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SW and Cap. Chriffan were ^v^
th? obce with the glorious newsof the de.,a of t
French and Rebels by the aimv under the cem ua'
General Pt voh, on the morn ng of the ever tob
' ' ^ & J oa^en 1770. on the receiving
icme nered letter, 177,
it which the gnus at tho Tower wete ,
wer- Mher great rejoicings in the ot,
a letter four David Hol res, Efi, ( a
who went lately by Land from St :,g°^ n e to
Pcnfacnla) to Dr. Turnbull, dated the i^h of buiu
<'ywe were little alarmed when palling by St.Mirks
Old Fort, a Spanish floor being there, delmrmg ^ -
f Ws and talks to a numb- rof^^,
niCT f^. gathered there for 'hat pn-pote ;
c^v ration which 1 h.d with four Indian Chiefs v. 0
virited my camp, I < e^D und J^
W.^ to be apprehended trom th. m , their
b^rig only to deliver forne prefennthat weie lent from
the Havanna, and .uc^r^toff,^ 1
<order toimn for
^ck Of Weft Florida. This 1 have fincedUcovere^
be without foundation, and only thrown out to amyle
the Indians for the present, no fl,t of
yet appeared, or indeed any Dipping from the Havanna.
But therehs been an expedition fitted out at ew '" r _ s
tindrr the command of bort Galvaz, the ^ft^.
lifting of infall ot veffelsand 3100 m % chiefly
QroeJod negroes; one frigate and the
armed (hips, brigs, fee. from 4 to x6guas. Ihei
tendon watfirGT ^ce Mobrilt, and afterwards to
offeofivelytgainft P^Dcob. as c icumftances might ap
pear. They accordingly anchored est and within toe
B- r of Mobile betwen tne 6 h and froth inst. and were
preparing to lane their troops, when a violent ^e 0 4/11
began to blow on the 14^ mft. from the fouthfft a^d
continued all that day and night, in which they loft a
ccnfnterable part of their flett and army; 75°
fyifhed in the storm ; their frigates, vidualing and store
ships, were loft upon the bar, and a brigantine, with an
American company on bohfd, that came d^wn the
fippi, 'is fuppofei tohavh foundered at sea, as has
been miffing ever since the storm. They have loftma,
fi e fail of their mod capital ^ffels. Dori Ga, ex, 3
days ago, had landed all h ; s troops in Mobil,IPoint1 Point and
Dauphin Blind, and wn busy intrenching them upto
rieir chins. He has sent off dispatch boats to New Or
leans for small Craft to c^rry him back. Hi aimy is on
the small allowance ofabifket and a half and a pound of
beef for four men per day.
The above intelligence we have from two deserters who
came in iaft right froA their camp. They are English
men, formerly lived in this cowh, were made priionm
in the Miffifippi, and fay they only inlifted with the
Spaniards in order to make 'heir efca,e upon their arrival
in this province. We further learn from the de erters,
that Don Galvez expeded affiftahce from the Havana,
:nd waited 11 days for them at the mouth of the Miffi
lippi, but to his great mortification, a vcfl:l arrived frorn
'thence, informing him that the Enghih Admiral had fal
len in with their fleet in the Weft-Indies, ahd an en
'gagemenc ensued, in which they had fuftered so fauch
that they wgre not in a situation to lend him a reinforce
ment of men' or ships."
fan. 8. A Southfeaman, worth near a mil
lion flerling, is carried into Liverpool by the
Tclcroachu3 and Ulyfles privateers. Thirty
thousand barrels of porter are contrasted for,
for the die of his Majesty's troops in America.
Four regiments are to embark immediately
for the Well Indies.
We are in similar circumstances with Swe
den, as with the Dutch. A few days ago ,
Swedish mips, laden with warlike stores, con
wyed by a ship of great force, were flopped,
and now lie in the Downs. They were cap
tured by Admiral Drake, who, upon the Swe
diffi Captain threatening to fire upon the boats,
replied, that ifa shot was fired, he would not
quit him till one or the other went to the bot
t< m.
