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NE 7' Y'RR, Sept. 9.
X? a Meetin* of th' Board of l<)Y°/1L AMERI
CAN REFUGEES, UG.biefdiy tlx 6.b
Sept. 17S0.
TUB Prefi ''v ^h! before the Board, a letter
©e^lbv the If! Packet train Sir William
Pepperel, and J^h Gfl^s Esq; inclofing a
letter from L^d George Germain, expressing the
gracious reaction hs Maj^y had been pleased to
give wthe Andreis of this Board, as transmitted to
tnofe gentlemen in order to be presented through his
.Lo d/hip. , n .
Whereupon the Board revived, that the President
will oleafe to direct to have puhflhJ the Add/efs of
this B.>aid to his Mfrib, together with the above
mentioned letes in answer thereto.
Extras from the minutes
1 BO r^WOR TH, Secretary.
To the KING'S Moit Excellent Majesty.
T^e humble Address of the LOYAL REFUGEES
from your Mtfcfty's revolted Colonies of New.
Hampshire, Mn^chufits Rr v , Rhode-Kland,
Connecticut, Ne at J ufey, Pennsylvania, the Three
Lower Counties on Delaware,Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, and South Carolina, now within
the British Lines a* New-Yoik,
Most Gracious Sovereign,
“ YOUR faithful and dutiful American fubje&s,
who 10 avoid the resentment and persecution of the
rebels, had been compelled to take refuge under the
protection of your Majesty's troops, humbly beg leave
to approach your Majesty, with tie strongest affiur.
Alices of their inviolable attachment to your most
sacred perfm and government.
“ The Hap,net's we have ever enjoyed under the
mild and parental authority of your Majeity, and
the p:ofpe r ity derived from our conffitutional de
pendence upon the government of G^eat-Britain,
have fixed in odr minds in the most indelible charac
terg, tne warmed principles of gratitude and affec
tion, and exceed in us a just resentment at thole
men, who, under fade but specious pretences, have
had the art to delu le so many of their fellow fubjefy;
and who, to eft'.a their own wicked and ambitious
purposes, have not scrupled to overwhelm this or.ee
happy and fl i u Atng country with mitery and ruin.
" Convinced th it our interest, as well as our duty,
requires our utmpft exertions to procure a restora
tion of youi Majesty's government throughout Ame
rica, we (hC! press to give every abidance in our
power to accomplish that most defireable event. And
although the very gieat efforts of your Majesty and
the Part ament; which with due gratitude we acknow
ledge, have not hitherto had the success that in hu
man probability was to have been expected, yet we
tiud that the period is fall approaching, when the
infatuation will cease, and thedeluJed people of this
consent, will with joy, recognize your Majesty s
jut authority, and Sae for reconcilement with the
pa eat state.
“ It is with the utmost furprize, and deepest con
cern, that we find some persons have so far mistaken
the characters of your American fubj.&s, zs to con
ceive that the people in general ae difaffe&ed to
your M.jefty's government ; and, therefore, think
ourfeives indifpenfebly called upon to affare your
Majesty, that very many of your faithful fubje&s in
America, rather than violate them duty, have aban
don'd their estates, and cheerfully Submitted to all
the inherits of penury and exile ; that others for be
ing actively inftrumentai in Supporting your Majesty's
government, after long confinement in dungeons and
in chains, have fuffered death by the hands of the
ex -cmioner ; and although the dread of the sangui
nary laws which have been enacted and are daily
multiplied, by the tyrannical American rulers, pro
cu^s in many instances, a relu&ant acquiescence un
der thru usurped authority; yet we can with truth
afire your Majesty, that whatever proper meafure#
can be adopted, to call forth the Strength of your
loyal American subj &s, they will contribute an aid,
which will give so decisive a tuperiority to the British
chufe, as will Speedily restore your Majesty's govern
ment, with peace and liberty to this diftraHed coun
try.
" We most fervently pray that your Majesty, en
joying every potable felicity in this life, may long
reignfn the hearts and aff^ons of al! your fubjefts ;
an;! that every part of your extended empire may
never cease to be governed by your posterity.”
Signed by order and appointment of the Board,
cho en to represent the American Refugees
' DANIED COXE, President.
New-York, Dec. 3,1779.
London, June 4., 1780.
