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tremity. But their animation subsided upon the
receipt of a few 4 pound (hot from the Hero, and
they reluctantly surrendered themselves prifuoers of
war. The victorious party, with a natural and
pleating vivacity, feii to plundering, and quickly
emptied the stores of a variety and confides ble
ouan'tity of dry goods, twenty puncheons of good
Wed-India rum, and the King's beef, pork and
tion, and two other gentlemen have since been sent
over with more enlarged inftrudions, and with a
power of obviating mod of the objections that had
been previously started.
HOUSE of COMM 0N S, May 2
Ordered in a bill for allowing the free importa
tion of tobacco from the neutral inlands in America
and the Weft-Indies.
The late advices from Holland breathe defiance
rather than peace; and are an evidence of their
deep fixed determination of oppofieg this country in
every project for the recovery of its ancient glory.
Britain and Holland h^ve been long rivals in point
of trade, and the Dutch have from thence declared
Britain to be their natural enemy
ExtraA of a letter from Portsmouth, May 6.
" Several ft.ips of the line have failed within
these few days to reinforce Admiral Kempenfelt's
Squad: on in the bay: Lord Howe will follow them
immediately with another squadron, and take the
command of the whole; from these preparations,
sane Broke of importance seems to be in contem
piaticn."
EDINBURGH, April 3 0.
Extract of a letter from London, April 26.
" ibis afternoon an express arrived at the Ad
nmalty from Admiral Barrington, with the agree
able intelligence, that he had taken Le Protected,
another French Ship of 74 guns. Admiral Bar
ringtens fleet has taken altogether,
Le Beg T- - 74. guns,
Le Bictedeur - - 74 ditto.
Thirteen transports with troops, naval and mili
tary flores, promfons, clothing, &c. from Fiance
to the EaU-Fuhes.
Ihe frotcAcur was taken by the Queen,
'• advice is received from Portfinotnh, that the
Pegme, of. 74. guns, and nine of the traafports, are
arrived there."
It is hod die Earl of Stair will succeed Lord
Loudon as one of the sixteen Scots peers. Lord
Staii was turned cut formerly for voting in the mi
ruchy (which is reckoned a phenomenon in a Scots
peer) and publishing feme pamphlets against the
American war. It is laid the present Ministry set
film down for the h;A vacancy .n the Scots peerage.
Extract of a letter from London, May 3.
CT Two thousand troops are ordered from New-
York for Jamaica, as a further Security for that va
luable illand.
“ Lord Howe arrived yesterday at Portfmou'th,
to take the command of the grand fleet, and to
proceed immediately for Brest, to watch the moti
ves of the enemy.
thi^ day Mr. Strachey preferred to the House
of Commons a lift of pensions, many of which arc
Goa to be abolished.
“ I he House then went through Sir Thomas
Rumbold's restraining bill.
" Mr. Alderman Wilkes then rose and made
his annual motion for refeinding the vote of the
House relative to the MiddleKx election. The
.Aiderman Rated, that he now expected from a vir
tuous House of Commons that his motion would
me.t with a different fate from what it had hither
to done,"
A fnoit debate enfu'ed, after which the House
divided.
Ayes for refeinding the vote, 115
Nees, - - 47
bEjority for Mr. Wilkes's motion, 68
B OSTO N, July 13.
Captains Babcock of the Hero, Stoddard of the
Scammel, Woodbury of the Hope, and Tibbets of
the Swallow, having determined to furprize and
possess themselves of Lunenburgh, an elegantly si
tuated town, ten leagues weft of Halifax, landed
ninety men two miles below it, under the command
of Lieutenant Barteman, on Monday the firft day
cf July inflant, at half after 7 o'clock, A. M. This
gillant corps, with amazing rapidity, reached the
town, and aniidtt many heavy difeharges of muf
qu'etry from the enemy, burnt the commanding of
ficer's house, a block-house in the north-well part
of the town, spiked up two 24 pounders, and for
ced the enemy into the south block-house, from
whence they kept up a brisk and animating fire, and
declared their intention to hold out to the lad ex-
A small Shaving-mill privateer, mounting one or
two guns, belonging to Salem, has taken a ichoon
er privateer, loaden with rum and sugar, and re
taken another with lumber, &c.
