The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-09-26 00:00:00, page 1

siTsisi'HE VIRCINIA GAZETTE.
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LLWME'R 26, 1777.] WILLXA'MSBURG: Printed by DlXON 65 Honrzn. (No. 1382.)
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m. ? lLAfDELPHLA, s-pz. 6.
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.w us'd Mfim General Wnsnmc-ros to Loncns, Aud
* " ' " " Wilfi'mgton, Ssspt, 3, 1777, ! o'docb, P. M.
music! tle enhfly came out with : considerable force, lr-d ;
' anillefyj cglina our light zdvanced corpt, "and after
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sisomeyfesiuy find Kirnfillingdbhged them to retrrat, being far infamr
in number, and without cannon. The loss on either side is not yet zs—
" . Odn, though not enctly known. is not very ccnsidcnble;
"V- hue reason to believe, wan much greater, as some of our
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ofexpert marksmen, had opportunitie: of giving them
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, well directed fires; more plrticularly in one imiance,
I body of filemen formed 1 kind of ambuscade. They advanced
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Wounds thio side of lron Bill, end then Wilhdm to that place,
si'ield-at Cocdl'l mill, :bout : mile in front.
unha- movement this mdrnin seems to have been to
wi"
one I" ' , who hid been fraud done to them, and to
lum I]. to ehblish : pofl, mon probably, for covet
flf seven in useof-eeidenn." ' — si
E *' -si - ' Published by adnof Cangrcsk.
- -- si' - ss si CHARLBS THOMSON, Sec'yct
" "" an, Clud'l Fold. 8 . ", 1777, 5 o'tlul', P.M.
," WHEN ! hadde honour of nd g you this morning, ] men—
Rohd um the.!flelny wert advucing, md had began : cannonzde. !
would now beg leave to inform you, flux may have kept up : bnsh sue
: stand their nnillery ever 5ncc.' Their adunced party um. attack"! by
m llfb unde: Genenl Mazwill. who msed (do Bnndywme
fled" MNWManhssw-nmh
Qui; . Thflct'mormh—md mgd'nion, auhe
. enemy passed on in force, but was very seven. What los- th enemy
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.wbmmd, Mshqhdnhlgn-n lbiudmndd.
sid-d—tgoi-deuflykmn, du fimbwm "hue
dunabIcuobt-h, itdcnunuudgcbtbcwbdn Mbblfai
, is blind open pWM—yhnmwfim
m ofhubhfldofdmno'dochfl,
,, Muhsh hs inn W-Bndyvi—sinpnu'ehd, m 5 nnd
zmhiagm shenflngilnoepnhq. induhen-on.
,G-nh Sellion, biding, udln'husL-widthirdivisimrangne
fitFs-h, nduln—kic, itbyn-wid uyfflnfina of succefi.
'Mwm-hm— boscfiemnr Man-chibth
Mi-cbeafionh round., within ho'bm-e mm,
'that—dwell Movermshhi- come, ad (iron them from
MM-hbfie escHny-nleftdudochspoc,
'hnwctmuflu dnn—d-mssungwnh, win
which mtbmwiogqnhnuy.
._ Axbo afterfuur o'clock thee-usiy IW Genul Cullivlu at the
si {Mmdzbvmcbmssandcheafflouhqhmv-vanu-smc. It
Mmdm Am, femc—ongsibhh-begn henteo," ad [sup
rsewelhuhmn m hot evening prtit'll belh-ppyon.
[_ hnuhcbo-o-no, boil gmthflasssic; ;FMMu-c sunne,
jsi . si - ROBER "& ;WISOI.
j . The Ho-Jonn Hnuoocx, Esquin. . :ssrsssi. ss.__
s : n.. M. fix. ", 17". nassddqp'gi.
F . quilnn'y to inser— you thlt in (his day's wants! been
dwell to lure the mony namn-of lb M. Wyflesiin
ufffina seeewed of the enemy"- admcingsinpshc Modern and.
a ng at : sord six mits showe m u— vmzin nd conu-dictofy.
I m-shhndi-g Ill my pinn- game M. Th': pinned nyonding
! .: disyosiuon zdequare to 2? force :]:th whicsiche enemy alndud us on
k retiniesore they eecclzuld be reinforced. olonpthe midst of the attack on the
.our :] htz in coal uence which :: ss happed Imbhgndsi ;.
