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Formidable brokc , |hip s a ilern of the
through it ; two O ' 'fy P foort pißol shot
Vil!e de Pans, Q us , and there
of the laft^ P jo W ^ to leeward of
by bringing the rc f a fter 8 o'clock,
and when the Imo disorder; one
ceiv ed the enemy &nd the bow
ff boards and| yi°g lik e a ,[f
, vpre soon in total route, and flight,
T'thc signal having been made for the van
"tack our whole fleet gained the weather.
'the signal for the hne was hauled
%%',every ship attacking the <,emv.where
i A Q firing WAS inCcflant
de ^^
^gfr^ b r numbers, and ^, n ed by
her friends, struck her colours. Four others
of the line had struck before tn the cemrfe of
the day ; and one is said to be funk.
Such is the biftory of one of the most
Glorious days car country ever
what pleases me m^ in it is the man feft
priority of British fire and Brurih valour, tn
sc.fr fignt. I can speak to this as an eyc
witnefs, having bfn on the quarter deck all
the time, and obf^ved ^ oen fire
ed as we approatbed, 'till they were f^ent
upon being dole alongside. Ihe tiding
fuperitrity we had, is a proof of ths a.fo ;
for, though we had three mere flops, they
had a greater weight of metal and more B ^
'' There were 6 400 troops on boaru of
this feet, and were certainly intended to co
operite against Jamaica, with a great French
and Spanish force, already ass mbied at C:pe
Nic la Mole. We are no* fleering for that
Iflwd, with the greater part of our fieet.,
4 Oar prizes, befires the Ville de Parts,
arc the Glorieux of 74 guns, the Cae'ar of 74
gins, (burnt and blown up by accident ^e
flowing night) the Hector of 74, the Ar
dent (retaken) of 64 guns. Ihe whole fleet
#ifpla,ed the grearefl f r^ardnefs. Of there
in my view, Capt. Cornwallis signalized him
felf most, having hong upon, and Fuck to
the Ville de Faris to the last, and had a prin
cipal hand in taking her.
" I had a great deal of conversation with
the Count de Graffe and his officers. H@
was two days on board of the Formidable, but
is now in the Ville de Paris; which we are
towing to Jamaica. He was affable and com
municative, and bears his misfortune well.
He imputes his defeat not to his inferiority,
but to the base defection cf the other ships,
and particularly Bouganville. 1 told him the
people of England had despaired of the fafety
of Jamaica, thinking he was to compleat his
career of glory, by taking it. H 6 said
he would, had his court kept their word to
him, by fending twelve fail of the line in
Ni.v<'Tm»«.. atjary Vi^ 1 "' 1 * 1 ".
" Gur whole lifs is about 250 men killed,
and about Bco wounded. —One of the great
advantages of the day was in every Ihip be
ing engaged pretty equally so that no one
had been particularly cut up, but the Royal
Oak croft cf any. Theer'.; captain wv jo#
in the last action was Blair, of the Anion,
Lord Robert Manners loft a leg, and is gone
to England in the frigate that carried the dis
patches.
'' We could not purfoe the enemy on ac
count of the darkness of the night, and many
of us being disabled and encumbered with
prizes, we have made flow progress in cur
palftge having lain to to repair, and having
been detained by calms. Sir Samuel Hood
was fenta head with his division on the 17th,
and has joined us since. I began this letter
with the account of his I aving fallen in with,
and taken the Caton, and Jason French flips
of 64 guns, the Amiable of 32, and another
foall frigate.
" I shall add to this letter when we get to
Jamaica.
" Fort Royal, May 6 We arrived
here the 29th ult. without any new occurrence
worth mentioning. Sir Samuel Hood with
2,5 of the founded Ihips, was left to cruise off
Hispaniola; and we are arrived here fafe with
the rest, and all the prizes."
Another letter mentions, that Cpunt de
Graffe, who during the adion. behaved as a
gallantofficer, highly reprobates the candud
of several captains in his, fleet, who, when
they f und him prefled by the British, Shame
fully left him to his fate ; notwithstanding
bis repeated signals to form the line, and fup
pqrt him, at last provoked at their pufilani
,ity and difgraceful retreat, he fired into
several cf their ships as they passed him, pre
vious to his hauling down the Standard of
France. That the crews of our ships were
greatly elated with the victory, and had made
uncommon exertions to get the disabled fllips
in readiness, which they had nearly accom
plished, for immediate fervfce — That one of
•"' line of battle ships which had got a mast
rendered unferviceable had it hoiked out at
Port Royal, and a new one put in its place in
less than twenty four hours.
