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write °' Navarra to its legitimate lieir and proprietor, the
Eieftor Palatine; that the Court of Vienna, finding it dif
ficult to authenticate its claims and titles to the said Elec
torate, and being urged thereto by the mediating powers,
bad acceded, oh 'the xoth vlt. to his Pruzan Majeffy's
propositions, i excepting only a small diflrift of Bavaria,
for which a renunciation of forte feederai'rights; &c. were
offered as equivalent; that this last proposition had in
return been accepted by the King cf Pr^ffi?, on the „th
following, and tnat thus the , public tranquility had been
restored to the German empire, its laws and constitutions
preserved inviolate, and the possession of its refpeHive
Princes leched, by the generous and difinterefled 'eafe
and interference of his Majesty the King of Fruffia,
The trial of Vice Admiral Sir Hugo Palilfer, is ordered
to be brought ®n the 18th of Match.
The Speech of Sir Fletcher Norton to Admiral KEPPEL,
in confluence of the House of Commons order for re
turning their thanks to that officer upon his late honor
able Requital.
"Admiral KEPPEL,
R, HIS House have done you the difiinguifhed honor of
I ordering their thanks to be given to you, an honor
mere conferred but upon extraordinary merit, which
thanks it is my duty to communicate to you, in your place.
" After having rat so long in this chair, I hope it is un
necessary to declare, that I have been always happy to o
bey the orders of the House; and I have now a particular
fattefaaion in that obedience—lndeedevery generous mind
must feel Satisfaction, when the day of honorable acquit
al Succeeds to the day of severe trial; and tbis pieafure
was, I believe, never more general nor more sincere than
upon the present occafidn.
" You, Sir, was called by your Sovereign, with the
approbation of all descriptions of men, particularly those
cf your own profeffien, to a flfation of the utmost difficul
ty, and of the highefl importance. The fafety of this coun
try, and the honor of the British flag, were trufti;d in your
hands, when the enemy was experted upon ©ur coafl ; and
notwithstanding the most able difeharge of this great and
momentous trull, you was accused of mifcondu& and neg
left ofduty. But, after a very long and full investigation
by men in every refped the belt qualified to judge, that
charge appeared to be ill grounded and malicious ;' and
your Judges have unanimously and honorably acquitted
you, and have further added, that your conduit on the
2, th and 28th of July laid was that of a judicious, brave,
and experienced officer. Surely then it cannot ke matter
cf surprise th t extraordinary marks of refpe& and esteem
are Shewn to such a character. We now know with cer
tainty, that our confidence in you was not misplaced ; and
we entertain a well grounded hope, that there ftjjl remain
amongst the naval officers talents and abilities fully equal
to thi^ dangerous erjfis.
“ Amidst toe general joy, Jeannot help repeating the
lingular pleasure which I feel in giving you the thanxs of
this House, which I now do, for your diftinguihed cou
rage, conduct and ability, in defending the kingdom in
the course of lift summer, effectually protesting its trade,
and more particularly for your having upheld the 'ho
nour of the British flag on the 27th' and 18th of July last."
Upon which Admiral Keppel said,
“ Mr. Speaker,
"IT i, jmpoilible, by any expreffioss t can use, to do
foftice to my feelings of gratitude to the House, for the
honour they have done me by their approbation of my
conduct • -,
"The good opinion of my fellow-citizens, expressed
by the Representatives of the nation, cannot but be re
ceived by me asa mpft acceptable addition to the Satisfac
tion I felt in the recent Sentence, to which you have been
pleafcd to allude, of a Court-martial ; the result of a full
and, deliberate enquiry, expressive of their f€ntim<?nts of
the fobjeft referred to their examination, in terms equally
honourable to themselves and me.
" The pleasure I feelat this moment is not a little height
ened by the unavoidable, recollection of the very different
emotions I felt when I was last in this House, and in
this place.
“ I fllould b^ guilt, of great injustice, if, on an occa
sion like the present, I neglected to inform this House,
that my efforts for the public Service, in the instances in
which the House has been pieced to diftingui& them,
were most zealously Seconded by many as gallant and able
officers as the navy of England ever produced ; to whose
attention and spirit, next to the Divine Providence, the
success of these efforts ought to be in a great measure
alcribed.".
" I cannot lit down without returning to you, Sir, per
sonally, my,particular thanks, fer the very, very obliging
terms in which you have executed the commands ofthe
House."
