The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1782-01-19 00:00:00, page 2

To the Gentlemen, Merchants,.
and Citizens of Quebec.
Quebec, 17th October, i?Br.
It is remarkable that upon this occasion the diftin&ion hi
therto observed between his Majesty's new and old fubjefts
was laid aside—and the Address was signed by all the principal
citizens, both French and English.
The Lieutenant-Governour has taken bis passage in the Eu
retta, Capt. Featonby..
November 1. The following letters were written to Captain
Pringle, signed by the merchants of Quebec and Montreal
rapt. Pringle however nnderftood his orders to be so peremp
tory from the Admiralty to fail with the convey, from Bic
upon the 20th, that the only deviation he could make was to
fail from Bic upon the 25th, instead of leaving Quebec upon
that day, which till this year has ever been the fixed period.
The great inconveniency it has occasioned, will, we hope,
induce the Lords of the Admiralty, upon a representation of
the merchants in London, to prolong the time of failing,
sir,
WE whose names are hereunto fabferibed, do, on behalf
of the merchants of this place and Montreal, beg leave to rc
prefent to you, that being informed from publicly report of
your intention to fail with the convoy from lienee upon the
coth instant, we are much alarmed refolding the practicability
of having ihe Ihips employed in the trade ready to depart at
so early a period—more Specially as many of them are not
yet arrived at Montreal, their port of delivery. Wc mult
further represent to you that from long and invariable usage,
the 25th of this month has been fixed for failing from lienee,
•whereas we uhderftand your orders are to fail front Bic upon
the 20th.
Your knowledge, Sir, of this country, we are fully per
suaded, will as perfectly fatisfy you, as any representation we
can make—of the vast inconveniency—not to rife a stronger
expreflion, such a step muff neceffarib create to the mercantile
people of this province ; we therefore earnestly request you
•will be pleased to take this matter into serious Confederation,
and inform us b publick notice of your final determination
and resolution—which we flatter ourselves will coincide with
the prayer of this application. Weare most refpe&fully, Sir,
your obedient humble servants.
Ipucbec, ift October, 1781.
Thomas Pringle, Efi; Commander of
his Majesty's ship Daedalus.
SIR, Montreal, OPober 4, 1781.
WE, the merchants of Montreal being informed by our
friends at Quebec, that you intend to fail from thence, with
the fleet for England under your convoy, the 20th of this in
stant, and that they had by letter requeued of you to postpone
the time of failing to the 25th, we take the earliest opportunity
to join with them in that request, as from the fleet having arri
ved so late at Quebec, several vessels bound to this place arc
not yet got up, and'added to this, we flill expert a very con-
Tiderable quantity of furs and peltries from the mod diflant
podsof the upper country, which cannot arrive toadmit of the
vessels failing before the 25th, nor can the whole be ready at
that period ; many will remain to be flripped in November. We
therefore, Sir, without waiting for your reply to our friends at
Quebec, request your compliance with their application and
ours, to which fuller us to add, that you will oblige us Bill
QU EBEC, October iB.
LAST Tuesday the Barons gave an elegant entertainment
to Lieut. Governour Cramahe, previous to his em
-Ibarking for England, at Menut's new tavern, St. John s
street—General Clarke, Brigadier-General M'Lean, Brigadier-
General De Loos,with many officers of diainfhon were present.
A great number of loyal toasts were drank, and the evening
concluded with much good humour and hilarity.
Yesterday a number of the principal inhabitants waited upon
the Lieutenant-Governour, with the following address:
^ by Honour HECTOR THEOPHILUS CRAHAME', Es„
Lieutenant-Governour of the Province of Quebec, &c.
THE time of your departure for Europe being at hand—We
the principal gentlemen, merchants and citizens of Quebec,
beg leave to present yon with this publick addreis.
Your Honour's presence in England this winter having been
found necessary, we are happy to embrace so favourable an op
portunity of requesting your laying our strongest allurance of
imfhaken fidelity to his Majesty's person and government at the
foot of the Throne; and we are the more particularly encou
raged thereto, as your long residence among us has afforded
you many occasions of knowing our constant zeal and attach
ment to the established constitution of Great Britain.
