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r THE Knut Kiaja, Lieutenant general of th
I body of , anifrri&s, was depfed lap week,
and exiled immediately. He was charged with
neglect of duty.
Malaga, Nov. 2;. They norite from Granada
ifthe 17th cf this month, that on the 12th at
ni-ht, and the two following days, 24 foocks of
an earthquake were felt there, which occafoned
the grcate/1 conservation all over that city. Some
publsck building, among others the Chancery, and
federal private hoofs, were sightly damaged
Cologne, Dec. 25. Our accoun 6 from Montz
mention, that an Officer of feme dignity had deli
vered a memorial to the elector, in which is re
p,fatedin the fronted manner the necessity there
is for the Efates of the Empire to unite and rmfe
an army of 50,000 or 60,090 men, as well for
the defence of the empire as to concur in the fettle
merft of the affairs of Bavaria. These accounts
aid that this piece is well drawn a,, and much
approved of
Toulon, Dec. 50. We learn from Paris,
that an Englijh Commfury, taken some time since
on board a Pi'dmentefe wfl, who had been
charged by the Court of London to negotiate with
deferent Courts of Europe, had had all his papers
feezed, by which means our Court has gained the
knowledge of the Juccefs of all his negotiations.
Wariaw, Dec. 17. A Polifo Gentleman,
formerly in the Prussian service, has proofed to
raise a regiment cf cavalry in Poland for his
Prafan Majefy; the offer has been accepted, and
Oa T^ed y mar ring last Admiral Barring.
'< n wa ; attacked at S:. Lucia by a part of D'-
E airy's fleet, whohad with them a number of
pr vateers an I final! vessels, with troops to the
number it is laid of 5000. This fleet was in
cnlad fr the redaction of this illand and
G:enil% whither they were proceeding, when
the/ bfeved our attack on St. Lotic. Not
v/ ihftanding Admiral Barrington's inferiority
in point of ships, he beat the Frenchmen off
iwce that day, and has hitherto faccefsfudy
withstood with very little loss all their at
tempts.
On Friday they had collected 14 of their
capital Ihips, and were in fight. Gen. Grant
is in pofEffion of the Carenage, and of the
heights about it. Admiral Barringrm with the
fleet lies at the Grand Cul de Sac. Several
very capital batteries are erected on shore, one
in particular of 12 of the Boyne's lee lower
deck guns, which are 32 pounders. These
batteries ate of essential service to our ships
in repelling the enemy, and will, with the
blessing of God, keep them employed until
the arrival of Admiral Byroti.
Captain Merry, of the government brig of
"Grenada, who passed by here this afternoon,
left Admiral Barrington late the preceding
evening. He informs us, that the French had
landed their troops to the amount of 5000,
who had an engagement with Gen. Grant, in
which they loft Bco, and our loss was only 70.
He further fays, that they wanted mueh to re
e.zbark their troops, but had not been able to
accomoliih it. A tranfoort w : th four soldiers
on board and a number of foldiers' wives, had
fallen into the hands of the enemy ; and the
Ceres sloop of war war chaced off the coast.
Ex'rah front the Sf. Vincent Gazette and General
Advertiser, of Saturday the 26th of December
1778, referred to in the above letter.
Kingfen, December 26, 1778.
SINCE our last two vessels have arrived from
St. Lucie, the last of which left Admiral
Barrington on Thursday evening. They
brought no news of any consequence, nothing
having happened since the 18th instant; on
which day the attack on Ihore (mentioned in
our last) was made by rhe French on our en
trenchments. They marched up in three co
lumns, the right led by the Count d'Estaing,
and the left by the Marquies de Bouille ; and
were fuffered to advance without opposition fa
rear, that our front line only fired once, and
received theln with bayonets. Seventy of the
French were killed in our entrenchments, and
their whole BH, in killed, wounded and pri
soners, is ettimated at about 1600. On our
fide we had 60 killed and 100 wounded;
among the latter, Brigadier General Meadows,
who received a ball in the fleth of one of his
arms.
Admiral Barrington remains at the Grand
Cul de Sac with bis fleet, and is defended by
two very flrong batteries. The French fleet
is likewise at an anchor about a league from
him, and confits of 11 fail of the line, and
three fifties, betides a number of frigates, &c.
The Ceres sloop of war was taken by fix
French frigates, with whom flie fell in, in a
heavy squall.
