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parts of which have been filled with the needy, and
performs reduced in their fortunes, who have been em
ployed to purchafc the public supplies upon commis
sion ; those have been the efficient causes of the de
preciation of the money below what the quantity in
circulation would naturally have produced. And 1
have heard some unthinking persons lay the whole
blame upon Congress, but tho' no doubt a part of
it ought to'fall to their ihare, yet the other causes I
have mentioned have been strongly combined with
those that have taken their rife from that body.
Let any man of sober reason and candour only take
a comparative view of the morals and conduct of the
people at this time, and at the commencement of the
war —Not only a Ready and firm attachment to the
glorious cause of freedom, but the most generous and
heroick resolution to rifque all, prevailed generally
throughout these Rates —Property, and even life it
felf, were nothing, when opposed to the value of the
blessings we were contending for.—But alas ! the case
is now greatly altered. The allurements of pleasure,
and the universal rage for money, have almost be
reaved us of our senses ; and nothing but the appear
ance of the enemy on our borders will quench these
passions, and call forth that patriot spirit for which
the people of this country have been so remarkably
distinguished. It has been a most salutary remedy
for evils of this nature in most of the commonwealths
of the ancient and modern world, when torn by civil
diffusions, emasculated by luxury and ease, and run
ning into a general corruption of manners.
Liberty is a most invaluable blessing, without which
property is of little estimation —for " what right," as
a great man alks, " can we have in that which an
“ other may take from us at will, and without our
" consent ?"—lt is possible we may again, before the
conclusion of the war, be put to the proof: It is
therefore the interest of every man on this extensive
continent within the United States, and who wishes
well to his country, to join in every public measure
calculated for its fafety, as is this plan of Copcrefs.
It may be alledged that these sentiments have taken
rife from interfiled motives, but I am confeious of
no such motives; I never delivered a public senti
ment with a view to my private emolument, and it
is certain I have had my full fliare of the hopes and
misfortunes incident to the times. CREON.
tl~\lC&rft^rapACo l. tcptitpc—Httßepre
LONDO N, December 25.
Translation of the Memorial delivered to the States
General at the Hague, by Vifeount de la Heireria,
Minifler Plenipotentiary from the King of Spain.
High and Mighty Lords,
('HE underwritten Minister Plenipotentiary from
X his most Catholic ftlajefty has the honour to re
present to your High Mightinesses, that at the mo
ment when the King rvfclved upon the blockade of
Gibraltar, his Majesty fignified his intention to all the
foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, refilling at his
Court in order that they might acquaint their Sove
reigns therewith, and at the fame time give notice to
their respective Consuls, to prevent all ships, under
their flag, from having any communication with that
place ; and that, in aiding contrary to these resolu
tions, they would be seized and taken, conformable
to the laws of war. This notice was likewise given
at that time to Count Rechteren, and, nevertheless,
experience has proved, that notwithstanding this pre
caution, Dutch ihips have continued to navigate to
wards the bay of Gibraltar, and to transport provision s
to the blockaded place, making use, to that effect,
of double clearances, and other fubterfuges, which,
however fubtile they may be, are not fufficient to co
ver the illicit designs of their navigation.
The proceedings which have followed the fcizure
of several vessels belonging to the fubjeds of your
High Mightinesses, by the squadron commanded by
Don Barcelo, and destined to block up the laid place,
confirm the truth of this assertion, as also the repeat
ed attempts of Count Rechteren, to reclaim the said
vessels, which trouble he might as well have spared,
for as long as the King has reason to be peffuaded that
your High Mightinesses will not approve or authority
Ihips, bearing their Rag, to be employed in a pro-'
hibited navigation, as long it will appear impoßible
to his Majelty, that your High Mightinesses have or
dered their Envoy Extraordinary to reclaim the said
vessels, the King being more inclined to believe that
these attempts of Count Rechteren are only the ef
fects of his zeal and readiness to fatisfy the repeated
folicitaiions of the refpedivc owners.
The King, my Master, who sincerely desires to give
your High Mightinesses new proofs of his friendship,
thinks to have a just claim to the like cordiality from
their part.
His Majesty would be much mortified to be under
the* necessity of proceeding against the fubjedts of
your High Mightinesses, who would obstinately aft
contrary to his intentions and the laws of war ; and
therefore his Majesty, confiding in the equity of your
High Mightinesses, as also in their readiness to return
the assurances of friendfhip which I have the honour
to reiterate, by order of his Majesty, expeds that they
will give the Arictelt orders, and take the mos t vi
gorous meafur^s, to prevent the ships of their fub
jeds being longer employed in this punishable and
prohibited commerce, of which the King now com
plains ; and by which means his Majesty will be spared
the trouble, which he would otherwise be under the
disagreeable necessity of taking, to authorife the final
proceedings of his ministers in the different depart
ments of his navy against the said ships.
