The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-01-26 00:00:00, page 3

more fatal the chn/Z-qzmice: might he, is the
zmusiltural war was pm'su-sid. HH lordship
vxus extremely scv'cre on ndminish'ctlion,
sur th-sisi :"mpatcncy and z'ncszcdicmy of their
mcsiashz'cs ; uini uf'tc-r hmumting that the
introductionol'jbrcigniroopx, withuutleuvc
osss p :rlissunent, was high treason to the con
stitutian, hoped that the day vvuuld come
when those who put that part (fft/lv/pemrh
into hix mujq/bs'x mouth, which mentions
their being sent to Gibrultarund Minorca,
Wou] ! be called to a proper account, and
undergo an exernplzlrypzlrtilshncctztr . Vs' h'xch,
th u his ]ordship's kind Wsilsik'd may be.- [itc
rally accomplished, is most devoutly to
be prayed for, by every homsifl ct—ssz'mericaiz,
and ji'iend to the liberties of man/eind .
_ A lWE N .
General Wooster, upon receivingintcl
ligence that some underhand practiccs
ware carrying on in Canada, by St Luke
Le Curne, to obsiruct the communication
between cneral Monrgomsry's army and
his garnsou, despatchcd cal. Rilzema
with a party of [06 men in quest of'him,
{who had the good fortune to surprise the
old blood—hound, his son in law mujnr
Campbell, and several others, who were:
a" broufrhc safe to general Wooster at
Moutrea .
_ Extract ofa [utter from cal. W'oodsm'd to
the Hurt. the Prq/ictlc'nt qsthe Canventiou,
dated Norfolk, juzzuary 21, 1776.
E. have had a psinrty, these ten days,
updn Tanner'd creek, who yester—
day had a brpsh with a tcmler's boat at
tempting tsso land at Sprowle's plzunmion;
they beat her off, and killed one man."
8 a'clac/e at night. About 4 this afternuon,
another heavy cmnonading began from
the Liverpool and Otler, during which
the enemy landed and set.fire to some
houses that remained unhurc, near to
what is callecLTown Point whars. ] scnt_
flrong parties tn reinsorce our watc
gb-lr'ls'. We had three fine men kiHe .
with cannrm shot. and one wounded, who,
it 'h thodght; will ]use hissi n. \Vc have
found one lsisisi'llctr simd t dead,
and suppose man other_ ct- killed :md
w-m-nsiled, the.: ca _ if in their
beats. Caw. ( ansi - ' ssrkham ar
rived in the 1 sithe "_ ."
We hear 1 '1'p is just come into
Norsnlk, sro rke in lrelzmd, the mas
ter of which ares that a man of war
arrived there, for the purpose of sciz'ssnsi'si
al] vessels us Annericzm property, which
obliged him to take a hasty leave of that
port.
Mr. Peter Scott's old house in this city,
Which he had rcntcd :ss-m] lived in snr 43
ears, was burnt down lust Sunday night ,
{y accident.
A grenadier ost-he 14th regiment, com
pletely armed (who said he was a deserter)
was brought to town this week, and is
now with his fellow soldiers on his parfolc.
SATURDAY, 7mz. 27 . By cnpt. Grceu,
just arrived srom Northlk, we learn that
the day after the ];ftc cannonuding, from
the Livcrpool and Ottcr, two shilurs were
taken prisoners a little below the new dis
till-ss-ry, in search of water (of which the
fleet is Prezatlv in want) who informed,
th t'. si number of'mcn were wounded in
the, smy at the Town Point wharf, and
carried off in the hoats. And capt.
Grecn tells us., that the enemy ztppcsilr as
sohcitous to crmcect] theirdcad :md wound
ed as their brot/zersavage: the Inclians,
who have been ulw:1)s 'rcmarkuble for
that piece osfimj &.
ss75/t published, the O R D ! N ANC E S qs
the last' CONVENTIO N, price 2 :. 6d.
-—-——771e cammittee: of the ssdzfferent camztic:
will bcfurmf/bed 1siuitlz them (21 copie; for
each committee) by this and the next
week': pq/t: .
**** The querZ/Z in Pinleney': papcr qf
sithe tot/z instant shall have a place in our
m'xt. ' -
** "9 77): Prsnflsir has received [! nnmsch
of cmnmittc-u rqfi-[vz's, which Will be.- 'A"
paid due regard to next zuuu/c, and. appear
in the G'azctte.
*ct< * ' cts/ze pnpcr for [i him; the SMsi-f/sslss
TRE/ISUKY' NO TE S i: j/(sl tlrr'iww!
jiwm Philmlesi/phia, and they 'm/l be ready
m about (: j.-/z'tz.>1'fct,s/:t.
w
Mr. Puamz, .7ctm. 20,
AN any Amcriczm l'eflctu! !hc- ];lmsi'd
speech without ['a-ling l.]m unnuit
indign-ssuion? Food (}ml! uhuf must we
think of the king of (}rcut Hrihm v.]n'bl
we read his usisicnicn's srom lec 'l'hrmw,
that we meant only 10 ;umusi-, hcty wyl'm:
exprefliuns of' attuchment to lhc psin'c-nr
state, and proteshuious uk'lnyolty, whiHlsi
we were preparing- snr a general l'cvoh!
