The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-09-25 00:00:00, page 2

-__l}A.,p,si,.sss'r 0 N, Avcusr 23.
When the continennl srigatu Providence, Anen
DsiYlll
of Fr and Rag"; doting their crtise they fell in mth a
etniee fleet : upwmh-of too l'lil. under eonvoy of several frigztus.
it dvonnsh oppft 'ty they hunted do well a eitctmtlanen
mld Idmit. - They pi out 9 ship: and one ht-ig deeply laden with
.eum. lhgu, &c. four at which he; mind hete. two into Portt'mouth,
and one into Cape Ann. It it said the rum end sugar, edpturetl in the
above pine Mot' to dpvmdt of 5000 hogsheddl.
sits". A—D—E L\P n ] A, Septemper n.
" the (th day of St temht'r inhant, Con rest being informed that
Mr. WILLlAM BNRY DRAY TO , one of the Delcgavee
for the late of So-th Cerolina, had died the preceding nig -t, and that
ssciteumlhnoee required that his remain- should be entend that evening.
They resolved, "That Congt'est would in : body attend the funetal
that evening. at 6 o'elock, n mournen. with : erape round the left inn,
end would continue in mourning foe the space of one month." l'hry
farther telblved. that Mr. hosem, Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Hatsinet by
a eotrmittee to superimendthe funeral; and that the Rev. Mr. White,
the ettendin Chn lain, should be notified to offlcmte on the ocelston.
They also mcte the eommittee to invite the General Assembly. the
Mdent end Supreme Executwe Council of Pennsvlvmia, the Miniflet
?] " entiary of France, lld other person: otsidistinflion in town, to
' atten the funenl.
According}, et 6 o'cloclt that evening. the corpse was carried in
rocefflon to Christ Church : The Prtstdent, two member: of the
necutitsie Council, the judge of the Atlmiraltv, and the Attorney
Genetal of Pennsylvania, and Brigadier General Began supported the
ll. Beside: the Ptesident and member: of Ct-ttgtrtsis " in some", the
minister and Consul of France, several civil and mitiury officers of 'he
United State;, and : number of inhabitants and malign": ol tlnlinctinn,
attended the funeral. After divire service had been pctsormed hv the
Rev. Air. White. secte: of the episcopal Church" in this city, am] one
of the Chaplaim of Congress, the corpse was enteted in the edjoiuing
ey-mw- . . .
Mr. Drayton't age did not exceed ;! years: He dtc-sil of : putrtd fever.
Rib heelth hd heen almott insenstbly impaitetl hy : l'edmtary life, and
ineefl'ant attention to business for neat two yew:, attentitnce on Cungt'etsit,
which hit conflitutiol, though naturally strong, was unsblc longet- to
sustain. But samily was alvuys among the number of the mail respectable
siaml opulent in South Carolina. He had taken .m c.:rit antl decided part
in the present contefl, and been honoured from titm to time by his countny,
with the mon imported! and cmtfidential others. At the time of ln
dnth he wan Chief justice of that lhte. and one of in Delegates to
Can - rest. His literary :ttainmenu. lequited lw good talents. and an
' ss_ eduation me well known hete end in Europe, where seven] oi
' pen hueheen gdmited and [eld in diffetent lungttagu.
particulatl of his clumfier, would perhaps be in-pco :r in
, which, l' e the grave, genenllv places the dead on : Tet'el,
. " to the wise man or the fool, the sum or the (inner. Let
-ss thetefon be reservet] lo: the pen of some impartial hit'lorhn,
_ - he shlll inform pofleri , thlt "filling Henry Draytcn in
a - - -- , intlependent patriot, I an upright cundid Gentleman, will
nillsule time cotnmnniezte stEh more than sufficient to elablih end
fond hit title to thzt eluncter.
.
ssW ] L [. ] A MS ]! U R G, SEPTp'MIER 25.
cop) J : letter fu- Sir George Comes te Gumxl Sir Henry Clinton,
- , Mkaifolnbled' Banpton, Mq 16, 1779.
I I R. '
FTER leaving New York the 5th inhnt with the men oswar lnd
mnsptn under my command, [proceeded toand; the piece of
our deflinawa with the molt propitiou- vinds, md on the uh dly (hom
oursuilin ) unde the of Virgiuil, the fleet lnchored that night
het-een sende near dloeghhy'o ' t, which they bed hardly done,
when the mal tenth]: dun")- of th end lightniug. wind end rain
came on that ] ever recolleflz in dem however un not nose inn
half en hour,' and the ship ween .n Sfutumte as to escape driving on
than, at sun rise we sn- sonerebel hi end wise:: in WM road.
with their faile loose. who, as soon .! t tide admitted as it, got under
veigh end ru Elinheth end ]amee riden; out Beet also weighed.
end the Rais anehond shortly ofter in HamPton mad, her great
drought of enter not admitting her going farther vmh convenience.
