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ary 3d, 1782.
A Spanish vessel bound from Carraccas for Old Spain
was lately captured and sent into Bermuda by the
Renown privateer, captain M'Pherfon; on board of
her were dispatches from theintendant of the Carraccas
to the Spanish minifiry, which the bearer Don Manu
el de la Fuerta endeavoured to fink, but was prevent
ed by the alacrity of captain M'Pherfon, who recover
ed them after they were thrown overboard. The fob
lowing extrafts from three of the letters (traadated by
a gentleman in Bermuda) give further accounts of the
often mentioned revolt in the different parts of the Span
ilh American dominions, which is now rapidly spread
ing northward towards the Gulph of Mexico.
Extra& ofa letter from Donfrancifeo Antonio Garcia
de Quintana, dated Carraccas, September 28, 1781.
" Here, friend of my foul we are surrounded by ene
mies both by sea and land, but the latter occasions to
us much more concern than the former : For with the
Alboratos of Lima, Cufco, &c. all the villages and
cities of the kingdom of St. Fee, have rose in revolt,
and the malcontents there have attempted to spread
their spirit of difeord through this province, and that
of Maracabo, in which they have already effe&ed
the revolt of two cities, Marida and La Grita, and
proceeding from these with above one thousand men,
they attempted o raise a revolt in the city of Truxilo,
which appertains to this province, but the inhabitants
having refilled on the firft attack, they retired for more
men and better arms.
“ As no confidence can be reposed in the inhabitants
whole inclinations tend to those innovations, and they
hear of them with pleasure, it has been thought pro
per to order thither 400 militia, and 200 Maracayos ;
the one and the other have already got as far as the
bay they call La Mesa, and this is all we'knbw as yet
, of the expedition. May God be with them, for we Eu
ropeans are in a very unhappy Rate, and our lives
very mucb exposed. .
“ The intendant has with the utmost zeal, and by
every means in his power- endeavoured tecalm these
convulsions, had he not taken precautions at the early
period he did, Ido not know w'at might have been
our fate to-day. Even now the insurgents threaten us,
and declare that they will be in thecity.
'' Every one is disgusted with the intendant, and aN
speak against him and his measures, without consider
ing that these are only an execution of the king's or
ders. Th<fe growing disturbances have thrown him in
to such consternation, that he already wishes with the
utmost anxiety to retire hence, and it is certain that
he has now desired to be recalled ; but the fame things
will happen with any other they may fend here ; for it
is not convenient to the governors that there should be
intendants, &c"
Extract of a letter from the intendant of the Caraccas,
to the prime minister of Spain, dated Sept. 1781.
My very dear fir, and honoured patron or master.
" By this opportunity I have the honor to enclose
your Excellency a particular account of the infurredi
on in the province of Maracabo, stirred up and abet
ted by the rebels of he kingdom of Santa Fee, and the
measures the captain general and myfrlf have taken,
to prevent its spreading to this province and to quiet
the minds of the people; also the last advices I have
received relative to it.
" The great importance of these dispatches occasions
my requeuing your excellency to read them, that your
excellency may fee what the design of the sedition of
Santa Fee is, to introduce the rebellion into all quarters
in order to make it more difficult to bring those engag
ed in it to punishment; their views are principally di
reeled to take poffeffiox of a sea port, in order to open
a communication, whereby they may receive fuccour
from strangers, offering an establishment and trade
with the natives, which shall give them a share in the
great riches and many valuable produaions of this
country, already too well known, especially to the
neighbouring colonies, who always have procured them
though with much difficulty. That your excellency
may bb fully informed, I inclofe copies of letters, one
of which I received yesterday from the governor of
Maracabo, the other from a Jew, David Morales, a
principal merchant in the dutch island of Curacoa.
" I can't fay too much to your excellency,relative to
the late intelligence I have received, I beseech you to
take into your most feriou s consideration these most im
portant affairs, and to provide as it shall teem best for
the preservation and defence of those provinces; the
most beneficial and of the greatest consequence of any
of his majefty,s possessions in America, on account of
their advantageous situation, and many rich producti
ons ; under the firm persuasion that if the speedy and
effectual measures are not taken, that our situation re
quires, where so much isat flake, the most fatal conse
quences may follow ; and it will be impossible, if im
mediate remedy is not applied, to keep possession."
Extract of another letter from the Intendant of Car
racas to the Minister of Spain.
SIR,
" Although I have seldom had the honour of writ
ing to your excellency since my arrival in this province,
not wishing to have taken your attention from greater
affairs, well knowing your excellency to be laudably
engaged in the pub'ic weal, I always kept in grateful
remembrance, the protection you were pleased to offer
meat the time of my departure, having the firmeft re
liance on it; my duty now indispensably requires me
to be no longer silent, but to inform your excellency
of the actual state of these parts of America. .
Monmouth of 4 guns; and thrt commodore Johnftone
with the Roraney, Jupiter, Ronown and Isis, of fifty
guns each, and three frigates, was cruizing off the river
la Hata.
