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would have forced other nations to Cue for peace. We
sod risen fuperiwr to the most overwhelming misfor
tunes. We had surmounted tne loss of an army, with
its stores, cannon and ammunition. We had retreated
with a handful of men, like troops out numbered, but
not beaten. With a handful of men, we had return
ed to the field, and conquered, when ft was lead. ex
peffed. The public declarations of Congress, filled
with all the dignity of decision, the boldness of truth,
and the decorum of policy, had also attracted, the re
gard of the wisest miniders..Men of letters admired
them, while philosophy found in their authors an ally
in support of the rights of human nature. We ap
peared no longer what we had been represented by
Great Britain, " a baditti without genius, without
courage, without resource." We had forced our
way, like the Sun, through an oppressed iky, and,
burning and flaming in our tourfe, diffpateci the va
pors, an I filled an extensive hemisphere with our na
tive splendors.
Great affylum of the flaxes of all nations ! Freemen
of all profeffions ! Ye have already accomplifiled'
things beyond the hope's of thy friend;, or the'appre
henfions of thine enemy. Let me admire thy exerti
on's let me participate in thy pDafures, for I have
experienced all thy pains. Rejoice in thine ^ggran,
diz'ment, but be ye not over-bearing. Refpeß thy
rulers, but be not forgetful of thine owndignity ; an!
finifh in honor what ye have begun in magnanimity !
MOW IS THIS TO BE DONE?
Sunday last arrived here the ship Ariel from France,
by her we have received the following Intelligence.
T ANGIE R, Auguft 30, 1780.
r T'ALBB Sidy Mohamet Sadiry arrived yeflerday in
A this city with an or ter from the king of Morocco,
which he was charged to read poblickly, and in the
presence of the Spanish missionaries, of d'on Joseph He
rera, commander m chief of all the Spanish vessels in
our port, of the alcaides, (judges) and other princi
pal persons of our government. This order contained,
in fubflance, “ That the king of Morocco having no.
share in the war between Spain and England, his ma
jefty PriHly commands all Mpors, his fubjefts, not
to aft in any hostile manner against the Spaniards, nor
to raufe unto them the least prejudice whatever, tho'
even they should fee them attack the English in any of
his maj fly's ports, or near the coast, and that in case
the English should chufe to run their velfels on shore,
they fhou'd not thereby be deemed' to have procured
any degree of security. His majefiy also ftri&ly for
bids unto all Moors dwelling on the coast, to fire up
on any Spanish vessel, under what pretence soever, up
on pain of incurring the most rigorous punifhmens;
as it is majesty's pleasure that re Spanish ships shall
be left at full liberty to pursue their operations."'
And, finally, his majefly adds, “ That in case the
English consul should be displeased with these dispositi
ons, and should be willing to depart his majedy's do
minions, he should be at liberty so to do, and the Pa
cha. or governor of Tangier, is hereby ordered to let
him go."
It is said that this ffriftand rigorous order has
been occa Honed by the repeated complaints of te En
glish consul, Mr. Laugier, against the conduct of the
Spaniards in our port, and on the coast of this king
dom: which complaints were always accompanied by
harsh reflexions and threats of revenge, more bordering
upon insolence, than submissive remonstration.
Algazends, Sept. 4. Having taken an inventory of
the cargoes of four English vessels which were taken last
month, as triey were carrying provisions to Gibraltar,
they are found to consist of 860 barrels of flour, 42
calks of salt provisions, 295 calks of butter, 12 caries
of salmon, 8 calks of bacon, 5 barrels of tongues, 240
hogsheads of ale, 100 hegfheads of wine, 12 cwfk* of
oil, 200 cases of cheeses, 55 chefls of sugar, 18 chests
of tea, 20 calks of barley, 60 chests of tallow candles,
2 calks of mustard feed, 7 calks of hams, a great quan
tity of coals, 2 bales and 8 chests of silk, thread, mo
hair, buttons and other merchandize, with a multi
tude of packs of hides, furs, both tanned and waxed.
Santona, Spt. 10. The La Flecha, bilander, and
the Ardillo, brig, commanded by Don Baltafa Hidal
go de Cimeros, came into this road with a convoy from
Ferrol. On the 31st of August he took the Rodney,
an English privateer, of 14 guns, and 53 men, after
an engag ment that lasted from seven in the morning
till half past four in the afternoon. We had nine
wounded, and the English had three killed and seven
wounded. Both ships were much damaged both in
their hull and the rigging. The prize was sent into
St Andreo.
