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a! the different fords up and down foe rive^. Part
of them.halted tsbout foven miles fart of the place 0J
rendezvous, and ave'e overtakes by Tarleton and
dijerfei: Gen Green ^waited that night at the place j
appointed, bur finding the militic. did not colter, the
light infantry ne£ morning continued their march to
Salisbury, aid cuffed the Yadkin.- Bejore they bad
got over xillbe baggage and fibres the enemy approach
ed. and there teas apttC, smart ftirmijb between a
part ofrur ? flemtn and the advance of the enemy near
the Ford. The bouts being, secured, and the river
continuing b^ffrom the bite yams, the enemy were
fa fomerpne /lopped in tbciriurfuit. Heavy raids,
deep ereds, and had roads,,as. well as delays for
waie offrovifionf arid other caufo, prevented owr
forming a jungian as Joes: at was expelled. General
Green therefore, fearing,be river might fallfoafto
be fordcHe orfed^bfarmy iofile off to Guilford
Gets t Huje, w'.ere part f them artivedron the even
ing, "the £b, < I the rest we e expended to be tn bn
the 9. ) The. enemyfinding they could not ppfs at the
Trading Fo'd, near Salfb«ry, marched up the foutb
file o; the Yadkin, and on the night of the 7th crossed
at the Shallow Ford, and bad on the 9th advanced fo~
warn Salem, one bf the Moravian Towns, within
2<or 30 niilefof Guilford Curt House.
These rapid movements .having-prevented the junc
tion of the Militia, General Green ordered the fares
and bevvy b^gage to be removed to Prince Edward
Court H^je it the fate oi Virginia, and having form,
ed a light army, compfed of the cavalry of the fift
and third regiments and Licut. Col. Lie's legion, a
detachment of light infantry under Col. Howard, and
some few Virginia riflemen, making in the gQole 70 ',
ordered them with, the, militia to bdrrafs th%ncmj in
them advance, and "check thkir progrtfs, while he
Lftb she ~eft of the a, m, criffed the Roanoke. In the
man time Gen.fumptcr Was ordered to colled? the
militia in the upper part of&Wh Carolina, and Gen.
Pickets had orders to take the command of the men in
arms in rise rear pj the enemy. Such was theftuation
of the two' armies at the date of the last difpatekes,
whi:bwis thenoth of ibis month. °
Extras of a letterfrom Col: Drayton to Major Ge
neral Greene, dated Feb. 2, ,78'." On Monday
evening the ifb ult. the enemy's feet appeared of.
On Tueflay part got in, and on Thursday following
the whole of them reached thefrft flats. The inha
bitants of Wilmington then held a confulation on the
propriety of meeting their foes with a flag,, and con
cluded on it. Ltewfefeence, they - inffedon Gol. Young
,so commanded the militia, to withdraw thlfelv be
bev? (not more thud <0) and leave the town to moke
their own terms. Ibis be did, and on Saturday aflag
was feat, with an offhr to surrender as prifofters of
war until exchanged. This the Britijb afwered, by
taking p&fa ofthe town with two gullies, and
about too mJatrtry, on Monday, the ^b, at 12.
o'clock.'
Trenton,' Feb. vs. Extract of aletter from agen
tleman of in/ormatfon in Europe, to ois friend bbre,
Nov. r%.'r^?lff. %
< Yfu mhftxpef that Great Britain toill fend this
wuter a fff&rdWe re infovcement to the Weft holies
and the cwtinffl, and that the your will be +ffaavi
gocouf}, pflhfs mere partietdarty in the fogth-n
, ates. A word to he nvife, be prefared, at all points.
Lose co time up and be ,wing.
friladcibbta. Feb..-,, ike la" advices from Ca
rpua.. faythdi Lord Cornwall basing drafted
himif.) o<bis heavy baggage, and collected bis troops
together, bad by rapid marches, penetrated jar hack
into North Carolina ; that be bad not kept up bis com
munication, as hitherto, with Charles-Toran, but a
bandoned the country between that place and bis army
to the command of the American forces, th it General
G%ie bad &,:te?in ad the detachmentsfrom bis army,
aud it was expected an aSlion must happen before long.
