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We lament with your Excellency, that on account of
the extraordinary decline of the revenue, the very liberal
fu?plies of the left feflion have proved inadequate to t@
exp-nce^ of Government. We are persuaded that your
Excellency's most laudable and earnest endeavours have
hot been wanting to prevent the arrear now to be pro
vided for, and owkeno doubt, but that your Excellency
will, in every instance, exert that flrift <zco W )fny which
fr Geffenti.il to the preservation of this kingdom, and
nf which his Majety has condescended to give us so
gracious as affurance#
We will take into configuration the public accounts,
as will go as far as the circumstances of this kingdom
trill, permit, ip making a p ovifion fuit^ble to the exi
' gency of the times, and the honourable fopport.of his
Mjelly's government.
We congratulate with your Excellency, unon that zeal
and courage which have mahifefted themselves through
out this kingdom, and earnestly hope that it may be found
practicable to giye the exertions of our brave country
men. the muff extensive, and constitutional operation, by
uflablhhing and calling forth an effectual militia.
We beg leave to allure your Excellency, that we ffiall
pot fuffer any danger that may be threatened from abroad,
to draw off our attention from wife and necessary domestic
regulations, and that at all times and in every change of
circumflancts, the Protestant Charter Schools and linen
maAufa&uftp shall be object of our most serious atten
.Zon, and most vigilant protection.
We return your Excellency our most ftneere and grate
ful acknowledgment for that disposition which you ex
prefa, to co-operate with us in all meafares that may
tend to increase the prosperity, or improve the true in
terests of this kingdom.
His Excellency's Answer.
Gentlemen,
THE honourable testimony of your approbation of my con.
duR, affords me very great fatisfaflion, and I shall hope
to merit the continuance of it, by making my duty to bis Ma
jesty, aud my endeavours to be of service to tbs kingdom, the
ton,ant objects of my adminifration.
December 21.
Extract of a letter from Bristol, by express.
" Four fail of the Oporto fl set are arrived here fafe ;
they left the men of war and the rest of the fiiips bound
for the Channel, with a fair wind, all well."
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Dec# 20.
“ Gone out of harbour to Spithead, the Hyena man
of war.•
" Sailed yesterday from Spithead the Chatham man
of war, of 56 guns, Capt. Allen, for the Nore; and
the Three Brothers, Capt. Hawker, for Plymouth.
“ Dropped down to St. Helen's, the Naraur of 60
guns, Capt. Fielding ; Centaur, of 74, Capt. Nott ;
Valiant, of 74, Capt. Goodall; Thunderer, of 74,
Capt. Bradby, Buffalo, of 64, Capt. Bromedge ; Port
land, of 50, Capt. Hunt; Camel, of 20, Capt. Bligh ;
Hawke, of 10, Capt. Murray ; and Wolf sloop of war,
of eight guns."
Nov, 16. Lift of taxes, said to be those which will
be laid on the people the ensuing year, in order to raile
the supplies within it:
"Equal land-tax, additional - 2,000,000
A million of hopfes, at xos, each - 500,000
All taxes on wine, salt, tobacco, and fplrits,
to be abolished, and, instead thereof, an
excise, additional 10 per cent, on poor rates 200 000
Stamps an all tickets for public diversions zco 000
Twenty per cent, on collateral legacies, See. 25,000
Permanent annual revenue from India Com
pany, as the rent of their territorial acqui
fittona - - _ 500,0c0
Of ditto for the renewal of their charter 1,500,000
Excise on every house that keeps a dog 25,000
Benevolence of seven per cent, on an income
of 50 millions - - 3,500,000
Poll-tax in dafles + „- - 500,000
9 850,000
LOND O N, o^r 5.