The King has likewise not the least doubt, that your
High Mightinesses will immediately give and publish
such strict orders to all ihips belonging to their fub
jeds, as will tend effectually to interdict all commerce
with the fortrefs of Gibraltar, now blocked up; and
that they will declare as acting against their orders,
those who notwithstanding, shall attempt to navigate
towards that place. His Majesty also doubts not that
your High Mightinesses will approve, that the Spanish
squadrons, and Judges of the Admiralties, pursue,
arrest, seize, and punish, by confifeation of Ihips and
cargo, those who shall endeavour to ad contrary to
the just orders which his Majesty experts from your
High Mightinesses.
At the Hague, the 6th of December 1779.
(Signed) The Viscount de la la HeiRERiA."
Jan. 18. From the date of Capt. Clerke's account
from Kamfkattka of the death of Capt. Cook, and of
his intention to pursue his route for the difeovery of
the North Weft passage, we mus twith regret con
clude that he has failed in the attempt, or we should
have heard of him at least in the North seas long ere
this, if not have congratulated him on his actual arrival.
If Capt. Clerke should have failed in his attempt
to difeover the North-Weft passage he will be obliged
to turn again to the Southward, to make the belt of
his way home through the Indian ocean, and in that
case it will be at least these two years before we can
expert his return to England.
The Dutch are exceedingly enraged at our taking
and detaining their shipping ; various letters by the
last mail make no secret of announcing the certainty
of an open rupture with that Republic; however,
politicians here know the Mynheers dare not Ihew
their teeth, unless supported and protested by the
Prussian Monarch.
This morning some dispatches were received from
Gibraltar, adviling that Admiral Ross was arrived off
that place, where every thing was quiet, the Spanilh
fleet, &c. having retired. After flopping there a few
days, the Admiral intended to proceed up the
Streights, to relieve the (hips blocked up at Leghorn.
The account of the melancholy lots of Captain
Cook came express through Peterlburgh, from Kam
fkatfka.
Fhe Ruffian Governor of Kamfkatfka furnifhed the
Resolution and Difeovery with all kinds of stores and
provisions in the most liberal manner, and refufed to
receive bills on England in return, declaring that a
receipt alone Would be fully fufficient and most a
greeable to the intentions of his Imperial Mifircfs.
The following particulars are given by others of
the death of Capt. Cook: That having been a cou
fiderable time at the island where he met with his fate,
and all the while very friendly with the inhabitants,
upon failing from thence he met with an accident
in the malt of his ship, and returned there to repair
it. The people then (hewed a different disposition,
and took away one of his boats, which they would
not return ; upon which the Captain, with a Lieu
tenant and nine marines, went on shore to compel
them to deliver the boat; they seemed very riotous
and rude, particularly one man, whom the Captain
ordered to be fired on with small shot, which they
not regarding, he ordered bullets to be fired, which
killed the molt daring man and another ; upon which
they rushed in upon the Captain and his people with
clubs, and killed the Captain and three men; the
Lieutenant and four others escaped.
The new difeovered island in the South Seas, in
which Captain Cook was murdered, lies in 22 N. lat.
and zoo E. long, from Greenwich. The Captain
and crew were at firft treated as deities, but upon
their reviliting that island some proved inimical, hos
tilities ensued, and the above melancholy scene was
the consequence.
February 7. Captain Mackenzie, late of the Ariel
frigate, is arrived from Cadiz, where he was landed
by a French man of war. He took his passage from
thence on board a Dutchman, on the 7th of last
month. Off St. Mary's, on the coast of Portugal,
the ship fell in with a Spanish fleet, consisting of
nineteen line of battle ships, under Don Lewis de
Cordova : Capt. Mackenzie was informed they were
cruizing to intercept Sir George Rodney, whole
destination for Gibraltar they were well apprised of.
On the 15th ha met with Sir George's squadron off
the Rock of Lisbon, when he went on board the Ad
miral, and gave him the above intelligence. Sir
George informed him he had difpatchcd the Hedor,
and two frigates with the fleet for the Well-Indies ;'
and the America, with his prizes for England. Sir
George's fleet was nineteen of the line, including the
Spanilh 64 gun ship.
The fleet now preparing is to be commanded by
Admiral Barrington, who will hoist his flag on board
the Barfleur, now fitting out at Portsmouth.
Orders are given for loco tons of ordnance-stores
to be got ready immediately at Woolwich, for ex
portation to his Majesty's garrifonsin the Weft-Indies.
Yesterday the capture of Pensacola by the Spaniards
was confirmed at Lord George Germain's office.
An express was sent from the Admiralty to Ports
mouth yesterday, for a ship of the line and two fri
gates to proceed immediately for the Weft-Indies,
with orders to call at Plymouth, for the transports
which should be then ready, with those forces in
tended for that Ration.
This day an officer arrived at the Admiralty from
the fleet under Admiral Ross, since which a report is
spread that the Spanish camp was broke up before
Gibraltar.
We are assured that a new treaty of alliance and
friendfhip is now negociating, and nearly concluded
between the Court of Berlin and the States-General.
Certain advice is received from thy Hague, that
the Dutch Eafl-lndia Company are preparing to fend
out immediately deco troops to reinforce their fettle
nients in the East-Indies.
