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Head quarters of the army of the United
Slates, Sept. 8.
Sir, —Your excellency may be fatisfied that
1 will fend an officer to Stillwater to-morrow,
at the time you mention, to receive the sur
geon, f rvants, and such comforts as your ex
cellency shall think proper to fend to the pri
soners in my hands. lam, fir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
ifoRATIO GATES, M. G.
Lieut, gen. Burgoyne,
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, fee.
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By th Le Defpencer Packet, Capt. Pond, in
7 Weeks from Falmouth ; and the Success,
Cafet. M'Mullin, in y Weeks front London,
ice have the following Advices, vi^
PARIS, July
I) Y letters from St. Malo, dated the 17th of
) this month, we are informed that the
American frigate which brought Dr. Franklin
to this kingdom, is detained there by order of
the Admiralty, as well as an American packet
boat, which arrived at St. Malo but a few
days before. These letters add, that the French
who were found amongst the crews of those
two vessels had been conduced to prison, and
that search was making after twenty others
who were engaged therein ; the orders which
had been received on this fubjeftbeing very
pundually obfeived.
Madrid, July 7. The Court has given or
ders, that the English vessel, the S. Michael,
which had been taken by our Guarda Coftas
and carried into Algerizas, should be released
with all her cargo, and conduced by her own
crew to Gibraltar.
Three men of war, of 70 guns each, failed
from Ferrol the 15th of this month, with in
ftru&icns sealed up, which they were not to
open till they got into a certain latitude.
Another ffiip of the line, and two royal hour
ques, are fitting out at Ferrol with all possible
expedition.
Hanover, July 24. We begin again to talk
of a great Number of Troops of this Ele&erate
to be taken into the Pay of Great-Britain.
Augferg, July 13. It is at present in Agi
tation to raise a Reinforcement of 35,000 Men
for Great-Britain, to serve next Year in Ame
rica. The Duke of Wirtemberg has prevailed
upon the States of that Duchy to consent to
furnifh 7000 Men ; who me to supply the Rest
, are not mentioned, but in the above Number
are not comprehended the 6000 Hanoverians,
who have Orders to hold themselves in Readi
ness to march.
Hague, Auguf 1. The States of Holland se
parated this Day ; but before their Separation
a Proclamation was published for the future
Regulation of the Bacons and Lights upon the
Coast of this Province ; by which they have
dire&ed, that for the future those Lights shall
be continued during the Summer Months from
the firft ot September next ; for hitherto they
had been only lighted in the Winter.
LONDON,
July 17. Two frigates of 32 guns each, are
fitting out in the river, and are ordered to
cruize about the Mediterranean and Cape Fi
nifterre, to protest the trade, as there is some
reason to think that several of the privateers
lately failed from Boston are gone to cruize
about that station,
There is at this time fiercely a private dock
yard on the river where ships of war are not
building for government, and some have two
or three on the stocks for the king's service ;
none larger than a frigate.
Yesterday his Excellency the Marquis de
Noailles had a private conference with his
Majesty, to whom he was introduced by the
Right Hon. Lord Viscount Weymouth, one of
his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State:
the said conference was held in consequence
of a memorial directed to our Ambassador at
the Court of Versailles, to which, we are well
informed, the most fatisfadory answer has been
given.
It was confidently reported last night in
some of the firft political circles, that dis
patches arrived in the evening from Lord Stor
mont, containing a fuff and solemn assent of
the Court of France, to the l,ate spirited re
quisitions sent over on the part of Great-Bri
tain, on f American matters.
It was reported yesterday that another capi
tal forgery was detected at the house of an
eminent merchant not an hundred miles from
Fenchurch-ftreet.
A matter of a vessel, which arrived here
this morning, reports, that he saw on Thurs
day two vessels in the Channel, which appear
ed to be King's ships, and that he heard 7 or
8 guns go off; —so that it is more than pro
bable the vessels sent by the Lords of the Ad
miralty, have met the Mifflin.
%^ ] 9- Yesterday Mr. Ord, one ofhis Ma
jesty's messengers, arrived at Lord Weymouth's
office with frefh dispatches from Lord Stor
mont, at Paris.
