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BOSTON, Mirch 15. Since our lad arrived at a fafe port a brigantine, find a copper bo tomed fhip, the latter 300 tons burthen, mounting iS carriage guns, bound from Charles Town, South Carolina, to Jamaica: Their cargo confined of rice, naval ftores, and lumber, captured by fhip Rhodes. Alfo a floop, prifce to the bri gantine Captain. Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman at New Port, Kted March 7, 1781. Hi? Excellency neral Wafhington arrived yefterday in the forenoon, on board the Admiral when gener.nl Rochambeair met him After fpendiug an hour or two on board, he landed about one o'clock at the Long Wharf.

Prior to this, tt troops were turned out The General marched through them to Count Rochambeau's quarters; when a dinner was provided It would have afforded you the highefl pleafure, to have teen with what fatisfattion and joy he was noticed, by every officer and private in the French line as he walked After he arrived at general Rochambeau's quarters, and before dinner the officers of the feveral corps eame and paid him their refpefis The town ran together, to devife a mode, in which they might evidence thtir joy on the occafion To illuminate the town, was tht refult of their meeting: At dirk the candies were lighted. Ringing the bells, and every demon ft rat ion of joy, marked the evening. About ten, the General, a large number of 'officers and inhabitants of the town, fupped'with baron Vio and about eleven he retired to his quarters." CHATHAM, (New Jerfey,) March il. Laft Wednefdsy nignt a party of refugees from Sra ten'Ifland, was over at Rahway, plunderingand kidnapping every one they came acrofs. They carried off, we hear, near a dozen of the inhabitants RICHMON March 24.

By an officer from camp near Portfmouth, we are informed that there has been a fkirmifh, in which we killed 4 men and took 7 prifoners, with the lofs of about 4 or 5 wounded. Laft Wednefday evening arrived in York river, the brig Thetis, captain Saunders, from Port au Prince who affirms, that all Dutch property in Jamaica was confifcated. From The ROYAL GAZETTE Extraordinary NEW YORK, Monday, March 16, 1781. Lad Sunday night arrived here Mr. Gllgey, mid ftiipmao of his majefty's (hip Royal Oak, difpatched exprefs by Vice Admiral Arbuthnot.

The following is an account of an aftion fought on the 16 th, between the Britilh and French fquadrons off the Chefapeak. Royal Oak, Lynhaven'Bay, March 21, 1781. Friday the 16th inftant, at fix A. M. the Iris made the fignal for difcovering five ftrange fail to the N.

N. E. and foon affer hailed the admiral that they were large Chips ftanJing for the capes of Virginia, and fuppofed.to be diftant about three miles, the admiral immedistely concluded it muft be the enemy he was in fearch of, and accordingly prepared the fquadron for battle, by forming the line a head to the wind, which was then frfh, andy proceeding on' with a prefs of (ail in thechace at this time Cape Henry bore S. XV. by W.

diftan about fourteen leagues, wind at weft, the French bearing from us N. N. E. the weather fo haxy as forcely to be able to difcern the length of the Britifh line at a quarter after eight the wind veered to W. by W.

which gave the ene my the advantage of the weather gage. About this time feveral of the (hips were difcovered to windward endeavouring to form a line twenty five minutes after eight the Guadeloupe ranged up under our lee, bringing the fame intelligence with that already given by the Iris thirty five minutes after eight, the admiral directed the Iris by fignal to make fail a head and keep fight of the French fleet the Britifh line was by this time conipleatly formed, fleering clofe hauled on the larboard tack. "At twenty minutes after nine, theheadmo of the French (hips tacked as did the reft in fucceflion, and formed the line on the flarboar tack thirty five minutes after nine wind bein very fqunlly, the admiral formed the line a head two "cables length afunder. At a quarter after ten, the admiral made the fignal for the fquadron to tack, the headmoft and weather tnoft firft, and gain the wind of the enemy at 1 quarter after eleven the headmoft of the French line tacked, but one of them having miffed ftays, the reft wore and formed the line on the larboard tack at forty minutes after eleven the admiral again formed his line at a cables length afunder. At twelve o'clock there being a profpeft of the Van of the Britifh line reaching the enemy, the whole of the Britifh line tacked by fignil at ons M.

