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Extras of a Letter from Capt. Jones, of tee Li
on primmer, to bis owners in London, dated
Lifan, Joly 20.
" We are just arrived here in a most Mat
tered condition, having had an engagement
with two Dutchmen, from Rio Janeiro to
Amflerdam, leaded with Ipicer, &c. valued
at 30,0001. each.
July 4, Being in lat. 19. 16. N. long. 12.
10. we fried a fail on our larboard tack, to
which ne gave chace, and came up with her,
when after a tight brush cf two glades^ she
/buck. We took out her men, and put Lieut.
Owen on board with twenty men, with orders
to proceed to London ; when on July 6, we
spied her,coofort to windward, bearing down
to the other. We kept upthe deception of
ft:ing ^t one another till file came within pift&l
foot of us, when we turned both our broadtides
upon her, on which foe Bruck her colours.
She had separated from them the 3d, in a
violent galeof wi^d. We took our prize in
tow, and got fafe into Lisbon, where we wait
till the fleet for England fails, when we intend
coming under convoy of the men of war, &c."
iduguf 28. The express from Buffora, for
warded by Sir Robert Ainllie, his Majefy's
Ambassador at Constantinople, brings the im
portant intelligence, that Sir Eyre Coote had
three engagements with H)der Ally, in the
lad of which he had gained a decisive viaory,
Hyder's vast, army being routed and dilperfed,
and reduced to the greatest distress for want
0! provisions. It is added that a mifunder-
Bancing had taken place between Hyder Ally
and the French ; each accusing the other of a
breach of their engagements. Hyder had
premifedthe French a large furof money,
and they bad promiDd to join him with fix
battalions cf Europeans; however, neither
pa ? ty fulfilled their engagements : Hyder paid
up money, and the French brought no troops,
except tie marines belonging to the different
Mips of the fquacren, which had retired (after
If der's defeat) to the Mauritius, in very bad
condition.—Thus cur affairs, are or.ee more
in a prosperous situation in the Carnatic: Sir
Eyre Coote is victorious at land, and Sir Ed
ward Hughes rides triumphant on the coast.
A treaty of peace is nearly concluded with
the Mahrattas, by which Hyder will be Grip
ped of the greeted part of his dominions. The
vede! which carried the express to BafTora, left
Bombay the Bth of April: They had received
intelligence-fore weeks before of the rupture
with the Dutch, and were preparing to attack
their diEbrent fetdements and factories.
It is reported that the combined fleets are
pot got to Gibraltar, nor Mahon, but have
failed to the westward, in order to meet the
Reyifter flips, with the treasure from the Ba
vinnah, aid also the conveys from St. Domin
go, and Martinique, which were to rendez
vous at Cadiz.
dept. 27. The following exhortation has
been lately read by authority in all the Reman
Catholic Chapels in the city cf Dublin:
“ The Roman Catholics of this city are
earncilly exhorted to maintain, at all times,
but particularly at present, when we are threa
tened by foreign enemies, a peaceable beha
viour, and to shew their zeal and loyalty to
his prcEnt Mafefty and Government. They
are ^o confider the military that has been sent
here for our defence, as their belt friends and
protectors; and so far from quarrelling with
them, we strenuously exhort you, to cherish
and use them w'rib every civility in your power,
that by this and every other demonstration, all
our enemies may fee that one only interest
unites us, and tuat we are ready to facrifice
our lives and fortunes in support of thj.s
common cause."
The Leeward Island Fleet confiding of 130
Sail, is fafe arrived eff Cape Clear. A Dutch
ship of 74. guns, struck a rock on the coatt of
Holland, near the Helder, through the igno
rance of the pilot, and is totally loft. Yester
day Admiral Rodney had a Conference with
the King, for a corfiderable time. A Dutch
man of war of 64 guns, is taken by two Alga
rines, and carried into Algiers.
Sept. 29. 'Tis thought the Empress of Rus
sia will bring about a Peace between England
and Holland, in the course of the winter. A
valuable Spanish flrip called the N. S. Miranda
de Ebro, del Morjuck, is carried into Lon
donderry, by the privateer Linen-Hall; the
Maria Jaffra Catharina, Duff, from Amfter
oam, is carried into Falmouth: She was from
Amllerdam with Bores for France.
Extract of a Letter from Lifon, Sept. 11.
