[ 387 ] ном Е LONDON. COL June 23. OL. Campbel, who fo gallantly fignalized himself in Georgia, waited on his majefty, and was most graciously received. The colonel has undertaken to raife 2000 men in Scotland. A fubfcription is opened by the inhabitants of the city and liberty of Westminster for raifing and paying a regiment of 1000 men for his majefty's fervice. 24. This day was held a court of commoncouncil at Guildhall, for the choice of fuch officers belonging to the corporation as are annually elected on that day. Mr. Alderman Townsend came forward, with a letter in his hand, which he said he had received from Mr. Oliver, one of the reprefentatives in parliament for this city, which, with their leave, he would read. The purport of it was, that being obliged to fail for the Weft Indies fooner than he expected, he begged Mr. Townfend would acquaint the livery of his intention to refign his feat in the Houfe of Commons, but would not accept of a place from the crown to vacate it, till fuch time as he had their concurrence; and therefore defired him, at the first Commonhall that was called, to acquaint the livery thereof, and not make his intention known till that time, left any advantages might be taken of it; that their determination might be fent him, and his anfwer received time enough to choose a member in his room before the next feffion. Mr. Townfesd affured the Tivery, that Mr. Oliver knew he would not make any bad ufe of the prior knowledge of the intended vacancy, as he did not intend to offer himself a candidate. All the aldermen who had not ferved the office were then put up for fheriffs, when the fhew of hands appearing for aldermen Pugh and Wright, they were declared duly elected; But a poll was demanded in favour of alderman Kirkman. Juft before the poll began, Mr. Alderman Kirkman appeared on the Huftings, and in a genteel fpeech to the livery faid, that he fhould be wanting in duty to his king and country if he accepted of the office in thele critical times, as in that cafe, he muft withdraw himfelf from his regiment of militia, where his prefence would be wanted, but at any other time he would be ready, when the militia were not called out, to take upon him the faid office. This apology was accepted, and the poll withdrawn; the approbation of the ball was NEW S. fhewn to it by loud acclamations, &c. The chamberlain and all other officers were continued as before; Mr. Samuel Nichols was chofen one of the aleconners of this city, in the room of Mr. Low, decea ed. 26. By the last returns from Sir Henry Clinton at New York to Lord Amherst, it appears that he has raifed 7000 forces, all loyalifts; and by the fame packet, which brought the above returns, he requests an immediate fupply of cloathing for the fame. 28. Some fresh inftructions were fent from the admiralty for the commiffione:s of the dif ferent dock-yards to expedite the fitting out of ten men of war, most of which are of the line, to form a fleet of obfervation at Spithead, or to be in readiness to join Sir Charles Hardy's fleet, as the emergency of affairs may require. Orders were difpatched to all the fea-ports, to lay an embargo on all fhips, that none may put to fea until all the men of war, which are wanted for immediate fervice, have got their full complements of men. 29. The board of admiralty have ordered the following frigates to cruze off the coaft and channel, between Yarmouth and the Baltic, viz. the Pegafus, Capt. Beazely, 32 guns; Pandora, Party, 26; Fly, Gardner, 16; Fortune, Hamilton, 14. They are all remarkable fine failers, and will, no doubt, afford a fufficient protection to the trade in the German | Ocean. A court of common-council was held at Guildhall, at which were prefent the lord mayor, aldermen Harley, Crosby, Townfend, Bull, Wilkes, Sawbridge, Efdaile, Kennett, Kirkman, Lewes, Plomer, Thomas, Havley, Newnham, Clarke, Wooldridge, Hart, Wright, Pugh, and Sainsbury. The committee who were appointed to reconfider and report an addrefs to be prefented to his majefty, delivered in an addrefs, which being read, great debates enfoed, whereupon a motion was made and feconded, that the refolution of the laft court for prefenting an addrefs to his majefty be refcinded; the fame was refolved in the affirmative; and on a divifion being demanded, and granted, there appeared 12 aldermen, and 80 commoners, befides