kztwo troeps eould pofiibly show more spirit
than thote of ours which were.engaged. Col.
Livingtion, and all the officers of the light
tioups, behaved with remarkable ipirit : Co
loncls Laurens, Fleury, and Major Talbot,
with the officers of that corps, behaved with
great gallantry. The brigades of thefirft line,
Varnum’s, Glover’s, Corne{l’s and Green’s be
haved with great firmnefs. Major General
Green,whocommanded in the attack on the
* right, did himfelf the highest honour by the
Tjudgment & bravery exhibited in the action.
.One¢ brigads only ot the second line was bro’t
8 alivn, commanded by Briga. Gen. Lov
ell ; he, and his brigade of muilitia, behaved
‘with great resolution, Col. Crane, and the
“officers of artillery,deferve the highest praise.
“ I'enclofe Congress a return ot the killed,
~wounded and miffing on our fide ; and beg
leAve to assure them, that from my own ob-
Afervaticn, the enemy’s loss must be much
greatei.— Our army retired to camp after
“‘the aétien ; the enemy employed themselves
in fortifying their camp through the night.
In the morning of the 3oth I received a letter
from his Excelleny General Wathington,
“giving me notice that L.ord Howe had again
failed with the fleet, and receiving intelli
gence at the fame time that a fleet was off
Block Island, and also a letter froin Boston
informing me that theCount d’Estaing could
not come round so soon as I expeéted, a co
uncil was called, and as we could have no
profpest of operating against Newport with
-success, without the afliftance of a fleet, it
was unanimoully agreed- to quit the lfland
until the return of theFrench Squadron.——
To urakea retreatin the face of an enemy,
equal; if not superior in number, and cross a
river wi hout loss, | knew was an ardous task,
and seldom accomplished if attempted. As
our sentries were within 200 yards of. each
other, 1 knew it would require the greatest
care and attention.— Te cover my design
trom the enemy,l ordered a 2 number of tents
to be brought forward, and pitched in fight
- of the enemy, and almost the whole army to
empioy themfielves in fortifying the camp.--
Vhe keavy paggage and stores were falling
back and croflfing through the day ; at dark
the tents were struck, the light baggage and
troops pafled down, and before 12 o’clock
the main army bad crossed with the flores &
. baggage. The Marquis de la Fayette arriv
« ed about eleven in the evening from Boston,
.where he had been by request of theGer#iral
- Officers, to solicit the speedy return of the
fleet.— He was sensibly- mortified that he
was out es aétion, and that he might not be
eut of the way in case of a:tion he had rode
from hence te Boston in seven hours, & re
. turned in fix and a balf, the distance near 7o
-miles: He returned time ensugh to bring off
-the pickets and other parties which eovered
the retreat of the army, which he did in ex
ecllent order ; not 2 man was left behind,
- not the smallest article loft. I hope my con
~duét through this expedition may merit the
approbation of Congress. Major Morris,
one ¢ my aids, will have the henor of deli
- vering this to your Exceliency ; 1 must beg
- leave to reccmmend him to Congress as an
officer who in the lafl, as well as several ¢,
-ther aétions,has behaved with great spirit &
good coududt, and doubt not Cong efs will
take such notice of him as his long service
and {pirited Conduét deserves. I have the
-honeur to be, dear Sir, with much eftee.n,
-+ Your Excelleacy’s most obeaient
-and humble servant, JOHN SULLIVAN:
P. 5. The event has proved how timely
my retreat took place, as one hundred fail of
_the. enemy’s thips arrived in the harbourin
tae marning after the retreat. 1 should do
‘the bigacft injustice if I negleéted to mention
that BrigzdierCornell’sindefatigable indufiry
in preparing for the expedition,and his good
conduct through the whole, merits particular
notice. Majxx Talbot, who aflifted in pre
paring the boats, afterwards served in Col.
Laurens.e sorps, deserves praise. b
. : JOHN SULLIVAN.
