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" Ad 162 non-commissioned officers and privates."
Five deserters who came last week to Puryfbargh,
informed, that the British troops were moving down
the country to Savannah, from whence, they fail,
a body of them was to goto Port-Royal, They also
mention there having been a mutiny among the fol
diets, occasioned by their allowance of rum being
flopped by Prevoft, who was knocked down in the
night, but the person not discovered ; and that a
difference having arisen between General Prevoft and
Colonel Campbell, the latter had failed for England.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9.
Extrads from several letters written by perlons who
may be depended on in Martinico.
Feb. 25. His majefty'sfhips le Robufte. of 74
guns, commanded by M. the count de Graffe, com
modore 5 le Magnifique, of 74, byM. de Bruche,
le Dauphin Royal, of ,0, by M. deMillon; and le
Vengeur, of 64, by M. de Retz, which left Brest
the 14th of January, arrived at Fort Royal the 20th
inst. they had on board the second regiment of Chara
pagne, 850 recruits, and a company of miners."
March 6. " We learn that Admiral Byron on his
fide has received a reinforcement, but we are igno
rant of the force. He hath not as yet undertaken
any operation, but only made two forties with nine
ships and returned the next day, He has not indeed
troops enough to make conquers and keep them.
Sickness continues to make great ravages araosg those
who areat St. Lucie."
9. " The conVoy so much desired £m Fiance,
has just arrived well accompanied.
" The islands of St. Martin aad,Sf, Batholomew,
which the English had taken from us, are retaken
without difficulty by three of our frigates, which
hath tarnished the triumph of our enemies upon that
inconsiderable event.
" M. de Kerfin, Lieut, in the navy, has made
prize of two vessels last week ; one a merchant cut
ter, called the Eliza, of twenty eight twelve poun
dors, she had 140 men ; the cargo confined of wine
and cloth, to the value of 25 000 livres. She has
a copper bottom. The other is a privateer of 18
guns and 76 men. Some American privateers have
feat in two prizes from Halifax laden with fifh and
lumber.
" The Minerva has carried another English fri
gate of twenty four guns into Cape Francois. The
abilities of the Captain saved her from being taken
by a ship of war and three frigates, by which she
was furprized in a calm "
In CONGRESS, 29th March, 1779.
Whereas the Bahama Islands are now garrisoned
by and under the military government of the King
of Great -Britain, and the inhabitants of the said If
lands have of late fitted out many privateers and
armed vcffels for cruising on the coafta of these United
States, and that such privateers and armed vessels
have a&ually captured divers vessels, the property
of the citizens of these States, on the ccaft of South-
Carolina :
Resolved, That the resolution of Congress of the
twenty fourth of July, one thqufind seven handled
and ftven y fix, so far as it relates to the laid Bahama
Islands, be repeated, and from and after the date of
this refclution held void.
Ex.raft from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry,
6 II A R LE_ S TO W N, March 18
Genial LiNCOI-N lately feat in a flag to General
Prevost, requeuing the favour of being furnifhed
with an account of the prisoners taken at Bryai ©eek.
On the I ith inflant an a^fwer was received, incite
ing the following
•' Lift of the PRISCNER S, taken March 3 1779.
" General Elbert, G.or ia troop# ; Lieut. Col,
M'lntorfh in the Continental service; Major Douglas,
Aid de Camp ; Captains Hicks, Nath, Cuthbert,
Scott, Pendleton, Brooker and Wood ;. Lieutenants
Simpson (Wounded) Lowe and Powry; Dr. Hoilin,
and R. E. Cundon.
' Militia Officers. Colonel Allflon ; Captains
Wolfendor and Lee; Lieutenants Holmes and Johan ;
Enfigms Pendleton, Corbert, Spiowl and Delay.
T R E NT O N, April 7.
A correfpendent, who has just arrived in this
ffateftom Virginia, informs us, that theie have been
lately railed in that flute upwards if 2000 meirfor
the continental service, who are to march early in
this month for camp. He further fays, " I have
just seen C^pt. Armitage, who made his escape from
New York on Sunday evening the 28th ultimo, he
fays that a reinforcement is not expected there this
summer, and that the few troops who lately arrived
there from Halifax, have re embarked for Georgia."
CHATHAM, (New-Jersey) April 13.
