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a few minutest the Lieutenant then run her on
shore, and the boats made of; the men that were
taken up from the boats that funk fay they loft 70
men. The schooner had but one man killed be
sides the Captain.
A letter from Lofton, dated last Monday, fays.
Captain Mugford fevered the man's head from his
body at one blow who wounded him, and that 100
men at lead were killed and drowned in the boats;
and that the schooner's crew consisted of no more
Qian 30 men,
: The Cockfwain of a large barge belonging to one
of his Majesty's ships now at Nantafket road, we
hear came to town yesterday from that place, and
reports, that he with the crew were sent on shore
for milk, but rather than return on board the Ihip
delivered themselves up to the people of Boston,
where they were kindly received.
In Committee of Safety, New-Jersey,
Trenton, May 15, 1776.
WHE RE AS unanimity amongst all ranks of
people, is at this time of imminent danger
most essential to the peace, fafety, and defence of
this colony: And whereas this Committee have
been informed, that sundry persons in divers parts
of this province, paying no refped to the General
Association recommended to the inhabitants thereof,
or to their own welfare, are attempting to raise
mobs and riots with a view, as this Committee is
informed, to fix prices to several commodities, much
under what they can either be manufactured at, or
imported for, though greatly wanted, and at this
critical juncture very difficult to be procured, par
ticularly salt, wool, and coarse linens: And as such
Conduct can have no other tendency but to create
divisions amongst us, and deter those who arc wil
ling, from risking their property in order to pro
cure those necessary articles, whereby they will be
come scarcer, and the poorer fort of people in the
end greatly fuffer
This Committee find themselves under the neces
sity of declaring that as it is their duty so they are
determined, as far as in them lies, to protect every
peaceable inhabitant of this province in the secure
poffeflion of his property, as well as the free enjoy
ment of every civil privilege that he is entitled to
from the community, from all riots or riotous at
tempts whatever: In order thereto this Committee
do request that Al Committee^of observation. Ma
gistrates and other officers, as well civil as military,
in this colony, will exert themselves and be particu
larly careful to suppress all attempts to raise any
mobs or riots in the parts they reside in, and to
preserve the peace of society— This Committee do
at the fame time request, that all persons who may
have any of those Receffary articles to dispose of,
(and those who have large quantities are desired to
do it) will confider the poor people in this time of
general calamity, and not exadt extravagant prices,
especially on such as have been procured at low
Tates, more particularly the article of Salt.
This Committee being informed that sundry ill
difpofed persons within this colony have engrossed
considerable sums of gold and silver specie, and are
attempting to dispose of the fame for paper curren-
cy, (particularly Continental) at more than the va
lue that has been heretofore fixed on gold or silver
coin made current in this province; and as such a
practice must have an immediate tendency to de
preciate the value of paper currency, it is hereby
Resolved, That no person possessed of gold or silver
coin, within this province shall receive a greater
value therefor, in paper currency, than such deno
mination have been accustomed to pass for in this•
colony, under penalty of being considered as ene
mies to the Liberties of America and treated ac
cordingly. By order of the Committee.
Attef. SAMUEL TUCKER, President.
John Dennis, D. Secretary.
N. B. The several Printers are desired to publish
the above Resolutions in their papers.
PHILADELPHIA.
Extrafl of a letter from Maryland, April 10.
" I have just come from Mr. Bordley's planta
tion where was exhibited to my view a most me
lancholy feene. A clap of thunder struck his Over
seer's house at the Fancy, and instantly levelled it
to the earth. The Servant coming out of the store
house difeovered it and rouzed the Negroes, who
delivered Mrs. Armstrong and her Children, also
t.e negro children. Mr. Hall broke his way put
and dragged his Wife after him. They then heard
the crying of Mr. Gott to be relieved, in the other
part of the house; it was so dark they could scarce
ly difeover him. He lay in his bed with a rafter
over him, rivetted down by the roof; however,
with much difficulty they relieved him, but, un
fortunate man, he escaped only with his shirt, leav
ing a wife and child dead behind him. Five or fix
of the young negroes are wounded, three of them
much hurt—a little girl of Mr. Armstrong's is much
hurt but not dangerous. Himfelf is bruised—Mrs.
