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The experience and gallantry of the officers and sol
diers under my command, enabled me to manoeuvre
and force the enemy into very limitted bounds.
I have not language to do ju fiice to my feelings for
the honourable approbation cf my conduct, expressed
in your's of the 7th: permit me therefore to request
you to add to the obligation already conferred, by pre
senting my best and sincerest thanks to the honourable
house of assembly on the occasion ; and to believe me,
with every sentiment of esteem,
Your most obedient,
and very humble servant,
ANTHONY WAYNE.
The hon. Samuel Salters,
efq; speaker of the honour
able house of assembly of
the state of Georgia.
NEW-Y 0 RK, July 3.
The ship Suffolk, capt in Carnes, and the fliips
Albion and Sally, all from Liverpool, are taken by a
ship called the Porus, and sent into St. Kitts and Mar
tinico.
Fridaylaft the schooner Polly, Davifon, master, from
Conntaicut, laden with corn, pork, &c. was sent in here
by the sloop Association, captain Thomas ; captured
off Faulkland's island in the found.
Two large Rallies, supposed from Boston, have been
cruizing off S^ndy-Hook mod part of last week, and
were seen four days since off Rockaway : 'Tis said they
carry some weighty metal.
One of the abovementioned gallies boarded a flag
from Virginia, last Saturday, that came up on Sunday ;
and we hear the carries, 4 nine-pounders.
His majefly's ship the Eellifarius, captain Graves,
last week run ashore, near New-London, a large priva
teer brig of 18 guns, which it was hardly possible could
be got off a ain.
enemy, and with a very inferior force keeping them
confined to Savannah ; and whereas the gallant and
judicious conduct of the said general, highly merits the
generous attention and approbation of the legislature
of this Bate:
Resolved, That a high sense of the great merits and
services rendered by the honourable brigadier-general
Anthony Wayne, is entertained by this house, and
that the fame be acknowledged in a letter from the
speaker to the said general.
Resolved, That the sum of four thousand gui
neas be grunted to three commissioners to be appoint
ed by this house, for the purpose of purchasing an es
tate for brigadier-general Anthony Wayne, in such
part or parts of the Rate as he shall appoint.
And be it further Resolved, That the said commis
sioners be impowered and authorifed, to draw on and
receive the said sum of four thousand guineas from
the public treasury of this state.
Extract from the minutes,
'(Copy.) 'JOHN WILKINSON, Clk. H. A.
Augusta, May 7, 1782.
SIR,
THE inclofed resolve, which I have the honour to
transmit you, contains an acknowledgment by the
house of your great merits and services ; and also a
grant passed in your favour.
Mr. Howley, the gentleman who introduced the
reeafure into the house, and supported it in a manner
highly honourable to your fame, is one of the com
missioners appointed to carry the business into efft£t ;
to him are acded Mr. Clay and Mr. O'Brien ; and am
persuaded it will be executed in a mode agreeable to
your wishes. J have only to add, now happy lam in
having the pleasing talk assigned tn me, of conveying
the tribute of my country's applause where it is so justly
due. With sentiments of rt(pt& and efleem,
I have the honour to be, fir,
Your most obedient.
Humble servant,
SAMUEL SALTERS, Speaker
of the general assembly of toe flateof Georgia.
Hon- brigadier-general Wayne.
Head-Quarters, Ebenezer, May 20, 1782.
S I R,
THE very polite manner in which you h^ve com
municated the ff-ntiments of the honourable house of
assembly of'Georgia, adds greatly to the honour done
me by their liberal resolve of the firft instant.
Mr. Howley's friendfhip and partiality in my fa
vour, induced him to hold up my conduct and efforts
to serve this country, in a point of view far beyond
their merit.
GEORGIA.
House of Assembly, State of Georgia, May 1, 1782.
WHEREAS brigadier-general Wayne hath, since
his commanding the forces of the united states
within this state, rendered great and meritorious fer
vices to this country, by driving in the poPs of the ,
And Monday arrived a clinker built schooner, from
Norfolk, in the fame province, with a similar cargo,
prize to his majefly's ship Carrysfort.
The Carrysfort was left in chace of a large ship laden
with tobacco, which failed from Norfolk in company
with the above prize.
Yesterday arrived a small sloop from St. Augufline,
after being chafed by two rebel gallies of four 9 poun
ders each, which have taken three schooners bound to
this port, their station is off the Light-house, and, it
is said, they cruize in concert, the better to check ar
rivals, and injure our commerce. The sloop was charg
ed with dispatches, but in the chace they were thrown
over board.
