The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-01-24 00:00:00, page 2

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me Hetered with Kraw, else his sacred vestment: might have
. siM (be bane: Jbilfle/b broken. He now {tum !ostbcth sense
, forlo! I dey lleep fell upon him. The people in the
hwfe cell . ; but he he'trd them not,.and it being very dark, they could.
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[he see him, they zherefme concluded he was gone home. But towards
_ntoming our reverend divine zwnked, and (tcH it not in Gath) found
himselfthe companion osswinel A sow and pigs, attracted by his savoury
heath, soon found him out. The sow lay down and fell asleep along
side this hopeful ltem cf divinity. performing the friendly office of an
Ahishag by keeping him warm in the night.
When our man of the (pilit awaked, he Could not for a while recol
lect where he was. He stroaked lus'hrisily hed-fellow; but by certain
indications soon dis vered that it w mit het with whom he usually
cohabited. By degffis he becamt' l'en lbie of his situation, and of the
quality of his companion, and finding ratitude spring in his breast for
the benefit received from the warmxh misthe sow, he thus accctted her:
" You are a good kind creature (said he) and ! am at : loss how to
make you amend: for the service you have done me. If ] give you money,
on an neither make use of it not eat it. I could preach you a sermon,
m it will do you no good, because you cannot understand it. What
then cut ! dofor yon 't" Here he mused some moments. then getting up
as well as he was able, and seeing the pigs, " ] think (said he) as you
have go! a large family to maintain, I will e'en take a muple of your
children, and bring them up for you." A priest, on these occasions
never [offeiu Me word. The sow gmntcd npplause. He instantly eatehed
up two of the pigs, and wnppin them up m the robe of righteousness,
flaggered home with them, undi covered by the sarmer.
' 80 3 T O N, December 26.
si 'sbl truth of thefollnuing extraordinmy affair may be reliedan.
APTAlN Eda, with 70 men, who, about two month: since left
ss St. ]ohn't, it} order to take Fort Cumberland, seven days after his
departure, took a scottting party of 11 menss from the sort, who some
. time since zrrived at Newbury Port. Five days after taking the asore
szid plrty, n they were] ing in ambush near the fort, the discovered :
frigate end a floop, hot which went up as far as the ort; end the
frignte leaving the floop behind, departed. Abour 48 houre after, in
the night, Capt. Edz'u men determined to take the lloop; they accord
ingly went end boarded her; a serieant on board, who was made ac
quainted with the affair by the watch, ordered them to fire; but upon
being told by Capt. Edz's men if they did they should all be put to the
sword, they thought proper to desih; and accordingly resigned them
selves and vessel (thecugo of which was valued at Halifax at soool.
- lerling) into the hand: of the brave Americans. The next morning,
' the Captain of the asorefzid fioop, : Doctor, and Chaplain (not know
ing what had happened) came on board, and , in : shon time after, 15
ss men in I you!, in order to unload the vessel, then 7 in : two malt boat,
s all wh'eh ere taken pioper care of, and were, together with the tloop,
which it laden with bees, park, flour, pease, czodles, blankets, iron,
'ss- flee], nails, &c. carried into Newbury Port the beginning of latt week;
and it is supposed that, to this time, Capt. Eda, with the remainder of
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his men, istn possessiou o Fort Cumberland.
-On Friday 37 of the aforel'aid risoners were committed to gaol in this
town, among whom are Capt. arron of the 4th regiment, Dr. Cul
len, and the piou: parson Egghtton , who yeiterday were sent off to reside
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et lierdwiek.
By assGentlt-maa of veracity, who left London the z4th of Septemher,
'Wwe lum, :th the merchants were very much alarmed at so many vessels
m taken from them, and were petitioning for an accommodation with
lb'o'octbniflt upon commereial principles only; that the Court of Bi'itnin
had jtmnded a categorical answersi from France when: her fleet and
hope ue deflinetl; but that an evaswe answer wzs returned from the
; .Conrt, im lying !bgv auld bu-w in duejZ-ashu.
