The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-01-03 00:00:00, page 5

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N E w Y- U R K, Novembcr 18.
f 'HE ships fitted out from England fnr
I the snpply of the fleet and armv with
necessiirv (tures, such as vsiincs, spirits,
wooliorss, and linens, &c. have also sup
]ied the town in great abundance.
'l'hc gth instant a fleet of victualiers,
with 500 recruits, ariived here from
Corke, in eight. weeks. They were dog
ged for several days on this coast by a
brig and schooner, supposed to be rebel
privateers. _
Tucsday last, about zoo transpsiorts sctlled
fl-om Sandy Hook for Great Britain, un
der convOy of his majcstyfs ships Fowey
and Active. In the former his excellency
lord Dunmore toosc hispz-ssa gc for England .
BOSTON, Dec.5.
A S T' Saturday asternoon capt. St.
Barbe, in a vessel belonging to New
bury, arrived from Bilbon, in 30 days,
with whom came passengcr mr. George
Cnbot of Beverly, merchant, who in
forms, that the Spanish and French parts"
are open to our cruiscrs and their prizes,
and that they permit the Ameriean !esscls
to carry the Amcr'xcan shg in their parts,
and that both the courts of Madrid and
. Vcrsailles were determined to prevent the
Ruffizms coming to America.
PilovctlUENCE, Novctgo.
CAPT. VVest, in the privateer jol'cph,
has taken a transport ship that lest
New York in company with 130 sail, all
in ballast, bound to Europe. under convoy
of three men of war. Capt. West has
also taken a Guineamnn that had been
captured by a Philadelphia privateer, and
twice retaken by the enemy . The priva
teer that first took her, it is said, found a
large sum of money on board, which was
secured. ' _
Capt. Haeker, of the floop Providence,
in the service of the United Statesss in corn
-pany with the shi Alsred, has taken a ship
from England, and to Qlebeck, with
12,ooo suits of clothing, 4000 stand of
arms, a quantity of posiwder, and other
warlike stores ; also a brig from England,
bound to [lalisax, laden with provilions,
eke. to the amount of 6000]. sterling.
The brig is arrived at a safe port, and
the ship was lest in company with— the
Alsrcd.
,NEW LONDON, DecembeL 6
UESDAY last this town was alarmed
by the appearance of [] ships from
the eastward coming into the sound, most
of which appeared to be men of" war, who
by their course, for some time, it was ap
prehended, might be bound into this place;
but they went farther up sound, and to
wards evening anchored u'nder Long lsiand
shore, where thcylay till yesterday morn
ing, when being joined by other men of
war and transports from New York, to
the number of near too. they came to sail,
and anchored near Black Point, about
eight miles from this harbour, where they
remain at this pubiicaticm. The appear
ance of such :] surmidablc fleet, within one
hour's sail of the town, has thrown the
inhabitants into great couiiemationsi
H A R T F () it U, Decembcr 9.
N conscquencc of the large fleet which
appeared t-ss New London last week,
and came to m-chc'sir ne: sir Black Point, as
mentioned under E\cw London head, his
honour the gmss-cmuur, with the advice of
the council ui' wsi-zssss ;;si'vc orders sor the
whole of the mih:i-1 cast of (}sinneaicut
river, with three: rz.;sssiitnssrutssszsisizxtt the west
side, immediately tzn much mt'mt place;
but the flu-th ning {incceiisuppmrcch th':
orders arc c.;u.1tet*xnsimdcd sor the present .
I. E W [! A V E N, Dccemsi'sier 11.ct
\ EDNESDAY evening last a fleet of
between 70 and 80 sail ut'mcn of
war and transports were seven to pass
Muzineck, standing to the eastward, an
accuu [( of which we received in the fore
noon of the next day; and it is supposed
they Went by our hsiu'bcur in the night, as
nothing was s-en of them here, and are
the lum: mentioned under New London
head . We hear they lest theirstutiou near
Black Point on Saturday, and went out
to sea through the [tuce, andthat by the
course they stecrcd were bound to lthodc
lfland. lt is fincertnin what. number of
troops they have with them; some say
about 5000.
B ALTI MO R E, December 25.
Extract of" a letter fiom Philadelplua,
Dec. zl,ssl776-.
HE troops under Howe and Comwallis_
have lest T renton, and are moving
towards New York. General Lee's divi—
sion oftroops, now commanded by gene
ral Sullivan, consiffing of about 5000,
have crofl'ed the Delaware at Easion, and
are marching tojoin general_W.1shington,
near Coryell's lerry, in Bucks county.