Jan. 20. The Compte de Guichen is ap
pointed to the chief command of the French
grand fleet, the Compte de Orvilliers is laid
aside. The Le Marfelleis, Le Zele, Le Sagi
taire, the Experiment, and two frigates, be
lt nging to Compte D'Eftaign's fleet, were not
arrived at Brest the 20th of December.
Plymouth, Jan. 30. This day the 86th, 87th,
and path regiments from this place, and a
regiment from Fortfmouth, failed out of the
Sound either for America or the Weft Indies.
From the London Chronicle, dated Jan. 29.
Yelferday in the afternoon an Express ar
rived from Milford with advice, that the fol
lowing (hips from New-York are fafe arrived
off there, viz. the London, Cayliff; the Ed
ward, Lawrence; the Camberwell, Ogilvie;
and the General Vaughan, Dagliefh ; they
failed in company with near one hundred more,
and parted from them a few days ago all well.
This morning advice was received in town
that all the fleet from New-York were fafely
arrived at Corke, to the great joy of the un
derwriters, and the fatisfaftion of the mer
chants. The Albion, Cape. Frost, is also ar
rived from New-York.
The Fleet now preparing, is to be com
raanded by Admiral Barrington, who will
hoist his Flag on board the Barfleur, fitting
out at Pertfmouth.
Orders are giten for 1000 tons of ordnance
stores to be got ready immediately at Wool
wich, for Exportation to his Majesty's Gkr
rifons in the Weft Indies.
ExtraMs of feme private Letters brought by the
las Mails from Holland.
" Viscount D'Hererira, the Spanish Mini
ster at the Hague, has received an answer from
the States General to his two Memorials, re<
lative to Gibraltar. This answer is very favour
able, and conformable to the placard pub
liihed on that fubjeft by their High Mightines
ses. At the end of the answer, the States Ge
neral request the Ambassador to use his good
offices with the King his master, that it may
plcafe his Majchy to order that the procedures
against Dutch veffelsmay be as short as possible,
that they might obtain exad justice, and that
in future they would not act in so peremp^
terv a manner against them, but examine the
case well.
" We hear that a deputation of Merchants
from Rotterdam came to the Hague Lift week,
and presented a request to the State General,
signed by 19 Merchants of that city; in which
it is said the complain grievously of the strange
and even inimical conduct of the Court of
Madrid toward the Dutch vessels, &c. and re-
Cued tedreL on that head. It is said that they
LONDO N,
at the ^me time hint ther difappobation ©+.
th,; placard published by the States on fe 3ft
of Decern, as being in their opinion too favour,
able to the Court of Spain, &c.
The following is a copy of a letter written
by the RQht Huh. the Earl of Hillfborougb,
oneof his Majesty's principal Secretaries of
State, to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, enclou
fing him the Aft of Parliament in favour
of Ireland, which had on that day, (Dec. 23)
received the royal assent:
“ My Lord, St. James's, Dec. ^, 1779.
" The event of this day is of so much im
portance to the great city over which your
Lordlhip presides, as well as to the kingdom
of Ireland, tuat I should think myfelf wanting
in my duty, if 1 loft a momentin communi
cating it ro your Lordlhip. His Majelly is
just returned from Parliament, where Be hes
giver the royal assent to the Ad, a printed
copy of which 1 have the honour to inclofe to
your Lordlhip. I most ftneerely congratulate
with your Lordlhip upon this most happy GC
cafion, as I hope to have the honour of doing
very soon after the recess of Parliament, .upon
the advantages we shall reap from the import
and exportbill, to and from the colonies and
coati of Africa.
“ l am, with great refpea, my Lord, your
Lordihip's molt obedient, and most humble
servant, HILLSBOROUGH."
Jan zg. The Dey of Algiers has given or
ders for kirirgall French vessels. Capt. Pool
is appointed to the command of the Mercury
man of war, in the room of Capt. Colpoys,
removed to the Orpheus. There are g/eat
disputes now in France between the Court and
Clergy, in consequence of the latter refufing
to pay some demands made on them. There
is great confufion at Madridy the King is re
tired, and the Prince of Aufturias does all
public business, but in tho Kings name. A
French privateer and two of her prizes are
taken by one of his Majesty's Cutters, and
carried into Carrickfergus.
The King of Denmark is busy in getting
his forces by land and sea in proper order.
