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so; it^y yfr; firs been kn^h to pdrc r ;air.
•arge epUM ties oi tie neccifaricb o* lie
born abroad ; it there was let's brought in
doling the lade yea% than had been tribal
heretofore, which I know to be a fa^ not
to be denied, there certainly has not, been
nothing more than an artificial scarcity, bro't
upon us by the withholders, who the wile
man tells us the people SHALL CURSE.
Thus much for-the year path.
With regard to the price demanded by
'the farmer this present year, I am conftrain
td to fay, that he cannot in his own juftifi
cation fay it is occasioned by any scarcity at
all, for in reality there is a fufficiency, and
what i^ more a great tullnefs of all the ne
'ceffaries of life. To.prove this, I need only
recite a paragraphof the proclamation,which
contains the tenements of the Representa
tives of every town, who must be luppofed
well to underhand the situation of the feve
ial towns within this State, and presume is a
(true account of the matter ; in that we are
direeled 'and exhorted to bless the Most High
"God that we have a plenty of the fruits 'of the
earth atrief CNPARALL£LLKD, andthough often
Aifiurbed by the alarm of war, had opportunity
for ingathering theta. No man of common
sense and common honesty will suppose that
our civil rulers would exhort us to bless
God for an taiparralklled plenty of the fruits of
the earth, when at the fame time there was a
mod diftrefting farcity.
,Perhaps it may be said the high price de
manded by the farmer this present \ear is
not owibgXo the scarcity of the necessaries of
life, but to the depreciation of the Continental
Bills ; but by whom have they been depre
ciated ?
In my next I shall endeavour to shew that
the expences of our army,the emission of our
bills, and our taxes must encreafe in exadt
proportion as the bills depreciate, the bur
den of which, must and w ll fall finally on
the middling farmer, who has but little to
spare after fopplying the exigences of his fa
mily, barely with the necessaries of life.
Notwithflanding all the attempts made to re
lieve him by afleffing, rating for faculties, &c.
consequently it is his intere^, above all men
to oppose .every intrigue or scheme of the
opulent farmer that enhances the price /of
the necessaries of life by withholding the fame,
ot refafag to fell for continental bills, by
which he doth more to depreciate their credit,
than the merchant ever did, or was in his
power to do, by railing upon their goods
which they had on hand. And as for the
monopolizer and engfeffer, I fnall leave them
for the present to be tortured by their own re
flections, on what I conceive will be their
fare, unless by a timely use of a halter
they should give their country the flip, and
give no further trouble to Cato.
LANCASTER, (Pennsylvania) Nov. 10.
We are assured from York Town, where
Congress now fit, that Indian affairs at no
time, were in a more promising way.
Through the interposition of Congress, Rat
tle- trap and Turkey's-tail werefent by nume
rous tribes of the southern Indians to their
hot hern brethern. Gen. Schuyler had advis
ed that i4o of them had joined Gen. Gates,
and that more might be expeded. This last
circumstance had dcubtkfs been in confe
quenee of the important blow given the sa
vages rear fort Schuyler by the brave, but
unfortunate Gen. Herkimer, who headed
the intrepid militia of New-York State, and
of the signal victory soon pfrer gained by
the formidable militia of New-Hampshire,
led by that hardy soldier, Gen. Stark, af
fixed by the gallant Colonel Water, Brown,
and some Continental troops.
The ftffrender of Gen. Burgoyne and his
whole remaining army, must determine the
Indians, who have been under British influ
ence, diftrefnog and m^ffacreing the fronti
er inhabitants, to fge for pardon and peace.
Wehruft ^ ^h, & the t^T ofSt.
Lances, m the ncigham hood cf Canada,
have deled protection for ,heir families,
and liberty to remove to Connecticut.
At the late fitting of the legislature of
Fentylvania, at this town, an annual rax
cf five (hillings in the pound, was directed
to ~be laid on al! elates real and personal,
for the purpose of finking the paper money.
Extract of a letter from General Gates, to
Congress, dated Albany. 061 20, 1777.
Sir, - . ,
" Inciofed is the copy of a letter I have
this day sent to Major Gdn. Vaughn. Who
lam told commands the burning party, on
Hudson's river. It goes by the boat that
carries Gen. Burgoyne's officer to Sir Willi
am Howe ; fucft answer as I receive, shall
be sent to your Excellency."
Albany, 19th October, 1777.
S I R,
" With unexampled cruelty you have reduced
the fine village of Kihgfcn to afees, and most of
the wretched inhabitants terrain. lam inform
edy^u also continue to ravage and burn alb be
fore you, on both Jides of the river. Is it thus
four King's Generals ibink to make converts to
the royal coufe ?—lt is no left Jurprifag than
true, that the measures .they adopt to save -their
master, have the quite contrary effeß. • iter
cruelty eftabtybes the glorious aft cf Independency,
tyn the broad basts of the general resentment of
thepeopte. 1. #
Abler Generals and. much older officers^ than
you can pretend to be, are now by the fortune of
war, in my hands,---their fortune, ma, one day,
be yours, when, Sir, it may.not be in the power oft
any thing human to save you from the just revenge
of uninjured people. .
