The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-07-04 00:00:00, page 3

,.f Liber], fell in with tyo flat]! Pomguese merchantmen, which the '
privlteer mlde prizes of, and carried with her.
Extract of 4 letter from Corke, March 13.
0- Several transpons zrrived this morning srum New York, and we
are informed that Gencrnl Howe was preparing for an expedition against
Sooth Carolinu, when they lest New York sue weeks ago: 'I lie iand
forces are to be commanded by Lad Percy, with the B ' adiers Gtant
and Maitland, and the fleet by Sir Peter Patket; after thi embarkation,
which is to consist of 6coo men, takes place, General Howe' will have
no,ooo men at New York and the ]cileys, which is deemed moic than
sufficient to defent lny lttempu ot -W ashctmgton, whose force was about
u,ooo the beginning of last month." _
8 0 8 T ,O N, ffune 12.
FRIDAY last arrived at & safe port the snow Belly, a prize taken by
Cape Hiamden in the brig Tyrannicide, belonging to this State,
hzvi onboard I variety of European goods, among which an: 3 or
gooo lanken. Thid vefl'el, with the lntrepid, Salilbury, ]nnct, and
Anne, were loaded by n merchant in London, and sailed in company,
with-their cargoel amounting to n,oool. and consigned to : merchant
in Webee. We-h'oye Czpt. Hureden will meet with theothei three vel"
sele, as we understand he was in pursuit of them when the prize master
left himss. The Szlly's cargo amonnt to near 60001. sterling, and in ar
ticlesse ac benefic'tal for the State: of Americl, as for Carleton or any Bri
tish subject: nt Wedec. .
_' We also learn that Cnpt Hzmden has taken : trlns bound from
-Ireland for New York, with 63 Heffian soldier- on bou- , which may be
hourly expected. " \
Capt. Fish in the the Masszehusette, hat likewise taken : ship with 84,
Hesfiane on board, which are :n'ived in : safe port. These two nuns
yoru were part of : fleet of 14. snil, under convey of two frigates, with
about 600 riemitu, which sailed from Ireland about the toth os Mny,
and poffibly have arrived lbout thie time, lnd no doubt we shall receive
I pompoue account from Gain'l lying Gnette of : reinforeement of as
many thousand: as there in hundredc. Nine sail of transpom sailed
for (siuhebec with troops, talking up, we hear, in the whole lsoo men.
'He/i: owing letter own received by : Gentleman in Cnulnlncn, fi-om
:: passe- qfcbaracter udwut'y in a town u lbcswm'er: qs 26: Sat:
New Hnunnlu, about ty 'My/inns"! S'r. Joun'o in
ANADA, viz.
si " Canon, Hmbgll. Ye}: e,_ ly". _
" ONE of our scouting pll'tiel ie returned from Canadn this day
with several Frenchmen, who report, that there are about zoo men of
the British army Rationed at the lfleau Noix, too at St. ]ohn'o, and 30
only at Chzmblee; : number of other; quartered up and down through
the country, to keep the Claudian: in order. who very generally re
fuse to take u am"; some ossithem fufferimprisonmcnt rather then enter
the English ervicc. The Ihdilm too, have determined not to tnke up
arms against the Americane; the have dispersed nnd gone to their
homes. General Bur ne arrive nt Webec the rath of May. but
without recruit" he te ]: them there are 30 sail of transpom coming
after him. The Heffian and British soldiery have been very siekly, near
half of them dead out of 7000 men, and the rest refuse going out of gar
rison to 5 ht, aliedging their time: moot. Tvoregimente were lately
marched or Ositebee, and'nnother going, !: kiupposed they have some
expectation of a French fleet coming-up the river St. Lawrence. These
are favourable eireumflancea, end believe they may be dependcd upon."
The British pint. [signe Milsord, after : wearisome struggle of four
teen dnyo, got the continenul bliss (."-hot (which was mentioned to have
ran lshoreonjeboge recke, Nova Scotia, some time since) off, and sent
her to Bllifu, where the arrived, lnd is now sitting out with the greatest
expeditinn for song to becommanded, n we hear, by the sust Licu
Mild the- Milfond. 21: her :rrivzl :: Halifax,l there was aegay of
_ -oqnel' ' 'n ) gone ring, sum: sting, co oure dis a ' ; and
sithe good, lyed} mnuway Toriei (from this town) w'ho i'EinZin there,
_ nere mgratulating each other on the gloriom (a: tbgsaj) ncquisition.
Dehdd creature:! They think the sate of Ameriea depend; on a single
,brig. Were they to casture the 13 frigztee fitted out by this continent,
(he could not have en ted more. .
