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to devotri to His tHrse Afters (hHng their fiyM \ arid
his brother, a Captain in the army, is to be p.*jmated the
-firft r-.cmcy.” , \ . q.
Ye teraljy Government took up, *o fai,l of large (Hips
lately arrived from the Baltick, which are ordered to be
got ready as,/09a as fallible to carry over prcvilions to A
m-ridi. !
Taefjay night qrders were lent down tQ Chatham fbr
ail the mdo of war and frigates which are fit for sea to fall
t round to Portsmouth immediately, in order to’- take on
board their pro vilions.
This m rning fome dispatches were received from Sir
Jofepb Yotkeat the Hague, which were sent- immedi
ately to nis Majesty.
expedition is on foot, for which iooo troops are or
dered to be embarked wish all polfibl* expedition* Col*
Fuilarton is at pl-efent named as the officer for this com-
but a report prevails that he is about to resign it in
favour of Lord Cathcart.
Henry Jones, lifq. merchant, of London, is ele&ed
Member for the Devizes, Wilts, in the room of Charles
Garth, F.fq. who is appointed a Commissioner of Bxcife*
Extraß of a letter frem Leghorn , 08. 10.
** Two Engliin privateers, each of them mounting a
|>ove zo guns, have brought into this port two French let
ters of marque, one of 18 guns, the other of zo; they
took them up the Levant on thair homeward bound paf
fagej they are fiid to be very valuable (Hips by their Sills
taf lading, the (mailed (hip having goods on board that are
worth 25,0001. and thofeon board the largest near 30,000!.
they were bound to MarfeiMes, and fought the privateers
■f r upwards of an hour, when they struck. to their superior
f .rce j there were several killed and wounded on board
ech of the French (hips, but the Englifli had but ope kil
-1 and and four wounded in both (hips. The prWateers be
long to Mahon, were fitted out from that port,”
Extraß of a letter from Portfmoufb, Dec. 6*
Moft of his (hips in the harbour are near
compleatly repaired, and will be fit for -sea in about ten
days. They have orders to take on board their provfiom.”
Yesterday, after the rest of the foreign Minifter* were .
gone, C >unt Welderen, the Dutch Amhafladar, had a
private conference with his Majesty relative to fome dif
patches-frorn the Hague.
When M. de Rochatnbeau arrived in Rhode Island he
Was waited on by certain General officers from Walhing
ton*s camp. The Frenchman, of the unconstrained
gaiety and levity, as well as of the loyal ideas of his uati
■~<ort. a/k^the General) how .troums
:®ey could farSTffi'him wTeh. Thcf Ifebel ffenrerals were
disconcerted at^ that epithet, and .remained follen and si
lent. RocMambeau, perceiving his raihnefs, apologized
for it, but not with perfect success.
Dec 9. There are letters received in . town yesterday
fboffi Calais which fay that advice was received there of the
and fad* of Count d’Estaing, with the Admirafs Guichen i
. and Le Grade, and 14 fail of the line, at Bfeft.
It has been reported these two days that the Dutch
have, through the medium of Sir Jofcph Yorke, sent an
ample apology to our Court in answer to the last Britiflx ,
feiemo ial that wis presented by Sir Jpfeph to their High
MightinefTes, and have in the moft flattering terms allured
his Majesty chat they will not carry on or encourage any
treaty with America contrary to the willies of the Court
•f Great Britain.
An expedition, and that not very distant, is certainly
resolved on, almost every ship in commission being prepar
ing for sea on the (hort#(t notice, but to whom the com
*Bind will begi-ven-ig not pub!ickiy t knwn* i.| ;
This day advice was received in town of the death of
the Emorefs Queen.
