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Monday, August 4, 1777;
N E W-Y ORK
AND
WEEKLY
Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the moll honorable Order of the
Bath, General and Commander in Chief,
&c. &c. &c.
Proclamation.
WHEREAS many Vessels have arrived
and are daily arrivingin this Port with
Cargoes of different Kinds for the Life of His
Majelly's Forces under my Command, and for
the Uie of the Inhabitants of such Parts of the
^ ovince of New-York as are or may be under
the Protection of His Majesty's Forces; in
order that the Importers may not fuffer by the
Detention of such Cargoes on board Ships, as
well as to prevent any Part thereof from being
clandestinely conveyed to the Rebels : I have
thought fit to issue this Proclamation, appoint
ing Andrew Elliot, Esq; to be Superintend
ant of all Imports and Exports to and from the
Island of New-York, Long-lfland, and Staten-
Illand, (Transports, Victuallers, and Prizes
excepted): Hereby ordering and commanding
all Makers of Merchant Ships, immediately
on their Arrival to make Entry of the Vessels,
and deliver in proper Manifefts of their Car
goes, on Oath, at the Superintendant's Office ;
and any goods found on board not inserted in the
said Manifefts,fhall be seized and forfeited ; and
if any Master cf aVeffel, arriving in this Port or
its Dependencies, as aforefaid, shall break Bulk,
or fuffer the fame to be done, before he has ob
tained a Permission inWriting from the Super
intendantor his Deputy, any Part of theCargo
so landed shall be seized and forfeited, and the
Master liable to Imprisonment; and all Rum,
Spirits, Su c ar, Molasses, and Salt, imported,
are to be ft red at the Expence of the Owners
or Importers, in Warehouses by them to be
provided, inder the Infpeclion of the said
Superintendanc or his Officers, with whom the
Keys are to be lodged, who will grant Per
missions when the fame or any Part thereof is
fold for the Use of the Army, Navy, or Inha
bitants, such Permissions always fpecifying the
Quantity, and to whom the fame is disposed.
And I do further order and direct, That no
Goods or Merchandize whatever ill all be laden
on board any Ship or Vessel (such as are in
His Majeky'o Service excepted) until Permis
sion in Writing is firft obtained from the Su
perintendant's Office, fpecifying the Quantity
and Quality of the Goods so intended to be
laden, with the Vefftl and Maker's Name,
and where bound ; and all Goods and Mer
chandize found on board any Ship or Vessel
for which Permission have not been obtained,
shall be seized and forfeited, together with the
Vessel, and the Master liable to Imprisonment.
And I do further order, That no Ship or
Vessel (such as are in His Majesty's Service
excepted) shall leave this Port or its Depen
dencies, until the Master shall deliver in at
the Superintendant's Office, a Manifeft, on
Oath, specifying the Quantity and Quality of
the Goods, and by whom flipped, together
with the Permissions granted for the loading
of the Vessels as above directed; and if it
shall appear to the Superintendant or his De
puties, that ,0 Fraud has been committed,
and the Intention of this Proclamation is fully
complied with, he is hereby directed to grant
a Certificate of the fame, annexed to a certi
fied Copy of such Manifeft, with Permission
to leave the Port; and any Vessel leaving this
Port (except as above excepted) without hav
ing firft complied with the Directions herein
before contained, shall be forfeited, together
with the Cargo on board, and the Master lia
ble to Imprisonment: Neither are Vessels in
Ballast to depart the Port without Permission
from the Superintendant, as aforefaid.
And in order that the Inhabitants of Long-
Eland and Staten-bland, may be furnished
with 'Neceffaries, and at the fame Time to
prevent Supplies being conveyed to the Rebels
through those Channels, I do further direct
that no Vessel or small Craft whatever, faall
carry from the Illand of New-York to Long-
Eland or Staten-Island, at one Time, without
Permission from the Superintendant's Office,
any larger Quantities of Rum, Spirits, Sugar,
or Molasses, than one Barrel of each, and of
Salt four Bushels, nor of any other Kind of
Merchandize more than may be judged Effi
cient for the Use of one Family; under For
feiture of such Vessel or small Craft, together
with the Goods found cn board, and th Mal-
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 30s. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
3 lb. 40Z. for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
Published January to, 1777.
