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Further Advices from London, brought
by the Thyme Packet, Ca„,obnfon.
L O NDO N, November 23.
PRIVATE Letters from the Hague fay,
'' The papers found upon Mr. Laurens
have been printed by order of their High/
Mightinesses. bat they have not yet permitted
them to be published; nevertheless they have
been seen by a few, who fay they consist of a
proje& for a treaty of commerce and friendfhip
to be concluded between the United Provinces
and the Americans, contained in 34 articles:
Next the passports and certificates to be given
to the Captains of the refpedive venels when
the treaty was concluded: Then an authoriza
tion from the Regency of Amsterdam, for one
of their Burgomasters and the Secretary of that
city, together with the Penfionary de Berkel,
to enter' into a negotiation with one Stockton
and M. de Neuville, merchant, at Amsterdam,
who wasappointed for that purpose by the Peo
fionary. Betides these, there are many letters
to Messrs. Lee, Laurens, and Routledge, in
North-Carolina, and some letters from the fa
mous Baron de Capellan, a gentleman of
Overyffell, to Dr. Franklin at Parjs, relative
to the said treaty, and a loan which Congress
wanted to set on foot in Holland, &c."
Cry of a letter from Major Genera! Philips to Lord
George Germain, dated N^w-2'ork, O^ober 3 1,
1,80.
"My Lord,
" Since I had the honour of addressing your
Lordlhip by the last packet,, a negociation has
begun between the British and American Com
missaries General of Prisoners, which will ter
minate in the exchange of all officers, priso
ners of war on both sides, and which has al
ready included such officers as were upon their
paroles in New-York, or in Great-Britain.
This exchange likewise comprehends an equi
valent of British and German fpldiers, prison
ers of war, for those of the enemy now in cur
possession in this place, who will be permitted
to go out upon the arrival of a similar number
of our privates at Elizabeth-Town, the place
appointed for their rendezvous.
" His Excellency the Commander in Chief
will make one more effort, in the course of the
present negociation, for the release of the pri
vates of the troops of Convention, fhodl it
fail, and I am sorry to observe to your Lord
ship, there is but a faint profpe& of its suc
ceeding, his Excellency will immediately pro
ceed to put into execution the plan heretofore
proposed, and which was intimated from your
Lordihip to have received his Majesty's appro
bation, for a partial exchange of officers.
" Major General de Riedefel and myfelf,
were exchanged on the !zgth instant, as you
will perceive, my Lord, by the inclofed copies
of the certificates ofour exchanges. The Com
mander in Chief has been pleased to put me
in or< % to serve with this army.
" $0 Henry Clinton having direaed me to
transmit to your Lordship a report of the pre
sent tra -factions relative to exchanges, I take
great pleasure in having the honour ofcommu
nicating it to your Lordship. This gratifica
tion arises as well from my own personal feel
ings individually on this happy occasion, as
from the general fatisfaftion a completion of
this humane business, must diffufe in the minds
of those of his Majesty's officers who will be
released from their captivity.
" Sir Henry Clinton has judged proper to.
direct that the troops of Convent n be frill
considered as under my orders ; and that all re
ports concerning their situation should be feut
to me, in order to be laid before his Excel
lency as ufaal. I take the liberty of inclofing
^ copy of Sir Henry Clinton's letter to me,
contanng his-demands upon this fubjed. I
shall confirm: to purfee their interests and wel
fare with the fame Unwearied zeal I have ever
done.
<' I beg leaveto report to you my Lord,
the high and grateful sense I entertain of
the m^ny favours conferred by your Lord
flip upon me ard the troops of Contention.
The kind protection ahd solicitude your Lord
ship has constantly manifested, both to me
personally, and to those troops in general,
claim our bed acknowledgments and warmest
thanks.
