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/nd be it further received ^ ordained,
That all and every- perfen or perf ns, who,
from and after the date hereof, flidl be found
guilty of countetfe trig ° r altering the Conti
nental B Ils of Credit, the Bills of Credit iflued
by the lae Provincial Congrefsof this slate, or
the Affembhes, Convention, or Congresses of
any of the United States of North-America,
or altering the fame, knowing them to be coun
terfeit or altered, fhali be adjudged febn, and
be punished with death, in like manner as pcr
fons found guilty of counterfeiting oikrowingy
uttering the former Bills of Credit of this ft^le,
might or should have been.
Provided always, That no perfen or perlons
ifhall fuffer death, or other pain or penalty for
any of the offences aforeloid, until he or they
ffiall have been firft found guilty of the fame
offence or offences whereof he or they ffiall be
charged, and accused in a due course of law, and
by the verdict of a jury.
Provided also, Thot nothing in this Ordi
nance contained ffiall be cenftrued to divest any
Crmmittee of the power they now possess of ex
amining and committing any effenders; so th. t
they do not proceed to the it Blazon of pun ftp
Trents for any of the offences in this Ordinance
contained, but leave the fame to be determined
in due course of law in manner atortfaid.
By order of Contention,
SAMUEL TUCKER, President,
Atrue Co,, Attefad, II m Patterson, Sc.
Extreft of a letter from WilhamJburg, Virginia,
'j^3-
" A batery of two 18 pooreders was opened
on the enemy's fleet cn Tuesday morning, whi ft
another of f&r 9 pounders play'd cn' their
works and camp st Gwyn's Iflaid In a fh. rt
time tba whole fleet was forced to tow cut of
reach ts the battery; their fire ceased afer a
few re unds. Their campuas thrown in confu
fion, and in the night, before we could procure
beats to carry over our men, they removed all
their tents except one their cannon except one,
and all their ft r :es, &c. There were three
tenders in the naven. which attempted to pre
vent cur paffige — Their works were fill man
ned as if they meant to depute their ground, bu
as f on as our f Idiers put off in 2 few canoes
they re reared precipitately tg their flips. The
tenders fell into cur hands, one th^y set cn fie,
but cur , : ple boarded it and extinpuifbd the
flames. The enemy burnt two imall veffth,
and the night f llcwmg a very large ffiip, fup
p< fed to be tie Donmore, for the was very
much damaged, having received four 18 pound
Shot thn ugh her fries and a double headed one
through her flern which raked her.—Her mate
was killed, a failcr had his arm taken off, and
Lord Denrrioe had his leg wounded by this
ihe The Fleet has failed from the Iflird,
wTch we art in quiet poffefficn of. From their
works and prepared n for others, and decks cf
cattle left on the Island, it is evident they left
it much againd their it clirati. n and long before
the, expelled it. We f und 150 graves aad
12 dead negroes- Ling in the open air. They
have bad a dr<adful fever emo.git them, and
the finaU-pox. I wish our army may n t catch
Tu :c- Lf.n The Roebuck was at the mouth of
^^^^— e - T'''' ^ ^i^te'dif nt
cK<;L- to come to- the ^ffikance pf the Dun
more, which, unfortunately fr her,\had changed
Nations with the Otter and by this^means came
into the jaws four battery whiq iwas con
cealed. We did not lose a man." }
NEW-PORT, July 2^.
Yefterd y arrived here, from a cruife' oPabout
a month, the brig Andrew Doria, Cape Bidd e,
who about ten days before took the ship Natha
niel and Elizabeth, Capt, H ar, from Jamaica
to London, loaded with 300' hogsheads ^f sugar,
100 hogsheads of rum, &c. Capt. Philipfßrown,
of this place, was put in prize-master, and
ordered to the fill port he could make. Capt.
Biddle few two frigates under an easy fail near
Block-Inland yesterday morning.
Yesterday in the afternoon, Lieu . Calc ft of
the Met in ship of war (which lay a lire without
the harbour) came in a bar^e whh a Flag, to this
town; the General A/fembly being then fitting,
he was conducted to the htae hu'e, where he
delivered a letter to his Honor G vernor Cooke,
from Richard Viscount Howe.
NEW-YORK, July 29.
