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complilliing the important purposes by the said reso
lution of Congress intended. I have therefore
thought fit to issue this proclamation, earnestly
to recommend it to every citizen of this state who'
now is, or hereafter may become acquainted with
any kind of miibehaviour, or strong suspicion there
of, in any person employed in this Rate, in the Quar
termaster General's or Purchasing or Issuing Com
missary General's department, or with the number of
persons employed in the Quartermaster General's or
Com,miffary's department in any particular townfbip
or diftrift in this state, to represent th&(ame to some
neighbouring Justice of the Peace, and to declare
such his know ledge upon oath or affirmation, toge
ther with his opinion refpefting the supernumeraries,
if any, employed in such township or diftri<ft, with
the reasons of such his opinion: And every Justice of
the Peace to whom such representation shall be made
is hereby regretted to reduce'the fame to writing in
the form of an affidavit ; and after having duly sworn
or affirmed the informant thereto, to transmit the
fame to me, with such further intelligence as he the
said Justice may himfelf of his own knowledge or ob
servation be able to communicate refpeding the pre
mixes: To the end, that if the information fo<ranf
mitted shall appear to contain fufficient matter of
accusation as to the miibehaviour of any person so as
aforefaid employed, or proper grounds for consider
ing him as a supernumerary, the party thereby af
fected, (not being an officer immediately appointed
by Congress) may be notified to attend, and be heard
in his defence, and finally continued in, or removed,
suspended or difeharged from his office, as the case
upon further examination shall require.
Groen under my Hand mW Seal at Arms, at Bridge
water, the feveuteentb Day of Augufl, in the Year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy
nine, and in the fourth year of the Independence of
America. ° WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's Command,
IFm. Livingston, jun. D. Sec.
GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, Esquire,
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in
and over the State of Neon-ferfcy, and Territories there
unto belonging, Chancellor and Ordinary in the fame;
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it has been duly represented to me,
in council, by the oaths of credible witnesses,
that in the night of the thirty-firft of July last, Tho
mas Far and his wife were molt barbarously murder
ed in the house of the said Far, in the county of
Monmouth, by a number of persons unknown ; and
also that in the night of the twenty-firft of June last,
the house of a certain Andrews, in the said county,
was violently and felonioufly broke open and plun
dered by one Lewis Fenton, and a number of other
persons unknown, and other felonious outrage and
violence committed upon the persons then in the said
house, being the good fubjeds of this Rate ; which
said Fenton is also lufpeded to have headed the gang
of those who murdered the laid Far and his wife.—
I HAVE THEREFORE THOUGHT FIT, by and with
the advice and content of the Honourable Privy Coun
cil, to issue this Proclamation, hereby promising the
reward of Five Hundred Pounds to any person who
shall apprehend and secure the said Lewis Fenton,
and Three Hundred Pounds for apprehending and se
curing any of the persons concerned with him in per
petrating the said murders, or either of them ; and
Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds for apprehending and
Securing any of the persons concerned in breaking
open and plundering the house of the said Andrews,
and committing the outrages and violences aforelaid,
so as the said criminals that Ihall be apprehended be
legally convicted of the crimes wherewith they Rand
refpe&ively charged.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Millflone,
the eighteenth Day of Augufl, in the Tear of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and Jeventy-nine,
and in the 4th Year of the Independence of America
WIL. LIVINGSTON.
By His Excellency's Command,
Wm. Livingfan, jun. D. Sec.
B OSTO N, Augufl 9.
Extrad of a letter from the Hon. Brig. Gen. Lovell, to
the Hon. Jeremiah Powell, Est. Prefdent of the Hon.
Council of this State, dated Majorbagaduce, July
28, 1779-
" The army' under my command having arrived in
Penobfcot river, on the 25th inst. I the fame even
ing attempted to make a lodgement on Majorbaga
duce, but the wind springing up very strong, I was
obliged to desist, haft the firft division might fuffer
before they could be supported by the second.
" On the 26th I took possession with the -marines,
supported by Gen. Wadsworth's division, of an island
in the harbour—beat them off—took 4 pieces of ar
tillery and some ammunition. The worthy Major
Littlefield, with two men were drowned by the link
ing of a boat by a chance foot from the enemy.
" The 27th we erected a battery on the i ßand,
Planted . tw ° ^ pounders, one 12 and one howitzer.
." This morning I have made my landing good on
the S. W. head of the Peninsula, which is an 100 feet'
high, and almost perpendicular, very thickly covered
with bullies and trees. The men afcendecl the pre
cipice Mita alacrity, and after a very smart conflict
we put them to the rout.'. tcy'lefi in the wodds a
number killed and wounded,, and.we took a few pri
loners. Our lols is about 30 killed and wounded.
We are within an 100 reds ofthe enemy's main fort,
on a commanding piece ofgrounc—l hope soon to
have the iatisfadtion of informing you of the capture
of the whole army.—You will excuse my not being
more particular as you may judge my situation."
