The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-05-10 00:00:00, page 3

1 Lo MARYLAND.
^ DECLARATION.
\X WHEREAS the General Afonby of Merv-
V Y land bath heretofore reMI ad, " 'that the
Driest s of this Seat' Jbndd ue infrufled to rc
mon/lra.e to the Congref, tbit ibis State eftum it
efrniialS mectflarp for rendering the union laftmg,
lent the United States in Congress affimblcd jhould
have fall paver to afeertain andfee the wefern
hmi's of Gfe States that claim to the MiJ&ppi or
South Sea.
“ That this State confid^ed tbem'elve:j/flhin
titled to a right in common wit^ the other memriks
of the union, to the mtendve trad of country,
which lies to the wefward of the frontiers of the
United States, the property of which was not vtf
ed in, or granted to individuals at the commence
ment of the prejent war ; that toe fame had been,
or might thereafter he gained from the King of
Great-Britain, or the native Indians, by the
blood and tredfure of all, and ought therefore to be
a common efaie, to be granted out on terms benefi
cial to all the United States, and that the, Jbould
afe their utmost endeavours, that an article to that
efrd be made part of the confederation.
" That this State, would contribute their^uota
of men and nrney, towards carrying on the pefent
war with Great- Britain, for the purpose :f efla
blifbina she freedom and independence of the United
States, according to Rueb rule of proportion as
thou d be determined a, the United States, id Con
grefo fimhled, and would pay th,ir proportions of
all m.Uy ifted or borrowed by CongreJs, orwbib
might thereof er be OA7 or borrow,dfor the pur
pose aDrefaid.
" rindthat this flette would recede to and faith
full, execute all twenties ^hich bad been or jhoui!
be made by authority of Con^rejs ; and would be
bound and governed by the d termination of the
United Spates in Congress af'embied, relative to
peace or war.
x- That ths Statebath, upon all occafoni,faiin
her zeal to pismote and maintain the general wel
wwe of the United States of America : That upon
the jane principle, they were of opinion a confede
ration es perpetual frienljbf and union between
,so United States is bight, nectfan for the ben,fit
of the whole ; and tout they are rrf willing and
affirms to enter into a cofederation ahd union ; but
a r the jame time, Jueb confederation jooula, in
their opinion, be formed on the principles ofju/lice
and frit,.”
Which resolves, remonfrance and inflrudicns,
were, by car Delegates, laid before Cong%, and
the objedions therein mode to the confederation, were
submitted in writing to their conf dration, and the
federal points full, nifufed and debated, and the
alterations and amendments propojea b, our Dele
gates to the confederation, in &mkqnence of the afore
laid infractions by its to them givn, were rejected,
and no fatisf^oy reajons aligned for the rejection
jbereof.•
We do therefore declare, that we efam it funda
mentally wrong and repug rant to every principle of
equity and go\d policy, in which a confederation be
tween free, fovercign and independent States, enter
ing into fueb confederation, Jhould be burdened with
heavy expensesfar the subduing and guarantying im
mense t>ads of country, ifthey are not tofare an,
part of the monies arising from the files of tbelands
within those trails, or be othersf b?n:fitedthereby.
In c^formiy io this our opift, the fa+imwts of
our cendimnlihjufce tot%m and wrfelves, and
left hub c.tyruaton should hereafter be put on the
undfin 1 exprefivis contained in the third artick'of
the confedc alien, and the provifa to the ninth (ac
cording to which no fate is to be deprived of terri
tm for rhe benefit of the United States) as may
jubje& all to Curb guaranty as afore,aid, and de
prive feme of the sud States of their right in com
mon to th' lands aforejaid.
We declare, that w: mean not to fubjefl our-
Uves to fob garanty, mr will we be rcfponftble
for any part of ,nth expence, unlef the third article
at J prouiio a,ore,fid be explained,, as to prevent
their bang hereafter confrued in a manner injurious
so this State Willing, however to ernove, as
jar as we can conffuitly with th' trull confer
red upon us, every, other ohy/clion on our part to
the conf deration, and anxietf, de,pus to cement,
by the mos indiffubk ties, that union which has
hitherto enabled as to ref,the artifices and ' the
power of Great-Britam, and cone iv ng ourjelves,
as we babe heretofore declared, jufly entitled to a
right in com»,>n with the other members of the
union, to that extenfve country lying to the wf
ward of the frontiers of the United States, the
property of which was riot veiled in or granted to
individuals at the com.m G /icem;nt of the prejent
war.'
