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In the East Indies—fir Richard Bickerton is to have
izfail of the line, fix of which he takes out with him,
frefh ships, all copppered, from England, besides 2
fifties and 4 frigates.
On these four Rations the number of fllips of the line
will be 61 fail.
Nov. 20. Yesterday even ng an express arrived at
the German office, at St. James's, with the agreeable
intelligence of the arrival of the transports with the
Hanoverian troops all fafe in the Downs. They consist
of ioqo men and are intended for the Eafb Indies. They
failed from Bremer lake on the 29th of Odober, and
the very tempestuous weather that has happened since
that period had excited the firongeft apprehensions in
government that they were all gone to the botton. The
above 1000 men with two regiments of infantry, and
300 men drafted out of different regiments of light dra
goons on the English eflablifhment,and to prodceed to
the Eafl-Indies, in the next fleet, that is soon to set
off to that quarter, under the command of fir Richard
Bickerton. This powerful reinforcement, together with
fix fail of the line which fir Richard is to carry with
him, and three that are already in that flation, will
conflitute, altogether, the largest both naval and mili
tary arrangement that ever were in India at one time on
account of government.
How much soever the miniflry may be censured for
want of abilities, they may defy their enemies to charge
them with a want of firmnefs It ought to be remem
bered that the ostensible manager of the upper house,
who is now so violent in opposition, deserted his sove
reign, and the service of his country, in a time of peace,
when he had nothing to cope with but a domestic facti
on, and was entirely free from all the difficulties of war.
Dejeded and dismayed by the violence of his opponents,
he furnifhed a temporary triumph for his enemies, by
a resignation of his post and power. For the honour,
however of his successor, be managed the helm of go
vernment 'in spite of those embarrassments which had
intimidated his predecessor ; in spite of faction, in the
firft inflance ; rebellion in the second; in spite of a
French war, a Spanish war; and la flly a war with Hol
land ; enlarging the public ideas of his charaaer and
abilities^ in these progressive exertions of his capacity,
and maintaining a firm and honourable regard to that
declaration which he long since made to his sovereign
and his country,never to desert the one or the other,till
he had weathered the florms which furroundthem.
Whitehall, November 6, 1781.
LIEUTENANT-colonel Conway, who failed from
New-York, the firft of last month, in the duke of
Cumberland packet, arrived at this office on the even
ing of the 3d inflant with dispatches from fir Henry
Clinton, to the right honourable lord George Germaine
one of his majesty's principal secretaries of Bate, of
which the following an extract.
Extrad of a letter from fir H. Clinton, tolord George
Germain, dated New-York, Sept. 7, 1781.
In my dispatch of the 20th August, 1 had the ho
nour to inform your lordship, that general Washington
had suddenly quitted his camp at White Plains ; I have
now that of communicating to you his subsequent move
ments.
He passed t! e Croton on the 19th ult. taking a Rati
on within a few miles of it. On the 23d and 24th he
crossed the North river, and by the position he took,
seemed to threaten Staten Island, until the 29th when
he suddenly moved towards the Delaware. At firft I
judged this to be a feint; but finding that he passed the
river with some of his avaunt guard, and publicly talk
ed of the count de Graffe's being every moment expect
ed in the Chefapeak to co-oppe rate with him, I imme
diately endeavoured both by land and water, to com
municate my suspicions to lord Cornwallis ; at the fame
title assuring his lordship, that I would either reinforce
e yery possible means in my power, or make
best diversion I could in his favour.
On the Jamaica Ration—admiral Graves, who is to
go thither from America with 6 ships of the line, im
mediately after the expected a&ion with the French,
to succeed admiral Rowley (who now commands there
since fir Peter Parker came away) who comes home next
spring. His squadron to be inceafed to 8 fail of the
line.
For the American station—the admirals Digby and
Hood, with 14 or 15 fail of the line, and 3 fifties, be
ficies frigates, sloops, schooners, and cutters. This
force to be increased or decreased as circumstances may
require.
