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of the treasury, chancellor of the exchequer,
and cleik of the pells in Ireland, which, with
his other offices, &c, will yield him very little
less thfti fourteen thousand pounds a year.
The two great Jamaica ships taken by the
American privateers and carried into French
ports will certainly be restored.
They tell us from the Hague, that their last
letter from Hanover advise, that qcoo'more
troops of Hesse, and 2000 more Brunfwickers
are taken into the pay of Great Britain, which
are to be sent to America.
On Wednesday last General Haldimand
kissed his Majesty's hand, on being appointed
Governor of Quebec, in the room of Sir Guy
Carleton, who is recalled at his own request.
Yesterday arrived in the river, the Smiling
Molly, Brett, a prize from South Carolina,
taken by the Valiant man of war; and the
Elizabeth Miffingham, also a prize from South
Carolina, bound to France.
late promotions.
. The fame day Admiral Smelt in the Ruffian
Service, and lately arrived in England, was
introduced by the Ruffian Ambassador to his
Majelly.
Letters from Elfinuer, dated Aug. 26, men
tion, that a great number of Ships from St.
Peterfburgh, are arrived in the Sound, and
that a constant look-out was kept, but had not
met with any American Privateers.
Sept. 11. We are assured, that before the
meeting of parliament, there will be a new
arrangement of the Ministry ; but that none
of the opposition will be taken in. Lord
North is to be president of the council, and
Mr. Jenkinfon to succeed him as premier
oßenlibly, as well as really, as at present ;
and as a particular mark of his maker's con
fidence, he will be at the fame time firft Lord
The Tartar, Pearce, from South Carolina
for Martinico, with 200 barrels of rice, is
taken by one of his Majesty's frigates, and
carried into Halifax.
The Thomas, Reeves, an American brig,
with rice and indigo, is taken by the crew,
and carried irro Lisbon.
Yesterday Major General Faucitt, of the
third regiment of foot guards, who has for
some time been employed in raising troops in
different parts of Germany to be sent to Ame
rica, arrived in town fror. s thence, to give an
account of his negociation.
Sept. 8. After the Levee was over at St.
James's yesterday, Lord Amherst held a long
conference with his Majelly, at the breaking
up of which he went to Kew.
The betts at present refpe&ing the taking
of Philadelphia run from 5 to 10 to one that
it will be in his poffeflion by theist of Sep
tember, others by the 15th.
Lo d Barrington has presented a memorial
to the King upon a new mode of recruiting
the army, which was drawn up by a Captain
Grant.
This day Gen. Honeywoood, and several
other Officers in the Army, were at Court, and
killed his Majesty's Hand, on account of their
Thererr . of ar. American privateer being
loft in the' kneys is now confirmed; it hap
pened th |.th ult. on John o'Groat's Rock,
the melt northern ^n'd dangerous of all the
range from Orkney to Norway. The boat,
into which a great part of the crew had got,
ovcrfet, and all perished; soon after, those
they had left experienced the fame fate, by
rhe (hip overfetting. She was supposed to be
the Republic of 24 guns.
A letter from Sligo in Ireland, dated August
IS, mentions, that a party of fifhermen the
day before, off the ceaft of Donegal, disco
vered a man floating upon a hencoop, whom
they took in their boat. He was almoil dead
with fatigue ; but upon receiving proper re-
Lrefhment, declared his name was Matthews;
that he had failed in May lall as mate on board
the Speedwell privateer, from Boston ; that
she had sent three prizes into Nantz, and plun
dered federal final! craft in the Iriih seas ; that
the fame morning, falling in with an Engliflr
frigate, upon receiving the firll broadside, a
Riot took her between wind and water, and
Ihe. immediately foundered, and all her crew,
as he believed (but himfelf) perilled from the
accident. The Speedwell had been formerly
in the Jamaica Ration, mounted 14 carriage
guns, and had near ninety men on board.
^ept. 9. On Wednesday last Lord Barring
ton delivered to his Majelly the opinion of the
Court of Enquiry, relative to Capt. Ayfcough
of the guards, and which opinion entirely juf
tified his refufing to go to America. The af
fidavits of the two physicians fufficiently au
thorized Capt. Ayfcough, as his health was
extremely bad, and his Majesty was not only
plcafed to approve of his conduct, but to allow
of his doing duty again.
