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Monday, April 26, 1779 #
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 Enemy,
and who from a just 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 proclaima free pardon to every defet
er, of whatsoever rank or denomination, who
shall voluntarily surrender himfelf to any of
his Majesty's troops before the firft day of May
next.
Given under my hand, at Head-Barters, in
Neva-York, the 23d da, of February, 1779.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
JOHN SMITH, Sec'ry.
By his EXCELLENCY
1 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 Welt-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to the possessors of farms and
gardens, to raise plentiful supplies of grain,
provisions, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or persons shall prefume,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: destroy or break down the fences,
shall, upon proof thereof, be most Severely
punished. Complaint is to be made. to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the nearest post 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,
John Smith, Sec'ry.
PARDO N.
By His Excellency
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief, of all bis
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies lying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
' to IVeJI-Florida, inchfoe, (fi'c. £^c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the well-known Anxiety of
the Enemy, to keep from the Know
ledge of their Troops every Information,
which might give them a just Idea of their
Situation, may have prevented some Defcrters
from this Army, from reaping the Benefit of
my late Proclamation, of which so many have
happily availed themselves :—I have thought
fit to extend the Term of said Proclamation,
that it may have an Opportunity of being
more generally known : And Ido hereby
promise A FREE PARDON to every DE
SERTER, who will voluntarily surrender
himfelf to any of his Majesty's Troops before
the FIRST DAY OF JULY next.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters, in
New-York, the Fifteenth Day of April,
1779.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Secretary.
This Day are publifeed.
By H. G A I N E,
And to be fold at his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE
Earl of CbefterJield,
to his SON,
PHILIP STANHOP&, Efa;
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majes
ty's Forces, within the Colonies laving on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to Weft-
Florida, inclusive, tflc. (die. Ifc.
PROCLAMATION.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 80s. per Cent.
Publifl^d January 22, 1779.
A White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
2 lb. for 21 Coppers.
NE W-Y ORK ^^h GAZETTE:
A "° THE
W E E K L Y MERCURYS
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Containing tbe earlier aDtoiceg
IT Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova-Scotia to
Welt-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PERMISSION will be granted to Loyal Sub
jeds, to inclofe and cultivate for their own
Benefit, Portions of the cleared Wood-land^,
and other uncultivated Lands of Persons not
under the Protection of Government on Long-
Island and Staten-Island, and to ereft tempora
ry Habitations thereon.
Certificates for the Character of those that
apply are to be produced at the Office of Po
lice, and tranfinitted to the Commandant.
New-York, March 6, 1779.
DANIEL JONES, M. G. C.
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General Pardon.
SR. Hochfuerftlichen Durchlaucht des Regie
renden Herrn Landgrafen zu Hejfen
hoechft beftellter General Lieutenant,undCom
mandeur en Chef des in Kceniglich Grosbrit
tannifchem folde ftehenden Auxiliair O is
Fuerftlich Heffischer Trouppen, Chef ex es
Fusilier Regiments und Ritter derer Fuerftlich
Heffifchen Ordens, &c. Ich Wilhelm von
Knypbaufen thue kund, und einem Jeden,
so es angehet, hietmit zu wiffen:
Nachdem seine Excellentz der Kceniglich
Gros-Britannifche General en chef, Sir Henry
Clinton, K. B. qnterm zjten February diefes
Jahrs, einen General Pardon suer alle und
Jede Deferteures von der Koeniglichen Armee
erlaffen haben, welche fich vor dem 1 ten
nechftkuenftigen Menaths May, bey denen
Koeniglichen Trouppen von felbft wieder her
ftellen werden ; und Ich dann in betracht,
dafz vielleicht verfchiedne Deferteurs von dem
meinem Commando anvertrauten Corps Fuer
ftlich Heffischer Trouppen der Engleandifchen
fprache unkundig feyn mcechten, suer noethig
finde, felbigen folches in Ihrer Landes Sprache
bekannt zu machen, und vor fie deshalb ob
gedachten Termin zu verlaengern: Als er
theile Ich hiermit alien und Jeden vom
Heffischen Corps in Nord-America defertirten
unter Officiers und Gemeinen, auch folchen,
welche etwa bey denen Feinden Dienfte ge
nommen haben, die aber das fchaendliche
Verbrechen der begangenen meineydigen
Defercion bereuen, und zu der, der Crone
Gros Britannien geleifteten Eydes Pflicht, und
Ihrem Durchlauchtigilen Landes Fuerflen
fehuldigen Treue und Gehorfam zuruckkehren
wollen, wenn fie fich vor dem 1 ten Tag des
naechft kaenftigen Monaths Juny bey der
Koeniglichen armeee einfinden, und bey ihren
Regimentern darauf Itellen werden, einen
freyen und vollitendigen Pardon also und der
geftalt, dafz fie nicht nur von aller Leibes
Seraffe, fondern auch von der Confiscation
Ihres in Hehen habenden Vermcegens befreyct
feyn follen.
