The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-06-23 00:00:00, page 1

ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 30s. per Cent.
Monday, June 23, 1777;
NEW-YORK
f AND
WEEKLY
Containing the catlieff Ibices
A White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
3 lb. 40Z. for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
By His Excellency
Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the most Honorable Order of the
Bath, one of His Majesty's Comnriffioners
for restoring Peace to the Colonies, General
and Commander in Chief of all His Maje
sty's Forces within the Colonies lying on
the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to
Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
^TWHEREAS a plentiful Supply of
U/ Vegetables, and of freSh Provifi-
W W ons of all Kinds, will greatly tend
'' to the Preservation of the Health
of His Majesty's Troops and others; and the
railing large Quantities of Hay, and other
Forage, will very much conduce to His Ma
jesty's Service, as well as be of general Use :
In Order therefore to give all due Encourage
ment to all His Majesty's liege .Subjects, so
that they may chearfulfy exert themselves in
railing such Supplies, under a full Assurance
of enjoying all pollible Protection in so doing,
I have thought fit to iftue this Proclamation,
flriclly charging and commanding, that no
Person or Persons whomsoever, under any
Colour or Pretence whatsoever, presume to
trespass upon any Inclofure belonging to any
other Person or Persons, or to take or carry
away any Produce from the Owner or Owners
thereof, or to break down, destroy, or in any
Manner injure any Inclofure or Fences what
soever, now Standing, or hereafter to be erected,
as they will answer for the fame at their Peril.
And to the End that this Proclamation may be
more ftridly observed, I do hereby further
charge, require, and command all Officers,
Soldiers, andothers, to seize and deliver over
to any Qfficer commanding any Part of His
Majesty's Forces, or to the Provost Marshal,
allfuch Persons as they shall find acting in Dis
obedience hereto, in order that such Offenders
may be brought to condign Punishment for the
fame ; hereby declaring that any Neglect
herein shall be considered and punifhod as a
Breach of Orders. And I do further charge
and require the commanding Officers of any
of His Majesty's Forces, and Provoit Marshal,
from Time to Timeto receive into Custody all
such Offenders as shall be brought to them as
aforesaid; and duly to make Report thereof.
Giyen under my Hand at Head Quarters,
in New-York, the Twentieth Day of
March, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
By HisEXCELLENCY
;Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath,
one of Mis Majesty's Commissioners for restoring
Peace to the Colonies, General and Commander
in Chief of all His Majesty's Forces within the
Colonies Ring 011 the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova
Scotia to Weft Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS for the more Speedy and effectual
Suppreflion of the unnatural Rebellion Sub
sisting in North-America, it has been thought proper
to levy a Number of Provincial Troops, thereby
affording to his Majesty's faithful and well-dis
posed Subjects, Inhabitants of the Colonies, an Op
portunity to co-operate in relieving Themselves from
the Miseries attendant onAnarchy and Tyranny, and
ill restoring theßleffings of Peace and Order with just
and lawful Government: As a Reward for the
Promptitude and Zeal wherewith his Majesty's
faithful Subjeas have entered into the Corps now
raising, and as a further Encouragement to others to
follow their laudable Example, I do hereby, in Con
sequence of Authority to Me given by his Majesty
promise and engage, That all Persons who have, or
do hereafter, inlift into any of the said Provincial
Corps, to serve for two Years, or during the present
War in North-America, and Shall continue faithfully
to serve in any of the faidCorps agreeable tofuch their
Engagements, shall, after being reduced or disbanded
obtain, according to their refpe&ive Stations, Grants
pf the following Quantities of vacant,Brands in the
Colonies wherein their Corps have been cr shall be
railed, cr in such other Colony as his Majesty shall
think fit.
Every Non-commissioned Officer 200 Acres,
Every private Soldier, 50 do.
The fame to be granted to such of the said Non
commissioned Officers and Soldiers as shall personally
apply for the fame, by the Governor of the ref
pe&ive Colonies, without Fee or Reward, fuhje& at
the Expiration of Ten Years to the some Quit-Rents
Published January 10, 1777.
