The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-11-07 00:00:00, page 5

'FM DAY, ' _ * ct ,
Mwss P EMENT zmww
8 A. [, T IM O R E. ()CTOllR 28.
\' .xct-uclsi-nun who arrivcliu this town
trwn camp )csistsi'sdsscy, which he lest lnlt
I-Z-ihy sin lnuqo'clnsi'k ln the aftcz'nshm, we
are anwcaswsish he: shllnmug, vu.
'I'hsisi-nsisslny hst, about (me u'cloclx, th!
. ss Au' sin man of wnrol 64 guns was let
on fire 11}, (He? of our 61: rnsis ushl blow" up, in]
about !i1rc-.*<*\'In.sik the same day the Aumn 36
gun lsiz'egsssiu' shssnsi-sixl th': lame law. 'l'hrux' [m.nr
losiis o: (hct crvws wvw. lived, lml made prisoners.
A number of (sir: cnflmy having ('mfl'ctl she mer un
W'an-clliuy mght, m stuck our people stamnml at
Bill llctLsiWl'! fort, wcrc rcpqu-J with <sictu.1lidsi*rulnlclusn.
livmz-l Dsd lemrji'ussw ,llvjvr Lllnrkc, (xi.! zlc' (".-unj
to (umims (chen, (l.:sLJ (Julhcn, Uc'mss-siz' 24, 6
o'cluck .-/. Jl.
- " A lectnn employed by me tolwring intelligence
froznthe' )si-l xwue slxumrctum-Jhst night with the fol
lmviu; in.? .l-gcnozsi, vu. On the zzsil, af hmro'vl'dck
ss P. M. tho enemy mule sevcnlamcks on For: Mvfflin,
but wcxc as when repulsed; th: camxmlde was very sc
vcrc, zmssl umu'muua nllevght o'csuck in the evening.
Yestsrsilay mommg it was wench wuh choubleu' va
gour; two lago shlps endelvoured to pass che chevnx
de fnse, whdc : bnsk fire was kept up from Provid'cna
ishnsii. A pany <>s3ooo usst the fine time attacked Rez'
hunt, lu lhzu 51 commued line was kept up on all sides,
which lasted from six in the murningull four in (he
asicmoon, without the least i xsicrmisswn; at which time
(he enemy quctch (heir ships, having first set them on
fine, and mcy soon New up. TucexPlulion cx-zc'cssls
every description. Tnusi cshch the day. Every
thing qusircl (his nwrsizsizng. I am .:liu insorch a number
of bmrsi; wore man..-: I .m-l made an aucmpt m land at
FortMish'ict, butwcrcdcsealedvixhgrcxtloss. Iris
sisaiai 300 H'sissuns were drowned in the mempr. One
of me ships blu-ml up is the Augnlh us64 guns, the
other not known." .
Nuw Wmnson, UctuL-cr n, 1777.
:Dmr General, .
IN consequence of a scvcrc mrtar emclick, which l
ursilech in be given the spyl have in my polll'shon,
I small silver bullct came up, from which I have calm.
llcncrtsirom (Jlimon (oBurgoync, ulsiwhich the: encloi
ed is" an ('X'Act copy. ,W'uh esteem, ! am, den
General, yuurobcdxnrservant, (juo. CLlN'l'UN.
_ Gmc'ral lsiu'rNAM.
Foa-r MoNMGOMEnY, ()ctaplr 8, 1777.
NUUS y vmci, and nothing now lwlwccn us but
(] aws. l sincercly hope (his little succcls otsiours
may ipuilimtc your olwralious. lu answer to your
letter of the erh Sepl. by (3. (7. I. shall only say, I
cannot prcimnc (d ordur, us- even advise, for rcatuns
vaious. 1 heartily wish you success.
Fallhl'ully yours.
General Buacovuu. , H. CLlNTON.
72?! jbllo-wiug llmsir from Brigadizr (y'z'mrul Hun
nngluu sum Nu'i-ve'J sl-is de' ((v rx'prs/i.
Him. Towu, Ucz'sisslct-r 8, 1777.
