Return of vessels and fores defroyed on Accushnet river, the 5th of September 1778. 8 fail of large veffels from 200 to 300 tons, most of them prizes. 6 armed veffels carrying from ten to fixteen guns. A number of floops and schooners of inferior fize, amounting in all to seventy, befides whale-boats and others. Amongst the prizes were three taken by Count d'Eftaing's fleet. 26 ftore-houses, at Bedford, feveral at M'Pherson's Wharf, Cran's Mills, and Fair-Haven. These were filled with very great quantities of rum, fugar, molaffes, coffee, tobacco, cotton, tea, medicines, gunpowder, failcloth, cordage, &c. 2 large rope-walks. At Falmouth in Vineyard Sound, the 10th of September, 1778. 2 floops and a schooner taken by the galleys. I loaded with staves. I floop burnt. In the Old-Town harbour, Martha's Vineyard. 1 brig of 150 tons burthen, burnt by the Scorpion. A quantity of plank taken. At Holmes's Hole, Martha's Vineyard. 4 veffels with several boats, taken or destroyed. A falt-work deftroyed, and a confiderable quantity of falt taken. Arms taken at Martha's Vineyard. 388 ftand, with bayonets, pouches, &c. fome powder, and a quantity of lead, as by Artillery return. At the battery near Fair-Haven, and on Clark's Point. 13 pieces of iron ordnance destroyed, the magazine blown up, and the platforms, &c. and barracks for 200 men, burnt. 1000l. fterling in paper, the amount of a tax collected by authority of the Congrefs, was received at Martha's Vineyard from the collector. Cattle and fheep taken from Martha's Vineyard. 300 oxen, 10,000 sheep. Return Return of ammunition, arms, and accoutrements, &c. which were brought in by the militia on the island of Martha's Vineyard, agreeable to Major-General Grey's order, received at Holmes's Cove, Sept. 12, 13, and 14, 1778. Tifbury, 132 firelocks, 16 bayonets, 44 cartridge boxes or pouches, 11 fwords or hangers, 22 powder-horns. Chilwark, 2 halberts, 127 firelocks, 20 bayonets, 30 cartridgeboxes or pouches, 12 fwords or hangers, 40 powder-horns, 2 piftols, I drum. Old-town, 129 firelocks, 13 bayonets, 3 cartridge-boxes or pouches, 2 fwords or hangers, 9 powder-horns, 2 pistols. Total-2 halberts, 388 firelocks, 49 bayonets, 77 cartridge-boxes or pouches, 25 fwords or hangers, 71 powder-horns, 4 piftols, I drum. N. B. I barrel, I half-barrel, and I quarter-barrel of powder; a great number of lead shot or balls of different fizes in bags and boxes; and a great many flints. 1 Note 94. Proclamation by Captain Parker, and LieutenantColonel Campbell at Savannah. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas the bleffings of peace, freedom, and protection, most graciously tendered by his Majefty to his deluded fubjects of America, have been treated by Congrefs with repeated marks of studied difrefpect; and to the difgrace of human nature have had no effect in reclaiming them from the bloody perfecutions of their fellow citizens: Be it therefore known to all his Majefty's faithful subjects of the fouthern provinces, that a fleet and army, under our orders, are actually arrived in Georgia for their protection, to which they are defired to repair without lofs of time, and by uniting their force under the royal standard, rescue their friends from oppreffion, themselves from flavery, and obtain for both the most ample fatisfaction for the manifold injuries fuftained. To all other well difpofed inhabitants, who, from a just regard to the bleffings of peace, reprobate the idea of fupporting a French league, infidioutly framed to prolong the calamities of war, and who, with his Majefty's faithful fubjects, wish to embrace the happy occafion of cementing a firm and perpetual coalition with the Parent State, free from the impofition of tax by the Parliament of Great Britain, and fecured in the irrevocable enjoyment of every privilege confiftent with that union of interefts and force, on which their mutual advantage, religion and liberties depend; we offer the most ample protection to their perfons, families and effects, on condition they fhall immediately mediately return to the clafs of peaceful citizens, acknowledge their juft allegiance to the Crown; and with their arms fupport it. To those who shall attempt to oppose the re-establishment of legal government, or who fhall presume to injure fuch whom the dictates of reafon, honour, and confcience prompt to embrace it, we lament the neceffity of exhibiting the rigours of war, and call God and the world to witness, that they only fhall be answerable for all the miferies which may enfue. Deferters of every defcription, who, from a due fenfe of their error, wish to return to their colours, have alfo our pardon, provided they return within the space of three months from the date of this proclamation. Given at head quarters at Savannah this 4th day of January, 1779, and in the nineteenth year of his Majesty's reign. (Signed) HYDE PARKER. ARCH. CAMPBELL. God fave the King. Lift of the Naval and Military force under Col. Note 95. Note 96. Lift of the Fleet left by Vice-Admiral Byron and |