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-which little to leeward of us, ^t ciofe^
crowded fails, io order toget to our
ward, oriersto tack about, and cam, ^^ order of
wit;the ticks to fe^rdman inverted order, in
'rderto attack the Englfa with oppefite tides. About
haff an hour parttwo, theinemy be^g too far eng ged
o deJune toe battle, our General made fig^ to Kings
to life ail eir efforts again ft the van or tne Eighth,
$ (don as our van (hip flwuld have got above theirs. 1 he
Won began 4t a quarter part three. Admiral, odoeyad
pafe to our le^ward,the wrote line urmedi
four o'clock our van flap aviag fallen much
t fy lee%rd, in order to fi,„ closer. and the others having
foVo/d them, t e General tyde them a signal to keep
rewind, to rally and form dh^kerwjle (hat the whole
fizet^feht'be to the windward of the enemy; in case they
ribald tack about to fall on our rear. At tine- quarters
pgft fdur ftveral o' heir ships having tacked about, and
falling with crow ed fails on the weakest of ours, Who
maintained the fight, our main body came again to the
order of battle, with the tacks to windward: The blue
fqvadron followed toe fame manoeuvre, abd polled them
fres :i aline with the main body; and' the white arid
blue conti tied in its fame di/eßion to take the rear of
the line : Tris movement wss (caret executed, ,nat nine
English ftrpf which had already tacked about haflened
to rally and join their main body.
Aoxidlf after five, out fl et present'd itfelf again in g3od
order, wifti g irde^tly for the combat, but the da, was
tod ar advanced, and it wasimpoffible to re-engage the
anion. Tae two armies pass d the night within a gun
fh.it and a half from one another, we waked with the
grareft impudence 'or the moment wnen we con'd corn
nHt the efeat c f the enemies ; but they were too sen
sible o' the frperioriry whi.h the two former engagements
and t&e nd^ati able ardor of our crews gave us over
them On t # e 20h at day brek they ran lafrge vvith
(mail fails. The morning was employed 'in ririhg the
Gunerl an account of thefifuation of all the (h?^ At
12 he made a signal to come to an or ! er of battle, but
the Englhh having put to toe opposite fide, and our fl-et
havmgonly three days water, it w-s not thoteht £ to
pursue them, and at half past three P M. they 'disappear
ed.
On the 211 ait (even in the moraine; we mede for Fort
Royal, where we arrived dn the 226, tome of our ships
had been somewhat damaged in their marts and rigging,
but mucwlefs than thole of the enemy, and efpecia ly
these which put in the car rageof St Luria to refo. No
ship cf ours has received any damage in the afton of
the 15th, whi:ft the van of the Engbfh fuffereJ ednfidera
bly ; they had 21 fops in the 6ft atlion, and 22in the
two last ones, having been reinforced by the Triumph of
74, 2 two de ked ships ; and a Superior number o fe
veaty four's, gave them the advantage of strength. Cur
fleet was composed in the three adions of 22 ships of war;
the Dauphin Royal which joined after that of the 17th
of Apri, added nothing to our number, becauT the
Triton not having ftabidt, enough to be able to make
rife of her lower battery with the advantage of the wind,
was not put in line in the tort actions.
The Captains of ships, the commanding Officers of corps,
the Officers of the marine and land forces, all animated
with the fame feint and sentiments, have all equally con
tributed to the glory of the King's arms : Th-re is no
one but has filled the drittes of his fiction as becomes an
excellent officer : The (driers and sailors, £l>d with q
noth emulation, have drove to give conftaor proofs of
famnris apd braver, in the three actions. But the mis
fortunes that attend war, always embitter tie public joy
by I.ffes which ti^greateft advantages cannot repair
Or country cannot enty her triumphs wietout a mix
lure cl forrov, when tie mart lafeluchlubjeas as the
cldeft (on of Mr. de Gui(m, a Lieutenant of the royal
navy, end the Comte de Seguin, Colonel of the regi-
Qnt of Martinique ; those two officers poffefl in an emi
n?ni degree the virtues and the talents of their prefe ffion.
Al'crrigh we regret them in a particular mariner, we are
not inf^fibi, to the lots of the land and tea officers, and
fc mariy other brave men who died in the support o' the
honor of r^ French flag ; it amounts to 13 men in the
WCT:% ano „ in, the land forces ; the number of the
wounded jsabout §06...
