The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-05-30 00:00:00, page 2

PHlLA-DELPHlA, May 13.
Extract of 4 laurfmp. Nun, laud Mind lo, 1777.
HE Hngth Mizulh—y, mecHN the ldviceu of the Heflim defeat, or
rnl'wr l'url'si'ndcr !! Trenton, lou hosen we had it, and flllssely
rctuncd ia to fix link by liule "ny po day, most pompoufly blowing
up me mixing General Lee. and endeavom—ing by that mnm,-in some
msi-sssunz m balance r.!ne victorks "ned by our army; but the un'val of.
(hsi- !1z--,—_-mrisi-.c Pcnncc, Cnpmin ern. in 29 day: from Bosion, wheh
hc lJ'x lhc sss cord of Ecbruzry, bringing arcounes as lite as the na of
Junuzrssv, has cnnbled us eo undcceivc the: public, by giving ever man;:
in its real (her. The los: of General Let is much lamented, {mix.is
hoped he Wili be sunken. . ,
" War is not )L'l declared, but Europe se-si:ms prepared for : gemnl
eruption, and. (siccms to want nothing but the match put to the vain,
whsich it is hoped will be fomardcd by Captain Weeks: having taken
andhrought me. L'Oriem the Linnen packct of 16 us, and 50 nen,
which defsinded herself 45 lum She is since so , with four other
izn :: the same time brought in; but the Pclm being : King's vessel,
:: in tkouohc it would bring on,:n uplanatwn between the French And
Engiish anon. The Emperor has published an edict prohibinng the
nmgmzion of the suljeao of his em re, without hil permiffion, which
i; is xhought'h inten ed to prevent ! e British lrmiet recmkipg in Ger
many, and which, although it on noc extend to the Electmce of Ran
: over, will doubles! bind upon other peny Priam of the "pike.
En fand is tecruid .: vimfly " posible, but hu- force pil] be,.-i:
is cfiought, principal nant On: Commifl'arks arc yet a Pain, and
matters go on very ss ]." _ si __ _- ct
Extrect {: kmrfm summon, m to, 17".
" A sun" Vir i: boat, commanded by Cayum Sinehu', ltfivld
::
here the thh in from South Carolina, with mdigosi The tlth she
sailed zm, and thztsievening took :: schooner with' one hundred begs
peads sum, some so an, and too joeo. This morning theprisonen
tame up from Satn, w ere they were put on more." _ -_
me Mminico we lum the: Cape. Weeks, in the contmentel ship
leprisd hn taken : Lishon peept, bound from London, mentum; 16
gaze, Bihrthree vesels undu- he'r convey, After an obltinzte engqunent
d we n.- - . . . , ,
_' The Oliver Cromwell, .. ' jhip of out from thie port, hu um
riour prize: end sentthem ; o Muk'uuco. " . _
— ' The sturdy Beg t, : n'uteer frodetimm, hu nken . vduehle
ize, bound irgngsiegctto London- _The Governorof Senegd, with
si .Esimss' Food" siictrctsi ved c.,ctu Ysi ' m.. lflo'op
] . a ny ast uri in oun , o econtinenn
lndepinjencb, who is arrived !: uses: n wsuh soo tente, "00 had
'es min, medicine, &c. ByMn we rsim that eanglish-frpw has
_ letten : French :wemy !: lhiy ellled Le Sane, from Frence odd Mnr- -
einko for St. Peter's mflewfnndlnnd with miliury corn. and em-ied
. her into Dominiee. Thn'the Govemor of Martinico he sent : ?
end llsdlsi eolh to demand her, nnd has decllsired that is (he it not li
ver; u , he will immediately make reprisitle, and we are told the French
-, hnvea yrmidable fleet in France ready,!o support their juR cllime, to
' erose the Atlamie unmohfied by these British pu-ates who cell themselves
lords of the sen. W e m farthertold that Loid Stormont, in hie mller'e
. name, hat demmded to know win: the above fleet were sitting out for,
when he "ceived for answer, thnt Lewie XVlth wet King in France,
and had night to sit out his fleet when he pleased, without being ne
- mntable to any one.
From Albany we lum, that Min advice wn received that : fire
had happened at fort St. John'l, in Canadl, which defiroyed fissve here
houses, containing, emong other things, the faile and rigging of the
! lish fleet on the lakee.
y intelligence from sundry person: who have deserted, been taken
'Monen m mede their escape from the enemy since the lete expedition
_ Io Daobury, Howe'e army have fixfi'eud in that afflir fron five to nine
hundred in killed, wounded, end misiing.
That of oure !! were killed, end Go wounded. of whom seven are
dead, and the rest likelyto recover.
That of the salted meet which no attempted to be destroyed. more
than one third has been preserved; end that the medicine: end hospital
flom m ehiefly hved.
