The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-03-28 00:00:00, page 5

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Fsil DAY, SUPPLEMENT TO THE VIRGlN IAG
sisssisissct-hzs 1777. ; PRlNTED BY ALEXANDER PUR
DIE. ZNoctx,
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5, his Emctz'lctss-ucv PATR1CK H ma aY, jzm.
ctsi'siz; Gmsisirno'zr or Cr'eicj Masigijlrutc q'zhe
(sin,; ;; zn-zucrlltlssz sgs Vnsigsiini 1:
;] P [ZUCL/IiWctJTION.
71] 5 B. E\ d lctuffdry persons, whose
\' names h'we been transinitmd to me
by {L-v-ssm'v z:v.-11-.r-.rc-ss.mrt.<, us coming wi! h'm
flsiv; resolution usGcneralA cmhly directing
c::rz;.'m p-ctrs-msi to depart this stuc, have
"ctt up;)hc-sil for farther time to remove
themselves, and the time formerly ap—
uicued for that. purpose is expirul; that
is so fly, William Blair oi' Kbg George,
Patric/z M'Auss'esiv of Hctmover, 7si4me: Dun
]siss,p of Dinwiddie, fame: Steams, Walter
Kobertstm, fame: Callfmd. and Thomas
' H,pe, of Halzfax, Yamn Sampson, james
Hav, and Archibuld Philips, of Surry,
William Shedden, Act'exrmder .M Kean, and
amu- Rilchie, of E[]L-x, .701m A-sctller of
spot/ct'ylvssmia, William Gault of Amher/i,
ame: Stirling, and same: Dunlop, of
Sautlzaznpton; Archibald Brycc, juu. of
Gaochland , Alexander Ruxbrough, and jolm
Fagzil, of Nan/szond: ] have therefore
thought proper, by and with the advice of
the Guuncil. to issue: this my proclamation,
hereby requiring sithe cyuntv lieutenancs ot'
the several counties aroreuctuu to take lnlu
their custody such of the above named per
sons as are within their respective connties,
as prisoners of war, agreeable to the said
resolution of Assembly ; and all other sub—
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'jccts of this state arc hereby required to be
aiding and assisting therein. All such of
the sliti prisoners as refide on the south
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side of Fame: —river must be removed to
the courthouse .of Cumberland county, and
those on the north side of the sctid river to
Caroline courthouse, where they are to be
provided for as prisoners of war, and to be
allowed the benefit of the prison bounds
till farther orders, they giving their parole
not to () out of the same, and to behuve
themscfves in an orderly !i'sawzer.
Giv-ssctn under my lumd this 26th day of
Alarch, in the firs'} year of the corn
momuealth, and in the year of our
Lord1777.
PATRICK HENRY, jun,
B O S T 0 N, February 24;
Extractof a letterdated Liverpoo], Nov. 23.
5 are much alarmed with the idea
of a French and Spanish war. The
press is very hot both by sea and land, in
all sea ports in the three kingdoms. A
large fleccof the line are put into commis
sion, and will soon he manned, which is
the likelicst matter I know to prevent a
war. Ensurance has continued to rise;
from Dominica We ensure 1000]. from
thence to Liverpool, and gave 20 guincas
to return 5 ifshe sailed with convoy. No
trade can bear such a premium. The
African trade is now quite put a stop to."
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PHILADELPHlA, Mars!) II.
_ E learn from Newport, that both
the king's troops and inhabitants
' are obliged to live entirely upon salt pro
visions, likewise that wood is very scarce
and dear. which has induced the enemy
to burn sences, (tures, stables, and other
dwelling—houses.
A/larch 12. Wednesilay ac noon his
excellency Thomas Wharton, jun. esq;
president of the supreme executive council
Of the commonwcnlth olct Pennsylvnnizi,
Ciptain general and cammrm-lcr in chief
in and over the sunc, wasi procltivned at
the courthmisc, in ih: prz'ssssince (,3' :1 v ist
(: mc 'llz'su: us pcnpic, who expu- iibd tile
ilsijlssctii sifisiITss-T'tsi-ssm on the occvlim, by
uznn'x-mm; 'ssil'vtztfsi'.(\s()CLi-1111;1{;1)H
hsiwc * our infss th'iiaia'ni'h'sis1',$<c.iiC'.fcct\s
;sissitnffluz 'si-Vn'iui'uvtml m'x'ivcd lure ssom
the seusihwsiu'd- si,
March 13. On Tuesday the 15th instant
5oo men attacked tssic tiessun picket guard
near lh'uzsishick, drove them in, took [(
miich c-sinss, 2 horses, and brought off 15
or 20 loatctls ofhay, which those mercena
ries h-ul (iaci—sied up within th-siir lines.
isiter the Hasiims rzm, a number of the
light horse came out, drew their swords,
and cut a few capers, but did not choose
to disturb our men, whom they saw very
]eisureiy take away the hay,
Il/Iarch 18. ()n Wednesday the lzth
instsnt the ship Saiiy , captain Rollins , from
Namz, was chased in the mouth of our
bay by a man of war and tender; the
capcain ran her ashore on Cape May, where
he with all the peopie escaped, but as the
tide came in the ship floated, and was
drawn off by the tender. Unsortunateiy
there was not a single gun mounted on
this vc sszl by which the captain might have
defended her against boats or small tenders,
else in all probability her cago at least
might have been saved, which wouid have
been very acceptable to the publick, though
we are happy to find that it was not of
half the value that is generally imagined,
as [he.had little in her but lead, of which
nrcicle we have lattiy received great sup
plles, to that we can provsslde ever red or
blue coated pFunderer with a ful pound
of it, is an ounce should not prove suf
ficient to make him honest.
