The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-08-15 00:00:00, page 3

Wf M— Oflm me as high spirits, nel unde: no lppresien
Roll of running !rom the enemy, inn before order: for thee proof: here
given out. '
The line- lately nblndoned me the sicnemy, it is szid, wereho extensivc;
they required I larger force to man than nue on the Spot. ls th]! in true,
is no much terbe reputed, :: it in well known that a few Cam-hans
and luduml, the In! was, without ny very regula- nud exccnfive wurkS,
Kopped : large British army :: that natural strong pzss, and gave them
. memnnhie defear. ,
Yeflerday morning returned into rt the cme] from Rhode lfland,
commanded hy Cent. Prince, inn. hu brought 551'ecmcn, includ
ing maiden of vellelo, An exchange for I like number he lately carried
from mio pore. -
Sunday lad :rr'wed : culter from Sheeplkut, which she left lnfi Satur
day morninzsi-The ' perof which informe,'thn Clpt. M-Niel had
putiathen : ' pick : numbesoi oficm tlken on h-mrd one
efeho Dfitim h'gnn called (him, of so gan, taken by him in con
junction with Commotion Muly. .
A Gentleman wind in town lad evening from Newhury Part, and
insomc, thu he sun Gentlumn fromPoni'momh, which pincc he lesi
o. Tncsdly evenin at eight o'cloek, who'ssgnve him in usiuum shac ::
cum] hid arrived : ere from Hslisix, the m-llcr of which says, thn the
Foxfriglte, mentioned above, was retzken by . 64. gun ship, and had
nrrived at Halifax two day: bcfore be sailed; and thou : 40 gun ship wa
in chsszse of Commodore'Mm. ' ..
" We make two nunon of three or fourpozgiblbout six hundred
Extract osa lmtrfm Snliln , :.
weight of shot, : salt pan that weighs about sslmndlred weight, and
thou! half : ton of pig iron, every twenty s "
- ;sin, in the State of
Cape. Pieree, in an armed sioop helo. :ctsict "
southward, alarge
Rbode lshnd, line taken and scnnnto ! si
]amaiczman, with zbout soo hogshudp ss _ ,- &c.
A brig laden with rum, &c.}aken - ctctsi. - Rolland, in : PsiVJlttl'
belongingto Salem, is sent into : safe ct the eastward.
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PRovIDEss'sisit-trctectss _1_2.'
TUESDAY cvenin last a part! m 'tkcsi troops belonging
to this State, un er the commfl of Lieutenult Colour] WiUlam
Button ofthia' town, accompanied by M-jor Adam of the (rain, Capt.
_Phillipe, Lieutenann Potter and Bebeock, and Ensigm Stanton and Wil
cockc, went in five bou- from Warwick Neck, with : i'mv tositake Ma
ior General Prescot, Commander in Chief of thejritish find soreign
troopa on Rhode Ifland, whose head quarter; were then at a house ahuul
four miles from Newport. The Colonel and his party, after passing the
the enemv's ship: and guard boats, landed about ]; at night, and with
" infinite addrese and gallamrsss got to Prescol'a quarter! undiscovered.
A sentinel at the door hailed, but was immediately sccurtd, and- the
party infinmly breaking the door: and eutcringshe house, took the Ge
neral in bed. Hit Aid de Camp Ieaped from : wmdow in his shirt, and
lttempted to escape, but taken a few rods from the house. The party
soon after returned to their boat: with the prisoners, and some time after
they had putoff, the enemy fired rockets from their saven al pofls, as signals
for an alarm, but too [are, the bird badstfd. The prisoners safely l'lnded
about day-break at W'arwick Neck. On receiving the mtrillgcnce here,
a Co-Ach wasssimmediately sent, and the Grnrrai, with his Auldc Camp,
attended by Co]. Basron, and some or'ner nfficcrs, anived in \own ac ::
o'clock. This bold imd important emcrprilf must ltfltct the highest ho
nour on Col. Barton and his little party. A LneuteaantColoncl of hu-sisc,
with at less! 70 night duagoons, took Major Genetal Lee (betrayed by a
Ton) five milcssismm hid troops. A Lieutenant Colmel of shot. wnh
only 18 private: and 6 officers, has taken a Chief Commander, when ul
_ molt incircled by an army and navy!
* See How': Iclttr to (be British Mimstr), relaliful to [be tapstere o/
General Lu
FISHsi-KlLL, 7u1yz4.
Extract qf a letter from Albany, Fell} 11.
