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borrowing. The keeping of money at a certain, fixed
and known value, I take to be an object of very great im
portance, as it will, in my apprehension, be the best regu
lator of prices that can possibly be devised, and will do more
towards putting an end to that mischievous jobbing and'
{peculating, from which we have experienced so much e-
Vil, than all the penal laws that human nature is capable
of framing. As soon as the money hereafter to be borrow
ed, shall be repaid, and'tl/ taxes and other revenues still
produce more thatiVnay be necessary for current expences,
the whole surplus of these revenues may be applied to link
ing the money in circulation, and then it will naturally ap
preciate towards its original value, that is, towards an e
qu^Jity with gold and filter, in proportion as by the rs
- of its quantity, it shall approach the sum merely
requisite, as a medium of commerce. But perhaps when
That time arrives, some mode may be devised by meaqs of
* fund established abrqad, either by a foreignloao or other
wise, to fink even the sum in circulation,- at a depreciated
rate, without doing injustice to the possessors of it. How
far such a fund would aid my present plan, I have not pre-
Nfely considered, being uninformed of the means of pro
curing it; but it cannot be doubted, but that it would
make the work more sure and easy. As to the money al
ready borrowed, I meddle not with it. The public faith is
already pledged, for the repayment ,of it ^fi certain prin
ciples, which, I doubt not, will be performed in a manner
consistent with national honors
The third branch of the system proposed, namely, bor
rowing mopey for current expences, on the credit of th.e
United States, remains to be considered. To effea this,
I would propose, that an estimate be madeof the sum that
may be wanted by the public for a given time, uot more
than a year ; and that it be recommended to eachßtate, to
furnifh its quota of this sum on loan, and for that pui^fe
to establish as many loan-offices in each State as may be
necessary to accommodate the people,perhaps one for every
two or three counties may be fufficient. A time should be
limited, during which the loan office is to be open, if the
sum be not sooner raised ; and if any State should-sail of
railing its quota within the time limited, some other State
or States, which have furnifhed theu^quotas and are wil
ling to furnifh more, should have leave to supply the defi
ciency. Every perfen paying in fix,hundred pounds cur
rent money (if fix for one be the proportion fixed on) fli>uld
have a certificate for one bundled pounds sterling, bearing
interest at fix per cent, per annpm, payable in current mo
ney, either at fix for one, ©r at the current mercantile ex
^hange, at the time it is demanded, at the option of the
bolder of the certificate : The principal to. be redeemable
at the pleasure of Congress, at any time after one year, or
such other period as Congress shall think proper to fix, in
current money, either at fix for one, or at the then current
mercantile exchange, at the option of the holder of the cer
tifleate as aforefaid.
Thus the lender will have the double inducement of be
ing secured against farther depreciation, and the chance in
bis favour of such appreciation as may happen. On this
^couragement it can Scarcely be doubted but that Suffi
cient Supplies may be Speedily borrowed, and that money
would as speedily appreciate to the rate thus established,
a,aj regain its usual, necessary tone. The Scarcity of ar
ticles, So far as it inartificial, would cease ; the public ex
•pendilures be reduced to more moderate bounds, and the
'flowing debt on the public be incurred at the. fame rate,
^r nearly so, at which it will pro! %51/ Le discharged.
WI LLI A M SBUR GH, June 5 .
Articles of Capitulation propojed by Lieutenant-Governor
Hamilton, to Colonel George Rogers Clarke, dated Fort
Sackville, Feb. 24,. 1779.
1 IEUfENANT-G^vernor Hamilton en
'gages to deliver up to Col. Clarke, Fort
Sackville (Fort St. Vincents) as it is at present with all
the stores, ammunition and provision, reserving only
thirty-fix rounds of powder and ^ll per man, and as ma
ny weeks provision as shall be Sufucient to conduct those
of the-garrison, who shall go by land or by^water, to their
destination, which is to be agreed on hereafter.—id. The
garrison are to deliver themselves up prisoners of war, and
to march out with their arms, accoutrements and knap
sacks, A guide, or guides, to be given, with a Safe guard
to escort the garrison to their destination,' as aifo horses
for the traniport of provision, provided the garrison
marches by land.—3d The garrison not to be delivered
up till the perlon employed by Col. Clarke, shall receive
an account of the stores, &c.—4th. Three days time from
the Signing the articles to be allowed the garrison to pro
vide. Shoes, &c. necessary for the journey (if by land) and
for baking bread,, as aifo for the fettling accounts with the
traders of this poft.—sth. Officers or others of the garri
son who have families, to be allowed to return to their
homes, on promise of not aHing during the present con
test between Great-Britain and America.—6th. The sick
and wounded are recommended to the humanity and ge
nerosity of Cot Clarke; any charges incurred by them,
to be discharged by Lieutenant Governor Hamilton, who
will leayea draft for sol. New-York, currency, for their
use Officers to taketheir private baggage.
