The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-07-02 00:00:00, page 2

Copy °f fl letter from Capt. Colins, of bis Majes
ty's jbip Aurora, to Mr. Stepbins, dated in
Mounts Bay, April 24, 1781.
" Please to acquaint my Lords Commis
sioners of the. Admiralty, that cruising in his
Malty's ihip under my command, between
Scilty and the Land's End, I fell in with yes
terday, and after a short cbace took, I'Efpe
rance lugger privateer belonging to St. Ma
loes, of ten 6 pounders, fix fivivels, and 70
men, and brought her in the evening to this
place. She had been out of port since the
2d of this month, but had net taken any
thing.
His Majesty has been pleased to fettle 2cool.
ver annum on Sir Brydges Rodney, 5001. cn
her Ladyship, and tool, on each of their other
children, as a reward for the Admiral's essen
tial services to his country.
The C^far, (haw, has taken the Endraght,
from Curacoa to Amsterdam, supposed to le
valued at ;o 0001. She is laden with sugar,
coffee, cocoa, indigo, &c. and ha on board
h Confider^bie sum in Specie. She is fafe ar
rived in Ki^g-Road..,
Hit Majerty's (hipthe Samson, of 64 guns,
will be launched at Woolwich the Bth of next
month : (be is already put into cornmiffion,and
the command of her given to Capt. William
Dickfun, late of the Terrible.
Mav 3. The member for a city in Scotland,
vc hear : upon application to Lord George
Germaine, refecting the British projerty feiz
cc at . St. Euttaria, was informed by his Lord
fhr, that it would all be reflated to the own
ers, except % hat was contraband.
The Dutch had last year in the Greenland
firmer) near 3 ;.c00 tons of flipping, in which
were employed near 3000 fe^men ; these (hips
have all been stopped this year, and the sailors
frrfo. food their i^cn of war.
The-N. £ Saint Romapengo, aSpanilh (hip
cd about 400 tons burthen, bound from the
She had been but five days from Dunkirk, and
had only taken and ransomed one small brig."
Lieutenant Berkeley, of the Liberty cutter,
% a letter to Mr. Stephens, dated in Yirmouth-
Roards, the 20th inlh gives an account, thdt
on the day before, being in company with his
Majesty's sloop Alderney, and the Hunter
Cuttom House Cutter, theytook the French
cutter privateer, called La Puce, of Dunkirk,
mounting two carriage guns, carrying 21 men,
and commanded by Fre. Barthelemy Blouin.
Alices from Ferrol, mention the loss of
the Spanish ship of war El Gallicia, of 76
guns, between Cape St. Vincent and Spartiel,
but that all the crew were fared.
April 26. On Sunday last Lord Hervey
lifted their Majesties hands at St. James's, on
being appointed to the command of La Mi
nerva frigate, some months since taken by
Lord Mulgrave in the Courageux man of war ;
and on Monday he set off for Portsmouth to
take the command of the above ship.
Private letters from the Hague by the Flan
ders mail fay, that the Prince of Orange has
granted letters of marque to upwards of 40
fail of privateers, to make reprisals of all the
English vessels they meet with ; but at the
fame time is using his utmost endeavours with
the States to take proper steps to bring about
a reconciliation with the court of Great-
Britain.
A Commodore, with eight ships of the line,
for North- America, and another with fix,
defined for the Weft-Indies, it is affirmed,
I will be detached by Admiral Darby, as soon
as he has thrown in fuccours into Gibraltar, to
reinforce Sir George Rodney on one Ration,
and Admiral Arbuthnot on the other.
A letter from St, Mary's, Scilly, dated April
20, brings advice, that a Dutch man of war of
50 guns, and a sloop the night before, run
on a reck and were loft; part of the crews
were saved. Several vessels under their con
voy were very near sharing the fame fate.
They were bound from Rotterdam to France,
loaded with divers forts of goods. Some of
the men of wars materials will be saved, if the
weather proves moderate.
May 1. It is confidently reported, that Lord
North will retire upon the rising of Parlia
ment, and be created Duke of Kent, and
Marquis of Rye.
Three thousand land forces ate by order of
Government to be sent off forthwith for the
better security of the Britilh settlements in the
Ealt Indies.
