The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1777-07-18 00:00:00, page 2

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FlsnxlsiLL, jane 26.
Extract Of a Mter fiom Albany, Yzme l 5'.
SPY i; brought in here with letters os
importance to general llowe, and it
is said to another person, whom one would
not suspect. The contents have not trans—
pired. The pther day a pretty strong de—
tachmcm. went from this place to Cherry
si Valley, to keep the Tories in awe. It is
cuncqtly reported, that Ticondcroga will
soon be visited. Many people are in con
sinement here. _
A woman who lest New York about ten
'davs ago says, that 300 of the Tnnes who
latssely Hent thither, but attempting to get
off again, were in one night impresscd and
conveyed on board the shipping, in order,
'si as was thought, to be transported to shme
British garrisons abroad.
' say 3. We learn that co]. Cor'landt,
. with about 300 men, took from Bergcn
(in sight osNew York) th' cnemy'd guard ,
brought off 70 head of cattle, and 270
sheep. "This adventure game :: consider
able alarm at New York: Soldiers were
'despatched to recover the booty, but too
late.---it was gone.
Westerday was executed at Pccks KZH a
foldier who had several times enlisted and
frec-siived the bounty, and wa; deferring to
the enemy; he had enlisted and desetcttcd
from the enemy also.
lctast week Iieut. Ephraim Nichols, of
Quaker Hill, being ordered to apprehend
some T cries at a certain house in that
.placc, as he entered he was shot dead on
the spot. Some of the gang, 23 in num
ber, are apprehended.
We bear from Albany, that the British
army have crossed the lakes, and landed
at Crown Point.
w e hear from New Malborough, in
Ulster eounty, that on "last Lord's day was
baptised adaughter oscapt. Stephen Casc,
by the name of jane Franklin, in honour
of that worthy patriot Dr. BENjAMlN
FRANKLXN . !
_PH IL'ADE LP [I I A, july 3.
. E can assure the publick, from
undoubted authority, that upwards
of gbep people have taken the oath or as
sisirm ' n ofallegiance to this state, before
the gishates of this city, within these
ten day: past.
--7u{y ;. Yeflerday, the 4th os july,
being the anniversary of the [NDEPEN
DENCEQF the United States of America,
Jmucelebrated in this city with demonsh-a—
.t'lono of joy and festivit'y. About noon all
the armed ships and gallies in the river
,.Were drawn up before the city, dressed in
: the gayest manner, with the colours of the
'United State: and streamers displayed. At
! !:i'clock, the yards being properly man
ne , the began the celebration of the
"day by a isdtarge of 13 cannon srom'each
of'_the ships, and one From each osthc 13
notes, m nonour or me 13 Umteu states.
' the astcmoon an elegant dinner was pre
pared for Congress, to which were invited
the president and so reme executive coun
ssd], and speaker o the Assembly of this
te, the general officers and culonels of
"e army, and strangers ofeminencc, and
e members of the several continental
b ardo in town. The Heffian hand of
musick, taken in Trenton the :6th of De
cember last, attended and heightned tL:
se 'ty with some sine performances suit
ed t the joyous occasion, while a corp
os British deserters, taken into the servzce
of the continent by the state of Georgia,
being drawn up before the door, filled up
the lntcrvsda with seux de joie. After
dinner a number ot'toasts were drank, all
bremhing independence, and a generous
love of liberty, and commemoratiug the
memories of those hrave and worthy pa—
triota who gdllantly exposed their lives, and
fell giorioufly, in defence os sre :dom and
the righteous cause of their country.
.
Each coast w'as folancd by :. dischzrgc of
arlillory and small arms, anfl :: suitable
piece of musick by the He'fllan band. The
glorious 4th os- july was rcixcmted three
times, accompanied with trich dischargcs
ofcannon andsmall arms, and loud huzzas
that rcsounded from street to street through
the city. ,Towards evening scvcrul troops
of horse, a corps os artillery , and & brigadc
of North Carolina forces. which was in
town (mits way to join the grand army,
were drawn up in Second street, and re
vicwed by (;ongrcsi and the general offi
ccrs. Tlfe evening- was clolcd With the
singing os bells, and at night there was ::
grand exhibitinn ossircwoxks (w Inch began
and concluded with 13 rockcts) on the
Commons, and the city was beautisuilyfflu
minntcd . Every th'u'gz Was cemducted with
the greatest order and dccorum, and the
face of joy and gladness- was universa].
