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Monday, June 12, 1775. T "^ [No. 1235.]
N E ^ -rO R Kragg^MM G A Z E T T E:
AND THE
WEEKLY ME R C U R Y.
An Ad to retrain the Trade and Commerce of the Pro
vinces of Maffachufet's Bay, and New Hampshire, and
Colonies of Connecticut, and Rhode-Ifland, and Pro
vidence Plantation, in North-America, to Great Bri
tain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the Weft
Indies, and to prohibit such Provinces and Colonies
from carrying on any Fishery on the Banks of New
foundland, or other Places therein mentioned, under
certain Conditions and Limitations.
WHEREAS byan Ad. made in the Twelfth Year
of the Reign of King Charles the Second, en
titled, “ An Aft for the encouraging and increasing of
Shipping and Navigation;" and by several subsequent
Ads of Parliament which are now in Force, it is,„amongft
other Things enaded, That for every Ship or Vessel
which shall load any Commodities, in those Ads parti
cularly enumerated, at any British Plantation, being the
Growth, Product, or Manufacture thereof, Bonds full
be given, with one Surety, to the Value of One Fhou
fand Pounds, if the Ship be of less Burthen than One
Hundred Tons, and of the Sum of Twol houfand Pounds,
if the Ship be of greater Burthen, that the lame Com
modities shall be brought by such Ship or Vessel to some
other British Plantation, or to some Port in Great Bri
tain : And whereas, by several other Adds of Parliament
which are now in Force, no Commodities of the Growth,
Produd, or Manufacture of Europe, (except Salt for the
Fisheries, Wines of the Madeiras and Azores and Wes
tern Islands, and Victual and Linen Cloth from Ireland,
under the Restrictions in such AAs particularly men
tioned) can be imported into any Plantation, Colony,
Territory, or Place, belonging to his Majesty, in Asia,
Africa, or America, but what shall be bona fide, and
without Fraud, laden and (hipped in Great-Britain, and
carried directly from thence : And whereas, during the
Continuance of the Combinations and Disorders, which
at this Time prevail within the Provinces of Mdfachu
fet's Bay and New Hampshire, and the Colonies of Lun
neCticutand Rhode Island, to the ObftruCtion of the Com
merce of these Kingdoms, and other his Majesty's Domi
nions, and in Breach and Violation of the Laws of this
Realm, it is highly unfit that the Inhabitants of the said
Provinces and Colonies should enjoy the fame Privileges
of Trade, and the fame Benefits and Advantages to which
his Majesty's faithful and obedient Subjects are entitled ;
be it therefore enacted by the King's moR Excellent Ma
jesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pretent
Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the fame,
That from and after the firft Day of July, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventy-five, and duringto Continu
ance of this Act, no Goods, Wares or Merchandises,
which are particularly enumerated in and by the said Aft,
made in the Twelfth Year of King Charles the Second,
or any other Act, being the Growth, Product, or Manu
facture of the Provinces of Mafl'achufet's Bay, or New
Hampshire, or Colonies of Connecticut, Rhode Island,
or Providence Plantation, in North America, or any or
either of them, are to be brought to some other British
Colony, or to Great-Britain; or any such enumerated
Goods, Wares or Merchantlife, which shall at any Time
or Times have been imported or brought into the said
Provinces or Colonies, or any or either of them, shall be
flipped, carried, conveyed, or transported, from any of
the said Provinces or Colonies rdfpe&ively, to any Land,
Iflind, Territory, Dominion, Port or Place whatsoever,
other than to Great-Britain, or some of the British Islands
in the Weft-Indies, to be laid on Shore there ; and that
no other Goods, Wares or Merchandises whatsoever, of
the Growth, Product, or Manufacture of the Provinces
or Colonies herein-before mentioned, or which shall at
any Time or Times'have been imported or brought into
the fame, shall, from and after the said firft Day of July,
and during the Continuance of this Alt, be shipped, car
ried, conveyed, or transported, from any of the said Pro
vinces or Colonies refpeAively, to any other Land, Island,
Territory, Dominion, Port, or Place whatsoever, except
to the Kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, or to some
of the britifh Islands in the Weft-Indies, to be laid on
Shore there; any Law, Custom, or Usage, to the Con
trary notwithstanding.
