The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-12-05 00:00:00, page 2

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'ss'si si siB 0 8 T O I;], Ocronu 30.
'_ ss ANY respectahle gentlemen m-zl un Wednesduy
evening w celebrute the most signs], and by sJs
the grandcst uqtnry, ao ycn'bminctcd over Briush pride,
litssc s'urrcncct'cr of Ucnual Purg zync, Send hxs whole
annysw the gxlhmt and brtvc Gc neral Gntsss, packsi d
by no res ecmblcziwdy oftctrtemcn uscvtsir campnscd an
army. St will rcflcqt immorta] honour on me csim—
mandtr and his corps, it being as great a victory swan
pt'ffibly be enrulk'd in the anna'siss of Anu'risin. Thu
dny following, as noon, t'rc fox n'oil'cs and [),ippt'ng, En
che harbnur discharsicd (31le cagnon ; and the rom
pn es' tis independc-nts and light infdnuy, toguhcr
with "the (rain of artillery, being pssnusicd in Stale
sheer, sircd thirteen times. in honour ((the 'l hirtu-n
United Stucss. In the evening there wssrz; illumiuti
ous, bonsmcbsi, and orberdcmuustrazi'ms (:fjoy,
Wednel'daijch , the twenryl'eCnndnFOc-tcber,
wn received atCam ridgc a confirmauon ct-t' llh' im
finrmnt intsi lisgehce that (he British Llum'nzmt chmal
urgnyne, with upwards of five thousand men at h s
command, shb:n.tted themselwsix primctus sit" vsiar m
Ma—js—r General Gares, commandm- of the Axmssncan
envy in the northern departmcht, in (Onstq-Jcnccsi of
which the cnllegrs were beaudfully ilhrminnzed thtf
fime eVEnan. Qn 'lsshursdaj evening the town of
Cqmbridgc was universally illuminntcd, in high taste
lnd elegmce. A smnfn'e was mace upon sin com
m-m, wssnfn were fared : number of canmn, answu ed
by musletry from che "(misis stationed in Cambridgr,
in homus to'Gc cml (bres. A number of prsncsi-cl
gentlemen, that sscfthc tom] and army, 1}an un
xiv.-nine evetsiring in company, thrc thc fJIlowing
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tenth were drank, with the discharge of cannnn :
'sil. Thesibnve Major General CdtCS, who, with es
six
fect, (hid to the vaunting Burgoynsi liitlss-mashmsstbm
inn, and no favthn. _
si :. General Wlshin ,ron, and his army. '
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_.. 3. gain: General eathn, ,
'4. neral Starks, and the New Ennland militfan
'5- The imm m] memory of those nct'ssho glorioufly
fill in defendin he cause of mankind: ss',
6. May every 'mininn Gener'al intruding in an Amc-'
rican n' htnndissnnnecncemee: withthefateof urgoyne.
(" T. Nfay tyrant princes submit to superiout Amrtzcaq'
90 l- . ssss , _
8." May the wisdom ofCongrcsi ever be superinw to
- the policy 04'"Brirain.
&. 9. The memorable l7th of Octobsi-r 1777.
lo. complete cfiabfishmenc of Amuisian indc-LIenct-ctsi
:sidfysice- ' . .
n. May Anierican bravcry and honesty rise supe
riour to Bntannick mifice and fraud. . ,
12. May genetous harmonyf-x' ever firmly' unite"—
the lates ctot Amenu. , ,
1 . Free'don to the WHOLE WORLD _ _
"[The rejoicing: were introduced by the dischar e of
tho'rteen cannon, in hohour to the Thirt'een U ztcd'
Sutexoprsschca. " ss
si_ The whole was eonddeted with the utmost dccency
njgond humour. 'si _ '
, On Friday evening the rejoicings My: crowned by
sisl hflliante pany of ladies from Lamhn'dge, Boston,
lad Water own, whh teshficd thEir ing and pa'triotistns
bytbeir tesence, at an elegant Assembly.
" py was in every face without ; cloud,
," As in the scene of opening pa dil'c."