The States, have been indefatigably em
ployed in preparing a navy, but the ships
are in general in a very bad condition. A
bounty is given equal to 16 guineas for sea
men, but they cannot be procured to man
the snips of war; and the States are following
the plan adopted by the French, by fending
young recruits who enter for the army on
board ; but that they are of little or no ser
vice, except to aft as marines. Few officers
on board this fleet, under the degree of Capt.
have any naval experience, save what they
huve acquired in the Merchants employ.
Extras of a letter from Plymouth, dated
April 24,
" Yesterday after post arrived the Rufden
privateer of Glasgow, Capt. Pelley, mount
ing '6 guns, and has brought in with her a
Dutch galliot laden with masts, &c. for
Brelt ; also the Filander French privateer of
fix guns, and 20 men, belonging to Dunkirk,
on her firft cruize, and had taken no prizes."
April 28. A letter received yesterday after
noon by a merchant in town from Liverpool,
by express, fays, " That we have just received
information that our privateer ship of war
called the King George, has taken and carried
into Bristol, four very large Dutch ships, deep
ly laden with all forts of military Stores for the
fetvice of the French. King, and bound from
the Texcl to St. Maloes."
Briflol, April 14. Tuesday Was launched at
Mr. Hllhoufe's yard, a fine new frigate, for
his M jtfty's service, named the Arethufa, to
mount 38 guns, but pierced for 44; 28 of
which a<e 18 pounders, which (he is to carry
on her maindeck. The command of this fri
gate, we hear, is given to Sir Richard Pierfoh,
who so bravely defended the Serapis against the
attack of that celibated rebel and pirate Paul
Jones; and for which the hounour of knight
hood was conferred upon him.
Lord Sandwich is laid to have a scheme rn
view of creating a naval militia. His plan is
to build a ship of war, named after each coun
ty in the kingdom, at the expence of the
Commodore Johnftone's further orders are,
lin case he succeeds against the Cape of Good
Hope, to proceed immediately to the bland of
Ceylon, where the Dutch are but indifferently
regarded by the natives, and from whence they
have all theft cinnamon and other rich spices.
Extras of a letter from Limerick, April 16.
" Yesterday the Enterprize privateer of
London, mounting 36 guns, commanded by
Captain Eden, brought into our river the
Louisiana, a large American vessel, mounting
20 fix pounders, laden with bale goods, and
bound from L'Orient to Philadelphia, valued
at 30,0001. A Swedish vessel from Nantz is
also brought in by Captain M'Carthy; and if
her cargo is proved to be French, ffie will be
condemned.
On the 23d of April died at Glaffaugh, in
Bamff-fhire, in his 75th year, James Aber
cromby, of Glaffaugh, Esq; a General of foot,
Colonel of the 44th regiment, and Deputy-
Governor of Stirling Cattle.
An account has been received of the fafe ar
rival of 112 ships, at their refpeftive ports in
the Weft-Indies, which failed from Spithead in
December last.
They write from the Hague, that the States,
in order to equip their navy have entered on a
loan offour million of ducats ; but that it filled
very slowly.
By the Admiralty lift it appears that no few
er than 44 ships of war, of diffe ent rates have
been added to the navy of Great Britain since
the commencement of the present war; thir
teen of which are of the line (nine of them in
actual service) and all the rest frigates.
May 4. Early Yesterday morning the troops
took the field, and the military operations
commenced for the ensuing campaign, when
his Majesty reviewed in Hyde-Park General
Elliots regiment of light dragoons.
The volunteers of Ireland have signified to
his Majesty through several of the nobility,
their readiness to complete and accoutre a body
of 30,000 men to fend into England, in case
of any attempt of the enemy to make an inva
fon.
Extrad of a letter from Belfaft, April 7.
" On Wednesday last arrived here from
Bourdeaux, the brig Industry, Captain Fitz-
Patrick, a flag of truce, who failed from thence
on the 15th curt, and brings advice that the
Monday before his departure, several letters
were received by post from Cadiz, giving an
account of the arrival of the English grand
fleet, with all the store-ships, &c. fafe at Gib
raltar. A courier also passed through Bour
deaux express to Paris with the fame account.
Government have lately taken into their own
hands the equipment of the packets that carry
the mails to the Weft-Indies and America, in
stead of hiring them by contrast as heretofore ;
a measure which bids fair to be attended with
many salutary con sequences.
