The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-12-08 00:00:00, page 2

Majority for Sir Watkin Lewes 298
On Saturday fe'nnight died, at Sunderland, in the county
of Durham, in an advanced age, Ralph Lambton, Esq; ifo
waids tf^o year: Collector of the Customs at that port, an I
possessed of a fortune of i 6,0001. per annum, which devolves
to his brother, General Lambton, Representative in Parlia
ment for the city of Durham.
October 2. 'I he Spaniards feel the power of the Jesuits to be
mighty even in its ruins, if the last exprefTes relative to the
infurreCtion in Peru have any truth. The choice of a de
scendant of Atabalipa for their Sovereign has Something too
romantick in it to be the design of one of these deep contri
vers, unless it be to antwer the purpose of attracting thr de
fendants of the old Peruvians. Europeans, particularly Irish
men, could hardly defeend to be Subordinate to the domi
nion of a gilt leather-feller, though descended from MiTefius ;
and the ditytches fay, that the greater part of the command
ing insurgents arc from that country.
O^ober 3. The overtures of peace, which are now on the
tapis, will be communicated to the parliament early in the
ensuing sessions; but no measures of this kind are intended to
be promulgated until after the loan Shall be voted.
A correspondent is'informed that when Sir George Rodney
was told there were Several Actions against. him, his anfwxr
instantly was, " my own AHions Ihall face them." And there
is no doubt that this brave defender of publick freedom will
be able to refute'every charge brought against him. With an
incorrupt mind, and having no wrong bias, he feels the full
force and importance of every motive to genuine rectitude.
OJober 4. By private letters brought by Commodore Stew
art's express, we learn, that our Northern squadron is remar
kably well equipped in every thing, that it is of force Sufficient
tq answer the purpose of its destination, and that the whole
crews are healthy and in high spirits, and mod ardent in their
desires of coming to blows with the enemy. One letter in
particular, fays, that their brave commander is refolded, if the
Mynheers give him a meeting, not to quit them, as long as he
has a piankto hand upon, or a gun to point. It this be so, we
sincerely willi he may (tick to his refutation. It is surely time
to have done with dragon battles, that modern reproach to the
service, and to do something that may restore the ancient luf
tre of the British navy.
Yesterday General Vaughan arrived from St. Eußatius at
the house of Lord Lifburne.
The report of the lof; of the Dutch man of war, the Prince
William, of 74 guns, is confirmed by letter, from Leyden:
She was dallied to pieces on the Zuyder-haax, in her palDge
from Helvoet, to join the Squadron at the Texel, under the
command of Rear-Admiral Van Braam.
Several candidates are talked of as Members for the city of
Edinburgh, but none of them have yc^ ablickly declared their
intention of handing. It is thought Mr.. Millar will be the
Member.
On Monday last, at a meeting of the College of Physicians,
Dr. Pitcairn was chosen President, Sir Noah Thomas, Dr.
Cadogan, Sir Richard Jebb, and Dr. Donald Monro, Censors;
Dr. f homlinfon, Treasurer; and Dr. Reynolds, Register. Al
so Sir Noah Thomas, Dr. Turton, Dr. Wright, l')r. Pepys and
Dr. Burges, Commissioners for granting licences to persons for
keeping/houfes for the reception of lunaticks.
October 5. Advice was on Tuesday evening received in
town, that the Enfgeezdyr, Captain Van Romphor, and ano
ther vessel, both laden with naval an 1 military stores, were
taken by Commodore Keith Stewart's squadron.
October 6. Yesterday Sir Richard Hughes kissed the King's
hand, on being appointed a Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
mid the experts, when in the firft period were computed at
240,000 firkins of butter, and 120,000 barrels of beef,/amoun
ted in the lad to 370,000 firkins of butter, and 200,000 barrels
of beef.
It is thought by many real fiends of Ireland, that the late
alarms will be productive of the greatest bleffiugs to this
kingdom. By creating mutual harmony between government
•and the volunteers, the Schemes of restless and Seditious men
will be balded. Designing persons hoped to have made tools
of our gallant and independent corps, but a momentous inter
v il has displayed them in a point of view that will Strike terror
to foreign nations, and fruitrate iniidious, machinations at
home.