85 last lccounn from the northward are, (hit Mljor Yatel (of the
sirfl New York regiment) with the troops. under bin command,
hn abandoned For! George, but previom thereto, all the (lorn, to the
T' ninutel aside. m removed Mihembfmldwnrd. Part of the
any still main et Skeenshqmgh, whether they will protection from
thence end endeevour to penetrate the eoun , is yet uncetninsi hnt
Itottld they attempt it, there is senson toex they will meet : wlrm'lsi'e
?: Col. Skem (who it robe Gi'wetnor ofTieondesoga, Crown Point.
ee ton. ct 4 4 '
&c.) it with : body'os the enemy at i place called Cafllewn, about 18
mile: thin side Mount lndependence, where he it employed by ptoclllml
tion, threau. mdfllmdng speeehet, to endeavour to persnzde the weaker
from their'lll ilnce lathe Statu, : _ remain idle speshtors at the ruin
soft and dept tions carried on them their country; 'few of them have
mioimd. nnd-there it reason to expect few wi", as Col. Winter is near
' with: body of troops, to oppose him in his designs.
ss " Generzl leon, wtth about two men he- at and aboutFort Arm,
a oburua the [sage- lnd intercept the enems: (court, of whom on;
pledaily m : prisonertss The day beforeyeflerday five were taken
tween For: Ann lnd Skeenshorough; three 'of them tpt-ea'red like ln
dialu, end upon being washed, were found to be Toties; who were gette
oterto the enemy from the neighbouihood of Fon Edwa-d. .
" General Sehu ler continues hit head quartetsit at Fert Edward, "hete
be hala respeaab e army of continental troopt and militiasi an in high
lpiritt. The stand will be made at Moses's meek, about +niites on this
sideof [sort Edward, : place well formed for defence.
" There is nothing from the weflwudz all is peace there. The Six
Nations ate gone to hold : Cunt'erence with Butlev and Sil ]d-n j<.Lsi..si n,
at Otwego; after which they sent won: by two ]ndsitz-ns !iley um imme
dtately come down', and hold :: conseneuc; With the cmwsimiffioztm at thit
place."
Extract of 4 letterfrm son Stanwil, juu 17. si
" There is not at present any appekthnee ot' um bemg lilickcd by the
enemy: We are however making all the prepantiont for a defence,
which the state of me gztrisun admits. The dint Nsitiuns are in gemul
friendly, :md seem relulved not to take an aEt-ve PR" agamsi ut- We
ire not thercsote under zsssv qpsehensxuns from th'.- body of the fmiiz sis,
though we have teason lo seat tsiume misclhef will be drne by shoihtxg
individuals, who do not govern themsehsict by the scncincttato of the na
tion to which they belcng. A recem-nzsi-fimce us batbsitit) them. the
thil star il not gn-undlcss; l was but jult et me into the sort, *w.*--'n we
received the disagreeable newi of the cruel treatment of (,a mid (i.egg,
um! the merdu of one Matthison, en alert ptivmei lm ln inns,
about three quarters of a mile t'mm the son, pct-virsig fired ;;le tl -m,
killed Matthm-n on the spot, at d wounded the Cnptain in the back;
after scalping them both, the sungen ran off with precipitation. ()tsieof
our (logs fighting upon the fput where the unfortunate viG-mt were !vl'v'w.
mode the first dztcovery; runn-ng to some of the soldien, hahening hch
to the tragical ltctge, and returr-ing to the soldieni, x-Zth evety'sszppr'ar
mee of uneasiress, he excited an anxiety in them to know what might
he the cause of such extraordmasy motmne. This eiicumltance was me
means of saving the life chaptain Greggz hie wuundl were immedtateiy
dressed, and he now Xiet under the are of Dr. Woodrufl', who tients
htm with the greatest attention and tenderness; hit recovery il probable.
A number of Saehemt and warnort from the Oneida Cz-Me and Eiiskie,
soon waited upon Col. Gransevooit, and expressed their sorrow in! the
accident, assertin their innocence, throwing the blame uyon the 'I'ory
lndians, and declfaring their ltadifltsi to use every meam to discnvet the
mmsideru-s and bring them to justice, a number of them went out with
our (coming parties, to find out the vill-um, but they returned without
turning up wrth them."
Twenty six lail of the enrmvssc shipping, said to be in the Sound : sow
- days ::sip, ire arrived at Rhude llhnd. -
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-PHILADELPH[A, Alkgust 2.
Extractsff a latterfrom CAPI') )vsAY, lated 7119 31, :777. five
ct o (lock. . \
T eight this morning the fie—ct flm-d'rff, sielring-E. N.ct F.. and an
A now out of light, and have been these lhcee hours. This morning
] wait, with mdny others, of opinion they Were bour d up tbz Delawzue;
but, as they could have got in_thn mooning, nnd did not, ] nm now of
opinion lhey ale making ; swim; us lo, the)- haven fresh wind nt 5. 5. VV.
which will czrry them to the eastward very fast. ] believe then whole
fleet wn in fight, though ] could count only one hundred lud hired,
saih ] shall send off an express if the fl-et nppezu."
The people of England are in daily cxpectation of receiving the new;
at Philadclphil's being in the hand; of their Gental. E'Ff! us, that
arrived, they are looking for the important intexhgmee. th what