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up their judgment to their ambition; by
being the slaves, the tools, the engines of
other men; perhaps he might be of opini
on they were traitors of the latter deftription.
But could the men with whom he aded
*lly with disgrace and ruin! Alliance!
what! ally themselves with the men who,
when they knew that this country was th reat
ened with an invasion from the combined
force of France and Spain, yet sent out
Sir Edward Hughes with fe^en ffiips of
the line to the East-Indies, where there
was no enemy to beat, and leave the heart
of the kingdom unprotected! To all,
themselves with such men, was to ally
themselves with disgrace and ruin. Alli
ance! what! ally themselves with the men
who sent Admiral Arbuthnot to America
with feyen ships of the line under the fame
circumstances! No! it would be to ally
themselves with disgrace and ruin. Alli
ance! what ! ally themselves with the men
who had sent Sir Charles Hardy out with
with a fleet, to be exposed to meet the com
bined fleets of France and Spain, amount
ing to near 50 ships of the line, and per
haps to 60, when they fay at the fame time
that in a few days more they could have
added to this unequal fleet 5 or 7 ships
more! To ally themselves with such men,
was allying themselves with disgrace and
ruin. Alliance ! what! ally themselves
with the men who had driven every old
officer of experience and popularity from
the service ? ally themselves with men,
whole weakness and whole pride had made
Europe desert ug, and in the hour of dis
tress stand with arms across, unpitying
^nd unaffifting us! No ! To ally themselves
with such men, would be to ally themselves
with disgrace and ruin.
CHARLES TOV/N. (Soa&n Caaol ua) ^e,t. 15.
Wehave no intelligence from the Southward, the
authenticity of whi h we can vouch: But, it mey be
r^fan ed, that the perfeverzree and .enterprizing
genius of hi Excellency the Count D'Eftaing, will
accomplish the purpose for Which he has appeared
in dm quarter, and eufare success to his next in
tended Ofc era ions in another. It is believed feme
of his troops are n peffi ffion of Sunbury, in order to
cut off the retreat of the Britifli troops from Geor
gia into Eal^ Forida ; at the fame time Brig.' Gen.
Mackintosh is marching down the country front
Augusta ; and we are told that ' Major General Lin
coln eroded S^vanah river at Ebenezer laS Sunday ;
so that we may now hourly expeft intelligence of
importance.
We are assured, that exclusive of drafts; the militia
turn cut volun eers, in all parts of the state, with
such fpririt and alacrity, that the ferry men at the fe-'
vcral rivers cahnot carry the men across faft enough.
By the last accounts from Count D’Efiain,, Shet,
Seven British vefftls had fallen into their Lands, a
mongfl them a large frp from Glasgow, with eight
Scotch m-rchauts on board (refugees from N Caro
line and Virginia) with valuable carpeer, intended
to purchife conquered estates in this date and Geor
gia. One ofthe prizes, the brig Polly, fron N^w-,
Providence for Quebec, arrived here last Friday ;
andas She came in, the Amazon French frigate was
seen off this bar, in chace of a Ship, supposed to b 2
the Ariel Btitlh man of war oftwenty guns which
She came up with, engaged half an hour, and thm
carried off
bast Monday Captain Verday and Lieutenant
Campbell, of the 7ifi British regiment, were brought
to town prisoners. They were taken with four pri
vates and ten negroes, on the 5 h infl.coming through
Skull Creek, in General P evof/s barge, with dif^
patches from the General at Savannah to Col. Mait
land at Beaufort, said to beordezs to the Col. to re
move his whole force to Savannah, to the defence
cf which all the troops at the out-poft# had been
called in.
Pl S. Just as this Paper had gone t^ press, an ac
count came, that a body of troopscf his most Chr f
tian Myefty, our .great and good Aliy, were bod
ed in Georgia last Sunday night ; that. Maj. Gen.
Lincoln wis appoaching faft s o Savannah, to co
oprate with them ; and that General Count PulaSki
fiad dread, taken a Picket of the enemy ; so that it
is probable, by the clefs of this week, the fate of
Georgia and of General Prevoft's army may be deci
ded, in a manner very wide of the expiations of
the returned Refugees, and their infatuated ad
herents.
