The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-07-19 00:00:00, page 3

Hnilnping, camp, and turtisicn-ions, srom
(wact lruccncs, one of five 6 and 9 poun
(lers, the other mounlingcwo 18 pounders.
\V m FJrccs the enemy nzd were cncamp
ed on a point of the 'lflmd, nearly opposite
to our five gussu bauery, conercd by a
b uttery of four embrasures, and a breast—
w.n'k of considerablc extent. Besidcs this,
they had two other batteries, and a stock
ade fort, higher up the haven, where
troops were stationed to prevent our land—
ing. In the haven were three renders,
_ one a sloop (the Lady Chariotte) mount
sssssi ing lix carriage guns, a schooner of two
a carriage gans, ilx swivels, and a cohorn,
q—vsi< -
and a pilot boat, badly armed; who had
orders from cnpt. Hammond, of the Roe
'lmck, to prevent our boat: passing over
to the island, and to annoy the rebel: by
every means in their power. '
I General Lewis announced his orders sor
ss attacking the enemy by puttinga match
to the first gun, an 18 pounder; himself;
ss and— the Dunmore being then ne'arcst to
us, at the distance osoniy 4 or 5'0'0 yards,
the shot passed through her huil, and did
considerable damage. Our five gon int
tery likewise began'plaz'ing on the fleet,
the enemy's camp, am works; amsil the
fi.'e soon became so hot that the Dunmore
was obliged to c'ut her cables and haui osi',
: after rec'ectifsing ten shot, some of which
ss rakcd her sore and ast. The Otter lay
; next to her, and it was expected would
' h eve taken her birth; but the first shotwe
gave her took place, supposed between
win-l ancl water, as she immediately (iipped
, her elble likewise. and hauied out on a
; careen, without firing a gun. By this
ss. time all the fleet, any way near shore,
' heg—m to flip their cahies, in the utmost
— confusion; and had the wind set in with
a flood tide, we must have taken great
numbers ofthem. Our 18 pounders did
g-"eat execmion from the upper battery;
which raked the. whole fleet; and capt.
Denny, who commanded the other hat
tery, soon silenced the enemy at the point,
, knocking down several tente, which put
their camp into great confusion. At half
. ascerg the siring ceased, which was renew
; ed again at 12, with double vigour, fictom
' hzvth batteries; and nothingprr-vented our
pushing to the island, during the cannon
a'de, but the want osvessels.
The general being determined to Cl'Osii
; next day, gave orders for all the small
craft to be collected together from the
neighbouring creek that night, and two
brasi sield—pieces, six-pounders, to be car
ried toa place called lower \-VindmillPoint,
3 to attack the tender that lay there, and
facilitate our croffing. Accordingly, in the
_ morning, capt. Harrison, who had the
direction ofthoso field-pieces, began play—
ing upon the tenders, which he galled so
much, that the schooner ran-up a small
creek which made into the island, where
- the crew abandoned her, and the (loop
T got aground in reach of our cannon; upon
- which the general ordered capt. Smith,
, osthe 7th regiment, with his company, to
; m-m the eanoes and board her, which was
. done with aiacrity. However, before our
s mcn came ussn with her, the crew got into
si lhcirhoatandpushed Forthciflandshulcapt.
Smith, very prudently pasiing the tender,
pursued them sh close, that, before they
siomlhl reach the shore, he exchanged &
few shot with them, and took part of
them prisoners. The enemy's ]ookouts,
perceiving nur men close upon the lower
part of the illuul, cried out The shirtmen
;m-e coming, and scampered off. The pilot
")osisslt mule no relistancc.
General Lcwis then ordered 200 men,
'umlcr col. flPCIanahan, to [and in the
illuu], which was performed as expedi
tiouflv as mn' small vessels would admit of.
() si. our arrival. we found the encmv had
c-v—rcu flee] the- place with the greatest pre
"Fpitzuion, and were n'h'uck with horruur at
the number us dead bodies, in ;\ stsixlc Qs
putrcsaction, strewed all the way from
their buttery to Cherry point, about Uvo
miles in length, without a shoycl—lqll of
earth upon 'them; others gaspmg sor life;
and some had oruwlcd lo the watcrsis edge,
who could only make know'n their distress
by becko-ing to us. By the small-pox,
and other malignant dis.) ders which have
raged on bmrd the fleet r many month:
pair, it is clear'thtv have l-nlt, since their
arrival ut GW)-ti's island, near 5 :: soule.