On the iith ult. four men armed were difeovered
passing privately through the mountains in the Eas
tern part of Sussex county : The inhabitants, on re
ceiving intelligence of it, immediately proceeded in
pursuit of them, ^d having a number of excellent
do^; for taking, they purfved then dighc^ routi
Saturday last arrived here, a Packet Boat, in 39
days from Brest ; fne failed a few hours after receiv
ing her orders and d.fpatches from the Court ;. she
brought very few private letters, but large difpaiches
for Congress, and the Minister of France at Phila
delphia, which will probably determine the arrange
merits of Europe for the ensuing summer, and the
issue of the negotiations of the Marquis d'Almodavar,
the Spanish Ambaffhdor at London. These dis
patches were immediately forwarded, with a proper
guard, to Philadelphia. By this Packet, which left
Brest the beginning of March, we learn, That the
armaments of France, our good ally, were going on
fill with rapidity and success ; that the spirit of the
nation was highland their cruizers against the Bri
tiffi, fuccefsful ; particularly that two men of war of
the line, lately meeting with two British cruizers, of
18 and 20 guns, had taken one and funk the other ;
that the navigation of the French and Americans,
was ranch more fafe and unmolested in the European
seas than it had been by the capture of many Bri
tish armed vessels ; particularly that the Bay of Bis
cay had for some time been free, in a manner, from
their cruizers ; that the armaments of Spain were
continued with equal earnestness with those of Fiance,
so that should no accomodation take place, the whole
Spanish naval power would be in a condition to act
the ensuing former.
Two day# before the abcve,Packet left Bieft, five
ships of the line, and a number of frigates, with some
troops, failed for the Weft-Indies, as an additional
reinforcement to the Count d'Estaing; and feme
time before, seven fail cf the line, with transports,
and a proportion of frigates, and 6000 troops; had
gone from France lOthe East-Indies.
By the fame conveyance we learn, Tirat the Court
of France had strongly insisted, by their Ambassador
at the Hague, that the States of Holland ought to
yield to the just demands of the merchants of that
republic, in asserting to the full, and at all adven
tures, their rights as a neutral power, and the liberty
of trade with America ; and that the State, were ac
cordingly fitting out men of war, and taking themoft
effectual measures with other neutral powers, for
establishing a point in which not only France and
Holland, but all the maritime powers in Europe, are
much interested.
A letter from a gentleman in France received by
the Packet, mentions, That Count d'Estaing may
upwards of thirty miles, when, by the affifiance of
tire do^s they were difeovered. Twopf them matie
their eicape, and the other two are fafely logged in
the prove of the continental t^ofys Rationed at Mini
fink. They proved to be spies feat, by the British
commander in New York, with dispatches to those
infamous butchers Baller and Brant. No doubt
but the court-martial, which is now trying them,
will honour them with a fhne of continental hemp.
On Sunday the 4 h inst. embarked at New-York,
on board his Majesty's ship Ardent, of 64 guns, Rqar
Admiral,Gambier, late commander in chief of the
royal navy in North America ; the Admiral is sue
ceeded in that department by Sir George Collier,
who lately arrived there from his command at Ha
lifax,
BOSTO N, "April 22.
probably, by the fummcr, make his appearance a
gain in these seas.
We hear that duplicates of the dispatches for Con
gress, which came in the above packet, are arrived
at Philadelphia, in the DJphin, from France.
It may be relied on, That the recruiting fetvice
fcr the Continental army, has lately gone on with
more rapidity and success, than for a long time pail.
A single officer, who has not been long upon that
Service; will soon fend forward from this quarter, no
less than 200 recruits. Others have met with like
success. At the fame time we are well informed,
that by far the greater part of the brave Americans,
under General Washington, havere inlifled during
the war: Nine tenths of the Southern forces have
done it. The men are highly plaafed with their ex
cellent eloathing, which is now acknowledged to be
equal, if not superior, to that of any soldiery, in the
world : They are equally pleased with the plenty
and quality of their provisions, and the attention
that has been paid by the several States, as well as
by Congress, to their families. Many of these noble
spirited men, upon their re inliftmeat. Lave laugh
ingly said, " the term is to® short ; the war, we
know, can last but a little while ; bring us an inden
ture for gg years."
