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That on his way to the latter place, at the Cedars, he saw
one Johan Joft Herkemer, who informed this deponent, that
the people on the new Hampshire Grants, headed by Col. Al
len, would join the British with fifteen hundred men: That a
Major Allen was then gone down to Quebec for that purpose:
That at Montreal, it was the general report, that the New-
Hampshire Grints would join them: That this deponent law
at file L'Noix, a Major Fay, on board a vessel called the Royal
George, and who, this deponent understood, was an inhabi
tant on the lame Grants: That on board of the said vessel,
wa^ one Dr. Smith, Captain Sherwood, and another person,
whose name the deponent does not recollect, who were ap
pointed Commissioners to treat with the said Major Fay : That
the said Fay brought with him upwards of thirty Heflians, de
fcrted from Burgoyne's army, for exchange, as this deponent
was informed, and which he delivered to the British. And
further this deponent faith not. DAVID ABEEL.
Sworn, this 20th day of December, 1781, before
Richard Morris, Robert Yates
Extrafl of a letter from , dated fanuary 5, 1782.
" A gentleman of intelligence, who left New-York on the
23d ultimo, and in whom lean place full confidence, gave me
the following particulars, which I conceived your Excellency
entitled to ; and therefore do myfeif the honour to transmit
them:"
" That some time since, Commissioners from Vermont,
had met with persons appointed by General Haldimand, and
offered to become fubjeift to the Crown and Government of
Great Britain, upon the following terms, viz.
" First, That the territory as claimed by the Vermonters,
be conft ; tuted a separate and diftinH colony or Government.
“ Secondly, That the fame form of Government be grant
ed unto them, which was formerly enjoyed by Connecticut;
excepting that the Governour of the province should, from
time to time, be nominated and appointed by the Crown.
“ Thirdly, That they be allowed to remain neuter during
the present contest, unless the war is carried within their own
territory.
" Fourthly, That they would raise two battalions properly
officered fortheir internal defence. These troops to be in Bri
tish pay, &c. but not to be called into service, unless in defence
of the province.
" That they be allowed a free trade to Canada, and be pro
tected therein.
" These are all the particulars that could be obtained ref
peding the terms held out by said Commissioners. The papers
were delivered to General Haldimand, who conceiving the
matter of too important a nature for him to decide upon, trans
mitted them to Sir Henry Clinton, as one of the King of Great
Britain's Com Mfioners for refloring, &c. by whom they were
laid before Judice William Smith, who gave it as his opinion,
that the powers veiled in the King's Commissioners did not
authorife them to determine a matter of so much consequence,
and of so singular a nature : That as nothing short of an act of
.Parliament would be fufficient for the purpose, the papers re
lating to this matter should be laid before the King in Council,
that the necessary steps may be taken, which has accordingly
been done, and the result is expected.
“ I am also informed that Mr. , of the city of New-
York, who claims lands in Vermont, has it in contemplation
to go thither by the way of Connecticut: What commission he
may possibly be charged with is not in my power to determine:
This, however, is certain, that the enemy form great expecta
tions from the apparent temper of Vermont."
The aforegoing are true copies of two affidavits, and an ex
tract of a letter, delivered to the Legislature of the state of
New-York, with his Excellency the Governour's message, at
their present meeting ; except as to the names of certain per
sons and places mentioned in the originals, which it would be
improper to divulge, and art therefore omitted in the copies.
Examined by ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.
Poughkeepfe, February 2, 1782.
Richmond, (Virginia) February 23.
Extract of a letter fom Kentucky, December 6, 1781.
" IT is but lately that the fate of Col. Loughrie, and his
torps of Pennfylvanins, who wee to do duty to the westward
under the command of General Clarke has been publickly
known. The rendezvous of the brigade was appointed to be
at Wheeling. Col. Loughrie, whose regiment was composed
es fine riflemen, happened to be something in the rear, but
into custody at Detroit, by one Major Lergouft, of the Bth,
or King's regiment, charging this deponent with correspon
ding with the Americans, and counfelling the ravages: That
he was put in prison and in irons, and in two days sent off, in
irons, to Niagara, where he continuedin irons for nine months,
and in prison for eleven: That he was then sent to Buck's-
Island, where he continued in confinement for five months.
