The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-02-09 00:00:00, page 2

sa-Y- atsi tsicctctbor of the Swan tavern,
Westminster bridg c. At a qu lstC! before
] () 'cluck, a budg of about 40 const-sb'si
ptssed throng !! the pepar}; to the vvalz'axce
33? {: "? .:3333 ?
pessctuum'qcrbz t p;
3! " BDMPEJL
good hu nous, nothing like mansion, 0 ct
mispriii-ssm ot treason. His m jcliy leg
the palace about 2, and the ])zoccsiio
mimrhzfidlufling order.; Mahorse
grenadiei's, with (words drawn, tu C'Cl
the way , three state coachcs and iix'
qucctfllh; pgqugwn and gentlemen! i
wanting- , a body of hursesi-gu-sizw]: ; trui _ ss
pels' , & body of yeomen uk the guauffl
14of his m: "c:sty s suotmen, two md [no;
Woaeflm Nun}? Elght 'C'f'ccimv
_ col auled horses, with fox tmen on each
WW oFJwH'e—guauls, ctfolluxxed.
"35; .cgnli;pctlct-eg almost uqdsisi dlcr the hcels
Yesssio Aj-Ilssvzxs: qmcuq the u'lz,
ct =p! Rwfludzshs, gmlzsszctfayss still;: aiflter
zissmpg tsshe,d uuctr of t :: p.:rliuu'negzt
{! _,-s'r tle,}nshng When the king
oglsimssixafss Stanctgahc were fu ed ,
avmVLthe Hpsiusesisi; asiqd
emg sicihcrc, two
ctsirards Pai hssasucnt
QZP v'ysssiapzqnicctssg ( Fslxma
)ussse ]qu ;sigo, minuccs,
asi_s pec'eubsiT psss he went
pi'sso'ctf people assembled
hsi'TZ sifsiffimatoc'] at Qopoo.
- ' I:?) been Lsiaken insico cus
.;Zssfigsi ijncn to
lictM huge hesir'n b'y the
;th, ;isiffl: 21pr thosora
19ng A . Hsip'r, Zssi'syctge Before
51??
" si 55, Actxssmtcd
a, sisisiefipdjfflgnxs tysintcfgc ; now.
, w
si. . .sisifimzh sisctashsfi'sictfisisssi
1.or 21 59}? unmeet. at l'sim—
"12; Egg?!) ud dljzrldcter, 'ssflgd
gin ictor .mr. bayre
, Wozidr & tfz: us so m m
93)? [EBM ctgautmtsiswc Wnyxdccl p);
;P &Bpou (: .ulxuancsifljlmrd
' no uctersit acctt Can
It, 13 Jtrusic the & utmt
DFEVCZJ 8): {?efigh of Exzinsi the
{city :;ossiisi son 'ls1fnkGudsi, si'Xsisi
mix;e ,_ tu in 9? lus} of Isshsiefz F-ove er and
cumcsgffigqsst dsixsie, thrlqtsi hzis— not
lilsi i; .1t; po1. csifsilsi.
& c,,t]14t1?r,._$:}yxe 15191
UJFSH (: si ssrqwc lhercfinc bhc
Waysipzn ), 1 drassW,,; ssaflld zjuactrsitfr
ffijesivocr-f cy )fqa cisi. ,- si
Fwnpmnsi, ley 1c11 Sayre, espy;, sisib'y
sigjsse Eggsdcprctpujs saxitedpy lotd
usfis ldctsisin sirq quctwkt ;,0111 .the 'Flowcr
si 'A? lorsslpsi s [wash 111 Blaomshury
zsiss-fiuctre"; wsicthcn 18 pass hgin 41 ued !)
"Him f'ctaglnpcsizsibly
? 'He )1111 e zing le sisiMsiP utte- to &!
e wassiacc'usctn Mane, to lord Mamsiefd 3
1 I: the lord? aH en) sm Lee apd
si'fffisi lothc? gentsemen sisssictMrs bafie wa's
Euo Bre est.
Mgctbqfd (es, er: of;: aogsie, O,?)Zercta 9 .
EWZW rum sipnctq (even
sisisports ssvytti Yngpcts, pmmd ior Dw
1s
E fish? mghf fofigsigsigct ssxlt is supposed they
eck; suit as vsslp w_as )ery- ssviolsienc
F m .m _-. a'm'm' 1'1_LL_ -' s . '.
