The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-06-13 00:00:00, page 3

Lxsisiust osa letter from St. EusL-ztia , dat
ed A,)ril 24, 1777.
" L.:st evening a vq/Zd arrived heresram
Mart.,*.-i.:o, by which we learn that a ship,
from erdonjior famaica, i: earricd in there
by (: Frenchjsirigate, who hn: order: to make
ctzptures of/izch EnTIi/b !) ssfctlr as she came:
achwurt, to the asimzmt ot'two French ws
stir the English too}: and carried into Domi
nica, ansisil there conflimmsfd them m (! suspi
ciun !hzu th ): were sslffisting the Americrm: in
the war with Great Britain,"
&; ussz-ct-flsi'lumsim from foul}: Carolina, we
learn thsi'sizt/bven French v: []le had lately ar
rived there, I.) -d-rl 7: ith dry goods, c'rc.
's he urmv nsth: Uuz'teJ State;, now in the
field at diffcte—nt prg/tctf. amounty, by an exact
culculation, to near 30 ,ooo mm. They ui'e
all enlistuctl either ]or three year:, or during
the war.
iVe hear the lion. Congrc/s have s-rderel
a m numzsinsi' to be erectrd in Coct-mzctimt to
the nwmary of the [: te g-lllzmt .ssmd venerablc
general et siosfe'r. '
Extract of a lettsrfi-om the VVest ladies,
Ap it 24
" They are as bui} "m fitting out prisssi'a
tears at Mminico, as if" .. ctaull ,r engagzsssl in
a war. Many very Vsi-xln-ible prizsiu have
been canisdi \ there, and fold for the benc
sit of the capturs- lndcfll repriscth are
made by tho English and French on each
other. On the arrival of ;: pzcket from
France at Manisiico, in a short passage,
the general ()rd-ercd all the Englfctsh rnyahih
to leave Mu'ti-sicf)i-nmcdiatcly, thus} only
excepced whoso nccc ssary business may de
tai 1 .:hem, and they are obliged to find sc
cuxsiicty for their good behavsiu ;}r."
WILssLlADIS BURG, jane 13.
Extract of a letter fi-om Mirssdla Brouk
camp, (lated May 26 1777.
EvTERDAY we moved to this place,
from B-uud Bz'ook (abouc twomiles)
when the grand camp is surming. We
have got about 5000 men here; they are
coming in every day. Our good general
.injuik arrived, but returns tu-morrow m
Morriflown, for : sow days.
" This morning the enemy advanced a
party .s no man near to the viii.;gc of
Boun Bruok, upon which general fl- (17) ne
Went out with his brigsslde w attack them,
while generzl Wcaclun, with his, moved
along the mdulcsh to their lest. 'l'hev
drew up andliredat 3. 4, :md joactvcrde dis
tuucejtbu: ourpcoctl-ct marched us a it [; kix-sid
bayo-ndts and ofiss-red lhem battle, which
they declined Gen-rxl W'avnc pursued
them three miicss, into their redoubts.
We had three mm woundasil; and th'!
enemy ic-st three of th. ir light horse, and
one light horsemm, upon the field, killed
by ourcmnou shot. Hall they (hand to
fight Waync, L'? ecdon'spahy w eul-sii have
out szsstheir rc'rcat.
P. S. My! 28 Nolhhzghashnppened
for these. two dasiys, but se um] descrsiiuns
from the enqmv "
Extract of :: lctct'er fl-om lzi: excel'ensy ge
neral YVashingtou, datesil [Had quu'terl,
May 31, 1777.
" I this morzcting received information,
whichl believe is not to be dnuhwd, that
on Saturday last a large flzet, said to cssm
fist of [00 sail, lest New Yurk, and stand
out tos-ss-a Wf-iihcr they are dwiz'mcd,
or what they had on board, ralnsizins to
be known. Is ])Css.ssihg H11<lsi>n's liver
should not be general Hawe's sirst olrssjyct,
I should suppose his operations wi}! lzc
against l'ifihdelphia, and thsizt tHi flsu,
if they have troops, arc bound into Dc
]aware bay.
" 'l'hnu gh my opinion is as above, vct
] would take thectliberty ofshggcffing, that
it may be cxpedicnt to put your mZ-hcia up
on the most rrspcctablc lbsiling that cir
cumstances will admit. ]eflk their defiination
shulld be more simkhern."
Czpr. Howcisarrivedin York river srom
Cape Frsimcois, with fill and sum; and
the (1 10}: Bacchus, cupt. Rvgcrs, wssuhlalc
and dsy goods. in Currissuzk.
Death;.) Gaonca jonxsrou, esq;
one ofLi: exceiles cy genual 'v'v ushsixugtuu's
aids dc- camp, much rczsi;rcucd
ADVERTLSFP-ZENTS.
si- LN [) M BEEL of guuu w. i'x MOn bush
A are immedhtclv wanted tu rep—siir
pu'uflck arms :n Kie'hsisnond town. (i—md
wages wi}! be given. H-ppfy to col
anm'r Southct'zll .
