The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-02-12 00:00:00, page 3

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ss "num, and our Ambzfl'adoun, aceusmg each other, every honest citizen
; m m wrlh to promqte un enquiry, " the last rct'ource of an almost tained
zin' he
' 5);er gf a lam- fi'm Corke, dom! No'vmlm- 19, 1778.
" Yellerdny eleven s-til of victuallen arrived at Cove from New York,
sivhi-sih place they parted the :Gth ult. end left the Hook the 3d instant.
They bring advice of smu' 50 on, ships, with one ship of the line, and
So sli! of transpom, being sai ed thence, hu-ing on heard the 4th, 5th,
islh- z7th, zssh. zsth. teeth, 46th_, "th. and 55th regimenu, belides
,. large body of flelsnno, and were tuppoled to be demched to act in the
Wsi-R lndiee. That General blinton, with 14,ooo men had gone on an
expedition, supposed by some to co-operlte with General Butter, who is
mid to be advancing through the bctck l'ettlements with tz,coo ln-Jsiuns
i.] tile King's intuz'cfl; whclst nthers-suypussicd he may be gone to second
Adminl Byron, who, with 14 snilct the line and some t'rigatcs, was
said to beguile towards Boli-vn. ln sh N, his Majcfly's friends were in
.sirsi-m spirite, mid hAd great expc-ctatiom from General Clinron's nflive
[visit, who in determined to push our enemies by fire and buyonet,
wherever he can meet them."
" PARIS, Now. 29. On the mth of this month, :tn Amcricau vessel
(arrived :: flammsidispatched by Cong ess. The Capuin on his arrival,
ucfled : gnnul to p-event my of his people coming on lhore. He scnc
," express tent. Franklin, to desire that he would send a pc-son of conp
sithen. towhom he might exphin th: pbject of his dispatches. Dr.
Franklin immedilfly sent his grandt'un; and it has been said since he is
gone, that_ there ; been : bloody battle in Americn, andsithat Gooo
men of Wsshington's armssv have gone over to the Ergsslish.
M. D'0rvillien has been here some day:, an] though he is reputed
to be a very able and exyerienced officer, it is not thought he will com
mand the fleet the-ensuing camphign. it is said Count D'Estaing will
he awuointed to the eoynmand of the Brest fleet, and that M. de Graffr,
who is geipg to Bostot'v—with lix men of war and some frigates, will suc
ceed the Count in America.
3 0 8 T () N Detember 31.
_ N the zotli ult. : large trsitnssl'port ship of the enemy, bound from
0 Newport tosiNew York, ran athure on Point ]udith; she was laden
- Wllh sum and 5; .]ndfflad on board as passengers, young Ban'ington,
_' nephew to Lord n'" , and aid to General Prescot, with five other
British officers. dpwar a of 20 soldien, and 15 seamen. _A party of
- om- KMGE: being near the share, secured the can go of the ship, and con
ducted 't crew to Providence. ,
siThe day folloor' , . trant'port brig of the Britons, hound to New
York, was haddct ] In ensigp and six men in the contmenml service,
near Secondpash , sidnd carried into a safe port. She had 16 men un
board, an'd no ct without any resistance; the cargo was hay, straw,
andsomemmhsi ' am! s [: [: V
Exlrncto . si" C !.W. Newman, :mm tra ! ! "si! en.
[sung; Md Cctgmnna, (Spnin) Octobzr 4. 1778.
. " On th—nthasfiep'nmber, in Latitude49, N. and Long. :o, W.
full nj with (slew lerim packet, of 16 guns "and 45 men, Capt.
Sampson Spragfie rom Falmouth, bound to New York, after a small
resinance, struck. I manned her and ordered her for Ncwbury Part.
and on the ufl'os the said month, fell in with the snow Eagle Puckct,
from New York, bound to Falmouth, commandedpy Edward Spence,
mourning fourteen carriagc sun:, and 60 men, including some officer
of tho British army, which ofter an engagement of about Lo minutco,
was obli d to sink: to on, which l likewise ordered for Nevbury Part.
