The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-05-30 00:00:00, page 3

so'ce will be, it is thought, principafiy
[1"]','.1]. Our comnnssdnes arc vct at Paris,
and matters go on very well."
BALTlMOPsiE, May 20.
Extract of a letter fiom a general ufficcr at
[m/i near Bonhatn town, dared Mzg/ 1 1 .
H RVE the pleasure to inform you. that
yesterday asternoon part of my (Fivctiiicm
attacked the Royal llighlandcrs and six
Comparies of fight intentx-y. it was .: bold
enterprise, they being pested w isih'm two
mi'sies os Bonhxm town, and about. the—ssisisimc
distance from Brunswick. The action cun
tinued about an hour and a half. 'l'he
cmtinenta'si troops bchnved we", drow: iu
the picqucts at Bouham, attacked and
drove the Highiauders out of a wood they
had taken possesiion of, near m Piscalzthty
town. The enemy were reiusurced, but
again compelled to give way. They were
rtinsorced a second time; when, upon due
consideration osonr situa'siion. with respect
to the en'emy's d'ffzrent polls, of Bsissuns
wick, Rarimuldnoing, and Bonham town ,
it was juigcd adviscab]: to retire. The
retrcat was made in excellent order, and
our loss is inconsiderable. ] congratulate
you on the advantage obtained over the
enemy'a best troops. The Highhnderz,
obZZinately brave, were tun proud to sur
render, which cost many of them dear."
Extract osa !cttersrom Morristown, dared
si May 13, 1777
" Saturday llet our people had & brush
with the enany, in which we lost & feW
men; but : i.! the enemy a good deal of
hurt. Sunday morning esinlv, general
M xwdllsi wish about 500 men, attacked
and drove their out guards near Piscnta
way, when & reinshrccment coming up to
the enemy, they formed. A hot engage
ment ensued, which lasted about half an
hour, when the enemy gave way, and our
troOps pursued ; but the enemy, as usual,
pouzsied out so fast with & second reinsorca
ment that our-peo c were obliged to give
up the pursuit an secure a good retreat,
for they were nearly surrousiuded. Yefler
day three descrfers came over to us. who
were in the sction; they say their kiiled
and wounded were abouc aoo. Among
the former was :: mainr, belonging to the:
Highhnders. Out" loss is one cshcer :md
nine privatez missing, very scw wounded .
—--l expect in a short time, We: shall reh-t-ve
Brunsssxick srom the scpziles that inssst it."
The enemy allow, by & shg that is come
in, that they had killed and wounded one
nuj \r mortally wounded, one captain,
two licutenants, and 65 privatcs.
WILLIADISBURG, May 30.
YESTE RD AY, by jc-ifzt ballot ofbozh
Hurts}: of Affkmbly, His Excellency
PA'l'RlCK HENRY, q/q; was u-zanimoq/ly
re-elccted gwernour of this commanwcalt/z,
as wax EDMUND RANDOLPH, ssq; to be
Homer general .
The fblsowing gentlemen were also chofin
(I the Han. Cuzmcil of this state, viz.
jorm PAGE, DUDLlY DlGGES, JOHN
BLAIR, BARTHOLOMEVI ])ANDRlDGE,
Tnoous VVALKER. NATIlANIEL lim—
RKSON, D-vm jAMEsou, and 'snoMAs
N :; Ls o N. jssm. ejss'y'eirccf.
]VIr. An an ()a MG war liX-zsizc'f/Zf afr—
pm'm'cJ musssffer—ma/lc'r general t) the [Drum
(s sz'LZJct/Iatc.
lixzmdta'r'akttersrom Philfldclj-hia, (lasted
[Way 20, 1777.
" [have no v-ctry pJTZiClsict .Ti' new; a! {fre—
si firnt. more? than the arrivsissct'l us (fills. Psibmsissfs
- a: Sfu.f-,l)u*cctcnt, fi'ssrm Asamtz, 'IHsil/L (! vc-rjy
z-n'uzhfc c.:zsigo n/"arms, cLsi-tldusij, sssnl/ult.
