The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-10-20 00:00:00, page 1

OCTOBEB, 20, ,775:
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Aappaz'nted Efi M LVND 'Pll xctn 1. 2 To N and
CARTLR BRAXTON, (j/ss""1si1'u5,tcts)[et tue
building of a PUBLICK si .-:"_7 42." " NE at
ssllzmover town, which is to be "as bxick,
and in the form and sizc of thxt'zsi-zz Vx'ifll
amshurg, with she]: a wail around it,
they hereby give notice they will attend at
-the above place, on tucsdu) the 24th of this
'in/taut, to let the find built-Fit? agreeable to
- the rest-lution, and ex/zec't lch/z zmdertcttkect
to meet as are willing to z.;1derta/ee the
same.
By order of the committee.
YOHN PENDLETON jzzn. clerk.
LONDON,7;:[)'20.
. E are informed, that a re.olutinn is
actually taken sm- building sorts on
all_the great rivers in North Aznczsiica, to
command their navigaxion, and to her.-p the
inhabitants in awe. The whole mode of
government in the colonics is to be all
changed, the general courts being; N'IlCC
forth to meet only on (lomcslick regulmi
ns, without the power of mxing their
constituents, but 01le to rr-eazzzzsinele the
best mode of'taxation to parliament, who
are to enforce with an act the regula'siiun
so recomznended by the g-let'l'siil courts.
Orders are given to that up the gates
of all the clockctyards, as well (sin-ing
working hours as otherxx lie; and no
person: are to have mlmiflion; on any
account, but by an order from one of the
officers.
Extract of a letter from Paris, 7si'zly 12.
. " The Spaniarcls now pulylicl—gly say, that
to subdne the Algerlnes only they should
not want so great an armament; but as
the English hsiwe at present so numerous
an army in America, it is ne essary sor
Spain to be on her guard.
" The squudron fitted out at Brest,
under the command of admirsil !Zcqunn
ville, has at last received orders to join the
Spanish fleet, and the duke de Chur'sires ll-t
out from Versailles on the th inllmt, in
ordbr to cmlurk on board tlss-e sixisil llluadrml
for Spsizin, where he is to have an important
charge in the army.
" The parliament have ordered two
most dmoerous libcls, Cctzlecss'u' sine :Iu (fztoctv
en, and L .sx'mi de: Lo-r, to be buzncd.
'Ihcsc two pamphle ts i'sit shrth, fi-sslt us
the preron. .uive ok the" - 'rc'. .sict k': u_s.>- should
bsi: limited ny the ashnnuli-si-s nf ths- w-och
only, ot wh: on} 10) He c-cpzixcd, .t would
therefore be a mm}; s;\ hicsid \.11UC in an e! v
Frenchi xbjc & to 13};qu urn,; ;. un "[the
king, in defence ol- sithch rights and
liberty.'
'l here is at Present ssil-T'il :m universal
Upon-mon ui t: -. e t..-.xl 12ssrss- :u'c IN! loss
th. m 230 mch . m \.1 " mz. river, _ he;—nnzl
in (.isscn'cnt pass., uhzsih csimnut obtain
lsLH'nt.
Letters from (41 rsxj', th 2: :1'.
F—si'd
Bsisil'zb 11'v states n m- .(3' .";'_<_-ss1=n' v.;n'; :
the Mcrl'. Men;-sins on ( as me ("on in:-.!
with (ox's-are, ;! :ecks, ;:cctl why-,- !.sifzss
;mncd vvflr-L. n'euh m.:lssss it \u_\' unisisisc
for 'simdhzg h'pr.
just,- 25. It wsi. 1— !" His-'a] u )e-n (lianffe
yciierduy, llHt :; l.. :Lrs Dutch (l.: ) limn
A nileuiztm, lozulesi'l \\ l] ]) si; my and u..1z.1u
nition, am] another ii'o n liuttcrd :m with
the lilsi: e Curo'o, both bound to St . Eustntia,
aic taken within five le mucs of the .above
place, by an Englilll msim of \\ ar, v. he was
c1 .ulms; there, in onlcx to intercept any
veilels with arms, &c. as it is b) that
means the Ameli am a: : supplied.