Government has contrasted for building
several small vessels for navigating in small
rivers in America and Africa. A capital
house in Nantz has stopped; their demands
on America near seventy millions. Eight
thousand French prisoners have been lately
sent to France, and 12,000 more still remain
Feb. 5. A Gentleman who arrived this week
from France, gives an account that the agents
lately arrived from America have frequent
conferences with the French ministry; that
Dr. Franklin had adually taken his leave in'
order to return home, and that bankruptcies
daily happened in every city and trading
town in the kingdom.
The French Gazette, without mentioning
the failing of any French ships, gives the fol
lowing account of Admiral Cordova's squa
dron, in a letter from Cadiz, dated Dec. 31.
" OftheTg ships ofwhich the division under
Admiral Cordova was composed when he left
Brest, four are gone to Ferrol, seven have en
tered this port, and the other four were left
to cruize off Cape Spartell. The seven large
ones arrived here are in a very bad state, and
will take a considerable time to repair."
Exh;a& of a letter from Madrid, fan. 12.
" The following ships failed under Admi
ral Cordova from Brest for Cadiz, and arrived
there on the gift ult. The Trinity, iizguns;
the St. Nicholas, 70; the Jupiter, 20 ; the
L'Orient and St. Ferdinand, 70 ; the St. Fran
cis, St. Ifidre, and the St. Raphael, 70 ; the
St. Isidore, 60, and St. Giles, 18. The re
mainder of them, being 15 in number, went
for other ports, to be repaired, being all very
much damaged."
The following ships are arrived at Cork,
viz. the Nancy, Wilson ; the Symetry, Fow
ler ; the Enterprize, Hutchinson; the Juliana,
Williamson; and the Betfev, Waterhouse,
from New-York ; also his Majesty's frigate
Southampton, and the Beresfordcruizer, both
from a cruize.
DUBLIN, Jan. 15.
On Thurfda, la, the Right Hon. the Lord Major,
Recorder, Aldermen, Sheriffs, Commons, and Citi
zens of the city ^ Dublin, availed upon bis Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant, and prejented him with the fol
lowing Addresses from the Corporation ofjaid city.
To the King's Moll Excellent Maj,fty,
she bumble Address of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs,
Commons, and Citizens of the city of Dublin, in
Common Council uffembled.
Mo, Gracious Sovereign,
" IVE, your Mqjefys mo, dutiful and loyal fub
je^s, the Lord Mayor; Sheriffs, Commons and Citi
%ens of the city of Dublin, in Common Council affem-
Wed, feeling, with the rest of your Maje,y's faithjul
fubjeAs of this kingdom, the mo, lively fatisf&Rion at
the proffer nue have in view, of feeing our country
bappy in the enjoyment oj an unre,rifled commerce,
mo, humbly leg leave to be indulged in the fir, and
, ronge, inful, o' tbofe feelings, b, being permitted to
lay at, dur Majefydfeet, tb+gratejul over,divings
of hearts,lied with a due sense of your Majefys good-.
nefs and tender regard which you have manifefted tb
the di,refs of Ireland, and the gracious manner in
which yoetr Majefly has tariffed, dur parental care of
our welfare, by giving your royal assent to the law
lately paged, repealing certain a&s of the Eriti, le
giflatare,.impofng grievous and unju, refraints on
the trade and commerceoj Ireland, to the great injury
of allyour Maje„, dominions.
" We befeechyour Maiefy to be persuaded, that in
this arduous and critical conjuncture we fauld think
we jell jbort of that duty which we owe to your Ma
jefy, and to our country, if we did not chearfully lay
hold of the earlie, opportunity to convey to your Ma
jesty our warme, approbation, of the generous and
manly councils, by which thofeju, and prudent mea
fares, in favour of this kingdom, have been happily
advanced andwe trust, wilfpeedil, andfeadtly be
carried into faal execution. , As the,r, corporation of
this kingdom, we feel our,elves particularly called
upon, to be fir, at the prefad crifa, in te,ij,ing off
un,oaken loyalty toyour Majesty's person and govern*
went, and our inviolable determination, to manife,
teb, 4uorw, tbatnve ba^e ms f^^ty at fare,
thejucctjs and weljare rj oiajelv ;ifycts y Greaf
Britain: and the general plenty 0/ the
empire.