In consequence of the spirited remonstrances
made by our Minister at the Court of Versail
les, reipefting the affiilance the Americans
have lately received from the French, we are
allured, by letters which arrived in yesterday's
mail, that orders have been dispatched to
Brett, Toulon, Dunkirk, Havre-de-Grace,
Nantz, &c. from the High Court of Admi
ralty, directing the Governors of those sea
ports not to supply any Provincial ships with
gun-powder or naval stores, and not to fuffer
any English prizes to be brought into their
harbours.
July 22. Sunday morning an express was
sent from the Admiralty office to Portsmouth,
for seven fail of the line to cruize about the
channel to protect the homeward bound Weft-
LadKmen hourly expe&ed to arrive.
We ar^ assured that ,rders have been issued
for repairing the fortifications at Kinfale, the
Cove of Corke, Waterford, Carrickfcrgus, and
other parts of Ireland, and that fix frigates
will be Rationed in St. George's channel; to
prevent the future depredations of the Provin
cial privateers.
July 24. The errand on which Lord Dun
more is gone to Paris, we hear, is of a poli
tical nature, which demands an immediate
explanation, from his relation the Ambassador
there, to his relation the chief of the law
here.
The remonstrances which have lately been
sent to the Court of France, and their answers,
form by far the most interesting negociation
which our Court is carrying on at present;
the following accou. t of some circumstances
of it is worth the attention of the public.
Upon Lord George Germaine's receiving the
variety of accounts from Lord Macartney, at
the Grenades, of thd practices carrying on by
the French at Martinico, in which the Gover
nor himfelf was deeply concerned, of fitting
out many privateers, and taking English ships
under American colours and commissions, se
veral councils were held, and Lord Macartney's
authentic documents laid before them, united
with each others from Sir Bazil Keith, and
additional ones from Lord Weymouth, refpeft
ing the fame business going on at Naritz; the
practice, to a very great extent, was proved
too clearly to admit a doubt. It was deter
mined to remonstrate to the Court of France
in very fpiritcd terms, which Lord Stormont
was dire&ed to do. The answer he received
was to this purpose : That they were very sorry
any of their Governors should misbehave
themselves so exceedingly, and aft so entirely
contrary to their orders; that more positive
directions should be immediately sent them;
that the ports of France were equally open to
British ships as to American privateer's; and
that, if any French vessels were so hardy as
to supply the Americans with arms, Great-
Britain would do very right to seize them
wherever they were to be found. Upon Rill
stronger memorials being presented, promises
came over, that, the Governor of Martinico
should be removed.
From what has passed lately at a meeting of
the King's friends, there are great hopes of a
proclamation being soon published by the
Court of France, forbidding all their fubjeds
from aiding, assisting, or giving any encou
ragement to the American cruizers, in carry
ing in their captures to the ports of that king
dom. This very desirable measure is said to
be brought about by a spirited memorial being
presented from our Court, which was accom
panied by a threat of our encouraging equal
freedom to the trading ships of force, in mak
ing captures of French Weft-India ships, and
at the fame time our court pretended to give
no authority or fandion to such measures as
the Court of France always has pretended, in
answer to our memorials on the like occasion.
July 30. A letter from Bourdeaux, dated
July 19, informs us, that the miniver of the
marine has given the most positive orders to
the admiralty of that place, not to fuffer any
American privateers to remain more than 48
hours in the port; and a frigate that he had
sent to protea our trade, has released a Dublin
trader that was taken by a privateer near the
mouth of the river, who kept the privateer
24 hours, and then ordered her to steer ano
ther course.
Copy °f a letter from an officer belonging to his
Majeffs foip the Levant, dated Gibraltar,
June 27.
" This day we returned from a three weeks
cruize, particulars as follow : After four days
fail from the Strait's Mouth, we well in with
, J 4 g un privateer, called the Vigilant, hav
ing with her a brig from Lisbon, named the
.May Flower, bound to Bristol, which she had
taken the day before. We gave chace, and
in two hours came along fide, and engaged
her ten minutes only, when she struck, after
having one man killed and three wounded;
the weather being moderate, and our Captain
finding the brig making off, ordered the Lieu
tenant on board the privateer, with some men,
to cut all the lanyards of her shrouds and Rays,
to prevent her carrying fail while we pursued
the brig, which we came up with in about an
hour, and took her without any opposition.
