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By his EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to the possessors of farms and
gardens, to raise plentiful Applies of grain,
provisions, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or persons shall presume to take away,
or destroy any part of the cattle, flock, or other
produce of any farm or garden, or do any
damage to the habitations, garden, orchards,
or lands: destroy or break down the fences,
ihall, upon proof thereof, be most severely
punished. Complaint is to be made to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the nearest poll of his Majesty's
troops.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
the Eighth Day of March, in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Seventy-nine.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Sec'ry.
'PARDON.
By His Excellency
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief, of all his
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies lying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Weft-Florida, inclufrue, ^j &r. %.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the well-known Anxiety of
the Enemy, to keep from the Know
ledge of their Troops every Information,
which might give them a just Idea of their
Situation, may have prevented some Deserters
from this Army, from reaping the Benefit of
the late Proclamation, of which so many have
happily availed themselves :—I have thought
fit to extend the Term of said Proclamation,
that it may have an Opportunity of being
more generally known : And I do hereby
promise A FREE PARDON to every DE
SERTER, who will voluntarily surrender
himfelf to any of his Majesty's Troops before
the FIRST DAY OF JULY next.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters, in
New-York, the Fifteenth Day of April,
!779-
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Secretary.
Office of Police, April 12, 1779.
TNFORMATION having been lodged at
„ this Office, that persons bringing flour
and meal for sale to this city, have exacted
from the purchasers, premiums for their trou
ble in bringing such flour and meal to markefy
in addition to the regulated price ; and also that
the retailers of flour and meal in this city, d,
ask and receive greater prices than the estab
lished rates; for the prevention whereof in
future, the inhabitants are hereby call'd upon
to give information at this office of any prac
tices repugnant to the regulations established
bythe Commandant in his Proclamation of
the 22a of January last, in order that offend
ers may be punished.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magiftrue of Police^
By Order of the Commandant.
N'OTICE is hereby given, that permissi
on will be granted by the Police to any
persons properly recommended, who may in
cline to employ themselves in filhing with
seines or otherwise, any where within the pro
teftion of his Majesty's chip's for the purpose
of fuppying the markets of this city.
ANDREW ELLIOT, Superintendent Gen.
DAVID MATHEWS, Mayor.
PETER DUBOIS, Magistrate of Police.
Office of Police, April 12, 1779.
DUMB FISH.
A Quantity of excellent Dumb Fib, to
be fold @t private sale, by Duncan,
Barclay, and Co. No. 516, Hanorer-Squarc.
Monday, May gr, 1779-
NEW-YORK
AND
Weekly
Containing the catlicfl ^boice^
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 80s. per Cent.
Published January 2%, 1,79,
A White Loaf of the fineftFLOUß, to weigh
alb. for xi Coppers.
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and GROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
WHEREAS it has been represented to me,
that innumerable Riots and Disturban
ces have happened in the Streets of the City,
to the great annoyance and apprehension of
the Inhabitants, by Seamen belonging to his
Majesty's Ship's, Transports, Victuallers, &c.
Notice is hereby Given,
To the several Captains, Commanders,
and Officers in his Majesty's service, and in
the employ of Government, that they are not,
oh any account whatever, to grant leave, or
permit Seamen belonging to their refpetlive
Ships and Veflels, to be on shore after dark ;
and should any so far trangrefs, as to be
found in the Street, after Gun Fire in the
Evening, they will be taken up by the Police,
and punished with the Severity, which a
breach of Orders merits.
GEORGE COLLIER.
Rainbow, offNew-York,
9th April, 1779.
To the POLICE.
THE Commandant being informed that
several Tenants of the Vellry Hqqfes
have neglected to pay their rent due the firft
of this month. He direas the Police to give
notice,
That such tenants as do not produce a re
ceipt from Mr. Smith the Treasurer, for the
said rent on or before the firft day of June next,
shall immediately bedifpoffeffed and the persons
who have agreed to take those houses of the
Vestry, shall be put in possession.
