The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-07-11 00:00:00, page 3

to make sbme intssq movememsi, . by name!. he,
might try the di/po/ition of the militia in the
two ate: osNcw fec/Zzy and PemJj-lvania,
pgfsn'e he ventured to make his grand move—
ment to lhi: citv. His march fi-am Brutus
wfcssh to Somerjsit wsia: intended to procure
this knowledge, and he soon foM that he
shctuld not only have general Washingtun
upon hi: back, but the militia ofbuth/tate:
about his ear:, if he stirred (my jEzrther.
[finding thi; to be the ca/Z', he retreatcd to
Ambog', hoping thereby that the militia
would be di/inistZ-d, and likewise thc 3000
mm which had been ordered fi'om general
Putuam': camp countermandcd. This ] take
to be the true rea/Fm of .Hn'wc': two move
ment: to Somer/et um} Ambwy. [] Home
meam to bring on a general action, why
don't he march for the Delaware at once ?
When ! say a general action. ! moan his
wha-lefirrce again]! our whole force, and not
his whole force, against a part of oun,
which in what he wax trying at. Howc is
'a stegy/kulhinggeneral: When our jbree i:
calle - , he run: away, and when a part
of it 51 dismr'ffZ-d, he cometback again ,- and
at the": ba—psi-cp kind ofgame he'll go on till
he get: his head [: eke, and then he'll be
\ rue nvateer lmg general Montgomeojy,
from ! zir part; hru been taken by one oft/zo
enemy': ._/b;'p: of war, and carried into
Cibraltar.
The flillo-wing (mecdote, being a lively
reprq/sisisiutsition oj'theblcllings of British go
vcrnmcnt. i: recammendctd to the ]criou:
' peruflxlofall timid, cool hearteddmericam.
On Aduuday the 19th nsIVIay lus}, one mr.
_. Auterson , a house) carpenter living in Chapcl
street, Now Tork, ]; at :: difference with a
fury, who in/Ftkezl mr. Anaer/on as he was
going home from hit work, with his toolt on
Juix shoulder, ty tauntingly saying to him,
ct" Tlmct: are charged with)ou----So ! you
" are obliged to cart}! your axe-siW/wre i:
" your gaf: now, that yozouct/od to carry!"
This hnght on a farther altercation, and
-at length blow: ensucd, upon which the Tory
to (ged a complaint withgeneml Pigot . Air .
Auder/on could not be heard in his dfifincc,
-' but war ordered to receive yoo lashf-s ,- and
notwith/i-mding the interceffiam of his unfi
aazl children, and a numbdr of hi: [Hands,
ths: inhuman/L'ntencc wsi/u car ied into exe
cution with the greatest rid, against a
reputuble fleeholderaod citi . He sainte :]
awuymicoduring theexecution, ajZ'ur which
he was put into confinenwnt on board a man
of'war.
Extract of a letter from Frcchold , 7une 24.
" ] l.:id a bait last Saturday to break
up tho plundcring' cpl. George Taylor.
lc so far succeeded that I was within an
ace of taking the whole, but we took one
white man and a ncgro. While the rest
were swimming towards a boat that was
coming to take them off, we fircd upon
them, killed one, and wounded another,
who over} both Irmlsi-d into the boat.
" um dunqay we discovered the ene—
'my ferryiug over from Amboy to Stuicn
island, and this morning we took sour
Tories whq were corsining over to throw
themselves'upon the mercy of their coun
try. They relate, that they went as
waggoncrs with the British army from
Brunswkss'k to Somerset, and expected
that they were comin to Philadelphia;
that they'rqtreated wnh them to Brutus—
wick, sroni thence to Amb-zy, and thence
to Staten lflmd; that, -so far as they
could learn, general Howe rotreated b:—
cause he. did not think proper to attack
general'Wnshington, or to leave him in
his rear, while he should attempt a march
towards Philadelphia; that some saisil in
the. army they were going to England,
Others thlt they were going up the North
riv-cr, others upssthe East river, but that
they were all in great confusion. They
hassc pitched their tents upon Staten
lilsimdflfsi
bzcttracr q a :etterjrom Albany,
jane ! l .