We' hear from Me'cifotd, that it now r qsgemlcmen
in that town, upon rcceivng the joyful news, on
Wdzy last, of the reduction ctof Burgnydc's army,
Hent the ai'ternoon in rejoicin , and in graziznde and
' respect to our gallant brethren- to the army they imme
diate] ltsst on foot : subscriptiqn for the benefit of their
famihesac home, by which means they collected a sum
to the amount ofePght hundred and twenty six dcjiuss,
whieh is to be diflnbutcd to such persuns in tha:_town
(according'to their circumstances) as have eitxer hus
band or fpn in the cnntinental army.
What benevolent heart is there throughout this
vast continent buc tnmt-sccl an addition of pleasure
on this joyful occasion, when he reads the kind act
of our worthy brethren at Medsnrd. To' seed the
hungty and clothe the naked. is the da'dy emplqy
ment of the generous man; but never did Heaven
more loudly demand the eXercise of this godlike
,virtue than at this day.' when our dear brethren
are risking life for our security. how to gladden
che break of the bereaved consot't, and to mzke
her and her dear osi'zprings hearts leap for joy, to
comfort. nffist. an spirit the soldier, by feeding
m: necuy ramuy at nomc,' mun: ne a picazure mar
every good man would be sond to impart. l
w_ould_ therefore just hint to my worthy ieflow
citizens, mzsilthcrcspcctablcinhabitantsoschisstate.
thfzt a wllcction be madeon 'chc next thank sgb ing
for the asorcsaid purpose. 'i hcn insil our'alms,
with ouctr prayeict and mnnksgiviugs. arise ivi :; con
sort of ;: aise to HlM from vshom alone the
wict ry came.
ctst Monday returned into port the ssihooner
Lcc, Capt. dkimmer, belonging to the (hired
Statcs, fand brought in with hima brig, which was
bound from jamaica for London, laden with sum
. and'suffiu.
dVILLIAMSBURU, Tss'. :.
AST Sunday being the :mniversnry of St. An
. Adrsi-wct, whifsich bss/ she chmsiter of this c ty is appoint
ed fzr the cicct-sin vfa Mayor, Grctouma Wrctnn, Esq;
Treasurcr as this commonwealth, was chosen into that
office for the- cnsuipg year. _
Arrivej in ] !mzs ner, sm'n Nzntz, in six weeks
ctissssisiLc, t'zcct' svho'ncf St. ']*I'Ixctl_n'ct\',si Cart. Passsic-rr
B-rro.:, with a valun'r-lc carge-of LfCiL] arnsile'5 ;1510
!
..l-ll'
w' -ss
two French flonps from the same place wish two
hunij anssi sixty PDirOl bsimsiehsi, nqumril) ul game
cloth, between um and zhrsi-si- rhuusansil bush 'Zs oshll,
a .d lame umer useth'l aruxle-z. (j-am-ctct p.:is-ctgers in
the Su'l'mmin}, [& :. ]ohn king of Petershurg, and M'.
] mes Ri-"h-trds us }* clmosit'u. . '
Extract ofa lrmrfrom a Jsllllbfl' ssch-rfssxsrrjj, dared
ct \' or]; toms, Noumpc-r 24, 1777.
" Howc has made hfmillt' v- ry str-mg qt Phihdcl
phi-u, being benisictl d- uLk: iisi-si. well sOn-flJl ; and
he: hctsilsi l.usily unde [Limbs msilshr <_-f ["on u'mnq,
whss'ch wasi chfuzdxd to Lsisiu: .ant sixncm-ry, and w.sst:1
green! gmunzr) , by the gan son. 'Wc in me {up & [hue
(. Hi H :wa um n ( be able lss') get ..zsi xi.-sir uct- t.- the
cizct, nnusiitlzlhnd-ng :h.y !:avc Big. m]: nflmd, 17.)
png as Red lb.:k runazna in our 9 !lcuou. Lord
Crsct'm gliisndsilsir du] the Dcrlzjflactsi: v .ch 3300 men to
[LJ-HLC L- \si l'ct'll, WHALH [3 LZCILJlUsiu U) ; 'UH UHC
trump, u:.:' sisi shsid, end ab y con-uu..wd; (- thnt !
exiuct his :. ILsiLi. pw U ;; ;u druL—bmg. Twmty lc
g'qne-uu. fx'.ssm uausia'si mmsi arc omssrtd :o josin Ucnc
rai W'nlhsitlbt n, uhzcsil wu) make hid armyflrong.
