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ft I CHMOND (Virginia) June I.
Letters from Norfolk dated the 28th ult. fay,
eat several vessels of the Havanna fleet arrived
in Hampton road.
Reports from our north-western frontiers
mention, some very daring inroads of the Indi
ans, who it is said, have cut oft several families
fettled upon the branches of the Monongohela.
Colonel Crawford, with a considerable num
ber of men, have, we hear, set out in pursuit of
their parties, who, it is imagined, have a fixed
camp at no very great distance from our exterior
settlements..
We learn, that government have appointed
persons to enquire into the circumstances of the
late maffarte of the Moravian Indians at the
Mulkingham towns, which we have great reason
to fear has been a very unjuftifiable aggreffiom
Virginia, to wit :
In the HOUSE of DELEGATES, Friday,
May 24, 1782.
Resolved unanimously, That a proposition
from the enemy, to all or any of these United
States, for peace or truce separate from their allies,
is infiduous and inadmiffable.
Resolved unanimously. That a proposition
from the enemy, for treating with any assembly,
or body of men in America, other than the Con
giefs of these United States, is infiduous and
inadmiffable.
Resolved unanimously, That this assembly,
will not listen to any proposition, nor fuffer any
negociation inconfiitent with their national faith
and federal union.
Resolved unanimously, That this assembly,
will exert the utmost powers of the Hate to car
ry on the war with vigour and effe&, until peace
'{hall be obtained in a manner confident with
our national faith and federal union.
Resolved unanimously, That the above reso
lutions be transmitted to the delegates of this
Rate at Congress, as an inHruclion to the said
delegates.
TeR. JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D.
May 2s, 1782.
Agreed to by the Senate unanimously
WILLIAM DREW, C. S.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.
It is truly distressing (fays a dorrefpondent) to
hear of cart loads of specie being sent every week
to New-York for British goods. The ingenuity
and power of our governments have been em
ployed above five years to prevent this traffic to
no purpefe ; —As this is the case, would it not
be prudent in our legislature to wink at the ex
portation of provisions and lumber to our ene
mies? By these means alone we shall save our
specie within our lines, and eventually lay Great-
Britain under contribution to us, to enable us
to profeeute the war against her. The United
Provinces established their independence by fel
ling not only neceflaries, but even gun-powder
to the Spaniards, while they were actually en
gaged in a war to subdue them.
Extract of a letter from South-Carolina, dated
camp, near Bacon's-bridge, April 18, 1782.
" There is much talk of the enemy evacuating
Charleftown, and many things which have late
ly happened seem to prognosticate it, but none
of them are so strong as to induce us to relax our
utmost exertions, to oblige them to quit it should
they not do it of their own accord. It is certain
the evacuation cannot take place immediately,
as they have not above thirty vessels in Charles
town harbour, and among them not a single fri-
Sate. The Savage sloop of war arrived here from
few-York 3 days ago, and'failed again in twelve
hours."
The following extract from Mr. Burke's speech
in the House of Commons on the Bth of March
last, may give us an idea of the immense expence
at which Great-Britain holds Gibraltar; and of
th@ extravagance of their public contraas.
" From the plan of operations laid down by
our mini Hers, we had not only loft the advan
tage we might have derived from Gibraltar, but
we are put to an immense expence to defend it.
The expence of the siege, for one year, exclusive
of the pay of the garrison, amounted to 569,000!.
and with a few items which he knew it would
cost, he might use the round number 600,0001.
Now this was a sum equal to the income of the
King of Sardinia; or to the net revenue of the
kingdom of Ireland some few years ago ; so that
the revenue of a kingdom was spent in defend
ing a rock, which would not feed half a dozen
rabbits. This money would maintain fifteen
ships of tha line ; which, Rationed there would
The latest advices from New-York fay, that a
fleet of 40 or 50 transports, having on board
about 4000 troops, under con Toy of the Lion
man of war, of 64 guns, Assurance of 44, and
two frigates, failed from the Hook on 1 uefday
last ; but their destination was not known, al
though Rhode-Ifland is pointed out by some as
the object.
