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BOSTON, O&ober is.
Saturfo last arrived here the letter of marque Jbip Apotl,
Captain Skinner, in 8 weeks from Amsterdam ; by Wncb.
Qefrl me have the Jclloming intelligence, viz.
HAGU E, Auguftiz..
Count Weldren, commander or the Aja* cutter arrived
at the Texel the 9 th instant, and came express in the
nip,it of the ioth to the country feat, with the news ot
an engagement between the English and Dutch
which 'happened on the s th instant, in the N crih ',;
the particulars and authenticity of which you wih nna
in the following relation of Rear-Admiral Zautman.
Report of the under-signed Rear-Admiral to His Serene Higb
nejs the Prince of Orange, Hereditary Stallholder, Captain
and Admiral General of the United Provinces, %
SUNDAY the sth of August, 1781, at break of day,
between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning we saw a great
number of strange flrips in the N. N. W. we prepared
for battle, the wind was N. E. and very light, our course
was N. W. I made the signal to form the line at one ca
ble's length dirtance from each other and advanced. Ine
Ajax cutter, Count Weldren, came and informed me
that the fleet in fight was our enemy's convoy, which had
failed the 26th of lalt month from thebound, u, dei the
escort of eleven English (hips of war and four cutters.
At 7 o'clock the said ships of war hoisted English colons,
among which was a Vice-Admiral; they came down upon
us, their convoy kept their wind ; I made signal to wear
and formed our line with heads to the E. S. E. leaving
our merchant ships a little to the westward, we now law
that the English line consisted of 8 ships of 40, 60, 70 and
9 o guns; at 8 o'clock the English Admiral, being upon .
the other tack to the windward of me, he tacked and the
action began; in an instant the fire was brisk from eveiy
quarter, and the whole of our line engaged. It was com
peted of the following sh ps, viz.
The Eif-Prins (or Prince Hereditary) 54 ^ ns , Capt.
Ruiter, 68, Rear-Admiral Zout-<
man. Admiral General, 74, Capt. Van Kingftiergen.
Argo, 44, Capt. Staringh. Batavia, 54. Capt. Baron
Van Bentinck Adm ral Pfet Hein, 54, Capt. Van Braam.
Holland, 64, Captain Dedel (all belonging to the de
partment of the Admiralty of Amsterdam.) I was clofe
fr engaged for some time by two large ships ; the engage
ment continued till half alter 11 o'clock, very obstinate
and bloody. Our ships my own included, were very
much disabled, and had received so much damage that
they were not capable of bring maneuvered any longer.
The English Admiral undoubtedly Offered equally, for
he hauled his wind to the eaftwad. At noon I hauled
down the signal for engaging and flood to the wdtward,
in order to repair our damages as much as possible, which
were very considerable. At half after twelve, the English
Admiral wore his Chips with their heads to the N. W. and.
Jay by to repair their damages aifo, one of which, a three
decker, had loft her main-top matt over-board. At n on
we observed in sc: 56 north latitude, the point of lein-,
cus, in Norway, b^aring'N. N. E. 1-3 north; diltant 30,
Dutch miles. As the ships of war were in a bad date for
defence, I made a signal for the convoy to proceed with
the frigates Medenblick and Venus, and take bed advan
tage of Gircumftanc.es to evade an enemy. £he Batavia,
falling a little-off from the wind, having 101 l her mizen
top-maft, which like to have fallen inbond, and her fore
yard being intirely-di fabled, the officer informed me that
the Captain was,wounded^ and thak the ^"P was (6 much
Mattered, she could not be governed; I lent two frigates
to affiff and to tow her if necessary, but before they reached
her, Befell off before the wind and c?me very near us; Cap
tain Kingibergen sent a boat with Capt. 'Aberfon, in which
was also Capt., Staringh, to report the bad ^^te of their
ships ; I informed them that as soon as we should be ait
tie more refitted, that we might be ajle to work our ships,
we should proceed back again. Capt. Dedel made a signal
of being much damaged ; Capt, Van Braam ot being in
a bad situation; I ordered the Zephier to them, who re
ported that Capt. Van Braam had received several (hot
under water, I directed her to relieve them with all they
should require , notwithstanding,which, Capt. Dedel tired
several signals of distress, and Rood away to the southward ;
towards the coast of Holland; I made a signal tofpeak*
with Capt. Van Woenfel, and detached him to the aid of
Capt. Dedel, and continue with him till his arrival jn;
port. Between a. and 5. o'clock I gave the signal to make
fail to retro n, which being repeated, all the ships made
what fail they could. I passed near Capt. Braam, who
informed.me he had'feveral (hot under water, and that
it had come in upon him very faft, but since he had rather
diminished by his pumps. By the approach of evening
every ship was under tolerable fail with us.
