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"'we tricereb bind that rftrr the repeal of those fla
,wc, tiichgve ?:G =otoe trouble# in America, the
tenure, made b,^ Mayors CommiffioneH frorc
to time were not vetoed by our late inter,. l°,^
fatal i^fr are to be attributed those calamity
vhich have inw IvW our country in a state of mriery an.
roQ from which however w^fl it will soon em% e ,
b v the w.f^m and clemency of his N^fty saufpiccu^
government, aid the influence of prudent al laws adapt^c
to the nature of the evils we lab >ur under, and that b~
people will be raftered to those privileges in the enjoyment
whercoftheir former felicity contifted.
Animated with thtfe hopes, we entreat your Excellen
cies interposition, in affirms his Maj sty that we Mali
glorv in every occation of manifesting that zal and at
feSion fee his person and government, with which gra
ti:txle can infrre a free and joyful people,
(signed)
John Wragg, William Glinn, John Stopton, John
Rite, William Greenwood, Jacob Valk, James
Cook, Chrittopher Fitz Simons, John Davis,
Benj. Baker fen. John F.fher, Charles Atkins,
Gideon Dupont, jun. Jer. Savaae, Andrew Reid,
Zeph. Kingfty, Alex. Oliphant, Paul Hamilton,
Robert Willon, Leonard Alkew, And. M'Kenzie,
'Robert Lithgow, Wm. Wayne, Ja. G. Williams,
James Ross, John Monc ief, John Wells, junior,
Allord Belin, James Wagner, John W aid, tiyloi,
jock Holmes, James Megown, William. Davie,
James Doming, John Sgrifd, William Nervoo<
John Daniel, John Collum, John Smith, Lewis
Dutarque, James M'Kiown, Wm. Burt^ John
Watf,n, Anthony Montell, James Lynch, George
Grant, Abraham Pearce, John Miot, Frederick
An^ltine, John Webb, Rob Williams, Ale*.
Macbeth, John Robertson, Jonn Liber, Hugh
Rose, Pitrick B ve^, Thomas Tod, Bryan Fofkie,
Tuomas Eustace, Emanuel Maifltal, And. Mit
cheb, Farq. M Collum, Geo. Adomfon, Wm.
V/lanine, Chrifto. Wiiliman, D. Pendergrafs,
Daniel Bell, Edward Cure, Thomas Timms, Tho.
Buckle, fen. Hopkins Prise, Geo. Denholm Roger
Brown, James Striaiand, Wm. M'Kimmy,
MichielHubert, Dav d Bruce, John Gray, Tho.
D^wfon, Tho. Winkantly, Charles Ramadge,
William Bower, Alexander Walker, John Lyon,
Robert Phillip, Robert Johnson, David Taylor,
John Lituff, John Giilfnoez, John Barfon, James
Doiavan, jun. Nicholas Boden, Ja. M'Kenzie,
Henry W/fh, Iftic Clarke, John Durst, William
Cameron, Jonn Ruffd, John Bell, John Hays,
1 ones M'Kie, Julies Guillaudeau, Charles Bou
chomeau, John Bury, Daniel Boyne, Peter Lam
bert, Henry Bookiefs, Wm. Edwads, Thomas
Buckle, jun. Henty Ephram, John Hartley, James
Carm cnael, Samuel Alams, Chr. Shutts, Alex.
Smith, John M'Cal, John Abercrombie, Joseph
Tmes, Henry B acton, John Callagan, John
Rilpb, Samuel Bowe, George Young, Joseph
Mill gan, Anthony Geaubeau, Wm. Smith, James
Rcberfm, Michael Qjin, John Gornley, Walter
R< fewdl, Rchard Dennis, John W. Gibbs, Ben
jnnin Sinker, J hn Bartels, William Miller, John
Bezels, Thomas Hutchinfan, Thomas Else, Alex.
