The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-05-29 00:00:00, page 3

er. :rr-_: p"!et-d fim'ss. r.: soon as they shall be :oeo strong, 'they'm- to march
dir-ctly far ('hnrlsishawn, or to attack General Lincoln. " they should
st- !; ;:zvsff t.) :ttcmpt either, we have not the least doubt of their
msi-o ing :. pzopcr reception. His Excellency our Governour marched,
visit a body of men from his camp, lad Saturday morning, to reinforc'e
General Nkmhrir; and our southern militia are so nhimated, by the news
of tho- cructm'fs hafinsiq entered this country, that the reads have ever since
.bz-um througed with voluntrers going- to General Moultriek camp. It
35 cvrtnin, thzt the enemy sisi-c: their first Ianding in Georgin, have
.meived no rcicsol cements, exrqzt the troops that were drawn srom St.
Anmminc, .Co], Brown's rzngers, the sum coat- csGeorg-ia, : numher
ps Zsimr dsi-ludcd inhabitants of the frontiera of this siate and North
ct Cafulinz, all the man nnmriaus horse thieves, Mans, and Banditti that
hau- Bed or been driven from this flute, and about 80 lndians; and that
they expect remsorctnenu From New Yorl: is hardly probable, from the
PY of the troop- hcxng trusted on heard the ship ]at'on, latelytnkcn.
" We hue, this moment, advice, thzt 'the prohibition upon warlike
[tom is entirely taken offhy the Dutch in the West lndieu And that
the tvm fleet: at Nlartinique ar—d St. Lucia, are nearly e un] in total '
force, except that Coum d'Estuing's men Ire healthy. and yron's very
ficlsily. .
sin...— si
WILLIAMSBQKG, IHAY 29
flE enemy after destroying all the public]: stolen at Porsmcuth,
,_ (czceptsiflw heavy canncn) which they could not carry off, and
plua-{si-rin the inhabitants in the most mercilest manner, evacuzted that
,hfe on nesilny'hst. Theysilay some time before Hzmpcon in a nu-naeing .
se, but obssi-n'ixugour trq'opl prepared to give them a suixnhle reception.
did not thbn'se to hazard : descent. and on Wednzsday hojfled satl
Wossttt to sn. Theysihzve cm—ied off a great number of thus with
them. ' . ' ' '
Extract of ttksilurfl-m Col. Marshall to Bnsigadicr Gmra! Nelspn, dqmi
.,ctss .si . ..ss si ss Hampton. May 263 !779
" The enemy": fieesitlre now under snl and stand out. but whether
icyssssmem to ]; :tvp' us altogether. o; only to moye to some more defenceless
qd-um'r, where they may (muse and destroy wot}: impunity, is : question
turns my power t? determine. I shall however untcb their mdtions,
n.! give youthe 'eu ' fintelliqencc, and us ] God they turn up the bay
a,- Z-tto Yopk ri ;; _ !]er vith the greatest pen of the troops under me
sfflpyot} immt lately. .- ss _ '_
f'j ("umnt conclude this letter without mentiotvng the nctivlty and
M,' with which the Gepsitlemen of the light horse under Capt. Nelson,
hue shewrt on all occasion}. Theyssredlysre :rzexceelding uscsul corpa,
asstd hove, , ctjtss ng ppdaple example. . o le : app note 50 due to the
finest wost?! ;; they have submitted with the reateR cheersulnesa to
every (But a ssa lbldier, and seem cagesly towi for an opportunity to
67 ' iflftherqsclyes. . Indeed my dear Genm], to do justice to the whole
:: um under my examine}; since the enemy have lainjmmesliately before
' this m I multsisvjth yknsixte acknowked . that I never in my life
;.ss ?" sitsznojrs fly toctmqnidtctmore mdinese t they have always done
-—'- innv :dzrm, and. I believe there were only :. fewsibut wished molt
pemisy to come to Action sswith the enemy. .
*_* I shall, watch the fleectil] they get out of the capc or tum up the
he, and shall gin you the ealielt intelligence."
lum!!! of'alaterfrm quor Metth'ews m Brggadicr General Scott, dom!
. "fortsmouth, May es, 1779.
