The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1780-04-17 00:00:00, page 2

from f^.+v.P^ foveaface oar las, vse
have extracted thefollowing Advices :
PARI S, September 4.
rt^V ,vruefrn m Brest, that artillery for
2 § 1 a^geis preparing there, € o tofifting of
20 pieces of 24 and 26 pounders, with mor
tars, 24,000 cannon ball, and 3500 bombs.
A Lieutenant of the regiment of AuxOnne is
to embark with part of a company, to conduct
the above ammunition to some place at prelent
n3t publicity known. It is imagined it is
for the naval armament to bombard tome
principally that < f i'lymouth, and it is auded,
we are to make a defceni ac a place whun is
onlv a league and a halt from it.
the letters from Breit add, that the frigate
La Gentille, lent in thither on the 23d ult. a
sloop celled the Emerald, laden with proviu
tons and brandy, bound from Portimouth to
Quebec. The American privateer back
Prince is put into Bred to replace her bow
sprit which was broken in an engagement.
Two Dutch ships, lately .bound for England,
are carried into Breit. They were forced to
tack about and unload their cargoes there, on
being paid for them..
Manilas, Aug. 22. In the night of the
zoth init. three small Mahonefe privateers,
took at the mouth of the Rhone, five Tartans
belonging to Agde, which were returning
from Maifeilles to Languedoc ; after which
two of the privateers continued their crude,
leaving to the third the care of conducting
the five Tartans' to Mahon ; but the latter, on
the 22'1, was met with by Capts. Ferrand and
Icard froto Marseilles, one of whom was fail
ing to Spain and the other to Illes# Captam
Ferraud immediately attacked the Mahonefe
privateer, and after a smart engagement, put
her to flight; in the mean time Capt. Icard
retook one ofthe five Tartans, and facilitated
the escape of the four others, which taring
the advantage ofthe darkness of the night got
off. The two Captains arc arrived here with
one of the Tartans.,
Since July last, some English ffiips have been
cruiling inceflantly in view of dur ports ; iome
of them were seen on the 28th of August be
fore Harve-de-Grace, which prevented the
large transports fro u leaving the Balin'; but
the enemy having iince retire, they may bave_
put to sea on t^c 301 b ult. Every day lince.
the 16th some part of the baggage .h^s been
embarking, and the troops hake had orders
to hold themfelvesjn keadinefs; r The, flehy,,
arc attributed to calrns, which hinder Ihips
from acting, there are 8g transports for in j
fanfry, 55 for cavalry, 62 for ammunition,
and 15 for cattle.
L ONDO N, ~
Dec. It It s confidently affected that papers
are now ^Wfly preparing for a Nobleman of the•
firft diftin&JD, w^o ts going to Paris; ' in order to
frotethe difference .be w^cq that court and'curs#
Dec. 14. It is now ref/ved in tha Cabinet, nevefr
in future, on the peace efribhihinent, to* have dels
than one hundred regiments. General Prevail is to
have the next vacant ref ribbon and a regiment,
and Captain Montyrief is promoted to a majority,
and ordered a compliment of three thousand guineas
out of the royal purse, The following are thtrterms^
(fety from France) of conciliation with America-;
America to be on the fame footing as Ireland is by
the late tonceffions; to have a parliament, arid a
General Governor, with a Hoitfe of Feels, which a*e
nor to exceed a limited number. The appointment
Of Governors of provinces, and of forts to be in the
C'iov?r..-
The King of Prufy has lately granted permission
to feme British officers to raise legmen in the ports
of his dominions, for the Service of the. Court bf
London- Irrs said Commodore Johndone has taken
WSpaniih remitter ship, laden with bullion, and that
a treaty offenfive and defective is at last concluded
between Great Britain and Russia, the latter power
to fend twelve thousand men to America, the be
ginning of next summer, and twenty sh ps of the
fine of battle; as soon as the season will admit, into
the English Channel,s
The following are said to be the terms proposed
for the relief of Ireland, to have liberty of export
"and import to, and from all parts of(he world, ex
cept the exportation of cotton manufa&uie and sugar,
, and the preservation of the East-India Company's
rights. In lieu of tbefe, the duty is to be taken off
hops imported, for the encouragement of her own
breweries, and Ireland to be taxed by her own le
^idature.
Dec. 23, Summonses are issued for a council to
be held at St. James's on Wednesday next, said to
be on the consideration of the proportions of terms
of conciliation with America.
The fift business on the meeting of Parliament,
it is said, will be to enter on the foregoing, which
is said to be in a date of more forxardnefs thaw molt
people think of.