Harvey, John Pafford, Thomas Phepoe, Samuel
Knight, Archibald Carfoo, Tho. Elliot, Thomas
Clara Thomas Hooper, Charles Snitter, Robert
Lindley, Thomas Richardson, Jach Rach, Peter
l>umon , Thunas Saunders, Edward Legge, Hen
ry Hird ff, Aaron Locook, Arch. Brown, Willi
an Ruffci, Thomas Coram, James Hartley, An
tieW Thomson, Wm. Layton, Nicholas Smith,
Andrew Stewart, John Hardly, Thomas Steward,
H^h T+uii, Lexis Cotfere, Hugh Kirkham,
William Farrow, William Arifam, Tho. Deighton,
Robert Pateifon, John Parkinson, John Love,
Alexander Ingles, William Mills, J mes Duncan,
Imus Blackburn, John Johnson, Samuel Perry,
Go. R. Williams, Mathias Hunkim, Edm. Petrie,
William Nelbet:, George Cook, Peter Precue,
Gilbert Chaliner, Arch. Downs, Alex. Johnttone,
Jrnes Fagan, James Bryant, James Courtengue,
Jif. Wyatt, John Caple, James M'Linachus,
William Jennings, Patrick M'Krin, Roht. Beard,
frephen Townihend, James Snead, Cha. Burnham,
Robert MTntefh, Cha. H. Simmonds, G. Thom
son, Tfaac Leflfence, Ifiac Marych.
Cbarlejhwn, June 5, 1780
———^Momrera^^ -
Montego-Bay, (Jamaica) April $.
SATURDAY the 25th ult. arrived at Port-
Royal his Majeßy's ship Janus, of forty
four guns, lately under the command of Bono
vier Glover, Esq; who departed this life at
sea, feme time before an engagement off the
ho-th B+e of Hispaniola, the particulars of
which are laid down in the following manner:
On Saturday the 19th ultimo, about ten in
the evening, his Majeßy's ship Lyon, Bristol,
Janus, and Resource, being then in company
cruizing off Cape Francois, a great number
ofgu^ were heard firing to windward, which
in tilt? morning were difeovered to be from
four large French ships, that were in chafe of
the Biiftul. Upon this the Commodore bore
away, and with the other vessels made all the
fail they could ge.c from the enemy, who,
tevertbelefs, about five o'clock on Monday
evening, came up so near to them as to bring
on a running tight, which lasted all that
night. At fiveon Tuesday morning, the Ja
nus engaged three French mips for an hour
and a half at which time one of them left off
firing, and the Janus continued the action
with the other two till half past eight, when
the hrgeft of the enemy's ships was disabled
and went to leeward of her Ration, About
nine the enemy were again formed, and the
Janus being unable to get into her station in
the English line, passed between them and the
French, and for two hours engaged very
warmly. About eleven the warpaft the ene
my, who did not attempt to cut her off from
the Lyon and the Brittol, which flic joined
ritout fivo in the afternoon. It is to be ob
served that it was nearly calm all this day
and the night before, which prevented the
Lion ard Driftol from taking the fire of the
Janus, The Frenchmen in the afternoon made
fail again after ourfhips, and continued cha
fing all that night, but never came up near
enough to bring them to action. At day-light
on Wednesday morning three ships were per
iod to leeward, which proved te bethe Ruby,
'Niger, and Pomona; whereupon the enemy
h : H their wind, and our Squadron, in their
Q>n ,M- I^^1 ^^ th, F'f'ch 'l'l t*A ri °
the afternoon, when the Commodore thought
proper to defill from the chafe, and in the
evening the Janns bope away to Fort Royal,
being much disabled in her rigging, and
having received a number of Shot between
wnd and water, although no more than two
men were killed.
The French Ships were two 74, one of 70,
and the other of 66 guns, having under their
convoy the fleet which has been for fume time
expeded from Old France.
KINGSTON, May 17,
Tranfarion of M. de la Mothe Piquet's ac
count ofan action -with fame English men of war,
taken from the French Paper puhlifoed at Case
Francois, 2.^th of Match 1„O.
