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&om 'Robertson's ROYAL AMERICAN
GAZETTE, of Tuesday, April 27, 1779.
Last Saturday hi, M n jtfy's racket the Carteret, Charles
Nevurn % Commander arrived here in eight quicksfrom
Faimou&, by nub.m qxebawe the fedc wixg/refb advice,
•viz.
PAR I S, January 8.
LETTERS from Brest advise, that the Engageant fri
gate has had a severe battle with an En„lhh frigate,
named the Rose, and that on putting into that port to re
fit file fuak, and only laved forty of her crew.
Leyden, Jan 15. Letters from Caffel advise, that the
Landgrave of Hesse Rhiafeb Rothembourg, Field Marshal
in tie firvice of their Imperial Majesties, died on the 30th
of December.
Copenhagen, fan. 12. Ten flrips of the line and 6 fri
gates are fitting out ag inU the spring, one of 74 . guns, 3
of?o, two ®f 64, two of 60, and two of 50, two frigates
of 36 guns, one of 34, two of 30, and one of 20 guns.
Hague, Jan. 17. Our last letters from Berlin mention
pofaively, that Prince Henry of Prussia will quit the com
mand of the S ikon army, at the opening otthe next cam
paign, and that the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick roll
fueceed him.
Paris, 'Jah. 2%. They write from Lift >n, that the Pen
dant, of 74. guns; commanded by Mr. Vaudreuil,had been
obliged in a florin to r,n ashore on the coast of Portugal,
and is wrecked.,
Ke,rice, Jan. 15. The noble Paul Renier is chosen D%e.
of this republic, and was, after the usual ceremony, crown
ed this morning.
Hanover, Feb. 5. The King of England,, our Elector,
has demanded from the Regency of this electorate, two
tons of gold, to enable him to put the electorate in a pro
per state of defence in these critical times. This demand
was readily complied with by the dates, at an assembly
held for that purpose the 21st ultimo, ,
LONDO N, January 5.
They write from Peterfourgh, that her Imperial Maje
sty has ordered the deck y rds at Riga to be enlarged and
repaired, for the purpose of building fume firft and second
rate lhips of war; the mole is to be run farther into the
fra, feme new batteries, magazines, ftore-houfa, &c. are
to be built, and all the fortifications to be greatly strength
ened and augmented.
Yefierday fifty fail of transport lhips were taken into ser
vice by the Commissioners of the navy.
Orders are given from the board of Admiralty for an im
mediate return to be made of the number of transports in
government service at the different ports in this kingdom
and Ireland, in order to have a fufficient number ready
to embark the troops that are defined for America.
Orders are sent to Ireland to prepare a vast quantity of
provisions, for the use of his Majesty's troops and navy,
against the middle of February.
Yesterday several of the nobility set out for Portsmouth
to be present at the trial of Admiral Keppel, which is ex
peded to come on tomorrow in the Royal Academy, in
the Dock-yard. Sir Thomas Pye, yefterQay hoisted his
flag in the harbour, previous to the trial.
In the course of lift wec| there was a gold coinage in
the tower, which confined chiefly of half guineas, to the
araount of 900,000. Additional buildings and other pre
parations havq been making for fame time past for a sil
ver coinage, which will certainly take place next sum
mer.,
A Dutch man of war of 50 guns, from St. Euftatia, is
loft off Cape Finifterre, and the crew perilled.
On Saturday last four cemphnies of the 75th, or Prince
of Wales's regiment, under the command of a field officer,
embarked at Chatham on board lighters, in which they
proceeded to B ack Stakes, where transports were ready to
receive them. They are destined for Africa.
Jan. it. Yeftesday Sir Edward Hughes hoisted his flag
on board the Superb man of war, of 74. gun 5 , at Ports
mouth.
Yesterday arrived at Portsmouth his Majesty's armed
fltip the Fortune, from the South Seas, which was sent
lome time ago te make some new difeeveries.
Notice is sent to the officers of the Middlesex militia, to
join their regiments, that they may be ready by next
month to march into the barracks in the Savoy, White
hall, &c to de duty in the room of those guards wno art
going to America.
From the London Gazette, January 16.
