The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-12-13 00:00:00, page 2

And to sho the; necessity of it, we flnll
_ si. 56 ssssan instance which makes it evident:
drmsi'tt-ly, when :1 24 pouudcr waighcsicl
si, .si 51 to 5: hundrtds, and its leng-"h
ssss _ ct sisisi_tofss*:et, the platformu Wtsc then meum
,;MM-ct'long, and 9. inches higher behind
'- jlmu before, and now we make 24 pound
.ers th xt weigh but 17 htctmdrcds, and w hose
length: are; sect 5' tenthe; and as it may
htppen that these pieces are used upon &
battery, how should an enginecr be able
to— raffeb'ne properly ? And 1't'he makes it
.-ss, ay customsiztry, the guns wi" run off their
' "platform evzry time, by which the service
will be regarded. And who is to be blam
qd? Not the engineer, as ]" conceive,
, since he had no opportunity to try these
p'tccsies besore-hsimd. Again, the diametcr
. of the wheclsll'or heavy gun carriages is
.58 inches, and thzsitt of the light pches 50
Fssjgnly ;: so that the height ofthe ctnbrrsszsures
_. slsinust be made less for the latter th-m s-sr
ss "the former; The distance us the battcry
- from theegsibject depends on the range of
, tsshesspieces ; and as the light ones carry not
"so asir as the heavy, by reason that their
Xharges are less, :: battet-y of the light
.ct ?ieYces must be nearerss the object than that
or the heavy ones. And since no one can
8": a better judge of these things than the
-__'ssirtil!c'ry officers, who daily practise them,
they are dgf'efosire the properest people to
51er the inakcttog of batteries themselves.
I silL-ADELPHIA, Navcrizber 30.
" ,'ss STERssDAY aftcrnoon, at the review
. siss—ofthimilitia for the city and liberties,
,ss , _- mg Could exceed the zeal and ardour
off" the" men, who unanlmoujly turned out
voluntecrs, to serve thc'tr country at this;
ss'important juncture. So laudable. an ex—
'_ample, it ib hoped, will be followed in
' her pam.
*--.
ItrsiCGu'Ncn es Surrr, Philadclphia,
si - si Nov. go,— 1776.
ESO'LV'ED, that, in the present
' ulnming situation of our_affairs, it
is'highly expcdient that no vessels should
be sufficed .to depart this port until farther
' orderssrom this Board.
' Extract fi'om the "zing-rect.
si ' ' S.' POWELL-, sccrctary.
WILLIAMSBURG, Deccmbcr s".
E—ctctrtrassct ofa letter from a gentleman in Phi
ss ]adclpbia, lated Dcc. 2, 1776.
siE arc here in a snuation not. very plea—
\ mt. 'The enemy": army arc rachily
grossmg che jcrsc s, and are now at Bruns
wide, about 30 mdcs-beyond the Dclzzware,
'And be, fruplrhis city, General Washing
sisisi-sit'tm has not above 5ooo men between us
ssabd them; and is retrcating as (us); as he
can. ,Wc are not certain ot'gcueral Lce's
motions, bar We understqnd he is on this
, sidC-fizhess-North river; his force not known .
.ssThc sfl'sssiaciators here arc turningss out m
sireinforcc the cneral, but their motions
are mit so quick? as could be wished . How—
evckss,fwe hct: e they will be in time enough
si to prevent t lese-foes to freedom From be
ing gratisied with the posscsiion ol'fthis city.
_But if they should, it may hurt; but
is:: such citics .wculd not ruin America,
ctif her sans descrvc che blessing they con
. tend for. [earnestly wish m) comnrymen
would qsiu'lt every other consideration but
tlmt os im'ush'fimsiy armingsi themselves,
add sh'ain every nerve For the security of
their country. All other questions, now,
are vain an}! ruinnus illusiuns.——-'I'he verv
'latelk intelligence from the French West
ladies' say, that :: war between France,
Spain, and Great Britain , is inevitablc, and
must speedily take. phcc. ' The latter has
cnnfflrsizyed 1 : Rufficm men of war to cruisc
off th: French ports, to Intercepp the
.A-ssnerTc n lrndc; and France, with 30 sail
of the line, arc determined to prevent
ll
ss.