New-York, May 11, 1779.
This notice is published by order of the
Commandant.
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Mathews, Mayor.
Peter Dubois, Magiftrace of Police.
Office of Police. May 12, 1779.
General Pardon.
SR. HochfuerftlichenDurchlaucht des Regie
renden Herrn Landgrafen zu Heifen
hoechft beftellter Genera! Lieutenant,und Com
mandeur en Chef des in Kceniglich Grosbrit
tannifehem folde ftehenden Auxiliair Corps
Fuerftlich Heffischer Trouppen, Chef eines
Fusilier Regiments und Ritter derer Fuerftlich
Heffifehen Qrdens, &c. Ich Wilhelm von
Knypbaufen thue kund, und eincm Jeden,
so es angehet, hietmit zu wiffen:
Nachdem seine Excellentz der Koeniglich
Gros-Britannifche General en chef, Sir Henry
Clinton, K. B. uiiterm zgten February diefes
Jahrs, einen General Pardon suer aile und
Jede Deferteures von der Kceniglichen Armee
erlaffen haben, welche fich vor dem 1 ten
nechftkuenftigen Monaths May, bey denen
Kceniglichen Trouppen von felbft wieder her
ftellen werden ; un<4 left dann in betracht,
dafz vielleicht verfc,iedne Deferteurs von dem
meinem Commando anvertradten Corps Fucr
ftlich Heffischer Trouppen der Engleandifchen
fprache unkundig feyn mcechten, suer ncethjg
finde, felbigen folches in Ihrer Landed Sprache
bekannt zu machen, und v®r fie de^halb ob
gedachtcn Termin zu verlaengern: Als er
theile Ich hiermit alien und Jeden vone
Heffischen Corps in Nord-America defertirge
unter Officiers und Gemeinen, auch ,enthftn
welche cuya bey denen Feinden Dieem folc
nommen haben, die aber das fchaendlichc
Verbrechen der begangencn meineydigen
Dcfertion bereuen^ und zu der, der Crone
Gros Britannien gdeifteten Eydes Ptiicht, und
Ihrem Durchlauchtigden Landes Fuerften
fchuldigen Treue und Gehorfam zu.-uckkehren
wolleo, wenn fie fich vor dem t ten Tag des
nzchft kuenftigen Monaths Juny bev der
Kceniglichen armeee cinfinden, und bey ihren
Regimentern darauf Hellen werden, einen
freyen und vollftendigen Pardon also und der-.
gestalt, dafz fie nicht nur von allcr Leibes
Straffe, fondern auch von der Confifcation
Ihres in Hellen habenden Vermcegens befreyet
feyn follen.
Gegeben unter metier Hand im Haupt-
Quartier, zu New-York,dei zgten 'Martiinyrg.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befehl Sr. Lxcellentz.
Justin Henrich Motz, Ober-Auditeur.
A Young MAN, properly qualified, an! who
can be well recommended, is desirous of being
employed as a private TUTOR in a gentleman's
family. Enquire of the Primer.
! HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Wetk.
Monday, 13 Min. after 10 1 Friday, 2 z Min.aftei 1
Tuesday, 2 Min. aftei 11 I Saturday, 8 Min. after 2
Wednefday,49 Min. aftei 11 Sunday, 44 . Min. afte, z
Tnurfday, 37 Min. after 12 I Lal l^rter, June 6th.
1 H E
GENERAL PARDON.
Sr. LXCEELENTZ
Herrn Wilhelm von Knyphauicn,
Fuerlllich Heffifehen General Lieutenant, und
Commandeur en Chef des in Koeniglich
Grofz-Britannifehen Dienften ftehenden
Auxiliair Corps Fuerftlich Heffifcher Troup
pen, Chef eines Fusilier Regiments, und
Ritter derer Fuerftlich Heffifehen Ordens,
etc. etc. etc.
