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Jan. 11. It is said that the French King is in
a state of mind very little removed from idiotcy
or insensibility, so much that neither the charms
ofhis favourite's conversation, nor the plealures
of the chace, are capableof routing him. This, it
is said, has caused several cabals, and given birth
to a Spirit of intrigue extremely alarming to the
mistress and the minister.
We hear the Ruffian transports failed on the
Bth instant for the Mediterranean without waiting
for the men of war.
A certain Baronet (Sir George Colebroke) who
has had the most absolute direction of a great tra
ding company for many years, and who, by his
power and interest, made many Nabobs in his time,
since the embarrassment of his affairs, applied only
for a Secondary place in Bengal for himfelf, and
was peremptorily refilled.
General Keppel! is appointed to command in
Ireland; and Lord Blaney, in the Southern de
partment of that kingdom.
The 4th, sth, 38th and 43d regiments, are to
relieve the 10th, 14th, §2d and 59th, in North-
America.
Sir William Boothly has got the 6th, General
Sorell the 48th, and General Dilkes it is said,
will have the 50th regiment.
Should a government be established on the Ohio,
it is said, Major Skene will be appointed to pre
side there.
Montfort Browne, Esq; will be appointed to
the government of the Bahamas, and Governor
Shirley removed from thence to Dominica; vice
Sir William Younge.
To the Printer of the P ÜBLIC LEDGER.
Great George-freet, Dec. 18, 1773.
S I R,
WH EN the malice of mv enemies, by
falfely impeaching my charader, had
put me to the hazard of my life, I flattered my
felf it w uld have retted silent and Satisfied :
But as I underhand they are still busy with my
reputation, and are endeavouring by a thousand
mifreprefentarions to destroy that good name,
which to me is ineftimabl , I am compelled to
trouble the public with a detail of those circum
stances which obliged me to appeal to the sword.
I hope to shew that my conduct in so doing was
proper, as far as complying with a custom, the
tyranny of which I confefs, I have not fortitude
to resist, can be juftified.
Itis with infinite regret I find myfelf obliged
to mention Mr. Whately, and that Sometimes
in terms of censure. The part he took in the
question made me fel myflf aggrieved by him.
He answered me in the field like a man of Spirit
and a gentleman. It is with pleasure Ido this
justice to his character.
When Mr. Whately was apprized of some
original letters from gentlemen in America to
his late brother having been sent over, and
made publick at Bolton, he called upon me,
read part of a let er from Mr. Oliver, complain
ing of the publication of his letters, and men
tioned that he had given me access to some of
his brother's letters from his co-respondents in
America. He accompanied t l is with a declara
tion, that he had not the lead suspicion of me,
and did not know that those published letters
were ever in his poffeffim; but he wifh/d I
w< aid authorize him to fay I had them not from
him. I gave M•.Whately every assurance that
a gent!- man could give, that I had not taken
anv 0 e letter, nor a line of one, from among
thof he Shewed to me, but such as he law and
gave me leave to take, and which were all writ
ter'by mv brother and by myfelf I did this
repeatedly, and in the most explicit terms. Mr.
Whately appeared perfectly fatisfied; and 1 own,
I did not ekped he would have mentioned that
tranfaftion again in any manner that could
throw a poffibifty of suspicion on my character.
For in mv apprehension, when a gentleman has
pledged his honour to another, to insinuate, or
countenance a suspicion of him afterwards,
leads inevitably to the consequences which have
attended this tranfa&ion. Some time after this
explanation between Mr. Whately and myfelf,
several par graphs appeared in the News Papers
highly injur ous and dishonourable to me 1
was held forth as a monster of ingratitude, and
as a villain, who, under the cover of friendfhip,
watched for an opportunity, when Mr. Whate
ly's back was turned, to rob him of papers
which were in confidence put into me hands.
Of these things I took no publick notice, not
because they gave me no uneasiness, but bee use
I knew not how to redress myfelf A search
after the authors of theih I conceived would be
vain. Such malevolent attacks could have been
made by i one but cowards, who would take
care to conceal themselves. It seemed impossi
ble that Mr. Whately could have had any
knowledge of the authors, or could have given
any countenance to such aspersions, after the
solemn assurances which I had given hm; nor
ihould I have troubled him on the fubjedif his
name had not been used as an authority to fuo
port these falfe nd malicious assertions.—These
writers artfully suppressed three very material
circumdances in their representations ; that Mr.