Str,
Y)UR favour with the address to his Majesty,
from die Loyal American Refugees did not come to
our hands until the izth of last month. We loft no
time in wai ing on Lord George Germain with the
address, whieh, with the most obliging cheerfulnefs
he undertook to present : The gracious manner
in which his Majesty was pleased to receive it, wjll
appear by a letter from his Lordship to us, immedi
ately after the address was presented.---This letter
we enclofc.
We are informed that it has not been usual for his
Majesty to give particular anfweis to addresses of
this nature.---The kind manner in which his Maje
sty has condefeended to receivetivs address, anl the
affiance of his royal proteaion, given in the an
swer to his loyal American Tubjeas must fill our
hents with the most lively gratitude, and were it
possible, increafc our affc&ion to his royal perfun,
and our zeal for his service.
We also communicated to his Lordship, your
letter containing the “ acknowledgements of the
Boad for his attention to their interests," which did
not fail to give his Lordffop much fatisfaaion.-—
Were it necessary we could fay much, though hot
too much yf hit Lordship's difpofoion and good in
tentions to give every possible support and proteaion
to the loyal Americans, but of this you seem so
truly sensible that it mutt be unnecessary.
We beg leave to yffure the Board, that we are
moth xiWiged by the proof they have given to us of
their confidence, and that we so.-II at all times be
happy in receiving their commands, and in render
ing to them every service, that is in the power of,
Their most faithful,
Obedient, and humble Servants,
WILLIAM PEPPEREL,
J. GALLOWAY.
Daniel Ccxe, Esq; President -)
of the Board of Loyal ^
American Refugees,&c.J
(Lord George Germain's Letter inclofed the above)
Whitehall, May 19th, 1780.
Gentlemen, ,
" I HAVE bad the honour in compliance with
your request, to lay before the King, the dutiful
Address of the,Board chofeo to represent the Ameri
can Refugees, now with n the British lines, which
his Majesty was pleased most gracioudy to receive.
« His Majesty istruly sensible of the zeal and spi
rit of his loyal American fubjeas, and they may de
pend upon his Royal Protection.
Jam,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient
Humble Servant,
GEO. GERMAIN."
Sir William Pepperel, Bart.
and Joseph Galloway, Esq;
NEW-YORK, Sept. 15.
Wednesday an account was brought to this
city, that the three detachments under the fol
lowing Commanders, Colonel Polfom, Briga
dier-General Kemble, and Colonel Dalrym
ple, had effected the conquest of Callie St,
Juan, which commands the entrance into Lake
Nicaragua, and consequently an immediate
access to the great Pacific Ocean; in this ar
duous enterprize they have been greatly affixed
by the natives of the country, who have long
aimed at a revolt from Spanish tyranny.
Commodore Walfingham is arrived with se
veral thousand land forces at Jamaica, the
fleet at that island is augmented to upwards of
sixteen fail of the line, and general Dalling is
now enabled to continue his grand enterprizes
against the Spanish dominions, in South-Ame
rica, notwithstanding the late arrival at the
Havanna, of twelve fail of men of war of that
nation.
The Troops which arrived with Commodore
Walfingham were not allowed to disembark,
and General Dalling was preparing to proceed
with the fleet to St. Juan to perfect the con
quest of the country already invaded, with the
most flattering profped, by the three above
mentioned officers. Captain Cornwallis was
failed with four ships from Jamaica, on a se
cret expedition.—His Majesty's ship Phoenix^
Captain Sir Hyde Parker, is arrived at ?enfi
cola, convoying provisions, and every necefta
ry for that garrison, which had been force time
before threatened with ah attack from the
Spaniards with a body of 7000 land forces,
and a fleet of men of war: The enemy ap
peared off the bar ofthat harbour, but did not
land ; on this occasion they loft the Santa Mar
tha frigate of 28 guns, another of zo, and a
third of sixteen.
A rebellion lately broke out at Port au Prince
in the island of Cuba, many of the ring-leaders
were imprisoned at Havanna, where the priso
ners are treated with aftonilhing kindness and
hospitality, influenced to this alternative to
their quandom behaviour to our countrymen,
by the gracious address and sensibility which
was shewn to Don Juan Laagara, by Admiral
Sir George Rodney, on his triumph over the
Spanish fleet.
