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In order therefore to prevent others from falling in
to the fame unhappy errors, and to quiet the ill
gounded apprehensions of some well meaning; I do
issue this my proclamation, hereby assuring his ma
jelly's loyal fubjefts in this province, that they may
rely on speedy and effectual support being given to
them, by the exertions of the forces under my com
mand; and that n every eventand Situation, their in
terests and security Shall be considered as inseparably
conne'ed with those of his majehy's troops.
And I do hereby give notice that ;he severest punish
ments shall be inflicted on all those who having Solicited
for, and obtained the enjoyment of the privileges of a
British fubjeft, shall, in violation of every principle of
honour and good faith, again take up arms against his
majehy's government, or (hall serve in a civil capacity
under a second usurpation.
Given under my hand at Charleflown, this 15th day
of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand,
seven hundred and eighty one, and 111 the twenty
second year of his majefly's reign.
ALEX. LESLIE.
Jan. 12. Thursday was sent in here by his Majesty's
(hip Amphion, John Bazely, efq; commander, the
Boneto copper bottomed (loop of war, monf. de Barras,
(nephew to admiral count de Barras) commander.
She was captured by the French fleet on the forrader
of York Town, Virginia, in Odober last ; after which
file has sent to this port with a Hag of truce, then re
turned to Chefapeak, anddelivered up to the French,
agreeable to the articles ofcapitulation, made between
, lieutenant-general earl Cornwallis and count de Graffe.
The Boneta failed from the capes of Virginia theist
instant and had on board besides her crew, 10 French
faldiers and sailors which had been l#ft in the hospitals
at York Town when count de Graffe's fleet failed for
the Weft Indies. She was bound for Martinique, in
order to deliver up the troops and sailors to their 13
fpeßive regiments and (hips, and was taken on the 3d
instant off Cape Hatteras.
The Amphion at the fame time took a rebel f hooner
loaded with tobaco which failed from Chesapeake
under convoy of the Boneta, and sent her to Ber
muda.
CHA RL ES- TOW N, December 27.
We learn from the rebel country, that their affem-
Hy is soon to meet, and that a new governor is to be.
diofen. The aristocratic party, as they are stiled, are
strenuous for Mr. Ralph Izard, fen. to whom/ Mr
Sumpter is opposed by a considerable body of the back
country people.
Those who have lately joined the rebels, find their
filiation far from being io agreeable as they expected.
Exposed to personal insults, which they dare not re
sent, they deplore their unhappy credulity. This is
not the worst, as it is in contemplation to form them
into a separate corps, to be employed on all desperate
services. In support of this measure, it is urged, that
it is but right that men of their description should e
vince the sincerity of their new profeffions, by being
the foremoft in danger.
WHEREAS many of the inhabitants of this pro
vince, regardless of the allegieance to their so
vereign, of which they had so lately made such
solemn declarations, have a ffifted his majesty's rebel
lious fubjefts from the other colonies, in reducing this
once happy country to its pre ent deplorable date of mi
fery and confufion.
And whereas a number of well affefled persons, part
ly through dread of the cruelty of their enemies, and
partly from falfe representations being made to them
of the ftuteof public affairs, have been induced to em
brace a cause which must inevitably bring them to
ruin.
By the honourable Alexander Leslie, efq ; Lieutenant
General, and commanding his Majesty's forces in the
Southern difirid of North-America, &c. &c. &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
Also arrived the rebel (loop Polly, captain Finley,
loaded with rum, dry goods, cotton, cocoa, coffee, &c.
from Cape Francois bound for Philadelphia, prize to
the privateer sloop Prince William Henry, belonging to
this port.
Thursday arrived his majesty's (hip Blonde in nine
days from Charleftown; by her we learn that the
following vessels from this port were fa'ely arrived there,
viz. the Alexander, M'Lean, the Fortitude, Smith ;
and Diligence, Currie. The brig Jamaica, captain
M'Lean, was unfortunately overfet in Charleflown
bay; the crew was saved but the vessel and cargo
loft.