,rtm the Continental Journal, of Maj z.
Th POLITICAL SPECTATOR, N«mL 111.
WHEN the sword was cruelly and foolish
ly drawn by Great Britain against A-
, erica, i: produced in the people a zeal which
fufplied for a few day#, the place of Skill, dis.
ciphne and ability. It ^ no j € f, f u , pr fo co
to what a pitch the human passions can be
railed, than the great things effected by them
when they are warmly excited. The enemy
tor a while were confined to limits, that equal
numbers, maftedy difyine, and complete
generalship, have not since been able to re
strain them to. But according to the maxim,
" That nothing violent can last long," that
rage of zeal which made insecurity for a time
too much the common lot of friend and foe
within, while it guarded all from the ravages
of the enemy without, is now abated; and
the defence of the country is reduced to ^
system. We now begin to feel and afl like
other nations of the world. The man who
would now in our Assembly be laying plans
for taking large ships with canoes, or for de
stroying them with fubaqueous engines, or of
burning them with oil, spilled on the water;
or of opposing a phalanx of British grenadiers
with tutored dtgs and thtefhing instruments,
would be laughed to scorn. It now begins to
be an eltablilhcd truth here, as it hath long
| been in other nations, that armies may at all
;tmes be raffed by any power that hath money
to pay ana support them, and that he who
I hath the moil money will be the last to,lk for
Ipeace. Therefore our prefect business is, to
manage the finances of our country, and to
conduct our revenues in such a manner asp
corvince Britain, and all the rest of the word,
I that *e can fopport the war until our inde-
Ipendcr.eelpendcr.ee is acknowledged. The doing of
Ithis may save the lives of thousands, and pie
Ivent1 vent the calamities of many years war. But
I while the ability of this state is wretchedly
I misused. as it hath been for several years pail,
Iw'.iie the people are ignorant of the state of
!their puuLc affairs, and while a lethargy ap
; pears in too many with refpe& to fublicin
I tereft, and diituft and jealousy fill the minds
lof others, no man in his feofea can hope for
peace and freedom. While feme are lulled
I into security by the capture cf Lord Cori
-1 wallis; others fit cown fuilen and diffati fed
I with their taxes; both of these are in the ea
-Itreme. The taking of the Bririfh army in Vit
§ginia is an event cf great magnitude, but we
J are by no means to sing a requiem to ourfelvn
!upon it. bays the great orator, Demofthenei,
I'' It is said, Athenians, that Philip is dead,
{but what does it fignify whether he be derd
} or alive? I tell you, Athenians, I repeat it 0
}you, you will soon create another Philip for
Iyoutfejves, by your negligence, by your is
; dolence, and by the little concern you pay io
, the most important affairs."
Nor should the people who have fole'mny
voted, to fyend their lives and fortunes in this
I cental, now grow surly and untoward at the
taxes they are obliged to pay, to raise aid
support an army. Oar civil government fa
clufive of the py of the General Court) colts us
I but a mere trifle, as was observed in the Wcr
:cefter Paper lately. The salary of the Go-
I vernor, ana the Judges, if the bench whs full,
(would be but 2600 pounds, and this among#
[ 80,coo polls, if the crimes were not taxc,,
} would not be five pence on the pori, and wiri
I taxing the chutes, amounts to only one penty
Son the poll, but the expence of.the- armyis
very great. Britain brn-rowf money at twelve
I per cent, intereff, to carry or. the war; her
p^.M^o.,-.,.. ; —u~.<,h enough to pay the
interell of her debt; but while (he can jay
the interest punctually, she can honour w fi„
jmoney the pleales. We are carrying on the
I warwitbout the ban of a guinea in foecie,
and yet we know ahat men would rather have
their money in public funds at four, than in
private funds at fix per cent, and we are as
!fare that we cannot support the war for a con-
I fidejable length of time without a loan of
I money. How are we to procure this loan?
I By aranging oar system of finance, by fettling
I cur accounts, and convincing the world of the
Ireditude of the intention of our Government.
