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Last Sunday arrived a gentleman from Europe, by whom we
have a Dublin paper of the second of March, containing
the following paragraphs. By him we learn, that a large
naval force was coming out for America, and that the ar
mament was ordered to fail the tenth of April.
LONDO N, February 18.
COMMISSIONS are issuing for immediately buying
up in Ireland, for the use of the navy, eight hundred
calks of beef, fix hundred barrels of pork, and great
quantities of flour, salt butter, and potatoes.
Feb. 19. There will be five debarkations in America in
the spring; one at Quebec, one at New-York, one in New-
England, and two to the southward.
Letters from Caffa, by yellerday's mail, advise, that the
body oftwelve thousand Hessians taken into English pay are
commanded by M. Heister, Lieutenant General, and that it
will be composed of the regiment of guards, and that of the
Hereditary Prince and Prince Charles, with the regiments of
Wergunncau, Detfourth, Donop, Lofberg, Kniphaufen,
Trimbach, Mirbach, Rall, Stein, Wifbach, Hayne, Buncau.
The grenadiers of the above regiments are to form a different
corps, commanded by Col. Donop, and to the above are to
be added some companies of cannoneers, and foot chaufeurs.
And private letters from Hamburgh inform us, that they are
on their march to embark at Stade.
The Hessians, Brunfwickers, Waldeckers, and Hanoverians,
are to amount, it is said, to twenty thousand men. Twenty
thousand foreign troops at forty-five pounds per man, come
to nine hundred thousand pounds. Transport service to bring
them to America will coil three hundred and fifty thousand
pounds. Ordnance and extraordinaries may be reckoned at
three hundred thousand pounds more.
The embarkation in the spring will consist of forty-five
thousand men, English and foreigners, and to rendezvous at
Portsmouth the last day of March.
The transports to bring over twenty-two thousand Germans,
Hessians, Brunfwickers, &c. are to be at Stade on or before
the sixth of next month.
Feb. 21. The two frigates that were on shore, and the one
who loft her masts, arose entirely from their being so badly
manned that they could n?t manage them.
Upon an average, the ships of war now equipping for Ame
rica, have not'mcie than fix seamen to ninety others in their
complements.
Feb. 22. Sir Peter Parker, and his squadron, from Corke,
bound to America, were spoke with by Captain Ward, of
the John, who is arrived at Bristol, from Donia, on the 17th
ink. in lat. 50. 30. long. 7. at eight o'clock in the morning,
^ll well.
On Tuesday night in the debate in the House of Commons
on Mr. Fox's motion, Mr. Cruger called the attention of the
House particularly to the conduct of Administration, refpeft
,ing the province of New-York, and shewed the expediency
of an inquiry why that colony had been so long left ne
glected and unsupported, and the friends of government there
given up to the resentment of their enemies, when by timely
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aid that province might have been secured to the interests of
government, and the chain of American union broken.
Feb 24. This day about twelve o'clock, Admiral Graves
arrived in town from Plymouth, where he arrived, in the
Preston man of war, from Boston. He left that place the se
cond infant, and has brought an account, that on the thirty
firft of December the Provincials attempted to take Quebec by
form, but were defeated with the loss of eighty men, and
upwards of three hundred taken prisoners, amongst whom
were General Montgomery, his Aid de Camp, Secretary, &c.
The companies belonging to the regiments of guards lay
ing in the Savoy barracks, had yesterday fifteen men drafted
from each for the American service ; and every man who
offered himfelf as volunteer was to be allowed whatever is
paid to recruits on their firft enlisting.
Government have been so diftrefled for troops (foreigners)
that they have actually taken a single battalion of five hun
dred men, in pay from the Prince of Waldeck, and another
of the fame complement from the Duke of Mccklenburgh.
Extract of a letter from Forthnouth, February 23.°
" Arrived the Carcass bomb, which failed from Cerke the
12th inst. with Sir Peter Parker, and forty-two fail of men of
war and transports, with whom he parted company on the
18th in a hard gale of wind, when Sir Peter had but twenty
five fail left with him. The Carcass has loft her mizen mast,
and thrown many of her stores overboard."
Extract of a letter from Edinburgh, Feb. 17.
" Seventeen thousand German troops are expected here in
a few days on their way to Greenock, where they are to em
bark for America. They are to come in transports up the
Firth of Forth, and to land in Leith."
" The following occurrence must give fatisfaclion to the
friends of fuffering America. When Colonel Ethan Allen,
with about fifty other prisoners, arrived in the Solebay, two
gentlemen went on board to inquire into their situation, and
to assure them of the difpofition'of feve.al gentlemen in this
city to alleviate their diflreffes. Col. Allen was so aftfted
with this instance of unexpected generosity, that the expres
sion of his gratitude could hardly find utterance.
" His treatment on board the Solebay is far different from
the barbarous and cruel usage he experienced in his passage
from Quebec, being then handcuffed and ironed in the most
dreary part of the vessel, and basely insulted with cruel and
unmanly reflexions by some officers of the ship, whom he
challenged in Cornwall without receiving fatisfaftion.
" A fubfeription was begun this morning among some
friends of the cause, and near fifty guineas coltefted to buy
clothes for his men, and necessaries for himfelf; and if liber
ty can be got of Capt. Williams to put live dock on board, I
can assure you Colonel Allen will be extremely well pro
vided. We this day sent a hamper of wine, sugar, fruit,
chocolate, &c. on board for his immediate use, and tomorrow
intend to prepare the sundry articles of which he sent a lift.
I inclofe you a rough copy of his answer to our letter. Should
he have permission to come on ffiore, he will be entertained
Extract of a letter from Corke.
[Num. 202.