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SATURDAY,! JULY I, 1780.
THE
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GENERAL^^^^^^ ADVERTISED
PHILADELPHIA.
Translation of a letter from St. Pierre, Martinico, dated
May 27th, 1780.
<< T Shall only engage your attention with an account
l ot the movements of the naval forces in these seas
since the date of my last letter. The ,th infant the
French fleet appeared in the channel of St. Lucia, when
the enemy immediat ly got under w ay from Gras Ifler,
and the next day after doubled the Point Saline,
" The Count de Guichen then tacked about and fleer
ed eastward, which was a fkilful manoeuvre in order to
draw the enemy at a distance from any retreat, in case
he ihould find them inclined to haz rd an engagement.
The iith, as soon as the two fleets had nearly joined, the
Count offered battle to the enemy, who chose to decline it
that day, ad well as every other, successively until t : e 4th
when there was a skirmish of about an hour with our Van
guard, the Ebglillb maneuvering in order get to wind
ward ; our Admiral having immediately tacked about to
bring the rest of his ffiips to engage, the enemy fled with
ill fails cut.
“ The 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th, puffed away in dif
ferent manoeuvres, without being ever able to bring them
to action : But the 19th when our fleet was bearing down
on them, in the form of a Half Moon, they imagined
they might attack the Van and Rear guard with advan
tage, and that the Centre could not poffibiy bring i felf
to bear ; the engagement then commenced, and lafled from
one o'clock till five in the-evening ; the enemy gave way
on all sides, and when our fleet bore down on them, they
fled with the greatest precipitation, and were pursued un
til! night closed the fcene.The next day nothing appearing
in view, the Count de Guichpn fleered his course for this
Island, being in great want of provisions and wood.
'' The fleet will be repaired as soon as possible, which
I imagine will take about fifteen days; our ships of 64
have fuffered the Aloft, the fire of the enemy being most
ly levelled at them, and they were opposed to those of
much superior force; fix of the Engldh fleet have got
into St, Lucia so disabled as to be incapabl of putting
to sea this campaign, Rodney with the remainder, it is
thought, has taken refuge at Barbadoes ; Admiral Raw
ley had his thigh carried away in the laftengagement .
and the eldest fort of the Count de Guiehen, had his leg
Shattered to pieces, our loss in the two combats due. not
exceed ijoinen klied and wounded ; that of the enemy,
from many corroborating circumstances ,must have great
ly surpassed it.'
'' The English worked their fhjps to great advantage,
but they did not fight as well as they mmceuvered ,fevtral
of their officers are under arrest for cowardice —Not one
of our corps ha, been ftigmatifed by so base an imputa
tion.
" The formidable preparations which were making at
Brest, and which we expected were to have reinforced us
here, we are now certain, are defined for America, Motif,
de Ternay, to whom is committed the command of this
expedition, was to fid from Brest the 15h of Apr:l,
with 10 fhfps of the line and 1.000 troops, commanded
by Moiif. de Rochambeau, who on their arrival are to
a& in concert with the Americans.
" June 3. A Spanish frigate that failed from Cadiz the
ift of May. arrived here to day—orders were give^ for
to fliips of the line to held themselves in readings for
sea, and the G neral who had embarked on board the I
,b^gene, in order to vifitthe Inlands of SN Vincents and
Grenada, and ieinforce these important gardfons, has
deferel his voyage, and has given orders to diffembark
the tro ps that were defined for that purpose.
“ A SpTnifh fleet coufi ftiagof 12 ships of the line, four
fifties, and fix frigates with upw rds of 100 transports
are announced, and the frigate that arrived with the dis
patches, left them but 200 leagues to windward.
" I am of opinion that with this formidable confeda
rated force, an attack will immediately be made at St.
Lucia, and that our operations will be continued until
the season of the hurricane months, when the conjoined
forces will fall downon Jamaica, the reduction of which
is a capital object wiih the Spaniards.
“ This powerful diversion in the sflands, with the con
siderable fuccour that Mons. de Ternay will carry to re
inforce the American army.mufi greatly derange the pre
je&s and alarm the fears of opr enemies. After finifhiog
the intended operations ia these seas, the whole of our
force may unite together, form a junaion with yours,
and drive the Enflifh from every poffeffian they hold
in the Thirteen United States."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of the frft charac
xter at St. Pierre, Martinique,, to his friend ia this city,
\ dated Juhe 4, 1780.