September 28. An exclusive peace with the Dutch many
think will certainly take place during the Wifiter. Russia la
bouring hard to bring it about, and the Dutch willing to be
out ofthe broil, from which they have fuffcred ^ much, with
out a possibility of being benefited, there is a good profped of
such a Rate of pacification.
The Leeward Island fleet, confiding of upwards of 150 fail,
arrived fate at Cork on Saturday, except a Dutch prize, which
foundered. One thin ran it up to the Downs.
The cartel vtißls for the exchange of prisoners between
England and Holland are to fail to and from Leitlv and the
Texcl; the firft exchange will be early in the next month.
September 29. Yesterday morning died, at his feat at St
Ofyth, in Eflex, the Kight Hon. William Henry Naffan De
Zulefttin, Barl of Rochford, Viscount Tunbridge, Knight of
the Garter, one of his Majesty's Privy Council, one of the
Elder Brethren of the Trinity-House, a Governour of the
Charter-House, Vice-Admiral of the Coast, and I,ord Lieute
nant and Cuftos Rotulorum of the County of Ffex, and Co
lonel of the Western Battalion of the Essex Militia. His title
is extinct.
>By the death of Sir Lawrence Dundas, all personal objec
tions are at an end to the fatyly being ennobled : It is supposed
that a peerage will now find its way into the faifily without
de^y.
It is Hid not less than eighty actions have been commenced
against Sir George Rodney on the St. Euftatia business.
Advice is received from Gibraltar, that some Algerine Cor
sairs have taken a Dutch man of war of 64 guns, after an en
gagement of two hours, and carried her into Algiers ; the
Dutch Captain, his firft Lieutenant, and 20 of his men, were
killed, and many wounded; the Algerines carried each thirty
12 and 18 pounders, and were full of men. Some of the
Dutch crew got into a boat undiscovered by the Barbarians,
mid got fafe to Gibraltar, when the Governour ordered that
great care fhoukl be taken of them, and Supplied with every
thing necessary.
October 1. The proffered mediation from the northern dates
between us and Holland, together with the separate negocia
tk>n between us and Spain, both of which are agitated at p.e
fent, will at least fcrnilh the Ministers, during the fiery ordeal
of the approaching fellions, with new arguments to prosecute
the American war.
Commercial distress, want of refoyrees, and difynion, will ope
rate more Speedily and effectually towards the restoration of
peace between Great-Britain and Holland, than the mediation
of the northern powers.
Saturday fe'nnight, Henry Cruger, Esq; was elected Mayor
of Briffol. ,
On Satir/day last a. Common-Hall was convened, according
to the annual custom on Michaelmas day, to eled a Lord
Mayor for the ensuing year, when Mr. Alderman Plomer
was elected.
At the final close of the poll on Saturday at Guildhall, for
the election of a Representative in Parliament for this city, the
numbers were,
Bor Sir Watkin Lewes, 2685
Alderman Clark, 2387
The affairs of the D.dch Republic!: may now be considered
as precipitating towards their crisis: Their principal depen
dencies in America are gone; in the East-Indies before this
time a decisive blow is given them, while at home their com
merce is obtruded almost to annihilation.
if the object of Commodore Keith Stewart's definition is
accomplished in the ample manner in which there is every rea
l^to expect it will, the whole of the Dutch commerce to and
from the Baltick, is frustrated for this year ; the confluence
of which, aided by their former difarters and disgraces, will
probably be nothing less than a National Ferment ; and then woe
to the Burgomasters who have been factious for America And
France ! —They have every cause to fear, that in their own
persons they will experience a repetition of the fate of the
De Wits.
October 8. On Saturday last an express arrived in town with
advice of the death ofthe Right Honourable Lord Richard Ca
vendiih, next brother-to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire,
and brother to the Duchess of Portland. His Lordfllip was
Member in the last Parliament for Lancaster, and was chosen
at the late general election for the county of Derby.
The Directors of the East-India Company expert by the
packet an account of the capture of some of the Deitch inlands
in the Eafl.