! myself" cuunled 13: gravcs (m rather
holes, l'oosely coveltd over Mssh earth)
close together, many of them huge
enough to hold a 'corporsi'd's glsisdd "One",
in the middle, was neatly done up with
turi', and is supposed to contain the remain:
of the late lord of Gosport. Many Were
burnt alive in brush huts, which, in their
consusion, had got on-iire. In short;
such a scene of misery, distresct. and cru
elty, my eyes never beheld; For which
the authors, one may reusunuhly c'on
clu—de, never can makessatonem-siut in this
world. - si
'l'he enemy lest behind ii'IPm; in their
hctttcry, a double sortisicd niue-pQ-um'er,
great part of their luggaga-, with several
tents and marqnees, beside: the three
tenders. with their c'anmm, small arms,
&c. also the anchors and cahIe-s_et thc'
Dunmore, Otter, and in::ny othcrs, to
the amonnt, it is snosiiosctd; of 12 or
15001. On their leaving; the Mind, th: y
burnt some vaiusiihie vehi-is, which had
got aground. Mr. john Grymes's e-sisiccts
on the issihnd havsiesniicn int-wni In -nc's, cor
siiiing of 35 negroes, horses, cut} , and
furnitur'e. '
Major Byl'd, on the approach of caut
canoes to the island, was huddled into a.
cart, in a very lick and low condition
it is ssitid, and carried down to Civsi-rrv
point, where he embarked. 'l'he si .- ssmssd
shot the Dunmore received cut hu- bct- :
swain in two, and wounded t—sim oi- lsilh'si'. :
others; and she had scarcely i—ecctmzrea
from the shock When a nin'e—poumir-r srctm
the lower Imttery entered her quztr'er .nd
beat in a I-irg'e timber; front the ijss'intf-rs
of which lord Dunmnr'e got wounded i):
the iegs, and had all his vaiuable chisiz.
smztshed abodt his eats; it is said hi-iurd—
ship was exceedingly alzrmed, and round
out. Good God, that ever ] should come :2-1
this;, We had our information (ruin one
of his people thatsi came ashore after the
engagerhe'nr, who was taken hy nut'
scouts; he likewise said, that many uere
killed in the fleet, 'which had sustained
some thousand pounds worth osdamage.
The Fowey nnd Roehuck were thr- lower
most ships, bs'sitics which there were too
and large odd sail os vessels, viho took
their departure on 'l'hursday astemoon,
and are supposed to have gone into Potow
mack. _
In this affair we lost not a man but poor
cnptsi. Arundel, who wssas killed by the
bursting of a mortar of his own invention;
although the general, and all the officersi',
were against his siri-ng it. His zeal shr the
service lost him his life."
6 13 N EjnsiA L 0 sin in: it s,_
CAMP near Gwyn'sg'slangi, 7145' in 1776.
ENERAL ].EWiS cannot leave camp
without expressmg his approbatiun
of the conduct of the officers and soldiers
at this statiqn. The satigues they have
gone through with cheerluhness, and the
great services they have rendered their
country, justly emitle them to his hearty
thanks, which he would have ekpresscd at
the head oseach company by the captains.
N cnn/Z-quence rgs (m order ji-nm the Hon.
brigadier—general L F. w ] s fivr the trial of
lieutenant Henry W'illinms of the Vi'rginia
fizrcex, by" a general court-martiul, at VVil
]inmshurg. _'7n{y 16, 17764 he thefin'd lim
trnrmt V\ct iHinms n'sufnuml guilty quehav
ing in a sermdalum am! inflzmrfm mmucr,
nubz-coming t/xc c/u'u'm'lcr of an lj/lsiccsir or
saldicr, was cajbz'crcd . drummedsifllvm (sie—
l-ne nt Springiicld_am.j_7_ throngi- V} inflami—
burg, and Cullegc camp; auu, &: &: part
of in: fi-nlme, i: m/w Vu'ld up with Men.?
to th; publicb, a: :: per.](m not worthy d'qp
flying the common blyffing: 'vj ficiey. ,. . '
] A M as H r.)- "F."? is:, prefi-me.
WAN TED, two large ha'mf/obne siybufig
' 8 A!" MARE S, nudotlet,'fi)r Which
ready money will be given ; am; n'pm'r as
yourzg nag.- fosir 'a chariot. BAY'S wit! be
preferred; [ngairems the Printev. .
";PUUND 'm Wulltanbburg, lw'u or [hue
& mouths ago, :! SlLVER WATCH;
which the o-sivncr may have of the Prinler,
(m u—rsssir-si-izsig his property; and a ! the
chur-sisi _<:-s advertisinssgsi , P 31"; . --
siF—Bgssn si :sif' l'Y 14" 10 1. will Mgss' sisjsi me..