The following intelligence is received
by a gentleman who came passenger in
the above ship, viz. The dechration of
independence has not in the least altered
the sentiments of our Friends in England,
nor diminished their number. Those who
are real friends ofliberty now openly avow,
that the Americans are justifiable in their
revolt from Great Britain ; that they have
not the least ex ectation of their ever re
turning to their ormersistate ofdependence ,
nor do they wish ever to see America any
thing esslse than a sister state, being firmly
persuaded, that should the Americans be
reduced to a state os siavery, their own li—
berty, or even the semblance of it, could
not long survive.
We also'hzarn, that thou gh Great Britain
has certainly applied to Rusiia, for troops,
and though the empresi seems willing to
lend them, we may be'asiixred that no Ruffi
an soldler will ever be sent to this country,
as France is absolutely determined that
they shall never set foot on this quarter of
the globe. .
France is now arming at all points for a
war with Great Britain, 'The protection
she offers to American ships of war, and
every other publick step she takes, is of
such a nature as to make to make it abso
]utely certain that a war between France
and England is either actually begun. or
must very soon take place.
There has lately been a change ofmini
stry in Spain. The late prime minister
was aversc to a war with Great Britain,
and the present minister is zealous for it,
so that we know what to expect from that
quarter. immediately on this chan e os
administration, & large fleet sailed from
Spain, as was supposed against the Portu
guese settlements in America'.
We are told that our sriendsin England
are in hourly expectation os hearing that
we have declared war against the insolent,
impotent kingdom of Porcugal. The
French merchants in general, in nil their
seaport towns, show the utmost desire of
opening a [rude with the independentstales
olsi'America, which they will carry on at
their own risk. Ensuruncc is now done
srom France to America at 20 pcr cant.
[I: that we may soon expect to have very
plentiful suppliel.
Extract rf a l.;ttcrji'om an a cer m New
jcrscy .
" The officer who commanded the zqco
British troops gnir-g as a rcius-sccment
['rom Arsinboy to Brunswick. we h-siar, is
under an arrest sur ussdcrtukivg, like Nun
Qss'silix He, to do imp'sizflibilisiicsss, and get
hnnscha great and immortulname. For
(his purpose, hc, instead os marchingvdj
rectiy lo Brunswick (which he might have
done) must needs gu 14 miies on! us the
direct mad to take prisoners general Mix;
Well and his party at szmkrown, and to
make his triumphant entry into Brunsw'zck,
leading his cupiives in chaiusuctilke an old
Roman general; in which he lound hit
fatal mistake when too late to runedy it.
for he found that he had surrounded a nest
os Amcrican hornets, who soon pin hissi
whoie body to [light, pursued them to
Amboy, and obliged thrm to get on board
their ships again, sinCe which they have
never ventured & second time to rcisinsorce
their cooped upbrelhrenin Bmdswick."
BALTl'MORE, March 18.
Y mr. Charles Cook, a gentleman
who arrived here last night in 12 days
from Newbern, we have the followin
important intelligence, viz. That the
day before he set out he saw a certain
capt. Stedman, who commands :: com
Fany in the 5th regiment of North Carorct
ina troops, . who was just returned fro?
Charlestown, and there szw alarge Frenc
fleet, consisting of 15vessels of war, two
of them 80 guu ships, and 40 merchant,
men; that two of the armed .vessez's lay
within the bar; that they had on board
200 pieces osbrass cannon, gossooo stand
of small arms, and a great quantity of
dry goods, For the use of the Americqn
states._ Their destination was Chesa—
peake and Delaware bays. Mr. Qook
declares that he'himsels heard capt. Sted
man relatc the above facts, and that capt.
Stedman is a gentleman ofundoubted ve
racity. -
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WVIL LIADISBURG, [Wart]: 28.
Y mr. Thomas Dixon, whois just af— -
rived from Bermuda, we learn that
he was taken in the Ea'gle, capt. johnson,
belonging to Baltimore, with 5'oco wt. of
gqssnpowder, salt, and dry goods, by the
Galatea's tender, one Burns commander;
who is a native of Maryland. After. re
maining on board the tender some time,
he was turned over to the Nautilus, cruis
ing off Bermuda, where, after remaini
best part of a day,' without being offer"
any kind of sustenance, he was put on
shore, to shist for himself. Every thing
was taken from the prisoners but the clothes
on their backs, and the captain of the
Eagle was forced to go mate with Willjggn
Goodrich (who lately made his esc e
from Baltimore jail) to New You.
While he was on board the Nautilus, he
heard the officers mention the certainty
of a French and Spanish war; and, while
in Bermuda, the common topick os con
versation was, that :: vessel from France,
bound to Philadelphia, had been taken in
the straits py _an English cruiser. who, in
throwing over her despatchsies, one of the
letters lodged in the chains, which con
tained assurances from the French court of"
her having 15,ooo troops at the service of
America, isthey should he wanted, and
of 20 sail of the line being on the point oF
departure for our aflistancc.---—He assu
btings an account of the Budsiflain priva—
teer, capt. llandy, belongingto I'mhimore,
being taken and burnt by the Guhtca ; the
capmin and people now ptisouers on board
that ssigate. "