The Ministry are absolutely determined no longer
to keep measures with the Dutch, should they peifift
in furnishing our enemies with warlike stores.
An account is now taken, by order of the Board
of Trade, of the value of the imports from the Weft-
India islands to Great-Britain, for five years part,
diltingudhing each island refpedively.
The loss of the province of Wefl-Florida will prove
a severe loss to this country. It may be said there
are fourteen provinces now loft, bolides islands.
There cannot longer be any doubt of the intention
of their High Mightinesses refpedting England, it we
confider but fora moment their conduct-: —Upon Sir
jofeph Yorke's application for ratifying some condi
tions which they had engaged to perform to this king
dom, as the ally of Holland, they have not yet
thought proper to conform to the demand. They
have lustered their ships to affillour enemies with,
copper and other materials necefiary for carrying on
the war fuccefsfully against us; whilst 011 the other
hand, we find them fubmiffivcly complying with every
requeil of Spain, and laying heavy fines on such mas
ters of veliels as shall even attempt to aid our garri
son at Gibraltar ; —hence Count Welderen's not ap
pearing at Court for several days, is conlidered not
as a corporal, but political indisposition.
BASSE lER RE, March 18.
Yesterday touched here, in her passage for Jama
ica, the Lord Hyde Packet, Capt. Jeffrey, by whom,
we have the confirmation of the capture, by the squa
dron under the command of Sir George Bridges Rod
ney, .° n tilc 'th °f January last, of a Spanish fleet of
16 fail of ftore-lhips, convoyed by a ihip of war of
64 guns and fix others of interior force ; likewise of
an engagement between a Spanish squadron and that
of Sir G. B. Rodney, on the i6tn of January last.
The following are the Lilts of the Spanish vessels
captured, &c. by Sir G. B. Rodney.
Lift of the Spanish convoy and merchant ships, under
the command o,Don Augustine de Yarde, taken by
Sir George Bridges Rodney's squadron on the Bth of
January last, off Cape Finiflerre, on their ^aj from
Bilboa to Cadiz.
C ONV O Y.
Ships. Commanders. Guns. Men-
El Guifrocia, Don 1 ho. Atalay, 64 550
Don Carlos, Don Puncy Artibruc, 32 15,
S. Raphael, Don Louis Antino, 30 155
S. Theresa, Don Mendzeont, 28 148
S. Bruce, Don Guychocea, 26 131
S. Jermin, Don Tempe, 16 50
Pacquete, S. Vincent, 10 32
Sixteen fail of merchantmen, chiefly laden with
wheat and flour.
Lift of the Spanish squadron under the command of Don
Juan Languarro, engaged by his Majefly's fleet under
the command o/'Sir George Rodney, o„ the 16th of
January last, off Cape St. Vincents, in bis nuay to re
lieve Gibraltar, having under him Sir J. L. Rot's
and Admiral Digby.
"Ship Phccnix, Don Juan Megrays, 80 guns, 650
men, taken ; S. Cuzerno, J. Anto. Morto, yoguns,
550 men, taken ; Princeffa, Manael Leon, 70 guns,
550 men, taken ; St. Jufta, Joseph Vaceila, 7oguns ft
55omen, taken; Monarch, Antino Secrilla, 7o guns,
550 men, parted company before; S. Januario, Felix
Tarada, 70 guns, 550 men, ditto; St. Julian, Mar
quis de Medina, 70 guns, 550 men, ditto ; Diligence,
D. Antino Alvernon, 70 guns, 550 men, est aped af
ter striking to Admiral Digby; S. Domingo, D. Ign.
Mon. Zabin, 70 guns, 550 men, blown up by the
Ajax ; one 70 gun ship, name unknown, funk ; and
two Grips drove on shore.
Two days before the above Packet failed, an express
arrived at Falmouth, with advice that 25 Blips of the
line, with 140 transports, having on board 20,0 ca
troops, had failed from France for the Weft-Indies.
Sir George Rodney, (who probably is arrived at Bar
bados by this time) had an express to the fame pur
port from Lisbon.
P
BOSTO N, April 10.
The Saratoga, Capt. Emerton, arrived at Salem
lad Tuesday from Port-au-Prince, but last from the
Hayannah which place he left the loth of March ;
haying sprang a leak off that part, lie put in to re
pair, where he was detained fcvcial weeks, by rea
son of an embargo which took place in consequence
of a fleet's fitting out there, the declination of which
was a secret, but it was conjectured they were bound
to Pensacola. Illis fleet confined of three ships of
the line, four frigates, and forty transports, having on
board 5000 troops. They left the Hayannah the 7th
of March. A Colonel of the Continental army ar
rived there expres from Charleftown, S. C. just be
fore the fleet failed, which gave rife to a rumour that
they were bound to Georgia or Carolina.
PROVIDENC E, March rB.
We are informed that a f„ow is arrived at Boston
from Holland, but last from the Downs, in 7 wetks fr
which she left in company with 40 fail of vessels
bound to New-York, Georgia, &c~