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On Monday last being the Anniversary FeJhval of
^t. John the Baptifl, was celebrated by the Worjbitful
Maser and Brethren, of Lodge No. 210, Antient 2 ork
Masons in the following Order, <vi%.
They repaired from their Lodge Room, in due form
to St. Paul's Church, where an excellent sermon was
deliver'd by our Reverend Brother Walter, afterwards
they eroded the East-River, and had a truly elegant
Dinner, provided by Brothers Hay and Kirk, at Brook
bn-Hall, when the following Loyal and Masonic Toafs
were given, viz.
if. The King and the Craft.
id. The ^ueen, Royal Family, with Masons Wives
and Bearns.
3d. Sir Henry Clinton, and all Loyal Masons.
4th. Admiral Arbuthnot, with the other Officers of
the Navy; and all diflreffed Masons.
gtb. Generals Knypbaufen, and Reidefdale, with
the Troops under their Command; with our Lifting
Brethren.
6th. The Army and Navy of Great-Eritain, and
the Grand Makers of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
7th. Lords Cornwallis and Rawdon, and tbe Army
to the Southward, with the Antient Fraternity.
%tb. All loyal Subjects, and each faithful Fair that
loves the Craft of Masonry.
,tb. Succe/s to the loyal embodied Refugees, and
our antient Fellow Lodges, in this City.
10th. Vi&ory to our Fleets and Armies in the Weft-
Indies, and all Regular Antient Lodges.
11th. May the Congress at Vienna consult the Ho
nor oj Great-Eritain in their Counsels, and may every
good Man be a Mason and every Mason a good Man
iztb. A freed, Conviction to our Enemies of the
Errtyr of their Ways, and the Day.
After which the following Song wasfung.
Tune God save the King,
if. By sacred Influence burl'd,
From Chaos rose the World,
Great Will of Jove.
Grand Architeafupreme.
Fountains of Wisdom's flream,
Receive our bumble Theme,
Duty and Love.
2#. Ton glorious azure Arch,
Beyond Jrail Mortal's Search,
Stupeudnous Sphere,
Immenjity defin'd
To elevate the Mind,
Such Power with Love conjoin'd,
Let us revere.
gd. This Day our Breads inspire,
With true Masonic Fire,
Such be our Prayer.
Regardful of our Vows,
Then to the World dfclofe.
What Virtues do compose
Masons that are.
Qtb. In myflic moral Line,
Let all the Virtues fine,
Conjure will cea/e.
Let Charity abound,
Sweet Unity be found,
So ever be renown'd 1
For Faith and Peace.
c,tb. Temples aloft /ball rife.
And Fabricks reach the Skies,
By Masons Hands.
May Temperance e'er command,
With Prudence in her Hand,
Guide each Masonic Band
Through out all Lands.
fyb. Returnye erring few,
Whom frantic Zeal withdrew.
From Honor's Cause.
Wi&we'll our Arms expand,
Grafpyou with friendly Hand,
Say you tbr'ougf Life demand
Brothers ftylaufe.
,tb. "Tie by the Will of'Wav'n,
Kings to command are given,
George we proclaim.
Cbaunt infull Son{ bis Praise,
May fueb Deeds crown bis Days,
As will through Ages raise
A deatblefs name.
^tb. Jehovah we implore,
Peace to bis Realms re,ore.
Grant that his Reign,
Tyranny may deflroy,
Wbil, we with Rapture cry,
The King jball then enjoy
His own again
After which they re-crofs'd the Eafl-River, repair'd
to their Lodge Room, andclofcd the Day.
By Order of the Worfoipful Maser,
(Signed) JAMES FOREMAN, Secry.
New Torh, June 15, 5781.
His Majesty's Frigate the Medea, James
Duncan, Esq; Commander, sent in here last
Saturday,
The Robel Privateer Ship Rover, of 20
Guns and 80 Men, from Salem.
The Privateer Sloop Kingfbridge, ®f 10
Guns, from Providence, N. E.