W'E began to look impatiently for the so
long desired and expected arrival of M.
la monthe Picquit, Chef d'Efcadre, when on
the 20th, a signal from the Beacon announced
a number of ships, which could not get in that
day, but were known to be merchant vessels,
from Martinico ; this was confirmed from their
arriving the next day. We learned from them
that the Amphitrite Frigate had been lent to
Porto Rico, and that the king's ships had par
ted from the convoy on Sunday the 19th, in
order to give chace to some of the enemy's
mm of war. Toe public wish, warmed from
that moment for ar, engagement, which it was
imagined mult have been equally glorious as
advantageous for us, because it was believed
that the force was nearly equal, and the French
Admiral was fufficiently known to encourage
the molt flatterirg hopes.
Thurfjay the 23d the public curiosity fed,
buoyed up and augmented by the recital of all
that had passed at the windward illands, was
Bateted at the fight of several ships thatcame
in the fame day ; they proved to be the Am
phitrite frigate with four Spanish ships under
her convoy.
The 24th and 25th, the general solicited
and expectation redoubled in proportion to the
delay which was 'very where explained in the
most favourable manner, when at length, on
Sunday morning, the 26th, the signals marked
four of ours, or our allies ships of war, which
came in the fame day, and proved to be his
Majesty's ships the Annibal(i), the Diadem
(2), the Refiechi (5), and the Amphion (4),
composing the squadron of M. de la Mothe
Piquet.
Upon the evening of the fame day, an ac
count ofthe action was spread abroad, the au
thenticity of which, is no otherwise afeertained
than by the exact conformity which appears
in all the copies we have seen; the form and
tenor is as follows :
" On Sunday the igth of March at 1 I o'
clock at night, La Grange bearing E. N. at
seven leagues distance, we difeovered three
Blips making signals to eich other, upon which
I ordered my signal to be made for the squa
dron to prepare for action, and for the mer
chant ships to get to windward and crowd fail
in order to get into port.
" The 20th, at oneo'clock in the morning,
perceiving that these ships were Banding to
the N. W, I made the signal to chafe, and at
day-break we clearly difeovered three large
ships of war (5), and two small vessels (6), we
continued the chafe with all fail set, but as
there was little w ; nd, we could not come
withip cannon Biot until five o'clock in the
evening, and with the Annibal only, which
this day had the advantage in failing over the
other ships of the squadron; I began although
alone, to engage the three enemy's ships until
one o'clock in the morning, by which time
they had gained upon me a little, and I had
got nearer to our ships, particularly the Dia
deme and Refiechi, for the Amphion was Bill
ata dittance, the former was near enough to
fapport me by 11 o'clock and had fired several
broadsides upon the enemy.
" At half pad four o'clock in the morning,
the Diademe and my ship began to renew the
engagement, and also the Refiechi, but the
dead calm we then had was so very unfortunate,
that notwithstanding al! our efforts to gain
the weather gage of the enemy, we could not
succeed, nor even get Average way although
we got out our oars, to bring our guns to bear.
The enemy's ships (7) neared to us being small
and more easily worked, lay upon our quarter
and afterwards under our Bern, from whence
she did us considerable damage. 4
(1) of 74 guns. (g) of 64 gun#.
(2) °f74 gun,. (4)° f 56 tun,.
(1;) The Lion, Briflol, and Jinut.
(6) Two privateers, the Gayton and *****
(7) The janur.
I was wounded at this moment, by a langrage
fhotofa pound weight, which Bruck me on
the breast, but happily was almort spent; the
wound has confined me to my bed, the surge
ons give me hopes, that it will not be attended
with dangerous consequences.
“ A little breeze springing up, enabled us
to Band towards our own Blips, who did all
that was ^offible to come up to cover ns with
out which we should have been surrounded by
and in the midtl of the three enemy's ships.
