The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1780-05-31 00:00:00, page 2

WEIE sum itil said, to se :
.. Why ?! thect Levznt seal; by which it wssss se
glide}, that deuher the English nor French privueers
!] lap any mutral scssrh in the neighbourhood of
the Ottvmu dominlone. si
m {clam- from Liverpool, jeu. 't.
ct' Thin morning advice way received here, that the
TddmubmsCap. Ash, and the Ulysses, Capvain
Briggl. both privateels belonging to this place, while
mlcsuise, in consent, on the z+th ult. in [it. 35,
lnd long. 30, west, fell in with : Spanish sviglte
from the south seal, which hxd been out !hl'rc ):als.
She is pierced for 26 guns, on her main deck, hsiul 170
men, and is 600 tons hurthen; they have carried her
fitly Crook haven, :.nd she is said to be worth near :;
nfllitm. The privateen belong to Mr. Bsicker and his
so- in law, whose shi . t'ne blentur, took the Car
psifiknncb Ell Infilmmct"
The whok expense ofsithe last war to Francq was
his little Ten then his the expense of it to this
hunt). : un , millions, which as ap me by
m Itcnsshctm, lctl ]m! what the present umtuml
Who limdy cofl us up to Chriflmas, 1779.
ct Th whole lddition to the Fren :h debt, which wn
"alle during the last war, was but 16 milliom and
fit half, : confideuble pen of which time he since
I::inptshed.
' The day the inhabitnnn of Wesiminfler, to the
hinder ofpoo, me! in Weitminlter-hail, pursuant
& bliek ndvertikment, to agree on : petition to
Went, to controul the shameful waste of the
" it]: me , &c. The -tition was a ' (1 to and
' wirant She dissentigssg hand. w
On Bnmrday un the corporatioo of the city of
BriM agreed to pljesenr : petition to P-rlinmem. so!
Ihc retrenchmen! of the present extravagant ex endi
twe of the public]: money. and dangerous insuffi
fl the erou-q. '
*' On Fridly la! the connty of Dcvon met It the
Celle of Exeter, end did_the same; with only Jnc
Mnflng voice, ! Mr. Pu'u.
' ' The eonntie- of Dorset and Norfolk have agreed to
Ptiiom end resolutiom similar to those of York.
Qnsihtm'hylafl, four Gentlemen of the Common
. Men quiten] upon the Lord Mayor, !! the mansion
ctw, with I Tequisiticm, that he will be pleased to
w ! (bounds Couneil to be summoned for the
Minos ch-dpcuting with the several coun—
- si; _ _ 'ngdao, in I innsure lo necessary It thin
_ ' & si n lhsormsiin the public]: expendiwre.
fflipnfl six Aldermen nd about 30 com
fimss; Mssbie _ Lordship "informed them, " he
., ' ss order ( Common Council to be summoned for
. .. ...si 7- .W "si." insizsit." . '
' '3' ' and ddminble discemment of the late
MWwel-e eonspieuout even in occumneq
hue Mandsed of the imagination could he thought
My: At for inflame; When our peopXe were it
w 'a the south sin, they visited a mighry King
" Tmhwh, who semd in great flute. rejected
five!!! ptsseMm pf stinken. " inferiour to favour:
lum d'dssW Ofiefeu Upon whssich Capt. Cook
" him with sw'omm'l yellow petticoat, and
ss Me thsie by of blpt Cook at Otaheite, he made
"0; " Whsi M -'el\y.
he;] cien- to tnvenigzte the mode which the native:
_ sinnwigne theirivahzne, or vessels; and he
't',ct (hit is. me dey they flecked by the sun, and
dyde he- it night; and thnt they had not only I
nyne soi each !uminnry, hm perfectly knew in what
"the Heaven they wend appen- during the
si died- Visibilitv in the horizon. This greet
gone, bylnintensrlabourof mind, madeseveral
hvefflgltiom os'z mad cmiou- as well at im
si' nature, and which reflect the gieatefl honour
_ bnh—ory. —
ss s-si "05!- flwctitsnflion of assuring our reren, on
ZMW um 'ty than treaty il .actua ly si ned
' betm'm court and that ofRusfia, on the follousising,
lum; am condition.:
' 11. That the high contnai parties agree, offen—
*si'ctY**l 'ctfl'si'ct : seciproc ly to asfifl elch other.
hast of in me whatevee.
94:- zd." Thee Rpffll, nen interpretation in point, shall
si-Weh; the moment the navtgition of the Blltick il
; , ss fifteen fail of the line and, six ffigltes, com
TF'H' equipped and manned, to the affistance of
mtBl-itninsi, to be employed in any part of the world,
Miglhldn of her enemies.
v' d. [- eon xdention of the above affihnce, Great
.Iesiio to pey Ruflh enenmul subsidy. to benckolled
from signing tho treaty, of loomoo].