.;N-ssfz Wsi;EUdflY-UP 0 -,R'--T;-ct = Yazzsis _'1_ 5 .
sisi .:BsiYf-si'c "MMq'ZTWBG'ct-Ictsii-YPdrflect in
p .; ,.siEb qndpldhe bth'bksswssbde'ffiber; We
plein: {hat udnfixfflfi'aliun furflcte Retelg'xziincd
-10.fihrsudrvigqxousilnda-siihes against the
sin;}A' erigabs; zincc shut 'phEss-Zfsinajbr'ffy—ssfiiefe
si ffly-lmviogsiph'emzr tlmhffiefiflnble duk'e
si
.,
"" :siofiflrab'cmg, Wflard Litcrctbfffi ha-siilj'is
si-W letsit—siyhfld'; Z'an Wefib detgfififfied' ctto
Wsc allrchir Mafasires 'a "binst rhcss-b'rayse
,sifct-si_ si ss' 'ss'cansg—F ifflqfeyc _ 'fffllmsieeflb
- 9 _; ' arysYy-tssieit uppcttsiiticuixssysslbfikdqflfc
:, f pus; thaisi'akmmefPMM-myshofls'Ifu'd
;sissfflkllqsiladmffibffflarfi,-flwihfisi'sscsifffi;siltsiha'c
,,daghysiznshe raise: ffiesimm Msh ssa- nufisi
ss-"W ' _ pW , simbwvd' zpuv ' WhifflJhE-wa
mxbhzqzuldsisihgxisi- '_ . . 9"; 'l 'r' :
si28 hove over-bssoard, w'siich hr (] died "m
one night, on account of their Ue'ing
chase )??(the Asssel, -_
,
Lwned siicts rqfljt sscttosi'
Wedvmh, "
-—pc1'nie*m ,— that destruction mustssbc br ought si
on thsi. Lmd isctshc? war was calsssied ctun. [(
ss_ 'w as signed by ug; thgxgeuhctnd his, _
majssty w zs plcased to steede it very
GRACLOUS'LY: cdsizsic. Meedg "sictlsh m—
f'd'rctm's thasit "diir snetulsshcreasedallv, th: t
xsswc [lull bc n'sio ]ofisirCrct tame}! rebel}, and
tsssih :zl it w :xs dungexj ons tb sheak :: \\ o'rd in
'{he cossec-houscs zi' rnmss thess \sneucsims.
;Asi—H A R ssl- i.F -U sisi-sh D, Yctm. 22.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
Aibabctvct to one Lin this place, [lated
an 15, 1776 - 'a
A 5 ! Friday sicame an-cxsiprcss to thzs
city, withss -tbe news that sir: John
ss-ssssjolnsison (sonoflhc late sir Vdffli man) with
abqut. ._500_ men,- and a few Indians- (Vio
.hasssiwksss) were asscmblingfct m hostllz poliure,
&ssc- K—he cq'unty committsiec conveued
" hmnedi lccly; and ocdzercd the minutesimen
sin Ashansiv, Schcppccttndv, Scholuuty, Half
=.Muon, &c, mmmh Lsio ]ohnshuwn, with
;fqur days, prosviiwn, an axe losi— every sixth
_mzm, &c. who me' now gone,. nndwzsimg;
..but .l rather siucss will prove & false alarm,
in pasirsst, _01 at- least lessuqummg. thanactt
fiist lsceived, , -,- .ct ,. cti . .—
, 'k ?. S. Monday ev ming, jay. 15ths.
Tsio- -n1_urr0w morning, yery early, gene
rasSchuHen with yhe malsisimlch come
in frzosp Bcr'kshire, and an arqund- (except
(those gone forward t_0 Schenactady; ;: am!
ctshrm; sent home to pgcpagsse fgrfrha'xour 01
abdnadq) \\ ill sex off for Johnstosswn. l bks
city is in. thcct gaeatest ccmfuuon; every
qpunhcndnce 12 changed; VVhigq deprefled
-,anphm:lu1ss: chopt, and immediamlx ;nimssat
-le guzd rgxcuggt'uj, or ratbor-spiriied for
a noble and xigqrgussisseffqrtssm thc- cgnse- of
libeny, whiffl; the,?! qrigs prick up, their
"ears: One; .of- thfim, for publicklyzrejqid
ing at general, Momgomcn' spnntim'ely
pgssllss' 15 5los<zxcg[_jn. the cltysihallsisim —ss_si-_-_'4
3. zfluRcts [Ethctf m? clOck; A', M The
egfporsi-ql just gone xpssSQpenactadyz on his
, yaysho ]ohnfiqwn, accompctuvied by num
,,pgrfiss, 9. them m My good soldicrs, &c.
Ssiqqqgss attend; Lhsiqm " !
