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^^ '"" beanfwera ble for all abuses, or whatever
nay nappen, Contrary to the tenor of this capitulati
'f ey ^° an inventor y ° f ' u ch arms so
if ^fea of, to be given to the governor within a term
to be limited.
Art. 14. The inhabitants of this island who were
not officially in the service of his Britannic majefly,
shall not be confidcred as prisoners of war.
Art. 15. Trading vei'fels from England or elsewhere
which belong to the inhabitants or merchants of Toba.'
go, fliall be admitted to the port of this island without
danger of confiscation for fix months, being reputed
the property of the inhabitants, and beyond that term
the governor Shall make allowances for such vessels ac
cording to the diflance of the places from whence they
come. But then the (aid inhabitants fliall declare wit
in a month what vessels they expeCt, either their own
or in partnership.
N. B. An indulgence of two months delay is grant
ed.
Art. 16. The inhabitants in general may freely dis
pose of their effects, whether moveables or fixtures, of
which they are in possession, and consequently may
either fell or dispose of, as is most convenient to them
selves; they may in like manner of their revenues, or
fend their children for education to England, or else
where and bring them back.
Art. 17. All the artillery, engines and inflruments
thereto belonging, all arms whatever, gun-powder
j>rovifions, and all effects whatever, buildings mov=a'
bles, or fixtures, belonging to his Britannic majefly,
shall be given up to the general of the troops ; a cata
logue of which, and their conditions, to be xiade out
with as little delay as possible.
Those who retain any of the aforesaid articles, and
mot declare it within 15 days, fliall be severely profecu-
Art. 18. The inhabitants who have Eoglifh soldiers
or sailors at their houses, shall declare it within four
days, under penalty of a fine of 100 joes, and if any
assist them in escaping, they shall be severely punished.
Tobago, 2d of June, 1781.
(Signed.) Count de GR asse,
Marquis de Bouillie,
George Ferguson,
H J. R Stanhope,
Major 85th regt, (for what regards the troops only.
By the ship Hope, captain Darby, arrived
on Wednesday evening from I'Orient,
we have the following advices, ex
traded from European prints.
VIENN A, April 25.
TH E hopes of a Congress to be held here,
dwindle every day; and that event is thought
to be still at a diflance.
Paris, April 6 It is said Mr. Necker has just con
eluded a most advantageous bargain with Dr. Franklin,
having purchased from the Congress, for three millions
of livres, as much Virginia tobacco as cost heretofore
nine millions. The people, however, are not to pur
chafe this commodity the cheaper, government only
being to profit by it.
Paris May 3. We know not what course M. de
la Motte Picquet fleers. Never was expedition kept
more secret ; his orders were, to open his inftrudions
only in a certain latitude.
Hague, May 10. We learn that Mr Adams, who
actually resides at Leyden, has hired a house at Am
ilerdam, which he is to occupy very soon.
Paris, April 30. We have received advice, that
M. de la Peroufe arrived at Boston the 3d of March
with four millions in specie, which he carried over
for the use of the Congress of the United States of
America.
L O N D O N, April 26.
The climate of St. Lucia has had the effect of a plague
upon the Eritifh troops that have been Rationed on
that island. By an officer just returned home from that
island we learn, tha above two-thirds of the men had
died through sickness, and that of the lieutenants and
non-commissioned officers, not above half of them were
alive.
May i. So great is the scarcity of Dutch flax in
Scotland, that, at Aberdeen, a few days ago, there
were fifty mats fold, at a public sale, at the enormous
price of about three shillings per guilder, which is near
fifty per cent- dearer than it was fix months ago, occa
sioned by a Dutch war.
From Madrid we have information, that it is very
flrongly reported there, that Don Galvez's expedition
to Pensacola had succeeded, and that the Eoglifh troops
had surrendered prisoners at diferetion: and that mi
nifiry are in momentary expectation of receiving that
and some other important intelligence from that quar
ter.
There were at Pensacola in January last, the Men
tor of 18, Hound 16, Port Royal 12, and Earl Bathurft
of 24 guns ; this was the whole of the naval force at
that place.
