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]ULY :7, 1779- . ' 'r !! I . ' , NUMWMIA.
VIRGlNIA GAZETTE
WILLIAMSBURG: PRlNTED BY D_IXON 55" NICOLSON.
P A R I S, MARCH 23.
HE Visccunt D'Arrot, Colonel of infantry, is arrived here
with advice, thzt' Qsisquzdron of his Majesiy'o ships have
taken the sorts end abtishments of the English at Senegal,
on the coast ol Africn. The following are the puliculaie
of that evectt '
" The squndron under the command of the Marquit De Vaudxsituil,
writ: before Senegal. lt was composed or the Fendant, of 74. gone;
lie in:, of 64; the Resolution and Nymph srigatel; with the corveu
Wuffl—p L']; rvier, and the Livelyss - ,
""si' 'The goth. t FenJ-mt anthored before sort St. Louis, built on an
fiend so named, protectesii by an arm of the sea, and a tongue of land.
Attdr exchangang : ftw shot, the commander hoilted & white Rag, and
nked to eapitudate. The sea runnin high that evening, they were not
glide to lend; but next morning [Fit Duke de Lauzin received the
nfituhtion, which wan presented by the dteur Robert Stenton, Govern
sil, 'mrsot his Britannick Majesty. The 'gau'isun were made prisoners of
'- - Mr} lnd the tmops of his Most Chrishan Ma' 'lty took possclston of the
sin, pomptoin, and other eflabhsh-nenu on t e tives, beionging to the
'- "ln-glilh. _ - _ ,
3 jlfsig * We Sand in the fort, 26 brase-cznnon, 56 of iron. to mortal,
siss and : ttereroes. ' si
" . _Due De Lauzin hu made every necessary decision for the
* .hvsileujntiosin of the island os Goree, from whence the garntsion, artillery,
' tsisi'jlwl munition. are to be tnns rted to sienegss-l."
_. N. side Slttine. Minister aske marine dupartment. he: wrote the
' si'ct'ct' "kindn- lette: to all the Capttuna of armed vessels, and
tee-ctssf &c. ct "
. s:',.;'ss " Me Cook. who sailed from Plymouth in ]uly, 1778, on board
th- espludon in , with the Discover ', Capt. Ciaike, in order
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sone disq on the Conne, itlan ., 'nnd ten of japen and
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( [ii, beingo , point of returning to EuroPe; and at such.
w ssn of genenl utility to 1" nations, it it the King's pleasure,
sithfclpuitt- Cpok men _ be trented-as a commander of : neuxral, end
'- , Wsmz lnd thet all C him of armed vessels, &c. who may
4 5 & thnt fzmom ssnlviftor, 'sha I make him acquainted with the King's
' " ut at the sum time,. let him know, that. on ni
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MpMWZMHL unmeet."
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[8 ]ohph'Yot'k, the English Ambafl'adour t the Hag—ue, hal presented
, si" it very finished memorial to the Sun: General of the u' iteJ Piovmcee,
Kithenme ofhis mefler the King omet Br-tain, whuein he rcp* eiente
- td their l'l" Mightineffin the evil consequence of the negotiation
carrying on tween them and France, " for the protection to be given
it the mnsporzation u'f :" son: of naval (force, and the denget to which
'lhev will exfnose themse vex by lifiening to proposside which will oblige
them to insringe a ne'utrality which thev have to often declared they wished
to support, :tnd which At once attack theirtndependence, sup the basu of
their government, and threaten nothing less than theirdimnion. At the
same time that the end of all these intrizuee ie manit'ettly designed to
cz-tse the repti \]irk to quarnl with the King. and to bring on I war
between their High Mightinassn and Great Britain, under the seducing
. Fcretence oft perfect nrlhsiisily and the interest of trade, of which the
i-vg can no longer remain an indifferent s &ator, and therefore finde
himself obliged to lsiy b:fure their High ightinesses the dlnger into
which France fishes to plunge them. ' '
Sir ]os-ph suhjqim that his MajeRy had ordered him to ldd, thlt he
cannot depart from the neceflity he it under us excludin 'the tsanspottation
of na'val Ram to the port: c'f France, and plrticular y timber. even if
{they are eshorte! by men of war; md that the example which France
he: set of savouring lome member: of the republick to the dtnimsi-nt of
other:, so directly contrary to the union and mdependence of their High
Mightinesi'u, the King hoped never to be obliged to follow, unlels :
'eondesccnsion to the view: of France nhligu him to tnke that method of
making amend: to these member: of the republick, who are hurt by the
partinllty of his enemies."
