The New York packet, and the American advertiser — New York [N.Y.], 1776-03-14 00:00:00, page 3

CAMBRIDGE, March 6.[
The Continental army, affixed by,a large 1
body or militia, are now carrying on the liege
or Bolton with great vigour. Lath Saturday
night odr artillery at the fortreiles of Cobble-
H4l ano LitcUmore's Point, below this town,
and at Lamb's-Dam in Roxbury, bombarded
and cannonaded the town; the following night
t^e fame was continued crith gieat bri^ff;
aid the whole of Monday night the artillery
from all the above fortress played inceila nt ly.
Oar (hot and (hells were heard to make a great
crashing in the town, but we have not learnt, any
particulars of the execution done thereby. Ihe
enemy returned thefire, from their batteries at
Wed-Borton,.andfrom their lines on the Neck,
very vigorously. They threw many (hells in-/
to the battery at Liwhinores Point, one into
the fort on Profpea-Hill, and one or two as
fir up as foil No. 2, within &quarter o£a
mile of the college. ^ Monday night we 1
had two killed, Li^ Mayo at Roxbury, by
a caniiori ball; "and a m^n at. Litehmore's,
Point by ri'tel Vhich, with one,,or two
wounded.' 14 all ih&lo^ ° f a n y consequence,
that we/have foftamed; We have had but.;
little fir^g firice Tuesday morning, ^
On Monday bight a body of the Continental
troops took pbfleffion of twodar^e hriUat^Dor,
chester, about a mile fromthe fotith put pt &>£{
ton, where they are row strongly mortified.-----'
These are twb'of the heights wh.ch General
Burgoyne Grid, I a letter .to a noble Lord, com
mandehth&L,wn.of IL&n, and which, he al
so -faiti," h.w 6 abfolytiv nedeflaty;tfie British
troops ^o^^p^e^irfy , (
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%N E W - YO RK, Jf^Tf
"ft Printer was favoured with the; following
• by a gentleman who came paflenger in the
SWtotf Packet: he requeued that it might
be exhibited to the;Public without any alter-'
ariosi which is ftridly complied with. Two
other Gentlemen,.plungers, corroborate the
fame intelligence:
1 “ A gentleman who came passenger in the
SwlawPacket/gives the fbllnwinginteliigcnce:
Having read a paragraph inthe laftNew-York
Gazette, tending to mislead the good people of
America, and lull theminto a fatal security, un
tfl the government of England have accumulated
a great ar my in the bowels of this much injured
and oppressed. country :dries assert, from the belt
authority; that the intelligence above^lluded to,
is filfe rind greundlefs ;-the contrary being rhe
fid. The intention of fending Commissioners
here being merely to bribe, , corrupt and divide
Ahe provinces that the whole may be the
more easily fwalfowed up and reduced, to
. the mod abjed date of Conquered countries;
which idea the prefect retraining bill must
make evident 'to the meineft capacity,: All A
merican property whirherfoever found being ten
dered, by thP 1& .of parliament that nutherifes
the crown to'fend out commissioners—LEGAL
PLUNDER, and' under the pre-emption
©fits being pitted," i# by the proclamation of
the belt of princes,. .bearing date, St. James's,
Dec. 27, 1775, apportioned out in (hares among
-the royal pirates. That the court of France
.have generously interfered through the court of
- Sweden, and.thereby prevented tfe esfyrka
tion of the Ruffians, which, has reduced °" r
human • prince to the necessity of fending his
hurray, though confidential Hanoverians to
take charge of our garrisons of Gibraltar and
Minorca, in order the better to enable h ; m to
- carry on his mild scheme of cutting the threats
of 115 American fubjefb. Because the? have
the presumption to look upon and hold the ho
nest earnings of their industry to be their own
f property.", . - _ 1,
The Swallow "Packet arrived here last Sunday,
in nine weeks from Falmouth; 1 but as the let
. vers and,news papers are yet detained on board
his Majesty's (hip A'#, wr hive not been able
,to gather more news, than what.w^s obtained
from fomemire ? Lingers. The .mail is sup
posed to be. yip largest ever known to Rome
withjpy former Packet. It is fai.l, the ppftage
of which, will amount to 14 or 150 a 1. Sterling.
