The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-09-26 00:00:00, page 2

contest on the evcnt ofa single battle. Isthcy are
overthrow ", they are undonc— the war is ac an end.
Now then is chccime for our strenuous eXcsticns;
one ltcld stroke siw ill flee the land issmm mpmc, dc
x'ctstation, and burnings, and scmL- mnvuznw
s: bm bmta1 lust an.) viuL-nsie. In even} (Lhcr xsi-sim- -
ter, the Amcsicnnanns hzwc bccn (A lazc fact :dl_/
-fi:cccs>sul ; great numbers oi'r-hc :ncm) nsixvc i.:i'zcn
in battle, and still greater numtvcrs hsirssc 'chcn mksin
prisoners. 's'hc mshm to the nurchwsirsi] lxzwc
sought with a resolution than would have dom:
honour to the oldest sokdierssi- they bravely sought
and conquered, and glory attends them. \\ hs,
can surbectr w cmuhte thcir mblc spirits? \\ hu
these \\ ichnut mnhicion to shxr'c v. ith them the up
lsixulb osthcir Cuunuctymen, andot'all poflcnsi'v, as
the dcscndess ufliberty, and prcl'si-rvcrs ut' si-si-siuc
and hupanels co mmwns m (ne prcxczzL anu .sicuctssc
generations .?
ss Two years we have maintained the war, and
siruggch \\ith difficulties innumerable; put th':
psioi 'ctt has since brighcened, and our afizlirs put
onn ctrcr face. Now ische time to r:.1pchc nuns
usall our tuils and dangers; isvx c hehav: like men,
this third campaign will be our Lst. ( urs is the
main army ; to us our countrymcn lsizok sur pruzcc
tion. 'l he eyes of an America and Eurupc LE'C.
turned uF-m us. as o : thus:: by whczm rhc cvcm us
the war is to be determined: and th" (;eneml as—
sures his countrvmcn and fellaw sol lzcrs, thilk he
believes the crici'cal. the imponssnt time is at hand,
which demands their mvst spssiccd cxcrcions in she
field.
Here glory waics to crown the brave; peace,
freedom, and hn siiness, vain] he the rewazds ofvic
wr . Animatc {fy motives lctke these, soldicrs
fighting in the cause of insiocencc humanity, and
juffice. will never gizcway; but, with undaunted
resolution. press on to conquefl. And (hict the
General Jsurcs himlel's is the part the Amcricnn
forces, now in arms, will act; and, thus acting,
he. will ensurc them success.
HEAD QUARTERS,
Wnctmucron, J'rj/fi, 1777.
THE GJlu-nl lfls no dmbs but flat H'njysissuw
cvto ['as :: duc/n/f systte impcrtamct q/"r/ (' r msssf'
ZY [cas unslzrrak 01 to (Lff-f ', aml fi'fo l-as any r- ctctct-si- I
to his own lwzrur, am! tle rrFL/mrr'cn rs [: [T,]digr,
evill, is rallnl to affirn, Lrl—nzrr Mr mctnnvuttm]i25q
for (ssvsry [( ing valmsi'si'ct'fss La! is, ron'rarj; to his ( <—
]rflatiz-n, !}.(N sh/L/l'lffr fand (sz fif/Tctrs or silst ;
shfm- last to all shamr a: l/n/Hv so qui! f/lis [nst
will (x.-s cnlrrs , orstmlljkul/ ]} ur/z (!mqg'sr, or (fish.