An American ship from Pifeataqua, mount
ing 18 guns, and a number of men, mistook
our fleet for the French, and was taken. She
had taken two prizes, a sloop and a fchoonen
Copy °f " letter from Rear- Admiral Barrington
to Governor Morris, dated Prince of Wales,
in the Grand Cul de Sac in the island of St.
Lucia, fan. 2, 17,9.
SI R,
T Wave the favour of your Excellency's let
, ter of the 31st pall by Mr. Collins, and
have the fatisfaCtion to acquaint you that
Count d'E.Fiing moved off with his whole
force, the 29th, toward Martinique, leaving
us in quiet possession of the island, which ca
pitulated whilst his fleet was in light.
I with your Excellency would be so good as
to encourage the mercantile people undter your
government to lend supplies of provisions
hither, of every kind, as they are much want
ed for the army, and will therefore meet with a
good market. I am, &c.
SAM. BARRINGTON.
His Excellency Gov. Morris, St. Vincent.
Constantinople, Novem. 17.
Out 0665 ships sent out for the port ofßolton
last year from one French house, 35 were cap
tured by the English cruise s.
Feb. 27. Yelterday Admiral Keppel was
again at Court, and had a conference with his
Majesty.
Admiral Arbuthnot is appointed Command
er of the fleet in America, in the room of Ad
miral Gambier, who is to come home.
This morning it was reported, that Admiral
Keppel has received his Majesty's orders to
take the command of the grand fleet of 48
ships of the line, to cruize against the French,
gs intelligence has been received that tte
French fleet are fitting out with all poffibll
dispatch in Brest harbour, and will soon put
to sea.
March z. Last Friday evening an express
arrived at Lord Suffolk's from Sir Robert
Murray Keith, hi fMajefty's Ambassador at
the regiment is 'to be cloatbed and equipped after the \
fajhton of the Tartars.
Breflaw, Dec. 17. Prince Repnin asrived \
here yeferday from Peterfourgh, cohere it is said
terms for an accommodation will be considered ;
the two armies are at present wholly inactive,
aid it is thought that a truce is fettled, to Juf,end
hfCities during the continuance of the troops in
winter quarters.
Breflaw, Dec. 18. Letters from upper Selefia,
of the gfinf ant, contain an account of a far
mi/h which happened on the 6th between our troops
and the enemy. General de Lofrw had put ,□
horse under the Command of Messrs. Reb and
Kohler, Lieutenants in the regiment of Loffw,
into an ambujeade at Thuber, in order to furprifa
a patrole of the enemy, on their march from Klein-
H,rlit% to Thabor, or at leaf to make the party
prisoners of war. To accomplish this stratagem,
the General caused Lieut. Szerdabelli to advance
at the fame time with a piqu.it of his horse. The
enemy with the fame design had occupied Grojs-
Herlitz with 100 horse. The two detachments
engaged at the break of day, and not withfanding
the Superiority of the enemy, Litutenants Reh and
Kohler attacked them with so much spirit, and
being Supported by L^eut. Szeradahelli, that they
forced them to retrea' to a church-yard where the
Croats were pojied, wko immediately began to
fire, and killed some of our men
Bruflels, Dec. 28. Letters from Spain bring
a piece of news that mud (bock the feelings of hu
manity : A process has been lately carried on by the
Court of Inquisition aqainft Me. de Olavides,
formerly Inteudent of Seville, whose crime was
that of having peopled the defarts of the Sierra
Morena with a number of industrious German
emigrants, of the Prottfant religion, and for
having converted a large diflriflfrom being a fal
ter to wild beasts and robbers, into a fertile and
cultivated coiontry, throughout which reigned peace,
wealth, and bap,inefs. M. de Ola vidci, in en
riching Spain with a colony so happy and so well
regulated, had thought proper to banifo the Monks,
and all that Jupe-ftition and difordcr which attend
them. This was Sufficient to represent him as a
man without religion, and without principle ;
and new, having been confined for two years in
gloomy cells of the Inquisition, he was Sentenced by
that tribunal to be pubtickly whipt. This punish
ment, however, has been remitted, on account of
bis age and infirmities ; but he is to be imprisoned
eight years in a convent, without having the li
berty °f going out of his chamber for the firft year,
where he will be attended by two Monks, to direct
bis conscience, make him recite bis rotary, read
the legends, &c. He is kewife' prohibited to
wear gold or fiver on hi 3 cloatbs, to wear flk,
or to ride on horse back. He is banished 20 leagues
from Madrid, or from Lima, in case be Jhould re
turn to America, bis native country. He and bis
defendants, to the ;tb generation, ate declared in
capable to fill any office, civil or military. M. de
Olavides is about g„ears of age, and is as much
diftinguijbed by the qualities of his heart and un
derfunding, as by an ardent zeal for the ad
vancement of fierce, and fort he glory of bis country.
