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The Militia of Chatham County, in North-Caro
lina, being lately called out, in Order to be drafted,
one of the Number appeared without Arms, and be
ing asked by his Colonel why he did not bring his
Gun, answered he would not fight against his King,
on which the Colonel immediately foot him ; a Friend
of the deceased dire&ly killed the Officer, when a
general Scene of Confufion ensued, and we are told
Several Lives were loft before the Matter was fettled.
One of the late A&s passed by the Congress at
Pougbkeepfie, is to prevent any Person, Freeholder
or otherwise, but those that have been warm for In
dependency from the Beginning of the Rebellion,
from ever having any Vote or Interest at any Election
whatsoever in this Province.
Another of their Afis is, to draft every 15th Man
in the Province to serve 9 Months in the Continental
Army, as common Soldiers.
And a Third Act is, to fink only 60,000 1. of the
Continental Money.
Seven Men were to be executed last Week at
Poughkeepsie, for different Robberies.
The Rebels have lately sent 5000 Hogsheads of
Tobacco from Virginia to North-Carolina, some of
it by Land, the Rett by Water ; to be dripped from
thence in imall Vessels, as they passed out with more
Facility from that Province, than they can out of the
Chefapeak.
NEW-YORK, May ^
Major General Valentine Jones is appointed
to Succeed Major General Robertson as Com
mandant of this City.
By a Gentleman who made his Escape from Vir
ginia, on the iSth ult. and arrived here since our
lad, we are informed, that a Number of Persons,
who Weje employed at the Salt Springs, to the Welt
ward of the Mountains, were lately captured, and
carried into the back Country, by a Party of In
dians, whose Motive was Revenge for the Death of
Cornltalk, and federal other Chiefs of the Monon
gahela Tribe, who lately came to complain of the
Breach of a Treaty which the Agents of Congress
had made with them, and, instead of obtaining Re
dress, were barbarously assassinated: This Ciicum
ftance exasperated the Indians to such a Degree, that
the Settlers, in the interior Parts, have been obliged,
to leave their Farms, and seek an Asylum in the
lower Parts of the Country; many of them, how
ever, have been killed and carried off. A Garrison,
confiding of 30 Men near Fort Pitt, were one Night
surprised and massacred. Mr... Henry, the Rebel
Governor, observing the disagreeable Profpe& of
Indian Affairs, has issued a Proclamation, for ap
prehending the Perpetrators of the Murder, and is
using every Endeavour to regain the Friendship of
the Indians, but they, convinced of his irriidious De
signs, are determined upon Retaliation.
The Commonwealth of Virginia, notwithstanding
their Jpirited Exertions in the common Cause, and
Alacrity in railing, Soldiers for the Service of Con
gress at the breaking cut of the Rebellion, now be
gin to flag, as no Volunteers offer for their Army,
nor can they obtain Recruits by any other Method
than drafting the Militia, and compelling the unfor
tunate Poor to serve. Those who can afford' to fend
a Substitute, must give from one 100 to 150 I. for one
Year's Service only. Such of the Inhabitants as
followed the Fortune of Mr. Washington, last Cam
paign, having differed inexpressible Dangers and
Hardships, regardless of the arbitrary Edi&s of Con
gress, have returned to their Habitations, and po-.
fitively refufe to repeat the Quixote Expedition.
As a Proof of the above, Mr. Henry, with the
Advice of his Council, has published an Adyertife
ment in a Virginia Paper of the ipth ult. importing,
that there are fevqn Colonels, three Lieutenant-Co
lonels, five Majors, and a Number of Captains and
Subalterns, wanted to complcat the military Propor
tion of their Commonwealth, and foliating that pub
lic spirited Persons would appear as soon as poflible to
receive and execute the vacant Commissions.
In Virginia, the Neceffarres and Conveniences of
Life are raif:d to a molt exorbitant Price; Beef fells
there at a Piffareen per Pound, Salt 101. per Bulhel,
and other Articles in Proportion. The Agents for
Congress are seizing every Species of Cloathing and
Provisions, suitable for their Army.
No Vessels have arrived in Chefapeak-Bay these
fix Months past, except a few Sloops and Schooners
at South-Key, owing to the Vigilance of his Maje
sty's Ships stationed on that Coast.