Sept. 12. Early yesterday morning an ex
press arrived at St. James's, with a confirma
tion of the death of his royal highness the
duke of Gloucester, which was immediately
dispatched to his Majeity.— Land.Even.
Lord Townihend we hear, is to have the
command of the Coldftream regiment of foot
guarks, in case of Earl Waldegrave's promo
tion to the firft, on the demise of the Duke of
Gloucester.
Yesterday at Oue o'Clock his Majesty arri
ved at St. James's from Kew, where there was
a Levee, at which a great Number of the No
bility were present. The Levee broke up soon
after Two o'Clock, when Gen. Faucit held a
Conference with the King till near Three
o'Clock, when hiSMajefty set off for Kew.
Tuesday Evening their Majesties visited his
Excellency the Prince Maffc ano, the Spanish
Ambassador, at lileworth ; his Majesty made a
Present to the Prince's private Secretary of a
Ring valued at 3001. and received from the
Prince a Pair of fine Horses.
The following is a lift of the ships taken
up in the East India company's service, with
the commanders nances and places of consign
ment, viz. New ship, William Frazer (in the
room of lord Mansfield) for China direst.
Lord Holland, Patrick Lawson ; Hillfborough,
Robert Preston; Latham, John Prince; a
new fllip (in the room of the Huntingdon)
for Coast and China. Qpeen, Peter Douglas,
for St. Helena and Bencoolen. New ship,
Richard Doveton (in the room of the Glat
ton); Godffty, Francis Reed, for Madeira,
Coast and Bay early. Nassau, Arthur Gore ;
new ship, John Stewart (in the room of the
D. of Albany); Calcutta, William Thomson;
new ship, John Lennox (in the room of the
Asia) ; Ollerly, Samuel Rogers; Shrewfbury,
Benjamin Jones, for Coast and Bay. New
ship, Edward Berrow (in the room of the
Royal Captain) for Bombay. Colebrooke,
Arthur Morris, for Madeira, Bombay, and
China. Royal Henry, Robert Rous, for Bom
bay and Bengal. Morse, George Kent, for
Madeira, and Coast and Bay.
Sept. 13. It is said there are upwards of 40
fail of Poops and hoys now lying in the river
laden with foreign corn, which is brought up
to market according to the demands, so that
it should not be overstocked, and the price re
duced.
A survey of the French American colonies
has lately been made by order of the king,
and laid before the supreme council at Paris,
which is established for the improvement of
the French Weft-lndia settlements; by which
it appears their inlands are in a moll flourilh
ing Rate. The number of their llaves amounts
to 386,500, reckoning 240,000 at St. Domin
go, 75,000 at Martinico, 64,000 at Guada
loupe, 4000 at St. Lucia,and 3500 at Cayenne;
to fuppiy the annual deficiency in which num
ber, an annual importation of 20,000 blacks
is necessary. His Majesty has amply reward
ed M. Petit, who made this calculation, and
has directed the supreme council to draw up
anumber of regulations for preserving peace
'and harmony between the natives of the above
islands and the European planters.
Patos Aug. 29. Some Colonels of Regi
ments ordered to our Colonies, having peti
tioned to be excused going with their Corps
on account of pretended Business, were told
by the Count de St. Germain, that if they
were in good Health, and did not embark
with their regiments, the King would appoint
others to fuppiy their places, and would never
employ them any more in his service. In
con sequence of this answer they all thought
proper to embark.
Vienna, Aug. 23. The Empress Queen ha
ving determined to obtain throughout her do
minions in Bohemia and its Dependencies all
the tributary works which used to be exacted
of the peasants there, has caused a long Ac
count to be published of her motives for so
doing, and the manner in which she proposes
to have her plan carried into execution, all
which will render her name immortal.
Warfaiv, Aug. 23. The Envoy extraordi
nary from the Porte had an audience the 20th
of this month of Count Rzewufki, Marshal
of the crown. He was attended with a grand
train, and delivered to that Lord a copy of
his credentials. After the audience he was
presented with coffee and other refrefnments.
