The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1778-10-05 00:00:00, page 1

By the EARL of CARLISLE, Sir HENRY
CLINTON, and WILLIAM EDEN, Esq;
Eis Majesty's Commissioners, &c &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
^ q, HER EAS inpurfuance of an Act, made
%'Y and patted in the eighteenth year of
his Majesty's reign, entitled, " An Aft to
enable h'6 Mafofty to appoint Commissioners,
,with fufficient powers to treat, conftflt, and
agree, upon the means of quieting the difor.
ders now subsisting in certain of the Colonies,
Plantations and Provinces, in North-America"
I—His 1 —His Majesty has been pleased to authorize
and empower us, by proclamation under our
r'efpedive hands and seals, from time to time,
as we shall fee convenient, to suspend the ope^
ration and ettea of a certain Aft of Parliament,
made and passed in the sixteenth year of his
Majesty's reign, for prohibiting all trade and
intercourse with certain Colonies and Planta
tions therein named, and for other purposes
therein also mentioned, or any of the provi
fiens, or reftridions therein contained, and
therein to fpecify at what time and places ref
p^aively, and with what exceptions and re
ftri&ions, and under what passes and clearan
ces, iri lieu of those heretofore directed by any
Act or Ads of Parliament, for regulating the
trade of the Colonies and Plantations the said
suspension shall take effect, and the said sus
pension and proclamation, in the fame man
ner and form to annul and revoke.
AND WHEREAS his Majefly, in pursuance
of the said firft recited Aft, has been farther plea
sed to authorize and empower us, from time
to time, as we shall judge convenient, to sus
pend in any places, and for any time during
the continuance of the said firft recited Aft,
the operation and effed of any A& or Alts of
Parliament, which have palled since the tenth
day of February, 1763, and which relate to
any of the Colonies, Provinces or Plantations,
therein mentioned; so far as the fame relate
to them or any of them, or the operation and
efted of any clause or any provision, or other
matter, in such Ads contained, so far as such
clauses, provisions or matters, relate to any of
thefiid Col onies, Provinces or Plantations.
AND WHEREAS the disorders still con
tinuing in part of the Province of New-York,
^nd the hostilities subsisting between his Ma
jesty's fubjefts* of this port, and those of the
neighbouring Provinces for the present pre
vent put framing and instituting a com
mercial plan on those liberal principles on
which Great-Brkain wishes to reunite with
the American Colonies; we are nevertheless
desirous, until such a plan can be established
on a large and permanent basis, to give all
immediate relief and security to the trade
carried on by his Majesty's loyal fubjeds at
the port of New-York.
N E W-Y ORK
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
2 lb. 6oz. for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.,
JAMES ROBERTSON, M. G.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 355. per Cent.
Published February 2, 1778.
Monday, October § i„8:
. WE therefore find it convenient to suspend,
and do hereby from the date of this Proclama
tion suspend, so much of the aforefaid Ad of
Parliament made and passed in the sixteenth
year of his Majesty's reign, for prohibiting
all trade and intercourse with certain Colonies,
Provinces, and Plantations therein named as
prevents the exportation of goods formerly
allowed to be (hipped from this port to Great-
Britain, Ireland, Newfoundland, Halifax,
Quebec, Rhode-Inland, East and Weft Flori
das, and the British Weft-Indies; the articles
of stores and provisions, naval and military
stores excepted ; and we do hereby authorize
the officers appointed in the Proclamation
issued by his Excellency Sir William Howe on
the „th of July 1777, to grant permissions
for the loading and due exportation of such
firft mentioned goods to the places aforefaid
under the reftridtions and regulations made
and set forth in the said Proclamation.
AND WHEREASby an Act of Parliament,
made and passed in the feventeeth year of his
Majesty's reign, entitled, " An Aft to au
thorize the carrying of the captures therein
mentioned into any portof his Majesty's Domi
nions, in North-America ; and for ascertaining
the value of such part of ships and goods, as
belong to the recaptors." —lt is enabled, that
the persons appointed by his Majesty to grant
AND WHEREAS his Majesty in pursuance
of the said firft recited A&®f Parliament has
been farther pleased to authorize and empow
er us, to grant a pardon or pardons to any
number or description of persons within the
Colonies, Provinces or Plantations mentioned
in the said Aft.