PHILADELPHIA. O&@ber 13.
Fxtraa ofa letter from Bordeaux, dated July, 20, 1779
" The grand French fleet, consisting of 32 fail of
the line and 12 frigates, failed from Brett on the nth
of June.
" There is said to be 45,900 men on the North
eoaft of France, in Normandy and Brittanny, and all
% Flitch vessels in the different ports on that part
of the coafi flopped, supposed for transporting the
troops, as a dtfeent is said to be in meditation.
" The grand fleet from Brett joined ±2 fail of the
line effthe Groyne, --
" The Spanish fleet, consisting of 36 fail of the
line with a number of frigates, put to sea from Ca
diz the 2zd cf June, and on the fame day the Spanish
Ambaffadot left the Court of London.
'; The two grand fleets of France and Spain hah
formed a junction, and confix of 78 flip, of the line,
with a number of frigates, but their destination not
known.
" On the 9th of July arrived at Breff, a fleet of
merchant ships from St. Domingo, confining of 2;
fail, under the convoy of two frigates.
" The English fleet of 32 ships of the line and
feme frigates, commanded by Admiral Hardy, ap
peered off Ufhant, at the time; it is said, the ^ en.h
fleet were off the Groyne, to join the aforefaid ri
fail of the line, and returned shortly to Portsmouth,
where it is said they remain at present.”
Eritrea ofa letter from Bordeaux dated July 22, 1779.
, •' We have no certain advices from the combined
fleets - expea every day very interesting if any ar
rive before the present conveyances leave the river;
ffiall embrace the opportunity.
"Mr. Wedderburne is nominated fo' Succeed.
Lord Suffolk ; other new nominations are daily ex'
peAed in the different ministerial departments in that
kingdoms t
" Advices from Spain agree in the determination
of that Court, on the blockade of Gibraltar.
" An army is marching into Flanders, under the
command of Monsieur, said +0 pay a viratto Hano
ver, and thereby, oblige tha' ElcOorate'to recal her
troops, in the pay of Gt Bi aria, from Minorca,
and Gibraltar, or to watch the Dutch and hold them
to their stria neutrality ",
Extrad of a letter from Pe'erfharg (Virginia) Sept.
.2'21779.
" My friend writes raeofziflSept, from Halifax,
North- Carolina, that Major Aft, and several other
gentlemen of undoubted veracity, arrived from the
Southward, and brought anacco^ty cf, detachment
of D'E.%in{. Reel having taken Port Royal island,
with three fifty gun ffiipc several frigates, ftorefhips,
transports and other vessel ; that the garrison of
Beaufort, confining of 900 Britifli, commanded by
Cob Maitland, had fnrreadqed, and the South Ca
rolina troops had marched to c^t off the retreat of the
enemy to Florida.'--. Hr fays I may depend on the
truth of it."
Extract ofa letter from Ahnapolis (in Maryland)
dated Oarbe= I§.
'' Mr. William Carr, of Dumfries, arrived here
this morning ; he fays, Mr. C thbert Bullet inform
ed him, that be saw (when at Stafford Court house,)
a letter from Colonel Garret of Stafford, to Colonel
Charles Carter, dated the 9th, in which he writes,
" That an exprefe boat had arrived from Count D'
Eftaing to the Council of Virginia for provifiops :
That the Count was then off our coast with 3000
Britifb prisoners on beard his fleet, which confined 0
25 fail of the line: That the Count besides the pri-f
foners, had killed aud wounded 1000; had taken
two ships. one of 74, and one of 50 fans, force fri
gates and 3d transports."
''Mr. Carr adds, thr Mr. Daniel Brent writes to
his brother at camp which his brother at Dumfries
opened : That the Count with his fleet wa; in H imp
ton road.
