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HALIFAX (Nova-Scotia) May 14-
Yeflerday afternoon was sent in here by his majefly's
ship Blonde, a letter of marque,mounting 20 guns, laden
with (pars and mails, bound from Cape Ann for France.
May 28. On Wednesday last, brig, general Campbell,
reviewed his majesty's 70th, Bzd and 84th regiments,
and on Friday last the Hessian regiment de Seitz.—
Their soldierly appearance and military dexterity did
them the highest honour. „,
We are sorry to inform the public, that his majesty s
ship, the Blonde, was unfortunately loft on the rocks of
the Great Seal island, on the 10th inflant, but all the
people happily saved their lives except one man, who
perished by his own obstinacy. Thus were the pleas
ing hopes and expectations of both officers and men of
this fine frigate (just coppered, and failed as fwift as
the wind) totally fruftrated, and themselves cast on a
desolate island.—They were taken off by the Ameri
can privateers, Lively and Scammel, captains Adams
and Stoddard, who humanely received them on board
their fllips, treated them with great civility, and, at
their leaving them, furnifhed them with a pais to pre
vent any of their privateers from molesting them.
June 4. Wednesday arrived here his majesty's arm
ed brig Observer, commanded by lieutenant Crymes,
with the Saucy Jack, a privateer belonging to Salem,
commanded by captain Ropes. The Observer firfl saw
her on Tuesday, about fix or seven o'clock in the
evening, cape Sambro bearing S. W. about three
leagues diflant. The ship was then to the eaflward,
bearing down to the brig with a press of fail. Between
eight and nine o'clock they came within hail, and as
soon as the ship found that the brig was a vessel of
force, (be crouded fail and endeavoured to get off.
To prevent this, lieutenant Crymes increased his fail
and soon brought her to close adion, which continued
upwards of two hours, often so close on board each
other aa to do much execution with their pikes. After
this the fliip again crouded fail and endeavoured to get
off: and in this situation continued a kind of running
fight till past one o'clock in the morning, when the
Observer, being again alongside, and preparing to re
new the affion with vigor, the ship struck. She was
immediately taken possession of, when it was found
that captain Ropes had received a mortal wound early
in the a&ion ; that his firft lieutenant had received a
bad wound, when both vessels were alongside, from
one of the Obferyer's marines, who hove his musket at
him with such force that the bayonet entered his thigh
and faflened him to the deck. There were 25 killed
and wounded on board the ship ; the Observer had 3
killed and 5 wounded; captain Ropes died of his
wounds as the prize was coming into the harbour.
The Saucy Jack mounts 15 guns, 6 nine-pounders and
, fix-pounders, and had on board 63 men when the ac
tion began; the Obeferver mounts only twelve fix
pounders, and had on board 60 men. When the
great inferiority of the Observer in weight of metal
and number of guns is considered, the merit of lieut.
Crymes, his officers and crew, will appear in the most
striking and distinguished manner. The Jack was de
‘ fended with great gallantry, but was obliged to sub
mit to superior perseverance and bravery. Captain
Thornbrough, late of the Blonde, who was on board
a fhallop bound here with the remainder of his fhip's
company, having fallen in with the Observer, previ
ous to the action, went on board in his cutter, and
when the engagement commenced, Rationed himfelf as
a volunteer at one of the guns.
On Wednesday, the 19th instant, Mr. Robert Oak
ley of Philips's precind, in Dutchefs county, was most
barbarously murdered in Fish-Kill mountains, on the
Wicopee road, of which the following is an account
of this horrid aft, taken from the best evidences which
can now be colteßed.
Mr. Oakley set out in the morning of the aforefaid
day for Fish-Kill ; the last house he passed was Mr.