rm'ms lujscre pru'm gifvm fsr sZ doin'; &} L.! pr-"pfr
q/izsi'u- sispzric-ur in am/ssrfity, th). are isssflmrm' robe
shatco—tz'si's, ma ilfct puri/Dmmr so rhmsesi-sivss, m 4' 'N
(x./:mj/iu :r otbrrs. sl is ordrr tlss 'st in th rmr, (. '
rise urp: (f fs/srvr, are to [it duly ensure,], rc lctsi'si"
msint r/xr mwardly from making :: smrisi-ct- :] tle
l'ravf, mnl from this ill Hnmpsrs .rtml '(sssromnl'z/i
miss ( ! irz nium] to (over this o-ct'rnsh'amrfill ssml/sifssl )
spmsimlmr lssorrcnr as th'} go. sissst'zlf r/ssis crsslzr may
be' cut 1! ! ncsi-ctuz, midjctsirffimfmssimj-rrjsfd ussim !] ( arms,
tl's Gmrml [sis-"vrly ord-rs rlr commandizzq q/izssfi
as (vsssso' mffmulf to astmctble his mzn and [saw it
rmssltofluu, rc jsrrvznt fly plm ff ig-sarm/rf.
T ( G- mml begs ;] rf/si-wur f'ss/Y (in"- ers to be" at
tmrivr {a se]! lfz-msiz- sans am] (L-spisi ioct-s ctarnf'lirs
ass. !} .!) mass- [sir J siss, arm J issr (z-711j15 and if, us;): (Y
a/izman'rssncf tim, )s' ;;n-srsil mrcmztsmz Lessqivm 'Zi's 11
thy arr !! (rs, to carry ;! (in to !! ;- ]..hisr Gmrml .}j
t/.( day fbr jartlur -w;ctass;zir.'zs/i.n. [( 'a, as if is
only (! rxcrssffarsiv prc caution, :: ic L's ..ossss in :! marry::
lf as? est; ;ssfivs.
Lx/raff oj'a [(rftrfrfm fF-"frfn! Wash ington to (Ton
grf/S, (lated W'ilmingtsim, .Ess-Zsis. 3, 1777, 8
o'lsl'c'k *P. Js'.
" This mm-nssg the enrmy cum: our wftlv a c'msl
derable force. and rLree pi' C. s ':s arcillcry, us;: nstuur
lig'vt advanf (; (, rss, & ld afsi'cr s m" v ry sum: skir
m.shir-g ob:.'g d than to r: 'r at, Lv ing s." ix.fsi.i->ur in
number, .lru wirhnucunurn, 'I he] !3 ::1 clsihss r sdc
is no: 'jct asc. rrmncd. (?u s, though n"t narily
Ln' vnsi, is nr-t vsily (:"1sis.d.-m5].; rfz-ct-m. we have reason
m 7" xl-rve, was much gr aur, .u isrmss'nf ur [sins .s,
(".-np'sid of cxpxr. murlssnmn, I-Hd si}ss}si*nuni12csi OF
;ctvlng thm several r—jz-si: Wsi'" dine. (; fr a. mnrc
psilrt (&!)an in n-u; i.]smsi Ct', \\.'f-' -- :! bssdy :.s sificm- n
firm d :! kind us an'busi'ajct. They ad\'.1.C-d 35 11:
twss m lesi this fids; of [in -HH?, and then witlsidr w LO
f"'fl: [lace, ]zaving a jirksit at Cnocissi mill, absiuc a
m la; is. from.
" Thcdssssrgn nFt'1e7r m-wm'ssntrhis morning s Pms
t M. le bren md spersc sur] ght cmssp. ulw l'muss bern
trsi air! s me tnthsim, and mg-w1pnliffisonuf [s—ssn H ",
t'ss elssrz fiifl— :] p'silsir, most [r- bably, for covuing their
terru- m cal.- ' s ;lCCidum."
'Pnbliledlv m'rr us C.)?!s'fl's},
CHARLLS THO'VISON, scc'ry.
Cncs-rrctn, L.}ssf. 11, 1777. 12 a'sslcsssskcttmg/ss.
s ] n,
I AM surry to i form you that in this day"; c.:gT-ge
—'si mc :: \\ e have: been ohhgcd m ]csifivc thc e cmy
nszsicrs of the field. Unshrthnutcly, the intc'li
gencc received us the esicmy's adctssanclngup (he
Brandywinc, and croffing 3: .1 sord about six mife!