" l entreat you will, my Lord, 'reprefent
me p the King under the most perfed attach
ment to his royal person and government; as
one whofc heart is replete with gratitude for
hi, MajeE/a moll gracious expressions of ap
probation of my conclude, and entirely devo
ted to his Majesty's service.
I nave the honour to be, &c.
W. PHILIPS."
Extras of a letter from Anflera'am, Nov. 14.
" Our Alagiftrates will find it an unpleasant
talk to put up with the affront they have just
received from the States of Holland. They
are the more hurt at it, because it cannot but
be extremely modifying, after the haughty 1
tone they had affiri d, at the close of their 1
apology; which ready is only fit for those who I
look upon themselves as already Matters of the
Republic, to fee themselves brought back to
that individual State of the administration,
which thej derive from the constitution.—
Being thus disappointed in one part of their
plan, that zvbicb relates to their connexion with [
America, they seem desirous of pursuing thel
other, — their union with France, —with redou-|
bled ardour. It has been asserted, that fomel
of them think themselves so sure of fucceeding,'
in setting this country and England at vari-I
ance, that they are already, in consequence of I
this perfaafion, taking previous measures suit- I
able to their interests and views. Their in-1
tenticn is to carry, by a plurality, resolutions,
which on account of the important confe-|
quences they involve, the constitution require, 1
!mould only be carried by unanimity. It is not
;impoffible but they may obtain their ends;
iwhat by their felicitations, their entreaties,and
Itheir intrigues, joined to those of the French
Ambassador, who, we are assured, has formally
pledged himfelf tokis court, and to his friendsl
here, to bring about a war with England.
" But they will find much up-hill work in I
their progress. By degrees, the true motives ,
of their conduct will come to light, and then;
they will in vain try to screen themselves from
the animadveffiohs of the people, whose wel
fare they were called to promote, not to ha
zard, for the fake of gratifying felfifh passions
and interests. Nay in this very town, where,
in their own estimation, they are so powerful,
1 venture to affirm, that their condud is highly
disapproved by all cool, temperate people, and
by much the greatest part of the citizens at
large ; and should matters be pushed to ex
tremes, they would find their hopes grievously
defeated."
At a meeting of the merchants trading to
North-America, held at the New-York Coffee-
House, on Thursday thezgd ult. it was unani
mously resolved, to present am address of thanks
to the Earl of Carlisle, and Mr. Eden, for the
I friendrilip and support the merchants had ex-
Iperienced from them.—ln consequence of
; which, a committee of eight gentlemen waited
I on the Earl of Carlille and Mr. Eden, on
Wednesday last, and presented to them the fol
lowing address:
I To his Excellency the Earl of Carlifle, and the
ißight Hon. William Eden.
THE merchants ofLondon trading to North-
America, incited by a due sense of the impor
tant benefits which have been derived to the
I commercial interetts of this kingdom from your
I public spirited efforts, as well as by a perfo-
I nal gratitude for the obligations which you
have conferred on them—beg leave to express
their acknowledgements by this public address.
The facility with which you have at all
times admitted their communications, and
unwearied application which you have given
to the progress and dispatch of their mercan
tile Concerns, demand not only their warmest
I thanks, but the thanks of all to whom the as-
Ifiduous exercise of public talents, in exalted
I stations, may be ufefal.
By the patronage which you gave to the late
ad of parliament for reviving the trade of this
country with certain parts of America, you
I have contributed to the relief of the inhabi
tants of those places, and to a great advance
ment of the British commerce.
And although the hopes which had been
entertained by your late cammiffion being at
tended with success, and of peace and happi
ness being in consequence diffufed throughout
those diftraded provinces, have hitherto been
defeated by the insidious artifices of the anci
ent and hereditary enemy of this empire ; they
Bill trust that the time is not far dittant when
those artifices will lose their effed, and when
it will be seen that a boldness and felfifh am
bition has been concealed under the mask of
pretended friendship.
