The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-10-26 00:00:00, page 2

From the Imperial Camp near Kukus, July 18.
The King of Prussia, at the, head of 6000 men,
attempted to gain our intrenchments below the
flream ofMettau, near to Plflz,and hmlf a mile
from Jaromirz. The attack began the 13th,
at half past twelve at night, but tfaecrpats and
hussars, who were polled there, (attained the
unexpected assault with great courage for half
an hour, before the carabiniers ofDuke Albert
and the hussars of Wurmfer advanced, and took
the enemy in Hank. The action then became
serious, and,the enemy was obliged to tetire,
leaving a great number dead on the field; a
mong the rest one Colonel, two Lieutenant-
Colonels, and 12 Lieutenants. On our part
we had 264 killed and wounded. The Prussi
ans in recreating .abandoned several posts they
had occupied previous to the adion.
LONDO N,
Augufl 11. It is averted in this city, that war
will not be declared until the Parliament meets, the
King being determined not to enter furtherintoa war
without their advice.
Lieutenant Colonel Gunning is appointed Deputy
Adjutant-general to the forces in Scotland.
The Lot Edinburgh Advertiser contains the two
following articles :
Lord Seaforth's regiment, now in the Cadle, has,
we hear, received orders to hold themselves in readi
ness to march at on hours notice.
We hear similar orders have been sent to all the
troops in England and Scotland, the Ministry hav
ing received advice, that the French intend to make
an invasion upon some part of Britain.
His Majelfy's cutter the Kite, commanded by
Lieutenant Henry Trollope, has had the following
iucctfs Oiihin the few days that reprisals have been
pernnued on French merchantmen : In company
withthe Helena fcbocner, flie took the Pure, Adam,
Jaden with fall, &c. from Cadiz to Dunkirk ; after
wards, by htrlclf, ran ashore, and destroyed a large
ship near Calais Cl.ffs ; and on Tuesday last, Weigh
i ig anchor from the Downs at noon, before three
o'clock boarded, and made prize, a rich ship bound
fam Askant to Dunkirk, with which flie returned
U the Doaus u.f..c nine o'clock that evening. S)e
Hanover, July ^. ^ have accounts from
PeterJburgb, that upon the reception of feme impor
tant difpatebes from the King of Great- Britain,
the Empress of Russia had ordered her fleet to be
equipped and put to sea, as foe meant to take part
with England.
Hamburgh, Jul, 3. The augmentation in
the Hanoverian troops has been made very rapidly,
only volunteers are i^ifted. It is universally be
lieved, that the , % overlays will be employed in
German), and the morefo as a train of 70 pieces of
large cannon are preparing at Hanover, which is
mos probably not defined for America.
Hague, July ip IKe have authentic letters
from Saxony which attention that General Mulen
dorf is arrived in the r. ri^bbourbood of Dresden,
with 20,000 men under bis command, and
according to certain advices from Silesia the King
cf Prussia bad broke up his camp, anddroas in full
march at the bead pf-fis arm, towards Bohemia,
and that the army off Prince Henry of Prussia was
also in motion.
We have received the manifefto published by the
Court of Berlin the 3d of July 1778; against that
cf Vienna; the whale negotiation on the affairs of
Bavaria, from beginning to the end, i, contained
in it. The court of Vienna" was the firfl to break
that negociatiton, by a memorial dated the 24th of
June?
Qur lag, letters from Cleyes., dated July 11,
mention, that a Courier extraordinary dispatched
from &fi,n the ptb offthis month, brought a con
formation -of the above accounts, and that Baron de
Hertzberg and the Count de Falkenfein, when
they gave the above-mentioned manifefo to the
Count de Cobinzel, also gave a manifefo to the
Foreign Minifers, which fervor as a declaration
of war. Baron de Rudefelflbe Prussian Minifer
at Vienna, is recalled, and the Courd de Cobenzcl
fl about to leave Berlin.
Copenhagen, June 27. According to a Lift
of the Land Forces of Denmark and Norway,when
completed, tbofe of Denmark will conJfl of 6,337
Elorfe, 33,646 Foot, and 1,398 Militia ; and tbofe
of Norway of 4,493 Horse ; and 29,122 Foot,
making in the whole, with- 3,789 Artillery Men
and Engineers, 7s>^9S Men.
