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WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) April 13.
Two ot tf.J negroes who mittook one or our
armed vedcif ar fameftown for a tender, and
expretifed their '.inclination to serve Lord Dun
more, are under sentence of death, and will be
executed in a few diys, as an example to others.
Lad Saturday Captain James Barton arrived
in town with dispatches from'the Secretary of
State for Governor Eden of Maryland, which
he took from on board's small veflel that had
beendent to Lord Dunmore to carry them to
Annapolis.
The .Packet contains three letters. The firft,
dated November 10, only serves to announce
his Loidihip's facceeding the Earl of Dartmouth
as Secretary for the American department, the
others are as follow : 'r
Whitehall, 22d Dec. :77g.
To Robert Eden, Efa; deputy-governor dr
Maryland. '
SIR,.'
IT was,not till the 27th of November that
your dispatch to Lord Dartmouth, of he 27th
of August, was received here, when I dial the
honour of laying it before the King ; and 1 have
it in command from his Majelly~d express to
you his Majesty's approbation of yourzeal tor
the public service, and of the unalterable' at
tachment you have shewn to his person and go
vernment, from the firft cbmmencem iff of rhe
prefen; unhappy disputes, which have involved
his M-fefty's faithful servants in the Colonies ft,
difficulties and difirefs, that are only to' be e
qualled by the fortitude with which they are ;
borne.
Your letter contains a great deal of very ufe
ful information, and your confidential communi
cation of the characters of individuals, more e
fpecialjy of fach as.come over into England, is
of great advantage; and you may be allured
that every polßble precaution will be tiled that
no part of your letter fnall tranfoite.
An armament, confiding of seven regiments
and a fleet pf frigates and final! drips, is now in
re alined to proceed to the southern colonies,
in older to attempt, the restoration of legal go
vernment in that part of America. It will pro
ceed in the firft place to North-Carolina, and
from thence either to South-Carolina or Vir
ginia, a§ circumfbnces of greater or less advan
tage shall point out ; if to the latter, it may have
very important confequences^tb the colony un
der your, government ; and therefore you will
do well to consider of. every means by which
you may, in conjunction with Lord Dunmore,
give facility and affiliate to its operations.
lam, Sir, . . : ,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
GEO. GERMAIN.
Circulars Whitehall; 23d Dec. 1775.
'To Robert Eden, Esq; deputy-governor of
Maryland.'
SIR, .
Charlcftown, in South-Carolina, we.learn, is
defended by upwards of 130 pieces of cannon,
from 26 to 9 pounders, mounted on 13 forts,
batteries and bastions, at the entrance into the
harbour and round the bay; with continental
and provincial companies belonging to the town.
They have likewise fitted up three armed veHels,
one of them a ship mounting 24 guns, called
the Prosper, the Hon. William Henry Drayton,
Esq; commander; the brig Comet, of r~6 guns,
Captain T urpin; and the schooner Defence,
of 12 guns, Capt. Tufts. The two 'latter well
manned and fitted, were lying ready to join the
continental fleet, off Sullivan's Illand. The
Provincial Corigrefs, at their last meeting have
prepared such a form of government as they
judge will best conduce to the happindfs of the
people, and effectually secure good order in the
province; and the eftute and effects of John
Stewart, Esq; luperintendant of Indian affairs
have been secured by their order,he having been
found guilty of spiriting up the Indians agiinft
us, with other high crimes and mifdememprs.
