The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1777-07-14 00:00:00, page 1

Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the most Honorable Order of the
Bath, one of His Majesty's Commissioners
• for restoring Peace to the Colonies, General
and Commander in Chief of all His Maje
sty's Forces within the Colonies lying on
the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to
Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a plentiful Supply of
Vegetables, and of frelh Provisi
ons of all Kinds, will greatly tend
to the Preservation of the Health
cf His Majesty's Troops and others; and the
raising large Quantities of Hay, and. other
Forage, will very much conduce to His Ma
jesty's Service, as well as be of general Use :
In Order therefore to give all due Encourage
ment to all His Majesty's liege Subjeds, so
that they may chearfully exert themselves in
raising such Supplies, under a full Assurance
of enjoying all possible Protection in so doing,
I have thought fit to issue this Proclamation,
ftridly charging and commanding, that no
Person or Persons whomsoever, under any
Colour or Pretence whatsoever, presume to
trespass upon any Inclofure belonging to any
other Person or Persons, or to take or carry
away any Produce from the Owner or Owners
thereof, or to break down, destroy, or in any
Manner injure any Inclofure or Fences what
soever, now Handing, or hereafter to be erected,
as they will answer for the fame at their Peril.
And to the End that this Proclamation may be
more ftriftly observed, I do hereby further
charge, require, and command all Officers,
Soldiers, and others, to seize and deliver over
to any Officer commanding any Part of His
Majesty's Forces, or to the Provost Marshal,.
allfuch Persons as they shall find adding in Dis
obedience hereto, in order that such Offenders
may be brought to condign Punilhment for the
fame ; hereby declaring that any Negle&
herein shall be considered and punished as a
Breach of Orders, And I do further charge
and require the commanding Officers of any
of His Majesty's Forces, and Provost Martial,
from Time to Time to receive into Cuffody all
such Offenders as shall be brought to them as
aforesaid, and duly to make Report thereof.
Given under my Hand at Head (Quarters,
<in New-York, the Twentieth Day of
March, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
By His EXCELLENCY
Sir WILLIAM HOWE,
Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath,
One of His Majesty's Commissioners for restoring
Peace to the Colonies, General and Commander
in Chief of all His Majesty's Forces' within the
Colonies lyina,on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova
Scotia to WeK Florida, inclusive., &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS for the more speedy and effectual
Suppreffioh of the unnatural Rebellion sub
sisting in North-America, it has been thought proper
to levy a Number of Provincial Troops, thereby'
affording to his Majesty's faithful and well-dil
poled Subje&s, Inhabitants of the Colonies, an Op
portunity to co-operate in relieving Themselves from
the Miseries attendant onAnarchy and Tyranny, and
in refrorihg theßleffings of Peace andjOrder with just
and lawful Government; -As a Reward for the
Promptitude and Zeal wherewith his Majesty's
faithful Subjects have entered into the Corps now
raising, and as a further Encouragement to others to
follow their laudable Example, I do hereby, in Con-
Tequente of Authority to Me given by his Majesty
^r^mife and engage, That all Persons who have, or
do hereafter, inlift into any of the said Provincial
Corps, to serve for two Years, of during the present
War in North-America, and shall continue faithfully
to serve inany of the faidCorps agreeable to such their
Engagements, shall, after being reduced or disbanded
obtain,' according to their refpeQive Stations, Grants
of the following quantities of vacant Lands in the
Colonies wherein their Corps have been or dial! be
railed, or in such other Colony as his Majesty shall
think fit.
Every Non-commissioned Officer 200 Acres,
Every private Soldier, 5° do.
The fame to be granted to such of the said Non
commissioned Officers and Soldiers as shall personally
apply for the fame, by the Governor of the ref
pe&ive Colonies, without Fee or Reward, fubjeft at
the Expiration of T©n Years to the fame Qiit,frn^
Monday, July 14, 1777:
NEW-YORK
AND
WEEKLY
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
3 lb. 40Z. for 14. Coppers, an^ in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 30s. per Cent.
Published January 10, 1777.
Containing tbe carliefl aubices
By His Excellency
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, AY the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
as other Lands are fubjeft to in the Province within
which they shall be granted, and fubje& to the fame
Conditions of Cultivation and Improvement.