By the lari Account we have had of the two
Men of War that lately weot up the N-rth
River, they then lay in H^verftraw-Bay, their
Tenders cruising about ; last Saturday Sen'eight
one of them went near the Fort, upon which
our People fi r ed a 32 Pounder at her, which
went through her Quarter, when she tacked
about, and ILod down the River. Some Time
after, they landed a Party of th ir Men at
Peek's Kill, ft Fire to a Wheat Field, and
burnt the H use of Mr. John Lilly; a Num
ber of the Militia were son codeaed. who
attacked and killed seven of them, without
any Loss cm cur Side,
Extrad of a Letter from an Officer at Fort
George to his Friend in this City, dated
July 1, V? - „.I
" I never knew the fatigue of a campaign 1
until I arrived in Canada ; the most sh eking
fcer.es that ever were exhibited in a camp, w.re
conftandy in our view. When General Sulli
van arrived in Canada, the army was torn in
pieces, by sickness and other unaccountable oc
eurrenees, and a whole regiment was not to be
found together. General Sullivan, with his
usual activity and alertness, collided together a
debilitated, dispirited army ; tried the ftreng h
cf the enemy, which were at kali four to one';
performed an excellent retreat, although there
were many difficulties, the enemy at our heels,
three thousand lick with the fmall-po, those 1
the raoft healthy, like so m3y walking appaii-|
tions, all our baggage, ftbres and artillery to be 1
removed, officers as well ^s men all employed in [
That a Ship from Ireland, with 1700 Bar
rels Pork, 400 Filkins of Butter, 100 Calks
#of Oats, and 100 Calks of Oatmeal, was
; taken and carried into Boston last Week.
I A Letter of Marque from Salem, took a
, Slo p and Ship from Jamaica ; the Sloop
; loaded with dry Goods and Salt, bound for
: Halifax : The Ship bound to Europe with
370 Flop/heads of Suz^H # 4.0 Puncheon
,Rum, 55 Pipes Madeira Wine, 27 Cannon
; 9 and 6 Pounders, and a large Quantity of
I wrought Plate ; —1 hey were carried into
Sheepfeut.
ICapt.lCapt. Goodrich, of Virginia, in a Sloop
lof 8 Guns, was taken at the Eaftwaid by a
I Sloop of io Guns, belonging to this Pro
vince, after an obstinate Engagement, and
icanied into Salem. Capt. Goodrich, his
f Lieut, and 7 Men were killed ; one of our
§ Men killed.
^ Ibe great Expence, and uncommon Dif
;four, and Trouble that attends the Printing
]Bufaefs at present, and in particular that of
;puftjbiug a News-Paper, at this Junflure,
l irujt be well known to the Readers of this Pa
, per ; 'tis therefore hoped our Cuflomers will, as
foa as possible, think of discharging their Ac
.counts, that the Printer way be the better ena
bled to carry on his Bufaefs andjerve the Pub
he to their Satisfaction.
In Convention of the Reprefentarives of the
State or NEW-YORK, July 23,
RESOLVED,
*'| 'H AT no Provisions whatever ffiall be
f laden for Exportation cn board any Ship
or Vessel, at the Port of New-York, or from
I any other Port of this State, unless for the use
lof the Crew of such Ship or Vessel, or for the
I neerffoy Supply of any of the United States
§ of America, until further Orders ; and that the
[ Committee of the City and County of Ne v
§ York foari be firft app ied to for their Permiffi
-lon to export any Provisions for the Purposes
j aforefaid, which laid Committee are he eby
lempoweredlempowered to judge aid determine upon the
;Propriety of granting such Suppries.
I fefohed, That in all Cases whe.e a Breach
jffiall be made in the above Revolution, the Vef-
I fel and Cargo ffiall be forfeited to rhe Use of
;this State, and the Persons guilty of infringing
it shall be held up as Enemies to the United
States of America.
dragging cann^ n, &c. our batteaus all moved
up the rapids fix m les, loaded, one hundred of
which wec coved by oD'rpoor wearied men,
while up to theii ar ri-pits in water, and all per
formed ii a d^y,and an half. Our sick and
baggie vere finely landed at St. John's, ^nd
from thence were carried to Crown-Pome, with
' the lofsof only three cannon and they but poor
;ones."
I The Mation 1W C.,M&of King's,
;Queen's,%#d ffyffblk, oh 'Long-Inland, and
IWeilchefter. Dufehefs, Orange and' Ulster, were
I kit Week offered to-held themfelvesin Readi-
Ihefs to march at a Moment's Warning ; indeed
,many of them are gone to their proper Stations
lalready.lalready.
