The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-09-22 00:00:00, page 3

colnnv. At first they were mach m-rrsc
to the—business, but uflcttc it appears other—
wise-; and a few dsixys sum: they \\ cl'c to
lmve a grnndcouncil, inwh'xcn the bulinr-ss
of going to wax" is to be uhimsi'ltclctv dun-1"
mhved. In a few days, ] shall have an
account of'lherc-siflt us thisicoumil ; which,
it interesting, 1 \\ ill endeavour to [runs-mit
to xou."
By a letter from Alicant, dared July
28, 1775, We learn that there had been
'a" cngusszsi'cmcnt betwu-n the Spaniurds
and Alsicrincs, and lhut the latter had
gained Alhc \ict<>ry. 'l'he must material
cn't'ctunntances ol this battle are, that the
Spanish flee-t Lint-hare;] in a imy near Algi
ers, and having lJULitti 18,oo0 of their
then, under cover es two 70 gun ships,
Were prcpsisirtng to march up to the city,
when the Moon—; and Algeriaes hm-ingpost
ed themselves on a rising ground, grown
up thick with bushes, Leg;-sin a heavy fire
upon the Spanizxrds, and issi'vlcd ";ooo of
them, without being in the least eztposi-d
to their shot. Night coming-on, gave the
szmian'ds an opportunity ol' rcimhnrking
without anv further ]oifss, otherwise they
must htve been totally cut off. 'l'hc Al—
geriut-s hchaved with their usiul hunt-ani
ty, munglin and burning the bodies of
the dying an the dead. The Spanictnsids,
however, not daunted by such horrid bur
bnrity, are preparing to attack them a
second time, under the famous OsiReily,
and it is to be hoped will be able to give
a good account of that nest of'pirates.
M
so MA'r-Tnsw SQULRE, q/q; commander
rffhi: majq/{y'sjbgb Ottcr, ging inflamp
"1 ton road. ' ss
!IAMP'roN, Septcmber 16, 1775'.
S ] R, -
OURS of the loth instant, directed
to the committec of the town of
Hampton, reciting, " that a (loop tender
on his tnujesty's service was on the 2d in
flunt cast on lhore near this place, having
on board some ofthe king's stores, which
you thy were seized by the inhabitants,
and demandin . an immediate return of
the same, or "in! the people oi'l—Inmpton
must answer the consequences of such out—
rage," was this (]d laid before them,
who, knowing the ahove recital to be in—
jurious and untrue, think proper here to
'msienti-m the fact-- relative to this matter:
The floop, we apprehend, was not in his.
,nnibsty's scnice, as we are well ;dshred
that you were on a piflusi—ssing or plesidin'ing
ynsty; and although it giies us pain to
use indelicate expreilions, yet the treat
ment received i'rom' you cailsi for ;: itsizte
of the sacts in the simple language osttuth,
however harsh it may sound. 'l'o }our
own heart we appeal [or the c.:ndunr hllh
which we have stated them ; to that hesisirt
which drove you into the woods in the
most tempeliuous weather, in one ofthe
darkest nights, to avoid the nmeh injured
and innocent inhabitants osthis countv,
who had never thi'catencd or ill used voh,
and who would, at thn time, have receiv
on you, vH: un; uuurcu, wun numamty
and civilit , hid you unde yourself and
sitnation "nown to them. Neither the
vessel or shores were seized by the inhabi
tants us lhmptnn; the guzmcr, one mr.
Gruy, unxi the: piioc, ouc mr. Ruih, who
were employ-(1 by you on this party, are
mcnsi, we ]l'JPC, who will still usscrt 'sihc
truth. ]si'i'nm them divers osour members
were informed, that the wild ;md stures,
together with it good lizisiifc (xhiifh )uu,
without cause, su hriffilv (ies-ssrtul) were
given up sir; irrecss-H crahlv lus}, b_\' the viii
c-ss-rzsi, and f'J'Psss' of tl'cproprieturd, to one
]sii'ssl, o-csiss whose house. you wert: (!rmc
on Him-e, as ,! rcwuhl. i'ursinis entertaining
you, &c. wish rcssin-CE siuhl dcsi'c'm:\'.