Would to God this had been the ("use,
since this is the return our petition has met
with. ]s it had, we should at this time
have been a full nmtch for all the. forces
that can he sent against us. V\'e are told
from the throne: si " I have actfl with ;!
spirit osmodcrnticm and flxrbcurctnce, an
xinus to prevent the effusism , F the blood
osmy subjects, am] thc cahmitio s 'lnsc-pnr—
able from :: flute of war." But. let the
wanton buzchcsiry at Concnrd and Lcsixing
ton, and thr- fsiivnpf desh'uffssiinnos()h..rlcs
town, and osour other towvs now in ashes,
let the bloody plot \\ hich was to have been
executed by 30,ooo Canndinns, let the.
destruction of thousssmds of innocent and
helpless women and children on our sum—
t'urs, which was medituted, and was to
]] we been xarricd mto exccqmm [w .1111he
tlihcs of savaoes, which a (jz-lk-ton. a
-[uhns<m, & Dunmolc, or :: (Immollv,
cnuld stir up agznnsl us; ("ld ahnve ::H,
let thehorrid masiilcre, uhich, Fm ought
he knew might luue followed the insur—
recticms which his tools have laboured m
sscite be told throughout the uuld, am]
.sitpem p ge us the tun h us this rout]
fieu'dirationssjiimd that GOD who ]] m mu
tectgcted us by frustra tlmr thes- crm] n'a
tip (lions. tho (} () !) us silk'Ul !! uml
ave'nger of injured mzmccnce. iudf—si e bet ween
us, and cxccutc his rightzsirzusiz inclomr-ms!
AN ermcsiw.
ADVFRTISEMENTS.
, [ANUARY26'1776.
UCH pcr/P/m a: hum- 551?! 'l /,', 7',15i E
Gs/NS tasZsill m<{y_ fml :: ];ssuc/ng/csil by
np/vsijiujr to P. h F} N if I', j-. 1-1.
Bfflb'sOL NUCS
HE [unlushus hsine for salc ;) parcel
of very good coloulcd and spotted
R. U G S.
Mis/zael & 701111 [Falsace & co.
NANSF vow), 77'171, :o. 1776.
M R. PURDlE,
T is with great rcluct'ance we are drawn
into this publication. Had our enemies
meditzited their attacks against our per
ssms, or pmuerty, We had been sik-nl;
but they have, in \io]ation of truth of
the duti esot lociety, and of evety piinciplc
0] ffcnclosit), pmctiscd ver) Ctuel und
insidious arts to deptive us of, what is of
much higherv ulue, our CHMK ACTERS
as men, and the esteem 0] our jellsrw- citi
zasim'. 'l hey have depicted us mour bre
thren as traitor: to t/ll' Amcricmz cmg/c,
and cnnsiqueutiv inimical to their de .iest
'and invalu thief risshts. \'Vc czue accufld ok'
hni. iimf conmctinns with the avomui enc
mies tn thi: nrcatiy injmcd country. It
is therefore incumhcnt on us to ch illcnge
those wickul men into open light that
we m Ly 11 ch tils? (DPOILDH'UV of C\i"Cillg*
om innocence to the wmld in the must
publick manner. In the intelim, we set
them at the ut. nest daiiunce; and are
yours, &c.
\V!Ls IAM CR A'WFORD.
]OHV S'l'LctPHl NSON.
Wzsr AvausTA, fau- 3, 1776
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why / ctlu not l/t/s wm-le [si/z/zlzsh (! (saw He.
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lmm mrrsi, ur' in;! j/ss/ct/l'l zimsisssi. ltsix/n-a si zct-ry
L'u/(ss/[u r-r/v/u ql/!llilissl)'ct7 'i:1//"/!/_/ii/t/ll'ix '- msssi-sim'
tu mu/ss'c-ff lzp' sir" fl/l sslctfsissi't'lzzr.1si'rct'o.ss 'luu .l/l
sssmlmusif m }'=-'sii.l.s?r* my ]sisi/ sirf. m __/s//si* 11; t/m
msisi/l mrzurss'zctu'ipsizj ;.iss_1si_[/si,;< m-ct- um up.!s/Isi- in the
7/ssct/1f6/s' rJ'i'j1,'jsisu_L7imss sin,;si-sssi/J H.:r'l/l, m 'z! ;] )ssmsiry
firm 0] uuflmss'tisssk .z'siss'l- llinmce 1.- sssssui may
lu- sillmr Fllictlsisif/i -sisisi tisi'-','-"/f'l/lilt, It zizc: me
!]L' ;;l'r'rllssst nmw/suq/J shut / C/mm! fiu/s/i/b
/-'/<'/1 mlw; !si/si-mssnn m" sil'lj'll! l/l [law- 1!/si'/:r-/1'}.sid
l/li! 'usi-v/r. (m! m" fitr m a rc/z'i/x/tim; of
mss-unjv cssm rltsssssi/ss'u jssir l/w (l/s/fssssi/ffltmcss " it
finds lie mudsiz. / am thy jisgblick'; u/u'iscd
lllld duuotcd/i/rvctmt .
