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Taken by LaMotte Piquet and carried into P>refi 2g
foil Arrived in Ireland with the convoy and captured
fiins cf w. r 8 --Arrived at Plymouth I—Retaken1 —Retaken by
z private t 2— Total
The Dutch fl^r worn faihd lately from the Texel,
according to the foreign prints confided of the follow
ing flips' De Ruyter of 63 guns, Princeß Royal §5,
G^dorih 50, Schiedam 50, P^nix 44, Zephyr and
Hoorn of 24 each, and Edam of 26.
Admiral Hartfiocke ilill continued at the Texel wrtu
the Admiral General of 76 gum, Prince William 70,
Bollandia 63, Van Trainee 60, Ruyldeweldt 44,; Jafo
met 3'5, Oorcke 24, Marie 70, Bativb 56, and is to be
joined by two other ships of the line from Amflerdam,
not yet arrived. . . „ ,
Admiral Rodney's force at this time consists of 11
fail of the line, and 8 or to frigates, exclusive of the
fleet that are with admiral Hood, blocking up Martmi
co.
On Saturday lad fir Joseph Yorke's head secretary
set out for Northamptonshire for the summer season :
so that this, with every other circumstance, throws 11
ideas of a Congress for peace at a further diflance.
The late cap pre of our fleet is notmore sincerely la
mented by any part of the community, than by the
gentlemen of the long robe. The spoils of India ne
ver afforded a fairer pr rfpett for contention tnan the
treasure torn from thetKhaufted warehouses of Eufta
tia. Tne inns of court resound with the nams of
Sandwich and P.cquet; the latter is not heard without
a sigh, the former is mentioned with cifguft.
The squadron under monf. de Salfrein, appointed
commander in chief at Maurit us, condfls of the fol
lowing ships: Le Herbs 74 guns, flag ship; Le Citoyen
,4 guns, monf de la P. Vefoyne ; I'Hannibal 74 guns,
monf. Tremignion: l'Artefian 64, monf. de la Roche ;
le Veng^ur 64, monk de la Cordai le; and le Sphynx
64, monf. le C*rdaylle : which, with the nine already
there, will make his fleet fifteen fail of the line.
Extras of a letter from Paris, May 7.
“ It is reported that M. le compte Guichen failed
from Brest the 3d infl in the Royal Louis of ito guns,
Triomphante of 80, le Dauphine of 74, le Grurr er of
74, le Fendaufe of 74, and ar hos 64, four frigates,
two sloops, and one packet, in order to join M. Pi :u~.
A gentleman at Versailles writes to his friend in the
suite of a foreign minifler in London, t at the court
of France had agreed to affiftthe Rates of Holland, in
case of a continental war, with 80,000 troops, and a
squadron of men of war, without any subsidy, pay, or
allowance whatsoever from the Rates, provided they
continue to aft agaiofi Great Britain.
Admiralty -Office, May 15, 1781.
"S I R,
“ In answer to your letter of this day's date, I am
commanded by my lords commissioners of the admiral
ty to acquaint you, that the brig Atlantic, one of the
Dutch merchant ships, taken at,St. Euftatia, arrived
at Plymouth the 13th instant, and brings an account,
that on the 2d instant in lat. 49 deg. 26 min and lon.
8 deg. 18 min. about 40 leagues from the Lizard, the
convoy was difeovered by 7 fllips of war, which were
seen to capture several merchant fllips, most to the
leeward. And by letters from Ireland, it appears,
that four men of war, and eight fail of merchantmen,
part of rhe above mentioned convoy, arrived fafe in
Ireland : and it is hoped that we shall soon hear of the
arrival of others in some of his majefly's ports.
" I am, &c. &c.
<' PH. STEPHENS."
The captured fleet made freland the 4th instant and
but for the adverse win is that forced them to beat off
that coast for more than thirty-fix hours, they had
all been fafe in port; it may be deemed a very fortu
mate circuinflance, that all the king's ships escaped from
so fupe ior a force.