That he was then ren.oved to Montreal, where he was con
fined for fix months, at the end of which time, after repeated
applications, he was by General M'Lean granted the liberty of
the town: That on the 30th day of September last, he was sent
for by one , who had before been taken by the British
from the ; That on his calling on the said =, he
told this deponent that he was privy to his design of making his
escape and that he was desirous of fending feme important in
telligence to ; and on this deponent's engaging to deli
ver any message, the said informed this deponerit, that
he had not been confined since he had been brought there:,
That he was one of the persons on the part of the State of Ver
mont (as he called it) who had been in treaty with the British,
touching an agreement to deliver up that country into the hands
of the British; that they had compleated the agreement, and
desired him to inform of it, and desire him to get some
one exchanged for him on his arrival, which he expected soon
to do, on his parole, and then he would make known the whole
affair. That the deponent understood that the two Fays, and
Ira Allen, were, with others, agents for that tract of country,
called by them the state ofVermont; and that one Sherwood,
and one Doctor Smith, who formerly lived in Albany, were
two of the agents on the part of the British ; that the said agents
sometimes met at Caftletown, in the Grants, and sometimes
in Canada: That this deponent has also understood, that part
of the agreement between the British and the people calling
tbemfelves the people of the state of Vermont, they were to
raise two thousand men for the British, who were to be officer
ed by the people of the country, and were never to be drafted
into other regiments, and never to be employed out of the
country, and these men were to be fed, eloathed, paid and
otherwise supported by the British; and that Britain was to
furnifh and maintain a twenty gun ship, which was to be kept
for them on the Lake: And this deponent further faith, that
since his escape from Canada at he saw the above named
. at his own house there, who had been permitted to
come on his parole, but was not then exchanged: That on this
deponent's coming to he went thence east to Newbury Port,
to avoid coming down through the Giants, least he should be
taken up and sent back to Canada. And further this deponent
faith not. JOHN EDGAR.
Sworn this 19th day of December, 1781, before
Richard Morris, Robert Yates.
State of New-York, so. David Abeel, of Katt's Kill, in
the county of Albany, yeoman, being duly sworn, depofeth
and faith, That sometime in the month of April last past, he
was taken prisoner at his own house, by a party of Indians
and tories, and carried to Niagiara, and from thence to Mon
treal.
The above gentlemen informs, that General Wayne, with
about seven hundred men, has marched within 7 miles of Sa
vannah, at a place called Cherokee Hill, and the enemy, it
is said, have about 700 men men at Savannah, chief part of
which are militia.
The General Assembly of South Carolina have contifeated
all British property in that state, and are about railing two re
giments of Continental troops.
A schooner from Cliarleftown arrived last week at Edenton,
North-Carolina, uhder cover of a flag of truce; having feverri
merchants on board who formerly resided in that State, ex
piring to be received as citizens; and had brought a cargo of
goods amounting to 80001. sterling; (he had not been long in
port, before the Grand Turk privateer, took pofTeffion of her,
and there is little doubt she will be made a prize of.
Fort De Lancey, A arch ifh,
ON the night of the 13th instant, Captain George Harding,
the commanding officer, having information that a party of
Rebels from New-Ark, (who ufcd to infeft this shore and car
ry off our men)had gone over the Bergen-Neck; he detached
Captain John Cofinan with a finill party of men to intercept
them: Accordingly Captain Cofman fell in with a p irty of
about ten commanded by Captain Dayton, (son to Colonel
Dayton) whom he instantly attacked, took two prisoners, and
killed or wounded another; and retook a parcel of goods that
the Rebels had carried with them, and arrived at the gArrifon
about one o'clock. The darknef^ of the night favoured the
escape of the est.
