The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-03-14 00:00:00, page 3

"a cMuhldvuc'ug within lbout go mile: of tho sort, obey were
mgcked byom onndusinnd guard, who draw. them off, nnd took two Cz
udiuu om- [: is supposed their' design was to l'nrpfise the guard.
By the prisonm Ulcer not upon" that any of the Briulh Troops were *
'wirh them. si n- - -
We hear th-ssta inflice of dun:- csxenble. "sin the Ega ]ersm, wu
lndss i y-i-d-r'olbya party of the British noon,: notwith
mmding he told ytim- che! he won csriend to Gwemmem, and had Ge
mal Howe' s m. Am?" through the body, and :fcer
- ward" un} Punch \ bass mp/ed long Emzh eonll hie
my] mcholy ! 0 (93 pmyctgs con "nenssm oxen um tune by bin house
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Writtffl, sir,:ind' gnnud'm ss'fsifLONDoN
sisi _si _ct T"ll—*' "Until, Brbfltr'far."
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"si. An' Dwillgive, "
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Whilcl tmal]: _l thod l,,"an dine:; - si\
So heed; peep.
And not venture'dvenh mm.
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The! put ship inn,. -
Andwnghdwgnom, si '
Ortbvmld not have lost me : [kiss, Sin!
Now bold as : Turk
! Found to New York, a
Where with Clinton and flow; you may find me ,
: , _ I'vcthewindinmyuil
* And lm hoisting my sail],
ss Tolene Sulliun' : lfllnd behind me.
But my Lord: do not fen, _ \
Fon- before the next year,
(Although aj-udl g'flaudcould fret 95)
The matins: swbdc
We shall ukc, by my soul— '
Is the toward.) J'MKW wul let us.
-ANN_APOLIS, Marc56.j
" Sahmlay in! the Lady of his: Excellency General Wnshington
mind'in-nwm, and on Mondly morning set out for B-irimoreon
her my to the nopctthjwmd.
And on Tuesdzy eming Ml Excellency Thomas ]ohnson, inn. Esq;
Govemof of it Sun, arrived here. -
Ends. "fron bulq-mctz, Mmi-Twn, F.:brum) 23, 1777.
' "' Suck: night. - ,
" We have had I small lhrm hen- rsihn Istel noon; General Suilinn
wrote from Chlthlm, rlut General Muwell. lw up: esio s. um Vsi'esflield
informed him, that I large body of the enemy we. winun three nnlcs
osshzt place, lad ldvil'echzc renmval of the lsmcs slssnh (,"huham. 'l'lze
0.an were ndvfmcing betwezn-thne and your thin nincnmon. hue their
number in unknown. l'mper mum'uresi— me nkcn lo lame uhe lime. at
(.flsgafhnm :nd !hn-phce. We hctvc been for some un-e lhlcnlcncd wnh :
v: xt. '
" The enemy mufl. my they intend to open the cumpnign with (lzcir
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present force: No ninsorcemcut un zmve from Europe before the -
middle of the summer. They me well acquainted with our psdcnt situz-'
tion, and me now making every preparation so: some vigorom and sudden
" blow: They will bb ready in a few days zo take the field. Pray oxen
'ourselyee, and push forward the new levies; not an hour, noumomeut,
u to.b_e_lpl\.. ln consequence of the request of out brave and worthy
Genenl, Congnsl directed nll oflicen to match !h' new army by com
paniee, or pert- of companies, leaving proper officers to recruit: ! fear
this hll not been fully,:ttended to " it ought. Be alsmed the Sme- haw
it now in theis not only to Cll'b and keep the enemies of their Pcmcr.
and happiness m their present confined limits, hut utterly to rout and
destroy them, if they would but exert themselve.. Call on all your
'oflicerl, conjme them, by the love they bear their country, innantly to
much, to a to the Rzndnd of the vinuom Washington; shew them the
danger osd ay, Point out the glory. the honour, which may attend their
infizn! did." .
siss'lsid THE PUBLIC.
[! CONGRESS jmarjls, 1777.