'l he fine;-Ass us ;i :siu i'zlii'. w. husc conduct
li'sis h si-x'in-ct-cl 13. {1 lie-was nul. only Crural-'t,
[an slx-fiv-ussi-z, us'duinq (is, in our that: cic—
s-s-u'rlsiisi li. 'rts, tZ'c ctjsi'lsir; 'ZC'l'l izizm'ticc, \\'c
r-nzictissisi, were jbmcsxiisisit .siLumZnsi; LuL,
with the great?! pleasure, we can inform
you , our upprch: usmns am now removed -
Although we know we cmnot Icgzsilly
be cnlh-d m account sur Lhctc which yuu
are pleased to {Ulc ;m outrsissusic, and nun
wizhlmmiing we have hitherto by )ou
been (renied with iniquity, He will, as
far as in our power hu, do you right up
on just uml equimhle temn.
First. \\"c, on hchulfosthie communi
ty, require from yuu the rcliilmiun of a
certain just/:}; Harris, the property osu
_ entlcnmn ot'cur town, and a}! others-m"
hues whum yuu may have on board;
which had Hsiu'rzssx, :ts wdi ;tzss, other !Ltt es,
hath been long hurbourcd, und ostcn em
ployed, with your knowledge (:tSztppe-ztr
ed to us by the confession os Rnth and
others, and its is well known to all your
men) in pillaging us, under cover osniglzt,
of our sheep and other live-stock.
Secondly. We require that you will
send on lhot'e all bQLsstts, with their hands,
and every other thing you have dctuined
on this occasion. '
And lsitlliy. That you shall not ,by your
own urbitrary authority, undertake to
inl'ult, molest, interrupt, or detain, the
persons or property of any one pasting to
and from this town, as you have frequent
ly done for some time past. -
Upon Complying with those requisitisions,
we will endeavour to procure every article
lest on our share, and shall be ready to
dehver them to your pilot and gnnner, of
whose good behaviour we have had some
proofs. , We are, &c.
The comtnittee osElizaheth City county
si And town of Hampton.
At a meeting of the commitlce qulizubcth
City count}! and town of Hampton, Sep
tcmber 16, 1775.
HAT the most
Resblved unanimetg/Iy,
hearty thanks
of this committeesi, -' and all those whom
they represent, are justly due to major
JAMES lnnttssithe other entlcmen otii—si
cers, and to the several vo unteer compad
nies now under their command, For so
expeditioufly and cheerl'ully marching to
our allistance and defence on the alarm
occasioned by the threats and several inso
lent letters of a certain [Matthew Squire,
commander of his majesty's ship the ()tter;
and that this committee, for themselves
and cottilituents, do accordingly present
their molt heauy and cordial thanks to"
the said very worthy gentlemen and their
companies . '
W. R. VV. CURLE, chairman.
ctsi—W
Air. Pu le si,
PAMPHLE'I' having lately made its
appearance in this country, entitled
The addrq/x of the ]:uocth/c of Great Britaisst
to the inhabitants of .Jmcrlca, it may not
be amtss to inl'onn the pu'ol'tck that this
pamphlet is wrote by sir 70]!!! Du/g-rnpie,
at the express requisttion ol'silord North; by
the same sir Yohn Datrjwch who, at the
request of the best ofprincu, some time ago
wrote and puhsiliz'lted his Ilsemairs as ?):Cflt
Drllaulsi arm naeum, calcnmlcd :Jmulr lowly
to exnrpate the very idea ()spau'iuzifin,
by endeavouring to "'ssi'oxzdcmn to iuszuny
the memory of two the most ulcbratcd
patrw'sis lnentioncd in British historv, the
ishlsh'ious and celebrated K USSELL and
Sl ]) N E Y . si.
Several letters nou" in this colony, some
From sir 70]th himllsilfl ])i'u\'c and ;Lcissncm
ledge him the author uslhe pnmphlct.
] am sir, yours, Jsix.
A i" R ] !; N D.
*.**' AT-Ȝxt week will be si-bz-lu'f r'l'ml , the
CR L'] N.\.\'(_IILS oft/w Gc-uu'siu' cctuin-cutIx/u
(gst/u'J cnlmgctv.
Anvrxssrzsss mctNTs.
) A m 1—..ssct CI'sY, si'c'ctl-ct'cwzbsi-r 22, 1775.
] N 'L'E N 1) to leave the_ co'mny imme
disiulssx . '
sz}. [is (}l'siE "XHOVV.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1775.
