The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-12-26 00:00:00, page 1

[THE VIRGINIA G'AZETTE
siF The Freedm of the Pus.": it one of the great Bul-warb of Libcrty, and can never be reflrained but bssy dsiejpotic Ga-vemmu.
[DECEMBER 26, 1777.] WILLIAMSBURG: Printed by Dxxou &? HUNTER. [No. 1395.]_
B A L T I M O R E, Decemberlb.
] Extract of a Iltlerfrmn Just at cap, dared His. to.
.! ITiI probale that by this time you expected to have been informed of:
' third metal battle between the royal army and that of the United
State;. 'ssl'he former merched from its lines of Thursdzy the sth, len
ing only it: sick, and : smlll necessary ; passed through German
, town, driving before it our patron of rse, lnd exehan n firesiwitb
out licked and ldnnced partie. of inflntry. The Briti so dien, n
mdmeed through the village, forced the doors of the inhabitants
' th'hand of their mulken, uttering extended: again! the rebel:
Ill] llltheitahcthn, On the monthes?" the 6th we received intelligence
".: th- theenemsi y hasimpedoa (;:h ut Hill, I::d from :- e enormou:
ss' Me, t ! tl- o : cam , whic up red et different
ct mMZI-ma ""
si _ ' na, we sus ed that they were wanting their
si Been in wanton enlagntione; but we found afterwards thnt there was
:" nbflffmffia desh'oyed in this quarter. ' 'T-M hente, and a
; : sqllle mer,. " lad been builtn : ]ook-out, were the only sacri
' fine M to tyrant, in this nighbourhood. Webb's regiment,
Ild_ the lmia oilitn, which in our order of battle were deflined
b la in sun] detzdunelu set the & ofgllling the ene-y'e lah,
w-e ordered to ndmee utl kirmi with their light troops; the militia
hlhvetl :- usual, end Brigldier Geaad Irvine wn wounded lad tak
_. Fisncrwhile he wu-ukrng imitlefa lnempn to nuy then.
? " [I the morning ofcbe 1th, a ; o'dock, the enemyfilcd ashy their
-_- sight; : pmyof them an ]enkin'r town; by their movement:
nappezred they were endeavouring to-tm our left; we changed out
Ghosttion in consequence, and upon having that the were advancin in
two colmne "31 art the eryland mi itia were order to
hunt! thetf'rs t mk; there wu some very smart iring in conse—
quence, between Morgan'r and the British light mfantry ; the latter hav
iig made an imprudeut use of their emordmary allowance of mm, suf
feeed, end every man that : pened would have been killed or taken if
the ristc-men had been arm with bayonete. We had mt reason to
_ fear : general meek, but there was nothing more than : itde bicketing
' between our piekete.
" On the-silth the enemy remained in yofition, and under cover of
their ukll hauger'n, lea great fire. on their pound, deeanssaped in
the evening. lt was don at first whether they mean: to retteat, or
whether they were only Sling ofi'in orderto prepare for an attack on our
right. " Count Pnlalh with a party of horse, and a few infantry which
he had collected, followed then, watching their notiont.—As soon as
the real defign of the "my wan ascertained, l' puriu were ordered
to pursue, and a brou- hod to support then; the news: march
was me ractp-Zd to anew of their being ssovenaken by any other than Count
Pulafiti'. party, who. with his handful osmea, made an attack upon
their tear ard. Vei'yelrl yeflerday mornin , after Buminga nvem
called thessiising Sunssnen hiladel hia, and sing a few milch cow:
and horses, they hardned thenserv . Thus an expedition, which
raised the expeflati—psi'sios every body, and from whence it was thought
some t dedive Kroke would arise, terminated in degtading the
whole Milk amy to a f 'ng party. ' ss
" "fine !dss due n': tiEe-men was a7 killed and wounded, among
the latter sithe [leave aiot Monk; what the enemy !ofi in the several
lhirmishea itmkssnm. Col. Morgan. who has no need of hoaflin
to eshblil] the reputation of his cnrps, says the British light infantry leg
a great many in their skirmish with him. Whiie the ar-uet were in pre—
sence we had several deserters and prisonm from them—those taken the
first day by small parties of horse in Germnnffmr, in the re-r of the
enemy, were for the moR part drunk. These parties of um: had been
posied at Frmkt'ord, "and as the enemy du! not extend themselves to the
right of Germntown. they tell to upon the cnemy's rear. and collected
bagglen with imponity.
