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, ACnbahy Office, ,tdy 9, 177). Cant. Far.
ran, cf h : s Maj^lyl ship tne Quebec, in his 1
kier to Mr Stephens, dated in Guernseyl
Road, the 25th cf lad month, gives an ac-!
count, that on chh gill he fell in with an A
mc ican privateer cutter, of 16 four pouaders,
which had fai'ed about a week before fr m
Ihhkifk, and bid taken 6 fa ; l of vetteis up n
the Lnglilh coast, all cf which he retook:
Their names, &c. are as under. He adds
that night coming on, ^d being little wind,
the p- ivatcer got into M.utex.
Brig Hampton, Widiam Knighton, Mader,
loaded with coals and earthen ware.
liberty,Thom^ Davis, Matter, in bdlaft.
~ Orange Tree, Edward Faher, Matter,
loaded with peafe, and bound to Cork,
——Blessing, John Reid, Matter, in ballad.
Sloop Elizabeth, William Pritchard, Mailer,
loaded *\i:h coals, oats, and butters
_ Sally, Edward Bowen, (Matter, loaded
with coals.
Extract of a letter from Vice-Admiral Load
Shuldham, to M, Stephens, dated Blen
heim, in Hamoaze, July 4., 1779.
“ The Helena, a French sloop of war, taken
by his Majertv's ships under the command of
Sir Charles Hardy, put in here yesterday in
the afternoon, in her way to Portsmouth, un
der the conduct of Lieut. Sir John Warren,
of he Victory, and proceeded thither this
afternoon."
,J,-. The following are said to be the
'terms of the alliance certainly contra&ed be
tween this kingdom, Russia, and Denmark,
within thex fix months:
I. Offensive and defenfive between the three
contrasting parties, relative to all powers
whatevt r.
11. That Russia and Denmark shall between
them aflift Great-Britain with 20 fail of line
cf battle ships. 5 f/igafes of 36 guns each,
and four fire-blips, all fully and compleatly
manned, and kept up in Cendant service.
111. Great-Britain pays Russia a subsidy of
200,000!. a year while the Ihips are in her ser
vice.
IV. In case that Russia or Denmark is at
tacked at a time that they have not affixed
Great-Eritain with the said ships, then Great-
Britain to artirtthofe powers with an equal
force, and to be paid the like subsidy for so
doing.
V. The 20 fail of the line, if called for
by Great Britain within the year 1779, ^all
not be recalled on any pretence whatever be
fore September of that year.
VI. In case any of the said ships are taken,
burnt or funk by an enemy, Great-Britain to
pay for the fame at the rate of 12001. per gun,
in lieu of all other demands whatever.
This treaty was signed in November last,
and, upon the Marquis d'Almadovar's memo
rial being delivered, messengers were riif
patched io Peterfburgh and Copenhagen ; so
that we may expect the fquadrem in the Downs
by the 20th of July.
Extraß of a letter from Portfmoutb, July $•
" This day arrived the Conception, a Spa
rd<hprize, Capt. Simon de la Torre, from
Cadiz for Oftend, laden with wine, barilla,
and oil, taken by the Southampton frigate,
one of Sir Charles Hardy's fleet. The above
snip had on board 14,000 dollars, which were
taken out by the Southampton. When the
prize left the grand fleet, which was the 27th
nit. they were in lat. 48 1-2, and had taken
tv 0 privateers, the one American, and the
other French, and three other prizes. It is
reported by the people lent home in the Spa
nish prize, that the Swallow armed brig hoirt
ed American colours, as a feint, and was
chafed by two cutters from the fleet, till (he
brought too under the fort of Brest, and so
near as to difeover several men of w ar in Brett
harbour, with their yards and top-fails struck.
The Swallow then prepared to get away, but
was fared at from the fort and prevented, until
a 74 gun ship went to her assistance, and fired
three broadsides at the fort ; by that means the
Swallow got clear. The Conception had been
from Cadiz fifty days, and when she failed the
Spanish fleet remained there.
" Letters received here this morning from
on board the Victory, in the Bay, give an ac
count of their having taken a privateer, which
came out of Brest two days before, the Capt.
of which fays, the French fleet failed from
Brest the 4'h of June, confiding of 36 fail.
