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By feverallate Arrival at Philadelphia, from
London, cue have the following Advices, viz.
LISB O N, May 9 .
DON Lewis da Cunha, Secretary of State
for foreign affairs, after an illness during
the whole winter, is so reduced,' that
there are small hopes of his recovery,
end he has had the last facrafnents adminiffreu to him.
Mo/cow, May 4. A body of 40,000 men are to
be assembled here on account of the rejoicing for the
peace.
Madrid, May 13. They write from Barcelona,
that a convoy of 150 (hips, laden with all kinds of
military stores and provisions, had taken on board
the 9th of this month a body of 9000 men ; that this
convoy, commanded by the Count d'Affalto, Major
General, and Governor of Carthagena, was to fail
the fame day for Carthagena, where it is to join the
'other convoys from Ferrol, Cadiz, &c. on board of
which are embarked 15,000 men, making in the
whole a body of 24,000. These letters add, that
this armament will f*il to some portin Africa; some
think Fort Darfio, others mention Fort Argel ; and
the command in chief of the grand expedition will
be given to M. de Cevallas, or to the Count de 0
Rey Li, both Lieutenants General.
They write from Carthagena, that among the
Whipping taken up for the service of his Catholic Ma
jesty, they reckon four Dutch and upwards of sixty
French, who had orders to hoist Spanish colours,
some English, and a great number of Italian and
Spanish vessels.
Zell, May 20. Last Saturday the body of the
Queen Caroline Matilda, attended by 16 Captains,
was carried in a hearse and fix, between a double line
of soldiers, to the Church of this city, and interred
in the royal vault.
Berlin, May 27. On Sunday, Monday, and Tues
day last, his Prussian Majesty reviewed on the plain
of Templin the garrison of this town, together with
several regiments in the neighbourhood, making in
the whole a body of near 30,000 men.
LONDON, June 2.
A letter from Lord Percy to his father is arrived
at Northumberland-House, containing an account of
the skirmish in America. It is said not to differ ma
terially from the accounts already published.
Every breast that is not destitute of humanity, must
be deeply affe&ed for the dittreffed inhabitants of
Boston in general, particularly the women and chil
dren ; the innocent and the guilty, the partisans and
the neutral, all involved in one common calamity !
June 5. On Monday last the important question
between the Stationers Company and Mr. Carnan,
of St. Paul's Church Yard, concerning the right of
printing almanacks, was determined by the una
nimous opinion of the Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in favour of Mr. Carnan ; and on Friday
last the injunction obtained by the Stationers com
pany in the Court of Chancery, Nov. 19, 1773, to
prevent Mr.Carnan's printing and felling almanacks,
Was dissolved by the Lord Chancellor.
Saturday, May 20, a tanner, who lives within
twenty miles of Hutchin Back-street, near Baldock,
returning late from his work, found his wife had
gone to bed, but had forgot to lock the door. The
husband blundering in the dark, just gave time to
another, who had fopplied his place to get under the
bed. The husband had put off his clothes, and was
getting also into bed, when his wife complained ihe
was exceeding ill, and should be glad of some annU
feed water, but feared the public houses were all shut
up, except the Sun Inn, which was at the greatest
distance. The honest man put on his clothes, and
went to the Sun, where, putting his hand into his
pocket for a /hilling to pay for,the water, the waiter
returned it him, telling him he could not change his
guinea. The man, amazed to hear mention of a
guinea (as knowing he had but a few Shillings) hastily
put his hand again into his pocket, and pulled out
nine more, with a ten pound bank mote, and on fur
ther examination found h? had got a new pair of
breeches, and a fine watch. Comprehending the
whole then in an instant, he observed, with the cool
refs of a philosopher, that the affair was ever before
this, and what was done could not be undone ; as
his wife, therefore, had been so industrious in putting
him into so much ready money, he would have a
bottle of wine firft, anl then carry her the annifeed
water. The tanner had the breeches cried on Tues
day in the open market, but has not yet found an
owner.
Monday, August 21, 1775. THE [N6^i^j
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W E E K L Y MERCUR Y.
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on tainina tbe ftefyefl^ices ^^ 0teign enD Dcmcffirk.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 18s. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
A ilb. io oz. i-% for 4. Coppers.