RESOLVEP, thztthoconinentll treasurer he impowered :tnd directed
toflaorrow money on leon office certificarei; shut the same be c-nuq.
tersig-ned by the Auditor General so: the time bei . -_
" RESOLVED, ' ' !) rua'ry 23, 1777.
- 'l'hnlll eertifieltel iffuingpfter the first emilsion, be signed by Michael
Hillegn, Es ; trell'urer, or Sunne] Hillegu. and counten'ngm-l agree
able to the :! oluriom of CWR. of the zd of October, 1775. md
lgth January, 1777. ' - ct
, RESOLVED, Ftbfll 26, 1777.
Thlt an intesett of SlX PER CENT. per annum, allowed on adl
some of money llread borrowed, and directed to be bun-m- ed, on loan
dice wtificatec, alr ough such certiticate- mention only an iixmsi-nt x-p'
four per eenmm, per mnum. - .
. Extract from the minutu,
(Signed) CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'r).
BALTmouF, March 3, : 777.
The continental treasurer, in obedience to the above resolununs, r gs
leave to acquaint the public, tht he il ready to receive on loan, in hsi-hsils
of the United Smes, any sum: of money, no! lest than two hundred,
dollm, thn me be brought him, at hid office in Mm-ket ltrerr, -
',
All prznters o news-papers in the Uniml Gum,, are requeRf-d to insusit
the above resolution! and adver'tiscmtnt in their papers for one month.
IN!- HlLLEUAS, con. !rrztsmc'f.
jsi
Mgff. DIXON Es' ifUNTER, *-_ 44
8} publ'ubizg lbtsol/oswiug time enough iujour gazcmjou will mub oplt'p' ,
man} o_/'_yaur mct/xsiml readen, _ p
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To run FREEHOLDLRS or vVlRGlNlA.
s many um. and [insticulasly um of ,ming (wtsich ;. the rool {
of an evil) is once more hcwnu ncommcm pucticc lhroughum this
Stace, it !: hoped, ;! the next generfl election us Dclsigatez, )ou wjh I
hc' particularly cantul lo cL—ct not a single rson w nprdim you in
General Assunbly that is in the lust smelle :o aming, inn:," influx] '
th'ci'eos, choose men us good qnsidcushnding. and uch only 'usic ch) who
nr'e Chrifissiamss Ind, 'at the rssmie scfflon_',ss {very copn'ty in t' is szg win _
dei-zvsiell to pqitjsionjlgq'bsscn'shly' 10 tum not every masiintmsi W-w gsi '
Iisc'e'wisc 'machcd m'gaming, "and For the swore not to suffer !l'Ly such si, 1
hold any sicommffi'wd whatever. Ynu wiss] alsossssjffly lhc l'a-ness r-garsil in
makin choicc of ;mnmimc men while ctmctsssihav _ic_u- you.- pov- six, For
what awour, or blsiffing. um we cxpcct fssh ] ye: , \'si'\'cv\ s.- rmmy ;"
the country sine running hezdlang imu nlz minan- os sm .siml ' isisi-duzssia
You see, Gentlemen: che frowm us chwn is many r- !; : m [sine be:" ,
nsseniiflf n.; whole !uwns have been depupulated and land m zsh. ;, and l
oshcrs we may si-xln-ct. u'd], former on l-n-r. share (he lL-mss sue, us} ) 1
inn l'cv, wuhsi EJn-Zosi'i \Vr me imp-nsi-sishe i, but we w.h fen,". ""If? ]}
Illlild (he & tun": HMCKP' ] m s lu'll line Lol-l ul Hath, " ] m-y [WI 'I'
build, hm ] will "now dnwu,si" )n llw Lmdu! Hods also full., " Kcu '/
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unto me, and ] wissil resusin unto )-.\.."- !! i— li-csesqresiim- uu'y- In;
that lnlnt: good Clu-ishan. un] zhlc write;, unii ljuechkyjndcfiyjho
lmmlic (his lubjsict mon: u- lh-si purpose,- helm: !! he son [n. ct'uIsiZactss 95]
cssn-emclv nhliqe mluy wlm ]uof'cl's bnd thc-wu. w cu'mq Up 10 0.
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