Cofry of a letter,from Major HuBBtL, commanding officer at
Lloyd's Neck, to his Excellency Governour Franklin, dated
Fort Franklin, March 16, 1782.
SI R,
I have the honour to inform your Excellency and the Hon
ourable Board, that the armed sloop Association, Captain Tho
mas, arrived yesterday morning, and this morning the armed
brig Sir Henry Clinton, Captain Wells, from their second
short cruizes, in which they have captured three floopi, and
retaken one from the Rebels, also five privateer whale boats,
compleatly fitted with oars and fails; one of the (loops deeply
laden With flour, corn, pork, beef, &c. proving leaky, the
corn, flowed in bulk in the hold, rendered the pumps useless,
and Captain Thomas was obliged to run her on fliore at South
hold, Long-Blind where he difeharged the most of her cargo,
and put it on board the Association, and one of the prizes that
was partly laden with flour, and after Gripping the vessel on
shore of her rigging left her.
The other of the three captured (loops was taken in ballast.
A number of prisoners were taken in the vcffcls. The prizes
are Lfely arrived in the harbour, and will proceed to New-
York the firft opportunity.
March 26. Our latest intelligence from the Northern Coun
ties of this province, now under the domination of rebels, is,
that Geo. Clinton, Esq; the mock Governour, before he com
municated the intelligence he had received from Mr. Edgar,
to his council and affe rbly, sent a numerous crusade of his
devotees into Vermont, which seized and carried off Messrs.
Alien and Fay, the Delegates of that country to the Rebel
Congress, and brought them, with one hundred of their con
stituents to the goal of Albany, where they now remain con #
fined. The known intrepidity of the gentry in Vermont, it is
presumed, will not permit the insult they have received to re
main long unrevenged.
March 27.
h authentiek account of the Expedition again/? the Rebel Post of
Tom's River, New- Jersey, under the orders of the Honoura
ble Board of Direflors of Officiated Loyalists.
ON Wednesday the 20th instant, Lieut. Blanchard of the
armed whale boats, and about eighty men belonging to them,
with Capt. Thomas and Lieut. Roberts, both of the late Buck's
county Volunteers, and between thirty and forty other refugee
Loyalists, the whole under the command of Lieutenant Blan
chard, proceeded to Sandy-Hook, under convoy of Capt. Ste
wart RoG, in the armed brig Arrogant, where they were de
tained by unfavourable winds until the 23d; about twelve
o'clock on that night the party landed near the mouth of Tom's
River, and marched to the Block House at the town of Dover,
and reached it just at day-light. On the way they were chal
lenged and fired upon, and when they came.to the works they
found the rebels, confining of twenty-five or twenty fix twelve
months men and militia, apprised of their coming, and prepa
red for defence. The post into which they had thrown them
selves was about fix or seven feet high, made of large logs,
with loop holes between, and a number ofbrafs swivels on the
top, which was entirely open, nor was there any way of en
tering, but by climbing over.—— They had, besides
swivels, muskets with bayonets, and long pikes, for their de
fence. Lieutenant Blanchard summoned them to iurrender,
which they not only refufed, but bid the party defiance; on
which he immediately ordered the place to be stormed, which
was accordingly done, and, though defended with obstinacy,
it was soon carried. The rebels had nine men killed in the
aflault and twelve made prisoners, two ofwhom are wounded.
The rest made their escape in the confufion. Among the kil
led was a Major of the militia, two Captains and one Lieute
nant. The Captain of the twelve month's men, Rationed there,
is amongst the prisoners, who are all brought fafe to town. On
our fide two were killed. Lieutenant Iredell of the armed
boatmen, and Lieutenant Inflee of the loyalists, both very
brave officers, who distinguished themselves on the attack,
and whose loss is much lamented. Lieutenant Roberts and
five others are wounded, but it is though none of them are in
a dangerous way.
