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LONDON, May i.
The following military arrangements, we |
hear, have been agreed upon, and orders is
sued for their being immediately carried into
execution, viz. a camp to be formed at Cox
heath, under the command of Lieut. General
Gage, with a detached camp at Lexham, com
manded by Lieut. Gen. Frazer. A large
camp also is to be formed at Harwich, under
the command of Lieut. Gen, Parker, with a
detached campat Danbury, to be commanded
by Major General Faucett.
The Eaß Eflexregiment, now quartered at
Lynn, Swaffham, Dereham, &c. have re
ceived orders to encamp on Herringneet
freath, where it is expeded a considerable
force will campaign this Summer, for the
protection of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Two regiments of dragoons have received
orders to march to Coxheat\ the only cavalry
that will be appointed to that camp.
It is said the royal title of Duke of Lancas
ter, will be revived in the person of Prince
William Henryk ,and the revenues of the Du
chy of 'Lancaßer, with the rents of sundry
heufes and lands in London and WeftminUer,
which are parcels of that dutchy, will be as
signed to him. The title of Duke of Lancas
ter, was last possessed by Lord John of Lan
caller, Duke of Bedford, second son of King
HenrylV. and Regent of France, in the reigns
of his brother Henry V. and his nephew
Henry VI. Henry IV. was son of John of
Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Earl ot Here
ford, uncle to Richard the Second
ly a commiyc of supply, f^e Secretary at
%r moved, that 117,638!. 6s. Bd. be grant
ed to his Majesty for the purpose of raising
Ln independent companies of foot, and pay
ing the fame till the firft of December next ;
which together with some smaller grants on
the army estimates, was voted without oppo
firfon.
May 3. Dispatches have been sent to the
several commanding officers,of the troops in
Scotland, with orders to put Fort Augustus,
and the rest of the forts along the coast, in the
bed prfture of defence; in confequ,nCe of
which, beacon polls have been set up for ear
ly intelligence, places of rendezvous for the
regulars and militia appointed,' and drift or
ders giver, that no officer absent himfelf from
bis duty on a ) pretence whatever.
Sir Eyre Coote was at Bengal when Hyder
Ah entered the Carnatic ; he arrived at
? 1 :y in the beginning of November, and
is (^ ;urfe commanderin chief, in the room
v< Hector Munro.
No sooner had the directors intelligence of
the unfortunate affair in the Carnatic, than
they dispatched a packet privately over land
to India, with frefh inftru&ions how to ad,
and an account of all the fuccours intended to
be sent to their relief.
Extraa of a Letter from Edinburgh, April 28.
" This morning arrived in Leith Roads the
Leith armed ship, from Shetland, having seen
the troops, artillery, Bores, &c. that went
out under her convoy, landed at the above
fort.
“ By this vessel we have information, that
the Necker privateer of Dunkirk, of (6 guns,
and 62 men, Francis Mongen, Commander,
was taken ofFZetlarid on the lith inst. by the
Marianne Greenlandman of London, of 14
guns, with a letter of marque, and carried in
to Lerwick. It is said the privateer inißook
her for a frigate, and threw her guns over
board, and that some of her rigging gave
way ; otherwise, being of foperior force, the
reverse might have taken place. This is the
fame vessel which took the Speedwell, of
Leith, Capt. Lumfdale, whose ransomer, with
other two, we hear are on board ; also cap
tured the Neptune, of Aberdeen, laden with
salmon, for London, which /was afterwards
retaken by the crew. The Captain and Offi
cers of the privateer arc on board the Leith
transports. The remainder of the crew, and
the vessel are left at Lerwick, under the charge
of the Sutherland fencibles."
Lord Mansfield was seemingly. quite reco
vered from his late indisposition, and spoke
in the debates last Tuesday with his usual
eloquence and accuracy. His voice was ra
ther in a lower pitch than hitherto, but it Was
clear, dißinft, and articulate. The utmost
attention was paid to him during the hour and
quarter in which he spoke; and below the
bar mod of the firft lawyers, many of the
Houfeof Commons, and a number of other
gentlemen, crowded to hear his Lordship.
