The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-08-01 00:00:00, page 2

PHILWELPHI A, jnly 22.
Extructofa letterfi'om general W As H 1 N o
TON to Cossensss, dutadcamp at the
Clovc, fufy 16, 1777.
S : :,
BEG leave to congranflam Congresi
' nn th.- captivi-y usmctjur general Psics
can, and owe ( ( I is ..ids de c unp. The
particulars of this. fortunate event y-—n wiil
si-d in foc enclsisis d extract ct'a leneuthis'
n-i um rccvivctl srom gon'cr 1] Spcnccr,
"Whiljh I prc'iunc :u'c at large in the pnckcc
mr.(ifcenI-ni'willsslcsiver- Li-rut. an [3 [l'—
tun. wizh' he Ilnail hzsincl-ssh' u-lcicr hi cwm
m *nd. v. h.) Lif-ndnctzdlhc enterprise, hctve
great m'n'ic."
Exn-alt qsa bttcr fi'nm major gmu-ml "Tpm
cer, datefl'rovidsiuce, ju-y u, 1777.
s ] n,
I HAVE th: pYC'lsurc m congr-zru'sivsitc
' your Honour, and the Hnn (;u-silctinsi-n
tal Cuuzress, on the ]:Ltv succcssi - s li u-sisi.
'eol'. Basion, wh'o, wixh the ru ss'vr "s
40, including czsipmssins Ad m-z (Aud Prct'. ins,
and :: number (Is hmvc ofl'i. cr. . ]"H uighr
-wrnt on Rh 'dc fflmd, and hrcllctht his
m'aj-Ir zcnaruansC'ztt, and m'jsszr W .lzi .m
Baefingtsim, one rf his aidcts de Cams'si and
the seutry at the gcncml's door, all th sit
were at the genemi'z qmrtcrs. Thia v- :u
done with such p'u-icncc thu nn ah-zm
was given to thsiencmy ussnil cu" party
h'n! got near to the njuzin, on th sin" summ
ctTh3y arc now in cl-ismwnss ,
Col. Barlou went with th party Zn s— ur
whzlclmnts sr-rm Warfflcsixc neck, zzlwnc
ten miles by vates. m zhc er lidsicszhc
island, lsi-m Ld .:H 'u'ss hss'zss'f-vay f-vm Nsf w—
pnrc to B-ii c.! ssssirrjf. then m.u--.h-d one
mile m she {gonerd'siquctrsr-rs, rc-nsisird
again to "Narv-i k. am! had :h- good s r
m 13 to escape 1 in chslssn'cry * ssih-sitsic'ncmv's
utrd boats, a'.ct h- ugh several fl-iss us war
frkynund in thss'zss psaru. Several :memptz
'a thin numsi-e h we. hccn m-nlc without any
loss on our sidc, and with sctme sm 11 suc
_c-.-s.z. The above :mmssd c..pc. Plsiifips,
some time since, , wuh & party rf a'siru:
sizoo, brcyug'uc off one cnfimz Clzzrk as she
qzd regimcuc. ho-v :: pris- ner. Another
party attacked nne of" lh'? encmy's gumlsi
flispcrscd them, ksllul three. and Wound—
_ed one. We hzve Lad several dcserccrl
from the British rcuimems "
Publzshcd fy order of Comrq/I',
CHAKLES 'l't-tOMwON, sec'ry.
Extract osa letter from a gcmlfmssm in
5 sisiBourdeaux, to his friend in this city,
-si duty! May_17, 1777.
