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• M^N^At ^tember 7, i„8)
N E W-YOR K
WET'KLY
ASSIZE,of BREAD. Flour at 355, per Cent.|
Published February 2, 1778.
£ White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
2 lb. 6 oz. for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a ieffer Weight.
JAMES ROBERTSON, M. G.
New-York, August 7, 1778.|
\7O vefrtl is to lie near any wharff, unless by a
permit signed by tl,e Superintendent of the
port,' and that only to load and unload, and are then
to have an anchor a stern, to be able to haul off im,
mediately when ordered, or in case of fire.
A drift obedience fp this, order is ne^ffary for the
fafety'of this city and the Dipping. The plater of
any transport or (}&{ yejte'l that does not observe it,
fiiall be Rverely purriflied.,
By Order of Major-General JONES.
CHA. ROOKE, Aid-de- Camp.
Ne^-York, .^guft zi, 1778.
IT having been represented.to Major-Ge
neral Jones, that many inhabitants have
food's fayed' from the fire in their possession,
the owners of which have not applied Tor
them,: It is the General's orders that they
immediately fend such goods to the Mayor's
office, in Wall-street, where the owners may
apply. Any person detaining of concealing„
such goods will be deemed guilty of theft, and
punilhed accordingly.
, By order of Major-General Jones.
CHARLES. ROOKE, Aid de Can]p.
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Dr. RYA N's
Incomparable Worm-deftfoying
SUGAR PLUMBS,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
[0 exceedingly valued by dll People who have bad.
D of them in Great-Britain and Ireland, Jor their
tfanfeendent Excellent, in the defraying Worms of all
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and create affefb and health. Complexionin such as
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of Slime; it expels Wind, and is aforeign Medicine
ih the Cbolicß and griping of the Guts'. • It alleys and
carries off four Vapours which octaflon mdnyDifo/ders
in the Head. 11 opens all Obfructions ik the Stomach,
Lungs, Livey, Reins and Bladder • ,caffes a)ood Ap
pytite and helps Digestion, It batb'beeWfoiind won
derfully fuccefsful to Jueb Perfans as aregoinp into
Chronical Qifempers, as ffbmas,. Phthifeks, Short
reft of Breath, Drotyies and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Perfens arefatisfed, that the Me
dicine which works upon such Humours, will almofl
teach any Differs, er, ip not too far gone,,face Corrup
tion. and Putrefaction are the Fore-runners of all Dif
cafes; therefore no better Pbtfck caribe taken for all
Ages, Sexes and Confitutions, front Infancy to an old
Age. These Plumbs are highly ferviceabAo'the Fe
male Sex, from the Age of 1, to 20 Tears, and from
40 to 50. 'Each Box containing one Dozen ofthefe
Plumbs, Price 8 Shillings, with Directions. Sgld by
Hugh Gaine, in New-Y^k, and. by no other Person in
America, unless by bis Appointment.
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Letters and other papers relating to the proc&ings of
bis Majefy's Commissioners, &c. &c. Wc.
(C O P Y.)
New-York, Augufly, 1778.
SIR,
~CT HAVE the honour to trsnfmit to yqu by order of
their Excellencies h's Majeffy's CommiffiArms,
r, the inclofed paper obtaining a remyrUbaoce 2,t
^ dfeffed to thf Congress, on the @JffQ§ the de
% terrtion of the troops lately fervipu under Lieut.
Ebi Ceueral Burgoyne, with a requisition .f r their
•remediate release. To which I make no doubtlhat; you
ill eg qic attepQa due +> matre,s of such h%h con-
Containing tbe eatheff ^iceg
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at th^ BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
' cern, and have the honour to be, with ithe ^eateft ref
p&t, Sir, Y ur mofttefyrf,'
and'm^ft'FurnblA Servant,
Adam Fxrg.uson. #
To bis Excellency Henry Laurens, Esq;
Prefdent of the Congress.
By the Eat! of Carlifle, Sir. Henry Clinton,.William
Eden, Esq; and George Johnftone, Esq, his Majesty's
• Commissioners appointed with Efficient powers to treat,
consult;, and agree upon the means of quieting difnders
now fu bliftin^ in certain of the colonies, plantations
and provinces' of North- America.
