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To be fold by Public Auction, on Wednesday, the 28th
inflant, at 12 o'clock, at the Coffee house,
FOUR large frame STABLES, and one small
HOUSE, situate on the banks of Schuylkill.
No.
2 (Stabler each 122 1-2 feet long by 40 1-2 wide,
3 (with stalls, racks and mangers, as they now
4 J Rand.
5 A small House, about 30 feet by 15, with a
chimney in the middles
■ 1 . ,
B Y virtue of Writs of Venditioni Ex
ponifes, to me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale, on FRIDAY, the 233 of this inst-ant (August)
at the Dwelling House of CHARLES DILWORTH,
A MESSUAGE or TENEMENT and Trad of
LAND ; containing about 70 acres, be the fame more
or less, situate in Birmingham townffiip ; late the pro
perty of said Dilworth, but seized and taken in execu
tion, and to be fold, by
JOHN GARDNER, Sheriff.
Chester, August 6,178 a.
N. B. At the fame Time and Place will be SOLD,
Hotfes, Cattle, Sheep and Swine; also Houfhold and
Kitchen Furniture, and Farming Utensils, too tedious
to enumerate. Per J. G. Sheriff.
IMPORTED in the Favorite, captain Buchannan, the
St. Helena, captain Stilwell, and other veflels from
France, and to be fold, by
Van Vleck and Barton,
At their Store in Market-street, three doors above
Laetitia-Court, a frefh assortment of merchandize,
Amongst which are,
Just IMPORTED land to be SO L D, by
John Donnaldfon, & Co.
At their STORE in Walnut-street, between Front and
Second -ftreeta,
A Quantity of French Brandy in Hog
fhead#, Grenada Rum, hyfon, Congo and bohea
Teas, Spanish Cordage and fail Twine, German Steel,
Barcelona Handkerchiefs, black Mode, royal Linena,
Dowlaffes, Ticklenburgs, Chintzes, Calicoes, fuper
fine Broadcloth#, and olive Oil in jars. Aug? 9.
CHINTZES and Cali
coes,
Cotton and linen Checks,
Sheetings,
Plain and corded Muffins,
Check and bordered Hand
kerchiefs,
Durants,
Corduroys,
Armo zeene,
India Taffitiee,
Brocaded Tabines,
Large and small Table-
Cloths,
WANTE D,
A Small HOUSE, a FARM, or a good LOT, for
which an assortment of dry goods and groceries
will be given. Enquire of the printer. August 14.
Baltimore, May 1, 1782.
ALL persons, in the several UNITED STATES,
who stand indebted to SAMUEL CURSON, late
of St. Euftatius, merchant, on separate account, arid
to CURSON arid GOVERNEUR, merchant# and co
partner#, on a joint account, are requeued to pay their
refpe&ive balances to the fubferiber, who is impower
ed to receive the fame. The situation of tbofe gentle
men will, undoubtedly, apologize for the present ap
plication of RICHARD CURSON.
ALSO a few LOOKING-GLASSES.
Goods are received at their Store for Sale, on Com
mission.
OLD Madeira, Lifoon,
and Port Wines,
Jamaica Spirits,
Weft-India Rum,
French Brandy,
Vinegar,
Green Coffee,
Amos Wickerfham,
In Arch-street, next door below Second-street, has for
SALE,
^B^^^^s^@,
TUESD A Y,
VOL, XI.?
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
Cambricks and Lawns,
Noabattu and Laval
Linens,
Royal Laval, ditto,
Wide Bed-Tickings,
Cotton Stripes,
Prunellas,
Mens and Womens cotton
Hose,
Umbrellas,
Watch-Keys and Crystals,
I Fine and coarse Cloths,
Caffimers, &c. &c. &a
Loaf Sugar,
Sugar in Boxes and Bar
rels,
Hyfon, Souchong and Bo
hea Tess,
Ginger, Pepper,
Allspice, Indigo#
Extract of a letter from vice admiral fir Edward Hughes,
to Mr. Stephens, dated on board the Superb, in Trin
camale bay, the 15th of January, 1782.
