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RY letter* frc-n>^H■•**..l.i<-vt. Grit. Mt rdv. <bK4
St. PjwWf l’ .stir, tit# th an 4 i',*!i vs N\'<?wrt>ct,
irmitiitti’ i- rt'.elveJ, ths: the Duke 4# Crillnn ta >k
vafe M< la in fuh 4 ni ‘nn#t toywi* m+he
frtwir of Ihr lirriiim to ch *(V him ti >m theme; and *l
- *rhle army advfo* *4 n dlffndgr- thr triKip*,
they were able to wuintair* t‘ #i T **>uu4; jnJ #li<n th#
•nn'ny law tht-i# i‘(, .Cit.-. 0, ‘ v-rre i-.nt#nic.H>ot to
attack th?m, (> ’.ha’ thr* rctita.4 in ft tlu fort,
with too ptiftnm, inctu'ling z l.’ritnunt L'alin?t. tfct
CaptaMt, and nvc (iildtetn of!i *r, hi*ir*f fuif-teJ ro
sthfr loft than one n.an killed upon fi\r lyt-t, af|l jWU <>r
thrre a# ftnce dead tf their wound*. That-the enemy
opened th#’r mortar bit 1 filet rttf the uth of
a,.J on the 1 jth hvl not dMtsaj-J „ fingl. artule, on* cir
ri g? of a 6* psumtoi flßLganaippqter
t< lurid Tji k' M rant h id b.*en blown tip by one
of the’thelU ti.c rsflft, ty which tl<e mmtir battery
< t the enemy wa> 4e<tfov#d t amt it v'a* gf.’luutej that
their I *fi of men mart be . •afidftrabte, .* * ,I] {M 1048)1
writ blown up, end 1 greot minther f fhrlh burfl .it the
(imi time; and chajc the arullrry of thr which i
-excellent, bad fome time before funk, at the quay ‘of
a v<iT.'l luadrii with afnitiuiiitioii .r. 4 ffurri
f<r the enepnyV batter"rj, which riiaft be a £tat loU and
retardment to thru*.
Admix ait v ‘Qj r let, nth
Extra:f if J ittttt f-wr Tiyo, Mat if the .}>tci; f4O
/net, ti Mr. S’epLins, dated in tie ilumbtr , the fib
HI- ‘ . \
The information T had of two rtjut pnyateera having
failed icfuljC 1•• m“ itl f.mnJt!. I rotitlvded th it
•Our EaSTCnq.-jfry tridC woul’J he (heir objr<t;.in ctifr
qn-nce 1 made fail, ditfftinp . or w.iirfe to thr northward,
.■ftrtfethf’ the I>og.,e. P.-mk ift’ir* patth I -rs F4*nA *ouf k
hei J, about aa leajjei dirtsut, deeminf Ehat quant the
inert likely to fall in with them.
At ten o'< lotk yr4f;ii rrvmiwf f*w them; thev flood
far > with miu-h can tide nee. About two o'clock fbfaught
thim both t-iadion, paid only attention to throne on our
quaiter, till wr hij rffrcloally winded hrr, then puflred
forward and tlofej the other, whkh-w.t en|tgd on our
bow. in abmt minute> fh# fent * boat on
hoard to take poilcfJWn, an t wore round after thr other,
whs off; t rtratk oirrmr cembf| up.
They prov, •J to be the Her.-iilf* and M ir*, two privateen
helmging to Amrterdam, mounting 14 nine pounden,and
to eohorni nth, are peifedly new and alike, fail a‘faft
a* the Art pit, and the compleatert privateen I tier saw,
co(l upward* bf commaodrd by two Hogfnbodmi,
father and fo‘n, inhabitant!of Fliilhing. The father n
well known lart war by the nickname of John Hard-apple,
had a Schooteipmateer withrafrench commirtirin out of
Flurtvinf, and did much,mifchief to our trade ; he was
frnt on pnrppfe to com mini thefc privateer*.
They falje-l from the Tc*el the jeth ol Sovtinber, had
only taken one of our fishing ftn’erk*. ‘
“The Jderrulei had 164 m-.n on board, 13 wete k'Tlfed
and 10 wounded; the h-il men, i, writ killed
and i ewounded. We had one naan killed and tie w ound
el. ■ A
I beg you to reorefent to their I.nrdrtiipt, that I am
much kiidebted to the attention of my officer; in] 00 ,p| e
in’-le,uring both these gentry. Our tigging and fail* are
cut. and fore-topm.rt tu>(rriveab|e.
fr, Uukt'ii l)*c-rrK-t if.
