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"Cruelty to Persons, who difrent from their
Measures, is the more insolent and unpardon
able, as Governor nt has not used the Advan
tage of the Laws upon the Rebels who have
been taken ; but it will juftify any Severity,
which the Promoters of these Measures may
hereafter meet with from legal Authority. In
a Word, they are playing a defpera-e Game ;
and a very little Time more will probably put
an End to their Bluster, Outrage, and Re
bellion.
11^W^W^^W^W^X 50^
By the Ship Suecefs, Capt. M'Mullin, ^bo
arrived here lafi IFednejday in 55 Days from
London, ^e have the following Advices, ~viz.
DIE NN J, January, 15.
THE last letters from Constantinople ad
vise, that an ambassador from Georgia
was expected at the Porte ; that the motive
of his million is not known ; that neverthe
less It was known that the court ot Peterf
burgh had appointed the count de Woyhowitz
to reside as conful-genexal in the Archipe
lago ; that none of the Ruffian ships that were
expelled at the Dardanelles, had appeared
there as yet, and it was even assured, that the
Porte railed many difficulties about fuffering
the large Ruffian vessels to pass, whilst the
paflhge is granted to the merchantmen of that
nation, .
Ratifion, fan. 18. The taking of the for
trefs of Precop in Crimea, by the Ruffians,
cannot be looked upon as the sign of an ap
proaching war with the Ottoman Porte, too
enfeebled by the success of their arms over
her, but rather as a step taken to compel her
to keep to the conditions of the last treaty of
peace, efpecia|ly those which stipulate the in
dependence of Crim Tartary and the free na
vigation of the black Sea ; two capital arti
cles which the Muffelmen find too hard, and
stem not able to digest. Therefore it is that
Russia seized on that fortrefs, as being the
key of Crimea, in order to keep it until the
Tuiks fulfil the treaty in its whole extent.
Lehdes, it is presumed, that the field mar
shal count de Romanzow, who is set out for
his government of the Ukraine, will find
means to conciliate in an amicable manner
this new difference with the ministers of the
Porte.
Hanau, Jan. 24. We are raising a body of
Chaffeu.rs for the service of Great-Britain,
destined to reinforce the troops of Hanau
Hesse, in America. They are to have the
fame pay which the court of London allows
to thc Heflian Chaffeurs. Captain Kerrarumpf
has orders frora the hereditary prince of Hesse,
to enlist on very advantageous terms all those
that offer themselves to enter into that corps.
Alters, Dec. 22. The dey being firmly per
fiiaded that the Spanish armaments at Cadiz
are not defined for America, frefh orders are
given ~0 work night and day on the fortifica
tions of this town, to put them in the best
state of defence.
Lifan, Jan. 7. His majesty grows better
daily, and was able to rife on the firft of this
month. The princess of Brazil is also as well
as can be expeded.
Mr. Wade, an English physician, who was
confulte.lon the king's disorder, and whose
prescriptions have restored the king to his
health, is created Chevalier of the order of
Christ, and a pension is also fettled upon him.
W'arfcQ, Jan. 18. The Ruffian troops are
in motion towards Crimea; almdft all the
Ceffacks of Slez have evacuated Podolia to
march into Tartary.
Cass!, Jan. 31. The raising of a body of
Chafleurs, which is to consist of 1000 men,
and the recruiting for the troops in America,
goes on fuccefsfully. It is said, that Bcoo
Hessians are to be taken into the service of
Great-Britain.
Paris, Jan. 31. Marshal and vice-admiral
de C- rfian died here a few days ago.
L O ND O N, February 6.
Saturday came on the election of Lord Pro-
Voh of Edinburgh, in the room of Alexander
Kincaid, Enquire, deceased. The candidates
were, Gilbert Lowrie, John Dalrymple, and
John Walker, Efqrs. Mr. Dalrymple was cho
sen by a great majority.
Detachments of marines are ordered to
march to all the King's dock yards thoughout
the kingdom.
The Reynolds, Manchester, from Rhode-
Island to Curacoa, is carried into Antigua by
the crew.
Extract of a Letter from Londonderry, Jan. 20.
