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* Uo4y bit M!#)•. ibis Phts-ix Sir Hv4Pi ktr, wltSi uril ‘ftm * viAualler. failed fnr Pen fa cot t. Taeldsy tht Punch lender retaraetl frnj* * df obfevati -n Oa the tyihalt Cbpt. Wtiiirtittred th# Cipc. and itmbtftd *6 Ihipi of the lint, amoagft thr tt lire, aadfevea or eigh| frigate*. ThefitH irft h cuftia looked in and discovered ihtf&mt fjrte. Priag hit cruize he took thrye prints, from ope of which he lear. t that tht Spantflt fqua droa, with 6.00 land forces failed for the Havana the ifch of July, in a eery ficklr flare; that M. Gvicben brought 5000 troops to His paniola, amongst whom a disorder. almost piiem.cil, prevail.; the King*, hospital. and pttblick buildings aot being capable of con taining tha itnmeofa number of difisafed, mad of the large private houfea at tha Cape were foxed upon for their reception: That it was hcliavad in HifpaoioU, that, as a , lhc men could ha recovers ‘, and the (hipa refined, a j ndion would be again formed, >t. (erode Cuba foppefed to be the plae* cf rendr z ; uuil mU a defiant made on ihia island. Uofortu*- ateljr fer this meditated enterprize, the fbldi u are defending i 0 such multitudes to the rei'ma of Pinto, and the Dili having dtfctndtf so far to leeward as the Havana, it will u* difficult eithar for one party or tht other to a/ttnd .0 thair place of daftieatton. With tht Punch arrived ore of her pri?.*s, a North Ltrolinaman, loaded with pork an i ether provifioQt f, r tha afeof tht armies of the l 3it ***V*‘t AJy of the States of North Ame rica. f lie mailer ja. not at all communicative “- 1 111 1 1m t -‘n altered n;v voyage. Thursday hia Majeft **a (hiol Lion, Sultan, Ruhr, Briilol, Ulysses, Un corn/, Scarbo rough, and Jamaica (1 sop, with a ft p’ their prize, and about a; of the trade for Rurope, from the North fide, anchored in the harbour of Port Royal. . Th fcSooner Hawka, Capt. Giflcen, ar rived on Monday in 18 days from Bermuda, saw a fleet of a ear too fail Rearing N. K but cannot tell who.they were. We are informed that tha iatended expedi te fom th a place, under the command of : his Excellency t’;e Governor, is fo* the pre • sent pod oned. r “The trade for Europe, which fai ed the Ift inst. returned on Saturday under the onduft of hia Majefly'i ftip Niger. Oft’ the Fall End thty di ccrned from the mail head 2* (hip-, but from the extreme dirtance were uncertain whetf-er they were friend, or foes. CHARLFSTO'Vn” LORD CORNjrAIUZi OKtttKS. T ORD C§rnno.xlth is bappy to announce to tbt army <*• g r *“ /*'[>•/ Lieut Col. Tar. .ton. xvbo, rwthn detachment of light infantry, cavalry and in fantry of the lego /, coif fling of if, came up xunfl snJ defeated Brigadier Central Sumpter's corps, con fflmg of too, killed and xvounled 15® took two pieces of brats cannon and 430 p< goners, mid retook too Bnttfh prisoners, and rileUjtJ. t 50 friends to to - atrnme’t. l t and Cornwallis returns bis wande/i thanks to the offuersand foU’.ers of thy light infantry anj Legion,for these great exertions and diflt'tgu she ! hr a very j and be ‘afurej Lic it. Col. Xarhton that bis g r cat aid emi ■ ntnt fr-vices (ball never be fefgdt en by hn, and that *be xuill endea tour to do him Juhce m the accounts nahu! he /ball transmit to his Sovereign. , , A*l tuff i, tyio. B / ff*3r that kid- jjaie by hm: been pleased to promote Lieut. Col. Tar Ctin of the Briti/b Legion, to tie ran* of lieutenant Colonel ml be a* my. There it a report bought overlandfrofn the North ocM'd. the; Cer. Wajhtngton h i<vmg ma tt a movement mail bis ns. 1 ole army towards Feet's Kill in order to Jar l tafe the junMnn of a retr/oreemenf from the eajf era provinces, had been attacked and dejeated by Sir Henry Clinton. Vj the French Weft India fleet a f gun fbip, a fri . gift, and 17 merchantmen, mere taken by Admiral Coary's fleet. Anttier party of prffeners, conffing of about ion, moere bn ugh; to to urn yefierday from Camden. be 1. 20. Lient. fames Camthell, of the Loyal forth Carolina Folunteers, has lately tn ’en the in'a moms Tbontp/on, and part of his rafcailj gang, •while plundering Jutne boujts of persons well afftAtd%o g 0 ■ memment, and committed them jafe to Camden gaol 6ep*. 