The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-05-17 00:00:00, page 2

From a REBEL PAPER.
PHILADELPHIA, Aptil 30.
Extract cf a letter from a Gentleman of rank in
Soutb-Carofona, dated Charlefto^vn, April 5.
'• The camp fi imed by his Excellency Go
vernor Ru'^u Age' increates. CoL Hammond
marched with a detachment a few days ago
towards Fulfom's fort,„at Ogechee in Georgia,
in order 16 attack a large party of difaffeded
Indians and Cherokees, under the command of
Tate, Cameron, and other white Barbarians.
These having received intelligence of Col.
Hammond's approach, burnt and abandoned
the fort the 28+h of March; many of them fled
towards the Indian country, and about Seventy
of them attempted to join the British troops at
Savannah, but Col. Hammond came up with
and routed them, killed eight Indians, and
took three prisoners, killed two Al 'rte barba
rians and took three of them prisoners. Of
the Indians Slain, two were principal men of
the Creek nation; one of the prisoners is the
son of Miftizego, otherwise called the Big
Fellow. Col. Hammond sustained no damage,
except Lieut Ross wounded
“ Yesterday our ft„e vessels brought in four
prizes, two brigs with rum for the enemy at
Georgia, a New Providence (loop intended for
the fame place, and a privateer (loop of twelve
PHILADELPHIA, May 8.
Extras of a letter from fort Augusta, April 27.
“ I am really sorry to inform you of our
present disturbances. Not a day but fume of
the enemy make their appearance on bur fron
tiers. On Sunday last a party of the Savages
attacked the inhabitants that lived near fort
Jenkins, and took two or three families pri
soners. but the garrison being apprized.of it,
about 30 men turned out of the fort, and res
cued the prisoners. The Indians, .collected
thernfelves in a body, drove our men under
cover of the fort, with the loss of.three kill
ed, and four badly wounded ;' they burnt se
veral houses rear the fort, killed cattle, and
drove off a number cf horses.- Yesterday ano
ther party of fivage^, about thirty or forty in
number, took and killed seven of our militia
who were Stationed at a little fort near Muncy
hill, called fort Freeland; they also took two
or three inhabitants prisoners, among them
Janies M'Knight, Esq; one of our affembly
mefc The fame day thirteen of the inhabi
tants, who tyent to hunt their horses about
four or five miles from fort Muncy, were fired
upon by a large party of Indians, and all taken
or killed except one man. Cipt. Walker, of
the Continental troops, who commands at that
post, turned out with thirty four men to the
place where he heard the firing, and found
four men killed and scalped, and supposed
they have captivated (he remainder.
'f lam certain every thing-is doing for our
relief, but am afraid it will be too late for
;is country, as it is impossible to prevail on
the inhabitants to make a stand, on account of
t,eir wofhen and children." - '-
CHA T HAM, May 11. j
A particular account of the robbery commit-
I:d°at Hibernia ircri-works, 'mentioned in our
ast —Op Tuesday night;' the zyth ult. a party
;T rubbers and well armed villains surrounded
he dwelling house at Hibernia furnace ; three
of whoffi entered while the 'family, were at
'upper, about '9 o'clock in the.evening, and
rfay.ed near two hours! They entered before
?h'f family" difeovered'them, clapped"? pffnl
tp each of their breads,; ordered them to give'
up their arms, and furfer.'ddr thernfelves 'pri
foners in the King's name, ' or they were dead
mcuj.They were obliged tofubmit, having
Th three workmen about thchoufe, and they
inched! The villains fixed a Sentry' at each
1 for, and then proceeded to plunder the herrfe'
T ey^ry thing valuable, to a very confiderablb
Lit; with which articles' they loaded five
„ which they 'took off also. — They went
m that to Doßor Jonathan Chuver's, near
hailoiburg iron-works," with an intent to
A.'Ger him, having difeovered on them fome
time.before, having met'them in a Wood be
tween there and Long-fond.' While they
were Surrounding his house HeAade his efcape'
put ofawindow; they' fired at h'im, but miffed
him ;he ran fix or fey,eh. miles with no other
clothes than his Shirt, and alarmed the country
as he went. They pit nJere'J his house, threat
ened to murder his wife, made Her go down
on her knees twice and beg her life,--There
a-e parties of the milßia TO q'ueft of them, and
g is, hoped the spirited tru° fonsof liberty will
turn out and scour ?h{ wot<L 'till they are de
tected, that they 'ro.T get! their deserts.