' 'The Mind mln o war, of the American navy, with the floop Pro
videnh, sailed from Rhode [shut] the ad of November. On the uih
zjdtcycttook I brig, with a very valuable cargo, from Liverpool for Hali
_ ' and on the lzth, off Lottifbourg, they took a fine transport, laden
_. bing for sinada. 'The thh, off Caye North, they took I
M'si'hha god fish, &c. trom Glspey, sot- Barbodos. In the
light- tsiho 13; the Providence disappeared. The Alsred kept the
inn ' _ ip undertonvoy. havingmounted her with nund manned
her well. On the set! they were ofi' Canso, the A] red't boau were
, Wto ! tmspon, laden with ovisiont, as she got ashore within
. ffllc harden, lnd could not be t o ; the boat: else burnt the oil done,
"with thciutmenu, and,.all t marble for the wthe mew The
: .ct_ ogd, the 'Alfred took three tunspen ship: from Spanish river for New
_';,_si Yorksi under eonvoy of the Flon frigatet it wn then hazy, otherwise
; W won!!! havebeelwithin light. On the zGth, the Alfred took :
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merchant ship of no sum, from Liverrool for Halisax; she had now fife
ships under cnnwy, and being unab e to man a greater number, pro
ceeded for port. On the Sth of December, on St. George's banks, she
was chased by a large ship, and ordered the (Debec transpon to make
sail and run :thead; some of the saltelt sailing ships accompanied her, and
the Alsred fell in between them and the stranger; the wind shifted in the
night. The Alsred carried a top light, and stood to the northwatd. The
clothing ship and others that had been siahead, flood on to the southward.
The firnnge ship was near the Alsred to the morning, and appeared ;
man of war with St. George's colours. 'Icthe last taken ship, as she sailed
salt, wsits sent attern to view the enemy, and make : lignul agned on, is
she was ofsnperiof force, she made the signa] that the enemy was of s".
perior force. The wind increased to a violent gale in the evening,
and by that means the Altred and prize ship got clear of the enemy,. lnd
the Alsrc-d arrived safe in Nantalket road the 16th current, having on
board 140 prisonell, among whom are the Attomey Genenl of Canada,
with Lady and shmily, and several officers and soldjers. She had only
two days provision left, and left Rhode [Hand with no more than un
officers and me:. The Qqebec transport is called the Mellinh; she wan
lately a bomb in the English service, and was then called the Thunder.
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PRO VIDENCE, December 21.
BY some deserten from the ministerial fleet at Newport, we learn,
that the troops lately arrive! there confisi of about Good, one half
of them Hesiianl; and that it wn reported on heard the fleet, that they
were soon to proceed to Boflon, through thie t .
We learn from Newxort, that upc'm the arrival of a ship there oft
Thurfda last, suppose to be from New York, the transports in the
harbour hegan to take on board hay and straw. .
The troops from the neighbouring State; continue to arrive hete daily;
and last night came to town a company of volunteen from Salem.
Tuesday last arrived here M-jor General Lincoh), who it appointed to
the chief command of the American tnope in this department.
N O R W ! C Issss-I (Connecticut) Dec. -z.
R. Ebenezer Grover, 'un. of this town. who returned from the
army last evening, in onm us, that It the evacultion of fort Lee,
as he was coming from the sort, he was, after being fired at seven]
times, taken by a small party of the enemy, who took from him hid
horse and pack, threatening his life every minute, lnd carried him before
General Cornwalh't, who examined him, and ordered him to be searched;
and, after breaking oren and burning several letters, took hit poeket
book, which containet several continental hills, at which they were much
diverted znd talked of burning them; but he beg edct t' them not to do
it, as they would past among us as well as silver; r deuining him
two do :, with nine other prilbnert. the Brigade Major gave him a pass,
and inssumed him that he was at liberty to return home; the other nine
were ordered to New Yorlt. The General and his officer: requested Mr.
Grover to give their complimcnts to the people of Connecticut, lnd they
would pay in a visit as soon as they had been to see the Congtess. Mr.
Grover did not get his horse and pzck again. -
H A R T F O R D, December 23. _
INTELUGENCE of General Lee'a unguatded litnation was given to
the enemy the evening before he was made prisoner, by an inhabi
tant of BaRenrid e, personally known to the General, and who had
made rent preten [ons of friendship for the Americnn czuse, though it
heart tie greatest villain that ever exilted. This ]udas rode all the re
ceeding night to carry the intelligence, and served us a pilot to con uct
the enemy, and came persomlly with them to the house where the Gene—
ral was taken. si
PHIL'ADELPHIA, january4.
LAST Tuesday night Col. George Weedon, oi Virginius, arrived in
this city, with the Hcffian officers taken at Trenton, in the action
of the :6th; he this day delivered them to the siCotsncil of Sasety, with
six standards. They are allowed their parole of honour, and declare
themselves perfectly satisfied with their sate. We hear the Colonel sets
off again, in a day or two, for the contincntzl army in ]ersey.
jay. 7. This day an rxprest arrived from Genual Washington'c
army, at Pluckemin, Morns eounty, East ]eri'ey, which he lest last -
Sunday night. By him we learn, that our army is in high spirits, having .
had various engagementt with the enemy, in which they have been vie
toriom, and have taken several field ieces, : considerable quantity of
baggage, and upwards of four hun red prisoners, among whom are
many officers of rank and fortune. Farther particulars are hourly ex
pected.