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April 4- .i.
By a letter received from the Marquis de la
Fayette, dated Williamfburgh, the 25th ult, we
learn, That Admiral Arbuthnot, with the British
fleet, which had repaired their damage, landed
their wounded ; and being joined by the Charon
and two frigates from the Chesapeake, put to sea
early on the morning of the twenty fourth and
at II o'clock the fame day, a very severe canno
nade, which lasted three hours, was heard very
diftin&ly on shore..
By a letter from the Marquis de la Fayette,
dated Williamsburg, March 26, we learn, Ihat
the British fleet which failed the 24th, had re
turned next day to Lynn-Haven-Bay, and were
Accompanied by a number of vessels, supposed to
be transports from New-York Ihe above is
thought to be the embarkation that has been
long preparing at New-York, and to confit of
2500 troops, under command of Gen. Phillips.
Captain M'Lane in coming up Chesapeake-
Bay, fell in with the noted refugee plunderers
Caven, Thomson and Downe, on board a prize
schooner. He immediately boarded them, when
the word bayonet so terrified those daring pirates
that they surrendered without refinance. Capt.
M'Lane carried them into Rapahannock, and de
livered them to the persons whom they have
been for some time plundering. '1 he vessel and
cargo of tobacco was returned to the original
owners.
Agreable to the resolution of Congress, the
drawing of theFourth Class of the United States
Lottery, commenced the fourth instant, at the
office in Front Street.
fives of the several States are hereby called upon
to take the moftvigilant and effectual mealures
for detecting and suppressing such intercourse,
eorrefpondene or dealings, and bringing the au
thors thereof, or those concerned therein, to con
dign punishment.
And, in order the more effectually to remove
every colourable pretence for continuing such
intercourse, it is hereby Ordained, That from
and after the firft day of November next, no be
nefit shall be claimed from, nor countenance or
regard paid to, any letters of ,rfport or fafe con
du&, heretofore granted by the Congress of the
United States, to any of the citizens or inhabi
tants thereof, or to any person or persons whate
ver, for the removal oi their property or effects
from places within the dominions or possessions
of the laid King of Great-Britain:
Provided always, That this Ordinance shall
not extend to authorife the capture or condem
nation of any vessel belonging to any inhabitant
of Bermudas, which being loaded with fait only,
may arrive in any of theie United States, on or
before the firft day of May next.
And it is hereby Ordained, That al! former
ads or resolutions of Congress, contrary to the
tenor, true intent and meaning of this Ordinance,
be and they are hereby repealed.
DONE, by the United States in Congress
assembled, the twenty-seventh day of
March, in the year of our Lord, One
Thoufahd Seven Hundred and Eighty
One, and in the Fifth Year of Our In
denendence.
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, President.
Attest.
Charles Thomson, Secretary.
BOSTO N, April 12.
Since our laid arrived at Marblehead, Cant.
Ross, from Cadiz, in a passage of 8 weeks: He
brings intelligence : That Admirals Digby and
Derby had failed for Gibralter with 27 fail of the
line: That in consequence of which Count
D'Eftaing immediately failed from Brest, with a
large fleet, in order to intercept the British ;
That a Spanish fleet consisting of 31 fail # of the
line had likewise failed from Cadiz-Bay, in pur
suit of the above British fleet.
Capt. Ross likewise informs, that there had
been a Manifefto published in Cadiz, authoriz
ing all the fubje&s of the States of Holland to
make reprisals of all British vessels that may fall
into their hands : That their High Mightinefles
had entered into a State of Alliance with r rance
and Spain ; and that they had hauled up nearly
all the Blips that were in Holland, in order, it is
supposed, with a determination of fixing out a
powerful fleet.
Before Capt. Ross failed, the following Ame
rican vessels bad arrived there, viz.
The Blip Thomas, Capt. Bordman, of this
port; brig Alexandria, from Virginia; brig
Phoenix, from Bollen.
Last Sundayarrived at Newbury the privateer
Blip Thorn, Capt. Tucker, having captured a
second prize, viz. a Blip from Liverpool, bound
to Charleftown, mounting sixteen 6 pounders,
her cargo confiftsot wine,brandy, dry goods,&c.
Capt. Ross, from Cadiz, assures us, that the
Dutch had declared war against Great-Britain
the 12th of January : That immediately upon
their, receiving the British declaration, they laid
an embargo through all the States, and applied
themselves with the greatest expedition to the
fitting out their men of war, and would have
25 fail of the line ready to put to sea by the firft
of April.
