The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-07-05 00:00:00, page 2

; . "si—wr'v ' "
: npfupsiporuble. Don Louis de Cordova
wnh " ships ]! the line, leaving
or the defence of those cnafls. and
cqmposed of 50 ship! of the line
_ igrtes, went iufo Bulhmbonnin
in, at the first warning.
_ . ! siion i! endured inqmslbh, that &
E & ten edto send nnvzl forces that could suc-j
"War, if small, they would [all in the hand:
of th len which kept the nn-ight'c mouth, us nume
mWosifimect at Brell could came Cut "in
their pursmt, llld at lectalk is bluckadcd m Gi-lmlur
and Msiahon, wauld makethrm usekls turn-si-xtcam
' . : The furious hnrricmcs and had wesitthcr
two month: had teignetl in I" the
sins, favomjed very much the combinaliuu us this plan.
- " Agaim :! fltultion which len so few ressionrcuj
w ' 'oiflry knowing the siluujou of annl
. ing the clafloun of the people. for the
' lostoflsi place so well lccommodated tsit-r tude, resolv
# "busied? plan ogliosi natural rclfon and
tal on could have good issue, by one of
sisimbfl ent! ndry chlnccs of luck; they [ent :
sit] ; ' the line ;n-d :: good many sriglteo,
nsizzsizleflsitsumbsser of proufion loaded ships and
,}; !l' I to the succour es Gibt'alur.
_ (hefe'were cirrumhantial advice- of the
! of thin enterptizez the most active orden
_ had to Don Mwucl Canon, to snil im
,wth ships ofshe line i_n their ursuit,
- . ssss'nnfot un accldel-(s, and the boi erous
: flames, remdcd for some days his sailing,
'. Hent! hsiiqdued the fleet under Don
- : join that on the entramzc of the
_ ss ]?de doing theh- molt nftive endea
pdli'gedjto go into Cudiz bay, much
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weather. '
,; "fleet commanded by Admiml Rod—
_ - -' lGih infllnt near that of Dan ]uzn
, ctssthet on account of the bad weather having
-' - ss ( ofhie ships from the sqndron, he had
. l "76! 'si Wine and two friguet, _e thick sog which
' Why? light, hiljend him the sight of the
iifqueh until they were under sun shot, the
iii'ipefe eircunflusicel'm impsacticabie. el
14 ss _' 'ttnsiex : 'li- people to an evident
T si 'ssdctiln ebeginningct, but fain that
Men! .ndt sn'e ill Nl hipl, intended to ta e the
. :.
I.! 'a: pin, end sell dear to the enem : victory
_ set! them the treble numbesLos ascet, en
' , findeth the lion cruel end bloody tlut hat
,"si "si lb isige, each Spanish ship wae' attacked !:
Mfodr In ill, lls ;! once, which met : heroic
* tial; upopqmin o, aster'two home en
- ' NNli-cl d' blowing up; the Sun
- . 'M'fi'ptglfflhnce after having done
" ' N my got into Czdil, It which
_-y nearithe frigaten and the ship.
- d-stod thesquadronsi; two Mpl
th ' favoured by a'Rorm which
- " - th mti-ne,_llthough dismafled, end
Jew! m on board, likewise arrived
' is :: - 'The'lhree remaining ships of
4 . Mr" yet, lmongst them is the
' o 'Hengaging the day after with
w—ngemeshe lah hat sustained from the
silime-th, the cure}- shows it; and it
i m w-N' ter than what is et known.
- WBWMF' into Lish'on disma , and so
__ ' !! Wd by bad wenches, (he! it in thought
si _ si " sifflt fer sende. Three mqn hasive been
' _ discretion, difinaN nell' Cldiz;
thnssimr vessel: msih haye mhde prize:
IM, sid'bne'sssiqnded iglffl tke' (vein; some
low inhGibtflflrvet-y much disabled, it in said
"'a Mk in the action; the refl'arried away
lien !! of the curmm and hurtidnet, have
" imnmsea, with nflthi numerou
Gctua thy escened; me :: present,'there are
' los)" sum: of pcovisume or troops
ssct" ]! i} duck 'to be believed, that, b'efbre the enemssj
_ 11 to the Sun, Don putteth ctfleet will '
' du; to advicel; lud ilriady {A e
- e,'_ hould thin be the else, the nglish
-___jby_ the engagement, me) easily be
ctwe pot hssd (ne pod leek of get
. ,ctsi Apfctctfie'y may be shut up in
ss .. . fly: winsssmte them hselesnct for the
psictc .-_ * - ,;hdf'ruflme the ngeronr. intention!
...— -'.si-. ss.
nisi the Lourt of London against those dominions, as
thin flee! wan- compot'ed ofthe belt of the British sul'Ccs
in Europe, which* staves were above 40 ships of the
line " ' "
- The .th inhnt, thirty five Americans, inddding
five oficth, made the _ct'cape from the prison ship at
New Yerk. and got s sily off.
