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BOSTO N, April 2 g.
A!frft every able-bodied inhabitant of this
place has voluntarily engaged to work two days
in a wek tor fix weeks, on the fortifications
carrying on here for the general defence.
They began to fortify Noddle's 111 aid laid week,
since which they have been joined ^y federal
of the neighbouring towns; and it is not doubt
ed but others will follow the laudable exam
ple'
Lust Tuesday, in the forenoon, two brigs
were seen handing in for this haibour, on
which Capt, Tucker, in the privateer late com
manded by Capt. M inly; then off in the bay,
gave them chace, and following them near up
to the Light-House, very fortunately took thei'n
both, in light of two ot three of the Bririfh
flops of war lying in King Road. Capt.
Dawson in one of the enemy's armed veffcls,
Chile to fail, and endeavoured to get out to
t .e atliftance of the brigs, but was prevented
by the wind's being easterly. The two prizes,
accompanied by the privateer, were the fame
day lately carried in r o Lynn, and properly fe
cared.—The largest is from Co r k, James Ful
ton matter, u[>wards of an too tons burthen,
end has on board go tons of co d, 2(6 whole
barrels and 130 halt barrels of beef, 300
firkins of better, 200 boxes of candles, 4.0
barrels of flour, 49 barrels of barley, a quantity
of hams, too boxes of soap, &c. Toe other
is from St. Michael's about 9) tons burthen,
Richard Pine, matter, loaded with wines and
fruit. The matters ot these vettels, not know--
ing that the British army had been obliged to
evacuate this place, were bound hither, in or
der to dispose of their cargoes, for the benefit
©f our cruel and unnatural enemies.
The matter of the veflel from Cork failed
f>m that place on the firfl of April, but fays
h- brought out no news-papers nor letters.. He
informs that five regiments were at Cork, when
he failed, ready to embark for America ; and
th it he heard nothing of any foreign troops
having failed for this continent.
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NEW- YOR K, May 16.
Extraa of a letter from Philadelphia, May tr.
" In my last I informed you that the Roe
buck was on shore on Wednesday evening.
Soon after the poll went out on Thursday, we
had an account that the was off, not having laid
long aground, and that no attack was made that
night. On this news, the Province Ihi„, &c.
Was ordered back to their former station.
Thursday afternoon about five o'clock the fir
ing teas heard again all round the town, at
Which time the galleys began the attack again.
Some of the galleys were now cloe with
the men of war, and an incessant fire from both
tides carried on. The man of war finding it
too hot, went down the river as fail as they
could, firing as they ' went along. The galleys
carried on the attack till nine o'clock. Their
ammunition being then expended, they left off,
and the men of war came to an anchor about
three miles below Newcastle. Friday morning
they were seen on the careen, and stages over
the sides. At ten o'clock they weighed anchor
and flood down, and at 12 o'clock were seen as
low as Reedy-liland. I believe they are hearti
ly sick of the galleys. I have not since heard
tiny thing from them. The galleys yesterday
at noon were preparing to go to Reedy-Island
to fee if they were there. We had but one man
killed on both attacks. The brig mentioned in
my last, taken by the Wasp armed schooner, is
a brig belonging to the men of war, being a
ft->re fliip for them; what ffic has on board we
have not yet learned.
“ Just now we have heard the galleys have
got to Reedy-Iflmd, and that the men of war
h J weighed, and gone farther down."
E^trafl of a letter from Philadelphia, May 14.
" The last accounts which five had of the
men of war, were, that they were going down
from Reedy Illand. By all accounts they have
got enough of it, and I believe will never at
tempt the gall.ys again without much larger
force.
We hear, that several persons, by virtue of a
resolve and order of the Congress, hive, by the
General Committee of this city and county,
been committed to prison, for refuting to deli
ver up, ono rfh, to the order of rhe said Com
mittee, all theF arms, ammunition and accou
trements, which were demanded ot them, after
they had refilled to sign an afibciation prescrib
ed by Congress, to defend by arms the United
A nerican Colonies, against the hostile attempts
of the British fleet and armies.