UPON a representation fr^ro the commander in chief
of his Mjefty's forces, that the troops lately ferv
idg under Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, n^withiffanding
thcrffolemn 'convention entered into at Saratoga, in which
it is stipulated, that the said troop's fhoitld have a free
palrage to Great- Britain ; arc nevertheiefs under various
pretences ftilf detained in New-England : The following
remohftrance against the unjust detention of those troops,
and requisition for their immediate release, on the con
dition ' annexed to the article by which their paflage to
England is stipulated, are now foleranly made to the
American Concrete.- ;~ ~,
Whereas the means that have .been devised by mankind
to mitigate the horrors of war, and to facilitate the re
establishment of peace, depend on the faith of cartels;
military capitulations, conventions.ahd treaties entered
into even during the continuance of hostilities. From
whence all nations have agreed to observe /such conventi
ons as they revere the sacred obligations of humanity and
ju^tee, and as they would avoid the horrid practice of
CTalia.tions,„whifh, hewevcrjuftly due to the guilty, in
such cases, 64^ top frequently fall on the innocent.
And whereas upon these considerations, all breach of
faith even with an enemy, and all attempts to eludethe
force of, military conventions, or to defeat their salutary
purposes by evalion or chicane, are juftiy held ip dftefta
tion, arid deemed unworthy bf any description 6Y perlons
affirming the charaaer of, or stating thtnfteira;as the
representatives of nations;
Aad,whereas it was rtipulat*d:ift the fire 3 Irlicle of
the convention entered into at Saratoga between Lieute
nant General Burgoyne, and Mfa General Gates,
66 That a free passage be granted to the army under Lieu
“ tenant General Burgoyne to Great-Britain, upon con
ft dition of not fervingagain in N. America, during the
''' prefect contest : and the port of Boston is assigned for
“ the eritryof traniports whenever General Howe fall
" so order."
His Majefy's Commissioners now founding their claim
on this article, join with the commander in chief of his.
Majesty's forces, in a peremptory requisition, that free
entrance into the harbour of Belton be given to trans
ports for the immediate embarkation of the said troops,
and that they be allowed to depart for Great- Britain in
terms of the said convention. And the fai'd Commissio
ners, in order to remove every supposed difficulty, of
pretence for delay in the execution of this treaty, arising
from any pass, real, apparent, or supposed infraction of
it by word or writing, on the fide of either party, hereby
offer to renew, an the part of Great Britain, all the
stipulations of the said convention, and particularly to
ratify the condition annexed to the second article thereof
above recited, by which these troops me not to serve agam
in Norlh,America, during the present contest.
And this requisition, dated at New Yojk, on the 7th
of Au^uft, 1778, is now sent to the American Congress,
for their direct and explicit answer.
.CARLISLE,
H. CLINTON.
WM. EDEN.
GEORGE JOHNSTONE.
To His Excellency Henry Laurels, Esq;
the Prefdent, and others the members
of the congress met at Philadelphia.
While his Majesty's Commissioners expected an answer
to the above requfition, they received, on the 18'h
instant the following papers tpnfmitted by.order of the
Congress, and have thought proper ,to fend the answer
ftbjnined;,.'
In C ONGRESS, Auguftizth, 1778.
Revived, That,a copy of the declaration passed ytfterday
be Signed try Mr. PrefiJent, and sent by a flag to the
Corrmifiioners of the King of Great-Britain, at New-
York.
Extrafl from the Minutes,
(Certified)
Henry Laurens, President,
DECLARATION.
Whereas Georg: Johnftone, Esq; one of the British
Commissioners for restoring peace in America, on the,
Ilth of April last, did write and fend a letter to Joseph
Re^d, Esq; a member of Congress, containing, this pa
ragraph, viz.--- The man who can be instrumental in
bringing us all to a€ tonce more in harmony, and to unite
together the various powers which this contest has drawn
forth, will deserve more from +he King and the people,
from patriotism, humanity, and albthe tender ties that
are affected by the quarrel and reconciliations than ever
was yet bellowed on human kind."---And whereas the
said George Johnflone, Esq; on the 16th of June last,
- wrote and sent a letter to Robert Morris, Esq; another
Member of' Congress, containing this paragraph, viz.—
" l believe the men who have conducted the affairs of
America uncapablc of being, influenced by improper, mo
tives : But in all such tranfadbon^ there is ' rifle, and I
think that whoever ventures- should be secured, at this
fame time That honour and emolument fhauld naturally
follow the fortune of these, who have ftecred the vessel
in the storm, and brought her fafely into port. I think
Walhihgton and-the Proficient have a right to every favour
that gra toful nations can beflow, if theycould' once more
unite our interests, and spare rhe mifetits and devastations
of war." Which letters were laid beforg<.'pngrefF--And
whereas the said Joseph Re'd, Efy ^ath in his placet in
I Congress "declared,' that " on Sunday the zift of june
jafy a few days after the evacuation of the city of Phih-'
Monday, 43 Min. after ^
; Tuefdafc' 27 Min. after 10
Wedneiaayfiz Min. aftei „
Thursday, '4 Min. after !%
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK., this Week.
