The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-07-11 00:00:00, page 2

.ss,. . ,
imputed his conduct aml accusations to
anonymous siandcr, or :: vague unsub
stantial testimony ofany nature whatever;
that when this boast-rd service oi'the nni-le
earlcame to be iNquirtZd is::o, you would
(I he had been mtnctflcd ann-ally with
,t'wice .as much ufthc publick money as any
one as his preflfccgssorsi 'm office, therefore
he ought certainty to have the fleet in a
more formidable and splendid condition;
but certain it was, that a great part of this
treasure was not applied to the uses t-r
which it was granted; there had been a
multitude of errours, and much corrup—
tion, which he was prepared to produce
evidence ofwhcnever the house would gh e
& candid hearing. Mr. Luttrell then
moved, as she first evidence necessary on
which to establish the truth of his charges,
and even for the material information of
parliament, independelt of the proposed
addresi- to the king to displace the earl of
Sandwich, " that the proper officers do
- kiy on the table the latest weckly account:
received at the admir'altv, prior to the
openingofthe present seffioncfparliament ,
ram the admiral or commander in chiefof
sihll his mjcfly': ships_ and Yessels of the sc
veral departments or l'ortlmoutn, mutt
ham. md Plymouth, together with the
latest weeks accounta received at the sfz'ul
bond, prior to the commencement cs
'thiz sesiion, of all ships and vesiels of war
employed on chance] service, or on the
coast of Great Britliu or Ireland." Mr.
Luttrel] (hid , that he would show by these
accounts that the information given to
both houses ofpnrliam'ent, and the publick,
on the first day of this scsiion, of the state
of your navy, when it was officially al
ledgedthatzou had : ships of the line fit
to lah the can, And any more in great
. fothrdnesa, and that your fleet at home
war then a full match for the combined
squadron of Franefiands a'm, should they
visit your coasts, was : angeroul, wick
ed, and wilful imposition on p'arlixment,
and the whole ufion. la short, sir, if
the people of England knew the weal state
of your marine power and nsourdes," and
the great sit riority of your natural ene
m'zel in the . seal, they would searce sus
fer ib many ship: and men to be despatch
., ed to the futhest finarter of the pjobe,
. even on ; more rational and profitable
ctpursuctit than the redactiol of your Ame
siss tica- colonic; to despofism, before you have
si'CIl'Cd th'e seat of your empirc from inva
sion a_nd ruin: The attorney general'com
'datea agamu taking the motion, and the
friendpt'adminiflration were for tl' rowing
; its oisisifpitkout farther discussion ; but mr.
.'ss'. Tho ct ' Townshend. after shewing that
' [he sidfl'n was stfict'siy ' parliamentary,
._ and ofshter'ul import to the business then
{befor- thc-house, sccondcd it inovery shr
lo hlgua e, and asked, what opinion
j y unprej 'ced person could entertain of
' those gentlene- vho so strenuou fly encou
- ragid the honourable gentleman is his
inquity, lad now shrunk from the trix]?
, Thin clandeffine and unwarrzntcd ltcp, of
. wiLh-holding the first official pzpers called
for by \the honourable member, would
flampasentenc- on their friend and patron ,
not much to hisshoncur or b'u advantage.
lt 'ucuriom to obscr've how the ministers
in ench house of plrlialnem jsiufl one ann
, ther. si la lord North attacked inthe house
of cers, lord Sundwich is on'his leg: in
si' an shut, to declare, " that there never
in: a bitter firfl lord of the treasury." ls
_ the first conmisiioner of the ldmiralty
cenfilrcd in the house of commons, lord
'Norlh pronounce: lord Sandwich to be
" amofl 1I:le, fizithsul, and diligcnt/ervant
' ofhi: king and countyy."
" Say: Lockit to Pcachum, ycu've nothing
to fear ;
- *: If they battle in From, l'll defend in
the fear. _ -
" Say: Peachum to Locket, ! laugh at
the hum,
" Let me sinpfer the pelf, they may all
' kiss my ---."
Lord North, in the house of commons,
on Friday, pretended, " that the official
Cunduct of lord Snndwich would Hand the
list ofthe sevcrcst scrntiny; and therefore,
that nothing of discredic could redound
from going into the inquiry proposed by
mr. Temple ].uurell ;" yet the very pa
[vers which mr. Luttrell moved for, al
the necesssiucty grounda cssi inquiry, were
refused by lord North. and lhc ministen'al
members. Administrarion dare not sub
mit the trans-ctions of their several de
partmcms to parliamentary inspection.
Mr. Temple Luttrell proved this as a
member of the senate, in his place. to
the utter consusisim ofthe purchascd hire
l'mgs of government.
M—
PmLADELPHLA, july 2.
Extract qsa letter from general W A : H 1 !: G —
TON lo C () N G !: La :, duted camp a;
Qtibblc town, jane 25, 1777.
8 1 n.
HEN ] had the honour to address
\' you last, it wcx on the sulsz ct of
the enemy's retreat From Brunswick to
Amboy, and of tho: measures purshed to
annoy them. At the time ofwritiug, the
information] had received respecting their
loss was rather vague and "certain ; but
we have reason to believe, From intetli
gence through various channele since, that
it was pretty considenhle, and fell chiefly
on the grcnadiers and lightinsamry, who
formed tlu i- cm ering party. The enclos—
ed copy of a letter corresponds withother
accounts on this head. and with the de
clnrations of some deser'ters. Some of
the accounts are, that officers were heard
to say they had not suffered so severely
since the affair at Princeton.
