The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-10-26 00:00:00, page 4

A letter from Paris, dated Aug. 5, 1778, fays,
" The Captains who did not answer the signal for
coming into the line of battle are under disgrace,
a, done of them, as is said, will be shot. In a few
days ' Te Daum' will be sung all over the kingdom.
Tue Duke of Chartres was at the Opera last night,
and received with the grea eff demonftrarions of joy."
Ex+rna if a letter fam Dantzick, dated July 30.
“ An order of his Ruffian Majesty to his Custom
house officer's at Wefterdeep, that in future no masts
fh\l be permitted to pass that are destined for cer
tain Eiroptan powers, has just reached this place
and canfs much peculation. The French Consul
immediately difpatcbed a Courier with this news to
P^is, vhich is inched highly interesting to all the
n # val powers.
Aug. 8. Y-fterday their ^jetties arrived at St.
Jame 's from Kew, where t^ was a drawing room,
which broke up before * ltee o'clock, after which a
Council was held- the E^rl of Suffolk, Lords
North, Weymo^n, Germaine, Amherst, Town
fheud, and B* rin f ton , were prefect ; it did not
break up till near fix o'clock.
Letter from Robert Wynch, Esq; son of Gover
nor Wynch, Lieutenant on board of his Majesty's
Ship Defiance, Capt. GooJal, Commander, dated
Plymouth, August 3, and address dto a friend :
“ I should forget the duty I owe myfclf, as well
as that I owe to your friendfllip, if I neglected any
opportunity of writing to you. lam happy to inform
you, that the Defiance had a very active part in the
late engagement. Goodal behaved exceedingly brave.
We had no l<fs than 5 drips on us at once ; and every
thing was conduced with the most furprizing cool
ness and spirit on board the Defiance. As soon as we
were out of the line of fire, Capt. Goodal wanted
to tick and stand after them ; but to his great mor
tification, all the braces and bow-lines were shot
^way, and therefore it was impossible. We had 9
Mien killed, and 18 wounded. Our rigging TuffereJ
very much, and fails. The fore-tap-fad had above
twenty large (hot through ; fore and main-fail blown
to pieces; main-top-fail seven or eight shot through;
Wfr-top-maft fay-fail, and mjzen stay-sail shot a
great deal : four shot between wind and water; a
port on deck where I commanded shot away; and a
number of shot besides one very remarkable, a 42
pounder, which came in through my cabbin and
killed one man and wounded three; a shot killed 3
men on the quarter deck just by Cap:. Goodal. The
French managed the shot very well for their purpose,
as they never meant to have engaged us, if they could
have avoided it. We chafed them from the 23d to
to the 27 h, before we could bring them to a&ion ;
and then if the wind had not been in our favour, we
could not have done it. They have damaged our
%>s in the rigging, owing to their firing high,; but
am certain we must have killed very great numbers of
them, as we in general were very near, and our
grand object was for the hull. I pointed most of
th -guns where I c< mmanded myfelf ; and really was
astonished to fee wib what coolness and regularity the
brave fellows behaved. I am, with many obligati
ons, Sir, your most obedient humble fervaht
Prom the LONDON GAZETTE,
At the Court of St. James's, me 29th of July, 177*.
Present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.