Last Sunday a schooner from Hampton, in Virgin'a,
faden with flour for the Weft-Indies, was sent in here
by the Warwick's tender, and Tyger privateer, belong
ing to this port.
July 6. Last Tuesday arrived the Charlotte pacquet
in fix days from St. Augustine, by which we are inform
ed, that the privateer brig Ranger had sent to that port
three prizes with one hundred and fifty Spanish soldiers,
part of a fleet, on their return to Havanna, after re
ducing the island of New-Providence; there werein the
whole three hundred Spanish troops taken, but the other
lundred and fifty were sent in a vessel on parole to
the Havanna.
Yesterday arrived a schooner in fix days from Chartef
town, by which we are informed of the death of Mr. Wil
liam M'Gachen, late of Maryland ; a gentleman uni
versally and sincerely regretted.
By the schooner Alexander, captain Campbell, from
Quebec, which he left the sth ult. we have the follow
ing. Quebec May 30. Last Friday night Messrs.
William Franks and John Munro arrived in town fffim
London. They came passengers in the Bellona, captain
Love ; she touched upon a rock, about twenty leagues
below this place, which so much damaged her that the
funk in about ten minutes, and we hear four of the
crew perished; flie carried 28 guns, and was worth
70,0001 flerling; the garrison was in good health, but
trade in general very dull ; they had arrivals in Eng
land as late as about the 18th of April.
Yesterday arrived a sloop from Philadelphia with fifty
or sixty hogsheads of tobacco, prize to the Mentor
frigate.
'' On the 21st instant General Wayne fell in with and defeated
a party of British troops under Colonel Browne, near Harris's
bridge, in Georgia, within 7 miles of Savannah. The General's
decisive conduft upon this occasion reflects the highest honor up
on himfelf, and the officers and folciers under him deserve the
warmest commendation. His official report, which I herewith
enclose, will detail the particulars of the action, and inform
your Excellency more fully of the merit of those troops who
had the honor of engaging the enemy.
'' Flying parties of the British cavalry are frequently making
excursions into the country from Charleftown, with no other ob
jeft, that I can learn, but that of distressing the inhabitants.
Two days past, a body of our dragoons, under Lieut. Col. Lau
rens, fell in with about 30 below Derchefter, commanded by a
Capt. Dawkins, whom they instantly charged and routed, talcing
from him 7 dragoons and one Lieu ehant, with to horses and ac
coutrements compleat. Ye had 3 men wounded and 2 horses
killed.
'' Dear Sir, Ebenezer, 2^b May, 1782.
'' On the 21st inst. I received intelligence of the enemy bring
out in force from Savanna, in confluence of which Whitt's
dragoons and Pofey's infantry were put in motion, and at five
o'clock in the evening arrived at Mr. W. Gibbons's, fix miles N.
W. of Savanna. At fix an express from Lieut. Col. Jackson an
nounced the enemy in force at Harris's Bridge, on the great Oge
chee road, seven miles from town, and that a small party we^e at
Ogechee Ferry, which he intended to attack with Lis corps. Up
on enquiry, I found that the only route to the enemy's petition
was thro' a thick swamp of near four miles extent, with many
deep and dangerous morasses to pass, and to interfeCt the Ogechee
road at an intermediate distance from Savanna and the Bridge. I
was properly impressed with the difficulty attending a night march
over such ground, as well as the delicacy of a manoeuvre that
placed me between the whole of the enemy's force in Georgia:
But when I came to reflect upon the experience and gallantry of
the officers, and the steady bravery of the troops, they were di
rected to advance, from a conviction that the success of a noctur
nal attack depended more upon prowess than numbers. At twelve
o'clock at night our van arrived at the Ogechee road, four miles
S. W. of Savanna, when the enemy also appeared advancing in
close and good order. Notwithstanding this circumstance, and
the great disparity of numbers (our rear being yet at a considera
ble distance) as success depended upon the moment, I ordered the
van-guard to charge, which was obeyed with such vivacity, as to
immediately terminate in the total defeat and dispersion of all the
British cavalry and a large body of infanty, picked from the Se
venth Regiment, the Hessians, Fanning's and Brown's Regulars,
with the ChoCtaw Indians, Tories, &c. the whole, commanded
by Col. Brown. The precipitate flight of the enemy prevented
any part of the troops from coming into contact with them, ex
cept Lieut. Col. Pofey's light company under Capt. Parker, and
a few dragoons under Capt. Hughes and Lieut. Bover, conduced
by Col. White. This small van-guard put to route the whole of
the enemy's force without the use of powder. The almost impe
netrable thick woods, deep swamps and morafles, into which they
plunged in a dispersed state, and under cover of the night, Screen
ed them from total ruin, at the expence of a great proportion of
their arms and horses, which they abandoned to procure personal
fafety. The few of our troops that had an opportunity to engage
introduced the American sword and bayonet with such effeCt as
to kill many, and wound some. A number of prisoners also fell
into our hands, among whom is Lieut. Col. Douglass, danger
ously wounded. We have collected between 29 and 30 of the
enemy s best dragoon horses, exclufivc of several that lay dead
upon the spot. A great number are yet Strangling in the swamps
without riders, and such is the dispersed state of the dragoons and
infantry, that they continue dropping in by twos and threes, most
ly disarmed, Evert Col. Brown and Lieub Col, Ingram did not
Philadelphia, July it.
Extrafl of a letter from Major-General GREENE to bis Excel-
lency the President of CONGRE SS, dated Head-Quarters,
near Racon's Bridge, South-Catalina, May 21, 1782.
SIR,
IDO myfelf the honor to enclose to your Excellency a copy of
a resolution of the British House of Commons, and the King's
reply, which were sent out to me last evening by Lieutenant-
General Leslie, through Major Skelly, his Aid de Camp, accom
panied with a verbal message, that as those changes of measures
seem to lead directly to a peace, he would agree to a cessation of
hostilities on their part, provided we would on ours, until he had
further orders from New-York, or from the British Court. Ma
jor Skelly further added, that Sir Henry Clinton was gone to
England, and that Sir Guy Carleton had arrived at New-York to
take the command, and that his Secretary was now with Con
gress.
" As the proposition for a cessation of hostilities did not come
with the necessary forms, I gave it no written answer. But if it
had come with all the solemnity neceifary to the business, and
duly autbori fed by full and ample powers, I fliould not have
thought myfelf at liberty to, agree to any such thing without the
order of Congress."
Extras of another letter from General Greene, dated near Bacon's
bridge, Soutb-Carolna, May 31, 1782.
S I R,
" I had rhe honor to address your Excellency on the 21st inst.
on the fubje& of a verbal message from Lieut. Gen. Leslie, pro
posing a cessation of hostilities in this country. Since then I have
received a letter from him on the fubje& ; but as I was not fuf
ficiently authorized to accede to the proposal, I informed him
that I must wait the orders of Cngrefs before I could, with
propriety, give him a definitive answer,
" That your Excellency may more fully understand the nature
of the proposition, and what the circumstances are upon which it
is grounded, I take the liberty to inclofe the General's letter,
with my answer. ■
" The army, notwithstanding our long inactivity and the sup
posed unhealthiness of the situation, have enj yed an uncommon
Share of health.''
No. Payable Dollars.
289 6th F b 1782. Michael Hilligas 100
7 2?fl do. do. Jono Ross io@
223 6th do- do. Miciiael Hilligas 100
168 goth Jan. do. R. Peafly 100
16 Bth 00, do. John Ross go
289 14th Feb. # do. George Meade 30
152 24th do. do. John Kean 3®
• 84 21st do. do. John Ross 50
?8 7th Jan. do. John Muir 50
180 27th Mar. do. Michael Hilligas 50
241 12th Feb do. George Meade 40
26 14th Jan do. Janes Craie, junr 40
33 14th do. do- Benjamin Fu ler 40
Total 760
. "SI R, Head-Quarters, May 25, 1782.
"I HAVE received your letter of the 23d, which you did
me the honor to write me. In answer to it, I can only fay, that
I have receeived no orders from Congress on the fubje&; but
Should a treaty be on foot for terminating the war, or a suspension
of hostilities has taken place to the northward, I Shall undoubted
ly receive them in a few days. Until I receive their orders upon,
the matter, I do not think myfelf at liberty to agree to a cessation
of hostilities. I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient bumble servant,
(Copy.) N. GREENE."
General Leslie, &c. &c.
find the way to town till the second night after the aaiomflg^
then unattended.
