communicated to the refpective provinces his opinion, that from 50 to 60 fhips thou'd be equipped, and the land forces augmented to 50,000 or 60,000 men. That the frontier places be put in a proper ftate of defence, and the magazines provided with necellary ammunition, fer the maintenance of the Republic in its lawful rights: that he had feen with pleasure the marine was put in fome measure in a better ftate, and he Hatte:ed himself, that as we cannot be too much on our gua d, the States of all the Provinces will reinforce it with redoubled ardour for the next year: that it was equally neceffary for the Republic to be put in a convenient flate of defence by land, and hoped, that they would seriously think of augmenting the fortifications, and providing the neceffary ma gazines, and that the refpective Provinces will refolve on these measures, otherwife he could not answer for the confequences, and he confidered it as his duty to lay before the eyes of the confederates the true fituation of the Republic, that nothing may be imputed to him, as he had given timely precaution, in cafe the Republic fhould fuffer any damage by neglect Amfterdam, Jan. 4. Although every thing actually indicates that affairs are come to the laft extremity between this Republic and England, and hat commerce has already begun to feel the fad effects of this rupture, by the detaining and taking many of the Dutch fhips, we are nevertheless affured upon good grounds, that the fubjects of the United Provinces, who are interested in the English funds, have no reafon to fear any rifque with regard to their capital or intereft, as we are informed, by an authentic letter from London, that the payment continues with its ufual exactness; which, however, is the lefs furprifing, as were the English to act otherwife, they would ruin their credit every where, the principal fupport of their power. Rame, Jan. 3. In a confiftory held the 14th inft. the three new Cardinals, Mancin Forte, Antamori, and Altieri, received the hat from the hands of the Sovereign Pontiff. Cardinal Pamphili died the 4th inftant at Verona Cardinal de Simone died the 16th, at his feat Terni; and the fame day died at Rome, Cardinal de Boxadors, formerly General of the order of St. Dominic. There are at present eight hats vacant, befides three that the Pope hath referved in petto, two in the confiftory of June 23, 1777, and one in that of July 18, fome days a fort of council has been held on the orders neceffary to be given in every thing regarding the military. Breft, Jan. 4. Befides the feet of 35 fail of the line, juft arrived, there is another fquadron in this port of four fhips, carrying from 80 to 100 guns, four of 74, and one of 64. Count d'Eftaign fet out this evening for his court, but left orders for his officers and crews to keep themfelves in readiness, and to revictual the fleet. Vienna, Jan. 6. According to the last letters from Conftantinople, a war with Ruffia feemed inevitable, and very near at hand. Utrecht, Jan 8. The States General publifhed a refolution, dated the 5th of this month, fetting forth, "That an embar o be laid on all the veffels in any of the ports of the Republic, except the packet-boa's, carrying the letters, and that the faid embargo fhall last fifteen days.' The day before the above their High Mightinefles published a placa d, "Forbieding any English (hips of war or privateers. from entering any of the ports or havens of this Republic, except they are obliged to it by fuch foul weather that they would other wife be wrecked; all this on pain of punishment according to the exigence of the cafe; or if they have not ftruck or laid down their arms to any fhips they may meet within the distance of the ports prescribed." Befides these general meafures, others have been taken to put the ports of this Republic in a fituation to make its territory be refpected, and the inhabitants, willing to fecond the defigns of government, are in different cities entering into fubfcriptions to fit out privateers as foon as the States General fhall grant letters of marque and reprisals. Paris, Jan. 9. An exprefs just arrived from Breft, has brought the agreeable advice of the arrival of Count d'Eftaign, with all the fhips under his command, at that port, on the d inftant. Hague, Jan 12. The packet-boats stationed between Harwich, and Helveotfluys in Holland, ftill remain on that duty; and by exprefs orders from the States-General, every affiftance is to be given them, while in the Dutch territory, and in cafe matters come to that extremity, that the communication must be stopped, timely notice will be given. Madrid, Jan. 13. The fquad on intended for the reinforcement of Den Solano, at the Havannah, is finally fett'ed, to confift of two fhips of 76 guns, three of 60, one of 66, and three of 56 guns; in the whole nine fail of, the line, with four frigates, two store ships, two fire-fhips, and one bomb ketch. Hague. Jan. 17. They write from Berlin, that warlike preparations are carrying on there, and great diligence is used in getting ready field equipages. DO HOME NE W S. LONDON. Dec. 26. N Saturday, at five o'clock in the after Royal Ham Henry arrived at Windfor, from on board nd i et. the Avce s received that Captain Trollop, of the Kite loop, has taken and brought into Fa mouth, two Du ehmen, of loco tons burthen each, laden with mass and fouioch fhip planks, they contain, exclusive of many other valuable and expenfive naval flores, 150 firftrate main-mafts; 200 ditto fore maft; and 1000 fets top-mafts. Each of the main mafts is valued at 7001. fterling. The Block houfe fort, at Gravefend, is ordered to be ft ially attended to, night and day, in order that no ships may efcape our of the river, but fuch as have proper clearances on board. 