The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1781-10-08 00:00:00, page 2

~tye^WQ ?!&#• l6. On the 8 „h of this ~
mouth the Chamberlain Beringfchiold was
conduced to the Citadel under a strong guard,
and confined where the -unfortunate Count
BiandtWas; and it is said three or four other
rooms are preparing for different prisoners of
date. As to the crime cf this Gentleman, it
is not publicly known, but it ia said by feme
that he held an illicit correspondence with the
Court of Stockholm: whilst others assert, that
he endeavoured to render the prefect Mini
stry odious inthe. eyes of the peasants, in order
^ foment addition among them.
'LONDO N,•
Z, 3. Letters by the Flanders mail fay,
that a vessel is difpatebed from Brest for Ame
rica, in order to bring home the. Comte de Ro
charhbeau, to give an account of his conduct
£nce he has teen in America, and the roalon
cfthe disagreement between him and the Con
gress, which has occasioned the complaint a
gainst him. 'His firft Secretary is to continue
in America until another fs appointed to suc
ceed the Count.
They, write from Genoa, that three Maltcfe
frigates and a galley had just put in there with
four Turkish prizes, which they took after a
severe engagement of several hours off Bar
celona; several Turks of diftin&ion were on
board, and their cargoes are deemed very va
luable.
'We have very fatisfaflory accounts from
Paris that the Spanife squadron under Admi
ral Dor , Gallon has been compelled to leavd,
their Ration off Cape St. Vincent and Spartell,
through very heavy weather, much Shattered
with the loss of force of their lower mails.
A letter fromTaris, of the zzd tilt, gives us
the fallowing account, that four ships of the
lire belonging to the Spaniffi squadron were
difnafted in a galeof wind, off Cape St. Vin
cent, and that the Admiral was very near be
ing ran down, —The squadron returned to
Cadiz to refit.
A letter from ad officer of the Bretagne,
dated Breft,.Jhrie^S, fays,'" We are firry the
Chevalier d'Ellaing dews not take the command
of the fleet. Had Ministry favoured his feheme
for manning the,navy, we should not have
wanted 5000 fe%rn :n upon any emergency,
which is now the case. Naval holes of every
kind were never shorter, or of world quality
than at present."
Information has been received that the Dutch
Admiral Bylaud is cruising off rhe coast cf
Spain and Portugal with fix or seven fail of
men bf.wa% four of which arc of the line.
They write! from the Hague, that last week
oneefthe Dutch traders was wrecked on tne
Hoye Sanok, and seven persons peiriihed.
Extras of a Leiter from Penzance, %ne 2g,
“ Arrived two Dutch prizes, from Amster
dam to France, laden with pitch, tar, rotin,
&c.. taken off Scilly, and lent in here by his
Majrik"s cruisers, who werft in chace of four
other Du ch flips which were in company
,with them." . N .
*juh 5c The last Liters from Gibraltar
mention, that,a Spanish and Algerine frigate
have Ind au e:\gaqementin the Mediterranean,
ayd after a tynteft of five glasses yard arm and
yard arm, the Tea' running very high, the
Spaniard funk, and.'both vessels being grap,'
pled, carried her antagonist with her; part of
their crews were.taken up by a PoVtoguefe ship,
A letter from Lifb)n brings advice, that an
English frigate had put in there with a prize
Ihe n^d taken, a Spanish, (hip called the N. S.
St. Francolinum, bound from Bilboa to Cadiz,
loaded with fibres. . The Captain of.the fri. ice
getting intelligence that the Portuguese in r
tended to llop his prize, in the night flipt the
cables and got to sea with her, and had not
bee.n heard of since, though two men of war
Agradi(patched after him to bring back the
pf^e; but miffed them.
Extrafl of a Letter from the Hague, June 29.
" Tie letter presented by theField-marfhal
Dukeo' ILunfwick Walfenbcttd is the fubjeft
of meft conversations; copies of it havebeen
fotinto all de provinces of this Repub; •.
mid every one is carious to know what will 1
be the iflue of it, particularly as the Duke is !
determined to pufa as much as possible for the 1
fatisfadion he requires; and many arc of 0-1
pinion as soon as he has chained it he will 1
quit the feivice, but Others, however, doubt|
this. ,
"A7e are informed all the frildiers of the|
parrifon at the Hague have received 36 rounds 1
of ball cartridges # .ach, with orders to be rea-1
dy a: a moment's warning : This it is # to be !
feared, b^des no good :,Heaven preserve us 1
from an infurtefticn !"