"' e Epglfa w re really poffcfl of that finceritywhich
they aifie, they war'd frankly acknowledge that in the
only action of the 17th of April, they have loft
'°™ e men than we have in the time battles ; they would
,@uly lay that they expected to find in cur royal ma
rine a iris intrepid and aHive adverfcry, they would ac
^o^leige tint the Kng's fret wag always difonfed to
a °'' ''"" n °f w ityflan,diog the movements
wxhh t,y nave made to save the honor of the British
'^ ; tney have in f a a n?vr accepted our gallant in
vuations, bur when thy have been forced to it by their
poiton and the fupcricrity of pur manoeuvres, they
"^°" ,°°' e all things do justice to the foperior talents
° r ^ °°""°^ r ' But these acknowledgments would cpft
^^ *” d ' ar; ic " e3c ^ that they be „so
f what they have not the generosity to own.
B OST O N, July
'TUESDAY last arrived here a cartel from New.
A York, with 174 prisoner,,
— 'Vedriefday arrived here the privateer flip Viper, Capt.
Williams, after a thort cruize, in widen she captured a
fenooner, as formerly mentioned, and a privateer bripan
'r°" Halifax, partly owned by Benjamin
Mulberry Holmes, formerly of this town ; she mounts
10 runs, and was designed to cruize incur bay. Toe a
bove brig arrived here last ThurfJay.
We Near from Pawnalborough, that about ten days a
°' Tories Surrounded the house of ——
Cufhmg, Esq; Sheriff of rhe county o' Lincoln in the
Right, took him out of bed, and carried him off to the
enemy.
ft'b"?""' ' arrived at Portfmou'h a prize brig from
~' bound to Newfoundland, laden with provifioris,
takes by the Hamburgh of that port.
; Yeft^rday afternoon arrived herea schooner
'Y". r °™ Caciz, the M&r of which informs,
r c ?P, ltal faf o f French and Spaniards, consisting
'a ° a< " z Bay, ready for failing at as hour's
Royce, tieir deft^naticri unknown.
! u y yr. Last Saturday returned from a cruize the pri-
v^teer ffi ; p Miffiin, Cayt Bibcock, having taken several
prizes, a. mentioned feme time .Ince.
Yesterday arrived the brig , Capt. Somes, in
ten riys passage from Statia.
A prize foew arrived at Salem yesterday, said to be ve
ry vdu ble, t„ken by a letter of marque from that port.
Caph Tyler arrived here last Wedaefday, in a fliort
passage from Martinico, who brings the following impor
tant intelligence, viz.
Extract of a letter from St. Pierre/ to t^e Hon. Board @f
War or this State, 'dated July 8 1780,
" A fleet of tj French 111iph of the line, with 2000
troops on board, 10 company with , Spanith capital ships,
acetone from Fort Royal te Guadaloupe, to join a bo
dy of 12,00® Spanish troops on that ^hrid. It i* thought
they intend to make a defcentoo St. Chriftophers, where
there it a large fleet of #u : teard 'bound merchantmen,
that have compleated their cargoes, and ready to fail for
Europe."
Friday last arrived here a cartel from Halifax, with a
number of American prisoners. By this vtffcl we learn,
that a packet had arrived there from New York, in con
sequence of which, the Robust of 64 ^uns, and a number
bf other ship& of war, had failed for New York. The
Delight sloop of war of 16 fix pounders, being the only
vessel of force, that was to remain there.
NEW-LONDON, July 21.
Last Sunday night C pt. Wh^ney, in a sloop which
lately failed from this port, with a valuable cargo on
freight, was taken from a wharf at Mdl River, in Fair
field, by a whale-boat, and carried off, with part of the
cargo., r
The privateer flbop American Revenue, Capt. Jagger,
is captured by the enemy, and carried to New-York.
N E W P O R T, July 22.
Last Wednesday evening departed this life, in the 78th
year of his fee, Joseph Wanton, Esq ; late Governor
oft is St^te.
Last Monday died here M. de VeLernais, firft Lieu
tenantoft eHi-rmoine frigate, of thewoonds he received
in @ er Ite engagement with toe British frigate the Iris.
Of Tuefdaj his remains were interred with military ho
nfs& .
29 Lft Monday arrived in this town the Marquis
de IaFAYETTE, from Head Quarters.
On Monday l^ft the Hon. General Afrmbly presented
Addrfcffes to their Excellencies the French General and
Admiral, to which they wire pleased to return very friend
1, and police anfWers.
me^u—B—tfotoCTraro
PROVIDENC E, Joly 20..