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
as other Lands are fubjea to'in the Province within
which they shall be granted, and fubje& to the fame
Conditions of Cultivation and Improvement.
• GIVEN under my Hand, at Head Quarters,
in New-York, the zift Day of April, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
Last Monday Afternoon arrived here , the Duke of,
Cumberland Packet, Capt. Ackland, from
Falmouth, by whom, from the public Prints
f to the 14th of April, we have the following
Intelligence, viz.
VIENNA, March 13.
DR. Mefmer, who has been long celebra
ted for the aftoniShirig cures he has per
formed with the loadftohe, has lately - rendered
hjmfelf particularly famous, by restoring
fight to a young lady, who became blind, at
the age of three years, by the small-pox, and
was allowed a pension by his Imperial and
Royal Majesty, in consideration of her mif
fortune and extraordinary talents, which were
particularly conspicuous in the great know
ledge She had acquired in muficK, of which
She was perfect mistress. She had been blind
14 years when the Doctor became acquainted
with her ; and finding he could be of service
to her, undertook her case, and by the appli
cation of a loadftone according to his parti
cular method, of which he makes no secret,
entirely restored her to the use of her eyes.
This lady, who is naturally gay, was so af
feded at the firft perception of light, that she
went out of one fit into another for some time :
She thinks the humart figure very odd, and
laughs when she fees herfelf in a glass; she
is much furprized at the forms of many
things, which she only was acquainted with
by the touch, particularly that of her harp
sichord, upon whicli she cannot play but with
her eyes covered. This young person is a
very interesting object, both for the physician
and the Philosopher.
The Empress Queen has transmitted Let
ters Patent for the establishment of a Society
of Agriculture and manufactures at Milan,
the Capital of Austrian Lombardy.
Frankfort, March 18. Col. Faucitis at pre
sent at Hanqver, and we are informed, that
all the regiments of that Electorate, except
the corps of Guards, have Borders to be in
readiness to march at the shortest notice.
Some letters from Silesia mention, that a
numerous body of armed Smugglers is affern
bled there, who have by force brought 40
fledges of all forts of merchandize 'into that
Duchy, and oblige the Peasants to buy of
them at whatever price they ask.
Madrid, March 3. For fix weeks past we
have had such continual and great rains, that
the like was never known ; in consequence of
which many inundations have happened, and
great losses sustained.
Hague, March 2s. The Margrave of Bran
denburgh Anfpach, who accompanied the
corps of his own troops in English pay to
Dordrecht, will pass over from hence to Eng
land in a few days..
We learn from Paris that so far from the
Brest squadron having failed, they went on
very slowly in fitting them for sea.
The report received here from Spain, ref
peCling a plot against his mod Catholic Ma
jesty, is contradicted ; and in general it is
said that much more has been made of the
matter here than at Madrid.
Paris, March 17. Sharp cold weather hav
ing succeeded a, few pledfant days, has brought
on severe colds on the inhabitants, so as to be
almost general. Mpnfieur, the King's bro
ther, is but very indifferent, but his Majesty
is pretty well recovered.
'Berlin, March, 29. His Royal Highness
Prince Henry of Prussia, who went some time
ago to Brunfivick on a visit to his Sifter, and
was detained there by a dangerous illness, is
now fo' perfectly recovered, that it is expected
he will set out from thence some day next week,
on his return to this city.
A murder has lately been difeovered, by
circumstances altogether very extraordinary.
A gentleman was obliged to enter into a law
suit with his children. He made it up with
the younger, his favourite. The eldest disap
peared in the month of August last, and ne
ver was heard of finoe. About a fortnight
Monday, 18 Min. after 11
Tuesday, 10 Min. aftei 12
Wednesday, 59 Min. after 12
Thursday, 49 Min. after 1
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
THE
Friday, 36 Min. after 2
Saturday, 25 Min. after 3
Sunday, 12 Min. after 4
M's La, Quarter next Friday.
ago, a neighbour of the gentleman, having
some men at work in an adjoining garden,
difeovered, whilib they were a digging in
that place, a kind of vault. He entered it,
and there found a corps, arid perfectly answer
ing the description given of the gentleman's
eldest son. This led to some enquiries: cir
cumstantial evidence corroborated the suspi
cions, and the younger son is now in custody,
as perpetrator of that horrid deed.