" Several Frenchmen camcin
here yes
cecnay srom C'mada,
who confirm the
burning of the Unto, and that : party us
the Brunswickcn hid desertcd; but : par
ty of English troopl pursued and came
up with thcnrb, whrn an engtgcmcnc en
sucd, in which several on both lidts were
killed; the rest of the Brunswickess were
carried back. si Also that about 40 Turies,
who went srom these parte Lust, winter,
had attempted to leave Canndu again and
return home, being- conv'uued of their
mistaken steps, butthatthey hadbccn .or—
sucd and uvertakcn near & place cadiad'the
Split h' ock in the lake, and canied back ."
By letters srum New jerl'cy we learn,
that the enemy have burnt betawnn 15
and no houses in that part of the country
thcy passed in their'late rout. We ailo
learn, that the cnemv have returned to
Amhny and Staten [Hand, to phu some
other uxarwuvrc. 'l'hc light horse from
New England, and 42 of the brusi field
pieces lately impcrted .into New England
from Frarcr, arc arrived at head quarters.
Extract of" a letter from camsi'v at Middle
brook, fare 28, 1777.
" On last Sunday mcrn'mg the enemy
lest Brunswick, apparently with an inten
tion to cmbark ; lhey gave out that. lhry
were going to l'hiladcsi'pI-ia lty water, but
their real design was to draw general
VVashingtun from the mountains, and
force a general engagement. General
Howe is scnsihle of the difficnky of con-l
quezing us. He prtflmbly expects no mf r—c,
or bm saw recruiu, and is desirous to put
all upon a single throw. Every day will
]cll'sim his arm ', and strengthen ours.
Their posicy, 10 ever, was not an over
match For out dencc. Light parties
harrussed him, but not in such numbers us
to produce any considcrablc action. Great
part of our ar , however, has lest the
mountains; and general lorcl Stcrling was
postcd at the Shorc in:, with about 1000
men. On Thurs ay morning, gencr:.l
How: having reinsorced th army with a?!
the marinel that could be' spzu'cd, began
his march towards us. By accounts of
deserters, and others, his numbers wcrc
fi-om 12 to l4siooo. He met with lord
Stirling'n party early in the morning. a
smart engagenent ensued, and our men
ll'oud then- gmund mansully for & consi
derable time; but the amazing superiority
of numbers obliged them to retreat, and
the enemy having flankcd them, they ]oil:
two piccss os cannon, with a number of
men. No return having been yet made,
the exact number of lulled, &c. causimt
be ascertaincd. General Stiriing chSnks
there were not morn th 12 kilkd and 1
captain, but there are milliqxsisi. !: is
& pity that this party could not have been
properly reinsorced, without huzarding :;
general battle; but their numbers, and
diflanco srom our main body, was shch,
that any thing more than covexing [he
cetreat of our party would havesihem
dangeroul. They continued near the
plucc of engagomcnt that day, and are
now at Weflsiald. Our army is encomp
ed in the old spot, cup hrgcpodics :usic
posted at all the passes, and in some m!—
vantageous places bclwv tho mountains.
]: is suspectcd that the enemy would force
our camp, ispuffiblc ; but to attack usiu
the mfyunm'ms is a thing devoutly to be
wished, by every one that desires to see
the destruction of the British army.
" I must not omit to mention :1 litdc
affair lliat happened in the late engage
ment. The sirc growing hot, and our
men beginning to recrcat, 21 Br'uish officer
singly rode up to apannon that was play
ing on the enemy, and with his pistols and
lnngcr forced every man from it, when.
seeing lord Scirling, he cried, " Come
hcrc, you damned rebel, and ] will do
for you."_ Lord Stirfsimg ;:nssivqred by disi—
recting tho fire of four marksinen u
him, which Frescolly silenccd the hardy
Fool, by killing him on the spot. Our
men recovered the field picccl, which
their want of small and- obliged them to
sink} =.si
abandon."
sisisixz sisisizss.
