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,eff, of the gid company, Lieut. Gilchrist, of
^d company, Lreui. R^y, ui (he 4.4 th chm
y, Lieut, Paumier, of the 45th company,
jut. Groffe, of the <:s p>mpany, wounded.
loot Guards. Colonel Trelawney, Capt. Bellew,
wounded.
15:11 Regiment. Capt, Ditmas, (attached to the
zd Grenadiers) wounded.
Marines. Lieut. Defborough, (attached to the 2d
Grenadiers) wounded.
Queen's American Rangers. L.eut. Colonel Sim
coe, wounded. ',
H. CLINTON.
By Major General JONES, Commandant.
'PROCLAMATION.
fr'HE fafety of the city, and the preferva
• l tion of the shipping, require the wharfs
t) be kept as clear as possible daring the
winter.-
It is therefore ordered, that after the 15th
day of this month, no vessel be allowed to lay
at or near any wharf of this city, except the
following, which are to have permits from the
Superintendent of the port.
Private fllips of war, and trading vessels,
ire to have permits not exceeding fifteen day^s
for repairing, fitting out, loading and unload
ing.
Captured vessels, are to have permits, not
exceeding fifteen days, from the day of their
condemnation.
D. JONES, Maj. Gen.
New-York, Dec. 4, 1778.
By Order of the COMMANDANT,
rI HE following rates are eftablifoed for carting,
I to tike place from and after the Tenth day of
this instant December, viz.
For loading, carting and unloading Firewood and
every other common load to any place within this ci
ty, not exceeding one mile, Three Shillings.
For carting Firewood or any other common load to
zny further dikance after the fame rate.
For every load of Hay, tight Shillings.
For every hegfhead of Rum or Molasses, Six (hi!-,
lings.
And in the fame proportion for tierces or barrels.
For every hogtheircl of Sugar, Six (hillings.
For tierces or barrels, in the famepropoi tiou-
For every hogshead of Tobacco, Four Shillings.
.For every load of coals, confining of one third of
a chaldron, Three Shillings.
For every C hle, whole (hot, of five inches cir«
cumferen.e of ^en inches, Ten Shillings.
F^ e ery Cable, half /hot of liktedimenfiotis,
li.Shillings. &
For ever j Cable, whole (hot, upwards of fefo in.
ches circumference to ten inches. I welve Sellings.
For every Cable, half (hot, of like dimensions
Eight Shillings.
For every Cable, whole (hot, upwards of ter. inch
es cicumfcrence, Twenty Shillings,
For every Cable, half ihot, of like dimensions.
Twelve Shillings.
Any Cartman, demanding, or receiving, on or af
ter the Tenth day of th^ Month, a greater price for
carting 3 load, than th- prices fettled by the above
rates, fhdl, upm proof being %Ie before the Police, 1
ioUeit FORTY SHILLING* for every ofipce,
one h^f to the informer, the other half to tl,oty
Alms-House.
All pei sons, that in future intend anting % City
Cartmen, are desired, before the Twentieth day Of
this Mopth, to give in their names at the Police Of
fice, where they will receive Licences gratis. Any
person after that day, who (hill be difeovered a&ng
as City Cartmen, without having obtained such a
licence, and the number of his licence marked with
red paint upon each fide of his Cart, will be taken
into Custody.
ANDREW F/LIOT,
;.Superintendent-General.
PAXTO MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Affiftaht
Magistrate of the Police.
Superintendent-General's-Office,
7th December, 1778.
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From the,Lopdbn Chronicle of Augult 6.
AS the war which is commenced between
the king of Pruffit and the emperor of
Germany is likely to mike some noise in Eu
rope, the character of the last young monarch,
as.drawn by the late M. de Voltaire, in a letter
to a friend, after his Imperial majelty had vi
ficed him at Ferney in Switzerland, when he
made the tour of Europe, may not prove un
acceptable to your readers.
HISTORICUS.
lAMI AM now arrived at the very pitch of
worldly honour, having just had a visit
from the emperor : He is a very comely young
m n, and b what I can gather from nim, he
woild make a most amiable,' were he not so
great a prince. He equals at least, if he does
not surpass, Charles the Fifth in activity, in a
desire of information, and in that ardour of
rendering himfelf capable to difeharg: the
important office into which he is just entered.
