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Woolwich. Twelve out of the number were condemned,
the rest were realty proof against all small foot, even at the
diftaoce of 50 yads. So that 500 men, behind these, are
this summer, to depute the point with our brethren the rifL
barrel-men.'
May ro. The Worcester and Nonfuch of 60 guns are order
ed tocruize off Bordeaux, in order to intercept the American
vessels which are daily expired to arrive there.
The majority on the ialt night's question was as usual, large
in support of Miniftty, 128 to 38, three to one. The ques
tion was, however, of the utmotl importance. At the open
ing of this feffi n, an a& was puffed to prohibit all commer
cial iotercourfe with America; and the effect of this Bill
Lml Norh infiftcd wouUbe, tl at America, cut off from
the advantages of the British commerce, would be bereft of
all rehUrceof wealth, and consequently must fail prostrate,
and fonfefi unconditional fubmiffido to our e immands. The
coafequuoce indeed no mo:e followed in logic than it has in
fa&, for the commerce of America will find its own channel,
in fpitc of us. Tim reafouing, however, had its effect tor
the moment, and the good people of England were cajoled
into ruinous ex tenees; but nothing was at the time further
from the Minister's thoughts, than shutting up the trade of
the two countries. The object was to take a monopoly of the
trade to America ntothsir own hards. The M'niihy reserved a
power to themfelvcs of licensing thips to • rry provisions,
and under colour wf provisions, every article of commerce
was engaged in under Treasury orders, and at the Trcafury
expence. It appeared by iaft night's examination, that men
who would not on their own bottomjhave got credit for a
suit of clothes, did, upon the authority of Sir Grey Cooper's
letter, which made the Tieafury answerable, get credit for
valuable cargoes of all forts of goods. Mr. Payne, of the
Bank, was examined, and though a miniftcrial man, he, by
to means defended a jobb that took the trade of England
out of mercantile hands, and threw it into the lap of the
Minister. It came out that Mr. Payne had complained of
this dirty traffic of office to Lord North; and that his Lord-
Blip, 'thinking the Bale plea of provision, that had fatisfied
b ; s majority, would content a merchant, had made use of it
to Mr. Payne, uhp very feofibly and fhrewdiy had aufwered
his Lardmip, “ that he thought nails a bad fort of provi
sion for the King's troops, aed hard as digeftioa." It appear
ed by the evidence of Mr. Whitlock and Mr. Wool
dridge very clearly, that Sir Grey Cooper, with the know
ledge of Lord North, had opened under these licences, an
illicit, clandestine trade with theColonies. To fay no worse
of it, this mutt throw the whole mercantile body at the feet
of the Minister. Sometimes it answers the purpose of paying
for addresses, and other compliances; and it palpably opens
a door to the mod executive corruption; it depends only on
the nicety of Lord Sandwich's honour, and Lord North's,
what quantum of fortune they may pleafc to make, without
appearing concerned. The mere fees of office for these li
cences, enhances 'he benefit of those offices; but when
a bankrupt; or a party-writer, or a school-boy, the fen of a
man in favour, obtains these licences, and turns merchant,
one plainly fees that the d-teflion of the portion of profit
that die great ones take to themselves, or that the underlings
about them get, cannot be afcert*ined, though the corrupt
benefits which must arise cannot be doubted. Sir Grey Coo
per and Mr. Robinson will probably, by a year's war or two
be rich enough to be made Lords, and their Lords as rich as
J ws, though England may become as poor as a church
inoufe. But perquisite and jobb arc die glory of the times.
A gentleman who arrived yesterday from Calais, fays,
tbit the people there made great rejoicings, on hearing that
the King's troops were obliged to evacuate Sefton, being in
hopes that as food as the Stittonians have thrown pff th. if de
'p. T.ocv, that they (hall carry on a free trade to every part
of America. #
The friends of the Ministry much lament the intemperate
zeal ofc Lord Georg,. Germaine.He is ofenfibly much too vio
lent. He wants that afT&d muderaipn which gives the
true cotouring to disingenuous plausibility. The Minister ex
cch in this latter quality Lord George Germaine seldom
freaks on American fubjefh but he grows pale with passion.
11 s tongue fathers ; his eye-balls gate ; his lips tremble,
and his hands seem convoked to execute the Linguine pur
p fes of his amiable heart.