Springsteen's, where he got a drink of water, it being
about two miles to the next house. About midway
between both houses, he was beset by some villains
as appears by the ground and foot-fleps of his horse,
and was led into the woods, about ten rods from the
road, and dripped of part of his cioaths and shirt, and
an old shirt put on him. From the position in which
the body was found, the third day after the murder
was committed, it plainly appears that the villains had
compelled Mr. Oakley to kneel down, then fired feve
ral mufquet bullets through his body, which was cast
forward with the face on the ground. Five mufquets
were heard to fire by some people about half a mile
from the place, at nine o'clock the fame morning
when Mr Oakley left home, which undoubtedly destroy
ed the life of this good citizen and true friend to his
country. One half-joe and some silver which he took
from home with him, his affaffinators took from him,
as also his horse, saddle and bridle. The perpetrators
of this horrid deed, we are well assured, are some of
the theives and robbers sent by the enemy, and, no
doubt, assisted by their friends, our internal enemies,
now fuffered to live amongst us. It was not for the
fake of Mr. Oakley's money they took his life ; that
they might have taken without destroying him; but
the reason of murdering him in this manner, in cool
blood, we have reason to suppose, was from his mani
fefting himfelf an undaunted, fleady and a&ive friend
to the freedom and independence of America ; and was
adive in detecting some horse-thieves from the enemy,
a few weeksffince, two of whom were executed in this
county; also, in detecting several of our internal ene
mies, who are indited and now in goal, for harbour
ing and feeding those attrocious villains from the ene
my, who are fucking the blood of this country
and murdering its inhabitants. As the time is faft
approaching, when those persons now in confinement
will he tried, and Mr. Oakley being one of the princi
pal evidences against them, we have every reason to
suppose that those villains, with their friends and asso
ciates, lave engaged those sons of cruelty to destroy
this evidence before the court meets. Thus has this
slate loft a valuable citizen, the country a flaunch and
firm friend, bit wife a tender husband and his children
an affectionate parent.
F I S H-K I L L, June zy.
Thursday last being the anniversary of the declarati.
on of independence, his excellency the president of con
gress, with the delegates of the several dates, assem
bled at his house in this city, received the compliments
of his excellency the minister of France, the president
and council of the Rate, the principal officers of the uni
ted states, the gentlemen of the army and the gentlemen
citizens of the several Rates in union. At noon a sa
lute was fired, the bells of,the city were rung, and other
demonstrations of joy exhibited on the occasion.
Extrad of a letter from a gentleman at New-Windsor,
dated 25th June, 1782.
BALTIMORE, July %
Last Tuesday the birth of the Dauphin of France was
celebrated by the citizens of this town. There was an
elegant dinner provided, at a place called the Indepen
dent Spring, at which were present the chevalier d'An
mour, and a number of strangers and French gentle
men. After dinner the following toasts were drank,
and the entertainment was closed with that harmony
and good humour which, in a peculiar manner distin
guished the day.
I The Dauphin of France.
2 The King of France.
3 The Queen of France.
4 The friendly European Powers.
5 The United States in Congress.
6 Governor Lee and the State of Maryland.
7 Count de Rochambeau and the French Army.
8 General Washington and the American Army.
9 The Marquis de la Fayette.
10 Hi, Most Christian Majesty's Minister in Phila
delphia.
11 The American Mioifters.
12 Perpetual Duration to the Alliance.
13 May the Princes of Europe imitate the Mode
ration and Virtues of I^ewis the XVlth.
The French forces, under the command of his excel
lency count de Rochambeau, are now on their march
from Williamsburg for the northward. It is said they
are to encamp for some time at or near George-town,
on Potowmack.
We are assured, that a strong body of British troops
having lately attacked the Americans polled near Sa
vannah, in Georgia, under general Wayne's command,
were repulsed with very considerable loss, and in a
manner that reflects very great honour on the arms of
the united Rates.
The enemy, it is asserted, have been equally unfuc
cefsful in the vicinity of Charleftown, having failed in
an attempt to take or destroy a picquet of general
Greene's army, with the loss of about 120 men, 40 of
whom were slain, the red made prisoners.
