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AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
St. JAGO DE LA VEGO, (Jamaica) April 18.
ON Tuesday lart hit Honour the Lieutenant- Governour,
atten led by the Honourable Major-General Cooke,
the Hon. Mlalor-Gen. Palmer, Major-General Howell,
the Honourable Colonel Lewis, Adjutant-General, his aids de
lamp, &c. reviewed the id battalion of the St. Catherine's
regiment of foot militia, under the command of Lieut. Col.
Commandant Mitchell, on the Savanna near this town. —A
finer body of militia perhaps never appeared on a fieldin this
part of the world.— They performed the manual exercise, fir
ings, and a variety of evolutions, with a steadiness and recol
leftion that excited the wonder and applause of a crowd of
fpertitors, and were honoured with the thanks of the Com
manderin chief, concti edin the highest terms ofapp option.
When we conifer that this corps in common with the rest
Of the milhia, had funk into a total negl -R of military discipline
ever finer the daft Martial Law, we shall find onrfelves thfpo
fed to give aiarge pbrrfon of praise to both officers and men,
for even a moderate degree of improvement, in so ihort a time ;
but we set nh bounds to our admiration, when fee Contem
plate the p/ea,fa r foe&acle w ich this review presented to us:
and as we are convinced that the fame ardour, which informed
this regiment, is equally diftufed into every corps in thh inland,
and th it they will diflingni'b thernfeives in as confoicuous a
manner when they are seen by the General, we cherilh a fare
and certain confidence that, “ in the hour of trial," if our ene
mies dare attack us, the militia of Jamaica will approve thern
fclves equal to the glorious talk aligned them—the defence
of their country J.
Bya flag of truce arrived at Puri-Royal on Saturday, in five
days from Port-au-Prince, wedearn that the preparations furan
attack 01 thisiflmd arc still carrying on:—that they ar 'ba
king a large quantity of bfcuit, and preparing hammocks for
the Tedommodatjon of the troops; 80,000 weight of the form
er; and 5000 of the latt< r being already in the dores ; that there
are 1500 tr tops at that place, and about 8000 at Cape Fran
cois;—Don Solano is expected daily from the Havana with
,000, and Mons. le Marquis de Bouillie, who is to command
the expedition, with. 3000 from Martinique, as soon as he can
elude the vigilance of Sir George Rodney.—To this force will
be added 6 or .7000 colonists and people of colour, making ih
the whole an army o F above 25,000 men.
They expert a ttout refinance on our part, from an appre
hension that theifland, if conquered, is to be ceded to Spain;
but a capitulation, liberal as that of St. Christopher's, will be
held out to us, which they i nagine will operate so powerfully
on our interests, that we Grill soon be inclined to lifted to
terms. In occasional hint, now and then, of burning an
estate de la-mode-a St. Viacedts, may induce, they suppose, a
speedy surrender.
The Hon. House of \flfembTy was, yefteiday, adjourned to
Wednesday the 24th instant.
ft is whispered that the expedition from Hifpani&a will be
delayed u itil the arrival of 2500 troops from the army of Gene
ral Wallington which may be expected in the course of this
month.
King/bn, (Jamaica) J,il 20. Saturday lah arrived at
Port-R>yal the flag of trace Boop Industry, in five days from
Port-au-Prince.
Monday, the Hercules letter of marque, Capt. Graham, re
turned from acruife. The fame day the brig Hero, Ranked,
in nine weeks from Glasgow, and eight days from Antigua,
arrived here: five was detained fume time at Antigua by an
embargo, and inform th it Sir George Rodney was cruhing off
Martinique when she left the Windward Inlands.
Next day the Grip CaTefemple, McKinlay, likewise from
Giifgow.and Antigua, and consort of the last-mentioned veffcl,
anchored at Port:Royal. By this veffUwe are informed of the
arrival of the Ulysses's prize at Antigua, in 14 days from this
port, whence she was difpatchedty the Admiral for Sir George
Kodney. We also learn the unfortunate fate of the Active,
Capt. Iz.it, (not Capt. Inglis, as mentioned in a former paper)
which was blown np at sea to windward of Antigua, in dif
&rging her (tern chafes at a veikl which Capt. Izlt conceived
to be an enemy.