Z'mr Sir,
51*0—MORR()*.V we join General W. as Mont
gomcry luwnship. Utgr (;oups l.]st Saturday,
lumosign lhcy came lhul'l 0! galulng a complete wc—
wry, niJ gcrtainl ct gin (he enemy : tore bnshng, and
lithe)! arc nor all: soon to miss she chuzuctx clc stile
will he obligcj m make the lu-st of lhrir way from
Pctilaj-siklphi :. The two Rhosiic lllwd rcglmcnrs arc
ori 'T'sircl m Kzsisil Bmk, on D.:hwmsic, near the vhcvmx
de (rise, :sizJ lcnw w this cwumg. The ex—
ctpkcls waiting, clossi's me with compluncm; (0 [In?
General, &. From your must obcssaiem anssl obligsi-J,
(lamp!) Roo'r. ]uu. HUN'rquoN.
Exn'm'l (cts (; lmt'r from Yurk !u-rm, Ocmber 12,
1777, 8 a'z/m-k *P. M.
ffllnr Sr'n,
lNCE ! wrote you a line yesterday, we have I::ul no
exprc-ls, hour}! thccc rem-ssum no doubrol Burguymcts
capctuulnicm. By zlll ():Hcssrr who pall'cssl through this
low.) to day, we are- mldUuctsi-ul ():ncs lus taken mu
Liculeuuzc General. lwn M -j->:'s Umwul, {even Bri
gctd-ms Jlllu, nvn liasid- lh NnY-l-si-mun, (x.-: lrllh siimu,
5000 rmk .sz lilc, 15,uoo (hunt o!" m-msi, ;\n.l .}J
pesi'cs ni'luuls csiunum. siTnzl Uczsicrn] \Vsiulhlll_'si'_l<)u he
at (J-nmluuwn, mul [he- enemy ;u Pmlasilclphm.
A gcullemzm from Lilk brings sim account that she
flmuy hsswc certainly almsiltmcd Wihningrun, ;nnl
gone (m lmml lhexr (mullmrls. A hmvy annoumic
al Fun Muilct (m 'l'hurlLl ly :mJ Frixlusi'.
A N N A l' () L l 5, Novl-Mlzlsiu :.
Exlrctsiss/rct'si! [zlsi'rrj'sshv/ \'\ ll.].l/\.\l d'Ml l'H, ]si/siss;
amct (s Mr sleiqxzrfsi-ctsi if; (;uNVssKl-Zsis ji'u/si/ s/xi:
st...'.', lsi'l li. lctct'cct/sss- v !l'r (iUN El{.\()[71<,
:! .' ss.ct'-'-l lg !l'<"l, (Pccthbbcz' ;! , 1777.
! HA *-' (- (];c ss-lc.1iL11sic m mct.;lu!sisi- your Iixss'cll 'My 1!
rup) —t'si:!u* um. nisi m ll-ctnul l.ur ls-m isisilhna by
l.?ml. nu'l (,) !]"l.!] !".".1: 'Wmctsi 'lsiut in! H;ct-ss:*nc: whisi'fl
4 "" vmpmsisi .I\ a (ny. m in 1. 1;- si'nJsiJ m HML pul'L (i.
tzv- w \. * !. 1 m ;i lict. r 'l} t-mctunullctlc your [fixed
ln- \- sin: rit'u. lznsiss- siuu. .md in:. lgzlin; cwul,
ARTlCl-ES (! C()NVF.\'l'lON I/ercm Limn—
rmzr ('r'rvcral BUKGUYNE mld .llujcr General
()ATES.
[. The troops. undcr Limtcnanr General Burgoync
are to march out of their mmp With the honoursor war,
and she. ;u-tillery of the intrcsh-hmrnrs, to the vcrge of
(in; rivcr, him!: the old fort stood, wh.n (he ;: lus
and .usitillcry ne to be left. The: arms to be pilcd,
by word of cnmumnd of their UWn offic. rs.
11. A free. pulling: to be gmch to the army under
Licnrcnnnr (icneml Bmgnync rnsiUnctt Britain, usi'mu
condition us not icn'in' ngJZn in North Amcrica
during the ssl—lclcnl cnnlcii'; and (he port us Bushm is
aliigncd s-r chc cmry us (l.ulslul'lb, m :cceivc the:
tun 15 whenever (i'ss'lusiusinl lluwu shdi s') order.