“ On Wednesday last a vessel came into
Loch Foyle, which we hear, is the Molly, of
Ncw-Caftle, laden with coals for New-York,
but was taken by an American privateer of
32 guns, who put some hands on board her in
order to carry her to Virginia; but the crew
of the Molly rose, on their new masters, and
have brought the vessel fafe in as above."
HOUSE of COMMONS, Feb. 5 .
In a committee of ways and means, came
to a revolution, that the charge of the pay
and eloathing of the militia for 1777, be de
frayed out of the land-tax. To be reported
on Thurfda^.
Agreed to the report of the bill with the
amendments, to enable the Lords of the Ad
miralty, to grant letters of marque to private
flips of war, merchants ships, &c. with a
clause, that Blips failing under convey should
not be entitled to Share prizes.
Ordered, That the bill, with amendments,
be engrossed.
Advice was yesterday received from Paris,
that M. Maurepas was so dangerously attacked
with the gout, as to render his life in danger.
The house of commons met yesterday at
three o'clock, when they agreed to the re
port of the amendments made to the letters
of marque bill, which was ordered to be en
grossed.
Yesterday lord North attended the levee at
St. James's for the Frit time since his indis
position.
Some inkruaions, which were resolved on
at the council held yesterday, passed the great
seal last night, which are to be sent to gene
ral Howe with the utmost dispatch.
W A R - OFFI C E, February 4.
PRO M O T I O N S.
2d regiment dragoons. Cutlibert Swaddle,
Cornet.
lit regiment foot guards. Andrew John
Drummond, Lieut. Thomas Gordon, Enlign.
Coldftream regiment foot guards. William
Winyard, 1L major ; George Ogelvy, zd
major ; Colmo Gordon, Capt. of a company ;
Wiliiam Cavendish Lyfter, Capt. Lieut. Wal
ker Dawson Fawitt, Lieut. Richard Barring
ton, Enlign, Robert Johnson, Lieut. Edward
Hay, Enlign ; George Rodney, Lieut. Wil
liam Douglass Clephane, Ensign.
13th regimentof foot. John Crooklhanks,
Ensign.
Royal Americans) firft battalions James
Faby, Lieut. Edward Davis, Ensign.
Do. 3d battalion. Robert Sutherland, Lieut.
61st regiment foot. Sir William Moore,
Bart. Captain; John Barlow, Lieut. James
Cullen, Ensign ; John Boyle, Ensign.
65th regiment of foot. Thomas Clark,
Surgeon.
Commissions signed by his Majesty for the
army in Ireland.
18th regiment dragoons, Sir Charles Bur
ton, Bart. Major. Hon. William Cuff, Cap
tain. George Sandford, Lieutenant. John
Lawrenfon, Cornet.
2d Horie. Hans Hamilton, Cornet.
sth dragoons. William Hatton, Cornet.
William living, Cornet.
18th dragoon's. John Knox, Lieutenant.
3d regiment foot. Edward Sylvester, Lieu
tenant. William Honeywood, Ensign.
29th regiment foot. Cblon Campbell, Lieu
tenant, William Wray, Enlign.
36th regiment foot. Robert Burn; Lieute
nant. George Ramsay, Ensign.
67th regiment foot. William Ruxton, Cap
tain. Canvers Graves, Lieutenant. George
Keon, Ensign.
Feb. 7. Yesterday at one o'clock their ma
jesties came from the Queen's Palace to St.
James's, where there was a great drawing
room, at which were present his grace the
duke of Leeds ; the lords Gower, Dartmouth,
Harcourt, Hertford, Northington-, Weymouth,
Edgeumbe, Nugent, Aboyn, and Amherst ;
the foreign minivers and their ladies ; the la
dies of her majesty's bedchamber, except the
duchess of Argyle; the countess of Balcarras,
Aboyn, &c. After the drawing-room lord
Weymouth held a conference with the king.
The fame day an Indian chief was intro
duced to their majesties at St. James's, by
colonel Cooper, and graciously received.
The fame day the earl of Suffolk presented
to the house of lords a copy of a convention
entered into between his majesty and the
prince of Hesse.