27. The inftructions that are fent to generi Munro, to attack the Dutch fettlements in India, wherever he may find them vulnera. ble, is not lefs spirited than judicious. The defenceless Itate of their poffeffions in that quarter is well known, and there can be no doubt that under the directions of to able an cfficer, we thall foon be able to add many of them to the crown of Great Britain. Dover, Dec. 27. This afternoon arrived of here, and came to an anchor, a large Durch h-meward bound Eaft-Insiaman, which flop- | ped at this port, not knowing of the difpute between us and the States, in confequence of which he was feized. The melancholy news reerived from the Leeward lands will be attended with very dfagreeable confequences to feveral merchants of this city, whofe whole property lay in the ilands, and are to:ally deftroyed by the hur thefe fhips, in company with fome others, have taken eleven Durch thins. Arrived alio the Jonge Jan, a Proffian veffel from Morlaix, with honey, &c. for Amfterdam, prize to the Thunderer bomb; the Leveren, from Amfterdam for St. Vallery, with geneva, prize to the Nimble cutter; the Sea-por, Evas, from Amferdam for Cette, with tob.cco, prize to to the 1s man of war; the Thomas and Jonke, Mienter, from Seville to Oftend, with fruit, pize to the Minerva figate; Vrow Maria, Kemitz, fom Libourne for Rotterdam, with wine, pr ze to the Warwick; Aɛna en Agnes, Uveriburg from Valentia, with currents, &c. for Ottend, prize to the Maidflone frigate; Maria Sophia, S.rout, from St. Martin's to Rotterdam, with wine, &c. prize to dito; Hechoff, Mommies, from Bourdeaux fo Aaft dam, with wine, &c. prize to ditto; Jonge Rouds, Potter, from Seville to Offend, with fruit, prize to the Thunderer hon b; Elizabeth, Corts, from Morlaix to Amfterdam, with honey, prize to ditto; Reftorer, Sm dt, from Nantz to Rotterdam, with fruit, prze to the Woit fi op; Friendship, Henrick, from Seville to Amfterdam, with fruit and Spanish wool, pr ze to the Warwick. Arrived the Oifeau frigate from Lisbon Jan. 1. H's Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a tended by his fuite, confifting of the Lords of his Bdchamber, G nilemen of the Bedchamber and Eque ies, was prefent at St. Jmess. His Royal Highnefs came for the first time into the Court-yard fronting the Palace, attended by an officer, with a party of the Horfe Guards; immediately on his entering the Court-yard, he was faluted by the King's Guard, who were diawn out to rece ve him, with mofic, &c. pay ng. His Royal Hghness went into the Queen's apiments, where he wa- fon after juned by his royal uncie, the Duke of Camber and, and there continued ia converfation until fuch time as the r maj flies went to the drawing ream, which, on account of a council being held, did not take place till after three o'clock. Notice being giving of their majefties proceeding to the drawing room, his Roya Highnefs, accompanied by the Duke of Cumberland, returning through the Queen's apartments, and paffing through the Great Guard Chamber, his cftablahment going before him, joined in the cucle with their najefties in the drawingroom. Flis Royal Highnels received the comPortsmouth, Dec. 31. Arrived the Formida- pliments or the foreign minifters, and was conble and Active men of war from a cruizt;gratulated by a number of the nobility of both fexes, Yeûerday at noon two hundred letters of marque, for reprisals agair ft the Dutch, were Ifued from Doctor's Commons. Poffage, Waterford Port, Dec. 29. A Dutch Eat-Indiaman was taken off Lundy-lfland by the North Star privateer, of Bristol: the captain pretended, when boarded, to have no fort of knowledge of hoftilies being commenced; but on fearching his papers it was found that he had intelligence above two month ago to be prepared for the event; but his inftructions added, the English, it is believed, date not prefume to war with us. H 2 fexer, who anxiously took every opportunity | vifion, the whole made 64 fhips of the line; to teflify the great pleafure they had in feeing is Royal Highness appear in his character at His Royal Highness Prince William Henry was prefent on this occafion in the drawing 100m, but came in the fame private manner as all the royal family have done, until fuch time as their establishments are appointed. The Princfs Roval, with the rest of the Princes and Princeffes, were in her m jelly's apartments, and were vifited by, and received the compliments of the nobility. On Saturday morning, at feven o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Frederick, Bishop of Ofnaburgh, fit out from the Queen's Palace for Margate, to embark on board the Princels Augufta yatch, for the continent. This morning en expiefs arrived at the Admiralty-office, with the agreeable news of his majey's fhp the Marlborough having taken and brought into the Downs a Dutch man of war, and four merchantmen who were under her convey. 