Thprfday last the letter of Marque Sleep H/ppy Re
turn, Capt. Holloway arrived here, in 7 days from St.
EuftatiA. He informs, that 3* fail of the line (French
and Soanifh) were at Martinico and Gau ^loupe, with a
large number cf tranfper^, hving bn board 12 coo land
forces, bound on an expedition against St Kitts; and
that .many.'families had removed, and were removing,
from St. Kitts to St. Euft^tia,
Sunday,laft a,mall privateer schooner, mounting fix
carriage gins, arrived here, prize so General %sh n,z
tori, Capt.,; Moriro, of this pr:, She was fitted at Ber
muda, "and was one of the iri^mous Cartridge's fleet.
And on Thursday the Washington arrived from a Cruize.
She was c afed off Rhode-lfl nd by two of the enemy's
frigates, which fr out haled.
Lrf punday a body ofFreoch troops, which lately ar
rived at Borton, passed through this town, in their way
to Newpo t.
.E^rly yefler lay morning the Air-Furnace in this town
took fire, and was confomed.
N E W-H A V E N, August 3,
Saturday fe'mi;ht, in the morning, a (mail pri
vates f rcm New-York, run in under Compo shore,
and took off about zohead of cattle. It is said, a guard
cf fix men were forprized while asleep, and all t%k<n off.
Seven or eight of the; inhabitants were c soured at toe
faun titre, but r-lta&d.
Saturday last came to rowri nine sailors, who defected
from one of the Braith frigates, whi< h went up the found,
men ioned in our last. They left the frigate at Him ling
ton, and came off hi a barge, which they disposed of at
the weft^ard. Two or three o f them are Americans, ta
ken at the battle of Bunker hill, and compelled into the
ferrite where they continued aft they escaped as above.
Another deserter who came in tie fleet from New-
York, to Hun . lippton. fays t^e Blond frigate of 32 guns,
was ftr mded n H 11 Gate, the guns, ftcres, and men fa,
ved, but the vessel loft.
C HA T H A M, August 9.
.Certain intelligence having been received, that Sir
Henry Clinton had embarked the prinripil part of his
force, and had proceeded to Huntin ton bay, #0 his way
to Rhode Island, to. make a combined attack upon the
fleet and afemy of our allies now there, »is Excellency Ge
neral Washington, matched from his camp at PW knefs the
29th of July, and croffel the N^rfh river the 3 ft; where
a jundion was formed with re troops under the com
mand of Major General Howe. Hs' Excellency h d re
solved, in, case the en.my thould continue their course to
Rhode-Inland, to mar<h immediately to New-York and
Attack it Ail the neceffar^ preparations were made for
this purpose, when intelligence arrived, that the enemy
had put backthe gift iaflanr. It is to be regretted, t'^t
tivy did not.ro.on with their intended expedition, as our
allies were well prepared to receive them, and they could
have met with nothing but disgrace and defeat m that
quarter ; while in this we had every reason to rtpea, from
the number a n d spirit of orir troops, the mofl d^cifive and
glorious fucefs. Sir Henry no doubt relinquished his
project in consequence of this movement of,our army ;
arid it inuft be coufeffed, that he abandoned it with much
more prudence than he undertook it. The object for
which the army creffed the river having ceased, the who'e
re cuffed the 4th inflant, and are matching towards
Dobb's ferry, in prosecution of the original plan formed
for the campaign.
The following, weare told, are the vessels that compo
sed Admiral Graves's squadron, viz. the London, Bed
ford Royal Oak, Prudent, America, and Shrewsbury,
with the Ampheffite frigate.
Last week a party from Sfafen-Irtarid took off Dodot
BI jorcfi 1.1, of Woodbridge.
Last weeka party of our ror,^ took, near 'h a Fnf life
neighbourhood, four of the enemy'sdgtt horse, and kill
ed one of their riders.
PHILADEL FH A, Avcvst j s .°
p Last Sunday was font int # thi- riv<r, by the priva
teers Pair American He Iker , # nd Enterprize, t: - t Mer
cury pack* t, ;Capt.'Dillon; fr seven weeks and four days
fromFUmuuth, in which c me pass ngers, Capt-Cwp,
fella the 44th regt, Cap' Mur.ec' the 8:d C<ptail
Lyman of the Prince of Walers : g,.' Capo Murray f
Wentworth's dragoons, Capt Wallop o' Kiyphaufen's
regt, and Capt Landen of a 1 re r of piaiqu , with M<s.