" ] navc the honour of advi/mss on of
Mdrrivll in this city in good it.- as" ;, a]!
der hmssing bsi'eu, two m-mthr on the rood,
mctlfictff rred all th 'sij/L- blalt'f N- ptumss- usih n
'- irritate! i: cnmble qfss iqfi'ss-sisih'ng llssie l-mk
ss-Ffm'ze the [85]; of Afmt ths: r-tssussr/i-hss- us
sstsihs Azss'rrcr. that [(if Glsijsgow the 4sct'xuj'1hg
ss/ssmsirsinz manth; sh: ]; zd on band two /- ([an
! 71, om- oj wlzisih was at mini/sslsssr gutkg to
__ l'c Charhctlesizin. T/m ship was going to
.'si.' ffpeck; this ]umc mivsijstss told u; news
mo/f di/Dgreeub/c, vz'z. _
,}? That the count D'Artoz'x, thr king's
.prother, was in 1._simd0n very well received at
{hat,caurt, andpmbahly wax azss'j ,ss/linsir mea
sure: to reduce the ,cmsiu'inmr of flrrmrica;
flmt mr. Dsane Ilslfl wrote a wry jpiritud
letter to lord Stormnut, ambr-sssldour at our
court, pro/yct/Eng to him an exchange o] fisims
r'somr: he warned, for other: (li's-Iifilfd in
England . and that the term; is this [c'tl/fr
being very lpiriud, t/rr-sizid lnrd had/bnt tlzc
lium- ta his court. who returned it to him,
'ordrring him to show it to mr. Dr St. G'c-r
,maiz-e. am! d-wmul /,sscti:l21/Ziss>n_fnr/o great
ma iu/oleme , find an nmbq/slxduur ; that in
this interval mr. [Je me had Men ((sstsffiflatcd
in his csioacss'z lsict-wem Paris and [ser/filles,
upon which mr. sranklin having: sblf'citcd the
e'uuft so make slarch af/cr the murderers,
) r. Imd recriued ardrrr ru law.- Puri; in 24
hour;, and France- iu juur day:, in cause
quence z't wax hrlievcd he wasgo'nc 10 Vienna.
Morcovcr, that all n'mcrican vessel: had re
ceived order; to go out and evacuate all the
part: of France, and that all that might in
fisturc arrme should not stay more than 24
houn. ll'u believed, sir, this now;, the
"shsbeCdlt/lsi? the qu/g awssqazcttu wcrl'pro
duced , which pu/ih'v-uy (il/H ted :.t. The re
maindcr as our voyage was passed in the
greateyljorrnw, but we were agr'ecalrsi'ysur
pri/cd , when. up-m-mr arrival, wolcarucd the
contrary, asid that all the new: was a: fa
vourable a: could be expected , a (leclaratimf
(y'war exczjvtz'd- The new: if, that mlff'.
Fran/elin am! Dezmc are well, and alway:
well rcc/si-sv'sl at court, both hv prince and
lord:. I'mr genti- mm at Paris have cr-m
m_[/i-/m-r.<thmrprmatcm, amlmm of them
hsiz- tssfssh !: (: cthm'ket boat (st- /2!y: !: private
[4 {ZP' jrnm s/zrsterdam) "which (; mg-rslzctmf
t). ... Ls H. l_.. , ! 'r'
.! _,_ 7.-_A,si,.!
J/l [th]! l'ls ]t/ll-ss'lv {Ill bll'i (Ilyllllslxv "'a
(ict -! m: lmr/u' to what to attfllmte !hc (!: tun
tssiovz :fthc letter: oftlm 29t/z r.] Jspril from
[. naussz, but we j'g/i [cum that the suche!
lmu' which (turned lhcm wax tah-n the all
of shir m nth, at hn/j'n/zcr 8 at nf'glzt, ly an
A nermm ])rivr/hsser, a: high a: (z'mvc/bxd,
wear the southern point of gHs-(y/zcml. He
dj'ls'rhct-ngr-(i t/zzf fuq/L'rgctrcrx am! crew, but he
hssu brought in the vqlbl, cffc'fs, and mail,
dinfctrct'dfbr this country, (iermmgy, and the
North. 7/10' mail wru cscortcd by an (gsfictr
of the.- Americnn privan-cr. andmnduct-ss-d
to Paris. where it ufitp ngssisl ictt um: given
to the simrrican cuvnyctt stre."
Extract of a letter sum: the same placc,_
May 17.
'si ] have jzg/I si/ss'ssm a ]zrivale letter datcd
the me]: as t/m m-mlh. ]ism Brc/l; d'hz'ch
saw, to morrow aflcct qs lgsnil r/"tha line
will leave ths: ]mrt, their drstiualion un
known " "
Excrsict nsn letter srom France, Mny 19.