, The matter was of the greatest consequence,
and Lord Loughborough intended to have
spoke to it, but Lord Mansfield dating all
• that could be adduced in favour of the peti
tion, and replying particularly to each part,
so essentially set aside the intended argument,
that it was thought mod advifeable to permit
the motion to be rejected nem. diffntiente. A
pardon however, we hear will be obtained for
the unfortunate convid, who has been the
qccafion of the signal and ultimate decision on
this very important fubjed.
—Extracts from Rebel Papers^ —
BALTIMORE, July 3.
Extras of a letter from a Gentleman at Dumfries,
Virginia, dated on 7 burfda, laj.
" The tobacco in and near Richmond is all
dekroyed by the Brftifh army, and indeed al
most every other kind of property in that
quarter, which fell in their way, that,could
not be moved. There are about 500 refu
gees, from Carolina, who follow the British
zrmy with no other view than that of plun
dering.—l do not underhand that the people
^Richmond loft any thing, in that way, out
of their houses, but the inhabitants for 20
miles round, have loft every thing.—Lad Sun
day Cornwallis was at New-Kent court house,
on his way to, and 30 miles from Williams
burg. The Marquis was at Bottom Bridge,
within 13 miles of him, and endeavouring to
overtake him as soon as poßible. The rear of
the enemy and the advance of our army were
but three miles apart. Gen. Morgan is on
his way to join the Marquis with 1600 men,
which will rhake his army very strong. By
all accounts, Cornwallis hatli not got more
than 4500 men. Light horse are crouding in
from all quarters to join the Marquis. I ex
ped our troop here this morning, with the
one from Frederick Town."
The honourable S. Huntington having
informed Congress, that his ill date of health
will not permit him to continue longer to exer
cise the duties of Ptefident, and requeued leave
of absence, Congress proceeded to the choice
of another President, and the bailors being
taken, the honourable Thomas M'Kean was
elected.
CHAT II AM, July 18.
General Washington, we are told, put the
army in motion lad Sunday, and moved to
wards King's Bridge; and, as a very heavy
tannonade was heard mod of last Sunday night
and Monday morning, it is supposed Fort
Washington was attacked.
A detachment from the army, under cover
of some French frigates, effected a landing at
Llcyd'6 Neck, on Long-Island, last week; but
what they did we cannot, with accuracy, in
form our readers.
PHILADELPHIA, July ii.
BOSTON, July 9.
Tuesday lad arrived here Capt. Elisha Tur
ner, in a letter of marque brig from Martini
cb. On his homeward bound passage he cap
tured a Ship from Guernsey bound to New-
York, 16den with wine, gin, brandy, and dry
goods.
WORCESTER, July 5.
This week two large iron mortars were car.
,ied through this town; They were brought
from Bolton, and are to go on as faft as poßi
ble to camp. One of them weighs gyoolb.
the other about gooolb. each drawn by Sour
teen yoke of cattle.
PROVIDENCE, July 7.
The privateer Ship Belifarius, Capt. Monro,
lof this place, has taken and sent into port a
brig calied'the Little Jenny, laden with rum,
sugar and coffee. The Belisarius also captur
ed a schooner, :hree days previous to her fall
ihg in with the above brig.
NEWPORf, Jeb 7.
, Last Sunday arrived tere Mr. \Vm # Spencer,
in a prize sloop, captured by the Civil Usage,
Capt, Powers, belonging to Salem. The above
prize was cut out of the Delaware by the Bri
tish, who were bound with her to New York,
when Captain Powers ft 11 in with her off Egg-
Harbour. She is balladed with wheat and
corn.
Lad week failed from this port his mod
Chriftiau Majesty's Ships the Neptune, I'Evillie,
and Romulus; and on Sunday lad returned
with Ie General and Ariel frigates, ana a
number of the transports which lately arrived
at Boston from France.
Yederday arrived here in 15 days from St.
Croix, a Sloop belonging to Connecticut, the
mailer of which informs, that accounts were
received at the above place the day before he
failed of there having been an engagement
between the French and British fleets, off To
bago, in which it was said the latter had three
Ships funk and two taken.
