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%t:rcs Thame, Criminal here are chained,
and work its hard as your Conyids at Wbol
wrib but then, the punishment does, not ope
rate on the minds of slaves in nature, and|
from thrir infancy, as on thole who have en
j-yed r he tweets, of liberty. The Ruffian
11 ^ feels no particular mortification' in walk
-14, through the public fleets with large
chains on his feet. Without any sense of
fhwre, without any kind of feeling, unpeni-;
tent and hopelcfs, debated and stupid, be goes ।
to'his mine to be kept to the most laborious ;
In treating particularly of the punishment
oi tire" knout, he introduces the following
wvinters nod a FeelinglAnecd&Le;
“ I he.erower yet, Q^ he, fen the knout
iuTRcT butfndft corrUpouT entirely wah I
the defetthuvf it by due ingenious M L'|
Abbe C, appe D'~ Aurrroche. The English |
twain. w, which I^ nd beiorc 1 lek London, |
is literacy asTTows? ' I
" Ev. ry body, who' has-been at St. Peterf
bur,', knows that Madame Lappuchin was
cue of the dueriwomen belonging to the
Rumen Court: She was intimately connected
with a foreign Ambassador, eh,aged in a con
spiracy. Madame LapouchQ who ,was fap
pofed^p be an accomplice, was jconderaned to
fuller toe punifhmenvof the knout. She ap
peared, at rhe place of execution in a. genteell
uecreh, which contributed to heighten her
beauty. Tim Tewnefs CT her countenance^
and her vivacity,, were Teh as might indicate
inciTrcicc, but noteven he (hr torn of guilt,.
ri cugh uro way generally thought to be guilty.
O^ of the Executioners pulling off a kind of
ch sr that covered he; lovely pofen, her ino
<y ^ : he alarm, and made her start back:
She rftantly turned pale,' and bpr^inio,tears.
Her flcaths were foori after Gripped off, and
in a few nn relents she was quite naked to the
waist, exoofed to- the eager looks of a vast |
concourse of people One of the Executib- I
re:s then Seized her by'both hinds, and threw.l
her on his buck,, whihl another laid hold of 1
iw r/..r0?-F- x.: hrclng her pro- ;
perry, and ffoctirnes bra,tally beating her
head to keep it,down, he took up^a 1
caTed knout, made of a long strap ofUathgr; §
IT.Sen retrench a few heps, measuring thel
requifi e CStance with a iiSetyeye; and leap- ;
in, backwards, gave, a liroke with the end ofl
the * / ; rTas to carry away 5. flip of &in
ri'rero.Jro neck n"he b<. % ?,n of Tie back:|
hr .v'-- g; leer ahr. h::"%nai, he
V. ' : > -cui for; ape . nga Tea T pi rr, ,
pa HHI to he forme: . so sac in a few ,>- /
treats'Hi rhe fee of r,..; rack v/ro cut-away 1
in ifo^ flips/ rack' of which /^mfa^d-haug-I
ing to her Aur. Her tongue w^ then cut, j
emo -a?^ He as directly b,rHhT to Siberia.;
in 1762 dm w,^ recalled from exile."
2)ycrfo%% ,/ SNOWDEN, frem Mr. Crad
:jocC^ .Account pf Nor^b'Wales. , \.
\~„ crib my, evening ata very good Inn at
j, Carnarvon, and having procured an intel-.;
1:.:,H, ide, returned early next morning 1
through beaus- to the foot of Snowdon. '1
Ha ing Aft my horses at a fciah hut, and /
.href a Mountaineer to carry, feme cordials|
ar ^ /.'ns,, with a Hiked itrtk,- but im
prudes , . an agnails in nay shoes, aboutten
o'clock I begun to a-cr? the mbimtrun., 'The -
two km. > les :v ore rather berry an I difa,ree
abh, rim wren He.p{ofye&.opened,.l toon
forgot all duTCrities; ir froqourfe of the two
Jan I railed cy lix precipices,' c/hich I beliete
wipe .01? 1 irmiciable, hot as. 1 was near the
bryk, and da w^nc very high. I did not -
t- <0 or nft. iv. On the
lu'-imH, ear is a plain about fix yards in
ua-.a. s h," ^s,tr fv, ^'Tind
serene, on?I could ilk pleafur! contemp ate
the amazing map that was refolded to my
view., r-rom hence may be diftinttly seen
WickUw-driri in Ireland, Fro ide of Man,
Cumberland,- Lancaftirty-, C?/fhire, Shorp
fyire, are part of Scotland: Hi He counties
of ^pH * ales? the tile.of Angiefea ; rivers,
..-''.'..? Ex and
twenty takes, ar: two seas;. it is doubted whe
thHtht is phonier cue. Hr; b:,hH so ,ex
?."?. n p part of th? roroaqueous Globe.
