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Th: Vengeance American privateer, has taken
1 . AT; outward bound to Oporto, and carried
them in?o Fiance.
^ zo. A fliip from St. Domingo to Nantz,
p ken into Guernsey. The L'Efprit privateer, of
B one, of it guns and 90 men, is lent into King
id, The L'Efperance, of 24.^115, is taken by a
frigate, and feat into Penzance. She had taken four
prizes. Tht Bellona and Enterprize privateers of
London, have taken a French privateer of 20 guns,
and tent ~ ir to Lisbon. The Gipfey'privateer of
3rittol, is carried into St. Maloes.
The fiTowing are fid to be the terms of the new
I an; 5 per cent, for zo years, or redeemable on the
,ft of government ;an annuity of 1 per cent, for
two lives, and seven lottery tickets for every ionol.
1^ Scribed, at fol. each ; tho number of tickets in
tzenfing lottery to hr 56,00%
Two American prizes, laden with rice and indigo,
an taken and carried into Torbay.
he Marquis of Rockingham privateer, belong
i to Hull, hath taken a French privateer of iz
yr s, and carried .her into Torbay.
EW - POR T, April 14.
"he Refugees, in a late excursion to the
<!ward, have been very fuccefsful. At Bed
-3 and Falmouth, they made a Feint of
ding, and having shewn themselves for fix
C ys along the Rebel Coast with a design to
rafi, alarm and distress, the King's Ene
s, (11 which they succeeded beyond Ex
ation) pursuing their Course dill to the
Hi cward, they landed at Nantucket, from
whence they brought fafe into Port, three
Vessels, loaded with Oil, Whalebene, To
bacco, Molasses, Cordage, Lumber, &c. &c.
-By this Adventure, the Rebels and their
Abettors, have been deprived of Property to
he Amount of eight Thousand Pounds Ster-
SAVANNAH, (in Georgia) March 25.
On the 21st : nilant in the Morning his Ma
fty% armed vessels under the command of
Lieut. Spry and M'Kinley, being at anchor off
YrCe bluff, a party of General Lincoln's
%< c nfifting of 40 were difeovered on a
'fug £ >und behind a house; and soon after
^e A S on board their galleys from Pury
e heard huzzaing and coming down
at half past nine they anchored and
T an attack on his Majefty'sveffels, assisted
Fvf^jve 40 men our of the bushes; their
>on returned, from our cannon so well
that after an hour's contest, they
heir gallies and got away in boats,
an officer and surgeon with some
y whom they would not stay to take
W''hera.
The Congress and Lee gallies, consequently
fell nto° onr hands: On board the former a
la , n Campbell and one seamen were killed,
vlaholl. L T
✓ :e C, mtefO d'Artois privateer is taker by the
Winter private (hip of war, belonging to Liverpool,
,nd sent into Beerhaven.„
The Neptune, Luckie, a French ship, from Caro
na for Bourdeaux, is taken by the Spy armed ship,
n the service of Government, and sent into Coik.
The Maichionels of Granby has taken the Lahore,
Sound from I'Orient to Bolton, with merchandize,
worth 25,000!. and a snow laden with brandy, and
tent them both into Liverpool.
The Ellis, Captain Washington, has taken and
sent into Liverpoof the Jolephin, from St. Domingo
to Fiance.,
The Sturdy B ggar, Cooper, of 20 guns, has
)ut into Kipfale to refit, having loft her foremaft in
aking a French snow privateer, which she carried
into Liverpool.
Lord Howe, it is said, is to command the grand
fleet, preparing for the defence of this country the
mining summer, and Lord Townfhend to command
the encampment at Cox-heath.
A letter from Lisbon, dated January 10, fays,
“ The Bellona paivateer, Captain Fairweather,
of Liver, 001, of 24 guns, and 180 men, is arrived
here from a cruize off Finiftene with two prizes, viz.
Bon Vivan't, from France to Martimco. with pro
visions and bale goods; and 3 large ship from Bollon
to France, with tobacco, lumber, masts, &c. valued at
10,0001.
Proceedings of the Court Martial in the Tryal of
Admiral Keppel, Thursday February 11.
At a Court-Martial assembled on board his Ma
jetty's Ship Britanni , the 7th of January,
1779, an d held by Adjournment at the
Houle of the Governor of his Majesty's Gar
rison at Pprtfmouth every Day afterwaids,
Sundays excepted, till the 11th of February,
1779, inelnfive.