] immedinely lhifted my broad pendlnt to the Rainbow, and proceeded
with the fleet nplliuheth river. till : century wind end the ebb tide
obliged ttl to anchor; the following morning being calm presented the
'ssfltipe from moving with the flood, on account of the nanowoese and
intrieacy of tho thenne", and ne the intended place of descent was nut
more than five or six miles dithnt, and the General noxious to loose no
time. embarked the first division in the flat bozm, and covered hy lb]:
Comwallie galley end : bomn, thnt carried a sut- under at each end,
proceeded up and landed without oppotition at the che. which it diRant
lbout three milee from Portsmonth, the fort fixed game heevy gan: I! the
plly which the diflmce rendered of no essect; : snourable brane having
arrse, brought the lhipe up even before the M division had got on shore,
enj the temaindef of the trooplwith the field artnllesy, &c. were landed
immediately with the utmost expedition, the movement: of the army
afterwmrde General Mathew will belt explain to your Excellency. The
rebel: hill kept their eo!ours flyit at the sott, from which eirenmshnae
ere judged they intented to make ome defence, thou h we did not expect
much, to give them no time however to throw upsiesh worke, or for
waiting to pe reinfoteed by more rebel tr s, it was egteed between the
Queen] end In self, that the Rnnbow thou d move up stith the morning
silide debte the , and lhlt the troopt shqud mach it et the same time
on thehndstde, the enemy howevcsaved m thetroubleb quittingit
'shg _ , end wewok poffeffion of the son and town of mouth,
_ pmd dk, which mouthe osinfiu fideoftheriver, without
M- " \
The enemy by this surrender, lost fever Nhip end ves-le whiehfell
into our hands. some were humt by them fet, among which were msi
Lirge French ships which were hid to be loaded with [000 hogshelde d',
tobsicco. \ - " ,
Appsehending that may were iehel vessel! had pilled up the rdy, !
des moded tue (;otnwa-hs galley, Two gon beau, tuue-In heat; med
amrzrmed, together wtth four privatcetsis, wtiich hmd desired to receive
orders stout me under the command of Lieutenant Bradley, afflttd by '
Lietitennu Hitcheock and ]ohnt'on, in puritnt utsi them. shey iessere tree,
successful! in their enterpuse. niting end hunting : gtezn number of the
enemy't vessels, many of which were on the ltock: for launchinp
Amongfi the captures was the biacksnake. : rede! privnteer of :. gon:,
who, utter being eancntded by the gun beats, wu cm'tiesitsi by bwding
with the loss of some of the reheh, but on our title, two men only were
wounded; ! had sent some tmall lhq ! under the direction ot Capt. Creyk
of the Ottet, up the main bunch of the Chesdptlk. at the same time!
entered Eiinbeth liver. the movement; of this little squzdwn unrest:
iudieiout, that the enemy were much haunted and ttishesisied. they dclltoyej
man vessels end captured'othen, among which were two, with about
30: hogsheude of rotnctu.
'l'he Rzil'enztble remained stationed before the town of Hnmpton with
some armed tendet't. hloekl up the: pan, and the Isii'u'igattun os ]amee
river; Elinheth river il zireatdsinktn effeksilzial tune of, and C-lpllil
Creyk': little squldson renders t ingret't and teg-ess of the Lhesapelk
elmofi impmcticahle for the rebel vessel: without their being token. !
have now informed your Excellency of the deuil of our mihtzry oppen.
tions by sea to the ptesent time, on: success me! the present apparence o's
things mfiniteli' exceed ous moit lmguine expeflntiom, And if the "riot"
'ucounte the Gencul end my'eff have received cln be depended at, the ss
molt flattering hope: of I return to obedience to their Souteign my he
expected [tout molt of this povince; the people seems imponmul
desirous that the royal ltandent may be erected, and they give the
pofitwe affunncet that all tunkt ot yenple will tei'urt to tt, yonnge.