June 3. The 2,3tb ult, a ggand Council was
held, at which the Grand Signior was present. It
jeems they were divided in Opinion, but that the
majority were for Peace:
Paris, July so On the Representation made on
the Part of our Court to that of London, relative
to the Attack made on our Frigate la Belle Poole,
it is said, the latter has replied, That the Captain
of the English Frigate mistook ours for a Ship be
^"g^g 10 'be American Insurgents, that be really
then, be, Jo, and therefore bailed her in English,
and that if be bad conceived her to be French, be
feould have called to the Captain in French. We
know not whether our Court will be contented with
this Excuse. According to the Advices which we
fall receive of the Operations of the Count D'
Eflaing in America, a Judgment may be formed
whether Peace or War wifl-take Plate.
Dresden, July 12. Acorps of Pruflians, un
der the command of Gm, Moellendorf, is cantooned
near Plane - and 50,000 men of Prince Henry of
Prussia's army are encamped near the fame Village,
and extending itfelf towards the River Elbe; the
artillery is"in the center, and conffts of about 400
pieces of cannon. The remainder of bis Royal
Highness's army, with the buffars, isjlationed in
the neighbouring villages, at a very frall difance
from this capital. Prince Henry's head quarters
are at a bouje called Reitzwitz, near Plauen, be
longing to the late Count de Vilztbum,
Copenhagen, June 30. The last manoeuvres
of the troops encamped in the environs of this city
deere performed on the 23d instant, and honoured
with the presence of the King of Sweden, who ar
rived here the evening before. After their exer
cises bis Sweedifo Majefly Went th FredericJlurg,
where be dined with the King and the Royal Fa
mily, and immediately after dinner he returned to
Sweden.
is called the Jeane Ifabello, Capt. Matthias Brack
ftrum, laden with brandy, wine, Sec. valued,, ata
moderate computation, at 12,000 b the vessel is 350
tons burthen, mounting 10 guns, and 15 men.
When they boarded her, they were within gun-shot
of the forts of Calais, the fire from which did not
deter our gallant seamen from boarding and carrying
off their prize; and it must give pleasure to find,
that such vigilance in officers, and intrepidity in sea
men, are likely to be so well rewarded.
The Santa Maria Josepha, a French Weft India
man, from Martinico, was driven on shore near
Bayonne the 31st ult. by the Alexander privateer,
of Guernsey, which took out part of her cargo, and
set fire to the fllip.
The Harwich pacquet was attacked last week, by
a French privateer, soon after the failed from Hel-
Voetfluys, Several Ihot were exchanged' an( lthe
pacquet, as well as the privateer, 101 l several men.
Itwas yesterday reported, that three French fri
gates are cruizing to intercept the Holland mails
,ound to England. The Dutch mails did not arrive
yelterday.,.
Orders were given for two men of war to be Rati
oned between Harwich and Helvoetfluys, for the
better protection of the packet boats that pass and
repafs between those places.
A morning paper fays, " The Cabinet Mihifters
have, beyond doubt, received information that an
invasion has been fe ionfly refolded upon in France,
under the command of Mar(hal Broglie, and prepa
rations are making accordingly. The regiments on
Coxheath received oilers on Saturday lalf from Gen.
Ifeppelto fend for their reflective allowance of in
trenching tools. In chfe fi@ as event takes place;
either in Sussex or Kent, Lord ' Amherst Is immedi
ately to. join r he grand, army; Which is to be rein
forced with the army on Warley common, and a
,large detachment of the guards"
A letter received from Brussels fays " according
to advices from the frontiers all the troops arein mo
tion in French Flanders and Provinces adjacent."
The last accounts from Best mention, that the
whole of the fleet was then in harbour, that work
men attended the repairs day arid night, but that se
veral of them were found to be so severely hulled,
that it would be some time before they could be got
ready for service again.
His Excellency Count Belgiofo, the Imperial Am
bassador, took leave of his M,jetty yesterday at St.
James's, previous to his setting out for the Hague
for a few days on business of importance.
From the SUPPLEMENT to the GAZETTE
of FRANCE.
Extras from the Journal of the King's -Naval
ARMY.
CT^HE 23d of July, at one o'clock in the
1 afternoon, after a; frefh weft-north-weft
wind, and hazy weather, which had obliged the
king's army to stay at the Cape, we perceived,
as it cleared up, a great number of fails in the
south-west, and south-west by weft. The army
was then according to estimation, weft north
west of Uihant, at the distance of about 30
leagues of that island, and much about the
fame distance from the Sorlingues, which re
mained north-north-east.
The count d'Orvilliers immediately made a
signal to move, and rally the army, in the usual
order of battle, the white and blue squadron,
commanded by the count Duchaffault, in the
van, the white squadron, under the general's
flag, in the centre, and the blue squadron,
commanded by the duke de Chartres, in the
rear.
