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Tending three cooper bottom ships of the line to fee them
in fifety off that island, where I am sure they must have
arrived before this time, as the wind hat continued to
blow hard weftedy ever figce they failed.
Sandwich, Gibraltar-Bay, February ~ 1,80.
I MUST desire you will please to acquaint their Lord
fhipr, that every possible attention has been paid to
the Spanish Admiral and his officers. They are all ex
tremely defirvus of returning to Spain upon their parole
of honour; but as I am informed that a great number of
his Majesty's fubje&s are now prisoners in Spain, I have
declined giving them any assurances till the British fub
jads are released, and having received yesterday, by the
Shrewsbury from Lisbon, a letter from his Majesty's Con
fill General in Portugal, acquainting me that he had re
leased 626 Spanish Prisoners, and though frequent Pro
mises had been made, he had not as yet received One in
Return. This Letter from Sir John Hort, has confirmed
me in the R>folution, I had before taken, viz, not to
freleafe any prisoners, but upon the Spaniards delivering
Up all tbe British Subjects at present in Spain, and then
only Man for man.
However gratifying or convenient it may prove to In
dividuals, the great and general line es Hostility is never
to be forgot: In vain we may conquer, if unconditional
promifory Notes can forthwith put new Arms ihtb the
Enemy's Hands, and they openly avail themselves of the
British Gencrofity, without making a just Return, and
detain the British seamen in their Prisons.
The great anxiety of the Spanish Admiral and his offi
cers to return is such, and their assurances that my offi
cers and seamen, that had boarded their /hips, & were
forced on more near Cadiz, should be forthwith restored,
as likewise all other British fubj'ects having been delayed
upon frivolous pretences, I sent this morning the Mote I
have the honour to inclofe for their Lordship's perusal to
the Spanish &mbal, and have not a doubt but it will
t,uch their feelings, arid convince them that no delay
must be made.
1 flatter myfdlf that I shall have their Lordship's ap
probation in my endeavours to release a thousand good fea^
men, wh> may do considerable service to their King and
Country.
I am, Sir, with great Regard,
Your most obedient and most humble Servant,
, G.B. RODNEY,
Philip Stevens, Esq;
Gibraltar, Feb. 9, 1780.
AAMIRAL Rodney prelenrs his compliments to Sr.
Don Junn de Langara, and will have ,eat plea
sure in complying wi h his desire relative to the release of
the three Friars belonging to the Can uc hin Mission. for
the province of Cumana, if th ^e fria s are ih the fleet.
The Admiral, whole inclination is ever to alleviate
the misfortunes of war, by shewing every refpecl and
attention to those brave men who have done their duty to
their King arid Country, is Under the necessity of infouri
ing Sr. Don Juan de Langara, that the release of himfelf
fond the Spanish officers intir !y depends upon Spain's im
mediately releasing all the British prisoners now in her
power. An equal numbtrof prisoners will be returned
for those sent by Spain.
.Humanity o' liges the Admiral to offer those Prisoners
Who are now sick, if they may be received by the Spanish
General t but this shall be the lift time, unless an ex
change takes place.
7-\ON Juan de Langara prefects his refpe&s to his
I J Excellency Admiral Rodney, and returns thanks
offer of releasing the three Ecclesiastics, whose
PrefiJenc's m morial was tranfmited to him.
He observed what his excellency fays reforming the
Spa.lfh officers release ; also what relates to the sick, on
^an'f^. : "^ Jefef, fanwinder ,0 guns, 6ce
r'' , ei'c^r^d, very much damaged.
•gap > •e n ,0,.-- D^'h^n de Aracz commander, 70|
,t^; nan, < <)>« , vc, mwh^-rc”~d.•
^a .m, r • -.rlv^uib # < .Mxurna, OG.amende, so ^uns
too men, uk n, :\e officers Lifted, and a Lieut
with 79 teamen put oh board, attew^cs went or.
b ho:e.
