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LINE of BATTLE.
First Division.
Sir Samuel Hcod, Bart. Rear Admiral as the
Blue, &c.
Alfred, Captain Bayne, 74 guns, 600 men.
Belliquex, Capt. Brine, 64 ditto, 500 ditto.
Invincible, Capt. Saxton, 74 ditto, 60^ ditto.
Barfleur, Rear Admiral Hood, Captain Hood,
90 guns, 768 men.
Monarch. Capt. Reynolds, 74 ditto, 600 ditto.
Centaur, Capt.inglefield, 74 ditto, 650 ditto.
Frigates.
Santa Monica to repeat. Richmond.
SECOND DIVISION.
Thomas Graves, Esq: Rear Admiral of the
Red, Commander in Chief.
America, Capt. Thomson, 64 guns, foo men.
Resolution, Lord Robert Manners, 74 guns,
6co men.
Bedford, Capt. Graves, 74 guns, 600 men.
'London, Rear Admiral Graves, Capt. Graves,
98 ditto, 800 ditto.,
Royal Oak, Capt. Ardefoif, 74 ditto, 600 do,
Montagu, Capt. Bowen, 74 ditto, 600 ditto.
Europe, Capt. Child, 64 ditto, 500 ditto.
Frigates.
Salamar der Firelhip. Nymphe to repeat.
Solebay. Adamant.
THIRD DIVISION,
F, S. Drake, Esq; Rear Admiral of the
Blue, &c.
Terrible, Capt. Finch, 74 guns, 600 men.
,jax, Capt. Charri^gton, 74 ditto, 550 ditto.
Admiralty-Office, October x§, 1781.
Captain Dunean of his Majesty's Frigate Medea, arrived
at this Office late on Saturday night, with dispatches
from Rear Admiral Graves, Commander in Chief of
his Majrfty's ships in North-America, to Mr. Stephens,
of which the following are extracts •.
London, at Sandy-Hook, August „, rySr.
THE 28th, Sir Samuel Hood arrived off the Hook
with 14 tail of the line, four frigates, one sloop
and a fire ship, from the Weft Indies : the fame evening
intelligence was brought, that Mons. du Barras had failed
the Saturday before with his whole fquadron# As Sir
Samuel Hood had brought intelligence from the Weft-
Indies, that all the French fleet from the Cape were
failed, I immediately determined to proceed to the south
ward, in hopes to intercept the one or both if possible.
London, at Sea, September 14,1781.
I BEG you will be pleafcd to acquaint my Lords Com
missioners of the Admiralty, that the moment the wind
served to carry the ships over the bar, which was buoyed
for the purpose, the squadron came out, and Sir Samuel
Hood getting under fail at the fame t ; me, the fleet pro
ceeded together, on the gift of August to the southward.
The cruizers which 1 had placed before the Delaware
c< u|d give me co certain information, and the cruisers
off the Chefapeak had no) joined ; the winds being rather
favourable, we approached the Chefapeak the morning
of the sth of September, when the advanced ship made
the signal of a fleet, We soon discovered a number of
great fbips at anchor, which seemed to be extended across
the entrance cf the Chefapeak, from Cape Henry to the
middle ground ; they had a frigate cruizing off the Cape,
which flood in, and joined them, and, as we approached,
the whole fleet got under fail, and ftrtetched cut to sea,
with the wind at N. N.^ As we drew nearer, I form
ed the line firft a-head, and then in such a manner as to
bring his Majesty's fleet nearly parallel to the line of ap
proach of the enemy ; and when 1 found that our van
was advanced as far as the shoal of the middle ground
would admit of, I wore the fleet, and brought them upon
the fame tack with the enemy, and nearly parallel to
them, though we were by no means extended with
their rear. So soon as I judged that our van would be
able to operate, I made the signal to bear away and ap
proach, and soon after to engage the enemy close. Some
what after four the z&ion began amongst the headmoft
ihips pretty close, and soon became general as far as the
second ship from the centre towards the rear. The van
cf the enemy bote away to enable their centre to support
them, or they would have been cut up. The action did
not entirely ceufe till a little after sun-set, though at a
considerable distance, for the centre of the enemy conti
nued to bear up as it advanced, and at that moment seem
ed to have little more in view than to flicker their own
van as it went away before the wind.
