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T H F. R OY A L
GEORGIA GAZETTE.
KINGSTON, Yj amaica) March
w'WW E Spaniffi ftpp Conception, fr*m
r'/Tv/TV’ , yw Leguira in balaft, mounting 3,0 guns,
jP-J* an i the brig Charming Polly,*from
ep $ Philadelphia to Curracoa with to
ir * bacco, prizes to hb Mayefty’s (hips
us \i£ Pallas and Pomona, were on Mon--.
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April j. A rebel {hip from France
4 to Baltimore, laJan with cannon,
finalt arms, ammunition, tents, and other military iboes
for the field, ia font into Port Royal by the Stag privateer
of Liverpool.
His Mijefty’s sloop Childers, Capt. Lyndon, is arrived
If Port Royal in 20 days from Penfacoh ; 33 fail of Spa
cilh men of war aid tianfp irts ,appeared off that harbour
I few days before her departu e, and it w is not without
difficulty Tiap 1 ?. Lyndon made his escape after fevcral un-*
fuccefsful attempts. Avery hearvy cannonade was heard
the <day, after. r *
Wednesday his Majesty’s sloop Childers failed from Port
Royal with difpatcbes from the Admiral for the corn me. ra
ters of the (hips lately gone to Pcnfacola.
Thursday the American brig LagiTur.e, Callender, from
‘.■Mrn&#rmcotnx&-pih S; R-apiUieT
And Southampton, Royal ; V. hen (he left
those (hips they were in chafe of four or five veflHs.
That day also arrived a Dutch lchooner and (hyp, prize*
to the Pomona. ’•
April 14.* His Majeft'y’s sloop Childers, difpaftned lad
week in qutft of the convoy lately failed for jpehfaeota, re
turned on Saturday to. Port Royal, withjrilc Dutton store
(hip. _
Sunday arrived the ffiip Burton, in
41 days from Pensacola j lhe Lad failed with a convoy for
England, but on their paflkgc, feeing a fleqt of 33 tail
landing for difpatched to give us intelli
genee.
Prizes sent in since otrr last: A Dutch schooner ; a brig
to his Mikity’s frigate Janus j and a schooner to his Ma
jesty’s ffirbp Du Guay Trouin.
flew-York) Afrit' l9. Yeftvrday was sent in here by
Abe of his Majesty’s (hips, the rebel letter of marine brig
‘General Gates, of eight 6 pounders ami 19 men ; lhe was
loaded with tobacco st Philadelphia, bound for Sweden,
and was taken on Thursday last alt’ the Capes of Delaware.
On Sunday evening ike fell in with and was brought to by
a rebel armed schooner, the commander of which ordered
the Biitiffi prize-maftcr to fall into her wake and fleer to
the fouthwand; but the lea at that time running high,
prevented the rebels from boarding, and’ the darkness
which soon after commenced gave the vigil:,nt officer and
fcrave Tailors to whole care fl.e was entrusted an opportunity
to elude such disagreeable company, and shape their courfie
for this port.
We are informed hi* M-ajcfty’s flo->pvof war Hope, C ipt.
Thomas, and Monk, Capt. Rogers, Having intelligence
that a Ihip pierced for 20 guns, and other veflete, were on
the stocks at the \arJ under the care of Stephen
Stewart, a person long diftlnguifficd by an aflive zeal in
the rebel service, failed up Weft River In Chefapeak,.
landed a"few men in the"rearof~s guard at a battery, of
aH which they took pofTeflion, and proceeding to the ihip
yard destroyed the aforefaid frigate, all the other velTcls,
and materials for ihip-building, with Stewart s house and
effefls, and returned without taking away or injuring the
property of any gentlemen of the vicinity.
April 24. By accounts from Philadelphians late as the
17th of this month, wc find that no part of thcveflels that
(ailed from Hispaniola in company of the Confederacy were
arrived in the Delaware, nor any account of them. * The
French frigate Hermione was loading dour at Chester for
the use of the French fleet at Newport ; fevcral vctfels
Wtre preparing to take the benefit of her convoy.
fctioGrer privateer, of four fwlvel guns
V*d 13 men, was sent in here last Saturday by the priva
teer schooner General Arnold, Capt. Neilfon, of this port;
&e left Rhode-Ifland the 16th, and was taken the 20th
instant.
