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o^rfelr^v^) r pre-,
^ ^ ^v, and ,I
t^ the Grand Vifir ha^n^dv ^cceedc^.
I ainrig the confidence of the pe
chance has not a little contra deal by ^e
timely arrW 'of feveraDhpos bulcw w:tn ^^ ;
vlfions, whereby the flrice is levered, ° h ~"
could not orfowi^ have been dVine.
Cnn/hntiQ, October 8. Letters f^m
Smyrna adviie, that the l^!"" ihip rt E- #
Rust, Capt. VI; rkerk, bound from Marko;
lif&Bh a c^.^o of about go or 60,000pa
!lr& was ^^ m the zf,Tult.,by ^ v p hr
pW^teer thi ^^, Cipt F^nkner, -be
entrance of theCa hos Suyroa, or '"j
on of her ^gtr iCorgi^ ^ the French;
• and as the ^ ^b^ ^robs C^t the
c rgo co b ^ .he rinar, an ibhlh man ,t
wa% cbm^ inded © .Yap' Smith, there te
p^i'^p Lbof iC bring French proper,
and courique; tly in will but-declared as a law
ful prize,,
07. '. Ajt H&iOvefi^ folri^i R
^b.^.'fr^i ^bul^, a:rib]ateiy at (tie
Sovrith lines rives anaccount that the gA-rri
foe.begin "O far a le^of^y. e^ecatlv ofu^-
^s, a the C ^^ui w ; vc\ fupCted trice how
[b^s #orv I ;ric. I his dtfer^r ^s, that a
Trmb fyi^d''^ kTri and woundeu frit
.ufen b/onci"?. :o theoa<ri!on. #
_BCGa, 0/. 22. [rivo American reffels ria*
-drib with tobacco and other merenaudzes the
oop foot Vigioia in plays, and theboti
frfym Newbury Port in 3% have just entered
this port. The Captains bring no inverting
tecs, except taat the declaration of Spain,
swith the Americans where informed on toe
2iR df Tfeuft, afforded them great joy.
Camp at S' Roch, Or?. 18. Ihe filing from
Gibraltar, hath been very flack for a week
patt, anl done tri very little damage, How
ever, we observe, that the befirged work with
great deligence on their fortifications, &c. and
'are digging cavities in the mountain, to de
fend arid shelter thernfeives in case of necessity.
Pan. Nov 4. We have not yet received any
news uire&ly f fom Countd'Ettaing's flaadron :
But if public rep T$ are to be credited, on
the oh of September that fqu^dron was oh
the coast of Maryland, and on the ezd at San
dyhook, waiting the high tides to get before
New York: Some pretend, that the French
Vee admiral has entirely defeated the English
Squadron Under Admiral Arbuthnot, But we
know nothing certain of the Expedition of the
French iqualron on the continent of America.
Pan's, Nrv, 9. Many of our officers at
Breit have sent for warm cloaths to enable them
to endure the rigour of the winter. The pro
jed of attempting the English coasts appears
'at prefect difficult to be carried into executi
on, force precautions taken at Plymouth after
the appearance of M.d'OrVilliers in that road ;
And many are induced to believe that our 0-
peraaons will be directed againit Ireland, on
account of the diflkt s r aaion that at present
p.trails among the inhabitant's of that king
dom, from whom, it is Very probable, we may
hope for abidance.
Paris. Nov. 9. By the various changes
made with refpeet to the flrips since their return
to Bred, we cannot know exa&ly how many
the fleet for the second expedition will consist
of till it fails, for hitherto the number has va
ried, but it is between 50 and 60 of the lirie.
PeterJburgh, Oslo. 12. We' have advice from
different parts of this Empire, thfl the har
veß has been very plentiful, and magazines
of corn hre forming, to be used in case of
need, theutility cf which we have experien
ced before.
Stockholm, Nov. 1;. The grand bafon
which has been formed at Carlfcroon is reck
xmed one of the fineft performances of the age :
it contains 24 places, in which flips may not
only be # kept dry, but may be taken out by
letting in water at any time, which may be
done into any one of those places separately.