GIVEN under my Hand, at Head Quarters,
in New-York, the 21st Day of April, 1777.
W. HOWE.
By His Excellency's Command,
Robert Mackenzie, Sec'ry.
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Office of Commifary^Geheral, New-York, June 12,
1777.
WHEREAS his Excellency Sir WILLIAM
HOWE, General and Commander in Chief
of His Majesty's Forces, hath thought fit to order
and direct Magazines of Forrage to be established,
tor the better supplying of the troops under his
Excellency's command : Notice is hereby given to
the several Land-holders, Farmers, and others, upon
York-Island, Long-Island, and Staten-Island, who
may be able to supply the said Magazines with Hay,
Straw, Oats, and Indian Corn, that the following
rates will be paid for the fame, viz.
Good Frefn Hay, at the rate of Five Shillings per
Hundred Weight.
Straw, at Two Shillings per Hundred Weight.
Oats and Indian Corn, according to its quality.
And for the better encouragement of such persons
to supply the said Magazines, an allowance of One
Shilling per Mile, for every Ten Hundred weight,
will be paid, over and above the price stipulated
aforefaid, for the carriage of the said Forrage to the
refpe&ive Magazines hereafter mentioned, viz.
YORKISLAND,
King's-Bridge, Marlton's Wharf, City of New-
York.
LONG-ISLAND.
Brooklyn Ferry, Hempftead-Harbour, Oyster-Bay,
Great-Neck.
STATEN-ISLAND.
Cole's-Ferry, Decker's-Ferry.
At which said several places proper persons will be
appointed to receive the fame, to afeertain the weight
thereof, and to certify the delivery : and upon cer
tificates, afeertaining such weight and delivery, being
produced at this Office, the said Foirage will be paid
for immediately.
His Majesty's service requiring these Magazines to
be eft.bli'fhed as soon as the teafon will permit, it is
expected and required that all persons who raifc for
rage, do furnifh a certain quantity, proportionable
tq the produce of each person reflectively.
Daniel Wier,
Commissar, General.
[The following is an ORDINANCE of the
Rebel Convention of the State of New- York;
for organizing their pretended new Form of
Government, which we publife to fatisfy tbe
Curiojity of many of our Readers.)
Kington, May 8, 1777.
WHEREAS, until such time as the
Constitution and Government of
this State shall be fully organized,
it is necessary that some perlons be veiled
with power to provide for the fafety of the
fame:
Therefore Resolved, That John Mo
rin Scott, Robert R. Livingston, Christopher
Tappen, Abraham Yates, jun. Governeur
Morris, Zephaniah Platt, John Jay, Charles
De Witt, Robert Harpur, Jacob Cuyler,
Thomas Tredwell, Pierre Van Cortlandt,
Matthew Cantine, John Slofs Hobert, and
Jonathan G. Tompkins, or the major part of
them, be, and they hereby are appointed a
Council of Safety, and inveffed with all the
powers necessary for the fafety and preserva
tion of the State, until a meeting of the Le
gifUture : Provided that the executive powers
of the State shall be verted in the Governor,
a§ fodn as he shall be chosen and admitted
into Office ; previous to which admiffiori, such
Governor shall appear before the said Council,
and take the oath of allegiance, and also the
following oath of office, to be taketiby the
Governors and Lieutenant Governors of this
State, to wit,
< I by the fuffrage of the
< Freeholders of the State of New-York, ac
< cording to the laws and constitution of the
6 said State, elected to serve the good people
< thereof, as their do here,
6 solemnly, in the presence of that almighty
' and eternal God, before whom I shall one
6 day answer for my conduct, covenant and
< promise to and with the good people of the
< State of New-York, that 1 will in all things,
6 to the belt of my knowledge and ability,
6 faithfully perform the trust, so as aforefaid
' reposed in me, by executing the laws, and
' maintaining the peace,, freedom, honour,
6 and independence of the said State, in con
‘ formity to the powers unto me delegated by
Monday, 20 Min. after 4
Tuesday, 3 Min. aftei 5
Wednesday, 47 Min. aftei 5
Thursday, 33 Min. after 6
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
THE
^W^lW^^
liib^
Friday, z§ Min. after 7
Saturday, 18 Min. after 8
Sunday, 12 Min. after 9
Full Moon next Sunday.
