The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-06-21 00:00:00, page 2

" sir. 0! , ]) E'Y'C E'ss unex, !.
sssi KGW EM NN'an-h eil ]Zre ffnm
" 'unce inl'u'nns, LX.; 25 French ships
'ot't' sme were ready fu- sca che loth us
Murchl ctsiac Brcik,_ lo whxch pllsilcc 539
flQwrig had been ordeml'srum Namz;
(human were taken up, in all paris of
France, for the sea service ; 1le! the for
' tificadom of Dunkirk um] Belelsilfle were
{epnlr'usszg with all expedilion, and that as
,: prepamcions were making kbr war
l'
ere eVer known in that kingdofn.
88
si A fine! ser Martinicosidated the ] and
of Apri], mentions that a generalembarg'9_
had taken place in France.
We have authentick intelligence from
Cape Francoin, that on the yclxof May
.5'00 additional troops arrived there srom
Fr'ance.
Saturday las'a large prize floop arrived
here laden with salt, rum, sugar, and
molosses; she was bound from St. Croix
, m Nova Scotia, and was taken by the
Andrew Doria, captain Biddle.
NEW YORK, 7unc7
By czptuin Smith of the rifle battalion, and
huutmmt: Simson and Crascs, we have
' ' sithe following intelligence, viz.
* 0L. BEADLE, with zoo men, was
attacked ac The Cedars, in his way
firum Montreal, and the whole party, ex
, .cepc the colonel and 18 others, killed and
taken prisoners. A detachmenc was im
medinte] ordered from col. Pattersou's
'r'eginx _ ", under the command of major
( ssSheriftim; which was'attacked, and either
killedor taken, to a man.
ctsi Gsieqsigral , noid was immediately des
.id suit, of the enemy with 180
f-Fthss'ensi, lin'd havipg intrenched himseiswithin
ssct'si fifteen 'inilesof them (having with him two
["Hold-pieces of cannon) he was reinsorced
" the number of about 1500. An en
,f-iasitgeu'unt ensued, and the whole body of
Isiisi' enemy, confining of a part of the Bth,
,; dl ,king's regiment, which had been stati
d ac or hear Lake Eric, with Canadi
, ans and Indinm, to the amouc of about
yeomen, were killed and taken prisoners,
,fld our awn people released ; of whom,
L'," are told, one of the gentlemen who
5 brings the intelligence rcports, that there
sssi'h'ad been but about 12 or 14 killed .
2ctsiC0py of a letter jlg/I arrivedfrom Philadel
Jsi phia, dated june 6, 1776.
" Yesierday arrived capt. Bingiey,
from Curacoa, at which place they are in
greatwautos provisions. She has brought
_dry goodssi
.si. _,sisi" ssj'ne pnvateen uongreu, capc. M'Ll—
gay, and Chance, capt- Allen, who Were
si. [ned out here a few weeks ago, are ar
Fsi-Jisind at E harbour. They have taken
:]hctrceships rom jamaica ,bound to England .
ctss The ships were ordered for New England,
being afraid to vanture our capel. The
ships are the Lady juliana, juno, and
Reynoldo, having- on board as underneath.
sssl'he calh the privzueers took on board,
.an it was all safe landed here this morn
ing. Ten of the hands immediately en
sstered on board the privatecrs. 22,420
isBclnllsiu-l, 187lb. of plate, 105211ogsheads
Qs sugar, 213 puncheom of tum, 70 pipes
- of old Maderia wine, 246 hags ofpimcnm,
396 hugs of ginger, 568 hides, 25 tuns of
cuco'n, 1 diuo of t'uffick, and 1 calk of
tortnise shall .
'l'he._]uliana had two turtles (m hoard
for ]urd Northx one of which is'deud, the
mher is coming up to town."
, By letters from the West lndies, all
seem to agree, that they will soon he in
:};very bad condition as to provisions,
c. -
We hear thzlc yesterday morning the
mhlisterial fleet near Sumly Honl; consistcd
of eight six], the Alia, Phwnix, Mercury,
Lively, and four other vessels. Ljst even
mu; it was reported the number, was in
'crezsed lo eleven sail. * . '
m! ! L'A ]) 15 I.? H ! A, Ynnc 6.
AS'P Thesdnv arrived at hcw Yurk a
vessel troxnctPort un Prince, loaded
)
with tholnssd, sugats, bmndy, 'ccctiisice
and indigo. .
Extract ufa letter liam St. Eustatia, dzsizted
Aluy ,-1776. ..