'I he engineer who had the direction of this
work is Mr. Tunberg, and he has acquired
g^eat reputation by it. He has also invented
afortof fpyjng-glah, with which one may
difeover the nature of the foils under water.
Efaeur, o^o. 3. Forty Englilh merchant
snips are failed without convoy,'and there are
if n:>re of the fame nation in the Sound,
whici iare impatiently waiting for some En
glilh men of war to convoy them.
Vienna, Octo. 28. The Empress Queen re
ceived advice yesterday of the fafe arrival of
toe Emperor at Lints, but that his Imperial
Majesty did not reckon he should be back a
gain here till about the Bth of next month, as
he proposes feeing that part of Bavaria ceded
to the house of Austria at the peace of Tefchen.
Cologne, Nov. 2. Some new differences
have arisen between his Electoral Highness
and the magistrate of this town, as well with
re g ar d to the jurisdiction as other rights of the
Elector, infomach that he has published an
order to take up and bring to Bonn the fifft
Regent of Cologne, who shall be found upon
the Electoral territory.
LONDO N, Nov. 27.
The following robbery was on Wednesday
evening difeovered, and the whole case invef.
tigated before Sampson White, Esq; in Bow-
A<eet. Messrs. Jeffreys and Jones, Silver
smiths, of Cockfpur-ftree§, Charing-Cross,
had, had in their service one L. a fhopman#
for five years and never entertained a suspicion
of his dishonesty. On Wednesday, however,
they received advice from the Caotain of the
Lord Holland Eaft-Indiaman, that a person 1
on board the above (hip had made a confeffion
to him that L. had robbed Messrs. Jeffreys aad
Jones of a large quantity of plate, &c. to the
amount of fool, and sent them as a venture to
India. That L. had lent another venture of
th A fire vilr^ A 1 Weit-Ind;^ tome tim
ay's which h hid Then f °m Messrs. Jeffrey?
a,d Jones, Ou th.Tv informations L. was
iaken into'cert id;, and in his lodgings a very
large trunk whs found fall of plate, &c. in
all jhe va^ou^ articles of fo'capr al a shop, to
h^m cincof 5006 more, all which he had
d^en'Tr >;n Med's. Jeffreys and Jones at dif
ferent periods, and which were never miffed.
Wdacincreafes the surprise of this proceeding
is, that L. had left jeffi~e„ and Jones, and
Ilived with .another Glverfmith for to months
:o.tri, and Viewer pilfered a bugle article. L.
litaTcomurm&d to T<*hill-fields Bridewell for
Ifurther examination.
I A detached fabadroh of bur fleet is to fail to
J '.he teta of Admiral Duff, and to clear the
print 01 all French' and Spanish craifers. It is
tabbed that it will remain there, as every nerve
is .0 b: drained ;o kelp up our Superiority in
-the rpeditcr^nean, and they ye to be rein
forced next spring (vith federal Ruffian men of
war.•
ft^terday the Arii-India Company received
I frim? TOritches from their fet^tements at Beh
jgm', waren were brought ovet'in a Dutch Eafr
I [%ri,imin which is arrived in the Downs,
wricn brinks an'account of two French Eaft
§Li ridden beig lull at the ille of France, all
J: it brews periihed.
I r.x^ai of a L^tofrom Leghorn, O^o. 27.
I “ buuie deferences are laid to have arisen
Ibetween vie Ting of Morocco and the Repub^
|lic o tßhgufa : that the former hath ordered
4 cue Comm irides of his mips to seize all the
I Kagufau vclfels thry may meet with ; far
;which reason the ships of that nation in the
Iports of barbary dare not lake on. board any
line e raerchandife. In short, a Dutch (hip
a-n/ed here lad Sunday from Tunis, where
th/Ragufan# had unloaded about 200 hides
which they had whipped before for our port."
Yeilerdky the Rignt Hon.the Earl and Coun<
teb if Sherburne were present at the drawing
room at jbJames's ; they were presented to the
IQueen, on the eccafion of their marriage, and
I mod graciously received,
Lay 3he!bu; ^e's dress in which (he was pre-
I fenc d to their Majesties yeflerday, Was exceed
ingly admired in the Drawing-room for its ele
gdiice of trite; it consisted of a light buff, or
Aurora coloured fattin, richly trimmed with
hiver-ipotted gauze, interspersed with varie
gated coloured toil Herladylhip was accom
panied to St. James's by several of her noble
family, amottyt .churn were the Dutcheffes of
Bedford and Graiton, the Hon. Mr. Fitzpa
trick, &c.
