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“ Permit us, Sire, to assure your Majesty, that we take a
most sincere part in the concern and regret which your Majes
ty expresses, for the unavoidable heceffity of hostile measures
against tie ancient friends and natural allies of your kingdoms.
“ We acknowledge, with the warmest sentiments of grati
tude, the wisdom and moderation of your Majesty's conduct,
in using every endeavour, before your Majesty proceeded to
extremities, to prevail on the States General to revert to that
system of found policy which used to govern their Councils in
the heft times of the Republick, and which formed and esta
blished her Union with Great Britain, for the common interest
and mutual fafety of both countries. •
“ We beg leave to assure your Majesty, that your faithful
Commons will, with a firm and determined resolution, sup
port your Majesty against all your enemies, in the prosecution of
this just and necessary war, for the maintenance of the honour
of your Crown, and of the rights and interests of your people."
Hague, Jan. 25, Their High Mightinesses have appointed
Wednesday the 14th of February, to be observed as a day of
solemn fafting and prayer.
This day a placard was published, granting a free pardon to
all deserters who have deserted before theist of this month,
and shall rejoin their refpedive regiments before the firft of next
April.
It is said, that the Province of Zealand have again insisted
in the Assembly of the States upon terminating the differences
between the republick and Great-Britain by amicable con
ferences#
London, Feb. 1. Yesterday morning Commodore Johnftone
waited on the Secretaries of State, and, had a long conference,
and afterwards waited on his Majesty at the levee at St James's,
and is to set off to-morrow for Portsmouth, to join the grand
fleet now in readiness to put to sea.
Yesterday Mr Edmund Burke was present at the Levee at
St James's for the firft time since his being returned to Parlia
ment for the borough of Malton ; several of the leaders of the
opposition in both Houses have lately visited she court. The
Earl of Shelburne attended the Levee on Monday last.
Ten thousand troops are to be embarked on board the fleet
and transports preparing to fail for the relief of Gibraltar ; these
are intended to gid a secret expedition under the direction of
Commodore Johnftone.
Extract of a letter from on board the Earl of Sand<vich East-
Indiaman, in Madras Roads.
“ Since we have been here the Nancy Grabb, belonging
to the India Company, has taken a Spanish ship near Ceylon,
and sent her in here. 'The prize is very rich, having on board
three lacks of rupees, besides her cargo."
Extract of a Letter from Versailles, Jan. 22.
" The Ruffian Minister has within these few days received
Empress assured them, that Great Britain was the last Power
on earth she should ever be induced to be at variance with.
January 22. The British squadron left with Admiral
Hughes in the East-Indies, when the lately arrived convoy
failed, were, the Superb, of 74 guns, flag ship; Burford,
Eagle, Exeter, and Worcester, of 64 guns each; Sartine,
Coventry, and Sea-horse frigates, and two sloops: besides
these, there are seven armed ships in the Company's service in
those seas.
Sir Thomas Rumbold late Governor of Fort St George, is
a passenger in one of the (hips arrived at Crookhaven.
Am^rdam; (Holland) Jan. 17. The deputies of the fifhery
of Zeland have had a long conference with Sir Joseph Yorke at
Antwerp, to request the liberty of carrying it on. Sir Joseph,
it is said, told them, that he was not not now invested with any
publick character; but as he imagined the King would not pay
attention to such trifling matters, they might provisionally fend
to the fishery three boats, for which he would endeavour to
obtain a fafe-guard. ...
Admiralty-Office, January 23° Captain Boston, or his
Majesty's ship Alexander, fell in on the 13th instant (the Li
zard E. N. E. 4 E. distant 74 leagues) with Le^Dagueffeau
French privateer, of 30 guns, and 205 men, which he took,
and has brought into Portsmouth. She is a hew vessel, and
had been but three days out from St. Maloes. , „,,
London, Jan. 30. When the Baron Rullecourt summoned the
Cattle of Jersey; he sent word to Capt. Mulcafler, that unleis
he instantly turrendered, he would hang up the Lieutenant-Go
vernor, and put to the sword the wire and child of the Cap
tain, whom he had taken in the town ; the Captain's reply
was, that no man on earth held his wife or child dearer to
him, than he did, but his duty to his King, and his love to
his country, made every private consideration vanish, and he
was determined, at all events, to defend the Castle to the last
drop of his blood.
