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- — — * CHARLESTOWN, Oflober 16.YESTERDAY arrived here, after a paflage of Tz ■ weeks from Torbay, a fleet of 22 fail, 10 of which I are victuallers, two ordnance {lore (hips, and the reft mcr« ,-chantmcn, under convoy of his Majefty’s {hip Camel, Capt. Pakcnham. On the 5th iuft. in lat. 29. Ion.'62.; they parted from a fleet of 61 fail of victuallers and merchantmen, bound to New-York, under the protection 0# -H.-h.ia Majcity’s fliip Centurion, Capt. Clayton. Twovcfleli 1 parted,from the fleet a few days ago for St. Auguftine. ' In the fleet Ctimr paflenger? rhe Hon. Thomas Knot _JGurdon, Chief Juftice of this province; the Hon. Jutfice Savage ; ©apt. Frobart Howarth, poverwor of Fort John* fo-u^ Ceorgp Roupcll, F.fq. Deputy Poftniafter General of the Southern HiftriCl of North America \ James John-“Ron, Efq. Ckrk of the Crown and Picas; the Rev. A-lexander Hcwat, and fuwdry other gentlemen.OFl. 18.- By the lateft information from the country we learn, that the Rebel army has been fo much reduced of lat'* by ficknefs and defertion as to occafion Gen. Gieen to cail in all iris dut-pofts for his greater fecurity.Oct. Laft Sunday afxrnoon a ^rarty of mounted iw Rebels furprized funjj^gentlemen at the Qunrterhoufe, and carried them off prifonefa; their ftay there was of very fhort duration, but the hurry and trepidation they were in mull have been vcrv great, as they left the (tables unfearched, and a number If horfcs that were gralftg in a Ik Id adjoining unmolefted. # .Edward Savage, Efcp is appointed Judge of his Majef* ty’* Court of Vice Admiralty in this province. We heaf .that the Court will fooil fit.
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Savannah Royal Georgia Gazette
Savannah, Georgia, US
Thu, Nov 01, 1781
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