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!'y NISBET BALFOUR, esquire, lieutenant colonel
of his majesty's twenty-third regiment, or royal
Welch fufileers, commandant of Charleftown, &c.
A PR()C LAMATIO N.
WHEREAS I have reason to fufpeH, that rice
hath been secretly and clandeflinely exported
from this province, notwithstanding the most express
and positive prohibitions : I do therefore, by this my pro
clamation, offer a reward of one hundred guineas to
any person or persons whd will give information, so
that any past or future offender or offenders herein,
may be therefore convicted, and brought to condign
punishment.
Given under my hand and seal, at Churleflown, this
seventh day of July, in tha year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and in
the twenty-sirs! year of his majefly's reign.
N. B ALFOU R.
By order of the commandant,
H. BARRY.
Charleftown, Ju'y rrth, 1781.
THE commandant is pleased to dired, that hereaf
ter no person living under the rebel government,
shall have liberty, or grant powers to others for so do
, ing, to let or lease any house within this town, with
out a special licence for so doing, as it is intended so
take all such houses as may be wanted for the pub
lic service, paying to the owners of those secured by
the capitulation a reasonable rent for the fame : as by
this means government will be enabled to reioftate i's
firm friends in possession of their own houses, within a
fllort space of time.
JAMES FRASER, anting barrack-matter.
From the London Evening Pod, of January 13, 17S1.
TO THE PRINTER.
AS Mr. Galloway is notoriously the author of a
series of infamous letters, published and pubhfh
ing under the signature of Cicero, the following parti
culars refpeaimg this gentleman: as given by fir W-
Howe, will not be unacceptable to many of your rea
ders:
" Joseph Galloway, efq ; (a lawyer by profeffion) had'
been formerly speaker of the affr.mbly of Pennsylva
nia. This gentleman in the beginning of the rebellion,
was elefted a member of Congress. When my brother
and I in the character of his majefly's commiflioners
for refloring peace, published a proclamation of in
demnity for all those who had taken part in the re
bellion, provided they should surrender themselves, and
subscribe a declaration of allegiance, within a limited
time, Mr. Galloway was amongst the firfl who came
over to us, from Philadelphia. This was in the month
of December, 1776, when our great successes had in
timidated the leaders of the rebellion, and nearly in
duced a general submission. Notwithflanding so fa
vourable a profped of affairs, I considered the acquisi
tion of Mr. Galloway as a matter of some importance,
because in all events I expeßed much assistance froma
gentleman of his abilities and reputed influence in the
province of Pennsylvania. This expectation will, I hope,
in some degree juftify my liberality towards him. I al
lowed him at the rate of 2001. per annum from the time
of his joining the army until he could be otherwise pro
vided for. When we had taken possession of Philadel
phia, I appointed him a magistrate of the police of tnat
city, with a salary made up 3001. flerling per annum,
and fix (hillings a day more, for a clerk. I also ap
pointed him superintendent of the port, with a salary of
twenty (hillings a day, making in the whole upwards of
7701. flerling per annum. Had his popularity or per
sonal influence in Fennfylvania, been as great as he pre
tended it was, I should not have thought this money ill
beflowed. I at firft paid attention to his opinions, anl
relied upon him for procuring me secret intelligence:
but I afterwards found that my confidence was misplac
ed. His ideas I discovered to be visionary, and his
intelligence was too frequently either ill founded, or so
much exaggerated, that it would have been unfafe to
a& upon it. Having once detected him in fending mea
piece of intelligence from a person, who afterwards, up
on examination, gave a very different account of the
matter, I immediately changed the channel of secret
communication, and in future considered Mr. Galloway
as a nugatory informer. I continued him, however, in
his lucrative offices of magistrate of the police, and
superintendent of the port, in the duties of which I be
leave he was not deficient"
Ingratitude, they fay, is greater than the fin of witch
craft ; but there are degrees in this enormous vice; Mr.
Galloway, who appears a soaring genius, has reached
the pinacle; for he was the firft man to traduce, vil
lify, and belie his patron and benebHor, which he did
in a variety of publications on fir William Howe's re
turn from America; and even at lad appeared as his
public accuser at the bar of the house of commons.—
Such a man's abuse is praise.—This is a fufficient an
swer to his letters of Cicero.