_si\ qfflrctssf—j "of [he firstssregsnx-si ' 't'a am?
jzctctss-sispn, _r-ss---11-qulffiefi. who well unddftuss -e...
; e'ze FlFE-MAJOR w thc'z'r regi- ct
. fll ..ss' si .Mct
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3 us :' 13sszhejub/crz'ber5 ctjllwrjq _ In
_ _si_ ct'im/etr': nant: .Callamw'r, way;"
In -'-. PL. Whodmrfiud: Mind! "
sact-sisi-l ..siztch'ro' m._]mu Geddzssssh' '
a'u-Jsiurg, shall rites?! mia
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V F. R Y nimble. ssgntatqdn in, i
Wilssliam c'omu'y, ctw shctinctsiiwp mihsiqsictfss _'
Hanover tow", {Myropcfljctofsitb Th—
w! . john Smith, will logsirssesitsstchssi'cts i'_t_ ;:
susimg ye;:f, m Haiz bei' Court,,lss :; 4 _
01' Ausigtjctl'sisi, vsshcznsil e &:W,ssdfc'.gw' si;
mada- kuuwn by _ ; ct . si si! ss. si " '.__ :
(ssz) WlLLlAM- ANDEKSGNS
w ;ss;._ There is a to.]erableffiood duck -
33;-_si-_.i; .:xsi'ss-ct'", ;":it'chgnRGsi-esiopz dsippjfissffisisissfi'
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3 3 l_ 5 away, in marchingsspfioin' Suffiflsslct
zsiz—sssi 1',- Cumberland, two "ten who flupped -
ts- _--' m: fbr/Z-amen in the Ruenge chaff;
(- . iiijz'qihsspcane, Jqctsi' 'eomrgm'gderss- nam
cssz , OHN hYIL LctMMS w! PATKIGK
(Jct-{RRICKT 'sifi'jllianis i} asissi (Zai-k miss
p/rxlq'n, .pr'tteqsict sisisi'ch ctwifh "the small-pax;
about sit {sisrzft 70} ldm'he; hi sih, well inssadfl
amltaz hoargfi-s Jshipped imput 6] cept; ,
Stinsizzsss compdn'y fi'om ssWestct A'sipsiusinctss'ss
of the 8th regimml. Patfick Carfick, si
('si'sizut 5 ]Z'ct' inches high, i: aujrishmanjss
1i-ctlte-d with t e small-pox, hd: the brp 4}
very much, and when in liquor (whicsi he,
is rsirsisch addicted to) mry ('a/olent. Ishipped
him o'ul nj'bapt. slaughter? con-pbrzr,ssoj the
above resssJ-immt ,si had an. when e jeu ' '
away, asicaar/E blm- coat withyellvw but! ;"
an old pair, 0] buckdin hreccher, and bldgksi
stockings. lV/mever deliver; them at Cw'i.
berlzmd shall have 401. reward foi- each,
" -(2) , - AARON __'ZEFFERT,—
'l'OLEN si'om the subseribcr, the 29th
oflast month," in tbsic night _a black
horse about 13 hahda asihd & hqlfh gh. wet!
made, with ;; hafiging manc andsi switch
sail, and branded; as well as ]rEnibrhbc-f'}
on the near buttock,, P S. 'He ha's :! seat,
on the left hind soc t. ncczsioned by a but", "
trots aind gullops tulrmbly well, and was
in gpod order when stolen. He Wor s risi
'markably well in {zems of any kind, and
is about 10 years old. I will give 20s. to.
any person who will give? fne such inscirsisi
mation that [get llim'agn'in, 4ctos. ZF dctcsi
vered to me in the lower end of Hicwrsi'ca
coumy, and 51. on tjmwictiofi oftho tHeF.
2" _]OsiHN DOLLARDA
. 'Wructln'sufnd. 711/y18, 1'776."
TRAYED ass's] otw. the 5313 of—thi:
month, (: light hay [IOP/Z'. 14 hand: and
an inrh high, z'uitssh si blazectsuce', trot; afd
gallops. has (: blemzf/b on his right c'jyc, ]
think., his night hinsi-lfimt White Afg- per;
sin: that will drlivc'r him to mr. l'fithan}
'l'imherlukc in Kinss \ct\'i]ff]an\. nr thesrab
st'ri'bcr in Willimsifflfflrg. shall hdZ'P zoc.
ssirssward ; ijstnlc'n 3]. ("1 (sinwz'fiiafl rg/ [he'
t/u'si-s. ja'JlES CKA'A'G'.
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