' the Constitution ; and I pray God so to pre
' serve and help me, when in ray extremest
' heceffity I shall invoke his holy name, as I
' do keep this my sacred oath and declaration.'
And whereas the appointment of officers
in this State, is by the Constitution thereof
veiled in the Governor, by and with the ad
vice and consent of a Council of Appoint
ment, which doth not, and cannot exist, until
after an election of Representatives in the Se
nate and Assembly.
And whereas n^any of the said officers
are necessary, not only for the immediate ex
ecution of the laws of this State, and the di
stribution of justice, but also for the holding
of such Elections as aforefaid.
Therefore Resolved, That the follow
ing persons be, and they hereby are appointed
within this State, by authority of the fame,
to wit, That Robert R. Livingston, be Chan
cellor, John Jay, Ghief Juffice, Robert Yates
and John Slofs Hobart, Puifne Judged ; and
Egbert Benson, Attorney General of this State.
That Volkert P. Douw, be firff Judge, and
Jacob C. Ten Eyck, Ahraham Ten Broeck,
Henry Bleecker, Walter Livingston, and John
H. Ten Eyck, the other Judges for the Coun
ty of Albany ; and that Henry J. Wendell^
be Sheriff, and Leonard Ganfeyoort, Clerk
of the said County. That Ephraim Paine,
be First Judge, and Zephaniah Platt, and An
thony Hoffman, the ocher Judges, for the
County of Dutches s ; and that Melanson
Smith, be Sheriff, and Henry Livingston, Clerk
of the said County. That Lewis Morris, be
First Judge, Stephen Ward, Joseph Strang,
and Jonathan G. Tompkins, the other Judges,
for the County of West-Chester ; and John
Thomas, be Sheriff, and John Bartow, Clerk
of the said County. That Levi Pawling, be
First Judge, and Dirck Wynkoop, jun. the
other Judge, for the County of Ulster; and
that Egbert Dumond, be Sheriff, and George
Clinton, Clerk of the said County. Toat
, be First Judge,
and , the other Judges,
cf the County of Tryon ; and that Anthony
Van Veghton, be Sheriff, and,
Clerk of the said County. That ,
be First Judge, , the other Judges,
of the County of Orange; and that Jesse
Woodhull, be Sheriff, and ,
Clerk of the said County. That William
Duer, be First Judge, John Williams and
William Marlh, the other Judges, for the
County of Charlotte; and that Edward Sa
vage, be Sheriff, and Ebenezer Clarke, Clerk
of the said County. That be First
Judge, < the other Judges,
of the County of Cumberland ; and that
Paul Spooner, be Sheriff, and ,
Clerk of the said County. And that
be the First Judge, and
the other Judges, for the County of
Gloucester; and that Nathaniel Merril, be
Sheriff, and Clerk of the
said County.*
And further Resolved, That each and
every of the persons herein before appointed,
do, before the Council cf Safety aforesaid,
or such persons as shall be by them appointed,
take and fubferibe the following oath of alle
giance, to wit,
6 1 do solemnly swear and
' declare, in the presence of Almighty God,
' that I will bear true faith and allegiance
' to the State of New-York, as a good fub
'jefbof the said State; and will do my duty
6 as such a fubjef tought to do.'
And further, That every of the judi
cial officers above mentioned, do before he
take upon him thq exercise of his office, make
the following oath, in manner above men
tioned,
'I do solemnly swear and declare,
‘ in the presence of Almighty God, that I
' will, to the best of my knowledge and abi
' lities, execute the office of within
' the State of New-York, according to the
6 Laws and' Constitution of the said State, in
<defence of the freedom and independahce
* The blanks far inserting the names of Judges
and Clerks; of the counties of Tryon and Orange
wire, at the requett of the Deputies from those coun
ties, not filled Up ; the said Deputies erigaging to
be answerable to their Conftituehts for the fame;
and the blanks for judges and Clerks of the counties
of Cumberland and Gloucester, were r;t filled up
for want of a representation off and fufficient infer,
motion from the ^id CTfntim
Wheat per Bushel, gs. od.
Flour, 30s. od.
