ens he ha hy l us jv ilmington gazette thursday august 24 1797 vol i.j ■ london ju<e j from the molt corner iniorinaton it appears that the ex:>c forte t.f the duich fleet oonfitts of no m«.ie th n leven fail ot the line eight frigates and a few fijeps and sdeitined it is iuppokd to juin the brtfr flpet adu;iral puncan was to h^ve failed ir qneit of the dutch fleet but the tr?ws have brou-jhi the lrips to the nore it n hoped that every difpute w ill ibon be fe — tlr and tha the fleet wili fail imaiedi i a:e!v d itmuiu to u no i i wuii nvc iiip of ti iinc a plymouth where it wasfuppofed evx ry thing was fttiicd tas ieamen oi satur day came on fhore aud behaved in tt.e moll outrageous niiin cr hey bfeke the windows of two houies of ill-fame and entirely gutted thc-.u : ttiey allo comamtcu many other irr^^ulr-ties tbeic his been a muddy among the fcldiers in the garrifon at plyniootb which wheu ciiicovtrtd by the couimandisg offi i cer ail the men were crj^red to appeal on parade without their aniii the ring leaders were men ftiicj and iubordinati on reitoreil the artillery iij woolwich warreifhave followed the example of the feamec ijd ' demaiuied a reu'reis oi grievances uyrd ai increafe ot pay a council was hdd at ter which the marquis comwajlis ic a for vvoalw ; cfj when by proper covet on the dmhifty was quelled ai.d tome t • the ringtfaders conhi.eci % the gallant bik unfortunate general kolduiko is arrived in the river fhaoies • on board a swedtih vtil^i attended by many poltflj officers who re going with khim to america h is fererer woon«i*d i;i lie uca ', iias i.j".r«e bayooet wounds iji j^r t vj.-j p:-r ci i '.\ th'^it rari i '! . - - . i 1 c^:'-t tfgtoriaentsthofe wounds occtiiou i he ca no uiove himfrif he arau'.es hi hours mta drawing iantlfcipes thefe woundlbe recevtd ivhile fighting the b^t t.rs ot t>is loi'ch injured country he fpeaks iih the mofi 1 e'v gr.iti.ude of tht pretentenipctor of r jiiiaj and complains th^t his i'undsi were long neglecled arttr be wasnade prifoner in ts.z battle-that dsierflmfd the t^te oj polandj i;e paced . the r.cl s on tic t«o wings ai.dro.k himlirlfhe c mmaud of the cenrrej which cj.uiitt ot nc<v levies and ceits the ti»e rbles firii g<*^e way the centre maiiiped itsgrouad under the aufpicicui valoanf the general this great man determed not to lurvive his country and put bisiit piitoi to his own head it mil fe>l 6r u.ad he was immediately made piit'one i^bevo frigates la nimfa and elena t*keu t{;r jolin jttvis's fieet h a lew daysp'ious landed a rich cargo from the la mah mr muir w ho had made his < fee from bo;aiiy-ljayi taken on bit paflige la ninila tram the havannah wasjkil by the ririt moi which was tired igc s have beer received of a tpvo f a y fp rit having eviaced itlelf m rhe lou^e.i p.re of china the inhabit ji the hillv country fituated about n^iles from canton have expreikd liifcootent at the old emperor's ap p.iiiitnient of ins fifteenth ion to iucceed him on fce throne and have infifted on the right of pro::iigeiiiture declaring that they w i!i acknowledge none but his eldtft ion for their ruture fowcreign some large bcuies of troops have beeri^nt to reduct tl ! ic na^oi'^nts to obedic*ice ; ba the reatrjels oi tl;cir nuirbers as:d the advan - fege of their iicuaiion have huherto ena l e d them to refill wiih fuccei's ever v.rort of t e regulars it appears by toe orders iflbed from ge pera rioche that g*h#r*l wtrneck has rotated the articles wnicn had been agreed i nd which aipuutei thu franckfon vould reffiain a neutral cit hocije in r vs genera crd^r iay that « werneck i ■. , put ftmacwon in a i £ jt of war after i ng given nis word of honour that thf i bftrf of t arm 7 of sambre and & m might freely erter that city to pur \ a;t-"uc articles s they