Having taken her hands, and replaced them
with 18 of our's, we again made fail for our
former prize, which we came up with in about
two hours. Our men soon repaired her da
mage, and without any loss of time, put her
in a failing pollute. Our Captain, on search
ing her papers, found the master's name to be
Rickard Witear, that die was fitted out at
Dunkirk, which place he left 12 days before,
and said he had been chafed by a two deck
ship, which he fuppofed'to be the Worcester,
but got clear under the cover of the night.
" Our Captain ordered the officer to make
the best of his way for Gibraltar, with the
May Flower under his convoy ; we continued
cruizing to the N. W. for two days without
meeting any thing, till the third day at noon,
we saw a deep laden Riip, which we gave
chafe to, and before dark came up with, and
fired a shot at her, which so intimidated the
crew, that they struck. She proved to be
about 200 tons, called the Pitt, Edward Sheers,
master, fitted out at Cherburgh, and bound
to Boston, having on board two brass mortars,
150 swivels, bar iron, some shot, muskets, &c.
the whole supposed to be worth 30001. Rerling.
" We failed for Gibraltar, which place we
made in five days, and had the fatisfadion to
find our two prizes both fafe arrived the day
before.
'' The Raven came in five days before with
a valuable prize, called the Vengeance, of 10
carriage guns and 6 swivels, and laden with
rice, tobacco, indigo, &c, which prize she met
Yesterday Col. Jones of the 3d Regiment of
Guards, kissed the King's Hand on being ap
pointed to the Queen's Regiment of Foot, va
cant by the Death of Sir Charles Montague.
Orders are given to the Artificers in his
Majesty's Dock-Yard, at Deptford, to work
double Tides, in building 10 small Vessels, to
carry 20 Guns each, to cruize against the Ame
ricans in the Channel.
Yesterday morning an express arrived with
the agreeable news of the fafe arrival of the
Leeward Island fleet of Portland. They failed
from St. Kitt's on the 16th of June, under
convoy of the Hind man of war, of 20 guns,
and the Sylph sloop of war, of 14 guns; the
fleet amounted to 14.0 fail, 36 of which were
bound to London.,
Notwithstanding the reports of assistance
afforded the Americans by the French, we
are assured from good authority, that orders
have been sent to their Governors in the Welt
Indies, of a similar nature to those given to
the Commandants in their Ports in Europe,
which must effectually put a flop to the Ame
rican privateers being so daring as they have
been.
By advices from Havre we are assured, that
all American privateers in that port had been
ordered, in the most peremptory manner, to
depart ; in consequence of which orders they
immediately put to sea.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered
a new set of signals to be observed by the
ships that are going under convoy from Spit
head to America, to prevent their being de
ceived by the rebel privateers, who are well
" We are not however, informed of the
Conditions of the Accommodation. The ces
sion of the Ille of St. Catherine only appears to
be certain ; but don't know whether the Por
tuguese Ships will be reftdred which were taken
by the Spanish Fleet, the two Men of War and
a Frigate which lately failed from Cadiz, hav
ing taken among others, 5 Ships richly laden."
Col. Faucit is fafely arrived at the Hague,
on his Return to England, having fettled for
the German Troops for the next Embarkation.
^uguft 9. Yesterday Lieut. General Boyd,
Lieut. Governor of Gibraltar, was appointed
Governor of that Place, in the Room of the
late Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart, deceased, for
which he had the Honor to kiss his Majesty's
Hand.
Four agents to the army set off on Saturday
last, two for Holland, one for Hanover, and
the other for Heffe-Caffel, to agree with the
proper Farmer General, and Forage Matters
at those places for transports and forage, that
will bear exporting from those countries; as
also horses for the use of our forces in America.
William Yorke, Esq; is appointed Major to
the 69th regiment of foot, commanded by
Gen. Sherard.