[Should a m;n come to his friend to borrow
I money, the firft enquiry made by the lender
Iwould be, whether the borrower would be able
;to pay it? To convince the lender at once of
I his ability and punctuality, he would show
§ him an inventory of his estate, the annual in
come of it, and give the lender a lift of his
debts, whereby there might be a conclusion
drawn fully evincive of his ability, and then
no doubt would remain but of his punctuality,
and this must be supported by producing marks
cf probity and exadnefs in his past condud.
Britain is remarkable for this, her account of
debts and revenues is kept with so much ex
aftnefs, that not only her treasury bench, but
each attentive fcribler can give her state of
finance and expenditure in the news-papers,
and although the debt appears fully fufficient
to fink their Island for ever, and the revenue
but barely fufficient to pay the annual interest,
and a national bankruptcy is threatened and
dreaded, yet such is the address and ma
nagement of their financiers, that when go
vernment wishes to receive upon loan a sum of
twenty millions, the lenders crowd too thick
to be attended to. The King of France cm
ployed a financier from Genoa; the King of
Britain ransacks his empire for one, and every
crowned head in Europe esteems a complete
master of finance as the principal fopport of
,his kingdom. In this date we have no parti
cular man whose duty it is to manage this im
portant branch of business, but it is the work
of every body and nobody performs it. Gentle
men from the country, whose lives have been
spent at the plough, the forge, or the taylor's
board, have prpmifcuoufly the management of
our money and accounts. I mean no reflec
tion upon these gentlemen. They are patriots,
and deserve much of their country ; but I ob
served in my last paper that it was a great mis
use of the ability of the people, to place a Ge
neral in the coumting-houfe, a Lawyer in the
field, or a Farmer or Mechanic at the treasury
board; and hence arises our accumulated
misfortunes. It is from this cause that we form
a figure so exactly contrafled to that of our ene
my ; She is eld, palled the zenith, and blulhes !
faintly like the setting fun, and yet though
(he is loaded with debt, she is upheld by an
unlhaken confidence in her promises. We
are young, rich and riling, out public debts
bear no proportion to our wealth, or means of
finance, and yet our credit is totally gone, and
<or promises are become quite proverbial—
and nothing supports us but the zeal the people
have to their freedom, and the devotion they
feel to independence. Let us then awake from
our dangerous ffvpor, and fill our departments
with men of talents fit for them, according to
their nature. Says Demosthenes, " if, Athe
nians, each of ycu, when your abilities are
wanted, and may be ufeful, will fa afwe all
idle pretences, and be disposed to serve the
public; the opulent in contributing to the
service by their wealth ; the young men by
giving their persons to the state, to serve in
rhe public Defence; if each is willing to a&
for himfelf (according to the business he under
fands) forbearing to depend upon others, with
the assistance of the Gods, youwill re-eftablilh
your eff&rs, and recover what negligence and
inattention has made you lose."
From the Pmufylvania Journal.
Philadelphia, fune I
Fxtraa of a fetter from bis Excellency General
FTaJhtngton, to Congress; dated Head Quarters,
May 10, 1782
“ JUST as I sm closing these difpatchcs, a
letter from Sir Guy Carleton is handed me,
covering sundry printed papers, a copy of
which, with the,papers, I have now the honour
to enclose to your Excellency, together with a
copy of mv answer to him, and I flatter myfelf
my conduit herein will be agreeable to the
wiihes of Congress."
Head Quarters, Nevu-rorA, 71b May, 1782
SIR,
HAVING been appointed by his Maj fly to
the command of the forces on the Atlantic
ocean, and joined with Admiral Digby in the
Commission of Peace, 1 find it proper in this
I manner to apprize your Excellency of my ar
rival at New York.
The occasion, Sir, seems to render this
communication proper, out the circumQances
of the prefect time render it also indifoe. fibie,
as l find it jutt to transmit herewith to your
Excellency certain papers, from the perusal of
which your Excellency will perceive what dis
positions prevail in the government and people,
of England towards those of America, and
what further effects ' are likely to follow; it
the like pacific difpcfition s should prevail in
this country, botn my inclination and duty
will lead me to meet it with them; ft zealous
Concurrence. In all events, Sir, it is with
me to declare, that, if war mud prevail, I shall
endeavour to render its miseries as light to the
people of this continent as the circumflances
of such a concirioti will poftibb rendt.