^om^
Friday, gGMin.aftet 12
Saturday, ,45 Min. afttr 1
Sunday. 42 Min. after i
Last ^g^r. Sunday the iyb
THE
; fciphia by the British troops, he received a written mefTage
from a married lady of character, having connexions with ,
the British army, expressing a desire to fee him on business
which cculd not be coninffied to writing. That, atten
ding the Lady agreeable to her appointment in the evening,
after some previous conve.fation refpe&ing her connex
ions, -the business and characters of the British Com
miffibnefs, and particularly of Governor Johnftorie,
(meaning the said George Johnftone, Esq;) were the fub
je& of general conversation, which being more confined,
the lady enlarged upon the great talents and amiable
# q^lities of that gentleman, and added, that in several
cohverfations with her, he (Governor Johnftone) had
fexpreffed the most favourable Sentiments of him (Mr.
Reeij .and that it was particularly wdhed to engage his -
(Mr. Reedl) iatereft to promote,the object of the^r com
miffiori, viz. '' A re-union between th, two countries, if
confident with 'his principles and judgement ; and that
in ' such case, it could not be deemed, unbecoming or
improper in government, (meaning the British) to take a
favourable notice of such cvnduX,'aj)d that in this in
fiptehe (Mr. Reed) might have ten thousand pound's
sterling, and any office in the'cblonies (meaning these
United States) in hi^M^jefty's giffy (meaning in the gift
of his Britannic Majesty). To which finding an answer
was expected, he (Mr. Reed) replied,".,he was not worth
purchasing, but futh as he was, the King of Great- Britaid
was not rich enough to d'6 it."---Aud whereas the said
paragraphs written and sent as' aforefaid by George John*
stone, Esq; and the said declaration made by jofeph Reed,
Esq; call loudly on Congress to express their sense upon
themt therefore,
Rgfolved, That the contents of the said paragraphs,
.and the particulars in the said declaration, in the opinion
of Congress, cannot but be con fidered as direct attempts
to corrupt and bribe the Congress of the, united states of
America.l
Resolved, That as Congress fee), so they ought to
demonstrate the highest and most pointed indignation
against such daring and attrocious attempts to corrupt
their integrity.
Resolved, Th%t it ^ i-comqtible with the h # ffim of
Congress to hold any manner of correspondence, or in
• tercourfe with the said George Johnftone, Esq; efpecialiyi
t. negotiate with him upon affairs, in which the cause
of liberty and virtue is intefefted; arid for the propriety
of such conduct, we make and publish to the world this
our declaration.
Done in Congress at Philadelphia, this iith of
August, in the year of our Lord 1778, and'in
the third year of the Independence of America.)
' By Order of Congress,
Henry Laurens, President.
New-Yark, August 26, 1:778.'
His Majrfly'sCcmiffioners direct Dr,Fergufon to trans-,
mit to ' the President of the American Congress, for the'
intermation of the Congress, the Declaration of this day'
by George Johnftone, Esq; dn'd the Declaration of the!
fame date by the'Earl of Carlifte, Sir Henry Clinton,
and William* Eden, Esq; and also the requisition ref
peCting the troops lately ferying' under Lieut. General
Burgoyne, signed by the Earl of Carlifld, Sir Henry
Clinton, and William Eden. Efauire.
ADAM FERGUSQN,
Secretary to bis Majfy's ComAtiffion.
New-York, August 26, 1778.