Colonel Found of the firi regiment of guarda, was killed, 'lnd seven]
other officers, and ! neither wounded. Lucky for me, not one
man killed or wounded Keept myself by : mushetpu" in my thigh,
which did not touch the bone, and 'am already so well that I can walk
very well with tune. Among the passengen, were four Coionele, three
Majon, and meum os Dragoons: Havin more. prisoners on board
than my m limbes confined of, my vesse exceffive crank, and not
much proviim o- board, ! determined to go to Bilbon in order to get
rid of my prisotVen and refit my vessel ; but on making Cape Orcegat,
the wind came to the Eashnard and blew yery hard, which obliged me
to put into this port, where ! have delitctcred my prisoners to the British
commiffary residcting be'n, taking his receipt for the same, obliging him
to return a like ntllssnbet' ofAmericnn prisoner: os equal rank.
lP H\Isisi 'LP ['I I A, 'jctvmary 21.
from RivthTON'sss New York
' :, , Van. 6.
Wmiable Been, of the noble
_' respectable Ladies of West
*' ? who have respectively equipped
si - si own expense, to asiitt in humbhng
lnd in chastising the rebel: of America,
_ - to 'the principal loyal ladies residing in this
cttv, to subscribe : liberal sum for the purpose of fitting out immediately
- : som'ndable, fall sailing privateer, to be called the Fair American; and
for the honour of tho sex, as well as for the sake of the name, it is not
douhted shut the yill be extremely well manne! with gnilantyouths.
In the setoql ult. Captain Stephem in a privateer of this port, fell in
wn the Prtvateer schooncr Two Friendn, Capt. Seon of New York,
and us!" a pretty severe action, in which Cnptain Seon wan killed, and
three or four o! hi people wounded, she struck, and wan carried into
Egg Harbour. - - .
!Ic siyop St. Peter, on her passage from New Orleam for this port,
se ctm With the printeer Columbia of New York, to whom she me
a ged to lirike. The Columbia put a prize matter and three hand! on
boyl'd. who. with two pessengers, wmzudered to New York; but off
thtl coast the posengen secured the prize'yusier and people, and ran for
Sidepuxmtf where uniuckily missmg the inlet, run on the bar, where
th'} were ohlipd to throw the car o overbnat'd, when they got off and
"med snfe upon; since which : e pasi'engen hue brought the prize
M and the Colutnbia'l people to this my.
efflved here from Martiniqle,
bringe advice. that the French fice! end .army under the directsou
of the Count d'Essaing, in a late attempt to ngain the iflend of St.
Lucia, belonging to his Most Christian Mtjctty, of'which the Britonl
had lately possessed themselves, were repulted with considenble lost, lnd
had tetutned to Martiniquc. from whence the descent was made. when
preparation: Wflt making for :: second :mbarkztion. It eppnn {spilt
the representation of Captnin Matthewman, thlt the Britons at St. Lucil
were advantagconlly pened, and hroogly fortisicd, yet the French (!
made their attack upon them with great gnilantty, forced one .
and took zoo prisoners; but in their attempt to carry another, they fniled
with the 1015 of 1500 men, in knsiled and woum'.cd,'and were then obli ed
to retrmt. A t-tench fiigntc arrived seven] days before Cnptain zt
thewmnu sniisisil, who, so::zc days before, parted with ashet ofsi: sail of
tize line, nml ;..sioo troops, dcltined for Nlartinique, whether: bourly
expected to an H'c. Capt. Matthewmzn adds, that : French frigate had
laken the British fioop of war Cetes, on the West lndia stztiqn. [St.
Lucia iirs auout 80 miles north West of Batbctdoet, and so sooth of
Msin-tinico. It is 23 miles in length, and 11. in breadth. Some part of
the illm-tl is hiliy; but in general the soil is vety tich, being well intend
with small fin—ams. Xt is well Rocked with wood. and hll seven] good ,,
buys ::nd harbonrssi This ifland was sotmetiy considered ll belmging
to England, and, together with that of St. Vincent, wao gnnted by
pntcnt in the leign of George !. to the late Duke of Men But
'he Fteztch soon after lock pussesiion of it, and it me eeded to them by
the lattc treaty of peace.] ' si
A Captain Finlay in a small privnteet schooner from New York (let
the Swallow of this port) is now cruising in Chesapcake.5A few days
ago in Piankitank inlet, he captured :! llssoo under the commandof , !.