The Admiral having laid this, was in a manner over
come by the extreme sensibility, that has so conspicuously,
charafterifed him, and immediately retired from the
House, returning home amidd the applause and acclama
tion of a numerous populace.
NE W-Y O R K, Mg 7.
On Thursday last arrived his Majesty's ship Galatea,
Capt. Jordan, and brought in a cutter carrying sixteen
guns, commanded by Cunningham, who has diftingui&d
himfelf on many occasions, without any commission; he
took two Packets bound from Harwich to Holland, acts
of piracy which occasioned his outlawry; he afterwards
commanded privateers in the European, Weft India, and
Worth-American seas. Cunningham was a notable cruiz
er in the Weft-Indies, giving intelligence to the Count
d'Estaing of the motions of the British fleet. The cutter
is named the Revenge.
The Grantham Packet was attacked on her approach to
Saady-Hook by a rebel schooner from Egg Harbour,
which, after being pelted with feme well-levelled flrot,
was obliged to run away..
Extrafl of a letter," dated London, March 3d.
" The reinforcements for ' America will be very ample ;
zooo men are going to the Weft-Indies, where a grand
,ufh will be made, the militia will be encamped as last
year, no dread of an invasion, and rest assured the inde
nen fence of America avid net be acknowledgedby Great-
Britain wQjlft file exifls as a nation. News of decided
successes are ex,e&ed from the Eafl.lndies. You may be
assured that the several regiments, of loyalists railed in
America since the commencement of the rebellion are
enabled, with rank and half pay."
Captain Jordan departed this life last Thursday, afterk
lingering ilhiefs, His death is mu^h lamented, as he was
a brave and experienced officer.
CHATHA M, (New-Jersey) May 4.
We hear from undoubted authority from New-York,
that four regiments ofthe enemy are aerially embarked
for sea, and from circum dances, ,is thoughta general em
barkation will Shortly take place.
PHILADELPHIA, May u.
Extract of a letter from General SCHUYLER to General
WASHINGTON, dated Albany, 27th April, >77,
." Last night Capt. Graham, of Van Scaick's, deliver
ed me dispatches from that officer, ttyfing me of the fuc
teL of the troops of the United States, tender his command
on the enterprise against Onondaga; fer particulars per
mit me to re:er your Excellency to the enclosed papers.
The secrecy, dispatch and propriety with which Colonel
Van Scaick has executed his orders, do him great honor,
and he is highly Satisfied with the condu& ofthe officers
and troops that accompanied ,him on the expedition."
Fort Schuyler, April 24, 1779.
Minutes and Proceedings of the Onondaga expedition:
EARLY on Monday morning, the nineteenth jnft.
I mapped from Fort Schuyler with a detachment „pf.
troops consisting of 558 men, including officers, and after
putting 8 days provision into z§ batteaux which had been
conveyed over the carrying-place in the night, and leaving
a Efficient number of Soldiers to assist the batteaux-men to
get the boats down Wood-Creek, with five officers to hur
ry them on, the remainder of the troops marched to the
old Scow Place, 22 miles by land, but much more by wa-/
ter ; the troops arrived at 3 o'clock P. M. but the boats
did not all arrive till 10 o'clock, having been much ob
flrufted by trees which had fallen across the Creek. As
soon as the boats arrived, the whole of the troops embark
ed, and upon entering the Oneida lake, were much im
peded by a cold head wind, made one halt in the night for
the rearmoß boats t® come up, and proceeded to Priffer's
Bay, where we arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning of the
zoth inst, to wait again for the coming tip of all the boats,
when we continued with as much expedition as possible to
the Onondago landing, opposite to old Foyt Brewington,
and arrived there at 3 o'clock P. M. from whence, after
leaving the boats with' a proper gua rd, we marched 8 or
miles on our way to the Onondaga Settlement, andlay on
our arms all night, without fire, not being able to con
tinue our march in the dark. (The night cold).
