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PA R I S, Jan. 13.
}'f!2 queen is again pregnant, which happy event
/ gives great j>y'(othe nation We are assured,
t l ar if was by the ord?r of ' is princess that general
Wathnwon was written to to save from death the no
fortunate and innocent Algid, and that this captain,
penetrated with the mod lively gratitude, is fitting
out to Verfiilk, to tharb : n perlons his auguß Inhe
ritrix, as webas the compte de Vergennes, who, im
p led by duty and beneficence, battened to be the
inflrumen: of it.
X O ND 0 N.
January 28. The foreign niinifters were all at the
levee at jt. James's yefitrday; a circurn stance very
ivovel, but fupprfed to be on account of the admifTon
cf the French plenipotentiary, and the Spanish (pro
tempore) ambassador, till the forms of a general
peace are ratified between the belligerent powers.
Yesterday morning the foreign mjniflers had a meet
ing at their hotel, in St. James's street, when mon
sieur de Rayneval was introduced, and complimented
on his appointment from the court of Versailles.
The earl of Surrey is said to be fixed upon an am
bassador to the united ft ites of America.
The duke of Richmond and lord Keppel, it is said,
will nppnfe the peace in the house of lords.
Mons. Gerard de Rayneval, the new minifler from
lie court of France, is hot to a& long in that capaci
ty ; as soon as the articles of peace are fully conclud
ed, a person of more dignified rank will be sent over
to our court, with the charader of ambassador. The
duke de Guignes, who filled that flation when he was
count de G ignes, is talked of as likely to visit St.
James's once more in a public character ; but thereof
prevailing opinion is, that the baron de Choifeul, late
minister from his rood chrifljan majefiy to the court
of Turin, will be sent over here with the fame charac
ter.
When do&o» Franklin was about to sign the provi
sional treaty with Mr- Fitzherbert, at Paris, he beg
ged to leave them for a few minutes, which he did,
and returned soon after in an old suit of cloaths, in
flead of a rich suit in which he had just appeared.
Being asked the reason of this extraordinary circum-
Rance, the veteran answered —" It was in this suit
that ^bufed me before the privy council, and
in this suit I chufe to sign the treaty of American in
dependence."
It is Rrongly asserted, that soon after the formal ra
tification of peace, the whole garrison of Gibraltar
will be exchanged, and that upon their arrival in
England, either honorary or pecuniary rewards will
be conferred upon every individual concerned in the
memorable defence of that fortrefs.
Miniflers having founded the difpefition of parlia
ment, relative to Gibraltar, found that the cession of
that fortreb would not be borne ; however, they have
made a tolerable good facrifice to Spain, in its flead ;
for, in order to save Gibraltar, they have ceded Mi
norca and the two Floridas to Spain, one of them in
deed had already been reduced by that crown, but the
other had not been so much as menaced: thus Gib
raltar is preserved, but at a very heavy expence to
this country.,
Mr. Laurens, row at Bath, it is supposed, will be
nominated ambassador to the British court, from the
united hates of America. Mr. Laurens, though arm
ed with bhiofophical fortitude, fiill laments the death
of his eldeff son. He has great consolation however,
in the rising virtues of another.
Dr. Franklin has taken the lodgings in Surrey
freet, which he occupied some years ago, and is ex
pe&<d in London in a few days.
Trincoma'e, which our miniflers have infixed on
keeping, is rated at ten millions value; so great is its
importance, on account of traffic to the East-Indies.
The reasons which have induced Holland to Hand
out, or to aft finely in this butinefs, have not, as yet,
transpired, at least from any source of authority. The
political (peculates assign various causes for this con
du& in the Dutch, the most probable of which is, that
they infill upon pecuniary reflitution for their lots of
personal property in the island of St. Euflatius.
Russia, with aflonifhing wisdom, makes the bappi
nefs * her people the great objed of her politics. She
has lately extended her commerce by a most advanta
geous treaty with Denmark. The losses of Great
Britain have alarmed all Europe, and commerce now
seems the pervading principle of every Rate.
