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RICHMOND (Virginia) February 16.
General Greene, it is said, has re-crofled the
Edifto and taken post at Dorchester, about 23
miles from Charleftown. The enemy have a
bandoned Stono, and drawn in their advanced
posts to the Quarter-House, about fix miles from
Charleftown.
Yesterday arrived in this town, on its way to
the southward, a detachment from the French
army, confiding of three hundred horse and the
fame number offoot, commanded by the Hon.
Brigadier General de Choifly.
BALTIMORE, February 26.
The schooner Antelope, Capt. Folger, arrived
here on Thursday last, from Harvannah ; the fail
ed from thence on the iff inst. in company with
a Spanish 74 gun Ihip and a French frigate. On
the 9th the Antelope captured a brig and a snow,
part of an English fleet from Jamaica, consisting
of 5 merchantmen, under convoy of twofrigates,
the Proserpine and Ranger ; at the time ofthe
capture, the remainder of the fleet were in fight,
about two leagues ahead, and the Spanilh and
French (hips the fame distance astern. The lat
ter gave chace, and in all probability came up
with them. Capt. Folger manned the captured
snow, and ordered her for the Delaware, and
gave the brig to his prisoners.
On the 15th inst. the Jack o'Lanthorn priva
teer, off the mouth of Potowmack, took a final!
schooner, bound from this port for Virginia, be
longing to Col. Tavers, laden with leather, li
quors, &c. for theufe erf the French army.
On the pth inst. an inward bound brig was
chafed ashore, about 10 leagues south of Cape
Henry, by two British frigates and a privateer.
On Sunday last the ship Venus, Capt. James
Buahannan of this port, with a valuable cargo on
board, failed from Annapolis, on her outward
bound voyage. About two hours after, off Tally
point, flie most unfortunately overfet and funk ;
by which lamentable event, nine of her people
perished. The remainder were taken up by boats
from the eastern shore.
We hear that the prisoners taken at York, in
Virginia, who were marched to Winchester, are
ordered to be lent to York and Lancafter,in Pen
fylvania, where proper places are prepared for
their reception.
It is reported, that there hath lately been a se
vere action near Charleftown, South-Carolina,
between the Britilh, in that quarter, and the ar
my under General Greene's command. No par
ticulars are mentioned.
PHILADELPHI A, March 6.
His Excellency Count Rochambeau, hath de
tached from the troops under his command, in
Virginia, 500 infantry and 300 cavalry, to rein
force our army in South-Carolina.
The French frigate Diligente has been lately
loft near the entrance of the Chesapeake.
We are assured from good authority, that the
greatest harmony subsists between the continen
tal forces and our illustrious ally's in Virginia,
whom the typographical gentry in New-York,
instigated by the spirit of malice and falfhood,
declare to be in a date of variance and enmity.
What they wilh to be the case they publish, as
usual, for truth. The demeanour of the English
officers, prisoners on parole, since the surrender
of Cornwallis, has been so preposterously Arro
gant, foolifhly audacious, and childishly imper
tinent on sundry occasions, particularly to the
officers of the United States, whom they affeft
to despise, that nothing but a republican genero
sity of spirit, added to the consideration of their
being prisoners, has often refeued them, undeser
vedly, from a severe and exemplary cudgelling,
at the hands of several injured individuals, both
French and Americans. Nothing shews in a
clearer light the baseness and servility of spirit,
natural to the unprincipled nation we are con
tending with, than their present cringing, Shame
ful addulation to our allies, whom they formerly
loaded with all the opprobrious epithets, possible
for words to express ; but they are desired to
take notice, that the French despise them as peo
ple to whom may be applied that worst of all
characters—lnfolent, cruel and tyrannical in
prosperity, and basely servile and mean spirited
in contrary circumstances.
The following is extraded from the Royal Ga
zette of the 20th ult.
" I defy, fays Rivington, all the host of rebel
typographers, to point out a single instance of
my ever publishing as a serious fa& what Iknew
to be falfe at the time. I likewise hereby offer
and engage, that for every fallhood they will
point out in the Royal Gazette since the com-
mencement of therebdllion, to produce at leaf!
a dozen in any ofthe rebel news-papers, publish
ed in the Tame period." [There are some hopes
of a bad man when he is aihamedof his villianyj
A letter from Newbern, North-Carolina, dat
ed the nth ult. informs, that the brig Jolly
Tar, Capt. Turner, of eight guns and 25 men,
took on the eighth the ihip Liberty, a Britilh
tranfpert of 6 guns, from Cork to Charleftown,
laden with 198 barrels and 18 half barrels beef,
490 barrels and 75 half barrels of poik, 344 fir
kins of butter, 500 barrels of heavy packed flour,
180 barrels of oat meal, 200 boxes of mould can
dles, and a large quantity of linen.
