The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-07-19 00:00:00, page 2

LAST; Thuyldlz en mng p-J' veti 74: Nvsi sin,. t, after
a shirt cruilh. ]le nn-xt (,Fn :msict anttv't
!sinctzate Hcrmioue, cumm mdr-l by the tphevcthu'dc- la
Tcssuche, the dav lvcs. it: at 7 A. M. five! lcagueo lo
the S. S. E. us Montcuck Pain:, be dis:c.—vcredss : shsip,
afloop, tschooner, m-dashdw, uilauucd, he imme
dhtzlctz bor_e down on the ship vinch met him halsway.
: ln furiouc engagcment cqmmenced, whuqh lulled
Hsi within.;nushu shut. .uhsiactshc
English frigate shewed off. 'l'n: nggiug of the Her
mionc was so much cutsas to prevent M. la Touq'hc
grom bringing the: enemy (who was at the: time, and
nrin th whole usssthun tgement to the wmdwzrd
to : ]econ_ lctTonz' ofter Enng thncc gum, tn whic
the enemy did not lnswjr, he chctled (in fight oschc
Bfiflm srigzte, who mld: no (ffuru to prevent him)
Many"?! [lil as he could make, the schooncrtd'
ntcock oint, {sit fix Fathom water, the wind calm
. lod . : ouc'nc not ch osm to a proac
Mm'theyldlnsi ctlle sailed snr ljcwpglt. "sate ship'
'.' !! Touehe lugAgrd mounted 30 g-m, :! end na
unden on'ber' un deck; on her quzrtcr-deck andi
orenfllc, she th pounden, the number notccnain.
fles'mione mounts only twenty 6 pounders on
n-_dnck,- and ten 6 younder! on her quaner-deck
' foncasile. There is no rezson to comment ooss
'Ysi the su'periossiity of force of the British fri
d not prevent them from flyinsi from tbess
{A mnchman, M.]:Toncheis flight y wouml'ed
]ch inn; Mans. Duquesnc second in command.
so wounded in the left arm and thigh, butneizhcr'
: It Mans. la ViUe Mzrais. a brave officer
th: ne ssofhis lest thigh broke by : hall, and itss
I fllrd hid ,wound vyill prove mortal; Mans. de
ss ' _ , I wlonteer on board the trigate has lost his
nghflhsiudz' lo Privmtu wu-e killed and 37 wounded,
' es 'A} ne since dead. There i: great senson
sunnfe' un 'Q los! in much A'TCIRU, :: tho
anon of .ess Humane were entirely poinud at the
Pulloftbe enemy"; ship, who directed their shot cmefly
hill ud rini .
19. qun day last uriud at Bevesly, the
:} (how Dian, mounting two :: und twelve 4
si) And twqhownun. with 3: men. She wn
s He! Yolk to Min, in ballafl, but
mss'vctoja , by the Pilgtim. She was aNoblc—
sight,, bgissk in Sveden. god sin in sail".
.ct LADELPHIA, july :. 1
' {- hnfimacmlemofthjzlrba-ss
, I St. Pierre, Martinique, ubbfriudi
:bss': gin. ["My-new, "Io.
, Ylmk DAY : Spanish srigate arrived here,
" 'nssd informs nlsiof the near approach of I
mien leev, which is expected will be in our dry}
Mlve days. — This fit consists of " hipe'z
heixzfrigvn, Ilid 14 large merchantmen,ss
l' ,' King, from 50 to 56 gon! each, with
nsi. _ , "forces, 900 gunnmand niinon, : lqe
intitysssidf !zyy'is'tillctwy; ammunition, he. it isss
h! th'ii npe'llttibn will sall'on ]amain. lhve
ssfik m the Mmander of the Spanish frigzte, not
'ct "" si ',tlierefore you miy depend on it.
ss ; ri- nlso arrived here in 33 days from
ss— .. -- . ul, that Count D'Eshing whoct
side combincd fleetl,si being on board the'
si , no gous, with 6 tip: of the line, ing
. fl'ffldm to Brelf, took the Cumb-riand 0 74,
" . _ - go Mhipt. :nd :: tnnspofll', which had lately
.. Mineral."
frm M/zjor General Grefflt': "port. laud
_, - ,' si sisi' Springfield. jane 14, 1780.
si" *\-*'ss'1'he enemy continued :: Elizlbethto'n' point
Here!" o'clock at night, and then began to cross
to Staten ifland, b six thin morning the
encnated the point and removed then
_._ ' ,ajor Lee fell in with their tear guard, but
here'sh'coveted by their walke, that little or no
uff'ssednld be done them. He made some refuge"
', 'lnd took some tories which they abandoned
'eirdite theif' retreat. ss
,," hue the leasure to inform your Excellency,
tihfth'btft') owefe engaged, behaved with great
MshctesihnYi-ntrsipidity, end the "whole of them dis
' nfilspitiencetobebrbughtinto action. The
Months and discipline which they exhibited in
Ill eir movemenu do them the highest honour.
anffluy under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Forth wnwell served. ! have odly do regret
at the side of his piete by : cannuqb'z [.