lORD Oxford, about ten y^rsago, looked a hel ,
f and set h^h^ks after it 5 th,
hen vend rhe hawk was long, acd tu "'f
at were v a^, and bright the
without doing the lead um^/•
In fotude for the diverfon which this heron ^
his hord^p, hr ordered a fid ring , be
with E. Oxford, and the dateM the year
it, and put it about the herd's leg, and 1
liberty. Two months ^, hi. Lordship reeled a letter
from the Imperial Amador, wuh toe ^'CT'P
ring enclosed, informing him th„e ^
the Emperor to acquaint his Lordship, taf nefy^
peror) took the enclosed ring from the leg o. a
which his hawks had killed; and ft uu L „,,
name upon the ri^ and caving the dare, h,d fen.
to his Lordfeip b* his Am^l dm, as a grra.
The ring is very little WoHe barmu h ,', °"° ,
cohered, and ^ infcriptiun qu ce perfect n.twithftandv
" 07 Th^y write from Peter/bsrO, that acom
panv of r^fy, is associated there wh rare going to
open a trade from thence dire^ to huh ofthe princes
of North America as are now in function to th.m•
ther country, which is to commence tn thefonng. Ihs
is in confvence of a scheme furred bet^ n ^^t
of Rufo and Greatß tail, and has sane ob).as in
,iew which are lot ^nerally kn'wn..
00 2 , A- r^^ent fend, ^ the following ar a
fill. The prefer volunteer armament in ,„ d fr
fcs rift from the following cause. '"""", ^'O '?
of Parliament but one, heads of a bi 1 lo^ihblimtng .
rm litia were b ,ught in bv George <l^ Mi ff, :!r
for the county of YAxf^d. they ffo a.^r .
amendments, and an nmwilbngncls to ff mature ei
dent in the ferva^ of the crown, pa^, a u.cm over
to th-K°ng for his 'o al approbation. ^ , r ° cy -
General here, who has the management of attars,
th ul ht the matter Cry imprudent ; but afraid to gwe
it a dfr4 native, lie altered the bill in such a manner
as to render itufrl^. When te bill went, in its mu
tilated date, back to rhe W,lh House, it m, [he contempt
it deferred, and the g^lemm who were infhumental in
palling it, wtre revived, on that ocCTwa, to their
spirit as to a militia, th >ugh it would not b^ allowed by
Great-Britain: Mr. Ogle, therefore, as the furemo.,
immediately embodied his tenants and fric^ s, a.m a
rcfyeftable corps was shortly formed in the c °°'?'
.Wexford. This was soon followed by another allocution
in Wicklow; and so on by degrees, throughout the
whole kingdom. The reafan of applying for a mihtia
aft was, that the promise of always keeping 12,000 effec
tive men in Ireland, was violated in the adminiHration
cf Earl Ha court.
To his Excellency John Earl of Buckinghamshire,
Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of
Ireland.
The bumble ADDRESS of the Knights, Citizens,
and Burgesses, in Parliament afembbd.
M„ it please your Excelleny,
WE. his Majesty's moss dutiful and loyal fubje&s,
the Commons of Irelr VI, in Parliament addm
bled, return your Excetiec'y our fineve thanks far your
most excellent fperch from the t/ono
We cannet forbear < • ,:/&% out --tire fitisfa^on at
being Again afembhd under t'arjft a.d prudent zovsru•
Tn"nt of ?.V. "whose cnhdu& has been so eminently
dittin^/fh^ for integrity, wifd uh, and moderation and
through whose faithful reprfrtariont, our m,l socio is
Sovereign has beta enabled to view the diftretl&of :>L
kingdom, to which, and to its interests,, (amisfl hot
cares and friichudes infephrabh frem aftate of boftilitt)
he has turned his royal mind, with a melt affectionate
The following is : true Rate of the exp/cet and defi-.
cicncics of the Iri h revenues, as laid brine taat Par
liament in its last session.