,?(lju hflsinight' Why my stout;, thu-thememy had evacuated
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ss-si Mpcst at batahelm mill, I immedhttly begun my much from the
liveth West river bridge about : o'clock this morning, and by a forced
"ab arrived at this place zbuut ; ?. M. they evacuted this post at 5 ?.
M. yeflcrdfty after destm'ying the works at Tncker's point, the heavy
Wthey Men! to remein in the same flztel liest them, the curriages
'_ si-nLy are destrq'ed. the light cannon have lah theu- trunniom end num,
ss but stay yetbe offervice. _ , '
" One of the enemies tmnspom gone ground near the sort, which
afforded us half an hours amusement, pretty smart, without any damage
daunrsite, w-si hulledthe ship once, and damagedher fails and rigging,
but the tidefising and they taking goode from her in : number of boat:
umhrr'cm-er of it gailey which kept up : smart fire on us, enabled them
to get her off in a short time. Our strength on the much amounted to
530 men, it was by few more than 1 have been able to muste: since m)
tetrent.'
_j _" Capt. Thomas Brown, late a cnpital merchant of this town is taken
{t-Zsn-ver !: the British troops, and treated in a very inhuman manner,
?! Lady Lo been plundered, Mr! is now greatly dish'essed. / They pro
mise! m release her husband, if_ him Goodrich'l wife (the younger)
should be sert offin a Rag." si "
. La'? week two vessels vast theme and got safe into Rappahanock,
and the day after the enemy lest flampton two more got safe into James
rites. nllfwith valimhlc cat-goes from thessWefl Indies.
- "sue Dutch Admirni at St. Eustatia, send: out : ctttter everv evening
with two hundred men, for the protection of the American vessels. '- ct"
we have not yet got the uticultn of Colonel Shelby': success at
Chicizxmoggq, but it is said : hnsmaxle the poor devils suffer for their
unfri. muy dishosttion'fo the Unitcd States, women falling victims among
du m}; ] with the m.!n-may he restrained from falling on the old towns.
it is He! by the kst account! the fugitivee were flying tosiChota, and our
Froylsi in pnrsuit on horse back. '
_ Cm'nt Almudovar it is mofl positivelv affirmed, in at this very moment
m actual pomffiun of dispamhed from the Court of Spain, _advismg his
BSc-zmncy'uf the deposntg ok his Catholic]: Majesty in favour of his son,
but that no distnrlmnce had ariicn to the estate on thn occasion.
The above menti'med most extraordinary event is said to have been
bmug'n Meat;: through the intrigue of the French faction, at Madrid, iti
order to introduce into power, ;. ("of us Minifl'ers who had previoully
engmg-t'd to take an active part with France againsi their cnvied foe of
Great Britian. '
33" To he inH " this ptintinctz offio's'. Dt. Hanmand'l ANTssHHO'
"lbi.- HSSENCE, 'do. sh'ong SPBCLp'M- PU-lsifi with dirfflifmiu
m: siieof Mr.]kxctndcr ?" 'sss ehte (which m ,
will commence on Tustlaj the tho! ]m, it To o'cloek :' _
forenoon, at his late dwellinghouse.
(1) 1"!!! EXECUTORS
' Funntcnnvec,-Ma} 27, 1779.
T HE subsciber has for sale a large parcel of coarse broad cloth: of
different colours, among them scarlet and blue, the hall :
Piece. (6) ]AMES HUN ER. Jun
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FORSALE,
THE land whereon the subscriber now lives, in the eounty osflmm,
on Nortlmua river, about to mile: from the upper end of the eounty,
containing 1190 acm by old surveyt, about one third of thil land i!
cleared, a very eonsiderahlesi ,roIot-tion of which il low grounde, of on
excellent qunhty; the'high But it generally very smile, being clpable
of producing at large quantitiu of-tobaeco as an large tract of lend in
the county, hn on it a great variety of valuable uildings, monly new,
good orehardt, and two lo nere lot: of well vatered timothy meadow.
Alsosso mill-seat on the river, thought by many to be of gteat nlue. !
have another tract a smell distance from the above, of 'zio leven, which
I would also difpose of. (ll) [SMC WINSTON
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ct- anuswtcctx, Mq 16, 1779,
HEREAS Mr. David Made, and Colss RitbcrdK. Much, were
joined with me in two hand:, the one payable to Col. Robert
soules': Exeeuton, the other ynyebie to Mr. Job: such? of Barbldw.
