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and aftaing to lament that such outages are committed by
any party.
A little before the evacuation of Camden, while General
Greene lay on the south fide of the Wateree river, Lord
Rawdon lent out a Lieutenant Samuel Bradley of the mi
litia to get intelligence of his petition. Bradley Was a young
man of a reputable family, well attached to tire British Go.
vernment and had a refpedable property in land on Five
ant Twenty Mile creek, about fourteen miles , above Camden,
near the foot where the rebel army lay at that time; for
which reason he was pitched upon as the moR proper person
to get intelligence, having a perfect knowledge or that part
of the countiy. He was of a good character and was never
charged with being guilty of plundering or any other un
soldier-like behaviour. Before his return Lord Rawdon had
left that garrison. and Bradley was under the necessity of con
cealing himfelf in the swamps in hopes to get an opportunity
of making his escape to the British troops.
. General Greene, upon the retreat of our army, sent one
Smith a Subaltern in the Virginia or Maryland line, to take
the command of that post; and if we regard him as the man
©f General Greene's choice, the pnblick will be at no lot's to
form from that appointment a just idea of the General's own
character. Mr. Smith went in search of Lieutenant Bradley,
with a Trial! party of militia from that neighbourhood and
made him a prisoner. He brought him to Camden, and as
the gaol had been burned by Lord Rawdoo, he confined hint in
the magazine, which was now converted into a Provost. As
ter remaining there fix days, Mr Smith gave him up to a party
of militia, who stripped him of thegreaf part of his dosths,
and told him they were going tocarry him to Saiifbury where
be fhodd be indulged with a parole, and that as the weather
was extremely hot he would be better able to travel by being
difenctimbered of part of his dress. They then carried him to
Fobkirks hill where General Greene hid been defeated by
ford Rawdon, there tied hifo to a f ree and regardless of his
begging for mercy and infestingto be brought to a trial if he
had committed any crime, two of the party ffiot him through
the head. Their names were LWke Threewits and David
Tucker, both from the Congafej& Hiring dispatched him,
they cut his body m pieces and left therh unmarried three days,
at the end of which, his filler weft to Cantdem aria with the
assistance of some Britiffi soldiers who had ten left sick m the
hospital there, gathered together and btirtro the faangled far.
tered remains of her brother's body, now in part confuted
by the dogs and turkey buzzards. A Major Taylor, laid to be
of the State troops, who happened to be at Camden at this
time, spoke of the murder and the Commandant's behaviour
on that occasion in terms of the bigheft deteftafion.
No reason as fir as can be learned was given for putting
this unfortunate man to death, except his being their enemy,
and a tofy; but some have ctfoje^*red that the following
motive may be assigned.
Tucker had a brother who offered hi, forces to Lord Corn,
vallis when our troops took poffeffibn of Camden, and received
a Lieutenants commission in the militia From his Loruffiip;
notwithstanding of which, he joined General Gates when ne
entered this province, and after the affion of the 16th of Au
cuft, was taken by it brother of Lieutenant Bradley's, and
brought to Camden, where he was hanged. It is therefore
probable that Tucker revenged his brother, death upon Lieu
tenant Bradley, he being the firft of that family upon whom
he had laid his hands.
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AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
St. ' JO II N's, (.Antigua) February 3.
ON Sunday last arrived here his Majesty's frigates For
tune and Convert, having on board the z^h regi
ment, which had gone down to St. Chrifttopber's
with the fleet under Sir Samnel Hood, to co-operate for the
relief of that ilkind. The 69th regiment and two compa
nies of the 13th were also employed on the service, forming,
in the whole, a body of about 90a men. Having effected a
landing at Frigate Bay, they proceeded against a detachment
of the enemy, consisting of upwards 01'600 grenadiers and chaf
feurs, who were polled on a very throng iituationf these were
totally routed by five companies of our's, and retreated towards
Baffcterre. Our little array were pursuing the fame route,
when they deceived certain advice that the Marquis de Bouilte
(who by the bye has not been wounded, as was reported) was
marching against them with a very considerable force. The
event proved the intelligence to be well founded ; fov our troops
had scarcely taken possession of a very firing hill, to which it
was judged"proper to retreat, before the enemy, to the amount
of at lekft 4000 men, appeared.
Finding it impossible, to establish a post, as they had hoped,
our army, after keeping potfellion of their ground a whole day,
Continued their retreat, and embarked without molellution.
Our lois in killed and wounded was 8r privates and 7 officers.
