The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-05 00:00:00, page 2

NEWPORT, Fune io.
L True Blue, of 200 tuns, taken about
§ AST Saturday arrived here the ship
14 days past by the brig Cabhot, capt,
Hinman. Her cargo consists of 115 pun
cheous and 22 hoglhcads of ram, 84 hopf
heads, 20 tierces, and 18 barrels of sugar,
20 tierces of ceffee, 60 bags and 2 catks
of pimenta, 200 bags and 10 casks of
ginger, 182 bags of cotton, and 48 hides.
She was from Jamaica, bound to Lan
caster, in England, mounted fix carriage
guns, and had 16 men, but made no re
{itance. Capt. Hinman was waiting for
a ship of 600 tuns, when this prize left
him,
A Philadelpbia armed pilot boat has
carried into Cape Anne a Jamaica {hip,
homeward bound, with 400 hogtheads of
sugar, 100 puncheons of rum, a lirge
quantity of cotton aad coffee, and 20,000
dollars in cash. '
A gentleman who left the Vineyard on
Monday informs, that some continental
cruisers, or privateers, had sent a ship of
300 tuns in there, loaded with sugar,
rum, and Madeira wine, bound from
Jamaica to England; and that they had
taken three or four more, which were to
make the fir@ port they could. The
above ship was to be carried into Dart
meuth, the firft wind. %
Anouftfor the 6th Jifin®, on the lit Friday
Vo Augu? for the 7th dilirict, on the 1t
Mowday in Septenber for the sth, Bth, 13th,
and 21t diltricts, on the 4th ThAur/day in
August for the gth and 11th districts, on
ahe Ift Tuesday in S?;tcmber for the loth,
15th, and 24th districts, onthe Ift ZZedne/~
d.cy in September for the 12th district, on
tlie 3d Thurfiay in August for the 20th dis
trict, on the 2d Monday in Auguf? for the
i7th district, on the 2d Monday in Septein
éer for the 32d district, on the 2d Tue/day
in Septesnber tor the 23d district, and on
the 2d Tuesday in August for the 14th
district. And the fheriffs and clerks of each
district, having taken the pollsin the man
ver lieretofere uled in the ele@ion of bur
gcifes, shall within ten days afterwards
meet topether and return as a Senator the
man who {hall have the greatest numbsr
of votes, certifying their own votes in case
sach candidate thail have an equal number.
' And for supplying vacancies in this Con
veniion, by death, and difqualificaiion of
any delsgates thereof, Beit farther ordain
ed by the authority afore/aid. that the pre
sident of this Convention shall ifue war
rants to the fheriffs of those connties, the
delegates whereof are or shall be dead or
difqualified, for the elcétion of other de
legates in their room.
And be it favther ordained, by the au
thority aforef/aid, that each and every Se
nater [hall be allowed the like pumber of
travelling days, and the fame wages, as
are or {hall by law be established for bur
gelles or delegates coming to, attending
oi, and returning from, the General As
sembly .. . ‘
NEW HAVEN, Fune 22.
Exivacit of a leiter from gemeral Arnold,
~ dated Montreal, May 28, 1776.
1 HAVE only one minute to 2cquaint yon
I am well, though much fatigued,
having this morping returned from an
expeditiotr 15 leagues above this, at a
lice called St. Aune’s, where we have
}zuely bhad near 500 of our men made pri
soners, by anumber of regulars and sava
ges. You will fee a particalar account
soon of the agreement I have made
with them for exchange of prisoners. T
never was more mortified in not having it
in my power to revenge the cruel and
perfidious ‘treatment of our enemies,
Humanity forbad the{tep; and, though
¥ had a fuificient force, wiy hands where
tied.”? 2
ANNAPOLIS, Fune 28.
B morning, we are favoured with the
Y the arrival of the Northern poit this
following letters, giving an account of the
situation of aur afiairs in Canada, which
are published in a hand-bill, for the better
information of the publick. .
A letter from Philadelphia, dated Fune 25.
¢ Anexprefs this moment came to Con
gress, informing us of general Thompson
and col. Trwin being totally defeated by
general Burgoyne. Thompson and Irwin
had been detached with7oomen to dislodge
a party who had taken post on the Three
Rivers. The gunides deceived the general,
and led him into a {fwamp, the crofling of
which exposed him to a cannonade from
the thips of war, It seems, the very day
before, Buargoyne arrived with 70 tran{-
ports of troops. Thompson’s expedition
was known; he was met and totally rout
ed, he himfelf taken prisoner, with col,
Irwin, and 150 privates and officers, killed,
wounded, or taken prifoniers, that number
being mifling ; the rest of the detachment
have got back. Itis conjectured that Byre
goyne has brought witlhi Lim 10,@0¢ men,
THE Qongrefs have this day received
advice, and are fully convinced, that
it is the design of general Howe to make
an attack upon the city of New York as
foen as poflible, The attack, they have
reason to believe, will be made within ten
days. I am therefore most earnestly to
request you, by order of Congress, tocall
forth your militia, as requested in my let
ter of the 4thinftant, and toforward them
with all detpatch to the city of New York;
and that you direét that they march in
companies, or any other way that will
hasten their arrival there. "Theimportant
.day is at hand that will decide not only the
fate of the city of New York, but, m all
probability, of the whole provisce. On
such an occasion, there is no necefiity to
use arguments with Americans. Their
feeling, I well know, will prompt them
to their duty; and the facreduefs of the
cause will urge them to the field. The
greatest exertions of vigour and expedition
are requisite, to prevent our enemies from
getting pofleflion of that town. I must
therefore again most earnestly requel! you,
in the name, and by the authority of Con
gress, to fend forward the militia, agree
able to the requisition of Congress, and
that you will do it with all the defpatch
which the infinite importance of the cause
demands.