On Fhurfday, the long expend fleet from London appear
ect'off this harbour, and next day the fltips bound for King*
Ron, cc^ifthig 0f.27 foil, anchored at Port-Royal, under the
convoy of his Majesty's ships Intrepid, of 74 guns, Capt. Mol
fy; Shrewsbury, of 74, Capt. Co'poys ; Prince® Caroline,
of 54. Capt. Sroraedge; the Sybil frigate, Capt. Rodney,and
Salamander sire-ship, Capt. Lucas. The names of the iter
chantmen arrived at Port-Royal, which we have been able to :
learn, are the Black River, Hardy.;. Desire, Stuart; Silt Ri
veo Kennedy; Lady's Adventure, Co per; Lady Juliana,
Sayle; Old Harbour, Brown; Ann, Sheering; Sally, Flet
cher: Two Sifters, Brown; Silver Eel, Jamaica Plan
llr, Hayes; Olive Branch, Trew; Prifciili, Payne; Tabi- 4
tha, Spence; Eagle, Blunders; Trelawny, Addis; Natha
niel Bailey, Morse; Ottley, Banks; Lady Taylor, Ruthven;
Cornwallis, .*'*; Bridgetown,***; Peter, Hawes; Nancy,
Brown; Diana, Tarrell ; Admiral Gayton, Andrews ;—and
two others. .
Besides these, 9 are gone to the North&le; 2 put into Port
Morant, and % have puffed this harbour, bound to Savanna-la-
Mar.
This convoy failed the rfh instant from Saint Lucia, which
Sir George Rodney left the evening before with 35 or 37 fail
of the line in pursuit of the French fleet, which had again elud
ed his vigilance, and efeaped from Martinique.—By the arri
val of his Majesty's ship Zebra, Capt. Bourchier, exprtfs in
7 days from Sir George, we are further informed of an artion
having taken place between his fleet and that of the enemy,
confining of Q fail of the line, which laded 3 hours, off the
Saints, fame small iftands between Dominica and Guadaloupe,
but we do not learn that any thing decisive has been done on
either fide.—We have to regret however, the loss of a gallant
officer, Caot. Bayne of the Alfred, withtwo of his lieutenants.
The Zebra left the two fleets in fight of each other, so that
wemav soon expect to hear of a rencontre of more importance.
A very considerable reinforcement of veteran troops, and
perhaps the bed disciplined in his Majesty's service, under the
command of Brigadier-General Rooke, are arrived in the fleet
for the further defence and security of this valuable illtind.
The Cork fleet had not made their appearance in the Weft
fodies when this fleet left St. Lucia.
-April 27. Saturday lad 2 ferjeants, 2 corporals, and 33 pri
vates belonging to the Light Infantry Company,of the,t bat
talion of the Kingston regiment of foot militia, were tried by a
General Court-Martial held at the Court-House, Col. Donald
Camebed, President, on a charge exhibited against them by Hin
ton £, ft Ffq; Judge Advocate General, for disobedience of or
ders: The charge being admitted by the prisoners, the Presi
dent pronounced in fubftahce the foilowing fentchce, viz. The
ferjeants to be fined 201. each, and fuffer 48 hours imprison
ment; the corporals 101. each, and 12 hours imprisonment;
and the privates I. each ; which sentence, after' being confirm
ed by his honour the Commander in Chief, was carried into
execution on Monday.
His Maiefty's lugger the Epricord, Lieut. Newland, in se
ven days from St. Lucia, returned to Port-Royal on Monday ;
>e w^fent in express from hence about a month ago with df- ;
l am flattening with my whole fleet to the fuecohr of Jamai
ca, and you may Hourly expect me, with such ships of my
fleet as are in A condition to keep the sea, off the ead end of
your plan'd ; not a few will be obliged to repair to Port Royal.
I have the honour to be. with the kighed regard, your mod
obedient and mod humite servant, G. B. RODNEY.
His RYcellency General CAMPBELL.'
The v< ffels rat ntipned in the proceeding letter arc a; follows:
Lu Yfl'e De Paris tro guns taken
Tr Glorieux 74 ditto di.to
L'Ardent 64. ditto ditto
1. Hector 74 ditto ditto
Le Diadem 74 ditto funk
Le Css far 74 ditto taken, but after
wards blew up, when unfortunately 250 men from the Centaur
were on hoard.