About four o'clock, the wind blowing frefh
from the weft, the general made a signal for
the king's army to tack about; at the fame
time the ships we had difeovered, were rallying.
The wind having fhifted to the south-west,
these ships tacked about in some disorder, with
a view, no doubt, to gain the wind of the king's
army. The count d'Orvilliers, who guessed
their project, and wanted to preserve the ad
, vantage of the wind, made the army tack
about, all the ships at once, and run with the
four main fails faflened in the fore top masts,
and assigned the fame manner of failing for the
night.
The weather was very stormy, and at one
in the morning of the 24th, the gale of wind
increasing, the general ordered the army un
der the low fails ; but as soon as day light ap
peared, he saw with pain, that the Duc de
Bourgogne, of 80 guns; and the Alexandre,
of 64, had Separated from the army, and
were no longer to be seen; nevertheless, as the
weather cleared up, the ships that we percei
ved the day before were again seen. The count
d'Orvilliers bore down upon them, as well to
reconnoitre them, as to rally with more faci
lity the king's army, whose order had been
deranged in the night by the thick weather.
The frigate La Sehfible, commanded by the
chevalier Bernard de Marigny, was detached
to chace forward, and reconnoitre more nearly
the ships we descried. On the report made by
that fi igate, the count d'Orvilliers judged they
could be no other than the English army, un
der the command of Admiral Keppel, who as
well as the King's army, were manoeuvring to
repair the damage of the night. He then
made the double signal to tack about by coun
ter march, and range the arm, in order of
battle.
At noon, it blew frefh at weft-north-weft,
and the weather very stormy; the gale still en
creafing as the wind fhifted to west-south-west.
At seven o'clock the general indicated the
four main fails for the night.
The 25th, at four in the morning the ene
my's army remained at east-south-east, four de
grees eastward, at the distance of three leagues ;
the wind west-south weft; the king's army
spent that day in manoeuvring to preserve the
advantage of the wind.
The 26th, at four in the morning, the
English army remained at east by south-east,
five degrees east, at the distance of about two
leagues from the King's army; the horizen
had cleared up, and seemed to announce fair
weather: at eight o'clock, the count d' Or
villiers made a Signal to prepare for an en
gagement, and at half paftten another signal
to tack about by a countermarch, all fails fly
ing, to preserve Qi; advantage of the wind,
receive and afterwards attack the enemy: the "
horizen food grew cloudy, the wind rose to
the south-west, and veered to the south-south
west, with the appearand of foul weather.
The count d' Orvilliers lux. all hoyes of fight
ing for that day.
The 27th, at four in the morning, the wind
had Shifted to the weft, and announced favour
able weather. The enemy's army remained at
east-north-east,. four degrees east, at the djf
tance of two leagues lnd ± a half from the king's
army. The count d'Qrvillieri made the fifr
.nal to rally in the ufoal order of battle ; but
at nine o'clock, the Count d'Orvilliers abfer-.
ving that the English admiral was raising his
rear to the wind, and willing to make fare of
his project, arid at the'fame time draw nearer
to the enemy, ordered his army to tack about
by countermarch. No- sooner was the order
of battle formed; than the count d'Orvilliers
plainly perceived that the drift of the Englifh
admiral was to fall on the rear of the French
army, and extend his line along fide of it.
To prevent this he caused the whole army to
tack about at once, with orders to form in
order of battle inverted, the blue squadron
composing the van; the white the centre, and
the white and blue the rear. By this bold
manoeuvre, which w-.cs extremly well-executed,
he was able to counteract the design of the
enemy, to affiltthe blue squadron, and take
on the English army the Same position that
their Admiral wanted to take on the king's
army, which drew up in good order on that
line, at ten quarters Offing ; and when the
head of the enemy's army presented itfelf to
fight, behind the blue squadron, they found
it on the other Side in order of battle, as in
reserve for the moment; the white and b|pe
Squadrons ran at ten quarters offing, and the
Ships kept close together on the opposite fide to
fear that the enemy's line would break through
them. The English admiral then was forced
to prolong the French army, and fight alohg
fide it. The firing began by the blue squad
ron, which formed the van, and continued
fucceffiyely through the whole line, in such
manner, that each French Ship gave her
broadside to every:Engliih Ship, and likewise
received theirs.' The fire was very hot on both
sides for about three hours; it appears that
the firing of the king's army was Served with
more vivacity than that of the English army.