[bove us, was uncurcmxnmd munsiadrsisilor), m):
nuhlhnding all my pams to get the; best. Thxs
g.C\ cnch my nmking .: dulpusiuun achuAtc to the
ssuxc ;.nh x-sish-ssh m: tile'ssflssY acfctukeu usun (er
".;ju .xuosizzess.siss.el1sicsi vmsi h :.ze l-OUP.) first sin
}; .gcd were uulss-Leu u- si-si-tizsi- . e. re Juy unJJ siec
ssi-si..ssm-sisscss1. 'n m: ;niu'st oszhs ;.sim-si x on the signs,
un: busily of the: cnuny uhsisih 1sin*...ncd on (ix.;
si sih-si-s Ld: usLhsid smrd cwsisictxz, usil thdecd m;
u.1..onmersi: under the comnmnd of L-cncrnl
Waync, and th; light tsOUpo undcrs cncral Max
m: [. who, after.:(bxcc*:u.-nfhd, ulsoremcd. ; he
). i .siin. undcx'mz cummctmd-sisst'fiencral Armstrong,
bcmsiz pustcuctc .: sursiictlboutmu nulca below L h..J o,
3] ui lssh} oppultun'uy ot-cngvgmg. :. ut though_ we
lough: under umn) mlmlsictuages find music, !mm
[In si..ul'u, Arm;; :ncnci-ctnsd, obliged L'.) rcnrc, )cc
msi lsizsb osmcn is um, ] .un perisiuddcd, very com. -
dom c, 1 belicct; much less "than the encmy's.
\\c ln ca z'n lull: sC\ sin of eight pieces of ca non,
Lccsi-rqu c.) (h-J best inshnnctumnlcm n: present
Lybmin. si'l'he h.zgg—._;*sic, having been press. iuully
:mnczl off, 1511 ] zsi-ssctma. shxing the: man blankcts,
Muchbring.1uhcirb1;k3, many ofthcm doubtless
vu'lctc lust. si
] hsin'c (; lsu't-siz] she troctys m assemblc behind Chcstcr,
wlu r-si th') ;:sc ll1W-islilss5i115f0s 1 .c mghc. Not
six'itldhnding he misfortune of the du)", ] am happy t0'
r'zzct- L'n: u-cmsi-si m gmd lsissir'sstsi; and I hsisspc, anozhcr
:imc, m- shui comsi-sisscthtsi- sor zncl sisssi a now sustainsid,
'l'ctc T-husissctis La l-sinycuss was wounded in (he leg,
LrJ (ssiczr [al chdfrrl in the hand. Dsivm other
flffisicu wuc w: undxa, and sssmc iictz'n, but the num—
ber: of either cannor n'zw bc asccnaincd.
] zux the honsiur to be:, er,
Your obcdmnt l.umblsi- shrvaspt,
Lia. \VASHINGTON.
?. S. It has not bc en in my power to send you earlier
intelligence, the [nscnt L-siing the first leisure mo
rnsim l zzave he;..- smc'c the; acc-tctu.
Px-blj ].rd by order of Cp/lgrqsx.
CHARLES TllOMSON, sL-c'ry.
l.\' () O NG K E SS, Srsif. 10, 1777.
]; Ed<')L\'ED, that the in craft whichlhzllarisc,
\ after the date of this resolution, on L():\N
()l-ctisi'lCE LIIRTH-ltATEdsi already isiucd, or
which shsisi'! lus illucd before the first day osM rch
- cx-,be annually paid ac chercsipecti e loan officcs in
b_ .mscxchssmgeonthcc mmissumcrs uschc Unitcd
dtdtcsi : ! aris, at the rate offissclivres of! r .ncc for
:- cry:,panish mdlc ; dullar due shrintcrest as asorc
s..id, or if Lvminental bill.; ofcredjt, at the uption
ot'chc respccctti'si e, lc..dcrs.
