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)- ? . w .4 PtJ-r-'ktMtixnr from tne Kin? of. ' y-Lritti4Vih frtoacnt.occafions of addreffing your Ilih MihdneS injhee.cf the King Hj mailer, to en-. rzZc yoa by all the motives of national intcreit, winen-m.,, knd even regard to treaties; to pat a Hop to tht.clanacftinc com merce vvhka is carried on betwixt year fubjefts and the re- W If. the" roeafarcs which . your High MIgHtinefies had thought proper to take had been as efficaciou. a. yoar affiance " ; fondly the fat fcriber, would not have found himfelf under tb dVagreelbb. nccttfi: of laying before your High MighmieiTes fads-ofa mod f.rious and alarming nature. : j: . t , . King. High and Mighty Lords, h"HS .r. - j . r th rpnrchcnl;bie conduct or tfcW pstoge ca board the (hip Albion left Nanfemond Imcc-. diely"'l' J v v... ' Eratf a Utter from general Wafhbgtons head farters, dated 7 ; I I 1 June 7 17?7 1 , I think we (hall have a movement about Tuefday orJVVed nchlay neiti In the ccuriV ofl ait week between : zo ando def ferters came over to us. party, from which a lieut. Martin,- wi;h lo men ;was detached li an advance fcour, who focn fell in with and engaged a party of Heffiansl and BritiOi light horfe, 1 5 in number. At the firil fire he killed the commander or tne gang ; uuj. mcy ipurring-Up, ;r men gaVeway, and left the lieutenant on the field, who was on furrounded, and (although calling ou: .for quarter) .was but- foon your labjts in regard to uc.r intereitea commerce Julia, aid throu2hhat ill.ui with America. HisMajel. waV Entered ..iinfclf that in giving time to ) oar HigfrMigh; IVJ --JW chered with' "the greute.'t cruelty ; 17 wounas vere p:aia.to Dc feenj molt If which, it is faid, were 'mortal. The. bcdy v.'ith a flag, was lent to tne enemy, but they would not vie. , it. The letur which; accompanied it they di'd receive, and promifed an fu birds. YOU fuch abufes, would have :t would have :akvn the ne-eliary mea.u; rs to corccl rnn?t OUr iUO-eClS in prouc S,M wou!d ha c tau?h: them to pay a proper reipett to 6 tnend- Cmo vf Grcat-Bri:a;n. j ..' ' ' r J ' , IThccomplai. ts which I have now to lay. before you f ed upon au-bentic documents annexed to tnis Memonal, -when i-cuc Hi-H r.iichiinelicb, wi;h no ieA attunifliment than indi -nation, Will l,v, that after having permitted an illicit-commerce tvith the American rebeis at St. liuitatia, your new Governor, theSicurd Graf, has uared to be io unroindful yf hn duty a, to cennive at the atadng cl American :veffels. nd has per mined ih. capture of an Kn-Hi yeflci b an iimerican pirate. under the very cannon . -o. w i - ------ to the Engliiii nation and to ii tn.- oiher powers of Europe, hath from his principal tort ie:urncd a latere to the rebd colours., To all thejhendly reprcfentations made by our Governor of the neighbouring iUand of St. Kitts- upon thtie notorious fafts, the-S-eur de Graafhas angered in: the moil vague and unlatis-faAor,- manner, and hath reeled 1 to enter intofany explanation Uatever with a member cf the King's Council; defpatcned fur that purpofe by our faid Governor, t s Ai-er havin- laid the annexed piees before you, I have no U r ' a. tnn thit ihe KipJ who hath' read tnem LU iu v a . . ' 11 . : Li . - .i;t..n:ii.i.i ynit i:rmc::Jti: rt caii 01 uu- at bt i. .uatia, ar.u ... vcrhor OW, W MUwJfs to dr&ie o .Jftut, tt on;il thi, an'mr in a lew aavs. A PruSiaji Gentleman, who is r.ow in this city on fiis way to f he Con in eft. where 'he is ifent "by" Dr. Franklin from France, informs us; that on his palTage hither he (poke, a yeiTe!,,:he cap Uin of whici informed him that:ihe.K:pg of Pruffia was aaual. ij-on his jnalch at the head of 25,000 men to take pofielScn of the Elcftorate of HanoverY-v.; . :. v . ' ;. : , I c H AR L E S-frO W'N,, (S C.J., Mfyk 'J TRR CnLfwortnl Pincknev .Priva:eer..of this port, about a foruiight fince, actempted to beard an armed flup, Capt.Lcftus, lying off StAAuguainefbar, cut A guard cf (oidiers heing oiir bord; lhe wis obliged to fneer c:ff, and received feme- damage rnm ate ui inc unua Km". " --r" r""" .t-". witlii the, packet ' frpm Falmpothr'niounted . with 12 guns,i fronV whom fhe efclpcd, and focri ake - that was cliafed .byj an armed floop of I4gujns, commanded 'by cne Mjubray, from whqm fhe was for t,unate feoodgh alfd to cfcape and got into Savannah river.. The, privateer had ofciyjfew ivviveis anulefs tha n zo inen. J he rrilClila privateeij Itn-JOncr, ui uiu jiun, n the night LI the 16th of latt monin, uaiortur tie Ahroiiio rick, near Turk's ill and, ami .all th c the unfortunately fbuck on e ere y, excepu eriih'ed. Thtfe w vre taken off the wreck in tuOlFiench failors, p b a Ut-rwudikn flOop, and arrived here a days hr.ee. Extraeiicf a llttet from Dwii's Corner, on the nuejlern frontiers,, ' The conimimoners Pponteu by the States ofSomh Carrli ra 2nd Georgia, to treat with the Cherokccs. are here; thsr: ate 6: b! luJiansccme in, and , more daily coming, lo'that, it zxy tha talks Will loon Come cn. liic mu am ic .iu-v CCttv wsnt of rovifianst and I believe are heardiy fbrry fur their ra iiti - r. . J ' ion; tfuy Kfo vc. f.ufar.d aftioxr lor .the affroa ' v,rt 4 b' :ht Mmorii! ana in the mean while ordered i2f2i!cfoelineiobe otm Kaa.iiifs. . 