[Fort-A.u.cu^T A, is,buil;°cx a^Fto* 0/ tie RWetr
SufyiAannab, in tW Province ofß^nffoania, hr.d
iAaboA 050 Mi&frem Bb^odripbia^
B O S' .TO ^April22.
A letter from a gentleman of. character- at
the Southard mentions that the American Com
missioners at Paris J@e beta empowered ty
Congress finally to adjust terror -of accommo
dation oh the part'of these dates through the
mediation of Spains ,
NEW-LONDON, l April 29.
Last Thursday Afternoon was sent -into port
b, rhe' pririfeers HW&& and Beaver, the
'fl op Difpatch,] from of. Domingo, laden
will rum, sugar; &c.re-taken oft Sandy Hopk.
Same day tiliowas lent into port, the fchoo
~&r M^oron,,', from. Bermuda, bound to
TEw York, loaded with lumber, captured by
the Hancock and Beaver off Sandy-Hook.
APO.UGHKEEPSIE, May 3.
An enterprise a^ainft the Onondago settle
r Jts pf the Indians having been projected
AT approved of by bis Excellency General
VvLL.ington, and, the direction of it commit-
Brigadier, General James Clinton, com
fin the northern department, he, on
t of April, hT'rcd his orders, and gave
the execution of them to CoL Van Schaack,
commander of the firft battalion of New-
York Continental troops, appointing as second
and third in command Lieut. Col. Willet and
Major Cochran, of the 3d N. York battalion,
all officers of approved courage and abilities. 4
The detachment for the service confided of fix
companies of New-York, one of Pennsylvania,
one of Massachusetts troops, and one cf rifie
'men, amounting in the whole to 504. rank and
file, officered by 1 Col. 1 Lieut. Col. 1 Major,
g Captains, 18 Lieutenants, and 27 Serjeants.
Fort Schuyler being appointed the place of
rendezvous; from thence^early on Monday
morning, the 19th of April, .the whole party
began their march, provision for eight days
having been previously sent off in 29 batteaux
into Wood-Creek.
After a march of zz miles, the troops arri
ved about 3 o'clock A. M. at the old Scow
Place, but the boats having much farther to
come, did not arrive till 10 o'clock. As soon
as the boats arrived, the whole of the troops
embarked, and upon entering the lake, were
much impeded by a cold head wind.
At 8 o'clock in the morning of the 20th,
halted at Piffers-bay, till all the boats came up,
and then proceeded to the Onondago landing,
opposite to old Fort Brewenton, which they
reached at 3 o'clock, P. M. From thence,
after leaving all their boats, with a proper
guard, they inarched 8 or 9 miles on their
way to the Onondago settlement ; and not
being able to continue their march in the dark,
they lay on their arms all night, without fire.
Very early on the 21st, they proceeded to
the Salt Lake, an arm of which, 200 yards
over, and 4. feet deep, they forded, with their
pouches hung to their fixed bayonets, and ad
vanced to the Oriondago Creek, where Capt.
Graham took prisoner an Onondago warrior.
The creek not being fordable, the troops cross
ed it on a log, and as soon as they were over,
the utmost endeavours were used to surround
the settlements, but as they extended 8 miles,
betides some Scattered habitations lying back
of the caftfes ; rind on the opposite fide of the
creek, tho' our troops entered their firft settle
ment, wholly undifeovered by them, they
soon difeovered some of our advanced parties,
and took the alarm in all their settlements.
The Colonel however ordered different routs
to be taken by different parties, in order to
surround as many of their settlements as
possible, at the fame time; but the Indians
tied precipitately to the woods, not taking
any thing with them. Our troops took 33
Indians, and one white man prisoners, and
killed 12 Indians. The whole of their Settle
ments, confining of about fifty houses, with
a large quantity of corn and beans, were bur .t,
a number of fine horses, and every other kind
of dock were killed, about 100 guns, some of
which were rifles, were among the plunder:
the whole of which, after the men were loaded
with as much as they could carry, was destroy
ed, with a considerable quantity of ammuni-»
tion; one swivel, taken at the council-house,
had the trunnions broke off, and was other
wise much damaged, 4 nd in fine, the deftruc
cion of all their settlements was completed.