MT THEREAS many injuries and a&s of hoftili-
VV tv have beencommitted, and many unjust sei
zures made, by the French King and his fubjefts,
unto and upon the fllips and goods of his Majesty's
fubieAs, contrary to the faith of treaties ; and where^
as Uis Majetty has lately received advice that such
a^s of hostility are now publickly encouraged and
authorized by the French King's orders: His Ma
jesty has taken into consideration theft injurious pro
ceedings of the French Court ; and his Majesty being
determined to take such mexfotes as are necessary for
vindicating the honour of his Crown and for procu
ring reparation and fatisfa&ion for his injured fub
je&s, is pleased, by and with' the advice of his Privy
Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that
general Repriikis be granted against the fybje&s of
the French King, so that as well his Majeliy's fleet
and drips, as also all other mips and velLls that mail
be cohnrriflioned by Letters of Marque or General
Reprisals, or otherwise by his Majesty's Commiffi
©ners for execu+ingthe office of Lord High Admiral
of Great-Britain/ mail and may lawfully seize all
ships, vessels and goods belonging to the French
King.or his fubjc&s, or others inhabiting within
any the territories of the French King, and bring
the feme to judgement in any of the Courts of Ad
miralty within his Majesty's dominions; and to that
end his Majesty's Advocate General, with the Advo
cateof the Admiralty, are forthwith to prepate the
draughtQf a rommiffion, and prefect the fame to his
Majesty at this Board, authorising the Commiffioneis
for executing the office of Lord High Adiniial, or any
perlon or perfohs by them empowered and appointed,
to issue forth arid grant Letters of Maique and Repri
sal to any of his Majesty's fubj^ &; or othei s whom the
said Commiffioncts shall deem fitly qualified in that be
half, for the apprehending, frizing, and taking the
ihips, yefTris in) goods belonging to the French King
and the vassals and fubje&s of the French King, or any
inhabiting within his Countries, territories or domi
nions ; and that such powers and clatifes be inserted
irt the said commiflion as have been usual, and accor
ding to former precedents : And his Majesty's laid
Advocate General, with the Advocate of the Admi
ralty, are forthwith to prepare the draught of a com
mission, and present the fame to his M jefty at this
board, authorifing the said Commifficmers for execu
ting the office of Lord High Admiral, to will and
require the High Court of Admiralty of Great-
Britain, and the Lieutenant and Judge of the said
Court, his Surrogate or Surrogates, as also the seve
ral Courts 'of Admiralty within his Majesty's do
minions, to take cognizance of, and judicially pro
ceed upon, all and ail manner of captures, seizures,
prizes arid reprisals of all mips and goods that are or
ihall be taken, and to hear and determinethe fame ;
land according to the Course of Admiralty, and the
^s of nations, to adjudge and condemn all such
"'r, veffeis and goods th,t are or Shall be taken,
an( ' ^ hear and determine the fame ; and according
To the cc, r fe o f Admiralty, and the laws of nations,
to adjudge, n d condemn all such mips, veffcls and
goods as mai. belong t o the French King, or the
vassals and fub)vQ s o f the French King, or to any
others inhabiting within any of his countries, terri
tories and dominion-,; and that such powers and
tlaufes be inferred in the said commission as have been
®fual, and according to former precedents : And
they are likewise to prepare and lay before his Ma
jesty ar this board, a draught of such inftru&ion' as
may be proper to be sent to the Courts of Admiralty
in his Majesty's foreign governments and plantations,
for their guidance herein ; asalfo another draught
of jdtru&ions for such mips as Shall be cor^dliona
ted tor the purposes afore-mentioned.
LONDON,
P. Wynch."
The fame time a commission passed tlie Great seal
empowering the High Court of Admiralty to con
demn such prizes as (hall be taken from the French.
Yesterday there was a full board of Admiralty, at
which Lord Sandwich presided : Several letters cf
marque and reprisals were granted, and several offi
cers attended, who received their commissions, with
orders to repair on board their refpe&ive ships.
At the breaking.up of the above Board, a Messen
ger was sent of express to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land with warrants to his Excellency for issuing let
ters of marque and reprisals to all Captains and
Commaders of ships and yeffels in that kingdom,
to seize and destroy all vessels belonging to the French
King.
And also a Messenger to the Lords Commissioners
of the Police in Scotland to issue the fame in all their
ports.
Yesterday Count Bruhl, the Saxon Ambaffidor,
and Count de Maltzan, the Prussian Ambassador,
having received packets from their several Courts,
set off together for Windsor to communicate the
contents to his,Majefty in person./
Advice is said to have been received by Count
Maltzan, the Prussian Ambassador, though the parti
culars have not yet transpired, that the treaty entered
into by the Emperor of Germany and the King of
Prussia for accomodating the differences between them
refpe&ing Bavaria, had been entirely broke off, the
Emperor not chufing to reimburse the King in the sum
total of the expences incurred by the military prepa
rations he had made>---News of a battle is therefore
daily expected.
It is said that the Marquis of Lothian will be eleft
ed one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, in the room
of Lord Viscount Irvin, E(q; deceased.
