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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General anti Commander in Chief of ail bis Majef
t,'s Forces, within the Colonies laying on the
Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to Weft-
Florida, inclufiue, ^c Lie He.
PROCLAMATION.
.'▼H&EEAS thee are several deserters
W-« his MT fty's troops, as well as
froa. ^^ under my command,
from the foreign . '-•ving with the Enemy,
whoare known to be it. 'upon the infamy
and isho from a just reflection ™a£lGNand
of bearing arms against their Sov^ ' duty,
their country, : wuuld return to then 'o
did not the fear of punishment deter them : 1^
hereby proclaims free pardon to every desert
er, of whatsoever ra :k or denomination, who
ffialf voluntarily founder himfelf to any of
his Molly's troops before the firil day of May
next.
Given under my band, at brad-quarters, in
New-York, the zydday of February, 1779.
H. CLINTON.
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 Wert-Florida, inclufive,&c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to rhe possessors of farms and
gardens to raise plentiful supplies of grain,
provisions vegetables, and forage. Whatever
perfcn ofyrfons shall presume to take away,
or dertroy any part of the cattle, stock, or other
produce ts 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 port of his Majesty s
troops.
Given tender 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.
pardon.
By His Excellency
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K
General and Commander „ Chief, of ah
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies 1,%
on the Atlantic Ocean, from N^a-Scona
to ^-Florida, incluftue, He. Lie. Lie.
PROCLAM' TION
WHEREAS the well known Auxier
the Enemy, to keep frer th, K
ledge of their Troops ev^v informs
which might,give them a just id
Situation, ^ay hav ? prevent: fonu D
from this Army, f r m taping & Bft
ray late Proclamation, f whL: # mat 1 roe
happily mailed themUb. -In ^^y^
fit to extend the Terra of fr 3 ; ' la ' ",
that it nay have ^f
more generally kn. 0 :---
promise A Fi <
SER TER, woe will volw?
himfeif t< any < 'f*
the FikTriA . fs^o.,
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Iley's Command,
ITH , Secretary.^
Da, ^epublished,
By G A I N E,
And to be foGat his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE
Earl of Cbeferfield,
TO His SON,
PHILIP STANHOPE, Efa;
ASSIZE of BREAD. "Flour at 80s. pet Cent.
Published January %%, 177^,
A White Loaf of the fined FLOUR, to weigh
2 lb. for 21 Coppers.
Monday, May id, Iffy
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General Pardon.
SR. Hochfuerftlichen Durchlaucht des Regie
renden Herrn Landgrafen zu Herfen
hoechft beltellter General Lieutenant, und Com
mandeur en Chef des in Kceniglich Grosbrit
tansifehtm folde ftehenden Auxiliair Corps
Fuerfliich H-ffischer Trouppen, Chef eines
Fusilier Regiments und Ritter derer Fuerftlich
Heffifchen Ordens, &c, lch Wilhelm von
Knypbaufen thue kund, und eincm Jeden,
so es angehet, hietmit 2u wiffen:
Nachdem feme Excellentz der Koeniglich
Gros-Britanniiche General eh chef, Sir Henry
Clinton, K. B. unterm zgten February diefes
Jahrs, einen General Pardon suer alle und
fede Deferteures von der Kceniglichen Armee
. '<ten haben, welche fich vor dem 1 ten
"enftigen Monaths May, # bey denen
? ec . „ - Trouppen von felbft wieder her
^nWfchen ^^ j ch dann in &,, acht
Bellen $ we^en, L -4 nc Deferteurs von dem
dafz vielleicht Yer itßuten Corps Fuer
^'^ ?'^^° ^eandifchen
ftlich Heffischer Iroupp\ n der h._ -nathig
fprache unkundig feyn mceCh, te G " ei t
finde, felbigen folches in Ihrer La.?des Sprac.
bekannt zu machen, un'd&r fie de>? a 'b °b
gedachten Termin zu verlaengern : Ab er =,
theile lch hiermit alien und Jeden von!
Heffischen Corps in Nord-America defertirten
unter Officiers und Gemeinen, auch folchen,
welehe etwa bey denen Feinden Dienfte ge
nommen haben, die aber das fchaendliche
Verbrechen der begangenen meineydigen
Desertion bereuen, und zu der, der Crone
Gros Britannien geleifteten Eydes Pflicht, und
Ihrem Durchlauchtigften Landes Fuerrten
fchuldigen Treue und Gehorfam zurdekkehren
wollen, wenn fie fich vor dem 1 ten Tag des
naechrt kuenftigen Monaths Juny bey der
Koeniglichen armeee einfinden, und bey ihren
Regimentern darauf Hellen werden, einen
freyen und vollftrendigen Pardon also und der
geftalt, dafz fie nicht nur von aller Leibes
Straffe, fondern auch von der Confifcation
Ihres in Heffen habenden Vermcegens befreyet
feyn follcn.