From the BENGAL GAZETTE.
BENGAL (a province of India, situated at the
Mouth of the Ganges) Friday, September 22, 1780.
BY the Nymph (loop of war, which arrived in the
river this day from Madras, we have the following
advice from that presidency:
That lieutenant colonel Baillie returning from the
northward, with intention to join tl e grand army un
der major general fir Heftor Munro, had been attack
ed by tlx son of Hyder Ally, whom he defeated. His
detachment conlifled of 300 European infantry, some
conducl of their officers to need any additional tribute,
which might here be paid them.
The 19th loft in this a^ion, fix men killed, with an
officer, and 38 wounded, and al! reports concur in the
enemy's having buffered greatly ; about 40 killed, with
nearly three times as many wounded, is the general
opinion.
Unwilling to renew the attack, general Sumpter the
next morning sent a flag to colonel Coates; requeuing
permission to bury his dead.
artillery, three battalions of Seapeys, and ten pieces of
cannon; but hearing afterwards that Hyder in person,
with the main body of his forced, had got between
him and fir Heftor Munro, he thought proper to halt
where he was, and immediately difpitched fevers! let
ters, by different routes, so that general, acquainting
him of his situation, and begging that he would make
a motion with the army under his command, to favour
his junction. Notwithflanding this interesting news,
and the repeated entreaty of Lord M'Leod, and the rest
of the principal officers, no notice was taken until an
elapse of three days, wehn instead of making a move
ment with the grand array, a detachment was formed
under lieutenant-colonel Fletcher; it confided of the
company of gentlemen cadets, the grenadiers and light
infantry companies of the highland regiment, under the
orders of major Elphinfione, two companies of grena
diers, and ten companies of grenadier feapoys. This
detachment, by making a circular route, and a forced
march, joined colonel Baillie, who next day marched
off with the two detachments, in hopes of compleatiug
his junction with the grand army. His disposition was
excellent; he formed the troops in a kind of oblong
square, the grenadiers leading, and the baggage in the
centre; and although the enemy's cavalry hovered
round them in the whole march, no impression could
be made.
About noon, when the troops were much fatigued
with their march, they arrived at a tope, which they
were necessarily obliged, from the situation of the
country, to pass through. Here Hyder had laid an
ambush, which succeeded to his wish. The troops,
not fufpe&ing any thing, entered the grove, but
were very s oon convinced of their error, for they were
saluted fhortiy after by a very heavy fire from three
masked batteries, one in front, and one on each flank,
which played furioufly upon them, and at the fame
time a prodigious number of rockets being thrown
among them, set fire to &ne of the tumbrils, and the
flames communicating with three others, the whole
blew up. This threw the feapoys into the utmost dis
order ; however, the Europeans moved briskly on, at
tacked and carried one of the batteries, with great
bravery , but the fire from the other two was so hot
that they were obliged to abandon it. They then form
ed themselves into a compact body, and maintained
their ground with great gallantry and resolution, un
til their ammunition was expended, when they were
soon broken, and the greatest part, some fay the whole,
were put to the sword.
General Munro, it is said, was within seven miles
of the feene of action; and as soon as he was certifi
ed of the fate of the day, he retreated with great pre
cipitation to Chinglepaf, being 26 miles, leaving his
baggage, some fay his artillery, behind him, which
consequently must have fallen into the ha nds of the
enemy. The council at Madras have wrote for fuc
cours of every kind, men, money, (lores, and pro
visions.
Saturday, Sept. 23. Orders were sent to capt. Nutty
commander of the Kingflon Indiama-n, to have his
(hip ready to fail in five days for the coast of Coro
mandel; and 15 lacks of rupees were packed up by
the treasury, ready for embarkation. An embargo
at the fame time was laid on all the (hips in the river.
Monday, Sept. 25. The council met on Madras
affairs, but came to no determination. Capt. Nutt
having informed the board, that his (hip could not
possibly be got ready before the Bth of October, all'
the captains, of the other Indiamen, viz. Abercromie,
of the Walpole; Blackbutne, of the Fox; and Tira
brell, of the True-Briton, were ordered to attend the
council, to give their opinion if there was any just
cause why captain Nutt could not comply with his
orders. They all declared he could not possibly be
ready before the Bth of next month, as the (hip was
unrigged, and scarcely any water on board.
