The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-10-02 00:00:00, page 1

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VIRGINlA GAZETTE
!VILLIAMSBURG: PRXNTED BY DlXON {? NlCOLSON.
[; 0 A D I Z, May 25.
si UR flat. complctcly manned and furnished, has order: to put
to sea immctljarely, and join that of Ferrol, compoied ot mnc
or ten men of wlr, which together will make ]he number fifty;
we clnuot as yet say whether the departure of those here are
fixed for thin week or next, until we see them under sail.
Round, jane 9. The greatest preparation: are certied on in this
, _ province and in B-itlany. Our workmen here are em loycd in.:ep-eirin'g
! he lhipe deflined to be used at lmmsiports, and this In they began to
uikl the bone necelsury for the Lmding us troops: Thcu are now 50
& them on the flocks at St. hhloes, whrre about 60 ships os 150 tone
si ,pdnhcn have been taken up in the King's scrvise: There mew zu anre,
"and go nGnnville : These 150 sail are now read) , and will be sufficient
: mspct upon men. The regiment of Nornundy is on the way to
. M. with orders to cmbarkimmcdinely: Allthe English, reliding in
at nen our port,, have orden to remove it the dinznce of an [cult 60
leaguec from their present settlemenu. A small boat which lately arrived
from Ameticu, bringe advice that Geneul Lincoln, ofter having defeated
the English in several &;rmilhet, had forced them to evacuate then chtt
' in Georgie. _
, PAlll, mu' 6. ]! appears ccruin that : resolution in ukcn to
atemyude ten the could ot'Great Btitain. The preparation: m tking
" our path, put thin project out ofdouht. According to the laft letters
' La St Mild, lhey were busy there in sreigh'ting 64. additioml vessels sor
_ the Kinj'e ('a-vice, amounting to between ]; and t6oo tons; and they
worked Sundayctt, eml Holi-layl, to snke them sit for tunfporting trooys.
_A number of flat bottumed bout: are also preparing, together with two
hu'klsipnd [hope for eannonading, each ennying t'siour 14 pounders. The
(oath of Brxtmny, Nnrmundy, and Provence, fussarm with troops, and
yepzmkms me n-si-kmz with the grutelt naivity lor their emburkmcm.
juste to. The li-ell fleet went out of the mid on the 3d. On the
_ss. 4th lt sailed out of the hay [lezn'ng for the Suuth [( is infiniteiy better
fitted out, better equi ope-l, 'and better proviswned thnn last year. On
' bond nate no lets ! :tn z7,ooo men. Before in sailing Meffn. de
sssi Linnen, Hector, and Beaulset were made Adminle. M de sneville
;)eceived the red tibhand. M. tle Guichen was honoured wnh the un]:
ctLieutenant Gench, end it is believed Count D'Orvillne'rs has been
made * Marflnl of France. 'Guirds hnv: been lppointed him, and his
ment on board, it gilt. At hie depsi-rture he received :: packct,
' \
"which he is not to op n till in & cercttain !:ttitude. The: general opinion
is, that Spdio wfll join frame against Engllnd, and that our fleet hat
(tend to the south to meet the Spanish fleet. A hrge number of mer
ss than: ship- here me taking on board prov'tsiont for Sl. Malo. Thirty
. ' four bandiom of infantry, with one of artillcry, and another from the
prov'utcinl tegimmn, wait only the si-__-_n .! lbr e-nbznking. she commo
tion! in lrehnd melte it bzlievrd that these troops are intended for that
siifle, Brinany- and Nonnnndv are covered with suldners. All the regi—
-ss. nonce in the kinqdovn are ming uffthnt way. They talk oftsicnsshng
{. some stoope to the English masts.
-si L O N I) () N, 'f/me 19.