Gegeben untej meiner Hand im Haupt-
Quariier, zu New-York,den 2,ten Martii',l779.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befehl Sr. Lxcellentz.
• By order of his EXCELLENC Y
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies lying
Justin Henrich Motz, Ober-Auditeur.
WHEREAS it has been reprefeuted to mc>
that innumerable Riots and Disturban
ces have happened in the Streets of the City,
to the great annoyance and apprehension of
the Inhabitants, by Seamen belonging to his
Majesty's Ship's, Transports, Viduallers, &c.
Notice is hereby Given,
To the several Captains, Commanders,
and Officers in his Majesty's service, and in
the employ of Government, that they are not,
on any account whatever, to grant leave, or
permit Seamen belonging to their reipe&ive
Ships and Vessels, to be on shore after dark ;
and should any so far trangrefs, as to be
found in the Street, after Gun Fire in the
Evening, they will be taken up by the l'olice,
and punished with the Severity, which a
breach of Orders merits.
GEORGE COLLIER.
Rainbow, ofF New-York,
9th April, 1779.
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C O A L S.
A Few chaldron of coals may be had by
applying immediately on board the brig
Alexander, lying at Bache's wharf.
Monday, 9 Min. after 6
Tuesday, 55 Min. aftei 6
Wednesday, 38 Min. aftei 7
Thursday, 32 Min. after 8
HIGH-WATER atNEW-YORK, this Week.
' Friday, 7 Min.aftei 9
Saturday, Min. after 10
Sunday, 39 Min. after 10
Full Moon the fyb.
T H E
And as the King's service has fuffared ma
terially by Privateers, Letters of Marque, and
Merchant Vessels inticing Seamen to desert,
they are to take Notice, that whatever Ship or
Vessel shall be found to harbour a Deserter, or
in which a Deserter shall be found, will have
every Man (except the Commander) without.
Exception, impressed for his Majesty's Service,
and it is lignified to them that the Excuse of
not knowing him to be a Deserter will not avail
or be received, unless the Proof is perfectly
clear, that neither the Owners, Master, or
Mate, knew of his being such.
But if notwithstanding the Mercy held out
to Offenders who have left their Ships, there
Should yet be any so incorrigible as to persist in
their Crime, and not return to the service, they
may depend upon being proceeded against if
taken, with the utmost Severity, and punished
with Death if the Court Martial shall sentence
them to it.
And whereas I have had it represented to me
that several of such Deserters repenting of their
Offence, are only restrained from returning to
their Ships thro' fear of Punishment.
I hereby think proper to give Notice, that
such Seamen or Marines who will return either
to their own Ship, or if She is not present, to
any other Ship or Vessel of his Majesty's, ac
knowledging their Crime, and claiming the
Benefit of this Proclamation, Shall be pardon
ed their Deferrion, provided they give them
selves up within a Kalendar Month from the
Date hereof.
By Sir GEORGE COLLIER, Commodore,
and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's
Ships and Vessels employed in America, from
the North Cape on the Inland Cape Breton to
the Bahama Islands, and Florida inclusive.
WHEREAS many Seamen have been late
ly inveigled from His Majesty's service
into Privateers, Letters of Marque and Mer
chantmen, owing often to Drunkenness and
wantof Consideration of the heavy Penalty at
tending such a Crime, which is Death by the
Sentence of a Court Martial.
PHILADELPHIA, April 7.
Since our lad came to this city fumdry pri
soners saved from the Mermaid, mentioned in
our hit to be Branded near Egg-Harbour.
From them we learn, that the said ship failed
from Halifax, in company with fix other trans
ports, having on board all the flank and light
companies of that garrison: That on board
the Mermaid was the flank company and half
the light company of the Bzd regiment. That
on the 22d, at five o'clock in the morning,
the Mermaid ran alhore, where Ihe soon bilged,
and the people on board were obliged to take
to the tops ai;d fhrotds, where, for 36 Hourr,
Given on board His Majesty's Ship the
Rainbow, off New-York, the 13th Day
/ of April 1779.
GEORGE COLLIER,
By Command of the Commodore,
JOHN MARR, Secr'y.
Office ot Police, April 12, 1779.
INFORMATION having been lodged at
this Office, that perfops bringing flour
and meal for sale to this city, have exacted
from the purchasers, premiums for their trou
ble in bringing such flour and meal to market,
in addition to the regulated price ; and also that
the retailers of flour and meal in this city, do
ask and receive greater prices than the eftab
liihed rates; for the prevention whereof in
future, the inhabitants are hereby call'd upon
to give information at this office of any prac
tices repugnant to the regulations established
Ity the Commandant in his Proclamation of
the 22a of January last, in order that offend
ers mav be puniffied.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate ofPolice.