(Signed)!, HENRY HAMILTON,
Lietenant Governor of Detroit.
ARTICLE S agreed on.
it. Lieutenant-Governor Hamilton engages to deliver
up to Colonel Clarke, Fort Sackville, as it is at present,
with all the stores, ammunition, provision, &c. &c.
id. The garrison are to deliver themselves up prisoners of
war, and to march out with their arms, accoutrements,
and knapfacks.—„d. The garrison to be delivered up
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. 4th. Three days
to be allowed the garrison to fettle their accounts with the
traders and inhabitants of this town. sth. The officers
®f the garrison to be allowed thejr necessary baggage.
Signed at Post St. Vincent, February 24, 1779.
GEORGE CLARKE.
Agreed to for the following reasons.
Ift. The remoteness of fucsour,—2d. The state and
quantity @f provifion#. —3d. The unanimity of officers and
men, on its expediency.—4th. The honorable terms al
lowed, And lastly, the confidence in a generous ene
my,
HENRY HAMILTON, Lieut. Gov.
and Superintendent of Detroit.
ANNAPOLIS, June 18.
The Hon. House of Assembly of this State, are called by
Proclamation, to meet in this city, on Thursday the 15th
day of July next, on business of the greatest importance.
Capt. Earle, in the schooner Baltimore Hero, of twelve
guns, bound to St; Euflatia, going down our bay last Sa
turday, in, company with the brig Lively, Capt. Belt, the
brig Lady Washington, Capt. Greenway, and four pilot
boats, off Rappahanock, fell in with two of the enemy's
privateers, ef/2 gunsy who had with them two prizes.—
Captains Earle and Belt, after Tin obstinate engagement of
two hours and an half, had every prefpea of taking them,
had not two more brigs and schooners of th? enemy, bore
d>\vn, which obliged t? em to make the best of their way,
re taking one of the prizes, which they sent into Rappa
hannock. Capt. Earle had only three men lightly wound
ed, but is mriuch damaged in his fails, rigging and hull.
Capt. Bell had two men mortally wounded, and is also much
Shattered. They were chaced up as high as Point- no- Point
—As they are new refitting and will be ready to fail in a
day er two, in company with several other vessels of force,
it is not doubted, should they come across them again,
they will give them a very warm reception.
B OS T O N, June 7.
By federal .deserters lately from Rhode-Ifland, we learn,
that the army there consists of eleven regiments, of 600
men each; and that a regiment of the noted Brown'spro
vincial corps, is .Rationed on Connanicut.
A small armed schooner from this port, named the Re
foluti©n, with four carriage guns, one pounder, and fix
swivels, returned yesterday from a Short cruize, in which
Ihe has taken 5 prizes : one a Biljinder mentioned in one
of our late numbers as arrived, another has ,got int® an
Eafiern port, of the remaining three one is lad^n with fea
coal, and the others with provisions.•
Last Thursday morning, between 2 and 3 o'clock a fire
broke out in an elegant row of buildings, in Seven Star
Lane, which burnt the roofs of the fame : It was fortun
ate there happened to be little, or no wind, or it is probable
the flames would I ave been very extensive.
Extras oj a letter prom Rhode l/land, dated 'May 30.
" There is a gentleman arrived here who was on board
Count d'Estaing, hi the VLeft-Indies---The Count desired
him to flay and pilot him to this place—lnformed me he
expected to be relieved immediately, and that he should be
upon this coast by thq 10th of June "
J^eio. By a gentleman direftly from.Rfiode-Ifland,
we are informed, that last week a large Agent ship, laden
with provisions, accidently took fire as the laid in that
harbour, and was entirely confirmed, together with her
cargo. We'alfo learn th^t there is no vessel of force there,
except two gallies and the Renown of 50 guns, which ar
rived, with a large prize ship, the day he came away.