He enjoyed the favour of the Court andof all men
of worth in Spain, and retained it amidst bis mis
fortunes, the painful recital of which he could have
coifed to hav( avoided, but which our regard to
truth forbids us to conceal.
Vienna, Dec. 16. The course of the pofls
from Silefa to the Austrian efates is much inter
rupted ; the pofi boy who arrived on the 6th of
this month from Nieffe to Zuchm&ntel, had orders
to return immediately ; and at the fame time no
tice was given bins, that for the future neither
poss or diligences would be permitted to pass from
the Prussian Elates, The Koituriers, who were
going with merchandize from Italy to Silefa, have
been flopped in the Austrian Efates, and ordered
not to proceed any farther.
The Prince of Avefberg, having applied to bis
Prussian Majefy for the remittances of bis revenue
in upper Sile/ia, has received the following anJwcr.
" My Lord, the Prince of Averjberg,
" As your age will not permit you to repair to
your possessions in Selefa, I take a pleasure in
complying with your requefl, and answering the
expectations which you fam to have founded on
my love of justice, bygiving the fritfeft orders for
your receiving the revenues of your lands ; and I
bejeech the Almighty to take you under his protec
tion. Signed, Frederic."
Dresden, Dec. 16. The new town is actually
fortified, and put into the bes fate of defence pof
fble, and Jo large a quantity of provifon arrives
here daily b; water that there is sea room to
flow it. As the town of Zittau is mod exposed to
the incufons of the enemy, Gen. de Taleb has or
ders to fortify it
LONDO N,
Feb, 23. Orders are sent to the Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland to provide immediately 4000
Hands of new arms for the use of the troops
in that kingdom ; as also some military stores,
tents, and other equipage, which are to be
ready for delivery on a short warning.
The Trial of Sir Hugh 'Pallifer is fixed for
the 18th of March.
the birth es another: Prince, I shall always re
ceive expreflions of loyalty from the city of
London with great fatisfaftion."
Last Friday evening an express arrived at
Lord Suffolk's from Sir R. M. Keith, his Ma
jesty's Ambaff at the court of Vienna,
with difpar 'eb. 15, and contain
ing the imp - . s, that the differences
between Au ,d pruflia were at last happi
ly fettled and c deluded, according to the
proposal of his Prussian Majesty, and that the
treaty of peace would be formally signed ir. a
few days.
The particulars of this happy event are thus
Ihortly dated:" That in consequence of the
mediation undertaken by the Courts ofPeterf
burg and Verfailes, his Majefty' the King of
Prulfia had declared his ultimate and invari
able resolution, not to listen to any proposal
of peace, until the Court of Vienna ihall con
sent to restore the Electorate of Bavaria to its
legitimate heir and proprietor, the El.ttor
Palatine ; that the Court of Vienna, finding
it difficult to authenticate its claims and titles
to the said Electorate, and toeing urged there
to by the mediating powers, had acceded,
on the 10th ult. to his Prussian Majesty's pro
positions, excepting only a small diflrifl of
Bavaria, for which a renunciation of some
federal rights, &c. were off„rcd-as equivalent;
thatsthislaft proposition had in return been ac
■ cepted by the King of Prussia, on the 13th
following, and that thus the public tranquility
had been restored to the German empire, its
laws and constitutions prefeved inviolate, and
the possession of its refpedive Princes secured,
by the generous and difintereftei ease and in
terference of his Majesty the Kingof Prussia."
There are now arPortfmouth 20 fad of the
line fit for sea, and seven more in the harbour
cleaning, At Plymouth there are 11 fail in
the found, and four ready to join at Ham,
moaze, all full manned. These are to form
the grand fleet.
Eight regiments of foot are marche I down to
go to America this spring.
From the N-w ferfey Gazette, April 2s.
PHILADELPHIA, Aprils
Extract of a lettcr,rom Capt. J. B. Hopkins,
to the Marine Committee of Cougrefs. dated
April 18, 1779, on board the ihip Warden,
Boston harbour.
" I have the honour to acquaint you, that
on the 13th of March I failed from Bolton in*
company with the ship Queen ofFrance, Capt.