" It is imputliHe to in with certa-nty the eztemy's
loss, but at these wis much close string, and our
troops advantageoully pulled, they molt have suffered
very collsideubfy.
" I herewith unclose your Excellency : return of
our killed woundrd and missing, which I am happy
to find In n'u'tch less. then ! had reason to expect from
the hsieu stre they sulhined.
' " " um It i lo;"- to determine what was the object
of the enemy'o expedition: If it was to injure the
troopo undoe my d, or to penetrate lurchcr
into the countr , "were srttshated. lfthe dr
Rmaioh of _it wan a disgracesul one. !
llment that 0 1 too small to save the town
from ruin. ] e 'lAmcrican could have been
: Mine, "14 leve felt for the sufferen, and
joined to ejn'ury. \
" ] can thiq sittet- without acknowled ing)
the plfflcul its 6 " tesinmt Colonel Bnr ,ct
who lace! :; Deputss Adintani General, l'nd distin
guished himsds by hit activity in ashfiing to make the
necessary dttpositivm. ' '
" There wis : nitmber of Erisonen made, but as
they went on t'o Morriitown ] ad no return of them.
".sissReturn of the killed, wounded. and miffin . in
the action of the :gd of ]une, "lo. S ring eld.
Artillery. Killed; lCaptnin, assitieatm. ounded:
sMatrosel. An ll's reziment. Killed: : serjelnt,
5 rank and flle. otmdc-d: ] Clpnin, ; subaltems,
3 serjennu, 15 link l'nd Me. Mifling: ; rank end ;
file. Shteve's re'pmem. Kffled: ! nnlt and si!e.;
Wounded: 1 serjelnt, znnk And sile. Miffing: : '
rlnk and file. Dzytott't regimesint. Killedt : rank
end file. Wounded: ] sublltem. 6 rank and tile.
I Mifflng: 4. rank and Me. Spenccr's re iment.
; Wounded: ] serjennt. Lee'l detachment. filled:
: nnk and sile. Woundedz ; nnk end Me.
3 " Ten]. Killed: ] Cxptain, gseriemu, grank
ssand file. Wounded: l' Capain, 4 suhal'cms, 5
ssserje-nn, 37 nrit and fiie, nmntrofl'eo. Miffing: 9
rank and fiIe.
" The retum os Davio's detachment ! couhl not
get, he hlt-ing merched ofthe next morning after the
ss Mion. The return ofthe militiz Xclnnot get: They
\' had none killess'si be about ]: wounded."
, ss__
RlCl-IMssON , July 19.
15me . lum from a Gentleman in St- Eulletil,
daudjvu n. 1780.
E are much elated here by the arrival oftwelve
Spanish and four French him of theline,
witK' number of trmsporn, end :bout noon t'roo ,
to msim the French fleet in these sen, which ma et
) them ." fu- sttperiour to the En li . They ell
\ rendenqa Martinique, and we e greet reason
) to thilk : blow will soon be made against most
ss of the Eug_ iflandl, its hn dumed theinhabitanu
? very much tpdeed. -
" We hue three F eh ship- of the linecome down
hete last night, thou waiting the resh't of some
plan in agitztion, but every thing seeme to be kept :
si prosound secret; at nll evfnts we presume the must
soon have "Man of nofl of these iflnndl, for ts they
command the fen, they mutt fall. God send it ma
soon put Ill one] to the war, and reflore us e pso -
perotn, llfl'ln'jzpd blppy pace."
Extraa'of a lam- fm Wilmington. jub 4.
" From the spiritd conduct of the militil in ]erfey,
the enemy Umcteompelled te lbandon their favourite
enterprile agpi Wefi Point, ll'ld to malice: on the
r inh , burning cutt- settlemean, and
dying waile their ne fielde; md other :flt ofct-uelty
thnt odd to the black eatnlo ue of their vices, can be
woesull tettified by seven] h'tte girlt in the neighbour
hcbd Elizabethmwn. The murder of the Clergy
man's wite in 5 i gfield, has roused the indigmtion
of th' se who have en indifferent to the termination of
the war ever since the commencement of it ; others who
were wavering in their prinriplee, are now fixed and
hue exhibind lately several instances of : spirited
opposition to the British army.'ss\\ssss
To be SOLD A Mild ctvemluf. at Captam White':
tavern m Monday lb: 71): of Augufl next,
A LARGE collection of books of the lmguazen
of differentkinds. Likewise :t collection of di
vinity. The Miitiont of the snle will be made
known by m) JESSE TALLEY.