June 7. Lord Mansfield and Sir Fletcher Norton
are daily consulted by the minister in regard to the
proceedings of the Americans : A motion was made
at a late council, for a public proclamation to be
issued against them as rebels, but was over-ruled by
the interposition of the two Lawyers.
When the last Packet left Calais, two large vessels
were loading with Firelocks and Ammunition, but
for what place they were destined it was not known.
Monday failed from the Downs the Friendship,
Trenham, and Fortitude, Willis, (Transports) with
troops for Boston.
A commercial correspondent has obliged us with
the several quantities of wheat and flour imported st
Bristol from the following Provinces, from the first
of January, 1775, to the 27th of April last :
Barrels of flour. BuSh. of wheat.
From New-York 5523 71,121
Maryland 7594 91,888
Philadelphia 8045 35,967
Virginia 1252 42,135
22,414 24.1,8x2
# Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
Published 3d July, 1775.
It is a determination, we hear, that if the next
accounts from America are not more favourable than
the last, press-warrants will be issued immediately.
Extras of a letter from,Plymouth Deck, June 6.
" His Majesty's Ship Kent, Captain Rayner, is
ordered to join the grand fleet fitting out at Ports
mouth ; the Romney', of 50 guns, Admiral Duff,
is at anchor in the Sound ; the Ocean, Dublin,
Albion, Raifonable and Torbay, guardships, are at
their moorings in the Hamoaze; the Hunter Sloop of
war hath been docked and Sheathed for the American
Station ; the Wolfe Sloop of war is going into dock ;
the Rippon and Fame aie in the docks repairing ;
and the Prudent, late from the Bast-Indies, is dock
ing, being very leaky.
“ The whole country here are in great con
sternation about the fire kindled in America, and it
is thought that the assistance of our pious and re
verend fathers of the church will be much wanted
there to quench the flame of zeal for liberty, and to
Spirit up the soldiery, as Father O'Neal did in Ireland,
“ declaring that all who died in their country's cause,
“ Should sup with him in Paradise that night." But
the King getting the better of the a&ion, Father
O'Neal clapped spurs to his horse and made off;
which one of his party abferying, cried out, “ 0
Suppose five buffieU of wheat goes to a barrel o'
flour, which being added to the sum total of the
wheat, makes 353,882 bushels, which is the produce
of 17,694 acres at 20 bulhels per acre, and the vabe
of the fame at ss. per buffiel, amounts to 88,470.
los. The bread, rye, rice, and Indian Corn, a,
omitted, and likewise wheat, barley, and oats, im
ported from Holland, Germany, and Ireland, at
Bristol.
During the abovefriid period, twenty Ships were
cleared out from Bristol fcr North-America; with
nothing but ballast, viz.
For New-York, - - - 7
Maryland, -.-- 3
Philadelphia, - - - 3
Virginia, - - -3
South-Carolina, - - 3
North-Carolina, - - 1
20
N. B. The quantity of American provisions im
ported at Bristol, is scarce a fourth of what is im
ported at London, Liverpool, Lancaster, and through
out the other parts of England ; and therefore when
the non-exportation agreement from America takes
place, with the present scarcity, 2nd almost dearth of
our own corn this year, a famine may be dreaded
before next spring, if the present American deputes
are not previously fettled.
June r. They write from Paris, that the egpe&a
tions of a war are so general there, that it has bad a
considerable effe& on their funds, which have fallen
considerably for several days pad.
June 9. The Lords Lieutenants of all 'the Counties
in England, Scotland and Wales have received in
ffruaions for giving in a complete lift of the Officers,
Subalterns, and private Men in their Several corps at
the War Office.
Several recruiting parties are now in different parts,
of the kingdom, railing a number of men to fill up &
the vacancies in the different divisions of Marines
that have been draughted off and Sent to Boston.
They write from Gerk, that two transports are
now lading there, with salt provifiohs for Bermudas,
on the government's account ; where we are informed
magazines are ordered to be kept for the Supply ofl
such of his Majesty's Ships of war, cruizing in the;
Atlantic, as may h^ve ocoefion to touch at that inland '
in want of stores, the negle& of which was Severely|
felt on federal occasions during the last war.
Letters from Dublin mention, that a privy councill
is summoned to meet at the Cattle, to consider of an |
order to be issued out to Hop the exportation of pro-I
vinons from that kingdom, excepting to England, as
the raft quantities lately sent out occasion the price
to be so high, that the poor are in the greatest diftrels.
