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buladge, commodore; L'Fegafe, and Le Androma
che frigate, was rocking a second attempt to proceed
on an expedition to the Ead Indies, some of the troops
having been before captured under that deflination,
by the fguadron under the command of rear admiral
Kempenfelt,, in the presence of the above-mentioned
ships of war.
Foudroyant, April 23, 1782. J. JERVIS.
N. B. Advice has been received, that the Pegafe,
of 74 guns, is arrived at Spithead, and the following
flips, part of the above-mentioned captures, at Ply
mouth.
La Fidelite, with 178 troops and stores.
La BJlonne, 147 troops and stores.
La Lionne, 180 troops and stores.
Duc de Chattres, stores and arms.
Lift of the fleet which failed under admiral Barring
ton.
Ships Guns Commanders.
(Admiral Barrington,
Captain Hail.
/ Admiral Kempenfelt,
Royal George too \ Captain Cromwell
Ocean 90 Captain Phipps
Foudroyant 80 Captain Jervis
( Commodore Elliot
Edgar 74 < Captain Moutray
Alexander 74 Lord Longford
Bellona 74 Captain Onflow
Fortitude 74 Captain Kepple
Gcliah 74 Captain fir H. Parker
Sampf^n 64 Captain Harvey
La Prudence 64 Lord Fitzgerald
Recovery 32
Crocodile 24
Extract of a letter from Gofport, April 19.
" The Arethufa frigate is failed with a convoy of
ships for Newfoundland.
“ All the independent soldiers quartered in this town
and Portsmouth are embarked on board transports
bound to the Weft-Indies."
War-Office, April 27, 1782.
His majesty lias been graciously pleased to reinstate
Thomas Earl of Effingham in his military service, by
appointing him to be lieutenant-colonel in the army,
by brevet.
April 30. It is with the greatest pleasure and fatis
faHion we inform par readers of the following impor
tant intellfo enee, which arrived last night from Ply
mouth: On Tuesday night lad the Queen, captain
Mainland, of 90 guns, carre up with and captured the
Au&ionnaire of 64 guns; she is armed emflute, and has
on board elven chests of mcney, btfides masts and rig
.ging for 3 seventy-sour gon ships. The fame express
likewise brings advice of another transport being arriv
ed at Plymouth, that was captured by La Prudenteof
36 guns ; the prize-master of which reports, that file
had klfo captured two other transports, and was in
chace ofa fourth when she parted company. By the
fame express we likewise learn, that .he Auftionnaire
was part Plymouth and gone on for Portsmouth,
The following is a lift of transports arrived at Ply
mouth, with their tonnage, crews, and from whence fit
ted out:
Arrived on Monday, April 22.
Tons. Guns. Men.
Le Lion 500 10 260 Bourdeaux.
Le Grand Sarpeden 600 10 50 Ditto.
La Bellona 500 10 230 Bred.
La Fidelite 500 8 234 Ditto.
Le Duc de Chartres 350 10 30 Ditto.
Le Superbe 600 16 60 Bourdeaux
Le Honore 400 10 30 L'Orient.
Villa Nova 900 20 44 Brest.
L’Amphion 900 30 44 Ditto.
Arrived Thursday, April 25.
Le Marquis de Caftris 600 16 30 Ditto.
Total 5750 130 1012
The above were laden with all kinds of provisions
and stores, naval and military, for the Mauritius ; they
were to touch at the Cape of Good Hope. The sol
diers captured belong chiefly to the regiment de Suiffe.
The loss of the above ships, with fix others not arrived,
will be severely felt.
The following ships are now at Spithead, viz. Vic
tory, Britannia, Royal George, Oceaji, Union, Fou
droyant, Edgar, Alexander, Goliah, Courageaux, For
titude, Bellona, Pegafe (French) Diligente, Raifona
ble, Sampson, Panther, Affifiance, Renown, Diomede,
Monsieur, Surprize, Proserpine, Merlin, Vesuvius,
Lightning, Harpy, Tifipbone, Furnace.
May i. Last night's Gazette contains his majesty's
orders for allowing every recruit who shall enlist on or
before the 13th day of May, on his being approved by
the commanding officer, the sum of three guineas, be
sides the usual bounty of three guineas, given at the
time of enlifling , and a guinea more at the end of it
months from the time of being approved; and another
guinea at the end of the second 12 months, if he shall
continue so long in the service without deserting.