, The Ramillel and Terrible men of war passed by Falmouth yeflenby
with so fail of French WeK [Minmen
Ytsterday died suddenly lt his house in Dover Street, Sir CHAILEB
HAldY, Knight, Admiral osthe White, mastery!" Grcenwich hospntsi-l,
and member in the present Parliament for Piymomh -
The crew: of the Ramillei and Terrible men of war will on :n average
receive gool. per man. prize money out of the St. Domingo mcn they
have 'ately taken. _
Extract of u !tmr from SirRichasd Bickerton, ('a/un?" qs bi: Majzsts!
[bid Terribl-v, to Mr. Stephent, Scent") of th Admiralty, dom!
Spithead, 4]!!! 11. '
" Having on the loth inflant received intelligence frou'i :: ship spoke
with by th: Rsmilhs, of 30 sail of French merchant ships, under convey
oftIu-ce frigritn, hmurwctrd bound from M u tiniquc, ] hznuled close upon
I wind that nizht, in hopes of meeting with :hsim; and she next morning
we discovered : sail from our m'Jf-hemi, far to windward; being
little wind al: day, we did not get near them till seven 'in th; evening.
when the Ramilles sirvd :u and brought three of them too; th:- srignu
then left them, and they separated. I not u with two in the night,
which ] bodrdcd, end in the meaning gave ch to two more, which'we
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took. The Ramilles me then It some diRznee in chase of others, some
of which she must have come up with; but n ] hue not seen her" since
cennot say what number. The remaining pert' of the convey were (:
much dispert'ed, that they must fell a prey to our printeensi."
Lettert from Gihraltlr lad Minute: mention. thltt every thing remained
peacezble there, and that the Spaniudt had not mnde an lttrmpu or
prexarations for commitling any net- of hoffllity againfl th e places. _
le'ttc'r from the Hague snyt, that : contest, which may have very
striom consequencet. it now in egitalion between the Dutch end Portu-si
guese in the But lndiee. '
'lt it now no lon r I doubt the the Spaniude absoltttely man to joi
the French, and it in conjunction with them again]! the forces of Give],
Britain in all their West lndia islands. For upwards of these twelve
montht put! the Done have been sendin small detaehed squadrone, with
land force: on board, to reinfolce all ( eir tertitoties in those seat. Jn
: word, from : rfon of very go- d intelligence, we hzve authority to '
nnnounee, that a molt the whole navy ot Spain, eompletely victualled
end manned, is ready to put to sea, and that the period it not very diltaut
when the will declare themselvee, and let openly with the eombined
Galliek flyetsit againdthat of the- English.
Ceptain Faulknot of the Vifiory has refigned, which make: the
sixth naval resignation within a few days. ,
A letter regeived from Paris sayn, twelve Spanish ships of war are to
join the Brelt fleet.
Letter: from Bilbct brought by a ship arrived at Falmouth, sz , that _
two American privateer ave taken and carried in there, in t _ first
week of March, two sh 'rom Glasgow, bound to Lish—m.' two from
DIziin to Lishm, and three s-om Cotke, bound to the West lndiet.