I am, Sir, your most obedient
humble servant,
HORATIO GATES.
The bon. John Vaughn, Maj. G€n.
' Published by order of Congress, -
CHARLES THOMSON, See'ry.
F IS H-KIL L,Dec. 4.
Extras of a letter from St. Euftatia, Sept.
17, 1777.
" Business fill continues dull, but am in hopes
°f 4 speedy change, it seems by the last accounts
from Amsterdam, that a war with France and
England is inevitable, Lord Stormont, the E?g
life Ambassador has left the court of France, up
on meeting with an unfutisfaßory answer relative
to the French supporting the Americans, which
they and the Spaniards are determined to de, and
you may expeff form to fee a number of vessels
from their Christian. arid Catholic Majefy's do
minions in America, with necessary Supplies of
all kinds for carrying.on the war, and 'the King
of Prussia has opened the port of Embden for tie
Americans to carry their prizesin, and to trade.
---Stocks have fell in England fifteen per cent,
upon the ambassador's leaving the French Court.
A letter from Ms. Bingbom to Congress, dated
Martinique, 7th September, confirms the forego
ing. Mr. Lee has obtained leave from the King
ofPruffa, to admit all American vessels. A rein
forcement of 5,000 men,, have failed fi om France
for Martinique. ..
JAMES DELANCEY, late feeriff of %-
Cbeftcr, and Col. of the Enemy's Militia, was
taken last week by one of our scouts ; the Colonel
was found under a bed, and for better defcnce,h d
bimfelf surrounded with a bulwark of baskets.
He was dragged from his humble redoubt, put
under a proper guard and font to a place, better
secured.
Last week a small party of men, made an
excursion to Greenwich, about three miles
from New-York ; they arrived there in the
evening, advanced to Oliver Delancey's, a
centry was at the door, whom they secured,
found a few ladies and gentlemen in the
house, the ladies Were foffered to depart in
peace, tho' in some haste ; we hear five men
were made prisoners, they set the house on
fire, and hearing the alarm guns in New-
York, thought it was time to decamp, crof
om. You Who are hand of i wror^o
how do you l;ke it when it comes so near
home ?
I ne poR brought but little news from our
army. Since the evacuation of Mud blind;
our Fort at Red Btank, (which was calculated
principally to support the Fort on Mud Bl
and) was reviewed by fomeofour Engineers,
they concluded that jt was not worth'ilefend-
Tg, and therefore we ffave evacuated thacallo
We may expert n ews from thatquarter 11
Lord Cornwallis's army have been making
considerable devaluation by plundering an^
burning in the Jerseys. O ur army by this
t; ^ e ' h °P ed , have come up with him
and will either have h^frg o yfed or driv!
en ett,
B 0 S T 0 N, Dec. 4.
c^"":'^ "' ^Hfmouthfnce cur to# a French
Ship of 28 guns and go men,from Marfales in
France,^ ^ of ffi
feld pieces, mortars, bombs, and all kind ,of wfr
like /tores'.
, ", EAylfyjffigton's prize, laden with Cof
r c ? ' ° R D ' December
Extract of a fetter from a Gentleman in Alba
, ny; to his rriend in this Town, dated De
• cember'l," 1777.
/ :'^" r T™ " "".^ material; the enern #
left Ticonderoga and its appendages with great
precipitation indeed- burnt all the
racks, bofpUal, and every thing burnable- left
40 pieces iron ordnance broke aud foiled A
H°f “" f° fr& b3a " ^A ^
GiUdands, took 49 prisoners, more than i oo
CT,, 12 yoke of oxen, 4 cows and 3 boats, el:
ffo w % rum, brandy, &c, Several beats
were found war Mount Independence sunken, in
which werefeme previfas."
.jOur accounts from the Southard are, That
about -the 20th of November our people evacuat
ed the fort at Red Bank, and brought off the
whole of the Stores— That three days after the
enemy took possession of it-That feme of their
fall crafts had got up to the city; and that
when the gentleman who brought the above came
away, (which was lafl Tburfday fe'nnigbt) there
bad been no aftion in them parts as has been re
ported.
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„ Thomas Dickinson. -
G^fr™ Dye 4 177,.
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ftaa reward aid al! ,s<:?©:, charge paid, by
DANIEL WELL,.
H^tfod, D efy 1777.
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f&m ha fata^A^ c#ra«r sf Carswell, fix foog cug.
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