" About a month since an express arrived
here f. uro the Brazils, with a messenger dis-1
rr HE Dutch flrip funk in the engagement
£ with Admiral Parker, is called the
Hollandia, of 68 guns.
Advice is received from Corsica that there
has been another infurre&ion there, that the
natives came down fuddcnly froAi the moun
tainous part of the Island, fell upon the French
troops, and killed and wounded many of
them.
We are informed by a correspondent prin
cipally concerned in the EaßTndia trade, that
fivder Ally has precipitately retreated from
the Carnatic,, through the Tar,jure country ;
that Sir He&or Munro was following him,
and fettling and adjuring all matters with the
friends of the company, which the ufarper's
excursion had thrown into confufion.
2)'^^ Gre)hccrd Packet, Capt. Dunn,
zvko arrived here cn Friday left, in
!. 45 Vc, frem Falmouth, with the
(Lieber Mail, we have the following
/educes, 7,12;.
L OND O N, August 24.
A private letter received by a Spanish mer
chantof this city from Cadiz, fays, " The
plan of the Englifb in fending a fleet into
South-America, and Birring up the natives to
an infurretlion there, will probably be the
means of bringing about a peace; for our
Court, I think; will be glad toaccept of rea
fonahle terms, if England will withdraw their
forces from ti:at part of the globe. Molt peo
ple here difapptove of the French giving assist
ance to the Americans, and we would rather
be at peace with England, and give them
assistance to bring their rebellious fubjeds to
submission. The last accounts we received
from South America are very alarming, and it
is generally believed here that if England
does not withdraw her forces from thence, we
Brail not be able to subdue our rebels in South-
America."
The Courts of Vienna and Peterlburgh have
again offered their Mediation to bring about
a general peace ; and it is said a congress will
meet next month, for that purpose. An Ame
rican privateer called the Viper is taker, and
carried into the island of Jersey.
0^.4. Comte de Graffe has been super
seded in the command of the French squadron
in the Weft Indies ; and Mons. de Vaudreuil
has been appointed to succeed him. This
latter Officer is shortly to embank for the place
of his declination on board the Triumphant of
80 guns; several persons of niftinCtion are
going out with him, particularly M. de Bel
combe, the new Governor of St. Domingo,
M. de Bouga r t, Intendant of the fame island,
and Mr. Faulkner, Intendant of Guadaloupe ;
the Admiral is also to take out with him a
strong reinforcement in flrips of war.
Oslo. 6. They write from Madrid, that
the Bota, which is almost ready to fail for
New Spain, is to. be conveyed there by fix
(hips of the line and three frigates, with a
body of land forces, which are equipping at
Cadiz for that purpose.
The Nancy privateer, Capt. Waters, has
taken and carried into Waterford the Dalon, a
French privateer of 14 guns, fix and nine
pounders, and 90 men, with feyen ransomers
on board.
Extras of a Letter from Liverpool, ORober I.
" Just come in a large Dutch prize from
Amsterdam, for America, laden with bale
goods, and taken by the Triumph privateer
belonging to this port."
patched to the^SpamM court from Don Mar
tino Arriaga, the Cerrigidor of La Plata. # By
this messenger we learn, that the Peruvians,l
who dwell in the Sierras mountains, about
30 miles within land from the Peruvian ccaft,
in the Pacific ocean, and those of the Cordil
leras, about 80 miles beyond the Sierras, had
been tampered with for above three years, by
feme of the Peruvians of Q^ito and Los Char
cos, who had from time to time conveyed to
them arms for 15.000 men. These moun-;
taineers came down in vast multitudes about.
the middle of last January, and were joined
by a party of Chilians, and after driving all
before them for above fix weeks, they entered
Lima, took the Viceroy ana the Bishop pri
soners, whom they faon put to death. They
then proclaimed a Peruvian as their King,
who is said to be literally defeended from A
tabalipa, their last Yoca, who was ftrargled;
by order of Pizarro, at the hrd difeovery of
Peru by the Spaniards. The custom-house
and arfenel of Lima, were soon in the poffeffi-.