Lord North presented to the house of com
mons a copy of convention similar to that pre
sented to the lords by lord Suffolk, between
his majesty and the prince of Hesse.
Twenty officers of the guards, of different
ranks, are ordered to be in readiness to em
bark, to relieve the like number in America.
Feb. 8. Yesterday at one o'clock his ma
jefly came from the Queen's Palace to St.
James's, were there was a levee but no Coun
cil ; there were present the dukes of Leeds
and Argyle; lords Suffolk, Nugent, Claren
don, Harcourt, Stamford, Loudon, Germaine;
North, Barrington, Marchmont, Panmure,
Frederick Campbell and Robert Bertie; Ge
nerals Burgoyne and Hervey; the Lords in
waiting, &c. After the Levee Lord North
held a long conference with the King.
On Monday last there was a very heavy proof
of cannon at Woolwich, before Lord Amherst,
fir Charles Frederick, fir Charles Cocks, and
other officers. It turned out a maiden one.
Not a gun, either brass or iron, was condem
ned. These ingenious founders; the Verbrug
gins, had several large brass guns of their own
casting proved, which besides handing proof,
appeared even in every other respect executed
in a moh masterly manner.
Capt. Standish, and Capt; Williamson's
companies of artillery are to be immediately
made up 100 each, and to hold themselves in
readiness on the Shotted notice. There is no
wisdom like that got by experience; owing to
this, we hear, that instead of fending tham,
with the ether artillery stores, all in one Flip,
they and the stores are to be divided amongst
all the ships which are to fail in the Spring, by
which means the Rifque run by government
will be almost removed, every vessel having
such a number of artillerymen on board as may
be able to defend her against the ordinary kind
l of American privateers.
I The following circumstance lately happened
iat Bourdeaux, which at least has some specious
l appearance of the pacific intentions of the
I French court: two English ships, bound to
Corke, being taken by an American Privateer,
and carried into Bourdeaux, the captain of the
,privateer advertised the sale of them ; but the
I correspondents of the merchant in Corke, to
} whom the goods were consigned, residing in
I Bourdeaux, remonstrated to the French court,
;who immediately ordered the ships and cargoes
' to be restored.
1 Feb. 10. Three men of war are ordered to
3 cruize within aleague of the mouth of the river
;Garonne, to watch the motions of the Ame
rican ships, and to seize all that they meet with.
Yesterday the honourable colonel Brfßon
had the honour to kiss the king's hand on
being appointed teller of the Exchequer of
Ireland.
A letter from Bristol mentions; “ that two
Connecticut Yankeys had been taken up, and
examined before Mr. Alderman Buttinau, on
suspicion of their having had a hand in the
late fire there."
Feb. 11. Yesterday at one o'clock his ma
jesty came from the Queen's Palace to St.
James's, where there was a levee; there were
present the lords Gower, North, Chancellor,
Mansfield, Suffolk, Sandwich, Germaine,
Weymouth, Barrington, Falmouth, the recor
der of the city of London, &c. After the
levee there was a council.
Yesterday after the council, lord Mansfield
held a long conference with the king.
Yesterday Charles Montague, Esq; third
son of admiral Montague, was introduced to
his majesty at St. James's, by lord Sandwich,
for the firft time since his arrival from Arne
rica, and graciously received.
A council is summoned to meet this day at
the Cockpit, on plantation affairs.
Yesterday the lord bishop of Chester did ho
mage before the king at St. James's, on being
consecrated bishop of that fee.
The bill to enable his majesty to secure and
detain perforis charged with high treason in
America, or for piracy on the seas, was read
the second time; whereupon great debates
arose, which continued from four till a quar
ter before nine, when the house divided, and
there appeared
For the bill • 195
Againit it —— 39
Majority 146
'The gallery doors were lock the whole time
of the debate. The principal speakers for the
bill were, lord North, lord George Germaine,
and the attorney and solicitor generals. A
gainst it, colonel Barre, C. Fox, and Mr.
Dunning.