Seb ^ugemo, Don Antonia Damouce, c^mander,
70 guns. 600 men, taken, t^e officers Lifted, but
Jr„aiLr Oil t':c hic#x< ##:c let
Menace?,-. Dull Anew o,^l^, ^fom.nder, 70 guns
61 mm, taken and brought into Gibraltar,
Princ^ra,— D n Minuet tie Leun, ctornduder, 70 guns,
600. men, taken and brought into Gibraltar.
Diligent®, ^Don Antonio Ahornoz, commander, 70
enas, 600 men, taken and brought into Gibraltar.
San ^oninco,-Don Ignacio Mendetabd, commander,
70 e,uns, 600 men, bl^wn up in jhea&ion.
Sara Ci-tradie,---Don Anibal Caffisni, commander, X 6
guns, 250 men, efiwed b
St. Rofalia.—D< n Antonio, commander, 28 guns, 256
men, efc aped.
G B. RODNEY.
Return of the killed and wounded. &c.
Ships. Killea. Wounded. D^gcs,
Sandwich - *-ft None
Prine -George - 13
Rova! George - - --- y --*
kAo'ution - - - — *,
Bedford - - -3,
Morrfagu- - - —
Marlborough - -^
Ajax . • , 6 Fore-top mast foot a
away, 4 guns dis
mounted.
Asa ^„..~. ^ None.
B,fe ce -^-10 21 Masts and yards much
damaged.
Idgar---- 6 ^ None.
(imberbhd - —• 1
< Ilodrn - • —
],vincible * -2 4
Monarch - - 3 * 6 Fore-top^maft shot a
way#
Terrible --- 6 12 Maintop-gallant mast
(hot away.
Alcide - —- — Main-top-mast ffict a
way.
BienfaiLnt - -,-, --- Miz^-top-maft .foot
away.
32
Return of officers killed.
Lieut. Charles Henry Strachan, marines, Edgar.
Return of officers woueded.
Lieutenant Forrest, Aja/, fincodead.
Lieutenant Forbes, Edgar.
Maftcr of the Terrible.
G. B RODNEY.
Extrad of a letter from Sir George Brydges Rodney, to
Mr. Ste hens, dated on board the Sandwich, G.bral
tar bay, -the 28th of January, 1780.
Duplicate, the Original of which is not yet arrived.]
SINCE my letter of yesterday, giving their Lordships
an account o' the action with the enemy's fauadron,
arid my entering the gut with the fleet and convoy at fun
fa on the i&h, I must desire you will please to acquaint
them that having no person on board the Sandwich ac
quainted with the bay of Gibraltar, I ordered Rear-Ad
miral Digby to lead in, and Ant two frigates 4 -head to
give notice to the garrison of our approach. The weather
proved very bad, and the current so firing, that most of
the fleet were drove to the, back of the rock. The Sand
wich and many of the ships did not arrive in the Bay
'till night. All the transports and victuallers are un
lading, and every dispatch shall be used to put his Ma-
je'ty'v further c mmands into execution.
Extrad ofa letter from Sir George Bridges Rodney to"
Mr. Stephens, dated Gibraltar Bay, 4th of February,
1780.
AS the wind continued to blow hard westerly, I
thought it forwarding his Majesty's service to
make fare of the convoy's arriving fate at Minorca, by
whWo filets hi can only infirm hhi excellency, (as he
has done before through Admiral Digby) that ne h-s
w itten to Spain communicating what was imported to
him bythat gend-man, and believes he will very fiortiy.
ha-e am aniwer, which he will give notice to his Exce&-
lcfrtr.
The Spanish General again repeats his refpeAs to his
Excellency, Admiral Rodney.
Curator, Feb. 9, 178®.
Ext aft ofa Lecter from Sir George Brydges Rodney,
to thetarl of Sandwich,ddeed Gibraltar Bay, Feb, 7, 1780.
Y HAVE the sincere fatisfa&ion to assure your Lord
^ /hip, that the Five Spanish men of war are as hue
mips as ever swam ; they are now completely refined,
manned, aid putin the line of battle, and) will answer
for them will do their duty as English Men of War,
fonuld the en'erny give them an opportune*,.
