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lowing cur example in sheathing all their ships with cop
per.
The late, and almost unanimous resolution of the Parlia
ment of Ireland, has much surprised and difapp inted our
government here, who did not 'hirk they world go so
far, as to tell his Majedy, " No other expedient, but a
free trade, would relieve them." Te afmintfiration of.
Ireland had it early in command, to endeavour to have
every thing left to the gracious beneficence cf the best of
Kings, and his Privy Cou cil; butthe wrongs and
poverty of the prop!*, could no longer mince the mat
ter; and the Attorney General hia fef, that brazen
Drawcanfir, was obliged to meet the unanimous demands
of the people.
Trie non-importation resolution of the people of Ireland,
relative to the bare article of deaths, has, upon a very
moderate calculation, saved that country 200,000!. a year
consequently muA be that loss to the people of England.
Nothi ig can be a greater inflance of tle tyranny and
folly of ^dminiftrarion, than their conduct to the people
of Ireland, The latter are naturally a brave, loyal, (of
fering people, but hitherto rather servile in their political
pretensions. Repeat'd wrop.shave at last routed them,
and they now begin to make demands. However, 'tis a
bad wind that blows nobody- good: This neglect and
tyranny of the English admipifyafop, wii!, injife end,
procure Ireland its liberty, and England the benefits of
her free trade
Extra# of a Etter from BericooJen, Sumatra.
" A deep arid dangerous design has lately been, by
Gpdfo Providence, brought to li. ht at this place, whi/h
is a Settlement belonging to tl e Eafl-India Company. A
dative of the ulandof Celebes or Bugguet, (as they are
calledJo India) who had been adopted when young by an
European family, and received an English education, got
an appointment,in the Company's Service, and lately
made a vift to Europ?, where the novel, of bis appear
ance attra#ed the attention of many people of diftmaion,
^mong whom he was frequently mistaken for Omiah.
Lrke'moft of the inhabitants of the Eastern iftands, this
man possessed much p ! aufible cunning, added to a remark
ab/e fluency of speech. Be persuaded the C- ^—of
D- „_,o entrust him with extraordinary powers for
reforming the government of their Settlements rn Suma
tra ; the grand objr# of which was tofake the civil and
criminal jur fdi#ion cut of the hands of the Company's
faftors, and to lodge it in the Malay Chiefs. This point
being, on his arrival, effected, Edward, (or Raja E am,
fignifying the Black Prince, for so he is called in ther
country language) intoxicated by vanity and an inor
dinate ambition, entered into a horrid < orfpiracy, al ng
with a kinfmin, of great influence, one DionMicoopa,
to cut off the Europeans at every factory on the coast,
and to eftabliih an independent and despotic empire a-
Tnong the Suma+rahs. Tire Buggu ffes, his countrymen,
were to be the instruments of this bloody and detailed
maffare, And afterwards to-be employed in quality of
Janissaries by the Black Prince. But by the bluffing of
God, and a little of our own good condu#, the plot^was
.happily discovered, arid the Black Prince is now in irons,
to be sent to Europe in the Qyeen Indiamand, Captain
Douglas, there to be trird, and fuffer according to his
deserts."
L O N D O N.
A Correspondent is ferry to observe to the pub'ic, that
" cur Admirals and Commanders of our fleets and r
mies seem totally deficient of the spirit, animation, and
bravery. .of the immortal Wolfe, who, in iris lad dis
patches from Quebec to the Great Minifler who then gui
ded fticcefefully the affair, of this then ficur thing kingdom,
observed, " that he knew the affairs of this kingdom de
nianded great and vigorous exertions, and that nothing
should be left unattempted on his part, but at the fame
time declared, that thelives of a hand ul of brave men,
fltould not be wantonly thrown away in vain and visionary
enterprizes." A favourable moment pretexted itfelf, which
his wisdom and judgment immediately indu ed him to lay
hold of. and in which his victorious troops, with the ut
tooft confidence in their General, surmounted every diffi
culty, and ran into the arms of victory !-- Can we fay so
much- of the conduct and behaviour of cur Commanders
since the commencement o the present war? De' ys, diffi
crftiee, and dahgrs imaginary have continually marked
their concha,and weare no nearer acc mpbthing thrgreat
obj# of our armaments, than we were on the fatal and
u Fortunate day of Bunker's-Hill. Some infatuation or
evil fp ; rit, either in our Cabinet or Councils, or in the
executive part of 6^r Government, calls aloud for redress,
by a generous, but injured people I We hde been upon
the tip foe of expectation, for these five yeits, that every
Western wind would bring us peae reconciliation, or
viflor,, from America rßut every Campaign ends with
the disgust of cur Generals and Officers by sea and land,
and a change of men brings no change of measures or
means of terminating a deftrud^ve war. Our Weft-In
dia affairs go on no better : Admirals and Generals come
home, and all are premifcuoefly re eived with open arms
of adulation by Ministers, for tear their coudu# might
be called in quefiion. Opposition a# just in tie fame
manner, and for the fame reaforis; what set of men, then,
Ihall we fay, are friends to t' ir country, when every
thing (aid and done, tends toits ruin!
