The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-02-12 00:00:00, page 2

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. Mix !. The' ilhon letten "Chin of cm'dmendztion siof smolss l-ssz'
l.usit ss-cnnr which app: ned on the zoth of Oftober. between his Maid y's
sillpz (]h' ]upmr of 50 guns, Cnptuin Reynoldl, and the Medea of :!
fame! L-tpt. James Montzguc, with a French So-gun ship, off czpe
'nntshrn._ Capuin Reynukdt znd Clptain Montague conceiving her to
he in lndlqmss , got so close to be? without apprehensiom _otct danger,
tmt it wctl'koci Me to esctpe it, they therefore attacked her like En -
- lzshmq. Captain Reynolill at once hidsi along side of her to the wfflsii
w.\-d,l [five o'clock ?. M. (he Blcden placed herself on ,Idc lee quarter,
uctrd cndtinuetl to: some time giving her broadsiden, but from thejnfe
nsi-nn of her force could do very little execution, and wan sqon drive." ?
- t') iccwani with an 18 pounder between wind and water, and never after,
lhie to s enver he. thion, so al to be of any service to the ]upiter. -
Captain Reynrsslds continued close engaged til] eight o'clock, when the
French shnpgavc way, um} took the advantage of a very dark night, and
;! .":lpcti to Ferrol, with the loss otsihcr ()aptain and about me men. The
J'ipl'fll in arrived at Lisbon "'I : shntrered condition to refit, and found
the Medea then: onssthe same businesl.
There n advic. by the packu from New York, that an expedition.
cuzlsihin of four thousand men, in:: sailed under convoy of several men
of vimr us the line sito Carolina; the land forces were commanded by' Col.
Cnmpbell, whv had'heen I prisoner n Boston nels two yearl- Advice
had been received ctpt New York of : result. in Carolina ngaink the Con
grelsis; prius to the troops sailing to their relief. General Clinton wn
.epcring to: another expediuon, which wan to march in a very fevr day:,
{in wn kept a secret. . _
Thin morning about three o'clock : mail dmdsul fire broke out in the
two pnir oHtf-irs apartment, at the house of Mr. Seymour, in Pope's
head 81] . Cornhill. The flamel communicated to, and consumed the
[ottery oxen of, Mr. Bamster, Mr. Penrce, end Mr. Alvarange, the
Fumptirggsihousgp of Mr. Woodmusn, Men". Clilegan and Harty, Mr.
, .]ollpfo'm .thflielmlson, the Pope"; head nting-huulsie, also the house
'of Mrs. rest, and another in Lomhasd street, Mr. Auberie, Mr; Weh
si lier, 0!d_llm's coffce-house, Baker'l coffeecthouse, Men; Gifford and
Parry, ind the King'- arms ccsi'ee house lnd tuem, Chan nlley,
besides damlging ten or twelve othzr houses. The: flames wet?- npnd
(and most of the ailey consifiing of old wooden housel) that it :- with
the utmost difficulty a of the samilke esctped with their live:; and it
is supposed tunt 'an old 'dy and a fouign Gentleman who lodged ltMr.
Sejmour'n, are burnt. ,
This morning the Lord Mnyot ordered hie officer: to attend If the
ire, whtch the cpl, sinnd took siweul person: into custody who were
plundeting tie 'n'siopumte suffereth . _
Dee. 15." We he:: that the court martial appointed tp try Admiral
A Be ye], on tlctg dnt es btooght ngnctimt him by Sir Hugh Pelliser, will
be eld on boatdthy iaory at Pqnsmouth, osin sith 7th of ]anuary next;
'the ess-urt will um! of Adtctqinl Pye. Comman et- iibhief et Parts
'mouth, and the ineen seniiusi Captuim it that port. ss_
Slmrdzyl , ' ' -ae' sent down to Portsmauth, to the Cap
t-ine of such ,_ _ _ will he necesi'siu'y on the court martial
..
_ to & held ' si ss ) ss . pel. find other Capta'tne lpppinted to them,
lh1t_ the lct tm'y not be etained. . - . s
' Lord Mulgnve last night again declzred that the admitalty were not
!lll'sinbli in not deliberating on the requisttion of St: Hugh Pallifer; and
Q-sse' ,]te enmmdicted what 8ir_WiU-um Met'eduh said relptctmg the court
' "1" mnrtiz] demandetl on Cuptain Clementu. He sent furtpr, that c desitd
-- my little youctng lawyer of the House to prove that it ' e act.
To the Mr5 Rou- nnsiswered. that be wu rendg and meet
him on theg'muml, end that he would pmve thnt t ejtdtni aaed
' " \ fy ytul unaotjitulimall}. * si -—
ssssct Wn tlct 'cularly struck with the delicag of the proceedings
' si sipsss Atptitaltv, in ordering Admtnl Keppel to be med
,. {Mqffl ctith'outejiqnity, by : court mnrtial, on : charge laid against
him b'jo'nd of isovm board, and who-had since the pretended fault
'csiha'sjed-np'on A-lmltsial, gone to sea in sithe same fleet, and served
.. under him. The Eltlof Sandwich hath acqutred elmott as much honour
bysithia qutcnyre as hy'his admirable proceedinge ' ,' ' . _ -ospitll.