Before the Spanish fleet failed from Cadiz, they
were assured that the British fleet was notarrived
near Gibralter; as Cadiz is about 20 leagues
from that place, and they had advice boats and
other intelligence every day.
Extract o,^ letter from a gentleman in Cadiz,to
his friend in this town, dated Feb. 6.
“ The Spanish fleet fail to-morrow, to inter
cept a British fleet, said to consist of twenty two
fail of the line, and one hundred transports, gone
with provifibns to fapply the garrison at Gibral
ter The Spanish fleet consists of thirty two fail
of the line."
N E W-LONDO N, April 1%
Last Thursday night a boat's crew from Long-
Bland landed about three miles well of Guilford
town plat, where we had a guard placed, who
fired upon and killed one of the en?my, they re
turned the fire and wounded two of our men :
they then embarked, and landing about two
miles east of Guilford, plundered a house of all
they could carry off.
Saturday last was brought into port, by the
letter of marque snow Rochambeau (late the
Defpencer) Capt. Melally, the ship Folly, Jona
than Simpson, late master, from Cork, bound to
New-York, laden with pork, flour, butter, peas
and cordage. She took in her lading at the Isle
of Wight, and joining a fleet of 40 fail of trans
ports at Corke, they failed from thence the firft
of December, under convoy of the ship Assur
ance, Captain Cummings, of 40 guns. The
prize parted from the fleet the day after they left
Corke, and was out eighteen weeks.
HARTFORD, April 17.
The Freemen of this town, at their annual
meeting, made choice of Benjamin Payne, Esq;
and Col. Jonathan Wells, to represent them in
General Aflembly the second Thursday of May
next.
We hear that the Honorable Robert Morris,
Esq; hath been appointed, by Congress, Super
intendant-General of the Finances of America ;
and that the Abilities, Integrity and Patriotism
of this Gentleman give Room to hope that Ways
and Means will now be found to remove many
of rhe fembarraffments of this Country, by fur
nilhing her with the Sinews of War, &c.
A late New-York paper mentions, That Sir
Hugh Pallifer was appointed commander in
chief of the Brittfh fleet in the Bast-Indies ^ that
the ships Thunderer, Commodore Walfingnam,
and the Berwick, Capt.SteWart (supposed to have
been loft) were spoke with near the coast of Eng
land under jury masts.
Died, last Thursday, Mr. Edward Dodd, in
the 66th year ofhis age.
STATE of NEW-YORK.
Head-Quarters, Albany, 24th March, 1781.
G ENERAL OR DER S.
'~|-' H E Court of Enquiry, whereof Brigadier-
I General Swartwout, was President,
appointed to enquire into the coundua of Bri
gadier-General Robert Van Rensselair,
on the incurfiens of the enemy into # Tryon
county, in OHober last, having unanimously
reported, That upon duly considering the proofs
and allegations, it is their opinion, That the
whole of General Renflelarr's conduct, both be
fore and after, as well as in the action ofthe 19th
of October last, was riot only unexceptionable,
but such as became a good, attire, faithful,
prudent, and spirited officer, arid that the pub
lic clamours, railed to his prejudice, are without
the least foundation.
His Excellency the Governor accepts and ap
proves the said report.
By order of his Excellency the Governor,
STEPHEN LUBH, Aid-de-Camp.
B 1 uri of EXChANGE.
THE Highest Price given for LOAN-OFFICE BILLS
of EX CHA NGE, by John Morgan ; who has for lale,
an assortment of Dry Goods, which he f ^^%
for bills or hard money, at his, store, a few north of
shg court-hoafe.
ALL Officers and Soldiers, belonging to the New-Hamp
shire, MalTachufetts, Rhode-Ifland or Connecticut lines
of the army, who are absent on furlough ; the former, ex
cept such as are expressly detained, for the purpose of receiv
ing and marching on recruits, are desired, and the latter re
quired to join their refpeftive Corps pun&ually by the time
limited therein.
Given at Weft-Point, this 24th day,of March, i,h;
W. HEATH, Major General.
Bv the General's command,
H. SEWALL, A. D. C.
STATE of CONNECTICUT.
Hartford County, April 14, ,781. „
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, That libels are
filed before the Hon. Jabez . Hamlin, Judge of the
Maritime Court for the county of Hartford, by Stephen
Buckland and others, against a quantity of British goods,
confining of coating, shalloon, bznabrigs, &c. taken on
Long-Island, on or about the 18th of March last :---And
also against a quantity of gold and a whale-boat, name un
known, taken about the fame time, going directly to Long-
Island, to carry on illicit trade with the enemies of the
United States, &c.—And for the trial of the justice of the
said captures, a Maritime-Court will be held at the court
house in Hartford, in the county of Hartford, on the firft
Tuesday of May next. —All persons claiming property in
said goods, money, or whale-boat, are to take notice.