It is also the wilh of the merchants to offer,
with the utmost refpe&, their sincere congra
tulations upon your appointment to very high
and important stations in the filter kingdom of
Ireland, at a time which requires, not only
judgment to discern, but disposition to adopt
such measures as may happily tend to rivet the
bonds of friendhip between the two kingdoms;
and they cannot but presage the happielt con
sequences from the cxeicife of those virtues and
abilities which have already been called forth,
and which they doubt not will continue to be
exerted for the prosperity of a brave, a pow
erful, and a grateful people.
By order of the Meeting,
PHILIP SANSQM, Chairman.
To which his Lordship and Mr. Elen were
pleased tb make the following answer.
TO extend, by every reasonable expedient,
the contracted limits of commerce between this
country and North-America, and to shew an
unremitting attention and refped to each indi
vidual engaged in that commerce, we have
ever considered as duties essential to the public
jituations which we have had the honour to
fill. To have neglected those duties would
have justly drawn upon us complaint and ac- ;
cufation; in fulfilling them as well as we were I
able, we hever looked for farther reward than
what flowed from the confeioufnefs of leaving
nothing unattempted to foften the effeds of
that blow, which the present extensive war has
necessarily given to your mercantile pursuits.
The very generous and unexpected tribute
of your approbation now conferred upon us,
while it affords us the most flattering fenfati- 1
ons, will, we trust, be productive, at least, ofj
one beneficial consequence to the trading inte-|
rests in which you possess so refpedable a ffiare : '
—lt cannot fail of exciting in others a similar ,
zeal for your service, with the exertion ofmore ]
Splendid and more efficient abilities. Men in |
public stations must ever covet the connexion 1
and acquaintance of a body of merchants, |
whose gratitude is given in return for the pro- [
tedion and assistance which they have a right :
to claim."
—Foreign Intelligence.—
Paris, Nov. 11. The King has publifhedl
an order, that for the future no prizes taken )
by any @f the privateers of France are to be j
ransomed, except those taken in the Irifn feas,j
the Bristol and St. George's Channels, and to|
the North Well of Scotland; such prizes may {
be ranfomed' on condition, that besides the 1
usual hoflages five men out of every crew of'
30, and two out of every inferior one, shall c
be delivered up, and the captured vessel to 1
furnifh provisions fufficient for the sustenance 1
of the homages as far as the port they are go- [
ing to. This order was occasioned by his j
Majesty being made acquainted that the custom
of ranfuming was become so common, that
the true end of privateering, that of reducing
the enemy's forces, was in a manner totally
eluded, entirely contrary to the 41st article of
his Majesty's declaration of the 24th of July,
1778, which only permits the Captains of
privateers to ransom prizes in certain cir
cumstances.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
By PERMISSION, FOUR DAYS SPORT,
ON Easter Monday, being the 16th day of April
next, will be run for on Ascot Heath, five miles
from Brooklyn Ferry, The COUNTY SUBSCRPTION
PURSE of Fifty Pounds, free for any Horse, Mare,
or Gelding, carrying weight for blood and age.
An aged Horse, half blood, to carry 9 stone, and 7
pound.
Seven pounds to be allowed for every quarter-blood,
over or under.
An aged Horse gives a fix years old seven pounds, and
a fix years old gives a five years old nine pound, and a
five years old gives a four year old twelve pounds.
The deficiency of bibod between each quarter, will be
taken no notice of.
The Winner to have FORTY POUNDS, and the se
cond best TEN POUNDS upon winning a clear heat.
And on Tuesday the 17th will be run^or, the Noble
men ahd Gentlemen's Subfeription Purse of ONE HUN
-IDRED POUNDS, free for airy Horse, Mare or Gelding,
; carrying weight for blood and age., To run on the fame
|conditions as above; The winner to have Eighty Pounds,
I and the second best Twenty Pounds, upon winning a clear
; heat.
