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w.wn the courts of France tad London; that the Englifh
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and vef-
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1:K mav be fpread in people's minds by this groundlcfs afler
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" nA n hoard fuch (hips, and that" the goods
be lawful prize. I am folicitous to prevent the i
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DcirGeaenT, - tTrr NetrWindfor OA
N confeqk'ence of a fever tartar emetic, which I ordered
be given the fp 1 have in my poflefllon afmall filver bullet,
from which I have taken a letter from Clintoa to Burgoyne,- of
which the enclofed is an exaft copy. With cfteem, I am dear
If the eovcrner of Martinico has fpoken of the feizures . General, your obedient fervant, 4 i I
'.".' Fort Montgomery, OfiL 8, I777f
NOUS y Void and nothing now between us but Gates.' I
fincercly hope this little fuccefs of ours may facilitate your
operations". .In anfwer to your letter of the 28th Sept. by C.-.C.-I
iliall only fay, I cannct prefume to order, or even advile, for
Gw. Bcrcotne., H. CLINTON.
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ri. r.tK he can onlv have mentioned a nretenli.
the part of the E.ngmn, wnicn pernaps nas Decn interpre-
4 as the eflfett of an agreement between the courts of France
4 London ; -but tne fving enarges mc to acquaint yon, laui
r.rH agreement exifts between the two courts, and that his
iaiefty is determined to reclaim every French veflel which might
fcizci under that pretext, and to protect the trade.' s
Ui oartini. -
A common term in France for the Britifli colonies. -
C H A R L E S-T OWN, October 7.
V t t k are told, tnat tnree wccks ago, mere were nor lets
Ay than between 6 and 700 Americans (taken in veTeh)
''ofely confined in trie gaols of Antigua, and that they were
rtirel with fo little humanity, that collections were making in
11 'the French, Dutch and Danun luanas, in order to enaDie
U-m fft nrncurc the neceflaties of life.
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L I A M S B U R G, Nov. 7
ExtraS of a Utter dattd Head Quarters i German tow n, 0. 2 H
IWA6 a 5peclator to a moft gloriousfight yellcday. J Placed
on the top ofa high houfe in Germantown, I beheld the de
.Itrudion of two of the Britim mips attempting to bombard Fort
Mifflin, on th Jerfey ,(hore, in order to facilitate their fiege a
gainft Mud Fart ; "the. mofl violent and awful canponade enfued
that perhaps ever happened in this quarter of the world.' The
I LiHThorfday arrived here a (hip from France, laden wiih gondolas diftinguiOied thcmfelves ; and fo well concerted was the
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fair, in which came panengcr nigniy rccommenaca Dy me
iHon. Dr. Franklin, Mr. Deane, and others) Monf. de Bretig-
ney, a Ffench ohicer ot diltmction, wno, animatea .wita tne
fame zeal to ferve in the glorious caufe of America as has dif
tinguifhed the Marquis de la Fayette, has brought over, at his
ownexptnee, achofen corps of experienced officers, to form a
regiment of ChafTeurs, together, with 130 rtand of choice arms,
acd as many genteel complete uniforms,! to be prefented to the
regiment. Monf. de Bretigne'y isiled Colonel ; his Lieute
nant Colonel is, I the Chevalier de Kerangues (who has been in
moil of the aflions of note in Germany fince the year 1742) and '
hi Maj.-.r, Monf. Milly.
Letters from France ot the zilt ot Aagait, aavue, tnat a ion
of Lord North had been in Uourdeaux a whole montfi, at the
houfe of a Mr. Barton, and had iuddenly departed on the 18th ;
that i z-mios of the line a: Bread, and three more, at Rotchfort,
had been fitted out with the utmcft expedition to take in 12,000
troops at the latter port : That 12,000 more troops were to be
embarked at Rotchfort on the 26th, for which purpofe a num- -
ber of Weft-India (hips of 500 tons had. been taken into the
Kind's fervice : That the clamour for war was fo great in En .".
eland, that the Kin? feldom went abroad, without being infult-;
ed ; and tne r rencn imoanaaor in luuuuu auu rctcivcu
fome grofs infults; and that a war between Trance acd Great
Britain feemed then inevitab'e. Yet another letter, dated Au
gu!l 23 fays, that the preceding day, in confequence of orders
from court, by an extra courier in 46 hoars, all the American
veffels at Bourdeaux had been fearched, and every kind of war
like (lores found on board, taken out and ftored: But the writer
concludes, the Americans are not to be alarmed at this."
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B A JL T I M O R' E, ORobtr 28.
BY a gentleman j.uft arrived in this town from camp yefterday,
which he left lall Friday, at 4 o'clock in the afternocn w
are favcured with the following, via. . , . .