Extrafl of a letter from the Hague, April 4.
" The packet with the letters from London,
which we expe&ed would have arrived on Friday
morning, as the wind was fair, did not come till
Saturday; the season cf this delay was, that the
above-mentioned packet had been chafed by a French
privateer, and feigned to return back to Harwich
again, till she loft fight of the Frenchman; then
steered for Helvoet by another course, into which
port the privateer had allo arrived, a Abort time before
the packet, with a small collier which she had taken.
The Frenchman failed the next day with his prize,
and met with a Dutch man of war, to whom he had
quitted paying the pfual honours, the Captain of
the Dutch ship obliged her to come to an anchor un
der his guns, and lie there till further orders. The
Captain of the privateer went immediately to the
Hague, to claim protection of the French Ambassa
dor, and he will no doubt soon recover his liberty ;
but as there are now frigates to guard the packets,
the privateer may find it d fficult to escape.
" We have accounts from France, that though
the victory in the late naval combat between the
French and Englife fleets was not decisive 04 either
Extra tfata',fam ?crfyui%, dahd Aug. 5.
“ Arrived his Majesty's ship Harpy from Dubin.
66 Yesterday oideis came down ior the Yrmcefs
Amelia of 80 guns, Sir Digby Dent ; Magnificent,
Elphintton ; and Relblution, Sir Charles Ogle, both
of 74 g uns , to P ut to s ea as f°° n as podible, to join
Admiral Keppel at Plymouth."
Tue only difference observed by the French King
towards the fubje&s of his Britannic Majefty,between
the present time and that of peace, is, that thole refi
lling in the lea-port towns, &c. belonging to France,
mutt depart therefrom ; in all other refpe&s we are
permitted, by an express order from the King, to
travel, or live there as heretofore.
The communication between Dover and Calais is
now as free and open as" ever.
Extract of a letter from Paris, July 27.
" Letters front Brett pf the 20th inlt. inform us,
that the Juno, a French frigate of 32 guns, having
decried an English cutter, called the Alert, pursued
her: the carried 14. gunsand 75 men. When the
Captain of the cutter law himfelf on the point of being
taken, he threw 10 of his guns into the sea. Before
he was taken he was mailer of his Ship, and could do
with his guns as he pleated, but not so afterwards.
The Alert bring taken and condu&ed to Brett, seven
ofthe failois, who are Americans, and were forced
into the fei vice, have sworn, that the Captain threw
his gyn, overboard after he was a prize, in corfe
quence of which he is committed to prison. The
Captain insists he threw them overboard before he # was
taken, and then only in oruer to lighten Ins Ship."
Aug. 13. It is laid; that a new regiment of foot
is foun to be railed, to corfift of Welsh only, of
which hi Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is to
be Colonel, and it is to be called his Royal Highness's
regiment.
Three French Captains of men of war are under
an arrest at Bieg for their condu& in the late engage
ment, which was so dastardly, that Mons. D'Oli
viers was forced to fire several /hot at them before he
could bring them up in the line at all, and that not
till the a&ion was nearly over.
The Due de Chartres, who had a command in the
Breit squadron, is about 27 years of age,and is the
son of the Duke of Orleans, one of the Princes of
the blood. This is his firft naval engagement.'
Extras of a letter from Plymouth, Auguf 9."
66 We are repairing as fait as possible the little da
mage Admiral Keppel's fleet has sustained, and they
will soon be again ready for sea, asthey have no oc
casion to go up into Hamoaze, but may be refitted
where they are.
It is reported that a Captain of a ship in Admiral
Keppel's fleet is laid under an arrest, and will be
brought to a Court Martial.
Extrafl of a letter from Goftort, August 10.
" Besides the prizes sent in here yesterday, the Fox
has likewise taken a French privateer of eight guns,
and sent her into Plymouth. The Fox's people in
form me, the privateer's people told them, after they
were taken, that the French Ships fuffered exceedingly
in the late action with Admiral Keppel, and that the
Bretagne was funk going into Brest.
Extraß of a letter from Chatham, July 10.
Orders are received here for a new ship of 6ag uns >
and a frigate of 32 guns, to be built with ^ possible
dispatch.