At the Leeward islands—sir G Rodney and admi
ral Drake, wi'h 26 fail of the line, r 6 of which are to
be frtfh ships from England, all copper bottomed, be
sides a proportionate number of frigates, sire-ships,
bombs, &c.
The British navy confifls at this time of 146 ships of
the line, including the men of war building, some of
which are ready to launch, and the majority in great
forwardnefs, of which 106 are now in aftual service.
Admiral Gambier is to succeed admiral Edwards on
the Newfoudland Ration next season.
Nov. 17. The naval arrangements for the enduing
spring are fettled, and we have the most perfe& confi
dence in Bating them as follows, which we have rea
foo to believe is the manner resolved on in the cabi
net.
The New Adventure privateer, of Weymouth, has
taken and brought into Portland road, the Franklin,
of 20 nine- pounders, between 4 and 500 tons, laden
with 405 half-hogfheads of tobacco and 44 boxes of Ha
vanna sugar: the was bound from Philadelphia to I'o
-
November 6. This day advice was received at the
admiralty -office, of the fafe arrival of admiral Darby,
with the fleet under his command, at Torbay, on Thuef
daviaft-
Yesterday an express arrived with an account of the
arrival of commodore Johnson, at Plymouth. Gene
ral Meadows, with the forces intended for the East In
dies, has pursued his voyage to thatquarter. It is said
the commodore has brought with him the principal
part of the treasure which he captured on board the
Dutch East Indiamen.
From a late N E W-Y ORK Paper.
PHILADELPHI A.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Tuesday, March 6th
1782.
On Motion,
The Bill entitled, “ An aft for fettling and adjust
" ing the depreciation accounts of sundry officers,
" noncommissioned officers and privates, belonging
" to the Bate of Pennsylvania, agreeable to the re
" solves of the united fiates in congress assembled,"
was taken up for a second reading, and the fame be
ing read and debated by paragraphs, was ordered to
be tranferibed for a, third reading, and in the mean
time printed for public consideration.
Extra& from the minutes,
PETER Z. LLOYD, clerk
of the general assembly.
An a& for fettling and adjufling the depreciation ac
counts of sundry officers, noncommissioned officers
and privates, belonging to the slate of Pennsylvania,
agreeable to the resolves of the united states in con
gress assembled.
W HEREA S the united fiates in congress affem
,bled, by their resolve of the roth of April, 1780,
did recommend to the several fiates in the words fol
lowing to wit, " Relolved, That, when congress shall
" be furnilhed with proper documents to liquidate the
" depreciation of the continental bills of cred t, tey
" will, as soon thereafter as the Rate of the public
" finances will admit, make good to the bne of toe ar
" my and the independant corps thereof the deficien
"cy of their original pay occasioned .by such depre
" ciation ; and that the money and articles heretofore
" paid or furnifhed, or hereafter to be paid or furnifh
" ed, by congress or the fiates, or any of them, as
" for pay, fubfiftance, or to compensate for deficien
" cies, shall be deemed as advanced on account, until
" such liquidation as aforefaid shall be adjusted ; it
" being the determination of congress that all the
" troops serving in the continental army shall be pla
" ced on an equal footing: provided that no person
" shall have any benefit of this resolution, except such
'' as were engaged during the war or for three years,
" and are now in service or shall hereafter engage da
" ring the war."
And by their resolve of the 20th of Fe'ruary, 1782,
it is ordered and recommended to the several states in
the words following, that is to fay ;
" Refolded, That it be and hereby is recommended
" to the legislatures of the several states, to fettle and
" difeharge on account of the united states, the depre
“ ciation of pay of such officers in the late general hos
" pital, as are inhabitants of or belonging to their re
" fpedive fiates, who resigned their appointments as
“ ter the 10th day of April, 1780, or became super
“ numerary by the new arrangement in October, 1780."