What be; Lorchbtps views are in this v«y:extra±di
na, movement, time, tl' emother of truth will untold,
Wednesday last arrived in this pore she
schooner Tryal, Captain Baxter, in 22 days
from Port-au-Prince; the sloop Greyhound,
Captain Htiffey, in a fbort pa.ffagq from Nan
tucket; and privateer brig Ariel, Capt. Law
ler, from a cruize; during which she took, off
Charleftown, the Cornwallis galley, belonging
to that port, the brig Chance, with a valuable
cargo, from Lilbon, and a fchooncr from Ha
lifax to Charlello&n; off which l^ft mentioned
port Captain Lawler was chafed by two fri
gates,' but from whom he got ctear. Off Cape
Henry, the Ariel was in tight of four veflqls,
two of which appeared to be large men of war ;
one of them gate chace, hue thought proper
to retire, on thf Ariel's firing her Fern chafes.
From the Pennsylvania Packet of Feb. 24, 1781.
A Correspondent willies that the defpond
ing " Citizen of Pennsylvania," who
made bis appearance in the Packet of Saturday
I^, bad dated fens performance: It appears
rather ill timed and mal a-propos, at present.
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CHARLESTOWN (South-Carolina) Feb. 8.
On Tuesday evening arrived here the brig
antine Rebecca, in 1, days from Antigua,
which brings intelligence of Sir Samuel Hood's
fquadrbn being all arrived at Barbadoes. The
fame vcffel brings the pleating account of the
fafe arrival there of his Majesty's Ihip Sand
wich, so long a miffing fir.ee her departure
from St. Augufline for this port.
Yesterday afternoon a small vellel arrived
here from Cape Fear, and brings information,
that the fleet which lately failed from this place
under convoy of his Majesty's ship Blonde, De
light, &€, arrived at that place the 24th ult.
The whole Acet got fafe over the bar that day,
excepting the Blonde, which got over next day_
Scon after their arrival two of the principal
inhabitants of Wilmington came down with a
flag, and offeree to give up the town, uponthe
fame terms that Charlellown had Surrendered,'
which was peremptorily refufed. On the 29th
bur regular troops and some marines landed
unopposed, about ten miles below Wilming
ton, and soon after rook possession of that place.
The rebel militia, and others who had taken
up arms, to the amount pf four hundred, as it
is reported, retreated about ten miles, 4 little
beyond a bridge which they had jufttaken tip, ;
and marie a stew of, refinance; but Major 1
Crape, with the troops under his command, 1
dallied imm diately after them, a skirmish en-1
feed, -n which the rebel gang lort about thirty 1
killed, end about forty were taken prifonfers|
Ni, ft so far favoured ihe remainder, irr their 1
natural a-hrc of Talking, that by next morn-'
''ey were invinbie, after which the troops &
returned to town, until the necessary arrange
ment should be made for future operations;—
A number of prizes have been taken, and a
quantity of naval litres, but to what amount
we have tret yet exactly learnt.
Feb. 13. Lord Cornwallis and the troops
were in possession of Salisbury on the 4th init.
Salisbury, in North Carolina, of which Lord
Cornwallis and the troops took possession on
the 4th Lift, is about 250 miles dikant from
Charleftown, and about the fame from Peters
burgh in Virginia, about 90 from Cross-
Creek, and parts chiefly inhabited by friends
of government, and 200 from Wilmington,
Gape Fear, ,The fftuation points out the im
portance ; the Moravian settlements to where
Mr. Green has retreated, are almost contigu
ous, and the Moravians from religious princi
ples, bear no arms, and were always reputed
loyal. General Arnold was at or near Peters
burgh above a month ago, Wilmington is in
our hands, and the army proceeded fhom Ca
tawba to Salisbury in three days, being abopt
80 miles ; that isa hopeful and early opening
of the campaign, and from the zeal, ardour,
and bravery of the Commander and tfoops,
under the blessing of God, very great things
may be expected. , - f
Feb 22. Yefterdav afternoon arrived here a
brig from St. Christophers ih 16 days, by her
we are informed, that Sir samtiel Hood witha
strong fquadrbn of men of war, far superior to
what the French could muster in those fe^s,
was keeping a look-out off Martinico, and that
Sir George B. Rodney, with the remainder of
the fleet, was gone to leeward.