The Grampus ftorefhip is ordered' 0 be fitted up
with the utmost dispatch at this pot.
The Merchants of Liverpo^ are very busy in fit
dng out privateers ; they paving loft a number of
fllips during the American dispute.
Yesterday evening Gen ° Keppel reviewed the fifth
brigade, confiding of the Lincoln, Hertford, and
Suffolk militi'i they went through their manual ex
ercise, and several new manoeuvres with much credit.
Gen. Keppel having expressed to the Duke of
Grafton, his approbation of the Suffolk militia, the
Duke particularly complimented the men for their
behaviour.
On Tuesday passed the great seal a commission em
powering the Lords of the Admiralty to issue letters
of marque, also authorifing them to fend like powers
to the Governors of the Leeward islands and in the
Weft-Indies.
fide, the~e are Lvon or eight ships gbee into Bast
very much damaged, patucu^uiy that on board or
which the Duke "of Charties was. The two Cou
riers who brought these accounts to Amsterdam ha<
orders to buy into the docks, and that those of Eng
land were railed inHead of falling,
A Letter trom Rotterdam, dated July 31, fays,
“ We have accounts this day that trie French have
taken four of our Merchantmen."
Lift Thursday the Alarm privateer, of Guernsey,
sent into Torbay a snow, bound fiom Bourdeaux tor
Chrles Town. :
Q§%o§% ^ ^W^W^ WW)
SltmbN < # r iLayed bom the liable ot Mook and
Neal, a stout bla-k HORSE, a^out 15 hands
high, on Saturday night the io<b inst. Any peifori that
will return the laid horse to the proprietors, or the prin
ter hereof, ihall receive THREE DOLLARS reward,
and no questions alked.
Juji imported from Giafgow, and to be SOLD by
WILLIAM . MITCHELL,
At No. 1077, tn Water-freet, near the Fl,-Market,
or on board the brigantine Aggie, Robert Sbedden,
Mailer, lying at Wells's what,;
LONDON PORTER in boitles, Ramsay, Mar
(ha|l, and Co's, port and flierry WINE in
bottles, itrong military fiioes, a few tierces excellent
IriSh beef. _____
be SOLD by
JAMES PRINCE,
Living in Willum-Street, No. 5, next door to Capt.
Linus King's,
A Variety of birds, rabbits, &c. they are the best
piereiv'd, and the fincit that ever was brought
to this country ; they were put up mltaiy, in cales
with a glass front. Any person inclining to pur
chase the whole, or part, mty call on Capt. Prince,
and he will Grew them, arid treat with any person on
reasonable terms.
Charles Oliver Bruff, ^.
GOLD SMIT H and JEWELLER,
At the sign ^ the Teapot and Tankard, .No. I^6,
Quef^-ftreet, at the Corrter of Golden-Hill.'
TA OSE gentlemen of the navy and army, ,nd
others, in want of swords, may be suited with all
forts, silver mounted; cut and thrust, and cutteaux de
chafe, mounted with beautiful green grips, or whatever
other forms gentlemen may choose; and hght-horfe
swords with death's head and cross bones. All fort of
silversmith and jewellery work: made and mended. Has
for sale, ladies paste buckles, stock and knee buckles,
stone broaches, feels, stone rings, ear-rings, an Excellent
skeleton watch, a variety of stone sleeve buttons, black
ebony, red wood, and buck handle table and desert
knives, penknives and feiffars; plated shoe, stock and
knee buckles. He has employed a cutler, who makes,
grinds and polishes all forts of work in his way, and
makes scabbards of vellum; parchment, and calf-lkin,
at the shortest notice. Hai for sale, screw drivers and
double worms, fit for our army's use.
N. B. He wants to employ a Lapidary, Jeweller and
Cutler. Razors, lancets, "swords, bayonets and dirks
made and mounted ; fleams, /hears, and feiffars ground;
guns and pistols stocked and mounted in the neatest man
ner, and locks polished with the greatest dispatch;
watches repaired and glasses fitted in. Most money given
for gold, silver, diamonds, ivory-black, ebony, and tor
toise shell.
