The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-05-22 00:00:00, page 2

_ NEWY—ORK,MAYL.-ss
ctN Thursda last arrived his Maiely's ship GalateapCaq-t. Jordan,
and broug t in : cutter carrying 16 uns, commanded by Captain
Cunningham. uho has dishoguishedhimsfif on many occasions, without ,
lny eommissiom he took two p: tt bound from Hawich to Holland,
acts of pincy which occasidned hissi dawry: He afterwmds commanded
givauen in the Euro an', We lndia, find Noith American seat.
unninghzm was ; le cruil'cr in the WeR lndieo, giving intelligence
tothe Count d'Estaing of the motions of the British fleet. The cuttessr is
named the Revenge. - ss _
The Grzntham packet was attapkcd on her approach to Snndy Hook.
by-l rebel schooner from Eggflarbour, which, after being pelted with
some well leveled shot, was obliged to sheer off.
-. Band? qs a lettersijrom London, dated March 3.
" si_ " The reinsorcements for America will be very ample; zooo m Ire
" 't; to the West lndieo, where a grand push will be made, the militizss
Fill encamped at last year, no dread'os :m invasion, and reft assured
the-indepeadcnce of America will not be melm-wch a by Great Britzin
whilsi shemish it . lution. New: of deeided-succeffes are expected from
the East Inches. You may he assured that the several regimenta of
ss loyzllists raised in Ameriea since the commencement of the rebeuion tye
ehblished, with nnk md hllf pay. "
(} H A-T 1"! A ss M (New jersey) May 4. _.-'1 ctss
_WE heu' from undoubted nthori from New -York.-jblt four
'si ; - regimenu of theenemy anzctn y embaxked for sun Kfsisit-fwfl'
- cumlm, tithxhought that ! gown! embarlution will shot,;y take
.phtr. ' . . si , "
finds :: W-fimfimsil Sehttyler to General wishingtpctn, jatct'ed
si 'si _ Alb-nb Art! 27, , l779- _ si
* . . ." LaRm ht Clpt. Gnham, of Vnn Scuck's, dehvered me desprehes
from that o cer. odvifiug me of the success of the troops of the Uhited
* Senec, under his_ eouunmd on the enterprise against Ononda :.
The secncy, dispateh and propsiety with which Col. Van Scmck had
exeented hid ordere; do him great honour, and he it highly satio fi'ed with
th ctc9nduct of the osicen and troop: that accompanied him oathe ex
ImSaturday last m-ived at Button, : paeket-hoqt, 39 day: from Brefl; " the
ltlon." - _ si
" sailed : few hours after receivin her, orders and deipatches from 'the cQurt;
sithe brought very- few privttt- men hot large despatchet tor'Coth-ess,
end the Minishr of France at Philadelphia, which wnll probablsssidetesirmine
.the arrangement: of Europe for the ensuing summer, ssand the Face s the
negoeiatiom of the Mnrquil d'Almodavar,_ the Spss'milh Ambctlsodohr at
" .}gondon.. These despatchee were immedian'ly sorwnrd'ed withcti yffiper
.guer'd, tQPhiladelphia. By this pqeket, which left Brest the beginning
. .oCManh, !vckarsinct. thanke zrmamenn oFFrance, our ood ally, fere
_ Who still with npidity and speed.; thattcth'e spirit of the nanon ya
- 'gh,- ind their emisen against the British successful; particulufl that
-_-. m men ofsiwir of the, line, lately megting with two British crui er; of
'3 a'nd' zo' gon:, had taken one and stink the other; that the dzvigation
thsFleuch md-Amerieane m 'much more safe and unmolested in the, _
1: . pen (en, thmit hadden, by them tureos many British armed
"dle?" particularly that the Bay of BisenLad for some time been free;
in : manner, froth .thd: emiscnjsi int ammnenn of Spainfi-pwere
;eontinued- with equil rumdness with those of France. so thnt hould no
lecommodttion ukt pllee'th whole Spanish tun! power wouid-be in a
.' .4eondition to 16 thd chiding summer. .- ss - -
s - Two dey- befote t'hndnve packet left Bmfl, five ship: of the line, and
' .lmnnpcr offri , with some troops, sailed forthe We}! lndies, as an
Sunsnfofthisi tibtheCount d'Efizing:_ adsisanetime before
' _ ' ' _ it:,ui mlportyanda ' otn' am,:nd
. gage troops, had gone sum France to then;]! Ldies. 8 si
si--CHARLE'8TOWN, Avku. 3e.,
:' Y intelligence giveh by seven] deferred and American prisoners
' _ mind lene! frdln Georgil, it would : at the enemy are preparing
r theme.! ears! of their form. heir troope ere beginning w
' -bev My, . fiee-heingservedmwthem in lien of flew, hue
gage. genenl discontent : the soldiery, who desert daily. sif
" -' Emsy'almcrfie- Black Swamy, April es.
