The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-03-07 00:00:00, page 6

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Moct ffa letter fi'o-u a GM in Connecticut, to his friend in lbi.!
7- _ town. ed unsad 13, 1777. * _
A MEMBEK of our Aflembl? told me jult now, that the Govemesi.
received a letter the knit evening at Micldletown, from Gena'nl
Parson, which gave an account that General Hnwe dism'medj whole
hfzsid! of toreign troops, and see: them to New York, prisoners, for
t'e ing to fight." . —
PROVID NCB, sz. !. The mon Honournble the Congresl of the
United Sene- os Amesica hnchd Brigadier General Arnold to
the nnk os Meior Genml. ol. ]amel Mitchel Varnum to the
turtle of Brigauier General. _
A number of Americam have late] arrived here from New t, in
; nag of truce, having been exchan there; one of them is tnce dead
and lome others cutnot long survive, owing to the inhumln treatment
dtey received from the enemy. ' .
PHILADELPHLA,thUlL
_ Bxfrflct of a letter fron R'witon, 7". 30. .
4' THE dasypefose yesterday Genenl Dickinson sent :- flsiag of truce toct
Brun wiek, lo prcpose an exchange of prisonen. A Dr. Van
diveer, and : Mr. Brigge, had been teken by : yarty of Hefflanc, dis
uised like our people. The proposal was to exehen e for them : Mr.
flat n and :: Mr.]loward. who ere now in Monk own geol. These
men ad mken part with the enemy, endure confined for ldminisiering
the oath of ellegi-nce to the King of Great Britain. The messenger
were refused admittlnce into answicle, and Lord Cornwellil would
not ive up our prisoners unlest the others were allowed to stay in their
owniousee when they were exchanged. But thin is contrary to Generll
Washington't proclamation. Certain it it the enemy are in seat went
of forage; their horsen are all dying. A man, who me in runswick
last Monday, told me, they are laying in the street: and dying. No less
than 60 or 70 were turned into one field to perish, and : ard set over
ther'n to prevent their Rrolling into the gouhtry, and falling unto the hande
of our ople. Those we took from them were exceedingly poor, end
fatizu almost to death."
Feb. 55. 17: bear Col. Simpfim, 'witb 500 qf tbe Acremd many ni
linssl, marched lb: beginning of tbi: umnb to Salffiwy, on the eaflen she"
q/ Mafylaad, where a large ba qf anie: owen mtrmtbd, under ib:
ummd of lb: famru General ra}. Upon the up Mtb of lb: Colouel
and bi: mililia, tbe daflard: ra me); but serves of their ringlulm
were taken audjknt to Congrq/Tt.
Extract of :: letter from Morri: Town, Feb. n.
" Testn'dq; . a? of our m, near Quisibblz Town, teat tfweny of ib:
enemj': wagges: ed wubjbrage, Arm: in their pick: guard, audstff
tained no lost. Asisoldier killed two light burst me:: of the enemy, mld ur
rml] (apt! bling taken. 'Tbc bed?! and accoutrnumt: ewtre brought
.in. be so.! lay a Liniment: if the ments: artiller; fwa: taken and
brought to Crural Stdliwas: quarters, twitb saven otbzr prisoners um qs
them Higblanderr. Tbi: morning uoo um: wert detaelml to bring o Nfo—
nge from the omnia: lines. ! be): they in projper. A lorigade of me:
England troops arrived [bit dqyfrom the Wire Plaiu."
si. BALTlMORE, February 25.
2 By the GENuAL AssEMBLY q/ MARYLAND,
1. A PROCLAMATLON.
i HEREAS sundry inhabitants of Sumerset and Worccster coun
' __ ties, throu the sinister art} of wicked :md designing men, have
{. been betnyed imo lngetous and highly criminn] offences against the
It emment of thin State, justly founded on the authority of the people,
'.- in sin thepower and measures of Congrtss, in supporting b word
and ced dominion of the British Crown, and authority of {'a-lia
. "ent. obshufling the recruiting service, and holding : traiterous corre
;; ? spendence with the open enemoee. of this and other the United Statet,
" 1 M—forgetful of the duties which they owe to themselves at (seemen. to
it (the State n cidzene, heve even threatened with impious end unnatural
"! {war their countrymen and brethren, and for this purpose have actually
i ilected an ermed force, and by erecting the Rzndnd of the King of
. seat Britain have invited the common enem into their countr : In
si z'sicompeflion, therefore, to chose unhappy and ehdsied ple, an to pre
went th effusun of kindred blood. the Genenl Assem ly have issued thin
: invation, exhorting them to return to a due obedience to the law- of
heir countrv, "and requiring then to disperse immediately, end within
eres-tbye fmq the date hereof to repair to the eommanding officer et
!. , _h timee and keen in the counliee of Somerset and Worcester n he
,ifidl direct, an then and there deliver up, to the person: a inted w
ksisstfldvethem. all'theit fire and ide arm, and nice the oath o aUegimce
andssfidefiiy ed thin State, cribed !! the son! 41me Upon
I Rrict complilnce wish (Mconditiossu. i! binds ct luct lnd t'h
PUBLIC FAlTl-l SO LEMNLY PLlGHTEP, th: thecfi'esindei-a afm-U
said shall not only be pardoned for ali the lion assented. Ind for la)
other: of the like nature heretoforc committed Ipiull t- IlikSla'te,sibut bl
prorected by the law, 'authority, and power thereof, and sound in 3: _'
ful] a'nd ample enjoymenlpf their religion! and civil sighes"!!! of no —_
other inhabnann; and, moreover, that their rimnm (if my shall "
heard, and speedily "dressed. But, as examp : to others, and to pre
vent such dangerous and unwamntable combinniom in future, the per—
son: whose names are hereomo annexed Ire encerted from every benefit
or advlntagc which they might othewise hctnu o nimed by virtue of chu -
proclamationss — ' - . _ . si " _ .:
Andrew Francie Cheney, Hamilton Callallo, Whmmgmn Turpm,
Thomal Moore. Soon hton Mzddox, Thomas lecolm, chy La - .