St. Jamels, ,an. 15. The King was this day pleased
to confer the honor of Knighthood on Andrew Snape Ham
mond, Esq ; Captain of his Majesty's ship the Roebuck ;
and ne had the honor to kiss his Majesty's hand on the
occasion.
Jan. 25. Yffterdaythe Right Won. Earl Percy received
orders from his Majesty to repair to his command on the
coast of Scotland, where the forces are to be augmented,
and all preparations to be put in the greatest forwardnefs,
for tne general defence of that country.
Yeflerdav advice was received at the India house of the
loss of the Colebrook East Indiaman, Capt. Morris, to the
Raftward of the Cape of Good Hope, bound for Bombay
and China, ou a funknn reck ; all the crew are saved, ex
cepting about twenty sailors.
Tne military charge of Ireland, for the year 1779, will
amount to upwards of a million fterlihg.
On Saturday advice was received from Penzance,, that a
large Swedish ship, bound to Nantz, was totally loft off
Scilly, and all the crew perilled.
The melancholy catartropne of the Colebrooke Eaft-In
diaman, off the Cape of Good Hope, is the more lamenta
ble when it is considered, that the whole life es the com
mander, Capt. Morris, at sea, has been a series of misfor
tunes and disappointments. A few years since, while
waiting ashore at Bengal, with his purser, for the diamonds
and packet to go on board tne Earl ®f Chatham, which
ihip he then commanded, it was his hard iot to fee her
driven from her anchor, through a violent hurricane, by
which % was in all probability totally wrecked, having
never since been heard of.
Letters from Paris fay, that the Belle Poule frigate was
loft the 24th ult. off Uflrant.
Yefierday morning three different messengers were sent
off with dilpatches; one to Lord Grantham, at Madrid,
•ne to Sir Joseph Yorke, at the Hague, and the other re
Peter lburgh.
A letter from New-York mentions, that Lord Catheart
has been indefatigable in railing a regiment of light-horse
in that province for tee service of government, which he
has near compleated.
A snow, Capt. Yorke, from Philadelphia to France, is
taken and sent into Briflol, laden with tobacco, flaxfeed
and ftaves.
Two Ruffian noblemen, charged with a commission of
great importance, are hourly expelled at the Britilh court.
This morning accounts were sent from the Admiralty
to Plymouth, for the Foudroyant man of war, and the rest
of the men of war in that harbour, immediately to fail for
Shithead, to join the fleet there, which is to fail on some
secret expedition
Yesterday fe'nnight, the Tyger, Capt. QpHtrough, a
privateer belonging to Dopglafs in the Isle of Man, re
turned to that port with a Dutch galliot, leaded with 289
hogsheads of tobacco, bound from Bburdeaux to Dieppe,
which they took on Sunday fe'nnnight about ten leagues
to the southward of Scilly.
"Feb. 3. Ten lhips of the line, and four frigates, are
ordered to be completed with fix months Hores and provi
sions, at full allowance, to he ready to fail, from Rortf
mouth'on the shortest notice after the firft day of March.
Extrafl of a letter from Portsmouth, January 24.
" Arrived and came into harbour, the Experiment man
of war, from America, commanded by Sir James Wallace."
Yesterday the Hunter, Capt. Grey, arrived in the
Downs with dispatches from New-York, which were land
ed at Deal, and immediately sent, by express, to Lord
Germaine's offi e.
Yesterday advice was received from Cork, that a large
American privateer is taken and carried into that place, said
to be the General Sullivan, which took the Weymouth
packet.
A letter from Toulon by the last mail confirms the ac
count of the failing of three men of-war and three frigates,
with a body of land forces on board for the East Indies.
Feb. 6. They write from Amsterdam, that the Admiralty
of that place has given orders for equipping 12 men of war
and frigates to protest their trade.
On Thursday an express arrived at the Admiralty from
She'ernefs, informing Lord Sandwich, that a French fire
fhip had privately stole in there the preceding evening, and
attempted to set fire to the Dock-yard ; and thata train
of combustible matter had been found, and other inflam
matory things nailed up in several parts, which were set
fire to, but happily failed in communicating, and that a
frigate had been dispatched in pursuit of the sire- ship, which
had stole out again the fame night.
