The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-03-08 00:00:00, page 2

L' _ .LjUsiRsiD-O N, Nov. 13. "
I? is strongly repoi'ted, that the court
ss of havice has prcfflned 'ssiz fiiuging me
morial m-our secremy ofstate, upon chessi
nking Rinssnm troopo into British piay.
THI QWHQ'WMUVedsi-Kssn silctelms 'that.
big de cur, aidmssfishsiatidn With aston
l Mr?! they confidsicr' 'n asa prclddc
to a war withal]: house of Bourbon. ,
' Nov. 20. On, Wsscdnesda the Housect'sssi
BEEFHLLpZK l_n address. shcsiml besiprcsemed
wsshls ma' sty,"_tbatsifle wilt beqfieased to
give diredsixons 'that the petitidn presented '
to, him from th'c ssGcssqexal Cougresi in '
Amefici, 'by- yZfflJufsiPmtfl 'aril-Arthur
.Lee, esqrp. hou'ld besictlaid before them.
Wednesdsiajsi' the'HouscsiGFCO'rin'nons rvc-ct
solved, , thltjhcssctsum dfctpgjpqlsi. [& sfcctsibcsi
lnted shlj dgfiss-aying sithdchargsicbf'ra'rT-Vs
;; and payi'ngforic regimsienc'of'sgssdtctch
Highlanderi; "sisto'cpnsist ' o'Fffl-b WiddfflM—fl'
of me new!:- sisvrctzsizgfrctfssfi Wa
\\\Q'
ct "Mefsihkxsijgsiwi"? sisi-a'nce'ss';
_ ss' & Uviinsi'c :
besiffisinm'hm'efiem ""ss-ctsi ". si 2" "5 t. si cop:
.- 2si'4si.-. ] The cheyflfknDsi-Ednil now
'I ccted ed cave Ensi'gsi'] andxbv ' .]ibuctrssto
, LeKli-ntb the" French court ; mwmlyssz
on 'which-ss'si- same mostct- cnnptflinry mee
dotes, relatisve to' the -t'1vb-:pdmrs-, .wfll
com'ess mit," tp th; decsinLshr-siepg of all
x Europe, -'_.--H_si—ct... sisi ."
"_ Om- si inish'y. .,ssqlarmed, and with
great reason; a'rctth'e law-c'hange'insctthg
_nar'depnrcm'em in siFrapicesi _'_lshe,ctcoun'_tsi
de St-..Germ1iu'e, Wh Jil now; the minister, ss
is :: sosilditr; and possesh's,-Lbdides bcirig
ad 'able sifiac'e'sman; considerablc.,military _.
talents. ,It wasil _by-his. a'd vicc .tpe' murshalgct
dvke de Richlisieuyentssssppshc late duke as
flumberland 'last. war, .. and .reduced hind
(os'tbc contention ofClostcrseven, These '
sisec'm-si to be litdc.dqnbt.—.t_hen,— that this
AbleWfflanho-is so accurate a judge"
10! nationa'l events, and who has, through
Me, so sishrtnnately availcd himself of
4Bem, will nog-besian idle losiokex on at our
gourd: chhAmerica; but, th; mqrggnt. ct
e findshsshe balance. of victory likely'to
Ydeelactr'e far ,thcm, will, flrikssqsileh :: stroke,
un, fssroku thesipresenr panfid declmmicmzsi'
-ofour csszbinetct, th'eyqlre noc-n'all prepared _
sifol'. — , , , . .- . .A _.
:. Wednesdays'severhl shorc'si large =")in
,werc cdntracted far,- by agss'chy; say.: f'c'
.sitrzmsport service; WIic—sifi' flscss to-go {0 ct
silccland; to' trakc insiproviffims rthe-rc' fo'r- -'
the use ofthe soldie'rs-m—Boston', -' - —
Extract of a letter sr'om-ct Port-smouth,
; - - '. Nov. 22), - "=
_ "- Sa'dchbe— T-s—iiOfl man'siOF War',-Lut-'
;widge,—for Hz—lisax-, with shipwrighzs, &c.
