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YrAR.)^ f *¥*H E/.r A R V L A'•11G A Z ETTE.THRSDAY,Atf GwwU8TI9*7?5MADRID, Af^jr 13.KF.Y write from Barcelona. that a convoy of 150 (hips, laden with all kinds ot mili-' tary It ores and provifions, had taken on bo »rd ths 9th of this month, a Hody of ,oco men , that this convoy, ^omnundedcener I at d governor offame day tor arthaena where it is to join the other convoy from /errol, lt;adiZ, See. on board ot which are embarkd -01 ir.en, making in the whole a body of 14 000.— helc letters add, that this armament will fail to fome■ort in * ftica; iome think t ort Larfio, otlurs mentionJort Argel ; and th* command in thief ot the grand sxpt ditio.- will be given to M. de Tevellas or to tne tount de O’itey li, boih lieutenant gentrals.4 hey wiite from arthagem that among the (hipping taken up for the (crvkeofhis atholit majefty. they r kon tlt; ur utvh, and upwa ds ot fixty r rench, who ta.i or» u s to hoilt panifli colours knm l n6lifli, anu a great umoer ot itadan and panifh veffeisL O N I) b K, June a.A letter from I ofd Fer y to his f ther is arrived at Koithu'! erlsnd houfe containing an account of the (Virmifh in America. It is I id not to differ material y *iom the accounts already r ublifhed.■j,.n . ome of the lord, of th- admiralty, it it faid,an fent tor by exprefs. to come immediately to town onvery URtnt bufinefs. ^: very breaft that i« not defiitute of humanity, mufth de ply aif £bd tor the diftrtflrd inhabitants off oftonin mineral, p: rticu.arly tie women and children; the inro ent and the tuilty, the nartiiaas and the neutral.Iown the minifbryirto coniufion ; iome beg in to look towards Wr 'othei -, thinking the ins will foon be turned to outs. .,t,. his day, after the levee is over, a council isfu»r td to meet at t. ames’sj faid to • e on the laft t\ .cko- from metita, ’ ranee, and fel nd ..ev rai of th great officers of (hite attended his ma-ie'1*/ at Kew y-fterday. , ... . «t ot ct the mmiftry w-s laft undly, givi g his r ' cr an airouat of w at iiftenigence ne bad g.eai.ed ♦n 1,1s daily p unbulatibn relative to the Americans, 111 whi h, having often otcalion to make mention o them, was feveral times interrupted by hit-matter. as follows 1 •« vv henever and wherever you have octafion to mat e mention of thefe fcoundrels| altrays dfctmguifh them by the word tSe rebels not the Americans’* *It is a deteim'nation, we hear, that If the next accounts from * rica are not mort favourable than the laft, pref. warrants wi l be ffued immediately.A con n rcial correfpondent h ri obliged us with the feveral quantities of wheat and fl ur imported at rif-•ol from the following provinces, fiom th* rft of anu. ary, 1773, to ths 17th of tuli laft.barrels ot hour* buffi. of wheat.From Nsw-York 3511 7* ,l*Maryland 7594 §»*•*•Philadelphia I04J 35-9*7Virginia»»5»*35ai,4*4n .tita” ” x 4cuppuic nv* bulht * ot wheat goes to a barrc. -- —which being added to the fum total of the wheat, makesbumat so bufhels pev acre, and the value ot to* lansc at 5 s. per bufficl amounts to (8,470 k *0 ••. Th* bread, rye, rice, and Indian corn, areommittcd and liktwile wheat,barley, and oats imported from s.olland, Germany,andIreland, at Hriftol. ,l uring the aboveffiid period, twenty (hips werechared out from hriftol (or Worth-Amcrica, with nothing but ballaft, vie.For New-York, *— 7Maryland —■ ■« 1 --* JPhiladelphia - 3Virginia 3South-Carolina ■« .....