The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-11-28 00:00:00, page 1

THE sisisiVIRGINsissIA GAZETTE-"si'
The Freedom of tbe \*Pre_/2 :: one oftbe great Bul-wark: of Liberty, and Fat mer be "strained but by daspom Gmmmn &
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[Novemszn 28, 1777. ] WILLIAMGBURG: "Printed by Dxxou &? Hun'rni. (No. 139: .].
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FlSH-KILL, octoberz3.
AST_Thursdny ono'rl lor, : sh , was hanged et Burle , who
" wn detected with : lectern: Burg, , , y
' Left Monday our peopletookl smallse oonesis bean to the enemy,
in the North river. neat Khyneheck, with : pretty " un . :: o. She
ran aground. and our people took the adnntlge lnd hoarded with
canon. Nicholu ]ame't end George Hopkinc, two' of the New sink
pilott, were takenonhondss. . - '
We leun that the enemy'hne burnt the houseof the late judge Living
non, the house of Mr. Robert Livingflon. end sundry other.
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-\ .ANNAPOLIS, Novmber 29.
, B) tl-css llOUSE of DELEGATES, 'Nwmbir !, 1777. .
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si_ctsswct\_. .v "F-J ry Wct -
R ! sTHAT every Housekeeper in the seven] counties of this
'sct'" - saw he came!!!) requeaed immediately w furnilh one
pair of good firm shoe: undone pair of good white yam Rockings, or}
ter number i possible, and to deliver them to the sheriff of them
equity, who lull ply for elch pair of shoes end soreasich pair of stock
ing- not exceeding twenty five nsiuss common money, according to
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- G. si DUVALL. C. H. D.
, ss " 3} lb: SENATE. !!er 9,ct :177
. .Rndandaflented to. .* _
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'.v . ' . ." A. C. HANSON, C. Sectn.
lctysi 31: l.- Mcgongzlsinss - ' ?og ;; 0 ""an-ac
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- "- '.-'--si--— Mi- CpiJ _ !pfflf si (be Un'ml :S'mtz: ( Ameriea.
,si—ss' HEREAS su ry soldien longing to the untied of the suid
_- ' State. have deserted from the time; these are to mlke known
td ill those, who have so ofended. end who shall return to their respec
. tive oorpe, or surrender themldvee to the officer: appointed to receive
recruit: end deserters in their fe'venl Stace, or to any continental com
mding officer, bchrt the Md: of ]umary next, that the shall ob
tu'n : full end fret perdon. A ] do further declare, to : 1 such ob
flute d'fendenm do not auil themselves of the indulgence hereby
ofiered, thet they may depend, w en :pprehended, on bein prosecuted
with the ntmofi rigour, and [Mg the punishment juflly ue to crime:
of such enounity. -
. Lefi the hope of escaping punishment, "by remaining undiscovered,
should tempt any to reject the term] now held out to them, they may be
nfl'used. that the most effectual measures will be pursued in every State for
apprehendingutd bringing them to : speedy trial.
.aiwx Mr my hand, a:_ bud quarters, !bi: "th [9 4)" Odober,
' \ md—M l771-. (} GE WA ct
8} bi: Excuuucv'l smal, ' ss ' - , GTON
Rol. H. siHARRXSON. sea,. - -
Fra— lb: ijlm or qf Number 9. priudu tuum;- !!
PHLLADET'PHLZ .""Mmazsif 5.
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? Il'confmsq te; my orders. *' to Mhy ' , vigmua exer
: 'tiom GoAlbnn ," I passedthe Rudsim'l 1: to : on the l3ch
rl Sepn-ibef. o exeniom havesibeen ! unction]. .,z si under
' mysi commend hu fought twice Against ss : (undoe, 00 " 'ct-ct The
firfl nction wn on the I9th of Se em r; when. lflersogev -ss up
eonflifl, we remained masters the field of bank; ed ' " n,
on the 7th of Oflober, wot not so sneces-ful. Add ended did] ctlfloem on
n-o parts of ourentrenchmenn, the one defended by Licuteimnsit Colonel
Bresiymen, who was killed upon the spot, and the & zeas lost, shend}.
dcsended [: Lord Balcarras at the head of the ricish light insanu-y,
who repdl ed the enemy with great loss. The army lfccrward- mlde
g'o'od their remzt to the height; of Sunday, unable to proceed further.