War Office, bee. Promotions. 3d regiment of
dragoons: Capt. Hon. Edward Lumley, of the 86th foot,
is appointed to be Captain of a t.oop. lit regiment; jof
foot, ift battalion : Hospital Mite Thomas Young,'Sur
geon, vice St. John Neill. sth regiment foot: Surgeon
St. John Neill, of ift battalion of ift foot, Surgeon, vice
Rdward Gair. S6th regiment foot: Capt. Henry Rpdkc,
©f 34 dragoons, Captain of a troop, vice Hoa. Richard
Lumley. 98th re gi merit foot: John Green, Surgeon.
. Col. John Refd, of 95th foot. Colonel in the army.
Capt- Jofcph Smith Speer, of 99th foot, Major in the
army.
Portsmouth , Dee. I. Sir Digby Dhnt is appointed to the
Command of the Repulse, a fine 64 gun (hip, launched on
Tuesday at Cowes'j (he is v expe£ted in a few days to be
coppered. ,
Dee. 4. Came into thl harbour a Ruffian than of war
to be docked. ..His Majesty’s (hip Sultan is gone to Ply
mouth to dock, thqre being no room for her at this dock.
The Santa Monica and Aive frigates are under failing
©rders for the Weit-Mdies,
Ha?*', N0v.,1%. The States aflembled-laft Wasdnef
day, and the next day Sir Joseph Yorkej* memorial was
fcrought upon the carpet, but nothing is \et refolvtd
tipoirelative to'it, as all the metobers were not furnifhed
with neceflary intelligence; so it will be next week before
any thing is determined. The memorial presented by the
French Am ballad or to the States General having been/eid
in that AiTemhly, it was resolved to feaS a copy of the said
memorial to the Admiralty at Macze, for the opinion of
the members of thattoWege upon the fame, which opinion
we hear/ha* been received front the said college, , and con
tains inrfubftance, that the reprisal of the two Englifli
vefiels irt quefcion having been acknowledged just, they
were adjudged tb flit captors; in consequence of which
they were* gone to Dordrecht and Schiedam to unload and
fell their cargoes. This was made known by their High
MightinefTes to the Duke la Vauguyon, who has Bis rea
sons for hit ignorance pleaded in his memorial) and af the
fame time they added, that they had not only sent orders
ta stop any further difchshTge of the said vefT Is, but aifo
to reload whatever remains of the cargoes were unfold, and
to quit the cities of Dordrecht arid Schiedam, and go to
their refpe&ive deftination*7 * where th y choose, by the
way of the open sea, but through the inland vvaters.
WANTED,. •
nnwo OVKRSEERSi one to manage , rim
4- swamp plantation, the other to take charge*
of sawyers and fome Negroes employed io making
ftaves. They mull be properly qualified and well
recommended. Inquire of the printer.
March 1, 1761. r
JUbT IMPORTED,
111 the Ship Camberwell, Crpt. White, f: Lon
don, and to be fold by
C p C I L and W O O D,
At their StOfe on theS'Bav, next Door to the Com
ifiardant’6, on th©. inoll reasonable Terms for .
Calh,
ACOMPLEAT Afibrtment of GOODS, a
mong which are the following articles, v.z.
