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BASSETERRE, (in St. fciits,) May xt
By advice from tile windward Islands we learn,
that part ol Adnual Rodney's fleet, after a chafe of
two days, had come up with the French fleet, under
the command of Count de Guichen. Seven of our
ships engaged ieven^en of the enemy for near three
hours. Admiral Parker in the Princess Royal of ,o
guns, futtained the tire cf seven 74's for a consider
able time. Admiral Rowley in the Conqueror gal
lantly Seconded Admiral Packer's endeavours, and
Capt. Edwards in the Cornwall, and our old friend'
Capt. Fercufon, in the Intrepid, seemed jealous of
each others glory, and a&ed in such a manner as
r cured them a kind of Vi&ory agAinlt such amazing
olds. How mortifying must the scene have appear
ed to the gallant Rodney,' who could not get into
the a&ion, on account of the dead calm. He Lift
ed h&Flag to the Venus. A breete Springing up
all the fleet crowded 'every fail that human ingenuity
could invent, the French however did not chufe to
wait their coming up, but bore away under a cloud
of fail. The Pribeefs Royal, the Conqueror and
the Cornwall, fuffered the must. About 250 men
are said to be killed and many wounded. The ene
my's Joss cannot be afeertained; but from the num
ber of dead bodies seen floating from them, 'it is
imagined it.cannot be less than 1000 men. Admi
ral Rodney has again rtaken his Ration off Fort-
Rsyal harbour to prevent the enemy from getting
in.
The Duke of Cumberland Packet, Capt. Mit
chel, arrived here on Tuesday lart, had a narrow
escape of falling into the hands A the enemy. She
was ordered immediately for Falmouth, with ex
presses from the Admiral and General, and now
waits foroHers.
A correspondent fays that the laudable Affociatiou
entering into by the patriotic inhabitants of this
Town and P.rifh, to forward, by a liberal sub
scription, his Majesty's service, and Strengthen the
hands of the great maval officer Admiral Rodney,
he hopes will prove a ftimulos in other iftands, and
call forth the latent sparks cf patriotism, at a period
so critical to the British Welt-Indies ; as it is, our
trade is pretty well secured, while that of the enemy
fuffers a daily diminution ; and it is not doubted but
a spirit of exertion will do every thing.
By certain advices from London, we have ac
counts, that the following ships, are now building,
and almost ready for launching.
Total, 25 fail of the line, 1 of 52, 6 of 50, and
4 of 44 guns ; 23 frigates, and a sloops of war, in
all 61.
By a letter received from Barbados by a merchant
here, we are informed, that one of the ships that
failed with Commodore Walfingham, was arrived
there. The Commodore is very probably arrived
there before this time, with seven fail of the line,
all copper-bottomed, 44 transports, with eight re
giments on board, and the trade of about 200 fail.
Prenex guarde vouz! Monsieur! This will enable
the Admiral to push his operations, we hope with
fuccefs.—-Martiniqe and Guadaloup, and Rebel
lion will shrink within herfelf.
New-York, June 19.
His Excellency Sir HENRY CLINTON, K.B.
arrived here last Saturday Evening from Charleftown
South-Carolina.
The Deane Frigate, and a Ship called the
Blaze Castle, of 20 Guns, were laying at
Nantafket Road, in Boston Harbour, about
the firft Instant, and were almost ready to pro
ceed on a Cruize.
Last Wednesday Week, three Boats going
from hence for Huntington, on Long-Island,
were attacked near Butler's Point, by two
Rebel Whale Boats, from Connecticut, which
they beat off, after exchanging several Shot,
but one of the Boats not failing so well as
the othertwo, Ihe was run alhore and burnt.
Last Sunday Evening was married at Ja
maica, on Long-Island, Captain Meredith,
of the 70th Regiment, to the amiable and ac
complilhed MifsGERTRUDE Skinner,, third
Daughter of Brigadier General Skinne.
By an Order of Council in Philade )hia,
dateci the 6th Instant, the Wives and Cl bdren
of all Persons who have joined the King since
the Rebellion, and who now reside in Penn
sylvania, are obliged to leave that Province
as Yesterday: Those who do not comply will
not be entitled to Protection, but be liable to
be proceeded againff as Enemies to the State.
Three Hundred Waggons were pressed in
the County of Bergen and Essex, in order to
transport Walhington's Baggage and Stores
from Morris- Town to Weft Point.