And be it further enacted bv the Authority aforefaid,
That from and after the said firft Day of July, before
any Ship of Vessel shall lade, or take on Board any Goods
as aforefaid, in any dr either of the Provinces or Colo
nies before mentioned, fufficient Bond, with one Surety,
besides the Master of such Ship or Vessel, shall be given to
the Collector, or other principal Officer of the Customs at
the Port or Place where such Goods are intended to be
laden, or taken on Board, in the Penalty of One Thou
sand Pounds, if the Ship be of less Burthen than One
Hundred Tons, and of the Sum of Two Thousand
Pounds, if the Ship shall be of that or any greater Bur
then, with Condition that such enumerated Goods shall
not be landed, or put on Shore, at or upon any other
Land, Island, Territory, Dominion, Port, or Place what
soever, except some Port or Place within the Kingdom of
Great Britain, or some of the British Islands in the Weft
Indies ; and that all other Goods, Wares or Merchandises
so intended to be laden as aforefaid, shall not be landed or
put on Shore at or upon any Land, Island, Territory,
Dominion, Port, or Place whatsoever, other than and
except some Port or Place within the Kingdoms of Great
Britain or Ireland, or some of the British Islands of the
Weff Indies ; and with further Condition to bring a
Certificate in Difeharge thereof, within eighteen Months
from the Date of such Bond, for such of the said Goods
as shall be entered for or landed in Great Britain or Ire
land refpedively, and within fix Months for such of the
said Goods as shall be entered for or landed in any of the
British Islands in the Weft Indies ; which refpedive Cer
tificates shall be under the Hands and Seals of Office of the
Collector and Comptroller, or other principal Officer of
the Customs, resident at the Port or Place where such
Goods shall be landed, teftifying the landing thereof; or
such Bond or Bonds shall and may be difeharged by Proof,
upon Oath made by credible Persons, that the said Goods
were taken by Enemies, or perished in the Seas.
And it is hereby further enabled by the Authority a
forefaid, That where any such Bond or Bonds shall be
given, as aforefaid, in pursuance of this Aft, the Col
ledor, or other principal Officer of the Customs, to
whom such Bond or Bonds shall have been given, shall
deliver, under his Hand and Seal of Office, without Fee
or Reward, to the Master of the Ship or Vessel taking
in such Goods, for the Security of her Navigation, a
Certificate, that such Bond on Bonds hath or have been
given, exprefiing therein the Quantity and Species of the
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at i6s.per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
ilb. 130 Z. for 4 Coppers.
Published 3d April, 1775.
0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
Provided always, and it is hereby further enabled by
the Authority aforefaid, That this Aft, or any Thing
herein contained, shall not extend, or be construed to ex
tend, to prohibit the exportation or carryingout from
any of the Provinces or Colonies before mentioned, or
tbe Importation into the fame, of any Goods or Com
modities whatsoever for the victualling or providing any
of his Mafefty's Ships of War, or other Ships or Vefi'els
in His Majesty's Service, or for His Majesty's Forcer,
Forts, or Garrisons, any Thing herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding.
And provided alio, That nothing herein contained shall
extend. or be construed to extend, to hinder or restrain the
lawful Importation into any or either of the said Pro
vinces or Colonies herein-before mentioned, from any of
the British Islands in the Weft Indies, of any such
Goods or Commodities, being the Growth or Produce
thereof, as may now by Law be imported from thence
into the said Provinces or Colonies, or any or either of
them.
Goods, with the Marks and Numbers of the Packages,
and the Port or Place for which they were entered ; and
if any such Goods shall be laden on Board any such Ship
or Vessel in any of the Provinces or Colonies in this Act
before mentioned, before such Bond or Bonds shall be
given, or shall be found on Board any Ship or Veflel
without the Certificate herein-before directed, that such
Bond or Bonds hath or have been given, the Goods so
laden, together with the Ship or Vessel, with her Guns,
Ammunition, Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, shall be
forfeited ; and if any Goods, so laden as aforefaid, fiall
be landed or difeharged at any Port or Place, contrary to
the Intent and Meaning of this Att, over and above the
Penalty of the Bond or Bonds, the Shipper and Owner
of such Goods, and the Master or Perlon taking Charge
of the Vessel on Board which they were laden, shall re
fpe6fively forfeit the full Value of the Goods so landed
or difeharged, to be estimated according to the highest
Price or Value which such Sort of Gorids bear in the
Province or Colony Where and at the Time when they
were shipped and laden, which Ship and Goods may be
seized and prosecuted, or the Value of such Goods pro
secuted for, by any Admiral, chief Commander, or
commissioned Officer of his Majesty's Fleet or Ships of
War, or by any Officer of his Majesty's Customs, in the
Manner herein-after directed.