Containing tie catliefl aabicca
By His Excellency
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
ter or Person having the Direction thereof
shall be liable to Imprisonment.
And as a further Security for Obedience to
the Orders herein contained, and as an En
couragement for others to detell those who
shall presume to act contrary thereto, any Per
son or Perlons who shall give Information to
the Superintendant or his Deputies, of any
Goods or Merchandize shipped or imported
contrary to the Tenor of this Proclamation,
so that the Person or Persons offending can be
deteded, such Informer or Informers shall be
entitled to one Moiety of the Value arising
from the Sale of the Goods or Merchandize
so forfeited.
All Merchants,\Traders, Makers of Vessels
and others, are hereby ftri&ly commanded to
pay due Obedience to the Superintendant and
his Officers, in the Execution of their Duty,
as they shall answer the contrary at their Peril :
And all Officers civil and military, are requi
red to aid and assist them in all Cases where
the fame shall be found necessary.
The Superintendant, his Deputy, and all
Persons ailing under them, having their Sala
ries appointed as a full Compensation for the
Services required of them, no Fees are to be
offered on any account whatever.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
in New-York, the 17th July, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
"ISM irooraww^ 1 -
Superintendent's-Office,
New-York, 22d July, 1777.
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, That the
Superintendent's-Office is opened in Wa
ter-Street, in the House formerly occupied by
John Morton, where daily Attendance will be
given from Ten to One o'Clock.
By MAJOR GENERAL
VALENTINE JONES,
Commandant in New-York;
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there is great reason to believe
that many evil practices are carried
on by persons palling andrepaffing to and from
this city and the Jersey shore, in small craft.
Im order, therefore, the more effectually to
prevent such practices for the future, 1 HAVE
THOUGHT FIT to issue this proclamation,
hereby declaring, that if any boat or small
craft whatever, shall be found passing or repay
ing as aforefaid, without having firft obtained
a regular pass for so doing, that the persons
found in such boat or small craft shall be fubjed
to confinement, and the boat or craft to feizute
and confifcation ; and that all persons going
from this city without proper pakes will be
seized and confined. And Ido hereby ftri&ly
forbid all persons palling from this city to the
Jersey shore after sun-setting, and before sun
rising, under pain of military execution.
GIVEN under my hand, at the city of
New-York, the 23d day of July, in
the 17th year of his Majesty's reign.
VAL. JONES, M. G,
Commandant ofNew-York, &c.
Office of Commifary-General, New-York, June 12,
1777.
WHEREAS his Excellency Sir WI LLIAM
HO IY E, General and Commander in Chief
of His Majetty's Forces, hath thought fit to order
and diie& Magazines of Forrage to be eftablilhed,
tor the better supplying of the troops under his
Excellency's command : Notice is hereby given to
the several Land-holders, Farmers, and others, upon
Yoik-Illand, Long-Illand, and Staten-Island, who
may be able to supply the said Magazines with Hay,
Straw, Oats, and Indian Corn, that the following
ra es will be paid for the fame, viz.
G od Frefli Hay, at the rate of Five Shillings pel-
Hundred Weight.
Straw, at Two Shillings per Hundred Weight.
Oats and Indian Corn, according to its quality.
And for the better encouragement of such persons
to supply the said Magazines, hn allowance of One
Shilling per Mile, for every Ten Hundred weight,
will be paid, over and abwe the price kipulated
Monday, 3 Min. after 10
Tuesday, 50 Min. aftei 10
Wednesday, 34 Min. after 11
Thursday, 16 Min. after 12
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
THE
Friday, 57 Min. after 12
Saturday, 37 Min. after 1
Sunday, 17 Min. after 2
Mood's Firfl ^u. next Men.
aforefaid, for the carriage of the said Forrage to the
refpe&ive Magazines hereafter mentioned, viz.
YORK ISLAND.
King's-Bridge, Markon's Wharf, City of New-
York.
LONG-ISLAND.
