The New-Hampshire gazette and general advertiser. [volume], June 21, 1783, Image 2

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_fiP‘” 20. Friday a large body ot failots,
with 2 flag beiore them, marched to St.
James's with a petition to his Majesty for
ioe payment of their wages and prize mo
ney, when they were reterred to the Lords
of the Admiraity for redrets.
Yefierday the Park gates were all thut z2nd
faftengd by order; but some of the tars tound
means to {cale the walls, or climt over the
gates, and got into St., James’s Park; hut
m:f'the appearance of the guards armed, they
withdrew peaceably, without any biecdfhed,
or any mifchief done.
In confeqience of the tumultuous assem
bly ot sailors, the horse guards were ordered
on duty yellerdayat-two o’clock,
The complaint ‘urged by the sailors is,
““ That they bave not received theéir prize
‘money.” This complaint is veryimproperly
dire&ted 2gaiaft the.government; for the
prize-money is aétualiy 'in the hands of the
agenis, to whom z2lone thedelay of payment
is to be attiibuzed,
Undeterred by the late nlarming fate of
the Caton, Le Vilte de Paris, and other
crouded ships, from whose wrecks not 2 sin
gle foul bhas been saved, the rage sot emis
gration is (iill as wide spread 2s ever amorg
the deluded peopte of Scotland and Ireland.d
_ May 2.
Extralt of 4 letter from Paris, April 18.
“By adlhop of war lately arrived at L'O
tient, Government has received dispatches
;fm‘m the East Indies, dated the 15th ot No
ember : the contents of these difparches are
ol ayvery unpleasing nature. The jamine
which rages at Madras is dreadful indeed, as
t'carries off we:kly 1400 in that city, and
the z2djacent difiricts ; but this calamity i 3
not confined tothe Englith fertlementse—-it
‘has reached the French army,and domintons
of Hyder Ali Khans its ravages were 1o
great among our forces, that Moni. [D’Offalis,
who succeeded to the command, o the
death or Mons. Duchemin, tound it impct
fible to maintain his pott near Madras, and
fell backgdays march from his former {i2iion
near the own. The supplies which u.ed
to b sent to our aimy from Hydet’s domi
nione, have grezdy fallen thort, and that
Prince is scarcely able to subsist his army :
ths Carnatic is so ravaged, that it cawdiaw
very {paringly from home,for there the tfa
mine rages with infinitely more fury than at
Madrazs, for, by comguzation, 12000 of his
fubjeéls are carried (ff by it. This has saved
Madras, which, wezkened by iamine, must
neceflarily have failen into our hands, if the
famine had nct made its appearance in cur
army. Hyder Ali cannot recruit his army
with the numbers he expected,as men begin
te be as scarce as provifiens in his once most
populous provinces,———While the Carnaiic
is thus diftrefled, the utmost plenty reigns in
Bengal, where the lafi ¢rops were as plenti
ful as could have been wished for j~—{o that
there is 2 redundancy of rice in that King
dom fufficient te supply the wants of the
Carnatic ; but what with the superiority of
cur flest, and the florms that have raged of
late, the unfortunaie Carnatic derivs little
or no benefit from the plenty of Bengal,
About a 2 month before the sloop of war lert
the Eafl-Indies, a flect of transports, laden
with provificns, appeared off Madras, but
was dispersed by a dreadiul florm, in which
most of the thips were icfl, and with them
an immense quantity of rice. which the Go
vernor General of Bengal was fending to
Madras, 1 was computed, when the dis
patches came away, upwards of 300,000 per
sons had perished by famine in the Englith
territories, : nd those of Hyder Ali Khan, so
that it this scourge thould rage for any great
length of time, as dread ful consequences may
be apprehended from it, as were produced
irom the famine in Bengal some years ago,
“which carried off two millions of people.”