Paris, S A pt. 29. Letters from Marseilles bring ad
vice of the fafe arrival of a fleet of merchantmen at
that port, from the Levant, under the convoy of two
of his Majesty's frigates. The cargoes are said to be
worth above 18 millions.
It is currently reported at Versailles, that half of
his majedy's body guards, which are already reduced
to 1209, will Ihortly be reformed. Their places being
very lucrative, they are only to be paid during the
time they are in adual service, which they are to per
form half yearley by turns.
They are also busily employed at Versailles to re
form the king's houfhold, and the officers belonging
to his Majesty's stables.
It is said that the court of Spain is also fitting out a
mother squadron for the Weft Indies, and that orders
have been iffned for 10,000 men to embark on buerd
the said squadron for Jamaica.
Sept 30. The return of Mons. Deveranges, intend
ant of the array, to Versailles, and his constant con
ferences with the king's ministers, give room to sup
pose that some new military operations are in agita
tion.
Two expresses are within these few days arrived
here, from Madrid, who have successively brought
one million in specie, with the certain promise that
further sums will follow immediately, whi<h has en-,
tirely dissipated all rhe tears which our bankers might
hav conceived concerning tne ihare they have taken
in the said loan.
Abcant, Sept. 17. Came in here the Aurora French
frigate, of 34 guns, with a convoy of 31 fail from Mar
tinico and Gaudalou pe, laden with coffee, fugar^ &c.
They failed the next day for Marfeiffies.
Paris, Odo. I®. His Majesty's frigates F'Ajmable
and la Diligente, commanded by the chevalier de Su
zannet, and the vifeount de Mortemar, are fafe arriv
ed in the Road of the Isle d'Aix, with titre-.Englifh.
privateers, which they have taken during their cruize,
viz, the Alert of 22 gu.ns and 82 men, which is fml to
have been the fineft and best failing cutter .in England 7 ,,
the Tatar of 12 guns and 36 men, and' the §agle J^-
fey privateer of izguns and 43 men. They have also
retaken a Hamborough ship laden with tobacco from
Oftend, defined for Bourdeayx, and wnjch had been
taken by the Tartar privateer.
By a letter from Rochfort of the if! inflant, we are
informed', that his Majc'ty’ s . frfgare l'Aigrette has
sustained an engagement with three English privateers,
and has taken an Imperial ship,. which failed 'from Of
tend with a cargo for a French port.
Letters from Norway bring advice, thata French
privateer is arrived at the port of Chriftianfand with
nine English prizes, which he took after different ob>
ftinate engagements, in one of which the captainof the
privateer loft both his legs.
Lisbon, Sept. 12. Cur court has received advice of
a freSE proof of the audacity bf the English. navy,
which they have formerly exercised with unlimited
sway in our ports, until the patience of our court could
hold out no longer, aad was forced to let bound to
their insolence. The sass is as follows: an American
ship being pursued by an.Englifh privateer, took re
fuge under the cannon of the fort of the island of T er
cera, one of the Azores, The captain of the privateer
feeing the American ship in security, withdrew and
came to an anchor at a diftanc-. But the commander
of the fort firfpefting some hostile designs in the priva
teer, ordered' some armed boats to keep a ftri& watch
during the night. His suspicions were fully juflified,
by the privateer fending her long boat at night, to cut
the cable of the American ship and tow her out of the
harbour, whic) was immediately seized by the armed
boats of the islands. The privateer not feeing her peo
ple return, sent another boat, which was taken like-
Wife. But being soon after informed of the event, he
immediately put to sea; and meeting the next day
with a frigate of his nation, they both returned, can
nonaded the fort, and did ron.Gderable damage, and
afterwards cut the cable of the American ship, and
took her from, her moorings in a place of security.
Lisbon, Sept. 12. The Court has Signed the treaty of
armed neutrality, and has ordered 14 fail of the line to
be fitted out.
On the 29th ult fixteew fail of ships from the Texell
arrived at Brest, all deeply loaded with stores.
The Lyon privateer, of 18 guns, captain Saunders,
belonging to Jerf y, was totally loft on the coast of
France on Friday last. The crew were saved.
