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. . -- i V it!rli h he wti coming I foulard on a trading voyage. BU , i i ,k Unimnnth tnlA the oeoD e of the Hood LrHi on ujii va i r WM ooe of a fleet of 14 (ail of the line which had been Kot ten weeks from England, bound to America, but 3 0Ut I before had been parted in a ftorm, in which the Mon laft her main-man. They treated the crew of the (loop J civility, and, after much difficulty, were prevailed Wlt then o. Q2. wa. not this a (hip of lord Howe's j fleet the captain whefeorthought it not arnifs to amufe f!SkZ idea of th arrival of another Britim Heet in the Am, 0Sr. Veas and icr this purpofe has let go his empty veffel ? ; XI . n rihcr of Rririrt. fhios of war are on more up- ir u iaia uwt mm. ..- r , , , , 1 tgm j .wK;k rkp Rao C of 6a puns, on board w,ch lord Howe hoiit.d his flag when he cime cut as one of the rniHers with the pretended offers of peace ; and l.ke,fe rTcve al b-e been &. going into New- York very much TlrrA having jury mails and other raa.ks of diflrejfe We learn tha! two Britifh frigates remained on that ftation ; .Jfe w .1 undoubtedly fuller the fate of the fonr above ment.ou The enemy have been lo accuuWd to burning and delay ing as to render it habitual to them. 4a r? xr V D IT j4.iu? cJ J the packet arrived the right hon. .he marqo.s of a7. . rJ-Jf his sraee the duke of Aoc-ltcr, the hon. ttiaties r fon of he rl of Bute, and l.euten.nt colonel of the 6:h Siuitt, foncyn", ' b)e pnto-MM left America lalt year, "Ci .Erf, eaugnVm.ai Kent, o, the D.,.D.i.e SmT aP o?.n.e"r Dr. Biker.h.,ut ; Mr. John Te.nf le. of Eta. wi'h b lad; and fam,!y ; Mr. John Lev., partner yh Mr. Samuel, merchant of this iy . M . gg Mr. Willi rt.,11 of North Caro ma ; Mr. James Or ham, ana -TdlfiirTof London. merchant,; Mr. Tuouo, Ute of b.uth Caroliaa, merchant. B ALT1M ORE, A f . .. 7 rw. W PhiladelPha, 19. '778. . CAPTAIN Green informs that the captain of a vefTJ juft come p"s, h.t there are 7 tnips in .hi, bay. as hh as i ce na0ot known wheth. of fcrce but P-H fent their boats alter a pr vu.ee. u.uu. - confirmed not knowing 01 n-red fcveral armed veiTels iiir marine c'iiiiimui. h-v . 3WSa?!ttTM above veffels. From all I can c-leCt, l &u j r . . m . i i il v.. J h had barat burning their mippiag oru nox raw w --; : " j. rtf every vefiel of force, and funk almoft all their odUa veU of whatever denomination, to diock up w unatHu" r . - . n RuHiAin ta the Prendtnt extract or a icucr jrm - . prejs, dated tit aa quarter r, ruws mauu, 7.' ' r lo my laft, I haa the hononr to inform jyPgJ? " my being in poffvffion of the north part of this fflaod, and o ta arrival of the Britim fleet the intrant we had landed W the failing of Count d'ttaing in purfuit of them. ,On W60" 1 ordered the army to lHrch the i 1th, at fix o'clock m the mow ing, but was prevented by a violent ftorm on the night ol tne lorh, our tents were blown down. Ji . The intell.gence frc-m the council of Mafiachufetw inform ing, that admiral B,ron w.th i3 fail of the li.e was fpoke to off the Wcftern illands, the 24'h of June laft, did arrive until the day after the Count d'Ettaing nad failed.--i ne fleet which the Count gave chacs to, coofiited of only 5 Jail a the line, fome frigates and tranfports, under the com.aaad ot lrd Howe. They landed no where here. 44 The fljwer of their army connas u 2 Heffian regiments, 600 each, 2 Anfpatch ditto. 