
Clptein Mntthit'on, with 160 Hessizn officers and privntee on hoard,
bound to Hzlifu, nken b the schoonu' Men, Capnin Teylor, with
the floop Comet, Captein ecdtor, in light.
Extuct of a !dttr from an officer in the weflm qrn] rmmuded (5) Majer
General Sullivan, dais.] Konadzsagea, Stptenber 9, 1779.
" Since the action of the zgth of let} month, the Indiene have fled at
the approach of our zrmy, end left their settlements to our mercy. New
town, Konowerohzla, French Kathriuee, Candai, Skeyes, Glghse
onghwa, Konadasagea, ere great heap! of ruin; beside: these, we have
burnt a number of scntering houses; and destroyed : large country of
corn, pompiossnl. cymblinee. cucumbers, watermelone, penchee mid
: let.
PR Thie day we (hell set out for Genefsee, and lay that qpuntry in :shes.
The enemy hnvin retired to Niagara we expect no opposition as we
ndvenee, but ex an attack as we return."
On Saturday Ell the following addrese from the merchants of thie city,
wae presented to his Excellency the Minilter Plenipotcntizry of France.
se Hi: Exullug the Sinus GERARD, Minifler Plenipomm'ary fro
Hn Most Cueu'rutu Muzsrx, to (be Uunso Srft'rss of
An : lllCA. _
— THE hiERCBANTS of the city of Philadelphil being informed that
your Excellency is about leaving the country, to return into the presence
' of your augut} Sovereign, i-npretsed with veneration for your character,
respect for the many amiable qualities you hue eVIHCed during your lily
among them, end gratitude for these continued efforts you have made in
the seryice of Amesicn; beg leave to lpproach yotir Excellency, me! to
assure on. the: whilt} sentimenn like these hue endured you to them,
they : so retein the molt sincere attaehment to that aliiance you ezme to
cultivate. High?- sensible of the mnny advantages rel'ulting from it to
their country :ln themselvee, deep!y 'smpremd with : grateful sense of
in heppy effect: toward: the cshbhlhmt of : glorious independmce
and peace, it will ever be their study, as it is their true interest, to cement
ud perpetuate it tainted age:; by promoting to the extent of theirlbilitiel,
that Fommereiel intercourse between the war countries. which their
fitueuon and circunshneee mutually encourage. end which has been
reflnined in former time: by an ubinry wly. . -
MH your Excelkney continue len to enjoy every felicity due to your
si nal! n-it end exertion in the ' of both continue; may the
mlause end eppmbetion of both poetrie- to md your lnboun. and
may;: speed, end agreeable be succeeded by : mioue tec tion
fl— your Sounip. ud : m meeting vith ourfEmily end frame.
' thW-ldth ' efylfie mbnm.
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sow He BXCILLKNZY mflcfidumshofilbwing
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Gu'ru-u,
me M et your unction end respect. it to the most flattering and
sihooe-nhle, ! be; leave to assure you of my w-rmefl sensibility on this
' Roch. ofl to ussst to you, the high thus: lemclmin of the good
'si. if - oso body of citiulu, so conduciw: te the glory nn-l
:
ss -_f ,si ' of cthu. B your endenoun eonsederuted, Anerica will
' ' ss in high degree opuknce to which she seeme denined. The
FM Ind knowledge at the Whom of Philoddphfla, m gonenlly
, a well :: their mach-tent to the Ametie-m cause. and the
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Mild Func- They will permit no to express my wilhee, that
thy mld lull lb pmmote, end continue to cultiun . eommercial
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ileith French nation. ltwill " emethehishefi snissnflion
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h heohloucoluihutetheteto, andsoe shammdeoofldemin
ct neuer- of m, to render those Mnofl'n-e .: solid end us'fiil,' 11
_ do ,olitiesl once, elrndy so happily cemented between the two nationa
Ld Toesday Moon arrived in this city from Funce. by way of
John, his Excellency the Chenlier De l.: l.uzeme, them Minmer
Mgunfiuz. fron our nugun ally, hie Mofl Chulien Majesty, to
ths. hind ma. lad M. Muhoie, the Secremry to the commission.
