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the pleasure to inform you that the fame accounts bring
advice of fir Eyre's being much better; that though he
lad an appopledic fit, yet he was again on horse
back amongrt the hussars of hi s , army, who, to a man,
look up to him for success I will not close this, till I
am able to fay something thereof.
'' Justice to the generosity of our enemy, makes me
give a place to the following anecdote of him. During
the invtftment of Velloure, against which, lines of cir
cumvallation were nearly compleated, Mrs. 's
fears were such, that, from my personal knowledge of
Hyder, I dared to write to him, requeuing a fafe
guard for her to this place. He politely complied and
feota body of horse to escort her, who (hewed her eve
ry refpea and attention, nor quitted her till she was
fafely conduced to our out-posts.
" During the general's absence, he twice fought Hy
der Ally ; the firfl, on the loth inflant, in his way to
the relief of Velloure, when crowded with provisions,
flores, &c. &c. in neither of which Hyder made the
least impression on us, though his force exceeded ours
at least fifteen to one, and in both of which he had the
choice of ground. The last was on the 13th instant,
whed he opened batteries on us of 18, 24 and 32 pound
ers ; notwith flanding which we beat him and pursued
him above five miles; want of cavalry and provisions
prevented these successes being decisive ; he drew off
his heavy guns ; nor killed or wounded above 150 of
of our people, among which,2 were Europeans, Three
of whom were officers.. 0
Yesterday morning, the 19th, the general returned
here; though much better than when he fat out, yet
much broke indeed. His loss will be most severely felt.
Heaven preserve him! His anxiety, in the present si
tuation of affairs, is much increased by our ignorance
of general Meadows, of whom we can only conjecture.
Those who pretend to know most of the matter, fay
he must be here in a few days. The Swallow packet
is detained here, in hopes of being able to bring ac
counts of this fleet and army to Europe. Every vessel
that appears sets us all a-tiptoe to learn the news ; even
now there is a large vessel to the eaflward, the directi
on that a fleet is expeded from."
of parliament, as coming from him ; on the contrary,
his sentiments were still the fame, that we had resources
fu fficient to enforce the obedience of the rebellious pro
vinces, and that by a spirited prosecution of the war,
that great and deferable end might flill be accoroplifh
ed. This declaration of lord Shelburne's so pleased
the sovereign, that he immediately appointed his lord
fllip to succeed the late marquis of Rockingham, as
firft lord of the treasury.
Mr. Grattan, the celebrated Hibernian patriot, ne
ver difeovered a greater flrength of political sagacity
than in moving for 20,000 men for the service of the
Bri ifh navy. This gentleman proposed the measure
for the avowed purpose of giving a favourable turn to
the war, and to (hew the people on this fide of the wa
ter, that his countrymen confider the prosperity of Ire
land, as inseparably conneHed with the glory and wel
fare of the British nation ; but those who look into the
designs of this able flajefman with a speculative eye,
dTcove- something more in Mr. Grattan's proposition
than what is generally underflood at present. The
Jrifh have now a very numerous and well disciplined
army, and they look to a navy as essentially necessa
ry totheir future welfare. If ten thousand out of the
twenty voted by the Irilh parliament for the service of
England, arrive in their native country at the conclu
sion of the war, and which may be fairly taken for
granted, they miirt return experienced feampn. The
British navy mud serve as an excellent fchool,and the
Jrifh will, in future, receive the benefit of their educa
tion.
Extract ofa letter from a gentleman at fort St. George,
to his friend in London, dated June 12, 1782.
" Through the indefatigable perfeverence of fir Eyre
Coote, on whom neither his royal master, nor the India
company, can possibly heap Sufficient honours; I can
boast of being relieved from the most irksome of all situ
ations. My confinement at Velloure, which had been
closely inverted above fifteen months, deprived me of
the power of fending a letter bigger than a kidney
bean, and that at the rifque of the ears and nose of the
bearer, and of getting any provision to the garrifen,
but in dark nights. Many poor inhabitants, in try
ing to relieve the necessities of their flarving families,
were thus mutilated; some of my servants were so
treated, whom I am obliged to maintain.
" You doubtless have had better and more authen
tic accounts of the actions against Hyder Ally, than I
can attempt to give, as at those times I was pining in
my situation, confined at Velloure. From the present
state of affairs, against the most formidable enemy that
ever was in the field against us, I know not what we
should have done, had we not fir Eyre Coote to have
headed our troops. His successes against this enemy,
have rendered our small army formidable to Hyder;
for ingenuourty bis name is an army ; the present cir
cumflance will prove it.
" After the relief of Velloure, in November last,
want of provisions, draught and carriage bullocks, mo
ney, &c. fir Eyre was obliged to bring the army close
to M dras, after having retaken and garrisoned Chit
tour, which, by the bye, Hyder has since retaken, and
made the whole garrison prisoners. At Velloure he
was seized with the sciatic, and continues extremely ill.