I An old Gentleman between 60 and 70, row
! docs Duty in the Militia near Newark, in New-
Jersey, is the Father of about 15 Children now
alive, 9 of which are in the Continental Army;
from Captains to .Privates.
The Whaling Sloop Gilbert and John, Capt.
Jagger, belonging to the Company returned
here lad Monday from a 12 Months Voyage,
but narrowly escaped being taken GF Block
Iflund by two Frigates : He is lad from Gua
deloupe, where he fold his Cargo of about
250 Barrels of Oyl, there to k in MoLffes,
and has now on b,ard 12,000 Gall ns, and 30
H gfceads in another Vessel that failed in Com
pany with him bound',o the Eallward.
S veral C<nn^n were fired lail Thurfcay Af
rernoon, from cut Battery at Amboy, at a Num
ber ot B ;ats from Star n Island, bound to Sandy-
Houk, supposed to jom Part of the Minitlerial
Fleet laying there : 1 his brought on a Cannon
ade tr- m the Encampmtn; of the Regulars near
Bill ps Point, on the Island, which continued
very hot on both Sides for near an Hour: The
Boa s got clear, but many of the Regulars were
seen to fall, and several carried off, fuppefed to
be wounded. On our Side, a Soldier belonging
to one of the Philadelphia Battalions, was killed,
and one wounded; a Horie in a Carriage had
his Head shot off in the Street, and some Da
mage was done rhe Huufes.
1 he Rev. Synod of New-York and Philadel
phia, at their Meeting' in May lad, appointed
the fecund Thursday of Augnit, to be observed
as a Day of Humiliation, Failing and Prayer,
to Aimghty God, by all the Congregations
under their Care, on Account of the prefers
oppreffid and bleeding State of our Country.
The Small-Pox is now so brief in and
about Boston, that there is no less than
ic,ooo Petfons in and near that Place down
with th.t Disorder ; to prevent the Spreading
of which no more News Papers will be prin
ted there for some Time ; but the Port has
favoured us with the following agreeable
Advices.---
Extract from the Minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Secr'y.
In PROVINCIAL CONGRESS,
New-Jersey, Trenton July 15, 1776.
THE gineral Election for Members of Coun
cil and Assembly, and for Sheriffs and Coroners
in the Coleny of New-Jersey, will begin on
Tuesday the 13th of Arguft next, at the several
Places in each County, in which the lad Elec
tions lor the Members of Provincial Congress
were held.
By Order of Congress,
SAMUEL 'TUCKER, President.
RUN-away the doth Irritant, from the Subferiber, in
the Borough of Westchester, a Negro Fellow nathrd
( (CATO, about 24 Years of Age, 5 Feet 6 Inches high;
/he is very black, remarkable large Mouth with broad
Teeth, and wrinkled Forehead; is plausible and fmobth
}in (peaking, and may pals hirnfelf for a ailof, having been
I used tea Boat. He took with him when he went away,
y p green fhbrt Coat with red Collar and Cuffs, short brown
I Frize Coat/ one brown and one white linen Waiftcoa,
:cne brown Linen Breeches, two Pair homefyun Trowfers,
I Two homespun Shirts and one white ditto, and may have
mother Cloaths with him that is not known, Whoever
lukes up the laid Negro and secures him, ffiall have the
;above Reward, and reasonable Charges paid them, by
Frog's Neck, in Westchester, JOHN SMITH.
IJuly 73, 1776.
7 °hfba^cuiu i,„, *- , I» & C..J , .ff". .the
1 Name of Thom,s [ackfon,
The New STAGE COACHES,
^ HAT constantly ply between New-York and Phi-
M iadelphia, the one sets out from Powles-Hook
ferry, opposite New-York, and the other from Mr.
Little's, in Fourth-Street, between M ar ketand Chefnut-
Streets, at the Sign of the Indian Queen, in Philadel
phia, every Tuesday and Friday Morning, at or before
Sunrise, and meet at Princetown the fame Nights, where
they exchange Paffengep, and return the next Day to
Powles-Hook Ferry and Philadelphia, so as to perform
the Journey in two Days from New-York to Philadel
phia. The Price for e^ch Paflenger in the Coach, is
Thirty Shillings, and out Passengers Twenty Shillings.
Proc. Each Passenger allowed to take 141 b. Baggage, and
above that to pay Two Pence per pound.
