The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-07-25 00:00:00, page 2

"7'5! -ss*-'t' ,.-. - "V..
No rcfflforccmenn ]ud arrived, e ept 13
,,mmsporn, _with about 1500 Anssachcn
on bour]. '
We hear the Honourable Congresa have
apnimed doctor William Brown, of Vir—
nil, physician and surgeon general of
, : mfliur hospital: in the middle de
pnrcment; in the room of doctor juncs,
who hu declined.
Since our lust we hnve certain intelligcne,
that soon after the {kfrmish with lord Stir
ling'l divihon, al mentioned in our last,
the enemy filed off from Wcstfield to
Amboy; and from thence m Slaten ill md ,
and left us in entire possession of New jer
sey, i, asmall tPart of which they had
(been penned up or six months, unable to
do any reat metten, except itealirg ::
few cett e, and making Whigs of the
wevering and diffident.
Yestcrdey arrived : person who escaped
from one of the men of war at New York
last Saturday ni ht, who says, that the
'embarkation o the encmy't baggage,
wag one, ertillery, draught horses, light
hot e, Heffians, and light iusantry, was
completed on Fridny lest; that the trans
. port boat: were ordered to be ready at a
minute'l warning, to put on board the ves
sel! the grenadicrs and inlantry, who were
- ehiefly at Staten ishnd, of which the ships
la . Hesssarther ndds, that on board the
ship he was Delaware river was said to be
the place (if destination.
Lord Pinch, the eldest son of the earl of
Winchelsea, was latG killed in jcrsey,
and interred on Staten iflsimd.
The Kssembiy of this state have presented
: very elegant coach to ,the H-m. Mrs.
WASHlNGTON, the worthy lady of his
excdlency general Washington, as a small
ttsthnonial of the sense they have of his
gfe t end important services to the Ame—
nca. (lates, which she very politely ac
Geptcd.
lz. By advice: from New York,
, we hear the Hesiictm and Britishtroopt are
upon such bad term: that the former
have positively refused to do duty with
the hcter; and that general Heister in
!me, or gain , to Uro e, bein him
Fch greatly difiusted. ? ' g
General Clinton arrived at New York
last Saturday, but without any troops;
nor can it be discovered that any more
are expected then the 400, some of whom
ere soreignerl, which have already arriv
ed.
Extract of a letter fro camp near Morris
town, Fufy lo.
" We remain here to observe the ene
Iny'l motion], and take our measures ac
cording! . Our troops are healthy; and
] cen, with infinite satisfaction, assure on,
that the spirit of shbordination and isct
pline maken great and daily advances
lmong m. I had almost for ot to men
tion, that our brigade wa-jusi in the rear
,
Of the British army during part of their
!lte excursiort into ]ersey. Till then, I
had no idea of the lnhumanity and acts ot'
city these people can be guilt of; bar
-blrity, and the most wanton cstruction
'dsictspnvate property, marked their soot
ssflepl throughout their whole tour . W ere
ctl to attempt descending to particulars, it
woqu very far exceed the bounds of a
letter."
Extract of a letter from general ScanLll
to gcmral W AIHlN GTON .
Snn'oon, 7uly7, 1777.
Dun Sn,
OON after ] had despatched the letter
which ] did m sels the honour to ad—
dresi to your exceflency from Stillwater,
] met with col Hay , deputv quartermaster
meral, who wal at sslcticonderoga. He
lnsornn me, that on Saturday it had been
lgrud upon to retreat from 'lssiconderoga
med Mount Indcpendence. That between
: and ; o'clock on Sunday morning, ge—
nerll St. Chin", with the rest of the gene
ral officer! and the army, marched out of
the line: at Mount lndcpendence. 'l hat
col . Long, with abon'. boo men, embarkad
on board our few vessels, and in balteaus.
That just bcsore they arrived at bkeerus
borough they were overcaken by the ene
my's vessels, in which we lost all our am
mun'uion.
The troops under col. Long arc arrived
at For: Anne. Where general St. Clzir is
with the m zin body, ] have not yet learn
ed. Col. May imagined he would come
'l' !" le_
by the way 01 ancemuoruugu; " us, He
will fall in yvith the enemy, who have
taken poss.ss1--n there. Capt. Dantignore,
who is j-1it arrived here, confirms col
Hay's account, (xcept as to general St.
C'air, whom he understood was to march
to No. 4. This is not likely. ] have
dc—spatched an officer to meet genernl St.
Clair, and rcqueitcd that he should march
by the flmrtelt routc to Fu: t Edward. As
] have related the above from memory, .
I may have omitted some, and mishppre—
bended other circumstances. [( is impos
sible to say what post we shall take; it de
pdds on the foule the enemy mean to
pursue.
Published by order of Congrc/l'.
CHARLES 'lsi'HOMsON, sec'ry_
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HEREAS a certain w lLLlAM
uowz, ah'asGLNlLRAL HOW E,
alias SlK WlLLlAM, alias any thing or
nothing, has lately gone off greatly in debt
ta sundry person: m New jcrssiy and other
parts of the emtineflt, and has not ufl
wherewithal to make pa) mentjar' the said:,
this is therefore to caution all person: from
trusting him on (my account, as they will
certainly lose their money. Said liuwe is
charged with having, in company with me
Curn wallis not yet taken, broke mto/everal
houses in New jets: , andjtolen and car
ried offmany valuab e effl'dts ; likewise with
being concerned in caunterfeiting the cisrrenry
of this consistent, and of having starved to
death sL-veral good subjects of these states,
while he was chicj'jailer at New Yosk . He
is a very ill loakingfellow, and is an indented
servant to : certain George Whelp, atiat
Gucl h, alias King George.