Griffiths and Mrs. Anders n, and hree f^ va'nts
: We hear that Council have appojitd Colonel Jacob
Mrgin junior, Sup rintendant of the Coißnr.ffiontrs ar
purchafitag provisions and orage for the ^my, avd of the
Waggon Martyrs in t ! V State. .
Extract of a letter fren, a.rcerchant at Burton, dated Ju
-1,46 ryoo
“ It gives me Doafure that Congress have done so
much justice, in fixing thekake oftiie Loan Office Cer
tifi-mts. Tty ate all laid up for better times. Ari the
iutcreft is to be continued on Europe, they are the best
property a man of fortune can lay up, Goods are fell
greatly, finer thetirrivJ of tte French fleet and army-
Paper money; is (career than ever go'd or silver was
the ptefehr exchange ^x'y.five fer ine. Every body
complains for the want ofhmone, Our taxes -are very hea
vy. Our metchanimen p^d prizes come m very plenty.
Onelhip hastakeu threm Q^fbec^en at the foot cf the
invoice of one oi the three" amounts to Bo,c^ol. fieri."
44&1,Q§5%(6)@(,0+ #^ ?g^ ^4**+
Part oj Philadelphia, Fc^rfe^"^, ff. r
T OAL L vvnor.% it rh,, concern.
NT OT ICE is hereby frivol t^t a Court of A^rai
-5 r jty will be held at the ^tilQaitte, jp the city of
Phil, d te'", °" ' : t^efi.fy fix: day cdAngeli inst. st
ten o'clock in the forenoon, for tn* tria|'of the biq;?»~
tire or v ft Icriled -th. GfonceMer, burden atei leo
tens, and her car^o, flirit rfchunanded b„ Willi n
S okrs, txken at tea, on her la'onunded voyage f>cmi
the 4 ad o' Mortem6 '6 A'uv-York, fcrtirto this pure,
aid libelled . ^;jrft &, C't&.b fyDeflu-, .and .Reive
k^ighn, (qui law. & .) T'u theirte^ thatch, owner or
owners.t^.e 4, o iini, perient .cußeeiwec trerein, m-y
appar and fhev cause, it r the, ^ ve, -b: the (m 3
should not ce L ondewn«J pursuant ? the prayer oi the
libel, &c. ,
;B, Ordertfc% da
August 14. ANDREW V -.ES"N, Reg.
Five Hurdred Dollars Reward.
CTKAYED or hTOLaN from a pKu^.the
' cornero S v+nth an R.ce ,re<t, a W;i,e fun burnt
black CHAIR HuR St, 30 yeats eld, ±6 hurds
high, anaturzl trot er, v ha* bald ^p, anocne white
foot, his hip and rump bono prer 7 hi^h, frig (boulder
brured with the fuddle,, and all fore feet 1 verhe marks
of 1 hopple ; one el his fore feet mu~hcuc with the thus.
The above reward, and reafUnabie charges will be paid
for taking up the said Horse, by
RICHARD WELLS, in
- . - Arch flreet.
WAS TAKEN UP,
The igtb of Ju 1 ,, . 0
A DARKhy HORSE, about thirteen hands hiph
with a fnrill flar in his forehead, several saddle marks
on his back, on both flies, and is branded on the near but
tock with it nv- letter, but so dull that it can't be known;
be has along fwithtail, and black mane, with no shoes
on. Any perftnHat hayloft laid H© # (e, are defi ed to
apply to MICHAEL RA IG N B 0 W,
in Moyamenfing trwr&ip, near
Jacob Wetman'#'
A QUANTITY of good OLD
Cyder and Cyder Royal,
TO BE SOLD BY
MARMADUKE COOPER,
Living two miles from C c per, Frr, on the great
road to H duorifr d, i W ft N'#dufcy.
N. B A likely NEG#O LAb, wh rm be~n tn
tea as a Cook, ^ ee hired for the turn of five ; eas e
Enq irc as abov^.
TO B E LE T,
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Arch and Rue itre^s, Philadelphia ; hav ng three
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together with aconv^meut rack ftort, in an excellent
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To BE SOL D,
AN elegant three-ftofy brick Hrufe, Piazza and
Kirchen; and Lot of Ground, fimate on the cer
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FOR S A. L F,"
A CHAIR ^nd HARNESS.
Enquire of the Printer.