His M^Tty's fleet confined of 19 fail of the line ; that
of the French formed 24 fail in their line, ihcr right
I sent the frigates to the van and rear to puih forward
the line and keep it extended with the cn<my, with a full
intention to renew the engagement in the morning; but
when the frigate Fortune returned from the va : I was
informed that several of the ships had fuffered so much,
th # y were in no condition to renew the action until th.y
had secured their masts; we however kept well extended
with the enemy all night.
We continued all day the 6;h, in fight of each other,
repairing our damages. Rear Admiral Drake Drifted his
flag to the Alcide, until the Prinerffa had got up another
main top-mast. The Shrewfbury, whole Captain loft a
leg, and had the firft Lieutenant killed, was obliged to
reef both top-mails, Shifted her top-fail yards, and had
feftained very great damage. I ordered Captain Colpoys
of the Orpheus to take command of her, and put her
into a state for a&ion.
The Intrepid had both top-fail yards /hot down, her
top masts in great danger of falling, and h r lower masts
and yards very much damaged, hrr Captain having be
haved with the greatest gallantry tocover theShrew/bury.
The Montagu was in great danger of losing her masts ;
the Terrible fi, leaky as to keep all her pumps going;
and the Ajax also very leaky.
In the piefent Rate of the fleet, and bring five fail of the
line less in number than the enemy,and they having advanc
ed very much in the wind upon us during the day.l deter
mined to tack after eight, to prevent being drawn too far
from the Chefapeak, and to Hand to the northward.
Enclofec is the line of battle, with the numbers killed
and wounded in the different ships. The ships in general
did their duty well, and the officers and people exerted
themselves exceedingly.
On the Sth it came to blow pretty fre/h, and in ftand
ingagainft a hea^ sea, the Terrible made the fgnal of
distress; I immediately sent the Fortune and Orpheus
frigates to attend upon her. It being determined, in a
council of war, on the loth to evacuate the Terrible and
destroy her, I took the firft calm day to effe€r it, and at
the fame time distributed the water and provifi ^s. This
tok up the whole of the ii r h ; the wreck was fit fire
tp, and I boreup for the Chefapeak about nine at nighr.
The fire's had continued in fight of each other for five
days successively, and at times were very near. We had
not speed enough, in so mutilated a date to attack them,
and they /hewed no inclination to renew the action, for
they generally maintained the wind of us, and hadit often
in their power. I sent Captain Duncan to reconnoitre
the Chefapeak, who brought me info mation of the
French fleet being al! anchored within the Cape, so as to
block the paffage' . I then determined to follow the reso
lution of a council of war, to proceed with the fleet to
New-York, before the equinox, and there use every pos
sible means for putting the ships into the 'Left Rate for
service; and I immediately dispatched the Medea with
,ahis packet for their Lord/hips information.
N. B. Captain Duncan reports, that before he left the
fleet, the Prudent o' 64guns had joined it; and that
an account was just received of Rear Admiral Digby
.being upon the coaft<
Princeffa, Rear Admiral Drake, Capt Knatch
bull, 70 ditto, 577 ditto.
Alcide, Capt. Thompson, 74 ditto, 600 ditto.
Intrepid, Capt. Molloy, 64 ditto, 500 ditto.
Shrewfbury, Captain Robinson, 74 ditto, 600
I ditto.
FRIGATES.
Sybil to repeat. Fortune.
Lift of Men killed and wounded on board his Ma
jefly'sfoips under the command of Rear Admiral
Graves, in an aflion with the French fleet off
Case Henry, the „h of September, 1781.