The fryllowing eatia?(sW letter*'from the Firt fr lie*
have been trinfmittei-by Nie Court of OiieCtor* cl the,
Eart India Complny to the F.ul of IlilSArotough, one of
hia Majerty’'. I’rir.cipil Secret aria* of State :
MnJrjft if M Utt.-r friwy .*/•< Cii’f’ f'.-fte* i at .Ithtfo re tic
Cek't if Drtftirf, duttJ .* tit i>ti da.y f Auftif , ijfj.
* Rt.iinod jo.tr Ur.d cn tit lf>rk if Dt.m.btr,
The Morning Star fruiter, lic-m Bomtav, having cal
led on her way to !*w(Trron, we embrace thr opportunity
Os eommuniciting to your Honour* -the p'r.ilirig in’teJl)-
getice of Sir byre Cute hiving entirely deftited'the army
of Hyd'*r Ally C.’aun, in f jrnejal hetwe'U
Forto Soto and Mootrapcllarfi, on the its of lift month,
the particular! of which .>/*•> 1 innnirri will *.r fullp in
formed of by the actor, pni/ng • tti r t of a letter frdin Sir
Fyrc Coote to Col. Braitliwaite, at Taojore, dvted*
6th ult. which wai tianfmitted to the Rcildent ly Cipt,
kidingtoun, (the Coirunandant at Pilamcotah) who has
likewifr advised him of the following pirtyrhlart:
That the Swallow picket readied Madiraf* ort the I*4
of Jure, iti.l the Rodn -v parket atfo on the nth ult. the
letter hiving puud-froni the.Sdtt flic failed yyith from
.England on the yth f April, in latitude ah north • That
the army commanded by Sir Eyte Coote parted Permacnil
m the tth ult. wth'a aieW of a junflign with
the larger detachment of Bengal troop*, which, witli tluee
battilionp ftam the northern Citcart, had for fome tim#
bVea on iKeir way to Madrafs, where l y the iaft aecouuts
they were urarly atrivcd.
£gtr*f) y f 4 Uttir frem Sir E frt Clift ti Cil. Bt*ltLnvmitt t ,
datiri Jily 6, fyll.
The 3J inrt. I had the t* setjuaint yaa of phe
fuccefi of t.ur lit’le army, in a general aflion the ift inrt.
with Hyder Ally, between Potto Novo and Moirteapol
iam. It lartcd tight hour*, and wai hard fought day on
both fide• The enemy’s force confided of >5 battalions
of infantry,_4Co European*, from 40 to SO,OOO horse, and
above toe.,coo march-loc k men, lkom and Polygar*, with
47 piece* of cannon well fened. Our frconJ line having
cCuupw'd fome height* by whr.hour (car wa* secured, 1
•dranced with the fiift toward* the enemy • guns, many
•I whhh, had we had a body of cavatry, muff have fallen
iata our hand*. They made repeated attempts to force ut
with their horse, and kept up a bride cannonade, which
fr 1 long time due heavy Art could not Mewtt£ yielding
at length 10 the fteadinrfi, spirit. and kraiery, of our
r?mten*tive!y I'mall iumher“of troop*, they retreated pre
'”ei;*iTtcly, and left us lAattert of the held- Meet b .tfc
(Hyder Aliy’* fatouritt general) recrived a m >rtal wound,
and among 4000 many of the principal nffiverti
Oa our fide wc 101 l veiy few otheen, and from f to 400
killed and wounded. Yju will be pleifri to communiote
tTTis fortunate event t* all the southern garrilons.
The forego.ing is a true copy of aa catratt whi.h I re
ceived fiom Capt. ‘Jan-r* Eidingtoasn.
(Signed) , J, A. MOBLEY.
lif rat} jf a ittttr fr*m tki Siittf Cemnnut at BtrJjy,
Mtd Jnl, at, jyti.
We have given omlcrt tor difpofTertrtng the Dutch of their
fadtatiu at Brtavh and Surat. W hair had advice* ts
# , T . - v
th# t itiev Pflng fU.-cffd,V.dVi ‘■ >?e f•” t• b .;wi A^in
fide’ able property will faana le!i.nyn’g *n tf*’' 1’ * ,r '*
fart India Company, wliiuh rt .i'i h* fecurvi ictAh# t r.’ ti.
of the Englith Eart India Coittpany. —-
AeMinaiTTY Ovrie*, * >'at.