ftocd indeed of \ . rf - ? ti9toniy ordered the gates to be ihur but alio marched a iron 7 gaitifon in to the place a mesiure whan i fhbulii coi iider in s(fti f bcftility but th*t i drtad to renew the chuiion oi bided ji appears that arr expediucn would be undertaken againi erglainl oy france spain and ho!u d j t jtnaj|jt of two batavian deput:eb to paris i iuj^fcitd to h e this for its c yix ™ a confp'racy has been la'e'y di covered it bfirida ctnuiting of twenty joor per fom among whom were leveral oi ij il nobi.'ity aud clergy the duke pardo o ' • ■'■ . :■■' d-t ■; ji.rv !■.-.. vro ichtyn j obetti^otd * 1 it v as expected tl.at rhe army rf i . : naparce would evacuate the whole o auilm before rh i^th u'r \ a french fqaadroa of iix flvps e rhe ie atjdloutln^a'ejf has failed iium i cu tob ■% a veflv arrived at dublin from bour deaux on tuttday la^t the a alter of wtych previous to his departure h oiu prance irsntpons laden uvittf a:im and iffliiary ftores had failed drwtr the garonne t«>r l>reii in order io*jtfih jhi jicet at that pert .^ m . . mutiw at-skipy^ess the comvacvfitnicin ot trns tjttigrfcesble bufinvts y»^^dti the i2ih ult jihi bewail i the sajratvidi guard-ihip at the o;e ; y the people getting on ibe mrouds and ' giving three dicers which was almofr in lunttneoufl followed by the other ih.i.1 tberey^ujii at shecrfieis harbour iht i\:w3 %) k the imnk&iafe command ol their refpe'&ive hips sppo*med couiinit tees ai*d they rove ropes utterrorem from it lore ;»'.:<! m-iu yards th re u^s an im mediate v.l iitnunic^tion from tse ciihrcot i!i!p.s a djthey appoinrej t ic and vicii to ihe the.i'rr ti their deliberations t ac cordingly appointed two deletes from ielegates had power to act and reprefeut iheir ihipj companies and ft.it e the pn vate grievance of each fljip la the u eai time rhe crew s fenc lucfa of ih-ir oi&cers on ihore s they laid had by iheir tyrannical behaviour i s.idered ihcuilelves obnoxiou to th#ii t>u saturday the 13 b indanr there were four deje^atts appointed to go t portiaioutli d\til confuh with their bre thren there 1 he inflexible of 64 y\ms which was lying ax b',ick{iakes uumoored and proceeded tdrhe great noie letting at defiance a that was ij.rend that the garrifon at^iieernefs iotended to fire on them ii tiity attempted to pals : ?.'$ they palled they gave three cheers which was returned by the fame nq^ber from the i cerent hulks and veiled in the harbour and at the lihc nore c^ceptina the s florenzo frigate wliich the inflexible per criving immediately fired a gun loaded wait round and grape hot at her which weot lo dole to her as to c.irry away lo/ije of her bob llays and lodge a p.;rt of t!:e rape ihut in her cut water things re mained much in the kme iraie ui.'tij s<uur d*y the 20th following 4fc the delegates of tie fi?er % after meet ing on board the sandwich erery djy went with the beat in proceifion to jheer nefj accompanied by a band of niufic ; the admiral's beat hoilted the bloody fh<r they examined lick quarters and i jaw iba che fick people were ueil attended the purfer's ftev.ard and butcher of the spanker hoipital fhip at sijeernei's were ducked and lent on ihore the lonntr the fui'.ors charged with defrauding the f;:kol a quarter ot their allowance and the lat r with tutting the far off the meat before tie bruu^ht it o;i board on friday the 19th inft the delegates returned from spithead v ith an itccoum hat a report having been ipread of the french fleet being at lea the spithead fleet had deferred redreiliiig their griev ances in order to meet the enemy and in tended ro relume the bofioefs when they returned th'n the failors fay wnsall the intelligence they received ; in confeqnence they flared the grievances they wilhed to have redrefled which madeei^ht