The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-11-08 00:00:00, page 2

pastorul sidsiclity-, and exemTlar deport
ment, on which the usefu ne s of such
teacllcrs chiesly depends, would be found
in men subject to the voluntary mainte
nance" of ghe people, than in such as, by
their lndi'cendence on the_people, are ex
empted sirom all obllgation to fulfil their
engagemenrs but the sense ofduty ? How si
, do men rea'sqoin other cases? Vfipuld thc'si
lawyer be more lndefatlgable in pursuiflgl
the interest of his clients, would the Phffil
ficianss give _a_ ore punctual and pain
-. aciebdafibd 'M'ctpfifictbnts, would the
steward be ufbict-e faithful to the trust eot'qs
mitted to his management, if the con
-nexloo.bechen duty and interest, be-ct
tween merit and reward, ctwere dinfinished
or. dissolved !
HAvass "the imbibed the genuine spirit
ofctthe Gdp'e _si _hp are ambitious of being
unfsnct. in thesictseasesisiforbidden by the
meek and 'lqwly jest", who are net con
teuted with being on a level. with their
brethren of other denominations, and who
distrust the faithful promise of their savi
our, that he will be with them to the end
of the world, unless, by an establishmfn't
os human invention, secutit'y be obtained
frdm the sicivil magistrate for its accom
plishment? - Or'are they under the guid
auc'e of anhononrablc, humane sentiment,
who, sorthe support of their religion, de
vour the widow an'd the fatherless, and
oppre'si: the poor, the needy, and the
stranger, and who are not ashamed to de
mand their hire from tholsi'efor whom they
never laboured ?
si siWu ATIV : :. narrow zealots may ailedge
to ,the contrary, does not a mixture of a
Variety of religious sects in the same civil
soeiety the most effectually promote free
dor'nsiof inquiry, . and liberal lfentiments?
Can any device more completely answer
the ctpurpqsetctof : :: or warm (an in
spectqr and: rmer mannere) orsssiform
a 'moresi certain batrier-egainst the en
croachmemssssct lawsilefs pouresir, foreign or
domestic]: Zssct-ffisi
PsiORTsiS'M 0 U T H, Octaber- 5.
. .,ESTERUAY arrived here the brigan
' 'ss tige Marquis quildare, capt. Thomas _
Falmer, insi seven wedts from Bourdeaux,
with'ssMcargo of militarysistores, &c., He
informs us the French treated him with the
makest kindncss', and seVued ready to do
. every" thing in their povex to serve him;
[thzt the customhouse officers permitted
the American Vesscle to pass without ex
amiuation, while the English, were all
searched. \
Octss. 12. Last Wednesday arrived at
ssssFadmouth a prize ship of between 3 and 4oo
tuns, from Portsmouih'in ctEngiand to Que—
becli, laden with powder, nails, beefl
huttci', &c. had 16 carriage guns, - 8 of
which were mounted. She was taken by
a privateer fmm N_'ewbtsi1'ry,'ctby stratagem.
asiPHIL-A'D E L PHIA, ctOctabcr 19.
Y means of a person who has lately
made his escape _o_ut of New York,
we learn mar- neral. owe- maxcs every
one of {lieshha itanu {'Wearssto submit and
be obedient, to the laws of the British par
lia'ruetip'z'nall cajZ-s whatsoever. _
si M'dhday last arrived here the schooncr
, Sanysi from Bctmuda, with salt, &c. by.
whom we learn that the Galatea, 3 20
gusin ship, and the Dreaduought of 18 guns,
wisiFGat Bermu'da, where they had carried
in several prizcs; and that the Galatea
wassi-to sail in a short time, to cruise of
- the capes oF-Virginia.
Exti'act of a lettei'fi-om For: Lee (late Fort
Constitution, but now altered by general
orders) dared October 20, 1776.
" Yesterday's assair was honourable to
us. Three-regimcnts, Glover's, Recd's,
- and Shephcrdsss, of Massachusctts, under"
col. Glover, who commanded the brigade,
wcre advanced under cover, to receive the
enemy marchmg out towards the country.