on of the new King and all the ships that were
at Calloa, the port of Lima were seized. It
is very remarkable that the Peruvian King had
been christened about two years since, and
lived at Guamango, (a town with a Bifhep's
fee and an University, about 180 miles Eaß
of Lima) as a manufacturer of gilt leather ;
and that it was one Father Ignacio de Luynes,
an Ex-Jesuit, who firft advised him to assume
the government, was the prime agent to en
gage the Peruvians, quite as far as Ariquiba,
and Truxillo, to join his standard, and is
now his chief Minister. The Peruvians a
mount at present to above 70,000 men, near
20,000 of whom have European arms, and the
rest have such arms as are common.to the In
dians. We hear also that a Scotchman,
named M'Gregor, who had formerly been a
ferjeant in a British regiment of Highlanders,
has had a poll aligned him equal to that of
Adjutant-Gen. and Messrs. Taaffe, O'Brian,
and Wall, formerly officers in the Irish regi
ment of Ultonia, in the Spanish service, have
each the command of 1000 Peruvians, train
ed to arms. The Spaniards have indeed bad
accounts of petty infurredtions in divers parts
of their South American settlements, but
these werd only fore-runners of the great
Broke, which no force they can now lend,
can ward off, as all abidance must come too
late."
Ocio 2. On Saturday several letters were
received from Commodore Stewart's fleet, by
which we learn, that they were lying off the
Texe! with the following Mips; and that the
Dutch fleet consisted of 12 line of battle ships,
whom they were dffured had received poficve
orders to put to sea and engage the firft fair
wind, and that they had every reason to be
ljeve the nex. intelligence from them would
be the recital of a battle. Oar ships are,
Ships. Guns. Ships. Guns.
Princess Amelia 80 Buffalo 60
Fortitude 74 Princess Carolina 54
Berwick 74 Preston 50
Bellona 74 Dolphin 44
Samson 64 Roebuck 44
Beinfaifant 64 Artois 40
Latonaand Appollo frigates, and several cuttes.
It is said that a reinforcement has been or
dered to fail from Spithead tojoiti Commodore
Stewart.
! Yesterday Sir Richard Hughes kissed the
:King's hand, on being appointed a Rear Ad-
I miralof the Blue.,
I O&o. 9, A Gentleman, who arrived in
Itown lad Saturday from Oftend, lays, that
I advice was received there from the Hague,
Ithat the Ruffian Ambassador had acquainted
Itheir High Mightinesses, that the Empress was
I very pressing for their final aniwer, whether
Ithey would entr into a negociation for peace
I with England wr not, by the return of the
Icourier to Peterfburgh. On which their High
iMightineffes immediately met, and were de
|liberating what answer they should give when
I the account came away.
Extract of a tetter from Limerick, Sept. 24.
I " Yesterday arrived in our river the Thomas,
'Smith, from Bolton to Cadiz, laden with to
! bacco and Lumber ; and; the Betty, Heyden,
I laden with sugar, from Boston to Bilboa, taken
Iby the Enterprize privateer, commanded by
I Capt. Eden; one of them had a Congress
}packer on board, which has been forwarded to
; Government."
l Extras of a Letter from Liverpool, Q&. 5.
I " The Recovery frigate, Capt. Harvey, has
I taken off Cape Clear a large paivateer from
} Bolton, mounting 24 nine pounders, and 150
I men."
Ofto- 11. A letter from the Hague fays,
Ithat the Bates of the province of Zealand,
I have declared, that it is not in their power to
I fit out their quota of men of war, as they can
not procure a Efficient number of Ihipwrights
I for that purpose ; and if they hri ships they
could not raise men fufficient for them ; there
,fore they would wilh that their High Mighti-
I neffes would agree to the proposals of the
;Emprefs of Russia, to enter into a negoci
;ation for a peace with England; and this
j feme other provinces have requested also.
I An'account received at Paris, from Cadiz,
I confirms the arrival at the latter place, of part
I of the combined fleet ; and that molt of them
I are in so shattered a condition that it is
) thought they cannot put to sea before next
Ifpring.
I Oslo. 13. It is reported in Paris, that the
§Marquis de Caeftres has received private advice
¥ of the lots of the St. Esprit of 84 guns, off the
IRock of St Pierre, and that all the men we;e
§ fared by the boats of the fleet. She had
I sprung a leak three Days before, as is said,
I three or four feet under water ; But it is ima
gined her old wounds which she received,
particularly at St. Lucia, and which had been
only cobbled up, had broke out afresh.
Opio. 15. This morning about 8 o'clock,
the purser of the Earl cf Oxford Eall India
man arrived express at the Ball India House,
I in Leadenh ill Breet, with the agreeable news
Hos the fafe arrival of the following eighteen
Ihomeward bound Ealt Indiamen off Plymouth,
I on Saturday fall, viz.