His Majefly's flrip la Blonde, Andrew Bar
clay, Esq, Commander, with two prizes, a brig
and a fchoorer, from Cape Fear, North-Caro
lina, arrived last evening.
BASSETERRE, (St, Chriftophers) Jan, 4.
On Tuesday last arrived bpre the following
privateer fcips, Stag, Capt. John Cartey ; Re
culaior, Case. James Walcot ; ahd Mercuty,
Capt. Cr^ig. They fell in with ten fail of
vessels from Guadaloupe for Sty Thomas,,
convoyed by a Danilh frigate, Bornheim, of
36 guns, pod 200 men ; fre struck to the pri
vateers after firing four guns; they permitted
the frigate to depart, hut conveyed the ten
• vessels which were under her convoy fafe to
an anchor in thi, road.
The following are the name: of the vessels
brought in by the above pritfateer^: Brig
Thomas, Qapt. Wennyman ; Brig Christiana,
Henfton; Brig Eagle, PowdaL" ; sloop N|n
cy, Wallington; Sloop Marvifte. Weftcort;
Sloop •, Johnson ; Schooner Jenny,
Elwogd; Schooner Ranger, Pennell ; Schoo
ner La Christiana, Andrea Arara ; Schooner
Amelia Christiana, Capt. -
All the above vessels are loaded with French
sugar, coffee, and cotton ; they twill, it is
said, be condemned.
NEW-YORK, March 7.
Last Mi nJay one of bis Majesty's ffpops of war,
arrived in four days from Chefeapeak, many letters
by this veltel are expaffive of the great exertions
ul'ed by Brigadier General Arnold, Whose pait is al
ready m^f very formidable by nev works; on ^hrih
are mout ted a number of heavy c.^fr apd frid
- pieces; Ip that Portfrfmurh the bead qua;ters is ^rw
secure agamft the united enterprizes of France #nd
of the CSngrefs. A very reipe^ahle fortisalfo con
ttri&d a, the Gte'at Bridge, where abb a Sufficient
number of bra« cannon ate mounted, it is ten miles
fiom Pui fmnuih, tie key of the country, cqm
mandingjM grand road to Nuth-Catolnia. ~-
The leading inhabitants qf Princess Ann County
having been briortoed; that G^ner^l A<no!d'smtfn
tiors were to maintain a Bririlh gairilon in thir
country declaied they would co-operate in all mta
fure< to drive out every titan difefc&ed to his Ma
jesty's government, fecore tranquility of that loyal
county, and supply the troops with all forts of ft6ck
and provisions, which has reduced the prices to very
moderate rates, andenabkd General Arnold to farm
a ma^ zine of provisions, which was to accompany
a detachment of between 4^o and §OO men, to prove
on the ?8h of February up James River, and make
a diveifion in favour of Barl Cornwallis, these were
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas
Dundas.---There were accounts received at Ports
mouth, that his Lordihiu with seven hundred caval
ry, and four fltouLnd infantry having' croffed,fe
Dan, a branch of the Roanoke River, about §n e
hundred and eighty miles from Pprtfmoiiih, and was 4
proceeding with great expedition in purflrit ofthe
rebel army under Mr. Green. The Generals Stub^n
Gregory and Muhlenbirgh had colh&ed all the force
they could assemble and goneto oppose his Lprdfhip,
whole Qbjea was foppofed to be immediate possession
of Petei (burgh, a very important poss on James River.