Olney, and the ship Ranger, Capt. Simpson,
and that on the 6th instant, we fell in with the
armed schooner Hibernia, from New-York,
with a, men, which we took, and on the 7th,
at 4 o'clock, A. M. in lat. 36, 40, difeovered
two fleets, one to leeward confining of ten fail,
the other to windward of nine fail. We gave
chafe to the windward mod, and about two
o'clock took 7 fail, confining of the following
vessels, viz.
Ship Jason. Capt. Pbrterfield, mounting 20
fix pounders, 150 men, convoy to the fleet
bound from New-York to Georeia, having
passengers on board as per the inclofed lid.
jefty's reign; to believe how sincerely and en
tirely your trusty citizens, during that period,
have been actuated by a coriftant wish to sup
port the true dignity of their Sovereign, and to
preserve his realm entire: And we implore
your Majesty so far to receive us into your fa
vour, as to trull that our future conduct will be
prompted by the fame wish, and the lead at
tention to our dutiful petitions and desires be
acknowledged with the moil perfect gratitude."
To which his Majesty was pleased to return
the following answer.
" I thank you for your dutiful congratula
tions on the fafe delivery of the Queen, and
were a: last happily fettled and concluded,
acording to tan proposal of his Prussian Mi
jetty, and that the treaty of peace would be
formaty tigned in a low days.
Yesterday at one o'clock the Lord Mayor,
attended by the two iherids, his Chaplain,
Mace and award bearer. ; the Aldermen Plo
tter, Hayley, Efdaile, and Bull; the Chamber
lain; Town clerk ; Messrs. Gates and Miller,
the two City-marshals ; the Marfhals-men,and
about 20 Commoners, went in procession from
Guildhall to St.James. where being introduced
by the Lord in Waiting, they preferred the
following Address on the fafe delivery us the
Q^een of another prince.
To the King's Mo, excellent Majefly.
The humble Address of the Lord Mayor, Al
dermen, and Commons of the City of Lon
don, in Common Council assembled.
Mod gracious Sovereign,
" We your majesty's ever loyal and faithful
fubjeds, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Co
mmons of the City of London, in Common
council assembled, humbly beseech your Ma
jesty to accept our mill sincere and dutiful
congratulations on the fafe delivery of the
Queen, and the aufyicious birth of another
Prince.'
66 Every addition to your Majesty's family
creates a new objeft es publick cate ; for the
blessings enjoyed under your Majesty's illustri
ous predecessors, have brought your grateful
people to believe, that in every new branch
they Ihall find a new security. Permit us truly
to assure your Majesty, that the love of your
loyal citizens to every part of the House of
Brunswick has no bounds but those which our
preservation demands.
" Well knowing that your Majefly's true
honour must arise from the prosperity of your
fubje<fts; and having often been assured by your
Majesty, that you make that the firft wish of
your heart, pardon us, Sir, that we presume to
entreat your Majesty, with the utmost humility,
to review the public tranfaclions of your Ma-
the Court of Vienna, with difpatche*. d^ed
Feb. i§, and contaning the important news,
that the difference between Austria and Pru Tit
Newtown, Long-Island, April 28, 1779.
John Shoals John Moore, jun. James Moore,
jun. Samuel Moore, fen. David Titus. Jacob
Moor ?, Samuel Moore, 3d. Hendrick Brinker
hoff George Brinkerhoff. Daniel Rapelje.
Martin Rapelje, Joseph Lawrence. John
Moore, David Moore. Benj. Cornish. Samuel
Moore, jun. John Leverich. Samuel Lever
i^: Jac®b Palmer. Daniel Rapelje. John
Curtis.. William Sacket. Nathaniel Wood
ward. John Morrel. George Brinkerhoff.
John Bragaw. Andrew Bragaw. George
Brinkerhoff; fen. Abraham Polhemus. Abra
ham Polhemus, jun. George De Devoufe.
Charles De Bevoufe. Richard Alsop. Tho
mas Betts. John Way. George Rapelje. John
Rapelje. Bernard Rapelje. Thomas Wood,
ward. Mordecai Lefter. Jacob Lefler, Simon
Flaglor. Gilbert Lefter. Abraham J. Rapelje.
Samuel Wainwright, Richard Morrel. Gil
bert Ketchem. James Morrel. Thomas Hunt.
