The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-06-14 00:00:00, page 1

)UNE 14. woe. 'r 1-1 !. NUMBER '467
VIRGINIA GAZETTE.
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BASSATERRE, April 22,
FLEET wu seen by I privzuer on Wed
neshy Ill. confilbn' of 50 sanl, thirty
highe: wel of Montsetat, which was
supposed to be the French fleet, with
their unnspsimez (heir See! cousin of 14 ships of the
line, and our leec only du, :! there in one condemn
ed, called the sin". si
bird ('- latcv fron Antigm, April 15.
" About 3 o'clock yefierday morning 17 slil
French ship! of m: appeared of St. ]ohn'e hzrbour,
nu'd thyod there, close in, tivl evening, when they de—
pmed, bit whither we do not iezrn. Elcven of these
ship! wem-ddiscern from the share to be drendfully
Innere-L" .
\Vhen the French flctt appeared of St. ]ohn's, the
milnia dfl'e-nhled in town, nnd every disyosition woe
unde, inconjunfiiem withthetroopl, togivetheene
my : warm reccption, u they momcmly expected to
be innded. ,
A hrig from Corke torch: iflmd having a mutinous
crew on board, who, seAring they should be brought
m-jsiufice on coming into port. sei'lcd the vsssel and
carried her into Gremdz, where the In: besin con
demned. Mr. Lawrenco Amber me : pasi'cnger on
board, ivho is now confined in thn ihnd. ] his in
"oil undoubtedly an infrnfiion of the lnw of natiom,
.- even In: in the mind!} unld is bound to do
find juaiu, end b-inz al? pi-at'es to infiant and con
dvgn p'udishment. [Look then .: th act: {lb.- British
Wi]
8 () S f'ssO—N, May 4.
_ Y fame Gentlcm who cure in the French fri
' te, Remoine, lately arm'd hete we ere in
not::- that the" Marquie DeLe Fayette, when he
took 'Ieuesiet the Punch Court woe drdsed in he
Lmericen uniform. The rticular meehmt of the
Mmqnsiu Io Americe, le h'm to the choice of thiess
lus: on the occeflon; and the lit:; ,meded : delicate
w nue" nttohie :ieeintie inn ence; it
being a new thin; Po?- French Neblenanlssto appear
i Court 'm . forego unif .
We ere well infmnc'd. um the King of France did
the Ma-qai- DeLe Fayem the honour to afflgn the
feign: in which he mind. for the expcese purpose of
couve ing him to Album: She in copper bonomed,
ud clothed one of die finest srigatet ip the whole
it") of France. The M-trchiouess De La Rome,
I Ladyos the nel distinguished eccomplishmente hae
Zem the Muquie : son, since he left America, to
whseh, Iron th- wum esteem he hat for Geneml
Vehington, he [no hint the name osGEORGE.
By [cum And account- receivcd by the French fri.
,! have good infwmation, that the Amencn
hue . cleane nd_ m decided interest} in the
Court of France dun even that alI-the power. of
Europe wilt to see our independcnce esiahlished, than
koffia, so fer fron es using the cause of England,
]ue iven the molt sad actory essunneee of her in iend
Lfltip orknnee, and that she will uke no part nzainfl
her in the present comen; that the opposition agzmfl
che Miniflry in Enlhnd increesee daily; that Ireland
ie teking hl Rep- mds independency; that our
alliee ere making the grutefl prepantiom for the en
suing compaignj and , 'simt these hue, from all
pemncee, hewe the Mongd! encoumgement to mI;
thi- yur the too. vigorou elertione.
Beturday wn brought to two, from cape Arm, :
C . lbdden _belonging to the eaflward, untied on
( side:! of bern; lspy fron Penohkot.
The hrigamine, snow, um! pn'm-e. ah- by the
Dan fright, m safe ntma ix. ,,on. _
Th' prince" Bunker-Hx'i an: Bath, hie sent
into New L'oudon, : prize hues: wsiu tum; lages. nel
pimento.
Saturday arrived CaPt. Gondwin is. ; brig, I lend!
of mnquc, mwntingiczmngegum [sum Gu id Joupe
after : passage of 38 day:. He Nernm, that about
to days ago he fell in with and cssipi i-ed : brig from
Fyzi bound to New Yolk, wnh 23, pipes of Wine
which my be houn-ly expected.
Exlfact of a !:tttrfrm Philldelphia, April 29.
" Exch-nge luwenhere; moneyzppiccisintel; goods
fall. ! have the fulleit convidion that the r'elolun'onl
ofCongress ofthc tith of March hit sine sight. They
will do more good than all that had been attempted
hitherto. ] am sure if the kstlsiifll-tl do but appre
hend them righily, they will comeinto me plan "
'Yelierday a-tived a lette! csma que b-ig called the
Phcnix, Capizin Hallcc {ram bfrnldl, in 18 d'lys,
and brought in with him a Me ship of 6 casting!
guns,srom Part in Part, bound to Nsissw York, laden
with no pisi..es of but red and whiie wines, lnd god
bone- of ,em-nons, taken & few (1.in ago.
Lll'si Frichy were proved in vhts town. the emizgu
at Fon Bill.. of new conn-uD-on, fur 34, si36. and
(3 pound carnon, which yldn m has: given by Mr.
be Mairc, (;olonel of 01 agoum, ue' med by himself.
