The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1779-05-29 00:00:00, page 2

kin _ lstsi Wife of, last summer, effectually protecting in tude;
it" more particu'miy for your having uphcld the honour of the British
nag qn the z7th lad =8th ot' ]uly last. '
Upon which Admirul Keppel said,
Mr; SPEAKER,
l'l' is impossible, by any ex reisicn: I can use; to do justice to my
fclinge os gratiiude to this Hou :, tux the houuut they have done me by
their approbation of my conduct.
The good opinion of my fellow citizens, expressed by the representativcs
of the nauon, cannot but be received by me as a most acceptable addition
to the satisfaction ] tell in the recent sentence, to which you have been
)\Eesed to alludc, of :: coun-m'zrtial; the rciult of a full and deliberate
enquiry, essprelswe of thril' smtimente of the l\:i*-jrct referred to that"
cxammnion, in terms equally honourable to themselves and me.
The pleasure ! feel at thil moment is not A httlc heinhtened b the
unavoidable recollection of the very different emotious 1 felt when was
Llsi in thin House, and in this pluce.
I should be uilty of gteat injustice, is, on an occasion like the present,
! neglected to inform this House, that my efforts for the publick service,
in_ the inflames in which the House he! been pleased to diltin uish them,
were most zealoufiy sceondcd by mzny as gallant and able. ol 'cess as the
navy. of England ever produced; to whose attention and spirit, next to
the Divine Providence, the iuccetsis of these efforts ought to be: in a great ct
masure ascribed. *
I cannot sit down without returning to you, Sir personally, my parti
cular.thankt, forth: very, very obliging terms in which you hzve executed
the command: of the House. '
The Admirnl having said thin, was in in a manner overcome by the
extreme sensibility that had so conspicuoufly characterised him, and
immediately retired from the House, returning home amidst the aypiause
and acclamtion of : numeroue poptthce. '
Admiul sir Hugh Palliser lie: Wroufiy ill of a violent fever, at his
country seat. 7 _ si
Feb.ss6. David Gat'rick, Esq; thc pride and omament ut the Bntnsh
flige, died the zd instant. The Dutch arc equipping ". ships of war.
The ( uldron that sailed from Brelt for Africa, with 4000 troops, has
been riven by a violent florm on the coast of Portugal, and the Com
motlore'e ship, the Pendant of 74. guns, is totally ]oli. Thirtf' ships at
the hne will sail from Portsmonth to eruisc in the bly by th:- attes end
of this month. Nineteen French ships and five t'rigates are said to [now,
in consequence of which all the ships at Spithead are ordered for sea.
March 3. it is now effected, that a great petscnagc, inflcrxd at" inviting
Admiral Keppel to a conference, was applied to by the latter to be
admitted into his presence. The request was granted , when the Admiral
signified to his Majesty, that he was ready to offer his service to his
'conntry, but that, at the same time, he must inlilt on a change of men
at the Admiralt Board. His Majesty replied, that he could not think
of turning of? 0 d semmts, without some manifefi miscondua, especially
when they were such servants as had : proved themt'eives quziisud for
their depamnent; and that he was there are sorry he could not accept of
the Admiral'l ered services on such terms. Upon this, it in said,
the Admiral de ivered : paper to his Majesty; but, notwithstandin what
ha- been said to the contrary, we do not know exactly what time e was
pleased to give his Spvereign to consider of : surrender.
* General Clinton hat sent to the Secretary of war a letter he hu received
from General Washington, desirin the return pf General Buigoyne, and
every other officer above the rank o Captain, that had been released without
exchange; and it it said that : copy of General Walhington's letter has
been inclosed to eve officer in England that is on his parole.
The particulars o thit happy event ne thuo shortly stated : " That in
coas uenceof the mediation undertaken by the court- of Petersburgh
and ersaillee, his Majesty the King of Prusiia had declared hie ultimnte
lnd invariable resolution not to liflen to any proposal of peace, until the
court of Vienna, shall consent to restore the electorate of Bavaria to its
] 'timate heir and proprietor, the Elector Palatine; that the court of
mea, finding it difficult to authentieate its claims and titles to the said
electorate, and bein brged thereto by the mediating powers, had acceded,
on the loth ult. to it ruflian Majefly'e propositions, exceptin only a
small dtfirict in Bavaria, for which a renunciation of some scedera rights,
&c were offered as equivalent; that this last proposition had in return
been accepted by the King of Pruffia, on the tzth following, and that
thus the publick tranqusliity had been restored to the German empire, its
law: and constitutions preserved inviolate, and the posseflion of its res ective
Princes secreted, by the generous and disinterelted ease and inter etsience
of hit Mnjclty the King of Prusiia."