WEEKLY
Containing tbe eattiefl ^Mceg
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE AND CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
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Monday, 37 Min. after 8
Taefday, 23 Min. aftei 9
Wednesday, 13 Min. after 10
Thursday, 59 Min. after 10
pardons, may grant his licence or warrant,
authorizing any captors, or any other persons
in their behalf, to carry the captures therein
described into any harbour or place in any
of his Majesty's Dominions :
WE Du hereby give full licence and war
rant to the Commanders of his Majesty's ships
and vessels of war, and to all others legally
and properly authorized to make the captures
described in the above mentioned Ad, to fend
all such captures to the ports of New-York,
and Newport in Rhode Island; And we fur
ther declare that such captures, or any part of
such captures, after condemnation as lawful
prize, may be exported into and landed in
Great-Britain or any other of his Majesty's
Dominions, upon payment of the fame duties
and fubjed to the fame reftridions in all other
refpeds, as the fame now are fubjed to by the
said recited Ad; the Officers appointed in the
Proclamation of his Excellency Sir William
Howe, afore-mentioned, granting such licences
for the said exportations as we shall dired.
AND we farther declare, that this Procla
mation shall commence from the date hereof,
and continue to be in force for three Calender
months from the said date, or until we shall
think properto annul and revoke it.
AND pursuant to his Majesty's Commissi
on we herebycall upon all Officers, civil and
military, and all others his Majesty's loving fub
jeds, to be aiding and assisting unto us in the
execution of this our Proclamation, and of
all other matters herein contained.
Given under our Hands and Seals, in New-York,
26th September, 1778.
(L.S.) Carlisle.
(L.S.) Hen. Clinton.
(L.S.) Wm. Eden.
By their Excellencies Command,
Adam Ferguson, Secretary.
IT is still generally believed that our Court will
observe an exa& neutrality in the present circum
stances, and not to interfere directly or indirectly in
the affairs of the English Colonies. We have re
ceived letters from Buenos Ayres of the 17th of Feb.
which advise, that on the 2d of the said month a fri
gate arrived at Monte Video, with an order for Don
Cevallos, Chief of the expedition, to return to Spain;
from which it is presumed that his prodigious arma
ment is to return to the ports of this kingdom to
wards the end of July.
Ratisbon, June 20. The Bleaoral Court of
Saxony having proposed to the house of Austria to
observe an entire neutrality in case war was declared,
was given to understand that this proposal could not
be agreed to but on the following conditions, viz.
“ 1. That his Eleaural highness flrould yield up the
fortrefs of Konegftein for two years to the House of
Auffria. z. That that Prince ihould allow the fub
je&s of the Emperor a free navigation in all its domi
nions. And, gdly, That the Saxon troops must not
exceed 4000 men." But these conditions not proving
acceptable to the Electoral House of Saxony, it is
said that Court intends to take part against the House
of Austria.
Cologn, June 26. Letters from Ratifbon advise,
the Baron de Schwartzenau, Minister of Branden
burg to theDiet of the Empire, had received orders to
declare, " That the king his master, after having
" tried every conciliatory method to engage the Em
" peror to evacuate Bavaria, and not having kic
-66 ceeded therein, found himfelf under the necessity
" of employing the forces he had on foot for the fe
-6< curity of the German constitution, &c."
Hague, June 30. Several letters from the Empire
confirm the account of the Minister of Bra ndenburgh
having received orders to make a declaration to the
Diet [See the .above article,from Cologn] and that it
was to be delivered on the very day that Prince Hen
ry of Prussia, put in march from Berlin at the head
of his army, which will probably be transmitted to
future times as ameft remarkable epoch in the annals
of Germany,
Madrid, June 14. Letters from Cadiz advise,
that the flota has not yet appeared, and the Court
has not received any courier refpe&ing it. The
squadron of observation at anchor in that port re
mains still armed, and ready to fail on the fait no
tice. All the officers deep on boatd.
Paris, June 24. Our privateers are at last going to
obtain - what they have so, long solicited, that is, leave
to cruize against the COl fairs of Jerfe'y and Guernsey.
Upwards of 100 are hffyarihg'id'venture their lives
and fortunes, feeing how our North-American trade
is cramped, to the great detriment of our merchants,
and in spite of the amicable communication given by
the King to the court of London, of his treaty with
By the Ship Brilliant, Capt. Priestman,
that arrived here last Monday Morning in 10
Weeks from Liverpool, we have the fol
lowing Intelligence, viz.
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
MADRID, June 6.
Friday, 58 Min+aftei ri
Saturday, 56 Min. after 1:
Sunday, 55 Min. after 1
Ftill Moon, to-morrow.
THE
the Americans. By means of letters cf marque
granted to dur merchants, our royal navy will not
be exposed by convoying, to push hostilities further
than the prudence of our ministry has refolvcd to do ;
and we shall have only made ufeof just reprisals,
when the Enghih Corfdirs are attacked and taken by
ours)Thus the war will be carried on by individu
als only, without the Sovereign's feemingAo be con
cerned in it.
The Count D' Aranda has frequent conferences
with our ministers, in order to communicate to each
other the intentions of the different courts.
A report having prevailed that the government
had dispatched secret orders to hop, in our commer
cial ports, 800 ships necessary for an expedition, it
has occasioned a eonfiderable fall in our funds.