articles the port admiral vice admiral buckner appointed iaturday the loch ii.fn to hear ihtm he accordingly met the delegates on board ifae sandwich ajid after hearing 1 i c i fferent articles read he lid he had no power to prant any of them but faid he fiad nc doubt the lords commiffioners oj 1 ' dmirahy grant every th ren ( ib!e : the two a articles he faid wouig ju;re a length of time todifcui's ai;d he kc^»ed they mfuuid noi protract the bulinefs - iniiittutr on having them immediate fcti ccf the tailors then infifted on hav ng-a bcas'i if adatiralty he.d at sheer i lit jviio .!• <• is i correct ft.itt.ment ol lit demands ci ihe iilor : ri !■ i h?i every indu'^f nee granted foil " i t . 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' ion r»iaj iljr'i lubjeds ferving in the fieet at the i i<re and places adjacent ?.. i nat everj man upon a hip's conin g into ! arb ur lhall nave liberty 1 ctnain pu^bcrata time fo as hot to injure the i h iduty t^go and fee their friends ard j 1 tn»;lits a o;i.ciiiciic tin.e tobe ailo^edto 3 i aar a mips before-tnev to it ,. t i be paid allarrears of wages do 1 ro i months according uj the oid raks * 4 1 ha i>o officer thar has been turned out ' ot a».y of bis majeliy's hips hail b esq~j in ihe fsmeihip agaib,vsritlm u : : . ei t of ihe hip's company 5 fhai when any of bis majefty's <] r i : u1 be paid that u^y have be n ion » lin e ; ii cojuaiioiou if li.cre art any • » ffrd • fhaj nray 1 ot be ui the 1 i . =■ i .... iteoi pajtihmir they fli ' re zwc two ; ronthsaavaace to 4uruilii tiitja : :/: lit j >. i hat an ino'eninifiiatibn b iinadt i . | ran v ho ru and may new be in his iv^j-fly's naval service and that they ihali nlc liuhte to be taken up a dekr 7 r a n.orcf e<]?jal distribution he » '. prize niocey to ihe crews of his \ .'■> ih:o atvd vedcla of«k •. + ah tnedichtcs i v j ?.'_, now en forced require various a!t«rations } leverai if which to he expunged therefrom and ii cift»re moderajte ones were held forth to ieaiuen in general it would be ihe mean of taking eff that terror and jrt jodice againlt his jvljsity'i fervice on thaj account too frequently imbibed by feamen,tlooi entering voluntarily iuto the ferv : ce 1 lie contjnittee of delrgifs of the i whole fleet afiembled in ccunc 1 oil board his majetty's lhip sandwich baveunan mottfly agreed thji they v ill not deliver up their charge until the sppeirance of lome of j}\e lords co'wm^ionefs of the admit airy ihe fame io the aoove demands the admiralty gave tor antwr that the fifth article fad beca before complied with — tiiat the 2 ! and 4'h arjiflcs could alone be aufwered by the fti^p as occatitjns rtquiicd — o the jdandjchj they laid the preient acts of parley r>tentw ere fafficieut — that they ihould be paij as thefe acts directed unlefs whj ur^e'u occafions prevented it — and tiw every encouragement woud be given to volunteers as well as to ieamen in general — to che 6th they laid that thar mull i e thejpftect of his makfty's clemency alone ; nd concluded with itifonniutr hem i^f his inajeitj's pardon and a rectfnm nd^tiuu to the officers to bury in oblivion ail thai had p.iiird alter admiral buckner^iad delivered he foregoing la er to thfl^elegates ofthe fleet they were allowed only ten minutes o coi irkrand return an anlwe in place ot doing which they took to their boar went into ihe h«rbour & brought out a ths gun boats lyin there to ihe greai nore ; they tlten as tliey fay to hew tiieir independence fired at the fore ot shcsrociv the delegates tiien en lor anlwer " that nothing could ert!'