Killed. Wounded. Total.
Shrewfbury 14 52 66
Intrepid 21 35 56
Alcide 2 18 20
Princeffa 6 If 17
Ajax 7 16 23
Terrible 4 it 15
Europe 9 18 27
Montagu 8 22 30
Royal Oak 4 5 9
London 4 18 22
Bedford 8 14 22
Resolution 3 16 19
America —— . —
Centaur ——- —
Monarch —— —
Barfleur •—— - -—
Invincible —— —
Belliquex -— — -—
Alfred —•—• —
Total 90 246 336
St. James's, Oflober 15.
CAPTAIN Home, late Captain of his Majesty's ship
Romney, dispatched from Commodore Johnftone in
the Lark Sloop, arrived at the Earl of Hillfborough's
office yesterday morning, with dispatches from the Com
modore, dated the 21st of August last, of which the fol
lowing is an extra& :
ON the 12th of June we were in the latitude of 26#
9 S. and longitude 20, 24 W. and here I detached rhe
jafon, A&ive, Rattkfnake, and Lark, to precede the fleet,
in order to gain intelligence.
On the 9th of July in the evening, being in the rendez
vous given to the above named ships, they rejoined us,
together with the prize Heldwoltemade, a Dutch East
India ship, lately commanded by Captain Vrolyk, bound
to Ceylon, loaded with stores and provisions, and about
forty thousand pounds in bullion.
This prize,' Held woltemade, had come, last from Sal
danha Bay; she failed the 28th of June; She ftru& to
the Aftive the firft of July.
From Captain Pigot I received a body of intelli
gence, digested by Lieutenant d'Auvergne, a very promis
ing young officer; it contained, as your Lord/hip will ob
serve, a certain account, that Mons. Suffieign had arrived
in False Bay, on the twenty-firft of June, with his five
ships of the line, and the greatest paitof his transports,
and that there were five Dutch East India ships at anchor
in the Bay of Saldanha; I therefore resolved to enter that
bay : I steered to the north of the harbour towards St.
Martin's Point, otherwise called the Bay of St. Helen's.
I took the charge of pilotage on myfelf, and run in shore
under cover of the night, judging my distance by the lead.
The weather was very foggy, and continued so till the
twentv-firft of July ; the wind was at north east. At
eight o'clock in the morning we had a clear fight of the
land, distant about four miles, and bore up for Saldanha-
Bay, We were forced to turn by traverses into the bay;
nevertheless our arrival was so unexpected, and our
movements so rapid by carrying every fail we could bear,
that the Dutch had just time to cut their cables, to loose
their fore-top fails, which were kept bent for this purpose,
and to run their ships on shore, and to set them on fire, as
the Romney dropt anchor ; but our boats boarded them
so quickly, and cur people behaved so gallantly, that the
flames in all of them were foonextinguished,except in the
Middleburg ; she burnt with incredible fury, and becom
ing light as the confirmed, she got a float, when her masts
tumbled, and had nearly drifted on board two of the other
Prizes: However, by an exertion of the boats of the
squadron, she was towed off, stern foremoft, in which the
General in person affixed. The boats had not left the
Middleburg ten minutes, when she blew up close by the
South point of Hotries Bay.
At this time a^fo a boat'was fecn rowing to cur ship, filled
with people in the East rn Garb, making signs of humble
submission ; They proved to be the Kings of Tarnate and
Tidore, with the Princes of their refpe&ve families,
whom the Dutch East Inria Company had long confined
on Isle Robih, with different malefactors, but had lately
removed them from that Island to Saldanha.
Before midnight we had got all the prizes afloat, and
next day we got them rigged and ready for sea, having
brought the principal fails from the Hooker, which lay
concealed under Schapin Jflind, where the fails had been
lodged, in hopes we never Should have discovered them.
This Hooker had been feezed by the Rattlesnake in
furprize, according to my order in the d ifpofition of attack.
