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CADIZ, (Spain) O&ober 2.
BY a small express vessel, which an
chored in our bay the day before
yesterday, and which failed from Mon
tevideo the 7th of July, we have receiv
ed the most pleating intelligence from
Buenos Ayres. By the dispatches which
the Viceroy had received from the inte.
rior parts of the country, he was inform
ed that the revolt in Peru was suppressed,
the leader of the insurgents having been
taken. This chief, named Tupac Ama
ro, has made use of means similar to those
which were pradifed by the noted Puga,
chef in Russia, for seducing a weak and
credulous people, and for exciting them
to rife against the government. He cal
led himfelf a defendant of the Incas ;
his uncle and himfelf bore the fame marks
of sovereignty as were made use of by
those ancient children of the fun. The
army which he found means to assemble
was more considerable in number than
formidable by its valour, with which,
however, he laid waste several provinces,
and committed such horrid enormities as
fully belied his pretended celestial origin.
In order to put a stop to his ravages, it
became neetffary to set a price on his
head, and to march from Lima, Cufco,
and other places of Peru, a bodyof troops
and militia, under the orders of Don Jo
seph del Valle, field marshal. On the
nth of March, all the troops being affem-
Bled, to the number of 17000 men, Don
Joseph del Valle marched towards the
revolvers, who then occupied a pretty
steep hill, near a village, which Tapan
called his capital. On the approach of
the Spaniards, he abandoned his post, and
drew up his army in the plain, in order
of battle : but it was routed by the firft
onset of the regular troops. The feeble
Indians saved themselves by flight ; anda
great number of others perished in at
tempting to swim across a deep and rapid
river. Tupas was not so happy :he pas
sed it on his horse; and he had scarce
reached the opposite fide, but he was
seized by a Cacique of his own faction, and
delivered up to the Spaniards. If the
rout of his army had not been compleat,
the capture of the chief would have finish
ed it. The village, the principal feat of the
revolters, was seized; wherein were found
fix pieces of cannon, besides those which
Tupac had left on the field of battle;
and, which is extraordinary, they were
of a larger bore than those of the Spanish
army. It is not easy to conceive in what
manner they had been able to transport
artillery tp the distance of 400 leagues
inland, without the knowledge of Go
vernment There were found in the
fame place a great quantity of arms and
ammunition. Tupac's wife, his children,
and uncle, fell into the hands of his con
querors, as well as fix chests of silver plate,
and two boxes filJed with papers, which
contain the correspondence of the rebel,
and which will give every information
that can be desired, concerning the pro
moters and feeret agents of this rebellion.
Don Joseph del Valle, on his entering
Tupac's ^capital, ordered eighteen of the
revolters to be banged. This chief, his
family, and his principal officers have
been font to Cufco. The battle, 01 ra-
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.
The following account of the late naval engage
ment in the Weft-Indies, is taken from an
Antigua paper of the 29th ult.
WE are still without any direct account from
the English fleet, and ihould consequently have
continued inaftate of very anxious inquietude, if
some advices from Montserrat, which came to
hand yesterday evening, had not held out to us
the flattering hope, that Sir Samuel Hood had
not only effeAed his purpose, by getting into
the road of Basseterre, at St. Chriftophers, but
also that the ship supposed to have blown up af
ter the late partial engagement between the fleets
was one of the enemy's. The following is an
extract of a letter dated at Monferrat, on Satur
day the 26th inst. 4 o'clock, P. M. from which
we think the firft of these fads clearly appears
established, and the other very fairly deducible.
'' We were made happy on Monday last by
the appearance of Sir Samuel Hood's fleet off
Antigua.' Thursday at noon they were offthe
PointofNevis. Yesterday morning we saw them
in the N. W. about five leagues distant, lying
with their heads to the N. The whole of the
French fleet were then about two leagues to lee
ward of them, standing to the south under a
good deal of fail, seemingly intending to come
into Sir Samuel's wake. At this time we tho't
a general engagement inevitable. About noon
the French feet, being considerably to thefouth
ward, began to tack ; and as soon as they had
all put about, the English fleet set fail, and push
ed in for Nevis Point. The French followed
them ; about 2 o'clock the van of Sir Samuel's
fleet reached the point, and an engagement then
began between the van of the enemy and about
7 fail of our rear, The firing was very brilk,and
continued about twohours and an half. One of
our ships loft her main top-fail yard early, but
kept her course. The fighting continued a con
fider able time after both fleets had got within
Nevis Point, and out of our view. Before fun
set the French fleet put aboutand re-appeared off
the point. Sir Samuel, we doubt not,had accom
plifted his plan, and proceeded to St. Kitts with
out further interruption. After the engagement
we saw a ship much disabled getting into Nevis,
about 7 o'clock a very great fire was feen,which
was supposed to be occasioned by the blowingup
of a ship. I saw the French fleet at nine o'clock
this morning, going round Nevis-Point.
" Mr. , who was taken in a Danish ves
sel by the French fleet in their way down, and
detained till last Tuesday at St. Kitts, brought a
letter from Count de Graffe to our Governor,re
commending a surrender of the illand; it is dat
ed the 22d inst. WCWifh the Admiral to be in
formed of this circumstance as soon as possible,
as perhaps, if obliged to abandon St. Kitts,
they may make some attempt upon us, merely
for the fake of preventing the expedition from
being entirely fruitlefs.
"The ship Bridget failed for Liverpoole the
12th inst. just after we had received an account
of the landing of the enemy at St. Kitts.