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WlLLIAMSBURG, juisij ";
Y capt. lcwil, os Nlarylaud, who
it s: general VV ushctlngtOll'l camp list
Jhfisi—u. .fi . _
dumisizy lsic'nnight, wc learn that. the ene
m were running their hea arlifler
shiics, &c. all that day, ssom Stateyxi
Iflsilrd, on board their ships, and that on
_'__._._- .— ,si, .
ths 'K uelssslay following hc w
as informed ,
they had s-chy thing un board, and were
ready to lit]. Some pwplc are ofppini—
on they were b
ound for New En land, -
others thm. they were going to jom ge—
nerle Burgcyns (us th-siy hsi-d hcsiu'd of ::
-4z-Hi_
Truth sicfl coming Against Quabcck) and
it was likewiE though: they were cumin
up the Deiawarc, to aunck Philadelphiaq
There is ndsicc of the hravc' capt
lhrris, command" of the Mulkito armed
brig, bling taken by an English 20 gan
ship and carried into Ancigua, after hav
ing taken and carried into safe port: six
very vnlusble prizcs. '
Unpt. Vi ilctiam Fich], of :.J'lc troops of
this state, agreeable to the entence of a
court martial held upon him in thi: city
the 34 inlisictmt, was unsimimoufly sentenc
ed to be cnshiercd, and rendered hereaf
ter incapable of holding any office or em
pl-siv)n1ent in this 0r my of the United
thcs ; aiso. first he be c'dmpz-Iled to l'e
surd all money by him ombczzled utmis- '. .
applica
Death;] Mrsfiuz nan'rn BAuu'rn;
spouse to sis"*im Bnnistrr, csq; of Dinwid
dic-si She was a lady of" the must amiable _
charncter, and is much regretted by all
her acquaint'nccs. 'l'he poor, in her, —
have lust :! liberal henesactcr.
Capt. VVA'LTER Vowuzs, of the lst
regiment of sin: troops of this common
wealth.
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By his Excellency Pruucx HENRY, csq}
Gowrnour or C-Qictf M'ugr'strale Of the
commctn-wealth of Vl : a ] :: [A :
A PR'UCLAIWATIOH.
\VH EREAS ! have been credi'sictfly in
I
sormcd thwt several pcxsons are go- -
ing about in the different parts of this
(into, some osthcm in theguise ofoffiders,
engrvssmg the cummodities of the country
as. the must cxiravagnzt prices, with a
view, as is suppc ssidss of depreciating our
(urrcncy, anddiscuuragingpeoplc, more—
over, by their false and injuricul reportf,
of' the condition of our army under lus
execlsi'cs-cy general Washinztofi, and cfthl "
genrrsszl puliurc csour ::sslil'l, from on—
mgrir-r in the American feruce; To
(5 1 ?) _
the end, therffflrc, that all such poison:
may he vigilnntiy 'u-sps ctod, and Particu
larlv that thcymuy be.- obliged to give that
{lecurisz sm- Hw'r sricndship which the act. '
ofthesfl! (Zlsslimn osAlisinnL-ly rrquirol of -
aPl pcrshm cumix g witHn this state srom
any other oslhc Unitcd Staces, and that
such of them as may appear to violate.
another act ("t' :: sOZ'lsincl' scffiou, by dishon
rnging people srom enliftil ;; as shlcsiyrl,
may be [arcught [a condsiga puniflmmut,
] have thought proper, by and with the
advice of th: Cvuzrcil, to issue thin mv pro
clnmatinn, hereby rcquir'urg all officers,
boxh civil and misiitary, wilbk] this com
mon wealth, .md allothcr subjects thereof,
to be uid'u ;; :]rd affil'ing in this business
as they tender the welfarc olcttheir country,
and as they [lull answer the contrary a:
lheir neril.
Ci'ucn zmdcr my hand, ths"; 82]: day of
_7uz_'y, in the zdjmzr ofthc common
wealth , mmc'que Dcmini l77si7.
PATRlCK HENRY,