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^^ Saturday bis MgefJs Packet, tbe Carteiet,
Charles Newmab Commander, arrived here
in 8 Weeks from Falmouth, by whom we have
the following frefe Advices, viz.
Br^lav, Jan. t 6. _
THE dady conferences held by the ministers of
the mediating powers with those of the Pruflitn
Carnet confirm the hopes which had been, fame
ti n- liice, entertained of the re-eltablifhment of the
tranquillity of Germany. It is certain that the
Courts of Veulilles and Peterfourgh are tak ng the
utmost pains to haiten the lilutiry work of peace.
His molt Christian Majesty has presented to the Ein
prefs a plan of accommodation,which,we are assured,
is of such a nature as will molt probably fatisfy all
the parties interred in the great quarrel about the
Bavarian fucceffim. The Court of Vienna seems
now to encline to a more pacific fyttem, and accord
ing ,o authentic advice, hath already consented to
remove several difficulties, which in the preceding
neguciations seemed to occasion invincible obstacles.
LONDO N.
Det. 19 Two large American privateers are
cruizing cfSt. Helena, to intercept our home
ward bound Eall Indiamen. They mount 32
guns each. The Coveillpn, from Bourdeaux
f< Martinico, is taken and carried into White
haven, Sy a Bristol Privateer, called the Alex
ander. The Lion of jersey has taken a valu
able fh:p from Nantz for Martinico, and sent
her in 0 Penzance. The Harwich, a Collier,
jiT taken a French privateer of 8 guns, and
sent her into Shields. The Count d'Artois, is
taken by his Majesty's armed (hip Qjeen
Charlotte, Captain Rogers: She is computed
the richest Weft Indiaman vet taken.
31. Lord Cornwallis and General Gray will
set out for New-York by the firft ships. The
Fortitude, Gibson, is taken and carried into
Breff. The incorporated trades of Glasgow
are abdut to petition the King and both Houses
of Parliament against the intended repeal of
the Popifh laws. The Enipiefs of Raffia has
proposed to the Court of Copenhagen to fit out
a combined fleet for the protection of the Eng
lish trade in their reflective Rates, and in the
North Sea. A cutter has brought into Ply
mouth four French prizes, and a privateer.
Two more French privateers are carried into
Scilly by a Liverpool privateer.
Jan. 5. Th Enerprre man pf war, has taken
a French fhi?<f 560 tons from St. Domingo, and
carried her into Gibr Tai. Yesterday 50 fail of trans
ports were take up. Tin Bellona privateer of Lon
don has taken and sent into Dartmouth, a rich flop
from Boston. Tut Empress of Russia has ordered 18
(hips of the line to repair to npr.head, who are to aft
in emju aim with mofe f his Britannick Majetty
as occasion may require. The Iro^fide; of Liverpool,
has taken the li, a French h reward-bound East-
India-man, bw sh was loft off Beaumorris,the cargo
and ctw lived. The Night privateer of Liverpool,
has ta ei tDe D ke ie Acne, another Indiaman, but
is finer lutt oft Point Air, between the rivers Dee and
Meif- ; err cargo saved also.
I, . i et.l to chop tne bill for repealing theScofch
fi s <m; ,%^y, as it is found very difagree
2De ) me people of Scotland in general. The
Ki ' I Spain and the Empress of Germany are to
h-. Spord^s for t^e Piincefs Royal of France by
F)X". To fame privateer of Folkttche, has taken
two r'l ch obvateers, and lent them into Falmouth.
Th ce spm ; h in nos war, and several Merchant,
flop, have Itly been call away on the Coast of Spain
in a rime .t gale of wind.
Majesty b, tbe Dube of Bolton.
" " " e fubicribing Admirals of your
VV Majesty's Royal Navy, having hitherto,
on all occasions, served your Majesty with zeal
and fidelity, a^u being desirous of devoting
every action of our lives, and eur lives them
selves, to your Majesty's service and the defence
of our country, think ourleives indil'penfably
bound by our duty to that service and that
c< uatry, with all possible humility, to repre
feru to your wisdom and justice,
That Sir Hugh Pallihn, Vice-Admiral of
the Blue, lately serving under the command of
the Honourable Augustus Keppel, did prefer
certain articles of accusation, containing feve
lal matters of heinous offence against his said
Commander in Chief, to the Lords Commis
sioners for executing the office of Lord High
Admiral of Great Britain, he the said Sir Hugh
Fallifer being himfelf a Commiffi >ner in the
Kid Conuniffion. This accusation he the said
Sir Hugh Pallifer withheld from the twenty
feventh of July last, the time cf the fuppo'ed
offences committed, until the ninth day of this
present December, and then brought forward
for -tue purpose of recrimination against charges
conjedured by him the said Sir Hugh Pallifer,
but which in fad were never made.