The letters are dated, one the 24th, the other
the 27th of June."
Letters to a gentlemay, in this city speak ab
fclutcly a great disunion at Cudiz : The ma
jority of the merchants are violently against a
war with England ; and the French are des
pised by all discerning people for their restless
ness, ambition, and treachery.
It was a fayingof Oliver Cromwell, when
he was accused of breaking through that com
plaisance which our lawful princes had always
ihown to the crown of Spain, " That he liked
a dispute with the Spaniards, because it turn
ed out a ready money one, which was not the
case with any other power ofEurope.
On Thursday evening last, an express ar
rived at the Admiralty, and to the ministers
of Hate from Sir Charles Hardy, with an ac
countof bis having taken a Frigate, going
from France to count D'Orvillier's fleet, with
dispatches, from thecaptain of which we learn
the following particulars: That, on the 4th
of Jure, a signal was made from Ferrol, for
the failing of nine fail of Spanish ships of the
line, besides frigates; that the above ships
elected ajupdion with the French fleet, under
4^ command of the Count D'Orvilliers, on
the welfth, (the fifteenth, the rictipt was
delivered in London, by C>ant I)'Almodovar)
which made their united force forty-two fail of
the line. ST Charles dd;, from the fuperi
-0 icy of lie French and SpmiarJ, he makes
no doibt bu: they will venture an engagement,
an ! that lie is determined to give them battle.
He firt c advises, that he was then oft U(h
ant, in chace, and in fightof the enemy;
that all his fleet was well, and the ofncers and
men in the highest spirits, and that he hoped
to be able in the next dispatches to give such an
account of the united fleets of France and Spain
as would be highly fatisfadory to his sovereign
and his countr).
A cutter has been dispatched to fir Charles
Hardy, with some very interesting intelligence
tha Lord Sandwich has received of the date of
the Brert fleet, which it is said will takeoff any
apprehensions of a superiority in point of num
bers ; the fh : p Ie Zodiaque, of 7 tguns, was
expelled to fink if forced to Ra : the carpenter
cf her remonstrated regularly, according to the
etiquette of their service to de Sartine ; de
Beaufiieur, who commands the Intrepide, did
the fame for wantofa better crew ; he has only
140 men in a 74 gun ship, that ever saw tho sea
before; d'O velliers himfelf having infpeded
the fleet with the greater attention, wrote in
the rnoft prefiing manner to de Sartine for the
delay of only one week, but received the most
explicit anti positive orders to put to sea to a
moment, at the time appointed, as all depen
ded on it.
The Anna Helena, the Fortune, and the
Batare, Spanish vessels, aie all taken and car
ried into Jersey, laden with bale goods, &c.
The N. S. Pamphona, a Spanish drip from
Cadiz, for a port in France, with dispatches,
is taken and sent into Plymouth.
A Spanish snow of zoo tons, from St. Sa
baftians, loaded with cocoa, &c. and a Spanish
brig of 100 tons from Malaga with wine and
fruit, bound to France are taken by his Ma
jesty's ship Hedor. The Milford frigate has
feet in a Spanish ship of 200 tons from Barce
lona, for Peterfburgh. The King George
privateer of London, has sent in a Spanish
snow of 200 tons, a very rich prize. The
Amazon, of Liverpool has carried into that
port a valuable St. Doming-man. The La
Mothe, Capt. Clermont, with wine, brandy,
fire-arms, &c. is taken by the General Wolf
privateer, and carried into Penzance. The
Nortra Sig. Rofora, a Spanish ship from Bar
celona wr Amsterdam, is taken by the Kite
Cutter, and is worth 100,000 dollars. The
Villar del Rey, is taken by the Ambufeade,
and carried into Torbay.
The Nefbit, Murphy, from Philadelphia,
is taken by the Liberty Cutter, Hartings,
with 80 hogsheads of tobacco. The La Fa
laife, a French transport, fiom St. Maloes, is
carried into Jersey. The King George has
taken two more Spanish vessels, one of them
from Buenos Ayres, very rich, and sent them
into London.'
The general conjedare now is, that the
combined fleets of France and Spain will make
the attack of Gibraltar and Port Mahon.