Sir Richsnl Pearson, Captain of hi*M a.i • r *
**■ ufci, arrived at Spithejd yerterday at let*** ion If ’♦* Kfir
Admiral Rrr.ioenfelt, with difpal.ht t f-n Mr. Strph'rn-,
of vvhiv.ii thc % followingi* an eesraff: ,
I’i fitji at Sr. 1, !>>. n*hr 14, S 7*|.
Yc 11 will pteifc (a acTjuaint nsk 1.0j4< C**nftmi4li‘bei of
the Admiralty, that the t ab >jfi I. ton after daylight, (
1. rtiarrt fh?n Heaving X. 61. Rnl, diifmce 3$ rhr
ffig'te, Irvohmg out t* wind** rd. mijt signal fur feeing
a *l"t in the the wind (iten-’-n rh.it quirtrr, upon
which I midi- signal fur the t vu J'clicd ihip* *nd trig it-i
to t.h afe, and crowdfd fail lb tilt Yiffiity. A t nine o’ Wk
wc could perceive they were itccri'ig to ,the wcAwarJ;
at half part ten obfertrd hirtal fhip* of the line, a cohli
driabhc way ahead, awl upon cm :m bt>w, forming in or
der of battle, u*> n whuh.l m ide th<- tigna! fur the line j
but having a of pifiifg between the enemy's fhip*
of war and a great part of their convoy, I v. ontidueJ a pref
f'i fail, with a view of cutting them 1 ff, and fuccecded
in part; several rtrutk t#ai*, the eeafl number 1 carmot
a .quaint yo with, and in appufLeclive that Ic.me w hich
struck were cot taken potkilmn of, the earning coming
on, and ir blowing treih with thick weuhrr. By tnuJir g
fail to eleft this, several of eur Ihip* were far artern, so
that to form a line praper f~t afiiou utocld have been im
pnrtiide to efttft it before da.k; I therefore tacked tv jan
the liernmurt rt.ip*, at the fame time making the fignit
the mder *>fj(piling, to (gt the fqnadr.m connWled*.
after Which I put upon the fame tack with the carmy.
A* d*>l ; gll the neat day we fw the® to leeward, upon
wjii v. h 1 firmed the line; but pm riving their foreefo
ir. ich so peri or to my fqoadrou, 1 did not think it advife
’ able to hazard an aAion.
Inclofed you have s lift of their force, which all the of
ficer* (prisoners) that I have fyudse with agree in, and
which cnrrrfpondt, at to number and force of thr Ihip*,
with the Virtory's and reconnoitring (hips observations.
As soon a* l can colleft the pritfi to-ether I (hall fend
them in under the proteflion of fame fhip* of the.fijuadron.
When we got amangft the convoy, the Triompfuat of
S4 gutu, -w'hd.rtiad kept with tliem, in- beraving dovwnr so
join their fquvdron, parted ctirfe acrof* Uue E<!garV fore
foot, (the leading Ihip of.the line) and gave her i smart
raking liie, which fortunately did not do much ezecution.
The Edgar's condufl an this occafton . wa* martctly ; Ike ’
avoided being diredlly raked, by judicioufH beaiing up at
the enemy parted har, and immediately after luffed to the
wind, and brought her broad fide right angle* with the e
nrmy’i stern, throwingin a well direAed fire, which we
could perceive waa very effcdual. The next morning we
oUtrvrd the Triomphaat in the French line with hi* maiii_.
topmift and maill yard gone.
Li's of tit Line iftPa'tlt Skitt naitk tie Fomrb Cenvgr.
hi ftrrngnr no Mons. Le Compre de Guithen ( srt)
I, Invincible 110
I.< M ijfloru* 110 Manf.l.e CompteDe Rochouirt (ad)
L< lv • -al Liuit mi M'>nf. De Buirtst (4th)
l.e 1 einble 110 ‘
l.a C ’uioiine >4 Mons. Dc 1.. Motfe riquet (jd)
l.e “I riemphant, fa l.e Mjfqui* L?t Yaudreuil
1 * /■** . a4^X^’1 r,r “ Ve 64
Le Kl’ gnifiqud Le R.iburte 74
I. Adirt 74 Le’Fcniint 74
l e Dauphin Boy al 70 L‘Ar-<,iu: 164
Le Lien Aim? 74 Le Lion , 64
l.e ?.od>aque 74 L'lndien / 64
L’Hiv.il J „ _ • - *"■’
L’Alex an lit $ Armet en FI i-r.^
‘ /ft. kempf.nEelt.
N. B. Rear A leror il Kempenfelt’ i.viviron cnnrtrted of
I j Uil tlfc line, one ih*p ot 50 gun*, four fiigttcv, and
one five (hip. •■’
Rtvhird l’l irf- n iflim. th.u ttie ■tptured rtii;n are
1 hiedy ladef),Wmili amllefv and.otdn.inr e rtores, and have
onbibr fdKtwecii g.- *nj loco rr >om.