And on Wednesday the fSth, will be run for, th- fe-
Icond County Subferption Purse of FIFTY FOUNDS,
I give and take, free for aby Horse, Mare, or Gelding,
I carrying weight for age and inches. An aged horse, 14
] hands high, to carry 9 ftoneg and 7 pounds to be a'llow
j ed for every inch over or under.
An aged 'Horfe gives a fix year old 7 pounds, and a
, fix years old gives a five-years old 4 pounds,and a five years
1 old gives a four years old twelve pounds; the firft horse
;to have 40 Pounds, and the second best 10 Pounds, upon
I winning a clear heat.
I And on Thursday the 19th, theCity Subfeription Purse
I of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, free for any Horse,
Mare, or Gelding, carrying 9 stone each, the winner to
have 80 Pounds, and the second best 20 Pounds, upon
winning a clear heat.
For each of the Hundred Pound Purses, to run the best
of three four mile heats, to pay Three Guineas entrance,
and no left than four to start. To start precisely at,l2
o'clock.
For each of the go Pounds Purses, to run the best of
three two mile heats each horse to pay Two Guineas
entrance, and no less than four to flart. To start pre
cifelv at 12 o'clock.
The Winherof a Purse not to ffart for another with
out carrying 7 pounds more than a Maiden Horse.
Also on eachof the days above mentioned, will be run
for, a Saddle, Bridle and Whip, of Fifteen Pounds vain:
at least.
Conditions of the running for Saddles, &c. Mr.
Loofley will notify from the Parting -poft,^ Monday
the 6rft day of the races, at eleven o'clock, to start pre
cisely at two o'clock.
All Horses to be entered and measured at Mr. Loof
ley%, Brooklyn Hall, on or before Friday the 6hd yof
April ; or on Saturday the 7th of April, at Mr. L-wfry's
Booth on the Race Ground, or to pay double entrance at
thepoft.
. If any dispute should arise; to be decided by the judges
of the course, or the majority of the fubferibers present.
No person will be admitted to start a Horse, for either
of the Purses, unless the rider is in proper uniform, with
a final! Saddle, jockey cap, silk jacket, and light Boots.
It is expected that no person will attempt to ere& a
booth on the race ground, without firft fubferibing at lead
three guineas, neither to fell wines, liquors, &c, from
waggons and other carriages without fubferibing two gui
neas towards the Saddle, Bridle and Whip, and other
expences attending the races.
Tavern-keepers take notice.
To avoid suspicion of collusive practice, in running, it
is expected Gentlemen (who enter Horses for any of the
Purses above mentioned) de qualify themselves, that the
Horses entered in their name is solely their property, and
that they have no claim or connexion with any Horse
entered to run on any of the days, excepting what is pa.
troriized by their nam s.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Brooklyn Hall, Feb. 10, 17S1.
A " P e ''° ns having any demand on the estate of
the late Charles Nicoll, decealeJ, wine mer
chant, are desired to bring in their accounts Oat
tney may be paid ; and those who aie indebtrih 0
laid estate, are requeued to pay the fame to .S'
lubfcribers at the house of the late Charles Nicoll,
Little Dock street.
EDWARD NICOLL,
evert bancker, j un .
CHARLES N. TAYLOR.
Who have to dispose of at Did house, his flock of
genuine liquors confining of Madeira, Pott, and
Lisbon wine, by the pipe, hogfh^d, quarter calk, or
five gallons : Also old Jamaica spirits of the firft
quality, brandy, and geneva.
