The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-12-30 00:00:00, page 3

RICH 'MOND, be:. 30,
Extr-ct qfc lemrj'rom Cal. Cmnp-sirell u !boGo-wrunr,
laud WIshsilz-gmn may. A'W. 27, 1730.
) HE cxn-nfu mken am oi origin]: in my posses
sion, ] lend to elucidave Col. Clu'kc'o lem-r,
:: d m 'v 1}.sz the world win! son ct being: tle are
contending wzcn." -
But, Vn'AX-SAngNl. 13, 1780.
]. HAVF just received youl'I at the mld, and me
might had ahsi— famsifiiol w hen- sro'm Lieneenam
CoXcm-I ('nugns, [hat he hid lnived in limq to save
Bnown, had rcruLm the ons, and totally round the
enemy, 'wbo ha-i retire with grn! pwclpiution;
lhlt Me ln'fians had pursued ssuod scllpd many oi
them. ] lme no ubieflbu to your making an -
lbwanre to the. miliuazsso may th' theysidc c.;
but hid sithes h was c 14 My ' , m '
[[sicrunpussu To tbesslsamc (n., , ", 1
-ss Iliwriy "2" si
ysiksiss'ct' wi; ss
si ] hear I sW. un -
midst corpc of about 80 If ss ' hit;
lgainfl you. You will know-fi'bfllfls' 'I" in me
befunt'this czn pofiN] mach pursisi " -*i,.-le.
. - ' ss-sscomwmu.
Mcjor Fucuul. ": si
?. s. As soon :- ! hue consusiui sheplsiviiauinl
this scnle-neut, I shall lm-oh with U-nuebupedidon
., pusisilbh: !u Cut: cmk- I :- you the elinmc him
he healthy then by tllmfflksifnn mond; ' 4
. * 'Tl-t remained" {WMU Wh _
*z;z::-ssss "' My " '- m
sictsictsi ?" . ss.si* , T'!!!"
+ 'r "wa '
Mad qf :: lefte! aflwjssvson to Lord
Mrloctne " "'t-we"
;".Aoomdm. p-ssfl-Mdnz-dmh
ugm-I-hmsnl' si.__ " .
' dsscmthd ctsisi .
zw ' (w silblbqusi me.'
ctarfw' ct ,]Wiopcke o
lgzinil thus yfflf; ba; Muwmwdprmul
bebusdo vi.. lum on my march towardsjou,
by I med lendih; from Chewkn ford, north oflimg'l
.ountlin. Thnc of sad; hundred good soldierl,
Pndrlgoom, would Guifll' the businesu Somethinctg
must be done soon. This i: M lafl push in thy.
W &c. ,ATRlCK FERGUSON."
kind {. lcmrjm wct-Mllizm Stevcnson
;. Lwctm .W'B-mn .: Smen [[lnnd, laud
Gflben u-wn. North Carolinn, St)! 25, !780.
Dun. COLONIL,
" THE nhcll nose in Gzorgia, and the uth inshnt
,lfucked Colonc] Brown m Augvfia, hc being very
m va: obligm to have the town. and take shdm
in : fo'n where he had his shzrcs for (he lnu'ianz, but
on the iPplodLh us Col. Csug-zr frum Ninclv Six; and
: body of Indinm, :ccidcnrallv coming down, the
level; fled, and Col. Brown sallyirzg out. lney killed
and took senml hpndn-d (s them. M viul' l—"erguson
du jnd seemed : letter from Colonel Cruger, who
il-furms him, still he he: tell in With rhe rebels and
(ctkeo man of their plnndcr, killed : great number of<
lhem, hanged seven! .f che inhahimmn. 'and ln- :?
m! mssmy more to hung he l-kcmse reuok several
sins- ficzd pieces." ss
Extract a] :: lct-ltzr srm Limfmax: W-lliam Seevenson ss
to Mn. Snlsim-nah Kevffn jy, in Ntw Yark, duus
Gilhen town, Nonh Carolim, Stpt. 25, 1730. i
Dsnn AUNT,
" THE pec ple m Grorgh finding th; lrm mlrchcdh
hands North (Inol-ua, took up armi an attacked
Csi, (: --ss! Brown ln Az'gvst-ss, who beinf' weak, was
ghfizud to give w ay. uul ren-eat into a ort, where he
L.! tus losse: for me lndictns; about the sine time,
. siza ty of lazdium clvming down, found mnnl also
"(5 ! " tuthe sort, which cnzHeJ Culonel Brown
n. sniE-y uu'; he shn er-w. th m out of the tcwn, and
in ctuuict .cuesit toxk between two :41—J three hundned
4
) of shew; by lhi' lime, beinF io'ssmd by Cobnek Cup]
; ger and Allen of our hsiga e, dey pursued them and
siwok : neat many more, sevcnd of whom they imne
dinelyfflanged, and has : gnt may men yet to
hang. We have now go: : m.:"nod that will put ups;
end to (henhollion in a short time, bjhanging ever)!