'- "" A of go avegee, either ladizne oantilh as !ndiens,
tressed avenneh rivenhree uighuinee, e few. milee- low Puryshnrgh,
ed to the house ofCapt. Hansten, set fire to the buildin : on the '
' siplnsiation, mutdend and [&le :: old negre woman; the " y no
doubt would heve menhe same en, had they net been fomume enough
!! Me their escape." — si,
: Some Helfien defence arrived here wifhin these two dzye, inform that
. thenne 50 Indians flatieliedie the swoop: site Puryshurgh, prin-'
eipelly with : tie- to prevent defenion in the nsixflh anpyss .si_
. -_ Cepuin Benrley lae-of (be big Ne from Rhnde lfland soij'Ls Her!
joke!} ov'theeed'innanr, by ' ner pbelon ' gw eheGo'ede-e es.
and Mmin'de'd by one Len sfield, who geve &. Bemhy Mseme
'ther prisoners & boat to come lshdsire, inform. of his seeing on the xlth
- nflzm in lat- 34, long. 71, I fleet ofubouc o sail, some of them large
' g an E. N. Ei course. And the ma er of : brig. whossurived-ss
der; ?! Friday ll'afl from thodesslshnd, mentions his fesillin it on the
,nig : : go: in she h e Haneras, with ve ar ejhi ,
sisitwoohehiche'aniedli lass.? eye gsizsi "
Accoune iuR reuiv from Puryshurgh, nention Major Moon heir;
exelma end mind there; ussd eherhe say:, it was eumntlynpon
end he eved in Sevenmh, that the ]nsen louedshctip, of 30 guuin the ss,
,Britil: gevernment'e service, having an hoard money set the troops in
* ' , wishsixdilefvictuaum underhaconveywereukenbythm
,Auencen or French frignee of theeeepes of Virgmie: and that thiess -_
intelligence had msid : gem] dejefiien there. particularly won the
WMHMWWWshmmWfll-M; thanke osies
'He-were fected up the deem, west rembving into Sivanuzh'; being
-'*ss duck m dy e'leu m of Genenl Lincoln's umy. The
elbsi tied New!) of indigne had egiin qefl'edue little .
=ht here drinketh. Wefiecting uymischief,
U—LA' - .W A-APM. .. ass. * 4 \. -
ssVVIL L [A MS BU'R G, LIAY '22.
Y advi'ces which his Excellency the Governottrhns received (shut the
lllii.ois, we learn. that Mr. Hamilton the Cavernous of ADctroit,
cnme down this spring with :; party of regulsiussi, Canadianl and fiva en, '
atid-retook the post of St. Vincents, on the Wawbash, glnisoned gv : '
small detuchment from the lllinois: That the brave and galllnt ol_.'
Clnrkc, considering himself as reduced by this etent, to the alternative
os hazardiug every thing on one desperate effort, or of abandonth dtif -
Western :lcquisiticns determined to march with his whole focce, con tfling
ofabout ! 50 men, includil'g some militia osthe place, add makeavi siorouisi
attack un the enemy. The arrangemehts h'e'masitle' for this pitipo e were
as judicious as the enterprise itszlf'was hctcroic :tsind zrduousz'he found
NIr. H'zmilton with his m-ty in the sqrt, which he immdliately besieged,
so closely ,am} vignrqttliy that in cictghtekn hsi-urs' the whole were titude
prisonerg. A scnlping party of.lndians, which Mr. Hamiltott had (in!
0!"- Wrned to the fort soon after the surrender of it to the American
"me,. with the sunge trophiea of their success; ard inthntly suffered the'
vengeance dine to their outrage: on humanityz (al. 'Ct'arke hn sent !.
Goyernour l-hmihon, Montieur Dechzng, judge of the court at Deum,
and : Capt. Lemott, with about 35 prisoners They were when ]aflsilctlelsd
of at New London, it] Bedford munt'y. The express which Col. Clzrke
sent with the particulars ofthis eitpedition, wzns murdend by the slugeson
his way, .and the desputches geflroyed :' "Ilcti: also said, that a'v'er! In
quintity osgootls brought from Detrsioit, fqrthe urposeof rewardmgt :
barbu-itictes utsitheir ]ndjan lilies, .was. taken lithe trinetinsitivyCol. Chrke.
