The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-03-14 00:00:00, page 2

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ssssjasisssi— B GIS T, O siN, Febraary 13. _ -_
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' si in "lied on all mmer of sz-Q, (but when the enemy cook
_ phu, nn us New non on Rhode lflnml, o. pmson who lived on the
ifland am! hzzdctheen 1 !.icutcnanc of apriutccr, was taken up and carried
he'Rwsie Lord Percy, Sir Peter Pss'usiker, :md Colonel (or :: some call him
Gum!!!) Present, Say: Present, what me y'ou ! - ] hue helm : Linn—
nzm of: prmueer—A. Licumnm of. privltmsi !- Damu'onsbiwd
o'ne us the dam'd !hicvee, and immed-ately ynndeup to him, am! hit him
s-hnock' in !he'juu, and said he should be ha'nzch he will the Colonel
he (mid hid prilbnen in li- wer and. alway: had utd them well,
Iml eveh when he himself had on anwance, the prisoneu had : full
lllowznce of ymvifions) Yes, dnvsinn ybu'fl have been : prisoner among
u, and kndy how' yn n'esined, lnd it him :mmher knock: Lord
ercy de che Col not :. pdzceeu an way; is he Ulca " ison
en (h- olonel told the yril'oner he shpnld he chaiocd neck am] luck,
indbe d-wkh nossthingpssut'munnl un] wote], and yehile he lived hic
lik ' _ he lhisenhle, :mssd hu himsi another khoch, which Lord Pcrey
(pin' vwssl es, dctnffiffl'hnd him to be pin in prison, which he said
va: ded _ without blm'or irony si *
; Wc—flu ! lene it to our mdcn lo_ mgkd their own reflectiom on thi
mnem, and to determine from it The character of 00]. Prester, and
chide! it doe: not indicau him to be ! blhfleting coward; for accordin
wsinn ehblilud nuim. the bnve are always generous, and treat wi:
iummity those whom (he sonune of wis hn mile (heir prisoners.—
We should be glad the" people of Phihdelph would ublish to the, -
garlands: trchtct (..ol. Present received while he wys ;: 'ldner zgpppg
m. * .
It is said, that a French sfigate fr'nm Ddartinico hat-taken an English
f' Mcamdthiothqtle-d: ss_4)* — - - -- 'si
? wait arrived at] wieh. fl'om Hdifu, : Ehooner. laden chidy
with English goode, -w o left itthe : d osjenuaryz the Csptain of
which inform, that there hue been our Ameriean psivntamxarriod
into that put"! lately. taken by the Milsord and Live I inte frigatet
-_-thsi.u t'ct-w uoch Captain But!) of the Milfotd, di et sixth: lately,
the ssmmmaod of-hi- ship was given to the well known bent.] Henry
w att, who smelly plundeted and burnt Caseo Bayct-That Licmm
'ght,. a pnsenes of the British navy, who wu taken sometime since,
i; the Dilichaekhoonu, by Capuin Jeremiah Ohfien. hnd. with hie
oficen, to 'uher with, '- humbet of English Captains, who lately went
if).- eartel so"! Marblebead, fitted out a Fivataer bri; at that pllce,
wanting u, pnqss and catrvin !; nen [he uazupiieg en thie
epal andmnded by said .--ThatDu,-son hu hei- cleaned
"((-lure:! every mite; be it now. paintedhllek, with an intention of
deeeiviug our uniseuz he mia 70 men, and is cruifin. in the bny oi
Fundy, mfelher with the Alhuy Philldelphia built ship. of ]" gone.
communion by '\ Lieatcnantuthat the Milford and Liverpool frifatu are
cmening in doc'k there, an are several other srigatee and tenden, opposed
to get in readineso to watch the motions of our navy---that our ;antry
men, to the number of about aoo, are confined on bond the Bellona
guard ship of 50 gone, where they are treated in the usual barbarous
. mmncr by the iuhuman Commodore Arbuthnututhat Colonel Dankl,
-_ whom Gotham sent prisoner in irons, died very suddenly at Windsor—
that they ere daily ppptehending and commiting to gon], Pelsons in that
duce, for entermmng sentimcnu favourable lo the Amencan Statel-u
that the few refugee, who fled from thin city, and still continue at that
place, are treated with the greatefi contempt by the inhabitants in general
there-nthat provisiont in the prayince ale vety dear and scmcc, and a
number of samiliee in a very wretched condition for want of nccesiarieo
d' lise-—-thflt Dawson had a eonsnderable number of hit men killed in the
t with Captain Sampson, and ready shatteredsi that two fri
slay near soft Cumbesland-nthat y upect an attack that way
very nwrdynthat : cartel, with a number of prisoners, _was preparing
n', come to th'u pott, no doubt, with an intention to gam_ what intelli
nu they can, in Md to theficuation ofour force in (but flaten-tha!
apuin Sampson a il men m treated severely, and were, when first
taken, put in irone; they are now in close confinement on board the guard
high in Ralifax harbour.
A letter from an officer et Philip't manor, dated Febtuary :, 1777,
dye, " Since our arrival hete, have been in sight of the enemy every day,
.: [(in ' , and at sort !ndependence. At our sirR coming down,
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weencam about half a mile from the fort, in the open field, so: five
(In , but were then obliged to move back, on account of a heavy snow
, andhave, since our first coming here, had several small skirmishet
with'the enemy, but yehave not let} a single man out of our regiment.