That the Commiflioners of the Admiralty,
near five months after the pretended offences
aforefaid, did receive from their said colleague
in office, the charge made by him against his
said Commander, and without taking into con
sideration the relative situation of the accuser
and the party accused, or attending to the
avowed motives wf the accusation, or the length
of time of withholding, or the decafion of mak
ing the fame, and without any other delibera
tion whatsoever, did, on the very fame day on
which the charge was preferred, and without
previous notice to the party accused of an in
tertiou of making a charge against hira, give
notice of their intending that a Court-martial
fiiould be held on the said Admiral Keppel,
after forty years of meritorious service ; and a
variety of actions in which he had exerted emi
nent courage and condud, by which the ho
nour and power of this nation, and the glory of
the Ibitifh flag had been maintained aad in
creafdd in various parts of the world.
We beg leave to express to your Majeftyour
concern at this proceeding, and to represent
our apprehension of the difficulties and difeou
ragements which will inevitably arise to your
service therefrom ; and that it will not be easy
for mg, attentive to their honour, to serve your
Majesty, particularly in Situations of principal
MEMORI AL presented lafl nveek to bis
Hawke, Bristol
, John Moore James Young
Bolton Matthew Barton
Samuel Graves Francis Geary
Hugh Pigot Shuldham
Robert Harland Clark Gayton
To this memorial the King is .said to have
given the following answer: " That he
should always receive the representations of
his Admirals with pleasure; and this, as it de
ferred, so it certainly should receive his most
serious attention."
Jan. 7. Col. Faucett is gone to Germany to
cont< a& for more Foreign Tro >ps, all Officers who
are to return to America, have Orders to hold them
selves in Readiness to embaik in 30 Dajs. The
Bellona of Liverpool has taken and carried into Fay
all a French Frigate of 20 Guns and 160 Men.
The Loifr from Bordeaux for Martinico, and the
Belle de Paris, are both taken by Liverpool Priva
teers. Theist and 2 I Battalions of the Royal
Scots, the Royal I fli, the Queens, 24th, 59th,
and 65'h, Regiments of Foot, have received orders
for Embarkation.
command, if the practice now Rated to yotit
Majesty be countenanced, or the principles up
on which the fame has been supported shall
prevail with any Lord High Admiral, or with
any Commissioner, for executing that office.
We are humbly of opinion, that a criminal
charge against an officer (rising in importance
according to the rank and command of that of
ficer) which suspends his service to your Ma
jesty, perhaps, in the most critical exigencies of
the public affairs,which calls his reputation into
doubt and difeuffion, which puts him on trial
for his life, profeffion, and reputation, and
which, in its consequences, may cause a fatal
cessation in the naval exertions of the kingdom,
to be a matter of the most serious nature, and
never to be made by authority but on solid
ground, and on mature deliberation. The ho
nour of an officer in his most precious possessi
on and belt qualification; the public have in
terest in it; and whilst those under whom we
serve countenance accusation, it is often im
possible perfectly to restore military fame by
the mere acquittal of a court-martial. Impu
tations made by high authority remain long,
and affect deeply. The sphere of adimn of
commanders in thief is large, and their busi
ness intricate, and fubje€t to great variety of
opinion ; and before they are to be put on the
judgment of others for ads done upon their
diferetion, the greatest diferetion ought to be
employed.
Whether the Board of Admiralty hath by
law any such defcretion, we, who are not of
the profeffion of the law, cannot pofuively as
sert; but if we had conceived that this Board
had no legal use of their reason in a point of
such delicacy and importance, we Should have
known on what terms we served. But we
never did imagine it poifible, that we were to
receive orders from and to be accountable to
those who, bv law, were reduced to become
passive i.Rruments to the possible malice, ig
norance, or treason, of any individual who
might think fit to disarm his Majesty's navy of
its bed and highett officers. We conceive it
difrefpedful to the laws of cur country to sup
pose them capable of such manifeß injustice
and absurdity.