_ lt lit:". {er extraordinary the "3 -, '1 , when
— Mr. ppel, (plein the Houle of h Pal
Rt'ei'e not si}? the stssml fit m made
the theme It t : Admimlty a . ' --ssj_
Dun 16. YeRerday the Hou of Common- agreed to the report of
'* Months: resolution on the supply: viz.
- Resakml, that 5o,146 effective men, including 3"; invalids, beem
'plo)ed for the lzmd tcrvicr, for the )ear t779. That 8.33,9nl. be
'amed tor maintaining the said l'otces. 'shat t,toz,1 tll he granted
Kr maintaining the s-sircu in the plantzttimts, &c. 'shat 610,88:l. be
' g'nttted for the charge of the embodied militia, in the different countiel,
end th e regimtntt at smooth, for 1779. That 85,760l. be granted
" 'fovthee urge of clothing osthe said militia. That 159,713 ]. be granted
for the chn' e of an augmentation to the land forces. That,;95,438 [.
begranted sgl' the charge of osstct of ordnancc, for t779. That 5:l.935 [.
It side,!" ted for the office of ot-Jnance, for cxtra servicet performed, and
stsisiss- ' ided for by Parliament. And to seveul other lesolmiom for
?: ssosif/fore'tgn troops to the British service.
" 'asifiimpffihtlitv of having ourssreinsoreement of troops for America
du time forthe etlfuingsscsiampzi , al full suggested in the
'in
p . it now unanswerably conflrmd y pit ]uhn Wrottelly, who
sper
yetlerdtv declared in the House ofCommom, thnt we (hould not be able
to lind : man in Atnerica beforesitppmnth of August next; but it it of
1 piece with every other part of the mduct of our Minillers, who, to
, _their (Went) be it spoken, hqe-never yet ssilt themselves bold enough
fau- any undertzking, besote it has been too late for it to have even :
duce of taking any T effsict.
When the present iniltry have lustily met with any little stroke of
good fortune, the slain: ot' Ministerial txultation have been inlhntly
opened, in:! a tide of anticipated victory vnuntingly held forth to the
. ffilfion of the publick. ut where, alas! is it that it had been lsiul.
ed? Vfsihere are the fiftfiousand Russun- that have bu- so long
'Knssfhflf'si embark in our ependutg cnuse ? Where are their eighteen
dip! of the,!tne that be-w fo'loog been manctned for our use? shese
sst'sictct
ctsssictsi- ;
act na) ss *
auxilimies would do us no hatm et present. But mthe'r'fi-tm ash where
the publick tsieientmcnt is, that H tion 1th built on the unftaitng authot'o
osa peopie'e ruin ! . - * ct
Extract ofa letterfsm Potzsmottth, dared Dsrmbtr 15.
" On Saturday came het'e'd'ir gh- p'flflisesisir, 'in order to collefi th'
evidence; to support his u'tleg'ntion afflmst Adthiul Iceppel." "
Lord Shusdhum thr fttsi-nd of Ldtdssfijnssdwjgh. ctsiin ippointed-Lo th'
command at Portlldflllh, in the t'a-t-t'tt t-k".si.dmir.'d Keppel. . _
Dan 17. it is ["it] that :t 'ccttavn ;ctuzmsshu tii'l'cotesed that he had
_ been long deceived about the cuntcti of Ame'rie'u, and it now eouvinted
isissthat the Amencans can only be bl'tltii—siitt to behlve like children, hy
*Glfeat Bt-itain proving htrt't-lt to he the in: thus, and not the step mother.
. siA nobluman of the firtt d-t'tinction, v. it-ct rides :: great bury). has offend
"te nctake ; coaiitinn of all pnl'lici, uithtmt removing any of the present
Minilteri, ]uovidtd Cown-nxnt v t!) .13'zt'c to withdraw all out lu-d
forces from Amesica. And this sdiulzny t'tht me is said to be under con- ,
sideration. " - .
The two friend:, as Lord Nouh and O!:llfifline are so justly enlled,
are determined to ltve and die together. ].n: d (Scorge Gemmine declare.
- that he will not lkuik behind the throne for tottction; and Lord North
pledges himself to fall with hie friend. T :: enquiry into the conduct
of the American wnr will deeide their sate. The paper: are to be on _ct_
- the table : ninfl the firfl day of the meeting, after the vacnion. Go- -.-. \
vernour ]o nflone in to prove that the expcdition to Phildflpfii lost ..tf-i ct
America; the capen are to prove that Lord George plannedf-it.