They wen met some dihnce from the city, and ei'corted in by the
.ilitil lighchud'e. lot] their urinl wu mounced by the singing of the
but. lull sting of connen.
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si-Yol'day wu Sat into this port by the flute ship General Green.
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. _Montgomery, the printed: brig Byron, Capnin Byme, wtth
— amuse gone.
: " w efu [mer fron Eliznbethtown, laud Srplntber t ;.
" stontgood luthorit ] um informed theenemy, :! least Gooo of them,
no Feptmng to letve ew York, supposed to be deflined for the West
helm. Three tegtmentl hlve nlready sailed, the "th British and two
Man regtmente; the "th is oompleted by draughts from the sGth and
ncmite. They sliled under convey of 1 64 gun lhip. said to be the
Ardent. Thg enemy are fearful of : visit from the French fleet, llld are
much de-ieaed, especially the rt-fugtet, since the publicltion of the s atsitish
mniseko; many of the latter ending the hour they be in to I R hie
Mofl Grecioue szesty: And may the Lord increase theu- tmble."
BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.
Extuct osa Imnfrm a Gentleman in Virginia te busrsiiad in th': !o-wu,
Arm! Stpuulbtr u, 1179.
CAPTAlN Conwny who arrived he:! a few dey: ago from the We!
- lndiee insotme. that on hie polsage befell in with, end eotmtotl the
French and Spamlh fleet: togethef, which eonsilted of :; French and
:: Spailh lhipe of the line, and no, (ripen, who were on their way
to ntuek ]maiea."
- By lene" fron. Philadelphh we minsomud. that ,Captxia lum
Njeolson. lete comntnnder of_ the Virginic ffipee, il eppointetl do the
Withomu—tdfqm'rmmbdl. now-Nowsioodon.
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en ARLESTCHVN (5. c.) 3:pr 4.
ATE 1th night the Lieulenant of mnine: of the armed brig Hellonflss
L came up to town with intelligence of his Excellency '
D'hitamg's fleet, consilting of 35 sail of the line, zo (ripe: ;
counsiettcs or lipops, being :t anchor on Tliursdly noon, in 14 fllb-si,
water, off Tybcc; on bond the fleet zre sooo land iorcet. A '
had been des atchcd Wllh an express to this town; it i; imrgined thehighsi
Wind we h'itfun Thurlsidly night has occusioned her flltiding of, but ;.
th: weather is now favourable, she is houily looked for. Pilot: trenc
going to the Count. This great and unexpected lid cannot fail giving
the high." tl-ttssaction to every real friend ot' America, and afford. th.
happy prol'pect ofsoon lL—eing the virtuous few of our sitte: fine ofGeorgil,
rennttated in their pullss—lsianl, and : lpeedy hop being put to the range. !
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of our haught * invadcrs. si
We are : med, that exelusive of draught;, the militin turn on]
voluntters, in all parts of :he hate, with such spirit and alacrity, thin
the fepsi-men at the several rivers cunnot carry the,:uen acrosl fal
enoug . .
By the last account: from Count D'Estaing's fleet, 7 Britishvefl'ell N -
sillcn into their hand\s, amongfi them a large.- lhi from Glal'gow, with
! Scotch merchants on bulrd (resugees ftom N. Zaiolxnl lnd Virginin)
with vzluahie cargocs, intenJed to purchale conquered estate. ssil thi- 1
(hte and Gecrgict. One of the prizet, tlie brig Poily from 7 '
dence sor (Lithtck, arrived here hit Fridny; lnd at the !; ssthw '
Aimzon French si ignte was seen of!" th bar, in chase of eshisi, si!
to be the Ariel British mln of war of 10 gon;, which (became np'wict
en ged half an hour. and then carried her off. . , s
fly: said, that tne King of Spain hat presented tzooo piece'osis gods}
blanketting to the Umted Statel, for the me of thur- troops; nd - ss
part of them are already arrived_at Bolton. ss'ss '
Lnt Monday Caytain Vardey and Lieutemnt Campbell, ofthc 7..
