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be differed. This was accordingly done.--
After hanging upwards of hall an hour he was
cut down, and carried in the fame cart that
attended the execution, to the Anatomy school
at Christchurch, and there delivered for the
life of the anatomical ledures.
By the concurrent testimony of several wit
nesses it appeared, that upon the day in which
the old man was removed from Bloxham to
Coombe, ' which was reckoned fourteen miles,
from three to eight o'clock, which was five
hours, the son exercised an almost unremitted
scene of cruelty ; that he did not arrive at
Coombe 'till three o'clock next morning,
which made seven hours more; during which
time, whilst it was night, there is little reason
to suppose the poor man's treatment was more
humane; and yet after sentence, Hitchcock
declared he did not intend to commit murder,
having beat his father at other times to a
greater degree, and although he acknow
ledged that he believed the blows had occasi
oned his death.
Hitchcock, it seems, was executed in the
fame cloaths in which he attended his father's
funeral ; by whose coffin it appeared that the
poor old man who had underwent such hor
rible barbarities, was no less than eighty-one
years of age. - „
March 18. Yesterday the upper assembly
read a third time and passed the bill f r en
larging, improving, and preserving the har
bour of Scarborough.
Also the bill for allowing costs to constables
and witnefles attending thye quarter sessions,
March 21. Last night their Majesties gave
the patriotic, as well as musical world, a treat,
by having Handil's celebrated oratorio of Judas
Maccabeus performed by his command, at
Drury-Lane.
The very great applause given to the above
performance, particularly in the songs of
Arm ! ye Brave !"
" Sound an alarm !" —and all those animating
parts of that noble oration which breathes a
martial spirit, fh^wed as if the audience was
filled with a true spirit of indignation and re
sentment against our natural and insidious
enemy, and- as Judas is described, " was like
a lion's whelp roaring for it's prey !"
At length cenviftion is about to beam on
our modern patriots ; for Gov. Johnftone, on
Thursday evening's debate, difearding the
narrow ideas of party, spoke the genuine pa
triotic sentiments of his heart: In reply to
the despicable faction who drew so melancholy
a picture of Old England, as an undone nation,
he said, " Such language was ridiculous in
" the extreme,, for he knew the resources of
" this country 1 were still superior to those of
" any other power inimical to it ; with refpeft
" to the French squadron, that was said to
“ have failed to America, let an English
" squadron be immediately sent after it, and
" he would answer for the latter giving a good
" account of them:—As to the Spanish ma
" rine, of which so much was dreaded, they
" were, in his opinion, too despicable to pur
" sue ; they might do well enough in the Pa
" cific Ocean, but any where else would make
" the most despicable figure; he spoke from
" experience as to the firft point, for he had
" engaged, and taken feme of their most
Received a message from his majesty, which
was read, the purport of it was, that he ha
ving received undoubted advice of a treaty
being concluded between the French and his
Majeity's rebellious fubjedsin America, con
trary to the treaties fubfitting between the two
crowns, on which account hedefired their opi
nions how to ad in such an important occa
fion.'
Another account fays, a member, by his
Mjefty's command, presented a message from
bis Majesty, which was read to the house, to
the following purport : That his Majesty
trailing in the integrity of his parliament in
the prefentexigency of his affairs, that they
will enable him to prosecute a just and neces
sary war, &c.
Ordered, An address of thanks to his Ma
jesty, for communicating his intentions to
parliament, &c. The address was drawn up
and agreed to, and to be presented by the
whole house this day.,
A member, by his Majesty's command, pre
sented to the house a message from his Maje
sty, which was read, and is in substance the
fame as the above mentioned presented to the
upper house. Debates arising expected to fit
late.
On Monday a member in the lower assem
bly m wed, that an address should be pre
sented to his Majesty, praying that copies of
all letters, received from Lord Stormont, toge
ther with all the informations and answers
received from the French ambassador here,
should be laid before the house.
After the debate the previous question was
at length put, and carried; by which means
the motion fell to the ground. On a division,
the numbers for the previous question were
231; againkit 146.
Extras of a letter from Portsmouth, March 31.
" Early on Monday morning an express ar
rived here from the Admiralty, with orders to
flop all cruizing flips from failing ; on which
the Terrible having failed a few hours before
was recalled \
•' The Britannia of 100 guns, 2nd Superb,
of 74 g uns > are commissioned at this port.
Another letter from Portsmouth of the fame
date, fays, " By a merchant vessel this instant
arrived, we are informed, that an action has
happened in the Bay between the two fleets,
but no other particulars are mentioned.