Very variy on the 21 ft we proceeded on to the Salt Lake,
forded an arm of that lake 200 yards over and 4 feet deep
a considerable part of the way; pushed on to the Qnonda r
ga Creek, where Capt Graham with his company of light
infantry took an Onondaga warrior prisoner, which was
the firft Indian we hyd difeo rered ; ordered Captain Gra
ham to endeavour to surround the firft Onandaga Settle
ments, which were about two hailed off, and haflening on
the troops by companies as they croffrt the creek upon a
log (the creek not being fordable) I soon arrived with the
whole of the detachment at the principal cafile; but was
before apprised ®f their having discovered our advanced
parties while they were takings Some prisoners; upon
which I ordered different routes to be taken by Several
different detachments, in order to surround as many of
their fettfements as possible at the fame time, which ex
tended 8 miles in length, with some Scattered habitations
lying back of the Cattles, and on the opposite fide of the
creek, but hotwitl,(landing we entered their firft Settlement
in the mofi Secret manner; and quite undifeovered by
there, the, soon received the alarm throughout the whole
and fled to the woods, but without being able to carry off
any thing with them. We took 33 Indians and one wnite
m.m prisoners, and killed 12 Indians. The whole oftheir
Settlements, confiding of about fifty house, with a large
quantity of corm and beans, were burnt, a number of fine
horses, and every other kind of stock we found were killed,
about,co guns, some of which were rifles, were found
among the plunder, the whole of which, after the men
had loaded themselves with as much as they cpuld carry,
was destroyed, with a^onfiderable quantity of ammuni
tion, one Swivel, taken at. the council house, had the
trunnions broke off, and was otherwise damaged, and in
fine the deftruHion of all their Settlements was compleat.
After which we began our march back, tecroffed the
creek and forded the arm of the lake, along fide of which
we encamped on very good ground. Having been once
interrupted in our return by a small party of Indians, who
fired at as from the opposite, fide of the creek; but were
faon beat off by Lietit. Evan's rifle-men, with the loss of
one killed on the part of the enemy, and none on our own.
(fair weather all this day) nd, marched down to the
landing, found the batteaux in good order, reimbarked
and reared to the. Seven Mile Island, were we encamped.--
Fair weather —23 d crossed the lake, and landed two miles
up Wood- Creek, at two o'clock, left two companies to
guard and assist the batteaux-men in getting up the ^oats,;
marched 8 miles and encamped along fide of Fish Creek:
Fair weather. Saturday 24th, small Showers of ram on
our march to the fort, where we arrived at 12 o'clock,
having been out fi% daysand an half, the whole diflance
of going and returning being 180 miles, not having loft a
Single man: , ' G. V. SCAICK.
A RETURN of, PRISONERS taken, arid the number
of killed in the Onanda^a cafile,oh the zift April, 177,.
2 Sachems,
6 Warriors^
1% Women,
13 Children, Prisoners.
x White Man. J
12 killed, chiefly Warriors.
(Copy) : , ,G. V. SCAICK, Col.
<Published by order of Congress,
CHARI.ES THOMSON, Secretary.
Exlrafl oj a letter from Fort Pitt, deled A,U zetb.
" We have certain accounts here of a woman on Cheat
River.killing one Indian, wounding another with a broad
ax, and making her efeape. On my way over the Laurel
Hill, I heard of Mr. Sampson's Son being taken by the In
dians at his plantation, and another 'men and woman of
that neighbourhood. About the 9th a party of four men
were sent express from this post for Hannahs Town, and
every one found dead and Scalped about fifteen miles from
this on the great road.—l3th, David Mergan, of Mo
nongalia County, being at his field near a fort, difeovered
two Indians creeping up to a few young people, who w^D
at work in the field ; he gave the children the alarm, tfq,
upon the Indians purging them he Shot down the fo^emofy
the other pursued him; made a blow at him with his to
mohawk, cutoff his little finger and the fecund alnioll
through ; they then dosed and (Iruggled for the Indian's
knife, waich Mr. Morgan got hold of, drew it through
the band of the savage and dabbed him ; upon which they
difangaged. Mr. Morgan made to the fort, and the other
to the woods. A pilrty immediately Set out, found the
one dead and the wounded fitting; % he aiked mercy, and
jt was granted ; but on their way in he, became Surly, one
ofthe party tomahawked him, and took in both their
Scalps.—l4th, at Cavell's mill, a mail who had fled from
the north fide of the Pennsylvania road, was hunting his
horse, he dif-overed two Indians Skulking in a thicket
within a. few hundred yards of the house, he fired and
wounded one of them, then ran to the house, where a few
more joined him, they fo'lowed the tr.Yk, found him, and
took his scalp; they pursued the other, but he made his
hfcape. 16th, David Maxwell and his wife were killed
and Scalped at Brush rul, within a few miles of Brad
dock's old road, their daughter (a young woman) wzs
taken some time ago. By this you may übferve that our
situation is more alarming than you have ever seen it;
bay, the very place where the inhabitants flew to for Se
curity is now become a dangerous frontier."
tit The' pieces signed A B.—X, and CATO, all
come to hand too late for this paper. They Shall be in our
next.