This day three mails will be made up at the general
poft-office, viz. one to Jamaica, one to Charleflown,
and another to New-York, and dispatched to Falmouth,
in order to be put on board his majesty's packet boats.
The earl of Carlifle is appointed flewart of the houf
hold, in the room of lord Talbot, deceased.
Lord Weymouth is appointed groom of the flool, in
the rooh nos earl Afhburnham, who had resigned.
Mr. Laurens, it is currently reported, has been em
ployed, ever since the new miniflry came into office, in
negociating a treaty for a peace with America, with
his friend Mr. Adams, at the Hague; which negoci
ation has been greatly favoured by thelaft inftruftions
that gentleman received from the congress ; wherein
we learn, he was desired at all events to attend to any
proposals that might Come from the new miniflry ;
though not to fettle any preliminaries till he had re
ceived an answer from America.
The capture of the late armament for the East In
dies, is a proof that the French are very late this year
in their naval preparations; a fquadroo of such im
portance should have been escorted by a much supe
rior force, if there had been one ready.'
I EEG you would be pleased to inform my lords
commissioners of the admiralty, that being off Cape
Cornwall; the 18th inflant, on my passage to this place,
in his majesty's ship under my command, I took L'-
Aglae, a French ship privateer belonging to St. Maloes,
commanded by the Sieur Dugve de Laureat, of 20 guns,
fix and nine pounders, and 121 men, after a chafe of
eight hours. This ship had been out fix days, and had
not taken any thing. N
Admiralty-Office, April 30, 1782.
Extract of a letter from vice-admiral Drake, to Mr.
Stephens, dated in the Downs, April 25.
I HAVE the pleasure to inform your lordship, that
a large cutter privateer, mounting 18 fix pounders, and
2 twelve pounders, and 133 men, named the Active
Roebuck, and commanded by one Shitty, an English
man, was sent into the Downs yeflerday evening : she
was taken to the westward, by the' Crocodile, Scour,
and Helenna.
/ HALIFA X, July 2, 1782.
Saturday morning arrived the armed brig Observer,
from a cruize and brought in with her a retaken brig
laden with fifh.^ -
The lords of the admiralty, in justice to captain Jer
vis's gallant behaviour in taking the Pegafe, a French
ftiip of 74 guns, have appointed the firft lieutenant of
the Foudroyont, Mr. Greville, to the command of a
sloop of War.
Admiral Pigot leaves town to-morrow to take his
Command. He is to carry over the ensign of knight of
the garter to prince William Henry.
It is the Jubiter and not the Romney, in which ad
miral Pigot is to go to New-York.
Lord Howe's fleet is to consist of three firft rates, five
second ditto, and sixteen other ships of the line.
La Pegafe, of 74 guns, brought into Portsmouth, is
ordered to be immediately overhauled, and fitted for
sea with all possible expedition.
It is said, that Mr. Laurens is impowered to make
the following proposition to government: That provid
ed we acknowledge the independency of the American
dates, they will entirely relinquish their Gallic alliance,
and not only put immediate flop to hostilities, but
enter into a commercial union highly beneficial to this
country.
Admiralty-Office, April 30, 1782.
Extraft of a letter from vice-admiral Milbanke, to
Mr. Stephens, dated Plymouth, April 28, 1782. ,
I HAVE the fatisfaaion to acquaint you, for their
lordships information, that his majesty's ship Latona
arrived here last night; and captain Conway brings
the agreeable intelligence of his having, in company
with the Queen last Monday, south of Scjlly, fallen in
with the French ship l'A&ionnaire, armed en flute,
which flruck to the latter. She has eleven chests of
Dutch silver on board, and also lower mails for four fe
verity-fours, with fails and rigging complete, besides
her own masts, which were intended for the Hannibal.
Captain Conway farther informs me, that on Tues
day last, about ten leagues south of Scilly, he fell in
with and took a French logger, named le Barnadine,
mounting fourteen guns, and also retook a Scotch lug
ger of ten guns, which file had captured.
Admiralty-Office, April 30, 1782.