]
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
Alexandria, da'ted Dec. 8, 1776.
" We have advice From Philudelphia,
by ]ettc m dated the 3 ] inliant, lhat'gcncrnl
VValhingttsivn was retrcutcd to 'l'rentcmct
that the enemy had marched lo Biuni
wick', were to continue their rnute to that
phice, and from thence to Philaddphin,
udcss our army should be able to cinvc
them had;- it is said generui Lc-ess has
passed lh-si: North tiger with io-ooo men,
and expected to come up with the enemy'a
rcur. is so, ! hope we shall soon have a
good account of the British )lundcrcrs.
"she inhabitants of Philadelphla have re
moved their most volursible cfficts into the
country, am} part of their militia arc gone
to join general \Vashingcon. General
Gflics is also on his march to join general
Lce; s: that wcshallhavc, it is thought,
an army equal to Howe's. - '
P. S. By a gentleman from George
town yesterday, we learn that he saw a
gentleman just smm Annapolis, who told
him that an express had come to the COun
cil of Sxctsety in that city, with advice that
general Wushington had attacked Howe
with what forces he had in'the jcl'scys,
drove the enemy back to the river, killed
and tak'en prisoner]; great part of their
army, with all their provisiuns and store:,
and what artillery they had with them.—
Siuce writing the above, I have received a
letter from col. Crayson, dated at head
quarters, near Brunswick, the goth csNo
vembcr, who_ say: that Howe's army is
got to Edwark and Elizabeth town, and
that it is genm'zflly thought they intend to
attemptPZiilzdclphia.---Col.'Miles ofsiPcnn
sct-silvanict, who was takan at Long illand,
wasjust come over from New YOlk- He
says, that on the quarter at For: Wash
ington where the 200 Virginia and Mary
land riilemcn 'werc stationed the Illcsslzns
shffcrcd greatly. By the returns of two
Ul []]C]s ssignucnu, lllfll [le ]Issw, or": "an
320 and the other too killed ; but he could
not learn their general lust in ki'silcd or
wounded.---By letters from Philadclphia,
dated the zd instant, I am informed that
a party of flowe's army had crosscd Bruns—
wic'k riv t', and that all the assoc'mtors
militia o Phiiadclphia were marching; sit;
that all the sailots had joined them, End
that they were determined to defend the
citysito the last extremity. An embargo
was laid on all shippingin that art."
The re solvc ofCongreiZ, dcc string these
states free and independcnt, was published
in London the 17t'h oi—"August. '
Death.] At his sathcr'n seat, on Sa
turday the lgthsiult. in the 22d year ofhis
age; ml'.\/V1LLXA N Baoctnnns, eldest son
to capt . John Broaddus of'Caroiine; a youth
of the most cxemplszry virtue and piety,
and of such extraordinary talent: and ac—
compiilhments as scarcely any youth can
boast. Pin his every word, his every act,
honesty and integricy were—truly conspicu
ous, and shone forth with their bri htcst
lustre. During his illsiess, he behave with
the most manly fortitude, becoming com
posurc, and perfect relignation. Ever
studious of knowledge, he was just prepar
ing to enter into scenes of a more exalted
nature, when, alas! (unsortunately for
him) sate dropped the curtain of'suturity.
Miss PEGGY Human), of' Gluuccficr
county, in the blocm ol'ss you'ssh.
Bright as the gemz the wealth)! Orient;
boast, -
Sweet as the odours of their spicy coafi,
A pearly dew-drop see simsize' fluw er adorn,
And sirace with all its pride the rising- morn;
But tuon the sun emits a fiercer say,
And the Aair sabrick rushes to decay,
Now in the dust the beauteous ruin lies,
While the fierce vapour sccks its native lkics .
A sate like this to the sweet maid was
, ivcn,
Who sparkied, bloom'd, and was exhal'd
, to heaven. \
Mr. Loloincx joram, of MsidssHciZ-x
county, in his 27Lh year:, after ;. s'ctsssssi'lct
'lHuess, which he bore vu'ssh :: manly izctm.
tude. He was a warm shend, a m.;ssx—
husband. and an indu'gcu: m.:lhr.