This Court, pursuant toan Order of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 31st of
December, 1778, and directed to Sir Thomas Pye,
proceeded to enquire into a Charge exhibited by Vice
Admiral Sit Hugh Pailifer,again it the Hon.Auguftus
Keppel, for Mtfcondud and Negledl oJ Duty on the
27th and 28th of July lalt, in sundry Instances as
mentioned in a Paper tliat accompanied the faidOrder
and for trying the fame--and the Court having heard
the Evidence and the Prisoners Defence,and maturely
and seriously coufidefing the Whole, are of Opinion,
that the Charge is malicious and ill-founded, it ha
ving appeared that the Admiral, so far from having
by Mifcondu& and Nrgle& of Duty on the Days
therein alluded to, loft an Opportunity of rendering
ertehtial Service to the Sts e, and thereby tarnishing
the Honour of the British Navy, behaved as became
a judicious, brave, and experienced Officer. The
Court do thei efoe unanimously 3d honourably ac
quit the said Admiral Augustus Kepple of the several
: :? he Charge against him, and he is hereby
mourably acquitted accordingly.
,v \teer ship Marchioness of Granby, of IS
guns, is carried into Breit by a frigate. The Inde
puvtent rivateer of Barton is carried into Millfoid.
<- Tin ?ce, Lemarfh, from South-Carolina, is
c,. ;ed irto Liverpool by the Tartar.
id.:ra! Sir Hugh Pallifer lies danggroufly ill of
lent fever, at his country feat.
e Scar.rimony, a French (hip, bound from
Ma ;mico to Buurdeaux, is taken by the Smiling
S' miv.reer, belonging to Waterford, and car
rminth^. She is valued at 20,000!.
, 1, O N D O N, .
TP, !h From the Note we learn, that ice Bee,
A leri, and Revenge cutters, have tert in the Achilles
tench privateer of 16 guns, which they to ^ the 6th
nil. off Oteidncfs, after exchanging a few (hot. $
A Nation privateer lias cut out ofthe quarantine
nad at Manvilles tour veflri, and carried them into
4 badly wounded, and ten prisoners ; on board
the latter, 2 killed, 2 mortally wounded (since
dead) and one with his leg shot off; the wound
ed vere carried to the hospital at Savannah
lall night. The Congress galley was manned
with 105 Americans; and the Lee galley with
150 Frenchmen. Much Credit is due to the
officers and seamen on board his Majesty's
vessels, and to Mr. O'Farrel who commanded
the Thunder galley, from St, Augustine, for
their gallantry on this occasion.
NEW -YO RK, April 26.
Extras of a Letter from a Gentleman of the best
Intelligence in London, to bis Friend in this City,
dated Feb. ±, 1779.
" You may be assured that the Independence of Ame
rica will not be submitted to by this Country, and that
theWar will be carried on with Vigour.--This Country
is immensely rich, and has Resources infinitely superior
to tbofe of France, and I think more than any other
Potver in Europe.---Can you believe that M. Necker
the great French Financier, b& attempted to borrow of
theDutch 80,000 Livres,an ^could not succeed ? Hefell
to 40,000 Livres, and even failed in procuring that
small Sum ! And yet you may depend on this as a
Fadl. Re assured that the public Finances of France,
and its Ability to raise Moneys were never at so low
an Ebb, in the Beginning of a !Var, as at present. I
doubt tub.her they were lower, or her Credit more
contemptible at the End of the lafi War; so that as
there is no Likelihood that Spain will interfere, / hope
the War will not be of a long Duration.
" A large Body of Troops will come over to Am:rica
to reinforce the Army, and pu/b the next Campaign
with Vigour, Some of them are now embarking. A
Bill has paged the Commons for raiJing in the several
Parifses 27,000 Men ; it is now with the Lords, and
will be enabled into a Law. This Number, with the
Militia, and regular Est ablifoment, will be fufficient
Jor the Defence of this Country, and for the Reduc
tion of the Colonies in Rebellion.
The Eagle, Capt. Raddcn, of thi ePort,
has taken a Vessel loaded with Sugar and Mo-"
lasses, and sent her to St. Augustine.
The Schooner Greyhound, Capt. Wright,
belonging to this Port, has taken and sent into
Jamaica, a French Schooner called the Father
Joseph, loaded with Coffee, Cocoa, and Indi
go-
Fresh Beef now fells in Philadelphia for \6f.
per Pound, and all other Sorts of Provisions
in like Proportion.
Lart Thursday Evening was married Mr.