He is to have an audience of the King on the
25th of this Month.
Hamburgh, Aug. 10. We learn from Am
sterdam by Letters dated the 9th, that a Spa
nish ship of war, of 70 Guns, had seized
three Dutch vessels, which had on board
340,000 Piaftres belonging to the Portugueze.
From the LONDON GAZETTE.
4th Regiment of Dragoons, Edmund Probyn,
Gent, is appointed to be Cornet, vic Geo.
Mercer.
ift Regiment of Foot Guards, Ensign George
Parker to be Lieutenant, vice John Finch.
Ditto, Lord Strathhaven to be Ensign, vice
George Parker.
Ditto, Ensign Francis Richardson to be Adju
tant, vice John Finch.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards, Lieutenant Co
lonel William Cavendifli Lyfter, to be Cap
tain of a Company, vice Sir George Of-
borne.
Ditto, Captain Daniel D'Anvers Rich, to be
Captain Lieutenant, vice William Caven
dilh Lytter.
Ditto, Ensign George Watkins to be Lieute
nant, vice Daniel D'Anvers Rich.
Ditto, Campbell, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice George Watkins.
Royals, 2d Battalion, Lieutenant Ninian Imrie
to be Capa'n, vice John Balfour.
By the marriage of the duke of Orleans,
son with the heiress of the duke de Penthievre,
the next duke of Orleans will be among the
richest fubjetts in Europe, as his estate will
not be less than 60 000 Iterling a year, which
is in France at least as good as ico,oool. in
England.
The emperor, during his late tour, took a
particular pleasure in conversing with the prin
cipal merchants of each place that he passed
through, with the laudable design of acquir
ing every advantageous information he could
on the article of commerce, and has given or
ders, since his arrival, to purchase at Trieste
twelve merchant fliips at the expence of the
court, to trade, as it is said, to foreign mar
kets. A new trial has also been made of the
navigation to Turkey by the Danube, by
freighting two ships with merchandize from
Hungary, and other countries, for Constanti
nople. The navigation on the Black Sea is
an object too that meets with equal encou
ragement.
War-Office, Sept. 6, 1777.
2d Regiment of Foot, James Powel, Gent, to
be bnfign, vice Chridopher Sanxay.
4th Regiment of Foot, Ensign George Bodens
to be Lieutenant, vice Goddard Butler.
Ditto, George Johnson, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice George Bodens.
Ditto, James Hunt, Gent, to be Adjutant,
vice Peregrine Francis Thorne.
Ditto, Surgeon's Mate, Gillifpie, of 45th
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Richard Knowles.
sth Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant William
Charleton to be Captain, vice Francis Marf
den.
Ditto, Ensign Patrick England to be Lieute
nant, vice William Charleton.
7th Regiment of Foot, William Lewis Andre,
Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Samuel Cleave
land.
10th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Thomas
Hewitt, of 2d, Foot, to be Captain, vice
Thomas Herbert.
14th Regiment of Foot, Ensign James Tulli
ken to be Lieutenant, vice Randal Borough.
Ditto, Bute Lindsey, Gent, to be Ensign, vice
James Tulliken.
15th Regimentof Foot, Captain Henry Bruen,
cf 63d, Foot, to be Major, vice William
Prescott.
Ditto, Lieutenant James Pierfe to be Captain,
vice James Leflre.
Ditto, Ensign Gustavus Hamilton to be Lieu
tenant, vice James Pierfe.
1 6th Regiment of Foot, Addison Low, Gent,
to be Quarter Matter, vice William Grogan.
I.7th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Mervyn Mur
ray to be Lieutenant, vice Humphry May.
22d Regiment of Foot, Ensign Du
marefque to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas
Hewitt.
27th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Richard
Pakenham to be Captain, vice Wm. Cooke.
Ditto, Ensign John Minchin to be Lieutenant,
vice Richard Pakenham.
Ditto, Peter Barnard, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice Benjamin White.
28th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant William
Stewart to be Captain, vice Thomas Harris.