DEATHS. In an advanced age, Charles Crcxall,
of Baltimore county, efq ; a very refpeflable country
gentleman.—ln the prime of life, Mr. Solomon Stanf
bury and his two sisters, Sarah and Elizabeth, fonand
daughters of Mr. Richard Stanfbury, of Patapfco
neck, in this county—These three persons, of amiable
charaders, were most unfortunately drowned a few
days ago, by the overfetting of a canoe in our river,
in fight of a number of their distressed friends, who
were unable to give them any assistance.
f You may rest affur'd, that Lippencut will fuffer
death, and not captain. Afgil ;I have good authority for
it. He is condemn'd, but the difficulty is, whether
he shall fuffer in York or here, the enemy being for
executing him themselves."
Philadelphia, July 5, 1782.
AGREEABLY to public notice given in the news
papers, a large number of citizens, holders of loan
office certificates, met at the state-house, to take into
confederation the disappointment and distress of the cre
ditors of the public, from the suspension and delay of
the payment of the interest due upon loan-office certifi
cates ; when Mr. Blair M'Clenachan was chosen chair
man and doftor Rush secretary of the meeting.
After mature deliberation, the following resolutions
we re passed :
ift. Resolved, That a committee be appointed, who
shall make a decent and refpehful address to congress,
setting forth the great distress many holders of certifi
cates mud fuffer if no more bills are drawn on France
for payment of the interest due upon their early loaps
to the public. That this diftre's i$ greatly aggravated
by the unexpected manner in which it will fall upon
them, inasmuch as the greater part of the interest on
those certificates will become due on the 10th of Sep
tember next, and there is not time to make provision
for so great a disappointment. The committee are
therefore direded, to pray congress to pay the interest
due on such certificates, on or before the id of March
ensuing.
2d. Resolved, That the committee be directed to
pray congress to devise such means as will pay, not
only the above interest, but likewise the interest of the
other loan-office certificates dated subsequent to the
ift of March, 1778, the holders of which have long
fuffered in silence, from the want of the interest due up
on their said certificates.
3d. Resolved, That the committee be inftrufted to
open a correspondence with the public creditors ia the
other Rates, urging them to use their utmost interest
for providing immediately the funds necessary for this
good purpose.
The following gentlemen were afterwards appointed
a committee to carry the above resolutions into executi
on, viz. Messieurs Blair M'Clenachan, Charles Pet
tit, Thomas Firfimmons, doctor John Ewing and doc
tor Benjamin Rush.
Signed by order and in behalf of the meeting,
BLAIR M'CLENACHAN, Chairman.
A Lilt of Letters remaining in the Post-
Office, Philadelphia, July 5, 1782.
A.
ALE XANDER Anderson, William Adamson,
Charles Alexander, William Axon, Moses Alien,
Cape-Henlopen ; M. Audubon.
Philadelphia, July 6.
B.
Captain Samuel Brown, captain Joseph Blewer, Da
niel Brown, Mr. Brout, James Beamont, Marten Bur
vow, Joseph Burfes, captain Philip Brown, Archabald
Buchannan, colonel Henry Bicker, John Buchanan,
Carlifle; Mr. Belfons, Andrew Boyd, Cheder-county ;
William Bearns, Amwell, New-Jersey ; Daniel Bordeau
and Co. Charleftown South-Carolina.
C.
John and Andrew Corbet, John Carson, esquire 3;
captain Josiah Cram, Elisha Carpenter, Jane Cury, Ste
phen Cronin, Elizabeth Campbell, captain Joseph Cof
tin, reverend Mr. A. Clarke, Charles Collins, ferjeant ;
Richard Clark, Andrew Clarke, Samuel Cooper, Ti
mothy Carrell, Mr. Chevilier, 2 ; M, Claverie, captain
Benjamin Connor, Egg-Harbour,
D.
Lieutenant Henry Demler, monsieur Defpred, captain
Davis, dodor David, doftor George Draper, Moses
Day, Lewis B. Demotte, George Davis, 2 ; captain
George Dougherty.
E.
Mr. John Evans, Mr. Ten Eych.
F.
William Foster, John Foster, Lewis Formor, widow
Field, D. Adam Frank, monsieur J. F. Frifche, cap
tain Simon Forester, John Finney, Chester county,
G.