50001110, i5rown and ranning s, , 22d, 38th, 43J., and 50th Britim, 400 ditto, 2 Hcluan regiments, 500 ditto, Ailo, we may add legmen, My number on the ifland, are about 900c rank and file T- . . ; - a 1 r nnmheri."' ueiencrs come uui 1 " 120 IOOO 600 160O IOOO IOOO 6500 above vcflels. rrom ai. 1 , , f i h. the llorm lall monday week, acd that Ux& of them came in at the capes of mis bay. a r., , r,f a litter from Mr. Ht nrv Fisher The following is a copy of a M er lr pJL, aa;cd to the honourable iNavy uoaku, r Lewis-Town, Augua 17, 1778. . Onldav laft came in and anchored in rur rad, a 60 n? ilJui f there about , hours and then hove up, wtm gun (hip; fhe la rtaiMMi 3 Qn Satafday a;50ut 4 not. anchored abrealt of the . ligfcl ho , b ht to . lalt o'clock, came in a fmall black iloop v.rcn m night the (hip and Qp went to fea. and ' nave nh , F f, This dav about noon, came in 7 fhips. wnicn a ik- moll there is no&fcove one armed ihtp among r.!oP!he . n"p o r ; tSS. Hi Handing up the bay, them, and me a noop w , rnucn at a with the wind foothrrly ; they appear as f r M g1 d lof. to know what to do ; they go u? - J 1 jieve to all appearance, will not go farther than the Brown. J,i KhodeJOand F. . 7 1 defpair of deriving any immediate advantage lie,, a, they muft have, been driven to a dittance. if not entirely "nrftf jonr Eacellency'. Ulter refpeaing the enemy'a WILLIAMSBURG, Sept. 4. t CAP TAIN Montgomery, who is arrived at Hampton, 10 feven davs from Bofton, informs, that he met with the French fleet going round cape Cod, in foggy weather, bound t6 Bitou, rorcnt, the admiral having loft his topmait, yards, &c. as did feveral others of the fleet, in the late gull. They had taken the Senegal and a bomb vcHel, part of admiral Byron 3d'on'Tt The French informed Capt. Montgomery that the day after the oale a French 74. met an gnglifc 64, and eng .ged ner threelal fes, when the 64 ltrock, but two ocner men of war hw- in? in fiht, the 74 was obliged to iheer cfF. lap! !! Ridley, otthe privateer from New-York who took capt Cur.way from Baltimore, faid an embargo was laid on all the veils at New-York, except four, which failed with htm before ihe embargo tock place. umrA thm I. C. one of capt. Conway's crew, a pnf.ner on board the privateer when the Dolphin, capt. Aoplewhaite, &"ie that the lieutenant of the piivlteer, 'fWfJ Zde ,k,d capt. Apple.haite what b.a cargo con fified bf, who made X l 00 barrels of flour, fume bread, tobacco -of the privaieei obferved that it was a moft f.ce p table c argo at New Y rk where they were in a moft ftarvmf condition. Pray l2 get Lnre int.tr? Did the owners of tut Dolphin clear cut this bnad, flour, tSr. Rx.raacfa Ifttn fr, a member of Congr,,, Jatttug . 2. fSi abudint ... 0 .uppoie that an feag h h.ned a. fea te.we.n ihe French fqaadro- aod Lorf H we's'Ct Report, are rtru.g that .he lauer aa, go. a drab b,Z and there is Won to bl.e,e hrom the ftp."V fi French "and the great ability and fpirit of. count d BI- gj" ral Sullivan', laft letter placed him under regular apP'oach. wi h n .00 pace, of .he enemy', work, roand the town o Nj n", and gave u, reafbn to expeft a fpeedy and favourable .ff. expert loon to receive au.hen.ic account, of thefe two great '""'By out laft account, from E?l.nd. a very extenfive com mo,ionrhas taken place in Ireland, fo that . . former oUd r-nri all the trooos they can fpare to tne latter. arc infeftmg our coaiw.
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