No body can abound more in politeness and
attention than this young monarch. Hetefti
fies a parental rega r d for the king of Prussia,
which time and circumstances indeed may
change. (I think I forefee fomethihg from
this close connexion with France; but you
will fay old men are always finding a dark
fide.) He is chearful, never embarrassed by
change or number of company; rigid with
refpecl to himfelf, but tender towards others.
In a word, he is a prince from whom great
things may be expelled; and it will be a won
der if he don't make Europe tdk of him here
after.
From the London Chronicle ofjuly 16.
SEVERAL paragraphs having appeared in
the papers which must have been written
by an enemy (and a very judicious enemy too)
of Great Britain, affirming that the English
had been fuccefful in naval engagements a
gairft the French twice only, out of tw.enty
t'vc, actions, when the forces on each fide were
equal; so faife an affection muftnot be fuffer
ed to remain unanswered, nor must it be
tr lifted to its own abfurdUy for a refutation.
The following e/enraare related from the best
a uthorities ; let them Qeak for themselves:
From yobn Holt's Rebel Paper, printed at Pough
keepsie.
His Excellency the Governor having by Pro
clamation required the Assembly of this Rate
to meet here on Tuesday the firft instant,
they met accordingly, but the number being
inefficient to enter upon business, they ad
journed from time to time, till Tuesday the
13th, when his Excellency opened the session
with the following speech, viz.
Gentlemen of the Senate a^ Assembly,
THE enemy by the evacuation of Phila
delphia, and their removal to the city
of New-York, have again made this state the
principal feat of war. I am happy however,
" to inform you, that instead of effecting the con
quest of the United States of America, their
main army, after several fruitlefs campaign,
(on their part barbarously and cruelly conduc
ted) is at length, through the vigilance of-his
Excellency Gen. Washington, tind the spirit
and bravery of the troops unde#his Command;
confined to defensive operations ohiy. And
there is great reason to hope, that with (he
blessing of a kind Providenee, we shall be ena
bled speedily to bring the war to a happy and
honourable conclusion; and perfectly eltablilh
our freedom and independence. Y
Our,northern frontier has this season re
mained in a state of tranquility,.and the inha
bitants been thereby favoured with art oppor
tunity of recovering in some measure, from the
extreme distress to which they were reduced by
/the operations of the last campaign.
I am at the fame time, gentlemen, unhappy
to inform you of the ravages committed on the
western frontier; and the deftrudion and 3 -
folation of several valuable settlements in
bounties of Tryon, Albany and Ulster, J &IU
savages, in conjunction with the difaffix
f^bje&s ,f thio and the neighboured
On the firft appearance of hoftikties in &.1
quarter, I ordered into aflual service; a co^fi. ;
derable part of the militia, for the protection
of the exposed inhabitants ; but every exertio
I have been able to make for their security,:
though, burthenfome to the militia, and very
expensive to the public, has (owing to the ex- :
tent of country to b^ guarded, against an ene
my carrying on a desultory war) proved in
efeftual.
The difaffeftion and turbulent conduct of
many of the inhabitants of the north eagern
diftria of this state, will claim your attention ;
and call for such measures as justice, the pub
lic good, and the honour of the state may
demand.
Gentlemen of the Legfature,
As the terms for which the present delegates
in Congress, and the members of the Council
of appointment for this State, were elected,
are expired, it will of course, be your firft
business to proceed to the election of proper
persons to fill those important offices.
The continued depreciation of the paper
currency, is a circumstance of the most alarm
ing nature; temporary expedients, such as
laws for the reduction of prices, the' they may
serve for a time to palliate, will in the end
be found to increase the evil. The only effec
tual remedy, is that of reducing the quantiry
of circulating currency by taxation, a measure
which I would wilh to recemmmend to your
particular and early attention ; for exclusive
of every other consideration, no time can be
more proper than the present, for paying offour
public debts by taxes, when the staple com
modities of the state command the most ad
vanced prices.
By the 33th feftion of our constitution, the
laws of this state are necessarily become com
plicate, and as every member of society is
materially interfiled in the knowledge of the
laws by which he is governed, lam induced to
believe, a careful revision of the laws of this
state, would be an acceptable ferviqe to your
constituents, and attended with the most salu
tary effects.
