Maryland Gazette January 1776

VIRGINIA OAZETTB. .* ." .* * , -\ii _ three Mtutrat i^ tbe encnvj^were rroni0g.iand one of tbemi who wxtpp^etl behind lamy I, m f Mr. PINKNBY, , fcept hisvgranndjill be bad fired eight times \ and after F ROM officers, who have arrived in town frwn receiving; a whole plafoen, made his eicape *v*r the colonel Woodfafifca camp fince tbe bank of ' eaufeway into our bre ft-work.ike Icene wtm*loicd .theureat KridgejTluve, 1 think, collected w,ith a» much, humanity as it ifad been, conduc}** with a more parti ulaP account of thata^ton than.bravery.The wor-of riea^i being;, over," every one's any which bat ycj been communicated to the attention Wat dire$cd to thelBccour of, the unhappy»__ __ 11 4.1_.&_..£__.k<&W11_A.W» «»l J1^ £1 u^ » «.J*u*tvw._Ja""_jCi.a>l».4>'*tA*.** ^Jli^ public.You w 11 thereforttoblige me by pubiifhiit^ it; and perhaps afford, at the .'tlaroetime, no duagrec$>le entertainment to »ur countrymen.At.the fcefle d-ictioniibut little Known 't<&ne generality «FjpMf>lel it inayTJe neceflary to Bive'«m4&riotu>B^C4^ tJwfctbe rel.tion'piay be more demand fltofJtV>ry.-IbeCreaiBridge is built over what it calledfthe Southern Branch .cfKlizabetti river, twelve milee ^gtve Korfolk.rhe fufferert, aud it it -art undoubted faft {hat'capt.i.eflie was foifie^ied with the tendernef* of our troops towards thofe wEa-wke yet capable of aflUtance, chat be gawe .'f ' -. ^**^ • i.:* -* i.. i* .* .t .i j-_ i f ^__ :»1.ti-i^L^ ;^ credible,' OV tr human to fu«h as acknowledge-a providence ittain, this victory.wa« gained at tbe*pence e/ no more than a flight wound in a foldierV Quebe..theloth pt November, on whic t ' •!• .'I.-"• • r '.'".. i' ...-' ', A letter dated Nov. »i t from col.Arnold's camp at Point aiix Jreroblft, * Jeaguet from Qu/bee, mentions', that their fittie »rmy conuttingpf about 600, are in good bf Itb and ipiritt,,waiting the arrival oVgcnrrai Mont, Sfmtry, to attack.Qgebec/ which t'ey' cxt><& wjLU toon b.-forced to lurrendrr, thqugti their forces, tonv Cited, of about »ooo mm, v.».ftom 1}t'}ohr* ti^ col.M«wean's irregulars t'/q/ marines and teamen, ftom ;leyeral.armed veiftis 4jo< French.anU Vngiiflj inhabitants ijo, di;to .compelledto, hear afmr 700-; neutral* in the town 400 >; ^oj-" .Arno'idr*'rV)Y *n.oj£cer-witbia^fia^ but bejwat fired upon, both He had, ggoo^ajijliiguii.*.. th^he AijMuitanf nn i rarwere"Averf to rising'up'arma agaj^ft us, and very uort of provifioii .'GeneralCartoon got into l*S«..Vu> *lk^ _ ^^W M.L w. ^.t_»._»-__' .___ _?_ ^1 fjtbfyiflant.to a gentle.the farther, or Morfo k fide, lord Dun more had erected hit fort, in fuch a manner that hit cannon commanded the caufeway on hit own fide, and the bridge between him and us, with the marine* around 'him. .The ifland on this fide of the river contained fix or ftven houfes, fome of which were burnt down (the.neareft to the bridge) by the enemy, after the arrival of our troop*; in the others, adjoining the caufeway.oneach fide, were Rationed a guard every night by col.Woodford, but withdrawn .beforeday, that they might not be expofed to the fire of the enemy's fort in re-croifing the caufeway to our camp, this caufeway being alfo commanded by their cannon.The cattfeway on our fide was in .-.-,.«,!> . .M .lengthabout «ne hundred and fixty y»rdi, and on the the command ol bis excellency, general Wafcington.^v hither extremity our fcreaft^work wa« thrown up.From ' D«-rt.Capt.Martindale, in one of our, pnvateerl, »K.Kr.,ft_-«pfc r«n > ttrrft.orartiiJIv rfcendiiHr.about was UtCiy decoyed near to one of the enemy's taps oC .. .\ -\ "»;'.CAMBRIDGE, Yefterday an exprefs/fom Marble^iead brought advice that three men ef war were (cen aft that harbour, And it was apprehended an atta.k woujd be made upon the town. .Col. CJorer's regiment ,wi b a company of artillery Were immediately.ordered, to the.place.A good forti&catiq» waa lately era&d at the, entrance of tke fcmrbou*.with »o piece* gf cannon.6»cc oar lift (ooo oiv the brave fons of New-England, (3000fo^vibis .colony, aad.1060 from Kew-Hampihire) bavt joined th(T continental army under i; ftxiptof , ._ --,-_-_ ^ ,,j _. the arrival of-1500 men, at Martinico,, (too at tiuadalpupe, being part ofarei f rccmcnt «f 10 ooo men ordered out for their ifland*.,,There .are4600 ordeted out for St. I>omingo, Jome of whom are arrived." .frttraff if .*Ittttr.'Jrtm a 'gntaiun «< New H c total defeat upwards' pi bail' an huur.It is faid tbat fome of the enemt'preferred death to captivity, tVom " £. -~ ^<*t__".i* i _ j .'a. 1*, f ?i i «^ * « _ _ ..

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