Tao cpuld^a^e inch a Purvey -without- per,
cr ^aghy tymts elevated in feme proportion
do tie height? l Vid could behold fo* bound-
HE, <<'.fpi:y us nature, without wonder and
ez^acyr r^o.am ir.uk feci even a degree of
pr^e o'om saving gained an eminence, from
wa§ H %/ro. .roz - ;k theneft*of
trircapA/ '?C the heft ef'the hawk?
But as'ieb.e, xar^of PH are rest fitted
to :a ''generality ot mankind,' it became ne
cedar^ cQric???^? that Tro was no spot where
I courg property mike Any lading abode, and
L-' .?' va.ro would be' attewEU with at
leak as much diffi^rlty as the arcent.
iiavmg deicer.<i^d a mile sr : two, I did not
taifk a aroU to enquire about an exhausted
none that 1 few a? a dutance; and I could
make fx: en^yx/ afth the newer grace, as
f?•• guides w.u:te;.<.,,?x woedvred at my
proweL^ -the mine, I was -informed was coo
pcr onlys' andhiappy was it for the ^e,i% 'that',
1: .:i.; iuif.es did net c^.nx H choice metals;
.".'''V-...<W. ^ -,, CT,
?wgH.a^on^cw long hnce, in the n|n;e of
t: '^ ^o tpH iyr wnmaculatf re^^ich, ^ rad
bod wfle the:: country, and murdered' its
//toe! Gnidojj and MbA H^ppock,.'two rifoun
tv./: oar SneHer::wwi.;>.Lf
, I he ^pamh;\k wad? keoTfreim excofe for
H kgfwwo.w; Hmw.):-:;: m a the M-nqwftcf
.) ia ^ .mHy:€H~ --, ° :fc ^ wTe.gib
b..''.''-..#..!,:0.:h.:0,' ti.e;tpoev
-'-'"-' ^ .'.-.':"-.mcf the twelve foptf.
LONDO N, 1
Aug. 30, Last night the committee of|
City Lands agreed with Mr. Banner, the city|
carpenter, to build a large commodious .hew j
room at Guildhall, for the common-council tol
meet in, which, it is said, will be much
more convenient for the common-council than
the present, and that Mr. Banner has enga
ged to finish it by the next Lord Mayor's day.
To the many cases of recovery of,perlons|
apparently drowned, which have laxly been '1
effected by the fuccefsful efforts of the hu- 1
mane society, the following which happened
this week may be added: David Chepy, aged 1
seventy live, was a few days floating in the|
New-River, near Paradise-row, Newington;
as loon as the body was difchvered, it being
taken out by foue of the foctators, was con
veyed to the find public house. The publican;
very humanely and readily afforded the ne- ;
ceffary assistance, and Mr. G^rette, surgeon, 1
at Stoke Newington, one of the medical assist-. I
.ants to the Huraane Society, being lent for,;
and employing the means recommended by
that Society, the man perfectly recovered 1
When taken cut of the water he was to all|
abearance quite dead, and it was near frue hours-§
before he was reiiored to, life, The particu-|
lars.of the case have been communicated to J. 1
'th rsfal ? Efo; treasurer of the Hu'mane So-|
chty, who has paid four guineas to,the per-|
sons v ho assisted Air. Garrette in the recovery,%
and one guinea to the publican.|
Very lately a leaking fellow, at Olney, in |
Buckingfamihire, being intoxicated, sent f':-:
.anr apothecary to him at a .public-house, and -%
desired him to bleed him, % ho was hong^y §
cppofed, but at last conferred to; are. rher
operation was over and hifarm properly bound
up, in the presence of the apoth*c ty a .