The French fleet that is out consists of 28
ships of the line and 9 fpanilh ships, makes
in the whole 37, bolides frigates. Some more
are ready in Brest, but the number is by no
means certain.
In tie ccurfe of the last rear we took from the
French^ ftps of the line and ^frigates, defrayed
14 fofs and 13 frigates ; and thy loft by accidents
§ saps and 6 frigates ; so that on the whole their
navy was deprived of 37 capital ships and 4fri
gates. Our loJs was only 2 frigates taken and 3
dfroyed, and 15 jhips and irrigates if by ac
cid: t.
The Culloden is failed to join the grand fleet in
Torbay, and in a few days will follow the Rfo
lotion, Terrible, Sandwich, Formidable, Barfeur
Arragant, Marlborough, and /far, with the
Princess Amelia.
July 13. Sir Charles Hardy failed from
Torbay last Friday. Commodore (late Go
vernor) Johnflone's fleet, left Portsmouth the
fame day, with five frigates to look into St.
Maloes and Brest.
Since our last express which arrived here
from Lendon, the military difp ditiors in this
kingdom have been changed r fpe&ing the
quarters and cantonments of the forces, par
ticularly the design of an encampment in the
Phoenix Park has been laid aside, arid the
regiment of light cavalry, now on Dublin du
ty, is immediately to march from hence to the
grand camp at Clonmel, which is to be the
only one formed in Ireland this fommer.
This camp, we hear, will consist of 8000 foot,
and 90® horse, and a compleat train of artil
lery; the whole appointed to as at an hour's
warning to decam,, and march wherever the
exigency of affairsmay require. The camp,
it is said, will be formed in 15 days hence,
which will be in full time to oppose any at
tempt of the enemy against this kingdom, as
lord Weymouth has declared, that should our
fleet be so unfortunate as not to defeat D'Or
villiers, no huftile defeent can be made on
this island before the 25th of |uly. A regi
ment of heavy dragoons are to succeed the
light horse in our garrison. /
This morning there will be a grand exercise
of the Dublin volunteers in St. Stephen's green
where they are to be joined by the Lawyers
and Goldsmiths company ; t,he right hon the
Lord Mayor having granted them permission
to manoeuvre there, and ordered the hay. &c.
to be cleared from thence for that purpofc.
DUBLIN, July 6.
^^/'E. your Maj^fly's loyal fubjefb, the
v , United Company or Merchants of Eng
land trading to the Fall In ies, beg leave, in
this time of general alarm, to express our senti
ments of zeal and affection to your Majesty's
royal person and governments In an hour of
threatned ruin to our commerce,and of possible
insult to this island, it is a duty incumbent on
all your Majelly's fubjefts, but peculiarly on
great commercial societies, to exert their belt
means of /Lengthening that important and
constitutional defence, tne naval pover of these
kingdoms; whidh^e trust, notwithstanding the
;various services required in the dirtant parts of
;the empire,will prove superior to the combined
|force of the house of Bourbon in Europe.---As
I a final) testimony of our earned desire to pro
|mote this essential interest of our country, by
lan immediate supply of men, we have offered
bounties to those who shall voluntarily enter
themfeives to serve on board your Majelly's
fleet ; and at the fame time, that we may con
tribute our afiirtance to its future llrength, we
have resolved at our own expence, and with all
possible dispatch, to build three ships of war
o ' 74 g un - each, with their mails and yards, cf
which, when finished, we icqueft your Majes
ty's gracious acceptance.
Whatever judgment posterity may form of
the unhappy contett with our fellow futjeds in
America, one fenriment only can arise refpecl
ing the conduct of those powers, who pretend
ing injuries which never existed, and affecting
the patronage of rights which they neither feel
nor understand, could have been one object.--
amidst the diffractions cf the British empire, to
gratify their own ambition. Success, which
Sometimes palliates injustice, has net hitherto
attended their arms:- We have seen your Ma
jesty's enemies driven from India, we have seen
their commerce almost destroyed by the anima
ted exertions of your Majesty's fubjeds in
Europe and America ; and we are confident
that the vigour of our countrymen will rife
proportioned to every new danger. Those who
have conspired the ruin of Great-Britain, may
number her people, her flee s, and her armies,
but they know not to estimate the energy of a
free nation united in affe&ion, and ardent in
defence of their dearest rights ; which, under
the blessing of Providence, we dare to hope
will finally defeat the perfidious designs of all
your Majesty's enemies.