James Bonney. Alex. Roxburgh. Robert Bogle
John I'. Waters. Nathaniel Hunt. Jonathan
Morrel. Abraham Morrel, fen. Abraham
Morrel, jun. Joseph Denton. Jeromus Rem
fen. Jeremiah Remfen. James Harper. Ro
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Meneus Vantine. James Marr. Down Van
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NEW-YORK, May 3.
A detachment of 650 of the Royal Army
under the Command of Col. Hyde, on the 25th
inst. fell down to bandy-Hook, the next morn
ing at z o'clock the Col. with one division lan
ding at Shoal Harbour 4 miles east of Middle
town, pushed for that place, in which a rebel
detachment was fappofed to be polled, but it
had been withdrawn the evening before. The
other division, under Capt. Ferguson, landed
the fame morning 6 miles on the opposite fide
of Middletown, and advanced to Shrewlbury,
where a battalion of continental troops were
quartered, but as this detachment, from the
difficulty,of the navigation, could not land
before day, the rebel battalion escaped with
the loss of between 20 and 30 prisoners, a pare
of its arms, flores and baggage.
In the afternoon the whole assembled under
Col. Hyde, who after a march of 5 miles,
during which the enemy, as usual, affecting
to follow and harrafs their rear, reimbarked
in the evening vjth the loss of one man killed,
one wounded, and not one miffing. The enemy's
less is unknown, but from the distance they
kept, it is supposed to be trifling. Several
deserters availing themselves of the opportuni
ty of joining the King's troops, and some ob
noxious persecutors of loyal fubjefts were
brought off.
We hear the Fort at Wyoming has been in
veiled by Col. Butler; and that 300 Conti
nental Troops that were sent to its Reliefwerc
attacked andfurprifed by a Party of the Co
lonel's Indians, near the Great Sw^mp, between
Eafton and the Fort, and that they were mostly
put to thoSwerd °'
We are told, that Col. Hamilton,, with a
Party of the Bth Regiment, and some Indians,
from Detroit, have lately attacked the Rebel
Fort at Prefque ilk, near Lake Erie, and made
the Rebel Garrison Prisoners.
Brig Patriot, brig Prince Ferdinand, brig
John,brig Batchelor, schooner Chance, laden
with provisions and goods tor the army, to a
very large amount.
As soon as they were manned we thought it
bed t@ Hand to the eallward, living had in
telligence of a large number of armed vtfels
bring off Chefepcak and Delaware Bays. On
the 16th 1 arrived in this pQit (having parted
with the fleet on the inh in a thick fog) the
next day the Jason arrived, which is a very
fine ship; also the schooner at Pprtfmouth,
which is a very valuable vessel. Several vessels
are now in fight, which I hope aie some of
the fleet. By the adivity of Captains Olney
and Simpson, we manned the fleet in four
hours.
Published by order of the Marine Com
mitte, J. BROWN, Secretary.
TRENTON, April 28.
Friday last a Spanish ship arrived at Phila
delphia, in a short paffige from Cadiz, lade,
with salt, dry goods, wine and fruit. Several
other vessels aie said to be in the bay.
It is said the vessels captured mentioned un
der the Philadelphia head, had on board 1800
barrels of flour, 2200 barrels of beef and
pork. The prisoners are, 1 Colonel, 1 Lieut,
Colonel, <4. commissioned officers, 3 Chaplains,
4 Surgeons, and 50 refugee merchants.
The fallowing Address was presented by the
principal Inhabitants of Newtown, Long-
Island, to Lieut. Col. Stirling, of the 42d or
Royal Highland Regiment, on the Morning
before heleft bis Winter Quarters.
" PHE Inhabitants of Newtown beg Leave
to make their hearty and grateful Acknow
ledgements to Col. Stirling, and the Officers
bfvthe 42d Regiment, for their very equita
ble, polite, and friendly Conduct during their
Winter's Stay among them: They will ever
retain an affectionate Etteem and Regard for
them, and will never forget that they have
been treated with all the Judice and Cordiality
du r to Fallow Subjects and Fellow Citizens.
" They, at the fame Time, reoueft the
Favour of Col. Stirling to return their sincere
Thanks tp the Regiment in general, for their
orderly, regular an 1 honourable Behaviour,
so conformable to the true Character of Gen
tlemen and Soldiers. They part with the 42d
Regiment with Regret, and wish them Glory
and Success.
Ship Meriah, a letter of marque, mounting
16 fix pounders, $4 men, very richly laden
with pfovilions, dry goods, and accoutrements
for a regiment of horse.