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An Aft to enable the Supreme executive council to ne
-gociate fa ch loans, as may be necessary to procure
a fufficient sum of money for the defence of the fron
tiers of this Bate, and the support of civ! govern
merit.
Sect.i. <Y, HEREAS the several funds herein after
V▼ mentioned cannot in their nature be so
immediately productive,as to aufwer the several exigen
cies of government depending thereon: For remedy
whereof,
Be it enabled by the reprefentYtiffes of the freemen
of the commonwealth of PfoofyNanb, in general as
sembly met, and by the authority of the fame, That
th- >fupreme executive council of this slate be, and
they are hereby authorifed and empowered to procure
on loan such Yum or sums of money as they may deem
necessary for the purpose of defending the frontiers, and
for the other exigencies of government for the present
year, not fpecilly provided for by law. Provided al
ways, That the said lorn do not exceed the sum of
thirty thousand pounds, and that the interest thereon
do not exceed t'e rate of fix per centum per annum.
2. And be it further enacted by the aut orit y afore
faid, That th^ duties arising on fpiruuous liquors, the
revenues that may arise on sales at vendues, the fines
and forfeitures which have or may corm into the naval
and e*cife officers hands, and that may arise within
'the federal courts of this fl?te, the monies arising from
marriag , tavern and other licences, and the monies
due, and that may be coßeßed within te present
year on mortgages in the loan office, shall be, andare
hereby pledged as funds out of which the fad loan or
loans, with the mt rest and charges thereon, sh 11 be
difeharged, fati-fied and paid, and which the fupr me
-Executive council are hereby authorifed and empower
red from time to time to draw, and apply to that pur
pose.
3. And be it further enabled by the authority aforc
faid. That if it shall appear that the above mentioned
and appropriated funds will be inadequate a>J insuf
ficient to difeharge and pay off the said loan or loan,
with inured and charges as aforesaid, the faith and
honour of this flare is hereby pledged, that this house
will, at their next sessions, take effeflunl and p-edy
measures to difeharge and pay off the fame
Signed, by order of the house,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Ena&ed into a law, at Philadelphia, on Mon
day, the 15th day of April, in the year of
bur Lord one thousand seven hundred eigh
ty and two.
-TETER. Z. LLOYD, Clerk of the general assembly.
Having learnt that the garrison of that island guard
ed it very badly ; that the governor wasin the greatest
security; and knowing besides of a place of debarkation
GAZETTE of FRANCE, January 8;
Copy of a letter from the marquis de Bouille, govern
or general es Martinico, to the marquis de Carries
minifler and secretary of state for the marine de
partment, dated from St. Euflatius, the 26th Nov
1782.
IH AVE the honour to inform you, that the king’s
troops have taken by furprize the island of St.
Euflatius this day, the 26th ; that the garrison, com
posed of the 13th and 15th regiments, of which the
chaffeifrs (light infantry) and grenadiers only, are
detached to Antigua and St. Christopher, and of which
the present effective men amount in number to 677,
were made prisoners of war. The count de Bouille,
colonel of foot, will have the honour to deliver to you
the four colours of these two regiments; and the sloop
i’Aigle carries you the news.
This event, attended with extraordinary circumflan
ces, is so singular, that I think I ought to give you a
detail of it.
SALE M, May 9.
Lafl Saturday the privateer ship Grand Turk, cap
tain bratt, of this port, arrived from a fuccefsful
cruize. Her lad prize was a schooner from Antigua,
bound to P~nobfcot, which arrived in a fate port on
Monday lift. She left St. John’s on the 17th ult. The
intelligence received by her, of two engagements be
tween the British and French fleets in the Weft Indies
we shall give our readers, verbatim, as reported by the
passengers, viz.
" On Sunday the 15th ult. a cartel arrived at Anti
gua from Guadaloupe, the captain of which informed,
that tiie Tuesday preceding his departure the British
and French fleets, the former confining of 35, and
the latter of 33 fail of the line, had had an adion off
Guadaloupe, in which he knew of no ship being taken
or deflroyed on either fide- That two French ships of
the line put into Gaudaloupein great distress, one with
the loss of her foremaft and bowsprit, occasioned by
force of their own ships running foul of her : and that
on Saturday the 13th, in his way to Antigua, he saw
tlw two fleets engaged a second time, in which he saw
diflinftly one flip blow up, but knew not whether
French or English, nor what the engagement was.