The Admiral de Ruiter has a great number killed and
wounded, an I is, as are all the other ships, very much
damaged in the hull, marts and rigging, but I hope, with
a favour^blewind and the assistance of GOD, to gain some
port of the Republic.
I fend the present by Count Weldren, who will be per
fonahy able to give your Serene Highness a more particu--
far account.
I have the honor to recommend myfelf to the gracious
protection of your Serene Highness, and am, with refpe&,
your molt obedient and mod humble servant,
* J.A.ZOUTMAN.
On board the State Ship Admiral de Ruiter, being un
der fail in the north sea, the 7th of August, 1781.
Kykduyn bearing S. by East, eighteen Dutch miles
diltant.•
N. B. All the ships officers and people have shewn an
intrepid courage, and fought like lions, as well on board
my own ship as throughout the fleet; indeed, through
the whole, I have the greatest reason to applaud their bra
very.
Lift of killed and wounded, viz.
killed, wo'd. in all
Prince Hereditary 8 30 38
! Admiral General 840 48
Argo 24 75 99
Batavia 18 40 58
Admiral de Ruiter 45 87 132
Admiral Piet-Hein 10 58 68
Holland 25 45 70
^Bellona 1 4 5
4^ }^ ick 3 15 18
C Venus
TOTAL. 142 394 536
Zephier Hoop of war.
Spy sloop of 16 guns.
Ajax cutter.
! Note. Two of the above frigates, with the Spy, Ze
'phier and Ajax, cutter, attended on the fleet during the
engagement, while the other two frigates guarded the
convoy.
All the fleet of men of war under Admiral Zoutman
arrived in the Texel infafety, except the Holland ; and
the convoy all got into the Fly without any being loft:
The cause of their return to their own ports is evident ;
having advanced on their voyage only 18 Dutch miles fom
the Texel, and about 12 from the Fly, so that their ports
mull be ahnoft within fight, and the wind being right a
head to proceed, and fair to return.
AMST E R D A M, August 14.
Extrafl of a letter from Copenhagen, August 2.
" The French have taken and cairied into the island
of Maurice an Imperial ship, the Captain of winch had
the imprudence to give an attestation under his hand, that
the ship and cargoe were English property. He made that
atteltation in order to save paying duties, which English
ships were exempt from paying atthe Cape of Good Dope.
A few days after, the Dutch Governor receiving informa
tion of a war, he sent the formal attestation to a French
ship, which soon made a prize of her."
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated August 6.
" By a Courier just arrived fiom Cadiz we learn, that
the combined fleet, confining of 36 Sp nj/h ships of the
line, and 19 French, failed the 21st of lad month, and
that the fame day tiie fleet under the command of the
Duke de Crillon hkewife put to fa, with an embarkation
of 10,000 troops. The combined fleets steered westward,
but could not difeover what course the Duke de Crillon
took."
L O N D O N.
July 16. The Public have so long experienced the fa&,
that every London Gazette is now considered as the pub
licati: n of some new disgrace to this unhappy country.
In this very curious fta r e paper of Saturday halt, the Ame
ricans relinquishing or fufpendmg a general attack upon
the British army, and the great probability that Sir Henry
Clinton will be fafe at New-York, are held forth as mat
ters for the people of this country to rejoice at.
The anti-constitutional prints, with a wonderful deal
of ingenuity, ve gathered good news enough from the
late dispatches lent h ne by Sir Henry Clinton, to Give
the Ministry, in ah conference, for the remainder of the
summer The French fleet have but few fe^mm on board,
and those for the molt part lick and ufeiefs —the junction
has been happily ejected between Lord Cornwallis and
General Arnold—th^ people in the Carolinas, and up the
Delaware,, hate and detest the Congress—Lord Cornwallis
0; on the point of pursuing the enemy with an army of
8000 men— Lord Ra,don driving the rebels before him
.with another powerful detachment —THE REBELS OUT
OF BREATH RUNNING AWAY FROM THE BRB
TISH TROOPS, without cloaths, without provisions,
baie-foofed, .and half-ftarved —and Sir Henry Clinton
ftrohg enough at New-York to demolish General W;dh
ingtoh whenever he pleases. The Lord have mercy uyon
the Americans !