" In teJlienony cwhercoj, ^e bate caujed the cotf
mon fcal oj tbe said city to be hereunto affixed,
this sixth day of 'January, %
To which bis Er^&cy waspleafed to give thejot
lowing Answer,
“ l fall take lie f»s 0/prturfv of tranfaifi^
this very dutifaland loyal Acldr.fi to bis ^ajefy.
To bis Excellency, John, La.' 0, BuclWamjbire,
Lord lieutenant General and General Governor of
Ireland.
The Address of the Lord Mayer, Sheriffs, Commons,
and Cri%.ns of the city oj Dull% i n Common
Council afembled.
" ICE, the Lord Major, Sheriffs, Commons, and
Cit teens of the city of Dublin, in Common Council as
sembled, "fenfibk ofyour Excellency's uniformly virtu
ous and upright adminißratior and convinced of tee
tailHul and efficacious repefentations which you have
Imade to h:s Majef, oj the jituutioi and difirefts.of
this kingdom, take this early nppor:unity to convey
to your Excellency ou r grateful arinsweagements
of the advantage lately obC med jir forland in ad
vancement oj its trade, to wb^cf our EXtedenc, ^
intefoption mus have great) contributed •,and for
the udremitted attention vfich your Excels,icy has
confa^tl) ftev, n to our general pefterit, and welfare.
" Though we have iittte eafen to dilbt that four
Excefenc)' s upright conduct and ti e benefits derived
from it to this kingdom, cannotjail oj mering the deep
est 'imprtfon upon the mind of every good Irjhman,
yet tve are dejirous to convey to car poferity every
circumfiance, b, which thoje imprtfions may be ren
dered lafitng.
" We therefore take the liberty, humbly to entreat
,obr Excellency, that you will permit us to have,oar.
Excellency's portrait pointed by the most eminent Irijb
artif; that we ma, prefers the 1 cprefestation oj so
ixhau/ted 4 friend to this country to juture times, in
grateful remembrance oj the advantages which this
motion bus obtained, jram th.judicious efforts of your
Excellency's prudent and just adminjiration.
" In tejfi mony whereof, we have caitfed the common
Seal of the fold Cit, to be hereunto affixed, this
6th da, oj January, 1780."
To which bis Excellency Was pleased to give the fol
lowing Answer.
" I feel myfelf most happy, that my conduß has
been fuels, as to merit the approbation oj the Citizens
of Dublin, This kingdom can receive no benefit from
the which I (ball not derive the fuFefl fatisjaflion.
The complying with,our request, wiilbe an honour to
myfelf'
NEW-YORK, April 28.
On Monday morning arrived at Sandy
Hook, a fleet of fifty fail of vessels from Geor
gia, under convoy of his Majesty's ships De
laware and Iris, confining of Cork vi&uallers,
and the following Blips from England (all
by the way of the Weft Indies) viz. The Tre
lawn ey, Mocre; the Resolution, Welch;
the Hope, Smith ; the Peggy, Arnot; and
the Smaragda, Byrne.
The fleet that arrived here yesterday left
Charleftown Bar on the Sth of this month, on
which day Vice Admiral Arbuthnot, in his
Majesty's ship Roebuck of 44 guns, with the
Renown of 50 guns, and the Romulus of 44
guns, and seven frigates ; viz. Le Blond, 32
guns, Richmond, 32 guns, Raleigh, 32 guns,
Virginia, 32 guns ; Perseus, 20 guns ; Camil
la, 20 guns, Germaine, 16 guns; and seve
ral gallies with a top gallant breeze and a driz
ling rain, without fultaining any material in^
jury from their fire, passed all the rebel batte
ries on Sullivan's Island. On the sixth his
Excellency General dir Henry Clinton having
with scarcely the loss of a man, advanced the
army within gun shot of the rebel abbatis, the
town was completely invested, and, as the fi
ring which had been continued very brifkiy
from the town intirely ceased about 12 o'clock
in the night of the eight inst. it was presumed
the place hadithen been surrendered to the
Commander in Chief, as Mr. Lincoln the re
bel Gen. had desired that the private property
and the inhabitants might be shipped off for
the Weft-Indies on condition of his furrendet
ing the town and marching bis garrison out
with the honours of war ; an overture that met
with the contempt due to such prefumptiou.
