The royal gazette — [Charleston] S.C., 1781-11-24 00:00:00, page 2

^ih Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant George Rutherford to be Cap
tail!, vice Samuel M'Connel ; Ensign William Boyle to be Lieute
nant, vice George Rutherford; Abraham Anderson, Gent, to be
Ensign, vice William Boyle.
50th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Samuel Kempthorne, of 6cth Foot,
to be Ensign, vice Arthur Nevin ; 'Thomas Gccrc Nixon, Gent,
to be Ensign, vice James Ogilvie.
Jld Regiment.of Foot, John Evrans to be Lieutenant, vice Henry
Bowen Browne ; John Coje Bowen, Gent, to be Ensign, vice John
Evans; Captain-Lieutenant Ligonier Chapman to be Captain,
vice Hon. Charles Wyndham ; Lieutenant Ambrose Ruffei to be
Captain-Lieutenant, vice Ligonier Chapman; Ensign H. Lawrence
to be Lieutenant, vice Anibrofe Russel; Ensign John Cunninghame
to be Lieutenant, vice Robert John Harrison.
56th Regiment of Foot, Charles Ingram, Gent, to be Ensign, vice
John Cunninghame.
58th Regiment of Foot, Joshua Lewis, Gent, to be Ensign, vice
Arthur BAynet.
61st Regiment of Foot, John Abraham, Gent, to be Adjutant, vice
Robert Pollock.
,oth Regiment of Foot, Thomas Smith, Gent, to be Ensign in one
of the Additional Companies, vice Richard Brackenbury.
,Ift Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Richard Goakman, of 25th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice William Bain.
,2<i Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant George Gramme to be Captain,
vice William Clowes; Ensign Arthur Baynes, of 58th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice George Gramme.
73d Regiment of Foot, William M'Lane, Gent, to be Ensign in one
of the Additional Companies.
African Corps, Ensign George Lucas Strudwirk, of 78th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice lames O'Shanley.
Captain Hon. Henry Broderiek, of 55th Foot, to be Major in the
Army.
Captain William Stewart, of Sandown Fort, to be Captain in the
Army.
% Ji. Coldftream Regiment of Font Guards, Ensign - —— Cow
all is appointed to be Lieutenant, vice George Mathew; Ensign
Richard Earl of Cavan to be Lieutenant, vice Washington Shirley ;
Richard Vachell, Gent, to be Ensign, vice J. Edwards Freemantle.
31st Regiment of Foot, William Houftoun, Gent, to be Ensign in
cne of the Additional Companies, vice Alexander Adolphus . Dalley.
52d Regiment of Foot, James Norton, Gent, to Le Lnhgn, vice
John Cunninghame.
59th Regiment of Foot, Henry Blundell Atherton, Gent, to be En
sign. vice Charles Eaftgate.
79th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Edward Nightingale, of 97th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Saunders.
,7th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Thopias Saunders, of 79th
Foot, to.be Lieutenant, vice Edward Nightingale.
Northern Regiment of Fencible Men, Enfn .1 Colin Mathifon to be
Lieutenant, vice Robert Mackay; Alexander Forbes, Gent, to be
Ensign, vice Colin Ma^hifon. .
John Montague Clarke, Gent, to be Enfigp in Capt. George Ka
tenkamp's Independent Company of Foot, vice James Whiting.
Lieutenant George Lower, of 68th Foot, to be Lieutenant in Capt.
Godfrey Featherftone's Independent Company of Foot, vice Na
thaniel Cooper.
Capt. William Stewart, of Sundown Port, to be Captain of an In
dependent Company of Invalids, vice Thomas Northey.
Cap:ain Thomas Northey, of the Invalids, to be Captain of Sandown
Port, vice William Stewart.
John Connor, Gent, to be Surgeon to the General Hospital for the
troops in the L%ward-Iflands.
August 14. ift Regiment of Dragoons, Robert Harland, Gent, is
appointed to be Cornet, vice John Kinfey.'
gel Regiment of Dragoons, Lieutenant Henry Marikall, of 20th Dra
gopns, to be Lieutenant; vice William Simfon.
4th Regiment of Dragoons, John Kirkby, Gent, to be Cornet, vice
John Macky.
19th Regiment of Dragoons, Cornet William Tooke Harwood to be
Lieutenant, vice George Warner.
Ift Regiment of Foot, 2d Battalion, Ensign Andrew Hay to be
lieutenant, vice John Fraser.
loth Regiment of Foot, Ensign John Treydall to be Lieutenant, vice
Waldron Kelly; John Sandiaman, Gent, to be Enugu, vice John
Treydall.
