The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-11-01 00:00:00, page 3

(}sizct troops arc now !msify employed in
.:3 -.'_.:'si.i zsig i.]lC Linea, rcduuhts, &c. at
csijr...m l' :luC, exsirss-c'siing the enemy to at
!.ALL' c.;mu with Lhcir Heat and army; but
an (In: lLf-sixsun is now far advanced, and
our men arc du'flv growingin health, they
have th: m >1k ilutcring expectaisimns ut
mu'mtaining their pulk ugaiust any force
The enemy can bring.
N. B. 'l'wo of the encmy's gondolus
were sunk the first day by our Heat, and
one blown up with 60 men. .
Ycstcrdny the British and Hessun troops
lutdy talken on Staten island were brought
to town under guard.
- Extract of a lauer from Hacrlem, Oct. 8.
" I have jzg/l had haffan hour': conver
ss/iztion-with lord Stirling, who re'turnedfi'om
hiscaptivityyssslerday, andsuy: he believes,
fi'um his bq/i intelligence, that the enemy
does not exceed 15,ooo sick and well, but
is certain they are not [O,ooo in all. The
rein/brcements they can recexve cmg/ist only
a} the last' division of the Huffiam, about
- gooo. Thi: he know: from the information
of one who saw the fleet at sea, which can—
]i/led of about 70 ficil, among which were
300 heavy horfisi: for carriagu; 3 or 4oo
light horse arrived, but no more expected ."
WILLIAMSBURG, Navember I.
AS'l' Saturday evening- dicd suddenly,
at mr. 'l'azsi-well's, in this city, col.
RLCHALD BLAND, one of the delcgatessi
for Prince George, in his 68th year, near
onc hsixlsof which term hc devoted to the
Fublick service. He was a gentleman well
acquainted with the constitution of his
country, as well as with many valuabfr
branches of learning.
Lord NonTn openly avowed in the
House of Commons the 22d osjune ]alt,
that " the real intention of the commis
" sion now sent out was not so much to
" agree upon any specisick terms as to
" sound the real disposition of Amcrica,
" in order to learn what the people of
" that country were ultimately desirous
" to obtain." And his-immortal cousin
lord Gan/UN said, " thc commiffioners
" had no power to enter into any treaty
" whatever with our rebellious subjects in
" Amcrica, farther than to receive sub
" milsions of such as were disposed to re
" turn to their duty, and acknowledge
." the authority ofthc British parliament."
And so wectare now sully acquainted with
the power: of the king's commissmncrs,
lord and general Howz, viz. (to use mr.
C.. Fox's words) to carryfire, fiuord, and
dwastation, wherever they go.
Since our lult another salt vessel is ar
rived, with zooo bushcis 9f that usesul
articlc.
A letter from the camp at Haerlcm,
dared October 15ch, says, that the num
ber of the enemy who Lmdcd at Frug's
point (about six miles above general
Washingron) was supposed to be about
lo,ooo, whusc design appeared to be to
surround our army, in which schcmc, how
esctsicr, they would be disappointed.---0ne
or tncu- omccrs, recmmoltrmg, was effec
tually prevented by (me of our riflcmcu
from making his report.--—Geucrul Lec
arrived in camp the day before, and is to
command a decachmcnt as our army who
are destincd to opposc the cnemy at Frog's
point.———Thc enemy cncampcd opposite to
general Washington are Very quiet, and
appear peaccnbly disposed. They have
been remzxrkably cautious since the battle
near Haerlem.