Eighteen frigates are now building in the
merchants yards for government, which are
ordered to be got ready with all expedition.
“ tremendous vessels in the course of last war ;
“ but when he boarded them, such was their
“ deplorable condition, that instead of de
« riving honour from it, he was ashamed of
“ his conquest !"
March 28. Yesterday the Ministry laid an
embargo on all the French vessels in our ports.
Yesterday Lord Stormont arrived.
Extrafl of a letter from Dunkirk, March 24.
'' Yesterday was performed here the usual
prelude to war, viz, the stoppage of all the
British flips in our ports, smugglers excepted.
No troops are come down here yet, though so
long talked of, and the works are in the usual
condition, not a hone having been touched
either at the Rifbank or Bafon."
By the information of a person who arrived
in town on Thursday from Calais, we learn,
that one of the packets between that place and
Dover, was detained at the former place,
with several other vessels, by order of the
r French Court.
The Stag, a new frigate of 32 guns, at
Sheerness, is put into commission, and the
command given to Capt. Robert P. Cooper,
and ordered immediately for sea.
Thirty additional companies of marines
are ordered to be forthwith raised.
A correspondent fays, that Lord Chatham
has been applied to come into administration
at the express request of a great Personage,
through the medium of Mr. T. Pitt; but
that great statesman primarily insists not only
on displacing the whole of the present Cabin
et, but on the dissolution of the present Par
liament.
Admiral Byron is to go to the East Indies,
with three ships of the line.
Orders are dispatched to Woolwich, for the
companies of artillery to hold themselves in
readiness to march at an hour's notice.
The Exeter man of war, of 64 guns, failed
from Cork the 10th instant, in search of some
American privateers, which are said to be
cruising off Cape Clear.
Extras of a letter form Gofport, March 2§.
“ The five following Admirals have their
flags now lying at Spithead, viz.
Admiral Sir Thomas Pye, on board the Prin
cess Royal ;
Admiral Keppel, on board the Prince George;
Admiral Harland, on board the
Admiral Pallifer, on board the Heftor;
Admiral Mann, on board the Medway.
“ His Majesty's ship Burford, Capt. Boyer,
has received orders to get ready for the East-
Indies.
Montego-Bay, (Jamaica) April 11.
Yesterday the printer received the following letter,
&c. from Mr. James Neill, of this town, from the
Grand Camainas :
Grand Camainas, March 10, 1778.
SIR,
" The following few lines you will insert in your
Chronicle ; they contain nothing but what I am clear
to make oath of when I arrive in Jamaica. —Being
loading at this place with mahogany, fuftic and cot
ton, such as this island produces, and bound for
your port, having about one half of the cargo on
board the zoth inst. as abovementioned, arrived the
privateer ship Rattle-Snake, Capt. David M'Cul
iough, belonging to the United States of America,
with her two prizes, viz. a sloop belonging to Dun
can Hook, merchant, at Black-River, in your Illand,
and a schooner belonging to some-body in Kingston,
as I am informed.---Not knowing what the ship was,
I went on board of her in company with a captain of
a sloop; after being on board a little while, we were
made prisoners, ordered into the cabin, and a centi
nel placed over us; soon after, the boat was manned
and armed, and sent on board my sloop, which was
made a prize of. We were kept all night prisoners,
but not ill-used ; I tried all I could to get my vessel,
but to no purpose.---Aster keeping possession of her
some days, and plundering her of the prev fions,
the caboufe, one of her cables, a good deal of run
ning rigging, and every moveable belonging to her,
I found nothing would do, but a sum of money ;
upon which, I was permitted to go ashore, and re
turned with 201. cafil, for the purpose of ransoming
the vessel, but was disappointed by some person telling
the Captain I was a Scotchman, (tho' he is of the
fame country) had'fome property in Jamaica, was a
single man, and could afford the loss. I am, Sir,
your very humble servant.
JAMES NEILL.
Given under my hand the year and day above
mentioned.
DAVID M'CULLOUGH.
Copy of Captain M'Cullough's letter to the inhabi
tants of the Grand Camainas.
On board the privateer ship Rattle-
Snake, 21st March, 1778.
" Gentlemen,
" WHEN we came into your port yesterday, I
did not think it prudent to kt you know who w^
This is to certify, 'hat I David M'Cullough, did,
on the 20th day abovementioned, make a capture of
the sloop belonging to James Neill, an inhabitant of
the island of Jamaica, and do hereby grant and li
cence the said sloop 42 days to perform her intended
voyage; and in consequence of which,'! do request,
that if in case any American cruizer should fall in
with the said sloop, that they will pay the usual re
gard as to any other ranfomfd'veffel, as the above
consideration is received in full for her ransom.