The late concHfions of Great-Britain in favour
of Ireland will be attended with the most happy
tonfequences to both countries, and likely to be
productive, in a great measure, to a reconciliation
with the colonies, at least it must help to forward
the great work of uniting all parties.
Jan. 4. Advice is received that a Dutch man of
war of 56 guns, from St. Euftatia, is loft off Cape
frinifterre, in a hard gale of wind, and about 100
of her crew were laved by an American privateer
that was in company with her, but the remainder
perished.
They write from Cadiz, that the Serieux and the
Don Philip, two Spanish frigates, which had on
board 400 b fire arms and ammunition, bound from
Monti Christi, are loft atfea in a gale of wind, and
all on board periled.
Extra/? of ,a letter fam Portfmiutb, Jan. 6.
" The undermentioned are. the names of the
Dutch ships taken by Cspt. Fielding: The Vrow
Anne Christiana Jatobs ; Detyx Engoavar, Stoffot
tgmons ; Mary Aate, De Frize ; De Jonge Vrow
Lavinler and Jacoba Johanna, Bannergh; Jonge
Lyberg; Areans ; De Jonge Veerben Renoma, Al
tez; Kefolution, Eengenkn ; Sibella and Hillijon-
CT Guits Tal ; De Jonge jeningh Paula, Hock-
Zna.
“ Yesterday morning failed the following flrips on
a Gruift, fe V^rant, 7+ pnp, ga,t. &odalj ;
Portland, 50, Capt. Hunt; Laurel, 2% Captain
Lloyd ; Daphne, 20, Captain Chianery ; beheld,
20. Captain Prefcot; Camel, 20, Captan Bligh;
2nd Hawk, 10, Captain Murray.
" It is laid the above ships aie intended to inter
cept another fleet of Dutchmen from the TexT,
with naval dores for France and Spain, which are
coming withouctonvoy, it having been refuted them
by the States,"
Last night it was reported, the Romney, Com
nioJore Jdhnßone, fell in on the 28th ult. in iat; 47
-north, with a remitter (hip laden with bullion, which
after a broadfiis from the Commodore, fttdek.
Touching ar Fyal, file took in the ore which had
been unlAajen from the Spanish frigate, taken some
time ago by Capt. Salter of the Huflar.
Yesterday the Hon. Capt. F elding was present at
ihe levee, for the firft time since nis arrival from
Portsmouth, on which occasion he was presented to
his Majeßy, and most graciously received, and had
as ervard; the Honour to kiss his Mijefty's hand.
%#. it. Admiral Rodney has taken an Ameri
can and a French privateer in the chops of the chan
nel in corifort.
It is fid, ih?t die Dutch received full payment for
all the dores that were whipped under the convoy of
Admiral Byimd, before they failed. The French
Agent at the Hague, Mr. Henniker, came und^r
obligation to indemnity the Dutch of all poiliblelofs.
Saturday morning arrived in the River the Good
Agreement, Captain Smith, from Gibraltar. Every
thing remained quiet when he left that place.
Monday fame difoatches were received by govern
ment from Holland, on which account a privy coun
cil is to met on fummobs, after the levee at St.
James's to-morrow.
Orders were on Saturday lent down to Portsmouth
not to unload the Dutch (hips taken by Captain
Fielding, and brought in there, uptil further orders ;
and also that the crews of the said (hips be provided
with necessary provinohs, so long as they stay there.
4 private letter of credit received from the Hague,
fays, " Their High Mightinesses the States General
have ordered to be fitted out, for the protection of
their trade, 32 (hips of war, viz. fix ®f 60 guns,
eight of 50, eight of 36, seven of 20, and one of 12,
the two others are not mentioned."
A private letter from Berlin fays, his Pruflian
Majesty has given orders for several thousands of his
b?% troops to be kept in constant exercise, they will
be wanted for a9u?.l Service early in the Spring.
They write from Cadiz that 6 transports, under
convoy of two men of war, are failed from that
port, with thee battalions of Spanish troops on
bpaid, bound to Mexico# :
Yesterday morning died at his house in St.
James's Square, the Right Honourable the,
lEarl of Brirtol, the title and estate devolves
Ito his.,Brother, the Lord Bishop of Derry,
Inow in Ireland.
1 This day his Majesty will go in Rate to the
House of Peers, and give the Royal Assent to
the bill to repeal certain laws that restrain the
trade of helanflto foreign parts.
Extract of a Letter from Paris, Dec, 10.
