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place me in future, whether the alarms of
war, may summon me again 3o ihe field, or
domeflic affairs call me to private life, your
fafety and success I thall deem’infeparable
from my own.———— That an indulgent
Heaven may grant you success equal to your
merits, reward your toil with the conquest of
your unnatural enemies, and in due time, re
turn you, crowned with laurels; to. your re-
Tpective families, thall be my most earnest
prayer, &> . (Signed) :
JOHN SULLIVAN. -
LONDON Maygj, 1776. .
~ The King has been pleased to order letters
patent to be pafled ;under the great seal of
(reat-Britain, constituting and appointing
Richard Lord Viscount Howe, of the king
dom of lreland, & the Hon. William Howe,
Esq; Major-General of his Majesty’s forces,
and General of his Majesty’s forces in North-
America only, to be his Majesty’s commifii
oners for restoring peace to his Majesty’s co
lonies and plantations in- America, and for
granting pardons to such of his Majesty’s sub
jects there, now in rebellion, as shall deserve
the royal mercy. -
Several Jamaica merchants, it’s {aid, have
feceived letters from thence yesterday, with
orders not to fend any more goods therz till
further orders, as they imagined that there
would soon be a strange revolution in that
island.
, Jt was this day confidently reported on
"‘Change, that the French had landed four
teen thousand men on the island of Jamai
ca, near which they' have a 2 fleet ;—which
piece of News, whether true or talfe, has al
ready had a great eft=¢t on the price of flocks,
A private letter from Jamiaica. by theWil
fiam, Capt.Whately, who is arrived atPort{-
mouth, has the following article : ¢ What
we have been a 2 long time dpprehenfive of
is 4t last almost at our doors. * The intenti
onis of the French and Spaniards remain no
fonger a secret in this part of the world ; they
have thrown off the mask, and I belicve, be
fore this reaches you, they will be in poflef
fion of this once flourifhing and happy island.
Fourteen thoutand French troops are jutt lan
ded at Cape Francois, and their {lzet consists
of nine thips of the line and seven frigates.
The Spaniards aifo have at the islands ofCu
ba and Hispaniola a much superior force ;
and when united, it is impcflible that we
thould keep this island.” ;
It is whispered, that the ministry are en
deavouring to fix a certainty which party
fired fir(t at Lexington before hoftiliries com
menced, as the Congrefs.declare, if it can be
proved that American blood was firft thed,
it will go x great way towards effeCting a
reconciliation on the most honorable terms.
_ By 2 gentleman lately arrived from New-
York, we are informed, that the Ainerican
Generals are determined to dispute the march
of the Britith Army into the country—but
fiot by 2 general a‘tion. They are to make
it 2 war oi poil, by throwing up redoubts at
the passes. '
“The diftra&ted state of East-India affairs,
the quarrels of their servants, the encreafing
power of France, and the invafio)n of the
morattoes, have alarmed the court to z high
degree. | | i
Extrafl of a letter from Spithead, Mly 2.
¢ It is expelted we shall fail tomorrow for
Boston, under the command of Commodore
William Hotham, who is to hoist his broad
pendant or board of the Preflon, aSO gun
thip. The Ships which go under his com
mand are the Jersey tofpital ship, the Eme
yild of 32 guns, the Strombolo firefliip, the
Carcass bomb, and zll the transports which
are ready. ‘There are upwards of 100 fail
of transports now here, all of which have
foreign troopsonboard. We have on board
five {fmall casks, and-30 chefls fpanifh dol
fars. amounting to 30,0001, for paying the
grarine troops 2¢ Boston.”
s, [ The follprving paratgrap]zs were laken fra'm
\a Halifax Paper of the 2d of Fuls.]
Wos wWHITE-HALL, May 3,
e ENERAL HOWE, Commander in
G Chief of his Majesty’s Forces in North-
L hgmerica; having taken a resolution on the
; eventh of march to remove from Boston to
/’»_Halifax,withfl_.the troops under his command,
“ and such of the iahabitants with their es--
feéts, as were desirous to ¢ontinue under the
potection of his Majesty’s forces ; the em
barkaticn was eftected the 17th of the fame
month, with the greatest order and regulari
ty, and without the least interruption from
the Rebels. \When the Packet came a way,
the firft division of transports was under {ail,
and the remainder were preparing to follow
in a few days ; the Admiral leaving behind as
many ot the men of war as could be spared
from the convoy, for the {ecurity and pro
tection of such veflels as might be bound to
Boston, __ . Land\ Gaz.
o A I 8 W) £F NI May i
The followingis a lift of the Men of Wir
ordered by the Congress to cruise oft St. He
lena, to intercept the Eatt-India ships, viz.
The Victory, 36 5 the Congress, 36 ; the
Dickenfon, 36 ; the Freedom, 30 ; and the
United Colonies, 30 guns.
The Hancock and Adams frigate, of 32
guns, fitted out by order of the Céngrefs, is
put into Lisbon.
So desirous are the Dutch of observing a
{trict neutrality with Great- Britain, and pre
venting any of their vessels from supplying
the Americans with any kind of warlike
(tores, that they have stationed two frigates
oft' St. Euftatia and Coracoa,to cruize against,
and take any of theirown ships that may be
found carrying any supplies to the Americans.
May 3. The Congress have determined
to declare AMERICA an independent slate;
and to fend Ambafladors to {ucn of the Courts
of Europe as will admit them. F &l
- It is generally reported that we shall cer
tainly be at war both with France and Spain
before Michaelmas-day. - |
- The redoubts which the Ameéricans have
thrown up at several important situations,
have been done under the direétion of a Ger
man Engineer; who served twenty years in
the King of Prussia’s army. - |
It is :{aid that twelve thips of the line
will be kept at Spithead this fummer] com
pleatly manned and victualled, under the
command of aßear Admiral, as a fleet of ob
{ervation. i
Letters from Lisbon, dated the 13th ult.
brought by a thip which arrived thisday, fay,
that three ships from” Georgia, with indigo,
&c. had arrived there, that they all mounted
from 32 to 46 guns, and were so well man
ned as to be able to cope with any one of
our frigates.
