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ferfonal character, if any unprejudiced Peer
who was present, will fay, that there was the
lead reason for supposing he had done so.
No. V.
Ultimatum of Lord Razudon, font to the Duke of
Richmond, by Lord Ligonier, on Friday evening,
February : 22.
THE Duke of Richmond forgets that Lord
Rawdon does not solicit, but requires fatisfa&ion
for a gross injury offered (it matters not whether
through design or carelessness) to his reputation.
Were any reference necessary, the approved ho
nor, as well as the diftiguilhed ability of the Chan
cellor, would decide Lord Rawdon, to submit
the case to his opinion : But Lord Rawdon's
feelings can alone determine whether any imputa
tions may affe& his character from the late pro
ceedings of the Duke of Richmond.—Lord
Rawdon has left the Duke the only alternative
his honour will allow.
The excuse required is here subjoined, it is ex
pected it shall be delivered in full House, by the
Duke, in his place.
Friday, 3 afternoon.
' Ifnd that my motion, for the enquiry into the
' execution of Isaac Haynes has been confdered as
' provoking afufftcion against Lord Rawdon'sff
' tice and humanity. Ifolemnl^ protef, that / did
' not conceive that it could throw the most diflant in
'fnuation upon his lordfoif s conduß; nor did le
' ver mean to fa any thing that could have that ten
' dency. Since that I learn that the matter is
' thought liable to bear dfalfe conjiruflion, 1 declare
' that lam veryforry to have introduced it upon au
' thority, to which (at the time of making my mo
- ' tion) lid [ could affix no degree of credit?
No. VI.
Memorandum of the result.
Lord Rawdon having requested Lord Ligonier
to demand from the Duke of Richmond a deci
sive option upon the alternative proposed in the
firft letter---adhered to in the second message—-
and again ultimately inlifted on in the meflage of
last night— Gen. Conway has this morning lig
nified to Lord Rawdon, on the part of the Duke
of Richmond, his Grace's unqualified acquies
cence in making the excuse as required by Lord
Rawdon.
Saturday, Feb. 23, two o'clock afternoon.
RICHMOND (Virginia) Sept. 21
By a gentleman that left George-Town, South-
Carolina, the firit instant, we are informed, that
^number of refugees, to the amount of two
hundred, who came out of Charleftown to that
place, were under arms to serve fix months (a
greeable to the terms on which they were receiv
ed) at the expiration of which time they were at
liberty to retire to their refpedive homes; those
who had committed depredations on the inhabi
tants of that State, were returned by order of Ge
neral Greene; that two vessels bad arrived at
George-Town, from New-York, with inhabi
tants belonging to that State; that several vessels
were provided at Charleftown, to convey some
refugees to St. Augustine; and that those who
chose to stay had pafles granted them to with
draw from the town.
Late accounts from the northwestern fettle
ments,contradia the report formerly publilhed
of an action between our people and the Indians
at the mouth of Wheeling,
We bear an expedition is intended against the
Indian towns on the waters oflake Erie,' the peo
ple Tthe neighbourhood of Fort Pitt having been
extremely irritated with the injuries received
from those savages.
Extrad ofa letter from Fort Pitt, dated Sept. 3.
" From the middle to the last of July, the In
dians have been very troublesome on the frontier
of this country—Hanna's town was burned, se
veral inhabitants killed and taken, and about the
fame time Fort Wheeling was blockaded for se
veral days; for two weeks the inhabitants were
in such consternation, that a total evacuation of
the country was to be dreaded, but since the be
ginning of August matters have been more quiet,
and the people have again, in a great degree, got
over their panic."
PHILADELPHI A, Sept. 26.
Extras of a letter from Baltimore, dated the 2zd
of September, 1782.
" We have letters from Richmond, of the 17th
inftaut, mentioning the arrival in James river of
one vessel from France and two from Oftend,
which bring a report of the commissioners hav
ing left Paris without effecting any thing. We
arenot made acquainted with the names of those
vessels or the time of their leaving Europe."
[Extras ofa letter from a gentleman in Lancaster
I to his friend in this city, dated September 23.
