The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-05-10 00:00:00, page 2

WATERTO WN, 14in 15.
AST Thursday, three boats, with
26 hands, took a snow bound from
_Grenada to Boston, _]ames Euz master,
7 and carried her into Cohasset. Her cargo
consists of 3 54 punchoons of rum, 49 bar
reil of sugar, lo barrel: of eoffee, 3 tuns
of hay, some wood, and about'lo barrels
of pork and bees.---A vallahie cargo.
It is absolutely fact, that the doctor:
of the diabolical ministeria] butchers, when
they evacuated Boston', intermixcd and
left 26 weightof arsnick with the medicines
which they left in the alms-house.
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HARTFOKD, April 15.
BY a gentleman from Albany, who
came to town yesterday, we are in
formed, that all the troops destined for
Quebeck, who had been detained at Alba
ny some time past, not being able to crosis
the lakes, had marched for the place of
' theirsidestination. The battalian from this
colony marched on Wednesday se'nnight,
and the first and second battalions of Penn
lvanians, and the Jersey Blucs, on
*Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
"following; and that the general officers,
appointed to the northern departmcnt,
to e'ther with the commissioners from
_Phdade]phia, had passed throu h Albany
{? 1?anada. Nothing material rom Que
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;NEWLONDON, April 19
Y Capt. Bell in 11 days from St. Mar—
. tin's, we learn that 15 sail of French
[him of the line, and several frigates, had
;a'flved ac Martinico, from _Old France, 21
fevv days before he sailed. :
Last Lord's day, capt. Biddle, in one
tos, thesi continental brigs, returned here
from ;: cruise, in which he rctook, and
'_.has brodght in, a schooner, 'which a few
.days before had been taken by the Scar
ss_bor-ough man of war, and was then bound
into Newport. The peopie had been all
stake]: out of the schooner, and put on
board the Scarborough. B various cir
cumstances, it appears that t e said schon
-er wasil bound into this port from the West
:Indies, commanded by Daniel Deshon.
She is deep laden with West lndia goods,
and some powder.
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NEWPORT, Apri! I;.si
" , HURSDAY last, towards night, the
ship,Scarborough, of 20 guns, a
transport ship of me tuns and 16 guns,
'a brig loaded with provisions, and a floop
loaded with salt, came into this bay, and
anchored between Goat island, and Cona—
_tiic'_ut. In the evening", two_rOW-gallies,
cotnmanded by eaptains Grimes and Hyer,
With a number of voiunteers from the
army on this ifland, took the brig and
floop;. after which a battery at the north
of the town, a battery at Brenton's
point, and the gaiiies, 'played so briskly
upon the ships that they were soon obliged
Tto mOve out of the reach of the batteries,
Add went under Conanicut. Capt. Hyer,
in one of the gallies, lay within mulket
ct'shot of the Searborough, firing upon her
'while capt. Grimes boarded and sent off
the "brig and floop. The Scarhorough
did the galley some damage in her hull and
ligging, and the mufltetry from her tops
wounded one oscapt. Hyer's people very
badlsiy, which was all the injury recie'ss'ed
sson the American side. This bold action,
'os taking two vessels under the stern of 8.
40 gun ship, may possibly convince our
'sienemies that the Yankies are not such
dastzn'ds as the Tories in this country have
represented them.
There were 17 hands taken in the above
vessels, who inform, that the ships were
from Georgia, the transport having on
board 140 soldiers ; that the Scai-borough
was commanded by capt. Barclay, and
had on board ]ames Wright, governour
'os Georgia, his samily, and some other
_ 'l'ories. That the brig Was from Phila
ddphia, taken going into Georgia.
That the fioop wastrom some ofthciflunds,
commanded by capt Gregory Cozzens,
of this place, and taken near Georgia.
That they were bound to Boston, and
had parted yvith several other prizes; one
of which, a lloop, arrived here on Satur
day, and anchored between the two ships .
Saturday night, and yesterda ' morning,
a battery at. Conanicut so d'l turbed the
quiet of the Sca'rborough, the transport
ship, and the (loop, that they took the ad
vantage Of a fair wind, and pushed out
to sea; but, as they passed the mouth of
the harbour, a battery on the east side,
near Callle hill, bulled the Scarhorough
twice, and sent one 18 pounder through
the floop. The Scarporough returned a
ver heavy fire on both the batteries,
wit out doing the least damage. Our bay
is now free from pirates.
Extract (I a letterfrom jamaica, Fcb. lo.
" The times are very troublesume; all
the European ships are taking in cannon,
searing to be attacked by our privateers
sicruising off the banks of Newfoundland
for them. The French seem to be much
in favour of the Americnns, likewise one
third of this ifland at least.
This town has been in confusion thcte
two days past, occasioned by the arrival
of the Squirrel, cept. Douglass, who
bringsintelligence that he spoke with thrce
sail, being part ofa French fleet, toFethcr
with a great number of tran porls,
amounting to 17,ooo men, bound for
Hispaniola. Another account says, that
nine sail of the line, with the above num—
ber of men, had actually arrived.