the French fquadron being alfo in a line a head of eight two deckers, bore E. by S. the. Britifh line lofe haul td fleering E.S. E.

windrat IT. E. At. thirty minutes I after one, the eoemy being appreheniive of the danger and inconvenience of engaging to windward from the very high fei that was running, were and formed their, line to leewatd of the Britilh line, at two o'clock the Britifh fquadron wore the line, and in a fe minutes the Robu ft, which hd he fleet in the mod gallant and officer like manner, was. warmly engaged with the Van of the enemy, the fhip, in Van and Center of the lin were ah engaged by naif paft tw, ami, by three the French line was broke, pirt of their lhips began loon after to wear, and to form their line again, with their beads to the S.

Eu. At twenty minutes after thrre we wore, and flood after them, but the Robu ft, Prudent and Europe which from the marker of te enemy's tnaagng, had here the brunt of theaftion7 were fo entirely dfabled as to be uicapxfjle of and fecuring the trophies of the viftory they hid already gined. At ha after 4, a thick fo wuich arofe, intercepted the fight of the enemy fiom our view, the Medea oined us, foon after winch we were direcitd to pro ceed and obferve the root of the cnecny, hiTe the TrfViKrYin Avsm rl i Cjnt Britifh fquadron proceeded to tfee Chefapcak, in lnteJllgCnC iiom mC OOUCnV.Tard, hope of intercepting them, mould they attempt to eet in there. At feven o'clock we brought to, to put the difa bled (hips in a fituation to execute thefe intentions. Next morning we made fa ir, and the fameeven ing the whole fquadron anchored in Lynhaven Bay The of the enemy wrt directed againft brigadier general Arnold in Virginia; they had 2000 troops on board for the purpofe.

They were then to march in a body, to aft in co opfrarion with the rebels againft lord Cornwallis in North Carolina. La Fayette has 2000 continentals to crofs from Annapolis, which are blocked up there by hismajeily's fhps Hope and general Monk. The rebel general Nelfon is at Williamfburgh with 1000 of the militia their whoU plan is now totally difconcerted we have ever fince the aclion worked day and night in repairing our damaged hips, which will be finifhed this evening, and wefail in the raorniqg in purfuit of the Frencn fleet: all our frigates are out reconnoitering General Arnold and colonel Simcoe cainedown by landr and have been on board to fee the admiral, they are in great fpirits, and confidtr themfelves in perfeU fecurity againft all the rebel force that can be brought againft them. Return of the killed and wounded. 1 lieutenant 2 midfhipmen, and 40 feamen, killed, aud abou fco wounded in aJ VT PTarch 10.

On Wednefday laft arrived in our offing, a fleet of about 16 fail from South Carolina, under convoy of one of his majeftyV fhips of war; only one of this fleet, viz the Profperity, captain Cafle, is arrived in fown. Three days previous to their failing, a fleet fai.l to confift of 3 fail of with a fine body of troop, a large train of the royal artillery, florefhipsr victuallers and merchant veftels arrived at that port from Corke. They failed under convoy of his maiefty's fhip AfTurance, captain dimming, and the Ranger frigate, but the latter w3 difmafted, and returned to refit at Corke. March 2.1. The laft accounts from Canada inform us, thata bodyof rebels, from 456 to 500.

having marched from the Illinois with a cefign of attack ing the Britifh poft at le Detroit, (in which they were Favoured by a number of the difntfefted ih that fettle ment, who had.coucealed 500 ftand of arms to afiift them in the defcent) were intercepted by a body of troops, militia and Indians, and every mm of them put to death. Their etefted confeder at Detroit were lent down under guard to CHARLES fSouth Carolina,) Marches. On.Tuefday and Wednefday laft, the following German troops landed here, viz. captains RnrF and Weifs, with recruits fronri" the duke of Brunfwick captain Thoma, with recruits from Heffe Hanau 'firft lieutenant Yarisr, with recruits from Anhalt Zerbft all which recruits, together with three Hefllan regi aents, De Bofe, De Huyn, and Diffurth, under the command of the general of his ferene highnefs De Bofe, are to do duty in this place till further orders." Extract of a letter from Baffettrre, St. Chriftophers, dated the 30th of January, .17 Our fleet arrived from London on the 27th inftant.