St; James's, February 28.
THE Right Hon, General Elliot, Governor of Gib
raltar, in a letter to the Earl of Hill/borod,, da
ted January 18, 17780, and received early this morning,
gives an account, that the additional regiment, together
with the frveral Aores of provisions, amMuilitiuu, and
money, convoyed by he fleet under the command of Ad
miral Sir George Brydges Rodney, were then landing
with all expedition ; by which the gatrifon will be com
pletely relieved, and the fortrefs put in a ftatc of perfect
Security from the enemy.
LONDO N,
March 3. It was greatly dreaded yesterday
at Betty's, Brooks's, and the other patriotic
places of meeting, that the good news from
Admiral Sir G. Rodney would probably dis
solve the Grand Alliance formed in the Course
of last year between the two branches of the
house of Bourbon, the Americans, and the
heads of opposition in this country. The
Dons who were to pay the Piper (for it is a
Spanish, and not French, Gold, as the At
torney hinted in the House of Commons, that
has found its way into this kingdom) find their
resources cut off, their Convoy interrupted,
and their ships of war taken : They therefore
swear they will adhere to the treaty no longer :
They rail at Sartine, abuse Dr. Franklin, and
curse the Duke of Small-coal, Malagrida,
Charles Tod, and Edmund of So Omer's, for
being so negligent in their Information, and
for permitting the Minister to employ an Ad
miral who would fight upon a Lee fare, embay
ed, and in a dark Night. The poor Dons
thought the brawling of Patriots could do any
thing in this Country ; but finding themselves
bit, they resolve to avenge the Injury by
withdrawing themselves from the Alliance,
and so in their Turn bite the Biter.
March 8. The Earl of Harrington and
Major Crew, sets out for Portsmouth this day:
Their men and officers being already embark
ed at Sheerness, and are under failing orders.
The Pallas privateer of Liverpool, has ta
ken and carried into that port the Le Anna,
from Bourdeaux, for St. Domingo, a rich /hip.
The Prothee, a French 64 gun ship, and 3
transports bound to the Mauritius, is arrived
at Spithead. The money on board 140,0001.
Was to pay the troops ; Another 64 gun ship
was in company, but escaped in the night.
The Nottra Signiora Santiliane, Capt. St.
Joseph Oviedo, of 350 tons, with hemp, &c.
is carried into Scilly.
March 9. Prince William Henry, and
Admiral Digby arrived at the Queen's Palace
yesterday. The Saint Laurent, La Barled ue,
a French privateer of do guns, is taken by
Admiral Digby, and sent into Plymouth.
March 10. Some authentic letters from
Madrid fay, that very dangerous commotions
are breaking out in, different parts of that
kingdom; the Count. d'Eitaing's wounds
grow worse every day, and bathe the (kill of
his Phyficions ; the Black Lion, from Bour
deaux, for the Weft-Indies, is carried into
Liverpool, by the Stag privateer ;, the Stag
letter of marque has sent into Guernsey an
American vessel with §0 hogsheads of tobacco,
and some spices ; the Happy Jennet, Todd,
from New-York, and the Dermond, Taylor,
from Bourdeaux, a prize to the Trimmer pri
vateer, are arrived in the river. Some pro
posals for an accommodation, it is said, have
been made by means of the Minister of a
southern Court, which are under consideration.
Lord Sandwich and Lord Hillborough a few
days ago laid a great variety of information
before his Majesty, relative to the naval pre
parations in France. It seems, that Mons.
March 1. Yesterday dispatches arrived at
Lord Gco/ge Germaine's office from General
Haidiman at Quebec. The Moon Galliot,
and the St. Antonia, are both sent into Port!-
month, and a large Spapifh ffiip into Fal
mouth. The 28th of February, Sir James
Wallace was tried by a court martial at Ports
mouth for the loss of his Ihip, and was most
honourably acquitted,
March 2. Capt. Jarvis, of the Foudroyant,
who has been upon a cruize, fell in with a
Iloop from France, bound to Philadelphia,
with dispatches for Congress, which he was
fortunate enough to intercept, and being of
the utmost consequen ce, he has come to town
with them himfelf, and yesterday carried them
to the King.