We have thefatisfadion to learn, that as soon as General
Vaughan heard of the invedives thrown out against him, on
the fubjett of his conduct Subsequent to the capture of St.
Fuhatius, he declared he was far from feeling adverse to any
person who had a /eg^/ claim to make, refpeaing the disposal
of the property taken on. that island ; that he would throw no
impediments in the way cf the pursuit of such claims, but should
rejoice in the success of all who had justice on their fide, and
were happy enough to be able to do themselves right.
By letters from Paris we learn, that Count de Guichen has
resigned the command of the fleet.
GAoberg. James Hunter Blair, Esq; has declared himfelf
a candidate to represent. the city of Edinburgh in Parliament,
in the room of the late Sir Lawrence Dundas, Ba t.
Extract of a letter from L ghorn, September 14.
“ The Ruffian squadron, which has been here somewhat
more than a mouth, failed 011 a cruize the 10th ult. The Admiral
gave notice he should return in about three weeks, at which
time it is conjectured he will return to the North, as some
English vellels are preparing to take advantage of his convoy ;
several vermis of that nation now wholly navigate in these seas,
under the Ruffian flag."
October ro. A gettleman lately arrived from France, saw
the famous Dr. Franklin in Paris, and relates the following
anecdote of him : That the Doctor being one dqy in company
with M. D'Arnauld, when the fubjef twas “ the powers of
intind," the latter asked the former Whether brutes had a
language ?—“ Meft undoubtedly they have," replied the Doc
tor angrily, " or how the D—lcould ,0^ ask me the question?"
It is to be observed, that the above great genius having
electrified the Queen of France, and several ladies of the court,
a fotyrick poem on the occasion made its appearance, supposed
to be written by M. D'Arnauhl.
October it. IBs Majesty's ship the Ariadne, commanded by
Sir John Borlr.ee Warren, fell in on theist of this month, near-
Dunkirk, with a French frigate, mounting 38 carriage guns,
betides fivivels. She at firft appeared under English colours,
but on the Ariadne landing towards her, hauled them down,
hoisted an Imperial Ensign, and kept edging away with all the
fail die could fct. The Ariadne continued the chace from 11
a. m. till 5 p. m. during which time the enemy seemed to gain
upon the hind. At half pad 5 she altered her course, when
the Ariadne got within gun shot of her. She then hoisted
French colours, and began to engage; a running fight con
tinued for near an hour, in which the French frigate was much
worked: but night coming on the ceased firing, and taking
advantage of the evening, found means to efcapo. The Ari
adne is one of our finalled frigates, mounting only 20 guns.
Admiralty Office, October 15, 1781.
Captain Duncan, of his Mafcfty's frigate Medea, arrived at
this office, late on Saturday night, with dispatches from Rear-
Admiral Graves, Commanderin Chief of his Majetty's Ihipsin
, North-America, to Mr. Stephens, of which the following are
extracts.
London, at Sandy-Hoob, Augufl 31, 1781.
THE 28th. Sir Samuel Hood arrived off the Hook with
fourteen fail of the line, four frigates, one (loop, and a fire
drip, from the Weft-Indies: The fame evening intelligence
was brought, that Mons. du Barras had failed the Saturday
before with his whole squadron. As Sir Samuel Hood had
brought intelligence from the Weft-Indies, that- all the French
fleet from the Cape were failed, I immediately determined to
proceed to the Southward, -in hopes to intercept the one, or
both, if pohible.
London, at sea, September 14, 1781.
I BEG you will be plealcd to acquaint my Lords Commis
sioners of the Admiralty, that the moment the wind feryed to
carry the sh ps over the bar, which was buoyed for the pur
pose, the squadron came out, and Sir Samuel flood getting
under fail at the fame time, the fleet proceeded together, on
the 31st of August, to the Southward.