NACHDEM von Sr. Excellentz dem
Koeniglich Grosz Britannifehen Gene
ral en Chef, Sir Heny Clinton, K. B. der
vorhin vor die Deferteurs der Kceniglichen
Armee erlaffene General Pardon vertengert
worden, nnd dann durch die allzubekaunte fehr
forgfeltige feindiiche Bemuehungen, eine jede,
ihre wahre Lage entdeckende Nachricht, vor
der Wiflenichaff derer feindlichen Trouppen zu
verbergen, auch verfchiedene Deferteurs von
denen Fuerftlich Hefflfchen Trouppen in Nord-
America verhindert feyn mcechten, fich des von
Sr. Excellentz dem Kceniglichen Heirn General
en Chef so wol, als von mir erlaffenen Genera!
Pardons zu Nutze zu machen, auf welchen
fchon so manche zu ihrer PHicht und Treue
gluecklich wieder zurueckgekehret find; So
finde Ich fucr neethig, daniit es defto mehr zu
jedermans Wiffenfchaft, auch derer der Eng
la:ndifchen Sprache nicht veritendigen gelartgen
mcege, den von mir vorhin erlaflenen, und mit
ablauf des Monaths May zu ende gehenden
General Pardon, alles seines Innhalts, wie hier
mit gefchiehet gleichmxllig zu verlengern. Ich
ertheile demnach alien und jeden von denen
Fuerftlich Heffifehen Trouppen in Nord-Ame
rica defertirten Unter-Officiers und G:rmcinen
einen freyen und vcefligen Pardon, welche fich
fteywillig bey denen Kceniglichen Trouppen
vor dem Erften Tag des n^chllkuenftigen
Monaths July einfinden, und bey ihren Regi
mentern darauf ftellen werden,
Gegeben unter meiner Hand, Haupt-Quar^
tier, New-York, den 26ten April, 1779.
KNYPHAUSEN.
Auf Befehl Sr. Excellentz,
Justin Henrich Motz, Ober-Auditeur.
To the POLICE.
THE Commandant hereby appoints |E
RONYMUS ALSTYNE, and JOHN
AMORY, Directors of the City Watch, un
der the order of the Police.
The Police are to order such nightly watch,
and make such difpofition'of them as the se
curity of the City may require.
The former Regulati >i.s of the Comman
dant are to continne in force, and the negleds
of duty are to be punilhed according to ihele
regulations, which the Police are to fee duly
executed.
The fines arising from such negleds, are to
be paid to Mr. Smith, Treasurer of the City
Funds, and applied to pay such expences as
this establishment may incur.
New-York, My 21, 1779-
By order of th ' Commandant,
Andrew Elliot, Superinten
daut-General.
David Mathews, Mavor.
Peter Du Bold, Magittrate of
Police.
This Day are pubtifoed.
By H. GAIN E,
And to be fold at his Book-Store in Hanover-Square,
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY
THE LATE RIGHT HONORABLE
PHILIP DORMER STAN HOPE
Earl of Cbflerjie/d,
TO HIS SOA,
PHILIP STANHOPE, Esq;
e p*fc*wfrMc'>>> >^
From the Hibernian Chronicle, "fan. 14.
The Present State of AMERICA.
SIR,,S
fT has ever been my opinion, that the
productions of the earth, and labour of
the people, are the sources of naiijnal
riches; with encouragement, and pro
tection, they will increase, but abdrad
ed, diminish. Now, if these are admitted to
be truths, which, I think cannot be deputed,
they may ^ply to the Britifli Colonies in Ame
rica, ^adthis will naturally lead as to confide:
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od. | Mufcovado Sugar, fl. ros.iFine Salt, Is. 60
Flour, 801. oh' Single rent'd ditto, is. ,d. Coarse "Salt, is . do
brown Bread, 9;>• od; j Molahes, 2^ 6d. Indian Corn perßu. 10s. do
Weft.lndia Rum, ss. 6d. Beef per Barrel, 81. od. {Coffee, is. do
New-England do. 4s. od.' Pork, gi. 10S.;Chocolate, 265. per 1)0
[No. 1441)
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCUR Y.
