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X. This article cannot be consented to, it is entirely under the civil cognizance.

XI. Hofpitals fhall be furnished for the lack and wounded; they fhall be attended by their own furgeons on their parole, and thall be fupplied with the medicines and provifions of the American hofpitals.

XI. The magazines of the hofpital, which are at present at York and Gloucetter, fhall be given up for ufe of the fick and wounded English. Passports shall be granted for pro. curing them other provisions from New York, as their occafions require. Hofpitals will be fupplied for the fick and wounded of the two garrifons.

Xil. Waggons fhall be fupplied to convey the baggage of the officers who flay with the foldiers and furgeons, while they are on their march to take care of the wounded.

XII. Waggons, if poffible, fhall be fupplied.

XIII. The ships and boats in the two ports, with all their provisions, guns, and rigging, fhall be delivered, in their prefent condition, to a naval officer, who shall be appointed for the purpose. They fhall previously land the property of private individuals, who shall have put them on board during the fiege.

XIV. No Article of the Capitulation fhall be violated under pretence of reprisals; and if it fhould contain any doubtful expreffion, it Chall be interpreted according to the ordinary fense and tenor of words.-Granted. Given at York, in Virginia, Oct. 19, 1781. (Signed)

CORNWALLIS, F. SYMMONDS.

Tranflated literally from the original, in the hands of general Washington.

(Signed)

LE COMTE DE ROCHAMBEAU.

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confiderable way a-head, and upon our e bow, forming in order of battle, upon which I made a fignal for the line but having a profpect of paffing between the enemy's hips of war and and a great part of their convoy, I continued a preffing fail with a view of cutting them off, and fucceeded in part; feve ral ftruck to us; the exact number I cannot acquaint you with, (and am apprehenúve that fome which struck were not taken, poffeffion of, the evening coming on, and it blowing fresh with thick weather,) £7 crouding fail to effect this, several of our ships were far aftern, fo that to form a line proper for action, would have been impoffible to effect it before dark; I therefore tacked to join the fternmoft hips, at the fame time making the fignal for the order of failing, to get the fquadron connected, after which I put upon the fame tack with the enemy. At day-light the next day we faw them to leeward, upon which I formed the line; but perceiving their force so much fuperior to my fquadron, I did not think it adviseable to hazard an action.

Inclofed you have a lik of their force, which all the officers (prifoners) that I have spoke with agree in, and which correfpends, as to number and force of the ships, with the Victory's and reconnoitring thips obfarvations.

As foon as I can collect the prizes together, I shall fend them in, under the protection of tome ships of the fquadron.

Lift of the line of battle ships with the French
Convoy.
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Le Royal Louis
Le Terrible
La Couronne

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R. KEMPENFELT.

Le Triomphante
Le Pegafe
Le Magnifique

Victory at Sea, Dec. 14, 1781. L'AQ

Le Dauphin Royal 70

N. B. Rear admiral Kempenfelt's fqar

You will please to acquaint my lords commiffioners of the Admiralty, that, the 12th inftant, foon after day-light, Ufhant then bearing N. 61. Eaft, distance 53 leagues, the frigate looking out to windward made figualdron confifted of twelve fall of the line, for fecing a fleet in the S. E.. the wind then ene fhip of 50 guns, four frigates, and out in that quarter, upon which I made fignal firethip. for the two-decked fhips and frigates to chace, and crowded fail in the Victory.

At nine o'clock we could perceive they were fteering large to the weftward; at half paft ten obferved feveral fhips of the line a

Sir Richard Pearfon relates that the cap tured fhips are chiefly laden with artillery and ordnance ftores, and have on board between 900 and 1000 troops.

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OR,

The ADVENTURES of ELLA
WORTHY.

I

A NOVEL.

In a Series of Letters.

By a LADY.

(Continued from Page 621.) LETTER XXXIV. Lady BAB HARDWICK, to ELLA.

mifed not length of days, you would find, in a husband, a protector and guardian for your youth; a defence against the fhafts of envy, and a tender foother for your lonely hours.

You are not to be told, that you are inexpreffibly lovely (the voice of adulation must have long fince whispered it); nor can you be infenfible of the dangers which attend on beauty unprotected, that confideration alone was fufficient to balance me on the fide of matrimony. I knew not a perfon capable of fupplying to you thofe maternal cares you now find in Mrs. Afkew; many might have will, but few, like her, the ability of conducting inexperienced youth through the temptations which furround it; and greatly as I am attached to you, even mine, 1 am fenfible, would prove a miserable fubftitute.