May 5. Yesterday morning dispatches were
received at the Admiralty Office, from Vice-
Admiral Darby, containing the agreeable ad
vice of his having sent fafe into Gibraltar 72
transports laden with provisions, ammunition,
and stores, on the Bth of April, under a de
tachment of his squadron, while he remained
with the rest at the entrance of the Straits: that
•as soon as he received intelligence of the gar
rison being relieved, he Rood away with his
whole fleet for Cadiz, of which port he arrived
the 14th, daring the Spanish fleet to come out;
an invitation Don Cordova did not seem in
clined to comply with when the dispatches
came away. The British fleet did not fee a
single ship of the enemy in or near Algefiras ;
Don Barcelo having retired from thence, and
joined the grand fleet at Cadiz, as had also
four French ships of the line; making in all
33, of which nine or ten are said to be in very
bad condition.
Accounts have been received in Holland|
from the East Indies, that the Chinese and other I
inhabitants, natives of the Island of Java, to|
the number of 50 or 60,000 having formed|
themselves into a body, had come down to Ba- !
tavia, -nd entirely destroyed all the planta- I
tions of coffee, rice, &c. that belonged to the:
Dutch ; that they are almost starved, as none;
of the natives will supply them with provifions,i
or even deal with them, on account of feme ,
recent ads of cruelty to the Chinese and other'
inhabitants of the Island.
Havannah to Cadiz, loaded with some of the
treasure from Vera Cruz, is taken by the Po
mona sloop of war, and carried into St. Übe's;
but by order put to sea on the loth ult. and
has not since been heard of.
On Monday died at Chelsea, the Rev. Dr.
John Thomas, Bishop of Winchester, Plelate
of the Order of the Garter, and Clerk of the
Closet to his Majesty. The fee of Winchester
is supposed to be the most Hefirable of any; as
the revenue is very large, and no table is kept,
nor any extraordinary expence incurred.
The destination of Commodore Johnftone's
squadron is no longer a secret; the Cape of
Good Hope is certainly a principal object of
the expedition ; the Dutch are already so well
informed of it, that they even now give up
this valuable settlement as loft.
Captain Amos Morse, Isaac Marsh, John
Evirit, Hamb'eton Roberts, George Mitchel
])ecds, Isaac Haynes, William Brant Richard
Lee Jacob Brookfield, Gerfham Brookfield,
Jeremiah Bird, Isaac Drake, Alher Coddington,
David Thorp, John Tucker, David Hetfield,
Joseph Haynes, William Oliver, fen. Ebenezer
Williams, and William Oliver, jun. the
above Captain Morse is the notorious Villain
mentioned in a late Hand-bill, giving an Ac
count of the Death and Sufferings of that un
fortunate Victim, Mr. Thomas Long, who died
by the Hand of Rebel Cruelty, to which we
beg Leave to refer our Readers.
A Berton that understands Accounts well,
sand has a good Character, may hear of
a Place by enquiring of the Printer,
Last Monday Night a Detachment of the
Garrison. of about 36 Men, including two
Serjeants, under the Command of Lieutenant
Hutchinson, and Ensign Barton, irt Battalion
New Jersey Volunteers, with about 34 Refu
gees and Militia, under the Command of Cap
tains Durham and Robins, landed at Trembly's
Point, near the Mouth of Raway River, and
surrounded Tairil's Tavern, in order co take
three Light Horse, whole Business was to pat
role down to the Sound, and to give Notice of
any Troops coming from Staten Illand, but
unluckily these Fellows were gone to Weftfield.
The Troops then proceeded to one Captain
Amos Moise's, who was furprized and taken
out of his Bed, with four other Rebels; after
this they took between 30 and 40 ILad of
Cattle, amongst which are 6 good Oxen, and
about 80 Sheep, which they drove to Trembly's
Point. The Rebels collected to the Amount
of About 40, harraffing the Rear as usual.—
Lieutenant Hutchinson formed an Ambufeade
unperceived by the Rebels, which had its de
sired Effect, ig Rebels past hollowing, Damn
the Refugees, cut them down; up the Troops
arose from the Place where they were secreted,
the Rebels observing this flood aghast, threw
down their Arms, others flood with Arms in
their Hands; on this Occasion 10 were made
Prisoners. Some Time after this about 20
Rebels collected near the Point, on whom a
Charge was made, and some taken Prisoners ;
the Troops and the Refugees them embarked
with the greatest Regularity and good Order,
with all their Cattle and Sheep, and came fafe
to Staten-Island; not one of the Troops re
ceived the least Injury; one of the Refugees
received a spent Ball on his Thigh, which had
no other Effect than leaving its Mark. The
Troops and Refugees behaved with the greatest
Bravery on this Occasion ; twenty Rebels were
made Prisoners, two of whom are wounded,
some were killed; 'tis not doubted but more
were wounded, as several were heard to scream
and hollow. The Names of the Prisoners are
as follow :
county, and to man iter with tore but tailors
born in such county. He thinks that the
county honour will operate strongly in making
both officers and men exceedingly anxious to
fapport the credit and reputation of their par
ticular province, and that the firft and annual
charge will be supported with greater plea
sure than any general burden laid on the
whole kingdom.