The moment the Tower guns announced to
the puplic a Confirmation of the great and
glorious victory obtained over the Spaniards,
a flag was let fly at the little loyal village of
Walworth, in Surry, which was on Tuesday
night grandly illuminated. The populace,
who were very numerous, were regaled with
plenty of good Itrong beer, while the air re
sounded with loud and joyful acclamations of
“ Long live the King ; the brave and gallant
Admirals Rodney, Ross and Digby; success
to the British arms both by sea and land ; Old
England for ever, and confufion to all her
enemies.','
March ^. Yesterday Sir James Wallace wait
ed on his Majesty at St. James's, and was
most graciously received.
March 7. Admiral Digby, on his passage
home from Gibraltar, has taken a French 64
gun ffiip, with four Eall-India ships, and is
arrived with them off the Lizard.
de Sartinten^ assured hh Matter, that he will 1
havego tail of the line in the Channel early in
May, without taking the crews from the trans
port ships, which was last year the reason why
an invasion was impracticable. He has allo
promised a fleet for the Weft-Indies much su
perior to any thing we can have there.
Extras ofa letter from Amferdam, Jah. %§>
4' The trivial operations going forward here
are barely for the protection of that commerce
which the States have agreed their l objects have
an undoubted right to carry on. Nothing is so
far from the intention of the States as their
taking part with either of the belligerent pow
ers, feeing all their determinations tend to
please every party.
A Correspondent fays, Lord North has
fettled the loan of twelve millions without a
lottery. Each Subferiber of icol. to have
zl. las. 6d profit, viz#
L ~ d,
tool. 4 per Cent. Consolidated with
chose of 1777, ahd Valued at - 75 0 0
And il. 1,25. 6d. Long Annuity Con
lolidated with chose of 1760 at 17
years purchase - - - 27 r 2 6
102 12 9
The Hon. Boyle Walfitigbam^ it is said,
will have a broad pendant, and go second in
command with Admiral Barrington, on board
the Thunderer, now in dock at Portsmouth;
Iheathing with copper.
March 14. A letter from Cadiz, dated Feb.
t 4, fays, Yesterday Don Gallon anchored in
this harbour with 12 Spanish, and 3 French
ships, besides frigates, &c. Ever since his
departure from Brest he has combated the molt
violent tempFfts; and arrived in a Very ffidt
tered condition; of 20 Spanish ships, which
composed this squadron, eight separated du
ring the storms. The St. Joseph returned to
Brest, and two came in here before the fleet
exceedingly damaged, and the Venguer ran
into Ferrol, making Considerable Wateh Of
the four others, we have no news. The winds
and waves counteract our projects. At south
weft it is so violent, that our Bay is in the Ut
most agitation. Two ships of the line rah a
ground, one of them totally loft, and the
other to all appearance must share the fame
fate, which at this period is a peculiar mif
fortune, as ship& of the line are now more
necessary than ever.
March 15. The Jamaica fleet, under con
voy of his Majesty's ship the Leviathan, pas
sed by the Isle of Wight last Monday noon.
The affairs of America it is said, have lately
been under consideration in the Cabinet, and
that they shortly will be the fubjed of Parlia
mentary defeuffion.
March 16. The hon. Mr. Townfhend set
out for Portsmouth yesterday morning in order
to embark with his regiment for the Weft-In
dies ; the Countess of Cfanbrafil, Mayne,
from New-York, but last from Corke is carried
into Dunkirk. The cargoes of the Dutch
ships lately taken by Commodore Fielding
were condemned at Do&or's Commons. The
Conquerant, commanded by the Chevalier de
Monteil, is returned to Brest Road the 17th
of February, on account of the number of sick
which amount to 150, 30 more died on their
return. A motion was lately made to raise
12 millions, when 20 millions was cheerfully
fubferibed on the new Loan.
