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DUBL I N, Odober 16.
A letter of unquestionable authority, received here
this day from Cork, brings the important intelligence,
that the Monsieur frigate was just arrived there, with
an account of having fallen in two days before with a
cutter, who with a 64 gun ship was convoy to five Dutch
East Indiameo, homeward bound, captured by com
modore JohoPone off the cape of Good Hope.
01. 20. The Patty, an empty transport from New-
York to port Glasgow, put in !a9 Sunday morning at
Crook haven, in great distress, having loft her anchors,<
rudder and foremaft. in a gale, about 100 leagues from
the coail of Ireland, with tour feet water in her -hold.
The men were almost dead with pumping to keep her
from going (own.
LaftTuefday evening, about 6 o'clock, Mr. Pierfan
was flopped on the road leading from Blue-bell to Kil
mainham, by two villains armed with pistols, and rob
bed of 235 guineas and his watch, with which they got
off.
There appears something singular in this robbery ;
the happy fufferer is a native of the county of Antrim,
had been some time in America, and had disposed of a
quantity o' prize tobacco in Cork, for which he receiv
ed the above sum : at an inn in that city, he sewed
the guineas in a piece of flannel hung them across his
breast next his (kin, and declares he did not fuffer a
being to fee them from that time till the accident hap
pened : when the villains flopped him, one attempted
to seize his faddie-bags, but his companions desired
him to desist, as it was not there and immediately ap.
plied to where the money wasjconcealed.
HOUSE of LORD S,
Wednesday, October 10.
The earl of of Charlemont rose up and made the fol
lowing motion : That the thanks of this house be giv
en to the several volunteer corps in this kingdom, for
the continuation of their efforts in the defence of this
country, and for their spirited offers to government on
the late alarm of an hostile invafian meditated againfl
this kingdom.
The motion being read by the lord chancellor, and
the queflion put, the earl of Bellamont flood up and
spoke as follows:
T Have long and patiently expelled to fef fom thing
I in print, either asa petition or other ,
of the many who are now experiencing the utmost
distress, through the love of their country, and the
created attachment to our just cause. , ,
of those unfortunate widows, ^ at the
ment of this contest, was in p®ffeffion of a comforta
ble income 'My feelings dilated it as a duty to me,
that I ought to lend every affiance in my power,
tho' a weak woman ; upon which I put ^ hat J
could foare into the public funds, and although but a
trifle my i^ereft in bills upon France very
penally, # ,rt^^^"^
paid to the public credit, I fold oi fmy houses an
and immediately put my money into the loan
office'- but alafs! how g r eit has been my (offerings
°I that time having never received for this lad sum
^ ^^ Ois true, when 1 called upon
the loan officer, he offered me certificates; bu
he had no money, md to my sorrow I found that if
I parted with those certificates, it mull be at the dd
count of twenty to thirty three and a third per cent,
therefore concluded it best, rather to be fatisfied with
the whole loss, than fid mt to such an imposition;
and had not the heavy tax s we labour under, recal
led to my mind my form r happy circumstances, I
should rather have been a silent fufferer than made
known my wants; but when I look round me and
find, that be little furniture I have, is the only re
source left to pay those taxes, and support an aged
woman, I cannot help complaining tho' but imper
feftly. ’ Would to heaven some abler pen would
take up the task, and endeavour, by representing 'he
matter in its proper light, to awaken the feelings of
Congress, and give them a proper idea of the extreme
mis ry and didrefs, which great numbers of the most
virtuous of our fellow citizens are involved in thro’
the fame negled.
Pray, would it not be reasonable, that a part of the
money raised by taxation should go towards dif+harg
ing the interest, or at leaf?, tbit an order upon the
loan officer be a compensation for the taxes of those
that have lent their money. The frequent calls 1 ! have
had on this account, and my inability to pay them,
has suggested a thousand ways, whereby we may be
extricated from those difficulties ; but w eq I confi
c|er the confufed and incorred manner of explaining
them, I tremble to think, that even poverty itfelf,
should oblige me to offer a thought in contemplation
with the wisdom and justice of those, through whose
frmnefs and patriotifin, guided by the eternal rues
of mankind, we are, I trust, almost brought to a
happy end of all our troubles.
I have with many ot ers waited patiently, until
public affairs seemed in a profiling train, when I
hoped Congress would be in some measure relieved
from their great state of anxiety, and had leisure to
reflect on what was due to those who firft and chear
fully contributed to the support of the war ; that pe
riod, I hope, is at length arrived, and I have so
much confidence in them as to belie e, that had fuf
ferers—and especially the helpless widows and or
phans, made known tneir situation, their wants would
have been redressed. With this hope and pleasing ex
pedation, I muff for the present submit my cause to
them and Heaven, that they may be inspired with
fendernefs and compassion for the unfortunate, and
endeavour as far as circumstances will allow to miti
gate their troubles, is the sincere prayer of fir, your
much obliged servant,
A DISTRESSED WIDOW.