There are great advamactes it now" \0 m: derived from
thcse cxrriagcn of new connruction, as 'drce men can
easily im-v-x ;; Pie 'a: that would otherwise rcqu-re ten,
without being exposed to the fire of the ensim); and
on fire the gon:; -hn are mounted on those carriagel
at least four time: at fast as the old :) en, nud can be
nelsil? pointed at- lny Now as a fasec, nnd Is easily
lnd quick turned found to fire at any object. The
Romans]: Counci! of this late hn swooned ssthc
nbovc officer with their presence I: proving the'c car
riagec, the execution dein mfmnhle to what hc i: d
'pooposed by his phm. . Unnnnble Conne] ha
hnn pletsed to approve much of thin pha, ud hue
ad-yhsidsi th ! cynsh'nction: -
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' Fru- Rivingwn': Rye! M. 4
The cargm of the Dutch ship: with mv store- sol
ance, taken by Commotion Feelding, were con
demned, unlonded, sold, lnd th: "(fell. with the men
of war, returned to Hallaud. .
The fleet offlore ship. belonging to the Spinill
Caracca compnny, and taken by sir George Rodney,
we m Informed, are szfe llsived in England.
The Lord Mayot end cosporntion of the city of
Dubli 1, in their addreso of than]:- to the End of
Buckinghamshiu, the Lord Licutcnant. for his emi
nen: senicn and wenden ye the (eye! osthe leflrzin
mg act: desire hil Lordshi, toil sorb'o piaun lo the
bent ln milk.
Lord Chewton in ordered with his new mised regi
mem to ]Amlica, with all oxpedilion.
By letten arrived from England, danced Much 53.
we are insor-ed, thar rul- Admiral Thomas 1 heaven
wan lp inced tosail for this (, in : shi of 90 ne,
cigh: 14 gon, ud fever other lineo battle ips.
s his len may be upectnd in the course of the current
month.
We Ire informed thn Com-odorc Wllsingham
hid sailed from Englnd to nugmn th: British len
in th'c W'G ladies, the French having been reinforccd
hv Meal". Term . On the junctionof Commodon
Walsm hall wi BirGeor e W- 51 in said, the
Bxizish in thntrrt of : e Mcmch will me
to thin. In stile do line. -
Mad...— ss—
The dip Ghsgowsi Cape. Hunson' . Made: -
for this pomsih ukeu—by the Gncnl- _ n. .!
New London; Cnpt. Harnson being mon;!" si
the first broadfide. Alsothe ship ]m. fru- ' .
by the rebel ship Pil rim, lad I flowedled' m
from ]nmaica; in all ended into the M.
Puruoo-ra. ju. 30. This day .! No o'elock
in (he asterroon [ailed out of tho Sound forshc'Wd
lndiel or Amcrica, : ] convoy of msportl WRI
m-ops on board, vlz. 39! , 67th, :nd pWenfl
'rom thin place, and : regimrm fron adds
Theilsiideflinniun nal not known by their w ss 1
mg o cer.
TheEnglishp informofdlednthossilm ,
Du'chese of Go on, and cdlson of Maid m , -
Scnus M :rris. ?
CHATH AM (New Jersd) My 77;
N Sunda se'nnight t-oof our "um '
O !ured. nyear Sandy Hook, thehsinjcnny, :? ]
guns, from London fol' New York, with : nluict
cangu of dry goods, w lb! imonll efflux w
pound: Raling. . _
Last Snndny twenty fix fail of you. m " - ,ct
Hackinsack dver, from New Yol'k. TZQMW ct
lope theirintenliom. .
FlSHKlLL, Mysssi-u.'
FEW dzyssince Colonel Mkillesin, 'bohm
on the lines, receivin m moon.! I
of the: enemy were mzuudsiii in the !):le
of Singsing, ordered a dene ment, under thinn
mami of Capiain Cushin of the flrl MMlctlsim
n-ctimlion, to intercept nem. The My n',
retired before the arrival osourpany, Clpm'n Cub
foilowed them down, and about twd o
marning took pass [lion of (he omen of Csisu'
commiboned officers ard seventcen private, w.
Deianc where he captivned an brought
D ianc) had gone out in the evening, with an intent ss
tion io retuin in an hour or two; but I rich! nil
dnained him all n lit, by which he eld !lm
into our hands. 'lEhil wit I spirited, vel
little zffzir; executed not lbovc 300 yll'dsis from
below their works No. [, which no
The enemy oiereook our party on the" r return. wild
: body of horse, and kirmiihed with than MM
six miles, srequentlz mm Pin! w ch- dn um
ment, but the ispofluon mid:
tnd the spiriied behuiour of (in cause"
hiap- mdcnd every effort of their! w
is ehougsic che enemy mal Im- lol so— in.
officer: lad munic- m sent opw ct
Howe, Wpenninrd who the formerto _
Him. . and knitlu hunted" &
men : oliccrl fpiki "with "Was
condx OC; rain Culi lnd [1qu dull.
beha or in ned; e: :, mlnhg
the scnk they have oftbe "Elssfnentdpy
Thin nffair does Cuptain nflii up and them
ihe uptive o eer'e theirp-rolo. MM
hie command, teredit. Genssml
Thin conduct it human. wish find Wh
sim- :
lnudnbk enmpie to our enemieumiugom
roun of war, did. it displlyl (I th "
man of sins:.
PHILAbELPHlA, My
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