Last Friday night arrived here a flag fiom Ber
muda, in 12 days, by which we learn, that apaf
fengerin a vessel from Cape Francois, reported
there, that the Spaniards had taken the island of
Providence, and removed the inhabitants to Cu
ba.
We are told Sir Henry Clinton has obtained
leave ro return to England, and is only waiting
for his successor in office to arrive.
Extract of a letter from Little-Creek, Kent
county, datecl February 24, 1782.
" Yefterday,in the afternoon,as the schooner
Kitty Meade, Capt. Callaher, from St. Croix,
was going up our bay, she was boarded and taken
by the refugees, near the mouth of Little-Creek.
—Capt. Callaher had one man killed, and him
felf and three men wounded, one mortally. He
received his wound after he had given up his
vessel, from the hand ofthe Captain or the refugees,
who molt inhumanly with a cutlass, struck him
through the nose, and more than an inch deep
in the cheek opposite to where the wound began.
The wounded men are in Dover, under the care
of Dr. Mollefon, where I had an opportunity of
conveifing with Capt. Callaher this day."
The refugeeboat, by which the above schooner
was taken, is called the Ranger, and command
ed by one Jones.
T RE N T O N, March 6.
Extract of a letter from Madrid, Dec. 1, 1781.
" It is certain that England has rejected the
mediation of the northern powers in favour of
Holland. They wished to bring about an ac
commodation on the principles of the armed
neutrality—and as the court ot London will not
listen to these terms, all profpea of a separate
peace between Great Britain and the States Ge
neral is at an end—The former is diffracted
enough to insist upon the fuccoufs fire demand
ed from the republic before her declaration a
gainst it.-—ls the Dutch difouted the English
conftru&icn of the treaty of Westminster, be
fore the commencement of hostilities, it is hard,
ly probable they will submit to it, after the
haughty and unworthy conduct of that nation
towards them. England threatens Holland
with losses in the East Indies, and the Dutch
themselves are uneasy about Batavia.— The Cape
of Good Hope is however fafe, and that was
ceptainly the principle object of Governor John-
Ron's expedition.
" The Spaniards had a pretty piece of fuedefs
last week in the Mediterranean.—Out of eight
English cutters, which attempted to get into
Gibralter, fix fell into the hands of their Ad
miral, and he was in chace ofthe remaining two
when the express came away. The cutters
were loaded with provisions and other stores
most essential to the garrison.
" We were never more impatient for news
from America.-—ls the situation of Cornwallis
be not too highly coloured, we are certainly not
too sanguine in hoping that something better
than a Burgoynade of him has taken place be
fore this time."
FI SH-KI LL, March 14.
The fleet of light transports which failed from
New-York some time since, it is conjectured are
gone to Charleftown, to bring the troops from
that place to New-York. Itis said additions are
to be immediately made to the fortifications in
Niro-York ; that a canal is to be cut from the
North to the East river, about two miles outof
the city ; that a large numberof workmen, three
hundred of whom are inhabitants of the city,
are to be employed on the work ; this when com
pleted will be their barrier, and the works at the
north end of the island evacuated.
B O S T ON, March 14.
Since our last arrived at Cape-Ann, a vessel
from Guadeloupe, in 14 days, by which we have
a confirmation ofthe taking of Brimstone-Hill.
We also have an account by this vessel, that Ne
vis and S. Kitts were absolutely taken by the
forces of his Most Christian Majeftf, and that
H A RTFO R D, March 19.