Admiral Gayton, commander in chief on the Jamaica Rati
on, we are informed, has f<nt home, desiring that he may be
cither re-inforced with a certain number of men of war im
.mediately, or else recalled from his command.
Extreff of a letter firm Portfmontb, May,.
" Yefterdayin the afternoon, a Signal was made on board
the Preston man of war, Commodore Hotham,, at St. Hel
len's road, for the fleet (which confined of about one hun
dred and fifty fail) to get under way, and at seven o'clock
they were under fail, the wind being then fair at N. N. E.
and they weremoft of them out of fight before it was dark ;
the following men of war are gose with the transports, viz.
the Preston, Commodore Hotham; Rainbow, Sir George
Collier ; Emerald, Captain Colvil; Strombolo, fifeflhip, Capt.
Finch, Carcass bomb, Capt. Dring ; and the Jerfcy hospital
flip, Capt. Halftead.
“ Sunday night Lord Howe came here, and yesterday
hoifled his white flag at the foretop, on board the Eagle man
of war, at Bpithead, and it is said will fail on Thursday,
with the Briwe and Repute frigates.”
Extra# of a letter from Ferrol, April 13.
“ Within these four weeks past there have failed from
hence .the following (hips, under the command of Vife-Ad
raira: Conde De Gramalear. The Si. Michael and Antonio,
of 60 guns each, the E'curial, Don Manuel, and Adarias,
of 60 guns each, the Archangel of 40 guns, two frigates of
36 guns, and four fad of small armed vessels, with ten fail
of transports for the Weft Indies. These Ships failed in two
divisions, and took on board the Catalonian regiment of hea
vy horse, two regiments of Andalufean horse, and three re
giments of Carabineers. Twenty four battalions from the
frontiers were likc^fe embarked on board the above-men
tioned ffiips, and a large quantity of military Stores."
May rl. Yesterday upwards of seven hundred letters
were delivered at the general poft-office, which were brought
from Philadelphia, by the Elizabeth, Capt. Campbell.
The artificers in the different dock-yards in this kingdom
are in the greatest hurry and bustle, in fitting out the men of
war ordered for immediate service; Shipwrights arc ordered
to be er^aged from the merchants yards, and orders are sent
to our Ambaffadots and Consuls abroad, to fend home all the
English shipwrights, &c. employed in foreign service.
Several surgeons of the navy, who were fixed in business,
being ordered on board to do duty, have thrown up their
half-pay, rather than quit their pref nt establishments.
The evacuation of Boston by General Howe, is trumpeted
in every street and every coffee-houfe by the hirelings of ad
ministration, 2s a great master piece in the art of war ; if so,
what praise is due to those cowardly Provincials who obliged
the King's troops to abandon this important post ! And what
dffgrace does that ministry deserve, which, with all the
strength of the whole empire trailed to their management,
could not pour in provision to feed the royal array, nor af
ford them proper assistance to maintain their ground ! —This
grand manoeuvre of Howe was nothing but a Ilianctul capitu
lation or compromise ; and happy would out minister' be if
they oouid bring the Congress to make them any offer of
accommodation, and save them the dreadful mortification of
applying to thole for mercy whom they have proclaimed
Rebels and Traitors !
May 14. Lord George Germaine's plan for carrying on
the next American campaign, is to transfer all the land force
to Canada, and to trust to the fleet for the difbuaion of the
American coast. And it is said that this opinion is, atter ma
ny debates, agreed to in the cabinet.
The expence to the nation or the provisions sent to Boston,
has been truly calculated in the following manner: Sheep 30
guineas each; hogs, 401. each; cabbages in four crout, 13.
a cabbage; beef, Bs. a pound; hay, il. is. a tiub; porter,
aol. a barrel. - ,
Were we to give credit to the mod glaring absurdity that
the confidence of power ever uttered, and to credit the total
loss of the whole bag of letters brought from Lord Duimore's
quarters, to private men, yet can we believe that at such a
critical moment Lord Dunmore committed his own difpaches
to government to the common bag; and that when every one
of the crew were laved, bis Lordship's difpatebes were not
preserved; but allowing that to be true, does the master of
that veffcl fay nothing of Lord Dunmore's fixation? What
are we to conclude from the fil nee of gove nment on this
head. —Lord Sandwich, -who is not apt to conjejs, did conftfs
that the southern expedition was over; may we not fear that
it is worse than being merely over, and that Du more and
his confederate Tories are totally overwhelmed?
