The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-05-01

of his Majchy'; ihip So~ev, 70 otne eo""s
of the Rolnnsy, a firy gun ihip, on board
OF which hi. father, the Admiral. is 70 horn
his lag a. commander in chies an1 Cover
nor az Newfosudlsnd.
BY the Jonee Frederick. Blank, arrived
of Perinour., from EuaAti', .hefe is ad-
vice, thai a large French Ship loaded WIKI
arm, aud ammunitioa, va, taken jun going
into ST. EuGatia, by one OF his MajsHy's
ihips OF war. cn ,oipieion that the ea'so
wa, for the ufe Of the Americans.
Er.raA Of letter from l. ndon srTy, Jan.I7
:" The Molly, Lux, belonging to Gisf-
gov, wa, tak.n by the Alfred provincial
Frigate OF 81 guns, near the banks OF Ntw-
foundland. she 9Th OF December the lea
men satrufted to coudu6 hex 20 Ame:ica,
brought her fafe into this rort yeRerday.
The Terms upon which Daniel Wier,kiq;
is faid TO 20 eonmiGary gcnsral to Amen
ca, are 4oool = year during tae war, in l'su
Of psrqultes, and 4eool ye" penh0a du-
ring lite.
A letter frem Lisbon, dr,ed Jan. 3, fsy',
/" The Zephyr loop Of war has brought IN
here two prize, enc OF them 'hs AIso'
Capt. Wa,d and the other the ithooTe er
Bs.ley, Lebtas, with 100 quiata's OF hscha-
law, bound from New.Engisnd to Bilbcs'
o. sccount Of the Co:gref'.
Feb. s. Ths Sails barry Journal, received
yesterday, ha. the following article, da'sd
Salifbury, February 3: We hear from Po t.
mon,h, thL on Tusfday lsf a teaman fek
s Halar hefpi,sl expriiog a great unesi-
aei, and anxiety OF mind, Aad a great oedre
70 fee fome Office. OF the Terrible man OF
war, (lying q, SPithead) . medengsr WAS dii-
patched, and an ofhser attended the man at
the hofpi,al, who then infoimed HIM thar
iehsme was laid for blowing Up The ihip, and
that ia a particular part thereof they -culd
find machine full Of combelsisle., ~h ch
was to let ERE to train Of gun powder lead
iag into the powder room: Tbs officer, il is
fad. inRantly repaired back TO the ihip, and
f,ued the machias prepared and laid accord
ing to the mas iaformstion. Isis nPor,sd
that ths officer is gone to London and taken
tae man with hin, from whom great diico
ve,ie, arc expeaed TO be made"
Il 10 expected ih.s motion W Il foon be
made in parliament, for an act Of atsai 4esr
to pafs, founded on the priacir'es OF the pro.
clamation iGaed BY Lord and Gene aiHowe.
by which evsry nan's eas,e will &c 'orfr;sed
10 a given time, who have not isneEdtred
agreeable to tha, pros ANA ion.
Fur large veaals a's tsk.n W in the IL
yer for the ,loe purpcfe Of es .ying over livs
bnllocks, hogs and ih:ep TO New-Yo;k, for
the u(s of his MajeRy's troops shste-
Sunday meAsRger was fsnt from Lord
Weymoarh's ofi-e, with di'patehes 10 Lord
Stormont at the Court cf Veriailics.
The American diiPs eAes brought over in
the Aurora, have aff' ,fded great IA atisfsaion
to the miniary. The veacl WAS 'aken BY
the b.arery Of four EngliMmtn, who hap
penine to be UPON dec. with their loaded
fufees, whit .he American failoIs were up
in the h.ouds, prsieated their ri:ces,, and
ordering them to come down 6ngIy, iecured
them under the hatche,, and ftcsred fSr Lii
vsspool.
lne,oiad wss pack.tf.os the Cosgrsi'
to Dr.. Franklin, isaisd with their arm',
which. with deiieacy not always 70 be met
with in Bri6fh tara, they forebo~ TO opea,
rightly jsdeiae it improper for the coa,sss
TO be made kaows to any other thaa admi.
niRratios.
This paeks, they brought to London, and
on Satsday morring delivered il into the
hands Of Lord North. The contents sf this
packe, will inform government of whs' ,hsy