The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-03-29 00:00:00, page 1

PERMISSION will be granted to Loyal Sub
jeds, to inclofe and cultivate for the± own
Benefit, Portions of the cleared Wood-lands,
and other uncultivated Lands of Persons not
under the Protection of Government on Long-
Island and Staten-Island, and to ered tempora
ry Habitations thereon.
Certificates for the Character of those that
apply are to be produced at the Office of Po
lice, and transmitted to the Commandant.
New-York, March 6, 17=9.
DANIEL JONES, M. G. C.
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By his Excellency
WILLIAM TRYON, Esq;
Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province
of New York, and the Territories depending
thereon in America, Chancellor and Tice-Admi
ral of the fame, and Major-General in his Ma
jesty's Army.
CONVINCED by Experience, of the beneficial
Tendency of the Affurancet lately given by the
Admiral ofhis Mjelly's Fleet,againft the imprefling
of certain Pei,ns employed in the privateering Ser
vice, with th Encouragements I offered in my Pro
clamation of the 24th of December last ; aifti being
moved with Cumpaffion, to the Multitudes fyfferin,
? fo r theTyrar^ of the Fa&ien, who are perfitting
in a Rebellion which can no longer supported wil
der the D fguife of a Contest for Safety either to Li
berty or Property ; and which, according to fatisfac
tory Proof, is ^Agreeable te a vast Majority of their
fellow Citizens, whom having firft deluded and dif
arra~d, they now inhumanly persecute : and are daily
facrificing their Blood and Treasure, tr. gratify their
own Ambition and Avarice,and bring their Country
men into fubjedion, toa Popifh and arbitraryPow®,
the inveterate Enemy of Great-Britain, as the Bul
wark of the Protestant Interest, and now insidiously
affeding Profeffions of a Zeal for the Liberties of
Mankind, to ensnare his Majesty's revolted Subje&s
Into a Confidence in her Friendship : I have there
fore thought proper by this Proclamation, to inform
all those who are inclined to escape from the barba
rous Domination of the Usurpers, and are desirous to
co itiibyte their Aid to its speedy Subversion, and the
Re. establishment of the Harmony, Tranquility and
Prosperity of the Empire; that ample Provision is
made by the laudable Ardor of his Majesty's loyal
Subje&s for the Employment of all Seamen, Ship-
Carpenters and other Landsmen, resorting to this
Port, in fhart and fuecefsful Cruizes against his Ma
jesty's Eiemies---that generous Bounties are given
to all the Adventurers, and especially to such as are
able to serve rhe Crew in the Capacity of Surgeons-,
that I have already issued one hundred and twenty
one Commissions, to as many private Vessels of War
---that in the (hurt Space of Time elapsed since the
eighteenth of September last, the Prize Vessels arriv
ed here, amount to one hundred and fixty-five, and
their total Value, according to authentic Information,
to above fix hundred thousand Pounds, Lawful Mo
ney of New York, at the ancient Currency of eight
Shillings a milled Dollar—and that by th-fe Cap
tures, and the signal Success of the Ships of his Ma
>tly's Navy, and other private Letters of Marque,
the City of New-York is become an immense Ma
gazine of all Kinds of Supplies, for a very extensive
Commerce.
And, in Addition to the Admiral's Promise,
which extends without Exception, to every Seaman
or other Perlon, coming to any Officer at the Britifa
Out-Polls, to engine in this advantageous Service;
I renew my own, of all the Countenance, Aid and
Protection they can reasonably expe&. Alluring
them allo, that many mere private Vettels of War
are preparing to be equipped, and that the Reports
of a Want of Employment, and the Means of Sub
fiffince here, propagated by the Rebellious French
Faaion, to operate upon their Fears, detain them
within the Sphere of their Tyranny, and induce
them to support it, are utterly groundless : And,
for the Comfort of such of his Majesty's Subjects,
as are held in Bonds and Dungeons by their Op
piefors, I do affine them of His most gracious and
firm R.folution, with the Blessing of Almighty God,
upon his Councils and Arms, to persevere in all
those just and necessary Measures, requisite for the
Re lemphon of his faithful American Subje&s from
the Miseries of the Ufurpatien, and the crafty and
malignant Defines of all his Enemies both at home
and abroad.