Tnelaft Gazette gives us but a melancholy profpea of
chequering America: To perfe ere (enely is madness ;
arid if we go on, the motto may well be applied to our
Ministers, " @s Deus vult perdere, prius dementat"
The dispute between Government and the Proprietors
of copper works, is mutually adjured, much to the ad
vantage of the parties-; but no sheets o copper whatever,
are to lie exported but coaftways : The French are fol-
Extraaril a letter from Prefion,
" Thursday last a mob made their appearance near
this place, with at? irt'nt, as it is foppofed, to defiroy
the manufactory of Messrs. J, Waifop ard Co, but were
beat off, arid-ten of them' secured. We hope this will dif
-perfe them, and as we havenowgev plenty of the military,
have little doubt but the riot's will fubfide/t
. We are confidently affafed, that the Dissenters in the
North of Ireland are the prefect fomenters of mifchief in
■that country ; that they, and the numerous independent
companies lately associated, have refbfed the 'oaths of
allegiance till they have a redress of pretended grie
vances. This was the origin of all our troubles and mil
fortunes in America.—Let Adminiftrarion remember the
motto- -Felix quern facinnt alie^a^pericula pantun.
" A very important obje# takes the attention of the
whole kingdom. All the trade of the Spanish New World
is to be laid open forthwith, and become free to all the
ports in Spain, as well on the Ocean as the Mediterranean;
the trade to Mexico alone to be excepted, and confined
terCadiz. On account of this plan, worthy of a great
Minifler, all the Provinces in Spain, will acquire that
activity which creates industry, and promotes agriculture
and_popuNation"
Sir Henry Clinton is a good deal chagrined at the djf
merobermeht of his army, and anxiously wishes to come
home.
..peace is now talked of, but 0 " what a falling off is
here!" We have left the power of dilating, and must
submit to any terms which our haughty enemies may be
plea fed to makfy however humiliating to the spirit of a
brave people, aod.be content with a dismembered empire,
a ruined commerce, and every species of insult and con
tempt which France and Spain may,in the pride of con
feious superiority, think fit to load us with.
By late returns from Sir Henry Clinton, it appears
tl at his army consists of no more than 23,540 effective
men.
By the Carteret Packet, Capt. Newman, arrived at New-
York, in five weeks and four days from Falmouth, we
have the following advices
H A G U E, Marches.
SIR Joseph Yorke, Atnbaffador extraordinary .from
his Britannic Majefly, prelected amtmorial Jo, he
States General on the 21st ipft which, alter a recapitu
lation of many matters that had been partly urged in for
mer memorials and fame other repr^fentations, concludes
thus:,
" His Mijefly has ordered the under written, to de
" clare to ycur High Mightinesses in a. manner the most
" amicable, and at thefame time the moftTr/ous, that if,
" contrary to his just expectations, your High Mightiness
" es do not, in the term of three weeks from the day of the
K date of this memorial, give a fatisfaftory answer relative
" to the ships which were claimed eight months ago ;
" his Majefiy regarding fuchconduft as an abandoning
" of the alliance on t^e part of your High Migh^ineffes,
" th.II no longer confi fer the United Provinces on any
" other footing than that of other neutral powers, not
" privileged by treaties ; . and consequently. will, without
'' further del y, fafpend provisionally, and till further
" orders, with regard to their fubjcfls, all the -particular
“ stipulations of the treaties between the.two nations,
" especially those of the treaty of I^/4, and will adhere
cc foldly to the general principled of the law of nations,
" which ought to serve as a rule between neutral pow
" ers not particularly privib ged.
Signed, ft The CHEVALIER YORKE.
e< Done at the Hague, March 21, 1780.?' , *
LONDO N, Maccb 31.
,% GENTLEMAN of eminence in the political
fl world, lately, arrived from Holland, had two seve
ral conferences with Lord HiLfborough and Lord Stor
mont, at the Secretary of State's office last week; and
on Thursday the fame perlon was introduced to a great
man in the clofet.l . r 1 b
A private letter from Cadiz, mentions, that they have
no transports which are taking in provisions, and are to
fail with their fleet the middle of April, but where desti
ned is not known.