the two tellers, for the affirmative; and seven aldermen, and 59 commoners, befides the two tellers, for the negative; his lordflip herefore declared the fame to be refolved in the negative. The motion made at the last court, and the confideration adjourned, was again read, viz, that a subscription be opened in the Chamber of London for rafing money to he given in 3 Da boun bounties to fuch feamen and others as fhall voluntarily enter into his majesty's fea fervic". Debates arofe, which lafted upwards of an hour, and on the previous qon being moved by Mr. Alderman Sawbridge, Mr. Deputy Jones, the mover of the question, withdrew the fame. 30. The c are row building in the royal dock-yards, for government fervice, upwards of 20 men of war, from 40 to 90 guns, exclufive of what are building in private yards; fe veral of which will be foon ready for fervice. July. An order was fent from the general poft office to the poft mater at Dover, not to receive any more French mails, and if any fhould be brought (as there are two due) to return them back to Calais again by the fame packet-boat that brings them. 2. The claims of the Roman Cartholics, for the damages fuftained by them in the late riots, are now fttled by final arbitration of the Lord Advocate and Thomas Dundas, Eq; of Castle cary, by which the town of Edinburgh is ordained to pay the fum of 16501. fterling, in full of every claim that has or can be made, and for which the magiftrates are to receive a discharge. There is, at the fame time, to be affigned over to them, the property of the Ro mith Chapel, as it at prefent ftands, with the area belonging to it. This, it is thought, may be worth gool. or 6ool. so that the loft sustain ed by the town will not much exceed 1000l. The determination of the arbiters was on Wednesday laid before the magistrates and council, when it was refolved to return thanks to Sir Laurence Dundas, the Lord Advocate, and Mr. Dundas, for the trouble they had taken in this affair. afa'rs may require. The camp, it is faid, wik be fo med in fiteen days hence. A regiment of drago ns is to fucceed the light-herte in our garrifon. 6. The trade to and from Georgia is now opened, and goods are exported and imported as before the late troubles commenced. Governor Franklin (a natural son of the doctor) is exerting himself, with the greatest probability of fuccefs, to establish the dominion of the mother country, and to reînstate himfelf in the government of the Jerleys. He has received arms for 6000 men, with every poffible encouragement, from Sir Henry Clinton. He is at the head of 7000 loyal Americans; numbers daily flock to the ftandard; and there is not the fmalleft doubt that the Jerfeys will quickly be univerfally in the king'speace. 8. The Earl Fauconberg and Gen. Dundas, have offered their fervices to his majefty to raife 1000 men in the North-Riding of Yorkshire at their own expence; which offer has been ac cepted. Sir Hugh Dalrymple, Bart. is railing two thousand men for government fervice In North Berwiek, which are most of them fishermen, who are the most likely to prove useful mea în fea fervice. 9. By his majefty's proclamation, dated this day, it is commanded," that the warden of the Cinque Ports, his lieutenants, deputy or depu ties, and all and every the lieutenants and deputy lieutenauts of our counties, and all sheriffs, juftices of the peace, mayors, bailiff, and all and every other officers and minifters, civil and military, within their respective counties, cities, towns and divifions, that they cause the Westminster, July 3. This day his majefly coafts to be carefully wa ched, and upon the came to the House of Peers, and being feared first approach of the enemy, immediately to on the throne. Sir Francis Molyneux, gentle- caufe all horses, oxen and cattle, which may man ufher of the black rod, was fent with a be fit for draught or burthen, and not actually meffage from his majefty to the Houfe of Com-employed in our service, or in the defence of mons, commanding their attendance in the House of Peers. The commons being come thither accordingly, his majesty was pleased to give the royal aflent to An act for removing certain difficulties with refpect to the more speedy and effectual manning of his majesty's navy, for a limited time. An act for augmenting the militia. And to one private bill. Dublin, July 