] ]. Should uny curu—l usikc place, by which the
army undersicncra! Burgoync, or any arros it, mny
be exchanged, the fore voing articlc to void, as far
a: such exchange shuil c made. '
]V. 'I'hcarmy unclczr lcticucnunc General Burgnync
to march m Mafluchusctts Bay. by the caliell, most
cxpodicious, andconvcnicnc mule, and to be quartcrcd
in, ney, or an crmvunic m as possible, (0 Bushm, that
the m ' of the two!}: mny not be delaycd when
uanspoct rive to receive them.
V . 'Tlnc troops to be supplied on their march, and
during their being in quargcrs, with provisiom by Ge
neral (;:ssurs, ur me sinne run: nf ratinnsqs the croopa
of his own army; and, if penible, che officers horses,
and caulc, are to bc supplied with fasaszc at the usual
Vl . All officers to retain tthr carrin es, battle
horses, and other catrle, and no baggagc to c molcsh'd
or seardted, Licmeuaul General Burgoync giving his
hunourssthcrc ate no public]: store; tl-cn-tcd thusiein.
M.:j n' General (just: will nt'csinusisc take: the necessary
mmsums for the due . pect'sirnuucu of this :xrticsc.
Should anicmriagus bc wanting s>r thc trnnlpurmt'nn
osoffic'ets .nggugc. thsi-yarr, it'pnsiiblsi-, to be [applied
by the counu), at the usual rutcsi.
Vll. Upon the march, and durin" the time the ur
my shall rtmain in quarter: in the hfaisacixusctts [by,
the officcls am not, An iiu ;1\circuml}.mcca will .ulmit,
to be, shpsiu'.\'si.d from their men. The oshcn !: are to
be quartcrcd accmjing to rank, and are nor to l :: hin
dcrcd t'mm afl'cmblinctss (hell' man for roll calling, and
other purpose:. of reguhn'ity.
Vlll. All corps whatcwr os Gcm-ml Burganc's ;"
my, whether cumpol'cd of sailms, bunmu men, ar
tificcrs, dnvcrsi, indc-pcndcnt companies, and follow—
crsi of the army, us whatcvcxsi country, shall be: includ
ed in lht' k'uilcl} cssxtcnt of the almvc articlc, :md com
ptchcnded in m cry respect as British ("!-jects.
lX. All Czlnudiuus, , aushptsitsi'um belonging to the
Csimsiumn csiablilhmcnr, cnnlistiug nsluilors. battcau
men, :trtit'siccssi, driven", independeut mmpzmics, and
many other fo or: of the aimy, who come under
no punivular de criptinn, 'arc to be permitted to mum
(here. They are tnbccunducted ' tmcdiat..l_y, by the
ihurtest routc, to the fnrsi llriush Pox} on Lssthc George, 1
and to be supplied with pruvisxons in thclfinnc mssmm-r
as the ntber u-nnps. and arc : 1 be bct'mnd by th: same
cssuditivn, Of not serving during, lluzpscl'cnrconch in
North Amcrim. .
X. Pullssyonsi to be immediately granted to thnjc off
ccrs, not qxcvcding the rank uf (,.tl-m'nsi, who shall
be appointed by Licutcuaut General Burgoync', to carry
dclwlchcy to Sir ,H'illimn lluwc,- bsis (;uy Carlctun,
am to (ircut Brimin, by the wcty ot'New York; and
[vlajnr uc-ncrnl vates epgagcs chc p'x )lu'k Dith, that
chel'c dclputchcs shall up: be opened. These nfficm to
set ouc inuncdi-uch after receiving their dossizatchc-s.
and to travel by thc shoslcst soules, and in the most
cx >c*dit.siousi nmunz'r.
]. During the shy us the troops in Masihchuscm
Day, the: nsswcn are to be admitted to their pairolc,
and are to be allowed to wear their sidc arms.
Xll. Should che army under Licuxununr General
Buctgnync find it nc-cdsiuy to send for their clothing,
and other baggagc, w Clnudn, they are to 1); permit
ted to do it in the most convcnicnrmanm-r, and the
ncsisicfiluy psixll'ctwrcs granted for that purpose.
Xlll. Thcl'c mriclcs are to be mutually signcd and
exchsmgcd co-morrow morning at nine: o'cL-ck, and
the troops under Licuccnanr General Burgoync .n'c m
march out us [heir inucnchmcnw ac thrcc u'cluck in
the ;lsrsi'snnnn.
Gum]; as, SAK ATOG A, ()("tulxsr 16, 1777.
Msi—
\V l [. L ] A M 5 8 U R C, NM'. 7.