The humble ADDRESS of the Right Honourable the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament assembled.
Die Jovis, 25 0 Januarii, 1781.
“ Most Gracious Sovereign,
“ WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjeds, the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament assembled, beg
leave to return your Majesty our humble thanks for your most
gracious message, and for having been pleased to communicate
to this House your Majesty's publick declaration, setting forth
the causes and motives which have obliged your Majesty to di
rect letters of marqUe and general reprisals to be iflued against
the States General of the United Provinces, and their fubjeds.
“ We observe, with much concern, and just indignation,
that the governing part of a nation, whom the ties of common
interest, and the faith of mutual engagements, should have
made a sincere friends has employed the most hostile and per
nicious means to annoy an ancient ally, by leaguing with your
Majesty's revolted fubjeds, aiid furnishing constant and effec
tual aids to your inveterate enemies.
" We acknowledge, with the highest fatisfadion, and
warmest sentiments of gratitude, your Majesty's wisdom, in
endeavouring to bring the States General back to those prin
ciples which they have defeated, and in the reluctance you
have ihewn to proceed to hostile measures against a State con
nected with this country by the closest ties of mutual interest.
Your Majesty's great moderation and forbearance strongly ag
gravate their conduct, which made the present rupture indis
pensably necessary.
“ We beg leave to assure your Majesty, that we shall, with
the warmest and most dutiful zeal, give every support to those
vigorous measures, which your Majesty has determined to pur
sue. We are sensible they are founded in justice and wisdom,
and are such as the honour of your Majesty's Crown, and the
essential interests of the nation, require."
His Majesty's Most Gracious Answer.
" My Lords,
“ I Thank you for this very dutiful and affectionate Address.
“ I have the fulleft reliance on your support; and I trust
that the vigorous exertions I am determined to make, will,
under the Providence of God, defeat the designs of all my
enemies, and procure to my people the blessings of a Case and
honourable peace."
The humble Address of the House of Commons to the King.
" Most Gracious Sovereign,
“ WE, your Majesty's most dutiful arid loyal fubjefts, the
Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, return
your Majesty our most humble thanks for your Majesty's most
gracious message, and for having been pleased to communicate
to this House your Majesty's publick declaration, of the causes
and motives which have obliged your Majesty to direCt letters
of marque, arid general reprisals, to be iffiied against the States
General of the United Provinces and their fubjeds.
The last political injunction of the late Empress Queen of
Hungary to her son the Emperor, during her illness, is said to
have Deen the cultivation of an alliance with the English in pre
ference to every other power: a people, fays she, to whom
our family are all so much obliged, and who are the most stea
dy in their friendfhip of any nation on the globe.
There are the most authentick vouchers now in the possession
of some refpedable personages, from which it appears that the
alliance now forming between the courts of London and Vienna
will be a more beneficial one, than any we have enjoyed since
the commencement ofthe present century.
February 9.
Extract of a Letter from Lisbon, January 27.
" We received the news of the Dutch war by the King
George packet. The Portuguese applaud the vigorous mea
sures of the English, and behold with admiration, a kingdom
disturbed by domeftick jars and a colonial rebellion, sustaining
a gaining war against three of the greatest powers in Europe !
" Our Court seem peaceably inclined—the ten men of war,
half rigged, half manned, and half victualled, are not yet
put into commission.—The health of the King continues on
the decline.—Mr. Huffey, colleague with Mr. Cumberland,
has set out again for Madrid."
February 10. Yesterday at noon an express arrived with the
agreeable intelligence, that the homeward-bound fleet of In-,
diamen, consisting of eleven fail, under the escort of the
five men of war, which convoyed them from the East-Indies,
were fafely arrived in the Downs from Crookhaven, in Ireland.
They were joined off the Land's-End by three men of war,
who failed with them as far as Portland, where they left them,
and went in pursuit of some Dutch ships.
This morning early his Royal Highness Prince William-
Henry set out from the Queen's palace for Portsmouth, to
embark on board the Prince George, of 98 guns.