After this the troops began to march on their
return, recrossed the creek, and forded the arm
of the lake, on the fide of which they en
camped on a good ground. They had only
been once interrupted ;by a small party of In
dians, whe fired upSr/tnem from the opposite
fide of the creek, but were soon beat back by
Lieut. Evan's rifle-men, who killed one of
them. On the zzd the troops marched to the
landing, embarked in good order, and rowed
toy mile island: on the 23d crossed the lake,
and landed z miles up Wood creek ; on Sa
turday the 24th at 12 o'clock, the whole de
tachment returned in fafety to Fort Schuyler,
Saving been, out 5 days and a-half, the whole
distance going and returning, being 180 miles.
[Onondaga is about 200 Miles Weft of Albany,
and about Sc Mrles from Fort-Staawix J
PHILADELPHI&.,May 6.
Captain John Douglas in the privateer sloop
Hunter,'of this port, in lat. 39, N. Cape May
bearing W. about 25 leagues, fell in ®ith a
large ihip, about 6 A. M: which failed from
Liverpool, bond to New-York ; ffie mounted
16 guns on her main deck, and 6 on her quar
ter deck, and seemed well manned, with board
ing netting seven or eight feet high, fore and
aft; her tops likewise manned and provided
with organs and mufquets. At half past fix,
A. M. he engaged her, and (he returned the
fire very brifkiy. The depute was very warm
for about an hour, when the ffiip crowded fail
and bore away.' The Hunter fuffered so much
in her fails and rigging, that the could not
follow her, having her main.Girouds &ot away,
and her ties, much of her running rigging,
and her (quart-fail boom carried away, and
many flidt through the'fails. The chantage done
the enemy we may firpofe to be confide,a6l|°,
as they were not above fifteen yarns apart,
when the engagement began. The Hunter
had but four men slightly wounded.
TRENTO N, May 12.
Extract of a letter from Albany, April 24., J 779.
“ We hear from the westward, that a party
of Indians and Tories have fallen on a settle
ment near Stone Arabia, and burnt three
houses and barns, two families and une other
man was killed, and one man and woman
dangerously wounded, the woman it is tho't
will not recover. In consequence of ' which
Col. Ganfevcort is ordered up the Mohawk
river, and is joined by the Schenedady militia.
The fourth part of the militia of this city was
ordered to follow him, but this day they were
flopped until farther orders."
[Stone Arabia is about 45 Miles weferly ts
Albany, 8 Miles Weft of Join's Toicn, the Seat of
Sir John Johnson, on the North Side of the
^hawk's Riwr, about 4 Miles diftantf
Mr. DUNLAP,
As the following state of Votes on an im
portant quettion may gratify the curious,
1 fend it'to you for publication.
ON the qneflio,, Shall Mr.'Arthur Lee be
recalled? the Yeas and Nays being re
quired -by Mr. Smith.
STATES. YEAS. NAYS.
New Hampthire Mr. Whipple
MaffachufettsßayMr. Ger&y Mr. S. Adams
Mr. Lovell
Mr. Holton
Rhode-Ifland Mr. Collins Mr. Ellery
Connecticut ~1 Mr. Sherman
Mr. Spencer
New-York Mr. Jty
Mr. Duane
Mr. Morris
Mr. Floyd
New-Jersey MuFelt Mr. Witherspoon
Mr, Scudder
Pennsylvania Mr. Atlee Mr. Armflreng
Mr. MuhlenbergMr. Searle
Mr. Wynkoop Mr. Shippen
Delaware Mr. Dickenfon Mt. Van Dyke
Maryland Mr. Paca
Mr. £aimichael
Mr. Henry
Mr. Jenifer
Virginia Mr. M. Smith
Mr. Griffin
Mr. Fleming
North-Carolina Mr. Penn
Mr. Burke
Mr. Sharpe
South-Carolina Mr. Drayton Mr. Laurens
Georgia unrepresented
YEAS. "NAYS. DIVIDED.
flevz-York New-Hampfh ; re Rhode Island
Maryland Massachusetts Pen'nfylvania
Virginia Connecticut Delaware
North Carolina New-Jersey South-Carolina
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Lee, from Virginia, was, at
his request excused. The Hon. Mess. Plater, from
Maryland, and Mr. M'Kean, from Delaware, were
not in the House when the quettion was called.