Thus may the 4th us julv, that glorious
and every memorable day. be (;!ebrrsicd
through Amcrica, Iw the sum osirccdom,
srom age to age, till time shall be nomorc.
Amen, am] amen.
ANNAPOLIS, july Io.
Y a letter from Philcm'm'phia we are in
silbrmed that Home has evsscuaied the
jer/Z'z'n and it :.s/zzcthprg/ed his r.="(_-/1' 'huiion is
]or the highlan'ix, up the Asisicssysi-h n'vcr, in
order to jacilit.-:te a junction wi/ss'z general
Burgoync.
WILLIAPNIssSBU RG, Fu/y 18.
His Excciluncy the Govcrncur received me
followingdespatchcsycltcrday astcmoon
from Ccm rest, which arrived in Philn
dclphia jufi as the post was setting out.
Copy of a letter from general WAzulNG
Tou to Cor-siGREss.
Head Qlartcrs, Morri/io-wnz july 7, 1777.
S ! a, '
W AS thi: morning honoured with yours.
No change has taken pface in the/Auati
Lon of the enemy upon State" island, since I
wrote to you on the yth; but ] have this
morning received an account from Elfzzbeth
town, which mentions, that a perfim had
just eomefi-am the {stand, who infizrms, that
small craft are constantly plymg between
New sork and the fleet, laden with officer:
'baggage, and Fore: put up in packages, and
markedwith their name: and regimersitx, and
that tran/port: aressfi'tteft up with stall: over
their main dechs, fbr the reccptian of horses.
This look: as if a lrmger voyage i: intended
than up the North river. I have given na
ticr to. all the ea/Zem/Iate: to be upon their
guardss shouki the fleet put to sea and steer
that way ,- and I think the work: upon De
lawareshould be married on with spirit, and
"he completed as fast as ]).sisiffi'blc, lest they
should visit that quarter. ] think the/bu
them state: should he also advised of the qu—
eertainty of the nssctxt operation of the enemy,
that they _may also be making/uch prepara
non: as they judge flefl' 'aij. '
' G. WASHINGTON.
P. S. The' enclq/ed piece of intelligence
i: jzg/I sZsint to me by general Forman, which
is confirmed in sZ'T/cml partitular: by two
'c/rrtcr: from the fleet. who left itycsterday
morning. B'crnard Ditchway, a descrter
from the ho/pital ship Dutton, left her on
Saturday night, 12 o'clock, 5'th Yulv 1777.
The cxaminant inf'orm:, that the ships that
went from Prince': bay on Tucj/Ztay and Wed
nzfsday la/t had Hcfflan troopxonboard ; that
they now lie within the Narro-w1, and, as it
if reported among the shipmcn. they are to
wait there till the remainder of the two;):
arc embar/ecd. That the light and draught
harsh: were all embarkcdye/Zerday ( Satur
day 5th i75/Iant) on board of about 50 brigr,
]choanerx, and stoopx. 7 hat (m Thursday
thc- troops began to embark at the Watchng
Place, and were going on board every day;
the British light infantry embarkcd on Sa
turday. That a great number of bqssgnge
waggon;, canuom, ire. dr'c. are put on
botB'd . Thecxaminantfizrts'mr/f'wr, that the
hospitalship; arefilL-zdwi:l:_/:si:/:; [11 1! tlzs-si jm'.
jeu! rc gning dlfisiase among; lmssm i: lln: blonqy
ux. shut the troops ;;7,ct"c..'r much dcjcft
ed. That hctssz ashfied to row one bqut to New
Turb, with 52 1wu7zch-z:ze1:, on Thmj/day
{he 3/1 qu'usisy, am! M.]! l'L'uerul (;t/wr Imat:
ivcre then cmlenyud 57: tie: jimw way. "shut
all the transport; arc comcfi-cm New sork,
and slow lie. from the point of the Nnrrnw:
towa'rdflhe Kills, to the mnuusit :: goosszipx,
fizrrwxss ('a-c. (rc. That no jbsi-ps nave. la
his knowledge. gone upm" lvszrtl: rn'rr uvrm
troops; shut the ("(/sun 71 r'fwr' (mous! the
]hiIer andsoldicn is, that til: flat i.: si'nirfg
lo Dclaware.