Ditto, Ensign William Cornwallis Hall to be
Lieutenant, vice William Stewart.
31st Regiment of Foot, Nigell Kingfcote,
Gent, to be Ensign, vice Thomas Kingfcote.
33d Regiment of Foot, Ensign George Ma
thew Bailey to be Lieutenant, vice Henry
Broderick.
37th Regiment of Foot, Captain Lieutenant
Francis Graham to be Captain, vice John
Stewart.
Ditto, Lieutenant George Beckwith to be
Captain Lieutenant, vice Francis Graham.
Ditto, Ensign William Henry Hamilton to be
Lieutenant, vice George Beckwith.
38th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Mathew
Millett, of 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice
, Henry Edward Fox.
Ditto, Thomas Croker, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice William Davies.
Ditto, Surgeon's Mate, • Gary to be Sur
geon, vice James Auchinlack.
39th Regiment of Foot, Ensign Charles Bur
leigh to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Brent.
40th Regiment of Foot, John Anderson, Gent,
to be Ensign, vice Edward Cheshire.
46th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Lullum
Batwell to be Captain Lieutenant, vice
Henry Perfe.
Ditto, Ensign George Hart to be Lieutenant,
vice Lullum Bathwell.
Ditto, Lieutenant Humphry May, of 17th,
Foot, to be Captain, vice Edward Downes.
49th Regiment of Foot, Captain Henry Ed
ward Fox, of 38th, Foot, to be Major, vice
Thomas Dilkes.
55th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Henry
Broderick, of 33d, Foot, to be Captain,
vice Decimus Reynolds.
Ditto, Ensign Cosby Swindell to be Lieute
nant, vice Peter Marland.
56th Regiment of Foot, Ensign William Cun
ningbame to be Lieutenant, vice Mathew
Stuart.
Ditto, John Chapman, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice William Cunninghame.
5%h Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant William
Markham to be Quarter Master, vice Gregor
Grant.
60th Regiment of Foot, ift Battalion, Chris
tian Plees, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Tho
mas Milward Smith.
63d Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Hayes St.
Legcr to be Captain, vice Henry Bruen.
Ditto, Ensign Henry Wrixon to be Lieute
nant, vice Hayes St. Leger,
64th Regiment of Foot, Ensign William Wyn
yard to be Lieutenant, vice Mathew Milletts
Ditto, Henry David Fraser, Gent, to be En
sign, vice Lord Viscount Deerhurft.
Arthur Holdfworth, Esq; to be Governor of
Dartmouth, vice Arthur Holdfworth.
John Brown, late Captain in 7th, Dragoons,
to be Town Adjutant of Louifburg.
Major Lucius Ferdinand Cary to be Lieute
nant Colonel in the Army.
St°ff Officers in North- America.
Surgeon Richard Knowles, of 4th, Foot, to
be Surgeon to the General Hospital.
Surgeon James Auchinlack, of 38th, Foot, to
be ditto.
Fublick Notice is hereby given,
THAT Thursday the jith of this prefect Month of
December, is appointed for Payment to the Com
pany of his Majesty's Ship Mermaid, of their several and
refpeaive Shares of the neat Proceeds of the Schooner
Shelaly, and Cargo, condemned as lawful Prize by the
Court cf Vice-Admiralty for the Province of New-York,
at which Day such Payments will be made by theSub
fcriber Agent for the Captors, and who resides in the City
oflfrYorfa ^SAMUEL KEMBLE, Agent.
To be fold for want of employ.
A Negro wench, with two male children, the youngest
can walk alone, the other, a boy of fix years old.
healthy, and has had the Small-pox, She is capable of
all forts of house work, For further particulars enquire
of the Printer.
From Lloyd's Evening Post.
To the PRINTER.