Whilh the fatal effects of rebel!ionare f) severely felt hr many
of his Majesty's Wcll-difpofed fubjeefts in neighbouring colonies,
it is our peculiar felicity to live in Canada undisturbed —and
from the wife and judicious meafares adopted by his Excellency
General Haldimand, to guard and defend the province—we
^rc under no apprehension of danger from the common enemy.
At your Honour's advanced period of life—eafc, comfort
and retirement, are much to be wished so after
such active and long fervicesjn the various employment of your
King and country—We therefore flatter ourselves, that his
Majesty, in the greatness of his munificent wisdom, will be
plcafed to diflinguifh you, Sir, with particular marks of his
royal approbation.
With our most fincerc withes for your Honour's fafe and
agreeable passage to England, we are, your Honour's most
obedient and inoft humble servants.
'Quebec, I]th October, 1781.
To which his Honour was plcafcd to deliver the following
Answer.
Gentlemen,
7 RETURN you my no? sincere thanks for this unex,c3ed
favour. Since my fcf entrance into the coorld, it has ever been
,„, cui/h and endeavour to merit and acquire the efeem of all the
honefl part of that society it ^as my fate to refde in ; and this
fublick tefimony of having facceeded in this particular one, mus
always convey fatisfa3ion to my mind, in the evening and decline
of life. _
As far as my vseak voice can reach, Tfall ever do jufice,
and ^ben it can be done <witb propriety, bear evidence to
thof in power, as well as those out of it, of your tafbaken
loyalty and attachment to his Maje/lfs person, family, and go
vernment, in times the mos critical, of which I have been an
eye witness.
lam happy to fa the province put into such a fate of defence,
as mufl secure it from the inroads and incurfons you haw al
ready experienced; and from the zeal and perseverance of our
present Governour and Commander in Chief, hope it will be
out of the power of all the King's enemies, to make the ley?
imprtfion upon it.
It now remains with me to afore you, that whether in a
puldick or a private capacity, for whatever fitnation Ifind myflf
hereafter, or wherever I may go, it will give me the mo?
fmcere fatisfaction, to hear of the peace, welfare, and prosperity
of this province in general, and of every bonefl individual fettled
therein. I have the honour to be vrith unfeigned regard and
efleem, Gentleman, rour mofl obedient and humble servant,
11. T. CRAHAME'.
American Intelligence.
Sunday arrived the ihip St. David, (late the Jason)- She
failed from Jamaica with a cargo of rum, &c. On the passage
fell in with the Chambreux, Captain Perry, from Jamaica,
which foundered at fiathe fame day. This ship had on board
a number of invalids belonging to the 60th, 79th, 85th, 83th,
and 92(1 regiments: Every assistance was given by the St. Da
vid, and a number were fared: but unfortunately 23 persons.
perished, confiding of men, women, and children. On the
18th of October, the St. David fell in. with the Lord Howe
ftorc-fhip, which file hailed but had no answer, and in a little
time fair her go down- It was coniglared that the crew find
ing the fitnation of the flrip, had taken to their boat s. On the
21st of Odlober, the St. David wastaken by the Thorne, and
on the 16th November was retaken by the Sir Andrew Ham
mond, and sent to this port.
New-York, Dec. 20c A few days ago was sent in here by
the privateer Fox, belonging to this port, a rebel brig from
Philadelphia bound fortht Weft-Indies, with eleven hundred
barrels of flour.—And yesterday was sent in by ore of his Ma
jesty's frigates, a brig from Port L'Orient, bound for Phila
delphia, with a cargo of fiTks, and other valuable dry goods.
It is laid the frigate parted two days ago with a French brig,
laden with naval stores, from the Weft-Indies, for a rebel
port, captured by the privateer brig Perseverance, Capt. Ross,
of this port.
The publick are desired to fake notice, that there are now
pacing among us a number of counterfeit dollars: Tiny are
pretty well executed, but are too light, found dull, and have
a bluiih cast.
further if you will plcafe toleave Capt. Young, of his Mayfly's
fliip the Hind, whose 7%il for the commercial interests of this
province we have already experienced, to take under his pro
tection, such vessels as are now in the river, who cannot be
ready until the iff or the sth of November ; alluring you, that
you will thereby render an effentialfervice to the trade in gene
ral, and the merchants here and at Quebec, as allo our friends in
England will feel the good effects of such an indulgence.