We therefore humbly represent, in behalf
of public order, as well as cf the discipline of
the navy, to your Majesty, the dangers of long
concealed, and afterwards precipitately-adopt
ed charges, and of all recriminatory accusa
tions of subordinate officers against their com
manders in chief; and particularly the mif
chief and scandal of permitting men, who are
at once in high civil office, and subordinate
military command, previous to their mating
such accusations, to attempt to corrupt the pub
lic judgment, by the publication of libels on
their officers in a common newspaper, thereby
exciting mutiny in your Majesty's navy, as
well as prejudicing the minds of thof? who are
to try the merits of the accusation against the
said superior officer.
%%12. The Committee for the American pi
foners waited Lift week on Lord Sandwich at t^e
Admiralty, to requett information whether any ex
change of prisoners was likely soon to take place.
His Lordship received them with great poliieneG,
and informed them, that though some of the prison
ers would probably be exchanged, tbe greater part
will remain for want of a fufficiertt number of En
giifh prisoners in France to exchange in return.
Jan. 14. The Alarm Cutter, has taken a
French Vessel for Cherburgh for St. Maloes, wmth
gooof. The Betsey and Rockingham Larters of
Masque haye taken and carried into Cork tbe Epa
minondus. A Treaty offenfive and defencive is
new on the carpet between the Courts of London,
Peterfburgh and Berlin. The Elizabeth, from New
foundland for Oporto, is taken by the Vengeance,
an American Privateer, and carried into Bilboa.
Jan. 16. The Freedom Privateer, Williamson,
has taken an outward bound Martinico Man, and
carried her into Kin ale. The Albion Privateer of
12 Guns, has taken 8 Prizes, and sent them in the
River: The Captain died two Hours before the
Veffei came to an Anchor. The Cultom-houfe
Cutter of Falmouth has taken a French Privateer of
10 Guns. The Hawke Privateer of London, has
taken a valuable Ship from Guadaloupe, and sent
her into Cork.
By authentic letters from Paris we learn, that
complaints fiotv the Merchants of Nantz, Rouen,
Rochelle, and Bourdeaux, had been severally pre
ferred against the Sieur de Sartine, the Intendant of
the Marine, setting forth, that their property had
been wholly unprotected at lea against their ene
mies; but that De Sartine, upon an examination
into the allegations before the Council of State, has
exonerated himfelf from all remifinefs ofduty.
A private letter received from Rochford fays,
the St. Priest, a largo French fliip formerly an
Eaft-Indiaman cf 700 tons burthen, which failed
from that port for Bolton, full of Officers, and a
cargo of (hells, mortars, powder, and other ord
nance stores, overfet in a gale of wind before (he
could clear the land, when the vessel and all on
board were entirely loft,
Jan. 28. The Eclipse of Folftkone, Capt. Baker,
has taken the Count Delon, of 16 Guns, belonging
to Dunkirk. The Proteus from Philadelphia, is car
ried into Millford. Capt. Villiers Fitzgerald, in the
Royal Charlotte armed ship, has taken a French pri
vateer of 18 unsin the Infh channel,and sent her for
London. The Royal Edinburgh Volunteers have
received orders to embark for America. 7he Ama
zon frigate is arrived at Poitfmo th ; die has retaken
the Britannia, from Osorto for Biillol. The Swifts
sure Cutter, has brought into Leith, the Morante, a
French privateer of 8 guns. The Tartar, of Folk
ftone, has brought in a ship uirh gunpowder from
Baurdeanx for So. Carolina ; the also took a Brig
from the fame place for Rochelle. The A nerican
privateer , of Sandwich, \ has sent in the Terpsichore, a
French privateer of fourteen guns, and 160 men,
after an engagement of three quarters of an hour.
Feb. 6. David Garrick, Esq; the pride and orna
m,it of the Biitifh Rage, died the Instant. The
Dutch are equipping 12 men of war. The squadron
that failed from Brest for Africa, with 4000 troops,
hs been d<ven bv a violent storm on the coast of
Portugal, and the Commodore's fliip, the Pendant,
of 74 guns, i' totally loft. Thirty ihips of the Line
will tail from Portlmouth to cruize in the Bay by the
latter end of this month. Nineteen French (hips,and
5 frigates are said to be out, in con sequence of which
all the ships at Spithead are ordered for sea.
Feb. 9. The Apollo, Capt. Pownall, has taken
a French frigate of 36 guns, and 320 men, after a
very bloody engagement of two hours, Monsieur
having 40 men killed and 37 wounded ; and the
Apollo had only 9 men killed and 14. wounded. The
French frigate is one of the 8 lately built on a new
Conßru&ion, is as big as a§o gun fhip,and mounted
26 eighteen pounders on her main deck. The
Effingham, from Cafco-Bay for Cadiz, with king's
maftg,is taken and carried into Briftol,by the George
privateer. The Rofel, from Martinico, is taken by
the Montreal, and carried into Gibraltar.