Conftantinopie, July 27. Intelligence has
been received from Bombay datea the 7th cf
April, (transmitted from Bufiora in a letter
dated the 17th of June) that the French
squadron had left the Coromandel coati the
beginning of February, and returned to the
Islands; and that Hyder Ally, dirtreffed for
prqvifions, and harrzffed by Gen. Coote, by
whom he was defeated in several skirmishes,
had been obliged precipitately to abandon the
Carnatic. .'
Amsterdam, Sept, 27. The guns and fails of
the Prince William man of war, of 74 guns,
Capt. de Bruin, of the department of the Meuse
which was loft on the Haax, have been saved.
In the night of the 20th, that Blip loft her
mainraaft. Her fate was at length decided the
24th, when flie went all to pieces ; part of the
wreck has been thrown on the coaß.
Eifneur, Augufl 11. Part of an Englifli mer
chant Beet, of 108 ships, escorted by a man of
war and two frigates from London and Hull,
have just entered the Sound ; the remainder
not being able to proceed for want of wind,
are between two or three miles from hence.,
Madrid,,July 30. A Courie. Thrived here
yelterday from Cadiz, wita advice that the
objed of the combined fleet, wl£ch failed from
thence on the 21st infant, is Minorca. Iris
said that they were seen on the 25th in the
Miditerranean, on which day M, de Cri.'lcn
opened his dispatches; and afterwards failed
Ships Name. Captains. > Where from.
Bafborough, M ntg mery, Bombay
Granby, jhettone, Coast and China
Fix, Blackburn, Ditto
Earl of Oxford, White, D:tu
Harwell, Pierce, Di'to
Atlas, A Cooper, Ditto
Dukeot Grafton Bull, Fort St. George
and Bombay
Princeft Royal, Kerr, St. Helena and
Bencoolen
Farl of Sandwich Deane, Bombay
Tru B itun, Timbrel, Craft and Bay
Walpole, /u-rcromby, Ditto
York, Blanc ard, Coaff and China
London, late Webb, Ditto
Royal Charlotte, Cotton, St. Helena and
Bombay
Bridgewater, Parker, Coast and China
Stormont, Rogers, China
D. of Portland, Sutton, C^ft and China
LaffUfy WakeifiJd, Ditto
Admiralty-Office, C&. 10, 1781.
Extr^a of a Letter from the Right Hon. Lord
Hervey, commander oj hit Mujefly's Jhip Re
covery, to Mr. Stephens, dated Ohio I.
" I beg you will acquaint their Lordffilps,
that at day light on the 28th ult. Cape Clear
bearing N. E. distant 20 leagues, 1 saw a fail
under the lee bow, and immediately Hood to
wards her ; after a chace of twenty-two hours,
having got up along fide of her, she Bruck to
his Majesty's ship. She is an American pri
vateer brig, called the Wexford, mounts 20
twelve pounders, carries 120 men, and is 320
tons burthen. She had been only fix weeks
from Boston, and had taken nothing."
for Minorca. He is not to besiege the r\ rt<l
St. Philip, but to make himfelf master of C,
Island and e>f Fort St. Charles, which com
mands the Bay, apd bv this means cut off all
communication from the fortrefs, which Ie
does not mean to attack, but oblige it to Sur
render for want of provisions. It is added,
that the Court of France hath given orders
for the embarkation at Teuton of fix French
regiments, which are to join the Spaniards in
that Island. This latter opinion appears more
probable than the former.
Hague, Auguf 24. We have just received the
melancholy news, that Baron de Bentinck,
Capt. of the Batavia ft:ip of war, died at Am
flerdam of the wounds he received in the en
gagement of the sth inß. in wh'ch he gained
immortal honour by his bravery and good con
duft.
o^^^W^W^Wo
@,wter,Mafier-General's Department.