In the course of the war, this state has fre
quently been charged by Congress, with the
Superintendence and management of various
kinds of public business, in the prosecution of
which, large dilburfements have been occasi
onally made, and notwithitanding the advan
ces bv Congress, I am informed, a very consi
derable balance remains due to this state; and
as new accounts are daily accruing, fotne pro
per and permanent mode for the liquidation
and settlement of public accounts of this state,
is become necessary.
You will readily perceive from the. nature of
the service, it is not in my power to render
you an account, to any fixed period of the ex-;
penditures made in the payment and subsis
tence of the militia, who have been employed ,
on the frontiers . I have great reason to believe,l
iff/ Buckingham' m 1 Weasel drubbed three
French ffiips of 74, 38, and 28 guns.
Ditto. Two engagements in the Weft-Indies ;
the French were beat, though superior
in strength.
1760. Flamborough and Biddeford, 24 guns
each, beat the Omphale and Matici
eufe, of 36 and 32 guns each.
Ditto. yEolusofgz, Pallas 36, and Brilliant
of 36 guns, took the Belleifle of 48,
Blond 36, and Terpsichore of 24 guns
each,
1761. Richmond of 32 guns took the Felicite
of 3 2 -
Ditto. Minerva of 32 guns took the War
wick of 34.
A little recollection would supply me with
many similar examples; but these ; when ad
ded to the famous engagement in which Forrtft,
Suckling, and Langdon, defeated a squadron
of double their force, in the Weft-Indies, will
convince every thinking man of the falfhood
of rhe above mentioned paragraphs.
July 12. JOHN BULL.
To his Excellency George Clinton, Esq;
Governor of the state of New-York, Gene
ral of all the militia, and Admiral of the
navy of the fame.
The refpedful Address of the Affembjy of the
said state, in answer to his Excellency's
speech at the opening of the session.
May it pl afe your Excellency,
WE, the Representatives, in Assembly,
of the state of New-York, beg leave
in return, to congratulate your Excellency on
the pleating profped, that, from the reduced
condition of the enemy, the war will be
speedily and honourably terminated, and con
sequently that our freedom and independence
will Soon be perfectly established; and while
we humbly acknowledge this instance of the
Divine goodness, we cannot fufficiently ad
mire and applaud the vigilance and good con
dtifl of the General, and the valour and per
feyerance of the army, who have been the
happy means of effecting these important
purposes.
With your Excellency, we sincerely lament
the late devastation of our frontiers. We have
confidence, however, Sir, that you have not
been wanting in your endeavours t 6 protest
those exposed settlements, and your Excellen
cy may be assured, that as far as the present
circumstances of the state will admit; we will
readily make further provision for their future
fafery and defence.
It is with the greatest concern we learn from
youn Excellency, that disorders Still prevail in
the north eastern parts of the state.--We ho
ped that the inhabitants in that part of thd
country, after the present, government of this
state had so evidently teftified a disposition to
farisfy every claim confident with justice,
* Aira at ieaft have made overtures towards an
accommodation. That from a confeioufnefs
t m fl they might have fafely confided in us for a
redress of their greviances, they would have
■relinquished the scheme from separating from
us-; a Scheme so unjuff with refpe& to the rest
of the community, so subversive of all govern
ment, so peculiarly injurious ^this crisis to
th, common cause of America, and if persist
ed in so ruinous and destructive to themselves ;
far we Solemnly assure your Excellency,' that
though we are willing and we conceive we
speak the general sense of our constituents,
that the controverfv relative to the right of
foil Should be determined upon the meft en
larged principles, yet that we are fefolved at
every hazard to maintain the jurisdiction of the
state, throughout the whole of its territory.—
Little will avail our refiftauce to a foreign
enemy and domination, unless we can, by en
forcing a due subordination to government,
establish peace and good order among ourselves.
We entirely agree with your Excellency,
that the depreciation of the paper currency,
is a eircumftance of an alarming nature, and
that taxation is the only effectual and rational
remedy.--From this conviction therefore we
Shall embrace every opportunity for carrying
into execution so salutary a measure.
The other matters recommended by your
Excellency, will receive from us that degree of
attention which they justly merit, and in deli
berating on them, together with the other
business of the session, we Shall be influenced
by a due regard to the interests and honour of
our canftituents, and the general peace and
prosperity of the whole confederation.
Poughkeepsie, October 16, 1778.
NEW YORK, December 12.