Military eftabliihment - „ -1,000,00 b
Civri eftablifnment - - - 300,000
Collections and managements - ' = - 460,000
Extraordinary charges - . - 300,000
Intcreft of the funded debt - - 130,000
2,190,000
So that with out.reckoning any exceeding, their ferefent
ordinary expences amount to the annual sum of about
T)ioo,ocol. whilst those of Great-Britain do not exceed
io,oco,oeo. Ona comparative scale, is it then possible
that Ireland can contribute a ninth part, without com
merce ? Thus far the eXpences of the two last years-—
the exceedings are of a much more distressing afp^A.
There was a loan of ~ ~ " £• 160,000
Tontine at seven and ahalfper cent - - 300,000
Paid by England for regiments on foreign service,
and therefore saved - - - 68;tooo
Remitted from England to pay the troops - - 50,00'0
Wanted at present by government on a moderate
computation tw make up deficiencies - - 600,000
11,78,000
Thus there appears a deficieneyof nearly 600,000 k an
nually arising in an administration allowed to be the most
rec. n unical of any set experienced in Ireland. There
arc but two methods to remedy this alarming evil—-the
one is by reducing the cyfences —the other by increasing
the means. The firG has been tried, and will nutan
fwerp therefore thelaft alone is to be adopted. A serious
invfeftigafion of these matters, and the consequences that
threaren Ireland trem the above deplorable fixation of
her finaces. induced the Parliament there to fend over
the lire addeefs for a free trade. To grant or to relufe
such a request, requires the most premati re deliberation,
as millions will be involved in the consequences of either
a negative or an affirmative. It is not therefore the bufi.
nufs of a council hour—or a council day. The matter
muff meet the full investigation of both Houles ; and such
towns, cties, and villages in England, is may be injured
by opening the ports of Ireland, should be heard by coun
fcl against the prppofition ; whilst the merchants of that
kingdom are allowed the fame indulgence to state their
arguments in favour of it. This in all probability will
be the mode ; but how the matter may end, it is impos
sible at present to form any certain conjecture#
Newry. Oa. 19. On Saturday last there was a gene
ral field day of the firft and second companies of Newry
Volunteers, to perform the ceremony of consecrating
their colours, the weather having prevented it on the
11th infi. as was intended.
Thetwo companies made a very grand appearance, and
went through their evolutions and firings with the great
eftr^ularity and exadnefs.
The colours arc richly embroidered, and remarkably
elegant, and were made a present of to the companies by
Isaac Currey, Esq; one of the Reprefentaiives in Parli
ament for this town.,
We have the pleasure to observe, that besides these two
disciplined corps, confining of upwards of 100 men each,
and which are more than a year established, thete is
another company of foot and a troop of light dragoons
lately folded; and already very forward in military difei
pline. And the spirit of defence is arrived to such a high
de, te, that in a ihort time every man in this town fit
> 0 bear arms, will be associated in his country's caufo.
Extract of 4 Letter from Dublin, OR, 19.
" The f .lowing resolution of the House of Lords
having been lent to me by their Lord/hip's command, via.
“ Die fovis, 14 Oftobris, 1779.
" Rcfolved by the Lord's Spiritual and Temporal, in
parliament aflLmbled, that^the thanks of this House be
given tp the different volunteer corps in this kingdom,
for their spirited, and, at this time, necessary exertions
'in its defence.
" I am happy, ia obedience to the spirit of their
Lordlhips order of the fame, to have the honour of com
municating the above to the different volunteer corps in
the county of Down, for their spirited, and, at this
time, necessary exertions in defence of this kingdom.
“ I'take this as the most general and surest method of
communication.
HILESBOROU6H, C#V."
Hililborough, 21st 0&. 1779.
Paris, Dec. 6. The storm has done great damage
along pur coasts, even the English have frffeied. The
fleet of merchantmen at Rochefort, confiftir.g of 35 fbips,
having on board the regiment of Enghien, bound to Ame
rica, has also greatly fuffered. The fleet was to have
been efeprteu by the St. Michael, which was waiting at
the Ille of Aix for a fair wind to fail, with 200 men of
the said re^ merit on board, but was unhappily beaten
against the rocks, and all oh board perished.