WJTJMW ( !." si
the Isocpxuneuce J' AminxCA, l-u! Ieji th
trmshn, mdrepeah'ug tbl 18 For the punishmutbs
certain offences.
wllEREAs by the 18 fir rbe pmstm— J
terlm'a qffentn, penaltics are annexed to par
ticuhr caln of guilt. wh ch, though it feniour in ma.
lignity to treason, are yet injmi- in to the: independence
of Juno; but the tsst-llowmg among olher doub—
have lr'u'en, " won the conhmction lhtlcuf, what court
cnn of tight :: tim jurisdiction of such t-nmu. llld by
what mode of prnltcution osienden aye to be bren [13
to trial: Be it (pulled lsiy tbcgrjggra; "my, that
so much of the said act 8! asimusswithin t :: yulview of
this, from and after the first du of dipt}. in the
Year of our Lord and thousand Am hundred end
eighty, shall stand repelled; but nothingsiewmained in
this act concerning the upell cf the asorqsqid act, shndl
give an manner yf benefit ot- advasipugcw my yerson
or per m, flto' dull have combine}! in of the
crime: defended in theftid na besow the sai fish ?
of lage}, in the year ufotesaitl, and shall be dried
the same, before the first day of ywy, in the year
of our Lord one thouslnd seven hundred and eighty
one; but they, end every of them "t :ll, being legllly
icon viRed thefeos, according to the direction: of that
ssact, suffer such fine and im nisonment a: they and
'every of them would have so red, hud this na never
' been made. From and afterthe asoresaid first day of
Augqfl, in the year osour Lord one rhm-l'nd seven
Lhundrtd and eighty, bcot she shall be adjmged-guilty
{ of : misdemeanor, end she]! be punished with five l-yd
impnsomneht, who by writing, or by priming, as by
open preachinf, or by exprest wordesishnll malici
ouny, :dvct-sed y, and ditectly maintmn or affiun
;that the United State: of Amm'm, or Iny or either o:
them ought to be dep-ndnnt on the crown of Gum "
Britain, :! on the British Parlmmmn de who shall
mahciouflvss advisedly, and directly acknowledge the
King of GM Bn'uu, to be thelawsul scterdgn of
the United States of [Mint, or of any or cilhaol
them; or who shall malicioufly, advisedly, and di
rectly acknowledge him, 'or herself, to be : subject of
the King of Great Britain; or who shall malicioutly,
advisedly; and directly attribme to the Ksiiug or Par
liament of Great Britain, any jurisdiction or power
within thio commonwea'hh; or who shall by in) way:
or means put in practice, to withdraw any person
within thin commonwealth, front hil or her lllegianco
to the same. or any or either of the United Statel. or
to move such rson to Vomit}: any obedience ol' alle
gianee to the ing or arliament of Great Friar's;
or who shall by any meam be willingly withdrawn' ne
afaresaid, or shall promise any obedience or siallegiance
to the King or Parliament of Gnut Britw'u, as to
aforesaid; or who_thall entbavous w dimnde or dis
cuurage any petsoo, n'otsibein hil or her father. son,
son-in-law, grand son, l-ro r, or husband, fron
enliffing into the service ofthis commonweahh, either
among the tree?: raised or to be ratscd for the internal
defence theren , or an its you of the centmental
army, or who shall malicioufly and direct ly endeavour
to dissuadeor discoumge any man belongin to the
militia, from entering tnto service. when cal ed upo
by due authority; or who shall malicioufly ordisectly .
advise any person to submit to the British enemy, in
case of invasion, and not to attempt to withdraw him
or herself from their power; or who shall mahcioufly
and directly advise any person to entertain any one or
more of the British enem , unlesi in aptivity; or who
shall malicioufly, advi edly am! directly by writirp,
printing, or open speaking, wish health, prosperity,
or success to the King of Great Britzu' every conn
sellor, aider, abettor, or procuret' any effender
against this a&, shall be adjudged a rincipal, and
suffer as in case of a princ? al. The Serum] Court,
or any county court, shall ne 'misdiction of any of
the above-mentioned offence" asithougb the same hath
not been committed within the limits of sin]! county,
provided the offender (hall have Bed. or the count) in
which the same waa committed shall be invacch
which offence may be prosecuted either by indictment
of information in the name of the commonwealth.
The peril jury shall nssess the quantum of the fine, and
duration of the imprisonment; the former of which
shall not exceed one hundred thousand pounds weisibt
of crop tohncco, nor the latter five years. This aE!
shall be given in charge to every guard juy 3; 05"!
as the same shall be impannelesij in the Gut nl Court.
or county court. " upon the zrqusnzl of any pen}: