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PZ)?CmT:ONS, '?m?red , fie 7ouar of !
, Dt^c^ox, ^t^r'/.^r India Company, ]
hs ike ill, < hi ^r^^nt <witb Government. \
CT'TIA Court of Directors of rMEaft India'.l
' £ Ctf mn "?ny having &<er, into their mt>ft |
ferries correlation hr terms necefl'ary to be;
,ofcrcj to G '^.r-m^ffor the protongation of 1
the C< mpahv's Charter, beg leave, upon the
moll insure conftdefatioo, to fabnrit the fol
lowing proportions to the cohfideration of Lord'
North, as the bast of ari agreement with Go
verament for that purpufe.
PROPOSITIONS.
I. That the EaR India Company's present
Charter-rights and prtvik ges shall be,! referred
ja them entire, a^d their exclusive trade pro
-1 jnori for "or.enn of ten years, befdes the
th ? e years, notice to be giver, according to,
th; or vi.e: rode fer that purpose, in the
filC^p4yf st\i7,h.pf George,^
11. ihtin cor'iteration of all their present
Charter rights and privileges of exclusive
trade be" g's) preserved and prolonged; as
ah;;efaid, the Eali-lndia Company mail ad
vance and pay into his Majesty's Exchtgo r,.
for the use of the'public, one trillion of pounds
itading, without interest ahfuch times, and
in such proportions, as dhallbe agreed upon -
between the Lords Commiffioner^ of His Ma
jelly's Treasury, and the^Ceur^ of Directors of %
the fahi Company. # -
ill. Toat Ge£id sum df ope million shall
be repaid on or before the 25th of March,
133; and the, Company's right to aa <xcfr
fve trade thal! not, he determined after ttmt;
tune, until the Gid one million shall be repaid, ;
as well as the 4,200,000!. now due from&e
Public to the Company: ' /'''
IV. That the'Company be authoftfed^r'd f
empowered to borrow on bond, utf^r ttyjr
common seal, or otherwife,,ny fumor fun^s ;
of money, not exceeding one million, over arid
above the amount of their present bond debt ;
in England.
V. Lhat in cases of necessity the Company
fall be at liberty, with the approbation and |
consent of the Lords of the Treasury, to bor-1
row, upon bond, or otherwise, any sum or funis
of money, not exceeding soo,oool. over and
above the amount of their prelect bond debt,
and cf the additional million to be borrowed,'
as bet re-mentioned ; or over and above any 1
less sum, which shall happen to be their bond ;
debt when such cases of necessity shall arise. ;
But as money, so to be borrowed, wifi only bel
for reliefin tem porary'exigencies, it shall noti
affect any of the provisions made in the fol- §
lowing propositions, refoefting dividends to ;
be mad^monglt the Proprietors.
VI. 'That each and every year a dissed ac
count of the nett profits of the Company be
made-up; and that each year the nett profits
be divided in the manner following, viz.
The Company frail always receive eight per
cent, if th^ profits be equal thereto.
The Public ihall aifo receive eight per cent. /
if the profits amount to 16 per cent.
When the profits are less than 16 per cent.)
the Public shall receive all above eight per
cent.
Ifthe profits exceed 16 per cent, the surplus
shall be equally divided between the Publicl
and the Company.j
And the moiety of the surplus appropriated
to the Company, shall each year, after pay
meat of the increased dividend herein after
mentioned, be applied to the difehargp of the
Company's debt.
VII. That to the present dividend of eight :
percent, to the Proprietors, shall be added an|
iucreafe of dividend, not exceeding one perl
cent, each and every year, until the dividend ;
ihall be 10 per cent, per anu. if the Company's J
moiety ot the profits be equal thereto ; andj
from that period, or so food after as 400,0001.|
of the prefers debt ffiall be paid off, a further
additional dividend of one per cent, per ann. :
fhT be made; and when the further sum of ,
400,0.00!. be paid off, another addition of one 1
per cent.per ann. dividend ; and when 200,009!.1
the remainder of the million now to be bor-:
rowed, shall be paid off, the dividend shall bel
increased to twelve and a half per cent, per|
annum.
V;II. That the Company shall, remain inj
poffetiion of ail the territorial acquisitions and
revenues of the Dewannee cf Bengal, Bahar,
and Oriffa, for and during the term cf the ex
clusive trade to be granted to the Company,
in the fame manner as they are now entitled to
tieir other territorial acquisitions and revenues,
without prejudice to the claim of the Public
or of the Company.
IX. That the term of agreement of parti
cipation between the Public and the Company
ihall commence and take place on and from
theist day of March, 1780.
X. That in order, to the utmost of their
power, to alleviate the public burdens, when
ever the situation of affairs will render it ne
cessary for the Company to apply to Govern
ment for 'a naval force, or for troops to be sent
to, and remain in the East-Indies; the Com
pany shall contribute towards defraying the
expence thereof, out of such surplus money as
ihall ^rife from the territorial revenues in Ben
gal, and remain in the Treasury, after pro
viding for all usual expences, and for the Com
pany's European investments, and for supplies
to China, and their other Settlements; and
likewise after reserving a fund of 1,000,000!.
in the Company's treasuries in India for can -1
tingenciesor 700,0001. in Bengal,and 300 0001.
in the other treasuries of the Company in In
dia; then the funply to be allowed and paid
by the Company to Government, on account of
naval ar.d military expences to be incurred, as
afoefaid, shall extend to the payment of a fura
not exceeding 30,0001. per annum for every
fhlp OF7, guns, and 25,000 f. per annum. G:
e-ery Ship of 64. guns, arm. 10,0091. p§ -out.
hr every frigate, employed in India ; a <ex
: weeding two Ships of 74 guns each, fix Arps of
64 guns each, and tnree frigates, in riire'd
wax', 'and not exceeding three Ships of 64 guns
each, 'and two frigates, in time of peace ; and
aifo to the payment of a sum, not exceeding
zo,cool. per annum for one regiment of land
forces, confuting of loco men, or 40,0001. per
annum for two regiments, if wanted, confift
jng of 2000 men, provided it is necessary to
expend such fems on the above number of
flips and troops in India, amounting, in the
whole, to a sum not exceeding 280,009! in
time of war; or not exceeding 135,00 b!. in
time of peace; which payments shall bToV.de'
id India, and computed at and after the te
of two ftiilings and three pence the current
Topee of Bengal, from whence the said Supples
mult always be obtained.
XI. That the power of nominating and re
moving the Governor. General and Council of
•Bengal be henceforth vetted in the Diredors
of the Eaft'-lndia Company, according to the
protifion made for that purpose, in the Aft Of
the 13th of his present Majesty.
XII. That in order to afeertain the nett pro
hliu arising from tl&Conip£,y's trade and re
''vehues, afi"""dc^sUhrffiati be made up of the
profit and loss yyop the whole.of the laid trade
and revalues, together with a stare of the Com
pajyis debts in England, exclusive of their
Soudfabl, to 0c firft day of March in every
year ; and the firll of such Statements or ac
^(wnts'fhaU be;made on the firft day of March,
u^Br, or so soon afterwards as the nbeefary
Materials can. be prepared, for the year pre
ceding. And every such Ilateme^t or account,
fairly written, and signed by two or more Di
'rl'sors cf the Company, shall be transmitted,
'witliin thirty days after the day to which it
shall be made up, to the Commissioners of his
Majesty's Treasury, or to tire High Treasurer
for the time being.
XIII. That accounts of the gross amount of
all the territorial revenues received by the
Company, and of all their disbursements,
charges of management, civil, military, and
other expences and charges, and of the nett
proceeds in each of ghe settlements of the Com
pany, shall also be annually made up, and pre
ferred to the Lords of the Treasury, on, or
soon after theist day of March in'each year,
as the receipt of the necfffary materials from
India shall enable the Company to form such
accounts.
XIV. That the moiety of the surplus pro
fits, to be appropriated to the Public, shall be
paid annually into his Majesty's Exchequer,
for the disposition of Parliament.
XV. That the power of drawing bills of
exchange upon the Court of Directors be re
trained, as it is by the aft of the thirteenth of
Geo. 111.
XVI. That no bill, promissory note, or other
obligation for money, issued, or to be issued,
by any of the Company's Presidents, Councils,
or servants, in India, dr in China, beyond the
amount authorifed by, or contrary to the or
ders of the Court of Directors, shall be obliga
tory or binding upon the Company in England,
until such bill or bills shall have been ac
cepted; but every holder of such bill ofTills
of exchange, shall have recourferto the .person
or persons who may have signed the famfy as
the drawer or drawers thereof.''
XVIII. That no British fubjeft in the service
,of the Company, or licensed by them to pro
ceed to India, shall reside in any other place
in India, than one of the Company's principal
fettlemcats, or within twenty miles thereof,
without special orders or license in writing
from the Company, or from their President or
Governor and Council; nor shall any such
, person or persons reside beyond such limits,
as aforefaid, for longer time than shall be fpe
cified in the Company's orders, or in his or
their license or licenses refpeaively.,
XIX. That the servants of the Company in
India be retrained from lending money, to
foreign companies and to foreign merchants,
and from purchasing goods in India for such
companies or merchants, to be sent to Europe,
and from being concerned therein dire&ly or
jneire&ly; and also from furnishing them
with the credit of bills'drawn upon their cor
respondents or other persons in Europe.
XX. That the Company's exclusive rights
and privileges of trade be so extended, as to
prevent the importation of goods and mer
chandize, the produce of the East Indies, by
the way of Suex, or by any other channel to
the prejudice of the Company.
XXI. That such regulations be formed, as
shall, if possible, prevent smuggling ; and that
the power of remission or mitigation be vested
in the Court of Directors.
XXII. That the Company be permitted to
lodge recruits, designed for their settlement in
the East Indies, in Tilbury fort, Jersey, or
Guernsey, or in feme other of his Majesty's
forts, with one officer to superintend the fame,
add a Sufficient number of ferjeahts to take'
care of the men ; jn order to obviate the dif
ficulties, and to prevent the expence occaficned
by the want of such accommodation.
XXIII. That the Company be enabled to
import and export good, to and from this
kingdom, and places within the limits of the
Company's charter, in ships, by ptirchafe, or
otherwise, the property of the Company, the
fame being navigated in the manner prescribed
by the laws now in being receding British
built ships.
XXIV. That the Company's marine force
at Bombay, and their other principal fettle
memts in India, be made fubjedl to the like
articles and rules as the ships of war in his
Majesty's service, so far as the circumstances
of the said marine force may render ;' % e.t?
practicable^ aua that ^ r^ch^ot auf'J :n
---cil in the refpeCt:ve fettfomenrs, be authorifed
to iflur warrants for holding Cdur,s-M<hial.
for th? trial of offenders.
XXV. That such other regulations be made,
for the better management of tho Company's
affairs, as, on further cor.fideratibn, shall be
found neteffary, and be required by the Com
pany.
XXVI. That the Court bf Dired>rs will
recommend theabore Propositions to t leir con
-Iflituents ; but that nothing can be findl? con
! eluded Without the concurrence of toe Court
lofI of Proprietors.
I Raft India rlou/e, 'January 28, 1780.
I p ffiil^nrrnriA, May 2 .
:Extract of a letter fium South-• Carolina,
„ APZ II 17-. .
“ 'We learn that on Friday morning t*e
energy surprised pur hprfe,,and that they had
advanced near Stawberry-ferry.=-Our loss is
about 20 men and 30 horses. General Huger
who commanded, is not come in, but its said
:he efcap.d.