14sh. Upon requisctuion horn Great Britain, the
latter findmg transporu, Ruffia fa-thcr to give the
afiisiance o} zo,ooo rc ulu infamry, to servein Ame
sica. or tie West [in so..
glh. in such case asunder subsidy of Soopool.
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D U B Lsilsi N, Febraary loss.
T il enpefied by the friends of !reland, that our
Parliament will rlfe bperion to the recxwing
r-ghts :: savours or cvenct'ri hu themselves, ifimper
fectly granted, or accompano-rdwilh shwish reflrictim-s.
\Vimout being full) sue, uur luce Ki" he dcpendwn!
and dvshonousablq wiflsivnsdn- nnd lesolmioo mon
let us use the mennh which nature, the conshmcion,
publick spirit. our own mduflry and feeling: hue fur
nished us with. iqus 'vlle el, civil and :ommer
cill, be not now openly : nones and assured, il will be
in A manner renouncing'shem altogether. We He not
to put our trulk sim a'n Miniflen; thin in our simation
Would be.: son ospo' tied knighten-anlry: Wictse me.
have told mthae theleisie'seareely suchathm as disinterf
elQedness in flucsm, 'br generosily to be end.! in the
policy of nation! 'rospc'ain mh other, Let no no!
rhcrcsoce deceive Our curse us with false hopeq' lo
future time will probably evcrgive to this countryth
(11 11] now be withheld.
From lb: Mu-nmosizm Gunn, Marcctb 30.
The five tegiments which were on board the ships *
and transports of the fleet, are those of Towr'aTn,
Enghien, Wakh, RoyalComtois and Poiton. They
:n-nved in very good condition and great spil'iuJ
There ste but few sick, and we expect the good order
and healthiness of, our haspitdt will ]elsen the num
ber of such daily,
The zeal and indefutigable attention of Count de
Goichen, merits the thank: of the nation in gencnl,
and of the trade in particular. He ke ( the smallefl
vessels of the fleet continually within is view. ud
we may alscrt, that the greatest eonfidenee in him by
the tude has been well justified. The Cold ; bsig of
Name, havmg erung aluk, and been towed sevetil
dctctsss, the Count ditected the cnrgo to be taken out,
flhq the yesi'e) te be burnt, which it the clfly lose the
ednvoy met with on the . ss
Since the arrival of Count de Guiehen'a sqtudron
at Ft—rt R al, thepsidzmpb de Bouille has made every *
necefary Yifididonjfu opeslting without the lose of
1 Mont- The Cappinesiof the trusyoru weep or-'
ssd-ted to hold themssh'ee in constant rendinese. No
[Milk,]! which could contribute to the sueeesi of the
ennTn'se du neglefled. The zsth tho Marguil de*
Boui le hnvingfmbatked on hand the Robu c.,ourj
fleet, eonmm :! by the Connt de Guiehen, amounting :
to 13 dipt of the line beside: ['tis-tes, weighed, nlmn
having prevented ourpectt from ining the propes
nation, end by falling to leew-rssithey missed intel
eeptin] 36 En ilh trenfizctom, which got then into
the harhns. il-reinhtcemut of the English ;: tsij
thought talken them Seoo strong, who appear to hue ss
been intended for an expedition ngainn Glenadl and
St. Vineent Thus their great preparation, with
which they threatened to eenqucr all before them, in
rendered uselesl, and they ate hloeked up at St. Lleil
by a h-periour fleet, and the ditsiadvamngu of their
situntion m evident. Lnfl Tuesdly our fleet returned !
to Fott Royal to land the sick. &c. A hri from ]
Cotke came to an anchor. et Gtenade, foolish y rel - *
ing on the account: published in theEnzlish miniflertas
pa pen, thanhe British troops hid maken that island. ?
The forces which !h' Minifler of the inarine hn ss
sent to *he East lndiee, are the regimen- of Auflrasinsi
] ; deuch-enn of volnlteerl, and one deuehment' of ss
the legion pf laund,, The command is given to M.ss
Duehnmin. Brigadiefsi When they join those alreldj *
at the ifle of France, we shnll be able to attack the
In fish in their fichekvposscsston.
he Terrible i: zjul gone out of doek lt Tonlon,ct
and one other ship of 80 sun.. .and two of 74, in ss
ittin up.
T e English flami- themselves that we hnve re
nounced the pwject of an invnsion, because they no
longer see the threatening preparation: made on our
coafll. Yet every thing te so well disposed with se
lpea to transpctts and troops, thlt when the moment
of alion arrive! the whole can be ilkutly collected.