The army, when they reached Cantoonments, were
months in arrears, nor have the utmost efforts of our
council, been able to clear them off; they grew clam
orous, particularly the Bengal feapbys. Notwithstand
ing which, when it app ared mceffaryto march again
to the relief of Velloure, his presence not only appeaf
td, but animated them. He was obliged to be carri
ed to his pallenkeen, on theist, in the evening, being
in extreme pain. On the 2d in the morning, the whole
moved ; and though the army is not two-thirds of its
former flrength, yet our accounts inform us, he has
not met with any opposition, and by the last, he was
within thirty miles of Velloure ; that the enemy then
made no shew of opposing him, though crowded with
baggage and cooleys for the relief of Velloure. I have
The P. S. of the above, dated January 24, gives the
following account : “ no peace with the Marattas, no
cash in our treasury, no account of general Meadows,
no rice but what we get from the northward and Ben
gal, no Credit, &c. &c.
N ORWICH, September 26.
Extract of a letter from camp, dated Verplank's point,
September 16.
" The change of ministry, and breaking of the ne
gociations, confuted us very much at firQ; but we
find in Rivington's paper of the 11th, that general Con
way rails away very hard against Fox, for resigning,
because of the appointment of Shelburne; that he is
fully in the measures which had been adopted, and
has done more than any other individual has been able
to effect, in persuading his sovereign to content to the
independence of America.
" His excellency had a packet from Carleton on Sa
turday, upon the fubje& of the commissioners who are
to meet to adjust the dispute about exchanges, and
some other matters, they are expeded to meet this
week at Tappan ; generals Heath and Knox on our
part. In this packet he speaks the fame language that
he always has, that there is no need of disputing, the
matter is finifhed, and we are both agreed as to the ge
neral terms of a pea e, and it will take effect. What
we are to make of all this,' time wi I tell us.
" The general has just received a letter from the mi
nifter of war, mentioning the arrival of a vessel at Phi
ladelphia from France, with a very large supply of of
ficers and soldiers eloathing of every kind ; she is but
one of three sent out; one consigned to Boston, the
other to Philadelphia."
N E W-Y O R K, October 3.
Yesterday was brought in here by the very for
tunate privateer brig Fair American, captain Burton,
the rebel brig Count de Graffe, John Hall, late master,
from the Bavanna, brund for Philadelphia, where she
was owned, with near three hundred cherts of sugar,
a quantity of fait, and twelve thousand five hundred and
seventeen Spanish dollars on board. The latter of these
articles were landed and fafely deposited in this city
last evening. She failed from Havanna in company
with the ship Hope, of 14 fix pounders, and brig Han
nah, — Either, master, both belonging to and bound
for Philadelphia, with valuable cargoes. The Count
de Graffe was captured by th< Fair American after a
long chafe; during which, she threw four of her guns
overboard, and carried away both her top marts off
Cape Hatarras, eight days ago; she had been then 14
days ont. The clincher built brig Hannah, one of her
consorts, was taken by the privateer Digby, captain
Lawton, of this port, in fight of the Fair American,
the afternoon preceding the night in which the latter
made prize of the Count de Graffe.
Philadelphia, O&ober 10.
Tuesday last the GENERAL ELECTION was held
throughout this commonwealth, for representatives and
other officers of government. We have as yet obtained
no other of the returns from the different counties than
what follows:
PHILADELPHIA CITY.
Counsellor. James Irwin.
Assembly. Samuel Morris,
• John Stienm-tz,
Samuel Meredith,
Sharp Delany,
Frederick A. Muhlenberg.
Sheriffs. William Will,
Thomas Proder.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
Counsellor. John Dickinson.
Assembly Henry Hill,
Matthew Holgate,
George Gray,
Samuel Penrofe,
Thomas Reese,
James Morris,
Isaac Gray,
Samuel Afhmead,
Jacob Rush.
The Fair American has also brought in the rebel
schooner Swift, from North Carolina, bound for Bos
ton, with a cargo of naval flores: the Fair American
has been onb fifteen days out on her last cruize: she is
commanded by a gentleman of great proft ffional mer
it, and has an invincible crew, has been a severe scourge
to the rebels, and brought Jason's fleece to her own
ers.
In ourlaft (through mifinformation) we mentioned
that major Doyle commanded the party of British
troops that defeated a body of tie rebels in Carolina,
and killed colonel Laurens. Although major Doyle
was in the adion, major Brereton, of the 64th regi
ment, commanded the party.
Extras from the Minutes of the Honourable the Gene
ral Assembly of Pennsylvania, dated Saturday, Sep
tember 19, 1782.
On Motion,
TH E inftrudions to the commissioners appointed,
for afeertaining the line of jurifdiHion between
Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, were read the second
time, adopted, and are as follow:
" YOU shall meet the commissioners of New-Jer
sey, as soon as you conveniently can, and proceed with
Extract of a letter of the best authority from Cape
Francois (via Baltimore) dated September 5, 1782.
" Eight days ago arrived two vessels from Old France,
which brought an account that M. de Guichen has
taken between twenty-five and thirty merchantmen,/
with three ships of the line."
