The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-03-18 00:00:00, page 1

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Sll, Tixsssih, 08. 6, 1179
YOU will H. pleased to inform the Lord! Cs-m
niffibm ol th A'miul'y, thn on me szd un
being close in wM- durbomuph, uhout eleven o'clnck.
! bon cum. on bmrd and blue: fs—zm she !: m {f- us
dint conoraion. giving informnion of .: lymg Iqua
dron al th: memy's ship! being on the coat, and of
. put of me saiJ squ-dron having been seen frum\
(lum Ill. dl) before, !hnding so in. southwlsd. At ss
soon :: 1 meum! ni- imsslhgtncc, ! msid. th: ignll ;
let: the convey to bear down under gny ln, !: (!
ned i! ——'l:h l-v- gon.. nomichbndisig which'si
tho un of the convey kn t'u- nr gind wnh m suilct
chhiag our so me shu war.] from undcr Flnnbo- ct
ugh- end d ], Weon twel" lud one, when the
and! al! lin'd go! fight of th- enemy". shipffl
wH-b m vhcnsiin-chsc ol them; they then uckcd, \
lad nnu the nel! of their way undcssr che' share for
Wagh. By, luting fly she): losi-gflpnsit Whsi
had (sin. gun-j upon Which ! unde Ill m- ml 1
ss mld tqwini rssisiw go: barme- !he- emy'l shpa
ned tho twy. wind ! sn- cfl'cteficd. A: on
o'eloek wbpt sight of th! enc-y'n (lum from the
nal held, ud nbom {But we "not them phi- from
the dock to be three lum: dip; ud : brig; uponssct
vh'nh ] n-dc !beCouunss of Sclrbosough'o igml
to join me, In being in there with the co-vayl :: the
sun mue ] muste lb- I'ufl lo: the lomoy tu nuke
(he be!! of thei'r-way, llld repucssgd she signal vmh
two gunn 11, brou ltoo, to let m Countxls
es Sensboroogh ; up. and de msship for said..
At hqlf 91! In the Counm'o of Sclrborough joined
he, (be cnemv'l ships then belring down upon un,
wish I light brae:- n I. S. W. :! sun, tacked lnd
hid our head in (hole, in olde! to keep our ground
lie bones buween (he memy's ships end (he convey;
loo- lsilr whncn we perceived lbc ships during dqwn \
upon ul to bc : um decked shssp, llld two fri'au. *
Whom thcir keeping end on Upol m, on bearinffi
n. we could no! discern what c.]oun (hay wan,- ss
under, at thou! twenty minute! silur seven, (lulugeu
[inns the three but it tco, on ous lnstead bow,'
willin muiket shot; hilod him, ud We] what;
shipit win. they lns-cnd in Englil th' Prinnsass
In I]; [then liked whn (hay bflongd u, theyss
go world mfivd" .- which ] told them is they did!
loins": directly, I would in into then; they :hsixss \
unswend with I shot, which no ilhnly zems-ned ss
with : broadfidq ud lfur exchanjinl two or lbmss
broadfodu he backed Ili- topsqih anddvoypod upon our \
quaner with:- pidol shot, then fill'd nssun, pul his
bold awenher, lnd run m on bond upon our wca- ss
ther qumr, lnd uu-pxcd to bond no. but being
"pulled h- b'med off; upon which we Naked our
top slill. in order to go! squire with hill quid, which,ss
a soon " In observed, he then filled, put hin hclm
n'old". snd hid ul nhwm hurt.. hie mizen i
lmdo took our jib—bssoom, which hung him for
some time. till :! lust .nvc wny, lnd wc dropped
along side of neh otlm'. head lnd flem, when [he
find of our spun nchu baked hid qmrur, we came
s- close son lnd Ifl. that the mouth of our gum
wend eackoshlu ldn. ln thin poikion we engaged
'sroln hils pil eight tl'ctl h'ff F. unsi, filling which
t m, (tom "the meat qn'mtuy mid wiste y ofcombufli
ne miner: which :: ty thuw ld up:: per dcckt,
chlm, and in Gum, into nel] part of the hir, we
nue on is: not le:- th-n ten et tum tinn ]. dif
s.rem pzno 06 tue ship, nnd it wan will! the greatest
qilficulty am! dmnim iimgin-ble .: time;, that we
use note 10 gcl it mainguishtd; it the sum. dmethl
ougctk of me on suignm kept sailing around in the
' Nh- h'dflm- nnd taking it! son Ind lfl. by which
.num she killed or woundpd llmolt tvfly man (in th.
