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| Hewd.Quarters, Nswpart, March the 9:h
1778. ,
HE GEN:RAL déireQs, thatmo
b I Perfoas on this Iflaad ia fetare
h difpofe ef, or kill their Oxen, s
i they may be wanted for the Service of Go
-4 verameng, withumt firfk obtainiog his Per
«miflion for fo doisg. .
L' . By the Gensra’s Commsed,
: HENRY BARRY, Secretary,
HAMBURGH, (Germasy) N-v. 18.
, Y advics reccived here from the
froatiers of Tarkey, we learn, that
fame days aft:r the tragicel end of
the Hofpordar ef Muldevia, a Reflisa re
giment of horfe ar:ived at Jsffy, aud took
under their prote&ion the widow and chil
dren of that eabappy Prince, and conduit
ed them f:f: to the dominiens of the Em
prefs of RO(R
Genoa, tltily) N»v. 8 Lcttars from
Mad.id advife, that the (rsaty of accommaa
caiion between Portugal amd Spiin, was
figned the 18 hof lat manth by kis Catho.
lic Majett) ; aad that the frontiess ef the
reipectise coantries in South-America kave
bees regul-ted.
StocknoLy, (Sweden) O&. 18, They
in‘orm a frum Marft-and, h.t arich Ame
ticaa has come v fix, with «it whole fami
ly, in this towa, who fays that his retreat
frem the Enzlith Co oniés wil: be imitated
by the moft prudext of his coantrymen, 83,
in ca’e even of t 1@ fuccs(s of the infurgeats,
that cowatry will be long diftralled wiih
istzrior troubles, or perhdps plunged into
iaevitable aaarchy.
Nureabierg, O&. 30. The recruits of
Anfpach, d¢figned ior Americs, put them
{elves on their march yefteraay, to the num
bor of 100 chaflears, and 200 fufiisers ;
they are 10 smbark on the Mais, aud te bs
taofgorted by waier iats Holland, frem
wheace they are to pafs to Engiand, aed
fiom theace, whea the feafon will permit
tem, they will jain their corps in Ametica.
*fi—.
Nov. 25, Yefterday Count Waldten
Waited on” ais Ma'efty at St. James’s, and
hid nfore bis Majelly feveral difpatches
mu;m high Mighiiceflcs the States of
. Shallang,
.» sAma. day John Skianer, Efq; woe pre
faned to bis Majesly by the L‘.lml Chaa
oollor, And kiffed l;. Majefty’s haad on
Deing appointed Chief Baron of the Exche
-4961, ia the reom of Sir Sidney 8
®ythe § afier which his Majeft
88 )im the nonour of Kaighuhy
o s9Br independesit compaai
h“.‘mmh. from the '8 pea
“9‘“, who a;¢ net en:i‘ely rendered inca-
Poble of fesvics ; they are to bs command
o a officers ac prefent on half pay. °
¢ hear from Hanover, that the sew
Wovleg are raifed with fuch expedition, that
THURSDAY, MaRrRcH 19, 1778,
the troops of ‘that eleQordte will fhorely
be ia the {(ame condition they were before
the late d-aogais for America; bet it is
faid fome of the new recruits, are te smbark
for shat quarcer, :
His I‘thfl}y’n fhip Pacific, of 26 guns,
at Deptfe-d, s put imto commiffion, and
the command giren to Smith Child, Bfqy
War Offize, Nov. 25* Promorrows.
3d Regimeot Dragoon guatd:s, Edward
Br.atley Burrow, Lieutes.nt A
$4 R:{. Dragdon:, Wam. Simpfon, Lieu
tenant, Kslfal), Cornet. ! :
6:h Reg. Dragoon:, Bcarcher Wrey,
Corner.
16:th Reg. Light Drageons, George
Waie, Co:uet.
" 1t Reg. Foot Guards, J>ha Jones, Licu.
tesant, Gerard*Fitzgorald Eefign,
Coldß;eam Reg. Foat Guaids, Hesry
Lifter, Licwtengnt Celonel. Thomas
Clark, firß M:jor. Charles. Rainsford,
fscond Majir. Henry de la Douefpe, Czp
isia of 8 company. Joha Swinerton Dver,
Cap'aia Licatenant, Wm. Vifcouni Can
tlupe, Lisvtezars, Chaiies Guuld, Ea
fign.
Royals, 1® bateallion. Broxham Jen
kinfor, Eefign,
D.tio, 2d battal'ion, John Crnl, Es
fi;n.
14'h Reg. Foot, e King, Enfign.