And it is hereby further enabled by the Authority a
forefaid, That from and after the firft Day of September,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-five, and
during the Continuance of this Add, no Sort ®f Wines,
Salt, or any Goods or Commodities whatsoever, (except
Horses, Virtual, and Linen Cloth, the Produce and
Manufacture of Ireland, imported dire&ly from thence)
shall be imported into any of the said Colonies or Pro
vinces herein-before refpeaively mentioned, upon any
Pretence whatsoever, unless such Goods shall be bona
file and without Fraud laden and shipped in Great Bri
tain, and carried directly from thence, upon Forfeiture
thereof, and of the Ship or Vessel on Board which such
Goods shall be laden ; and it shall be lawful for any Ad
miral, chief Commander, or commissioned Officer, of
his Majesty's Fleet, or Ships of War, or any Officer of
bit Majesty's Customs, to seize any Ship or Vessel arriv
ing at any of the said Provinces or Colonies before men
tioned, or which shall be difeovered within two Leagues
of any Shore thereof, having such Goods on Board, and
the Goods laden thereon, (except as before excepted) for
which the Master, or other Perlon taking Charge of such
Ship or Vessel, shall not produce a Cocket or Clearance
from the Collector, or proper Officer of his Majesty's
Customs, certifying that the said Goods were laden on
Board the said Ship or Vessel, in fcme Port of Great
Britain ; any Law, Custom, or Usage, to the contrary
notwith (landing.
And it is hereby further enaded bv th. Authority a
forefaid, Ibat if any Ship or Vessel, being the Property
of the Subje/Ls of Great Britain, not belonging to and
fitted out from Great Britain or Ireland, or the Islands
of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, Alderney, or Man, shall be
found, after the twentieth Day of July, One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventy-five, carrying on any Fish
ery, of what Nature or Kind soever, upon the Banks of
Newfoundland, the Cuafi of Labrador, or within the
River or Gulph of Saint Lawrence, or upon the Coati
of Cape Breton, or Nova Scotia, or any other Part of
the Coast of North America, or having on board Mate
rials for carrying on any such Fishery, every such Ship
or Vessel, with her Guns, Ammunition, Tackle, Ap
parel, and Furniture, together with the Fish, if any
shall be found on Board, shall be forfeited, unless the
Master, or other Person, having the Charge of such
Ship or Vessel, do produce to the Commander of any of
his Majesty's Ships of War, stationed for the Protection
and Superintendence of the British Fisheries in America,
a Certificate, under the Hand and Seal of the Governor,
or Commander in Chief of any of the Colonies or Plan
taions of Quebec, Newfoundland, Saint John, Nova
Scotia, New-York, Neu-Jerfey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, Bast Florida, Weft Florida, Bahamas, and Bermu
das, setting forth, that such Ship or Vessel, expressing
her Name, and the Name of her Master, and describing
her Built and Burthen, both fitted and cleared out, from
some One of the said Colonies or Plantations, in order
to proceed upon the said Fishery, and that she a&ually
and bong fide belongs to and is the whole and entire
Property of his Majesty's Subjeds, Inhabitants of the
said Colony or Plantation ; which Certificates such Go
vernors, or Commanders in Chief refpeaively, are hereby
authorifed and required to grant.
And to the end that the foregoing Prohibitions, Re
ftridions, and Regulations, may be more effectually
carried into Execution, it is hereby further enaded by
the Authority aforefaid, That it ffiall and may be law
ful to and for all or any of the Commanders of his Ma
jesty's Ships or Vessels of War, Rationed and appointed
for the Regulation and Protection of the British Fishery
upon the Coasts of North America, or to and for the
Commanders of any other of his Majesty's Ships or Ves
sels employed at Sea, and they and every of them are
hereby required and enjoined to examine, search, and
visit all Ships and Vessels fufpeaed to be carrying on the
said Fisheries ; and to seize, arrest, and prosecute, in
Manner herein-after directed, all and every such Ships
and Vessels as shall be, found to be carrying on the said
Fisheries, not belonging to and fitted out from Great
Britain or Ireland, or the. Islands of Guernsey, Jersey,
Alderney, Sark, or Man, which shall not have on Board
the Certificate herein-before required.