Yesterday morning notice was given to the ship, in the
river bound to Quebec and other places in America, to
get round to Portsmouth as faft as possible, as the con
voy was to fail the firft fair wind after the 10th of April.
The natives of England, who are in Holland, are
treated with the greatest refped ; and several tetters,
which have been received, all speak of the manifeft unea
siness of persons of (peculation and property relative to the
-Of Commodore Fielding. Those who have no cash
in the Britifn funds, have the fame alarms as those who
have, from a commercial line of connexion reciprocally
dependent on the credit of deposits in the English banks
T e French have permitted feme of their best and most
experienced engineers to go over into the American ser
vice. Among them is the celebrated Cerenzo, a Neapo
litan by birth, who has been in the pay of France up
wards of thirty years.
April 1. It is generally conjectured that one of the
fquairons now fitting but for sea, will actually fail for Gi
braltar, as wI to convoy the Levant trade as.to protest
the several homeward bound fllips in the different ports
of the Mediterranean, who have been waiting for convoy
for several months.
The Lords of the Admiralty have confirmed the Cap
tains and other offi ers in their appointments in the cap
tares of the Spanish and French men of war, given them,
as due to their meriq by trie-Admirals Rodney and Dig
by ; and also the officers appointed to t^e British ships in
lieu 'of them so promoted.
His Royal Highness Prince William Henry will pass
for a Lieutenant before the Comptroller, of the navy, &c.
the firft board day after the holidays; and we are inform
ed that he will be appointed sixth Lieutenant in the Prince
George, and do duty in the fleet as such for at least a year
before he is appointed Pcifl Captain.
We are informed that there are accounts arrived in
town within these few days from America, which fignify
that Congrefsare in speedy expectation cf a large body of
French troops, which are to co operate with their army
in attempting the copqueft of Quebec this summer.
April 4. An express was yeflerda, sent down to Ports
mouth to flop the failing of the fleet for the Weft In
dies, under Commodore Walfingham, till the Blips that
are equipping to form a squadron (to be commanded by
Admiral Grave,) are ready, to fail.
Infurances.ro a very large amount are now making on)
Dutch fllips and merchandizes, as well homeward as out
ward bound.
Orders are sent off to Corke, Dublin, and other ports
of Ireland, for all the fail®fs which have been procured for
his Majesty's service, to be immediately sent round to
Portsmouth.
By the new works lately erected at Plymouth, Ports
mouth, and Sheerness, our dock yards are now render
ed perfectly secure from any sudden attacks of the energy.
Two large floating batteries are now getting ready in
the river, one of which is to lie off Margate for the bet
ter protection of that part of the K%tifh coast.
Extras of a letter from Madrid,
March 12.
" The most extensive preparations ever remembered
are now making in this kingdom. Were France at war
with all the powers on the globe, more vigor could not be
exerted. A new body of militia is talked on, to be form
ed for the service of the ensuing Cummer ; their number
is stated at 15,000, and they are t~ ,do duty in camp with
the several regiments on the sea coasts ; but should any
embarkations take place, these |aft are not to be reckon
ed among them. Exprtffes are very frequent between our
Court arid Madrid, as well as from cur Ambassador at
at the Hague."
Extrad of a letter frem Bath, April 3.
" Yesterday died here, Capt. Wilson 01 the Guards."
ANNAP OL I S, May ,5,
Extra# of a letter from Coriprefs to his Excellency Go
vernor Lee, May 19, 1780.
" Circular.
"S I R,
“ Congress have received authentic information, that
his Most Christian Majesty is preparing to lend a power
ful naval and land force to some part of the continent cf
North-America. This force, generously calculated either
to produce a diversion in our favour, or to forward the
operation of our arms, by being dfreded to ttye fame ob
ject, may either by our exertions be made the means of
delivering our ,cun,ry in the course of t ec^mppi^n Trom
the ravages of war, or being rendered ineffeAyal, through
our fupinGneffyferve only to fully the reputatjou of cur
arms, to defeat the benevolent intention o. cur great ally,
and to disgrace our cohfeuetacy in the eyes ol all. Ey
r°Pe° - ~,
" Every State.. that reflects upon.the depreciation of
the currency, and tlr r^ewndEcu-ncy ir tfce payment of
their taxes, must n/ceffarily conclude, that the treasury
is fxbaufled. The mdpary depinnento afe at a (land
for want of money to put ! hrin in potion.. Congress have
no resources, ; but in your spirit and virtue; upon these
they confidently rely. You know tle v lue bl the prize
for which you contend,, nor ced you lie informed how
much ,ou are in tertfed in a speedy termination of this
distressing and <xce.five war.