^ift Regiment of Foot, Lieut. George Edward Schlagel to be Adju
tant. vice Michael Kirkman.
05th Regiment of Foot, John Dickson, Gent, to %e Ensign, vice
Tomlinfon Busby; Lieut. David Johnftone, of 73d Foot, to be
lieutenant, vice George Abbott.
39th Regiment of Foot, John Coates, Gent, to be Ensign in one of
the Additional Companies, vice Henry Torre.
47th Regiment of Foot, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Paulus Emilias
Irving to be Lieut. Col. vice Nicholas Sutherland; Brevet Major
Richard England to be Major, vice Paulus ^Emilias Irving; Capt.
Lieut. Gerrard Irvine to be Captain of a Company, vice Richard
England; lieut. Robert Duport to be Captain-lieutenant, vice
Gerard Irvine; Ensign Nathaniel Blond to be lieutenant, vice
Robert Duport.
48th Regiment of Foot, John Seymour, Gent, to be Ensign. vice
William Brooke Jones.
6zd Regiment of Foot, Ensign Neptune Blood to be Lieut, in one of
the Additional Companies, vice James Lord Torpichcn.
73d Regiment of Foot, Charles Hawkins, Gent, to be Ensign vice
Charles Wilson.
73d Regiment of Foot, Lieut. George Abbott, of 25th Foot, to be
Lieut, vice David Johnftone..
75th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Thomas Dixon to be Lieut, vice
Love Parry Jones; John Jones, Gent, w be Ensign, vice Thomas
Dixon.'
79th Regiment of Foot, Murdoch M'Kinzie, Gent, to be Ensign,
. . vice Martin Leggart.
93d Regiment of Foot, John Delap Halliday, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice William Dance.
94th Regiment of Foot, Lieut. Hugh Campbell, of 71st Foot, to be
Capt. of a Company.
97th Regiment of Foot, Thomas Welherhed, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice Charles Dewis.
99th Regiment of Foot, Mathew Lalor, Gent, to be Ensign, vice
James Eaßcourt Atwood.
Sutherland Regiment of Fencible Men, Major James Sutherland to
be Lieut. Col. vice Nicholas Sutherland; Capt. Hon. James Stuart
to be Major, vice James Sutherland ; Capt Lieut. Donald Mathi
fon to be Capt. of a Company, vice Hon. James Sthart; Lieut,
John Sutherland to be Capt. Lieut, vice Dona'd Mathifon ; Ensign
William M'Kay to be Lieut, vice John Sutherland; Rofc Suther
land, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Wm. M'Kay.
Capt. Thomas Northey, of Sandown Port, to be Lieut, in an Inde
pendent Company of invalids at Landguard Fort, vice William Stc
pyart.
Independent Company of Foot, Lieut. James Ballmer, of 16th Foot,
is appointed to be Captain ; Ensign Mathew Lathor, of 99th Foot,
to be Lieutenant; Ensign Gardiner, of 6th Foot, to be lieu
tenant ; Edward Lloyd, Gent, to be Ensign.
Independent Company of Foot, Lieut. Charles Baillie, of 81st Foot,
to be Captain ; John Pufely, Gent, to be Ensign.
Independent Company.of Foot, Lieut. Archibald Campbell, of 81st
Foot to be Captain ; William Ryan, Gent, to be Ensign.
Independent Company of Foot, Lieut. Robert Garden, of 81st Foot,
to be Captain; Ensign Cecil Edgeworth, of 818 Foot, to be Lieu
tenant ; Walter Tyler, Gent, to be Ensign.
Independent Company of Foot, Lieut. Alexander Lynch, of 68th
Foot, to be Captain ; George Shadwell, Gent, to be Ensign.
Independent Company of Foot, Lieut. Franck Seymour, of 11th
Foot to be Captain ; Ensign Robert Burton, of 4th Foot, to be
lieutenant; Supple, Gent, to be Ensign; Ensign John
Brilfet, of 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant in Captain Richard Bea
croft's Independent Company of Foot.
Ensign Thomas Northey, of 14th Foot, te be Lieut, in the said Com
pany.
James Watchom, Gent, to be Ensign in Capt. Alexander Mall's In
dependent Company of Foot. \, , ;
CoMMissioxyfod 6, His M^fyfor the Army in Ireland.
irth Regiment of Foot, Major General Francis Smith, (Lieut. Col.
of the icth Foot) to be Colonel, vice General William A Court
Affie, deceased.
European Intelligence.
VIENNA, (Austria) July n.