Friday last departed this Life in an advanc
ed Age, Lieut. Col. Alfred Clifton, of
the Roman Catholic Volunteers: He was of
an ancient British Family, and had been many
Years in the Service of his Prussian Majesty,
and the Empress of Raffia.
It has been reported, and may possibly be
true, That it was the Rebel Frigate Trumble
Capt. Nicholson, that engaged the Ship Watt
Capt. Coulthard, from Liverpool, as mentio
Guns Ships.
,00 Royal Sovereign,
90 Glory,
90 St. George,
90 Atlas,
74 Caetar,
74 Bulwark,
74 Warrior,
74 Goliath,
74 Irrefilhbie,
74 Fortitude,
64 Anfrm,
64 Diadem,
64 Standard,
64 Mag»anime,
64 Polyphemus,
64 Samson,
64 Inflexible,
64 Bebiquex,
64 Sceptr:,
64 Crown, ' 1
64 Africa,
64 pi&ator,
64 . Stately,
64 Repulse,
64 Agamemnon,
51 Leopard,
50 MeJufa,
50 Leander,
50 Europa,
50 Adamant,
50 Affi Itance,
Guns. Ships.
,> Hannibal,
44 Dolphin,
44 Assurance,
44 Diomede,
44 Argos,
38 Latona,
38 Arethufa,
38 Minerva,
36 Flora,
3% Juno,
32 Amphion,
3: Mermaid,
32 Orpheus,
32 Active,
32 Aurea,
32 Ceres,
32 Dedalus,
32 Succtfs,
32 Fox,
32 Ephigenia,
28 Vestal,
28 Mercury,
28 Latuel,
28 Nemesis,
26 EuriJice,
24 Crocodile,
22 Mermidion,
20 Narcissus,
16 Alligator,
14 Shark.
ned in the preceding Page : T^at brave Man,
when he could pursue the Rebel no longer, his
Boats being much damaged, was 'flung over
board, and assisted the Carpenter in plugging
up the Holes in the Sides of the Ship.
Yesterday 10 Sail of Veflels arrived here
from Jamaica, with Rum, &c. They failed
from thence the 23d ult. in Company with
150 Sail bound for Europe under Convoy of
6 Men of War.
The Whale Boats Fox, Capt. Urion, and
Cock, Capt. Creppen, came in last Saturday
from a five Days Cruize: Off Barnegat, last
Thursday they fell in with two Rebel Whale
Boats, with whom they engaged and took,
killing one of their Men, without any Loss.
It appears that those Gentry intended to take
our Fishermen, and then plunder the Inhabi
tants of Long-Inland and Staten-Bland : They
belonged to Cape May, had a Commission from
Congress, and eight Men in each Boat, well
armed.
Prizes sent in since our last.
Sloop Lady's Delight, Brooks, Master, from
New-Haven for Nantucket, by the Whaleboats
Mary and Hunter, loaded with Indian Corn,
Pork, Cheese, &c.
Schooner Betsey, from St. Croix for Alex
andria, by the Apollo, Capt. Freeman, with
50 Hogsheads of Rum.
Schooner from Egg Harbour with Shingles
by the Mary Whaleboat, Capt. Dougharty.
A Sloop from Philadelphia, with Provisions
and Lumber, by his Majeffy's Ship Raifonable.
Public Audion.
To-Morrow Morning, at 12 o'Clock, will be fold.
At Templeton and Stewart's
A UCTION ROOM,
A Quantity of Womens Shoes,
Mens Sh >es, caflor and felt hats,
Shalloons, half-thicks,
Kerfeys, bades and ftuffs:
Imported in, and damaged on board the H OPE,
Thomas Milling, Master, from Liverpool.
Public Audion.
This Day, forenoon and afternoon,
By James Inglis,
ft bis Office, No. 94°, Water Street, will befold,
A large and general assortment of valuable
British and Irish GOOD S,
The greater part of which are in pref nt
demand.
On Wednesday next, I o'clock,
At the Merchants Coffee-Houfe, will be fold,
The Prize
Sloop LADY's DELIGHT,
Lying at Van Dam's Wharf just fit to go
to sea, and exceedingly well adapted to the
Suttling trade. Inventory to be seen with
JAMES INGLIS.
Public Auction.
By %hn M" Adam, and Co.
This MORNING,
At XI o'Clock, on the Coffee-Houfe Bridge,
Will be SOLD,
40 firkins choice rose butter,
16 barrels pork,
A quantity of hams, &c. &c.
