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Westminster, April I.
q'HIS Day's Gazette contains'a Proclamation of
I the States General of the United Provinces,
prohibiting the Exportation of warlike Stores from
Holland in English, Foreign, or Duch Ships, to the
BlitiSh Plantations in America, for fix Months.,
Yesterday, at one o'Clock, Mr. Lane, Mr. Mol
lefon, and Mr. Bridgen, from the Committee of
North- American Merchants, waited on his Majesty
at St. James's and presented the Petition of the Mer
chants of the City of London, trading to North
America ; which his Majesty received very graciou
fi7-.. ./
It is Strongly reported in the city, that the Minis
try have received within these two days some very
alarming intelligence from ourAmbaffador at Berlin.
It is also said that his Prussian Majesty has an eye
upon Hanover till he is paid the three millions of
subsidy due to him ever Since Lord Chatham went
out of Administration, and which Lord Bute, who
Succeeded Lord Chatham, peremptorily refufied to
p a y-
NEW-YORK, Mayzg.
Last Monday the Provincial Congress met here and cbofe
Mr. Peter V. B. Livingfan, Efa; for their President,
Volker P. Douw, Est, Vice PreJident, John M'Kiffon,
W and Mr. Robert Benson, for their Secretaries.
,Yesterday Dr. Myles Cooper, PreJident of .the College
of this city,Jailed for Bristol, in the Exeter, having re
mained for near two weeks before, on board the King
Fijher, commanded by Capt. Montague, where be thought
Jit to Jhelter bimfelf from the resentment of a people who
confider him as the writer of federal pieces highly inju
rious to the liberties of America.—The Rev. Dr. Chand
ler, and the Rev. Mr. Cook go pafingtrs with him.
In Provincial Congress for the colony of New-York, at
the city of New-York, on Wednesday, May the 24/^,
has too much the Appearance of Machiavlian Poli
cy, but isjuftifiable as it has the moll obvious ten
dency to lave the Colonies raining themselves, as
well as preventing their distressing their mother
country. If PENNSYLVANIA could be brought to
TAKEPART with New. York, I think the BUSI
NESS WOULD BE DONE. I mult beg thefa
vour of you not to fuffer this letter to come under
any other than your own observation."
By the copies of letters (lately laid before the
Parliament, and printed in London) from the Go
vernors of the Several Britiffi colonies, relative to
the late unconstitutional and tyrannical ads of Par
liament, it appears, that Governor Eden of Mary
land, was the only one who hcneflly and ingenu
ously represented the case with his opinion thereon,
to the ininiftry; which conduct and opinion will
do hira lasting honor. In general, the Governors
and other miniftcrial people outstrip their inftrufti
oni, and anticipate the wilhes of their patrons, even
in their mod biaireable designs. Had it not been
owing to the encouragement, and even temptation
thus given to the minidry, in their lad treason
able and mod horrible design of destroying the
Englilh con ftitution and enslaving the colonies, it
is more than probable they would have defined
from their black attempt..
N E W-Y O R K, May 2 L<
Saturday Afternoon the Brig Charming Peggy, Capt.
John Lawrence, arrived here from Falmouth, in 6
Weeks ; by him we learn that all theAds depend
ing in Parliament, relative to American Affairs,
had received the Royal Assent ; and that the Pac
ket for this Port, was to fail the Day after him :
The dhlyParagraphs worthy Notice,,(that we have
either Room or Time to infent) we find in the Pa
pers as late from London as the xft April, are as
follow, viz.
>775-
RESOLVED, That this Congress will, before they
rife, provide the left ways and means in their
power, as reprejentavies of the people, for the difeharge
of Juch money as is now lent, or Jhall be fubjeri bed, or
other-wife advanced, or Jupplied on the pulic faith, to de
frey the charges that are or feall be incurred in the present
exigencies of the colony, or that Jhall hereafter be expend
ed or incurred by recommendation of the Continental or
this Provincial Congress.
Ordered, That the proceeding reflation be publifad in
the public news papers.
A true copy from the Minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.
: Friday night last Capt. Reynolds arrived here from
Rortfmouth, in New-Hampshire : On Monday the l§tb
infant, off Cape Anre, he was boarded by Capt. Gretves,
in a tender, who bad come out of Boston the day before,
and informed him that three transports arrived there the
6th infant, from England, with troops, and that many
more were hourly expefed ; that federal Vessels were then
in fight, which be imagined was part of the fleet, add
federal guns had been, heard in the offing. ' y
The martialfpirit which prevails among the inhabi
tants of Somerset county, in New-ferfey, truly merits the
attention of the public. We have certain intelligence,
that they are forming themselves into companies, and daily
exercifng to become compleat masters of the military difei-..
pline ; and particularly, that the tovonjhip of Bridgewater
in said county, met at Rariton, the 6th infant, and chose
Mr. Abraham Ten Eyck Captain, under whose command
$5 volunteers immediately inlifted, to be in readings at an
." May 11. We set fail from Skeen (borough,
in a Schooner belonging to Major Skeene, which
we christened Liberty. ,
Sunday, 13. Arrived at Ticonderoga, from whence
after some preparations, we set fail for Crown
point.