H: li.:sir likewise} brought the rlssss'sbztclzss to
(-"ss'1_.ss'-"sss',-'} 'zu'rish c-sszpt. sis-Ycsictlsi'ssf tsissrssf 07: l-aard
tf'l: [,rsisi/er !) zc/ccs. Es cry t/usisiz-y seems "un"!
s :v .n'trsisstlect—ssfn' us in France, um" .z'.:.*r:tu[.i:si'1sizt
I a .ozn '{ssssst/silsi'il' truucth; an: m'iu.*zl:_"y cmbzrflsial
at qu/f far Canada, Which no doubt will
operate mzzrh in our favour.----It is said,
that Carluton 1": coming round tojm'n general
H-ws; but as our army is now wrystrang,
and in .'1:'}{h/pirit5, we are under very little
afprehezz/[unjrom their nnitcdfi-rcc. In the
msszmwr'ule our troops (ire continual.)- har
rafflng and ])icsfing off Huwc's ct'unzlzlli, and
I am julsify pet/Zzsidcd, tizut, lssssv thlss' lsilsssh'ng
of God , uritlz our brave and acmnnpn_//).sszsil
gensi-rac':_:_roucl conduct, west;.ssll /,-- (1 ::c to
ddsicat t/zun'jss he'zsisizz-s, wmmctiumin tin- r'ndc-si
psi-mim-sc oj Jnsirrica agahg/f all in r morn (If.
---. Me briiist) stzsps (yf'u'ur arc jtm' m our
b\z"'fl
Lq/l S.-.'t,.?'(1.7_v uctlzwardx rs si-sso Cct'sctf-rsihec
[.si/dmm arrzvcssd in th): city, among them
(Jucanastam and the Littsictc Car'jsimtcr, with
other chief: rssfthat nation; (imhm W'ulm-s—
dqy the)! lma (! talk a: she pzlsi'xrcss wnh the
Guvemour Lfld Cs/uncil, jvrnuffing, inflame,
the mq/t invioi'able jriemjshictu to this and the
other United State;.
On chnosdy ley? Thomas Davi: and/bme
other person: 'usicrc brought down and (tum
mitted to the public]; jul, ht'itg ucsfg/Ed ]
jsssizcilitfoti-szg the cj/mjvc q/siss/Fzme pri/Jmer: (;!
war jrom Alexandria, (mi otizur treason
uble prnsticex.
Death;] Co!.S.\MUnL Ovn'ron, of
Hanovcr csiua'siy, at '*'i1:ch.=flzzr.
w
IN curss-unsisszss,
April 14, 1777, '
ESOLVU), that it be recommendcd
to the cxccmivc puwers of each of
th': united stltes w inquire into the con
duct us all csiicmsis on the rccz-uicmg service
within them respectivcl); to remove all
such as belong l'] th: l-sualiuns of their
respective: quums who have neglected their
duxy, or ab-zisie-J the trust reputed in them,
and shall be found within their respsicctzvc
juris-ssiiction, and to iili up all vacancics
which may happen by such removals; to
transinit to Congrcss all such testimony as
shall be taken against any officer, or offi
cers, who may have marched or reln'wcd
from the flute, Lo whose battal'mns he or
they belong, :md against any cffic-r or
officers belonging to the quotu o'r'anozlrcr
state who may have been guilty of no
glect crmilbchwiour 'mthe st ucwherc ths
inquiry shaH be made.
Extract from the mz'nutes. -
CHAKLES 'THOMZON, sec'ry.
W—
l N L' O U N C I L,
M'atsssi' 27, 1777
R D E K E D, that a?! continentul
officers, rccruiting suldiers in this
[tale, do shrrhwivh render to the Boanl
an account or" their conduct and proceed—
irrgs in thJ: business. (A copy.)
Ancmnun BLHa, clerk.
Mu—
1 N (; () U N (; I L,
May 26, 1777.
RUERED, that D." porsons indebted
to the fine for 5 A L T, delivered
agrsssimbic to the dircctinns of this Boanl,
du account. lcr the same and my their
resivcctive balances to the treasurer, with
out delzy. (A copy.)
Ancmsuo BLHR, clerk.
' Ictffll'; lubicribcrs being eznpowcrect to
4 ziz'wsisi: uxivh workmcn to bush] ?!
G RAND PU 15 LHJK MA GAZ! NF,
in the ndg'fizlzourhrod ot' Richmowl, Hen
rs'm css-unzy, thL—h' is to cosinsist of two
::pnruu-znm, 0er .1 lar}; 2' wooden bui'ding,
nml't'nc nt'nfr to be of Mix]; and stone,
pil carpc-z'ers, brfdsilsizycrs, am! "one ma—
so.xs. V-i sin;); in undcrmkc she said wss rk,
:u'c desired to give their attendants at mr.
Gabricl Galt's if! the said town, on f-ionday
ths zgd os sze, when a s-I-simcs the whole
will be laid before the: undertaken.