TO- MORRO W,
50 bags fine flour. ?
Public Audion.
To-morrow Morning, at XI o'Clock,
At the Coffee-Houfe Bridge, will be fold,
The Effects of a deceased Officer.
Sales by Au&ion.
By Bowman and Codner,
To-morrow at 10 o'Clock, at their Office, No. 521
Hanover-Square,
A very valuable and extensive Assort
ment of European and other Goods.
By Bowman and Codner,
On Thursday next, at their Office,
THE remains of a Grocer's dore,confiding
of, pickles of various kinds, ketchup,
soy, truffels, morrels, vermicelli, maccaroni,
mustard in bottles, Cayanne pepper, ^ basket
salt, split peafe, Bowen's sago power in can
nisters, Leadenhall tongues in kegs, almonds,
chocolate, bacon hams, spices, Howe's acid,
fmoaking tobacco, Scotch & Blackguard fnuff,
starch, powder blue, indigo, soap and candles,
painters brushes, &c. _____ _
fuf imported, and to be fold by
JOHN CAMERON,
No. 857, Hanover-Square,
SILK and thread gauzes, plain and needled lawns,
ditto handkerchiefs and aprons, printed cottons
and handkerchiefs, bed tyck, diaper and table cloths,
callimancces, fhalloons, buckram, silk handker
chiefs, white tapes, Nuns and coloured threads,
combs, &c. &c. "f
Drugs and Medicines,
A general Assortment, to be SOLD by
HULL and LAWRENCE,
At their Store in Water-street, between Burling-Slip and
the Fly-Market, No. 1076, which were lately put
chafed of William Steuart; amongst which are,
Oil of Vitriol, Borax,
Oil of Aniseed, Camphor,
Oil of Juniper, Bed powder'd Bark.
Asthey intend carrying on the Druggie Business, and
importing by every opportunity; Practitioners in # the
Country may be Supplied with frefb genuine medicines,
on rerfonabie terms,
RICHARD SPEAIGHT,
Chymitt, Druggist, and Perfumer,
No. 41, Queen-Erect,
Has imported from London and Liverpool, a large zftjrt
ment of the following Articles in the Perfumery way,
FINE Violet Powder, I and without Razors,
Marshall and plain do. Mil vary and Dressing Combs
Grey ditto. of various Sorts,
Fine hard and foft Pomatum Shaving Brushes in Sockets,
Windsor and Shaving Soap, Court Plaifter,
Waffi Balls and Tooth Pow- Lavenaer Water,
ders, Honey do.
Shaving Boxes with Glaffespamparel do#
Ditto de. with or wrh-'Rofe do.
out Soap. Shaving Brufhcs,| Toupee and Pinching Irons,
Tooth Bruthas, Chinese, Powder Knives,
Hemmet's, and common, Shaving Powder,
Pouches with Shaving and Lip Salves,
Doffing Utensils, Hair Rollers,
Powder Bagsand Puffs, Hair Pins, a great Variety,
Ditto Machines, Tooth Picks,
Weft's Razor Strops, with Effcnce of Burgamot, &c.
DRUGS and MEPICINES, a frefh Assortment, to
be fold wholesale end Retail, on very reafonabie Terms.
MEDICINE CHESTS fitted up at any Price.
Country Orders executed with Dispatch, and gratefully
acknowledged.
JOHN WILLIAMS, & Co.
No. 32t, Ccenties-Market,
Have fdr file, at the lowest rates, for CASH,
f Enuine port wine, in Rest Glouce/ler ebeefe, by
pipes, bogheads and the box or basket, (Ac.
quarter ca/ks, Mufeovado do,
Madeira do, Hyfon teas.
Old Jamaica spirits, Bobea do.
Weft India rum, Wax candle,,
Genuine Comae Brandy, Soap, beef in tierces,,
' Englijb do. Pork in barrels,
\Bottled London porter, Chocolate, coffee,
Loef sugar, Cinnamon.
Al(o afmall Assortment of DRYGOODS.
I [The following Piece has been lately publifoed in
; South-Carolina.]
WHEN the Royal Army arrived in South-
Carolina, the Commander in Chief
avoided as much as possible every Measure,
which might excite the Loyal Inhabitants to
rife in Favour of Government, and thus, bring
Danger and Trouble upon themselves, at a
Time, when the King's Army, being employ
ed in the Reduction of Charles-Town, could
not assist or fecood their Struggles.
