The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-11-20 00:00:00, page 2

. Sx- ] 0 H N 'I (in Autigua) October 6. .
Extract if a Im-r snm a MiJ/b' on board th Vengennce, to bid
jn'uul best Way, 17'79. ss
fleet, ofter cmifiug to windwnd of Barbldoeu foi: three weeks
has been :: last succem'ul, and neuly taken the whole of . fleet of
dgnlpom 14. inct number, bound for St. Domingo, with lit month
E- ono (or the French uoops there. Six of them are sent into Barba
, the Preston il gone with three into your illand, nnd three of our
Ineu of Mr as now in full cbace of the other five,]nd nearly up with
them; you inly set them down do in safe custod . We hope very soon
ctlosend you some good news of : more confidenb : capture."
By : vessel arrived this morning from St. Chinophers, we are informed
(but the squzdion under Admiral Puket', has fallen in with 70 fail of;,
French flups under convoy of five szil of the line, and has taken the L'!
wbolc fleet with their convey.
BAssssETEnnt-z, Septemlver 28.
ON Thursdey Ill arrived in : carte! from Meninique, Capt. Sutton
end the crew ot the Sphimt " pun ship. whtch was taken to
leeward os Bnthadoee, on the ,th inttnt, by the Amphitrite. : French
frigate of 3! guns, they englged for one hour and 55" minute" the
Sphinx had 5 men lulled and 4, wounded; at the same time was takm
the tender of the furnace bond; but the bomb, though to leeward,
eseqed.
On Sundly len vel sent in here by the Beagle privueer, Ceptain
Anderl'on, the schooner Friendship, Capuin Turner, wnu sey: that on
Wednesdly lest, being then in latitude 30. 19. N. he fell in with two
Ieete, five of which were enga ed, and other: using every effort to join
in the ashon. That the Ftenc seemed inehned to run, but he eppre
bended they were too close to effect thet purpose. That he shyed tive
guise: to see the letten; end thlt when he bore nway, he let: them
engeged. We lpprehend that thost French ships molt have been the
-reinforcement intended for D'Efleing, which have failen in with Admiral
Perker't fleet, " he wu trailing to the N. E. of Barbadou, We wait
with impatience for : conflrmetion of this intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, Nmmnber 9.
Extract es a letterfl'u Majer Came! Getee. lo the Pras-luu es Can
- I I R grew. lated Newpokt, Octeber 37, 1779.
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HAVE the honour to acquaint your Excellency, ;hat this ifimd wa
evuueted by the enemy'l tway- on the night of the :5th mttam, and
e nex: morning the utny undet- my eommrtnd took possessmn of the
m of Newpont ! hve further the pkesure w inform our Excellency,
ihlt the enemy did not commit any winton deltru 'on uyon their
ienin the ifland; the batter'm and detencessstowzrds the sea line only
. bring emuhlhed; ehout !400 targe osh-y, 450 cords of firewood, 670
coude of peet, end sit Intge quentity of ttrew were left in the enemy'e
nnee. -
* 'ss' [( tue United 'sye- do not neeive— every advantage thet can he
made from the enc'ny's precipitate retre'tt' from the ifland, it will not he
for wentof fithfulnese end elfidu'ty therein; for I assure your Excellency
that neither m; s=1snor the officers under my commend, hue any object
let the pubiiek gous. " '
" I am now ivhofly emp'oyed in shewing the eduntnge we have
'ned',_hy fixing blttetiee of heavy ctmton to the sea hue, andiu sofli
yinz every post that commends the harbourt Thin so en-trely engrofl'eu
all my time. thzt l mvfl beg your Excellency willexcusc my ntcrring
you to my And de Cmp, Msi-iot' Arm-tronsz, for the further putleullrs
nlative to the evacuation end repolseffion of Rhode "land.
" Before l close m letten ! must in judiee to the whole nrmy otfflet my
commsnj, say, thet have eve! discovered in them, the utmolt zeal and
atznncss m their obedience to :]! the order! ! have given: Civil liberty
and the righte of mankind. are well su tted by such gdlent men."
- Peblr'shd order Way" :. - ,
C ARLES TRO N, W
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BALTlMOKE, va,9.
