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LO N D O N, JULY ,
The following arc laid to be the terms of the al
liance certainly contrasted between this kingdom,
Raffia and Denmark, with in theft fix months :
I. effective and defenfive between the three con
trading parties, relative to all powers whatever.
11. That Raffia and Denmark shill between them
assist Great- Britain with twenty fail of the line of bat-,
tie Ihips, five frigates cf thirty fix guns each, and
tour lire fliips, ail fully and compkatly manned,
and kept up in constant service.
Hi. Great Britain paysßuffia afubfidy of 200,000!.
a year, while the fh.pi are in her feivice.
IV, in case that Russia or Denmark is attacked at
a time that they have not affixed Great Britain with
the said ships, then Great Britain to affid those PJW
ers with an equal force, and to be paid the like sub
fidy for so doing.
V. The twenty Lil cf the line, if ca^ for by
Great-Britain within the year 177, sh ill not be re
called, on any pte^ace whatever, before September
of that year.
VI. hi case any of the said (hips are taken, burn
ed or slink by an enemy, Great Britain to pay for
the fame at the rate of 1200. per gun. in lieu of all
other damages whatever..
Tnis treaty was fined in November lift, and,
upon the Marquis D'A,m)dmi'i memorial being
delivered, metfangars were dfpi cued to Pet&fburgh
rndCopmhtfn; so that we may cxpe& the squadron
in the Downs by the 20 h of July.
On Thursday evening lad, an express arrived at
the Admiraliy, and to the Minifies# of State, from
Sir Charles Hardy, with an account of his having
taken a frigate going from F ance to Count D'Orvil
hers fl^et, wrth di(patc.ies,from the Captain of which
w^ learn the following particular# : That on the 4th
June, a filial wai nude from Ferrol for the failing
of nine fol of Spanish (h pioftheline, besides frigates :
That the above sh pi cff.&ed ajandion wrta the
French fi:et, under the command of Count D'Or
villers. on the twelfth (the fifteenth the refc ipt was
delivered in London by Count D'Almodavai) which
@de their united fo.ee forty two fail of the line.
Sir Charles adds, that from the (apriority of the
French and Spaniards, he m *ee no doubt but they
will venture an engagement and htis determined to
give him bittie. Ha further advises, that he was
then off Ufhant, in caace, and in fight of the enemy ;
that all his fleet was well, and the offices and men
in the highest fpriits, and that he hoped to be able
in the next difyaiches to give such an account ol the
united fl tetsofFrance and Spain, as would be high
ly fatisfa&ory to his Sovereign and his country.
The Culloden is failed To join the grand fl^t in
Torbay, and in a few days will follow the Refol iti
on, Terrible, Sandwich Formidable, Barfl^r, A>
ragant, Marlborough, and Ajax, with the Priuc^fs
Amelia.
PHILADELPHIA, Ottobar 7.
By Captain Wilson from Hrvannah, we l^n,
that the Spaniards have sent two thousand land fot
ces, with some men of war to Pensacola, which, by
accounts, they have not the least doubt of carrying.
S Last Tuesday arrived here; the brig Dela^ 5
. Captain Barry ; the brig Morning Star, Capt. Parks ,
the brig Impertinent, Capt. Young ; the brig Lady
• Gates, Capt. Henderson ; and the schooner , ,
Captain Souder, from Hispaniola, with Weft Inn.a
.produce.
In CONGRESS, ORober 6, 1779.
{ RESOLVED, That the encouragement offer
; ed by the re(elution of Congress, of the 29th of June
r lad, for promoting Loans, be extended to all turns
which may be paid into the Continental Loan Offi
1 car, on or before the fir& day of March next, to
' the amount of the blank Loan-Office Certificates,
which are already ordered to be struck by Cen,tf :
That any person fubferibing ten thousand dollars
' or upwards, (hall be allowed to pay one half there
of within fourteen days after the fubfeription, and
the residue at the end of two months after the firfl
payment, the whole to bear inteteß from the time of
the firfl payment, if the other is punctually made.
Extract from the Minutes,
X CHARLES THOMSON, S x 'ry.
CHATHA M; October 1,
Last Wednesday morning, about one o'clock,
made their escape from the Goodhope prison th p,
in the North River, nine Captains and two privates.
Among the number was Captain James Prince, who
has been confined four months, and having no prof
peCt of being exchanged, concerted a plan, in con
junction with the other gentlemen, to make their
rtf ape, which they effected in the following man
ner : They confined the mate, disarmed the centi
nels; and hoified out the boat which was on deck;
they brought off nine Band of arms, one pair of pis
tols, and a fufficiert q entity of ammunition, being
determined not to be taken alive. They had feared
got clear of the ship before the alarm wae given,
when they were fired on by three different (hi,,
but fortunately no person was hurt. Captain Prince
speaks in the highest terms ofCipt. Charles Nilson,
who commanded the prison flip using the prisoners
with a great deal of humanity, in particular to
himfelf.