~ May 5. Letters received on Friday from
Sicily, date | the 7th of April,give an account
of another severe shock of an earthquake
there on the 281 h of March, which in many
placesdefiroyed the remaining houses, and
sbout-2agoinbabitante-~The unfortunate fur
-vivors have joft fhcir 'all, ind expe&t their
lives will follow, The eartii had Leen mere
or teis agitated {o? fix weeks before,and (hete
Ww3as an ‘appearance, as it the whole island
would 'in the end be deliroyed. Many
people who had fine eftates,are now reduced
to poverty, their houfcs and*vineyards being
destroyed, 21. d in several inflances the Terra
Firma turned into a izke of water.—<Wretch
ed barracks, builtNn the-most open places,
are the residence of thofe'who 3 monthsago
had magnificent heules ; acd many who fed
a score of ufeful followers,are now 2‘upport:‘d
by the pubiic dcitribution of provifioas,fent
there from Naples and other places.
The loss of the Caton, now unexceptiona
‘bly despaired of,is fuppoled to thin thehuman
species of near 15co individuals; the'crew
‘would amount to 6.0 men,—the ‘military,
~and other perfcns on their passage Eome,
would'make up the renizining pdrt of the
‘number.
PHILADELPHBTA, Tung 4.
‘The continental ‘trocps who were at Sa
wvannah are on thzir march to Chailefiown,
where véfle's are prévidirg totranfport then
‘to their refpeétive Srates,
General Wayne is gone 0 fetfle 2 frea'y
of peace with some trtbes of lidiai’s on the
fronticrs of Georgia. They are to negrici
ate the business at Augufia, »
It is with pleasure we :form-the public,
that aline of post cffices are again eflablith
‘ed through theconiinent, trom Falmouch 2t
the Eastward, to Savannah i Georgia.
- Commiflioners have lately idzi'ed from
Southr Carolina (two from New-¥ork and
one for Bt. Avguftine)to claim allpublic and
ptivate propeny carrisd f:om th2t Brate dor
ing the ivar,
Seme of the principal leyaiifls in New
'Yc,x‘b:, drezding the imperdirg lefentment
of their injured feliow citizens, are mzking.
interet for obtaining a fetilement in Con
nelticut, and bave already formed a party,
there in theit favor, under the influer'cz of
one or iwa inttigning lawyets, who, itisre
ported, if they succeed in their defizns, are
to have 16c¢’. each. One of these fentle
men, for alarge fee became 4o advecate for
a M. Robert Smith, an adherent to the roy
-2! cause, whose 1e adawilion to the rights of
citizenship, haslately cccafioned great unea.
finefs among the inhatiants of Conneclicut,
Fxtralt ¢f a ketter from Lewis.
““ On Wednesday the ra:hintt. a dreadful
whirlwind aud hail p=2{Ted theugh some part
of Suffsx ; the widih lam r:t yet ableto
ascertain ; fcme fay four rrziies; but in the
centre it was furious beyond imzgination,
It totally destroyed and carricd away five
houses, besides corh eribs, for cne Mr, Wa
ples, on the south fide of Indian river, with
their boufehold furniture, beds, pewter, &c.
Tops of houses were mounted in air. A pet
tyaugre, turned over 2 man to save bind front
the bail, is said to have been lifted up and
dathed to pieces. No trees ¢cculd fland iis
fury, but were either broke off, twisted liks
§rcen wiihs, or torn up by the roots. Many
ailflones were 8s big asa man’s two fifis,
One hailstone knocked down a horse - Tet
(frarge the providerce of Gedl) 1 have
heard but ot one man killed, through many
were bruised in their limbs—Many children
remarkably preserved.”
CHATHAM, Jone 4. -
European accounts {ay, that nothing but
anatchy pervades the iflind of Britain.—A
mutinous army and navy, prepared for eve
ry excess to which their um efirained lcen
cioufnefs maycarry them-=—no morney in the
. treasury to discharge tliec one or pay off the
other, which besides the inconveniences to
which the public service is exposed, by the
troops and ships refufing to prcceed as they
- are orderéd, continues to 10ad themn with the
whole expenses of the war—Thbe Eatt India
Company reduced to that extremity, thatif
the loan, for which they have petitioned
Parliament, be not granted them {oon, tiiey
must flop payment, and thake the credit of
the country to its very foundation—And
where do they Jock for Ihis 'oan i—To 2
treasury exbzufied arnd unable to deiiay the
ordinary expenses of governmeat,
IPRI'NGYIELD, Jnne 17,
About 7 ur Bco troops have pafled through
‘this town since our laf}, on the way to their
re{peClive homcs.~—~The uncoemmoen good
order, decency and civility of behavior,
which they have as yet observed during their
march, does them great henor.