" 'There are two prize: taken fy cast.
Guslavm Crmnir-gham. and lbnt into Dun
kirk one of them (: Harwirh ]mc/usst, bound
to Helvnntsluw, an board rsw/ziclz they took
tlu- mmland a king': moffZ-nger, aljb 70 sioool .
sterling in spouse, all which the;; two]: ])ro
pvr c-m- of. Semml nurchart vrj/iss'h are
an ivwl h< re and at Bourdeaux, loaded with
toll-iCCO; their name: ! do not know."
We cannot lecturn that the enemy areyet
cect—rtzinly m wed from New Yurk, but by
an tili<er ir- m Ambcy we are informed
there vem x'mcd only 3000 British troops on
Swaten is] .vcl ; and that be tween 8.) simi 90
szctll (.f V'. sszlz [( si Samlsiss Ufmk [: st Friday,
but whether any troops were on board we
cannot find .
G ncml Wnshingzon. wi'h his who!e
army, are movingtowards the North river,
to watch The mu'inna us mr. Howe
WTL LIADISBURG, August !.
Y czpt- l'ctltcur, who lo-tt St htucttia
ab-zut the middle of nly, we learn
that an acc U'Tt had arrive ih-re fiom Sc.
Kitt's, just besOrc he sitilzd, that commo
dorc Manicfs sqmdron had sallm in with
the Wimlward ulnnd homeward bound
fi'fct. confining- of 60 sail, and taken two
thirds osthflm
A gctntic-man in two days srom Baltimorc
iikeu isc says, that Congres-n hadjust receiv
Cli advice: of his: having takm the British
srizrzztc Fsix of 28 gous, after a long- and
olsisssiinate engr'gcmcnt; wherein hisown ship
wn so much lhattered that he sound itnc
c- ss-ry to seizd Znerinto part, and hat] hnist
ed his pendctnt (m board his prize, to pur
sussf his operations against the: enemy.
General LFE, we have the pieusnre lo
insn- in the puhhck, is in good health ..tml
spirits, although a close prisoner on h'mrci
the ()cnturion man uswar; but the fct-xphn't
oscui. Barmn. in scizinz and bringing off,
with fi) much a-ldz'rj/x atd gallantrysi ths l'n i
t'sslh nui-sin' gCTlClssi'li Pl'i'si'olt, will no doubt
sscure his c-zilz-rL-ss'v lucntin :! very short. time,
and restore our hssiwc uid general to the
bosom oi his friends.
]Wy (e'ear.Cozev11{;-fssr:n, .
A M qusich u -n ;sisi'f'y when ! Y'v-mk bow
bctsickwnrci ycsiu h 'V'f Tutcfy been to us;}:
into the six new l'* gimcnz-si, and how th)
riaus an oppo-rtmsiis )! we have hit thereby
of even suush'mg the war at :] stroke; and
I am cxtrcmz-h hurt uh -n ] think what a
]] mdlc this ly.;{lss .-,-;.-ct.'-iy.cl'— gives to our cnr
mics to say, that we have either lost our _
spirits, and me si} she; pumt ol" giving up
to them, or m'c ; HHJ! too mercenary to
serve even sur m,- hss'ct-si-H buuuy and ]My
now given. flcw n-usi'ctt they rcjuice tun
when they in:.r :i-wt we are uz'slrr the
ncccffiXy(;sit'dzctonctuiumssu' ;hc n—iL'HsiH, if'shcir
is, ussiu'ncshy, &- 11;-,1.Luitin lLVcss'aku-m
lies on that :ucsinut? For ()mi's snkc,
my C')\ln(lsi)!1ll:n, ;ssc. -.*.'.;t the.- sq-X'osizch of
bcing dishlvuiiu-z 1!) win.: {fccrcd hssvs at
your cmmtr) ths! us lwving been back
ward in hsr de In usi. hsiu ! --- (}"d son bsiul
that. \!;is lhcum he laid. Anticipatc the si
draught; enlist chcuhflly, or at least suss)
mit to be draughtul 'ct'ss'izhout murmurirg;
show your cum ics, Lssat whsic they have
];mglnd at mnx- ;snzvc their destruction,
and that you wi" no: mzrnnly ikulk at home
when they dare yon lo the sick]. You Wisil
thereby llmw them )our ready obedience
to the laws of zczur ccumry, and deter.
