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SAVANNAH (Georgia) September 23.
We have received the following agreeable
intelligence from Auguffa:
“ On the morning of the 7 4th inflant, about
nine o'clock, information was received that
the rebels were at hand. Colonel Brown s
firft object was to join a number of Indians en
camped about three miles off, proposing after
wards to act in conjunction with them as cir
cumllances should direct ; and had icarce done
so when he learnt that the rebels had come in
by the Savannah read, and were advancing on
his rear. Upon this he immediately wheeled
about, and returned by a quick march to at
tack them. When he got in fight of the place,
formerly Mackay's, they had attacked the
guard placed there. Colonel Brown instantly
gave orders for the men to be formed in an old
held to the left of the read, which being ob
served by the rebels drew the fire of their rifles
Two pieces of artillery were then ordered to
play, "and the enemy to be charged, to get pof
teffion of Garden-Hill, which was immediately
complied with, 'I he Indians on the left be
haved well. One of the pieces of artillery,
which was placed to play in a fmal! clearing to
the right cf that where the Regula s crew up,
was surrounded; the other was brought up to
the Garden-Hill, and the belt use possible was
made ofit. The adion now became warm,
and was well disputed about a quarter of an
hour, when the rebels gave way, except a party
which Hole through a thicket to get upon the
rear; this party being charged, fled, after
giving one fire, which killed some of the men.
The Indians scoured the thicket, and brought
in some killed and wounded. It was then
thought advifeable to take poll at the houses,
which had just been effected, when the enemy s
riflemen began again to fire, which was con
stantly returned for about two hours, and did
them much damage. About one o'clock they
went down the town in quest of plunder.
Nothing further of consequence happened that
night. Next morning began to throw up a
small ditch within. Intelligence was brought
about twelve o'clock that the rebels had their
head quarters at Colonel Grierfon's fort, and
were mounting cannon. Atone 50 Cherokee
Indians Viewed themselves on theoppofite hill,
and got in the garrison, and as loon as they
were furnifhed with arms and ammunition, the
rebels were difeovered advancing. the men
and Indians were immediately ordered to their
posts, The enemy having come up, began to
fire with their artillery. Warmly engaged till
night, and the rebels fired a number of fcat=
tering shot during it, which killed and wound
ed some officers and men. from that time no
person could be lent out, nor did any get in till
the 18th; every five or fix hours a heavy dif
cbarge from the enemy's artillery, which did
much damage to the artillery, &c. Ihe great
est diltrefs arose from being without water,
every avenue which led to it be.ng exposed to
the fire of the rebels. In other refpeds the fix
ation was also disagreeable; dead men and
horses all about the yard—wounded men and
prisoners taken the firft day calling out con
tinually for a doctor and water, neither cf
which was it possible to procure for them.
That evening a flag was sent in from the rebels
summoning Colonel Brown to surrender to the
commander of the army of the united Rates,
in answer to which this gallant British com
mander warned them of the deftruaion they
were bringing on the Ceded Lands, and told
them he would do his duty as an officer by de
fending himfelf to the last extremity. Another
letter was sent in by Clark, who commanded
the rebels, threatening Colonel Brown that he
must be answerable for the consequences of
his temerity, and declaring that he was deter
mined to subdue him at the rilk of all hi^ men.
Colonel Brown in reply wrote to him, that if
he had nothing further to offer, upon the re
turn of the flag hostilities would commence
afrefh.
“ The officer soon returned, and in a short
time after the rebels began a very heavy fire
from their artillery and small arms, in which
the loss of the garrison was but small ; they
continued it about an hour, and less or more
of it during the night. Just before day break
it was repeated and returned, when the fog
cleared away they drew off. Although it was
conjectured they were induced to make the de
mand they had done the night before in con
sequence of information they mud have re
ceived of the garrison being about to be re
lieved, yet it was not known within when that
might happen, till Monday lalt, about eight
o'clock in the morning, when Colonel Cruger,
with a party of troops and militia, was per
ceived on the opposite hill, and at the fame
time the rebels were seen running off. They
kept a few riflemen firing for about an hour
longer, during which time Colonel Cruger sent
over desiring Colonel Brown's opinion about
the modeof croffiag, &c. That being fettled,
and a firing commenced from the flanks and
front, to facilitate his getting over, part of the
garrison had failed out and brought in two
pieces of artillery and some prisoners, one of
whom (Henry Duke?) of the Ceded Lands,
was immediately hanged. The Indians now
went out in numbers, to pursue the fugitive:,
.killed many of them, and took a number of
horses, &c. Colonel Grierfon, with a party of
Regulars, and so ne Indians, proceeded to the
town, killed a fewrebels in the way, and tak
ing some prisoners.