The names of the prizes are:
The Dankbaarheyt, Captain Steetfel, from Bengal,
24 guns, 1000 tons.
The Paerl, Captain Piokker, from China, 20 guns,
Ijoo tons.
The Honcoop, Captain Laud, from ditto, 20 guns,
1100 tons.
The Hoogcarfpel, Captain Harmeyer, from ditto, 20
guns, 1000 tone.
The Middleburg, Captain Van Guenip, which was
burnt, came also from China, 24 guns, 1 100 tons.
There were also two large fiookers, which I could not
conveniently bring away, and to avoid leaving any marks
of barbarity towards a settlement where our wants had
been so often relieved, I would not permit them to be
burnt or deftroved.
m^^Wl'^^^^
NEW-YORK, December 8.
On Saturday last a Detachment of Colonel
James Delancey's Loyal Refugee Cavalry, un
der the Command of Captain Samuel Kipp,
made an excursion as far as Kingftreet, where
he fill in with a Party of Rebels commanded
by a Capt. Sackett, who, together with one
Ensign and one private, were made Prisoners ;
the Command then devolved on a Lieutenant
Mofher, who retreated some Distance ; but at
length finding himfelf under the Necessity of
coming to Adion, he formed his Men in a
solid Body, with fixed Bayonets, and altho'
Capt. Kipp's little Party charged with great
Resolution, the Rebels were so far superior,
and flood so very firm, as not to be broke.—
Our Loss in the Charge was Capt. Kipp's Horse
killed, and himfelf wounded in the Body by
Bayonets, Lieut. Col. Holmes, serving as a
Volunteer, with five others, wounded. The
Loss of the Rebels could not be afeertained.
Immediately after the Charge, the rebels dis
persed, and Capt. Kipp and his Party returned
to their Poll unmolested.
TAKEN UP
/T>Y the fubferiber, on the 12th instant, near Hal
; K, let's Cove, Long-Island, a bright bay horse,
] about 75 hands and an half high, with a large blaze
in his face, and all his legs white up to his knees.
The owner, by proving his property, and paying all
' charges, may have him again, by applying to Wil
; liam Lawrence.
<JAMES DUNLOP,
ICorner of New and Wall-Streets, has im
[ported in the Ruby, Capt. Morrison, from
jGlafgow, and to be fold on board the ship
<lying at Murray's wharff,
1 /"YAnvas No. 1 to 8, cordage, mould and
I> dipt candles, brown and white faap,
barley in kegs, pork in barrels, beef by the
tierce or barrel, ship bread, fuperfine flour,
iand mens strong military and fine shoes.
JAMES WIE R,
No. 2, Water-Street, opposite Cruger's Dock, has
for SALE,
PRIME mess pork, in barrels and half barrels ;
new rose butter of the best quality, good mould
candles by the box : Also, fine freffi fl>ur, with a
choice assortment oflrilh linens. As said Wier was
at Cork, purposely to have every article of the best
quality, and the butter being all of his own choice
for goodness, he hopes that by his care and attenti
on, he shall gain the credit of his customers.
STRAYED
ON the 7th instant, through the carelessness of a
servant, a brown mare, about 15 hands high,
the property of Capt. Saunderson of the 17th regt.
Whoever has found her and will bring her to his
quarters at No. 21, Great Dock Street, or to Mr.
Roubelet’s tavern, in Broadway, shall receive One
Guinea reward.
N. B. She had a saddle and bridle on.
PUBLIC NOTARY'S OFFICE, &c.
BY
JOHN C. KNAPP,
Attorney at Law,
Over Mr. Roberts's Store, Coffee-Houfe Bridge,
WHO established, and f r many years carried on the
bufiacfs of a Scrivener, Register, and
Conveyancer, in this city, calculated for general
utility, but in particular for giving easy accels to the com
monalty, in point of fega, &c. with the most candid and
fatisfaaory advice, as well in cases of law and equity, as
touching the validity of deeds, wills, and other wriringr,
which were also drawn'effectually to answer the purposes
intended.