More troops are on their way to join the
commander in chief, whose army will be,
in a [hurt time, full 18,ooo. A fleet and
army from New York have arrived at
Newport. All New England is in motion;
in consequence of this, toctooo men are
now in arms at or near Providence, for
the purpose osdcfending the state os Rhode
island." '
A letter just received from Philadelphia
mentions, that Howe'a army has actually
lest 'l'renton, and had returned to Prince
town and Brunl'wick ----- That general
Washington, having been reinforced by
about 4500 New Englanclmen. headcd by
general Sullivan, and seven] bodies os
Pcnnsylvania and jersey militia, was pre
paring to recross the Delawarc with lo,ooo
men, to protect the remnant of virtue that
may be left in the jersey state from the
farther ravages of the enemy. That the
loss-ofgeneral Leg, who was, by the per
fidy of I Tory, made prisoner by about
70 of the enemy's cavalry commanded by
lient. col. Harcourt, so far from dispiriting
the Amersslcan army (great as the misfor
tuneis considered) has not only cxasperat
ed the soldiery, but appears to have ex
cited a spirit of enterprise amonost them,
which give: fresh spirits to the friends of
freedom, who do not despair of" having
their beloved unfortunate general restored
to the bosom of a sympathisiug grateful
country.
Major- general Gatea, and briquier-ge
neral: St. Clair and Maxwell, arrived a
few days ago at general Washington's
head-quartcrs, from T iconderuga.
Col. Ford, of Morris county, in New
]erscy, who has several hundred men
under his command, has harmfii—d the
enemy very much, by surprising their
uards, and taking their waggons, liores,
c. ,
Capt. Ephraim Anderson. of New jer
sey, has gained great honour in several
enterprises against the enemy near Tren
tun.
Extract of a letter fiom Philadeiphia,
Dec. 23.
" Col. Samuel Griflin has entered New
Jersey at the head of 1000 men, and is
pursuing his march towards some of the
cnemy's out posts."
A number of the Bvston Tories have
]:ttcly died, unpitied and m-iamcnred, at
Hzilishx in Nova dcotia. The firmam ge
neral Brattlc is among the number.
W l L LIA DIS BURG, _7atmary 3.
C \P l'. Lilly, or" the. armed brig Liber
xy, arrived last Friday from a crbis-c,
anu brought 'in with him the ship jane,
David Wallucc master. from 'l'ortolz,
bound to Lm d un, w'nh 28 hhds 43 Licrccs,
and 3 barrel: osbrown sugar, 2! puucheOns
and 3 bz-rrcls usrum, 13 bales ccti cottou,
( pipe, 8 lxhds. and it quarter calle: of
Madeira wine, and 80 nuns os suflick.
A ship from Li—erpool, bound to New
York, is brought into Hampton, taken
by the contincntal cquscr Muntgomcrysi
She has on' board & coulidcrublc quantity
of woollens, some hulcs of [sin] lineo,
cheese, and a variety of other ulht'ul ar
liclu.
'] here is certain intelligence of our
quondam governour, lord Du .ss M OR F., thar.
celebratcd chief, having at last tukr-n his
departure for England, to erjoy the smilee
of his sovereign for the many signal ser
vices rendered to his :zugust house while
commancler in chicsof Virginia.
T We also learn, that generais Burgoyne
and Clinton have sailed for England. 'l'he
latter, it is suid, is recalled, to answer for
his unsuccessisul enterprise against Chzuh s
town.
Thcindependcnt companyos Bahimore, '
with several Olhtrs srum thzsst town, are
marched to reinibrce general W'ashington,
and oppose the ranges of the British
army. -
Capt. Matthews, osthe fth regiment,
who arrived in town yesterday from gene
ral Washington's camp, bringn'advice of
one of our cruisers having taken a trans
pnrt srom England with 15: privates, 60
officers, and two generals. The two list,
it is said , Were intended to replace generals
Burgovne and Clintun ; but before either"
ofthuse gentlemen can get to their polis,
we must have our brave old general deli—
vered to us. whom God reltore soon to
the bosum of his fiicnds. —
Marriage: ] Dr. WLLLHM GlBlONl
STUAIT, tu miss MOLLY Fn-zuucm,
daughter of co]. Henry Fitzhugh, of Mas
sord count .
Death;}, Yestcrday morning, astera
short ilinesi, the Hon. VVLLLHM Btln,
esq; at his seat os Westover.
Mrs. Rlcmssos, spouse to mr. jamel
Richeson, osKing \'\ illium countyz
Misi Euzunu BRADLEY, -<sziughter
os mr. w illiam Bradley, of Pctershurg, in
her ljth year. She was :! dutifu] daugh
ter, to which the grics of her :ssffl'cted
parent: bear ampec tcmmony; and her
many virtues, and amiable disposition,
had cndeared her, to a numerous circle of
acquain-tancgs, who deeply bewail the loss
of so agreeable, so lovely a. companion.
Ye blooming nymphs, whom life's bcstss "
season warm;, . . -
Whose youth effu'lgcs, and whose beauty
chalms,
No more your flowery glories vainly heal},
Oh.s see how soon that flowery glory's
loflsi :
There cold in earth's dark bosom law she
lies,
So pleasurqs vanish, and so beauty flies;
Now ptefi'd beneath a lu'sf, it charml no'
_ more, . ,
The scene'sshutup, andalltheglory's o'er.
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ADVERTXSEMENTS.
WI'LLlAMsBURG, jan. :, 1,777.
L L persons who lodged :Lny pap'ers,
rclsiltive to law business. in the hands
of my father, Yolm Raudalph, esq; arc
hereby request'cd to" apply to me for them
immediately.
EDMUND RA'NDOLPHL