The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-07-10 00:00:00, page 1

JULY 10, [779 T H E NUMBER. 22.
VIRGINIA GAZETTE
WILLIAMSBURG. PRlNTED BY DIXON &FssNICOLSONs
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COPENHAGEN (Denmarlz) February 27.
WELVE thousand men will be drawn from the different
regiments' in ganison to go on board the squadron, which
will be fit for sailing this spring. Out of ten ships of the
line, and six frigates which compose it, three frigatea are
"ordered to escort our West lndia traders. One ship ofthe line will cruise
in the Meditcrianean, and two others in the North sea, a fourth in the
sound near Elsmeur, and the remainder to wait for farther orders.
VlBNNA, March zo. Orders have been published for discontinuin
"of prayers for the success of the Imperial armies, and prayers are appointeg
to be read in the room of them for the success of the present negociation
of peace between our court and the court of Berlin.
Hnmnuxcu, Martb 26. We have for some time past had the most
'delightfnl weather that can be imagined; most of our fruit trees are in
bioom, and the nightingale has been heard in many parts; our account:
farther north also mention the extraordinary mildness of the weather; the
navigation of the Baltick has not been stopped this winter; and the found
his hardly been frozen over. From Stockholm wehear that the naviga
tion in so open, that ships are already arrived from Gottenburgh.
Bnuu, Murcb 14. lt is worthy of remark that the present war has
not occasioned one new tax on the lubject; that there has been no fresh
lean negotiatectd either at home, or with soreign courts. The admirable
ceonom of this reign has abundantly supplied the treasury; but a matter
Make o polic in our sovereign is, that he made his enemy*: count
supply him wit money and necessaries for the support of a war, whic
he ne foreedsiinto for the prescrvatton of the nghts of Prince: and natural
'uz'tiee.
] Pints, Mmb 26. ' The extreme impatience of the public]: for news
from Count d'Estaing is so great, that guards ale obliged to be placed at
the pofi-offlce to restrain their impetuosity. Nothing is known for certain
but it is not doubted, that is the Count can get near the British fleet, the
inner must fail uneasy prey to him, owing to his vast superiority.
GlluL't'An, Fabruary 20. An extraordinary circumttance happened
here lately; a small ship under English colours cast her anchor here in the
evening, close to two brigs laden wrth provisiom-for the garrison. As
it was a rough sea wind, and the evening came on apace. she could not
to ally got at for examination. In the night she boarded the two brige,
lad na out to sea with them. but two rlten who made their escape in a
kid", giving information of the matter, 'the Enterprize and Moutteal,
'two fflgatee, were ordered out for a purl'ult; ttnfonunately however they
were too late, for she had got safe off with her prizel, and the frigatel
were obli d to return without them.
Too}. ", March 14; The Grand Duke of Tuscany, an English
printed, carrying Tuscau coloun, and taken by the Pleiade fri te, is
dee'lared, to ther with her cargo, which [O very rich, : lawfu prize,
siand both wil soon be fold in consequence. .
L if 11: "to 0 N, Apmr. 6.
HE Freiich being disengaged from any war on the eontinent, and
T a't war only with us, in an unprecedented circumstance. Their
numeroue armies will, in a few days, be 'n to line their coast; and cut
exisience depend: on the'destruction of their fleet; till this point is effected,
, whatever distent island: and harbours we may oeeup , our us]: is not
finished; it is not so much as begun. The real seat o war next summer
will be in Europe. Our nnval flrength hat been too much divided, by
sending lerge ships to places where there was no occa'sion for them.
The French settiemente in Africa are to be atteeked; and it is probable
that the capture of them will be the consequence.
Extract of a letter from the Hague, March 18.
' " Your MiniRers have secured the Court of Rufsn as well as this
republick in their interest. A short retrospect of matters will place thin
'beyond : doubt. The Court of Spain now will take some consideration
(before they 'oin France. The conditions are, that if S in breaks her
mumlity, ussia and this republick are to declare in avour of Great
Briuin. The Spanish Court have information of this ne ociation."
Letter: from Venice mention, that am earthquake had ately hap ened
et Ce halonia, : Greek ifland subject to that republick, which dies very
consi erable damage at Argofloli and Luxuri.
These letters add, that all the Tuscan port: in the Mediterranean are
fonified, and armed galliee are cruismg there, under an apprehension of
an stuck.
Cap} or almn' from Captaiu Charles Hoimes Evepett, to Mr. Stephens,
Srtretarjy to the Admiraly, dattcl Brest, March n., 1779.
". I am sorry to be obliged to request you will be pleased to acquaint
their Lordships, that his Majcliy's ship Arethusa under my command
'I}, in consequence of being drawn close to the coast in pursuit of an
enemy, unsomnltely wrecked upon the rocks near Ushant on Friday
mornin? last et 3 o'clock. \Ve had but just time to save the lives of the
er'ew be on the ship went to pieeet. No part of her has been saved. We
lrcjukgoing to be conveyed to Parhaix, an inland town of Britanny,
Knee ! hope for an opportunity of conveying to their Lordshipc the
p: iculars of this unfortunate accident.
" No per! of the crew hat been lost. We cannot sufficiently do justice
Egyhe attention that hath been paid to save our lives, and to make our
situ tion comfortable by all ranks of the officers here, from the Admiral
and intended downwards."
The Spanish plate fleet expcfted to arrive this year from South Ameriu,
il'snid to have upwards of 4,oco,ooo o! hll'd dollm on board.