Yesterday aft ruoon^i express arrived from
his Excellency General Wallington, dated the
: zjh infti with me following important intelli
gence:
^' <' Ori the night of Saturday the 2d infant,
^ 2 arirenadirig'rind bombardment was begun, r
+ arid continued the two foliowingnights ; duringt
which t&ne a f vaft dumber faf 'foot and
^ shells wei'c thrown rinto-the town, under the.
* otefr of which the General possessed him
. felf of the heights of Dorcheftere Onrthe ene
.fof's perceivihg/his on : Tucfday morning they
were in the greatest confufion, hurry and bustle,
and embarked, their troopsrin orderfo, attack
us^before; we had made out; lodgement butthe.
'violent form which came on that.day, prefent
+ed'hem, 'and disappointed us (who w,ere pre
'p.uing'td give, them, a .warm reception) from'
having thehopour efigiving them a good drub
bings 'Our troops are now forming ^'battery
upon Nook's Hill, which commands the south
of Boston, andto which their Dipping lie niuch
expofed.o. 'a t .' r )
“ Gen. Howe in his great tenderness to pre
ferve+thp town of Boston from deftruaior, has,"
by a flag of truce, sent out, by the Selectmen,
allted' permission to embark his tropps, and fail
without molestation. This permission it is pos
sible he mayobtain, on condition that he leaves,
his.whole artillery and military, fiords behind
him. It is supposed, that General Howe in- :
tends to remove his quarters to New-York, and
it is hoped that every proper meafijr^ will be
t.iken'for his reception.".
Thursday lift his Excellency General Lee let
@ut from this city for the southward.
;Rxtraß of a letter, &tedpar's, of St. Ttam, j
12 leagues below Quebec,frit, 27, I„6.
" The inhabitants in the country are .cnlifc.l
ing, and are to a man for the Americans, aridl
fay, if the army ate not able to take the town,
that they'wiN do it themselves ; for, if it is not.
taken, that in the spring they will be ruined by
the Englidl, for having done what they have."
We have undoubted' authority to affure.the
public, that ri ship belonging to Meffs. Frank
lins, loaded with salt, lome time ago ta
ken by the men of war here, and sent for
Boston, was on Wednesday lad call away on
the rocks on Montaak Point, at the Bast end
of Long Island ; the veflel is intirely bilged,
and the salt all run out; the people fed great
difficulty t& save their lives, fo.ne of them
being much bruised when taken out of the
water. There were fourteen men and an offi
. cer belonging to the Asia, on board, who were
all made prisoners, and on Monday they set
off with ri rtrong guard for this city, and may
be expected here in a day or two ; The .odi
cer is named Smith, rind Taid, to ,have been
very active the night the Atiafired on the towq;
he behaved with great insolence, and ordered
Colonel Mulford to provide a coach to carry
him on board his fl^p. & /
we can with pleasure affare the.public, (hat
the fire engine of the writer-works was worked
many days lift week, greatly to the fatisfa&ion
of vast numbers of people who went to fee i&Q
This engine carries a pump of ri inches dirime
ter^arid 6 feet stroke, which contains 39 gaHs.
Makes to drakes in iminpte, , 290
In one hour, 174 hogsheads, 17400
In labours, 2088 ditto, ; ,„.,oSBoo
In 24 hours, 4176 ditto ../. 417600
i The well is; 30 feet diameter, and go deep,
contains 8 feet degp of water. )"
! The water is inexhaustible; for the pump,
though , continually worked, cannot lower the
water more than two feet.<
A cord and 1-sh of wood will work the en
gine for 24 hours. 1
The seven regiments from Cork for Virginia,
it is said failed the time the Packet did, under
convoy of twelve frigates..," °^"
We hear the French ainbaffador atthe British
court has, declared, in case Great Britain fends
any foreign troops to America', his matter in
tends taking an naive part.
The sloop -—--, Captain Johnson, owned in
Wallingford, in Connecticut, foundered ^me
time lari fall off Barbados; the Captain and
crew were taken.up by one of the packets, and
camed into Falmouth. Captain Johnson critic
passenger in the Swallow Packet just arrived
here.