Brooklyn Ferry, HempHead-Harbour, Oyster-Bay,
Great-Neck.
STATEN-ISLAND.
Cole's-Ferrj, Decker's-Ferry.
At which said several places proper persons will be
appointed to receive the time, to ascertain the weight
thereof, and to certify the delivery : and upon cer
tificates, afeertaining such weight and delivery, being
produced at this Office, the said Forrage will be paid
for immediately.
His Majesty's service requiring these Magazines to
be eft^blifhed as soon as the season will permit, it is
expe&ed and required that all persons who raise for
rage, do furnish a certain quantity, proportionable
to the produce of each person refpe&ively.
Daniel Wier,
Commifery General.
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' HALIFAX, July 12.
This Day arrived his Majesty's Ship Rainbow,
Sir George Collier, having brought into this
Harbour, the HANCOCK Frigate, com
manded by Mr. Manley; the following are
sane Particulars relative to the meeting the
Rebel Squadron under Manley, by bis Ma
jesty's Ship Rainbow, commanded by Sir George
Collier.
ON Sunday the 6th July, at Half past 4
in the Afternoon (Cape Sambro' then
bearing N. E. about 12 or 13 Leagues) we dis
covered three Sail from the Mak-head, which
we immediately gave chace to, but from the
pittance could form no Judgment of their
Force, or what they were ; the Victor Brig was
at this Time in Company, three or four Miles
astern, and as her Rate of failing was much
inferior to that of the Rainbow, we made Sig
nal for her to make more Sail, being appre
hensive otherwise of separating from her ; at
Sun-set we had gained so much on the Chace,
as to discover they were large Ships, standing
as we were close on a Wind which was at
'W. N. W. and seemed to us a conclusive
Proof, that they were bound to some of the
Ports in New-England ; we continued the
Chace, and at Daun of Day in the Morning
saw them again about three Points on the
Weather-Bow, with a Sloop in Company:
the preft Sail we had carried all Night, had
encreafed the Distance from the Victor Brig so
much, that flie was no longer difcernable from
the Mast-head :—The Ships we were in Chace
of, were about five or fix Miles distant, and
from many Circumstances we had no doubt
were Part of the Rebel Fleet, who had failed
some Time before from Boston under the Com
mand of Mr. Manley ; continuing the Chace,
and gaining upon them, they quitted their
Prize Sloop and let her on Fire, going off in
a regular Line of battle a-head, and setting
Top-gallant Royals, and every Sail that could
be ufeful to'them.
A little after fix A. M. another Sail was
difeovered, landing towards the Rebel Ships ;
she crossed us on the contrary Tack, at about
four Miles Distance ; and put about, when she
could fetch their Wakes; from her not making
the private Signal, we had no doubt but that
she was another of the Rebel Frigates, and
therefore, Sir George paid no Regard to an
Englifli red Ensign she hoiked, and two Guns
she fired to the Leeward.
About Ten in the Morning, the Enemy's
Ships went away lafking; and three Quarters
of an Hour afterwards, we were surprised to
fee several Shot exchanged between the Stern
moft of them, and the Stranger who had lak
joined, and whom we had hitherto looked
upon as another of their Fleet ; wethen hoiked
our Colours, and soon afterwards the two
Sternmoft of the Rebel Frigates hawled their
Wind, whilst the Head-moll kept away about
two Points from it; this brought the English
Ship (which we afterwards found to be the
Flora) more a breft of them, and she passed
them to the Windward, exchanging a Broad
side with each, and pursuing the Fugitive,
who from the Alteration two or three Times
of her Course, seemed uncertain, which to
fleer: The Flora gained fall upon her, which
file perceiving, hawled her Wind again, and
soon afterwards tacked and flood after &er
Wheat per Bufliel, 9s. od.
Flour, 30s. od.
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Welt-India Rum, 6s. 6J.
New-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufebvado Sugar, sl. ios.i
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.!
Molasses, 2s. 6d.l
Beef per Barrel, 90s. od.,
Pork, 51. 10s.;
foreign ano Domenic.
Comrades, exchanging a Broad-fide with the
Flora as they palled eacli other.