Last Monday Evening two Row-Gillies and an
armed Vcffel crossed from Connecticut to Lloyd's-
Neck, on Long-Island, where a Party of loyal Refu
gees were cutting Wood ; who, upon being attacked
by the Rebels, retreated to a House, in which they
defended themselves with great Bravery and Resolu
tion upwards of fix Hours; but their Ammunition
being expended, they were obliged to submit to su
perior Force. Next Morning the Rebels carried
their Prisoners, 18 in Number, over to Conne&icut.
The House in which the Refugees fought and sur
rendered, is perforated in many Places by the Shot
of the Rebels.
Another Party of the Rebels were at a Place called
the Branch, in Smith Town, Suffolk County, and
carried away £. 200 in hard Money, with a consider
able Quantity of Dry Goods, out of the House of
the Widow Bleodenburgh, the Property of one Mr.
Langdon, and other small Parties were at Satacut.
The French are now so numerous in many Parts of
North-Carolina, that in Newbern and Edentown
they exceed the Inhabitants in Number, often use
them very ill, and declare in their Frolicks they soon
will be their Masters.
ket---they Curse their Officers to their Faces---and
when they are relieved from Duty as Centries---they
are compelled to leave their Firelocks, at the Post---
*nd not filtered to carry their Arms with them, nor
dare not betrufted with Ammunition.---They openly
declare they will desert the firft Opportunity, and
latterly Eleven of them surprised a French Vessel
laden with Rice and Indigo, at Tybee ready for Sea,
and have brought Monsieur to this Port, where they
are rejoicing at their good Fortune, and cheaifully
dividing their Prize.---A Monsieur, Captain of Ar
tillcry i s brought away in the Veffui, among whole
A Letter from Augustine dated the 6th of April
fays, Col. Brown has lately made a fuccefsful Ex
cursion into Georgia, with about 100 Rangers and 10
Indians : He reduced Fort Barrington, on the Alta
maha, and took all their Artillery : Andrew John
son was of the Party, and the firft that entered the
Entrenchments. One Officer and a Private of the
Rangers were killed, and two Officers wounded.
Of the Rebels, One killed, three wounded, and 23
taken Priforiers.—lt is impoffihle to express the Merit
due to Col. Brown for his gallant Conduct and un
wearied Attention for his Majesty's Service, and en
deavours towards the Relief of the distressed Friends
to Government here.
A Number of Prisoners from the Royal Army,
who have been compelled to inlift in the Rebel Ser
vice, are now in Georgia, under the Command of a
Col. White.---They are heartily Sick of their In
hftment, and dare not be trusted with a loaded Mus-
Snow Le Amiable Julia, from Mequillon, for
South-Carolina.
Snow Diana, from Turks-Island, for North-
Carolina.
Schooner Suckey, from Turks-Island, for North-
Carolina ; by the Lizard.
Brig Margaretta, from Rochelle, with Salt, Wine,
Rum, and Dry Goods; and
The Sloop Nancy, from Baltimore, for St. Eu
ftatia, with Flour, and Bread, by his Majesty's Ship
Otter, Capt. Squire.
Sloop Sally, Haggerty, from Virginia, for Bil
boa, in Spain, with Tobacco.
Sloop Jane, Bruce, from St. Marrin's, with Bread
and Tobacco, from Virginia.
And Sloop Necessity, from Bermuda, for Virgi
nia, with Salt.
Brig Favourite, from Boston for South-Carolina,j
in Ballad ; and, . f
A Snow from Hispaniola for Virginia by the Letter,
of Maique Sloop Active.
Brig Mary-Anne, Groves, from Coracoa for
Ocracock, with Salt, &c. by the Letter of Marque'
Brig Hannah, Capt. Venture.
The Maidftone Frigate, Allan Gardner, Esq;
Commander, sent into this Port last Tuesday, the
Rebel Privateer Sloop Greenwich, es 12 Guns, and
50 Men, Joseph Gardner, Matter, which he took
the 21st ultimo, in Lat. 40, 34, Lon. 67, off St.
George's Bank : She belonged to Silas Casey, and
Robert Stevens, of Connecticut, had taken two
Schooners, from Halifax for the Weft-Indies, and
sent them to Martinico.
The 24th, the Maidftone took the Brig Ranger,
of Norwich, Hamilton, Master, owned by Captain
Tracey, from Cape Francois for New-London, and
loaded with Salt, Dry Goods, Rum, &e. which
came up last Saturday, and about the 20th. took a
Schooner in Ballast from Boston for South-Carolina,
which Captain Gardner burnt after taking out the
Hands, which were about Six.
