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GEORGIA R GAZETTE BASSETERRE, (St. Kitts) May 7, reports have been circulated ’ V vjr of engagement between the Eng £*'JSktir lifh fleet under Sir'Samuel Hood * ’ v *la Touche Trcville. We have en~ jHf'jJj/ deavoured to be as minute as pof SWL/T\7?n7tn/?n JWE the following account is autbentick. On Saturday evening the 28th ult. the Britilh squadron, consisting of 17 fail of the line, were Handing into St. Lucia, in order to land their Tick, (having numbers afflifted with a dyfentcry) when a frigate In the ofHng made a signal for aft range fleet } the RuflTcl being the fternmoft fliip repeated the figna!, and in a few minutes the Parfleur anfwffrcd it, and immediately hove out a signal for the whole fleet to tack and Hand to wind ward. About fanfet they perceived 22 fail of the line and two 50 gun ships lying to, and a number of frigates, trans ports, and merchant /hips, amounting in all to near 200 fail, going into Port Royal, Martinique, clofc in with the land. A little after fur.let a French Cutter bore down to reconnoitic the English', but was chafed back again. A bout eight o'clock our van and part*of the centre began to engage the enemy, who (bi ljoufly drove to avoid a cl?(e engageAMnt. ug jsjeSSrd* Trs*- i//rnvh*’ the Etitith fleet renewed lh*,a'<!fion with ‘the- vaji and part ©f the centre, the’ enemy still cat,.Tu 11 y -avoiding a dose engagement. At 4 o’clock P. M. the.firing ceaf e J. The remainder of the d*y they continued manaruvring } the Raflel (Admiral Drake's fliip) had received 14 /hot be tween wind and water, and fix feet ‘water in her hold, when Admiral Hood ordered her to bear away fur St. Eu flatius, where ihe arrived on Thursday lift,'and is flnee refitted for fca, and on Saturday watered at Old Road 1 . When the Rulfel left the fleet they were Handing for Martinique, having tun 25 leagues S. W. from it; the. French were confideraifty to leew wft, so 1 feversf of them in a fhattcred condition. The Engliih fleet failed coiifiJcr- than t,lJt of the enemy, and Admiral Hood, * we are has intimated to Sir George Brydges Rodney, by the Ruflel, that he meant to difput* their paltagc into Martinique. All the English ships went into the engagement with the gteiteft alacrity. Ycflcrday Admiral Rodney arrived here, who has dis patched several frigates in quest of the two fleets, and as soon as he receives intelligence where they are will im mediately fail to join them with the Sandwich, Triumph, 4 and Ruflel. The Panther, of 64 guns, failed a few and iys ago to join Admiral Hood. We hope that when tin- above faid fliios join the squadron, and are headed by theit ve nerable Commander Rodney, they will be umpired with that old English courage which was formally'a terror to France and a scourge to the House of Bourbon, (though inferior in force) will teach their haughty Monarch, tint he must not insult the Bririfh flic, and mull acEnowße the seas to belong to Great B fitaln.” ” Seventeen large ships are now in tire ofllng to (he north - ward of this ilhnd, supposed to be Admiral Hood’s fleet. St. Joins, (Antigua) Ms? 15, Aduriwl Rodney failed lair night from this road to the relief of S-. Lucja, ■which, as is confi-lentiy, and w, believe with certainty, reported, is at prefe.n inverted bv the cncmv. Si, r..,„ r carried with him iSTail of the line, viz. Sandwich, B.u - fleur, Gibraltar, Rcfolution, Abide, Monarch, Tenibk. 