We declare, that wcwll accede to the confederation
'ey an article or articles be added hereto, giv
16 ascertain and fix the w,c n units , the
States clawing to extend to the MfjW % South Sea,
and exbreTsreferring andfecuring to the United States
a right in common in and to the lands lying on the
•westward of the.frontiers ns aforefad, not granted to,
juried tor, or pw chafed by individuals at the com
,nc%nt oj thetrfa war, in fab manner that
the money arifoigfrom thefate of those lands, or the
ruitrents referred thereon, may be doomed and taken
sis ba p t of tbg monies belonging the United States, and
as,be appropriated by Congrefstowards defraying
foexpences ofthe war, and the pa, meat ot inters on
monies borrowed, or to be borrowed, on ibefredit
the United States, from France, or an, other Euro,
pean power, or for any other joint benefit the
United States. •,
We do farther declare, that the exclave clam top
byfame States to the whole weflern country, by ex
yendino their limits to the Mifotypi or Seat) Sea, is,
in our judgment, without an, (olid foundation ; and
we ribelieve will, iffubmitted to, ft r,
incus totbinate, and to other Qfa&j ,r
---cumtoced, and in frocefs .J time be the means of -
verting the confederation, if it be not explained by the
additional article or articles proffi, so as to obviate
all mifanfruaiori and mfoter,.:ain of tbofe parts
thereof that are herein before Specified.
We entered into thisjuft and necejary war to defend
our rights again, the attacks of avarice and ambitions
We have made tbt wflfrenuous efforts during the
profoc.awn oj it, to we are refolded to continue them
I ^.a ver independence iifirmly tfablijhed Hitherto
I we ba ue fucceffull, refoied, and we hope, with the
bleffug of Providence, for final fuceefs. If the enemy,
encouraged by the appearance of divfivis snong us,
andtbe hopes of our not confederating, fbould carry oi
boflilitie longer than the, otherwise would have done,
let tbofe be refonfible Jor the prolongation oj the war
an:, its confequen! calamities, who by rejujing to comply
w•h;eiuiftions so just and reafonabie, have bitheno
prevented the confederation from taking place, and are
therefore ju 1, chargeable with every evil which Uth
flowed, and mayfowJrom Procrajiination.
By the House of Delegates, By ibe Senate,
December 15, 1778. December I q, 1778
Read arid afented 10, Read and Rented , .
, B, order, By outer,
JOHN DUCKETT, R. RIDGELY,
Clk. oj the House of Delegates. C. S.
4^^4^?.6^s^a §^^^Nrfd'^ »'^'
NEW-YOR K, May 10.
We hear that the Brigade that lay at kbza
beh-tpivn for forne M nths, under t^e C ni
mand of General Maxwell, are either marched
or soon to leave that Place, and proceed to
Cherry Valley, in order to protest the Fron
tiers of that Part of the Country from the In
cursions of the Indians, who we are told, h:ve
Carrie I oft a certain Mr. Harder, a Persecutor
of the King's loyal Subjects, and who had let
himfelfdo^vn very quietly ona Farm belonging
to Cornel Clofs, of fohn's Town, on the Mo
hawk's Rive^/jn Tryon County ; that Colonel
Paluicr of Stillwater, who had been Ctely ab
pointed a Commiffipner for feque'ftrated Eftr^,
died soddenly at his own Houic; that a Party
of, lories had broke open Albany Gaol, car
ried their Guards with them, and had gone off
to Canada; and that several Tribes of the
Western Indians had joined the noted Satchem
jofeph.,./
A Party of Refugees 10 Davs since, crossed
Qver from Huntington toConnetbeut, and went
as far as Fairfield, Chore they, took Brigadier-
General Sill.'.nan, and lib Son, who afted as a
Major in the Rebel Army: The Refugees were
pursued by a large Body of the Militia, but got
clear, and arrived here with their Prisoners lait
Monday Afternoon.
The following u the Anfaver returned 'v C®l:nel
^; drilling, t@ an Address of rhe Inhabitants of
Long Island, trejented to him the 28/i of April,
teflifjing their public ackno wledgenimts of the
orderly and soldier-like Behaviour of the Officers
and Men of rhe ^zd Regiment.•
Nestor Transport, May 1, 1770.