The Hon. General Assembly of this State have elected
the Hon. Artemas Ward, Efy a Member of Congress for
said State, in the room of the Hon. Timothy Edwards,
Esq; who has resigned, • '
Same day arrived a ship which was bound from Soyth-
Carclina to Frahce, but on her, passage was, taken by a
New York privateer, and afterwards retaken by the Bos
ton frigate. Her ^argo confifis of rice, indigo, &e.,
We have certain advice by several perfuns from New
York, that the sloop Eagle, late commanded by the brave
but unfortunate Capt. Conkling, was lately blown up at
New-York, by means of a boy's [napping a pistol among
some powder, which communicated to the magazine. It
is said, that a number of persons were in the vessel at the
time, who loft their lives, among them the infamous
Murphy, who murdered Capt. Conkling.
PROVIDENCE, June s.
We are credibly informed, that an armed schooner, be
longing to the plundering Tory fleet, foundered at sea,
in their last expedition to Nantucket, and thatall or. board
perifhed.'
The Boston post informs, that a prize ship from Scot
land, with 2600 barrels of provisions, and other valuable
articles, is arrived at an Eaheru port. She was captured
by the Fallas privateer, of Newburry.
H A,V TFOR D, June 15.
The following,paragraph is taken from a paper printed at
Boston last Thursday.
the CRISIS!
REMEMBER that the old spirit of opposition to the
fiamp aft, that firfl originated in Boston, and founded
the alarm bell through the Continent, is not yet (mother
ed, but shall roon burst, with an unabating vengeance, on
the heads of monopolizers, as it did on the odious stamp
M^fters. By Heavens it shall not die.,
Vox PoPVLI.
CONNECTICUT TAKE THE ALARM!
POUGHKEEPSI E, June *4.
fbree deserters from the enemy, who came tn cm the Gtb inf,
on examination, declared as follows, viz.
That they left the enemy's lines, between twelve
and one o'clock that morning, that General Clinton was
then at VerpUnlCs Point, together with Generals Vaughan
and Matthews, Lords Rawdon'and Cathcart-flcoo at
the Point; That they are building a battery and redoubt
at Stoney-Point, on the other fide of the river: Tnat in
the ferry-way are two frigates, and about eighteen fma!ler
vessels-- one sixty-sour gun ship oppefite Tarry-Town.
17th regiment light dragoons, Lord Cathcart's legion,
Emerick's corps, Queen's rangers, two regiments of Hes
sians, 7th, 17th, and 23d British regiments, are with Sir
William Erfkiae, who commands the hying army, at
Dobbs-Ferry. A Lieut. Col. commands on the other fide
opposite King's- Ferry, who, with the other principal of
ficers, lodge on board their vessels every night. It is re
ported among the soldiers, that they are to continue at the
Point about three, weeks--44th and 57th British regiment,
and one Hefflan ditto, are at King's- Bridge.
Th'e troops which came from Virginia, not being fur
nifhed with proper eloathing, &c. for the campaign, are
permitted to return to New-York, for fifteen days, then
to eome up the river again. June 6th, 1779.
FISK-KILL, June i 7.
Last week, eleven fellows who had endifled into the ser
vice of the enemy, were apprehended and committed to
prison in New-Jersey. Two es their leaders escaped by
swimming Newark river.
CHATHA M, June Is.
Twelve grenadiers, lately deferred from the enemy at
King's Ferry, arrived at Morris-Town on Sunday last,
who inform us that desertions are very frequent, and may
be constantly expected ; as it is reported in the Britifti ar
my that General Clinton designs to attack the fort at Weft-
Point, of the strength of which they have very formidable
accounts.
General Wallington's bead quarters is at Smith's ta
vern, about 12 or 15 miles frotn fort Clinton, and xxmiles
this fide of New Wmdfor.
LaR week fix d ring villain's in Smith's Clove, had the
audacity to fire on two of our light horse, as they were
.passing io the rear of the army, one of which they wound
ed in the body, and broke the thigh bone of the other :
They were immediately pursued by a party from the,army
taken, and qoe hungi toe other five were conducted to
Head-quarters, and a Court martial being held on them,
they were fpund guilty and received lenience of death ; pur
suant to which four were hanged, and it being insinuated to
the fifth, that, if he would drfcover his accomplices, he
would be pardoned, which offer of clemency he eagerly
embraced, and conduced a party of our people to a cave
inhue mountain, the depository of all their plunder, where
lay concealed five @ore, whom they fe.ured. Various
articles of plunder were foundjn their den.
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.'
Exit a& of a letter from Petersburg tn Virginia, to a gentle
man in this city ] dated June gtb.