Extract of a Letter froth Gothenburg, sane 16.1
" A Dutch man of war of 30 ^u,s, and 1
four frigates, are now cruising off the N^ |
of Norway, to look out for the Baltic fleet.
Evt/adt of a letter from Braffs, fuae 6.
'" f'he Emperor arrived here about 11 [
o'clock on Thursday night, and since that ,
time has been almqil continually employed io "
attending tothe petitions and requests of his §
people. Ou Friday he saw only two dr three §
of the principal Minivers. On Saturday he II
received Ts public bodies, and yelhreay and
this day he has given audience to every one )
who demanded it. It is not merely the rich j
and the noble who find admittance to the Im-§
perial prefcnee; the poor of every denomina-{
tion are received with ecuM grace and favour ; §
every claimant has the privilege of telling his
owe ffory in his own why to chef her of his
people, who receives them all unattended by
d fingic perfr<, and lays aside every form
Avhicu might awe the roodeft @nd ; the humble
from mak^j thvA wants er di^reffA known
to
1" He rises at four, and sometimes earlier,!
;and employs his time from thence to dinner in
I a laborious attention to business. At two he
I partakes of a very frugal meal with one of his
} Chamberlains and his Secretaries, and then 1
I returns to a few more hoursof his former em-
Iployments. At seven he goes out in n com-
Imon remife, attended only by one servant,
§ pays visits to a few of the firit people, and re
)turns at a very early hour to the palace, when
I he goes to bed without supper. Nothing e-
Ifcapes his attention. He visits the hofpjtals,
§ ,takes the food of the sick, examines their
} beds, questions them concerning their treat-
I ment, and threatens, neglect with his highest
•difyleafure. The barracks of the soldiers ate
]equally the objects of his paternal attention ;
§nor does he hesitate to enter into the meanest
, habitation, 'or converse with perfras of the
Ilowed class, in order to acquaint himfelf with
I the means of doing good, and promoting juf
; tice. In our land of liberty,, we are taught to
I confider a Sovereign as born for the good of'
I his people. The Emperor affords such a spec
tacle to all who beheld him; for he is not
, only the servant, but the slave of his fubjefts!
I mid I will venture to afferc, that there is not a
I man in all these dominions whose days are
I defined to labour, that leads so laborious a
I life as the. Sovereign of them."
§This morning some dispatches were received
from Jersey, which were lent offto his Maje
fly. They contain an account of a-large Dutch
!Eaft-Jndiaman being taken by two of their pri
vateers, which they were convoying to one of
the Western ports.
A letter from Cadiz fays, than Don Louis
Cordova's fleet which was damaged in a gale
I of wind, is fitted again for sea, and was pre-
Iparing' to fail when the account came away,
Iwith a number of transports, having on board
1 10,000 troops: and that it was reported he
* was to proceed to Mexico and Peru, to quell
I the infurreftion said to have broke out there.
l Extract' cf a Letter from Hanover, 'June 19.
I " The Prince B,fhop cf Ofnaburg returned
Ihere yefierday evening from a journey to Got
j tinguen and to the Hartz. Its Royal High
j ne< will pass the Summer at the Castle of
iMontbrillianfc Since the return hither of
I L ; ut. Gen. Freytag, a few days ago from
JLondon, two more regiments of 1000 men
9'each are railing, which are to be taken into 1
[ Britife pay, to be fentit is said, to the Eadt- 4
I Indi,. They will consist entirely of Vulun-1
1 tears."|
I Letters from Holland fay pofyively, that
the Dureh fleet Were all at anchor in the Tex\
el, the 27th ult. on which'daythe wind chang
ed, so that there is no probability of their get
ting cut at prefect.
Philadelphia, September 29.
By a person who left Williamlburgh about
the 20th inflant, we are informed, that Lord
Cornwallis had evacuated Gloucester, and on
ly occu, i-d at prefect the pod of York—that
be had fortified the plac^ in the best manner.