federal oilier performs, this unnatural monh:r
drank up the whole bafor.full of his own blood.;
A-letter from Lifoon fays, “ The Ctuc is
going to exhibit a.very laudable fpechcen of 1
fiuralin, by re.' ;c ng a number of ofice -,, •
^To here a burden or the State duox great |
part re die late relgn,'&nd applying the rrge [
firms Yhica r^vi under the 'title of pe cuL '
sites to the iricreafe of its marine, a^-l in|
rep K-k-; he fortieses throughout .he king - §
A m which have been long in a molt fnmoi- -
ful concretion.'?
Co^Etdry, Aug ^r. Or. Saturday IT two,!
men travelling "in -company from London, 1
whe. lq were about a mile,ri >m .Storey 1
Stratford, one of them, With 2 large filch
wk c d with him, knocked the other 1
To&u, ex' beat him till lie 'thought he was
cead, then robbed him of a gul'ea arid a half,
hub left him in a ditch as deal I'Ve poor 1
fellow .crawled to a farmer's a!Hat half k o^le
off, who to^k hc,fe. a^ went i: puH^i/rf |
thg villain; whoii .:d;;
on being carried before : , '■' '.Q*.-^ I eace,l
he conferred the crime, a f ' the Devil
prompted him to do i r f'e . - ' idto !
Northern ton goal, arid he wuu del a nap is 1
likely to fecoi er.
^xtre^ of a litter from Bantry, 4uga3 22. ;
" We have receive^! . ^ vice Vis in ; :
from Irirzhaven, that they he! r d a firing y
the Of> of guns, bat it being hazy they
could apt fcerer whence it ccne. The wea
ther clearing up, they fi-x about five leagues
off, two large flips rgay/d, and continued
f' for fme time, but thirk meaner ?gain §
c ing on, they could only hear the eyort ;
of he guns, and frn ^o more of the !r :; ng. I
It is fuppefed Gey were an American pv.ua-1
teer, 'and an homeward 'bound armed Blip.-" '-]
Sett. 2. I correfooudent paffingo er Weft-j
minfeer-bridge' yekerday morning, obfefyed 1
rhe grr.uef. fi.-ght < I /.^ gAls ev^ remcini .^ |
ed; at the fame time observed, that it is o,q~j
mbft coriviricing proof of the most dangerous j
gJe, of whri that- can poffib!, be guarded \
againfl by any rwochants engaged in trade.
Extras of a letter from Brijiol, Aug. 27. .|
<: G r ° night, about nine or ten o'clock, 1
Mr: Pre, being barring at the door along |
w: hi a ceghboer and his wife, inf Mr. i'ogfr 1
c leg home, called tkc:n fools for Landing ,
a~ the door so late; upon whici tinman 0 ok ;
it up, and diked him who he called fol?
Why fays Mr. Pugh, you are all feeds: the
lean.diked if he could make a fool of him;
he Hen fallowed Mr. Pugh into the parlour,
aud knocked him down by a blowon the ;
triple, which proved a 'fatal one. Surgeons,
were sent for, who bled him, and uf&l all the :
means they could to save his life, but all in
vain. Therman made his escape under pre
tence of calling a fargeon — This day the .
Coroner's Inqu ft fat on the body, and brought
in their verdict Wilful Murder."