“ I have just now been in company witl> a Mr. Walton)
from South Carolina. He is in sixteen days from C'narles
;town—all well there, and the city out of danger. The
enemy is surrounded , and it is expelled we wjll in a few
days hear of their surrender."
Extract of a letter from James River, Virginia, June 10.
" We have such confirmation, though net official ac
counts, of the repulse of the enemy in their attack upon
Charleftown, that it cannot be doubted. They left near
a thousand men in killed *nd wounded before the town--^
and by a Mr. Walton, of Georgia, biit last from Charles^
town in sixteen days, we are assured that the place is not
only fafe, but that the enemy were hemmed in, in such a
spanner that a few days would determine their fate, which
he expected would be a total surrender."
Last Friday a sea faring man, late Mate of a vessel, be
longing to the State of Rhode- Island, but taken by the e
ftemy, reached this city from Charleftown in South-Caro
lina. He left that place on the 12th of May last, the day
after General Prevoit's attack. This person affixed in the
defence, having the charge of a great gun on the lines, and
furui/hes further particulars of the happy success, which has
again attended tie brave General Moultrie, in refilling
the invaders of his country. It appea s, that the Britilh
forces/ at the diHance of eight miles, crossed the river AAl
ley, into the neck on which the town stands, firft detach
ing a large corps down the w^fi fide of the Afliley, to seize
fort Johnson, on St. James's island ; but this fortfefs had
been previously dismantled. The main body pufned 011
for Charleftown, arriving late in the afternoon, mnd im
mediately began their attack. But by the fire of the can
non and mhfquetry from the lines, and the enfilade dis
charges from the redoubts at each extremity, and divers
armed ships in the rivers on each fide of the nqck, they were
repulsed and obliged to retreat soon after nine in the eve
ning, leaving 651 of their soldiery on the ground. It is to
f be considered as very providential, that only twp of the
garrison were slain during the affauit ; but Major Hugger,
a gentleman of mofi ref,enable character, was.unfortun
ately killed by a centinel, through miflake, feme hours
after the enemy retired.' The enemy recreated up the
neck, between the Afliley and the Cooper, and measures
were taken by fending armed vessels up the former, to
hinder them from re-paying that river, in order to join the
detachment, or gain the fea-lhore; and it was expe&e4
the main body must surrender themselves prisoners, tho'
perhaps the corps upon St. James's island might escape in
boats.l
General Pulaski, at the head of the legion, had reached
Charleftown, a few days before the enemy, and issuing
forth immediately, took 180 of their advanced guard; 40
of whom, this informant fays, being Tories, were hanged,
for attempting to rife during the attack.
The farther particulars of this glorious event, and the
great and important confequehces of it, are hourly expect
ed.
We learn from Annapolis, that the gallies and several
armed merchant vessels, had gone thence in quest of the
enemy's erhizers, jn the bay ^ Chefapeak. These rovers
have lately landed at Wicomico, and burned several in
fpeQion and farm boufes, plundering as they go.
Capt. Doane, from this port for St. Euftatius, was tak
en by a privateer, seven days after he failed, and his ves
sel sent for New-York. He remained on board the crui
zen which arrived feme days since at Sandy-Hook, but
hentated to g® up to New-York, because of an embargo
lityed there. Capt. Doane prevailed on a Fifhenman, ta
land him in New-Jersey, who informed him that a vessel
had on Saturday, the 12th, arrived from Georgia, in eight
days, the Master of which had been thrown into gaol, for
reporting the news of General Prevoft's repulse in South-
Carolina.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
Mr. D UNL A P,
IT has been difeevered lately, that plain sense with in
tegrity, are Efficient to qualify a man for the great
business of legislation. I would therefore propose that the
States should immediately seize all the public buildings
that were once made use of as School houses and Colleges,
and appropriate them to the use of the Continent. The
College at Princeton might ehfily be fitted up into agree
able apartments for a company of weavers—the Newark,
Academy might be converted into a Shoe-factory for tl^
Continental troops—and the College of Philadelphia into a
land office. And as for the Presidents, and Profeffors in.
. these Colleges, I would propose that they Should be made
Delegates in Congress, Assembly-men, Magistrates, &c.
but that they should by no means be abridged of their
former faltries. We might then exped to fee patriots,
heroes and lawgivers formed by the unerring band of na
ture, rising up to fill the firft offices of government. The
free born sons of America would not then have their Spi
rits broken with learning propria qua? maribus. The pure
rays of Science unclouded by School-masters, would then