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HAGUE, Avguft 80
The Duke de Vangyon, Ambafiador from
his Most Christian Mzjcfty, has communi
cated to the Deputies of the Province of
Holland, a propofi-ion of opening a loan of
four or five millions of florins for the ac
count of the United States of America, un
der the guarantee of France: :
Hi Seene Highness the Prince of Orange
in the quality of Admirat General, has gi
ven orders to all commanders ot thips of war
and cruizers, belonging to the Republic, not
to commit hostilities in the Baltic sea.
CHARLESTOWN, Augufi 8.
Mr. Isaac Hayne, who since the capitula
tion of Charleftown, had taken proteétion,
and acknowledged himfelf a fubjeét of his
Majetly’s-government, Having notwithstand
ing been taken in arms, and at the head of 2
rebel regiment of militia, was therefore, on
Saturday moraning last, executed as a traitor:
- PHILADELPHIA, September 6,
We have the fatisfaétion to inform the
public of the re-eftablithment of civil go
vernment in the State of South Carolina, af
ter having undergone the mof® horrid rava
ges that any country ever experienced from
an irrupiion of the most barbarous nations;
Slaughter, desolation, and every species of
cruelty having marked the progress of the
Briti‘h arms through every part of that un
fortunite couniry, which. they have been
able to pznetraie. But under the divine bles
sing, and the unremitted exertions of the able
commander Major-General GREENE, f{e
eonded by the virtuous officers and soldiers
under his command, composed of Continen
tals, and Militia of that State; this savage
enemy is now confined within such narrow
limits, as to enible Governor Rutledge to re
eitablith civil government.
We are further intormed from undcubted
authority, that Governor Rutledge has or
dered the Judges of the Supreme Court, and
the Attorney-General of that State, to repair
to South. Carolina with all possible expedi
tion, to exercise their feverat funtions. As
the State is so far recovered, as to admit of
gthe Court being held in the several places
where they had been accustomed to be held,™
except Charleflown, | |
The following paragraph is taken from 1
letter found in a prize lately raken : It is
addreflzd to K=nneth Roote, at Charleftown,
from Donald Rofs,at New- York—* Business,
¢¢ at present, is amazingly dull. Was ii oot
¢ for our coinelions with the people out of
¢ the lines, we could hardly clear houile
¢ rent.” g Mieay
Latt Wednesday afternoon His MofiChrife
tian Majesty’s regiment of Sciffonnols, was
exercised on the commons near this city, in
the presence of itheir Excellencies the Presi
dent of @ongrefs, the Miuiiter of France,and
Corunt de Rochembeau,General Chatteleaux,
M. de Maibois, and a vast concourse of in
habitants; who exprefled the highest fatif
§a&tion at the various evolutions and firings
of this truly veteran corps,which wasaccom-
Eanied’ by four field-pieces. And we are
ap;w to assure the public of the great har
mony which exists between alkranks of the
allied army ; and it is a faét too deeply im
prefled on the heart of every honest Ameri
€an, to need our mentioning the great affec
gion shewn by the people, individually as
well as at large, towards these troops.
On Monday and Tuesday last the French
army, under the command of his Excellency
the Count de Rochembean, passed in review
before his Excellency the President, and the
honorable Ine Congress of the United States,
at the State-House in this city ; where ghe
honors due to a sovereign power were réfpeét-
Fully paid. The President was covered ; his
ZExcellency General Wathington, the Com
~ ® The ufusl places of holding the Courts in Sonth
_ Carolina, were Charleftowa, Georgetown, Che
raws. Cambdea, Orangeburgh, Ninety-Six, and
Beasford, -
mander in Chief, the Count deßochembeats,
&c. fteod on his left hand, uncovered. The
President (ook off his hat, and bowed in re
turn to every salute of the officers and ftind=-
ards. The troeps made a martial and grand
appearance. The orders of bis Most Chrii
tian Majefly are, to pay the fame honors to
the President ¢f Congress as to the Field-
Marshal of France and 2 Pr\ince of theßlood,
?r;? to the Congress the fame as to to hirh-
A{elf.
The spectators were imprefled with the
most {ively gratitude to the brave, ncble and
virtuous Prince, who so happily governs the
French nation ; whose shining reign 2nd
Mmagnanimous acls are rather to be conceived
than fecorded : Angels might envy bim
his acquired glory. . |
After the review wis ovér, the President
sent the following letter to the Count.
¢« S 1 R,
. ““ 1 HAVE the honot to express to youtr
Excellency the fatisfaction of Congress, in
the compliment which has been piid to
them by the troops of his Most Christian
Majesty under your command. The bril
liant appearance and exact discipline of the
several corps, do the highest honor to their
officers, and afford a happy prefdge of the
most diftinguifthed services in 2 cause which
they have {o zealously espoused. -'
¢ ] have the honor to be with sentiments
of the highefl respect, your Excellency’s
most oiedient and most humble ferv’t,
.. THOMAS M‘KEAN, President.”
His Excellency Count de Rechambeay;
Comman‘gcr of French army,
Philadeiphia, Scpt. 4, 1781. : _
~ By Capt. Afpmead, from Cape Francois, 10
learn, that the homeward bound famaica flect,
which failed [oine tithe in Fune, after being cut
21 days, had rturned to that island ; and that
on the 2d of Aug. they had a violent hurricane
at famaica, in which between 50 and 6o fail
of the above fleet were drove afbore, and many of
them loft. This account was brought to Cape
Francois, from Famaica by a Hlag of truce.