The Brig Good-Intent, Capt. Trot, from
Sale, for &anta Croix, with Lumber. And,
NEW-LONDON, foneifr
Captain Elisha Hart, in a privateer sloop,
belonging to Seybrook, arrived there last Wed
nesday fe'nnight, from a cruize off Sandy-
Hook. He sent into Seybrook three light ves
sels ; and during his cruize drove on ihore se
veral small vessels near Sandy-Hook. His ves
sel was chafed by a frigate and drove ashore
rear Tom's river, but the night after he got
her off, and got clear.
Wednesday arrived the Raven privateer,
Capt. Olmsted, from a cruize. On the sth
inst. the Raven, in company with the brig Fair
American, off the Capes of Delaware, captur
ed a brig from Cork, with a valuable cargo,
and sent her into Philadelphia.
June 22.
Last faturday arrived a snow, which failed
from Georgia, bound to Charleftown, South-
Carolina, laden with naval stores, furr and
deer skins; but was taken by an eaUern priva
teer, re-taken by a British cruizer, and after
wards taken and sent into this port by the brig
Samson, Capt. Brooks.
Wednesday returned into port from a cruize,
the brig Samfom, Capt. Brooks, and brought
in the brig Cornelia, Smith, late master, from
Jamaica, bound to New-York, mounting 12
guns, laden with 220 hogflieads rum and 20
ditto sugar.
N EW-YORK, July 2.
ILaft Wednesday Capt. Duncan was left in
Chdce of another Privateer Ship of Twenty o's
that failed from Providence in Company with
the above mentioned Sloop.
His Majesty's Ship the Assurance, sent in
here last Saturday also, a Schooner from Salem
bound to the Weft Indies with Lumber ; And
has taken a Privateer Brig of 16 Guns, hot
yet arrived.
A Copper-bottomed Brig from Liverpool,
laden with Beef, Pork, &c. for this Port, was
lately taken off the Hook b by the Rebel Priva
teer Success, Capt. Hopkins, and carried into
Providence. N. E.
A large French Ship of Boe Tons is taken
and carried into Halifax, by his Majedy's
Frigate Charleftbwn: She is a very valuable
Prize from Old France, and was one of the
Fleet of 14 fail that arrived at Botton some Time
since, but was blown from her anchors at the
Light-House in a violent Gale of Wind; She
was loaded with Cloathing, Provision, Arms,
&c. &c.
The Charleftown also retook, ahd carried
into Halifax, his Majesty's Sloop of War Ata
lanta, that a few Weeks ago had the Misfor
tune to be taken by the Rebel Frigate Alliance,
off Newfoundland The Atlanta was a mere
Wreck when she arrived, having had all her
Topmasts shot away before she flruck, though
fheonly mounted 16 Guns, and the Rebel 40.
His Majesty's Ships the Warwick and Sole
bay, Part of the Convoy to the Cork Fleet,
brought in with them two Brigs and a Schoo
ner ; all fiom the Weft Ind es for Boston,
loaded with Rum, Molasses, Sugar, &c.
The French Troops from Rhode-Ifland,
were at Newtown, in Connecticut, about 80
Miles from this Place, Yesterday Week, on
their Way to the Westward.
About 10 o'clock last Friday Night departed
this Life, of an Apopletic Fit, in the 68th
Year of his Age, John George Lorentz,
E'q; Counfellor at War, Treasurer, and Com^
miffary General to the Hessian Troops in
America.
His Majesty has been pleased to create Wil
liam Lewis Andre, Esq; (Captain in the 26th
Regiment, and Brother to the late amiable, ac
complished, and meft singularly unfortunate
Major Andre) to be a Baronet of Great- Britain.
Hs Majesty has been pleased to fettle 20001.
a Year, on Admiral Sir George Brydges Rod
ney; 10001. on his Son, Captain Rodney ;
fool, on Lady Rodney ; and tool. a Year, on
each of their other Children, as a Reward for
the Admiral's essential Services to his Country.
*** F° r Philadelphia News fee the last Column.
Public Auction.
PUBLICK AUCTION.
This Day at the Coffee-House,
Will be fold,
A Lady's GOLD WATCH, one of the
best Kind that has been fold at Vendue
this five Years.
By BRYAN CONNOR.
Public Auction.
