The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-07-04 00:00:00, page 2

c rtsithil wmbsstweaith, which bond'
fiull be pnyable to the Goss'ernourfor the
time being, for the use ot the common;
1 wealth. ct _ .
PROVlDED neverthelf/Ir, that prisoners
of w , regular officers and solel'ters in the
.paysso the continenc or ofthtssiflatc, mer
chants and mariners tradmg it] the parts
of this state from i'oreign powcrsin" amity
with the United States, and not become
rrhdcnt, are deciarrd not to be wi;hin the
intent and meaning of this act.
AND be it farther cnactcd, that this act
shall be publickly read by the shcxiss of
every county in this commonweahh at the
door of the courthouse of his county, on
soufie' court day, on or b'csofe the firii day
of Scptcmber next, and also by every mi
niiter of the Gqspe], or reader, immedi
ately after divine service, at every church
or mecting-house where they officiatc, on
tune Sunday within she said time. Aud
evqf (heriff, minister, or reader, snismg
{so to do, shall sorfeit and pay the sum of
, f.'pounds; to be recovered, with colls,
byothe informer, before the-court. of the
'eounty where the offence shall be com—
_ mitted.
I N (; () U' N (; ] L,
* 7uly :, 1777.
HE General Assembly having directed
' that a battalion os tsn companies of
artillery, one of which to be composed et"
artificers, should be forthwith raised, and
that to each company there should be one
capta'm and three licutenanis, to be ap
pointed by the Govemour with the advice
of the Pl'ivy Codncil: It is thereupon
xcsctlvcd, that this Board will proceed to
make such a puintmcnts on Monday the
fourth day o? August next; and that sin
person: intending to offer their services
may have due notice thereof, it is ordered
that a copy os thin resolution be inserted
inithe Virginh Gazette.
'(Acupy) AlCH. BLnn, delk.
Extract of a letter jiom Phiiadelphia,
, - Tum- 26, 1777.
" By an express from general Schuyler,
at Albanssy, we learn that Burgoyne was
arrived in Canada, and that great prepa
ratiuns were making by him to attack
'l'icondersoga. lt is expected Howe vikl
nnw turn his attention that way."
'Eklract of a letter from Frederickshurg,
per post, Yuly 1, 1777.
" You see by the papers that general
{lowe has evactuted Brunswick, and we
aye got possasiiun of it with the loss of
on! four or five men. Private letters, of
* na ubtcd huthoxity, to this place, men
tion, that general Howe's retreat was
very precipitate, so much so, that some
gss Esitheir boak: werelestbchind. Bx-unswick
& : grnnd acquisition to us ; and as the
enemy have doubtless fortilicd it in the
best manner, it will be an excellent barrier
against them. should they think oscuminz
back agrin Upon that road. They used
to laugh at us last campaign sor evacuating
our sorts without fighting; now ! think
we may turn the tables upon them."
We hear that the young ladies of Ame
l'ta county, considering the situation of our
country in particular, and that of the
United States in general, have entered in
to a resolution not to permit the addresses
of any person (be his circumstances or
situation in life what they will) unless he
has served in the American armies long
enough to prove, by his valour, that he
is deserting of their love.
We have the pleasure to acquaint the
plbhck, thet the harvelt has turned out
' remarked] well in most parts of the coun
try, and t nat there is a fine prospect of
corn and s! uit . These blessmgsmdded to our
being in a fair way oi'eitablishing our free
dom end inde endcnce, must afford the
-- highest satisifa ion to every nue American.
ss*Dcath5.] Mr. 'MATTZJEW Drvmz
Pain", of ll'ctr'si; cfiy, at mr. li.;hienby
Dixgn'; io iictnovcr, whither I:: was in
x'iccd for the benziicv of his heahh. llc
bore a long. painful, and lingexing fflncss,
with Much Christian kortitudc, and has in:":
behind. him the character of an honest,
worthy man, and good number of so
cicty.
B.O S T O N, jane 12.
N Friday last arrived "ma hie port. the
snnw fisi-aHy, bound to (Llchcck a
prize tnkcn by capt. Hanidcn, m the brig
Tyrannicidc, belongingw !th state, hav
ing on board avaricxy ut Furvprran goods,
among which are gur 4000 bhs kets. Her
cargu is worth aL-zczsisi bocol. stcrfirfg.
W'e also ]:arn lhzt cap: Harriclm has
taken :: transport bound from Irelaml m
New York. wsinh 63 llcsiixm ilzldicrs (m
bvard, which may he heurly cxp:ct;d.