The Sally letter of marque, belonging to
Glasgow, is put into Fyal, after, falling in
with a French frigate of 32 guns, within half
a league of Li/bo^ who engaged her for two
Extrafl of a Letter from Alexandria; in Egypt,
duguft 21.
'T''™ °°""" e ' c ° w b' c h the English mer-
X chants had eftabliffi^d between the Red
Sea and the Meaiterranean, for the supplying
of Europe with the productions of India by the
old way, is in the greatest danger of being de,
ftroyed by the multiplicity of dangers and im
pediments to which it latelyhas been fubje^t.
Seven merchants, and a Lady of the fame na
tion, who came hither with an intention of
parting over to India by the way of Cairo and
Suez, were informed that the Pacha of Cairo
had ordered the Caravan to be flopped on the
28th of July, as it was ready to depart from
Suez, and which the above-mentioned mer
chants proposed joining, and that he had
likewise seized Mr. Murray while he was in
the Custom house, and had (hut him up in the
caribe ; upon which twelve English merchants,
tp whom the rich cargo of the Caravan be
longed, and to which Mr. Murray is factor,
fearing to be treated in the fame manner, fled
from Cairo, without any person being able to
difeover the place to which they bad-retired.
Immediately the seven English merchants and
the Lady set about preparing to take their
way through Aleppo and Baffora, when they
learnt by an express from their country people
at Cairo, that the Pacha had been prevailed
upon by a laige sum of Money to luffer the
Caravan to proceed on its journey, and that
he had released Mr. Murray. Upon this in
telligence they intend to seize this Occasion
without delay, and to set off for Cairo with
the utmost expedition.'—Four vessels have ar
rived this year at Suez fiom India; viz. two
English packet-boats, which failed again in a
few hours after their arrival, and two Daniffi
velfels, one of which was commanded by the
unfortunate Capt. Van de Vclden, a Dutch
man, who perished when the Caravan was
plundered by the Arabs, June 14 ;, the other by
Capt. Campbel, a Scotchman. Mr. Murray,
who was supercargo, had the good fortune to
escape these ruffians. The English merchants
intend t® imbark on board one of the Danish
vessels which the Pacha had ordered to be
flopped at Suez, but which he released at the
fame time with the caravan. All these perils
and difficulties, which a violent third of gain
is alone able to furmouftt, afford great fatis
fa&ion to the English Eafcfndia company,
who, it is said, beheld the enterprizes of their
countrymen with jeatous eyes, fearing that
they might, in the had, prove prejudicial to
their interest. Betides all the other obstacles,
the anarchy of Egypt will always prevent a
solid establishment of commerce# Ismael Be,
and Haffan Bey Jedahoui, driven from Cario
by the Beysof the opposite party, have hi
therto made many fruitlefs endeavours to re
gain their power-—Happily for the people,
the fear of their adversaries has forced the lat
ter to a moderate administration, in hopes to
gain them to their interests.
The tax of fifteen million dollars monthly
demanded from the United States, to be con
tinued till April 1781. What arises from this
tax, previous to this month, will be re-issued
to pay debts, agreeable to contract From
this month forward, the money char comes in
is to be destroyed, which will finifo the whole
of it by April 1781. To carry on the war, new
money will be emitted by the United
States, each State pledging itfelf for it's own
quota, to be redeemed in fix years at 4/6 fier
"%. P er dollar; of this no more than ten
million to be, on any account issued, and that
only in proportion as the money now circula
ting comes in.
By this plan public faith is preferred, the
extremes, proposed by the tribes of Scribblers,
avoided, and notwithstanding Eumenes's pro
phecy to the contrary. I remain yours, &c.
UNSHAKEN.
A and it i ounded, and the Sally loft 20
all :) warded ; but the frigate being of
foperior force, the Sally was obliged to bear
away for the b<ve place having sprung a leak.