To be SOLD, or LET,
And entered on the firlt of May next,
A Houfe of four rooms on the firft floor, and four
on the second, with five fi<e places; a large
convenient kitchen and oven adjoining ; a new barn
lately built, and fufficient for twenty horses; a large
garden containing the best kinds of fruit trees, and
a fufficient quantity of asparagus, strawberries, and
rafberries. The whole in the belt repair, containing
about 12 acres, and situate in the town of Jamaica,
opposite the English Church. Enquire of John Li
vingston, on the premises, or Philip I. Living on
at Hell-Gate. (31 38)
Renew'd Lottery Tickets,
FOR the Benefit of Refugee and other Poor, may
be had at three Dollars each, if applied for soon
at the Store of URIAH HENDRICKS, No. 43,
Hanover-Square, who lately imported from London
a valuable Parcel of Silks, India Chintz, plain Book
Mullins, Nankeens, Bandances, fine Cambricks and
Irish Linens, fine white and brown Russia Sheetings,
Diapers, fuperfine scarlet arid blue Broad Cloths
with Linings and Trimmings; Mens and Boys fine
Hats, Shoes and Boots, Hosiery, Haberdashery,
Boxes of blue and white China Cups and Saucers,
Pewter Ware, Haerlem Stripes, Umbrelloes, Nut
megs, Cinnamon, Silver Buckles, warranted Silver
Watches, India Rattans for Hoops, fine Prize
Writing Paper, &c
Large and small
HAIR SIE.VE S,
Both COARSE and FINE,
Sold by J. ABRAHAMS,
In CROWN-STREET, No. 42.
On Thursday next,
Will be fold at public vendue on the pemr $,
The Leaje of an elegant. STORE,
IN Little Dock drtet, corner of Counties flip, oc
cupied by Reilly and Holmes. The commodi
oul'nels of the store and fixation for buhnefs, needs
no other recommendation.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.,
do be jold at Public Vendue,
The loth of the 3d Month called March,
THE farm i^e the property cf John Mott, de
ceased, situate on the east fide of Cow-neck,
in the tewnfhip of Hempftead, and adjoining the
harbour, containing about 140 acres of land; on
which is a large and good dwelling house and barn,
a good beating orchard, and other fruit trees, the
whole in good fence. The sale to begin at the loth
hour, on the premises, by
, RICHARD SANDS,?,
ADAM MOTT, ^Executors.
Cow neck, 19th of 2d Month, 1780.
rW^AKEN-UP the latter end <f lait O&ober, a
£ froall black M A RE: Whoever the belongs
to may have her again, proving their property and
paying charges, by-applying to Hugh Gaine.
To " Lil
A Houfe and lot of ground, on Golden-Hill, now
in the occupation of Capt. Giegory. The lot
is 104 feet deep, and 27 front and rear. The house
is two story arid a half high, with four rooms and a
genteel parlour b.ck, as also a kitchen, the two last
in the yard, and fix fire places in the whole, and there
is a gangway in the front which leads into the yard.
Also to be SOLD,
A good dwelling house and lot of ground in one
of the best situations in this city, now in the pofleffion
cf Messrs. Hull and Lawrence, on the south fide of
Dock street, between the Fly-Market and Burling's
Slip, and within a few doors of Mr. Richard Saufe's,
and opposite Capt. Vardill's: The lot is 83 feet in
length, 20 feet in front, and 18 feet 6 inches in tire
rear. The house contains 4 rooms, with a kitchen,
and 5 fire places in the whole; there is a cittern in
the yard. Both the hriufes belong 10 the estate of
the late Capt. Benjamin Tanner. For conditions of
sale apply to Tuenis Tiebout, at Guanas, on Long-
Island, or Thomas Vardill, in New-York, who will
g;ve a good title for the fame, and agree on reafca
able terms.
To be jold at public Vendue,
On Thursday rhe eighth Day of March next, on the
Premises, or at private Sale any Time before,
A Houfe and lot of ground, situate in a Itreet
(leading down, north eagerly, -fiom Philip
I K lack 's towards the Swamp) called Rugger's street,
belonging to the estate of Cornelius Hogeland, of
I Oylferbay, deceased: The lot is twenty four feet in
front, and seventy five feet deep, more or less, and
I in a good place for business. Whoever inclines to
purchase the fame before the day cf sale, may apply
to Jacob Duryee, at No. 25, Ferty-ftreet : A good
title will be given for the fame by Tuenis Hogeland,
and William Hogeland, executors.