Lifaon, Feb. 28. The body of the late King
having lain in state two days, was interred the
day before yeflerday with the usual ceremony:
That Monarch was as much regretted for his
uprightness, his clemency, and his affability :
Before he died he gave a letter to the Queen his
daughter, in which he begs her Majesty to set
at liberty all those who have made any attempts
against his life, and recommends to her to grant
the Queen Dowager all the honours due to her
rank and birth, to make her fubje&s happy, to
keep up a good intelligence between the Church
and State, to pay his debts.
Paris, March 23. Mad. C de V~
was a few days ago, arrested at Versailles, and
carried to the Castle of vincennes, and her
husband, who was Treasurer to ' the King's
Houfhold, was the next day sent to the Baftile.
/ Among the Preachers at Paris during Lent,
there was twenty-four Ex-Jesuits, among the
rest the famous Abbot of Beauregard, who
was to preach before the King.
LONDO N,
April 3. Letters from Hanover by the last
mail mention, that a body of 6000 troops of
that electorate are kept in readiness to embark
for America, in case of an emergency.
Yesterday the Agent of the Hessian troops
taken into British pay, and destined for Ame
rica, arrived at the Plantation Office with ad
vice that the said troops are fafe arrived off
Dover, the men all well and in hiph spirits.
He also brought dispatches for Lord George
Germaine, which were forwarded by a messen
ger to his Lordihip's feat at Stoneland.
His Majesty's cruizers belonging to Sir
Geo. Collier's squadron, stationed at Halifax,
have taken 32 prizes from the Provincials,
amongst which are seven prifateers.
It is said advice is received of the death of
Omiah, the native of Otaherte, by some dil
patches received from Capt. Cook, on board
the Resolution. It is added, that both the
crew§ of the Resolution and her Consort arc
very healthy, and had not loft one man Since
they left England.
Extraki of a letter from Plymouth, March 28.
" Sailed up into Hamoaze, his Majesty's
Ships the Albion and Carysfort, in order to
be refitted. Sailed his Majesty's Ship of war
Thetis, Capt. Graham, for St. Helens, in
order to convoy the homeward-bound Eatt
Indiamen to England.
" His Majesty's Ship Conqueror is ordered
to be commiflioned at this port; it is said the
command of her is given to Capt. Graves."
. Extras of a letter from Warsaw, March 15.
“ One of the most common effects of the
corruption of morals, is the multiplicity of
divorces, and the Scandalous examples of dis
cord between man and wife. The public pa
pers of England inform us, that never were
petitions for bills of divorce so frequently pre
fertted to parliament as at present; and as
there is too much reason for reproaching the
Polish nation, in the midst of their misfor
tunes, with a taste for luxury and pleasures,
so it is not inferior to England in the number
of marriages dissolved. Exclusive of the com
mon people, we compute here upwards of 70
couple who design to solicit their Separation
in the course of this year, many of whom are
persons of the firft rank. To flop, if possible,
such an irregularity, M. Mlodziejowfki, Bishop
of Pofnania and of Warsaw, has just publish
ed a pastoral letter, in which he Sets forth the
sacredness of the marriage union, and demon
strates that a sense of religion and pub|ic de
cency ought to reader proceedings in cases of
separation less frequent. .But M. Mlodzie
jowfki does not flop at exhortations only, he
endeavours in his letter to remove many of
the pretences used for palliating the disgust,
inconstancy, and levity, with which persons
solicit the dissolution of ties that ought to be
for ever indissoluble. Among other restraints
he recommends that no Separation be allowed
to persons who have lived 30 years together,
and have children by th,ir marriage, The
Wheat per Bushel, ,s. od.
Flour, 303. od.
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Welt-India Rum, Bs. od.
New-England do. 5,. od.
G AZ E T T\E:
THE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
foreign and Domefficfc
Mufeovado Sugar, 51.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s.
Molasses, 3s.
Beef per Barrel, 90s.
Pprk, 51.