Monday, 4 Min. after 8
Tuesday, o Min. after 9
Wednesday, 4 Min. after 10
Thursday, 59 Min. after 10
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 58 Min. after 11
Saturday, 50 Min. after 12
Sunday, 47 Min. after 1
Full Moon To-morrow.
Provided always, and be is farther enafied by the Au
thority aforefaid, That notbirv herein contained shall extend,
or be confirmed to extend, to imfebwer any Officer of his
Majesty's Shibs of iVar, or f his Majesty's Customs, to
seize any Ship or Vessel -which shall be fitted and cleared out
from any of the said Colonies and Provinces before the frf
Day °f "sane, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy
five, for the Whale Fishery only, and which fall be found §
carrying on such Fishery within the Limits aforefaid, be-§
tween the said firft Day of fune and the firft Day of No-|
member, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-five,§
and not carrying on, nor having on board any Materials for
carrying on, any other Fifhtry.
And be it further erased by the Authority aforefaid, That l
nothing in this Act contained, refeefling the Ffheries carried
on by his Mffifs SubjeAs in North America, fall affect,
or be confirmed to affect, any sip or Vessel, her Guns, Am
munition, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, or Ffh, on Board,
being the Property of any cf the Inhabitants of the If and
of Nantucket, employed in the Whale Ffvery cnly, if it
shall appear by the Papers on Board, that such Ship or
Vessel was fitted and cleared out from thence before the sirs
Day of June, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy
five, or if the Master, or other Perfen having the (Large
cf any such Slip or Veflel as aforefaid, fail produce a Cer
, tificate, under toe Hand and Seal of the Geverror or Com
mander in Chief of the Province cf the Mafarbufett s Bay,
Jetting forth, that such Ship or Vessel (expreying her Name,
and the Name of her Master, and defribirg hr Built and
Burthen) is the whole and entire Property of his Mafftfs
' Subjects of the said Island of Nantucket, and was the Pro
perty of One or more of them on or before the Twenty-fifth Day
of March, in the Tear One TbouJand Seven Hundred and
Seventy-five, and that fee was cleared out with Materials
on Board in order to proceed upon the Whale Fishery only ;
any Ibing in this Aid to the contrary thereof in any wife
notwitbflanding.
Provided aljo, and be it enabled by the Authority afore
fvd, That nothing in this AH contained, rejpefiing the Fish
eries carried on by his Majesty's Subjects in North America,
frail extend, or be confirmed to extend, to any Ship or Vessel,
being the Property of any of the Inhabitants of the Town-
Jhips of Marfefieid and Scituate, in the Province of Mafl'a
ebufetts Bay, employed in or carrying in the Mackarel, Shad,
and Alewi/e Fisheries only, if the Maser, or other Person
having the Charge of any such Ship or Vessel, as afore-
Jaid, shall produce a Certificate, under the Hand and Seal of
the G vernor, or Commander in Chief, of the Province of
the Massachusetts Bay, setting forth, that fueb Ship or
Vessel (expreftng ber Name, and the Name of ber Maser,
.? describing her Built aud Burthen) is the whole and
entire Property of His Maify's SubjeHs of the said, Town
foips of Murfefeld and Scituate, and was the Property of
One or more of them, on or before the Twenty-fifth Day of
March, in the Year One thousand seven hundred and feventy
fve, which Certificate or Certificates such Governor or Com
mander in Chief is hereby authorifed and required to grant.
Provided always, and be it enabled, That the River
which emptietb itfe/f into Pafcmacadie or Pafamaquadi Bay,
on the Western Side, and is commonly called and known by
the Name of Saint Croix River, be held and deemed, for all
the Purpole, in this AH contained, to be the Boundary be
tween the Provinces of Mfachufelts-Bay and Nroa-Scctia.