“ Yesterday a Spamth frigate arrived here, and informs
™ the,eaf approach of a Spanifli fleet, which is efc
pethd will be in cur bay in ten or twelve days. This
fleet cwfifh of 12 ships of the line, 6 frigates, and 14 large
merchantmen, armed by the King, from 50 to 56 guns
eact>, whhxx,ooo land forces, aoogunn^rs and mihors,
a large quantity of heavy artillery, ammunition, &c. It
[ Published every Tuesday, and Saturday. ]
is thought this expedition will fail on Jamaica. I have
this from the Commander of the Spanilh frigate, not by
hearsay, therefore you may depend on it.#
'' A lugger is afo arrived here in 33 days from Cadiz,
and in'orms us, that Count D'Eflaing who commands tuq
Combined fleets, being on board the Terrible, of no
guns, with fix dtps of the line, going from Toulon to
Brest, took the Cumberland of 74, two 50 gun thips, and
12 transports, which had lately failed from Minorca."
Ex:rad of a letter from Robert Porter, of London,
found on board of a prize, to Capt. George Eeaven,
dated London, Sept. 28, 1779.
“ Mind all my inftrufbons, be honest, foberand care
ful ; should you meet with any small vtffel, either Ame
ricans, French or Spaniards, you may take them, though
you have noc mmiffion. 1 know veffcl§ that has done
io, and tie King made the owner and crew a prefect of
two thirds of 0 e prize money ; but you must not fay I
told you to do so ; it must be a thing ,ou doof your own
wll. I hope the Governor will be ready to go on board
immediately. I am your's, &c." .
Intelligence from the Southward. .
" Sir Henry Clinton's proclamation, dated Charlef
*own, Juoe 3, 1780, has tendered us essential ftrvice,
for it obliges the inhabitants of the interior pa t& of the
Country to take a decisive part, nctwithftanding the pa
roles that many of them had signed, whilst it enables us
to diferimihate between out friends and foes, and puts
arms into the hands of hundreds who ware toft to the
common cause. The storm which has burst over our
heads, and which seemed big with impending ruin; be
gins already to give way to fairer profpefls, anl already
we are recovering from the ffiock which the lola of
Charleftown gave us. The enemy, who thread. eJ no
thing less than the conquest and defolaton of N- rtb as
well as of ssuth Carolina, have retreated bom Camden,
and recroff£d Santee river, on their return towards
Chaileftown ; they were no doubt informed, that Go
vernor Rutledge had halted at Charlottes, where he was
joined by a refoeEWle body of militia, and t e State
troops from Virginia; that General Cafwell, with t e
North-Carolina militia, apd the horse u-der Colonels
White, Waffiingtoo and Hrr•, who were in part re
mounted, joined by Colonel Armand's c^rps, were ad
vancing ; that the firft division of the Mary ^nd and De
laware Jines were near $ lifhury ; and that tue Baron de
Kalb had long left Peter&rgh wth the remainder. T<.eir
accounts of Tarpon's fucce® though pubLflied by autho
rity, are yet thankfully exaggerated ; that Col. Beaufort
was defeated, arid that he 1 ft two pieces of cannon, is
undoubted ; but it is no les so, thithe twice repulsed the
enemy's cavalry; that h ; s m.n did next give way lid the
cavalry, no longer venturing ta^uack him were mi
nceuvering to furrouud his Email party, whilst a tar fupe
ri^r body of infantry advanced to attack him in ffont;
and that his whole lofty in killed and wounded, did not,
amant to more than 80"
Saturday last returned from 1 cruise, the brig Fair Ame
rican, Capt. Deca ure, and brought in with her the sty
Eleonora, Captain Popfonby; the trig Three Sifters, Cap
tain R^dihaw, both from Sou.h-Car^ina, for New Yo.k,
and the (chooser Sectary, retaken from the R^u^ces.
Two vessels retaken from the Picaroons, whoare cruiz
ing in our bay and Chesapeake, the week past aft fern in
to Egg-Harbour.
++<,., $ ^s4#Qs+4 4«0-t$4$Q
Pert oj Philadelphia, Pennfylvani^ ff.
TO ALL whom, it may concern,
XT O TICE is hereby given, that a Cou tof Aumi
^ ralty will be held at the State-Home, in the city of
Philadelphia, on the tenth day of Jui, next; at ten
o'clock in ths forenoon of the fame day, for the trial of
the brig or vefUl called the Ibres S^erj, burthen about
300 tons, Tremas Redfhaw late matter, taken at sea
on h:r late intended voyage from C:u kftown to New-
Y ,rk, sent into this port, and libelled against as prize by
Stephen Decatur, @i tarn, &c.) To the end and intent
that the owner or owners or an person Concerned there
in, myap,>exr and fhewcule, it any they have, why the
fame brig should not be condemned according to the pray
er of the libel, &c. By order of the Judge,
June 26. ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
three Hundred Dollars Reward.
