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Fronthe LONDON EVENING POST.
A I O GUE of New Paintings, that will
^^ to public view,^ by , om
H E fleet of Great Britan fkul^ from pace
T place, to avoid a battle with the fteetspf Franc
,„ • the Earl of Sandwich
a^S?The Commander of a,Britifh fleet weeping over his
inftruaions -By 'fl' ™,France and Spain riding
^ The Engliih Lyon kneeling to the Gallic Cock, and
be^g^g p^e .By of& peace w . th , rance d Spain
credentials from the Bank of England
PHILADELPHIA, January 4.
Last Sunday about 7 o'clock in the morning, a fire
broke out at the dwelling.houfe of the Hon. John Holker,
Esquire, in Market- street, and continued burning for a
long time, which did considerable damage, but was hap
pily prevented from fpreadiog any farther by the assistance
ofthe inhabitants.
The following letters were found on board a vessel late
ly taken or her passage from St. Augustine to Antigua,
mentioned in our paper of December 28.
Copy of a letter from Major-General Prevoft, to the Hm.
Vice-Admiral Byron, dated at Savannah, in Georgia,
the ,th September, 1779.
SIR,
AS it may be of consequence to his Majesty's fervi-e,
that you should have every possible intelligence of the mo
tions of the French fleet, I think it my luty, by this ex
press, to acquaint you, that the Count D'Eflaiiig is now
at an anchor, with twenty-five fail of the line, or two
deckers, in a line accrofs this bay, or entrance of the har
bour : He has also seven or eight friga.es. What lis
further views or designs may be, I cannot take upon me
to fay, tho'.if he intends any thing against us, he must
do it speedily, as this is not a coast to remain long on, in
his situation, at this season of the year.
Several of his (hips appear disabled. It is not impof
fibfe, but his serious views are to the northward of this —
perhaps Rhode-Ifland, or New-York, but I can only
coniefeure.
He is also accompanied by some transports, or mer
chant vessels, but as his appearance here, was probably as
unexpected to the Rebels of Carolina, as it was to us, I
do not think they are as yet in readiuefs, to make a very
formidable co operation with the Count — I cannot learn
that there was any extraordinary stir among them, —no
doubt, all the force they can now muster, will be in mo
tion against us, but my hopes are, that he cannot flay
long enough on the coast, to give any very effectual coun
tenance or support to them. We are however using every
endeavour to put this place in the best posture of defence,
that time and other circu m fiances will admit of. We are not
afraid of any one of them, but both together may be too
many for us, if they fhoud be able to effect a junction,
and the French land force is any thing considerable. We
are ourselves at present (unfortunately as mattersappear)
somewhat disjointed, having a considerable detachment at
Beaufort, in Carolina, I hope they will get through this
day, the passage is still unoccupied by the French.
On our return from Charleftown, it was reckoned a most
eligible measure to keep a hold of Carolina, Beaufort in
particular, and indeed nothing but a superiority at sea a
gainftus, would make the measure cease to be an advan
tageous one in every view, both with regard to the defence
of this Province, and offenfive operations against Caro
lina. I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your 150 ft obedient and most humble servant,
(Signed) PREVOST.
Mon. Vice- Admiral Byron.
_ non faft asleep and a Frenchman bind.
n .with chains By the
7 The late battle fought by the Brrtifh forces ^nder
General Prevoft, with the Americans near Charles- Town
—By the Congress. .
S. The siege of Gibraltar By Lord North.
o Th^ Minifler's begging box carried through the king
dom. By the Duke of Northumberland.
io. An army of Middlesex Justices in regimentals
The Groves at mount Edgcumb cut down, and
the people flying from Plymouth By Lord Sand
12. The engagement of the Ardent with the fleets of
France and Spain By a true British Tar.
i 3. An army of Scotchmen walking into England to de
fend it —By the Earl of Bute.