June 11. We are informed, that a Mr. De
peyfter, late of the city of New-York, has been
arrested in the Rate 01 New-Jersey, and is now
confined on suspicion of giving intelligence to
the enemy : Among the papers seized on that
occasion, were fomeconjectures ofthe letter wri
ter on the state of the bank of North-America.
This, among other things, tends to fliew how
anxiously the British are enquiring concerning
an institution, the success of which has ferioully
alarmed them.
Extract from General Orders.
Head-Quarters, Ebenezer, April 16.
" Five of Col. Jacksons dragoons, and young
Snider were surrounded and fired upon, a little
before day-light 011 Sunday morning, as old Sni
ders house, near Knox's, by a party of the ene
my, thirty in number, under the conduct of a
Major Dill, but without eflea ; the fire was re
turned by Snider,with so good a direction as to
leave the Major dead upon the spot, a piltol fired
by one of the dragoons wounded one more of the
party, which were all the arms made use of by
our people on this occafien, the enemy flying
with such precipitation to their boats as to escape
the swords of their brave pursuers.
“ General Wayne requests Mr. Snider and
those five gallant dragoons, to accept ofhis best
thanks for their fortitude and brilliant conduct,
in defeating five times their number, although
attacked by surprise."
Two deserters from James's Iffand fay, that
the regular troops are prohibited from any inter
course with the refugees or provincials, on pain
of corporal punishment ; may we not conclude
from hence, that the enemy will at last leave
these deluded people to the clemency of their
injured country.
June 12. A Packet from New-York is ta
ken and carried intoa southern port. The mail
unopened, is sent forward, and is daily expected
to arrive at this city.
Congress hav e received information, that the
most feduciog p ropofitions have lately been made
to our ally by a British agent at Versailles; that
the concessions had been tendered, the best adap
ted to seduce a power influenced either by ava
trice, by ambition, or by a sense of weakness;
but the agent refufed to treat at the fame time
of the independence of the United States. To
these proportions our allies answered simply,
that The independence of the United States formed
the basts of their fy/em; and so the negociation
was broke off.---By this we. may fee the insidious
policy that flill directs the councils of Britain :
That court makes proposals for peace separately
to us and our allies, hoping thereby to divide us;
but to the immortal honor of France and Ame
rica, both nations have unknown to each other,
adopted similar resolutions against a separate
negociation, and refufed to liflen to any terms
of accommodation, without an acknowledgement
have saved America. Some might think the
money well spent on Gibraltar as an out-post,
that would keep the enemy employed far from
us, and so prevent them from making a defeent
upon Great-Britain : but the fa& was otherwise,
for under Admiral Darby we had been obliged
to fend our naval force to the relief of that place,
and leave our coasts naked and defencelefs in
his absence.
" He took a view of the improvidence of our
contraas : He mentioned, that for the legion of
Col. Tarleton, which could not be numerous,
Messrs. Muir and Atkinson had sent but oats to
the amout of 80,000]. (36,000]. prime cost, the
reit for the freight) for one year's consumption.
The provisions for the whole army were charged
with the fame profufion; and from the articles
of provisions, one would imagine that our troops
were sent out for the purpose of eating only ,
their numbers at the molt were not 40,006; and
yetthere was a charge for provifionsof 1,200,000!.
He found charged also lor presents to the Indi
ans about 128,0001. He shuddered at the pur
poses for which this money had been given ;
and lamented that it had not been employed in
augmenting our navy; as it might have added
two ships of co guns to our fleet; as the 80,0001.
for oats for Col. Tarleton's legion would have
added two frigates to it?'-
of 500 killed and wounded.
Extract of a letter of the 4th instant, from a ger.-
tleman of diftinftion and veracity, from the
Eaftermoli ,rts of this Commonwealth.