' An express arrived here on Monday evening,
from the northern army, which brought letters
from Generals Sullivan and Schuyler, which
mention that our people had poffeile 1 and de
stroyed part of the lower town of Quebec, and
made a breach in the walls of the town.
Friday last information was given to our
Congress, that some men on Long liland were
counterfeiting Continental money, also Massa
chusetts, Connecticut, and New-York currency;
a party of minutemen were ordered out the
fame day, in search of them ; they were all
tak^n, with what cash they had flruck oft, like
wise the? press, tools, &c. They were secured
in gaol last Tuesday. Their names are as fol
low ; Israel Youngs, and Isaac Youngs, bro
thers; Henry Dawkins, engraver; and Isaac
Ketchum.
In PROVINCIAL CONGRESS,
Neiv-rorh, May io, 1776.
RESOLVED, and Ordered, That every
male inhabitant of the city and county of New-
York, above the age of tixteen years, and un
der tbe age of fifty years, who has withdrawn
himlelt from the fame since the firft day of June
last pad, be required, and is hereby requited to
I return, without delay, wrh his arms and ac-
Isounements ; and that ever male inhabitant
Ibetween the said fevcral a_es, be henceforth
jprohibited, and is hereby prohibited from de
parting this city and county, and absenting hint
felt from the fame for more than 24 hoofs,
without leave ot the Colonel, or Commanding
Oilicer ot the battalion or regiment to which he
belongs: And that the Committees in the
neighbouring counties and colonies, into whore
diftria> luch inhabitants of this city and coun
ty have so withdrawn themfelyes, be and are
hereby requeued to take effectual means to com
pel the laid inhabitants, who have so withdrawn
themselves, to return to their usual places of a
bode in the said city and county. And ordered,
that this Kefolution be published in all the news
papers in this colour. Extraditum the minutes.
ROBERT BENSON, Secr'y.'
COMMITTEE CHAMBER,"
New-York, May 16, 1776.
W HEREAS the Honourable Continen
tai Congress have appointed, and earnestly re
commended, V Thu the 17th infi. (being to
morrow) be observed by the United Colonies,
as a day of humiliation, sassing and prayer;
that we may with united hearts contefs and be
wail our manifold fins and transgressions against
God, and by a sincere repentance and amend-'
merit ot lite, as a people, appease his righteous
ditpleafure againtt us: humbly imploring his
afftance to trullrat? the cruel purposes of our
unnatural enemies,and by inclining their hearts
to juhice and peace, prevent the farther effution
of human blood: But it continuing deaf to the
voice of reason and humanity, and inflexibly
bentori desolation and war, that it may please
the Lord of basts; the God of armies, to animate
our officers and foldicrs with invincible -fortitude,
to guard and preterit them in the day of battle,
and to crown the Continental arms by sea and
land with victory and success: That he may
bless all our Representatives in General Con
gress, Provincial Congress, Conventions and
Committees ; preserve and flreng'then their u
-nion, give wisdom and liability to their coun
cils, and direA the most efficacious 0 eafures for
eftablilhing the rights of America on the mold
honourable and permanent blfis : 'Jhat he
would be graciously pleated to bless all the peo
ple in these colonies with health and plenty,
and grant that a fpiritof incorruptible patriotism
and of pure and undefiled religion may univer
sally prevail, and that thiseontinent be speedily
restored to the blessings of peace and liberty,
and enabled to transmit them inviolate to the
Jareft posterity.'' It is therefore expected; that
all the inhabitants of this city and county do, on
tbe morrow, abflain from all and every kind of
. servile labour, butinefs and- Employment, and
attend upon divine service in public, which will
. be performed in all the churches in this city:
That no persons, (but such as are in the Con
tinental service, whole buhnefsunay require it)
k will be permitted to cross @ ferried ride or°
walk out of town, or about the Greets, -for a
musement or diversion ; and that all parents and
matters will be careful to retrain their children
and Servants from playing and ftragling about
this city on the ensuing day, which ought to be,
and we trust will be kept as the mod folemm
-day this devoted continent has ever yet beheld.