Just as the schooner was getting under way, the Tri
ton frigate arrived from admiral Rodney, the captain
of which informed them (the passengers) that in the
second aflion, of Saturday the 13th, the following
French ships were taken and deflroyed, viz. Lt Ville
de Paris, of 110 guns, count de Graffe, la Glorieux,
84, le Neftar 74, and I’Ardent, 64, taken; le Cesar
74, burnt, and le Zodiaque, 84, funk. The Triton
left the two fleets going into St. Kitts, when it was ex
peded another aHion would ensue. The British were
%ery much damaged in their mails and rigging, but are
said not to have loft many men. The French fleet had
several transports, with 10,000 troops, with them, bound
to Cape Francois, which set out in the commencement
of the action, and it is supposed reached the cape in
fafety, as none of them were known to be taken when
the Triton left the fleet. Before she left it, the count
de Graffe was removed from his own to Rodney’s ship."
[Notwithfianding our readers have seen accounts,
heretofore published, of the capture of St. Euftatitas
they will doubtless be well pleased in reading the fol
lowing official relation cJ that event, as giving by the
gallant French general who conduced that memorable
enterprife.]
I have sent the vifeount de Damas with 300 men to
attack the island of St. Martin, where there is but a
weak garrison ; I ordered him to take the fort,to throw
the guns into the sea, and bring away the garrison.
Wehave found also about 1,600,000 livres, colony
money, belonging to admiral Rodney, general Vaugh
an, and other officers, being the produce of the sale
of their prizes; I have lumped it withwhat may be got
from five or fix enemies ships found in the road, which
will produce a total of about 1,800,000 livres, or
2,©00,000 currency of the islands, which shall be divid
ed, comformably to the ordinance for prizes, between
the army and the marine.
I enclose herewith a lift of the garrison and artillery
of the island, confining of 677 men, and 68 pieces of
cannon. The English have ere&ed the fineft batteries
here, since they became possessed of this place; and
very little can be added to its means of defence.'
that was not guarded, I thought I could, by arriving
in the night with 1200 men, carry that important island;
in consequence, I left Sr. Pierre in Martinico the 15th
with three frigates, one sloop and four armed cutters,
that carried the troops, composed of a battalion of
Auxerrois, of 300 men ; one of Royal Comtois, and
one of Dillon and Walsh, of the fame number, and of 300
grenadiers and chaffeurs of different corps. I can fed
it to be reported, that I was going to meet our naval
forces; and I weathered Martinico, where, after a
thousand obstacles from winds and currents, I could
not get up until the 22d, and the 25th I arrived in
fight of St. Euflatius. The debarkation took place the
fame night. The light vessels and the sloop were to
cast anchor, and the frigates to remain under fail, at
hand to fend their troops on shore; but our piots were
mistaken, and the boat in which was the count Dillon,
was the only one that could effect the debarkation,
which he did with 50 chaffeurs (light infantry) of his
regiment. An unexpected current on the coast, occa
sioned the loss of the boats, which were dallied against
the rocks with which that coaf tis covered, and many
folders were drowned. I arrived with the second boat,
disembarked, and my boat was also overfet in the sea;
but we found means to land the men. At length we
difeovered a less dangerous place of debarkation, where
in the course of the night, we succeeded in landing a
great part of the troops from the boats and the sloop
i’Aigle. The frigates were lying too ; one hour before
day light, there were yet only about 400 men on shore,
and no hopes remained of landing the rest of the troops,
moil of the boats and fhallops leaving been loft on the
shore. Deprived of every means of retreating, I had
no other alternative to extricate me out of the position
I was in, but to conquer the enemy, whose forces were
almost double to ours. The f>ldiers were full of fpir ts
and courage ; I therefore rtfolved to attack. It was
half an hour after four in the morning, and we were
almost two leagues diflant from the fort and barraeks,
when I put the irosps on their march with a redoubled
pace. I gave orders to count Dillon, with the Irish,
to march directly to the barracks, and to fend a de
tachment to take the governor in his house ; to the
Chevalier de Frefne, major of Royal Comtois, to go,
with 100 chaffeurs of Auxerrois, and of his regiment
to the fort, and scale it, if he could not enter at the
gate; and to the viscount de Damas, with the rest of
the troops, to support the attack.