The trxal of Vice A-Jmiral Sir Hugh Palliser, it ordered to be brnttcht
on the lit? of March. si
Lest Fridzv evening an express arrived at Lord Sufl'olk's from Sir R.
M. Ktzith. hsill Mausiy'a Amhaffadour It the court of Vicnna, with
despat-hes, dated February 5, and contnining the important news, that
the differences between Aush in and Pruffla were at last happily settled and
concluded, according to the roposhl of his Pmssian Majesty, and that
the treaty of peace would he ormally sighed in a few days.
Munish'y have much weakenrd their influence in Sc-ztland, by savouring
the hill for repealing the laws agzinsl popery, which after creating :m
hi !t termination in that kingdom, they have been obliged to give ups
T e tepeul has quietly taken place in England. They were in England
so sure of the success of Campbell in Georgia, that before receiving any
:ccounn of it, order: had been issued for Mr. Stokes, chiet'" justice of that
province, and the "other office", w prepare to emhark and resume their
office: there.
Lord Nugem in the House of Common: on the uqth of January. moved
for further relief to lrelznd, in tude and Mufictures, particularly the
eotton: He drew : mellncholy picture of that kingdom and appealed to
Sir George Saville for the truth of it: Eflates hzd fallen to 16 and 14
ears purchase, and no purchaser! even on those terms; the flreets us
blin swarmed with mlnuficturen thn m Rzn-ing; A Secutary
ofStzte, he said wa: then at Ircllnd, sent on urpose to represent to admi
nfflmion the deplorahlect condition of-thut Kingdom. which only those
could form : propu idn of, who Mind the account: of the famine nt
ellcnm. Ptoposzlq hn jum mld: inn the Parlinmem of Pan} so:
legahsizhsitg proteflant marriages in thnre, which was rcscrrrct to the King.
The Empt'cl's Wsi-m, by an ordinance, prnhih'usi. 'sictI-sj i.:ic of p. 17 ;: brought
in by any forcign vessels, in any pan at her d-vvmtuus. Vvctiuic the lxtq
act simssid in England. seyeals the laws that unpr'ilons pnpuh priest! and .
insh uctul" of si-uth for exn'cifing their fitnctinns, alldifi'cntiog minister,
and schdolmnlsirs, who do not suhl'crisihc the 39 articlcs, remain subject
to sin: axd imprisonmunt: Dr. Rnths-fl- she hfflffl'ifln, wasjn favour
of the" pouish bill for Sc'otland. The :d-ilitics of M. Necku', : Financiersi
of Franccsi, are much Celebrnted. The (fallednnifln MTCWY ofjanuary
16, shys, " The interest ofthe minishy has already receiVed :: conhderabh;
shock in Scotland, and if they perfist m their inisiatuated attempts, it wil}: '
be aitogether extinguished " si "" _
These are strong hiucs in the late papezs, of :] general pacification ; at
least of withdrawing the troops from Antericu; Lord Atnherd havin
givm hil opinion that war'cannot he carried on against France an
America togethcr; other pzragraphs, however, annonce a simng rein
sotement forAmerica, and a vi orous cnmpaign it was laid, Lord Calliflesi
would succeed Lord Sandwic , and Govemour ]ohnstone. Sir Hugh
Palliser. and Lord Howe Admiral Keppel. The mohsin Scotland were si
so violent al not to he remained by the Magistrltes, aided by the miiitlry ; '
several popish place. of worlhig had been pulled down.
General Cliuton is said to an desired to be recalkd, and SirGoyct
Carlton to have refined hil luce. France praises Holland to defend the ",
right. of her neutrality, us. the mimflcrial writen in Englandctvil) hlve '
it, thzt Holland resems thin treatment; thu'ropponenusay, Holland
knows me well her own interest; and the inclinnuom of her merchants; '
"a moreover, must find herself obliged to pay particular respect lo the
Houses of Bourbon and Aultria, now united: -,'Thc talk ot ovmwesi'
from that repnblick !s— America, confirms this latter opinion. si ".
]n the above account we have endeavoured, clearly ard concffe'ly, to"
give our readers the substance of a number of the latest British pipen."