The following is the substance of the above
bill:
“ Whereas a rebellion and war have been
openly and traiteroully levied and carried on
in certain of his majesty's colonies and plan-:
tations in America, and ads of treason and
piracy have been committed upon the ships
and goods of his majesty's fubjeds ; and many
persons have been seized and taken, who are
expressly charged or strongly fufpeded of such
treasons and felonies, and many more such
persons may be hereafter so seized and taken :
" And whereas such persons have been or
may be brought into this kingdom, and into
other pafrts of his majesty's dominions ; and
it may be inconvenient in many such cases to
proceed forthwith to the trial of such crimi
nals, and at the fame time of evil example to
fuffer them to go at large:
" Be it therefore enacted by the king's
most excellent majesty, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the lords fpiritnal and
temporal, and commons, in this present par
liament assembled, and by the authority of
the fame, that all and every person or per
sons, who have been, or shall hereafter be
seized or taken in the ads of high treason,
committed in any of the colonies, or on the
high seas, or in the ad of piracy, or who are,
or shall be charged with, or fufpefted, of the
said crimes, and who have been, or shall be
committed for the said crimes, or either of
them, or for suspicion of them, or either of
them, in any part of his majesty's dominions,
to the common goal, or any other place of
confinement specially appointed for that pur
pose by warrant under his majesty's sign ma
nual, by any magistrate having competent
authority in that behalf (who is hereby au
thorized to commit such persons to the place
so to be appointed) all and every such person
and persons shall and may be thereupon se
cured and detained in fafe custody, without
bail or mainprize; until the
and that
no judge or justice of peace shall bail or try
any such person or persons, without order
from his majesty's most honourable privy
council, signed by of the said
privy council, until the said
any
wife notwithstanding.
" And be it further enaded by the autho
rity aforefaid, That this act shall continue
and be in force until the said
and no longer."
Yeflerllay John Hill, the painter, charged
with setting fire to Portsmouth dock, and
Bristol, and likewise with a burglary at Calne
ih Wiltfhire, underwent a private examina
tion before fir John Fielding, in Bow-street,
and some gentlemen from the Admiralty ; he
was allowed to fit on a stool. He was asked.
Was you ever at Southampton ?
I don't chufe to make any answer to that
question.
Was you ever at Titchfield?
No.—
Did you paint a gentleman's house there ?
(mentioning the name)
I know nothing of the gentleman.
Did you never hold a conversation or cor
respondence with an aid de camp to Mr.
Washington?
I don't know Mr. Washington.
Do you know a man called general Wash
ington ?
I have heard of general Washington.
Then you know general Washington, but
you don't know Mr. Washington ?
I don't chufe to answer that question. —
I am here personally to fuffir upon proof
of any crime brought against me, but I don't
underhand the law—l am poor, and have
nobody to advise with.
If you want council you shall have it. Is
there any body, or anv council in particular
you could WIUI to advise you ?
Yes.
Who is it ?
The bed.
Two or three more questions of very little
importance were asked him; but a gentleman
from the Admiralty not arriving in town as
was expected, Hill was remanded to Clerken
well prifcn. It appears that he is a very
sober man, does not mix with the prisoners,
and confines himfelf to his own apartment.
By his EXCELLENCY
Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the
Bath, one of His Majesty's Cemmiffis
ners for restoring Peace to the Colonies,
General and Commander in Chief of
all his Majesty's Forces within the Colo
nies lying on the Atlantic Ocean, from
Nova Scotia to West Florida, inclusive,
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS for the more speedy and effectual
Suppression of the unnatural Rebellion fub
fiiting in North-America, it has been thought proper
to levy a Number of Provincial Troops, thereby
affording to his Majesty's faithful and well-diN
poled Subjects, Inhabitants of the Colonies, an Op
portunity to co-operate in relieving Themselves from
the Miseries attendant onAnarchy and Tyranny, and
in restoring the Blessings of Peace and Order with just
and lawful Government : As a Reward for the
Promptitude and Zeal wherewith his Majesty's
faithful Suhfc&s have entered into the Corps now
raising, and as a further Encouragement to others to
follow their laudable Example, I do hereby, in Con
sequence of Authority to Me given by his Majesty
promise and engage, That all Perfens who have, or
do hereafter, inlift into any of the said Provincial
Corps, to serve for two Years, or during the present
W^r in North-America, and shall continue faithfully
to serve in any cf the faidCorps agreeable to such their
Engagements, shall, after being reduced or disbanded
obtain, according to their refpe&ive Stations, Grants
of the following Quantities cf vacant Lands in the
Colonics wherein their Corps have been or shall be
raised, er in such other Colony as his Majesty shall
think ft.