Copy of the bill of file of Mr. Neill's vessel, to
gether with a certificate of proteaion:
Know all men by these presents, that I David
M'Cullough, commander of the ship Rattle-Snake,
belonging to the United States of North-America,
do grant, let, bargain, and fell, to James Thomson,
of the island of Grand Camainas,' the sloop Aurora,
burthen fifteen tons or thereabouts, with all and
every part of her tackle, furniture and apparel, now
laying in, the Hogftye Road, for and in consideration
of the sum of 371. 10s. to the said David M'Cul
lough paid in hand the 21st day of March, 1778.
DAVID M'CULLOUGH.
N. B. The Rattle-Snake mounts 18 fix pounders,
12 cohorns, a good many men, also a good many
negroes on board; the Captain acquainted me he
had taken a good many prizes, one of which was the
Admiral's tender called the Lady Parker. lam just
now informed of three American privateers being at
the Ilie of Pines, taking in wood and water, who
make that island and the Grand Camainas their ge
neral rendezvous.
A supplement to the a& entitled, “ An a& for the
calling in of the bills of credit issued by the legisla
tive authority of Pennsylvania, under the fan&ion
and authority of the ciown of Great-Britain, and
for other purpefes therein mentioned."
Were, as not being acquainted with the fixation of
the place. We are an American privateer, and jult
come in here to to get some turtle: you may all rest
assured, that I fha(l not let a tingle person come on
shore a>med to do you any damage. Whatever 1
get from you, I fhajl pay you for the fame, as I
would pay any other person.
The sloop now in the port being by her papers be
longing to James Neill, an inhabitant of Jamaica, I
mult, in justice tomy,ctty, make a capture of her.
But I desire you would not be under any apprehensi
on of our doing you any damage. -^
I am, gentlemen, f
your humble servant,
DAVID M'CULLOUGH.
To the inhabitants of tire Grand Caimanas."
From a gentleman who came passenger in the
schooner Molly, Capt. Atkinson, arrived at King
ston in 31 days from the Miffifippi, we have received
the following disagreeable intelligence : That on
the 3d ult. a canoe came to the Belieis from Meffis.
Morgan and Mather, English merchants at New-
Orleans, with the account of 2000 Americans having
come down the Ohio into the Miffifippi, and Taken
possession of all the English settlements from the :
Grand Gulph to Manchack; and at which place
they had secured a letter of marque ship of 16 car
riage and 20 swivel guns, commanded by Captalin
Cox ; on board this vessel all the English gentlemen
in favour of government, are Lid to be made pri
foners.---ThreeEnglifh brigs that lay about a league
above New-Orleans, upon application of the mer
chants there, having obtained liberty, had dropped
down and put themselves under the protection of that
place.
Should the preceding information be confirmed,
the plbafing ex pe&ations formed of this new fettled
colony,muff be fora length of time destroyed : That
some depredations have been committed by the Ame
ricans on the Miffujppi, can fcarc# admit of a doubt.
It is however to be hop.d, that upon a more parti
cular account being received from thence, matters
will not bear such a gloomy afpe& as the above re
port at present occasions.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint Mr. Alexander Cumming, Clerk of the
Markets in this island, in the room of Alexander
Sinclair, Esq; deceased.
Prizes sent in since our last : A brig to the Win
chelfea; a snow to the Hornet; a brig and schooner
to the Badger; three schooners to the Niger; a
schooner to the letter of masque Lord Sandwich ; a
snow to the Glasgow ; a schooner and sloop to the
Porcupine.
Thursday fe'nnight was married at Hopewell, in
the parish of Port-Royal, David Douglass, Enquire,
Master of the Revels, to the agreeable Miss Peters,
daughter of the late Dr. Peters.
April zg Last Saturday fen'night Sir Peter Parker
hoisted his flag as Rear Admiral of the Red, which
was saluted by the forts, and different ships upon
this station.
The ship Taunton, Captain Stanton of Bristol,
bound for Kingston, was on the 4th ult. tak n about
90 leagues to the eastward of Antigua, by two
American privateers, named the Cumberland and
Fanny, the one of 16 and the other of 14 gurs, fix
pounders, and men answerable They gave Capt.
Stanton bis long boat for himfelf, passengers arid
men, with only two days provision on board, but the
wind proving favourable, they fortunately reached
Antigua in about 56 hours, from the time of their
leaving the captors.