— 3North-Carolina ■ asoN. B. The quantity of American provifioas imported at Briftol, is (carce a fourth of what is imported at (ondon, Liverpool, Lancafter, and throughout the other parts of Ingland ; «nd therofore when the nonexportation agreement irorti America takes jlace with th* prefent lcarcity, and almoft dearth of our own this year, a fanftne may be dreaded bebeforeinr, if the prefent American uflv fettled.June by the lateft advices, we learn the Virgini-troops are colleif ing, in order to form a relpectablearmy ready to march as occafionT he Pennfylvanians are certainly embodypedinp a vifit from generalbut his motions are cut off,(fterday thOre was a levee at bt. James’s, at which North, the fccretaAes of date,retades of (late, lord Gower, lord Barrington, c. were prefent; prince N axarino, the Spanilh ambeftador, and all the other foreign nmnfters retired a quarter after two, which was foon after lord Bochferd returned with a -bundle of papers, which hewent for from 8t. James’s himfelf.An evening paper fays, fome difpatches of a very important nature are preparing to be fent to the eourt of Copenhagen. They are to be carried by a peilen ofJune 10. botwith^anding the fecrecy with which matters are conr uaed, it is fai. an expfel's was leht cff on Wednefday lalt 10 general *'j ge containing fomepropofals Urates.which he is to offer imm duteiy to the de-If the above proportions (h uld not be accepted, (whi h the miniftry are in print cxpei'.U;on will) it isa determined point in the ca'inet to.^ke anarmy ofi^,*eo foreign troops into the p ty of tii'eat- main, which will be lent to T*o on immediate y.hey write from JPunkirk, thtt upvards of two hundred ritifh artificers, with their wive and families, arrived here in vefi ,s (Tipce January la 1, to leak em-p.oyment in the m nui .ftories of r rumt.n letter from eriin fays, it is ccrt in that the He reditary prince of f?runlt;wic. has enteied into the king of i ruffia’s fervice, with the rank of general of loot.Extra7 9J a Utter f*m the Hague.'kFrom the many warlike preparati ns now making hy the emperor ot Germany, and the king of ruliu, b- tween whom there is the ftriiteft unity and alliance, it is imagined that they will fhortly put in force ttieirfavoiu' -* - .... .^ - ' 1 -*government m c»crmany, aitwo formidable monarchies.1 *, tvUvu iu«i uity win 1111/vii y uui 111 »vi auvssite fcheme of snnihilating th* a.. ilt; nt fvft.rr cf1 meat in Germany, and eitabulh out cf its rums»»• I\ •Extr.td tf a letter from Dantziek.he king of Vruflia dfopt ?n tXprediort lately which has occafiontd infinite (peculation here. n a pnbli converiation he obferv d, “ the emperor Is very y oung, and am very old; y» t the time may notir diftant when he antf I may divide Ceimany nt tween us.” I his txpreffion was uttered with an ai: feemi gly cifelels; but thofe who know in what man ner the king of Fruffia fpcaks hi* mt*d, will not for gif it,Extrad ef a uter from Gibrm t» , May 1$.“it five this morning, four pam(h (hips of th' line, commanded by a rear ldmiral, nute frigates, (lt; veral xebeques, and 1O0 (ail of tmxlpiirts, w, re (eel to pals the (freights from adix bou..d to t'.arthagena.Miniftry have at length received advices from • me. tica, and m the Gazette of . aturday evcniag, the fub-ttam t of thole advices was relate in the followihg man-tier.' oadon f aiette. (IVhheka'!,) lunt to. *7y lieut. unn, of the navy arrived this morning at lord Dartmouth's and has brought letters from General l age, lord 1’ercy, and Heut. col. Smitn, containing the following particulars of what pafled on the ipth «t , pril laft, between a detachment ot the king’s troops 111 the provin e of Maffachufetts Bay, and leveral partiesof rebel provincials, viz.Gen Gage having re. eiZcd intelligence of a large quantity of military llohe' being 1 alleged It voncotu, tor the avowe : purpofe of (applying a body of ttoopi to act in oppolitiott to hit ivia;efty’s government, dctaclied 0(1 the ilth of April at night, the grenadiers of his army and t e light infantry, under tht command of li ut. col. Smith, of the 10th rcgimeitt. arid major . itc-a me of the inarines. with orders to deftroy the laid ftores; and the nwt morning eight companies of the fourth, the lame number of the sjd and 49th, and fome