Most people are of opinion, that the last Gazette is
an indirect preface to the recall of a certain admiral.
May 3. We hear that the court of France has
sent a memorial to the court of England, complain
ing of the ungenerous treatment of admiral Rodney
and the general of the British troops to the French in
habitants at St. Euftatius, and that they are deter
mined to retaliate on the inhabitants of Grenada and
the other late English islands now in their possession.
Parties at present run high in Holland relative to the
Dutch joining the French. Those in favour of the
French urge the impracticability of doing any thing
singly, and without so formidable an ally. Those in
opposition to this doCtrine, hold out the alarming con
Sequences of putting themselves in the power of their
amtient and most inveterate enemy the French, and
would rather trust to fortune, and the possibility of a
reconciliation with England.
The fleet fitting out now in the Texel, is only for
the purpose of convoying the outward bound Dutch
Weft India fleet. A defenfive war seems to be the on
ly object of the republic at present.
May 5. A correspondent assures us. that the Prime
East Inoiaman, is returning home without convoy or
; in company with any other flip, wita dispatches of the
l utmoft importance to the East India company, from
1 rhe governor of Madras, relative to Hyder Ally, and
the hate of their affairs in the Carnatic.
We are informed that the following Dutch ships of
war at the Texel are appointed convoy for the Baltic
fleet, viz.^ Hereditary Prince 54 guns, Zurytyen 40
guns, Zulyved 44 guns, Phoenix 44 guns, Bloyes 40
guns, and Hourone 28 guns.
I he report grows Wronger, of a plan being in agita
tion for the equalifing of church Lviogs.—Should fucii
a business be brought before the legiflaticn, the princi-
P" ," res °f the bil will be the abolition of sinecures;
the disqualification of all perlons from holding plura
lities ; an umverfal settlement of all curacies at 501. the
year, increasing 2,1. per cent, with every increase in
the living of tool, a year.
7'^ wa r with Hyder Ally is (aid to have taken its
rife from the following circumflances :—Governor R
meffc-nger to Hyder Ally, demanding
ten lack of padres, or he would lay waste his country
with fire and fworq. Hyder treated the messenger with
great contempt, and sent him back with a message, “
that he would very soon come and pay the money in
person." In a ihort time after Hyder entered the Car
natic with an army of a hundred thousand men.
J I"' an y' ette rs h : ving been pubirfhed blaming the con
duT ox fir Bettor Munro, we think it but justice to
mentio , that there are-other letters in town from Ma
1" ™'" ch f " y> th " be ha d sent off a detachment to
the abidance of colonels Fletcher and Baillie, to join
tf m by a circuitous march, but from the great rains
that had fallen which rendered the morasses impalpa
ble, they were obliged to return , upon which fir Hec
tor marched himfelf witli the greatest part of the army,
a ?''.°° '" s ™ ?r 'h was informed by a wounded feapoy
of the de eat of Pletcher and Baillie, upon which it was
tn °^ ht Prudent to r treat for the preservation of Ma
'r^s. Sir Eyre Coote, we. he came to Madrafs,
° amed the conduffof fir HeCtor Munro, very much,
but upon the different c :cumftances being laid before
him, he altered his opinion.
The public are ungenerous in their hasty censure of
the conduct of admiral Arbuthnot. What officer can
undertake a command with fafety, if every appearence
of misfortune is to be prejudged a crime, while every
accidental good fortune is extolled into heroism with
the fame falfe zeal I Are we to confider it as nothing in
favour of an unfuccefsful admiral, that the French are
so improved in their naval ladies, and that the superi
or bravery of our seamen is now doubly counterbalanc
ed by the arts of manoeuvre since the last war ? It is
unjust that the minister should find a refuge for himfelf
by turning the vengeance on the head of a commander,
or a fault which txifts only in the inherent inferiority
of his fleet, and not in his own mifcondud.
Yesterday's Dutch mail brought advice, that the m^r
"^° '" d property to a considerable amount in
the bland of St. Euftatia, had appointed deputies to
come over to the court of Great-Britain, to petition his
majefly to reftote so much of what had been seized by
bis commanders, on their surprising the island, as was
privae property • , in like manner as deputies were sent
over from Great-Britain to address the French king,
in confeqnence of the edicts issued by count D'Eftaing
on the capture of the island of Grenada, two years
since.