We are informed that a cutter failed from Martinico
the fame time as this fleet left St kuftatia, and recon
noitered them great part of the passage, and then
fleered for Brest and acquainted the French squadron
of their approach; the warmest partisans in favour of
lord Sandwich do not attempt to vindicate him, for
letting eight fail of men of war remain at Spithead,-
when he knew that this and the J mlica fleets were
hourly expected and that the French had sent out a
fleet in order to intercept them. Two hundred thou
sand pounds insurance is said to have been done on this
fleet at the public offices.
The above will prove very unwelcome tidings to our
fleet and army in the Weft -Indies, who have long since
flattered themselves with the fafe arrival of their valu
able prizes in Europe. Sir George Rodney and gene
ral Vaughan will lose a? least three hundred thousand
pounds sterling by the disaster, and theofficers and men
under them, in proportion.
The following is the lift of the French fleet under the
command of M- de la Mothe Ficquet, who are re
ported to have captured the prizes and their convoy
from St. Euftatius.
L'lnvincible 110 guns, M. de b Ficquet.
^e Bien Aime 74 | Le Sybille 32
L' Aftiffe 74 1 La Nereide 32
L' Heron 64 | La Chaffeure 13
L' Alexandria 64j La Lunette 18
Le Lion 64
The present alarming pece o' intelligence relped
ing the St Euffatia fleet, thews clearly the amazing as
fiduity and (kill of the present firft lord of the admiral
ty with a witness to it ! as it is an absolute sass that he
had certain advice oft' e French fleet being upon that
indentical Ration for the purpose which they nave ef
felted ten days since.
It is confidently reported thd the fame squadron,
with three more ships of the line, is aufolutely going
out, for the purpose of intercepting the Jamaica fleet
th t is coming home.
The capture of the ships 'ent from St Euflatia, will
probably put an end to some litigation between the
proprietors and fir George Rodney, and occasion other
litigations with some underwriters, woo are said to
have insured the plunder.\
The firft lord of the admiralty thought it the fhprt
efl method of .putting an end to the contention of the
different parties, and therefore p litically . hose to let
the French Reet take the bone of contention.
It is averted that the inhabitants of Carolina have d^-
Rroyed all the magazines and repositories which lord
Cornwallis had eßabidhed in his march for thepurpofe
of securing supplies for his troops.
The French have evidently had in view from the be
ginning of the campaign, the design which they have
so easily accompiifhed. Their object was to employ
our whole channel fleet in the relief of Gibraltar, in
order to secure to their own an unmoletied passage to
the Weft-Indie . This is the most important feat of
conquest, and here they will triumph with great fupe
rioriry, while lord Sandwich exults in preventing a
junction which was never intended, and in the relief
of a place, w rich the French never meant to oppose a
ny further than to divert out fleet from standing in the
way of their firß great obj-dt.
While the greater part of Europe is amused with the
norion of a congress at Vienna, for the purpose of peace,
those who pretend to look deeper than common, assert,
that it will end in the most general war Europe has
seen since the beginning of this century; that aleague
is forming by Russia, Prussia, and the house of Bourb n,
agaioft all the r e R of Europe ; that Denmark, and Swe
den, will not be of their party from disgusts, which
are every hour increasing. The emperor is to be at
the head of a counter league, confining of England,
Turkey, Poland, Sardinia, Portugal, and Holland.
May 18. Yeßerday notice was given to such of
ficers who are in town, who are to fail with the next
fleet, to repair immediately 0 Portfmoutir, in order to
go on board their refpeaive ships, that they may be
ready to put to sea as soon as the commanders in
chief arrive there.
A letter from Paris, dated the 7th instant, fays,
" Four ships of the line, and four frigates, are order
ed to be got ready immediately for a secret service: it
is thought they are to act with the grenadier camp
forming at St. Cas "
A letter from the Mayor of Newcastle to the Lord
Provoß, dated May 12, gives advice, tha a flop ar
rived there that morning, the matter of which was at
Amsterdam the sth instant, and learned from report,
as well as from the public papers, that 14 ships of
war had, a day or two before that time, failed out
of the Texel, supposed to be defined for the Wrier,
to intercept an English convoy with a fleet of trans
ports. From other circumßaucesy mentioned in this
letter, improper to be given the public, it is appre
hended these ships are gone to intercept the Baltic
trade.
