The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1778-07-10 00:00:00, page 1

The VIRGINIA GAZ E TTE
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she Freedom of the Pus? is on: of the great Buf-warlu of Librrty, and can never bf reflraingd but by despom Govermmu.
Ectsi'ctF—o UULY losi, 1778.]
WlLLlAMSDURG: Printed by Dxxon 65" HUNTER. [No. 1423.)
3 0 8 T O N, Jun- !.
WE hear thn nbout three o'clock lust Lord's day morning, : party of tho
enemy, confining us 150, landed at Freetown, from Rhode lflmd,
him: two ' r 11.er hnusn, : good (risk mill And slw mm, and set fire to seven]
other home;; in:: (he mctm-a in the neighbourhood coucaing, any thought
pnldlnl (o rein." to them beats. .
Wednesdzy me proof miil ssz Andover, With three men and two ton: of ,
powder, by some :cfldcm blew up.
'l'ncsdny last :mvcd in pose, : prize floop, mounting 6 cursinge md 7 swive]
sum, nud had :; men, taken by the Eagle princess of this port. The floop
" owned by one Whipple, law of Providence (Rhode laud) : tosy. but
sss .si rgctnfign. and lud been succesasnl in her crude before (he came acrose
, I I
._ Wem just informed that sixteen of one man went out to Smen lnnnd,
sissssrZ-nsbmght of fourteen prison", among whom wu Col. aner Billop.
BALTlMORE, 7u114.
-" " w es : [mer his Excellency General WAllllNGTON " General
"- '"AIIIOLD, in Phi ldelphil, laudjdlt, uur Monmouth curtbease, ]tme
- a , ! I.
AV7Z the honour to inform you, that about 7 c'clock yeflerday morning
I both mnine advanced on each other. About n. they met on the grounda
' neat- Monmouth eoutthonse, when an aGion commenoed. We forced the
enemy from the field, and eneamped on the ground They took a strong post
?" in our front, seemed on both flmka by morasset and thick woods, where they
remained until about n. at night, and then retreated. ] cannflt at this time go
intoa detail of mattere. When opportunity permiu, ! shall take the liberty of
tl'ansdiu'mg Congrest a more particular account- of the proceedinga of the day.
.! letters?" Gmul WAaltuwrou'rcmh daml Monmouth tourtboafz,
' ' an: :. . [7 8
' " "- Thosseventl osyashrday are'Zoo intgereflizg not to make an account of then!
- si. Im- Ahdut 3 o'cloek in the morninz the British army moved on lhets
'When-t: Point; at som aa we had intelligence of it, a picket corps,
' ' - -movada.*so, and soon after our whole body. About 1 ! o'clock
' . — owmooh them, but soon "treated, without engaging, and met ut.
. .! on the am proper piece 01 ground. While thin was doing. two
L-P."
ofcannonsi supported by Col. Livingston and Col. Stewart, with : picket
_-. of zoo men, szt off theirssmain body, and made a great (laughter. In
" - time m cannon were brought up, and the army formed; on which
ct sisivinaflw eatited in good order, bringing off the eannom. Very seven
si ning, and our troops advancing, the enemy made their last
- ]! body of Pennsylvania troops, at and about Mr. Tennant'a
, wa- considerable naught.: on both sides, and our troops then
adv " (he, gave way, leaving as the field covered with the dead and
we sssi Oyt troops pursued sot- about a mile, when night coming on, and
th- : , - ' ssss g-ed with watching, and hot weather, the troops haited
: - sisi _ssf- '- ' sigctct- ss - the ground of the principal action. About !: o'clock
they - ' ss , informed that they are six miles from us. Our loss is
met ; . : since" iamnch beyond the propottion of men. Colonel
Kam'say waa cu ctsi Mmde pdfomr, but teturned on parole. Lieutenant
Colonel Bonner _ - adelphinialtined, and several sobalternt of Stewatt'a
detaehment. ! . - - _ - we have lost threefield officera. The enemy
len Coli Monekt ctssether officers dead on the field, and there are
several wounded ss si hose namea and rank ] do not know, not are
the numb'ar of prisoners. ' and wounded, on eithek side, yet ascertained.
Upon the whole, it In! - a very fortunate day, andrefleaa great honour on
the txoopa. Had we be: _ ---'ently strong in eavalry, the succesa of the day
would havebeen much ino ete- I accompanied the General, who expo
sedhitnself fullaa much on r. . - , si cthappily recited no harm.
.j 't.
Extuct of cleturfrm bend fy 'si-si ct , :' sir ct -, sradnldct talrtlalfl,
" We contefled the ground wnth t flower of 3 . 1 ss infantry
and grenctdien, with between : and 3000 of on ct — a day
our officen behaved with seat bravery, coverin an ss ct, other
simth remarkable conduct and firmness. After beating them '
pot}
they occupied, we remained masters of the field of battle in the
" They lest behind them, to our mercy and humanity, a nu
and privach, in Freehold courthonse. Beside: these, they :
waggona full of wsitunded. We have already found dead on the fie -
about me; but as the view hat been cursory, there mnfl be many mo: *
lost is very inconfiderable."
Extract osa [mer fruit: Philadelphia, dared Wednefday, joly [, 1778.
