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ssFEBRUAct-RY 19, 1'730. T H z NUMBER 54;
VIRGlNIA GAZETTE.
WILLIAMSBURG:PR1NTF,D BY, DIXON 69 NICOLSON.
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ALL Pwhltsi Qbe supplicd with thin Plpcr :! 50 Dollnre : Year, ll'ld hnve Advcnisemenn (of : maden!- Length) msencd for lo Dullul tho it. '—
nnd 7 Dolhn on]: VVF: ! alter. -——Pxinung Work done :: this Usice with Care and Expeditxon.
pr- sbl GAZET'TI ojffl'ntucz, Sqt. to, 1779.
Hh second of ]uly, the Frcnc uldron
apssonrvd in the morning ' gin of
Gtcnn-sih, {'I in the events: , anointed
before the end Mc-lenier,,z d immedi
- htely such non men, who occupied
the :djaffit heigptsz Cunnt Dnlun, the senior Colonl,
commanded them In the night 1 perty of the troop
hendsi-d !; the Cuuut srFanss, made 1 very long
mlmh than the :nli oft:"; hsi-i'pnmb, where, newer!
informed, the English lusil put their chid tom, and
I" their hopes. '
The zd, et lure kofda , wediscovered the poltion
of the enemy on that hisi, whose decfivity me ex
tremdy Ue-rp, am! inrnmhfmd vmh heape of [11]:
stone). and was fomtiz-d .: bottom with : pallisnb,
and three inttectchmcnts, one above anolhn'. lt wan
known, that the enemy had tnsi-sise [40 saidim of the
(Sun regimv-nt, 40 at the my-I anlllory, :00 volun
teen. :mci eco men of their bell ninth. We bid no
cznnon; th-r- was no time to bring up my; Bymn'e
sqnadm'] tmght have come up in time; the Geneul
resolved to avctil himselfe? the tnsuing night to an)
Ibnt pot by lssulh. Hemntlc !us dispJstttunl thzt day
to MlICk in three columno tho nR al thc hill; he
otdemd nt the sum: time, : false attack under the
hospiul, on the side oftbe river It. ]ohn. ln conse
quence, the divihn of the Vis-unt de Nuilln, who
Ildsimlrchcd to the side of the hill St. Eloi, hld orden
do join the Count D'Ehin at Pudinnt Thy made I
much in the but of dly; huttbe Klnpk of
their Chief, whom the love of lion unset to fly
wherever any in:: he ecquired, made them bear the
fatigue with ahetity. In the afternoon, the Guts;]
summoned Lord "leman. Govemour'of Grend',
to (unquiet: He unswend, that he did not Inow in
when conlM til Cmt D'Elzinl'e force;, that he
knew of hie own, end would do all in his pan: to
defend hie Mind.
' Btfou night, Count Dillon, um! the other com
Men went :! now as possible to exnmine the en
uenehmeuu they were to attack. in order to recon
noitre thc read their columm were to follow. The
dmzhmmt of artillnysi having no non to serve,
dmndod to match at the held :: the columnn
Towlrdl midnight. the troops put themselves in mo
tion: Before : o'dook they arrived at Lucan, lbout
. rur of- langu- from the hill they me to atuck:
the three columne were formed.
The right column, commanded by the Viscounc de
Names. who had under him the Sieur: Odunc, Lin
bnm Colouol; de Mondion and M'Donzld, Mnjon;
ud the Chevzlier Depaty, Cupuin in the royal corps
of anillery, wan cnmposss-d of no chnfl'eun of Cham
Plfidf. 60 grenadiorn d'Auxetruil ud Mntinique,
to 19 foldnn of th' millcry.
The uncre column, commanded by the Counl
Edward Dillon, who had under him the Bnrou de
Indin , Colonel, nnd che Sieur Omrn, Maius, wa
fon'u of jeo men oslhe regimentofDilkm. md lo
foMicn of areillery. .
