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CHARLESTOWN, ( South Carolina) Aprily
ON Thursday last the new constitution, agreed
on by our Congress, by rhe approbation of the
Continental Conyreis, " to serve for regulating the
internal polity of this colony, until an accommodation
of the unhappy differences between Great-Britain and
America can be obtained, an event which is earnestly
desired," was published here in due form. A detach
ment of the Provincial regiment of artillery, and the
Charleftown militia, were drawn up in Broad street
from the State-house to the Exchange, where the con
ftiturion was read, and the commifhons of JOHN
RUTLEDG E, Esq; President and Commander in
Chief, and HENRY LAURENS, Esq; Vice-
Frelident of the Colony, were proclaimed, an:id ft the :
Shouts of the numerous speculators, firing of field pieces,
and the cannon on board the Provincial armed vessels.
We hear from Savannah, that a party, in which
were some Indians, lately w^nt to Tjbee Bland, where
they took 13 Negroes and fame other prisoners, and
killed g or 4 marines.
NE^-LONDO N, }719.
Last Sunday Capt. Biddle, in one of the Continen
tal bnps, returned here from a cruize, in which he
retook and has brought in a schooner, which a few
days before had been taken by the Scarborough man
of war, and was then bound into,Newport. The peo
ple had been all taken cut of the schooner and put on
board the Scarborough. By various circumstances it
appears that the laid schooner was bound into this port
from the Weft Indies, commanded by Daniel Deflton.
She is deep laden with Weft-India goods, and feme
powder.
N E W-Y O R K, May r.
By his Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Efi; General and Commander in Chief of the 4rmy
of the United Col nies.
Whereas an inteicourfe and correspondence with
the fliips of war, and other vessels belonging to, and in
the service of the King of Great-Btitain, is highly de
trimental to the rights and liberties of the said colonies.
And whereas the Committee of Safetv of the colony
of New-York, taking the fame under their considera
tion, on the eighteenth inst. did resolve and order,
6 That no inhabitant of the laid colony on any pre
<tence, or for any purpose whatsoever, either in person
6 or in writing, should dire&ly or indirectly presume
' to have, or maintain any intercourse whatsoever,
6 with any Lip belonging to, or employed in the fer
< vice of the said King, or with any of his officeis or
' ministers, or with any person or perfens on board
' the fame, on pain of being dealt with in the severest
< manner.' Notwithstanding which, there is season
to believe that sundry base and wicked persons, prefer
ring their own present private emolument to their
country's weal, have continued to carry on the fame,
particularly feme who under pretence of coming to the
market of this city by water, have put themselves,
their vessels and effeds in the way of the said (hips of
war, for the purposes of giving intelligence and furnifh
ing them with supplies of provision, and have been
taken: To the end that such evil and pernicious p ac
tices may be remedied and prevented in future, I here
by publiffi and declare, that if any person or persons
shall hereafter presume to have, hold, or continue to
carry on such intercourse, or »ny kind of correspon
dence whatsoever, or furnifh and supply the said ships cf
war, and other vessels in such service, with provisions
and necessaries of any kind, that he or they, so (find
ing, will be deemed and considered as an enemy or
enemies to the rights of the said colonies, and if appre
hended will be treated accordingly.
" And I do hereby will and require all officers and
soldiers in the army under my command, and most ear
nefly intreat all persons wel attached to the interest
cf the said colonies, to use their utmost care and dili
gence for preventing the fame, and apprehending and
securing all persons who shall be guilty thereof.
Given under my hand, at Head Quarters, in the
city of New York, this twenty-ninth of April,
Anno Domini, 1776.
G. WASHINGTON.
PHILADELPHIA, % 6.
In CONGRESS, April 30, 1776.
THE Committee to whom was referred the me
morial of the Committee of Inspection and Observation
for the city and liberties of Philadelphia, praying the
advice of Congress, whether they ought to continue
the exercise cf the power of regulating the price of
goods in other instances than that of green tea, brought
in their report, which being taken into confederation
was agreed to, whereupon
Refolded, That the ninth article cf the affeciatjon,
which enjoined the inhabitants of the United Colonies
to fell goods and merchandizes at the rules they had
fefpedively been accustomed to do for twelve months
then last past, was in its nature a temporary regulati
on refpe&ing the goods then on hand ; but as those
goods are nearly consumed, and a further supply muff '
be obtained at an extraordinary rifle and expence, and
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it is reasonable that adventures should be encouraged
by a profped of gain adequate to the danger, which
may be incurred in the importation, and a free trade
being now opened from the United Colonies to all parts
of the world, except the dominions belonging to the
King of Great-Britain.