*************** *m%^****#**
THE Partnerfliip between THOMAS
COURTNEY, and Son, being dis
solved. All Persons are desired to make
speedy Payment, in order to discharge all
Obligations due from the said Partnership. —
The business is carried on at the usual place
in Dock-street, FOR READY MONEY
ONLY.
NEW-Y O R K, March 1.
Died in November last, at Llanidloes, in
Montgomeryshire, Major General VALEN
TINE JONES, he had been in the Army thir
ty-eight Years, and during that Period served
his Country on many important and trying
Occasions. He was present at the Battle of
Dettingen, had served under the late Duke
of Cumberland, and was one of the Officers
left alive in Gen. Johnson's Regiment after the
action at Fontenoy; he returned to England
in the year 1745, and assisted in the fuppreffian
of the rebellion in Scotland. During the laft*
war General Jones was Rationed in Ireland,
where he was of essential service in defending
many parts of that kingdom from the outrages
of the White Boys. In the memorable riot
near the Parliament House, in Dublin, which'
threatened the deftrudion of the Dnke ofßed
ford, his activity and attention were the means
of preserving the lives of the Viceroy and his
Secretary, he being the commanding officer of
the party whieh quelled the disturbance ; for
his conduct on that occasion he received the
thanks of the Houfe.' At the close of last
year he retired from America, where he had
been employed on many services, both civil
and military, and distinguished for his bra
very, humanity, and every other virtue which
adorn the Soldier and the Man. He died at
the age of 56, honoured with the confidence
of men of the ablest judgment an& highest rank
in his profeffion, refpe&ed and beloved by the
army in general; whilst his loss will be long
deplored, and his memory revered by every
domestic connection.
Y* WHEREAS frequent Memorials are pre-
Vy fenced to the Commandant by Inha
bitants of this City, setting forth their being
improperly billetted upon, and otherwise ag
grieved, by Persons employed in the Batrack 7
Department— —-IN ORDER therefore that
Justice may be done to the Complainants, as
well by removing the Grievance, as bringing
Offenders to Punishment, the Commandant is
pleased to order this public Notice to be given,
that a Board of Enquiry, confiding of Three
Field Officers of the Garrison, and the Ma
giltrates of Police, ihall assemble at the City-
Hall, on Thursday Morning the 9th instant,
at 11 o'clock, for the Purpose of examining
into all, Matters of this Nature, which may be
brought before them, and to report thereupon.
As this Examination is intended for the
Relief of such Inhabitants as have really just
Cause of Complaint, so those who may prefer
frivolous or groundless Representations, must
abide by the Consequences.
No Billet to be issued in future till the Bar
rack Mailer, or one of his Affiftant^, ftail have
examined the House interded to be billetted
upon; and no Inhabitant shall be obliged to
receive a Billet, except it is printed in the
following Form, a'nd signed by the Barrack-
Mailer, or one of his Afliilints.
Barrack- Office,
HAVING examined the House, No.
in Street, now in your Possession,
and finding that it will judly admit of receiv
ing a Billet for
You are therefore directed to provide Room
for
T ° I
No. Street.)
Public Auction.
THIS MORNING, at 12 o'clock, at the
Coffee-Houfe, will be fold,
10 puncheons Weft-India rum,
zo barrels of coffee,
2 cases of How's acid, just imported.
Templeton and Stewart.
o's'T;
On Monday last, between Smitb-ftreet and
Wall-freet,
A Receipt Book.
A handsome Reward will be given, on bring
ing it to the Printer.
THE gentleman who left his HORSE at Mr.
Titus's stables, at Brooklyn-Ferry, sometime
last January, is desired to call for him, and pay the
charges. f
WANTED, —
TW O very good Waiters.