Monday, 14. Contrary winds retarded our voy
age, and the day drew to a close when we anchored
at Crown-point.
Tuesday, 15. Contrary winds. Col. Arnold with
thirty men took the boat, and proceeded on for St.
John's, leaving to Capt. Sloan the command of the
vefrel with the sailors; and to me the command of
the soldiers on board:.About 12 o'clock, while
beating down, we efpyed a boat, sent out our Cox
wain to bring her in, it proved to be the French
Post from Montreal, with Ensign Moland on board,
we examined the Mlil, and among other things,
found an exa& lift of all the regular troops in the
northern department, amounting to upwards of
seven hundred.,_
Wednesday, 16. A fair gale, we overtook Col.
Arnold in the boat 2 took him on board, and at
night arrived within thirty miles of St. John's,
when the wind fell, and the veffelwas becalm
ed. We immediately armed our two boats,
"[HE disputable point, about which J'o fauch pains and
art has been used, to divide the Britijb colonies, is at
length decided. The kind intentions of oar good mother —
our tender, indulgent mother, are at las manifefed to all
the world. She, it fams, poor, good foul ! languishing
under a deep decay, as well as the infirmities of old age,
has long keen oppreffid with an insatiable tbirf and de
sire to drink the blood of us, her dear children, to convert
our property to her own use, and to fell us for saves. And
surely we cannot be guilty of such unnatural ingratitude
as not freely to indulge her inclination.---She has indeed,
---coifding in] our filial affidton and generofty for
some time pas, made free with our property and liberty,
without waiting for our confent,---and now, urged by a
violent inclination, or immoderate tbirf, foe bas taken the
liberty to allay it by copious draughts of innocent blood.
But to drop the irony---it is evident that this pretended
mother is a vile impostor--- an old, abandoned profitute —
a robber, a murderer---crimJoned o'er with every abomi
nable crime, Jhocking to humanity !---
To prove f bis Jezebel to be no mother of ours, but an
accursed usurper of her place, we have only to make an
experiment Jimilar to that of king Solomon.—When two
women who appeared before him,---claimed each the fame
child as her own, and there was no witness to decide the
contest, Solomon proposed dividing the child with a jword
equally between the two women. The true mother was
dfavered by.maternal affection. She chose even to re
linquijh her child, rather than it Jhould be hurt ;---But
the bloody impofor proved berfelf to be so, by her cruelty.
By the fame evidence, bas this infernal bag of a pre
tender * to the beloved and honored name of a parent---
proved berfelf to have no just title to it, and that infead
of being our parent,foe is a wicked deceiver, aiming at
the defru&ion of both the parent and children fates
* The British Ministry, not the Nations
NEW PORT, May 22
hour's warning; to march for the affifance of any neigh
bouring colony,!- any emergency. dhir pay, ana otter
necessaries are provided by Jaid townjbip. The other
counties and townfoips, it is hoped, will follow their ex
ample, as it may be necessary to repel force by force, in-or
der to secure our national rights and privileges.
To the PRINTER.
day night.-
66 The fire began in the barracks, under the arch
formerly improved by Benjaman Davis, about half
after eight o'clock, 17th May.---The soldiers were
receiving some cartridges, by which means one took
fire, and communicated to many more, which imme
diately set fire to the room. The,following is a lift
of Stores burnt, with the owners name prefixed.
John Hancock, a Store and Shed ; Thomas Fayer
weather, I Store ; Benjamin Andres, 2 ditto ; Edward
Gray, 1 ditto Joseph Barrel, 1 ditto, John Head,
I ditto; John Williams, 1 ditto, with 50 barrels of
flour, donation; Hyflop and Burtow, 1 ditto, An
drew Black, i ditto, Nathaniel Carey, 1 ditto and
Shed; Alexander Hill, 1 ditto and Shed; James
Russel, Impoft-O^ce; John Scoley, 1 Store, John
Sweetfer, 1 ditto, 3 ditto at the town dock;---
6 flares and a cooper's Shop owned by Eliakim Hut
chinson, adjoining the town-dock, improved for
barracks; 1 Store owned by Elias Thomas fail-mak
er, 2 Stores leading down to the barracks, improv
ed by Grant Webster, and William Blair.---Tho
mas Brattle's Shed pulled down to Stop the fire
Total, 27 Stores, 1 cooper's Shop, and 4 Sheds burnt,
but not i dwelling-house.
