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AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
St. JOHN'S, (Antigua) May if.
TIE following are extracts from letters found on board
a schooner called the Betsey, taken on the 13th inst. in
her paflage from Martinico to St. Euftatius, by the Tar
ter, Capt. Kenwich, and brought into this port.
Copy of Mons. Paudreml's letter to the Count D' Arbaud, written
at sea on tbs nji of April, r;Ba.
f' I have the honour to transmit to you, Sir, a lift of the
flips now with me and which I have collected after our affair
of the rath of April under Dominica. You have, no doubt,
been informed of our misfortune, and of the capture of La
Fille de-Parh, Le Glerieux, Le C^far, Le Heitor, and If Ardent.
Izm now cruizing to the windward of St. Domingo, in order
to protest those Ships which may not have joined, as well as
the convoy, which was not at the Cape on the 16th according
to the information of le Comte de Reventhlow, commander of
the Daniih frigate le Moen, who has been so obliging as to take
charge of my difpatthes. I entreat you, Sir, to do your ut
most to forward to me as expeditiously as you are able, any
news which you may think interesting tome; if the English are
Bill in the Windward Islands, and what is the condition of
their fleet. The navy officers killed, whose names have reach
effime are M. de Pavilion, de Marigdy, de S. Cefire, de KuJ,
de I'Ametrie, and de Kolen. M. de Pavilion is not vet dead,
hut extremely ill, having had his thigh amputated.
Extras of Letters written in French, and dated at St. Pierre's,
Extra& (dated Ma, 8./ " The within news of the taking
the Ville de Paris is a fad, with the Glorieux, L'Ardent, Le
Heftor, Le Czfar, and one funk, which is fix fail of the line the
French have loft. This news is by a Danish frigate, which
met the remainder of the French fleet by St. Domingo. The
said Danish frigate is arrived at Guadeloupe, and brought let
ters for many gentlemen there and here. So it is true; the old
rogue Rodney is in his glory I suppose."
Extract (dated qth Ma,.) " It is with infinite chagrin that
we now find the cruel intelligence ofrhe capture of M. de Graffe,
too fully confirmed. Never before hath the Lilly of France
received so gross an affront. M. de Graffe hath given an asto
nishing precedent to the world. Heis the very firft Comman
der in chief who ever struck his flag. The naval articles of war
adjudge him to lose his head ; for by them, every Admiral who
accepts the command of a squadron is refynfible with his life
to the King, never to furrendcr. The dissensions which pre
vailed in the French fleet have been the cause of this disaster.
M. de * * villainously abandoned M. de Graffe with his
whole division at half part four, and this unfortunate Comman
der, after having combated a whole day agalnft three Grips, all
thr, deckers, had the mortification, at nine o'clock at night,
St. J AME S's, APRIL, 12, ,78%.
To the KIN G'j Moji Excellent Majesty,
The ADDRESS of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sherriffs,
and Common-Council assembled;
Most Gracious Sovereign,
WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjefts, the
Lord Mayor, &c. of your city of London, beg leave
to approach your throne with fentimenta of unccre
loyalty, and the most profound attachment for your royal perlon
and family, and to offer humbly to your Majesty, expreflions of
themoft zealous acknowledgments, for having graciously listen
ed to the desires of your people, in making a change in your Ma
jesty's councils, and for taking into your confidence, persons
refpeded by their country on account of their constitutional
principles and distinguished talents; and whose efforts, assisted
Iby Divine Providence, we flatter ourselves will restore the dig
nity of the Crown, unanimity among the people, and make
the interests and prufperity of all your dominions to fiourifh.
Signed byorder of Council,
WILLIAM RIX.
The KING returned the following Most Gracious ANSWER.
“ The assurances of loyalty and attachment given to me by
the city of London, cannot fail to afford me the highest fatis
faaion: the dignity of my Crown, union of my people, and
the interest and prosperity of all my dominions, must ever be
the principal object of my cares."