XlgXJWXfc^*^*^)^^
r Philadelphia, Ma, 11.
'fo be SOLD by the Subfcr&er,
A TWO-story briok HOUSE on the north fide
^1 ^'Market frem, between Second and Third
greets, adjoining to Mrs, Miry B own, and Mr, John
Evans, hatter.^ The ground on Market street is twen
ty-four and a half feet, of which four and a half feetie
left to form 1 nine feet .alley, and running one hundred
feet back. The fbont of the building is twenty feet on
the ground floor and twenty-nine feet on the Second
floor, extending over,the whole alley, with a brick
kitchen, a large wooden liable, &hd a good necessary,
A if person inclining to purchAfem>y apply to Messrs.
Benjamin Harbeson and Joseph Carson, or Capt.
Charles Peale, in Market-street. ..
ROBERT TAGGART.
TO,BE SO L D,
To morrow, (the twelfth infant) at Twelve o'clock,
l at the Coffee house,,
AVERY elegant black HORS E, four years old
this Spring, very little Short of being fifteen hards
high'; he is a colt of old Figure's, out at a three quar
ter blooded mare; is perhaps equal in beauty, goodness,
activity an * loftinefs, to any hackney on the continent.
N. B. The laid horse is ibid in consequence of the
owner's intending to embark for Europe Shortly;
7?^ SCLD/, Public
At the Cofie-houte, on Saturday the twenty-ninth in
stant, at Six o'clock in the evening, if not fold be
fore by private Sale,
A LOT of GROUND, forty feet front by one
hundred and forty feet deep, situate in Southwark,
on the weft fide of Front-street continued, whereon are
tac walls of a brick two-fto^y house and chimney, in
good order, eighteen feet Square, with a good cellar
under the whole ; fubjeft to a ground-rent of four pounds
Pennsylvania currency perannum. Also another LOT
thirty fix feet front by one hundred and twenty feet
deep, wherein are two two-story chiefly brick houses,
twenty-eight feet front by thirty feet deep; with good
cellars ; clear of ground rent anil all incumbrance
Whoever inclines to purchase before the day of sale miy
view the premises and,know the terms by applying to
the fubferiber, living in Front-street, at the sign of the
Fountain. EDWARD BARRETT.
TO BE SOLD BY
STEPHEN GIRAR D,
At his store in Water-street; opposite to Mr. Thomas
, Clifford's,
WEST-INDIA and country rum by the hogftiead
o r barrel ; bohea tea by the chelt ; cyder by the
hogshead, barrel, or dozen ^rt bottles. Also the chain
plates, rudder, iron, &c. for a brig, and a quantify of
new iron bound barrels.
N B. He gives the highest price for empty black
bottles.
„__Q —fee — =, _
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN G R O V E S,
The weft fide of friorit street, between Market and
Chxfnut-ftreets, at the (tore lately occupied by Meffi
C x ,nd Lawrence,
DUM by the hogshead, fufor by the hogffiead or bar.
" rd, coffee by the bag, boulting-clotbs, &r.
-WILLIAM C ROS
Has for sale at his (tore the corner of Walnut-street in
Front street, Philadelphia,
JAMAICA spirit, coniac brandy, Madeira wire,
English porter by the dozen or groce, fouohong and
bohea teas, mirfcovado Sugars by the hogibeed and bar
rel, Scythes and sickles, coffee by the barrel or bag;
black pepper, nutmegs, cloves, and some imported
HI!: - „
F O R SA L E~
AVERY good covered CHAIR, fit either for
one or two horses ; it has an iron axletree and
brass boxes, and a set of good harness; the top may be
taken off or ®n as may Suit. Enquire of Sacheveral
Wood, the Second door above Walnut-street in Third,
street, Philadelphia.
GOOD Wages will be given to a young
Woman that can r ' * ^ Milliners bufineffy
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