John Martin, on her outward bound pali'izge from hence, laden mth
tobacco. Capt. Martin was fiigh'tly wounded on the occasion.
it is confidently asserted, that there are no less than thirteen printem
from New York, &c. now etuismg in_our bay, and that seven] vessels
have been captured by them within a few days post.
WlLLIAM'SBURG, February 12.
LAST Saturday arrived at York, two Folksione cutten from Gut
tenburg, in Sweden, and on Tuesday Ialt arrived at said port,
the bHarllc-quin, Capt. Dunfley, from Curasoe, with valuable cargoea
on oart .
The publick are assured from good authourity, that there is no patient
under the small : within the limits of this city, nor within thsee nailed.
Should any per on be hereafter taken with that disorder, he will be dnly
attended to; so that no danger need be apprehended from it by any one
having business here. [( the least danger of inieaion should appear, the
publick will receive notice through the Channel of this paper.
DEATHS.) Mrs. RaBECCA NEWToN, os Princess Anne, and
formerly cs Norfolk; she was remarkable for her affabilifiy, hospitality,
and liberality to the poor, a kind and affectioun pamtjglnd indulgent
mistress.
'so be s 0 L D by virtue ofa dun: of the isu. Court qs Admirdy, in the
town of Portsmouth, o: Thursday lb: qlb instead, forruoljuwngp
HE prize ship GEORG! A PACRET, burthen aboutzzo
tom, mounting : nine pounders, ! double fortified four poundert,
and some swivelt, togethet with her ri ging, tackle, apparel, and for
niture; also the cargo on board, consisimg of a large quantity of choice
moho any and logwood, about zoo 'air of men: shoes. : large quantiq
os soa leather, and a few (kin:, late y captuned by the Btlau privanerof
the [tate of North Caroliua. An inventory of the above may be sun by
applying to the Captain on board, or to the subscriber.
BENJAMlN POWELL, Marshal.
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Wl'LLlAMsBURC, Feb.-6, :779.
U N nway from the suhscriber the ]" of Dumlm' 1778, : negm
R wxnch named Hammb, about 40 years old, has a small beardnnder
her chin, and : scar on one of her arms below her elbow, with a very
high sharp nose for a negro, had on when she went away, : country nu
nufactured shist and coat of cotton filled with tow, and : entton ache
filled with twisted arn, with : bundle ofothcr clothes, ] expect she had
made for Paspotn connty in Canh'ua, to one Robert Pgu-llmm's, where
the was brought from. Any person delivering her to an, in Dinwt'rldic
eounty, near Pdcrshurg, shall receive THIRTY DOLLARS reward,
beside: what the law allowt. (]l) HEHRY VAUGHAN.
TRAYED or STOLEN from Mr. Richard Speutrr't, in Putr/burg,
s on the night of the ! tth ot No-tmuber, a bay horse about 7 or 8 yeau
old, 4 feet 7 or 8 inchea high, has a s.vitch tail and hanging mane, :
short ncck and small eartsi, was shod before when he went away, and
branded on the near shoulder orhnttock H or [H. he general] pace: and
carries his head low. ] will give a rewardssos TEN DOLLANS. beside;
reasonable expences to any person that will deliver the si *
Spenser, or to the l'ublsicriber n Pitgctlfvauia county. .: _
(l) -. jOHN
TRAYED or srobssmf '
, Lauicr'o' nen '
courthonse, the - '
si ., : dark sorrel horsh'
: blaze in his face anhss his Eyes," he il lfiout : _
H feet or ! inc . ' an a we an !!
fosiJ-fr wheii passing by-l . "( very ass): tzpiight w'hen spi' n.
lw'll ' TF ss'r 'Wp- '] b' " , ,
] give )! DOL _ .ssO . hatw_i I nn or contnn w 1
to—chwictLauier, or LWQMBruusu-td, ort esubscflberm
Blaul/iml. (ssu) NlCHOLAS PWss-u
TAKEN up, in Matlusser town, in qu/Infirld count , IM lily
horse, about 4. feet, 4 inches high, about 3 year! o d, no _ ss si _.
percehlbk, hie mane has been cut on both sides and left long Oth- si
middlo. Apptaised to 15 l. - - -" ' '
(1) NATHANIEL Wmfli . -