April 20. Ie is reported here, that General
Clinton and his troops are landed at a place cal
led Battery Illand, in North Carolina, since
which a party of them have ten.defeated, and
one Captain Collet killed, who had .been very
THE King being determined in concurrence
with his Parliament, to pursue the moll vigor
ous measures for reducing life rebellious fubje&s
in North-America to obedience, and for redor^
ing legal government, has given the royal as-.
feat to the inclofed act, which I am commanded
by his Majetty to transmit to you, andiat the■
fame time to lignify to you his M.ijefty's. plea-~
fare, that you do exhort all persons, upon
whom the execution of this law shall depend,
to pay due attention thereto, and to use their
best endeavours for carrying the provisions ofit
into effea: and I thift that when his Majesty's
deluded fubjeas in the ahociated colonies are
better apprized of the fatal consequence of the
conduct they have adopted, and fee the deter
mined spirit of the nation to maintain its' con-
Ititutional rights, they will, avail themselves of
the means which the justice and benevolence of
the supreme legislature have held out tothem,of
being restored to the King's grace, and peace,
and that a happy and . lifting reconciliation and
union will be effected. And I have the fatis
fiaion to acquaint you that, in order to accele
rate this desirable object, the proper steps have
been taken for palling a commilfon bidder the
great leal, in conformity.to the lall fedion but'
one of that a&, and that the commissioner or
commissioners to be appointed for that purpofe
will have full power to enquire into the gate
and condition' of the colonies, and to confer -
with such persons as may be neceflury for effect
ing a restoration of the public tranquility.
I am, Sir, -
Your moss obedient humble servant,
GEO GERMAIN.
^hurfday last two tenders met a final! vessel.
at Sandy Point, coming down the river with A .
load of flour ; the people immediately ran her .
'agfound and left her. The tenders continued..
there throughout the day, and federal times at
tempted to board her, but were as often repuls
ed soy the rifles and mufquetry trom the Shore,
not With landing they kept a cpnffant find heavy
firejupon dur people with pieces of iron, and a
variety of /hot, in which one man was wounded,
and; is laid,to & since dead. When the tide
had let the vessel afloat, they cut her loose, with
a good dehl,()f difficulty, and carried her down
^etterday inoining. ,It is laid .the enemy had
Jthree men kiLledy • -.-.
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B OS T O N, April 2g.
A letter from the Weft-Indies, dated March
1, fays, " Every barrel of provision has been
bought in the Windward Iffands to be sent to
Bolton. A transport of 26 guns, well manned,
and commanded by a Lieutenant of one of the
ships of war, arrived at Barbados for provisions;
the inhabitants refufed to let them have it, but
he seized upon a Ship that accidentally came in,
belonging to Lancaster, but last from Ireland,
and obliged him to fell bs cargo. This day
all the transports failed from Antiguafor Boston,
but I hope the Provincial Cruilers among the
Elands will give a good account of them."
The matter of a vessel lately from St, Eafta
tia, informs, that the minitierial fleet, which
was blown off the coast lad fall, conlifted of 2;
fail of transports, under convoy of ago and a '
20 gun Ship, were to fail to'this place on or a
bout the firft instant, - 1 :
William Jackson of this town, and Crean
Broth of New-York, who were on board a brig
taken by captain Manly, are now imprisoned
in the gaol of this toWin
We hear that the continental currency is re
ceived in payments, and passes very freely a-'
Along the inhabitants of the French Weft India
Inlands.
Last Friday a vessel arrived off Marblehead,
'"from Halifax, with' Dr. Stockbridge J&" a
"number ofother refugee tories. The informa
tion from feme of.them is, that they had their;-
'" choice of inlilting as soldiers, and as fucli to .be
provided for; or to starve, or return to this
colony. They chose the latter, and are now
oLipplicating their country for mercy. How
rthey' have been disposed of, we have not heard.
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'G ;N EW PORI, April 22.
- Last Thursday the brig Cabot, of 14 6 poun
ders, Capt. Hynman, arrived here from New-
London, and brought a number of heavy can
non, &c. for the defence of this place, being part
ofthe fores lately ,taken from New-Providence.
The next day the Fry tender to Admiral Hop
kin's fleet came from New-London, failed thro'
this harbour,- and returned the ensuing night.
This tender fails remarkably fwift.
A ffiip was feenJcveral days last week land
ing off and on between this harbour and Block
Iflahd ; and by a perlon who left that island ye
sterday, .we are informed that the said ffiip is
the Scarborough ; that (he, and a 14 gun brig,
with a small tender, watered there on Saturday ;
that the (hip's people said, Capt. Wallace was
gone for a larger force, and would return in
' three or four days ; and that there were no 0-
ther ships to be seen off.
