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^ous^ of Commons, Friday, March 21.
The Hotife met at two o'clock, and read
several public and private bills.
As loon as the current business was finished,
:he House went into a Committee of Supply,
and come to the following resolutions, which
were ordered to be reported on Monday;
That 36,7281. be granted for the pay of the
Hessian Chaffeurs, for the year 1777, pursu
ant to treaty.
That 16,3261. be granted for Hanau Chaf
feurs, ditto.,
That 39^881. be granted for 1282 Branden
burgh Anfpach, including artillery.
That 3,3981. be granted for Hessian defici
ency of the year <776.
That 295,8321, surplus of the Sinking Fund,
be granted towards making good the fapply.
The regiments to go from Scotland to Ame
rica, are on their march from Forts George and
William to Glasgow, where they are to embark,
and then proceed to Corke to join the convoy.
Yelterday a lift of all the officers lately ap
pointed to fill up the vacancies in America, was
laid before his Majesty, by Lord Barrington,
which was signed by his Majesty.
Ycfterday a great number of officers, who are
appointed to go to America, look leave of his
Majesty at St. James's, and received orders to
repair to their different Nations immediately.
Mr. Elliott, son of General Elliot, was yes
terday appointed Maser in the 66th regiment
of foot commanded by Lord Adam Gordon,
now in America.
It is reported that Mr. Silas Deane left
France immediately on the news coming there
of John the Painter being taken.
A draught of twenty men is ordered to be
made from every regiment in Ireland, to rein
force the King's forces in America, which are
to be replaced by recruits to be railed immedi
ately for that purpose.
Four fifty gun ih?ps and fix frigates are co
ming^ut to America this spring with the seve
ral convoys.
The squadron on the different stations in
North-America, are to be speedily reinforced
with several men of war of different rates.
The Generals Gage, Burgoyne, and Clinton,
had on Thursday evening a conference with
his Majesty and Lord George Germaine, at
the Queen's Palace.
Extras of a letter from Amflerdam, March 15. #
" We have just received advice, that the
reinforcements from Hesse are to march from
hence on Monday next, so that we may shortly
expert them at Doredicht, where 16 fail of Bri
tish transports are lying ready to receive them,
to carry them to Spithead, to join the fleet
bound to New-York."
General Clinton and Lord T. P. Clinton,
are to embark the week after next, on their
voyage to America.
On Tuesday Capt. Sutton, of the Duke of
Portland Eaft-Indiaman, Rationed for Madeira,
and Coall and Bay, took Leave of the Court
cf Directors, his being the last of the Com
pany's Ships that will go out this Season.
The Bess, Parry, of Liverpool, has taken
a Privateer of 12 Guns, and carried her into
St. Vincent's.
Yesterday there was a Court of Aldermen
at Guildhall, when Bread was ordered to be
continued at the Price as before.
Last Night a Council was held at the Cock
rit, Whitehall, which fat very late, and this
March 22. Saturday too of Burgoyne's
Light Horse embarked at Gofport for Ameri
ca; and fame Day his Maj city's Ship Romney
failed for Spithead.
This Morning two Messengers arrived at the
Secretary of State's Office for the Southern
Department, one of which is said to have
come from Lisbon, the other from Madrid.
Lord North is so well recovered, that he is
expedited in Town from Bushy-Park, in Order
to preside at a Board of Treasury.
The Danish Vessel brought into Portsmouth,
it is'faid, was bound to Amllerdaih.
Extract of a Letter from Plymouth, March 16.
" It is said his Majesty's Snip Somerset and
Nonfrch have Orders to fail the firft fair
Wind, but their Destination is a Secret.
" The Blenheim of 90 Guns, is put into
Commission, and the Command given to Capt.
Hartnell, so that there are in Commission in
Hamoaye, the Prince of Wales, of 74 Guns;
Bienfaifant, of 64. Guns; Foudrayant, 80
Guns ; Queen of 90 Guns; Ocean 90 Guns;
and Boyne 70 Guns, with the Blenheim as
before; and the Experiment of 50 Guns, and
Thetis Frigate."
