The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-11-29 00:00:00, page 1

. )L'isiif-l BER 29, 1776.
NUMBER 95.
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High HEAVEN !0 cnctxczous ENus dzrcct: z/sssisi- srorsimz
PlllLADELPlllA, Novembbr 13.
intelligence from lzcud-quartm, W hisic '
Plains, Nov. 6.
E hear that the morning before the
enemy made :: sudden and unex
pcdtcd mpvemcnt from the several polts
thvy had csizkcn in our front.
They broke up their whole encampment
the preceding night, and have advanced
towards Kinglbridgc and the North river.
Some accounts make the loss of the
en'cmy on Monday sc'nnfghc about 4oo in
killed and wounded. All accounts agree,
that col. Carr, of the 35ch regimcnc, is
among the number of the thin.
_ Iutclligmce fi'om ]zqad-quarwn, Ticonde
, rogn, UCtoDcr 31 .
On Nlonday morning, between 8 and 9
o'clock, our advance guard bnatdowu the
lake made the signe] for the approach osthe
enemy's fleet. ln about an hour five of
their large": bodts or gondolas appeared in
light, and a number of troops, lndians
and Canadians, were seen ]anding upon
siThreo Mile Point. Soon after two of the
armed bones stood over to the east side of
the lake, inclining upwards, as if siznt to
reconnditrc. When they came considera
bly within (hot, they were sired upon from
two reduubts very near the shore, and by
a ruw-galley that was stationed to cuvu
the buum ; they thertsiupon retired. In
the mean time the encmy's troops were
distinctly seen to [and upon the back ()f'the
pqiut, and presently after 13 small bat
tcdus, and birch canocs, crollL-d from the
west to the cast side of the lake, into a
bay about four miles below our rcdouht.
Upon these threatenings of an attack, our
lines, redoubts, and pults, Qere all mun—
ned; and as the munona or the enemy
seemed to indicate they were gathering
their main force upon the west side of the
lake, as is intendiug to make their push
there, three regimcnts (Poor's, Reed's,
am! Gieawn's) were ordered srnm Mount
lndependence to reiushrce this side. The
orders wectre instantly obeyed, and nothing
could exceed the spirit and alertness which
was shewu by officers and sisildiers in exe
cutiug every order that was given. About
4 o'clock in the af'ternoon the hoats and
c.:uoes that had psitssed to the west side of
the lake returned, and the enemy were
seen plainly to reimhark at Three Milc
Point. The guard boat was immediately
ordered tu relsiumc her [tation, and by
sunl'et it was observed the body of the
enemy had retired.
Publzshed by order (fCOngre-fir.
CHARLES Tnomson, scsicretcn-y.
Nrm.12,1776.
]u () () N (i H. [58 3, Mmcmlzcr 14, 1776.
L'n/n/ nsu letter to the Pr-si-sidcutfium majur
;;mzff-ml (;AT es, dated at 'l'iconderoga,
N-mcmbcr 5.
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Z' !! \\ k', the honour to cungratnlatc the
ctct (} nw_si 'lctsi-ct, nzvm the retrcut ulsilicutcnnut
grnc-rctl tis (}uy (l.:x'iumt, with the Hsssi-ct
;- fal ;-:si.'si-.'.s under his (:mnm'lml, sun"
(In: \*o !" int. Ssnsimd'w 11", the works
I-clssijsi :ssxsi sim the hsi-H m'clsi-r, lhc buom and
l
bridge of communication linishu], - and
every necessary preparativc ihr dcscncc
made, ] determined lo send adcmchmcnt
down each side ofthc lake, m beat. up the
cnemy's quarters of their advanced post
on l'utnam's point and the opposite shorc.
About 8 at night the detaChmcnt under
the command us major ])clnp proceeded
down the call: side of the lake, and the:
other, under col. Cmmer, down Ulc vssusist
fidc. Sunday morning mnjur Dchp vsith
hiszlctachmesint togk pusscihon olsil'umam's
point, which the enemy had just ah mch-n
cd ; and immediatelydetuchyd a subsidtcm,
with a small party, tu rszcom'siohrc Crown
Point. The officer having returned, rc
portcd, that he saw the enemy embmk, &
number of their vsincls under lz-Jl, and the
whole preparing to get under Way. (lo!.
Cunncr, onct taking pusseflion of the post
opposite to Putnam's pui-zt, sound that
likewise abandoned . Yeshzrdny an officer,
and a party whom ] sent to Crown Point,
returned, and reported he had been at
Crown Point with the inhabitants there;
that. the enemy were all gone from that
post, and the inhabitants would come this
day to Ticonderoga, to make their sub
mission, and beg the protection of the
United States.
I have the honour to be, &c.
HORA'HO GATES.
P. S. This will be delivered to you by
my first aid-de-camp, major Stuart, a
deserving officer.