Therefore, in compliance with the revives of con
gress aforefaid ;
Be it enabled, and it is hereby enabled, by the re
presentatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in general assembly met, and by the au.
thati:y of the fame, Thatall the officers, non commissi
oned officers and privates of the army of the united
states, in ti e line of .his state engaged to serve forthree
years or during the war, who were citizens of this slate
at the time of their entering into the service of the unit
ed states, whole time of enlistment expired, or who
were honourably difehargeckfince the said 10th day of
April, 1780 ; and all phyfichns and surgeons and sur
geons mates of the line of the army, or b longing to
the general hospital, who were citizens of this Rate,
and who have resigned their appointments since the
said 10th day of April, 1780, or who became supernu
merary by the arrangement of October, 1780, and were
not otherwise provided for by law; and no other person
whatever shall be, and are hereby entitled to have their
depreciation accounts adjufied and fettled, making de
du&ion therefrom of all enlargement of pay, fubfiftance
money, date floras or other allowance in lieu of loss
occasioned by the depreciation of their original pay.
And whereas, it appears by the refo'ves of congress
of March 15th, 1779, February 9th, 1780, and Octo
ber 3d, 1780, that all detached corps, not originally of
the line of the army, shall be credited to the states to
which they refpedi rely do belong, or were citizens of
at the time of their entering into the service, and shall
be provided for by the said fiates refpediveiy, as those
of equal rank in the line of the army:
Therefore, be it enabled by the authorit aforefaid, That
all officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the
artillery-artificers or other detached corps, who were
citizens of this Rate at the time of their entering into
the service of the united fiates, in any of the said corps
or artillery-artificers, and who were enlisted to serve
for three years or during the war, and who were in
actual service on the said 10th day of April, 1780, and
who have continued in the said service to this time, or
were honourably difeharged since the said 10th day of
April, shall be, and hereby are entitled to have
their depreciation accounts fettled and adjusted agree
able to the principles contained in the foregoing feAion.
And whereas, by a refolde of congress, dated the 29th
day of March.l7Bl, the regiment of artillery-artific
ers at Carlifle, are reduced t two companies, under
the command of captains Wyly and Jordan, and agree
able to the resolves of congress mentioned in the fore
going fe^ion, the said corps of artillery-artificers are
annexed to the line of this date.
Therefore, be it enabled by the authority aforefiid,
That the said corps of artillery-artificers, under the
As rear admiral Graves failed from thence with his
own and fir Samuel Hood's squadron the 31st ult. in
consequence of the intelligence received refpe&ing the
Rhode-Ifland fleet as mentioned to your lordship in my
last dispatch; and as lord Cornwallis, in his letters of
the 29th ult. and 2d instant which I received from him
yesterday, informs me that the count de Graffe was in
the Chefapeak with a considerable armament. I am in
hourly expectation of hearing that rear admiral Geaves
has either intercepted Barras, or attacked the fleet in
the bay, or perhaps both. In the mean time I have
embarked 4000 troops, with which I shall inflantly
proceed myfelf to relieve lord Cornwallis as soon as I
know the paifage to him is open.
Proclama ti o n.
TX^HEREAS the honourable Thomas M'Kean, efq;
'' chref juffice, the honourable Wiliam Augustus
Atlee, esquire, second iuflice, the honourable John
Evans, esquire, third justice, and the honourable George
Bryan, esquire, fourth justice of the supreme court,
and of the courts of oyer and terminer and general gaol
delivery, for the commonwealth of Pennfy vanii, have
issued rheie precept, earing date the fifth day of
March instant, «o me directed, for holding a court of
oyer and terminer and general gaol delivery at the
bate house, in the city of Philadelphia, for the city
and county of Philadelphia, on Tuesday the second
day of April next.
And whereas the honourable Francis Hopkinfon,
esquire. Judge of admiralty, for Pennsylvania; and the
honourable William Augustus Atlee, John Evans
and George Bryan, efquir'es, Juflices, as aforefaid, of
the supreme court, aforefaid, have issued their precept,
bearing date the said fifth day of March, to me di
rected, for holding a court of admiralty feffons for
the united states of America, at the said state-house,
on Tuesday the ninh day of April next.