^^^^§w^^^^^A
N E W-YOK K, May 12.
By Letters from St. Christopher's, dated 13th
April, we are informed that Capt. Bernard
Me Davitt, in his Sloop Jackall, of 14 Guns,
has taken and sent into Tortola, the Sloop
Eagle, Hubbert Outerbridge, Commander,
from Bermuda, mounted with ten double for
tified four Pounders, Seventeen Swivels besides
Cohorns, and fifty Men, lade'h with Provisions;
at?'the fame Moment came up to her Affiftan;e
a Brigantine from Guadaloupe of 16 four
Pounders and 70 Men; these V^ffels were both
at the fame Time engaged with the Jackall,
until the latter cheered off, but the Sloop
having fought three Glasses, struck; Captain
Me Davitt pnrf'cd the Brigantine, and after
a running Fr ht of 18 Glasses, ihe ,Ifo struck
to the JackaL, yet riot until (he was monstrously
Shattered, her Stern knock'd in, and her Bow
Chaces dismounted, and the Conqueror too
was hulled in fix Places and had four Feet
Water in the Hold; the Brigantine, Capt.
M'Davitt conveyed into Port. Since the above
Action Capt. Me Davitt attacked a French
Privateer Brigantine es 16 Guns, and after an
Engagement of Eight Hours took and carried
her into St. Christopher's ; the last Action cbft
the jackall 12 fine Fellows ; he is fitting out
the 16 Gun Brig for Service. This brave
Milefian, in the Course of his Cruise, over
and above the exploit now recited, took a
very valuable Brigantine laden with Tobacco,
belonging to Harry Mitchell, a native of
Derry, olim a New-York Tory.
It is said that one of the secret Articles in
the treaty concluded betwixt France and the
Congress is, that the latter Shall never build
nor put into Oommiffion any Ship of greater
Force than Forty Guns. In con sequence of
which Agreement, the completing of a 74
Gun Ship, constructing at Boston, and another
at Poctfmouth, New-Hampihire, is laid aside.
Wednesday last arrived the Privateer Brig
Enterprize, Capt. Jolly, belonging to this
Port, from a three Weeks Cruize, during
which She has taken three Prizes, one ofwhich
was retaken off the South Side of Long-Illand,
by a Rebel armed Sloop of ten Guns an 1 29
Men. Only three brave Hibernians belong
ing to the Enterp.rife, were on Board the
Prize, one of them named Murphy, another
Rogers, the Name of the third we have not
learnt ; these gallant Fellows disdaining to
remain Prisoners in the Hands of Rebels, con
certed a Plan, when they n^re taken on Board
the Pirate Vessel, to demolish the Crew and
take peffeffion of her ; the Watch Word or
Signal when they were to set about ihis lau
dable Explore was, farifes; an Opportunity
soon offered for them to put their Intentions
into execution, by 7 of the Rebels' jumping
into their Long-Boat to fallen he Tackle -and
get her hoisted on Board, wli r n Mr. Mur
phy gave the Signal and immediately knocked
down the Centine), and felted his Arms;
he was bravely Seconded by hit two gallant
Companions, orfe of whom threw a Piece 01
Metal in the Boat, which Started * Plank H:
her Bottom, and then cut her Painter, toon
after which die and the fe.veh Rebels wei t
down. Success crowned^ the Endeavours < r
these Heroes, who after destroying federal c
the Pirates, Stood after the.veffel out of whicl
they were taken, they retook her and brought
both Vessels into the Hook on Wednesday
Afternoon
Captain White, ct the privateer brig Spitfire, ar
riyeri heie from Georgia, informs us that just before
he failed an officer arrived on board the Vigilant
with the following account : That on the 27th ult.
