Sunday last [June 4] being the anniversary of his Majesty's birth day, when he entered the 38th year of his age, a royal salute was fired from the Asia, of 64 guns, in this harbour, commanded by George Vandeput, Esq; The crew then gave three cheers, which were answered by some of the inhabitants from the docks. ー There were, we hear no illuminations in the city on the anniversary of his Majesty's birth, except one house, the lights of which, it is said were, on the request of the spectators, presently withdrawn. Not that the people had the least disaffection to his Majesty's family or person; on the contrary, they approve his title, and are friends to monarchial government ー But take every opportunity to shew their abhorrence of the public measures pursued during the greatest part of his reign, the permission of which is imputed to him.
A letter from St. Eustatia, dated the 15th May last, advises that, a vessel was just arrived there from Holland, with intelligence, that a strict prohibition was laid there on the exportation of all ammunition, even to their own islands in their own vessels; and by an order from the States General, no ammunition was to be sold in any of their islands or settlement to any inhabitant of North-America, or shipped on board any vessel bound there, under the penalty of 500 dollars, and the forfeiture of vessel and cargo; nor was any ammunition to be sold to any person, nor shipped on board any vessel, without exacting an oath, that it should not directly or indirectly be transports to any part of North America [America can return this favour in kind]
On Tuesday [June 6] the regular soldiers station'd in the barracks here about 50, embarked, on board boats belonging to the Asia man of war. The inhabitants took from them their spare arms, about 90, and some ammunition.