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Tlia! be ong%t to be ccmmindd. He ft fivers
the fame end and deign by keeping a fuffi
ciency for that purpole, that is intended by
art embargo laid by public authority, and it
is f> far from being a crime that it is really a
virtue. But the WRETCH, who has it in his
power to fuppiy the wants of his neighbour,
vh'fe children cry to him for bread, is a mon
tT:R, if he refufes, and withholds it, be
,.u&'he thinks the money is good for nothing,
end gat this continent are not able to redeem
t^ebills they have emitted, great as the fuM
isf he is Rapidly ignorant as the oxen he
drives, if lie withhold; it,' with a. design to
enhance the price, beyond the real, value,
which alone must be determined by a real, and
nef^i^r/i^/ scarcity, is a murderer of his
country, as by the advanced prices on the
ffch of life, the expentes of our soldiers is
drdded-to them in the field,, out: families fuf
f^r the fame fate at home, and it must finally
ruin every farmer who raises no more than a
b.}re support for his family when we come to
pay in our taxes which must likewise be dou
ide^l on 'that-very account, unless fofne dpeedy
remedy prevents. 1 want words to express
the airociMfeJst of their crime, and beg leave
to borrow the words of a celebrated poet,
which he applies to felfmurderers, in a poem
filed the Grave, in which he fays,
Unheard of tortures'
^Ttfft be referv'd for fifth : these herd together,
The common damn'd fhuri their society.
Andhook unon themselves as fiends lels foul.
: v ^ r -
That the' pride of the wffivk and emve
*ibices of life'muft and will e:c> illy be regu
lated' by the phty or fcarciy of them, is a
truth that will hold thfoughov. all ages, and
it is Abt the' feeble efforts of committees, nor
tA. 0 ate potent exertion of affembUes, although
fmr should join in one, that can make any of
the tieceffaries of life cheap when they are
fetirce, or dear when they abound irr plenty.
But I take it that it comes as well within the
sphere of the civil magistrate, to punidp an
extortioner or engrosser ^ to whip a thief or hang
amurderer; and they will as much ' deleave the
blediogs cf a people ready to perish with hun-
T, to open the farmers granaries to prevent
moi and riots, when they are I'hut up by a fp'i
rit cr extortion, as to font up our ports to pre
vert the merchant from exporting the necessaries
of life, farming his country to fill his own
coffers.,
To pretend there is a real scarcity of the
bread kind, is an affront to the reason and
underdanding of a man who knows any thing
of this country.
The very lad year the port of New-York
w/as open, books were examined, and there
was f mod entered in' them ten hundred thousand
bast Is of wheat for exportation, beside bread
and Hour ; this i have from good authority.
Can any remember a more fruitful season
than the former pdf? our wheat in gene
id free from bhf. our Indian corn luxuriant,
'cur fields never so eloathed with grass, and
what returns are we making to God for the
munificence of his providence on our fields,
or for the success and finiles on our armies
abroad? As I am a farmer, and raise the
greater part of my own support from the
held, let me answer, we have fold so much
cf dur English hay @s we could not get into
cur barms pretty wed. We have risen from
40s. per ton to f. 6, and as I am inform'd
io sane towns to f, io. # Our wheat, rye, and
Indian corn for the present by reason of the
great scarcity of labourers, we have been
cb/icd to part with to our labourers as usual;
but you have been offered two and three dollars
per buffiel for it in Continental bills; but for
rde nrefent have in a great measure withheld
f Tor, except feme fm@ll quantities for feed,
blit if we withhold it a little longer we expert
the price will fix at four dollars. Thus we
hope, to revenge ourselves on the merchant, and
L/ the extra price be enabled doubly to pay
cur taxes. But for the present I must come
to a conclusion, and would close with a pas-
U,e from St. Paul, informing that no extorti
oier JlriU inherit the kingdom of God: But as
pretry is no^ much more in vogue in the
world than the bible, 1 would apply to the
c aifciences of the monopolizer, withholder, and
extortioner, those words which the above cited
poet beautifully applies to the miser.
Ah curEd lull of gold_! when for thy fake,
The fed throws up his interest in both worlds,
Jirft curs'd in this, then damn'd in that to come.
Blair.
Until I have exhausted this fubjeft, which
J have as'yet but just entered upon, it being
c trims, and very interfiling, if you continue
toprint, you may expetl to hear from
CATO.