Col. Shepherd was well covered under a
wall, and at 30 or 40 yards gave the gre—
nadicrs and int'antry an unexpected heavy
sire, then a second and third , ' which broke
the enemy so much that they fan away'ns
fast asctthey could in confusion. They re
turned with field pieces and eut-flavkcd
our party, which occasioned our pedpk: to
rerreat to a short distance, ' where they
.rallied welh and-ke t their groundzgainst
sict-the'n' cannonade an' 'numbers'. Our men
behavesid withremarkable spirit and cool
ness, and ! think are in' .". good way to do
eat things. We lost ]: few, 30 or 40
s 'lled_ a_nd- Wounded . Twosidesertqrs si-qm
the ehesimy sa they lost IOOO, but feally'l
have the be!? opinion to believe they lost
150 or upwards, a; our men fixed with
great coolness, at a good distance. They
are tr ing to surround us ; but it vffl! n'ot
be ea v. and I am mistaken is they do not
meet some severe rubbers."
Odober 29. Sunda morning, about !
o'clock, a fire was did,:overed on board the
prize ship lying in this harbour (iately taken
by the continental schooner Wasp) which
entire] consumed the same, together with
her va uable cargo of sugar, rum, &c.
The Hon. the Congresiz have appointed
col. Maxweli of New, ]ersey, and col.
smailwood of Maryland, to the rank of
brigadiers-genera] in the army of the Unit
ed States. .
We hear that the counties of Philadel
phia, Chcster, York, Lancaster, and,
Northampton, are universally dissatisfied
with the frame of government formed by,
the late Convention of this state. _
Extract of a letter fiom Fort Lee, Oct. 22.
" A deferter from head quartersinfornu,
that the loss of the enemy,- on Friday last,
must have been 7 or 800; that in the
cannonade after the battle general Howe
had his leg very dan eroufly shattered by
a ball, which kill a soidier who stood
nedr him.---Lafl: night sia party of rangeu,
ss under the command of simajor Rogen,
having- advanced towards Mareneck," were
attatked an'd defeated by a. party of our
sorces; 36 were taken prisoners, find the'
number of [lain issupposed to be greater,
since 60 arms and as manj'blankets were
found upon Jhe sield.- As the c'orps is
composed of :l'ories, this victo is the
more glorioussi Ourssmimy is in hlgh spi
rits, having out-flanke'd the-enemy." —
——-—*d—_ _ si
B A L. T ] M O'sR E, October 29.
Extract of a letter fiom ;; gem'zral offiq'sir,
dated Mount Washington, October 23',
1776. ct
WO deserters came over to us" from
_the York lfland lines the evening bo
sore last, who sass the enemy's loss. on
Friday was niore than 800 killed ,andsi
wounded. They saw many ofsithe ,wound
ed, who all agree in their accounts of a'
heavy loss on their side. A strongsi'ctparty
of Hefflans were amhushed by two of our
regiments, Read's and Shepherd's, and
drove to their main body, which advanced,
and_obliged ssoutsi men to retire about Goo
yards . "1 m: rmunen lnc au10n,_ un: enemy
contenting themselves with the groimd they
had gained. We had only 1500 men en
gaged, and not more than zooo near the
field; the enemy had at least 8000.. ctThe
enemy pushed that night three miles along
the coast to New Rochelle, where their
advanced Party remained yesterday.
" After the action, our artillery, and
that of the enemy, were employed in an
noying each other. DurinF-the fire of
the artillery, the descrters ay, a. (Entry
si at general HOWe's tent was killed at the
door; the hall esintered the tent, and shat
tercd generai Howe's leg, so as to endan
ger his life. One of the deserters declares
he heard his captain mention it to several
officers ; they belong to the 4othrcgiment.
