Maryland Gazette September 1776

HIS morning four large Dutch mips, lately taken into the tranfport fervice, arrived at Spithead.They will carry from fix to mne hundred tons, and we are informed are to be entirely loaded with provisions from Ireland, lor the uf of the army in North-Amcrk They are to join the fleet in Plymouth.Yefterday an exprels was fent to Cork and Waterford for the (hips loading with provifions at thole ports to hold themfelves in rcadmcfs to fail by the +th of June, to join the fleet the firft fair wind, as they are all Orders are fent down to Woelwich from the board of ordnance, for feveral thouland balls to be made with all txpedition ; a tranfport is lyin* off Woolwich to take the faid bUf> JT8rae thoufands ofboots, waiftcoats, &c.tie.for the Heflians.Older* are fent to Plymouth for a frigate of war to be rot in immediate readinefs for failing 5 (he is to take on board a twelve Months provifions, and is to be provided with dole quarters.'J He nature of the expedition me it coing on is kept fecret.'The packets which are in future to carry difpatches to *.id from America, are to mount from 1 6 to to guns LordBruce, one of the lords of the bedchamber, is anpointtd governor to the prince of Wales, and his brother the bifhop of Ofnaburgh, in the room ef the earl of Holderneffe ; and Dr. Hurd, bifhop of Litchfield and Coventry, is appointed preceptor to their royal highnefles, in the rooijVofthe hKhop-of Cbefter.We hear, that the manner* .governmentintends to employ the convicts is, .in. raifing bailaft in the river for the Trinity-houl'e 5 and that orders are given tor building veflels on a new conftruilion, for the purpole of fccuring them frm cfcnpe when they quit their work; and the pUnUhment on being found on (hore is the fame a a'^ehdV returning from their tranfport-Tlic reifon. of iiYmifling the prince of Wales'* goternor, preceptor, &c. is laid to be a difcovcry tliat they were Itiil connected with Tome of the tefpeChble families, who oppofe {he prelent Jacobite meafu'res of the court; which offended his i.najefty (God blcliltfm) that le took a refolution there mould not be one about hii fon.* The following hand-bill wasi delivered I.ift week to many members of two great aflcinblies.April +, 1776.By aa account of extraordinary, fer.vices incurred and paid by the right bon.Richard higby.^paymafter general ot his majefty's forces, between the 91(1 of March, 177?, and the ill of January, 1776, and not provided for by parliament. .... It appears there was paid, between the jift of-March 1775, and the 7th of January .(-beinglefs than ter\ months) to Thomas Harlsy ami Henry Drumraond, Kf.]ts. to be hy them applied and invelted in th; purjehafing Spanilh and Portugal coin for the ule and fertice of his m.ijefty's forces in.North-America, the Cum of 40$,809!. 58.id. .If the above mm was required for tlie ufe and fer-, vice of a hody of men (never exceeding eight thoufand) !ia the fpace of lefs than ten months, Ivow much fpecie will it be neceflary to (end to North-America in moiuhi, for the ufc and l^rvice of 4.o,*oo men, which ur Scotch miniflers have determined mall be there this .ifummer, to give the cowardly rtbelt a complete craft fThe anlwer it V 45S>15$ Quere, if the above 40,000 men fhomd attempt en-[ttring upon action, whether the cxpence will not enrealtt the abovt fum very confideraiily > Whether any part and how much of the a'>ove Aim.mn be expected ever to reti^rn hither ag.iin, and when ?How long can an annual drain of 1,4.55,155'-^ fptcie laft, without danger of entirely overfettiag our '-ihlic credit fWhether the North-Americans, tailing tlie 1'weets of ich iinirienle wealth flowing into the country, will not :eep.theijifelvts wltolly upon the defenfive, till we are ixhixilhd by expcncc lo as to be ibixcd to yield to their terms > Laft week the "Warren privateer, of Dartmouth, carried in there a fliip-from the Weft-Indies for Newfoundland, laden with fugar and -molaffes; (he w<s commanded by.capt.Cockrai,' ot this town, and owned by Thomas fioylltone, of Boftoa., PROVIDENCE, Aigrf 17..The following is a lift-of the prizes taken by the Diamond, with their cargoes, viz.\ ' Brig Mars, capt.-Hnmraond, from Tertola for Liverpool, 195 bogfheids and 7 barrels of fugar, 13,000 wt. of cotton and 15 tons offuftio; Ship Jane, capt.Korae, from Dominica for Briftol, 30! boglheads of fugar, 38*0 gallons of -oil j-fnow Portland, capt.Bromwell, from Grenada for Lancaitef, 71 hog&eads, i tierce, and 10 barrels of fugar, 700* wt. of coco?, -60,000 wt. of coffee, 31 to gallons of nimj 133 wt. of indigo, and 1950 wt. of cotton; fliip star and Garter, capt.Hamion, from St. Kin's for London, \i 66 hogfheads, 10 tierces, and i( barrels of fugar; and 4.500 gallons of rum ; fliip Friendfhip, capt.Jones, from Grenada for London, 283 hoglheads of fugar, 8600 wt. of cocoa, 1800 wt. of coffee, 4770 gallons of rum, 55 wt. of indigo, and noo wt.f cotton.Total of the cargoes : 1*13 bogihcads 11 tierces and 33 barrels of fugar, 15,600 wt. of cocoa, (1,900 wt. of coffee, 11,380 galluus of rum, (15 wt. of indigo, 17,750 wt. of cocoa, 25 tons cf Juftic, and 8,800 gallons of oil.ters from the Brunfwickers had come in, who fay that many more came off with them.On Wednefday night, about ten o'clock, we had a 'violent ftorm from the north-eaft, which lafted about two hours, attended with almoft inccfTmt thunder and lightning.Mr. Ottinger, of Springfield, about 1 ten 'reilos northsvard of this city, had a large barn, marty ftacks of hay, and corn in fh'eaf, fet on.fire by the lightning, and entirely confumed, . . Sx'.raB oJ m Ittter Jrem19. ,'.' " An officer, who went on.a^reco.ihoitre to St. John'* anJ Cliamblec, fell in with a regular officer on'horc.' back alone, on ths road between La Praire and Stv John'.',fiimnioncd liim to furrender himfelf pritbner, hut clapping (purs to his horfe rode off, the officer tired at-and mot him.It turns out to be a general Gordon.". The above letter was received fince Carleton's orders were fivll publifbeJ by order of congrels.. NEWPORT,14.

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