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LONDON, &^ 16
A little way off the western coalt of Ireland a
privateer, under Englilh colours got imamongthe
Leeward island fleet; (he kept company till fix
o'clock in the evening, without attempting to
take any of the (hips ; whence it was fuppbfed
that it was her intention to make as much ha
vock as she could in the night ; however it for
tunately happened that she took no notice of a
signal made by theCommodore for the whole
fleet to tack ;this rendered her fulpecled, ^and
the Preston immediately bore away for her: Up
on which (he put about, and crouded all the can
vas she could spread, and being a very good sai
lor, she soon got out of danger. During the
chac^ flie hoifty the thirteen stripes.
The combined fleet will not be able to put to
sea again early enough to give us any farther an
noyance this year in the Channel ; for Should
they be worsted there, they must be obliged to
Peer north-about for their own ports, to refit, and
their (hipping (particularly those of Spain) arenot
in a condition to refill the boisterous navigation
of the North Seas, in the winter season.
Utrecht (Holland) July 18. Our firft squad
ron, confining of I I snips of the line, and 5 fri
gates, failed from the Texel the 17th of this
month, having under its convoy 8 of the India
Company's ships, carrying 50, 46, and 30 guns.
Two days after, another fleet failed out of the
fame road with a convoy for the Baltic. These
are to be joined by the former, as soon as it has
convoyed to a certain latitude the India Compa
ny's vessels. A third squadron, composed almoff
entirely of new ships, will join them very short
ly ; and they are working with the greatest ar
dour in our dock yards in fitting out a fourth.
%/, 31. I'he Lord Advocate ofScotland, thank
Heaven, is now pretty quell provided for; his Lord-
Ihip having, at this instant, in his possession the
following very lucrative Places :
Treasurer of the Navy. 40001. per Ann.
Keeper of the Signet, 2500
The Lord-Advocatelhip, 1000
Perquisites to Ditto, 1000
Total, 8500
It must be remarked, that the office of Keeper
of the Signet is for life, so that the Lord Advocate
upon the change of Miniftry,which, please God,
is at no great dillance, " will be in no great dan
ger of starving."
August 7. General Elliot's jaft dispatches oc
casion the most serious alarm to government of
any that have been received from him. He par
ticularly reqaefts an additional body of troops ;
mentioning that the Spaniards are carrying on a
work close to the rock, which, notwithstanding
the immense expence and labour that will be at
tended with, they are determined to make level
with it, for the purpose of erecting a grand bat
tery. The General writes, that the fatigues the
men endure, from their close attendance to duty,
inevitably prevent him, till he can get supply of
men, from giving the enemy any interruption in
carrying on of their works. He fays, th at since
the last eifeßual fully which he made, they have
been cautious, for that instead of having their
grand camp at the dillance of 4 miles from their
works, they have now contrived it to be within
half a mile of their engineers, which makes any
attempt in the garrison of Gibraltar to disturb
them very dangerous. The circumstance had de
termined the Cabinet to fend them immediate
relief.
From Robertson's Mill's and Hicks's New-York
paper, of the itdinfl,
Xaft evening arrived the Swallow Packet, Capt.
Green, with the August mail from England :
She failed from Falmouth the firft of Septem
ber, and brings the following advices, viz.
From the London Gazette, August 10.
YESTERDAY there was a drawing room at
St. James's, which was remarkably thin,
although such a guest was there as perhaps may
never be seen again at any court, namely, the
Count de Graffe, a French naval Commander in
Chief in captivity.
His majesty, who has been particularly atten
tive to his Excellency ever since his arrival in
England, sent him his sword by Sir Peter Parker
on Wednßday last, accompanied, at the fame
time, with an intimation, that his presence would
be very agreeable at St. James's.
Tae Count de Grade, in consequence thereof,
went yesterday to the drawing room, accompa
nied by Sir Peter Parker, and had the honor of
un audience with his Majesty.
The fame day Admiral Geary killed their
Majesty's hands on being appointed a Baronet.
A gentleman in the city has received a letter
from his son at Gibraltar, which has the follow
ing article : I have snatched this opportunity just
to let you know I am alive, for the vessel which
it goes by is preparing to fail with dispatches
from the Governor, to request immediate af
fidance, without which we must surrender this
important fortrefs. The Spaniards are prepar
ing to attack us in form with a numerous army
and a large train of heavy artillery, and our men
are greatly harraffed and fatigued with hard duty,
and dispirited by being so long cooped up. Our
brave Governor does all he can to encourage
them to persevere, and to defend the place to
the last moment. We are able I believe to hold
out to the middle of September, but if we are
not relieved by that time we rauft surrender, as
our provisions will be chiefly exhausted,- and it
will be impossible for the Moors to supply us, as
we (hall be closely blocked up. We have sent
off the jews, who, poor creatures, hadno houses
to live in, the enemy having knocked them all
down. Our works are not yet damaged, but as
we are to be attacked both by sea and land, itis
impossible but they must soon. I think that if
we are effectually relieved by the 12th of Sep
tember, the united force of France and Spain will
not be able to take the place.
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Aug. 18.
" Lord Kepple, who arrived here on Friday
afternoon, has made a compleat survey of every
(hip in dock or afloat, among which the fleet at
Spithead has been very particularly enquired in
to. Yesterday his Lordfbip surveyed the yards,
storehouses, boat-houses, work-fbops, timber,
rope-walks, and every article ; we have not had
so compleat an overhauling for several years. A
council was held on board the Victory on Satur
day noon, at which were present, besides the
President of the Admiralty and Sir Robert Har
land, the Admirals Howe, Barrington,Kempen
felt, Milbanke and Evans, and twelve of the old
ell Captains ; the fcfult is not known, but the
council did not break up till seven o'clock, when
his Lordship came on shore again, and is now at
the Commiihoner's house. It is remarkable on
ly 87 men have been put on (bore from Lord
Howe's fleet, though the home cruizers arelge
nerally estimated the mod unhealthy."