A few Questions, humbly addressed to the seri
ous Canfi deration of the K 1 n g
i ft AN those be good servants to me, whose con-
C dud perpetually brings me bad events, losses,
and disgraces ?
2. C n those be good servants to me, who have loft me
a great part of the Dominions of my Crown ?
3 Can those be good servants to me, who have disgra
ced my reign, by losing the sovereignty of the sea, and
differing my fleet to be chaced in the British Channel by
the fleets of France and Spain ?
4. Can those be good servants to me, who have diflref
fed my people, and filled their hearts with discontent?
5 . Can those be good servants to me, who have made
my Crown totter on my head, and brought my kingdoms
into the most imminent danger of being invaded ?
6 Is it not high time for me to dimifs such wicked Mi
nisters, left they fliould lose me my Crown and kingdom ?
It is most earoeftly wilhed, that his Majesty would put
the foregoing questions to himfelf.
To Lord MANSFIELD.
Think not, base mm, when all the mifchief's d^ne,
The hour of pwndhment by craft to shun,
Dragg'd forth a victim to the people's hate.
Justice will smile, and worlds approve thy fate.
From the London Evening Post.
On Mansfield's leaving the efficient Cabinet.
MANSFIELD has left the Cabinet, 'tisfaid,
With reason too, he trembles for his head.
Copy of a letter frdm M,jdr-Gentral Prevoft, to His
Excellency Governor Tonyn, dated Savannah, Sep
tember 11, 1779.
Derr Sir,
I flatter myfelf your Excellency will readily forgive me,
for not having wrote you till now, on the fubje& of the
present alarm, as you can easily conceive my time
to have been pretty well occupied. I have directed Col.
Fufer to be wrote to, triplicates of which have been sent,
so that I hopebfeme of them have come to hand. The
fubjeti of them, requeuing that your Excellency and him
might endeavour to fend expresses to New York, and
wherever else you might think proper. Indeed, if by any
other channel you have received intelligence of the French
fleet being on the coast, I have no doubt but you have
done every thing that was proper and practicable. It was
impoiible f rus to get one vessel to sea from this, or in
deed any other port of this Province. The French are
now in possession of Tybee, and their cruizers fprehd far
and wide. Before the body of the fleet arrived, Mr Whit
worth did get out in a small tender, but whether he has
got clear or not, we cannot lay ; and if he has, if he had
not an opportunity of feeing or knowing of the enemy's
whole force, we apprehend his intelligence to the Com
manders in Chief will be imperfed, and may lead to some
mistakes, as when he failed we knew of no mdre than
two line of battle sh ps, and three frigates, being on the
coast. Their force now is clearly not less than twenty
five of the line, and eight frigates, and it may be still
more considerable, as there are several more large vessels,
the force of which could not be ascertained. They firetch
from off Beaufort north, as far to the southward as we
could fee from Tybee Light house—Four frigates only are
within fide, or were last night. The two twenty gun fllips
are ceme up the river, to Long Reach, where I hope they
will be fate It does not appear that the Rebels have made
any stir to co-operate with the French, so that we have
reason to think, that Count D'Eftaimg's present visit was
as unexpeded to them as to us.
Inclofed you will receive a letter to Vice Admiral By
ron, which you will please forward, if you can—lt goes
open for your perusal.
I have the honor to be, with regard,
Sir, your Excellency's
most obedient servant,
A. PREVOST.
To the P ÜBLI C.
ON Mordsy ihe 16th of January, 1780, an Acade
my will be opened for teaching the Art of Fortifi
cauon, Painting hkenelHs, landscapes, flowers, &c.
and to perfe& the Academy, I hereby give notice, that
every Gentlemen known by the Pu die to be a friend to
the Art of Painting, also Muficiars, are very humbly
desired to honor the Academy with their pretence, where
they sh di be taught the Languages, or Painting, on con
dition they will be so kind as to give their advice cn
those arts which they are matters. By the assistance of
the Gentlemen Painters we shall teach that art to per
fe^ion, and by that of the Musicians we (hall have the
happiness to procure for the Academy a Concert of Mu
sic, as regular as prffible. Tae Academy will be open
to the American Officers at all times, except th t fixed
for the Ladies : The generosity with which those brave
men offer their lives and fortunes for the liberty of their
country, deserves every mark of relp/&, but the num
ber cannot exceed thirteen, the room being so small
Except Gentlemen of public chnra&er, no person will
be admitted without keing presented by some Academic
can, and voted by the third part.
