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His majesty's ship the Affurahce, captain Swirney,
lately carried the following vessels into Bermuda : ^rig
Hope, from Cadiz for Boston, with fruit and fait ;
brig Free Trade, from Boston for Grenada, with £fh
and lumber.
fucb dispatch, that our fleet are now in a condition to
put to sea, and even more numerous than when it firft
failed. The several divisions are going to their particu
lar Jeflinations not known at present; and the brave
de la Motte Piquet commands one of them, composed
of ten ships of the line, of which the Invincible and the
Bretagne of iio guns make a part. We have reason
io believe, that the approaching campaign will be a ve
ry rigorousone, and even more brilliant than the last.
there is no talk of peace, firice England obstinately re
fufes to consent to the independence of America. The
marquis la Fayette and the count de Noailles, who ar
rived in the Alliance, after a passage of twenty-three
days, will embark to-morrow for America, in the Em
erald frigate."
Last night arrived the schooner Brick, John Brahe,
smaller, from Boston for Nantucket, with lumber,
taken last Thursday by the Spitfire.
Last night arrived his majesty ship Albacore, cap
tain Calcott, in 30 days from Jamaica, by which we
have an account, that an embargo was laid on the fhip
ing of that island, where an attack was expected from
the French and Spaniards. The account of George
Rodney's arrival at Barbadoes is confirmed. Sir P.
Parker is to go home in the firft fleet, Admiral Row
ley is to command on that flation.Admiral Graves was
arrived there in the London. General Dillon was gone
home. General Campbell had put the island in the
nioft refpeaable state of defence, and the inhabitants
under his excellent and vigilant admiftration, possess
the utmost confidence of the fafety of their territory
from all invaders.
On Tuesday a French frigate arrived at Newport,
in 42 days from Brest, having on board about eighty
thousand pounds flerling in specie, for the paym'ent of
the French troops. She failed in company with a
fle^t of 150 fail, bound for the Weft-Indies, 17 of which
were ships of the line.
Yesterday arrived the brig JoUy-Tar, a private
cruiser, belonging to meffrs. Sheddon and Goodrich.
"This vessel had been pronounced to have fallen into
the enemy's hands, but is happily arrived with only
the loss of a mast. On Sunday the was attacked by
three gallies, but after giving them three broadsides,
they sheered off.
We are informed that one of the enemy's privateers
which has for some time past infefled Chefapeak bay,
was lately captured by a French Frigate, who, having
her guns housed, was taken by the privateer to be a
merchantman, when she did not find her mistake till
too late. After exchanging her crew, it is said she was
immediately sent off again on another cruize.
The Franklin privateer from Salem, has put into
Hampton road with sixty prisoners, the crew of a
packet which they had taken, bound from Falmouth
to Charleftown. They sent the packet to Salem. She
failed from Falmouth last month, and had papers as
late as the 12th of February, so that we Alertly expert
to have some early intelligence from that quarter.
The French ambassador left Williamfburgh the 29th
vlt. or his way to Philadelphia.
The privateer schooner- Weazel, captain Fanning,
was taken on the 17th ult. by the Adamant, a 50 gun
fhjp, who taking out all the schooner's people, except
two, ordered her into New York, but (he soon after
run affiore in a fog, the weft end of Long- Island, where
she was loft ; the two people left in the schooner travel
led down the island, and on Tuesday last came to
town, accompanied by a ferjeant, deserter from the
enemy. The above deserter fays, that three fllips of
the line have lately arrived at New-York from the
Weft Indies ; and that the troops at New-York are
busily employed in fortifying that place,
A few nights ago, three refugee boats from Long
liland, went about 6 miles up Connecticut river, and
took possession of two vessels, which they attempted
t& get down the river, but the wind coming ahead
they were obliged to quit them, nailing down the peo
ple in the cabbin; they afterwards carried off a ferry
boat and one or two other boats.
Advices from the Westward mention, that the Indi
ans had lately made an attack upon the settlements of
Monongalia, and had killed and taken a number of the
inhabitants. Government, however, we are informed,
have ordered out a fufficient force to oppose them,
which we hope will be able to put a flop to their fur
ther attempts.
We hear that general Greene has detached a body
of Carolinians and Georgians, reinforced by a party of
militia from Washington in this state, with a view to
destroy the settlements of the unfriendly Indians up
on the head waters of the Mobille.
Wednesday a sloop, Smith, mafler, belonging to
Norwich, arrived in the river from North-Carolina.
The Albacore has brought in a Dutch fllip from
St. Domingo, with upwards of 400 hogflieads of sugar.
The cruisers on the Jamaica station have been remark
bly fuccefsfui on the enemy's trade.
CHATHA M, April 10.
We hear that one of the affafflns who shot the dra
goon, as mentioned in our last, is taken, and proves
to be an inhabitant; he was known by the person
who was wounded.
R I C H M 0 N D, April 6.