6. Since the laft exprefs which arrived here from Londog, the military difpofitions in this kingdom have been changed refpecting the quarters and cantonments of the forces, particularly the design of an encampment in the Phoenix Park has been laid afide, aud the regiment of cavalry, now on Dublin duty, is immediately to march from hence to the grand camp at Clonmel, which is to be the only one formed in Ireland this fummer. This camp will confift of 8000 foot, and 900 horfe, and a complete train of artilery; the whole appointed to as at an hour's warning to decamp, and march wherever the exigency of the country, and alfo (as far as may be practi cable) all other cattle and provifions, to be driven and removed to fome place of fecurity, and to fuch a distance from the place where the enemy fhall attempt, or appear to intend to land, so as they may not fall into the hands or power of any of our enemies; wherein, neverthelefs, it is our will and pleasure, that the refpective owners thereof may fuffer as little damage, fofs, or inconvenience as may be con| fiftent with the public fafery. Admiralty Officce, July 9, 1779. Capt. Farmer, in a letter to Mr. Stephens, dated Quebec, Guernsey, the 6th inftant, gives an account that on the evening of the 5th, being off Morlaix, with the Unicorn and Cabot, and feeing a fleet fteering along fhore to caffward, under convoy of a ship, of 20 guns, and feveral armed veffels, amounting in the whole to forty-nine fail; he flood in upon the faid fleet; and, although they crouded all the fail they could, clofe in with the rocks, to fecure the Port of Morlaix, the Quebec and Unicorn got HOME NEWS. got the whole into fo fmall compafs, that both hips keeping a conftant fire, the frigate, armed vellels, and about forty-three fail, ran on fhore upon and among the rocks.-Many foundered immediately, and from the feverity of the weather afterwards, the wind being W. N. W. right upon the fhore, with a heavy fea, there was reafon to believe that hardly any of them would be faved. Two packets have arrived at the India houfe, with the agreeable intelligence, that the com pany's troops had taken poffeffion of every fort and fettlement on the Malabar coaft; and confirming likewife the capture of the French fhips by admiral Vernon's fquadron. 10. They write from New York, that his excellency William Tryon, Efq; governor of that place, had lately granted a great number of letters of marque to private hips of war; that the prize veffels arrived amounted to 165, and their total value to above 600,000l. lawful money of that provine". Col. Butler, who raised an army in the back fettlements, is come down the North River, and fo near the back of Washington's army, that he has taken fome of his picquet guards. Admiralty-office, July 13. The following letters from Sir George Collier, commander in chief of his majefty's fhips in Norrh America, to Mr. Stephens, were received on Saturday at this office. Savannab, May 23. I have the honour of your letter and orders by the Rofe and Solebay, who brought all their convoy in fafe. This goes by the Sole bay, who fails to-morrow morning. 389 the Vigilant and armed vessels failed from hence, they went through Callibogie Sound and Scult Creek into Broad-river; and, on their appre ch, the rebels burnt Fort Lyttleton in Port Royal, and abandoned another fort on St. Helena, leaving it entire. We have taken the guns out of both, there being no troops to garrifon them, and not caring to leave them in our ear, left the rebels fhould re-poffefs them. Charleftown has offered to capitulate, if they might remain neuter during the war, which was refused: our army is in poffeffion of feveral flats and canoes on Afhley.river; they have befides feven flat boats from hence; their plan is to cross the harbour, and, if poffible, poflefs Mount Pleasant. The Rofe and Keppel brigs are to fail in two days with two of the victuallers from York, and one from hence with rum, which the army wants; they are ordered to join the Vigilant in Five Fathom Hole. Four veffels are juft arrived from the Weft Indies with rum, which has fet us up in that art cl The fupply of ftores and flops you have been pleafed to fend in the Rofe is very ample to our wants. Sir, your moft obedient and moft humble fervant, John Henry. Raifonable, off New York, Jupe 13. SIR, Major general Mathew being the commanding