man lhslt has taken protection, and !- found :cflmgj
, against us." 4
Camp (MsiF-ppS. e) Nw. ;: :3
DEAK Sun, ' , _ '
I EMBRACE this nppor of wmtng to you,
which will inform you that we 't: on our wny bsisitct
to our own country , tpt tin-ttng'the shength dedmelf
for Georqia not to be so lar t- was reported toms"
before I tressed tra." your si 'the mousinctams, _wc
heg leave oncessmote to nsk whi- tflishncc-tn oppomt
the enemy in these (humm pain. of theme;. ud
make no doubt but you, a- 4 Bf the 's W-tnsi-ndc gssisi
Amen'ee in vour tom"), ,—1_'si!:;hllsiflmsifcts1>ffl
. guhs cruemes end hue been Meats" n. Qui...
finee we lest that place., Seven) men of ende! met}
sum that (ble, who have escaped thegmenl Men,
newe the matter in words to the-foddwing ]mpomd
That after the unex wetted blow] give tue enemy un
der Brownjn A nia,.ahod the middle of beytembeei
ltl, and my neee atyretreat from that country to your
'suk the mouuuinssi I Sol. Cruger from Ninety Stx,i
with Brown and : body olmiee end lndizns tollovyed
o: into the upper settiemenu ol Georgia, and findtng
ne out of their reach, fell upon ourhek and wounded,
together with old men, women, and children of the
sunifiu of those thar adhered to, or retrelted ssjth me;
else seven] tity samil'eestssl suppose throbgh-lnillakc
of the lndiane, were nll murdered is: the most cruel
manner, women and children stripped, scalpeu, and
suffered fer 'vtetter' in their gon unnsiilctled, until
theynpited w'ith hunger and pain; lade obliged to
ctdfln neked between two large fires until they were
furthed wdsseath. men lnppefl, dismemnered, and
,- lfterwardt hung up. It is too painful for me
on this gloomy uhject, my own family be'ing
"in the general calamity. What affifluce you can
posibly hd, the sooner the better, and you may
'He-abas- thaf-voluntuil! tm out to jtfin'tu, if
we prove successful, Wlu have no season! can.
phin ot' not being amply rewafiled for their " , e and
trouble, at the enemy". proper! lnd flow in that
eountty are very eonfidenhle, n it will be butjusiice
to serve them at they havie done tu. .
]t is'imprciper for me to six : place where to meet
your men, but on their arrival in the south, a t'rzend
of mine will seek for them, and ive nrcesi'sity insol
lmtion. [am, dear Sir, wit respect, you! ver)
humble strvant, ELUAH CLARKE.
so Calonel CAMPI'ELL of
Walhington, Virginia
Exmtct qf a lettersrom Col. Cempbell to the Gower"
vufsisidalsi'el Washington, De: 5, 1780.
. " By recent intelligence from the Chcrokcecountty,
it appears that the whole of the towsins had lgreed in :
late treaty with our enemies, to the southwsitrd, to take
up the hatchet, and attack the inhabitlnts of Virginia
and Carultm, lettled the back of the mountains insit
mediltely; which country was to be given them by
the King over'the great water, beside: : Ripuhted
gantity os goode, for every sealp they might take.
me osif-the Amefiean traders were hmrdered, other:
cqzfined, end every prepantion rnking by the tories
and !odiane to give a general end unexpected blow to,
our defcneelest inhabitants; Men Mr. Johnss-Martir't
with three othet' traders, by the goodnese and iddress
ofan lndian women, made their escape from the town..
From the tradert account, that have got in. which
! am sittilfied me) be depeuded on, our warning it but
\ short,-'t11e enemy intelding to set out within two o:
) three days after they left the town:. I m however
endenoming to raise : force that ] hope wit] not per—
mit them to advance far in the country, until foemun
cnn he sent s son] the more interiour parts of the state,
where Inmilies cah be safe in the absesince of the men."