% ? ^^UfK^C^i^O^^^^^
L ONDO N, Odo. 10.
The Emperor of Germany expresses his
ditapprobation in the warmest terms of the
rebellious conduct of the Britilh colonies in
America.
A nobleman of the firft diftinaion, we arc
informed, will, in a few days, set off with
f me dispatches of the most interesting nature,
ti trie court of Versailles.
Cl,fe-w, Oslo. 9. The following is a copy
of a letter from Lord Hales to the Lord Pro
v;R . this city:
" % Lord,
" THIS day I heard a rumour in town,
t^at some young men of the weaving trade
threaten to assault Hugh Sheddap, when he is
t ought out from prison, to be scourged in
turns of his sentence. I hope that this is no
OTure than an idle rumour, at least if such
threats havQ been uttered that it is the lan-
guage CT young men, uttered without reflec
tion, or any serious purpose.
" If a person found guilty of a great of
fence by a jury of his country, and in conse
quence of that condemned by the judges of
his country to infer a particular punishment,
should receive any other punishment by the
by-standers, there is an end of all order, and
indeed there is an end of all society.
" A person undergoing a sentence by the
law is under the peculiar protection of the
law' , and any assault made on him is an assault
made on the constitution.
" If Sheddan should be so assaulted, and
death should ensue, whether by a blow from
a kick or a Hone, there will be no question,
as the other day, whether this ought to be held
as murder Or as culpable homicide? it will inlaw
be held, not only murder, but murder aggra
vated, as the person murdered is brought i^to
the danger by the order of the law, is under
the peculiar protection of the law, and is put
in a iituation, wherein every man, as a mem
. ber of society, is bound to aflift, if called
upon, to fee that the sentence be put in exe
cution in the precise terms in which it is
pronounced.
" I am vain enough to think that my opi
nion in a matter of criminal law will meet
with fame regard in the city of Glasgow,
and l have the fatirfadion to knpw<Eat my
opinion is confirmed by that of foerd Garden-,
hen, whose experience .and judgement ipjhe|
criminal law are univerfilly.acknowledged
" Your Lordfl.ip is at. liberty to make what, 1
use you please of this letter: it proceeds {
from my regard to the daw of the land, asl
well as ft I.imy zc. 1 us withes for the fafety, ,
honour, and profperny cf thecity of Glafgo'w, 1
Tarn, my Lord, |
.Your most 'obedient,!
And meft faithful humble servant, I
./ , DAY. DALRYMPLE.";
Glasgow, Odlo. 6. 1777,.
Peterfurgh, Sept. 19. The Empress and 1
their Imperial Highnesses will come to townj
to-morrow for the winter.
Vienna, Ohio. t. His Imperial Majesty ar-1
rived this morning in perfed health in this|
capital, having finifhed all his military ma-j
nceuvres for this year.
Hague, Ohio. 10. Our accounts from ?eterf-1
bourg fay, that the Synod means to make ;
fdme'movemepts with regard to the marriagel
of a certain Prince, with his niece Mademoi-1
felle Sinowjew, and that the Priest who gave
them the puptial bepediaion, has been Sum
moned to appear before that Tribunal.
St. GEOR G E's, November 8.
The following is a translation of a circular letter
font by the Count d' Arbaud, las ?r~nth, to the\
Commandants of the different quarters in Gua^
daloupe.
S 1 R,
I Repeat to you the orders which I gave you
in my letter of the 6th of/ June last, relative
to the American privateers, and mull strongly
recommend to you their exa& execution :
If any American pri\ freer comes into any
Port, Road, or Bay in yourdittrid, with one
or more prizes taken from -their enemies, you
are not to fuller them to flay longer than will
be necessary to supply their wants, and you
are not to fuffer any goods whatsoever to be
taken out of them. This Sir, is the oider of
the King, which I transmit to you, that you
may conform thereto.
(Signed Le Comth d'Arbaud.
As our French Neighbours have been zealous sap
porters of the American Rebels, face the com
mencement of their unnatural defection from the
authority of the parent fate ; lie beg leave to
recommend to the serious perusal of Mr. de Bou
ille and other Governors op the French colonies
in the Weft-Indies, tfejoikwing articles of
the Infructions given by Controls to the com
manders of theirfoips of war, the authenticity
of which may be depended on.~
We shall forbear making any remarks on thefe'
Infractions, as our principal motive for inserting
them is to convey to ourJaid Neighbours an idea
of the views of their new Allies ; and of the
grateful return they intend to make for their un
precedented afffar.ee and support the, have met
with.