Brown and white Ruflia and Iriflj Cieeting, ravenf
duck, nnpkrnir.g and tabling huckaback,, diaper
♦ and*damaflc tablecloths, bloating diaper, long and
pistol lawns, coarse and fine cambricks ; jaconet,
check, flowered, and book mullins; printed cot
tons, cotton and chintz gown patterns, taffetas,
J>lack Barcelona cravats, Barcelona white and
black handkerchief), neat fafhionable printed and
spotted pocket ditto, .coarse and fine (rifli linens,
g.ifiix, dowlas, common and Whitechapel needles,
bed mixed pins, tapes, patent silk mits and gloves,
Cyprus and trimming gauze, gauze handkerchiefs,
womens black mode and chip hats, womens black
silk cloaks laced, ticken bone flays, thread edging;
ladies white kid, calamanco, and leather Ihoes;
mens and boys neat Ihoes and pumps, childrens
dittb, sweeping ahd hearth brooms, shoe and ferub
bing bruflies, hair sieves, loaf sugar, black pepper,
faltpetre, currants, raisins, fptces, almonds; pew
ter plates, diflies, and spoons, candle moulds, gal
lon and half gallon meafurCs, ‘flandifhes; lock
cocks, brifs candlesticks, cqpper teakettles and
coffee pots: tin quart ai^Lpint pots; sauce, pud
ding, and dripping pans; pint, quart, and gallon
funnels,; ftiell iron tea and table spoons, kettles and
covers of different fizet* teakettles with iron nandles
and fpoats, pound and half pound canisters, paint
ed sugar boxes: nails of a!! fires; coopers axes,
adzes, frees, jointer irons, crows, and compsfiTesj
hooks and hinges; HL, dovetail, and defl; dittop_
broad axe% bnasd
hoes nd steel spades; hand, croflcut, and whip
saw files; augers, chifeb, and goages ; small and
large iron pots and fkillcts, Indian corn mills;
flock, chest, closet, and pad locks; gridirons,
brass headed fire dog*, shovels and tongs of differ
ent'fixes, glue, steelyards, coffin furniture, shoe
thread, wrought and caftiron teakettles, fryiog
paqs, fplkting vvedges 1 hand, whip, and croflcut
fawi ; fail and seine twine, grind and quern stones,
case knives and foiks, pen and cuteau ditto, spring
and plated spurs, gun flints, fpedacles, types for
marking line©, currycombs and brushes, looking
and ilreffing glafles, brass mounted trucks, flatio
nary, Sec. ...
ALSO, A Nine Inch Cable, a few Barrels of
Beief and Pork, aud.Jix Carronades with every
thing com pleat.
, “ ‘•mmmimpi „
Some TAR and PITCH,
ALSO
BARREL STAVES,
To be fold. Apply to the printer.
t __. ‘T’AKEN away from the
>’ L’bfcriber’s plantation
w ,s| on John’s Island, on the
M A4w 2orh June, 1779. by Col.
f M'Girth and one Williams,
1 Mill Eighty Negroes.
As many of the (aid Negroes are in the town of
Savannah, and at plantations in the country, I do
hereby forewarn all perform Lorn employing them,
and I will give a teward of three guineas to who
ever will give such information of any of them'be
ing harboured by a wWe person a will convid the
offender. ~ ISAAC WA IGHTr
St. Helena Ifland,’ Feb. z 6, iy3i.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber,
A NEGRO Boy, named CUFFY 1 he is a
bout 10 or 1 2 years of,age, country born,
had on when he abferited a check shirt and white
linin’ trowfers. A reward of one guinea will bo -
given, on delivering him to Mr. Henry Finlayfon,
*or - . - WILLIAM GRINDROD.
Sivandah, Feb. 28, 1781.
. if*, J v".. —.
•>/ • • ? ,• ■ •
MJpSSING, supposed to be carried off on
v Mopday evening the inftant, TWO
- BOYS, about 12 years of age each ;
one llaac. of a yelloiv complexion, had on
a brown flath coating robin aud white negro doth
tjqvyfjqrs, has a down look when any white person
to hint; the other named Iflimael, alias
•* Bob,” darker ccoplexion, had on an olooz
nabfig Thirband a pair of fuftian breeches. Who
ever will deliver them, or difeover where they are
to the fubferiber, shall receive oe
.guinea for each. ANTHONY NORROWAY.
Feb. 28, 1781.
N. B. Matters of veffi-ls, or others, attempting
to carry them off the province,will be proiecutttl as
the IrV, dhcvL. “TV ~N . -
‘■* I M PCTRT E ‘a
In the bHIP CALVERT, fiom LON DOff
By John an and VVillia m Wallace, I
..And to be fold .at their Store oppofile the Vendue I
House, on reasonable Terms, for Cash, Bills us I
Exchange,,or Country Produce,
An AflGrtment of East India and I
v European* Goods adapted to the 1
Season.