General Lesli, , with onother army is advancing: by
quick matches to fopport his Lordihip's operations,
---Wildness and despair has seized the inhabitants,
their troops and then leaders;—The passage of the
Yadkin was an event which greatly inc&fed ^ir
difma'y, for it was presently succeeded by his Lgrd
fhip's crofting JriLiion and Tayler's Ferry, on Roa
noke, which federates Virginia, from North Caroli
na; the latter ferry, is computed to be about So miles
dillant from hteifburg.,
NEW-YORK, March to.
On [Friday last one Strickland, of New-
Ton; Long-'l fl'and, do artificer following Jhe
rebel army, came to Capt. Ward's port at
Bergan point, where, fofpe&ed, add charged
with being a spy, and also that he was .the
person appointed to murder the late Major
Andre; be was brought ;o this city and now
lodged in the Provost.
On Wednesday last arrived in our offing, a
fleet of about 46 fail from South-Carolina,
under convoy of one his .Majesty's Blips of
war, only one of this fleet, viz. the Prosperity,
Captain Caftlc, ^ drrivedin town, we havejex
traded all the'iniefeftUg Articles from the
C'harle&uwn papers, deduced to February 24.
Three days previous to their failing, a fleet
said to copfiftof,„' fail of vessels, with a fine 1
body of troops, a large train of the royal artil-
lery, store-ships, viauallers, and merchantvef
fels arrived at that port from Cork, they failed
under convoy of his Majesty's ship A Durance,
Captain Cumming, and the Ranger frigate,
but the latter was difmafted, and returned to
refit at Cork.
Extras of a letter from Portfaautb, in Virginia,
dated Feb. 23,
" Nothing material happening to us on our
Passage, 1 refer you to the public Newspapers
refpe&ing our fuccefsful March to Richmond,
and other parts of Virginia, till we arrived-at
this Port, during which Timo I had the Ho
nour of being the whole Tim^near our hoblq
General; he has been pleased to honour me
with, the Command of the Cavelry. I have
18 Men mounted belonging to our Troop, and
recruiting daily Horses and Men, so that in a
ftiort Time we shall, I flatter myfelf, be able to
rajfe our Quota of Men, and if properly
equipt as Horsemen, do fomerhing that will
raise the Reputation of the Corps, and do Ho
nour to our Troop.
" You will perhaps be furprized when I as
sure you as a Fa&, that with a Serjeant and
iz Cavalry of the American Legioh, and about
70 of the 86th Regiment, under Major Max
well, marched 20 Miles into Princess Ahn
County, and brought of a large Quantity of
Cattle, and beat up the Quarters of a Rebel
Commissary, took his Stores, and conveyed
them fafe to this Place, with only the Loss of
one Man wounded, who was Centty."
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Theatre.
This EyENiNG, the 12th Instant,
Will he presented, the TRAGEDY of
Zara.
To which will be add J, a Fuce cabled
The Citizen.
The Characters by Gentlemen of th< <Ai|ny.
No Ad pittance behind the Scenes.
Tickets m be puichabd ar the Time of rtfliering
Places for the Bex(s, for which Pufyefe the Cl&fc
will attend at Mr. Banyan's, qexi Dbor to &
Theatre, from 11 o'clock till %, every Day after the
Play is advertiien. # ^-
The Poors to be opened at Five, and to begin
precisely at Seven o'Clcck..
The Gentlemen who have taken Prices in the
Boxes, ate defied to lend their Servants at 4 o'clock,
that they may be fix^i before the Doors areopened.
No Money will be taken apthe Door.
Tickets to be had of Miff s. Rivin/ton and Gaine.
Box Bs. Pit Bs. Gallery 4s.
VIVANT REX & REGINA.
New-Ytik, Much 9, r/Sr
AL L Petfons having any Claims 0 Demands
upon the Edate of the defeated Jolin Grant,
Esquire, late Commiff-ry and PuymalLr to theßjyal
Artillery, .are:defined ty bring.ip.ihe fame, ,3 Mr.
fagivs Fraser, ar his Office oppafite Sr. Paul's Church,
<,n@ before tfe 30th. April next, in order to receive.