Jan, 16. Tire Viper has carried a French vrite
into Millford. The Aurora, Brown, from New
foundland, is taken and carried into M rtiuico. I he
Appendix, Hewler, from Dunkirk to Marseilles, is
taken by the Expedition privateer.
Jan. ±6. Two Companies of the train of artillery
from Hanover are to embark early in the soring l° r
America to join general Clinton's army. Five French
men of war and 50 merchantmen failed from Brett
for the Weft-Indies the 14th of this month. The
Old England privateer, Capt. Todd, has taken a
fllip fora L'O lent to Genoa. An American ship
with Tobacco is carried into Pool. Sir Jernes Wallace
in the Experiment, is arrived at Portlmouth. Ihe
General Sullivan privateer of Boston, has taken the
Weymouth Packet, from Jamaica, after an engage
ment of two hours. The Prince Frederick privateer
of Dever, has taken a St. Domingo Man valued at
40,0001. The Jean, Jaques, from St. Domingo, is
taken by the Lord Amherlt privateer, and carried
into Guernsey ; the is worth 20,000!. The Cassandra
Damarie, from Breit to America, with Gunpowder,
and French officers, is taken and carried into Guern
sey. The Hope, from Boston for Amsterdam is
carried into Portsmouth.
CORNELIUS DUANE,
Public Notary,
At Mr. Wash's, next door to Mr. Augustus Van
Horne's, Smith-,reel, in tbe house formerly
occupied by Dr. FAR QU H A R.
WHERE he praclifcs the profeffion of a
NOTARY in the fulleft extent and
variety; particularly draws the following wri
tings in the most perfect, legal, and commercial
methods, viz. Protests for damages of Ves
sels sustained from various causes, ditto for
Bills of Exchange for non-acceptance ditto
for non-payment, Charter Parties, wills,
POWERS of ATTORNEY, AWARDS, ARTICLES
of AGREEMENT, BILLS ofsALE, CONTRACTS,
COVENANTS, LEASES, ASSIGNMENTS, DEEDS,
indentures, &c. &c. &c. the above perform
ed with the greatest accuracy awd dis
patch. Constant attendance from fix in the
morning to seven in the evening.
N. B. Public notice will be given when
and where his office will be opened.
The Sloop LADY ERSKINE,
Edward Drew, Commander,
Intends failing on a cruize this day; all
Captains of his Majesty's ships and Ma
sters of transports and others, who are in
his Majesty's service and have men miffing, are
requeued to come on board and examine the
crew, as he would not wish to carry any men
belonging thereto. The seamen and lands,
men that have already engaged, and are now
on shore, are desired to repair on board said
sloop immediately, or to the rendezvous at
Mr. M Bride's, near Murray's wharf.
Deferred from said sloop, two seamen named
RICHARD CLARK and JOHN BARBER,
they having signed articles and received ad
vance. All masters of privateers or merchant
men, are cautioned to guard against these
impostors. Any person that can give infor
mation where they can be found, shall receive
TWO GUINEAS reward.
Theatre Royal.
IThis Evening will be presented the Trage
dy OF
King Richard 111.
Tickets to be had at Messrs. Rivingten's'
Gaine's and Robertson's, Printers; at Loosely
and Elms's; at the Coffee-houfe ; and at Mr.
I Petit's, next door to the Theatre.
Boxes and Pit Bs. Gallery 4.5. No money
will be taken at the door.
Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to fend
servants to keep their places at half past four
to prevent mistakes.
VIVANT REX & REGINA.
DUMB~FISH.
A Quantity of excellent Dumb Fish, to
be fold at private sale, by Duncan,
Barclay, and Co. No. 516, Hanover-Square.
Public Audion.
M the Coffee-Hcufe, ^t One o'Clock.
T HIS DA Y,
The beautiful SchoonerßETSEY,
Virginia built, about two months old. She
lays at the wharff below the Coffee-Houfe;
is one of the compleateft boats sent into this
port. At the fame time, a handsome YAWL.
Inventory to be seen bv applying to
BARRACK HAYS.
Public Plu&ion.