" I have to acquaint you that by late intelli
gence from the river St. John's, a large reinforce
ment is arrived at Fort-How (on that river, of
men, cannon and mortars. This event threatens
us with the loss of this country, and our interefls
with the Indians, unless averted by the hand of
providence."
SPRINGFIELD, June 18
On Wednesday last between the hours of 4
and 6 o'clock, P. M. a number of men from the
north-weft part of this county, to the amountof
about 150, armed with swords, guns and bayo
nets, made their appearance in this town,march
ed to the common goal, and demanded the keys
thereof, which being denied, they procured axes
and leavers, broke open said goal, and released
therefrom Samuel Ely, one M'Knoll, a debtor,
and a negro run-away; and then marched off in
the fame manner they came, with the said Ely.
The principal part of the male inhabitants of the
parish in, which„faid goal Hands, were gone to.
the funeral of the late Rev. and pious Mr. Ste-
Williams, of the parish of Long- Meadow.—
Those that remained in said parish collected un
der arms and pursued, and being joined by these
who attended.the funeral and numbers from,
the adjacent towns, overtook the party, and re
ceived from them three persons as heftages for
the return of .-. laid Samuel Ely, who hadbeen
condemned by the Supreme Judicial Court of
this county, to fuller fix months imprisonment,
pay a heavy fine, &c. for his seditious and dilor
derly behaviour.
The Ipirit manifefted by Northampton and
other towns of its vicinity, on the occasion, was
truly commendable. In the space of 24 b®urs
upwards of one ihoufand men appearec ui der
arms, bearing their public testimony againitiuch
unprecedented proceedings.
Un Sunday morning this town was again
alarmed, with an account that the mob werecol
le&ing, to effect the release of their hostages.
The people began to afiemble immediately, and
before 11 o'clock upwards of two hunured men,
belonging to this town and its vicinity, appeared
under arms, and marched to the support of their
friends in Northampton.
NEW-LONDO N, June 21.
Monday arrived the Brig Marquis la Fayette,
Capt. Hinman, in 18 Days from St. Croix.
Same day arrived the Brig Delight, Captain
Johnson, in 16 days from St. Croix, having made
his voyage from tnis port in two months.
Monday evening the Schooner Elizur, Capt.
Leeds, returned from a Cruize ; the next morn
ingas five of her people were on the square fail
yard, unbending the fail, the halliards broke and
the Yard fell upon deck : By this accident one
Enos Bradley of East-Haven, was instantly kil
led, and one or two others much hurt.
By a person who left New-York 12 o'clock on
Friday last, we are informed, that Capt. Lippen
cut, who was principally concerned in the inhu
man murder of Capt. Huddy, was tried at New-
York on Thursday last, found guilty, and was to
be fentout on Friday last to General Washing
ton's Camp.
We are informed by the fame person, that Sir
Guy Carltan has visited all the Prison-ships at
New-York, minutely examined into the situation
of the prisoners, and exprefled his intentions of
having them better provided for : that they were
to be landed on Blackwell's-liland, in New-York
harbour in the day-time,during tha hot season.
of the independence of the Unitedotates :—This
evinces the mutual attachment and fidelity of
the allies, will endear them more to each other,
and place them high in the estimation and ap
plause of the present and succeeding generations.
SALE M, June 13.
Capt. John Derby, in the Inip Patty of this
port, arrived here on Thursday last, from the
south fide of Hispaniola. He failed the nth ult.
and informs that 24 fail of the French fleet from
Martinico had arrived at the Cape, which, with
two that were there before, together with 12
S,anifh ships, and four fail of French,hourly ex
pected from Curaco, made the combined fleet to
amount to 42 fail of the line.
B O S T.O N, June 20.
By several vessels which have lately arrived
from the Havanna, and who spoke a vellel from
Winyaw, Carolina, we are informed, that Gen.
Lctie had sallied out upon General Greene wuh
his whole force, but was repulsed with the loss