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HARTFOR D: Printed BY HUDSON axd COO DW IN, near the Great-Bridge.
" The fleet will be repaired as soon
as possible, which I imagine will take
about fifteen days ; our (hips of 64 have
fuffered the most, the fire of the enemy
being mostly levelled at them, and they
were opposed to those of much superior
force; fix of the Engliffi fleet have got
into St. Lucia so difabied as to be inca
pable of putting to sea this campaign,
Rodney with the remainder, it is thought,
has taken refuge at Barbadees ; Admiral
Rowley had his thigh carried away in the
last engagement ; and the eldest son cf
the Couat de Guichen, bad his leg Shat
tered to pieces, our loss ifa the two com
bats does not exceed 150 men killed and
wounded ; that of the enemy, from ma
ny corroborating circurr&rees, must have
greatly surpassed it.
'PHILADELPHIA, July t.
Translation of a letter from St. Pierre,
M^rtinico, dated May 27th, 1780.
" > Shall only engage your attention
£ with an account of the movements of
the naval forces in these seas since the date
of my last letter. The 9th infant the
French fleetappeafod in the channel of St.
Lucia, when the enemy immediately got
under way from Gras Islet, and the next
day after doubled the Point Saline.
" The Count de Guichen then tacked
about and fieered eaflward, which was a
Skilful manoeuvre m order to draw the
enemy at a diftanee from any retreat, in
case he should find them inclined to haz
ard an engagement. The iith, as soon
as the two fleets had nearly joined, the
Count offered battle to the enemy, who
chose to decline it that day, as well as eve
ry other, successively until the 14th when
there was a skirmish of about an hour
with our Vanguard, the Englifn maneu
vering in order to get to windward ; cur
Admiral having immediately tacked about
to br ; ng the rest of his (hips to engage,
the enemy fled with ah fails out.
" The 15th, 16th, 17th, and ISth, gaf
fed away in different manoeuvres, with
out being ever able to bring them to a&i
on ; But the 19th when our fleet was bear
ing down on them, in the form of a Half-
Meon, they imagined they might attack
the Van and Rear guard with advantage,
and that the Centre could not po&uiy
bring itfelf to bear; the engagement then
commenced, and lathed from one o'clock
till five in the evening ; the enemy gave
way on all sides, and when our fleet bere
down on them, they fled with the greatest
precipitation, and were pursued until
night closed the feene. The next day
nothing appearing in view, the Count de
Guichen fleered his course for this Island,
being in great want of provisions and
wood
the projeds and arlarm the fears of cur
enemies. After finilhing the intended
operations in these seas, the whole of our
force may unite together, form a junch
hn with yours, and drive the Enghih
from every possession they hold in the
Thirteen United States-"
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of
the firft character at St. Pierre, Mar
tinique, to his friend in this city, dated
June 4, 1780.
" Yesterday a Spaninfh frigate arrived
here, and informs us of the near approach
cf a Spanish fleet, which is expected will
be in our bay in teR or twe've days.
This fleet consists of 12 (hips of the line,
6 frigates, and 14 large merchantmen, ar
med by the King, from 50 to 56 guns
&ach, with 12,Q0Q land forces, 900 gun-
• cc The English 'worked their tliip^ to
great advantage, but they did not fight
,as well as they maneuvered, federal of
their officers are under an arrest for cow
ardice.---Not one of our corps has been
ftigmatifed by so base an imputation,
'' The formidable preparations which
Were making at Brest, and which we ex
peded were co have reinforced us here,
we are now certain, are divined for Ame
rica, Mons. de Terney, to whom is com
mitted the command of this expedition,
was to fail from Brest the 15th of April,
with lofbips of the lineand 10,000 troops,
commanded by Mons. de Rochambeau,
who on their arrival are to ad in concert
with the Americans.
cc June 3. A Spanish frigate that Tail
ed from Cadiz theist cf May, arrived
here to day-borders were given for 20
ships of the line to hold themselves in rea
diness for sea, and the Ger era! who had
embarked on board the Iphegene, in or
der to visit the Ifland^of St. Vincents
and Grenada, and reinforce those impor
tant garrisons, has defered his voyage,
ard has given orders to diffembaik the
troops that were difired for that purpose.
" A Spanish fleet confining of 12 ships
of the line, four fifties, and frigates with
upwards 100 tranfpert^ are announced,
and the frigate that arrived with the dis
patches, left them but 200 leagues to
windward.
" J am cf opinion that with this for
midable confederated force, an attack will
immediately be made ai St. Lucia, and
that our operations will be continued un
til the season of the hurricane months,
when the conjoined forces will fall down
&n Jamaica, the reduction cf which is a
capital object with the Spaniards.
“ This powerful diversion in the IC
lands, with the considerable fuceour that
Mons. de Ternay will carry to reinforce
the American army must greatly derange