We expert §he most interesting .advices' from
that quarter, as his excellency general Walh
{ ington with the land forces was within 3 miles
I of York ten days ago.
I By a letter dated Woodbridge, Sept. 26, we
j learn, that the Ehglilh army, said to confill of
gbetween 5 and 6coo men, were encamped on
Idiatun-liland, with a great number, of light
I waggons, beats, &c. indicating some sudden
j movement, not improbably towards this city.
;Extract of a letter from the Count de Graffe,
flto the hon. the'chevalier de la Luzerne, mi
l rider plenipotentiary of France.
Cape'Henry Sept. 13, 1781.
I " Nothing gave me greater plcafure than
Ithe appearance of the armies under general
IWashington and count de Rochambeau. In
I order to hallen their arrival I had feleaed out
I seven vessels that drew\the least water to trans-
Iport them from the Mouth of fee Elk down to
I Chefapeak Bay. But the moment they were
I ready to fail to execute this service, I was my-
I felf obliged to make preparations for repelling
I the enemy's fleet, which appeared off the.cn
itrance of the Bay. I have fought them, and
! their van has been very roughly handled. I
I returned to the Bay on the 10th. In the mean
itime countde Barras had arrived, and sent
I up the transports he had with him to bring
I down the troops, which induced me not to
I fend up the seven vessels above-mentioned ;
I and I had only to add to r use sent by Count
I de Barras as many frigates as I could. My
putting to sea facilitated the entrance of M.
de Barras, and our jun&i'on has added much
to our Ibength—l fell tin with two of the ene
my's frigates, the Iris and the Richmond, of
32 guns each. They had been sent by the
English Admiral to cut away the buoys of our
anchors ^—They have paid dear for them,"
Admiral Digby is molt assuredly arrived off
the Hook with one ship of 90 guns, and two
01 74. ' The reports (from them) fay he left
England with fix Ihipsof the line, fix frigates
and ioo transports, for America: but fame
advices the Admiral received ht sea, mad. it
necessary for him to come on with three ships,
leaving ' the tPhnfports under cover of three
ships cf the Line and fix frigates.
Extras of a htterfrom Captain fames Nicbofen,
bate of the Trumbull, dated Long-Ifand, t&b
^^ i/'Br,
" On the Bth inst. we failed from the Capes,
fa comeany with a privateer of 24'9 pound
ers, and adererjof marque of 14 6 pounders,
and 28 fail of merchantmen. The firft of
which flips received my fignafs, and gave me '
every affarance of Handing by me to the last
extremity. In three hours after leaving the
Capes, we discovered , three fail to theealhVard,
two of which ftocd'for us. We hauled our
wind and leathered them about two leagues.
Night was then homing on, r % a they four
leagues a-stern, with their top-gallant fails out,
ours handed and under an cafy fail ; the great
er part of cur fleet a-head, when our fore-top
ma& went away and carried .the main-tpp-gal
lant.maft with it. This misfortune the enemy
difeovered—the.wholffieet then left me.—A
squally rainy night came on and we could fleer
no otherways than right before the wind.—
The wreck of the top-mast with the yard and
jigging laying aback of the forefail and over
the bows.The Topfril yard arjn Came through
the forefail and on the forecaftle, so that with
our utmost; exertion we could not clear our
felyes of the wreck until one of the ships came
along fide,and the other in light-immediately
all hands were called to quarters instead of
coming, three quarters of them ran- below, put
out the lights, matches, &c. with the remain
de; ~f a few brave officers, we commenced an
action with the Iris for one hour and 35 mi
nuucs, at the end of which the other ihip came
up and fired into us Seeing no profpet lof
escaping in this unequal contest, I ftr^ck, ha
ving my firft and third Lieutenants, and Capt.
Murray, a volunteer, with 8 men wounded,
and 5 killed. My crew confined cf 180 men,
4; of whom were taken out of themed- goal,
(prisoners of war) they, through treachery,and
others from cowardice, betrayed me, or at least
prevented my making the reffiFance I would
have done.-- At no time of the engagement Aad
I morethan 40 men upon deck.--The Iris took
me in tow, being a'perfeft wreck, and carried
me into New-York ; in a week after, 1 was
paroled to this place, with my officers. I have
wrote to the Commodore desiring my parole
-to go to my family; this, he aufwers, is inad
missible. Our officers having not returned
agreeable to their parties before, and,we being
indebted a large number of prisoners, avhichl
we declined fending in, so that lap likely to
continue here, till a person of equal rank can
be exchanged for me."