15¢th Reg, Foot. Edward l-fuk Dai
by, Enfigs.
tBth Reg. Foot. Themas Serle, Lien
tensnt. Johe Saysr, Gent. Bofiga.
24th Beg. F.ot. Edward Boifdaune,
Liccrenant.——— Wiight, Enfiga.
28. h Reg. Faol. Joha Starcey, Enfign:
33d Reg. iFoot. Carr Themai Bracken.
burg, Enfiga. 5
46ih Reg. Foct. William Jathes, Eafign.
~ 48h Reg Fool. Gabriel Moaray, B, figa.
§2d;Reg. Foet. Tho. Sl.ibflli.!'l_"l. :
sh Reg, Faot. Joha Cafel, Enfigs.
: f.iufoum Samuel Hadley, of Ct
‘tain Coots’s -independent cempany .of
valids at L,id:'us‘ fort, to be Lisutensat
ia Captain rote, at Hell, g
xtn‘u_miqt‘rilil.qu sm;m. of the 4::!
regimest, 0 steasnt in Lapt. Coote's
i-gc‘podé_nt'g' e A i‘&zfl ‘Laa
gvard fort.. 4 . 3
Impany of invalids, at
I :
PiiTiam Haater, to be Lieatenant
‘the army.
icutsnant: Geasral Joha Thomas; to be
feutenant.Governor of Fore 5. Phillip,
in the Iffasd of Minorca.
Extr2& of 8 letter from Sheernefs, Nov 4.
The Lorde of the Admiralty have ap
peiated Joha Weelock, Efq; to the com
m o of the Sulisn, anew fh p of 74 guns,
now ’,i.' h.“o”‘
Though many American privateers are
Rill cr-lsinz. the following lift of captares
in the coutle of the current seor will forve
te l:hw. that our croizers have not beem
idle.
- Honcock, of 32 gune and 290 men, ts
ken by tne Rainbow ; Cabet,” 18, guns
one of 10 ditio, by the Milferd } one of 8
ditto, by the Diamond. Carried isto
Halifax. ; : ; ;
Oliver Cromwell, of 24 and 145 men}
by the Braver, of 14 gane ; encoi 14 ;
ene of 16 ditro, by the Arisdne. q“.fi*‘
in the Weft-Indies, ks 5
Tartar, of 24°gars and 200 men, by the
Bienfai‘ant ; Reuslistion, of 14 gun:, by
the Penguin, of 10 guns. Takes at New=
Fondln:..‘ SLp
Lord Camdes cosld not be prevailed ap
on to take a lead in the prefest Opm!in,
netwitkftanding the bosfted @ of
arties, and. thére‘ors his Lordfhip. fat of
f.a week for Bath; where he tempeine fafely
laid up, fiee from the florm that fesms
likely to wreck his wo impetsows col
legues. .
The old Lion,, 2 naae by which the mi
novity are pleafed to dililinifll the Berl of
Craiham, was never fo bard preffid, se
during the toorfs of |hé twe Isft debates on
his swn motions ; —he was st length run
inte the.teils by the Earls of Gover, Sand
wich asd Weymoath, ea Friday luft, when
he made coofiderable fport to his hunters
“ ju pesmance for paf folly.” )
The Poiith noblsman, whe a&ted as Aid
de Camp ts Geaaral Ciintos, and foll im
one of the alians, clofed his :I“ with this
soble eloginm en the valoer of the Britifk
troepr—~—*< I dic bappy, baving fougbt in come
“ pany wwith AnGevs, infead of Mes !
A retseipellive view of the varions mili
tary Oplms'u in America fiace the comd
mencsmeént of the A ~War, eun
fail to peifs in svery Ed she m
4 confidn the detehAd chnmpßds SIcR
wd confider ot ot ' ]
have'naturtily devolved on membariefs of
ficers, h.zrc‘:o::::'sh fervice -iv: will
appear very NRgU.Ar that aota , )
but has Mbautthfim
try immortal homoer. © | © .o Ru: 0T
Dee 2. Lasters from the Hm:}-fl
-tion; - that four Dutch fhips, Bosad froat
Bt. Euftitis for Ao fierdswm, daden with T~
w, coffs, and other.grods; were ok in
,hcir in a volast fierm; and Bl tha
criws ";Eit fr SN R G
+ Dec. g. . Sle Heary Clivten, Gomerel
Vasghaa, and Sir Jampe Wallacs; are.fpa
ken o by an illeftdons perfonsge in Bfu
perior s7le of panegyric, u-un:i(
‘their late fpirit snd. gallastry, on ek 6
‘pedition up the Noyth River. ¢
Dic'g. Lord Gesrge Germaine has it iy
his owa option, sither 90 Meld. hb-m o