Same day was sent in here by the privateer barge
Trimmer, Jesse Turner, mafler; the schooner Sham
mel, mounting eight three pounders and sixteen men,
bound from Philadelphia to the Weft Indies, laden
with 450 barrels of flour, and 400 kegs of white bread.
On the night of the 4th instant, the loyalists that
were confined at Weft Point, confining of about fifty,
some of them made prisoners at Smith Town, Long-
Island, some from Weft Chester, and others of colonel
Butler's rangers, broke the strong done rebel prison,
and notwithstanding the vigilance of the rebel guards
about thirty made their escapes some of whom have
been retaken, but we have the pleasure to assure the
public that upwards of twenty of tho'e unhappy peo
ple are fafe arrived in this city, fortunately relieved
from their fetters and severe bondage; their treatment
has been hard indeed, for upwards of two weeks they
were not allowed any bread, nor have they been al
lowed bedding to Shelter them from the inclemency of
the season. Mr. M'Dougal commands this post with
a garrison of about 600 rebel troops.
Last Wednesday evening a party confiding of de
tachments from the light-infantry, the 40th, and 42d
regiments, commanded by captain Beckwith,embark
ed in fix boats, and at five the next morning, arrived
Brunswick ; where they landed, and brought away
all Mr. Hyler's boats (this Hyler is a deserter from the
royal service, and has been ever since his defection
too fuccefsful an enterprizer in his several descents up'
©4 our vicinities.) Colonel Taylor commanded ade
N E W-Y O R K.
TheiSthof November last, the brig Peggy, captain
Gutcheus from L:fbon, for this port, was taken in lat.
37, long. 65, by the Fortune letter of marque, captain
Ober, from Boston, for Port au Prince, and carried
into Beverly.
Captain Gutcheus left Lisbon the 10th of October;
at which time it was said the Spaniards had nigh given
over the Siege of Gibraltar, having found their utm ft
exertions against that place baffled by the bravery of
the troops.
Six Dutch Eaft-Indiamen arrived at Cadiz in the
month of Sep ember last, from the cape of Good Hope,
and it is supposed would land their' cargoes at that
port.
The Deane frigate lay in Boflon harbour about' 14
days ago ; and a brig loaded with rum, was carried
into New London the week before last, by on? of their
privateers.
Admiral Hood with the British fleet from hence is
arrived at St. Lucia ; and the French fleet under the
count de Graffe is arrived at Martinique from Virgi
nia.
By our advices of the 31st ult. from Charleftown,
we learn, that on the preceding day, a reconnoitering
party commanded by major Coffin, of the New-York
volunteers, fell in with, at Carden's plantation, near
Cross Creek, fifteen miles from Charleftown, about
forty of Lee's dragoons, commanded by the famous
partizan captain Armstrong, most of whom were killed
or taken. Among the prisoners brought in was cap
tain Armflrong,and a publican named Ellis, a refidenter
five miles from the town, who had obtained a commission
to command, and arms to accoutre thirty dragoons,
with which he joined the rebels, and was taken officia
ting as Armstrong's guide.
The so-lowing (hips remained in Charleflown harbour
the firft inst. viz-Santa Monica of g^guns, Aftrea 32,
Carysfort 28, Sandwich 32, Duke de 'Chartres 16, Sally
armed (hip 20 ; and upwards of 150 fail of florefhips,
viauallers, and merchant vessels
Yesterday arrived a brig from Virginia, with a car
go of contrast tobacco, sent by the Virginians in pay
ment for the go >ds purchased from the British merchants
after the surrender of York Town.
The Ship Venus, captain M Evers, from this port
for Lisbon, was taken by the privateer Renown, from
Boston, of 14 nine pounders, and 65 men, and his (hip
few to Martinique.