On Saturday last arrived in this city, the honoura
ble Jonathan Arnold, esquire, a delegate from the
state of Rhode-Ifland and Providence plantations, to
the united flutes in congress assembled.
RECEIPT of Continental Taxes for the State of
Delaware, published in pursuance of the 6th article of
inftruHions from the Office of Finance, dated the 12th
day of February last.
For the month of September, received nothing.
JOHN READ, Receiver
of continental taxes for the state of Delaware.
Newcartle, Odober ift, 1782.
G^^^M^^W
Best white Allum S A L T,
To be S OLD on board the ship HOPE, th, lower
fide of Market-fireet wharff. Oftober 20.
Lancaster, October 7, 1782.
Five Guineas Reward.
LOS T on the road leading from Lancaster to An
derson's ferry, on tht Susquehanna, supposed
to be somewhere near the five mile stone, FIVE
LETTERS from Europe, dire&ed for British officers,
prisoners of war at York town, under an open cover.
add ^'l d , ^ c *?™ n SAUMAREZ, of 23d regiment,
or R. W. F. Whoever has found such a Packet, and
brings it to the Commissary of Prisoners at Lancaster
or York town, or to any British Officer at either of
these posts, shall receive the above Reward.
New ere&ed Stages.
TH ESE Machines, which are on Iprings and
very e a sy carriages, will set out from the Bunch
~ ,° f Grapes, in Third-street, Philadelphia, at 7
0 clock in the morning, and from Mr. DEWIT' s
Baltimore, at 10 o'clock every Monday and Thursday.
T \:°r c -' rom Philadelphia will be at Mr. Branton'k
o to dine; lodge at the Head of Elk;
Breakfaft next morning at Sufquehanah ; exchange
plungers and return to Wilmington the fame day
next morning breakfaft at Mrs. Withy's, at Chefter'
'" Philadelphia to dine. The passeng er ;
f r °? ^"^ w "! '? d ^ at J ames Phillipa's, at Hart
f'[d ' ü bre " k ' a " " Sufquehanah, where they exchange -
^hich carnage returns immediately to Baltimore. The
I roprietors imagine the route of this will be the more
convenient, as the passengers have not to stay all night
at Sufquehanah. The carriages are new and in good
order, and the best of horses are procured for the bufi
neb ; therefore make no doubt will meet with encour
agement for this ufeful inftitutiqn. Baggage &- c . will
be received and delivered by Mr. T. DEWIT in B li
more, and the fubferiber in Philadelphia ; ^here the
g eateft care and attention will be given in delivering
letters, &c. The price for each passenger is 30 Shillings
to sufquehanah, and 20 from thence to Baltimore and
the fame for 150 weight of baggage, and in proportion
for any diftwee The cost of ferriage of all baggage
oFt7/r"/es° passengers > is d < fra y e d by the proprietors
Philadelphia, JAMES PHILLIPS,
O&o. 2, 1782. JACOB G. BERGEN.
Just Imported and to be Sold, By
Thomas Itoda// & Co.
In Front-street, a few Doors above Market-fir^t
W'ESf-lndia Rum by the hogfnead,'
Window G ate by the box,
Tin in calks and boxes,
Pig Lead.
Also, Sug^r, Coffee and Tea.
Also, A Variety of DRY GOODS by the bale.
them to fix and afeertain the line of jurildiaion be
tween this state and New-Jersey, on such principles
of justice an equity, as may best promote the saluta
ry purpose of extending civil government to every part
of the river Delaware, and the islands therein contain
ed, so far as this state is concerned in the fame: and
of your proceedings make report to the next general
assembly."
The inftrudions to the delegates of this state in con
gress (read the firft time, Sept. 11) were read the se
cond time, adopted, and are as follow:
Gentlemen,
" THE representatives of the freemen of the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met,
taking into serious consideration the late intelligence
from Europe, and the situation of public affairs-, con
ceive it their duty, to communicate to you the follow
ing inftruHions for the government of your conduct in
the grand council of the nation:
ift. Being convinced that the power of making
peace or war, and all negociations relative thereto, are
vested in the united Rates in congress assembled, or
authority derived therefrom :
You will rejed every proposition or measure tending
to any pacification, truce, treaty or convention,
which may imply a re-union with Great-Britain, found
ed on any dependence or fubo,dination whatsoever, or
which is not most perfectly conformable to the engage
ments subsisting between our great and good ally, his
most chriftian majefly and these united dates . for as
we are determined to support the independence of
America, with our lives and fortunes, so is it our in
flexible resolution, to preserve inviolate, the bonds of
union and good faith, by which we stand firmly en
gaged to each other, and to our allies.
2d. The restoration of the proprietary ertate, as well
as the property forfeited by the treasons and delin
quency of sundry fubjeds of this state, are utterly in
compatible with the dignity, independence and future
happiness of the fame :
You will therefore oppose, with your utmost abili
ties, every attempt which may be made to introduce
these interesting considerations among the conditions
of a truce, treaty or general peace.
And for your further inftrudions, we refer you to
the resolutions of this house on the twenty-third and
twenty-fourth of August, 1782."