The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-07-31 00:00:00, page 2

N E Wlp 0 N D 0 N, jULY :.
ABBATH minilrrived a floop, prize to the Hancock. She wa
$ from St.]iuflatia. ut last from Gcorgia, which the left about the ] 5th
;- ]une, bound to New York. From what we can collect from the pri
Dnm it lpfelp, that they had received no intelligence from thed' army
hfore Chu efinwn ter leon sidereble time before they sliled; but eccounte
were circulzting that their ermy had msi-t with : rebuif. . \
' Lafl Monday : floop, bound from Halifnx to New York, was sent
into port by the Revenge.
Tttesday evening nrrived here a bng from Halifnx, leden with fish,
potatoes, oil, &c. prize to the Beaver, Hancoek and-Yoon Cromuell
' privateen. On hurt! the brig was a Rfitilh Commiffary o prisoners.
By late intelligence from the Weflern army, we find they are lltering
their rout. A read is cleared round the lake to enable : plrty to penetrate
to St. ]ohn'ez while othen zreto seize Oswegocha, so that we may soon
hear from our friends in Montreal. ct
We hentrom'Brunswick. that lzfl Wednesda night : party from that
[me brought off of Suten ifland, Coi. Corte you, and Mr. W'illiam
mith, late of Smith's farmn, Woodbridge. The latter was :; prisoner
Mth us len summer for high treason , but being Idmitted to hail, deserted
to the enem again.
They .] o took . floop in the narrowt, but the wind and tide peing
_againfl them, they were unable to bring her 08. They stripped her of
seven] veluble miclee. " .
PH'ILADELPHIA, juu' 14.
_ Extractef clam-fre- Stratford. dared Mudq morning, Jup 5, r779_
THE enemy- hne'lnnded :oeo men on the wed side of New Hlven.
An express thin moment arrived to 00]. Whiting, with an 'pccount
that our people m collected et the meeting-house, and there eXpeaed
w en . u
" welve e'eloek. Another express is arrived; :: plrt of the enemy
God) hue been nyull'ed et the bridge, one mile and : helf from New
nen. Their man body, it it said, ecnsish of '3000. Forty fail now
nehond eff'New [leven harbour.
" Oneo'cldck. An expres- again say: the enemy had been repnlsed
three time- by the Milfoni militie, who were assembled et : bridge which
si'the enemy meant to pass; that they here compelled to turn, and tient
":sihjth theirwbk force mond to the town by the powder mine. The
'Lmilitia m ;- itern all pent, end determined to oppofe them.
. ' " 85: e'eloek; e- hue intelligence of the enemy bemg in the town
of New Haven; the: entered it at one o'eldek; our-people shll glther'mg,
and simiy hope to ifpelfefe them this n' !. "
" 's-W mous , eight o'doek. othing he: yet been done] the
_eneniyrenuinin nes-Nean-en; gmtnumbsienofourpeople
Wind (letter fi'ul : intelligmtud lfqsnlqfim at ta- , laud
sit sict M6,17;?,tobiyfi*iadiztbifciy. )
" Ftiendshi , end : pesfuasion thet you will hill love military matters,
induce me to (Ymnish you with. eni, thou !: sheeinfl accountsipfctfthe
thuosthemarntiee. main estltesiarmylieeitithe
ss love, neat Smith's tavern. The lightinsnuyntdxeforec of Dun, ::
nilelfmn Stoney point tothe wethers! of the highlandt. A detaehment
es infinity, laund to Maiu- Lee'e eoz. he it Henrflnw, ehkay'
with . view to protect the country from depredations of li t smell
yutiee. Genenl Hath, it it said, command: on the end sid'e of udson'e
ride, Genenl M'Donpl superinteude the works et West Point, usid
siwill eanmd the for: in easesof an lmelt. Adruhmenutnof the anvih
am Kin 'I cry.. honey point. 'c you in :sieeeo left is
theizmholdfcsh'phnston command; in it, end he: under him the
"th British. one empwy of Robinson'e easy. of usage:, and too
Highknden. T he zzd, the remainder of Robinson't eorps end no
" hlanden czpose the gmifon at Verphok'a point, under the confined
.d' . Weh . . . _
" A dwehnent of troops ordered from Rhodelllmd, m mour.
