The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-04-09 00:00:00, page 2

fxtmct efa lmn stan- a Gentlem at Baffetteere, datrd Now. is.
'* The printeer fioop commended by Capt. Cunninghzm, acting
under : ct-m-niffion from the Congtsiess, is pierced for to uns, but carrie
only 16. She has taken her itdtton for this ifl'tnd an St. Eulhtius,
where [he be: teken eight ot nine vetsell, some of wh-ch the his ransomed
for small t' -nstdet':tione. Among those unsomed were the vessel. of
dlx'. !,RG1IK Oid Read, and Captcsiin leden, who were treated with great
huvnru'ttty :tnd p*liteneso by Cttpt. Cunningham, who would not suffer
lhsi ir think: to be searcbed, nor :my piundtcts to be made from them. One
of the men which he t\ok, threw eight ]oee which he had among the
bellssh but it being found by : Spaniatd, Capt. Cunninghzm repri
nzndcd him for his tolty in not taking better cure of his money, which
would hnve been safe had it not been seen. The privateer was to quit her
hnun in ": srw day:."
Several Dutch ship: full ofSoldiers from Spain, arrived at Hsvmnah
lbout ten Dnyt ngo.
Latt Sunday : party of the militil who were stationed I! the lower For!
:: George Town, took : Lieutenant :tn-i 5 men prisonen, belonging to
un English 'vnteer, who had driven : New Englond Vessd Ashore end
token poss- d' her.
Extract Je lmn-fnu man), ner Adm'rftrv], Frbnmy :o.
" On Sunday nighthl the tzth inthn , the . nemy begun to abandon
Augufla, and "M-rise on Sunday nornin . the plzce wu' e tirely
evaeutted by then; Genernl Willierdson osdere ; party of regular: under
Lieutenmt Col. M'lntolh, see in all, on horllbactek to follow t.ie enemy
uu tumid their rent; it me to o'elock et ni t before we got the horse:
mer Sennntli river, we marched --bout ! int es and then Do ped to seed
and usisfllh the horse, nndthe men to get a little deep. At .iy light we
renewed our much, and sound un !hc ondsi-es broke down ny the enemy,
'hich .telayed ne : little; hot lhottt " o'cl ick vre czme tn where thev
he.! enctrlped the night before, end by what we could diicover, they had
not been long gone. However, from the lituation at" the camp. and from
the pllee when they had made .t halt the d-y --et'ore there wi: no protu
- hility ofdning any thing in the tear, :: thet took care to be covered bv :
broken bv tdge, and ! very difficult pot"- on that quarter. Col. Hzmmond
therefore nlteted his plan took : rout through the wood: to get in the
- enemy'e front. which he did. and broke down Bryzr treek bridge before
them, and then went .ierol'n to one lbrberts on Sevanrtah river whete the
Crttmy had : guard es 30 men; we muked them killed 4, and took -.o
prisoners, among them 3 British officers; and on our way down we had
nken : Georgia militie Czptact-n, and to men, going to gunid : ferry,
And we returned to camp on Wednfsdov night without any lusl. This
little excuriiott i-t treat of the enemy disconeened them very much, they
due informed that General Lmeoin hid crofl'ed Ioo light horse over
lannnah river, ud that the had luqmsed all the post: below, which
put than in the tinned eoot'u on for : te- day:. it is certain they hzd
m tnhud some distance on the river mad towards Sannnah. but on hearin
eschew guard: being taken and their hiidguin front broke up, t 'ey t .crt
leves- to the upper rood, lnd tressed Brytr creelt &! sit ferry; in their nurry
they over loved md sunlt the flat, and the whole lowd w indrnwnesit except
.tluee, this intelligence we have from : pris ner that in di- his escape from
then at the serry. and is juR now come to camp. Our camp gi'ows very
hang; thenihtia turn out 'efi spiritedly in this quarter "
By—inteliigem hit week from the s-inthward, we learn, that General
Add having token yoft in the flute of Georgit, was "tacked asi Wednes
dzy lftemoon by Colonel Lamphell. with so superiour : number et" men
(at least dou'vle) that General Alh was ob'nged to erost the river. The
gzllant Colonel Elbe-t, covered ' is retreat with his own hrignde, many
of whom hun- been killed ul' token !)ttr loss is supposed to be about
' too; thnt of the emmv is not vet known.
n-- -s n.- lusi..- ..ct..._. ..- .].-s " _ .; ._,_t._.___-:si_ ..3- L. n
One of the letters givre us thes flowing infonmtion, viz. intelligence
hering been received. t'*at the tuemv were erectmg - stockade foit at
_ Budson Blutf, with eoo men; early on W -dnet'dlctv m zrning Maior De
Buham. with lhout I to horse, wae ovdcnd to neonnoitre (hit post He
we .t within two miles of Houlone. :nd took Cl t. Cunningham of the
Bi hhndm end 9 other xr'tsonen: H: met wi the camp the enemy
that day quitted, en fmnd the head: of 9 beevee they had killed.