The g'reat-ft diligence is now tiding in the
Can, at Sallbujy to fit the troops for hadal
service. Thursday the left brigade, Confift*
ing of three regiments of dragoons, Struck
thete tents, and loaded their bat-Lories
therewith, and the ot<cr ,p,adages of a
camp, and quitted 'he held, as if under
matching orders; they wer-roa final! aif
cance, ^1 then returned. And on Friday,
ihe light brigade went through the fame exer
cise. Though ^tyevfy us nd Ve was given,
all the tents werftyucK, and the whole line
w; $ ready for harchingin 15 minutes. Sa
turday was a grand field day, aorta large de
tachment from, each regiment perfumed vari
ous manoeuvres both on foot and. bh horfc
back.
NEW^YORK, March 3 0.
On Wednesday nfrfri the 2zd initant, two
detachments pf the army were palled over nud
fon's River into J&fey ; ane from Kingsbridge,
confining of three hundred men from the bri
gade of guards under the command of Leute
nant-Colonel Howard; the other from New-
York of equal force, compufed of the Britilh
and German troops in garrison, under the com
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Macpherfon of
the 42d regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Howard's detachment
landed at Kicker several miles above Fort Lee ;
the troops from the city at Whoehawk; the
former were to penetrate into the country to
the northward of Hopper's town, and destined
to attack the rear of the rebel cantonments at
that place; the latter taking their route by the
little ferry upon HackinfacK, where boats was
sent to transport them across, were to have
surprised the town of Hackenfack, in which a
company ofMilitia were quartered and push
ing forwards, to have fallen upon the front of
the Paramus cantonments ; these services were
not effected owing to unavoidable delays, till
severals hours later than was intended. Lieut.
Col. Howard arrived near Hopper's town two
hours after day-break in the morning of the
23d, and continuing his march, surprised two
pickets, and pressed one of their cantonments
so closely as to oblige the officer and his com
mand to leave their arms behind them; which
to the amount of about thirty stand were de
frayed; their main body, confuting of be
tween two and three hundred men, made a
Shew of defence at the church, but finding they
would be instantly attacked, they retirca with
precipitation, were pursued for above a mile,
and several prisoners taken. Lieutenant-Co
lonel Macpherfon's detachment at this time on
its march through the cantonments, which
were found abandoned, made its appearance
upon the road near the church, having taken
a few prisoners.
Every further attempt to come up with the
enemy, being impracticable, both detach
ments returned to ZabriSkie's Mills, where
being joined by the party left at Hackinlack,
which had taken several prisoners, the troops
retired by kiw Bridge and the English Neigh
bourhood ; Lieut. Col Macpheriob's with the
prisoners continuing their march to Weehawk,
where boats were waiting to receive them.
One man of the Guards was killed, Capt.
Anftruther of the 42d regt, and a few men
were wounded upon the match towards the
English Neighbourhood, the rebels in l^ofe
parties, keeping up as irregular fire upon the
rear, and some men dropped behind fiom
fatigue.
In the course of the march a Clergyman with
another ineffective inhabitant (taifen prisoners
by miftakt) were dismissed, and are reported
to h^ve been accidently Shot by the Rebels.
Sixty-four prisoners were b+oughtfrom Jer,
fey, of those, twenty-four bHou^wu to the
continental troops, and a captain and twenty
three were militia meu : Thirteen defeners al
so, who were a part of the Par;mu, command,
,Came off with their arms. The lute of the
Rebels in killed and wopaded cannot be ascer
tained.
W^**^W*46*<*** *************
From the NEW-JERSEY JOURNAL.
March 29,
Mr. Kollock,
AS n:any falfe reports are circulated con
cerning the plan lately adopted by Con
gress, with refpe& to the money, it m,y give
fatisfafiion to publish a brief state of the matter.
It is thbr
F^@^3a^@^^@%%^
On York Island,
TO BE LET,
TWO FARMS, at the eight mi!e done, on the
poll road. For particulars enquire at No. 182^
Qneen-Gtreeu
HITA, 1° - 'ich the French loft 30 men k:1-
^v HT§. ExCELVENCY
James Robertson, Esq;
Governor and Captain General of the Pro
vince of New-York, Major-General of his
M^jefty's Forces, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I am informed that great
WASTE and DEVASTATION is
committing in the lil vnd o/New York, Long
bland, Morrifinia, and Staten-Illand, by per
sons who without right or title are cutting
down
WOO D S.