pundedontheir gedown theSound. Theminhodyofthe royal
nsny it (or pet- 13; I should say wu) encen in the vicinity of
Kin ridge. On slth of [one Sir Henry linton left New Yolk;
hit gage m felt out the Foceedi-g evening to Phili "1. The slme
morning a number of miser- sliled for the elpn of De aware; end the
whole body ol mnspottt flood up the Sound. [tie presumlble that their
defign is to receive the main um or : detachment for some attend
Wedded. Genenl Clinton by ": movemenu is in full pofl'efflon of
eOehesht away. and Ne taken : smmicn in which he me, rested: hit
my. The ptineipd on whiehssSir Henry seems wcmdufi hi- movements,
fd to render the shpply of out am: a: difficult II poflible. He he nothing
' ve et Fesent in hie eo tion, and the attack on West Point wu
' . TheKtengthofthemy forbedit. hadhe heen cetuin ofs-eeeso,
shre loss of men would not have been compensnted hy victory. ; He
might hue geined posesion Of the river, but hie army would hue hetn
sit reddeed, at to have obliged him to I [tate of imctivity during the
tempinder of the cempaign. th he been baffled in the attempt he would
have been totally mined. The Cork fleet had not arrived on the zlth, '
not had the April paeket. The my under the immediate command es
gitern] Clinton it computed by the belt judges to be about to,ooo.' No
cial dispatchet hld been received !: the British commender since
Febmuy. !: it ceruin thet : British aptzin had several pnckaget for
niemben ofCongresu he perish in an obflinnte deninl, but a Mr. Wallace
merchant, deposet, thu he saw the packett. The Captain is now
'anfined in provofi. ' ' si
" A velsel 'l- ; weekt from Liverpool mention: the sailshg'of zooo
maye from Britain for Barbldoee. An equal number of the force: under
Genenl Great are to be deuched to the gnnd may; they are housirly
_- _ he Mingoet seem nuing, but the Seneca! yet main hoflile. ln
' having been received about three week: ago, that : pzuty wan
' way to atnek our settlements, Ctpnin Bmdy of the arh Pcnn.
'ment. with no white men end . youn Delzwere Chief, all
lit. ludinu. set out ty meet themz-hntsst elndunt had passed
ijn Mm kind I soldier between sort Cuwlord end
ton Hand, and proceeded m S.\wick1y seltlemcn's, when they killed. 5
woman and sourchiMren, :.nd took {we children Prizlctzsire. Gum. Bind "
pursued the party and fell in with ; of them abuu: 15 milee aizouct Kivjsi.
unning, 'where "the snsishns had chosen an advanmgcutu Iitualionct
However he immediately attacked them. 'The-:" Caprain. a consideribbsi !
warrioe of th; Munsey tribe, woe killed, and ievml badly wounded, it
appeared from their bloody tracke. Cuptain Bndy retook fix horse
the two children who were l'isonesls the scalpz they had go!, and azss
their plunder : He also took arl their zum, tomshawks and match-coau'
which they had thrown 05 in their flight. .Capm'n Body distinguishes
himself on the occasion, as we" as the young Deliuure. Lieutepm
I
Harding, an officer of muitande great Partieen, had. also one out aid
eleven men to retnliale upon the Seneca town! some of ! hnbasitiy '
which they have been long exereising uppn our. tumefied fromiece. '
We also learn from Fore Pin, that ! Shewmele town edied Ch.]!
eothy had been lately attacked- by the Amerieam, supposed to be sone of ,
the galhm Colonel Chrk'e " . Thrc Chieh were "lied in !"
attack, beside: meny others of in 'our note. A grehsi: d of;}n ' si
plunder and a number of-hqrsee wqre taken, end the town hennes" _- '-- _
these troops (making with cho-lndiene thou! 80 or 90 nere- litdl - _
thin side Sandulky. bufldingifm. Golonel—Qlask'e-luec eseemn to be -
Ten such life and spil'i! o] murpnize cool] the tmope end inhabiddu -
t back country, n. hue totally cheagedsstbc sue otT-lfl'ain. A "
despondency end ter'ror on them pssiopsin enemies, vigouc- wd elles -.
on our pan. . Sothnjpeuddfiiuofnetm'eiemulkuof ent ss
ofcertaimynextcmpi'n. _-_. _, _—ss'-.--5_ct'si_si1_u.*!_.si'si_ ss,_ —sisi ".
(hadsqumrn, New Wildsirr—jup 16, 17191WW giddy, __ct* sss
lie ; ' ' si " :". " .? 'F'sssiss' ctctzss' :
" I have the plelsure-wp'lnslsslit your Excellency thqesindosid copy -
a letter from Brigldier Genenl Wayne. which this momen! cum te
hand. ] eonTratulate Congrel'e upon out-suecese. Ill! what maked: til .
more agreed) e, from the report 9! Cape. Fjlhboum who tum, ctfsi
Weyne'e Ien-ss The yol'me gained did: hu'sivery inmfidecab? 's '_
on our part; as soon n ! receive: penieulee mountof the L' -._
shall traiifinit it'. ! have the honour to be, with greet (did,!- ..