The town as it is called, consisting of about, a dozen of
houses, in which none but a piratical set of banditti resided,
together witha grid and saw mill, were, with the block- house,
burned to the ground, and an iron cannon spiked and thrown
into the river, A fine large barge (called Hyler's barge) and
another boat, in which the rebels used to make their excur
sions on the coast were brought off. Some other attemps were
intended to have been made, but the appearance of bad wea
ther, and thG fiteation of the wounded, being without either
dispatched a meflenger to the General, informing him of his
filiation and strength, at the fame time requeuing, that in
case he could not wait till he came up to leave him a supply of
piovifions. The General pushed forward, leaving a few men
with the provisions for the Pennfylvanitris, and orders for them
to follow to the mouth of the Miame; Loughrie followed, but
the General went on to the Falls. During General Clarkes
day at Fort Pitt, the enemy at Detroit got intelligence of his
preparations and designs; they detached a force of about 600,
moltly Indians, in order to make a diversion in the Kentucky
country, and, if practicable, to intercept the General's coming
down the Ohio. This force reached the Mouth of the Miame
time enough to give a fatal blow to the unfortunate Loughrie
and his men, who, when they came to the appointed place of
overtaking the other regiment, unfufpedtingly landed, and
were soon surrounded by the enemy, and the whole party, a
mounting to 140 men, were either killed or taken prisoners.
The particulars of this mortifying disaster we have from prifo
neis who lately ma e their escape from the Indians."
March 2. Major Fauntleroy, of the 4th regiment of Light
Dragoons, who left the Southern army about three weeks ago,
arrived in town this week with dispatches from General Greene
to his Excellency the Governour, and General Count IC>
chambeau.
Turgeon or medicines, induced the party to return to New-
York, where they arrived on the 25th.
Lieutenant Blanchard in his report of the expedition to the
Board, concludes with faying, “ I should not do justice to the
Loyalists who were with me, without expressing the highest
appobation of their behaviour ard fpiiit through the whole
service ; and 1 beg leavy to mention the very great obligation I
am under to Capt. Rot's for his advice, attention to the convoy,
and in a particular manner, for his politeness and tender treat
ment of the wounded, while on board his brig."
Captain Rols has likewise mentioned in his Report, that
“ the Loyalists during the service, paid every attention, and
were willing to assist in every point."
So Pierre, (Martinique) February 7. Two pilot boats
le Sapagou and Banrianier, having left Mrrfcilles the 27'11
December got here the 4th inst. The most interesting
accounts they bring are, that the grand convoy from St. Do
mingo, consisting of 150 fail and valued frem 70 to 80 mil
lions of livres, arrived fafe, except ten or twelve veffi 1%
which were Bill expected; that the grand fleet at Brest, con
lifting of 55 Kings transports, and an infinite number of private
fbips under convpy of nineteen ships of the line, commanded
by Count de Guichen, made fail the loth of December; seven
ships of theline are destined, it is fil'd, for the Eafl-Indies.' M.
de la Motte Picquet is charged with a particular commission
with the Coronneof 80, another ship cf 74 guns, and the L'En -
gageant. The remainder of that naval army will form a junc
tion with the Spanifli forces in Cadiz.
The 31st of Jan. arrived at Fort Royal, the Kings ships le
Triomphant of 80 guns, commanded by Count de Vaudreuil,
and le Brave, a new ship of 74 guns, having left Brest the loth
of December, with the grand fleet. Agreeable to the reports
of the pafl'engers on board these ships, M. de Guichen was
a-head of the convoy, the wind blowing very frefh and very
high seas, When twelve English ships fell on the rear of the
fleet, the 14th of December last, but finding M. de Guicl era
made signals to forth the line, they flood away again; the n.xt
day we observed only seven or eight ships miffing, and it was
supposed the high seas would prevent their taking possession of
their captures, a number of them made their escape and rej< i -
ed the fleet. A gale of wind blowing N. E fro n the night of
the 15th to the 16th, forced all the ships to return to Brest,
being only fifty leagues distant. The English squadron disap
peared that night; M. de Guichen kept the sea till the 28th, to
observe the enemy, and find ing then that feme of his ships had
fuffered, determined to detach the Triumphant and the Brave,
for ihefe seas, where M. de Vaudrenil had a particular com#
mission. Tley add, that it will take about 10 days to refit the
ships that fuffered most.