Given under our common Seal, this 30th day of
June, in the year of our Lord, \779-
St. James's, Ju'y 2,
This day Sir William fame', Bast. Chair
man, Wriham Devaynes, Esq; Deputy Chair
man, and the other ITrectos of the United
Company of Merchants of England trading
to the Eail-ludies, presented the following
address to his M icky, being introduced by
the Lords of his 'Hjefty's Bed-Chamber in
waiting; wh ch Adoreri his Majerty was plea
sed to receive very graciouflv; and they all
had the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand.
“ The truak, which I f rwarded from
Strafburgh, to Paris, has not yet reached me,
nor can I tell what is become of it. If it
should still be in your possession, I beg you
will not fend it, unless it is by a Pup offeree,
and that you will direct it either to Mr. Ge
rard, his majesty's envoy, or to the French
consul in this city ; 1 should otherwise run a
great risk of having it taken, which, consider
ing the excessive dearness of every thing here,
would be a greater loss than I can bear.
“ This country (I mean the thirteen United
States es America) is in a date of langour, and
despair, or rather anarchy, for every one does
as he pleases, from whence proceeds the great
ell horrors and calamities imaginable. A
mong other things the dearness of provisions,
and of every necessary of life, exceeds all
example. Nothing is to be seen but
Congress paper, which is so depreciated,
that a Piaster in money is worth iz or 15 in
paper. Few sh ps come here, on account of
the iittle value of Congress paper, and that
there is nothing but tobacco to be had in return,
which bears a very low-price in France at this
time. It was with the utmost difficulty that
they could procure a little flour for d'Eftaing's
fleet, and it requires every exertion they can
make to supply their own armv, which after
all is wretchedly proved. Upon the whole,
this country fuffers more from its internal)mif
management than from the war itfelf; and if
peace is not soon made, and good order re
eftablitbed, it will experience such revolutions
as are (hocking to think of. The country
people are so exasperated at the high price
every thing bears, that unless frme change
soon tak^s place, they threaten not only to
with-hold provisions from the town, but to
come down in a body and punish the leaders.
The Congress likewise is perplexed how to act.
having loft all authority over the people.
Every one proceeds with caution ; distress and
misery are daily encreafing. God grant that
the French arms may be fuccefsfal, or this
country will be undone, for the tories, who
are very numerous, would lay violent hands
on every thing that come in their way, and
there is no mercy to be expelled from them.
" General Washington is continually re
commending humanity, and when any pri
soners are made he is the firft to desire that
To the KiNGL Molt Excellent MAJES TY.
Translation of an intercepted letter from the
Baron de Bonftelin, lieut. Colonel in the
service of the United States of America, to
his friend in Paris, dated Philadelphia,
April 18, 1779.
Trott: th. LQMdCN GAZE! Fh., ft[; ;
th% hayflle ill c^ate! ; beddes, F.L crn
rage nod ddinterededueL are equal tq his hu
manity. What a pity it is that he Should b^
so little acquainted with the military feierce;
he might otherwise have given his enemies fuck
checks as they coril Scarce have got over ; hg
he mull have better troops to effect tiri*.
However, it is owing entirely to his influence,
and the confi fence th? people have in him,
and rot the authori yof the Congress, that
their army is as it is ; for without him they
would not have 4000 men in the field
" I rel r on Dr. Franklin's letters of recom
mendation,which you promise me, but which
are not yet arrived. Do not forget, there
fore, I entreat you, to fend them to me; for
they will be of infinite use, cfpecially if there
should be a peace. The number of adventures
who come hither from all parts of the world
make a Granger's life very unpleasant, let
him be who he will.
" Be so good likewise to fend me a letter for
Mr. Gerard, and prevail with him to recom
mend me to the Congress. All these things
will be of use at a proper time, and I shall be
obliged to you for them."