I " April, 1,80.'- Since the arrival of the
, enemy, which is above two months ago, we
have been very, much employed in fortifying
the town in the belt manner possible, which is
nearly accomplished, hoping we fh~all be able
to withitund them, halt week they crofted
the Neck, to the amount (as we learned) of
5000, and left a few hundreds on the other
fide, and on the islands, to guard their works
. there, and are now throwing up their works
ve.y fail in one night they threw up three
bakeries, rotwitirtUndirg we kept a continual
cannonade fror our lines ; they have erected
3 batteries,one on 'the road near &rs.Lehoes."
T RENTO N, May 3.
Friday last died at Morristown, Don Juan
de Marrelles, the Spadifh gentleman of dif
mclion who puffed through this place on the
18th ult. with the Minister of France. His
corfe, we hear, is to be removed to Philadel
phia, where he is to be interred &ith those
marks of refpe& which are due to gentlemen
of his dignified rank and fortune.
Extras! of a Letter from Cbarlefoivr, (South-
Carolina) dated April ty, 1780.
" On the 29th ult. the enemy eroded the
Ashley in force, and the next day moved down
and encamped about a mile and three quar
ters from our lines. They have broke ground
in several places, the nearest of which is 600
yards ; what they have done as yet seems cal
culated rather to cover their approaches than
to annoy us.
Seven ships of war have passed Fort Moul
trie, and anchored near where Fort Johnson
flood, without much injury. One of them,
said to be a transport, last night fell to lee
ward so far as to be within reach of Fort Moul
trie, and as they could not get her off, they
burnt her. - 1
", Obftruaions are ccroplfating in the pas
sage of the Cooper, in order to keep open a
communication with the country for fuccours
and supplies.
" General Woodford's brigade cf Virginia
troops arrived the 7th inst. and the North-Ca
rolina militia are coming in.",
Saturday last three men were executed at
Philadelphia for burglary.
~Bf JAMES PATTISON?IW
Major-General of his Majesty's Forces, Commandant of
New-York, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
W'HEREAS in consequence of informations I have
received, that difeoveries have been made that
various goods and merchandize, to a considerable amount,
have of late, in violation of the eftabli/hed regulations,
been conveyed from this city in a clandestine manner: I
have therefore thought fit to issue this PROCLAMA
TION, hereby warning all persons whatever agaihft put
ting on board any ffiip, vessel, pilar-boat, or other small
craft, goods or merchandize of any fort : Alfo 1 all masters
or persons having charge of ships, vessels, pilot-boats, or
other small crafts, against receiving onboard any goods
or merchandize, without permission from the offices ap
pointed by Sir William Howe's proclamation of the 17th
July, ! 777> a nd agreeable to the poweis and regulat:ons
therein contained.
And 1 do now hereby ftririly forbid all perries from
Whipping, or being concerned in /hipping, or receiving oh
board any veffcls, any goods or merchandize which arc to
be conveyed to places not comprehended in the powers
vested in the above mentioned offices, until perm foh is
firtt obtained from the office of police, or a special licence
granted for the fame, by the commandant.
Any person or persons, who shall be cnvicled before a
court-martial, of having acted contrary to the true intent
and meaning of this proclamation, shall be liable to such
fines and penalties as the court my adjudge, according
to the nature of the offence, betides the forfeiture of 'the
goods; of which one na'f of the net proceeds will be
applied to the city funds, and the other half given as a
just reward to the petfoa or persons who shall, by giving
the proper information, bring to light such unwarrantable
prafticts. / % ,
Given under my hand, in the city of Neiv-Yerk, the
fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and -eighty, and in the
twentieth yearof his Majesty's reign,
JAMES PATTISON.
By command of the General, 1
John L. C. Room-,~SO by.
W,A N §
,1 N apprentice lac, or twelve or fourteen ye^rs ,
fl of age, to a genteel growing business. For }
terms apply to Valentine Nutter, ftatfoner and book - 1
binder, .924., opposite the Coffee-Home.l
ALL persons indebted to the eftite of fohn J'.|
Bogart, late of this city, peruke maker, de
ceased, are desired to make ipeedy payment to me
the fubferiber, being authorifed to receive the fame;l
and those who have any just demands, are requeued
to bring in their accounts.
Queen-street,
No. 168. THOMAS GRESWOLD.
"To be SOL
THE lease (three years unexpired) cf a genteel
house, near ;the Coffre-Houfe, in Water-street,
fit either for a private family, store keeper, or mer
chant. For further particulars, enquire of H.Gaine.
I Kcw,*r!,May ' y, f 7 s o ,
ordof the COMMANDANT.
^T ZTIhAEAS the Superintendent General of the
, % ' bofyitdis, has reprefrnred that the patients in
the GcrenVHcfpirah, as. well as rhe ' convalefcerits bet
l,n§in„ to t:e fame, do daily purchase fpiritu< us liquors
fiom toe licenced public baufes, to the great 'detriment
of their health, an^ the subversion of good order and regu
larity : Notice is therefore given, that any person or
perfeni, who Tor the future shall be detcaed in felling
Spirituous liquors; to soldiers, coming under the above
defcripticn, o, of fending any into the hospitals, will be
immediately deprived of his, her, or their licence, and be
liable to such punifhm^nt as a court martial shall adjudge.
And in order that no one shall be deceived, or plead
the not knowing conva efeerts from other soldiers, all
those who may be allowed to walk abroad as such, in
future, will wear the diftioguifhing mark of an H, made
of blue cloth, and sewed upon a conspicuous part of each
arm.
Arc whereas a,lfo, fhrne patients hafe been encouraged
by inhabitants, to fill and dispose of not only their own
eloathing, but likewise the bedding 2nd utenlils cf the
hospital; 41l persons are hereby cautioned against pur
chasing from soldiers any of toe above mentioned articles,
as they will be amenable to a court-martial, for tranf
greflions of this kind.
And whoever shall give information to Mr. Mallett,
purveyor of the hospitals, of any person offending herein,
shall, upon his or her co^/iaion, receive a guinea reward.
^L^^LL ADYE, Aide de Can p.
By JAMES PATTLsON, Efqutre, Major-General of
his Majesty's Forces, Commandant ct New-York,
&c. &c. &c.
P R OCLAMATIO N.
WHEREAS it is highly necessary and expedient for
the falpbrity of the ah and the health of the
inhabitants, as well as so the fake of that decency and
good order which ought, to be observed in every well
governed city, that tire public Greets fhculd be kept clean
and free from nuifance> < fevery kind.
J have therefore thought fit to issue this Proclamation,
» fhjai, forbidding ail persons to throw out or lay down
i in any of the freers, lanes, alleys, docks, flips, open
; lots of ground or ruins, (to the south ward of Fresh-Water)
I from theirdwelling# ' owfes, stores, ftabh s, yards, or cellars,
iany dirt, filth,^ibage, broken Ware, 0, other tubbifh ; but
do,hereby order that they regularly cause the fame to be
carried ^way once in every week, at their own exper.ee, and
thrown into the open lots in the swamp, (near the Jews
Jurying -ground) which are under water.
And it is further directed, that
[ Of the South Ward on every Monday,
lOf1 Of the Dock Ward on every Tuesday,
! Of the East Ward on every Wednesday,
The Inhabitants^ ' 'tq^',"" °" "^
; Of the North Ward on every Friday.
l And,
LOf the Weft Ward on every Saturday,
Do cause to be raked together and swept up in heaps on
-the streets before their refpedive dwelling houses, floret
or stables, all the dirt, dust and filth, which the common
xnterc erfe of this city may occasion, in order that the
fame may be taken away by the public carts employed
for that purpose.