London, April 16. The information which has been recently
received from the Eaft-lndies, as it is the most important of
any publick intelligence which has been communicated to this
country from their poffeflions abroad for fomc time past, is
also a proof that the plans of the late Minivers were not laid
with all that weakness and incapacity, that has been too gene
rally ascribed to them. The territory acquired by the late
victories, are not only valuable from the immediate acquisition
of great wealth and extent of landed property in the East,
but as giving us a stronger hold over the Slater-General for
producing an immediate pacification, than any other event
could possibly have done.
April 18. The new Government have , prevailed upon the
court of Directors, to fend out letters recalling Lord Macart
ney from the government of Fort St. George, Madras: his
Lordship's fa ceffor has not yet been named.
By the Holland mail of Tuefdav we learn, that on Monday
fe'iinight failed from the Texel,a squadron under the command
of Captain E. C. Staringh, composed of the following ships of
war, viz. the Argo, Zuileveld, Bellona, Amphitrite, Zephir,
Hoorn, Waakzaamheid, Jaager, and Zee-Baars; with twelve
merchant fllips, all defined for Surinam, and another for Cu
ragoa.
There is not the least truth in the declaration in an evening
paper of Saturday, Bating from authority, that Dr. Franklin,
Mr. Adams, Mr. Laurens, &c. &c. were in town negociatmg
a peace. The fad is, that not oue of the gentlemen mention
ed, and alluded to, is at present in England. Mr. Laurens has
been gone some days As to peace, our readers may rely on
the following assurance, that without admitting the Independent
of America, the commissioners from Congress in Europe can
not even open a negociation. Independency admitted, it the#
remains for the French concurrence, whether peace shall be
obtained or not. This is the present Bate of fads, and thole
who are amuling themselves with ideas oft fcparate peace, ei
ther with America or Holland, are only amuhng themselves, for
a separate peace with either is unattainable.
The following are the promotions already made by the Duke
of Richmond as Master General of the ordnance : —Sir William
Howe, Lieutenant-General, in the room of Lord Ambreft;
Hon. Thomas Pelham, surveyor-general, in the room of Sir
Charles Frederick ; John Aldridge, Esq; storekeeper, in the
room of H. Strachey, Esq; William Smith, Esq; treasurer and
paymaster, in the room of William Adam, Esq; Mr. Kenrick
continues as clerk pfthe deliveries.
Extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, April 14.
Yesterday failed, the Britannia of too guns, Captain Hill,
and Admiral Barrington; Royal George, 100, Captain Corn
wall and Admiral Kempenfelt ; me Ocean of 90, Phipps ;
Union of 90, Dalrymple ; Foudroyant of 80, Jarvis; the Ed
?;ar, Alexander, Bellona, Fortitude and Goliah of 74 each;
Sir H. Parker in the laftj Sampson 64, Prudent 36, Recovery
33, and Crocodile 34.
The Queen, of 98 guns, failed this morning to join Admir
principal Constellation in the French Navy )
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
Ending himfelf deserted by all his friends, ^nd after baking sus
tained the fire of the whole English fleet, to be obliged to strike
his flag. Doubtkfs he is culpable, for he ought never to have
furreudcred. What a length of time will it not requite before
France can get the better of tnis fatal blow! The mips indeed
might easily be replaced, but when can the French flag appear
again with its ancient fplendour?
M. de Graffe, struck to the Barfleur. In the general con.
fternation which this misfortune has occasioned here, and which
is Wrongly depicted on every countenance, we are ready to seize
with avidity every little fubje& of consolation—or rather we
anxiously feck for some mitigation of the grief which so dread
ful a calamity has caused: And this has been in some degree
furnifhed by the reflection that the capture of M. de Gi arte is
by the brave Sir Samuel Hood."