General Knox and Govenieur Morrrt; Esq.
on the part of the United States ; and General
O'Harra and Col. Abercrombie, on the part of
the British, are to meet the 15th inllant at Eli
zabeth Town, for adjuring accounts relative to
the prisoners.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-Quarters, Highlands, March 7, 1782,
THE General has the pleafare to acquaint the Army of
the success of an enterprize againit Col. Delancey's
corps, on the morning of the jd instant, by Major Wood
bridge, commanding oh the lines, and Capt. Honeywell of
the State Horse. Having formed a plan co attack the ene
my in their quarters, and then co draw them into 4n ambus
cade, and conducted the manoeuvre with so much address
as compleatly to furprize the enemy, a little before sunrise,
when our Horse rushed upon their cantonment ; several
were killed on the spot, others badly wounded and left, a
Subaltern and twenty privates made prisoners and brought
off, wichtwelve horses. We had two men kil cd and three
or four wounded, among the latter Mr. Abraham Dyckman
one of the guides, whose p articular condud in many instan
ces, occasions his misfortune to be much regretted.
The General expresses his approbation of the conduct of
the officers and soldiers in general who were employed oh
this enterprize. The exertions, address and gallantry ex
hibited by Maj. Woodbridge and Capt. Honey well, nave
merited his particular acknowledgments, to whom he pre-
Tents his clunks.
Litchfield, iith March, 1782.
" Saturday last died in this cown, Captain BENJAMIN
WOODRUFF, who lived beloved and died lamented ; hav
ing in various relations and offices served his generation
according to the will of God, we fruft, and fell aheep in the
67th 7 ear of his age."
At a meeting of his Excellency the Governor
and Council of Safety, holden at Lebanon,
Wednesday the 6th day of March 1782.
RESOLVED, That Mr. Ebenezer Barnard,
jun. of Hartford, be, and he is hereby au
thorized and directed, to call on the Selectmen
and receivers of provisions on the 256 tax, in
the several towns in the county of Hartford, and
in the towns of Chefhire,Durham,Wallingford,
Berkhempftead, Colbrook, Winchester, Hart
land, Torrington, New-Hartford, and Harwin
ton, for the beef, pork, and flour put tip in the
several towns to which they respectively belong,
to be transported to Hartford, Middletown, 0:
Ealt-Haddam, as said Barnard shall dired, and
deliver the lame to said Barnard or to his order,
and in case laid Barnard finds on infpeaion,that
any article of beef pork or flour is not good and
merchantable, that he carefully refuse accepting
the fame and make report of any article he may
so refufe to this board, and also to the Selectmen,
of the towns from which any such article may.
be sent.
, And the Committee of Pay-Table are hereby
directed to liquidate and fettle the accounts for
traufporting provisions taken in on the 2 s. 6d.
tax, and draw orders on the Treasurer therefor,
to be paid out of the 2 s. 6 d. tax.
Extras from the Minutes,
Test, JOHN CHESTER, Clerk.
*, THE Select-Men and Receivers of the
2 s. 6d. tax in the several towns, included in the
above Resolve, are requested as soon as may be,
to deliver the several articles of provisions as a
boye mentioned, to the fubferiber in Hartford,
Mi Elijah Hubbard at Middletown, or Mr. Sil
vanus Tinker at EalßHaddam, who Mill receive
and receipt the fame accordingly.
EBEN. BARNARD, jun,
Hartford, March 19, 1782.
. #§# The several Printers in this &ate are desired ro pub
lish ihe above.
WEthe fubferibets being by the Hon. Court of Probate
for the diftria of Hartford,appointed Commiffion'ers
to adjust the claims of the creditors, &c. to rhe estate of
Capt Jonathan Seymour, Lite of Hartford, deceas'd, feprc
fehted insolvent ; give notice that we shall attend said Lu
fincfs ar the house of Capt Ifracl Seymour, in said Hartford,
on the following days viz on the firft day of April and
May, and on the loth day of June ensuing; after which
time no claims will be received. All accounts must be pro
perty attested of they will not be accepted.
JOSEPH BUNCE,
WILLIAM ADAMS,
- Hartford, March ts, 1782.
To" be So id at Public Vendue 'at rhe' houfeo? Du !,
Case, inn-holder in New-Hartford, on the second
Tuesday of April next, at three o'clock afternoon. A farm
of land lying in the east tier, containing one hundred and
ten acres, and a good warrantee will be given by,
MATTHEW GILLET, -}
URIAH SEYMOUR, I
THOMAS BIDWELL, (Committee.
BENJAMIN MILLS,I
THOMAS OLCOTT.
New-Hartford, March 1782,
part ofthe troops bad returned to Martinico~
It was reported at Guadeloupe before this vessel
failed, that Moritferrat had also Surrendered to
the viaorious arms of France.