And whereas the said honourable Thomas M'Kean,
Francis Hopkinfon, William Augustus Atlee, John
Evans and George Bryan, esquires, have issued their
precept, bearing drte the said fifth day of March, to
me directed, for holding a court of admiralty sessions
for the Rate of Pennsylvania, at the said state-house,
on the said ninth day of April next : Notice is here
by given, to all justices of the peace, the coroners,
efcheators and conßables within the said city and coun
ty, that they be then and there in their own persons,
with their rolls, records, indiaments and other re
membrances, to do those things which .to their offices,
in that behalf, appertain to be done. Also, all they
who will prosecute against the prisoners that are or thea
shall be in the gaol of the said city and county, are
to be then and there, to prosecute against them as
shall be juti.
WILLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
GOD SAVE the COMMONWEALTH!
WANT ED, fur immediate Service, between Twenty
and Thirty
Good Draught Horses.
Any performs having such to dispose of, may meet with
a Purchaser, and receive the < affi for them, by apply
ing to Mr. JACOB HILTZHEIMER, at the corner
of Seventh and Market ffree s, Philadelphia. March 9.
THE P^rmerfhip of WILLIAM HARVEY and
Co, ate of Chefaut street, Philadelphia, bein^
dissolved : Ab those who have any Demands upon laid
William Harvey and Co. are requested to meet at the
Fountain tavern, in Chefnut-ftreet, at 6 o'clock thia
Evening, wi;h the^r Accounts, in order that the fame
may be fettled as soon as poffi de.
Philadeiph.a, March 9, 1781.
Was left at the house of the
fuhferiber, innholder in Third-street, at the sign of the
King of Piuffia, some time ago, a Sorrel HORSE•
He was cried through the ftrecte several times; hi $
no owner appearing : this is to certify, that if no own —
er comes, proves property, pays charges and takes hita
away in two weeks fr^m thii date, he will be fold so,
bis ch rges. JOHN RASER. March 9, i„&*
command of the said captains Wyly and Jordan, shall
be, and hereby are annexed to the line of this Rate,
and such of them, as at the time of entering into th?
service were citizens of this slate, shall be entitled to all
the benefits, emoluments and advantages, granted or
proposed to be granted in future to officers of equal
rank or privates in the said line, any law to the con
trary hereof in any wife notwithflandiug.
Married, captain George Cross to miss Charlotte
Trezevant, late of Charleftown, South Carolina,
On TUESDA Y,
the 19th day of Mtch, instant, at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, on the Premises, on the wdt fide of Fourth
ftreet, between Cherry alby and R?ce street,
A Two flcry MESSUAGE and LOTof GROUND,
containing in front, on Fourth street, izand half
feet, and in length 49 feet, fubjeftto u ground rent of
25 (hillings per annum. And on THURSDAY, the
21st day of March, instant, will be Sold by Public
Vendue, at 10 o'clock in th, Mo ning, on the Premises,
in K nfinpton, near Mr. Sawder's tavern, at the up
per end f Greenwood': lane on Frankford road, SIX
LO T'S of GROUND, situate cn Marlborough -street ;
5 of said lots containing, each in front on said street,
18 feet, and in length 101 feet; the other containing
in f ont, on said street, 54 feet, and in length iot feet,,
wiih a two story Brick MHfuage. SIXTEEN LOTS
of GROUND, situate on Crown-ftrert, con'ainiQg:
each in front, on said street, 18 feet: Eight of said lots
containing each 101 feet; five, containing each ioo
feet ; three, containing each 177 feet in length. FIVZ
LOTS of GROUND, situate on a lane: Four of said,
lot: containing, each in front, 18 feet, and in length
90 feet; rhe other containing in front 22 feet, and in
length 90 fert.
A Plan of the aforefaid 27 L^ts of Ground may be
fern on the Premises, and st Mr Solder's tavern on
F ankford read. The Conditions will be made known
at the time and place of file.
N. B If the weather should be rainy on the days of
sale, th Vendue wli be postponed to the next fair day.
Dated at Philadelphia, the fifth day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-two, and in the sixth year of American
Independance.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,