A letter dated the 15th of December, from on board
the 'triton frigate fays, " This day we looked into Fort
Royal, where we saw 25 fail of the line, which were
much more refitted than when we were last there; they
fired two guns at us from the fort, but they have not
a vessel fit to follow us."
Colonel Fanning of the king's American regiment, is
gone to England.
From the Royal South-Carolina Gazette, dated Janu-
" I am certain your excellency is well acquainted
with the revolution in Peru, through the perfidious
audacity of the Indian Tupac Amaro, with the occur
rences consequent to his success in that powerful king
dom, as also the general infurreCtion that immediate
ly followed in the new kingdom of Grenada, it is now
my duty to place before your superior judgment the
later proceedings, disloyalty and treasons of the restless
and difeontented in this last kingdom ; their views in
the diftria under my infpeftion. Not content with the
grants made them in their capital equal to their extra
vagant wishes against the most sacred rights of their
sovereign, they have with the utmost arrogance, by
force of arms compelled the peaceable and well affected
to jo ; n their wicked party ; having in large bodies ap
proached the confines of this province. That your ex
cellency may be better informed, I inclofe you various
accounts, which are written with truth and perspicuity ;
your excellency's judgment will discover the inatten
tion of our commanders ; necessity forces me to com
plain of the indolence and cowardice of the chief of this
province, and w at happened in consequence to this
time, I hope the measures I have taken, and my exer
tions, have entirely dissipated for the present the storm
that theatened these provinces, but I am not without
my secret apprehensions.
'' I fear this so general a revolution proceeds from
deeper roots than as yet appear, therefore require the.
speediest and most active precautions of affiffance here,
especially from peculiar circumstances; for though the
fire appears to be extinguished, it is only (mothered.
From Curafoa I am cautioned to be on my guard, and
advised that the conspirators intend to furprize some of
the sea ports of this coast. In the province of Guiana
they also design to possess themselves of the Upper Mif
lioqs, to facilitate the communication with Black Ri
ver." — ---
The brig General Gift, captain Sharp, arrived here
on Saturday last, in 35 days from Cadiz.—By this
veifel we have advice, that the Spaniards, far from be
ing difeouraged by the,obflinate exertions of the gar
risons of Gibralter and St. Philip's ca file, at Minorca,
(who had made several fuccefsful (allies, in which the
besiegers fuffered considerably ) were prosecuting the
sieges of those important fortreffes with the greatest
bravery and prefeverance, not doubting but the event
would prove auspicious to the arms of his catholic ma
jesty : that previous to captain Sharpe's leaving Cadiz,
a grand fleet of men of war and transports, having
a large body of troops on board, had failed thence,
supposed to be defined for the Havana, &c. That the
Brifilh parliament had met about the last November,
and agreeable to the requisition of their sovereign, who
had given them, in his speech, a view of his and their
misfortune in America, had voted large supplies to en
able him dill to profecyte the war with the utmost vi
gor: That it appeared by the Englilh papers, (which
contained his Britanic majefly's speech) that although
the capture of earl Cornwallis and his army, added to
other misfortunes, had thrown the British nation into
a situation nearly bordering on despair yet that gqvern
mept were resolved to hazard another campaign in
America ; for which purpose a large reinforcement
was preparing to be sent to New-York and Charlef
town, early in the (pring, 6000 of which, it was asserted,
were to be Hanoverians.
His most chriftian majesty's frigate Diligente, bound
from Virginia to Boston, was lately run ashore, by means
of the bad conduct of the pilot, near the entrance of
Chefapeak, where (he soon beat to pieces. Fourteen
of the people perished, and many more were froftbit
ten.
His excellency count de Rochambeau hath detached
from the troops under his command, in Virginia, 500
infantry and 300 cavalry, to reinforce the Ame
rican army, commanded by general Greene, in South-
Carolina. —
Philadelphia, March 2.
Extract of a letter from Frederickiburg, in Virginia,
dated Feb. 15, 1782.
“ I hav; the™pleafure to acquaint you that I am
exceeding hap^y in Frederickfburg. There is that
cordial focia'ility among the citizens, which consti
tutes them fit members of society. The 4th of this
month we were honoured with the arrival of Mrs.
Greene ard her suite. The gentlemen of Frede.
rickfburg and its neighbourhood, to Ihew their high
refpea and esteem for so amiable a character, gave a
ball, at the Coffee house, on the evening of the Bth
instant, and invited Mrs. Greene, with her attendants,
major Burnet and dodor Flagg. The evening of the
iith was the birth night of his excellency general
Washington, and though Mrs. Greene was anxious
to prosecute her journey to the southward, fuffered
herfelf to be prevailed upon to flay till that time.
The assembly was brilliant, being composed of fixty
odd ladies and an equal number of gentlemen. Mrs.
Greene danced with general Spotfwood and major
Burnet, aid-de-camp; perfonated general Greene in a
partner with Mrs. Spotfwood. Our old friend, general
Weedon, afted matter of ceremonies, and by his at
tention contributed much to the pleasures of the eve
ning. The 13th Mrs Greene took her departure,
much to the regret of all'who were honoured with
her acquaintance."