\'Vc care assure from nctzncl authority,
thatthc Spanizli'si nm.n..'lourh;.saln lusstely'
refused to si-zive any specisiiek asiurances rela
tive to til-: armzuia, lite m the harbour
and port of Cartlrsi-wum , but as often ..s
prcsiezl on that head, has constantly refer
led them to the explanations given by
monl. Grimuldi to lord Gi'ant-ham, out
minister at. the court of sz' hid.
It is now confidently asierted, that loul
honh iizfists upon his mq ;eitj," ; pcrmiiiion
to rcsig'n , but ossicrs m him: c'- 6: y fill-Sinu
ti1l allittanee m in: 5 power, ZS much as if
he it .d still continued .u c.;Zce.
Thy 27. Rccr ui: : are m w raisinct m
different parts ()fss1nf7lllld, for co. nplet
in;; th- '- di. cient r-ss (silk-ZLULS to their iull
Complement of men.
It is said three nd-h ' t'oml colonels cs
murincs, tarcce siuditionzsil lieutmza.115, and
six me .jors, will he [can made, and that
thzt !: -_') .!) of men are to be auumented to
thc : tull establishmcnt with all cxpedition.
Y eiterday an order Was sent to the board
os ordnance, for & ];u ge quantity & pow
der, bz.hs, bombs, andshells, (or the use
01" ms ma_;cst>' s ;rdx'riion at Boston. 4
Y est: rdn) some despatches vere sent to
the commiizioners or Portsmouth 'md P13
mouth yzuds, for several more men of
\\"_ll* to be fitted out (01 immeuizsitc lervice.
A (si-n'rcshomwnt say:, th It noth'mp can
be n.< 1c mclztmhuly th m to readsisi that
genfr: :Pl owe IS dsiZZLctC' umg " the flsimuhtcr o'l
thmr \ :rv peczsivic vsi'nc clccte (] a monument
to his hroth er in \'v . 4. mini'i : " abbey.
..qu 1) people hue fit!!! Tr-scc'l that the
Amcaicanfcnm have,-1 ot:z1iccsitc:!1hcflockssi;
they will not bc ;: 'rz'.17.::sii unv ]02!_,"'s1' when
they me tolJ that tis h .kh cusilt up.:- .m: ::
looo]. & day, the ]sisil'si' ii.; uecisssis, to keep
them m] :! pin .
Ttherbcrus ; .1 17; osw nr,c;1'-)t.(lhad;ls,
is mdcrcd to be doe-sin] and not ;cctdy to
carry mer lomc dcipmchcsb to general
(hue.
Ycst ClleylordManssidd, :mdlm lsi\ orm,
had (;uh :; conssiscncc ui-si}; his mnjsiiycs
The Ccrbcrus man ;} war, \. inch 15 3;
l'ivcd :;t i'oi'rsssmmuh from B;-.'h)'1,[ fought
nc: ;; 3si>oo letten, ;;Izich w: : \ stffddy
dclncud out at the ;nncm'. past-oishc.
\0t\\ill ;l'czmdi: 11: 0" ;hc ]Hil'lStsl,1(*n by
fl'si hnu: us.-s of; v-si'munmsnt to blnc- ;sisicn
t' u- \-1;crsi;cans, it docz not nwsiunr, even
h'nm' ll't' 11: find ; L'L .ss'mt in 11126 Name of
the ill.;l In us th': ;; in (':._E. :;c', L.. sit t}; .cy
"( z'v c-ilhsi-r on;/31, ;:n'sii'sizssJ ' can;}:rufctv.