Extract (dated io/h May.) “My predictions refpedirrg our
fleet are but too well verified. You may with juftcc fay, that
lama true prophet. But to come to the point, a Danish 'ri
gate, which left St. Doming. )the iß:h of lad month, fed in
with three of oar ftiipS on the 20th, handing for the Cape. On
the 31st the met with Mons. de Vaudreuil with 6 ships o' the
line and two frigates offthe Old Cape; Mons. V udreuil feet
tor the Captain, and entreated him to carry his difpatcbes to
Count d'Arbaud, which he has punctually performed : they
contain perhaps what y<u may know as well as we ; but if not,
must inform you that they tell us of our having been beaten—
Inda that with a vengeance-fee qui s'qfrlle de main tie maitre]
for it feerns our fleet has been dil'perfed like a ft n of partridges,
pursued by a bird of prey. Admiral de Grafß, who fought a
general action is taken, as are the Glorreux, Czfar. He&or,
and Ardent, the latter of which struck very early. This is not
to be wondered at; fire was a dfrter who fought for pardon
by 2 timely furrenden Every body here is in the utmost con
sternation. Tlg affair of the rath of April is not likely to pro
duce a peace. The ling ith veil! nd doubt be very insolent and
our navy, if they have any sense of flrame, ought to be extreme
ly humbled ; but nothing affects them. The fame frig ite
brought a letter from M. de . Glandevez, written to the Presi
dent, which only informs him that the writer is Well, as is also
Mr. de Damas.
" If is reported that BoUgmnvide, that infdent Fripon, has
put into Curacoa with three other ships. I hope, ifwhat is said
of him be true (which I do not in the least doubt) that the grea
test mercy they will mew him will be to burn him alive.
The band of muficli is probably gone to the D—l, it is the
firft instance ever known of having such people on board. I
think the concert raifft hare been rather an unhaymonious one."
Extraft (dited lotb May) '' I paid a v fit yesterday to M.
Joubert, who is a little indifpof?d; he fold me that Mons. de
.Bouille had not left any inftrudtions receding St. Enftatius;
and he added, " I know of nothing concerning it, but that
M. de Vergennes, in complimenting the Marquis upon his con
quest, remarked to him, quben you rtm/lated that ijiand under
the Dutch flag, and appointed a Governou# to re^refent the States
General there, you certfml, were ignorant of the terms we ate up
on with that nation."
Richmond, (i-ginii) May ip.
B, an officer wbe left the Sowhsqi arm, the 28.6 u't. we have the
following account often attempt to surprise Gen. Greene's ca%.
Captain Pendleton obtained a flag with a view to mitigate
the severity of tne imprisonment of his brother, Henry Pen
dleton, Esq; chief judge of South-Carolina, who had lately
been taken by the enemy, and upon his return flopped at
a gentleman's house, where his lervant exchanged saddles,
mounted the captain's horse with his portmanteau, and went
into Charleftown. Captain Pendleton sent in a flag requesting
his servant, horse and portmanteau, to which requell he was in
formed, the borfe and portmanteau he might have, by fending
for ; but the servant having chimed their protection could not
be delivered up. Upon which he sent a Serjeant Peters, of the
Maryland line (who was General Greene's cook) whom they
bribed to corrupt the ferjeants and men of General Greene's
army ; for which purpose 2 considerable sum of money was ad
vanced him. Upon hisreturn to General Green's camp, he made
fcveral overtures, and finding himfelf fuccefsful, he went twice
to Charleftown, or the Quarter- House, for money, &c. and re
turned in the morning, early enough to pass unnoticed. In the
last of these excursions he finally fettled the plan'with the ene
my.—The fcQants of.the army who were concerned with him,
were to fecOrt all the officers at a certain hour, and fire a
gun as a signal. One hundred and fifty of the enemy's horse
were at the fame time to be within one mile of our camp, and
and upon that signal were to rush in and take pofftffion of the
officers, while the fericants marched the army where they
were desired. Thus, was every matter finally fettled with
the enemy.
The next night,ferjeant Peters had the conspirators gathered
together, to fall upon the necessary measure to put the plan
into execution. Fortunately, one of -he ferjeant's wives, who
fufpefted something was going forward, curiosity prompted
her to follow them and lifted, by which means she discovered
the whole plan and communicated it to General Greene next
morning; upon which the ferjeants and conspirators were ap
prehended ; but tefufed to enter into a full acknowledgement,
until after the party of „o cavalry of the enemy (who had re
mained all night waiting for the signal, within a few hundred
yards of our pickets) had made their efcipe next morning,
which was in confequeuce of their not hearing the signal. Pe
ters had previously pointed out the way, by which they were
enabled to get so near th^ picquet.
A ferjeant of the Pennsylvania line (who was at the head of
of the revolt in the Jerseys, in 3,80) was immediately (hot.