WE hear that the Einprefs of Ruftia has enjoined all
her fubje&s who export furs and perfumes from
her dominions, to warehouse them fit Oftend. This
is a frefh instance of the perfect amity that subsists between
our Court and Ruffin.
London, Aug. 4. The Empress of Russia, convinced of the
.real.utility of.her heir feeing the world, has refolvcd to make
c 11 bc^u * tour of Europe. General Comte Spltikow, Lord
Steward of her, Imperial Iliglmefs; the Grand Duke of Mui-
Covy, has received orders to repair to Mufcow, to make the
-necessary preparations for a tour into foreign parts, in which'
he is to accompany the Grand Duke,-and his Imperial con
tort, It is said his Highneis will not return fortwelve months;
and that her Majeßy has fettled upon their Highnefles one
million of rubles, over and above their ordinary revenue, to
defray the expeiices of their journey. It is already determin
ed that they shall pals through Klow, Cracow, and Vienna on
their way to Italy.
Admiralty-Office, Auguf 6, 1781.
Copy of a Letter front lieutenant John M'DouGALL, Com
mander of bis Majfly's Cutter the Flying-Fi/b, to Mr. Ste
phens, dated Hbithy Koads, the id Augufl, 1781.
" BE pleated to acquaint my Lords Commidioners of the
Admiralty, that at half part 9, A. M. Whitby bearing Weft,'
alliance about Bx leagues, I gave chafe to a cutter, handing in
for the ihore, and toon after perceived her to be in chafe of
me, till ihe got almost within gunihot, and then hauled her
wind; at 10 minutes past ten, I got within pihol foot, when
it fell calm, so that 1 was obliged to work the vcd'cl with my
sweeps. At 15 minutes past 12,1 brought her toa^ion, which
continued at that distance till 10 minutes past One, P. M. when
Ihe Bruck to his Majeßy's colours. Onboarding her, I found
herto be the Maro Deur, belonging to Dunkirk, of 14, 6 and
4 pounders, and 74 men, commanded by M. Cornus. I had
only one man killed and nine wounded during the adion;
the enemy had four men killed and ten wounded.
" N. B. The Flying-Fill^ had sixty men and twelve carri
age guns, three pounders."
London, Auguji 8. In a private letter from Paris, dated
July 20, we read the following passage: " All is contention
and discord in our national council. The Ministers divided
among themklVes, are at open war against each other, and
carry on the crutch with moie cagernefs and warmth than
they have hitherto Ihcwnin the depute aaiM England. The
principal object in view is die long meditated downfal of the
Jlaiquis de Carries, the firft General of Dragoons, fay the
Iriendsot Compte D'Eltaing, that ever was pitched upon for
the conduct of naval aßeirs. To this eoirtratl^ between the
man and the office, the Marquis's enemies ascribe those delays
and that tupinehefs which have retarded our naval operations.
But people aie of opinio that Compte D'Eftaing will fuceeed
in displacing Mr. de Castries, though he is not to reap any
other advantage than by bringing forward once more Bis friend
Sai tine, who will resume the Gillick Trident, This arrange
ment, if it ihouid take place, bodes no good to the Royal
Treasury, wh ch will soon melt away by passing through the
crucible of this pchhcal alchymift. Every one knows that
Sartine owed his disgrace to the impotlibility, in which even
a Necker found himfclf, of answering the exorbitant demands
01 the naval Minilter. The Sieur Joly de Fleury has neither
the resources, nor the tenth part of his predecessor's talents
and how can be acquire the confidence of the monied foreign
ers, who never will be able to secure tne efteeni of his own
fellow fubjcGs? indeed, it is matter of astonishment to all
wed-withers to their country, that so efientia; a department
ihould have been entrusted into the hands of a man who is at
belt a very suspicious character."
Admiralty-Office, Augufl 11, 1781.
Copy of a letter from Captain Brown, Commander of bis Ma-
J^JJJ% Lrof/jte, to Mr. Step hexs, dated L^itb Roads,
Aug. 7,178 X.
" I AM to define you will inform my Lords Cnmmiffioners
of the Admiralty, that I am this day arrived in, his Majesty's
ihip under my command, with the Hirondelle, a lugger pri
vateer belonging to Dunkirk, pierced for 14 guns, but had on
'/ e ight on board, and 35 men, commanded by Jean Felix
llauiffois. I took her on the 6th, Bucbannefs bearing W.
by S. diftanee 36 leagues."
London, Aug. 14. We bear that the Lords of the Admi
ralty have been pleased to confirm the appointment of Lieu
tenant Waghorne, who fogahantly diftinguithed himfelfin the
late action with the Dutch fleet, when firft Lieutenant to Ad
miral Parker, to be a Post Captain in the navy..
