The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-08-09 00:00:00, page 2

being entitled up the rotection oPthe laws
during the time of uch passage, visitati
on, or temporary stay, *owe, during the
same "time, allegiance thereto.
That all persons, members of or owing
allegianee to this state, as before describ
ed, who shall levy war agrinst the said
state within'the same, or be adherent to
the king of Great Britain, or others the
enemies of the said state within the same,
giving to him or them aid and comfort,
are guilty of treason against the state, and,
being thereof couvicted, shall suffer the
pain: and penaities of death. -*
' Extract from the minute:,
Ronrr ansou, secretary.
7uly 24. The men of war that lately
went up the North river lie in Haverstraw
bpy . T heir tender: cruise about, and last
Saturday OTF ofthem went near the sort,
upon which our people sired a 32 puunder
it her, which went through her quarter;
si-when she tacked about, and stood down
sisihess rive . Some time after they landed a
si ?:h'ty o their men at Peek's Klll, set fire
'si-L "0 2 wheat field, and burnt the house of
mr. johu Lilly. A number of the militia
ivere soon collected, who attacked and
sikilled seven of them, without any loss on
dnr side.
PHlLADELPHIA, july "24.
SlNCE our last a great number of troops
from Maryland, and the differenteonn
"ties of this proyince, have passed through
sithh eit on their way to thejrtrseys, where,
ctllo don t," 'tf Howe giVes them an opportu
nitzs they will prove to the world they
de erye liberty.
si On Friday last the lion. Continental
Congressappo'mted ,col. SA MUEL GctxtntN
to be deputy adjutant-generul to the flying
camp.
Extract ofalelter fi'om NewYork, July 22 .
" 'Satuctrday cctame up from lord Howe a
fla of truce, adjucant-genera] Patterson,
"o" the British army. He landed near our
battery, and passed through the lise-guards
ot'general Washington, and had a private
conference with him, at eol. Kuox's, for
meat- half an hour, the particulars of whizssh
] am just informed of,b a person of dis
tinctiou. One piece o his businctuese wac,
that he urged the eneral to accept the
letter; and that lor [lowe was extremely
sorry if could not he received, as it was of
a- private 'nature. General VVashington
to1d the adjutant, as for himself he did
not mind the title, but the ctgeneml officers
did not think proper for him to icccive it
_without, and that he could not on any
account receive it, . Theac'jutant behaved
with great politenesi, and made use os
* the forms mefssary to a person in the
enersitl's sititation, as, May it please your
:cellen . &c. &c. Another thing was,
' that. lor Howe was very much aversc to
barbarity* ;_ but as the army in the nor
thern department did-not come' under his
' urisdiction, he'could do nothing in it, the
conimand being devolved to the generals
Carleton and Burgoyne. He then menti
oned an exchange of master Lovell for
major Skene, which general vVashington
ct wanted done when at Cambridge, but
. they would not then do it. Our general
told him, it could not be dgnc till he wrote
to the commencal hongrels concermug n.
" Ycsterday afternoon six ships, and a
- brig, came into the Narrows.
" "A servant man ofmr. CharlesM'Iver's
was taken siup yesterday ac Long ]llaud
fcrry, dressed in womens clothes. He had
a letter directed to mr. Alcxander Wal
lace. * He was carried before the general ,
and has since been ordered to iail under a
strong guard.
" "Our army has lest Crown Point, and
Come to Tic-si-ndemgn. General Sullivan
* This wax in answer to a message [but
by general Washiugtan, rq/ps-siding the bar
barity of the Indian: tosame ofourpeojzle in
Cdnada.
is come to" tde. It is said the British
army are sortifying St. john's, and build
ing some vessels."
Extract of a letter fi-om the camp-at Eliza
beth Town, duted 7ul 2 5.
" Yesterday a rifle-man crol ed the river,
and when within 15 yards of the enemy's
out posts desired them to surrendcr; at
that instant he received a ball through his
head, which killed him on the spot. This
morning we had a deserter from the Asia,
who says that zooe Highianders have ar
rived-within these few days, and that the
enemy intend attacking New York as soon
as possible."
july 29. We hear that one of the con
tinentdl frigates lately launched in this city
is called the D !: !. A W A : E, and the other
the R'A :! 0 0 ]. : n, in honour of the late
illustrious senator of that name.
'l'he militia ofthis state continue to pass
through this city daily in companies, on
their way to New ]ersc . lt is thought
that Peuusylvania will (an not less than
zo,ooomen to the affistance of our_neigh
bours. -
Yesterday brigadicr-general EWXNG set
off from this city, to join the flying camp
in New ]ersey.
in 0 0 N G lt 15 5 5, jub- 10, 1776.
HIS committee to whom the carte]
between brigadier-general Arnold
and captain Foster, and the several paper!
thereto relating, were committed, having
had, the" same under their consideration,
and made diligent inquiry into_the sacts,
have agreed to the following report.
' They find that a party of 390 continen
tai troops, under' the command of col.