The Refiechi was now near enough to support
us, the Diademe and Amphion did not delay
joining us, and engaging the enemy, who,
began to give way afrefh ; but a dead calm en
suing, prevented us from coming up. 1 took
that opportunity to repair my damage. My
officers and crew, upon this as Weil as every
other occasion, Shewed the greater bravery.
The calm continued the remainder of the day,
and as soon as the breeze permitted us to make
tail, we begun again to give chafe to the ene
my.
" The 22d, by day-break, we were within
cannon-shot and an half distance, with a frelh
breeze at E. N. E. andlaxpcfted to join them
KINGST ON, (Jamaica) May 20.
Wednesday his Majesty's Sloop Victor, Ho
rat'o Nelson, Esq; returned in sixteen days
from the port of St. John on the Spanish Main,
with dispatches for his Excellency the General:
We find that his Majesty's forces under Col.
Polfon, having surmounted the obßruflions
they had to encounter, in getting their Bores,
provision and artillery up the river, had in
vefled the fort of that name about „ miles up,
and 30 from the lake Nicaragua, that the Co
lonel had erected four batteries which had a
good effect, had cut the garrifun off from any
supplies of wood or water, the latter of which
they were so much diltreffed for, that they had
made several Sallies in order to procure some,
but had been drove back with great loss ; that
Colonel Polfon might possibly have taken the
place by efcalade,. but being convinced that it
must surrender at diferetion, humanity ha< | led
him to save the eftufion of blood, and wait till
their necessities had reduced them to accept
his terms. St. John's is a regular built forti
fication, has about 30 pieces of cannon mount
ed, and is defended by a garrison of about
180 men, 30 or 40 of whom only are regulars,
and the others are the wretched motely mili
tia of the country. There are not 300 troops
in the whole province, so that an easy conquest
prefects itfelf of reducing one of the ficheft
regions of Spain to his Majesty's arms.
Letters from Saint John's fay, that the banks
of the river, except in the neighbourhood of
the port, are high, clear of underwood, covered
with large forefts of trees, and by no means
incommoded with swamps, as has been re
ported; that although the periodical rains
prevail upon the coast, and render it unhealthy,
they have little influence in the interior part
of the country, which enjoys as falubaious an
air as any part of the western world.—That;
"our army have Bores and provisions of all
kinds in abundance for four months, though
they were a little straitened at firft for want
of craft to convey those necessary articles up
the river.—That the troops are in high spirits,
and that their leader finds it difficult to re-
Brain their ardour within proper bounds —
That Brigadier General Kembleand Adjutant
General Dalrymple, with the reinforcement,
had arrived in perfect health or the 20th ult.
and that there was not the smallest doubt of
the next conveyance bringing the agreeable
news of the surrender of the castle.
It is proposed by government that the service
upon the Main shall be carried on with the
greatest celerity, for which purpose Light In
fantry and Rangers will be chiefly made ufeof,
and a corps of Light Horie formed, orders ha
ving been already given for a number of fleet
horses to be got in readiness, that the corps
may be mounted as soon as the Commander in
chief arrives with the Grand Army ; this very
ufeful body, it is said, will be composed of
refpeaable volunteers, with two flank troops
of free Mulattoes, who will thereby have a
favourable opportunity of displaying their cou
rage and making their fortunes, as the officers
intend, as an additional encouragement, to
divide a proportion for their prize money
equally between the privates.
St. P I ER R E, (Martinique)
April 20 b
On the 12th inst. the fleet destined for St.
Domingo confining of upwards of 70 fail,
conveyed by Le Fier of 50 guns, and La
Boudeufe of 32. The fame dav'our fleet
commanded by Mon. le Comte de Guichen,
were or ordered to be ready at the firft signal
to weigh anchor should the above convoy be
attacked.