4l a *> Inymcibie, Tiiumph, Alfred, Centaur, Shre.vt bury, Pri.ncefla, Prince William, Intrepid, Montague, tnd Belliqueiu. Ihe Torbay was expe&ed momently to join. Wc mall anxiously await the event, and are willing to hope it may prove favourable. Lift if Mat kitted andfvsuK did in Admiral Hood's Flat the 2qth April y ojf Atariinico . ***** L ‘“ “”**! W-WBia ditto, ,s. K. . Jr , wr trr Shrcwifcury, 6 14 Ajar, * * J" tre r i( i, 1. * Pr ince (la, ~ . 3 29 Terrible, William, 6 Barflcur, -^Rear ..u,rcl* 5 Admiral Hood) c Leataur, -£ J 3O Monarch, 5 Gibraltar,; (Rear- Invincible, a AdmiralDrakc) 6 18 Alcide, , Montague, ,_T~ Bellicueux _ 4 ”'RctoTuftonT TANARUS“ ~~ 8 AJfixj, * Bajfctcrr e , (St. Kitts) May n. By a veffcl which touched on h riday last from Barbados, bound to St. uT’ T-/ 1 ? , inf^ med th *t Commodore Johnrtone, he faib°| 0t thC ,ne> arr ‘ VCd at Bjrb2ds fame day Ms Wc have thd plcafure aflurc the puhlick, from thf moll refj,enable authority, the I rciich have abandoned the attack upon Sr. Lu ',** that ‘Vith circumftanr.es of infinite Jifnace to luvmsjefc behind them ievvral mortars, T Io an, J ammunaion of various kinds. Ills conjeaured th.it one nv'm c for their precipitate dTrah!k'T’c thiU thcy had n ' C; ‘ i ' ed of a onrTi 'Tdnd . r .vi n^- t ;- m r nt l C .°.. <),,r Ad( W'4 bring at fcvenV ; r r and' <i th-'.7lT.i i *-t nifcwccnienc, cooiiiiing of not aflblt t C ine> ,S AiUlU y arrived 5 but this w/do stars? j^ S ai> ° VC , have at preftnt only a few hi* 7b^ ien ”. h . rCt ; C ‘ te ' l fn,,n hr. Lucia on Monday mor> 7, U 1S , rjid Wlth , " t /ilin § 2 hngf flint, J : k *‘>v had comp!rated a bomb battery which wai THURSDAY, JULY 19, i 7 Br. intended to play upon our vvotks. His Majeflv’s brig Scourgc^followed them till foe had seen them 10 or 12 leagues t# windwanl ot Marti nice, and it is conjectured, by persons wiler and better Informed tharpoorfelves, that theirrcafon for decamping with foch precipitancy was that t hey bad received notice of a reinforcement cither to them or to us being at hand, and that their objeft now’ is to fall in with that reinforcement. The report of several foips of the line (fome said 7* others 10) being arrived at Bar bados was brought to Englifo Harbour’bv liis Majesty’s foip Torbay, from St. Christopher’s, where it was generally believed. 1 May 26. No accounts have yet come ta hand of the events at St. Lucia subsequent to thc re-embarkation of tne French troops, nor of the operations of either of the fleets. she report of thc arrival of a reinforcement at Barbados lec/ns to be generally credited. May 30. By a letter received ye'fterday afternoon from a gentleman in-London, dated 21st of March last, we Col. Shirley, late Governor of Domi ” • is appointed Governor of the Lcew.ird Islands, and, may be cxpeaefl in his government bv the next flee-t from London, .which it was lappofed would fail fome time,nat V:- _ t - •__.f. o N D O N. Admiralty Office, March 7, i~B t , Extras -of a Utter from Rolen'Mann, rs hh VJ sis to Mr . Stephen, dated Plymouth, March 3, 1781. J ’ I HAVE the fatisfadlipn to acquaint their Lordfoins, that, on the last month, being about 20 leagues W. of Uape Finifterre, at-daylight, vv.rfolv fri,ate founding to the S. W. On our not anfwermg her private figuals foe foil from us ; we chafe i, ami at no u fcgQt of her, wnen after an action of r, 5 minutes foe struck, and proved to be tne Grana, a Spanifo frigate, commanded by Don Nicholas-dc Mcdma, of 22 fix pounders, S four/: and ie6 men, from Ferro!, a month on a cruire, and had not ta.een any thing. The enemy had her firft Lieuten ant and fix men killed, and 17 wounded, one of whom is since dead. In justice to the CaptJin and officers, l be lieve they did all that was m their power, but were defen ce by their people. Iheg leave to a Jure their Lordfoips that the behaviour of thc om. err and fo:p s company of the Cerberus was foch as met its The loss the enemy fofinned in fofoon an aGion induces ore to think t har hid foe been of greater force I firould equally have the pie iiurc or Writing a similar letter. • 7 ~ ’ • • - The Cerberus had only two men rtightlv hurt. iVar Office, April io . Promotions. 