The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-24 00:00:00, page 1

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si,.'ctct_ALEXANDER PURDIE, PRlNTER. si
[7 A N ?" L' D,
N ARMdRER; had his affistants, for
A each bassflahou, with their necessary
'lools. 'The 'armorcr, if full capable,
'liid industrious, will receive hx shillin-rs
psier day, and the asiistants three shillings.
in 0 0 N G'R &! 8 8, "(1er 30, 1776.
' HE coi-nmittee to whom was referred
' ,the memorial of the Committee of
lisspectioti'and Observation for the city
find liberties 'uf Philadelphia, praying the
advice of Congress whether they ought to
sicominue the 'esi'itesircise of the power of
)! latinghthcctpricc' of goods in other
in! ances t ansithat of green tea, brought
lusitheir report; which being taken intd
consideration, was agreed to: Where
t'pon; - .
s Resolved, that the 9th article oF the
dssociation, which enjoined the inhabitants
if she United Colrmies to sell, goods and
merchandiscs at the rules the lmd respec
tively been ztccustomed to do for : : mouths
then Ialt-past, wact in its nature a tempo
tsiary regulatisson respecting the goods then
on hand; but as those goods are nearly
Cunsumed, fand a farther supply must be
obtained, at an extraordinary silk and ex-ct
pense, and fit'is' reasonable that adven
tures should be encouraged, by a prospect
bs gtin adequate to the danger which
msity b: incurretl in the impbrtation, and
'a Free tude being now opened from the
United Colunies, to all parts of the world,
Ex'cept the dOmin'mns belonging to the
ing of Great-Britain,
Resulved, that the power osCommit
ssfees of" lnspectiuu and Obscrvation, to re
late the prices of goods (in other in
signces than the article of green tea)
pught to cease.
' Extract fi-om the minutes, (
CHARLES THOMSON, secrcta'ry.
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— NEM/chtm Mva.
' VESSEL is just arrived at Newbury
Port lrom Bilboa. The captain says,
that on the t4th of April, in longitude
45, he spoke with a brig from Plymouth,
which a few days before partied with a
fleet 0F60 sail, bound to Boston, with 27
commiflioners, and 12,ooo Heffians; and
.that general Burgoyne, wit h 4ooo H—anovc
rians, wao soon to sail for Qucbeck.
On Monday the 8th instant & lusty NE
(um wzncn in Monmouth county was
delivered osa male child, who, in memo
ry osa certain notable xzano cuin, is
named D UNM O RE
-PH1LADELPH1A,M@L
The following letter: were received, by dif
ferent expres/Z-J, since Monday morning,
viz.
wan Town, IWay ;, 1776<
ESTER DAY one of the British pi
rates, with two tenders, stood out
to sea, and took a (bhooncr and sent her
in here this morning, with her two tend
!l's. At lo o'clock this morning, the
Rochuck, and the other ship, with the
tenders and prize schooncr, all got under
sdil, with the wind E.S.E.. went out of
the road, and are- making up the bay.
'l'hey have got the sioop tender, Dawson's
boat, and ?rizc schooner, all a—head of
them; win-smtenc, ] believe, to sound
the channcl. The wind is fresh, and the
whaleboat from here can be of no use;
I have, theresore, sent off exprcsses lo
the different alarm posts'."
Bou- PENN, halfpast 11 o'clock, Mayd.
" There are now in sight of Port Peun
two ships of war, one lopsail schuoncr,
and three smaller, supposed to be tenders.
" ?. S. We have heard uhnvc sorry
guns sired, but. know out from which
vessel."
W'lLMlNGTON, 2 o'clock ?, M. Tuesday
ct May 7, 1776
" Mr. Br'ldges's brig isjust got into our
creek, escorted by the Wasp. The 20
gan shipat the crcek's mouth , and but sired a
gun, but' the vessels are out of reach.
We are preparing to defend them. The
Roobuck as. Ncwcastle, and several tend
crs."
By a gentleman from Greenw'lch, 'm
Cumhgrlqnd county, New jcrsey, we
learn; that on Monday lus}, about 10
o'clock, :: body of men from the piratc
ships landed on Tindon's island, between
Cohansa crcek and Stow preek ; that they
shot down and carried nffbctween 20 and
go cattlc from the mm-sh ; that the militia
mustered together as fast as possible, and
marched down to engage them, but,
being discm ered from the ships, a signul
was given, and Lhemcn took to their lmsizts
with great precipitation, lezlv'mg sive dead
cattle on the share. One of the men was
so closely pursued, that he dropped his
muflcet, and narrowly escaped being taken .