The cruizers which 1 had placed before the Delaware could
give me no certain information, and the cruisers off the Che
iapeak had not joined; the winds being rather favourable, we
approached theChefapeak the morning of the sth of Septem
ber, when the advanced ship 'm^le the signal of a fleet. We
soon difeovereda number of great (hips at anchor, which seem
ed to be extended across the entrance of the Chefapeak, from
Cape Henry to the Middle Ground; they had a frigate cruiz
ing; off tllteCape, which flood in, andjeiaed them, and, as
we approached, the whole fleet got under fail, and Wretched
out to sea, with the wind at N. N. E. As we drew nearer, I
formed the lip.e firft a-head, and then in such a manner as to
bring his Majesty's fleet nearly parallel to the line of approach
of the enemy; and when I found that our. van was advanced
as far as the thoal of the Middle Ground would admit of, I
wore the fleet, and brought them upon the fame tack with
the enemy, and nearly parallel to them, though we were by
no means extended with their rear. So soon as I judged 'that
our van would be able to operate, I made the signal to bear
away and approach, and soon after, to engage the enemy close.
Somewhat after four the action began amongst the headmoll:
(hips pretty close, and fooir became general as far as the second
th in from the center towards the rear. The van of the enemy
bore away to enable their center to support them, or they
would have been cut up. The adtion-did not entirely cease
till a little after sun-set, though at a considerable distance, for
the center of the enemy continued to bear up as it advanced,
and at that moment seemed to have little more in view than to
flicker their own van as it went away before th' :wind.
His Majesty's fleet confined of nineteen fail of the line ; that
of the French formed twenty-four fail in their line. After
night I sent the frigates to the van and rear to push forward
the line and keep it extended with the enemy, with a full in
tention to renew the engagement in the morning ; but when
the frigate Fortunee returned from the van, I was informed
that several of the (hips had differed so much, they were in no
condition to renew the a&ion until they had secured their
masts; we however kept well extended with the enemy all
night. @
We continued all day, the 6th, in fight of each other, re
pairing our damages. Rear-Admiral Drake fhifted his flag
into the Alcide, until the Princefla had got up another main
top-malt. The Shrewsbury, whole Captain loft a leg, and
in Chief.
America Thompson 64 500
Resolution Lor I'Robert Manners 74 600.
Bedford 'Graves 74 6oa
t hn j t ( Rear-Admiral Graves? 0 0
London 800
(Captain Graves 5 '
Royal Oak Ardefoif 74 600-
Montagu Bowen 74 600
Europe Child 64 503
Frigates.—Salamander firefhip. Nymphe to repeat. Solebay,
Adamant.
F. S. Drake, Esq; Rear-Admiral of the Blue, &c.
Terrible —• Finch 74 600
Ajax Charrington . 74 550
m ( Rear-Admiral Drake ?
FrincefFa — ~, „ 70 <77
1 Captain Knatchuiul ') J .
Alcide Thompson 74 600
Intrepid Molloy 64 500
Shrewibury 'Robinfon 74 600
Frigates.—Sybil, to repeat. Fortunee.
Return of Aden E led and founded on board his Majfly's Ships
under the Command of Rear-ildmiral Graves, in an a&ion
ewith the French Fleet off Cape-Henry,the sl+ of September, 1781 a
Killed. Wounded. Total.
Shrewsbury - 14 52 66
Intrepid '- 21 35 56
Alcide - 2 18 20
Princeffa - 6 11 17
Ajax - 7 16 23
Terrible - 4 21 25
Europe - 9 1827
Montagu - 8 22 30
Royal Oak - 4 5 9
London - 4 18 22
Bedford - 8 14 22
Refolntion - 3 16 19
America —— —
Centaur —1 ——
Monarch —— —
Barfleur —— —
Invincible —— —
Bclliqueux —— —
Alfred —— —
Total 90 246 336
St. fames's, Cooler 15. Capt. Home, late Captain of his
Majesty's ship Romney, dispatched from Commodore Johnftone
in the Lark lloQp, arrived at the Earl of Hillfborough's office
yesterday morning, with dispatches from the Commodore,
dated the 21st of August last, of which the following is an
extract.
O N the 12th of June we were in the latitude cf 26:9 S.
and Longitude 20 : 24 W. and here I detached the Jason, Active,
Rattlcfnake and Lark, to precede the fleet, in order to gain
intelligence.
On the 9th of July in the evening, being in the rendezvous
given to the above named ships, they rejoined us, together
with the prize Heldwoltemade, a Dutch East-India Ship, late
ly commanded by Captain Vrolyk, bound to Ceylon, loaded
with stores and provisions, and about forty thousand pounds
in bullion.