1 Veflerdayabput 3 o'clock we hadre fevcre li-ntnine, accompamrd with tnunder, which ttrccfeHhe ftecple offcChrift"s Church, but did no other damage to n tnan melted one nalt tne Lrown hc kv -r---- lt is remarkable (fays a correiponaeni;". at m oft of the cata- been The ftrrphies of the reign of the prefent tyrant of Britain have j l Aim.n that were characteriitic ot tnem. impitnee of tis atai in America wsi indicated b the fwo.J rf 5ti-e briif foicottca in tne, ptocefiorv at hu coronation, and Sff of 'thnie. by thiiofi of the brighte.1 jewel in hi, . r nr.4nnnr i?i..Tf. ShoalU not the partial ..rrftJifa of theenfien cf roa!ty on the church fteep e, luggcit . . .1. j:-.l:.-.U. rTlr:ain uiti tall tO D1C to ns that in faiiacu we -;vr 7 r - 1 ces upou tne ficaa tji.j.iu& vv, r as to tranfUr the feat ol war to tnis piace r W It ll A M S B U K G, June 20. - , : ON Monday lall arrived; here, from Newbern in North Ca. rclina, on their way to the Northward, ( the chevalr D Enford, colonel, De UailleuU major, and O.ry, cpta:nt of the royal corps of French engineers ; alfo mefT. De Go;r and Matheps, ths firft a ca??ain, and the other a lieutenant,-in the royal ar- m ri - rn L r , 1 m on 9M ffnm XTarktT Aria CSRlC V .tiiicry ot t ranee, a .c Htlu"-UiV" r" r ' l firongiy recommended by Dr. Franklin to the Hon. Congrefs. i ne Maiiffcijuieiis iaiw wvw , . r from 16 years old ;and: upw ds;; immediately equip themielyes with every thing neceiTay &.f utfmediate aclion, and hold them felvcs in readinefs'to march, at a minute's warning, to any place within" their own territories, or to any of the .united-ftatei that may hereafter be attacked; by cur unjuft and cruel cne- JA - vr of nreflmr orders, bv a flaff of truce from Capt. Pa;k:r; on Sundayiaft, the Gentlemen who were tatake kP R O V jl D E N U is, May 17. v ; SUNDAY lalV one Martin, a well known itinerant preacher 'was! apprehended herej arid committed to clofe j keeping, -being charged with,' attempting 10 retail commilTicns foi General Howef in Connedicut, to which State he has been fince lent, ui.dcr a On lUcnday 'Uft 1 fail of fquare rigged1 vclBIs arrived at New rcrt lcin New-Ycrk;ii A leaman, whotlcped fromahe laft men-' tioned place the day after they failed, is arrived here, and inforirisj that thlr abevff vcflels have not bronght many trcops, as was ar fift;ccnifcluTed ; but they are to take on board part cf thefe that have istcn ftationed on Rhode Ifland. He alfo informs, that frelb! provifions afe very fcaice and cear at NewYcrk ; that the Tories! whogo there fcr protection, have their choice either to bear arms or be comniitted to goal ; and that he faw forty wouBded-cfHcers,!. vw ho had been m the Danbury expedition, landed at that placer ircmlone vefiI.. - : ; f u- --A?:f:S$ 4 Thurfday night hft a Britifh foldier deferted from Rhode Ifland.! He informs, that about ioco of the enemy were ordered, to em bark at this dayi' but with what view he does not pretend to . fey.1 ' " :,!-." J : j-iJH.ViW; The account, brought here laft week of the arrival of the brig abot at Portfmquth,. proves to be without foundation. j I It is compured that for every barrel of provifions d;ftroyed by, tjie : enemy atf Danbury, five other have been taken from. them 'bV the American ciuizt-rs within a month paft. - I k li fW . D O'N D O N, i&yx6; t A letter from a Gentleman in Point Pttre, Guadaloiipe, to hit brothe in this town, -dated March 30:0; lays four prizes have been carried itf there by American privateersi worth five iniiltoni Ol livrcs, wnicn are near 2po,ocoi. iniicurrcnty. , f F? I ? S H - K I L L, A&y 20V 1TVEEK before laft, Capt. Rocfa and his Lieutenant, two not- lories, lately raiccn in arms, as icy wuc niaiwuug . the enemy,! were hanged at Efopus,- in this State, as a fnitabls reward for their treafonabh practices They had deluded a anitar f
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