Bi'itish regiments, were brought to town,' pritsionen. The)" m m
with 4. prince; and to negroes, on the 5th inflant, m-h- th '
Skull Creek, in Genenl Prevolt't bzrge, with dlspakebel sun. si
General at Savannzh, to CoL Mnitlatid at Beaufort; hid to be - -
the Col. to remove hii whole sorcsse to Snanllh, to the defended
all the troopt at out post: had been czlledin, ' . _ si. '
just :: thu paper had gone to press, an account clme, thlt .
"005-0 of His Most Christian M..jesty, onrJn-lt end god all,,
landed in Georg'ni lalt Sunday night; that afar General Line]- "
approaching fit! to Savannuh. to cot-perzte wi-h them; sick.: e ct ss, :-_
Count Pulalki had alrendy taken : Picket of the enenysifsq (misty
oblhle, by the close of (hit week, the face osGeorgin, lnd es m
revofl'u army may be decided, in a manner very wideosflteupm— '
of the returned sungen, and their inhtnlted adherenu. ..ct_ . . ..ctsi 'si
WILLlAMSBURG, OcToun 9.
Extrnct qsc Icmr fron Wilmingmn, WSM 19."
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Y : Iem-r received yesterday from : Gentleman in Charldnu, _
B hear that almeR every man in du! pllce, and dl tho (hit ""
b:collectcd, had gonewGeo "1, to co-opesace withC-mn 'Wh ;
(he nduaion of that nate; ! ! : number of French had Mind;: "
attacked the English pod ar-Beaufon, Pan Royal, which they "kid. ;?
having killed an taken of lhe English goo m.. Thi- news n— !.
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express !o Chlrleflown while the Gentleman was writing his letten" < 3
A few days zmved m Sooth W'Y- the schooner Kiny w -'
smm Curacoa, ohn Cox Maius, loaded with sings", salt, &c.
[. lb: HOUSE qf DBLEGATES, Tburch-y. Octokr 7, l77,.- -_
THE House me! lccording to their adjournmem, md there nothin- si '\
: sufficient number of member: to proceed to business;
Ordfl'ld, that !he House be called over immedi-nelyu - . .
The House being nccordingly cuHeq over, the name. of the mld!
who sailed (o ap :: were noted, end she name: of those who unde IN
being again ul ed ovcn, some were excused on account of ficklnh, II
plo) ments in the service of the flute "elsewhere, and other jushsubk n.
cntwlzl. *
Onlcnd, that the members who are absent, and for whom no gem
or infufflciem excuse: have been mlde. he nkcn into endody of the s.—
jcant :! Aulm.
Ordercd,_ that the unnm of the number: present, be published in th
Vnginil Gaunt, xiz: The Hdfl. Mr. dPEAKER.
Mn. jOHN PKlDE. Adr- Jonu wuumcrou."
NICHOLAS CABELL. ]OHN mmxan. .
JOSEPH PEEBLES. - anm POWELL. :;
]OSEPH cum). ROBERT ANDERsomw
]OHN TAYLOR. . ]ouN GARLAND.
jOHN BRENT. SAMUEL Goons._ .3
]ESSE woman. ARMlSTEAD RUSSEL- ,
GFO: CARRlNGTON. GEO: a: Pomosxrzsisi'
BEV: RANDOLPH. THOMAS FLOURNOY
FRENCH STROTHER. JOHN none. _
]OHN TABB. ]OHN ROGERS.
]OHN EDMONDSON. MANN PAGE. ]un.
MAR'slN PlCKETT. si JAMES GARRARD.
ueoncs THOMPSUN. ALLEN cocu-z.
STEPHEN SAMPSON. WlLLlAM akowu.
ABRAHAM Hl'sE. HENRY ces,.
WlLLlAM A. BOOTH. EDWARD HARWOOD.
GARLAND ANDERSON. RICHARD use.
]OHN PENDLETON. WlLLlAM REYNOLDO. '..
PETER SAUNDERS. HENRY TAZEWILL. "
GEORGE LYNE.
T,}, ]OHN BECKLEY, c. !. o.
THE VIRGlNIA ALMANAEK
Fon THE YEAR or out LOPKD, mo,:
. TO BE SOLD BY 3
DIXON CF NICOLSON. '
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