Armstrong is slightly hurt. A fire broke out before
they relieved Mr. Gott and has consumed the house
and every thing therein. It was not possible to save
cloaths beds or any thing else. It is supposed some
gun powder that was in a closet next the chimney,
took fire from the lightning and blew off the roof.
In CONGRE S'S, May go, 1776.
Whereas it hath been represented to Congress,
that avaricious ill designing men have taken advan
tage of the resolve of Congress passed the 30th of
April (for withdrawing front the Committees of
Infpedion in the power of regulating the price of
goods) to extort from the people a most exorbitant
price for SALT.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Com
mittees of Observation and Infpedion in the United
Colonies so to regulate the price of Salt as to pre
vent unreasonable exactions on the part of the fel
ler, having due regard to the difficulty and risk of
importation—Subject however to such regulations
as have been or shall hereafter be made by the le
gislatures of the refpedive colonies.
Extract from the Minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
From the MaffachufTetts Spy.
An ACT, providing for a more equal Representa
tion in the General Court.
WHEREAS the present Representation of this
colony is not so equal as it ought to be, and this
court being desirous to have the fame as proporti
onate as it can, in the present state of the colony,
be made,
Be it therefore enabled, by the council and house
of representatives, in general court assembled, and
by the authority of the fame, That each town in
this colony which contains two hundred and twen
ty freeholders, and other inhabitants qualified to
vote for representatives as by the CHARTER is
provided, shall at all times have the privileges of
feeding three members to represent them in the
great and general court of this colony; and that
those towns which have three hundred and twenty
Freeholders, and other inhabitants, qualified as
aforefaid, may fend four; and in that proportion,
for any greater number of Freeholders and other
inhabitants qualified as aforefaid, any law to the
contrary notwithstanding,
And be it further enacted and declared. That this
Ad shall be construed and taken to empower every
town in this colony to eled and depute Represent
atives to serve for, and represent them in the next
General Assembly, as well as if it had been made
and passed before the issuing of the writs for the
choice of Representatives for the next General As
sembly.
Provided, That nothing in this ad shall extend,
or be construed to extend, to alter or deprive any
town of the privilege of fending as many Repre
sentatives as they have heretofore been impowered
1.0 End.
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Of Common Salt.
THIS is to be made from the water of our
bays and rivers, or from salt springs. Be
not difeouraged by apprehensions that your wa
ter is not salt enough. If it is at all salt, or
but barely brackish, try it; You will find fuffi
cient salt for your purpose. It will only require
a little more wood and attendance; but will be
as ufeful as other salt." The salt produced
from the sea water of all the world, and from
the brine of all the springs in the world, is ab
solutely the fame; but differs in strength and
some other qualities, only according to the
operation by which it is produced." In general,
the quicker the boiling or evaporation, the
weaker the salt; the flower the boiling, sim
mering, or Evaporation, the stronger, and lar
ger the grain. For by a strong boiling not only
the simple water is thrown off, but much of the
acid spirit of the salt, which is the valuable part
of it, for preserving meat, &c. Wherefore salt
produced by the force of the fun's heat only,
being the slowest operation, is larger grained
and stronger than what is made by fire.
A method for private families making SALT
from Bay water, brackish springs, or salt licks.