Extract of a letter from captain Colins, of the JEolus,
to Mr. Stephens, dated passage of Waterford, April
20, 1782.
Sir ANDREW SNAPE HAMOND,Kt.
Lieutenant governor, and commander in chief, of his
majesty's province of Nova-Scotia, and command
ing his majesty's ships in the harbour of Halifax,
&c. &c.
July 5. Monday a body of men landed at Lunenburg,
from a number of privateers, and went to burning
houses, plundering and pillaging the inhabitants. As
soon as intelligence of it was received her , the most
fur prising exertions were made in fitting out the Corn
wallis, and two armed brigs, though they were in a
manner totally unrigged, and their guns and floras ouf,
yet they failed for the relief of Lunenburg, on Mon
day forenoon. Since which, another armed ship has
failed, which captain Douglas of the Chatham com
mands, and in which captain Rogers, late of the
Monk, is gone a volunteer. The Albacore, and ano
ther armed vessel, which captain George of the Charlef
towß, has taken command of, follows this forenoon
with 200 Hessians. Should this spirited armament, ar
rive in season, there is no doubt the event will be for
tunate.
The ADDRESS of his majesty's council, and house of
> assembly.
PERMIT us, fir, to express the high sense we have
of the very spirited conduct and extraordinary
exertions used, under your immediate direction in
equipping several armed vessels and lending them to
the relief of Lunenburg, Curprized and plundered by a
number of rebel privateers. With pleasure we beheld
the officers of his majesty's ships in this harbour exe
cuting your orders, with the most becoming alertness
on the occasion, and although the sudden retreat of the
enemy, eluded your vigilance, and the force sent a
gainst them ; we think this testimony of the public ap
probation, a just tribute to such difiinguifhed zeal and
attention for his majesty's interred, and the fatety and
welfare of his loyal fubjefts in this province.
To which his honour the lieutenant-governor was plea
sed to give the following answer.
Gentlemen,
" 1 thank you for this address; and you may be
Yeflerday failed his majesty's ship Albany, brig ob
server, and several other armed vessels, (with troops on
board,) for Spanish River.
The printer is sorry to inform the public, that yes
terday morning about d+y break, a body of 200 rebels
landed at Red- Head near the town of Lunenburg, Seiz
ed on the battery, burnt two Block-Houses, and the
jail, plundered the inhabitants; when the express left
Lunenburg at eight o'clock yeflerday morning, fix re
bel privateers were then lying in the harbour. This
morning failed his majesty's ship Cornwallis, and an ar
med brig for their relief, and it is hoped they will come
up with the plunderers and give a good account of
them.
To the Honourable
" assured, that my attention so the protection and &
" curity of this province shall never be wanting."
Last Friday arrived his majesty's ship Lord Cornwall
lis, ship Lion, &c. from Lunenburg. By a gentleman
who came passenger we are informed, that on the aft of
this month a party of ,0 men, under the command of
lieutenant George Paterman, landed from five rebel
privateers (the largest mounting 16 guns) at Red Head,
about two miles from Lunenburg, who marched to the
town, about 4 o'clock in the morning, which they
took by furpize, at he fame time the privateers failed
up to the town, after which they proceeded to plunder
the town, by taking away merchandize, money, wear
ing apparel, and a great many of other valuable artic
les, to the value of L. 10,000, and after ransoming the
town for L.iooo, burning a block house, and the dwel
ling house of Creighton, esquire, they failed out
of the harbour of Lunenburg between 5 and 6 o'clock
last Monday evening. They took Creighton,
esquire, and one or two other men, prisoners, and car
ried them off.
SALE M, July 11.
The following is an abflra& of a letter, dated at Ha
lifax, June 6, from captain vVilliam Gray, late lieut.
of the jack privateer, captain David Ropes, who was
taken about fix weeks since, on a cruise from this port;
, —" On the 28th of May, cruising near Halifax, we
saw a brig flanking in for the land; and at 7 o'clock.