" I make no doubt but that the account of the
line of communication that was formed between
this place and New-York, has reached Philadel
phia. General Hazen deserves very great credit
for the difeovery. I believe the whole plan was
laid by him; and carried into execution by Capt.
Lee, of his regiment, who, in disguise with three
Britiih soldiers, began their route from Martin
Myers's, and continued it from Rage to stage,
undifeovered, until they reached Bucks county;
there he was apprehended by Colonel De Hart a
Justice of Peace, and carried in irons to Phila
delphia, where they were released by General
Lincoln, who knew the whole scheme before.
His being apprehended was unfortunate, as it
prevented him from carrying the whole project
into execution. What is very extraordinary is,
that the whole of those in our county that are
concerned, areMenoifts: they have, it is said,
for upwards of two years, conveyed the prisoners
of war to New-York, by fending them from one
stage to another: They are nearly all appre
hended and confined, but released on giving ve
.ry high bail for their appearance at court, where
they are to take their trial."
We hear a retaken schooner from Havannah,
with 500 bushels of fait and some sugar on board,
is carried into Egg-Harbour.
Accounts from New-Jersey fay, that on Sa
turday last nine fail of the line, with a large num
ber of transports under their convoy, left Sandy-
Hook.
A Charleftown paper of the 27th of July last,
gives an account of the evacuation of Savannah;
after which the following paragraph appears,
which may give us an idea of the Situation of the
wretched dependents on the protection of
the Britiffi forces.
" The distress which is necessarily attendant
on events of such a nature, was alleviated as much
as circumstances could admit of, by the attention
and humanity that were (hewn by his Majesty's
officers to the inhabitants. But the misery of
these people only began at leaving their homes.
The rich, by disposing of one part of their pro
perty, may indeed be furnifhed with means of
keeping the other together, and of supporting
themfeives; but as to the midlingand lower classes,
whose firft years are necessarily spent in acquir
ing eftabli Onnents; by losing these they loie all
they poflefs, and are again thrown into the wide
world,' as poor as when they firft embarked in it,
and with the additional circumstances of an in
crease of years, and the burthen of families;
which the reasonable profpea they once had be
fore them of acquiring a competence, ifnot wealth,
had induced them to form. It would be needless
to pursue this matter any further, that of explain
ing what is evident to every one, the miseries the
loyal inhabitants of Georgia have already expe
rienced, and mutt hereafter encounter, from the
evacuation of Savannah. We must rest fatisfied
in the belief, that the fufi'erings of a part may be
of benefit to the whole, and that every piece of
information was obtained, every argument duly
examined, and the confluences carefully consi
dered, before a measure was adopted which ne-
Geffarily tended to distress so considerable a num
ber of his Majesty's most faithful fubjetls."
October 1.
OFFICE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
September 30, 1782.
TRANSLATION of an Arret of his Most
Christian Majesty's Council of State, prescribing
the formalities to be observed in the Shipping of
prize goods out of the ports of his kingdom.
Publilhed by order of Congfefs.
Extract from the Registers of the Council of
State.
THE King having been informed that some
persons abuse the facility granted by the
XlVth article of the Arret of his Council, of the
27th of August, 1778, concerning prize goods,
by flipping under fail, or in foreign countries,
goods of English manufacture, and importing
them as prize goods to the nations in alliance
with his Majesty. The King has judged neces
sary to explain his intentions. Being willing to
provide against this abuse, and having heard 'the
report of the Sieur Joly de Fleury, Counsellor of
State in ordinary, and of the Council of Finance,
THE KING BEING PRESENT IN COUN
CIL, has ordered, and orders, that the goods de
nominated in the said XlVth article of the regu
lation of the 27th of August 1778, and which can
only be adjudged under the condition of their be
ing sent back to foreign countries, shall not be
allowed to be (hipped from the ports of his king
dom, without being accompanied by the extract
of the verbal procels of sale made by the,admiral
ty or the intendant or ordonnateur of the
marine, duly certified by the greffier, or by the
Comptroller of the farm-office, who conform
ably to the eighteenth article of the fame arret,
(hall be obliged to mention that the goods have
really been taken from the entrepot or gene
ral deposit; and (hipped on the vessel which
they (hall design. His Majelly forbids the clerks
of the adjudicataire of his farms, under the
penalty of losing their office, or a greater one if
necessary, to fufier any part of the goods in ques
tion, to be exported, unless the formalities have
before been gone through.