; Exmct pjsiz letsiterjrom Cambridoe ,Yan. 1 3
5; ,, f,,Izuom NCsiVK'thlnyOlt- we leam, thatss
theyJactwehtelj taken & flup fron) London,
.ngsidcgn n-yssnhsicocjg, porterssaqd-Qheqle, and
a brig from he} msidu wsixsh-pepfzii PPslfio-Md
.sibmsicno designed fqr xhe ministcyjal army
viy; Bostqn, am! ȝv erqdp chase. of- .xprce mptc
shipaf m lpswifh be;);ss. '
'si. YK : have the ;Msiqpusitss of} the New
poundl md storm. confirmed from Boflon,
this day; igppocl. damage by, thc'u osiwn
accpuqtsimxponessflonp ssof tway.} the. Plasi
sicgntpa, . -_ ,
_n
\- .
!:an ['A-11) "12 L P'H-I-"siAZ ymzzzss-sswy 12}.
=ssct=l 'HEla'st Id't-L-Ps sisnm Caffaw sisriflg'an
'-" — YFZYH-Zc'bflfisifctctct'iffifssfinsubbcsffuktemsn
si-nzzissexesi _to"'ct gzissffl pas ssctmctsi-sipsi u " 'ck _ by
'simssjh'i ,o'n 'th'd a- ssw-Deffiq 'iz'sila'stg'lib
ipffidssefictisshesihdflr 'OPTIQW fctsiisin'qfc ydssof'ti'
Man}! 3"? :" z-sezzizvs ncss Tctisif— sisisssi: "
si-"s-Tfies gesiafapszctsinax; 'mszbaqsion tpp
ngnfflasi essfflsz sib'r'caffli, 'd'th'ar usissicsi eas
yJ-woum hormczi-ksinss—cq sshfflfbfchpisiaf,
=ldcion5<ctsdrmesifi aside}; zfsiokfsi ' ',n'si 'tbe
itffihss-By— astalAd'esss-fsitfsisschs- nE-pssw are,
itoqflig'dd' "byi tfie' Extensiiefflfsssssibfsi t'he'
'WMsz 1de "d'x'e si-gvb'zifmess 'djsi' gle =gflrr'ddnsi
-.Z!.-.*- '*;"17ct {35 ? 341 l'
375-.:. "? ,; -:* ,," -"--.
When every' Xhin'ssg Was sipsipsifidsi, Wife
he was waiting the opportunity ofa snow
storm to carry his delign into execution,
hlsiiweral of his men deferred to the enemy.
H'* 1 .. 's hav
ZPXWZQKWZ
phn' 1g rinc' [si r (Iag' &
the upper town; but discovering, from
[the motion of the enemy, that they were
apprised of his design, he altered his plan,
and, havingssdivjdggl- " " * o
four detachments, ordered two feihts to
be made against the upper town, one b
.co]. Livsimgstsiorct gtsithe pezsixd 05 plsiesspglss
_ liuns, against St; John's Satc, t ]C other
By csipt. Zrown, at the head of a small
>
detachment, against Cape Diamond, re
siffiving to W'mdwhffloldthetwo
principal attacks against the lower town. si
....ctA-Lfsi-QZFJQRMpShoz-sixxssauminmcsishssithc
.attagk, the gssenersiq], ;_1t_ theheacctl (yf. IV
ctlS-sscw Yorl—z'trcjgzplsss ngvance'd'agispst The
0-- .siq
si_]0'\\jt-sii*'tqwn 'at." A'ul te csesiM'essresiffssBejpgsi
;bxflssgewco'thlrie"a;_<'s1-<f.uftct; th? .si na! "fox '
the uttgfk'sicti'fl'fiSsFWCssll; nhckt ' ghfrilsidh
flying! besosire silssxess refichcfilfs ,)C' si lace."
'Hdm=e}7er,'*15fiffing 'on, hq' passedfdie firfl:
'bai-flsiizf,' and 'h'j'ag jhst opchhngct to'htte'mpt
"t}1ectfg%coisi1_cl,' when; .b'y (he six}; flsir'e; ssfrosin'i
sithe '{m'r my",, he sivygg hgishrtpgfzitelyss' kffless, si
"together with'sijhss'fsia'id-demziffip 'oapt_;'_]olsi1h
'ffljxsicthershp} euflt; _Che_esipzsssn,si_afidsi_tsiw6 0}
Tih'f'chctesi 'mb're. _' "fffissifisssid difp'iritetl thdmjen
:fsissgt epl. Camfmssgll '_"<'>fu_1' Whhrhsiih'e pan}.