Gegeben unter meiner Hand im Haupt-
Quartier, zu New-York,den 2, ten Martii,i779.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befehl Sr. Lxcellentz.
Justin Henrich Motz, Ober-Auditeur.
WHEREAS it has been represented to me,
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 hi.
Majesty's Ship's, Transports, Victuallers, &c.
Notice is hereby Given,
•Several Captains, Commanders,
•^jin his Majesty's service, and in
• °fG wernment, that they are not,
v :tut whatever, to grant leave, or
^?n belonging to their refpedtivc
^. effeis, to be on Ihore after dark ; 4
Teuy so far trangrefs, as to be
the Street, after Gun Fire in the
they will be taken up by the Police,
^fhed with the Severity, which a
r. o' Orders merits.
GEORGE COLLIER.
esow. off New-York,
ch April, 1779.
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CORNELIUS DUANE,
Public Notary,
A: Mr. Wash's, next door to Mr. Augustus VAN
MORNB's, Smith-street, in the 'hotife formerly
occupied by Dr. FAR Qt, H A R.
T TTHERE he prafttfes the profeffion of a
yV NOTARY in the fulleft extent and
variety ; particularly draws the following wri
ings in the most perfect, legal, and commercial
methods, viz. Protests for damages of Ves
sels sustained from various causes, di 0 for
Bills of Exchange for non-acceptance ditto
for non-payment, Charter Parties, wills,
POWERS of ATTORNEY, AWARDS, ARTICLES
of AGREEMENT, BILLS ofsALE, CONTRACTS,
COVENANTS, LEASES, ASSIGNMENTS, DEEDS,
Indentures, &c. &c. &c. the above perform
ed with the greatest accuracy and dis
patch. Constant attendance from fix in the
morning to seven in the evening.
N. B. Public notice will be given when
and where his office will be opened
Mon % 54 Min. after 4
,„ ed 7' 36 M '"' afta 5
Wednesday, 18 Min. afte, 6
Tnurfday, 4 .Mtn. after 7
HIGH-WATER atNEW-YORK, this WEEK,
The
fy&M^l^
Ps&^^
Friday, 56 Min.after 7
Saturday, Min. afterß
Sunday ,8 Min. after 9
Full Moon the , s tb.
^y Sir GEORGE COLLIER, Commodore,
and Commanderin Chief of all his Majelly's
Ships and Vessels employed in America, from
the North Cape on the Island 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
want of Consideration of the heavy Penalty at
tending such a Crime, which is Death by the
Sentence of A Court Martial.
And whereas I havu had it represented to me
tha^ several of such Deserters repenting of their
Offence, are only retrained 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, of if she is not present, to
any other Ship or Veflel of his Majesty's, ac
knowledging their Crime, and claiming the
Benefit of this Proclamation, shall be pardon
ed their Desertion, provided they give them
selves up within a KalendarMonth from the
Date hereof.
And as the King's fetvice lias fuffered ma
te?'a'!y by I'rHateers, Letters of Marque, and
Merchant Vessels irtticing Seamen to desert,
they are to t^.v Nuti&, that whatever Ship or
Veiled shall be found to haftiouf h Deserter, or
in which 2 Referrer shall be found, will Hive
every Man (except the Commander) without
Exception, impressed for his Majesty's Service,
and it is fignified to them that the Excuse of
not knowing him to be a Defetter will not avail
or be received, unless the Proof is perfectly
clear, that neither the Owners, Mader, 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.
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,
_J° HN MARR,_Secr% I
-•Office of Police, April 12, 1779.
INFORMATION having been lodged at
this Office, that perlons bringing flour
and meal for sale to this city, have exacted
from the purchasers, premiums fortheir 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
lilhed 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
by the Commandant in bis Proclamation of
the zzd of January last, in order that offend
ers mav be punished.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOFS, Magistrate ofPolice.
By Order of the Commandant.
Notice is hereby given, that permissi
on will be granted by the Police to any
perfops properly recommended, who may in
cline to employ themselves in fishing with
feinesor otherwise, any where within the pro
tedioa of his Majesty's ships for the purpose
of fuppying the markets of this cify.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
X DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police,.
April 12, 1779°
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Dresden, Feb. 17.
FOR some days past almost the whole of the
army quartered in this Electorate has
either been in motion or preparing to move.
Several bodies are in march towards the fron
tiers of Bohemia. A corps under Gen. Teuf
fel, of about ice volunteers, drawn from the
"regiments near this place, was to have passed
the sorest of Eichwald, on the other fide of
Dippoldifivalde, the night before last, and it
appears their march it dire&ed towards lop-
Wheat per Bulhel, 265. od.i
Flour, 80s. 0(1.1
Brown Bread, g„. od.|
Welt-India Rum, 53. 6d.j
New-England do. 46. od.;
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
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M ERCU R Y.