" A beat arrived last evening at B^i?ov from
Porlfmowh (Virginia) the Captain of v' irh fays,
that a vtffe) had arrived there on Mo^c y evening
from sea, who saw go odd fail of h-e\ find
towards our Capes, and on that -~v. HR, r ,avy fir
ing was heard t ff cur Capes,"
Extrad ofa fetfer frcma gentlerc^ Jr W; nfb irgh,
to hit friend in this city dots f^ „,, ^
, " This city has been a little ala j y , a t the
appearance ofa large fczt effthe C p h^t weare
new fatiified it is the whoto, or par; Coan' D'
Eftaing's fleet, puffing to New York. They df,p
peared early yefeiday morning so we may exped
to hear forcething great in a short time."'
Another letter cf the fame date meutionfy « That
Count D'Eftaing has taken a 50 gun ffiip; and thirty
tranfperts, and in short has cleared all before him."
In CONGRESS, O&ober 12, 1779.
That it will be proper to set apart the second
Thursday in December next, as a Day of General
Thanksgiving in tbefe United States; and that a
Committee of four be appointed, to prepare a recom
mendation to the said States for this pwrpofe.
The Members chosen Mr. Root, Mr. Holton, Mr.
Muhlenberg, and Mr. Morris.
Exira& from t^e Minutes;
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec^y.
In CONGRESS, O&ober 18, 1779.
Resolved, That the Reflations of Congress, paged
the second of July last, so far as it dire&s or pro
vides, that each endorsement of the certificates issued
by the Commriffionerfof the Continental Loat-Office,
for the exchanging bills of the emissions of May the
20th. 1777, an d April the rith, 1778 be witnefled
by a Magistrate be and the fame is hereby repealed.
Extrafi from the Minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Basseterre, Sept. 22.
On Friday last failed from Barbadcea fcr England,
in the Maidflone frigate, Vice Admiral Byron ; the
fleet is commanded by Admiral Parker.
E w - Y O R K, October „
A letter from Admiral Byron's Secretary, dated
Barbados August 2,th, fayb, "Our Admiral being
very ranch indisposed, htfi resigned his command to
Admiral Sir Peter Barker, and embarked this day
for England. The fleet, cenfifting of 17 fail of the
line, two jo gun ships, besides frigates, is getting
under way in order to proceed to Jamaica, as it it
imagined Count D'EAaing intends to make aa at
tack upon that island
The Halifax picket boat. Captain John Bonder
ton, with the Weft India mail, was taken near tha
Cpafl of England by the General Starke privateer of
22 fix and nine pounders. The engagement lafitd
five ghffes; th© Halifax had 4 men killed and 7
wounded, ont of the latter James Dafhwbbdj Esq f
flghtly in the heel. They are carried into Salem.
, CHATHA M; October 19.
A letter from Baltimore, dated October 9, mentis
one Count D'Efaing being on the coafl, and that,
large quantity of flour was ffiippmg from that place
so: h, fhet; -
F 1 S' H KIL L, October 28.
The Britifli wiseacres, having bestowed
infinite labour in fortifying Verplanck's
and Stone, Points for forfe months past,
have thought fit to evacuate both those
posts, and retreat, post haste, to New-
York last Thursday. We are at a loss to
determine the cause of their haste—some
think they were horribly feared by our mi^
litia, who have been collating here for
some days past.
We learn that several vessels, funk by
the enemy near Sandy-Hook, in order to
obftrud the channel, were drove on the
Jersey shore ; which, it is said, has ren
dered their scheme abortive.
Part of our grand army are moving their
camp a little nearer to New-York ; and it
is supposed the remainder will soon follow.
Extrafl of a letter from Newark, dated Oc
tober, 1779.
" By the London papers, which I fend
you, the infurredion in Ireland is confirm
ed ; twelve thousand men are actually in
arms ; they have pulled down several hou
ses, belonging to the gentlemen of the Mi
nisterial complexion. ThePrinter adds,
“ We are sorry to fay, it is not half form
ed, indigested, riotous mob, driving into
excesses without conduct and without lea
ders ;—there is both method, meaning and
strength in their proceeding. They com
plain boldly, and loudly. They state the
reasons of their conduct, and have remon
strated on the conduct of Administration.
They fay that when Government is heed
less and regardless of the miseries of the
kingdom they are called to protest, or in
capable of relieving it, vengeance, nodoubt,
will be the ccnfcquence. And we repeat
it again, there are twelve thousand men
with arms in their hands/!