5. Orders are given for feveral flips to be taken up on covernment contra&t, to carry provifions and tores for the relief of the dif treiled na ito's, who have lost their all, by the late deadful hurricane in the different Carribbee Inlands. Extra of a Letter from Rear Admiral Sir Sa mucl Hoid, Bart. to Mr. Stevens, dated on beard the Barfieur, at Sea, 1 th December, 1780. Latitude 46. 14. N. Longitude 27. 35. W. 37. when the latter parted company with the former, the comte had only 27 line of battie fhips, which were foun afterwards renfo ced by to more fhips from Toulon, making him With this force he was feen in lat. 47. long. 15. Welt, on the 26th of December, fteering to the weftward, but many of his fhips in a very bad conditi n. The cap ain of a Dutch hip, juft brought into Plymouth, fays, that in order to prevent the British admi al knowing his fituation, &c. he collected together feveral Dutch, Danish, and Peripguefe veffels who came in fight, and made them fail for fome time in company with him, to prevent their carrying intelligence of him to the English fleet. That his convoy had feparated from him, the greater part of which, however, had got fate into port, but fome had fallen into the hands of our cruizers ; that the comte's inftructions were on y to cruize till the last day of December, in hopes of ta lng in with our homeward-bound EaftIndiamen, after which time, if he saw поthing of them, he was ordered to return into porc, From the LONDON GAZETTE. Extra of a Letter from General Haldimand, Governor and Commander in Chief of bis Ma jefty's Forces in the Province of Quebec, to "Lord Geo ge Germain, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, received by bis Majifty's Ship Danať. Quebec, Ober 25, 1780. I have the honour to acquaint your lordship, that I have juft receives an exprefs from Major Carleton, who commends one of the detachments mentioned in my letter to your lordship of the 17th ult. "I went on very well, and without accicident, ill at night, when it blew as hard at South and S. S. W. as I ever knew it; hap pily the pale was of fhort duration; at day Fight the men of war and convoy were much fcat ered, and one fhip of the line was feen far to lecward, with only a foremaft ft.nding, which I bore down to, and found it to be the Menci; all her iron works of the main chaonel gave way, and the maft went by the board, the mizen-maft, and tore-top-mall foon followed; the makes no water, but as carry-of ing 2 fhip in her fate to the Weft Indies wond be lying her by the walls, I have directed Captain Cell to proceed to Plymouth, and fhall endeavour to get this letter on board, though the legs fo high n hoa can get to her. The wind is now northerly, fo that I have a fair profpect of a short paflage." We are happy in having it in our power to inform the public, by the above articic, that Adm ral Hoods fquadron and convoy were collected together and in good order, atcer the gale mentioned: it was the Monarca, and Tot the Princeffa, that returned into Plymouth. The following ccount of Comte d'Eftaing's fquad on may be depended upon, as coming from undoubted authority. When he failed from Cadiz, in company with the Spanish di The fecrecy and difpatch with which this detachment penetrated, prevented any oppofition of confequenes on the part of the enemy; and on the roth and 11th inftant the garrifens Fort Ann and Fort George furrendered prifoners of war. Major Carleton, who has, as well as his detachment, fhewn great zeal and activity in his affair, having uily answered the purpofes for which he was fent, is returned to Crown Point, where he is to remain as long as the feafon will permit the veffels to navigate the lakes, in order to draw the attention of the enemy. The reports, affiduously published upon all occafions by the enemy, of cruelties committed by the Indians, are notoriously fa'fe, and propagated merely to exafperate the ignorant and deinded people. In this late infance, Major Carleton informs me, they behaved with the greatest moderation, and did not ftrip, or in any refpect ufe ill their grifone:s. I enclofe, for your lordship's information, a to the Weft-Indies; they had been twice atlift of the killed, wounded, and pr foners. tacked before this period: I had the good fortune to lofe no men; the fails, mais, and rigging, are cut to pieces. I have great fatisfaction in acknowledging the obligation I am under to the officers of each clafs A