It is said that the Ministry will, upon the breaking up
of Parliament, go out of town during the recess, as the
present HAPPY situation of affairs in America and the
Weft Indies will leave them perfectly at their ease, till
the drudgery of Parliament fliall call again for their at
tendance.
Augufl 6. It is with great concern that we acquaint ot|r
readers, that Lord North lies danger orifly ill with a 'fever;
he has been blistered and repeatedly bled, and 'till yet
has disorder has baffled the power of ph, fie.
We may expert to hear from Lord Cornwallis's next
dispatches, that be has either defeatedTayette, or driven
bis army before him; on either of which events, the Bri
thh General will efablifh such ports, as are likely to feeme
the reduction of Virginia. This however, - aft^r all, mult
depend on the inclination of the people, as it is impartible,
in the nature of things, to subdue a country of that extent
byfhe power of arriis, if there is not a difp, fitibn in the
inhabitants to embrace the opportunities of reconciliation
that are offered them.
The French know too well the canfequence of the
Cape, not to make every effort in their power -to p; event
its reduction by the forces , that we have sent agairft if.
It has been long; known that their fcrceqt,ihe Mauritius
is superior to that ,of Commodore fob: rtfre ;and there
fore, if Suffiein's squadron should arrive there before
him, with his additional force, it cannot be expected that
the expedition can succeed against so decided a majority
as the Commodore will have to cope with. A little time
rust determine the evenc; but, in the interim, there is
no room to be over sanguine in our expectations of a
favourable issue.
It is confidently talked of in the Western Circles, that
Admiral Digby carries over with him full powers to ne
gociate in America, in a more extensive manner than has
, yet been attempted.
Letters received by the Roebuck, mention, that our
affairs in America wear a more favourable afpe& than
they have done ever since the breaking out of the rebel
lion. An expedition had been fitted out from New York,
under the command of General Arnold, and was said to
be destined for the Delaware, to take prff ffion of New
castle, and to facilitate the operations of Lord Cornwallis.
Admiral Arbuthnot's bringing the Roebuck home with
him, a ship much wanted on that station, is not a st e p that
meets the approbation of the Board of Admiralty,
B O S T O N, October zo.
The French Ambassador, Monsieur de la Veauserton,
at the Court of Holland, being authorifed by tire Court of
France, has solicited their High Mightiirtfl^s to loan the
Stages of America eight millions of ffofins, andlor France
to become guarantee of security for the payment ; which
there is no doubt will be complied with.
The copper-bottomed private armed ship Gr,nd Turk,
Capt. Fratt, belonging to Salem, which failed from whence
on Wednesday kft, returned the next day, Raving in that
time captured the privateer brig Providence, then com
manded by one Rhains, but formerly by the famous Mow
at, mounting 14 tour-pound cannon, and navigated by
65 men, bound from Penobfeot on a cruise: Also a schoo
ner, with upwards of 400 bushels of lalt; both of which
prizes are also fafe arrived.
We hear Capt Halfet, in thefrranklin privateer, is fafe
arrived at an east rn port, from a cruize, during which
he has taken four prizes.
PROVIDENC E, oaober % o.
Captain Mansfield, in the schooner Jolly Bacchus, of
Philadelphia, arrived here from N?ntz on Thursday last,
after a passage of 61 days. Two gentlemen who came
passengers with him advise, that 57 fail of the line, French
and Spanish, wee to fail fiom Cadiz in August last, for
Gibraltar, the siege of which place was going on with the
greitfft vigour, and vrith every apparent profpe& of suc
cess, 60,c00 land troops being employed therein. They
further inform that there was not any fleet in the Channel
when they failed. A British fleet was supposed to be in
the North Fea, where the Dutch had 15 fail of the line.
FIS H-K I L L, November 1.
We have just heard from Albany, that a party of the
enemy, upwards of 500 strong, commanded by a Major
Ross, came down the Oneida Lake, and committed de
predations as usual; they buynt twenty dwelling and fe
veial out-houses, and then eroded the Mohawk river.
