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this one point wemuft nerfc^ly concur, being alike interred
to preserve the name of Englishmen from reproach, an.indi
victuals from experiencing such unnec,effary evils, as can have
ne effed upon a general decision, every proper meafore wh^h
may tend to prevent these criminal executes in incivruis, i
shall ever be readv to embrace, and as an advance mv^ait,
J have, as the firft a& of mv command, enlarged Mr. Living
ston, and have written to his father upon the fubjet of fu v h
excesses as have passed in New-Jersey, definng his concurrence
in such measures as even under the conditions of war the com
mon interests of humanity require. ..
I am further to acquaint you, Sir, that it was my inten
tion to have sent this day a similar letter of complement to Con
gress, but am informed it is prevmnfly necessary to obtain a
passport from your Excellency, yhich I therefore hope to re
ceive. if you have no obi^on, so- the passage or Mr. Morgan
to Philadelphia for the above purpose.
I have the honour to be,
With great refped,
Your Excellency's
Most obedient bumble servant,
(Signed) . CUY CARLETON.
His Excellency General Washington.
SIR Head-barters, loth May, 172.
I HAD the honour laiVevening to receive your Excellency's
letter of the 7th, with the several papers enclofid.
Ever since the commencement of this unnatural war, my
conduct has borne invariable teftibnony against those inhuman
excesses which, in too many instances, have matked its various
'With ufoea to a late trinfadion, to which I pwfume your
Excellency alluded, I have already expressed mv ^d resolu
tion a resolution formed on the most mature deliberation, and
from which I (hall not recede.
I have to inform your Excellency, that your reqneft ot a pad
port for Mr. Morgan to go to Philadelphia, will be convey d
to Congress bv the carheft opportunity; and you mayteft
assured, that Iwill emirace the firft moment to communicate
to you their determination thereon.,
Many inconveniencies and disorders having arrfen norn^n
improper admission of flags at various posts of the two a mies,
which have given rife to complaints on bo # h tides to prevent
abuses in future and forthe convenience of communication, 1
have concluded to receive ah flags from within you, lines at the
post of Dobs-Ferry, and no where else, fp long as the head-
Quarters of the two armies remain as at prefect.
.I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's, &c.
(Signed) G. WASHINGTON.
His Excellency Sir Guy Carleton.
By the United States in CorgreG afelled Man 14, 1782.
THE letter of the loth, from the Commands m Ch,e,
being read, enclosing a copy of the letter to hin trem ir Gu
Carleton, dated Head-Quarters, New-Ycrh, 7th Mr, 1782:
Resolved, That the Commander in Chief he, and hereby
is directed to^refilfe the requef tof Sir Guv Carleton, o)a
passport for Mr. Morgan to b ing difpatche^ to Philadelphia.
' PtebliJhed by order of Corgrfs,
' CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
N. B. The certain pipers trarfmi ted to General
Washington by Sir Guy Carleton,'' from the pern,! of which,"
he fays,'" your Excellency will perceive chat diffflitions pre
vail in the government and people of Great- Britain, ' were
only newspapers, votes of the House of Commons for Mon
day the 4th of March, and a printed paper 'entit ed, '' a bid
to enable his Majesty to conclude a peace or truce with the
revolted colonies in North-America.''' §
Philadelphia, May 29. Yesterday arrived part of the fleet
fiom Havana, but last from Providence, by whom we learn,
that they failed from Havana on the 24th of April, with a fleet
having on board about <OOO men, under the command of the
Governour of Cuba?'
We hear Sir Charles Afgil, Captaindn the Brtifh fervor, is
the peffon on whom the lot is fallen to be executed tor the
murder of Capt. Huddy, and that he is now on his way from
Lancaster for Head Quarters.
Accounts receivedlaft night mention, that a number of ships
from the Havana, being the remainder of the fleet expected*
from thence is fafe arrived in the Chefap.ak.'
