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Col. Duiiflaa with his detacfinicht’ In
the evening the troops, cavalry, artil
liery, &<:. were re-embarked. The
next morning they were joined by
Lieut. Col. Abercrombie with the light
infantry, who had been 16 or 12 miles
Up the Chickehofnany, and defiroyed
several armed ships, .the state (Trip
yards* warehouses, &c. At ten o’clock
the fleet weighed and proceeded up
*James River to City Point, where the
tioops were all landed at fix o’clock in
thk evening of the 24th. pn the 2fth
they marched at ten o’clock for Peterf
burgj inhere they arrived at five o’clock
in the evening 5 they were opposed a
bout one mile from the town by a body
of militia under the orders of Brigadier
Gen. Muhlenberg, supposed to be a
bout 1000 men, who were soon obliged
to retire over the bridge, with the loss
of near io* men killed and wounded.
Our loss was one man killed and te.i
wounded.
44 The enemy took up the bridge,
which prevented their being pursued.
On the 26th the troops defiroyed at
Petersburg 4 000 hog(heads of tobacco,
one ihip, and a number of small vefiels
on the (locks and tn the river.'On the
light fnfantrv, part of the cavalry of
the Queen’s Rangers, and a part of
the Jagcrs, marched to Chefterficld
Courthouse, where they burnt a range
of barracks for 2000 men, alfp 300
barrels of flour.
44 The fame day Brigadier Gen.
Arnold marched to Osborn’s with the
76th and 80th regiments, Queen’s
Rangers, part of the Jagers, and A
merican -Legion, where they arrived
about noon ; finding the enemy had a
very considerable force of (hips, four
miles above Osborn’s, drawn up in a
line to oppose them, he sent a flag of
truce to the Commodore, proposing to
treat with him for the surrender of his
fleet, which he refuted, with-this an
swer, 44 that he was determined to de
fend it to the lad extremity -,” Gen.
Arnold immediately ordered down two
6 and two 3 pounders, brass field pie
ces, to a bank of the river nearly level
with the water, and withia 100 yards
of the Temped, a 20 gun (late ship,
which began immediately to fire upon
them, as did the Renown of 26 guns,
the jefferfon, a date brigantine of 14
feuns/and feveralotherarmed (hips and
brigantines* and about 2 or 300 mili
tia oh the opposite (bore at the fame
time kept up a heavy fire of mufquetry
upon them; notwithdanding which
the fire of the artillery, under the com
mand of Capt. Page and Lieut. Rogers,
took such place that the (hips were soon
obliged to strike the*? colours, and the
militia drove from the opposite fhorc.
_ Want of boats, and the wind blowing
very hard, prevented their capturing
many of the seamen, who took to their
boats and escaped, but not without
fird scuttling and setting fire to fome
of their ships, which could not be sav
ed. * - -
44 Two ships, three brigantines, five
(loops, and two lchooners, loaded with
tobacco, cordage, flour, &c. &c. fell
into our hands. Four ships, five bri
gantines, and a number of small vef-,
fels, were burnt and funk. Onboard
the whole fleet (none of which escaped)
were taken and defiroyed about a^OQ
hoffteads of &c. Jcc. * and
very fortunately we had qot a man kil
led or wounded that;day, but there is
reason to believe the enemy JfufFcrcd
considerably. About five its ,fne after
noon they were joined by Major Gen.
Phillips aRd the light infantry. The
boats Having arrived on the 29th, Ma
jor. Gen. Phillips with the main body,
and Brigadier Gen. Arnold with a de
tachment* proceeded up the river, and
met him between Carey’s Mills and
Warwick.
“ On the 30th the troops marched
to Mancheder* and defiroyed about
1200 hoglhcads of tobacco. The Mar
quis de la Fayette having arrived with
his army at Richmond, opposite to
Manchester, the day before, and being
joined by the militia who had been
drove from Petersburg and Williamfi
burg, they were fpettators of the con
flagration, without attempting to mo
led them. The fame evening the
troops returned to Warwick, where
they defiroyed a magazine of 500 bar
rels of flour; Col. Carey’s fine mills
were defiroyed in burning of the ma
gazines. They also burnt feveial
warehouses, with 150 hogsheads of to
il mco, rmp. an* 2 btipiaW*
afloat, and three vends on the docks-,’
a large range of publick rope-walks
and (lore-houses, foine tan and bark
houfes full of hides and bark.
44 Between the id and 6 h of May
the troops fell down to Hog Island.
On the 7th they returned up the river
again, and landed at Brandon in the
evening.
“„On the 9th the light infantry and
part of the Queen’s Rangers proceeded
in boats, with two armed veficls, to
City Point, where they landed. The
red of the army were put in motion for
Petersburg, where they arrived late in
the night, after a march of 30 miles.
44 On the troops leaving Bermuda
Hundred, and going down the river,
the Marquis de la Fayette, with his
army, moved towards Williamsburg,
and by forced mashes had eroded the
Chickehomany at Long Bridge, when
the fleet returned to Brandon, which
retrogade motion occafioflcd him to
return as rapidly by forced marches to
Osborn’s, where he arrived the bth,
and was preparing to ciofs the river to
Petersburg when we arrived there,
which was so unexpetted that we fur
prized and took two Major?, one Aid
de Camp to the other
to Gen. Smallwood; 1 Captain and 3
Lieutenants of dragoons; 2 Lieuten
ants of foot, a Commiflary and a Sur
geon, feme of whom had arrived only
two hours before, with ao intention of
collecting boats for the Marquis to cross
v his army, but who-is since marched to
Richmond.