party of 100 men and Mohawk Indians croffed Lake Champlain with Major Carleton, to co-operate with Sir John Johnfon, who must be, before this time, upon the Mohawk river; and another party of 200 Canada In- The thip's company, notwithflanding their dians, with their proper officers, under the being young in fervice, and redved in numcommand of Lieutenant Houghton of the 53dber by the lever i Dutch vellels we had manrigiment, marched at the fame time towards ned and fent into port, conducting them.elves Connecticut River. They are returned, having with becoming ipuit and activity. brought away 32 prifoners, without any lofs, I am, &c. although purfued by a fuperior force, of which it is thought many were killed. I every day expect to hear of Sir John Johnfon's fuccefs upon the M hawk River. P. S. 2 Nev. I have kept this letter open in hopes to give your lordship an account of the party which was fent upon the Mohawk River under the command of Sir John Johnfon. The enemy, by means of two Oneida Indians, who defered from Niagara, had received information of an intended attack upon the Mohawk River, and had prepared accordingly, but this did not prevent his fuccefs, though it occafioned him to meet with great oppofition. I have juft received a letter from Sir John, wherein he acquaints me, that he had deftroyed the fettlements of Schohary and Stone Arabia, and laid waste a great extent of country. He had feveral engagements with the enemy, in which he came off victorious. In one of them, near Stone Arabia, he killed a Colonel Browne, a notorious and active rebel, with about too officers and men. I have the pleature to acquaint your lordhip, from Sir John's letter that I have great reafon to hope, that many of the miffing will find their way to Olwego or Niagara, as fome Indians and rangers, well acquaisted with the woods, are with them. I cannot finish with out expreffing to your jordihip the pericet fatisfaction which I have from the zeal, fpirit, and activity, with which Sir John Johafon has conducted this arduous enterprize. From the LONDON GAZETTE. G. K. ELPHINSTONE. 10. On Monday the Right Hon. Gen. Conway arrived in town from Henley, and acr waiting on Lord Amberfl, went down immediately to Portsmouth, to embark for his government of Jerfey. By the lafts accounts from Gibraltar we hear, that the parifon had been relieved by the arrival of tome provifion fhips, which luckily feaped the Spanish thips blockading the harbour. This has been a great reset to them, as the governor was under the neceffity of restiteling his own table to two tref joints of meat a week. Admiralty-Office, Jan. 10, 1781. "Captain Dacres of his majesty's ship Perfeus, and the Fortune floor, arrived on the 7th inft. in the Downt, with the Catherina Wilhelmina, Dutch Eaft-India ship, of 900 tons, from Rotterdam to Batavia, izden with large mails, and other naval ftores, and having on beard one hundred and thirty thoufand dollars in fpccie. "The Perfeus has alfo taking and fint to Portsmouth, the Frendship, a Dutch vellet, laden with fruit. "The Giffin and Rambler cuttes have taken Le General Ville Patoax Freich pri vateer, cauying 12 guns, and 56 men. "And Lieut. Furnival, of the Niable cutter, has taken La Subtille, French privateer, of 14 guns, and 43 men." gh 11. Lutte loh and Ryder who were apprehended at Portimouth, on fufpicion of treason, were bo h examined yesterday at the office of Lord Hillsborough, and their papers underwent a fir & revifi. The guilt of the atter. it is faid, will be made maniteft from the corroborating evi ence of Rongee and his I have the honour to inform the board of wite, from the papers of De la Morte, and his the arrival of his majefty's ftip under my own. He has been enabled, by his fituation, command, and of my having cruized, in com- to communicate all the fets of fignals to the pany with the Edgar and Maidstone, on the enemy which have been used within the war, flation pointed out by my orders; allo that as well as the fighting intructions of the alon the 5h infant, having parted company mirals; the orders tranfmitted from the B ard from the above fhips I fell in with, engaged, of Admiralty for the equipment of ships; the and took, a two deck Chip under Dutch colours, Rate of all the fleet; the deflination of ships after having admonished her commander to and fquadrons appointed to fail; the frengh forrender without eflect. She is the Rotter- of convoys; the inftructions for their voyage; dam, belonging to the States-General, of 50 and, in thort, with all the particulars of the guns, and 3co men, commanded by Mynheer navy by which he enemy might be enabled Volbergen, cleven days from Holland, boundrell, or counteract ou: operations. After an It Three of the above men of war accompanied them from India; the other two met them et the Western lands, where they had been fent to wait their arrival. examination of a confiderable length, they were | Capt. Vandeput, and Hannibal, 50, Capt, delivered again to the cuftody of the meffengers Caldwell. in whole boufes they were before confined. is faid, that no evidence can be brought home agamit Luterlob by his papers. He has ufed the utmost caution in this particular, but what was wanting in this refpect, has been amply fupplied 'n that of M de la Motte. 