By the above gentlemen we have collected the fol
lowing intelligence, viz. The firfl account that they
received at New- York, cf Count D'Eflaing's flset
being near the continent, wai by the (loop Pollux, a
privateer of 12 guns, that captureda Spanish ship
from the Havannah, bound to the continent. This
sh p was in company with the fleet two days before
(he was captured, and left them 33 leagues E. N. E.
from Augustine, steering in weft. As fcon as the
Captain of the privateer had learnt the intelligence,
they took out the merchant. Captain, and officers,
and the greeted part of the company; parted with
the prize/ and made the bast of her way for New-
York, On her arrival, part cf the fleet had failed
for the southward, but receiving that account, they
dispatched a frigate informing; t.en of it, which oc
cafioned their return. The merchant ofthe Spaugh
fliipofftted 30,000 dollars ransom, but fc had not
arrived w^en the gentlemen came away. Toe Re
nowa, of 50 guns, convoy to the fleet bound for
Halifax, was returned, with the loss of her mainmast
and mizenmaft. She towed in with her two traaf
ports, difmafted.
Ships laying at Sindy Hock,
Riffel, 74 guns, Capt. Drake.
Europa, 64 ditto, Capt. F. Edwards.
Rarfonable, 64 ditto, SirG. Collier.
Renown. 50 ditto, .
Roebuck, 44 dtto, - SrA S Hrmmnnd.
The number of fugles in the harbour, they can
not afeeraia with proc-fi ^ ; but, they further add,
that nine days fiace fivef%re^ went out in com
p^y-
Left Friday fe'nnight,© d^ were issued by the
commandant of thecity. for ^1 the male inhabitants
of a prop:/ age, to affi^ in th: win^ up works on
Governor's lilial. The number of inhabitants it
wo; imagined amounted to 4000, half of whom were
to go on fatigue one day, and die other half the eifu
ing Sundays not excepted. This our informants
were an eye witness t«.
They were informed by a noted Tory, that a
chain of ships, confining of eleven fail, were to be
funk in the channel, but whaepirt they could not
learn.
NEW- YOR K, October 2
Intimation bring made that it was exp & d the
loyal inhabitants within the lines, would &ffid in
throwing up some works on G w^nor's Ifliod, a
number,of gentlemen, refuser from N nth Carolina,
affemMed under the direction cf Governor Martin;
and took up the fpxde and the hoe in the service of
their country, and hav^ offered to continue tVeir
feivices as ion* As the, fhtll be required, The Go
veraor himfelf fit the brightexsmpri to his follow
ers n.d laboured with the spade for a conquerable
purl chhtday ; a facrifire to patriotism worth, cf
imitation. The loyal inhabitants of New York,
wio me on this occafibn, shewed a wiliingnefs for
the fer/ce, which does them infinite honour. It is
from fuck exertions, that we can hope for an end cf
this bloody, unnatural, and dearnaive war.
FIS H KI LL, Oa.ber 21.
By a gentleman who left Gen. Gulp's ted quar
ters, at Pticvid^nce. the 16th infant, we are inform
ed, that the British troops are preparing to leave
Rhode ifUnd, having already great part of their
stores, artillery and baggage on bcyd; the 17th or
i Sth inffant was fixedon for their departure: How
ever, it is not doubled but they will Lave it soon,
Last week fourteen sailors were taken rear Tarry-
Town, by our militia, and brought to ctmy.
Thirteen deserters have come in to Gen. Heath's
camp, on the eafl fide of the river, during the last
month, bffidei several who have left Stoney Point
on the we^. fide.
Oue of the enemy's gallies adv??ced rp the river,
last Saturday evening, opposite Robinson's House,
and filed several foot at our people, who, brfkly re
turning the fire, obliged them to fh^er off. and push
down the river.
The expedition of General Sullivan against the
Indians, has been crowned with comp'eat success,
foriy cf the "towns have been reduced to a flies; ore
of them (GeDeffee) contained about 128 houses, all
their corn drilroyed. computed to amount to 160,
coo bushels, I efides large quantities of other article;.
The whole country of the Senecas, and other tribes
of the fix nations, has been ever run and defiroyed,
and they compelled to fly to Niagara for security ;
and all thin done with the loss of kfi than forty men
on our part, including killed, wounded, taken, and
those who died natural deaths. In the cowrie efthe.