21. ta'lyjaft Tuesday morning a beany fr. ing %uas heard of the Bar j next day -we had intelli gence that st mu as between an inward bound flip and a rthelpnoattcr i yefierday tbt affair <Wat confirmed by the arrival of the fbip Potty and brig Scorpion from Jamaocm, math rum for the nfaof tbo Royal army . * n§* they metre flooding ft for tbo bar 00 Tuesday memmg a rebel frigate attacked ibe Polfy, mebo made a mofigallant defence and beat ber ggytb* brig , msbo bad her tablet On deck to be ready to eome to cumber, toad* ebery difpatcb to dear ber decks and get demon to tbo affiance ofthe Potty, baton ber apptpmb tbt rebel V ANN AH, September at. beantifnl it Death me ben earn'd by Ktnnc ! bPbo mus'md not be that 2'otub, my friendsf Addifon*. Cato. ON tht 14th inst. died at Aoguftj, aft wound he that day received whiift bravely charging the Rebel., Capt. Anmiw joax a tom, of the K og*a Rangers, fan of tht Hot. Lewis Johnftjn, r r -1 tut Members of hi. Majeily’a Council fjr ,i. province, in the year 1776 he m\o t with two of hia broth ers, obliged to lei’tstbia province tn account of his and the r Bead/ loyalty ta thair Kieg, •nd attachment to legal gaverament. In the year 1777 he received a com mi Son in Lieut. Col. Brown*. Raagcra, and fooa after difiin gutfted himfelf remarkably %y hia intrepidity ta the attack upon Fort Baryingtsit, at that t me io the pofieffi >n of the Rebel*, having the fi ft matt that catered the ft 1 ou ilorming it. In the summer tfNjyyß, whan tac united Rebel furce, of this province and South Carolina invaded East Florida, he re ceived ada geioua Wound in defend ing abreast. wo-k with a handful of meifngainft g eat fbperio ity of numbfn. Since that time hp was almost y on aftual larvice, and vary. occafian good and brave Officer. Hia generous anl (pirited behaviour on the 14th inst which so glerioufly fiuifted h.s career of ho iour, w.lf\ be remembered with gratitude by all those who were witncCevof it. In publick life he was diftinguifted by true patriotick v a’ for the service of hia_. King and Country—ard in pri vate life r.o lefi lor the m<>tt mild ami able virtues of humanity, and the confeieotioua anl affiflionate dif.hcrgt of al the focal du ties m Ue character of Companin, Frieed, Brother, and Child.— —Such waa the gcoar rus Yonth whose fall w lament. His Country*, Glory fir'd him a’ he dy'd, FGr I ove (li!l f uniingon hi; falt*ri®g Breath : O b'rfs her Arms ! the d>ing He o err’d, IKave 1 heard, and Vifto-y adorn’d his Death. Yeilerdav arrived at Tybee, the snow Nep tune, from Jamaica which fte 1 ft on the4<h inst. in company with the hiaaeward bound fleet an I fsveral veffela for America, undef car.vur of I 2 (hips of the line, a 50 gun (kip, and af igote, commanded by Adm ral Ruw- Hy ; five fail of the line are t> proceed wrh the vefleli for Hurope, theotftera to return to their Ration. The Neptune parted with the fleet n'atur'ay faft The ftip Union, of Liverpool, in coming out with the abjve fleet, wa run down by the Frirndlhip of Glsfgow ; the crew were ftved. !t is fajd M. de Guichcn’s fleet haa left Cape Fra 9 is i*i order to convoy the merchant (hi r s bound to Frai ce. Ihe Retrieve, Jean, Brothers, and Lady Mansfield, a e arrived at Jamaica from this port. br 9 m tSr LONDON GAZF.TTE. Ao'.tjRALTV OrFiCi, Jtslv I, ijtiv arfra 9of a letter from Admiral Sir George Bridge, Ked'iey, Brt. to Join I.aforcy, Efy, Commoner of bis Majefiys Sa ty at Aitigua. dtted on hoard the Sandwich at fsa, St. Lurim IT. P v hi b*nr ten leagues, May 16. 17X0, and Iran, nutted by the Comntjfoner to Mr. Step it ns, m a Utter dated the 1 ytb. . t ■: • ■bi a, _ . _ j | N this it ft ant f-veured with your iwn itt taos the 9th c f this msntb, which faund me ab u’ len leaguta tc* w ndwaid of St. Lucia, turn ing fte tb e-tnoy’f fl t m or i* : ta bnng them t hUtt e. 1 f.ifed lom G©• ltl:t in qurft of it (b ago a, S tiurday waa !'