We are informed that the tears of the foot
guards are now dried up, for they have got
a reprieve from the American service.
We hear the plan on which the terms of
accomodation with America is bottomed Is,
that the Americans thall abide by those parti
cular engagements which the original char
ters and eftablithments only granted them.
This on their fide, is to be the whole extent
of their claim ; the additional immunities &
privileges to be left to our govérnment. The
Constitutions of the American Provinces are
of three kinds ; firft, Royal Government ;
secondly, Proprietary Establishments ; and
thirdly, Civil Cc porations ; therefore some
of theirßights are very ditferent from others,
which, in all probability will occasion a long
but we hope, not a fruitlefs negociation,
MR L F A X ulye
- Thur{day morning last arrived here from
hér station in Boston Bay, theMilford frigate,
Capt. Burr.
Yesterday evening arrived here his Majef
£y's Frigate Brune,in § weeks from Port{-
mouth, and two transports, having on board
a number of the Foot Guards and some fo
reign troops.
Engrisa HArgour. (in Antigua) June 17.
This morning arrived the Bellabu tender,
Licut. Nicholas, belonging to his Majesty’s
thip Hind. The regret and concern shewn
by every person here, for some time past, at
@e supposed fate of so worthy a man and
“{o good an officer, could only be equalled,
by the universal joy at his fafe arrival. He |
had undergene a great many hardthips, &
- was chafed by some of Hopkins’s squadron,
but the weather blowing frefh, the enemy
were not able to come up with him. - Their’
~foremaft and fail were carried away, which
. they repaired at Aquadilla, a Town on the
- Weft end of Hispaniola, While they lay
there, seven fail of men of war, one of 8o
guns, with an Admiral and Commodore, &
3000 lend forces arrived there.- The death
of the King of Portugal is confirmed, and
it is supposed the Spaniards intend renewing
their old claims on that Kingdom.
There are in this harbour,at present, four
prizes, viz. one (hip and three Brigantires,
21l laden with fpermaceti, oil. " The ship
was taken by his Majelty’s thip the Hind;,
and the Brigantines by the Hawke,
BALTII MUK E: @tn~Marsland.)
July, 20th. We this moment hear by lix
prefs that Dunmore has got as far up the Bay
as George’s Island, about 40 miles below An
napolis, landed {fome of his Troops and most
of his-black Fufileers, Feaded and comman
ded by Gov. Eden, where he was attacked by
the Militia of St. Maria’s County,—when
the Express came off, they were engaging —
Four Companies of the Flying Camp, ular
ched from hence this Morning. :
P HILADELPHI A, Julyag. -
'O.;\‘:F:idzy«e.ven‘mg arrived 1n this city
from Canada, Brigadier~-General Sullivan.
We hear that one of the Continental Fri
gafies‘ lately Jaunched in this city iscalied the
D¢laware, and the other the Randolph,in
honuur of the late ilitfirious senator of that
nase. _
The Militia of this state continue to pass
thro’this city daily in companieson their way
to New- Jerfy. It isthought that Pennsyl
vania will fend not less-than 20,000 men to
the assistance of our neighbours.
The Hon. Convention df Maryland have
refclved, that a bounty of one shilling be paid
for every buthel of {alt imported inro that
colony before the fir{t day of Marth next,
the impdrter to fell the {ame at any price not
exceeding 7/5. eil Rl
NE W.- YO R-K;Joly ag. ¢
The fourth man in"the counties of King’s,
Queen’s and Suffulk, on Long-Island, and
Weltchefler, Dutches, Orange and Ulster,
were Jalt week ordered to hold themiielves in
readiness to march 2t a moment’s warning ;
indeed" many ot them are gone to their pro
per flations already. |
An old gentleman between 60 and 70, now
does duty in the militia near Newark, in
New- Jersey, is the father of about 15 chil
dren now alive, g of which are in the conti
nental army, from Captains to privates;
- Several cannon were fired last Thurf{day
afterncon, from our battery at Amboy, at
a number of boats from Staten I{land, bound
to Sandy-hook, supposed to join partof the
ministerial fleet laying there : This brought
on a canénade from the encampment of the
regulars near Billop’s point, on the ifland}
which continued very hot on both sides for
near an hour : The boats got ¢lear, but ma
ny of the regulars were seen to fall, and se
veral carried off, supposed to be wounded.
On our fide, a soldier belonging to one of
the Philadelphia battalions, was killed, and
one wounded ; a horse 1n a c¢arriage had his
hread shot cff in the {treet, and some damagz
was done the houles. :
W E W - Y OR K, Augufii:
The Reverend Synod of New-York and
Philadelphia, at their Meeting in May last,
appointed the second Thuriday of -August
init. to be observed as a day of humiliation,
fafling and prayer, to Almighty God, by
all the congregations under their care, on
account of the present opprefled and blee
ding ttate of our country.
Since our last upwards of {ix thousand
troops have arrived here from Bofion, Con
necticut &c. and more are daily expelied.
- On Meonday last five of the men of war’s
boats endeavouring to-land on Tappan mea
dows, where about 15 inhabitants of the
neighbourhood concealed them{elvesin a fith
ing hut, on' the edge of the meadows, which
they had barricaded up, and lay there until
three of the boats were within }ijgtpf:tjlc‘m,
‘when they fired, loaded again, and fired ele
ven rounds. without the loss of a m&’fiq.n
our fide. They Kkilled several of the ene-