(Iapt. ! iik. simt'nc M.}ssxchtsccls, h-zctshke
wise taken aith v.i\l:- 84 Hcllizms onhs-msid,
which are arrival in a snsc port. 'l'hcssi:
two transports wcrc part of a fleet of 14
sail, under convey oftwo sr'zgatss, with
about cop recruits, which saich smm
lrcland abcm. th: loth of May, am} {ws
sihly have arrived about this time. Nine
sail of transports filled at the same time
for Qytebeck, making up in the whole, we
hear, 1500 mrn. '
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PHl LADL Lk' 11 1 A, ssflllle 24
Extract of a lettsir frc m general VVA laingsissu ::
to Congrss, date-d Middle Bioa si, jum
:o, 1777.
HEN I had the honourcsisadch'si ssi: .g
\ you last, ] informed )ou th ( the
main body of the enemy ha: i m: .rched srnm
Brunswick, m (! extended thcii vzm afsszi r
as Somcrset cr u tlm use. lam nuW to ac
quaint you, 1] at after (=! css-mping bet ween
these two pc sts, am] beginnino a line (it
rcdcubts, they ch : "ned; lcir nmunrsil \ Ps—
terday morniz. ;; 3? c.] in the c .:lisse c-t tl c
preceding l.si1'fi1!, :md rc urr. ed to B runs—
wick again, h- .mix sr as they wcnt ichrul
vaiuablc dwelling houks.
] nmsi: observe, and vssith pcc niar
satisfaction ] do it, that on the first notice
of the enemy 's m .vemcnts thc miisiiiinz: s
scmbled in the most spiritcd manner, th mly
determined to wive them every annO) once
in their pow cr, hand to afford us every pos—
sible aisil. 'ihis I rhshct'sirht lt mv duty to
mention, in justice to their conduct; and
] am inc had to believe that general
Howe's return, thus suddenlymadc, must
have been in ccn. {'t-quence of the inform..—
tion he raccivul that the people were in nsisid
flying to drrfs in every q-sim rtcr to Opposc
him. Puss-li/Zvcd by order of Cozzgrch.
CHARLES 'I Housou, sec'ry.
By an exprcsis arrived yeltcnlay astcrrnoun
from New jerscy, we have the important
intelligence usthe enemy's having retreat—
ed sromSomerstt courthouse to Brunl'wick ,
and were on their march to that place
towards Amboy, burning and dcflrOying
many ,vuluuhlc houses on their way, and
exelcjling theia ulual barbarity to the to
habitams in their power. That a part of
our army had taken possession of Bruns
wick, whi' a a large number were in pur
suit osthe enemy, and had engaued some
of their rear gt.ards. No particular ac
eounts arc yet come to hand, but the fol
lowing letter (received by the above ex
pressi) thouoh imperfect, will serve to
convey samesi idea of the manner of their
retreat.
Camp at Middle Brook, evening of an!
si-une, l777.
" Our troops were within a mile or less
of the bridgc at Bzsiunswick vihen general
Hnwcwiththopartypussedsromthatplace.
General Wayna with his brigade pushcd
the enemy fu close that they retired from
"doubt to realcubt, without having time
to form. All the troops, that came usii,
pushcd sorwsrd vi: 'x; \*3;s*1*.- um- ! "x.! 11. )
-
on the west fsil!" oi M.:ssz-ss- =. {: " m lux' r.)
as to h'we came l:'_> :;1: {Zz-si- 'sisi'si-n-x instsinz,
thesi'flrfct-zc inns} h 't: - n ( wit !} 'l 31:
enemj seem to letzac :.) \m- voy "m halfe:
They were: pnshcd to P'LLL mass b, ( ),
Morgan'si riilzmen (si: =-.. 'f cssrps) pml zhc
trocp unde: gvenrrsi zl). sisrz, .-nd mul! !: ne
shffsiresid consideranly Uur losis li 3 or 4
k1lkd,andasmam \-. nundcd. 'l'lwthssvc
burnt numb: rs of hous; s, um] thcir whole
pofleflions show what they snfl'.si.rcd hst
winter. ln !ccd thz—Zr -.-::=('.-; 'cxsisize-flr. all ]
could fancy, ths-ussss: :.ss'.cn described to
rue. ss T boy hm si .{ - H-csi'ar repumkiou;
their troopssis'ipf.';1u'-,-ah!.-pl-ss,siauhss,e_t_
ed ; a ne-v scene 0! :u- m ( \ can um- ( -- -
and oscoulsc one bffl 01 He cssuupdqn !.ss-st
to them. Our trccffid . rc 3 1 good hzalr'n
]vighspirits, amlseac'. & rfflv ri 15 the blow."
m....
