The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-11-07 00:00:00, page 1

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'[Nmss'zsimnn 7,.1777-.] WlLLlAMsBURG: PrintedbyDlonG-PHUNTBR. [No.1388.]
From the Antigua Gazpttc of Octssobcr Sth, wc'
" sshave extracted the following.
[relatio- nfdc using ofsbe MamquSt. Cathetine, bed: Spanish arm).
under the mad of the Cquc'n Gu'nd Don Pedro de Cevallos; u
sifllctdfifl cutbatic lettenfro- Madrid. 'daud ]m 6tb, 1777.
01! fleet, confining of thou: ! ' , leftCuliz the nzthofNo
vember 1776. lad men most _ p: found themselves on
- the nh ofFebruary in 26 degrees N. laund 337 signes 14. minutes !oo
'mde, when they took : Ponugoese merchant ship, called the Loch \
omuuda, bound from Rio ]aneiro to Lishon, on board which they
found knew which informed them that four'shxps of war and five fri
es were placed in the Day of Gznctlpa to observe and uncle us, if we
cold enter the Part of St. Catherine; in conseqmce of which we rc
Wedto sail foqdnt place in to attack (htlh.
"' No soone: si five diko ct che ishnd of St. Catherine, on Februu-y
loth, and hxd'd V led 'I: ofthc Bay of Gasupa, than our fsi ne
St. Margarrtinfoufied us : : had seentheenemy'ssquadron, confizing
of " sai], form days. On this infc rmation, our Geneml Don Cevzl
los, and the Marquis of Cnsa-Tnllctx, commmder of she squadron, hav
ing deliberated, they judged i; more pn-per to enter the port of the ifland
ihzn w pursue ;hcir squadron, which the?- zccotdmgly entered on Febru
try uth, napking: few trans : vesse :, on board ofwhich there were
lpo men, which we suppqed ad mlde for Monu Video, th: place of
en] rendezvousss: ( .
" The Portnzuese sum: in gurisonon the ifland were much more con
. fidenble than usual; independent of four battalions of uoopc, and too
artiBery, they had legimeoted the militia. so that the force was not less
than 4000 men, nclvswewhn they called auxiliaries, and the inhabi
tanta of the island whoss wen- to assifl in defending the came, and the
strong form of St. Ctolx and Foot: Grosa, my hongly situated by
nature and art, and we" provided with vaisione and ammunition.
" When the duce had been reconnottwed, the army was debarked the
- azd at night. sixt day we occupied the camp nen within cannon shot
ss ps Pnnta Gmsa. while the Septentrion and two bomb vesselaapproached
the caflle. ln the night a bodv of troope was denehed towards the left,
lad dispositions.were made for our a-my'to take possetfion o! the hei hu,
,; which the Governor seeing, ann the Pormguefe being intilnidate at ring
"I gan, and retired to a strong advanced work, but with such Preci "ta
;ion that they left all their annon and (tom, and every pnmfion of a
on fie . .
'PThgePortug-uese troopl in the eyes St. Croix, seeing the came
abanddzed, and a body of Spmiardi marehing toward: them, took a
a like resolution with other Ponug-ese troops, and abandoned it, with
thei: entnnchmettts and baneries, so that the whole ifland was evacuated
on the asth. And having passed over to the contirent, and tressed the
river Catabon; about seven or eight- leagues from the island, their Com
mander in Chief, Don Antonio Carln Hartado de Mendoza, sent Bri
adiet Don ]oseph Cuflodis de Say-Faria, with order: to propose to our
ommander Don Cevallos to gsant them ships to transport them to Rio ]a
neiro; but thi! he refused to consent to, and insifledthey should make
themselvet prisonen of war; which after some mesa et pafling, they
agreed to, and ship- wue ailowed to transpon the o cer: only to Rio
Janeito, on promise of not serving in any manntr againn his Catholic
Majesiy, and to render themselctvea to an other place when called on
by the Spanish Genenl.' Slre whic all the Porto'guese soldiera
:ve been sent to Rome: Aym. and nothing termine on the illand be'
longing to the Crown of Portqgal." si
FlSH-KILL, Augrgflq.