The Anna Teresa packet for New-York, was taken
the 15th March by a French frigate of 38 guns, and
carried into L'Orient. The mail was thrown over bo±rd
but not finking immediately, it was afterwards taken up
by three French sailors in the boat ; the captain saw it lay
on the deck of the frigate as soon as he was put on boa rd
These dispatches are said to contain the plan for the
ensuing camgaign in America, and other intelligence of
the greatest confeqnence to our enemies.
May 11. A letter from Plymouth fays, that the
impressing the 600 men who had been prisoners in
France, and just come home in a cartel ship, and dis
tributing them on board the men of war, has caused
great murmurings among the sailors in general.
The court martial on captain Graves closed yester
day at Plymouth, when the court judged him high
ly blameable for his conduct towards the merchant
fllips that were under his convoy, and difmiffid him
the command of the Danae.
The prince of Wales's annual bill last year for the
article of buckles and trinkets amounted to upwards
of eighteen hundred pounds.
The homeward bound Weft.lndia fleet is expected
to arrive the firfl fair wind, and are insured at 15
guineas per cent. They consist of upwards of 60 fail,
besides a number of prizes.
The two repulses which our troops sustained in the
late engagement, and their inability which lord Corn
wallis mentions to pursue the enemy, on account o'
our great daughter and dur exhaufled efforts, give us
reason to fear too great a loss on our fide to deserve a
triumph, before we hear the particulars of the event.
Extract of a letter from Midrafs, Nov. 16.
“ Vefterday arrived in our road the Sartine man of
war, captain Mackay, who brings the following ac
count from Vizagapatam, to which which place he was
sent to bring to Madras four northern companies of
feapoy grenadiers. A number of gentlemen belonging
to the fort at Vizagapatam, having dined at the chief's
(Mr. Caffamajors) broke up early, and came upon the
parade, where four companies were drawn up ready to
march down to the beach to embark on board the Sar
tine, when suddenly the grenadiers fired upon the gen
tlemen, by which three of them wire Ihot dead, and
several wounded ; the grenadiers then marched to the
chief's, and made him prifocer, and immediately or
dered him to write to captain M ckay, of the Sartine,
that the feapoys which had been sent on board his
sh p, to the number of 129, should be returned to them,
otherwise they would put every European in the fort to
death On the receipt of this message, captain Mac
kay instantly returned the feapoys on thore. The next
fiep the grenadiers took was to seize the company's trea
sure, and likewise that belonging to the chest, in doing
which they were a long time before they quitted the
fort; they then plundered every house that had the
value of a pagoda in it, and afterwards marched off
among the hills."
May 12. Six French men of war of the line, one
of no guns, three of 74, two of 64 guns, and four
frigates, are cruizing off the Land's End ; they fail
ed from Ereft the 2d inflant, and the supposed object
of their expedition is to intercept the fleets from Ja
maica and Euftatia, which from the present situation
of the winds may be hourly expected.
By a gentleman returned from Zealand, we hear,
'° at " e Dutch, in confeqnence of our proceedings at
Euftatia have begun to retaliate, and that a procla
mation has been issued for confiscating the property
cf toe Englifli, and for all the natives of that count
ry to quit the United Provinces in the space of twen
ty days.
Such a number of troops must be sent to the East-
Indies in confeqnence of Hyder Ally's success, that
bardly any passengers will be permitted to go to In
dia in the next ships. This will put a temporary flop
to the emigration of our fair country women, who,
with an indelicacy peculiar to the present times, bar
ter their charms lor wealth, and facrifice the nobler
feelings of the mind, to the ill acquired luxuries of
the East.
r We are sorry to inform our readers, that his ma
jelly is considerably indisposed.
ExtraH of a letter from Madras, Nov. 12.
" The Pettah of Arcot was taken by fiorm on the iff.