" It is currently reported here, that the
King has declared in council that he intends to
have an army of 240,000 Men on foot for next
campaign : and that he has given the wecef
fary orders to the Prince de Montharry for
that purpose. This order seems to be iri con
sequence of a memorial said to be lately deli
vered to our court by the Ruffian. Ambaflador,
the fubßance whereofis,
" That her Majesty the Emprefa of Russia
had silently observed all the efforts the most
Chriftiari King had employed to humiliate the
pride of tie English flag ; but that matters
had now gone so far, that her Imperial Ma
jesty could no longer remain indifferent at fee
' ing'tht French pursuing "her eneiiy with all
possible vengeance, and endeavouring to crush
a power, with whom Raffia was in treaty of
commerce, and allied by the strongest ties of
frendfhip; and that consequently, in case
France would not listen to any reasonable pro
pofalsof accommodations, her Imperial Ma
jesty would be under the necessity of assisting
her ally, and taking part in the present con
test.”
Some late accounts from Nantz, mention the
continual disagreements between the Ameri
can and nat ve inhabitants of that city, that
feweral'riots had happened between the con
tending parties, and that the latter were con
tinually reproaching the former, as the occa
sion of their present didfeff. s from the rupture
with Great Brjtainon their account, &c. &c.
Limerick, Dec. 20. Last Friday, in consequents
of an order-from Lord North, there was a feene of
rejoiceingin this city, which we shall attempt to de
scribe, though it would beggar all description. In
the morning the bells v-ere Set a ringing, and the
very children caught the general joy, and congratu
lated eachfotber; at noon the whole body of the
Limerick Volunteer s,commanded by Thomas Srayth,
Esq; fieri three rounds on the Mall, and at night
they lined the main street, and fired a grand feu de*
joy. On this remarkable day a free trade began for
the firft time,to the no small emolument of chandlers,
and a number of poor men and boys, who brought
horse leads of clay to town for (ticking the candles
to the windows, and in a short time converted to
handfuls of Giver and copper coin. At night the
illuminations were general, and exhibited on all
sides the river shannon a beautiful appearance, in a
thousand different devices; the body of light was 13
great over the town that it was eafilydiftjnguifhed at
the ten mile stone, on Shallee Mountain,and brought
thousands of the country people to town, thinking it
was on fire. When the people were tired of peram
bulating the streets, they retired to their houses, and
the Volunteers to the King's Head tavern, to pour
out libations of genuine whiskey at the (ferine of St.
Patrick, our titular faint, who was well dieted on
this occasion, and crowned with a wreath of verdant
(hamrocks, and to finilh the night of this joyous day
with feftivity and loyalty, the following, among
other loyal toasts were given, The King and Royal
Family, a free trade and prosperity to Ireland. The
city of Limerick. Lord North and the friends of
Ireland in tiie Britilh Parliament# The patriotic
Irilh parliament, the speaker, and Thomas Smyth,
Esq; Th, memory of St. Patrick. May England
F or Ireland never feel the horrors of a civil war. The
exports of Ireland. Peace with America and :war
with all the world. .. k ,
[Similar rejoicings were made in many of the trading
@tap„ fan Itetmi ea orc ^v^fo&on.] ,
at Engliih-Harbour.
A Lift of the Spanifli Ships and Convoy, Don
John Auguttine de Trade, Commandant,
taken by rir George B, Rodney's Squadron,
on the Bth of January, 17^0
Gurs. Men.
El Guipufeeano, Don Tho. De
Atalay - „ - 64 550
St. Raphael, Don Lewis Artoufa 30 155
Don Carlos, Don Pumus Artifbrue 34 259
St. Bruno, Don Guycochea ~6 131
St. Thereza, Don Mende^aval d 8 148
Corvetto St. Jermyne, Don Feme 16 50
Paquet St. Vincent, Don Uyalde 10 20
Merchant VeiTels.
Natu Seign De Louis Flour.
St. Francis ditto.
Conception ditto and,
Wheat.
St# Nicholas ditto.
St. Jeronimo ditto.
Divine Providence Flour.
St. Gobelar ditto
St. Pazozan ditto
St. Lawrence (French) Wheat.
Providence Flour and
Wheat.
Beloze Flours
Efperance (French) .. ditto.
Solidade de Marcia Naval Stores.
St. Annunciod ditto.
St. Rachael Anchors
and Cables,
La Frigate of Bilboa Tobacco.
A Lift of the Spanish Squadron under the
Command of Don John Languarro, en
gaged by his Majesty's Squadron commanded
by Sir George B. Rodney, Bart; 16th Jan.
1780. Taken.
Guns. Men.