Buf'ss lum thrcc Uctzlr ngsi a puuctd, hard money, m
Pliiiddclpnsia. Thus duimst .:gsczu, and wm' proba
bly be much grcarcrffisi-l shut"). you un; misint'c rmtd
ab' usi' the 15 -0 ]{ctmuu (.JE.:O]lep huvusig joined
Howe. thlmm Allcn : cnuc-vomjng to m.]e a re
giment, but we do not hssw that he Is very succcsisi
tsiul.-—--The Defavsi arc fi-zgctztc )c: remains in pnfl'tssmn
us the: enemy, but they Have not done any L.,uryw us
w.th her &: ycr.---Mr. ('zctmichacl -.-.'1.t.s frct m Paris,
us the mth (t' julyct that Dr. LllE na; ruuming
from Berhctn, hnsiin smilhtu his Luliuclsi succelhfully
at the court of Pruflfisi-"I he English cou-d si-et no fu
tsii'bness to asiilt their loan.---'I ;zc King oslssruffin has
OPCHGd his port: to the l\mCsi_f'i_lnd.-—--4\-1r, B.].gnum
Writcs us firom Martinique, of the szth us Occober,
than: an: bctWeen France and England 15 cx c't' d
evuy 'y that the General is ordered to put the
French} and: immedmely into : flute of defence,
.qnd toembargo'all vessels gnin m Europe, to prevent.
their filling into the enemy's ands. szc thhusdnd
troops arc immtdiately to be sent ovar, t-ram'pmu
being read to rccdve tbcm.—--ctP0rtu:_zzl has dusi-m-d
the intere of Eng'and, and acuud to tlu l-mzly
Cumpacr'.——-—lt is mps rttd that the East ]ndidnb ? axe
risen uyonsi their opprtflon, 'and tlken Madm!$.---Tnis
it allrgoo'd news. ]t secms a's ?fthe tinn: u asi csiming
Wheq Great ]riuin is to b; cailsisid upsin ;) make
fieveress jctnbutitm for her infamous dcsh'uctsion of the "
human ipecies'ffl India. Let us be Wisc'and wrtuctusi 1
from her example; Hat Wc may avoid her sate."
Lsi Mansugrn} "On. Sunday the zzd os'N-nvrsimbcr- -
Tuomsox Mhson, ot'siLoud -un c_unty'ss, Es ; was
married to Mns. EuzAnsTH WALL-ACB', us Eliu— ss
beth City. If & liberal,_ imyrovedsi and buncwknc. -
mindsiat) encersstasiniug flow of vn'asicit'jss' a Neck and 1
even temper, actuelegant cconomy, : 'gseat flute: of ;
induflty, gucctshxsi', .zmd discrcuon, jwmsid wayery 4
low ly" person in the lady, can ensurc hasi-ss-inzssss td &
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husband scn'fible of her merit, the fairest pr'ospcct of
]
. pcrmaafent t'clicity has open to this happv pair. '
,ssDca!I::.] Reverend Cksszmnomun "fond, of
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ruzsiswick parish, in Stassord count . _
]
Lr. JOHN HAY, at" Ymkssqwn, after ; lingering
(
illnell. ' si '
On \Vedncsda_v the 2F>th of Noiember departed this ]
life Cavt. SHELDEN SLAUGnTt-zn, after a long sin.]! of ,
sicknelsfn-ln him his cmnpanluna hsl a ubble pzxttcm '
of virt'uz. and his mfu an afftctctzonatc huaband. '
Heaven's bright shir of night, often hast thou been
wimess to his sublime converst, when he described the i
charms nfvirtue', .thc quictude and pcaCc ofan approv- ]
ing conscience. Thou now canst MIYssshCd thy beams
onsshis (Mentgrave; buried in the dusi' iesevcty !:umm
exCelh-ctncy, the conlblation, the huyc, the joy, of his
weeping fiicnd: . ,
- \VlLLlAMSBUlG, sBu.4, 4777.
As sundry inh-bxcants or l'lis'lsiily, moved by the
(usi'eringsuf our Isuldiers un sier l:.e command of
Hus Excellency General HsissL/bingrou; at lssms inclc
]
ment ieason, have lately le-u w my care seven-l pus
ofstockings, blmkffis, and shoes, (0 bczmusm ned, ss
to me camp wuh ful possible sisxncjn on, it iss nopc-d
lh—dt all the good people oil thiss shw wdl follow tuch
a laudablcqxsmple, End fsiomam m lame pmpc; ansissl
cmxvemem place, in every coctun: y, such ursish—lcx as !] "
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(am bcfl iurnish towards ;elisi'vmg the distrcsi'es osour
brave me'n, iulssj-cteJ w umsiergo another wintcr's
(
campaign. lka some gentlemcxg in (sizch man!);
of ur-t lhsc will cake upov. them she uouhlc ofsiol—
lectisizg asszsi. ru ezviug such ncsseis-r-es as can be procur
ed, anJ ii,;mf) the quantity ansil pine; thy! l may sesiui
fox .lbem W. Hz\ct\.hl, n. qsi M. G.
' Ld'l' imported from Aur/lc, in the ichoonc_r .S'r.
_ Tct/uissssssr, Capt. Robert starron, and to be ("old in
[(I—'A'iar/cts/ssurssq, to the highest bi'ddcrs, on Hiday
(he zgch insiant, about a thousand pair of cotton
,anj Wool cards, a large auibrrmenc of linens,
sorry pieces oscambrjcks. three thousand -: enght
ofsiguud v. hicc sugar, le -. crctlcasksosmppcras, nails,
powder and shut, medicines; os-siabrl-gs, mush'm
msid cafico, thrc'tJ, pins, nccdlcs, sweet oil, Lest
clarct in cases, some \ery sine h,son, green, and
buhca tca, white: chd, fine con'uck Lrundy, scxc
ralcasksmsipcpper, fine hats bound with velvet,
hlk stuckings, & f'cw pieces of Cloths, printed
linenandulk handkcrchicls, corks, about three
thousand yards usfinc hlu - cambicss'sss, onc hundred
lfioksos shlt, with several other ui'csu1anic es.
dnmuu. B.\_;u.\N1NQL:A;.1 L' (lo.
,,
I OST' in Nm- Km county, about sc-v- ,
4 cig-nc miles below the gou-shnulb, an 'I}.- .:
the lbcn of Nawu.brr, .; {n' n-'k lssnhcr !mrkrt vsi. " ;,ss
rarhe'r'wnrlb s-ss wonn- Tmrc wctsif ubom s :x.
punds cash in the busik. and l'rveral b/nds :md .u
rent;, He. Any pc'rl'ssn that W!" d::livcr th: llnid
bm-k, bond]; (b'c. w Mr. Woman Cartw-si'ql-r, or Mr.
Ro/zer! C. Warmr'ar tho csszurchuuse, or the subscflbss,
shall rcccivc forty lldllings reward.
zp WllLlAM RA'rcurnz.
, WH l.:usssi-swnn, Ah!. 25. 1777.
Lsi-TRAYED u. d'ruun l;.m f/a/f l.- (]hzu'fissi
si near (1i5 plan, an [miuy n-ght Ll , an eagle 0,
lourcd [wise aan s- ur !: ('t sum weight inrhc. high
wuh : small v.}.itr llnsszk in his smrheud, i: bad];
g.:izcd, and bmndcd on (be near butmck L.". Whoev"
uelctv- n the said horse (0 Cs-l, th/ ""is/", at Mrs. Or":
in this dry, or to the subsrriber in ,si/ml/Ht, flmll have
forty shilhngs reward, or five pound: on Cs-nvmtinn of
cherl'icf. p jonn Hunouzv,
& TRAYED or STOLEN from Mff Andrr/bn'g
si) jsi "silllidmctsbu'g, about the first of Nmmbn, &
chcstnur sorrel mare fourteen hunds hiffh, be: one fore
](sig and one hind leg white, :! large Blue face, hand—
ing manc and broom tail. and has been hurt in : e
left hind leg, which makes her lim aliulc. Ten
doliars rCWard wit! be [mld to any pff (m who she}! de
liver che said mare in Williumlmrg, to
;- HENRY Touo.
, T'u-mty DOLLARS Rm'anl.