44 A considerable magazine of flour
lid bread has fallen into the hands of
the troops near Petersburg, and the
country abounds with cattle.”
Charleftown , June 20. On Sunday
his Majedy’s (loop Hope, Capt. Tho
mas, and the Sir George Collier and
Lord North privateers, arrived here
from Chefapeak. The privateers
brought in with them a prize schooner,
bound from Cape Francois to Beaufort
in North Carolina,’ laden with sugars,
&c. which they took on the pafiage.
The Sir George Collier and Lord
■fX - t ‘ ‘ • I j ‘
North left Virginia 13 days ■■ sags,
Lord Cornwallis’s head quarters werj
then at Richmond s the army were jjj
high health and spirits, and it Was ei;
petted they would lbdn proceed hj
queflTof the Marquis de la FayettJj
corpse who it was said .was retreating
towards the head of if oik River. **
GEORGIA, ff. T THE Honourable Antho*,
X Stokii, Esquire, Chief
A. Stoim. of his Majefty.’s Province of Georgia
in America, in pUrfuaaeq of an A l
the General Assembly of the said province, entitled, /*
“ AA for the Relief pf such of his Majesty’s loyal Su^
“ jests as hatfe any real or peffonal Property in the P rn *
“ vince of Georgia, and whose Titles, Deeds, Bond.’
** Notes, Specialties, and other Evidences, Vouchers*
and Writings, haxe been either loft, defiroyed,
“ ried off, during the Time herein aftermentioned,” Bo
CERTIFY, That John Foufis, of Savannah, Merehaiif
hath made a depofitfpn before me, touching his bonds!
notes, and a waste-book for the year 1775, ftftt tj hk!
to the Island of Jamaica, in the Weft Indies, and hatfc
not received the fame : That an.exaft state of all thefitS
of monfy due to the said John Foulis upon the said bonds
notea, and orders, has been taken before a Notary Public*
in the said Island of Jamaica, is now filed in the Protho.
notary's Office, annexed to the petition and affidavit
the said John Foulis, which depoficion and st ate 0 f
bonds, notes, and orders, remain in the ProthonotatjY
Office open t* the infpetibion df all persons whatfoevtf
and, unless good caufeis ffiewn on oath to the contrary’
within four calendar months after the publication of tha
notice in the Georgia Gazette, I flrali declare) by certij
cate under my hand, fubferibed under such deposition, tlu;
the fame stands uncontroverted.
Given -under my band, at Savannah, ia th‘ej#
vince afore said, the thirtieth day of June, h
” year of his Mdjbfty's reign. “
STOIJEI'T about a fortnight afo out of Mr.,
M’GiJlivray’s pallure, A BLACK HORSE,
about 14 h gh, with a small liar on his fore,
bead, thjp off bind foot white, paces very sass,
’ branded on the mounting (boulder A G, and but
tock G, about nine years old. Whoever will de-
Jifer the said hoife to me at bavannah (hall receive
on* guinea reward. ‘ , .
Stolen from the (Snie place last Friday right,
A strong well set SORREL HORSE, about 14
hands high, with a blaze down his forehead,
branded on the mounting ihouldex M with a di*
mond atop, on the buttock C
W MjaBAY MARE,
13 hands high, paces a travel, branded on the off
buttock M and a diamond over it, with fome other
brands unknown; iikewife a GREY HORSE,
Ihands high, trots, withput a brand. Are
ward of 40s. will be given far them, or 103. 6d.
foreach. William M’Jntosh.
July 3, 1781*
To be fold at publick Vendue,
At Mr. Duncan*s Vpndue House, on Monday the
16th instant,
The Effca* of the late Jesse
Williams, deceased.
HIiNRV FERGUSON, Adm'r.
July 3, 1781.
Wanted to purchase,
A Negro Wench,
Who can wash and iron, and cook. A fortnight’*
trial, will be xpefled. Apply to
KER and BEGBIE.
MarjhaPs Sale ,
On Monday the 16th July inffant, the hafe
in Bull Street where the Marfhai’s Office is &
present kept, between the hours of ten o’clock
in the forenoon and one in the afternoon, the
sale to begin at ten o’clock precisely,
A NEGRO Woman, named Hannah, andher
three Children, Jack, George, and David,
the property of Allan Sharp.
LEWIS JOHNSTON jun. Pro. Mar.
Savannah, July 5, 1781. , ,
A FE W days since came to my plantation,
fwo Negroes :
A Man, who fays his name is Prince, and bis Wife
Bella; that they belong to a Jacob Sailer refidifig
at th® Saltketchers in iiouth Carolina, and were
lately brought from thence by fome plunderer*
from this province. TBe owner of the above ce
groes may have them reffored on application to
T. NETi.£RCLIFT.
June, 1781. _
%* The MILITIA LAW may be had at th®
Printing Office, price is. s>d.