Whately did not kow the letters sent to Borton
were ever : n his peffeffion ; that of those which
he put into my hands none appeared to b mif
fing, which could not have been the case if se
venteen letters, and f me of hem very long,
had been taken away ; and that I had given him
every assurance wh h a gentleman could require
or receive, that no fu<h letters had been taken
by me. With at the use of Mr. Whately's
name, the charge would hav- had no effect upon
the public. I ha' gentleman fuffered the unfa r
1a 1 inj irious r presentations, under the fandion
ci hs name, to pals unex lained. I did not
exped when he saw the pur of 4 to which the
men who gained intelligence from him were
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applying it, that he would in justice to truth,
and to me, have dated the whole as above. If
he had done so, I appeal to the judgment of the
public, whether any suspicion would have rested
upon me, or any serious consequences followed.
I did not a(k this of him, because I thought he
ought to have done it unasked. There is an
indelicacy in urging a gentleman to do that
which is his duty, and owes its merit to its be
ing voluntary.—The suspicion against me upon
so unfair a date of) fads, aided, I suppose, by
the private slanders of those who raised it, fe
cretiy gained ground; and on the Bth of this
month a writer, under the signature of Ante
nor, renewed the accusation of me by name,
vouching it with a conversation which he feeras
to have himfelf held upon the fubje& with Mr.
Whately.
Under so direct a charge, I thought it would
not become me to be any longer silent. I went
with the paper to Mr. Whately, and received
from him, as I imagined, a fatisfadory denial
of those pretended facts which materially sup
ported the suspicion. I his I made publick:
Mr. Whately then came forward with his name.
He omitted to date what was solely essential,
that he did not know the letters in quelbon were
among those he put into my hands, and that
none of those with which he had entrusted me
appeared to be miffing, but related the matter
in such a manner as strongly to corroborate the
anonymous charge, and gave me, to my under
handing, the lie di est. They who have any
feelings of honour will not wonder ~hat I was
impatient under such an imputation, and thou ht
every moment miserable till 1 had called upon
him, from whom I received such an affront,
fr honourable amends. The public is acquaint
ed with the sequel: But the circumliances of
that affair have been so fa fely represented to
my difhonour, that I am obliged to beg a mo
ment's indulgence till 1 Rate that tranfaftion
fairly.
The gentleman, who waited upon Mr. Whate
ly with my invitation, told him he would at
tend me as a second, if Mr. Whately would
have one on his part. Mr. Whately declined
having any second, and therefore I brought
none. He appeared at the place appointed
with a sword only. I gave him one of my pis
tols. We difeharged them mutually; mine
being, at his request, the firft ; without effect.
If his was not direfled at me, it escaped my
observation. I then drew my sword, and ap
proached him, who had also uniheathed his,
with a persuasion, grounded on his coming with a
fwo d ony, when the choice of weapons was in
him, that I was to encounter an adversary much
superior to myfelf in (kill. I soon found my mis
take; and, as far as I could reason in such a
situation, determined, by wounding him in the
sword arm, to end the business without a fatal
stroke. But my (kill was not equal tomy inten
tion ; it soon became a struggle, instead of a re
gular combat, and I could only avoid making a
full lunge, which probably would have wound
ed him mortally. The contortions of my anta
gonist's body during the struggle, exposed parts
which, in a regular encounter, could never
have been t uched. When he turned himfelf to
seize the b ade of my fvord with his left nand,
suppose he received the wounds in his left
fide; and in some violent effort his (houlder
must have been exposed. The extreme smallness
of 'he wound in that part being, as I am well in
formed, a mere puncture, proves it to have
been accidental. Had my purpose been unfair,
I should have taken the life that was in my pow
er; had it been mortal, every wound would
not have been fuperficial, and one only dan
gerous, not from its depth, but its direfton.
I understand it has been said he was down. In
such circumstances it is as impossible to account
for every thing that happens, as to remember
every thing that passes. But of this lam very
sure, that though he flipt once, he never fell.
It is proper to apprize the reader that I am
unfortun tely very deaf. If any words of ac
commodation, as has been represented, were
really used by Mr. Whately, 1 did n t hear
them. They who expert coolneft in the midst
of such a conflict, and deliberation in the mo
ment of a deadly p int being at one's breast,
require too much. Itis well that the passion,
which rises fait on such an occasion, did not al
ter imperceptibly my general determination not
to push f> frcibly as to make a deep wound.
