The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-04-11 00:00:00, page 5

F Rl 0 A Y, SUPPLEMENT TO THP. VlRGINlAGAZEl'TE. V 1"
ffpnctlll,1777. 2 PKlNFED ay ALEXANDER PURDlE. "" !
PHlLAD ELPHlA, Mdrc/izj.
Extract of:; letterfi'om France, Decembcr 14.
EVGLUNH) is sitting out a sormidable (quadrun,
which will conli-l us near 40 sail of the line.
haue: and Spaiu are likewise equipping, and a
general war is expected i-n the spring. The king
us l'si-rlugil is certainly dead."
Extract of a letturfi'am London, Dec. 6.
ss_ " 'I'he minority here luve scceded, in silence,
from P ll'ii'Hlltul ; but the talk is, that they .neun,
after Christmis, to present & strong memorial nr
remonllrance to the king, inlishug on an immedi—
ate PlCisiCltiUll with Amcisiiea, even on the plan of
independence.-—-lt is certain thi— i—s lord (Jhu ham's
advice. 'l'he pnrliament has already vctted 45.ooo
seasuen, and all the men and money the mluillry
bsiwe nikccl snr next year, wiihout one word of
objcctct'ou. Faucit is gone to Gemmnv, to try to
engage more men. We nre still prc-sslsiig seamen;
norwithstanding which, it is not supposed we shall
be able to get enough for ships now in cssnumillion
before the latter end ofFebruury, or perhsixps the
last of Much."
March 26 By accounls srom New ]crsey, we
learn th udcserufrs (] xily cumcnver srom lhcc-nemy,
who are penued up in Brunsav'zck, so that they
never pcep out but our people have & knock ac
them, which as oscemurns out inourliwour () w oF
these lk'mnilhes happened on 'l'ucslay the. 18sih
iustsimc , where we Look several waggons, 8 prisoners,
and s-n ul 4 w ; dead in theficld; another happened
on Friday last, when the enemy made (he br-lt of
their way into the town, to fell that they could not.
get any fora e for Lhc rcbcls.
On the firl uk. c1pt. Slulcrs, in a privatecr (] mp
belonging to New London, fell in with siuctud took
the bxig Elizdnth, William G lrncl, l'rum Liver
p-wl for Amigua, lj'O'lu us buu-vhcn, laden with
(Try goods, ons and pctmtocs, vctlusd at lo,oool.
lle-rl-lzg.
Since our l.:st capt.—---,in a letter (s marquc
(hop, arrived from M zr'ziuicss dhe tnnk two
pctzes on the puss-gc, Uz. ;: flsimp from Mulc-irsil
fur jamctica, nul wt arrival am] a 11 mp from
New Yvn'k for Bjrbldos, which [he brought in
with her.
April 1 . By an ctxprcs} fi-om the E.:slw.1rd, we
are i—zsormed !luta v-[s ! is jusictl arri ved from Frmzce
with 12 ooo stand ofin'ms, beside: a largu qu mtity
ojsip-z wder and clothes. The lustaccou-ztct ]i-um P-msi:
by this vsssl (main Febru-zrv. Wearc: uffumi, that
by this tum France anssl Up rin have each a fl wt at
]ua of 30 ship: us the line,- thssu. the [x.-(w:- 0/ Europe
wasfiqlpendfld on the Very wch of (: si/pidcr. which
the m >/t trflctng incident m'g/I hrruh; am! the h'orm
wax g vthctrmssg rnuud ths.- head :: 'uur (futfmy, a: frss/t
:: the must zealous/"fiend njsssl-ntss-rica could wish.
_ Agmtlcm m nf'the flrj/t rank in [his city has receiv
ed a letter frum his corrc/poulmt in Frzmcc, who is
one as the most eminent merc/Lmt; in that hingclmn,
informing him that the cu-nmercial interest: in that
Country were lb much in/uv mr nj thcgalI-mt English
Anericsiwm, th it. under the/Zmdi'w n/'_;ssr,,1u'rrumfut,
!hqysshui begun, rmrl haprd limn tu e/lcthlish, (: bank
in lizv'mr uscnntimfntal c'urrcmjy. and du] no! dnu/sit
but all l/llf power: in Europe would immediate!)-receive
it. cxsiept the En {(if/]). who/b di/Irql/Lctdfinuuu's, it
w'u cxpcctr-l, wants! lbun oblige them to acknowledge
th: Amerimm to befiu- and imhp. n.]c11!_/i.ttc:.