.Thurfday laft, about 1 o'clock, the" Augufla man of war, of
64 guns, was fet on fire by one cf cur fire-rafts acd blown up;
about 3 o'clcck the fme day the Aurora frigate fhaml the fame
fate. Three boats load of the crews were faved, and made 'pri- r
foaers.1 A number of the enemy having croffed the river oh We 1-
nefday night, ,to attack our people ftaiioned at BUlingfport Fort; !
were repalfed with ccnhdcrable lcls. - )
Extras s letter from Major Clarke, Aid De Camp to General '
oppofition , to jhe attack, in the .midft of confulioh of fmoke and
fire two fhipsr were fent downnd fet fire to a 64 gun fliip, faid
to fce the Eagle, and a 32vgun fiigate, by fome laid to be the A
pollo; in an inftant they were in flames, even up to the top gal
lant yards. They muft hae bad a valuable ftore of ammunition
cin board, forjwhen their magazines1 were blown up, thev furpaf
fed the moft horrid conception of noife. If hll nature had been,
crulhing to atoms theF feu nd could not have b?cn more tremendous.
During the time of this gret cannonade the Heflians, in nunibef
about 3000, (made an 3tuck upop Fvrt M fflin, and in ajlittle
time :were" defeated with the lqfs of 500 killed, wounded, and
pfifoneri; among the prifeners we hare Count Donop and his
Aid Ds Camp, boch weunded. . The deftrudioa of the two fhipjs,
and defeat offthe Hfffians, is looked upon as one of the mcft ca-
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pital ftrokes jthat ha happened during the war.
de main will be Mr." Howes fate before long,
neace. freeddmi .and haopiKes.,, ' r !
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I hope a' co up
And then lor
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nefs,
N E W BERN, ! November 21, 1777. i
N Saturday laft,- a fumcient number of the Members of Af-
fembly appearing, they immediately proceeded on isuli.
and are now fitting on the important Matters of the State.
Om Toefday1 the Houfe of Commons relolved ltielf into a tom
mitte of the whole Houfe, to conlider the Expediency of open
ing the Land. Office, and granting' the; vacant Lands in this J
State ; when they came to a Refolution for opening- the faid Of
fice and granting as well the Lands in Lord Grahville's.Diftridr,
as thofe lately in the King's Part, and appointed a Committee .
to prepare and bring in a Bill for-that Purpofe; j j i
VVe hear (from the Bar, that two Veflels are arrived with Salt,
and dry Goods, from Old France, on Account of the Ccngrefs. ;
STATE of NORTH-CAROL
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Efq; Governor
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Citfn JrJ Haihen -Gfiobtr 2AJb. O clock, A.M.
A perfon employed by me to bring intelligence from the
Delaware' Ihore, returned laft night with the following intelli
gence: On th2sd, at '4 o'clock, P. M. the enemy made feve
ral attacks npon Fort Mifflin, but was as often repalfed. The
cannonade was very fevere, and continued till 8 o'clock in the e
veaing. Yefterday morning it was renewed with redoubled vi-,
gour, two large (hips endeavoured to pafs the chevaux de frife,
while a brifk fire was kept up from Province Ifland. A party of
3060, at the fame timcattacked Red Bank, fo that aontinued
fiie was kept up on all fides, which lalled from 6 ia the morning
tili'4 10 tnc afternoon, without the leaft intermiflion ; at which
the enemy quitted their fiiips, having fiift fet them on fire, and
they foon bUw up. The explofion exceeds every defcrip;ion.
Thus ended the day: Every thing quiet ,this snoraing. I am
a!fo infer Died a number of boats were manned, and made an at
tempt to laad at Fort Mifflin, but were defeated with great Jofs.
Tf r.;4 tr.4n. .u rlmiunrrt in the attemot. One of the
dips blown op is the Abcuaa, of 64 guns; the athcr is not By his Excellency s Command.
known." . . ' '
Bv his Excellency RICHARD CASWELL,
. Canrain-Ganeral, and Commahderin Chief of the State.
A. PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I have received autnenticatea intelligence tnat
General Burgoyne, and the whole Army under his Cpm
j mand,, after repeated Lofies, furrendered thcmfelves Prilpnera ;
of War to General Gates on the Fourteenth Day of Q&cber
laft : To the End therefore that we may not prefumptuoufly at
tribute the late fignal Succefles, gained over pur Enemies tcj our
own Strength, and thereby forget the Interpofitioa. of Divine
Providence in our Behalf, whofe Affiftance we have experienced
and more efpecially in this Particular, wherein the Goodn'efs o
GOD has (been fo vifibly demonftrated; I have thought proper,
with the Advice of the Caaijcii of State, to ifTue this Proclama
tion, appointing Friday the Twenty Eighth Day of this Inftant
to be oblerved in all ' Churches and Congregations in this State
as d Day of GENERAL and SOLEMN THANKSGIVING,
and I 'do lUi&ly enj in the feveral Minifters and Preachers of th
Gofnel to1 emVrace this Opportunity of teftifying, in the; molt
fblemn Manner, thole Sentiment ot urautuas wnicn tne nap
py Evcntlfo juftly demandsr-
under-my Hand, and As Seal of the States at Nlw
z ear
GIVEN hi
bern Ithe Eighth Day of November, in the Second
nf rhe Iridenendence of the faid State.
1 - 1 :J ' -nrTlinr PA orxtX T
J.! GLASGOW, Secretary of the State.
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