:-.s ct" A-few da ! agoct Sooolss'siinz-Torcign
spede, _-_wa_s ,seniedsipby iictlshlsimation, -on -
rsi board tlw;ssBdf'c*aZsct-Z'tfi:xjictof' wai- jtsi' Spisi hchds,"
;zb'v an offiqcr Zof tkgcuffl-mz', _ qunsigned
ssctm'a gan" emanin Bost'onct'" - , .- '
-Dssec. "_6. -When the, drd'e'ijsiosif' the. day
was read_yeste_rday,_ in the Housq bs qu-,
ss, mous, fqr going into : committed of the"
who]; Honlp'qn thebill spr prbhibictting all,
ss crude apdjincttmmrse with, the, ,colonieq in' .
;gbellio'nsi, &c. kmembezct-(mrct-ss-PQD' lier,
ct we belicyg mmd, tha; it be an' insilsiuc- ,
. ,tion given ctrsshg' House; siLLquizg tlisispcaker ;
leaves the_ 'si, pulhosaid commiuce, '
to accept main chosen, by way ofanwud
_ ment, and-todividffe the (fillinm'diffinct -
_. , run, sizor- to nssukc two bill'sout of one,
: In its present form. Debates-arose-updn
this proposition, which itseems is called, '
"bysom'eggentlemtn. a method osfritter
iq qwav :: bill; and administration- not
being disposed to sinhmit to Lhis operaition'
';>_on theirfavourite child, : division. followed
: at about ; o'clock,- and she numbusissi were,.
,against the motion 75, for it 3'4sifss- . sil—ctord
siN-utlh, it 13 said, in order to abate Lhc.
Y'ssr'lzmtssr ofithi; ssact so far "as it respects she
ssjscizinsig the ships, of the- Americans, or any
flnps traqu; to or from, their- parts, said, ,
ctthgt provisipuwas madc' m the ;oth clause, .
Pa zgd, for giving the sitime4topvoid
at, y & proper return to : eir. allegiance;
but :f that was not, thou >pt sixificlcx1t,
gethleffipn might" pctrbposg ctch omn- pgo-ct-si'
visions a'psisssheyctsjudggd prqpfl' to come in
ctunder that-_,dj4_\_1se; - We; (hpgesore ctshinsik'
iss-t Efopsitl' wsilay thetlauscss before, the" pub
lk ',.?5ith0W-signds,.thac the friend: ok ss
siAmci-ica may; now fhavsib— ino'ppormnicy'to-ct '
pxctesinthemshlvesxq produtsiccthe. [isliug' up
she Hgnks .wichfshph amamss ,dm- as may]
givesi-Qhem-zallsi,pdsiiblgctsizssigp; 16 reflcctjon
the-pgrt cttheyssmfgp'fashf: * " Ahdjbe it.
"fjsarghef enactcctd, bmhepsspthbrsiny dfol'Cf .
"said, isibat Lthis actsiss'siso far ts'thc same
T'!" relmsssxo yllc-ca turqssand shrfc'kurc os'v
" "ships and vessels Kesilcssingjfigifssto the hflmf I
"'**"l$itdl1'ts us'thc"'abhvsieimesitioncd c'olpfsi'
"" nies, shallcommeqce, and be in forces,
"" fresh and ssaskr the , 'and' so sarct
aPust_11:"fsiafnt'1_'t}acttnssz't'oct ;tsihe captprc and
"-'_torlcnure-olsictallsi lpipl and vellelsssthat
."? man be shundssssg'oing in ctor'a_t any of the
V." said colonias, grpqund ;"th trsFding fsisiro'm .
In any part or phhesiin the sam'c, from
L' and after the_._ 4 -_" si_ , " , and shall
sifss- continues to be in sier'zectsoct king a); any 'of -
i." the-said cd]0hies__ silall remain ctin a [tate ss
si," of rehellion and Qisobcdssience." 'The
sicthlanks..aresiprqpqsedctto be filled up With"
the (lates of March 1ssst,_ and_Ap_ril lst, aqd "
&" .thc indsiu] enssce-sikclycttsio be procured
"will be 'a' pro qngation pf time before the
seizurcqsim to take T sitte. . si ' -
" Yefterday the: LowsiEkAssssembsy proceed
.edon chcsspinip prphibit sizllsitrqde aye] in; -
.tencoursi: with the North Asctnqican col'o-ss -
nia, during the continuange pksi the present
-_r_ebe_]lion si-in .shcsssa'lj cilpssniqssi _Debate5 si
arising, expected to sisitlacttc. _ 'The gallery
door was-silockcted, and poctne admitted but,
_pech or members, .- si si , ssss.
