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On FRID AF Next,
At 1 WELVB o'clock, at Noon, at the Coffee House,
Will be Sold by Public Auction,
The Sloop Polly,
With all her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, a/^eea
ble to Inventor,, to be ken at the Place of ^le,
With her Cargo,
NOW ON BOARD,
Confiftin, of 35' barrels and zx haif barrels o' Uper
fine FL"UR, and 600 bo^i^d< of STAVES ; being
a Pte retaken by the Privateer B ipotine Fair Ame
rican, and now lying at South flreel What'.
By Order of the Cour' of Admiralty,
Ofto 20. CLEMENT EI'DLE, Mufhal.
On TUESDAY Next,
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon,
At 'he MarShal's Office,
Will be Sold by Public Avalon,
The Sloop Amelia,
Sieved and Condemn'd in the court of A..m ralty for
this Ibn.
CLEMENT BIDDLE. Maifhal.
Philadelphia, OSo <r 23 1781#
Will be Sold by Public Vendue,
At the Forks of Little Egg- Harbour,
On THURSD AT,
The Twenty, fifth Instant, at 10 o'Cloc k
in the Mornirg,
The Ship Major Pierson,
With her Tack e and Appall: 1 g^h^ w?h bet
CA R G 0,
CnhfFng of
Flour, Map, Hops, Cordage, Pum, Wine,
Iron, Dry Goods, &c. &c.
To continue till all is Sold. For Cask only.
JOHN BURROWES, Mar^aL
State of New-Jersey, O&o. 16.
On FRID ^ 1° Next,
At TEN w'Ciock, at the Mudd's Wharf, between
Rice and Arch freest,
Will begin the Sale by Public Audion,
Of the Cargo of the Brigantine
YORK, a prize taken by the privateer Brigantine F dr
American, Phineas Eldridge commander, Confuting cf
Flour, Beef, Pork, Butter, &c.
By Order of the Court of Admiralty,
o^o. 20. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Mulhal.
757 'MOND^r^c^
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon,
At the Marfha''s Wharf, between Arch and Race firtets,
Will begin the Sale by Public Audion,
OF THE
C ARGO E S
Of the Brigantine AN^E, and Brigantine KING
GEORGE:
And on TUESDAY, the 30th Tnftant,
At South Street Wharf, Will begin the SALE of the
Cargo of the Brigantine Nancy,
Being Prz & s to th' privateer Brigantine Fair A^rca^
The laid Prize VESSELS the Brig?ntin YORK,
with their Guns, Tackle, Aooarel or Furniture,
will be SOLD at the COFFEE HOUSE, of which
NOTICE will be given, and the Inventories Shewn
at the Place of Sde
By Order of the Court of Admiraltv,
Odo. ±2 CLEMENT BIDDLE Maffial.
THURSDAY,
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From Rivington's ROYAL GAZETTE, OAo. 13.
L ONDO N, August 2.
Yesterday as soon as the secretaries of Bate retired
from the closet, lord Loudon and Mr. Pitt had sepa
rate audiences of his majefly ; the former upon the firft
regim nt of guards being ordered to America, and Mr.
Pitt upon some alterations to be made in the water
works in the great park at Wiadfor.
We are inform'd that the parliament will meet
early in November for the dispatch of divers weighty
and important affairs.
August 9. The St. Margaretta frigate has taken and
Lent into Cork, Le Juning, from St. Domingo to Nantt,
laden with sugar, &c.'
The whole of the land forces now on the island of
Minorca, are the 51st and 61st regiments of foot, four
independent companies, a company of artillery and
two battalions of Hanoverians. The militia of the
island are about 6000, well disciplined.
Yesterday admiral Arbuthnot, lately arriv d from
North-America, was at court, and had a conference
with his majefly.
Lord North, who has been greatly indisposed, is so
well recovered, that he was yesterday at court.