By Order of the Commandant.
NOTICE is hereby given, that permissi
on will be granted by the Police to any
persons properly recommended, who may in
cline to employ themselves in filing with
feiues or otherwise, any where within the pro
tection of his Majesty's Drips for the purpose
of fuppying the markets of this tipy.
ANDREW ELLIO F, Superintendent Gen,
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police,
April 12, 1779.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 80s. od.
Brown Bread, 955. od.
Welt-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-EnglancTdo. 4s. od.
'PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Sugar, 51. ros.
Single refin'd ditto, is. ,d.
Molafles, 2s. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 81. od.
Pork, 81. tos.
foreign anti Domfflefa
those who were saved, bore the severest cold,,
snow, &c. and while they had light, the sur
vivors were almost every minute ihocked with
the falling of feme of their unhappy Ihip-mates,
who died with the cold, from the tops and
other parts of the rigging, where they had
endeavoured to secure themselves from the
sea, which continually rolled over the fhip',
deck. After having been in this miserable
situation from 5 o'clock on Monday morning
till roon on Tuesday, a boat came off to their
relief, and saved about 42 of them, many of
which are much froft bitten in their feet, and
some of them were not able to help themselves
on board the boat that came tq their relief;
so that a few hours more mull in all probability
have finifhed the whole of them.
Lift of persons ' on board the ship Mermaid,
Capt. Snowball, from Halifax to New-York :
Perished, Capt. Snowball, master of the ship ;
Lt. Snodgrass, of Bzd light company,; 112 ser
geants, drums and privates; 13 women; 7
children; 11 r ailors. Total 145. Saved, §
sergeants ; 25 privates; 7 sailors ; 5 officer),
viz. Capt. Thomas Pitcarn, Lieuts. Andrew
Rutherford, James Dunlap, of grenadiers,
James Maxwell, and Robert Anderson, of
light infantry of Bzd regiment. Total 42.
Extracts from several letters written by persons
who may be depended on in Martinico.
Feb. 25. " His Majesty's ships le Robufte,
of 74 guns, commanded by M. the Count de
Graffe, Commodore ; !e Magnifique, of 74,
by M. de Bruche; le Dauphen Royal, cfyo.
by M. de Millon ; and le Vengeur, of 64, by
M. de Retz, which left Breit the 14th of Ja
nuary, arrived at Fort Royal the 20th irft.
They had on board the 2d regiment of Cham
pagne, 850 recruits, and a company of miners '
We are informed from France, by way of
Martinique, that they learn by a Portugu.fe
ship from India, that the Englifn have com
menced hostilities against the French since the
month of April. A ship of war and a frigate,
at that time attacked the le Brillant of 74 guns,
commanded by M. Tronjoly, who drove them
off. We are also informed, that they labour
hard to repair and arm' the forty-five privateers
of force which the royal navy hath taken from
the English, and that the greater part of these
vessels will be in a condition to put to sea in
a short time.
In CONGRESS, 2§th March, 1779.
WHEREAS the Bahama Illands are now
garrisoned by and under the military
government of the King of Great-Eritain, and
the inhabitants of the laid Islands have of late
fitted out many privateers and armed veffcls
for cruizing on the coalls of these United States,
and that such privateers and arraed v^ffels have
actually captured divers vessels, the property
of the citizens of ihefe States, on the coast of
South-Carolina.
Resolved, That the Resolution of Congress
of the twenty-fourth day of July, one thou
sand seven hundred and seventy-six, so far as
it relates to the said Bahama Islands, be re
pealed, and from and after the date of this
resolution be held void.
Extract from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec.
TRENTO N, April 14.
Officers commanding battalions in the mili
tia of this state, Ate defiredjo pay the Uriaeft
attention to their men's Sarris and accoutre
ments, that they may be in the moll pe;fcd
order. Thole in want of ammunition will
make an immediate return to the commissary
of military flores at that place. It is parti
cularly recommended to both officers and pri
vates to pay the greatest attention to Signals,
and the firideft compliance with the orders
they will receive.
The General Afembly of the state of R^odo-
If.and have ordered two taxes to be affefed,
amounting to 150,0001. and also voted a bri
gade of 1500 men to be immediately raised,
to consist of two battalia ns of infantry, and
a regiment of artillery.
The Legiilature of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania have enabled a law for railing,
by tax, four millions cf dollars within the
current year.
On the 13th of March a Spanish snow ar
rived at Portsmouth, in New-Hampfhire,laden
with rum, sugar, wine, dry goods, hides, &c.
The Rattle-Snake, Capt. Cannon, from the
Aux Cayos, in Hispaniola, is arrived in James
River, Virginia, laden with rum, sugar, coffee,
&c.
IFire Salt, *t. 6d
ICoarfe Salt, is. od
;Indian Corn per Bu> 10s. od
Coffee, is. cd
IChocolate, 265. per Do
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