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BOSTO N, August 24.
A young Gentleman who come in the Cartel
which on Wednesday last arrived at Marble
head, has favoured us with Englilh Papers to
the ilt of July, from which the following ar
ticles are taken, viz.
LONDO N, June 20.
ON Tuesday morning Major Ross, Aid-de-
Camp to General Earl Cornwallis, arrived
express from Paris, with theagreeable intelligence
of having negociated his Lordihip's exchange.
Yelterday some dispatches were received at
St. James's from France, which Mr. Secretary
Fox gave into the King's own hand as soon as he
came to the levee.
Yelterday, and not before, the majority of the
Cabinet declared in favour of a dissolution of the
present Parliament. The resignation of Lord
John Cavendilh is expected to be the conse
quence of this measure.
Orders ate gone to thePoftmafters ofthe towns
between London and Dover, to keep horses rea
dy harnessed, that there may be no delay in for
warding Government expresses to and from
France with the utmost celerity.
Extract of a letter from Deal, June 18.
" Yelterday arrived Sir John Lockhart Ross,
from the North Sea, with the following Ihips,
viz. Olean, Princess Amelia, Cambridge, Alex
ander, Dublin, Raifonable, Buffaloe, Bienfaifant
and Rippon. The reason for returning to port
so soon, is owing to the very sickly situation of
the squadron, some of the Ihips having 400 sick
on board.
“ The Dutch squadron is fafely moored in the
Texel, and likely to remain there. Sir John
Lockhart Ross gave them a challenge every day
the weather would permit, but the Mynheers
did not chufe to accept it; 2 frigates are left to
watch their motions."
June 22. Friday last Sir William Howe was
fworna member of his Majesty's Molt Hon. Pri
vy Council.
By advices from the Hague, dated June 16,
information is received that the States of Holland
and Weft-Friefland have delivered their answer
to the last application from Russia, the purport of
which is, that the proposal of a separate peace is
a thing in which they can byno means acquiesce;
and they declare, in the molt peremptory terms,
that they will not accede to any thing but a gene
ral pacification. They also fay, in their resolu
tion, that England hesitated too long in declaring
their preliminary condition, which was to serve
as the basis of a separate peace ; and that they
therefore had resolved to aft in concert with
France; in consequence of which, the idea of a
separate peace is necessarily relinquished. The
reasons which have induced the Slates to return
so decisive a reply to the repeated applications
of the Empress, are of too cogent a nature to ad
mit the lealt probability that they can, in the
present Rate of things, accede to her proposals.
The fa& is, that private information has been
received by Government, dating, that though
the French made an appearance of relinquishing
the illand ofSt. Eullatia, after their conquest of
it, to its original pofleffors, the Dutch, they in
reality artfully contrived to establish a military
government of their own, and have been, in
fa&, the actual masters of it ever since. The
fame artifice has been displayed at the Cape ; so
that, upon the firft tendency of their High Migh
tinesses to lillen to the pacific proposals ofthe
Empress, the Marquis de Vaguyon received in-
Rrua:ions to inform them,that the French Court
would most assuredly cease to protest the pof
fefhons in quelHon, whenever their High Migh
tinefles, should accede to any peace in which
that Court should be excluded—As Euftatia and
the Cape are by much the molt valuable of all
the external poffeffians of the Dutch, this inti
'ion had the desired eflea, and no doubt is
Pertained, but that every offer for a fe
f ace will be on- their part rejected.
L. ^ an express arrived at Mt. Fox's of
fice fr< 1 Holland, which contains an official
account of he refufal of the Dutch to negociate
a separate peace, as above described.
The following account is taken from this day's
Holland mail.
AmJlerdam) June 17. Several letters from Pa
ris, of the ]th of this month, make mention of a
great advantage gained in the East-Indies byMr.
D'Orves, commanding the ships of his Most
Christian Majesty, over the fleet of Admiral
Hughes, commander of the British fleet in that
part of the world. • Among these letters is one,
PARKER's FERRY, (So. Carolina) June t 9.