The fort being in very bad ft te, capitulated the next
day : they were allowed to march out with all the ho
noursof war, and as they might meet with molestation
on their way to Madras, a body of Hyder Ally's light
horse efeorted them fafe to that presidency. Captains
Prendergaft, Dupon fond Montgomery, with nine sub
alterns, and one hundred Europeans, arrived on ie
/th from Arcot. Poor Prendergaft has loft his left
arm by a gingal ball."
Letters from Vienna mention, that the English and
Dutch ambassadors have presented memori Is r t^e
emperor, which they had received from them rtfped
ive courts.
Sir George Rodney's request of returning to Europe,
is in consequence of a declining flare of health brought
obn y a rupture; a misfortune that befel him soon af
ter his failing from the coast of America.
Sir Samuel Hood will succeed fir George Rodney,
in the Weft-India command.
On Sunday night an order was sent to Portsmouth
for admiral Parker to put to sea immediately in the
Victory, with five more ships of the line.
Extract of a letter from Madras to a gentleman at Ed
inburgh, Nov. 22-
" The mutineers at Vizigatam have been dispersed
and some of them have been taken, and blown away
from guns. Accounts are just come in, That Hyder
is laying siege to Vel|our, which will occasion our ta
ki^g the field shortly. Hyder has declared that he
will meet us half way. Our whole army does not con
sist of above 7000 men, including the cavalry, and we
have to cope with a very superior number headed by
French officers: but notwithflanding the d.(parity of
our numbers, I am convinced, if we once come to a
fair engagement with him, that we shall give him a
cbmpleat trimming."
May 15. The king of France having ordered an ex
aft account to be drawn up of all the losses sustained
by the merchants of France in America, the Weft-In
dies, the Mediterranean, and other seas, the fame was
presented to him on the 20th of last month. The to
tal amount was 40,000,000 of livres.
There were upwards of 2000 barrels of powder and
cartouches for mulkets deflroyed at Martinique, in the
late most defparate ilorm, exclusive of near 40 rounds
for 24 forty two pounders, and the fame quantity for
18 twenty four pounders, upon the batteries of St. Pier
re.
May 17. The arrival of the Jamaica fleet under
convoy of the Egmont, Grafton, Trident, and three
other men of war, is hourly expelled ; vice-admiral
Derby's last inflructions were to cruize in the Bay for
their protection.
Mess. Harley and Drummond insured on the account
of their relation admiral Rodney, 170,0001. on the St.
Euftatia fleet.
Many underwriters insured the property in theabove
fleet at 15 per cent, and eagerly underwrote immense
sums at that premium ; the consequence is, many are
un xpededly ruined.
Commodore Hotham wrote over some time past, to
fir Charles Thompson and to ministry, informing them
that he expected to arrive here about the end of April,
with that valuable fleet, and begged that they would
provide for the protection of it in the channel.
A lieutenant from the Perseus, captain Daker, ar
rived at the admiralty yeflerday in the afternoon, with
an account of his having seen off Helvoetflys one Dutch
two decker, and five frigates; and in the evening of
the fame day he discerned fivr two deckers, and two
frigates, all handing northward.
Notwithstanding a morning print has asserted, that
little or no insurance has been made in London on the
St. Euftatius prizes, a correspondent of refpedable
commercial character assures us, that one great infu
ranie office has underwritten for near 200,000!. and
another for 120,000!.
Mr. Fox has lately played with great success, hav
ing picked up twenty thousand pounds within a few
months, behdes a snug box at Rochampton, which he
wen of lord C .
Extract of a letter from Paris, May 6.
“ Early this morning, Messrs. B -, who have
long been concerned in naval contrasts for government,
werY taken into custody in the most private manner,
by order of the council of state, and are committed to
prison. Some fay it is for repeated breaches of contract,
and that the forfeitures amount to more than 1,500,000
livres."
The camp to be formed at St. Cas is to consist of 2000
men, all grenadiers, which ar# to be taken from the
twenty oldest regiments of infantry, now at home, and
to hold themselves in readiness to embark for any ser
vice they may be wanted for.
The following is the state of the unfortunate fleet
from St. Euftatia: