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_ . L . APRIL 12.
The inhabitants of this and the neighbouring i(lands,be
%', hert ° unacquainted with the value of the island
of Nevis, and the loss the crown of Great Er tain
has fuffered by the capture of it, we beg leave to in
sert the following paragraph, extraOed from the Lon
don Courant, of Jan. 17, 1782.
A ho ^ d . tbe F rench take Nevis, as their commander
at Buttatia is laid to have threatened to d% they will
BAS^ETTERRE, (St. Chriflopher,) March 29.
The day before yeflerday anchored in this road, the
c ' ip . Porus > mounting 22 guns, with the thip
Suffolk, captain Carnes, from Liverpool to Jamaica,
her prize. The above (hip has taken and sent into
Martinico, the fllip Albion, and (hip Sally, both from
Liverpool.
been Cent to Savannah, and that colonel Moncrief had
allo been there to fortify it, which he had done very
compleatly, though in a very short space of time ; but
that ere he had scarcely finifhed the business, he was
sent for back to Charleftown, and it was the opinion of
some persons, that the post at Savannah would after
all be evacuated, and the garrison transferred to
Charleftown. This however was mere matter of con
je&ure.
BRID& E-TOW N (Barbados) March 23.
Salt has lately been fold here for half-a-crown per
pint, and is now felling from half a moidore to twenty,
five (hillings pfr bushel; and yet, strange to tell, a
vessel loaded with that necessary article of life has b-en
made to quit our bay, without being fuffered to dis
pose of her much wanted c^rgo: blame not the collec
tor of the customs, he gave every encouragement in
his power, and a&ed like a prudent and good officer.
But blam' the , who obliged her to leave this
place! What reason is to be assigned for this we are
at a loft foh ,
St. PIERR E's, (Martinique) March 7.
In the morning of the 19th, the grand fleet made
their appearance off our road, und r the convoy of the
Courronne of 80 guns, commanded by M. de Mithon ;
the Magnifique of 74, by M. de Macarty ; the Dau
ph n Royal of 70, by M. de Senneville, two frigates
and a floopof war; they left Brest the 13th of Febru
ary. This fleet confifling of 60 fail, the greater part
of them loaded on the king's account, could not get
to an anchor, either in our road or at Fort Royal,
tilt the 20th. We know not at prefect the exafl num
ber of troops that are arrived. A considerable num
her of transports, bound to the Bast-Indies, Separated
from them in a certain latitude, having for their con
voy four fail of the line.
M. Ie marquis Duchilleau, brigadier and colonel of
the regiment of Viennois, has obtained leave from his
majefly to refigo his government of Dominica, and will
be succeeded by M. de Burgon, colonel of infantry, and
commandant of Fort-Royal.
Our general arrived here on Tuesday night with M.
Ie comte d Graffe, amid the difeharge of cannon and
the acclamations us the people. The mercantile part
of the inhabitants, anxious to tefiify their refpef lfor
the marquis de Bouille and his lady, and the concern
which they feel for their approaching departure, intend
to give tl em this evening an entertainment, of which
our readers will find an account in qur next pa per.
°° Sunday next there will be a te deum and a gene
ral illumination, in honour of the birth of monseigneur
Ie Dauphin, and in celebration of the success of our
arms both in Virginia and at St. Chriffopher's—The
fame ceremony will be observed at Fort Royal and in
all the parities in the island.
Walsh. To M. O'Connor, second captain of chaf
feurs, a present of 400 livres. To M. Trant, fublieu
tenant @f Chaffeurs, a present of 200 livres.
Royal Comtois. To M. Belholte, captain comman
dant, a pension of 200 livres. To M. le chev. de Gran
gus, Tub-lieutenant, a present of 400 livres.
Di lon. To M. Moore, firft captain commandant,
to be major by brevet. To M. Thomas Macdermott,
freonl captain, a present of 400 livres. And to M.
Lnchagan, second captain, the fame.
