The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-05-23 00:00:00, page 2

:"MWefl Indi- ish-iom hpenmt ol lum, In! other louder, for
their plantadons.
Resulve-i. lhu it is expedicm lo luthotise British ship: or vessel: to
czsry ]umber from the Bulnc. the North and Mrditerrancan seat, to the
\Ve£t lndh ifizm-ls. for alimited time.
Relblwd, that it may be expedicnt to grant : bounty on staves and
flhts lumhcr. impamd from Camdu, Etlt ond Wcfl Floridx, Nm
Senna, and the tfllml of St. ]ohn': to the W'est lndies, and Musqunn
Ghost.
Refnlved, that it may also be upedient to enable his Mnjesy'n com
miffioners in North Amerin. ud Governcr 'I'qon, Gonmot of the
provincc of Nsiw York. to grant licence: to the commudm of British
shirt, to expert lumber to : e Well lndia illmds sun the pmvince of
New York m : limited time. .
Sit- William Ertkine is appointed Aid-de-Culp nhio Maieky. inch
room of Sir Thomas Spmet Will'on, preferred.
Extract of- kem- frut szuou-ru, [ed. 4.
" They talk of fitting up Scotchoufc prison (used n_snh M w) sol
, the Amriems who un be taken lnd brought in hue."
— Yefleryhy Adminl num,. duely lmnd scorn NewYot-k. wan
Court, bad hid a conference with the King, lnd kilsied li- Mfidy'o
land on being created :: hint Peer. _ _
Yeflekth the bill for detention of person: without hail or nuinpdn.
who might seized on M'picion of nason committed in Amerien, or of
'Zney .- tlu high fen, un read thotbird time. and (ed 3 the Lotdo.
Tbh monk sone flesh ndvicn mneeivd :: Yard torch .
mnine": vice. n- Genenl M. at New York, which were 3!sz
mi- Mknuliu Bet!" palm, Cape. sqnim. who mind -
adding anz-pesive wicket Oynlqoim ..
town "
"Mould agcbespokewiththelofd Neithwhohldfdlen
in with the Rib , : tnnsport which was dismlled lad otherwise
, indilfess, lad ld on bond: pent number of l-lefl'ian mmiu, which
the.- Lonh North took out and mind safe with them."
WILLlAMSBURG, Mq 23.
WDRY person. in the mnine: of New York have been lutely de
naed in numptin'fico pos- counmfeit puper cum-cy, havi been
sycme emplo men! by tho terw- offmd to the
tempted to follow th'
advmiseme. taken from ugh Gaine'o putte of th uch
..) .
ult. vixsi-M' Pusons going into the other admits may be sup lied
": with any iumhet of connurfeiced Congresc note: for the pin the
*' L'" "ma. They me so mdy and exactly exmnd, du then
'- no Minpffing thou: off, i: bein almohimposible "discover
'- M they m-m (mnine. — Thin hu n proved by hill: lo : very
'- Iugu num, Much hande": suensnfully cimhud. Inqnin for
'- QE. D. uxbccofetlnlse, from " ?. M. to4 A. M. during the
'- A mouth."?
! How! hn : 'lned Gavsiemor Tryon to the command of the
vincial ZMPI rais m" Ntw Yotk, with the rank of Mljor General.
'The Minish-y'o plzn ctof tion: fol- the summer cunpnign it, for
si—lsi—e
luvgoync, nnd . number men of me from En lind, w lnuk and
n'ke pofsessmn of lotion; Climon to make no from Rhode laud,
uhde Carhon comes over the likes; and the mni- mly :: New York :.
mur Conneflicux from the East nvcr.
The brave General Woofief, who wn wounded throw.]! ell- (rein in
the action nen Danbury, it since dead.
This week : Bag was sent. from the Phcni: tip of " in the buy,
with a letter intended For his Excellencydn w. MH-ginpro
,erLy directed, could not be received.
The ship Alb'non, which he b-n so long a round fron Couth
Way, in order to take on had I number of 'cih subjeal to sn'l for
theu' nnive country, i; denined by du men of war in the by, and it in
thought will not be released till Lend Bone"! Iasure i: known.
Death.] in this city, on Wednesday ] , Cou oncu, Esq;
: Delegne for the coumy of Wnrwick.--ln Glooceller, ]ANII PARII
".... _
FAlLev, Esq; of North Carolina.---Mn. TAZlWILL, spouse of
Ran" 'sAzewuL, Esq; of Brunswick county.---Mr. WlLuAu
FiAlson, dlncingmzfler.
:M .si
Nswuln (North Canlz'na) qu :. A few days use the Pennsyl
vlnil Farmer, an armed bn 15 belonging to !hil Sute, lrriud from the
nfland of Guzdaloupe, Ind brings an account that :: fail of French line
of battle ship, " sri un, and : number ohnnfpom, with two troo .,
were certainly mivc ac Maninico from Old France. but that their es
unacion um a profound regne.