We cannot conclude without returning you our warmest and
most grateful thanks, for your great care and attention to the
fleet bound to this province, whilst under your protection,; and
we allure youit is with peculiar pleasure we make this acknow
ledgement to which you are so justly entitled.—Allow us also
to request of you to make our thanks to Captain Ilartwel, of
his Majesty's ship the Brune, whose merit was also conspicuous
on every occasion, and we should think onrfelves very rcmifs
if we did not embrace the present opportunity to acknowledge
it. We have the honour to be, with great refpeft, Sir, your
obedient and very humble Servants.
Thomas Pringle, Efi; Commander of bis MajeJlfs
flip the Daualus, fc. fc.<)c.
To this lad letter Captain Pringle returned the following
Answer.
Gentlemen, Quebec, October ft, 1781.
I WAS yesterday favoured with years of the sh infant,
previous to which I bad in carfequenre, at the request of the
gentlemen ofQuebec, andin son,deration of the late arrival of the
trade, taken upon mvfrlf to postpone the departure of the home
ward bound convoy until the 25th of this month f cm the if? of
Bic—inftead of the loth, the day appointed by the Admiralty to
fail from thence.
Having nothin', more at heart than rendering every pfifance in
my poorer to this province, noticing could c&fqna.tty give me
greater plcafare than complying with any regtefl, which might
be made confident with the benefit of its trade. lam therefore
faicerely for, that neither r, orders nor tbefaf ty offo large a fleet
as will fail under my protekkior, on the 15th, from the isle of
Lie, can admit of my leaving Captain Young behind me.
Altbagh it affords me the grferff fafafafHon, that I have
been fortunately facefful in concluding your trade committed to my
care, yet Icannc*from thence look upon myfclffflitled to qny thanks ;
it was my wife, and therefore deserves none, and as it was
my duty, consequently requires none.
I have communicated so Captains Young and Hartnell that
part of your Etter relative to them, in vehicle st is .w'thtruth
I far, mefntiments concur with voters mod pointeAv. J have the
honour to be, Gentlemen, rear mes obedient and mod humble
fervarf, (Signed) THO. PRINGLE.
St. John's, (Anffa) Nov. r. On Sunday last arrived
here the prize ihip called the Columbia, lately commanded by
William Hill Serjeant, bound from the Havana to Phila
delphia, with a cargo confining of a large quantity of salt,
zoo chests of sugar, some hides, &c. and about 33,000 dollars
in fpecic. She was taken the 18th ultimo by his Majesty's
ihip Fortunce.
Halifax, December 7. On Tueflay arrived here in three
weeks from Quebec, his Mijeffy's ihip Pandora, Capt. Inglis.
By her we learn, that a large fleet from England happily ar
rived fafe at Quebec in October, and brought provision for the
garrison for three years; and the homeward bound fleet have
failed under convey of four men of war.
Saturday evening was lent into this port, by the Lord Corn
wallis privateer, the Rover letter of marque, of 14 guns, cop
per bottomed, from Salem, bound to the Havana, laden with
various kinds of merchandize.
December 25. Yesterday arrived here the copper-bottomed
brig Tarleton, Capt. Devereux; Fie failed from London the
9th of last October.
We hear that on Friday last Lieutenant Blanchard, failed
from this port in a whale boat, and the fame night fell in with
a galley from Philadelphia, commanded by a Mr. Moffat,
which got off by plying her bars, after a few musket shot had
been fired at her from the whale boat. Lieutefiant Blanchard
afterwards divided his men in two parties, landed one on
each fide of the creek or river, and marched them to Wood
bridge, New-Jersey, where he took a number of prisoners,
amongit them are the reverend Parson Roe, and a Mr. Jackson,
both difringuifhed rebels.