By accounts from the southward, of the 10th ult. we
are informed, that our army is hill in possession of eve
ry part of that.country except Charleftown; that no
thing very capital had happened since the battle of Eu
taw, though the enemy had lately made a firoke at ge
neral Marian, and killed and wounded about twenty
men of his command.
NEW-LONDO N, April 5.
N E W-Y O R K, April 10.
P, R GV IDEN C E, March 30.
BALTIMORE, April 9.
On Friday last the brig marquis de la Fayette, capt.
Luce, arrived here from Ocays, in Hispaniola. She
failed three days before captain Bull, who arrived here
last week from the fame place.
A few days ago, a small vessel, Auflin, mafier,
loaded with pork and grain, from Somerset county,
on the Eastern-Shore, bound for this port, was cap
tured and carried off by four armed refugees in a ca
noe, from Devill's isle, in Chefapeak ; a place which
• harbours a number of desperate adventurers of the
fame kind. A boy was unfortunately killed by the
captors, in taking possession of the prize.
A letter from a settlement near the Allegany moun
tains mentions, that advicehad been received of 50 Sav
ages having been lately put to the sword at the Mora
vian town, about 90 miles from Fort-Pit, by a body of
militia, headed by colonel Williamson.
Yesterday mowing the brigantine Friendship, cap
tain Hall, arrived here, after a passage of fourteen days,
from Port-au-Prince. This vessel brings us advice of
the arrival of 17 Spanish ships of the line, with 12000
troops, at Cape Fancois from Cadiz. These forces are
no doubt defined to aft in conjunction with those of his
most chriftian majesty in theattack on Jamaica, which,
in all probability, must be subdued by so powerful an
armament.
A letter from Jersey informs us of the arrival at
New-York, within these few days past, ofa large num
ber of transports from Charleftown. It is not known
whether any troops came in those vessels.
In a late paper we gave an account, that a woman
and three children had been carried off by the savages
from their habitation near Fort-Pitt ; and in our paper
of the 9th instant, we mentioned an advantage being
gained over those Indians. By a gentleman,who arriv
ed here on Saturday lafl, from Washington county, we
have the following particulars. That on the 17th of
February last, the wife and three children ofone Robert
Wallace, an inhabitant on Raccoon creek, (during his
absence from home) were carried off by a party of In
dians. Mr. Wallace, on his return home in the eve
ning, finding his wife and children gone, his house broke
up, the furniture destroyed, and his cattle shot and
laying dead about the y rd, immediately alarmed the
neighbours, and a party was railed that night, who
fat out early the next morning ; but unfortunately a
snow fell, which prevented their following, and they
were obliged to return. About this time, a certain
John Carpenter was taken prisoner from the waters of
Buffalo creek in said county, and another party had
fired at a man, whom they miffed, and he escaped from
them. These different parties of Indians, firiking the
settlements so early in the season, greatly alarmed the
people, and but too plainly evinced their, determination
to harrafs the frontiers, and nothing could save them but
a quick and spirited exertion. They therefore came to
a determination to extirpate the aggressors, and, if
noffible, to recover the people that had been carried
off; and having received intelligence from a person
who was taken, prisoner last fall, (but had made his es
cape, and come home a few days before,) that the In
dian towns on the Mufkingum had not moved, as
they had been told ; a number of men, properly pro
vided, collected and rendezvoused on the Ohio, oppo
site the Mimgo Bottom, with a design to furprize the
above towns. The weather was very cold and stormy,
the river high, and no boats or canoes to transport
themselves across: These difficulties discouraged some,
but 160 determined to persevere, and they swam the
river, in doing of wGch some of their horses perilhed with
the severity of the cold. Waen they got over, officers
were chosen, and they proceeded to the towns on the
Mulkingum, where the Indians had collected a large
quantity of provisions to supply their war-parties.
They arrived 'at the town in the might, undifcov'ered,
attacked the Indians in their cabbins, and so com
pleatly surprised them, that they killed and scalped up
wards of ninety (but a few making their escape) about
forty of which were warriors the rest old men, women
and children. About eighty horses fell into their
hands, wltich they loaned with the plunder, the
greatest part furs and skins, and returned to the Ohio,
without the loss of one man, rod at the place where
they chose their officers they held a vendue. And in
order to prevent the inhabitants from bidding against
the adventurers, they divided the spoil equally between
officers and men, firft reimbursing those who had loft
their horses in swimming the river.
The person above mentioned, to have escaped from
the enemy fays, that he was taken by ifx Indians,
two of which called tbemftlves Moravians, and spoke
good Dutch, and were the most severe and id matured
to him. He was taken to the above towns, and from
thence four of the above Indians set out with him for
St. Dufkie. The second day of their march, in the
morning, he was sent out for the horses, when he left
them, and being a good woodsman came off clear, and
got to Fort-Pitt.
While at Mufkingum, the two Moravian Indians
learnt him an Indian song, which they frequently made
himfing, by way of insult, and afterwards interpreted to
him in obfeene language; and he left them at Mullein--
gum, were they flayed, in order to go out with the
next party against our settlements.