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Weft-India Rum, Bs. od.
Nev-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufrovado Sugar, 51. 10$.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. ^d.
Molasses, 3s. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, 90s. od.
Pork, 51. los.
foreign anti DomefficL
' thereof, and for the maintenance of liber
' ty, and the diftribucion of justice among
' the fubjeds of the said State, without fear,
' favour, partiality,affection or hope of reward?
And also that every of the Sheriffs herein
before named, do, before he exercise his said
office, take in like manner; the following
oath, to wit;
'I Sheriff of the county of
' do folemly swear and declare in the
6 presence of Almighty God, that I will in all
' things, to the best of my knowledge and
' ability, do my duty as Sheriff of the said
6 county, according to the Laws and Conftitu
• tion of this State of New-York, for the
6 furtherance of justice, and in support of the
‘ rights and liberties of the said Stire, and of
' the fubjedts thereof.'
And that every of the Clerks herein before
named, do in like manner, take the following
oath, to wit,
'I Clerk of co
' solemnly swear and declare, in the pfefente
' of Almighty God, that 1 will justly and
' honestly keep the records and papers by
' virtue of my said office of Clerk committed
' unto me, and in all other things to the belt
' of my knowledge and understanding, fAith
' fully perform the duty of my said office of
Clerk, without favour or partiality.'
And whereas it will be proper that all
officers within this State, be, as soon as possible,
appointed, in the mode for that purpose pre
scribed by the Constitution :
Therefore Resolved, That all arid sin
gular the officers herein before appointed, mail
refpedively hold their offices, according to
the tenure of such offices refpeclively fpecided
in the said Constitution, if refpeftively appro
ved of, by the Council for the appointment of
officers, at their firft session ; at which session,
such of the said officers as shall be approved
of by the said Council, as aforefaid, shall re^
ceive their commissions in proper form. Ith
nevertheless provided, that every of the Per
sons herein before named, who held the like
office with that so as aforefaid conferred upon
him, under authority derived from the King
of Great-Britain, during good behaviour, shall
continue to hold the said office, so long as he
shall well and faithfully perform the duties of
such office.
And whereas no permanent provision
could with propriety, be made in the Constitu
tion of this State, for the mode of holding EleS
tions within the fame, such provisions being
properly within the power of the legislature,
and depending from time to time, upon the
situation and circumstances of the State: And
whereas it is necessary to pdint out forae
mode, by which Elections for a Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor, and Members cf the
Legislature, may be held within this State:
Therefore Resolved, That the Sheriffs
of the several counties, herein before mentio
ned, upon public notice for that purpose, by
them given, at lehft ten days before the day of
Election, do direct that Elections be held for
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Senators,
in each county, by the freeholders thereof,
qualified as is by the Cdnftitutfon prescribed,
and for Members of Assembly, by the people
at ' large, at the following places, to wit,
In the county o's Albany, at the City-Hall
in the city of Albany,--at the house of William
White, in Scheneaady,--at the house of George
Man, in Schohary,--at the house of Lambert
Van Valckenburgh, at Cockfickie Flatts,-^at
the house of Cornelius Miller, at Claverack,--
at the house of Solomon Demming, in King',
djftrid,--at the house of Tfaac Becker in Tam
hanick, and at the house of Abraham Blood
good, at Stillwater.
In the county of Ulster, at the Court-House
in the town of Kingfton,--at the house of Ann
Du Boib in New-Paltz, at the house of Sarah
Hill, in Hanover precinct, at the house of
Martin Wygant, in the precind of Newburgh.
In the county of Orange, at the Court House
in Golheh,--at or near the Prelbyterian Church,
in Warwick,--at the house of John Brewer; in
the precind of Cornwall, at the Court-House
at th'e New-City, in the precin& bf Kaklat,
--at the house of Paulus Vandervort, in Haver
ftraw,--ahd at the house of Joseph Maybee, in
the precind tof Tappan.
In the county of Weftcheftcr, at the house
of Elijah Hunter; in Bedford, —and X the
house of Captain Abraham Thiel, in ih^
M^nor of Cortlandt.
Fine Salt, ios. od
Coarse Salt, Bs. od
Indian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
Coffee, is. gd
Chocolate, 265. per Do<