The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-12 00:00:00, page 2

fes'eimony nscapt. Nathanicl Bonsh, enhgn
Ucdcct uud mr. Cocke and mr. Nether
he.:i, cadcts; Were unanimoufly osopinion
ill lL th: !osiss us the prize could in no wise
' be imputed to capt. BALL, and therefore'
honourably acquilted him.---VVh'1ch sen—
Keacc us the conrl—marlsiial was approved
otsiby the general.
_ Ir. Po RDn-L, -
Beinz informed that my character has saffZ-r
ed rejjnfctiug my behaviour near Hamptrm
last Much, you will be pleq/Z'd to publi/b
the following proceeding: of a Court siof
inquizjv held at my request.
ROCEEDlNGS of a court of inquiry
held an llampton March 24, 1776, by
.; order of major j-siuncs Hendricks, com
mandaut, to inquire into the conduct of
]icmenant Daniel 'l'rigg, respccting his
behaviour on the zzd instanc, when the
enemy set on fire crcpt. Earl's fluop.
' Mnmeu present.
Capt. Hsest, president. Capt. Towlcs,
1;;!.ieutcnant ]. Pcyton. Lieutenant 'l'yler.
'd' Lieutenant Arrill. Lieinenanc V. Peyton.
Licutenant Tutt. Lieutenant Gumm'ms.
Lieutcn t Cooper. Ensign Tibbs. En
sign Linn . Ensign Holliday.
The dburt having examined a number
oscreditablc wimesses un oath, who were
present during the _whole time the enemy
were engaged in dcstroying the above (loop,
and having an opportunity of observing
]ieutenant Trigg's conduct throughout
the whole of that affair, are of opinion
that mr. Trigg behaved with spirit, cool
llcss, and as a good officer ought.
CHARLES VVEST, president.
' (True copy) jAMES HENDRICKS.
_- H A R 'l' F () K ]), jane 24.
_By an express; arrival lq/l nightfiom Alba
si ny, we have the jblla'wing extracted fi'om
.. - a letter togencral Schuyler, datedd'orrel,
"fyune 12, 1776.
NI the 6th instant, about 2000 men,
under the cmnm'siuid of general
'l'homson, marched to attack the enemy
ctsictsssiss at the Three Rivers. They designed to
si have surprised them at dsity-break on the
8_h instant, but the guide led them into a
morassi, returning from which took them
two hours. 'l'hcy then had to pass
through a long sssvamp in the face of the
enemy, who had a large reinsorccment
' arrived verv unhappily that evening, and
landed in sight of our men. Bcing Well
equipped, they gave general 'l'homson's
party so warm a reception that he thought
prudent to retrcat. ln the mean time, a
body osboo were sent off from the enemy
to cut ost'our retreut, and desh'oy our lmt— '
tenus, which they could not effect; and
Our batteausi are all saved but one, out of
which the men escaped. General Thum
son, coioncl ll'win, doctor MssKeunic,
parson M*z\uiey, lieutenants Bird and
Curroy, and about 40 men, are prisoners,
and abjiut ]50 more arc miiiing.
" it is suppolcd that general Burgoyne
has with him the whole reinsotcemcnt
- designed for Cannula. Our armyzn'c more
than half sick with the smuli-pox; the
other part hue an enemy of more thzm
three times thtir number. Mny they be
recruited ; but ! fear the usual fluwncss
viii prevent it."
Part ofa latter from Skss'lll Hard'mg, q/Z];
caumumder us !he brig Defence, in the
continmtaijsi-rvice, to the Hurt. governour
'l'nlmbull, dutcd Boshm, j'mzc 19.
I 5 \ ]] El) hit Biuncl 1y hom Plymouth,
and soon after heard a consider able hr
jugj to the nurthwurd. in the evening, l
fell in with four armed schooncrs, near the
emrancc us Boshm harhom , by whom !
w :15 informed they had been en": ngcd with
a ship and brig and were ublined to quit
them. Soon after I came un into Nun
cct'kct r0:,ul where ] sound the "up and
l7r1si- .u unchur. ] humcdiuldy fell in be
tween ihc m o, and game to anchur about
\
" 0'Cl0Fk 1" flight. ] hxiiiecl the ship.
who ax1i\\'erul-*- from Great lS-ituin."