It has been proposed in the cabinet, and re
ported to have been there resolved upon, that
Lord Howe be immediately dispatched with
twelve fail of the line, now under the Com
mand of Vice Admiral Parker, to Admiral
Darby, who is thereupon to fail with ten
flrips of the line to re-inforce Sir George
Rodney in the Weft-lndies.
But being well informed, that many perform Sincerely
attached to ha M jefty's cause, have notwithstanding
been forced to join the enemy, as the only means of pre
ferring themfelVes and their families from the savage
cruelty of the rebel militia, until escape Should be prac
ticable. We desire all such to be confident, that they
run no rifque of fuffering from us, through indiscrimi
nate vengeance ; reminding them, that the Ent ih Go
vernment never extends it# hand to blood, without the
most convincing proofs of intentional guilt.
And we advise all persons in the above predicament (as
likewise those who, from the oppressions of the enemy,
have been obliged to quit their possessions) to take toe
carheft opportunity of coming in with their arms, to any
ptft or detachment of the royal army. We give them
assurance of every Support, and of every endeavour on our
part, to mitigate their present Sufferings: Further de
claring to them, that we feel ourSclves no left bound to
reward the fidelity of those who have remained unlhaken
in their allegiance, than to inflia the punishment due to
reiterated perfidy. Not Should we give them this invi
tation, were we not certain that, in conjunction with
the army, (daily expelling reinforcements) + their ex
ertions will very Shortly reinstate them in the full and
peaceable poffeflion of that property, which they will
thus have openly yielded for a time, to receive again
with confirmed security.
Given under our hands at Monk's Corner, this
twenty-fourth day of May, 1781, and in the
twenty firft year of his M jefty's reign.
RAWDON.
N. BALFOUR.
By order of his Lord Ship,
and the Commandant.
H. Barry, Dep. Acj. General.
f These reinforcements arrived at Charleftown, under
the protcaion of his Majesty's Ships, which convoyed the
fleet that arrived here Salt Tuesday from Chefapeak.
CHARLESTOWN.
By the Right Honourable
Frances Lord Rawdon,
Colonel, commanding a corps of his Majesty's Forces in
South-Carolina, &r. &c.
And Nesbit Balfour, Esq;
Lieutenant-Colonel, and Commandant of Charles
town, &c.
A LTHOUGH attention to the general security of the
province, has obliged his Majesty's troops for the
prelent, to relinquish fame of the upper parts of it, we
trust, that it is unneceffiry for us to exhort the loyal in
habitants of those diftriAs to stand firm in their duty and
principles ; or to caution them against the insidious arti
fices of an enemy, who must Shortly abandon to their
fate, those unfortunate people whom they hate deluded
into a revolt.
NE W-YOR K, July 2.
TO BE LEASED, for such term of years as
(hall be agreed on, situate on the North-River.
Enquire at No. 5, Fair-ftrett, or ot John Kelly,
Notary Public, Hanover-Square, No 33.
Who has two good dry cellars to let, in an ad
vantageous fitUMtion.
MR. FRANCIS SCHLIMS,
Steward to the late Major-General Philips,
intending to go in the firft Packet to England, re
quests that any person or persons who may have an,
demands against him, on his own or the said Major-
General's account, will bring in his or their bill, to
him immediately, next door to the Earl of Lincoln's
quarters, Nassau-street, in order that all such ac
counts may be finally fettled and paid off previous
to his departure.
New-York, July 2, y,Br.