Copy cf the Vlth and Vllth Articles of the pri
vate infructions to the Commanders of the
American cruisers on the Wes-India fation,
from the Congress of the United States of
America, found on board the Oliver Cromwell.
Art. VI. When the time of your cruize is
drawing to an end, or your success, or the
want of fupph.es require that youdhould make
Home port, you Ihall then bear away for the
Islands of Martinico or Gaudaloupe, and on
entering any of these harbours, let it be your
particular care to pay every mark of attention
to the French flag, by saluting, and immedi
ately waiting in the moil refpeciful manner
upon the Governor and other public officers.
Let your difeourfe with them be cautiously
and, discreetly worded, that a difference of
sentiment may not give offence to a govern
ment so opposite to what we are now contend
ing for, but let your observations, and your
complaints against Great-Britain, be couched
in general terms, such as altering our govern
ment, imposing taxes without our consent, &c.
Art. VII. For the disposal of prizes, the
purchasing of stores and ammunition, or pro
curing necessary provisions, you are to apply
to those people whose names are annexed to
these inftru&lons, and to make such agree
ment with them, as the nature of the'eafe
will admit for the time being, taking care to
receive as much specie as possible. They are
already informed of our intentions towards
formed on the generous principles of equal
liberty; or if they prefer a plan of entering
into an alliance with us, offensive and defen
frye, -the Honourable. Congrefsovill chearfully.
concur with them for that purpose.
You are to be careful in what company you
propagate such opinions, and if you are questi
oned mere minutely upon the head, you are
- to-declare what you have said to- be. Only your
own sentiments, of which you are confident, ;
but to deny that they came authorifed by
Congress.
St. PEERRE's, (Martinfcp) o^. 23. 1
Several letters from Havre, of the 7th Sep
tember,, have entirely removed our apprehen
fo ns : They are all, nearly conceived in the
Ifollowing terms ; 0 ~
The present is only to inform you that Mr,
I M.ftral. has signified to the Merchants that
, they may continue to fit out their vessels as
lufual, without any obfthclc'; which gives us
reason to presume our differences with the
English are fettled.
V/e may, in our turn, every moment ex
pect to fee the Embargo on our shipping taken
off and the re-eflablifhment of the circulation,
which is now llopt in every, branch of our
Icommerce./
BOSTON, Dec.' 15.
Wednesday night last,, a plol was formed by
ifome of the prisoners oh boardonoof the guard
I Dips in this harbour [o; destroy the guard,
;which was difeoveted a little time before it was
to hive been put into execution; The ring
leader was committed to goal next day for
I trial.
I Wednefday night last the barracks on Cob
; ble Hill were burnt down; 'tis said they were
designedly set on fire by feme cf the British
I prisoners Rationed there. We doubt not an
f enquiry will be made into this affair.
FISH-KIL L,
Dec. 4. Last week a 'mall party of Men,
made an excursion to Greenwich, about three
miles from New-York ; they arrived there in
the evening, advanced to Oliver Delancey's,
a centry was at the door whom they secured,
found a few ladies and gentlemen in the house
the ladies were Suffered to depart in-peace,
the# in iorae haste; we hear five men were
-made prisoners, the, set the house .on fire,
and hearing the alarm guns in New-York,
1 thought it was time to decamp, crossed the
Iriver, burnt their barge and got fafe off.
I The post brought but little news from our
army. Since the evacuation of Mud Island,
I our Fort at Red-Bank, which was calculated
|principally to support the Fort on Mud liland)
;was reviewed by some of cur Engineers ; they
concluded that it was not worth defending,
I and' therefore have evacuated that also. We
may exped newsfrbm that quarter soon : Lord
Cornwallis's army have been making conside
rable devaluation by plundering and burning
|in the Jerseys. Our army by this time, 'tis
) hoped have, come up with them, and will
I either have him Burgoyned or driven off.
NEW-HAVEN, Deccember ~
Tuesday night last, the flbop Schuyler, was
taken by the Swan, near Huntington, Long
lfland; there wr,s om board her Col. Samuel
B. Vvtbb, 'Col. Ely, with several other officers
and privates, who are supposed to be all made
' .prisoners.