We have the pleasure to inform the public,
from authority, that General Marion permitted
the heads ofthe people on Little Pedee to have
an interview with him on the Bth instant, in
consequence whereof, they, ashamed of the im
propriety, folly and rashness of their conduit,
as well as thoroughly convinced of the number
less deceptions and felfifh designing artifices of
the British, to whom they have been so long
such evident dupes and catfyaws, have desired to
be received again into the favour of their coun
try, which has been granted them on conditions
which will speedily be made public.
Every honest and well meaning man, who will
but open his eyes to his own true interest, peace
and fafety (which is always inseparable with that
ofthe public) must fee from all the late actions
ofthe enemy, that they do not entertain the least
hopes of reducing us, unless by means of secret
and insidious emissaries dispersed about under
various disguises, they can promote and foment
implacable animosities, quarrels and diffentions
amongst ourselves, and thereby make us do for
them what they have relinquished the ability to
do for themselves, that is, obligingly cut our own
throats. This is the diabolical and unnatural
June 22. Late right an express arrived at
Mr. Fox's office Holland, laid to contain
some very inte ' < intelligence relative to a
peace with that >lic.
June 25. Last (orders were fentto Ports
mouth for Lord ve with the following Ihips,
to proceed immediately to sea, viz. Vi&ory ieo
guns, Britannia 100, Royal George 100, Queen
98, Atlas 90, Union 90, Foudroyant 84, Cam
bridge 80, Edgar 74, Berwick 74, Bellona 74,
Goliah 74, Courageux 74, Alexander 74, Forti
tude 74, Samson 64. They will be joined off
Plymouth by the Egmont and Suffolk of 74 guns
each ; and off the Lizard by the Vigilant of 64
guns. The following ships are likewise to join
him in the course of a few days : Princess Royal
98 guns, Blenheim 90, Royal William 84, Fe
gafus 74, Ganges 74,: Polyphemus 64, Crown
64, Asia 64, Belleiffe 64.
An expedition is certainly planned against
some part of the coast of France; it is to be con
ducted under the protection of a flying squadron
of 5 Ihips of the line, and some frigates ; the
number of troops to be employed on the occa
sion, from 6 to 8000 men.
July 1. It was this morning whispered in the
most polite and intelligent circles, that disagree
able news had been received from theContinent,
relative to our affairs in the East-Indies. It is
said that the news, which came by the last mail
from Holland, notwithstanding its round about
way of being told, is in part, true ; and, there is
reason to be apprehensive for Sir Edw. Hughes
in the Superb man of war, of 74 guns.
Commodore Elliot is said to be fixed upon to
command the force intended to make a defeent
upon the coast of France. The plan, which is
kept secret, is said to have been formed by Lord
Keppel.
the tenor of which is 1 rtant, that, though
the news Bill merits< ation, we cannot
forbear publishing it.
" On board th nx, in the bay of
" Trincoi .'ebruary 14.
" I take the oppor of the failing of a
Dutch armed ship, c to France the news
of the retaking Tr e by our squadron,
and the entire defer. English fleet under
the command of At Hughes, made pri
soner on board the Si man of war, by the
King's ships L'Anni d Le Sphinx. Our
fleet was much fupe • that of the enemy.
Besides the Superb, \r' ve taken the English
fllips the Ganges and Royal Admiral. M.
de Suffrein may clan capture of the latter,
which he engaged fiv irs and an half. The
rest of the Englilh firon have been greatly
disabled, and oblige ke shelter under Fort
Anna. We have 1 in Trincomale 750 of
the Englilh troops, 500 Seapoys. The ship
L'Orient, Capt. B fell in with one ofthe
English squadron tr . s finking, and saved the
remainder of her The English have loft
a great number of ^ —We had <5 killed and
24 wounded onb ne Sphinx."