Hug. 16, The Abbe Raynal, instead of being
killed by news-writers, is with Prince Henry of
Prussia, in good health.
D UB L I N, August 24.
We are assured by a molt refpeaable channel
of intelligence, tbit a great Perfenage has at last
consented to treat with the Congress of the Bri
tilh provinces in America, on the footing of free,
imperial and independent States, which facrifice
of opinion was communicated by himfelf'to the
Council, on Wednesday the 14th inflant, in a
long and affecting speech, with an elocution and
manner that would have extorted admiration
from the greatest orator in ancient or modern
times. While he spoke, party pique and cabal
seemed for ever to have forfaken the august
board, and patriotism, unanimity and loyalty,
alone inspired it.
GLA S G O W, July 25.
They write from Argylefhire, that the royal
assent which has been lately given to the bill for
wearing the Highland dress, has given universal
fatisfa&ion ; and that the inhabitants have met
in different parts to express their loyalty and ap
probation of this bill, by bonfires, drinking the
health of his Majesty and royal family, the Duke
of Argyle, Marquis of Graham, &c.
RICHMOND (Virginia) October 12.
We learn from good authority,that theChick
afaws, who claim all the country from the falls
of the Ohio down the Miffifippi, have.fent atalk
to General Clark, exprehing a desire of peace,
and alledging as their reason for attacking Fort
Jefferfon, two or three years ago, that the fort
was built upon their hunting ground without
their leave. This fort was situated at,theconflu
ence of the Ohio a d Miffifippi, but has since
been dismantled and quitted.
The Britiffi Superintendant of Indian affairs,
at a conferrence lately held with feme of the fix
nations to the northward, informed them, that
the great King had directed him to tell them,
that his American fubjedls were very sorry for
what they had done, had asked his pardon, .and
he was going to forgive them, and therefore de
sired they would kill no more of the Americans.
The Senecas, however, in their blunt way, told
the Superintendent they believed the great King
PHIL A DELPH I A, Odober 23.
By the UNITED STATES in CONGRESS
assembled, CUober 1. -
THE Committee to whom was referred a re
prefenthtion of the Legislature of New-
Jersey, report :
That itappears from the said representation,
that complaints have been made to the Legisla
ture of New-Jersey, by the officers of the line of
that State, of partial payments made by other
States to the troops of their particular lines, and
that is proposed bythe said Legislature, unless
measures be taken by Congress for fecuringequal
justice to the troops of New-Jersey, to apply to
their use, a part of the taxes required by, and
allotted for the disposition of the United States
in Congress afiembled :'
That by the articles of Confederation, all
charges of war, and all other expeneqs incurred
for the common defence or general welfare and
allowed by the United States in Congress assem
bled, are to be defrayed out of a common trea
sury, which (half be supplied by the several Rates,
and the United States in Congress assembled are
to afeertain the sums to be supplied, avd to ap
propriate and apply tje fame in defraying such
expences:
That in pursuance of this delegated power,
Congress did in the month of November last,
require of the several States their refpedlive pro
portions of the turn of eight millions of dollars
for the service of the current year, in which ser
vice was included the payment of the army; so
that in case of compliance with ihe said requisi
tion, the whole army will be regularly and duly
paid :
That if therefore individual States undertake,
without the previous warrant of Congress, to
difpence any part of monies required for, and
appropriated to the payment of the army, or
any other purpose of the union, the Feeders!
Constitution must be so far infringed:
That such tranfaUions ought the more to be
guarded against, as they tend to subvert theplaa
which Congress have adopted, and are now car
rying into efle& for a uniform and ©economical
administration of the public revenue, as they
must prolong the exigence of unsettled accounts
between the United States and individual States,
from which great inconveniencies have been ex
perienced ; and as they cannot fail to produce
ultimately difeord among the several States, and
intermediate co^fufions and murmurs in the
army: W hereupon,
RefolveJ, -Thatthe Legislature of New-Jersey
be informed that Congress have adopted every
means in their power for securing paymentof the
arrears due to the army, prior to the firft day of
January last, and for the regular payment of the
army in future, which theyhope the several States
will exert themselves to enable Congress to ac
cpmplifh, and that Congress have difeountenanced
all partial payments of the army by particular
States.
Resolved, That no monies paid by any of the
States to the officers and soldiers of the army of
the United States, as pay for she year 1782, be
considered as advanced in behalf of the United
States, and that the fame be not credited to the
State by which the advance (hall have been made.
Resolved, That the several States be required
to make speedy payment of the refpe£live quotas
into the public treasury, that Congress may be
thereby enabled to pay the officers and soldiers of
the American army, the amount of their pay for
the present year.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
On Monday last arrived here Captain Vallance
from Havannah, who on the 13th inflant, off
Cape-Hatteras, saw a fleet of twenty-one fail,
among which were three large Blips; by their
course, and the wind at that time, supposes them
bound to the northward.—lt is not improbable
they were a fleet from Charleftown for New-
York.
FISH-KILL, OUober 31. N
The American troops moved to their winter
cantonments in the Highlands, three days ago.
Previous to the breaking up of the camp of Ver
plank's point, there was a general review and
manoeuvre of the army, in presence of the Com
mander in Chief and Secretary at War :---befides
the unanimous teflimony of applause from a
great number of fpe&ators; the approbation pf
told a lie, and that he was going to forgive the
Americans because he could not help himfelf,
and for their parts they would not be of his fide
any longer.