Lx/rctfl jrsi'm slsse minutrssc.
CHARLES 'I'Hs.)MPSON, Sec'ry.
m?
B A L T l M 0 R F., Slstsist'err ".
Cory of a letter from & vnluntccr at camp to his
lriend in zsslnsflslsliL '
CHESTER, .ssirpf. 12, 1777, 11 o'clock A. M.
DEAR Sm,
? Hss-ctlp'"13' ,si/st timr to sslrcpyn a ,--z' parrisulars of
tlr blow rrmL/affizn if _1'/_/f(rA/"_1si. ()m' nrusiv
am; prstrsil 0/7 th iasfql fs (.j' Y)'!'(!i.::ssl)"'l'lsi/If, pl/ous 12.
m/lss al-c-L-r !! 71". iss:_£'/0)7 , As an lsrsszzfss'ssqucuf to Cbml's
fbrzl. "]ctlr man [as mm-ls' c-sssir l's 10 t/mz, fl'ongb
(17 Mr zl/fianrss cj' ,ssvctml mi/rsic, m Mr attzr stJe of
th m'sk. ,1/190fssfsh'urssi s'_/-sssff!1/L*'//_)'(s rps rss/m/y
(stfmmlcsf-csi's- ()lct'ct'ctl's, ['a-al, am! {zrg-m !; any
rm/nomzssh 1 pmcur lines, —:a,.":si-/,'si sitvzsis rm-rflsd zest/.)
(qual vss'gssnr. 'l/cty at t/"F sct'mzr tim, bring just!!!
ll/sUH/sif lsiilfs arc-mctj, 7z1zrdzsi_/Zvrrzrct'xjfbrrs as if so
sizmnl us Tl'sifl/ sliIfl/yss arms. Gn-(ml'fllthi-N'J': lids
fro; ' s]; ;'/;';; "0;le ;;vm lif- e;; sl-nmmi'u m of;} ( 13; ;11.
;*1}' zt'i ;;, ;.: la :;rssv [(f rising" ;; is;;I, m. [m /. pnrrv
-; ;; ;;m; ; ;;r; /1* 4; fvf lAsk. lntl'is [kinmsh r'e'; lost;;ut
jsie rmn, s;;[f/.(HH1Z-jstss-N.1Ms_$ sa;/;';l(mlzl),
n-/ ;';/3! ;.-;; n/Zmrdthm : o, for our ;raops cure
;. hw !;fcr;(-;;/;_'y ;(lir14,m;;lk;j;t up (; ;ws; an! am! 'Zl'tct
.;imlssl fi;r ;, ; [ctvssz-st ssi. ( fz/clc (I;;_*,. '[ss/rrr ; ",;ctrr; : to
jarrf/l; ;;si/a ;: (/;z;;'.cs(r;1qz*s;ss"rrfsif';;lf;;,-lf;/!l ;;lfzml
c;;/_ss1'!;;.1;;.;ct;;si , for m r/r int.- ;iissl; ln- bad ,i!;;;'<ff1;p
n'; ;rul. i;;' ;; l;. rsr Lah, ;;;;;isr;'_[,7;;l tl; jcr/d of
Brm ;lj'ct' ;;r, sin;. ;;;;;r; [;J- -. (ry n.} zsil/y {0th ;;;;0;;
;;u- l'silL'ss's'f, -:;*/. ;v; (in;;ral ;Sulliuan's and Lord Ssir
I;";ss-sig's ;linssfi ;; =; ;;s ;si-si/h]. (};Wml -$/;-';f;'-::a;1's divi
jissn', ;';; _;.;'iss,ct;si';_ffsi to fall ;sirffelfim (s rhss-"rgrozmrl 02;
Mr riJ/ctr, ]: ]! ";:ro ['rm ;1';/;.;*.-l;r, ;- ;;d (;;fore ;l. (1; ;"vnl
[(I/n' fojo- ;;7 r/ssfa'm-lr Mr Ezn ;;41' fls-psCfl/sil'fd, am! im
;;;; sins;!) ;; las sin;] ;" ;;(sctnt ;lis si";!f 1; cf/inall'arm:
L;_.ct;', z/ ;"sssi/n fro;:imfrd ;;zsi'ss/t o/sist n-ct'srly ssrnmr ;m
low, er; /. am uffm 91], ;;siss-lm our frrsic-psgm'e way.