After the evacuation of Brunswick, I
determined, with the advice ofmv gene
ral officers, to move- thectvhole army the
next mornit'g' to this past, where they
would be nearer th. enemy, and might
act according- to circumstances. In this ]
was prevented by rain, and they o't'fly
moved yesterday morning. ct
.ll- ]! lllllCll to 05 regrcucu ("ac an (X
presi sent (is to. general Maxwel] on (Is.—
tnrday night, to inshrm him of general
Green'a movemcnts towards Brunswick,
that he might conduct himself secording
ly, did not reach him. Whether the ex—
press went designedly to the enemy, or
was taken, is not known; but there is
reason to belieVe be seli into their hands.
"" general Maxwe'sl had received the order,
there is no doubt but their whole rear
guard would have been cut off: This the
enemy consessed themlelves, as we are
ell informed by persons in Bonam town.
By a reconnoitring partyjust returned,
it is reported as a matter of doubt whe
ther any osthe enemy have removed srom
Amboy, though it is almost certain they
have transported :! great deal of their hap;
gagesi ] have the honour to be, &c.
0. WASHlNGTON.
May it plca/Z-your Excellemyss
I llAVE thought proper to trouble your
exceiiency with the foilowing intelli—
gencc, received 'oy three different ways,
th'it the greatest part of the Heel: srom
New York harbour has removed to the
\-Vatcriug Place and Prince'l Bay, where
the huggage and troops passing from the
jelsey: are constantiy embarking; that
the transport at New York, cut down for
a floating battery, has twenty six 24 and
18 pounders; and lies off the grand bsiitte
ss ry in the river; another, which thcyhave
been fitting- for the same purpose, is neg—
lected and unfinished. General "owe ar
rived at Nsw ank on !undav asternoon,
tho whctlq of which day they were employ
ed in removing the wounded scldicrs from 1
thesidocks to the hospilzfls there, ssisnd m
amount to 500 men. (Lo!. (lampbcll, (,s
th. 57th regimcm us inizizll troops, gaf
l
risons New Yc-tk. with ths: all;:tazncc us
.
the inhabimmk 50 nisi whom arc us ' ct'cd
to do duty every day. ! am, &c.
COW ofa lettcrj'rmngmerrd W A m I N 01" 0 N
m Couenzss, (;.m-sii camp at Middl
Bsisiook, jane 28, 17;7. -
8 ] R, ,
N Thlirsday morning general How;
advanced vixh his wi-ule arnzv, in
severa] coluums, lrom Amhoy as; flu- us
V. eltficld. We are ccrminly informed,
that the troops sent to S-simcu lllund "re
turned the preceding evening, and it is
said with an auguwmuion of marines;
so that carrying them there was a seint,
with intcrficntodcccivc us. His design,
in this sudden movement, was either to
bring on a generalxngszgemcnt upon dis
ad vantagecms terms, considering matters
in any point, of view, or to cut. off our
light parties. add, lord Scirlin'g's division,
which was sent down to support them,
or to possess himself of the height: lad
pallcs . the mountnms on our left. The
two lrtst sccmctzd to be the first object: of
his attention, as his march was rapid
against these parties, am! iudicatcd a strong ;
dishosiricn to gain those passes. in this
[it;mion of affairs, it was. thought absu
lutely ncccsszry that-wc should move out"
force from the low ground: to occupy the '
heights before them, which was csibcted. '
As they advancedss they scil in with some ;
of nnr light pariixs, and part of lord
Stitiing's division..v\ith which they had ct
some pretty smart si-zirnfish'mg, with but
very little loss. H.;Tiev-r, ("sin our side, ug
cept in three sirlsii g-icsi-e s, which unfortu
nmcly fell into the -:ncmy's hands; 'He
not hu ing obtained rccurs-s yet, Pcamndt
detci mine it with certainty, nor can wess
ascertain v-hat'thc entmy'x loss was. As ;
soon as we had Frzincd the passes"! dc
tachcd a body css-l 'ight troops, "under bri— 7
afficr genm-al Scmt; to hang on their j
gank and to watch their moss'mns, and 1
ordered Morgan'f corps of riflcmcn to-_
juin him since. 'l'he enemy semssin'td at ,
Welflicld liil ycshid 'y afumocn, when
about 3 o'clock they moved um ards -
Spanktnwn, vssiih ou: lighttrooffln thc—ir
rcar, and pursuing. 'l'he ene'my have
phmde'ed all is: lore thz m, and it is said j
burnt some houses. l hme the hcizour to
be, &c. G. W'ASHINCTON.
Extmct of a lcltf-r fiom the same; la Gou- si
GRESS, dated ].earl quarters, Middle
Brook, jane 29, 1777, 9 o'clock P. M.
SlR)
" AVE not been able to ascertain 'yet, '.
with any degree of precision, the loss "si
sustained by the enemy in the several
!
skirmishes cn 'l'hursday, though we have
many realbns to beiic ve it was much more
considerable than what it was a prehendcd
1
to be when I had the honour o 'addresiing
"you on the suhjss: &.
As to our siluss, l am assured by lord
Stirling that it was trifl'mg; and by such.
desertcrs as have come in, that they saw
but very few ynshners taken. ]t would
have been certsitiniy known bcsote this
(that is, the number not yet returned)
had not some of the parties, and ] belict'c
the most which were theuout, joined the
corps since detachul. ] have the honour
to be. &c. C. WASFIINGTON.
Ymsie 30. P. S. The prisimcl's taken
by us were 13, two of which are light
dragoons, the rest inssimtry.
G W'ASHlNGTON.
Publlfifid by 'ordfr if Consisssrrcs}.
(:HARLH 'sit'l—LUMMN, src'sv.
That the dq/ljssm (ssf t/n- ( m-msi was to endea
vour to came in i-sslzilssm'ss [jct'tiq ( say: :: corres—
pondsimt) i: !: v mihr t'm- ('-'t'fls' to (7: doulshfd
as; but it was n.:ct'ctctY-nsiy jbr general h'uwc