Refolded, That the power of Committees of Inspec
tion and Observation, to regulate the prices of goods,
(in other instances than the article of green tea) ought
to cease. Extrari from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
The Honourable Congress have been plcafed to ap
point William Palfrey, Esq; Aid de Camp to his Ex
cellency General Washington, to be Pay-master Ge
neral, in the room of James Warren, Esq; who has
resigned.
A letter from Montreal, dated April 8, fays, a par
ty of Carleton's men went to attack our people at Point
Levi; when we killed 5, wounded 7, among which
is a Priest, and took 38 prisoners.
Extrari of a letter Jrom New-roth, April 29.
“ You may depend that the following is a true co
py of a letter from Governor Tryon to the Mayor.
Ship Dutchefs of Gordon, Sandy Hook,
SIR, April 29, 1776.
“ As the commander of his Majesty's (hips of war
on this Nation, found it expedient for his Majesty's
service, to burn down the Pilot-house at the Hook; I
am to acquaint, all possible care has been taken of Mr.
Adam Dobbs and his property, and that if you will
fend down a sloop to the Hook, it will be luffered to
bring up to New-York Mr. Dobbs, his fervanrs and
effects. I hen with regard, Sir, your most obedient
servant, WILLIAM TRYON.
David Matthews, Esq; Mayor of the city of Ne^-York.
Extrari of a letter from Savannah, in Georgia, March 3.
“ As the fodowingßefolutions will, I am perluaded,
give you the greatest fatisfadion, I have sent you a
copy of them, that rather than our enemies should pos
sess our merchant Whipping and our capital town, we
unanimously resolved, that all shall perish in a noble
conflagration, lighted by ourselves !"
Savannah, in Georgia, March 2, 1776.
In the COUNCIL of SAFETY.
For the fafety of this province, and the good of the
United Colonies, it is unanimously Resolved,
That the houses in the town of Savannah, and the
hamlets thereto belonging, together with the (hipping
now in our port, the property of, or appertaining to
the friends of America, who have associated and ap
peared, or who shall appear in the present alarm to de
fend the fame, and also the houses of widows and or
phans, and none others be forthwith appraised.
Resolved, That it shall be considered, as a defection
from the cause of America, and a desertion of proper
ty, in such persons, who have and shall leave the town
of Savannah, or the hamlets thereto belonging, during
the present alarm; and such persons shall be precluded
from any support or countenance towards obtaining an
indemnification.
Resolved, That it be incumbent upon the friends of
America in this province to defend the metropolis, as
long as the fame shall be tenable.
Resolved, That rather than the fame shall be held
and occupied by our enemies, or the shipping now in
the port of Savannah, taken and employed by them,
that the fame shall be bur t and destroyed.
Resolved, That orders sh illbe issued to the command
ing officer, directing him 1 0 have the foregoing Reso
lution put in execution.
A true copy fro?, the Minutes,
EDWARD LANC WORTHY, Secretary.
Extract of a letter from North-Carolina, dated Halifax
the twenty-fecoxd of April, 1776.
“ A few days past a ten gun sloop commanded by
captain Wright (the fame man who met with so warm
a reception at Hampton, in Virginia) and a sloop of fix
guns commanded by that infamous old piratical scoun
drel John Goodrich, one of the parties of Lord Dun
more and company, came over Ocracock bar, in this
province, and tock four vessels outward bound. The
ten gun sloop went immediately to sea with two of the
prizes. The wind not being fair, captain Goodrich's
sloop and the other two prizes remained within the bar.
Twenty three men, headed by a brave young man
(Benjamin Bonner cf Pamptico river,) in four whale
boats boarded the old pirate sloop of fix guns, (word
in hand, and pofTeffed themselves of her, and the whole
crew, with a tolerable cargo of valuable articles.
They also retook the two prizes. Seven of Goodrich's
negroes, a captain, George Blair of the Queen's own
royal regiment of^Blacks, and a soldier of the four
teenth regiment, are among the prisoners. The sloop
and two prizes ate arrived fafe at Newbern. Captain
Goodrich, captain Blair, the soldier and negroes, are
now within fifteen miles of Halifax goal."
The two following letters are from undoubted au
thority.
Extrari of a letter from Watertown, March 27, 1776.