An American armed Blip and brig arrived
in our Road the night of the 12th inst. they
departed from Philadelphia the 21st of March
lad, and inform, that the transports I'lnteref
fant, la Marie Francoise, and le Liverpool,
which Mans. le Comte df Graffee had per-
^ ... A. far?hel, 'c re"? the eMa.7^- :
merit, When we perceived four fb.p* in caaiel
01us. I c)n:inueo ire pursuit, however, F^ ।
feme time longer, in order the becterjo re-1
cennoitre them; bur at half pad fix o'clock)|
three of them were ducaver?t to be faips °[^
war. This superiority of Strength did not ;
permit my continuing the chafe, without ex-;
posing to to? great a rifle theTorce confided to
my care; harmed besides with so tedious a
combat, I made the signal to my ships to haul
their wind, and I determined to make the belt
of my way to the Cape. We were then off S>
Nicholas MoieN.N. E. at ten leagues distance.
One of theenemy's ships appeared to us to have
been much damaged, having had her main
t < pmatt Ihor a" ay, and making water tad.j
If I have not been fortunate enough on thii
occasion to take any of the enemy's Ships, as
was not my fault, por that of my land or set
officers; they are equally above all praise,
and were incessantly employed during the heat
of the action to inspire the crew with a part
of that valour which animates them."
From this relation it Should seem that the
lot of M. de la Mothe Piquit ivas always, to en
counter difficulties, and to he awed 6, faerior
forces : but this action whatever may he issued,
of it mull finally be produ&ive of the molt ad
vantageous consequences to the colony, anti
will deliver r^ for some time from the presence
of the enemy upon ourcoafts; itought certain
ly to obtain for this commander a new tributet
of praise.
The gout did not permit him to land imme
diately upon his arrival, and this concealed
him from the applause of a numerous and
grateful crowd, who confider it a duty, as
well as pleafufe, to render jultice to his merit,
and whose sentiments for him are independant
ofthe favours or caprice of fortune.
Genuine old Ma.
deira, by the pipe,
quarter-calk, or <loz.
Do. Port, do. Lisbon,
Ditto Tenneriffe,
Malmfey by the gallon;
Sweet mountain, by the
dozen,
Claret, by the dozen,
London Porter, by the
hamper or dozen,
Comae brandy, by the
pipe, quarter-calk, or
^B<" ? ,
Hollands geneva, by the
case, or gallon,
Old Jtmaica f,>irits, fine
fiavourand high proof,
by the hoofhead, 0:
less quantity.
Do. Wett-lndia Rum,
do. New'-Ypik,
Shrub, by the quarter
cafk, or gallon,
Fresh lime, or lemon
juice in bottles,
Cherry brandy,
A neat afTortment of
homespun gin, and
brandy, very little in
ferior to Hollands 01
French,
All forts of the best cor
dials,
White wine vinegar, >by
by the quarter-call:, or
gallon,
A neat affbrtment of
pickics,
New-York, June 2% 1780.
I&7OTICE is hereby given, That, the firft ^rbutron
°f prize money for the Ship: Sr. MfchaM and
Champion, Brigantine Tom, arid Logger, St. Raphael,
captured between the 27th and 30th of April last, by hit
Mfrfty's ship the Guadalupe, Hugh Robinfen., Esq;
commander, will be made to the Officers und Company of
his Majesty's said ship Guadeloupe, at this place on the
Ift day of July next, by
HENRY WHITE, Agent,
~W A NTEDeo H IR^-
A STOUT able bodied Negro Man, who under-
Bands cooking, and to attend a Grocer's
store. Any p^rfon having such a one, and can Ef
ficiently recommend him to be a sober honest fellow,
may hear of a place by applying fa the Printer,
mi^ to W[ in ^ht Cane bad not then
arrived at' P/il^dGpWa, that there has not
be'n m the memory of man so severe aqd tem
peßu<»u3 a Winter in North America as ihe
lad.