Guven under my Hand and Seal, at Arms, at
Kingsbridge Out-Post, the ^tb Day of March,
177?.
WILLIAM TRYON.
By bis Excellency's Command,
R. J. Johnson, F,o. $%
M^KDAY, March 29, 1779. T H B % ffio, „^,
N E W-Y ORK ^< GAZETTE:
AND THE
W EE K L Y $ M ERG UR Y.
By order of his EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies lying
on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova-Scotia to
Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at Sos. per Cent.
Publiihed January 22, 1779.
A White Loaf of the fiheft FLOUR, to weigh
fl 2 Ib' f° r 21 Coppers.
Containing tbc earUeff Sluice#
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the EBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
Given under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in
New-York, the 23d day of February, 1779.
H. C LINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH, Sec'ry.
By his EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova'-Scotia
to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. f:c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to the poffeflors cf f 0,3 t.:.!
gardens, to raise plentiful supplies of grain,
provisions, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or persons shall presume to take away,
or destroy any part of the cattle, dock, or other
produce of any farm or garden, or do any
damage to the habitations, garden, orchards,
or lands ; dertroy or break down the fences,
fnall, up<n proof thereof, be most severely
punched. Complaint is to be made to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the nearest port of his Majesty's
troops.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
the Eighth Day of March, in the Year
, of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
. dred and Seventy-nine.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
Jofan Smith, Sec'ry.
Regulated Price of Ship Bread.
Four Pound fifteen Shillings per hundred weight.
NOTICE is hereby given, that from and
after the thirteenth day of this month,
no baker, or other person whatever, shall ask,
demand or receive, any more or greater sums
than four pounds fifteen (hillings currency,
per hundred weight, for ihip bread of the belt
quality. Any person demanding or receiving
more than the above mentioned price, shall
forieit the sum of Five Pounds, over and
above the value of the ship bread so fold, to
the use of the poor of this city.
All persons that bake ship bread, are here
by orderad to mark the bifeuits with the initial
letters of their names.
Andrew Elliot,
Superintendant-General.
David Mathews, Mayor.
Peter Dubois,
Magistrate of Police.
Office ofPoliee, New-Vork. Feb. io, 1-79.
From the Rebel Papers.
Copy of General Moultrie's letter to General
Lincoln.<
Beaufort, Feb. 4, 1779.
Dear Sir,
If WROTE to yon from General
H Bull's camp a few days ago: when
I was there, the militia requested
me to cross the river with them,
which I readily consented to. The
next morning, after leaving a proper guard to
our camp, we began to croft, and got near two
hundred and thirty over by fun set.—We im
mediately marched off, and continued till we
got within one mile of Beaufort ; here [ relied
the troops a few hours, and then proceeded
for the town, which we entered at fun-rife next
morning. Having ordered the trb ips into
quarters, and reposed myfelf a little, I rode
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majes
ty's Forces, avitbin the Colonies laying on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nona-Scotia to Hiji-
Florida, inclusive, tfc. de. de.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS there are several deserters
from his Majesty's troops, as well as
from the foreign troops under my command,
who are known to be serving with the Enenfr,
and who from ajuft reflection upon the infamy
of bearing arms against their Sovereign and
their country, would return to their duty,
did not the fear of punishment deter them : I do
hereby proclaim a free pardon to every desert
er, of whatsoever rank or denomination, who
ihall voluntarily surrender hithfelf to any of
his Majesty's troops before the firft day of May
next.
Monday, 14 Min. after ,
Tuesday, z Min, afterß
Wednesday, 48 Min. after 8 1
Thursday, 6 Min. after 9,
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 19 Min.afte: 10
Saturday, 3 Mint after 11
Sunday. 48 Min. after it
Full Moon on ifamjfi.
down to view th, fort with General Bull and
wo or three other gentlemen : We had fcatce
been a moment th..when an excels arrived,
informing us, that the enemy were in full
march for Beaufort, and not above five miles
Of. Upon inis I requeued General Bell to
z:d3 on for town, and have the men turned o'ur;
i followed h m immediately, found them all
paraded, and had another account of the ene
my's coming on very last. f then moved off
troops in order to meet them, and having
marched two miles, was again informed that
they were within four miles of us, I then
preceded very slowly, looking for a proper
p^ce of ground to form upon.