. A plansi is nppvsi addessr'eohsidcration, Firss'j
all. criminals in- Great" 1ssBritainsi sentencgd'
fat tsiransportation, ;tctp he sentlto the Bri-si ct
tish settlements on the coast of Asrica. ,, _
Extract _af_.a.lct_ter fi-om Gp'spogt, _Dec_.1..
*ct* Itis said- beressfthdt general Gageis ss
to return to Bostsionctss The ship he 1;de "
home in is come-intd,th'e harbour." . ,
Extractqfavletterfi-om-Cbatham, Dec. ;.
ss 'ffi Order: are received at the commisizs
oneks office hercte for sithes sail-makers_ ctqf.
this dockysiafflto work dssuubleda 't, in or
derto give the groatestsidefidatcb, in mak
ingsails for the ships thatuesitting at this
port for Antericact . :: s-ct'! siss-ct '. _ '
_.*_* The-M'nlsordssos zs'gunsil, command
ed .hy john But,, esqt is nearly fittedgand
will sail from hence in a flew dtya-forsiAme
rlcw. - -. . ;- '— _._ -si - ".
. 5? The Caryssort,ssoszflgunsssisputsinto
commisiioq at this part,- Lpd the 'coctmmand
given to Robert Fanshaw , esq .: She is also
tosigo to Americqct" : v, * . - si '.
_'L'we]vcte transports, ;boim'd to Americ'2,
are waiting-in the Down: shrasavaunibie
wind. . .. . -' '
.An expresiis said to be comesssrom lord
;Granthamss. our amba'ssa'dour at Mndridy
that the Spanigrdq were finding- a power
ful,n_avnl armctamem {! ssthe Spanish West
lndicS-si si - . .
Yesterday a full bnnd-bsssordnance' was
"held, at- the bregkinz up bFsi Which order! '
nen - given soffss severalfbbndrpd runs of
ordpan'cc store; to be' gvt-ctfl-ady as soon as'
Posiiblfi. _ _si.si'sssict . . .
-ssc.\mtnou, Nov! 17} _The prir'lce
of Wales'l third fegimept os dragoon ss
gtmsirds, npw quarjtered 'hcrsse, havesimet
With greatctsuccess in recruit'mg. They
{rat- go'toAs'nerica withsi Bubgoyne's and
the 9th bfdr'moons, as' soon as complete.
S'rr. JOHN'z-(A-N'rlcpfiy 7an. _!7.'
_ct HlS mor'n'ifl , early,'s0;'1r companie
oF his mcttgeffiy's 3";t_h1*e'giment, who
were drove 0_ si tho Amcrican coast, and
put into this ifland in great dfflre'si, march
ed through the town of St.ssss jnhn'i, srom
English harbnurctto Rac isLmd b-lrracks,
wpctcrsic the} jgrc'cttb rest and rested: tllcjos
lelvu, until a vesic] ]! gorrcgdy w sun'
them to Button.
The ships pk was- on their different
Minos, ruuctml this and the neighbouring
nels, are daily 'Zctiiltrefling che Amu-i
cass'nu, by making caplnrcs at their vessels
-ssemploycd in thci: proscribcd crude With
the hcuth iflamis, &c. " si "
..N E W Y O R K, February 19.
\ EDNESDAY last his excellcncy our
- , governour was pleased 19 tappuint
_.V\ Mtesihead Hicks, csq; one ofthcjudges
';os..the supreme court of this provincc.