I HAD the honour to address you, for their lo^dfoips
information, by letter of the 18th of October last, in
which I informed their lordships, that majo general fir
Hedor Munro, knight of the bath was sent to take com
mand of the company's troops in the Tanjour country,
and to co-operate with his majesty's squadron under
my command, in the attack of Negapatam; that I was
in hopes we should be able to reduce it, although the
garrison was reinforced by a large detachment of Hyder
Ally's troops, and the fortifications considerably
strengthened by new/works; that it was true, the season
for military operations oh the coast was far advanced,
and the fhift of the monsoon at hand; but, that for a
place of so much coofequence to the company's and
national int©refts as Negapatam truly was, something
must be rifqued. Accordingly the company's troops
appeared at Nagore on the f a coast, on the 21st of Oc
tober, and major general fir Hodor Munro, immedi
ately landed from the Superb, to take the command of
them ; the fame day the whole corps of marines of the
squadron, amounting to 443, officers included, landed,
and joined the company's troops: and on the 22d a bat
talion of seamen from the squadron; confiding of 827,
including officers, was also landed: the whole under
the command of the captains Thomas Mackenzie, of his
majesty's ship Active, captain Alexander M'Coy, of
Exeter, and captain Henry Reynolds, of the Combus
tion fire ship, with orders to Co-operate with major-ge
neral fir Heßor Munro to the utmoß, in all measures
for the attack of the place: in the mean time the heavy
cannon for the attack, confiding of four eighteen poun
ders, and two twelve powders, iron guns from the trans
ports, with 12 eighteen pounders from the ships of the
squadron, two ten inch, and fix five and a half inch
mortars with their carriages, a proportionable number
of shot, (hells, powder, and every effentiai dore were
landed through a great furf by the boats of the fquad
rdn, and on rafts orcataraarans, made for that purpose,
with incredible fatigue to the men, and equal spirit and
alacrity,under the fu perintendance of captain Ball of the
Superb, who had great merit in this department of severe
duty.
LON DO N, May 20.
Admiralty Office, May 18, 1782.
. Captain Ball, late of life majesty's ship the Superb,
arrived early on the 16th inflant, with dispatches from
vice admiral fir Edward Hughes, knight of the bath,
and commander in chief of his majesty's ships in the
East Indies, to Mr. Stephens ; of which the following is
an extract.
On the night of the 29th Of?ber, the strong lines
which the enemy had thrown up, 1 nked by redoubts, to
cover and defend the approach to the town, were florm
ed and carried by out troops, in which the seamen and
marines bore a principal part, and diflinguifhed therri
felves for fleady and determined bravery.
On the 3d of November, the general opened ground
against the north face of the fort, and the approaches
were carried on with great rapidity, in which the seamed
and marines worked with r^adinefs and effe& On the sth
I moved with part of the squadron nearer the fort on tie
flank of otr lines, arid on the 6th landed early in the
morning, to concert with the general the best means of
carrying on the siege with vigor, and returned on board
the Superb the fame evening.
On the 7th a battery of 10 eighteen poundefs, withili
300 paces of the walls of the place, being ready to open,
I thought it proper to fend a summons, jointly with the
general, to the governor.
During the course of the siege the enemy made two def
perate sallies with the greater part of the garrison, but
were both times beat back into the town with much loss.
In the afternoon of the 16th, the breaching batters be
ing ready, four eighteen pounder^ were got iiito it, and
opened on the face of the bastion intended to be breached
with good effea ; in the night four more eighteen poun
ders were got into the fame battery, and all opened on the
breach ba fl ion at day-light, and foonafter the enemy de
manded a parley, and lent out two commifficners to the
general in camp, with terms of capitulation, which the
general did me the honour to fend off on board the Su
perb. In the mean time hostilities cea fed on both sides,
and early on the morning of the lath I landed and went
to camp, and with the general received the commissaries
thereabout ten o'clock, when a capitulation was agreed
to, and, after being feht into the town to be ratified by
the governor and his council, was counter signed by
the general and myfelf at two o'clock, and the gates of
both the town and citadel were put in possession @f our
troops.
The garrison consisted in all about 8000 men, of which
about 500 European, regular# and militia, 700 Malayes,
4,5®0 Seapoys, and 2,300 of Hyder Ally's troops, of
whom 1008 were cavalry,and runaway on ^ firft charge
O R, THE
THE
at the attack of the enemy's lines, and never came, near
the place after,, put kept at a distance, burning and
plundering the villages: and most of the Malayes and
Seapoys threw away their arms, and deserted the gar,
rifon through the western gate, in the night between the
iith and 12th, during the truce.