A L SO,
A few Puncheons old Jamaica I
Rum,. Madeira and Port Wine I
in Quarter Calks.
TO BE L Er,
Two very large Cellars. I
For further particulars enquire of the printer.
Marjhars Sales. I
to B E sol and, I
On Thursday the Bth of March next, at the house I
in St James’s Square where the Superior Court! I
were lalt holden, between the hour? of tea I
o’clock in the forenoon and one in the afternoon, I
the sale to begin at ten o'clock precisely,
A VACANT Lot in the town of Savannah, I
-L\ known by N ° . 9 Heathcote tything Dsck. I
er’s ward, fronting Broughton-ftreet, containing!
60 feet front by 90 feet deep, late the property of I
Pete/ Tondee, deceased, and seized on execution, |
D. FRAt>ER, A.F.M.|
Savannah, February 6, 1781.
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Brya .*r—ln. Attachment.
PURSUAN T t> an order from his Majesty’s |
Superior Courts n this cause made, I
on Thu'idav tne Bln of March next, proceed to 1
the file of Three Negroes, viz. .Ben and his two |
children, belonging to the hflate of the said Jona-I
than Bryan, as it is Lid, at the home in St. James‘s|
Square- where the Superior Courts were last holden, |
between the of ten o’clock in the forenoo* I
and one iff the afternoon, the sale to begin at tea I
©’dock precisely. D. FRASER, A. P. M. |
Savannah, February 14, 1781,
TOBE S OLD, I
On Wednesday the 2tft of Ma<cJj next, at the I
house in St. James's Square where the Superior I
Courts were last holden, between the hours of I
ten o’clock in the forenoon and one in the after* I
noon, the sale to begin at ten o’clock precifely#!
A TRACT of Land at Adton, in the par iff of!
Chriit Church!, qoptaining 200 acres, morel
or less, joining northerly lands of Nicholas firmer, I
eaflerly lands of Mr. Jones, westerly a pine barl
reh, and foutherJy John Jamiefon and Bollingeril
land, lately belonging to Samuel Llbext. Ano-I
thcr Tra£f, containing 500 acres, more or lefe f l
known by the hame ol Rae's Hall, on which istl
dwellinghoufe; and a final! Island opposite to the!
said tract; and also the U pper Fart of Hutcliinfcn’il
Iflrnd, containi ig 2 so acres, more or left; late the!
property of James Rac, And a Trad of Land Oil
A gyle Island, containing 2co acre s , more ot left,l
lying between lands of J \Met Dcveaux and Wiliistal
Williamson, Esq. aifo a fmatHflahd opposite to it I
included in the fame trad, late the property ofl
Wil iani Roche. *■ Likewise a Trad of jeo acres,!
more or less, m Sr. Philip s parish, bounded oil
the east by lands of the Hon. Lewis Jobnfton, Efq.l
on the north by lards of Mrs.
Fraftr; and another Trad of Land, in St. An*|
drew’s parilh, joining lands of Hefliriger, cojn*|
monly called Hefl nger’s Swamp; late the property |
of Peter Lavein, deccafed, and feiaed on exccutt-|
on. D. FRASER, A.P.MJ
Savannah, Feb .21,1781.
TO BE SO LD, I
On Thursday the Bth of March, at the houfe/a I
St. James’s Square where the Superior Courts!
were last holden, between the hours of ten o’*!
clock in the forenoon and one in the afternoon,!
the sale to begin at ten o’clock precisely, „ I
A ‘NEGRO Wench, named Sarah, late thdprO’l
TA- perty of Denys Myhony, and fci2ed bn exe-l
cution. D. FRASER, A. P. M.j
Savannah, February i8 ( 1781.
TO B E SOL D,
On Saturday the ;ift March, at the house in St I
James’s Square where the Superior Courts werj
last holden, between the hoars of ten o'clock iij
the forenoon and one in the afternoon,
to
PART of a L.ot in Sav.'nnah,. known by
9 4th tything Reynold’s ward, 34 fee: fto Jl |