When the Hon. Captain Cornwallis met
Admiral Ternay, with a fleet of men of war
and transports, amounting to forty fail, hecut
away his long boat, cleared ship for action,
and drew up in a line his own little squadron,
consisting of the Sultan, He&or, Ruby, Lion,
Bristol and Ulyffes,—The Ruby falling to Lee
ward, ran the gauntlet through the whole line
of the enemy: Admiral Ternay and all his
officers, have done justice to the unparalelled
behaviour of that flhip's commander. On
this occasion, there were only one man killed
in the Ruby, and another in the Lion.
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LONDON, July®.
On Wednesday the Recorder, previous to
his passing judgement on the convids at the
Old Bailey, addressed them in a speech to the
following purport:
He described the heinous nature of their of
fence, and told them that they flood convicted
on the fulleft evidence, by a Jury which had
shewn themselves most favourable and merci
ful in their careful attention to every circum
stance that might.tend to vindicate the inno
cence of the unhappy prisoners; that if any
circumflances remained in favour of any of
them, they should be faithfully represented
by him to his Majesty, whole mercy alone
could mitigate their sentence. That they
ought to confider how their crimes had en
dangered the peace, the property and even
the lives of many of the inhabitants of this
city, and rendered it more like a town de
livered into the hands of the enemy to be
sacked and pillaged, than one that remained
under the authority of a well ordered Go
vernment; That the fafety of the city, that
every motive of justice towards the honest
part of the community, required that some
examples Ihould be made for the preservation
of their peace in future. That far his own
part, he never felt himfelf so unhappy in the
difeharge of his office, as in being obliged to
pass sentence on so many wretched persons,
who had brought themselves into their present
filiation either by their #wn wickedness or
infatuation. That his pain, however, was
greatly alleviated by what bad been the con
dud of the Jurymen, who had all along been
so attentive to every favourable circumstance
for the prisoners; and who had so humanely
tempered the decisions of jultice with the feel
ings of mercy. That it now only remained
for him to pronounce the sentence, which,
though awful and severe, was yet necessary
and just, viz.
" That they should be taken to the place
from whence they came, and from thence to
the place of execution, and there be hung by
the neck till they are dead ; and might God
be merciful to their fouls."
On Wednesday the report was made to his
Majesty in Council of the convifts under sen
tence of death, when the following were or
dered for execution on the refeedive days and
places hereunder mentioned, viz. William
M'Danald, ft: beginning to pull down the
hoafe and burn the furniture of John Lebarty,
in St. Catherine's lane, near Tower-hill; and
Mary Roberts and Charlotte Gardiner, for
assisting in demolishing the said Mr. Lrbirty's
hoofe, to be executed on Tower-hillon I uef
day next, Willim Brown, for assaulting Car
ter Daking in his honfe in Bifhopfeate-ftrect,
in the day time en the 7th ult. and robbing
him of is. to be executed on Tuesday in
Bifhopfgate-ftreet. William Pateman, for
beginning to pull down the house of Robert
Charleton, in Coleman -llreet, to be hanged
next Tuesday in Coleman-street. Thomas
Taplin, captain of a party cf rioters, for rob
bing, under threats, Mr. Mahon, of Bow
ftreet, of half a crown; and Richad Roberts
for being concerned in the demolition of Sir
John Fielding's house in Bow-street, to be ex
ecuted on Wednesday next in Bow-llreet.
James Henry, for Letting fire to Mr. Lang
dale's dwelling house in Holborn, to be exe
cuted on Wednesday next in Holborn. Enoch
Fleming, for being concerned in demolishing
the house of Ferdinand Schomberg, to be exe
cuted on Thursday next, in Oxford -street.
Christopher Plumley, alias Williams, for
dealing a Silver tankard in the house of Alex
ander Sutherland ; he was capitally convicted
in February sessions of a like offence, was
respited, and afterwards released by the riot
ers; to be executed at Tyburn, on Thursday
next.
The following were respited during his
Majesty's pleasure, viz. George Banton, for
robbing Richard Stone on the highway in St.