This Day, at the Coffee-Houfe,
Will be fold,
By Taylor and Bayard,
Between 12 and 1 o'clock,
FOUR or five hundred bushels of coarse
fait, to be viewed on board the brigan
tine Polly, at Coenties Dock.
OrtO be fold, a Negro Wench, 28 Years of
X Age, with two Children. Enquire of
Hugh Gaine.
By M'Adam, Watson, and Co.
This Day at 11 o'Clock, at the Bridge will
be Sold,
45 Sacks of Barcelona Nuts,
8 Hhds. and 10 Quarter Calks Madeira Wine.
On Hallett's Wharff,
A Quantity of Prize Coffee, Cotton & Sugar,
160 Barrels frelh Flour, 2; Barrels Mess Beef,
6 Calks of Mutton Hams,
And 20 Firkins of Butter, just arrived in the
Ship Walter.
On Seaman's Wharff,
Will begin the Sale of the Prize Brigantine
Good Intent's Cargo,
Cor, filling of Boards, Scantling, Shingles and
Staves.
On Marfton's Wharff,
A Quantity of condemned Bread, Oatmeal,
Peafe, Raisins, &c. &c.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
This Day, at the Coffee-Houfe, will be fold,
A smart, young Negro Woman,
About 17 Years of Age, that was brought up
in this City,can do all kinds of HoufeWork,
fold for no Fault but Want of Employ. Pro
perty warranted, by
BRYAN CONNOR.
Public Auction.
To-morrow, at 10 o'clock,
By James Inglis,
At the Vendue Store in Water-street, No. 33.
A large and general assortment of choice
DRY GOOD S,
Entirely suiting the season.
With a few bales of exceeding good WOOLLENS,
Choice KOSE BUTTER.
A Parcel of the firft Quality, just imported in the
Brig Admiral Hood, from Cotke, and to be fold
on low Terms, at No. 40, Hanover Square, by
EMANUEL WALKER,
Also Mess Beef in Barrels and Tierces.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
At the Coffee-Houfe,
TO-MORROW,
TEN puncheons of choice high proof Jarhiita
spirits, and twelve hogtheads of best mulco-
Vado Lugars.
On THURSDAY next,
At the house of Mr. Thomas M'Farian, No. 8?,
in Fai r -ft eet, a large and general assortment of
goods suitable for the season. The file to begin at
ten o'clock in the morning, and continue rti'orning
and afternoon until the whole is disposed of by
Daniel M'Cormick,
' For D UEL lid.
With or without convty,
^X The Brigs.. GARLAND,
Thomas Downes, Master ;
A BOUT one third of her cargo
unengaged. For freight or
paffag^ apply to Charles and Thomas Eidy, or the
matter on hoard at K^rtwright's wharff.
Just imported in the Diana, Capt. Elphinftone, Commo
dore Hood Capt. Black; Thomas, Captain Nowland,
from Cork ; and Garland, Capt. Downs, from Dublin ;
now landing ar Beekman's-11 p, the following articles,
and to be fold by
Charles and Thomas Eddy,
BEST Irish mets and cargo beef and pork, in oartek
and halt barrels;
Rose butter in firkins and kegs, fupcrior quality.
Ox tongues, hams, loaf sugar;
Mould and dipt candles, soap in boxes,
Fine frefh Hour in barrels and sacks,
§Men and womens coarse ahd fine /hoes,
Boots dhd fpatterdafhes; tin ware assorted,
Knives and forks, cutteau and penknives;
Razors, feirfars, lead pencils;
Ink pots, looking glass s,
Padlocks, cobboard locks,
Saddles and bridles elegantly mounted,
Beaver bats, bellows, quills,
Assortment of coacand vest buttons,
Shoe and knee buckles, leather packet books;
Powder flafks, combs, dragon canes,
Jewellery, Iri/h linen and ruffled (hirts,
Printed cottons, ra, s, cambrtck, lawn,
Krnting and mufim handkerchiefs, oznaburgs,
A variety of silks, newest patterns,
A few b xesglafs watr,
Porter in hogtheads and bottles,
Madeira Wine in pipes and quartet-calks..