Having focn found a very advantageous foot,
I Gained there an hour waiting for the enemy,
fad was then informed that they had, after
halting a-while, altered their march, and were
going towards our ferry ; I followed them, and
had get about three miles, when 1 learnt that
they were upon their return from the ferry, in
full march towards us, and notmote than one
mile distant. Having sent Mr. Kinloch, my
Aid, to reconnoitre and bring me a particular
account ; he soon returned, and informed me,
that they were just at hand. I hastened our
march to gain a swamp which was near, but
finding the enemy had already got possession of
the ground I had intended to occupy, I halted
at about 200 yards, and drew the troops up to
the right and left of the road, with two field
pieces in the centre, and a small field piece ora
the right in the wood. On the enemy's near
er approach, 1 ordered Capt. Heyward to begirt
rich the two geld piece:, I adv^.n^d : yj'gbi
and left wings nearer the swamp, and the
firing became pretty general. This action was
reversed from the usual way of fighting be
tween the British and Americans, they taking
to the bushes, and we remaining upon the open
ground. After some little time, finding our
men too much exposed to the enemy's fire, I
ordered them to take trees. About three quar
ters of an hour after the a&ion began, 1 heard
a general cry thro' the lire, “ no more car
tridges," and was also informed by Capts.
Heyward and Rutledge that the ammunition
for the field pieces was almott expended, arcer
firing about 40 rounds each piece; upon this,
I ordered the field pieces to be drawn off very
slowly, and the right and left wings "to keep
pace with the artillery to cover their Hanks,
which was done in tolerable order for undisci
plined troops : The enemy had beat their re
treat before we began to move, but we had
little or no ammunition, and could not of con
sequence pursue. They retreated so hazily as
to leave an officer, one ferjeant, and three pri
vates wounded in a house near the action, and
their dead lying on the field—it is impossible
as yet to be particular with refpeft to the latter,
two officers we have found and seven men ;
they fought from very thick bullies: Capt.
Barnwell with a few light-horse was of infinite
service in giving us frequent intelligence of
the enemy's motions, and attacking their rear
as they letreated. He had at one time a Capt.
Brewer, who is much wounded, two ferjeants,
and 12 privates prisoners ; but a party of the
enemy having rallied in their retreat, retook
the Captain, one ferjeant, and fix men ; the
remainder however he brought off, with 1?
stand of arms and Brewer's fufee—Barnucll
hid about 15 men. It makes me happy to
afire you that our militia have not left that
spirit which they have been allowed to po^fs ;
nothing but discipline is wanting to make them
good troops. The Charlertown artillery be
haved gallantly, they flood to their pieces like
veterans, and served them well, till Iwas con
strained to order them to retire in consequence
of their ammunition being nearly expended.
I had in the a&ion only nine Continental
troops —Capt. Trevillee, two officers and fix
privates, with one brass two pounder, and
only fifteen rounds: I mutt add in justice to
them, that they behaved very well. It feeins
absolutely necessary for me to remain here a
few days longer, in order to have the wound
ed properly taken care of, and other matters
'put in a right channel —I should be glad of
your permiffon for that purpose, and to know
how long I may day: This moment died a
valuable officer and good citizen, of the wounds
he received yesterday, Benjamin Wilkins, a
a Lieutenant of the town artillery. We have
three or four other officers wounded, Cp^in
Hayward, flightlj in the arm, and Lieuts.Sa^
Wheat per Bushel, 2%5. od.
Flot, Sos. od,
Brown rtread, tyf % °d.
Welt-India Rum, 55. 64.
New-England do. 4:. od.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufc&vado Sugar, §l. 106.1
Single refin'd ditto, TS. gd.l
Molasses, 2% 6d.!
Reef per Barrel, gl. od.
Pork, gl. ios.l
ffor^^n 2113 Dominics.
By the hip Mollv, Capt. Thompson, from
Georgia, we nave tbc following important
and agreeable intelligence.