Sworn (0 hcsov-c- me.
DAVID FO/cssz-fsifw', pn'g. gon.
Fnsmmn, jay;) 1777.
A Vetssxl i- azrn-cd "m (lurrituck, in five
days from Bcrmusila, by Whoctm ws: learn
that th'- peoplc there are in the grent-st
dilh'csa szsi-r fv m! ofpmvisi ms. p mixu'rssn'ly
bread. She nisi) brings advimf, ver Incus,
thssxr w sh'zp arrived srom BzsiistC-Ijufl' hf-snn;
she sailed, who slid' hn' there was a French
and Spanish war; that the peopksi were w ry
uneasy. am] tha'si she mob sole .six-d ucu (1
rsifft snffrr the parfiamcm *.n six; and the
Ic r.} North had been burns. (in csszgy nnsiss'))
in nlmnst evch 'ssown i- England.-- - ['I be
pubfifk u'fl' observg, that we only mcuzsiu n
thr- :zbovc English news as :! report, and
deliver it to them as it was handed to us.]
.-\ vcssc! srzzm dt Eustatia belongiz-g-to
ssthis state, Iadcn with canvas, is arrived at
Edfntnu.
The. fil1cn1'_'s ships os warsound msiss-ms,
the week b- Fx'ssre lust, to cut out from
(TI-ifigoterxctquc about nine-vcss-is. Some
they c:u---'u-<'ioff, rmdburnt others. siThcy
Were ch'r'sh' Fsi-znch vc—sscls.
Last Fri-clav morning the Emerach fri
gzte, h'i-vge-ffnurcnpes, (cokthcfollow
ing vessels, nucwnrcl bound, viz. Capt.
Chlvcrius in & sm Jl schooner; and the
cnptnins Mflrch. Phili-zson, Moodie, and
M Fce, in sm ]] flsimps. The brigLiber.
ty. cmt.lI-rbcrt, belonging touusstuxe,
a :d a ]arze (! op. cow. jobns, 'both got,
clear, hesid. a a number of o'cthcr vessels.
Deathr ] Mr- Mans jongs, wife of
Jnscph ]ones, r-svsi: '"ct'sssshc county of King
George. "This: .sim: ble. ]adv posscsipd a
swcess-wss of temper thxt could not. sail of
c -31municatinghnppinsffi: Loving. and
b':]m.'css'.l. she was a bh fling to hcrlmsbsimd
andshmi'y, who new. lament, and through
]ise must sad, the bony loss.
Ab/Iract qfsirm ACs joy; esstubnshing an OF
FI C£_so- the purpose of borrowmg MO
NFT fin' risi- ufi- of th? commssonwealth'.
H F. R kf- \ & it is' cXpedient that one
miliion oi'dollars, or the value there
osin other shoncy, should be immediately
borrowed, to prevent, as far as may be,
the farther emifli-zm oHnrge sums ospapcr
money : 3 5 it therefbre qnacted by the
Gencral sss'zmbsi'y thar Geof'gc W'ebb, esq;
or the treasurer for the time being, shall
open an office for that purpose in the city
of lVil/iamerbwg, prisitsiions to which, as
well for the faithful discharge of the duticd
thereof'ns what may be Farther required of
him bvct this act, he shall give hond,, with
good sccbrity, in the'sum oftwo hundred
thousand ponnds. nay able to the Gnver
near and his successours, sorthe use oisi'thc
commonwenlth.si And the said George
s-Vcbb, or the treasurer For the time being,
is cmpowcred nud-dircctcd to receive srom
any person whatever sum of specic, con
tinental paper dnilars, or biils ol' cr-(Tit
issued by authority os thiscommouwcctcthh,
he or she shall he willing to ]cnd, for my
term not exceeding three years, so as such
sum be not less than three hundred dullnrs,
or the value thereof in other money, lent
by any one person, and to give the ]emlsscr
:! reccipt for the mnch lent in the shrm
following, that is to s—w Ycts'zc tren/ictrcr
of the commonwcalth of Virgizxia acknow