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No. IL Copy of a Bill to enable bis Majefly to
appoint Commissioners, quit bfufficient pow
ers to treat, consult, and agree upon the means
of quieting the difarders now fubfifling in cer
- lain of tbe colonies, plantations, and provinces
< ts North-America.
FOR the quieting and extinguishing of
divers jealousies and misapprehensions of
danger to their liberties and legal rights which
have milled many of his Majelty's fubjeds in
the colonies, provinces and plantations of
New-Hzmplhire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-
Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey,
Pennsylvania, the three Lower Counties on
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Caro
lina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, and for
a fuller manifeftation of the just and gracious
parpofes of his Majesty and his Parliament to
maintain and secure all his Subjects in the
clear and perfect enjoyment of such liberties
and rights : Be it enacted, &c. That
persons to be appointed by his Ma
jesty under the great feai of Great-Britain, or
any of them, shall by force of this
aft have full power, commission and authority
to treat, consult, and agree with such body
or bodies political and corporate, or with such
assembly or assemblies of men, or with such
person or persons, as in their wisdom and dis
cretion they shall think meet, of and con
cerning any grievances or complaints of griev
ances exiting or supposed to exist in the go
vernment of any of the said colonies, pro
vinces or plantations refpedively, or in the
laws and statutes of this realm refpeding the
fame, and of, or concerning any aid or con
tribution to be furhifhed by all, or any of the
colonies, provinces or plantations refpedively,
for the common defence of this realm and the
dominions thereunto belonging, and of and
concerning such other regulations, provisions,
matters and things, as upon mature delibera
tion of the said Commissioners, or any
of them shall be thought necessary or conve
nient for the honour of his Majesty and the
common good of all his fubjefts.
No. I. Copy of a Bill for declaring the Intentions
of the Parliament of Great-Britain, concerning
the exercise of the right of imposing taxes within
bis Majefly's colonies, provinces, and plantati
ons in North-America.
WHEREAS the exercise of the right
of taxation by the Parliament of
Great-Britain for the purpose of
raising a revenue in his Majesty's
colonies, provinces, and plantatiohs in North-
America, has been found by experience to oc
rafion great uneasinesses and disorders, and has
by sundry misrepresentations been made the
means of misleading many of his Majesty's
faithful fubjeds, who yet acknowledge the
jultice of contributing to the common defence
of the empire, provided such contribution
Should be raised ui)der the authority of the Ge
neral Court or General Assembly of each ref
peftive Colony, Province, or Plantation :
And whereas in order as well to remove the
said uneasinesses and to quiet the minds of his
Najefty's fubjeds who may be disposed to re
turn to their allegiance, as to restore the peace
and welfare of all his Majelly's dominions; it
is expedient to declare, that the King and
Parliament of Great-Britain will not impose
any duty, tax, or assessment for the purpose
of raising a revenue within any of the said
colonies, provinces or plantations: May it
please your Majesty, That it .may be declared
and enaded, and it is hereby declared and
enaded, &c. That from and after the passing
of this ad, the King and Parliament of Great-
Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or
assessment whatsoever, payable within any of
his Majesty's colonies, provinces, and planta
tions in North -America, except only such
duties as it may be expedient to impose for the
regulation of commerce, the net produce of
such duties to be always paid and applied to
and for the use of the colony, province, or
plantation in which the fame shall be respec
tively levied in such manner as other duties
collected by the authority of the refpedive
General Courts or General Assemblies of such
colonies, provinces, or plantations, are ordi
narily paid and applied.
COPIES of two BILLS presented and read
in the House of Commons, on the 19th
of February last.
Monday, May 4, 1778.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
2 lb. 6oz. for 14. Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
JAMES ROBERTSON, M. G.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 355. per Cent.
Published February a, 1778.
N E W-Y ORK
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WEEK LY
Containing tbe earhen SUUiccg
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, AT the BIBLE And CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
Provided also, and be it further enaded and
declared, That no regulation, provision, mat
ter, or thing, so proposed, treated, consulted
or agreed, shall have any other force or efeft;
or be carried further into execution; than is
herein aftermentioned and provided, until the
fame Ihall have been approved by parliament.