" I wrote ynuRumc days ago of a
schooner's being seized in this rpud by the
Seafurd, 21 20 gun ship, who kept push iiiun
of her till, on my making- application to
the governour, hc suxt ussguard os suldi
ers, and took the posscsiion From ithem.
Next morning the Seasord sailed. and
since that the gUVernour has sent a flap; to
the admiral, to know the reason of such
insoTc-zce. The burghers Were much en
ragcd,' and we may now depend on any
American battom in this mad being- de—
.fcnded to the last, in case of such ac
tempts."
A letter From un English gentleman of
veracity at St. Eustatia, to his friend in
Rhode lfland, says: " I have nothing
very material to acquaint you with, only
that the French are certainly meditatiug
sinnething. The greatest cucouragement
is given to the Americans; they have
opened their parts, notwithstanding they
have had great quanticics of provisions
from France, and every thing low there.
Many'vessels, with sugar and coffee, have
come from thence (the French islands)
[hit day or two. This you know was sel
dom lnc Cflle; ]: calllcs snucn lpcculauonct
] think there must certainly he something
in the wind; and, for my part, think that
a general war is not far distant. The
French have certainly lo,ooo men at St.
Domingo, who are augmentcd to 15.ooo.
There are 8000 at Martinico and Guad..1
loupe, and 7ooo more expected momently.
so that they will have 30,ooo in their
ifllnds ; the whole under command of one
general, who arrived some days since uti
Martinico."
Extract of a letter from the camp at the
mouth of the Sorellc, dared May 14.
" We have here generals W'ooltcr,
Arnold, the Prusiian general baron De
Woedlke, and about 1500 good troops.
Two battalious are just arrived smm
Cambridge, and one gone to Mont
real. Col. Poor and his battalion are ex
pectedevery minute, with gencml'shomp
son. Hereisto be our randstand. VVeare
now fortisying, but t e main body is not
yet come up irom Dechambcau. There
are sixbattalions more on their way to this
place. This fortisicatiun is at the mouth
oF the Soreile, on the river St. Laurencc,
where our prowisions and stores come down
into Canada. As soon as the six battuiions
arrive, ] hope we shall be able to drive
them faster thzm they drove us."
Extract q/ a lctterflom New York, 71me 1 0 .
" ]el\(s(luy a ]fller was sfCClVle nere:
f- om Providence, informing, thatafrcnch
vesiLl was arrival there from Cape Fran
cois, which brought an account of the
soreign troops being stopped, but that it
was in 'cunsiqucncc of & prutest (by the
king of France) against their being un
Yloyed. Yesterday a floop arrived here
sirom Cape Nicola Mole, with the sum; ac
count. ] am told the captain adds, that
he saw the protcst in a French gazettc."
Extract of:: lettcrfictom St . Enshitia, si'usiay : .
" By a vessel arrived at Amigusiz last
night, we hear, for a certainty, that lord
"owe was to emhnrk with the last of the
surces that were going this year, ;thr-nt
25,ooo ; no Hesiizuis. He has huiliu! his
flag on board the Eapsilc man oswusir, aml
twelve commiflioners ssitil with him . 'i'his
gives me some hopes of a recowsiilizniun
taking place, that we may live ii. quiet—
ncss again} Flour is scarcc :imunsig the
English iflands. They have. laid un em
lmrssggo at Antigua; uhich cxsizsimple, 1 sup
pose, the otheriflamls will luilmv. (jom
mon Hour sells sur twelve doilnrs, super
sine sor fourteen, and corn sur thirteen.
ssllc nsi-nt s WH', UlLlcUTO mflrllz,!—' ba]
o ( h ( i."("- (4 c ,n'me- , \' hid) meum. ]);1),
01" Vs ;i...:1z-fm-. Hpnl1l)('l:-\\ss-1(-.'
PV ] L L : ct-ct. .u :, ., 0 13. (1, ].ue zct-j '
"""m-c—y
A "} l'" -\.on(.1y :m (")(j rusa ;:u'nui
he ((! cum" (crs su" m guncr: ] ] ('c v.! ,,
] it 31". .c,cxc l'cncy lhc 61: ninH. mL, :ssc l.'.\\}
11) (1, (m ('J" - l'ULul to ( hz sillcshsimuss. nisi]
(hue hz. 'uhzms ol" (he \()1 (11 Curohzsia
nuosiss. , 1n_u"(hnn"\\i(hallpnhlnc cx'wd ii.