19th rcgnn.nt light dragoons. Robert Mafo„ Lewis, Lieutenant Cokfhel. lGcturd Kelfft], Lieutenant icth regiment drago ms. G Gorge Loathes,’ M tier 20th regiment lightJxagoons. John Wiiliam E^eiton. 22d regiment light dragoons. Catiicart Tavfor, Maior 96th regiment of foot. Major George Reynolds, Cao tam oi a company. . ■ - I 7 E Lieut. Col. James Stuart, of late qcth foot, to he Co lonel in tncarmv. Apnlvi. 2d troop nt hoiTc grtnadicr guarJs, Georee W.id t , L,efSOJM. a „d Cjjum. J„, Sm i th , G„ido„ Jd Captain. > etcr bcrle, of 6th dragoons, to be Sub-Lieu tenant. - i j 3 d legimeilt dragoon guards. Cornelius Caley, tenant. J dra ' OJr - J - Cc ” E£ 55 *Mw-r . Ma y f 3 d regiment of dragoons. Cornet Lyde Browne H appointed to be Lieutenant, vice Gcdrge Ferdinand Fitzroy. Hospital Mate Richard Woodchorp to be Sur geon, vice Alexander Bertram. 4Sth regime ”.t of foot. Enlicn William Brooke lone*, to be l.ieutenant, vice Rowley Godfrey. ‘ J flirt regiment of foot. Edward Webber, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Stephen Collins. jV.t, fohvorfolifo^dr^cntr^offie- Eiifign, viv.e Heneage Twyfden. , 78th regiment of foot. George Lucas Strudwick, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Kenneth Beauvais. 96th regiment ot foot. Daniel Francis Durand, Clerk.,/ to be Cnaplam. 2d regiment of foot, Charles Bacon Forrtcr, Gent, to be Ensign, vice J. B. Jforrter. , ’ London, March 24, The journals of4?apt. Cooke, in tl 3re g, r t 0 4is Wid#w > a 4-they are to be pabiiiheJ tor her emolument. < An elegant gold box, containing the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, is now ready to be font off to Admiral R„d ncy, idiere is engraved upon it thc insignia of thc city, ; *:<hc *ai M , Admin,l, with Fa me upm £ 2 f ! inscription. J 1 Ins d:.Y was lent in hr K a French privateer, mount ing 2S guns, and 150 men, nken by A frigatebelomrin* to the grand fleet. She was drove” in here by contrary B* 1 ? thc . wmd ’ cowiitg abmn ffie ti preparing to 31 i l ” £- onim ,U , C l * Shtt - ,s a cvy foip biiilt upon a new and leems to he a fine foiling vcflel.” A*nl 2. Admiral Sii-H y J e Ph leer Is to have thr 3%, mand of thc fleet fitting out for thc Channel fervkc* tn^ r i! 3* Y cftda y Gen. Clarke set off for Pdrtfmouth, to embark for Canada, his Majesty having been .leafed t# appoint him Lieutenant Governor of Quebccfc. thC t> 3 d ‘* d * n Scot,and > the Rev. Dr. Robert Watson, Principal of the University of St. Andrews, and Author of the Hiftofy of the Reign of Philip il. King of April $ Yeftcrday Admiral Sir Thomas Pye was at the levee at St. James’s ami kissed the King’s hand on hi* being appointed to the office ot Lieutenant General of the Marne in the room of Sir Hugh Pallifer. We have it from good authority, that in the year 17-a a!one there died In the French marine /ervice 26,500 men 9, a faft which accounts for the languor ever since apparent in their naval exeflions. ir . f fe ?, t , b • , so"” “> M ™f- * Rochambcw at Rhode Island will J>e only 800 men. Th r C acket fcr N>’*Vdrk, and the Antelope for Jamaica, which foiled from Falmouth the 15th or March, wer* intercepted