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and from the manoeuvres of Mr. secretary Townfhend,
people were expeding a peace before parliament met ;
but I conceive his letter to the lord mayor of London,
-calculated to frame the king's (peech and facilitate
in Newport, they found to the amount of 838'. law
ful money, per apprifil.
Week before last Mr. Jeremiah Kinsman, of Nor
wich, killed a c >w that weighed 1052,1).
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 22.
On Monday next the honorable general assembly
of this slate .vill m et here.
Lad Sunday afternoon a packet-boat from New
port, bound for this place, having freight oh board
to a considerable amount, was taken near the north
end of f'ru lence, by a refugee boat from New York.
Intelligence being received of this affair at Newport,
captain Nicholas Webfler, with 17 volunteers, embark
ed on board a mill sloop, and went in pursuit of the
-enemy, who next morning perceiving her approach,
and finding it impossible to avoid her or gain the Sound,
desired the owner, Mr. Cahoon, to resume the com
maud ; the packet (lowing the armed boat) was ac
cordingly conduced to the fouth-ferry at Narragan
det, when the refugees, eight in number, got on Chore,
and attempted to escape; fi e of them were however
soon taken, and the others were secured next day.—
Great merit is due to captain Webfler and his crew,
as well as tothe people on boar) another (mail boat
that put out from Newport, for the alacrity and ex
pedition with which they pursued the refugee plun
derers.
Thursday evening captain Daniel Aborn arrived
here, in 17 days from Grenada. He failed in compa
,y with the Chip Hero, capta ; n Trefetheren, of Ports
mouth, and parted with her on the Bth inflant.
Captain Fcdgr, in a brig from this port for Virgi
nia, was lately captured by an enemy's cruiser, and
retaken by the General Greene pri ateer, of New
port. The brig, in attempting to come into Rhode-
Hland in a fog, was cast away at Point Judith on Wed
nefJay last.
NEW-YOR K, Marek 5.
On Monday night at ten o'clock eight men arrived
with mufquetry, in an open row boat, to=k a sloop
lying near the town, with 115 puncheons of rum, a
quant ty of fails, rigging, &c. &c. belonging to the
ship Eagle, from Jamaica, now on the rocks, the sloop
lying close to the Eagle. These men, belonging to
Elizaberh-towo, taking advantage of the absence of the
guard boat, passed the Kills, and proceeded with their
prize, tb Elizabeth town Point.
Ten fail of vessels, and twelve persons lives were loft
in a hard gale of wind proceeding over Aneurine bar
last December. —They were part of the Charleftown
fleet.
CHATHA M, March 5.
By recent intelligence from New York we learn,
that the provincial corps, or new levies, are to be im
mediately difb^ded and those who chufe to go to
the wilds of Nova Scotia, or to the mountanious,
barren island of Newfoundland, where for five or fix
months in a year the earth is covered with fiiow will
have vessels provided for them.
We also hear that upwards of seventy transports
are wooded and watered. It is supposed they will car
ry off most of the troops.
His gracious majesty, king George the third, is the
most odious and deteftabls name that can be mention
ed to the loy lifts at New York ; they execrate him
as the author of their ruin, who hath now basely de
serted them. They now find themselves reduced to
the direfulneceffity of either abandoning their native
country, with every thing horrid before them; or
flaying and running the rifle of buffering an ignomi
nious death.
Friday the 2ft ultimo, the French sloop L'Amiable
Catichette, from Guadaloupe for Virginia, prize to his
Britannic m jefly's cruizes, was brought into Sandy
Hook, when file was retaken by the prisoners, who
endeavoured to get her up the fund, but bring Brang
ers to the chan el, run her aground the (outh fide of
Staten Island. Supposing it to be the main continent,
the captain went ashore, and deve oped the whole mat
ter to the inhabitants, who made him prisoner, and
plundered him of a large fern of money, Neeffary
Beps were taken for securing the vessel and cargo,
but before it could be effefTd, the whale-boats from
Brunswick cam down, and, after force refinance, re
captured the sloop, a gun boat, and two pettiaugers,
which they conducted to Brunswick, and are likely to
prove a valuable aeqaifitien to those enterprizing he
roes.
B A LTI M 0 R E, March 4.
Ex'rad of a letter from St. Croix, dated January
16, 1783.
On Wednesday the 26th ult. at ten o'clock in the
Forenoon, a quarterly examination of the grammar
school was held at the academy in this place ; and in
the evening the scholars entertained the company af
.fembied with exercises in public speaking. His ex
cellency the governor, the honour l)le the vice prefi
dent of the slate and a large concourse of refpe&able
citizens of the town and country adjacent, were pre
fect, and were pfeafed to express the highefl appro
bation of the proficiency of the scholars.
There cannot be a ftrooger proof of the growing
taste for education, and of tne general conviction of
*he ufefulnefs of it, than this institution produces,
little more than a year has elapsed since it was
^flablifhed, and the notice it has attracted, and the
progress it has made, are greater than we recollect to
have taken place in any case of the kind in double the
time before the resolution.
Receipt of continental taxes in the Rate of New-
Jersey, for the month of February, 1783.