Andrew's, Holborn, of 6d. in Silver;
George Kennedy, for assisting in pulling
down the house of Mr. Cartney, in Feather
ftone-ftreet, Bunhill Row; Wm. Lawrence,
for being concerned with Richard Roberts, in
demolishing Sir John Fielding's house ; Ed
ward Dennis (the Hangman) for assisting in
demolishing the house of Mr. Boggis, in New-
Turaftile ; John Morris, for being concerned
with Enoch Fleming in demolishing Ferdi
nand Schomberg's house; Ann Barnes, for
Stealing 25 yards of printed linen in the Shop
of Mr. Ravenhill, in Norton Falgate ; Wil
liam Price, for dealing a horse, the property
of Mr. White ; Elizabeth Cox, for robbing
Susannah Chapman on the hignway ; Richard
Forster, for being concerned with others in
burning and destroying Ferdinand Scomberg's
house ; John Gray, for assisting in demolish
ing Lord Mansfield's house ; Elizabeth Breeze,
for breaking into the house of Mary Shear
man, and Stealing wearing apparel, &c. John
Jones, for robbing John Cradden on the high
way, near Widegate-Alley, of a silver watch.
GQ© GOOGO ©9Q f s? QQ@@QG@
Memoirs of Sir George Brydgis Rodney.
THIS gentleman, who has lately so pe
culiarly Signalized himfelf by his ex
traordinary bravery and good conduct, and
for which he has received the thanks of both
houses of parliament, is the son of a naval
officer, who in the reign of George the First,
had the command of a yatch, on board of
which that monarch came from Helvoetfluys
to Harwich, upon his return from Hanover,
which electorate he had been to visit the pre
ceding summer. It happened that a violent
Storm arose in the passage from Holland, when
Captain Rodney, by his great Skill as a navi
gator, weathered the Storm, and conducted
his Majesty Safe to England. The king,
greatly pleased at this fuccefsful voyage, afleed
Mr. Rodney to point out some means of re
cOmpenfing his merit; to which the Captain
humbly replied, his wife was then on the
point of lying in, and if his Majesty would
do him the honour of being sponsor to the
child, he Should confider it as a far greater
reward than he merited. The Duke of Chan
dos then accompanied the King as Lord of the
Bed-chamber, and the child proving a boy,
the Duke desired to be also godfather; and
accordingly he was chriffened George Brydges,
the latter being the family-name of the Duke
of Chandos.
The King took particular notice of his
god-fun, especially as his merit and bravery
distinguished him in the navy, in which he
gradually rose to his present rank.
In the last war we find he distinguished him
felf upon many occasions. In 1759' he
bombarded Havre de Grace. Intelligence
having been received that the enemy meditated
an invasion upon Some of the British territo
ries, and that a number of flat-bottomed
boats were prepared at Havre de Grace for
the purpose of disembarking troops. Rear
Admiral Rodney was in the beginning of
July, detached with a Small squadron of Ships
and bombs to annoy and overawe that part of
the coast of France. He accordingly anchor
ed in the read of Havre, and made a disposi
tion to execute the instructions he had receiv
ed. The bomb vessels being placed in the ;
narrow channel of the river leading to Har
fleur, began to throw their Shells, and con
tinued the bombardment- for two and fifty
hours without intermission, during which time
a numerous body of French troops was em
ployed in throwing up intrenchmepts, erecting
new batteries, and firing both with Shot and
Shells upon the assailants. The town was set
on fire in Several places, and burned with
great fury; some of the boats were over
turned, and a few of them reduced to ashes ;
while the inhabitants forfook the place in the
utmost consternation.
In the year 1760, Admiral Rodney Hill
maintained his former Station off the coaf tof
Havre de Grace, to observe what Should pass
at the mouth cf the Seine. In the month of
July, while be hovered in this neighbourhood,
five large flat-bottomed boats loaded with
cannon and snot, set fail from Harfteor io tie
middle of the day, with their colours fr-%
as if they had set the English squadron at de
fiance; for the walls of Havre de Grace and
even the adjacent hills were covered with Spec
tators affeinbled to beheld the issue of this
adventure. Having reared the river of
Caen, they flood backwards and forwards up
on the Shoals, intending to amuse Mr. Roo
ney till night, and then proceed under cover
of the darkness. He perceived their drift,
and gave directions to his fma'l vessels to be
ready, that as soon as day-light failed, the.
Should make all the fail they e°uld for the
mouth of the river Orne, in order to cot otf
the enemy's retreat, while he himfelf Rood
with the larger Ships to the Sleep coast of Port
B?Jhn. The feherne Succeeded to bis w:fn.
