The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 1

1 Mm ivl ONDAY morning Captiin Hutcnint, of the 6oth regi intmwa, ucioic juoru ucruriic, deGrey, a. id Sir Julia fielding, at Lord George's cfHce the Trcafuiy, charged with holdirg a tratter eorrclpondence with the Wi.h tap'. Hutchin was examintd a Mr. PuAey, andaMr. Burdy Mr.

Feiiley fome time kc a lottery "cflice in the Strand near Exeter change, and Bui was a cicrfc to a R.ei chant on the French jati. The a for apprehending them arc principally is folio Pitfley waaon Saturday Uli at Margate going to embark, for Cttcnd, and from hit and bad rtafynt Tor fufptcicr.s, making fever al boarts he was in the fecret of ail the Secretaries ct State tnd their officers. From other be cautcd Captain C' art, of th PrirTce of Wales's American icgiiuea to be apprehended. When his pspeis were examined, many of whuh piovtd SnfxVjt cable from the impoflibility of dtcypuciirg th? cuiioaJ (Aw yo(; piiicki he made ufc cf, thole which cou hi dif covered a corrcfpocdence betwtcn r'eifltyi Captain Huicliini, and t'ry, i In emfequenco of ihit difcorery, Csptain' Glint brought Ptilley up to Lun ion. aad carfud hi in to Lord George Germaine, where Sir, John Fielding was lent for, and afttr feveial hours examination, fufficUnt proofs appealed agamft hia of a fwcrtt corrtfpoidcoce i American tHcertagenti, and a committed toTothdl I icid.Bridcwill; Thi fume evening, abovf i a ock.k., Burdy wat apprshcnr'ed at his lodgings ai the White Bi Piccadil!) ard iV trjti? nee being obtained cfCapt Hutchini, he as apprehended at I.e.ihrrlirp.d, and ho wai on a vUit at n.

nje. Capt." liiitch.iis wat bictiht to town, am takui be'ore Sir J. hn Fielding, bit p3pii l'ccuml, anl he couiu.itttd to Clerktnei Biidtwell J'cfie'day ihey were all i examined as above mentioned, frm the nature cf'lhe irH'po dc cc vuere recoiuruitted, tveiy ih tujflible appcariug to ciim'mate Capt. Hutchit. Sir (Charles iiaidjs Stcirtary arrived in town Friday morning JVprtJSj with deipatchcVfor th Adiniralt aid fkt of again in a roms for hc fleet." When Sit Cniilei HairdyV iSecretiry left the flt et with his de fwtches, 'all.

the flag dEcc'is and Captains were on board the Vi6uiV'in cor.l'tqWnct 'oi a.tinal ttirc'wn Cut fef that purpdfej he fuppoicd it to be in order to hold a council of war; the deliberations I ef whkh, howevei i malt have been equally ftiort and fpiritd, in left thai, ten minutes after, he heard three cheers from the Whole i fleef which (tjVunded to the The ')rapgur cmter, Lieu eriar't Stow eomtntnder, brought a fetter frcro.Su Chailts Hardy to Lord Shulharn, inlornSirg him, th: he hid iortunatejy flipped p(t the entmy, and wut no draw ng them up to the iiarryw prt of the rhanntl, where he meant to I frgajje thtm. Hetheuf.ie efired him to fend of cxpretftt on tre 'motith, for the Princefs Amelia, Eogar, St. Albans, Alcide, to fail to joir him. Sir Chub Hardy Tavt, it is hit i Inttntiuii to decoy th" enemy up to the narrow part ot the channel and there triage hem On Vt jift ult lilr Chirles Hardy's brother arrived atPortfmouih jn a Dan i lh (hip from Cadii, who infor.i.td, that 15 leagues fouth wed or re fell in wuh Sir Hardy's Ueet, and was by the Ardibmcdi, they were all well aiVd in high ipiiits, and t'ut Sir Charles an i the Piincs were in good health) th.t he 'fell in. with the combined ft eu ab cart of cilly, and was on boat 4 le luorde of 16 gum, the Captain of which told him, that the, Ardent was with them in their rirft fleti, and pointed her out to fiim.

The Captain told h'm. thai they could have burnt Plymouth Vithout any difficulty, but they have a grander objeft in view. He laid that their fleet was then extreme fickly, and that he (the French C'ptain) throws cverboad ti ru his frigate, from nine to fixteen "nien in a momiiigj and i.n they weie in want of proviiions. He' likewife aydfd, that he had taken the King' George privateer of Xondoii, aftrr 1 lefiitancc of three hours. Mr, Hard fays there jweVe 110 fail in the wholf, 61 of which were mips the line.

The msiief t( a Poituffuefe brig from Oporto, fays, he fell in with Sir harle Hardy the aSth ult. ab.nut 15 leagues S. S. Wof the Litaid, aad fron afttr fell in with tht combined fleets, and Aipp fed them to he lit ven or eight leagucf dil'ant. EtfrmB tj aUUer from Poitfniouth, dttfd Stptember 3, The whde of Sir Charles Hardy's fle et is ill fight oi Helensi 3ir Thomas Pye, and 11 thetiayal jxople heic fry, that the French cct is only nine hours fail behind him 'j ThurWay rning auiv at St.