The left coluwm commmdcd by the Count Archur
Dflbn. Colonel Comnisndant of the regimtm of hi
mmo, huing under him the Sieur Bmwn, Colonel,
Un- composed of the Grenadien of Dillon, the n
nlindn of the regiment, and :. soldim of thc veil
ltry. it no to follow : fold (hit would bring it
lum the clneusng place ud thence :scend to the
hmnchunn. The Coun D'Ening mncbed :: m
of m gmudicn of tlm column, ubich wn
bound, man: by a.- mpnu. m-ndoa
by the Conn de Durat, (yond Coloncl of the regi
mtof Cmbnsio; and com-olsscd of 50 volunteen,
zed-add by du Sciur Vcnce; 50 grenadoc : (!
du ' ces of sznaull', goes the ngxmm Foix,
ud 30 d'si _ regimem of Mzninique; in the
whoh tle ' - The Sieur do St. Cirnn, Cope:;
in the royll corp- os enginetn, wu in the un lndss
entered (be inmnchmmu wish it. ss
The division that was to make she silk and. an \
moded by the Count do Pundevaul, Lieutcnam ss
oloncl of the regimem d'Auxcrrois, hlving under
bin the Sieur: Hullenot, Loeutenam Coloml iilluss
light! of Llolun. du [: B'c-oni-re, Mlj'r of lhrf
Much: ofManiniquc, u-l de Kerzngucs, ancicmss
jor of the rovincial regunenl le meM, nd ;
composed of ! out no man of tho regimenu oi
Chlmp- ne, Viennols, la Mutiniqul, and of the
legion o Lluzun,
At two o'cbck in the ms—rmnz de sllsc attack being ;
begun, as it had been orde-ed, the three columno}
muchcd lo the hill of the Mspinl, following the\
told; [In: hd been indiclml to (sum. The Muquio
de Vaudreuil'l vessel lwppznnzg to ba und-r she be".
tery during the nnck. sem-d that moment ta cid
lonade it, which made : veny ulsiesul dinlsion. When
we wer- nnr the inlrtnchorsils, we -cceived a very
brilk is. from them. The King of lngllnd'o
the Yofk, ac :nchor in the ureenil' place. si
with nrtzidgu which greatly annoyed the Conne do
Dillon'l colnlm, which mnched within clnnon shot
of in The un guard of th. Sieur do Dun! having"
since the pallil'ndu, were climbing up she hill.
loft column, and xhac of tho centro, joined the
cal. Neither tho fire stoln tie intrenchmenu, nor
(in from the York, which took our troopl in
sink, nor the Extreme difimhy of tho spot, could
than the' ardour of thuroqps, excited by the presence
of their Gmml, who leaped into the intrenchmenu
with th firfl grenadlcrs. They elambarcd up in
pressed coldmns, ths men carrying one another, _nd
, shewing soswnrd, ! : en-my wn succeffively dm
ss'ou' every where.- The divifion of th: Vlscdun! de
Nonillel had : larger eircui: to go; it unde amend: "]
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for that by she rnpidity ofiu much, end having over
come: nll obshcles, gnctrived :: the same time it the to,
ss of the hill, which we were nubn otin less zhn en
hour. We sound there four pilcn of cum", l.
,pounden, two ! younden, four 6 pounden, and one
four, and she monar- of iisertm be;", Lord Mu
carlney, thinking himself im I le in that !,
sshld caused hit plate, jewell, msirffofie robe clsskd
then, lnd his principal officer: followed hie example.
As soon " it was day, we mnud 1 14 modes on
she sort, which she hill commlfldl. .- Bring the
fish shot, an officer zppurod with : white fla whom
the Governonr sent to cepitulne; he found : Gene
nl in the banery, who. pulling out hie wnch, gave
an hour end : half to the Govnnour to make his
umn; they were brought within the time prescubed;
but the General having'rejected then. the English
Gonrnour determined m ("render u discretion.
The next day ous troopo took poffeflion of the son.
We mlde 7oo prisoners, regulate, volunuen, and
sailoro. amon whom are one Licuunznc Colonc], s
two Mnjon, ( susiCapuine, four Lieuunlnu, ole
Ensign. [57 subaltcrnl or soldien of the qleh regi
ment; two Licumunu, :;soldien of the roynl un'l
[cry; five Colonle of milicie, six Mejon, )] Capuim,
3: Lieutenenu, lnd 33 Enflgno. We took three
hnderde. to: pieces of anno- of different bone,
end le none".
