The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-09-13 00:00:00, page 5

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SUPPLEBlENT 'ro THE VIRGlNIA GAZETTE.
, sctptembcr 13, 1776.
Pmm-w ny ALEXANDER PURDIE. {"O-35
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N E \V Y () R K, sizlgzljl 28,
T lx suit] the cuc'my on Long lllmcl lluvc
b-sizezn rc-inl'nrcvsi-zl, siund arc: now supposed
-, to be 2:),0_>3 strong. Yellcrday scvcrul
f'fidrmishcs happened between nur troops
' And Lhc'u's, but Wc czumuc uhtzllsix :my p;u-_
' ticular account. All wccsim lcumisis, that
: we have tal-zsi-u 2: prisoners. viz.. ;: cnpmin,
: krjcam, curpurul, und 16 lnivntfsis, belong
ing to the mzu'simcs, and miljur (ludju,
commanclsr uf'lurd Dumnorc s black rsi-sisi'si
. ment. chcr did troops bchzwc wiLh
. greater courage and resolution, than ours
L'dicl, uulhr ucr'sifiun. 'l'hry made. scv-ss'rnl
attacks uzmn om- lines, but wcrc re ulscd
with ('smlidcrzzlzlc- loss. Our trqun
high spirits. va lmurly expect : car
? of their rcncul'zss the uxlzu'k.
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'PHI L AD t; L Pl-l [A, Augu/I 31.
7 .}!n ex rez/Lf which arrived between 8 and 9
- o'cZoc/e this morning jrom New York
brought ths: ]?)lss'nwiug [( :ur.
New York, Jugu/I 27, 8 u'clacl', P. M.
: s ! R.,
THIS minute returned srom our lines
= ' on Long lll-simzl; where: ! lest his Excel—
plency thc General. From him ] have it
in command to insurm Cungresil, that
ss yesterday he went. there, and sicominued
; till cvcninjr, when, from the cnemy's
si having lanllcd ;: cunfidcmble part uksithcir
! forces, and most oftlocir movements, that
there was I'C'siisill] to apprehend they would
; make,, - in a little time, :: gencrrxl attack
' " As tllcv would have a wood to nnss
- through, before they could approachsithc
lines,_it was thought. expcdicnt to place &
si number of men thrrc, (in different roads
i fleading from whence they were itzitioncd,
inorder to harrzissuml annoy them in their
sharch. 'This being done, early this morn
' g a smsixrt cngagemcnt cnsucd between
. (: enemy and our detachmcnts, which,
being; unequal to the force they had to con
nnd with, have sustained apretty confide
'dable loss; at least m-mv ofnur men arc
si willing. Among- thosc that have not re
turned arc general Sullivanamliord Stir
!
ling.
" Thc cncmy's [ask is not known cer
tainly, but we are told, by such of our
troops thsstt were in the cugctzsicsi-mcut, aml
whit have come in, that they had many
killed and Wouidcd. Our party brought
offa iirnteinnt, serjcsszmt, and corpm'ul,
with 20 privatcsprili-uc-rs. 0
! - " While the detncizmcnts wc-rc engag—
ct ed, a coiumn of'thc cncmyclesccndcd lsirum
the Woenls, um] marched towards the
; centrc lines, with :: (lclign to make an
impression, but Were i'epuiscd.
** This evening; they appeared vcry nu—
inerous about the ihirts us the woods,
.whcrc they pilchcd lsicvci'zl] tents; and his
_ Rx'ccihtucy inclincs to think they mczm tu
si attack neui surcc us from our [him by way
'- 'osrc'g'ulzir :ippru.iclies, rather than in any
other manner.
" 'l'u-(hxy sivc ships us the line cznna
3 11}: towards that town, where they si-cnuzd
ctf desirous- ufsisizsisicttinyj, :is they tumc-(i a long
time :lgaiuii :in unliwuuruhic wind ; and on
my rctu 'zi thiz; evening", ] sum"! :1 (lcsi-ricr
from the :31] rc'gimmr, who 'Mssurnu-ql nu
thnt they ciciigu, aid iilflll us the nisi-ui wiil
permit them, to come up, give us a seven:
damnunmic, :m-i to {iltsincc our buttTiL-s,
'lsPUiiiiJiK'. I :un, &c."
' 'ilcz s-iiinwinu ;vsssi-sim'cmen, it is sz'siui,
Were Zsiiiiul in the i.llC ikirmilh ussmm Long;
]sitml, vil. lzittilst'll int-Cui-mci l"l!'l'Y of
ihcss 2Li [) Hwsis'on ulsi Z't-nnsvivuuizsisi nmihczi'v;
nluiz:r.\hi;1, ill the New Ym'h miiilssm; ;uui
Hcrumnu-si Much 15, :l sisictrnthtumn us Nc-w
Ym'k, but us what mnk in the :usimy, ur
whether mui'c th..ct.: ;). vnil'uztcer, i.; usizt
know it.