By a letter from col. Will'mmChriflian,
to his Excellency the Govcrnour, us the
l4th OF Octnhcr, we have the sallowing
intelligence viz. That on the 1 zth a white
m'm came '1'1 with :: i] 19: srnm (he {(He-:]
wzssri-rur OF Chotc, desiring; ])escc, !hc
night before he crnsscd l'nrn wi river; v. htzf}:
reply was, Eh-lt thf-v must sh'st dchH-q' up
C.uu<:r0n che inccu-Jiary, and our pz'z'x'sivn
\
ers in their nation, and lay down the
hatchct ; otherwise he should cross the
river and lay waste their towns, only ex
tending mercy to such as had behaved well
to the states of Amcrica. The colnnel
had goosid reason to believe that this ling
was only sent to amuse him, although the
real sentiments of three towns, under the
influence of the Raven, The man who
came with the flaginsormcd, that the ad
vanced parties of the enemy were then
about his camp, and that the whole
sh'ength of the nation would be ready to
dispute his crossmg the river that eveninp';
which determined the colone] immediately
to set about finding a proper sord, which
his lookouts were sortunzste enough to
discover by seeing sour lndians pass over.
Howsiever, an unfrequented place a little
below was pitched upon for the purpose,
and at to at nighthe (bt out with between
to and 1 too men, zoo of them on horse
back, and by 1 o'elock in the morning
got safely over, not without much daiigcr
and difficulty, the river being about half
a mile broad, deep and rapid, and the
night verv dark, so that none osthe men
could wade, and he wassrequcntly obliged
to make lights. About an hourbcsure day
he marched to within a mile of the spot
whcre he expected the'enemy Were er.
c-zmpcd, and at fimrise surrounded the
place, but found the Indians were gone;
whereupon he ordered the remaining part
of the army, with the pruvisiuns and bag—
g-zge, to be brought OVer, which was
happily cffccted. 'l'hatday the colonel
was informed, by some spies, that the
whole sorce of the nation was near him,
with adetermincd resolution tQ attack him,
and to skirmish with him on his march to
the towns. One of their principal vieisis
was to destroy the cattle a'nd horses, and
in obedience to Stuart's orders (now at
Mobillc) they were resolved to make
no peace, but to sight and retreat. 'l'he
coionel expected it would tak 'm four
or five days to reach their tow , as he
should march very (low, and in order of
battle. It was reported that Stuart was
sending 800 Greeks,! (n'ere expected
at the Cherokee to in a few days.
He writes; however, that he (hail precesid,
and endeavour to have matters settled be
sore his return.
General Russsihersord es North Caroiina,
he was informed, lmd returned to stbnllt
Keowcc, after laging waste the Valley
[0VVUS
Capt. James M*Cai], oFSouth Carolinn,
who was taken prisoner the lit csst'july lult
by the Clzerokces, was then with col.
Christianin his camp, in good health; and
desires this piece of intelligence to be made
])ublick, for the satisshkticn of" his savnily.
Of the 15th co]. Christian writes, datt d
Bread river, that he was just then prepznj—
ing to march, a little astusi sunrise. That
capt. Gist came in the night before with a
fl :g From the Raven Wurriour, to interccde
for Ghote, us, from the: answer he recziv
ed to his first flag, he had turned all of
his nation that he had influence over, and
moved off with his men from the Indim
camp, upon which the others sollowed.
Cupt. Gist informed, that numbers yester
(lay morning were moving oss their sami—
lies and corn; that toco of the Vullcy
and lower settiement ]m'siiuns are now 01)
this side, having quilted their country,
and that !)amcron will try to nsscmhlc
them all some where about Hywassee,
to defend that place, or bling them to
sight. si-lle also says, that there are seve
rul small parties about ourcnmp, who will
do what harm they can, but that no gcitc—
ral battle will be sought until our army
crusses the 'l'cnesi-e, or tmvzirds H) wusscc,
is the coionc] suiiows the enemy there.
(lo!. Chrif'tizm supposes that czipt. Gifl's
coming with :! she,: was only :m excuse sor
hie leaving the ludiaus, and that he seems
sorry sor wlut he has dcssne, although
many of the army are much cxaspcrated
against him.