SAVANNAH, (Georgia) February 4.
Prom t , army we hear, that. Colonel Camp
bell was, r ! >the 27th ult. at James Herbert's,
if miles above the mouth of Brier Creek, thr.
the Rebels expected immediately to be joined
by Colonel Williams , with one thousand
Carolinians : -That Colonel Brown had a ftir
mifliwith a p>U of the rebels, in which he
was Lightly wounded: That upwards of two
hundred and 6'ty Loyalists had joined our
troops, and that we may daily expert to hear
of an en, "^(between his Majesty's forces
alfd w. rf r>wd< .r. th^f quarter.
Feb. It. Colonel Campbell took possession
of Augusta on the 31st of fall month, without
the loss of a British soldier ; and General El
bert, with the rebels, made a precipitate re
treat to Carolina. At Spirit Creek, the Re
bels made a ihew of opposition, but upon a
howitzer and two field pieces opening upon
them, they quittea their resolution in h&fte.
A villainous tribe of plunderers, under the
celebrated horse thief Captain Few, finding
their cause desperate, have left the Georgians
a lading impression of rebellious authority, by
ravaging the country for 30 miles above Au
gusta, without regard to age or lex, the widow
or the orphan's cries# Not fatisfied with ra
pine, they have dragged forth the peaceable
inhabitants like slaves, to war, and worse
than the heathen savages of the wiidernefs,
murdered, in cool blood, a Mr ^who re
fufed to join them in their infamy; The in
habitants could no longer brook the inhumani
ty of such miftreants; revenge was the word,
and every man that bad a rifle pushed instantly
in quell of the robbers. Few's firft Captain
was taken, and himfelf with his part, fled
before the inhabitants, over the Savannah.
At Augusta 1100 inhabitants have fwebu
allegiance to their sovereign, and many arc
daily flocking in from all quarters for protec
tion. Except a few lurking villains, there are
no rebels in Georgia at this juncture. The
Anabaptists, and the county of Wilkes, have
addressed Colonel Campbell for their pro
tection.
Deserters flock in apace from the rebels ;.in
so much that 4.0 men come over of a night. On
the Saluda the friends of government are now
in arms, and they amount to thoufatid^
Ftd. 2fr Frumkin upper county wehrn,
that the light troops of the advance corp:,
under Colonel Campbell, penetrated even as
high as Fort Charlotte, and swept the country
in so compleata manner, of every rebel, on this
fide of the Savannah, that the inhabitants h^d
the means of re-affirming their just allegiance
to the crown uninterrupted. Generals AA,
Williamson, Elbert, and Obryan, with 3,700
men, occupied the northern banks of the Sa
vannah, opposite to Augulia, and regarded
the royal army with so much refped, that they
fullered this handful of men to gather in the
forage, provision, and ammunition of the
country, unmolested; and to retire towards
head-quarters, with the fame composure of
countenance as they had advanced, and with
out the loss of a man. No sooner had the
royal army marched off with its forage, &c.
than a gallant body of the rebels made a for
midable attack upon the old women of Augus
ta, insisted upon a submission to their victori
ous arms, and gave them a lading proof of
their superiority, by plundering them of every
little article they possessed.
yer and Browne, both of the I ight Infantry,
wbh fix or seven privates killed on the field,
r.nu about fifteen wounded; I cannot be very
particular as yer, having had no regular re.
turns made me. The enemy's body confined
of two companiesiof the 60th and one of the
1 h, ail picked light infantry.
t^e had five deserters from them immediate
ly . cur the aftion, who informed us of several
F- culars already mentioned, as also that out
fr-Ld Ihot from the field piece had disabled a
hc^ zer, w rich they had fired but once. I
thin, ty all you may colled from this letter,
we iic . e beat them. I am, dear General,
Your affedionate friend and humble servant,
TLLIAM MOULTRIE, Brig. Gen.
" P S. My Aid de Camp is a very gallant
youth, znd is an honour to his country."
1 Fine Sr,, it. 6d
Coarse Salt, is. od
Indian Corn per Bu, 10$. od
Coffee, # is. •
IC Automate, 265. per Do