The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-07-11 00:00:00, page 1

THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE
six "Prudent of the Prq/Zr' !: one of the great Bul-warlu of ] ilzertv, and am never be restrained but [ly despotic Gowmmcnu. -
[JULY 11, 1777.) WILLlAMSBU-RG: Printed by DIXON &? HUNTER. (No. 1352.]
PHILADELPHIA. jum- 26.
Extract of al!!!" from General Washington zo Cangrest, datzd head
quarters. Middle Brook, jutu 11, . 1777. " o'clotk, P. M.
HAVE the honour and pleasure to inform you that the enemy evacu
lted Bmswick thin morning, end retired to Amboy, burmng many
house: a they went along. Some of them, from the appearance of the
hoten, were considenble building].
" an' several iecel of infomtation, and from 1 vzriety of circum
llncet. it wu evi nt that a more wn in agitation, and it was the ge
neral opinion that it me intended this morning. I thetesore detachcd
three bri ades, under the commmd of Major General Grecn, to fall
i thetr relr, and kept the main body of the army paradcd upon the
'dcightt, to hyport them if there should be occasion. A party of Col.
Morgm'o iment of light infantry attacked znsii drove the Hefl'mn
eke! lbout un-rise, and upon the apparence osGcneral Wayne's bri
gflk, end Morgln'l regitnent (who got first to the ground) opposite
runswick, the enemy immediltely cussed the bridgc to the east tide of
the river, and threw themselvee into redoubte. whtch they had before
mflmfied. Our troops advanced brilkly upon them, n n which they
itted the redoubu without making any op fition, un nured by the
rmboy med. An all our troops, from the ifi'ennee of their statiom in
um ,' had not come up when the enemy began to move off, it wax im
pofli le to cheek them, It their numhn were fer gram- than we had
any midst to expect, being, us we were informed afterwardn, between
sissfotfl'silnd five thouslnd nen. Our people yurs'ned then- a fer ne Pisce
t'd'uy, bet flndin itshmflible to ovet'nke them, and sun'nsehey mi ht
& led on too fll' m t min body,- the returned to anMelt. By
insormetion of the inhebitnnu, General we, Lord Cornmllh, and
Gum!!! Gum, were in the town when the almn we- fitst given, but
they Trimd it very [bon cfm. -
, a ,, m Pufflm, Colone} Morgu't rifle-men exchngcd seven! sharp
firel with the enemy, which, it it ' ined, did msidenble motion.
I an in hoyu churche, attenuate so in with Came! Mecvell, who
we::onaehed 'ldtfi nigllU-with : bone lusty to lie between Intlswich end
Am y',1'mo ento'mtcntpun eonv orpemn' :th 'htbe -
sin;; but ! have ye! held , Mqlsin. me "s
" Generll Greendcfin- meto m—mm dmm-a addre
very of Genenl Weyne end Colond um ne oftheirefian end
men upon this occasion, n they content], Must! an enemy fer
sttperiot' to them ig- numben, "dwell sound behind hung "doubt:.
" Genml Suctlhvu ldwlced fron Rocky-Hill waielt with hit
_divifim ber-hedidnot-unbe hie ord-rot' meum intent
night he did not mid tal the had been shine."
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si ?de Au ,:
. - ' RWCHA-Klz'sisffi BOMSON, Scc'ry.
IN d' nother bm-r am thsiton u Congrrfl, daud
si W'" 3 Mu- vn
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5 ! Rss - _, ..sssiss-siss .,- . . .
.. wniurmmmmnm-you laft, it wu on the sin,
ject 'of an W'ss'kflfit fro." 'Bmsivick to Amboy, and of the
simhshfzsi: Innn them. At the time of uniting, tltpinforma
lion ] ba Midssnsp ing their loss wan rather vngue ud uncertain;
' '- Nfii { 'sslhbelieve, from imeIli ence through mions chmnels
_ i—pntty conflderablc an sell chiefl'y on the grenadiers
. w , wbdfofmedsheirbovering party. The enclosed co y
? ..z lene- as with other ncconnu on this bed, lnd with e
ss ' rlfflm of some deflrtm. Some of the lccounn ure, that officers
When! to (17 they had not suffered so scnrely since the afflir ne
"" Ashr the chcuni'om of Brunswick, ! determined, with the advice
M-myssomml offleen, to move the wholcmmy the next moming to this
M. 'Mri llby Would be Maker [he enemy, and might act according to
circmnnflcet. In this ! un prevented by min, and they only moved
\ yesterday morning., ss . ss -
" lt :: much :: be siregrettcd, that in ex ress sent offto General Max
well on Satu'rday night, to inform him o General Green's movementa
Voward'lct Brunswick, that he might conduct himself accordingly, did not
melt him. Whether tide expresi went designedly to the enemy, or was
flkenj is not known; but there is season to believe he fell into their hand:.
lf General Maxwell had received the ordd, there is no doubt but their
whole fear guard would have been cut off. This the enemy confessed
themselves, as we are well informed by pe us in Bonam Town.