] Usdel'td her 10 shike her coioursm Ame—
l'ica. 'lsihcyanlissxcsul, allung, Whatbrig
is that? I told them, the Dzjcm'c. ] thui
liailed him again, and told him ] did not
want lo kill his men, but would have thelhip
at all events, and again ordered them to
strike; llpcm which the mujor (since (lend)
said, sex, l'llstrike, andsircd in ubroudhue
upon me, which ] immedisiitely returned,
when an engagemeut began, \\ hich lufltd
three ghsses, when the lmp and brig both
struck. in this engagement ] had nine meu
wounded, but uoqe kliicd. 'l'he enemy had
18 killed, and a number Wounded. My
officers uud men behau—d V\ ith the greatest
bravery; none couid huvc ouuionc them.
We took out of the above wcsiihls zio
prisoners, among whom isi cul. Uzuuphul
us Fralsser's regiment. 'l'hc mujur was
killed in the cn agcment.
Yeliei'duy ; filip was seen in the bay,
which came towards the entrance of Bus—
ton harbuur ; upon which l ctuue to sail,
with four ithuuners in company. V\ e
came up with them, and took them with
out any engagemeut; there were on
board nz Highlzmders. As there is a
number more ut the same fleet expected
every day, and the general here urg-sis my
stay, ] lhal] tarry a few days, and then
proceed for New Londom My brig is
much damaged in her sails and riggiug.
:—:*_
NEW YOKK, jane 26.
ES'l'ERDAY the Hon. major-gessncral
Gatcs set off for Canada, being ap
pointed, we hear, commundcr in chitfkor
the northern departmcnt.
lnsurmation being made, that several
persons, inimical to the rights osAmerica,
had entered into :: solemn agreement to
aid and affist our unnatural enemies, and
make themselves masters of our city, se
veral of them are now. examining before
our Honourable Congrcsiz. We expect to
give mn- readers a more full accountssof
this plat in our next. — -
'I he ship (mentioned in our last) taken
on the south side ofLoug lfland, is one of
the transports srom Greenock, with a
number of Highlanders on board, ,80 butts
of porter, &c. Some of the officers, ss'ald
thcir ludiez, came to town yesterday.
We are informed by a gentleman from
Connecticnt, who arrived in town last
night, that the brig Descnce, 'slq, gum,
belonging- to Newhavcn, ca . Harden,
had taken three transport vefi'els from
Greenock, with 300 Highlanders on board,
amongst whom was one col. Campbell;
Capt. Harcle'n sought two of the above
vessels sor upwards of three hours, when
they were obliged to llrike.si The other
made her escape, in the time of the en
gqgement; but there being a fine breezc,
aml cnpt. Harclen's vessel being a much
better shikr, [bon came up with and took .
her. He has carried them all three sasessct
into Bostun. si ' ct
We this moment hear that five sail of
the ministerial pitates arc now cruiling off
Blvck illand.
Extract of a letter fi'om St. Eustatia,
A/lqy 7, 1776.
" ] take the liberty of acquainting you
with the arrivulol a ship srmch-aland uith
50 tuns os powder, am] a parcel of fine
alms. 'I wu other vessels were to luiiow
with the same articlcs . Beiides these. near
no sail are exiusicted srom Amfl'erdumss, all
( s which will bring more or less; so that
is it is yet wanted in Americu, you will
know where it may he had in plenty.
" The demand ("or American produce
scems to increase daily, and us the Ciiii For
such, for the sum: ly of the neicrhhuur'. ng
illunds, has taken an ay very lILLIl' all th ll'.
we hmi for our own use- , we hate a wxy
melancholy prnspcct before us, if w c 11 me
no urliulsi- with those atticlcs (tom )ou.
" fi'c have lume mrssn .. .. hc :] 17 ( ., si
mnii of which give us (31: ssuu-l ;.u - u :.si' 5:
to the siluzuinu usafiuin fix !c 'I I ( [, "
lc'msimhcris,1h:-t 24 or 25 rcsi: n.(n
would be [cut (:ur lo Amclitu lhiss- u-sict .