The position of the enemy, to leeward, was
more advantageous for pointing the guns, and
Serving the firft battery; the Count D'Orvil-
Liers, willingto deprive him of that advantage,
made a signal for the blue squadron to comeup
a successive movement, and then another for
the whole army to range itfelf in order of bat
tle. That movement, which was afterwards
well executed, was nevertheless too much de
layed to be able to follow the line, and prolong,
under the wind, from tail to head, the English
arm,; as the general had proposed to do. It
is not astonishing that a movement which was in
stantaneous and which opportunity gave birth
to, was not perfectly laid hold of at the firft in
stant ; but the duke de Chartres having passed
under the hern of the general to alk his inten
tion, the count d'Orvilliers answered, that his
intention was to continue the order of battle
inverted, by passing under the enemy's wind,
to deprive him of the advantage of his position,
which was Speedily executed. This evolution
ftopt the English admiral, whose army had al
ready tacked before the wind by countermarch,
and was bearing on the tail of the French ar
my, by running in a line, at ten quarters off
ing. The English admiral having met with
the King's army in battle array, and opposed
to his route, was forced to make a retrogade
movement, and profiting by his actual positi
on, windward of the French army, to rally
his own in order of battle on the Starboard.
The king's pursued that of "England, and
constantly offered them battle in the belt order,
to leeward, from two in the afternodn till the
next morning; but the English admiral doubt
less did not think fit to accept of it, and avail
ed him of the darkness of the night to effect
his retreat, by carefully hiding his fires, whilst
all the Ships of the king's army carried theirs,
that their position might be clearly perceived
by the English army.
The 28th at night, the king's army keeping
in the latitude of UShant, where they had
established their cruize, the aftoniihment was
general when they difeovered the ille of UShant
itfelf, which'the count d'Orvilliers thought
himfelf distant from about twenty-five or thir
ty leagues. It is known that after several days
cruize at the mouth of the channel, several of
which have been, employed in evolutions
which do not permit to make the exatt calcu
lation of the routes, an error of twenty-five
leagues in the longitude is not extraordinary,
and that the effects of the currents, not to be
estimated in the accounts in these parts, might
alone have occasioned it, if other causes had
not concurred thereto.
The count d'Orvilliers, feeing himfelf off
the harbour of Brett, determined to enter it
with his army, as well to put the wounded on
Shore, as to take; such frefh tackle in as some
Ships might stand in need of, to continue their
cruise.
We have not yet a return of the killed and
wounded; we only know that the Count Du
chaffault received a Shot in the Shoulder, and
the Chevalier Duchaffault, his Son, on board
the fame Ship, had the small bone of his leg
broke.
WANTED,
A CAPTAIN'S COOK, for a copper bottom'd fri
gate ; good wages will be given. Enquire of the
printer.
T' AKEN up, a STRAY COW.
Any person proving their property, and paying
charges, may have her again by applying £9 William
Ockfen, a ^ the two mi^ f^ne,
Public Auction.
This Day the Remainder of the Cargo of the
Brig Benjamin, will be fold upon' Bache's
Wharff, at 12 o'Clock, being
Choice Jarnos River TOBACCO.
, * "To-morrow,
— Upon the WharfF below the Coflee-Houfe, the
This morning, at 100'Clock, will begin the
file of a parcel of furniture,
Tables, chairs, grates, bedfteas£
looking glasses, &c; &c.
JEitb feme Crates of Queen's Ware.
Afo-morrew, fame place, at 10 o'clock;,
A quantity of coatings, rugs, yarn flock
ings, mitts, &c. &c. &c.
Templeton and Stewart.
Schooner W^Ujam and Cargos confining of
BEST TOBACCO/
Condemned in the Court of Vice Admiralty,
Prize to his Majelty's Ships Richmond and
Amazon. TEMPLETON & STEWART.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Tb^rfday the 29th
cf this prefect 'Month, is appointed for Pay
ment to theC mp^p, of hie Majefly?, Ship Brune, under
the Command of James Ferguson, Efe; oftheir fever 1
and refpcaive Shares of a proper Proportion of the net:
proceeds of the Sfag ^if^ captured on the 20th Sept.
1778, in Company with his M,jeft,'s ship Experiment,
and condemned as lawful Prize b, the Ccurt of Vice Adm
iralty for the P.ovince'of New-York ; oh which Day such
Payment will Be made & by the Shbfcribers, Averts to
said Captors, and who reside in the City of New- York.
_SAMUEL «m&[££LE£J^
Publick Notice is hereby givenT"
THAT Thursday the 29th of this prefect, month
OaQbe% i,,appointed for payment to the company
of his Mdjefty's ffiiprV^nus, commanded by Wm. P.