George Johnstone, one of the Commiffio
nors appointed by his Majesty to carry into execu
tion the gracious purposes of his Majeffy and his Parliament
for quieting the disorders now fu bfiftirig in North-Ame
rica, and for maintaining the people of these provinces
in the clear and perfect enjoyment of their Liberties arid
fights, having seen a declaration of the American Con
gress, signed by Henry Laurens, their President, dated
the iith of August, to which, for certain assumed rea'-
sons therein fpecified, is subjoined the following rafolution.
“ That it is incompatible with the honour of Con
" g re fc" bold any manner oj correspondence or inters
" course with the fail George John,one, Est; especially
" to negociate with him upon affairs in which the
'• cauje of liberty and virtue is interefed.".
The said George Johnftone, for himfelf fays, That
h: is far from considering the said refolutiqn of the
Congress asYffenfive to him, that he rather receives it as
a mark of diftinXion to which he i®'by no means en
titled, either by his exertions in thecaufe in which he is
employed, or by his abilities for improving any future
circumstances that may occur towards 1 fullfilling the
purposes of the commission under which, he is appointed.
That he shall be happy to find, when this exception as
to him shall be removed, that the Congress are inclined to
retraX their former declaration, and to negotiate with
others upon terms equally conducive to the happinefWof
both countries, at the fame time he is inclined to believe,
that the said rrfolution of Congress has been : ffufd ugon
similar motives with those resolutions refpe&ing the
cartouch boxes pf General Burgoyre's army, and calcu-*
lated as an excuse to a deluded people for not fending an
explicit answer to a plain requisition, that was made to
the Congress from his Majesty's Comm'fiioners, with
regard to the unfortunate foidiers who are detained at
Bottom, under every irdignitv, contrary to the public
faith of a solemn convention signed at Saratoga, .end alto
to serve as a pretext to the unhappy coaftituents of the.
Congress, who are fuffcring under the various calamities
of.war, for di Appointing the good effe&s of the com
mission which the real friends of America had fd long
requeued by the most solemn petitions, resolutions, and
public declarations, and which so many of the inhabi
tants of this continent now desire to fee carried into full
' As the great purpefe Mr. Johnftone had in view in
7 coming to North -America, was to promote a reconcilia
tion between Great Britain arid her colonies, with a full
(determination to do nothing that could have a tendency
to prevent it, in order therefore to defeat the purposes
' intended by this refdlmion of Congress, the fubferiber
Georre Johnftone; thinks proper to decline anting as a
Cemmiflioner, or otherwise interferring in any milage,
answer, agreement, negotiation, matter or thing, thrt
may regard the said Congress, which hedges with so rateh
Wheat per Bulliel, , I^. od.l
Flour; 355. od.l
Brown Bread, 60s. # od.l
Wed-India Rum, sg, 6d.L
New-England do. 4s. od.b
GAZETTE:
1 'T HE
MERCU R Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufcovado Bugar, 5 1. ros./Fine Salt, .'it. 61
Single refin'd ditto, is. ^d.|Coarfe Salt, is. oJ
Molasses, 2S . 6d^lndian Corn per Bu. 7s. od
Beef per Barrel, SI, o d. Coffee, is. gd
Pork, gi. 16s.i Chocolate, z6s.per Do%
foreign ano iDomefttefc
the more pleasure, ashe is perfectly Satisfied the business
will bedeft in more able and sufficient hands, reserving to
himfelßbe liberty, if he ftrould judge proper pf the pub
lishing before he, leaves North-America, a jollification of
his condu&, against the aspersions thrown on his cha-i
radefi.
When the Congress were contending for essential pri
vileges neceflary to the preservation of thei, liberty
under solemn declarations, that their resistance was cal
culated merely to obtain' redress upon these points ; Mr.
Johnftone Abound have teen sorry to have incurred their
censure, though unheard in his. defence, and upon a
chain of evidence so totally inconciufive as to him.
At present when the congress can remain deaf to the
cries of so many of their fellow (objects, who are Suf
fering by the miseries of war, and from motives of pri
vate arabition can so far fully the principles upon which
their firft resistance was /hide, as to bow to a French
Ambaffddor, and league with the ancient enemy of both
our counuie^, from whose hostile defigns' Great-Britain
has foolten referred the inhabitants of North-America,
and this for the avowed purpose of reducing the power of
the patent Hate, after all their just claims are gratified,
and thereby injuring their nearest and dearest friends
and relations, forgetting all the principles of virtue and
liberty that ought to regulate the conduct of men in soci
ety. Mr. Johnftone is not anxious about the good opinion
of such a body, notwithstanding the regard he Shall always
Jbeir to many of the individuals who cornpole it, from a
just allowance to be made fir men anting under the
heats incident to civil commotions, and from a certain
knowledge they did entertain, and a persuasion that
they do now entertain different femimsnts.