Admiralty-Office, July 25. The Hon. Leve
fon Gower, Captain of his Majesty's ship Va
liant, gives an account, that on the second
inst. he fell in with, and took an American
ship of 200 tons, laden with rice and indigo.
Some very important intelligence refpe&ing
the taking of several of the American priva
teers that have infefted the coasts for some
time pad, by his Majesty's ships of war now
cruizing, was this morning received at the
Admiralty Office.
July 30. Yesterday, previous to the Levee
a Cabinet Council was held, at which Lord
North and the Secretaries of State were present,
when theAnfwer to the Memorial delivered by
Lord Stormont by the Court of Versailles was
laid officioufly before his Majesty. We are
informed the Answer is of the most pacific na
ture, annexed 'to which is, an order for the
Marine Department, ordering all American
Vessels, and their Prizes, to quit any of the
Ports of France they may enter, within the
Space of 24 Hours.
Augufty. The Hon. Sir Charles Montague
who died last Friday, was Lieut. General of his
Majesty's Forces, Knight of the Bath, and
Colonel of the Second, or Queen's Royal Re
giment of Foot.
Extract of a Letter from Madrid, July 17.
" It is now positively asserted, that the
Differences between our Court and that of
Lisbon are amicably fettled ; and we.wait
only for the Return of the Courier which the
Portuguese Ambassador has dispatched to Lis
bon, to announce this happy News to the pub
lick.
Letters from Hanover mention that the
Troops of that Electorate are now compieated
to their full Complement, and that a large
Body of Men are kept in Readiness to embark
for America on the firft Notice.
A Letter from Paris concludes thus : ' After
several Fluctuations at Court, the pacific Sys
tem seems to gain ground, the naval prepara
tions are suspended, and it is confidently af
firmed, that the British Minister has at length
gained his point; that of a personal promise
from his Most Christian Majefty,,that he sin
cerely wishes to cultivate the most friendly cor
respondence with the King of Great-Britain ;
and that he would give directions to his mi
nisters, to discountenance, prohibit, and sup
press every thing which might in the most
distant degree seem to impeach, or create a
doubt relative to, the sincerity of those affu
rances^'
with about 40 league: to the leftward of St#
Euftatia."
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, July 28.
" On board the Princess Amelia, in this
harbour are thirty French prisoners, moffly
officers, who have been there about three
weeks, and were sent over by Gen. Howe,
having been taken in arms on the coast of
America. A gentleman of the law belonging
to the crown, has been on board the above
ship to examine the said prisoners, and to take
down the answers to the questions put to
them."
He keeps likewifc an EVENING SCHOOL, where
Ladies and gentlemen may learn this language in a ffiort
time: Attendance every evening from 6 till 8, Saturdays
excepted.
Just imported in the schooner Dolphin, Robert Tully,
matter, direAly from Oporto, and to be fold by
RICHARD YATES,
In wall-street,
A Small cargo of genuine RED PORT WfNE, of
the firk quality, vintage 74, Also, a few boxes
of LEMMONS.
For Sale, or for Freight to any of
the British Weft-India Inlands,
Jq^ _ The Schooner
MINERVA,
DANIEL TATEM, Master;
XJ° W ly ' n ^ at Moore's wharf,
near Peek's flip. She is afine
itrong vessel, fails faft, and is well
found. For terms please to apply on hoard.
Three Guineas Reward.
LOST, a Papier Machm Snuff Box, Geld
Rims, and a Lady's Picture in the Lid; a Gold
Stock Buckle, enamel'd black and white. Any Perfun
returning the fame to John M'Adam and Company's Ven
due Office, near the Coffee-Houfe, ihall receive the above
Reward, and no Questions asked. N.B. All Persons are
hereby requested to flop the above Articles if offered for
Sale, and if already fold, the purchase Money will be
thankfully repaid.
Any Gentleman that has a mind to fee a Cata
logue of all the Fruit Trees and Shrubs, may have
any Number of said Catalogues by applying to Mr.
James Rivington, or to Mr. Hugh Gaine, Printers,
in New-York. Said Prince has a large Number of
the Newtown Pippin and Spitzenberg Apple Trees
fit for fending to England or else where.