Lieut. Colonel Maitland, with the yitt Regiment
and the light infantry, passed the Savannah, and at
tacked the rebrl army, confuting of about 2000, at
PurySburg, killed about one hundred and twenty,
and took about three hundred prisoners, with all
their cannon, provisions, ammunition and Stores ;
the coup de main was effected in the night, and 'tis
said without firing a Shot. The possession of Puryf.
burg mutt prove very' advantageous in its tonfe
quence to the conquerorty 'who did riot loose ten m+n
in the enterpriser Capt. White hal taken 5 valuable
prizes during h^ Crude, one of tiiem on me s:h of
February named the Saint Maria, a fine thip richly
laden with indigo and tobacco. He also informs us
that Capt. Sloo, in an armed boat from St. Adguf
tine, on rhe 25th ult. captured a bug fioin Calais to
Chaileftown, laden with frit and dry goods, the
matter of which fays, that previous to his departure,
a packet boat arrived from England, which brought
accounts that iz,cbo B itifh troops were ready to
embark for America, under convoy of a fleet of line
of battle Ships, and that their embarkation was to
take place with the greatest expedition.
The following are the Particulars of the Cap
ture of the Brig Adventure, Capt. Trip,
mounting £ carriage and 12 swivel Guns,
bound from Baltimore, for. Amsterdam, with
a Cargo of Tobacco, taken on the 2d of
May by the Enterprize, Captain Thomas
Jolly
“ Moderate gnd clear weather, (in compa
ny with both Prizes a Schooner from Guada
loupe with Sugar, Rum, and Coffee, for Bos
ton, and a Slqop from North-Carolina with
Lumber and Naval Stores for Tenerieffe)
came up with the chace, he hove about and
Stood to the Northward, we Shortned Sail and
hoisted our Colours, after firing a Gun he
Koisled American Colours and gavd us a
Broadside, which we returned, he made Sail
and flood away to the Southward, we made
Sail and gave chace, Night coming on we
loft fight of our two Prizes, fired our bow
chace at him constantly, which he returned
with his Hern chace, chacing and firing du
ring the Time until the Wind freshening iu
the Morning we got under his Stern, bore up,
raked him fore and aft, and went up alone
Side of him about the length of the Vessel
distant, we gave him one Broadside which kil
led both his Lieutenants, and brought down
the United Stripes; She being ina verv Shat
tered condition when they called for quarters,
we boarded him and put his Men in Irons,
and brought him into New-York harbour the
Eleventh cf Mhy.
^fe^efrfy,^^ g,
To the POLICE.
THE Commandant being informed that
Several Tenants of the VeSlry Houses
have negl^aed to pay their rent due the firft
of this month. He directs the Police to give
notice,
That such tenants as do not produce a re
ceipt from Mr. Smith the Treasurer, fdr the
said rent on or before the firft day of June next,
Shall immediately bedifpoffeffed and the'perfons
who have agreed to take those houses of the
Vestry, Shall be put in possession.
New-York, May ii, 1779.
This notice is published by order of the
Commandant., .- #
Anokew Elliot, Stifferintendant -Gen.
David Mathews, Mayor.
Peter Dubois, Magistrate of Police.-,
Office of Police, May 12, 1779.
rrO be fold at publics Vendue, on Tuesday
l next, at it b'lock, on Kallet's Wharff, by
COUPLAND and TENCH,
A Cargo of new RICE, in Lots.
Sales by AVCTTON,
By BOWMAN And CODDER,
Alt the Coffee-Hcufe, this D AY,
Thirty Barrels Beef, and a parcel of
Houfe Furniture.
REBEC^ A'
At the upper corner of Ann and Nafau-ftreets, leading
to the Brick Hospital, has for sale,
TEAS, Florence oil in fl,fa and
Coffin, bettie^,
Chocolate, Lampoil,
Sugars, Mould and dipt candles,
Mbiaffes,. r Bees wax,
Wines, Cariile and common soap.
Claret, Fig and button blue,
Vinegar, Poland and common
Spices, . Ilarch,
Pepper;.Snuff and tobacco,
Muttird, Long and Short pipes,
Ginger, Nails of various lizes,
Barley in kegs, Playing cards,
Rice, Writing and wrapping
English split peafe by tin paper,
quart,' Q^ils, dealing wax, and
Raisins. of the fun, wafers.
Ditto in jars,
Ground COP FEE, by the dozen Ib. prepared on
the fhorteff notice.
IF Mr. SMITH, lately to tutor to Matter Watren
Delancey, who left the place of his residence the
id irritant, will apply to the Printer, he will be in.
formed of Something to his advantage.
For .BRllTisL=
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