- EFOIE two o'cloclt Yeshzrdny all the .h'cnues to both Hnusca of
_ p Plrfiament were crnwdrctl with ttrctngum, impat-tnt to kmsiw the
.ul.os the resolution: of Parliament uycn xx.: Spanish Ambctsihdour's
! (.
sisiisi Atpthc House of Lol'tls (!vifl 0s('.'r! were gct-cen to admit no !trmtzet's
s'dm try the perform! tntroditchon nt Pcss*t*s. Th: gallety of the Halzl'." us
{Commpm was locked up bctorsi' playen, nn-i the kns Lttd upon the
" nbk. The member} howrvu' were}: rmitu .! to introduce :h-rir friends;
' 'M . czn mlny coming Iogvhcr, um! .nll eager to obhsizc thus:: whom
" "'Thou! to be introduced, c-ssi-zn'; vnc-t a tumult at the door, when
sflmben rushed in lnd quite fiilcd the gzlllrry.
,,- ln tho course of the chuing the crowd mcrcascd, and :: to o'cluck
ct Ubohsi ]00 people wen: in the lubhy.
- " 'Onkrl have been sent overto Hnnover to raise 10,000 ad-litioml troops
.,H shit-defiman, w'tth &" possth]: expcditi—m.
- tRyn mw treaty concluded h'etwctn Dt' Fra-tklin and the French
si —- 'llg', the latter are tuatsttt the Americssms with to,ooo men, in (Isc
riuin takes :o,ooo Hatmvcriam us Rulhaus in pay for the Anne
m war.
._ The French fleet which sailed from Brel} on the .uh inltant, consificd
_ pf-om hipos uo um, one of lOO. three of 80. fifteen of 74. (:u of
'_ .ssin all 30 suiloh eliue, with no frigates, four cuttera. two doggers,
ss_ sirjeli-i , tn gulleya, and several armed ships, bomhs, &c. si
'pct'fA mue larger numberofmember: of both Houscu went to St. James's
(destiny with the oddnss than he been usual on such occasions. The
ss -' * Ml'. Clmln Fat. Mt'. Burke' the Right Hon. Mr. Charles
',- - ssm'k'ld. lnd Lord ]uhn Cavendi'b, mused lt Court on this occasion.
Th' Amesican mnritime depannmt, wit], it in more than probable,
\ for very considenbly by I rapid diminution of senmcn, qn account of
- sisimpllsilssn with Sytjgtsisivpich will naturally induce vafi number} of them
ss - summon: lemce, tnudgrto purtictpfue lhe s oil of the glittering
'si bed [pick of' thar wealth, nation. the jingle of th: tich ntsords-lmncn
- ' plnfinf found to the un of the jolly um dun Congrcsc paper
Mr; ;: can do.
si p": of Marqtle arc prcpuing to be issued against the Spaniuds, in
ss_.mwunadonupinn &:sz but 10me
- wfllmcylue._ _ _ ' ' .'
.Lsi '5. si.
There were last Thursday evening not lesn than in different need!);
os t'espectziblc mnritime tndets in Rutltethithe, to consider [bout (uttng
out some stout privateers to etuise against the Spaniu'do.
A letter fl'cm Gibraiter brin : advice, the: the Lemt ('tis-I:, Cape.
Munct..y, fell in Wllh ; Spuush ngate in the Mediternnan' boudutg
an Engtish veflLl, when ;- smart enp ementensued, in whi lb.!lfi'on
the chnnt went through the tide o the Spnnint (signe, by wlnch S
fitled with wner, and soon t'unk; the crew were molt of them saved, Ill!
cattied to Gibrct'ltar.
Extract of a [mer fron Dover, J'm 17. _
" Some of the Jomcsiicks of the Spanish Amhaff-door are arrivedhen,
in order to emhark for France, and his Excellency is bond] .
He is to take Paris in his way to Madrid. This news ltlthlhs my
people, but other: are glad of it, especial'y those who m! to ende: into
the prtmtcutinsisi, :tt there is more to he got by : wet- with the Speninds
(whtch is ltksi-ly to uke place) than the French."
Gssi-at feats are expteflictd for the shipt from England, now lndin with
ss wim- m M.;lsitzn, lett the Spaniards should step them :tndll] other fish
ships. in their parts..