The FLYING MACHINE
THAT plies between Hackealick and Hoebeck, in
tends to for off on Mondays, Tuefd^ys and Saturdays,
from Hackeefack at 7 o'Clock in the Morning ; and to
set off from Hoebuck the fame Days, at 2 o'clock in the
Afternoon, for this Season, The Subfcribar humbly
thanks the Public for their pest Favours, and hopes a
Continuance of the fame. Passengers carried at Three
Shillings each, and Baggage at a rrafonable Rate,
ANDREW VAN BUSKIRK.
~J A~M EITHNE W P6RT,"
DISTILLER,
LIVING at the lower End of Little Queen-Street,
at the North-River, has for Sale a Quantity of
Geneva, Brandy and Cordials. Those who honour him
with their Commands will find he endeavours to merit
a ComtiAaauce of their Favours.
Still continues, and sets out every Monday and Thur'J
day Mornings from Powles-Hook Ferry, opposite New-
York, and from the Sign of the Cross-Keys in Philadel
phia, at the Corner of Third and Chefnut-Streets, and
meet at Princeton the fame Nights, exchange Passengers,
and return the next Day to Powles-Hook Ferry, and
Philadelphia, so as to perform the Journey in two Days.
The Price for each Passenger Twenty-one Shillings, and
Goods as usual, only each Passenger allowed 141 b. The
Passengers are desired to cross over the Ferry to Powles-
Hook the Evening before, as the Stages set off early.
It is hoped that this very expen five Undertaking will
meet with Encouragement from all Ladies and Gentle
men, as they may depend upon punAual Performance, be
The Public's raoft obliged Servant,
John Mercereau.
RUN-away from the Subscriber on the 16th Instant,
a Negro Man named PRINCE, about 25 Years
^, 5 Feet sor5 or 6 Inches high, well proportioned, very
luidy, and ip-aKs good En : ,.<h : Had on a small round
leaver Hat, a short white Bread Cloth Coat, red Jacket,
V bite Shirt, green faperfine Breeches, black and white
’Kerned Stackings, and new Shoes and Buckles. Who
:wr fecutes said Negrrnfo that his Master may have him
yin, ffiall have FIVE DOLLARS Reward, and all
teatonabie Charges, paid by me
WILLIAM CONRAY, Jun.
P'ver, in Dutches, June 8, 1776.
DESERTED from my Company of Rifit-Men,
Rationed on Bergen, the 9th Inst. a Soldier, by the
Name of George Taylor, abaur 5 Feet i@ Inches high :
He is well-set, round Mouldered, and has a down Look,
{peaks broken English, and is a German born ; kad ~on
when he went away, a Abort red Coat, and ftpped Trow
fers.' He has a Discharge from Capr. Hugh Stevenson,
for one Year that ¥ ferv'd in his Company. Whoever
will deliver the said Deserter to the Subscriber, or have
him secured so that I may get him again, ffiall have a
Reward of FOUR DOLLARS.
WILLIAM KELLY.
N. B. 'Tis fu,pofed he has made for Albany.
The Flying Machine
4c gtod quality of laid DEA N E's liquors, has for
ft te-il years pad beqn so well experienced, mostly
throughout this Continent, that they need no other re
cerhmendation.
And still heir determined, if possible, to make better,
*, Being fully convinced by long experience, that the
fheft means to acquire a speedy sale of the above articles,
is to make them of full quality, at a moderate charge ;
as he is determined to fell on as reasonable terms as any
ofeelle ; and good attendance, which with every other
endeavour to give general fatisfa&ionj will be the Con
riant Itudy of The Public's very obliged,
And very humble servant,
R. D E.A NE.
T: nib Street, a lew Days ago, two Pair of Gold
4 ca ..„ without any Weights. The Perlon who
far# belong to, may, have them a^in, paying the Ex
pei.ee of this Adverttfefnen:, and aT fl:t the Finder.
A quantity of neat brandy,
Ralberry brandy,
Cerry brandy,
Cherry rum,
Shrub 0, the best quality,
Geneva,
Splits of Wine,
Jaraai „ Spirits,
Royal Jfqueb^gh,
Re.i ratify,
r§"'AKES this method, to return Lit sincere thanks
J. to all his Friends and Customers for their past fa
vours ; and to acquaint them that he itillcontinues to
ma r, and hat n w ready lor file, at his dilliltery, be
tMcen the Colle^and the Norm. River, in Muira,-ftreet;
ne.frVaux-Hall,
r y'HE Members of the United lUh«Utg
j Com, any, in the City of New-York,
are desired to meet at the Merchant's Coffee-
H^ufe, on T uefday Evening the 6th of Au
gutt next. This is published at the earnest
B qtfeft of all the Members now in Town.