ford, ]oscphul Beall, homn Polleu, junior, An lo Atkinson,_ je! (:
Gray, Wnlliam Pollcn, ]ohn Odell Ran, und the n. M_r. Rome.
Read and affiuctd to by ib: How]? I Ddogaul, tbu 1 ztb 40 4!
Ftbruw], in the urd'nr on: 1771.
T. S RIGG WOOTTON, S. H. Dsi
By the Senlte, read And assented to.
DAN. or 81". THO. ]ENIFEK, P. 8. ss
Dr. A. F. Cheney, ]ohn Ran, and the Rev. Mr. Bowii, mentibned
in the above prodlmtlon, are taken into coud}. _ -
WAR OFFICE, corny n. ;777.
The Board qf War beating "(WIMJ' thgulgjimfl the re
cruitiug firm met will: in rnfq lb: w lewd, but :bdfi'ul : Me
in the die": to bow their Mad w ' utircb uqletcd bdbrc
tbcsspyujoiu lb: 'cmsiy, gmu mbfn Jufd' {oldest m idle t'; qumn,
fw their [me: art med at un. bm it in bodie- lo order
addflrictly m' in .] ruvuiu'q Jaw is :boscwite th Uxt'ud Statu, c
ib: wstcrn de qftbc North ri-wr, and in ib: ' State;, ertb'witb !.
march tlm'r sun u tbesmalplctu qudczm We! or meling
:be regimhn, :: she:: a: tbiry private: on ug'sdu a} Man). ka-v
ing proper War: to 'tomplm' tbo " ' : r intent: ced complete: at the
flute: of "(,-niting. Aud ull officer: muan regiuum who bm "
cruitiugctpertin out on service m lb: aid middle Sun;, an dinctvd to d
und du'tgmtp to the :qnipffit'ng ad ending qf tbe :mpam'e: ujoiu Gmnd
Wa/biugtu ayjpmlip a: pgfflblea n- tbur arrive] at (kyken qfrudcs
won. RlCHJRD PETERS, Seventy.
_ Extract Qf : letter fro- th State of Rhode mand
" The Tories, at Newpon, in neral fair little better then the friend
to our cause. I am very ccmin a most one of them have soldierl
quartered at their housu, are insulted, and I did, {fit we::dpaffiblc, in
some measure adequzte to their dEserta. You my be assu the had
been inviting, solicitin , end petitioning Mr. Howe to take pofli: on of
the island nml town : unitime before it wet done, and we have the
muest reason to believe t ey were made acquainted with every ciseum
znce. And the time of the troope embarking at New York.
" The Mondaymnd Tnesday before they arrived, the sexton of the
high jacohitish church (which had been shut u since the resolve of Con
grest, that prayers for the King, &c. thou] be omitted in the church
jervice) wn employed in cleaning every part of it; and it wnl whispered
about that the should soon perform ublie worship in its purity.-The
fiafl: Sunday a ter the British troope had taken polEsion of the town, .
Sawney preached from these wotde, " The Lord hlth delivered us, and
we are glad.*'—-Yuu mzy form what ldeu you please of this Scotch lad's
discourse, but wormwood and gall wet two mild for rebelt, fire and
brimstone, not more them they deserved."
We hear that the " vapouring insut'gentl" of the Eastern Shore have;"
as wetxpected, deserted their " ignoble colours," and resum'ed the jpad: "
and [me, " which they so cheerfully had laid aside." Several dangerous
persons have been taken into custmly, end operly secured. Others disco
ver such marks of penitence, that the wi! , undoubtedly, avail themselves
of the ciemency of Governmcnt. as of the troo 1: sent againR them,
have since marched to join ssGenct'aX Wzshin ton. : it said, the inde
pendent company of this town have had t e pieasure of lowering the
abandoned King's colours; and our gallant General Smallwood, having
fuller power: than the British commiffionerl, it now emyloyed in accept
ing suhmilsions, and disyensing real pardons fot- real crtmet.
Extract} q/"a letter stent General PUTNAN, to the Cauvm'! of Sefdj, of
Pennsylvama, received u! Philadelphia lyrxprej}, dared at Princeton.
Februarj 18, 1777.
" Yesterday evening Colonel Nelson, with 150 men, at Lawence't
Neck, attacked 60 men of Corthnd Skinner't brigade, commanded by
the enemv's unowuzn land piiot, Majof Richard Stockton—routed
them, and took the whole pritbnerl, among them the Major, : Captain
and three subalteme, with 70 stand of" arms. Fisty of the Bedfocd Pun
sylvan'ta tifle-men boheved like vetemu." - - -