HE British fleet. eonsiltin of : sail of the line, two so gan shipe,
.T three sn'gntel. end threesiflmaipt, m under the commend of
A-sminl Hyde Porlter. on their peflhge from St. Kim to Bubldoel fell
in with : Sphish ship fron Mexneo, which we: bended by the Comwnll;
The Ind on board : lerge quantity of gold dost end dollan, supposed to
naeum to : million of t'olid eom; but the fleet not knowing of : Spanish
ver, be cut sufered to depart.-The above mentioned fleet, it it now
laid. are dnily expected et New York. "
We hue tceoonu from London by the pleket which am'ved 1; New
'York : day or two . , that the combined fleet: of Frence end Spain,
'eonsiztmg of 60 sail o the line, and to irigetel. lay off Plymouth. from
the u'h to the lith of Augufl; during their lily there, they took the
Antent British man of wlr. of 64, gum, in light of the Samson. After
this e-oture, they ttcered to the lrish cond. The inhabitants of Plymouth
"ere thrown into the greatest conflemnion; nll their clule were driven
off, and there were given as high !] 10 gunieu for : cheise to move out
of town. This you see wu the ttth of Auzufl, and Sir Chlrles Hardy
writer that he wn out, looking for the combined fleet, the loth when he
"we: to lezguet off detllv. Since which, you Isil" see, by the following
excttnbt from I New York pdpes, that there had been no action so lete "
the Ith of September. Theie is a great deal of intelligence in the news
yapen. I will endeavour to send them to you in my next."
Extruct [run a New Tark paper
" By private letten tsiuomsiFelmouth, n late so the lth ofSeptember,
" learn, shut the Rays] fle'et then lay et St. Helen's, :nd confined of
'I set] of the line." si
_ On Sundey morning lah, Mljor Clerkson, of New York (: Gentle
_ win who served at Smtoga, with great reputation, n en aid to Maio:
-_ Generll Arnold, andrwho hath acted in the szme htiol during the Pre
ssnt Cepfpeign to the Southvnrd, under Mnjochnml Lincnln) arrtved
n'tevm son the had of the Sannnah (but last from Chulestown, in
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! 5 dayl) with despatehel from General Lineoln, 00 ill! HOP- Con "if
at Philadelphia, ter which place he let off yesterdl morning. hest
despatchee contain the partieulan ot an uncuccettfu lflssault on the town
of d'avannah, and the lubsequent retieat of the alhed army, from befbre
that place, which Will, no doubt, in due time, he communicated to the
nbhck.
[) Major Clarkson given us the following account of this most unfortunate
event. The cannonade and bombarduzent of the town of Savannah
(though many buildinga therein where burnt and destroyed) not pro
ducing the desued effect, and the Count D'hliamg being unable, For
certain important tealona, to lay long enough to finish the siege, by
regular approaches, came to the resolution. [A eoncert Wllh General
Lincom, of making ;: vigoroua alsault on the town. ln consequence osthis
resolution, the alhed atmy, eonishng of about zaoo French, and am
! Americans, were formed in : columns for the attack; two detachmenu
si-si to make two feints at certain place: fixed on, and a come of reset've5 the
ctssremainder were stationed aa guarda to the artillery, baggage. be. This
dis sition being made, on Saturday morning, the 9th ot' l.;lt month;
in at the dawn of day. the : eolumne, detiined for the assault. advance
in the molt gallant manner; the right, consitfing of About two thousand
French, led on by the intrepid Contit D'Eltaing, and the left, composed
of twelve hundred Amerieana, headed by the brave General Liacoln.
The design wan to force into the town, if possible, without firing .
gun, there to form, and commence their farther opeutiona. The ganiso
amounting to 1600. includtng Col. Mutlanu'e deuchment, which
escaped from Beaufon, and threw themselves into the town, bein -
too well prepared to receive them, the town being completely envito
by strong redoubn and abattit, a molt tt-emendoul dtfchuge of ar
tillery antl mulketry now began from the enemy'l worke on the ad.