Provided also, and be it further enaded by
the authority aforefaid, that in order to facili
tate the good purposes of this aft, it shall and
may be lawful for the said Commissioners, or
any of them, from time to time as
they shall judge it convenient, to order and
proclaim a certation of hostilities on the part
of his Majesty's troops in any of the said colo
nies or plantations, or any part thereof, for
any time, and under any conditions or restric
tions, which they shall think convenient, and
such order and proclamation to revoke and
annul in the fame manner and form, according
to their discretion.
of them, by proclamation under their refpec
tjve hands and seals from time to time to sus
pend the operation and efFc& of a certain aft
of parliament, made and parted in the six
teenth year of the reign of his present Maje
sty, for prohibiting all trade and intercourse
with certain colonies and plantations therein
named, and for the other purposes therein also
mentioned, or any of ,he provisions or re
ftridions therein contained, for such conveni
ent time as the said Commissioners shall think
proper, fpecifying in such proclamation, at
what times and places refpeftively, and with
what exceptions and^ reftridions the said sus
pension fball take effect,, and the said sus
pension and proclamation in the fame manner
and form to annul and revoke, according to
their discretion.
And be it further enabled by the authority
aforefaid, that thefaid Commissioners, or any
of them, may, and they are hereby
authorifed and empowered to suspend in such
places, and for such times as they shall think
fit, during the continuance of this ad, the
operation and effe& of all or any of the aft
or ads of parliament, which have passed since
the loth day of February, 1763, and which
relate to any of his Majedy's said colonies,
provinces or plantations in North-America,
so far as the fame do relate to them, or the
operation and efFed of any clause, or any pro
visions or matters therein contained, so far as
such clause, provisions or matters relate to any
of the said colonies, provinces or plantations.
And it is hereby enaded by the authority
aforefaid, that it shall and may be lawful to
and for the said Commissioners, or any
of them, and they are hereby authorifed and
empowered to grant a pardon or pardons to
any number or description of persons within
the said colonies, provinces or plantations.
And.that no lett or hinderance may happen
from the vacancy of the office of Governor
and Commander in Chief in any of the said
colonies, provinces, or plantations refpedtive
ly, or from the absence of such officer from
his government: Be it further enabled by the
authority aforefaid that the said Commffion
ers, or any of them, shall have full pow
er and authority in any of the said colonies,
provinces, or plantations, refpe&ively, where
in his Majesty hath usually heretofore nomi
nated and appointed a Governor, to nominate
and appoint, by an inftrutnent under their
hands and seals, a proper person to be the Go
vernor and Commander in Chief, in, and for
any such colony, province or plantation, to
have, hold, and excercife, during his Majelty's
pleasure, the said office of Governor and
Commander in Chief, in, and for such colony
or plantation refpe&ively, with all such pow
ers and authorities as any Governor of such
province heretofore appointed by his Majesty,
might or could have exercised, in as full and
ample manner and form, as if such Governor
and Commander in Chiefhad been nominated
and appointed by his Majesty's Letters Patent or
Commiflion, and for that purpose if need be
to revoke, annul, and make void any Com
mission or Letters Patent heretofore granted
for appointing any such Governor and Com
mander in Chief.
And be it further enabled, that this aft shall
continue to be in force until the firft day of
June, which will be in the year 1779.
And be it further ehaded, that it shall be
lawful for the said Commissioners, or any
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Monday, 16 Min. after 4
Tuesday, 3 Min; aftei 5
Wednesday, 46 Min; after 5
Thursday, 33 Min. after 6
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Friday, 13 Min. after 7
Saturday, 53 Min. after 7
Sunday, 35 Min. after 8
THE
I DO hereby certify, that the foregoing drafts of bills
are true copies of enclosures sent me in a difpatfb by
the Right Honourable Lord GEORGE GERMAINE,
one of bis Majesty's principal Secretaries of State.
His Majefly having seen with great concern, the
calamitous consequences of the dispute with the Colonies,
and willing to hope that even tbofe who have been
mos forward in bringing on tbofe misfortunes, are now
convinced of tbefatal tendency of tbeir coriduA, and
would gladly return to tbeir allegiance, if they were
not withheld by apprebenfions that advantage would
be taken of tbeir fab/nigion; io pursue measures dicta
ted by resentment of tbeir pafl behaviour, dad to
impose upon the Colonies intolerable burthens and
restraints. To remove allgrounds of such apprehen•
fions, and to prepare the way to the return of peace,
the above Bills were read in the House of Commons,
on the igtb day of February lafi, in furfuanct of an
unanimous resolve of that House, of the 17th of the
fame month ; and I have bis Majesty's command to
cause them to be printed and dispersed, that the people
at large may be acquainted with their contents, and of 1
the favourable disposition of Great-Britain towards
the American Colonies.