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N E W,-LONDO N, April 26.
,Extract of a letter from Befton, April 22..
" They are fortifying and putting the har
bour, &c. in the bell posture of defence they
can. To-morrow they talk of finking hulks by
the cattle, and erecting a battery at Camp-Hill,
on Noddle's Island: There was a fleet of the
enemy, about 20 fail, lay at Nantafket last
week, but they are all gone from thence except
the Renown: Our final! privateers run in and
out by Pulling's Point, without any regard to
the enemy."
During the last and beginning of this week,
several d's the men of war have been cruizing
in the offing.
'We hear that it is the determination of the
Continental Congrefi lto fortify New-London
harbour in the best and mod effectual manner ;
"eiPp judged a good and convenient rendez
vous for the Continental fleet.
" It is generally thought the troops on board
the transports gt Georgia ate to join General
Clinton in North-Carolina. A numtier ot the
militia of this colony are gone to Savannah,
where there is very little reason to apprehend a-.
Mother attack. In.the late ikirmifh two ot our
people were wounded, and five of the soldiers.
Itis reported that a considerable body of troops'
is arrived, or daily expected at St. Augustine,
from whence they are to march to the back fet
tleincnts ; but little credit is given to this, as it
would be almost impoflible for an arniy to pass
through a country that is littleclie than a sandy
defart."
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ILADELPHI A, April zy.
Extras of a letter from Virginia, dated April i§.
'' It is certain Mr. Archibald Govan's vessel,
and a number of Scotch passengers, are flopped,
trad the property seized, chiefly confining of
fyedie, to the amount of,fifty thousand pounds,
which, if condemned, will be no bad firft .fruits
of your resolution for reprisal. The vessel be
ing Goman's, I suppose will be.confidered as A
merican property,, but the^cafh, I take it for
granted, was moflly colleded for the principals
in Scotland.''.,
April 29. A Gentleman from Virginia in
active agabdl the inhabitants, and treated many
of them with great barbarity. . < ; -
Extract tfa letter fro#. Cbarlefl&w,%, Soutb-Ca
rol;na, March 16.
in case of troops arriving, otherwise, the Cana
dians who have assisted us, will be ruined. This
province is the key of America."
Brigadier General Sullivan, with fix regi
ments now here, are to let out for Canada soon;
and we hear, the remainder of the army will
encamp this week near the city.
The 30th of March last, a (loop called the
Liberty, belonging to Perth-Amboy, from St.
Euftatia, with 83 barrels of gun-powder, 21
bales of dry goods, and two hogsheads of medi
cines, was taken by a tender off the Capes of
Delaware, and sent into Norfolk.
^ A letter from Edinburgh, dated December
2, to a gentleman of this city, fays, “ bulinefs
ot every kind is quite at a stand here ; and to
add to our misfortune a pestilential distemper
. rages with great violence among us, which has
. carried off great numbers, and has thrown the
country in general into great consternation."
We are just informed by a gentleman from
Philadelphia, that an express arrived in that city
on Sundry afternoon with an account that the
Roebuck man of war of 44 guns, being in chafe
of two brigs, run aground 011 the east bank of
Brandywine, in Delaware bay, at high water.
On the arrival of the express the Committee of
Safety met, and sent down eight armed gondolas,
and two snips, one of them the province (hip,
mounting 14 eighteen pounders, and the other
16 fix pounders ; the gondolas went off in a few
hours after the express arrived, and the ships at
ten at night. Great nun/bers of volunteers
went, and more offered their service than the
vessels could hold. The above intelligence is
corroborated by several letters in town from
Philadelphia.'
On Sunday last died at Hackenfack, after a
short and painful illneis, much beloved and re
gretted, in the 48th vear of his age, Mr. JE
REMIAH BROWER, of this city, Merchant.