M. Ie compte de Dillon has Fbeen appointed go
vernor of the island of St. Chriflopher's, by our gene
ral : M. Ie chevalier de Frefne, major o f the regiment
of Royal Comtois, second in command in the said isl
and: M de Rhochemaure, captain commandant of
the Royal Comtois, major ; and M. Nowlan, captain
commandant of Walfli's commandant at Baffetterre.
M. de Feydau, lieutenant colonel of the regiment of
Armagnac, is appointed gevornor for the time being of
the island of St. Vincent, in the absence of M. Dupleffis,
who is gone to France for the re-eflablifhment of his
health.
Armagnac. To M. Roftaing, major, a pension of
600 livres, and a promise of promotion.
Auxerroys. To M. de Trumel, lieutenant colonel,
a pension of 800 livres, and a promise of a regiment of
royal gren^iers. To M. de la Chaise, the promise of
the majority of a regiment,to messieurs Gayot, Lamotte,
Lucon and Stuncuurt, second captains, a present of
400 livres each.
Since these iftands have become the principal theatre
of our war with England, not a campaign has palled
nor even a single expedition, whico lias not been c;u;ck
ly followed by the mod firiking teflimonies of his ma
jefly's approbation. The history of the .present war
will fnrn:fh at the fame time an ufeful and an honour
able lesson to the nation ; for it will exhibit the por
traits of a young monarch always eager to reward mer
it, and of officers continually worthy of having bene
fits heaped upon them.
The following is an account of the favours which
his majefly has been graciously pleased to grant to the
officers of the different corps employed upon the ex
pedition against Tobago.
Viennois. To M. de Blanchelande,a brigadier and
lieutenant colonel, a pension of 1000 livres. To M.
d'H^zeures, captain commandant of the chaffeurs, a
pension of 400 livres. To M. Therondel, captain com
mandant, an addition of 500 livres to his pension of
1500, with which he was about s o retire.
Gertie. To M. Geoffroy, director general of the
fortifications, the rank of brigadier of hia majefly'^
armies.
" He took a view of the improvidence of our con
trasts: he mentioned, that for the legion of colonel
Tarleton, which could not be numerous, meffrs. Mu'fr
andAtkinfon had sent out oatsto the amount of 80,0001.
(36 oodl. prime cost, the rest for the freight) for one
year's consumption. The provisions for the whole ar
my were charged with the fame profusion; and from
the articles of provisions, one would imagine that our
troops were sent out for the purpose of eating only :
there numbers at the most were not 40,000; and yet
there was a charge for provisions of 1,200,006!. He
found charged also for presents to the Indians about
ioo,oool. He shuddered at the purports for which this
money had been given; and lamented that it had not
been employed in augmenting our navy ; as it might
have added two ships of 50 guns to our fleet ; as the
80,0001. for oats for colonel Tarleton's legioh would
have added two frigates to it."
'' From the plan of operations laid down by our mi
niflers, we had not only loft the advantage we anight
have derived from Gibraltar, but we were put to an
immense expence to defend it. The expence of the
siege, for one year, exclofive of the pay of the garri
son, amounted to 569,0001. and with a few items which
he knew it would cost, he might use the round number
of 600,000 b Now this was a sum equal to the income
of the king of Sardinia; or to the net revenue of the
kingdom of Ireland some few years ago; so that the
revenue of a kingdom was spent in defending a rock,
which would not feed halfa dozen rabbits. This mo
ney would maitain fifteen ships of the line; Which, sta
tioned there would have saved America. 'Some might
think the money well spent on Gibraltar as an out-poss,
that would keep the enemy employed far from us, and
so prevent them from making a defeent upon Great-
Britaih ; but the fad was otherwise, for under admi
ral Darby we had been obliged to fend our naval force
to the relief of that place, and leave our coasts naked'
and defencelefs in his absence.
All our acebunts from the Weft-Indies agree, that
the great and memorable naval conflict between the
fleets of the count de Graffe and fir George Rodney, on
the 12th of April; ult. was the most fierce, obflinate,
and tragical ever fought—That the former had gained
high reputation in the midst of misfortune; their va
lour and perseverance having excited the admiration,
and obtained the applause of their enemy, who pre
vailed by foperiority of numbers, after a dreadful con
test of eleven hours and a half, great part of which
time they lay becalmed, yard-arm and yard-arm—-
That the daughter was great on both rides—That ma
ny of the British ships were so much damaged as to be
unable to ke p p the sea—and that, by means of the
count de Grade's wife dispositions, an immensely rich
fleet, of 170 fail, had escaped the enemy, and arrived
fafe at Cape Francois, und^r the convoy of the Expe
riment and Sagitaire men of war, of go guns each.
