The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-05-09 00:00:00, page 2

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Lshshm of so"! — - .... _ _ 'lqo
Mulkct Cll trid'es, I -- - nent- Qoomoo
lil' -— O .. .g
Iron tom ; Rdd _ __ 5
lnn-enching cools of som -—-- * ss.._.. 50,
Armomers coals sees -— —- -. ;
Hsiand bltsirowe —- — — 100
Gyn complete — - .- ,
Sling (am ... ;
Xron fraise of no weight each, su pared to pe intended
300
to step the navi ation of udson'o river
A large quzmity of ot ter species of store: not I! present ascertainqd.
(Signed) SAM Cunuuo, Bri . Geu. Royal Artin-tg.
jeu. 15. A letter from Pl mouth, dated znuary to, sa s, " tune
in hit szcfly's ship Raison le, from acmne: She ! , offCapc
Fimflm-e, am Amricnn priutm, called the Donon, of 18 9 pounden,
and 14 swivels, with u9 men, lnd hat 9000 dollau on board; th'
Raisonablc parted with her in-o gnlc of wind, but the privateer't mea
us on bend the man of war."
The crew of the Donon privateer, brought in by the Raisombk,
were put on bend the Ocem ard ship of go gunp, and it is said. tho
Ca nin will he tried for his [5 9 a: : pirnte.
: it szid du: mnmen! men- to proceed, by way of information,
ngaina the fourct ldermzn who committed the Lintenantt; and that
the ned: at fist! intended, by my of action, is to. be dclined, :. we
pi-iute : nay of brin "up; on : question of so public importma that
which will be involveri'n 1th is.: of this cluse. -
you. 17. Lord North will on Monday next ! int I day for dying
some papets before the House of Common, _utd omnfing I motion on
them relative to the settlemm: of Amel'icl. si
On Saturday :dvice wu bxol to Lord Sufolk'sss qfice of th- (bull
'ostheRi htHon.SirGilbenE m, But. in me south osancc where
he went or the ruovety of'hh health) mgmbct for th Skin Ran.
burgh, Trelsurer of the navy, keeper of the signe! of chthnd, ud :
commisfiomr of the forbited. ehm in du: kingdom. .
you. 18. lnnmfliom m sent to Lord Stormom at the Court of v.,.
am:- no demand the deliver of Dr.. ankfin in ssordet' thu In mytbe
sent to Ensslnnd. In gusc o : usual, hit Lo ' huntderp to "turn
home immediately. ' . ' si
The! Duke of Norfolk lin at the pint of denssh. He is in the gsd
year of hit age. . ct -
Left Wedne'sday noon three troopu of the een's Dmgoqn Gum;
arrived at Britiol, fron Glaucebi', by vss Mihnn, and bx the
rscverin vigilance of th: ' habiuotz, it :: tp ba hochdut city will
,sictsidjaginllnyf anew uotincendjariet. '
Mild greet hnkmpu of:"),efl: lndia Rouseia dnily Woe!
Me. Ebenezer Platt, w un committed to Newgate on hursdey
laft by ]uRice Addingtop, so: high union, .wn formerly I plum- in
the province of Gut 'o. in America. He in the first Ame-eu that
Government has me led with, and much depends on hit sno- If Ad -
minifimtinn hook! meed with tigour quick him, then every nctive
man. who ba dun facond in Amocicnn Con ond Maken.
oiinmfingtkocdcndbehmiagt. ss ukennhmhecmt
to Gmt Brinin. o: uyxof shMFme thenche end he theuud Mfut
here. The aceusation a :. Plett is founded on hit hath; not
only maile free with hit y'I State; :: Savannh, but also min
mfly so lied the my with : great quantity oiammunition.
'Letten , yefierdny'z Franch'mailsa . thnt no less than four Ame
rienn 'nteen am now lying in the he or of Bourdeaux.
Le joy Plants, from New York for Corke, w taken by the
Freedqm Printeu, in In. 38, which took Ill the hand: out excepting
the Much, eacpente: lnd three other.. Theie rose upon the privi
WE men. lewd: the vessel the th. qf-Decenher, ll'ld carried bon into
St. mix.
dnnzht is ordered to be made from the lh' wri he: in,!) tard
Woolwich yudt. to work in the an 'I yansl atePortsmotz: lad
" 'mouth, the repair of some ship: thmie'mg impedld foe want of &
"ent numberof hand:. -
ADMXRALTY QFFlCE, ju- 11. t17_7.- Capt. Gtisith, of his
Mnjehu'n (big the Nonsuch. hn sent to Plymomh : rebel prime: floop
et ten nrciue ["I, And ' ty men, calledthe Chzmissng Sally, Fran
05- Brown, eomshnder, w 'ch he took on the tdth infl. to the wemei
dClpc finish". lie Hanged to Dutmouth, in the M-ssaehnsem
' , hid been cut about five weeks, and uken s schoone- nued tho
' 7, wushn Cllsk. Mofler, from Glspee to :maiea, md the brig
\ ed the Monk, B_- Bcdy, miner. bond m Newfoundlnd to
m M Idea mih M.