¢“ I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
your most obedi¢nt humble servant,
JOHN HANCOCK, president.”
Col. Mugaw’s and col. Shee’s bartalions
are this day expeded from Pennsylvania,
and a great number of the milifia from the
different parts of New Jersey, Connecti
cut, and this province; so that, io the
course of this week, we may expect to
Lave here an army of at least 25 coo men.
PHILADELPHIA, Fune 18.
Extract of a letter from Efck Hopkins, efg;
admiral of the continental, ficet, dited
Newport, Fune 10, 1776.
"JYHE Andrew Doria has {ent in here a
l sloop from Tortola, bound 1o Hali
fax, with 22 hogsheads of rum, 20 barrels
of sugary 26 tierces of molofles, and 950
bufbels of salt. The Calbot also sent in a
ship twe daysago, from Jamuica, bound
and belonging to Liverpool, in England,
with 115 puncheons aud 22 hogfleads of
rum, 84 hogilicads, 20 tierces, and 18
barrels of sugar, 20 tierces of cofice, 50
baps and two casks of pimenta, coo bags
and 10 eafks of ginger, 182 bagsof cottan,
and 48 raw hides.”
NEW YORK, Funeil7.
Topy of a letter from the son. john Han
cock, president of the Comtinental Com
grefs, to the Convention of this city,
dated Philadelphia, Fune 11, 1776.
GENTLEMEN, S
T HE vote of this day appointing me
governeur of this commonwealth
has been notified to me in the moit polie
a:]d obliging manner, by George Mufon,
Henry Lee, Dudley D;‘;‘ges, _]lu}m Blair,
and Bartholomew Dandridge, efquiies.
A sense of the Righ and unmerited
honour conferred upon me by the Con
veotion fills my heart with gratitude,
which T trust my whole life will manifett,
I'take this earliest opportunity to expl'CrG
my thauks, whichl wish to coenvey toyou,
gentlemen, in the {trongeft terms of acke
nowlcgloment.
When I refle& that the tyranny of the
Britith kine and parliament hath kindld
a formidable war, now ragine through
out this wide-extended C()D?ill:ﬂt, and in
the operations of which this commo
wealth must bear o great a part, and
tha.t, from the events of this, war, the
lasting happiness or misery of a great pr
portion of the human species wil fiuslly
result; that, in order to pre(‘trvc this
commonwealth from anarchy, and its 3
tendant ruin, and to give vigour to ¥l
councils, and effe to all our meafurcs
goveroment hath been necessarily assumed;
and new modclled; that itis ¢xpofed 10
numberless hazards, and perils, in w2B
fantive ffate; thar it can never atan o
maturity, or ripen into firmuefs, voled !
WILLIAMD BURG, 7up g
LAST ‘Tuefday wastaksnnear the capes,
and moored {afe in Hampton creek, by
capt. Richard Barren, a flcop from Pyo
vidence with—a large quantity of lime:,
pine-apples, turtle, &e. ali two carrlage
guns, and 14 swivels.
The following gentlemen arc appointed
Judges of Admiralty. Jamss Husaro,
Josern PRENTIs, and jJouy LvLeg,
esquires. |
Upon col. HENRY’s being chosen our
Governour by the Hon. Convention, a
committee of the House was directed to
wait upon his Excellency, tonotity to hua
his appointmient, 1o whom he delivered
the following letter.
7o the Honourable ‘the PresivriyT mid
' House of ConvINTION.
Gentlemen, i
but this is nor probable. W, hilled o
v oundzdl about 0.7’ Al
Another letter from the fiune Place.
¢¢ The post juit atrived tron Ney, Yol
has brought a letter from gener,) Sullivaﬂﬂ
to the Congress, piving an accouny of an
ther nnforiunate eventin Canada, 'Ge\‘;
ral Thompson, who was orderey \xi;f)\
party of 2000 men to dislodge the E”‘"E“;
toroes at the Three Rivers, was ‘dttﬁi’i\;‘(i
by general Burgoyne, and totally royieq
I'hompfon ard several others 4ie faken
prisoners, and aboui 150 of Lis me, Killed:
the rest returned to the Jorel. 731, {m(.;
fays farther, Ithink, that Arpoly had
abandoned Montreal ; aud that, Upon the
whale, our affairs-in Canada bheany ot
unpromising aspect. “I'his is bad new, &
some mealure coumterbalanced Ly ore
agreeable intelligence from Boltoy .
The publick papers trom thesce uiform
us, that the Englilh ships of wur 4, all
driven away from the Boston haiboyy
and ” private letters soy, that five 4y
ports, withScotchtrocps, have been takeg
lately, and carried into the eastern Dorts,
The post is jufl setting o, and wijj lot
allow us to be'more particular. W fhal],
by the next opportunity, tranfinit 1o you
a more {ull and fatisfactery acconnt,” o
report prevails here, which is belieyed to
betrue, that amaoftdiabolical plot to affafli.
nate the gepercl at York, blow up the
magazine, and {pike the cannen, has lately
been discovered. Many people, itis fliid,
have been thrown iuto prison, and fie
remain under puard; among the rest is
the mayor of the city, What with ex
ternal and internal enemies, we fancy we
{hall very shortly have our hands iull of
bufinefs.”’