Georgia GazettJ
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On tht late SIEGE of Savannahs
<4 v LTHOUGH it it certain that Savannah,
neither by itt Arangth, fituition, or
importance,’ can vie with many regu-
M~ m Jar fortrtfirt that have been befiegtd
7m. and taken during the last war in Eu
rope and America, nor that the operations against it
may he compared to the force exerted again It many
•ther placet, yet it it probable that the liege es it
afford* many remarkable particular! that have net
occurred in Beget laid to troager placet, and the ex
ertient of very fiiperior powert. Certain if it that
nothing happened es equal ceifeqeence in the prefect
over, and that the conquest of this place and army
might materially have affeAed Grest-Britain, not
only with regard to bor coleniet, hut even a-a na
tion, and that all things considered the united pow •
art of Prance and (fa (peak the common language of
her officers) the American iafurgentt never met with
B more feaionable check and severer repulse than up -
on thil ever memorable occafian.
Whoever bat acatfi to an autheatick copy of t.he
French Count’t original fummoet, the journal of a
French officer which fell into our hand*, and other
papers es thit nature, and also it more exaAly ac
quainted with the different mhmeuvret in the attack
and defence of tbit place, may givbtke puhlick more
extA and fatiefaAory information than a byiandtr,
who can only depend on his own and imperferf oh
fervatioat, and who,‘by the fear of miftaket, may
be reftrhined from committing many particulars to
paper which he might not deed unimportant; and cer
tainly, whether we confider the beSegert, the be
sieged, the manner ia which thd place was attacked
and defended, and the fiaal issue es the siege; a va •
rietyof very remarkable circuraflancet will occur, of
which I do not mean to write a fcntimental account,
but wiflt that our happy deliverance may not only he
recorded with truthj but that it may also be remem
bered by tbe prslent and succeeding generations with
P gratitude equal to tbe greatnefr cf the event in
which they were so deeply interefied.
The forces that came agaieft us were very formid
able, aod what might have been deemed mote than
fufficient to reduce placet of far greater trength j they
confifcd of French and American Tea and land for
ce*, and tbe latter were made up of Continental*,
Provincials, and Militia j all advanced, not with
bopet es fucceft, “but under an affuraace that the:
was no pofibility of mifearrying, and spoke of a gar
tifoa, whole resistance in an attark they coujd not
withSand above an hour’s time, with a degree of in
solence, cruelty, and contempt, at would have dis
graced them even had they been already viAorioue.
Tbe French, btfides frigates, bad %5 (hips of the
line, a number of tranfportt{ and their land force*,
confiding es the regiments of Navarre, Auxeircin,
tbe Irifti ligadr, Rcuffillen, Armagnack, and
Flanders, all compleat veteran regiments, with de
tachments from a number of ethers, and a coloured
brigade of Negroes and Mulattoes, not be es
timated in the whole at left than 5 or 6000 men, with
* great cf artillery, and were comimnded by
Monsieur le CoMte d’Eftaign, well known in the
Bat and Weft-Indies, and who has been at the peine
cf writing an aeceuat of Me own atchieve.net* in
the furuoiout which he sent to Gen, Pvev>’ft to fur-,
render to the troap of his Mat Cbr'ftUn Majsftv.
The Americans were commanded by Gen. Lin
coin, who does not appear to have had the command
of the whole alternately with Count d'Eftiign, ns is
ufuat in confederate armies; he it said tint to have
had any vary g-eat hopes of the undertaking, nor
very raised expectations from the of the Mi
litia ; Jtia character as • man or clHcer ha* not fuffer
rd by the exaedi'iatt. The Continental force* eon
lifted of, INFANTRY, one regiment from Virgi
nia, Col. Parker; ift S'luth-Csrolin-’, Cel. Pinck
ney; ad ditto, Lieut. Cnl. Marion ; 3J ditto, o*l.
Thcmptanj 4th, artillery. Col. B:rkmau ; jth,
Blent. Col. Peter H'rry ;6 b, Lieut. Cl. Herder
fen. The Georgia Brigade was commanded by Gen.
M’laloli, and included a number of Colo"I,
(Harris; White, Bake*, Doolv, Twige*, M‘ln
toft, Few, Roberta, Davies, Walton, &c.) Ma
j ‘rs, and other officers; how many privates and vo
lunteers it not koowa. ’ There was also the Charlef*
vows, Country, sqd Back Settlement Militia, the
latter under Gen. Williamfoo, s"d furore independ
ent cosapaoie'. Tbe CAVALRY is fuppefed to
have at firft amounted to a thousand horse; these wav
Blaad'a regiment from- Virginia extremely well
mounted, a regiment of South-Carolina under Col.
