The North-Carolina Weekly Gazette from New Bern, North Carolina • Page 5

I' EMENT, to die NORT -CAROLINA GAZETTE; 1777. gUFP 5,000 Hand 01 40 pjecei brais cannon. ErJl.N.' November 8, 17 rink and file, rents, baggage, c. amone thofe taken are fire mem- we received a Virginia Paper, Lift Ni of We BriuuYHqufe of Commons. 1 Confirmation of the Intoft pleafing and important Account fNurrender of General BurcovTie with his'whole Ar- General Hotve has crtfffed the Schuylkill and retreading toward his ihipping and General Waflrngton is in of Philadelphia.

mVv. to Major General; Gates. This is a fatal Bio w4 and forelv check the! Pride and vindiaive Spirit of the Bri- Wi underftand that uenerai wafhington, 10 a letter to itnt ti(h-Court. Let every Countenance, bngnten, ana. every rfaQjo this lUte, fays he is at the head of mere fbrraidabi Heart overflow with-Joy, at the important invent it was army' than he has been fincej the war bean.

1 received here with great Acclamations the whole' Town, mPpjlfcrip ytj a letter frtm a membet pf Cotigrefs, dated the Gentlemen of the Council and General Aflembly; jGlyertior Clinton of New-York, informs, that on the J4A waited on his Excellency' the Governor at the Palace, inlUnt.j General Burgoyne ar.d his whole array furrendered them. where many patriotic Toafts were a Difplay fclv! prjfoners of war to Grneral Gatei. Weexpea the parti- cu la ts every moment. It feems the Britifli army endeavoured to of the continental Flag, and a.tripple Difcharge of Cannon, the Town hand fomely illuminated, and, the Evening concluded with a feftive joy that tcftified the Feelings of Am? ricans an Event that bids fair for their Delivery from Slavery and PerfecutiorL crofi North. River, at Saratoga, and there met General Fellows with 2000 militia, who prevented them.

In the mean time Geo. Gate vcame 'up. with hts.vi&oriopi army and Burgoyne farreii-deied." General Howe isnovv flying from Philadelphia with' great precipitation, acrefs the Schuylkill, and oor army in hot porfuit cf LThe Roebuck is deftroyed, and another (hip of war e- xtra6 if fetter fremybe Cbairnacfrbe Commit fit vely damaged by the Wbil they were ende avoir- Gen. Putrraiii, with 7003 HtPrtJxdtnt eftbt Council ef tie State oflHtw-YvrK, Ai- ina! to force the paflei in 1elaware. banyt.

yb tpmber; i777. In confcqoenee of the confirmation of General Burgoyhe aoJ his whole arttiy having fcrrendered themfeyes prifoners of war, the Govern ci and Council (hav by proclamation, appointed Thmfdijr the ij'hday of next mcnth to be obferved in all churches and congrrgatiens throughout this State, da a day of GENE RAL ank.S)OLEMN THANKSGIVING. tfht following ate ccpiis of letters that pajfed between Gen.QATt9 A night, at 8 odocJc, tne capuuiaucn, wnereay ven. Bargoyne 4 and his whole army furrendered themfel vc-s prir loners of wa was figned and this morning they are re march cut towards the river ahopt Fifh Creek with the honours of war. and there ground their arms from thence they are to be marched to the MaGachufttts government." XxtraBof letter rem BALTIMORE, TucfJay mtmi 03.

it. Jcffe Hellingforth came hme laft evening from Elk. He brings an" accoant that the enemy hive certainly abandjntd Wilmington and eone on board their trahfports. A heavy cannonade at fort Mifflin on Thorfday and Friday we beateff a ihips, tore them to pieces, and difmafted the PJ.ccnix that our army 'on Friday were at ChcfcEUt-Hill." 1 ERA S. i Saturday, O3oter 18, 1777I and Gen.

Jew days before bis Jurreridtr I I OfloberX, 1777. HE flate of my bofpital make it more advifable to leav the woiinded and lick officers; whom you will, find in my ata camp; tnan to tranipoft 4nem. with the army. 1 recommend them to the proteclion, which I feel I IhouPd ihew to am enemy in tne lame caie. i THE General hat his happintfs completed relating to th- fuc- lam, your molt num Die lervanr, BURGOYNE.

Cefs four northern army on the 14th inltant general jjurgoyne Major Gznerai tATis. furrendered themieles priioer 01 war. i nt hU whele armv every face brighreii, and every heart expanowitn yiy, I uctober 9. X777. to the fuprtme Diipo(er ci" all events, who has grantedWs this LADY Harriot Ackland a tiady of thj firft diflinttiofl hf fipnal fuccefs.