N. B. He makes all forts of uniform swords after
any pattern ; likewise belt plates, silver letters for caps,
Pinchbeck, brass and block tin : Also, a few best Turk
ish sword blades; any gentleman,that wants cutl^ffes for
privateering, may have them at the Ihorteft notice, and
cheao of said Bruff.
STRAYED, or most likely stolen, from Corlaer's
Hook, the 9th instant, a young bib,die caw,
with only one eye ; and on the 14th instant, miffing,
and supposed to be disposed of the fame way, and
from the 6me place, fix sheep, four of them old,
and two lambs; one sheep and one lamb black, the
white lamb lately shed its wooll. Whoever will in
form the printer of them, so that the owner can re
cover his property, ihall be handsomely rewarded.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Merchants
and Store-keepers in New-York, to de
liver into the Naval Store-keeper of his Ma
jesty's Yard, an exaft Account of the Quantity
and Size of the Cordage in their Possession.
Any found above the Quantity will be seized
for the King's Use.
WANTS employment as a CLERK, a man of a
good character, fit to serve in any office; could
with to serve as a gentleman's Reward. Enquire of the
printer.
WHEREAS the House of-Mr. Joseph Hallett,
near Newtown, on Long-Island, was broke
open on the Night of Thursday iaft, by fix Performs,
who took from thence 10 Guineas in a green Purse,
and a Silver Watch, Maker's Name, Tho. Moore,
No. 4175, London ; also a Gold Watch, Maker's
Name, James Dunbar, No. 15263, London : Should
such Watches be offered for Sale, 'tis hoped they
will be flopped,and a handsome Reward will be given
for the fame by Joseph Hallett.
JTM E S TA--V-A-G-E;
No. 1020, Water-Street,
INFORMS the publick, that all just demands
against him, will be paid the 31st inst. All per
sons indebted are requested to call and pay their ac
counts before that time, otherwise he will be under
the disagreeable necessity of pursuing measures con
trary to his inclination. JAMES SAVAGE.
" e Brigantine Jeanie,
A James Cochran, Maftcr;
Burthen about 150 Tons;
A flout new Vessel, uell found,
•rliite^^^m and fails remaikable faft ; will
proceed with the firft Convoy. For Freight or
Passage apply to Emanuel Walker, No. 853,
Hanover-Square, or the Matter on board.
W~ A ITTTD:
A Single gentleman wants a man f^rvant, who
can be properly recommended. His business
will be extreamly easy, being but for a few h^wr^ in
the day. Eify&e of the printer.
LIQUO R S.
A few pipes of old London particular Madeira wine,
that has been in the Weft-Indies, ditto of excellent old
Oporto , and a few dozens of bottled Madeira from Lon
don, both esteemed the best that was for sale in Phila
delphia, a few barrels and hogiheada of genuine London
porter, of the firft quality.
\rT"N'T E D=
Two or three sober Men, who have been
employed in a Malt Brewery. One in
particular, is wanted, who is well acquainted
with the business. Apply at the Printer's.
Madeira W I N E^
A Gentlemen being obliged to go for England at a
fliort notice, has left in the care of his agent, a few
pipes of choce Madeira wine, which for the fake of read,
money, will be fold at 321. sterling, per pipe, barely
firft cost and charges. The wines arc of the best quality,
fit for immediate use, and may be seen and tailed, by ap
plying to Mr. B. WADDINGTON, N„ 8, (^ee^ftrect.
'° r ™°' ° r -Freight,
"' e "' Three Friends,
Charles Spencer, Master ;
Mounts on one Deck 14 Carriage
Guns, 4 Pounders, on the New
Swivel Carriages, and on the fame
4 Six Pound Cohorns on Carriages, beficle^ Swivels
and small Arms : Her Cargo will be difeharged in a
few Days. For Terms apply to the Captain on
board at the new Slip, Or,
GEORGE GRUNDY, and Co.
S T L~ E~ N;
FROM the General's form, a pair of purple Griped
trowfers, with a SILVER WATCH taken
therewith, Maker's Name Rock, Prefcot, No. 40, the
inside case cracked,and a Copper chain. Whoever will
discover the Thief, ihall have Four Dollars Reward
bringing it to the Printer.