Williams, F.fy of their several and rerpeaive ihares,
of a proper proportion of the net proceeds of the privateer
sloop Retaliation, captured on the 19th of August,
1778, in company with his Majeftyte ship Experiment,
and condemned as Jawful prize by the Court ot Vice
Admiralty for the Pro vince of New York, on which day
such payment will be made bj the fubfcrifar, Agent to
said captors and : w H o resides in th^pcity ofc New-York.
_|^£^^ES _S^BRO°K£,
'New/York, 2I& OQob-r, 1778.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT distribution of a proper proportion of the net
proceeds of? the armed ilobp Camden, captured by
his Majesty's Ship Experiment, Sir James Wallape, and
others, will be made to the officers and company of hi#
Majesty's Rally's Dependence, and Spitfire, at this place,
on Tuesday the 27th current.
HUGH^n£A LEX, WALLACE. Agents.
TWO pieces of bath tug 'coating; one blue, the
other brown, were flopped the 10th or 12th of
September, supposed to have been stolen. Enquiry was
immediately made to difeoyer the owner,-,-a boatman
belonging to the ferry from New-York to Brooklyn was
said to have known him, and it is believed he lives on
Long-Island, but the person who made that difeovery
being now gone to England, and no other means left by
which it can be traced, this advertisement is inserted ;
and any person who can prove his property, may have it
, restored on application to the printer, and prosecuting the
thief.
fuf opened for S ALE, by
THOMAS CUMPSTON,
At No. 517, Hanoi)er-Square, (late Mr. Lennie's, the
Confectioner,) the following Articles, viz.
ME D~ CE~F E DEN,
BREWE R,
RETURNS his sincere thanks to all his friends and
customers, and the public in general, for their past
favours, and acquaint them, that he has ready for sale,
at his brewery bn Golden-hill, ale and strong beer, ship
and spruce beer; where gentlemen, merchants, captains
of vessels, and the public may be supplied on the ffiorteft
notice.
N. U The said Eden gives the best price for malt,
hops, barley, yeaftlings cf spruce, and the best of black
spruce.
TAKEN up, two strayed mares.
Any one proving their property may have them
again, paying changes. Enquire of the printer.
' To be fold at public auction,
OnTburfday next the 29th Instant, at 12 o'clock,
at tbe' boufe of Mr. John Bennett, near Peek's
Slip,
A QUANTITY of Wearing
Apparel, the property of an officer
lately deceased.
_ NOW OPENING
By GEORGE GRUNDY, and Co.
Burling's Slip,
A GENERAL afforimem of MANCHESTER
GOODS, imported in the Three Friends, front
Liverpool.
To be fold, a pair of two pound carriage guns, and.
one brass cohorn.
N.B, Produce will be accepted in barter on reasonable
terms.
HALF ell and 3-4 black
fattens,
Black modes,
Black India Persians,
1-2 ell Persians,
3 2 ell and 3-4 farfenets,
Black and white plain and
figured gauzes,
Black and white net ditto.
Gauze handkerchiefs,
Minionet gauze,
Work'd muslin ruffles and
aprons,
Ladies drefs'd and undrefi'd
caps,
Ladies full trim'd bonnets
and hats,
Black laces and edgings,
Thread edgings,
Cambricks, muslins, and
lawns,
Black patent fi ! k mitts,
Ditto outfized ditto.
White fi k mitts,
Black Barcelona handker
chiefs,
Lawn bordered handker
chiefs,
Long lawn printed ditto,
7-8, and 4 4 Iriih linnens
7-8, and 4-4 checks,
10 4, 11-4, and 12-4 cot
ton counterpains,
12-4 Marseilles ditto.
Womens fluff (hoes,
Public Auction.
Childrens Morocco do.
Black Orftrich feathers.
Variety of ribbons,
Trimming de.
Purple ground cottons and
callicoes,
Chocolate ground do.
Chintzes,
Gentlemens loop'd patent
gloves,
Men and womens silk, cot
ton, thread and worsted
Dockings,
Childrens cottoh, thread,
and worked do.
iVhite silk laces,
Men and womens beaver
gloves,
Womens fine coloured lamb
and kid ditto,
Mens doe Ifcin and wash
leather do.
Back breeches patterns,
White corded dimothy,
Italian corded do.
Fine white ticking,
Furniture checks,
White, red and scarlet flan
nels,
Green silk purses,
Cockades, Skeleton wire,
Bindings, tapes, threads,
needles, pint, &c.
4 small quantity of Caroli
na Indigo,