" The feenes of villainy and rapine that
mark the progress of the banditti are beyond
describing. Colonel Brown was wounded in
both thighs in the beginning of the adion.
The greatest loss- in killed and wounded was
the brave and worthy Captain Johnson, of
Colonel Brown's corps, who received a mortal
wound in the beginning of the firft action, and
died that night universally regretted by the
whole corps as an officer of great merit and ex
peflation, and no doubt will be by every friend
•of government. Two or three others were
wounded, but likely to recover. The number
of non-commiflioned officers and privates who
have fullered cannot now be afeertained, but
it is not considerable, and the Indians have
loft a good many men. The rebels fuffered
severely, and their loss mult greatly exceed
ours. Matters are now in such a train, that
the feeds of rebellion will be rooted out cf
Georgia, the blow now given being pursued
with vigour. The rebels appeared to be about
five or fix hundred, though they fay themselves
thirteen hundred."
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NEW-YORK, Nov. 15.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at Portfmoatk'
Virginia, Nov. 4, 1780.
" We had only two days passage from the Hook.
A small detachment landed in Prineefs-Ann county,
and took up some of the molt valuable rebels, Law
son, Thorogood, Nimo, and some others. This
capture was of good service, and gave great pteafure
to the people in general, who, in this circle are all
happy to receive us.
“ There has been a detachment at Hampton.
The inhabitants met them willing to submit to any
thing. The only term they asked was, that their
womeH mignt not be ravished. The boats belonging
to the Barons were deftro) ed : ; they with that violent
fellow Curle tan <ff.
" There has been also a partv at Suffolk, where
we heard some rebels were coll&aing under one of
the Redcocks. Brigadier General Howard of the
guards commanded; as they approached Cooper's
mill, four miles fhott of Suffolk, they heard, two
hours before day, a confuted scattered kind of firing.
Not knowing the strength of the rebels, and that
being a difficult pafe, if well guarded, he formed,
and the men retted on their at ms till day, when they
found a dead rebel, and one with his thigh /hot thro\
It proved to be a militia party of about seventy or
eighty men in all. The poor wretches were so ter
rified on the troops coming on, and so confounded,
that they fired at random amohgft themselves, and
then ran away.
" Works are now carrying on for the security of
this post, which will be finished soon 1 hope the
Lords of Congress, and their Grand Allies will not
be offended at not being confuted in this bulinefs.
There are about a dozen vcffels taken of different
kinds, and some few public floras.
" If the country people are to be believed, they
were the most completely wretched of any on earth.
A new tax almost every month, of which they knew
nothing ti'l the Collector came. They were muster
ed, marched, and barrelled conrirnnlly, and this they
law no end to. The golden days, so long pro
mised, have never appeared; and after all their well
fought fields, glorious victories, and martial achieve
ments (however Grange this may appear to you, ma
ny such have been recorded) things in general glow
from bad to worse.
" General Nellfon had been this way several days,
before our arrival, and has been all over the pro
vince trying to raise men; he got nene here, and I
fancy it will be a difficult job to set any to face this
army. Our greateltdift refs is want of house room
in the town, the rebels having been often here, have
left their mark, dirt and drftru&ion. The houses
are almost all in a ruinous state. I fancy many wil
be obliged to go in the country, but then for twenty
miles round they are as fafe as they are within Kingf
bridge."
Nov. 5. Several rebels who ran from this place
took up the Great Bridge, pretending to make a
hand there. When Colonel Steuart of tire guards
went to take pelt there they ran off about ten miles
farther south, to the North Welt River Bid re, as it
is called, here lay a large store of corn collected from
the inhabitants, to be sent by water to Gen. Gates.
These fugitives were reinforced by fifty men from
North-Carolina; they had four fix and one three
pounder. Colonel. Steuart tollowed them, cuffed
the river f ven miles above them, and got in their
rear. They were commanded by a Frenchman,
a ikirmifh; ensued, fix 1 f them were killed, several
wounded, and three taken prif. nets ; the others,after
ferting fire to the corn Itores, left their cannon, and
ran into the swamp.