13 m (() lhc ulnihmcc ()f tlml ]; ].ue' . gu. ("r. ]l .
(. iinton, with unwards ot 50 (sin! of men,
oF uur and tramljmrts, h: ning al) ])tsiul'ul '
01} (hcir has the ]ucsday below uhssc .
the) (".lstzmchor. Tn" () (nhcl I\( rlh (lum- "
l'mu Hrcgimcuxs, and ("(-l. Mul. lcnhnrn' ,
\ " nin'm luttsictlion, \\(.1'c likcwilZ: un (lah (ir
man ]) hn' (jhnrleshnm; ui'sih ).) .mtc Him.—
aucc it i". not duuhlcd but our lm (bren iu
Suuzh Curonina M.] be able w (lesmt ::(w)
axtc mpcs of thcir eneuncs, and, whc ("( un
(let (he conduct of so able :md (: ;pcricnud
;: (ormnundu', gix (: them that (sih (llisimuu
whica they are to lichly ("m'nlcd to.
By the same explcls, ))"c lum) that a
flew) :ussrivcd at Ch (rhstovm the 25th ult.
inn:! St. Eustatia, vx ith lo cco ut. of pun
powdcr't (he mnflcrus which lufurlpcd,
that a large vcsicl had "41" !" i\"((l at that illaml
srom Hulland, deep loaded with arms (uul .
ammunilion. He all!) said., that all the '
Frc" mh parts in the \\ est lndies Were now
open to us, and that (hrsiir shipsoswsr hm e
read ("(I orders to pierce! um wi! 'cjs m siand
out of their halbours , that (he Fl enc: ]: .(ress '
s(\"ni)1nn- Du: (kirk, which produced :: ro—
mc" mirmzu from the Bnilish ((iut', but 7
wit! lum cflect. . (
Xsicl'tez't'sizuy the Hon. Convcmion minde
choice us the following gentlemen to re
present this donjnion in Gcm ral Congreflz, .
t'sisi-r zmc year, viz. 6 5 0 7. a :: W Y TH'E, '
'l'no m ,cts Nmctso N, jun. l'- lc nAztosi
[lum xanz, 'l'uomujzrruuok,
and ] LtN cts Llcn'rsoor LEL, esqu'trirsi.
'I his mut'ninjjtapcsijzmxcs Bnrrofi came
to tmsi'n irosim jsiuneshwm, with the agree
able hcws that he and his brother, in two
small 'zumed vessels, ner; lltt'c arrived
(hue, with the Oxford transport siom
(sslcassirt-w, havino' on board 217 Scotch
Highlnmsilers, wit tssn number of women
and children, which they took last Wetl-__
ncfllctty eveninss, up her way up to Cwyu's
illssmd, tojuin ordDuumorc. The peo zle
on board insurm, that thev (if; past 0 T.;
body of 3000 troops which sizilcd. front
Glnshsiow lbt*,Dolk61t_,si-'buc upon hearing
thztc place 'wssas'. in our posscsiion, they
steercd tluir course sor Halifax; that they
had been taken by the Andrcw l)ur'ta,
on: of the contincntal fleet, who, after
disarming them, and taking out all the
principal officers, with such ofthc trztns
purt's crcw as were chuainted uith nati
nation, put eight or their own hand: on
b mrd to bring herimo port, but thus. the
car pemer of the transpurt formed :: par
!) and rest ned the veflel from them, and
was conductin}; ner into Hampwn roud,
when the two capt. Balrons ycly fortu
nz-xtcly came IiClOsS lhcm, and mumul
them s: le at jamcstown, where lhey are
now discmhmking, and are expected in
town this day.
Extrmt (] a letter from Philadelphin,
j'zmc H.
" The owner: of two small six gun
[nhatccrs have: go!. by the capmre of the
tlnce ]. unxica-uun (British properly)
ssj'ocsi 31. exch, and the common sailors
5001. c- win. A s: w days will mch West
lnd'm property equally li dflc "
Monday the lst of ]uly is- hxcd uncm
to dcci le the grand question o! llzT/[Essssil
(;A-V [NDEPE NDENCE, in (zcnersid
Cungrels.
Death.] Mr: MARTHA Scnsnkooza,
lsselict of the lutc cnl. chr} Scashxuukc.
of Wax nick councv, in the S'zth year ut
]m si-e; ululy cudu-ch wichcven you.!
1(]u zhss =! , zm ] iinccrcly u-gretted by an who
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