Capt. Ross ofthe 69th, and Capt. Elliot of thezSth, arc among
the former-; and Capt. Smith of the 28Tb, and Capt iCunning
ham of the 69th, among the latter. We have the pleasure,
however, to learn, that both these gentlemen are in a fair way
of recovery, iwtwithftanding the wound of the tirft-mentioned
was as a very dangerous nature, 3 musket ball having passed
entirely through his dtxiy.
Philadelphia, February rj. The Horr. Thomas M'Kcan,
Philemon Dickenfon, (tear Rodney and Samuel Wharton,
Elqrs : art appointed delegates to represent the Gate of Dela
ware in Congress.
A correspondent ofifritsfr that flora the artifices of the
cherny m New-York, defining, without doubt to lull us into
ftewrity and relaxation, rmmxus of a Speech of his i&jefty of
Britain, to his Parliament in November last, which represents
him as quite palsy flruck with the surrender of Yorktown,
Virginia, are induftrfoufy circulated among us, but that he
mult be an ideot, pr quite unread in the practices of fUtefineu,
who can swallow such abfd+dtties; for if our enemy were
really hurt as much as these whil'pers represent him, yet we
may rely on it, that he would ftiil breathe out threatnings and
Daughter, perfeveranct in the war, and vigour in the prosecu
tion of it Our corrtfrondent recommends; that, regardlcG
of the infidions harangue prepared by a disappointed cabal of
minilkrs for their enraged mailer, we make every exertion for
a most eirterpi ifiug campaign; and adds, that in this limitation,
if peace should meet us, which, is still very uncertain, we
(hall command better terms, as to territorial matters, the
fifherf, &c. &c.
The various reports of the Rate Ihip Saratoga having been
taken and sent to England, appear to be without foundation;
there is all the reason in the world to believe she foundered at
fe,, as neither the brave man that commanded her, nor any of
his gallartt crew have ever been heard of since the was miffing.
On the 4th infL a negro lad of the age of 20 years, named
Alexis, who was brought into the ftatc in the foamer of , 7 8 0 ,
by a fubjett of France, but latterly transferred to.a Spaniard,
was diitharged by the judges of the fupremc court, on a writ
of habeas corpus, as having gained his freedom, by being kept
here above fi:; months. The council for the Spaniard urged
that he might, under the equity of the fate aft for the gradual
abolition ot Lavery, be held as a servant till he fbould be
but it was fotiiid, tuat as he was introduced after the passing
of that afl, he could not have been registered to any purpose;
and therefore, not being brought in under acovenant of limit
ed service, was wholly without the provisions of that law, and
of course free. It should be remembered, that the menial
Oaves of members of Congreh, foreign nrinbrirs and Confiris
only, can be retained here longer than tex months; unless their
matters, citizens of the United States, invaded by the British,
have been forced to remove by the rage of the wa ; and these
must be regiftcred.
A final decree wad lately pronounced by the court of ap
peals for prize causes, fitting here, in the case of the ship Refo-
Fution and her lading. This veil'd belonged to Amfterd m,
and had been laden with sugars at Dominica, under the capi
tulation of that iffand, ratified by France and England, by
which the products thereof were to go to Europe, free of sei
zure ; the Resolution wait a recapture ftom a Br tifh cruizer
and sent into the port of Philadelphia. In the admiralty of
Pennsylvania, the cargos belonging manifeftly to British fib
jeas residing in England, &c. had been condemned ; but the
ship cleared, without allowing freight. The court of appeals,
however, cleared the cargo generally ; for it appeared to the
judges, that & Un ted States were bound by the capitulation
granted by our ally, France, to tire Bland aforefaid; that
though the owners of the fagars were British fubjeds, yet as
far as these goods were the growth bf their elates in Domi
nica, they were within this extraordinary convention. Some
few cafka, not properly certified, were condemned.
The cargo es the Errant, which had been carried into Borton
2nd cleared there, was condemned. This ship, under the flag
of the Emperor of Germany, was laden in London, touched
at Oftend, and was proceeding towards Domiaica- She had
been taken by a privateer commiflioned by the united kates.
Another appeal from a dec?.c of his honour the judge of
admiralty of this state, was likewise heard. Divers ' teamen
and others, who had contracted with the captain of a priva
teer, fitted out at Philadelphia, upon the return of the ship
from her cruise with success, claimed shares in the prizes. It
appeared, that the captain had entered more men than be
designed to carry to sea, and that he proceeded with them all
down the Delaware; but that at the diftarice of fame leagues
below this city, he garbled his crew, and turning these claim
ants aibore, against their wills, proceeded to tea with the rest.
