The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-04-18 00:00:00, page 6

ctFtsn-tttsstcttsi. Aril3.
A rimugflulicl amour Qf tho late'dat'r al ecks Kiis."
ssON Sundey the ezd ult. about !! o'eloek in the morning, the ane
srigate, with the two galliee taken from us last fell, end sourtransports,
enchored in Peekt Kill Bey; at t ?. M. the lssh, zzci, "th, and 64,th
resi intente, with so of the ttain of enillery. under the csiommmd of Col.
Brtd, of the l5th re iment. laided at Lent'e Cure. the south side of the
hay (under eovero the pliiee) about .1 mile and a half from the town.
th? immediately formed, end advanced with t'ourfleld iecee, to Krmk's
us !, on the south end of the town; before they in ed. several boat
fitted with men. rotted towetdt the north leading. nif they intended
to make e descent et that place, with : view of flankirtg ue, or getting
in our mrt from the number of ssboztz, em tloyed in ianding the truopr,
General M'Dougal, and every discerninl cer, were dnrly of opinion,
thlt the enemy't force fer exceeded oure; but the Gen'erel, determined
to have the fulleh evidence. hesoreie quitted the post, and therefore
weitod for them, in a position, from which our retnat wn secured, till
they came within rmuiket shot; et thie dilhnee we had I full view of the
eaem , m wife at lend treble our force; as they edvenced they canno
md ue, 7 which we had one men mortally wounded. The turn and
flow being eflroyed, end the heevy ntiilery sent off (else t one iron
n powder, which we- lest for want of horses) the Generd' red the'
deope to retire, which they did in good order, to derne]: No. e. abbe
m miiet led : heis from the town; the enemy not during to dishtrh ..
in our remetz here we took polt to seeme the pes- of the mounteine, end
some mitle, conteinin' e quutity of flour end grain, heiongi to the
continent. The next dey they placed : piquet guerd, e 13 al.
upward: of too men, : mile from out from, et 4 o'cloek in the m:
_ noon, Lieutemmt Coiunel Willett, with nhout 70 of Glnset'oon'e
ment. got undil'eovesired to 1 hill in their front, end immediately deteched
Certain flwert'wout, with a few of his men, with ordere weene]: them
in 't-onet and melt: : regular retreztt, in case the enemy should advance.
thie mznuuvre wet intended to drew them from the height. which they
oxen 'ed, end ive the other of the deteehrnent en opportunity of
falling in upont ir reer, whi e Captein Rilter, of Colortei Cortlend'e
regirrrent, with ten men, edveneed along : creek, on their lest, with .
view offlanltin them, but Colonel Willett'e party were discovered before
thin could pofli ly be effected, end : very smart skirmish ensued, which
iafied about 15 minutee. the Colonel apprehending ther their main body
would ednnee, to sttshin their piquet, ordered hie men to in their be -
onett, end l'ushctlpon the enerri , which they perceiving, fled with t e
Went} preeiyitetion. We he two men wounded, one of them denge
fly; the inhebitente say that the enemy hid nine killed and wounded;
their main body were drawn up in view of the field, when the skirmish
happened; they were:! to be partie Rruelt, end immedietely repent!
to reirnberk, w ie they did the seme evenin , lening hehm a large
unntity of iron, mile, end other storee, whic from the recipiteney of
1 eir flight, t! had not time to send off to their shi r. ehelt morn
ing we took po essron of the town, end the day fofiowing the ships fell
down below Ct'oton river. These maroden (according to their usual
practice) plurtdered end abused scene housee, end burnt seven] others,
cz'i-ried off a few cettle and lheep, and some Ii ht :trtieiee from the public
m. Our prineipel lose it in tum, mo , end lour, which we
dequed, end : quantity of sugar burnt by the enemy, in the eommis
szry't store. The militia on the first aiarm turned out with the greatest
llaerity. end marched to our aslishnce. end is these British hesoes had
[hid : de longer, we should have had the pleasure of payin them for
their trou le. Asufficient number of flat hottemed hoetr, an the large
scow are preserved. so thn the serss will be curied on a t'onnerly
PHILADELPHIA, Aprt! 2.
5 are told (his an mempc wn 'mnde to aught me Heliod
more for the Kin of Great British; but that it hid closed such
:. murmur in that principa it,. that the Prince thought it bed to be easy.
and let George go without hn draught;.
From New ]ersey we learn. thlt on of about the zoth ult. ! young
woman passing m evacuated houfsin Woodhridgc, saw, through the
window, : drunken Helfian l'oldier. who hid Rragglcd from hit In"
there being no men within lest than a mile of the town, (he went tame,
dressed herself in man's apparel, and ended with an old sucbck, returned
to the house. entered ll, nnd took the flefflan prisoner, whom she sun
stripped of hit aruu, md wn leading off, when she fell in with the pat
role guard of : New )ersey regimem, near Woodhridge, to whom she
delivered her prisoner.