Excellency's mon obedient servant, , ' .
- G. WASHINGTON; __
?, S. General Wayne received : flight wound in the held'wilh ("
mulket ball. but it did not prevent him from going. with the - - - 'ct
Ha Exaelt'ugy ]onn ]AY, Esqut'n." ; 0 . esisi-ffjp-z, -
ST'ONEY Ponrr, jub 16, 1779, ze'clod, A.M. sissg-L- .
Dun Genuu, ' * si" *
" THE soft and poison, with Col. ]ohnsoo, are oure; our ' si -
ctand men behaved like nen who are determined to be free
Your: mo' sincetel , _ ss ;
. -. .. , ANTRON WAYNH'zsi
Gett. Woulixgtu. ,
' 'W' 5] "We!" " . . ;
camuse ,Tuomsogf'ctscssect'qsi -
Extract ;! a lumyfrm Naj-r acdeenu. .- ss :
" \l have the due to mgntuhne you upon OII' succese ]el jq'
ing. Genen] eyne with the light insintry, surprised the gem'gsi - ,
Stoney point end took the whole prisoners; the pertienlep nsshq n \ss'*
yet, but it it not less dun see neny-mh-oopesi :: . ss .
marching in the face of : been in without fixing e gon; we M'
four jeivatu. Gut. Wa gotctxflight mad m the side of his fm'
] have not time to hid. 'ngedled upon to mead the order: of ctss
Genenl. lt itWMpohnNethiteventwiflkedtoedMGsss-ss ?.
putefor.King'afen-y. -, _ - .. ssss ct
End d' : lette fi— llew Windsor, jub 'ti, "79, ,'
thi: I wrote yet! bysan exptedWh-In o! Genectlene't' — --:*-ss
'S'? ,
si'sisisiss si-ss-ct sisict' " si six;
nothing, to :: nt: in;", .
out at I
uniting them ill psisonm, confining jeo nen, wi
moon, the amntity of , Done. &c. Our permn
fled
teee li ht in ntry, dun tom the whole army on both the river. .
Gen. eyne it nightly wounded in the head; hit he, hie oflssicen enq -'
belt hue lcquil'ed thesi'Jrutest honour. A few of thesienemy were he -
oneted, not : gun on our Me, but the gnrrisoo wn completezy
surpeised and not . man escaped. _ We turned theu- cannot: on then shssctp—Z
ping, who immediately made sail down the river. They have: gemson ?
yet in their worke on the al side of the river, and ire m in motion si
down Wrde'thuh. - .
. . [z—BlVlNGTON': Gmm.)
. Extract . m ju- Stoney Point, 7 :, 177 . " _
" Yelerdey Mr. Washington, with men] othsissrctrebel othgcers, were
reconnoitering ,our pot! attended with about goo men, : 3 ot'ivht'ch num- "
her chose to come in to it in the course of the thy. by whom we ]Cdsl'l,
thet the report among them is. that en stuck on the Pan is intended. ] -ss
have not I doubt that it will preve : vet'y serious affnu- to them." .
, [Mr. Rtvtucrou, The Innfin'm cjair of Stoney pdlhtsiis d'v'er,
hnd soo'siof your uneonqucnhk hemn, marched to Mr. Washingtm'e
camp.
WlLLIAM'SBURG, Tow 31.
, 'BY . vessel in a short passage fcom'St. Eushtiz, which am'ved !
Urbannz : few dey: ago, we have the following intelligence, vil. .
Count d'Eshing hat received : reinsorcement of to ship: of the live,
6 ffignes in:! 80 fail of trans rtt and victuallert, ctll] of which hpd mind
at Mertiniqne, from Old tence. That the British end French leett -
were at see and that we mi t ex to hear of ; general engege'metitsi.
every dey. Several shipt tom msterduu mived,lt St. E ninthe
9th os ]uly, but brought [to European news. The above si"
m tom any with sevenlvesitle for Philldelphiaz all wetl. 3!" ]! ey;
snalte'ctom Yotk ther, arrived sne at St. Eufldtia the dey te thd '
vessel sailed. _* 'ss
By : Gentleman from Chnlenown, we are informed, that the Bntt'll
troopl have entirelv evacuated that share, having, li'ter the sn-m-' nt;
ment they received from our army in Charlefiown, moved off wi: m:
precipitw'cn. They embatked on board their uansp'ont at obey,.
sup scd to retusu to Geo-gia. ' , ' ':
'He Swallow, belonging to Hamptnn, Zu"thirteen thy! frem St. '_
Buttniavhn'ngt an account thn Cow; d'Ehing he- been niztctoudsssi
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