marines inarched under the Omnund ot xdrd Percy to lupport the o-ther detachment. ,ikiitenant colonel ’mith finding, after he had ad-^an ed Iome miles oh his march, that the country had been alarmed by the firing of guns and ringing of bells, Hifpatched fix ompitnies of light infantry, in order to fecure two bridges on different roads beyond Llncurd, who upon their arrival at Lex n toii, found a body of the country pebple drawn up under arms on a green, clof to the road ; a»J upon the king’s troops marching up to them in order to enquire the rcaion ot their being fo aflembled, they Went off in great confufion, and feveral guns were ftred upon the k ng's troops from ba-kind a (tone wall, and alto from the meeting houie and other houles by whi h one man was wounded, and major Fitcairne'l horfe fhot in two pla.es. In con e-quence of thMt attack by the rebels, the troops returned tbe fire, and killed leveral of them , after which the detat hment marched on to Concord, without any thing:y effefted the purpole for knOcked off the trunnionsof three pieces of iron ordnance, bhrnt (ome new gun Carriages, arid a great number of carriage wheels, and thrown into the river a confider bli quantity of flour, gunpowder, mufltet balls, and other articles. W hilft this fervice was perforn ing, great numbers ot the rebels aflembled in many parts, and a confiderabie body ofthem attacked the light infantry polled at one of the bridges, on which ah attion enlrii _______. a*dkilled and wounded.:Ke ttoops£ditches, trees, and otl tt ambuihcs j but the brigade under the command of lord i trey having joined inemat 1 exinrton, with two pieces of cannon, the rebels were for a while di perletl; but a» looa as the troops reiumed their march, they began to fire upon thei“I J. I I • i ll______^11-. J l.rvsW AA *4 n #1 L tin 1'from behind ftone walls and houles and kept up inlindioik who is to demand an explicit antwer; snd laid Co be in confequilice of the late unfortunatesen’s laft rcqueft rcipetfing the care of her children.that manner a Icattrring fire during the whole of th*»r inarch of fifteen milt*, by which means leveral were ki'led and wounded ; and (u h was the cruelty and bar-barity of the rebels, that they lcalped and cut off the ears of fome of the weunded men, who fell into theirh 'ad*- ’ . ,It is not known what numbers of the rebels were killed and wounded, but it is luppolcd that their loiswas confidorable. , , , • . ,General Gage fays that too much prsule cannot be* A iremarkable. / » ‘114111, 1IIU llldiurkit airn did .vfcry thing th-.t med lould do, as did a 1 the officer, m general; ,nd t.lli the men behaved withtheir u.uai intrep dity.f.uik and file, killed, wouiidc aiad taken prifonc s, otx the i^th ot pril, i7*j, in the einn. war toeusu need mfuppon 0/ the u,u at oh oi Va Stamen!.6t the kin.r,i own re«lrn^t—• if nt. Krtight,killed; lietit, Gou.d, Wounded and prifonrri t”e* ferjeaiits an I Oric »!j;am wou* le 1; fiVe rink and me killed, twrnty-onfe wounded and eight miflm .(ifth re intent—Litdt. homas aker, Kiit. •William ox Mcut. hoinis jawk'h.w, wiuhied, ri/e ran- And fil ktfletl; flitteeil woUtu.4 , a*,d one *iii.,.n#. «nth r gi ient- - .icut. co.. ruiuis mith, ci »t.I aw.eftce 1 arfons, and lieut. Wald Kel y, kiJ e I; ;i-fign Jerc iah • efter, wounded lt;The rank and li fc xiu:d, t ii teen w.iunded, and one inilfidg.wenty-t'.iiid rlt;* i nerit— -5 i ut. Col ’ (try ernard wounded J four ranlt; and file killed; ,w oty fifc Wound' d, an.l fix miflingt hnty eighth 1 g m nt -L li i Willi, m utherland W Hind.U; one irij..nt wbUu t, ; fou* rank and file kl'd; nevtn Wourioe .orty-third regi ’ent • I ieut. Hull wounded and-f jner , 4 rank an file kill dj ivtwoun e .; two m... ;ror y-(evenrbrer.i ient — i-ut. • ot.al 1 *. loue. denfigri Henry Maid win wourtJcd; one fer grant woun.. , five 1 arik and fi,e killed; twenty 0,1 wounded Fifty-iccond regiment-- 1 i.e lerjem t mid.ri 1: t rfft rank and file kined ( two Wound- dFifty nintb r gimeiit — J hiu r ink and file k-he i t three wounded. , *Marines—.