[There was no facb Action.]
[For the Particulars, fee the New-York Gazette
and Weekly Mercury of July 16. J
The sloop Lively, Capt. Latham, was last
Monday chafed on shore at Montauk-point,
by the ship Goodrich, of 24 guns, command
ed by Stanton Hazard. The sloop was loft,
but her rigging and Bores will be saved.
Tuesday the sloop jay returned into port,
with a sloop laden with wood, which foe took
between Block Island and Montauk; the
wood sloop had been taken by one of the ene
my's row-galleys, in the Vineyard Sound,
andfrvhen taken by the Jay, was bpund to
New-York.
Wednesday, the Romulus of 44 guns, and
three frigates from Newport, passed this har
bour and flood up the Sound with a fair wind.
Capt. M'Gill, who failed from this port
about three weeks ago, in a sloop for the Weft-
Indies, was taken by a British ship; afterwards
retaken by the Jay and Active privateers, and
ordered for this port, but being chafed by the
brig Favourite, Capt. Budington, (yvhom they
took to be an enemy) the prize run ashore
near Montauk, Part of the cargo will be saved.
NEW-LONDON July 13.
Tuesday fe'nnight a party from our army
under the command of Colonels Scammel anti
Huntingtr n rill in with a body of the enemy,
between Williams's and Mile-Square, when a
Ikirmifhing commenced, which lasted great
part of the day; but the particulars arc not
come to hand.
Sunday last the Young-Cromwell privateer
returned into port from a cruise, during which
she retook a brig from Salem, and ordered her
for this port, but falling in with a British fri
gate near Long-Inland, the brig's peoplelook
to their boats and got off, when the brig was
again taken.
Monday the brig Deane, Captain Scovel,
returned from a cruise.
NEW-YORK, July 19. j
Tuesday last arrived the privateer ftipof4
war Virginia, belonging to Messrs. Sheddeng
and Goodrich, with her prize, the fchoonerCi
Susannah, laden with sugar, from Port an |
Prince.
The ' fame day arrived the coppered ship J
Emperor, of 34 guns, with 900 bogflheads of,
rum from Jamaica. -
By the Emperor from Jamaica, we are in- I
formed, that his Majeßy's Ship Resource, cf
28 guns, had fallen in with the Unicorn of
the fame force, and after a fierce engagement a
of two hours and ah half, in which the latter %
had 14 killed, and upwards of 20 wounded :;
She Struck and was Drought into Kingston, 1
Jamaica, where great numbers of prizes had !
lately been conduced, chiefly bound from|
the continent for Cape Francois, and the!
Mole. Capt. Fotheringham of the Ruby died|
about two months ago at Port Royal ; he is
fubceeded in the Ruby, by Capt; Haynes.
Tuesday arrived a polacre, Capt. L. Blond,;
from Cape Francois, to Mqrfeillet, laden wixh ;
indigo, sugar, coffee, cotton, &c. a valuable
prize to his Majeßy's ships Pearl and Irfs;
likewise the Ship Betsey, with 14'00 barrels of
flour, bread, provisions, &c.
The following was published in a
Hand-bill, in this City, last Monday.
Adjutant General's Office, New-York fuly 13,
1781.
I AM direded by the Commander in Chief
to fend you the following account of the
operations of the army in Virginia, under the
command of Lieutenant General Earl Corn
wallis, which you will plcafe to publish in
your Gazette,
I am, Sir,
Your most
obedient Servant,
0. De Lancey,
Adjt. Gen.
To Mr. James Rivington, &c. Cc &c.
HIS Lordship after passing James River at
Weftover, moved to Hanover Court-
House, and creffed the South Anna, the Mar
quis de la Fayette, keeping about 20 miles
distance from him. From this place his Lord
ship detached Lieutenant Colonels Tarleton
and Simcoe, the former of which took some
Members of the Assembly at Charlotte Ville,
and deftro^ed there, and on his return, one
thousand stand of good arms, some eloathing,
and other stores, and between 4 or 5 hundred
barrels of powder, without opposition.