The convoy was 8 faif of the line and two frigates, which have joined admiral Rodney, whofe fleet now confiftsof 11 faihoflheline, iS of them coppered, and 10 frigates. The following is their difpolitiou 7 fail of the line under fir Samuel Hood, block up Port Royal, in Martinique, where the French have 4 line of battle fhips, 2 fifty gun fhips and one of 40; the other 15 fail are wth fir George Podny, having on board 3000 troops, the objeft of whofe deftenatron perfectly fecret. The frigates are ifperfed amongft the ifland." BASSETERRE fSt. ChriftooSer Tan On Tuefdav laft arrived here the followinc tiriater fhips, Stag, captain John Cary Regulator, captain Ja resWalcot; and Mercury, ciptain Crai. Tiiey fell in with ten ail of veftels from Gaudaloupe for St.

Thomas's, convoyed by a Danifh frigate, Bornholm, of 36 guns and 200 men fhe ft ruck to the privateers after ring four gunk; thty permitted the frigate to depart, but conveyed the ten veifel which were under her convoy fafe to an anchor in this road. The fcllowing are names of die veffels brought in by the above privateers; brig Thomas, captain Wenny man; brig Chriftiana, Henfton; brig Eagle, Dowdall; floop'Nancy, Watlington floop Marvile, Weftcott I floop Johnfon fchboner jenny, El wood fchoo ner Ranger, Pennell; fchooner Ii Chriftiana, Andrea Arara fchooner Amelia Chriftiana, captain All the above veffels are loaded wirh French fugar coffee at. cottons they will, it is faid, condemned. Philadelphia, April 3. By a letter received from the marquis de la Fayette, dated Williamfburg the 25th ult.

we earn thatadmi. ral Arbuthnot with the Britifh fleet, which lud re i paired their damage, lajided their wounded, and joined by the Charon and two frigates from Chefa I peak, put to fea early on the morning of the 24th and at eleven o'olock the fame day, a very fevere cannonade, whioh lafted three hours, was heird very dillinct I ly on lhore. Captain M'Lne, in coming up Chefa peak by, fell! in with trie noted refugee "plunderers, Caven, 1 horn fori and Dowue, on boarda prize fchooner. He immediately boarded them, when the word bayonet fo terri fied thofe daring pirites, that they furrendc rrd with out rtfiftane. Captain M'Lane carried them into Rappahannock, and delivered them to ih perfons whom they have for fome time been plundering The veffel and cargo of tobacco was returned 10 tne original owners.

Agreeable to a refolution of Congrefs, the drawing of the Fourth Clafs of the United States Lottery com mericed yeftcrday the Office ia Front fireet. Head quarters, Iron Works, North Carolina, March 10, 17S1. SIR, SINCE I had the honour of addrefling your lency laft, there have been fome changes oCT circumftances. On the fecond, Lieut. Col.

Lee, wijn a deiachmtnt of riflemen, attacked the advanced of tr. Britilh army, under col. Tarleton, near AllanWacV and killed and wounded, by report, about thirty them. On the 6th the Britifh moved down towi, High Rock, either with a view to intercept our ftore or cut off the light infantry from the main body of army, then advanced rear feven miles but they w. oppofed, and offered confiderabJy without efFecling any thin.

This manceuvreoccafToned me to retire over the Hi river, and move down the north fide of ir, with a vie, to fecure our ftores coming to the army, and to fum a junction with feveraf confiderable reinforcements o( Carolina and Virginia militia, and one regiment of Virginia eighteen months on the march frCn Ilillfborough to High rock. I effecled this bufinefc and retired towards Guilford courthoufe. 1 Our militia had been upon fucha loofe and uncr. tain 'footing ever fince we crbffed the Dan, that I could attempt nothing with though we kept with ten or twelve miles of the enemy for feveri! days. The enemy clofe, feemingly determine that we ftiould gain no advantage of them witho rifquitig fomething of conequrnce.