Just n it grew (list, he returned with his party to Bryer eteek bridge
quitei n zrnt of whlt hid happened in the :fternoon) and being hziled
dy the t'itih sentittele who were in posseffion of the cxmp, answered,
that he was the puty returned from Houfio-n'e. whemp. n they sorhad hl'
approach, and after some altercation they fired upon him; hill he did
I t to ceive they were enemin. but imagined they were some of Gem-ul
Rnthert'ord'e brigule that had trussed late in the evening, and were igno
nnt of his having gone of in the morning; he vhetesore went a little
lower ind crossed the fold With his whsi—le peitsiv. When he hid ascended
the bmk on the other side. he found the w tole British army drawn up
before him with their artiHery; they inflnntly flted upon him a: sin u
they could, end hie pattv returned it smzrdy. ietruting again urosl the
fsiid. ln th- retreat he loft hie guiJee, and ; of his prisoners, but
brous'ht off the other two with him. A few of his men were killed, but
the enssv-y did not pursue : step; meii loss it not known.
The fctnous Cape Guihvu- ('unn'nghmn, in the Ranzet privateercutter.
affed through Btrrington's flsisict qndu'coven-d in the nigh as the nth of
ebnnry.—The lphig-ne, : French frigate. took the Ceree, : British
floup of wet. ieckonel one of the belt failen in their ne", of which Mr.
Divid Lockwood. : na ive os Sooth Caroliiu, wae Lieutenant, but :
pnt'omr on suspicion of hawing an zttachment to hie country, though in
old csicer in t ie service.
The Bunker Hill pnv xteee of Bottom rm into Banington'e fleet taking
it for Cottnt d'ERa-nei She wet immedi-tel commsssiioned. ud her
name chlnged to the Surprize. And poor Man y, in another fine Boflon
grinteet, of twenty five sun:, had aclin fallen into the met- '- hands,
and elnied into St. Lnen. it the New anone, I frigete else gous,
sent exprefo from Enzlnrd to dmirnl Berringeon.
Should the Cheulier de Fnbry effect : junction with Count d'Efi-ing,
the sue of the British iflan !: wiss] still he doubtsul; for Byton will then
he. "Inch inferiour fleet. which already is exceeding] diRt-essed sot
lld refleshmenu, lnd begging them from nsisid to ifland,'
Child the French hue bought it up wheteeet it could be hid. Perba :
dom nuiwnnm-af-mmma. maintai
tss'.,. _ sisi _ct
'P-i "we" ss
some despcrzte stroke to save it: in the mean time, it is imposible el—
more contempt can be expressed, (tun (:.e French do at tus i-te auduct.
because he was unsuccessful.
Colonel Compbell'c expedition from Szvannah to Augufh, with t!
Highiamlcrs and Col. Broa'n's targr-rs, has prwed sin unfortunate ..
dlactssmr Gudiner'sto Port Royal; to clsicipe : Bulgoynade he has unde l
sudden and precipitztektreit down the cnunny, leaving us in posiesssio.
of:]! the back couuties of Gemgvzt; and hzs friends (hs sone! to tall .
sacrifice; : whole regiment w'tlescoi, which hid x'nln great m md lssocnsicy
been three years enlifling. hue Aheady bsicn defeated, and upwards if
15.) of them made piilbneis.
PHILADELPHIA, BIARCH 24._
Y ! Gentleman who znived iu lhls city :: few days ago {er Soutb
Clrolma, we learn, that on lus un) he l'tw two letters from St.
Eun-til, dared Febsuny 16th, m \\'h.c.\ an (count is contained t'nlt
our commilfioners in France had ne 'oti :ted : loan in Amtieidctm of one
miiiion of pound: shrling, in behait of :he Unitrd Sntes. -
Ext. n."? afa L-tm from a Amencan Gent'msim if: high qffict at them
Flsiaucss qud Pass) (near Puis) Dsixctmlrsir 6, 17;8.
" l have but one piece of advice to give you. ! never'lud any ache!
to give you. Be na: dzsisiri-vel. Although Great Butain it in '- um.
dep'mb : simmon, she wtkl neitbet ackn vwledge nur independena. not
vvnahdnw h-T troope. You mutt tile, flmf, or ful: them all."
There is autzeemick intbrmntion, that he Fmptess of Ruffia has rejected
in term: of disdain. two applications mid: in the and 1777 and t77l,
from the court of Great Bntzin. to : m! h.r wi*h bren to carry on me
A nericn war. She ded wed, tbarshe 'tvnbl m/Mj ber gbrssy b) al]?
l'- lb: destrrctka qsia per]: a ['a were rentrnfingjbr lbn'rjtm eld}
nsibu. Tbou ba.- th Rufaxbuqur vmcsszbrd.
The city ot' Atn'te d an 'ns mmae even si sex to one osour emmifionen.
for pr-psinn : plctm of : treatv of commerce to be iaid before the State.