Phoenix, Ad. Don John Langara 80 650
Sc. Cazerho, Jean Anthony Menton, 70 550
f Princeffa, Manuel Leon, 7° 55°
St. Jufta, Joseph Vercel% 70 550
Monarch, Anthony Servida ,p 550
St. Genaro, I'lix Tarrado 7.0 55. P
St. Julian, Marquis of Medina, 70 559
Diligence, Anthony Alvernon 70 550
escaped.
St. DoduD^o, Ignauo Mende Labi 70 blown
up by the Ajax#
St. Lamenao and St, AuguHine of 70 guns
each, parted Company three Days before the
Adion.'
FISH-KILL, March 2^.
Last week seven men robbed a gentlemans
house in Connecticut, of ten thousand Conti
nental, and one thousand ty&ilh dollars.
The alarm was given to the neighbourhood
near Stratford. A boat was difeovered to fc|
off from the shore, near that town, which
was supposed contained the thieves ; it was
followed, and luckily the pursuers came up
with them, at a house on Long-Inland ; where
imagining themselves entirely fecdre, were
gone to bed, fatigued by the former even
ing's expedition. They were all tied, and
brought back to Conneaicut, where they
are properly secured. One of the villains is a
wealthy man's son of Woodbury, in Connec
ticut.
BOSTON, March 16.
St. JOHN 9 ; (Ar^gu^ March it
\rThe fella wing intelligence may be depended on, ba°
Din, beenjent express by the Commissioner, from
EQ/b-Harbour, .on Iburfday night to bis
Excellency the Capt. General,, coho wtb great
phajure communicates it t'o tiA public.
12th of Feb. 1780. RAILED from Falmouth
J in company with the
Mercury packet-boat for Barbados and this
island, &c. &c. I was bound for Madeira and
Jamaica ; the gift of Feb, arrived at Madeira,
failed from thence in Company withbir
George B. Rodney in the sandwich, Ajax,
Montague, Terrible, and ah armed snow
bound for Barbados, the Pegaius Frigate was
also in the Fleet, but returned to Madeira,
as I suppose, to take on board the Wine for
the Fleet ; with this you have an Account of
our Successes against the Spaniards. As I
came so near this Port, I judged it my Duty to
fend an Account of the above to the command
ing Officer here, at the fame I ime I lubiciibe
mvfelf his med obedient servant,
HENRY JAFFERY.
To the commanding Officer
Last Tuesday arrived at Narrafket Read, a
snow from Amßerdam, which place ike left
the last of October, arid from the Downs the
last of November, by whom we learn, that a
large fleet of viduallers, under convoy of a
50 gun flip and a frigate, failed from En
gland, bound for New-York, about the last
of November.—That another fleet of 22 fail'
of the line failed about the fame time, 10 of
which were for the Weft-Indies, and the other'
12 for the relief of Gibraltar.—That a Spah-.
ifh fleet had failed from Brett in pursuit of
them.
March 20. Capt. Adams who arrived here
on Saturday, brings the following intelli
gence : That he failed from Martinico the 2zd
of February : Two days before he failed,
Count De Gras and Admiral Picqtiet arrived
from a cruise with nine fail of the line, and
joined fix fail more which lay at Martinico,
The day before he failed a ship arrived
from Bourdeaux, in 45 days passage, and
brought advice that Admiral Shaffo lay at the
file of Rhee with 16 fail of the line, a fleet of
merchantmen and transports, with 10,coo
troops on board, destined for Martinico.
March 30. Friday last arrived at Marble
head, a prize ship of about 200 tons burthen,
laden with 1600 barrels of flour, and 1400
barrels of beef and pork. She was one of a
fleet of victuallers bound from Europe to
New-York, and taken by the Aurora, be
longing to Newbury Port,
N 0 R WfC H March)
Lail 'A hurray the Hon. General Affembl,
of this Rate ended their adjourned feflidns ht
Hartford. We learn that they agreed to raild
by voluntary inliftment, if that can be efFea
ed fo(>n, otherwif? by peremptory draft, 1803
men. being this Rate's quota to fill up the conti
nental army. They are to have a bounty of 300
dollars, continental currency ; forty (hillings
per month in hard cash ; to have every neces
sary refreshment ; and to be held in service un
til theist day of January 1781. They have
also revived to binit 40,0001. paper money,
on the faith of the Rate, to be considered
equivalent to gold and iilver ; to draw an an
nual inrereft of five per cent, and remain in
circulation only four years. Likewise they
have repealed the noted tender act, making
continental money a lawful tender for thd
payment ofald debts, agreeable to the nomi
nal fain, . They also agreed to the stipulating
of prices of articles, to take place at such time
as the Rates universally agree on. The Go
vernor if veiled with the powes of fixing the
day, when he is to issue his proclamation ac
cordingly —Further, have caused to be levied
fix dollars on the pound, on the lift of '77^,
to be paid in throe payments, viz. in April,
June, and September.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.