The Warren Rebel Frigate, now lays up in Boston
Harbour, for want of Hands.
Colonel Campbell arrived here last Saturday.
Yesterday arrived in this Hafbour, the Rebel Frigate !
Virginia, lately taken in Chefapeak Bay ; it is said
that a Number of Volunteers from the Eastern Shore
of Maryland for his Majesty's Land and Sea Ser
vice, with an Hundred Prisoners, are Paflengers
on Board this Vessel.
MARRIED.] On Sunday the 26th ult. Captain
Bayard, of the King's Orange Rangers, to Miss
Catharine Van Hqrne, of this City ; an ac
complilhed young Lady, with a handsome Fortune.
The following is an Extract from an A# lately
sassed in the Province of New-Jersey, for the
better regulating the Price of Provisions, Life.
Good Weft-India rum by the hogshead, twenty-,
two Killings and fix-pence per gallon.
Good merchantable country-made rum by the
hogfliead, fifteen fliillings per gallon.
The best Mufcovado sugar, twelve pounds ten
Shillings per hundred weight.
All other sugars in proportion according to quality.
Merchantable molasses by the hog/head, eleven .
shillings and three-pence per gallon.
On Monday his Excellency Sir Henry Clinton,
K. B. &c. &c. &c. accompanied by Major General
Daniel Jones, His Excellency Major General Tryon,
and Major General Valentine Jones, with their feveral{
Suits, reviewed the Troops in the Vicinity of King's
bridge, passing along the Lines to Fort Independence,
and from thence to Capt. Emmerick's Quarters,
where was presented a /ham Fight, by firing from
within a House, to defend it against many fierce At
tacks made upon it; in twoimpetuous Sallies an in
ceflant Firing was kept up, the Conduct of this Ex
hibition, with the animated and truly millitary Ap-I
pearance of Emmerick's Men, met with the Aproba
tion of the Generals, who, after reconnoitering the
various Ground, and, examining all the Redoubts,:
which had been conftrufted upon, the Plans of Major'
General Tryon, reviewed the Provincial Forces, ex-;
pfeffing much Satisfaction at their neat Appoint
ment, and very soldierly Behaviour.
™ The Prizes fentin lalt Sunday Week, were,
A French Ship and a Snow, taken some Time
since, and lent to Augustine, by the Lizard and
Per/eus..
Good coffee by the hundred weight or greater
quantity, five fliillings and eight-pence per pound.
Good merchantable geneva, fifteen /hillings per
gallon.
Good merchantable brandy, fifteen fliillings per
gallon.
Good whi/ky by the hogfliead or barrel, eight
/hillings and nine-pence per gallon.
Any other distilled spirits not herein mentioned,
fifteen /hillings per gallon.
Good clean wheat by the bu/hel, weighing sixty
pounds, twelve fliillings.
Peafe and white beans, twelve fliillings per bushel.
Good clean buck-wheat, four /hillings per bushel.
Good clean oats, four fliillings per bushel.
Good raerchantable rye or rye-meal, eight /hil
lings per bu/hcl..
Merchantable wheat-flour, thirty-three /hillings
and fix-pence per hundred weight.'
Superfine flour, middling and cornel, in the usual
proportion, according to quality.
Shorts, ftri& measure, one shilling and five-pence
per bushel.
Men's best neats-leather fliocs, sixteen Killings
per pair.
Men's best calf /kin (hoes, nineteen fliillings per
pair.
Bran, ftri& measure, one fliilling and five-pence
per bushel.
Rye flour, nineteen /hillings per hundred weight.
Good merchantable pork by the carcase, eight
pence per pound.
Well cured pickled pork, fifteen-pence per pound.
The best grafs-fed beef, fix-pence per pound.
The best ftall-fed beef, nine-pence per pound.
The best mutton or lamb, eight-pence per pound.
The best veal, fix-pence per pound.
Rendered tallow, fifteen-pence per pound.
Rendered hogs lard, one Shilling per pound.
Raw hides, green, five-pence halfpenny per pound,
and in the usual proportion when dried.
Calf /kins, green, ten-pence per pound.
Good well tanned foal leather, two /hillings and
fix-pence per pound.
Good well dressed upper leather, four fliillings and
fix-pence per pound, and well dressed calf /kins in
the usual proportion.