Monday last arrived here the Capt. with his peop'e and passen
gers, of the brig Macaroni, which was ran Thore near Egg,
Harbour by the enemy; they relate, that thev left Matvico
the 29th of April, that ^ frigate had arrived at Port Royal I rom
. Count de Grade, and that on th 1 23d there was a E^ de joy.
fireworks and an illumination at Martiu ; co, for a vfi&ory ob
tained by the Count, but the particul ms 'hey could not learn.
They add, that three us the British ships had put into 'l ort la
difmafted. *
Capt. Noarth..from St. Thomas's, fays, that there was no
regular account thereof the action between the tYo fleets, but
that it was very severe, and that both fleet: weie gone to lee
ward. He adds, that the French transports be'ng difoatch d
by Count de Graffe; under convoy ofthe Experiment and 'Sa-'
gittaire, were all arrived fife at Cape ran^ois.
'June I. Yesterday left this city, on his way to the
place of execution, Captain ^feil, of the guards to atone
for the crime of the refugees in New-York, they hvng
so much influence as to Screen the villain who murdered
Captain Huddy.
.New-York, May 25..
An Address from the hihebfants of the fit, of Neio-Torki to his
Excellency Sir Gu, Carletor, K. B. Generala d Commander in
Chief of his Majeffsforces in North Amer? a, &c.f'c.Ur.
THE inhabitants of the city of New-York beg leave to con
gratulate your Excellency on your appointment to the chhf
command of his Majesty's armies in America, and on your
fate-arrival in that country, which they trust is once more to
be the theatre of your glory.
They esteem it a mark of bis Maiefly's royal care and pater
nal goodness, that he has given this important command to
one, who, by his prudence and military abilities, has already
been the preserver ofthe province of Quebec, and whose vigour
of mind and energy of a&ion, fooften displayed on other great
and arduous occasions, prove him tube fully qualified to gra
tify his Majesty's expectations, and the ardent wiffies of his
people.
They sincerely lament the wretched Rate of this unhappy
country, at present rent from the Biitifh empire, and in elofe
alliance with its natural and most inveterate enemy, involved
in confufon and wafted by the ravages of war.
Earntfdy wiring for peace on equal ana honourable terms,
they flatter tin rr.fc'h r e, that the pacifick differ fition of the pa
rent fate vib abate the prejudices of the decided inhabitants
of America, and dispose them to listen with candour to that
fyfrem of reconciliation and union, which, under your Excel
lency': auspices, is nowto be offered them: And they beg leave
to allure vour Excellency, that their loyalty and affection to
their gracious and beloved Sovereign, and their attachment to
bis government, shall ever excite them to contribute their best
endeavour tpromote the fucctfs ofthe great and benevolent
design which has brought your Excellency to this country, to
AMERICAN 5; r IjolAlL
restore it to peace anLeiv^ government, to r e uude rt tothe
Ritifh empire, and make it pcimarcutly Mp'py in the free :
11 -mcnEpf all tfc.ofe privileges arty bidings which •
flow from th * British conflitu+ion.
, ^alf of the Inhabitants ad'at t'eir reqwf. .
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor,
Nen<r York, May 2^, 17^2..,, T .
Hu <wbicb - ddrefs his Excellnc,ouas pleafd to return the follow
ing, atfwer.
Gentlemen,, m
I return you my thanks for this addicts. The tenements
which vou have expressed of duty towards onr Sovereign, and
of attachment to his government, I Brail with pleasure trans
mit to belaid before him. I feel mvfclfhighly oblged by your
favourable opinion, wh'ch I shall endeavour to preserve bv the
nririefi attention to the duties of my fbuion. I lament with
you, gentlemen, that a mighty empire of one common family
and one common ; ntereft, (hould be so unhappily rent a'u Mer
to the manifell injury and insecurity of every part. The dis
positions both of the government and people of England are,
as you observe, highly pacific and full of be leyolence towards
those of America; a return of the like sentiment from this
country cannot fail once more to re-unite us in the principles'
of common liberty and general advantage.