" We have undoubted meliigence that in the late battle of Monmouth, in
New jersey, the enemy have suffered to the amount of 1000 men, in killed,
prisonera, and deserten.
" Doctor Kennedy of Baltimore il among the prisoners. He vut taken dy )
Cnpc. Plunket, And immedinely liberated on parole. - _
" Col. ansay of Bnltimore is nightly wounded, mnde prisonef, ad Mout
ted to his pnrole by the enemy. , ss
- '.' Among the thin of the enemy ire an aid de camp to Generll Clzncon, Coj.
Hyde of the guerdu, Col. Monckton of the grenadiers, end Col. Ahem'ombw
ios the insmtry, with mnny other officer: of great eflimntion."
Fran- tb: PuxL/mzzrnn Evzsnm Poe'r . ]une 33
There never wu an inshnce of so much deseninn in : mild army_ns what
now prevnih in the jerseys. Near five hundred have almdy come unto thus
city since they len it, besides gsut number: who go up the'country. "By .;
counu from them we learn, they have been much lmpeded and hamfl'ed on
their march, md have lost number: of their grendierl and light insantry.
WlLLlAMSBURG, 74, to.
Ext-afl of a ! sm- fron Anmpolh. laud jub ]. 1773
MR. Hollingsworth, nttbe htld of Elk, writen Govemorjohnson. bym
of the Sme bout, that : Mengagement hlppenesid on Sund zy m;
: it the enemy left the field with 1300 den], : number of mtflety, tum, and
blsglge. Our los: is 9oo killed and wounded, which full: ehlefly upon Small
wood't and Wayne': hrigade. They took the so.: for llnch Point, and Gum:
'I] Washington is endeavouring to held them."
Meffieura DJ X () N lnd " U N T'B R,
AS if my us our: give sarizfuflin to the curious ul inquisitive, :; well a dif
affiiul tbe tuysioriuu, um! renne distinct": explanation, ! hope p- wil! hsm
ib: enclosed, so ob/lsigelour lamb]: favour, . _
RORERT ". SAWDElSz
IEUTENANT Robert H. Subject, of the first Virgini- Me repmom,
nuing fell imo : dispute with no officer of the but regioun, m which
in character :: : miliury gentleman v'vu called ictu queflion, w Unn
_.:sin.5:;+t*si_ct-, 12?" me In: s-si-sizssr;4 -- "fiWctss—Wp'" sisi-ct-Zsssss".
zsisionm. sbr whuch the officer "rested him, as being connen to tie Mie
k'l *' '
wzr. After lieuteyzam Sandm hnd continued in men 61 of seven days, che
. dispuce wan eompromised, hie friend: having advised him to resign h'l com
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miffion, to he could not be juaifinble by the :rflclu of war in giv'n; : chol
Ieage. And :: he may probably be censured by hi- countrymon for "signi
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nc the opening of a campaign, we think it necessary to declare !th he but
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the army in tepnde. Civen under our hand:, .: nue, ing. the Sthsiof.
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74", 1778. W. BRENT, um. 00}, si
ss T. ALUSON, szor.
\ _ ll ]. NlCHOl-AS, Cape.
* AB. CRUMP, Clpt. '
. FAvqsiulln, 7": 5. 1778.
HERE Ichared in Mr. Prmlie's last paper oneos the massunconmoa
productions, ] will venture (o :ffirm, that had been wrote during the
commonwellth. ! need not inform the public chn ] men the cuioul zdver
tibmem respea'mg my.horse and myself, where both of our ehandzn, under
the guise of friendship. are held form lo ridicule. ] suppose the author inu
gined that ! had not szgacicy enough m discover che " anguil met in herbei"
bw ] cry hid n'mcy, l um going out of his elemenc. He beginlin : very
singular manner; he makes me say that every person who finde fault with my
horse is : wry- Thin is so prepoflerom that it doe: not deserve an :nswer.
No body, that it acquainted with my didion, can believe me capebk o! uniting.
such stuff. ! mny have gained some enemieo porhqn by In ovn zed in me
caused liberty. but ! em: not; ] did my duty. Cln Mscribhles deeme
sactss !: ! 1: be:: the case ever Knee the world "(."-lb" your little 45.
wox. m sb-m (o ztut'sssmen eminent fomkk Means vr'w' whom,
number of scunilou plpln that were me. upon the nfigmflon of bad
cbctabau, who wn and il one of the mon mindle noblcmen in Gum him:.
] !" not npply this; let she public make the npplicuion. He conclude; with
saying " che courn in open, nd chanaen m not to be spotted with." (
shdl only say that a long u ! can wield : sword. of pull : bigger, un ]"
Ml be my un mouth. !! 1. l ]OHN CHURCHlLL.
' UN avny from on bond : vessel ! negro fellow cnlkd HAKRY, : us.,
].diu, lbont 5 feet ; inches high, speak: tolmbly plain, has truth each
' .. - md two of hie under [ote teeth ere on:. He hn beu s,"
on the creek, and :: Portjmnrb. ! do not necolloa He
in sorewamed from hnrbousing him, lnd maden or
ss out of the country. Wboevser confine; (he me fellow h si
me notice thereof, [hill receive : reward of HVE Poum !
Dsif den
_ me In Suff-li- ' -_si. ;
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