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Neve Hampshire Grants, relative to th^ title of the
land on said diftria, renders it inconvenient in many
refpea# to officiate with that colony which has hi
therto been the foie reason of our not fubferibing an
affociatrin bt fora this.
The better therefore to convince the public of our
readings to join in the common defence of the afore
faid liberties, we do publish and subscribe the follow
ing affiliation, v%
“ We the febferibers inhabitants bf that dibia of
lands commonly called and known by ths name of the
N^w-Hampshire Grants, do voluntarily and folera
ly engage under all the ties held sacred among man
kind, at the rifque of oar live# and fortunes, to de
fied by areas, the United American Colonies, against
the hostile attempts of the British fleets and armies
until the prefect unhappy controversy between the two
countries ffiall be fettled.
Extrafl froM the minutes,
IRA ALLEN, Assistant Clerk.
The inhabitants of the New-Harnfftiire Grants
have almost unanimonfly signed the above affjciatioa.
Ze CONTENTION of 56 Representatives from the fede
ral courier and tow's of the New Hampshire Grants,
boldest at Dorfa, 25'6 of September, 1776, by ad
jour: met ..
HEREA'S th^ Ci^vTion have for a ferie# of
years had order their particular consideration
the difi^genv^us co^d^a cf the former government
(now dad ofNew-Y ! k, towards the inhabitants of
that did id of la^d commonly called and known by
the name fthe Ne^-Ham^ihire Grants-- the f.vval
illegal, unjuftifiible an; ^mfon&h^ meaft.es fry
have taker to deprive by fraud, violence and epprf
fion, these inhabitants of their property, and in par
, titular their landed interest :And as thi. contention
have reason to expr& a continuance cf tie feme kjnd
of difiugenuity, u*lef# fenw measures &ff deal be ta
ken to form theftid dist :& into a feperatz end dif
tinstone from New York. And whereas it at prefect
appears to this convention that for the foregoing :c^
sons, together with the difance cf road which lies be
tween this diftria and New York,, that it will be ve
ry inconvenient for thofc inhabitants to associate or
conned with thm for the time being, dire&ly or
indire&ly..
Therefore, this convention being fully convinced
that it is necessary that every individual in the United
States of America ihculd exert themfelvet to their
utmost ability in the defence cf the liberties thereof;
and that this convention may the better fatfofy the
public of their punctual attachment to the said com
mon cause at prefect, as well as heretofore, we do
mike and febferibe the following covenant, viz.
'' We the fubferibers inhabitants cf that cifoia of
land commonly, called and known by the name of the
New-Hampffiire Grants, being legally delegated and
authorif,d to nanfad the public and prliicJ affairs cf
the aforifald diftrift of lands, for curfelves and c<rafti
twenty, do solemnly covenant and engage that for the
time being, we will frilly and religiously adhere
to the several rcfelves passed in this or a future ccn
ventiun, constituted On said diftrift by the free voice
of the friend# to American liberties, that fhali not be
repugnant to the resolves cf the hen. continental era
graft, relative to the general cause of America,
Extract fiora the Minutes,
IRA ALLEN, Assist. Clerk.
From th Westminster Journal ^November 23 (late!,
taken in a Prize fafe arrived in Port ) we have extraa
edthe following Articles of hteligence, viz.
P A R I S, November 10.
FIVE ships of war cf force, are failed fremToulog,
for Boston, and others from B est and Rochfort,
are preparing f-V^w them. Meffingers, for some
Months ori continually going to-and from
VerfaiUf Cengrefs.
B J U in) August 1.
Th^ ^ i^ ri id advifp, that the
- corps of 8000 men to
/ ^ . ..won.
1 1- Aval Gaftda is returned
^ Z -- ^ med his cruize on the coasts
L ONDO N.
House of Commons.
Lord Barng^n having m ved in the House, on Fi
day on die ripply ; ^fallowing resolutions were re
ported", aad agreed to on Sludgy.
rh^t 20 734 men, including 3,212 invalids, beem
pTyed fjr guards and garrifom in G eat Britain for the
ferries of the year 1777; afd that 648,009), 16 . sd.
ha granted for maintaining ths fame.
That 11 473'. 18s. 6d. be granted for General ^ J
^taff Officers in Graat-Britrin for the service cf n.&
far 1777.
Th4< 949 7211. ns. 3d.be granted for maintaining
the ^ forces and garrisons for the service of the year
1777.