On the !.|dh arrived a private armed ship
and her prize, bound from Madeira to the
Eriglifh elands, this armed ship failed from
Marfeilies in January, afterwards put into
Carthagena, which place she left in March ;
the Capt, informs, that the Court of Madrid
had demanded from the Court of Vei failles,
a re inforcement of 20,c00 men, to accele
rate the reduction of Gibraltar : and we make
no doubt but cur Court will immediately fend
them over A report prevails, that our most
gracious Sovereign hath in testimony of his
approbation of the conduct of Mons. la Mothe
Pique:, directed the Minister of the Marine
department, to present him with a Red Rib
bon.
From the Pennjjlvania Packet.
PHILADELPHIA, June 17.
Last Wednesday Evening arrived Lieut. Col. Ternant,
with the Jodowing aifyatcbesjrom Major-General
Lincoln, to Congress.
Gbarlefown, May 24., 1780.
SIR,
npHE mclofed papers will inform Congress of
X tach important orcumuance which nas occur
red in this department since I did myleif the honour
to write them on the 9th ult. by Mr, Cannon.
They will hereby observe, that after every effort
and exertion made by a handful of brave troops,
c<mt< nding with aumberlel'shardships and difficulties
(0 all winch thy molt cheerfully fubuntteu) we
weiereduced to the fad necefiity of treating wim Sir
Henry Clinton, and acceding to the terms of ca[t
lulation, which accompany mis letter.
I fhali not at patent go into a detail of the mat
ter as I expert to reach Congress before tens-.-.but
should I not, Lieut. Col. Cement, who is the
bearer of this letter, will be able to give a minute
date of things : I must beg leave therefore to refer
Congress to that gentleman, and to affiire them, th t
his (teady attention to duty and zeal tor the feivio,
entitle him to every refpedt
Ihavethe honoui to be.
With the highest regard and esteem,
Your Excellency's moit ooedieht lervant,
B. LINCOLN.
P. S. Lieut. Col. Ternant, will be able to inform
Congress What has caused so much delay in getitng
off the dilpatches.
Return of the killed and wounded during the siege.
Killed, 1 Colonels 1 Aid de Camp, 6 Captains,
3 Lieutenants, 10 Serjeants, 68 rank and file, con
tinentals,---wounded, i Major, x Captains, 5
Lieutenants, and i^rank and file, continentals.---
The militia and labors being in a different part of
the town, fuffered no loss.
Return of the continental troops, prisoners of war,
including the lick and wounded.
Major General Lincoln.
Brigadiers; Moultrie, M'lntofh, Woodford,
Scott, Du Pourtail, Hogan.
Colonels, 9, Lieut. Colonels, 14., Majors i§,
Captains and Captain Lieutenants 84, fecona Lieu
tenants and Ensigns 32,
Non-commissioned officers 109, drums and fifes,
14.0, rank and file 1977.
The number of dele iters from our army from the
22th of Match to the 12th of May, amounted only
to 20.
Published by orderof Congress,
Charles Thompson, Secretary.
PETER HEGEMAnT"
VINTNER and DISTILLER, at his Store, No.
125, upper End of Queen- Street, formerly oc
cupied by Philip Kitfick, has fir sale the
following Articles upon the mast reasonable
Terms for CASH ;
Basket and blown salt,
Oznabrigs,
Cotton in bales,
A small quantity of Ger
man Reel,
Very fine hyfon, g r een,
foufhong, coogo, and
bohea teas,
Double and single re
fined sugar,
Mufcovado and powder
sugar, by the barrel or'
less quantity,
Green and ground coffee,
Chocolate, barley, and
rice,
Durham flour of mustard,
in bottles,
Whole and ground pt+-
, per '
Ginger and alfpice.
Raisins and currants,
Mould and dipt candles,
Caftile and turpentine
soap,
Playing cards,
Scotch fnuff, in bladders
and bottles,
Twist and cut tobacco,
Starch, and fig blue,
Indigo, shot.
Long and short pipes,
Mace, cinnamon, clover,
and nutmegs,
Tripe in kegs,
A neat affurtment of Bone
ware, and sundry ar
ticles too tedious to
mention.