THREE FLOORS in a large store-house.
on the Crane Wharf. Apply to Tho
mas Ellison, in Beekman-ftreet, No. 31; who
has several Lots to let on long leases.
rartHE frame of a house, with a good roof and
, boards fufficient to ert& the fame, being 3%
feet I ng, 18 feet wide, one story and an half high.
For further particulars, enquire of Abraham Van
Duzer, near the White- Half.
AND immediate possession given, the lower part of
a genteel boufe in Broad-street, confining of a back
parlour and front room, both elegantly JimJbed, with a
cellar under the wbtle boufe; the use of a kitchen,
yard, &c. The boufe is agreeably ftmated Jor a gen
teel fmallfamily who would wife to live feriv ate, or
a person engaged in the dry good business. Enquire at
l^Sff^f^Fair-freet, on Golden-Hill.
fyty For Virginia;
(With the firft Convov)
T^S/% DUNCAN,
Lying at Burling's Slip. For
Freight or Passage apply to the Matter on
board, or the Captain of the Port.
Umbrella.
BY
TO BE SOLD,
fl Large two fory boufe, having a brick front, with
a good kiteben, and a good,able convenient for
two borfes and a carriage. Enquire at No. 50, War
ren-freet, or the printer hereof.
No. 16, Water-street, a few doors below the Coffee-
House- -who has to dispose of on very low terms
by wholesale, for cash only;
A Neat assortment of seasonable and fashionable
DRY GOODS, hardware, jewellery, plate,
and plated ware; Gold, silver and metal watches,
warranted ; Very best London made fine and mili
tary Shoes, by the trunk, womens ditto. Wax
candles, and hair powder in boxes of 112 lb. put
up in pound papers.
ALEXANDER ZUNTZ,
7 0 let, in Hanover Square, for finale gentlemen,
,<wbere they may board also, if they please. En
quire of the printer.
$A For GLASGOW,
To fail in ao Days,
A "™b ° r 'witbout co Nror,
"' remar&ab l'f a ffailing SHIP
GENERAL ARNOLD,
=3> (Formerly the Gen. Washington)
22 Guns, nxitb Men anfwergble. For
Freight or Passage, apply to James King, and Co. No.
; r . Wall flreet.
Public Notice is hereby given,
THAT on Thursday the ,h day of next month,
is appointed for payment to the officers and
company of his Majesty's fliip the ASSURANCE,
Thomas Goldfbrough, Esq; commander, of their
several and refpe&ive shares of the net proceeds of
the brigantine Duke of Leinfter, and cargo; and
the brigantine Fanny and cargo, captured 25th May,
1781, by the said ship Assurance, in company with
his Majesty's ship Roebuck, and the letter of marque
sloop I arleton, and condemned as lawful prizes, by
the court of Vice-Admiralty for the ^province of
New-York, to the said captors, on which day such
payment will be made by the fubferibers.
William Greene,?
Fred. Wm. Geyer, § Agents.
Fresh Draught PekTfk,
In hogshead, \nd barrels, just landed and to be fold by
EDWARD GOOLD,
In Hanover-Square,
WHO has also just imported in the Thomas, Diana,
and Commodore Hood, from Cork, and the last
vessels from London,
Superfine kiln dry'd flour,
Rose btittef of the firft quality,
Mess beef in tierces, barrel, and half barrels,
Ditto pork in half barrels fit for family use,
Ox tongues, mould and dipt candles,
Wax candles in small boxes,
Turpentine and marbled fbap,
Iri/h linens and fluffs, very fine Iriffi Sheeting,
Womens flays, mens brown beaver hats,
Fustians and jeans, 7.8 and 4-4 checks,
Mens, womens and childrens Shoes in trunks,
A few trunks of Hofc's (hoes,
Half ell, 3-4 and 4-4 modes,
White perfian and broad farfnet,
A very large assortment of silks,
Three and a quarter, four, four and a half pint,
The best Whitechapel needles.
Black pint, white and colour'd thread.
Ravens duck, Russia Sheeting,
Callicots and chintzes,
Gold and silver epaulet lace with trimmings,
Umbrellas, men and womens gloves, &c. &c.
Swed's Bar Iron:
A Few tons to be fold. Enquire of GERARD
WALTQN, No 68, Queen-street.
THE REAL
Bologna Sausages,
Well tasted. Enquire of the Printer.
Sundry Lots of Land,
TO BE SOL D,
Two ROOMS
To be L E T,
TO BE LE T,