Yeflerday an express arrived from Portsmouth with
an account of the afe arrival there of his majesty's
(hip the Heflor, from Jamaica.
By a letter yeflerday received from Paris, dated the
ift inst. we learn, that the emperor of Germany had ar
rived at that city, and next day repaired to his sister's
house at Trianon, in the park of Versailles.
It it faid s that admiral Darby with the fleet under
his command, are making the best of their way to Gi
braltar. The whole of his force does not exceed 25
fail of the line, yet, rs they are the flower of the navy,
i2of them three-deckers, and all of them most com
pleatly officered and manned, it is thought he will give
the combined fleets battle if they dare to meet him, al
though they are so far superior to him in number.
The correspondent who favoured us with several ex
aft lifts of the fleets of France an I Spain, &c. has very
lately received the following authentic lift of the grand
fleet of Spain, in Cadiz Bay, July 2.
Besides Several frigates, tenders, bombs, fire-Snips,
&c. The letter advises, that t^e above mentioned
fleet are but insufficiently manned, though they have
great numbers of Soldiers on board. It is reported
that the French admiral is to command the whole, as
Don Cordova will not Submit to be commanded by
by count de Guichen, because he is not superior or
equal to him in naval rank. " Our minds run upon
the conquest of Minorca and Gibraltar; they must
fall to so powerful a force as we shall bring against it.
If the governor surrenders upon Summons, honour
able terms will be allowed the garfifons, but if they
fhouM continue flobborn, and we carry the places by
assault, it is imagined every foul therein will be put to
the (word.”
Opinion of the court-martial appointed to try the gal
lant captain Fack^nham at Portsmouth, for having
fltuck the colours of bis majefly's ship Crescent, in
a late engagement with the Briele Dutch frigate.
The court were unanimously of opinion, that the
bon. captain Packeniam, throughout the action in
a variety of inflances, behaved with the coolest and
ablefl judgment, and with the firmed and most deter
mine ' resolution, and that he did not Strike the Cref
cent'; colours until he was totally unable to make re
fmallef ?defence : the court therefore doth u nanimonfly_
and honourably acquit the hon. ca ptain Packenham.
The court cannot difmit's captain Packenham, with
out exprefiing their admiration of his conduct on this
occasion, wherein he has manifefied the Skill of an able
and judicious feanian, and the intrepidity of a gallant
officer : and from the great number of killed and wound
ed on board the Crescent as well as the slate he was in
at the time of her surrender, the court eXprefs theif
highest approbation of the Support given by the officers
and men of the Crefeent to their captain, and of tl^ir
Ships. Guns.
S. S Trinidad, 120
S. S. Pur Conceptions, 96
El S Gabriel, 84
El S. Carlos, 84
El Rayo, 84
Fl Diligente, 70
El Brillrnte, 70
El S.Fernandez, 70
El Firmo, 70
El Oriente, 70
EIS. Vanerte, 70
Fl Ma^nific, 70
El Ange de Guarda, 70
El S. joaq'uim, 70
El Atlas, 70
El Venador, 70
El Pafamlla, 70
THE
Ships. Guns.
El S. Raphael, 70
El Africa, 70
El Gallicia, ,0
El Septemtrione 70
El Terrible, 70
El Poder, 70
El Seriofi, 70
EI S. Eugenio, 70
EI S. Leandre, 70
EI S. Juan Baptiste, 76
EI S. Domingo, 70
EIS Lorenzo, 70
El Minho, 64
Fl Efpano, 64
EI S. Ifidern, 64
El S. Peruviana, 64
El America. 64
DUBLI N, May 17.
IT is observable that all those corps, whose comman
ders are under ministerial influence,have not one piece
of cannon. Of the few corps who have provided them
ftlves with these essential implements of war, the law
yers' corps is the most complete, for we find, that
their artillery company under the command of cap
tain Caldbeck, have at present the following train of
artillery in their park, and which the, intend bring
ing into the field, at the ensuing provincial review.