Any person or persons, who shall be convicted before
the Police of negie&, or refufal to comply with these
orders and diredions, shall, for every such offence, be
fined at the diferetion of the Magistrates of Police, in a
sum not exceeding Forty Shillings currency, to be paid
into the hands of the Treasurer es the City Funds, fo^
the use of the poor.
The inhabitants are also ftridly enjoined and required
not to encumber any of the firocts, sanes, alleys, wharfs,
or piers of the city, with any kind of lumber that may
impede the free paflage thereof, on penalty of having the
fame removed at the expence of the Proprietor, s and being
fixed, at the defcretidn of the Police, in a sum not exceed
ing Ten Pounds currency for each offence.
And to the end that the salutary intentions of fr hefe
regulations m)y be fully answered, I do hereby nominr r c;
hnd appoint, William Hill, a&ing officer under tris
Proclamation, with inflru&OLS to report all Delinquents
to the Police.
Given under my hand, in the City of New-York,
the sixth cay of April, in the year of our Lord
Ore thousand seven hundred and eighty, and in
the Twentieth year cf his Majesty's reign.
JAMES PATTISON.;
By Command of the General,
John L. C. Roome, Secretary.
^- —"T.'**™™™^^^^
No. 5 2 5 , Hanover Square.
ALEXANDER LECKIE,
Has imported in the last ships from LONDON
and GLASGOW,
A neat assortment of dry goods,
Which he will dispose of on the molt reafonabli
teims:—Such as
SUPERFINE cloths, ratrinets, green bays, fuper
fine yellow, scarlet and Welch flannels; corde
roys, imperial and royal rib, hair shags, an elegant
assortment of metal buttons; black, blue and green
moreens, callimancces, ciapes, bombazine, princes
fluff and florentine, Irish linen, mantuas, Ihiped and
plain brocades, Jattins and fapfenets, ribbons and
gauzes, black blond and thread lace, men's and
women's leather gloves, women's cotton hole, men's
rib'd white thread hose, boys and girls worsted
hose, women's black frk gloves and 'mitts, men's
and women's white silk bofe, men's fupeifine white
and grey woifted hose, men's hats, quadrille pools
charted with fifh, razors, Knives and tobacco boxes.
A l s o,
Superfine flour, Durham mustard, Poland starch,
hair powder, with perfumeries allot ted, playing cards,
wnite and brown* ibap, Howe's acid, &c.
J^ imported in the flii p Trelawney, from London,
and to be fold on reasonable terms, by
GEORGE MOOR,
No. 315, Dock street,
'l''" ''^'" th " e pounders, carriages, &c. com
& plete; a few half b^rels of gunpowder on
board the powder fltip ; two, three, four pound, and
grape (Lot,,ado maicn so, guns; a small allortmeot
cf bird fliot, and mofket and pistol bullets'; new
bud fecoudhsnd cables, cablets and small cordage;
frail blocks, fugle and double; painters colours,
vith oil ihjugs ; neat caibmes with bayonets in the
buts; a few barrels of fine kiln dried fl. ur, belt
tallow mould candles in small boxes, Caftile soap,
, Poland Karch, and hair powder; barley in small.
kegs, oreferved gooseberries in bottles, barrels of
London porter, cycler and port vriue in calks, fone
choice old Madeira wine, belt h,fon tea, pickles,
muhard and baiket fait, glass ware, cutlery and
plated ware, a small assortment of stationary, gentle
men's gloves, ladies and gentlemen's fafhionable
hats. Lit wife an assortment of millinery, consist
ing of ladies caps, flowers, aprons, ruffles, faces,
Agings and trimmings^; oznaburgs, Irish linen,
damask table cloths, taffies, chintz and India hand
kerchiefs. Charts and maps of America, and th^
Weft Indies, from late Surveys and observations.
A few books, prints, pictures, &c.
And a imall quantity of cilice claret.