A true copy from the minutes,
Published by order of the Committee.
JOSEPH WINTER, Sec'y.
The following letters were brought by the last
Packet from Falmouth, and are now in the
hands of Hendricus Boel, in Crown-street,
near the North-River.
LETTERS for CANADA.
(A) Lieut. I hos. Abbot, 2. Thos. Ainslie,
2. Charles Aufton..
(B) Francis Baby. Henry Boon,.
'9 " e Collector. Chaunegror de Lery.
Swift and Cuming. Lewis Chaperon, %Mont.
Cuvauan. [onathan Clark. Rich. Cropfhew.
(D) Collin Drummond, 2.
(F) John Fraser.
(G) Richard and Thomas Goggin. Thomas
Gamble. Ralph Gray. Lefter and Galway.'
(H) Edward HUrrifon.
(J} Captain Judge.
(K), Godfry King...
(L) Francis Levesque, 2. Davidson and Lee.
Adam Lymburner.
(R) Captain Mark Richard. John Rainnie,
2. Isaac Robinson. Poulain Religieufe.
(S) William Shaw. John Sayers. Mrs.
Strange. William Smith. Etria Revirende
Mere Supeneure, 2.
. (IV) Gregory and Woolfey. Robert Wil
cocks. William Wauchope.
LETTERS for PHILADELPHIA.
(A) William Aull and Co. Samuel Allthin.
John Andrews and Co. Mr. Arpin. Heder
Andrews. William Aull. William Allison.
(B) Andrew Buhner. John Blowat, 2.
John Bruce. Samuel Bullus. James Bell. Rob.
Baxter. Mary Brown. Andrew Boffard. Wm.
Black. Charles Blondorie. Totton Briggs. Geo.
Boles, 2. William Ball, 3. Hugh Bowes,
Johnftone and Bowman, 2.
(C) Geo. Croghan, Fort Pitt. Robert Col
vin, 2. Rev. Nicholas Collin.
(D) John Davidson, 2. Samuel Davies and
Co. Robert Duncan. John H. Dickefon, Tho.
Dooly. Isaac B. Dunn. James Duncan. John
Dodd. Charles Doeg. Alexander Douglas. John
Duh. Geddes and Dclahoydt.
(E) Matthias Eyre. Robert Evans.
(F) Samuel Fletcher. Louis Fohrer. Wm.
Favell. Patrick Flinn.
(G) Mark Grime, 2. Sally Grapway, John
Graham. Anne Gilpin. George Gillespie.
Richard Griffin. James Gentle. Mrs. Gould.
Sarah George. Bartholomew Glyn. Sarah
Gillroy. Jacob Geiges.
(H) Charles Harris, Matthias Hanly; Jof.
Hopwood. John Harvie. Thomas Hanly.
James H milton. At iliiam Humphreys. James
Hamilton. John Harvey. Christopher Harriion.
Joseph Hewes. John Charles Hekker, 2. James
Hull. John Haughton.
(J) James Jenkins. George Jones. Lowry
Skelton and Irwin, 2. Thomas Jones.
(K) William Know. Frederick Kuhn, Lan
caller.
(L) William Long. Captain Philip Leacy.
Michael Litter. Thomas Lawry. Tho. Lang
ftroth. David Lambert. John Lee.
(M) Mr. Mogg. jofeph Matters. Catha-
Irine Moher. John M'Nilh. Edward M'Mor
ran. John M'Ghie. John Morgan. Christian
Minnick. James Michelson. Thomas Majori
bafks, 2. William Main. Thomas May. Ed
ward M'Monan. James Morgan. John Marshal.
John M'Gillroy. George M'Farland. John
M'Corm'ck. Lieut. Moncrief. Collans MeaL'
(N) Francis Nelson.
(O) Daniel O'Connor. Mrs. Okett. George
Oar, Polly Ogden.
(P) Thomas Poultney, Lancaster. John
Pluckrofe. John Poyer. Ralph Pyott. Sarah
Powell. Paul Peirce.
