The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1775-05-12 00:00:00, page 5

Msi-zgsisisi-si SUPPLEMENT.
N l', VV Y () ]} K, so.-'silz' [.
F, hear there are let/sir; in this ty,-17;
from Callnec'liertt, Tl'llfsilUssIl/ilil' that th:
man/n';- os men lately aye,-"fact: at [is;/(m,
im—lmlfnz; tho/L' from (,?)nnsi'cliesi'ct't ass-I A'lz-niss:
l/land, siamountezl to 60,o;3; that they are
{wyll}! returned to_their r.;s/n-(li'c'siss [win.-;,
leaving an army of about 15,3:,o to u'ntz'h
General Gagze's nwtions .
lI/e still seem to be in great/hs/nwz/e about
our aseounts fro/nb'sg/lon, the aut/zsi-ntieity
of part of them being doubt/ill; however,
we ma/ee not the least doubt there-has [n'-en (:
smart engage-ment between the ]s]7]_£j"s' fron/is
and the ])rovinc'ials, in which 7'.'e hear the
former have lost 302 men, killed, wounded,
and taken ]n-i/oners, and the latter 37 , but
we do not learn there was any/general nctiilr'rc'ssr
los} on either side ; and the regular ])a/t [id
/
ingno-w stopped between this place and Lia/ton,
it is obable-we will remain some-what langu
in t dark concerning this very sli/Zigreeable,
unhapjgy, and melancholy transaction.
A letter from Boston, dated la/t Affandav,
and received since writing the above para
graphs, says: " T he communication be
tween this town and country is eiss-tirclvstosi-h
ped up, and not a soulpermitted to go in or
out without a pass. This day the Gooer
nour has disarmed all the inhabitants, after
giving them his word and honour that the
si/oldiers should not male/t nor plunder them.
Cambridge is the head-quarters of the pro
vincials, and they are commanded by General
----. They are intrenching them/Zlves at
-Roxbury, and erecting batteries to play on
our lines."
lee men of war at [made (li./ma have
taken two stoo : bound fi'om thence for Pro
vidence, wit; flower, belonging to Air.
Brown, of Newport ; and the owner was
taken on board one of the King's ships.
PHILADEL PHlA, May 3.
ONDAY last the General All'emhly
of this province met here, pursumt
to adioumment.
Extract of a letterfi'mn (! can/(derable m'mu
fucturing house in Leedx, to their currcs
pondent in this city, [Warclzct 2 .
" All the intelligence, publick and pfi
vate, received from Amcrica, prcclicsiced
that they would rcsist the acts of our Par
liament to the lust; and we had CUDVlZK'lflg
lamentable n'ooss, that our Parliament
would pen-fill in their measures, not only
against the petition}; of the commerci-rl hi
tcrest of the kingdom, but (qui/(s? al,-wost
the voice ofthe whole kingdom."
Extract of:! letter from Bostuu, (lated April
22Yma 23.
" We have been closely besieged, and
no provisions brought to market for se) c—
ral days, which has reduced us to an allm) -
:mce. Lieutenzmt Knight )) as the onl)
officer killed m the ennagcment, ' 14 oili
cers wounded two of whom dan'ruonfl) ,
62 private killed and milling, aand !Oj'
wounds d (part ofeverv regiment, except
that at the castle) e> );clusive. of the in )1 ines,
who suffered more than an) regiment.
" The Governonr and Gentlemen of
Boston have. agreed to open the town, on
condition of the. inhabitants deli) ei'iiw n')
their arms to the silectn1en."*l ne (siov er
nour en": wes to protect the li) es and pro
perty of such as choose to stay ; those ))l. 0
choose to quit the to))n to no ))heic thev
Plense, and the bouts of the fleet to :) 'iiilc
in convqinff such persons, ))ith thei'. el
fects, as choolc to 0-0 to any pznt of the
hznhour. 'l he town was heiiessed hv
20 ,030 men, ))ho it was expected )) oulsid
att lck the iortilmutions.
" The))oundedotlicei's andsolsi' .iersu ci'c
treated ))ith gi'e (it hum mitv h) tl. e iuh. :—
bitnnts of (lh'siulcstown, un tlltll r-Jttum
Extract ofa [u'ttct'r li'om Ne vsi Yolk, ssssncti !.