A brig from Philadelphia, of fix guns, loaded with flour,’
felfad, &C. bound fox Port an Prince in Hispaniola, was
sent in here last Sunday by one of his Majesty’s (hips.
Another of thevefiels from Hispaniola, that failed un
der convoy of the Confederacy for Philadelphia, was sent
in here last Saturday by one of hi* MUjefty’s cruisers j flit
is loaded with sugar, See.
A Copy of tbe GENERALX>RDERS, ipb Afrit, 178*.
THE arrival of his Majesty’s (hip Amphitrite, with dis
patches from Lieut. Gen. Earl Cornwallis, gives the
Commander in chief an opportunity of announcing to this
part of the army the victory obtained by the King’s troops
under his Lorjffiip’s orders over the rebel army in North
Carolina, on the 15th of March, in hfs Lordlhio's own
words;
** Camp at Guildforjl, 17th March, 1781.
** Gtn. Grcrn having bten very conjxdtrabty reinforced
from Virginia bf 18 month: men and militia, and having col
-1 ded all the militia of this frovinct, and.advanced with an
army c f about 5000 or 6coo men, jtnd four 6 founders, to
*huplace,—l attacked him the 15 tb, and after a very (harp
tftioH routed his army, and took his cannon. Tbe great fa
*>gut of the troofs, the number of wounded, and the want of
frovifions, prevented our furfuirp them beyond the Reedy
•trk the afternoon es (Hiafhon.”
The garrison to be prepared to fire a feu de jolc. s
April 26. By accounts from Rhode-Ifland we ire in
fofftsdj that the French (hip: of v at were all ready for
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1781.
sea, and their transports lying at fingk*artchor outside of
the men of war, but their troops were not embarked.
The Romulus, having received great damage from the fire
ot his Majesty’s Ihip London, was hove down to undergo
a repair.
A late Philadelphia Gazstte announces our taking pof
fdfion of the Dutch fettlementsof Kflequebo and Demer
ara, and tilat the Britilh had secured 50 fail Dutch vcf
feis. None of the Confederacy’s convoy from Cape
eois had got into the Delaware, b it the Deane is arrived
at R hode-Illarcd j the Hermione failed from Delaware last
week for Newp vt.
May r. The rebel ffiip Hcftor, Capt. Manhing, of
lH fix pounders and 96 men, was taken by the Virginia,
Capt. Hazard, off Bermuda ; lhe belonged so Portsmouth,
New Hamp/hirc, and furrendcred without firing a (hot.
The Hector was cruizing in this^latitude on purpose to
intercept a rich (hip bound fay London, the property of
MeiTrs. Shcdden and Goodrich, of whole apptnrsnce in*
formation had been dispatched to the He£tor by a clan of
infernal rebeh, inhabitants of Bermuda, who afford every
aid an l to the enemies.of Great Britain ; moil
fortunately tlie ffiip Virginia arrived in-a Critical conjunc
ture ta nrtjrent her falling a facriice to their treachery.
t*r cpfed a letter from a merchant at Cape Francois to bis
correspondent in Boston, giving the latter information of
a Treaty of Alliance being ablojutely concluded between
Bricajn.and RulTia, ...
The dateft accounts from Rhod* Island inform us, that
a number of transports, with invalids on boaid, failed a
few days ago under the convoy of two frigates fer Old
France; and that a ccmfiderable detachment of French
troops had marched fouthvvard to garrifoh Fort Defiance
and Weld Point, arid reinforce Mrl Waffiington’s army.
A gentleman in this town has papered a considerable
part of hi houf’ with continental paper dollars of different
denomination';, it beig looked upon as very good hang
ing paper. An/ ng other things in this groupe’it presents
to the eye the Gardian Angel of South Carolina.
Cb uric flown, May i6. Lift Saturday the I2*lh instant,
being the Anni verfary of the Surrender of this Town to
the Royal Arms—of the Emancipation of its Inhabitants
from Rebel Usurpation and Tyranny— .and of their Re
union with their venerable Parent Country the fame was
observed here with every mark of refpett and joy fuitablc
to the commemoration of such happy event*.
The fame day fevcral masters of vefleis and other gentle
man, who had been lately taken prisoners and carried into
North Carolina, arrived here in a cartel from Beaufort.