.. .A ]ettrr from theTCapt. commanctdqnt L-tt Detroit to Gonrpoor Warm
has been intercepted, which conpl'cttim that _sinctce the depmdn' {sithe
land, tpe inhabitants were an gettingtraimdue hearts. ' si - 'T' —
The enemy by thectlast :tc'counts, after having-burm-the town ofBuffofi
destroyed the provitiom there, and ylundered its inhabitdnm returne:
to Portsmouth, where they are salung the provitions they hue (limi
their depredator'y exctu-sions to the adjacent emmtios. ct . ,
To shew th'e hqrh'nrom and um'uanly disposition ofthose invadmof-m
country; we submit td the publick the following fncts, authhtinud by
the tettimony of one of the artin concerned. Four-boyo'viass joll
Phripp, Thomas Walke, homas szson, and Petet'BWdoin, who
were on their va tsirom Mr. Artdrewa's school nen Stlfi'olkct, wcttheir
From; in Prine : Anne oounty, were—overtaken by-thtee of-theit !!
. orse, nnd after lb-ikihg oneos them with a cntlass, and-the mfl " ve
language, robbcd themes their shoe and [me: hussdchu, hpndkachicfe,
money, and it" the clothe: they had, telling them at the firste time, they
might think themselves fortunate'inct not meeting with the Hefl'imo bled
ssof then}, " they" wquid not only have rohbed thxm, but-Md Inveput
then": to de-th. How use the lzmls of the British valout fallenj win,
women and boyt ate now become the objL-fls of their veigunee. -
, By a Gentleman from St. Eufiatia, we are informed, that: Dutch
frigate of 36 gunh After an 'engagement of three houn, stink : British
sisrigate of 28 gous, for resusing'to deliver up a New En add btig UM
,they took within thteectleagues of Dcmer'nt'a, only the lin mdm
Licutcnanu were sa'ved, who were sent to the British mia] at St.
Kitu, immediately on the Dutghman'l arrival at St. Euflnili. 'siH
Exlmct qs a letttrfi-ey Gmral Schtg'le'r te-"Congrqi. ct'
\ " Five hundred tro'ops have made a force. march im- W-M
of New York,' him the Indian country,- and hue effectmlly saw" I
priqcipz] fettlemen; of Onandagz; they burned their m.
qu'mtity of provistom, took some arm- nnd nmmunitiol M
killed' !: lndilm, and made 33 prisoners. This'hM—M
without the tos- of : mut on our put,- lnd havingmndqint ed in
no milecctnfl'e days." " - si ' ' . -si :.ss- -- =. ,
Lalt week wn matried Doctor ]Anu M'Cuno, child city. doth
_zmiabic Misc-Sudcu, ot'Huaptoo. -ct
DEA'I'HS.) ]Asu: Cdxrron, Esq; of Glaucefler My, after
a short illnsiesl.—Mn. Euznrrn 'Cnm, nlia of the In- Rn. ad
Honourable ]chn Cunm, deceased.—Captnin Goooncn level, :
Norfolk.—Cuvotm Pe-rn CAnY, fenem male:, who " en
deavouring to get out of the enemies w: "ed with fitigusic in the
Dismal Snmp.—Leuuet. anrou. .at ct emp- Latin.. m Princefi
Apne connty. — , .
VsiVOULD sell for" cash or tobaeco, the followinglauds, viz. wound
in the county of Pmbatau. wheroon is all necessary housu, in good
order,_ and the lind good for corn, wheat, and cob-ceosi also 700
agre- m the countypf Brunswid, me of which is low gmnds, ;;
multo from Pttcrshurg, the planmion in good'order so;- vofking I of ")
hands," theland in good for eorp, wheat, and tohaceo, xooohuring
apple m, ehiefly of latter fruit, equal to any in this Me, with : a!
god peach tree:; An _ son may see theland hyapplyingtothcmseu'
on the pmises, an ma the terms by applying to me in t'unbuc
county_. ct (if!) -- ' AARQN HASUNS.
.FOB'-.'SALE-si"- - --
THE jhip WlLsiLlAM, b'ucthen about zso' hogshado 'of'hb'ncco
_ _ with her sn'll, rigging, anchors, Us. as (he lies it DM, in
Roppabmc} rivsset. Apply to the subscribcrl in Fndzric ct : .
]AMES & ADAM ss .
. si' ' _Rxcuuono_, ]! ;, 1179.
S_Qhere Pass? : sufficient usinmber of members du lid—l
??efy ,-to_ 0 (La meed!) , w en las} zdvertisedb jmlsflflfll
I am it} rufled hsiy she directing to requestameetingo thesnidcdinpn ,
at GcbrielGaltg, the 8 day of next month, md it is desirqd, is anyof
memb'en cannot attend. that they dcpnte some person ctw 13 in this
behalf, ashes? will be: matter: of material im 4 rtmce to confidel of.
(xIl) si _ - S ' EL PARSctORS.
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.' Gill, ais Fr'sim enurtfiningsiofbes, for she hasctdpsefied
hoard; theuflm, ! have deccmined-not.t6 pay :pss'deb: thpdhe "
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