SOUTH-CAROLINA,
By Nathaniel Green'e, Esq; Major-Gene
ral, commanding the American army in the
Southern department.
APROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS on the fourth day of this
rfefent month, Colonel Isaac Hayne,
commanding a regiment of- militia'in the ser
vice cf the United Stages, was captured by a
party of British troops, and after a rigorous
confinement in the provost of Charleftown,
Imoft cruelly and uujhftifiably condemned and
lexecuted, in open violation of the cartel
;agreed upon between the commanders of the
I two armies for thexelief and exchange of pri
loners of Avar.-
And whereas, it is no less the duty than the
inclinations the army to resent every violence
offered to the good citizens of America, and
diftlaim those diftinaions set up for defcrimi
nating between, different orders and men
found in arms, in, fufiport of the independence
of the United States. And as these violences
are intended to dear the good people from
anting agreeably to their p discal interest and
private inclination, and as the mode of trial
and punishment which fy^ow these diferimina
fons, are no less oppose- to the spirit of the
British constitution, -than they are an unwar
rantable attack upon the laws of humanity,
and the rights of the free citizens of these
United fta:es. . :
I have therefore thought fit, to ifrue this
my proclamation, expredy declaring it^tb be;
my intention to retaliate for all such inhuman
infuits, as often as they may occur.
And whereas the enemy seem willing to ex
pose a few deluded inhabitants who adhere to
their interest, i: they c^n but have the oppor
tunity cf facrificing the many who appear in
fuppoft of our cause.
I DO further declare it my intention, to
make British Regular Officers, and
not the deluded inhabitants who have joined
their army, fubjeds of retaliation.
But while I am determined to resent every
insult that may be offered to the United States,
for Supporting their independence, I cannot
but regret the necessity of appealing to mea
sures so hurtful to the feelings of humanity,
and so contrary to those liberal principles on
which T would choose to carry on the war.
Given at Head-Quarters at Camden, the
26th day of August, 1781, and in the
sixth year of American independence.
(Copy) . NATH. GREEN.
By, the General's command,
Will. Pierce, jun. Aid and Sfc'ry.
From the PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL.
A CITIZEN of the United States defifes to
know, -whether Count de Graffe may not,
confident with the laws of nations, and'the te
nor of the offenfive and defenfive alliance be
tween the Court of Versailles and America,
give up Lord Rawdon to the Congress, if pro-1
perly demanded from him. He desires to know
further, whether the execution of that, young
Scotch Englilh nobleman who has dyed himfelf
in crimes committed against liberty, justice and
humanity, in America, would not be,better
retaliation for his cool and deliberate murder
cf Colonel Hayne, than the execution of an
h&dred less criminal Hjitifh officers ?
?LADY MOLYNEUX's?
I Italian PASTE.|
Q 0 well know to the Ladies for enamelling the Hands,
J Ntcft, and Face of a lovely Wbi,. ; it renders thy
most rough Skin smooth and foft as Velvet. Theie is
not the least Grain of Paint in it; and Ladies who use
it canont be tanned by, the mo&fcorchirg Heat. If it is
used to Infants in the Month, it , &cur;s them a fclicax
Skin Sold by Hugh. Gaiae,
NBW-YORK, Odo. 6.'
To his Royal Highness
PRINCE WILLIAM HENRY.
WE his Majefty'sdhti^ul and loyal Sub
je^s, the .Refugees Stationed on Bergen
Neck, beg leave to address your Royal Higib
nefs (through the channel of our commanding
officer) on your fafe arrival in America. It i^
impossible for us to express the ratisfi^ion.
that is visible in the face of exery individual,
belonging to our fmhll party, at so distinguish
ed an honour, paid to the loyal inhabitants Of
this continent, by the arrival of so amiable
and distinguished a character as the son of our
Royal Sovereign.