Baron Stuben, who commanded about eight
hundred twelvemonth's men and militia, re
- tired rith great precipitation from the Point
of Fork, be ore Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe,
who, after using every exertion to attack his
rear juard, destroyed there and the places ad-
j .cent, about three thousand three hundred
Pane of arms (then under repair), some salt,
harness, &c aed about one hundred and fifty
barrels of powder.
His Lordship then moved by Richmond and
arrived at Williamiburgh on the 25th ofJune,
having in addition to the articles already men
tioned, dedroye'd on this expedition in differ
ent places, above two thousand hogsheads of
tobacco, a great number of iron guns, ten
brass French 24 Pounders, and brought off
four brass 13 inch mortars, five brass 8 inch
howitzers, four long brass 9 pounders, all
French, and a considerable quantity cf shot
and Shells,
On the twenty-Sixth, as Lieutenant Colonel
Simcoe was returning with his corps, and the
Jagers, from the deftruQion of some boats and
Bores on the Chickahominy, he was attacked
by a much fupetior force of the enemy, who
were repulsed with considerable loss, and three
officers, and twenty-eight privates taken pri
soners.
His Lordship having an intention to cross
James River; marched on the fourth instant
to a camp near James Town, and made his ar-
I ragements accordingly. On the Sixth in
!formation was brought him about noon, of
the approach of the enemy, and about four in
Ithe afternoon, a large body attacked his out
;pofts, but concluding that the enemy would
inot bring a considerable force within his reach,
; unless they supposed that nothing was left but
; a rear guard, his Lordship took every means
Ito convince them of his weakness, which had
I the desired effed, for about sun-set a body of
I troops with artillery began to form in front of
Ihis camp; he then put the troops under arms;
I and ordered the army to advance in two lines.
IThe attack, was begun by the firft line with
I great spirit, there being nothing but militia
I opposed to the light infantry, the action was
I soon over on, the right; but Lieut. Colonel
IDundas's brigade, confuting of the 43d, 76th,
1 and Both regiments which formed the, left
I wing, meeting the Pennsylvania line, and de
|tachment of the Marquis de la Fayette's conti
nentals, with two fix pounders, a smart action
;enfued for some minutes, when the enemy
I gave way, and abandoned their cannon.
I The cavalry were ready to pursue, but the
Idarknefs cf the evening prevented his Lord-
Blip making use of them.
I His Lordship commends the spirit and good
, behaviour of the officers and soldiers of the
;whole army, but the 76th and loth regiments,
I on whom the brunt of the action fell, had an
lopportunity of distinguishing ibemfelves par
; ticularly.
And his Lordship fays Lieut. C 1 Dundas's
conduct and gallantry deserve -highest
praise, the force of the- enemy rhe field
was about two thousand Continent ?n Mi
litia, and their loss he believes be ' two
and three hundred, and that halt hour
more day light, would probably ha given
him the greatest par: of the Corps.
NEW-VORK, ^24
Last Tuefd.v/,evening a party of about te^
of Cub De Lancey's refugees, under the com
mand cf Lieut. Vincent, proceeded from.
Morriffania to the neighbourhood of Samuel
Crawford's; within three miles of the White-
Plains, where he fellin with a captain and 30
French Hussars, who charged the little de
tachment with their swords; this occasioned
him to quit the road and take to a fence, from
whence Lieut. Vincent fired and Biot the
French commander dead ; two of his men also
fired, and occasioned the whole party to run
away, leaving their Bain captain, a gentle
man of very elegant figure and dress upon the
road. A body of French infantry immediate
ly/advancing briskly, occasioned Lieut. Vin
cent to fecare his retreat without any loss.
The Comte de Rochambault's head quar
ters is at Capt. Gedney's, near Chatterton
Hill, well of the Brunx.
The whale-boat Shedden, John Atkinson,
commander, failed from this 'on Tuesday
morning last, and yesterday returned with a
schooner named the Three Sifters, loaded
with boards, plank, thingies, naval Bores,
&c, from Delaware Bay.
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