( apt. Fouter and iccond lie.iten nt M I hald wouQded; fecondtuu. uant Ifaac * ter mi mu • t one fcrjeant killed, t#o wai'udt , line millin' ; re drummer ki.led; twen y five rau an.’ fi.fc ki le.., t: it . fix wounded, five miifnig. •l etal. fin' .ieut co.. killed — wo ’-e -fnant :o-rieis wou de !-•• i’wt ciptnns wounded-— ins lieut** nanm wound'd-—one .icutmant un.ig. wo ,,fi;ug wounded-.-* ne e j an killed, four W *i.» cU tw» mifii.ig -- One di d arner killed, one wou de l— lt;..1 -two raiik and fiie iiied, one hundred kau rirty-1. ,ea wounded, twenty-four milling.. M. . ieut iiaic Pot.er reported to be waunJe! andtaken pri loner.0-S^d) THOM A. GAGS.NfcW-YOP K, Augufl in.Fa*’ ‘undiy an exprefs arrived from uffo k county, 00 1 ong- lia.id, with infor nation tl at a number f tranipurts, with a conlid a e bddy of troops, from / ofton under convoy of live (hi g ot war, had appeared off .V.ontock point; that an f. c r ianded, andpur hafe a number f t* t* an 1 (he“p, fufed. he pari ulr3of thepr c 1111 jin onfequence of this demand mult be dckucd, tnl more authentic accounts are receive!. We hear thit the officers of the county mi-ith marched a L rge body of men to the place of their landing; and 01 urlday la major g neral Woo er, with the on.. £fi ut forces, ictt their entcampment at Harlae-n, c.oiled the Ealt river, *t Hoorn's Hook, an ( martked with exp«-dition to a£l in concert with the militia.On , net.fay a fe«.ond exprefs arrived in town from long iftand; and informs us that thirteen men of warB _ a -d — ft * - ▲ x- ft • — t 1 m m * •!' Band tranfports were lying at in.nor in ' lt;yiter v near ' •aruiners id and but had not lari led anymen at four o'clock on vjonday afternoon wh~n the hxprets came awayCamb 1-ge,1.1. »lt;| tl «4Qf—ports failed from oofton, un-ter onvoy of u man ot wjr, iome time ago, for the ka . ward of Ca'co ay, tor f o-rage; that they lam ed a number of *rn for the purpofe;—that wnile the men fr m tne thips were landed, a number of men from t e fhorc ooflf fT-d tbemrrives of j of the ftups made the Teamen and I-1 ’i.rs 1 r .on rs and fecureuthe ihipsout of the rea ti u. ..ie neaoi war’PHILADELPHIA.' Ext rad a letter from Cambridge, dt ted uly 31.“ 1 aft Friday we were iaformod by our out centries at the foot ot funker's hill that the enemy had cutdown leveral large trees, and w U nig t inthrowing up a line and ab latis in r nr of it.—- n the evening orders were given to ttu Y ik county rifle company to march down to our a vanned pi ft on C harleltown Neck, to endeavour t» furiound th-* enn-my’s advanced .uard and to bri ig of fo n«; orifoners,m 1thrcompany divided, and exe u‘ed th'i; p lowing manner i (apt.in D lt;w lilt;\ witnoff to the right of Hu ik.-r’ - il, an 1 cr eping m t irhands and kmcs got into 1.1 »lt; ar of the enemy's centries, without being di(. over d ; the oth.r aiv.non of 40 iqen un ier li»ut. Miil^r were equ »lj uc - st'ul in getting behind the cemu-s On the lift a d wtie within a tew yards of joining tue d v.fi^n on h ri„ht, when a party of regulars ca ne do am the hi., ro e ec their guard, and cfofleil oar ri ie men uuder cant fjowdlc as they were tying on t.te gr.-und 111 an ndiaa file. he regulars wci« within so vaf s o« oui r fie. men before th y (aw acm and immediatey hi d. T he rifle-men returned the lajute, ki.l*d ftverai, t.;d brought off two prilon«rs and then mulkets with inf lo-s of corpora), 1 reufe w- o is fuonoied to be «u.u-d,he has hot bcetwhcard of fince affair. % ,i
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Annapolis Maryland Gazette
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1775
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