Enquire of the Printer.,
LOS T, last Friday,
Out of a House in tbit City,
A Silver Watch,
The Case in four Pieces, the Mason's Arms
f^ every Hour.
Whoever will return the said Watch to H.
GAINE, shall have Three Guineas reward.
By Order of the Commandant.
New-York, itb March,
1780. STEP. P. ADYE,
Aide de Camp.
Madeira, liih^,
Teneriffe, Sherry,
and Red Port Wines,
by tl, pipe, quarter
cafk or left quantity,
Brandy, geneva by the
case, do. by gallon,
Old Jamaica spirits, Old
Antigua rum, common
Weft-India do. A
Molasses, Mufeovado su
gars, by the hogshead
or less quantity, loaf
and lump sugars,
Mould and dipped can
dles, white and brown
soap,
Irifli mess beef in barrels,
and half barrels,
Nutmegs, closes, mace
and cinnamon,
Snuff in bladders,
Hyfon and green teas,
This Day is Published,
AND TO BE SOLD BY
HUGHGAIN E,
THE
MANUAL EXERCISE,
As ordered by his MAJESTY, in 1764#
Together with Plans and Explanations of the
Method, generally pradifed at Reviews and
Field Days.
Remfen & Cowenhoven,
At their STORE, No. 935, in Water-Street
the Corner opposite Mr. Yarnoll's, between the
Coffee House and Fly-Market, have for SALE on
the foef Terms, the following Articles ;
TO BE SOLD BY
James Stewart,
By wholesale and retail, at hi^ Store, No. 955, Bur
ling's-flip, opposite Rhinlander's china ltore,
BLankets, 7-4 wide,
Ditto 6-4 ditto,
Mittings,
Duffils,
Mens ribb'd and plain
knit worked flockings,
Whole and half barrels!
beef, put up for family;
use,
Whole and half barrels
foufhong and bohea
ditto,
Chocolate and coffee,
Pepper and alfpice,
London porter, .bottled
Tauutori ale and Li
verpool beer; Playing
cards,
Roll and cut tobacco,
Poland starch,
Writing paper and seal
ing wax,
Double and single Glou
cester cheese, lieft rose
butter in firkins,
New rice in tierces,
A few kentle of excel
lent codfish,
Wool cards by thedozen,
Indigo, copperas, and
powder blue, Bird (hot
of different sizes.
pork, for family me,
Exceeding fine ox tongues
in half firkins,
Loaf sugar,
Mufcovado sugar,
Fine hyfon and fufhong
I teas,
Coffee,
Molasses,
lOld cane spirits.
For SALE, by
ABRAHAM WILSON,
At the Golden Padlock, No. 873, Gieat-
Duck-street,
A Few articles in the FOMBOUR and EM
BROIDERY Way, men as ladies pn
culhions, pocket-books, aprons, iuffl^, tippets and
bows, gown patterns, faitin and fhammy vamps for
shoes, gentlemens ruffles' and vest patterns, &c. &c.
gentlemens black, brown, and green fafhicnable
beaver hats, hatters trimmings, nankeens, Russia
sheeting, London draw-boot legs and vamps, nut
megs, Poland ftarch,' with a pretty assortment of
Imnens, woollens, hosiery, jewellery, Cutlerv, &c.
as ufoai.
He gives Ready Money for all forts cf fhip
puig FUR/, end BEEW ,X.
Richard Speaight,
Chymist and Druggist,
No. 41, .^uecn-freet,
[TAS now opened an afotment of drugs, medicines,
' and perfumeries; which be will,Jell, wholesale
and retail, on the mofi reasonable terms.
Surgeons of the arm, and nay, practitioners in
town and country, and the Public in general, met, be
ffplied with an, quantity, on the most reasonable
terms, for cajb.
Medicine chefs completed, ox the foortef notice. Fa
?nd, prefer Options maac up with care, and a close at
tendance when called upon.