Yellcrdny _].uncs Mn'leswurlh, : traitor and ;;
])y, was exetuled on the commdus near (his city .
lc appears, by sundry cvidente, and his own con
lcfli-m, (hn he had been sent from New York to
procure pilots sor cunducting the.- British fleet u :
the river ])elaware to (Lis city.
In a few days
the pn'u ick ma
y expect more particulars on this
subject.
M....—
WILLIAMSBURG, .April 11.
A lttlc-r from a gentleman of di/Iinaion, dated
head quarters, Murristown, March 29, 1777,
to his Excellency the Govcrnour.
5 ] n,
INGADH—ZR general Knox does me the favour
of trn- scrib'tng part of a letter which he this
msimtcnt rec<siived from (( [. jucksim, commanding
unr' us the 16 mltiitiunu] battul'
lous. ----- Bos'tsi'ou,
March 20, 1777 News! glorious news! Last
'l usssiht al
urge ship arrived at Portsmcuth srom
Fr mcc ; she hus on board tooo barrcls ofpowder,
12,o<>o ltutrtl osarmcs (! su 12 oco stand osarms)
:: c unpletesct of cannon for the st'igate at Parts
n'uu it, and a very large (thantity (s linem, Woul—
lcnsss &c &c. with a French general, colouel, and
tnujor. 'l'hc-si- gentlemen come well recommendcd
by Dr. Ft'anktin. She brings an account, that at
the smte time, and from the same port, a Punch
55 gun ship sailed for this place, with 50 brass
iichl pieces, and other warlike stores. All, and
every part of this, may be depettded upon as &.
fact. -—-Ycstcrday znr'n-ed here tw0 very fine prize
ships, 'ftsium London, loaded with dry goods,
worth so oool. sicrling.----Cul. Bayard, ttow at
Fishkil], writes to his Excellency in these Words:
] hate received a letter from Button, datcd the
zoth instattt, smtu which the following is extract—
ed, viz. " On the 18th instunt arrived at l'orts
nluuth an asnml Hssc] of 14 guns srom France;
hcr czu-go cotzsists us 12,coo stand osarms, tooo
barrcls us powder, llints, guua for the sri ;.site
thcrc woollcns, liuens, &c. &c. She has een
out 40 (up. A 50 gnn ship sailed at the same
time, from the sssnne place, for this port. er
expcct her heaving in sight every hour. She is
richly laden, with heavy artillery, and militaly
ll'ores. Two very valunble pisi'zes are now riding
in the hzirhour, both from London; they have
woollcns, lincns, and summer clothing, to a great
amount. ] had almost forgot to tell you, that
the court us France hus't'emonsiratcd against any
more soreigu troops being sent to Atucrica ; and
that. upon Dr. Franklin's arrival there, they dc<—
mnnstrated theirjuy by bont fires ." Let me add,
the certain arrival at Philadclphia, within a few
days, of & vellL—l from France with 6800 stand of
arms, and ljoo double bridlcd gun lLCkS, on the
publick account, with 4000 stand, and several
hundred leeks, on account (s captct Stocker. l
am, with great rcsptct, &c.-sis-All the Virginia
troops have recovered us the smallpox."
'l'he accounts published osthefire in Purtsrhnuth
dotkynrd, in England, are an undoubted snctsisi—
Ccnusiul Burgoyne arrived in England thc loth of
December, in a very bad (tate of health;-----but
he had the honour of a long conference Hilh his
sovereign, and prubulsily kissed-the royal paw,
whichmay polhhiy restore him.---Otirold acquaint
ance lt-rd ])unznure had iikewise the good shrtmzo