We have the morti fcaiion to find that the Earl
of Cajthnefs, as his lordlhip &as proceeding
upon service over Alhly River, was unfortu
nately shot through the body by a skulking
party of the enemy, but happily the gailant
Peer was left in a fair way of recoyery. The
British and Hessian troops were in hgh health,
and so were the ships companies, enjoying
every necessary and comfort of life.
His Majesty's Blip Rainbow, with h& con
voy, confuting of the second embarkation of
troops for South-Carolina, was ipoke with by
the Delaware and Iris on the 13th inst. in lati
tude 36, and th^ wind then, and it long con
tinued so favourable, as to afford a tolerable
assurance of their arrival at Charleftown on the
15th initant.'
No'Encomiums are adequate to the Merit
of Captain Hawker of his Majesty's Frigate
Iris, for his uMremitted Care of the Vessels
sent out under his Proteerton. This Gentler
man failed Commodore of a Fleet of Forty^
five Sail from Spithead, in England, abwui the
beginning of November last ; conducted them
to the Weft-Indies, from thence to Georgia,
and from that Place to this, without the loss
of a fihgle vessel. In convoying the fleet from
England he was affilted by the Hydrasfigate,
and from Georgia, by the Delaware, Capt.Ma
fon ; the former attentively seconded him, and
the latter is known to carry as gallant officers
and brave a crew as floats in the British navy.
THE ACADEMY, No. 6, Duke-St eet, is
opened for the Reception of a few young
Gentlemen, where the Latin, Greek, and French
Languages; Reading grammatically. Writing and
Arithmetic are taught on the most reasonable Terms.
Mrs. F©LEY also propofe# taking a few young
Ladies to inftruft in French, Needle Work, Read
ing, Writing and Arithmetic. Those Parents who
may be inclined to favour them with their Children,
may depend that the utmost Attention and Care
will be paid to their Morals, and every Endeavour
„r e ,t fr 5:..:. .G... c... :^..:. •.>
Attwood’s Medicinal Store,
No. 8. Water Street,
Is replenished with a large and general Assortment
of choice Drugs and Medicines by the fleet just
arrived
Every Article in modern praßice is here kept In
leadings, and even many which prejudice akne re
tains in Use -----
Neither Expence, Care or Attention shall be
waiting to render this Repository of Duus and
Menic nes moll extenGvely ußfull to the Public,and
, the Gentlemen Practitioners in the Navy and Army
The Gentlemen in th- German Army may here
be Applied with Competitions agreeable to their
own Pharmacopeia's private FamJb^, and
Matters of Veff Is going to Sea, may com mind at
the fhoiteft Notice, compleat Medicine Chests with
printed Dotaions for their Use at the low price
of 3 Guineas --A--
Amonglt other the following Articles, lately in
great demand, are received -----.viz.-- Bowen's
patent Sago powder in Cantwlrirs, James's fever
powders ---Jelui's Drops -- Renwick's Antivenereal
Medicines, Godfrey's Cordial, Hemet's Essence &
pearl powde r ,Drapon Roots-- Andei Ton's, Hooper's,
Lockyer's & Keyf.r's Pills ----
Mace, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, & Cloves, pick'd
Isinglass, Shavings of{Hartfho n, Vermicelly, Rose
water, & Orange fiower water, Sperma Ceti, white
Sugar Candy, Liquorice, & Honey of several Swts--
Lint, Tow, Vial Coiks, Suigeons pockettlnltu
ments, Capital trepanning & Amputating Dp.
Cr rwn Lance s,Scales and we ; gh.s for Apothecaries.