I have the honor to be, with great refpeft and efteem, your moft obedient humble fervanr, NATHANIEL GREENE. His Excellency General Wafhington. Camp, at the Tron Works, ten miles frctj Guilford Court Houfe, March t6, 17S1. I ON the tenth, I wrote to his excellency genenl Wafhington, from the High Rock ford on the Haw river, a copy of which I enclo ed your exrt). lency, that I hra effected a junction with a continemil regiment of eighteen months men, and two confideri.

ble es of militia, belonging to Virginia and North. Carolina. After this jimclion, I took the refoiurin of attacking the enmy, without lofs of tirre, made the neceff try difpofition accordim being cr. funded that if we were fucceffful, it woild prove ru ous to the enemy, and if otherwife, it wouli 5.1) prove a partial evil to us. The Army marched from the High Rock ford the 12th, and on fhe 14th arrived at Guilford.

enemy lay at the Quaker raetting houfe on eo river, eight miles from our camp. On the morning rhe 15th, our reconnoitering parties reported tie ent rj advancing on the great Salifbury ro. was drawn up in three lines; the front line was com. pofed of the North Carolina militia, under the command of genrrais Butler and Eaton the fecond linecf Virginia militia, commanded by generals Stevens atd Lavvfon, forming two brigades the third line, coo lifting of two brigades, one of Virginia, and one of IVlaryiar.d continental troops, commanded by genenl tiuger and colonei Wulnms. Lieutenant colond Wafliingtoii, with the Dragoons of the firft and third a detachment of light infantry, compoied of continental troops, and a regiment of rifle men aider colonel Lynch, formed a corps of obfervation foe the fecurity of our rght flank.

Lieutenant colontl Lee, with hi? legion, a detachment of light infantry, and a corps of riflemen under colonel Campbell, fup ed a cogys of obfervatiorr for the fecurity of our left flank. The greater part of this country is a wifdernefs, ith a few cleared fields in terfperfed here and there. Tht army was drawn up upon a large hill of ground, fur rounded by other hills, the greater part of which wa covered wirh timber and thick underbrufh TiieW line was pofted with two field pieces juft on the edged the wood, and the back of a fence which ran paralkl with tht line, wich an open firld direclly in their front The fecond line was in the woods, about three hundred yards in the rear of the firft and the Continenial troops about three hundred yards in the rear of to fecond with a double front, as the hill drew to a point where they were ported and on the right and left wen two old fields. In this pofition we waned the approari of the enemy, having prrvioufly fent off the'b'iggfP to this place appointed to rendezvous at, in cafeoti defeat. Lieutenant colonel Lee with his Iegionf his ir fantry, and part of his riflemen, met the enemy on their advance, and had a very fevere fkirmifh with lieuten ant colonel Tarleton, in which the enemy fuffered great ly.

Captain Armftrong charged the Britifh legion, aid cut down near thirty of their dragoons but, as the enemy reinforced their advanced party, lieu t. col. Lee wai obliged to retire, and take his pofition in the line. The aftion commenced by a cannonade which lafle about twenty minutes, when the enemy advanced ia three columns the Heffians on the right, the guards in the centre, and lieutenant colonel Webfters bnca on the left. The whole mbvf through the old attack the Nortn Carolina brigades, who waited the a tack unnl thr enemy got within about one hundred forty yards, when rt.of them began to fire, but ace fiderable part feft the ground without firing at all.

Ti generals and field officers did all fhey could to idu the men to ftand tr.eir but neither the adva: tages of the pofition nor any other confideration ecu' induce them to ftay. General Stevens and gentr Lawfon, and the held ofneers of thole brigades, more fuccefsful in their exert Virginia litia gave the enemy a warm reception, and kept heavy fire for a long time, but being beat back, aclion became general nlmoft every where. The corf of obfervation under Wafhington and Lee were wartf engaged, and did great exec tion. In a word, the coc flicl was long and Yevere, and the enemy only gaiitf their point by fuperior dirciolinc Tny having broktn the fecond Maryland regimer'i A ff. 1 a.

i r', anu lurucu uur icii xi xur, gijt uru lijc rear 01 iiic ginia brigade and appearing to be gr ining our rig 0.