12. An account has been received of the arrival of 47 of the Leeward Inland fleet, and with this additional circumftance, that two transports only are m fling. Many of thefe fhips were done on Monday and Tuesday at Lloyd's, from 12 to 15 per cent. 25. Yesterday morning, at half past nine o'clock, Lord George Gordon was brought up to the bar of the court of King's Bench, by virtue of a writ of Habeas Corpus, iffued to the Lieutenant-Governor of the Tower. The writ of Hebeas being read, and a return made of it, the court ordered the indiament to be read; previous to which, Lord 15. Undoubted advice is received of Comte George Gorden requested permition of the D'Efiaign's arrival, with the chief of his qua- court, to be heard a few words. dion, in Breft harbour, and that most of his complied with, his Lordship remarked, “That This being fhips are in a very wretched condition. he was aftonished to find, on his arrival at Advice was received from Guernsey on Sa-Wellminfter, that the doors of the Hall were en day, that they had drawn out their milicia, and made every preparation in their power, to give the French a warm recep ion, hould they attempt to land there; that they had fent off all their prizes, but they were not much apprehenfive of a vifit from the French, as they had been fo roughly handled, at Jerley. 16. Admiral Darby received orders to pre pare for tea immediately, and zo hips of the line are ordered to be ready directly, which he is to command for the relief of Gibraltar. Portsmouth, Jan. 16. Two fpies were apprehended in the dock yard, and taken next morning before the commillioners for examination it appears that one of them has been a foldier in the first regiment of Foot Guards, and has ferved in America. Several papers were found in his apartments, which fufficientby confirmed his guilt, and the perfidy of thofe who employed him. They are expected in town every hour. 17. The order went down from the Admisalty-office, to Sir Thomas Pye, naval commander at Portfmouth, for the t.isl of Capt. Sutton, of the Ifis man of war; Sir John Lockhart Rofs is appointed prefident of the court martial. The king has iffued his royal proclamation for a general faft, in England and Wales, on the 21st of February next, and in Scotland the 22d of the fame month. 22. Saturday morning arrived at the Admi ralty an exprefs from Crockhaven, with the agreeable news of the following Eaft India fhips being fate arrived at that place, viz. fhu, and confequently that the people had not free accefs to his trial. He then enumerated the various hardfhips that had attended his fingelar fruation and long confinement: faid, he had fuft red much in confequence thereof by the force of public prejudice: expreffed his fure prize that fuch a vaft number of jurors fhould have been fammoned on his trial, as by this means he was deprived of the ufual benefit of challenging his jury; he had likewife heard that the very judges of the land had been confulted en his cafe; but he hoped the fact would prove, that he had not been thus prejudged. Witneffes; he found, were brought up from Scotland against him; what they were to prove he knew not; nor did he know how he was to bring up witnesses from the fame quarter to confront them, having been informed, that she jurifdiction of the court did not ex end to Scotland. "He understood by the law of the land, that the overt act ought to be fpecially fet forth in the indictment for high treafon; but as no particular charge was fpecified in his, he fhould find himself at a lofs to meet it with fuch evidence as he might otherwise be enabled to produce. Ile hoped however, and trusted that the court, as was cuflomary in fimil.r cafes, would become his counfel in points where he food in nerd of fuch indulgence; adding, that he only wished for a candid and impartial trial." Lord Mansfield having affured his lordship, that he would meet with every indulgence the court could confiftently grant him, the jadićtment was read over, and the clerk of the crown The Hawke, Cotton, from Bombay. Cal-afked the prifoner to plead to it; when his cutta, Thompson; Royal Henry, Dundas; lordthip faid, "Not Guilty." Morfe, late Kent; Wercetter, Cook, and The Attorney General now moved the court Alfred, Brown, from China. General Barker," for the prifoner to be again brought up to Todd; Ganges, Richardfon; Ceres. Snow; the bar of that court on Monday the 5th of Talbot, Hyndman, and Norfolk, Bonham, February, then to be put upon his trial;" from Bengal. They came under convoy of which being made a rule of cou t, his lordship the Rippon, of 60 guns, Armiral Vernon, was remanded back to the Tower, under the Captain B. Marlow; Prothée, 64, Capt. Buck-cuflody of the lieutenant governor, ner; Belleifle, 64, Capt. Barber; Afia, 64. Admi |