UPON the great Question in the House of
Commons, relating to the disputes witli
America, in the year 1775, General Burgoyne
concluded a masterly speech upon Civil DiA
fentions in the following remarkable words :
" If the whole body of the kingdom, Mr>
Speaker, does not rouse at the Rebellion of
the Colonies, and shake off that torpitude,
under which our public spirit has long fhame
fuliy languished ; if every class and dillindion
of men do not join in this great cause ; if our
Merchants and Manufacturers do not in one
instance take example from the Americans,
and render it glorious by adapting it to a bet
ter cause ; if they do not feel insult and af
front in the suspicion, that while one country
dares the interruption of commerce, to ef
fectuate her chimerical claims, the other will
not exert equal fortitude to vindicate her fun
damental rights ; if this be our wretched slate,
I agree, that the sooner a formal surrender is
made, the better. Let Great-Britain revert:
to her primitive insignificancy in the map of
the world, and the Congress of Philadelphia
be the Legislature to dispense the blessings of
Empire. Let us spare the blood of our fub
jefts, let us spare the treasures of the State ;
but let us at the fame time confefs we are no
more a people.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.
By His EXCELLENCY
Sir WILLIAM HOWE, K. B;
General and Commander in Chief, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS complaints have been
made, that many of the inhabitants in
and near Philadelphia have been injured in
their property by disorderly persons, and that
the depredations complained of are encou
raged by citizens purchasing from the soldiers
and others, what is thus unwarrantably taken
from their neighbours, to the prejudice of re
gularity and good discipline among the troops,
and the great distress of the inhabitants, to
whom the fulled protection is intended:
I DO therefore hereby declare, that the
most exemplary punishment SHALL BE IN
FLICTED ON ALL PERSONS WHATSOEVER who
Ihall be found guilty of taking the property
of others unwarrantably, or exposing the fame
to sale, or of purchasing what may be so of
fered by soldiers in particular, or by any other
persons, who are strangers in the city, or of
suspicious characters.
And I do hereby further require all inhabi
tants of the city and its neighbourhood, to
use every method within their power for de
tecting and securing such offenders, in order
that they may be brought to immediate justice.
GIVEN under my hand, at head quar
ters in Philadelphia, this 7th day of No
vember, 1777.
W. HOW E.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Scc'ry.
NEWPORT, November 20.
By Mr. John Hill, who left Boston the 15th
of OCtober, we learn, That Dr. Church, Mr.
John Dean Whitworth, cf the Queen's Rang
ers, and a number of others, are yet con
fined in Boston ; Dr. Byles is confined in his
own House, and upwards of 70 persons, whs
can be charged with no other crime but re
taining their Allegiance to the King, and at
tachment to that happy constitution under
which they were born, and from whioh they
have enjoyed the mod solid and inestimable
blessings, are now confined on board a prifou
ship in the harbour. He also adds, that almoil
every goal inNew-England,is filled with these,.,
unhappy persons.
A stray Milch C O W,
AT Petersfield. The Owner may have her again,
proving hi® Property, and paying the Charges, by
ap^ying to H, Gaine.
THE Mayor's Independent Company of
Volunteers, are desired to meet at their
Alarm Post, on Wednesday next at 1 1 o'clock,
in their uniforms.
Just imported in the sloop Active, Capt. Powxll,
from Liverpool, and to be fold by
WILLIAM STEPPLES,
At No. 29, Queen-Street,
A Quantity of
PORTER in Hogsheads and Barrels,
FORT WINE in Bottles, Crates
of Earthen WARE, Liverpool SALT,
and Cases of PICKLES.
" Sir, after this avowal of my principles,
it might be thought, that I fought the situa
tion in which lam going to be employed. I
publickly declare I did not seek it. I will take
leave to fay on the part of my colleagues, it
was fought by none of us; but it was accepted
with that submission which is due from ser
vants of the Crown, and with that sense of
gratitude to his Majelly, which the import
ance of the trust required. I feel an additi
onal call of gratitude on my own part, for
the honour my name receives in being classed
with those of the dikSguifhed officers to whom
I have alluded.
With the sentiments I have expressed, I take
leave of all American Quellions; with these
sentiments I shall take leave of my country ;
I Ihall endeavour to maintain them in argu
ments, it admitted to any intercourse in Ame
rica; I shall enforce them to the belt of my
power, if called upon to ad in the line of
my profeffion ; confeientioufly convinced, that
upon the due support of them, both here and
on the other fide the Atlantic, the existence of
this Country and Constitution, directly em
phatically, and conclusively depends."