The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-06-21 00:00:00, page 1

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In COMMITTEE ofSAFETT.
WlLLlANSBURG, jane 6, 1776.
} - T being rcctss:prescntcd to this board, that
the communding—officcrs osthc militia,
' in many counties in this colony, have omit
cd to arrangc the same into certain divisi
ons, pursuant to an ordinance of the last
' ,vConvcotion, from a misconstruction of the
, ordinance. _
Kcssblved therefore, that it be recom
mend-ed to them to proceed, without de
lay, to make such regulation, according
. to the directions of the 'said ordinance.
By order of the cdmmitcac.
. - EDMUND PENDLETON, president.
. ' ' JOHN PENDLETON, clerk
si' NEW YORK, Yunex.
_ Extract of :; letter from London, Fab. 13.
' OU will be anxious to know what are
the miniffei'ial intentions, and their
force for the next campziign. The fol
si flowing is their army, upon paper: Hes
' ctiians 12,oeo-, Brwnswickers, Woolsen'out
-ss'1]ers, and \Valdeckers, 5000; six regif
. ;hchts under lord Cornwallis, gooo; eight
sisimore to sail in the spring, 4ooo; High
ssJanders, zooo; now in America 8000.
nThe sailing and destinntion of this arma
.sihneut. are thus: Those under general
e-lord Cornwallis are now embarked at
Corke, aud wait for sailing'oirders ; their
'pdestination Virgiuia. By the treaty just
' now signed, the Gssermatsiis af-eto be ready
, ' the 27th- of this r'nonth'to march to the sea
f: - coast and embark, but fof' what part of
! America is 'not' exactly known. The
" ' march by land is near six weeks, so that
' they cannotsailbeshre April. The sccond
embarkation from Corke will be about
- the same time, and it is probable thzit
ss.-,theirsidcstinati0n will he against Canada,
; - under general Burgoyne, who is solicitiug
; :that. command. In the mean time, the
-z9tn reglmcnt, w1tn general_ barleton's
brbther, is to sailfi'omhence immediately,
to reinforce ngebeck, supposing that they
can get high enough up the river, as Far
as the lllc osOrl'eans, to make good their
"march by land. The regiments under
,]ord Cornwallis are, the 37th, 33d, 54th,
lj'th, 28th, and 46th. Those for the
spring are.,ctthe 34th, 53d, 62d, gd, 9th,
ssllth, zoth, and 24th. Lord llowe is
appointed to the command at sea, but the
commandcrs, at land are not known.
Certain, however, it is, that there are
' _ two lieutenant-generals, and one ofthem
old, who go with the Germans; so that
it must be some one of great reputation,
si and old in the service, to command over
them. It is therefore conjcctured that
Count La Lippc will he the man; he com
manded the army iu Portugal the last
War. They are taking up East lpdiamen
for the transport (erice, suppelmg they,
will be able to bcnt'off the cruiscrs. A
great number of artillery and wngsigon
hm'shs are to he sent, and & train of large
batterizisz, canzzzm are preparing, which it
Would seem czm (m!y be intended against
Q'sisilebeek, should it be taken by general
Montgomery.
" 'l'hc Enghlh and Irish troops go with
.
lnsinhnz asi].-,Hsi-n-n sin.] fln-nnn n-namlc arc
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obliged to be kept on the transports to
keep them from deserting siby wholesule.
The Germans too," ] am Well informed,
are almost muti Ous ; but the landgrave
of Hesse is an ab olute tyrant, and must
be obeyed. It is therefore conceived,
that if the Congress have proposals prepar—
ed, in English and German, td distribute
among them when they land (whichno
precautions can prevent) multitudes will
desert. Upon the Whole, the ministry,
is every thing savours them, may Have
about go,ooo men in Amcricn the latter
end oF-junesi They will have no horse,
but two regiments ot'light dragssoons, that
are now there, and Burgoyne's, whi'ch is
to 0. 'H'the Americana have horse Well
tramed to the woods, it will harrassTuch
an army infinitely ; assmd if they _act upsion 1
the defensive, intrench well, harrass them
continually, cut off their convbvsss and. if.
ever they hazard an engagehfb'nc,'make'
their push upon'one wing,- it is 'in'ia'gined
here that no general'upon ear'sh can" make
the campaiguvdcdsiw, find it is siharslly
"possible that this country can'si'zsim'd zino-.
'ther. They have sound'ii' impossible sito_
recruit in England, Ireland,si or Scotland; _
though the leading-peopic of the last are,
to sin man, violently against Amcrica.