officer of the king's land forces employed on the expedition to Virginia, I directed, in confequence of his requifition, thofe troops to be re-embarked in the tranfports: previous to which, however, they demolished the parapets and barracks of the fort, and fet fire to all the remaining flores, ftore houses, and other buildngs in the dock yard at Cofport, as alfo to the veffels on the ftecks, &c. to an immenfe The king's troops, about 3000, under major-general Prevoft, coffed Savannah-river on the 29th of April, and marched from Purif burgh towards Charlestown, the rebels aban-amount. doning every strong poft as our army approach ed. We are now without lofs, in poffeffion of James-ifland, John's-island, and all the fouth fide of Charles-town-harbour, the rebels having abandoned and burnt Fort Johnfon. Gen. Moultrie is in Charlestown with one thousand men, and gen. Lincoln at Dorchefter, afraid to come on Charlestown-neck, left we should get behind him. The Greenwich armed floop, Comet and Snake gallies, with four victuallers of eafy draught, are gone up Stono Inlet, and from shence up the river to Wapoo Cut, agreeable to the general's requeft. The Vigilant is ordered from Port Royal with eight tranfports and an ordnance brig to Five Fathom Hole, within Charlestown bar, to co-operate as much as poffible with the army. The town and harbour of Portfmonth was then abandoned by us, and I put to fea with the men of war and tranfports mentioned in my former letter, together with feventeen prizes, making in the whole fifty-three fail, and proceeded back to New York, where we fafely arrived on the 29th of May, after a moft favourable paffage of little more than three days. I am, Sir, your most obedient humble fervant, SIR, GEO. COLLIER. Raifenable, of New York, June 14. In my letter to you of yesterday, I mentioned the men of war and tranfports under my. command ariving here on the 29th of lat month from Virginia; you will be pleased to acquaint their lordflaps that immediately on my The Germain Provincial armed fhip remains anchoring, the commander 'n chief of the army at Port Royal, for the protection of the inha-informed me of his intention to proceed on an birants, who, together with all the other expedition up the north river to reduce the Hands, have fent in their fubmiffions, When works the rebels had thrown up at Verplanks, and and Stony-points, for the fecurity of the impor- capt. Elphinstone, and the Ariel, capt. M'Kentant pafs to King's-ferry; the generalexpreffing zie, were arrived there from St. Lucia, with a with for my being present, and to have the an account of Monf. d'Estaing having_again affiftance of the troops returned from Virginia, attempted an escape to fea; but admiral Byron I directed the tranfpo ts to move up Hudion's appearing in force to intercept him, the French river immediately, and accompained them in fleet fuddenly tacked, in order to ferch into the Raifonable, having also with me the Ca- Port Royal Harbour, which was effected, but milla, Vulture floep, Cornwallis, Crane, and not perfectly; the Tonant, of 80 guns, comPhiladelphia galleys, and two gun-boats. Wemanded by Monf. Bougainville, and Le Fanpaffed the chevaux de frize without any acci-tafque, of 64, in imminent danger of falling dent, and came too with the Raisonable, about into the poffeffion of the British fleer, were eight miles above Dobbs-ferty; I then went in-wrecked and destroyed on the rocks of Martito the Camilla, and proceeding on with the nique; it is faid the Count had embarked 4000 transports, anchored juft out of random shot of troops on board this fleet. Fort la Fayette, which the rebels had erected on 15. Palled the Great Seal a commiffion, auVerplanks point; Major-general Vaughan,thorizing Sir Henry Clinton, or the commander with a part of the army, landing on the caft-in chief of the king's forces in America for the fide, and Sir Henry Chinton, with Major-ge-time being, to iffue fuch proclamations as may ncral Pattifon, and the remainder of the troops, be judged neceffary, with offers of pardon to on the oppofite fore, about a mile and haifal that fhall fubmit to take the oaths to his from Stoney-point, an exceeding strong post, majesty, without restriction. This, it is thought, where the rebels were erecting a block-houfe, will bave the happieft effect at this critical time, and fortifying the