Any Gentleman who wants any of said Trees is
desired to leave their Oiders at Mr. Hugh Gaine's;
Printer, at New-York, or on board the Flushing
Boat, at or near the Ferry-Stairs by the Fly-Markey
Oliver Thorne, now Master of the Boat.
Hildreth and Leadbetter,
ACQUAINT the public they have now procured
a large quantity of SPRUCE, should therefore
eftecm themselves much obliged to those who mean to be
cuftomere, to fend their orders as soon as possible.
N. B. The BEER is fit for delivery.
M. TENIERE,
MASTER of the French tongue, lately arrived from
Paris, offers his Services to all the Ladies and
Gentlemen of this city that arc desirous of learning the
french tongue He will give all principles that are ne
cessary for attaining this tongue, in little time, and flat
ters himfelf to make conspicuous both his zeal and his
abilities in the education of youth. Those who may
please to employ him are defied to fend their orders to his
lodgings in Fair-street, No. 10.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM PRINCE,
At Flufliing Landing, on Long-Island, near New-
York,
A large Collection of Fruit Trees,
As FOLLOWS, VIZ,
ENGLISH Cherries of all Sorts,
All Sorts of Peaches,
Ne&arines and Apricots,
All Suits of Plumbs,
All Suits of Apple and Pear Trees,
Quince Trees,
The sweet and hard Shell Almond Trees,
The Fillbud and Barcelona Nut Trees,
The Illanois and Madeira Nut Trees,
Tiie Black Walnut and Butter Nut Trees,
The American Medlar or Perfimons Tree,
Fig Trees many Sorts,
The Englifli Muibeny and black and white Ameri
can Mulberry,
The red, white, and black Rafberries,
The red, white, and black Currants,
Goofberries many Sorts,
Grapes many Sorts, \
Great Variety of Strawberry Vines,
The monthly Rose and great Variety of other Roses,
Most Kinds of American Shrubs, not here men
tioned.
acquainted with the fignab usually pra&hed
in our navy.
Portfmoutb, Aug. I. Monday his Majesty's
ship Valiant arrived at Spithead from a cruize,
with two prizes, one of them a Brig, and the
other a ship of near 500 tons, both laden
with rice, indigo, and tobacco, from Caroli
na. The Valiant has also, we hear, sent in
another prize to Penzance.
Thursday arrived the Worcester man of
war, Capt. Robinson, from Gibraltar. She
has brought home Governor Boyd, who is
gone express to London.
The last Accounts received at Gloucester
House from his Royal Highness, were on the
27th ultimo, dated, from Trent, in Germany,
where his Royal Highness resided when tak'a
ill. These Accounts brought News of the Duke
being a little better, and also of the Arrival of
Dr. j..bb and Surgeon Adair, the 15th of that
Month.
€ To be let, till May next,
THE large dwelling house at Mr. Harrison's brewery,
on the North-River; with the garden ground con
tiguous, but not nra inclofed. There are also to be let
there, a malt-house of three florins, in pretty good order ;
and the brew-house: Both which buildings, from their
situation on the banks of the river, and dryneft, would be
very convenient ^ore-houfes for provisions, grain, li
quors, &c. For particulars, enquire of Doflor Middle
ton, or the printer.'
f O BE sUTd;
By HARRY PETERS,
At hi. ft re No. 157, Queen's ftrect, diredly facing
Peck's-flip;
Madeira, 7
Red Port, (
Lisbon and ( W1 ^ s
Sherry J
Old Jamaica fphits,
Weft-India rum,
French brandy,
H Hand geneva,
Cyder vinegar,
Molasses,!
Porter in bottles,
Cheshire cheese,
Best Scotch fnuff in bladders;
and in bottles,
Rice,l
Soap by the box,
Best hyfon,7
Shufhong, and % Tea.
Boheaj
Leaf and mufeovado sugars,
Ceffee,
Pepper,
Alfyice,
French indigo,
Wool cards,
Shot,
Writing paper,
Wrapping ditto,
Ink powder,
Durham mustard.
Corks, &c. &c. &c.