ssqsiumuz-d m-m declu. About h-h pIR nine, ddui
ss .rom : hand grenauc being thrown in a one of our
lower doth pent, or from some other Iceident, !
cirmsilge of PnW'ler wu set on 5 1, the flamecto of
3 irh-eh IlaniI'ltL from cam-idgc to unnd'c I" the vuy
ss aisit, biew Up die wh le of th: osicm and full ihn
] were qumeud them the mainmah fron tyhioh In?
surtuiulc cinumlhnee, ull those you! m regioun!
uselcso s-u' the r.ln -imler on the new.. .an ] low the
greatest put (is the Peupi. will len theisi live.. At
.cn u'cct'ssck tiiey ccthed fni qu utcn from th- shxp along
tide, And (did they did struck. Hsiur l' thin, lulled
upon;]u Clptmn m know it they ned luck, at ifhe
had asked fur qulrteni but no answer being um
asun- repentinj my words two or three limet, ! ntl-d
so! the boudcn. nnd orgsred thensito hond, .whi-sih
Hhcfflid; but the moment they were on board her,
they discovcred : iupesiour number laying under cover
with pike. in their hind- red) to receive me", on
which our people retrsiutcd inlhnilv into our llnp. r-d
meum] tusi lhcot gum ngain (ill um past ten, when
'tuctc sr: an coming lcroi'l our stern, :nd pou-in' he:
ptfzad de inw isiic ng-in, withuut our being nbu lo
bling : gin to but on be: I found :! in uin, llld,
m shctn. impnfliclble. from the Gum iol we were
in,si to lind out any longct-e munde lust pruspect of
lsiuccgs-z ! there'ore ltruek (olr mainmasi :: the fine
simu sinm by the board.) The fi-ti Lieutcnut end
mylsihsswe-e immediauly (scorn.! on board she llup
along s-dd, when we fqund her so he in Anelicauctx
;mp of an. GL-llcd lb: Bun Humme Richnrd, offb
gu- q ..nd 375 men. commandeq oy L': .Pznl joneq
the other (. l'd'. v- hieh engaged on, to the Allinu
," 40 gun-u and see onensi and the third Ingl-ochh
11 gzsied and took the Couneesl of Surbowngb, Isle:
\ ma houu uctmu. w be she le'u, : French frigne
\of ;: gune end :75 men; m; Vengeuce, an "molt
3 hrig of !: (un and 70 men. IH in Congr so service,
under the commend of Pctul ].mel. The} mue fitted
out md seiled from port L'On'ent, the line! end of
Holy, um! u-e nonh cheer; they find an bond zoo
T Eusi'lish yfishnen, when they had uhn in different
Wrssell. :- their wny round, fisiue they lest France,
' nhd hue nmsioned omen. On any long on bond
\ the Son Home Richlrd. ! found her in the green]
\ dittnlsiu'her quamn end ccmmet on the lowe: duck
jenn'r-ly drove in, end the 'ssbole of her lower duck
ss gone dil'mollnnd; be we; lsso on is: in no plecu,
And fix or seven seat wlm' in bet hold. win.]- kept
, intruding on them I" night, end the nen day, tull
thy were obhged lo qun her. end [be such, wsiuh e
great number of her wounded on board. She m
,06 men killed lad wounded in Ibe lction; m lols
m che Senpdio wn nlfo very grut. My dice" ud
people sin general behind well, end ] Could be ney
mouse un my meneion to their merit, were I to omit
ruommding the remnim of them to their ]simdship.