Extract of a letter from Majorbagaduce, Aug. 3.
" Landed our troops under a Grower of both can
non and musket ball, some loss on both tides—never
did men behave with so much courage—They jump
ed alhore, hood three fires from them, then drove
them into their fort. They^-have hauled up two of
their men of war and fcuftleU them. 'Tis said their
force are about 900 Highlanders, besides tories and
tailors from their Ihips; we about 1200, besides tail
ors, and a fine fort within point-blank ihot of them,
and expert every moment to receive orders to make
one more bold attack, which I am confident mult
prove favourable,
" Young Belcher, our Lieutenant of marines, made
prisoners of two Highlanders, equipt with mulkcts,
powder and ball, with only his deurfelf."
We learn that the gallant Capt. Wehh, of the ma
rines, was lately (lain in one of the conflicts at Ma
jpibagaduce :He is univerfully and deservedly regret
ted by all, and it may bejuftly added, he is an irre
parable lots to this country.—He was au Irilh gentle
man of character, and came to this country merely
to enter into its fcrvice, 2nd his conduct while in it
has been very unexceptionable.
By a man who ca_e,rom New-York the 29th ult.
we are informed, thQ° the Nantucket packet-boat,
carried off by a number of prisoners who made their
escape from one of our 'guard-fhips sometime tince,
had arrived at New-York, and that the three men
belonging to her that were carried off, are well. He
also informs that the Rdifonable of 64 guns, the Ra
milles of 44, the Virginia, Delaware and Greyhound,
frigates, of 32 guns each, and the Daphne and Gala
tea of 20 guns each, had fell down to the Hook ; and
it was said were bound on a cruize to the southward
after the Boston, Confederacy, and Deane frigates,
belonging to these hates; but more probably to the
eastward, as there is not the least doubt but the above
mentioned prisoners have given the enemy every infor
mation refpehting our expedition to Penobfcot, (our
strength, xc.) they could with for.
PROVIDENCE, Augufl 12.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in BoJlon to an
officer of diJlinßion here, Aug. 10.
" The Captain of the Pickering privateer of Salem,
which arrived at that port.a day or two lince, in
forms, that nine days before his arrival he spoke with
the fllip London, having on board 700 hogiheads of
sugar, prize to the continental frigates Providence,
Ranger and Queen of France. The prize-maker of
the London acquainted the Captain of the Pickering
of another ship taken by the above frigates at the
fame time, freighted with 6co hogsheads of rum ;
that they were part of a fleet of 60 fail of merchant
men, bound from Jamaica to England, under con
voy of one frigate and two sloops of war; that the
Jamaica fleet was in light at the time of capturing the
London and other hop ; upon wh ch Capt. Whipple
of the Providence called a council of war, confiding
of the, principal officers of the three continental fri
gates, the result was, to make all poffiblc fail for the
fltet, to come up with and engage the convoy. If
luccefs attended their efforts, they expected a great
number of the merchantmen: would unavoidably fall
into their hands.
POUGHKEE PS I E, Augufl 9.
Thursday morning last Col White, with about 60
of our light horse, and as mar of our infantry, went
to the house of James Deland and Major Bearmore
and surrounded them ; but th birds were flown to
New-York. After the Colonels return, he was over
taken by the enemy's light here, near Mamaroneck,
where an engagement enfuedywhen the villains were
obliged to retreat thro' our iiantry (who did great
execution) to Sniffin's hill; b of them were found
on the field of action, and gwere made prisoners,
besides above 30 horses thatfell into our hands. —
The gentleman who related le above, is an officer
of our light horse, and furtheadds, that our friends
kept the ground til! the enemfent a baggage waggon
to bring off their dead.
" We are in hourly expectation of being made ac
quainted with the event of their determination, and
of the arrival of the tw o prizes."
Extract of a letter from an officer on board the conti
nental Jloop Argo, lying in New-Loudon harbour,
dated Augufl 3, 1779.
'• We arrived here yesterday afternoon from a short
cruize, in which we fell in with and took a schooner,
prize to the King George privateer of Newport. Soon
after we espied another fail, to which we gave chace
and soon came up with ; she proved to be the priva
teer brig King George, Stantor. Hazard, commander,
of 14 carriage guns, and about 30 men, from Rhode
Jfland, bound on a cruize :—We ordered them to
strike their colours, which they immediately compli
ed with, and we brought her h here. The schooner
is arrived at Bedford."
PHILADELPH A, A©fl 18.
By a sailor from Egg-Ihrbur we are informed,
tkat'on Wednesday last the fcoonc; Mars, Certain
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in France to a
Member of Congress, dated Nantes, May 15, 1779.