Extract of:: lettz-rj'ramflcw Ym-k, A'Hg. 26 .
" Un dulnrduy a letter was disi'bvcrcd,
which was wriuon hy licutcnzinL-columl
'l-udwilz lo 'l'ryon. llc liqs, thuL having
gonluhcd him, he hudaccqncd ncommis—
hun through ncccfliiy, and now communds
lhc robe] mob; that_1he dildm'cry ol't'ux ous
and [he: muyor had like to have: ruincd his
fi'hcmc ; that he had been at ;sicncml
'.'*"zdhinss-_si'ton'd, who warned him to trans—
lutc un udvcrtil'cmcnl to be dilpcrlisi'd among
the llclhctns, lhc lmrpoit of which was,
that he would give us]] dclisi'rtcr among
them, is they Would join our army, zoo
:tcrcs olsi'land, uhorsc, and a cow, and the
lkllld only is they did not join our army;
thatsia'perl'on uc hcud-qnnrtcrs cvnid bc
prevailed on to give ;: Weckly return of
the numbcrund state osoumrmy sor 4000 ] .
in hard money, and he was not to be dis—
covered, cvcn is'zficdwiizloll his life in khc
lbhcmc; that he said he did not think
4;ool. would be: given, but he would pro
mise hh'n zoool. that he, chwilz, was
now ]iculcnunlsi-coloncl, but daily expect
ed :: sull commillion, when he was to go
and have the command of the sorts up the
North river, &c. He was tricd this mom
ing, and conlsiused the writing; (hid he did
it 10 dcccivc 'l'ryon, and get. some money
which was due to him srom thc crown, sur
services pcrlormcd in Germzlny. Semcncc
ib not pronounced. ()ur people (lt Elizu
beth town, and the enemy on Suncn
illand, cnl-ionndcd each other yesterduy
ath-rnoon, without doing any damage,
but ddlurbing thc congregation."
Extractoj ssa lutterfi'om an qfficcr in col . Atiec ':
ssbatlalzsiun, osPennisylvuuia, A'ug. :7.
" YLliCl'ley about 1 20 osom' men went
as a guard to a place called Red Lion, (m
Long lshmd. About 11 o'duck at night
the scntries dcscriccl two men coming up ::
waiter-mcion purch, upon which our men
firm] upon them. The enemy then re
treated, and about I o'clock advanced
with about 2 or 300 men, and endeavour—
ed to shrrmmd our guard; but they, be—
ing watchful, gave them : or 3 fires, znul
retrentcd, to alas!" the remzaimhr us the
buttuiinu, except one licutenzmt, and about
15 men, who have not been heard of as
yet. Almut 4 o'ciuck this morning lhe
ulnrm was given, by beating to arms,
when the remainder usour lmttuhon, ac
_c0mp:micd by the Dchwurc :ultl Msisixrylnml
hauuhuns, went to the pincc, uhcisic our
men sctrczltccl srom. About a quarter us
a mile on this side we lilw th-css manly,
when we got into the wood;; (mu' i.:u
talion being the uclvauusid guard) :miidst
the inccflimt fire of their fichl pieces, lond
ccl with gmpc (hot, which continual till
lo o'cluck. 'l'hc Mhctflzmclcrs on their
]clsitilzmk, and we on their right, kept up
:! constant [ire :uuiclit :lii their mnnon, :uul
shw several of them full; but they being
too many for us, we rc'rculcd :! little,
and then made :]. [Lint]. ()ur licntcnzmt—
fnhmd Parry was shot through the head,
:uul ] was under the ucccsiflity ulsirctrcziting
with him to this place, in m'clcr to sc-cure
Liss'. csisscd'ts; since which ] huvc heard the
cncnw ;n'c within bon yards 0s0ur lines,
which ] think will culhhem sinne numhc-r
as men hcshre the',! pss'nin them."
Extractss—l'ulrttm-fium Now ank, Ausissss. 97 .
" l lit down, in the midst usennsuiiun,
to tt-ii you thsitt our people have hvcn Ul
z-L'ngccl with thc: enemy on Long llluml ;ill
thiss morning, and are at it ye! . We. mn
nnt get m; P-ll'liulillsfl. 'l'husc wlm hsiwc
come over lily, lhc enemy have lost lhc
mui'c men. !.issiutennnt-cuione] l'nrly, of
(me ()l'lthPc-nnsvh .miu hzlttaliuns, is killed;
he died hcsir-zimliy, urging; his men on
;isi-siiinit the cm-tny. Your kiniiuzm, Har
nunus Ziutgcrs, was killed yestcrduy.