I Gentlemen,
IT gives me a very fenfibie Pleasure to find
the-c^derly and good Behaviour of the 42^
Regiment, under my Command, during their
Win ter- Quarters in Newtown, has drawn so
honourable an acknowledgment from the In
'habitants of that Drftri&
It has ^ver been my Wilh and Study to pro
ted the peaceable Subject to the utmost of my
Power, at a Time when the Civil Law, owing
to this unhappy Rebellion, is suspended from
giving that Protection so enviable, and so much
to be wished for by every one who has tailed
the Sweets of it.
I beg to assure the Inhabitants of Newton of
every proteaion in my Power as a Soldier, and
of every good Wish is a Fellow Citizen for
; their Welfare and Happiness.
The Publick may be assured, that the Letter
in the second Page of this Paper, taken from
the Pennsylvania Gazette of the 28th of April
W 33 really wrote by IM Officer high in Rank
in the American Army ; that it has had a moil
Amazing Effect on the Minds of the People in
Philadelphia ; and that in Consequence thereof
their Currency was brought as low as 18 foft
Dollars ior One hard One.
Capt. Stout, who took one of the Prizes
mentioned below, writes to his Owners, that
a few Days before, which was about the 18th
of April, he fell in with a Fleet, of 40 Sail
from the Weft Indies for Boston, but by the
Vigilance of five Frigates who were their
Convoy he was unable to pick up any of them.
Tuesday Morning last departed this Life,
in this City, in the 67th Year of her Age,
Mrs. Anne Groefbeck, Wife of the late Mr.
John Groelb:ck, of this Place, Merchant,
whole Death, is much lamented by her Family
and Friends. In her was united the Pious
Christian, Tender Wife, Fond Parent and
molt Indulgent Mistress ; her Remains were
decently faltered at the Family Vault in Tri
nity Church, on Wednesday Evening last
Last Friday Night departed this Life in the
58th Year of his Age, Mr. William Hadden,
aNative of the Town of Holt, in the County
3 Norfolk/ in O|d England ; but has resided
in this Country many Years, and for a consi
derable Time before the Rebellion had the
Charge of the Academy at Newark, in New-
Jersey, but about Two Years ago was obliged
to fly from thence on account of his un&ken
Loyalty to his King, and left behnd him a
Family with a cohfiderable Property. ll s
Remains were interred Yesterday Evening in
Trinity Church Yard, attended by a very re
fpedable Badyof the Inhabitants of this Place.
Yeflerday the Snow Aurora, Capt. Calla°,
arrived here from Millford, in 9 oecKs, .with
a Cargo of Provisions.
Prizes font in face cur last.
A Sloop with Tobacco, by the Delaware
Frigate, the Irish Hero, and funtie other Priva-
The Sloop Willing Maid, Captain Sullivan,
from Statia for Philadelphia, by the Qf e ,
Charlotte. @ 1
Privateer Schooner Little Watyngton, be
longing to Bedford, by his Mgjelly's armed brig
Diligent, and sloop Harlaejn.
The Sloop Ranger, from Guadeloupe for
Boston, loaded with Rum, Sugar and Molaffts.
I Safes by AUCTION,
Ey,BOV/iVI/iN and (OONEK,
This day at 16 o'clock, at their office, No. 521,
Hsnover-hquare
A gren? ^ho ce of European piece goods;
abo 7 parcel of hardware, and one Ft Rapin's
Iliflor; of xtynnd in five folio v lumes,
'i'be f/e will be continued in the at ur^on.
By BOWMAN and CODNER,
TO-MOKKOW,
AT THE coffee-house,
A quant ty of loaf frgar, beef, park, Hour,
%'•!•.cdi:dte: and ihuff.
FUfilC /JliCho?7.
To be fold tale day ~t eleven o'clock, at the
Merchants Coifee Houic,
2 Main IoF fj i a Iloop'cf 80 tons. Liketvife,
a pacel of fails 1
1 $ milkers in good order.
.r fwivcls: , A p
i pair of plun^rbu fifes,
Aridat 12 oebek oa Bacbe's wharf,
30 Morels of tar, between 2 and 3000 Cypress
boards, inch, and inch and half thick, 4. Calks
freih rjee, ana about" 3 tons of lignum vua\
Thomas Ludlow, Junior..,
Public Auction,
Ibu Day at the Cfee-Hcuje Bodge 'will he
cOLD,
3> Tb°c<sßice, co burcls of Tar,
1 Civ It choice B hca Tea,
I z B xrs candhs,
A Box JeuTsßck. h.