The fliip Hendrick, Captain Benson, of Salem,
has taken a schooner with salt, and lent her into
Boston. The Hendrick was left in chafe of three
vessels, known to be a Bermudian privateer, and her
two prizes.
4 he brig Enterprize, of 12 guns and 50 men,
and the Olive-Branch, of 140 tons, having 011
board a very valuable cargo, are taken from the
enemy, and carried into an eastern port.
The brig Ross, Captain Chambers, with a very
valuable cargo, is arrived in James river, Virgi
nia, in 14 days from St. Thomas's.
'I he schooner Nimrod, Captain Dean, of this
port, is fafely arrived ir die Chesapeake, with a
cargo of rum, See. from St. Kitts.
It is laid, the I'Evillc, a French 64, is arrived in
the i hefapeake.
Monday morning last the Duke de Laufan's le
gion reached Baltimore; the remainder of the
French army will probably arrive in a few days, as
they were near that town when the legion, arrived.
It is generally acknowledged, that the regular, mo
ral deportment of this icfpeAable army, reflects
the highest reputation on both officers and soldiers.
Wednesday morning last, His Excellency Gene
ral Washington set out from this city, to join the
main array on the banks of the Hudson.
August 3. The Ship N^nfach, Captain Wells,
is arrived in our river frem Nantz, which fie left
flour. Upon the near approach of the combined
fleet, two eighteen pounders were spiked tip and
dismounted, and the royal magazine was fafely de
posited in the hold of the Scammeh The ihideft
decorum was observed towards the inhabitants, and
the wearing apparel and household furniture invio
lably preserved for their life. The town was ran
somed for a Thousand Founds Sterling, and Colo
nel Creighton, with some of the principal inhabi
tants were fllipped on board the Scammcl. On
the fide of the brave sons cf liberty, three were
wounded Rightly, one dangerously; on the part of
the abettors of oppression and despotism, the num
ber of slain and wounded unknown, only one of
their slain being found.
July 25. Saturday the 13th instant, a boat
with 19 young men and women on board, on a par
ty of pleasure, was overfet by a Sudden flaw of
wind, in Newport harbour: Six of the young wo
men and a lad were drowned.
H A RTFORD July 30.
By Capt. Phips, who arrived at New-London last
Saturday in 17 days from St. Kitts, we learn,
That 7 Chips of the line and 12,000 troops had
arrived at Martinico from France the begining of
July— !he above arrival-had frustrated an expedi
tion which was formed against the island of St.
Kitts by the British fleet. He further informs,
that Admiral Rodney was called home.
PHILADELPHI A, July 27.
Extract of a letter from Nantz, dated May 9.
As to news it is impolfible to fay how matters
will go; the new British Miniitry have failed in
their endeavours for a separate peace with Holland;
and the Dutch have, on the contrary, recognized
the independence of America. The terms fupp&fed
to be carried out by Carleton to America, will cer
tainly be rejected: It was natural to think that on
this, a peace would have ensued, but yet it ap
pears the English are willing to attempt to beat the
trench. ~ convoy going from Bred for the East-
Indics, was, a few days ago, dispersed, and a 74
and 12 tranfpoits, were taken; this has given the
enemy feme Ipirits.
Captain Buffington in the privateer ffilp Mar
quis de la Fayette, from Salem, has captured the
Ship Rialto, about 200 tons burthen, laden with
3000 Quintals of fiih; She was bound to Lisbon
from Newfoundland.
A Letter of Marque belonging to Cape Ann,
has aifo taken a brig, burthen 180 tons, laden,
with rum and sugar, and sent her into a Sale port.
Two prizes, the febooner Industry and the (loop
Minerva, with lumber from Penobfeot bound to
Bermuda, are arrived at Salem; they were cap
tured by the privateer Junius Brutus, Captan
Brooks.