N () 'I" ] (1 E is hereby given, that the
sin-tra! cafitmm oft/le [( E (, DL A]?
! "1 jx' CE S, ctu'lznji: cru/zpzmie: are Csmsijsssiletc'd,
are shrill-with 10 march the.-ii- recruit: to/bme
p/zutc at two nifles dJiunt fi'um the city cf
V. i]iisi.n11'si>'urg, tliure to half, and to make
inmwdiuie :. ] ])lication to cal. THoM As
15 u [. L 1 's T, in tho:/did sixty . fist-further orders)
P. HENzcr, jun.
VVESTUVER, Scptcmber 19, 1775.
N 7uly last the high shcriff of Charles
City advcrtilsied two negroes, M]CHAX L
and AAHON , late m) property, uhobroko
jsilll and escaped nhilst under sentence of
death. As I know they are during and
dangerous villains, capable of attemptin
the most hurrid crimes, ] hereby yromig
:: reward or" 31. ("or each, to be paid"on
their being returned to the jail of Charles
City. Mzclmel is a ditcher by trade, a.
hzuulsome black fellow, about goyears old,"
under the middle size; he is very artsul,
and s peuks iiaentl y . Aurou is a hlaclclinitli
by trade, of a yellow complexion, near
20 years- old, 6 it.-et high, and well made;
he- has a down look, and remarkable long
fore teeth. ssl um informed their honor!
are in Prince George, Charlu City, New
Kent, and Human-r. ct
W. BYBD.
You Town, Scptember 19, lfijsi.
RUN away from col. PhiltpsiRootet, of
King & Queen, a ncgro man nauied.
HARRY, who some years ago was morr—
gzigcd to the hon. lVilliam NeZ/bu. It is
with good reason suspected that he it
lurking about H/q/i Point, and that he is
harbourcd by some of Col. Thoma: Moare's
ncgrocs. \\'hocvcr secures and delivch
thc said negro, either to col._Ro'0te.f or to
one of'us, shall have 403. reward.
- THE EXECUTORS.
) 4'
Bsoroxo-county, Septmzber in, 1775.
SOME time 3 0 ! purchased two tracts
os land of ame: Busard ofthis connty,
for which ] passed bonds, to the amounc
of 4101. and as the said Bufin'd refuses to
make me a proper title to the land, I
hereby forcwarn all person: from (akin _
an allignment of any of'my_bouds,ss as
am determined not to pay one farthing till
] get & title for the said land. -
zn WILLlAM man), jun.
OMMlTTED to the jail ok'Elizabeth
City, 'a ncgro fellow whosscalla him
fell PLIMIH, and says hc belong: to col.
And,-few Lcu'i: osBotetaurt; he has on co m
mon negro clothing, and is ;" feet 6 or 7
inches high. The owner is desired to take
him awav, and pay charges. _
" ctjOIZN M'LACHLIN, jailer.
ou "] ["I lss'fD to the jail of Ellzabeth
City, a negm fellow who calls him
scll fish, and sisays he belongs m mrs.
Peter at Cabssin Point; he has on common
ncnvo clothing, and :: 5 sect 7 or 8 inches
high. The on ner is desired to take him
away, and pay changes.
" ]OHN M LACHLI'N, jsixilcr.
'I khEN up in Cumlsi'crland, a BLACK
HUK \l-'., 4 tcet 5 01 6 inches high, with
nhl "(e m his stre, hls near hmd iuot whne,
] 15 lust zm me, his : hanging mane and
suitch tui]. and humc. ed on the ofl shoul
del 1KT.Pofl:cd,und appraiscd to 71.
U THOMAS HARIUS.
ss) \H."i'lll' 'si-ZD lo Slg/sctXjnil, the 7lh
(J at (lus inlhmt (Scptunber) a ncmo
11] A] about 5 iLct 8 inchesi hinh, who had
on 1 hucn !hirr. and osinbrug breeches,
( ]]s hn—mh ( '.'-' SAR , and 1.._1)s he bclonsi;
to 11.*.. Jusszss 11"smul!0u ol 1\/11n_/<si.mm:d.
'I hsi cmnu is dclncd w hkc hi; u uwwsi ,
and 1: H ch nnsis.
i} ROJLRT ANDRILHS, jailcr.