Francis B. Winthrop, Merchant of this
City, to Miss Marston, eldest Daughter of
Thomas Marston, Esq.
Friday was celebrated the Anniversary of
the thrice renowed SAINT GEORGE,
PATRON of ENGLAND, when a great
deal of Good Humour presided over each Con
vivial Board, and, as usual, large Libations
of Generous Wine were consumed by tee
Honest Sons and Descendants Vs John Bull.
Tbe following Letter was brought to Head Quar
ters from New-ferfey a Jew days ago, but it
appearing by the signature to be the production of
Mr. William Livingfon, titular Governor of
that province, bis Excellency the Commander in
Chief, of course, paid no manner of attention
to it.
Elizabeth-Town, I^A April, 1779.
SIR,
I Received your Excellency's Letter of the
loth instant, this afternoon, and had an
opportunity about an hour after to fee a copy
of it in the New-York American Gazette, to
gether with mine of the 29th of March, which
occasioned it. Your Excellency by these pub
lications, compared with a certain passage in
your letter seems determined to clofc our cor
We hear that a Party of People from New-
Hampshire, have lately took Possession of a
Continental Stare filled with Provisions at a
Place called Sharon, in Connecticut, about zc
Miles east from Hudson's River: They were
opposed by the Guard for some Time, but at
Length proved vitlorious, after shedding some
Blood.
" What will you think of the Men who decry the
Resources of this Country, when I tellyou that upon the
Minifer's fgnifjing the Want of Money Jor the current
Year, seven Men only engaged to fubferibe seven Mil
lions ! But even this Offer is not accepted, as be can
raise the Supplies in Holland upon more beneficial
Terms." Such is the Credit of the Nation abroad."
Last Wednesday Lieutenant-Colonel Bufkirk
sent of Capt. Ryerfon, Lieut. Bufkirk, and
Ensign Earle with a Detachment of 42 Men of
the 4th Battalion of New-Jersey Volunteers,
who fell in with the Rebels about Day-Break,
immediately charged and put them to the
Rout, killed and wounded a considerable
Number, whom they passed on the Field beg
ging for Mercy, while they followed the rest
until reinforced bv their Main Body, confining
of about 100 Carolina Troops arid sixty militia;
Captain Ryerfon perceiving his Men much
fatigued, drew of his little Party to a riling
Ground, where instead of being attacked by
them so much superior in Number, he saw
them Retreat. His Loss on the Occasion was
one Man miffing and two wounded.
Advices from the Country since our last,
are, that the Deane Frigate, and five Vessels
u< ler her Convoy, had got into Philadelphia,
from Martinico, but were chafed up the Dela
ware as far as Bumbo Hook, and that the
Deane was Rationed at Chester; that there
were only three Privateers out of Philadelphia,
and those small; that the Continental Money
was so depreciated in Pennsylvania, being
about 18 to i, that a Soldier's Pay per Month
amounted to no more than two Shillings Cur
rency in hard Money ; that about the firft of
this Month Colonel Bctle} had been at a Place
on the Sulquehanna called Sunbury, where he
had burnt 9 Houses, and took several Prisoners,
and a Number of Cattle ; that there were no
Preparations for a Campaign making in Penn
fylvunia, but they expected Great Britain
would pulh them with great Vigour this Sum
mer.
how do you know but that they are intimates
of your own ? I told you that " your person
was more in my power than I had reason to
think you imagined." But is there no such
thing as that of one perfon'sbeing inthe pow
er of another, without murder? Indeed Sir,
from the specimen of your inductions you
ought to be a much better General than you
appear to be a logician, or America need be
under no apprehensions about her indepen
dence during your ^dminifration.
As to your must not be troubled with any far
ther correjpondence with Mr. Livingflon, believe
me Sir, that I have not the lealt passion for
interrupting you in your more ufeful corref
poadence with the' Mi^irtry, by which the
nation will doubtless be greatly edified, and
which will probably furnilh materials for the
mod authentic hirtory of the present war, and
that you cannot be less ambitious of my cor
respondence than I am of yours; because
whatever improvement! might hope to receive
from you in the art of war, and especially in
the particular branches of conducting moon
light retreats and planningfaref expeditions, I
should not expert from our corefpondence any
considerable edification or refinement in the
epistolary way. I am therefore extremely
willing to terminate it by wiffiing you a fafe
voyage across the Atlantic with the lingular
glory of having attempted to reduce to bon
• d^ge a people determined to be free and inde
pendent.