Mr-ss Hicklhzwingssut tltesqmc time, sup
ssxsiexidered the office of mhyuk of this city.
dis Texccllency was_ pleased to uppuim',
ssDavhl Matthews, esq; to that oflicc, and
last Friday they were botlmiualisied to act
in their respective stations. .
". His majestyfs ship the Phenix, osf4cct
guns, cnpt. Purkcr, sailed for Snndy .Hogk
last, Saturdaymomingz-and about : sioficlch,
,thesisixme dayctss' ,eapt.. VandePut,, in the
Nigssos 64 guns,, gqt .undelj all, in dom;
panyct.with. the ship Dutellesissof Goi-dbq',
&) ship loaded with-salt, and two floopi ss
"(the three latter lately seized by the men
oswar) but it being half floqd, the Asiasi
got a-gronnd ass Whitehall, and did not
!]oat till near high water. She nssow lie's'
1n__our baysi with the Dutchesii 'and'her
pnzsses. ' ' - . si
_. _Silnce 0\_n' last, numbers oFmen have ar
rived in this eity srcsimcti Dutchqsu e'ounty
and Connedticosst, so that-ubpow mulhsit
_aB<'>pt_3o_op troops, and more are daily,
cdectcct-ct ,. , .
P H I LA-Dsi-E L P. H l A,".Feb. ze
Thesollfming pw'agrapfi it? takeh' fi'om th?
- -':L__onaon ()a'zettesier nj'Dee-b. -
s - OST-of the A'mecican governours
' wilt ibe'l appbinte'd eommisissioners,
a'.-._dctthe-reascct_m- of sending so -—many . com
pnfsiosine'h- (36) to siActmerie-si is, tosimac'
with each' prayinee separatesilyssjboutss an ss
'"accdmmodntion,_ and-so desis'fintelf the busie
"n'efit Thgymhot now to treat with.:besi
'gffligwpTaZK-Vusijsiiflt reported. d .
mead ' it. mue 4;- vtau'nn .JW "
,.dqted St ?Kittfz, Ymuar; 18'gsiu ..v"era'];sq£: -
_.-_-sage af'38 d :fi'om Londbnss. si' .
. " No, yelsiss; way permitted tbsisidltser
Amcrida, ! my' depsiarture, but what- Was.
erpployed y oyernment, fixes which rem
son many !! els were laid up i'fi Green'v
land clock, The bill so! schjng' all Amesi -
siricctan prypectyty'had lnfl'ed' the House of
_ords."__si ., ct_, _ '
si 'A letter from 8!- Eustacttiasidated jdnuz
ary 28th,rsi_1_776, says,; _'"-.cheral trzns
siport shipsis bound sitd Boston, ;,w'sith provisi
ons, andza number (s soldiecssi on board,,
not-exeeesiding joo, hgzying been blowix
off the "mast; aye put imo Antigua. On
the admiral's hctiaring of Du-nmore's situ
ation. they w'ere' last Tutstlay ordered to
Norfdlk, m Vig'giniass ] have taken the
firstogportdnity of communicating. this
intelligence, that the Virginifns may have
notice i__n due time, and give them a prey
per;ret'sieptipn,--f '- , . "
. . n Moqdaysipft the —rev'ss4;_lo&or SMXTH
sidelivereglsipu ahimgtssed a.11dctpathctick-orgsi-. :
tion, in the German Cal'vinist church,si in
honouofthelategenemlMoNTc-omu!,
and- the ,ctbraye dshccrssswh'o sell with him
before Quebeck, to avery crowdesid assemsi—
bly, e'pnsisting _af sithesi'princi alvludies of
the city., the Congress, .Genera - Assembly,
Coctmmiuees'ossssmsety and lnspcct'mn, . the
professprsssssgnd students of the college, and
the four-bn'ttaliona oscity militia. Several
piece! ofsolemn musick were performed
before and after the oration, which added
,much .to it! entertainment ._
w 1 L'L 1 'A;__M 's B'U R'G, March a.
!: havsic intdligEncc thatsithc jail' dis
ct temper ragesis with great violence
on bosiard lord anmore's fleet, particu
larly among the negroisorpes, upwards os
150 of whom, i} is positi'vely affirmed,
'luve plied within a short time, and who,