To put an immediate flop to a practice so
dellactive to the interest of Individuals, and
eventually so to the King's service, all persons
are ftriftiy forbid to cut WOOD on any land
that does not belong to them, unless they have
leave from the owner so to do, and all who
have been cutting timber on states at peril's
fuppoled to be in rebellion, are forrid to cut.
any more on this pretence, bh to lay b ?o f e
me the title and authority pn which they have
proceeded, that method and order may be in
troduced, abd injustice and devaluation Hop'd#
_April 1, 1780.
By Fermri^on of the Commandant.
"T I C KE T s
C)F the SECOND New-York Poor Lottery, for
" the Yea' 175% are no * for fate at Captain V. P.
Ashfield's, at N> . 479, Smith-Street; bf. Leigh,,
No. 190, Qu.en-Strect; and Mr. D. Gum, No.
+39> William-Streri; and at the several Pinder.
SCHEME;
I Prize of 2000 Dollars, is 20>@
1 do.x)oo are x.co
,2 G. s°o _ 1004
io do. 20) 210.
20 do. 100 2'^o
50 ale. 50 2500
indo. 20 3620
1235 do. < 6 ,SSq
1500 Prizes,
4500 Blanks.
6000 Tickets, at 4 D Jbr« each, are 24,000
- 'Dollars#
Subjea to a D doai^n of 15 per Cent.
Th Profits arifm. unm the Lottery, will be paid
to the rtetfuer of the Cwv Funds.
Asa g r eat number of Tickets are already en
gaged, the Managers, defircus of gratifying the ma
ny. who from too late an application, were disap
pointed in uioctVimg chances in the last Lottery,
entreat all who wi/h to become adventurers, not to
negle& the earliest opportunity of providing them
frives with Tickets in the present.
To be S OL D,
ArFLUSHING LANDING,
A Quantity of lIMBER, being the greatest part
Thebeams are about 19 feet
long, 7 by 9; the ports 17 1 2 feet long, 8 by 9 ;
the phto $ „ feet long, sby 7; and the rafters 14.
feet long. Enquire of Phomas EllUbo in Beekman's
'Street, or Robert Crouaneiin, in Fiwfhmg,
Who have to LEASE, in Crown-Street, for 2'
term of years,
Three LOTS of GROUND.
L I N E N,
TO BE SOLD
A Parcel of low priced Lfh Lnen, in packages
about 300 pieces Cotton Checks; a few d tn
mens Ruffle Shirts, Sewing Silk, Thread, Fins,
Need'vs, &c. at No. 22, Crown-street.
Three year's lease of a jmall
TENEMENT, on the New Dock,
almost oppofice Mr. Keppen's (hop, to be
sold. Enquire of Mary Whitaker, living
on the premises.
Sales by Auction.
B, Duncan, Barclay, & Co.
At their Auction-Room, No. 516,
Hanover-Sqaare,
An Assortment of DRY GOODS, fait.
able for the Sea/om
Theatre Royal.
(By particular Desire)
This EVENING, being the „ of
u . April,
Will be presented,
A TRAGED Y, called
The Doors to be opened at §, and to begin
precisely at 7 o'Clock.
The Managers having repeatedly pointed
out the necessity of fending Servants in due
time, to Secure places taken in the boxes, beg
leave ouce more to request the attention of the
public to that regulation, otherwise they will
not confider themselves responsible for any diA
appointment that may happen from such neg
led.
The APPRENTICE.
The Characters by Gentlemen of the Army;
Places for the Boxes to be registered at Mr.
Petit's, next Door to the Theatre, otherwise
they cannot be kept.
Tickets to be had at Mr. Petit's, and th©
different Printers.
No Money can possibly be received at the
Door, as the Number of Tickets arc issued
which the House will hold.
No Persons can be admitted behind the
Scenes VIVANT REX & REGINA.
Venice Preferv'd.
To which will be added,
A F A R C E, called