The Blood of the Loyalists that had been
unhappily shed, and the Severities which had
been infilled on thum by the Rebels; in Con
feqnence of the former spirited, but ill timed
Infurreclions of the King's numerous Friends
on the Back of both Carolinas, had already
; occasioned too much Grief and Regiet to his
I Majesty and their fellow Subjects in Europe,
for him wantonly to bring again into Hazard
the Lives and Happiness of Men who delerve
ifo well of their Country.
But Charles-Town, with its Harbour and
IFort Moultrie, being low reduced, and their
IGairifohs, to the Amount of 6000 Men, with
I ail their Arms, Stores, Artillery, and Ships of
;War, being in Possession of his Majesty's
' Forces ; the Time is come when it is equally
the Interest and Duty of every good Man to be
in readiness to join the King's Troops, and
affilt them in eltablilhing Justice and Liberty/
and in relloring and securing their Own Pro
perty, whenever lhey (hall march to support
them again# the fmali Rebel Parties that still
linger at a Distance in the Province.
After so much Disorder, Violence and Op
pression, the helping Hand of every Man is
wanted to re-ettablifh P^ace and good Go
vernmenu And as the Commander in Chief
wiihed not to draw the King's Friends into
Danger, when any Doubt could remain of
their Success; so now, that that is certain
he trulls that one and all will heartily join and
by a general Concurrence give Effect to such
necessary Measures for that Purpose, as from
Time to Time may be pointed out to them.
And they may rest assured that every Means
will be used to avoid giving them any Trouble
that may not be necessary to fecu:e to them
Peace, Liberty, and Prosperity.
In Order to attain :hcle happy Ends, it is
the Duty of all Men who with well to them
felvcs and their Country, to be ready at a Mo
ment, with their Arms to regain their just
Rights, and support the free Constitution of
their Fore-Fathers, under which we all en
creafed and prospered.
Those who have Families, will form a Mi
litia toremain at Home, and occasionally to
assemble in their own Diftritt when required
under Officers of their own choosing, for the
Maintenance of Peace and good order.
Thole who have no Families, and can conve
niently be (pared for a Time, it is hoped
will cheerfully affill his Majesty's Troops in
driving their Rebel Oppressors and all the
Miseries of War far from the Province.
For this Purpose it is necessary that the
young Men be ready to assemble when required,
and ierve with the King's Troops for any fix
Months of the entiling twelve, that may be
found requifite,under proper regulations. They
may choose Officers to each Company to com
mand them, and will be allowed when on Ser
vice, Pay, Ammunition and Provisions, in the
fame Manner as the Trobp>. When they join
the Army, each Man will be furnifhed with a
Certificate, declaring that he is only engaged
to serve as a Militia Man, for the Time fpeci-,
fied, that he is not to be marched beyond North
Carolina and Georgia, and that when the
Time is out,he is freed from all Claims what
ever of Military Service, except the Common
and usual Militia Duty where ne lives.
He will then have paid his Debt to his
Country, and be entitled to enjoy undisturbed
that Peace, Liberty and Property at Home,
which he had contributed to secure.
'U' O be fold To-morrow, at 12 o'Clock, at the
I Me.chant's Coffee-Houk, a Span of black
,Horfa about 15 Hands h>gh;likewife two Mat keei.
BEGAN and DEAN,
Auctioneers.
Public Auction,
On Brownejohr/s Wh&fi this day if Lit
Weather, or the f. r ft fair day aftef,
WILL BE SOL D,
By Taylor & Bayard,
Between 11 and 12 o'Clock,
45 Puncheons choice high Proof WEST..
INDIA RUM, at the Coffee house, -
At one o'Clock,
20 Calks of Powder by Sample, in b^rfe/s,
half barrels, and quarter calks.
Public Au&ion.
'This Day, at the Coffee-Houfe,
150 Barrels of good FLOUR.
TO-MORROW,
10 Puncheons of St. Kitts RUM.
On THURBDA Y,
The Schooner F ANNY;
As she lays near Hallet's Wharff, burthen
about 70 Tons, and well found. Inventory
to be seen with
_______ _Daniel M^ormick.
4 For S A~L/ E,
The Bri ^ CARLETON,
# I''A1 ''A- tons burden,
A R emai fable Ja, jailer, newt,
A graved, ana completely fitted,
about five years old, built in this
port, pierced for and carries 12 fix pounders, to he fold
with or without her guns, by the fubferiber on board,
lying in Coenties-Dock-—Wbo likewise has for sale,
sundry ship materials, viz. landing :nd running rig
ging, brigs, febaoners and floods fails ; also some old
fails that willfuit for awnings, or temporal) cover
ings for feeds, &c. (Ac.