(R) William Ridler. Sarah Ranndlafs. Benj.
Rawle, 2. The Rev, M'. Reading. Sudan Rex.
Thomas Ruflell.
(S) John Sparhawk. John Saul. John Ser
vice. Richard Smith. David Shanks. Robert
Stephenson. Robert and Cornelius Stephenson.
William Shepard. Charles St dman. Philip
Sebmick. Samuel Slade. Eberhard Schmedt.
Joseph Shallcrofs. Benjamin Smelt, Junr. John
Sloane. George Sedden. David Scott. Robert
Strehorn.
(T) Elizabeth Tarner. Samuel T. Coun'.
Samuel Taylor. John Thornton. David Tho
mas. Widow Tomfon.
(U) David .underwood.
(V) Jamos Verrel.,
(W) David Wright, Uriah Woolman, 2.
John Wright. Jacob Whitehead. Jame Wag
ftafe. Elizabeth Whyte, John Wright, Lax
cafer. Henry Wright. William White. John
Williams. David wilkin. Edw. Winder. John
Willis.'.
Jitft fubUJhed, and now Selling by
W'ILLI A MGREE N,
In Maidkn-Lane,
Price Ten Shillings and Eight-Pence,
Neatly Bound,
THE
DI S e'a S E S
INCIDENT TO
A R M I E S.
WITH THE
„M E TH O I) of CUR E.
TRANSLATED from the Original of
Baron Van Swieten, Physician to
.their Imperial Majesties. 'To which are added.
The Nature and Treatment of G UN-SHOT
WOUNDS. By John Ranby, Esq; Sur
, geon-General to the British Army. Likewise,
Directions to be observed by Sea Surgeons in
Engagements. Also, Preventatives of the Scur
vy at Sea. By William Northcote, Sur
geon, many Years in the Sea-Service. With
Rules for preferring Health in Warm and Cold
Climates. By Dorifor Lind. Published for the
Use of Military and Naval Surgeons.
Memorandum. It is presumed that what
ever contributeth to promote the Health and
Happiness of such valuable lives as those of A
merican Soldiers and Sailors, Should
meet with a generous Reception, not only
from those who are more immediately engaged
in the pecuniary Superintendment of their
Welfare, but also from all the Friends to Li
berty and Humanity, who are in opulent Cir
cumfances ; and especially from all the Land
and Sea-Officers, whose personal Safety, either
from or in Diseases, (as well as the very large
Number of Privates under their Command) are
so very Dependent on the Knowledge and Abi
lities of their Physicians.
Published this Day,
By SAMUEL LOUDON.
Price Eighteen Coppers,
A N
ADDRESS on the TIMES.
Containing, some important Observations on
Scripture Prophecies.
Shewing, that some of them plainly relate to
Great Britain and the American 'Colonies,
. andrare fulfilling at the present day.
By SAMUEL SHERWOOD, A. M.
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not
• partakers of her fins, and that ye receive not
of her plagues.
N. B. On Wednesday next will be published,
Mr. Hervey's Fall-Day Sermon: The Way
ot Holiness.
JEREMIAH ANDREWS,
JEWEL L E R,
Hanover-Square, New York;
TpHINKS proper to inform the Public, as
1 he hath been absent from ttys city fame
time, (and understanding that many things have
been called for, in his Way, during his absence)
that he is now returned to his former place of
business; where he will gratefully receive the
commands of his kind friends and customers,
which shall be performed with faithfulnefs and
dispatch.
N. B. Said Andrews will give a good price
for old Gold and Silver.
PARCHMENT
MANUFACTURED in this Country
SOLD BY
SAMUEL LOUDO N.
^ As Latin and Greek School Books are
much wanted, and as it is probable there are
many families in this city, who have some of
them lying by them useless, they would do the
Public a benefit by fending them to Samuel
Loudon, who will give ready Cash or new
Books for them. Greek Lexicons, Greek
Grammars, Virgils, and Cicero's Orations are
most wanted.