They have si therefore bee'n obliged to
draught from' the osithersiregiments, to
complete those who are' going; so that,
when the. whole are embarked; there will
scarce be 2000 men remaihin in ]rcland,
and as many in England, be zde's the foot
guards and cavalry. Isi am'ssVvell fassurcd,
that the French government"- w_fllss,Wink at
the cxpormtion of'arngs add amssiunition.
' " T he ministry willEnccmrzsge the Forg
ing' the paper of the coloniZZsss to distress
them. The whole of 'the Ameisi'lcan war
is now consided to lord George Sackville.
His abilitiesssare moderate, his pride insi
nite, his enmity most inveterate to liberty,
ana ms mma unprlncipled enough to exe
cute the worst design's against it, b the
worst means. Col. Allcn, and his enow
prisoners, were kept in irohs in Pendennis
castle; but before they could be reachcd
by a habeas corpus they were put on board
the Solebay man of war, and carried to
Curke, from whence the are, it is said,
to he sent prisoners to Bo ton. God blesi
you, and prosper your undertakings."
Extract of a letter from Bristol, March 22 .
" The wind has been si) long to the west
ward, that the fleet of transports have
been retardcd, some of them full tw'o
months, The newspapers will give you
all the information it is in my power far'
thcr to present, or surnlsh. The design
of administration is declared to be, {1th
lute, unconditionnl submission, on your
part; and, to effect this, they are straining
every nerve. lt is the opinion of some of
the most intelligent, that if you are sixc
cessshl this campaign (and it is most de
voutly to be wished) you may bid dehzmce
to any future efforts to subduc you. _The
expenses attending this mercilcss buhhcss'
arc already enormous, and at the close ok
the year the national debt willbe as great
as at the close osthe last war. Manyctma
""so/(bushes ni'n InnJh; rn'nnlrninlno'si nnr]
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the Covencry trade is in a state of stagna
tion. , The iron branches in the north are
nearly in the same situation. What then
must the year producei We have the
news confirmed of the unfortunate defcat
at ()Jlebeck. We hope, however, it may
yet be subdued, before any succour can
arrive from hence. The zgth regimeuttf,
was sent, with Carlcton's brother, some
ctweeks ago; but it is still at Portsmoussthct
detained hy contrary winds. ]: has b'n
a matter ot'astonillnnennctthat the town of
Boston has not been destroyed. We ima
gine it might have been burnt long since.
Ic- would have been a happy circumstances
if the troops could have been dispossessed
of it'. si They would then have had no ace
of security. The burninssg of Norfo] has
made serious impresiions', ass the like sate
, to & few towns more will inc ase the num—
berss of those who have qug lamented a'ml
'exclaimed against such unexampled cruel
ty._ -- The foreign trosiopsss-will not, it is
lntagmea, all ,be ready all the beginning
of May; some may be siznt probably next )
month." Burgoyne is desiined for Can 3, A
with to,ooo British and Germans. C in; -
too and Cocnwallis are destined to the
south, Virginia and Carolina.- It is cer-si
taZn-that the whole army (the Scotch ex
cepted) are disinclined to the service. An
idea has been suggested, that soreignerl '
have nothing to do in this quat'rel ; that is,
on invitation, they should notreadil join,
or refuse to act, a proclamatioh, eclaf—
In}; that every soul taken should be put 'to
death, officers and men,' thhout distinc
tioii, it would. not be unreasonable, but
equitablc. They are invaders of the worst.
kind, and should be treated accordingly.
A measure of this nature would be ptodnc
tive. of more fa'vourablc ctconsequences ib
the army than you may be aware of. Des—
perate situations require desperate eXerti- -
ons. The government keepctus all ign9—_ '
rant of what is pasiing on your side; they,
have not published any thing since Decem—
ber, and that only about St. John's, ex*
cept'mg the Congress's account of the late
Qssuebeck misfortune. It would be a hap- . I
py circumstance if some mode of commu—
nication could— be thought of. '
" Xou W'lll get. verbal mtormauon fcdsi -_
specting many transports now outwa'ch
bound, their iize, &c. several in this p'ofl!
are .large, carrying 14 or 16 guns. One"
of the captains told me they had a dopblc
quantity of store: and ammunition, and '
that he apprehencled they were-Po be sent
on some service after the deliver of their
respective cargoes. Every po iblc care
should be taken to intercept some of these.'
All the masters of them are not enemies.ss
'-* Doctor Price has published a very able
pamphlec. It has had a rapid sale, and
will tend to open the eyes of the nation.
You will soon receive it.
" Sir Peter Parker's squadron was en
tirely dishorsed . Many are put back, some
into French ports, and others into Lishun;
_u
and as th?}ssffidi$ now likely to come about,
they will be again collected together. hit
I
Peter, with lord Cornwallis, did not put -
back, so that they probably weathered
the storm."