Prizes sent into Port-Royal since our last ; a schoo
ner to the Hind, two Hoops, and a schooner to the
Badger, and a sloop to the Ballahoe, likewise a
fchooner,to the Lord Sandwich letter of marque, and
a sloop to the Gayton letter of marque,
LANCASTER, May 27.
Extras of a letter from Head Quarters, May 21.
“ Last week the Marquis de la Fayette, with
about 3000 men, crossed the river, and proceeded
down below the Sweeds-Ford; the enemy had got
intelligence of his being there, and sent out 8000 to
surround him, they came away in the night time,
and early in the morning were close on the Marquis's
encampment. He immediately retreated, crossed the
river about three miles below the Swedes Ford, with
out losing a man. The enemy were within a quar
ter of an hour of closing him in.
“ Capt. M'Clean, with a party of men, killed
about twenty of the enemy the other day. Orders
yesterday was, that every man be compleated, by
this morning, with forty rounds and two flints."
Extraa of a letter from York-To^n, dated Ma, 21.
“ Yesterday we had accounts by express from Bos
ton, that a French frigate of 36 guns, two ships of
the United States, of 20 and 24 guns, and two deep
ly laden merchant,veffels on public account, arrived
there from France. One of these store ships, having
on board 540 bales of woollenss, linens, fail can
vass, &c. was in possession of the enemy for 43 hours,
but no evidence of American property appearing, the
ship was dismissed. Two or three others, less consi
derable, are also fafe in port."
On Monday evening last, the General Assembly
of this Common-Wealth adjourned to Wednesday
the 9th of September next. During their fitting
they ena&ed the following laws:
An a& for suspending, for a limited time, the a&
entitled, “ An a& for regulating the prices of the
several articles herein after mentioned for a limited
time."
The sloop of war King-Fisher, of 16 guns, which
obftru&ed the paflage at King's Ferry for fever,al days
past, was obliged, last Sabbath morning, to tow off
with precipitation from the station, having been
hulled I'cveral times by well directed shot from a
couple of great guns, sent down for the purpose,
under the command of Capt, Moodie.
We hear from the eastward that on Monday, the
23d ult. a party of the enemy landed at Warren,
where after destroying two houses, a number of
boats, two gundaloes, and a small privateer, they
proceeded to Bristol, burnt the church and several
houses ; took a Colonel and a party of men polled
there, and made a precipitate retreat te the Island.
State of NevoYork, ff.
We the fubferibers a jiont committee appointed by
the senate and affembiy of this state for that purpose,
having canvassed and estimated the votes taken for
Lieut. Governor, at the late general ele&ion held
within this date, do certify, that upon such canvas
and effimate, there were a plurality of votes for the
Hon. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Esq; to be duly elected
to the office of Lieut. Governor of this State.. Gi
ven under our hands at Poughkeepsie, the 28th day
of May, in the fecund year of the Independence of
FISHKILL, June 4.
On Tuesday next at XI o’clock.
At the end of Murray's whaiff,
Will begin, the sale of the CARGO of the
Brigantine MARGARETTI,
Condemn'd as prize to his Majesty's ship the Otter,
Mathew Squire, Esq; commander.
Consisting of,
Rum, Candles,
Wine, Cordage,
Brandy, Sail twine,
Soap, Earthen ware.
And on THURSDAY,
At the fame HOU R,
A variety of DRY GOODS,
Belonging to the fame cargo, viz.
Woollens, broad cloths, sheetings,
durants, looking glasses, silk Lock
ings, &c. &c.
THOMAS LUDLOW, jun.
BEN N E T,
WORKING JEWELLER, fromlLo^DON,
At Mr. Thomas Gordon's, Watchmaker, nearly opposite
jMr. Gaine's, in Hanover-SqJart,
WHERE all kinds of work in that branch of busi
ness will be done on reasonable terms, and with
the utmost dispatch ; mourning rings of any fort on the
shortest notice ; hair work for rings, lockets, or brace
lets, done in any device required.
N. B. Has for sale a small assortment of goods of the
above kind, which he warrants good,
TYb^LETT; —
THE front part of a house near the Fly Market, with
the use of a good dry cellar and kitchen. For
particulars apply to Hugh Gaine.
JO H Y
In Water-Street,
Between the Coffee hoyfe bridge and Fly market, has fol
sale on the most reasonable terms, the fall,owing arti-
cle*, viz.