A RETURN eof ths killed, wounded and
miffing of the army under the command cos
the Honocrable Major. Gen. Sullivan, in the
action'of 29th of Augutt 1778." ik B 2
KILLED : 4 Subalterns 3 Serjeafits,23 rank
& tle. WOUNDED = 2 Licutenant Celonels,
ICaptain, 8 Subalterns. 13 Serjeants,ll3 rank
and file. MISSYING @ 2 Serjeants,42 rank and
file, oo okeorst ot . :
Publithed by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec’ry.
From the Cork Evening Pott of July 27, sent
us by our Salem Correspondent, we have
- feleCed the foliowingForeignlnielligence.
| Hanéver, July 3.
WE have accounts tromt'eterfburgh,that
Y ¥ upon thereceMion of some important
dispatches from the King of Great-Britain,
the Empress of Ruffiz bad ordered her Fleet
to be equipped and put to sea, as she meant
to take part'with England.
- *Hamburgh, July 7. The angmentation in
the Hanoverian troops have been very rapi
dily, only volunteers are enlitied. 1t is uni
ver{zally believed, that the Hanoverians will
be empluyed in Germany, and more so as a
train of 70 pieces of large cannon is prepa
ring at Hanover, which 1s moit probably net
destined for America.
Paris, July 6. On the 4tb inft.at 5 o’clock
in the evening,the Dutchefs of Chartres re
ceived a courier from theDuke, her husband,
that on the third in the afternoon the fleet
from Brest failed ; and as the letters from
London mention that Admiral Keppel was
to fail soon after his return to Portimouth,
we expect daily to hear of a sea fight.
Utcecht, July 1 3. Our accounis from Paris
fay pofitivety, that two couriers are arrived
at Paris to the Count d’Aradne, with the ra
tification of the treaty of commerce with the
Americans., These lettersadd,that theVMat
fhal de Breglio was to go té Bayeux thelsth
of this menth, which place is the head- quar
ters of his army ; and in fhortthat 42 bat
talions of French wereto march o lindere,
This last particular turuifhes matier for
varinue conjeftures. -
- Paris, July 8. A report prevails, that the
erders for {ailing of the Brest fquadion were
not dispatched till after the minifiry were
informed of Admiral Keppel’s flcet havirg
taken the Pallas and Licorne frigates. The
King of England hath not difzvowed,in the
manner we expected the attack made on the
Belie Poule by the Arethufa. ‘
LONDON, July 17 and 18.
Stocks fell one and half per cent, yesterday *
in consequence of the rumours of apprach
ing war. , ‘
The French Cabinet is said to have judg
ed it prudent to wait the arrival of intelli
gense from Count d’Estaing before they de
termine hoa to a&t with great Britain, tor
the late national insult off Brest.