The brig Delight, captain Johnson ; brig , capt.
Hinman, from New-London, and brig , captain
Greene, from Rhode- Island, are arrived at St Croix.
The ship count de Graffe, captain Service, is arrived
at St. John's from this port.
On Wednesday evening last departed this life, at
Annapolis, the honourable CHARLES CARROLL,
fenjor, esquire, aged about 82 years; a gentleman of
diftinguithed merit and abilities.
CHRISTIANSTZE D, (Y. Croix) May 11.
Extras of a letter from 3t. Euftatius, April 26.
" We have a certain account here, that the Ville
de Paris, count de Grade's ship, is taken by the Eng.:
lifh, and is now at S. Lucii."
Philadelphia, June 8.
Extract of a letter from South-Carolina, dated camp,
near Eacon's-bridge April tB, 1782.
'” n™" talk cf the enemy evacuating
Charleftown, and many things which have lately hap
pened seem to prognofiigate it, but none of them are so
I r °°g as to induce us to relax our utmost exertions, to
oblige them to quit it should they not do it of their
own accord. It is certain the evacuation cannot take
place immediately, as they have not above thirty vessels
in Charleflown harbour, and among them not a single
frigate. The Savage (loop of war arrived ttere from
New-York 3 days ago, and failed again in i 2 hours.”
The following extract from Mr. Burke's speech in
the house of commons oh the Bth of March lad, may
give us an idea of the immense txpence at which' Great-
Britain holds Gibraltar; and of the extravagance of
their public contrasts
ExtraH of a letter from a gentleman at St. Croix, to
his friend in this town, dated May 14, 1782.
" You will before this have the particulars of the
engagement between Rodney and de Graffe ; the Eng
lifh have gained a most brilliant vi&ory indeed! We
hive certain accounts of the count de Graffe, in the
Ville de Paris, being captured with 4 other ships of
the bne; that another was funk, and others greatly
damaged."
The ship Salem-Packet, capt Cooke, of and for Sa
lem, and the brig Mercury, captain Palmer, of and
for Philadelphia, left Hispaniola, in company with
the Perseverance.
" ALTIMO R E, June 4.
' e " er fr a y afternoon the schooner Perseverance,
Thomas Sanders, arrived here in 17 days from
Hispaniola, but in 8 only from that island to ourca pes.
By this vessel we have advice of the arrival at Cape
Francois, of 29 fail of the line of the French fleet, late
V n °, '" e ""'t de Graffe's command, and of their
3 . ," 9 . at tbat P lace > with a Spanish fqbadron of 13
capital fhips.TheFrench ships have been refitted,and the
combined fleets, confining of 42 fail of the line of bat
tie, besides frigates, the former commanded by M. de
Vaudreuille, or Bougainville, and the latter by Doh
Solano, were making vigorous preparations to pr'ofe
cute the intended expedition againf lJamaica, hotwith-
Panding the arrival of Sir George B. Rodney, with his
fleet, off that island.
capture one of the most fruitful islands in America.—
It is melancholy to reflect, that the dominions of our
sovereign are thus gradually diminishing, and as gra
dually bringing on us the contempt of Europe.
T^ EE fray Mares Are at the Lower
bridge on Schuylkill, a small black, branded on
the (boulder and thigh, letters unknown, has a star and
one hind fcot white: A brown with thiae white feet,
a b|aize, and two or three white foots under the saddle;
And a bay, with a small star. The ovn<„ may have
them again by proving their property and paying the
charges.
Stolen out of the Subferiber's
House, on Tuesday evening lad, a Silyrf WATCH,
number 2999, maker's narhe Ci y, London. Whoe
ver will flop the witch if offered, for sale, (hall have
SIX DOLLARS reward, and SIX DOLLARS more
for the thief, so that he may .{ brought to justice.