According to advicet from the West lndiet, it appem that there were
at the flavanmh in March lan, eight sznish men of war of theline, and
three frzgalcs, beside! one ship, of 70 guns, iuh mdy for llttnching,
and two others of 60 more than half finished.
if we go to war with Spain, our reflrictione in the Meditemmnensi.
and we may send (hat ships we slease to that qussuur; but in another
quarter we meet with a fresh obltac . ln rursuanee of some late untie.
between the Crown: of Spain end Portugsit , no soreign shipof widen
so gitm, is to be permitted to anchor in the "regne.
it should seem as if government hld some very extraordinuy act] of
holtilities against Ametsiicu to be petformed thtt camp-tign, othq-wife we
should never hear them in Parliament making use of such eleuted len
in thetr suceches; thnusizh it molt be remembered it is not the firfflnp
that the Mutittry have talked us bringing Ameriu to their feet.
A ccrrctpendent, who is v.ry deep in the present loan, compline
the: tnjutiice oftht: Miuifler, in talking of: new loln, while the !
is so burthensome to the subscrihcrt; the infialmetm ne now grow. sit
heavy, end the funds are in so whimfical a sin, thlt there it adwbt
thlhtrthe loan holden will he this to make ood their future paymenu,
unless the Mtnifler can glve : fillt to public crevssit. lt is imprudent,
cotsinnuts our correspondfltt, _t_o t rgw : stent meal upon the Much
before the former i: ly di esied. "
Extract TN:!!H frau- Portsmoutb, flute ll.
" An-ivcd the Canada man ot'war of14. ons. fromzhedowne, which
sailed immediate! after Su- Chmles !! y'e fleet. Arrived dsofln
Leith armed ship From the downs. si
" Saiied the Pallas and Camelcon men of war, with seven] shipevnder
COlH'x-y for jumaica, and the Sourhzmpton srignte, to join the grand fleet.
It is said she has order: to take all Spanish shipl she meets with.
" The grand fleet, including tnc Canada and other ships cruisin '
the 'nrl'y, will confilt of 31 fail of the line, I fligltee, hfidu flux:
fiwships and cuttess.
" By :: leuer received here from Opono, there is advice the: the
]npiter man of war was We" uff lha! bzu- on the uxh of Ill} month", lad
offucd to take undssr her convey the n'ade snom thence half way through
the lmy; which flatly rommdicts th;- reports that have been circulates!
more than once of her having been taken by two French men of wit."
Extract of a [mer from szchelle :: a French ntrtbat i: Lolctddlj.
dared Ma} :7.
" On the : sth inshm the regittcred l'enmm belonging to the !
department were musiercd, when them ineared on be 3700 on;;vl ' ' ,
who vme immediately ordered in two bodlfl to BreK lnd soul \ _ in
great p_lcmy of scameff in the Rochesort depanment in qcezfionessd-Vy the
English havingdehroyed the French Newfoundllnd fishery, whichw
lure "used to employ : neat number of hande." ct
Extraz of: lum- fron Vigo, My 37.
" A French privateer hap [nought in here in English ship fron Nu
faun'd'zand, bound to Bilhoa, wuh fish, said to bethe he of Sm —
merchants resnhng there. She is therefore ordered to enmcd, .
calion having been made for that purpafe till the matter can be =:an
imo and deusirminsid. This u not the sin! influee of the'klnd 'In pin
pom, and it was thought that she French would not, from the mblc
they have received :shout pn'zcs, bring any more in that were bound to
any place in this kingdom."
One thousand men, besides the Admiml's servanu MGJKHZW
were muliercd on hoard the Victory the ly before she sl _ _"
The old Capnins of the navy, of wh m there m ten, and _
bec n passed own in order to make the late romptiom of A_
put on the same lit} as the t'uperennuated ommiffiqnesin al _ ' ct
sool. per annussm, which is :; guod as the half [ny of: Vfce Aggl
whsich many of them. had they been ma- spy. wouldnsicva' in,
in-lheir life time. ' _ ,, ; _ ss _ ,
The French have lately sent over : number of lum! M .
in the Americnn armiel. If (he A n'ilt, Lo; Qbfl yWss '
they not-ecnsnler these in the light of placed
Lssord Beauch-mp'o hill. sp very sasir from. _
expected am be the meam of promoting '
rank! of le, of whom idlenefisiud
eh ' forsevenlym. ' si"'
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