Tiles, Glass M>rtars & Marble Dito, Vials hy
the Groce & Gallipots of all lizus. S.+eral Pick
ages, forming an Assortment, of Drugs a^d Medi
cines to be fold together, at a small adva ce
Jriuits Ba^k, of the firlt Quality, Lonton hand
pick''', no prize Commodity, to be Sold by the
Case, or finally Quantity -
Just imported in the Smaragda, and the latt ships
frm London and Ireland, and to be fold who/e
---fale, b,
EDWARD GOOLD,
No. 849, Hanover-Square,
r", OLD and silver l^ce, rich cord h^nd< n with
bulilian teffris and loops, epaulets and [word
knots, a very large and elegant,aff rtment of th<
neveft fashioned buttons, navy übiform^nd pb'n
gilt and plated ditto, a few cheds of the belt hyfout 1
and bohea teas, Poland starch, doul.de refined fug?",
blacft and white blond, lace, a complex set of the
richek BruffeUriacr ever impacted here, Irilh cary?
INFORMS hu'fiiends,owners and martcity jf
,vefl Is, that he continues to bake SHIP BREAD,
at his boule, No. 24, John-Street. He ictuu.s ins
thanks to Ds old (hip-mates and friends, fur their
fav m^. He is determined to bake the best of bread,
knowing the differs of eating bad bread at sea, by
the experience of upwards of thirty years. All
Captains qf Vessels who want the best of bread to
keep, will pieafe to call before-hand, and they shall
be provided with the best on reasonable terms.
N. B. WATER and BUTTER BISCUIT,
for cabin or family use, in small or great quantroesy
JUST IMPORTED, in the Smaragda, Captain
Brine, and the Resolution, Captain Wells,
TO BE SOL D,
By Valentine Nutter,
Ac tus Stationary Store, No. 924, Water-Street,
oppofot the Coffee House,
JOHNSON'S and Bailey's Dictionary, Guthrie's
J Geographical Grammar, Hill's Arithmetic,
Mail's Book-keeping; Baily's Ovid's Metamer?
phofes, Boyce's Pantheon, Ward's, Lowth's and
Alh's Latin Grammars, Borer's French ditto,
Ward's Greek ditto, Fennirig's English ditto, Young
Man's B ft Companion, Schoolthafter's Aflittaht,
Complete Letter Writer, Den Quixote, Falck's
Solid Tables, Lewis's Catechifm,Bullfinch,Mafqne,
Lady's Delight, Humming Bird, Merry Companion,
Cheerful Sdngfter, Dilworth's, Dyche's, and Fen
ping's Spelling Books,Teftamrnts,Pfalters, Copper
plate Copy Books, parent silk Gloves for Gentle
men, all forts of Pocket-Books, Back-gammoft
Tables complete, damped Die and Boxes, &c. &c.
A variety of Music by the most approved Matters,
and patent German Flutes.
Also a large and complete Affortmenf df
STATIONAR Y.
Public Auction.
On Tuesday at XII o'clock, will be fold,
On Marfton's wharf,
50 puncheons of extraordinary high proof
JAMAICA SPIRITS.
Same day, at One o'clock, will he fold on Wal
ton's wharf, near the Coffie-boufe,
Twenty pipes of genuine Madeira WINE,
London quality.
On Weduejday, at the Cofte-bcufe,
A few boxes of Poland Starch,
6 Barrels of Mufeovado Sugar, and,
A parcel of Flour.
Next THURSD A Y,
At DANIEL MCCORMICK'S
AUCTION-ROOM,
A large Assortment of seasonable
D R r-GOODS.
Jr JAMES LINFORD (ton of Rebecca Linford,
late of the ci ? y of Brittol, deceased) or any of his
daughters are living, thdy may beat of something to
their advantage, by applying to the Printer.
Said James Linford left England about the year
1755, and used the teas' many yeais; his brother
Widi&m fays he married Chrihi^ri Van Riper,
daughter of -^ Van Riper, a fa; mer at Aquacka
nunc, in New-J rfey, lived in New-Jertey, and fol
lowed the occupation of a boatman,carrying timber,
&c. in 1 is own lloup to New-York.
Publick Auction.
By BARRAK HAYS,
THIS D A Y,
^t iz o'Clock, at the Coffee- Hsufe,
The Prize Schooner FORTUNE,
As she now'lies at Lott's wharf, below the
Old Slip, newly graved, with all her tackle
and apparel, with a handsome yawl. Inven
tory to be seen at the time of sale.
Richard Jenkins,