RlDAY In! one of in Red Gzlfm, in Rhodo Mndfgdw
blewup, 'lwreby eight mit won lost. - si ' . ' ' '
Yethrday u-vived a : safe {on, : inner (choice. Why
Captain Cunningitam, in n ( m Eye from the ank we had,
where she hat lateiy tent in sevcrzr izn. We learn !hlt'du French
pom are crowded with cruiserl merchantmen. belonging to these
Sutes, and that all kindsos good: are fold a! a moderate psiu.
Emwctdsiykmrfivn Nova Scotil, Winmixsishbmm tm.
" I embrace this opportunity of sending you : hue or two, And not
so much to let you know that we are well, as to let you know that Fu
mouth in to be taken th'u swing. Four wip'd with m m un.
from Halifax early in the spun , and 1 believe soon from tpc shntpud.
Their intention is to get pn Man of basco Bay. and join tip thi
government. I hupe you will take care of yourself." ;
NEVV HAVEN, March 26. We lum that on Sunday sc'elsslight,
there wan an cnga ment between ; pafly of troops Nioaging to Ipe
State of New You , and : party as the enemy, near Williamsil num,
: little thin side of Kingshridge, in which we had e ght lum kind and
fogte wounded; the enemy had also ciglil men k silkd and several wounded,
nnong the Common: Ca tain and two Lieutenabu. The: nigh snilow.
ing the enemy surwun the bon se, wbeve our ssunrd was stationed, ud
made prisoners of .: men, noon; whom is said to be Meioe Ptflt. in
officer who commanded th! pny to the aason.
M 17. By 1 vessel in .; day- from Nun in Flame we lar]. du
du privlun which carried Dr. anklin, finde ti- u-o prin
mentioned, ha- taken and carried into some poets in Fume five quiet,
one of which we hear was : Libm lut. ss .
The public m idmd. that hue den horn in thccttown of
Brookfield, in the' three llfl montha,ssfour pair of boyc, of foqsscsiwomn.
who m'all well; the three lit within the wuh. A pruspd
M : succession of Amerieln hewe} will wise to defend ct country,
when line pnfem desenden being numbend with the dead receive
the Ming phudit of the brave. .
F I s H - KLLL, Apn/z4.
E ue infernal, fron :uthoriey, that fomreiimenn of the
W enemy no "baked Mild cbk ship {Sk- lfland, me!
that Galen} M'Do-ch N'ord-n to be in ruduled to kepe] duely
should they many: to come up the North river; though nt [he saw.
dun it an apprehendcd the were Melsswm.
On Monduyhfl no de mshotnP-dc'l XII. Avilln'n
lpprehended with mruiting ende", fin- shem, us to have
been hanged ydmhy, but bin unction '- d for (m hyo.
Three mm wore take:: up last uenh :! Clnht "run. !ndl & remit
ing orders; thou! jeo}. m founden one of than:- qno. Medi
cut, and goddlu iminnnl bilh, und : link gold lad Him They
m paper! snund, ad "doubt will :"de descu.
A (Edge! qfa un fiv-ct Man; TLY'kW "due;
" m ! : : ourncn,ro tomss ma
piquees, consisiing-fl' 15!le soldien; unde sum timwc addit
more :: another shrine, but uluckily nisidtheI—il W"
Undc: dun" Hlun had. incur laid, wn m-tind, thankin
Fish. was taken. We m ashes sh- plblic fisin he it did: M."
hurt by the my. ' * si
A mgnphinshehofionpamuknfrmml lib en
tradi thercponof Dr.,hnkh'dhuiqduimdd by British ent.
PHIL,ADELPHFA, Aprtlzg.
WB lum, by— zn mpnst drived in tun yefiefdcy. "Could
' Carieton 10 within forty five miles of Ticonden't. The glo
rison :: that pllce ?} commanded by Genenl Why—
The on 'a ship: fill continue in out by. wheredey incub- ad
burnt severa vessels bound in. The enemy Inch if I mtsh to
burn all the wife!: that they Me bd ' whom.
Emfflffa laurfianko'n NI. Mr], 17".
" Deserters al] afflrm, that the enemy havetin beau at: ' , I.
be cmid m unnonno du Dclwmn. & WIpW nvh'nl
the Army m to pass our." " ' '
Luna ojsnlotm-fnlI-an M'Td Cup. mBomnn-Tc-m dull
\ Apnl 13, 17 . ct .
" A demchmcnc unde: che connmd Ca . Alum!
oscthe Pennsyhuia nzh "gin". mnn by Col. (sink, mid
the i net guard of the enemy at two o'clock thin maining, flour m
yar rom Bonhm Town, nel. n':- : hen, but Mun- en"
mant, the whole of th (ned, . hwm. mW-md
sunnes. Licunhnt aniec, .! in "} w '— Wflfld