Peters is condemned to be hanged; and the officer underhood
he was executed two days after he left camp. A number of
others were concerned, whose fate was not determined.
Halifax, (Nota-Scotia) Ma, 28. Yesterday afternoon was
sent in here by his Majesty's /hip Blonde, a letter of marque,
mounting 20 guns, laden with spars and marts, bound from Cape
Ann for France. .•
On Wednesday last, Brig. Gen. Campbell, reviewed his Ma
jesty's 70th, Bad and 84th regiments, and on Friday last, the
Heflian regiment de Seitz.—Their soldierly appearance, and
military dexterity did them the highest honour.
Salem, (New-England) May 14. Ytrterday Capt. Thomp
son came to town from Chark* own, South-Carolina, which
he left on the 16th ult. He was taken on the %6th of February
last, in the privateer brig Chace, of this place, and carried in
to that port by the British ihip Duc de Charties, oho guns.
He informs, that the American prisoners in Charleftown are
treated with humanity, have good provisions, though too scan
ty in allowance: That he was allowed free liberty, by his pa
role, to travel where he pleased within the lines.
NeW-Port, (Rhode-Inland) June 4. Col. Andrew Balfour,
formerly of this town, was on the izth of March, killed in his
own house in Randolph county, North-Carolina, by a party of
tories.
Philadelphia, Junes.
Extra ft of a letter from Major-General Greene, to bis Excellency
the Prefdert of Congrefa dated Head Quarters, near Bacon's
Bridge, South-Carolina, Maj 21, 1783.
“SIR,
“ I DO myfelf the honour to enclose to your Excellency
a copy of a resolution of the British House of Commons and
the King's reply, which were sent out to me last evening by
Lieutenant- General Lefiie, through Major Skelly, his Aid de
Camp, accompanied with a verbal message, that as those
charge, Of mafurcs seem to lead diredly to a peace, he wou
agree to a cessation of hoftllities on their part, provided we
would on ours, until he had further orders from New-York,
or from the British Court. Major Skelly further added, that
Sir Henry Clinton was gone to England, and that Sir Guy
Carleton had arrived at New-York to take the command, and
that his Secretary was now with Congress.
“ As the proposition for a cessation of hostilities did not
come with the necessary forms, I gave it no written answer;
but if it had come with all the solemnity necessary to the bu
siness, and duly authorifed by full and ample powers, I should
not have thought myfelf at liberty to agree to any such thing
without the order of Congress."
Extras of another letter from General Greene, dated near. Bacon's
Bridge, Louth-Carolina, Ma, 31//, 1782.
“ SIR,
“ I HAD. the honour to address your Excellency on the
21st inst. on the fubjed of a verbal message from Lieutenant-
General Leslie, proposing a certation of hoftilitics in this coun
try. Since then I have received a letter from him on. the
fubjea; but as I was not fufficiently authorifed to accede to
the proposal, I informed him that I must wait the orders of
Congress before I could, with propriety, give him a definitive
answer.
“ That your Excellency may more fully understand the na
ture of the proportion, and what the circumstances are upon
which it is grounded, I take the liberty to enclofc the Gene
ral's letter, with my answer.
“ On the 2irt instant General Wayne fell in with and de
feated a party of British troops under Colonel Brown, near
Harris's Bridge, in Georgia, within seven miles of Savannah.
The General's decisive conduct upon this occasion reflets the
highest honour upon himfelf, and the officers and soldiers un
der him, deferce the warmest commendation. His official
report, which 1 herewith inclofe, will detail the particulars of
the action, and inform your Excellency more fully of the
merit of those troops, who had the honour of engaging the
enemy.
“ Flying parties of the British cavalry are frequently making
excursions into the country from Charleftown, with no other,
object that I can tear*, but that of distressing the inhabitants.
Two days part, a body of our dragoons, under Lieutenant-
Colonel Laurens, fell in with about thirty, below Dorchester,
commanded by a Captain Dawkins, whom they inftantlv
charged and routed, taking from him seven diagoons and one
Lieutenant, with ten horses and accoutrements compleat. Wc
had three men wounded and two horses killed.