The inhabitants who left Charleftown, are, in gene
ral, quite defiitute, having taken nothing with them
but a f w houfhold goods, as there was hardly any
merchandize worth carrying away.
The loss of the merchants of this country who tra
ded to South-Carolina alone, before the war, is calcu
lated at the enormous sum of 700,0001. flerling.
The mercantile world is in a hurry and bufile, un
known at any former time. The merchants are en
deavouring to outfhip each other in the race of traffic.
European goods, and particularly the produce of
England, being greatly wanted in all parts of Arne
rica, the defoliation of many of the vessels now in the
rneris altered from the Weft India islands to the Ame
rican ports, wQere it is expefted their cargoes will fell
at an immense profit.
If the Floridas be ceded to ,Spain by the new treaty,
they will turn out the sirs t objetis of American ambiti
on, and will shortly cause a breach between the Rates
and Spain.
The Dutch now find themselves in a disagreeable hob
ble. Left to negociate for themselves, the advantages
are too mmy against them. And if we coofider the
internal fiare of their affairs, it must appear that peace
at any price is desirable to them.
American News.
S AL E „, April 3.
On Saturday lah a certain Willard was detected at
Beverly in attempting to pass a Rate note of 309).
Foreign intelligence.
which arp^^d to have been altered from 9 (maller de
nomination—supposed to be 301. He was apprehend
ed and carried before justice Batchelder: and desiring
to be admitted as evidence for the Rate, he difeovered
a number of bis accomplices, viz. James Ford of Bof
top, Burr of Brookfield, Corbett of Clare
moot, Kelly and —— Parker, enquire, of Not
tingham Tnis lift is said to be a juflice of the peace.
Of the above infamous gang, we have heard of none
being yet taken but Wibard. It is hoped, however,
that so good a look out will be observed, as that all of
them may be speedily apprehended, and meet the just
recompense of their villainies.
A prize ship, which arrived here on Tuesday last,
failed from England about rhe 11th of February, and
was captured in the Weft-Indies, on the 12th uft. by
the privateer ship Grand Turk, captain Jo eph Pratt,
of this port. The prize is loaded with provisions, is
near 400 tons burthen, and though, when taken, she
mounted 22 nine pounders, and carried 70 men, she
flruck without firing a gun.
Yesterday returned into port, the privateer brig
Lively, captain Brookhoufe, who failed, on the 25th
ult. in pursuit of a privateer Roop, and a brig which
she had taken. Although captain Brookhoufe miffed
the objects of his pursuit, he, however, off Penobfeot,
captured two small privateers, from that place, and
brought them in with him. But these, as well as the
brig (which belongs to Newbury-Port) being taken
after the day on which hoftdities were to cease, must
be returned to the original owners.
THE king, willing to take all certain measures for
the payment ot the marine debts occasioned by
the war. It has been represented to him that the
happy event of peace, in re-establishing the liberties
of the seas, will necessarily give place in a very Short
time to a more considerable burden for the payment
of bills of exchange from the Indies and America than
has been even in the course of the war. That inde
pendent of this firft confederation, there muR be extra
ordinary provision for the expences of disarming the
fleets immediately on their arrival in the ports of
France, and difeharging the seamen; also the payment
of billy of Exchange fiom the Indies and the colonies,
which have already been in regifler, and infinity of
other expences and engagements concerning the fame
marine service, which must be acquitted before the
end of the present year. That in this portion it was
indifpenfible to take such arrangements in regard to
the bids of exchange from the Indies and America, not
inregiftered, and of those which Shall in future be
drawn from those countries, on account of the services
of the years of the war, which in assuring the lot of
those who are the proprietors or bearers, as may in
sure in the time of peace the payment of the other ex
pences of slate already incurred, with the Same
punctuality which has been observed during the whole
of the war; to accomplish which, having heard the
report of the fieur jJly de Fleury, councellor of
Rate in ordinary, and es the royal council of finances,
his majefly being in his council, has ordered, and or
ders as follows:
Yeßerday afternoon arrived here the Fire-Brand,
captain Frazier, in 35 days from Amßerdam, but last
from Dover, in the English channel, in 29 day^—we
hear she lay several days at the latter port near two Bri
tish 74 gun fllips of war, with American Colours flying,
and that no notice was taken of it.