D initi Horry, Gen. Pulawfki’a troops, a company of
Militia-an horseback under Capt. Elliott, and a bodv
of irrtgufcr horse undnr tbe memorable Enipa. A
greater number of volunteers probably neveruppear
•4 ; Yisory VK cxptftefl cheap and Owe,
SAVANNAH: THURSDAY, DECEMBER t, 17 )$.
and tbif rent quantity of (lore* and gonda in Savan
nah a very tempting objeA to engage even loch per •
, fona a* had fulffrrrri for their unwillingaefs to take
1 up arma again. The regiment*, Sc;, mutt ‘have
been very deficient indeed if tbeir number did not
I reach jooo, and to rate the whole at tooo it to fix
them much lowhrthaniMry gave thomfelveopuh; bnt *
it Iras beta more than once observed, that, in Ame
rican ntwfpapert, their arnica are always said to bo
c , luperior before, and inferior to the Bntiffi after an
u-fuccefafut engagement. Oa the day of attack tbe
divifiena were commanded by Gent. M'lntyftt, Hu
ger, Pufawfki, and Willumfon, and a separate corps
of light infantry by Col. Laureaa. The Georgians,
left year driven frem their habitation!, in return for
outrages committed ia Florida, and who, after they
b.-enght ruio ‘on tbemfeivts ai.d tbeir country, by
proceeding* that mull for ever entitle them to a prim
ary rack among ikofe that trust ia oppreffioe, and
become vaia in robbery, flacked from all part* to
share the honour and booty of the day, and, after
feerning the favour of that power which they had
found tnemfelves fa unequal to rciift, flittered thom
felvc* to fecit upon their fl Ih whom, unpa
ralleled in any annals of tyranny, they bad deprived
Os all their fubftaace. A daor had been left open to
them to return to allegiance aod property, but they
chose rather to tun every rifle than 10 return to the
class of peaceful citizens, or gtve up the amazing
benefit* which they received from continental memy,
and axpeAed from their ailiaece with Franee, to the
renewal of their former connrAione with Great-
Britain, us# which (a* thy lately difeovered) they
had always bean flares, mitaiable, wretches; and
unhappy.
Among the American Generals was the noted
CountPuLAWSKi, ho has been executed in tlfigy in
his native country, for ottempting to affjflinate hie
King. No European power certainly would have
employed him, nor any officers in any set vice, ex
cept thole that aAually did, have ranked with an af
faflin na an officer. Ii the American army there wat
not a few who had experiented the lenity of the Bri
t.lh government, and feught against the King with
hii proteftion in their pockets; if their undoubted
hope of fucceft may ia any deg.ee be pleaded as an
cxcufs, let men at Icafi learntrem the event, that,
however great the tifk may feemie doing or fufftrirg
for what it right, tht rilk rt deii g wrong it net only
the moftcertain,bot for that very leefi/ii always infin
itely the greatefi. Governor H. though he formerly
ifined a proclamatiua for free plunder under kit torn
rnand, aad fome other*, gave proteftion to (nd aAu
ally proteAcd) ftveral perfei.s, who, breauie they had
taken the oath to and lived under the King** govern
ment, were reputed loyal fubje&s; we.p but this the
reason why such proteftion* were granted, it would
prove that those men are not rrfenfnle that loyalty ia
no crime, and will command tbe efteemof every ge>
ne.ious and virtu <ui eoemy. What furious people
intended, and humane peifcns exoeAtd, may be con
cluded from this fii gie ciicumftancr, that that re
fpe&able young man C. F. wh.fe death it really la
mented; came on purpose to save hi* father from the
genera) carnage; an honourable intention,*which
0 many others also profefa to have hern their tale mo- *
tiv* for coming JSnu ibtj ixitre drftattd. The A
merican (hipping and gallirr, co-operating wiih the
French and land forest, made a very great fi>e, and
were near enough to convey the difagrecable noise of
their hearty huzzas through towp and camp wheneyer
they er.joyed the cruel pleafu e of feeing toy build-
I ing in firmer; that eaabied them to not in their
pleasing expeAatrt nos reducing this town to a heap
of alhes, in which howeveV, by the undeforved inter
pofiiion of a special Providence, they have almeft
miraculoufly been difiippointed.
(Tt bt continued at kif are.)
From the LONDON GAZETTE.
By tbe . KING,
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGE R.
TyHEREAS we have received intelligence, that
v preparations are making by our enemies to in
vade th e our kingdom, the fafety and dfenc* of
which requite our utmost care, and whereid, by the
alfiftance aad bleffiogof God, we are retalved not to
1 be wanting; and to the iateot that they may not, in
1 case of their landing, firengthen thcmfclvet by feia-
I ing tbe hotfes, cxen, and cattle, of our fubjeffia,
which may be ufeful to them for draugbt Or burthen,
F or bteafify fuppiied with proviGont, wehaveihere
r fore thought fit, and do by this our Royal Proda
* ilaatioo, by the advice of our Privy Council, ftriAly
charge and command the Warden pf the Cinque
1 fart*, bit deputy or Deputies, and
all and every tht Lieutenant* and Deputy LieutljS
anta of onr Coueties ; and all Sheriffs, Jufticea
Peace, Mayors, Bailiff*, and all and every otfllj
Officers and Miaitters, Civil aod Military, will
their tefpeAive counties, cities, towns, and dlvnH
009, that they cause the coafle to be carefully watch?
