The Virginia Gazette

The Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, acquaints the Secretary of State, by letter dated the 2d of October, on board the ship William off Norfolk, that on the 5th his Lordship landed with a party of between 70 and 80 men in the neighbourhood of the town of Norfolk, and destroyed 13 pieces of ordnance, and brought off two more, which had been carried away from that town by the rebels, and concealed in the country; that on the 17th he had landed again at about 8 miles from the town, and marched between 2 and 3 miles into the country, where about 200 shirtmen were collected to oppose him, but who fled into the woods upon the appearance of the party, leaving behind them some small arms and ammunition, which his Lordship carried off; that on the 19th he had again landed, and destroyed 10 guns, and brought off 6, at the distance of 5 miles from the coast; and on the 20th brought off 6 more; and on the 21st, the day before his Lordship's letter is dated, he had landed again, and brought off 10 guns, and 2 cohorns, and about 60 small arms, and a great quantity of ball of different sizes: And his Lordship imagines there are not any military stores remaining, in the possession of the rebels in that part of the province. In these several landings his Lordship made 7 prisoners, among whom is one Robinson, a deputy to the Provincial Convention; and one Matthews, a Captain of the minute-men.