. zR Fri I company of the American lrtillery, under the command
of Dnvid Al el. Esq; set off from this town for General Washington'l '
- head quarters. '
PHILADELPHIA, j'uue 24.
Extract Je lettzrfram GlutralWAullNGTON to Congrqx, dared MID
si m.: Blomt, jane zo, :777.
HEN I had the honour of addressing )ou last, ! informed you
that the main body of the -- umy had marched from Bruns
wick, and extended their wan as far as Somerset Courthouse. I am now
to acquaint you, that After enczmping between these two posis, Ihd he
ginning a line ot'redoubts, they changed. their ground yesterday morning
in and the course of the preceding night, and returned to Brunswtck
again, hurniny as they went several valuable dwelling-houses.
" ] mult observe, and with peculiar satisfaction ] do it. that- on the
first notice of the enemy'e movement! the militia assembled in the most
spirited manner, firmly determined to give them every annoyance in theft
power, and to afford un every possible aid. This l-thought it my fit,
to mention, injustice totheir gonductz and l am inclined to believe—thlt
General Howe"t return, thus suddenly made, musi- have been in conso
quence of the information lie received that the people were in and flying
to arms in every (Fame's to oppose him."
uhiilhed by oider of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry
By An express arrived yesterday afternoon from New ]ersey, we have
the important inteitigence of the enemy's having rettsieated from Sounrset
courthouse to Brunl'wick, and were on their march to that place towndt
Amboy, burning and desh-oying many vzluahle houses on their 'W
aiidexercising their usual baibzusiity to theinhahitants in their power. That
a part of our army had taken possefli'bn of Britnswick, while : largc m.
her were in pursuit of the enemy, arctd had engaged some of their rue
uards. No particular accounts are yet come to hqmd, but the follow
ing letter (received by the above express) though imperfect, will serve
to convey some idea of the manner of their retrent.
" Camp a! MIDDLERROOK, e-v: ' nsilofj'uu, 1771.
" OUR trdops were within a mile gr lest of the ridgg nt Brunswick
when General Howe'with a party pasied from that place. Gen. Wayne
with his brigade pushed the enemy so close that they retired from redoubt
to tsiedouht, without having time to form. Allthe two , that came up.
pushed forward with vigour; and had those the we side of Rariton
been so iucky as to have come up at the same inshnt, the stroke mufl
hzvc been capital. The enemy seem to retire to Amboy in haste. They
were pushed to Piscataway by Col. Mer an': siflemen (: fine cozpt)
and the tmope under General Green, an must have suffered consi er- .
ably. Our loss is 3 or 4. men killed, ' ldd lo my wounded. They hlssg
burnt numbers of honsee, lnd theirsi whdl'siposefliom thou what
suffered last winter. Indeed their wastemdl I eookssd funcy. thing
often described to me. They have lost their mufimg-tdeirrmpe
dispirited; their fill)" subvemdtss : new _ na sssi" My
and ofcom-se one al! of the Mplignlofi'to- .;1 si _s are in
good health, high spirits, and nadyfipursue t si
A Bantssiv of excellent ' si --
s TE E L,
AND A PARCEL OF
NEEDLES,
To be sold,. WHOLESALE and RETAIL,
at William Good/on'sssStorc, in Williamshurg.
PALAcn Strcet, jub- z, 1777
MRS. NEILL is now in Williamshurg, wheri:
she purposes teaching the GUlTAR at one Gmnea Emrznce,
and one Guinea for eight Lcssonl. She will also instruct young Ladies .
in Reading, and Needle Work, in lheyMomingl, It 301. per (Dancr.
'TAKEN up, in far} County, near e Hall Way Hpuse be'twem'si
for! and Hamptau, a BLACK _ SE about 9-Yenrl old, ..
Psi
Feet 9 lnches high, no Bnnd, had on : Pan- us old Shou before, pace.,
I d :: n well with ood Coura e. Pofled and appraised to
5:- "si' "" " ' si sFARKEY' ROBINSON.
" ss F o R 5 A !. F.,
SL'OOP of about no Tone Burthen, now on the Stocks in le
by!" County, Kiugstan Pnrish, and will be complgtdy finished
(except Slils and Rigging) within two Month! fctrousstlm Dly. No
Vcsse] has a better Frame, or is mon flithfully bull! thin thin. Any
Persun inclisiflc urchase may men with Mr. Fluid- Lillj, who
lives within onesi ssof the said Shop, onmh the Subscribq- neu
Coch-esttr. [MWLZHJ cal) JORN FOWLER.
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