Lifoon, (Portugal) Jan. 27. Her most Faithful Majesty the
Queen Mother departed this life the 15th inst. to the great
grief of their Most Faithful Majesties, and the rest of the
Royal Family. Lond. Gaz.
London, Feb. 15. A private letter from Cadiz, by the way
of Oftend, mentions, that an express had been sent from the
Court of Madrid to the Governor and Admiral at that port,
and that an hour afterwards orders were sent to all vessels to
take Danish ships having English property on board. These
orders are said to have been iflued in consequence of the
Court of Denmark having concluded a treaty with that of
Great-Britain, without notifying the fame to the Court of
Madrid.
The creation of titles, which it is supposed will take place
this week, is to raise the Earl of Guildford to the Dukedom
of Kent ; Earl Cornwallis and Viscount Townfhend, to the
dignity of Marquiffes ; and Lords Edgecumbe, Onflow, Wil
loughby and Rivers, to the dignity of Viscounts.
War-Office, December 12# Promotions.
2d reg. Dragoon Guards. George Nelson, Lieutenant.-
Chambers, Cornet.
2d reg. Dragoons. Joseph Fortefcue, Cornet.
3d reg. Dragoons. William Wade, Cornet.
6th reg. Dragoons. • Henry Wilson, Lieutenant.
7th reg. Dragoons. William Osborn, Captain-Lieutenant.
Henry Lambert, Lieutenant. Fewfter Johnson, Captain of a
Troop.
11th reg. Dragoons. Richard Grant, Major.
19th reg. Dragoons. Benjamin Lambert, Major.
2d reg. Foot. James Fenwick, Lieutenant.
Western reg. of Fencible Men. John Cameron, Lieutenant.
Archibald Ferguson, Lieutenant.
Captain Richard St. George, to be Deputy Adjutant-Gene
ral to the Forces in North-America. Captain Richard St.
George, to be Major in the Army.
no less than five different dispatches by couriers from his Court.
Yesterday he received the last, and had a long confe ence with
Mess. Maurepas, Neckar, and Vergennes. The talk here is,
that Russia is determined, if possible, to heal the breaches
between the States and England, and prevent a general war
throughout the Continent."
Another letter from the fame place fays, " The principal
gentlemen in the suite of the Ruffian Minister seem to be of
opinion, that the Empress will not assist the States of Holland
in their disputes with England, but on the contrary unite with
Great Britain against all her foes."
Extract of a letter from Southampton, Jan. 29.
" The Expedition packet, Captain Wood, failed from this
port for Jersey yesterday morning with dispatches; she is to
bring over Lieutenant Governor for trial by a court
martial.
“ There is a very hot press here for seamen and land
men."
February 3. On Thursday Commodore Johnftone was a
gain at Court at St. James's, and took leave of their Majesties,
previous to his departure for Portsmouth, from whence he
has orders to put to sea immediately, with his squadron, on
a cruize to the Bay of Biscay.
The squadron under the command of Commodor^John
ftone are to put to sea before the grand fleet, and to serve as
a fleet of observation; to gain proper information of the force
of the enemy, should they attempt to obftrud our throwing
fuccours into Gibraltar.
Private letters from the Hague fay, in the most positive
terms, " that the Prince Stadtholder has several times ex
pressed inprivate how deeply he is affe&ed on account of the
unhappy rupture with Great-Britain, and wishes most sincere
ly they may come to a speedy and happy reoonciliation."
„ Extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, February 2.
“ this morning Admiral Darby went on board the Bri
tannia man of war, and made a signal for all the ships at Spit
head to prepare to fail at an hour's notice. He only waits
for his orders from the Admiralty.". , v
Dublin, Jan. 29. We are assured that Governnmeht intend
raising 4000 men in this kingdom, in the course of the next
spring and summer. They are to consist of 40 .companies of
100 men each. The officers from the Major to the Ensign, are
to have commissions according to a fated number of men : the
the Captain 50, the Lieutenant go, and Ensign 20..
Hamburgh, (Germany) Jan. 2^ We are assured that hu
thentick intelligence is received here of a treaty of alliance and
friendfhip having been concluded and signed between the courts
of Vienna and London.— Hague Gazette of Jan. 2%
Brussels, ( Austrian Netherlands) Jan. 29. The last letters
from Vienna confirm the account that a treaty of alliance, and
friendfhip has been concluded and signed between the courts
of Vienna and London.— Hague Gazette of Jan. 31.