In the court of the Gate, those furors obtained their desire,
and the Superior judges have confirmed them in it,
St. 'John's, (Antigua) February 19. The naval force of the
French at St. Christopher's, by the last accounts, con lifted of
of 34 fail of the line, and two fifties, ill lying at anchor off
Nevis, only two of the reinforcement-from France having ar
rived, viz. the Triumphant and the Brave.
Baffiterre, (St. Kitt's) February to. A few days after the
surrender of the island. Admiral Hood left the road with his
fleet, and where he is now we know not. As soon as he went
away the Count de Grade's fleet took their former portion in
Basseterre road.
Yesterday morning his Excellency the Marquis de Bouille
embarked for Martinico. His Excellency Count Dillon is left
Governour of this island and Nevis, with the regiment of Dil
lon of the Brigades, the regiment of Rouffillon, and the regi
ment of Auxerrois, each equal to 1000 men. And. this day
also the rest of the troops and the fleet will depart for Marti
nico.
St. John's, (Antigua) ftbruafy 16. Sir George Rodney with
his long expected and welcome reinforcement of 12 ships of the
line and a frigate 0.1 two, arrived at English Harbour on Sa
turday, and lay off and on until yesterday rooming, when
Joined by Sir Samuel Hood, the whole £ood away to the South
FbiJacJbbia, ^arcb 27- A confideiable force of cavalry
infantry commanded by Col. Thomson, tallied: out from
Chrnjeftown on the fide opposite to the encampment of the
co .?!'. nt " ta ' a rmy, which furprized and dispersed a party of
mrirtia and Rate troops on the 24th and 25th of Februam
Major Benson, of Col. Horry's corps, and Mr. Thomas
Broughton were killed, and 10 others were killed and wound
ed. A number of horls were loft, and baggage of several
officers taken. The British retreated within their lines before
General Greene could fend reinforcements to attack the m.
New-fork, A ril ?„ ,By late advices from EaR New Jersey,
we arc informed that the Rebel officers having received re
mittances of pay in the new manufactured bankpaper, from
Mr. Morris's magical miff, came to a resolution of rejecting,
and returned ' it, inefficient, to his office at Philadelphia.
I he soldiers of the Jerfeydine, it is said, have received no
pay for the last thirteen months, which occasions much mur
muring and diffaffeftion among# them; these became aggrava
ted when they found their officers were lately thought of on
the score of arrears, and no notice taken of their claims. Not
a single man of them would receive Mr. Morris's newly emitted
notes, if offered in d fcharge of them, all declaring they would
accept of no tender but in gold or silver.
On Monday last died much regretted, of a fever after a few
daySrfiHnefs, Dr. Clephane, of the Naval Hospital on Long-
N .v-York, Aprils. About 24 days ago, an attack wa#
made on the island of Tortola, by the Franklin, Pilgrim, HoT
ker, and two other privateers from Martinico; but they met
with such a warm reception from the inhabitants, that after
cannonading each other for 24 hours, and finding it impracti
cable to effect a landing they gave over the enterprize, with
no other booty than one privateer brig being carried of by the
Franklin.
Friday Taft a schooner, Capt. M'Kay. arrived here from
Hampton, in Virginia, in three days: She failed from hence
to days before, with a flag in order to obtain permission to
bring away a family belonging to a gentleman now here that
were left behind in that province; which purpose Capt. M'Kay
could not effect, but was otherwise politely treated by all the
French officers at that place.
Capt. M'Kay being introduced on board a French frigate
called the Sybil, of 36 guns, laying in the Chefapeak, received
the following note in writing from the commander:
Chefapeak, April s, 1782.
Mons. Kergorica de Emmaria, of the Sybil French frigate,
desires Capt. M'Kay to make his compliments to the Captains
of all the King's frigates at New-York, of which he named
the Perseverance, Orpheus, Amphion, Amphitrite, Pandora,
and Santa Margaretta, that his Ration is in Lynhaven bay, and
off Cape Henry, and will be very glad to fee any one of them
there, as he has one very good fhip's company for them, which
he desired Capt. Mackay to take notice of. The Sybil, it is
Aid, mounts 36 guns.
The privateer brig Lark, of this port, is taken in the Che
fapeak, by a French frigate called the Sybil, Mons. Kergorica
de Emmaria commander, and carried into York Town.