Those who cannot give their Attendance
personally, are desired to appoint some Per
lors to act for them, otherwise they must
abide by the Traniaclions of that Evening.
Ail Fei sons having any Accounts against
the Company, are requeued to get them rea
d )y that ri ime.
RICHARD DEAN E,
DISTILLE R,
Three Dollars Reward.
To the P ÜBLIC.
Cinnamon water;
Clove ditto,
Grange ditto,
A rinifeed ditto,
A 11-fours,
Do&or Stevens,
,Vest India and New-Vork
rum,
Madeiraand Teneriffe wines,
&c. &c.
MAREDANT's DROPS,
For curing the Leprosy, Scurvy, Ulcers,
Piles, Rheumatism, and every other Dis
order arising from a Foulness in the Blood.
Sold by Hugh Gaine.
THOMAS GRANT,
IS removed from this City to Newark Mountains.--—
All'Letters for him to the Care of Josiah Piafon, at
Newark, or left with Mr. Brown, Tallow Chandler,
noer the North-River Ferry, New-York, wilfcqme fife
to him.
TEN DOLLARS Reward.
RUN away from the Subfenta, on Monday the
^ firft Inst. a Negia Man, about 21 Years of
Age, named Prinee, five Feet seven Inches high, thin
madei Hid on when he abfeonded, a blue Cloth
Jacket, a white Homespun Shirt and Trowl&s, and
is a Butcher by Trade. He is supposed to have gene
towards Rye, or enter'd in the A^my. Whoever
wifi bring him to his Matter in Rofevelt's-Street,
near the Tea Water Pump, /hall have the above
Reward far their Trouble.
GdODHEART SIEGLER.
Tube's
FIVE P'&stations #t Sqjire'£-Point, in Sutlbr-Ccufty,
in New-Jersey, containing 1800 Acres of Land;
also, a very good drift-Mill, with two Ppir of Stones,
g,d one ore he best Streams in America, in a very good
Wheat CW ~try, to be Lid serrate or togeker, as suit
the PurcM ars. For farther Particulars enquire of Garret
Rapalje, li ring on the Premises.
Also, Bine Thousand Acres of Land, about 6o Miles
back of Eibfus, on Delaware; is very good Land, in a
well fettled Country, and will be fold reasonable. Enquire
of Mr. James Stewart, at N<w-Ysifo or Garret Rapalje,
at Squire's. Point. Also, a Shop to be Let, opposite the
Fly-Market. Endulreof JAMES STEWART.
io mH ^rjons interested in the Tr&fl of
Land hereafter mentioned, containing 1264 A&a.
WHEREAS Abraham Haaforook, Jacobus Bruyn,
bod Richard Edit'd, pursuant to a L?w of the
Colony of New-York, did divide a certain Tr.ft as Land
commonly called the W^wayanda Patent, in the County
of Orange; and whereas a certain Trad of Land on bal
loting fai.: Landa (be:,r:g Let number Five of the balloted
Lotbin the firft division o' the Drowned Lar..T) con
taining about Twelve Hundred aid Sixty-four Acres, fill
to the original right of Chriftopheg Denn, and is Bounded
as felfows, to wit, Beginning at the South corner of Lot
number Fohr, thence running South Sixty-fix Degrees,
Weft Thirty fix Chains and Fifty Links,, to a White Oak
Tree Masked V. thence North Forty five Degrees and
F fteen Minutes, Weft Three Hundred and Sixty-nine
Chains and Thirty-four Links, to the TFvifion Line
between the Aid Drowned Land Lots, and the Lots in
the First Weft Division, thence along the fame, North
Fifty-Four Degrees, East Thirty-four Chains and Fortv
feven Links to Lot number Four, thence South Forty-five
Degrees and Fifteen Minutes, East Three Hundred and
Seventy-Six Chains and Ninety-fix Links to the place of
beginning, containing Twelve Hundred and Sixty-four
Acres or Land, as by the proceedings of the said Com
missioners, filed in rhe Secretary's Office cf the said
Colony, and id the Clerks Office of the said County of
Orange will fully appear. We the Subforibers being part
Owners of the said Tract of Twelve Hundred and Sixty
four Acres, and being desirous 01 hiving Partition made
of the fame, Pursuant to an A& of the Lieutenant
Governor; the Council, and the General Assembly of the
Colony of New-York, entitled “ An Aft for the more
effectual Collecting his Mgrily's Quit Rents in the
Colony of New-York, and for Partition of Lands in
order thereto," puffed the Eight Day of January, One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-two, and of another
certain A6i of the Governor, the Council and General
Allembly of New York, entitled, “ An Ad to continue
An A&, entitled An Afl for the more effectual C@l!r&.