It is with confidence I can affirm, I was not
guilty of any unfair action, because I never
had an unfa r thou ht—nor of a cruel one, be
cause my purpose was the reverse
I have received no bodily wound; but they
wh fe minds can feel for consequences. which
they could not with honour avoid, will under
lland me when I fay, that I have felt those
wounds which far surpass in anguilh every bo
dily pain.
Ihe anonymous assassins, who have really
been the cause of this mifehief, remain un
known; but time I trutt will drag them forth to
the punishment they deserve.
Of those t) whom lam unknown, the candid
and honourable are, 1 hope, convinced that the
injuri us charges which have been brought
agri it me are totally without foundation. With
tno e to whom 1 am known, I flatter myfelf the
constant ttnor of my life has rendered a defence
of my conduct unnFeeffary
I have but a few words more to fay upon the
subj tl —As Mr Whately's narrative tends to
confirm the suspicion of my having taken from
him the letters which were sent to Boston, I do
again mod solemnly affirm, that I neither took
from him those, nor any other letters, but such
as were written by my brother and myfelf to the
late Mr. Whately, and that with his knowledge
and consent; nor had I any concern, directly
or indirectly, in procuring or transmitting the
Letters which were sent to Bolton.
J. TEMPLE.
NEW-YOR K, March is.
The Honourable House of Aflembly have pas
sed a bill to affix an equal on Jersey paper curren
cy, in this province, to that for which it is emit
ted and passes in that colony. Should it receive
the assent of government, the following alterati
ons will take place:
Jersey Bills of prefect currency future currency
Six Pounds, - 6 10 0 6 80
Three Pounds, 3 § 0 34 °
Thirty Shillings, 1 12 6 112 0
Fifteen Shillings, 0 16 g 016 0
And bills of inferior value in proportion to the
above arrangement. The penalty on offending
against this proposed law is to be the forfeiture of
the whole sum offered in payment, and the ad to
take place on the firft day of next May.
Orders are received from the Earl of Dartmouth
to prevent the passing any more bills for the natu
ralization of foreigners in the colonies.
On the 3d instant died at Boston, in his 68th
year, the Hon. Lieutenant Governor Oliver.
Saturday last Capt. Stafford, in a sloop belong
ing to Philadelphia, arrived here from St. Au
gustine in 15 days ; by whom we learn the inha
bitants of that place were under some apprehensi
ons of a visit from the Creek Indians, and that
they have requeued some fuccours from a certain
quarter.
PHI LADEL PHI A, March 14.
Capt. Osborne from Vigo, on the 7th ult. in
lat. 36, long. 23, spoke Capt. Sutter, in a (hip
from Belfaft for Baltimore, out 20 days : On the
18th, in lat. 29:57, long. 47, spoke Capt. Bell,
in the ship Morrifs, from the Straights for Virgi
nia, out 18 days; and on the zd jnft. in lat. 37 : 30,
long. 68, spoke a drip from Georgia, out 3 days,
but could not learn the master's name, or where
bound.
Capt. Richardson from Jamaica, on the iftinft.
in lat. 35:29, l° n g- 73 : 56, spoke the ship So
phia, Capt. Richardson, from London for Mary
land, out 8 weeks, all well.—Capt. Guest, in a
brig from Baltimore, was arrived at Kingston.
Captain Carson from Lisbon, on the 4th inst.
in lat. 32:53, long. 71: 10, spoke the ship Dani
el, Capt. Preston, belonging to New-York, from
the Bay of Honduras, bound to Amsterdam, out
28 days; the fame day spoke Capt. M'Caul, in a
schooner from Baltimore for St. Chriftophers, out
4 days, all well.
Capt. Fleming, from Newcastle on Tyne, on
the 29th of Jan. in lat. 35, long. 63, met with a
hard gale of wind at W. S. W. in which he had
all his water-cades stove, and had only a few gal
lons of water in a beer barrel remaining: The fame
morning he saw a well-dressed woman floating, but
it blowing hard at the time, and he under his
courses, could not get a boat out to take her up:
On the 30th, in lat. 34:50, long. 63:2, the lea
made a free passage over him, by which he re
ceived considerable damage : On the 1 ith of Feb.
in lat. 38:32, long. 63, spoke the (loop Edmund,
Capt. Cuttinglunt, from Newberry Port for the
Grenades, out 5 days, who the day before bad
met with a hard gale of wind, and had loft most
of his stock off the deck; he supplied Capt Flem
ing with what provision and water he could spare.