Somemanufeript papers of the Qu^en of Denmark's
own writing, we hear, have, since her death, been
tranfmiited here; some said to be of great importance
to England, and others to contain fresh proofs of the
unprincely behaviour of the King of Denmark to
wards her.
It was last night very current that an express was
just arrived from General Gage, desiring with all ex
pedition, a reinforcement of 5000 men at least, whom
he recommends to be accoutred in the manner of the
Highland regiment. He also desires a draught from
the Train of Artillery; with some field pieces.
It is certain that since the news of the American
Skirmish arfir^d, a well-known person lias engaged
an additional number of mercenary Scribblers for 6
months, at the moderate sumos i?o guineas each.
Orders we hear have been issued for an enquiry to
be made into the muster-rolls of the Several regiments
to afeertain the number in each, and to know whether
they have now their full complement of men, that if
they have not, they may be rilled up with all expe
dition.
Yesterday there was a levee at St. James's, at which
Lord North, the Secretaries of State; Lord Gower,
Lord Barrington, &c. were present; Prince Mazarino,
the Spanish Ambassador, and all the other foreign mi
nisters, retired a quarter after two, which was soon
after Lord Rochford returned witha bundle of papers,
which he went for from St. James's himfelf.
We are informed, that four vessels, containing
about 700 emigrants, have failed fur America, from
Port Glasgow and Greenock, in the oourfe of the last
and preceding week. Most of these emigrants are
from the North Highlands ; and, it is said, two ves
sels arc failed for that country, in order to carry over
mote.
Monday, 36 Min. after 5
Tuesday, 23 Min. after 6
Wednesday, 9 Min. after 7
Thursday, 45 Min. after 7
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 37 Min. after $
Saturday, eo Min. after 9
Sunday, 2 Min. after io
New-Meon next Friday.
" Father, will you not ftayandfup with usto night?"
To this the pious Father made answer, “ that if ^as
a faft day with him." We might expe& the Same
answer from our pious Fathers ; they would Sooner
faft, than, if called upon, go over to America."
jfune 10. Notwithstanding the secrecy with which
matters are conducted, it is laid an exptefs was sent
off on Wednesday last to Genera! Gage, containing
some propofols which he is to offer immediately to
the Delegates.
If the above propositions Should not be accepted,
(which the ministry are in great expectation will) it
is a determined point in the cabinet, to take an army
of 10,000 foreign troops into the pay of Great-Bri
trin, which vVill be sent to Bolton immediately.
June 12. The Shedding of blood is new com
menced in America. It has been long repeatedly
foretold to the prelent Tory Aditfnitration : but
they delight in blood. It has been remarked, that
the Court never looked more gay, than on the receipt
of the late news from Boston. But while they are
thus enjoying their Sanguinary Schemes, the public
will remember, that Lord Chatham's proposition for
preventing the effufion of blood, was treated by the
Ministry with the most marked and insolent contempt.
When the Remonstrance from the City lamented, at
the foot of thothrone, that the blood of bis Majefys
fubfecls would be the consequence of persevering in
their oppressive meafores against our fellow-fubjeds
in America ; the courtiers burst out into a fit of
laughter. These things will be remembered, when
the blood they have wickedly Shed is visited upon
their heads, and they are overwhelmed by the popular
vengeance they have provoked:
The Ministry have applied to Lord Chatham to
take the helm in the prelent Storm, not to conciliate,
but so condud the bloody meafurts. He rejected the
proportion with a disdain that became him. TE^
Tory Sanguinary administration will leave nothing
unattempted to dettroy the lives and liberties of oar
persecuted fellow-fubjefts in America.
A late Governor of Massachusetts-Bay was sent
for express, to advise in the prelent alarming state of
America. It Shews cerifummate wisdom in aiding
the opinion of a man who has constantly deceived
this country, and whole mifreprefentatioms have end
ed in the blood, instead of the Slavery, as he intended,
of his countryipen; Old as be is, he may live to
Suffer for, if not repent, of his wickedness.
If the Freedom of England is pYefcrved; it will be
by American Virtues for the majority of the two
Houses of Parliament, are so corrupt and devoted,
that they are ready to fubnirt to any thing.