Amhiui v Urricx, Ucceiuber to, i*?t.
JLxirjf} of a l.rt-r sum Cass, fi.’iri, of hi; M.rtfly’i {hip
L'rm-fit, ti Mr. Slyfont, dattJ at Miljlrd Hate * tie
16/* n.Rjnt. 7~Z~t I —=s r
Be pleased to acquaint my { Lord* Commifliinerv of the
Admiralty , that julf nowi arrived here two French merchant
fliipi, piifei to hi* Majefty'i ihip Tarise, one of Rear
Admiral Kempenfolt’s squadron. The prize miftert, who
are bogh pef f y ollKen, have informed me that about 18
fnl and a.l.i fiigite, tlaat had put through the centre
of our Bit, hid rtru.k.
Tliefe two piiaetarc nvmrJ the LonJ >n and La Minor-
former had when taken hetWr-n 4 are I SOO fldi
eri oh board for America, chlerty Dutch and Hcrtians, hat
brought in with hrr no, which I ihilltake ear* to deliver
up to the.jCornmiliary fnr prifoner* at this port. The
with military (lore*, Arc,
[ By another account received from the fame place it ap
pears that one of the aforementioned tianfporti it about
a 5040n5, has 4 gua* and 39 men, it laden with naval and
military rt uei, and of couliderable The other 300
ton*, 4 guns, and 300 men, including fhip't crew and
loldiera, and it also laden with rtore*.
By an l.cwmt from Plymouth it appears the Hero, a
narher #f the prixe* taken by Rear Avfniral Kempinfcit's
Bert, it fafe at that port.J ‘* • l - - .
Admiiaitt Orris k, Deermhr at, 1781.
Eat raft ,fa irttrr f-em lift Admiral Afi/fav#, ir
in tkiejef kit M*jr/ti’i i fl<ifi< and tefil'.i at Plym-mrk , ti
Mr. f rtf ken 1, Ja'rd Vecembtr jS, -81
l.eut. baimJrra, firil Lieutenant us the Vidlory, i* this
momktit arrived hrr the (Mp L* Abundance, a French j*ilte,
Juumfe ei rtute, Jmd mounting t 8 nine pounders, captiwed
b) Re*e Admual K‘’mpenfHt’* fquidmn. When tk?n
fli” had the 36th regimrat ol French infsntry onboard, the
orficert ol *vj>L'S, and firue of the soldiers, are brought
into thi* port. His MsjelLy'i flatp Medwiy came in com
pany with the L'Abundance, and font other prise*.
AtuiMtTY
Extra ft ts a Utter ft* Cef>t. Cat,He, if, Ctmmtndtr of bit
Majt/h’i flip Ajramtnrn, u Mr. Sup bent, dated Spit
itad, December 30, I7K s . *;
Meafe to avquaibt my Lord* Cvmmi(Turners of the Ad- ‘
miralty with the arrival he.r of hi, fhip md#r my
C mm and, with five r#l><*. We were detich.d, with L
Pradeatjif, -by Rear A.lminl )Cr ; 'rspei*fblr, * > pTocred at>et
rht French convoy, [ ii:h a vi? * i*> lin: in with tome
*
/the’,, fraStySrß e, r uaJ'.ng v,;L * u:pl , ; , 4fe f I
rati dt ... them) Which Use fleet . „d-r ms command fell
in with the rath u
M *|! e *5* h ** no ® B * • et. V. Scilly
N. 46. k. di fiance too league*, w? took livfe f.l ft-bm
Ik iird-iu*, hound to Ma.tumo, laden r . n the French
K* i . account, (lift of which accompaLies this) and were/
mien Id to have joined M. de Gui. h,„. _ V
8 VwTw Clr '‘- ,nt B J ' e wind from
S. S. W. to W. S.. W. with hard/quarts, and five hours ‘
fftm, lo that I flsonU hope *rr Fren:h convoy wlJTbe
rC< *’ * f thf,r h * Ve n t l '‘ ? fi !?n: * rr ’'un-.d.
1 here are-tu ee K-ing’i orti .cn amo.sg th# prifor.tr., one
Gaftiw of loot, and two cf a. tillerv,
A W. l’ Sty - .