A aentlem m who arrived here a few days ago from New
bern in North Carolina has favoured us with the following
intelligence. 1 ~ | * v
About i6\divs ago Lord Cornwallis, with the army un
der his copamand, palfed the river Ncufe, about 20 miles
above Newbern, and marched forward towards Halifax to
which pluee, it was said, Gen. Phillips was also moving
with his troops from Virginia. The Rebel* at Newbern,
on me firft information they received of Lord Cornwallis’s
marching northwards, were appreheniive of his g#ing thi
ther nrhis route> imd knowing their inrapariry tq
many of the moil violent, among whom was their Gover
nor Naffi, fled with the utmost precipitation.
Green lias entirely drained both North Carolina And
Virginia of their troops to compose his southern army. It
was indeed expe&ed that their place Would be supplied by
others from the northern colonies, under the command of
La Fayette, but none have hitherto arrived.” The reason
which is given, by the rebels for their not hoving arrived
(whether it be a true or falfe one the gentleman who giv?*
us this information does not pretend to fay) is, that Sir
Henry Clinton has landed at Newcastle on the Delaware
with 4000 men. a ..
The cugencyeif Ihg countiYi
fheir state money, has depreciated so much, that the rate
of exchange between the fame nominal sums of it and
specie is 4CO for one.
From the want of fait, and the little froft there was Jaft
winter, faltcd provisions, the gcncfajfood of the country,
hence became lcarcc; the scarcity has beei| increased by a
late tax in kind ; but the ncccflities of their government
are so great, that, maugre these circumstances, another
(ax in kind has been levied, by which every inhabitant i
obliged to deliver up one fifth of all the provision he pof-
Mk± The commiHioner? who. Are appointed toxolled it
are empoweredfto break open doors, and to commit other
ads of violence in the execution of their office. This
grievous tax, and the odious condtid of its gatherers,*have
given so great offence, that a few days ago one of them wa*
(hot in the very ad of breaking open the door of a farmer ’s
fmoak-houfe near Beaufort, j
the army took pofleffion of Wilmington the pub
lick (lores were removed from Newbern up Pamlico. The
place where they arc deposited lies in, the route of Lard
Cornwallis to Halifax; it is therefore expeded they wM
all fall into his pofleflion,
Anthony is now employed in building a large galley en
Tar river, which it is (aid will be rowed by 46 oars, and
will carry an iS pounder in her bow.
The Crown Gilley, a priae (hip f*om Savannah to Bri
tain, and a prize bi jgfrora the Wpft Indies, two difpxtch
boats likefi coming trom Virgiiria to Wilmington, and
two privateer*, one a brig and the ocher a schooner, were
lying at Beaufort when the flag left that place.
Dr. Turnbull and his family arrived here on Sunday last
in the (loop Swift, Capt. Wallace, from St. Augustine.
J r lK of a brig just to® Montego Bay in
Juftnica, aftdr A paflage of 20 days* informs us, tkat ttie
Pomona and Pillas Biltifli frigates had takdn a Spanish
gun (hip, belonging to the Royal India 1 Company', after a
very feeble refiftanice, and carried her into Pott Royal
hat-bonr in thaj; island.
The Liverpool Hero, Brass, arrived at Montego Ba*
from Gedtgia on the 13th ult. and <sn the T4th; ihe Tho-
Baird, from this port, arrived at Kingftdh.
Dr ATM. Mr. Andrew Lord, an eminent merchant of
this to\Vn.
May 19. Ypfterday the brigantine Polly, Cant. John
ston, arrived here from Morant Bay in Jamaica, f
I’his forenoon hi* Majefty’* frigate Richniond arrived
off the bar iri 1$ day* from New-Ydrk. The Right Hori.’
Lord Chewton and Col. Yorke curie paltbngert m her, and
arrived in t)ii* aftefnoon.
The rebel frigate Protedtoi-j prize to his Majefty’* (hip*
Roebuck and Medea, was going iu as the Richmond left
the Hook.
Death. Last Wednesday evehin/,after a {Jidft illnefij
* n >'^ aro^^’B a 5 e > William Lennox, Esq, Com
mi/ISry of Naval Prisoners for rhe southern diftritl, un*- “
verfally edeemed*, belovtd ind lamented-; a cheartulcom
pamdn, a sincere steady friend, 4nd an honest man.