“ The army, notwithstanding our long inactivity, and the
supposed unhealthiness of the fixation, have enjoyed an un
common share of health." M
".SIR, Head Quarters, Ma, 23, 1783.
" Captain Skelly having stated to me the queries he had the
honour to receive from you refpeding the papers I submitted
to your confederation, and what official authority I had for
proposing a cessation of hostilities, and believing a treaty for
terminating the war was now carrying on ; I have therefore to
inform you, that these papers were transmitted to me by hi#
Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, accompanied by a letter from,
the Right Honourable Welbore Ellis, then one of hit Majefty'#
principal Secretaries of State, referring generally to them for
the direction of my conduct in their refpeCt, and that I sup
pose not only from the weight of their authority, but likewise
from the explicit term# in which they convey the sense of hit
Majesty and the British Honfe of Commons. Fuller instruc
tions I momently expeCt from our present Commander in chief.
Sir Guy Carleton, whose appointment and arrival in America
have not been regularly notified to me.
“ Thus, Sir, I have explicitly ftatc-d to you the mode and
circumstances under which these important papers have reach
ed me; and as I can have no doubt from current report, and
the nature of these documents, that a fcfpenfion of hostilities
has taken place to the northward, and that a treaty to con
clude the war is now carrying on, I held it a duty I owed to
the rights of humanity, the welfare of this country, and the
fertimeuts of the legislature of my own, to propose that such
a cessation should take place here; and this proposal, from
thole motives, I again renew, and will depute, if it meets your
concurrence, Commissioners to fettle the terms of it, and for
securing the interest, as well civil as military, of each party,
in their present state, assuring you at the fame time, you shall
have the carlitft notice of what inftrudions and advices I may
receive on this head from F ew-York.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient, &c.
(A co,y) ALEXANDER LESLIE."
“ SIR, Head-barters, May 13, 1782.
“ I have received your letter of the 23d, which you did me
the honour to write to me. In answer to it, I can only fay,
that I have received no orders from Congress on the fubjed;
but should a treaty be on foot for terminating the war, or
a lufpenfion of hostilities has taken place to the northward,
I shall undoubtedly receive them in a few days. Until I re
ceive their orders upon the matter, I do not think myfelf at
liberty to agtee to a cessation of hostilities.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
(Copy) NATH. GREENE.
General Leslie, &c. &c.
Published by order of Congress,
Charles Thompson, Secretary.
By the United States in Congress affimbled, June 28, 1782.
On the report ofa Committee, consisting of Mr. Duane, Mr.
Izard and Mr. Madison, to whom was referred the letter of the
31st of May, from Major-General Greene;
Refolvcd, that the Secretary at war inform Major-General
Greene, that the United States ii^Congrefs assembled approve
of his conduct, in rejecting the overture for a cessation of ho
stilities, made to him by Lieut. General Leslie, commanding
the British troops in Charleftown; and that he assure him
Congress will use their endeavours to enable him effectually to
oppose the enemy.
Charles Thompson, Secretary.
New-Tork, June 5. We are informed that the Oneida In
dians, upon a formal recal by their brethren; the Six Nations,
have, to a man, abandoned their attachment to the Con,^^,
and after putting several rebels to death in revenge for inflifies
lately done them, returned to their several families in their
native country on the Mohawk.
Philadelphia, June 8. By a gentlman just arrived from Nor
thumberland, we ae informed, that at Harris's ferry he met
an officer direct from Pittfburg, who brings account, that the
day before he set out on his journey, upwards of 800 volun
teers (as fine a body of young men as the informant ever te
hcld) had set out on an expedition against the Sandusky Indians,
and others of their neighbouring tribes, with every apparatus
and military implement for such an enterprize.
Albany, June ro. We art informed from good authority,
that several parties of Indians and Tories have lately made their
appearance at the head of the Mohawk River, and killed some
of the inhabitants, burnt several buildings and carried off a do
zen prisoners, including men, women and children.
Richmond, (Virginia, June 15. Our accounts from the
Westward mention the continuance of hostilities by the Indians,
who give out that the British ex; edition from Detroit against
Kentucky Cour ty, will be executed in August, hut it ish red
they will find the inhabitants ready to receive them, and wake
[hem pay dearly for their temerity.