Copy of a letter from the mayor of Newcafile to the
lord provost of Edinburgh, dated Oct. 3.
" My lord, yesterday a large privateer, frigate
built, a long vessel, mounting 28 guns, was upon this
coast, off Tynemouth, and took off with her two pri
zes. Our armed ships are gone in quest of her. I
thought it right to give your lordihip this intimation,
that you may give such notice thereof upon your coast
as your lordfllip shall jud'g proper. I have the ho
nour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient,
humble servant, JOHN E. BLACKET, mayor."
Extfaft of a letter from Portsmouth, 0&. 9.
“ Yeflerday arrived the Providence frigate, cap
tain Henry, from America, with dispatches for go
vernment, but nothing has transpired."
OH. 12. The prisoners mentioned to have been sent
to Augustine, are not Americans taken since the battle
of Camden, but were p incipal inhabitants taken in
Charleftown, and wlo were for burning tie town ra
ther than it mould fall into the hands of the British;
but there is no other intention in fending them to Au
gustine, thau oh account of their determined spirit of
refinance, and great weight in the province of South-
Carolina.
General Clarke, lately appointed lieutenant gover
nor of Quebec, is flill detained at Corke.
A draught is now making from the royal regiment of
artillery, to be ready on the fhortefl notice to embark
for foreign service.
Fourteen more regiments are ordered to be feat to
America. Also a party of the guards.
England is to be defended this year by the militia
only.
The piastre of general' Waffiington, taken on board'
the Mercury packet, by captain Keppel, is a moss
Rriking likeness, and was presented by the captain to
his relation the admiral.
When capt. Ross left South Carolina, lord Corn
wallis had begun his fyflem of vengeance, so highly
approved es by some perfos here, by the execution of
thirteen of his prisoners in fight of the army Huma
nity revolts at the feenes of horror, blood and retalia
tion, which are now only opening in America.
Mr. Laurens is confined in the apartments formerly
occupied by Mr. Wilkes, when in the Tower.
Instead of the rife of flocks, announced in the mini
sterial prints, as the consequence of the Carolina news,
it is a faR, wh ch looks like the restoration of the na
tional good sense, that they have actually fallen one
half per cent, on that account ; for not with handing
the peculiar good fortune of lord Cornwallis, in meet°
ing the enemy in fuco a situation as to render their su
perior numbers of no avail, perhaps even of dhufe, it
is evident to ev^ry thinking man, t< at this victory it
felf, with ail its confequ nces, furnifhes the tirongeft
proof of the courage, resources and determined spirit
of the people of America, at the fame time that it
proves the very small, incompetent force of the British,
L O N D O .N.
Oft. 11. A specimen of the consequences of lord
Cornwallis's success at Carolina, may be seen from
the dates in his letters. His aftion with Gates was on
the 16th of August. His account of it was written on
the 21 ft. Did hedo nothing from the 16th to the 21st?
to conquer and hold so vafl a d^ributica of pofis as
would be necessary in that country.
Major general de Kalbe, of tie American troop,
lately killed in the a,ion near Camden, was a Prussian
half-pay lieutenant colonel, of about 70 years of age;
and had been exceedingly fesviceable to- the America#
army, by ids greUt attention to their difcjpliue.
- The Carolina refugeesritfefaid, are much diftreffedl
at the late glorious news from lord Cornwallis, as now
they inufitake their, leave of petitions, and go bac^ to
their own country ; Rice and wild pork are not so
good.living as what the.gambles of London produce.
Lord Lincoln is. to have a regiment of light dragoons
in return for his loss of Westminster. It will doubtlefe
be pretended that he will raise the regiment himself ;
but rfo man will hesitate to pronounce the matter a jobfo
and.the public rauft p.y for it.
While our trade to the East and Weft-Indies, Nortk-
America, and to the Baltic, is grievously distressed,
and tnat up the Freights to Italy and the Levant an
nihilated ; the commerce of France seems daily to re
vive: their three \.ft Weft India fleets outward and
homeward bound, have arrived fafely at their destined
ports, and frt is more galling to every loyal fubjeft
°' f' r ' a ' Britain, the great hud-profitable commerce
lately carried on between Great Britain and the Ame
rican colonies, once under her dominion, is now trans
ferred to France, and become to that kingdom a pri
mary objefl. she Amflerdam? Gazette contains an
account of §he failing on the t,ird of last month from,
the life of Aix,. a fleet pf^34 merchantmen, for the se
veral ports of Nor'h Ametica, under convoy of the
Magnamine French man of war, of 84 guns-
Yesterday captain Ross, who brought over the dif
p?tchfs from lord Cornwallis,, was at court, and clo~
fetted a.confiderable time with bismajefty.