By an officer, immediately from the southern army,
we h wc the agreeable and certain intelligence, that on
the tothinstant Coloue] Tullton's ]e'gion, com'unded
y himself in person. feceh'd : seven fresh in no
utm- ; uctsu. n si Colonelo Mzrian and Cltrke, whg' .
with :. den: nml of tiven lix hundxenmcn wi
poMFd .n ch- dim & oi Ninuly I-ix, upunis "
Junulud ot Lhe e uncy- ele len dead on ( :: field,
,. (m: numb ! W- c wed, che pnncnpzl put of th ,
ner the) law .". In a : to carry si-Rsi, us ;on doe- not -
:nade-I (went) k-qu m ,--ss. End .. sun us the third
?: not much tnu cntcspl'si . ]; psimzq in deed -
":r. Mh, lhc uibik. ncu and Smld conduct of out
[so H.
N]. ne tail o: men of um of the sin e, and a numbcf
ot m upon." .fvi h .] uzut gooo lm>pl on bond,
_ us on men- .--fl i-o l'r 0- c- Ame-icz.
-.3- The price ass our GMJT'r: after lb
]) cur, wzsil at an budrcd or ma} (abate,
, m tbcuq & m], tbzctsi-Zzctl: w bundan
;zss—si
' ss till! a] ]u' - 2nsiaiug.—flzs afar)"
Mctw " m- sit the in] m. mb, 4
w !W [be] am! .a a do.! uutsin W m si
gan: to (i; maw; ctfss "
1: m sond & DE! zua l'Es. Tn'lsox'}
si lb: Mp q Detmlm', 17".
RESOLVED, mnine toutradicmu, that : w,"
ttssn of four be appointed to wait on si'si-sshjur Genldl
Gatet. an-i m' ctssu-ct; him or" she hss . regnrd in. -
esteem of this Houe. 1"th the "chance of hiesi. ' '
turmer glorwus services ca-lnut be ohn-ented bycn
rich of fortune, but that this "House. ever lmndt _
of his great melit w I- omit no opportunity ot ten:]
fyin In the wssled .hc grazitude which, as 9 member
of tge Aumican union, thus tcucttsy own to him 13
hu militarv chatactss r.
(fist;) ' JOHN BLCKLEY, e. n. D.
FRIDAY n'): zgtb of ble. 1710.
Mr. Hent) reported {son- the commmee appointed
to cummumcate the resolution of yeden; ay to the Host.
szor General Gltee, that the Commctttee had, ac
cording to.otder, eommumcated the time to thai
Gzntlem-n, and that he wu Plcnsed to return ths
tnlbw'mg lnswts. '
s Rlcnuonn, Demubct 38, 1780.
lus,
I shall ever member, with the utmofl gratitude.
the high honour this dty done me, by the Honourable
the House of Delegtm of Virginia. When ] engaged.
in the noble cause of freedom and tl.c United dutes,
! devoted myself entirely to the irvice of obtlininc
the sum end of their umon: Thn ! have been once
unfortunate is my great mortification; but let the
event of my sunne service: he what they may, they
wall, " the alwavs have been, be directed by the
molt fnitrsstu integrity, find animated by the true!!!
zeal for the honour and interest of the United State:
HORAT 10 GATES.
Extract from the jaunml.
]ouu Pccxsiey c. H. o.
FOK SALE,
Y flud horse KXNG HEROD, agood be
and upward. of 16 hnnda high; or I will (
4 us;: fine chsistnut sone] cclt, rising 3 yem akin}:
by Spnss'ghtl , out oi Prinmse, afttll bred lum.
term: of payment shl" be-made convenient to "
purchaser. " ,
" _ M SMlTl'l.
King Herod was t by 01: )
mue cllled Kiaj H/bct ct or :, ,".
hotse of Lord Godo! sil'ls "! _ llip'j lrdim
her dam wan got bithfss : is!! of 8
Cbcrhm, one ofzt epd nued in W' - 'sssi-s'
fishes wan the properctsfsi of the Muqmros ctss
when he wan sold, and engaged in : sup
['a-duke]. sierlsing; his "p tighlbmnd, ' *
w flu was old, Milk 12 Uss
zyan ' .:' CL sie !. ' on.
N- 8. The publiqk may , that :!"
is one of the " belt bred ct flii flt-si pf
produced. .) ' R'A M-WIIP x.!