Thirsda lalh party of about thirty of the enemy
.4
landedjt ofter, - its Bergen county, in order to
plunder castle from the inhabitants; but while they
were c'oHectfftg them, they wade attacked by a party us
our mihtia nnduth: command of Capt. Blanch, who
l'ctuok the cattle, killed one and wounded two of the
piundcren, and drove them to their beats, without
any ldfl o'fl'b'fft' side."" " ' '
Saturday night l:=.ll_ the alarm gun at Princetosszssn was
spikedssnp by a psiesl'on unknown; but the spike has
been since taken out by heating the cannon. lt is
hoped the villain will be discovered and meet a proper
reward. .
Mljnr General Dick'nson set out frpm this place
yeflerda morning, sh eupolrhim the coinmand at
the ]es y milma. -in order tosi co-ppeiate with: 3
coutincnta! lists, 'm "passing the ihcurfions of the]
enemy, who hue lakien post at Blizapnhtown 'nt.
[: mufl' give the'- mufl heart elt please: tothe riends ss
ufhhcny .and the md- pen ence of our country, to,
ohlerve with what unan'rm'ity and resolution the militim
have turned out for the support osthe common cause, ;
and give: : happy re'sage ofour final success. -;
The barracksosxharleaown, n ;:tensive and com- )
modiou as those .in Philadelphil.sihave been fixedT
upon. by the corntp'tsfionen (or the nstdence of 'otu 'ss
eontinqntal troopI-duringtbeir aptivity. Commis- :
sarieo and (Luna- Maflen df' our own have been apsi '
inth to Proem provisiona and other necessaries
am the British Commisar Genc-rsl, and issue thcmss
to our soldien. Three fie d officen are to'remain
qonflantly in town tq. superintend the prisoners, See";
and are to be relieved as dsten' ae they please. The
other officen' arc llbat liberty to visit their men I any 1
time by givin nofihfof ( 'dn and hour the?
Commitsary o PrisnnM _ (general officerasi and :
some of the field osiem wenss allowed_ to takessu <
omen, &c. any ' within the limits otctChriB]
urch parish; andthe my sterner! to be'disposed
to grant any reasonable requefl in confidention of the
brave defence made by the lmopl. sssi
The fodfflt day after the surrendcr of the town, the
assent] in which had been deposited all the (land: of
armn, taken by the cnem , wan blown up h : sew'
bare]: of powder irnpm ent! left them, an -which
accidently'wo'lt fire. ' Upwar : of 40 Br'ilihsoldien,
and some Mannpuishod in the "Men;- and six
housctweu tonuy humt. * ." - _.
The ardonr and lutdable amhitim that do appeired ss
among the inhabitants ofPhiladelphia since the upon
of the lose of Charleltown first became a serioua mar.
ws. !! : pmf how deeply the cause osAmeriea is
en raven in their helm. ] am, like every other loya]
us stithful ciliapn, aMed at every dislier which
befnl un, but when] sea these hlfea instead of depres
smg na, animate on to great and generoue action. ]
for et the hurt in the food that it producea.r The lost
of harldowa he a mady given rise to several mob
publick spiriud measure. which it is probable would
not otherwise have taken place, because thenneftty
of them would not have been so manisel. .
Frifl, na afl'ociafion of all the officen ofnvam-aent,
and the mefchinu and yrincipal 'mhlhimm of the
ci , to reea've nnd suppon them Rate money at the
v ne of gold and silver, which will likewise- naturally
eitend to sail} the value of all [names] .
. Secondly, : sWh-e "2 Iib—Hy
entered into, began) the merchant: of the city. for
raism'g a fund 0 It money tobe iven in boundes"
for sillin up theqqnoud thePengtfiv-nialine; and,
Third {; lose wulaling honour of the Ladiec of
thin 'ty 't ctd," that dey, conundin with the
Gent emen for the palm ofpmsiiotismmrr sunny
striving w enjich ntssyithsipew embellilhmentl, have
began a snbscxiption. fqr the noble purpoih of their
country'a good. Lpdieao! the first elasa hue mades
takepto conduct in the several warde, and-the (mes
it haa met with discovert such entry of hurt all
ele aqce o! sentiment, aa don honour to the set.
nd that no aessw'on might be wanting that the
city of nilfibsh. c.? contribute a winges the
merchant. ,cher pn pal idlahiunta. vn- held
chu day (Flidan 9: city ta'en when it-vu
agreed to'procure on their owncndh. ration for the
-._-_--..._ . .> ."". . , .. .