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thin ide-fo-t lndependence, and two regiments
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Odctr Went are now on ,
' on-the ther side; This sort it nhout halfa mile sxom Kingsbridgc. and
Hssdj Yosk side. We have hte'ly been down within half a mile of the
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sosirt. with two firld-Piecu, &c. but could not P'ss'H-si" she U'fffiy "3
comessout qnd 6ng du. Tliy haje gosnl "on all thdlss' popaI-ios Yc'i-E,
on their likes and th the (lier sans, to {seven: ous. mg .* the ciy;
for the morning vve go! down hrre'wrmstw them imsigm-consusmn,
and we look amfidemble quanmy of'thiir bagglpo '{ld'flnow pofl'cs;
choir advance guard-lwuscefl si. .
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PH I L A D E L PHJA, Flbhlctzzsizzsi .
E hsv'e the pleasure ;; insorrsihcttsshxpubsiisithsist the lp _ &prisal,
Cape; Weeks, in which Dr. F—nnkbin'ss-vene Wifiio safe ar
gved in France. She took two priq5,si:whic'h M.;U'o Mciadsij! si."
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'TchZ-llawing letter. and extract qf un without :: sigudun, wm {du
' ouzojapriscwffelsi- : , ; ,ss -
. " Hio Excellency Geuml Bone- , si: :- .-. -- *
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" We but the honour of addrcffing do yburBiflUsincssssfnusi-WMZ;
loaded with turn and moloflsiei, by ordusi'nf Wfi ,Mmr Son. andsvhu .
kinson, of London. The list} it the Fine" Caph-TWnroxsinish-udsi
'puncheonl ofrum; che Anne,.Caszi-ennedy, With! mndwus-affl
dine; the Loyllty, Cape. Atkina, wit unneth ofrnzd , And let
ncheom of sun; and the Mary, widrlgo cfllfl nl Wfl- ' We
By: this little fleet nny get safe lo Newsi-York, mhhnuzhoife !" 'th
ehance is lgainsi them. We'hne used evlrysiinfifltmtinsiW'lp -<_,
tion to the Mmiral for : convny-the "whole wlyssibythesiduhnd ;! m
. eocally out of his power, and hndn nal pound w obsiouk-q-orjo'
lagun through thectWiszrdpaflZ-gnp'" m. mhopn'l sfimwdo- as:
your Excellency": fertm "ny bpQRMdpMM ,th'p-nsie-c o! .
which only sea: m ycsicdayct : Add "littl- siswsmmnssm !!) "t,
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ture, :; nail form tbe gndmde qs May WshWfissNp Mbly'i
Mziehy'ssdominiom"! ( any Mpmnmedynhfxsim. nshofm:
in udea! winn- chuyonr. udlncy mqhngsidwe mmpxrssbqffinmms;
the masses"; laurel: you have olmimfd. .bf you..8mre-_
reign, nay you_ever hc_reveced a_nd d (hue unfipm
eoncord to . free ind generbul people. haVesi'tNs bqhosbq, .,fof
Mr. More und myself, your'ExcMessncy'i mofi obedient Mmimxmhle
sernm. " " " ' sif si 'sisi'flWsiJ-WOTT. "
. " :ilftllOITotijssDc'pT'sfsj'fik." Gss-Fctjct Ilssfllsi - -1
. n. —: ;sisi'situOL FW' "" ,
.: Wehsisse shippes! sinne fmitssmw _ pay}, [hight yh" :si
men to sent! pureofthjrn-fi yo'ulsi' My wfllrboshe cttb hand,
, .pmveeeynhiect, t-w , w F ' -
the account; GenrllHo-xssslizsipy neee Mr and I difltm
er: of the peace of mmkind, : eircumshnee vhieh mufl endenfi'dho
hu country, end render MMD-M- - It be removed .
cloud from the mind: of peqle hersse vhtehrh eo iv hid eatened
them withhmine forsssmne month: it, an hieh art of
the eomdunity hid been bin too cehssfu ' agfif ' . a , with
respect, Sir, your molt obedient humble serunt. . - ; si ": T
. s. If you cut, withom trouble to' yourself. procure me up
;hrlee [Zfle harrelled guns, it would oblige me ; let them be thepest and
13 in . 4
" I forgot to mention that the Mary schooner by eontnfi is to he on.
loaded in " dlyl. of to pay thirty pound! for every day lhq-i. detained
beyond that time. , .- . ._
" Daniel Chamier, Esquireff; 7 \ - *
Whm his Honour Govemor T nimbell reeojrnended' it to thct'phouse
holden in the State of Connecticut, who are not obliged to dimiliu
duty, to form themselves into corn hni'es, choose their own officeu, :
equip themselves for the defence o [these States, : number of aged Gen
tiemen in the town of Waterbury embodied themselvn, and nominncd
their own officers,'who were honoured with commissione; and when the
regiment of militia, to which they belong, wu ordered to New York,
agreeable to 1 late resolve ofthe Generl] Assembly, this corn ny was the
first that marched and reached the Place of renduvous: t it nossw atsisi
Rye, and consists of 24 men; their ages, added together, Ire lthou
fand years; they ere all married met., znd when they tune iron home
left behind them their wiven, with A hundred antfforty nine children ud
grand-chiidren. One of them is fifty nine yectars of- e, had had nineteen
children, md twelve guad-ehildren; fourteen of Eis own children ere
niw living. A worthy example of patriotism—Let others go and do
]i ewise. . , .
March !. On the zgd ult. (body of 1500 of the British troope, with
6 pieces of eannon, were attzeked and repnlsed near Weddbridsie, 13! .
pzrty of 700 Amerielns under the command of General ane . he
enemy had 40 killed, and lo wounded; our fie le had one killed, end
! wounded. It is supposed the enemy were t o ethat lately lest Rhode
laund, and were going to reinfofce t'ne army at Brunswick. _
We hear from 'siconderoga that on the rzth uit. : numberof Indu—