The foregoing is (: copy Ofgeneral Gates's
letter.
JOHN HANCOCK, presi'dent.
From the army m the prounce of new
Yoctrk we lcarn, that after Octohcr 27th
nothing- mate rial happened , - except_ some
small skirmishes, in which we always came
off victorious, and often took prisoners.
That many deserters had come off to our
army, among which there were between
go and 40 llefliuns. That suddenly on the
night of the 5th instant the enemy filed off
the right of their army to the East river,
and the left, about 8 or [O,UOO m- 11, to
])u'ubs's serry . That general Washington,
in the morning, sent several parties tu
harruss their rear, who returned with a
few prisoners, and two or three bagguge
wagguns. That on the 7th, the enemy's
trausports, 40 in number (being the same
which landed the troops uc Frogg's point)
wcre seen going down the East river to
wards New York. That on the lot , the
party that filed off towards the North river
lay between Dobbs's siscrry and Philips's
mills. That the general, being appre
hensive they intended making an incur—
iion into the jerseys, had sent general
l'utnam with 4000 men across the river,
tojnin general (ireen, who has 6000 men
at ["an Lee, with an intention to [top their
progress, (houid they attempt the same.
Severul letters; of the best authority smm
hcud-qnzlrters say, they have great reason
to expect [lowe will visit this city ; there
sorc they urge up to be gpon the watch,
and be ready for them, 'should they at—
tempt such a thing.
Extract of:: letlcrfl'om Furt Lcc, Nov. 8.
" Om gmrisuu al lsi'urt W'ashington are
in high l- mits , and go a Hesiinn- -hunting
(vcrv day Ycstcrday a selj'. a-ut am] ];
mcnofcul. Cad wallader' !! buunhon attack—
ed am out guard ot 47 men, killed three,
wounded several, and burnt the guard
lmt. " ct
Extract of:: letter from Fort Lec, Nov. to;
" 'l'hc 'encmy have not decampcd, ao
was reported, but are still at Dobbs's
ll-rry. l'art osmtr army have come this
(isilc us the river. General szshingtou
wili u'osis tu-duy. ])es'ertcrs consirrssn the
finii-iciuus us the encmy's dtsign to pay a!
a tiht in the ]crscys ; but the attempt 'ts
ib dangerous, and so long- dclayed, that.
I ( sin i'cmccly believe it is seriously in agi
lution. Ycsterduy col. Mngaw's men
killed 13 llcllizns and an officer, and
stripped them. Thig ]itticemcrprisc gives
spirit to our men, and inscvsibly reducea
the number of" the enemy."
'l'hc ship Hzmcock and Adams, sicapr'.
Smith, with arms, ammunhion, clothes,
tin, &c. on account osthe cuntincnt, il
arrived at Bcdsord, New llampshirc, srom
Namz. We arc also told that anothcrship,
laden with the same kind of stores, is ar
rived at Button. .
W'e hear, by mzjor Stuart, that the
enemy at Dohbsi'si lcrry struck their tents
lust 'l'ucsday morning, land marched to
wards New York with the greatest preci
pitatizm, some of the rcgimcnts siriug at"=
lsi'urc W'ashinsisiton as they passed by it;.
Wc hc'ar that the sicct. which left Sand
Hook last Vt' cdncsday has been since seen
standing to the eastward. sict
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To the AsssoclATOP-s o] qumuvauxlsi
Gmtlemm , ' ,
TUNG !U-lSS ,have received intelligenfe
that :: fleet of the enemy, conbsting
ot' several hundred sail, were yesterday
discovered ncctr Szmdy Hook, steering to
the southward. ]: is highly probable that
their deliinution is for Dclawurc and the
city of l'hihxdelphia- ]t is needless to ob
scrvc, that the utmost vigour and despatch
arc muflln'y to countcract the cltfigns of
the enemy, and dcstnd this city, the: pre
scrvatiun ol'which is of very great impor
tance to the general cause. Congrcss
have directed us to co-upcrutc with the
Council osSul'cty us this state in couccrt
ing measiu'cs proper on the prcsknt cmer—
gcncy, um] huvc iuvcstcd us with their full
power to cnny such measures into execu
tion. In dischurgc of the t! ult committcd
to us, we think it our duty to recommend
it to you, in the warmdi and most carmsi:
manner, immediately to put yourselves in,
array, and march by companies and parts
as companies, as you can be ready, with
the utmost cxpulition to this city. lts
satscty, and the interest osthc Unitcd States,
poinrout thc muliity of your strongest
cxeruons.
General We ningtcm, at the head of 11
confi-lcratbic-ss part ul'his urmv, is advancing
shuthwurcl; hut, nntwithlhmling all the
dcssimtcth hc cunpuflibly make, the cnesiny