December 27. On Monday haft several seamen which be
longed to his Majesty's packet the Eagle, Captain Richards,
arrived in town with an account that he left Falmouth on the
6th of October, was attacked and taken on the 29th of No
vember by the privateer La Fayette, in fight of Bermuda, the
commander and men were carried to. Salem, and marched to
Boston, where the latter escaping from the prison ship, happily
found their way hither, but Captain Richards not being so for
tunate was left behind; these men add, that, presently after
they were captured, a gale of wind occasioned fix'of the pri
vateers guns to be thrown overboard, and they had reason to
think the Eagle packet-boat did not survive the Rorm ; they
left at Bolton one French 50 gun ship, two French frigates, al
so the rebel frigates Alliance and Dean, the former bound to
old France with the Marquis la Fayette, and the Latter on a
cruize to the Weft-Indies; at New-London, they saw 14 fail
of vessels freighted with herfev and lumber, under convoy of
a flout privateer, defined likewise for the Weft-Indies.
A vdfcl from Port L'Orient, that failed in company with a
brig brought in here lafbweek, is ashore on the coast of Vir
ginia, and most of the cargo loft.
De ember^. Wednesday was brought in here a sloop from.
Boston, loaded with lumber.
December 29. On the 25th inflart was sent in here by one of
his Majesty's cruizers, the sloop Polly, Moris Doran, Master,
from Boston bound to Martinico, with a cargo of lumber, &c.
December 31. Saturday morninf tlaft, the flrip Arbuth
not, Captain Webber, arrived here from Montero-Bay, in
Detract of a letter from Penobfcot, October z.s.
" A few days ago was brought in here, from Gottenßurg,
bound to Boston, belonging to 11'aac Seal, : She is fpppoßd to
be the richclt prize taken on the American coast this'war, also
two ships from Bilboa to Salem, exceedingly valuable, berates
about twenty other prizes of less value."
We are informed that some secret dispatches are fin'd to be
received at Philadelphia, witlrin this fortnight, from the chiefs
of the rebel colonies in South America, to the rebel chcfs of
North America, propoling a mutual treaty of friendihip and
commerce, and an alliance defenfive and of*nfive. They at
the fame time, request Cofcrefs will immediately fend off to
Truxillo, in Peru, tiro or three of their present or late Mem
bers, best verted in the deep mystery of rebellion, in order to
affiflin their councils, and conduct their operations.—From a
tender regard for the general liberties and independence of
mankind, particularly those competing Colonies in the fame
quarter of the globe; and highly fenlible of the great political
advantages that mud result to the United States of America
by such an alliance, CongreG have readily acceded to the pro
portions, and that no time may he loft effectually to corapleat
10 deferable an event, they have resolved to dispatch the Rev.
Dr. Witherspoon and Mr. S. Adams, as their Plenipo's, with
the author, of common sense, Mr. Paine, there Secretary, to
the court of King Caffimero, veiled with full powers to ac
complish th? alliance, and to assist and inftrud tris Peruvian
Majesty in maturing the rebellion he has f> gloriously begun.
These gentlemen are to take with them full plans of all the va
rious committees, provincial ^nd continental Congreves, cor
refpondencits, addrefics, minority fpheches, and in short, every
other means uf.ri by them and their adherents here for bringing
forward the present rebellion to the perfection it is, and espe
cially,the art of emitting and circulating, that great and happy
invention of Dr. Franklin's Papet Dollars, forms of Tender
Laws, &c. &c. As the attention and time of every man in
South-America, mull now betaken up in promoting the rebel
lion, and the friver mines of course neglected, Congress bare
directed their Plenipo's, to propose taking the mines into their
possession. an 1 'a work them until the independence of South
America flwill be as fixed as their own ; that is, as fixed a^ Fate;
the profits in the mean time to redound entirgly to the United-
States, but to be accounted for at a future day. Should the Pe
ruvian insurgents agree to this, as there is little doubt, Con
gress have in contemplation, for working these mines, to fend
thither all those who have any wife unfortunately fuffered by
the depreciation and annihilation of the late continental paper
money, as the only chance these unhappy people will ever have
to save themselves from ruin, and for Congress to command
specie fufficient for carrying on the war. Spain they fay,
though connected with their great and good ally, Fiance, can
have little reason to complain oh this occasion, as that court
has all along peremptorily refufed either to acknowledge the
independence of the United-States, or lend them money, al
though Mr. Jay has been formerly deputed for that purpose,
and danced attendance at Madrid, now upwards of two years.