We think the ncte-t empaign will be opened with that
npedition, which bu oceastoned so much noise in
Europe. A descent on Englnnd hat ever been put
of the plan of our operations. - '
The intrepid M. deCouedie, who ie'slflddfoysh
mgngemcnt with the Q—ebeek, it made" Cepmnjnsi
(he navy; and his Lieuunant lul been resentedwuh
the croh of St. Louie, and e Penhn loue living
his Ersssign dal elso : pennon. .The Visconnt do
Roqueseuil, commenderpf she :Ilbl, who wuin th'
dangel and glory es lhe ictiol}, lad [heochernsicen
and erews have received marks of the Kisg'e sevour.
Among others the third lot, who scemg xbe ".B
cenied ewey by a ball. instantly cmched i c'oTGif,
mouming in the shrouds of the ship nex: m xhe enemy,
who were within istnlshot, flourished thecoloui' dien,
(in another we: ed in the ficrn. '] his brave fellow
ha- reeeived from the King : uedal of gold, unhi—
the aEIion Be described.
Ae English vessel of 14. gone, and 30 men, in er
rived in Calaie, She wal carried in bg 14. lrish sailors}.
who hed been pressed on hoard. T ey made the 34"
Englishmen drunk, and took cherge of the vesiel.
She'wee one of e sitlle flee": sent to intercept Paul
]onee'p prize: when they ceme out of the Ten].
PHILADELPHLA, M.,
GENTLEMAN from New York aye, thlt ..
' 'expsess v-ssfl'el was sent to Charieflown in ; ('I—
' houre after the arrival of Captaitz Montlgue. And
* tom the appearance of peo le in err-mensit it il
[ thought they had received disagxeea le intelsi ce
i By some itia reported that aFrench and szni fleet
! was expected upon the coat}, that theemerprise egeink
Charlenown me to beabandoned, and the Britshsiumy
and fleet would be again confided to the c'ity oftsslew "
York and in dependmeies. ' , ,
Extractofalcturfizm sit. Pierre (Mgrtioique) lad
' si 7. I lo. si .
" Severalvesselt hfve'arrivld here smm M'lrseilleo'iss _
but last from Malagl. from which laflmentioned pine.
they bri an eccount or the irrival of their Eye!
leneiee r. jay and Monsieur Genrd at Cadiz, oft:!
: pasih : of twenty five dey: from this lace. _ .
." 7Zh.y also brin an account that even] Bri ib
ships of the line and on ldi ): hadfmivedjsiq she it! -
of Gibraltar, end had actuasilly not only thspw con
siderablc succourimo that sonssnn, hmhadlnj , evsim
action with the amia- fleet
. , with which it no
inveled- - ct :
" By the enm'iration of fivsse ,Amerieu state.,
who I-tely made theirescakze from the enemy Itsi St.
Lucin, and came to this piece, we learn that Adnlnl
Rodney arrived at that Hand the "th vit. fron
Enffland. but last from Bubquet, vith five ship &
the ine and : frigate. ss . . ..'
" After having accompanied the.!ket Mssned for
the reliefo! Gihnltar, as far as the Streightl hood *
and thlt at the of their leaving Ssst Look,
wu the stth ul . the enemy hnd twenty tue flu ' of
the live and three srigates at that i . -
large body of troops, end that all the. , sue"
two regirnente were kept on board of tun pom, nel
not permitted to land, from which if ' pehn lo U
they were mediuting an lttack upon one the Freheb
ss islat-dl, not! i! 50 ger'nnll though: that Greltadl o:
i St. Vineent-ssie their objc ; but the Commander in
Chiefof thie ishnd, sys in; that the force mllefld
at St. Lucin wan inten ed to .a pgaink one of thod
i plueee, embarlted : few day! igo, ei ht hundred me
for the defence of Grenada, and in undred for the si
defence of St. Vincente, and we have the plnsnre of "
informin you. that those tway! have slfeiy lrn'ved,
and the !iglffl thar conveyed them are remnant"?
From Rivingtbn'r 80 Gum. By ;.
Yesh-rday lnived Clpt. corge Moptlgoe, ct
in sixweeh from England, by whom weereinfo _
thet Admiral don Langarn, fifth hit rnM'Ci'th '
Majedy'e ]nte ihi e the PhCnix of eighty gone, and
four other men war of that union, of seveht four
gum each ( glorioue troyhioe gl'ine'd by our Admiral
Sir George Rodeey, on hli hteexpedition toGibrzltn)
were triumphantly eondufled by Sir jolin Lockhnrt
Rose, and (thlll realizcd and annexed to the British
line of battle) securely moared in the hasirbour qf
iPortsmourh amidl} the joye and plaudits ofmss rj si
lofdelighted, syectators. 7 A
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ssRlCHMOND, May 31.
' Extract of a Ielur from :: Gentleman in Phiizdelphisi
' to his fi-inrd in tbt': ro-wn, dram! Me) 16. 1780. '
I BY the Marquis de la Fayette whole generous zeasil
i
to share in defending the rights ofthie country,
i
'hn duwn him hither from all the anractiom and e
dmmenu of his own. Despatsihes c.".- broughf from