On TUESDAY,
AT TUB C OFF E E HOUS E,
The BrigE LI ZABET H,
Lying at M wav's Whil, burthen about 160
Tons, 1 tioiv Vettel and well built. Inventory tv
be tecu at out office.
Cunmgham and Wardrop;
A : ew Cork, Ma, 10, 1779'
NOTICE is hereby given, that diftributien
of a proper proportion of the nst pro-'
ceeds of the Sloop BETSEY, captured on the
zoth Cftaber, <778, by his Majesty's (hip the
Galatea, under the command of Thomas Jor
dan, Esq; in company with his Majority s Blips
Roebuck and Camilla, and the privateer fchoo
ncr Hammond, will be made to the officers
and company of the said Ihip Galatea, on the
13th current, by
' HENRY WHITE,? ,
To be fold, or let, to build on,
A Good LOTcf ground, in Crown-street,
near the North-River, a very excellent
place lately for business. Or the ruins on the
lot to be fold separately. Enquire of Mr. John
Dunfcomb, in Smith-street.
FIVE DOLLARS Reward.
RUNAWAY from Hamilton Young, an In
dian boy n me DICK, about 5 feet high,
well set ; had cn when he went away,a brown fuftian
Coat, rest and breeches, and white Hockings. Who
ever will biing him to the Printer, ihall occive the
above lewud, and all reasonable charges.
SU% LADY ERSKiNE;
EDWARD DREW, Matter;
INTENDS failing on a crude to day. All gen
tlemen in his Maje Hy's fovice, that have any
men miffing, ate requeued to fend on board and ex
amine the crew, as he ipeans to carry no men be
longing to bis Mjetty's service.
f E 'D,
A Man to take care of a small Farm: If
he has a wife, who uaderftands taking
care of a few cows, so much the better. For
particulars enquire of the Printer
e®f^^^^tt*^^*^
To be SOLD, by
^Richard Deane,!*
DISTILLER,
At theNORTH-RIVER,
qHRUB of the frit Quality, Orange Juice,
& J ditto fit for making Pu„ch, the Dukec&
fr of Norfolk's PUNC H, which is the molt ^g
«o agreeable and finett flavoured Punch ever °&
feexoofed for Sale on this Continent, and belt g*
^adapted for keeping.'
LIKEWISE,
Rum, Brandy, Geneva, Cordials, &c.
^fo^l. t ^
The above will be fold co the mod rea- 0^
*|fon^e Terms that is pJffible, and great o®
^Allowance made to those who buy a (Qin- ^g
^tity to fell again.
"0 *, A few Tavern-Keepers that chufy
^oto excel, may be Applied with the above
jgj^cellent Punch.
#N9®^® ( ./d9@^@^
^tf&V#®^^^^^ ^^
Public Audion.
On Wodnejda, next, at XII o'clock, on Muri fs
wbarf,
SEVEN carriage and fix fvivel guns, with ram
mets, f,unges, and Ihor, small aims, blunder
buflU, curhlfs, and <B kinds of warlike floras,
belonging to the Light Bob schooner privateer; also,
forne provifi-'ns :nd water calks, oars, &c.
.if: the Coffee house, at one o'clock the
fame day, the
Schooner LIGHTBO B,<
I A remarkable faft Sailer, was Tender to his M^-
'jetty's Ship Roebuck, well found in every refyea,
I and may goto Sea ata very small Expence, having
I been but Two Months out of Port. Inventories to
Ibe seen at the time of Sals.--Any person inclinable
I to treat by private Sale for the Schooner and Stores
I together, ate defined to apply to
I THOMAS LUDLOW, Junior.
This Di.; at Elev_ .^ck,
mil he jeld at the Cfrc-Hufe,
to 11, IhcrtsS if choree J<m.ncd bpi its,
§ 2.) C Iks ol.choice CURt,
8 H^id^di of M Tlf
2 C,b'<s 7 4 ?d !2^d 9 and 1 2 Inches,
4. C,fudge Gmi,, 2 a: d 3 1 ,jrU ^.
j Also, at eeen oLI &k 10 mroe, wib he -fold at
th- if--eh*tov.t\e Gft -IktL,
A neat 1V tmetit 0 French prjz: goods, to be-
I tin at ball prtli 10 v'cluCK.
'_ P - m^davitt.
Public yiutfioH.'
This Morning at 11 o'clock at the Bridge, will
he /old I, 'job: M'Adam and Co.