't L.. \' sought it inn:-ac!) no 1111212}, ( '1';'L;l
u;. ii-c]: ;isiss ;l', n.;v bush;. ;?ss m, ;:1 isi-LLC
(is llnt'n' si'ussmisis siLLL". 'Nsif usi-r'sss. Htssy
}-:;\si-si- Lil'uJ ..nsil ;.'1!.l11;si';.zh'me'sizmuitnc
Lins'si n'uusizs, who hue si'ss'asimsif. .; dcsiu
bought victory by their own consesiioissf.
For, what have they done? By the help
of their artilIc-i'y, and the assistance ofthe
mon ofw-si-sir, they have been enabled to
diflodge the ]:rovincials from a post which
in all probability they have regainedssb'y
this time—. The enemies of" administrafion
cannot wish them a greater misfortune ,
than such another victory. \ -ss, ss
The lords of" the bedchamber, andssoflgctcfss
great leader-s of the nation, 'are still of affl
nion, and astert as roundly as ever, (55:
the Amcricans will not fight. Lord Knife
entertains a few doubts on this head'zlfissl _ '
son in law, lord Percy, a great maiiyst
Time w ill {how whether our count men-;
as is said osthe English bull-dog, lo esssitsspcssiss
courage by the change of climate.ct-si " "3: "" *
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Ycifsisicrday, at the west end of the join], -
"an immediate change of adminish'lfiflfl'fi
:.
ass much talked of; but wheth'efsssthflf ,
Bedsord party is to be only strengthened
by the Shclbumites, or an entire new ar—
rangement is to take place, is not said.,
silly 28. Msitior Pitcaim, of the ma
kincsis, who was killed in the late action in
America, has lest several children. Four
bull: were lodffed in his body, and he was
taken off the held upon his sun's shoulders.
lec Americans load their rific-barre].
gous with aball (lit almost in four quarters,
which when sired out of'chose guns breaks
into soctn' pieces, and generally does great
emcuuon. _ , ,
The provinciuls fight ct in regimentdl,
which are red, saced with blue, green,.
and ounce colour. General Putnam'o
regimentn ; are saced with orangc colour,
and in his but he wears an orange-coloured
fesiekher and cnckadc. * ct'
fs—ssct'sb' :9. The account of the late acti
on bsi. tween the Amcricans and the troops
olct general (;.agc is one of the most evasive
and unsluisssictz'Lsihn-y that was ever' yet
obtruc'ussd on the pu'nlick, even through__
the channel of a ministcrial paper; and
ysi-t it id every way worthy of'the victory
Ka'hch) it ;:si'lL-ss'cs to describe. The general
sent out " something above :ooo man,"
ut' whomshjnrll'si'siussss abovcsilzalf (i . :. 105'3)
are (it]:usi kiilcd or wounded. The gene
rsixl, however , tasies care not to mention
lum mazw hours were employed in the
prolccutiun of this hopesul business, but.
um cr :hclels pr :zxcz ds to tell us" that great
numbcxs of the enemy n'ere desiroy'ed
51 (I [( c—ms to have employed his luldiere
in dig pil-p un such as \\ ere buried m holes,
that he might hnv e the power to nicertain
lus: Hshxc ul h'xct conqucct. Vv" ith all the
\ and) ut umhltm _\ man, he praises (he Con
du- t of the o..sicus unner his command;
but pru study emits to say \\hether any
iuch amant me lus been waiued as may
m xl-sic 11 1 l'- 1 the luls of 1 liculenant-cclo
nd, : 1'1\.-.;zrxs,7 cnniu'ms, 9 heutenants,
15' sir} lls, 1 (Frunmm, 191 sun]; and
:.e, sictl, and; m :jJrs, 27 captui: .s, 32
ltciu ( 1: nts, 8 cnsisifns, 43 (cflesimts, 12
('zux.:;;:1si-"1.—..ct an} 7 ".{1131'5 ;siuu in:,zc'zu :nJesi,
and unfit sn" {fer-."; 'c'. In ihsittsi t, 11 ewrv
sum: th': .::"*1u.11 i mls ().LL I .s bmce ul
thuui'sizmlsi, the one law 01 11 cm should