Nov. 6. We have just heard that Gen. Muhlen
berg is at Mackie's mill, with a party of militia.
We know notiheir numbers, it is three miles below
Smithfield."
Return of prizes and produce taken by bis Majefly's
Jea and land forces, under General Leslie's com
mand, in Virginia :
In HAMPTON ROAD,
The Sandwich Packet, retaken.
At NORFOLK,
A fliip of 20 guns J New and
A brig of i6ditto,J full rigged.
A new ship pierced for 20 guns,
A new brig pierced for 16 guns,
An old brigantine,
13c Hogsheads of tobacco, and some rum.
At SUFFOLK,
A new ship, a brigantine, and 5 floops,all empty
80 Hogsheads of tobacco,
80 Barrels of flour.
At MILNERS,
80 Hogsheads tobacco,
50 Barrels pork.
At HAMPTON,
20 Hogsheads of tobacco.
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fir'd KEN,fuppofed by miflake,from the boufe of ITil
-1 ham Betts, on the zgtb day of July taft, being
the day the civil and military offers of the county met
there relating to wood agreeable to Governor Robert-
Jon's proclamation, a blue coating GREAT COAT,
lined with green baize, a ft and up collar lined with
green velvet, a large cape, with a cap to haul over
the bead. There was left injtead of it, a blue coating
great coat, lined with green baize, a blue velvet cape,
with four buttons to the sleeves a piece in the back.
The gentleman that has the firft mentioned coat will
please to leave it at Mr. William Betts's, Jamaica, or
with ,fepb French, Est; The owner may have bis
own.
A TRUNK marked [B] No. it, was taken by a
Cartmaa from on board the ship Blenheim, Capt,
G rdon, and carried in mistake to fomt merchant in town:
Whoever has received it, by giving information to Mr.
Joseph Brewer, Burling Slip, or to Capt# Gordon, will
greatly oblige.
Just imported from Liverpool, Dublin and Cork,
and to be fold on leafonable terms by
Hugh &; Alexander Wallace,
A quantity of fine flour, belt mess beef in barrels,
ditto in half barrels,
Ox tongues in half barrels
Belt rose butter in firkins and kegs,
Choice mould and dipt candles,
A few boxes of soap,
Old French brandy in pipes and hogsheads,
Soldiers shirts and (tocks, Irilh linens,
A few crates queen's ware.
Old Jamaica and Antigua rum.
Choice port and Lilbon wine
M IN SHULL?
No. 43, the corner of Beekman's flip Quten-ftreet,
HAS imported in the fleet from England, a large
assortment of looking-glasses, adapted to the
prelent mode of town and country; also tea cadies,
tea chelfs, and gentlemans razor cases, with various
articles of dry goods as ufuil.
N. B. Captains of veflels may be supplied with
black paints, by the keg or a larger quahtity, cheap
for cash.
A good dry cellar, to LET; enquire as above.
Any gentleman that has, or n^y hereafter have a
boufe to LE T, will much oblige by fending me
their address. , .
Jult imported from Lindon, and to be fold by
F. PANTO N,
At No. „, Wall street,,
A General allot tment of perfumery,among which
isa liquid that fallens the hair and prevents its
falling out, ladies elegant pearl hair pins with gold
beads, fine paste and iteel e^tto, ladies fancy muffi,
tippets and trimmings, gentlemens hats, boots and
fashionable spurs, silk and worsted Hockings & locks,
bucklkin, beaver, furred, woi fted and dancing gloves,
plaited, leofe and velvet docks, with ribbon or with
out, white and black silk neck-cloths, cambrick do.
gilt and plain writing paper, quills, wax, walers,
ink stands and powder, various forts of travelling,
cases, with razors or without, Savigney's feiffars and
Lilbon razors, wax candles, tapers, cains mounted
and unmounted, glazed gun powder, and shat, with
manv other articles too tedious to mention.
Eight Dollars Reward.
LOST from Mornffania Landing, on Wednesday
night the 15th init. a large (cow, several knees
lately put in her ; there was in her it rn an iron spike
on the one fide, and a wooden pin on the other,
where the oar is put to fleer her. Any person that
will bring the said (cow to Morriffania, so that tire
owners may have her, IhJl receive the above reward.