On Suturdly, (he nd ult. the enemy came out from Amhoy to bring
in the ysopcny of one Bnmu, who is gone over. when our people.
ihtioned near Woodbridge, lttzckcd them and had :- reny sman shoot
mz much. while they were mirmg with the said a eat: Abom the
same time the enemy attempted to lend from some bone on Woodhisiidgc
Neck and at Smith'e fat'l'n, to take of!" some ende end he" but in this .
they were disnppointed, at our people dishlrbed them, took the ende.
and hnrnt the hay. \
April 8. A Gentleman from camp insormt, the: the British troop- .:
Perth Amboy, in number lbout zooo, last 'suesda morning, embarkd
on bond severctll transpom, end sailed out of Son y Hook, under con
voy of three men of w. but in the evenin they returned, end disea
basked under cover of the night on Suten ! and. This mnnavns i: i.
suppolL-d, woe intended to make the eppeaunee of : reioforcemne
Euwpe. and which the Toriee hue indushssioufly reported to be no].
By the lalt edvicee sum France we learn, that Axthur Lee. 8qu hue
of London, who it eppoinud by the Unitod Smet to 08 in eonmnith
Dr. Franklin, wn orrived at that Coun, where he. with the D r.
were received and trented with all the respect shcwn to Enropeltt Am .
sadon, and thee they have eI-teady negotilted : loan- of two milliom of
lium, sot- end on account of the Un'ued Stone. _
The Hon. the Cootinenul Congnse hue promotod Col. —-l.eunod
of Messachusette ley. Col. George Clintonof New Yotk. Go]. Edward
Hand of Penns lvenie, end Go]. Chilon Scottdf Vitgmin. to thennk
of Bfigedien mere].
By the London Gmtce of the goth of D-cember, we find. that they
had received Geneul Howe'e accounts a lete at the akin; 00 For: Lee
ond Newark.
thractd'a laurfm- Pt'r'rnunc, thdMLrts 14.
" ! must inform you that mltten huve a vesy My aspect here.
Daniel Sullinn hn mumed from the lndnn countrz; end bringe le.
counte of lndiut being lfl'uubled. in order to nttaekt !:an lad
thie pofl, end of sevenl other thinge too tediotte to mss—A low
daye ego the lndinne killed one Andrew_ Sinpsoo, and took or killed .
brother of Captzin Moorhend'e, nen Ktttanmng. _They scalped Clpf,
SimPson, and lest : temahawk ehd me belt on Imm and a piece .!
writing in hit shot pouch, duced Nta n. lth Februnry, 17", eolledo
message from the' Chiese of the ohuvke, Ommdagoel, Caynglt,
'I'uscltorn, Mifsm , and Chippawe, to the Virginius end Pewt
sylnnianl, now It onlyngo, the purport ot which it, the! we have
wrongfully settled their unde on the Uhno end Snsquehonne, end order
ing us to quit thcm immediately, or abtde by the consequence: . that
we have no foondntion for our putenee (as they cell it) of Col. Budet'e
comin againn ue, " we know he hat no emy with him; they them. .
fort: think that oussesign is against them, but whether or not, they insvR
on our quitting th it lend: immuiiltely, end not_to make my ezeuse, by
pretending to lcqunint our Con rest, &c. of theu-behn-our.
" ln couse uence of the be ore-mentioned intelligence end depreda
tions, : council of wet me held et this place thin day, in which it me
determined that it would be molt adviseahle, for Col. Crewsotd'e hat
talion, and two companies of Col. Wood'e battnlion, et Fon Pin and
Wheeling, not to marchtill further orden, and that too men should be
immediately sent to the Kittmning, and 15 men to nmck the soliovnng
places, viz. Logg't Town, Holhdssly'o Cove, and Cou't."
WlLLlAMSBURG, Aprd 18.
AST Monday Burwcll Basseu, Esq; ya- choicn I Sennor for (he
dilh'nct of New Kent, &c. lnd Robert C. Nicholn :nd Williun
Nurch, hawkes, went elected Delegatu for the coumy of ]mc City.
0 8}: SULU .u public Auaion, on the lnh of May nen, fa
ready M')nss-')*, before Mr. Jaw: Sombafl'o Door, four NEGRO
MEN and one NEGRO WOMAN. belonging to the Bible of Ralwi
Good-wiu, Smiur, xv.-ceased.
(Ill) THOMAS CARY, Adminiflrnor.
NY Persun ;nrfmsse to become an Advenmm in me LOTTERY
A of an 'Jr—z !: D STATES of AMERLCA may be supplied with
Tickeu at P , .zl-m- m ll'iIi-uyh'g. ]UHN CARTER.
0 31! SOLD :: Part mit}, on the uh of May, a good Dwelling
House and Hllf I . for study Monev, hv
RlL'HARD nmcxz.
1.
Ponsisuou'ru, April : ;, 1777.
I lNTEND to go to the "'ejst India. and re
nlm agxiusuon. (ll) ]AMES Mll-LER.
Pon'rcuourn. lpn'l 15, 1777.
lN'l'l-LND to go to the Wg/l India. and re
tum ng'xin soon. (t') BENjAMlN BANNERMAN.