At the last fitting of the legislature of Penn
sylvania, at Lancafier, an annual tax of five
Killings in the pound, was directed to be laid
on all estates real and personal, for the pur
pose of finking the paper money.
1 he state of the Maffachufett's-Bay in New-
England has ordered taxes to be levied, to
bring into the treasury in one year 455,000 1.
lawful money, or 568,000 1. 15s. Pennsylvania
currency.
BY MAJOR GERERAL -
James Rdbcrtfon
Commandant in the City of New-York.
WHEREAS the generous Price allowed
for Wood by the former Proclamation
for that Purpose, and the Plan that has been
adopted for supplying the Poor with that Ar
ticle, has been the Means of bringing larger
Quantities of Fuel to this City than was ex
pected: And after advising with Gentlemen
well acquainted with what relates to this Mat
ter, I have thought fit hereby to order and di
rect, that from and after the loth Day of Ja
nuary next, there Ihall not be demanded or
received more than Four Pounds for a Cord of
Wallnut Wood, nor more than Fifty-five Shil
lings f° r a Gord o f Oak, or any other Wood.
Given under my Hand at the City of New-York,
the 27th Day of December, in the iSth
Year of his Majefo's Reign, Anno Domini,
] 777-
James Robertson, m. g.
And Commandant of New-York.
then!', but let it be your care, and the care of
all the commanders aiding under our authority,
to promote as much as indhem lies, the fame
sentiments .which prevail in the United States.
Insinuate to them, that by filiation and natu
ral advantages, an alliance-Tor ofir mutual
support is evidently pointed out to us; and
that when we have got rid of the present war,
which we expect will; soon be over, the firft
object of our care foall be. to. assist them to
shake off that yoke, upder whicli they are at
present so grevioufly oppressed; and to pro
cure for them that liberty, which is the inhe
rent right of all makind. The united States
shall net interfere!in forming any new system
of government for the American islands of
Martinico or Guadaloupe,.&c. but only invite
them to join witn us in one social compare;
femua T. De St. Croix,
Has for fate at his store in Q^een-ftrect, No. 156, front
ing Peck's ftp;
MADEIRA, Ttnerieffe, Lifhon and port wines;
best cane spirits, rum, French brandy, Holland
geneva, London porter, cordials, green and bohea tcas,
loaf and brown sugar, coffee, chocolate, cheese, fweetyil
vinegar, pepper, fait, fpermaceti and tallow candles, hard
soap, flab and cut whalebone, ground ginger;
WHEREAS there are a large number of pool and
distressed obje& in the Alms-House of this city,
and no funds for their fupport':By permiffioh of Major
General James Robertson, commandant of the city of
New-York, and recommended by his worship the Mayor,
the following
Scheme of a Lottery,
Is set on foot for the purpose of railing £.icSo, to be f
applied to the use of the said poor and diftrelfed.
Prizes. Dottars. - Dollars.
I of 1000 is 1000
2 5 c ° loco
5 , 200 JOOO
12 100 1200
3° 50'1500
!00 25 2500
2 sO 125000
>IOO 6 66c0
1500 Prizes. First drawn, 100
4500 Blanks. Last drawn, 100
6000 Tickets, at three Dollars each, 18,0c®
Subject to a Deau&ien of 15 per Cent.
The known benevolence arid humanity of the public,
must ^rtinpat, any reasons which might be offered to
recommend the defcgn'of this lottery. ° There is no other
source from whencethe po.>,r can at present derive relief;
it is therefore hoped, shat the inhabitants and others win
become speedy arAriiberal adventurers;
Mr. Vincent Pearce Allifieh, Number 497, Smith
ftreet ; Mr. : WilHam.La.ghx, Horn be, 190, Queen-fireet;
and Mr. David Grim, Number 439, William-ftieet, of
whom tickets are to be had, are appointed managers, and
have given ample fecuriry for the faithful performance of
the trust reposed in them.
The profits arifng from this lottery will be paid into
the hands of Mr. Miles Sherbt eke, Mrl Richard Sharpe,
and Mr. James Defbroffes; who are to distribute the
fame for the above mentioned purposes;
The lottery will begin drawing on the 26th of Janu
arynext, or footer, if,full; of which the public will be
notified.
*t* Any person fitting on foot a lottery, without
permiffipn firft obtained for that purpose, will be feverelv
punished.•'
TICKE 1 $ to be had at 7, Gaine's Book-store.