Dissidents partaking, in this refpeft, of the
general corruption, their Synod intend to
imitate the example of M. de Mlodziejowfki,
and to charge their consistories never to con
sent to divorces but for the most urgent reasons."
On Monday evening, at eight o'clock the
Ball was opened \at the Mansion-house by Sir
George Saville and p§ Lady Mayoress. The
dance lasted until three o'clock yesterday
morning ; and about four the whole company
left the Mansion-house well pleased with the
reception they had met with. The company
was brilliant ; and the whole entertainment
was conducted ' with grdat regularity.
A letter from Aberdeen, dated March 24,
fays, “ On Friday morning last a man in the ~
parish of Udny was found in a field where he
had been exposed the whole night before, and
carried to themext house. Scarce any Sign of
life remained. Dr..Garioch being called, the
man was instantly Stripped of his wet clothes,
put into a warm bed ; and after friction had
been Jong tried, but in vain, the body was
covered with l>ot afoes for a considerable time ;
at last the pulse and the natural heat began to
return, and it is hoped the man, though still
in danger, may recover."
April 5. Letters from Stockholm advise,
that the King of Sweden has lately been infor
med by a letter from a Nobleman in Hanover,
that there is now living in that Electorate a'
Lady defeended from the Great Gustavus
Adolphus, who was in the most indigent Cir
cumstances. The Letter was accompanied
with authentic Vouchers of the Fact. In con
sequence of which the King transmitted 500
Ducats to the Nobleman, with a Promise of
providing for the Lady, defeended from so
refpe&able a House as that of Vafa, in a Man
ner suitable to her Rank.
Letters from Constantinople advise, that
Councils were not held so frequently as for
some Time before, which gave the People
Hopes that Affairs took a Turn in Favour of
the Porte. And with refpeCt to the War, with
Persia, they had received certain Advice of
many Advantages'gained over them in several
Skirmishes, and that their Troops were in.
high Spirits.
The fame Letters add, that the eldest of the
two Sons of the Grand Signior is dangerously
ill, but that one of his Ladies in the Seraglio
was daily expected to be brought to-bed.
A Letter from Portsmouth ? dated April 3,
fays, “ Yesterday arrived at ^pithead the Wor
cester Man of War, Capt. Robinson, from
Cadiz, where he got a new Main-yard, having
sprung his old one in a Gale of Wind; also
arrived here fourteen Transports, with Troops,
from Holland, and thirty more are daily
expected.
We are informed, that the French Ambassa
dor, at this Court has very recently given our
Ministry every Satisfaction possible with refpeft
to the^acific Disposition of the King his Mas
ter towards Great Britain ; and it is likewise
added, that repeated Orders have been sent to
the different Ports of France, for no Ameri
can Vessels to be allowed to canry on any Kind
of Commerce.
This Day the Regiment of Light Infantry,
composed of the Last Drafts out of every Com
pany in the Foot Guards, will march to Ports
mouth, in order to embark there with all Expe
dition to join General Sir William Howe's
Forces in America.
Yesterday at one o'Clock his Majesty came
from Kew to St. James's, where there was a
Levee, which broke up at Two o'clock, when
his Majesty immediately set out for Kew.
Since the last packet arrived from 'Madras,
orders have been given for Sheathing immedi
ately three ffiips of the line with copper at
Chatham, which Ships arenntended as a rein
forcement to our squadron in the Ealt Indies.'
Extraa of a letter from Madrid, March „.
" Altho' we were in hopes that the death .
of /the king of ,Portugal would facilitate an
accommodation between our court, and that of
Lisbon, yet there seems to be not the least
relaxation in the warlike preparations, but on
the contrary they continue with redoubled ac
tivity, which makes a rupture much feared.
In the mean time, the object of these prepa
rations remain a mystery. Ontheother hand,
it seems as if some attack from the Algerines
was feared; for the court has received ac
counts that the Bey has Shut the port of Al
- and is fitting out several Ships, which
^re ;o have troops on board, to attempt a
los. Fine Salt, 10s. od
gd. 'Coarfe Salt, Bs. od
6d. Indian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
od.f Coffee, is. 9d
los. Chocolate, 265. per Do.