Ti;e court of Spain has announced the rebellion that
lately broke out in South America in their gazette of
Madrid, but at the fame time gave out that as the in
furgents had been defeated in some Skirmishes with the
king's troops, 'twas thaught the matter would soon
be fettled ; but we have reason to think the contrary,
for by late accounts from Bermuda, we are assured,
that the privateer fliip Renown captain M'Pherfon, of
this port, belonging to Mess. Shedden and Goodrich,
has lately taken and carried into that island, a sloop
packet from the Havanna for Old Spain, with three
trunks of letters, and a SpaniSh nobleman of confider
able rank on board ; and that from these letters and
the crew of the sloop, there was such intelligence ob
tained as convinced the people of Bermuda, that the
rebels in South America amounted to 100,000 men, and
that they had defeated the king's troops in several
battles, and were coining their own money.
NE W-L ON D O N, January 4, 1782.
grist Friday died at Groton, Mr. Cary Leeds; he
was one of that little heroic number who so valiantly
fought -in defence of fort Griswold, the 6th September,
and was one who at that time escaped tl e murdering
(word of British savages, in that horrid, wanton, and
deliberate massacre of the garrison, after furrendery ;
though he was much wounded, and had just recover'
ed, when our implacable enemies effected that which
they could not do by violence, in fending out of New-
York the pefiilence which walketh in darkness. It
has been the more than hellish practice of these ene
mies to God and man during this barbarous war, to
flab promifeuoufly in the dark, and to murder by se
cret ways, tuofethey cannot kill openly ; and for this
rurpofe, our friends which have the misfortune to fall
into their hands, are immediately crowded into prison
ships, and there confined until two thirds of them pe r ish
with the goal fever, and the surviving being effe^ed
therewith are sent out to spread death and desolation
thro' our borders. Mr. Leeds took this fever from
Mr. Daniel Eldridge a neighbour and friend of his that
died the ill inst. who, with 130 more were landed here
the 3d ult. from New York, in a most deplorable situ
ation; great part of them have since died, and those
of them that have survived, are in such a debilitated
state, that they will have to drag out a miserable ex
istence ; numbers in this unhappy town and Groton
h^ve loft their lives by taken them in, great numbers
of others have been brought to the very gates of death,
and lie in a languishing condition. It is enough to
By the lareft intelligence from Charieftown, we are
informed that the garrison and loyal inhabitants of that
place, confider therofelves as not only able to repel any
hostile attempt which the temerity of the rebels, or
their temporary assertions of liberty, might make
against them; bt had not relinquished the hope of
exterminating the obdurate race of traitors who have
been the bane of that once flourishing province
, On Sunday last arrived his majesty's Ship Rotter
dam, John Knowles, efq; commander, which failed
from Charleflown the fame day the Blonde left it. Co
lonel Thomson, of the kings American Dragoons, late
under fecr&ary of fiate, for the American department,
and a number of gentlemen of rank, who came passen
gers in the above-mentioned (hip, remain at Charlef
town.
Jan. 16. Tie fleet which failed from this port for
South Carolina, on the 25th ult. was seen on the 4th
inst. by his majesty's frigate Blonde, since arrived here,
off Cape Fear, with a favourable wind for Charleftown.
tachment of militia at Brunswick, but ran off when
information had accidentally reached him. of the ap
proach of the troops. In twenty-four hours the ser
vice was effected, with very little loss, the distance
near 100 miles, and the boats met with three cross
tides.
“ The senate of Virginia, convinced of this, and im
pressed with the highest perform! esteem and the most
grateful sense ofyour merit, beg leave to rejoice with
you on the late glorious vi&ory obtained over the ene
mies of America at York and Gloucester ; by so much
the more agreeable, as it was obtained with inconfide,
rable loss, and furnifhed new proofs of your modera
tion and humanity, and the liberal sentiments by which
you were aduated, whilst contending for all that is
dear and valuable to a free people.
" To the bravery and good conduct of the troops
under your command,, aided by divine providence,
Virginia stands indebted for her deliverance from the
horrors and devaflations of a war, and all the dread
ful c®nfequences to be apprehended from cruel, haugh
ty and iofulting enemies, who, we ttuft, in time will
fee their folly, and fuffer us to enjoy the blessings of
peace, and you the pleasing feenes of domeflick felicity.