jfQicign ano Domcfii&
what America has beeti, compared to what it
1) now—But a few years ago a feene of in
duttry prevailed throughout every part of that
country. All the people were fully employed;
from the Labourer and Mechanic, to the
Merchant and Mariner. The productions of
their labour were brought to market, and
difpoied of profitably, because they were ei
ther fold at good prices, for feady money, or
exchanged for real property "=-Thus every
man found his account in being industrious;
and therefore that country abounded with plen
ty of corn, rice, indigo, pot-ash, tobacco, tar,
pitch, turpentine, hemp, flax, iron, timber,
furs, fiffi, lumber, and many more articles too
tedious to mention, besides Ihips in great num
bers, ready built; and aS a further encourage
ment to the Colonies; the Mother Country
granted, and paid them, out of their own poc
kety bounties on many of the aforefaid com
modities, to an injmenfe amount. Upon some
articles the country got more than 100 per
cent. upon the firft cost ; and besides these we
also granted them bounties on articles they
took from us, particularly on British and
Irish linens; about 15 per cent, for all foch
linens, from 6d to jod. per yard, did receive
a bounty of three half-pence per yard, which
the people of this country paid to the Ameri
cans —The duties on foreign commodities,
imported into this kingdom, were also drawn
back, when exported to America ; and, what
is Rill more, the excise on every article what
soever was in like manner all wholly drawn
back.—And we may further add, that in time
of war we proteded their trade and commerce
at sea, and their possessions by land, by fight
ing their battles, chiefly at our own expeuce,
whereby we amazingly inCreafed our national
debt.
A people thus favoured (while the Mother
Country was loaded with taxes, excise duties,
and the payment of bounties upon exports,
and imports to and from America ;) I fay, a
people thus favoured surely must thrive, be
come numerous, and opulent. It has been
said they doubled their numbers in the quarter
cf every century, and there can be bo doubt
of it, from a consideration of the aforefaid
advantages given them by their mother Coun
try, exclusive of many others; for we gave
them credit, more extensive than prudent,
while they gave us little or none. —In short,
we nursed and supported the children of Ame
rica more than our own, and when they were
able to go alone, they requited us with in
gratitude. The Americans therefore have
been; or might have been, the happiest people
on the face of the earth, under our laws and
government, and they even submitted to a
imall (hare of taxation, infte^d of refilling, to
obtain ideal independence, with real ilavery ?
for if fads speak any thing, they are flavas to
the Congress, and they nave only this country
to depend upon to make them free, and Hop
the rapid progress of their present declining
Rate. That such is the fixation of America
will appear, when weconfider that her plough
ffiarei, and spades are turned into spears, the
earth deprived ofits ulual cultivation, manu
factories stand still, and the labour of the oeo
ple loft; who are now become soldiers, and
are employed in fighting for rhe Congress and
paper dollars; and these are the sources of
America's real poverty. But where are now her
fcource of riches ? Not in her commerce, for
that is gone—because the rifque amounts to a
prohibition ; for the insurance on merchandize
from America to France, is above 6e per
cenr. and that will reduce the price of Ame
rican commodities, in proportion as 120 is to
40, as will appear, as if we add the former
bounty on exports, being about 20 per cent,
will meke 120 ; an'd, deduct the premium of
insurance, 60 per cent, will reduce too to 40.
Thus we shall find the American merchant
will now receive, on his exports, a compositi
on of no more than 6s. Bd. in the pound. So
oircumftanced, will any man, in his senses,
poTffed of real property, cultivate the land,
or raise, and bring to market, either in raw
materials, or rnanufadored, the various com
modities America is Capable of producing?
Su ely no> —Then how is America to acquire
riches and independence ? Not by fighting at
sea, because she has no navy; nor by priva
teering, because most of her /hips are either
t^ken or deluoyed.
Vain attempts have indeed been made against
ourpofts in America, while her coasts, of 1500