Col. Willett, with his , ulual bravery, though greatly infe
rs r to the enemy, gave them battle ; the action was fe
vere—'tis said he 101 lin killed and wounded, between 30
I and 40: They took his field-piece and ammunition cart,
I which he retook, but with the loss of the ammunition;—
j he kept the ground, drove the enemy, who left seven of
itheir dead on the field, and three of his own men; and
iit is not doubted, but their number of wounded is not in
ferior to his: The enemy retired about three miles into
the woods. Col. Willet took upwards of twenty prisoners.
A party was sent to endeavour to destroy their boats:—•
He went the next morning in pursuit of the enemy.
Fhe GLORIOUS VICTORY was observed last evening
in this town, with exuberant joy and feftirity.--A roasted;
ox, and plenty of liquor, formed the repast • a number of
toarts were drank oh the occasion—French and American
colours were displayed--cannon fired ; ' and in the evening,
illuminations, bonfires, rockets, and squibs, gave agreea^
ble amusement to the numerous fpe&ators.
Ar Newburgh, the occasion was observed in the fame
joyous manner; and to enliven the entertainment, they
hanged .ami burnt the traitor Arnold, in effigy. In
New Windsor, Fre'eri.kfburgh, and other towns, the
fame brilliant occasion wal observed With demonftration^
of gratitude and joy.
^x®^®i)@^ew&^&@^©
This Morning, at Ten O'Clock,
At the Maribel', Wh est, better )Arch and Race-ftreeta'
Will be Sold by Public Au&ion,
A LARGE Aflortment of fine and core Trish
4 1 Linens ; one hundred Pieces of Irify D:%hfs;
fihy Pieces British Oznabrign ten Trunks of mens
find ttrong Shews ; diabar Tabßclo'hs and Napkins;
printed linen Handkerchiefs; a Variety of red china
Tea-pots and Cream jugs ; a Number of Slop Jackets
au^ Cous. &e. &c, &c.
^hig P:rt of the Cocoes of the Prize Brigantines
Nancy, Anne, and York'
INov, 11. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
STO RE^C^tTL E.
TO BE SOLD,
At Mr. Joleph Ogden's, Middle Ferry on
Schuylkill, by Public Au&ion, on Sa
turday the 1 ENTH of November, infti
at Ten o'clock in: the forenoon;
Eighty head of very fine Stores
Cattle, in lots of four head each. Ta§ tattle may be
. Cen in the lot o' Shmuel Po^el, elq; on the weft fide
of Schuylkill, on Friday and Saturday. The cash to be
paid before the cattle afe taken away.
TO BE SOLD,
The valuable Merchant
MILLS ?n, SAW MILLS, with two pair of stoner
one whereof is Fsenah b^rs of the best quality, the
other colong* ; the bolting.cloths are goo:4; the mills
are in good order, water plenty in the dri^ft season,
with little expence of keeping the dam in repair, as it
is turned by tee main Brandywine-Creek : the mill-hotfe
is built of stone, about ;8 feet Square. Also, a good
dwtlling-houfe, part name and put stone, a good
frame barn, ftahles and other out-houksh with about
30 acres of good land, urine acres whereof is good wa
ter'd meadow, and as ranch more ma, be made with
very, little expence : a godd bearing orebgrdof the heft
fru ; t. It is pleasantly situated in a healthy part of the
country, within 30 miles 01 Philadelphia, 15 of Mar
cus Hook and Wilmington. Lkewife, a. Lot of
Ground publicly fitnated in the borough of Wilming
ton, Newcastle county. Anv person inclining to pur
chase, by applying to DAVID BRINTON, at the In
dian King, in tie b^rou;h of Wilmington, or the
lubferibet living at the mills. m>v know the 'erm,
BENJAMIN POWEL°.
. Eaft-B-adfoyd. Chefte,: county. Noy 9 # .
Philadelphia, November 6, lyh.
ALL those th rtoave any demands on the eftafeo!
ISSAC COPEN, deceased, by bond, note, or
otherwise, are d fired to bring in their accounts, :tteft
ed. for enlem^nt; and all thole who are indebted, are
defied to make ipeedy Payment.
RUTH COREN, Executrix.
TO BE SOIL'D,
A quantity of Wood, Handing
abvit out mile from th° city on this fide Schuy'ko.
Likewise a frame budding, 6ofeet long by 24 feet broad,
can undivided into four tenements. For terms enquire
of the Pfister.