The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-10-13 00:00:00, page 6

_ ss" You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived
fivmsi the same source with your own. I cannot
conceive one more honourable than that which
flows from the uncorrupted choice of :: brave and
ctfrce peoctple, the put-est source, and original soun—
ifinfot all poWer. Far from making it a ple'sit for
{Why, a mind of true magnanimity , and enlarged
Was, wmsitlsid comprchcnd and respect it .
us;" ;Vtht may have been the ministerial 'views
Which have precipitated the present crisis, Lexing
n,sssiConcord, band Charlestown, can best declare.
-si' \ ct YLthat God, to whom you then appealed, judge
t'ctwcen Amcr'tca and you. Under his providence,
Whose who influence the councils of Amcrica, and
'sssictdlisi'the other inhabitants of the Unitcd Culonies,
fifthe, hazard of their lives: are determined to hsimd
"down to pottenty tnmejuu anu mvanusimne prn-neg
U—which they received from their nnccstors.
T'; ". ] {li.-llnow, sir, close my correspondence with
'yoitsi, perhaps for a er._ if) our oflicerz , our prisoners ,
receive : treatment from me different from v\ but I
Wbed to show them, they and you will remem
The: sithe-occasion of it.
s * _ I am, si", your most obedient humble,/E-rvant
* - G. W ASHINCTON ."
,, ' General ctctGAol. si,"
ssctcfsctffl amiss-.? fliesiNew Tork post, which arm-m
Mr NWWXM brou'ght the Augnst pztcket. by
.!jesiltioh we have reeeiwd advice: to the first of that
sisi h; The London Chronicle of the 291/1 of jub!
_si si silwfi} general-Sage? account {stile battle at bun
sihrfl'nhill; inzssxuhich sihe [."-ty; he had 19 commssl-med
arm m killed,..aud 70 wounded,- 16 non-Cummzct'z/i'onecl
fssssvsi'f', 'Lsijuled, and 52 wounded ; 191 private: k/llecl,
sssi siss- 7o6siwounssded. Admiui/Iratiou, in order to (my/&
pco'jdessctha: given out that the Jmericam had 5000
-, - siaud taken. she jsiollmuing puragraph; are all
si'ssp'iutcter hat li :- to give hi: reuurs this evening.
:sssi'ct'ctysi L 0 NZ D 0 N, Angust !.
: ,T isscffidfthat (: othing for gooo troops, Cmadians,
siY- —-waQ' sent off yesterday, and that the same con
Qsssi'tnsictqr has order:- for nuing up 7ooo more, with
"ctM'POsiiblC despatch.
"=!_. We are assured, "that a subsidiary treaty has been
{Wed into, 'these six weeks past, with a Ger
Wsh'ctsfisince, for to,ooo of his troops to be trans
gone to New York and Bolion, by the end of
sissngust. Suchsitranspurts as are aiready engaged
sictsinrc ordered furthwssith to be vic'situalled, and to sail
immediately to Embden. Five (rigates, deiiincd
to reinforce the squadron on the coult of America,
are to take the transposts under their convoy. The
foreign troops are to be commanded by a general
of their own nation, well known for his good con
duct in the I.:st wnr.
fi do ,! H !
, cut-"tract 01 (( (elles—[sum bllalllanlz Jllo'y 20
" This morning early an express ?rrivcd here
'from the hon. navssy board to commilhoncr thy,
for the shipwrights and caulkers for this dockyard
to work (no tides aday extra, in order to forward
the ships, with all expeditiun, that are now sitting
si out at this port for Anterica.
ct " His m-ctzjesty's ship Centnrion of 50 guns, Roc
buck of 44 guns, and Liverpon] of 28 guns, now
commisiiuncd for America, are ordered to be [heath
ed as soon as possible." .
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, 7usy 28.
" A small ship came to Spithcad last night. fishes!
the custom-house bout was going on board, the
enptain of the ship told them he would sire on them
if they didTnot keep oss. A hunt then wessnt- from
the admiral's ship, but they would not let the (nisi
cer go on hoard. The: cas-tain and one genilmnm
came on share, and went in polt-c'naiscs and tour
for London.