The merfures purged by a designing, bate •
set of men, early in this unnatural contest
obliged us to leave our habitations, and fly
for Safety to his Mejefty's troops; since which
we have let our perf« itors (who meant oe
destruction) feel the effects of our resentment;
and convinced them that we contended for that!
which every man at the rjlk of bis life ouohe
to defend.' *
Therefore we flatter' ourselves that your
Royal Highness is convinced of the Sincerity
of our attachment to their Majefies, and the
Royal Progeny; (which we are always ready
to give freffi proofs of) praying for that da,
when rebellion may be crushed, and peace
established throughout this continent, and his
Majesty's Standard difplated triumphant by
land and sea. May Heaven protest your Royal
Highness in time of danger, and permiryou
to return crowned with the laurels of victory
to your Royal Parents.'
Fort Delancey, on Bergen-Nech,
if OBcher, 17&1.
Commandant's House,
-A^% ISrrf, October 3, 1781,
.THE humble Address cf his Majesty's duti
ful and Loyal Subjects,, the Refugees, Station
ed on Bergen Neck, has been received bv hit
Royal Highnefs.' ,
His Royal Highness has seen with pleasure
the loyal sentiments contained in the Addreft
and Ror-Admiral Digby will take care td
make them known to his Majesty.«
ROBERT DIGBY.
To the Commanding Officer of the Loyal
Refugees, fationed on Bergen Neck.
[The above Address was presented by KG
for Ward, and his Officers, who defended the
Refugee Block House, on Hu^fon's River
thb 21st of July; j; Bt]-
Paper Hangings,
A NEW and NEAT ASSORTMENT,
Imported%id fold by
THOMAS BARROW,
In Broad-free!, near the Main-Guard;
A LSO a great variety of drawing books, and
deigns for young praaidgners, neat bocks of
hodfkapes, fl-^wfrs, birds, and animals; flowers
finely coloured ^elegant circular prints of boys, in
buMiflud, gold and black Games; fmali oval and
circular frames, in ditto, for drawings and prints ;
The Copper-Phite Magazine,
In single Numbers;
Virtuosi's Museum, do. or in setts;
GARRIC K, with Shakksrear's bust ;
Large Paper for,Drawing,
Red and black chalks, Swiss crayons, very fine.
Black and red pencils, § of different colours,
Steel p?rt crayons, 9 Carmine, Prussian blue.
Fine drop lake, § Ultramarine blue,
Neat mahogany hexes containing colours prepared ;
Traofparent col furs for maps and plans.
Belt camel hair pencils,
Ditto for mj insure painting,
Large and final! common b/uihes,'
Turpentine varnish,
Window glass and putty, .
London crown glass for pictures,
LINSEED OIL and Painter's Colours.
A good price will be given for GOLD LEAF, any
person having a quantity to dispose of.
New-York, Marine Society.
AT 6 o'clock this Evening will be held a quar
terly meeting of "the New-York Marine
SOCIETY. The meeting of the Marine Society
wll be held at I-lewet's tavern, on Hallet's wharff.
By Order of the President,
George Fowler, Sec'^y,
NOTIFICATION?
HIS Most Serene Highness the Landgrave
of Hesse having approved of the sen
tences given by the Courts Martial, viz. That
the following officers, Ensign Fuehrer, of the
regiment of Knyphaufen,Enfign Kleinfchmidt,
of the regiment of Angelelli, and Ensign de
Micklalkewiecz, us the regiment of Landgrave,
be hanged for Treason and Desertion to the.
Enemy, and that their effigies be hanged, with
their names and crimes thereunto marked, till
their performs (now absent) shall fall within the
reach of Justice. It is therefore hereby noti
fied, (agreeable to the orders received) that,
in confequer.ee of the above mentioned fen?
Fences, the Effigies of the said Officers, with
their names and crimes thereunto marked, are
actually hanged on the gallows at New-York
and Fort Knyphaufen, and that the officers and
Judge Advocate of the regiment of Landgrave,
who inadvertently signed a certificate to En
sign de Micklafkewiecz, very probably de
manded for bad purposes, have been puailhe^
by an arrest.
New-York, the 2d of Odob^r, 1781.
Ex Commijfo^e Curia Martialis.
JOHN J,COB LOTHEISSEN,
Judge Advocate.