6711 dollars and 30 goths.
Wm. C. HOUSTON receiver.
" I have letters from London to the 2d of December,
TRENTO N, March 5
means for railing more fopplies—it is so inconclusive.
The great bone of contention, it is said, is Gibraltar,
which the French and Spaniards are flruggling hard
for; but is equally clear the English will not readily
acquiesce to relinquish it.
" The marquis de Bouille formed an expedition a
gainfi Antigua, a few days since, with a considerable
body of troops, but he narrowly escaped theclutches of
admiral Pigot, and was obliged to return without ef
fecting any thing: this is all the news I can give you
from this quarter, for the French fleet, expected from
Europe, is not yet arrived."
The American frigate Hague, captain Manly, it is
said, has been lately chafed ashore at Guadaloupe, by
his Britannic majeity's fllip Dolphin. Ihe Hague,
during hercruife, has taken 5 Bririfh vessels, several of
them very valuable.
The British sloop of war Raven, was captured on
the 17th of January, by the Refolue French frigate,
and carried into Martinique.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman at Suffolk, Vir
ginia, to another in this town, dated the 19^ ul
timo.
" A vessel is juß arrived at Fdenton, from Nantz—
She failed the 25th of December. The captain reports,
that preliminaries to a general peace were actually
signed— and that horiilities in those seas were to cease
in 40 days from Chrifimas."
Philadelphia, March 11.
Extract of a letter from Newbern (North-Carolina)
dated February 12, 1783.
" About theist January a ship of 18 or 20 guns,
from Martinique for Philadelphia, was loft on cape
Hatteras; the officers and force of the crew perilled,
and but a small part of the cargo was saved.
" A brig from Madeira, with wine and 3000 buOtels
of fait, bound to Charfeßown, supposing it to i be pos
sessed by the English, was capured off the bar by a
small privateer sloop.
" The brig James, Ritch, belonging to Boßou, ar
rived some weeks ago at Beaufort, in this date, from
St. Martin's, with salt ; tne ship Coakly, from
St. Cro ; x, at the fame place; a schooner, captain
Cochran, arrived a few days ago at Wilmington from
St. Thomas's.
" On rhe iB instant a ship of 600 tons, from Jamai
ca for New. York, with 500 hogsheads rum, some su
gar, &c was carried into Wilmington by her crew.
Lord Montague and other officers were pafLngers on
board.
" A brig and schooner are arrived at Savannah, in
Georgia, from the Havanna.
" The inhabitants of St. Augufline are fitting out
gallies and small privateers to annoy the trade of Geor
gia and South Carolina."
Extract of a letter from Charleflown (South Carolina)
dated February 2, 1783.
" The only news we have at present is, that we have
had several prizes since our entering the capital, and
they prove of a very great value. We have had seve
ral arrivals from different ports, but I cannot at pre
sent be particular. We have this day had an account,
that a Urge transport with 150 invalids, from Jamaica
bound to New-York, leaving been out fix weeks, ap
peared off our bar, greatly difireffed, having sprung a
leak and in great want of provisions ; several- of the
officers are now here, and some privateers are gone to
bring in the vessel. We have also had anarrival from
the Havanna.
“ Our assembly is now fitting, and every thingquiet.
On Tuesday nex, we chufe our governor. It is said
the conSfeation aft will be repealed ; but should this
event take place I dread the fatal consequences that
will arise from it."
Extras of a letter from a gentleman in the slate of
Rhode Island, to his friend in this city, dated
February 1, 1783.
" Little Bates are generally mere decisive than large
ones. An impulse on the centre is felt with more
force at the extremities cf a little, than a great flute.
The force here, perhaps as in Phyrcs is proportion
ed to the length of the radii.
Our main objeaion to the impeft was, and is that it
would give a power to congress not warranted by
confederation. We had r-afon too to believe, that a
grant of this power would be soon followed by a re
quest to be invefled with a power to lay a land and
capitation tsx; and as power is of an engrossing na
tue, it micht be pushed to a Hill more pernicious
length. The local interest of the state was but a se
condary confederation.
You may have observed that force of the slates have
for force time pafl, endeavoured to enlarge the pow
ers of congress. The Bates who have urged this mea
sure with the mod warmth, and with whom it origi
nated, were formerly Aristocratic.
This Bate are determined to adhere to confederat ion;
and pursuing this refoliation, will neither be persuad
ed by committees or mercenary writers, nor forced
by menaces to give any additional powers in the form
of imposts, or any other forms to their representatives
in congress. Thomas Paine, esquire, who I Cuppo e
was intended as a forerunner to the committee which
was appointed by congress, to urge usto a reconsider
ation of a compliance with the impost, hath been in
Providence several weeks, and hath written several
letters in favour of that measure ; but I believe with
small success.
The idea of writers being sent into the Bates by
congress, or committees of congress, or servants of
congress, to write them or any of them out of their re.
solutions, and into the measures of congress, is ex
tremely difgufling to our little Bate. We are not yet,
and I hope never will be ripe, enough to approve of
such engines as are by no means friendly to union, but
are productive of, and serve no other purposes than
to foment party (pirit and divisions."