ALL that valuable farm or plantation late the
property cf Mr. Roper Dawson, deceased, the
present owner intending shortly for Europe, is there,
fore induced to dispose of the fame. It is situated
on Staten-Island, and well known for its excellency
of foil and produce; said farm contains about 273-
acrCs, including wood, meadow and upland, all in
the highest order and condition, with rivulets cf
water through every part of it, having thereon two
exceeding good bearing orchards, which produce
yearly upwards of one hundred and fifty barrels of
cyder. Also a garden Bored with different forts of
fruit, fiich as grapes of different kinds, apricots,
nectarines, pears, plumbs and peaches of various
forts, in the greatett perfection ; has on it a large
dwelling-houle, two dory hig^, with an excellent
kitchen underneath; fit either for a gentleman or a
farmer, Likewise a common farm house with three
rooms on a floor, adjoining, which may without any
inconvenience be let to a different family. Also a
good Bore house for grain, 2 smoke house, and sun
dry out houses, together with a large barn in good
repair. There is on said farm one other dwellings
house at half a mile distance from those above men*
tioned. The farm will be divided into four parts to
make it convenient for (mall purchases; the whole
of said farm does not exceed one mile from Decker's
Ferry : If not fold at private tale before Thursday
the 20th of December, the fame will on that day,
together with a number of cattle, horses, farm uten-
B's and houfhod furniture, be exposed to public
auction at the premises. For the terms of sale, and
other particulars, apply to M<S. Dawson, on th'
premises.
11/7"'°' H enry Bruen (bring about to fit
tie and close all accounts of jhe Quarter-
Melter-General’s Department to the end of this
year) requests that all persons who have any demands
against the said department, of a public or private
nature, or who are in possession of certificates granted
by the officers of the department, or others authoriz
ed to make purchases and procure materials for the
service of government, may immediately bring fortli
tin ir demands.
He desires that all contractors, and others, with
whom he has entered into engagements for the pur
chase and hire of horses, waggons, vessels, lumber,
fuel, forage, and all other fuppljes for the said de
partment, may on or before the firft day of January
next, alceitdin and give in their accounts, in order
that a full and fatisfaftory settlement may be had,
and payment made without delay.
Ne^-Yoik, 20th November, I'7Bl.
A Low, with a calt 2 weeks old, that
-will suit the city extremely well; to be fold.
F/ quire of H. Gaine.
WILLIAM LANMAN,
INTENDS closing his accounts immediately ;
will di pose of all the goods now on hand, con
futing of a well chosen assortment cf dry goods,
groceries, china, and glass ware, &c. at public sale,
on Monday the 17th of Decembei inst. at Jamaica,
Long-Ifhnd. The file 10 continue till all is fold-'
just imported in the biig Barrington, James biaith
waite, mailer, from Lancaster and Cork, and to
BENJAMIN SYKES,
At No. 13, great Dock-ftreer, viz.
EW rest butter, cherie, pw k in ba rels, bacon
ard mutton hams, flitch bacon, hog's cheeks,
mould candles, brown soap, single refined sugar,
mens military ftioes, mens f.fhionable cock'd hats,
ditto fik and thread Itockings, chintz and flriped
cottons, jeans, fuftians and corduroys, cotton checks,
fean twine, &c. &c.
New-Yokk Marine Society.
WHEREAS many members of the New-York
Marine Society, being Matters of vessels,
have refufed to pay the arrears due from them for
Quarterages. This public notice is therefore given,
that all Matters of vessels, Members of this Society,
(now refining within the King's lines, in this pro
vince, or these that may arrive in the port of New-
Yo?k) do pay to Captain John Finglafs, the Soci
ety's CoUedor, all their arrears for quarterages, on
or before the next Annual Meeting, on the fecund
Monday in January next; or there to appear and
give a fufficient reason for their non-payment, ac
cording to the eighth bye-law. Or a 1! members so
refuting will then Ite expelled the Society, never
hereafter to be admitted.
SOME time in the beginning of November lass,
1781, some evil minded perlon or performs took
from Barron Island, in the tuwrfhip of Gravefend,
a brown three yens old full blooded colt, the pro
perty of Rutgert Van Burnt, Esq; is about fourteen
hands high, was docked, has a particular mark on
the end of his tongue, which was bv accident cf a
halter beirg taken of when he was two years old; is
burnt with the letter Qon the near thigh, viz. (9) is
supposed to be carried up rhe island and there fold.
Any person taking up the laid colt, and returns him
to fherff Van Brunt, the proprietor aforefaid, will
be entitled to three guineas reward, and apprehend
ing die perlon thereby who tock of the colt, shall be
entitled to the above reward.
(-3 75) HENDRICK JOHNSON.
Signed by order of the Marine Society, at a
Quarterly Meeting held on the second Mon
day in October, 1781.
V. PEARCE ASHFIELD, Brefident.
Geo. Fowler, Secietary.
TO BE SOLD,
Five Guineas Reward.