Extras of a letter from Nantz, dated Marc h r.
" We think it very apropos to observe to you, that
since the decaration of peace every operation of trade
in general is suspended, and Europe Rands amazed
to find herfelf left in a situation that no other revolu
tion or period ever placed her in before. The west
ern world is open, and by degrees the eaflern world
opens: in short, we are happy to tell you, that this
country in particular is determined to give trade eve
ry facility, and upon a liberal basis, to remove ma
ny of the old obfiacles that cJogged the wheels, which
must, in its consequences, in the course of a few years,
revive such a brisk interenurfe between the two worlds,
that the Atlantic will be merely alive with our stripes.
The king of France, determined to push commerce,
has appointed monsieur Mefle to superintend the Chi
na trade ; and has advanced three millions livres, and
given the service of four men of war in the prosecuti
on of it, which will immediately fail : and their re
turns are to be deposited in this port and I'Orieot."
Ordinance of the king's council of Rate, which fixes
the time of payment of bills of exchange from the
Indies and America, which have not yet been regis
tered, relative to the expence of the marine during
the war, the 23d of February, 1783.
ExtraX of the remitters of the council of Rate.
Article r. All the bills of exchange from the In
dies and America, concerning the service of the ma
rine and the colonies, not already inregiftered, of
those which Shall in future be drawn from those coun
tries, for the payment of the expences of the war, as
well those which Shall be upon the treasurer general,
as upon the commissary for provisions of the navy,
Shall be presented to the treasurer general, to be by
him regifiered, payable at the term of one year long
er than is expressed in the said bills, and thii to be
counted to the day of presenting.
Article 2. As it is not the intention of his majefly,
that this year's delay Shall prejudice the proprietors,
or bearers of the said bills of exchange, accounts Shall
be kept of one year's interest at five per cent, and
the treasurer general will make mention to this es
fed in the inregiflering, which Shall determine the
term fixed for payment of the capital.
Article 3. The treasurer general will give into the
minister of finances, the last day of every week, a par
ticular detail, and by him certified of the bills of ex-
Change which Shall have been presented to him.
Done in the king's council of Rate, his majeßy
being present, held at Versailles the 23d day
of February, 1783-
(Signed) ' L'CROIX CASTRIES.
BOSTO N, April io.
Yesterday the governor was p eased to suspend the
chief juflice, upon the application of the grand jury,
for refusing to receive the presentments prepared by
that body, and offered to the court by their fore
man.
CHARLESTO W N, (South-Carolina) March 25.
Saturday evening as colonel Stuart, of the Maryland
line, was on his way to colonel Wafliington's, who had
that evening given an entertainment to the officers of
the army, near Sendy-hill, his horse fell, and the
colonel pitching on his head in a ditch, dislo
cated his neck. He lived till Sunday morning about
seven o'clock, and then died. His remains were yes
terday interred with every military honour, in the bu
rial ground of the old church. This gentle man, whole
untimely death is much to be lamented, had served
with great reputation during the war, and was much
beloved by the army.
March 29. It is with great concern the printer in
forms the public of the melancholy circumflance re
fpeXing the death of Simon Berwick, enquire, a mem
ber of the senate. On his way home on Wedoefday
last, from his attendance on public bufi^fs, he was
flopped by two ruffians at the cross roads at the Cy
prus, about 36 miles from town. 7 hey demanded his
purse, and be making a (hew of refinance, by attempt
ing todraw a pistol, they instantly (hot him dead. His
servant escaped back to town.
Monday mornin? died John Ward, inquire, former
ly a merchant of unblemished character in this town.