Mrs. BARBARA Rowzn; in clz'J-Th-dct
whohorchcr sufferings wizh ihc me.'? (,h. 'le
tiss'm snrliludc. She; was :: dutiiui :}.1-sizsi h—
tcr, a most excellent v.":t'siz. und'bequ ash
ed to her numerous suicnds a p; ner.: of
every female virtue.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
" WENTY likely Virginia born Mr.
.ct GROES, from 910 13 years ofnge,
will be sold at Frederickshurg, for ready
mon: v, on the loth day of January next.
Mr. fame: Lewi: will have the manage
ment of the salc. ,
ALEX: SPOTSVVOOD.
WILLIAMSBURG, 'Dec. 11, 1776.
AN instrument of writing- is prepared;
and now -in the posscssmn of msir.
John Cancer," merchant, 'to which the cre
ditors ofmr. Walter Batt-wellarc rcqueisstcd
immediately to accede. The purport of
it—may be known by application to mr.
Cartcr; "and it. is hoped that all persons ss
concerned will come in on or before Thurs
day the 19th instant, as they may other
wise lose an advantage.
WlLLuMpnuxa, Dec. 0, 1776.
THE officers and troopers belongin
to the HORSE are to repair to thu
plucc by the uth of the month, without
fail, to join the regimcnc, which is order
ed to march to reinsorce his Excellency
ngeralWA'sanToN, or, :;f'sic-rt'hn-tdqv,
t.) rendczvoucts at Frederic/ealfurg, where the
r'cgimcnt will march from this p'uc.
Such soldicrs as are, through sickn'sicfsi,
unable to march, must ccrtii'y the siizfn'siLO
thgcommmdingofficer, findwthchaml of a.
magistrate of sithe county where he rc-sichsi,
or he must expect to be treated as :: desi.
(Ertcter. - "
THEODORICK BLp't-ND,
majnr commsi-mdrmtss
. w LLLumubxG, Uecct 9, 1770.
OURNEYIWEN G'UNSMI THS and"
BLACKSleTHS will mfct wish
encouragcment from the sussbscfibcrctsi—
- ss ]AMES -ANDL£R*UN.'
,ssflss Wmted, some healthy BOI'S an'
apprcnticel. ' si: .ct sssi
Buxussu county,;No1/. 12', 1776.
LL persons indebted to the late part
ncrship os Culp & Chaplfnc, sor dral-si
ings at their store at Worthington's mill,_
whether by bond, book dobt, 0r othcr-ss
wise, are hereby sorewamcd paying the.
same, or any pzsixrt thereof, to the.- shid
Chapline, or his order, as all deb-s due
the said company for dealings at that store
are my sole proPerty. -
, " si . .DANIFL CITLP.
BLooMslun'Y, Dec 9',__1776.
LL person: who have any dcmfinds on
me arc desired to send in their ac-ct
coumspsopcrly adjuflcd, and chose i-zxdc ln- '
ed to me arc rcquested to make paflpcussc-'
1" ]onN lf'ANxmL'Py-x."
To be 30 L 0 011 ["ridqyjnc: zdm mifanc
(Decembcr) if'thir, otherwise next fair.
day,
, LL the personctzl e-si'fsst: of Henry Duke,.
A deccact/Z'd, ((in/[life! (j cultlc-ss hazscct,,
]1033, and ces), houfict-le (md lxsiitchcusmu :
m'zurc, a so the wrap of corn and fi/ddcr,
tobncco, peasc', and hay. she purc/m/ers
will have- 12 month: credx't far allshum above
2 5 :. upon giving bond amisZ-cm'ily so
(1) W'ILLIAM MOO'DI", j/m.
, H. All fczj/om wLo have as.)- demand:
against thdsaid estate are desired to bring in
their accr-MU. properly attcsted, or: the sin}!
of ]ch ; and (host: we'w 'rzrc indeHefi tlzxrcto
ure requg/icd to make immediate ;) z_,/.-nc.w£.