Recruiting goes on so Slowly both in England and Ireland,
that there are bill between two and three th^ufand wanting
to complear the f veral corps in North America.
To prove the dearth of officers who fetve wi p h alacrity
against the Americans, there is at present, figuring away in
r< gimentals in this town, a f lot tran (ported about four years
since, who has been received by the Commander in Chief in
America, by whom he has been feat over hither, not only
with a passport for his fafety, but a recommendation to go
vernment for a commission.
Ma, 15. A memorial has lately been sent over to the
Court of France upon several frefh proofs which have come
to Lord Sandwich's knowledge ot fuccours sent by that king
dom to the Provincials. There have been several memori
als before upon this subj a, to which answers so very oblig
ing and friendly have been regularly given, that fborg suspi
cions have arisen in our Cabinet, that the Cou t of Fra ce is
determined to support America under the constant proielhon
of friendfh, to our Cou t.
Ma, 16. There need not be a stronger proof of rhe con
tinued influence of Lord Bute, than the making his own son,
and the son of his bosom friend and counfellor Lord March
mount, Englilh Peers; and to (hew his power Bill more,
he gives them precedence over all the new made E glifh
Peers. The intention of ihe aift of union was, to prevent
an introduction of Scots Peers, byond the number fixed by
law ; but under the influence of the Earl of Bute every
Scotch invasion is to be without controul.
A correspondent informs us, “ there are two North Ame
rican gentlemen now in the British parliament, viz. Cruger
&rd Morris. They both- of them were born at New-York,
and, on their mother's fide, are both of them descended
from Dutch parents : The Minister, it is laid, formed his
opinion of the virtue, wisdom, and firmnefs of the Ameri
cans, by what be early difeovered in those two specimens;
and it is said the Americans have also formed thei; opinion
of the good sense and judgment of the electors of Great-
Britain, by their wife and judicious choice of fueb —men to
represent them in parliament."
Ma, r 7. Many Generals who have made good retreats have
been more deferring of honours than those who have won
victories. Sevens obtained the name of Maximus for a well
planned retreat, and General Howe merits the thanks of this
country for his very great military (kill in a late affair,
though it cannot be called a retreat.
There are at present fifty-eight earls, forty-four Vifeounts,
and thirty seven Barons, belonging to the kingdom of Ire
land; eight of the second, and nineteen of the last, were
created by his present Majesty, besides those which are now
talked of to be added.
On Wednesday the Sth instant, Mr. James Leckey of
Bridge-fbaet, Dublin, merchant, was at Lord Annaly's, be
fore his Lordfllip and the Privy Council, on a charge of car
rying on an illicit trade with America, by flapping warlike
Bores for that place, on board the Hancock and Adams,
Charles Forrest, master; Capt. Forrest is confined in New
gate, and Mr. Leckey is ordered to attend again.
WILLIAMSBURG, &©ft 30.
By Mr. William Harrison, in nine days from Fort Pitt, we
have advice, that Capt. John Hingßon, with a number of
settlers, arrived from Licking Creek, near the Kentucky, the
very day he left home. Capt. Hingfton gave the following
account, that one James Cooper, and another peifon, a
Dutchman, being on their way to a Buffalo Lick, were fired
upon by a couple of Indians, who foot down Cooper, amd
frightened the Dutchman's horse so that he flung him. his
foot hanging in the stirrup, one of the Indians made up to
him, 10 tomhawk him ; but, although in that disadvantage
ous fituatirm, he found means to aim his gun so well (which
he never quitted) as to Shoot the savage dead on the spot,
and, feeing the other Indian making up to him, he disen
gaged himlelf from bis own horse, mounted Cooper's, and
got clear off to the inhabitants. Upon his arrival, many of
the Kentucky settlers immediately went abost fortifing tbem
felves at Boonfborough and Harwood's town ; and numbers
agreed to come into the neighbourhood of Fort Pitt, with
Capt. hingfton.—Mr. Harrison likewise informs, that Mr.