SAMUEI Dir KSON,
JEREMIAH TRAVIS.
Jult imported, and to re loin low foi calh by the
package,
A Quantity of mens fine and ftiong Ihoes, a parcel
of very neat boots, women's leather and fluff
ffioes, 'cbil.li ens ditto. Enquheof
DANIEL M<CORM[CK.
FUBLICK-Aucl lON.
Nt the Coffee How/e To-MORROkV,
6 Hogthe<ds of genuine Holland Geneva,
And a few Eck^s 3rd Soap.
On Wednesday,
At DANIEL M"CORMICK's Auction Room,
(for the Benefit of the Underwriters)
A Par cel of fine Cloths, Coatings, ForrettCloths,
Poplins, Fu/lians, Corduroys, Velvets, &c.
damaged and imported in the Brig Admiral Keppel,
Capt. Daniel Boyd.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
By JOHN MCADAM, and Co.
To-morrow at; I i o'Clock,
At the Bridge will be fold, (fur the Benefit of
the Insurers)
A Parcel of damaged Lawns,
1 Bate ditto Crating,
On Seaman's Wharff, at £2 o'Clock,
30 Puncheons Jamaica Spirits, high proof, and
writ flavoured.
On Wednesday at the Coffee-Houfe,
The Prize Brig H O P E,
With tackle and appaiel, as (lie now lies at
Hallet's Wharff, a valuable vtlEI, well found, and
a prime sailer.
Public Auction.
This DAY, if fair Weather,
Or thefirft fair Day after, will be fold,
By Taylor and Bayard,
At the Coffee-Houfe, between 12& 1 o'clock,
10 Pipes choice Lilbon Wine,
A few Barrels excellent frefh Bread.
To be fold at Public Auction,
TO-MORROW, at one o'clock.
At the Merchants Coffee-House,
The Ship COMMERCE,
(Formerly called the John)
Lying at Tolmie's Wharff: Inventory to be
seen at
Thomas Ludlow's, jun.
Public Auction,
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
OrvTuefday next, the 21st Infant,
The Brig THREE FRIENDS,
Burthen about 170 Tons, and well found in Ma
terials ; Inventory to be seen on board the Brig, as
flie lyes at Moore's Wharf, or with
Daniel M'Cormick.
—PHI L^DEITT'ORBEST'
In the Broad-Way, at the corner, of Little Q^een fireet,
opposite Mr. Rcubalet's tavern, has for tale,
A Centeel aflortment of millenary and dry goods,
suitable to the feafvn, which she will fell at retail,
on very reasonable terms, end would be much obliged to
those Ladies and Gentlemen who please to favour her
with their custom.
r^'AKEN up, oft Charleftown bar, on October 19th,
J an ANCHOR, about 11 or 12 cwt, marked on the
flock S. A. with a can bony, and a new bouy rope, and
about too fathoms of 11 1-2 inch cable; the owner by
applying to Botteril V/ilfon, Master of the ship Eagle, lying
at the Victualing Office wharf, and paying the expences
and the f^lvage, may have it again. No marks on the
buoy.
Theatre.
This Evening, the 20th Inst.
- • Will be performed, the COMEDY of the
Recruiting Officer,
In Act Illd, will be introduced the favourite song cf
" O what a charming Thing's a Battle !''
To which wilj be added, a Faice, never
performed here, called
The Deaf Lover.
The Chara&ers by Gentlemen of the Army.
The Doors to be opened at 5, and the Pla, begin pre
cisely at 7 o'clock,
No Admittance behind the Scenes.
No Money will be taken at the Door.
Tickets to be purchased at the Time of regeftering
Places for the Boxes, for which Purpose the Cleik
will attend at Mis. Petit's, next Door to the Thea
tre, from 1) o'Clock till 2, every Day after the Play
is advertised.
The Gentlemen who have taken Places in the
Boxes, are desired to fend their Servants at 4 o'Clock,
that they may be fixed before the Doors are opened.
Tickets to be had of Miffs. Rivington and Gaine.
Box, Bs. Pit, Bs. Gallery, 4s.
VIVANT REX & REGINA.
"THEATRE.
