The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-06-27 00:00:00, page 1

An evening paper of last night fays, out of
the provision article of hogs lately sent to Bos
ton, we can assure the public, that what from
diseases and other accidents, onlyfar hogs were
landed, which, after paying ever, expence, flood
government in the very moderate sum of eleven
hundred pounds per hog ; the four crout, from
similar circumstances, cost them 700 pounds.—
Query—ls an army of 50,000 men, at the dis
tance of 3000 miles, are to be fed at this ex
pence fallowing them to be victorious) is it not
paying too dear for luch a conquest ?
Colonel St. Paul is appointed Minister Pleni
potentiary to the Court of France.
Orders are said to be given from the War-
Office, and also from the Vi&ualing-Office, to
flop all provisions from being put on board the
transport ships, and for the soldiers laying at
Portsmouth, Chatham, &c. from embarking,
and to stop all other proceedings for 20 days.
Yesterday morning four waggons laden with
money were sent off from the bank, under a
proper escort, to Portsmouth, for payment of
his Majesty's ships, and the transports lying there
bound to America.'
The Preston, of 50 guns, is ordered to be
fitted immediately for the reception of a flag
officer ; and it is said that an additional Ad
miral will be sent to America.
Orders are sent to Portsmouth, for his Ma
jesty's frigates Tartar, Captain Ommanie, and
the Pearl, Capt. Wilkinson, of 32 guns each, to
be fitted out with all dispatch for the North-
American station.
Two additional companies of 57 men each,
are ordered to be raised immediately, to rein
force Lord Percy's regiment now at Boston.
Orders are sent to Chatham for his Majesty's
frigate Richmond, of 32 guns, to be fitted out
for the North-American station.
This day was launched at his Majesty's yard
at Woolwich, a new frigate ; immediately af
ter which, his Majesty's fhipEagle, commanded
by Lord Howe, failed for America.
A gentleman who arrived in town from Ply
mouth, fays, that on Tuesday morning he was
at Charmouth, and the people there said, that
the evening before, they saw eight large ships
fail down the Channel ; about fix in the even
ing they saw a great blaze from one of them,
which continued all night; and early in the
morning a great explosion was heard, after
which only seven fail could be difeerned.
A bill is passed for defraying the charge of
the pay and eloathing of the militia out of the
land tax.
On Saturday three companies of the royal ar
tillery embarked at Woolwich for North-Ame
rica.
From the AMERICAN GAZETTE.
SALEM, June 25.
By Captain Jofe ph Cook, of the schooner Elizabeth,
•who lately arrived at Portsmouth, New-Hamp
fbire, from Canfo, in Nova-Scotia, we are fa
voured with two Halifax Papers, of the tqtb
and 2^th of May.
HALIFAX, May 28.
Last Sunday morning arrived the schooner Three
Friends, Capt. Stalker, in 5 weeks from London,
-4i_%)h%; waJuP^t' \,pQ^b+k-iyto,
April, from whicn the flowing articles are
taken, viz.
WESTMINSTER, April 2.
THIS day his Majesty went to the House
of Peers, and being in his Royal robes
seated on the Throne with the usual solemnity,
Sir Francis Molyneaux, Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod, was sent with a message from his
Majesty to the House of Commons, command
ing their attendance in the House of Peers-, the
Commons being come thither accordingly, his
Majesty was pleased to give the Royal AlTent to
twelve public and ten private bills.
THE
NEW-ENGLAND CHRONICLE.
BOSTON : Printed by POWARS and WILLIS, at their Office fy^tf^ th ^w Court-House, Queen-Street.
(Vol. VIII.)
LONDON, March 29.
THURSDAY, June 27, x^. 4
Upwards of 1500 tons of shipping, that were
taken up in the river a few days since in govern
ment service, are difeharged from the employ.
Yesterday the Common Crier of this city, at
tended by other officers, read at the Royal Ex
change, and at Holborn-Bars, the King's pro
clamation for a further encouragement to sailors
to come on board the ships of war. It was af
terwards Ruck up in divers parts of the city.
Five hundred bread waggons are now pre
paring, and will, in a few days, be Whipped on
board the transports at Portsmouth bound to
America.
Capt. Jones Bewfield, who arrived on Tuesday
in the river from the Weft-Indies, informs us,
that he saw several Spanish men of war and Li
gates cruizing off Cape-Nichola Mole. He fays,
at Cape-Francois there are some French men of
war, and a number of armed cruizers, and that
others are continually arriving. Provisions of
all forts are remarkably dear throughout the
whole of our Weft-India islands ; and they are
greatly at a loss for want of lumber, which is
March 30. Previous to the departure ¥ a ppil
foreign mercenaries to America, the furtive ha
pulated for their hire and pay are to be adv^t^
by Great-Britain. The Prince of Waldeck^^
several of the Germ a Princes who hi#,^
gaged to furnifh troop ,are expected in England,
fhefe Princes have d juster notion of the
finances of England than to permit their fubjeds
to embark before they are paid for their hire.
It is aftonilhing haw any man could ever
dream of fending « y to America. Only
let us tor a moment conceive, a dragoon with
his bags, his bucket, his boots, his belts, hid
havre sack, his cloak, his cantine, his broad
sword and his carbine, galloping round a tree to
catch a rifle-man or an Indian ! It is a cow
catching a hire. The idea is laughable if the
consequences were not serious.