Jacob Hite, who lately removed from Berkeley county to the
neighbourhood of the Cherokee country with his family,
and a large parcel of negroes, was murdered at his own
house by those savages, with most of his slaves, and bis wife
and children carried off prisoners ; f his son, who was in the
Cherokee country, was likcwife mu.dered.—The Shawanefe,
Delawares and Mingoes, had not met our commissioners, al
though two expresses had been sent to them for that purpose,
and returned without any answer. A third express was feat
off, but had not returned.
BOSTO N, rfupflxg.
On theatSih inst. Capt. Nott, of the privateer (loop Broome,
of New-Haven, arrived at Dartmouth with four valuable
prizes, viz. the ship Charming Sally, John Steil, Captain,
bound to Europe from Dominico; had on board 465 hogs
heads, 31 tierces, 3 § barrels of sugar, and „ tons of fuftic :—
The Snow Ann, John Bowes, Capt. from Tobago to Lan
caster; had on board 169 h glheads, ao tierces, 26 barrels of
sugar, 40 bags of ginger, at.d 118 bales of cotton :— The brig
Carolina Packet, Mark Towel, Ca,t. bound from Antigua
to London; had on board i§i hogsheads, 12 tierces, 10 bar
rels of sugar, % hogsheads of rum, and 14 tons of lignum
vitz and fuftic:—And the brig John, Daniel McKay, tape
from Grenada to Dublin; bad on board ,0 hogsheads and.
a tierces of rum.
One day last week, the Viper fl >op of war, belonging to
the Royal Pirate, and which has been cruising off Cape Ann
some days, took two sloops from the eafhvard.
Last Sunday morning fafely arrived at Marblehead a prize
fliip from Jamaica, wih a c;r'go of sugars, cotton &c. She
was chafed in by the Miltord frigate, who being fired upoo
fr>m omcof the foits there, put out again; and on Monday
took a brig (said to be a prize bound for Samern) and a fchoon
c and (loop from the eaftwa/d, for this port, laden with lum
ber, &c. They set fire to the two lat et veffeb, and entirely
d. ftroyed there. The brig Bill remains in their pofleffion.
The people belonging to he eadwad veffcls made their
efcapr in their boats, and grt fafe on shore. The Milford
continue cruifin^ ff rur b^y.
PROVIDENC E, Z^l%
Extract of a letter f^m a planter in Barrages to b fm^ in £-„-
dn dated Me, it 1776 found on hoard the fei, Eg!; Lfety
token E the Marrtgome /privateer cf this port.''
' I do not chooic to m&idevihp diucs, vet this 1 fore*
fee, that if matters are not fettled with North-America this
year, we (bail all be ruimd. We (ball not hav lumber 10
make a single calk with, nor even to repair our bu din ~"
Ext-aR 7 another let er, dated Babedtes sane ts.
• Unless we are soon blessed with good weather, and 1
continuance of it, I fee nothing to prevent a famine. This
ilb: d is now. feeing as great d lire's, as ever was known: It
is really now feeling the fad eff as of the unhappy difmvrs
wih America. Yesterday news arrived here that General
Howe had est Boston, and it was thought was going 10 Phi
ladelphia. Report fays here are many people in Virginia
who are friends to government, and on y wau to he funp^rt
ed by a proper f rce: I with h@ report to be true, because
the trade to that colony being opened, would 1 Heve us very
much in Barbados; for from thence we chiefly obtain our
corn. God grant a happy reconc^iatinr.. Our Governor
tells me, h has hop^s that matters will be ended this year,
from the great armament going to America; for that there
will be a bod stroke made this summer's campaign : ft mag
be f*; but I fear it is all in imagination. I begin to be afraid
that Great-Br tain is not able to feed a force fufficient to fob
due th Americans, who arenow become obstinate, and drove
to despair. Ti.ey are sensible of their own sh tfgth. We
are teaching them, and iod ed we have taught tiffin to fight.
Numbrs then must verpower" fc
Extras of another letter, dated Barbados,£%e 16.
"1 1b ,ud have sent you some yams, pg§'roes, &e. but
there 1 such a fcatcity, that we cannot gc^bem for cur own
feppor. I affine you that all kinds off' provitions are io
scarce, it is with the greatest difficulty th^t we can get them
for ow own families uh. The L' rd mend thf times, for we
are a- p<ef at in a deriorible Gate."