I am, Sir, your humble Servant,
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
His Excellency Gen. Sir Henry Clinton.
refpGßde, re, \y precluding me from a, regly.
But. by tie lews of England, Sir (ih9 belt of
which we intend to adopt) leaving the rest to
our old friends of the realm, he who opens a
\cdufe hath the privilege of concluding it.
It is the observation of foreigners that Ame
rica has (hewn her superiority to Greac-Britain
no less in rhe decency of her writing, than in
the success of her arms. I have too great a re
fpeft for my native country, whatever I ought
to have for Sir Henry Clinton, ro furnilh an
infiance in contrradiation of so honourable a
remark.
Perhaps, Sir, vou entertain too exalted an
opinion of yourown importance in deeming it
a condefeenfon in you to anfiver a letter inform
ing you in the molt inotfenfive terms, of an
overture made by one of your general offic rs
to have me 'afl'affinated. Alas! how many a
hopeful gentleman has.been made giddy by a
Star and Garter! It had doubtless redounded
more to your honour, and, afforded a stronger
argument of your abhorring such infamous
measures, to have called upon me for the
proofs, and manifested a proper resentment
against the criminal, than to flourish about the
capability of your foul, and to betray a want of
politeness so unusual in perfonsof your rank and
breeding, and without any other provocation
than my complaining to you of the conduct of
one uhder your command, so repugnant to the
law of arms and the sentiments of humanity.
That you have a foul capable of harbouring so
infamous an idea as assassination, I was so far
from intimating, that I told y<%, 1 thought it
highly improbable you should either counte
nance, connive at, or be privy to a design so
sanguinary and difgraceful; and I remember
that when I used the word improbable, I had
like to have said impossible; but that I was de
terred, on recollecting numerous instances, by
the extreme difficulty ®f precisely ascertaining
the utmost poffbility df Britilh cruelty. What
ever yourfa/ may be capable of, I should have
ventured, before the receipt of your letter, to
have pronounced it importable for you to be
capable of opprobrious language. How far,
Sir, l am now to believe this impossibility, |I
leave you in your cooler moments to determine.
However trifling an end you may suppose
would be obtained by my assassination, you
certainly thought my capture, not long since,
important enough to make me a principal ob
jed, of what was, in a literal sense, a very dirty
expedition.
What could induce you to fay, that I boast
of the power of being able to dispose of your
life by means of intimates of mine ready to
murder at my command, I am at a loss to
guess: Is there a word in my letter either
about your life or about murder? Or is your
Excellency so haunted with the thoughts of
murder, from a confeioufnefs of Britilh bar
barity, that you cannot write three paragraphs
without being startled by the fhecking fpe&re?
And if there are any intimates in the case,
Sundry Matters omitted this Week fall be infer
red in our Text.
The January Packet, Capt. Bolderfon, is fafe
arrived at Falmouth.
'^^^& > fcfoMH°fcW^
T TALF Johannes's and Guineas, of the
£proper Weight, given in Exchange
for light Half Johannes's, or for Doubloons,
Pirtoles or Moidores at a proper Discount.
Enquire of the Printer.
WANTS a place, a young MAN, as a
cook or footman to a single gentleman.
Enquire of the printer.
STOKZ, with two Of more good Rooms,
and a Cellar, to he entered on the frit of May
next. Enquire at H. Gaine's Printing-Office.
JOSEPH TOTTEN,
No. 169, Queen-street, corner of Beekman-ftreet,
has for sale, wholesale and retail,
A Few boxes of 6 by 8, and 7 by 9 window glass,
Ed. red. and izd. nails, by the calk, Tailing,
ton's balsam of life, with a general assortment of dry
goods, suitable for the feafon,which he will fell cheap
fer caffi.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
At the Ceffee House, this day,
40 Boxes of Engliffi made dipt candles.
TO-MORROW,
20 Puncheons of choice Weft-India rum.
A parcel of very fine indigo, and a few bales of
cotton.
By Daniel. McCormick.
Public Au&ion.
TO-MORROW,
Will continue the sale of Cutlery, Iron
mongery, &c. &c. at the Audion Room of
Duncan, Barclay, and Co. No. 516, Hano
ver-Square.
c a
OF an exceeding good quality, bottled in
England, mess beef in tierces, pork in
half barrels, imported from London in the
Mary, Captain Stewart, and to be fold by
Thomas M'Kie, at No. 923, opposite the Cof
fee-Houfe, water street.