]UCHAFH) ADXIW'Y.
'l'UR-"(Est EOUTIIP-LL.
[Way :9, 1777.
NY person: wanting ]lLL S to the
A Nort/zward may be/icpplied with them
on tlze Cangrq/i, ly applying to
:" Mnanuct & Lonuct,
C
nutineretul marine agent: at VR illizms
[VITQ' (."/e] l'ss'si-rlfm-zuth.
()N Tzujzmssv lhsi. loth us jum- will be
solal as. Kcmp'r. erding. (sior ready
y. alout. 26 I-orsizlhcac's tiercez, and
s3H)' C
[) -rrf- i-r us . xcvcht MUJCOV/IDU SUGAR,
5 IIVIVEL GUNS, ax-dthe fails, rigg'mg,
mzchorsi, ca'des, cabc-use, and lum!!
muchisizis savmf from the ship ESTHER,
::bouc 450 tumlsiurshen; and the next, or
succc saw;; day. ut Parl/hmuth, one cahlc
and part or the matuisils us said ship,
wl-usicsisnu iuvcntcrry may be seen by ap
plying m c.xpt. Runsi-fsi'ln'l ot Portjsimauth,
or mr. Fame: Ii'ier :: Is. mp'ss; Landif-g.
jAMEs ('r'ADAM liUNTEksi.
M A Y :8, 1777.
- AN I'F, I). for rvodv money, a
TR.4C'T(-s L.:fND kaoo lcras or
n,-,.-..-.1dct, rsiuh-r mzictvgseoved and undcar
. wi, tbsissctn cncuml-sisrrd wish lenants, lhe
s-Zl vmy goml, and we." watered. If in
the Northern Nzsic'z; v ifh bmssk: osircmorc,
m-cl llrcsnzs sLssmimt to usi-ct works, it.
will be more agrsi'mbla.
] ZM'PQ mWTFR .
M A Y 27, 1777.
I that the naval c—flicc For the clistrict of
HEREBY give chs pub'ick notice, '
Tork river is kept at my house in Tork
town.
2!I ABRAXHM Ancnn. navalqfficer.
Louun, May 24, 1777:
-() U N D a few days since by : ncgro
fellow, in the lower end csthis coun
Ly, & cunsidcrable sum of CONTINEN—
TAL CURRENCY. 'l'he owner may
get it byssgiving a satissdctory description,
and applying to ,
" W. SMLTH. son of
Thomas B. Smith.
Yoxxsi Msiy 26, 1777.
"YTRA YED from Sousi'h {nay bridg'c, _
b the lbth instant, a likely dark bav
]msc about 10 years (;ld, near 14 hands
high. has a large body and short lcgs,
hanginff manc and short ("wirch mil, :: ltar
m his sirehcad, same white spot: on his
back, and one or both his hind sect white.
Whaevcr delivers the said horse to mr.
Thomas Lang/an, at Suffblk, shall be enti
tlcd to sigos. rswnrd.
43} cmncm coosmv. ,
TRAY ED or STOLEN from Lmsitcrg's,
near Tudd's ordinary, in SpoL/ju'vsssnia,
she xG-sih instsnt, : soxrzl l':0'sc assbcct-ut 13
years old, 14 hands and & Lnls !;ig'x, with
hnfigfnz manc and s\<i*ch tri], brsind'ed 5,
has a knot on one of his lzsisad sect, and
inns and g-zllops well. whoever brings
she said he: s.- to me in lls'r'l'iamzbwg shall
have 402. reward, and on c-simict'sim of
[he thus [O! JOsssi? " DR '-PER.
v- lLLlAMsBUKG, [Way 10, 1777.
AN'I'ED immediately, two shher
discreet j urnqmcu BARBERS,
who understand hair fivc-ffing. 'I'o such
good eneouragcment uiil be given by
zfl jAMES NlCHULS.
70 lie si'siULD jor rtctzf/ m-quf, an (hurt " ny
the 5:iz of J'sime, at h'zr: plantation where
Susannah (;hrifsi'siian, (Isisiceasisbd, la'ep' lived,
ERY good h'luszbs H aml kitchan
sumimre, sink: of a'] kinds, with a
double riding chair am} harms. ; lhc sale
to begin at 10 o'clock.---lt is hoped that
:le persuns indebted to the estate wi"
nvke pay-ncnt 15 sicton as p: ssct 'e ; and all
who h'wc any dsmnrds zzgsinst the same
nrc desired to b-iqg them in immediately,
tfct-t xhcy may be {Itvle-l.
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