Prizes sent in here face our tafl. (April 1.)
Schooner Morris, Gibbons, master, from Hispaniola, for
Baltimore, with Sugar, by his Majesty's ships the Lyon and
Orpheus.
Ship Vengeance, Collier, master, of 22 guns, from New
berry. for Baltimore, with Rum, &c. &c. by the above men
tinned ships.
Brig Ranger, from Boston for Baltimore, with a valuable
cargo of oil, &e. &c.by the Orpheus frigate.
The schooner privateer Raven, Beckwith, Master, from
New London, by the privateer brig Perseverance, Capt Ross-
A final! schooner called the Equa, Waller, maftet, by the
privateer schooner Hookhim, Snevy, Capt. Ross.
A schooner of 10 guns, from Philadelphia for St. Kitts.
A (loop with lumber and houfhold furniture.
A (loop with 1200 bushels of wheat.
And a (loop half loaded with wheat, all taken in the D°ll<
ware, by the whale boat privateers Ranger, Capt. Ketchum,
ward—lt is prefilmed they are bound for St, Lucia, but man,
persons think it probable that they may fall in with M. de
Grade in their rout'
It isconfidently said that we have reason to expe^ the Lon
don fleet, under convoy of 8 fail of the line, very Portly, as
they would fail about the time of, or soon after Sir George
Rodney's departure from Torbay.
The British fleet now on this Ration c^nfifts of 37 fail of the
line, and between 20 and 30 frigates.—The French faaadron
was at Martinique on the 29th of February.
Richmond, (Virginia) March 9. A few days ago arrived
here Lieut. Vol. Lee, from the southern army, which he left
on the 13th of February, and informs that Gen. Greene with
the main body of the army, continued in a portion north of
Pon Pon river, within four miles of Jackfonburgh, the light
t[°. o P s were Rationed on the south fide of Ashley-river, in the
vicinity of Dorchester, that the British army remained m their
fortified camp at the Quarter-House, preserving ports at James-
Island, and Haddrel's Point, that Brigadier-General Marian,
with the militia and corps of Rate troops, was on the north fife
or Cooper-River, for the protection of the inhabitants of that
diflrift ; that the operating force of the two armies were nearly
equal, including irregulars, no rc-inforcement having arrived
al Charleflown, th ugh very powerful bodies of troops were
expected in the cotrfe of the enfurng month; that Commis
sioners were appointed by the Generals Greerfe and Leslie, to
meet on the 20th of April for the renovation ofthe cartel, &c.
and the mode of war was totally changed, humanity having
taken place of barbarity, and civility of rudeness ; that Lieut.
Col I nomfon, late Secretary to Lord George Germaine, had
ta^en command of the British cavalry; that General Wayne
had confine I the enemy's forces in the Rate of Georgia to the
town of Savannah, and that Col. White at the head of his re
giment of cavalry, had routed a body of Indians, , making eigh
teen prisoners, and taking one hundred horses with other
booty.
_ Prrui&ce, m R'bodb-Ifand, Marebvo. On Tuesday a French
frigate arrived at New-Port in 42 days from Brest, having on
board about 80,000! in specie, for the payment of the French
troops, flic failed in company with a fleet ofj<o vessels, bound
for the Weft In its, ,7 of which are of fche line.
Richmond, in Virginia^ March 23.
Extraß^ a letter from Mo fur Moknereau, merchant,
f^ted tort St. Pierre, M^riinico, March 1, 1782.
" You have no doubt been informed of the reduction of the
reduction of the island of St. Clrrißopher, which capitulated
on the 12th uit. at ten o'clock P. M. Neris furreadcred im
mediately, and Monferrat had the fame fate.
,'' ^'o^fieur de Re Saint, commander of the French frigate
L Iphigenie, of 36 guns, with the following ships under h
orders, viz.—L'Amiable of 50 guns, Le Rolignot of 16, a
brigantine of 18, a cutter of 20, two bomb ships and two
transports, in his way from France to Martipico, has taken,
on the %d ult. Demarara,, Berbecia, Efequebo, and the iflanda
of Cape.
"lie took at the fame time,, the English frigate Oronooke»
7 two decker, mounting r 6 pounders on the lower deck;
Berbuda, 22 pipe pounders: Stormont, 18;; Rodney, 18;
cutter Sylphe ; schooner Henry(which is arrived at Fort Roy
al, and brought this news) andeleven, private ships of different