And whereas it is the Intent and Meaning of this All,
That the several Prohibitions and Re/baints herein imposed
upon the Trade and Commerce, and Fineries, of the said
Provinces and Colonies fbould be difconirued and cease, so £
feon as the Trade and Commerce of Fits Mayfly's SubjeEls [
may be carried on without Interruption ;be it tber<f re enabled I
by the Authority aforefaid, that whenever it fc ill be made \
appear to the Sat;faction of His Maj fly's Governor or Com
mander in Chief, and the Majority of the Council, in the
Provinces of NeiO-HampJhire and MaffTbufetts-Bay re
fpeaively, that Peace and Obedience to the Laws shall be so
far refßred within the said Provinces, or either of them,
that the Trade and Commerce of His Majfy's Subjeris may
be carried on without Interruption within the fame* ,and
that Gobds, Wares, and Merchandise, have been freely im- [
ported into the said Provinces, or either of them, from
Greut-Brita.n, and exposed to Sale, without any Let, Hin
drance, or Molfation, from or by Reafan of any unlawful
Combinations to prevent or obfiruEl the fame; and that
Goods, Hares, and Merchandise, have in like Manner been
exported from the said Provinces, or either of them respec
tively, to Great-Britain, for and during the Term of One
Calendar Month preceding; that then, and in such Case, it
shall and may be lawful for the Governor or Commander in
Chief, with the Advice of the Council of such Provinces re
fpeHively, by Proclamation, under the Seal of such refpeflive
Province, to notify the fame to the several Officers of the
Customs, and all others; and after such Proclamation, this
Act with refpeTt to such Province, within which fueb Pro
clamation or Proclamations have been ifoed, as aforefaid,
shall be discontinued and ceafe(except as herein-after provided)
and all Officers of His Maiefty's Cufoms, and all other l
- Persons having Charge of the Execution of this AH, having
received due notice cf such Proclamation, are hereby directed
and required to yield and pay Obedience to fueb Proclamation,
and to proceed in the Diftbarge of their reject ve Duties, in
admitting to entry, clearing, and discharging, all Ships and
Wefels, and all Goods, flares, and Merchandises, into and l
° ut °J (deb respective Province ; and to permit and Suffer
any Ships or Fefjels to carry on the FiJheries within the
Limits herein-before mentioned, in like Manner as if this Act
had never been made; any Thing herein contained to the
contrary notwithfanding.
And be it further enabled, That the Governor or
Commander in Chief, with the Advice of the Council
of the Province of Mafachufetts-Baj, shall and
may, and be is hereby authorifed and imp&wered,
upon Application for and on Behalf of the Colonies 0,
Connecticut and Rbode-Ifland, and Providence Plan
tation, or either of them, by the Governor or Commander
Chief of the said Colonies reffecti vely, to issue the like
publick Notice or Notices by Proclamation -within the
said Colonies, or either of them, if it shall be proved
to the fad Governor or Commander in Chief, and
Council of Maflacbufetts-Bay, by the Teflimonf of the
Officers of His Majesty's CuJloms in each of the said
Colonies rifpeCtively, and the said Governor or Com
mander in Chief, and Council, foall be fatisfed of
the Truth thereof, that the lawful Trade between the
said Colonies of Connecticut and Rbode-Ijland, and
Providence Plantation, and Great-Britain, is and bath
been carried on in Manner herein-before mentioned
within the said Colonies, or either of them, for the
fface_ of One Calendar Month preceding the Date of
Wheat per Bushel, 6s. od.
Flour, 15s. od.
Brown Bread, 15s. od.
Weil-India Rum, 3s. 4d.
New-England, do. zs. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mulcovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Moliffes, is. od.
Beef perßarrel, 48s. od.
Pork, 655. od.
And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid,
That the several Forfeitures and Penalties infixed by
this AH, fball and may be prosecuted, sued for, ans
recovered, and'be divided, paid, and applied, in like
Manner as other Penalties and Forfeitures inflifled by
any AH or AHs of Parliament, relating to the Trade
or Revenues of the British Colonies or Plantations in
America, are direfled to be prosecuted, sued for, or
recovered, divided, paid, and applied, by tvoo several
AHs of Parliament, the one sassed in the Fourth Year
of Hip present Majefly, intituled, An AH for granting
certain Duties in the British Colonies and Plantations in
America ; for continuing, amending, and making per
petual, an AH faffdin the Sixth Year of the' Reign
of His late Majefy King George the Second, intituled,
An AH for the better securing and encouraging the
Trade of His Majefy's Sugar Colonies in America ;
for applying the Produce of such Duties, and of the
Duties to arise by virtue of the said 'AH, towards
defraying the Exfences of defending, protesting, and
' fecuring, the said Colonies and Plantation's ; for ex
- Iplaining an AH made in the Twenty-fifth Tear of the
Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An AH
I for the Encouragement of the Greenland and Eafland
I Trades, and for the better securing the Plantation
I trade ; and for altering and disallowing several
Drawbacks on Exports from this Kingdom, and more
effcHnally preventing the clandefline Conveyance of
Goods to and from the said Colonies and Plantations,
and improving and fearing the Trade between the
fame and Great-Britain ; and the other, sassed in the
Eighth Year of His frefent Majesty's Reign; intituled,
An AH for the more easy and effeHual Recovery of the
Penalties and Forfeitures infixed by the APIs of Par
liament relating to the Trade or Revenues of the British
Colonies and Plantations in America.