That 47,178'. 3d,be granted for the difference of pay
between &>* British and Irish eftablifhmentofone regi
ment flight dragoons, and fix regiments of foot ser
ving ia North-America for the year 1777.
That 56,774!. 191. ^d. half penny be granted for
the p , of live battallions cf Hanoverians serving at
Gibraltar and Minorca, and forprorifiona forfe three
battallions at Gibraltar, for this femes of the y@ar
V 7- - „,
T^t 336 932 1 . is. 61. ,hno farthings be granted
for 12.667 H^ffi@ fcr :ngame? of t'cfy^r 1777.
That iß,ißiL,is'. 6d three farthings be granted
x?r tha pay of a regiment of fjot cf Henau for the
fOTice of th? rir 1777.
That. 17,3701. 8.%. ,e wanted for the pay cf
ere regiment of W:Jd<ck for the service cf .he year
'777:
That 62,947 b if,begfa^^d far the pay of
4300 Brinftcke:l h w r tree farvice of t% y^ 1777*
Tbfl 41,427 b7l 2 # . half penny ba grasped for
prevfions far &he foreign troops in Nerth-Am^rica
during the last camp^iga.
Taat 6,617%. *5• JL ° n ^ f rthing be granted to
make g?od a deficiency l^ft session efth^ H^fcn creeps
to the 24th of Decent her 1776.
That 10131 16.. 10 i thr^ far/ IIM[I be granted for
a deficiency of the hit Allien for the Hanau troops to
the 2,4 th D scember 1776.
That z 6 053 b 73. 425. b^ granted f r thecharges cf
the arriLery for the foreign troops for the feivice if
the year 1777.
' That 50,152.izi, 3d. three firthir , g be granted fjz
the charge of the foreign troops fj, the ftrvice cf the
year 1776.'
That 13 9731. 19^ granted left flffion far arii^y
for Hrffe Caffel, for 1776, be granted ut;dsdefray
ing the charges of rt&t, of foreign troop for 1777.
That 3,3831. 6. 81. granted left feffion^f^r the ar
tiller ofl-h^tt, for 1776, b # applied towards drf ^y.
ing the charge of a.tillsry for the foreign troop# for
the year 17.76.
That 320 1111. 181 iid. be granted for the change
of the office ord :ia^, f% iaad feivice for the, ear 1777.
That 279.7051. 18a id. be granted to make good
th:tftt/,ra ; s^y f evicts performed by the office cf
ordi3ar.ee for land te\ice, and not provided for in the
year 1776
Lord Barrington went through his usual detail. He
f,celled :f^ number <1 troops at the Several defti^ati
on*, according to the lac return, which he said, were
dived in Oriobv. Byihofe if appeared, that the na
tive and foreign tarps under the Geaerah Howe and
Cjrb^, ^^-1 30,000 effedive, in good health, and
. hi%h spirits. - ".
Nov. 23. Th^m^crity, it is said of buffi houses,
h : *r c^u.^.y c.i-.hdiuwm thtmfelves, being determin
ed no longer to give 2 f^&ion to measures, by their
pr^fe # ze, th&t they cannot check, though palpably to
the ruin ofcur county;
A report i: current, that in coafequence of some
difpateto received from Lord Grantham at Madrid,
by particular dartre hit Lordihip is mailed from the
sure Quit.
Ar ; e^b^rgo on a ! l the Ihippieg in our ports is talk
ed cf as ^ marf^a fk. , to take place immediately.
pri .A Adiy met jug a board #as held at the Ad
miralty Office, Charing Crofi, at which fivezal Iru
tenahrt, parfera and furgecar on half-pay, were ptt
upon full commission, a^d ordered on board different
Clip# that are now fitting cut forfea.
Orders are given to raise dhrek 'new regiment# f
volunteer!, for the space cf three year,, or durirg he
rebellion in America. One to be raised ire Engird,
one in Scotland, and one in Ireland. Their pa, is u
be is. per day.
, It is now no longer an idle rumor, that we ^re cn
the eve ofa War with France. The Ministry them
ftlves talk most f#rio#fl, of the Matter, and in all pro
bability a declaration cfHoftilifys will t^kc places in a
few days.
Certain advice is received from theH?g U % that ve
ry large fams have b^n advanced to the French by the
Merchants cf Holland.
Not less than &n hundred lives have been loft by the
pr,fsnt Ihameful press, ard that too at a time the mi
nister fays he has every assurance cf peace; it is a
wonder he did not fay plenty tco.