T\vo mips, la Lisette, and la Pelerin, being part of the
grand fleet, arrived at Fort-Royal the 2dinft. The two ships,
le Triumphant and Brave, with the frigate Mereide made fait
for St. Chriftophen Arrived the fame day the Medea frigate,
from St. Domingo, and tie transport Duc d Char 'res, which
failed from Brest with tile grand convoy; of seven or eight ships
that were miffing of that convoy, three are fafe here. The
brig Prince William Henry, Packet-Boat, arrived here the 2d
inst. she failed from Falmouth the 12th of December, and was
taken the 281 b of January, by two American privateers the
Pilgrim and Sc< urge.
HEAD-QUARTERS, Charlestown, i 6/» ^prd, 1782.
~O R D E R S. 7
CAPTAIN M'MAHON having obtained His Excellency
the Commander in Chief's permission to retire from the
post of Barrack-Matter of Charleftown, Captain Baddeley,
of the Ganifon Battalion, is appointed to succeed him; Cap
tain Baddeley will therefore take upon him the charge of that
department, on the firft day of May nsxt, to which period all
tra niadions willbe closed by Capt. M'Mahon.
J. STAPLETON, A. D. A. G.
BARRACK OFFICE.
No. 95, Church-Street,
ALL persons whatever having demands against the Barrack
Department, are requeued to bring them into this office
for payment, by the firft day of May next, or as soon following
as possible, in order to enable Capt. M'Mahon to finally cloie
the accounts and transfer the business of that Department to
that period, after which all applications are to be made to Capt.
Badd+ ley, Barrack-Master of Charleftown.
16th April, 1782 a
TOBE LET,
A Dining-Room and Bed-Chamber,
In zn agreeable part cf the towns Enquire of the Printer.
VENEREAL DISEASE,
A SURGEON, retired from the Royal Army, whose abi
lities are wfl known to many person- in Charleftown, under
takes to cure the above disease, on terms more moderate than usual,
by a method both speedy and effectual.
Gentlemens Negroes afflicted with the yaws, and other ob
stinate eruptions, old inveterate ulcers, &c. their cures will be under
taken and accomplished, on she lowest terms the times will admit of,
and their cures warranted, Honour and secrecy may be depended on.
Apply at No. 5, St. Philip's Street. N. B. Ask for the Dodor.
Charter Parties, Securities, Petitions,
Memorials, &c. &c.
Done at Campbell's Nottar, Pubtick Office, No 38%, Bav.
On Thursday, the 9th of May, will be fid at publick sales
before the Exchange, between 12 and 1 o'clock,
TWO very valuable HOUSES and LOTS of LAND, the
1 one in Orange-Hreet, now dihinguifhed by the No. 8, fronting
on the fcreet 42 feet, and in depth 100 feet; the house m good order,
and now let at 80 guineas the year; like wife that roomy convenient:
HOUSE and LOT, on the south fide of Queen facet, No. 24, adjoin
ing Robert Philp's, Esq; now rented at 1261. the year. Boch these
houses and lots of land the property of Mr. Alexander Rose, seiz
ed on execution and fold by order of the Board of Police
cbarlefo n i6tb April 1782. JOHN DAVIES, Sheriff.
WANTED TO PURCHASE,
A good CHAI R-HORSE.
Enquire at No. £9O, King-street.
TOBESOLD,
And delivered at a Landing two miles out of town, (very cheap)
Ten Cord of PINE-WOOD.
* Enquire as above. *,
Five Guineas Reward.
ON the night of the Bth day cf December last, the fiib
fcriber's Office was broke open, and some papers taken thereout
of no use but to the owners. As they may have fallen into the
hands of some honefl person, the above reward will be paid without
anv qtieftions aiked on delivery thereof to _
^fe, W March 1782. THOMAS PHEPOL