]-' c-Tzrv;sisi,; [zim' rm; ;"rml, msiour [wis after five
o;/ss ;" , ;;Lr . m; ];- lss'ct-sir; rm; Nut,; am! la/Ifdnmr cm'
lo; ; . ;;s;r, (Honlns simtgrsi'cn so Ntrttlf, si'sillll/J
Claj;1ul;.[/(u/(M) ;; lls;/1mC timr pnffizl C/ m] :
jctcrsi', siz/u; th) ];w';;;d;;;u;/.. hsse love no; lost
;;;';:;';1."
;vrr/sizl 0;;ss;*l;;;m;, "e'lo stre; grear part of the
a 7/02; (; /'/.';;/"/;;1;,/; ctvr ;nstrssl throur/J t/si/s ;;lart- ,
rl;;"r ;; ;;;;;;'ts;1v;.;'z;';/ llr apav;l;;r;;. "("/ny miss],
t/ ;;r m mss')" ;. /-/3 is ;sis;;;ml/_1'/u/[n/;rl'- L; jrfssm
lcc' fss'2 2'". 0 r e 'zsr/mzsiw fe/o flssctssss" rl'rntuh
tow); sin;}. ;-_; ;mm ;, ;mdlrj"! Llrctu-l ;;t; enhisilct-y,
1'):/U77.'5,tlctt_sru}1 ilir'lA/si-"r/vl )! ! m"! flsss'slulct'si .
[ZlL/EIK'. us;}? 11. [Is if/j 'J sin jsssisissct Is to ]DCC lsill/
a/nwzsl 'lcii-zlnurmr ." ,_ff_..-."'-A1... ,.mn/su !
".l nisi, [, sflft'fis Us !zss- ;sslL/ulsi Our 'alosl lj/j,
w- r.!ngto f/s/r/lr/scllsifj'z- ust-i, /::.'.c..', 'Zi'ictY-siM
(;l, azdsiulct m. , u'us m.? am. [8 ' '
A N ?\ A l' () L l 8, .Vl'f/i/[lsi/r 18,
liss'ssssyyctf," cf (! .'(_r/.r*/}'ssim'[ A."! x.:J 1'11 ._., n'. it.! .,(sis.
12, 1777, () ,,zsisi .
O' u mL (, uriorct: lind rue;..cs you, j-u' will
hear v. tious ncc ounts or !: \; lax: a tion,
but you may dcpcuu th: enemy pzi ct Lsil" : ;:
th': ground :..sisi'; got. [s :".v (2? 11**'.:; .sixlu xw ;}
at Ln-ssssiter; sii: nzrormc-ssi in;, that hc, wicn 5" . ;
nz'JH, crossed :iri'y in th; n'. si-si'nhss U\ ,T th:
iirssuztijss w: HL, ansi; i.;h ' in & nbsiiih. L-l mzsi-si .siji. .l) ,
in v. him in isiicccss'ssiud, and lZ'Z' sict sin in t..;:n
dzzisii ozi t i: ticll bss'sisOFC h: croii Jt .)C. Diana;—
\Vi11C. 11}: enwagcmsint b'3'7siln L' slily in sin:
morning, and contin ned till latc mtilu manner,;
_ s. fiys tn: cncmy lost at least :oou m-cti. Wc
]mv-si- bliss (killed J, wounded, :u. d taken) not
above iivc or six hundred. GmcralsiCm'nwzil
lis commanded thc column which carried our
iincs; here our people made them {all liksic black
birds. General Sullivan's division was tired
on before they could form. T h- morning after
the cngag cmcnt many or our troops came up,
and arcnow joining the army. Gcnct al VVash
ington this moment lczt this place, and is gone
to () rmun: own, wc,hcr and on the falls of
th: Schnylkill, all th" a_rmy is to be cncamped.