The ships immediately weighed anchor,
and stood up the river. _
Extract of a letter ]i'om the cum]; before
Qpebcck, dated March 28, 1776.
" We have great hopes yf taking the
town soon", the troops arriving so fast,
and two batteries being almost ready to
{lay upon the town; and they begin to
e in want of provisions, their allowance
being only four ounces per day, and they
only recieve two. There have been or
ders sent to the country to raise the inha
bitants of the parishes below; and, having
forged a number of lies, they have been
able to raise about 250 men, but they
have already been beat by our troops,
and the principals of their officers are
taken."
Extract of a letter from the same place,
dated March go.
" In my last ] mentioned an insurrecti
on among the people down the river,
which is entirely quelled at present. 'l'lte
New York troops, under mujur Dubnis,
attacked their advanced guard, killed
seven, wounded four, and took 38 prison—
ers, without the loss of one man; 17 of
which, being principals, are sent off to
Montreai} We expect the heads of the
party every day, as they all dispersed up
on hearing of this acsition; but the majur
continues in pursuit of the sugitives with
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150 men, and intends to take thil cum
manders."
Extract! of:: letter, duml in the camp be
fiire Qucbr-ck, A/n'tl 6, 1776.
" Our battery at Point Lmi lus been
siring some days (the mortar I-simcry on
the heighrs is not quite finished) and in
two (lays they will have another hnttel'y
en [juic- rivcr. We have had aprodigiuus
quantity ossnow this winter; lllc tops of
the fences just begin to appear. Wsic
were much discnurugcc] :lt general Lcc's
not conning; however, general W'uolter
]: 'now come down. ln this ptsiuvincc,
whtchis the key ol'America, we ought to
have at least to,ooo men, in case- nt'u-mps
arriving here: otherwise, the Cnnndi tus,
who have ztsiisted us, will he ruihed." sit
Extract qf' (: le-ttur from the camp lsizfim
Q'tlddeck, March 30.
Last week thc-t't' e'zmc instruuflon
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from the parilhcs bcluu the littl', .]l'df
the people, inffisissztted by then- 'ss'-';s m,
were beginning to take ;:rms 'ssn dc-si'Lm
our guard at Point Levi, and swm 'ht-mtc
succour the town. 'l'he general suit , !F
major Dubois with IOO men of the Yul'k
forces, who Werejoined by a grectr mun
her of the country people thnt were sriuul
ly to our cause, and made si) much des
patch that an advanced party tA'th-t- i tsur—
gents was mcc before they were :nmre.
'l'hcy engaged our party, ;md lircd three
times before our people returned the- fire,
who killed seven of. them on thc spot,
wounded 4, and took 38 ]nisunt-rsi; among
the wounded is (me of their priclls, :nzd
amongst the prisuncrs arc snmc otsi thc-ir
chiefs. The main body after this dispcrs
ed, and mztjor Duhois is in pursuit, of their
commander, and hope to have him in a
day or two sent up us a prisoner. Our
batteries will be opened to-morruw, one
on Point Levi, which is opposite the town,
and another on the heighfs of '\bl';lh(ll11."
Extract of a letter from nu officer at lsi'urt
George, Apri/zo, 1ss776.
" We came here two (] zys ago, and
sound the lake shll closed uhh ice.
Yesterday it all vumshc-cl, u'hcsin ducsstur
Franklin and the other (}ehgdlcs imme
diately embctrkcd on boar;! lutlcuus and
crussed the lake. Our rcctuhmnt, \\i'h
'suudry other troops lrum New England
and the jerseys, sets out at dny—l-re. k tu
morrow morning. The whole of the
troops that are now on the ].1kc, um] here,
will amount to upwards of 1500 man;
so that. ] think we "11!" make- (O. very rtsis
pectable figure besorc Qpel (sick when we
all arrive; and! hope We mal] "nt lie
long there, but endeavour immu' ; dy to
see what the insulr- is made of."
Extract afajctlcr fi'nm (m rfflz'cc'r at ,Mont
rczsil, n'jfril 6.
" By :! genthmuu smm (lucbcck, we
have the sollowinsi; udvicu, which may he
depended on. A number of Cunadizmv.
at the instigzuinn of thcir priests, roll:
with a desigu to cut off our gunrcls m.
Point Levi. A party under mzjm- DHh-zis
attacked their advanced gqud. killed se.
ven, wounded live, and took ;zlmut lihctv