BROKE open the Skinners Shop of the fubferiber,
living at the upper end of Front tirert, next door
to Mr. Jacob V*nfciver, iri the Northern Liberties, in
the night, and stole between thirty and forty DiERskiNS,
the ikins is not quite finifhed ; they took also a pairing
knife and pumice ftdne, with an intent to tinifh them,
as is imagined. Whoever apprehends the thief or thief#;
so that the owner toy have his ficins again, and the
thief or thief# be brought to justice, (hall have the a
bove reward, and reasonable charges paid by
Jure 24. GEORGE MILTENBERGER.
A? Phibdelplriq June r, 1780.
, W A N TED Immediately,
AW OMAN with a geed br all of milk, tuch an
one coining well recommended, may hear es a
good place by applying to the Printer.
All k^ds of "CLOCKS & WATCHES
, MADE or REPAIRED sy
W°bite & William Matlack,
The South tide of Markrt-flreet near Fourth rireet.
THOSE who win please to fav, ur them with thcixcuf
tom, may depend on biing fervid in the cheapen and
belt manner.
They Likowifc BUY or S ELL new or old CLOCKS
and W ATCHI, )
Philadelphia, June 27..,
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# June 24.
THIS is to give notice to all Seamen,
Ln(men, Marine 0 , &c. who have ahi<r>nded
fr.m the <ri : H.lkc, with utk^ve of their Offi err,
are to appear on board said brig, on or before phe 28th
of this inffroi (June) er .their (hares will be totieiicd a*
gree rule to the articles.
M- 1 AWLER.
June 24.
Five 11 aIL F jOES Reward,
or the Exchange.
ty )AN AWAY from the fub©h er, living in E : li
Tow n (jwnfnip, Bucks county, last Thurfdav %f-
Lno<,n the zidinft. (June) a Negree man named NED,
of a yellowish complexion, about 19 0c 20 veara of-ge,
by trade a tanner ; he had on and took with him a tow
linen shirt and trow(ers, a pair of shoes without buckles ;
and is supposed to have t^ken a Gold Watch, made in
London, No. 65,. Whoever takes up laid N^groe, and
secures him i" any g^ol, so that his m^fce. # may get hires
again, shall have the above reward, and re.-for.abY char- °
g^s, paidby,
,WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, Tanner.
N. B. Ail mifcis of vcffels and others, are defireJ
hot to harbour him.
Philadelphia, June 26, 1780.
THE Copartnership between Lang and Claytos
is diff:>lv<.d. Capt. Lspg is authorized to fettle
all the C # patidthip accompts.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward'
CIRAYED or JWen the 31st May, frmiff ;h'
° C m ons of this city, one Sorrel MALE 12
hand hi„h, a ; b)t id years ord, branded on the pear but
tocK A white main and t.il, hurt on & back by the
faudk; fhpd before..<
Alo a Ba, M A R F, Strayed or Stolen th? 20th ir (l
input fourteen nanus high, four years ohijh :t' er brand
n.i m rk, a short flitch tail, long mn% a it tie bd.:?
fteks out on the under jiw, th d all r und, a nature;
ttbro r. Whoever tilers up laid Mares, fhdl receivede
zbove reward, or One Hundred Doha;# for either of
tnem, and reafcn#bl^ expends paid by William Mor
rison in Sp-uce street near Fourth ftrett, or H. -P
M'C han in Second street, oppefic the Niw-M^tkef.
June 26.
T 0 E r-0-L'D,
A quantity of good
TURPENTINE,
For Ca(h only.
Enquire of Benjamin G, Eyre.
A L L person, indebted to the estate of Capt. Patrick
Barry, deceiied; are requeued to make immedi
ate pay ment, and ail those that have any demands a-ainft
the laid eltate, are defiied to bring in thefc accounts 0,0
,trly atufted.
JOHN BARR Y, A^minifarter.
May 24.
_ J m^22X 7 ^o/
AL L Perfans who have any demands agai^ft
the Estate of Augustine N.;fl& (Clot k ac<tW. <h
maker ) deceased, are reverted to bring if that
accounts properly attend; to Samusl Mechlin, ^n
nerin Germantown, ar George Schlosses Phi
ladelphia, that they miy be fettled, ^nd ah :;0 -% ho
are indebted to the laid est te, are defrd to Lrtie like
wise in three months tim? from this dat, or their ac
counts will be put in an Attorneys hand, to fu? 4 or it.
SAMUEL'MECHLIN.
GEORGE SCHLOSSER.