The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-04-26 00:00:00, page 6

.CAMBRIDGE, Ap'riz4.
' FAVOURlTE coast in the best com
aniesis, " Ma theINDEPFNDENT
princlples ofCOMM N SENSE be consirm- ss
ed throughout the United Colonics.
— _ We;hear that 10 or 12 transporc vessels;
supposed td be from England, arrived last
Thdrsda. " its Nantafkct road, where four
9!" sivc & cnemy's ships ofwar remain.
PHlLADELPfllA, April H.
[n' fight of the capes [of leo lNlA,
slpril 7, 1776- -si
\ GENTLEctMEN, _
-HAVE the pleasure to acquaint you,
that at ! P.M. this day, I fell in with
the floop Edward, belonging to the Li
verpooi ki'igate. She engaged us near two
glasses. They killed two of our men,
and wounded two more. We shattered
her in : terrible manner, as you will see.
We killed and wounded several of her
crew. ct I shall give you a particular account
of the siowder and arms taken out of her,
as weli, as my proceeding: in general. I
hatje the ha piness to acquaint you, that
all our peop e behaved'with much courage .
I'am, gentlemen, your humble servant,
" - . jOHN BARRY.
To the hon. 70)": Hancock, esq; or any of
the zWarim Committee. ss
General Pntnam, commander in chief
at.New York, has given positive orders
thafihe ministcriai fleet there shall no lon
ger hesupplied with provisions, and that
all scommunication between them and the
, share p entirely stopped.
Extract. osa letterfi-om New York, April to.
- \**' Last sini in general Sullivan arrived
'ere, with ix regiments. .On Sunday
, iafl siadmiral Hopkins's fleet fell in with
? the' Glasgow, a good no gun ship, 'the
bomb brig that had done so much damage
at Rhode lfland, and that neighbourhood,
lind three tenders. The brig commanded
!: capt. Hopkina first came u with the
dasgow; they soon exchange th_e com
p entssiofa broadside, and continued en
gaged tiil'the admiral came u , when the
iafgow, findinsig it too hot 'or her, .ran
off. The brig followed: but the admiral
"being unable to keep up with her, the
man of war got off from them.
St While the admiral and capt. Hopkins
were soul of th} Glasgow, the! rest of the
fleet were b'u y with the bomb brig,
and the three tenders, all of which were
taken,. and carried into New London,
where the had arrived before general
Suiiivan let); it. A gentleman fromNew
si Port informs, that on the inhabitants heard
uzagsithe engagement they at down some
: pounders, and began to 're upon Wal—
sihce and Ayscough, on which they weigh
'ed' and stood out of the harbour. The
ss dies ow soon after have in sight, firing
si zfictsignns; on which they stood out.
tossseas cta'nd the Glasgo w with them.
Where they are gone is not known. .
si sisisssssiourfleet is from New Providence.
'Isi'sshey have brought from thence sixty 24
unders, 'a; large qu'antity of shot and
eiis, some other military stores; and
some Tories. ,The Asia is moved dbwu
the harbour, two or three miles. Ou'r
People took post, the (night before"
all:, on Governour's island, and on Red
Hook, both of which are now sccure, and
ai] communication with the ships and their
dearly beloved governour is cut off, which
measure gives great umbrage to some."
ct-Wsil LL 1 A M 5 15 U R G, Aprilsszs.
ct HERE have, within these two or three
, - weeks, been taken and brought into
Orfulk, by the renders, &c. the follow
ing vessels, viz. The flpo Congress, with
! lo barrels of gunpov'v er, and a large
quantity ofcloth, ]inens, osnabrugs, &c.
A schnoner, with a very large cargo of
medicines, particularly esuits bark... A .
lzrge ncw siiflfrom Balumore, bound to
Liverpool, with rgoo barrels os flour and
bread, and 5ooo bushels of wheat; this
last taken by old Goodrich , who communds
a privateer, fitted out by himself, and has
silikewisc fitted out. two others, one cum
manded by his son William, the other by
a certain William Pickett. A brig, out
ward bound, loaded with provisnss. And
a New England schoonkr, suppo ed to be
bound sorMaryland.----'l'herc were taken
and brought in, some little time before,
three vessels with gunpowder, about 5000
stand of arms, &c. also a New England
man, bound for Baitimore, with cheese,
ciclcr, otatoes, chishmts, &c.---An un
armed rig was despatchcd ,abouta month
ago, to Lishon, for a cargo of FRUlT
and WlNES, for the use of lord Dunmorc
and the army expected from England,
which it is hippoled will arrive about the
middle of May. Keep a sharp lookout,
poys, for this vessel. PUNCll is a most
agreeable and enlivening beverage in the
hot summer weather; and our good house
wives will want plums, &c. against Christ
mas, to trim up many a dainty dish for
that sestive season, when it is to be hoped
we shall all be merry, and have sufficient
cause to rejoice.
All masters of vessels taken bringing- in
arms and ammunition are put in the prison
vessel and laid in irous, and are to be sent
to England for tria]. " _
Ammunition is in such plenty on board
the fleet, that lord Dunmore gives it gratis '
to those who fit out privateers.
His Excellency the General has been
pleased to romote jAMEs INle, esq;
of the artdlery, to be major of the 9th
regimenk.
Last Monday evening 13 runaway ne
groes, and a bOuple of Tories, were
brought up from Sussolk, and lodged in
the publick jail; and there is advice that
lieutenant-colone] Ep es has taken 14 sol
diers of the Black Fustllcers, and filled two
grenadiers of the t4thsire iment.