Thank you, my dear, good girl, for the confidence you place in me; and, however incapable of giving you advice in an affair of fo much moment, affure you, that you have my fincereft wishes for your welfare: like Mra. Askew, I could not help anticipating, in idea, the advantages you would derive in an union with the Your arguments difplay a delicacy clergyman. The ftate of independ- of fentiment, that renders you, if pofence, in which providence has placed fible, more worthy of my friendship; him, and the amiable character fhe yet what can I fay to you? how ad. had given him, prefented it to my vife, where advice is fo little wantimagination as the moft eligible fettle-ing? Your benefactress, you are fenment that could offer for my Ella. fible, my dear, is all goodness and Think not, my dear, that l'entertain- confideration: yourself all purity and ed a notion that you would be more in-truth; what then remains but to deal dependent for being married, or that ingenuously, as you have done by me, your happiness would be much in-and leave the event to her indulgence creafed; but I confidered, that it and difcretion? But before you do fo. might be more durable, that as the take care, my dearest girl, to exami

carefully your heart: your repug- run of men, had he not been drawn, nance to matrimony may, perhaps, I may fay, into the commiffion of arife from fome prior attachment form- numberlefs follies by the absurd proed in your childish days, and, if fo, penfity of his wife, who, though the I can only be eradicated by a worthy Tuffers extremely for her ill conduct, choice. Under fuch circumftances will not, I am afraid, make a proper who fo deferving the transfer of your ufe of the mortifications with which affections, as the youth propofed? At the is defervedly punished. Being prefent I'll urge you no farther on almoft deftitute of the neceffaries, as the fubject, but hope you will, in well as the conveniences of life, the your next, be more explicit; for, af- has brought down her two children to fure yourself, my Ella, that in every partake of Mr. Mancel's hospitality; ftate of life you will find the molt un-but I believe, that every creature in alterable friend in your fincere

THE

A

B. HARDWICK,

(To be continued.)

MATRON.
By Mr. GREY.

NUMBER CIV.

the family will join with me in withing she had staid away, as she has already very much disturbed the pleafure of our fociety: our domeftic barmony is confiderably interrupted by the behaviour of her children, whom The has trained up in fo injudicious a manner, that they are not only troublefone to every body near them, but rendered unhappy themfelves, by the most indifcreet indulgences: indulgences which injure their health, and fpoil their temper: they allo tend to corrupt their morals to fuch a degree, that Mrs. Mantel will not, I dare fay, fuffer them to affociate with her little ones, when they are arrived at an age to take notice of

S this is the feafon for our ufual family meetings, I have received the moft préfing invitations both from my fon and Mr. Mancel, to spend the Christmas with them: this invitation was alfo extended to the Dawfons, who have, I believe, for the left twelve months, found it fo difficult to procure a decent fubfift-things and manners, left they thould ence, that the and her children ac- catch fome bad habits, not to be eafcepted of Mr. Mancel's friendly of ly got rid of. I know not, indeed, fer; but Mr. Dawfon, who has a lit- any thing more to be confidered, than the employment to engage his atten- the affociation between good and bad tion, defired to be excufed, as he children in their tender years: the could not leave London without neg-former are too apt to acquire the ill lecting his bufinefs. This may be partly true, but I do not believe it is wholly the truth: I rather think that ftriking difference between his family and Mr. Mancel's, and the confcioufnefs of having increased his embarraffments by an improper connection, made him afhamed of appearing with a man who is fo oppofite a character, a man who is an honour to his own family, and to thofe with whom he is himself united; a man the belt of husbands, fathers, mafters, and neighbours.-Poor Dawfon, how-made mifchievous by education, or,

ever, is really to be pitied, as well as condemned; for he would have been, 1 imagine, better than the common

qualities of the latter; but the latter, on the other hand, are feldom much improved by the most intimate connections with the former: so much more prone are we, from our cradles, to learn wrong habits rather than right ones; and there are not a few children fo expert at mischief, fo that it is highly neceffary to keep a perpetual watch over them, to prevent their injuring themfelves or thofe about them. Of this kind are the little Dawfons; but they have been

to speak more properly, by the want of education, they are certainly, however, very teazing, and if they

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