minccl n fflulinn m ;:rderve your present ;
constitutiml inviulssct'sic , them which nothing ct
uiil confound them msi. rc, or soonerinduce :
them to give over L'm-ir attempts against
us, and oblige them in abandon their fcml
hopes of seeing- m cnllzwed, by becoming
weak throu 11 (21 comen: and divisious a-ss
mongst our elves. l_ am, wishing you & 3
glorious victory over your enemies, and
the sond} clj ct-ynmnt csisynur liberties,uiuh
evz ry earthly llzlpphhcsh, your sincc'rc friend
am! most nhul'wvt. s] VIRGlNl \-"J.:
'1 () be SULI) ;sic [Oi'fl town, on Saturday T
lhc [6111 of Angu/l, !
THE Scorpi-m ]lrmp, burlhm br-ly-censi
50 and 60 tum, Brrmzudian built, am!I
:: vexyjlz/i/Isiler, with all her sail;, rigging, I
masarials, &c. on inventor}! of which may ss
be sbcu by nppsiȝn'ng at the publick store in ?
w issl':mshzu g. 1"(.-rszr!l.-erparticular: in- s
quire asca/zt. Wrusisihz "Vcfisicott, on board. s
WiLLL-lu .si/ruzr-r-r. ct. c. vsisi
' ct HE coutinmtctctz (.tH/N OlsifflE, rstz- !
blzshcd I/yurdcr oft he GeneralCnngt es}, ct
;, opened at the jne/llic/f store in (his cily,
]." thlf furpofi: of [) rrnwiug man-yfi'sir t/ze :
u/L- 0] the Amuicm- /}situ. No cctcrttficute: ;
are to [19 givcnflr loss} them zoo dollart, 3
and the [ender will be entltct'crl to an armual ;
intens! of 6 fer centum, to be paid at the
fill'd tfll e.
i-V. A-PMISTE'AD. comi/l'i/m-vr. -
To be S')LD at publick made, on Friday
(he Bth instm;t,. l'efbre mr. And'ersorr'si: ss
tavern in W iffiass shurg, ]brready money,
S'X hundred ynrsls us CHECKQ, 270 ct
yards oflnsh LlNEN, 15 dozcn men: :
and womens wmshd, thread, and ynm ',
stockinp}, and lo dc zsio men; and bnyl felt '
"ATS. 'I'hc snl- 'l- hrsrctn at [a o'clcsiclr,
Ubl lmnc ssi-su; m April, benvccn ?
Suffolkzm-l lf/ilctrmubuFQ, tuo TICK- ?
ETSin the ST/I'IES LOTTERT, NO. '
33 953 am] 33 954ss ] uii] give two dol
lnrs to the pcrllm who finds nnsl delivers
them to CU'. 7alm lfss'irjnn srFNorfblk coun
tv, or [the snbscniher on hand the ship
Cct,(/%z-ell. !] wuus wnsoN.
GLOUCESTEK, july Zsis, 1777. :
LL persons having :mv ] lst dcmsizmh ;
against the estate 4s un's. Kcct'ul'nh '
Rowc, decezlscd, an c-sC-lnucrsctct'er cmmt
are desired to mak: them knv—wn, 33
prove thcir accmmm on or lmsm-ct lhc l'ZLh
of/lugu/l next; at wLi-sih rinw- v.}H he sum,
at the.- phntntiun'us Zzlclrsszria/z Euwe, sor
ready money, the flock us mule. shussp,
[Funchouschnlcl surni'siurz. cisscf. m d'xschurgc
lhc dcbts due srnm ihe- sssi-i fshte.
2" * 7:\(Zl?si\l'.7.*ls ]{OWE.
j.\5lsirli\ l'siUWE.