'F Arrived the Magdalen schocmer from Virginia ,
wieh despatches, and lsidy Dunmorc and (busily;
this morningr they set out for London. No intel—
ligence can be had from this vell'cl reldlive to Ame
rican affairs, as the oliiccrs on board will not full::
any boat to come ncur them.
" Came into harbour, to clad; and rcsit, the
VVorccstcr of 64 guns, Robinlsiou, and the VVeasel
floop of war, w arren.
" Yestcrduy several parties of'marines went into
the country on the. recruitingscriice.
" We hear that orders are come down for all
the mm'incs at this port to hold themselves in rea
- dinesis to embai leorAmc-ricass on tlacshortc ll notice."
Yellcrduy snerul promolions olsi' military officers
_ Were made at bt._lamcs's, in the room of those killed
in America, and for the augmentation ot' troops
which are ordered to hold themselves in readiness
to embark ForAmcrica, to reinlorce the arm) under
general Gage.
A privy council is summoned to meet at St.
]amee's to-morrow, said to be on American affairs
It is said general (lage is recsi-tlled at his ovsn re
quest; and that he will be succeeded by sir jeflsicry
Amherst.
Yesterday orders were given at,:he cahinet coun
cil for live more regimcnts to he got ready, with
all expedition, in order to emhn'l; for Bnltun.
Lalf night an "express was sent off to lrelnnd,
with orders for two regimenrs to be in reaciiucss
against the trsimsports arrive there, who are to
carry ,lh m over to Bollon.
Yell'erday several mare ships Were taken up insi
the transport service, to carry provilions, do. to
the troops at Bullon. . '
'l his mnnting four ships that are taken up in the
tra-sport scrvu e came out ofdock, and are ordered
, to drop down to Dcptsord, to take on hoard thue'
stores, &c. in order to proceed to Bolinn.
Ycsterda) four hunies ot'rendz-zvous were opened
lt Rotherhithe, for the purpose of enlii'lixlg (tamen
to man the ships now fitting out For Anus-lien. —
From the LONDONG'AZETYE ofjuly 31.
At a Court at St. Jdmed'a, the zbtlt day ofsijtily,
1775, present the king's most excellent majesty in
council.
His majesty in council was this day pleased to
order, thatvthe p xrlitment, Which stands pro
rogued to thursdactv the 27:h inltant, should be
hnher prorogued to thursduy the 14th of Septuu
ber next.
-\v1LL1AMsBu 11 0, octobsier 13.
15 hearit from the best authority, thnt mujor
\ CIIARLES Lyxcu, os Bulshrsl, 11 .sjult dis
covered many tocks of GFNUINE SAL'] Pli'l'RE
in that coumy; which will remove every obstaclc
to that gcnllcmzm's surniihing the (nunty with
GUINPOVVDHK, he hn'mg lnd & miil for the
manushctm'y thereoserectcd sur some time, with
which he has already made consider'd-le quantities.
Vs'e hzn'e inn-l'zisixencc that gem-m] SCHUYLER,
having taken pusicfiicm of St. jwhn's and Montrcul,
is on his march tn(__'?_ur.--hcck. which there is little:
duuht of his being- able to make: hintsi-lf master of
likewise, he being daily joined by great numbers of
Canaclians.
*** 77}? CONY'I'ITUTIOYAL PO'FT being
kin-w ['flsllllsst'f'll, all letters fin- the errt/m'nrd, or
that are to I): _/bru'nr.'/cd to the: 111si/flss'uut part: of this
culonv. North or Sons/2 Gum/Lust, Georxia, dr-c. must
best.-71! to my office, f/zc- Hnn. l'- F. \' ) A m ] )! Fk A \: m.].v ,
efiss; having ber,-11 ['[zzact/[sirl to nssp/mz'ut me f'q/Inm/fur in
William/bury, under t/H' (l'lfsi'nrsichv of the ( ;si- w m n.
Couuxzss. ALEXAIVDEK' PURD/E.