You, my poorer friends, who live near to
salt rivers, salt licks and salt springs, accept the
following instructions for procuring to your
selves the salt you want, in a' very simple easy
way. Into an iron pot, the larger and shal
lower the better, though the least will do, put
your river water; boil it half down, fill again
and again, repeating the boiling and filling up,
until the salt appears in the bottom, under the
water, when there remains but 1-4 of the pot
full; then pour off the liquor, turn the salt into
a wooden or earthern bowl, railing it into a
high heap, and let it drain, dry, and harden in
the air. But observe to boil it flower and flow
er, after three or four times filling, until at
length it only simmers. Brackish spring water
is to be uled the fame way. But as to salt licks;
A- T a General Meeting of the Members of the
Library Company of Philadelphia, held in
pursuance of the Advertisement inserted in this pa
per of the nth May last, the number of Members
met not being competent to the palling of a law, it
was agreed to adjourn until Thursday the Sixth day
of June, instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at
the Library Room: At which time and place the
Members are requeued to attend either in person or
by proxy, to confider of the propriety of impower
ing the Directors to remove the Books and Effects
of the said Company; and to,pafs a law, investing
them with such power, in cale it Shall be judged
necessary.
ANDREW ROBESON, Sec.
— &
At the Request of a Number of Gentlemen, and
particularly some reputable FARMER S, —-
is now Printing by fubfeription, by JAMES
HUMPHREYS, junior, for the Advantage
of the Country in general.
RURAL (ECONOMY:
Or ESSAYS on the
Practical Parts of Husbandry.
Designed to explain several of the most important
Methods of conducting Farms of various Kinds;
including many ufeful Hints to Gentlemen
Farmers, relative to the economical Manage
ment of their Business.
Containing, among other Enquiries.
OF that proportioned Farm, which is, of all
others, the most profitable.
OS the best Method of conducting Farms that con
sist all of Grass, or all of Arable Land.
Of the Means of keeping, the Year round, the most
Cattle on a given Quantity of Land.
Considerations on the ©economical Conduct of
Gentlemen Farmers.
Of the cheapest Way of manuring Land.
Of the Comparative Profit of Fanning different
Soils.
Of the New Husbandry.
Of Experimental Agriculture.
Of the Management of Borders of arable Fields.
Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural 'Oeco
nomics.
To which is added. The
RURAL SOCRATES:
Being Memoirs of a Country Philosopher.
By the Author of the Farmer's Letters.
CONDITION S.
I. It will be printed on the fame paper and type
with the SPECIMEN; will contain between
three and four hundred pages (large Odavo) and
finifhed Shortly.
11. The Price to Subferibers, in blue boards, will
be ONE DOLLAJI, bound, Ten Shillings. To
Non-fubferibers the Price will not be less than
Twelve Shillings, in blue boards.
111. Those who fubferibe for twelve books to
have a thirteenth gratis.
SPECIMENS may be had of the Printer.
As this work if properly circulated must prove of'
general utility to this country, it is hoped it will not
want for proper encouragement. It is well worthy
the perusal and particular attention of every inhabi
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advantage in distributing them amongtheir tenants.
** # Subscriptions are gratefully received by
said J. HUMPHREYS, jun. in Front-street, the
Corner of Black-horse alley, Philadelphia.
*, The Printer through the great scarcity of
Paper has been unable to proceed in the above
work, with that dispatch that he could wish —
therefore hopes the Subferibers will not be impati
ent; as soon as he is able to obtain Paper he will
proceed to finifh it.
take of the earth and in &tub or calk, pour
an equal quantity or near twice as much water,
stirring it well, and let it hand till next day; then
draw off the water as clear as you can, as you
draw off your lye from ashes; boil this clear lye
slowly, and simmer it, until the salt appears as
above.
Note, You must not boil too low after the
salt is formed, left the remaining liquor, called
Bittern, Should be intangled with the salt, which
would occasion the salt to dissolve in damp wea
ther. And observe to take your river water
from the channel, at full cat, and in still calm
weather, that it may be as clear as you can
poflibly get it. And take care to let your lye
be clean. AJi mixtures of dirty sediment, &c.
greatly lef&n the goodness of your salt.
Armine and Elvira,
A Legendary Tale,
To be had of the Printer; Also a fc:n of the
Man of Real Senfibilitv.