( mull :: the same m.. beg leu- co in my their
Lon'shipl, che! Capnin Pierey. in the Counnse os
Surbucough. wu not the last noise in hie duty, be
T 0 U L 0 N. Augufl n.
ONSlEUR de Flour, in the Amn of I
M [um, put into Alglen in I firm. ctsi
French Consul un the: place induced li'm, (fill .! .
had.]urned from the Engldh Consul. dm 4 m '
eruis-n wore lying offdu post en indenzhiq i.
m—m out. M. de Flone innedi-nly fai , 'n.
hit cabluct He me! the .. Enlzsinozdd lbo't m
lum". 0 l 'I" in ."
waited for him. hc'sssm deslflu, 'mu
by under., run within half be!. lldm
hn bro1dsun so warmly, (in the; m I"
lhro-gh ud through, nd luck nndinhn ,. d
Flom neturnd with hit priln w Alsicn. _ ,
ni- anchor, nnd eonvinccd the In hill Couth] ho
thc ship: of France un del] win njli. m;
she prizei won, lhe Savillo of no mo, th N.].
of so, the Iulim Mercnnt of 16, led. hung"—
os 10. in ail 66 gon:. As ] ", *'
Lluon. s !. 14. dies, ."th
hlving left the sisilb ship Chlhm, m lbi."
[he Capsiin son an ofieu on lion will I "
bring him blck. After they hid Men hm
lugwsc oflim wish lsfiflme. se! Ili- ' nl
The xun being informed of this field".— '
hunnotmriwfybydulmihc '"
ming [in- dom nlhnce in hie pour. and "
much .. mld be expected from sna- dip, " n
[aging th' ummion of the fulle, u lnpu ol )
(um, during the vholo act". ] an Olh'emly so:
tus she Ilesol'tllu th: hnhppmd, shn 01 '
hio Majeny'o ship ] hzd thqbononr io commend;
at the same time l shnn _ O with lie hope., the!
Ilmr Lord-ip will be he hu an in;
[nen en" 'but, on the . n., "'li— "
na bu- M to ddsnd her. I jpu mwfln :ss
piece! .sis snvia :. our m-y nu- uh- snn' * _-.
the one in wholely overscnhsi lie unbind "munic
os (his lying squldsom w ". h— ' th.
whcss'n of : ulnbm comb, fron filling insi th
hand! of the cneny. whflsdll In. b—ssb
un, h-d ] um my mw ]: I dfl "um
becndriv'mg nboutm du m s— um he! til
action, enduuounsing lo M'ctlly pen " po-blj
could, but hue not been nbh-w get into ny (ill u
dny we urived in the.]"uel. Benedict I enclosc ye.
ths non eua Iil of th. killcd MM-lhn
mar? the dlffcncnl [In",wsi had
' been nblo to procure t' ass ' '
mi me to music: them.
fl
&
mare both killed ad wounded, ,—
lpptlsl on the enclosed [is! but lids I." is yet
impusslble to nsccnlin; a Bed In ! psisiNy m, &—
gin cb-ir L )rsillhi't : fuil account ossu whole; -
] un, Sir, you mofi obed-em, m
" Most humbh servant,
R. !" ! A R 50 He '
[Urdoflbflillcdujm ""
KL-le-l 49 —
Wounded i, .
Among! the kilch un m boatswdn. pike, —
maucr'l mue. two nidliplncn, theoxs-uin, or.
gumemnicr. uuncy seve- sm. um ifinn nil—
rinu. Anongfl (he wounded m el- second Licu
nnmt, Muchul Sunhope; and Linnen: Whic—
mnn, second Lucm-nm of unshet; m impos'
nzru. six pmy officen, fony il [non, nnd N.!vc "
nisinel. ' *_ ss
?. s. ! um refused permisio- undoe- lit ]"
Yorke, god onn to an on (bon. - - si