Axtra9 of a letter from Nottingham, M^.^o,
" Ori Saturday lafta meft Shocking affair
h,oerT at Bongham, in this county': —A
v,d::c who for Tome time past, at intervals,
has been in a have of insanity, and Who has
r. bu&m: and : several small children, took
the 0, pmcanity of his absence to murder die
youngest; an infant about seven weeks old,
LAb.^Hgit, (as it is supposed from the
mark's that appeared on its neck, and the
blood that g'ulhed from' its nose) though He 4
'had but a few minutes before giveri it ftf&h,
I 'She was,rd perceived by her daughter, a gifl
a r ou( fourteen years G age, v ho going into
? e rerm; -Vre.Ysch ow^upon which the mo--
! . mrr ran and bolted the outer door, but the
fVIN Reeks' and cries Were heard by the
th, A v t, who bruke open the door, when
:--'.....,. foiat the instant
tPt, ; -terep ri e room; foe had got another
c ini % the neck; 'which ffie° was' attempting
a. .drangle in the frene manner, but was pfe^
wr.. cby the eighboufs. She said, had Ihe
murkw/i ;h^ c ^', it would have given her
ease, declaring, at the fame time, her inten
tion was afterwards to murder herfelf, Pie
having feverahtimes b' fore made attempts on
her own life, but had been prevented /"
'npHTL^b'^
f, TOTAL stop being put to the curren
f~l cy of the Continental, Resolve and
Commonwealth Money, by the arrival of the
British forces in this Gty, and few of the
inhabitants (especially of the poorer foft)
having any Gold or Silver, they unanimously
expressed a desire to deceive and pass the old |
legal Paper Money.-IA confeque'nce of which,l
a number of fubfeription papers were hand
ed about town and univerfall'y signed and the
old Money is now generally current; the firm
of the fubfeription is as follows.
" W E the Subscribers, being sensible of
the many inconveniences which arise from a
difference being made between the value of
legal paper money, Heretofore current in the
city of'Philadelphia, 'and gold and Silver,
DO AGREE, iha: fuel legal paper money
al refaid,' as has been emitted by ads of
assembly, and has. received the .royal Sanc
tion, shall be received, by us in all our deal
ings, and. deemed to be of equal value with ,
gold jind fiber.
Toths ? ÜBLIC.
^ 8 many people abject to receive the
New- jerky! Pa,er Currency, called" the|
Loan-Glee ' v ^ev,- dared in March' 1776,
ibecauih iißed knee the commencement cf thel
Iprefent,troubles, and therefore supposed to
be- of no value; it becomes necessary co in- |
foru all such perf^ns, that that, o- any otherl
'paper 'money emitted in any of His Majefty’s,|
provkices b, a law - T Ten province, -under4
rhe old leoH confutation a^d in his Majesty's
b^.me; isja^valtd-,and to all intents and pur- '|
ipoTs as effe&uH tied good as any emitted|
before that cate 'The face -of the bill will !
liromediately discover ^wh&frer ifTued- in rhe|
'file of the King, and by a law or a&t %aiTerri-'j
bly ofany colony whence emitted, t and if 1
:fo,'there cm he no doubt but that filch co-''
ij/v V virtue of feck-law, is absolutely|
" ..h rf i,a§ed as a fecur^.y to every person -'
"cEDT r its currency, be the -c,noarT:tion
HfTe NIL'9. oat h may, whether one fhil--
ling "or-hx ; pounds. The last emihiori of the /
-? curtercy dated March 25, i7"6,;
'fc.- fobck'W'Dded' to by ihofe ignorant of its
Jue fouridkrion; is, if any thing, upon a bet
.ter eftabk/hmerit than any other. The law
;by virtue gs which,, was emitted was passed
in a faWarid legal nffembly of the province,
jong ^N e the ,rdal and rebellious decla
ration. ofb/^eodence took pl^ce —lt was'
moreover tent to <r,arid"for his Majesty's
R o.%,'asset, inorder to 'render- it more au
ttipQic, and this was obtained in full, form
previous, to abv T,i^g of .the bills. The
m(,ey comkg from. Iferoyalmint can scarcely
't .on,eg credit, nor can 'any
/CC..Q ovTeLx, not difafefted to the Royal
'c:s.fr. depute receiving it gqual with gold or
Silver, upon any principal or reason whatever.