Done, in the Council of State, HIS MA
JESTY BEING PRESENT, holden
at Versailles, May the 4th, 1782.
Signed, LA CROIX CASTRIES.
A gentleman is arrived in town who left Fort-
Pitt on Wednesday the r&h ult. He informs
that altho' the Indians have been much more
quiet lately than for some time before, yet an
attack from them was expelled at Fort Wheel
ing on the Ohio, some distance southeast of Fort
Pitt.
Ocl. 2. On the 18th ofSeptember last a court
of admiralty sessions was opened for the United
States of America at Philadelphia before the ho
nourable the Judges of the supreme court, and
the Judge of admiralty, and is adjourned to the
11th of October.
FIS H-K IL L, October 10.
We learn from Long-Island, that the enemy
have evacuated their.poft at Lloyd's-Neck the
zzd. nlt--- Fhat the loyalists on that part of the
illand had the indulgence offered them of emi
grating to Nova Scotia on certain terms of en
couragement-.--1 hat many of them chose rather
to rilk the forfeited mercy of their country,
than accept so precarious a profpeQ of emolu
ment— rhatupwards of thirty of the militia who
refufed this gracious offer, were immediately
disarmed.
On Saturday last Major-General Gates arrived
in Camp and took command of the right wing of
the army. Major-General St. Clair is also on
his way to join the army.
Wehere that Major-General Charles Lee,di
ed very suddenly a few days ago at Philadelphia.
STATE of CONNECTICUT, —
Hartford County, Odober r, i 7
PUBLIC notice is hereby given to all concerned, that a
Libel is filed before the Hon. Jabez Hamlin, Esq; Judee
of rhe Maritime Courtin said county, by Levi Hart, ofSouth
ington, in said county, against a quantity of Goods, Wares
and Merchandifrs, seized in said Southington, the 24th
of September last, and appraised at more than jel. lawful
money, and said to have been imported from some iflard or
place in the possession, or under the controul of the enemv
contrary to law : For the hearing Aid Libel, a Court will be
ho den at the court-house in Hartford, in said county, on the
firft Luefday of November next, when and where all persons
concerned may appear and they shall be heard.
By order ofthe Judge,
GEORGES
W'E cbe subscribers being appointed commissioners
the Hon. Court of Prebate, for the diftrid of Staf
ford,to receive and examine the claims of the creditors
. e , te °fJames Macnall, late of Union, in the county of
Windham (deceased) represented insolvent. And likewise
to receive and examine the claims ofthe creditors to the
estate of Alexander Macnall, of said Union (late deccafed)
represented mf^lvent : Hereby give notice, that we shall at
tend the buhntfs of our appointment, at the dwelling.honfe
of Mr. Oliver Wales, Innholder in said Union, on the last
Tuesdays of November, December and January next from
nine 0 lock A. M. to fix o'clock P. M. on each of said davs
JEDIDIAH MORSE, Y
EPHRAIM HYDE. ) C °mmifsTs
Union, September 2, 1782,
LOST last Thuifday between Hartford and Wethersfi rfd'
a black Leathei Pocket Book, fattened with a strap"
containing some notes, receipts, orders, bills of file of tim
ber, some accounts and a log book. Whoever will return
laid Book to the owner, shall be handsomely rewarded, by
ALEXANDER PLUMLEY '
Wethersfield, Odober ~ 1782.
OTR^TED or Stolen out ofthe pasture of Timothy Loomisrf
O T orringford, the evening after the 2d of October infant
large Ba, well made HORSE, and in good flesh, a small ftar'in
his forehead, some white on the nose, w'bite on both hind feet, shod
all round, paces and trots, most natural to pace, the property of
thefubfcriber. Whoever will take up said Horse and thief if
stolen, shall be well rewarded and all necefa, charges paid h
JOEL LOOMl's.
East-Windsor, October 4, 1782.
N. B. Said Horse was 13 years old. Not far from the
place where the Horse was taken, another Horse was grip
ped of an old Saddle, with new Stirrap Leathers, Creoper
and Giro **