support of the army lo the amoqnt Qf threq hundred
thousand poundctiudmop . lxmplusopmiotick
znd lnimaling cannbt failo being glodnfly folso'ed
by evctMu state in (he union nndsipmctctuss in (
: fosmidble condif to (. si 't: ss 'th ur "
imnadiac on lhcirhzivab) th the lscsi "rot"
the enemy.- gll nsiZeiv I lL-nie'n os All]. a '
Recum oslhe killed and wounded dung che Ecgc.
si of Charleflownss . - _
-W, : Cohndr—Qsihffdo-mp. iflqmimrf
Licurenams, lo serjnnts. 68 rank and slie, comi
nentzk; vounde'd, :szer, ctpapmi-u, , Linne
nann, 18 serjeansits, and nq. nnk and sue, conti
nenczll. _ _ ______ si - ....-.,sssi-_
The militia am! senmen being in a different pan of
the town, suffered no lost. — -
Return ofthe continencal troops. prisoners of war,
. inclndingmctflck l'nctd- Uoflnctrd. " -
Major General Limoln. Bl-iqach-lz'z Moultsic,
M'lnwsh, Woodford, Scott, Du Poluil, Hcpn;
Cdosissielp ,, Liemen'sipnu Colonels 14, Mapmss
Swniand (;Ipvhjctimim 84, Liea '_
Dung Lintenipm ad Enfigm 15. Ion-co
Eaned-osicen so,, silsict'ss' ! and life! : " nk _
fiel977- ' si . ctsisiz sisi.
ct Thcctnumber of descten of our army from du—zgctdl
of March wsithc uth of Mayramounted only to zo.
_ Mshd by under,? My}. '
' _ CHA LES HOMSON. Sttrtuq.
R I C si MEN D,' july 5.
8 have lutbentick intelligence detect ]une 26,
fmm Crose enek in North Carohsinu, that
Gen'eral Ctinton had sailed fron Chcieiiown save
day. before, with one men, bin distinntion not
known) thet- gnni onoi leouenare left awharlefi
towu, that Lbrd Cornwnuil M siom :; , 4oeo'
men ere at Clmden, 600 horse "tle ct tdnt',
under Tuli npo et: . _ ss 'l pen]
after eke," , _ " end ! 6?
ofthe'lst regssiment us 'Ghenw hill. o'n- em
between Long Blufl' md Anshn 'coun-lwufe, th'i; lad
post is about 60 milee from Crosi creek in . butssk.
west direction. Here the in edeg nuppnesie '
of provifiom, the river n'de ihsizrdiixg grain M
We, end the barren count between the: lad
creek abounding with eltt , end inhabind By
Wand emigrenn. General Climon venient tp
hie departure, issued : hnpfiop discharging from
their peroin, al] who metahlthetn, led requiti
their immediate "tendence uf'nq ill ' ' an'
benr arms in favour ofhie foure? it, 01 tring that
all who refuse to comply with the tnfoneble mark
who shull be found in arm: hereafter le sn'our of the
rebellion, shall not be treated at seldien end prisonexi
of war, but a banditti and robben. "
Extract qf almo- from St. Etsithtil, bled 71" .
" lt i. confidently affcrted. that the French withm
these few days pzsi, have needed asi ueinsdteemenl of
]. szoish ships of the line, together vith u.ooo
tro !. Admlt this to be the case. the !: ?sh ishndp
on all fall oscom-se, and an etid to ! tude of
Great Britain, which alone hu' "washed thess high
price of tohaceo. The French tnsil'nid'to be in sowe
" Martinique, 38 ships ofthcline ; int! the English et
Bubldoes but "; I very great dispt'oportion indeed.
especially when it is considered Ihlt fihen the two fleet
were nmly upon an equality in the two last englge—
meate. both mnnifeflly terminated in slsivour at the
French. Thin i- acknowledged oft both sidet."
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On the zgth of ]Il month the fdllowing vessels of
war, to wit: The Guulelou of" ,0 guns, the Rod
beck of 44, the Dehmn. indeed, Licorne, on;!
two other frigatei," pasiing but Clpfi ssfi'om New
York, end dismering lfleet of ". or 13" tobacco ships ,.
just going out, put in after them; in which theysiwere
joined by seven Fivetunos from to to 20 sum, wh'o
hue for some time fefened the bny. They alljoyi
ever sortunnesy escaped up ]lmee river. On the zd
inshnt, they hal slllen down, and five of the men ds
war were-outof sight from Helzrton, the othen with
thetprinmn maki thehefl their wa out; {si
oliy mischief they d'i's on the north side of men river,
"the landing sbou and plundefing two femilieii
of-their betan and some nttle.
Llfl evening, the men of war tune to : consicgerahie
?
dilute below the'eid sort. Several of the printeers
Me, end moche", : ship and : brig npyoflte
Men,, which two, together with those Above, vrsscr'e
obliged to weigh md huny down " fet! u penible.
mfiolsiwd by the fire of : " and 4 pennon. . si