WHEREAS, it is highly expedient that
this colony fliould continue to be represented in
Provincial Congress, during the prdfent disputes
between Gi cat- Britain and the United Colonies.
AND, WHEREAS the time , limited for the
duration of this Congress, will expire'on the se
cond; Tuesday in May next, which renders it
neceflary to make provision for the. ebaidn of a
new Congress: THEREFORE, IT IS RE
SOLVED AND ORDERED, That f<h
Freemen and Freeholders, within this colony, as
are entitled by law to vote for Representatives in
General Assembly, and such other male inha
bitant, of full age; who, at the time of fuche
leaion herein after-mentioned, shall have an e
state in goods and chattels, in his own right, of
the value 0, forty pounds, and who shall have
redded within the said. county at least three
months, before the day of election, ffiall be qua
lified to vote for deputies, to repreferit them in
Provincial Congress of this colony. To the in
tent, that the said election for Deputies may be
conducted with decorum and convenience to the
eleaore, it is RESOLVED AND ORDER
ED, That the electors Gull meet on the thirds
Tuesday in April next, at such place or places,
in each city and county within this colony, as
Ihall be appointed by the county committee of^
every county wherein such elections is to be -
held, and then and there, by plurality of voices, „
ele& so many Deputies, being freeholder:, and'
having signed the general affiliation, as are/
herein after fixed to such refpe&ive county, in<
manner following, to wit, That where one ge
neral election be held in and for either of the^
counties,, that the Chairman or the Deputy
Chairman of the county committees, refpe&ive
ly, together with the Clerk, and, at least fix
members of the said Committee, (hall fuperin-%
tend the said election : And in case th^ county
Committee of any county, shall be of opinion,^
that it will conduce more to the ease and convex*
nience of the electors, that elections fhouid be
held in more places than one io either county,
that there be at lead three discreet persons, one
of which to be a member pt the said Committee,
appointed by the said county Committee, to Su
perintend at every such eteaion : That the said"
persons so appointed to superintend the said e
ledions, shall, at such time and place 'as shall beT
fixed by the said county Committee, attend the
said Committee with the iefpedive poll lifts ;'
which Committee are hereby directed carefull,
to examine the fame, and declare the members
duly dleaed,'a certificate of which, signed by'
the Chairman for the time being, and attested
by the Clerk 'of each reflective county Com
mittee, shall be a fufficient teffimony of such e-'
lection. .
That where any objeaion shall be made by the'
persons superintending the election to the qua
lification of any person offering his vote, it ffirill
be fufficient to preclude him from his vote, un
less he shall prove to the Satisfaction of the said
persons, that he is duly qualified, laying to such
elector, the right of Scrutiny.
In PROVINCIAL CONGRESS,
? New-York, 'March 12, 1 77' b
That belt Deputies, when chosen, &U meet
together m Provincial Congress, on the leconc
Tuesday in May next, at the city at New-
York, or such other place as this Congress, o;
the Committee of Safety, shall direct, with full
power to such Congress to appoint Delegates to
represent this colony in Continental Congress,
and to make fuch'arders, and take such mealurss
as the said Congress shall judge neceflary, no.\
repugnant to, or incontinent with any rules 0
orders of the Coatinenty Congress, far the pre
servation es thgtights, liberties and privileges
of tse inhabitants of this colony again# Mini
ferral And Parliamentary invasion ; and alio, to
• adjourn fromtime to time, and to appoint a
•Committee of Safety to fit and tranfa& bufincti
; during their recess, with such powers' as they
shall think proper to delegate unto such Com
mittee. '•
To prevent as much as poffible'a diffention
in the counties, with refyeH to the number of
deputies they shall respectively fend, it is re-
SOLVUD, That ,he city ^nd county of New-'
• Y|>rk be alb^edtwenty-one deputies; the city
"add couhtyjof Albany,,twelve; the county ot
Sirtold, eight; the count, of Uiffff, eight; the
' county &fDutckefs,ni4c; thecourity df Orange,
fix; the county ; of Werichefter. nine; the
county of Queens, eight; the ,county of Kings,
tour; the county of Richmond, four; the
county of Tryon, foqr; the county of Cha lottc,
three 1 the county of Cumberland, three; th^
county of Gloucester, two: and that the feveraf
county Committees be, and they are hereby"
adthorifed to determine and fix on the number
of deputies Which shall confiture a quorum to
represent their refpeAive counties, in Congress.