LAST Friday : se- of the memy'o vessel: eppeared (tinkling up the
North River; un! the next morning zbontsijo snil. great and small,
'ifll : number of-fln botwmed boat: me up a fy, u Tury- Town,
M they landed son; of their men, with : view, no doubt, to draw
:?! force- srousi: Pesiqks-Kill that way; the next morning they n-lhipped
sifle: and, "th aileth southcrl=y brane, proceeded up the river, tull
near] qypofiu Pecksssliill. where th again landed : few osdxeir troops,
but unin bqiy they landed on : oppcsh: short; ad on Monday
those at Peehe—Kill erofl'ed likewise. The enemy then, to the mount
of— tboet 4ooo mea, marched tovardz softe Montgome and Cl'mwn,
which were prtisoned by about Goo men, anq between He houre of hue
"ssd two, ?. M'. atueked them. Our fire; which wsslt ve hot. put
them into copfufion several times; but about the doth df Zeevning,
thmu lrthe ' 'tyostheirnunben, th gotont bmflwotkt, end
ed them eke: of the sorts. Many o the garfison, nkin'g the
advantage of the ni ht, made their eseupe, even nfter the enemy had been
some time matter o the postt. it it said the enemy refused tog've quir
ter, and continued fisinsion our peopleeftet they hld scaled the rampent, _
but being fevoutulpy night, omzsinen received little damage from
their fire. Our men fought with" sufyrising brave . wade : gallssut
defence, and nothing wis mfing but mote men. Ki- Excellency Ge
neral Clinton narrow made his escape, udid the General his brother,
who is wounded. Co one]: Dubois and Lamb, and several otheg officers
got safe 05. The enemy knowing "but the well our weakness, end the
t: march of our militia, auiled themselves of these advantages by :
m sudden attack; fat had the force been able to hold out but twoctof
three hours longer, they had been supplied with a reinsothnent fully
sufficient to defend them. Their lost et these fotu m very confidmble;
the British Genml Campbell 'a: killetsin the aflault, and we were under
the disagreeehle neeesity osdestroyingfort Cenlitntion, after ming
part of the Ram, end of burning the ffignee Cougtess epd Montgo
mery, to vent their falling into theenemy'e hande, the wind and tide
being un noonhle to their moving farther up the river,
The enemy sent in a Rag to demand the fm/Uhtd! the Gotemor
refused in the most peremptoty terms; at the same ime they were mad
dhnoutably surrounding it. - *
MmLo-du, - - - A . .
In Mr. Gaim't paper ol'the :: inflant I observed a-fable comparing
the Americans to sheep; the Britons to dost; the French to sone;
the Spaniarde to velvet; and the' Dutch to been. The simplicity and
innocence of sheep ate embdematial of the Anerieam, and the Brjtons,
for ferocity, are si t] ee-Pared to the mnine tn'be, though not sikc
the mt masti , whose disposition end duty ie-to g—d end protect
the innocent; but like blood thirty hounds,- eelling Mr mnrduosius
neighbours, the gone of l-lefl'e with their high home mdlcng lioks'ng
hearde, the been of Waldeck and When, the beare and hedges of
Anspaeh Hantu, and all camiveroue bane, whom mercenary end cruel
motives could influence, m hired by the bounds of Britail: to devonr
the flock and pruke in the came But lo! a wonder under the sun,
those fierce bound: of Britain, a hente head of Germzny, eke nken
: 've by the lunhe of the flock, and a large dmveof them brought to
Many len- Sunday, by : smell puty of the sheep. .
BALTIMOREss Octosherzsss
BY : Gemfinm': influrrived in this townsmm elmp yctissflefllsily; wkiih
be let: he Friday, :: 4 o'clock in (he afterwan, wk an sum
with the following, viz. - '
Thursdny lah, about ] o'clnck, the A h bin of Mr. of agnus,
was set on such, m grow ire mfu blownup; aboyisi qclo'ck
the sum: day tl- A-ron In: shubd the same s . Three sssiloadct
of the crew; were'sued,_ Indevfisoncnct. - rumbgue _ 'My
having tressed the river on Wedncsda night, w QM'M le lia
tioned uBiHinp Pox: son, were repu- ed with confidenble los; VLQZ' si
Exfnct of. lzwrfn- mj-r cum, am, m., ksiGmQ duck;
dom! Goshfflss Odobsstr zqctb, G_ o'rlod, ). "? - : si" "
" A person employed ysime to bring intelligence froni'fi- w:
share, mumed last night with the following intelligence: Onjfifz'i
:: 4o'clock, P. M. the enemy unde several mach upon Fore MW'
but was as often sd. Thesscunonzde was very seem, and conti
nued fill I o'clock m the evening. Yeflerday morning if q-q renewed
with redpublcd vigour, (wo'large ships endeavovred to pass the" thumx
de frise, while : bsifl: fire was kept up snjm Province lfland. A pan ty of
soon, at the sum time attacked Red Bank, so that '- csimzmudfire was
kept up on all sides, whicflasted from 6 in she morning ull 4. in the zsnx.
noon, without the least intumiision; at which the enemy quilted their
ships, having sirfl ! them on fire, and they soon blew up. leu expla
fioo exceed: every scn'pdon. Thu- ended the day. Lvery fling quiet