July 5. . According to the accounts which shall
be received of the operations of the Count de Eftaing
in America, we shall be able to judge whether there
will be peace or war.
The Brest squadron, like that of Cadiz, has orders
to remain at single anchor, and to keep all their can
non charged with ball, for fear of a furprize in the
harbour.
Two frigateshave been dispatched with inftru&ions
as it is said, to the Count D' Eftaing.
L O ND O N,
July 7. His Majefby in council has been pleased
to order, that the ships and vessels do, until further
notice, salute each other with cheers only, and not
with guns, as heretofore, but that the usual falute6
be continued to be made to all ships belonging to fo
reign princes and states in amity with his Majesty.
The above orders in consideration of the great quan
tity of powder usually expended in salutes.
Yesterday morning an express arrived at the Ad
miralty, with advice that the Andromeda frigate,
Capt. Bryne, from Philadelphia, was arrived at
Spithead ; General Howe is come passenger in the
above ship. The letters were delivered this day.
LA night Sir William Howl, K. B. arrived in
town, and had a long conference with Lord Geroge
Germaine, and afterwards went off post, to pay his
refpe&s to his Majesty.
The arrival of Sir William Howe, at this junc
ture, is a favourable circumstance for administra
tion, as they will be able to learn from that officer,
in what manner the Kings Commissioners will pro
bably be received by the Congress ; and whether
there are, or are not, diffentions between Mr.
Washington and the Congress, on the score of re
ceiving the said Commissioners.
It is said that a certain General, who came home
from America some time ago, is ordered to return
thither immediately.
A letter was received yesterday from St. Helen's,
which fays, that Admiral Keppel having received in
telligence by one of his cruisers, which he had font
out to reconnoitre, that the French fleet in the har
bour of Brett were preparing to put to sea, made a
signal for all the fleet to weigh their anchors; and
about two o'clock on Thursday in the afternoon the
fleet failed, in order to attack the French as soon as
they got out of harbour.
On Thursday last Admiral Keppel weighed anchor
with a fleet of 31 fail of the line.—The Victory,
upon the fleet's firrcgoing out, (hot so much a head,
that ihe was obliged to (lack fail, in order to let the
other ships come up with her.
A letter from Paris, dated July 3, fays, « the
Frigate La Mere, a very fine failing vessel belonging
to the King of France is solely diftinguifoed for the
service of Dr. Franklin, to execute commissions in
America. This ship is mostly manned with Ameri
can seamen and commanded by French officers.
A letter received this week from Paris by a gentle
man in the city fays, that some magnificent presents
are preparing for the Congress, and amongst other
things, a very curious table clock, the case of which
is of Venice glass, adorned profusely with gold.
Lord Macdonald, of the kingdom of Ireland,
waited yesterday on his Majesty at St. James's and
made an offer of railing 800 men at his own expence,
on his estate in Ireland, which was accepted by the
King.
General Burgoyne dined on Wednesday with the
Honourable Col. Harcourt, when he took his leave ;
and it is said the General will return to America in
the course of next week.
A letter from the Hague fays, “ The French par
ty in Holland affect to give out, that the Court of
Madrid wason the point of fubferibing to an Ameri
can treaty, and joining France against England;
but, on the contrary, the Spanish court have pub
lickly given the states assurances quite the reverse,
and that the King of Spain is determined at all events
to live on the best terms with his neighbours."
Advice is received from Gtiernfey, that some gen
tlemen, encouraged by the success the privateers have
had, are fitting out three more, two of 16 guns
besides 'fwivels, and one of ri guns, which are to
cruize in the channel, and off some of the French
ports.
Extraß of a letter from Paris, Jul, 2.
" Notwithstanding it appears that Admiral Kep
pel was not authorized to aft as though the two king
doms were at war with each other; yet, that nothing
may be precipitately entered into, a Brigadier-Gene
ral, has been sent to London; in order to inform the
Court of Great-Britain of the hostile proceedings of
that Admiral, by the insult given to the French flag,
Wheat per Bushel, 12s. del.
Flour, 355. od.
Brown Bread, 60s. od.
Welt-India Rum; 58. 6d.
New-England do. 46. od.
GAZETTE:
MERCU R Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW.YORK.
Mufebvado Sugar, sl. >os.|
Single refin'd ditto, is. yd.l
Molasses, 2 s. 6d.i
Beef per Barrel, sl. od.|
Pork, 81. los.!
foreign antiDomfflfcfi.
The faces of the Weft-India merchants were bright
ened up yesterday into an 'unufual happiness of ex
preflion, ^nd every man on change, who had a con
cern either as an underwriters planter, purchaser,
or importer, confeffes his joy oh the arrival of the
fleet; The publick have also good reason to feel
themfelvec highly fatisfted oh an occaGon which con
cerned them more nearly than may be generally
imagined.