" The admiral's barge stopped here
"this moment, and c nfirms the above, as
also two' Frenchmen that have just been
examined. ' This town is in much the
same situation as Newport was upon re
ceiving the account of the Lexington
battle. lt is reponed, that martial law
will be 'read on Monday morning; the
council have been sitting these two days.
The ctadmiral's ship, and the Squin'cl, are
all the force here. No flour in this island
but 'what is musty and hard, the newest
being" six mouths old." '
Yesterday astemoon co]. Babcock and
colsi" Richmond joined their two regiments,
and marched into this town, and quartercd
their troops on the point, near the north
battery.
NEW YORK, dpril 25.
Extract of a letter liom a gentleman at
Albany, to his friend in New York.
HAVE been told, that general VVooster
is gone to Qunbeck; and that he said
when be left Montreal, that he would
scale the walls of that place if there was
space sufficient between them and the
heavens.
A private letter srom Boston, by the
post, mentions, that the British fleet with
the troops on board, which were driven
frm Boston, were all arrived at Halifax,
where the sugitive Tories were in a
wretched condition, without covering,
and obliged to live in garrets , at an extra
vaganc price.
Capt. Hopkins, with his fleet, had left
New London, on : cruise.
We hear from Sandy Hook, that 16
men from one of the ships of" war. having
landed there in order to get water, they
had all got into an upper room in the light
house, where they were carousing; when
a party of the New Jersey militia surprised
them, and, taking away the lower part of
the stairs, made them all prisoners, burnt
their boat, and filled up the Well.
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PHXLADELPHIA, Aprilu.
TE hear from Charlestuwn, South Ca
roliriu, thatcthc people of that pro
vince, tired of the tyranny of the British.
government, had sormcd one more agree
able to the minds ot'the people, and have
appointed ]ohn Rutledge, esq; gover
nour, Hem'y Laurexzs, esq; licutenant
governonr, and William Henry Drayton,
esq; chiefjustice. "
Extract ofa lettcrfl'om New York, April : 2 .
" A Phdadelphia captain, whose vessel,
loaded with flour, was seized at the east
ward, and 'put ushore at Naltuckct, saw
a ship at a loss in a sog, manncd three
whaleboats, and took her; she was almost
new, belonging to London, has been to
the West lndics, and had me puncheons
ofrum, sugar, coffee, &c. on board,
for the ministerial army. I Information
being given, that a tender was on shure
at Rockaway, on Saturday general Put—
nam despatchcd 2—00 men with two field
pieces, to take her; have not heard from
them yet.
The Phoenix, and the small sky, have
sailed from the Hook, we know not
where." ss
13 A L '1' 1 Mct 0 lt E, May :.
BY a gentleman arrived here yesterday
from Philmlelphia, by the way of
Hsixmburg, we are infi rmed that the Roe
buck nmn us War, of 44 guns, in chafing
two invurd-bound vessels from the " est
ln--ic-s, up Deluware bay, ran alhore on
t-m ihuals called the But and Chickcns,
mh-si'rc the soon sell on her beum ends,
when .m express was immediately des
patched lU Phkladelphh, with information
thereof, on which a hrig of sixteen 18
puundcrs, one dilto of fourteen 1: poun
ders, the Home: floop of to guns, and 13
row-g'tllies, well armed and munncd,
were nnulcdiatcly sent down the river to
take proper care of her; and we hope, in
our next, m congratulate our readers on
her being s muurcd at Philadelphia
WlLLIAMSBURG, IpIay to.
Ab'l' Monday 45 members of the
si H-nuse osBurge-sses met at the Capitol ,
Pursuzmt to their lust adjourumeut; but
it being their opinion, that the people
could not now be legally represented ac
cording to the ancient conllitution, which
has been subvertcd by the king, lord:,
and commons of Great Britain, and con
sequently dissolved, they unauimoufiy dis
solved themselves accordingly.
The same day the General Conventiou
osDeleg-ates from the counties and corpo
rations in this colony met at the Capitol,
when the Hon. Edmund Pendleton, esq;
being elected I'resident, addressed himself
to the Conven'tion in the following man
ner:
GENTLEMEN,
BE pleased to accept my sinccre thanks
for the honour done me in your elec
tion to this high and important office,
which I esteem the more, as it affords a
publick testimony that my former endea
vours for the proper discharge of that trust
have not been unacceptable to my country .
I be;; leave to assure you ofmy unremitted
attention to the arduous duties ofmy ap
pointment, which I will endeavour to exe
cute with the utmost impartiality; and,
conscious osm want of abilities, ] shall
sely with con dence on your candour to
make the most favourable interpretation
of all my actions.
We are now met in General Convemion
according to the ordinance for our decti
n, at a time truly critical, when subjects
& the most important and interesting na
ture require our serious attention.
The adminiltmtionosjullicc, and almost
all the pOWers osgsiovernmcnt, have now
been suspended i'or near two years.- It
will become us to reflect whether we can
longer sustain the great struggle we are
making in this lituutiun; and the case of
criminals confined and not tricd, and.
others who may be upprehcnded pursuant
to our laws, deserves particuiar notice.
Our msiditury and ndvul urmngnncnts.
as Well us;" the stmds snr supporting; them,
\\ ill call for our revision ; and the ordinance