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Five of our men of war are to be stationed forthwith, by the consent of
the Portuguese, in Fonchiale bay, in the island of Mzdeira, for the [Im
tecttor. of our trade, particularly the East Indiamen.
Within this fortnight a prodigious number of seemen have entered into
the Ktpg's service: The prospeEHof : war with Splint always operate: on
the British tars; and it in generally believed they will be employed lelin!
that power very shortly.
An officer of diflinction, who is connected with government, declzted
last week in public]: company, that according to plant now hid down
for the ensuing campaign, tf success should crown the British form.
France will be in much greater want of Me: fron hessrssllliu than she
was ever known to be in the present century. _
The Lords of the Admiralty have iven insiructiom to the commtssionm
. of the several dockyatds to take suc steps that every ship in the nny may
be in commisiion by the sirlt day of ]uly next. \
The command of the Fury frigate, lntely launched at Leith, is given
to Capt. Agnew, whd has promised to man her by hie own end shend!
interest, in Scotland.
Sir jnmes Wallace, in the Expetiment, will snil to Georgiz on I
special commiffion, with several civil officers belon 'n'g to that provinee,
and some loyalisis of South Carolina, who. are repnting to Georgil to be
at hand to avail themselves of any fuo ble eventu in thet provinee.
Sir ]ames Wallace will not waitfoc, Arbuthnot, but take the
first fair wind. 51
The gteatelt anxiety hangs upon miss be! I" ranks of men, respect—
ing the farther operations of our ' sif-umhe West lndies. The lad
pnvzte letten from thence gave in ' ' that 11] the troope_ were
' repuing to-return to North Ametievand fother spenden me to
he performed by the fleetonly. t "" - = _'- '- si ' .
When d'Eltaing made hll lah : ck at St. Luaa; ctlsiball fron th"!
Prince of Wnlet, Adminl Bartingt 'e m ship", took of thictlleed of
a young noblemzn who was Rents close to the CM Tthon which,
the hero immediately ordeted the bssessu lmy; lnd new; aW **
the fire of the English after. ""
So little did the French Admirnl idtend an engegement onthe mit of
Jul last that he lost 6oo ]ouis d'on to his Cepum by I Ulcer," did
he dull; be _in the_har_bou_r of Bsest ay the :lth. , si - ss
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Extract (: a letter rm " F
" You will (band; Believ- LVMZ'pYUS lb- si
the pture with America, where immense quantitie: of'our wine- were
con umed, we see] no lost therefrom; they are carried from hence to the
Dutch ishndt, and there reshipped for Ameriea. Thin certainly enhance
the price of them; but few people grudge money when it it to lease
their pnlate. Two American privateen are said to be emisin - thii
ifland; but we do not heat of any vessels they have taken. We thit'
intelligehce from : Portuguese Captdin; but they do not alway! speak
,truth. On thin occasion ! doubt it."
A oorrespondent assure: us that the toriet lrecome to : resolution to
support Lord North, at :" events, and they givethie reason for so doing,
though they confess our affain'bear I melassncholy lspect, viz. time they
brought him into his present embzmsscisituation, end ought therefore
to see him out, an event-which would rejoice the whigt did.
We ere assured that the campt this season will beformed atCoxhelth, .
Warley common, Winchefler, &c. at ] year;. but thlt the partieulu
corps, which formed them, will be lhi to thegconlnsy cumpe.
Order: are given, tha't the Governour of all the fort: throughout the
kingdom shall repair to their several garrisom, and double centinelt ere
likewise ordered to be placed on all the magazinea.
szin will either very soon declare in fnvour of France, or a pace will
be negocimd. There it a certain person now nen- Pain, entrufied with
: commiflion to found the French cabinet.
A private letter received from Copenha n says, " by the time this
reachet you, some dispatchet will arrive rom thin court, slid to be
respecting : treaty betweemlhe court: of Peterlburgh, Copenhlgen, ud'
London. This court and Sweden carry fair at present. but Fren
counselt are said to prevail et Stocitholm, end to bennfavbunble both to
Ruflin and Denmark; and by the motion of the Danish troope, we look
for a blow to be sh'uck : 'nsi the Swedet in a short time. '
A private letter from mflerdam sayn, thzt So tom of ten have been
actually shipped on bozrd : Dutch vessel the middle, of lah month for
St. Eushuia, in order to be disposed of to the Americans, who carry on'
: considerable tude there. _
There have been upwards of zgoo letters of marque issued to emife
against the Americlm and the French.
A fri te called the Franklin, of 6 gum, in said to be arrived ne
Cadiz, rom the Delnware, with des e- from Cong'nsl to two Ame
rican Gentlemen. now at the court of Mzdrid, who united some time
for these despatches, and now exped to lppenr in : publick character.
By : private letter from Paril we lum, that two cruisen are ordered
out to mlke observltiom on our outward bound fleet: and conveys, md
rticularly those deflined to entry mopt or warlike shre- to Americn.
he slme lettet- ldds, lhlt ten snil of the line nor ride at single anchor in
Brefl read, ready to (lip their cables, on receiving a sight] from the
cruisers above mentioned. '
Extract of a letter jrom' Barbadoes, ctfcbruny 17.
" Two lar e Dutch vessels have been brought into CarIifle bay by his
Majesty": csulsm, on bond of which sufficient pmof has been found
to condemn them for carrying on m micit tude w Medea, by mein