By the last accounts from French Flanders; we
learn that the troops Rationed on the confines of Old
France, instead of marching against the rioters, are
ordered to the frontiers, in Consequence of which,
all the garrisons next the northern frontier of the
Austrian Low Countries, and those on and in the
neighbourhood of the Channel, oppofiteto England,
will be doubled.
C AMBRID G E, August to.
We are informed that the Inhabitants of Boston
(before the last Permission granted them for coming
out, about three Weeks since) were numbered, and
amounted to 6573; and the Troops, w;*h their
Women arid Children, amounted to the Number of
13600.
It is said the Enemy triumph very much at the
Death of General Warren, faying, it is better to
them than 500 Men.
Last Saturday a Flag was sent oht to the Lines at
Roxbury by General Gage, for the important Ser
vice of bearing the following Significant Letter,
which, as it contains News of great Consequence;
'tis thought expedient to give it to the Public ; and
as many at this Day are apt to dispute the Authenti
city of any material Intelligence, as a full Convi&icn
to all filch Unbelievers the Author's Name is affixed;
" Saturday, ctb August, 1775.
“ Dear Child,
<c I hoped to have heard from you by the Gentle
men from Nantucket, Mr. Boylfton's Captains. I
have been very ill far three Weeks, Fever and Flux ;
am growing better. My Regard to the good Family
wherein you dwell, the Grape Vines bear in Abun
dance, ditto Peach and Pare Trees, that by Dodor
Caner's that never bore before, hath three on it,
which I do every Thing I can to preserve in order to
know what Fare it is, Apricots the fined I ever law/
wish I could fend Mrs. Fitch a full Third of each.
Mr. Fitch and you another Third, and the rest for
inyfeß and Friends ; but Wishes are all vain. I
hear the Port of Boston is quite open, and the Cus
tom Houle to be kept here as usual ; a Ship brought
in Yesterday 2200 Barrels of Flour, Me. Cotton
and eldest Son are dead of the Flux, Parlon Wife
wall's Wife and Daughter dead with the fame Dis
temper. A. Vincent's Wife was buried last Night;
that a great Favour, because She hath been d<ad on
one Side and Bedrid for 12 Months last palt, your
Sitter and Children my kind Regards to, the good
Family you are so happy to be in, the two Mr. Cof
fin% tell them I want much to fee them at Bolton,
the two Colmans, Obed Huffey, Capt. Folger's
Father, my Nantucket Friends.'
Your's, ' W. BRATTLE.
P. S. And fine Rabbits all kilted and eat by ths
Rats, heavy Loss and Disappointment."
Last Sabbath the Enemy set Fire to the House at
Penny Ferry, Malden Side, which was confuted.
This Building was commanded by their Cannon on
Bunker-Hill.
Since Monday Morning last eight Companies of
Rifle Men, confining of about 100 Men each, from
Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, have arri
ved here. Four more are daily expea^U Thy are
Wheatper Btilhel, 7s. od.
Flour, 20s.' odi
Brown Bread, ^ iss. od.
Weft-India Rum, 3s. 6d.
New-England, do. 2s. 6d.
, PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Molasses, 2s. od.
Beef per Barrel, 48$. od.
Pork, 655. od.
ANNAPOLIS, Anguft ro.
In PROVINCIAL CONVENTION.'
ANNAPOLIS, Augufl 7, 1775.
The fcllowing Memorial of James Chrijiie, jun. of
Baltimore tc^n, Merchant, was read.
To the . Honourable the Delegates es the Freemen of the
Province of Maryland, in Convention now affenh
bled.
The Memmal of fames Ct»#i&, fan. of Baltimore
Co&ty,
Sheweth,
n'KATyour mffirWft did, on the z^d da, of Feb
= ruary last, write the letter*, a cop, of which is
hereunto annexed, to bis fiend and coujirt-german,
Lieut. Col. Cbrifie, in the I,land of Antigua": That,
at the time of writing said letter, ,% r Memorial,
unfortunately coteid not aftrove of the measures then
pursued in this province, as a Petition from the Honor
able Continental Cangrefs was then lying at th f G3 t o f
the throne of Great -Britain; the rfok of which was
not at that time known in America.