HANUVLR, May 27, '.7;7.
V ANTED immediatefy, a {iwgle man.
who is a good "0- EAVEK. Alssu :;
single wmusim we:}! arqtu'mlud wi!!- the
manufizctming csflm um! hcmp. Great
crcourngcmant wiil be given to such, on
applying to
(6) NELSON BEH KFLIK'.
To be SULD u-t [ii.ka's Funi. i-z bfiuejsi
w'zck, on 'l'hm'sny tho' 19th sft/li: instxnt
(jane)
\w LLVE or fifteen P-LEGROER, some
_ blooded c-Jcs, breeding nml'cs, and
a double rixlingmhsir, hcluugiug to the
estate osAC'zthssssmic-l II/yrlze, dcee; lcd . 'I be:
filc will be for ready m-zz-xev.--—/\H thsctsess
who have dsi-mands vgai: fish? s'isii estzue
are desired m banfx tlzsszm Zu td 'I've cx cu
tczrs as su'm as posii z'c, :ussssd thcsct wh'; 'xrc
in-Fcble-l to th: clht: to [!];sz pztymczzt
izumedi :tdy to
(1) DANlFL MAMY, -%rxccutors.
HENRY TrZEwsiLL
TOR sale, 3c08 A."!RES csLct-{ND by &
late sarvey. cithrr in parcc is or alm
getber, lying in fame: Ci'y ecun'y, ac}
jA-xing the flfipyard; and as many hav
Lssend to purchase acre lots on the river
near the shipyan], if no offms shside ap
pear besi-sure the 25211 of a'ngust next, the
[and will be s_-ld, with the sevcrle hfus.s
and plantarions, on thacday, to the highest
biddsi'. Hsh a saw and griit mill abuut
one mile smmthe land where,] live. And
' there wiPl be suld the same chv, issi' sctfir,
oclxcrv is: next day, about 20 likely Virgi
m'u burn SLAVES. all the abcwe scr ready
n10ncy._ PHlL. journey.
JAMES BRAY Jouwsox.
N. B. Vauxlz-zll. wirh the 'gardms,
stables, and c-usih- ussis, are on the abcve
]u'd.
Issl cosisiqaeuce of the orders I have rc'
ceived from en]. Stovem, ! hereby give
notice to the officers lest behind to rcc-siuit
for the loih ragimcnt to brimx the men
they have cnhstcd to FredericlL/lurg ns ("ass
as they can, let the mJ-sin'mr be ever so
small. ]OHN MOUNTjOY.
fum- ! . 1777.
1 T/zmjsiday the.- 26 ]] iutct H. mji [m
solsil nt BlunJ/brd, (sins ready momv,
ab .ut ysoo wt. of well (.urm] BACOPZ;
which wiil bc sulsil in small qumfities, for
the convenience of purchasirs.
71":le 1777. (2)
To be bUL !) to the lziss-lust biclctjc-r, fbr red:.)
money, at Bul] H H, in Pxinc-si: Gctmgsi:
courL-ly, on 'lsihmsiiay the zest/1 izgstmctt,
(Juw)
"HE sioop Virginisi-l Paciet, with her
] nuneri.—:!s, a pzimesullcr, her timlms
pkmk, ('7'5. otsscedar, Burmznsi'sil built, six
years old, bunhen 2750 bulheZs
]] BAT'rl-Z & MenGAN,
Uii'ctl', on (us n-asil bslvvfca lVillictW/si
( Inch and Bslrrc'tt's scrly, & GUlLs
rtEADED CANE, .uixh & black silk
string- tn it. Whoevcr brings it m the
Post Office, or to )f'cstavcr, shall receive
tcu (hilliugs.
Hznnco, sure 5 1777.
V Mondty ihc 23-J i- sissnt 'ctsiil ba _wd
;; du Iu'sie dwell. & house (( ffidfu:
num, chcascd, a sing.: qumzhy on live
luck, ccfm' [sing of ]] ssrhz, cax'k, hO 31.
am. sheep, almshms huui: luld am! kikchcn
hnnitum. 'l'vtelxe m- mh- cz'nzi: will be
allow ad the purchri'mu h.r - ] !' ms above
5]. the bunds tu bctm' isinmdl'siom the
date if not paid ui ;sii : 30 xlfl}\ ;siner ihey
become due. A"; p :s—m vlm ]):va any'
damauds agfiix-h :..u duce .uc (itlicrc! m
msike shcm know;, :zxd those iztsiic-Tessr-d
to make paylnuzx z-s sin . as p: s w
] uuvs 5 ! LnsiN, jvsizsi "
2]! SAMUpL Pmca,
'"X'si'o .