I am ^"^ e^TCT-rCTu to Efid that private
rirtCTunauthorifed persons have on both sides
giveaway to rhofe passions which ought to
have received the frongeff and most tfrdual
controul, and which have begot ads of retali
ation, which, without proper preventions, may
hare an extent equally calamitous and ditho
nourable to both parties, though, as it fh<?uld
seem, mere extensively pernicious to the na
tives and settlers of this country.
How much soever, Sir, we may differ in'
other refpe&s, upon this one point we mart
perfectly concur, being alike interelted to pre
serve the name of Englishmen from leproach,
and individuals from experiencing such un
necefiary evils, as can have no effect upon a
general decision ; every proper measure which
may tend to prevent these criminal excesses
in individuals, I shall ever be ready to em
brace; and as ar, advance on my part, 1 have,
as the firft ad of my command, inlarged Mr.
LivingftoD, and have written to his father
upon the fubjeft of tuch excesses as have puffed
in New-Jersey, desiring his concurrence in
such measures, as, even under the conditions
of war, the common interests of humanity re
quire.
I am further to acquaint you, Sir, that it
was my intention to have sent this day a simi
lar letter of compliment to Congress, but am
informed it is previously necessary to obtain a
passport from your Excellency, which I there
fore hope to receive, if you have no objection
for the passage of Mr. Morgan to Philadelphia,
for the above purpose.
I have the honour to be,
With great refpe&,
Your Excellency's
Most obedient humble Servant,|
(Signed) GUY CARLETON.|
His Excellency General Washington.
Head Quarters, \ctb May, 17X2.
SI R,
I HAD the honour last evening to receive
your Excellency's letter of the 7th, with the
several papers enclosed.
Ever since the commencement of this unna
tural war, my condu& has borne invariablel
testimony against those inhuman excesses which 1
in too many inflances have marked its various
progress.
With refpea to a late tranfadion, to which
I presume your Excellency alludes, I have
already exprefled my fixed resolution—a reso
lution formed oa the most mature deliberation,|
and from which I shall not recede.
I have to inform your Excellency, that your
request of a passport for Mr. Morgan to go to
Philadelphia, will be conveyed to Congress by
the ealieft opportunity, and you may rest
assured that 1 will embrace the fir# moment to
communicate to yon their determination there-
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Fine shrub,
Double and £ gle refined
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Brown sugar, of various
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Excellent byfon tea,
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For LONDON,,
(Will positively foil in 3 weeks,'
The Ship'
Sir Guy Carleton,
(Formerly the Franklin)<
Lffler of masque mounting 20 fix pounders
4 on one deck : She is well known to be a
m^kable faftfailing lhip, ^ now lying atßac e,
wharf: For freight or p^ffage, apply to Mattlr
Cunniam, nt No. x 4, Wlter-ftreet, cr to the matter
on board.
Many inconveniences and disorders having
arisen from an improper admi&h of flags at
various polls of the twoarmics, which lave
given rife to camplaints on both fi4e&[o\
prevent abuses in future, ard for the converg
ence of communication, i have concluded to
receive all flags scorn within your lines at the
poll of Dobb's Ferry, arid no where else, so
long as the Head Quarters of the two armies
remain as at the prelent.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency': &c.
(Signed) G WASHINGTON.
His Excellency Sir Guy Carltcou.
By the United^nesin Cengrtfs assembled,
Mey 14, 1782.
—[''HE letter of the loth from the Comman
& der in Chief being read, enclosing a
kopy ota letter to him from Sir Guy Carleton,
dated Head Quartets New-Yu,k, May yth,
1782.
Resolved, That the Commander in Ch'cfbe
and hereby is directed to refufe the reqaeft of
Sir Guy Carleton, of a passport for Mr. Morgan
to bring dispatches to Philadelphia.
Publilh.d by order of Congress.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
To the PUBLIC.
JAMES DERKINDEREN, Ferry-street,
No. 16, has a blessed HERB, which has
cured many of FEVERS, both in Philadelphia
and in this city, in a wonderful manner, some
of whom having been given over by the Doc
tors before they had reccurfe to this herb.— 4
No cure, no pay---The poor may have it gratis.
N. B. As I am appointed by Authority to
measure coals, salt, and corn, I tequeft the
favour to be employed.
JAMES DERKINDEREN.
Brooklyn-HaITT-O^^
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