" Since the foregoing, a large French frigate
came round Branfby's Point, and flood in for the
road. As she shewed no colours the fort fired
at her, and she went off to the southward."
Another letter fays, " That Sir Samuel's ma
noeuvres were masterly, and did him the greatest
honor ; that the engagement commenced attwo
and lasted till four, our center and rear being op
posed to theirvan and center ; that Sir Samuel
took the most favourable opportunity of engag
ing them; for their rear which was composed
of nine, seemingly of their most capital (hips,
did not get into aAion for an hour and seventeen
minutes, whence it was supposed that their fight
ing fllips must have fuftered severely." This
letter fays in positive terms, " Sir Samuel gain
ed his point, by getting into St. Kitts."
February 27.
Yesterday two sailors came up to town from
I the bay of Delaware, who belonged to the fchoo-
ther the ront of the Indians (for the Spa
niards loft but 3 men in the a&ion) hap
pened on the 6th of April.
The foregoing is a summary of the cir
cumstances of the event, as contained in
several letters received here from Buenos
Ayres. It is expected that the Court will
publish a more circumflantial detail of
this agreeable news.
n^r Kitty Mead, which came to the capes in it
days from St. Croix, and was taken there by one
of the enemy's cruizers, and part of the crew set
on shore. These men fay, that in the different
actions between the two fleets the British have
loft three ships ot considerable force, and the
French one t That the garrison on Brimftone
hill, in the island of St. Cnriftophers, bad sur
rendered, and that our allies were in compleat
poffeffon of that ifland<
Accounts from the Weft-Indies, as late as the
7th inst. fay, that the British fort on Brimftone
hill, in St. Kitts, had surrendered to theFrench.
Extract of a letter from Havannah, Jan.3o.
*' Capt. Gillan, in the Charleftown frigate,
arrived at this place on the 13th inst. and bro't
in here five Jamaica men, bound for Europe
They were valued at „,0001.- sterling before
they failed from Jamaica."
FISH-KILL, March 7.
On the night of the 26th ult. Mr. Abraham
Dyckman, one of our guides on the lines, with
thirteen volunteer horse, made a descent on the
cantonments of Delancey's corps at Morriffania,
took and brought off fix soldiers prisoners, and
fix horses, without any loss. The enemy pursued,
but the diftinguiffied bravery ofthis little party,
prevented their recovering any advantage.
In a rencounter between two soldiers at Eliza
beth-Town, on Sunday evening the 24th ult.
one choaked the other to such a degree as to ex
tort the tongue from his mouth, and then bit it
half off.
From Rivington's Gazette of the 27th tilt. We
have extracted the following paragraph.
" We can assure our readers, that the present
determination of the Cabinet is, not to confentto
American Independence; and that a confidcra
ble additional force is to be fcnt to America ear
ly in the spring."
To all Christian Whigs : You who wish not
to move by the springs of felf interest or animo
sity, Levi Pawling, your fellow traveller is
no more ; he died on Saturday lafL
BOSTO N, March 7.
On Friday l'aft Capt. Jonathan Parsons arrived
at Newbury Port from Cape-Francois, which
Port he left in company with Capt. Huffey in a
Brig for this place, and Capt. Sturgis for Virgi
nia, on the 28th of January ; by whom we learn
that Captain Huffay on the 30th was Gaft ashore
on the Island Mayagana where it is supposed he
and a number of Passengers and Hands may pe-.
rifh if they are not taken off by some Vessel—
And as they had provision and water enough to
support them 4 or 5 monshs, we are requeued to
insert this information, that any Vessel bound
to the Cape may make it known there, when it
is not doubted they will be immediately relieved
by the French General. Capt. Gardner of
Nantucket, and sundry other Gentlemen were
Passengers on board Capt. Huffey—Capt. Par
sons beat off and on upwards of 30 hours in or
der to relieve Capt. Huffey, but the storm in
creased fa faft, he was obliged to bear away, and
leave Capt. Huffey as above.
We learn from good authority, that the inha
bitants of the territories of the State of Vermont:
did, on the 21st of February last, relinquish all
claims to the unions which they had formed on
the eastern fide of Connecticut river : as also the
western union, which contained part of the State
of New-York ; the representatives which com
posed said union, have returned to their respec
tive homes. The old territories of Vermont,
have chosen agents, intruded them to figri the
articles of union and confederation, and have
fully complied with the resolve of Congress in
August last, in all refpeds without reservation,
HARTFORD, March 12.
The late DoCIorDANiEL Lathrop, of Nor
wich, in his last Will and Testament made a ge
nerous Donation of Five Hundred Pounds to
Yale-College.
Died, last Saturday, Mrs. Mary-Anne Sey
mour, the amiable consort of Mr. Thomas
Seymour, jun. in the 19th year of her age.
WE ahe Subteribers being appointed Commiflioners by
the Hon. Court of Probate, for the diftrid of Hart
ford, to receive and examine the claims of the several cre
ditors to the estate of EPHASTION ALLYN, late of East-
Windfoi, deccafed (represented insolvent) hereby give
Notice, that we shall attend the business aforefaid, at the
dwelling-houfc of Capt. JOEL LOOMIS, innholder, in said
East-Windsor, on the second Mondays of March, April and
May next, at Two o'Clock, Afternoon, on each of the afore
faid days. WILLIIAM WOLCOTT.
JOEL LOOMIS.
East-Windsor, February 27, 1781.