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WANTE D,
A Good COOK, who is well versed in the art of
cookery, either male or female, and can bring a
good re ommendation, will meet with encouragement, and
agood ,lac, by applying to Valentine Nutter, ftaticner,
oppofc.th^&ffec-houfe, or the printer,
SO exceedingly valued by all People who have had
of them in Great-Britain and Ireland, Jor their
transcendent Excellency in the deflroying Worms of all
hinds both in the Bodies of Men, Women, andCbildren,
by not only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, but they pass through the smallest
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Jlimy Humours which are the cause of r thofe pernicious
Vermin, andthe Source of many other Diforaers; the,
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bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
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and clammy Humours which flop up the Parts and
prevent the Juice of Food being conveyed to the Liver
and made Blood, which is often the Case with Children,
and is attended with a bard Belly, finking Breath,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in
the lower parts : Likewise fettled Aches and Pains in
the Head, Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, or
Breakings-Out, will be perfectly cur'd, andthe Blood
and Skin reflored to its original Purity, and Smooth
zefs; the, purge by Urine, and bring away the Ga
vel, and effectually cure all Obftruffions of the Urine,
or Ulcers in the Kidneys. The, at once strike at the
true cause of the Scurvy, and entirely destroy it, at all
fcorbutick Humors and Effeds, Root and Branch, so
as never to return ayain. and what makes them more
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and fight, as Loaf Sugar; and in their Operation as
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I have by tbefe Plumbs cured a great many Children
of Whooping or Chin-Coughs, and Agues, which Dis
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andthe Want of these Plumbs are the Ruin of Man,
Children's Constitutions.
^hefe Plumbs enrich and sweeten the whole Mass of
Blood, carry off all gross, corrupt and putrid Humours,
and create afrejh and health, Complexion in such as
are affefled b, an, putrid Matters.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleaning the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a Sovereign Medicine
in the Cbolick and griping of the Cuts. It allays and
carries off four Vapours which occasion many Disorders
in the Head. It opens all Obfrufiions in the Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; caffes a good Ap
petite and helps Digestion. It bath been found won
derfully faccefsful to Juch Perlons as are going' into
Chronical Difiempers, as Afibmas, Phtbificks, Short-
Tiefs of Breath, Dropfes and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons are fatiftd that the Me
dicine which wc r ks upon such Humours, will almofl
teach an, Diflemper, if not too far gone, since Corrup
tion and Putrefaction are the Fore-runners of all Dis
cases; therefore no better Ph)fck can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and Comfitunions, from Infancy to an old
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male Sex, from the Age of 14. to 20. Tears, and from
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YORK-T OWN, May 3 0.
Extras of a letter from Gen. Washington, to Con
gress.
Head Quarters, Valley Forge, Ma, 24, 1778.
66 ✓* \N the night of the 19th the ene
a my moved out in force against
0 a detachment under the Mar-
' —' quis la Fayette, mentioned in
my letter of the 18th, which made a timely and
handsome retreat, in great order over the
Schuylkill, at Matfon's Ford. Our loss was
nine men in the whole—the enemy's supposed
something more. Their march was circuitous
and rapid, and I Should imagine that many of
their men fuffered from it. General Clinton,
it is said commanded in person."
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec'ry.
Trenton, June 10.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed
the supreme court of this date to be held for
the future at Hillfborough (commonly called
Millstone) in Somerset county, of the usual
terms.
His Excellency has been pleased to appoint
the Hon. John Imlay, Esq; Judge of the
Court of Admiralty for this state.
Extras of a letter from camp at the Valle, Forge,
dated June 5, 1778.
" The last accounts from Philadelphia, are
that the transports with the baggage have
fallen down the river—that they have begun to
destroy some of their out works—that they
have broken off the trunnions of the heavy
cannon which are not put on board—and that
the whole army is ordered to be in readiness
to march at a minute's warning.
" A Hag came out from the city yesterday,
with a packet for Congress, containing the ads
for appointing Commissioners and other pur
poses. The Commissioners are Lord Carlifle,
Governor Johnston, and William Eden, Esq;
There was also a letter from General Clinton
to his Excellency, proposing an exchange of
the prisoners who are in Philadelphia, the
others to remain until a cartel is fettled. The
British officer informed Gen. Lee who recei
ved him, that they intended to leave Philadel
ph a soon, and that he had permission to mention
The Commissioners mentioned in the above
letter arrived at Philadelphia on Sunday morn
ing last.—Lord Cornwallis also arrived at the
fartie time, but without troops.
Extract of another letter from the fame place, dated
June 6, 1778.