For any port in Great-Britain, or Leland, as
f eight mav offer,
The Brigt. DIANA,
PETER ELPHINSTONE,
} Maffei ;
Also the Brigantine
Commodore Hood,
JAMES BLACK, Matter;
Apply to Charles and Thomas Eddy, or the matters
on board at Beekman's Slio.
I^ARLY in the afternoon of Thursday next will
_, be a Bull Baiting, at Brooklyn Ferry ; the
Bud is remarkably strong and a&rve, the belt dogs
in the country are expe&ed, and them that afford
the belt diver lion will be proportionably rewarded by
silver collars.
Sales by Auction.
By Bowman and Codner,
On Wednesday next, at their office, No. 18,
Hanover-Square,
An extensive, valuable and compleat affort*
ment or European and other
PRIZE GOODS.
By Bowman and Codner,
On Thursday next, at 12 o'clock, at the Cof
fee-Houfe,
An anchor about neo weight,
One 12 inch cable, about 50 fathom.
Three four pound guns, feme small arms,
Round and grape shot, &c.
At half part twelve o'clock,
A quantity of the very best Liverpool blown
S A L T,
In lots of 500 bushels by sample,
At one o'clock,
Public Auction,
THIS D A Y,
At II o'clock, opposite the Bridge, will be fold,
20 kegs brandy,
3 pipes wine,
8 calks large nails and spikes,
3 bales linen,
40 barrels flour,
10 boxes candles,
2 bales damaged cloths and other woollens.
Templeton and Stewart.
Public Auction.
The COPARTNERSHIP of
Messrs. roungbu/band and Harrison,
Being dissolved, on WEDNESDAY next,
At ten o'clock will begin the sale of the remaining
STOCK in TRAD E,
A T their Store, No. 35, in Water-Street, near
the Fly Market, confiding of a large, elegant,
and general assortment of European and India
goods.
N. B. The sale to continue from day to day,
morning and afternoon till all are disposed of.
Duncan, Barclay, and Co.
TO be fold, on Saturday next, the 7th
Instant, on the Premises, a good new
Dwelling-House, situate in Little-Dock-ftreer,
No. 26, has three Rooms, a good Cellar Kit
chen with a Fire Place in it, and a very com
modious Yard, in an exceeding good Stand
for Business, fubjed to no Ground Rent.
Hugh and Alexander Dean.
Burthen about 90 tons, with all her appur
tenances, as she now lies at Peck's Slip. In
ventory to be seen at their office.
The Schooner GEORGE,
Pro Bono Publico.,
Brooklyn-Hall, June go, ivßi.
Publifoed by Authority.
CAPTAIN ADYE prefects his Compliments to
Colonel Gordon; he fends him a refutation of
the paragraph in the Morning Post, which he audio
rizes Colonei Gordon to publish, if he thinks proper
Sunday Morning.
The Hott Colonel Cofro Gordon, &e. &c. &c.
Judge-Advocate's Office,
New-York, July the 178th
SIR,
WITH the utmost readiness, I take open me, st
your request, to contradi& the paragraph published
in the Morning Post of the 21st of March, which
fays, “ That by the lift Pacquet, which failed from
" Falmouth to Nevi -York, an order was sent to his
“ Excellency, General Sir Henry Clinton, fignify
“ ing his Majelty's pieafure that a Court-Martial
" should be forthwith held on the Hon. Cofino Gor
« don, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 3d regiment of
“ Guards, on a charge of Cowardice an! neglect of
" duty in an aflion with the Rebels, tn the affair of
“ Springfield in the Jersey."
The accusation brougirt and offered to be exhibit
ed by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas against Lieute
nant-Colonel Gordon, was that of " Not doing H,
“ Duty before the Enemy, on the 13d of June, 1780.
I have the Honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
STEP. P. ADYE,
D> Judge-Adrecute.
Hott, Col, Cofer,o Gordon,
Public Ai&ori.