A great ferfontyfe t fo r Admiral Kepple on Mon
d,y, and defied he w u ld take the command cf ten
Sail of the Line, aid be ready to proceed to Sea im
mediately.
kAothef battfi n is going to be added to the Royal
regiment of arti.Try, on account of the number that
are now out on foreign firrice, and mote than are
war red at this priori
No 4 ^ th 4 a 18 privates have been fired oat from
Mtl ^— zdit is computed that upwards cf 96
}vtea fitted cut from the several provinces ofNew
. At the commencement cf the left war, Great Bri
tai n ^ r ,America were united against France alone.
N,w Gr./t Britain clone is to cope with France, Spain
and America.
loen the national debt was 8a millions - Now it is
upwards cf 150 The Land Tax was then at 3 s.---
It is n,„v at 14 s. with every other tax augmented in
proporden, ^nd every resource exhausted. Our com
merce was th^n profpercus, and credit good.--now
they are both failing-.-America then added to our
f>:C' w igtii it F ance 20 coo men by land, and 15,000
by fta -Now she employs 50,000 of our best land
forces, and 18,000 seamen ; so ihat the difference is
70 000 Soldiers, and 33 000 Sailors. This is more
than a moiety of our whole ferce in the last war.
The Hampshire, Capt. Wolfe, who is arrived at
Portsmouth from Malaga, is said to bring letters which
mention that the Spaniards have absolutely feat off a
very considerable force to America ; and that as fooh
as poffioie, fix fail of the line, and several frigates are
to fallow them ; tint the fi.ft fleet which failed had
jp,o@9 foldten 9^ hsirt
CONNECT I C U T.
An ACT to prevent Monopolies and Gdp:cffio fi by ?%
c^ffite and unreafenable Prices for many of the n®^
ceffarKi mnd conveniences of Life.
fyltfß^ d 3 the rapid and exorbitant Rife upon the meres
farits and convenienti/sof Life, in this Dty effete
Calamit, aed Df^f, is chify ecefoed b, Mo%hz & %
t^e great Ptf ofSo.te,, wbofe-efer th: ir own private GAn
to th: Intertf and Safety cf their Country, and which f
not prevented, threats the Ruin and DfoaGun ts&
^ at i; and the Commtt/esJrGm'th ftveral States f New-.
England, have recommended that the Prices fthe ntef
furies of Life be limited as herein after offired.
BE it E : Tied by t:10 Governor, Council, odßg
p^f^QfeesQ G^ral, Court affimc.ee, and
by the Auhoflt, vs the fame, That for the f^re the
R^s and Pric sh^after enumerated he affixed and
1-. tied within nus State, in Manner ic^luwi^r viz
Farming Labour in the Summer S^fen &I 1 ^ ex
ce^d rhrer Shillings end Four pe^ce per Diem, and
so in .the Ls.-I Proportion at other Seu&s of the Year,
and d h Lubonrof Mech sticks &.d Tn-.rri^n ^^d&:
the. Labour to be computed according t- Q^ Wage,
and Gu^.^ that have barewfore been adcr^d aid
p^&ijd in ^different Parts of this S^ c&metr^
wi^ farming Labour. G^d ramh^tri Wheat
fhril not ex^ed the Price of Six Shillings p^.BQi*;
^^ fr^rthaaiable Rye Shall not exceed-111^^ Shifc
, : ,."^ SIX P-^ M r Bulh#I; goud mmhaQie
I Tan Corn Anil not exceed Three Shipin. 3 p<r Buih
fr goT. merchantable Wool Two Salims so
P uvd; Park fio^ five to seven Score Thie%.©s
on. f^thivg per Pound, from Sevrn to Ten Three
fte ha f penny per Pound, and all a! uve &, Sect®
r^-p^ce three farthings ; Grass Ari B^f of &
bril ^ft not to rx.ced Twenty-fa^ ^ ririmgs par
r-.^c %d Weight, ard io in that Proportion for ftall
fid B ri, ft iikewifi Beef of an infers Quality -
R^ Hides Ihall met exceed Three pence per hand -