Turtle-Bay, April 23, 1779.
RUN-AWAY from the Shi John transport,
Edward Phillips, ,!/ ; . W' ,lOR
RISS, ' Teaman, age^ about 27 yeus, a f : h com
plexion, 5 set t 7 inches high. When ie left the
ship he had on a blue jacket and lore, '.reefers.
Whoever secures the said run-a^y, shall receive
TWEN TY DOLLARSQew^. "
HENR Y , BTTTp7
London Store, Bioad-Way,
^Ntends leaving <3 Stoiekeeping the firft day of
, May next, and having on hand the small remains
of a well allotted cargo from London, cornicing of
woollens, linens, Manchester goods, fail-cloth, ha
berdalheiy, and hosiery, a small affurtirent of cutlery
and hardware, a few'calks of Crowley's nails, and
a few boxes of London crown window gi rfs, will
dispose of the fame to any person that is inclinable to
purchase the whole at the London prime colt, which
(hall be made appear by the bills of parcels from the
most capital traders in England. He wiil t, ke good
bills of exchange in payment, or give the purchaser
three months credit on good security.
If the woollens, nails and window glass are ob
jected to he will dispose of the other assortments to
gether at 10 per cent, advance on prime cost.
For sole at said store, about 50 dozen of old Lon
don particular Madeira wine, that has been in the
Welt-Indies and London, and near two years in
America, esteemed equal if not superior to the belt
Madeira in New-Yotk.
Henry Bird begs the favour of those indebted to
him, to difeharge the fame in the course of the pre
sent month, and from those gentlemen in particular
that contrasted their debts in the month of February
and March 177 $, at Philadelphia, he ex; eels imme
diate payment, that he may not be u der the disa
greeable neceflity of applying to the higher powers
tor redress.
LANDED out of the ship Sally, Capt.Coupar,
, from London, in September 1775, a small
PACKAGE, containing a few yards of broad
cloth, blankets, sheets, flockings, &c. Also, now
landed out of the ship Szlly, Capt. Anderson, a
small BOX, the contents unknown. The owners
are requeued to call on Samuel Franklin) No. 1,3,
Queen-ttreet, produce bills of lading, or receipts,
paying charges and take them away.
A few calks of loaf sugar, and good ship bread,
frefh baked, to be fold by said Franklin.
Excellent Cartridge PAPER,
SOME very good Shop Paper, and Printing Pa
per of all Sorts, fold on the Albany Pier, by
George and Jeromus Remfen.
Sale by AUCTION,
, By BOWMAN and CODGER,
Thi&day ar the Cofferf-Koufe,
AQUAN 1I TV of pork anri bee in halt
barrels, barrels and tierces, a few chests
bohea tea of the fcii quality, a parcel of fadlc
rv, &c* &c /
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
To morrow at their OF FIC E,
Na. 52.1, Hanover -Square,
A GREAT variety of Britilh and other
goods, particularly a quantity of very
fine Iriih linens.
lELic'A-U'C'T fO-N,-
Tbis day, opposite 'Tay lor and Bayard's Vendue-
Store, facing the Coflee Tkuje Bridge, will be
fold,
100 Cases Geneva
A quantity of bar iron
8 Boxes of best hyfon and common green
tea 1
On WEDNESDAY,
One 12 inch cable
Oue 7 inch hawser
A parcel of old junk.
Public Auction.
This Morning, at Eleven o'Clock,
Al John M“A,dam, and Co's.
Licetyed Auction Room, will be fold,
A Variety of Dry Goods, viz.
Cotton checks Tombour vest patterns
Callicoes Breeches pieces
Thread & silk hose Dowlas, &c. &c.
Neat London made shoes and boors
A quantity of Harry VIII playing cards.
At the Bridge, at 1 o'clock,
500 Feet of Mahogany.
Public Auction.
By fames Inglis, at bis office in Water-freet,
this day, io o'clock, will begin the Jale of a
neat afortn.ent of seasonable DRY GOODS,
amongjl which are,
TTINE cambricks, and long lawns, plain, figured,
r and hoped silk gauzes and gauze handkerchiefs,
an afTortment of ribbons, corded and figured dimi
ties, fine German cord, moreens, striped Hollands,
a great variety of India dimity and Nankeen waist
coat shapes, table cloths, some printed cottons, co
loured and other threads, packet and pound pins,
needles, cake ink, printed paper, writing paper,
bagging, hardware, and feme ironmongery, &c.