[c'xtrmsif of" a letter from [:l'cflfl'siikdlulsg, Nor. 4, l777.
] )UC TOR l'om, (hc' lnipcblur gvncrnl ht General
(jnn-s'si hulsipiml, writes to his Lady l-y Dr. Wir
mun, nnd csimgutnlnccz her on the sin'lcndvr nt' (junc
ul Bnrgnynunnd his znmy. [)]. \Viun.ln lilys, he:
lnw, .md uusi in ('nmpnny with, (Junks.!) Burguyno,
and nclu-r ;;cna'lsill usiisi'ua, prishnrrz. sin Alluny, with
(;cncnl (sims; that he l-si'l'l (Inl, \\r ilkinll n. Adjumnr
(i-sisincrnl m (i.:ncrsill (Lm—z. un (hsi: mad, bringing lct
tcrsi from (icncml U lla-sim (j-m-ctzn'sa; .1:1dth.u(j:lur.ll
(intcsi i: msinsichsimg sum] Albctny luule-ctsd will! his
txonps, hXsi object um. ('Ull-lill.
The: 2231] and zjd inshmz; (()utnl-cx) .! genrul nr
xsilsi'k, l-y dsisimchmmns hmn llu: British "m"! m.] .nn\j.ct,
nnz nmch nn Red B.].zk, wln-lc (3 1]. (im-n u-nn'nsinnl
ad; liu'l Mifllin, Whrrc (I-nl.51nsiulsi c'.-nnn.uzdn'; .Ind
(hzt llsi-cL in D-Jlnxxuc, cnnnsinnh-d [ny (ct'ssmmlmltnc
Hulcwn ul. Thassy \\mc scpuHsi'd in c'vmy pln-"r. usm
mlu us the mo,} [Ztvcxccss'lnnmndud Llul cvcn wnsi knnwn
in Anuric-n. At Red B.:nk, (InunL DJUHP, !m U- igrldc
Mnjnr, and scvcnty ufflccrs nnd privatvs. wounded and
[silencm one Lithrenant Coloncl, four Captaim, Hard:
ieutcnants, and uywmds of scvc-uty private]. kalL-J.
We took several u-dggom, twelvefich pieces, upwar
of three hundred morn, and ; ;,nac many lwm'dlct
(."-loue] (}n-cn's who c loss was one: Captzu'n prisoner.
md thirty eight killed and wounded. .
Th: llcct l'uffued still morn. Our "alliu and shFp
kfct-pt lb brisk ;: fnrc on them no dmvc t cm ass. _'l'h-:
Augusin man of war of (14 gum, and a small sciblffi
run .lgl'nund, Wen- sit. on fire, and chwss up. 'lsilw
Roqpugk was ngmin very 'much shattcrcd, but got'f'ss
(Imfllnsindntc llnde-Wmd had unly two mctcn killed. and .
three Wounded. The enemy thar attacked Fort Mifflj '
on the illzmd suffered great loss; thb pinicd'flrs not at
c'crraim-d. They fixed on the fort frum'four battcric—s,
bombs and cannnn; the number osmcnto defend the
fort only one hundred and fifty", of which dno—QffiCCs
and one man were shgmly wounded. ]: ws: ewctdc'nt'.
on the twvnty fourth ofthc month, from many nurLsi,
sitlmt General llowe was endeavouring to get quid y
out ghPhiladc-lphia. General Wushsngton "t' bu
slufc
thrart qfa lum- srom bend qumm, dom! Oc—
tobsr 25, 17] ". ,
" I WM spccmnr un most ;bnols sight yeflqrday.
Plnch on the top us ! high house in Uennmo'wn, !
beheld the destruction ostwo British ships attempting
l() lmznblrd For! Mifflin, on the ]epfey [hole, ifl Orl
der to (facilitate th'c'lr siege of _ ifi son; The
molt x-ioh-nt um! awt'ulan ct on that ssrshm
ever hapm-nctl to this quarter of silpe mld. - Toe [on
dol-As dilfinguillxd themselves, end fame]! coucenet!
was the oppusimm to the attack, in tho midst os con
fusion, smoke. and sire,'thnttwo-simflsipc were sent
down, nttd let lite ton sixty four sun !hl , slil'to be
the Eassle, m.! : thin; "'I" gan (due, ! ought to He
the Apollo. In an instnnt they were- in flmm; even
up to the main top collar" yards; They must luvect ?