Nezu-York, Mac 2%. The Arbuthnot, Fair American and
Digby privateers of this poit, were left in chafe of the ship
Hyder Ally, of Philadelphia, last Thurs lay off Cape May.
CHARLES TOW N, June iq.
ON Monday last arrived off our bar, a fleet of light trans
ports from New-York. They left that place on the 26th
of last month, under convoy of his Majesty's ships Assurance,
Adamant and Narcidus, and Coimorant fl wp of war. On
the passage hither .the Narcissus was sent forward with the
difpatch.es, but has not hi h rto arrived. A day or two be<
fore thrirappearance off our bar, a vcffel was seen by the rest
of the fl "et at anchor off C rpe Roman, and entangled among
the Bisal:, which wa^ funpof Ato be the Narctfus.
On Monday also arrived here the cartel schooner Carolina,
Andrew Carrman, master, from Philadelphia.
The extras which we have already given 'rom the news
papers minted at that place, /bow how eagerly every report
wa- listened to by the r< bels which tended in the least to inva
lidate the belief of Rodney's victory. We must however
allow that their conduct is excusable, if we reflet that the
defeat of the Frei ch fleet was a misfortune, they were quite
unprepared for, and as it at once so totally deran wd the long
concerted plan of co-operation with their Great Ally, and so
cruelly Tailed the fair and blooming profpea of extirpating
in urc campa gn more, every remnant of British tyranny from
the Free States of Columbia.
While some were so busily employed in proving that Sir
George Rodney had little to Imaft in his e igagement with de
Grafic, another person steps forth and demoudrTes clearly
that a vidory in favour of the British was a thin, impoflitye.
Such isthe purport of the following ftridurcs on the Antigua
a count of Sir George's operations.
" The action certainly was continued the whole day; and
every ~body knows in what manner Admirals are heonded:
How th: n con'd it be possible the French Admiral could be cap
tured in so Ihort a time as three quarters of an hour; 2d, How
could it be possible, when they acknowledge the action was
fought with equal fury on both fijes, tha< their loss in killed
fbould not be one half of what the Admiral's Blip 101 l alone?
How could it be poflible their whole loss fhsuld be f> few,
even leaving opt two Blips not giving in their accounts? Will
not the whote world judge it fTfe? But why were not these
two blips accounts added? Perhaps they were either taken or
funk. But let me add all the accounts we are aide to collect
on the French fide that can le called aulhentick, and you will
find we are yet in a dilemma for the re it truth: The fill is,
two Blips put into Guadaloupe dur ng th^altion, and were out
afain before it ended ; they were ipflantly refitted, and failed
in a few hours to join the fleet. Second, a cutter, attendant
on Admiral de Graffe, who kept in the fleet till late in the af
ternoon, when file received a broadside from one of the English
ships, that tore in her such a inanncr, carrying away all her
quarters down to the bends, as obliged herto run feu Gnnacia;
her Captain reports, that after leavingthe fi et, (ft ill engaged)
about eight al night, (the fleet Bill in fight) he few a imp on fire
and afterwards blew up. Third account is, a letter from the
Maquis : e Bouille, who writes the Commandant of St. Kitt's :
" H rewitb 1 enclfe rw Conifetede Grafts teller, of the 13th, ,?-
ring me account of the buttle fought th: ch, before, which had been
very severe, and that b bad left a great nu # ber fmn: That
admiral le Satte Piq ft bad arrived at St. Donungo, wi b 16fail
of the hue and ^OO.O troops, wh^m be was hdleni , to join, and
urges me to bajien all Ican. This mo>e? t I embark 011 hoard a
frigatefrthat parffr. lou ma, d pend the btglifbfleet hero had
a very severe blrw; and nbtbing in a coyit on to return to ruin. -
• warn, have gone fir Jamaica."- Yesterday arrived a prize
ichuonerfrom Antigua, taken by the people on board (Ameri
cans of Salem and Virginia; with a Eren hipan) bound for Ca
rolina, leaded with rum and sugar, w Lh left Antigua the night
before at fun down ; they ail'dec'are, that when the above ac
count was pubhihed, no Blip had arrived, nor had Cure been
a tingle Blip of the King's there for 2 month; a brig of the
King's was thcie, arid lay there constantly to press men, but no
other; nor had they any confirmation tnen, the^Sth, fixtegn
days after the battle."
