The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-12-01 00:00:00, page 6

barrel: ofgunpowler, : great quantity of clothing, -
and much flore: of every kind, the Tarticulan of
which were not published wZen he Zjhjladel
phia."-----Good news! ssu she:/7 .
Marriage-i.] Doctor Wnunu Cu'rn, to
miss MOLL! W'lAY, osthis city.
Death;-.] Mr Peru SCOTT, in the Btst year
ofhis a e; upwards of 40 yearsa common council
man o this corporation.
' thuuon, Nov. 29. By advice: from the
lflfly, we learn that col. Woodsord arrived at
Suffolk on the- 25th instant', and that col. Scott,
- with hit detachment, had advanced within seven
miles of the Great Brid c. He has taken several
_ Tory prisoners, particu arly one lves, who haabecn
: vetyactive person, and informed, .that lord
:Dnnmorehad withdrawn mostos his troops from
53: Me,.Whiolsir.is only guarded by Topectamd
we:. si - si "
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Several perlonl lately trow Nortouc inform, mar
Ylord Dnnmore waectprflctwarhig barrackl for by army
That the' distlllery', an had be no to'intrench be
'ct'tween the wo rope walk!) on that several Scotch
siTorlel in at borough comsitrciland black l(Sorlnpaniet,
'sivsivitd Knee-odd: os live to one. jZMsi/Zsiwr .
who s it with much con ce, eat g us,
ThetCommittecte of Saset os N. Carolina have
si'ofelsiid'col. Woodsord the a istance of their troops,
who are now at Cur'rituck, about-a day's march
from the Great Brid e. - * _
_ . By a-sig'entleman rom Nor-folk, we learn that
.the . on of that borough was burnt down-last
.So ay. night, !) 'some accident, but that the
prisoners were al taken out safe: We also hear
'that sundry houses in the environl of Norfolk had
been set on fire by lord Dunmore's order, to pre
vedt our troopa. from occupying them. ' _ ct ct_ ,ss \ _
(lamp at Svrrou, November 29. Col. Wood
ford havh received'intelligence, that two compass
nie- bs mi ttia Were to afl'emble last Monday, Bv
lord Dunmore's ordert,vdetached col. Wells, with
: party osvolunteerssi to put a stop to their proceed
ing, who had the gocidctfortune to' secure them
both, with their orders from the govemour and his
sieono'ty lieutenant, sscol. Willoughby, eopiea of
'sswsihich- on haveenclosed; the other captain'ename
1- Step en Wright, did his orders the same -------
'An expresl from col. Scott informs us, that he ar
' rivessd :; the Great Bridge yesterday, at 1: o'clock,
and lssd sent out arties', who have &cured all the
boau. Some sho' were exchanged 'betWeen our
'dvaneed'yany and the enemy's sentinels,ctone of
whom wusiwonndssed, but made hid esca e. , One
swap of captctPark'er's company ,vvas kille dead on
..the 'spot, which lqsi all the damage we sustained.
G'Z'sl', Scott'describee thesort erected at the bridge
to be an" unfinished stoekade, without any cann'o}!
yet mopnted; and vvritesse, that he proposes to cross
tfle fleet-early thiasstnoming, with art of the men,
_a_t_i,d,_to attack the enemy on both idea at the same
.. ct tune which most peo le think will succeed, with
ctvery little losiscton our side.-"Lieutenant Sampsord,
on' a scouting party the da before, started a camp
ssof some black-, who rano . He called to them to
surrender ; but one of them preparing for battle,
he shot lum through the head with his rifle.
can in lord Dunmorc's order: to the militia
C A P 7 A I N S.
\ IT being requisitc to raise a body of men in this
connty, for the immediate protection of the live:
and properties oshis majesiy's loya] subjects, inha
bitants thereof, now exposed tothc law-less violence
of those who are medit'ating their destruction, and
that of the most excellent constitution, under which
they have hitherto enjoyed effect tranquillity, I
require of you. therefore, to call together, at the
most convenient place, the company of militia
under your command, on Monday the 27th instant,
and draught out of it 15 oung men, or more,
capable to bear arms, to erve as soldiers for six
months, and send them, with a list of their names,
to me, in Norsolk, on or before Wednesda next
followin . And although this measure is a opted
.merely For their own defence, ] am willing, for
the encouragement of such .persons, to allow them
the same pa and provisions which hie majesty's
troops now have, with one guinea and a crown
si bounty. money,- in hand paid to them; and good
ssclothin , viz. \a coat, waisteoat, ssbreeches, and la
sihat, which you are hereby authorifed to assure them.
sigf. ssBeingalso desirous to study,-the inclinatiom,
sicttogether with the interests of the-people, under my
gpverument, .you are desired to return me- the
names of _ h person: as you think are proper to
serve at. officers, and are agreeable to the person:
!hcte aretococtnsslmand. . , - ct ? .. .
'. iven under ny hand, on board the William, the
24lh day qfsiNovember, ctt-7sisi75- '
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ssso eapf. William Hmjge: _ ,
Inhi: absence-told: lieutenant. Z
' a : n, , __ .
AM' now ordered, byhis e'x'celleney the over
nour, to give u'ishmediafectnogiee to ra' e your
company of milina, withssa]! Lhe Expedition you can,
and march the same down to the stimdard, 'm 'ordet
to lake the oath Frescribed by him, and to sign his
anicles, which have done 'mysels.si Am your
humble servant. ( 'jOHXZI WlLl-OUGBBY.
. " A cop '
- To cept-..Willim Hodgan'y ' ' '*"
NOIJOLK cgmssnv. Number 13, 51777. -
A .: bsthe 0AsiTHextarted/r_ the'peoplqsi sssi d
& —ss Nogfolk 6- Princess Anne, by bred—DWmore.
" OU of the errours and guilt into which this eolony
the inlmbisstanu of-ss--, Geiog folly sensible
hath been mifled, under colour-of seeking redres- ol
ievances, and that a set of faction. men, styling
fflemselvepCommittees, Conventionl, and Congrel
ses, have violently, and under various pretences,
usqu the legictilative and eatecutive power: ol
government, and are thereby endeavourin .. to
overturn our most happ co'nllitutipn, and tho
incur-red the guilt osactuallrebellion against-pus ths
gracious soverei : We have therefore taken an
opth abjuring their authority, and solemnly promis—
ing, in the presence of Almifthty God, to bear-saith
and true _.allegiance to" his acredzmajesty George
the third; and that we will, to, the utmost of our
" n'erct'and ability, support, maintain, and defend
is crown and dignit ., againli all traiteroua attempts
and conspiraciel w tatever. And whereas armed
bodies of men. are collected, in various parts of thi:
. colony, without any legal authority, wc wish them
to be informed, that however unwilling we should
be to shed the blood of our countrymen, we must.
in discharge of our duty to God and the king, and
in support of the consiitution and laws of our
country, oppose their marching into this county,
where their coming can answer no good end, but,
on the contrary, must expose us to the ravagcs
and horrours osa civil war; and, for that purpose.
we are determined to take advantage of our happy
situation, and vc ill defend the p..sses into our countsstsi.
and neighbourhoud, to the by} drop if qur blood
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