The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-11-24 00:00:00, page 5

MWHJSUPPLEMENT ssss
P H 1 L A D E L P H ! A, November 10.
In CONGRESS, l-Veduesday, November 8, 1775.
Rsisblved ' lssHAT all lctycrs to and from the
" * delegates of the united colonics,
during the scilions of Congrcsh, pass, and be car—
ried lsiree ospostage; the members having engaged,
upon their honour, not to stank or emlosc any let
ters but their own.
November 9; By authentick intelligence from
London, by the last vessel, we learn that on the
:lst of August a copy us the petition to the king,
which was lZ-nt from the Congress by mr. R.Penm,
was sent to the secrctary of state for Ameriqa, and
on the first of September, the first momcm that
was per-mittain the original was presented to him,
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wmcn llld lUlssuuuP [11 uulucu Lu ucuv cn so un una_)\.u_y .
His lordship was pressed to obtain an answer,
but those who presented it were told, That a: hi:
majesty did not receive it on the throne, no answer
would be given.
Ordered to be published.
Extract/Pan: the minute}.
CHARLES THOMSON, secretary.
\V ctl L L I A M 8 13 U R G, [Vovemher 24.
\ HEN eo]. VVoodsord had embarked his men
at Sandy Point., to cross over tojoin the first
detctehment at Cobham, he was determined to
attack a large floop tender which had been sent up
to prevent his passage; but as soon as, the boats
Were manned, and had put off from the shurc, the
tender tacked about and ran down to jamestown,
where, being sorely mortified at their disappoint
ment and dilsiraee, the man ofwar and tenders sired
for some time with great sury at our men stationed
there, and the next day they all sell down the river,
toreixtsorce ourlate governour, at Gosport. This
ter.—der, in her passage up the river, csinne witlsiin
about 400 vards osthe shore; on which cztpt. Green,
and ten ofth men, gcue them a salute, which so
disconcmsited them that they stood away, and ran
aground on the other shore, where they stuck for
some time. Cu]. Scott, who was at Cobham,
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oystH-s .ssndcavouring to go to the Kingfisher, sent
offa boat or two after her to prevent her; on which
the man of war tired at the boats, but our men
forged the flat to pass by, and drove her so neasir
to the ]amestown side that cept. Grem and his
men got her within reach of their rifles, and took
her, eat the oysters, and (kin:-ned the {hells in con
tempt at the King-fishes and her tenders.
CAMP, 5mi1c: below CoaHAM, Nov. 21. Col.
VVsioziford having received an express last night
from Sussoik, with intelligenCe that lord Dunmorc'
was expected to be there this night or to-morrow,
in order to destroy the prorisions, recruit, and
puhhsh [li.s proclamation, &c. this morning-, at
reveiiie beating, demched a party os 215' privatcs
(10; Of them good ridemen) under the command
ofsilieutenant—cuiond Scott and m'sizjor Msiirshail, \\ ith
their other proper officers , to make a forced march,
wiihont any other bziggage thzm their biankets, to
prevent the f'silrthenprogrelsi ofonr enemies till we
czm get down. Thev will he at Suffolk before they
flee-p, which is 35 miics dishmt.
By the northern post we have zuivices srom Eng—
land to Sept. 14111, which unnonnce the moii figu
rous prepznutlons uguinst the culonies, both by
sea and imd ; so lh-tt We need not he at :z loss to
know what wiHh-ss: unr sate, is we do not immedi
ately liestir ourselves, and resolve to acquit. our
selves like men, who have much to lose, and a
world of happiness to gain.-"There is a talk Of
mr. Wedderbume's being actually appointed to' the
seals, and that, in consequence, a patent for a peer
nge is making out for him. The ministry are
sending out too oxen, and me sheep, to their dis
tressed friends in Boston ; and, all their wheat be-\
ing expended, have sent two ships to lreland, to
load with potatoe: for the same port, to stuff
the poor soldiers. Orders are sent to" overnour
Carleton to raise lo,ooo Canadians, to He sent to
the asiistance of general Howe, at Boston; but the
unfortunate gentleman is just defeated. which
essecsstnally demolishes that scheme. Insurrectionl
begin to be dreaded in Ireland, is troops are not
speedily sent there to replace the lrish regiments
on duty in America.si At Liverpool, upwards of
3000 sailors having been thrown out of em lay by
the merchants, owing to the stoppage o trade,
since the disturbances in America, rose in great
bodies, "and unrigged all the vessels ready to-sail,
which brought on a skirmish, wherein some sailors -
were killed and wounded, which so enraged them
that they broke open warehouses for arms and am
munition, and at 1 o'clock surrounded the change,
some with rssnushets, and others with cutlasses, and
three cannon; they then hoisted the bloody flag,
and began to sire, upon which all the houses were
shut up. Thus assairs stood when the post lest
that town, the goth of August last. This is only
an introduction to greater dishtrbances in Englau ,
the consequence ofthe deitructive measures now
carrying on against their American brethren . Several
Dutch vessels are sailed for America, loaded with
warlike stores, though cleared as ifbotmd for the
Mediterranean sl'lchanchesierrebels,in recompense
for the encouragement given by the ministry to their
manusactures, have offered 600,oool. to enable his
majesty to carry on the American war. T he parlia
ment is prorogued to October 26th, when it is to
meet for the despatch of divers weighty and impor—
tant affairs.
The town of Newport, in Rhode Ifland, is now
besieged by two men of war, a bomb brig, and two
tenders. The inhabitants had begun to move out,
expecting the same treatment as Falmouth.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, November 14.
" By a ship lately arrived hcre srom London,
which brought letters to September tzth, our for
me ' accounts osthc ministerial designs are pretty
nearly confirmed ; 24000 men to be in Boston in the
spring, and a_ small army in Virginia and South Ca
rolina. There came many passengers; one of
theni, just hesore be left London, fell in with a
gentleman just returned from Paris, who commusi
nicnted the following intelligence to him, verbally,
being ali-aid to write it to any body here. When
he first arrived at Calais, he found the people totally
ignorant of the Americnn affairs, but as he ap
proached nearer to Paris he sound it more and more
the subject of conversinion, till he got there, wlsersic
it engrosl'ed all conversation. ThesiAmericans were
spoken of in the highest terms of eulogium. His
connections enubled him to mix in the company of
the court ; he found it much wished that they should
rcusiixc some application from us. They desired
nothing- more than the neutralitv of the Amcrican
cnlunics, being- satisfied they are a match for Great
l'vl'itztin unullilied by her colonics. In return for
this ncutrality, they-would protect our trode. This