And whereas it is necessary that the good
people of this colony should have frequent op
portunities of approving or disapproving the
conduct of those persons into whole hands the,
shall think proper to commit so important a trull
as that of representinguem in Congress, itis
resolved, That the said Congrefs,fhall not
continue longer than twelve months, commen
cing from the said second Tuesday in May next.
A true cow from the minutes.
Ath is house in Scots Street, pr of himfelf, in
" ' < the New City-Hall,
A CHEMICAL BALSAM, ap
proved of by fume of the belt pbyficians
in London, to be an excellent medicine, for
coughs, arthmast those in a consumptive decay,
ptins in the breast, all rheumatic disorders ; it
has been of great effect, in glee, of long (find
ing, and all inward weaknesses. This Balsam
is fold in bottles of a Dollar each ; half bottles
Four Shillings, and allowance to those who buy
to fell again, sealed with my own seal, and the
directions figrie& with my own name. I have
ftiH an assortment of Patent Medicines, such as,
Turlington's Balsam, Anderson's, Lockver's and
Hooper's Pill; James's-Powders, Story's Worm
Cakes, Balsam of Honey, and Stoughton's Bit
terfa together with an assortment of Drugs and
Medicines, which will be fold on, reasonable
terms, for cash.
Richard Speaight hopes, that those whose ac
counts have been due to him before his late
partnerflrip commenced, would call upon him
and fettle; hd being in confinement's under the
necefliry of thus advertising, in order to Support
himfelf, together with a wife and children.
N. B. The above-mentioned Balsam is to be
had at the Printing-Office.
"P HIL I~P-B ROO KS,
BOOK-BINDER from DUBLIN,
CARRIES on that business in all its
branches, at his shop in Dock-street, be
tween the Coffee-houfe and Old-flip bridge.
New or old books lettered, gilt and re-bound in
the neatest manner; merchants and others sup
plied with blank books, either ruled or plain,
.ioh the fnorteft notice; pocket-books, memoran
dum-books, &c. He will study to give general
Satisfaction to his customers, and flatters himfelf
the public will favour him with some encourage,,
merit. ' The following pamphlets may be had at
■moderate prices Cook's voyage round the
world; Prefect for an Apprentice; Yorick's
Letters-to Eliza, &c.'
THREE PENCE per POUND
I v ENB Y*
JOHN KEAT ING,
Near Bu rl l ng 's S l lp,
FOR the best ^rt of CLEAN, WHITE
"LINEN RAGS; and so in proportion
for th ar of an inferior fort ; where there is to be
fold; Writing, Printing,' Cartridge, Sheathing,
Wrapping, Sugar-house, Bonnet and Press Pa
per, at the lowest prices, all of this. country ma
nufactory.
Wanted, Two good Journeymen Paper-Ma
kers, who will meet with good encouragement,
and the best wages given in American
Asm?ll Affurtment of GOODS on
hand, Suitable to the season, which
he will fell reafonatle for cash. He earnestly
requests all who are indebted to him, to make
immediate payment, to prevent all further trou
ble. Those who have any just demands against
him, by fending in their accounts will be paid.
ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.
*^wx<ox^
WILLIAM MCDOUGALL,
At the Corner of the Fly-Market,
HAS FOR SALE,
RICHARD SPEAIGHT,
? H A S'F 0 RSA L E,
: <men. ,, 1
>Y P HI.LIP AST LEY,
Riding-Mailer,, late at his Mqjfdj $ Royal
1 Kight Dragoons,
; Adorned with various Engra'i; °
Ndw%¥, /W. 32,
° a " '"'fas are willing to cort^f #<,
4 Supplying (Lu troops empbjod T the
Terence of tins colony, with ptoyilioi.s&cr// bef
heceifarics, 'agreeable to the following regula
tion. 7
;A ration to consist of the following kinds and
quantfries of proviso;., viz.
One pound of beef, or three quarters of a
pound or pork, or one pound of salt nfh per day.