^ EVERAL Gentlemen having engaged
O BOXES for the Season, their refpedive
Names are put on the Doors of each Box ; and
it is requeued that no Person will go into any
of their Boxes without a Ticket for that par
ticular Box.
Received by the lattconveyance from England, which,
by appointment, are fold at the store of
Berry and Rogers,
No. Bc4, Hanover-Square,
Mr. RUSPINI's
Famous Dentifrice Powder, and
Tincture for the Teeth and Gums,
With proper Brushes and Sponges.
To the Public,
THE experience of many thousand persons of all ranks,
abroad and in England, for above thirty years, doth
fu Hiciendy teftify the efficacy of Mr. Rulpini's Dentifrice
for theieech, and Tincture for the gums.
At the above place may be had, which came by the fame
opportunity.
JEWELLER Y,
Of every kind, gold and silver lace, apulets, sword
knots, sashes, officers fuzees and fowling pieces, a variety
of Iwords, hangt, piftoh, can's, perfumery, hardware,
japan goods, pocket and ass skin memorandum books,
DoHanc's frying glafTts, white and black silk flockings,
silk, leather and worsted gloves, silk purses, cane and
watch Orings, gold and lilver watches, silver and plated
go ds, fidies and firings, flutes, fifes, powder flafks, (hot
belts, mathematical instruments, scales and compasses,
marking inftrumcnis, fencing toils, mtns ihoes and flip
pers, hats, feathers, cockades backgammon tables, chefs
boards, complete, dice with boxes, silver, Reel and plated
spurs, horse canteen complete, camp candlesticks, braf#
and prince's metal candiefticks, writing Shade candle-.
Sticks, fuigeoas instruments and lancets, Shaving aparatus
complete; Silk and velvet Stocks, camel hair pencils, with
boxes of colours, cloth brushes, Shoe brushes, cake black
ing, black ball, playing and message cards.
STATIONARY
Of every fort.
A collection of the molt esteemed
B O O K S,
Confining of hiftoiy, voyages, surgery, physic, novels,
plays, dictionaries, feamen's books, bibles, prayer books,
trftaments, spelling books, pfalters, with a great variety
of little books for the inOruttion of children, almost every
patent medicine, warranted genuine, Hewe's acid, ma
gazines for the years 1778, 79, with many other articles
too tedious to mention, all of which will be fold on rea
sonable term'.
TO'BE SO L Dfo
By William Prince,
At Flujbing-Landing, on Long-I/land, near New-York,
/ Large afortment of FRUIT TREES, among
which are all forts of grafted apple trees, pear
trees, peach trees, plumb trees, neblarine, apricote and
quince trees, all forts of Englifo cherry trees, Jig trees,
almond trees, Madeira nut and filbert trees, black and
white walnut trees, black, white, and red currant
buJhes, a variety of goojberr, and strawberries, black,
white and red rajberries, a great number of Ameri
can flowering trees and forubs. Any gentleman that
bas a mind to fee a catalogue of the above trees and
plants, ma, have it by fending to Mr. Gaine, Printer,
at New fork.
There is a great number of Newtown pippin and;
fpitfenberg apple trees fit to fend to England, and a
great many of the large clingfione peach trees. Any
gentleman that Jbould want any of the above trees,will
please to leave their orders with Hugh Gaine, may
depend on having the trees well put up with earth, fa
that they may be carried to England with fafety.
Imported in the last fleet from England, and now
opened for sale, the following articles, all of the
very belt kind,
LONDON dreft boot-legs and vamps, some re
rematkable thin single ditto, shoulder ditto,
with vamps, waxed and black grain calf skins and
dog skins, a small quantity of red and green morocco
skins, and white kid ditto, butt idles and Kendal
backs, all forts of New-York tanned and dressed
leather, half tanned hides for rigging, a very general
assortment.
By Joseph Bell,
At No. 97, Queen-street.
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A Good brick dwelling-house, two stories and an
half high, very comtnodioufly situated at the
upper end of Water-street, near Peck's-flip, and in
an excellent stand for any kind of business; with a
commodious store adjoining said houfe,a cellar under
the whole of the dwelling house and store, and a cis
tern in the yard that will contain nine hogsheads,
with a gangway from said lot to Peck's-flip, facing
the market, fufficiently wide to admit a hogfliead.
For terms, apply to John Woods, attorney at law,
and notary public, upper end of Queen -street, Nojig.