TO-MORROW,
At XII o'Clock, on tbe wharf below tbe
Coffee-Houfe,
Will begin the sale of a cargo of bed
Virginia TOBACC O,
And fomeSTAVE S.
The sale to continue on Wednesday and
Thursday mornings. 4
Public Audion,
This day below the Ceffee H;ufe, 11 o'clock,
will be fold,
A few hogsheads f choice tobacco,2o quintals of
dry cod, 1 three pounder and carriage, three pair
of Swivels, a quantity cf medicines confining of
bark, n anna, rhubarb, and Columba root.
Oe o'clock at the CofFee-Huufe, the SLOOP
POLLY, burthen about 60 tons, now lying at Hal
ler s wharf. Inventory to be seen by applying to
Oliver Templeton.
1 his day 11 o'clock, will be fold at the Ven
due itore, No. 30, below the Coffee-houfe,
A Neat assortment of GOODS, being the
remnants of a store, with a few hogtheacs of
rum, molasses, coffee, &c.
P M'D WITT.
iU-MOKKOWj at one o'clock, will be Ibid at the
Coffee-Houfe,
The Brig SUCCESS,
Prize to his Majesty's Ship Unicorn, now lying at
the end of Murray's wharf, with four carriage guns,
swivels, &c. Her inventory to be seen at
P. M'Davitt's Office.
On Wednesday at 1 o'clock, quill be fold at tbe
. Coffee-boufa
The Schooner BETSEY,
Burthen about 90 tons, a stout new veffef,
and well found, now lying at the Old-Slip,
near the Superintendent's Cffice. Inventory
to be seen at
P. M'Davitt's Office.
Charles Oliver Bruff,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
Tbe corner of Golden-Hill, fronting Burling's-Slip,
Queen-freet, No. 196, bas for Jale,
BUFF, black, and Morocco belts, books and
carriages for swords, has neat steel finall swords,
makes all forts of regimental (words; has privateer
cutlasses for sale, guns and pistols for ditto. Also,
to Let, from the firft of May next, a CELLAR,
under the house where Mrs. Berrien now lives.
Public Notice is hereby given,
r |"HAT Thursday the 29th day of the pre
ft sent month April, is appointed for pay
ment ta the officers and company of his Ma
jesty's sloop Nautilus, under the command of
John Collins, Esq; of their several and ref
pedive shares of the net proceeds of the sloop
Fanny, captured on the 9th of June, 1777,
by his Majesty's said ship, and condemned as
lawful prize by the Court cf Vice Admiralty
for the island of Bermuda, on which day such
payment will be made by the fubferiber, agent
to said captors, and who resides in the city'of
New-York. SAMUEL KEMBLE, Agent.
WANTS employ, either in an office,
store, or shop, a YOUTH near seven
teen years of age, of a genteel family, who
writes a tolerable good hand, understands ac
counts, and has been employed in a store in
this city; if anyone in want of such a person,
will please toenquire or leave a line with the
printer, they shall be waited on immediately.
N. B. If required he can get unexceptiona
ble recommendations.
SHONE's belt London Patter, Howe's ge
nuine Acid, and frefh Limejuice for
Punch ; also, a few Firkins of Rose Butter,
just arrived, to be fold at JOHN YOUNG's,
between die Coffee House Bridge and Fly-
Market.
Ten guineas reward,
BROKE open and stolen out of the hold of the
Schooner DICK and JOHN, lying in Coenties
Slip, a Swivel: Whoever discovers the thief, so that
he may be apprehended, shall receive the above re
ward from Robert Steel, lying at said flip.
TO BE SOLD,
A Healthy, strong Negro WENGH, of
about 16 or 17 years of age, the prefect
owner having no occasion for her. Enquire
of the Printer.
XCELLENT fine English HAMS, and a few
half dried Louden TONGUES, to be disposed
of very reasonable, by ALEXANDER ZUNTZ,
NO.OI, King-street, next door but one to the house
of Mr. Barrow's, baker.
8 B. For CASH only. ALSO,
Some Gauzes, plated and hard Ware, Jewellery,
Silk Umbrelloes, &c.
TAKEN up, an ANCHOR, between 6 and 7
hundred weight. The owner may have it
again, by proving his property,, and paying charges,
b y applying to Joseph Taylor, Matter of the
Peace and Plenty victualler, near Goverpoi's-lfland.
ZU 'AKEN up a few days fn ee, a LONG-BOAT.
Whoever (he belongs to; may have her again,
by applying to Daniel Nalh, at Blue-Point, paying
charges and proving his property.