Prince William is going out with the fleet and troops for
the Weft Indies, to be entered a Midfirpman under Ad
miral Barrington.
Orders are sent to Portsmouth for the transports lying
there to take in their provisions, &c. as soon as possible,
that they may be ready to take the troops on board which
art ordered for Jamaica.
Feb. 9. Government are in daily expectation ofhearing
that Sir Hector Monro has taken Pondicherry.
We hear from undoubted authority, that orders are gone
over to America, to embody the different American regi
ments that are already formed, or may hereafter be raised,
to brput upon the array establishment, with full half pay
to the refpedive officers upon their reduction, or at the
conclusion of the present contest. This mode bids the faireft
that government has yet hit upon, to raise an army, and
bring matters to a condition in that part of the world, it
is in faft, dividing their force, and fighting them with
their own weapons.
Extras of a letter from Portsmouth, February 5.
" Sir Edward Hughes made a signal this morning for
the Eaft.lndia fleet to drop down to St. Helen's.
" The American prisoners at Forton had once more
nearly effeaed their escape, but were prevented by the vi
gilance of the guards.
“ The Liverpool Blues are now here, and in a few days
will embark on borrd the transports for America."
The East-India fleet only wait a fair wind to put to sea ;
and Sir Edward Hughes's fquidron, with those already in
India, will be more than a match for the French force
sent thither.
A Sweedifh ship laden with masts, yards, &e. bound to
Brefl, is taken by the Alarm cutter, and carried intn Pen
zanae, in Cornwall.
Feb. 16. Lord Howe, it is said, is to command the
grand fleet, prepared for the defence of this country the
ensuing summer.
Extras ej a letter from Portsmouth, February 14.
" On Saturday Admiral Keppel prepared an elegant en
tertainment for the Court Martial, the Admirals and Cap
tains of the navy, and the noblemen and gentlemen in
towp, when he expressed the very grateful sense he enter
tained of their disinterested, friendly, and independent
condutl. He again received their con;# utulation# on his
honorable acquittal, and the day concluded, as the former
ones had done, in general rejoicings."
Extract of a letter from Hastings, February to.
“ This morning the Amazonian Crew, a privateer be
longing to a society of ladies at Battle, near this place, ap
peared in our Roads, with a prize (alarge Dutchman)
falufed us with thirteen guns, and made fail to the West
ward. Shells a fine snow, and mounts twelve four poun
ders." f
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, February 14.,
“ This day Admiral Keppel's flag was again hoisted on
board the Viftory, amidst the repeated huzzas of all the
crewsof the lhips at this port, as well merchant-men as
men of war. The Admiral will set out for London to
morrow morning. It is said his firft visit is intended for
his noble friend and colleague Lord Hawke."
T.e following are said to be the terms of a new loan;
five per cent, for twenty years, or redeemable on the part
of government; an annuity of one per cent, for two lives,
and (even Lottery tickets for every 1000 1. fubferibed at
10 1. each ; the number of tickets in the ehfuiag Lottery
to be 56,000.
N E W- Y Q R K, April 27.1
private letters, brought by the last packet, mention
the trial and honorable acquittal of Admiral Keppel, and
of his being reinstated in the command of the grand fleet
which was fitting out with all expedition to aft against
the Marine of France :— Troops and a number of capital
lhips of war were preparing to be sent off to the Bast-In
dies, from which quarter important intelligence is soon
rxpe&eu. Succours are also embarking for the British
forts on the African coast. A most refpe&able augment
ation will be speedily sent to the army anting under the
command of General Gran*, in the Weft-Indies; but
what all ranks of men in the nation seem to have most at
heart is, to enable his Excellency Sir Henry Clinton ta
ad decisively again ft the rebels the ensuing campaign: The
firft divifioivof Britilh troops destined for this continent,
confiding of fifteen regiments, under convoy of a formi
dable squadron of men of wa r , were expelled to fa,l soon
after the departure of the lafi packet.'
We hear that nis Majefiy has been pleased to appoint
Major Duncan Drummond, Aid-de, Camp to his Excel
lency the Commander in Chief, to be Auditor of Accounts,
i& the room of Daniel Chamber, Esq; deceased.