It is esividem enough from British papen, that Count d'Almodaver,'
the SpanJsh Ambctssuiour in London, has been negociating through um:T
winter as mediatur for an accnmmodation; but whether Britain meam, si
bon side, to enter into his viewn, or only to amuse, is not so evident:
At all events , Americ: should prepare for an early md spirited campaignss-L
13 0 8 T () N, Avmt. 26.
IDAY lest arrived here Czpt. Munroe, in :: lloop srom Surinam, ,si
after : passage of 38 dn :. By this vessel we )carn that si ship had
arrived at Surinnm from Hol and, in 30 days, as short a pass: e as w'ns
almost ever know", which brought an account there, that Hol and had
bcen nearer to a sevolution them w-sits ever remembered since the seven
provincet were formed into a distinct (tate: That the commotions had
not yet sublided; and that their high mightimsses, the State: General
were in grezu perplexity how to conduct affairs in' this trying situition. -
The court of London. it is said, has preremtorijy demanded the 'zsishipg ,
of the line, and the land forces, whith Hollan is bound by treaty w'ss
furnish, in ease France declutcs war against the former. ' The Sta'tn'
know not how to comply with this demand, not- how to evade it. xhg'
Stadtholder, and some leading men in the cit osRptterdlm. lrc wish],
in the British interest; and the court of Lon on spun no cot'totsipain'e in
their critictzl situation to increlse this interest. On the other hand, the'
generality of the merchants and inhabitants ofthe United Statet, warm] ,. .
oppose a compliance with this demand, and every musure ropused abbot
taken in support of Britain: They complain loudly, an in the mofl -
determined manner, that the flaF of Hollnnd has been grcflyxinsulted,
and the righte of their neutfa ity shamefully violated by the BJitilh'
cruisers: That the mofl intolerable c.: dttions, have been made upon"
their tude, under pretence of Ropping uppliee from going to France and
Amerieai That a great Part of their Norwey fleet had been taken by
English ships, and no sansfactory nnswer given to their eomyhinu on
this head. Amlterdam, the first city of Holhnd, takei the lead in these.
warm remonltrancee; a large number of the principel merehlnte, nnd'
men of the first estates and influence, lately went in 3' body, in near son] ct
coaches to the Hague, to present them to their high mightinesses. The
insifl that the fleet and armies of Hollend sho'uld notbe employed for the :
support of a power that would ruin its commerce, and wished to nio- _:
no [in the trode of the whole .world. They publickly declare that,
ral er than submit to thin, they will take their shlpl and merchandiec to
France, and other powdn, where they shall find protection. They callsi
upon the States to defend the trade of their subjects, and the honour of
their flag. They offer the [on of any snn1_,_shqul_u' it be needed for this
purpose; and scruple not to imitate, that it_ this is not done soon, they
will do it at their own charge, and indemntfy_themtsielves for the loffio
they have suliainesil. At the tinne- time they protess their desires for an ac
ccmmorhtion, between Frssince, England and Ameticn, that shall be fair
and iczisnnahle, and not ptejudic'ul to the tradeof Holhnd, and the ("the;
mmitime powers- in Europe. This is agenesitzl idea of affairs in Hoiland,
given by an intelligent person who came from Surinam, in the above
mentioned vessel. Anterica ought to know its own importance; to be
study to its allies find friends; and extend its'vtcws in all trcatius, to
the whole commxrcial wot'hi. \
CHARLESTbVVN, MAY 5.
LARGE body of the enemy, said to be 1500 men, croflsied the river
A at Zubry's sorry, and next day took posseflinn vfthc camp at Black
Swamp, that h'u! been occupied hy General Moultrie. Since thcn, we
hsiwct not heard of any movement: made either from Cobsaw Hatchie,
I'urrylburg, or Black Swnmp, except that the enemy, who seem cautious
of quivting the bmnks, of the river, have sent out parties of light horse
lo collect cattle horses and other plunder. ln the mean time, Maius *
General Lineoln who ws.— near Augusta, with the main body of the army
sent several detachmcms down the country, on the Georgia side of t' e
river, who had already proceeded as far as Bricr creek, burnt three sorts, '
ercctetl by the cncm', , and taken to prisoners. [( is generally though;
that at (oon a: Genemr Lincoln'e troops erossed into Georgia, the enemv's
out pofls were all cznliml in, and collected together nen: Savnnnah, and
at Ebeneizer, from whence the movement; to this=side of the river have
been made, to dmw that Gench'a attention from hie objed . But t'm.