A large quantity of genuine patent medicines and per
fumeries to be bad at the above fbop, among which are,
^^t" ^^a^ ^^^Z^^^^r^^
$ KEY'SER^P IlX^. if
C° "'" known all over Europe, for their 7^
WSuperior Efficacy and peculiar Mildnefs,in ^
^ perfectly eradicating every Degree of a certain &
# Diskasm, without the least Trouble or Cod
finement.
The Public may be affured,that this ex
cellent Medicine it beyond any Thing, in all "^$
^¥ Foulnefeand Impurities of the Blood, having ya
/^ performed many aftonilhiag Cures (in tbir and Nfy
as the neighbouring Colonies) ia Scorbutic Erup
% tionfyLeprofies,WhiteSwellings, Stiff Joint#,
Gout, and Rheum^tieDiforders,&e.
% A late Supply,
$ (Directly from PARIS) »
* Of the above Pills,
May now be had of
& HUGH GAINE,
g^ In Boxes of 103.205, and 403, each,
1^ Who has ia his Hands a Letter from the ^ft
Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under Jfy
her own Hand, of their Genuineness; which
any Person may have the Perusal of by ap
plying to him at his Book Store in Hanover
Square.—Where the Public in generalcan be ^&
6z supplied with most Sorts of f&.
Booh and Stationary Ware. $
^, A pamphlet given w^h each box. /^
s^^^^^l^^ ^^^^^7^^^4
For LONDON,
('° ''" with the firft convoy)
The Ship HANNAH,
Captain WATSON.
TT°R freight or passage, apply to
, the C,nain on board the Ship
at Murray's Wharf, or to
Murray, Sanfom, &: Co.
Who have imported in the said Ship the following
GOODS, which they have for sale at their
Store, VIZ.
S WEEDS Iron, Yorkshire Hams, Brandy,
draught Porter, long and filort Pipes, Mustard,
White VVme Vinegar, Turpentine Soap, belt new
Rose Butter, mess Pork, milk Bifruit, and a small
quantity of fupernr.e kiln dryed Flour, with fandry
other Goods.
N. B. A quantity of SAGO, in grain, free from,
dufti also Howe's ACID for Punch.
Tuilington s balsam,
Hill's balsam of honey,
Dr. 'James's rheumatic
fills,
Drfames'sjeverpowder
Britijb oil,
Lockyer's Hooper's and
Anderson's pills,
Walker's Jesuits drops,
Godfrey's cordial,
Bateman's drops,
Stoughton's bitters,
Hannay's antivenerial
fp ec f^
Ftne syrup d'orgeat,
Fine perfumed waters,
' er a "J '"'' '' Great Britain
° r I reland > the Brig
°f Leinster,
(Now hing at Bache's Wharf,)
R OGER SCALLAN, Mafar;
For Freight or Passage, apply to the Master
on board.
CIMMON, midling, and Superfine SHIP
BREAD, belt faperfine Englilh FLOUR,
BEEF ajid PORK, to be had of
ADAM STEUART,
At Sherbrook's Ware-House, Corner of Mill-
Street,
Garden Peafe,
TO BE SOLD,
By MANGLE MINTHORNE,
Near the two mile stone, Bowery-Lane, in
any quantity.
New-York Lottery,
FOR the Benefit of the POOR,
will commence Drawing on St.
PATRICK'S Day in the Morning,
being Friday the 17th Inst. A few.
Tickets unfold, may be had at the
usual Place.
To be LEASED,
SEVERAL Lots of Ground, at the North River,
" fronting the Slip at the Bottom of Little Queen
ftreet. For Terms, apply to Mr, Leake, Fai(,
(beet.
fuels as lavender, bur
gamot, and must,
Fine pomatum, foft and
bard,
Great variety of tooth
powders, & lip falwes,
Wajb balls,
Court plainer,
Tooth brufbes,
Shaving boxes,
With a great variety of
other articles, in the
medical and perfumer,
way, toot tedious to in
fers.