March 17. The Spanish navy confined a few
months since of 46 fail of the line; but the
Phoenix, Monarca, Diligente, Princeffa, and
Guipufeoana, having been taken, the St. Do
mingo blown up, the St. Eugenio and St. Ju
lian, driven on the rocks by Admiral Rodney,
the Poderofo having foundered in the passage
from Brest to Cadiz with Don Louis De Cor
dova, and two of Don Miguel Gallon's being
wrecked in Cadiz Bay, it is now reduced to
35 of the line in the whole, and many of them
have been so Mattered by Itorms, as to Hand
in need of very great repairs.
It appears from this ftatembnt, that tue
French and Spanish navies united at this time,
amount to 101 fail of the line, and 'that of
Great-Britain to 99 But when it is consider
ed how many three-deckers there are in the
latter, and how many fine 74's, in what a dif
ferent date of repair our navy, mostly copper
bottomed, or coppering, is from theirs; that
there will be an addition to this lift of several
more ships of the line, new and repairing, in
the course of the summer; and that we have
13 fifties (which were last war rated of the
line, but are not now) together with ten very
fine 44's; when all this is considered, it mutt
be dearly evident to all the world, that we
have, at this moment, absolutely recovered a
decided faperiority at sea; nor, humanly speak
ing, does there seem to be the smallest doubt
of our preferring it, since we can certainly
bring new ships forward as fall as the French
and Spaniards together.
Hamburgh, Feb. 29. We cannot help be
ing astonished at the fuccefles of the English,
with whom every thing succeeds, and wears a
favourable afpe&.
Paris, March 27. Letters from Brest of the
13d of this Month advise, That they are fit
ting out with the greater activity the fix ships
for the division of the Chevalier de Ter
.ey, destined to assist the United States of
North-America. Six regiments are ordered
to embark on board that squadron ; a dis
agreement now subsists between the courts of
Versailles and Madrid.
Hamburgh, Jan. 11. It is currently reported
that the Empress of Russia has taken a defini
tive resolution to assist England against the
Americans, by furnifhing a number of troops,
and 21 ships of the line, and frigates, which
are to join the British fleet in the beginning of
the fpringi
-St. JOHN's, in Antigua, March 291
By Lis Mijeity's frigate the Alert, difpatth
ed express from England, the 15th of Febru
ary last, we learn that a French fleet of four
ships of the line, and about 60 transports,
failed from Brest the middle of February for
the Weft Indies, that she dogged them as far
as the Western lilands, and then bore away t@
give Admiral Parker intelligence of them.
This fleet is arrived, and is said to have
10,000 troops on board, with which they
would have been enabled to have conquered
all these Islands, had not Admiral Rodney ar
rived with five fail of the line, and 3000 trotys
on board : It is said, we may expect from Cork
daily, having failed the 20th of February, a
fleet of 6 fail of the line, and 7000 troops.
From the Pennsylvania journal of April 27.
London, Jan. 18. The number of new troops
to be levied in Ireland is fettled at 10,000 pri
vates, and non-commissioned officers, to be
formed into twelve battalions, and the com
mand of them given to the oldest officers (noc
commanding veteran regiments) on the frith
eitabidhrnent, who are fit for duty.
It was a report in the drawing-room that
the military h^d received information that the
French were en barking 12,000 men at Brest.
And it was added, as a thing of course, chat
the secret expedition, now u^der orders, was
in consequence of that information.
Orders were given for draughts to be mhde
from the three regiments of foot guards, to
complete the brigade now in America.
An expedition confiding of 8 ships of the
line, and transports, having on board io,qoo
land forces are to fail from Corke harbour ear
ly in the fpringt The reason Corke was fixed
upon for tne embarkation of the troops, who
cn account of the westerly winds which usual
ly blow up the Channel in the months of
March and April, and have retarded our didant
operations more than any other circumftancte.
The veteran regiments now in Ireland are to
be employed in this expedition, and n il! be re
placed by the new levies now in Great-Britain.