" By a reconnoitring party just returned, it is reported :" : matter of
doubt whether any of the enemy have removed from Amboy; though it
is almbfl certain the have tcansported : great ctdeal of their bagga . ]
have the honour to e, &Cb G. WASHlNGYON.
" May it pkeZ'eynur Exudmg.
" I have thoug t proper to trouble our Excellency with the follow
ing intelligence, received by three di erent way:, thlt the stated part
of the fleet, from New York hatbour, has removed to the Waxing
Place and Plince's Ba), where the baggzgc and troops, puflin from the
jesties, are confllntlysi embarkingt that the transport et New ork, eut
down for : floating batury, has twenty fix, twenty four, and eighteen
poundeu, and lien off the grand battery in the river; methe! which
they have been fitting for the tune purpose, in nejeaed ud unfinished.
General Howe lm'ved at New Yotk on Sunday esteem, the whole of ss
which dly they were employed in remaving the wounded Hdien from
the clock! to the hospiuls there, said to amount to flee hundred men.
Colonel Cnm bell of the 57th regiment of Rritilh troop- puisom New
York , with : e osfiflance of the inh-binun, fifty of whom ate obliged
to do duty every dny. ] am, &c."
ss Published b orderoi' Can so.
CLARLES BGMSON, Secretary.
waact osu lcmr fi-mr thou, ym .4, 17". '
" I laid a bait lnfl Soturday to break ne tho plundering Col. George
Toylorz it so far succeeded that ] m without ces of tokmg the' whole;
we took one white man end one Negro, Whflo the repm fwimming
towerdt : boat the woe coming to hire this- of. wailed upon them,
m killed one, nd-woenderl nother, M. denied into the
!— ' ' ; si - ss 1; 'ksi -'1 -'
" Let Sundoy wo dismffldctthd s Whoso Amboyito
Stoten-Iflud, and die morning ss four orieb,-.vho won coming
over to throw themselves upo " were of their eontryrpenu "fifty
nine tlnt they oo wan with t British nrmy from Brunswiek
to Somerset, lame! _ were coming to Philadelphia; that they
mond with th"! to 3 ( wick, from thence to Amboy, and thence
to Staten-Iflud; thet so to they could lenm, General Howe retreated
hentse he did not thinlsisspropn' to attack General Washin ten, or to
loue him in his rent 'Iile he should ntempt : march town : Philadei
philz that some-Md in the army, that they were going to Englnndsi,
othon, that they .were gain up the North mer; othen,- up the But
river; but the: they were ol in greet confusion. They bove pitehed
their toms upon Snten-mnnd."
[mad Je letter from Albany, 7." 1 l.
" Seven] Frenehmen came in here yesterday from Caneda, who confirm
the burning of the tom, and that . part of the Brunswicken hid de
ferred; but I party of English troops pus out and came up with them,
when on en egement ensued, in which several on both sides wcre killed;
the rest of t e Brunswickert weie corried back. Also that about forty
Toriec, who went from these parts last winter, had attem vted to have
Conadz again, and return home, being coxctvinced of their nusiaken steps,
ded been pursued and overtaken near a' place called the Split Rock' in
si-the lake, and carried back."
ss' ' Fm zl. ()n Tuesdhyflnfl The Smalon anmbrnnter, eeuriops :.
' once of Mr. ]ohn Stewan of London, confining of fourteen (Er
ate ridts, do'ne on white satin and molt elegantly fremed and gi !,
::de the public by Ds.' Benjzmin Franklin, were pbtced in" the
nsicil Chamber. This persolmanee is dedieateslct by the author to Dr.
; meeti ofaiodge of Frce Mnsons, in order to celebrate thesi fes
tiu * St. dhn's day, it accidently happened that thirteen mem
be:- ' that at dinner they had thirteen d-shee of meat on the table;
the thirteen onal American toastc; sing thirteen songs; their
hil sorl was thirteen battle: of wine, and thirteen howis of toddy;
their rhck' n thirteen proude; and they spent lhiNRnctiZmlss, viz.
from eight d'efod: in the morning until nine o'clck in the evening, in
the greatefl hnnnunyqu good humour. which closed it to be remmked
that it was in some- d _' emblemerie-l of the union, friendship, has.
mony. and freedom ' ' Uniml Gum of Alum;. '