Jiotqgn ana
IMufcovado Sugar, <l. „$,
| Single refin'd ditto, is. qd.l
IMolaffes, 2 g. 6d.
Beef pet Barrel, fl.
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luz; at the fame time Gen. Moilendorf, with
a body of be ween 15; and 1600 men, moved
from Freyberg towards Commotau; and re
since hear, that after having penetrated into
Bohemia, he had met with some refubnee
near Brix, in which he had his horse killed
under him, but his loss was very inconsider
able ; and u hen the last messenger came away,
the General bad made above ico prisoners,
and taken two pieces of cannon. The Saxon
General Anhalt, with a num°rous a b.:dv, has
also moved forward towards Adorf, in the
road to Egra.
When the last accounts came away from Si
lesia, the Auftr ans, remained in poffeffiop of
Habellchwert and Zugmantel, in the county
of Glatz ; and the King of Prussia had march
ed lout of Schwednitz, with an intention to
dislodge them.
Dryden, Feb. 18, On Friday last General
Mol'endorf, was invested with the order of
the Black Eagle by Prince Henty ofPruflia.
All the movements in this army are now at
an end. I he whole view was the expedition
Against Brix, which was executed by General
Mollendorf, but the success was not so Com
pare as was expeded. Gen Teuffel having
been flopped in his paffige into Bohemia by
thequantity of I 6w that bad fallen, by which
means their plan of furprifit g three Austrian
fregimetiti did not lucceed: however, they are
ull returned into Saxony, with the loss only of
a Major and four standards of the regiment of
Wynfch, that were taken at an out post by a
finall party of croats. The advantages the
Piuffians have gained on this expedition are
350 men, and a few officers prisoners, two
pieces es cannon, and burning the magazine
at Brix. Gen. Mollendorf, is returned to his
command at Freyberg, and for the picfcnt
every thing is quiet on the frontiers.
Madrid, Feb. I. The government of Ar
ragon, vacant by the death of the late Gover
nor, who loft bis life in attend ng his duty at
the fire which consumed the theatre at Sara
gossa, is given to the Marquis de Valle San
toro, son of M. Squillaci.
Cartbagena. Feb. 3. Five frigates failed
yesterday morning for Cadiz, with 300 sailors
on board, for the fquadton at that port.
Paris, Feb 18. The sudden return of the
Marquis de la Fayette is mater of some sur
prise to most people; he arrived here on Fri
day, having landed at Brest on the 6th, where
he arrived from America in the American
frigate the Alliance, with Capt. de Baras mid
the Chevalier de Raimondis, who were bo h
lamed in the engagement between the Caesar
and the Isis. These offers ran some rift in
their passage, as 60 of the crew of the English
ship the Somerset, whom they had taken to
navigate their frigate, had formed a plot to
murder them, which they would have execu
ted if a Dutchman, who was on board, had
not difeovwred sheir design. It is said that the
Congress have ordered Dr. Franklin to pre
sent the Marquis de la Fayette with an elegant
fwerd set with diamonds. The Congress has
also sent letters to the Do&or, which give him
the title of Plenipotentiary inßead of Deputy.
Drtfdcn, Feb 20. We learn, that by the
treachery of a subaltern officer of the 2d bat
talion of Wunfch's regiment, which, after the
retreatof General Mollendorff, had been port
ed in a village on the frontiers of Bohemia, an
Austrian party had furpriled a Major, and
carried off the colours belonging to that bat
talion.
Vienna, Feb. 6. The French Ambassador
continues to have frequent conferences with
our Miniftei the Prince de Kaunitz, and the
Ruffian Ambassador.
Hamburgh, Feb. 16. Letters from C^n
hagen assure us, that his Danish Majesty in
tends to maintain a ftri£t neutrality, and thas
the fleet lately equipped is only intended to
protest the trade of his fubjefts.
Paris, Feb. 18. The late bankruptcies
here have occasioned many others ; among the
rest there is a receiver of the Land-tax, who is
said to have gained immense sums by the ex
ten/ive trade he carried on with the American
insurgents.
They write from Cherbourg, that the Duc
de Moortemar, a corsair of St. Malo, brought
into that port the 16th of this month two En
glish prizes, viz. the Diamond, laden with
anchors, Geneva, &c. and the Enteprize,
laden with oats.
;Fine Salt, „, 6°
'Coarfe Salt, is. o d
; Indian Corn perßu. iqs. c d
[Coffee, is. c d
Chocolate, 265. pe> Dd