The Alexander, a letter of marque Ship belonging
to Boston, on her outward bound passage, took a
letter of marque brig of 14 guns about 200 tons
burthen,, laden with fait and dry goods from Li
verpool bound to Newfoundland, which has ar
rived fife in port.
We therefore, the underwritten, animated with
ajud zeal for our country; and willing, to.the ut
most of our power, to give our abidance, and to
carry into execution the views of our rulers, do
hereby allociate ourselves for tins end, and da
pledge out selves to each other, and to our country,
I That we will Strenuously endeavour to detect
and bring to justice all who Shall be in any way con
cerned in this traffick; and encourage and Strength
en the hands cf all civil and military officers, by
every justifiable means, to punilh and suppress it.
2. Ne will give every assistance to those who
are vested With authority, to detect and puniSh all
suspicious persons travelling without the legal pass
ports; or carrying goods, or going through the
country in any mariner contrary to the intention of
the laws, or the interest of the date.
3. That we will avoid, as far as possible, all
country by force of arms, have turned the efforts
of their policy to draw from us, by a disadvantage
ous commerce with them, the coin which we had
acquired from other nations, and which is the great
fopport of the war. Men have been found among
ourselves who, from an unworthy attention to their
own interest, or from mistaken apprehensions of the
injury of this commerce to the publick, have too
far Seconded their subtile and pernicious views —•
We have already felt, in an extreme degree, the
fatal consequences of it ; and the general want of
specie, even for our mole common uses, has made
us feel the evil which the body of the people could
not forefee, and has routed the publick indignation,
the honourable Legislature have endeavoured to
restrain it by a vigorous law; and the conviction of
our danger, which seems to poiTefs all tanks of
men, leads us to hope, that by proper associations,
supported by the general countenance of the people,
we may now put a flop to this deftrutlive trade,
especially when we call to mind what furprizing
effects the spirit of America, when'properly roused,
has been able to produce in different periods of this
war.
communication, intercourse and dealings with per
sons whom we Shall know, or even rafpeA to be
hereafter concerned in trading with the enemy, or
with such persons as Shall commonly be fufpeded
to tiade with them; and we will treat as mean,
falfe and deigning, any insinuation that any en
deavour to detect and pursue such traders are not
highly honourable and praise worthy.
4. 2 hat we will not hereafter purchase or wear
ourselves, nor fuffer others to purchase for us, any
goods that we have reason to believe are of British
manufacture, and have come from any place within
the lines of the enemy, except such as have been
captured, condemned, and fold according to law.
A committee was then appointed to prefent'the
about the middle of June. By her we have Euro
pean papers as late as theist of June, from which
the molt meterial articles are copied into this pa-
Yesterday morning the brig Mercury, Captain
Faris, arrived here Bom Eilboa, after a paflage of
50 days. At the time of her failing a large
fleet of French and Spanish Ships lay in the bay of
Cadiz, with a body cf 8000 French and 220C0
Spanish troops, commanded by the. Duke de Cril
lon. This powerful armament was defined for a
Steffi attack upon Gibraltar, a new plan having,
been adopted for carrying on the siege cf that for
trefs, which it was not doubted would finally be
compelled to surrender.
Besides the account given in our last, of the
evacuation of Savannah, we have the pleasure of
alluring out readers, that the garrison had arrived
at Ch..rlcfown before some persons (who arrived
in town yesterday from that place, b, way of a
flag) left it which was on the 1 Ith ult. 1 hey allo
Say, that St. uguhine was certainly abandoned
by the enemy.
In addition to the above article our informant
fays, that a number ot cannon, &c. were 'embark
ed on board some veffcls in Charleftown harbour,
and that every .appearance indicated a Speedy re
moval of all the British forces r >m that quarter.
PRINCETO N, July 31, 1782.
On Saturday the 27th ult. the inhabitants of this
town and neighbourhood met at the marked
house, pursuant to notice, to confider of a plan
of ahbeiation to prevent trade and intercourse
with the enemy.
Jonathan Deare, Ffq. appointed Chairman.
The draught of an aflociation was offered and read,
and some amendments being made, was agreed
to as follows:A
HE British nation, convinced at length that
4 they are unequal to the conquett of this