We are informed, that the real reason why the Bal
tic fleet has not failed, not with Raiding the wind has
been fait for them since Saturday, is, that from cir
cumstances, which it would not be altogether prudent
to mention, the enemy has been furnifhed with the
private signals of the convoy. To prevent any bad
use being made of this, the commander of the Ar
tois, we are told, since his arrival here, has been busi
ed in making the necessary alterations in the signals
to be observed by the fleet.
May 25. That there is a misunderstanding, and a
dangerous one it muR be, between our two comman
ders inNorth-America, is evident from the last difpa.ch
es. Crimination and exclupation alternately ring the
change, and the great business of the nation seems but
a secondary matter.
Private advices from Paris inform us, that there are
upwards of 25,000 men under orders of embarkation
for secret service ; that the transports, flat bottom ba
teaux, &c. ready for their reception, are lying at Brest,
Havre, and St. Maloes, and that they are most assured
ly designed for invading some part of the British do
minion's; that a squadron of eight fail of the line, under
M. La Mothe Picquet, is preparing at Brest to ad
with the army on the intended secret expedition, and
that they will be ready in a few days. Jersey and
Guernsey are supposed to be the objects.
It is reported that the French have sent a memorial
to our court, refpe&ing the seizure of private property
in St. Fuftatia, which unless ministry consent to give
up, they threaten to retaliate on the islands in the
Weft Indies which they are in poßeffion of. Only one
month from the date of the memorial is given to deli
berate;
June 6. Advices were said to be received on Thurs
day last, at lord Hillborough's office from governor
Eliot at G'ibralter ; the contents of which are, among
other particulars, that the Spanish lines approach nearer
to the rock every day, and that they persevere conti
nually in bombarding the town with red hot balls,
which have produced the greatest devastation, having
several times set the place in conflagration, and destroy
ed by much the greater part of the houses in the town.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.
On Thursday the 30th of August, at one o'clock in
the afternoon, his excellency the Commander in Chief
of the American armies, accompanied by the generals
Rochambeau and Chattelux,with their refpe&ive suites,
arrived in this city. Tne General was received by the
militia light horse in the suburbs, and escorted into
the town; he flopped at the ci:y tavern, and received
the visits of several gentlemen ; from thence he proceeded
to the house of the Superintendant of Finance, where
now has his head quarters. About three o'clock he
went up to the date house, and paid his refpe&s to
Congress. He then returned to the Su perintendant's,
wnere his excellency the President of Congress, with
the generals beforementioned, general Knox, general
Moultrie, and several other gentlemen, had the plea
lure of dining with him. After Dinner, some vessels
belonging to this port, and then lying in the stream,
fired salutes to the different toads which were drank,
tn the evening the city was illuminated, and hrs Excel
lency walked through some of the principal freets, at
tended by a numerous concourse of people, eagerly
pressing to fee their beloved general.
The C'refcent British frigate, with her prize, a Dutch
frigate, were lately taken and carried into I'Orient, by
two French men of war. This we have from a gentle
man who was at that port at the time of their arrival,
and wno saw the officers of the Crescent.
A report was yeflerday circulated in the city, that
a vcffel had arrived in our river, from Cadiz, which
brought an account of the taking of Gibraltar, but
mentioned no particulars.
*** The SOCIETY For the Relief of Drowned Per
sons, is requeued to meet at the University, on Mon~
day, the 3d of September.
August 31, 1781. B. DUFFIELD, Secretary.
^w^^^w^ra
A further SALE of the
Public Lots of this City,
For the redemption of the Bills of Credit
of this state, dated April the 29th, 1780, will be held
at the Coffee-houfe, on THURSDAY, the 6th of Sep
tember next, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. A
Plan of tie Lots may be seen at the Cofffrhoufe, and
at the Surveyor General's Office. The conditions the
fame as the last files. August 31.