All the Chaplains cf the army, to prepsQ fuit- family, rack, aud pcribnal Irirtue, is under fuch concern on acta to this joyful fliort difecurfes to deliver to" thar levc- counrbf Ackland, lier hufband, wounded and ral corp and brigades at lutlcck this afterno immediately that Lcannoc refufe her requeft tocommit her tpyour.prQteclioB after ivhich 13 pieces of cJUiare to be dxfehged at the artil- -Whatever general impropriety there may be in perfons lery park, to fee followed by a feu de joy witj blank cartridges your fituation ana mine to iolick favours; I canot fee. the un-or powder, by every and corpk in beginning common iperfeverance in every female grace and exaltation of at the right of the front line and running on toJJt of it, and character of this Lady, and her very hard fortune, without tefti-. inltar.tly beginnipg at tne Icit tne xecona tine a running mg that your attentton to ner; win jay mc unaer, uungjuuui. the right of it, here it will end. am, btr, your oDeaient lervanr J.

BURGOYNE. Major General Gates. A 1 ivl Udt. -il, 26 VtlitS 1 R. Saratoga, OA.

12, 77J- wtm. HAIX th? hohonr to receive thf honriir to receive ZxtraQ of a letter frm' a 1 Gentleman dated camp, Philadelphia, Odtbtr 13. SIR. 'Li I yoor Excellency letter by l-iay i Acklind, the refreel due to her Ladyfhip rack, the tender- nefi due to her perfon and fax, were alone fufHcient recommen-dauons to entitle her-to my proteclion. 1 Confidering roy precede ing; conduft refpeit to thofe of your army, whom the fortune of war has placed in my hands, I am furprifed iyour Excellency ihould think that I could confider the greateft attention to Lady Aclcland in the light of an obligation.

S- The cruelties i which mark the retreat of your army, in barning! the Gfntkmens and farmers houfes as they pafTed along, is almoil arheng civilised nations without a precedent. They mould noU endeavour to ruin thofe they could not conquer; this cOnduft be t.ai more of the vindiclire malice of a monk, than the generbfi-r ty of a foldier. "-4 Your friend, Sir Francis Clarke, by information of Doclcr Pous, the X)ireQor General of my hofpital, languilhes under a WE hare had canrbnading two or thres days at times, fince my laO it has been chiefly fr our and floating batterie. to prevent the enemy it- srccling wcrks, to ann.y cor navy and fcrt Mimin. It was fo heavy and well directed laft Friday and Saturday as to dcmt lifli a wcik, and tfEd a furren-der of 54 priatet and 2 officers.

A party coming down (ai Cel. Smith fuppcfedj to their affifiance, were difperfed and driven back by a fire from a block houfe; under his direaion but the prifoners fay, their intention was to give themfclves up together Our parties make prifoners almoil every day." Zxtiahofa litter frtni a C'entemsn in tbe arm) to bis friend in tbh tokvM, 'dated 21 miles N. cf Philadelphia, Q3. Oar army is in high fpirits. Howe has been in motion.

Scmethlcg wl-l be done in a day or two. I have every reaf to fuppofe that we (ball be fuccefsful, if we attack them. Many think Hrwe will qo off. fomc of his l5ck like very dangerous wound every fort of tcnderdels and attention paid to mm, as well as to all ths wounded, who have fallen into Thcre has liren a very heavy C2 nnonade. toward! the fort this day and the Hofpital which you was neceffitated to leave tor i prevent ray' mercy.

At the.folicitatian of Major Witliams, I am pre crtwo. Uur armed veiitis nave peen cr.ccavgunag iu ptv ave been cr.dtavourinff to v- nn uWlr mnnfut tlie fort. All.thev da at vailed unbn to effer him and Major Meiborm, in txchanpe fce fiieht is deflroved by our vefoU in th mefning, I believe they Cul. Ethan Allen. Your Excellency's objeftions to my Ia.1 prs- gain but very little upon us.

pclal JOr tne CXCnangc or v-ui. jctnan nrn, i uiuh wuuuucr i trifling; as Icanhot but fuppofe that the Generals of ths royal ar sues aci in equal concert with thofe of the Generals of the armiea of the United States. The bearet delivers a namber of letters from the ofHcers of jroar army, taken prifoners in the action of the 7th inllant, I our Excellency's humble fervkntr i HORATIO GATfiS! I LIAMSB OSloler 31. BY a letter from Alexandria, dated October we have recti. -d authentic accounts cf the entire furrender of Gen.

Burgoyne and hi whole the following is a lift of the taken: 1 Leutenaot General, Burgoyne, 2 Major Generalf, 7 Bn-ttdier GcncraJj, 2 Britifb NobUmcn, 1 Irifh NoMean 5000 Lieutenant General Burgovni..