NEW HAVE N, (tn Cnennefttat) September 4 .
Since our uoops have evacuated Long Island, theories
and regulars treat the friends to heir country wih the great ft
severity, Col. Woocil if , late President of New-Yotk Con
grefi for refufo g", g ve u u hisfide arms was winded on
the head with a cutlafi, and had a bayonet thrust through his
arm.
By some people who left Huntingdon last M^r^v, we
hear, that the inhabitants of Suffolk county were to refill
up their arms y fterday.
Our loss in the battle on the 27th u''. remains vet u cer
tain, the calcula ions being from 600 0 1000. C 0 J Hun
tirgton) regiment 1 Aid to have fuffe cd mu^, ri, b f r.g
miffing fix Captains, fix Lieutenants, zi Sc;,r n >,
Drummers, and 126 Rack and File.
Yesterday C4Y/ nu n lande Ia- M Aid 6 ^ 1,. Ifl^d,
and we hear numbers are coming off daily to the < \rioeuc'
NE W,Y O R K, Mp^.b, 5
A Lift of the tames of such Officers as are; • m-.rs with
the enemy, and have, by a Flag of Titice, Lot for the^
Baggage and Cash — Their friends are d !i cd to f nd to t^e
house next door to General Putnam, their trunks, &c. pro
perly directed, and toleafe their cafli at the General's; that
they may be sent by the firft flag.
Pemfylvama Kf/Baltdions. Col Kiehline's Regiment.
P HI LA DELPHTA
Extract of a letterfem Boston, September a.
" By a Halifax paper arrived at .Salem; w have the fol
lowing intelligence. That a battle ha s been fought in the
Mrditeranean between some Briilh sh ••$ aid a French and
Spanish flee., the latter proved vi&mous, having funk two
English Blips and taken>ooc."
Extract of a le te? from near New-York, September 9.
" Yeflerday the enemy opened a bar -y ago.:?.eves ec
Horn's-Hook, near Hell-Ga % across the riv r. There was 3
heavy firing all day, they threw about too Orel- at us,kil
led one of our men and wounded twelve more. I hear them
at it again this morning."
Another letter fays, 6 in the above canonadeoftr people bad
difmouated one of the enemy's cannon on Long-LLosi/
Col. Miles,
Col. Piper,
Capt. Brown,
Capt. Peebles,
Lieut. Scot^,
Licut. Gray,
Lieut. Spear,
Lieut. Dralbach,
Lieut. Macpherfon,
Lieut. Lee,
Lieut. Broadhead,
Lieut. J hn Davis,
Lieut.. Wert,
Lieut. Topham,
Doctor John Davies,
Doctor Joseph Davies,
Col. Lutz,
Capt. Crawl,
Mr. David Duncan,
Mr. Young,
Peanjylvania Muftet Battalion.
Col. Ailee,
Gap Laius, Murray,
Herbert,
Nice,
Howell.
Lieuts. Finney,
Euligns, Davis.
Henderf n,
Huston.
Col. Smallwood's Batt.
Mr. Wright,
Mr. Bawie,
Lent. Butler,
Lieut. Muse,
Lieut. Ridgely,
Lieut. Sterrit,
William Cort, ,
James Fernandez,
Lieut. Dent,
Cap'. Graf,„
L'eut L wis,
Licut. M dow,
Licut. Shoemaker.
Col Lasher's Battalion.
Adjutant !! ogland,
Liu'. Troop,,
Lieu; D tofcomb,
Mr. Van Waggoen,—a Vo
lunteer.
Mr. Giiiilan, dtto.
Col Huntington's Begt.
Lent. Mr.epeace,
Capt. Brew flee,
Fnfigo Lyman,
Eufign Chapman,
Endgn Huifmab;
Ehlign Bi^lfoid,
Leu. Orcutt,
Enfig" Hagios,
C—pt. et.icib,
Lieut. Gillet,
Lieut. Gae,
Adju aitt H pkins,
Dftor Holmes,
CT, Ck.k,
Maj 1 Wells WyUey:.
D h &nr Y^u.g.—Volunteer.
John T ms, of Cok Joh^
fun's Regiment.
M.Calle T.r, C^det of Ar
tillery.
Mr. K-arus, Delaware Batt.
MijoiEid,
Capt. HuriL