Po t of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
ATOTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admiral
' 1 ty will be held at the State house, in the city of
Phila^-Jphia, on Turiday, the 4th of September next,
at 9 o' lock in the forenoon, for the trial of the Sloop
or V Rei called the Betfv, burthen about 80 tons, for
merL < ornm^nded by Moses Pa'incr, taken at fea'from
him by the B t R iprivateer Fame, on her passage from.
Virginia to Button, and retaken by the Privateers Hol
ker and Hope, sent into this po ', and Ibelled against
as priza, by Roger Kean and Christopher Pm'th, (q u i
tam, &: ) To the end, that all perlons concerned may
appear and fluw cause, if any they have, why a decree
Ihould net pafi pursuant to the prayer of the libel, &ci
By order of the Judge,
August go. JAMES READ, Register.
Port cf P :ilace phis, Pennsylvania, ff.
To A L L whom it may concern,
NT OTICE is hereby given, That a Court of Ad
" miralty will be held at tne State house, in the city
^f Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 4th of Smember
next, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, for the trial of the
armed Schooner or vtffl, called the Fame, burthen
about 80 tons, lately comma: el by Captain Nelson
triken at sea on hr mile trim New Yor^, lent into
thin port, and libelled against as prize, by Roger Kean
(qui taro, &c.) To the end, that all persons concerned
may appear and the, cause, if any there be, why a
decree fhpuld not p(s pursuant to the pf..yer of the
libel, &c. By order of the Judge,
August go. JAMES READ, Register.
To be Sold by Public Vendue,
On FRIDAY, the 28th Da, of September next, at
Ona o'clock, in the afternoon, at the house of Catha«
line Schneider, in New-Hanover townfh p, A
Certain Plantation, or Tra& of
Land, situate on Sanatogue creek, in the said township
of New-Hanover, containing about 120 acres, on which
is eredbd a Fame Dwelling House, Grist-mill, Barn,
Stables, and other Out-houses; 10 acres whereof are
excellent Meadow, and about 15 acres cf Upland clear
ed, the remainder is Wood L^nd. At the fame time
and place w 11 be Sold, One undivided Third Part of
a Saw-Mill, and 50 Acres of Ground thereto belong
ing, adjoining the above described Plantation. Any
person defirou* to view the prem ; fas, will phase to ap
ply to JACOB KdOUS, in Limerick townflrip r The
terms will be made known at the time drbce of file ;
where attendance will be given, by HFRY DELING
Executor of the last will and tdiam-nt or Hinry During,
senior, late of New-Hanover townfh.p, deceased.
New-Hanover township, August 28.
Notice is hereby given to the
Officers and Seamen now in to an, belonging to the
brig Holker, that Skellenger's boat, Appointed to take
them to the Capes, will fail on Tuesday next, the 4&h
of September. They are therefore requeftadto repair'on
board her at that time, otherwise they will forfeit their
shares of all Prize Monty arising from the present
cruize. Friday, Aug. gift.
Five Pounds Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the fubferiber, on the 29th of
this instant, one MARY M'CALVEY, and
has taken with her, one laylock gown, a black apron
one pair of friver buckles marked M. B. one queen's
g ey bonnet, one queen's night cap of gauze, one Marl
,eillespet icon, one white cotton and one striped ditto.
Sha is a thort, spare Girl, with her teeth out before.'
Whoever takes up said Girl, so thit flu may be hid
again, shall have the above Reward,
Aug. 30. MARGARET CUNINGHAM.
WANTS A P L-X~F-e;--a—
Young Man that can write a
po # >d Hand, would be glad to tend a flora, and has
be n used to serve in a fhvp. Enquire of the Printer
The Subferiber, lately appointed
a NOTARY and TABELLION PUBLIC
for the ff^te of Pennsylvania, has removed
his Office to the south (ide of Market- Itreet,
the third door above L ^ritia-Court. The
duties of this Office will not interfere with
his Practice of the Law.
W. B ART ON.