From the 12th to the 29th of November, the weather
was so tempestuous, that it was with the greatest difficult
ty and rifque I could embark some of the military pri=
foners from the port of Nagore to windward, on board
his majesty's ship the Aftive, and the company's snow
Panther; and on the 19th, there being every appear
ance of an approaching gale of wi,j, the squadron put
to tea and flood to the N. E. under their courses, until
the weather became more moderate, and the whole re
turned to Negapatam road on the 23d, except the com
pany s ships Neptune and Royal Admiral.
On the 24th and 25th the weather being more moderate,
I was enabled to embark the whole of the seamen and
marines, who had done duty on fllore during the siege, ora
board their refpeftive ships; and the remaining part of
the military prisoners beingembarked on board the Ac
tive and Panther, they failed for Madras on the 4tfa
of December.
From that period to the end of the month we expert
enced all the vicissitudes of monsoon weather, much
wind, heavy rains, and now and then a fair day, of which
we took the advantage to get provisions and water oh
board the fllips, and embark the Dutch company's ci
vil servants from the late governor downward, in all
56, on board the company's ship Rochford, and (he
failed with them for Madras on the 23d of the month,
A detachment of the company's forces being granted
me for thepurpofe ofgarrifoning Trincamale, if taken,
confining of gn officer, and 30 European and native ar
tillery, and about 500 volunteer Seapoys, under a cap
tain and five subalterns, they were embarked on board
the fllips of the squadron, and the company's ship Essex
accordingly; and I failed with'his majesty's ships and
transports as per margin#, from Negapatam road, the
2d of this month, and arrived in this bay on the 4th,
where I found captain Montague in his majesty's ship
the Sea-horse, who had been Rationed off this, place ever
since the 21st of August last, to block up the Dutch ships
in the harbour.
On the sth, in the morning, I began to disembark the
troops with all the boats in the squadron, fix large chil
lingas, and four large rafts or catamarans ; the chillingas
and catamarans were brought from Negapatam for this
purpose. The marines, with two fix pounder field pieces
mounted, a detachment of artillery, and two companies
of Seapoys as pioneers landed firft, about three miles
from T^ncamalb fort, without any refiflance. the bat
talion of seamen, consisting of the fame number of offi
cers and men as at the attack of Negapatam, were land
ed immediately after the marines, and joined them • the
company's Seapoys followed them, and the whole ^era
landed before dark, under the command of captain John
Gell of his majesty's ship Mornarca, assisted by captain
Montague of the Sea horse, and caprain Reynolds of
the Combuftioh fireffiip: the seamen and marines, with
the guns and pioneers, immediately formed, and march
ed forward toward Trincamale fort ; and the fame nizht
the grenadier company of marines, with the guns, made
themselves ma ftert of the fort by pushing resolutely on
through the gateway, while the governor was drawing
upon paper the terms of capitulation which he meant
to pro pose. In this fort, which Commanded the only
place where provisions, and stores could b c landed from
the ships, were found ten iron guns of different calibers,
a ° r°^ c ,' rs) ? th f °/ ty ^ * ere ^e prisoners!
and I learned from the prisoners that the enemy's whole
remaining strength was drawn ip Oftenburgh fort cm
th : W' a high hi " whicli commanded the harbour,
and had an open communication with ffieir ships
On the 6th we began to land the requisite (lores', pro
v^ons and baggage, for the troops at Trinefoe
fort ; and on the 7th the field officers, with major
Geilfyj e engineerfrere employed in reconnoitering to"
find the beroad to the heights. On the Bth the whole
marched towards a high hill which commanded Often
burgh tort ; on the top of which the enemy had a post
with an officer's guard. This post a detachment of
seamen and marines drove the enemy from on the fame
night, and took pbffeffion of it within 200 yards of Of
tehburgh fort: and I ordered Colonel Gell to fend a
summons of surrender to the governor the morning of
the 9th, with which he refufed to comply.
Major Geils persisting in his opinion, that the lower
pafrt of the fort might be taken by affaalt, altho' not
so clear refpe&ing a cavalier very high, mounting fix
pieces of cannon ; the assault was prdered, and the necef
far, dispositions made for the attack, to begin at day
* Superb, Mornarca, Exeter, Worcester, Burfords
Eagle, Combuflion fire-jhip, Nymph sloop, Essex
pgpy ship, Expedition brig;
A U G U S T ao, h,tife
[NUMB. 926.