Yeflerday captains Flood and Langdale kissed hands,
on being appointed admirals.
The granjfleet.i r -not to Fil from Torbay, until the
fleet for America are ready to fail,, which is expected:
the fiHtfair^ wind.
TWe land forces at this prudent time in Jamaica are
the firft and fe ond battal 00s of the 60th regiment of
foot, all the 79th and 88th regiments, and the Loyal
Irish raised by general Dalrymple; thifr. is the whole,,
except the, militia.
Oft 13. It is remarked; that the- faffgautte has
given no fp:rits to the public to proceed in the Ame
rican war , no will, has been revived by it, no ardour:
awakened, no hope encouraged. Lord Cornwallis's
victory affords no & pleafum Many more vic
tories mus fbe obtained, before a single Province canr
be conquered ; and many pofi^ must be-eftablilhed in
it, to keep it in fubjefliori. A country so conquered
and held, is not worth the expence of the blood'andl
money expended. It is the extreme of infatuation
and inanity to go on with the war, in the hope of
Conquering America. We have not an array fufficient
for the purpose ; and if there were troops enough ta
be hired, we have not money to pay for them.
Lord Cornwallis went from Charles Town to Cam
den in three days : he fought his battie on the 16th of
August: Captain Ross did not leave Charles-Town
till the firflof September. From the 16th of August
to theist of September, it is certain Lord Cornwallis
had not able to do any thing
A certain great personage expressed himfelf in the
most gracious and bewitching ma Ber to Mr. Adam,
when he kissed hands on his appointment to iqcol. per
annum. The agreeable receile&ion of his high bir th,
and his services in Hyde- Park, could not fail of pro
curing the warmest profeffions. This child of brick
and Stucco, with true canning, is preferred in the
nick of time to save a re-election.
Several people now visit Lord Gordon in the Tow
er, but always in the presence of one of the warders-
There have been applications made by some gen
tlemen, formerly acquaintances of Mr. Laurens, to
.have some conversation with him, but no person what
ever will be allowed even to fee him.
Lord North has been down at his feat'at Billington,
ever since his election to Banbury.
The East-India Company do not expert the arrival
of any of their homeward bound ffiips until the latter
end of this month, and have sent out a faft failing fri
gate, to order them to put into Ireland, until a good
convoy can be procured to bring them to England.
Wednesday government contrasted for twenty la rge
ships to carry over stores, ammunition, and troops to
America.
Orders have been sent to Portsmouth, for all the
ships bound to New-York, Carolina, and other parts
of Amertca, to hold themselves in readiness, as a con
voy is appointed for them, which is to fail the firft fair
wind.
Orders %e sent over to Ireland for fix regiments to
be got ready immediately for the service of North-
America. The other four which are to be sent, are to
be made of draughts from the regiments here, and
recruits.
The moss complete accounts make the Spanish navy
58 fail of the line, 32 of which are new off the flocks
since the year 1763 ; but none of those have fallen int®
our hands.
Oa. 14. All thi private letters from Jamaica by
the last packet, mention the fixed purpose of the go
vernor to facrifice more men, by reinforcing that un
fortunate devoid corps now perilling daily at St.
Juan, in the med expedition in search of the philoso
phers stone ; the infant the Island is thought to be
in fa'ety, every soldier is to be sent ; 'but this conduft
is so much of a piece with the rage for plunder at
home, that it will meet with applause, instead of the
cenfur it defervts.
The grand fleet, as it is commonly called, is very
Ihortly 10 be sent to the relief of Gibraltar, which
the combined fleets are certainly waiting n Cadiz bay
for the purpose of opp®fing ; it being tire fixed deter
mina ion of the two courts that Gibraltar shall not
be relieved without a superior force, w rich shall be
aide to beat them. Time will ihew whether Lord
Sandwich intends it should be taken.
A gentleman offered t c Ivy a wager yeflerday, that
Gibraltar would be in tire hands of the Spaniards, be