Count Dillon arrived at the barracks at fix o’clock,
and found a part of the garrison exercising on the pa
rade; deceived by the c^oaths of the Irish, they were
not aware of them until they received a home difeharge
close to their breads th t brought several of them to
the ground. Governor Cockburn, who was going to
the place of exercise, was seized that inflant by the
chevalier O’Connor, captain of the chaffeurs of Walsh.
The chevalier de Frefne marched strait to the fort,
where the enemy were running in crowds to get in, and
arrived at the draw-bridge at the moment when they
were going to draw it up. The fieur de la Motte,
captain of the chaffeurs of Auxerrois, who had reach
ed the entrance of the bridge, fired upon the English,
who let go the chains of the draw-bridge, and he threw
himfelf into the fort, where he was followed by the
chaffeurs of Royal Comtois. The chevalier de Frefne
ordered the bridge to be drawn up after him, and the
English, who were there in great numbers, laid down
their arms. At that instant the island was taken, and
we afterwards a ffembled in the fort the English officers
and foldiefs, who came from all parts to surrender.
We had but ten soldiers, killed or wounded, but the
number of those of the enemy was very considerable.
I cannot express the ardour, the courage, and the
patience, joined to the moll exaft discipline, which the
troops have Shewed in this conjundpre. The comte
de Dillon has given new proofs of his extreme zeatand
adivity. The count de Damns, though ill of a dys
entery, led on bis corps with the greatest viva
city. The chevalier de Frefne, by his presence of
mind and courage, is he I am most indebted to for the
success of the day ; and the fieur dela Motte deserves
the highest praises, and merits the particular favour of
the King. I cannot, without betraying my duty, be
silent on the obligations I am under to the chevalier de
Girardin, commander of our little fleet, who directed
its operations. Also the fieurs chevalier de Village, de
Roccard, and Preueuf, commanders of the frigates
and sloop, perfectly seconded us. I have with me the
fieur de Geoffroy, director of the engineers. You know
all the Services which that officer has rendered the
king in the colonies. The fieur de Turmel aDed as
major-general.
The English marine in these seas, at the time of my
operation, was composed of the Russel man of war of
74 guns, which was careening at Antigua, and eight
frigates, four of which are of 32 guns, but were dif
perfed*. I am, &c. BOUILL E.
* Lieutenant colonel Cockburn of the fyh regiment,
who commanded at St. Euflatius when that island was
carried by the French, has declared, that among the
money deposited in that colony by admiral Rodney and
general Vaughan, there was a sum of 264,000 livres
belonging to him, and he hasclaimed it. The marquis
By a private letter, I shall have the honour to beg
Some favours for the different officers.
de Bouille having assembled the superior officers of the
several corps, to acquaint them with the claim of lieu
tenant colonel Cockburn, they were unanimonfly of
opinion, that the money ought to be returned to the
English governor, which was accordingly done.
[The note is also from the Gazette.]
WHEREAS the honourable Thomas M'Kean
efq; chief juflice, William Augustus Atlee'
efq ; second justice, John Evans, efq. third
justice, and George Bryan, efq ; fourth justice, 'of the
supreme court, and courts of oyer and terminer, and
gen. gaol delivery, for the commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, have issued their precept, bearing date the ^th
day of April last past, to me direded, for holding a
court of oyer and terminer, and general goal delivery
at the court-house in Lancafler, for the county of
Lancafler, on Monday the third day of Tune next
NOTICE is hereby given to all justices of
the peace, the coroner, efcheators and constables
within the said county, that they be then and
there in their own proper persons, with their rolls
records, indißments, and other remembrances, to do
those things which to their offices in that behalf ap
pertain to be done. Also, all they that will prosecute
against the prisoners, that are then or shall be in the
goal of the said county, are to be then and there to
prosecute against them as shall be just, and all others
whom it may concern, are desired to take notice here
of, and govern themselves accordingly.
Dated at Lancaster the fifteenth day of April in
the year of our Lord, one thousand fe'ven
hundred and eighty two.
JOSEPH WORK, Sheriff.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH.
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