The enemy 'feeing their retreat cut < ff, ran
ashore at port Baffin, where the Admiral de
stroyed them, together with the Small jure
which had been created for the defence of this
harbour. Each of these vessels were one hun
dred feet in length, capable of containing
four hundred men for a snort paffpge; but the
French had provided a great number of these
transports, for ten escaped into the river Orne,
leading to Caen ; and in consequence of this
disaster, one hundred we e unloaded and feet
up again to Rouen. This was not all the da
mage the enemy fuftaired on this part of the
coast. In the month of November, Captain
Oury, of the Adeon, chaced a large privateer,
and drove her on Shore between Cape Barfleur
and La Hogue, where She periShed. The cut
ters belonging to Mr. Rodney's squadron
Scoured the coast towards Dieppe, where a
considerable fishery was carried on, and where
they took or destroyed near forty vessels of
considerable burthen.
Such were the operations of Admiral Rod
ney upon the coast of France in the years 1759
and 1760. We find him possessed of an
important command in America in 1762. An
armament from North-America and England
under General Monkton and this Admiral,
(amounting to eighteen battalions, and as
many Ships of the line, besides frigates, bombs
and fire-Ships) having rendezvoused at R^ba
does in December, proceeded from thence on
the sth of January, and on the Sth the fleet
anchored in St. Anne's Bay, in the eastern
part of Martinique, after the Ships of war
had Silenced some batteries which the enemy
had erected on that part of the coast. The
General, however, judging this an improper
place for a disembarkation, two brigades were
detached to the Petite Anfe, where a battery
was cannonaded and taken. These brigades
were soon followed by the whole army," and
the rest of the squadron; and the other batteries
being Silenced, General Monkten, without
further opposition, landed his forces on the
16th, in the neighbourhood of the Cas des
Navires, and soon after Fort Royal Surrender
ed, and the reduction cf the whole island Suc
ceeded.
Upon the Admiral's return from this expe
dition, he was, as a reward for his eminent
Services, appointed Governor of Greenwich
hospital. And was soon after appointed to the
command of the fleet, in which he has acquit
ted himfelf with so much honour and bravery.
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Public Audion.
By Taylor and Bayard,
Will be sold,
This DAY at the COFFEE-HOUSE, be
tween 12 and 1 o'clock,
12 hhds. choice high proof old Jamaica Spirits,
15 Barrels of excellent FLOUR.
For Private Sale,
The Brigantine Lord Camden,
With all her dores, tackle and apparel, as
She now lie, at Brownejohn's wharff, burthen
about zoo tons, and in every refpe& com
pleatly fitted. She is very burthenfome, a
remarkable fall failing vcffel, and well calcu
lated for a letter of marque. For terms apply
to Capt. Morgan on board, or at Taylor and
Bayard's office, the corner of Wall and Q^een
ftreet.
T O BESOLD,
LITTLE BLOOMINGDALE,
The property of
JAMES De LANCEY, Esq;
CONTAINING out houses, barns, &c. with three
' hundred acres ; the ivbole to be dftojed of toge
ther, or in parcels, as folioios:
LOT No. I. containing 75 acres, with houses,
bams,fables, &c.'
No. 11. 75 acres of meadoiv and cleared lands.
No 111. 75 acres of meadow and cleared lands.
No. IV. 75 acres, some cleared and meadow
lands, with a log house.
For particulars enquire at Mr. George Stanton's,
No. 77% "John Street, New-York, where a number
of lots of land fauated in the Bowry are now to be let
upon leafs.
ATTWOOD's
Medicinal Store, No. 8, Water-Sheet,
/£ frt/h fupfelied, by the last flips from LGMdoft
and Bristol, with a large and general afortment of
choice DRUGS and MEDICINES ; together with the
most excellent and genuine James's Po wders, and
other approved patent medicines. Many articles in
the dying buftnefi ; Ingredients of all forts for dtftil
lers, honey, tamarinds, &c. Surgeons instruments
and utensils ; mortars, marble and glass; galley pots
and vials ; flint bottles for canteens.
*, It ma, be unnecessary to add, attention, ca r c,
and fidelity ever has been, and ever /ball be oh.
Jerqued in the executing of all orders received of. $W
store, with the utmost difoateb.
Wanted) a quantity of fine TOW,