A q-nmity of 1.. 1 phe and burnttoiCT I |ipe Ma
deira wine, i do. Par do. a few dezrn do. do.
ihß Day, at All o'clock, on Griffith's
wharf,
200 Barrels of TAR.
At one o'clock at the Cf'ce-houfe,
The r ted fait failing R.homer W ILLING
MA I 1), with all her materials as die now lies at
Van Dam's .harf. ALSO,
The fchountr GENERAL NEILSON, a new
Viginia pi ot boat, well found in materials, and a
lemaikab e tad tailer.
TO..MORROtr, It 0%1.ck, at the Bridge,,
will he fid, by John M'haam and Co.
a quantity of damped fl>ps, flints, trowfers,
'trunks, &c. &c.
At One o'Cluck, at the Coffee-Houfe,
The new and beautiful
Sloop M ERM A I D,
With all her materials, now lying at Marfton's
w,, 4 i f, riiema<kable fi>eveffel, and well found,
inventories of the above veff Is to he seer iat
John McAdam and Go's. Office.
TLblic'A UC T I O~N,~
This Day, ophofte Taylor and Bayard's Audion-
Room, facing the Cefee-bouje Bridge, will It
Sold;
6 Cherts choice bohea tea,
6 Cherts hyfon and common green tea,
6 Pines belt London particular Madeira wine,
is per fitmple.
To-morrow, at the Merchants Coffee- °
,House,
The Sloop CLUSTER,
Burthen about 60 tons, lying on the weft fide of
Counties Slip; flie is Launch, ftiong and compleatly
found with ex ery neccflaiy, being esteemed ore cf
the bed everting or wood v dels now in the harbour.
Oa WEDNESDAY,
At their Auction- Room, corner of Wall and Q/een-
Jirtet, oppefte Mr. Rh^ngtuu's, will be Jold,
zoo Piecs Liar Liners,
A quantity of lemnants of ditto, checks, &c.
A f v% pies of twilled Bath coatings,
to 0 fhi^s male of flranir good T Jh bnen.
Pub^ck Aubiicn at the Coffee-Houle,
T 111 sdnar,
4 . Hmifheads cf Red Port in Bottles,
2 Calks of choice Indigo. A^d,
; , Punchcorrs of oj I mi: ica Spirits,
TO-MORROW,
4, Pipes excellent Madeira, London Q^afi y,
6 Quarter C&fks of Malmfey,
I Cr& of bailed Poster. And,
A Calk of lotted Glah Ware. By
.DANIEL M CORMICK.
, ' Publick Auction.
On Turfday at 12 o'clock, on Murray's Wharf,
' will be fold,
By John M'Adam, and Co.
50 Hogsheads Choice Mobfifes.
A few Hogsheads Rum, Sugar, f^c. &c.
Public notice is hereby given to the S ciety
of the Hospital in the city of New-York,
in America, that Tucfday the 18th of May in
stant is the day appointed by charter for their
annual election, and that the fame will be held
at the house of William Hick, inn-keeper in
the Broad-Way, at 12 o'clock.
By order of the Vice Prefiqtnt,
JOHN MOORE, Sccry.
WTa-N— T' F/ D,
APerfon who writes a good hand, and under
llands Merchants Accounts prrfeaiy,and can
he well recommended. For Patticulais apply to the
P
A eAKGU u i cn< # cc Madeira Vv 1 A L,
New-York quality,
London market,
Patticular Wine,
With 4 large Anchors from igewt. to 2000
weight, to be fold by
ANTHONY van dam.
Choice Flour, Ship Bread, Butter,
Cheese, Mess Beef, and Pork in
Barrels & Halfßarrels, 'Tongues,
Welch Ale, Mould Candles,Soap,
Grindstones, Loaf Sugar, Vinegar,
&c. just imported in the Snow
Calloa, and to be fold by
EDWARD GOOLD,
At No. 849, Hanrver-Square.
A Lady's L AB DO G.
WAS found in the Street a few Days
ago. The Person it belongs to, may
have it again, paying the Charge of the Ad
vertisement and proving their Property,by ap
plying to Hugh Gaine-
The B A R B,
A Full bloomed Barbary borfe, the property of
Dr. James Muirfon, wi Icover this fcafon.
at Mr. John Akerleft, in Brookhaven township,
and at Huntington Oldfelds,for a Guinea the fea
fa, or a Half Joe tbe colt. Forfpirits, beauty,
and a good temper, be is equal to Q borfe in the
province.