" After refreshing the troops at Mrs. Gibbons's, we advanced
within view of their lines yesterday morning, detaching a few in
fantry and dragoons to draw the enemy out, but they declined the
invitation, contenting themselves with advancing a few Indians
and Negroes to the Skirt of a swamp, from whence they commen
ced a scattering and ineffectual fire. Finding that General Clark
was not to be enticed from his redoubts, I returned with the troops
to this place, where the last arrived this morning, with the loss
of only five privates killed and two wounded. We had also two
dragoon horses killed, and three hurt; but these we Shall replace
with part of the cavalry taken from the enemy. I feel myfelf
under the highest obligations to every officer and soldier for their
good conduct, zeal and perseverance, during a very fatiguing march
of near 40 miles, performed in a few hours, to effect this enter
prise. Lieutenant Colonel Jackson of the State legion, and his
corps, are entitled to my best thanks, for their conduct in the day
near Ogechee, where the enemy likewise Suffered.
I bale the honor to be, &?c./
ANTHONY WAYNE,
The Hon. Major General Greene.
SI R, Head-Quarters, May 23, 1782.
" Captain Skelly having stated to me the queries he had the
honor to receive from you, refpeCting the papers I submitted to
your consideration, and what official authority i had for proposing
a cessation of hostilities, and believing a treaty for terminating
the war was now carrying on. I have therefore to inform you,
that those papers were transmitted to me by his Excellency Sir
Henry Clinton, accompanied by a letter from the Right Honora
ble Welbore Ellis, then one of his Majefly's principal Secretaries
of State, referring generally to them for the direction of my con
duct, in their refpeft, and that I suppose not only from the weight
of their authority, but likewise from th^ explicit terms in which
they convey the sense of his Majesty and the British House of
Commons. Fuller instructions I momently expert from our pre
sent Commander in Chief, Sir Goy Carleton, whose appointment
and arrival in America has not been regularly notified to me.
# “ Thus, Sir, I have explicitly stated to you the mode and
circumstances under which these important papers have reached
me; and as I can have no doubt from current report, and the na
ture of these documents, that a suspension of hostilities has taken
place to the northward, and that a treaty to conclude the war is
now carrying on, I held it a duty I owed to the rights of huma
nity, the welfare of this country, and the sentiments of-the legi
slature of my own, to propose that such a cessation Should take
place here; and this proposal, from these motives, I again re
new, and will depute, if it meets your concurrence, tCominiffion
ers to fettle the terms of it. and for securing the interest, as well
civil as military, of each party in their present state, assuring you
at the fame time, you Shall have the earliest notice of what in
ftruftions and advices I may receive on this head from New-York.
I have the honor to be,
Your mos obedient, &c.
(Copy.) ALEXANDER+LESLIE."
By the UNITED STATES in CONGRESS assembled,
June 28, 1,82.
On the 25th of June last, the birth of the Dauphin of Frarc e
w~scelebrated by the people of Talbot county, in the State of
Maryland, in pursuance of the recommendation of the Governor
and Council of that State, a convenient arbour was ere&ed on the
barks of Wye river, at Mr. Baker's Old Field Landing, where
an elegant entertainment was provided fufficient for 200 people,
at which a large number of refpe&able ladies and gentlemen dined.
Two field pieces were placed on an eminence at a small distance,
and difrharged at the drinking of, Long life, prosperity and happi
ness to the Dauphin—-The United States in Congress---His M, ft
Chriflian Majesty and Royal Family of France---Count Rocham
beau and the French Army---General Washington and the Ame
rican Army. The young ladies and gentlemen tefiffied tl eir joy
by dancing in a neighbouring house, and every thing was con
duced with mirth and fatisfaCion.'
*^^^te ri^j^^te #^ §^|
A ROBBERY.
ON the report of a Committee, consisting of Mr, Duane,
Mr. Izard and Mr. Madison, to whom was referred the
letter of the 21st of May from Major General Greene,
Refolded, That the Secretary at War inform Major General
Greene, that the United States in Congress assembled approve of
his condua, in rejecting the overtures for a cessation of hostilities
made to him by Lieutenant General Leslie, commanding the
British troops in Charlefiown; and that he assure him Congress
will use their endeavours to enable him efthaually to oppose the
enemy: CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
THE following BANK NOTES were inclofed in a
letter and sent by the mail rat was carried
off on the fifteenth ultimo. And as a lift- of them are
left at the Bank, all reruns ^re cautirred agafenh re
ceiving them. Philadelphia, foly io, 1732.
WANTS A PLACE, A
WET NURSE. Enquire of the Printer
Fublfhed by Order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.