" I have just returned from the enemy's
lines, where 1 learnt that they were actually
destroying their works'—that all the Ships,
except the Vigilant were fell down—that eight
remaining, were ordered to drop down as last
night—that a number of boats mounted on
carriages, and a body of sailors to attend them,
were at Cooper's Ferry, which boats were
to transport them across the creeks in Jersey,
in case the bridges Should be taken up and
destroyed.-- The prisoners in Philadelphia will
be exchanged in a few days, when the enemy
will probably move off immediately.---They
have knock'd the trunnions off the iron can
non in the city, and drove the broken pieces
in the muzzels."
From good authority we learn that the ene
my have during a fortnight pall, impressed a
great number of waggons and horses, belong
ing to the farmers near their lines in Pennsylva
nia, for the purpose of conveying part of their
baggage thro' this Rate to New-York, to
which place a movement is daily expected.
On Sunday last Capt. M'Lane, with a small
detachment, fell in with a party of horse and
foot of the enemy at Mount-Airy, near Ger
mantown in Pennsylvania, killed one horse
and made the rider prisoner, and wounded
three men, one of whom a cornet, and fix
horses, without the loss of a man on our fide.
Extras of a letter from Elizabeth Town, June 6.
" Last night, Capt. Nathaniel Fitz Ran
dolph of Woodbridge, with a party of 15
volunteers landed on Staten -Island, surprised
and made prisoners 13 of the militia of the
Island who were on guard; also Col. Christo
pher Billop Farmer, Lieut. Daniel Winants,
and one more not on duty, without firing a
musket, or any accident happening him or his
party. It ought to be mentioned in commen
dation of this worthy officer and his followers,
that ahho' the law of retaliation would have
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THE
LONDO N.
Proceedings in the House of Commons,
Monday, March 9.
AGREED to the report of the resolution
of Friday last on the lottery.
Faffed the Bill to prevent the forging of
notes, &c.
Also the bill for allowing the exportation of
corn to Newfoundland.
Read a firft time the bill to prevent unqua
lified persons from killing game in Scotland.
The common business of the day being
ended, and the speaker having left the chair,
the house resolved itfelf into the committee of
ways and means, when Lord North got up and
proposed his two new taxes, viz.,,
ift, A tax of 6d. in the pound.cn all houses
throughout Great-Britain, from the rent of
501. to §l. per annum inclusive ; and is. in
the pound on houses from the rent of 50L a
year and upwards; all to be paid by the te
nants.
2, A Tax of 81. Bs. per tun upon all cla
ret imported into Great Britain; and 41. 4s.
atun upon all Port wines; being 2d. a bottle
extra duty on the former, and id. a bottle on
the latter.
The following is his Lordship's calculation
of the produce of the above Taxes.
House Tax. £.
24,000 Houses in London, Weftrain
fter, and Middlesex, between 501.
and 51. a year, - - 14,750
30,900 ditto, above 501. per ann. 193,500
ipo,oooHoufes in England and Wales,
comprized at 151. on an average, 71,250
17,000 Houses in Scotland, 5,000
justified their marking their rout with devafa
tion and ruin, they were careful not to do the
least injury to any peaceful inhabitant."
We hear that Mr. Shirley, the Governor of
Jamaica, was on board a 20 gun ship, lately
sent into Boston, and is made prisoner.
On the 4th inst. one Shanks, a spy, was
executed at camp. He was formerly an ensign
in our service, and had been cafhered for theft.
He was betrayed by a British ferjeant, who
was sent to conduct him through the lines,
and took that opportunity to desert.
HARTFORD, June 9 .
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Albany, to
his correspondent in this fate.
'' A considerable village about 40 miles to
the weft of Albany, is destroyed by the savages
and tories, which brought on an engagement
between the enemy and a party of the conti
nental troops and militia, who went to the
assistance of the fufferers. Our people were
defeated ; and loft about 25 killed and miffing ;
the country is alarmed in every quarter, and
at least one thousand of the militia are new
collected in different parts to secure the fron
tiers. The enemy are supposed to be between
three and four hundred, and are still threat
ning the settlement of Schohary. From the
northward there appears a probability that
we Shall be obliged to keep a greater body of
troops in that quarter, from accounts lately
received from Lake Champlain.
By the last Ships from Philadelphia, we have re
ceived a few Englijb Prints brought there by
the March and April Packets, from Falmouth,
from which we have extruded the following
Paragraphs, viz.
*284,500
Additional Wine Tax.
On claret and port, - - 72,588
356,088
Required by ways and means, - 350,000
Surplus, 6,@88
* His Lordship said he should only fate this at
284,0001.
After his Lordship had delivered fr the cal
culations, a long desultory debate, or rather
conversation, took place, concerning the
house tax ; in which fcveral members desired
to know how the houses were to be assessed ;
and whether this tax would not ultimately fall
on the landed property ? His Lordship inform
ed them in answer to the firft, that the asses
sors of th^ window tax wer^ to be the collet
Wheat per Buffiel, 12s. od.l
Flour, 355. od.