One of the e argel against Admital chpel, it said \to be hie returnir-g *
home after the action of the z7th of jt-ly; though it is worthy of remnrk," .
that on : consulmtion of the three Adunmis on bend the victory, the
Kth, such :: measure wot lteid neccll'ary. ,
\ Application hate been made to Lo-d Wovmnuth to negotiate the ex
change of Clptzin W indl'or, and the Hon. AH emarle Birtie, osthe Pox,
it being Admirai Keppel'l desire they should attend the the], unimuch
'of hit justification depend: on their evidence. ' --
'l he tt'sieaty lately negotiatipg betwmn the conrn of Great Britain,
Petetshurg, and Berlin, for the mutual i'scutity of their relpectin-dowi
nient, is, after some few :titt-ratwns, ;tt hit tit-ally eoneludedss,sssi
. E.:ma q; aldur from l'mts, No-v. 13, 1778. ct -
" The lalt ndvices srum Altermt at]? isiz, thz't : proehmation' had ep
peared thete, directit-g the inhahinntz to ; ivc ever poflible lsslsiu'vjo - "
all French and Amencan ships of war, and to : mit their pti she ,
sold in all the Spanish putte. The Court of France 10 in heart;.Zj.
union of being joined by Spain, as e-.ery ttep and preparation den' it
being just at hand. We hate taken 34. of the English peivnteen, end
have 7ooo English sailors in our prisons. A Freneh'lhip of mrhnju!
taken two large English privateers or srigates, lhdssunied'thm into
Corunna. Two fleets are on the point of sailing from Brelt, A dtssmne .
expeditions." ' 4 _ - ss
. 'l he ]oze, Rodtt'gues, lnd the Nep'uue, ]oze, de Lishol, from Oh!,
artiyed zt Ltshon. spoke with un Atnutic m prinfeer of zagttllj ctthc
capehf Good Hope, who let them pus unm-tlefled.. , - - ,
The tepon of takin .a body of Rttliiai-s into the smiee of Grnt Bri- ,
tain it Rson ly ret-ivt , and the manner in which theymwbe'empbyw -
ed. spoke o with : degree of certainty 'Isihry are not to'be sent news.
the at ntick, but to relieve the torcsi doing dutv in Gibralur, Minorea,
and arrisona, who if wanted, will he sent over to reinforee the
ten.
_e lreland at present hat: is privateeting, if that should
'a merely accidettul) : great part of the unites mufl either
r adopt Swttt'l plan of eating their own children.
ty now lying in the river Thnmes, fix privneecl ready to put
ey can procure hands tamen then- They were thi; \
, Wu'gh, beuting up for volunm. For able slilon,
thev (; red twelve. mea: per man. - _
Yclietday : poli was opened at Changeto ensure thnlur for :
twelvemonth, at five guineas per cent. on which- zed/len! 'u done.
"Considerable hers age depending, at the west end of the Mn, that
the Spenish Ambaff-Sur will soon take a French leavess '
Cup} ofa [merfro- tumzaut Alhemarie Bmie to Mr. Stephent, Sure
mr) qf th: Admirall , dauj en board the Pox :: Brest, lb: :otb qf
Stpumber, 1778. *ct
'si. sm,
" 1 AM directed by Captain Windsor m desire you will inform theil ]
Lordshi :, that being ordered by Admisnl Keppd to cruil'e in search
of the rench fleet, on the loth ol Sss'prcmber we rceived in the N. Eu ss
(it being thick, squally weather, and we . um in ehace oft a
ship and a fioop) a French frigate beardl _ ;\siu on which we
shortened sail, and engaged her for si aa- hlvin lost
all our masts, most ofour gum _' ct per ectly
in a condition to cominue lhe na} " , si , ngednsi lke lo th
(
]unon, who hat brought us imo Brefl. ' - ss;--ss - _- -p' *
" The reason of my writing is, that Cnpfdsiwsindsor has I must;
ball in the right arm; one of the bones of which it has splinrercd. ]!
was not till last night the hall could he extracted. At plcsenr there !: (?.
no fear of his losing his arm. Captain W'indsorvia (lightly wounded isi'
four other places. The ]unon is commnnded by the Viscount de Beau .'
ment. She fought on each side fmutccn la pounded, lix 6 youndero *
and had no men. !
" Capmin Windsor particularly desire! me to "Htion thn' eferyss \
attention and civilky has been paid to himself and hil officen; particsio
larly by Monsieur de Beaumont, and P-ionsieur la Porte, the lntendant, ss
:: whose house he is at present lodged. The greatest can hat likewise '
been taken of the sick and woundzd. We had 31 wounded, lnd uff
killed. ] am, Sir,
. Your very lmnble servtnt, - si
A. BERTIE."<
DUBLlN, ch. 11. The puhlick hnve lealbn to rejoice dint aay
enquiry into the causes of our miusurumea is set on foot, although'anict
innocent gallant co-mander may be cc-mpsehende? in (he aceusali ct
The enquiry if suffered- to go on freely, mny lead to ome dilcovesy
when we see our Minisiers, our Admirals, our Gencnlt, ons 07