The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-10-23 00:00:00, page 2

LONDON, ]ULY 7.
ON Thurfdly evenin hit an express m-ived at the Admiralty, me]
to the Miniflcu o State from Sir Charles flnrd , with an account
ot hie how, tlken : frigtte going from France to mnt D'Orvilher'u
fleet mth de pntchn; from the C tun of which we I'nm the following
Brdemm: That on the +th of une, : signe] wax made from Fensiol
! the sliling of nine fail of Spanish ssshipl ot the line, beside: frigatet;
.thlt the above shi : affected : junction with the French fleet under the
commend of the ount D'Orvillien, on the nth (the lsth the resclipt
wn delimd in London !) Count D'Almndovar) which made their
. united force forty two tZtil o the line. Sir Charlcl adds. from thesupe
tiority of the French and Splnilrds, he makes no doubt but thlt they
wi]! venture un engagement, and that he is determined to give them
bzttle. He farther advises, that he wan th'en othlhant in chace, nnd in
sight of the enemy; that all hie fleet was well, and the officer: and men
in the highest spirits. lnd that he hoped to be able in the nextdesputehu.
do in such m account of the united fleet: of France and Spain, u would
be 'ghly sniosactory to his sovereign and bid country.
.8 0 8 T 0 N, SEPTEMBER 20.
HE Linle ]ohn, : row-boae, ("ent in two prize: hsi week. one :
small schooncr loaded with ("all, sugar, and rum, From Halillx to
capc Sue; the other : lloop tsimm Bcrmmh to Iialihx, loaded with sum, -
&c. Reporn from Nov; Scotia shone l'Ay " che Fuukland private ship
has soundered :: the day of Fundy; and : srigxte and :: 74. much shnnered
in : late storm then.- These ships. wixh 500 troops on hoard, wen
bound to Pcnobscot, :: l ninforcement to General M*LGe, hut were
allsepanted in the bay, md compelled to return to H.;l-snx again, without
ctecting lny thing. These shopn, troops, &c. were dclsipctched from
Ralihx in consequence of the following requifin'on from M'Lnne;
" Unless he hid immedine support, he mul} surrender lo khe Americam.
who m numemm nnd O'ormid.nhle, both by land and sea," By the
above prizewelurn lhll 'u wu doubted in Hahux, " cb'n lhe Americm
, on : lutesecree expeduion, had liiicd, it appeared so unreal'onnble;
la almofl impossible."
..- followmg il acuratc [in of the ]lnd lnd se: forces in Hllifu. vit.
Th' Duke of Asgyle'c Scotchre iment. 1000 men; the Duke of Hamil
'fln'o Scotch do. uooz the 7051 British, 500; che Orznge under: (a
'liry :) 5005 nnd : Hefflan ngimem, 7005 commanded by :
Lint. ol. m I]. in M'Lanc'o :bsence. Navzl force: An old 74.
_ "gan ship, an ol ernch frignte, l shop of war, duce to an ships,
Fine. &c.
: Five ]: _ of the above troo 0 m :: Penobscot, with the ulinnt
"Lun- ill ic conosive _ i]. johnny Butler. hn
pM du! um a from Ralifzx: T i: annmll m: sole owner
Iftkldip [1 _ ukm and sent in her: seven! tinned; Said
ded'n—N—lury tlmmytothc " rebel: " nnd
them'ibkunm. hui , knmnndeonspicuouo
si f-fr'hi- Wound" ssua insolcnn ,n prisonuu.
PHILADELPHIA, Octokr 6.
si " ' " Mad! armed hue de cuttet Royal George, Captain Parker,
usi sisisisi ctugm find out h Mind, nhea hy t e pickering, Capt.
- K'si' ot'w'lalen.
". mansion flew Yorh we lum, that out of the fleet of ten
'MNHfrom New Yosk the 9th os Septemher for Halisnx,
fihchen olthen hdd returned, one of which with a British company
QM much'm. !: I private" floop; the accuunn say, three
"When bifingg twoof willing me be found in Philedelphinnd
In . Th- neeotwts farther say. tial the fleet thh xtmpl under
.
m llit', fuLposed forVir inia, had returned. That the British
hd ddend out the tuhlbiwtu o New York. 'c. to work on the for
m., thlt all um hasty. fright end confusion there. being in
ss howly expeshtion'os the French fleet, and that they had sent a number
A of mM the laund,. which it il suit! went to bring off the troopl
fron and.
' YM Ihived here thehtig Delewm, Capt. Bnrry, the hrig Morn—
him, . Pith; thcbn; ltn 'nent, Capt. Young; the hrig
' We Mr); and de: -—-—, Clpl. Souder.