The men of war of the line and frigates will
repair to the place of rendezvous early in the
next month, and take such transports as may
be thought necessary for accommodating and
transporting the troops, artillery; military
stores, provisions, &c. under convoy. The
destination of this formidable armament is
meant to be kept a profound secret, even to
the Admiral and General, nor will they be
permitted to open their inftruftions till they
arrive in a certain latitude.
From HOLT'S (Rebel) NEW-YORK JOUR
NAL, of April 24.
We have advice from Schohary, that on the
17th inst. a party of White men and Indians,
commanded by Joseph Brandt, in their way
to Schohary, at Harpersfield fell in with a
number of the inhabitants, who had come
there to make sugar; of those they killed 3
and took prisoners Capt. Alexander Harper,
and n others, whose names were as follows,
viz*
Capt. Alexander Harper, Lieutenant John
Henry, Wm. Lamb and Son, David Brown
and three Sons, Jere. Sarp, Freegift and Isaac
Patchin, and Wm. Trumbill, a soldier; the
persons killed, were Major Thomas, and
Lieut. James Henry, of Col. Harpar's regi
ment, and Wm. Stephens.
Later accounts, which however are not yet
authenticated, mention, that the above pri
soners, having killed part of the guard and
put the rest to flight, had effected their escape,
and returned home.
Just imported, and to be S OLDby
FRANCIS PANTON,
At No. 3s, the second door from the Coffee-boufe
Bridge, in Wall-Street,
GENTLEMEN) best buck, Woodflock, beaver, walk
leather, thread, and nankeen gloves ; gentlemen's
black velvet and fi k flocks, Savignty's pen knives and
razor#, Looker's, Reid's, and Lisbon's ditto, Watt's best
double arid single ftiopS; Sah^gany travelling cafe* of
diff rent Lrts, leather pouches filled with razors, &c.
ladies and gentlemens tortoifhel crooked an Freight
combs of all forts, horn, racking, dressing, and tail
combs, very fine large ivory and bone ditto, piper cases
for holding razors, combs, &c. eflcnce of lavender, ber
gamot, th me, jess mine, and rhoadiam Smyth's and
Golding's best double diltilled lavender, Hungary, rose,
orange flower, Bergamot, honey, violet and Marchalle
water, a large affirtment of hard and foft French poma
tums, ladies fafhiuriablc eulh ops, pads, bows, and curls,
milk of roses, eau-de-luce, a liquid that changes the
colour of the hair, Spaniffi wool, best French rouge, a
Cmpufition to take off fuperfluous hair, ladies and gen
tlemens purses work'd with gold and fi'ver, with gold and
silver runners, gilt and plain writing payer, Dutch quils,
ink powder, and sealing wax ;' cloahs, hat, flefh, ihee,
hearth, nail, and Hemett's tooth brushes, Hemett's
essence, and pearl powder for the teeth, royal ditto, green
and white wax tapers, with brass stands, Bailey's /having,
Naples, Windsor, and plain soap, walh-balls of various
forts, oval and square looking glasses for travelling ; a
large assortment of smelling bottles, tooth-pick cases,
and tooth picks, plain, violet, brown, marchaile, Jiet
powders for the hair, powder boxes, /having boxes,
camels hir, /having orufhes, silk and iwandowo purrs,
ladies and gentlemens buckles, gentlemens elegant affurt
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silver, ladies hiding and common fans, gentlemens hats,
white and black oftrige feathers, green a,d red ditto,
nuflard in pound bottles, all to be fold cheap.
WHEREAS tbe Coprirtnerfhp of REMSEN
and COWENHOVEN, being dissolved by
mutual consent, they requett all those who are in
debted to said Copartner ship, to call and pay off
their Accounts to John Remfen, at No. 935, Wa
ter-street, or to John Cowenhoven, No. 14., Q^een
ftreet.
M. CATER,
BEGS Leave to inform her Friends, that
ihe is removed from No. 37; Wall-llrec^
to Mrs. M'Kennie's, in Broad street, two
Doors from frinceL itrecc