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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--. IhyfcntintoPortßoy.il. 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- ) [N 0 . 118.]