We were juk putting about after the two
Ships, when we observed this, which made us
stand on something longer, before we tacked,
hoping to get her within reach of our Guns
as she passed us: We accordingly did so, but
had not the good Fortune to bring down either
a Mak or Sail by our Fire.
We tacked immediately after her, and soon
afterwards saw the head-most Rebel Frigate
put about, and pass us just out of Gun-lhot
to Windward ; she appeared a very fine Ship
of 34 . Guns and had Rebel Colours flying ;
one of the Gentlemen on the Quarter Deck
had been a Prisoner lately at Boston, and knew
her to be the Hancock, on board of whom
M^/^ commanded, who is the second in Rank
in the Rebel Army.
The Ship we bad fired upon, cut fail'd us
faft; and soon after our tacking kept away
lafking; whilll the other Frigate handing as we
did, kept her Wind; we then found that one
of the three must unavoidably escape, if they
steered thus, different Courses ; Sir George
therefore judg'd it bell to put about after the
Hancock, who appeared the largest Ship, the
Rainbow passed the Flora very near, who con
tinued pursuing the Ship we had fired upon.
It was about two o'Clock in the Afternoon
(of Monday the 7th of July) that we tack'd
after Mr. Manley, who feem'd at firft rather
to out-fail the Rainbow, but we understood
afterwards that to endeavour making her fail
better, he started his Water forward, and by
that Means put her out rs Trim : An Hour
before the close of Day, he altered his Course
and kept away large, we however got so near
to him before Dark, as enabled us (by Means
of a Night Glass) to keep Sight of him all
Night :—At Dawn of Day she wa, not much
more than a Mile a head of us, soon after
which we saw a small Sail to Leeward, which we
found to be the Victor Brig, who as we pafs'd
fired at the Rebel Frigate and killed one of the
Men at the Wheel, but was not able for bad
failing to keep up or come near any more.
About four in the Morning we began firing the
Bow Chace upon her, with occasioned Brqad
fides loaded with round and Grape, as, we
could bring them to bear, some of whch
struck her Mails and Sails. At half past eight
we were so near as to hail her, and acquaint
them that if they expelled Quarters, they
must strike immediately ; Manley took a few
Minutes to confider, and a fresher Breeze just
then springing up, he availed himfelf of it,
by attempting to set some of the fleering fails
on the other fide, we therefore poured a Num
ber of Shot into him which brought him to
the expelled Determination, and he struck the
Rebel Colours a little before 9 o'Clock in the
Morning, after a Chace of upwards of 39 Hours;
We immediately took PoiTeffion of her, and
sent Part of the Prisoners on board of the
Rainbow; she prov'd to be the Hancock of
34 Guns, 12 Pounders, and had upwards of
229 Men on board ; she is a very capital and
large frigate, is quite new of the Stocks, and
tho' from her Foulness and their Mismanage
ment we came up with her, yet we are in
formed thxt she is one of the fafteft failing
Ships ever built.
The Prisoners inform'd us that the Ship the
Flora was in Chace of, was his Maje Hy's Ship
the Fox, of 28 Guns, which Manley had
lately taken on the Banks of Newfoundland,
after a close and very warm Action of two
Houts; the other Frigate was the Boston, of
30 Guns, commanded by M'Neill. Capt.
Fotheiingham of the Fox, and 40 of his
Peopje were on board the Hancock, but his
Officers and some other of the Men were on
board the Boston Frigate, and the Remainder
ashore at Newfoundland.
After exchanging the Prisoners we found it
necessary from their Number beihg almost as
many as our own Ships Company, to return
to this Port.
Manley feem'd much chagrin'd at his not
having engaged the Rainbow, when he found
she was but a 40 Gun Ship, as he had all
along mistaken her for the Raifonable, whom
he knew was very lately at Louifbourg.
—— tf —^tCTrarns.
We hear the Prize Sloop which the Rebel
Fleet set Fire to when chac'd by the Rain
bow, was call'd the Brittania, and laden with
Coals from Louifbourg for Halifax, Hinxman,
Mailer.
I Fine Salt, los. od
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
Coffee, is. gd
Chocolate, 265. per Do.