Pkyinept thereof : Arid all Persons indebted to thq
Aid EM?ie, are rt^^ffed to ihakeiihriudrite Payment
to ML Frofer, he being properly audroriitd to re
ceive ^nd djfchargc the l^me.
' A ™" —— —.
This bay ft putlifad, and to be bad of•
1H U CfH.GAI
At bis Book Store id Hurccer Square; ',
L I V KS
OF THE
British Admirals :
Containing a new and accurate Naval Hirtory,
FROM THE EARLIEST. PERIODS;
By Dr. JOHN CAMPBELL.
With a continuation down to the year 1779, ;
INCLUDING THE
Naval tranfa&ions of the late and present war, and
an account of the recehtWfcoverics in the feuihern
hemisphere, written under the infrafon of Dußor
Betkenhout.
The whole illuftratcd with correct maps, and fron
tifpieces,engraved from original designs.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
TH E partnership of FOWLER and TRE
MAIN, is to be dissolved by mutual con^nt,
on the firit day of May next. All persons indexed
to them are requested to difeharge their refpeaive
balances by that time, which will enable them to
difotofe dll accounts outstanding dgaintt the part
re fyp. They have for sale a quantity of canvas
from No. ito 8: No, lat 3s. per yard and a penny
To be LET,
And entered upon the firft of May next,
AS elegant a dvMHng-h'oufe as any in the pro
vince, situated upon the south fide of Lqng-
Island, at the distance of about 30 miles from the
city. It commands a noble profpea of the sea.
F thing and fowling in abundance throughoutthe
whole year. The field upon which the house stands
(containing about 14 acres) will be let with it. The
garden is large and Spacious, the lot stocked with all
kind cf fruit trees, in full bearing order. The coach
house and stable are large and convenient. Fire wood
for the use of the family to be had for cutting and,
carting---the distance net more than a quarter of a
mile. Enquire of George Stanten, No. 31, John-
Street. '
TO-MORROW,
li o'clock; at the CoKee-Houfc, will be fold,
Jamaica Spirits,
Weft,-India Rum,
Old Geneva in pipes,
First Quality Irilh Butter,
With a few Calks of IrilhTongues.
P. M'bAVITT.
Three HOUSES
Near the Fly-Market to be SOLD;
THEY are well situate for any fort cf bofirefe,
and some of them have had a great rnt for
many sears past. For particulars apply to HUGH
GAINE. If not foid'byihe firft of May next, one
of the belt of them will te
TO LE T.
To be fold at Public Vendue,
On Monday the 2d cf April, at two o'clock in the
• , afternoon,
TH E pleasant situated farm belonging to the
heirs of John Barre, deceased, lying in the
township of New Utrecht; a very good dwelh'ng
houfe and barn, a good garden and a most excellent
well, aimed new ; a very good young orchard frith
all kinds of the bed of fruit: In fhprt, it is as plea
sant a situation as can be, having a most beautiful
profpe& of the Bay and Light-house. The farm
contains about twenty-five acres of. land, a part of
wh ; ch is weeded. A good title will be given by the
executors,
ISSAC CORTELYotr, 3nd
(34 36) ADRIAN HAGEMAN,,
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To be fold at Public Auction, at the Coffee-
House, on the 20th intt. at 10 o'clock,
A HOUSE and lot of ground, No. 3, in Water-
Street, facing the Old Slip dock, adjoining the
house of David Provost ; a good brick building,
two stories high, with four fie places, and cistern
in the yard ; the lot is 63 feet deep, and zz feet 10
inches front, belonging to JACOB BOELEN,
[34 35] In Broad Way, No. 13.
LOTTEiuVriCKETS,
F'OR the benefit of Refugee and other Poor, are
now felling at the ltore cf Uriah FL rdricks,
No. 43, Hmover-Square, at ThrbeDllars
each, renew'd for the second oaf's, which wilt
fhortl, commence drawing. At Grid store may be
had a neat assortment cf GOODS writable for the
season : Also fupei fine frelh Philadelphia prize flour
in barrels.