u valuablc sit-re :ssti 'atnmmtitjon off board, so'r 'w n
the;: nflectazim'S'ltlcssw up the noise wcs beyond. dc- '
ictcr.ptiun, zts, 'ts nature had been ctushing to Wms,
!) uttng the time of this furious catnnqnddd, the flesh—
unt, 'm number about three thousmd, madeunuttttck
upon lcton Mitll'm, ln-i in . vv-ry little timcm ('H
k'dlC'J, with the loss us'fii-nlt- sitje ltundeed-ssfilled,
wounded, m.! prisoners. Among the prisoners or
ltlu-Cutttt Danc-p, ln-l is'l'ltl tle camp, both wound
c 1. The destruction osthc two shtps, and descu qk'
lht' Hctl'uns, is looked up on as one ok'thc most cipit
ul strokes that has happened during, (hit war. !- hope
umzp Je main wtll be.- Mt'. Hmnc'a sate before long;
lttti lltsi'u for joy, [face, and domestick happin'esl !"
silb 11: 80 I.!) st-r rrsi-otlv nrom', on Tuefdcy ib! 18/73'
qf's/nit iujhsi: ( Novetubcr ) nr r/n: last d—wrlsilictq
lss-ou/Z' (f Mr. ]ohn Dctmy, tlt'sitsit/ljlftl, in crime;
Cut? l'0.'l!.ctss's_1*.
[si ().{SL-Ld', citttlc, antlhogssisiAllsspz-rsougindebted
tu thcclhtc am- drsirt'j to make pc edy pit) ment,
lnd thost- who httvc t'hnm agtinst it to bring them in
properly t-mch, and they shdl be paid.
21" th.t.t.\.\t Emou, Elzctttor.
Cumcetrzn county, Not). !, 177'. _
DOCTOR [)sialu Cuulnr, from Ballimorrsshep
lene toiut'orm the ptibhclt , chntsi ngrecnble tom
ortlcros court, he has begun to inoculuue at the house
htely occupim by Mr. Yclm 'Dixtm in Ki/sgfloa. .ctssa .
!! tttcrs himisi-is, us he is poffi-ssed of the moltsafdict ct
agreeable method oi'inoculltinn, and hii chmterffi
success, durinz : ctmncctmn for seven! )em with , ".
llmry Stmmsion, being well known in lnii ihtc t si ,
b._- Wlu meet, as he met-iu, encouragcmcm.. )f'hose "
who are piezlcd to come: under his cure: may depend
csil with everyne-si-cil'aryal the hc-{pitd ( except'bfli
which. thritittu-csilnntbe annhstwlc, they my . si
(i.:ctlcan bc ci't'cctuully ("]CMCJ of iniectmn in'lkss' ,
hours. " '
N. B. The price is 51. on.! his shy will bend,
six wwks. ip
CLOUCRS'T'ILI, Nov. I, 1777.
V ()Tltli is hereby given to mr. f/oL-n 'an, [ne nf
i King si- .Q/ssmi, or his utt orncy Mr. fames Hab
sml. that ] am sum u-mt'iy atul willing lO pay the bnhnu
duc' on two lpUllkls shr which judgment was consessedin
)ictrk court. It is nmeiiiir) mio assair should bcimme
thsiuclv lcitleJ, its l have unde scvcrulpuymessntsrour.
_'/umk llubsin-ct! us HI/l/pusstssi'ssrri; in consequence of
those hands, and but no receipts.
,, ]mm Suqutsi
"[u pz St )H), un Saturday tsis'r qffi ('f Decombek,
'l Hl-Z suhl'trri'simr's llss',u scrcs of land in the
- cuunty us Nsi—v Kent, lying ripntt ()bt'tkapc—
miny iivcr, ";t little uhtwc (Tsi-rt'ln : scrry. There
will be lsicld ;it the same rimc ;! quantity of cosin
and when. 'l'hc sztlc Will he in {he prcmiscs,
unless before the thy .tp-ssmitsitcd th: l.]hstsibdl"
[hill have suit! tht- l.unc p; natcl), in which quit
he Will give nuiisic tht-scns tu ['t'czcnt UluicCCIiJLY
attendarcticc. (5) ] l'nN Ihctuit.
\Vlbl.lA'N'UUl0. .Nuz'mfbrr 4, 1777.