,f - tve- .-oriiders of what great importance
-icis to give ano. keep up a full credit and free
circaLrian to ah psper money issued under a
legal authority, cannot hesitate a moment to
erfoice vat credit and authority to its ut
moli extent; .especially at a time where an
zgr^mem is fubfifti tg strong the principal
citizens to receive and pass, as heretofore,
nor to ah. or receive r- :e in legal paper mo
ney for any thing, .than in goicio< Stiver.—
By Hit agreement ce r/ai cu^e^cy ci -his
aad. : ..eighbou,.-;, r ebonies ML, at ieaft
arn.? f x ourfcr/m. . :gl • ?e putycßs of Hard
caffi; ^nd no /m.: meegwith 'every encou
'rag^ment, even from the Military gentlemen -
while remai ; x u-.rueej^ndent'of
our own general 1;. ng deeply concern
ed in fapportie',: this . ^p rrot it
be part'CuGL, i^mem/:rcd, 'tut tk^e are
.in this city, numb
people, as we - is many others of real fub
flanc? Twr.p no hard mmey, nor
mem .-'-xvr. m ft fthn greatly, un
defs refm bj ^Th -..m mb ci.citation
of pie :gal paper money as a prt sent medium,
of excha It i owing to this necessity
and the me m hr? e aligned, that the
legal York aad foDy currencies pass now
as freely in the city and province of New-
Yerk as gD or fiher. By timely attention
the fame a-. con?.qnerr\: ;% take place
here, and if tr evy am rr Trot do but agree
in fupporring rhe. credit of HI legal paper
money, the muntry, when opened, will as
readily follow the example.
BOS fO N,'Odet'er 23.
Articles of Convention between Lieutenant
General Burgoyne, and M for General Gates.
I. The froops under Lieutenant General
Burgoyne to march out of their ' Camp with
the Honours of War, and the Ar^lleiy of
the retrenchments to (he Verge of the River
where the old Fort flood; where the Arms
I and Artier, are to be left, the Arms to be
1 piled by Words of Command from th .-.- -own
;G,cers.
, IL A free Parage to be grazed to the
|Army under Lieutenant General Burgoyne to
4 Great Britain,- on Condition cf not fervi; g
' a aid in North America ' during the pre.-
§ Contest; and the Fort of Jofton is -aligned
I 1q the Entry of franfports, to receive Lie
I 'Ticops whenever General fowe Hall so order.'
I FL Should any Cartel take Place, by which.
I the 'Army under Lieutenant General Bur-.
I goync, or any Part of it may be exchanged,
jR. e foregoing Allele to be,vcid, as far ,as uch
j*Ext bang, fha.ll be ro. # de..
IV. The 'Army under Lieutenant Gene^F '
$ Burgoyne to march to Maiiachufet's Bay by
''the £ukdb n.?ft expeditious, and conveni
ent Rout, and to be quartered in, near, or
as convenient as possible to Bolton, that the
Ilarch of the Troops may not be delayed
when Transports arrive to receive them.
V. The Troops to be supplied on their
March and during their being in Quarters;
with Provisions, by General Gates's Orders,
at ' the fame Rate of Rations as the Troops of
his own Army ; and if possible the Officers
Horses and Cattle are to be supplied with
Forage at the ufuai Rates.
VI. The Officers are to retain their Carri
ages, Bat H rfes, and other Cattle, and no
luggage to be molested or searched; Lieute
nant General Burgoyne giving his Honor that
there are no jpublick Stores secreted therein,
Major General Gates will of Course take the
necessary Measures for the due Performance of
this Article; Should any Carriages be want
ing during the March for the Traiifportation
of Officers Baggage, they are, if possible, to
be supplied by the Country at the ufaal Rates.
VI:. Upon the March, and during the
Time the Army shall remain in Quarters in
the Maffachufet's Bay, the Officers are not,
as far as Cirqumllances will admit,- to.be fe-^
parated from their Men ; the Officers are to
be quartered according to Rapk, and are not
to be hindered from aflembling their Men for.
Roll-calling, and other ?u, pefes of Regularity.'
VIII. All Corps whatever of General Bur
goyne's Army whether compoles of Sailors,
Batteau Men, Artifit n, Divers, independent
' Companies, and Followers of tire Army, of
whatever Country. Jh#l be included in the
fulled Sente and qtmoft Extent of the above
, Articles, 2nd comprehended in every Refpeft
, as. Briefly Suffers..,
IX. All Canadians, and Persons belonging
to the Canadian .Edablifhment, ebufiging of
Sailors,. Batteaui Men^ Artificers, Drivers, In
dependent Companies, -and many cher Fol-'
lowers of the Army, Mho come under nc par-'
, ticulaf Defcr % nticif, are to be -permitted to
- return thbre ; they are to be crndufted imme
-Garriy by the shortest Rout,.to the nrft Bri
tit? foft on Lake George, are to be supplied
:with Provisions in the fame Manner as the
' other Troops, and ate co be bound by the
fame Conditions of not serving during the
prefent Contest m North America.