Arrivals at Lisbon. From this port, ship
King of Portugal, Bulkley, ship Fame Genfell,
ship Peggy, Barron, and ship Sally, Gilbert.
From Maryland, brig George, Wilson. From
Virginia, ship Peggy, Yotk. From Newfound
land, ship Centurion, Kerlin.
Captain Villeneufve from London, on the 2d.
inst. in lat. 38, 30, long. 68, spoke with thefhip
Liberty, Capt. Randle, from New-York for
Dublin, out 4 days, and on the 3d, in lat. 3g, 52,
spoke a (loop from Virginia for Rhode-lfland.
The ship Nancy, Capt. Lockyer, with the Tea
for New-York from the East-India company, af
ter beating some time on this coast, was obliged
to bear away, and We are informed the has got
into Antigua.
Extract of a letter from London, Dec. 20, 1773.
“ Your observations refpeding the Tea duty
are very just, and the Americans must be com
mended by all consistent advocates for liberty and
a limited monarchy, for the sagacity with which
they difeern and the spirit with which they assert
their rights."
Letters from London mention the death of
Lawrence Read of New-York, and Henry Elves,
jun. Esq; late of this city.
Married. Mr. PAUL ZANTZING
ER, of Lancaster, merchant, to Mils HETTY
BARTON, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Barton,
of that place.—R IC HA RD BENNETT
CARMICHAEL, Esq; to Miss KITTY
MURRAY, daughter of the late Dr. Murray,
of Chester Town, Maryland.
The public are cautioned to beware of counter
feit Maryland Dollar bills, fomeof which are now
passing here, dated March ift, 1770: They are
badly cut on copperplate, and printed on a paper
which is much smoother and thinner than that
used for the genuine bills.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Brig John and Richard, D.Wilkinfon, Barbados.
Brig Nancy, D. Van Voorhis, St. Croix.
Brig Swift, S. Davifon, Hifpani < la.
Brig Addison, T. Candell, St. Übes.
Ship Pennsylvania Packet, P. Osborne, Vigo.
Brig Venus, J. Richardson, Jamaica.
Brig Samuel and Charles, T. Welch, Barbados.
Ship Rebecca and Susanna, R. Caflon, Lisbon.
Brig Polly, J. Lockton, Bermuda.
Brig Industry, P. Hod^kinfon, St. Euftatia.
Brig Betsey, N. Atkins, Boston.
Schooner Bonaventure, J Waterman, Nantucket,
Schooner Betsey, E. Rogers, Boston
Sloop Betsey, V. Vightman, Rhod-Ifland.
SI. Peace and Plenty, R. Mumford, Rhode-Ifland.
Schooner Phcenix, T. Coffin, Nantucket.
Ship E iza, G. Gowland, London
Ship If.ibella, B. Fleming, New Cadle on Tyne.
Outwards.
Sloop Bentham, R. Alberfon, New-York.
Ship Queen of Portugal, J. Cattle, Lisbon.
Brig Charleftown P. S. Wright, South-Carolina.
Brig Betsey, N. Atkins. Boston.
Schooner Little Polly, T. Palmer, Jamaica.
Sloop America, P. Allen, Bolton.
Sloop Jenny, J. Cochran, St. Vincents.
Schooner Kingston, S Conyngham, Jumaica.
Schooner Polly, R Zuill, St. Euftatia.
Brig Polly, W. Glover, Lisbon.
Brig Kitty, G. Thompson, Lisbon.
Schooner Triton, J- Morton, Boston.
Brig Dolphin, J. Hunn, Jamaica.
Schooner Bonaventure, J Waterman, Nantucket.
Brig Georgia Packet, G. Bunner, Georgia.
Cleared.
Sloop Hope, T. Dewick, Maryland.
Snow Salter, J. Reid, Barbados.
Brig Delaware; T. Cripp n, Jamaica.
Brig Prince of Wales , T. Mason, North-Carolina,
Schooner Industry, J. Thompson, Halifax,
Brig Speedwell, j. Cox, Grenadoes.
Brig Globe, E. Bingley Lisbon.
Brig Swift, S.Davifon, Jamaica.
Schooner Britannia, J. Martin, Jamaica.
Brig Chance, J. Craig, Grenades.
Ship Becky and Debby, S. Williams, Genoa.
Schooner Henrietta, G. Catton, Barbados.
Schooner Polly, R. Inkfon, Virginia.