" This moininsssr & mail] ..ii'issul .: ic
lmm [5 oston, by which \\c lsi-sinn thnt the
lnis on the side of the him: . txo-z .!)lh is 67
Liiicd and will: nss- ' ,lcticu'czz ..i: ( ]xnijssilt, (zl
the Alh, ;11 41 ],icutcnzmt Hu! ], (A the 43d
ru'imcnts, :n'c union." i} c thin , 123
v. omnia}, 12 of which ll] ( ;mssrrci', z-sind 5
01 6 ofliccisliisivhtl)". hziss of the pit:- -
\incize]> said to be cctzoni ilcizd !c; they are
now intrc '(HChC ! hcfmc Pssbisiuil, to the
amount 011201'15,oo> , all the ini...hiifsi-nls
in Bolton are disicu'm'sixl. —————— 'i'lzsssi- ()H-ss-r
iioop uswzu' is; xsinivrc! them; it is shid she
brinsss the zu't of Parlim 1an shi isscissh xininfr
the trzmc o. all the coicmic .ss, cxccpt \.;n-—
tuckct, doxaficolin, St.]sia\\i'si,e11(c' \cw
York, \oith ( ;n-uiina, an: 'I (}coigizi.
*' Last evcninctr & (lctuchmcnt of the
Connecticut troops maichu! into town,].
and are to be follow cJ by scv eml more."
On Satmdav ]Lst We had :] mectinss in
this city 0! 1! ze Mi litary Asiocisii tors, whm
it was dctcimincd that each ward should
be formed into one or more companics,
the osh'ccrs to be cholcn in the respectixc
wards . 'I v\ 0 troops oflifrht horse are now
raising; two companies "of expert rifie
men, and two companies of aniilesy-mcn
me forming. We have six pieces of brass
artillcrv, and several light 1ron one:. Our
provinciularms, powder, &c. are allsccur
ed . T hrcc provi-ncizll ma gazin es are form -
ing. In short, MAM has cstablishcd his
empirc in this populous city; and it is not
doubtcd but we shall have, in & scw weeks
from this date, 4000 men, well equipped
for our ovssn dcscncc. or for the asiistancc
of our neighbon'rs.
Sunday lnlt Cnptain Anthony arrived
here in a short passage from Rhudc ]fland,
by xxhom we learn that General Gage
had desiutched :1 srigat to England a few
hours after the defcat ok'his troops. That
the British officers and suldicrs have done
ample justice to the brave-ry and conduct
of the Maflhchusetts militia; they say,
that no troops everbchaved with more re—
solution. A suidier who had been in the
ncsstion, be.-in;: congmtulatcd by a fellow
shidiexjonhis il-siscretum to Boston . declared ,
" that the nziiitin had fought like bears,
and that he would as soon attempt to storm
he" as to fight against them a second
time." si
XVe are likewise further insormed, that
' the two brig: ldes, confiding of 1800 men,
commanded by I:.siznll erey, )) ere attacked
and routed bv only 530 of the milit'm.
By & Gentleman ))ho lest Boston n) the
evening of the )9th ult. (the dzt) of en
gzlsiffement) we learn, that the first stand
made by the country )) as )) )tl) on] " ::
men at Conc ord bridye, )) lnch the toldie) s
were endezt) ouring' to pull up. 'I he sol
disiers gave the shst (me, and killed Ior 4.
it was returned ))ith ) ipnnr b) the conn
trv , and the regul )) sbezsitn) shm) tc) rttire.
The countrv people immechctsiitcl) lined
the reads, which are seemed ))itl) shme
)) alls, and then numbe) s honrl)" )ncx'e; lessff,
they annoyed the ressrul )rs exceeding!) .
))" ho h_dted but t\)o or three ti .htS, and
then )n open plams to)" :) iew minutes.
-\ consideruble bod)" of the pro) incinls
had formed an ;)1)1l)l)sc;),de near (Lum
lnidpe, in) the troopr in thei) rennn; but
the lnidge huvn)" been dtllmud h)" the
ill st ln'ivadc )n theirm; )"eh out, the twops
took thtix lonte tln'ouo'llst hsin'lell0un, an I
hv that me;)ns :)vouled :) total o) elsithmw .