And be it further enafled by the Authority aforefaid,
That if any Aflion or Suit fball be commenced against
any Person or Persons, for any Thing done in Pursuance
of this AH of Parliament, the Defendant or Defen
dants in fueb AHion or Suit may plead tbe General
Issue, and give tbe said AH and tbe Special Matter
in Evidence, at any Trial to be bad thereupon, and that
the fame was done in Pursuance of and by the Autho
rity of this AH ; and if it fball appear so to have
been done, tbe fury fball find for tbe Defendant or
Defendants ; and if tbe Plaintiff fball be non-juited,
or difeontinue bis AHion after tbe Defendant or Defen
dants fball have appeared, or if Judgement fball be
given upon any Ferdin or Demurrer against tbe Plain
tiff, tbe Defendant or Defendants fball recover Treble
Lofts, and have tbe like Remedy "for tbe fame, as De
fendants have in other Cases by Law.
fueb Application ; and from and after fueb Procla
mation, this Act fall, with refteft to fueb Colonies,
or either of them, be discontinued and cease, (except as
herein-after provided) ; and all Officers of the Customs
in the said Colonies, and all others, are hereby required
to pay Obedience to fueb publick Notice ^ the said
Governor or Commander in Chief as aforefaid, and
to proceed in the Difebarge of their refpeffive Duties
in admitting to entry, clearing, and difebarging, all
Ships and Heffels, and all Goods, Wares, and Merchan
dise, into and out of such Colony—or Colonies, in like
Manner as if this AH had never been made ; any
Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithfanding.
Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby further en
abled and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That
such Proclamation or Proclamations shall not extend, or
be confrued to extend, to discharge or suspend any Pro
ceedings upon any Seizure which /ball have been made,
or any Profecutton which fball have been commenced
for any Penalty or Forfeiture infixed by this AH before
the issuing of such Proclamation or Proclamations.
And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority
aforefaid, That if any Person or Persons shall give
or grant any falfe Certificate, Cocket, or Clearance,
for any of the Purposes required or direHed by this
AH, fueb Person or Persons shall forfeit the Sum of
Five Hundred Pounds, and be rendered incapable of
serving His Majefy, His Heirs and Successors, in any
Office whatsoever ; and if any Person or Persons shall
counterfeit, erase, alter, or falfay, ary Certificate,
Cocket, or Clearance, required or direHed by this AH,
or fball knowingly or willingly make use of any falfe
Certificate, Cocket, or Clearance, or of any Certificate,
Cocket, or Clearance, so counterfeited, erased, altered,
or sassed, such Pefon or Persons fball, for every
fab Offence, forfeit the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds,
and fueb Certificate, Cocket, or Clearance, fball be
invalid and of no EffeH.
AMBROSE SANDS, who was advertised by Col.
Blackwell, for a supposed escape from his bail in
this paper of May 15th, is returned ; and his absence
was occasioned by negle&, and no intention to injure his
friends, JACOB BLACKWELL.
I WENI Y DOLLARS Reward.
WHEREAS on Saturday night, the 3d inflant, the
store of the fubferibers, in Elizabeth Town,
was broke open, and the following goads taken away,
viz.
8 or to pieces purple callico,
I piece curtain calico, white ground, large purple
flowers,
3 or 4 pieces light chintz,
10 pieces lawn and cambricks,
I dozen black Barcelona handkerchiefs,
20 pieces ribbons,
half piece black fatten,
half piece black peelong,
I piece macaroni velvet, pink ground, figured with
black,
2 Pieces white farfanet, a number of other goods, the
particular articles of which cannot at present be ascer
tained. Ihe above reward will be paid to any person who
difeovers the perpetrators of this robbery, so that the
goods may be found, and they convicted, by
JONATHAN MORRELL, and Sons.
Fine Salt, 3s. 3d
Coarse Salt, 3s. od
Indian Cornperßu. 3s. 4d