. n.ght, ai.d have bees 111 fir’ t L.f them fnt this pift. iii NVe have b en tcveiai t m s f>.near that an en gigem:nt fecmaJ lucvitablr, but they have, by the a Ivamape cf iheir windward Avion, and th* fp C „ n. *i y ol the f.iiling cf their ft ps, beta able to a vjjsit till last night, when the van of eur and the’ r-amps thei. fleet came to an a&ten, as thay • a fled on diflsieot lacks, , ■ ■ . Rad net the wind falleo of Avert! potato after 1 tacked, the last maeasvia I made bad gbaafladt wind of them, without which I flaß tt wall fteto: poflibU is cfl ft it. , Tb Aibisu, (he leading Blip) from havksg fevsrat flupa upon her, has had a goad m**y mew hilled tod, waaaded, hat is not ft dsateri. ally hurt j so saore thas Adsa ral sorth# these sr four Slips of his divffi >s which were es gaged. 8 vend of thoeaaaty’s flops weaefo eaophly handled that they have ihemfelfas ediMer* ably to wiodwsrd, aad are aow at a diflhoce oa our aeeather bow. LONDON, June ay. Lafl weak tha Nan Board took 0/ 4000 toss ot trv fli fls*ppiag sa trsalporta la fctva n hia M jeffy’s (sr,c fr is saostb*. There ait at this time building in tag river Theme# only, t) fail of the lioe aad $ frights*, acfidwl (mtl> vtflela, all of which lit to he flsiflisd by Mtdfummer ayli. A report ia pie valent that we Atali (osa have a feparats peace with Spats, and that Mr. Camhar jaad, who it aow at Lift*jo, ia nogomating that business. \Ye hear from aadoubted authority, that the tr* title of impeachamat agair ft Lord Gswfgc G*rdm ia for haranguiog the Fiotedant Afl-scteiiou ftito the head of the gtllttf flairs cai.tigu as to tha H*uft of C ommons, sad that many of tha M?n* bora *f tbs H %ife art t# be fansm aed ta tbs 0d Bailey to giec evidaact agttoft tbo noble pri^nirr, June %%. The Terrur privateer, Capt. M >ok, of. r>rtm <u h, has t*ken aid sent into that piaoe, the Dunns Felicia A aSTna, a Spanifli yr.tt, from Meiaga, hden with filki, wine, fruit, (or B uideaux, Hj eirg • is rllintitJ at to,ooo'< June ay. M*. E ,(k ns ard Mr. Ktndaa art r t,i das Council for Lard G •orge tfoidoa. A S,an<Jh poltcre, from the Caraccaa to Cadix, of th? ricKcft veffila tik*o tnif w|>. July 7 • Yefteiday 1 f prifoetta were tried at ths Od Bill ry, three of whom wete cayirally con aid ed, vis. Cuarles Keat aoJ Lnr*itia Holland for de nu'l ftimg the haufe of Lut'd Macsfi ldj William Avery for demoli(h;og ibe d*elling-h oft of Rri Con, E e\\ foot couviftsd of greed fvUr af petit Irr.s *y ; and fares were Acquitted. July f| A geoil man wh<i i* very curious, and wifls and t * know txsAly iht rusher of houses, cha pch,\aifd other buildii gs, tht had been deftroyol rr damaged by.the riotevv, fays r from nn aftttal fu vcy, that the amsu tilt). Yvfterday eight pitfonara ware tried at the Old Briley, f urof whom wt.e capitally coavtAed, yu, R chard Blowfey, F nct Mockford, Thumat Havcock, aad J >hn Glover, for ‘being concerned in the rioi at Newgate, and demoltfltiag and burn* ing Mr. Akci man’i hjufit* j Filmeuth, J ily j. drrieed tnat French St. Dj. mingtjhips, about ago tons each home ward bounl, taken by the Grand Trimmer, Aldgator, and Ranger privateers, and are reckoned very valuable pri K *t. The above xvere cowtyed by a frigate of 41 guns, nubich tbt Grand Trimmer engaged, while the other privateers took peffej/iin of the prizes, which art la den with jug at, coffee, indigo, flftV tm .smru. xmnu 4414 ‘manuenermunermanermamr RAN WAY fr>m the rubferiberi. 1.1, 17,,. A NEGRO MAN. ~mH H ERCU LE S , About 24 years of ig% (hort and remarkably stout, has a large mouth, fpeaka go>d Englilh, and is very fond of making and blowing a pipe in imitation of a fife; h b*4,cn when hn went nwny oznnbrfga jacket arid t owfera, nnd is well kiiown in and about town. He was fde with the Rebels in OAober Uft at fom# of the plantations up the river, where if is imaginsd he ia now ct>ncea’cd by Negroes.——Who ever takes him uo, and delivers him at Printing-Office, (hall have 1 wo ftninos, p # . ward; and any perhn harbouring him, or attempting to <arry him out of tht province, wt 1 be prnfecu ed with tha utmeft rigour 9 f helb r JAMES JOHNSON. *mummn ■■■ ■■ ■ ■ wwmnun |p A KEN f om a fafpeded perfoa arOoe. ( chee, A SORREL MARB, i 4 Wda high, brat ded H, the right c>e loft. *J*h owner may have her, paying theerpei cei, and proving hia property before me at Rbanesap. C. F. TRIRBNBR.* JOURNEYMAN PRINTER’ who can work at both Ca(c and Prafa, will meet with eacoaragemeat bv applviaß to JAMBS JOHNSTON.