John Gibson, esquire, Simon Gross, Miss Marga
ret Glass, monsieur J. B. Galler, George Grieves,
James Grey, James Grantland, Salem.
H.
Mr. William Herbert, 2; Mary Hawke, James
Hollowell, Daniel L. Hylton, Daniel Hale, 3 ; James
Hood, reverend Oliver Hart, David Horner, James
Hamilton, Elias Hammon, Mr Hilman, Sarah Har
rison, Samuel Hampton, Samuel Hand Harris, John
Hilden, Philip Peter H^uts, Lancafler county ; colonel
Joseph Hart, Bucks county ; major Hart, East-town.
J-
Henry W. Jackfora, monsieur Jones, captain Daniel
Joy, dodor Thomas Jones, Mr, John Jenks.
K.
Philip Kallack, George Kennedy, Robert Kilft>n.
L.
William Lawrence, James Lockwood, Mrs. Landry,
Nathaniel Lawrence, Richard Lemmon, John Law
rance, esquire, dodor George Lehman, John Lawfin,
John Leypold, Thomas Lowrey, esquire, John Law
rence, esquire, Isaac Lloyd, Lottery-Office, 2.
M.
Benjamin Mason, John Maffet, captain Daniel
M'Neill, Benjamin Myers, John M'Carter, John
Montgomery, Neal M'Koy, messieurs James, Mey and
Boon, Josh. Mather, captain James Marton, dodor
John D. Metzoner, Tulip May, monsieur du Mou
fau, madam Mary, John Mitfefitler.
N.
Monsieur Neveu, John Hartley Norton, esquire, 4;
Thomas Necolfon, Elias Nixcen, George Nixon.
O.
James Owens, Hugh Otterfon.
P.
Captain Matthew Parke, monsieur J. A. Pery, Rich
ard Price, Esther Pelharn, captain Timothy Pierce,
John Pomrey, J hn Pierce, esquire, Samuel Phillips,
Mary Pitts, Samuel Parson, monsieur Paque, Mr.
Jos. Prowell, John P. Palmer, esquire, Germantown.
R-
Mons. Rerfourcafs, 2; Mons. Rivoire, 2 ; David
Rose, M. Rogiers, James Richmond.
S.
Charles Stewart, 2; Mons. E. H. Schmidt, John
Clement Stocker, esquire, Mr. Wiliiam Smith, James
Skinner, John Joseph Sollier, Miss Judith Swim, Timo
thy Sheter, Mons. Scheinemanu, 2; Amos Stone, John
Specht, Stephen Saunders, Allegany Mountains; Mr.
Joseph Smith, Greenwich, Weft New-Jersey.
T.
Mr. Terrefon, 3; David Tweedes, George Theans,
Peter Tryer.
V.
John Van Camp, esquire, John Van Norden, Errex
fon Van Norden.
W.
Isaac Wykoff, Walters, esquire, Libbeus Whit
ney, Samuel Wallace, 2; Jacob Weed, 2; Hezekiah
Welch, Rachel Wilson, capt. Enech Wefh, Benjamin
Ward, Leonard Winkler, John Winens.
Y.
Miss Young.
Five Pounds Reward.
RA NAWAY from the febferiber, on the sth of
this instant, June, 1 Yellow SLAVE, named LOT.,
appears to be one half Negro the oth.r Indian : had on
when he went away, a white shirt, an under jacket
with the fore-parts white and the backs dark grey, a
pair of striped trowfers, a striped coatee; took with
him a grey homespun coattee, two pair of coarse
trowfers; the hair trimmed close off the fare part of
his head, the bind part midling long and bushy, he is
very fond of strong drink, and abusive when in liquor.
Said fellow is about 5 feet 9or 10 inches high. Who
ever takes up and secures the above described Slave, so
that the owner may have him again, shall have the
above Reward and reasonable Charges, paid by
JOHN WHEELTON.
Little Creek hundred, Kent county, on Delaware,
June 19.