Our informant further fays, that last Thursday two
weeks, upwards of 300 men, properly equipped on horT
back, fetout for St. Dufkie. It is hoped they will succeed
in their expedition, and hereby secure themselves from
the future encroaches of the savages.
By a letter from Northampton we find, that a cer
tain Michael Shibley was taken from his house, at or
near the Minifinks by some Indians, who made their
appearance in that quarter on the 6th instant; but we
have not heard of any other damage done by these
disturbers of the tranquility of our frontiers.
Tankers Oil to be Sold,
By RICHARD WELLS, in Arch street, above Sixth
fact.
Philadelphia, April 16.
A SMALL PLACE, of about 15 acres of good
Land, one half of which is meadow and under
clover ; there is a good done House, Barn, Stables,
Spring-houN and other conveniences, very pleasantly
situated on the Old York road, seven miles from the
city, and is well calculated for a gentleman's refidenre
in the summer season. Enquire of JOHN SHIELDS,
the corner of Chefnyt and Second-ftieets.
Also, A STABLE and a STABLE and CHAIR
HOUSE to be LET, lituate in Dock-street. Enquire
as above.
The Contributors to the Penn
sylvania Hospital, are requested to meet at said Hospi
tal, on MONDAY the 6th day of May next, between
the hours of 3 and 5 in the Afternoon, in order to
ele& Twelve MANAGERS and a TREASURER for
the year thence ensuing, according to law. April 13.
APRIL 8,178 a.
AL L Retailer# and others, of the city and county
of Philadelphia, who are indebted for Duties ora
Spirituous Liquors, are requested to make speedy pay
ment of the fame, to WILLIAM CRISPIN, Collectors
Sundry TENEMENTS to be Let : Also, A LIVE
RY STABLE 60 feet by 24, a BARN 40 feet by 36J
and 25 fret high, which will contain 40 tons hay and
1000 bushels of grain. Said Buildings ate all within
the city. For terms apply to the fubferiber.
TO BE SOL D, A
New three gory Brick House,
and Kitchen, titrate on the north fide of Race-hirer,
a few doors above Third-street. The LOT is 24 feet
front and 157 feet deep, with a large and convient
Brick Stable and Coach-Houle, a large and fine Hay
Loft; the whole clear of ground-rent. For terms ap
ply to WILLIAM RUSH, living in said house. ,
Either as a Coachmanor Groom,
A perlon who can be well recommended. Enquire of
the Printer.
EXCISE OFFICE,
In Walnut-street, between Front and Second-streets,
IS much obliged to his friends in particular, and to
the public in general, who have favoured him with
their custom for many years past ; and that he hopes,
from his well known abilities in curing and refining of
all kinds of wines, cyder, porter and malt liquors, he
may still continue to desire the custom and friendfhip
of such as have hitherto favoured him therewith ; a#
also of such as may in future employ him therein.
N. B. To be Let, by said Hanlon, two good ROOMS
well Furnished, with other Conveniencies.
XJOTICE is hereby given. That a certain JAMES
M'NEELY, formerly an inhabitant of Philadel
phia county^ and who went to the back country to fet
tle, departed this life in February last, and has left an
Estate, both real and personal, in the county of Wash
ington. If he has any Relatives in this country, they
are desired to apply to April 15 i 7 B z .
DAVID ANDREW, and '\Admmiftrators,
ALEXANDER M'KENDLESS, > near Fort-Pitt.'
Takes this Method to acquaint his former Friends and
Cuftomerijand the Public in general,
THAT he has again entered into his former busi
ness, the third house below Black-horfe-alley^
Front-street, where Ladies and Gentlemen may have
every article in the upholftry business made up in the
neatest and bed manner, and on the lowest terms: He
likewise, as usual, fu/nifhes gentlemen of the army
with every necessary, in his wey, for the camp; such
as Marquees, Camp Bedsteads and Furniture, Camp
Stools, Tables, Hair and other Mattraffes, makes and
repairs Drums ; likewise Rooms and Ships-cabbins pa
pered, Venetian Blinds made and repaired, and Funer
als perforated and furnifned.
N. B. As he followed the Upholffry Business for
some years, in this city, very extensively and with ge
neral applaule, both for his workmanship and low
charge, hopes, by now doing the fame, it will recom
mend him to the Publick's future Favours.
Gold Watch Case.
The owner, proving their property and paying charges,
my have it %aias by applying to the Pfeur. April
TO BE SO L 9, A
Healthy, strong Negro Wench,
about 23 years of age, who can cook and do all kind#
of house work. Enquire of the Printer.
To be Sold at the Coffee-Houfe,
At Twelve o'clock T O^M OR RO %
A Large QUANTITY of
SAIL DUC K,
Edward Hanlon,
WINE COOPE R,
TO BE LE T,
And may he entered upon immediately,
George Haughton,
UPHOLSTR E R,
WAS FOUN D,
This morning about eleven o'clock, A
WANTS A PLACE,
in good Order.