To be SOLD, very low for CASH, by
ROBERT LOOSELY,
Between the Coffee-Houfe and the Superintendents
OFFICE,
GOL D, silver, and pinchbeck watches; frelh
violin firings, fpinnet and harpsichord wire,
German flutes, writing paper by the ream, or less
quantity ; best Irish wafers, quills, &c. Patent ink
by the bottle or dozen, made in London ; shoe tacks
and awl blades, &c. Window glass of different sizes,
anti cut to any pattern, putty, &c. Fine battle gun
powder, by the pound or quarter calk; bird Ihor,
curry combs and brushes, lung handle brooms and
scrubbing brushes, by the dozen; looking glasses
sorted, neat dressing ditto, coffee mills, copper tea
kettles and fayce pans, Swindens genuine cephalic
herb fnuff for the head: Ij all is true the maker fays
of its virtues, it must be an excellent remedy. Howe's
acid, And&fon's powder for clean: - g cloth ; 2 or 3
good barometers and thermometers, compleat; a few
acrumatic telescopes, a few neat fowling pieces and
fuzzes with bayonets in tire breech, pittols, gilt arid
Reel mounted hrtngeis, morocco and buffbelts, hard
ware, jewellery, &c. &c.
-A VARIETY OF BOOKS,
Amongst which are Johnson's folio dictionary,
and Bvo ditto, Bayley's ditto, Boyer's French and
English ditto, Nugent's ditto, Bell's British theatre,
in twenty volumes: Without boasting, the best ever
imported for sale to New-York. Buchan's domeflic
medicine, Salmon's geographical grammar, Robert
son's America,very in quarto, two vols. ditto in Bvo.
Renall's history of the East and Weft-Indies, ditto
North-America, Stern's works, ten vols. Swift's
works, twenty-five vols. Nature display'd, seven vols.
Nubrey's collection of voyages, four vols. Shakes
peare's works, eight vols. pupil of pleasure, Chefter
field's advice to his fun; ditto principles of polite"-
nefs; Pope's works, fix vols. fpedators, eight vols.
Goldsmith's history of England, Greece and Rome;
Smollet's ditto of England, Hume's ditto, Black
dore's commentaries on the laws ofEngtand, Hoyle's
games, Molheum's church history, in four vols. Don
Quixt tte, four vols. art of speaking, Bryden's tour,
Fielding's works, twelve vols. Tom Jones, three
vols. Foote's works, four vols. Garricks ditto, three
vols. Chryfal, or the adventures of a guinea, four
vols. Guthrie's grammar ; Brooker's gazetteer, Tom
Brown's works, Leland's history of Ireland, with a
variety of novels, miscellanies, &c. too tedious to
enumerate ; likewise bibles of the Oxford and Edin
burgh editions ; testaments, spelling books and prim
mers cheap by the dozen; with a variety of school
and childrens books, &c.
TO BESOL D,
AN elegant and commodious Brick House,
now in the possession of Mr, Lloyd Daubeiiy,
No. 30, Broad-dreet and corner of Princess-street.
There are three rooms bn the firft floor, four rooms
on the second, three ceil'd rooms in the garret, a
convenient brick kitchen, with a cellar underneath,
a smoke house in the kitchen gariet, a large and
commodious dry cellar under the house, a stony
cistern, and well of the best spring water, with a
good yard and gangway. Also, a new three story
Brick House, adjoining No. 21, Princess-street,
now in the tenure of Mr Pitcher, in which there
are nine rooms, a good cellar and kitchen,,a large
garret, a well of spring water, a good cistern, and
a, convenient yard. The title indisputable, and
peffenjon to be given the firft of May next. Ap
plication to be made to
'JOHN NICOLL,
SAMUEL DEALL.
At No. 14, Vandam's wh^rff, near the ferry Stairs,