With refpq& to the people of America at' large, the
fubferiber sincerely wiffiesto avoid every fubjedt of offence
which designing men ma; pbffibly intend to create, by
lexcitinglexciting angry passions in return to personal provocations,
drid thereby defeat any cff^&sof good will towards Mr
|o'hnftone, which ' the remembrance of former good offi,
ces he has rendered them might occafen.
(S^d) ; ..
GEORGE JOHNSTONE.
4 (COPY)
DE CLARAT I O N.
WHEREAS the Earl of Carlifle, Sir Henry Clin
ton, Knt. of the Bath, and William Eden,
Esq; three ofMs Majrfty's Commiffionersappointed with
fufficient powers to treat, consult and agree upon the
means of quieting disorders now fubfittingin certain of the
colonies, plantations and provinces if North-America,
have received a declaration of the American Congress,
dated the iith inftapt,, which relates to a Gentleman
with whom they have the honour to be joined in Commis
sion, and is meant to affe& him as a Commiffigner ; they
hereby think proper, on their part, solemnly to declare,
. that they had not any knowledge, either direal, or in
direftly, of the letter and converfatlon alluded to in the
said declaration, untill they saw them made public in the
newspapers. At the fame time they do not mean either
to imply any assent to the conftruftion put on private cor
respondence, which the Congress have thought proper to
publiffi, or to intimate a belief that any person could have
been authorized to hold the conversation to which the said
declaration of the Congress alludes---nor do they on the
other hahd mean to enter into an explanation of the con
du& of a gentleman, whose abilities and integrity require
no vindication from them. But they think proper, in
justice to that Gentleman, as well as to themfflves and
to the Commission with which they are charged, to fay,
that in the many conversations which he has had with
them upon the measures adopted to restore the peace of
these colonies, the principle of all his reasonings fecmed to.
be, that the otters of Great-Britain were obviously a
dapted tp promote and eftabli/h theliberrjes, peace, 'opu
lence, increase, security and permanent happiriefs of the
inhabitants of this continent, and that those buffings in
an equal degree were not to be expected from any other
connection or mode of government whatever. When
therefore the King's Commissioners transmitted to-th^
Congress the ACfs of Parliament, to exempt thqColonierf
forever from British taxation, and to secure their charters
and established governments : And when they added that
they were authorized and defirohi to teflore peace, to re
vive free intercourse and mutual affection, to preserve the
value and promote the credit of the paper Jrcu.?rn,n, to*
give fatisfatlion and security for ever on the fubjeft of
the military establishments, and to extend every freedom
to trade; they felt, that they were enabled to Stipulate,
and bad offered not only every thing that is or can be pro
posed by the French alliance, but also many advantages
to this continent which cap never by any possibility be de
rived from that unnatural connection..
And they remain affoniffied at the calamities in which
the unhappy people of these colonies continue to be
involved from the'blma Reference which their leaders
profefs towards a power that has ever Shewn itfelf art
enemy to all civil and religious liberty, and whose offers
his Majesty's Commissioners rriuft repeat, whatever rr?y
be the pretended date and prefect form of them, were
fltirade only in consequence of the plan of accommodation
previously concerted in Great-Britain, and with a view
to prevent the reconciliation proposed, and.tcprbloTg this
deftruCtive war.'''
IThis afl'ertion is made on the credit of the following
faCts:•
It i, well known to this whole continent, that public
intimation of the .conciliatory propositions on the part
of Great-Britain was given to the British Parliament,
and confequentlv to the whole World in the month of
November last ; and tbe reasons for delaying those pro
petitions till after- the recess for the holidays were at the
fame tirrie given to the Haufe of Commons.•
It is equally well known, that the preliminaries of 3
French treaty, with which Mr. Simeon Deane firft went
to lea in the frigate called la Belle Poute, did not bear
date earlier than the 16th of December.
It cannot be a secret to the Congress, that those pre
limin ries led to a treaty of commerce only, and were
transmitted to America i'n the inclufire form, because the
coht -ffionsmade by France, on the one hand were fe un-
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