The Royal Bitter Tinflure^
For the FEVER and AG U E,
find the original Golden Tincture,
Prepared, and fold by
RICHARD SPEAIGHT, Cbymijl,
No. 41, Qjeen-Street,
Where ,nay be bad Drugs and Medicines, a very
general Affirtment lately imported. Likewise Patent
Medicines and Perfumeries, Medicine Chefs of all
Sizes compleated at the Jbortf Notice.
S' TOLEN, September i^h,jrom Jofepb Ketc ura's
at Neffcop, about 4.0 miles eaf Jrom New-York,
on Long-Jfand; one fiver mounted gun with a gold
touch hole, the mounting neatly engraved, and R. D,
in cypher on the thumb piece, and be nime Watkeis in
gold on the lock. One fait ofg-ern broad cloth cloaths,
with gilt oval buttons s One suit of lighc coloured Jilk
jean, with /olidfiver buttons, and a laurel engraved
round them ; Onef.it of nankeen eloaths ; the above
deaths made fbort-fii tor footing 1 Four ruffed Jhtrt&
R. D. marked on the breaf of them ; four cravats -
Jourfilk handkerchiefs, two pair of white worfed
fockings, one powder born, one excellent so wling bar,
ten gallons of ibrub, and eighteen of Madeira fy„j.
ti e above wees the property y Richard Derive difiller,
oj New-York, who w.Ugroe TEN POU NDS, as a
reward to any person or persons who Niall apprehend
one of the villains, and FIFE POUND , for every
one of the others that Jball te taken and prosecuted to
conviflion. There were froen or eight of them arm
ed, and moss; drefed in blue. Tne e was likewise
folen, a pew double barrelgun of Major Antid',.
N. B. Any one of the gang that will i^rm on the
rest, may depend on every means being used to obtain
bis pardon, by
NEW- YORK, Sept. 23.
Yesterday being the Anniversary of their
Majesty's Coronation, it was observed here
with every possible Demonstration of Loyalty
and Joy. At Noon a Royal Salute was fired
from the Battery, and at One o'Clock from
the Shipping in the Harbour. In the Evening
there was a grand Exhibition of Fire-Works,
after which a splendid Ball was opened by the
Gentlemen of the Army in thL Garrison.
The following is a particular Description of
the grand Fire-Works played off last Evening
in Honour of the Anniversary of their Ma
jelly's Coronation.
KING and QUEEN illuminated, &c.
1 Royal Salute of Maroons,
I Twelve Sky Rockets,
I Two Yew Trees brilliant
I Fire,
(Two illuminated Air Bal
rirltDivifion. > loons
Two Tourbilloons,
Two illuminated Vertical
Wheels,
- Flight of small Rockets.
Twelve Sky Rockets,
Two illuminated Yew Trees
Two compound Air Bal-
Second Division. y,°°, ,
• Iwo I ourbilloons,
•Two illuminated Spiral
Wheels. +
- Two Chinese Fountains.
Twelve Sky Rockets,
Two compound Air Bal
loons,
Two Fruiloni Wheels,
Two Tourbilloons,
Third Division. >Two illuminated Air Bal
loons,
Two Cascades of brilliant
Fire, with two Nells of
Serpents, and a Swarm
J Box.
On Monday last arrived the Sloop Sally,
Ebenezer Hardy, Matter, laden with mblaf
fes from Surinam for Bo&on, a prize to the
ship General Tryon, Capt. Tingley, which /
ship foe parted with on the 6th inlt. in lat. 34,
31, long. 63, 57, andJoft fight of the ship on
the 9th, then in chace of a large vessel in lat.
35, 21, long. 67, 18. On the 14th a very
heavy gale of wind arose, which continued till
last Friday the 17th, when the sloop parted a
large ship under Jury marts and French
colours,in lat 39, 27, long 74, 20.
On Friday the 17th inlL died in the 57th
year of his age, at Gewanas on Long-llland f
Col. FeTER Vosburoh, of Kinderhook, in
the county of Albany : a gentleman of probi
ty and fortune, who was banilhed from his
family for a Heady loyalty to his Sovereign.
His remains were attended to the grave by a
number of refpeftable loyalists from that coun
try.
RICHARD DCANE.
New-York, Sept, -z^b, <77,.