General Burgoyne took Leave of his Ma
jesty Yesterday at the Levee, and To-morrow
Morning sets off for Portsmouth, where a Fri
gate lies ready to take him to America.
Yesterday General Robinson, who arrived
at Lord George Germaine's on Wednesday
Night from New-York, was introduced to his
Majesty by Lord Amherff, and moll gracioully
received ; he had the Honour of a long Con
ference with the King.
Yesterday some Dispatches were received
at the Plantation Office from Admiral Young
on the Leeward liland Station, brought by
the Ajax, Capt. Miller; arrived from St. Kitts.
Yesterday the Right Hen. the Earl Temple
had a long private Conference with the King.
Extraß of a Letter from Chatham. March 21.
" Yesterday Morning Orders were received
at theCommitfoners Offices in this Dock Yard,
for the following Ships to be fitted for Sea at
this Port with the greatest Expedition, viz.
Sultan (a new Ship) of 74 Guns; Russel, of
74 ; Cornwall, of 74 ; Trident, of 64 ; and
Stirling-Castle (a new Ship) of 64 Guns, ex
clusive of the other Ships which were before
ordered.
Morning the Result of their Deliberations was
laid before his Majesty by Earl Gower.
Extras of a Letter from Portsmouth, March 10.
" This Morning John the Painter was
brought here from Winchester, attended by
the Under' Sheriff, and hang near the Dock
Gates, on a Gibbet 65 Feet high, amidst an
amazing Concourse of People, who had as
sembled to fee the Execution. He was con
ducted from the Goal in this Town in a Cart,
through the Quay Gate to the Common ; after
which he proceeded round the Rope House
where the Fire happened, that he might
himfelf be a Witness to the Devastation it
had occasioned. He seemed very penitent,
but had no Clergyman with him, which gave
Reason to many to think him a Roman Ca
tholick. He made a long Harangue to the
People, the Particulars of which I have not
been able to colled, but possibly may by ano
ther Post. His Body after hanging the usual
Time was taken down, and affixed into ano
ther Gibbet on the Beach, at the Entrance of
the Harbour near Blockhouse Fort, which was
ready to receive it.
Kilkenny, March t 2. Lall Sunday about 100
Men belonging to the Royal Train of Artil
lery, arrived in this City, on their Way from
Dublin to Corke, where 75 of them are to
embark for America, and the Remainder to
march to reinforce the Garrison at Kinfale.
A few Days ago his Majesty's Cutter the
Sea Nymph took off the Land's End a smug
gling Vessel, with upwards of 200 Calks of
Brandy and other Spirits on board, and car
ried her into Falmouth.
A Letter from Charleftown, South Caroli
na, fays, the People there are in the utmost
Difirels, on Account of the great Scarcity and
exorbitant Price of almost every necessary
Article.
A Letter from Plymouth, dated March 16,
fays, " Since my last came into this Harbour
his Majesty's Ships Bellille and Terrible, both
from a Cruise, Remain the outward-bound
Ships as before."
Yesterday at the Public-Office inflow-Street,
James Mason was put to the Bar, when the
Marqus of Lotian informed the Bench, that
Lit Tuesday Night as he was passing by Stan
hope-Street in a Hackney-Coach, the Prisoner,
who was on Horseback, called out to the
Coachman to stop ; that he (the Prisoner) then
opened the Coach Door, and on the Marquis
asking what he wanted, immediately demand
ed his Money, on which the Marquis feifed
him by the Collar, and had him committed.
As there is Reason to fufpeft him guilty of
some Highway Robberies, he was remanded
for Re-examination, and the Marquis was
bound over to prosecute him for an Assault,
under the Statute of the 7th George the
Second.
Extrad of a Letter from Portsmouth, March 9.
" Arrived at Spithead a large Brigantine,
sent in by Sir John Hamilton, of the He&or,
which he took off Cape Le Hogue. She was
under Danish Colours, and laden with To
bacco, Rice, and Indigo, American Proper
ty, as is said. The Midihipman who com
manded her and brought her in, set out this
Morning for London in.a Post Chaise and four
Horses.
" The Courageux, Captain Hood, and the
Royal Oak, Captain Faulkner, are at St. He
'len's waiting for a Wind to proceed on a
Cruise against the American Privateers and
Merchant Ships.