X. Faffpo-ts to be immediately granted
for "three Officers not exceeding the Rankiof
I Captains, who fh'all be appointed by I/eute-'
riant General Burgoy: e, to cmy'Dilpnfches
to Sir William Howe, Sir Guy 'Lark- n and -
to Groat Britain, by the Way if Lew-York;
and Major General Gries engages drop orick
I Faith that these DTpatches iha 1 - qc be op n
ed; the Officers ate to fee oh oFaoJy
after receiving their Dispatches, air are to
travel the fhotteft Rout, and in the most ex-'
: petitions Manner.
XI. During the Stay of the Troops in Mas-
Uchufet's Bay, Fie Officers are to be a;spit
ted on Patole, and are to be permitted .0 wear
their Side Arms.
' 'XII. Should the Army under Lieutenant:
General Borg q-ne find it net Gary to lend for
their Clothing and other Baggage to Canada,
: -key are to be emitted to de it in the ipjft'
. convenient Manner, and the necefUry Faff
ports granted fir that Purpose.
_XDL These Articles are to be mutually
fi,e'd' and exchanged To-morrow Morning
at Nike o'Clcck, and the Troops under Lieu
. tenant General Burgoyne are to march out of
their Entrenchments at Three b' Clock i: the
Afterw.?n, . JOHN BURGOYNE.
Camp at 'iaraghtega, Ohio 16, 1777.
In C n^nfs, Sept. 10, 1777.
^ ESOLVED, That the lntcreft which fhalT
^l arise after the Date of this Resolution,
on Loan Office Certificates already issued, or
which. Hall be issued before the firft Day of
March next, be annually paid at the refpe&ve
Loan Offices, in Bills of Exchange on the Com
mflcnert f the United Inages at Faris, at the
Rate of $ Livres of Era ce, for every Spanish
Milled Dollar due for Fee-est as aforefaid, or
in Continental B T of Credit, at the Option
of the refpe&ive Lenders.
Av Order ts Congress,
JONH HANLOC K, President.
—— B-ETOTDUY
WILLIAM PRINCE,
AtFludrcw Landing, on Lohg-Illand, near New
° York,
A large ^Collection of Fruit Trees,
As follows, viz.
,?NGLISH Cherries f all Sorts,
All Sorts of Peaches,
N Twines and z',ico,s,
Ab Sorts of Plumbs',
All Swts of Apple and Pear Trees,
Quince Tre^s,
- The sweet and hard Shell Almond Trees,
The Filh'ud and Barcelona Nat I rees,
The Illinois and Madeira Nut Trees,
The B. wk Wab ut and Better Nut Trees,
The Americar^edlar or Perfimons Tree,
Fi^Treesmany Sorts, ~.
T.e EnghA Mufomy and black and white Amen
can Mulberry,
The red, white, and black R.,Merries,
The red, white, and black Currants,
Goqlberries many Sorts,,
Grapes many Sorts, . r „
'Great Variety of Strawberry Vines,
The nr/ d>!y IT fe and great Variety of other Roses,
Dioft IF Is of American Shrubs, not here men
tiored;
Any Crindeman that has a mind to lee a Cata~
: it# of L 1 the Fruit Trees and Shrubs, may have
' n nyNr^-'vrrffaid Catalogues by applying to Mr.,
'ia^es RF ngton/or xo Mr. Hugh Gaine, Printers,
: # in Ne -York. Said Prince has a large Number of
frhe N Pio,in and Spitzenberg Apple Trees
f fit for EMi^^ England or else where.
G. m? ' .ho wants any of laid Trees is
'd/^ed to le^.ve rhe?'Oidets at Mr. Hugh Gaines,
1,, Urn.Yr k, or on board the Flushing
I Boat, < ^w die IE ry-Stai sby me Fly-Market,
; Grier Thorne, now Maker of the Boat.