W ever will stone said Howc, in any
of the jails of this cantinent, or will give
notice where he is to the American arms,
shall be haud/bmy rewarded .
N. B. He was latcly/eenshulhing about
Amboy, Westficld, and dpanktuwn, in
the jciseys, and has not since been heard
of. Should he attempt to practise his villa
nies in this city, it is hoped alllwr/om will
be on their guard ta apprehend im.
LONDON, May !.
T is generally believed, that parliament
will not be prorogued_till T hursday
the first of junc.
The empcrour's journey to France puz—
z'es npny politicians. "she division of
Poland followed his interview with the
kmg ot Pruuu, and he 13 known to be the
last prince tu make :! jcsiurney of this sort
for mere amusement or pfeasure. ltcer
tainly has sume great oLj-zct, which will
come to light when the immense arm'm
on sootnOW, and raising, in almost every
part of Europe, are m motion. it is
th. upsi'ht in Holland,' that two great
schemes are in agkation: First, the divi
sion of ltaly, between the emperour and
the house of Bourbon; and secundly, the
dr'n'u-g the l'urka out of Europe, in con
junction v-i-h the empresn ot Rulsia, mi
ther of which can be easily effected with
out the acquiescence ssss .cc.
Great quamities of military stores are
preparing at the Towerlsior North A merica.
A draught is ordered to be made from
the re iments osinsantry in Great Britain,
and 11] 0 from lrehnd, to be sent to Ame
rica; and rccruiting parties are already
goneout, in crderto supply their vacancies.
May 6. Order: arc )lit'cn sm- the ap. n..
m-nts of ill: late royal lct-i;_;hncss the duke
of Cussnbctland in xha xi.-ble y-sird, In.
]imu'o, to be gotreusil-j fer the reccptiun
cshil imperiul highnrzll—s che cmpcruur of
Germany, who travel: under the title of
count Faulkcnshin,
W
WlLLIAMSBU RG, ]uly 25.
FE VV day: ago the bctron Ds KsszLu,
A brigad'ler general in the French set
vice, and the marquis de la FArlT'rz, &
young nomemun, lnu cuttmcl on ;: ['t-51
ment, with six othrr Frerehosiicers, ])as
sed through PCIClsih'rDss'. srom (lhttrics
town, on their way toj in the grrxnd con—
tincntal arn'siy. By tisisilsi: gentlemen we
learn, that France is in great rezzdiucsis for
war, end only w.- it so! in ;;sznd u: du ctre,
when they wiil take ;:n Lusitive p; 1": it: sa—
vour os Americn, bri' ;; detezmircd, at
all events, to support !;r:r indq czzdz-ncy.
Murriung Mr _! o !! N (: A & Y , , of
Back river, to miss hunt! Anmsrnsin,
of New Kent. .
0' The ACTS ofASSEMBLTfi-r the
fi'veral cuumic: wyll L-c rmcfy next Tsiuv/day.
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ADVERTlSR'flRNTI.
n lLLlAMisiIUlG, ju/y 2;ss.1777.
HE member; of the H'illmm/l-urg
(day of manusizcturcrs axe hereby
reminded, that this qct'mt'tt-tly mecting
will be heial at p-tr. same: Suuthall'a, on
Monday th: tl'h ot' August next, at 3
o'cluck in the astemoon.
B. C. Ntcnouu, chait'man.
Wutnmsnuno, find] 23, 1777.
N Thurfilay the glst iuliant, at
() o'clock in the astemoon, will be so]
at publick unction, bciore the Rulet'gh, for
ready money , about 400 Vfll'cil of hempm
]incn, and a piece of line iinen wove with
a suit: stripe, in imitation ot'corduroy, very
pro cr for summer breechel, made at the
Wi lia'wstmrg mJt-usactotcty. For the con
vev-ierce of purchase", the ebove linens
will be cut into small piecel.
[runs Cuwrono. mnnger.
'PU it PUoEembat king in a short time let
Europe, and should be glad to purchase
biiis of exchange osuudoubted credit, or
to negotiate them sur any one who is de
sirous of having Itcir money laid out in the
purchsits: of goodl; or ] would take any
sum of specie to be appropriated in the
same manner, and have the goods shippcd
at the (ruiiomary srcight, catnmissmn, and
incidents] charges: or I will ensure the
noney at 53 per cmt. and such commisiion
and srcight as may he agreed on; and in
case of" iuss either of the specic or of the
goods in their p.;sstge out, I will give un—
doubtgd secprity for that payment of the
money in six mouths after the loss is ascer
tained, in the currency of the state, or,
il'more agreeable, in specie again, as soon
as it can be had, allowing ; per cant.
intertfi until it is Psi'lili. Any person Who
is willing to come into either of the above
rzfpctsz-Zs will h-ct pifzsisisici to a ] mr.
r!,sr'e'lli.-sir7-ct lndcr/siwz zsHanorer, Iitsiry Hamm
Plcsizsantct of Henriiro, or their humble ser
vant, THOMAS SHORE.
n- ! have appointed mr. Chriflcphcr
M'Connicn mv m'siurvcv, whoswii] carry
on the business of Shore and .MsiConm'co as
heretosorsi-si
[X dollars rcfflzr'! for taking up and
delivering P ATTT, : lightzsh colour—
ed ncgro woman, p'ntrd with the small
pox, about 30 years of sgc, walks well,
and everzlly srst. is lazbcr above the
middfi sizsie, well shaped, apctood scmpflrcsi,
and drrsissf- Peallv. j. bYME.
Ah'l F.!) imlnuisimtelv, 3 or 4 good
HOUSE CARPENTERS, also 4 or
5 NEGKO C/VRPENTERS; sur vllich
good wages will be given 'l-siy applying to
me in llsilliactm/lurg. E. jARAM.