The various kinds of ladler's and harness leather
not to exceed double the usual price of such leather
in the year one thousand seven hundred and feventy
four.
Papers is found a Letter, mentioning the Rebels in-,
tention to invade this Province.
We are informed that Exchange of Prisoners have
lately taken Place in the following Instances: Major
General Prefcot, for Major General Lee, and Lieut.
Colonel Campbell of the 71st Regiment, for Mr.
Ethan Allen.
Boots hot to exceed double the ufeal price of futh
boots in the fame place in the said year one thousand
seven hundred and seventy-sour;
Women's neats-leather /hoes, of the belt quality,
thirteen Killings per pair.
Women's calf /kin flioes, of the best quality, fif
teen drillings and fix-pence per pair.
Children's Hides in due proportion, according to
size and quality.
Home-made cheese of the best quality, one dril
ling per pound.
Good fre/h butter, two Shillings per pound.
Good firkin or potted butter, eighteen-pence per
pound.
Bloomery bar-iron, at the place of manufaaure,
three pounds per hundred weight.
Refined bar-iron, at the place of manufaaure,
three pounds ten Shillings per hundred weight.
Pig-iron, at the place of manufaaure, twenty
two pounds ten fliillings per ton.
The best American made steel for edge tools, two
drillings and fix-pence per pound.
' Common American made,heel, twenty-pence per
pound.
Iron pots, -kettles, and other light castings, eight
pence per pound.
Large cast-iron kettles and pans for boiling salt,
forty-five /hillings per hundred weight.
, , Nail-rods of flit iron, five pounds five fliillings per
hundred weight.
Nails of American manufaaure, per pound as
follows, 'viz.
Twenty-penny, two drillings and fix-pence.
Twelve-penny, two fliillings and nine-pence;
Ten-penny, three /killings.,
Eight-penny, three /hillings and three-pence.
Other nails in the usual proportion.
Scythes, tickles, and all kinds of cutlery of Ame
rican manufacture, /hall not exceed the rate of one
^hundred and fifty per cent, advance on the price fueh
articles refpe&ively were usually fold at in the said;
year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-sour.
Good merchantable, well dried fair, of home ma-|
nufa&ure, three pounds fifteen Shillings per bu/llel'
at the woiks or place of manufaaure, and four-pence
per bu/hel for every m^the fame shall be carried by
land from thence to the place of sale, for profit and
carriage.
Good merchantable pork by the barrel, twelve
pounds ten fliillings.
Good merchantable beef by the barrel, ten pounds
ten /hillings.
Gammons and other bacon well cured, sixteen
pence per pound.
Hay of the firft crop and best quality, seven pounds
ten fliillings per ton.
At I o'clock fame D A Y,
Upon Murray's-Wharf,
Will be sold,
A quantity of Iron Pots, and Sheet
Lead.
At 12 o'clock, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The prize Schooner POLLY,
Now laying at the New-Dock, nearly oppo
site Mr. Van Dam's. Invenory to be seen
at Templeton & STEWART’s office.
Public Auction,
By DANIEL M : CORMICK,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
To-Morrow, at One o'Clock,
The Snow Lucie.
Now lying at Cruger's Wharf, burthen about 170
Tons, is remarkably well found, a fall sailer,
and row fit for Sea.---Inventory to be seen on
board.
ALS O,
10 Tierces of Barbadoes Kane Spirits.
And a few Hogsheads of excellent Weft-India
Rum. Mufcovado Sugars and Rice.
On Thursday,
A Parcel of
Mufcovado Sugars,
Cocoa,
And Coffee, in Barrels.
On Friday,
At Daniel M'Cormick's
Vendue-House,
A large Parcel of Jewellery,
Thread Stockings,
Printed Handkerchiefs,
With a Variety of seasonable GO ODS.
On Tuesday Evening,
Will be presented a Comedy, call'd, the
Beaux Stratagem,
To which will be added a Farce, called,
The DEVIL to PAY
OR THE
WIVES Metamorphosed.'
With a SONG,
ff The Doors to be opened
at half after Five, and the Per
formance to begin at SEVEN
o'clock.
Public Auction.
This DAY will be continued,
The SALE of the CARGO of the prize
Ship L EHECTOR,
At Templeton and Stewart's
AUCTION-ROOM,
Consisting of a large quantity of
CUTLERY fond iron
mongery,' "
Steel and lead,
Nails, paints and oil,
Sweet oil,
Spices and medicines,
Shoes and flockings,
Silks and trimmings,
Linens and gauzes,
Cambricks and lawns,
Linen and'filk handkfs.