French Deserters.
,Q NTHONY POMMIER, soldier in the regiment
lj Angcurnoi , abcut 24 years of age, 5 feet 7 inch
es high, light hair and eye-brows, eyes between grey
arj blue, a small flat nose, a raid/ ing szed mouth,
thick lips, rot nd chin, tfefli cdourrd, a fear upon his
right cheek under the eye, and another fear above the
fame :hs uniform a white coat turned up with green,
and yellow buttons, N<. 83, waistcoat and breeches
of white cloth.
THIBAUD LIBGOUTE, folder cf the fame regi
ment, abiu: 14 yeats ot age, 5 i e et 5 inches high,
chefn; t colour ^ bail and eye-brows, nd eyes, fbert
note with large nottrils, Trie raouth and an ovai face:
uniform as above oehri ^d.
FRANCOIS TANEL, Ikhtri n the fame regiment,
about 23 years eld, 5 feet 5 inches high, hair and
cye-biows chriam coluw, hi# eyes the fame cebur and
ce p in bis head, high forehead, the upper part cf hit
nose small and its end very large, common sized mouth,
thick lips, and a fear near the hit eje: uniform as a
bove dicibed.
JEAN LOUIS GARCIN, soldier of the colon e*, a
bout 23 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, his eye
brows and htrchefnut colour, whtifh grey eyes, a full
frefh ecloered face,his rose a little flat, has large fhoubd
ers. •his uniform blue turned up with yellow, white
buttons stamped with an anchor, white waiftoat and
breeches.
TWELVE DOLLARS will be psid for the a-
Wove deserters, if delivered on board either of the
French frigates now lying in the river, or a proporti
onate sum for inform tion refrain them, by which
meacs they may be apprehended, and secured on board
said frigates.
Office of the Consul General of France, Philadel
; hia, March 10, 1783.
Was taken from the Minister's,
00 Thir'day last, supposed by m fl ke, a brown Cam
blet GREAT COAT, lined with green Baize. The
pff ffr is requ&d to leave it with the bar-keeper of
the coffee-boule, or the printer hereof. Mar. 8.
Wanted for a term of years, a
BOY or GIRL, white or black, between the age of
ten and fifteen, capable of running errands and tend
ing young children, in a small family. Any person hav
ing one to dispose of, will be generously treated with by
applying to the printer hereof.
WANTED In
A small family a Young Woman,
capable of doing all kinds of house work. Enquire of
the Printer.
FOR SA L E, AT
JOH N RO S S's,
Broker's OFFICE & Commission STORE,
At his late Vendue Store in Froni-Brert, between
Market and Arch-fleets, viz.
ONE new two ftorv frame Houf, 14 teet by 21 feet,
likewite several Plantation?, Houses, and Lots,
in the city and Bate o' Pennfylvatia : alfu silver mount
ed Pistols, Swords, elegant silver Epaulets, Watches
lik^w fe fells at Public Vendue, agreeable to law, the
property of prrfws deceaf d, by virtue of executors and
administrator-, for debt or house ren 1 , at their dwelling
Houles, Lots, Plantations, Hors s, Carriages, Huuf
hold Furniture, wearing Apparel, ;nd farmers ut-nfils,
&c. and r r ce,v s and fells on commffi n a Privae Sale,
at the above S or,, Goods, Wares, M rchar,d z-,
Houses, Lands, Shipping, Ho fc, C rria#: s, H uf
hold and Kit ho i Furniture, w ring Apparel, &c.
Those who pba.e to favour him with their commands,
either by Undue or Private Sal , in the Cdy, N, th
ern Liberties or Country, fhal) be faithfully obeyed,
By the Public's hum' Ie S r u nt,
JOHN ROSS.
CASH wanted on inhered, and good futurity given,
apply as above.
Excellent leather Pocket Inkholders, for
tile use of travellers, or thole who are obliged to tranf
a& bußnefs digant from their homes- to be fold by
DAVID C, CLAYPOOLE.
About two o'clock yeflerday afternoon a fire broke
out at the corner of Norris's alley and Front-street,
which soon communicating itfelf to the neighbouring
houses, seemed for a while to threaten deflru&ion to
every thing around, and to baffle all efforts to subdue
the devouring flames ; but by the kind direction of
Providence and the very active and timely assistance of
the citizens, it was extinguished ; not, however, with
out destroying the roofs of the two hou es where it
sirs l raged, and greatly injuring the adjoining build -
ings ; together with tb p damage fu flained by making
way for the removal of the furniture, bedding, &c.
and the consequent confufion on those alarming occasi
ons. But we are happy to inform the public, that no
lives were loft, nor any other accident happened, that
might be expeaed on the sudden collection of so great
a concourse of people
A Spanish brig, from Cadiz, bound to th°s port,
about the middle of last week arrived in our bay ; but
by the unikilfulnefs of her pilot, she run affiore near
the mouth of Lewißown creek, whee it is feared she
is loft. As she left Cadiz the 24th of December we
have nothing new by her. The count d'Eßaing arrived
there fix days before she left it, and it was said the
feet he is to command, will amount to 63 fail of the
line.