GIVEN under my Hand at New-York, this 1 gtb
day of April, 1778.
William Tryon.
Tbefe Plumbs enrich and sweeten tbe whole Mass of
Blood, carry off all gross, corrupt and putrid Humours,
and create afrefo and healthy Complexion in such as
are affected by any putrid Matters.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick,, cleaning the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is afovereign Medicine
in tbe Cbolick and griping of the Guts. It allays and
carries off four Vapours which occasion many Disorders
in tbe Head. It opens all Obfrations in tbe Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a good Ap
petite and helps Digestion. It hath been found won
derfully fuccefiful to Juch Persons as are going into
Chronical Difempers, as Asthmas, Pbtbifcks, 'Short
ness of Breath, Dropsies and Yellow Jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons are fatisfed, that tbe Me
dicine which works upon fab Humours, will almofl
teach any Diflemper, if not too far gone, face Corrup
tion and Putrejafiion are the Fore-runners of all Dis
eases; therefore no better Pbyfck can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and ConJiitutions, from Infancy to an old
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B A R
A "'''°"' full-blooded Bar
bary horse, will cover the
' ensuing season, at Six Dollars
" e m "°' at John Ackerley's,
ff^te^te^^ at Rockey Pond, about the mid
-die of the island. His figure,
foirits, activity, and good temper, are surpassed by few
horses in America.
WANTED,
A PERSON with a good character, who will under
take house work, and cooking in a final! family.
Apply to the printer.
—^^KEG&dn\4EN;
ONE. an excellent farmer, and the other a good
bolter, to be fold, only for want of employ. One
i^s years old, andtht other ab;ut 45. For particulars,
apply t° "' Caines
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceedingly valued by all People who have bad
of them in Great-Britain and Ireland, jor tbeir
transcendent Excellency in the defroying Worms of all
kinds both in the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children,
by lot only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum or Gut
next the Stomach, buy they pass through the smallest
Parages of tbe Body, and purge away the ropy and
Jlimy Humours which are the cause of tbofe pernicious
Vermin, andtbe Source of many other Disorders; thy
are one of tbe bes Purges in tbe whole World for gross"
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies; tbeir Operation is mild, fafe and plea
sant ; they wonderfully cleanse tbe Bowels of all ft iff
and clammy Humours which flop up the Parts and
prevent tbe Juice of Food being conveyed to tbe Liver
and made Blood, which is often tbe Case with Children,
and is attended with a bard Belly, finking Breatb,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in
tbe lower parts: Likewise fettled Aches and Pains in
tbe Head, Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, or
Breakings-Out, will be. perfectly cur'd, andtbe Blood
and Skin reflored to its original Purity, and Smooth
ness; they purge by Urine, and bring away tbe Gra
vel, and esf equally cure all Obfruflions of tbe Urine,
or Ulcers in tbe Kidneys. They at once firike at tbe
true cause of tbe Scurvy, and entirely defiroy it, at all
fcorbutick Humors and Effefis, Root and Branch, so
as never to return again, and what makes them more
commendable is, they are full as agreeable to both tafle
and fight, as Loaf Sugar; and in their Operation as
innocent as new Milk.
I have by theft Plumbs cured a great many Children
of Whooping or Chin-Coughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers are very common and troublesome to Families,
and tbe Want of tbefe Plumbs are tbe Ruin oj Many
Children's Confiitutions.
Dr. R Y A N's
Incomparable Worm-destroying
Wheat per Bdtliel, ifs. 6d.|
Flour, 355; od.
Brown Bread, 20s. od.
Weft-India Rum, 6s. 6d.
New-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
TH E
M E RCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
!Mufeovado Sugar, 51. 1611
Single refin'd ditto, is. 2d.!
Molasses,- %s. 6d.l
Beef per Barrel, 90s. odd
Pork, 51.105.1
foreign anti Domeffick.