Helen's, the Phcenix of 40 funs, Crefcent cf 31, of 3s, and Rattlclnake (loop, frra Che French cr aft, or? Havre) they were fent to watch the motions of ihe French tranfportt, being 300 fail in number, at that port) they Wete not failed, being afraid come out while this fquadron lay Vne tf4 the wind beiug nonh, will prevent their cuinlng out Extrag tf a Utur Jrm "SeiitStr 6. Laft Wednelday morning the grand lltet unie the ccnsraan, of Sir Char Hirdy, appealed tit ihie poV catqe to aic or till the evening, then wcichid ai.d ftood to the itward. were joined tht oiorning ot Looe ULind by the fiuTalO tof 6o iiia from and the jfu cf Jogunrj WUarnptp4, jugp and Squirrel iga.es, Firebrand fireliiip, ar.d Tapgeur jcutttrall joined them from hence, ana procetded nh thra, weic follow vclt. iday hv the Blerh im or 90 guns It la laid the ci'Cbincd id. bceawithm fight cf them the thiist dys jneiiou to their arrival hat, and that Sir Charlti waa nrleafouiin todrw them up fur tht r.

into the ebaor.el, in prd.rto flht th.tatomujt. advantage, and alio to wluf (hips were ready to join him io( the eaft ard. It is tuppofed the cntmy'sficft is at ihis lime bei ti tja pLce.aM;th Lzaid, and it i. hoped Vrey continue ar little Jo'gersa iib channel, we flull 6 able tg good account ot i hern." jr 'Kin giton Jamaica) Jm iq, On fcffamveoV the privatter b. ig Tryon, Cap Srbbles, nd brought in witli, him the fnow bej hiher Nlchoia Claltner in i Her, French le.tei: of miKjue from M.uf'iiles, bout.d to, Frei'kluf ia Virgtnia mounting en carriage gum, fix fueis vmth ittentkA fot the beii thf fixth pi iac taken, by thii, privateer on! tint cruife, all which are fafe 'arrived'.

Yhe' fnow having had lyn' palfige brings no Ute ktelligt acecom. Europe luciday Uie Ij of Abgmt, thr Trjou htirude 36J 40, and to'nstrodir 66, $0, dif.wvcied at day or three lad the bore djwti, toward thm, and the lun r4e m.de nine fa if; ev proved be a icbel riigat if it of ,14,. fenooners of ia pins esch, and tour others wuh fcutmsuAfuk of Sii b'et in attempting to take lorn? ootef tke fleets wat JJqw54 by Ue ihijp and two ns One of he brig came along fide wihrft ibaif ihewid no cvl ua, but lirtd two ih at htm, which was rrtar a couple of oafules, under Krigt (h colpui a to, fo good tnai tv Vyi.alt her iad aaek) and not thiak' proper to com( tip any mortj the frig te wa at tbi tinfie near enough to throw her (hvt a 1 ng, ver the yon, but die makjig ujlr faluttd) thtm a 1 with hei stem chtle, took, hr leave, ami efcaped after a chafe ot hours, s'in hit hi time many Ciot were ejtcbaiiged with them all Wn 'hey found it impt.lTrl to Wing tlte.Tryoa to, thy here iy towards r.ight, Iroied thirteen itripts. 1 4 Wipd a aeour jo thetatl. tapt, SibV'es fuprofea then.

tob fleet bound to Fiance, a they wefe Virginia and aVhUadalphia bwfa ft Vv A ExtraAof mlitUr jircm M. Hendtik Uooit Uurmajlcr ttt dtjj Amfert'ami a friend ia Connefticut, dttfei Jufy NO rWUllST ADDING I ve had little rcrl nitv convince you cf mv real erteem nnd affection for you, I hive however cften wi(hed, tnat God msy conduct and" five you, a4 by his afliftince may be the means to promote the happinefi ant profperity our der coun ry, with th of th thirteen Unit.4 Ame icar States. How rjo eed (hall 1 be, if can contribute any thing to it! I krow no greater joy on earth, or" more agreeable NiElar for my foul, than when the Ahnijf hty enables me to promote the happineia vf ray feltdw cieatures, undwr whateier thej might be born. 1 1 It ii nor foltble to imitate the deity from whota we havl receive! all, raor than to icrifice joyfully life and property, the deltraclion and breaking of the fiiviflt ties, and to prefttve outf pofterity from flavery. North America, as long as the world latlsj can glory, that in her are found fuch men, as art endued witai wifdom, krowUdge, and rocurt to a numerous nation, and by nature a bit (Ted extcnfivo greateA Irc.ifuie on" earth, I mean liberty, fo as to proclaim without fear of the indui tion, GOD only is our KING I lha King of Kings; I hope, (hall further eondaft the American heroes by his fpirity and pref; rve then! frm all misfortunes: Thefe are my prayers and wifhes, affure thofe noMc( fouls there, of my same, who juftly may be the fathers of their country.

In a little while (halt all the nstioni of the earih acknowledge the independince of North Americai Whilft the Englim are dilahled to hate their commaada obeyed, they frail be deprived of people and money, and compelled to make peace with the powers they are at war with, kc. x' We have the greateft rcafoo to eapea, that by the friends amongft ranks of people in Ptyvtncel oftb United efpiciajly by the open proteaorr'of1 liberty the city of Amfterdam and other platfs, that thev will oVer'balict "any prejudiciaf refolmiont oi fuch pfovintea as have not feeling; enough to maintain their, wi, UVcrtj. ti CftiiXO Ainwcatt Stated MS?.