15 m price" ssof llZ-sissidsiossi'lffl m- ton.
. [sill- Fnssuoih mgazof Wild ill of law
mlojsin [: i !: ..W 'tk' -
don. ] m now Manual fro'si- ! hour .:5,
the Monk it. _Never did} see I people so bid],
used, :: they have been by our country. There
Pin npxbin in- opinion, but thcymdesnrviq of;
sssif !! , open nest, bojpiulit} ud loyalty,
cm deserve it. But the subpfl of that [mer ] m ,
to conlne to that spirit. which ba: mimaud thll
nation for dcsencc. [I my tour, ! hid In
nity of observing (be nriousiudcpcnd
an now in (but kingdom} lnd 'ive nl_ ' by,
although ] hue visited che eomnmn. at ss "m
France, Itnly. Gmnny, &c. yet unde" ! do
better disciplind creep. ] hue he- dym -
to find out their exact numbor. 0- cnkin' !—
find them lo be nmly n follows: Ulkn, ing."
Leinflcr, unde; Munler, unde; Cnmjn.
poo; in the whole 49560 fighting nen il "
beside: : 3.ooo roguhn m cnmp; the whole milit
force of that kingdom beinlg 65460 nen alth
sstroopo in Europe. Thcy eem but little token- us
invasion, all they say. !ndecd, too much mm 5.
send of th' very laudnblc mlriu of loyll'? m
ready lnd filling to show; and ] lll no need, did
we but grant (bo- che glrivilegubcynn ruth., up
the privilege they must us before [m till
"mo, it would be for the advamx slfely _ .
pen'ty of every true I GLlS ' ,
T'
'- . 74
Our lust nmoumslo 35 men kilmd, l"d 7! wounded. * si:
()rficers killed. lie dvcun ne [A Bsiecoume,sifvhjwj
;nd Duboursi. Czptzin us gru.a-hcvl, Madame"
ocbuhv, chuxcnam of Dilum; the Sunn'dl _
hn, Capnin us gleomirn ol Hnynmk, lad
.i-I Amer Madsi-r General, wimldddl The flflsil
lLs-V-D, ,
Uusian. de Mongan, Licuummu osDiHon, mdQub'.
si"! Li-uunan us Muliniquc, dan'ezoufly mnudedss ss
We should he or hg-d to mention all th' dien, !! 1
un wouid po-m out m [hose ulwignalizcd rhmselm ;!
Thn hoop. dvlpldyed that good will and him" si
coungc that enudnsiizu [he lution. Edqi—c
n-e ruticulvly due to the cummlndlm of (50 diviq
nium; !o the office]: who served under them; !. th .
.hss. which wan compuscd of the Csi-um de Dura. .
M-jzrncnenl; de Mnnocl, Maius or the bodies." ",si!
of Hnyunn; she Sieur Guuuer. Aid Qlctm'H-lh -
chsieml, who nuunlcdthe intrcnch-eouqrishduGF
neral; and of the Sieur Plsscrlsidc IIC m. May—
ds the M.;sisiiniquc milieia, .id Air!!!" r.].
ssim of th' marinc csic . hzd lene Io N'psinsmt
Ll un stuck _ Sieur ;: Rumlin. Well,
the nlvy, : Sieur d- Burn, Infiga, Mild
'ilh (he Noailln. th' Sieur le lime,
Linnen" ' vy, And (he Sidurde w &
!ns-gn, m the mlchm with II. _ ;
D'thmg. . 3.'
We must nor forget sil znit eqnplly humble hss;
,lhc GenoilK, who known how :- Mild "'I-:, ad ct
wcll :: (he have .anwhoilfluWst. Th- inn
Horadou, alin Languedoek, shuct ' ss in
the rcgimc-c of Hayn-It, an in thy -m. Ah
having behind, dplflleqbt'k "53, 5."
.intre Idit , he [as into _ , '
ssflungppimyself lmidl lie ' 75 I! I"! do Bled
sstbe siFur Vena, _ Woe pfon ll- Th
Count D'Bfi-in , nau- - se cyq do : had
sought, coming : ;! inhm inwm b' , adrad
lum dumb; .: !th sum dun, ss M
hinsso the nnl: ocutffiae. 5 4 _