heights. On our approach when the people in general are ready to throw they quitted their works, and set them on fire, off the yoke of the congrefs. efcaping to the mountains. The troops foon teok poffeffion, and, with infinite fatigue and labour, heavy cannon were dragged up a steep precipice from a very bad landing place; the three gallies being advanced fired upon Fort la Fayette, which was returned by the rebels. Major-general Pattifon, of the artillery, had, with indefatigabie perfeverance, erected two batteries (one of which was mortars) during the night, and at dawn of day began to play upon the rebel fort; the diftance across the river The right Hon. lord Chewton, son of the being about a thousand yards,and was command-earl of Waldegrave, has obtained permiffion of ed by the high ground of Stoney-point: the can- his majesty to raife 1000 men to be incorporat nonading continued all day, during which Ge-ed with the regular forces. neral Vaughan and his divifion marched round, and completely invested the enemy's poft. The carl of Winchelfea has obtained permiffion of his majefty to raise 1000 men to be incorporated with the regular regiments of foot. Great numbers at ten guineas per man have already entered, 15. The earl of Exeter, and the Hon. Mr. Cecil, his nephew, who arrived yesterday in Grosvenor ftreet, from their country feats, came on purpofe to offer to the king to raife 500 men each Extract of a Letter from General Sir Henry Clin ton, Knight of the Bath, to Lord George Germaine, dated Head Quarters, Philipsburgh, June 18, 1779. Not having received any accounts whatever from Major General Prevoft, fince his letter of the 16th April, I can only inclofe. for your lordship's information, copies of reports and intelligence lately received from Georgia. So foon as it was dark, I ordered the Vulture, and Cornwallis galley, to pass the fort, and ancher above it, to prevent the escape of the rebels by water; this was done without damage, and had the intended ffect; the fire from our batteries and gallies being now much fuperior to that of the enemy, they beat the chamade; the cannonading cealed; a flag of truce was fent in to fummons them, and they Thefe reports mention, that General Preconfented to surrender their fort and their arms, voft had advanced to South Carolina; that the and become prifoners of war. We found the enemy had deferted Fort Johnfon; that the fort a complete little work, with a block British troops were in poffeffion of Janies land; houfe, double ditch, chevaux-de-frize, and that preparations were making to attack Sulabbatis. His majefty's troops have taken pof-livan's Inland; and that General Prevoft had feffion of it, and are also forifying the strong poft of Stoney-point, by which we are mafers of King's-ferry, and obliged the rebels to make a detour of ninety miles across the mountains to communicate with the country caft of Hudfon's-river. I am, Sir, your moft obedient humble fervant, GEO. COLLIER. 34. By the Solebay, which left Savannah, in Georgia, on the 2d inft. we are informed, that his majesty's ships the the Hon. faid, in a letter written to Savannah, that ke hoped foon to be in poffeffion of CharlesTown: that they had offered to capitulate, on condition of their remaining neuter, which the general would not grant them, or any other terms but their furrendering prifoners of war. That at Beaufort, Port Royal, the general had had a skirmish with the rebels; that he then proceeded, having been joined by great numoers of Carolinians; and that many of the inhabitants on the north fide of the Savannah had come into the out-posts, and were forming HOME NEW S into a body, naming themselves the Carolina volunteers. The troops were uncommonly healthy, and provifions were plentiful, and very cheap. The Rofe and another man of war, with the convoys, were arrived, without lafing a vefiel, at Savannah, from New York; and 17 fail of fhips had also arrived from EaftFlorida and Georgia to South-Carolina, induced thereto by the fuccefles the British troops had met with in thofe Provinces. These reports were received from Captain Symonds, of his majesty's ship the Solebay, which arrived at New-York the 17th of June, from Savannah, in 15 days-From Mr. Paumier, deputy commiffary of the army in NorthAmerica, in a letter dated Savannah, 23d of May. And from Mr. James M'Alpine, commander