Last Saturday his Exce lency the Gene
ral, with his twO aids-de-camp and secre
tary, col. Bullitt, &c. setoutsor' Suffolk;
since which, we learn that. his Excellency
has marched from that place, _at the head
of a large body of troops, upon some
sicret expedition. si
The" Hon. the General Congress have
granted permislionssthat all India tea im
ported before the late association may, be
sold and used, it having been represented
to them that the time formerly allowed
for the consumption of'ssthat article was too
short; and that many zealous friends to
the, American cause, who had imported
largequantities of that commodity, with
design not merely to advance their sor
tunes, but to counteract the plan then
pursued'by the ministry and East India
company, to introduce and fell in these
colonies tea subject to- a duty, are like
to become great sufferers. But, all future
importation of tea being prohibited, thc
holders thereof are not to avail themselves
of the scarcity that will be occasioned
thereby, nor to eXact cxorbitant prices
for an article of little value in itself, and
which owes its worth to a habit in many
respects pernicious to the inhabitants' of
these colonies ; and have likewise resolved ,
that bohea tea ought not to be sold, in the
smallest quantities, at & higher price, in
any colony, than at the rate of three
sourths of a dollar per pouml,' and other
teas at such price as shall be regulatcd by
the committees of the town or county
where the tea is sold.
By an express just arr'We-d from Southsi
Carolina, we have authemick information
that the General Asiembly of that provin'ce
have resolved not to ente1 into any treaty
or forrespondence with the Court of Great
Britain, or any persons under their autho
rity, but through the mediam of the Hon
'Contfn'enrat Congress. ,
_ 'The-prisoners takcn cTuanp; the late
commotions in North (Z-simss'zll.;- me to he
{ent, 14 ok'tlncm to this cohmy, the last
to Maryluhd :md Pennsivh-zmin, z's llssy
are likely to have an ucl'lvc cumpzssign in
that prmflcc, when, perhaps, shosrpar
ricides to their country might smd means
to escape, and return to their former re
bclliuus practices .
Mr.]siunnlz, —
OU mayinsorm the puhhck. for a. "s"
tutnty, that lord Dunmurc hns min—
tutcd a court of'ndmiruhy, for the n-iu] us
all vessds and their ("argues brought in by
the men of war, renders, &c.. which is
composed chicfly of the tnet'cnm'dc shgcs
on hoard the fleet, at the head of whom
presidcsjamcs ]ngrnm. esq. as chiesjudgcss;
and mr. ]ohn Brown, late nsNm-sulk. is
said to be crier to the court, and venduc
master. ----- Mr. Hector MsiAlefier 'ts lord
Dttt1more'< right-hnnd man. acting- as
principal sccretary to his lordship, and is,
besides, compfler of the New ss'z'zjsiwict-z
anelte, published. nccasionnlly, for the
edificztti-m and amttscment cshis mnjc-sl'y'sss
faithful subjects in this cohmy. and thsh'i
huted by them, like pious book!, among
the weak and !;si'norant, to lead them into
the true faith and undcrffinuling of the
present unhappy dIspnt'e between Great
Britnin and the Americnn colonies.---And
our old friend General Frhaw is certahdv
appointed commissarssv nf'vrm-isions, srofit
'the ponderotis (fix, smd hrst corn—ch hog,
down to the tender Chicken, and delicate
roasiing piss. '
w
A circular letter sent lgy order of his Excel—
lency the General to the camznmzden of
the fivera] battaliom. "
8 ) a , -
OU'LL please to give orders to the
several recruiting officers ok'your re
gimentsi, not to take any natives of Great
Britain or Ireland as recruits, unless they
have been some time residents in the
country, have wives and children, or un
less they can bring a strpng and sufficient
recommendation. As this, sir, is a nmt
ter of no small importance, a colonel will
be appcinted to examine and pass all the
fresh recruits ; and whoever d0es not
come under this predicamentw'tllhe thrown
on the officer's hands.
By the General': order:
THOMAS BULLt'l T. 0. A. (:.
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A lzst of DE LEGATES chosen jbr the
jbllowing coanties, viz .
LBEMARLE, Charles Lewis, and
George Gilmer, esqnires. Buckingf
ham, Charles Patteson, and John Cabcl],
csquires. Carolinc, Edmund Pcndleton,
and james Taylor, esquircs. Culpeper,
Henrv Ficld , and French Strother, esquires .
Dinw'idd'te, .]ohn Banisier, and Bellinp;
Stztrkc, esqn'xres. Elizabeth City, VVilsun
Miles Cary, and Henry King, (squires.
Fa'n'sax, George Mason, and john \Vefl','
esquires. Fauquier, Martin Pickett, and
James Scott, esqu'n'es. lfle ofWight, john
S. Wills, and Charles Fullgham, (squires.
King William, VViHiztm Aylett, and
Richard S. Taylor, esquires. Londousi,
Francis Peytun, and josiuh Claphztm,
csquires. Mecklenburg, Bennett Goodc,
and joscph Speed, esquires. Nqnsemond,
Willis Riddick, and \Vilham Cowper,
esquircsct Prince William, Cuthbcrt Buh
litt, and Henry Lee, esquires. Stnffurd,
Thomas Ludwell Lce, and William Bt'cnt,
esquirca.
ct Tumsuay OFHCE, 44];er 26, 1776. "
MAjOR GEO !: G E LY N E, fbrmcrly a,"
- - pointed to sign the trcasmjy note: as
the denumination of 205. 12:. 6d. 105.
75 6d . and 53. being unable, throzqzlzlstck
nes}. to prqfi-cutc t/mt business, [ law,
purfimnt to the authority to me given by ti-s
General Conventimg, ufpoim'cd cal. jonu
1):on to sign the said nm'c'J.
' RO. C. NICHOsiL/lS, treasurer.