Bt*ijmtn Laldxueli, i f. Camwandtr, at Sea) ike tub
*f De-oake*, tybt. 1 1
Ship March.is, M. Dvgvy Master, ,50
from Bourdeauitj Marttnico, laden with t$ lir K - c 4 b! C ’
from sb ro a 4 Inch-s, eotdagt, wine, 3CO barrel* ~f Kun ’
powder, fljur, prtvifiona, sundry kinds of linen and India
goods. •
Ship La Elitabeth, M. Gavdier* Mifier, 389 t OP| ,
from Romdcauc to Martinko, with wim , flour, cordaer
doathing for foiiMera, sundry merthandife, and fome India
go ds.
Ship U Compte Dtroce, M. Tenrtt.Martcr, 350 tons,
from Hotirdeaui to Martinieo, with wne, flour, bets,
pork, frlks, and sundry merehandife.
Ship La Catherine, M. Haltoye* Mafi;r, 280 tom,
from Bourieau* to Martinieo, with wine, flour, beef,
pork, iad i*| f>ftt of mrr ;h<n 1 !•. •~
Snow Laiiavtgatior., M. Carpentit Mailer, ate ton*,
from Hourdeaua t i Martinieo, -with flour, iwovifljns, aV. •
a little oerchandifc.
BENJ. CALDWELL.
The hamUe ADDRESS of the Right Mono JpM
# Morris Spirituil and Temporal, in Parlia
ment aifembletl.
Mast Graciaui Sovereign,
W'fc. your Mijefty’s moH dutiful and local
fubjefts, the Lords Spintu.il and Te!r>pO:_.
FB]*. i n Parliamejit iffetnbled, beg leave to^retu-rv
your Majesty our humble tbarkt A>. your iirto.l
gracious Ipeech from the throne.
Itit witl^equal-concern and indignation that tve
fee the war prolonged hy. that reitiefs ambition
wmch fiilt excited your e* eimes to corr
mence it, and which still continues to disappoint
your Majrfty earned define and diligeut excitioo
to rcliore the publick tianquiljiry.
We acknowleslge, with the fincereß and warm-,
es gr.r: jde, your M-ijefty’s wisdom and constant
attennon to the real welfare of your people, equally
conlpicuous in your dciire of peace, and in your
fixed and unalterable resolution never to facrifice,
cithrr to that desire, or to the temporary 1 ease and
re'icf of your fubjefts, those efienttal rights and
permar.eot interests upon the maintenance and pie
lervauon of which the future strength and security
of this country murt ever principal!) depend.
VVe feel great (atisfaAion in the favourable ap- .
penance of our affairs in the Kail Indie*, and in
the fafe and profperouc arrival of the numerous
commercial fleet* of these kingdoms; but we regret
that in the course of this year your Majefly’s affi
duou* endeavours t* guard the exterfive dominion
of your crown have not been attendee!\Vith success
equal to the jullice and upriglunefi of your Majrl
ty' eifw* i and we lament that the events of war
hive been so unfortunate to your Majelly’t arms in
Virginia.
We are gratefully sensible of the parental solici
tude your Majelly has Ihewn for the general huppi-’
nefs of your people, in the endeavour* your Ma
jesty has used to extinguish that spirit of rebellion
which our enemies have found means to.foment and
maintain in the ooloniet, and to restore to your
deluded fubjcfU in America that happy and prospe
rous condition which they formerly derived from a
due obedience to the law* j and we beg leave to
afl..r<: yoit Majefiy of our firm concurrence and
aihiiit ce to frulfrate the designs of our enemies,
cqaally prejudieial to the real interests of America,
and to those of Great Britain.
We will, without loss of time, resume the deli
beration upon the Rate aed condition of the British
poffdfions and revenues in the daft Indies, will can y
it on with the fanric spirit and temper in which it
wat begun, and proceed wflh the fame attention and
anxiety to confider how those remote provinces awy
be held and governed with the greatelt feewity and
advantage to this country,, and by what mean*.,the
happjneff of the native inhabitants may
piomoted. - t
Firmly rtfolved to decline no difficulty or hazard
in the defence of our country, and for the prefer-,
vation of its effentral rights and imerelfe*, we (hall
continue to give oar moll hearty concurrence and
support in trie proftcuuon of the gieat and import
ant c >ntclt in which we are engaged.
We rely upon the protection of Divine Provi
dence in loJail a cault, and fuhy trull that, by the
concurrence and support which wc {half moil cheer
fully give, by the valour of your h'hjefty’s fleet*
and aiiiiies, and by the vigorous, animated, and
united exertion of the faculties and rcfources ofyour
people, your M.rjefty will be enabled to disappoint
the ambitious dtfsgns of your enemies, and to re
ilore the blcrting of n fafe and honourable peace to
ail your domimont,