In add tion to the above, it appears, through other chan
nels, that by a lucky drift of wind in the night of the uth,
the British fleet on the morning of the idh were in the midst
of their enemies, the very position which Sir George from the
ph to that moment had so ardently and auxioufly laboured to
attain, tie iuftanil'y threw out a figotl for every fhipiu hi, fleet,
except four, under Commodore Affleck, which he Rationed in
the rear as a refereeto single out an opponent in the enemy's
fleet, and to lie alongside of her tothe lad extremity, ordering
them at the fame time, by another signa l , to difpeufe with the
modern mode of forming lines. This order was mod f;we
dily and punctually executed, add she action soon became ge
neral, continuing without respite, and with great violence, oom
seven o'clockin the morning till half pad fix o'clock in th even
ing, hi which dreadful interval the greatest repeated exertions
of drill, courage and difciplinc, were exhibited, and at lad tr
minated in the total rout and difeerrion ofthe enemy. La Vil
le de Paris, of tie brass guns, on board of which the Court
de Grade commanded, carrying the Randard of France at his
m: in-t >,-gandnt-maft head, and four other line of battle ships,
f rrend reg, and one was funk.— Fhe bloodied execution took
pl ce during the battle, particularly in the drips ofthe enemy,
which were all crowded with troops.—L?. Vilfede Paris, it is
said, loft no let's than 400 men ffain, and a greater number
wounded, mod of whom so dangeroufy that it isfufoc&ed they
c.uinot recover.—The British fleet confided of 37 fail of the line
and id frigates, whilst that of the enemy numbered only 33;
but as Sir George referred four of Iris drips in case ofan emer
gency, and the enemy fought every one of theirs, no engage
ment ever happened"upon more equal terms. The Formidable's
foremad was ihot away,and Lord Robert Manners, of the Re
solution, nvho was at the point of death when theft advices
came away, loft a tea and an arm.—When La Nymphs left
Sir George he was iu elofe pursuit of the dying enemy, and in
ah reliability, before this time; has added mmty other tr iphies
of his glorious viftmy to the invincible arms of Grent-Britai #
The Hou. Capt. Coruv. rllis, in the Canada, in Icmblance or
a body of fire, prefled upon I,a Ville de Paris fcrely. The
Count'de Graffe rather than strike swore he would Ikuttle the
fhip,—The Formidable coming up gave him an opportunity of
lowering his flag to the Vice-Admiral of Great-Britain.
Le C^far, after being two hours in our possession, and having
ico of our people on - board, blew up—*ls French Captains
were killed in the battle, and a crowd of Lieutenants^
Capt. Cadogan, of his Mateffy's ship Licot ne, who-arrived
this day also. from a crnife off Cape Francois, saw three dif
ablcd fiiTps of the fme enter that harbour, and was informed
by a prize which' be brought in with him,that three others,
in a torn and mangled condition, hardly able to swim, had
put into Guadeloupe.
Ilf consequence of the above recited important intelligence
this town was illuminated in a very fpfcndid manner. A band
of rnulick was also posted in the balcony of the British Coffee
houfe, which played “ God fare the King," and many other
favourite pieces, amidst the joyful and repeated acclamations
of 3 great number of inhabitants and others,
Yefterdav afternoon Le Glorieux and Le Hertor, of 74 guns
each, two of Sir Ceorge Rodney's prizes, accompanied by his
Majesty's ships Royat Cak, Alcide. Centaur, and Alarm, an
chored at Port-Royal, and a Spauifh schooner them prize.
By the arrival of the Centaur we are further informed, that
Sir Samuel Hood has taken, in the Moua PaiD^, Le Cato and
pitches for Sir Ceo. Rodney, but on her arrival, not meeting
with him there, as he was then at lea. 'drubbing the enemies of
his country, she has brought her dispatches back.
Same day a flag of truce irons flifpaniola anchored in this
haibour; which brings intelligence of the arrival of a fleet of
transports from Brest at Cape Francois, under the protection
of a convoy commanded by M de Guichen:—the naval force
at the latter port confined of twelve Spanish, and fix French
Blips of the line; but it does not appear what number of ship&
or troops M. de Guichen brought with him from Old France,
or whether the Marquis de Bouille had arrived at the Cape from
Martinique.—The land-forces at Hifp iniola, it is said, arc very
numerous, and very Gckly, large bodies of them having been
obliged to be removed to the interior parts of the country, for
the benefit of the salubrious air and water ofthe mountains.