70HN . PlNl-WEY'.
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VJLUJ/JLE m'gra BLA CKSIW] T H .
_ lnq-zire zzl'mr. hL-nrkey Robiusun, at
the Hahsiw ay House,, or is
AUGUpTI/VE MOORE.
Purfimnt to the last will and testament as
'HH'I. Anne 1)? 2"): as, decnq/Z-cl . u'i/l best)!!!
on YV ulncsdny the 31]! ifl/fm/t (_}.-.11-==.z'_\.)
ut doctor 'l'humzls I'uctct. ( ]! I in You k town,
LL the houschuld and kiichen Fumi—
turc, ( onfinmsi-si osbeds, cluirs, tables,
('a-C. whh m ...y other thin rs lou tc-ciious
to parrisuissu-isc; ulsu 19 flctead us mule.
'l'hc Hurx hctssss to have credit till th: lo'h
of'Oduber next, for all sums above 5'. on
gixingbnml uis'n approved ssiccurity; lcthc
hands tufctsin'rsiv interest from the date, if
not pundu'zlly (lil'i'hzxr-si-td.
(."ULE l)!(i(.si-ES, executor.
*,ss.;_, * A" pershns havingclcvnzmdsis against
the isizlicl eltctte are delirul t=.> bring in rhc-ir
uccounts , properly aulhc n'iczuecl ," in three
months, or they will not be received .usitcr
th 'sit time ; and those who are indebted arc
rc-qm-Sssiu! m mnkc immediate ])U)fl1(*llt.
jAsi-UARY 25, 1776.
HE subscriber, who lately lived at
Bslr'u'c-Il's sorry, has now removed to
mr. 'T/mvmu D-zucqslle's, u-ss-on the main
rosild- i'rulu lV'i/Iiumsi/burg, which he flmll
spare uu pains to under an 8th c.:ble sh-ge
to all gemh enc-n who plmse m (sin our him
'with their cumpzmy. He ]!zh' ;":m'C]1;,-sisi'd
the place nisi vm'. leCJ/ilc, nmi u {L' always
be surnishui with the best 'Aiqunrs am] no
vismnx th'u can be had, as well as all )ssnrts
o'r'prcncudcr tsic-r horses.
'l'HlYV] -\S (]ARTH' ?! ! -'". TlT'.
AlZCHIBzILD DlDDI-Il', TMLOR,
WlLL [A,xsSBURG,
E T U R N S Ill: emplussrers in (zewralss
and his .ld cusiomcrsi in particular,
the most cardial thank: far pJ/l ]iss-rvicw,
and shall nl-way: be ready to rchcutc tcts/(V
command u-lzic/l they nngy hcrczzficsir intru/f
him witlu As his finni/y is extcnszsiw,
jzmrmjymcm wage; very high, and his credi
tnl's (fxm-sif'zli/{Lsy s:lsscztous fiu' i/fc'ir due , fie
]mpw thq/iz u'lz/Z/si .:ccomzts llsizu' burn long
standing will not take it ami]; should he Eur
m- fly ct-m-ss-sst t/si'zsim to make immediate pay
meut ; ..msil ll/ssrsl-jhr mem lzeshcttll 'infiztur'e
du !)ss'f/sslffutJ/S". it i.; ex- pected , will not llcsissitatct
to tender down tin,- rush fi/ ]bona: their
work is done. Ladiw riding habit: are
still 1rz.zdu/)_v//ivuss on the shorte]! notice.
'He renzct-rim t/w ]";sss-b/ic/c ': mq/l obedient humble,
shi'vsi'llfss
FRANCH STRFFT, januarssv 25, 1776.
'l'li -\ YE' 1) or 8 l DLE'LN from Hamptou, '
S ilmne time in .ssz-simber last, a sorrel
horse sinlwur 14 hansis siml & hsi'dshigh. with
a r0:*('ht*d mune nnu bub tail, has :! bluze _
silCt', !mts and Lss'ssllnps rc-lnarkably well,
but no z-rmq! pcrcdvublc A rsieward of
cos. wi" 'siv-ss "iveu to ths? person wh')
delivers she said horse to mc-si ;n ,Williar-z/Z
burg. JANE VOBE
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