From Rivington's New-York Royal Gazette,
January 9.
Mr. CLAYP OOLE.
My Lords,
lam wellaware, how critical the ground is upon
which I flan?, I will not however comment upon it,
nor will I swerve from it, for so long as I amendowed
with the diftinaive faculties of a man, I will assert and
exercise the great privilege and duty of man, to alt
up to conviaion.
My lords, we are moved to come to a vote of thanks to
the armed affiliations of this kingdom. My answer
is, it is already done this day, by an humble address of
the house to the king, upon terms the most honoara
ble to them, and the most dignified to ourselves, as be
ing the most refpettfuJ and dutiful to our sovereign ;
what need then any further proceeding on the subject?
Is efficacy your objed ? Would you inspire refpe& a
broad? Manifeft a well poi/ed confiitutional fubordi
nation and fyfiem at home. For trust n^, you for
feit the one, as often as you transgress the line of the
other.
Your lordships are moved, to come to a vote of
thanks to the volunteer corps of Ireland, to whom ? To
the volunteer military corps of Ireland. Do those mi
litary corps originate under government? No. Can
those military corps by the confiitution derive under
themselves, under either or both houses of parliament,
or under any other power of the date? Why no. By
what nut ority then are they thus defined?
Think not, my lords, that I look with an envious
eye upon their undoubted merit. I do repeat it, I
know their loyalty, I honour their zeal, I admire
their gallantry, and conduct with which it is temper
ed. I would lead them with confidence. I would ac
company them with affection, Gd knot's, with them
I would glory in being the foremoft on the breach, with
them the last man upon the mine. But, do you call
upon me to usurp a right which is not in us, in order
to authorize, perhaps perpetuate a claim which is not
in them ? I will not do it : for though I value them as
purest bullion, I will not recognize them flerling, un
til they receive the damp of majesty.
My lords, I do not mean to divide the house, but
as I coni' not reconcie it to myfelf to give it my
concurrence, I thought it proper to Hate my reasons.
The duke of Leiufier informed the house, he had
intended to make a motion to their lordships, for a
vote of thanks to the volunteer corps of Ireland, but
as it was in possession of another noble lord, he ^ould
giie his hearty support to that whi.h was now before
him.
The queflion being pir, it passed without a division,
the e rl of Ptllamoet giving his negative in an audi
ble voice.
N E W-Y O R K, January 7.
Fiday lad arrived the fchoonr Pince Wiliam
Henry, c ptain Bowen, in eight days from Savannah,
by whom we are informed that the garrison of St. Au
gufline had not yet been approached by don Galvez
from Havanna, who was appointed by the king of
Spain, general of his majefly's expeditions ; but this
officer was preparing an em arkition for service, ei
ther againfl their own revolted fubjefts at Carthage
na, Maracabo, and other parts on the bay of Mexi
co, or to proceed againfl the abovenamed British post.
Colonel Clarke commanded at Savanna, where the
fortifications were daily improving by the constant la
bour of 800 negroes, and a reinforcement of veteran
troops had landed there from Charleflown, they were
amply supplied with provisions; by recent arrivals
Mr. Greene had been collecting provisions in the up
per parts of Georgia, but had not appeared within
thirty miles of the capital. The British fleet of 40
odd fail, under convoy of the Rotterdam of 50, the
Allrea of 32, and the JuKe de Chartres (loop of war,
of abont 16 guns, with the right honourable the earl
of Dunmore, deflined for this port, was fafe arrived
at Charleftown.
Last Saturday arrived here from Cork, a fleet of
twenty five victuallers, convoyed by bis majesty's ship
Quebec, of 38 gun, commanded by Chriflopher Ma
fou, enquire, and the Grana, of 28, by captain For
tefeue, they left Cork the 29th of October ; on the
27th of D cember that part of the convoy deflined for
Carolina was sent up to Charleftown, on the 28th they
tailed from the bar of that port, and eight days after,
viz. on tne sth of January with the remaining convoy
for this garrifoF ianchored in New York harbour, they
left the Rotterdam and Ahraea's fleet of victuallers,
store fllips, &c. at CharleGown, where they had ar
rived from Cork ten days before the Quebec's convoy
got thither : On the passage captain Mason took the
Fanfiure brig, captain Harr from Cadiz, for Philadel
phia laden with wine, silks and salt, and the fllip St.
Lawrence from Havanna to Porto Rico, which we r e
sent for Charleftown ; from the Spanish papers found
on board the latter, ^e learn, that a frigate and some
other armed vessels, with 1500 troops were to be em
barked at Havanna on an expedition againfl our ifiand
of Providence, another squadron confining of a ship
of the line of 74 guns, and a 44 gun frigate were to
touch at Porto Pico, and there take on board tro ps
to oppose the Spanish revolters in South-America.