Every Non-commifiioned Officer 200 Acres,
Evei:y private Soldier, 5 o dO.
The fame to be granted to such of the said Non
commifiioned Officers and Soldiers as shall personally
apply sos the £me, by the Governor of the ref
pe&ive Colonies, without Fee or Reward, fubje& at
the Expiration of Ten Yerrs to the fame Quit-Rents
as other Lands ^re fubje& to in the Province within
wlrich they fhr.ll be granted, and fubje& to the fame
Conditions of Cultivation and Improvement.
GIVEN under my Hand, at Head
Quarters in New-York, this 21st Day
of April, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
Eine Offentliche Bekanntmachung.
NACHDEME der General-Major
PIGOT, in Erfahrung gebracht hat,
dasz die Bibliothcc zu des Koenigs Hohen.
Schule gehcerig,, wie auch die Bibliothec, der
Bibliothec-Societast in der Stadt Neu-York
Zuftrndig, find beraubet worden, so wohl der
Buecher, als auch eines Theils des Philcfo
phifehen Inftrumenten-Satzes, naturlicher und
anatomiefcher rari^ten, u. $. f. So avird hiemit
ledermaenniglich Zuivtybe ^emaebt, dasz in denen
Buechern Zu der Hohen Schule gehcerig das
Wapen der Hohen Schule, oder das Wapen
der Zu Fortp flanzung des Evangelii errichteteu
Societaet felt gemacht oder figiret fichet, und
dasz in denen Buechern der Stadt-Bibliothe.es-
Gefellschafft das Wapen befagter Gesellschafft
figirit ift; oder, dasz die Zerfchiedene fa
entwendete Buecher fonften so gezeichnet find,
dasz ledermann widen kan, wem felbige aller
feits Zugehceren. Und alien Perionen, in
deren FLenden einige der befagten Buecher,
cder einiger Theil des Philofophifchen Inftru
menten-Satzes u. s. f. dermalen find, auf Wa
ferley Weife he auch zu deren Bcfiz mcegen
gekommen feyn, wird hiedurch auf das
fchierffste anbefohlen, dieselbigen innerhalb
EINEM MONAT H dem Erhwurdigen
Herrn Pfarrer Houfeal, wohnhafft in Little-
Queen-Street, in No. 10, in diefer Stadt, ein
zuha^ndigen, Zu dem Gebrauch derer aller
feitigen Eigenthums-Herrn :—Oder fie werden.
dem Profos gefenglick ueberlieffert und ge
ftraffet werden als folche, die geftohlene Gue
ther einrehmen und verhelen.
NEU-YORK, den z6ilen Merz. 1777.
VON HEISTER.
PROCLAMATION.
INFORMATION having been made
to Major General PIGOT, that the
Library of King's College, and the Society
Library in the City of New-York, have been
pillaged, as well of the Books as cf Fart of
the Philosophical Apparatus, of the natural
and anatomical Curiosities, &c. PUBLIC
NOTICE is hereby given, That in the
Looks belonging to the College, is placed
either the Arms of the College, or of the
Society for propagating the Gospel ; and that
in the Books of the City Society Library, is
placed the Arms of the said Society ; orthat the
several Books so pillaged, are otherwise so
marked that no one can be ignorant to whom
they refpedively belong. And all Persons in
whose Hands any of the said Boohs or Appa
ratus, &c. now are, by whatever Means they
came into their Pofleffion, are hereby ftri&ly
ordered within O^e Month, to deliver the fams
to the Reverend Mr. Houfeal, Minister of the
ancient Lutheran Trinity-Church, living in
Little Queen-Street, at No. 10, of this City,
for the Use of the refpe&ive Proprietors ; or
they will be committed to the Provost, and
punished as Receivers of stolen Goods.
NEW-YORK, 26th March, 1777.
Rt. PIGOT,