By order of the Judge,
WYLLY S, Rcgifter.
THE Subferibers propose to fend down Connecticut
river, this Spring, a large Number of white and yel
low Pine LOG S—allo, a Number of white Pine SPARS.
Said timbers are marked with the letters I. H. and with'
the figure 7 ; the greater part of it has the bark taken off,
at the distance of a foot and an half at one end, and bored
and withed at the other. All persons are forbid flopping
said timbers short of Middletown, and all who will be Id
kind as to flop and secure it at or below said place, shall be
handsomely rewarded,
By their humble servants,
ZEBEDIAH FARGO,
GIDEON BROCKWAY.
April 4, 1781. .
to be S OLD, by wholesale or retail, at Mr. William'
Burr's store, in Hartford,
By Dr. M I C A N O N,
QILK stockings ; silk for gowns and cloaks ; silk handler^
3 chiefs ; linen handkerchiefs of all forts ; fine fatrin d
linen for gowns, of all colours : gauzes ; gauze handker
chiefs ; silver hiked swords, and broadswords ; instruments
for surgery and medicines ; fans for ladies ; ribbons ; thread
and Aik lace; lace ruffles; diamond shoe buckles ; gold
lace fcarlec waistcoat ; fattin breeches and weiftedat, velvet
breeches.; silk breeches; broad-cloth waistcoat s ; fnuff-box
es ; fpeftaeles ; hats ; buttons ; a great variety of neeules ;
fish hooks, and a great many other things too tedious to
mention._
Just bHoThhed, and to be fold.
By B. W EBST E R,
«4 frio rods South-East of the Court-House, in Hartford /
(By the hundred, dozen, or fihgles)
THE PSALMS of DAVID, imita
ted in the Language of the Nerr-Teftament, an&
applied to the Christian State and Worship,
By I. WATTS, D.D.
The New-England, PRIMER, im
proved, for the more easy attaining the true reading ofEngf
lish : to which is added the ASSEMBLY of DIVINES, and
Mr. COTTON'S Catcchifm ; he has for sale, Teftamenssj
Pope's Essay on Man, and a number of Pamphlets,
*, PRINTING and BOOK-BINDING carried cm at
abovementioned place.
Hartford, April 17th, 1781.
TO BE SO L D,
Pleasantly situated in Northfield, in die county of Hampshire,,
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; on the great road
from Connecticut to Dartmouth College,,
THREE houfe-lcks, all adjoining, and lying, only half a
mile North of the Meeting-House, containing about 28
acres, confining of good mowing, ploughing orchardings
&c. with a good large mansion house thereon, five rooms on
the floor. onc new%arn, 64 by 34, finished in the eompleat
cl i manner, with large long sheds from each end; two gra
naries ; one large vood-houfe anda chaife-hotfe ;a, mer
chant's store fifty free in length, with a good cellar under the
fame, and horfeshed adjoining ; a hatter s shop ; black
smith's shop; large malt-house ; a large grift-niiT, new
built, with two water wheels, two pair mill-flongs and run
ning geers compleat; a new fulling raill, and dwelling
house for the benefitof both mills, and thirty acres of mea
dow land, all adjoining the said three house lots.
Likewise a new farm, about two miles from the above
p,emilcs, concainiag about 180 acres, 120 under improve*
ment, so acres of young orcharding, a house with rooms
on the floor, and a barn 40 by 30, both newly build, the farm
well fenced. :
Also ninety acres within tone mile of she hr.t-menuDnea
premises, half under improvement, with a good faw-miU
on the middle of the fame. ~ r 1
208 acres in the third diviGon of land in said town, unim
proved. Also fifty acres in the middle of Guilford, in the
county of Cumberland and State of Vermont ; and between
fre and fix thoufahd acres, in Win-Hall, in the fame State
and county. „ .
The above interest will be fold, all together, or in divifo
ons, as may beff suit the purohafer, very cheap for cash, or
' h por fi&er panic enquire of the fubferiber, living fl
& firft mentioned premifa. AAR q rt W tfI T NIY.
Northfield, March 30th, X7&X.
Cash and Writing-Paper, given
for clean Cotton aid Linen Rags, of
Calves Pates, at the Printing Office