, Instead of ringing the bells, as usual, the sol
diers be^t to arms, by which means the people
were in great confufion, not being used to such Sig
nals in time of fire.
HART RO R D, May 29. ,
Extrafi of a Leter from Ticonderoga, dated May 23.
66 T Shall endeavour to give you a very concise
I journal of matters here, Since the twelfth
instant, '?
The following is taken from a manufeript account
of the fire which happened in Boftoh last Wednef-
manned them whE tfnr%nV3 men, and deter
mined by dint of rowing to fetch St. John's an I
take the place and the King's sloop by furptife.
at break of day.
Thursday. After rowing haid all night, w? ar
rived within haif a mile of the place at funfife, feat
a man to bring us information, and in a small
creek, infefted with numberless swarms of gnats
and.mulkitocs, waited with impatience for his
return.
The man returning,, informed us they were un
appnfed of our coming, . though they had heard <f
the taking of Ticonderoga and Crown-point. We
diredly pushed for Shore, and landed at about Sixty
rods distance from the barracks; the then had
their arms, but upon our briskly marching up in
their faces, they retired within the barracks, left
their arms, and resigned themselves into our hands.
We took fourteen prisoners, fourteen stands of
arms, and some small flores. We also took the
King's Sloop, two fine brass field pieces, four boar.
We destroyed five boats more left they Should be
made use of against us. Just at the comple,
tion of our business, a fine gale arose from the north !
we directly hoisted fail, and returned in triumph.
About fix miles from St. John's we met Cob Al
len with four boats, and ninety men, who deter
mined to proceed and maintain the ground. This
scheme, Col. Arnold thought impracticable, ai
Montreal was near, with plenty of men and every
necessary for war: Nevertheless, Co). Alien pro
ceeded, and encamped on the opposite fide of tha
lake (or river at it is there called) the next morn
ing he was attacked by two hundred regulars, and
obliged to decamp and retreat.
Extras of a letter from Boson. ,
"I propose to give you a circumstantial account
of the late fire, previous to which, please to ob
serve, that for ten days past, a report has been
propagated, that the liberty party intended to h:
fire to the town in different places, as foen as the
greater part of them had. got cut. Ihe General
took the alarm, and took the engines under guard,
and appointed new captains; the late engine men
took umbrage at it ; but to the point.---! being in
formed, the barracks was on fire, ran through the
Streets crying fire, (as no bells rang) but was Hop
ed by a man who told me it was the Officer's order
not to cry fire, one having threatened to beat the
man's braine out that did. The drums all this
while beating to arms. When I came to the fire I
found no engine there. Applying to one of the late
engine-men to know the reaion, was informed,
that he had applyed for the engine, but the bayo
net was pointed at him, and he was told that he
mull apply to fame officer for an order before he
could have it. After this fatal delay, the engines
appeared, with the new appointed captains, and
the military firewards, and a miserable figure they
cut! the former nqt knowing how to obey, if the
latter, had. known how to command., Upon
the .whole, it appears to .me, as plain as the
meridian fun, had the engines : beeq ,qn, the old
footing, the fire would have been put out, and
* twenty thousand pound sterling loss prevented.
Let that be as itmay, I will venture to fay, had
the fire broke out in the centre of the town, it
would have laid it in alhes, in the direction it took
to the water. May God preserve this Second Sodom
from the fate of the firft.
* The whole loss is thought to be about £40,000 ferl.
Friday, 18. Returned again to Crown-point,
from thence to Ticonderoga.
Saturday, 19. Encamped at Ticonderoga. Since
that time, nothing material has happened. It is
Col. Arnold's present design, that the sloop Enter
prize (as She is .called) and the Schooner Liberty
Shall cruize on the lake, and defend our frontiers,
hill men, provisions and ammunition are furnished
to carry on the war."
Strayed out of the Pasture of
the fubferiber, about the 10th of May instant, a sor
rel Mare Colt, two years old this spring, natural
pacer, trots little or none, not docked, no brand, her
mane lies principally on the ,near fide of her neck,
with feathers on each fide if I remember right, full
plum.eye with .a white face. Whoever will return
said Colt to the owner, Shall be handsomely re
warded and necessary charges paid, by
: Amos Fellows.
Tolland, May 26, 1775.
^EN, twenty, thirty or Iforty SHEEP to oelet
on the usual terms. Enquire of the Printer.
May 29, 1775.
JUST COME TO HAND,
; AND TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM ELLERY,
At his Store near the Great-Bridge, Hartford,
LOAF and LUMP SUGAR,
By the Hofhead, Hundred,; or Single Loaf.
A Large Quantity of
IRON SHOVELS,
of the belt Kind, together with a Variety of
PAINTERS COLOURS