Ektraß of a letter Jrom Gofport, July 8.
'<Yefterday a French frigate was observed to come
near St. Helen's by some of the fleet, when a signal
was made for tbe Millford frigate to give her chace;
but (he was at too great a diftahce to overtake her.
“ This morning his Majesty's ship Centaur, went
otitof the harbour to Spithead ; die is likewise to join
the fleet.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Gunto Guns.
Arethufa, - - - s?;Fox, - • - - 2 £
Proserpine, - - 28 Andromeda, - - 28
Milford, - - actively, - - - 28
Pluto and Vulcan fire ships, and Alert floop.' ?
Admiralty- Office, July 8.
CAPTAIN Bryne, of his Majesty's drip the An
dromeda, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, gives an
account, that on his voyage from the river Delaware,
on the 31st of May he fell in with and took the An
gelica privateer from Boston, mounting 16 guns, fix
pounders, and carrying 98 men, and that, taking our
the hands he set the fliip on fire.
The French memorial has been replied to in a very
few words, " The wind is fair, and Admiral Keppel
ordered to fail, a laconic and spirited ^nfwer this ;
an honourable testimony hoW highly the conduct of
our officers is approved.
Extras of a letter from Porifmouth, July 7.
" Arrived at Spithead yefterdav in the evening,
the Yarmouth man of war, Capt. Vincent, and the
Fly sloop of war, Capt. Gardner, from Antigua;
one hundred and fix ships came under their convoy,
and only two miffing ships out of the whole, one of
which was the Britannia, Wade, from St. Vincent's,
which is arrived at the Mother Bank.
This morning an express arrived at Portfmoutb,
with advice that Admiral Kepple had just made a
signal for his fleet to get under weigh, in order to
proceed immediately to sea, agreeable to the orders
he had just received from the Admiralty. His fleet
consists of 30 flrips of the line, fix frigates, and four
sloops with the goth regimenton board.
The Swallow American privateer, of i± guns and
130 men, is taken and carried into Lifboon.
which, if the king of England does not disavow,
will be considered a 8 tantamount to a declaration of
war. Courier s 'have been dispatched to several courts
of Europe, informing them of this infringement of
the general peace subsisting between the two powers."
Admiralty-Office, ,uly 7. Rear Admiral Sir Peter
Parker, commander in chief of his Majesty's ships
at Jamaica, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, dated the
18th of April, mentions, that since Admiral Gay
ton failed from thence, which was on the 3d of
March, the ships of his squadron had taken 25 ves
sels of different denominations; and that some of
them were of more value than the general run cf
prizes lately taken; He adds, that on the sth of
March the Friendship, a letter of marque, in com
pany with the Thomas of London, and the Byron
of Bristol, took the General Gates privateer, mount
ed with 14 guns, fix pounders.
Extrad of a letter from Gofport, July 9.
" Admiral Keppel's fleet is this morning under
weigh, cenfifting of the following Blips, with the
wind at N. W.
FIRSt DIVISION.
Guns.
Vi&ory, - 100
Sandwich, • - 90
Duke, - - §0
Formidable, - 90
Robust, - - 74
Guns
Queen, - - 90
Monarch, - 74
Shrewsbury, - - 74
Prince George, - 74
Egmont; - 74.
Guns.
Ocean, - - 90
Families, - - 74
Thunderer, - 74
Cumberland, - - 74
Terrible, - - 74
Defiance, - - 74
ct The arrival of the Weft-India fleet has been
very lucky for the ships that wanted men ; by that
means, all the ships that are to join the fleet will have
fufficietit hands.
“ Admiral Keppel's fleet will fail to-morrow if
the wind continues fair, which it is very like to do.
“ His Majesty's ship Arethufa, Captain Marfhaf,
will be very soon ready, and is to proceed after the
fleet."
Extras? of a private letter from Dover, Jul, S.
" We hourly expert the communication between
this port and Calais to be flopped; for we learn by
some gentlemen who landed here this day from Paris,
that the French w ere to (declare war last Tnefday
THE
THIRD DIVISION.
SECOND DIVISION.
Fine Sak, 2 5.6 d
ICoaffe Salt, is. od
llndian Corn per Bu. 7s. od
ICoffee, is. yd
!Chocolate, 265. per Do.
Guns.
a Elizabeth, - - 74
, Valiant, - - 74
4 Centaur, - - 74.
4 Berwick - - 7^
p Courageux, - - 74
Guns.
> He&or, - - 74
. Stirling-Cadle, - - 74.
1 Bienfaifant, - - 64
Worcester, - - 64
} Yarmouth, - - 64.
Guns.
Vengeance, - - 74
Foudroyant, - 74.
Exeter, - - 64
Vigilant - . 64.
America. - - 64
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