Bcdcl, was posted at The Cedars, about
43 miles above Montreal ; that they had
there formed some works of defence, the
greater part of them piqueted lines, the
rest a brealkwork of earth, with twofield
pieces mounted. -
That on VVednesday the 15th of May
col. Bedel receiVed intelligence that a par
ty of the enemy, confining of about boo
regulate, Canadians, and lndians, were
on their way to attack his post, and were
then within nine miles ofit; that col. Bedel
thereon set. out himself for Montreal, to
procure a reinforcement, whereupon the
command at The Cedara dcvulved on
maior Butterfield.
That on Thursday a reinsorcement,
under the command us major Shelburne,
marched from Montreal for The Cedars,
while a larger detachment shuuid'be ct—
ting ready'to proceed thither with buga
dier-general Arnold.
That on Friday the loth, the enemy,
under the command oscapt . Foster, invest
ed the post at The Cedars, and for two
days kept up a close scattering fire ; that
major Buttersield proposed, from the very
first, to surrender the post, and refused
repeated solicitations from his officers and
men to permit them to sally out on the
enemy.
_ - :- n
'ctl'nat on dunuay allcrnoon, I nag ocmg
sent in by the enemy, major Butterfield
agreed to surrender the sort and garr'tson
to capt Foster, capitulating with him
(whether verbally or in writing does not.
appear) that the garrison should not be
pot into the hands of the savagcs, and
that theirbaggagc should not be plundered .
That at the time of the surrender the
enemy consisied of about 40 regulars. too
Canadians, 50) Indians, and had no can
non; the gnrrison had sustained no injury
from. the fire, but the having one man
wounded. They had zo rounds of car
tridgesaman, 30 rounds for onefieId-piece,
5 for another, half a barrel of gunpowder,
lylbs. of musket hall, and provision suffi
cient to have lasted them 20 0\ 30 days.
Major Butterfield knew that a reinsorce
ment was on its way, and moreover wal
so near the main body of the army that
he could not doubt of: being supported by
that. '
" "1
That immediately on the surrender she
Farrison was put into the custotss'y of the ss
avages, whu plumlercd them of theirs
baggage, and even stripped them of (Lu'ss'
clothes. -
That major Shelburne having landed,
on Monday the zoth, at Alisizcdffeues'
about nine miles from The Cedars, and
marched on with his party, consiliing then
of [00 men, to within four miles thereof)
was there attacked by abOut 500 of the
enemy; that he maintained his ground
about an hour, and then, being constrain.
'ed to retreat, persqrmed the same in good
order, receiving and returning a conltam
fire for about 40 minutes, when the enemy ,
finding means to posi advanced partie: in
suchamannerastointercepttheirfirthcrre
treat, they wereaiso madeprisoncrsos war.
That they were immediately put into the
custody of the savages, carried to where
majnr Butterfield and his party were, and
stripped of their baggage and wearing
apparel.
That two of them were put to death
that evening, four or five others at diffe
rent times afterwards, one (s whom was
of those who surrendered on capitulation
at 'I'he ACedarl, and was killed on the
eighth day after that surrender; that one
was first shot, and while reta'ming life and
sensation was roasted, as was related ]:
his companion now in possession of the
savages, who himself saw the fact; and
that several others, being worn down by
satigue and cruelty, Were lest exposed to
an ifland naked and perishing with cold and
hunger.
That while major Shelbnrne was'm cus
tody of the enemy, cctapt. Foster required
of him and the other officers to sign a cartel'
stipulating the exchange (? themselves and
their men for as many o equal condition
of the British troops in our possession; and
farther, that, dotwithstanding the ex
change, mit her themselves nor men should
ever again bear arms againltssthe British
government; and for the performance of
this four holtages were delivered, which
they, being under the absulute power of
the enemy, did sign. -
That on Sunday the 26th the prisoners
were carried to juingrehener, when it war
discovered that general Arnold was ap
proaching, and making disposition: to at
tack them.
That capt. Foster, having desired major
Shelbume to attend the flag which he Wa
about to send to general Arnold for con
sinuation of the carte], carried him into
the council of the lndians then sitting,
who toldhim, " that it was a mercy never
before shewn in their wars that. the) had put
to death so sewosthe prisoners, but that he
must expect, and sointorm general Arnold ,
that they should certainly kill every man
who should hereafter fall into their hands ."
That cant. Foster joined in desiring that
this bloody message should be delivered to
eneral Arnold; and, moreover, that he
should be notified, that if he rejected the
carte], and attacked him, every man of the
prisoners would be put to infiant death.
That general Arnold was extremely"
avesse srom entering into any agreement, '
and was atlenglh induced to do it, by no
other motive than that of saving the pri
soners from cruel and inhumun death,
threatened in such terms as lest -no doubt
it was to be perpetrated; and that he_did
in the end conclude it, after several flags
received sromcapt . Foster, and a rehnquish
ment by him ofthe unequal article resh-uin
ing our soldiers from again bearing arms.
That the prisoners so stipulated to be
given up to the enemy were not in the
possession osgcneral Arnold, nor under his
direction, but Were at that time diltributed
through various parts of the continent,
under the orders of this House.
- That four hostages Were uccordingly do
]ivered to capt. Fostcr, who were imme
diately plundered and stripped by the susiva