And at ! do not well know where the said bond: are, or to whom they
ma be transfered ; ! give this pubiick notice to the person: who have :
right to receive the money, that if they will apply to me by the first da
of julj'next, they shall receive the principal and interest; also I ]" u
every other person who has any demand: on me, or on the estate o m
deceased son, Capt. Jack Waller, that they will send or bring then
acpounu properly proved, and they shall be immediately paid !)
(l) - , GEORGE WAL R.
;? I have a quantity of good earthen ware, consrflin of milk yanl,
bunerPott, itchers'," coffee pots, cups,"bowls, lated, lshet, Us. Utsi.
and tull exc ange them for dry. ted, or bar ead, u cheap ac those
articlea used to be [old for in the store:, Provided they will part with flieir
lead on the same terms; or ! will give a high price'ior leod, ayable in
money. (11) - (E. w;
TAKEN up, in Amber]! county, a red cow, with a white face, hob
tail, white under her belly, about 9 years old, mlrked with both
em cropt and two flits in the left. Appnxsed to ul
. ' (all) JOHN SWANSON.
AKEN !: , in Amber]? county, a pale red cow, muked with an
\ " underkee? in the right, ' and : flit'in the left ears 'A ' nised 'to
6]. los. (all) ' 'GEORGE COL .
AKEN up, . in Pmctf'yfivania eounty, on bebw cteek, ablaek horse
T colt, one year 0 d laft spring,- 4 feet 4. inches high, i: neither
docked nor hnnded. Appraised to 20]. - -
(tu) THOMAS VAUGHAN.
AKEN up, in Cbtsttijc'eld couctnty, a softe] mare, 4yetm old, 4 feet
T 1 inches high, wit a hlaze face,_ part of her under lip white,
hanging mane and switeh tail. swear: to have been docked this Song,
has no brand percievable, trot: and gallops well. Ap ised to : sil.
(an) ssEDW D BR R.
WtLuAnsnnc, Me) ac, :779.
STRAYF-D from this city lltt'wdc), : smell flee bic'fen gray mare,
has : deep scar of ;jlula'dn her shoulde, and branded on the near
buttqck .* ." Whoever bring: her to me shall receive 39 dollare reward.
WILLIAM GOODSON.
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THREE HUNDREDsi DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED from llleliamshurg, six recruits, who were enlisted on
the new eflablishment to serve in the continental army 18 months,
in the mom of draughts for the laid city, fviz. Supbu Hawk, 5 feet;
inchcshigh, very stout, hue dark brown hair, round shoulders, adown
look, and pittcd with the smallpox, he pretend: to bea sailor, and said he
was on hoard the Ramlalpb frigate when shewaslosh Willium
5 sect 7 inches high, has a ale thin face pock pined, and has seven!
red spots about his mouth an nose, he is a nailorby trade and commonly
wears a ]eather apron, very talkztive when in liquor, and is well known
- in Suflolk nml Partjinoutl'. join: Mittbell, about 6 feet high, pock pitted,
ruddy emplexion and has short dark brown hair, he commonly wear: I
round hat bound with old lace, but as he had : variety of clothes it it
impofflhle to cliscribe hn dress, he said he came from Baltiuwn, and hid
served three years in the Continental nrmy as a serjnm in one of the
Maqlaud batralions. William Stone, about 5 feet, 1 or ! inches high,
large eyes dark hair, by trade : blacksmith very lalkative when in liquor,
had on when he went away, an old light coloured cloth coat, blue jaeket
and leather breeches, he is well known in jcum Cisspv and DM
counties. jane: "num, about 5 feet, 7 or ! inehee high. gck puted.
short dark brown hair, flour and well made, by tude} plai fer, cond
monly wear: a light coloured newmlrket coat, whme shnnel ?
Ieather breeches, and a round hat. yea Ldzerat : Frmbm ? _t ;
sect : or 9 inches high, flim made, dark complexion, black lmr ed;—
monly cued, he speaks broken English, had on when he wentoff, a
brown jarkct, white linen waistcoac and breeches, a coeked lb}, Milk
shoes and stockiugs. Any person who wih' up rehend the sild dcsm
and deliver them to the cemmandiug officer o the militil-of dip A
. shall haue the above reward, or fifty dolhn for uyhct. __' _
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