Every^poor young G ntltman sent to the Academy by
his Excellency the Pufident of this State, (hall bet ught
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from Three
o'clock in the afternoon'till Five, not only for the ho
nor of their recommendation, but also for making eve
ry one sensible that it is very honorable to be industrious
and willing to receive education.
As the intention of the fu^fcriber is to pay refya to
all those perfon^ of chara&?r who intend to honor bis
Academy, he thinks himfelfo h l ; ged to shew his indention
of promoting good order and harmony, so that every
Copy of a letter from His Excellency Sir James Wright,
to His Excellency Governor Tonyn, dated at Savan
nah, in Georgia, the iith September, 17,9.
S I R,
I am very ferry to acquaint you, that Count D'Eftaing's
fleet, confining of twenty-five ships of the line, and nine
frigates, have been off this bar for a week past, and that
the day before yesterday four of the frigates came into
Tybee, and now lie there, so that our port is effectually
blocked up. We nave two twenty gun ships, and tome
armed vessels, which have retired up the river, and it is
hoped, will be able to prevent any attempt to land men
near the town. Thereft of the ships are on the co fl, and
it is my opinion, that they mean to come in at Offabaw,
and land a force at Bewley, in or er so attack us here, e
very preparation is making to defend this place, and which
has obliged them to call in all the out polls, so that our
whole country is now open to the Rebels. It is astonish
ing to me, that such a fjrmidable fleet fhoi/d come on this
coast, and especially at this time of the year and cannot
suppose, but they have some important obje& in view—
probably the reduction of this Province, and yours. We
cannot learn any thing of the number of their land forces,
or more than I have now mentioned. Colonel Maitland,
with the troops under his command, are not yet come
from Port Royal, and if we don't hear something of him
to day, I ffiall be in great pain about him.
A vessel has been sent express to New-York, and Capt.
Meyer sent by you, was chaced in here three days ago,
and went thro' Auguhine Creek, I believe last night, to
attempt to get out. And by him I also wrote to Sir Hen
r y Clinton, but I really think another v: ff 1 ought to be
dispatched without delay, and alfoone to the Weft Indies,
but it's very difficult to get from hence ; an I hope your
Ex ellency will think it necessary to dispatch a vessel to
ea b place. My brother left this place y-fterday, but as
I think he will be long going, I did not write by him.
I have the honor to be, with much esteem,
Sir, your Excellency's
most obedient servant,
(Signed) J. WRIGHT.
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The AUTHOR Critique himfelf; Or V. and V.
oitpubng together.
V. POUR les gens du grand air
Te? vers n'ont point de force
U Ils jugent, pour I'ordinair
Be I'arhre par I'ecorce.
V. Par nos Muses je gzge
I!s feront critiq es
U. Donne leur, bon courage;
Ils feront, meprifes.
V Sur critiques, bien faites
On veut voir ton avis
U. J'cffime les boos Pcstes
Quand its font vrais amis.
V. Si l'on croit ta m lure
Tu, comba tous tes sons
U. Tu romp ama gagure
Pour parler de chansons.
V, Les riches que tu outrage
Seront tes #nvieux.
U. Q'ils f ffent meilleur ufagc
D'un doa regu des Dieux.
V. Sur papiers de nouvelle
Tu les peins e'n boufons
U. C'en est une fort belle
D'humilier, leur tons.
V. En paraiff.nt trop vis
Tu fera prignar e.