Just publifoed, and to be fold by
HUGH GAINE,
At his Book-Store, in Hanover-Square,
A Chart of Delaware-Bay and River,
containing a full and exa& Description of the Shores,
Creeks, Harbours, Soundings, Shoals, Sands, and
Bearings of the most considerable Land Marks, &c.
faithfully copied from that published at Philadelphia.
A Map of the Provinces of New-York and
New-Jersey, with Part of Penrifylvirfia and the
Province of Quebec, drawn by Major Holland, Sur
veyor General.
A Map of Pennsylvania, exhibiting not
only the improved Parts of that Province ; but also
the extehfive Frontiers, laid down from a&ual Sur
veys.
A Boat was taken up near the Governor's ISland,
painted black and yellow, with two Oars in
her. The Owner may have her again, by appjyiig
to John WalSh, in Barrack-street, paging Charges.
THE gentlemen deputed in behalf of the loyal refu
gees, to prepare and forward the finning of a peti
tion to thrir excellencies his Majesty's commissioners,
GIVE NOTICE, that three copies of the petition are
now ready for Signing at the under-mentioned places.
By order of the Deputy,
B. BOOTH, Sec'rv.
The copy for New-York, is left with Mr. Booth,
No. 225, Queen-street.
Long-Island, with Col. Kirkland, who will attend at
Mr. Rapalje's, in Newtown.
Staten-Illand, with Mr. Justice Foster, or Mr. Samuel
Biles.
'° r Newry 4^ Glasgow,
The Ship Hero,
JAMES MILLER, Mafler
LTAS two thirds of her cargo
^^-tf-^Wz H ready to put on board, aid
will fail in fix weeks, if the en^
barge is taken off and convoy of
fers. For freight or passage apply to William and
Robert Pagan, or said matter.
And just landed from on Hard the Manners, Captain
Jobnfon, the follo^ng MERCHANDIZE, now
opening for Jal, at bis London Stoie„ in the
Broad-Way, between Jobn-freet and Fair-freet,
adjoining Mr. Hallet's, coach maker, which bj
will difofe of at*aevery small advance, Jor cajb,
orgood bills of exchange, or barter Jor the produce
of the country, viz.
AN assortment of linnen drapery, ditto of woollens,
ditto of hofi^y, uitto of habeid&flfry, ditto of
Manchefteri, ditto of fail cloth, Ticklinburgh and Oz
nabrigs, ditto of failure flops, ditto of mens neat and
strong military shoes, ditto of womens fluff and leather
Ihoes and pumps, ditto of hardware and cutlery, in,which
are regimental buttons for the 17th and 27th and 44th
regiments, ditto of brafiery, ditto of London crown
window glassy, ditto of nails, consisting of spike, deck,
20d, rod, 81 6d. and ^d, nails, also qd, and ^d. Sin
gling ditto, ditto of ship and house carpenters tools, also
iron and Ihod /hovels, and steel spades, a few half chests
new Florence oil, primS qualify, Iriffi wafers and Dutch
fupeifinc sealing wax.
^7 Gcnfl&r^
VOLUNTEERS,
That are able and avilling to ferq/e his MAJESTY
KING GEORGE, 111.
For two YEARS, or during the REBELLION,
In the H mou^ble CORPS of PIONEERS, now
lying at New-York, under his Excellency
Sir WILLIAM ERSKINE,
And Commanded by
Major SIMON FRAZER.
LE I' them repair to the Bull's Head, in the Bow
ery ; or at the Tryon's Arms, in iheßroad-way;
or at the Open's Head, Brooklyn Ferry ; or at the
Suttling House, King's- Bridge, at either of thete
'PLACES
Gentlemen Volunteers
Will be kindly entertained and receive their full
Bounty, appointed by his MAJESTY, as an
OFFICER will attend the several houses, for that
purpose, and will inform them of Advantages be
longing to that CORPS in particular.
N. Bi All persons that whir well to his MAJES
TY's Service, will be kind enough, when they
meet with any person out of employ, or others that
they think fir to serve his Majesty, and r wi!l bring
them to any of the above houses, and approved of,
foall receive half a Guinea for their trouble ,witty
th^nkafo^h Capr, PRICE, the recruiting officer.
IMP ORT ED front O NDON, by
HENRY'3IRD,