PETER MADDCCK.
LONDON CLAREI,
Of the firft Quality, in Cases ;
And a few Chests of BOHEA TEA,
Imported in the las Vessels from London,
and to be fold by
B. WADDINGTON,
At No. VIII. Queen-ftrebt.
Just published, and to be SOLD, by
HUGH GAIN E,
THE
WEST-INDIA ATLAS;
Or, a Compendious Description of the
WEST-INDIES:
Illuilrated with Forty Correct CHARTS
and MAPS, taken from aflual Surveys.
Together with an Historical Account
Of THE SEVERAL
COUNTRIES and ISLANDS,
Which compose that Part of the Worlds
T.HIER
DISCOVERY, TRADE,
SI rUATION, INHABITANTS,
EXTENT, STRENGTH,
BOUNDARIES, GOVERNMENT,
PRODUCT, RELIGION, &c.
By the late THOMAS JEFFERYS,
Geographer to the King.
An INDEX of the PLATES.
A Chart of the British Channel; the Atlantic
or Wedern Ocean; the Azores or Western Islands;
the Madeiras, and Canary Islands; the Cape de
Verd Islands ; the Bermudas or Summer's Islands.
A general Index-Map of the Weft-Indies ; the
Western Coait of Louisiana, and the Coast of New
Leon; the Coast of Weft-Florida and Louisiana ;
the Peninsula and Gulf of Florida, and the Bahama
Islands; the Coart of Mexico, from Laguna de
Efmotes to Punta Brava; the Coast of Yucatan,
from Campeche to B^hia del Attention, with the
Welt End' of Cuba; the Island of Cuba, with
Part of the Bahama Banks, and the Martyrs; the
Windward Puffige, with the several Paflages from
the Welt End ot Cuba, and the North Part of St.
Domingo; the Qatt of New Spain, from Neuva
Vera Cmiz to Tiiefte Island ; the Bay of Honduras;
the [fluid of Jimaica, and Cape Gracias Dios,
with the Banks ; the South Part of Domingo; the
Caribbee blinds, the Virgin Islands, and Forro
Rico; Part of the Provinces of Costa R : co and
Nicaragua, with the Lagunes; the Itthmus of Pa
nama, with the Coasts from the great River on the
Muikito Shore t@ Carthagena; the Coast of Terra
Firms, from Carthngena to Golfo Trieste; the
Coast of Canaccas, Cumana, Paria, and the Mouths
of Rio Orinoco, with the Islands of Trinidad, Mar
garita, Tobago; Giranada, St. Vincent, ,&c. the
Island of Jamaica; the Island of Ruattan, or Rat
tan, wi:h the blind of Old Providence ; the Virgin
Islands, with the Islands of Anguilla, Saba, St.
EuftatU, St. Martin's, the Great Passage Island,
and Crab Island, with a Part of Porto Rico; the
Island of St. Christopher, and vhe I-fland of Nevis^
the Island of Antigua; the Island of Gaudaloupe,
with the Island of Mariegalante; the Island of St.
Dominica ; the Island of Martinico; the Island of
St. Lucia ; the Island of Barbadoes ; the Island of
Sr. Vincent ; the Island of Bequia, or Becouya;
the Island of Granada; the Island cf Tobago;
Turks Islands; the Island of Curacao.
A New Chart of the GULPH PASSAGE,
from Cape Antonio in the Isle of Cuba, to
the 30th Degree of North Latitude in th-
Ocean, through the GULPH of FLORIDA,
or NEW CHANNEL OF BAHAMA, with
an exa& Delineation of the Illands, Shoals,
and Reefs on the Coast of East-Florida, as
well as of the Northern Shores of Cuba, and
the Bahama Banks and Islands ; in which is
also included, the OLD CHANNEL of BA
HAMA, from the large Survey taken by the
Order of Government, by B. Romans, com
pared with the Spanilh Charts and Surveys,
and ascertained by the Astronomic Observa
tions of W. Gerard De Brahm, Surveyor
General for the Southern Diftrid of Nortn-
America, and ethers. Sold by H. Game.
Best Black and Red Ink, and
; Ink Powder, to be fold by
IHUGH GAINE.