" Major Rogers advanced the evening
before last, with his corps of Tories, to
'Mamorancck. A party was detached
.agpinst him; they killed numy, lock 50'
prisoners, 60 sine mulketz, and as nxzmy
blankets, and coxnplctcly mmul :lw n it
of the party. 'l his blow uiH ruin she
major's rangers. The cnemy h-siwe sc—
ceived a reinsorcemcnc of Hcffizns, m (!
some British troops. Their nation, l.:il:
night, was at Ncw'Roc-hcllc. We mnv
outzfiank them, so lhat the least move
ment of shewe how the shore molt pro
duce an action. -
" Our troops are in high spirits, :md
very noxious to engage the enemy. We
canpsiot answer for the sate of war, but (
"think America has little to fear from ge—
neral Hewe's army, who have gained no
ground but what they could reach. by
their shipping. ss_ '- \
" The enemy have lelt only 1000 men
on York island. They have detached two
brigades to oppose col. Livingston, who
is gone with 1200 men to the east end of '
Long lfland. He cmbarked at Fairsield
last week, and it is said has carried off
many cattle from the encmy's party on
that island ."
Extract of a letter fi'om Philadeiphia, to a
— gentleman in thi: town, Octaber 26. ,
" You have heard, I suppose; osctthree
New England regiments, of about 1500
men, beating zooo of the king's troops
last Friday; and by accounts yesterday, '
they los]: 500 men killed and wounded.
We have also accounts, by deserters, ofct
general Howe's being wounded in the leg,
as'he was sittingsiin his tent. Last Monday
Rogers commanded a party of rangera;
collected off Long island and Staten islandct
(Tories) and attempted to rob or destrbysi
one of' our 'fiores or magazines at New -
Rochelle, or its neighbovrhood, when in..
parcel of our, people beat him' off, killed—
2 5 of them, took 36 prisoners, and about
60 mnlkets, and as many blanketsn Ge-gsisi
neral Lee hasss out-generalled Howe- and;
his armx, that is, oat-flanked them.; , he
has got to the White Plains,. andcthao
hemmed them in on the low, ground: of
the Eastriver. ctsi , ct_ ,. si
" Col.- Liviogston has gone over to the
east end of Long lfland, from New Eng
land,. with about 1200' men, to take off
the stdck,ctss in which he has had great sucf
cess; But I hear two brigades are gone
after him .---'Many more priz'essiarrived in "
New England." _ ct ' ,
WIL LT A M SBUB G, si No'uemlrerssBct
COUPLE of vessels are gone up the
bay with 900 barrels of gtmpowctder
each, besides salt, and dry goods. si .
Death;] The amiable ture. LEWss'Is _
spouse of Warner Lewis, jun. esq; ssoss
Glpuce'ster. . , si
Mr.. WlLLlAM Al'rcnason, late of
Norfolk, merchant; -wh0_ always bare the
character of an hospitable, benevolent, and
worthy man. - ss
Capt. jonN PHRIPP, late of Noi-sqlk
lik wise, in the 93cl year of'his age. 3
ENRY DAWSON, srom Prince Wilq
Iiam, in the publick hospital for luna-,
ticks . - - !
jHHL 7" he printer having peru/Zctd thesi
advertiscment lately [Z-nt to him by mr. Ed-_ct
ward Haneshrd fisir pulsslication, and finding
it contain: rcjflexiom upon a gentleman 'whqse
character has hitherto remained uflsidliedsi
dq/ires to be excq/Z-d from pubhshing is in his,
G'azctta; am! tlicrejbre zsi; ready to deliver it
up, with the 155. which accompanied it,
to mr. Huussord's order. "
ADVERTLSEMENTS.
HE offzben of the 2d regiment who me
now recruiting 'wz'll please to injbrm me
immediately of their succe/i, and so stmn a:
theircompanie: arc completcd to rtzjzairzvithout
los: (yf time to Williamshurg .--- ,si * * Letten'
directed to me near Frederickflmrg. si
si ' \ALEX: SPOTSl-VOOD.
(2) _Lieutenant culunil of z'd rcgimentct