His remains were removed to this city, and in
terred in the family vault at the New Dutch
Church.
These are to inform the friends of American
freedom, that the inhabitants of the p^rifh of
Ridgbury, have erected two very beautiful Li
berty Poles, within said parish, in order to dif
tingnEb ourselves from our Tory enemies in the
towns of Ridgefield and Banbury.
NEW-YOR K, May t.
The Circuit Courts are appointed to be held,
at the Court lloute in Richmond town, in and
for the. county of Richmond, on Tuesday the
14th inst.
At the Court-house in Orange County on the
South fide of the mountains, for the said coun
ty, on Tuesday the 3d day of June.
At the Court house in Poughkeepsie, in and
. for the county of Dutchefs, onTuefday the nth
day of June.
At the . Court-house in Kingflon, in and for
,(he county of Ulster, on Tuesday the iSch day
fjune.,
At the Court-house in the city of Albany, in
end for the city and county of Albany, on
Tuefday.the 25th day of June.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in the Con-
A inental Army before Quebec, dated April 6.
/ Our battery at Point Levy has been firing
foil-days ; the mortar battery on the Heights
is r it quite finifhed, and in two days we will
have another battery at the little Rivers We
have had a prodigious quantity of snow this
winter; the tops of the fences just begin to ap
pear, and I suppose that in a few days the roads
will be impassable. I fliall continue as long as
there is a probability of the town's being taken. .
We are discouraged at General Lee's not com
ing; however, General Woolier.is arrived. We
ought to have at least 10,000 men more here
forms, that feveTaf persons of rank in Urbana
have been taken up on suspicion of holding a
traitorous correspondence with Lord Dumnoie.
Ralph Woimley, jun. Esq; formerly one of
the Governor's Council, is amongst then), and
he was sent to Willidinfburgh, under a party of
fifty men, after proper persons were appointed
to take an inventory of his edate &id effects.
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WHEREAS the Honourable the Continent
al Congress by their resolves of the 13th inst.
have permitted the sale and use of such teas as
then remained on hand, and upon which nodu
ty had been or should be paid, and to prevent
the tea-holders, from availing themselves of the
scarcity which a stoppage of the future importa
tion thereof might occasion, and exacting ex
orbitant prices; they resolved that bohea tea
ought riot to be fold in the smallest quantity, at
a higher price than at the rate of three fourths
of ^dollar, (or fix Killings New-York currency)
a pound ; a price which this Committee think
generous, and will fully com penfate the import
ter ror extraordinary expence, rifque, and loss
of interest by being kept so long unfold ; there
fore we cannot entertain the least doubt that a
ny person will helitate a moment to comply with
the laid resolve. And whereas it is further re
commended in the said resolve, that the prices
of ail other teas fell be regulated by the Com
mittees of the town or county where they are
fold. This, Committee therefore resolve, that
congo ought not to be fold, by? the. smallest
quantity for more than lixteen Killings the
pound, Souffiong for more than twenty Killings
a pound, nor hylon for more than thirty-two
Killings a pound; and that should any person
or persons in this city or county, be found so
loft to public virtue, and love ot their country,
and so Simulated by avarice, as to ask or give
more than the aforefaid prices tor any of the
said teas; upon proof thereof appearing to this
Committee, such delinquents may be allured
COMMITTEE CHAMBER,
New-York, April 29, 1776.
that without difiinftion of perlons, theiraame^
frail be held up to the public as violators 01 the
resolves of the Cungrefs, and enemies to the
United Colonies.
A true copy from the minutes.
Published be order of the Committee.
JOSEPH WINTER, Sec'ry.
By his EicEurxcY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Efy
General and Commander in Chief of the Army
of the United Colonies.