Marriagus] Mr. BEVEILEY chxson,
of this city, merchant, to miss l'ULLY
SAU un ERS. :: very agreeable yminssl'siulx .
ADVHRTlSEMLN'sS.
[n CUUNClL at Wiihsiunlbmg, Obtu
bcr 25, 1776.
R DF. RED, that uli the sinlsiicrs 'uc
longing to capt. Smith's nuisisiutc
campany attend at Gloucc/lcr courthuusc
on the first Timrsdqy in Nuvcmbcr uexx,
being court day, in order to receive their
pay from lViliiam Tales, clq; mustcr
master generaluf' the southcsudepartzn :ut,
who is requested to attend for that purpose .
(Assssfy)
Ancmsnusi) BLAlR, c]. can.
WlLLlAMSBURG, ()ctubcr 31, 1776.
THE soldicrs oFthc different regiments
raised in this flute, who have been
indulged with surloughs for the rccm-ery
of their health, arc ordered to repair to
this place without loss of time. '[ho'b
Who abus: the indulgcuce given them, by
not returning ;:s isiuun as able to do duty,
may expect to be treated as clcserters.
ANDREW LEWlS, brig. gcn.
I H A V E received itf/trutiium ji'um the
CO NG R 5 8 S to contract jizr supplying
the continental troops with provfium fbr the
enficiug year,- the zd and 7th rc-giment: to
Curnmcnce the fitssi day of December next,
and the troops that are about to be raL/iz'd as
soon a: they are collected . Those who an
dcfirou: to engage in this business arc requc/t—
ed to meet mo: in the city of Willinmlbur
on Fssiduy the 21]! inflant, with their pro
pqsals.
WILLLlM JY'LETT, D. c. 6.
HAMPTON, October 29, 1770.
THE publick is hereby informed, that
the subscribcr keeps the FERKY as
formerly, m Nurfolk, Narz/c'simond, and
the Eastern Shure, where gentlemen shall
have their horscsi carriages, (y'c. conveyed ,
with the greatest care by
]OHN jONES.
On Thur/zlay lhc 5111 of December ncxc will
bc- full lo the highest bklder, at the
plunzzui..-n os Henry Harri/bn, dcccased,
in SustZ-x counly,
L n {i G E quantity of corn and sodder,
hogs, cattlc. and plantntion utciffils.
About 20 negrac: then will he hired, among
wjznm is a pair ofilawycr: ; and the plantatiussn,
with _/im:1ry tenants, will [70 rentesl jbr' (i
term oj'ycart. Band, with zmdor;[1tcd./em
ntv, will be requircdfar aH/inm above 505.
The time of crezh't will be agreed on at the
day (J'ss/i/lc. All! perfim: having demand;
asissraisivg/i t/u-said estate are drsisi/ired to attend ,
that their claim: may be (xciiustcd .
NATHANlEL Ilsixxmsou, aclm.
OMMl'l"l [LD to the publick jail in
Williamsburg, a runaway negru n'lzm
named CHAKLES, who says he belongs to
Henry Ljnc os Huhfilx county, North Caro
lz'vza, whussi: ox crseer is named Yohn jeter.
He appefqrs to be between 20 and 303cars
old, is 5 sect 6 or 7 inches high, and has.
a thin vishgc. it is needless to describe
his dress, us he has changed it since his
elopemcnt. His master is desired to apply
for him, pay clmrgcs, and take him away.
(ts) PETER PELHAM.
Y 'l'l'siA YED sixwuy srom Cumberland town,
in Nc'w Kcnt counly, about the latter
end of fuly, 17 head of shcep, mayked
with & swallow surk and undclkecl in the
lest cur, and twoilics in the sight. VVho- '
ever gives me intelligence of (hcm, so
that ] may get them again (living near
M'w Point Comfort, in Glouccstr-r cc umssy)
sishnll be hundshmcly rewarded, and all
reasonable expcnscs paid .
21] j.*.MES Diu'is.
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