by a French frVate of \ f. Un p r 2 ? kagu l s thc weltward of Sci%, andoifter chaioot fix hours the former was unfortunately taken, and canuedintol Orient. .The Jamaica packet cfcaped by dint ‘.l*2JS* i.h Ivanove;-, ■*-"OS I Trr thit .of.Jlcfle an.d OfoaW*~ Tiie Sea engafe ; very cheaffully } 20*000 troops it is.thought will.be fenc . from Geimany this year for the service of Great Britain. Apnl 9. Authentrck intelligence was received bv go vernment yesterday from Genoa of an info mutton h'avipj jiaprcned in.C *k the native Inhabitants of the island, unable longer to ftruggfe with the cruelty and od- T Zf°n <r t uT Ch difeipline; had thrown off ad obedience to thir governors, and that one un,verfat commoll on and revolt had actually taken place Iri confequencc of the dbove information a Cabinet Coun- W uV fa ' d m h f- VC beCn held at tiie Lord Preiident’s at which Gen. lfooli attended. 1 The BsfpWii, of 44 gifns, Is put into commitfom at Chatham; the command of her is given to Capt. Blair, and foe is fitting out for sea. r * Capt Skeffington Lutwidge is appointed to the com- Deprford. PerfCVCran 44 guns, now building at {< n .f Xtraa °f f {ett ffrem Plymouth, April 4, This morning arrived off the Start, the Pilenm n-* vateer, and has brought in with her a Du 3? about 500 tons burden, laden with sugar, coffee, in4o and tobacco, from St. Euftatia to Amsterdam. She wal one of 11 fail more whom foe parted company with in a v gale of wind the 10th of March.” P Vm' 7 ll ‘ ? aO,i ’ the C <>rfican Chief, on Sunday and Monday last had an audience of his Majesty and h ; s Mimfters at the Queen’s Palace. It is faid J government are going to invert him w.th a special commifffon in order to reicue Ins countrymen from their present fixation, and that preparations are making for going there A ha, taken and carried Info Lough. fwilly a Dutch homeward bound foip, f a ; d to be wo f th near 20,c001. WUI u * rem ' tted a memorial to the Court of Raffia, in winch the King fop ports and defends the convention concluded between Denmark and Es ß land concerning contraband goods. *g ana . Conway privateer has taken and carried in to St. Mary s, Sciliy, the Vonder Blanc, from Curaffoa to Rotterdam, reported to be worth 14,c001. , f ? e Li6 J Howc of Dartmouth has taken and, Dutch Weft Indiaman worth 20,0’0f. <25 A ?' Ca \c fll \> nCW of gnns, was launched S’r'il I!- a Is'Mf from a gentleman at thc Hague has (h,t rnnidUUi pafla ff t i - 1 < .TI feM cn tto r r ,. , he ftthtaptwa opened f„r, loan to America upon^Congteffi^ r z&sti* *’*>**• and P„„cc of Orange of It is , fel h „::t a S' one) and “- iu ® at 1 ivernon! TK. at 1 B Ron, which is armed T IfT ‘ T - h dlfpatches wcre hkewife taken. 1 ucfday morning -was launched at Bristol, a fine new f ,°s KU Ma s ft >’ s fervice } nameat the Arethufa, to meurft 38 guns, (but pierced for 44) -8 of which are roundtrr, fhld, Is to c my H’ ° u n T J hurfda J Sir Clwloner Ogle kissed their Majelfies hands at St. Tames’<t 1.;. S . ” 1C “ be Admiral. Thc above officSS ~ Adntital Rodney to the We” lX andlf Xi >c„ hear ot h,s p,„ m o„„„ tiH h: sr e, ur „ ,UonJon * in ir ' i j ,nd i Rowley) Col. MamfeikJUßjUSi- This veil r K ha !k rw 7 an old re 8 5mc "t which is to be gi rd to Ins brother, the Governor of Baibados. Gen,Cun. ingham is to name all his officers} his companies sre to to SStf-T ° ld L,eutena “ ts i who arrto haveiexvoc to f< rl their Lieutenants commfffionsr are to U 5 ?' fi r 8 4 f/ eW Com pau>ca in Ireland,.srhtdt* arc Cos be added to the old corps, ( the fourth Page, ) * * .*■ • - - [N 0 • 125.]