On Friday last great joy was diffufed thro' this
town by the arrival of the Continental Frigate War
ren. John Hopkins, Efo; aftera very fuccefsful
cruize. She failed from this port some weeks ago,
accompanied with the Queen of France Frigate,
Capt. Olney, and the Ranger of 20 guns, Captain
Jones, in the Continental service. They firft took
a privateer schooner of 14 guns, from New York,
from which they get intelligence ofa fleet with pro
villous and flexes of various kind:, and dry gotds to
minority in England have lately not only had
m ffion, bat the desire of Lord North to pass ov< »
France in a private manner, to found the Amerr - \
Commissioners refpeaieg the ultimate demandscf..?
States they represent.
Should the war continue another year, there
some thong indications that the next campaign 1
be difiingnifFagly vigorous on the part of Arneric
Some of our knowing ones do nat yet give up :.
idea of a powerful armament cf our allies, soon
pearing upon the American coaflr. They are co.
dent it will not be long before we shall fee a Rei
aod Span sh squadron in these fe?s. The r e art
number, of circumflances that render such as ev^
not altogether improbable.
PROVIDENCE, April 10.
The latest Advices from Europe men
on, that two British Frigates, and twe!
Transports, having Troops on board 1
the Garrison of Gibraltar had been wreck
on the Coast cf France.
H A RTFO R D, April 2%
A London paragraph of the 30th Dec.
fays, Lord Cornwallis and Gen. Grav a
to let off for America in the firft ships
that fail from thence.
By late accounts from New-York we a
, informed, that there are but two Ships<
any considerable Force in that Port, (
which the Rainbow is one.
a hrge a^on % bound fc,n&t pTes to (. A
bar the iupply of the B^ sh arm dmrp•
hi that qsi4h er ;and had the ocd fortune :;
up will this E^, eff %e H^y, in so, ,
The enemy confuted of 9 fad ; W\ O made ba
refinance, and haditbeen v^lur rt the d^y 0
v^Qel would have been taken. Seven, a idi
mon considerable, fell into our hand%\v z.
Ship Jason. Capt. P.rtte^ld, 20 gu\ a r :
men ; sh-p Maria.iS^ns and 84 men, hav
board 1800 barrels ol flour ; puvatetr, frit
Hibernian, 8 carriage guns and 45 n^n ; bri '
triot, Prince F^derck, Bachelor, J&. aid '~
her Chance, transports, with flares, and &c.
coming cn, two made their escape. We ha.
taken carbines , and-acomptaat equipment r?f •
kind fcraicimeut cf hoife and 24 Bribflir : 0°
of various rank% goin,tp the fc vice in G. :.
Among whom is Col. Cambell, who i i. f
knowledged that the lefs'of this fleet in its c
fiances would more than counterbalance al. <
success in that quarter. The brave and v
captors have not only enriched therofelves but
important service to the public, and honor tot
val department. The Jason arrived in port.
turday last.
The fchconer Chance, one cf the above ] 7
arrived last Friday at Perttmourh. She is c 1
laden with dry goods, and Las a rich and \v.Jl,
ed cargo, amounting tc £. i 8oo : New Yorke
cy. The cargoes of all the prizes taken b .
Warren, over and above the value of the Vefch.,
computed at near £. 8q,6®0 Berling.
This Morning arrived the privateer fchc
from which the Warren firft obtained intcilige
this sloop.
Late advices from the Wefflndies mention,
feme cruizers efthe Count o'Etlaing had not , .
since taken two British Frigates.
S)me late advices stem the Southward, irit.<-
a jealousy of the defi ns of Britain in theapoear,
of an approaching accommodation.
A letter from a gentleman of charade- a
Southward, mentions, that the American Con.
fibbers at Paris have been empowered by Com
finally to adjufl terms cf accommodation on the ....
of these S ates, through the mediation of Spain
It is highly p^ Able that France and Spain w
choafe toeflabhih thelnde pen deuce of America, v
outa general wart if it cculd be avoided: And
evident enough Great Britan dteadst\e c?,(equ .•
of such a war. She ^therefore net cnly acq
cod m, but courted the mediatory Rtedciatibns
Spain, through the winter. In her difyutts if
Spain, about the affairs of Faulkland's island,
coridcfceuded to accept the interpefinon of Fraz:-
In her present dispute with America and France,.
is Brought so low as to invite the mediation of
Spanish Branch of the House of Bourbon.
It is (aid that some diriinguifhed members cf
The private fliip of war, Governs
Trumbull, fitted out from Norwich, ;
taken by a British Frigate and carried^
St. Kitts.,
*/ The Vendee which has of b^ been hide
Monday a! Capt. Skinner's in ahis tew \ vrth, !'-
th.f b^rt..^ o' T^r