! hrcc thousand militia from the ]crscys, ] sop
rcguhrs witn G: neral Putnam, several or th:
Lancafi-zr militia, and thi :: classes of the mili—
tia nom this city, arc now on their march.
lo—morrow, it is expect: d, will be the great
day; huw til? cvcnt will be God only knows;
howm cr, much blood will' us shcd hctorc: Howc
gets this place, it" ever. Howc was all day
ycstc rday' ourying his dead,a11d taking care of
his wounded. Out officers and men are in
high spirits. Not one Marvlnnd officer was
killed; Captain Joscph Ford was wounded in
the arm."
The following account is given by an intel—
ligent skippcr, who had been many mouths in
th; British fleet, and made his escape from it
ten days since. s here are 8 or [0 privatccrs
that came from New York with Lord Howc's
H.,cct carryinszB or l' guns. Not during toz'ct
uhilik with the English flcct, they purpose to
lie behind the Host when it goes down t '1c bay,
and then run along shqrc, and into the unmard
ed rivers, andplundcrthc inhabitants. Ncgrocs
are the? r chicr 0 '1ject, w hom thcy intend to fell
in the \Vcst Indics.
Several of the cncmy's ships, of war, with
their tcndcrs, &c. have passed by our harbour
this morning, and it is supposed the rest of the
{1 or are on their way down.
YV] [, L A I'v'l S ?: U R G, Scpt. 26.
A S T 'lssuesdny near two hundred sail of
__4 thc cncmy's fleet or men of war and trans
ports wont down ths: bay, and next morning
wcrc sccn to clear the capcs, supposed to be
[mond sor Dclawarc. Flvc or six ships of war
still remain m our bay, and one is stationed in..
York river Channel, near Back river.
M LRRIAGES.) THOMAS NELSON, jun. Esq;
capmin m the first Virglnia rcgimcnt, to Miss
SALLY (),-am, cldcst daughter of Wilson Milcs
Cffry, Esq; or the county of Fluvanna.
fsi'w-ss/Ef of :! [(tfe'rfram t/Y postmctstn zlt Up cr
Msszrshurough, dared Sunday morning, Scptcm er
2'3 ]777'
" By Mr. Robert ]whnsnn nsPort Rc-yal, whocame
t') town lure last night From Bulc'mnre, and who Came
from Pcnnl'ylvania with Mcss. Lansdalc and Smith from
(.lep, who lust if in Yc-HowSprings, on t'w. Lancastcr
rlud. last Thursdsixy, ( am informed thsit': Gcncra!
VVashingtm with hidtrmps had crnsscd tct.l(: Schuylkill,
and murchcd to that place in order to ;ul.si:k Gcncra]
ll-w. e, who Wild near the White H'nrsc, on the Lancal
ter mad. (}cncm] \\;l)*nv'> division hssa-A gn rnunJ
Hrm'c, and with his rmr. 'Isshc lmnps wmc drawn up in
order oslnrtlc nn Tn-cldny, and the mngz-siudx wcrc en
g cgcdsi, but the heavy rains l-lcxcntsscd :: general asirinn.
(;cnnml l'utnum, with two thousand men from Pctk's
Kill, and four thousand jsi-rli-y militia, Were: on the point
uf ]si "ning (;cm-l.\l \'*"-*.sh?ngt 11: find tusin thuufind
Mm-ssvlzmu militisil, under (; sincml Smsiz'ilxxossszl, were also
uithin tuchu mUssLss and suppostd LLsC-lc now to be