London, February 8. The French finances begin to be in so
deranged a state, that we are assured, Neckar is obliged to
borrow seven millions sterling this year at nine per cent, besides
permitting a very large arrear to run unpaid till another year,
It is said that Admiral Darby's fleet is to be augmented with
several more ships, as advice has been received that the French
and Spaniards are fitting out a powerful fleet to prevent any
fuccours being sent into Gibraltar.
Some feeble efforts were made to illuminate the town, late
on Tuesday night, in consequence of Lord George Gordon's
acquittal. A few families distinguished their zeal for his Lord
ship, by exhibiting a number of candles in their windows; but
the attempt to make a general illumination was totally fruf
trated, by the prudence and good sense of the publick, who
have lately been too great fufferers by such nocturnal abfurdi
ties.
January 23. Royal reg. of Horse Guards. James Phelps,
Lieutenant. George Drake, from 4th Dragoons, Cornet.
Thomas Palmer, Charter-Master.
ift reg. Foot Guards. Colin Campbell, Ensign.
,3d reg. Foot Guards. John Grimfton, Lieutenant. Joseph
Tiffin Senhoufe, Adjutant.
48th reg. foot. Charles Grenville, of the 90th Foot, to be
Lieutenant.
90th reg. foot. James Williams, of 48th Foot, to be Lieute
nant.
98th reg. foot. George Hutchinson, Major.
To be Captains. Adam Romaine, of the nth foot. Brox
holme Jenkinfon, of ift foot.
To be Lieutenants. Robert John Napier, of 45th foot, John
Henry Campbell, of 6th foot, John Miller, Joseph Blenheim,
Boyes, John Webb, Christopher Vowell, - M'Adam,
Parkyns M-Neil, Archibald Cunningham.
Commissions jfyzzed by his Majesty for the Army in Ireland.
3d Regt. Horse, Lieut. Henry Pemberton, of the 14th
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant.
4th Horse. Major Richard Vyfe, of the 18th Light Dra
goons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
14th Dragoons. George Dunbar, Lieutenant, Francis
Bloffe, Lieutenant.
3d foot, Oliver Lambert, Captain. Charles M'Murdo,
Captain-Lieutenant. John Gray, Lieutenant. John Biddulph
Captain,
19th foot, John Majoribanks, Major. William Sleigh,
Captain, Phillip Holmes, Lieutenant.
30th foot. William Wilkinson, Captain. John Henry Gam
ble, Lieutenant. George Byng, Lieutenant. Charles Cra
croft, Captain.
32d foot. Robert Riddel, Captain,
36th foot. John Knox, Major,
January 27, 11th reg. Dragoons. Richard Barry, Cornet.
98th reg. foot. James Smith Symes, Captain. Thomas
Bullock, Lieutenant.
100th reg. foot. Henry Rooke, Major. John French, Cap
tain.r•
To be Lieutenants. John Cunninghame, William Stephen
son, William John Hind, Richard Darby, John Baker, Do
nald M'Donald, James Welsh.
Southern Fencibles. Thomas Moncrieffe, Lieutenant.
Capt. Thomas Edgar, of 25th foot, to be Major of Brigade
to the forces serving in North-Britain.
February 3. ift reg. Dragoons. James Christie, Captain.
Henry Thomas, Captain-Lieutenant. John Kinsey, Lieute
nant.
20th reg. Light Dragoons. Nicholas Archer, Surgeon.
ift reg. foot Guards. Hon. John Weft, Lieutenant.
,25th reg. foot. Charles Williamson, Captain. John Cham
ney, Lieutenant.
29th reg. foot. Charles Williams, Captain.
34th reg. foot. James Ronaldfon, Surgeon. John Copley,
Quarter-Master.
42d reg. foot, 2d battalion. John Wemyfs, Lieutenant.
47th reg. foot. William Johnson, Lieutenant.
60th reg. foot, ift battalion. George Hallam, Captain.
John Peter Rochat, Captain. William Henry Ricketts,
Lieutenant.