Pins and needles,
Cloths and serges,
Russia linens,
Sail cloth,
Sail twine,
Wines, and liquors,
Brandy in pipes and
bottles,
Tea and pepper,
Window glass,,
Paper and wool cards,
Pipes,
Blankets, hats, &c.
PUBLIC Auction.
This Morning, near the Coffee-Houfe; will be fold,
A Quantity of Steel and Tibi,
4 Cases of small Arms;
4. Guris, riuith Carridges; 4 Pounder!.
On TUESDAY Morning,
The Sales of (be, Goods damaged on hoard the Ship
Stanley, Captain Langford, rivill be continued,
consisting of ,
Cloths; Tea, Blankets, &c.
By John M'Adam, and Co.
!!..rtiitrote in . „
Public Aufliom
This MORNIN G,
At 12 o'Clock, art Hallet's-Wharffi will begin
the Sales of the Cargo of the
Ship Le Glanenure,
Prize to his Majesty's Ships Perseus and Lizard,
' confifting of '-
'Wine, Salt, Cordage and Brandy,
BALE GOODS; &t.
John M'Adam, and Co.
At Publick Auction,i
This P A Y, at One o'Clock,
At the Coffee-houfe, will be fold,
Ibe Sloop Endeavour,
As file now lies at the New-Dock, near the Ferry
Stairs, condemn'd as Prize to his Majesty's Ship
Preston. Inventory to be seen at
John M"ddam, and Co's. Office.
Public Auction.
On Wednesday, between I and 2
o' clock, will be fold,
The Ship Aifcount de Veaux,
1 As /he now lies at Murray's-Wharff, mounts,
24 Carriage Guns, with Stores compleat,
Is well, found with Sails, Anchors, Cables, Rig
ging, &c. Inventory to be seen at
John M“Adam and Co's. Office.
^PUBLIC A UCTION7
On WEDNESDAY next,
The Sixth Instant will be Sold at the
Merchant's Coffee-House,
Between One and two o'clock,
The Sloop JANE. .
A Remarkable fall sailer, well found,
about five years old, burthen about 50
Tons, now 'lying at Marlton's Wharf.--- Inven
tory to be seen at
PATRICK M'DAVITT's Office.
PUBLIC AUCTION
, On Thursday, next,
The 7th instant, between 1 and two o'clock,
Will be SO LD,
At the Coffee-House,
The Ship Le Juan Andre,
As the now lies at Hallet's Wharf,
A fine FRIGATE built SHIP,
Mounts twelve four pounders, with some
powder, /hot, and Gunner's flores;
well found with anchors, cables, and fails, &c.
Inventory to be seen at
Patrick M'Davitt's Office.
On Wednesday next, at 11 o'clock,
Will be fold at Public AUCTION, by
Bowman and Codner,
At their Office, Hanover- Square.
A variety of British and India Goods.
N. B. They will fell this day at the coffee-koufe, 47
half barrels of RED HERRINGS, and a parcel of
PIGTAIL TOBACCO.
On Tuesday next at XII o'clock,
At the Merchant's Coffee-House,
Will be S 0 L D,
The Schooner ADVENTURE,
Condemned as prize to his Majetty's /hip, late
the Liverpool, Henry Bellow, Esq; Com
mander.
Public Auction.
On Wednesday next,
At the Coffee-Houfe Bridge, will be fold,
A Quantity of houfhold furniture.
Consisting of,
MAhogony tables, chairs, carpets, look
ing glasses,/ beds and bedheads, a neat
clock, with a variety of kitchen furniture, &c.
also an excellent carpenters work bench, with
a quantity of tools.
To be fold^t public audion,
This day at 12 o'clock,
30 boxes of prize Nails,
From on board the Sea Nymph.
A New vessel, built in manner of a pilot
boat, remarkably well finifhed, and
fails equal to any vessel in America, extremely
well found in every refped. An inventory of
her materials to be seen at the bar of the Cof
fee-Houfe.
A handsome Six Oar BARG E,
neatly finifhed, and rows remarkably
sass.
To-morrow,
Will be fold at the CoFFEe-Hous E,
6 hogflreadsof mufcovado sugars;
By THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
A L S O,
THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
Marshal.