Imported in t! e SaLy; Capt. Coupar, from London, and
to be fold on the lowest terms, by
BALMAIN and AUSTIN,
BLACK silk breeches pieces, scarlet and fuperfine
) broad cloths of the firft quality, a large arfortment
of military and fine ffioes of all sizes ; boys ditto, v/o
---'mer/s callimanpe and leather ffioer, leaver hats, 9 %
Russia fhecting, fail duck from No. 1 to 7, two small
neat assortments of jewellery, faddlers tacks, ftice tacks
and awl blades, fail needles and twine; 6, 7,8, 10 atd
0 by 12 1.4 diaper table cloths at ail prices; fine farfa
net umbrellces, looking glasses of all fixes and prices,
soap,. mould and dipt candles, best rose butter id firkins,
tingle and double refined loaf fuga^, b e st hyfon and bohea
tea, Durham mustard, beft.jar raisins, pickled salmon in
kite, bottled red port wine in 6 dozen calks, bottled and
calk porter—the bottled in calks of 8,9, 10, 11 and iz
dozen ; Moduli cards, &c. &<.
THOM 'aTbUaTW OOIL
At his Medicinal Store,
In V/ater-fbeet, eight doors weft of the Ceffee-houfe,
has for sale, a choice and general assortment of drugs
and medicines, just arrived in [the ship Edward, Capt.
Lawrence, from London,
Alto BOWEN's Patent Sago-powder for making j,lly.
SALOP, /Adams solvent for the hone
Haulh^rn /havings, and gravel,
Itinglafe, Pearl barley, Golden tindure
Salt petre refined, Jesuit's drops,
Nutmegs, mace, James's fever powderty
Cinnamon and cloves, Bateman's drops,
Orange flower water, Turlington's balsam.
Lavender and Hungary do. Stoughton's bitters,
zEihe? for pains and the Keyfer's pills,
head ach, Hooper's female pills,
IZau de btee, N Anderson's pills,
Effencesef burgzmot, Lockyer's pills,
Lemons, lavender, Britilh oyl, HaerLm oyl,
J^my and ambergreafe, Hat case for iffuts,
English honey,/ Court plainer,
S^gar candy Tooth bruffies,
Licorice and pomfret cakes, Ivory pipes,
Elfcnee cf peppermint, Scales and weights.
Capita! ipftruments, lancets and cases, flint fquafe
bottles, vials and gallypots, pill boxes, marble mortars,
quart, pint, and phial corks, &c. &c.
*** At the above store, physicians and family pre
scriptions are faithfully prepared and made up with the
utmost care 'and examiners. 0
ir'HE Marine Society meets on
Monday the 12th January, 1778 at the house
of the widow Doran's, being the day appointed by char
ter to chufe the officers for the ensuing season.
By order of the president,
PETER BERTON, Sef'ry.
STOPPED the 20th instant, fuppo-
L,fed to be stolen, a piece of nap cloth, Any one
proving their property, may have it again on application
to rhe Serjeant Major of the 53d regiment, at Lord Ster
ling's house in Broad street; paying charges. 1
TO LET, the two upper floors of a good house, with
kitchen and other conveniencies. Enquire of the
printer.
WHEKEAo James Leonard, and another man na
med Lewis, were loaded at Hempftead Harbour
on Long Island, with wood for New-York, by the fub
fc'ribers the 10th instant, who promised to return in due'
time and pay for the fame, but have not since been heard
of. In calc they do not return in 14 days from this date,
other means will be taken to bring them to justice, by
DAVID LATDN,
^JOHNMENFORT.
0^ "T^HE drawing of Mr.Hulcbms's
& lottery will begin on Thursday next, at Mr.
Horner’s, opposite the Fly Market, and the prizes paid
off the Saturday following at laid house, A few tickets
remain yet unfold.
Wanted to purchase,
A Small country feat, within fix or seven miles of the
city, lying either upon York bland or Long-Island,
containing about 8 or 10 acres of land, with a convenient
house upon it. Any person having such a place to dispose
of may bear cf a purchafor by applying to the printer.
A lew BARRELS
OF clay'd sugars of a very good quality,
and a parcel of excellent Welt-India
rum, to be fold by JOHN FERRERS, at
No. 295, three doors call of tlif Exchange, .
in Little Dock street.