" You will now prohnblyalk. whzt account of the enemy's conduct is
to knot? My idea of the matteeitsimply this; Sir William Have
im ' thlt on the appearance at 'the Brttilh army the shivering,
ba] maked defenders siliberty, would have decsmped and left him mas
ter yf the country; ,.shat finding his parade ineffectual, he had recourse
to_ the mofi tryin ere of encamping on our flznk, but seeing us
sit" moveable. judg'd it (non prudent to retite to peaceful winter
quarters, than to attack vain a position, the strength of which would pro
bzbly haveobligod himto retire with !oss; and which, even if he had giined
from on by ghe gauren exertions, mufl have cost him too gnz: : sacrifice
of his best troops; while our army, light and free of encumbrance, even
in case of thi: improb-ble disafler, would have suffered more in honour
than in my other point."
be sold, pursuam to the lah will of SncvlLLl Bluvzl, deccased,
on Sunday (he loth os jeu"), on the premisel, . (na of lind in
Charles City convey, about a mile from awk'l sen-y, containing too :em more
or less; the purchnser will have n. month: credir, on giving bond and good
security, to carry interest from the due if not punauauy paid.
(ill) Tn: EXECUTORS.
N the na day of ynuq next will be lected, for one year or : tenn of
ye:", on the prem'leo, the Motion md house: Inely :dvenised by
Coptain Yc-a Wall, fen- deeezsed, in Bnm wit! connty. near Hich's Fwd;
in munionnd oonvenbenciu will suit eit er : merchanc or tavern keepen
There eke for fele, belonging to (do said estate, : I.kely fl-vn, : man end :
woman, also a very likely covering horse, rising six years old, his fire was old
Pain", his dam go: by old [sun. Any person indimble to nen (or the
degree- of the horse, we, know the terms by applying to either of the subscri
den 'n Brnjwid count]. ]AMES WALL,
_ SEYMOR POWELL, Emeon.
(1) ]AMES MASON,
be told, for ready money, :: Cbaln Ciq court house, on defla) tho
60: of ; next, several likely Vagina- born SLAVES belonging to
the ehte of duu- Cut: deoeased, "non; which is en exceeding good COOK,
end seven] doe an: end eozton spinnen. All person: Inv'n; demand again!)
said eshte, an defirod to make them known on or before the day of sue, and,
those indebted, to nuke immedine plymcnt to
(1!) Tu: ADMlNlSTRATOR.
A u : :: 57 A Connly. Dczc-kr ", !777
LL person: that have any demand: against the eflate of ]ah D-llaf: de:
ceased, m dedsed to make them known to
(Isi') annLEs CAMABELL, Admiamawr.
Pthnavac, mak 23, 1777.
l-l ! subsetibm have for sale, for mdy money. about zooo wexgbe of
Ilfufcn-uda SUGAR, of good qualiry, ]? ha. ad [met RUM,
lcoo weight of good COFFEE, 50 weight of SA SAPAltll-LA, Blanch
and Spcm'jb SNUFF. lad a quantity of MOHOCANY.
(g.) ROE LA'I'lMER & Co
Hon Box. :, Dead" 3. 1777.
EF'I' in my posseffion in Ofiabfr :776, by Majof Cor!- ynbnsn, an officer
in one of the Viqi-ia legimenn, ; Cl—l EST containing main; a pan],
&c. ] cake (bia mnlwd w acquain: his executou or adninillralora wine to
apply for said chest. If no application ia made soon after this publication. they
will be fold to the ligheh hidden- sor ready money. -
(]) jOHN CORRlE.
() be sold, at King When court house, on 'Ibarsdo} the :9th of sznur),
be'n; court day, the subfcrsher'o TRACT of LAND, containing by a
lace fancy 50; acm, winnen the asoreszid court house flands, together vc'rh
all the building- theme., viz. the public! house, which is 7: feet by no with :
poetico the whole length, than an 4 room: below and 4 above, wi-h 4. close"
on a floor; mother telling house 36 by 12 with : room: above nd : l-elo—u,
a passage and : closed; a large store hoiffe 40 by 16; : counting house 18 by
la. with : rooma; aplin'c dwell ng haulsie 40 by 16, with : mcms below aid
] above; a large kitchen zs by go, with : rooms; Rahlea, corn houles, :
large feslile garden, and every other csinwmency scqnifiu sorpublickov pfnz—e
bousaa: No place in thin country in better calculued for : !:sivcrn than m.,
and meum frequented, tude has flourished here for many gan, in being
very convenient to navigaxion. The land will produce tobrcco, con. :.rd
wheat exceeding well. The advantages attending this place ale many, huz let
this suffice, that any person who is mclmable to purchase may make Hi xcc c B.
or 15001. per year. The utma o: pzymentwill be made known on th: day of
(ale. (sn) jUHN (LUARLES.
" MMJ] the le)!!! of ynulr} will besoldno the dign biddffs, so,
may money, pursuznt lo the last will and testament of Christoppn 9 !",
deceased, at hia lace dwelling house in Sun] count), all his estate. confining of
11. likely Ncgroes, men, women, days and sins, flockaos horses. c.;usi, boss.
and sheep, che cop olent. and scddar, plmmion nunfla, and household lur
niuln. WlLLlAll BROWNE, Zsi ctss
(an) mcuous FAULCON, ]un. "T" 3
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