The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

The following account is given by a gentleman who left the army in Virginia on the 30th ult. at 2 o'clock P. M.

On Friday September 28th, the whole army marched from Williamsburg to within a mile of the enemy's works at York, and formed the first line of circumvallation without any loss.

On the 29th our troops had a few skirmishes with the enemy, and but little damage done on either side. In the night the British evacuated Pidgeon quarter and three other redoubts, which are so high as to be able to command the town. These were taken possession of on Sunday morning at sunrise, under a heavy cannonade from York Town. The enemy next fled from a stockade when the French grenadiers had marched within 15 yards of it, and retreated under cover of their shipping, with the loss of ten taken prisoners.

It was expected our troops would break ground on the first instant. Cornwallis's force in York, is supposed to be 6000 troops, including refugees, besides 1000 armed negroes.

He has possession of the river, and Gloucester, strongly fortified and garrisoned by about 1000 men. These are hemmed in by Gen. Weeden, with 1900 men, the Duke de Luzerne with his legion and 2000 marines from the fleet to prevent any escape that way.

One Ship of 44 guns, two frigates and a twenty gun packet lie at Burwell's landing in Virginia, one of 50, one of 40, two frigates and a store ship in the mouth of that river; five ships of the line, off Cape Henry; thirty two ships of the line and several frigates are drawn up across the mouth of York river; and three ships of considerable force are in that river below the town, which were to proceed onward with the first fair wind. Gen. Washington sent in a flag to Lord Cornwallis directing him not to destroy his shipping or warlike stores, as he would answer it at his peril. The easy capture of the out posts will greatly accelerate the future operations of our army. Lieut. Col. John Conolly was taken near York Town by two militia men, and is paroled to Hanover in Virginia.