]) A l T i R} 0 l'\ 21, jane 26.
Extract (] ach-Ll from 1 E.}! is.. mia, (lated
June -ct.
"'E have to: Lsijn nCC'.) mzs of the enc
m) '*s .. b. ::ch' six L-sii. 15 to Amboy,
am! (1; m ' insi; '-:ct*':1 . sssisiz. zh {intended Ialt
nin'sicz ..ct. the Dcizwsi use zsiursiolsil. cSound,
in (:rdct. i: i. ii.; to:}.t, to gct over to
Sitazcn Lzctctsissm}, xs xizsisisiss can. A number of
11." :..rzz v is fiusircz'siazdsing their advance
;ru. m: , uct . .1 1: ab? zlsi-ur miles out. l
lhzisik ..e shall gan: LE-f'm a severc check
tus, sisi'si ne. [give, \"-U ,cty (ss—n having pos—
siiim (. . Bru? .s. clsi. m-u: more. am in
]. 'zg TS we !! .sz :H '.. r- v.. H y-t."
ADVE'RT . 32 Liwsil'b'.
—41 44— .!V (A su- 4) [:]. lr'sil A ,
""! 'U bc : ifiinffu Ssizctsi'. by me name of
); A.:fnn'rv !isisi-si: , i— rm v eihbiished,
s: 5: '"si-TSZ': I educsisstiausi si't' j'UL ul, om Tim
[ssr I ,si T.. -i/vsijn/m cfm. .ty, v. herb zctnl
!: ;. mal cr:.z.*: ' rxmchcs nt !: strwure,
1. : Hss: tssmpsiuc ):m—u w":*x'ner1 for
t t {i ct_ , ui hw' t'ir' ' -. .u theology,
11- 7, iss: tz'sinfssvlt ?ss- . huge upon
th.- xv.-? - in: 11. 'I he etiuczsition
and us youth heir}: the great (b
j-(st ". view, thfzs'. ne uharitics which
form the COL'PiCXLUH u'Z :my pnrty shall
have no phcc in the ii iv—zctne. '*' he rcct-Jr,
with :: sufficient russnisier us asslstams, are
to govern am] (ss'ssrdu-jt the youth in their
(Zudies; csid 24- lrtzlices, in conjunction
with nine viiisiss-ers, nrc m conduct all the
.other asssitirs ofthe aczzz'emy. The trustees
have already been cnzzhied , by subscriptions
token in the adjacent cuumies, to crect
several convenient hc-ulsses; and a consider
able lib'rary of'well chosen bocks, and the
most cl' 'entinl parts ok'a m. :thcmatica] and
philosophical: 'tppam us, are alio provided.
The buildings {or the reception of the stu—
dcnts are now ready. Tuition is to be at
the rate of 41. .md boneisissg at 9]. per
annum; one flzixd of the bourdsingc money
to be paid on the day of cnu ?: 1cc, )early.
The lludents are to 1): m ide their own beds,
wishing, and candies; firfwood wit! be
gratis. As the tcuns are low, the part of
the country exceed i ;r pleasant, healthy,
and plentilul, and ( m 'ncsent sorm osgo
vernment makes cducsition [vcculiz- ulflsi. "e
cessary, it is hc- ned th zt no cssicou agcmenc
will be wanting to enable.- the patru'ls oF
this inliitution to carry it on, arc! make it
extensively usihzl. As the tuiti'sszu money
is the principal (!: p-siutlence the tim,; ; will
have it,- ti. eir su] hart,.) and the ttuhccs
depend entirely m on the liberal cum); hu
tions osthc lii rds us learning for enlarg
ing the Lui Minos nrd r isiao sufficient
fun-sils, ths [i.] Iz' 7 no- the best security
for their fisi'ssf '-ss . .. dni-zence; and they
ilattnr t'—' - ;. L/cs that those: who savour
them msih donutsi us, m t..< care of their
children, will n-sur sum! cause to call in
qncsi'ijzm tiiussil' (1:1*.'.—- .- !; :!iimisissss'sss in con
ductiug this ...fsi-cfc-si-ctt.
ws: :.sisil'd ;:ss..*.:1 .M, rcctor.
Jaws 1, 1777.