84th reg. foot. Patrick Sinclair, Captain.
100th reg. foot. John Johnson, Captain. John Le Couteur,
Lieutenant. Robert Halliday, Lieutenant. Daniel Siddon,
Lieutenant. Frederick Dodfworth, Clerk, Chaplain.
February 10. 2d Troop of Horse-Guards, Charles Barton,
Brigadier and Lieutenant. Thomas Sleorgin, Sub-Brigadier
and Cornet.
Royal reg. Horfe-GuardsT'-William Paul Cergat, Cornet.
ift reg. foot Guards<Charles Talbot, Captain of a Com
pany. Charles Afgill, Lieutenant.
Coldftream reg. Foot Guards. William Lord Cathcart, to
be Captain of a Company.<
sth reg. foot. Roger Hall Sheaffe, Lieutenant. Thomas
Allison, Ensign.
52d reg. foot. Henry Thurloe Shadwell of 90th foot, to be
Captain of a Company.
83d reg. foot. David Fleming, Lieutenant.
90th reg. foot. Charles Newton, of §2d foot, Captain.
95th reg. foot. James Corbet, Major. Gilbert Waugh,
Captain. Charles Byne, Lieutenant.
98th reg. foot. Thomas Black, Lieutenant. Lewis Borth
wick, Lieutenant. Thomas Thompson, of the 100th foot,
Lieutenant. David Robertson, Lieutenant.
John Taubfon, Esq; to be Captain in the Army. Neil Ste
wart, to be Lieutenant in Captain Terrott's Independent
Company of Invalids at Hull. Samuel Hadley, to be Lieute
nant in Captain James Elliot's Independent Company of Inva
lids, in North-Britain.
Commissions Jigned by his Majesty for the Army in Ireland.
3d reg. foot. Arthur Bernard, Lieutenant. John Donaghy,
Ensign.
Captain Henry Bowyer, of the 60th regiment of foot, and
Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland, to be Major in the
Army.
February 13. 23d reg. foot. Capt. Frederick Mackenzie to
be Major, vice Thomas Mecan ; Captain Lieutenant Charles
Apthorp to be Captain, vice Frederick Mackenzie ; firft Lieute
nant John Blucke to be Captain Lieutenant, vice Charles Ap
thorpe.
33d reg. foot. Captain Lieutenant William Gore to be
Captain, vice Allen Malcolm; Captain-Lieutenant James In
gram, of 70th foot, to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice William
Gore; Ensign John Wheeler Collington. to be Lieutenant, vice
Thomas Nicoll.
37th reg. foot. Ensign Frederick A. F. Beckwith, of 33d
foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Pottinger.
38th reg. foot. Lieut. Henry Pottinger, of 37th foot, to be
Captain, vice William Wade; Lieutenant Frederick P. Robin
son, of 4th Battalion of the 60th foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
Edward Moncrieff.
42d reg. foot. Serjeant Hector M'Lean to be Quarter-Mat
ter, vice Colin Smith.
54th reg. foot.' Ensign Stuart Brisbane to be Lieutenant,
vice James Dillon ; Brant Schuyler Lupton, Gent, to be En
sign, vice Galbrieth Holmes.
60th reg. foot, 4th Battalion, Lieutenant Edward Moncrieffe
of 38th foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Frederick P. Robinson.
70th reg. foot. Lieut. Thomas Nicoll, of 33d foot, to be
Captain-Lieutenant, vice James Ingram.
76th reg. foot. Serjeant Stuart to be Quarter-Master,
vice David Barclay.
84th reg. foot, 2d Battalion. Ensign James Robertson to
be Lieutenant, vice Alexander M'Donald; Volunteer Duncan
Campbell to be Ensign, vice James Robertson.
Joseph Hutchinson, Gent, to be Surgeon to the garrison of
Bermudas.
Charlestown, April 18.
YESTERDAY arrived here his Majesty's packetboat
Swift, Captain Spargrove, in eight weeks from Fal
mouth.
A desire to gratify our readers with as copious extracts from
the English papers we have received by the packet, as the
shortness of the time would permit, has occasioned our omit
timg a number of advertisements, &c. &c. &c. which will
be inserted in Saturday's Gazette.