Brown Bread, 20s. od.
Welt-India Rum, 6s. 6d.|
New-England do. ss. od.|
GAZETTE:
MERCU R Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
iMufcovado Sugar, sl. ios.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.
Molasses, is. 6d.
I Beef per Barrel, gos. od.
I Pork, 5 1. ios.
foreign anti Domenici.
The salaries of the Speaker of the house of
commons, the Lord Chancellor, or commissi
oners of the great seal, the judges, and the
officers of the army and navy were to be ex
empted.
Lord Newnham got up in the course of the
debate, and observed, that the Minister at the
opening of the last budget, flattered the house
with the expectation of the 200,000!. arrears
of the public money due from the executors
of the late Lord Holland, soon being brought
to account ; but he was furry to find that a
whole year bad elapsed, without any thing
having been done in that affair : Lord North
said in reply, that the accounts were not deli
vered in, but that he expected they would
Shortly, when they Should be laid before the
house, that parliament might afeertain what
had been paid in, and what was the remaining
deficiency.
March 21. A war with France, notwithstanding
people are now every hour expecting a declaration of
it will not be so soon as is imagined : The cause is
variously fpokeri of. Some fay, like the opening of
the last war, our canons will declare it before our
heralds ; others think that the ministry, by procuring
so spirited an address from both hopfes of Pariiament,
and at the fame time making every preparation, as if
there had been a war, may make the French relax ;
whilst others think, it is ' delayed till advice re
turns from America, to know whether the cominiffi
oners bill will be accep not Whatever may be
the cause of this pre :. 1 <n, or administration
is so far right to pauf f 1 juences of war,
which may now be, eve # luy ^ council and re
• Solution ; but whet 1: ^gua, ~e a violent con
flagration, nobody ettvU /.her vill Stop.
The French A +di he's bag,, e, which has
been some time pac?e< 14 w,s,' y putting into
a cariMge, ; n'order so be - ut. D^ ; but a mef
fenger< arriving in ^ ^ dispatches, his
Excellency ordered tak n n into his
house again.
Lord North, we her, has ^inted out an ample
resource for men at the prelent conjun&ure ; the
inns of court, the conventicles, and the Superfluous
retinue of two thirds of our nobility.
A gentleman just returned from a little tour to the
several Southern maritime counties of England, tells
us, that upwards of forty ,Ships of the line are now
lying at Spithead, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, in
excellent condition, and fit to put to sea on the
shortest notice.
tors ; and as to the other question, the tax
was not intended by any means as a land tax,
though it might indiscriminately affect land
lord as well as tenant. The several Speakers
on this occafio. were, Lord North Mr. Byng,
Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Vyner, Mr.
Cornwall, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Burke, &c.
Mr. Gilbert then excited the attention of
the committee by a very unexpected motion :
He moved (though himfelf a placeman) that
all placemen Should give one quarter of their
salary for one year, towards the support of go
vernment.
Mr. Charles Fox wiffied, that, instead of a
quarter, the whole of the salaries Should be
given up.
Sir Philip Jennings Clerke proposed an
amendment, which was, that one quarter's
salary Should be given up for a year, or during
the American war.,
The Britannia, the Royal George, and Viftory,
the firft of 120 guns, the other two of 100 guns
each, now manning with all possible expedition, are
said to be three of the faireft built and fineft failing
ihips this country has ever produced#
The press-gangs on Tuesday night exerted them,
selves more successively than ever was known in so
Imall a time. This was owing to a very sensible ma
noeuvre of the admiralty who had planned that on
St. Patrick's night, the tutelar Saint of Ireland,
(when the Irish are well known to be making merry
with their friends) the feverak press-gangs in the
three kingdoms should be at work, by which unex
pe&ed stroke, it said is no less than 10,000 seamen
have been picked up. Lord Longford, of the kingdom
of Ireland, we hear, has been id aflive in this busi
ness, that he has himfelf impressed, or rather inlifted
(aS a great many of his countrymen followed him
from the Amor Patrie) above 250 men.
General Boyde was on Saturday last ordered to
repair immediately to his government at Gibraltar.
The General went dire&ly to wait on his Majeftv,
and a&ed for Soo men to strengthen the garrif n ;
his request was complied with, and he waits to take
the troops out with him,
This motion was opposed by Lord North,
Mr. Rigby, and some others; but warmly
supported by the minority and a majority of
placemen : When the question was put, Lord
North divided with the minority :
Sir George Younge seconded the motion.
THE
For the motion, 100 7 „
Against it, ^Majority 18..
Fine Salt, Bs. od
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 7s. od
Coffee, is. gd
Chocolate, 265. per Do.
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