* rigsic, thfl body 'oflhe enemy which remained on the other side of Chd's
" soni, crossed ", 1?! dtucked che d'nfision There under the commend of
: General We he in che tight : : under General Muvqellj who, after
'a seven" 'co' 58, W'RM. Ye hilitl, d sia' fill'esieom-Zna os-Ge
si heral Ammctng. being pohd It ! sosd b'bu! i. si ' _ ' w Chad's,
Ill no oppnunity d! eng-ging. But dougbsiwzct' 30th uhda- many,
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disadnntageo, ad me, from she cnsa abovc-memioned, obfifel b
retire; yet our loss of men it not, ! am pm'udedr m couidcnble;
] believe nued lesl an du my's. We have also ! (m or eight
pieces of canon, according to the but hfimnfiou ! cln .: w
zems-The daggago nuing been prednfly none! of is :" '
("ing the men.: dhnkou, which bring " th': bald, non, ctsi their
doubtless were lofi. u '--'--ss
lh-udnfeaeddlthouoop mwuwcw, thou me
now unngmg set dun night. Noc-hhhnliog the dzffimd side
day,!mhzypyloflndtc jugodlpir'mz-silndlhope-uld
time he hall eompensne sol- dusi In I" Mind. .'- - ' —
The Masquio L. Flycnn m wounded in the hg, nndGelu-I Wood—
ford in the hand. Diven older clean were wounded," nd sone (kill,
but the numbon of eithernmoe nowbc lscenlined. ! have the bow
wbe, Sir, your obedient humble (crum, G. WASHDZGTON.
?. S. [! has not been in my power to send you earlier iuglligencesi
the pnscnt being the and him .omcnl ! have had since the afim. '
Plbslllod by order of (longest.
CHARLES Tnomsou, Sec'ry.
ANNAPOLIS, sepzm 13:
Extract of- letter sn- becr, Meal Son. 11," "11. si'n o'dd, [. I.
I hve "un time to the : few inaceume pnnuulm' of. bloody
I mnsxasions of yefiudlZ: Out nay m poM si thennes
Brandywine, about " miles above Wilt-ingwb, assent! dntigme w
Chul'o Fold; the enemy [ny nearly te w M.. it at the dis
unoeosfevenlmilesonihcdthnsieofthecruk. tpnriscu
pull bodyof hmssmshdxfiu M's lord. nd began
vy enaonzdc upon odl' , - wrenched did equal vigour;
they at. the sunne time, beingctyoled a : the hill: umd. undeseknl
dom. n is to mach us with full mo:. GenensMu-eu's light
troops fell inwiththem uponthennndm of tbelnndywine, lad.
very hot firinssg ensued, end ned prty were nltemnel drove back. In
this Mrmish we led but kennen, lnd the enemy (uLnd very conside
nbly, no: left, ! m armed; dun soo, for out troops m advantage
pufly pofled, and, kept up : content siand well directed in almod the
whole (] ., Theireffons to force the plsi at Chld'l Fud were widen.
tdcuhigonly to amuse. for in the imccim theysihad siied ofnp the neck '
a ] body, lad cmffcd the sorks of Brandywinc, end mrchod
"DE; down upon am right. where Generzl SuUifln's and Lord Stitl'uts's
divifiqnl were fled. General Sullina's division beilgemidedwdrripe
by seniorit , led off to their ground, but before they had time to fu
"!". lar] : enemy pmchcd upon them at! immediuel : boe .—
incesslnt, disdurge o "small m: .whicfitontinnedzhosi cbfi.
mtely for nearly one hour without ' , when our gave ";
However. reinforced about half alter five o'clock dle nvck Fluidi
'and ]Isicd nearly one hour longer, when orders weregiten to m
which was done. The enan et the sue time w & Chd'e End,
where : suffend much. : have npNofl milk,." — -
Mnd :!uurfru Philadelphh, am! 84]. 13. 1177, 90'M
" Nodoubt, before this teache- ou, the'iu harm manus
aside lite action, but you to:) enemy Pid dnr—fot the
ctgrotmd they got. I saw Genenl Eye]! It Chin; he informed
me that he, uith see men. trussed early ut the morning over tie Iron.
dywine lad laid in :mbttsh for the enemy, in um]. be succeeded. end
lest god of them dead in the field, before he refused the Band sin.
'The engagement began early in the morning, and continued till m '
choevcntng; he say: the enemy loft :n leal :ooo nen; we have 5! (kil.
1ed, munded, and taken) not above 5 of God. General Commni
eommanded the wlumn which carried our lines; bete ounqeopk mak
them full like blackbirdo; General Snlliun's division wa- ited" Mole
they could kirm. The morning after the en gmnt ttnnyctofur-nops
'came up, end are nowjoining the army. en] Washingvn m....
ment left (his place, end is gone to Genun-Tovn,-_whem adu- (he
falls o'sthe Schuylkill, all theatmy into becncwpcd. \' NK-Msud
militiz from the jerseys, lsoo regular- with General u gin; l'ml
osthe Lanuster militia, and three chfl'u of the nu'litisi thin city,
are now on their march. To-mw-ow, it is expected, flshcbe. (
day; how the even: will be God only knows; hang: minde will
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