Tuesday, Sept. 26. The board came to a resolu
tion to fend to the coast a reinforcement of two com
panies of artillery, with their complement of Lafcars,
and a battalion of infantry of 300 rank and file, com
miflioned and non-commissioned officers in proportion;
and it is said fir Eyre Coote is to go in person.
A lift of officers, killed or miffing, belonging to
lieut. col. F etcher's and lieut. col. Baillie's detach
ment, transmitted by lieut. Massey, prisoner with
Hyder Ally at Arnee, dated October 15, 1780.
Killed or miffing—Colonel Fletcher, Captains Pow
ell, Phillips, M'Kenzie, Gun, Wade. Ensigns G.
Clarke, Galway, Macklin, Curtis, Wemys, Hamond,
Daws, M'Leod, Marshal, Morgan, Russel, Rogers,
Tomlinfon, Pargier, Moncrief, Martin, artillery, G.
B. Clark, 14th, Wood, 16th, Shedden, 21st. Cadet
Forbes, 73d. Surgeon Wilson.
Officers wounded—Colonel Baillie. Captains Rum
ley, Beard, 73 d. Montieth, Grant, Junes. Lieute
nants Melvil, Linlay, 73d. Butler, Chace, Mackay,
Dalrymple, Knox, Bowzer, Torrin, Smith, David
Campbell, Haliburton, Prefer, Moor, Wilson, Mo
conachie. Ensigns Stringer, Maccollifler, Nash; G.
Mackay, W. Forbes, Lanes, Gordon. Cadets Baillie,
fen. Hope. Surgeon Reid.
Not wounded—Captains Wrag, Gowdee, Must.
Ensigns Reid,. Frazer, Forbes, M'Neal, Dring, Con
nor, White, Franks, Lang, Gowrie. Cadets Cuthbert,
Hodges. Surgeon Ogilvie. Writer Latham.
Dead of wounds.—Captains Ferger, Cotto, Cox,
Dick. Cadet Baillie, jun. Surgeon Campbell.
From Late New-York Papers.
NEW-YORK, July 25.
Copy of a letter to his excellency governor Franklin,
from lieutenant colonel Upham, commandant at
Loyd's Neck.
Fort Franklin/ July 23, 1781.
S I R,
' lam to inform the honourable board, which Ido
with infinite pleasure, that a party of refugees on the
evening of the 21st inflant, embarked on board the fir
Henry Clinton, and Association, under the command of
captain William Frost ; 38 men of the party landed
on the fame night on the rebel fhorv ; after which the
armed vessel left them, and fell back to this fliore, under
an engagement to return at a time agreed on, having
PROVIDE N C E, July 21.
Thursday evening arrived in the river a prize brig
of 250 tons from Liverpoole, but lad from Cork, cal
led Three Sifters, Wynne, late master, captured
.off Charleflown Bar by the privateer (hip Marquis de la
Fayette, captain Meredith, from this port. The I? rig
failed from Cork for Charkfiown about twelve weeks
iince, mounts 8 carriage guns, and is laden with dry
goods, Eiverpoole ware, candles, &c &c.
Captain Meredith, a few days before he fell in with
the above brig, captured two (loops ; one of them, which
was empty, he burnt; the other, laden with naval
flores, was ordered for port.
left concealed a fufficient number of boats to have
brought off the party in case of surprise or faperior
force.
Captain Frost led his brave party to a wood about'
five miles from the fliore, at the difiance of half amile
from the meeting-house in Middlesex, where they lay
concealed until two o'clock in the afternoon, when tte
good people of Middlesex were assembled, and devout
ly praying for their great and good ally. Captain Frost
surrounded their fanttuary, and took from thence fifty
notorious rebels, their reverend teacher at their head.
Their horses, forty in number, saddled and at hand,
were taken care of at the fame time. — —— ——The
whole were moved in the most expeditious manner to the
shore, during which the rebels in the vicinity of Middle
sex collected, and harraffed them in their return. Not
with fianding which every rebel, and every horse cap
tured, were conducted on board the armed vessels, which
returned to their assistance at the time proposed. Ira
the three refugees were (lightly wounded.