' For the advising and inftruAing perfoqs, taking upon
them the office of executors, or ad miniftrators, who for
want of fufficient knowledge therein, often misapply the
estates committed to their charge, and bring themlelvcs
into great trouble and expence,
For the entering estates in land or houses to fell'or
mortgage, and the loan of money on approved real or per
sonal fccurity.
For the affixing feafaring men and other Grangers, who
many times meet with difficulty in matters not altogether
relative to the law.
The above business, with that of the Public Notary;
will again be carefully attended, and no time set apart
from the service of those who may please to favour Mr.
Knapp with their commands.
N. B. Business in the law, Doctors Commons, &c.
tranfaded in London, or any other part of England, by
the most refpe&ble correspondents.
New-York, November, 1781.
Public Auction.
This Day at the Coffee House Bridge will be
Sold, %
20 Barrels frefh Limes just landed,
20 Boxes Mould Candles.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
ALL Persons having any Demands on the Eitate
of the late Nathaniel Williams, Senior, of
Huntington, on Long-HUnd, deceased, are desired
to lodge their Accounts with Seaman ard Cock, in
Water-ttreet, in the Course of this Week.
Public Au&ion.
N^xt Wednesday, beginning at 10 o'Clock,
By James Inglis,
At his Office in Water-Street, No. 33,
A large and valuable assortment of fcafonable
and staple articles of
Merchandize.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TO-MORROW,
At TWELVE o'clock will be fold, on Murray's
Wharff, a large parcel of
Sails, Rigging, Stores, &c. &c.
On Wednejaay at the Coffee-Houfe,
12 kegs of very fine Irish whiskey,
4 pipes of excellent old geneva,
And a few puncheons of spirits.
DANIEL M'CORMICK.
NEW-YORK, Dec. 1,0.
Extrafl of a Letter from London, Ofiober 3, 1781.
" Lord George Germain to be call'd up to
the House of Peers ; Lord Shelburne, or Lord
Grantham, to succeed to the American De
partment; a separate Peace with the Dutch ;
Spain turns their Navy towards South Ame
rica ; the Emperor of Germany is to take off
the Princess Royal; a grand Force to be sent
to America early in the Spring; in Short
Things seem to come about when Great Bri
tain will triumph over all her Enemies"
Saturday last the Ship Viper, Capt. Cowan,
of 16 Guns, and 70 Men, arrived here from
Liverpool ; which Place she left the 23d of
October. And
Yesterday a Brig got into the Hook from
London, and another from Dublin.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
To-morrow, at 11 o'Clock,
At the Bridge will be fold,
io chests of English bohea tea,
12 quarter calks of Lisbon,
4. hhds. genuine Madeira,
Thomas Ludlow,jun. and Co.
Public , Au&ion.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co,
This day 1I o'clock, at the Bridge wid be fid,
A quantity of prize dry goods, confuting of
To-morrow, the i uh inst. will be fold.
At Public Audion,
In the Broadway, at the boufe of dhomas Duncan,
deceased,
A LL the merchandize and effects late the property of
" THOMAS and JAMES DUNCAN, Jboemakers,
conffing oj---Soal leather, calf fins, boot legs, a
great variety of foes, boots, and other articles of their
own manupafture in that line of business, among
which are, a quantity of the most fajbionaWe ladies
fit Jhoes, all which Jor the convenient) of the fur
chafers, will be dfpofed of in jinall lots : The fa.e to
begin precisely at ten o'clock, and to be continued from
day to day until all is fold, (none of the goods to be
delivered until the cajb is paid.)
Hugh and Alexander Dean.
PUBLICR-AUCTIONf~
To-morrow, at 11 o'clock, will be
fold, at the Coffee-Houfe,
Choice Lisbon wine in pipes,
Old Jamaica spirits very fine,
A few pipes of fine geneva,
With a box of cutteaux de chafe with brass
handles,
Wrought paints,
And a quantity of damaged flour.