The brig Chance, Campbell, which arrived from St.-Tho
mas?, on Tuesday at Port Royal, cm her paftkge was pursued
and brought to, by the French frigates L'Engageantc and
Richmond, the latter formerly belonging to ns: Capt. Camp
belf'was detained on board one "of the frigates two days, but
at length flittered to depart, tirf thaving his veficl narrowly
searched, and his papers minutely examined. During his flay
on board the frigate, in several converfafons which passed in
his prefenc-, he learned, that another severe conflict hack taken
place between the British and Gallic fleets, which it was asser
ted Was a drawn battle, and had terminated with the loss only
of a number of lives, and many maffs, yards, and spars; but
theelouded countenances of the authors of this information
plainly indicated it had been rather unfavourable tothtii wilhe•.
On Thursday hi^ Maiefty's ship LA Rynaphe arrived at
Port-Royal, wufch enail s the Editors 0 this paper, with
Supreme plcafure, toannounce to the publick a molt splendid
and brilliant viflory obtained by Aumiral Sir George Brydges
Rodney, and the British fleet under his command, over
the Count de Graife, who led the Beet of his Most Christian
Majesty.
About n6on the fame day <1 letter from Sir George Bridges
Rodney to his Honour the Commander in Chief, was delivered
at th? King's House in Spanlfh d'owh, by Capt. Sankey ofthe
,9th regiment, brought from on board his Majesty's frigate
La Nymphe, of which the following is a co^r.
Formidable, between Guadul %c and Moutfrrat,
SIR, rl,ril^,i&.
T AM this rhontent favoured with your Excellency's tetter,
J. and have the happi^.s to acquaint you, that, after having
hid a partial engagement with the enemy on the 9-th, wherein
sixteen of my rear were prevented by calms from.'joining in
the a&ion ; on the i2ththad the good fortune to bring them
to a general a&ion., wh?ch lifted from seven o'clock in the
morning till half pad fix in the afternoon, without a moment's
intermiffon. Count de Grade; with ibe Ville de Paris, an 1
four other ships ofthe line, and one funk, graced the victory.
The remainder of their fleet was so miserably shattered, and
their loss in men so very great, from their hiving their whole
army, confining of 5,500 men, on board the ihips of war,
that I am convinced it will be almod impoffirte to put them in
a condition for service for fame considerable time.
On TUESDAY next, the 21, instant, <ur.il be fold, at tbe E,J
Market Wharf,
A, Schooner BOA T,
Twenty-eight feet keel, and eight feet beam, fails well, is remark
ably well found. Any person wanting to purchase her before the
day of file, may apply to
%. JAMES WALLACE, at Ruffri's Wharf.
7 O BELET, °
And ma, be entered Won the IJI of fune next,
THAT convenient and well situated STORE, No. 92, in
Broad-street, together with the cella 8, &c. now in the posses
sion of Messrs. Walker & Maitland. Fo: further particulars
enquire of Mr. William Smith, No. 33, on the Bay, or of
CCOKE & WEBB, No. 107, Btoad-ftreet.
RUN away from the schooner Polly, a Negro fellow named
Pompey, he is about 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, and well fct,
speaks good Engjifh, is very artful, and, it is supposed will endea
vour to pass for a free man ; he was formerly the property of Air-
Stone, bricklayer; and had on when he went away, a blue kai
nought jacket, and brown corduroy breeches. Any person that w 1 1
apprehend the said negro, and deliver him to Alexander ''"jffi
No. 14, Tradd-ftreet,' or to the Warden of the Sugar-Houle,
receive TWO GUINEAS reward.
Le Jason of 64 gunfach, L'Almable of § ard the Ceres of
18; the Warrior, Sir James Wallace, was left within gun
fuot of the, Aftrea of 44 eighteen pounders cn one deck.—Sir
George Rodney, with his fleet; La Ville de Paris, and the
ether disabled ships, may be. expected here in a day gr two, as
they were lift off Cape h iheroon.—The French loss infilled,
wounded, and taken, is supposed, on a moderate computation,
to be more than Bcoo men ; ours did not exceed 1000.