Captain Mason, about tee 4th or sth of November,
spoke with a division of the grand fleet commanded by
admiral Kempenfelt, near the bay o f Biscay, where,
we are informed, intelligence was received of the com
bined fleets being separated and returned to port, the
Spaniards got to Cadiz in bad condition, and immedi
ately unbent their fails, so they cannot moled us this
winter, most of their thips were in wretched plight,
and their short complement of seamen very sickly, nor
was the French squadron, on entering Brest, in much
better order as they themselves confefs.
The Quebec fleet has been eminently fortunate on
the score of quick passage; as this frigate emulates
the fwifteft in the royal navy, the Johns on board
wish to fall in with and try a run, against the justly
celebrated Perseverance, and the truly renowned Mar
garetta. We find also from the following extract, an
old servant of the crown, finee her late fuccefsful
cruize, is an additional competitor for pre eminence
in nautical exertions.
A Political Caution of that celebrated Statesman and
Soldier, the Duke de Sully ; recommended to the At
tention of the Citizens of America.
" A Necessary peace cannot be to earnestly desired,
/% nor concluded too soon; but, in critical cir
cumstances, nothing ought to be more carefully avoid
ed, than keeping the people's minds in fufpence be
tween peace and war.' ' Sully's Memoirs. Vol.
Page 129.
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Auction of Books.
On Monday Eve ning, the 21st of January, 1782, will
begin to be exhibited at Be I's Bcoks-Store, by Auc
tion, in Third-flreet, Philadelphia,
Jewels and Diamonds for Senti
m ntahrts, being the Library of a gentleman now in
South-Carodna, containing a great Variety of tin most
celebrated Antient and Modern Authors, in Arts,
Sciences, Biography, Voyages, Travels, Po ry, No
vels, and Entertainment—Among which are
POTTLE rnWAYT' sDidionary of Trade „nd
commerce, 2 vols John'on's large Engl th Dic
tionary, avo 8. Puff a?orf on the law of nature,
Grotiui on war and Peace V tcel on cheflaw of nations.
Family ex pofitor by Doddridge, 6 vols, Patrick, Lowth,
Whitby, and Poole, on the Bible, Monthly review,
volt. Parliamentary debates, 22 vole. Lardner on t;e
Gofpe ,17 vols. Tne new Biagraphical Didionaty.
vols. &c. & .
JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
Exfrad of a letter from an officer on board his ma
jesty's ship Garland, C. Chamberlayne, esquire,
commander.
" On Wednesday last January 2, we took the Fair
American rebel privateer, so remarkable for the de
predations file has committed on the Briifh trade for
these two years past, and always efcapiug our cruizers
by her fwiftnefs of failing. This I think will incon
trovertible afeertain a sass which some people affect
not to believe, but which is nevertheless true, that
the Garland fails superior to all the crutzers on
th's coast. The Fair American had on board when
file was taken upwards of 550 barrels of flour, which
she was to unload at the Havanna, and afterwards
cruize to windwar of Jamaica; the prisoners inform
us, that fevenveffels loaded in the fame manner failed
from Philadelphia on the 31st of December along with
her, that fourteen others had failed two days before,
and that vessels from Europe and the Weft Indies
were every day arriving in the Delaware."
Jan. 9. The noted captain Heyler, with three boats
from New-Brunswick, attacked last Friday night, off
the Weft bank, two boats from Sandy hook coming
up to town; Heyler meeting with pretty warm recepti
on made the best of hs way home.
On Saturday last was sent in here by his majesty's
ship Garland, C. Chamberlayne efq; com zander, the
privateer brig Fair American, captain Eldridge, of
Philadelphia, partly loaded with hour, and deflined for
the Weft Indies.
Having seen the Packet of the
25th of December last, in which I was adverti ed by
the brother of Ovid Hand, as a person divorced fyom
my said husband by law and mu ual consent ; as like
wise, that he warned the public not to t>uft me on his
account. This is therefore to acquaint the candid
public, that there never ^as a division of estate or
property, or divorce, as is falfely and maliciously in
ferred in said advertisement. He, his aforefail brother,
having persuaded my huiband to go to sea, and during
his abfen e took possession of our estate, and drove the
fu bferiber, after beating me in a most inhuman man
ner, from my property, and I am now fuffering the
most kee, difirefs. This is therefore to desire the in
serter of that falfe and scandalous advertisement, on his
peril, to appear and shew his reasons, if any he has,
for inserting so falfe and truly ingenious an untruth,
both in the fight of God and to the manifeft injury of
the Public's humble servant,
Philad. Jan. 17, 1782. MARGARET HAND.
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Philadelphia, Jan. 19.