P. M. difeovered her to have a copper bottom, 1€
guns, and to be full of men. At half after 9 she came
al@g fide, when a close a^ion commenced. It was our
misfortune to have our worthy commander, captain
Ropes, mortally wounded by the firft broadside. I was
slightly wounded, at the fame time, in my right hand
and head ; but not foas to disable me from duty. The
action was maintained, on both sides, close, severe,
and without intermission, for upwards of two hours •
in which time we had 7 killed, several wounded, and
many abandoned their quarters. Our rigging was so
destroyed, that, not having the command of our yards,
the Jack fell with her larboard bow foul of the brig's
larboard quarter, when the enemy made an attempt
to board us ; but they were repulsed by a very small
number, compared with them. We were engaged in
this position about a quarter of an hour ; in which time
I received a wound by a bayonet, fixed on a musket,
and which was hove with such force, as entering the
fore part of my right thigh, and passing through,
close to the bone, entered the carriage of a bow gun,
where I was fafftened ; and it was out of my power to
get clear, till assisted by one of the prize masters. We
then fell round, and came with our broadfdes to each
other, when we renewed ti e afbon with powder and
ball; but our match rope, excepting some which was
unfit for use, being all expended, and being to leeward,
we bore away, making a running fight. The brig, be
ing far superior in her number of men, was able to get
soon repaired, and complexly ready to renew the ac
tion ; indeed she had cooftantly kept up a chafing fire,
for we had not been out of reach of her mufctry. She
was now close along-fide of us again, with 50 men pick
ed out for boarding : I therefore called Mr. Glover
and the test together, and found we had but ten upon
deck, and two of them, besides myfelf, wounded, f
had been repeatedly desired to firike; but I mentioned
the fufferings of a prison-ship, and made use of every
Captains Babcock of the Hero, Stoddard of the
Scammel, Woodbury of rhe Hope, and Tibbets of the
Swallow, having determined to furprize and possess
themselves of Lunenburgh, an elegantly fyuared town,
ten leagues weft of Halifax, landed 90 men two miles
below it, under the command of lieutenant Barteman,
on Monday the firfl day of July inflant, at half after
seven o'clock, A. M. This gallant corps, with amaz
ing rapidity, reached the town and, amidst many
heavy difeharg's <f mufquetry from the enemy, burnt
the commanding officer's house, a bloc k-house in the
north-weft part of the town, f,Diked up two 24 pound
ers, and forced the enemy into the south block-house,
from whence they kept up a brisk and animating fire,
and declared their intention to hold out to the la ft ex
tremity : but their animation übfided upon the receipt
of a few 4 pound (Lot from tie Hero, and they reluc
tantly surrendered themselves prisoners of war. The
victorious party, with a natural and pleating vivacity,
fell 0 plundering, and quickly emptied the stores of
a variety and considerable quantity of dry goods, twen
ty puncheons of good Weft-fnefe rum, and the king's
beefy pork and flour. Upon th ' near approach of the
other argument in my power for continuing the en
gagement. All the foreigners, however, deserted their
quarters every opportunity. At two o'clock, P. M.
on the 29th, I had the inexpressible mortification to
deliver up the vessel. I was told, on enquiry, that we
were taken by the brig Observer, a sloop of war be
longing to the navy, commanded by captain Grymes;
that she was formerly the Amsterdam, and was owned
in B fton; that she was calculated for 16 guns, but
had then but 12 on board. That the Blond frigate
being cast away on Seal-islands, the captain, officers
and men had been taken off by captain Adams, in a
sloop, and captain Stoddard, in a schooner, both be
longing to Bofion, and by them had been landed on
the main : that moll of the officers and men having got
to Halifax, was by the governor sent on board this
brig, in order to come out and convoy in the captain
of the frigate, who was then, with some of his men,
coming to Halifax in a fhallop ; and that she afternoon
before the aßion, he and some others were taken 011
board the brig, which increased her number to one
hundred and seventy-three men. Captain Ropes died
at 4 o'clock, P. M. on the day we were taken, after
making his will with the greatest calmness and com
posure"
In the above engagement, besides 'captain Ropes,
were killed, Mr. Nathaniel Trafk, o' Beverly, prize
mafter, Mr. James Gregory, of banv'trs, quarter
mailer, and four others. Twelve were wounded, who
were all in a fair way to recover. The loss of the ene
my, in killed and wounded, we hear, was more than
double to that fuff-red on bodrd the Jack.
BOSTO N, July r 5.