A two-fold circumstance of the late engagement in the
North Sea, is greatly in our favour; that the Dutch convoy
were all outward-bound, and are now driven back to nort,
whereby they left their voyage,.which may not be accoinplifh
ed this ftafon; whereas our fleet of merchantmen under con
voy of Admiral Parker, were on their way home, and no
doubt by his prudent management, have happily compleated
their voyage. This makes a vast difference to the two nations,
viz. England will be supplied whir-naval stores, and Holland
will be cut off from all naval Berts and North Country pro
ductions, in which calamity France and Spain mutt be deep
Jharers. Thus, heavy blow is ftruck'at the whole chain of
our combined enemies..
Notwithßanding the action with the Dutch fleet was less
decisive than could be wished, it certainly has turned out great
ly in favour of the British arms—The lots of a 74 gun ihip
must be Severely felt in the prefect infant Bate of their NaVy
betides the great inconvenience the Dutch trade must fuffer,
. from being confined in port while the other Shattered ships are
repairing, as many of them must certainly be docked before
they can be fit for sea.
There have been but few aCtions during the last and the pre
sent war, that has done more honour to the officers and men,
than the last engagement off the TexeL For the credit of the
Dutch, they appear to be the only enemies we have to cope
with, that dare to fight us; and our commanders have an
equal claim to applause, for shewing such extraordinary brave
ry and Beady conduct during so long and so animated a con
test.
Madrid, (Spain) July 24. On the 6th inst. the* fire from
the enemy daugeroufly wounded Don Joseph Rofconi, Cap
tain of the battalion of Arrogan Volunteers. Our batteries
continue to be well served. On the 7th, Bth and 9th the
enemy kept up a heavy fire, by which five privates were
wounded. We have reason to think that we were not less
fuccefsful against them. By several deserters, and observati
ons taken down by our advanced post, we are informed, that
the garrison are indefatigable in repairing and erecting new
parapets. On account of contrary winds we have not been
able, since the 12th inst. to make any use of our bomb and
gun-boats, but they are kept in constant readiness.
London, Augirft 16. Atorrefpoudent informs us, that an
ingenious artist has lately finithed a very capital portrait of the
- Emperor of Germany, for his Royal Hignnefs the Duke of
Gloucester, designed as a present to the Princess Royal.
The armed neutrality, which at firft filled our enemies with
hope and fatisfaetion, is now a thorn in their fide. The Spa
niards, after having extolled it to the skies, were the firft to
complain of it. The Dutch followed the example; and France
did not long hesitate to adopt it, as appears by a memorial
presented about a uwoth ago, by the French Minister at the
Court of Russia, to the Vice-Chancellor of that p 1
This memorial contained “ very strong rcmonftr&r
“ the conduct which the English continued to du? n
" refpeCt to the trade and navigation of neutral '""'^
“ upon the baHoiuardnefs, Ikewn hitherto by th,"'°l
“ to oppose the arbitrary conduct of the English • ar'l'M
" port by force, the spirit and principles of those 'deci
“ which the neutral courts had made to the different™' 0 ^
"at war, as well as to carry into execution, the f '° 1
“ armed neutrality, which had been acceeded to in™'?
" mity with those principles; upon the fatal conte'™
" that would naturally result to the good of Enron'',|
“ such backwardness and inactivity—upon the ardent a
“ of his molt Christian Majesty to fee the evil o
""the effectual co-operation of her Majesty the Dnr„
" Russia; as without her concurrence and inter p(,fy ' '"1
" fail! treaty of armed neutrality would turn out folclv q
" advantage of tiie enemies of France. ', '°^
The memorial “ represented, that his, most Chriftiank
" jefty, who had hitherto most fcrupuloully adhered
" the principles of the above declarations and treaty of™
“ trahty, must in the end fee himfclf reduced to the info"'
" fiblc necessity of adopting a new fyflem w?h refpeft
" trade and navigation of the neutial powers, and to
" late his- conduct in future by that which the English™
" permitted to pursue with impunity; and to which,
" neutral poffers submitted with so much patience and
" ference." ' ^
The memorial concluded with these words, that «r
" most Christian Majesty had neverthekf; thought pron e h "
" suspend the definitive execution of the refutation heh'h
" taken upon this head, until his Miniver mould have
'"'" h ' r Majefty' the Empress of Russia, on
Such is the neutrality once so formidable to Englands
pleasing to France. Our Ministers, (to their credit be it fpofol
have been able to turn its edge from us to our enemies'
now feel it with the greater pain, as they had flattered them
selves, that they ffiould have seen it fall upon, and do terffi'
execution among us. Catharine, it seems, is inclined to'favo^
us ; France fees it, and willies to sender her our enemy but
happily for us, Catharine is not a woman to be Shake'll hr
menaces.l
London, August 18. The Warrior man of war, of 74
is commissioned, and the command given to Sir James
lace. She will be launched in about three weeks.