\ With, with wu lndie produce.
CHARLESTOWN (S. C.) Septmber 22.
75.d'tba IM uilt'na, dun! .! Zubly'n se"), Scptmber t7.
.: th': was pass to )nfi. . !!!th fw-u rneiveJfi-au th cup
WB melted here yesterday, are to cross Savanmh river this day at
noon, and su se (hell join Genenl Uncoln'c army to-mnrtow.
The newe from the ot r side i: ehiefl !! follow", and on have tt u ],
to wit, thn Count D'Eltusing had {ended two detac ments, one at
Brewton't pllntation with 36 piecel of beast emnon, the other nt Gin
dnu'e point: That the actiwe and enterpising General Count Pulniki
with the cualry had to thoroughly cleared tho wny, end broke up all the
onemy'd advanced pale, 1: to lfford Major General Lincoln the opportu—
nity of an interview with the French General, at the orphan-house, on
the thh, when and where the plln of operationa wta settled: That some
of the French men of war had got into the hubour, and possessed them
hlm of all the British shipping below Brewton's, amongst them the
Fowoy man of "T, which, though grounded. had dl been got off atssd
into the fleet: That the fortifioatiom It Sannnah were but trifling,
confinin only os9 redoubte (nolinte) and abbatis: "shut the force to
defend ese, constlted ofahout tooo regulnre, and two militia, refugeet,
put! protection gen'ryt That Sir ]nmel Wright. (}overnour, &c. wa
- _81nnmht Thlt Colonel Maitland had not been able to effect a
" Son with General Pmoll, lnd it me supposed hld been repulled in
qz attem t to get through Skull crcek, yefletday morning, when we
hand a_ vy unnomdet That the enemy'l soldiery in general, were
melt dtfl'ltilfied; and though it wan pretended, thu Snmnah would
& nen theoffieen ve their oyinionu publickly. that it must
zing!!!" siAnd thlt Generll tnoR hld applied to the Count D'Eflning,
. safe WMpunifionnn-onhiewy, plluondcfecte,
to Florida; to which the ]lant French Geneml y replied. in
it -w.u impoffible be and ["we an} olyctrctm're _ mist! Lna
[na the (law, te tal lum i.ejbflnrd, we: oblau ufieb a un), ]!"
al/iu oj du King, tbu lu- ewm ca-yidmt rbe Came! Meat ;:th
l—iuji-g'mrb tupiug Wffim as it." _ _ _
Sept. 39. On rriday morning Capt. Ball spoke With the Bl'lhsh
of war Experiment of 50 um, commanded by Commotion sit ]
Willace, which had been 'rmlied ; few day t before on her plflhge (
New York, and by nine o'clock saw her llrike to I French man of "
after excliangiog some broadfides.
We hue tince received : contirmntion of the Experiment be' take.:
by Le Sagitteite of 50 um; thnt there were many passengen on
and among" them I Co . Camphell. And it is ieposted, thattherc m
also : British Cenerul-officer named Krith, who was to have so useded
Geneu] Prevonz thet nine mouths pay for the Bnitish troops m bear "
un likewise on bond; end that the publiek ths atehes for General
voR end Sir ]amee Wright, have fallen into the um]: of tm- ;tiliee.
The British tum of war that was seen taken (I this but on the loth
inflmt, by the Amnme French frigave, wet the Ariel, of no nine and:
six pounders. Capt. M'Kenzie, who commended the Ariel, fought the
Amuon, notwithttundin her fupeliotsi-ty, an hour and :- qumner, and did
not sunender till hie melfa were that away and the iefli-l rendered ct
a wreek; and for hit hravery he is treated with diilinguithcd telpea, 5
the polite and generuue enemy into whose hands he but failen. _ ,
By the lull accoutve ["on the French fleet we lum. that fince the Ex—
periment. . large cctt, w-th non [m nels of flour. oetmeal, pcasesihgs
lnd park, another selfe] with 5000 suit: of soldiei : clolthing, &c. . (hid
laden with anehore and cahles, the Comet packet—hoat, Cop:; M'Do
nough, from St. Auyulline for Georgiz, end seven] other Britih 'lffih:
luve fallen into their hlnside. si
We have nhundanee of intelligence from the Ameiicen army esh,
manded by the Hononnssthle M-siijor Genen] Limoln. acting in Wi'W-sst
tion. in Georgin, with that of his Mofl Chriliian Majtny (01! ?