The present Monarch of Portugal is said to
be a true Son of the Roman Chatholic Church,
and a Favourer of the Jesuits.
On Wednesday the Directors of the East-
India Company took up the Lord North, Cap
tain Hambly, for Senegal, in order for the
immediate Dispatch of a judicial Inquiry into
the Cause of some late violent Measures in
the East Indies.
At the Assizes for the County of Norfolk,
John Rye received Sentence of Death for the
wilful Murder of Joseph Snelling, which he
committed in the following Manner.—The
Deceased lived in Lincolnshire, and had been
in Norfolk with a Load of Wool ; on his Re
turn home he was accosted by the Prisoner,
and said he Ihould be glad to assist him in
driving the Team for his Victuals and Drink,
which was agreed to ; and on their travelling
one Evening through a Place called Little
Fenfham, the Waggoner laid himfelf down
to lleep in the Waggon, when the Villain took
up a large wooden Cleaver, and gave him a
Blow on the Back of his Head, of which he
soon died. He was ordered for Execution
last Wednesday, and his Body to be given to
the Surgeons. John Manning was capitally
convicted of a Burglary, received Sentence of
Death, and ordered for Execution. Thomas
Sainty, captially convicted of Horfe-rtealing,
received Sentence of Death, but was reprieved.
[The following Paragraphs were taken from a
Connecticut Paper, publilhed by the Rebels.]
HARTFOR D, May 5.
The following particulars of the late affair at
Danbury vue have received face our last, viz.
On Saturday the 26th of April, express
came to Danbury from Brigadier General Sil
liman, advising that a large body of the ene
my had landed the day before at fun set, at
Campo, a point of land between Fairfield,
and Norwalk, and were marching towards
Danbury. Measures were immediately taken
to remove the most valuable stores, which was
in part effected. At a little after one o'clock
the fame day the enemy entered Danbury with
about 2000 men, and a number of field pieces,
under the command of Governor Tryon. As
there were only 50 Continental troops, and
about as many militia in Danbury, the former
with but a cartridge or two each, it was not
tho't prudent to make any Hand, as from the
circuraftances of the ground and disparity of
numbers, they must have fallen into the ene
my's hands ; they therefore retreated to the
heights north of the town. Ten o clock Sun
day, they were joined by more militia, and
140 Continental troops from Massachusetts,
under Lieut. Col. Smith, but without any am
munition ; happily, however, there soon ar
rived 2000 cartridges from Peek s Kill, upon
which a ditpofition was made to harrafs the
enemy, until a fufficient reinforcement Ihould
come in to make a vigorous attack. In the
mean while the enemy burnt about 20 houses
and stores, more than 1000 barrels of pork, as
many tents, and many other valuable articles.
At half after ten they left the town by the
Peek's Kill road, in great haste. Gen.
Wooster, who had followed them to Dan
bury with a small body of militia pursued
them with the Continental troops and militia,
and overtook their rear in Ridgebury, when
a skirmish ensued and continued in a loose
scattering fire until night—the next day it
commenced again, at Wilton, and continued
by intermission until they embarked at the
place where they landed. Gen. Arnold at
tacked them in front, with a party of militia
at Ridgefield, and again near Segatuck Bridge,
which obliged them to alter their route, and
ford the river, instead of crossing the bridge.
The enemy's loss was at leak 100 killed,
wounded and taken; our's about 60, among
which are, Gen. Wooster, Col. Lamb, or the
artillery, Maj. Crane, of the militia, and one
Captain wounded ; Li^ut. Col. Gould of the
militia, 4 Lieutenants, one surgeon killed.
The fallowing account of the above affair was
font us by another band.