’ ed, and, upon the firft approach of the enemy, im
mediately to cause all horfet, oxen, and cattle, which
may be fit for draught or burthen/ and not aAually
employed in our tervice, or in the defeoct of the
cosntry, aod also (aa far aa may be proAicable) all
other cattle and provilrens, to be driven aod remove*
to fome plaoe of security, and to such a dittoes from
the place where the enemy full attempt, or appear to
intend to land, f* at they may not fall into thehande
dr power of any of our enemies; wherein, nevertke
lefa, it it our will and pleasure, that the refpeAive
owner* thereof may fuffer aa little damage, left, oa
inconvenience, at may be consistent with the publlck
fafety : And we do hereby further AriAly'cbarge and
command >ll *r fubjeAt to be aiding and elfiffiog in
the execution of this our Royal Command. ,
Given at.our Court at St. Jamas’a, the 9th day
•f July, 1779, in the 19 b year of our reign.
GOD SAYE T*MB KIN G.
LONDON, July 9.
VIITIRDAY was married, by a special liceof*,
_ the Right Hon. tbe Earl of Shelburne, to Mifa
Fitzpatrick, fitter to the Earl of Upper Offory.
On Wednesday Col. Archibald Campbell, lately
returned from Georgia, was married to Mifa Amelia
Ramsay, daughter of Allan Ramsay, Esq; of Har
ley Street. r ..
July io. Capt. Farmer, in a letter to M'. Ste
phen*, dated Quebeck, Guernsey, tbe 6th ioftant,
gives an acceunt, that on tbe evening of the sth,
being off Morlaix with ihe Unicorn and Cabot, and
feeing a fleet fleeringqjoog fliers to eaflward, under
a convoy of a (hip of to guns and fcveral armed rtf
fcls, amounting in the whole to 4b fail, be flood ia
upon the faidjleet, and although tney croudcd all tht
fail they could close in with the rock* to feture tbe
port of Morlaix, the Qucbeck and Unicorn put the
whole inte so small a coiopaft, that both ffiipt keep
ieg a constant fire, the frigate, armed vcffelr, and
about 4) fail, ran en (here upon and amsng the
rocks | many feuodered immtdiatoly, and from tbe
fir verity of the weether afterward*, the wind being
W. N. W. right in opon the Aiore, with a heavy Tea,
there was reason to believe that hardly nay of them
weuld be saved.
duyujt 14. Thu Court of Portugal hat declared
lo the Miniflera efFrance and Spain that they will
a/fift the Britilh.
Six (hip* of ihe line are to oonvoy the next fleet to
Ihe Weft-Indie*, in order to join Admiral Byron.
The Mvntefquiee privateer from St. Maloet is
taken by three cuttera.
Lord Jba Murray ia to raise a regiment of High*
lander*. .. ‘
Thedifpute between the Frenchuad Spanilh Ad
mirals ii 1 ke to be a feiious matter-
The St. Papeul, *f }oo-t**i,’ Urith sugar and cef
fee, ia carried iete King ImF ,
Auguji 17. Lord regiment es 700
men wet complcated ia five weekt.''’
An American privateer, called the Rcfolutiea,
frem Bilboa to Americaj it carried into Lifhtn'.
Three French privateers, from 14 to x 6 guat,
have beta lately taken by e>ur cuttera f one es them
had four ranfomert oa board.
•, The Montague of 74 guns will be launched thf
atth of thit month.
Aafnjf 14. Sir Eyre Coote it arrived at Bengal.
Mention’ it made of the death of tbe celebrated Hey
derAli. —• • ~ c.” •.
The St. John, from Cadi* for Ocrocock, ia car
ried into the river by tho Terrible.
_, The Magnionette, a French privateer of it gnat,
it taken by the Stag frigate.
Augufl %E. Letters were received yefttrday at the’
A ‘wiraity front Capt. B rteler, lata Commieder es
hit Majrfty's fltip the Ardent, of which tht follow
’ ihg are autbeotidt particulars t That en the appear
ance of the French and Spnnifli fiesta off Plymouth,
having hoisted Englilh colours, were taken by the
Captaia fer the Englilh fl et, who having received
orderg to join Sjr Charles Hardy, made fail toward*
then): Capt. Baielar fiaoa perceived hit miftakt,
haviog almafl immediately at be difeovered hi* er t
ror received a broadside from a Freucb Sup of 74
Tbit he moft gallantly fought, and was en
deavouring to efftft hit escape, when two ether flupb
•f the fame force bore dawn and engaged him like
wise r Notwithflanding this unequal centpi, like a
brave Briton, he would not strike hit colours till fudt
time aa he feu ad bit (hip unable te keep above wa
fer j ae fben ai be truck be made lue situation known
It (he enemy, who iqlantiy beifled out these boated
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