WHEREAS an intercouffe and corre
spondence with the ships of war, and
other veflels belonging to, and in the service of
the King of Great-Britain, is highly detrime; -
tal to the rights and liberties of the said colo
nics. And whereas the Committee of Safety of
the colony of New-York, taking the fame un
der their consideration, on the 18th ult. did re
solve and order, " That no inhabitant of the
said colony, on any pietence, or for any pur
pose whatsoever, either in person or in writing,
(hould, directly or indirectly, prelume to have,
or maintain any intercourse whatsoever, with a
ny liip belonging to, or employed in he service
of the laid King, or with any of his officers or
mindtert, or with any person or persons on
board tip :,me, wn pain of being dealt with in
the fevered manner." Notwithstanding which,
there is reason to believe, that sundry bale ^nd
wicked persons, preferring their own, prefem.
private emolument to their country's weal, have
continued to carry on the fame, particularly
some, who under pretence of coming to the
market of this city by water, have put them
selves, their vessels and effe^s in the way of the
said ships of war, for the purposes of giving in
telligence and furnishing them with supplies cf
provision; and have been taken : To the end
that such evil and. pernicious practices may be
remedied and prevented in future, I hereby
publish and declare, that if any person or per
sons fliall hereafter presume to have, hold, or
continue to carry on such intercourse, or .any
kind of correspondence whatfoevef, or furnilh
and supply the said ships of war, and other ves
sels in such service, with provisions and neces
saries of any kind, that he, or they so offending,
will be deemed and considered as an enemy, or
enemies to the rights of the said colonies, and if
apprehended, will be treated accordingly.
And I do hereby will and require all officers
and soldiers in the army, under my command,
and moss earnestly intreat all persons well at
tached to the interest of the said colonies, to ute
their utmost care and diligence for preventing
the fame, and apprehending and securing all
persons who (hall be guilty thereof.
Given under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in
the city of New-York, this twenty-ninth
of April, Anno Domini 1776.
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CAROLINA INDIG O,
OF the firft quality, best SALTPETRE
HAMS, and BAR IRON, to be
Sold by ALEXANDER ROBERTSON,
and Co. at their Store, in Queen-Street; who
earnestly request all those indebted to th^ir,
(especially those whole accounts have been duo;
twelve months) to make immediate payment, or
they will be under the necessity of taking disa
greeable methods to recover the f.,me.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A PERSON who can be well rrcom
1 mended, fit for a Waiter i 1 a Tavern, in
this city. Also wanted, for the fame house, a
Woman, capable of cooking and the common
bulinefs of a family. Apply to the Printer.
A LL Persons indebted to the estate of
Lawrence Killburn, defeated, are
requeued to make immediate payment to Judith
Kiliburn, Executrix; who has ftiil for sale, a
fmdl Assortment of PAINTS, confiding of
White Lead, ground in oil; Spanilh Brown,
ditto; ditto dry; Yellow Oker, ditto; Verdin
greafty grouhd %i oil; sundry fine colours;
Linseed Oil; 10 by 12 GLfs; Silver Leaf;
Paint Brushes, and Spirits of. Turpentine.
New-York, May x y 1776.
PURSUANT to an orderof the Worlhip
ful David Matthew.% and George Brewer
ton, Esquires,, wo of the Judges ofthe May
or's Court of the city and county of New-York,
upon the petition of John Lewis, of the city cf
New-York, peruke-maker, an insolvent debtot,
and three-fourths in value ofhis creditors ; No
tice is hereby given by the petitioners, to alithe
creditors of the said John Lewis, to shew cause,
(if any they have) on Friday the tenth day of
May inflant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon
of the Gone day, at the New-Goal, in the said
city of New-York, why an alignment of the e
llate of the laid John Lewis mould not be made
to John Bowles of King's county. Gentleman,
and Timothy Wood of the city of New-York,
Cordwainer, pursuant to the pr yer of the fail
petition; and the said John Lewis be there
upon difeharged, pursuant to the directions of
the.feveral a& made for the relief of insolvent
debtors.
THREE PENCE per POUND
Given BY
SAMUEL LOUDO N,
T?OR the best fort of CLEAN, WHITE
LINEN R AGS, andjo in proportion for
that of an interior fore
G. WASHINGTON.