SIX SPANISH DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY from the fubicriber, livmgin the bo
rough of Lancaster, on Saturday the 161 b instant,
February, a SERVANT LAD, named SEPHAS
YOUNGBLOOD, but perhaps will cl ange it to
Sephas Young: He is about 19 vears of age, about
5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, brown hair and gcod c^un
tenance, was born in Amsterdam, talks toiler .ble Eng
lish and good Dutch. He had on when he went away,
a blue coat, a pair of leather breeches, new (hors, a
half coftor hat and a black Barcelona hankeichief.
Whoever takes up said Servant, and secures him in any
goal in the state of Pennsylvania, (hall have the above
reward and reasonable charges paid, by
JOHN MEESSER.
B ALT IMO RE, February 19.
Published in London, for the Anniversary of the Ge
neral Fast, the 21st of February 1781, and
hawk'd about the Streets by the Ballad-Singers.
THERE was—and a very great fool,
Who fancy'd all fubjefts were (laves;
Who endeavour'd at absolute rule,
By the help of a parcel of knaves :
Now, CUTTING OF throats was his joy ;
And making red rivers of blood;
A fine button his favourite toy,
Tho' his habits were not very good.
Toroddle, toroddle, toroll.
Swords, hatchets and knives he prepar'd,
To slaughter his people like sheep ;
Man, woman or child he ne'er (par'd,
Which made even savages weep :
Then like a great lubberly calf,
On his marrow-bones down he did fall—
" I have kill'd of my people but half;
" Lord! help me to murder them all."
Toroddle, &c.
So then the fool sassed and pray'd,
And baa'd like an innocent lamb;
Pursuing the while his old trade,
For his piety was but a sham:
But his measures so bloody were grown,
That some of his rime-serving elves,
For their Ihare in his cr mes to atone,
Did cut their own throats themselves.
Toroddle, &c.
The firft was a lawyer from York *,
Cajol'd by his coaxing and art;
But who, rather than do dirty work,
Chose out of the world to depart:
Next Clive, and eke Bradshaw the bold,
Last Stanley, with Cynical grin,
Shew'd the folly of treasuring gold, ,
When the heart has no treasure within.
Toroddle, &c.
Now, let but the frolic go round,
Take, ye courtiers, your knives from the fhelf;
Make each in his wind-pipe a wound,
'Till it come to the blockhead himfelf:
But, I fear, he'll ne'er join in the fun,
For to all men 'tis very well known,
That he'd rather, ten thousand to one,
Cut a mi lion of throats than his own.
Toroddle, &c.
* The honourable Charles Yorke. The Royal Hy
pocrite having prevailed upon this great Lawyer, by
his Crocodile tears, to forfake his party and principles,
and accept the seals. He fell a facrifice to the nice
sense of his loft honour ; and in a very few hours after
he quitted the Tyrant's Close , cut his throat.
Philadelphia, Feb# 26, 1782.
BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
to me dire^ed, will be SOLD at publick vendue,
on SATURDAY the 9th of March next, at Six o'Clock
in^ the Afternoon, at (he Cc ffee House, a certain
brick M.4fuage or Tenement and lot or piece of Ground
thereto belonging, fituite on the norrh fide of Ch inut
ftreet, in the city of Philadelphia, containing in breadth
on said street, 14 feet and 2 inches, and continuing the
fame breadth, 44. feet in depth, and then opening and
widening to the breadth, of 17 feet and 2 inches, and
continuing that breadth 134 . fact further in depth to the
end of said lot : Bounded on the north by a lot of ground,
late of David Shewrin, on the east by ground late cf
William Powell, deceased ; on the south by Chefrut.
street aforefaid, and on the weft by Philip Hilliard's
ground, together with the privilege ot*he alley on the
weft fide of the said meffuage and lot; fubje& to 4
ground rent of per annum.
WWLIAM WILL, Sheriff.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
WANTED, a Quantity of
Block-Tin or old Pewter.
Apply at the Cloathier-General's Office, in Front
ftreet, above Vine-street.
Two Plantations at Little Bran
dywine errek, East Caln townthip. Chester county,
the meadow is excellent and the upland good. Like
wise, one other PLACE, within two miles of Newark,
Newcastle county ; and one other at Abington within
it miles from Philadelphia, with good meadows and
the upland good. One other PLACE, in the J<rfey's,
seventeen miles from Philadelphia. Any person not
yet suited may know the particulars, by applying to
the (übferiber, living at the corner of Third and Arch
ftieets, Philadelphia. On one of above-mentioned
Places is a Fulling-Mill.
Feb. 28. WILLIAM POLSTON.
STRAYED or Stolen, on Friday night,
a BLACK HORSE, fifteen hands high, nine years
old, food all round, bran&d C. A and P. for pro
perty, bis head and mane remttah'y large, one hind
toot white, tro:s, but paces the most natural Whoever
takes up said ho fe th II have EIGHT DOLLARS re
ward, and all rea/ohable charges, paid by ELIZABETH
WRIGHT, living in Southwark, on the place of An
thony Morris.
WANTED Immediately,
A Wet Nurse with a good Breast
of MILK, that can be well recommended. Enquire
of the Printer.
A merry SONG about MURDER,
TO BE LE T,