, JA MES AKIN S.
N. B Said J. mes Akins lives near the Spread' Ea
gle on Lancaftex toad. fae s th, v B 2 .
, - , Philadelphia, May 3; 1782.
THE Subferiber takes this method to
inform the public in general, and his Friends and
firmer Cudomer# in particular, that be has removed from
P ,"^"' r ° w "' New -J'rfey, to the Sign of the BUNCH
GRAPES, in Tnifd Street, Philadelphia ; where he
" predated with every necessary convenience for the
Accommodation of a I rge number o' Gentlemen, and
their Horses. He intends to make it his particular
ftudv to give genital Satifa&ion to thole who ma,
plsafe to favour him with their Cuftoin.
JACOB G. BERGEN.'
gAV E's Lives of the Fathers, Tillot
fon's, Sherlock's, Clrk's and South's Sermons;
Hume's, Rapin's and Grainger's History of England;
Universal History, Critical and Monthly Reviews,
Bundy's Roman History, Spence's, Polymetis's and
Suit's Memoirs, Bireitis's Dictionary, English and
Italian; Marine Dictionary, French and English{
Aimworth's Latin and English Virgil, Horace, Cedar's
Commentaries, Ovid's M-tamorphifis, Terrence, Jus
tin, Cordrria, Gammars, &c. Greek and Latin Bibles;
Testaments and Lexicons, Albinus', Anatomical Ta
bles, Aftrice, Lewis's Materia Medica; Brook's;
Shaw's, Shibbard'sand Frein/'s Practice of Physic;
Pifpenf tories, &c. Stackhcufe'sHiftory of the Hol,
Bible, Statutes at Large, Reports, &c. Hale's, Mill's,
Tull's and Young's Hufbanriry ; Ware's, Swan's and
Price's Archited, Fragments de Taftique, Geome
tric de Camus, Le Efpri,t de Folard, Memoirs M.
Militaine, Lettres de my Lord Rivers, History Jeune
Grir, L. Elpritt de Luncyclop, Sur la Population de
L'Amerique, &:. &c. &c. June 6.
Also to be Sold on reasonable Terms,
That valuable Tra& of Land
arid Improvments; containg about 2000 atres ; great
part of which ma, be made excellent meadow, where
Mr. Benjamin M fflin 'orm^r y lived, in Sussex county;
within three miles of John Clow, esquire's, residence
in the state of Delaware. JOHN YOUNG, junr.'
Water-fl reet,
A few pipes of Madeira Wine;
A small quantity of Card-Wire and Tacks ;
Likewise a few boxes of sheet Tinn.
Just come to hand, arid to be Sold by
EANOS GEAREY,
Ac the store of Mr. Pelletiah Webster, id
TO BE SO L D,
At the Cofee-Hcufe, on Wednesday the igth of thij
infant, June, for bills of credit of this fate, dated
April the 29th, 1780, or specie,
A LOT containing 21 acres and 84 perches of crip,
ple, being part of State-island. A plan of the said
lot may be seen at the coffee-houfe. One month's cre
dit will be given.
yohn Young, junior,
At his BOOK-STORE in Market- street, has just
Opened a large and valuable COLLECTION of
BOOKS, (London Editions) which will be
Sold very Cheap—
Among which are, the Works of the most celebrated
Authros in Divinity, Hiltory, Law, and "Physic ;
with a Variety of French, and Claffici, viz.
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Children, a sober, careful
person, that can be well recom
mended, none else need apply;
Enquire of the printer.
The latest advices from New-York fay, that a fleefe
of 40 or 50 transports, having on board about:
4000 troops, under convoy of the Lion man of war, of
64 ghns, Assurance of 44, and two frigates, failed
from the Hook on Tuesday last ; but their deftinatioii
was not known, although Rhode-lfland is pointed out
by some as the obje&.
Last Monday arrived here the Honourable DAVID
HOWELL, esquire, a delegate from the date of Rhode
lfland and Providence plantations to the United-States
ih Congress assembled.