. B ARI M ane
The last packet, arrived at New Y.k
from'England, breughr orders, it is faig, for
the evacuaticn of that city ¢a or beiore the
firft of Augult pext. |
The State ot Pennsylvania paid, in ths
‘month of -DMay, 28 214 dellars, 'Céntizen -
‘fal taxes,
ol OBt P @ Nyedugse 19,
8 ‘gentleman fidm New-Yeik Aaforms, (et lat
‘week, 8 large black biig (e trae index cf Fer CaEr
g¢) bound 10 Pert-Refoway, Irom thau port, havirg
tn board 30 families '{rc:fs;g.«ic:‘;} wiih their ates fie,
‘was seen a tew hours alier failing, to'founce-, - d all
oa board petithed. 'L ‘was foppoféd a bun flacted,
‘which occafiored this event. A frigate 'wes jn cam
psny, but the roughrels of the sea prevented her pi
ving them: relief. [T Lerd gawe ‘and ihe Lo d
TAKETH AWAY~titlid be the nexs of the
Lord.] : gl ban i ihng wg :
A speedy evicuation of New York msy be exped:-
ed, as the H (hans have ilready begen 10 embaik’;
and the Brivfh, which are reduced o the'peace eftab
lilbment of Go regiments, are io follow. :
Friday Isft arrived here Capt Lose, inthe s')
Refsmo~d, is 32 days peflags from Loncan. \
By Capt. Love, we le2rn that the definitive treaty
of praecz, betuzen ‘the UJnied States of America,
Fra:ce, Spain and Grest- Brirzin, was signed ai Paris,
or the zoth ¢f Agrillaft, . | Rl
_ 'The 120041 Leloaging to the American army, who
in'iftzd during tte war, are difchargzd, and are daily
retw nag home, R :
2 PORTEEMOUTH, Jigd I.+
. We hear from Concord, that the General
Assembly of this State, now fitting it that
place, have appointed the Hon. Jouw
Laxgpon, Esq; a Member of Congress.
_Ttey have also made: choice of Jon~-
TAvYLoR GILMAN, Esq; as Treasurer of
this State, _ |
~Yeflerday arrived lhere Capt. Simpson, in
a brig in 20 days from Grenada, with a va
luable cargo of rom, &c. : -
On Sunday last we had a severe gust of
wind, which lasted but a thort time ; it how
ever did considerable damage, by blowirg
down trees, fences, &c. and dimaging buij
dings ; particularly two in Mr. Treadwell’s
tan-yard, in this town, which were leveli’d
with the ground,
o e SIS S i i
Goddard & Storer
Hise for 3. AL B )
at their Shop near the Marker,—
Claret W I N E by the cask or
{maller quantity ; Sherry, Lisbon Cacavillz,
Malagd, and Teneiffe ditto.—Cinnamon,
Cloves, Nutmegs and Mace.
Also, an Assortment of
DRUGS and MEDICINES,
at Boften price. Caied,
To be fold at public Vendue,
On MONDAY the 7th day of July next,
at THREE o'cleck P. M. on the premiies,
(:f noi feld before at privats sale)
Tlie Mansion-House of Capt.
Berjzmia Odiorme; late of Portsmouth, deceafled, (it~
ate in Paved firest ({0 called) with (lie lands thereie
Féonging, now ia the cccopation of Dati:l Fewlr,
Efg; fabj-& to the Widow’s Dower.——— AL S O,
zt the {ame time, ths dwelling houls and lot of lang
fituzate 2t the corner of {aid fireet, now io the occopa-’
tion of Capt Thomas Airmett, beloaging to the hei s
of Patience O'iorne. Cecealed, —Said premises being
the mofl comvenient fituaticns in Portfmeuth, fer trada’
snd business —Céaditions of fzle, will be keown a 2
time and place ; snd good and {ufficicat deeds will be
exscuted to the purchasers thereof. ‘
e THFOPRILUS DAME,
Portsmouth, Tune 19, 1783, v