Gsi'neul. 18'he evident interest the Dutch have in : commetcsial connec
twn with us. and the influence of this citv in their union] councilc,
leave: little doubt thxt : may for this pus se, will no sooner be ro
posed to the Satu Galen] than adopted. fit :: un) tate the fri- lhi
of the citv of Ammr iam, from the natuteof the government, in whicc
one negztsiw is sufficient to defeat any queflion, seemed us from all dmgq
that the Dutch Wlu take part again:! us. Thu— it appears um all Europe
is in : conspiracy :,zaimt the tymnny of Gre-t Britain, old determined
tgenmumge and protect our rising empire. A benmful Man mred
on the foundatiou of pnhiick liberty and happimsz, lad which opgln to
be supported by those only dnnhle pillars, private dine:, ud Pnbliek
spi it' What pity it is when Almost the whole would seem: inclined to
secure us 1g— net :! anger from without. that our vices should Men ..
with uemuchon from within.
\V1LLIAMSBU.RG, Knut. 9.
As ]" daturday moming about ! t n'cloek, a si : broke out in I base
beionz- ing to Mr. ] hn Cu-te'si, near the magazine, but by the timely
alit-tanee of !" mr soldxcn and ne-dmes, the fire was extinguished, without (
doing an old:] dumge than burning p.:rt of the roof. -
Thc cop Duliy Henry, Cspt. Elcy, belonging to thfl lite, from
Surinam, is arrived un Yotk mer. with a vaffuassle cargo.
A male intant us is found in Phnladelpnia near the lndinn Been um.
lt wzts wrap up in several yard: of scarlet broad cloth, with twelve
fine ttiffled ! irts, six half inn, &c.
Du-ing th- course of hie Excellency General Washington't lion Day
in Phlhde-t hit lalt winter, (the only re iet' he hu enjoyed fiom sink.
since he ent red tnto it) he was honoured with every mark of deem \
Which his acct-mpltlhcd t'ortit tde us : sutdie r, and his en] ed quahtiu al
.1 Gentleman and -citiren, entitle him to. AmdQ-ther eireumshnees,
he was welcomed at his firtt coming, by an addtelsis of the supreme Execn
me Counctl, and the magtltrates of that citr; ar-d polrtely entertained
by the Prestdent of Congwess, the PtesiJcnt of the state. His Excellenq
the Minitier of France, Don ]nnn Marrntlics, a Spanish Gen leman of
distincti vn and zmtnsivle chsiartctt-r, he:]det the numerous telttmoniea of
regard shewn to him bv priute Cevtlcmen. The Cottneil of the flat!
betn desi'ou- of navinz hi- tictttre in full length. requeste-Y hii sittin
tor t upurpose'; whxh he poixtely complied with, and a ttrtk ng liketre .
w:- taken by Mr. Pe-Ie of thlt city. The pmrsi-it is to be placed in
the council chamber. Don ]uan Marnilles has ordered five copiel, four
of which. we hear, are to he sent abraid. Hi- Excelleney's [by hete
va: rendered the more agreeasssiie bv the company of his Lady and the ss
domestic}; letih ment which he e- jt-yed at the house of the Honouuble
Henry Lautenl, Etsiq; with whom he refined.
DELEGATES. Htuur Tutu ELL. Esq; for Willizmshnrg. si
Gnnumo Anonaon and him Prunuross, Bsqrs for Hooru. '
]ouN Pox. and Mu-Tnew Wumnc. Esqrs. for Glnucefcer.
PROCLADlA—TlUN.
HEREAS. in just punilhmet-t of our manifold transgreffiom, it
W heth pleased the dupreme disp set us all event: (0*'idf these
United State; with : calamitout was, through which his Divine Plovidence ss
hath hitheno in a wonderful manner cou siucted us. so that we might
acknowledge that the nce is not to the swift. nor the battle to the mon :
And whereas, nmithltm-d ng the chastiseme t, received nnd bene :
beRowe-l. too few have been suffici-ntiy wakened to asenseof their
uiltss. or warmed with gratitusile. or tftuqnt tn :mend their lives and turn
rom theit sins, thn so he might turn From Pus wnth: And whereaa,
from : conseiousne'l ol what x-e hav- mfl'tud at his hand:, and !.
apprehenston that the mzievoh—nce of our tluthpninted enemies. like the
incredulitv cf Pharonh. mw he med as the lsieourge of ommpotence, to
vindicate hie (lighted Majesty. t'nsissre ts reason to fear that he may permit .
much of our land to become the pn-y of the lpoilen, our burden to be ]
nvaged, and our habitation: destroy d.
Rtjbl-WJ, thzt it he recommendetl to the several Ratet to appoim the first
Thursday in Mav next, to be : dnv of sitting, hnm liutiun, and [any
to Almighty God, thu he will he pleased to avert those inpenduts
ulatnines which we hue but too well deserved: That he will ((I! .