“ Yours of the sth inst. came to hand laid week,
which I should immediately anf^ered but was obliged
to wait to obtain the particulars 1 now fend. The
General Court passed an order that the second and
last Tuesdays in each month should be the days to
take th: Salt-petre into the Hore, and appointed
Mr. Phipps to infpef tit ; February 14th beino- the
firft day, we received from
Harrifs and Co. at Newbury 2571'0.
Horton and Co. at ditto 33 f i
Beal and Co. at Hingham 43
Kingsbury at Walpool 24^
Enoch Bageley at Almfbury 861,
Quimby at ditto 124
James Bageley at ditto "5+
— 982^
Feb. 27. Received from Mr. Phipps,
the Infpedor, which he took in
from fevers! towns - - _ 262
March 13. Received from ditto 828
March 26. Received from Mr. John
Peek, which he infpeded, from se
veral towns _ - - 1 5 2 8 J
3601 'll
" I embraced the opportunity yesterday of en
quiring of the several persons who brought in the
Salt petre, what quantity they judged their respec
tive towns would fend in by the firft of June, and
they judged as follows :
Duxbury 500 Marblehead 900
Hingham 300 Hallifax 200
Salem 700 Dartmouth 200
Leominfter 200 Concord 300
Harvard 500 Plynton 200
Dedham 300 Swanfey 800
Taunton 700 Lancaster 400
Norton 500 Raynham 350
Mansfield 200 Danvers 1000
Sandwich 1400 Shutefbury 706
Newbury Port 2500
5300
.. 755°
" This is the belt intelligence I am able to pro
cure at this time ; I will endeavour to collect further
particulars and forward them to you.
" The Powder-mill at Andover is at work, but I
cannot give you any particulars.
“ 1 congratulate you on Boston's being once more
in the hands of its proper owners. The precipi
tancy with which the enemy took flight, wears such
indelible marks cf a panic as British troops will net
easily wipe off."
Extrari of a letteh from Wateitcrwn, April 10, 1776^
" In my last of March 27, 1 gave you a particular
account of the quantity of Salt-petre I had received
into the colony store, viz. 36011 b. —also what quan
tity it was judged would be sent in from a numbsrof
towns by the firft of June. j ;
“ [ can now only inform you, that yesterday be
ing the day to receive it into the store, I received
and paid for 40691 b. 1 will let you know from time
to time what quantities come in.
" I am informed by one of the Committee for
purchasing fulphur, that they have already found
more than ten tons in Boston, and are daily finding
more as the inhabitants return and open their stores;
there is also a considerable quantity of lead.
" N. B. A gentleman from Newbury this moment
informs me, that 1600 weight of powder has just
arrived there, private property."
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FI VEPOUNDSREWA RD.
RAN AWAY on the 10th inst. (March) from the
fubferiber, living in Harford County, Maryland,
the two following convi&s, viz. Charles Shepard,
a well made lad, about 20 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches
high of a frefh colour, brown hair tied behind, and writes
a tolerable good hand; had on a blue coat, red arid white
striped jacket, leather breeches, mixed yarn (tocking®,
good shoes, a coarse shirt not whitened, and beaver hat
cut in the faihion.—Matthew Bivin, an Englilhman,
about 33 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, frefn
colour, and we'l made; had on a fnuff-coloured coat
mended at the elbows, brown jacket, leather breeches,
mixed yarn flockings, good fhees vith iron buckles, a
felt hat, and old oznabrugs shirt: He is a great lover of
liquor, and a great swearer and liar; he fays he has
been in the English army, has loft the middle finger of
his left hand, and the others are crooked ; he is fond
of singing when in liquor. They took with them tw6
strawberry roan horses, one about fourteen hands high,
with abl ze face, Bor 9 years old, a natural pacer:
The other about thirteen hands high, paces a little, trots
well, hind-gallops very handsome, is very well made,
and has a blaze face : They are both thin of fkfh. Who
ever takes up the said servants and horses, so that f,e
owner may get them again, shall have the above Reward,
including what the law allows, and reafenable charges if
brought home, or THREE POUNDS for the men,
and F ORTY SHILLINGS for the horses, paid by
t 5 " A D BENFIELD.
W A N T E I),
, WE AVER who understands his business well,
and can be recommended for honesty, industry and
Sobriety. Such a person may meet with good encourage
ment by applying to John Weems, Esq: at Mr. A. Mit
chell's, in Third ftrect, Philadelphia.—A good Stocking
Weaver is also wanted, who may apply as above. J
New 'Jerfey, April >7, 177 G
Good bohea tea, to be fold by
the fubfcriner, for three-fourths of a dollar per
pound, agreeable to order of the Honorable Continental
Congress. J EZEKIEL BROWN.