U. Par un esprit peafif
Serai mi <ux regarde
V. Tonjours la ve 1e
Nest pas tort bonne adire.
U Je fuis en Liberte
D<nc, je puis I'ecriie.
V. Mais! penfe tres feieux
Av nt de nous la dire.
U. Sur aje prie les Dieux
De veuloir m'ecbireire.
V. Un Tartuff je te crois
Tu permet tu de le dire.
U. C'ft un honneur a moi
Si je te puis feduire.
V. Je t'aime drbon cceur-
Et je j'aurois pit e —
U. Impertinent flatcar
P ofanant l'amit e
Par tes tons d'am teur
Je ne fuis point tuuc'e
Jai jire mon I onneur
De dire veri:c.
UNCOMMON.
COMPLAIN T, to • • *. Upon the firft
Sunday after Christmas, Decemre 26, 1779. P.^-
1 fenced the firft day ofthe year 1780.
DE b part u'Atropes, Clothon ou Lachesis
R § us pour tor, Et enne un gen^reux avis
E ^ffehint le Riche, I'oomme d' condition
Narcisse en cerite tu fais cumpaffion
Je ue 9 is qui tu es, et ne te v&ux onnaitre
J- remaique un inttant ce que tu fi< paraitre
Su I'habir martial qu'on re vit difgracier
Au service divin de uimanftre dernier
Imiter un grand homme tu femble vouloir fair,'
M^is c'elt tout autremeat qu'il f^ut copier Voltaire
Regarde Photon au b^ut de fa c.r iere?
Vois-tu comae les Dieux chat^ct le temerair ?
Ces g an Is airs de Chapelle ne font pas de faifon
Ils vont bien a singe, et mi<ux a un boufen
Ton temple fort fouvent est rempli d'etrangers
Q i rurieufem*nt te vienn>nt voir prier
(Qe ci oiront ils Helasl des mrfteres facres
Si toujours a rire on te voit le premier !"
Pour Vestale etrangere tu me crois par mepris 7
Tu te trompe IxiON. je fuis de ton paysF
Et non pas do grand ordre pour 1+ quel tu rn'd pris '
Je fiens cependant de ton impiee
Ee tout hon< etet gens tu fera mepn e
Et par ton Dicu ven^eur puni comme Athe
Je dis encore pis la Mort est mi devise
No t'y hazarde plus elie ne quitte pas prises
WANTE D,
APE RSoN who can write a tolerable good
_ hand, to tend Bar in a genteel house in this city.
Enquire of the Printer.
January 3. x
eno before he may be admitted, must agree to the fol
lowing articles :
x. That net a single word (hall be spoken against an,
religion.
2. That refpe& (hall be paid to all ProfifTns and
Miters, as long as they (hall be in the right, in the
opinion of the Academy: And in rate any perbn should
b found guilty of any of those offences by a m>jnty
of votes of the Academy, the penalty sh 11 he Thirteen
G in,as delivered to the Overseers of the P or. So
help us GOD.
3. A a.itue Prefffors and Academicana will trust in
the Ac demyall thri; m de s, ooks, paints, &c. great
care sh hbe taken not to ca>ry away irum the Academy
any thing of that kind.
QUESNAY de GLOUVAY.
N. B. The Painting Academy for Gehilemen will be
Open every M nday, Wednesday and Friday, f om Eight
o'clock till Ten. The Ladies fumE even till One in
the morning.
The Academy of Languages for Ladies (hall he open
every Tuesday, Tpurfuay anc Saturday, iron Three
0 clock till Five. That tor Gentlemen fom Six till
Nine in tha afternoon ; in whicn time the Concert (hall
be every Three weeks. The Academy (hall be in a
genteel private house in Front and Spruce-streets.
CAME to the plantation of the fubferiber,
living in the Northern-Liberties, between three
and four miles from the city, on the R dge road, on the
21st of December last, a brown B ULL. The owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay charges,
and take him away.
MICHAEL SNIDER,