The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-04-25 00:00:00, page 2

PHILADELPHlA, Aprilg.
COL. Jonathan Henry Smith, of the New jersey
militia, and T. W. Collins, latea clerk in the king's
customhouse for this port, are both taken in New jersey,
being accused of_ treasonable practices against the states,
in concert with james Molesworth, who was executed the
gtst ult. . Smith was brought to town last Monday ever.—
ing, and safely lodged in the state prison.
Extract of a letterfi-om Morristoctwn, April ;.
" Laii: week we took about 40 horses, and a large
number of cows and sheep, part from the Philillines, and
part from the Tories. just now received an account of
an action yesterday at Qyibble town ; we drove thc enemy,
' and killed five. We had only one rifleman wounded."
We have the best authority to assure our readers, that
Dr. John Fothergill of London (of the society of Friends)
a gentleman not more diliinguished forcthis [kill in his pro
fesisiion than for his attachment to the rights of humanity,
still _continues to act the part of a firm friend to America,
upon her jussst and necessary claims of independence.
April 15. The Hon. the Congress hm c been pleased to
appoint Dr. William Shippen, juu. director general of all
the military hospitals erected and to be erccted for the
armies of the United States.
ssThe Hon. the Congress have ordered a monument to
be erected in Boston, in houourofmajor general W A a n_z N ,
and another in Vir 'nia, in honour of brigadier general
MERCIR, as a tesfih'lony of their illustrious virtues, and
of the gratitude of their country. They have likewise
ordered the eldest sin: of the former of those gentlemen,
and the youngest son of the latter, to be educated at the
expense of the United States;
We hear that on Sunday morning last a party of the
enemy attacked about zoo continental troops, under the
command ofgeneral Lincoln, near Bound Brook, New
Jersey. They fought them for some time, under the
greatest disadvantages, in oint of numbers and situasssiion,
and' at last retreated, with the loss of two killed and 27
made prisoners, together with two field pieces. The
, enem had three men killed.
La nifiht two French gentlemen arrived "m town, who
came pa engers ss in the Morris. We hear the have'
brought despatches to the Congress from our amba adours
" at the court of France.
We are informed that brigadier general Hand is order
ed to command the troops which are destined to oppose
the lndians, who have lately commenced hostilities upon
the inhabitants of the western parts of this state.
u u N (1 It [3 3 d, Apru 14, 1777.
ESOLVED, that it be reccmmended to the cxccutive
owers oseach osthe United States to inquircinto the
conduct of all oflicers on the recruiting service within them
respectively, to remove all such as belong to the battail
ons of their respective quotas who have neglected their
duty, or abused the trust reposcd in them, and shall be
found within their respectivejurisdiction, and to fill up all
vacasincies which may happen by such removals; to trans
mit to Congress all such testimony as shall be taken against
:my officer or officers who may htve marched or removed
from the state to whose battalions he or they belong, and
against any officer or officers belonging to the quota of
another state who may have been guilty of neglect or
misbehaviour in the state where the inquiry shall be made.
That it be recommended to the said executivc powers to
procure exact returns of the continental troops in each,
and transmit the same to Congress without delay ; and all
officer: and soldiers of the continental army are hereby
required to pay th-z strictest regard to the orders of the
ex:cutive powcrs of the several states, touching the asore
said premises. That it be recommended to the ]egisla
tures asoresuid, respectively, to enact laws compelling all
such person: as are by laws exempted from bearing arms,
or performing militia dnties, to surnish such a number of
able bodied soldiers as the said legsizsl [tures respectively
shall deem & proper equivsstlent for such cxcmptions; such
. .{bldiers to be entitled to the continentul bounty, and
other allowances, over and above such grutuities as they
may receive srom those who procure them to enlist. Also
to permit the enlisiing OF servants and apprentices, and to
prohibit the imprisoning, or otherwise rcstra'ning, the
persons os soldicrs in the continentsil serVECe t'ut' any debt
nut exceeding tiity dolisiars.