The truth of t' ; ve intelligence cannot as
yet be afeertained, a d it is hoped that it will
prove to be falfe ially as it is certain the
French Ministry not as yet received any
account of it.
business, they leave nothing untried to keep us
employed about, and their greatest exertions for
some time pall seem all to center here, such
Shockingly villainous intentions once difeovered
(and they are too glaring to be any longer con
cealed) mutt be Sufficient to put every man of
feeling on his guard, and make him shudder at
the thoughts 01 beingartfully made an instrument
of such dreadful work. A full conviaion of
such their horrid designs has at last awakened
these people of Little Pedee from their long in
fatuation, and we find that immediately after
their submission, that numbers also from Lynch's
creek and Cheraws came in, surrendered them
selves, and implored a reconciliation with their
injured country. Thus by the prudent and spi
rited conduct of General Marion, tranquility is
again rellored to all our northern parts, and we
do not doubt this will prove a prelude to the fame
desirable confoquences throughout the whole
Rate ; a happy coalition of men of honour, pru
dence and property, with the blefling of God,
will soon ferret the now pitiful thin-scattered
remains of swamp skulking thieves, horse-heal
ers and murderers (the only choice royal auxil
iaries left in the country) from their secret lurk
ing-places, and make us once more a happy and
united people.
Thursday last Captain Clark fell in with a par
ty of fifty or sixty Indians, (being part of 5 or
6co) who were coming to ditturb the frontier in
habitants of Georgia, and after a small dispute,
killed three and one white man, and took two
white men prisoners. One of the white men
was an inhabitant of rhe state of South-Carolina,
who has been a notorious murderer.
RICHMOND, [Virginia] August 10.
Extract of a letter from Halifax, North-Carolina,
dated Augult 14.
" Two gallics belonging to the pacific Britons,
came into Edenton harbour a few days ago, and
cut out a veflel named Small Hopes : The inha
bitants, on the filft notice, manned all their boats
and immediately pursued, overtook and captured
one of the gallies and retook the Small Hopes :
The vessels that could be spared went in pursuit
of the other galley. The spirit and activity
fliewn by the inhabitants cf Edenton on this oc
casion, do them the highest honor."
The Emerald frigate arrived in York river the
second instant, from Rhode-Ifland. On her way,
she captured off the Delaware, the Pole Cat, a
(loop of war, mounting sixteen 6 pounders, and
had 80 men, commanded by a Capt. Napier, and
brought her into York river.
On the 22d of March last, a determination
was taken in the British Houle of Commons to
turn all Grangers opt, among which was Gene
ral Arnold, who met with a mortification which
he might have avoided if his prudence was equal
to his intrepidity. He was not ignorant that he
was the person aimed at, for he had a hint given
him to retire, previous to the determination.
Upon his promising that he would not again at
tempt to enter the British senate, the member
who designed to make the motion declined it,
and Benedict remained fpe&ator of a feene
which afforded but little amusement to him, and
it is probable from henceforth, obfeurity will be
his lot.
PHILADELPHIA, Auguftao.
Extract of a letter from New-Jersey, dated Au
guf t 14, 1782.
" The French fleet is to the eastward, and
miffed the Savannah fleet, which arrived at
New-York on Saturday last with 1,300 troops.
" At a meeting in New-York, the loyalists,
as they are called, petitioned to Sir Guy Carle
ton to supply them with amunition, stores, &c.
when the British left them, as they were deter
mined to defend the town to the last, rather than
throw themselves on the mercy of their country ;
to which he replied, that all that chose to go
to England should be provided for ; this seemed a
poor consolation, on which great disputes arose,
and amongst others, Mr. Matthews, the Mayor
got a beating.
" Many officers ofthe volunteer corps atNew-
York, have burnt their cloaths, and fware they
never will put on scarlet again ; and the militia
have refufed doing duty ; in short from the best
information we can get, the whole town is a
feene of confufion."
The refugee whale boat —, Captain
Perry, of New-York, on returning from a cruize
was taken by Captain Willis out of Egg Harbour,
Perry had 20 Negroes on hoard, many of which
it is said, he hole in Virginia. The negroes arc