'j his afternoon a Blip of war and brig were seen from the
town to join the fleet off the Bar# The Blip is generally
thought to be the b arciflus.
The different accounts we have hitherto received of Admiral'
Rodney's engagement, though they all agree with refotß to
to its rcfult, yet give us but little information refpefting its
circumstances. The following is the most particular we have
seen, and is for thrt reason presented to our readeis.
ct. febns, (Antigua) Abril 20. The French fletf left Fort
Royal the 8 h, was seen by Admiral Rodney the ' fame day,
who endeavoured to bring them into atlion. Wednesday the
French fleet was becalmed to leeward of Dominico, Admiral
Rodney, favoured by a fine breeze, came tip with his van,
confining of 18 Ihips, and with those engaged the whole French
fleet. The rear of the English being beca med; which Count
de Graffe observing, ordered his whole fleet to engage, But
they were received so warmly that the Citoyep and two other
French ships, were drove entirely out of the line. Captain
Bayne, of the Alfied, sustained the fire of four of the enemy's
ships, all of whom he obliged to Bieer off; having expended all
his ammunition, as was likewise the case of 'he Monarch,
both of which were ordered out of the line the 2d days a&ion
being the 12th. Thursday though Admiral Rodney c ntinued
a press of fail, the enemy were not visible, but early on Fri
day morning, the headmoft Blips made signals for feeing afn p
in tow, and several others a head crouding fail, on which the
Admiral made signal for giving a general chafe, which Court
de Graffe observing, edged down to Cover his disabled Blips ;
on which the Admiral made figuai for the line, and soon after
for action, Blowing a noble example hiinfcff, by bearing up to
the French Admiral and beginning the action, a few minutes
before 8 A. M. He was seconded by the Duke and Namur,
who Buck elofe to him during twelve hours. About two Sir
George was perceived to have broken the French line, and to
, have got to windward, on which Sir Samuel Hood fct all the
fa'l he poffiblycon'd, and irdrfirnafa for a 1! the ships in fight,
to : oth fun , which wd. mitantiy obeyed, and about an h ur
afterwards fomr of the enemy's ships struck, v z. The Glori
eux to the Formidabl; he Csefir to the Centaur; and the
Ardent to the Bdliqui ux; the Duke funk the Diadem and it
'is supposed the Canada funk the Z diac. The I : e<ftor struck
t^the Namut, and about 6 P. M. the Ville de Parri Bruck to
the Formidable and Baifleif <ur lori is mconfiJerable con
sidering the viTo vw h v aimd.
FUBt.ICKBUCIION.
TO MO RROW, at X o'clock,
WILL BE SOL D,
By JOHN MORRI S,
At No. 431, B^Y,
FIFTEEN Hogfliead- of Moftovado Sugar,
10 Barrels of ditto,/
A few Punch© n^ of Rum,
4 Pipes of excellent Port W"ne, by Sample.
20 Barrels of Be f and Port-,
Xo Cases T Brandy, a Quantity of Cheese,
With a Variety of other Articles.
AN D,
f, Permfon of tie Honotfrabe Edward Savage Efouire, Judge of
of Hi Mjeftfs Court of Vice- N^iru h, ^c.
At ONE n Click ta^ifjy. in the Exchange,
M The beautiful BRIGANTINE
MERC UR Y,
»45% to ''" Majjifs SM Fury, William Si iney
Smi'h, Est ire, Commander,
+ ,'’*^,No%v lying in Rea e's Dock, is about nin ty F,eet upon
Deck, aa un ommon tine Ph lad Iphia built Vcflel, is perfe&ly new,
arid well found in very nectfriry Material, fails admirah y, ri ex
ceifentlv calculated for a Cruiz,r, and is cftechied tire handsomest;
Brigantine that fas been in this Harbour.