9000 have lctilcd h"umhd..ml, u: du Un
voy ot 6 or 8 Irlgutes, * and i! !} (y ] "
their prctcnsiuns arc oxcr. 'lh-ss uszn in m
in gc11er.nl,are aoainst lcisim ing (uncisilsi
troops. [( lS thought none will go but she
H- ssmns, * and, in [hail ublince, th: 11 win
cipahc) 15 to be gu. ll'anliu] by (he,- l 1- 0! -sh
A large fleet had sailed irum Lnsih.1ul,lm
had been [cattcrcd in a storm, am] ]ut
back ag: a'm
l' " I [. A ]) lct, [. [) H ] A, ?fsme 29.
Extract :] (! letterfi'um New \ 01 k, lullt'd
tl:c 2-81/1 1;._si/.-'.simt.
F, K'l' A IN inteilisict'encc iS this mi.
nutc arrived, that the armed w-Jhls
Schuyler and Moant-mcry l'etook )tl'.
terda; , and brought, into Five Hisimd
inlct, som- piizex, viz. Two brigs
from Brsi'zd, loaded with oil; it schouucr
belonging to (jape Anne, loaded with
molons and singzr; a shmp withiiuuramd
htmher, lsirom lihode lll'simd. One o'fthc
prisoners ins-siwmed, that general Howe is
arrived at the Hook, in the Gre)lu.-uml_:
that the fleet [uih-d from llctiilnxthc 9th
instct..ns, bing [30 stil, and may be (I,.uu
CXPCCLCU at the Huu'k. One ufthe suldicctrs
csimcerued to the plat is to be hauged'this
morning. Yelierduy there were it sail at
the Hook." '
We hear that some of the Highlanderl
lately taken affcrt, that they were told,
hesore they sailed, that they were sent
hither to take possc [lion of surseite-d (";-min,
the rebels having been drove by the ]ss'mg's
troops several hundred miles into the
country. One or more of them also de
clare, that out of the number enhsted in
Scotland for the American service 400 de—
serted on their march from 'Perth to
Greenoclssc.
A Boston paper, of ]ussne zothss, says:
" We have now upwards os 4oo Highlau
ders confined in the 'work-huuse and alms
house; ctwho, we hear, arc soon to be
'difiributed in the country town:."
Extract (] a letter from New York, jane 24.
" Yelterday the mayor was examined
twice, 'and returned prisoner under a strong
guard. We have now 34 prisoners, and
many more it is expected will be taken up.
party us our men went over to Long
] and on Saturday last, to take up some
of the -'['oriel; they returned yesterday,
andbrought to town one Dawning, who is
charged with being in_ the hellilh pluc
They took six more prisoners, and put
them in jamaica jztii, on Long- HIamL'
The Tories made some rcsisiance, and
firetl on our men in the woods. - Gut
people" returned the fire, wounded one
man mortally, when they called ("or quar
ters. This morning a pany of goo men
is ordered, but on what business is— not
an. ctlcannot give you the partietllarq,
_siss was told, by good authority,, it; uill
errise every honest man of this hellilh
plot. - I am told the mnyor acknovctsledgel
he paid mr. Forbes, the gunsmith, ? ho
is one of the gang, now in irons, lsilol.
by order of guvernour 'l'ryon. Yesten'ay
the general's housekeeper was taken tip;
it is said (he iz Ctmcertlecl."
\VlLLl AMSBU [( G, 71451 12.
Camp bctjfsinre Gwvn's {stand, july lo, 1776.
Y EdTi-ZR DAY morning brigadicr-gmefss
ral Lcwis, accompanied by the
Colunels Stcphen, VVuodsord, VV esi-d-bp,
and Bucknor, arrived here, when a vigo
ruus attack was made on the fleet and
camp of the cnemv. The ships were si)
mughly handled, that the Dunmnrc, mul
several others, Wcrein a short time towul
off; and the cnemv abcnulnnecl their works,
after carrying away :M their cammn, cx
cqn u six—puunder. We have taken nisi:
Lady Churlouc tender, with three glis,
.
,.s,
and