Puunnumu, My !. The following account: have been received
by Conguss, relating to the enemiu amck upon the vdlnge of Dan
bury in Conneaicm. Published by order of Congresn.
Cunnu Tuomou, Secmary.
General Arnold to Gmu! NQ 41:
I {M.ospnl 37, 1717. !. M.
" On Friday even'm lah e enemy landed ebout um nen et Can.
po, eight milet we! o Feirfield. end on Satuldly. twoo'cloek, P. M.
reached Danbury, which was ahando-ed b a handful of our nen. The
enemy immediately be buming and de roying our meguinel of pro.
visiont, &c. Lest nig :, at half paflzeleven, General Wooden General
Silliman, nnd myself, with Goo militia, arrived at. W, eight mile;
from Danbury. The excesiive heavy nine rendered their um: uselest. ct
and man of the maye were much (a ' h': marched ; mile
in the cosirse of the day, without Him; " I
" At 6 thin momi wedivided the ?? into two division, being .-,
uncertain if they retun by way itfidd or Nomalk. One
.
division mlztioqedo-eaeh nal. nature md, whenthey couldi,
suppen elch other. We hue tlue minute insorumon thet at nine thin
morning the new it in to the meetiq-bouse, end molt of the build
inp in tm, mlhnd
'4
taken the come to Newbnry, leading either to '
Peek't [fill or T Town. We imngine they ere definefl to the hunt,
n we bear they ed loo nen these yeierday month}. We m
found} the- immedinely, in hope: of eommg up with the rent. n']
hopeyenwinbeebkwtahtheminfrunt. ] am, witkiehAem. Sir. &c.
. unto."
?:jmrl. 3 m'ln're} Nmu, Wet. 17". I e'M !. .. 4
" .
. .
"Soonefterlmte ydenley lfoundthew-ymntbd'
marehfor Ridgefieldz aytosi o'elocksiearrind. M_uburbesele
than, withzoom. Wehdlitdetinewnabewctur
troopqwheaasoartaaie-qu, MWMo-hsinr. On}
wenoblipdtogivewaynsupaioenmh-o. ludtndahnl,
tobe mden tho pllec. An: o'ehekthitmorui-gnnetthmy.
with 300 militil. about two miln hot thi- place. che- aflrnathiuz
begun between the flukt, end soon beau: smell. which mtin
until ; o'cloek, when thesienem gained u height, under cover of their
lhipe, end emberked before ni t. At the beginning of the action Col. ,
Huntington joined me with god men, and before it wae eve: a small
number of General Wadswonth'o brigade. Oenenl Weather, 1:th
conduct does him great honour, was mortal] wounded My, Licu
tenant Colonel Gold killed, end Colonel tmb wounded. Our lose
otherwise il not greet, about twenty killed and wounded. The enemy't
lost is uneettnin, " they czrried off molt of their kilied end wounded;
several prisoners have filled into our binds. : soon uthe mopum-e
embarked, the fleet ot unde: way, and to the nhnrd.
General M'Daxg . B. AlNOl-o.
" Sn ril :! Me. '
" Since i wrote your honour by express yeflectzss afsimm, [lum
Ridgefield, ] find we have killed of the enemy, inn! yefluday'e' (kir
mishes, twelve, thirteen prisoners, ' , 'a; some wounded. The
prisonen say many wounded m ' on with the Britid army.
Generul wonne: i: mortally wounded. The enem merehed en}, thin
morning from Ridgefield. ! pursued them, end (! : Rifmish with
them in the north part of the tum of Nonulk, in which we had um
killed, five wounded. What los: the enemy sushmed it mill.
Soon Iftfl' thin action, ! fell under the command ot Genenlct Arnold.
Your": &c. jlo. Hun'rmo-ron.
Woofier, till he teceived his wound, eonductcd and com
nu the unconnected end undisciplined creep. with greet spirit, sea],
end bmery. -
' Vubow-mun oftbch'llcdcftb: enemy iutb: mmgqamn
{[be altb. on {which al}: bow:.
My 7. The Honourable the Congresl hue pmmoted Brigadier Ge
n-nl Arnold to the mk ofMa* r General.
qu : Wfiu Gun- Washington to Conouu. lum! "9
So '777'
" Mniot . one of General Gates'e aid de camp. and who
left Asiuny o- Tu y llfl, ] am informed the account of Generd
Carlton'o lpF-oech towards Ticonder were pmmmre. ll- sl ,
Genenl Gaten needed . letter. helm can: away, from Bri "u
General Wayne, of tho uth ult. in which he mentioned nothing of it.
The zooo troop- had n-rived there, all in his Wound health. except
nine; and that th: pofl could never be ' wiehout the lose of much
blood." PubliM byoflhr of Congtese. .
CnAun Tuomon. Soereury.
Button, lpril 14. A Sun loop of vu- arrived in on yesterdly
afternoon, from MAltinico, hum on bond uoo shndt o um. [Love ,
weight of powder, : qusizntity of 'nen. and several hundred bushel: of
salt.