'I he nn:,.l" , )" of th; ressnl )) s, ))" htn the ()) ()
hn:r;)de.*- sin )ed, 15 (; )id to ]) ))" e bten at least
)803. It docsi ) ot 3]: )( ;n' th )t he) )) ere
attacked In more than 63) prounrl :.h
till they wot not:) to (.l);nl;1't.mn,))heu ;)
very strong reinsh 'c-cment smm the inha
bitants of ILH'L-ichszzd and Ssthsiln sell in
\\ izh them, and gave them two {evere fires;
this guide-ned th-si-it' pace to BunI-sicr's Hill,
v. hcrc thy) took ru'ugc, sornsiicd in order,
zmc: remained until rcinsvrced by the third
hrigudc sent out" from Bustun to si'curc
thcis rctrc'zit, which was csisicdtcd \\ ithout
flu'thcr los—.
Extract njsia l-si-ttc-rfi-om Izirtsurd, in Con
nccf'siicut, (Ictzlcd \\'cdnesissiuyl((/l, 3 o'clock'.
" i send this by express-, to inform you,
that, by advice this inshmt received, Ce
ncrul (Sage hlldsi ordered all the vessels that
muv be found on the coast ol-siNewEn [and
to he immediately sccured'sor the King's
use. Pray conmzunicatc this'intelligencc,
that all concerned may take the necessari
prccuution." "
\V lLLIAZlS B U H. (}, [Way 12.
IIlS du)", about two o'elock, the
Right Hon . the ConntessosDunmore,
with the rest of the Governour's samily,
\\ ho have for lb.;ie time past been on board
the Fowey man oswzn', arrived at the pa
lace in this city, to the great joy osthe in
habitants, and, we make no doubt, of '
the \\ hole country, who have the most un-si
feigned regard for her Ladyship, and wish
her long to live amongst them.
By a letter from New York, (lated the
27th osApri], well authenticated, we have
advice that a large number of men had
emhodied, and that they were maldn
the utmost preparations for their security.
That they had taken possellion of the cus
tomhousc, and resolved to shut'up their .
port entirely, unless for inward-bound and
whaling vessels, &c. That they had the
greatest reason to believe an express had
been sent off to the General-, requesting a'
number of troops, and theresore desired
the utmost and most efflcseious assiltance
from their friends. It is said, they are
hourly ge-siining farther intelli more of the
dark deligm olsi'their internal and external
enemies. They expect the best effects
from their measures, provided all the co
lonies will adopt the same.
From another authentick letter, dated
at Philadelphia, April 29th, we learn,
" that they had reiolved in that city to
stop all trnde to those eolonies Khieh had
not acceded to the resolutions of the Ge
neral Congresis , amongst which Newfound—
land and its dependencies are included."
\Ve have it from unquestionable autho
ritv , that all vellels loaded with provisions,
she. for Boflon, and the adjacent pro
vinees, are seized bv order of the General.
ANNAPOLls, Assay 1.
IN' PROVINCIAL Coxvzxnox.
Rsijlblved (manimmg/Zy, that all exportati—
ons from this province to Quebeck, Nova
Scntiz. Cc-m'pss-ia, nmlNewsoundland, or
any part of the filhing coasts or iishing
illands, and to the town ot'Buston, ought.
immedisssisscly to be shspcndcd, until the
Continental Congrcss shall give further di
rections therein.
Extract of a letter from Frederickshurg,
[Way 9 . ..
" I am just returned from escorting
the good oiti Speakerto Nlun'hnd, where
we delivered him into thcssczu'e of the:
indepcndcnt compzmv of Part Tobacco.
Ilc passed thc Buwiing Green last Toes
du)", where the independcnt company of
(lumhpe, with the militia of the couuty,
:mtl zi ale.-tachment from the Fredericklburg
imiepc-mlcnts, WCl'C drawn out to receive
him, zmd the two other Delcgmffl, Ccl.
Ilssn'riiim. ;deo]. Pcndlcton. ' The whoic
went with them to Port Royal, when:
they (ined; after Which they crossrd the
riss'cr llapp-sixhaimock, and were received on