The Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 3

ft I (hiding, camp, and fortifications, from putrcfacYiort, ftrewed all the vay from Jollier ivas cafiiered, drummed along, tfir. vvjtmtenes, one of five 6 and pouii their buttery to Cherry point, about two meat canA). throavii tiers, th; other mountingtwo i8p0uuders. miles in length, without a Hiovei iu of1 burg, and College tamp; and, as a part i it rarces me enemy niu were encamp earth upon them others gafping for life of his Jentcrtce, ts was mid tip with trf lAPiLiVliiiliL' Jijne iiaJ crawled to thewater 'a edge, the fmblick as a perjim not worthy to our live gun battery, cohered by a' who could only make known their diftrefs joying the common bl flims vt ifbcietv. any l1tl Ml butery of four cmbrafures, and a bre'aft by beckosing to iis.

By the fmall pox, James Hkndricks, prefidtrh w.nk of confideraWe extent. Befides this, and other malignant difurders which have tliffvhnd two Other batteries, nnrl a fVnrU. r(r, flu. Ktrge HatidJ ohe VOUtfc ade fort, higher up the haven, where part, it is clear they hav eloft, tf.ce their VJ SnndoC; Jtvhtch troops were Itationed to preventour land arrival at Gwyn'a iiland, near fouls. ifr ing.

In the haven were three tenders, I myfelf counted ip graves rather tTr "chanot.ArSwdlbe one a (loop (the Lady Charlotte) mount holes, loofely covered Over ib earth) Prclerrcd qu.of the Printer. Jng carriage guns, a ichooner of two clofe together, manyof them large iu miiianhburg, tw'o or Uiue carriage guns, fix fA ivels, and a cohorn, enough to hold a Corporal's guard One, g1 months atro, a SILVER. WATCH 1 i i 1.11 i .1 i it 1 n. 1 I ami a puot uoai, uauiy armeu wno.nau in me middle, was neatly done up witn which the owner ill ay have of the Printer, orders from capt. Hammond, of the Hoe4 turf, and is fuppo fed to contain the remains pn iumdng'm's property and paying the buck, to prevent our boats patting over of the late lord of Gofport, Many were of adverting.

to the ifland, and to annoy the rebels by burnt alive in brufii huts, which, in their every means in ineir power, contuiion, nad got on lire. Ju lliorti i A 4 iyj. a' 'J General Lewis announced liis orders for fneh a fcene of mifervy diftrefs and cru Af regiment io attacking the enemv bv mittW a matrh eltv mv evr nr hi1i l4, Tiir whirli rjon, qucbjisd, who will lindertahk to the ftrfl gun, an 1 8 pounder, hithfelf; the authors, one may reufjnably cou 'V FIf MAjOIl to their regiMJil. .1 ana: uic uunmorc oeing men ncarcic to cmuc, can maKe atonemciu in mis 1 us, at the diltancc of only 4 or 500 yards, world. Tfos 1 the Jubjcriber alilverwatch i.ic iiiji mucu inrougn ocr nun, aim qui enemy ini nciiinu in ineir makr's name Callnnmr, London onfiderable damage.

Our five gun bit battery, a double fortified nine pun('er, Whoever finds and will deliver Hry likewjfe began'playing on the fleet, great part of their baggage vvith lev era I fyjj watch' to mr, James Geddy, in Willie the rnemy's camp, and works and the tents and befides the three anij Urg, fixll nxeive 20s; faon became fj hot that the Dunmore tenders, with their cannon, fm.dl arms, 2 PVILLIAM ALEXANDER wis obliged to cut her cables and haul off, alfo the anchors and caolrs it the after receiving ten (hot, fme of which Dunmore, Otter, and to jUL 13, 1776; raked her fore and aft. The Otter lay the it is of 12 or F. 11 valuable plantation in next to her, and it was expecled would ,15001. On their leaving the iilind, the IVdliam coumy within two miles of ive taken her birth; but the firft fliot.we burnt fjme valuable veiills, vihjch h. Hanover town, the property of thc iaie gave her took place, fuppofed between got aground.

Mr. John Grymes'g 'ccU r. John Smith, will be rented for the en win land water, as flie immediately flipped ontheiflind have fallen introu; rj's7 cc: ii.mg at Hanover court, 'ifr day her cible likewife. and hauled out on a fi'Hnir of 2 negroes, horfes. c.itti and ai Aurt.

tK v. hen the terms. will ha jj 1 1 1 1 careen, without firing a gun. By this furniture. 'made knuwi: ti ili all the fleet, any vray near more, Major By rd, on the approach of, ur (..) WILLIAM ANDERSON: begin to flip their cables, in the utmofl canoes to the iiland, was hudilkd into Ti! reis a tolerable good dwcl confufion and had the wind fet in witli cart, in a very (ick and low conliii6n on the, placed; a fbod tide, we muft have taken great it is faid, and carried down to Curry g.Vat execution from the upper battery; fhot the Dunmore received cut hr Hniberlaml, tivo men who flipped which raked the whole fleet; and capt.