One pound of bread or flour per day.
Three pints of peafe or beans per week, or
vegetables equivalent, at one dollar per Dufne.,
4for peafe or beans.
One pint of milk per man, per day, or at the
rate of one feventy-fecondvf a : dollar.
On^ quart of fpiuce beer or cyder, per man,
per day, or nine gallons of moianes per 100
- men, per week.
Half a pint office, or one pint of Indian
meal, per man, per week.
Three pounds of candies to 100 men pet
week, for guards.
Twenty-four pounds loft, Or eight pounds
hard soap for 100 men per week; likcwne fuel
and straw.
We the fubferibers being appointed by the
Provincial Congress of this colony, punuant to
an order of the Continental Congress, do here
by give notice that we will attend at our :effec
tive places of abode, to receive the propofais (in
writing) of all such as are denrous of contract
ing to supply the above-mentioned provinona
and neyeMaries, agreeable to the aforegoing re
gulation.
ABRAHAM PJLObT.
. I Y 13AAC STOUI ENBURGH.
RICH A RD DEAN,
f D I STILLE;R,
TAKES thifrerhgfc terum his sincere
thanks to all his Friends and Customs for
their pad favours ; and to acquaint them that
lie Hill continues to make, ami has now ready
for.il, at hi, D/dillery, between the College
and the North-River, in Marray-tircct, near
Vaux-Hall,,
A; quantity of neat
Branny,'
Rasberry Brandy,
Cherry Brandy,
Cherry Rum,
Shrub of the best qua
lity,
Geneva,
Spirits of Wine,
Jamaica Spirits,
Royal Ufquebaugh,
The good quality of said DE A> : so
quors, has for several years pad ben.fo J ex
perienced, moftiy throughout ton ioiu,<..:,,
that they need no other recur. ;xr 'leu.
^ And Hill he is determn/;, iq/luf , to
make better.
*, Being fully convinced by Leg (f:1-
ence, that the furert means to acquirf 1 , or
sale of the above articles, is to ina'<e them % 11
quality, at a moderate charge; rs hei :-
mined to fell on as reafonabie terms <;s ^ny < ne
else ; and good attendance, which a n ( very
other endeavour to give general iaristltion,uul
be the condant fludy of
, The Public's very obliged,
And very humble fervent, .
N^-York, Feb. R. D E A'N E.
,17, 1776. 'J;
JUST fVRLIST^ED,
By SAMUEL LOUDOX,
And Sold at the very fniall price of Six-pence,
oeueflary, at the prefect time, for all families
who have the good Ot inert counts at heart;
ESSAYS
UPON THE MAKING OF
SALTPETRE AND GUN-POWDER
Published- by Order of the COMMITTEE of
Safety of the Colony ot Netr-York.
A L S O,
Pr ice One Shilling arid EiGBrPEKc^
LT H E ;
MODERN RIDING-MASTERS
or, a
KEY to the Knowledge of the Ii O R S E
;and HORSEMANSHIP;
With several necefiary Rules for yoyf&rimMc-
Has for Sale, on
SUPERFINE, blue,
light? and dark
drab, pea-green,'
black and parsons
grey cloths,
Mill'd drabs for great
coats,
Middling and coarse
cloths,
Bath coatings,
Figured velvets,
Ratting and (hadoons,
Scarlet and white flan
nels,
Brown cam blets,.•
Silk and worked. &q&-
ROBE R T COC KS,
T AY L O R,
On Hunter's Quay,
Red Ratific,
Cinnamon water,
Clove ditto,
Orange unto, {
Annifeed ditto,
All-Fours,
,Bettor Stevens,
Weft India,: and New
lork Ru 11,
Madeira and Tenerife
Wines, &c^ &c. A
he lowest Terms,
Black denims,
Prunellas and Princes
sty% ,
Royal r'b%/
Black hair fu%
Silk and wc;fl&ibreech
^spieces,
Silk.and worked knee
gartcr.
Gold an] flyer baftet
and spangled buttons,
Gilt, phted, metal an:
V.vift :utons,
Crimfot and blue filk*
v, fees,
Wi, a variety of t°, ^
1^ uinmin,.