The Gambier privateer belonging to Mr. Good
rich, being chafed off the Delaware by a frigate, and
from the pressure of fall Sprung a leak, which obliged
Capt. Carew, the commander, to make the firft port,
tyhich was Sine Pnxen ; he there captured a Sloop
from Bermuda, loaded with salt, immediately after
which the Captain with a party of his men landed
tend took possession of a rebel battery of two nine
pounders, avd one two pounder field piece, which
he brought off after spiking the other cannon : In
the interim, the Gambier discharged her water, pro
visions, ^c. on board the Sloop, was careen'd, and
her leak flopped, by which time a large party of the
rebels came down, with one Simpson at their hea.f,
and brought to bear on the Gambier and her prize,
four four pounders, which obliged them te run ; the
tide being low they grounded, but with much dif
ficulty and fatigue, made good a retreat in the
Gambier, and flood for the Southward ; when off
Cape Charles in the night, fell in with a squadron of
rebel armed vff Is, confining of a frigate, a brig, a
schooner, and two row-gallies, was hailed by one
of the gallies, and answered from South-Carolina,
bound for Baltimore, leaded with tar and turpentine,
was again hailed by the frigate, and ordered to bring
top, was answered they would, but flood on, and
soon loft fight of them, it being dark; Since which he
has Sent two prizes into this port, one of them very
valuable.
Gentlemen,
There are many other matters worthy of the
deliberation of the legislature, which in the
courle of the session, I Shall occasionally take
proper opportunities of laying before you.
Your zeal for the public welfare, as well as
the duty you owe to your constituents, will I
am persuaded, induce you to prosecute the
business of the present session, with that una
nimity and firmnefs which become the repre
sentatives of a free and virtuous people, and
the necessity there is (during the unsettled state
of our public affairs) for your presence in the
several counties in which you reside, will
equally excite you to dispatch.
that they far exceed the sum allowed by the
legislature for this purpose, a^d have therefore
to recommend that provision be made, not on
ly for difeharging theextra debt that may have
been contrasted for this service, bat also for
enabling me to execute more effectual measures
for the defence of the frontier settlements,
against the depredations of a savage enemy in
future.
George Clinton.
Poughkeepsie. Odo. 13, 1778.
HALL and BIRKS,
At their flare, No. ,77, at the north corner of Beek
man's-flip, have for SALE on the loiuefi terms,
the following articles, wholesale and retail.
GREEN and bohea
tea,
Double and finale refined
sugar,
Mufcovado sugar,
Nutmegs and cinnamon,
Cloves and mace,
Allspice,
Black pepper,
Coffee aad chocolate,
Starch, powder and fig blue,
indigo,
Candles,
Brown and white soap,
Tobacco and fnuff,
Jrilh butter,
Gloucester and Cheshire
cheese,
Split peafe,
Barley in kegs,
Durham muflard,
Beef and pork in barrels!
and tierces,
Capers and anchovies,
Florence oil,
Long and Ihort pipes,
Tamarinds,
Raisins and almonds,
N. B. Red herrings in half barrels, imported in the
last mips from London.
A Lio, the Sloop Rambler, lying at Cecniie's Dock.
She is a new Sloop, Virginia built, and fails re
markably faft. Inventory to be seen at the Office: of
THOMAS LUDLOW,
On Wednesday,
Ar the Merchant's Ceftee-Houfe, at One o'Clock,
will be fold, a Quantity of Cod Frih, from on
boad the Brigantine Betsey, lying at Bache's Wharff, py
Order of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the Province
of ^ew-York. THOMAS. LUDLOW,
M^ihaL
Conveyancer's Office,
At the upper end of ^eenfreet, in this city,
, No. 12g,
By JOHN WOODS,
MANY years eonverfant with the mode of practice
in the several Courts of Record in this province,
duly iworn and enrolled the rfth of January, 1760, one
°''M Attoyniei assigned to appear in all his Majesty's
Courts of Record within the province of New-Yurk, era
admission of the Hqr. James De Landey, Esq; then his
Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor of New-York, and the
territories depending thereon in America.