Twain in two, and wounded to or tii.Ve in the Revenge cru Denny, who commanded the other bat others; and the had lejtrcety rec tery, foon ftlencrd He enemy at the point, front the fltock when a nihe pnmidrr JAM? PICK kuocking down feveral tents, which put the lower battery entered her qu.r'er ikI yCACA. A Uhams oj a dark com their camp into great cdnfufion. At half beat in a 1 trge timber from the fr'iatrrs p.Ud after 0 the firim ceafed. which was renew, of which lord Dunmore got wounded ciboiit 7 or 8 inches high, yell made ed again at 12 with double vigour, from the legs, and had all his valuable chi, andtahoarjty flipped htmpuUf topt. b.th batteries; and nothing prevented our fmaflied about his Jus faid bMon' company Jroui Wdt Augult pulhing to the ifland, during the cannon flnpws exceedingly alarmed, aul roarr.i regime: Tatnck Camck, ,1 mir.

HnnA Cnd. that vr 1 fhonLl mm z'rout 5 feet 4 inches high, is an Irdhman, tit 1 uui nuui ui Alicia ,7 st 11 1 1 i The general being determined to croft this! We had our information from caz the JmjU pox has the brogue next day, gave orders tor all the Imall ot ins people tnat came auiore auer xue 7rT A U.V A rnft no pnSenr. who was taken bv our is addiClcd to) ry wjoleiit 1 fobbed. 6 i i i. r.i....:r..

hw out ot cavt corrbanv nt th st nfwrhiwniinivi i i. m.viit rum itiiuixT lie Krwuc uui. liul iiiuiiv ci ti wit ti'iwui mil v.i CCJV mat niviiii uiu htw i 1 brufvlieUI fix pounlcrS to be car killed in the fleet, Which had fuftawd iment lud on he 1 rie.l toa DlUe calle.llo'verWinimilllVmt. fomc thoufand pounds worth of damage. acUcoxtkhat tn atrL ,1 ad TheFoweV and Roebuck were the lower 'I eccnes, and i Hnrbitotre 1,1 .4 1, facilitate our eroding.

Accordingly, in the molt (hips, bciidcs which there were too 'Y" morning, capt. Harrifon, who had the and large odd fail of yellels, who took flail have feocK direction of thofe field pieces, began play their departure nn Thurfday afternoon, K2) i.ig upon the tenders, which he galled fo and are fuppofed to have gone into Potow r0LEN (rom lhe fobferiber, the 29th much, that the fchooner ran upa fmall mack. oflalt mouthy in the night, a black creek which made into the ifland, where In this afFair we loft not a min but poor Mt about 1 3 hands and a halflnh, Well the crew afnndoned her, and the (loop capt. Arundel, whovas kdled by the ni.HCi Avitl, a hanging mane and fwitcli gt aground in reach of our cannon upon burihng of a mortar of his own invention; ta and brandec as wel, as remeniber. which the freneral ordered cant.

Smith, although the general, and all the omcers nn tll of the 7th regiment, with his company, to were agaTnlt his firing it. His zeal tor the nn the irtv the canoes and board her, which was fervice loft him 1 life. and gallops tolrrably well, and done with alacrity. However before our GENERAL ORDERS, in '6od order when flbleu.Tflc worts re un caine with the crew into rtn, i rA. markablv well inerA of anv kind nnl eNEKAL l.EVV IS cannot leave camp Is about id years! old.

I will give $os. to Smith, Very prudently pafting the tender, w'al0Ut expreftyig his approbation any perfin who will give mo Yuch' infor pu.riued them C) clofe, that, before they ot lhe comud of theofficers and foldierS mation that I get kirn again 40s. if deti 3oiih reach the fliore, he exchanged a Thpfationes thevhive vercd to me in the lower end of Henrico fcw. fliot with them, aiuLtook tartof rnna tu rli irnn tbrnntrh wi rh rlieertuhiefsr 1 iiiid tliecountyrand Thoffcouviclron of tluMHefT" tliem princrs. The enemy's lookouts, Rreat vices they have renpered' their all JOHN DOLLAUD; II icrceiving our men clofe upon the lower country ju(Hy tliem to his hearty pirtof the ill ind, cried out Thejhtrtmen tlankS) Which He would have exprcfted at Williavsborg, July 18, f77o.

ire coming, and fcampered off. Thepilot ilead 0fcach company by the captains. QTRAYED or Si OLIiN, the ftfi of'tMs si bait made no k3 mouth, a Ihht bav ho'Ce. 1 a hands and i General Lewis then ordered 200 men, TN conference of an order from the Hon: an inch hipji wltfi a blaze fdce trots and 1 uader col. M'Clanahan.

to land in the JL brigadier general Lew is for the trial of gallops, has a blemifb on his rirht eve. I 'V is llind, which was performed as expedi lieutenant Henry Williams of Vi'rginia think, his right lu.wi foot white 4ny per tioufly as our ftnall vefllh would admit of. forces, by a general court martial, at VVil Jon that will deliver him to inr. ft'dnrd our arrival. wo found the enemy had liamfburg, "July 16, 1776 he the faid lieu Timberlake in Kin jr.

Willi am. or the Cub' viciiitpl rl tb rrateft ore tenant VXnms was found vuiltv vfbehav fcriber in Willunvlouro fljall havn o. cipitatlon, and were flnick with horrour nt ing in a Je'andahns and inf amfits inner, Mxiicird; if flolen on mrnaioti of the1 hhc number of dead bodies, in a ftate of wm the chandler of an officer or thitf. JJMES. Cui'C..