Inventory to be seen with
funeity T-82. John morris.
BLICKAVC7I
TOMORR O W the 20th Day of June inftanf,
At No. I n the Bay,
To begin at TEN OCEO CK,
q EN cafc Vi # ginia tobacco, 10 boxes foa % 10 boxes dipt
l candies, a few fi kins rote butte , 10 liampe;s cheef, a few
calks raisins, a few small bags black pepper, 1 calk Ihrub, 1 du bot
tled porter, 1 do. talcavella, and 1 pipe port wine, a trunk Irifli lin<
ens, and a few pieces Nankeens, Rnffi sh eting, &c.
rtf TIV ELVE o'C^k [red /),
,7 Calles of In Ego, by R. NORRIS,
Who vs to difp fe of, Cho : ce mess beef and pork in barre % car*
g do. in tie ces and barrels, English nd French flour, boxes of cut
lery, jewellery, &c. bi riron, bliltcr arid tilted steel, military
shoes, &:c. &c. &c.
For F R E IGHT,
The remarkable faft-failing
Schooner CAROLI NA,
Andrew Carman, Matter;
1 Burthen about ninety puncheons of turn, at ly arrived
as a flag of rue from Ph ladelphid, nd is now read,
for sea. For particulars apply to said fyftcr, at No. I, on the Bay,
near rhe Exchange, or to
19th J ne, 1782. ROBERT NORRIS.
PUBLICKUCTION.
(B r PERMISSIO N.)
<Pefitively will be Sold,
On MONDAY next, the 24th instant,
At the house of Mr. JaMes Cook, No. 3 St. Michael's Alley,
The Sale to be,in exactly at TEN o'clock,
A VARIETY OF
Hcufliold and Kitchen Furniture,
A Qj^ntity of new-fafhionetl PLATE,
Atew pieces of genteel, SILKS,
hrielegant SILVER WAT CH that goes on a Diamond,
Ari affofttaent of IRONMONGERY,
boards, flank and scantling.
lALI AL S O,
I A large Gang of NEGROES..
CONSISTING OF.
Carpenters, Bricklayers, Sawyers Cooks, Washers, Ironers, Seam*
BrefTes, handy Boys and Gir's)
TWO CHAIRS and an excellent CHAIR HORSE.•
'L IKBIV I S F.,
A LARGE AND VALUABLE
COLLECTION of BOOKS,
• ^ A N D,
On WEDNESDAY the 26th,
At ONE o'Clock at the Exchange,
That large, commodious and well fit Bated HOUSE, No. 43,
on the Bay, lately occupied by Mr. J hn Morris.
And at the fame Time,
The large Double STORES on Greenwood's wharf, late
Kerihaw and Ridd I's. ' £b
The terms to be made known on or before the day of sale, by
BLAIR & WALLACE./
TO BE SOLD,
The Brigantines Friendship, &. 7, ue-Briton,
A N D,
The Shooners Polly, Balfour, Betsey, Abigail,
Good-Intent, Refugee, & E&rl op Lincoln ;
All lately employed and some of them now in the service of Go-
Vernment: For price and particulars apply to Capt. Harwood, No.
50, King-Erect.
q°D£ bad weather having prevented the
' sale of Mrs. Butlers Negroes yeferday,
they will be fold at publick sale To-Morrow,
at 11 o'clock, under the Exchange, in num
ber FIF'TY', as valuable as any Negroes hi
the country. fOHN DAVIb S, Sber'ff.
Charlfozon, iqf Tune, 1782.
To be foil a( publics sale, on Thursday the 17th of June
i',mt, at the boufe "No. 50, on White-Point, in Old Church-facet
Co tinned, at Eleven o' C'ock,
SUNDRY Articles of genteel HOUSHOLD FURNITURE,
D seized on execution and fold by order <>fthe Board of Police
Cd.wr.cfown, l,tb June, 1782. JOHN DAVIES, She^iffi