Mr. John Adams, having at length happily accomplished his
embassy in Holland, is to go from thence to Lima, in erderto,
assist, by his experience and wonderful abilities, in this great
w ° r k : , n d, if possible, to persuade his Peruvian Majesty, to
rerinquifh a Monarchical for a Republican form of government,
as best suited to the purposes of rebellion ; ard ifhe succeeds,
to procure the whole Spanish continent, South of the Isthmus
of Darien, (the proper division of North and South America)
to be divided into Thirteen United States, similar to those they
controul.
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the Printers.
Jamaica, in 2) dayQ Last Sunday week he fell in with ffe
privateer ship Goodrich, Capt. Buchannan, of this port, wh
was in chafe of five fail that had come out of the Delaware
and were then about 15 leagues from the land.'
Yesterday morning the schooner Revenge, Captain Robinson
arrived here from Charlcftowu, South Carolina, in 14 days'
January t. Yesterday arrived here a schooner from Curacy
bound firrPhiladelphia, with a car^o of salt: She failed in
company with other two vessels, destined for the fair, port
and was taken eight days ago by his Majesty's flrip Adamant'
David Graves, Esq; Commander, off the Capes of Delaware
The Adamant was left in chace oft o fail, fuppofcd to be the
consorts of the above-mentioned schooner, from which flic waa
separated, a few days previous to her capture, in a gale of wind.
Alfa arrived the ship Thomas, in eleven weeks from Jamaica'
with a valuable cargo, the produce of that island.
Lall Sunday arrived his Majesty's ship Pandora, John Inglis'
Esq; Commander, from Quebec, last from Halifax.
fonawy 4. Yesterday was fentin here by his Majesty's
Chatham, Andrew S. Douglas, Esq; commander, the rebel
sloop Sally, of five guns and eight men, John Christie late
matter, bound fiom Philadelphia for SL Croix, with a cargo of
flour, bread, tobacco, slaves, &c. She left the Chatham i&
chace of a large schooner, which failed from the fame port
along vrith her, with a limifai cargo.—They are part of a rebel
fleet which left the Capes of Delaware the 29th ult. amongst
which the Adamant and Orpheus were reaping a most plenti
ful harvest, and the Chatham was rapidly advancing to pick up
the gleanings.
January 5. Yesterday arrived the schooner Prince William
Henry, Capt. Bowen, in eight days from Savannah. 1
yaranry 7. Saturday last a ffect of 25 fail of victuallers ar
rived here from Corke, under convoy of the Quebec frigate
Capt. Mason, and the Grana, Capt. Fortefeue . They failed
fiom Corkc the 29th of October, and touched at South-Caro
lina, where they left 10 of their fleet, and had no more than
& days paffrge from Charleftown.
The schooner Delaware, Captain Smith, from Philadelphia
for Cape Francois, was sent in on Wednesday by his Majesty's
ship the Adamant: she is loaded with flour, and was one of
a fleet of 20 fail that left the Capes the # 2oth ult. among them
some drips of 20 guns, and the Fair American and Holker
privateers. ' 3
On Saturday last was sent in here by his Majesty's ship Gar
land, C. Chamberlayne, Esq; Commander, the privateer brig
Fair American, Capt. Eldridge, of Philadelphia, partly loaded
with floor, and defined for the Weft-Indies-
January 9.
ExfrNd of a lets er froman fleer on board hi) Majefly's fity
'^Garland, C. Cbamberkyue, Esq; Commander.
"On T^kdnefday last Jm. 2, we took the Fair American
rebel privates, so remarkable for the depredations she has
committed on tiie tyrifh trade for these two years pad, and
always (leaping our c^Czers by her fwiftnefs of failing. This
I think will incontrovcrtih'y ascertain a fatfl which feme peo
ple affect not to believe, but w'dah is nevertheless true, that
the Garl nd failed Superior to all tbe^nufers on this eoafl. The
Fair American had on board when flic wa& taken upwards of
550 barrels of flour, which lhe was to unload art the Havana,
and afterwards cruize to windward of Jamaica; th- e prifonera
inform ns, tlrat Even vessels loaded in the fame manner failed
fi out Philadelphia on the 31st of December along with her, that
fourteen others had failed two days before, and tb^veff&t
from Europe ? n d the Weft-ladies were every day arrivirty in
the Delaware."