TRAYED or bTOLEN smm_ the subscziber in
.sl/z'xm/ri/z, chc z3d us szfobtr, a likelyssypl
low bay horse four 'errs old next s in;, fourtassen
hmds and a halshigzl. brctndcd on : ;- nearbmm'kss
II, hisssneaf hind foot .whjze, qnd his ocsscr
hoossplil up tosscbc hair, some Whi'c hairsin is
shrehcad. : snin on' his nose, loss switch can,
paces, trot;. and' comen very We [. vhoeycr
takes up the sitid horse, an brings him to mous
s/lcmmqr/n, shall ba. e the above texts}, paiJ ,b,
cp " 4 EDwAln Atwosinsict
six '1 KAYED or .sisiTULl-ct'h from thcsubscriber, sin.,
si) L-ssss-ct/[sir muntctv, a likely well made inai'e,ss
almost blue): about thirteen hands znda halshigh,,
am a wlncc spot m her falsehead,} short raii, paces'
md truts mr) easy. ss I cxpgct she 's forward with
osictl. and was in ood order w n ! lost her:
which was the z4ci'sius flo/ar. Whncver deli—.
vers her to '/ (.Ands zlsiisiukard, Esqss; of .L'dncqflersi'
>r (;ml. filtlhjlf/J o's King 'Gsorgr. shalt resicq'n
wcmy dufa'aplm anctsictnsisifinctfi "
_TRAYED sl'om l'li'll/zssssnsburg, m}? sssqsi
) Mane'mlur, alikcly surrel horse'flwhfi ' ' _
)ldg near fifteen hands high, crocz am! ga ( si
ns a small white s -0c in his face, with hanfln
mue and switcsih tail; 'l'en dullars reward w"
)c paid to any parshn who 'will do ich 'che szid
wrscco . p . Konzsizr Fuss
._..
' TRAYEDor STOLEN from Hil/inmsburg, :
3 small white mare about four feet cho or three
nchcs high, hanging mane and long mil, her lest '
:)e white, a.ssd crucswcll. whoever deliversbertosi
!ctmry Hml— i.: Nuwylx'mf, or will inform me, living"
n Louisa, so that ] ger her, shall have five dollm
'eward. ' zp Ax'ruoqv W1Ns'rou.
( 0 In SOLD on the premi/nctja th': NKWW
on Friday s/IE :znb achccmbcr, if fair, or'bmi
my;- mssss fair day, _ ss si ; .'
A'l'R A( ]" of Lss A NssD in 'King & Qctvml connly,
fields bi'idgc, conzniping abnuc sixteen hun- ,
near
;
lrcd acrcs, alc'ngcrlicr or in parcels, bJongsng to the
=.
rstamosflumphre] li'ifl,\kc.usvd. The csirmkwfll 50
nadc knoWu on the: day of silc, by
zpss . The Exscv-rou. '
r., be d 0 L D to the best biddz'i, far veady "wray, um Man.
day the l—"NJ of December, at tbectshbschcr'l shop !.
Wnlhamsburg, , '
_ UNDRY roohan ! materizhinthc COLDSMlTH
-3 and WATCHMAKER'S business." My HOUSE
lnd LOT in [his city arc also to be sold, at private
[urgnish The terms may be known,L and paymenn
newe easy, by applying to ,
P Jnnss Gzoyt.
To be SOIctDss to the biglsicst hidder, th id Thursday b
Dcccmbcr, m New Kent ccurthmse, it being court
d-m
, 'l'K ACT of land in Nrffv Kmr, ne—ir the said
courchousc, concaming four huudred acres more
or lcssi. [( would be usclels to give any Other descrip
tion than its being within a smaH distance of Cambu—
(mssd, ;ldjnining the land of 01]. Clajlou, Mrs, Hurr
u-cll, and Bailry'a ord.n_ary.- The laxd land at present
is rvnrefd m jn/im Mamn, who could show the land.
Any pcrsss-m usiclinnble rolsiurclvnse may know the terms
by applying m (.)npt j/nue: thr. in the lower end
of (,ss'm-sInsi-r, nry time before thv' day, who is empnw
en d 10 sell tYH' s-mu'. hnmodinze possession may be
had, and ssm undoubted 'ng'sst m.- n by
;: Anzuunm MAnnN.
'"l A X EN 11) in. (f/ssmicft. , n.] Wrfialo crack, :
brown ln) -u' " inn? 48 'ct' snm-sisi fix inches hi— ]),
six or {sic-vza _\'.*1:'-\ 4}, w'th 'n'r-z wi ixsi down his sacc,
:1.u'sih;\si10.*. ctl l-QH. :len'fifct- I In ['- ss'siw umn 45,
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