Brig Cornelia, J. Foifter, Dominica.
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Loan Office, Philadelphia, March 1, 1774.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
TH AT the GENERAL LOAN-OFFICE
of the province of Pennsylvania is this day
opened, at the house ofDo&or Samuel Preston
Moors, on the weft fide of Third-street, between
Higb jirect and Mulberry-flreet,\n the city of Phila
delphia ; where the trustees will attend upon every
Tuejday and IVednefday succeeding until the whole
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds (hall
be lent out in sums, not exceeding two hundred
pounds, nor less than twenty-five pounds, to anyone
person, agreeable to the directions of an ad of As
sembly, intituled, an aft for emitting thefum of on^
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, in bills of
credit, on loan, and providing a fund for the pay
ment of public debts.
And in order to prevent disappointments to those
who may apply to borrow money, the trustees in
form the public, that the ad of Assembly above
mentioned authorizes and impowers them to judge
of and determine the value of all lands and tene
ments, rents and hereditaments, situate in Philadel
phia, Bucks, Chester and Lancaster counties, which
may be offered in mortgage, and as they are also to
judge of the validity of the titles of all lands
propdfed to them as fecarities, every person, ap
plying to borrow money, must produce to them the
originals, or authentic copies from the Records,
of all patents, wills, deeds, er other conveyance,
which will be necessary to deduce a legal title
from the Proprietors to the applier, for the lands,
which he shall offer as security: If any meffu
ages, erected upon ground fubje& to the payment
of groundrent, should be offered in mortgage, such
appliers must previously difeharge the groundrent
and quitrent in arrear; and in all cases the premises
proposed to be mortgaged must be of treble value
of the sums requeued to be lent: To comply with
the ad of Assembly, it will be further necessary for
all borrowers, upon the fe< < ity of lands which lie
in any other than the fourcounties above mentioned,
to procure a certificate under the hands of any two
of the cominiffioners offuch county, certifying the
value of such lands.
SEVEN POUNDS REWARD.
MADE his escape from me the ftibferiber, a
certain JOHN COPPINGER, a run
away fervent, who was advertised in the Pennsyl
vania Chronicle by Daniel and Samwel Hughes, of
Frederick County, Maryland, and was taken up b<
me; but before he was committed to justice or re
turned to his master, he dole from me a horse,
saddle and bridle, and went off from John Sherrid'fy
store-keeper, in AletanderTownfhip, in the Jerseys;
the horse is of a brown colour, about 13 and a half
hands high, and 15 years old. Said Coppinger is
about 5 feet 6 inches high, has daik brown hair, short
and curled, a fair complexion, and understands
working in a forge; was bound to Joseph Morris,
of Philadelphia, wheh a child, and afterwards fold
to the aforefaid Daniel and Samuel Hughes. Who
ever apprehends said servant, aad brings him back,
or commits him to any of his Majesty's gaols in
this province, Maryland, Carolina, &c. so that I
may have him again, shall have the above Reward,
by applying to me at Daniel and Samuel Hughes's
Iron Works in Frederick County, Maryland, or to
Mr. James Canning in Philadelphia.
JAMES DARRAGH.
Salem, in New-Jersey, March it, 1774.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors
of the fubferibers, That by an order of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
county of Salem, Tuesday the twelfth day of April
next is appointed for them to appear, at the Court
house in Salem, before Grant Gibbon and An
drew Sinnickson, Efqrs. two of the Judges of
the said Court, to (hew cause why an affignmect
of the said fubferibers estates should not be made
for the benefit of their creditors, and their perlons
difeharged from imprisonment.
JAMES GARDINER,
GEORGE MEYERS.
Philadelphia, March 8, 1774.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiher, a Scotch
. Highland lad, named ALLEN MORR I
SON, twenty years of age, five feet fix ir.ches
high, long white hair, grey eyes, looks very four,
dull Tinned : Had on when he went away, a gcod
beaver hat,, blue broadcloth breaches, lined with
(hammy, a brown broadcloth coat and jacket with
mettle buttons, an oznabrugs Ihirt, new (ho<s and
fto r kings, his other cloaths uncertain : He may cut
off his hair and change his cloaths, as it is fuppof d
he is gone off with one of his fhip-rratrs, that had
on a white wig and black cloaths, a likely fellow.
Whoever takes him up and confines him in any
goal, so that his rnafter may have him again, shall
have the above reward of
HENRY NEILL.