Two of their M ieliiet son: are to he bred to the Church, one for the
archhish 'pl'ick of Canterbury, and the other for the primacy of lrelandi
An union with lreland it on the czrpet, pllnned by Meff. enkinfon_ct
and Welhore Fliis; the King approve; it, and the chief o the Irish
leede-t have had it under consideration; they have made mnnv demands,
but none that nwy not he- compromised; hy thie plan inland i5 to be'subd
'ected to a land tax of : smoool. : yezr, :; d all the other taxet of Great
rit-in; and no return sssi so have in abfolutcly fctee tude. si &
Thi to mine it wu run-ently reported. that the Sp1nish Amhnssadou!
had given notice of hit leaving England in : few dip; and ordeted Ill
hie tredesmen'e. bill: to be immediat ]y dil'ehatged. " '
We can assure c—ur leaden, from the belt authority, that order: from
Ireland for anlish goods. to the value of uxwardt of tooctoooi. have beq
countetmanded since the first of March lit . . 3
A Rorm seems gathering that portendx the most disagreelble eonse'.
queneet to England, " lettest from Elfmeur reetived here, deted the
t9th of last month, confirm what has been advanced in the papen, of the
preparation making hy Sweden for fittinf out a fleet of obfervation sot'ss
the protection of their trode in the ehanne and bay, from whzt they sh'lq
the depredations of the English. The letten add, that it was expected
this fleet would pass the sound at or about the loth of April, and would
eonsitt of 7 ships of the line and 3 stigatet; that they were to sail for the
Texel, there to be joined by to shipt of the line end 6 frigates, from the
U i'ed Provincet of Holland, &c. under s-iling ordert for the lamess
deshnation. What givee these account: the ttrrsingest appearance of pm-_
bab:lity, it the known and prevailing influence of France in the Cooneill
of the Coutt of Stoekholrn. lt mny not be amiss to aequaint our renders
that these ndvicet have been communicat-d to on by the same them
that furnished us five week: ago with an account of the loss of Seneges;
which we communicated to the publick : We hope, however, this
intelligence wih not be so unfortunatelv verifted. _ ss _ .
00} qf' (: letter from a Gentleman es Detron, to bu' frmtd :: Webeek.
Saplmber, 1777.
" Yeflerday his Excellency s-r Guy was pleased to sign my past : fev
hourlct before he set out for Montreal, notwithshnding any opposition
that might have been made by our Detroit Nero (Lieutenant Govemour
Hnmtlton) who you know is now in town here. From whzt you but
heat?! of his cruel and tynnnical dilpofition, you mnli be well eouwincedf
how unhap y we are unde: his Gnvenbmentz \ou know wille severity
he used ngnmfl me unjuflly, how he his treated Mr. Bentley, and con
feffed to him in presence of several witnesses, that he knew very well hit
roceedings : ninR Mr Bc-ntley were illeg-al, but that he wan above the;
isizw; and ad ed, " You may sue me if you-pltase. but you will !
nothin -. government is obliged to support me in what I do;" a very H.;
conseshsun for a Lteutenant Govemour set over a free people. Ycu knowQ
how he wanted to hurt Mr. lsaac Williams, -n-1 >he cruel manner in'
which he trentd Mr ]onn Schindler, silversmith, who after being
honournbiy aqquitted by a very respectnble jury, he ordered to be'
drummcd out of the town; Captain LL'sd of the tSth regiment, late _.
commandqnt' at the ]llinois. an} at that time commanding shr'silslisou
at Detroit, stlenced the drum when it entered into the titude), in order
to pass out at the west gle: with the prisoner, and said Lizutenlnt,"
Governour Hamiltoo might exercise what acts of cruelty and o Pleflion'
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he pEe-ased in the town, but that he would suffer none in the cit I, ctnctnd
wou'd take care to make such p-oceefflpgt known to s- mgofthesssisfl ig
England: all these thin ; are very'ette!, but nothiu ltkeltfn " '
Lieutenant Govemour lmillon, to whom : eommi ton so 4 to
the peace was sent up onlv two or.t_hree month: go, chid! it (he
that ever was iven by-proper nuthoqty to any one tn'Dtu-oit, t
himsitn the .1775,'WWMW1mh-mw