MlLBs SLLDLussjm.
Dian. six !? ]) ] am my comctbmy, son;
time in Fcb u r\ lst _! 'm chstcr
of Prince Edward. aLom' 2,— ,-:-.r: old;
sect 10 inch': lu'ctss'z, 'lf'Jissl ,ssssjk! h.1:'r and
6)6.*'; his dsssicsi-f: ] cannot ak/ct'rss-"lsiz I' am
lately imunred /;e Am (? ] lt- si' 1- i ]: a (: -pt.
l'ysiisd in [lift (}:wsi-rgi l.:vicc, 1< }'0 1'5 foe,":ly'
jorawunmd ]
mm c..rr ig f'n'm :zsir o} lb.:
state,
ws! [w2'sis_si':7'(' 40 00! In 'l rev'a-d
jZ-r de] vxum lum so (he: c-m m u ."ug rffsief
at v. iiihnssibufsi- !) : .si. - H. ! und sito'hn
Haughur, nium / m'zsifim in In \\ Ke'nt
counsszy, (w l'en-M (i-ss/[redm f-sifi-ct'r to Wil
Hsimctbusig un sirsictsii-sitr/y. or :] -) m}! be cou
sisiered a: dtjcstcf"! auz' trwil' si (! "crct-z'dflgfy . .
lfl ABNER (A'UMP, cupt.
D'siiszt Z'si :"ED horn my umssivmy cflh' .
3-l Gctorgsa bzzttc-lin. th-ss- following
iulcjiezs, vctz B-rssjami: Seaw id :; or
55 yenrsi eld, ; l'siss'si 9 (sir lo i: c u-s Hsi-ss'h,
weH sit. has ?] fresh luuk, and straight
black hsiir. Thomas Wil urn, :z orsi 2
yeax_s oFd, jszet 8 :sir 9 iarchsisi lfigh, dmk
hair and dazk co-nplrxhn, locks well,
and is well s [. " hocvcr delivm them
so the csizm'ndmfirssg (ss-fficzr 511 Willimmburg
shall have 30 Jsllurs for each. ,
2! lSA.\C HICKS.
[) m ln-i-d se; u'ars, vow nisiug, [J'ilf
ESER l'ED from 11!) cwmpanx of
lzam Clurlr and Charles Eproussse, both of
luussya couzny. - Cssizrk is :: likely {t-zut
siyss-usszp man, zzhcsiutjs-zex 8 * gin hsilhigh,
dark complexion, and :ssbsiss-u-t 20 ycss'zn-Lf
age, by tradc & c1rp=ntrr. fprctusb may
lo ;;bsssuf 39 ysars ofd, much csi-l lhe. s An.
sizss of C/sink .siir cf-mplcxi m, sm-Yy haTr,
am! is 1 5 i-n'zr. '1'c-uDULL—\R'si reward
sct-r we}! will be p i! to any pczxm'who
cct'divf-s thsscm 10 sibc cominzn'dhg chiccr
at H';1'.'i.:m Surg.
1, jfpZFss-Z FOPE.
DE 'TERFF ) 7/nsuc/n,es*nedly
meinFss-zssquarc-m ly. =-:>u..u I .uc
u's .:Hsi uce li.] -hc mi ,Ecle csfllqy. He 38
(21 3 duk cc nastlexiou, cbsi nt: 23e=ars 01],
FICFt1101 12 Inches high. " much pitted
asith xi.-e sm lsi-silct-cx :uc' 11 3 shsirc )eilow !
.mir . Whom cr csieliurs 1 'm to the corn.
mavssssing 0 um r at "ill-Lsim ,. 'ar'g shall l-avc_
lo s'Z'OLLssi His rewad.
2" ] \;\JF3 V' .3 s'ss'E.-"\-q. en lgn,
Ess'sightss [) O ( LA'R S [(He-arri
TREH l'lsi' ]) sssmn the ]" siVirgima
Drsi: n'n e: ( lhei .lh. wincrs. !Li rs, 'Wz.
As,, [ct- Lrctmn cctf ssss, ,.1ss .nd cum v. a-xd
j. sL [: (la A, ct/n1-.r_ m Greeu ;"ml fame.:
13}ka , 0! [:csi'ss'ninsia/lc m ] ssnl'] [;] e 29
doi! ,Hi !" 2: c !. if chl nrcsid [: ) me cr any
can: ncntul officer so ..s they may lct con—
vc', - d to this legimont but "f lhr. v ui'l
meet me at Gumbsirlzmd couuthcusa un tho ct
161311 stctmt, in order to march, they shall
he: cccivesil with lmpunity. All tile mcn
cn ]ifl :] by me, who have not yet march.
ed, arc desired to meet me as. that time
without sail.
zu HUCHES VVOCDSON.