We hear ti:at aii the Militia of ihis Siate,
east of the Sy queharna, hate scteived wrdirs to
hold themifelves i veadines for aflual service ;
and in confeqience of & reguifition of Gongiefs, &
. o g Lo 7 o dbs £:l4
great proportiom Iwill immedictely tage tae fioia,
and renczvous on ar inthe neignbsurhiced of the
Del nvare. , oo et '
. CHATHAWM, September 11. i
The fi:ot from Rhode Island, under the
command of Ucunt Barrafs, are fafely arri
yed in the Chefepeak. : T :
T o 2 enemy’s marine farce in Virginia con
file of the following thips, viz. the Charon,
Gaudaloupe, Bonetta, and Vuicano fire ship,
which they have drawn up under their bat
tery at York Town:
- POUGHKEEPSIE, September 10.
~ We learn by a Philadelphia paper, of the
Bth inst. that 2 gentleman from North Caro
lina, reports, that about 600 of our British
enemies, who were at Wilmington on Cape
Fear river, has evacuated that place, and
were upon their march towards Edenton and
Portfmonth, and that Gen. Cafwell with
1000 meén, was in pursuit of them. -
~ On the roth inst. 2 gentlaman from New
Windsor, received a letter from Philadelphia
informing that Lt. Col. Lee, in 2 late en
zagement with theßritifh forces nearCharlef
town had killed 150, taken as many & dri
ven the rest in the town, where the whole of
their force was then confined, Col. Lee ha
ving taken post within a mile of it.
We are informed on the Bth inst. Gene
-lal Wathington, & the army under his com
mand, were at the head of Chefapeak, all
embarked, and in a day or two, with a fa
vourable wind, might be at the place of ac
tion. S— '
HARTFORD, September 25.
Extraét of a letter from a gentleman at New
Haven, dated September 23.
¢« We have Intelligence from Horse Neck,
which may be relied on, That the Britith
fieetreturned toNew York onWednefday 158,
after loosing the Terrible of 74 guns, & hayv
ing three other fl¥ps badly damaged. The
French pursued them 30 leagues ; the vroops
at New York bavediiembarked. They nuww
wait for the anival of Admiral Digly.
THOSTON, September 2. |
Lifl of the Count de Graffe’s fleet now inthg,
o o G helanbalk
_Ships of thé line ; one 110, three 84, nine
teen 74, tour 04, one 50, Frigates ; two 44,
two 32, one 18, |
Extract of a letter from an officer at Wefi
: Point dated September 17, - &
“ Accounts arrived last cvening from the
Southward, that Cornwallis had Iwice offer
ed tocapilulate ; but his terms were rejeéled,
He is thiongly fortifying himfelt;baving dis
mantled two Go gun fhipsin order 1o procure
cannon for his works ; but his situation is
such, that he cunnot hold ‘out long, provi
ficns, being very scarce with him.” -
Extradt of a letter trom a gentlemah atAlex
_andria, da'ed Sep’ernber sth, 1781,
~*“lamnow toinform rou; That a French
fleet of twenty eight {ail of the line, wiith 2
prumber of land forces, have arrived in the
Chefapeak Bay. This armament is com
manded by the Count de Grafle. The Mair
quis la Kayette, we are informied is making
preparation to cover the landipg of the
French troops; as also to prevent the retreat
of Cornwallis,.it being the general opinion,
that his Lordship will endeavour to retreat
to the Southward ; however, we flatter our
f€lves (from his situation at present) that
Limfelt with his whole army will fallinto our
hands ; indeed there is little doubt but the
mafidof the enemy’s shipping are already cap
tured.”
It was yelterday reported that a fleet of 40
fail of transports, with 3 frigates, were lying
at anchior off black point,near New-London
on Monday last, supposed to be the Traitor
ARNOLD, with bis brutal band of murder
ers and robbers. .
- Various reports dre circulating relative to
the fate of Cornwallis and his army at York
Town, Virginid, but we wish not to offer
them to our readers until they come through
a more regular chanrnel, s
By ietters from the southward we are in
formad, that as soon as the sentence of Col,
Hayneds being condemned to die, reached
Gen. Greene, he in a short time informed
the Britith commgnder, that he had twenty
cf their officars prisoners in his pofleffion.
whose fate thould depend on that of colonel
Maisnes: . . ; : ;
We further learn, that General Greene has
absolutely executed a Britith Colonel, by way
of retaliation, Rl
By our last accounts, Cornwallis’s troops
¢suld not exceed 4 or 5000, whowould have
to contend with at léaft 19 or 20,000, besides
militia; who on this occasion would probi
bly be very numerous. . .. e
“The valie of 24 Englifb [bips, from St. Eue
fiatius, bound to England, taken by Mon/. la
Mbotte Piquet; and carried into Brest, and 6
cther of the merchant [bips of the [dme feet, ta=
ken By a Fremch privateer, is eflimated at
16, 4506, 375 livress PRI
Friday last returned into port the privatecs
[chooner Repolution Capt. Morgan, from a cruizes
during which, he, in company with Capt. Cur-"
li/s of the [choomer ———, went to Annapolis
Koyal, landed their crews, and deßroyed the fork
there, hick consisted of nine 18 8 ¢ poundirsy
and made the whole garrison prifoners,————=
The Governor and Captain of the garrifom, with
Jome others, they parol’d, and bro’t off t.hr‘S,taztg,/
dard, a Sergeant and 5 or G other prijomers.
Capt. Potter, late of the Resolution, was ex=
changed for the Governor of Annapolis, and arri=
ved las Evening from Halifax. T :
By a Perfm last Evening, in 12 Days from'
Philadelphia, we learn, That Lord Cornwallis
is compleatly surrounded ; and that t-hefßrttr]b
Flcet had taken a PeEP at Chefapeak, and gone
off. . | i
In a paragraph from a late paper printed
in the city of New York, itis mentioned,
That Lord Cornwallis has made the posts he
occupies at the towns of York and Glocef