2 brass, field, three pounders.
2 ditto, fix pounders.
2 ditto, amufettes
2 ditto, mortars, of 5 1-2 inches.
2 ditto, howitzers, of ditto.
which is as full and perfeft a train as any battalion
in Europe is provided with.
Since the English parliament hath found it worthy
attention to look with an eye of jealousy on our im
provements in flaining and printing cottons and linens,
it Should seem highly worthy the care of our own le
gislature, to take under its patronage the improvement:
of ourown woolen manufacture and its dyes, that, by
granting ingenuity a bounty, we may contrive to keep
many thouf^nds at home, which now enriche the En
glish manufactures.
Wednesday morning, the remains of the late right
honourable the earl of Glandore, were carried front
his lordfhip'shoufe in St. Stephen's-Green, to be laid
in the family vault in the cathedral church of Ardfert.
The free circulation given to rap half pence for some
months past, has encreafed the quantity of them to
such a degree, that it is become necessary for the Shop
keepers in this city to refufe taking them, and it is
hoped they will be universally difcotiraged.
Thursday, one Butly, remarkable for his voraci
ousness in eating, after having, for a trifling wager,
devoured nine pounds of lambs' puddings and a six
penny loaf, and drank a gallon of porter, in Blak-horfe
lane, offered for doubling the wager, to eat five pounds
of bacon and eggs, a n d drink another gallon of porter
which his antagouift declined, from i thorough con
vision of his abilities at entombing all the Orovifon
he would engage for
Several defigus in fortification, taken from the works
of the celebrated Piedmorifefe, count Pinto ~ whose
d Signs and improvements for the fartreffes of Demont,
Com and Extiies, have been fa much admired, have
been transmitted here from London, by order of his
excellency, for the use of his majefly^ engineers in
tins kingdom.
Four Ships wfr e taken last Friday, between reSeven
He^os and O.d Head of Kindle, by a large privateer,
which remained here tin il Tuesday.
May 24. Ine Lloyd's lift of Sunday's packet men
tions <Ships taken from the enemy, two of which were
retaken; and § mips pfa from us, 3 of which were
ranfamedi
The merchant Ships arrived here within these fix days.
courage and fleadinefs during the aftion; a circum
stance that, at the time it reflets high honour on them,
does no less credit and honour to the discipline kept
up by captain Packenham.
Extract of a letter from Hanover, July ig, 1781.
" Ou r regency Seems to be at length Sensible of the
active part Great- Britain took in the laftwar, on the
continent, consequently orders are issued, for two re
giments to be raised for the Eaft.lndies, and his ma
jesty's Hanoverian Subjects are not averse to the cli
m ate. The number of each corps to consist of 500 na
tives of the electorate, which are railing very faft ; and
the regiments will be commanded by lieutenant colo
nel Reinhold and major Baron Wagenheim, (Son to
the late general, distinguished at the glorious battle of
Minden, ^hen great Ferdinand headed the army.)"
His most chriflian majefly announced the pregnan
cy of the queen of France, to the archbishop of Paris,
on the 24th of last June.
On the 17th of last July, a match for 1000 guineas
was played at cricket, by Kent (with two men given)
againd all England; it wes decided at fir Horace
Mann's feat on the 19th, by a majority of 150 notch
es in favour of Knt.
Deal, August 10. Y^fterday an embargo was laid
on all the private (hips of war in the river, &c. on ac
count of the number of Sailors wanted to man his ma
jefly's Ships that are going out.
This morning some dispatches were received from
admiral Darby in the grand fleet, which were dated off
Bred harbour on Monday last, all well.
Admiral Parker's fleet is to be reinforced by four
more fail of the line when they arrive, the Ships being
ordered, and are taking in their Hores and provisions.
The Lively frigate is retaken by admiral Darby's
cruizers, also two brigs bound from Cork to New-
York with provisions.
OCTOBER 25, I7&I.
[NUMB. 797.