“ But as the fma'left dirippointment hi the requisitions
they make, may be attended with most ferio&s cohfe
quences,rthej havt endeavoured t,^ lipit their demands,
as not to exceed your powi r to comply with them"
BOSTO N, Msyis.
Extra#: of a letter from a Gentleman at Philadelphia, to
his friend in this town, April 29.
“ Exchange lowers here---money appreciates 0 -goods
fall. I have the fuileftconvi&ion that^he resolutions of
Congress of the 18 hcf M meh ult. are right. T^ty will
do more good than all that has been attempted hitherto.
lam fore if the Legislatures do bu s apprehend them right
ly, they will come into the plan "
Veflerday arrived a letter of marque brig called the
Phoenix, Capt. Ball t from Grenada, in 18 days, and
bro't.m with him a prize ship of fix carriage guns, from
Port au Port, bound to New York, laden with 200 pipes
befi red and white wipe , and 30 boxes lemmons, taken
a few days apo.- -Capt. Hailet informs, that the two
grand fleets in the Weft Indjes consist of :i Lil of the
line each, and that just before he failed ah cHion took
place, in which the Erglifh had near 150 k lled and
wounded.; but can give no tyrther particulars..,
LaftFr;day were proved in thist wn, t ecarriages at
Furr Hill, of new conArufticn, for 24, „6 nd 48, pound
cannon, ,hich plan has-been given by Mr. It Mire,
Colonel of Dragoons amd tried by Limftli. Th,re are
great advant ge& known to be derived from thef, carria
ges of new conhru&ioi# as three, men can easy move a
piece that would ott'rvrife require ter, without being ex
posed to the fire of the enemy ; and r n fire the gnus that
art mounted on th ft carriages, nt h. ft hur times as faft
as theririd ore , .and can be as easily p minted at any p|a,e
as a fufe?, and as eafiij and quick turned roundte fire at
any obj ^t , lie Hon. Council of tis State has favour'd
the above officer with their presence, o' proving these car
riages, "the execution being conformable to what he had
proposed by uis plan.--The Honorable Council has been
pleased to approve much of this plan, and have adopted
that conflruaion.
Last ^eek arrived here Capt. Goodwin in 22 days from
Gaudilpup. About ten days before his arrival, he was
attacked by a I r ; g bound from —- to New-York, la
den with about 230 pipes of wine, which brig Captain
Goodwin tock, and may be hourly expefted. By Capt.
Goodwin we have the tndanchelly account that the town
of Gaudaloup, confining ofabout 300 hpules, was acci
dentally consumed by ire, the beginning c.f last month.
We hear that the Horn Arthur Lee, Efg; .and- —
Izzard of the State of South-Carolina, are expeded soon
td arrfcein America.
We find by a late paper f^am Europe, .that force ac
count .of the fiorm which overtook GeneratClinton and
the troop that failed with him last December from New-
York for Georgia, had reached England, and made no
very agreeable imprr ffion on the Miniftefial party
Friday and Saturday last arrived here a schooner and a
brig from Port-au-Prince, in 22 days passage; the for
mer brings an account, that a report prevailed there, th&t
the French fteet~in the Weft Indies had retaken St. Lu
cia, together with 10 or izzßritrfh ships of the line.
H AR TF O R D, ;May 9.
At a Special Superior Court, held at Litchfield, April
25th, Barnett Dayenphrt, was indited before f e Grand
Jury, for the horrid murder of Mr. Caleb Mattery, and
bis wife, and burning three Grand children, with the
house And Nicholas Davenport was indeed as being
an accessory. Bills were found againf lboth of them.
Barnett (orifeffed, and plead guilty to the Court. Said
Nicholas ^sirred, April 2,th, and the next morning
the Jufy brbu, ht him in gurlty. Bafnett Davenport was
sentenced to be hing'd on the Sth of May, between the
hours of twelve and three, P. M. Nicholas was sentenced
to fit on the gall ws one hour, with a rope about his neck,
to be whipt thirty-nine lashes and imprisoned ten years ;
to be Confined in Litchfield goal, till Ntlegate is repaired,
and then to be sent there to continue said term. One Aui
tin, for attempting to join the enemy, was,lfo sentenced
to fix months imprifoument.
Exfra& of a letter from Paris, by way of Oflend,