's'siu' si' si} '"tleyossly ed a .' gbn'd hifhsessqssnctessk ctth—d
:disss-si'ig'rgeablesi-Efehzffht"",CfUraV_v_ing them Qflf. '
' ss"I_n'_t-ie'n1chifsi\ssv*ssflifctssdss, col 'Amdld, *at sithssb
ficjad qf ah'osiu'tsi o Os thosesi'pqave trod'}
siwhssdctfjw'ithssdn'pct'izallcllcd satigtte , had p'se'si
netsish'ctctted cagfadg'gn-der hssis comffisinayanh ,
'caPti Lam'b's'ctfc'diiz iffiyctof ?!"ssiffillfit'y, isshsisiid
passed throngh; 8"! l- (5tu , zmdsiappi-qachf
ed nea'r & two . un ]) ate 'picketjed ln
withsictcuctt being 81]? ossvei'e' 3)? j'l'lssfls 111: 51?
tacked, and hnjtrgh 11 was W'essll 'aesefldss
'ed for about an hdux-,c5rr'1e'sid !sst Wsitifh the
]o'fis of a nu111ber 51. thers. ffi'fffi? attsi'cttck
'col; Arnold had she shisishsiftunsie tb ghfi've'hi}
ligsplintsiemd bV' :: shox, add Wa'ssi QP1152
'tqsi be tarlied tq (He l10s1ital._AY'tEr ,
11'1gss111c battef'y, his detachfnebf asifle'd dh
sito a Tet'und bfirrsiier', "Which (He Oak psibsifl
sesisiiofi bs.By'th1sk1me sithe pry, p'rZ'ss- .
sxeved Frssossrjsifx thq ;osithIf gtiissk ' '*
troopssssi bcjdg draify off - fflkegfessy tsikfl'
Whole sorcsi'si'e: a g'a'mst this La'cfimeffi
asi pfflty, fall;;ing qpt frp Miif
assttacked them 11'1 t1 1e feal'";
These brav e msic1! iustsiainsssiZTfli fqsil'ssd
the whole gifhson (sior thkffisslsi ssYs'ct' fflx
sin nsidin'g th'emlcly-sses hesh'm'ct'zesiz's 111' DE 53
'hopes of relief, 1116K Wercte' o'bhdfgactco 13
jto 11111i1b_'er$, 'Thd t &advmthsisi ffiil'Sl &(N .
tion this ganisoosi h'gid .OVQT ihsi 'sssssictss
No regusilar ietmjfi is ye't cofi1\si:,t :MEE
{hatburlosiephklUcd-apd w dsisidctctgsissss
bsiut y' th advi'sices "receive;!
'tb apput 60, assn'd 306 takcn' B.? HW ,sisissV' .
are tshsimed v'e lnnqaneiyct ussm 3
'Aiflofig the sigh are papf: Marfih zffifi
lleutc'na'm. Hmflpflreys 'Qffil'y'
Afthsi'" thsiig hn'fctbrtxiflkte isi'csiP ullZct "We. T?
llg—htcnhnt Coopesi'r. ' * "si" ' ss
'hfajfgdfir of the,:afnfi" rdsitctfPaYssZb ui' en ssirt ,
'm1165met11e'" cit'yss, Wheisi'c Issfie'j sssissbxasvsie 5le
jed themselves ad1'ss'aqtare6ufl" Zusifflpoct a
Contufiimv th? blc1ckadc5,Wa1sst1n0*ctform£r
unforccments, ctwssffi Eh- "are 'fidW ssYhsisi
m: rcsih tojoin them," ' ss
' Evei'y paffiblcss 111zctirk QF dfflliflctissb; Was
shQWn to" ptpe tdrpscbf cilct'if Mfsinug o
mei'y, who 'x'vas- mterredfn Aeb'eckg on
the zd _os ]afiujiry-ss '
!*_'-L_"*'\*
' ['lm [grey oysi oracro (;qngrcjs. ct
CHARLES'. THOM secretafy.
ExZ741ct-of alesfer 'o' rFNew'Tzfflc flcctjassn , 17.
" " 'GEhEra'l 'L'ec Ys cofnfnd'fielc With a
.hndyctoisianm ct ' man of
Ms 'ctty, who is 'iust re'kursLM {Tow Con
w"95tctc to govembuf si'l'rum Pfunsiisiumnng
'hcctsc'uf, tells dicge ton has
son": that a ficet has left B (! th z'u hsie
,
Vpnjdctures th'e)! :fo bdundfd? &w Yoljk'