Notwithstanding the pacific notions of the
Spaniards, as we have been hitherto amused
with, we are credibly informed they have been
a long time both recruiting their infantry and
marine, that they have no less than four for
midable camps at present forming, the princi
pal of which is not far from the lines of Gibral
tar, and that there is in every department both
civil and military, a great alacrity for war.
On the 17th inffant fix fail of ships from
Glasgow, with new raised recruits, arid several
traniports from London, arrived at Cork,
where they are to take in their lading of pro
vilions, and proceed toAmerica, under convoy.
Last Sunday all the men in Deptford yard,
and some additional hands, were employed in
fllipping warlike stores, &c. for America; and
it will be some days before the many transports
lying there can be loaded, such quantities are
lending thither. (For the Continent.)
Orders are ferrtro Sherreß, for his Majes
ty's frigate Winchelfea, Captain Bateman, to be
fitted out for the American Ration, and a
number of hands are now employed for that
purpose.
All the eight Britifli regiments, viz. the 9th,
20th, 21st, 24th, 31R, 34th, 53d, and 62d, un
der embarkation orders, are destined for Cana
da, except the Royal Highlanders, the foot
guards, and Burgoyne's ligh't horse, which are
to be sent to General Howe.
The transports which had failed with Sir Peter
Parker, after they had landed the troops they had
on board, were to fail for the Leeward IRands,
to take in two regiments of foot, which are to
serve in America.
Advice is received from Jamaica, that Admi
ral Gayton has taken several Roops and schoo
ners into the pay of government, and fitted them
out as tenders ; each is commanded by a Lieu
tenant, to cruize for the American vessels off the.
Havannah, Monti-Christi, St. Euftatia, and
Coracoa, where they have met with great suc
cess, having taken several prizes in the course
of a few months.
'UFA
iike^c ear, and which they ufe^ ( ° be supplied
with fro a North- America
ThqE-fle man of war, Admiral Howe, has
got notu her than the Nore yet, but lies there
to reeerc iiamen from the ships in ordinary at
Cr A atharl.
YefterßaAin the House of Commons, the bill
for the %:f encouragement of seamen and
marines toW,ter into his Majesty's service, was
read the thu-q time, and passed; and to-day it
was read a firn time in the House of Lords.
The launcKmg of the Culloden man of war,
which was to have been to-morrow^at Depford,
is postponed, the men having had frefh orders
to get ready for sea eight large Roops of war.
April 2. Mr. Hartly, member for Kingston
upon Hull, rose a little after four; and in an
introductory speech, which lasted till near fix
o'clock, he went through the management of
the American war in all the departments of the
army and navy, and endeavoured to shew that
the expence far exceeded what had been Rated
to the House by administration; that the Sup
plies voted would prove inadequate; that the
estimate fell short as they had been laid before
the house ; and that the real charge of the war
for the current year remained unprovided for.
He therefore moved, that a full and clear ac
count of the total expence for the navy and ar
my fhoudd be laid before the house, and• he
thought it would be found to amount to twelve
millions. This is the best information we could
colled, and we hope it is in substance the mean
ing of the motion, but the gallery doors, as
usual, were locked.
April 13. General Burgoyne carried with
him (200 flat-bottomed boats (all ready fram
ed) to carry his army across the Lakes to pe
netrate into the back settlements of New=
Extract of a letter from Bristol, April 13.
^This morning arrived here the Hibernia,
Capt. Knethell, from Cork, who failed from
thence the 9th inff. and informs, that the men
of war, with upwards of forty fail of transports
under their convoy, failed the Bth from the
Cove, and as the wind blew frefh at N, E. and
continued so for some days, it is imagined they
must be got quite clear. The Tarter, Capt,
Russell, arid the Friendly Trader, with several
volunteers on board, failed from this place for
Cork and America."
London, April s. Letters from Stdckholni
ridvife, that the great activity shewn in putting
the army, fleet, arid forcreffes in the best Rate of
defence, causes much talk; which, added to
the like activity in the Prußian ports, make
some think all things are not right between the
two powers : dime, however, will clear up this
matter.
Letters fromWarfaw advise, that the journey
of Prince Henry of Prussia to Peterfbough is
looked upon to relate to the affairs of other na
tions besides th'ofe of Poland.
The Spaniards are augmenting every Gar
rison of the least Corifequer.ee in the Streights.
At Barcelona 'an entire new Battery is raised of
eighteen pounders, all Brass.
Some new regulations are to be made in the
naval departments; for which orders are sent
to the commissioners of the several dock-yards
to attend the admiralty board the second of
next month.
April 19. Yesterday an express arrived at
Lord Germaine's office from Governor I ryon
at New-Ydrk, which was immediately sent to
the King at Buckingham-Houle.
Yesterday private letters were received at
Northumberland-house from Lord Percy at
Boston, which were brought by way of New-
York.
Fhe last French mail brought certain ac
counts, that there was a fleet equipped at Tou
lon, and ready to put to sea upon three days
notice, consisting of twelve ships of the line of
battle, three frigates, and a bomb.
(Numb. 410.)