P. M'Davitt.
WILLIAM KENYON,
No, 190, Queen-llreet, oppefite Beekman's Slip,
Has jolt imported in the ship Viper, Captain Cowell,
from Liverpool,
FIRST quality May butter, Cheshire cheese, mould
candles, hams, Poland starch in small boxes, Lii
cloth, No. i, to 8, mens fine fvflronable hats, mens
oil cased hats, mens military fhaes, and womens
callimancoe ditto.
Remaining also for S ALE,
Superfine slur, long, middling and short pipes,
earthen ware, white bread in barrels, turpentine
leap, French brandy, pig lead, bird (hot of different
sizes, rai^ns in kegs, mustard in quarter and harf
pound bottles, &c. &c. Dec. 10, 1781.
LOST, out of a Volunteer's f <# b, between Mr.
Elliot's and the lower end of Smith-Street, a
small French GOLD WATCH, with a coine iau
gold feal,another of wecgewuod,with a (mail pinch
beck piltol, a heel barrel, and a Reel chain. Who
ever may have found it and will he so obliging ^s to
deliver it to the Printer hereof fliall receive TWO
GUINEAS reward. Any perlon w whom it fheulJ
be offered for fele is requeued to stop it, and on de- !
riveting it to the Printer shall be entitled to the above
reward.
IF THOMAS GORDON (ten of James Gordon,
born at Lurgan in the county of Armagh, and
who failed from the port of Beffaft about 30 years
ago) will apply to the Printer hereof, he will hear of
something to his advantage. Any perlon who can
give the Printer intelligence concerning him, is in
treated to do jt.
ALEXANDER ZUNTZ,
No. 16, Water-Street,
Nearly opposite the Coffee-Houle,
HAS imported in the fl et Lft arrived from Europe,
(which he is willing to difpefe of on very low
terms, for case only) a n^at assortment of European aid
East India gooda, the particulars of which will be .enume
rated in our next.
Tn^iKSTArOOTTERY7
A FEW original Government St e Lottery
Tickets, are just received by Uriah Hendricks,
N .43, Hanover-Squire ; the Gentlemen who en
gaged them are requeued to call for them thir dzy
or to-morrow. Eight Tickets have been deposited
for said Hendricks in the hands of Melts. Moor
boufe, Willis, Reade, and Co. Bankers of London,
which are for sale in flrares of halves, quartets, and
eighths.
llntendI Intend to leave this city in a few days,
EBENEZER MACKIE,
Hopped Ale,
Of an excellent quality and flavour,
Ready to be delivered at my Brewery,
On Golden Hill,
At Eight Dollars per Barrel,
Mild Beer, at 4 Dollars per Barrel,
Spruce Beer, at 3 ditto,
Ship Beer, at 2 ditto.
MEDCEF EDEN.
Bloom of Circaffia.
IT is allowed that the Circaffans are the
most beautiful Women in the World.--,
However they derive not all their Charms from
Nature. A Gentleman long resident there in
the suite of a Person of Diftinflion, well known
for his Travels thro' Greece, became acquainted
with the Secret of the Liquid Bloom, extracted
from a Vegetable, the Produce of that Country,
in general used there with the most elleemed
Beauties. It differs from all others in two
very essential Points; firft, that it inflantly
gives a Rosy Hue to the Cheeks, not to be dif
tinguiffied from thedively and animated Bloom
of Rural Beauty, nor will it come off by Per
spiration or the Use of an Handkerchief.—A
Moment's Trial will prove that it is not to be
paralleled. Sold by H. Gaie.
'/LINENS,
DOWLAS,
RAVENS DUCK,
OZNABURGHS,
J O Y C E's
Grand American Balfom?
SOLD BY H. GAINE,
CLO IHS,
RUGS,
COATINGS,
SLOPS, &c.