That the ferd tetter, having been intercepted 1,
means to your Memorial, altogether unknown, was,
on the 13th of July infant, had before the Committee
of Baltimore county, who came to such reflations on
the fame as will appear to this . Convention, by a cap, of
the proceedings hereunto annexed : That, ix pursuance
of the said reflation, year Memorial:, has already
fuffered a painful imp foment, and hath paid to tee
guard appointed by the Committee, the fam of thirty
vie pounds, seventeen frillings and fix-pence, current
money, as will appear by the receiptjar the fame, read)
to be produced.
That, , by afabfequent refoHon of the said Committee
on the 24thifant, thefaid guard was difebarged, on
the application of your Memorialif for that purpose,
upon,our Memorial^,giving an obligation, with five
fecurMes, not to depart the province without leave of
the said Committee, or this Convention. And your
Flemariatif prefunds, with all deference, to fay, That
the letter m quefior, the contents f which has excited,
so much uneafaefs in the minds of the good people of this
province, could not be produHive of any ill effect, being
wrote by a private individual to bis jriend and rela
tion, a perfen who had not the power, if he had the
inclination, and who, from regard to his own private
inters#, arid from the ties of blood (bis wife, family
and fortune being in this country) cannot be fufepfed to
be active in devifag measures to crufo the liberties
thereof; And in the meffolemn manner your Memorialif
avers, that he never harboured a wijh to introduce a
military force into this province, for the purpose of
cajto.mg tie inhabitants thereof. Andyour Momorialiji
begs leaie to add, That be is extremely sorry that bit
private opinion foould have given any offence; bf was
far from intending any; he conferred bimfdf as
writing to afriend tn confidence, and bad no expe&aticn
or wiff, that fueb private opinions would ever -appear
in public, or be produdlive cf any public measures
^whatever.
That thefaid Committee having referred all further
proceedings oh your Memorialise case to the Gentlemen
delegated by this province to the Continental Cengrefs,
and they having referred the fame to .be cosfikratzon
of phi Convention, obliges jour Memorial?// to make
this application, humbly to requef that this honourable
Convention will confider your MemrialijFs cage, and
difebargeyour Memorialif and bis Securities from the
m For this Letter fee No. 1241, of this Paper.
an excellent Body of Troops, and appear, toa Man,
heartily difoofed to prosecute, with the utmost Reso
lution and Vigour, the noble Cause in which they are
engaged.,
Col. Thompson, of the Pennfylvanla Regiment of
Rifle Men, and a Number of young Gentlemen Vo
lunteers, are also arrived at Head-Quarteos flora
Philadelphia;
The Rifle Company commanded by Capt. Daniel
Morgan, of Frederick County in Virginia; which is
about 600 Miles from this Place, arrived here in 2
Weeks. 7
We hear from Cap^Ann, that a Vessel bound in
there from the Weft-Indies, being discovered off that
Harbour last Tuesday, Several of the Inhabitants
went off in a Boat to assist in bringing her in. Soon
after, about 30 armed Men, from the Man of War
commanded by Capt. Lindzee, boarded and took
Possession of the Vessel ; but She running aground on
the Cape, was vigorously attacked by a Number of
Men from the Town of Glocrfter, whp soon obliged
the Enemy to give up the Vessel to the proper Owners,
and to Surrender themselves Prisoners. The whole
Number was immediately sent to Ipswich Goal, in
which 24 of them were confined. The Rest (4 or §
in Number) were discharged, it appearing that they
had been cruelly forced into the Enemy's Service.
Lindzee was so enraged that he fired Several Cannon
Shot into the Town of Glocefter, but did little
Damage.
The Information given us (and inserted in our last)
refpe&ing the Expedition to the Light-House, we
have been since told, was rather imperfed. Major
Tupper commanded the Troops, confiding of 250.
They found on the Island 53 Persons, 33 of them
Marines, of whom a Lieutenant and two Privates,
with three Tories, were killed on the Spot. / Five of
the Marines, and federal bf the Tories, were wound
ed, among whom was rhe notorious Capt. White of
Marshfield. The Whole Number, besides the killed,
were made Prifonefs, one of whom was th© Master
Carpenter from New-York.
The Army continues in high Spirits, ardently
wishing for Action ; and ns the Needful is said to be
not wanting, we hotbthey will soon be gratified, and
trend tinder their Peet every Son of Tyranny on this
Side the Atlantic.
I Fine Salt, gs. 3d
Coarse Salt, 3s. od
llndian Cornper Bugs,