'irHiS Day at 11 o'Clock, will re fold^
A the Coffee House, two likely you<g
NEGRO BOYS, one of them about 1; Years
bld, has had the Small Pox; is very handy id
a l a ^^y ; {hb other is about 14 Yearb old;
has had the Small Pox, is exceeding handy in
a Family, born in this City; belonged to a
creditable Inhabitant. Indifpdtable Titles toil!
be given tte the Purthafers.
Hugh and Alexander Dean;
A K MULLEN,
TOBACCONIS T,
RETURNS his finct^ B bto ^ cuftomerty
and the public in general, for their pall fa
vour's, and begs leave to acquaint them that he fi^
removed his Tobacco Manufactory from
Beekman Street, to No. I^, Water-street; a few
doors weft cf the Coffee-Houfe; and hopes for the
continuance of their custom, ag he is determined rd
manufacture tobacco of the very best qualities, viz.
Supeifine pigtail in carrots,
Common ditto, in small rolls and square carrots,
Fine and common roll tobacco;
Segars and kitefoot for fmoaking, of the mildcft
„ kind.
Fine; common, and coarse tut tobacco,
Scotch fnuff in bladders,
Rappee in leaden cannisters,
High to'aft fnuff in bottles,
Leaf tobacco by the hogshead barrel ot Smaller
quantity, SUTTLERS arid o+heis, may be fitppiied
at the shortest notice, and oh the molt reasonable
terms 6v applying as abpre. 47 co
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Bargains to Shopkeepers.
DEIDRICK HEYER,
AT his ttoe, N>.24, Ann-three?, nearthe North
Church, hasj ecrived by the ffiip Quebec from
London, a Bern and well thofen afforutiert cf DRY
GOODS, furtable for the summer season, and in
excellent condition; confining of cordeitys, jeans,
dimities; calamancoes, luteftrings, velvets, veJveretfy
copper plate linens; thickfet's, fattens, a gieat variety
of silk ahd other handkerchiefs, Cravats, with many
other articles in the dry good &ay not here inferred,
and are to be fold wholesale, at a rteafonable rate. ts.
This Da) ii pkblifad, aha to be bad
HUGH GAI N E,
The Seaman's Vade-Mecum,
And
Defenfive WAR by SEA;
Containing the Pio^rtiomi of Rigging, Mits an? Yards,
Weight of Anch V, Sizes and Weight of Cables arid
Cordage, Lift of tht Navy. Toe Exerrife of the Sm.il
Arm,, Bayonet, Granadocs and great Guns, Duty 6f
Officers. &c. .Also,
Shewing how to prepares Merchant-Ship for a elofe
Figh& by disposing their Bulk-heads, Leave, Coam
ings, Look-h Wee, &e.
Chacing; the Advantages to be taken by the Chace con
sidered, under all Pofitioni in refpe& to Wind and Tid^.
Defective Fighting; hewing how Merchint->hi,s are to
aA, whether Angle or in Fleets, when Cannonaded or
toatded bf the Enemy, &c.
-—ExtraAsfrom Rebel Papers.- —
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.
The Nifbet privateer, Captain Forbes, of
Baltimore, has sent into our river two prizes,
one a difpatch-lioat, from New-York, bound
to the Chlapeak ; ahd the other a valuable
sloop with dry goods, &c. said to be worth
near loxodl.
Philadelphia, June 27.
By Advices from the Sont'bward, we learn,
That the British Army under Cornwallis made
a Motion with a view to possess themselves of
some stores at Albemarle Old Court house ;
whereupon the Marquis de la Fayette being
joined by the firft detachment of Penrfylvania
under the command of General Wayne, mad#
forced marches towards James River, and oh
gaining the South Anna, he fodnd Cornwallis
encamped some miles below the Point of Forks.
By a Rolen march through a difficult road, he
threw himfelf between the enemy and the ma
gazine, and took a position upon Michunk,
where, agreeable to appointment, he wasjoin
ed by a body of riflemen. Next day Cornwallis
retired towards Richmond, where he was at
the date of our lass dispatches, which wa, the
18th Instant.
FOUND,& or near Brooklyn, a sick containing
fifteen or more pounds cf TE A. The owner,
on proving his property, and paying for this adver.
tifemerit, may have it again, by applying at the
camp of theist battalion of guards, at the Walla
bach.