" Convinced of the diflinguifhed merit of the gal ant
officers and soldiers of our good and great ally, we are
filled with gratitude and fee with pleasure, the harmo
ny fubtiftjng between them and our own troops, and
are lead to believe and earnestly wish, the alliance may
be lafiing and happy.
“ Permit us therefore, to return our most sincere
thanks to your excellency, and be pleased to prefect
the thanks of this branch of the legislature to the
brave officers and soldiers of every department, con
cerned in this glorious victory; assuring, them of the
high sense we entertain of their services, and the grati
tude with which we Shall ever remember them; and be
assured that the continuance of your health and pros
perity, will be the ardent wishes of your grateful and
affectionate countryman."
The raid address was twice read, and on the quefti +
on put thereupon, agreed to by the house unanimously.
WILLIAM DREW, C. S.
The Flor, on her passage, took the following prizes,
viz. flo®p Hawk, captain Murphey, from Cork, bound
to New-York, laden with beef, pork, butter, &c.
fchooncr Hepe, from St. John's to Dartmouth, ill
England, with 600 quintals of tifh. &c. and a brig in
the North Sea, which was burnt by the Flora, after
taking out her fails, &c.
Captain Lyle also took up at sea 12 men from the
wreck of a brig, captain Wheelwright, from Boflon,
bound to Grenada.
The fliip Flora, captain Lyle, is arrived in our river
from Sweden, after a passage of 50 days, but brings
us nothing new ; except that the account of the en
gagement between the French and British fleets off Vir
ginia had reacted Europe; but the news of the fur
rend r of 'ord Cornwallis was not known at the depar
ture of this veffe .
The Dutch fleet were in the Texel, when captain
Lyle left Gottenburg.
For a week pafl a report has ci culated in this city,
that the speech of the British k ng to his parliament,
the latter end of November last, is arrived in Ameri
ca, and that they had refufed to grant any more Sup
plies for carrying on the war ; but we do not find any
ground for believing this report, as no vessel has ar
rived which could bring the ^accounts as late as the
meeting of the parliament, which was adjourned to
the 27th of November.
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A young Man who will wait
on a Single Genilrman : A white Servant would be
preferred ; but a Black, who is fm mt and band,, would
a fwef. Enquire of the Printer.
Was taken up by the fubferiber,
in the Northern Liberties, on the 27'h of November
last, a Bay STALLION, atou'l 4 blinds high, with 3
blaize down his face and two white hind Pgs. Th?
owner is defir^d to come, prove, his progeny, pay
charges and take him away, otherwise he will be fold
in two weeks from this .ate to par the charge#
for keeping, HENRY NAGLFE. Jm. §
Ona motion made,
RESOLVED, that an address of thanks be prefent*
ed to his excellency general Washington and that
Mr. speaker be desired to transmit the fame,
which is as follows ;
" May it please your excellency,
" WHEN you were called by the united states of
America to command armies in defence ofliberty, the
univerfa-lfatisfaQion following that appointment,
happily presaged the united states would owe much
to your virtue and abilities.
melt the most obdurate heart of any one (except a Bri
ton) to fee these miserable objects continually landing
here from every flag that comes ; fee them poured out
upon our desolated wharves, sick and dying,and the few
rags have vermin and their own excrements on ; thei
friends (if they have any) at a difiance, and no pub
lie hospital of provision made to receive them! Thusi
is that the compassionate among us are compelled b)
their dying groans, to take them into their families
at the expence of their lives, until their friends can
come to their relief; and they are for the most part
burthened with them for a long time, without the lea ft
recompence in this world ; notwithstanding whoi^ fami
lies have been ruined by the means. The little part of
this town which was preserved from fire, by bribing
the burning parties, on the 6th of September is so
crowded with those that have been burned outof house
and home, that it is dreadful indeed to take these poor
infectious dying creatures in. In short, if there is 110
redress of this intolerable evil, this town and Groton
must be depopulated.
Philadelphia, Jan. 26.
RICHMOND, (Virginia.)
In the SENATE, January 4, 1782.