the enemy having pofl'cflion of I" the mds and the passes un dwellfid;
of Hudfon'a river. , '
The on them united die choice of event- and offered thubhu
to the um: of-du enemy till the 13!!! inflanz when only three days
provis-dn at [bon allow'nwo remained. At tlm time the la. of
timely lfflshm being exhluled, my numbers reduced bss Q_a&ionl to
3 See fighting men. of which about 1900 nlonem Briu , xnveledby
che enemy'c troop- to the amoum of 16000 men, ! ma induced by the
general concunence lad advice of the Ground, field osiecn, and Cap- *
uim mmnding corps, to 0 n . treu'yctwith Mljor Gencal Gan.
Your Excellency will observe :; tho' papen tnnsnmud hemith, che
disagneablc pfbspect (but amded the first overmm. The army deter
mined to die to : man rather khu submit to term: repugnant to nnioml
and pessoml honour. ] trust you will think the treaty enclosed consider"
with both. I am, with the greatest respect ud nuchment, Sir, )onr
mon obedient lnd most humble serum, * '
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Thfir] worm" Ml a in the door lum.
'lst. General Burgoyne'a my being exceeding] ndueed by repeated
desenu, by desenion, sickness, &c. their ' : exhausied, their
military Horn, tem- and bzg age taken of , their retren cut
off and their camp innfied, - ty can only be lllowed :o sm-renderp'ei
sonen of war. . '
Aufwcr. Liemenam General Burgoync'n my, however reduced,
Xi" never admit that their sun:! i: cut off, while-thcyhvcmdsixheir
ands. ctsi - se,
zd. The officert and soldien nay key the -ss _
The Geideralt ofthe United State: nmrpumitm ss 'ss
3d. The troopz under his Excellent: Genenl ct
duacd by the most convenient rout: to {Ic- E
marcbn, and sufflciently pmvidedfol by th' ,. '
A M.". ,5..1* ,
4! . The officer: will heldmiwdsil. ct
and will be unted with the libu'lsily
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they, by proper bchvionr, commune.
apyrehntdcd, hnving broke tluit
done) must expect to be close
" May W' o_r capnhkc of
Ausmr. Then being too s '
being under the description dsisiss
si' ct Ilus pnicle needs no
sisissss-Zsimt n.; ct ss " W "ii.
5 . pn ' Mz- ' , armtsi si tsimmition, nrri 69,
hsisssiu, &c. &0'. MpW m commsii'riu appointcd w nZt-e
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(tom n'u'y be delimed, inn: excepted.
W where will be osdcred wgmnd their inns, Ill mzy
be th nt " mzrched to the tives side, in he Pledmin their wzy
; Bcunington. , . ". -si-- . ,
. hsmr. 'rm. mid; i. indmiflible in any maw; soolet- than '
thin army will consent to ground their m . their company they
will rush on the enemy. determined tun;: no quncl._ .. '- c. " , -
Slgnn], si Hoctuctflo- G'uzu.
Can) at Sanioga. Odder 14. "71. " " " "" ;"7 77"
,A'!" : general courz-mmm W'Zt Fqkwtpy, tssnss " M.,
order of his Exceilency Geneul Wgshington, oq- fill'd?
October, 1777. and by adjouqssme-t, on thcsissxoth of 2
GOODRICH CRUM'P. ofthc Sthteof Virginiz, lCayl—sscg" _ -
Virginia ngimem, charged with cowuotcl. un tfigjg ' ' sisi :
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of that crime in the action of the 4thctof OBober, at .Gca , _ A
scntenccd thensor to be cnshiend, and to havehio name, , .. , -
lnd punishment, published in the nm-papen in and IM - "si" ss
in the new: paycrs of me puttsicular State he amc ("son,voc- sisim ]... '
usunlly residcs; after ui ch it should be decided sundnhup—qu :"ffl
sicer to assncfate with him. Thissenmme was approved by. hit EicZL " '
lency the Commuder in Chicf; and. in pursuflg. merous, i. mak
mitted to the prinnrt for pd'pfimtirn. .-* - - ct ' If:
. - TTMO sh'Y; 'Ptcsipctgms, ,ct._4si_ sisiss
HEAD WAKTERS, Octfbtr 34, 1777. '
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