* L’A Ftiday Jennyfßedmand, ftoih
Kingitaii in Jamaica* ijr cotning over the’ hzrj ftruel; otf
the folth breakers, but by the affiftaoce Iht feeeived next
day from town (he was happily got off without faftaininß
much damage.
By the Richmond we have the pleasure of being ia
formed that the Goodrich privateer, Capt. Buchanan,
belonging to Meflrs. Sheddert and Goodrich of NeW-York,
in her paflTage from London to New-York made prize of
two large Dutch (hips, which (he has carried into Bermu
da. Their cargoes Are estimated at ioo,oool. fterflng.
We hear that the sales of the cargo of the rebel frigate
Confederacy, lately taken and carried into New-York*
amounted to upwards of 40*600!. sterling,
▼ m’
Gentlemen , CJbarlefown, May 17tb, i 7 Sx.
SEVERAL prisoners on parole having been this day ta
ken up, and sent on board ffiip, the motives for whick
arc explained ip the enclosed copy of a letter to them, I
am dirv&ed by the Commandant to defife you will insert
the fame in your next jlaper for the information o£ the
fublick. .
I am, Gentlemen, your moft obedient servant,
Secretaryj and D. A. CensraL
Mejfrs. Wells & Son,
-P rinters to tbe King’s Mcf Excellent MajeJlj.
. k Ciarl 4°* n \ ***l 4* *7*l*
TkyT ANY have been the reprelentatrons which the ouf-
TTA 1 ages committed by the American troops; and their
violations of all the humaner principles of War, hive com
pelled me to make to such of t ht-ir offictr* as commanded
parues in thi* province; but more pirticulafly have I been
obliged to remonstrate against the Vigorous treatment, in
many cases extending to death, which the Loyal Militias
■wkea madryTfoiHf;-|aam¥MsWy experience.
These reprelentAtion*, Gentlemen, having been ground
ed on the fru.’ft principles of benevolene*; ind Vlhich k
behooved each fide equally to have advanced, T was as
much furpriaed as mortified to find them in all cases prae .
tically disregarded, and In many wholly negledfedf If I*
therefore become my duty, however irksome to mvfelf, to
try how far a more decided linp of conduct will prevail, and
whether the fafety of avowed adherent* to their cauTc may
not induce the American troops to extend a proper cle
mency to those whose principles arm them !n defence of
Britilh government.
Induced by these motives, I have conceived it an a$ of
expediency so fei*e oft ymst perfont, And rttam tj eni he
hoftage* for khe good usage of all the Loyal Militia who
aie or may be made ptffoaers of war, re(blvlng to regulate.
In the full extent, your treatment by the measure of theirs,
And wnich my feelings make me hope may hereafter be
nfbft lenient.
And as I have thought It neecifary that those persona
who, fome time Bnce, were ftnt from hence to St. Au
gustine, (hould in thi# refpeft be confiderad in the fam*
point of view as yourselves, I (hall fend notice there, that
they be likewise held as sureties for a future propriety ox
- sonduft towards our Mrtitir pfTfofters7 •
Reafon# so cogent, and which have only the moft hu
mane purpose? for their ©bjefts, will, I doubt net, be con
sidered bjftevery reafoitabk person 4$ afufficient juflificsti
on of this moft neceflary meafui4, even in those pointa
where it may militate with the capitulation ©f C'harlef
tfiwn; though, indeed, the daily Infractions Os it, by tha
breach of paroles, would alone well warrant tkis proce
dure.
Having been thus candid io Bating to ypu the causes for
this conduit, | can have no objections to your making any
T proper use of this letter you may judge to your advantage,
and will therefore, (hould you deem it expedient, grant
what flag* of truce may be neceflary to carry out copies of
it to any officer commanding American troops in these
parts, and in the mean time the fulled directions will b$
given, that your present fitustioa be rendered a* eligible as
th£ nature of circumflance* wifi admit.,
I am, Gen.tlemen, your moft obedient humMfe fervanr #
Te the Militia T > ‘i r oners*f tVar t ~)
lateen Par ale in Choricfewn, > : _ .7 ,
nbw n £ earth a Prifen intf- )
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