Captain Hoyt of the fir Henry Clinton, and captain
Thomas of the Association, had great merit in their ar
rangements in landing, covering, and bringing off the
party. lamat a loss for words to ex press my sense of
the bravery and judicious conduct of captain Frost, nor
do I think lieutenant Smith who assisted him has less
merit. I beg leave to add, that Mr. Stinfon and Mr.
Fleming, of the volunteers of New-England, who serv
ed on the expedition as volunteers, behaved in a man
ner which did them the greatest honour.
When the world shall know that thirty-eight men
have marched five miles through an enemy's country,
captured fifty men and forty liorfes, and conducted them
the fame diflance through the fire of at least an equal
number of armed men to their vessels, without the
loss of a single man either of their party, or their
prisoners, I need not comment on the bravery, cool
ness, or alertness of the party.
I have the honour to be, your excellency's
mod obedient, and very humble servant,
J. U P H A M,
Lieutenant colonel associated Loyalists.
Among the prisoners are the Rev. Moses Mather,
capt. John Bell, ensign Josiah Hoyt, and a number of
other distinguished rebels.
July 25. We hear his majefly's fhipthe Nonfuch, of
64 guns, fir James Wallace, commander, about the
middle of May, fell in with a French flag ship, in the'
bay of Biscay, of 90 guns, with whom he had' a very
severe engagement, in which he loft 23 men killed, and
had 47 wounded; but the enemy finding he could gain
no advantage over fir James, thought proper to make
the best of his way into port, after receiving a very se
vere drubbing. This engagement happened in the night,
and it is faid' the ships were so close to each other as to
carry away the anchors from their bows.
On fir James's arrival in port, he was appointed to
the command of a new ship of 74 guns, called the Ir
refi Bible.
Part of the fleet from St. Euftatius for England we
hear was arrived ; it is said some of them have been cap
tured within twenty leagues of the land, by a French
admiral la Motte Picquet; and that admiral Digby was
sent in quest of him and them with ten fail of the line.
July 28. Lail Tuesday night a sergeant and four of
colonel Delancey's refugees went from Harlaem, and
brought back with them four continentals, and one
Frenchman.
Wednesday arrived at Sandy-Hook, the schooner
Surprize, of eight fours and one twelve pounder in
her bow, with 37 men, commanded by captain Ross,
with the (hip, Sally captain Gardener, mounting 16
6 pounders, and 37 men, from cape Francois to Phila
delphia, laden with sugar, melaffes, &c. She was ta
ken by the schooner on the 22d instant within the
capes of|Del'aware, after a short, but smart engagement,
which ended in boarding her: a gallant defence was
made, but (he wasobfiged at length to furrendet ; the
crew of the Surprize had been reduced to 39 hands,
having previously manned two prizes, and had 28 pri
soners on board, taken out of a (now flag from Hava
na, prize to tht Fair American and Holker privateers of
Philadelphia. The Surprise's rigging was much da
maged, but (he had only one man wounded. The
schooner General Arnold, captain Loughton, was in
company, but did @ get down to them till possession
had been taken of the prize (hip. Two days before,
they chafed' a (loop on shore from Havana, having
eighty thousand dollars on board, but night coming
on, captain Ro's deferred boarding her till morning,
when he found they had got all their guns ashore, and
erected a battery, which prevented any further enter
prize against them; they next day sent three gentle
men on board the schooner, who were prisoners in the
(loop, these gave information of the treasure. Cap
tain Ross has gained great credit by his cool and un
daunted behaviours as well in the above a&ion, as ite
retaking the aforementioned flag of truce, which had
160 British troops, and 30 rebels put on board to na
vigate her to Philadelphia.
By a vessel arrived yesterday in three weeks from
Barbadoes, we are informed, that admiral fir George
Rodney, with the royal fleet, was well at that island;
that a detachment of the British squadron lay at St.
Lucia, in good condition, and that the French fleet
lay at Martinique. Both French and English were
making preparations on the score of wooding and wa
tering, to get out of the line of hurricane misery, ge
nerally expected in the Weft- Indies at this season, and
eminently felt in the cata firophes of the lad autumn.