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Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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New-York report on March 15: The sloop General Washington arrived in Philadelphia with dispatches from France on peace conferences. An express rider is en route to New-York with news for British officials Sir Guy Carleton and Rear Admiral Digby.
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NEW-YORK, March 15.
The Congress have for some time had a sloop of war, formerly named the General Monk, and now the General Washington, waiting to bring from France, the issue of the conferences at Paris. This ship it is said, is certainly arrived at Philadelphia: a person from whom this information is derived, was two hours along-side that vessel, waiting with hundreds, to hear pronounced from on board, the glad tidings of peace and blessedness to this country, but were referred to the dispatches they brought. A few hours will determine on what ground tories and whigs are in future to stand upon.
We are further informed, the above-mentioned express vessel arrived at Philadelphia between three and four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and a gentleman was ordered for New-York, with dispatches for their Excellencies Sir Guy Carleton and Rear Admiral Digby: he left Philadelphia on Wednesday morning, and a messenger, for the grant of a flag of truce, arrived here last night from him, at Elizabeth Town.--The gentleman writes, that he hopes to-morrow to be in New-York, when probably much news may be obtained from Europe.
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March 15
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The sloop of war General Washington arrived at Philadelphia with dispatches from France regarding the outcome of peace conferences at Paris. Crowds awaited news of peace, but were directed to the dispatches. An express rider departed Philadelphia for New-York with dispatches for British officials, expected to arrive soon.