ing his Majesty's Q^t Rents in the Colony of New - York,
and for Partition of Lands in order thereto ; and also to
ontinue one other Aft, entitled, “ An Ad to explain
part of An Act, entitled, An AC t for the more effectual
Collecting his Majesty's Quit Rents in the Colony of
New-York, and for Partition of Lands in order thereto,"
palled the Thirtieth Day of December, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Sixty-eight; and also another ACt of
the Governor, the Council and the General Assembly of
the Colony of New-York, entitled, “ An Aft for divid
v^ =.=- fer.!g - s tft. L&uU in the Patent of Wawg
yand% io.rhe Cornty of Orange, as are heia \, Ltd
Owners of Golh-n Town Rights, in common with the
Proprietors of those Lots, in the said Patent, which
were Divided and Balloted for by Coramiffioners, Pursuant
to An ACt of this Colony, entitled, An A& for the
more effectual Collecting of hit Majesty's Quit Rente la
the Colony of New-York, an rfor Partition of Lands
in order thereto : And also to prevent, doubts refpeaing
the Division of the said Patent, made by the said Cem
miffioners, passed the Twenty-fourth Day of March,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-two. We do
therefore hereby give Notice, That Benjamin Tuften,
Righayd Edfall and Samuel Brunfen, all of the Precin&
of Golhen, Persons not interested in the said Lands, are
appointed Commiflioners for the Partition of the said
Lahtis, and that they the said Commiffionere will meet
^ Tuesday the Sixteenth Day of July next, at the
House of Samuel Gale, Esq; in the Town of Goffien in
in the said County of Orange, Innkeeper, to proceed to
the Partition of the said Lands, and all Persons interefled
in the laid Lands, am hereby required to attend on the
Day and Place aforesaid, for the Purpose above mentioned.
Given underour Hands, the Fifteenth Day of April,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-five,
VINCENT MATHEWS,
ISAAC LUDLUM.
JOHN LEAR Y, jun.
HAS removed from the Fly-Market, to the Hoile
formerly occupied by John Stites, next Door to
Peter Vandervoort, near Peck'^-Sli,,---where he has far
Sale on reasonable Terms, wh^efalc and retail,
Weft-India Rum, Rice,
Jamaica Spirits, Green Teas,
Loaf and Mufeovado Sugars, Indigo,
Chocolate, Port Wine,
Pepper; Sweet Oyl,
Coffee, Claret.
Also, Sundry Good's in the GROCERY Way.
£ WOMAN who can be welt recommenced for a
/r House-keeper, und&ftamds Cookery and Pastry,
likewise a Dairy, wonld be willing to engage herfelf in a
Gentleman's Family in the Country. Enquire of Mrs.
Cfaf%,in New-Street.
RUN -aa ay from the Subscriber, living at New-
Rachelle, ab-ut three Years ago, a Negro Man
famed 'ILLIAM: He has buihy Hair, speaks good
Dutch and English, and playr on the Fiddle; Any Petfen
that will apprehend the fa'd Negro, ffiall receive Twenty
Shillings Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid by me,
June 24, 1776. JOSEPH RODMaN.
RUN-AWAY, a Negro Min named JaMhb, tall
and thin, the whites of his Eyes remarkably red,
and his Face full of Eruptions : He i a talkative plauf
able Fellow, and had on when he went away an old grey
Bearskin Ihort Coat, Check Shirt, Linen Beecher, and
worsted Stockings, and is supposed to be gone towards the
East End of Long-lfland. Whoever tabes up and secures
the said Negro, so that his Master may get him again, or
brings him to De&or Samuel Bard in New-Yik, ffiall
receive TEN DOLLARS Reward, and all reasonable
Charges paid by SAMVEL B.IRD.