Governor Tryon, whose blood thirsty, thie
vish disposition, and beggarly cifreumftances
impel him to rob and plunder for fubhilence,
having collected a gang of thieves and starved
'wretches from among the British troops and
tories, came over from Long Island the 26th
ult. and landed at Compo between Norwalk
and Fairfield, from thence they beat through
the woods to Danbury, where they found a
quantity of provisions, some of which they
eat, and some they destroyed, and some they
attempted to carry off; but, a number of peo
ple collecting, alarmed their guilty fears, and
caused them to flee back with precipitation,
through thick and thin, wet and dry, rough
and smooth, leaving bag and baggage, about
50 killed and 40 taken prisoners, 18 or 20 of
whom are now in goal in this place. Thus
ended the glorious expedition of the free booter
Tryon. The poor roague found such good
picking, while governor of New-York, that
his head aches beyond conception to get pos
session of that government again : but he mull
gnaw his trencher a great while before that
time arrives. We expe& another visit from
these hungry bellies in a short time, that it
may be proper enough to keep a good look out.
I On Wednafday last about 40 of the enemy
landed at the Saw Pitts, but were soon re
-Ipulfed.
; ° Last Friday 15 prisoners taken at Danbury
were brought to this town and delivered to
Ithe care of the Committee.
Same day 17 tories belonging to New Cam
bridge, a society in Farmingtown, were taken
iup and committed to goal in this place. They
'are a pack of fellows who were connected
I with the late Moses Danbar, whose infamous
;end is well known ; some of them had a&ually
I engaged to serve under him in the miniftarial
I army. The gentlemen by whose authority
Ithey were apprehended, gave them free liberty
!to go over to the enemy, but they rather chose
to accept of their present confinement, where
they remain for trial at the next Superior
court, for High Treason against the States.
Last Monday a parcel of tories from New-
Milford, and other places, were committed to
the goal in this place, two of which are under
sentence of death by a Court-martial, but the
time of their execution is not yet appointed.
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— The Public may be affured,that this ex
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May now be had of
§ HUGH GAINE, &
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g Who has in his Hands a Letter from the
(A Widow Keyfer, and a Certificate from under
m her own Hand, of their Genuincnefs; which
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To be SOLD, at
Robert and G eorge Service's
S T O R E,
An Assortment of
Black and White Thread Laces and Edgings,
Nankeens, &c.
CORKE ROSE BUTTER,
BY the last fleet, a few firkins may be had of JOHN
YOUNG, in Water-street, near the Fly Mar-,
xet, almost opposite Irish-Street; fome'choice
Indigo, cheap by the quantity ; also, rum, sugar, bohea
tea, coffee, chocolate in boxes, rice by the tierce, barrel,
or hundred; salad oil cheap by the case or dozen;
Durham mustard, spices, Irilh linens, checks, brown
drillings, ozenbries. pins. &c.
-F I G U R E,
A beautiful Bay Horse,
NOW Hands at Wilhe'mus Van Brunt's, st New
Utrecht, on Long-Island ; and the 26th instant,
will be at the Rofc and Crown, on Staten-Island, and wilty
cover this season for 8 dollars : He is a horse well-known
in these parts, was imported a few years ago from Eng
land, and 'tis needless to fay ar*y thing of hi# pedigree.
FIFT Y'DOLLARS Reward'
DESERTED from the Queen's American Rangers,
Patrick Murphy, ferjeant ; is guilty of other mis
demeanors, and supposed to be lurking in or near this
city. Whoever apprehends the said Murphy, so thathe
may be brought to justice, shall be entitled to the above
reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN TAYLOR,
Living in Warren-street, near the North- River.
To be L ETT,
AL ARG E store and liable in Mill-street, near
the Jews Synagogue. Enquire of ELIAS
DESBRASSES.
LOST, a silver watch, maker's name William Wil
cox's, London, Numb. 2512, belonging to Henry
M Lane, of the 15th regiment, being hung up in the
neceflary house belonging to the main guard, on Tharf
day the 15th instant, about twelve o'clock at noc-i.
Whoever will bring the said watch to Henry M'Lane, in
King-street, ffiall have one guinea reward, and no qqefr
tions asked.
To be Kid at public vendue, or private tale, on or before
the izth day ®f June,
A GOOD dwelling 'dufe and lot of ground, in Gold
ftreet, on Golden hill, belonging to Daniel Tafey,
for which an indisputable title will be giver by the fame.