Numbers of Arethufa’s imen aré {aid to be
incurable, owing to the raical implements
fiied from the Belle Poule, in the late en
gagement off Brest. Such inhumanity thou!d
teach our commanders to fight them with
their own weapons, and fanétifies the law of
retaliation,
“July 18. A gentleman just arrived from
Hanover, on whose varacity we can depend
assures us that a very warm press for soldiers
had taken place there by an order from the
King of Great Britain, and that no less than
a thousand had been torced into the service
the week before bis departure ; young men
being dragged «ff their hories in the public
ways, and even {eized in the several churches
at the time of worthip ; but that nothing
more than conjetures could be formed on the
leal motives for so dcing,
RICHARD CHAMPNEY
Informs bis Coflomers and orhers, that he has remov'd
to the Corner of Buck ftrees, ia Court-street, op
poiite to the Pofl-Office, where he has to fell by
Retaile, the foliowing Ariicles viz _
ATSINS, exczlient BOHEA TEA,— choice
R Weft-India RUM, a few Dczen of ex:ellent
Londos PORTER, Nutmegs, Cingamoy, Ali-spice,
Ginger,~——— 20d, 10d, ard 44 Nails, Shoe-Nails,
Hart and Clob German Steel by the Bar, Tap Eorers,
Augures. yard-wide " sud seven-eight Irish Linneas,
yard-wide aad seven-sight Mancheler Chcck,.Dow
lafs, Ozn- brigs, Raveng Drck, Seama-’s Felt Haus,
MB'd Caps end Gioves, striped Woilted Laps, Clares
Velver, Na:keens, Bays, Buckram, fe~ing Siks of
all Colours, ‘Silk-Koee Straps, Stotkings, Crewels,
Tok-Patder, good*Wiiting Parer,” Paste doa:d, Lo_n
don No. 4 Pius and Needles, Whalebo-e a Quastity
- of sewing Twire, Lyan Shee:, pirk «nd white Lace,
Men’s very neat whice Lamb Gioves. |
Muwwvmawwwvww“““fiq"
Notice is hereby given, to the
Proprietors of Gilmantown, that their Proprietcrs M"‘i’“@ of
the 25th day of June last paR, flands adjourned tothe !efl‘l‘u'(-
day of O& berinftant. Joseph Baager, Prop:isiois Clerk.
G:lmantown, C&cber 15th, 1778, :
PORTSMOUTH, October 13. 1558,
Friday latt was sent into a fafe port at the
Eastward, by the privaieer thip Mifilin, of
tkis port, command by Capi. Daniel Me
Neil,a prize brigantine wich bread & flour,
Capt, Mc Neil in the course of his cruize
has taken eleven prizes, five of which he
burnt, four he sent to France, and two Le
ordered to this port, In one of which hLe
- took several Englith Papers which he sent
his owners, from them-we have colleéted
the following intelligence, viz. =~
From the Lonvon GazetTe of Auguff 1.
At the Court at St. James’s, Fuly2g, 1778,
CRESENT,
The King’s Mast Excellent Majefly in Council.
WHercas many injuries and aéts of hosti
lity have been committed, and many
~unjuft seizures made, by the French
King and his fubjeéts, unto & upon the ships
and goods of his Majesty’s fubjeéts, contrary
to the faith of treaties ; and whereas his Ma
jesty has lately received advice, that such aéts
of hostility are now publicly encouraged dnd
aurhorifed by the French King’s orders : his
Miajelty has taken into consideration thele in
jurious proceedings ot the French court ; and
his Majesty being determined to take such
measures as are necessary for vindicating the
honour ot his crown, and for procuring re
paration and fatisfa&ion for his injured sub-
Je&s, is pleased, by and with the advice of
his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby
ordered, that general reprizals be granted a
gainst the thips, goods, and fubj-&s of the
Feench King, so that as well his Maj:fty’s
fleet and fhips,asalfo all other ships and vef
{ Is that shall be commissioned by letters of
ma que or general reprizals, or otherwise by
his M:j:fly’s Comm ffioners for execuring
the office ot Lord High Admiral of Great
Britain, thall and may lawfully feizz all thips,
veflels, and goods belonging to the French
King or his fubje@s,or others inhabiting with
1o any the territories of the French King,
and bring the fame to jndgment in any of
theCourts of Admiralty within his Majesty’s
deminions 5 and to that end his Majesty’s
Advocate General,with the Advocate of the
Admiralty, are forthwith to prepare the
draught of a commission, ard present the
fameto his Majeity ar this Board, autho
nzing the Commissioners for executing the
office of Lord tdigh Admiral, or any per
foos by them empowered and appoiated, to
ilue forch and grant letters of marque aad
repiizal to any of his Majefly’s {ubjeéts, or
others whom the said Commifliraers shall
deem ficly qualified in that behalf, for the
apprehending, seizing, and taking the thips,
veflels, and goods belonging to the French
King, and the vaffuls and fubje@s of the
French King, or any inhabiting within his
countries, territories, or dominions 3 and that
such powers and claules be inserted in the