That Genenl Woofler died the 3d inhant of hit wounds in the nction
of the 17th uh. Although this brave veteran wan sup sed by some to
heye out-lived hie nsefulnese. yet hie spirit md lctivity one forth in this
lest action ofhie life with Mninilhed lushe- \
WlLLIAMSBURG. May 30: ct
UPWARDS of forty gentlessnen and ledde of the Qherokee motion
are now here on : negomuon of peace, which it no hoped will be
nuing. and to est Mammemq he du & pnvldmm.
ments on sheima. : They hue him tudiem, lad. k ]: expefied
: compact will be sctch with them in 51an day;. Amoxijsith m
_ Oconostnto, che Lime Carpenqer, .thg Pi epn. andsiolhnr Mmen and
warriors. After the 'sllk wan couch , they favo'nre'd che nblie
'with ; dance on the green in sum! of the palzce. where a con rlbk
number of syectaeon, both mdnhd female, were apsimblymcmimd,
'nterday me G-gctu} AWZ ofdm sue, .grufluoflpucflw.
non, or form of governmesiu, 'pfod'ceded to the choice of Who!" Ihd
Council for another yon "when hnssExccneuey'eP-ATRMK HENRY,
Esqz wzu unanimoufiy ehosm'Gmrnor. A—fl lhl member- of th - '
Council are continued in office, except the lion. Meriwether Saith, . sq;
in whose room the Ram Tuouns Nluon. Esq; is nppoinced. - o
MUN n RANDou-H, Esq; il likewise n-elcflcd Auorney Gencrn ss '
ln the late action between our troops and the Royal ngdlmden; ' ct
Bonam Town, the enemy lost, by sith-u'r ovm lccount, in kill us
wounded, one Major, one Clptaisisisi two Lieutenanu,- and 65 Friday.
The highlanders, obkinmly brane, WFN too prouq to-sufnndur, which
cost shcm dy". Th'! were mia mnforced dunng- du engagmc,
and their superiority oi number. after : cqntei} ot _ou lxour mdsiz hdf,
:: hit obl-i ed our troops to man; bm meh very'mconbdenble loss.
[: is sai um about 70 mns were lately seen of the mil, flee;;
ing : N. E. course, md M-w ba : seinforunent loLotd nal
Geneml How: a New Yoek. ss' ' ' .
The cape- an m blockod up lyy the siPhcnix. Capnin Pater, du
Senegnl, tho Rnkigh nued His oi :: pins, and : she, of lo. Th'
arc so smnwd chnit is Man myofflblc_for "I'dsboud in mourn
escape them. Cupnin Puwhu demand at no send or meiye my
Thfizgz'ffen bound to Gnn—Brinip in the tip Albion, which.
more . - , - , - si .
in cunody of ! e Phali: nu dy", lmsi-n Cape l-lhrysi. ye to hue
pcrmifsion to carry on bond then" ndneusirsim, and proud
on the voyage; an wealth: [nium ventuly lngudiwpm'endy
wished for,- but hvealfo bgeo n'mhmlhkanduhu fitting onnbe
vessel, ud pured; themselves for Wv - sir . si ,
' Tthinf o'fflmmmwdnshdffibmd Was
]unec wu ace," Bsq; of an RoCe-m ct-mpjfirssWWfi.
viceshe nssndeujd hi- rv'yal mnshron'du Wind], in M.
i , burmnz, ad w? of du tnhbfnqm. "
aneudMerlin megnfi nshqeoasiosflonh
- .Clrolinl thezbcghning of thin nonh._ lln nine 'd'elc between
3Oecneock lnd (:me which ybuml. Theyhndd
some of chei: prisoner. :: Fear, '- say the hip'mnot lull mood,
tlm they met with gruti u ndsinge us sum thc ofiun And sn
mcn, nnfl m Rtipyed of gheir oonq'lnd in, ' - - _\
'Wednesd-y Them Dun (lgn Amuc Dark) god in other T..
rie- znd traitor., mounted in . wanqn, yede:- ynpu- guard, mak'
: very lum! : pcmnce, pfflddm the immdmrss-J to th public
gaol, fron Asemdria, above an w 'mnin fy tri . '
A certain Clpt. Murpluy, in) : From Yolk tives, wu nfew dlyl
ngo detefied in anmyfing to ws- mlbout : dame, hningsch
I it. ]: appnn liked : the In hu defnvbd the public of eon.
cradle sum: by forged dranghq, wplcb very so ingenloony executed
:: to lene no renson w doubt (be:: bemg pagan.
We have 1 Pennsylnnin paper ohhc zed: mhm, but it contains no
news from the camp.
Mmied, -------- puin Snwu. Dnmv, of thdssmillcry, to Miss
FALLEN of Nonhumberland. si , ' '
ss May put: cal low: tbesmni bed mu'u,
' M (71de yield Muds-wul tell!!!
TRAYED from Wallian/burg, :: likes} SORREL COLT , mar flml
Had: bigb, ba: :: small white Sirach dumb) Face, whil' Fat,
bi: Man: bau : on rb: lest Side, and La: a long Tail, (be End ffwbicb i:
dart" thou ! abu- Pan. Whom ddof-om bin to the ann sh-ll
be'n: t-wmy Sbillingn "
si
TRAYED or stolen, from Latu'u, nen- Tell: Ordinu-y, in Spot
I-uam'l, on the 16th Influx ( My) : SORREL HORSE thou:
14} and: high, hanging Man: lnd Smech'fail, bundcd S, : Knoton
one of his hind Feet, and trols and gzllops we". 'Whoever deliver: said
Horse to me in Wzaicuylmrg shall have FOlTY SutLLllGl Rcward, and
T" Pouuos on Conviction of the Thies.
]OHN DRAPER.
Funeucxuunc, Me) 39, 1777.
I intend to leave this State soon.
um. m-couu.