and me!! tesprctehle ally) under the command of hie Excellency &
ral Count D'Ething; but he it is likely that a general attack it am
mh clnnot benede before to-momw or next (lax (bad cum" _' - '
five had remit, and the many difficultin the! line attended the b
up of heavy eannon ent! mortars from I great dihnee, hzvin
that event) we shall defer giving particular. till the tate of t
Georgia he decided, which it it not doubled, wi}! hein : few du
The met} mmrkable oectirrence in thet quieter hn been at ' -
len Friday morning upon : covering party of lbout eoe head),
bntesy erecting n'eer the harraekt, by len British light insh - '
mamled by Captain Camphell. who were'repuifed, end pursued -
redquhu, with the loi'e of;; men, enongfl then C nin
Lietttetmit M'Phefision (not long since : prishner here. in enotheq
end near too wounded: Our llliee lose ie-snid to be 16 killed sildd
wounded, :mongtt these to officen. The easemef: and in.," _
the French wu t'o gveat. that, indeed of eating for the eaeirg, - " '
leapt out of their trenehes, Atteeited end purfnedthen, ufi ( dy ,
beyonet, till lhry were plied by the emnon honthe Brizsi mentu- '
by which they suthined their greatest lost. ct ' " _
Mmiral Berrington went for England in the Ariedne ' te, soon
efter hie engagement with the French fleet off Greluda ;" : Adm' 1,
8 ton hat followed him in the Maidflone fngete from Baths", fKOct ssss
whence he sailed the 17th of Augufl. leaving thecommnnd of th Britibf
s nndmn to Admirel Pailter, \\ he had with him Adminl Rowlev ! Fi
of the disabled ships at that tquniimn, it is said, ate arrived it In" '
unongfi them the Lyon, rendered almost im-pnhhle. ' -
This dey umyed here :: Spanish floup from PurtoRico. witbdfpnehn
for the lion. Cuntinentul Congrelsie. sssh': master of : schoenerfisslongsih:
do this port. wsi-t impressed from hixsivtflll to conduct the noopfflthe
port of the Ullilctl Stutes on the contitzent. The Sgnnish Captlin fly
than Spanish stre! had joined Count D'Oninienss t ;it lsqoo men . si
been landed in lrclandx that hihinlmi- was hlocked up he a lout, lnd
Bomhnrdment begun; and that anotlur Spanish fleet, joined with ssi . ss
French men of war, had sailed for the Welt lndi._-s He datrl thil int]
licence in ]uly, and say: it came by : King's packct to Porio Rice.
w ] [. 1. ] Assitsssszsssst) n G, OCToacn 33.
N the 94! of Septemher lad, two schooners from South My, fell in .
with," me] was' chased by the hiignutine Spitite Iltd p 1.
Dunmore. two prit'ateers from New York, : few leagtm to the southwn
of Oencock, the (lus: cortinued t'enual hours, utter which it seil quit! ss
calm, and Captain Bell of the sclwouer chy thmu, was ob'igcd !.
fltike to the brig, as vus Capt. Alcxznder Szcwut of the other schoonu',
to the lloup, the "on and bri continued in company until the zzd.
when they were oertss: en in the ate violent gnle : little to the southvurfi'
of the Gulph Suntm. in which the hrig sonndered with Capt. Bell, and !
other Aitericnn ptisi-nvn to the number otctp on board. "she !loop Lad t
Dunmure took a Spanish packet, with the [mil, &c. from Havmn
bound for Cmunnn, in Spam. while Csinpnin Stmart was on bank
Twenty leagues nt scd to the north vald ot Cape (.hzules, the Clpto'n -
the lloop ":tvc Cnptzin Stewnrt :Ind twelve other prisoners. : small ,! '
with so btseuits and three gzlions of water. with which they got w th
Eaflem Shore, after being part of two dmys and . night at sex. ss
in 0 0 N G it is 5 5. Ocronn 6. 1719. .
ESOLVED. that the cncottrngrment offered by the resolution &,
Congtel's of the agth ofjuu lsitlt, for pronmnng loanl. he extendi
to Ill sum: which may he paid into the cctntinentll lom officn. on t':
both the first day of March next, to the .tmount of (he him!: loln o
e'erti cltea, which are :tlt'cmiy urdeied to be liruck by Congtesn '
Thlt lny person l'ubscrihing lo,ooo dollart Ot- upwardt, dull by
allowed to pay one half thereof within 14 day: after the subt'cription. miss
th'e residue it the end of two month: after the firlt plyment, the whole\
bear inunn from thn-me n' the first tyment. if the other it [:
mode. s*si_ Extract fron! : Wax.. si '
- CHARLES THOMSON. erdq