of a fehooner, who arrived at NewYork on Wednesday the 16th of June from St. John's, in Eat Forida; and last from off Tybee in Savannah River, Georgia, whence he took his departure the 5th of June. Falmouth, July 18. This afternoon the grand fleet under the command of Sir Charles Hardy, confifting of 38 fail of the line, befides a number of frigates, fix firefhips, and several cutters, paffed by this place, with a fine rreth breeze. The Levant frigate. Capt. Murray, is arrived at Portsmouth from Gibraltar. This hip had failed on a cruife; but falling in with the Spanith fleet off St. Vincent's, a few leagues from Cadiz, the feered her courfe immediately for England, to inform government with the difcovery, and acquaint them, that it confifted of 32 fail of the line, and two frigates; and that its deftination was uncertain. The fame accounts add, that Gibraltar was not then befieged, nor under any apprehenfions of an attack. The Levant brings advice, that the Chatham, of 50 guns, had failed from Gibralter with the trade for England, and was to call at Lisbon, where the Jupiter of go guns, and the Thetis of 32, were waiting her arrival, with the merchantmen from that port, in order to join them, and proceed home together. 19. Letters from Gibraltar bring advice, that the Spanish men of war lie ftill at Cadiz, and not fully manned, but that they are raifing failors as fast as poffible; that they give great Bounties to all Americans that will enter into their fervice, as they hourly expect to be attacked by the States of Barbary. An exprefs arrived at the admiralty office on Saturday, with advice, that Sir Charles Hardy, with his fleet, confifting of thirty-eight ships of the line, befides frigates, fire ships, &c. failed from Torbay on Wednesday last. By the different offers already made to his majefty by the nobility, &c. it is fuppofed that no less than 30,000 effective men will be added to the king's army. 391 er to take, fink, lurn, and deftroy all the ships where it may be found practicable on any of the French coafts. Befides the above fquadron, two others, of a fimilar nature, are now fitting out, to annoy the French as much as poffible, on their own coafts, and prevent their intended invasion of this kingdom. 21. Advice is received from Gibraltar, that the emperor of Morocco has fent out 30 fail of vellels into the Mediterranean, with orders to make repritals on the Spaniards; that feveral of the vellels carry 70 guns, and are full of men; that the admiral is brother to the cmperor, and a very able failor, having been fome years in the fervice of the Turks during the war with the empress of Ruffia. Portsmouth, July, 25. Yefterday arrived at Spithead the Pelican frigate, of 24 guns, capt. Lloyd, with an exprefs from Lisbon. On the 21ft inft, in lat. 47. the engaged a French frip of 40 guns (26 of which were 8 pounders) for an hour and a quarter, in which the Peli can received to much damage, that having four men killed, and nine ten wounded, the captain thought it prudent to make fail for the first port to repair his damages. 28. The greateft preparations are conftantly making on the coaft of Cornwal, Dorfet, and Suflex; the roads are ambufcaded, and entrenched in many places; and at the chief of the headlands on the coaft, and on commanding eminences in land, poles are fixed for flags; and guns are placed to alarm the country, by proper fignals, according to the force of the enemy, in cafe of an invafion. The Rev. John Clayton, of Highbury place, Iflington, to Mifs Flower, of Cannon street. James Langton, Efq; to Mifs Hall, of Manchefter. June 30. His Excellency baron Noleker, envoy extraordinary from the Court of Sweden, to Mrs. Lemaitre, widow of the Hon. Mr. Juftice Lemaitre. William M'Carmick, Efq; of Penmount, in Cornwal, to Mifs Catharine Buller, niece to the Right Hon. Earl Bathurst, and fifter to the prefent Mr. Justice Buller. Thomas Wiggons, Efq; of Old Burlingtonftreet, to the Hon. Mifs Kinnaird, fifter of the Right Hon. lord Kinnaird. July 1. The Hon. Henry Stawell Bilfon Legge, Efq; fon and heir to the Right Hon. 20. Governor Johnfon, with the fquadron the Countess of Hillsborough, Baronefs Stawell under his command, has got a roving commif- in her own right, to Mifs Mary Curzon, fefion, being not limited to any place, with a pow-cond daughter of Asheton Curzon, Efq; George |