SUPERFINE hyfon, fu
fhong and bohea tea,
Loaf and mufeovado fugaty
Very best green coffee,
Chocolate by the box, doze's,
or pound,
Durham muflard in pound
and quarter pound b ttles,
Briket salt, Florence oil,
Black pepper, ginger,"
Mace and cloves,
Cinnamon and nutmegs,
Currants by the calk or.
pound;'
Indigo,
Poland and common starch,
this slate, and in the year of oit Io;d one th <ufard
seven hundred and seventy-eight. Dirck W. len
Broeck, Abraham Yates, jun. Arthur Parker, Ro
bert Harpur, Cornelius C. Schoonmaker, Egbert
Benson, Anthony Hoffman, jun.
The Hon. Gen. Gates took the command of this
department, the totlfin&nt : the troops under his
command are gathering faft; part of them have
marched from this place a little nearer the enemy,
and tfy present appearances, they will not be ashamed
to look them in the face, without the least bafhful«
net's.
JUST IMPORTED
Per the Alfred, Capt. Bolton, from London,
And to be SOLD by
URIAH HENDRICKS,
At his store No. 858, Hanover- Square,
The following GOOD S, viz.
BEST hyfon and bohea tea, a quantity of India nan
keens, chintz; mens, womens, boys and childrens
white thread hose ; white and black silk ditto, fuperfine
broad cloths, striped blankets, che<kt and striped linens,
Meetings, a few elegant needle-worked aprons arid hand
kerchiefs, Scotch and French linen handkerchiefs, rib
bons, cambricks, striped cottons, ruffled arid plain mens
Shirts, French vetery, Dutch ozenbrigs, an elegant as
sortment of steel, plated, and metal gilt buttons ; gold
ditto, embroider'd silk waistcoat and shoe patterns, .mens,
boys, and childrens shoes; boys felt and caftor hats, silk
and other camblets, hair ffiaggs, white dimothee, Russia
towelling, buck handled table knives and forks, strong
steel locks, bunches of mode garnets, bunches of India
pearls, boxes of mould candles. Also mufeovado sugar in
barrels, about 200 lb. of Jesuit's bark, 200 lb. manna,
epfum and glaubert salts in calks, with some other drugs ;
claret in hogsheads, French rum in tierces.
N. B. The commissioners book for the state lottery,
came to hand by the above mentioned ship. Prizes pid
on demand.
An elegant assortment of metal buttons, amongst
which are plain regimental and navy ditto, also a few
check shirts on hand.
—CUTLERY.—
A neat assortment, confining of knives and forks, pen,
pocket, and cutteau knives ; razors, feiffors and shears,
shoe and knee buckles, fleevc buttons and fnuff boxes, &c.
A good young breeding mare for sale ; may be seen at
the pasture of John Rapalje, Efo; at Brooklyn.
TWO CASKS marked T B No. 1 and 2, contain
ing a fail and feme cordage, which were deliver'd to cart
man to put into a store.---Samuel Franklin having an
order to receive them, will give a reward of Ten Dollars
to any person that will deliver, or give information, so
that he can recover the said goods.
WILLIAM TONGUE,
{W)M^ time in September or Octobe taft, was landed
3 out of the snow Carolina, Capt. Mefnard, from
London, at awhadf near the old flip,
In Handover-Square, has for SALE,
A Quantity of good salt at three shillings per buffiel, a
parcel of red morocco skins, nails, cheese, rum,
sugar, coffee, French rugs, Lisbon, Madeira, and Te
ner'ffi s wine, in pipes and quarter calks ; London porter
and port winein calks, containing 8 dozen each, Also,
two schooners, well found and fit for fca immediately, 4. ' 1
about 79 91 So tons burthen.
—CHINA.—
BLUE and white and enamel'd tea and table fas,
compleaf.~-Dirto, ditto, bowls of all sizes,
Breakfaft 'bowls and saucers,
Teacups and saucers, fete of jars and beakers, &e. &c.
—Glass, earthen ware, and looking glasses.—
A large and general assortment as usual.
China, Glass, Earthen Ware, and
Looking Glasses,
At Rhinelander's Store,
The corner of Burling's Slip,
Broker and Auctioneer,
Chambers's London cut
tobacco,
,ks. fpermaceti candles,
fu/key mould and dipt
.dandles, by the box or
dozen pound,
White, caftile, and turpen
tine. soap,
Ketchup and India foj.
Playing cards by the qua?
Itity or single pack;
Pack and pound pint,
OdJmaica fpipts,
Choice Weft-India rum,
Molaffcs, &c.