-,.,4#^**-~ 04-4 4#^-Y* ,$-04*♦
JOHN TURNE R,
Mas for SALE st his house in Front-fireet, opalite
Mr. Thomas P:uro:c's Ship.y,fd, in Southwark,
A NT IG U A Spirit, WUt India Rura, Con inent
al ditto, ;md Mobifes, in iiogthead^; C £1 hy
tut tierce or barrel, and a few burUs 01 good Beef.
N B. Likewise to ueh/d, a gtnred PHOTON,
as good a# 1 n:&, with ha nets compleat for a pvrfof
borfes.\
A O R S I, fa,
MUSCOVADO and cia? ed Sugars in bog fh?2<'s
aed tierc a, W ft-India Rum, Bohea and Green
I ea, C. ffee, Pepper, Spite, abb some Medicine!; arid
Dry Gjods. at PE TER WHITESIDE and Co's/
store in Chemut ftrtet, between Third and Fouith
fticets, Pailadelph% 1.
SERVANT MAN, capable of wait
fl ing cn a genteel family, may hear of a good
plaoe by applying to the Printer. 1,
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN BARCLAY and Co.
At their floras on Montgomery's wharf, oppefite the
Bird in hanu,
XV EST-INDIA Rum by txt hogfoead, Flour
and Ship Stuff by the barrel, a small package of
Green Tea, and a neat affj.tment of Ironmongery.
Philadelphia, May A.
W A N T E D,
A NUMBER of Journeymen Shoemakers, to make
ftrorig Shirs, who may meet with gwad encourage
ment and constant employ by applying to Samuel
Burman, at the corner of Walnut and Fitth-ftreets,
Philadelphia.
Likewise wanted to purchase, a large quantity of
Leather and strong Shoes. Any person having such to
dispose of may hear of a purchaser by applying as abcre.
WA N T ~ EDr-
A GOOD NEGRO WENCH, that unduftand,
house work, and is a tolerable cook. Any person
having such a one to dispose of, may hear pf a purchaser
toy applying to the Print r. _ :
FOUND near the Play-houje,
THE CASE of t WATCH. The owner may
1 have it by applying to the Printer.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
CTRAYED AWAY from the Herdfmn, a small
° red and white CO W, branded on each horn I H.
Whoever will give information of said Cow so that the
owner may get her again, shall have the above reward,
by applying to Joseph Snowden, in Second street, a
few doors below South- street, Philadelphia.
Frankfort, 1, of gtb Month.
eighty Dollars reward.
CTRAYED or STOLEW last night, out of the
' pufture of the fubferiber near the Bridge at Frankfort,
a strawberry roan Saddle Horse, ten years old, upwards
of fifteen hands high, a sutural pacer, died all
round. Also a brown Mare, about eight or nine years
old, fifteen hands high, long bodied, a natural star in
her face, and a blaze made with white paint, a long
trot and gallops heavily ; (he has a large long tail
Whoever returns said Horse and Mare to the fubferiber,
shall have FORTY DOLLARS reward for each,
and all reasonable charges.
ABEL JAMES.
Alexandria, Virginia, April 16.
T, be SOLD by Public Vendue,
On the premises, on Wednesday the nineteenth day of
May, at Ten o'clock in the morning,
ABOUT two hundred acres of Land, situated a
little above the town, with the improvements
thereon. It will be laid out in lots nearly as follows:
One of about fourteen acres, on which is the large
mansion house, with several out house?, an excellent
orchard of apple and cherry trees, and has a front cn
the river Potowmack of 30 rods; Another on the western
line will contain about twenty acres, several of which
?re meadow, and having a beautiful eminence on the
back part of it, commands a view of the town and an
exteniive prof,eft up and down the river from which it
is about one mile diftaat : Between those lots will be
several of about five acres each : A lane of thirty-three
feet wide will run from the river to the eastern fide of
the twenty-acre lot, between which lane and Alexandria
will be another range of lots of about five acres each,
extending from the river to the aforefaid twenty-acre
lot. They are very suitable for pasture, being fine and
level. The whole number of lots will be from go to 40.
The nearest about half a mile from town and the faitheft
about a mile and a half. For further particulars apply
to William Hartshorne, in Alexandria. 4.