The fwift failing vessels u hich government have taken upto
relieve Gibraltar are already 26 in number, and 'it is determine
they shall be doubled.
The procuring an equal Land Tax, which will produce
twelve hundred thousand pounds annually to the revenue is
said to be one of the intended efforts the next session ol'p'ar
liament.
During the late action between the English and Dutch
squadrons, a chainrihot took off the head of the pilot of the
Berwick, and drove it with such violence against Capt. Fer
guson, as to beat him fiat on the deck, where he lay to all
appearance dead, for near ten minutes,
Admiralty-Office, Aagufl 21, 1781. .I
Copy of a letter from Capt. Drury, ofbis Maje/b'sfoop Came.
leon, to Mr. Stephens, dated Shields, Augu/ l 16.
" BL pleased to inform my Lords Commiffioriers of the Ad
miralty, that the 14th infant, at fix A. M. the Texcl bearing
S. E. distant fix leagues, we gave chace to a Dutch Dogger,
mounting 18 fix-pounders, and 20 swivels; a quarter before
nine got dole along-hde, and desired him to strike his colours'
to his Britannick Majesty's flag; he immediately fired hisl
broadside into us, which we instantly returned, and continued|
the action, yard-arm yard-arm, till half past nine; she thep
blew up, elofe along-fide. The ihock' was so very great, that
it shook the people oh their legs, ayd the cloud of finoke was
so very thick, that it was impossible to fee each other upon the
deck for the space of two minutes ; it then began to clear away,
and we soon perceived our topsails on fire in several places,
particularly the main-topsail, and fore-top gallant-fail, which
I was obliged to cut from the yards. The fire in our fails was
occasioned by the splinters from the wreck, which had blown
up in the explosion; many pieces of human Belli were found
Risking against our malls and rigging, and some of the limbs
of the Dutch-men were taken up upon deck. We have great
reason to believe that bis main-mast went over us, as we saw
it about the vessel's length to leeward of us; his colours flew
on board us all on fire. We as soon as poflible hoisted out cur
boat, our hopes of taking up some of the people, but could not
fee one living : we picked up his pennant, and a, marine's hat.
" It.is with the greatest pleasure I can inform their Lord-
Blips, that I had only twelve men wounded in the adion,
none of which appear at present dangerous. I am the only
officer hurt, having from a splinter received a flight,hurt in my
leg, which in all probability will soon be well.
" A good deal of injury is done to the Blip in her masts
and rigging; in her hull there was no fuot of confeqitence
that 1 know of, except one which went through between wind
and water, knocked down two men in the magazine, and af
terwards lodged in the maftef's bed-place.
" N. B. The Camelcon mounts 14 guns, fix-plunders, 4
carrouades, and 70 men.
Berlin, (Capital of Prufia) Auff 8. Last week died at
Stettin, in the 66th year of his age, his Serene Highness Prince
_ Augufrus William, of Brunswick Bevern, General 'of Infantry
in the Prussian service, and Goyernour of Stettin. L. G.
London, Augifl 21. Saturday fe'nnight the Chamber of
Exeter ordered the freedom of their city to be presented to
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, Bart. ,in testimony of. the
high esteem they entertain for him, in his having, on various
occasions, distinguished himfclf as a most able and gallant
officer.
It is reported, that advice has been received from Holland,
that the ftrongfort and factory at Chincery, in the river Ben
gal, the chief settlement the Dutch have in India, in the falt
petre trade, was taken possession of by a strong detachment of
the Company's troops from Sir Eyre Coote, immediately on
Hyder. Ally's .evacuating his short-lived conquests in the
Carnatic..
Augtyl 24. Yesterday Sir John Dick kissed the King's
hand at St. James's, on being appointed one of the Comp
trollers of the Army, in the room of Henry D'Oyley, Esq.
George Scott, Esq; Colonel of the 83d regiment of foot,
is appointed deputy-governour of Wmdfor-Caflle, in the
room of Major-General Phillips, deceased.
The new Comptroller-General of the French Finances, has
opened a fubfeription for a loan at 9 per Cent, for sixty mil
lions, and no more than 14 were fubferibed.
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