And whereas i. is osthe greatest moment. to the cause of
Antericctn sreeu'um that an army es crmtidcrable strength
take the stsild early the enshing campiign, Rcssb/vcd, (that:
if the seVerztl quotas osthe states cannot be furnished by
the means recummettded in the foregoing restzhttiun, o;
any other means by the said legiflitures detisecl, bsi-sure the
lj'th day of May next, it is recommended to each state to
cuuse indiscriminate draughts to be made from their re.
spective militia. That it be recommended to the said
legill -tures to apply all the means by these resblutions re—
cmnmentled in the manner which they [hail judge mossst
effectual sor speedily completing the army; and in case
they shall prove unsuccessful, that they cause the draught:
ashres'cttid to be made.
RLj/blved, that the exzcniive power of each state be an.
thorised and empowued to order ctsuch diicers as they
shall judge proper, from the respective battalions and
companies of this respective quotas, to remain—within
the state for the purpose Osaiding in enliliing and collect
ing the recruit: which may be furnished under the above
recommended reguixtiuns, and to convey the battalions
and companies to _which they shall belong; such (:fiicers
to be made under the (Iircction of such execu ive power:
respectively. By order of Congrtsils,
_]0HN HANCOCK, president.
;.W—
WILLIABLSBUR G, fi'stf'i] zt.
HE board of wssot' at l'hiludclphisst have rcui fed zt letter ct
from Lewistown, d'tted the 12:hinstant,uchising, that
the morning before, csstpt, Aftdcrsun, in the ship Marris,
was chased into the mouth of Dclawztte bay'by :m English
frigate, when the lioehuck, lying in the man], tnsitde sail
astcr her; that cttpt. Andersw : "1 his lhipztshme, about
half amile from the ]ighthouse, the . -.'o ships continuaily
firing at him, which he returned, sor near thtee hours,
in the most brave and gallantmunner; that cept. Andcrson.
landed his packet iur the Congrcsa, which was s-si-nt up by
two French gentlemen, when, si finding he could d'escnd
her no longer, he laid a train and blcw her up, this brave
man himselffaliing in the attempt, butthut the make and
14 of the crew got safe ashore; that the czsirgu was artly
blown ashure, coniiffitzg of gur-s, clothes, gon iizcks,
&c. &c. and that a number of men were employed in
saving the cargo; that the Roebuck was then '-;..t the road,
and two srigrzttes at anchot' ttpdn the lower part of the
Brown; that the Roebuck had sent two Ham, and that
an officer in the last said they expected their whole (qua
dron shortly.-----A postscript to the letter says, the two
ships thu lay in the Brown are making sail up the bay,
the wind at N. N. E.---The day shilowiug .ssmozherexpress
arrived, with advice that nine of the cnemy's ships were
in Delnware; and on the 14th the alurm guns ware sired
at Lewistown, giving notiCe of a fleet ol transports ap
pearing off the capcs. -
The supreme executive council for the flute of Penn
sylvania have rcccived intelligence frum his cxcclletsscy
general Putnam of the enemy being in motion towards
South Amboy, and that it is prohablc they will z'm cmpt to
gain possession of the city os l'hiladclphsim; 'm c-simscqusi-nce
of which, the council have recommcezsdecl at to the m'ditia.
to hold themselves in readiness, as the tail willsibc sudden,
and probably in a few days, to opposc choir cruel enemies
in the field. Congrcss proposes to shrzsin :t camp near
to Philndelphia, —to which the mil'uia an':- to repair when
called upon; arms, tents, and the 11cC£1Lsy camp equi
page, being already provided.
A farther account of ELEUTLONS, v'z. For SWTV,
William Brown and john Hartwcll Ceckc, csqrs. :;JI. x,
Henry Gce and Gray ju'si'ctkinn, csqrs. Glouc-sisil'c-r, Lsix-ssis
Bnrwell and Mann P ;;ctc, jeu. elssqrs. 'l'hecsi'e ick Binnd,
esq; a Senatur for th; dish zct of ill: of VS ight, oun'y, and
Prince Georr
By his F- - ttuncv lum" R 1 c 14 [I t. N x Y (fq; Covernour
or C.- _] Mssffi-sssiss/fss'atssssf ()sl/xc Comnzonwnrzlth o] Virjss'stia:
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desrtch. from ths: fmnv 0'1' t'}; U.dt('d 5t:.1t-s Os
America arc lurking within this cummun'ssa'ud'ssh, and are