March 31. This morning arrrived in town captain
Brice, of the fchoouer Eliza, from the Havannab,
which place she left the 19th of March. His vessel was
cbaced on shore off Bull's island by a privateer, and
set on fire. Ber cargo consisted of 200 boxes of sugar,
and some rum. A few days before this vessel failed,
the governor of Cuba h^d embarked from the Havan
na, to take the command of the Spanish army at Cape
Fr^a ois, supposed to be defined for Jamaica.
N E W-Y O R K, April r 6.
At a meeting of a number of the most refpeqahle in
habitants at Newhaven, it was unanimously agreed
upon to fend inftru&ions to their representatives in ge
neral affemby, to promote the bringing in a bill to
prevent the return of any inhabitant belonging to
that Rate, who had left it and joined the enemy.
Yesterday the fuccefsful privateer Fair American,
returned to the Hook, and brought with her the brig
Ross, Jimes Chamber., master, from Nantz, witha
cargo of dry goods, for Baltimore ; alfaa sloop with
rum, from Rhode-Ifland, bound to the Chefa peak -
but, cui bono? the fair dame's objeds. Master
Chambers and Co. were taken subsequent to the ope
ration of the provisional article; ergal? they must be
rendered.
Last TMonday evening arrived his majefly's Ship
Santa Margaretta, captain Salter, from the Weft.ln
dies, by whom we have the following particulars.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Marchi.
Captain Service informs, that about 15 days ago, a
French 64 gun Ship and a frigate, fell in with three
English 74 gun fllips that were cruizing to windward,
by which the latter, named the Iphigeue, was taken,
but the former escaped and got into St. Euftatius.
March 5. Thursday last the following address was
presented to his royal highness prince William Henry,
by a committee of gentlemen appointed by the loy
alists from North-America.
May it please your royal highness.
AMIDST the general joy that prevails on the au +
fpicious arrival of your royal highness in this island,
we, his majesty's dutiful fubjeDs, the loyalists from
North-America, humbly approach your royal high
ness with unfeigned and cordial congratulations.
Inviolably attached to our most gracious sovereign,
and the laws and conflitution of our country, with
pleasure we embrace this opportunity of renewing onr
profeffion o , and of declaring ,to your royal highness,
and to the world, that no event can shake our fidelity
l he time, we hope, is near at hand, when our late
friends and fellow fubjetls io the colonies will fee their
true intuit and form a lading and beneficial con
nexion with the parent Rate, on the firm basis of kin
dred and affeXion., To the perfidious machinations of
French policy we impute our misfortunes ; but we
trust that the Supreme Disposer of all events, will not
fuffer them to prevail. The former insidious attempts
of France, to divide and separate the British empire,
ought to have guarded our countrymen from so un
natural, an alliance : the present, we hope, will in the
end prove equally vain and difgraceful.
We rejoice, fir, in common with the rest of our loy
al fellow fubjeßs, to behold the son of our most gra
cious sovereign, qualifying himfelf through the several
degrees of regular service, effectually to oppose the
dangerous confederacy formed against our religion,
liberty and laws ; and we fondly hope that the noble
and gallant admiral who is honoured with the care of
your royal highness, will mature those excellent qua
lities which you so eminently possess.
We devoutly implore Almighty God to protect and
guard your royal highness in ail dangers; that you
may live long, the pride and ornament of your pro
feffion, beloved and refpeded by a loyal and free people.
To which his royal highness was pleased to returne
the following answer.
Gentlemen,
YOUR address, so expressive of duty to the king,
and attention to me, I receive with much pleasure ;
and do most heartily join in wishes with you, that
your late friends and fellow fubjeft in the North-
American colonies, may fte their true interest, and
form a lading connexion with the parent Rate, on
the firm basis of kindred and affeXion, for the mutu
al benefit and advantage of each country.
The ship Holdernefs, entirely loaded with masts,
bowsprits, oak planks and timber, for the marquis
de Vaudreuil's squadron, was taken by his majefly's
ship Jupiter, captain Paisley, and conduXed fafe into
Antigua; this most valuable prize, is estimated at no
lets a sum than 50,000!. flerling, and is now unload
ing at English Harbour.
SAVANNAH, (Georgia) March 6.