good ; judge Sir, at the very great iniyoimnee at this place we now held
to tender my szctti- g much upon that t'utjee't neeefl'diy, rmit me hope":
n ! sea otiieer, to observe thlt thin pou of Portimouth: is an exoeedi
safe and ("cture ;.ssylum for ships zg-aintt an enemy, and it not to beset:
sseven by gie! tupeeionity, the manne yard is large And extremely con- ss
venient, having ; comitienbie lock of t'eal'untd timber. beside. tus
quentities ot'othu horn; from these coutitlentions joined to many
! un tinnly ot opinion that it it . measure molt tt'sentizlly neeesir, in!
his szetty'e l'ervtt-"e that this poit should nnuin in our hand:, flute '
appears to me of more rezl eonl'equence_:ind advantage. than any other
the Crown now potieisee in America, tor by t'ecunng this, the whole
tnde of the Chu-apezk it at en en'd, end consequently the sinewe of the
rebellion dehmyed. ! trutl end Sir, yon wdt lee this utter in the
" same impomnt light :: I do, and give tsiuehdirefiiom for minsomemt
to be senthere as you may think necessity, in miles for our pusujn'nnd
improving those aMnntages which we hue with so much good fortune
acquiied. Genemi Msthew proposing to mite to win by this Trus
hoat, I shall leave to hie pen to inform you of the deflnifiicn the
eontidenble magazines in SMR (intended for th rebel army) by
detaehment of the King'n troopi under Col. Girth, and before I enehide'
mv letter, permit me to express mi- great bti-siction in the ehoieeosthe
officer: you were plelsed to name, fat coopnting with me on thin .
ditinn, nt much pnise eannnthe given General Mathew, for it
indefetipbfeoml and attention for the King'e service, and ] hue the'
plefl'ure in uknnwle-ig'cg the perfect !! irmony and Wderflanding. 'bid
subfisst! between hie Majefiy'e land and se: officers
_ ] hue the honour to be, &c.
GEORGE CQLLIER." L
A few days ago put into Hzmpton road. in thflresi. the ship Andm
Clldwell, Captztn Ttuckibn commander, beIottgir-g to And!" and
hate CaH-c-H, merchants in Phihtltlphh; she had : pnflige of fix
weeks from St. Eushttn. her cugo e'onsilu of sugar, cofee, and (ill.
On her passage she was attacked by two ctoisen, vlnum (he but of.
The l'ehooner Betsey & Peggy, Clpuin Cunnirsighom, ie unived !
Puut'mouth, in a short pzsage t-om St. Entbtm; (he it Leaded with m.,
fu an', In :! salt '
, an express on his way from Chnrleflo-n (Sooth szlin)
Pltilndelphil, ne are informed the French have landed fite thcusaud m
in Georg'ta. and blocked up all the English ships which are in that line.
Lafl fleet the lchoona Polly, belonging toConreCticut. run into du
ofthe inlett on the Eastern Shore of tho Ran, lad then went to 'eeee.
She hid been tnken by the l-hmmcnd pt'it-neet- stern New Vork, Lia
Goodnsith ntztkr, and was losded with two, sugar, cocca, &c. me.
of which were saved. The pnsoned, five in numbec, came to this plac
last \Vedu!khv.
NEWBERN. Srp. 6. Since our lit}. arrived here the—schooner]
Captnin Dzmes, from Cape Frucois, uho brings the following
i am account. (
Fhat he sailed frvm the Cape in company Wifsi} Count D'Elhin']
fleet confifling of :) fail of the line, him so gtm ships, and ten friptg ;.
luting on board song tmopc, with a large Heat of metehant ships, in
the seven] yon- in Ametiea. That he kept company with the fleet to th
lat. of:), and long. 75. when helett them shfrmg N. w. by W- I}
that it was repozred in the fleet they were to join [: fail of Spanish li—
ds Augustine. That the expedititm on which they were going wn he!
I pmsound secret, but that it wan most undauhtediy for this mdnflb
at he lest them so near, and Keering for Geosgsin.
We expect every hcnr I 'silflllcs zccuunt of thin grand am
which :fl'uredly 15 to clear thin cZntinent-osthc present munletutgsa
crew that at p-csmt infen it.
DEATBS.) Mr. THOMAI lines. of Flinee George eounty,
hath devised the ruteR part of a very candenble fortune, to his -
William PoytltresE, an officer in the continual army. ,
Mr. Roln'r Tvcxn, us Nort'ozit county
The Rev. thuut Duuue, rectorot'St. Plul'l parish, i.
eottnty o! Hnnover. . .
On Saturd- tbe nth inflzm, died in child bed, th Mkshd
et John But in, Esqi in hwtbmyten mad,