From his Majesty's Ship Perseus, the Honour
George Keith Elphinstone, Commander;
JAMES SAVAGE, a black, about c feet 10 inches
high, born at Charleftown, about 29 years of age;
§e is ftrorig, well rtiade, ani a little marked with the
lmall.pcx, speaks good-English; and has been bred to the
sea: Had on when he left the ship Peifeus on the 12th
inst. a Dutch cap, blue jacket, and a pair of long trowfers.
DAVID BELDEN, about 5 feet 10 inches high, 34
years of age, of a yellow complexion, rather flat faced,
light coloured hair, broad backed, had on a hat, blue
jacket and trowfers.
SAMUEL NEWBORNE, about 24 years of age,
near 6 feet high, has Ihort light hair, and has a clownilh
appearance.
JOSEPH YOUNG, a boy, about 14 years of age,
has ted hair, his face much freckled, usually wore a light
coloured jacket, white waistcoat, and canvas trowfers.
The three last mentioned were born at Bermuda, and
left his Majesty's ship Perseus, on Wednesday evening the
23d inst. and are supposed to have gone to Long-Ifiand,
Whoever will apprehend or inform that they may be
apprehended, any of the said defectors, shall receive for
each the sum of 40s. sterling ; and any person or persons
harbouring or protesting them, Hull be prosecuted accord
ing to law..
Tunis, Dec. 20. The daughter of the Bey,
who was married to Sidi Muftapha Coggia,
the firft Minister, died here the Bth of this
month ; before her died the Lady of Bermou
da Pacha, the eldest son of the Bey's : The
latter was buried without the lead ceremony, as
flie had been a Georgian have, but the funeral
of the former Princess was most splendid, and
cost 250,000 piaffres. Six thousand poor
people were eloathed and fed for 40 days,
during which time the husband and all the
women of the Seraglio were obliged to pray
once a day at the beir of the deceased ; and
600 blind people, who were fed, and had
each a sequin per diem allowed them, relieved
each other in prayers by day and night. In
short, a mosque was built over the tomb,
towards the expence of which the Bey gave
30,000 piaftres.
Jt is observed that in all the Mahometan
countries the women can never be said either
to be recovered from sickness, or killed by the
Physicians who attend them, as prejudice goes
so far in those countries, that the Doßor has
only the liberty of feeling a female patient's
pulse thro' a small opening of a curtain, and
the higher the person is in dignity tbe quicker
the operation must be performed; the waffiing
of the hand which the Physician has touched,
seven times, is a ceremony never to be dis
pensed with.
From the Upper Rhine, Jan. 19. The march
of the Austrian troops towards the estate of
the Jate Elector of Bavaria is fully confirmed.
The molt considerable body marches towards
Straubingen, the principal part of Lower Bava
ria, and confits of 12000 men; the other,
consisting of 8000 men, is advancing towards
Ambergh, in the Upper Palatinate, but is,
according to the last advices, ftopt at Wald
Saxen by the deep snows. By letters from
Munich we hear, that Mr.fyeffel, the Impe
perial Counfellor of Sta^grrived there with
a Notary and two Scribners to take possession
of all, and regulate every thing as it is in Au
stria. Gen. Langlois has at present the corn
command of these two corps of troops ; but
it is thought if they come to a& offenfively,
that Gen. Laudon will command them.
Franckfort on the Main, Jan. 27. We learn
from Munich that a Privy Counfellor and
Keeper of the Archives to the late Elector of
Bavaria, soon after the Elector's death, was
surprised just as he was going to burn some
writings, on which he was immediately seized
and committed to prison,
PEPERSBURG H, Dec. 23.
THE Great Duchess was fafely delivered
of a Prince this morning. Her Impe
rial Highness and the young Prince are as
well as can be expected. This joyful event
was announced to the public, at noon, by the
firing of 201 guns from the Fortress and Ad
miralty. The Empress gave theyoung Prince,
immediately after his birth the name of Alex
ander; but the day for the ceremony of his
baptism is not yet fixed.
Vienna, Jan. 3. His Majesty has ordered,
that for the future there shall be kept in rea
diness, in this capital and in the neighbouring
towns, at least 20,000 regular troops.
Hamburgh, fan. 9. We are assured that a
new negociation will be immediately set on
foot between the States of Holland and the
Court of Russia.
DESERTERS
!Fine Salt,'Bs. od
ICoarfe Salt, Bs. <od
Indian Corn per Bu. 7s. od
/Coffee, is. gd
[Chocolate, 265. per Do
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