Mr. Wood's determines to persevere in his indefati
gable endeavours to extend the use of this undertaking to
all ranks of people, with the ambition becoming his pra
feffim; to give his impartial advice and opinion in all
ca^s, where persons, their estates, or other property, are
endangered, ftriaiy adherent to the equitable and justly
eftabjifhed laws of that dignified Crown, we are now hap
pily under; and will use his u n»ft endeavour amicably
to adjust and fettle any account or difference between
parties.
The business of a Conveyancer wilkbe faithfully exe
cuted, and writings of all kinds carefully prepared, with
the utmost dispatch, and reafenable charge: Whether
articles of agreement or co-partnership, arbitration or
other bonds, bills of fate, letters of attorney, memorials,
petitions, letters of licence or corapolhion, deeds of gift,
leases and releases, mortgage l , marriage settlements, wills,
feamens powers, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. Office hours from fun-rife to , o'clock in the
evening.
JOHN WOODS,
KEEPS a REGISTER for the regular Entry,
(on a final! Premium) of all Estates in Land,
Houles, Ground to build on tn Town or Country,
either te fell er left, where all persons may have the
necefiry intelligence gratis.
NEGROES of all kind, with their age, size, and
qualification, are entered for file, where with gen
tlemen, farmers, and others, may at most times be
suited, without further trouble than coming to this
office.
This OFFICE will supply any sum, or firms of
money, thru' the favour and encouragement of gen
tlemen, who from time to time should have caffi to
lend out, which will always most gratefully be ac
knowledged, by a due regard of their interest ; and
if rightly considered, there are many evident reafous
why money may often be placed out more securely
thro' this office, .than otherwise, where all p.ffible
assistance will be given to persons in want of cafb, on
good and approved real and perfoual security.
For Freight, Charter, or Sale,
THE Snow rnIENDSHIP, of azo tons. The
B igan'ine , HONOR, of zoo tons. And th,z
Brigantine Dolphin, of 120 ton,., lying at NewtoWa
Creek. For terms apply to Mr. Hamikon Young. Nc
14 Water Street.
EMANUEL WALKER,
At his S TORE, No^ 85% Harfover-Square, Ha,
for fide, on the most ieaf<>nah) e Terms for
CA S H.'
AL S %
Irilh mess beet in tierces and barrels; fper
maceti candles of the firft quality ; and a quantity
of choice Jesuit's bark.
WA NTE D,
A Surgeon for a Privateer.
SUPERFINE? scarlet, )
buff, green, and other
lash enable , coloured
broadcloths;
Hunters duffil,
Iriffi linnena ^TTh^etmfi,
A large and, „ e U chosen
affurment of printed
linens and cottons.
Printed, handkerchiefs of
the neweftpatterns,
Long aril plain lawn,
Men and womens thread J
ftockiues. "
Worked flockings plain a nd
ribbed, '.- j
Nuns, otßaburgh and
Pitching threads.l
Fashionable silk gauzes, and
gauze handkerchiefs,
V&hite and coloured silk
Dockings,,
An elegant affartment of
A Little Black Gelding,
With a Star on its Forehead,
WAS taken up at Kingsbridge, the sad of He.
$ vertiber last. The Owner proving his Property
and paying (hang es, may have it again by applying to
'"' ,'' 'Camp of the Hessian Regiment Du t'orfe
at King's Bridged
Madeira,l
Old Iherry,i
Red port, 1
Lisbon, >WTNES.
Teneriffe,l
Fyall, and !
Maimfey J
Coniac brandy, r
Geneva,
Old spirits,
Rum,
London porter,
Taunton ale,
Bristol and Liverpool beer.
Vinegar,
Bottle corks,
Writing paper,
Q^ils, feeling wax, and
wafers,
Gammons,
Coarle and fine salt,
Glass and Queen's ware,
Stony jugs, from a pint to
five gallons,
Butter pots, from two quarts
to four gallons,
Water pitchers ditto.
I r-uhionaWe hiteftrings,
Grid arid Silver lace,
Newest figured ribbons,
Needles and pins,
Felt hats,
Cutlery and fadlery in a s.
%ted calk,,
M litary Owes; strong,
flout, and thick soled, a
b?ui four thouffod pair,
Mcpsdouble vamped shoes,
Wdraths calimanco do.
Starch carpeting and plaid-'
1 in r,
Kacai cottons,
Kilmarnock caps and co
verlids,
R?dy made breeches,
jackets, and drawers, of
milled plaiding,
LNdjls of all forts,
(Hires and anchovies.