To COVER this Season, at Broughton
Reynold's Livery Stales, in Elizabeth'
Town, the famous and well-known Horse,
called
L I B ER T Y,
OIF TEEN hands high, four years old thig
1 spring: He is a beautiful bright bay, with
black mane, tail and legs, and reckoned the
tinefl colour in America : He is u bullyrock
iolt, out of a three quarter blooded mare; a
strong, bony, well-made horse, fit tor both n
die and carriage, and is a remarkable fine trot
ter. The prices are, for the season, Thtce
Dollars, and Three Shillings to the groom;
Ten Shillings a fingiclcap, apd Forty Shilling
to ensure a colt.
To the P ÜBLI C.
WHEN the most valuable of all human
titles, that of a good character is at
tempted to be placed in a date of deftruclion,
and thu in the molt open manner; it muff be
a plealure to every individual to fee a good
name rile superior to any malicious invectives
that can faring from so ill-natured a fountain:
therefore,! beg the attention of the candid pub
lic a few moments, to judge between me and
a letter, signed Richard Deane, which made its
appearance in the Constitutional Gazette of the
nth instant,
Mr. Deane in his production hath asserted
things, which when brought to close examina
tion do not rank with truth. That I may be
the better underflood, I. will quote a passage
from it, " For two gentlemen, formerly cus
tomers of mine, told me, that they had bought
each a barrel of brandy, from the said Mr. New
port, which they believed had been made by
me. Now Mr, Jefl'e Smith, for his part, hath
acknowledged before a witnefs,that he is willing,
upon oath, utterly to deny that passage; and
that he is well assured, I said it was my own
make; and that he bought it as such. The
other customer Mr. Deane alludes to, also denies
he. told him, that he thought the brandy was
his make ; for he does not recollect whose
make I fold ft for; but his wife remembers
clearly I said it was my own make.
The fame benevolent author insinuates, he
has got the good of his customers at heart, by
preventing impositions on them: I will make
mention of some particulars, to shew my dealings
were not so unjust as he seems to have them
think. # Mr. Deane fays, " The gentleman,
(meaning Mr. Smith) found the barrel of a very
inferior nature to the sample ;' 'and, fays he,
" immediately bought a pipe of brandy from
me." Mr , Deane is to observe, that Mr. Smith
hath since my brandy of better
quality than the said pipe; and several gentle
men whose names I may produce, also gave the
fame judgment.
Mr. Smith has also acknowledged, that Mr.
Deane has made use ot his name in rather too
enlarged a sense, as he meant to. imply nothing
more than that he thought my sample was better
than the liquor I deliveied, but may have been
mistaken. = —- ^——
The following narrative will also shew the
I üblic what necessity 1 had^f .making use of
Mr. Deane's sample for my own.
Mr. Pqntzius,a taylor in theßroad-Way, went
to Mr. Deanes about ten days ago, and got a
'ample °f his brandy, he asked Mr. Deane,
Inhere is ff Mr. Newport? He made answer,
n hat do ye want with him? Mr. Puntzius re
plied, About some brandy. Mr. Deane replied,
that Mr. Newport's was not near so good as his,
(or words to that purpose) however M^ Punk
z .™ s foundswhere I was; I gave him a sample
°' "£§ r . a ,dy ;he then carried the two samples
aforeihenttoned, and (hewed them to the person
he wanted the brandy for, who, with himfelf,
gave the preference to mint, and in confe
^uenye thereof bought two barrels full. Mr.
Pumzius, and hit friend, are willing to give
oath according to their beff judgment, that the
sample ffiewn, and the brandy I fold, Were the
fame in quality ; and that their principal induce*
merit for buying from me rather than from Mr.
'’ eai ß "'" '"' -goodnefi o£the liquor, and not
arty former dealings 2 had with Mr. Puntzius.
I am, with much referd, the Public's
Very humble servant,
JAMES NEWPORT.
N. B. 1 he half gallon ot brandy, Mr. Deane
mentions, was to fin up a barrel; and was got
alter Mr. Smith bought my brandy.