Though the British fleet exceeded the French by four ships,
(the latter having only 33 of the line) yet from the number of
their guns, the weight of their metal, and a much foperior
number of hands, the force of the two fleets will appear to
have been nearly equal. The enemy throughout the engage
ment behaved with great intrepidity, and the virtory gained
by ns may jufliy be considered a equal ifnot superior to any
thing pfthe kind that is to be met with in the annals of the pre
fect century.
A gentleman who came down in the express vessel, informs
ns, that the Count de Craffe struck his flag to Aamiral Hood,
in the Barfleur, but that he was on board Sir George Rodney's
ship when they came away.
The French Commanded ofthe Glo,ieux, behaved with almost
unparalelled intrepidity; for after the main-mast, sore-mast,
and mizen were shot away, as likewise the head and a part of
the stern: he caused the ensign of France to be nailed to the
slump of the main-mart, where it continued ftyipg until she
was towed off by one of our frigates, when it gave place ts
PUBLICK AUCI /O N,
On TUESDAY next, at No. 1, on' the LAY,
A FEW barrels belt Philadelphia Flour,
Mess Pork in tierces and barrels,
A hex Loaf Sugar
A few tierces Rice
Four hogfficads prime Virginia Tobacco °.V3
A variety of DRY GOODS
T^o trunks of Millinery Goods
Sattin Petticoats, Cloaks, &c. &c.
^_ And at ONE .o'Clock at tie Exchange,
?sTd"The Schooner
SWALL O W,
WA^rtO? Lately arrived from Providence, a new vessel and
fails remarkably faft, is well found in every refpec^,
and now ready for sea, By CURRIE & NORRIS,
WHO HAKE TO DISPOSE OF,
v__.fr The SCHOONER
,^^ P O L L Y,
Lying at Burn's wharf, built of Live Oak and Yel~
^"i^T^ low Pine, burthen 150 barrels rice, almost a new vef
+^c£^g< fel, and in good repair, of an easy draught of water,
drawing only 6 | feet when loaded, and perfectly furtable set the court
ing trade.
LIKEWIS E,,
Mnfeovado Sugar in hogsheads, Loaf ditto, Madeira in pipes, Port
in pipes and bottles, Orange Juice, Philadelphia. French, and Erigliffe
Flour, Mess and Cargo, Fork, a,variety of Dry Goods, Anilitar,
Shoes, Bar Iron, Blilter Steel, ^c. &e.
Four hogfh tads TOBACCO,
A fcw barrels RICE,
1200 Pieces of CYPRESS SCANTLING,
About 18 feet long, and fix inches fouar^.
!^^i^=^^Z^E^^^
PUBLICK AUCTION.
Cn M O NI) A Y next, the 20th instant,
WILL BE SOLD,
By JOHN MORRI S,
A TEN O'CLOCK,
On GREENWOODS WHARF,
ONE hundred and forty bufheis of Corn,
40 barrels of Rice#
30 barrels of Flour,
800 bufhcls Channel Coal.
alt ONIi O'CLOCK, at the fame Place,
Th^ beautiful Pilot-Boat DOROTHY,
Prize to the private flop of war Peacock, and febooners Peta;ijris%
and Rest.
And on TUESDAY, at TEN o'clock,
At No, 431, Bay,
A few pipes of excellent POR I' WINE, being the remainder of
the cargo imported into this place by Mr. James Smith; one pipe of
OLD SHERRY—RUM—-SUGAR-—COFFEE—SOAP SHE*
BREAD, &c. &c.
At ONE O'CLOCK, -
On GREENI9OOD’j K/HARF,
(Far the benefit of the concerned)
<%{ The SHIP
jfy BETS EY,
V^jrt':'*' Re-captured L tie private,db of war Peacock, Schooner,
^(^Li^l Retaliation, and Roe,
Now lying in Greenwo^N dock, about 160 tons burthen, mounts
eight carriage guns, so well found in materials, and fails well.
A L S O,
The Schooner HO P E,
Lately arrived from New-Providence, and now lying in Greerwoo/s
dock.—She is upwards cf 100 tons burthen, of a great length and
breadth of beam; ike is a fine Breng veffi:l, pierced for x + guns, 13
well found, and fails fad.
Inventories to be seen at my Office.
C'harleboivn^ May l3tb, t~r°?