"expedition, it became ceceffary to lessen the iffuea
of provifioni to half the ufo d ahow^ce ; in which
the troops acquiesced wirh the gre^eft chearfulnefs,
being determined to prosecute the enteprize tea
cornpleat arid fucceftfuliiTue.
Colonel Broadhead, who commanded ^ party fcr :
Fort Pitt, has penetrated the Indian co: n'ry, Lyi^*
on the Allegany river, 180 mi:./, b?r%t ten cf the
Muncey and Seneca towns, in ti at quarter; contain
ing 165 boufes. and destroyed all iheii f^dsofcoru,
computed to be 500 acres, with the fy left ca out
fide, of three men fl ghtly wounded forty of their
warriors were met by L cut , Hording and re ad
vanced party of 23 men, who attacked the f *v%
and routed them, killed five on the foot, andtooxall
their canoes, blankets, &c..
HARTFORD, Ollober 26.
A Letter from Philadelphia dated Oft-be 1u fcys#
" A gentleman in ten days from N>r'h Ca ima
reports That he saw a letter from Govern ~
ledge to Governor Cafwell of NxtiCa li a. w ',
informed, that on the appear ice of ti Cj & 0
fleet at Beanfort, a 50 gun ship. fume fr ;a,, tal
lies and twenty transports firuck -to him: T % . he
Count landed his men, attacked the fort by affnit,
which lasted three hours when Efunendecd ; .^
took Col. Maitland and 7 0^ 800 prisoners. and kil
led 200. The Count then fa^ed f^r Savannah,
when the whole garrison furrend< ed at diferebon.
General Lincoln had thrown brii/rif in the rear If
the town, that by the vigilance of Count P 1. flri
and the ocher light horfc, it was expelled not a Bri
tish soldier or tory would escape."
The fame gentleman fays, a report prevailed that
the Spaniards had taken St. Auguflene.
From the best authority we are informed that the
enemy evacuated their works at S oney and Ver
planks Point the 21st instant.
We are defined to inform the public from the best
authority, that any person from this S re who car
ries flour, wheat or any kind of giain to Bj on,
will be permitted to bring from thence as much fait
or other merchandize as the grain by them carried
amounts to.
We hear from Killingfworth, That on the 14th
of Oaober instant the wife of Mr. Samuel Hiuras
of that place, in a fit of lunacy, which she had fallen
into three or four days before, (while her hi (b ind
was in his shop about four rods from his house, and
a young woman who took care of her had flep'd to
a neighbours house) was left to lay violent hands
upon three of her own children and cut their throats
--the oldest a son of about seven years old, .L.
others daughters, one about five years, the oh. T
about fix months old. Mr. Higgins hearing an un
common noise in his house, run in from his fh*p D
and to his great grief and furprze found his three
children, one just expiring, the other iwo dead, ly
ing in their blood ; his wife aifo at the fame time
was cutting her own throat, which he prevented in
f?me measure, tho' (he is much wounded, so that it
is very uncertain whether she will ever recover ;
the woman was thought to be better of her delirium
on the day, previous to the fad catastrophe; and ch e
family were under no apprehe.lions that flit would
offer violence to herfelf or any others She is still
delirious. ,and confined to prevent her own destruc
tion. They have one son and one daughter surviv
ing who doubilefs would have shared the farce fate
with the rest, but they happily were out of the
house.
•, The Subscribers for Lord Chesterfield's
Letters, who left their Names with the Printers
hereof, are informed that the books are come to hand
and ready to be delivered.
Just import'd f orn Spain, a^d to e Sold by
MARCUS MARBLE,
Apothecary, at his Store in Northfield, eppofite
the Meeting House,
DRUGS aud MEDICINES of almost every
kind, and of the best quality, where all prac
tiuoners and other gentlemen may be supplied as
cheap as at any Store on the Continent. Also,
Ram, Sugar, Tea; Coffee, Pepper, Allspice Cirt
namon. Cloves. Writing Paper, Coperas, Alom, &c..
Oaober 6. 1779
ALL persons having any demands on the estate
of Benjamin Bishop jun. cf Windsor, in the
county cf Cumberland, and State of Vermont, late
deceased, are desired to brjrffih their accounts for
feitlement, as the eflateid rinfolvent. by the firfi of
December next, as I fruft make returns to th? court
on or before the firfl of January. And all perforce
who are indebted a e defad to make immediate pay
ment to HEZEKIAH THOMSON, jun. Adm.
Windsor, June 11, 1779.
rt"HE highest. price will be given for Loan Office
X Bills of Exchange; payable in Fiance, at
Thomas H< pkins's Store in Hartford,
Oaober 15, 17,9.