vancing columm. Notwithttandsing which, they marched fesward wish
the greatett rapidity lnd resolution, and pan tof them entered Ihe' enemy'a
abattio. After an a-rduoue bioody conflict of one hour and six minucn,
during which the Count D'Eltaing was wounded (lightly m hie le and
arm, General Pulatki mortally wounded, Majorl p/Iotte an-l W-i e. of
Carolina, killed, and several other officers of both colhmm, and about
300 private: kilied and wounded, this little army, thin noble hand of
brother:, was forced to abandon their hardy enterprise and retire to their
walke, tso yarde distant, which they did with : regularity the: wduld
have done honour to the best troops of Prussia, the enemy making but . "
very feeble pursuit. After remaining 4, days before the town, the enemy
not daing to commence an nttasi-k, th: General; judged- it prudent to
raise the si.ge. The Cuunt, when Maior Chrkfim came away, wan
preparing te embark his troops, and General Lincoln had rcn'eated to
urysburg, in Sout'n Carohm, suuateh on the Savannah, 24 miles fro
the cspitzi of that name. . .
.The brave Count Pulasiti died of his woundi on the tzth of Gaober,
nd hie corpse wan earrictt! to Charleitown, and there interred with great
tnzlitary funeral pomp, and with every other mui. o! respect that a. n.
rout and rateful people could show & hero, whdnd sacrificed hie 'fc i. '
defence o their libertieo. . '
The lose of the French was : _ sad, and that of -the Ametiem
l7e, m killed and wounded.
Grnrral Clinton'a army national at New Yotk, Long ilhnd, and
Stnen island, amounted aboute foetnightlinee. to 16,5oo men. . " ct
WlLLlAMSBURG, Novznsu 20.
HARLES KNIGH s lnd Nazh-miel Abney of Amcbiz, were lately
taken togemer w'uh 1 number of implemenu for making prinsin'
xvpesi , in order to counterfeit our treasury nckcl, and were yestu'dly
Cummilnd to the publlck jail in this tity.
Suah Rogerl of Cumbe-lmd county. was last week dischargd front
the publick hos it:] in this city, she having recovered hrr right smsm
On Saturday ast. Andrcv Wilson, llin ]ohn William. alin John
Gordon (who enlilted three diffin'ent time:, lnd deserved :: ofnn) m
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shot :: che barracks, out this city, lgmable w MI sentence. ,
33 The great misease in (17: [run 0] 07 lb: 1!!th of ly}, al ib
sum ""at/act!!! price: ubt'rb m are obliged !0 gives" er cnl my
us" am}!- used m lb: pn'm'ctg busintss/i, can)!!! m m rai . , price four si
Gaunt- to HFTY DOLLARS per annum. On: Laf to paid of th liss.!
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ofsubscribdg. and (be other be!!" at [ln- ex/uiraliu of twelve mood:- -st
shall continue lb: paper: at lb: old )n'u ro 11";qu "Male" tum? llm'r
subsmptim i: cur, at which tim- thy will be &ij ulcst orJer: m
given to the awary. 7 _ - '
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BAlkACls (Mllimshurg) Nwmlm' 18, :779.
PARDON in hereby proclaimed (without farther up!) to 11] deserterl
from the fine garrison regiment, that will voluntarily .eome and
join their regimem stationed at !Villianshurg, insix weeks fron (hie dnu.
CHARLES PORTERFIELD, Licul. Col. -. a. I,.
To ba fold far reach many an Tuesday lb: 716 of" December, a tbcldo.
d-wdli House of Mn. Anne Burwell, deemstd, qs York mixt},
AN vnluable horsn, : large flock of fine cmle, sheep, and host,
household and kitehen sumiture, confining of about we come
ol silver plete, . compleat set of blue and white tablechinn, one douu
new mnhogony chain, seven] new beds. blanken, sheen, ublecloflu,
knivea and forke, Mr., Us. Also on Fridg the loth of thmlu-r, win
be exposed w sale at her late plantation in King Willim county, the
flock. of horses, ende. sheep, lnd hogt, some corn, fodder Us. All
personl having demand: against the above estne, are desimfeo bring in
their account: properly proved, and those indebted thereto, arc desind 'si
to make immediate paymem m
. WALTER JONES,
NATHANlEL BURWELL, }Exccuton.
JOHN BRACKEN,
MONSlEUR DE CHEF DE BlEN, Lmu'u na Mmlu'uu. '
EGS leaveto inform the Ladies and Gentlemen. who are defirouloi
having their pictureo dnwn in mininnre, chn they will be waixd
upon, by addressing; line to him at Mr. Tullius! Dwuporu. [.