Several osthc euemy's ships huvc attempt
(d coming up this murning, but both vt'md
um] tide arc a—hcsiul, and tloy arc hitherto
buillcd. ()ur men on the tlhnd bsihatc
hrsin'eiy. "can en send them victor .
" 35 minutt-si pull ]: P. M. l-"uiug ll'lll
coutinucz., with mltrmifliuus. A man of
war coming; up, said to be the liucbuck,
has just lul'si, by a H.!W, all she gained lust
tuck. chcml lircs have been Lsiumlecl on
the illuntl. ] believe our people set fire (6
huy. grain, &c. to prevent the enemy's
getting- poflsidliun of them. Cupt- Farmcr,si
ul'cul. Milesi's reghmut, is fiightly wound
ed, and brought to this city. ! think
sinne men of wur will he up next tide. .
" P. I....The first buttalion of New
Ynz'k, col. Lusher, and the Pennsylvnniu
and Murylzmd buttuliuns, hthavecl with
the greatest hravcry. even to a fault;
they were cunmmndcd hy lord Stirling. ]
scur some of tho hravest officers from the
southwardmsif: among the fluiu. V\ :. forced
the uxcmy into their hms. Parry is kiiled,
and mujor Ahccl of New York killed."
Extract ofa lutturfi'om Long llhnd , " ed
ncsilay dny-brefik. _
" ] have the pleulurc to inform you, !
have survived :\ very warm enugcment
ycltcrdny. Our hattalinnsihasi suffered
much, :: great number ot'both officcls and
men being killed and misiing . VV (: retreat
ed throusighu very heavy fire, and escaped
by lwimmingch-ru l'in'ss, or crcek rather;
my heighthls of service to me, as [touch
ed almost all the way. Numbcrs of men
psiuc drowned. ! have.!ult no (zfliccr, :md
but shw mon. Can. Vealcy, uzrd hent.
Bullcr, sellcarlyinchc cngagcmcnt. We
am now all safe in our lines and surn
'l'lzc :ufuir yestqday was only aikirmish on
the island, about three miles from mu
wurks. Rzirticnlarslmnnot give you; but.
we were (lccoycd, ;ntd utoncc lurruundcd,
] um cumincu], with lossooo men."
Extract ry'ulcttcrfi'om New Yurk, Assfg. 28.
* * Ycitcsdcty proved a very dish cllingsi one
on Long lshml. Great numbers killed on
both sides, and I scur (though we cannnc
gcl certain accounts) that numbers ot'uur
people ;lle taken; however, ] um told
1hcy cuminnc in high spirits. 'l'hc gene
rzils Sullivun, Slirling, .uul Parsons, went
out ol'thc- lines too sar, and were all mis
linglhismurning, uithnmnyolhcrs. An
il-lclligiblc msim just now come over the
scn'y lizys, general Sullivan (go: in this
morning, :lnd brings an account that
general Stirling is killed, but he does not
know any thing of general Pursons. lt ap
pears ns dillicnlt getting ccrtuin intelligence
here as it czm he with you. On the w hnlc,
] hclicvc our troops bc-haved with spirit,
and have not yc-tssgivcn way in their shir—
niilhing to :my cqnul nnmhcrot'thc enemy,
and have kept them from getting up to
their lines and sum, which are well men—
ncd to receive them, should they get so
sssn'. ] believe the: enemy hzn'c 30! all the
force they can spurs fron] Sczncu illund uu
Long illzlnd."
Cojy ofa [ctttrfi-(mz New ank, Any. : .
5 u'c/rwk P- LI.
" I am told the cmn't-mzn'tizil difided
about Zeclwilz, and hay: l'cnunu—(l him
to be hrokc, :uul rendered sui- wsi-i' incapa—
hlc ul'hohliupsi any military (:.si'ficc; hut !
do not ]si-sin'n that the sentence has been
cn'nhrmcl by the general. [( is a huscl
matter lu lsct general inlcliissqcnsic smm
Long lflzmcl . Every man's ;lllcllliull seems
confined lssuh-iy to his own n-gsiimrnt. I
have :: ]inc: lion! hcml—quarn-rs xhica morn
ing, inhnsimingmc lhatnucinngsi' osmmucnt
]ms tnrncd up. 'l'hcsc wns u cunlhmt lis—
ing' all ycstcx'duy aslcfrnuun, and till ] \\ cut
to bed i.,lst night; it appeared to be pla
tuun fil-ing, and now and then ;; li-Jd
piece."