-j till mre of the board oi ajin raity cair,e du;vn to sheernets ta-o days after on the 24 h they re ceived a letter trorn ajm ral buckner ro peanna the oiler of pardon teliiog them that the admiralty had refufed to hold «* board at sheernefs and that t^iey did no ueaa to encourage a repetition ofdemjndb b/anyturtber concelfion — and expreftrd i hope thit they would avail themfclvci of his maje pwdoa rathfr chaneac pofe thera elves to thole coafe^aences which would l>i;cy an aniwer figied peter ar*rr prcfi dent was ftnt on il.ure declaring their de termination nor to conic to anv iiccomineds tion until ihe lords of ihe admiralty p peai at ti.e i\cre and ndrefj their grlv ancci i he laft letter frota :).? pvaiing intelligence cf the probability of the diiiikbnrcfcs at ibe nrre icon beit;ga an end the deitgste had fpecified iheir wants which were now reduced ta n ad vatfce of two months y.:,y to p..rchale clothes nri vs n^jeiiy'i pardon com niiflloner llaitv eil und<r::ook if t c e li!or i a-i ht i ]> weed as ta their rt fi k pitjered to lwuicn with iheirpeur'fc % aod be cxprefied himlelf 1 ot d ubtfui ct obtaining tof tacai t!;e pardon « tuch ti • y ooracron^tf from ! zeracfi - twilii'^a tvt tiiea''tsiv , : ■ rained ■ bm : ; r :' : offic s a ' - too i ■-.-.. itj ■. ri , ■ a v -■■-'- v • '- ■ ■ r . - • • ; '- . . - ■ ' - ; ..-.-.. . rouno the fl . as - ■ - • - - • •, -■ ■ - - the - . ;. rs oi '...••■. 1 • '■ ' ' ' -'- ' ■ ' n ".' ....-'... ■.; . ■ : - ' ■ ■''"", ■ ' . • ■ tv n nii«i<hi men cf .-:.-•.« <. : "•": •_ '.'.. _.•.... ,] . 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( i.r:>|lt.(li;,,i | c v&qi - 1 j«'v«t r«e btanuaru ...... , » m antl sv»ak,got uud v.l.h and i ( , at ecj'.ial tiiltances acre fs t!,c mou'h tt th riiaines soon after everai tfl"'s ltaiu ingdo'wn the river were ol>i*uea to coriie ro an ancfior near the hips of titc mnrmeers the monmouth at ihejkuic time moved her birth the prehflent of ibe delegates now holds j his c.ftice only for a day a fveiii preddent is chofen every day . * on thui iday the officers eft lie sandwich applied the men of that fhifp#br le vc to i:o ijpyliore in atifwer to this p]3plica tion they uam«diiitely ifi'ued hc following paper : " sandwich n<re t june 1 " the committee of defc--£ates or the whole tieet havefijir\jly determined that no officer fliall he permitted to gc on fnore antij therttum of the people o are at | ptefent detained we are well c.nviuced of the conduit of our oscers who aic or board ( * by order of the deitgates of the whole iiect yefterday at noon an officer v ns carried round the fle*t attendtd by a b j oni each hip it was pappofed f cm il e wails ofsu«eruefsj|arrifon that il was fome ofh cer who;:i iftey were thus ha'ul ing ile the chaises brought by the pallors » raintl tlieir oiliccjs c j,o in i any in i tnces th.h only aggravated but enti ly t m'c thole however wno were firit lent en paore may confiderthen fcnrs i ftp py — for their fituatioii i truly enviable compared to that of thofc who are kep^on hoard ah rommunication betweens'the fhios ami the fhore is now cmi drk cue off / t!ie following is a iiil ot r t:-f i,i or the norr and in the mouth of the thames three or four of th number however are well difuo fed but thefe fh;;;j are ktfpc i ttie mitiff ofthe*fleet a::-5 r»re.obi;acil o coiiioi itj to the orders v>r the delegates sandwich 98 montague 74 in£exutten>j direcpc ; nadaa 64 04 bei iiquexjl st»n<!ard 64 l.ion 64 , mon nouth64 arden/64 terpficiore 32 ; ir;a 2 brilliant 23 proferpine 2 g ; pylaheg infpeaor 16 swan t , comet 14 grampus fl hip serapfe do s:r cliiiric gray mman 3 in peribn the garriibn of sheerurfs the difpatches f nn vsfts admiral s : '. - ner at s.>e^n;eii contain ioreiligence of i aioft unpieaiant nafure 1 the two declares who catneaihor eyed rerday afternoon to the roramiisoners v e)e attended by him i their i oa he fired tjie n to rep uron i o 4 cir hips aad con fah the v aiar.tec ul iftiiey iu ic-ibej no 5