" I inclofe you an English paper of the 15th of
May, whereby you will fee the temper of the English
councils, and the failure of Prince Nassau's expedition
to Jersey and Guernsey. However, as the troops
that were designed for America, under convoy of Ad
miral Arbuthnot, (being 4000) went to Guernsey, it
is probable they will be detained feme time, and pof
libly it will prevent their going out at all, as it is re
ported here daily that a second expedition is designed
for the fame place. So far this will make in our favor.
" The English look on that expedition to be no
thing but a feint manoeuvre, and are greatly Q&e
" An expedition w hich we attempted lately on the
islands of Jersey and Guernsey, mifearried for want
of wind and tide. We may however attribute a suc
cess to it, because Admiral Arbuthnot, who fat fail
with a squadron of men of war, to carry reinforce
ments to New-York and Georgia, made a diversion to
his intended voyage, by going to the affiance of those
islands, and we hope that delay will be favourable to
the Americans. Our fleet confiding of 31 snips of
the line, without frigates, is ready tuput to sea ; we
have besides ten other ships of the lirft rate 011 the
stocks. The Count d'Estaing longs to come to an
engagement ; lie has actually 18 ships of the line that
are superiorly fitted out. Admiral Byron, it is tho't
remains Rill at St. Lucia, with 26 ships ; he dares not
venture out, or is unable to do it, for want of hands,
having loft one third of his people by distemper.
Monk Lamotte Piquet failed a fortnight ago, with
fix battle-ships, and 4 or 50C0 land forces; he con
voys a vast number of merchantmen. We are not
certain what part of America he is destined to. France
will have in less than a year's time 80 ships of the line
in a good condition, with a great number of frigates.
Mons. de la Fayette embarks immediately with 15 or
ißco dragoons to join your brave Generals.
" France, by her mediation, has concluded peace
between the Ruffians and Turks. She has also bro't
about an accommodation of the contest between the
King of Frullia and the Emperor of Germany: The
treaty of peace is ligned. We flatter ourselves that
all these powers will concur with Spain, to deter
mine or compel England to makea peace advantage
ous both to France and America. The Spanish ga
lcons are arrived ; Spain has 4 or 5 ships of the line
ready to put to lea, and people presume the order
for their failing will not be delivered before every
measure for peace have been tried unfuccefsfully by
the Spanish Ambassador at St. James's Court.
“ Ireland is very diffati^ fied, there is a kind of in
furreclion, and the English apprehend we shall land
some troops on that island.
" Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Russia, are mak
ing armaments to support their trade, and protest it
against the depredations of the English, who invade
every thing they meet at sea ; in a word, all bids fair
for us, to have the fatisfadion of feeing their tyran
nic pride humbled.
" This, Sir, is a compendium of the political news.
The debates in the English Parliament are ffill very
warm, and Lord Sandwich remains in office, not
withstanding all the efforts of the navy."
Extract of a letter from Sunbury, dated Aug. 5, 1,79.
" It is with Sincere pleasure that I inform you, that
the martial spirit is not yet extinft on the frontiers of
Pennsylvania. The attack made by McDonald last
week in this county was an alarming one, as the ulti
mate object appeared to be the magazine at Sunbury,
and the cutting offthe communication with Gen. Sul
livan. The danger had a proper effed on the frontier
inhabitants ofLancafter, Cumberland and York coun
ties. As it was evident that an order from the Council
would be too flow in its effect for the fuccour of Sun
bury ; volunteers to march immediately to Northum
berland county, was the only expedient that could be
thought of. Near fifty of Co!. Elder's battalion, with
Col. Smith, marched without less of time up the
Sufquehannab, and arrived in Sunbury on Monday
evening ; every hour lince has brought us frefh ac
cession of numbers. We were near five hundred strong
this morning, and the whole marched under command
of Col. Smith (of the Council) for Muncv, deter
mined if the enemy remain in these parts', 'to fc c k
them out."
teers ready to put to fed when the holiilitics began,
took unawares the belt part of our Wefc-Indiesmet
chantment (on their return,) and for some timecon
tinued to make deep wounds to our trade, but now
we every day fee some of their privateers and frigates
brought into our ports, they were always conquered
when the number was equal.
Taylor, o£this;part, off Sandy-Hook, fell in with a
snow mounting 14 carriage guns, which he boarded
and topk.+iShfyroved to be a packet from Falmouth
for New-Ydrid' Capt. Taylor took the mail and the
prisoners, 45 so number, on board his schooner and
flood for Egl-Harbour; but on Saturday morning
last he fell in trith a fleet of 23 fail, under convdj of
a large feip apd frigate, when the frigate gave chace
to the packet and retook her. Capt. Taylor got fafe
into Egg-Harbour.
On Friday last passed by Egg-Harbour towards San
dy-Hook from the southward, a fleet of 47 Dil, which
from a number of sloops and fehooners in it, is sup
posed to be from Georgia for New-fork.—Probably
an evacuation has taken place.
Extract of a letter received by the Board of War in Bof
ton,from an eminent house in France, dated Me, 27,1779.
" The Erglilh who had a great number of priva-