This prize, Heldwoltemade, had come last from Saldanha
Bay : She failed the 28th of June: She struck to the Active on,
theist of July.
From Capt. Pigot I received a body of intelligence, digested
by Lieut. d'Auvergne, a very promising young officer; it con
tained, as ycur Lordship will observe, a certain account that
Morifieur Suffrein had arrived in False Bay, on the 2.lft of June,
with his five ships of the line, and the greatest part of his
transports; and that there were five Dutch East-India ships at
anchor in the Bay of Saldanha : I therefore resolved to enter
that Bay: I fleered to the north of the harbour towards St.
Martin's Point, otherwise called the Bay of St. Helen's. I took,
the charge of pilotage on myfelf, and ran in Shore under cover
of the night, judging my diflance by the lead: the weather
was very foggy, and continued so till the morning of the 21st
of July; the wind was at N. E. At eight o'clock in the
morning we had a clear fight of the land, distance about four
miler, and bore up for Saldanha Bay. We were forced to turn
by traverses into the Bay ; nevertheless our arrival was so un
expefled, and our movements so rapid, by carrying every
fail we could bear, that the Dutch had just tiipc ^ngu^h to cut.
had the firft Lieutenant killed, was obliged to reef both ton.
masts, fhifted her top-fail-yards, and Lad brained very great
damage. I ordered Captain Colpoys, of the Orpheus, to take
conimand of her, and put her into a state for action.
The Intrepid had both top-fail yards (hot down, her top
marts in great danger of falling; and her lower masts and yards
very much damaged, 1 er Captain having behaved with the
greatest gallantry to cover the Shrew sbury. ' The Montagu
was in great danger of loling her mqfts; the Teri ible so leaky
as to keep all her pumps going ; and the Ajax also very leaky.
In the present state of the fleet, and being five fail ofthe line
less in number than the enemy, and they having advanced very
much in the wind upon us during the day. I determined to
tack after eight, to prevent being drawn too far from the Che
fapeak, and to hand to the northward.
Enclosed is the line of battle, with the numbers killed and
wounded in the different ships. The ffiips in general did their
duty well, and the officers and the people exerted themfekes
exceedingly. r
On the Bth it came to blow pretty frefh, and, in ftandinw
against a head sea, the Terrible made the signal of diffrefs:j
immediately tent the Fortunee and Orpheus fi igates to attend
upon her. It being determined, in a council of war, on the
loth, to evacuate the Terrible and destroy her, I took the firft
calm dayto effect it, and at the fame time dihributed the wa
* ter and provitio'ns. This took up the whole of the iith; the
wreck was set fire to, and I bore up for the Chefapeak about
nine at night.
The fleets had continued in fight of each other for fire days
fucccflivcly, and at times were very near. We had not feed
enough, in so mutilated a state, to attack them, and they
shewed no inclination to renew the action, for they generally
maintained the wind of us, and had it often in their power.
I sent Captain Duncan to reconnoitre the Chefapeak, who
brought me information of the French fleet being all anchored
within the Cape, so as to block the passage. I then determined,
to follow the resolution of a council of war, to proceed with
the fleet to New-York before the equinox, and there use every
possible means for putting the ships into the best state for Ser
vice ; and! immediately dispatched the Medea with this packet
for their Lord ships information.
N. B. Captain Duncan reports, that before he left the fleet,
the Prudent of 64 guns, had joined it; and that an account
wasjuft received of Rear-Admiral Digby being upon the coast.
I, I NE of BATTL E.
Sir Samuel Hood, Bart. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, &c.
Ships. Commanders. Guns. Men.
Alfred Captain Bayne 74 600
Bellicueux Brine 64 500
Invincible Saxton 74 600
( Rear-Admit al Ilood)
Baifl(Ur I Captain Hood $ 9° ?68
Monarch Reynolds 74 600
Centaur Ingitheld 74 650
Frigates.—Santa Monica to repeat. Richmond.
Thomas Graves, Esq; Rear-Admiral of the Red, Commander