~R OW(T A M^ToTET
HEREBY informs his customers and others, that he
has removed from Watcr-Hreet to Maiden-lane,
directly facing the upper end of the Fly-market, the Ic
cond door above the tlyn of the grid laced hat.—Where
he has fi r sale, Weft-India rum of different qualities,
loaf sugar, Mufeovado ditto,<nould and dipt candles, fper
maceti ditto, Caftile and common soap, sweet oil, bo
hea tea, pepper, nutmegs, cloves, mace, cinnamon, pins,
needles, &c. &c.
STRAYED from a pasture near this city, on Sunday
morning the 4th inst. a Roan mare about 7 years old,
15 hands high, could pace and trot, and in pretty good
order, long tail, and carries well, a little white in her
face like a pipe handle. Whoever takes up the said mire,
and will return her to the owner living in Warren-street,
ihall receive Three Dollars reward, from
AnpRES SiMBERMAN.
A frejh Importation, by
RICHARD SPEAIGHT,
CHYMIST and APOTHECARY.
At the sign of the Elaboratory, at No. 41, in Queen-
Street, between Burling and Beekman's-Slip, whole-
file and retail, the followi
SAGO
Jesuits bark
Affatcetid ee
Cantharidet
Rhubarb
Camphor
Flakey manna, common do.!
Spermaceti
Cinnamon, cloves
Nutmegs
Fine Florence oil
London Lavender water
Hungary water
London tooth powders
Tinaure for cleaning the
teeth and preventing the
scurvy
Rosemary flowers,
The above are frefh this spring, with a number of
other articles in the medical way, which will be said on
as reasonable terms as in the city.
* # * Family prescriptions and medicine chests, for sea
or land service, made up in the best manner, and on the
shortest notice.
Lately imported in the ship Ulysses, trom Glasgow, and
to be fold by wholefsle, upon very reasonable terms,
for calh or good bills of exchange, bv
GEORGE WRIGHT,
At his store three doors below the corner of the Fly
Market, nearly facing Commissary Loring's, in
Dock-street ;
A Few calks of excellent old strong beer in bottles,
fine new Irish beef in tierces and barrels, bacon
hams, oatmeal and barley in calks, raisins of the fun in
casks, red herrings in firkins, hard toap, dipt and mould
candles in boxes, men and boys felt hats of different
sizes, fuperfine broad cloths with trimmings, white and
coloured napt cottons, striped duffles, men and womens
worsted flockings, mens fir, white and brown thread
flockings, strong military shoes, mens fine ftich'd and
bound shoes and pumps, also common shoes and channel
pumps, brown ozenbrigs, Irish linen cuarfe and fine,
brown Iriffi Meeting, Glasgow checks and bed ticks,
straw hats, womens black and colour'd silk bonnets, sta
tionary, pins and needles, fail cloth of different num
bers, a small quantity of fail twine, broad axes, coopers
axes and adzes, nails from 6d. to zod. and a few barrels
exceeding good Stockholm tar, &c.
This Day is fublijbed,
By H. GAIN E, in Ha^over-S^uare,
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, V
Earl of Cbeflerfe/d,
/ TO
HIS SO N,
PHILIP STANHOPE, Efa;
Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden,
TOGETHER WITH
SEVERAL OTHER PIECES
ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
Said Gaine has for Sale, Writing Paper
of different Sorts, bell Office Pens, Sealing
wax, Pounce and Pounce Boxes, Orderly
Books, Powder Flasks and Shot Pouches, Sil
ver Pencil Cases, some excellent Razors and
Strops, Hones, Gun Hammers and Screws,
Clarke's Leather Snuff and Tobacco Boxes,
Message Cards, plain and gilt; Turlington's
Balsam, and Dr. Ryan's incomparable Worm
dettroying Sugar Plumbs. Alio Backgammon
Tables complete.
ring articles, for Cash,
Turlington's balsam of life™-’
Biackries lixivium for the
gravel
Essence of pepper mint
Bateman's drops
Stoughton's bitters, or elixir
!Daffy's elixir
Walker's Jesuits drops
Hooper's pills
Lockyer's pills
Anaerfon's Scots pills
James's powders
HOWE's CELEBRATED
ACID FOR PUNCH
Godfrey's cordial
Betton's British oil
Huxham's tinaure or bark,
&c, &c.