good ^ll tanned Suk Leather Shall met taca.d O
Selling and Five-pence p^r Pound ; grt merchant
abia Sart fiail not e x csrd T^ Shillings p^ r Bufori
good merchantable Weft-lndia Rura ffiati kut ^ce<d
Six Shillings and Eight-pence per Gallon p^r H%f
head, Seven Shillings and Eight-pence fcr thv finite
Gallon, and Two Shillings pg r Q^; and sci % like
Proportion for the smaller Quantities ^cerdiag to the
accuftoMed Usages for Retailing, f&v^ allowing CU^
Penny per Gallon f or every ten Miles & f CT fall
be conveyed by Land Carriage from th^ firfl Pin of
Delivery, for- the Ceft, Riffo, ^d Charge of
13g the fame ; New-England Rum of the bril Quality
shall not exceed Three Shillings and tenri per
Gallon per Hogshead, Four Shillings p „ Gallon by
the Barrel, and Four Shining# and fix-pt^r by rfi
G :l°:^ ^ Pc: " ** dp ^ * h
*ft didifed, raeWru UTu( ^ and lo in
like Proportion Tor smaller Qu% . i er ~, „, % , 0
t and accuftemn Ufa^ A R
Q_ arities, five allowing Oat Penny prG un f or
CTt y tea Miles the fame fh^l be c%v^ : ,d L^^d
Carriage from the Place of Dilliner / £,.Ceft
Charge, and Rifqne of carrying the ftme; left Mui
c^do Sugar mail not exceed Fifty.far spirit per
Hundred Weight per H%ffi f% d. Sixty Shinies by
^^^ ^%^ Wei s h: $ ^d ELA-p^
Pound, at the foft Port of Delivery, rifo N Q
peace per Hundred Weight for every te> ^% L rd
~,^ ^ f! m ' ma y be conveyed frombe Lid
firft Port of D^hvery to defray th, Ex F cr^ ri carry,
wg so M^ of t he bell Q^lhy fru
',',? ™" 'hiLimgs and Four pencrips, GaUm by
the Hogfhrad, Three Sh lii w and & p^e per
G^ft the Barrel, ,d Fo.rShilli.ft by the L
,e Gallon, at r he firft p jrt c f D^.^y, & fofr
One ay per Gallon for every ten M>< L^-d C^r
ti?gethe fame may be conveyed from tha fi ft "art cf
Delivery, to defray the Expecce of tri?{i^ ^ fr
making the accuftoraed and urinal Allowa.-ce, for M^
flaffin ri an inferior Q^lity; A^erierr ^u'&^d
Ghent shall not exceed Six pence per P # %d • ^t-r
cf the best Quality fan ^ ct exceed 1 rercc'rer
Pound; P as ftsil ^t exceed Eight
<" wl?"" °f^ to.&tyffi. 1 r ,„ {^d
S^.S^hw per Buffis; P^ e „, <,,,,, „iw;,d
Spanish Potatoes, of ;h, bed Sort fall fa the Fall
cf & Year exceed One Shilling ^d F^ „
not at any other S^fop @f ^ ex
ceed Two Shillings per Brihri ; T^ 7 # , d Y^
Stocks ffiall not ^ed Six Sridi.te
n^uch Proportion to those cf an inu ; r O^ry -
Man's neat leather Shoes of & heft CT %.^ 1
noot exceed Eight Shillings p cr Pair, tori rS^^
in Proportion according to tbrir Q_ alite ;
by thsßarrel, 220 P.and Weight in ^ JUn'. ft ril
not exceed Four pounds fr ur Ihilrift ,. r 1? ,
Cotton shall not exceed Three Shilling .{ # p"... &
the Bag, and Three Shillings and efoh'tb-" he
fiegle Pound ; good Oats IhalJ not cxc^ 7 „, o Shil
,0 per Buffiel ; g^d well dreg, d merdt ^bk F
not exceed Ten peace per Pound ; ofr Ct
ffiall not exceed One Shilling & R d Fen P^ce
Pound; good tryed Tallow fndl not &eri
'"" P " Pou * d ;c^ yard w id^ Tw.
cloth than not exceed Two Shiftily ^d three-pence
P er ~ 1R Proportion accoidi^g to it# Qua
lity ; Coarse Linnets to be computed after th* R^of
low-cloth, allowing therefor th* lerifoble Worth -
gfflard,wide ftri p# d Flannels shall not exceed Th^
Sellings and fix pence per Yard, end other F^n^ $
in Proportion, according to their Widths and QWi
ties and other woollen Cloths in ? ike Proportion?
MJ whereas considering that Goods, in ^ ,*'/%fy
ssve of late, (owing to th mounded 4%&^e fy^s R,.