Extras of a letter from Edentcrun (l^ortb Caro
lina,) March 23.
" A Gentleman in 1$ days from Charlef
town, informs, that the enemy had erected a
battery on James Island, and had tried their
metal, which was supposed to be 18 pounders,
but their (hot fell short ofthe town, afterwards
some of our frigates went and destroyed their
works; he also fays the enemy's number is 4
or 5000, ours about 7000, and that the people
inCi:a leftown are not the lead afraid of losing
the town."
Yesterday arrived here a Gentleman, in 14
days from Boßon, who informs that a brig
which had been parchafed and loaded in Lon
don with dry goods for Boston (but cleared out
for New-York) had arrived there fafe, That
the Dean frigate had taken and carried into
Boston, a Jamaica (hip with 4.00 hogiheads of
rum on board, and was left in parfuit of ano
ther. That a vessel was arrived at Newbury
in 30 days from Bilboa, the Captain of which
informed, that the Spanilh Admiral who com
manded at Gibraltar, feeing a large British
fleet (landing in for that port, went to meet
them, with an intention to give them battle ;
but on a nearer view, found that they were too
strong for him, on which he made a signal for
his Blips to make the bed of their way, and
each take care of herfelf; but two British 74.
gun Blips coming up with the Admiral, a warm
engagement ensued, when he was obliged to
strike to superior force. It is said two of the
Spanilh Blips and one British were funk, tho
other Spaniards got under their fort, and the
British fleet into Gibraltar. That the next day
thirty of the combined fleet appeared off Gib
raltar, but top late, as the British were all
fecurp under their forts.
Extradl of a tetter from a Gentleman at St. Efc
, fatia, terbiafriend in tbit cit„ dated April 16.
" The last news from Martinico is, that a
reinforcement of twelve Blips of the line are
arrived there. St. Lucia is blocaded. The
embargo of shins at St. Kitts and Antigua is
prolonged, ana has lasted above fourteen days,
which keeps a good many (Dutch) loaded
vessels here, who Dave sent up far water to St#
Kitts.”
MONTEGO-BAY, (i„,^o
Feb. Ig. The feboontr Revenge (tender to bi,
Mgfo's frigate Niger) arrived at Kingfion, on
the Ktb infant, from a cruise; during ^bich foe
bat taken a fa<w, a brigantine, and a Jcbcoher,
belonging to Spain, vbicb art daily expected there.
The Lady Parker letter of marque, Capt.
Beaver of io guns and 40 men, belonging to
Kingston, has taken in her last cruize eleven
prizes. She had several smart engagements,
two s ith a Spanish guardacoft, of '6 guns and
60 men, who, being much fluttered was forced
to fcek ihelter from the guns of Porto Cavallo.
The Lady Parker had 2 men killed and 3
wounded. —She had another a&ion with a flriop
wfl2 guns, waich ffie difablil very much, but
having expended all her foot, and loft 10 men
killed and wounded, was forced to quit it.
Having procured a fapply of ihot at Curragoa,
she continued her cruise; and on thei4th fell
in with and engaged two French sloops, of 14
and 12 guns, for half an hour ; but being un
equal in force, was obliged to flieer off.
Feb. 26. Yesterday fe'night arrived at King-
Ron, the flrip Minerva, Capt. Spiers, from
Cork, which place she left the 3d of January,
he confirms the account of the free port a&
having received the Royal assent, upon which
there were general rejoicings throughout the
kingdom ; a bill however for granting a free
importation, immediately from the Welt-In*
dies, has .been laid aside, till after the holy
days, when it was expected to meet with e
qual success as the former; the militia, who
were embodied to the number of 43,000 men,
one and all petitioned they might remain fo r
for the defence of his Majelty's dominions,
also vigorously to enforce every measure that
may be found expedient against his combined
enemies.
Nov. 22. A report is circulated at Paris, but
with whatfoundation is not knoivn, that the Era
prefs of Raffia's Ambaflddor at that Court bad de
clared to the minifry, on the part of bis Sovereign,
that be bad refolded to furnife (be Englifo %itb
60,000 men, in case the proposals for accommodation
made by her order, fbould not be accepted <wetbin a
certain time.
LONDO N,