'Double glazed BONNET or Press PAPERS,
jolt opened, and to be fold by
JOSEPH TOTTEN,
Nd. 179, Quern-Street,
Like wife,
SUpeifine and second cloths, by the piece, with
trimmings fuitabie,
RatUnetes, fhalloons, durants and tammies, of all
colours,
Mufeovado fugars'by the hogfhe?d or barrel,
Jamaica fpiths by the hogshead,
Fr# th floor by the barrel.
Mould caudles by the box,
And a few crates of queer's ware neatly nflorted.
N. B. The above articles will b^ fold cheap for
' CAS&__
N^W YOKK, fr&i . 7 rt.
B.WADDINGTON
M No. 8, ^UEEN-STREET.
Ha, the undermentioned ARTICLES, calculated
for the approaching Seaton, that he has imported in
the last fic^t, and running (hips from England, which
he will fell on very low terms as ufud, by the Package
or Quantity, for CASHr
PR INTED Callies
and ChintoS) a large
colle&ion of the newest and
most elegant patterns,
Printed Handkerchiefs and
Shauls Sorted,
Lfo Linens ^y the case,
A i-Q, adb+tmeat of Lun
gee arid PuHicai Romaf
arid Bandana Handler
chlefty
Curt Dairies, Seerfakers, anil
Limmcas,
Book Mflin Handkerchiefs,'
rOUed'andf,ringed Muffins,
Es-India Chintz Patches,
a choice cdtedtion,
India Tarries, Lutehrings,
and, ell wide Peffahs, a
great valie v of col urs,
Mirjeilks & Mo.k Writings
Dyc&S Byimm ind im-ll
corded D:mmities, all
prices.
Coloured and white Jeans,
Fufttans end Corduroys,
9 $ wide striped Catton
Hollands,l
Brown Hollands,
Men end Womens Cotton,
Thread, Silk, and Wor
hed'Hofe,
Figured and plain Ribbons,
a very cheap parcel,
Btf Superfine cloths, viz.
To be fold at Public Auction.
ON Wednesday next at White Hall, next door
to Jeremiah Cullen, a new brick house, well
finished ; wherein there is four rooms, with three
fire places, and a good cellar underneath. .#
It is in a very good Hand for either grocer or
tavern keeper, at prefect in the poftffion of Mr.
James H,IJ, Who will give immediate puffeffion to
the puichafer, and an indisputable got d title, being
a lease of 19 years to come from July next, paying
only Ten Pounds per year ground rent.
1 ppy J ^ n '™ rp .
To L L L.
A GOOD HOUSE,
TO be let from the firft of May next, in
Little Dock-Street. Enquire 6f the
Printer.\ "'"A..
To be fold at Private Sale,
Choice LISBON WINE, in pipes, hogiheads
and quarter calks,
RAISINS of the firft quality, in calks and jars,
LEMONS and ORANGES in the highest
perfection,
Imported in the snow Nancy, just arrived from
Lisbon. For terms apply to-
EMANUEL WALKER,
No. 40, Hanover-Square, or
JAMES KING, No. $7, Wall-Street,
Temple Spectacles,
Sold by H. Gaine,
white, navy b'9% and
London browri,
Cafirntrs, viz. whites nev,
blue, leaflet,; m^ar •;,
and floor colour,,
White mock Cafimers^
Clear Lav/ris, and low Cant
bricks,'
Needle worked and checked
lawns, ?f.•
Lawn Hand kerchiefs, with
worked and piaio ,crdere
Slack Moda ahd Sartins,
Eogtifh Pferdans,
A large aff^rtmerrt of white
and black Lace and
Edgings,
Superfine while aid black
Durante, 1 %
Men and Womens Gloves.
LiKKW ISA,
Cafhk S ap, b ri e box,
A calk containing Black
Paint; and ground white
Lead, in kegs,
Linked Oil,
A box curious Hpfon Tea,
A few cafa of Pickles,
A case containing Nutmeg,,
Cloves, Mace, and Cinna
mon,
A hand mill on a new con
ftru&ipn for grinding any
kind of grain, calculated
for a Farmer.