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NEW-YORK, July 25.
Copy °f a letter to bis Excellency Governor Franks
tin, from Lieut. Col. Upham, Commandant at
Lloyd's Neck.
Fort Franklin, 'July 23, 1781.
SIR,
lAmI Am to inform the honourable Board, which
I do with infinite pleasure, that a party
of Refugees on the evening of the 210 initant,
embarked on board the Sir Henry Clinton,
and Association, under the command of Capt.
William Frost; 38 men of the party landed on
the fame night on the rebel ffiore; after which
the armed vettels left them, and fell back to
this ffiore, under an engagement to return at
a timp agreed on, having left concealed a Ef
ficient number of boats to have brought off the
party in case of surprise or foperior force.
Capt. Frort led his brave party to a wood
about five miles from the ffiore, at the dis
tance of a half a mile from the Meetin,g-
House in Middlesex, where they lay conceal
ed until two o'clock in the afternoon, when
the good people of Middlesex were affembied,
and devoutly praying for their great and good
Ally. Capt. Frost surrounded their fan&ua
ry, andriodk from thence fifty notorious rebels,
their reverend Teacher at their head. Their
horses, forty in number, saddled and at hand,
were taken care of at the fame time.
The whole were moved in the most expediti
ons manner to the ffiore, during which the re
bel: in the vicinity of Middlesex collected,
and harraffed them in their return, notwich
ftanding which, every rebel, and every horse
captureq, were conducted on board the armed
vessels, which returned to their affillance at
the time proposed. In the fkirmifn three Re
fugees were lightly wounded.
Capt. Hoyt of, the Sir Henry Clinton, and
Capt. Thomas of the Association, had great
merit in their arrangements in landing, cover
ing, and bringing off the party. 1 am ata
ibis for words to express my sense of rhe brave
ry and judicious condud of Capt. Frost, nor
do I think Lieut. Smith who affiled him has
Jess merit. I beg lease to add. , that Mr.
Stinfon and Mr. Fleming, of the Volunteers
of New-England, who lerved on the expediti
on, as Volunteers, behaved in a manner which
did them thp greatest honour.
When the world shall know that thirty
eight men have marched five miles through an
enemy's country, captured fifty men and forty
horses, and conduced them the fame dillance
through the fire of at Raft an equal number
of armed men to their vessels, without the loss
of a Angle man, either of their party, or of
tltfir prifeners, I need not comment on the
bravery, ccolnefs, cr,alternefs of the party.
I have the honour to be, your Excellency's
moil: obedient, and very humble Servant,
J.UPHAM,
Lieut. Col. Associated Loyabfts.
• Among the prifeners are the Rev. Moses Ma
f;ar, Caftt. John Bell, EnJign j r fub Hoyt, and
a number of other difingulfed Rebels.
The Comte de Rochambault, and Mr.
Wafbington, Lieut. Gen. of the army of his
Mod Christian Majesty the King of France,'
having, with their united troops, preferred
themfTv.es for some days part at our lines in
the vicinity of Kingibridge ard Morriffania,
on Monday night last Suddenly decamped
from the latter port, they were pursued ten
miles bv some of Colonel De Lancey'sßefu
gees, who took five prifoßers, seven horses,
and about twelve yoke of oxen.
From Mest < Robertson's Paper, of July 24.
.We are informed from very credible autho
rity, that the Rebel General Greene, who has
Keen for some titye part hovering with his ar
my about the post of Ninety-Six, in South-
Carolina, at length pulled up a Efficiency of
courage to attempt forming the lints, in
which attempt be was foil'd, after lokng two !
hundred and fifty of his belt troops, •
From a person lately- from Albany, v.e have j
a narrative es the mofthQrrid murder that everl
was perpetrated in any .age or country. Bar-|
barbans, bravpes and assassins will shudder atl
the recital, and lament the degeneracy of theirl
Gecies. Jn the month of June last, Mr. Lant-1
man, a Gentleman of large property and ref-1
pct?able family at Kaat's Kill, was by a rebell
court sentenced to be hanged at Albany, for ;
loyalty and attachment tothq British conflitu
ran.On the evening preceding the day ap-
ASSIZE of BREAD.I
Flour at 41. per Cent.
Published September 29,^1780.
A White LOAF, of the fineft FL OUR,
to weigh alb. for 16 Coppers.
Monday, July go, 1781. ,'
NE W-YORK
AND
WEE K L Y
Containing t&c cachet! aBBUe^
CT Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, in HANOVER-SQUARE.
pointed for his execution, three of the most
diabolical villains that ever disgraced huma
nity, viz. Hendrick Wendell, the Rebel She
riff of Albany county, John Tilgham, jun.
who has been frequently employed by the mi
nions of Cong/efs as Loyaljtt Hunter, Depu
ty Provost Marlhal, Human Butcher, &c % and
said Tilgham's deputized deputy, a most no
toriotifly infamous Mr. M'Laughla^ entered
the City-Hall of Albany, and cooly, delibe
rately and cruelly murdered him. Tie inha
bitants in the vicinity were greatly Locked
by the repeated cries of murder; the affect
ing exclamations, and pitious groans, uttered
by the unfortunate Mr. Lantman, while these
daemons nere pradifing the excess of cruelty
upon him. To cover their brutality the ex
ecrable triumvirate, next morning hung the
body of the assassinated gentleman on a beam
in a low apartment of the goal, called in fe
deral gentry of their own class, and forced in
many others to niew the dismal fpedacle ;
apologized for their conduct, by representing
the utter importibißty to procure an execu
tioner, and the recertify their fberiff Wendell
was under of avoiding to perform that office
in public himlelf; although it is well known
that he deigned to dtfpatch a negro slave, his
own property, some years ago in a similar
manner : But while the cue reliable junto were
exhaurting their rhetoric to palliate U eir crime
•the expeded express arrived from Mr. Attor
ney Clinton, titular Governor of this province,
with a pardon for the fallen victim of their
infernal rage. Upon receipt of that intelli
gence, a sonorous and involuntary groan iffu
ed from the dirtteffed audience, and the three
appalled mifereants retired, covered with eter
nal infamy, perdition and the indelible stain
of innocent blood.
The infamous old Gilliland, formerly resi
dent in this city, afterwards an out-lawed
bankrupt on Lake Champlain, and the be
trayer of Alexander White, Esq; the loyal
Sheriff of Tryon county, is now frequently
invited to the nocturnal meetings of the rebel
cabal in Albany ; to give a toast of bis own
invention, which is, " To the tree that fur
" nifhed the coal that heated the iron, that
" made the axe, which cut off the head of
" King Charles the First."
A gallant Indian Chief, at the head of a
bout a nundred of bis loyal countrymen, and
some loyalirts, lately paid a yifit to Carry-
Town, near St. Anthony's Nose, on the Mo
hawk River, made all the males in the settle
ment prisoners; but treated the women and
children with humanity and politeness.
Three hundred of the rebel militia were col
lected ana sent after them, but returned with
precipitation, after getting thirteen of their
party severely wounded.
Fort Stanwix is certainly evacuated and de
stroyed by the rebels ; who have now aban
doned all the fine settlement on the upper
run of the Mohawk-river. A number of the
inhabitants of those diftrifts, having been di
rected by the mongrel Mynheers of Albany to
fettle near and upon the Hell-Barrack, about
fifteen miles diftantfaom that city, were lately
commanded by the fame respectable Au
thority, to remove to the eart fide of Hud
son's river; but the old settlers considering
the Loyalists resident amongst them as their
best security, petitioned that they might be
Inhered to remain; which, after some hesita
tion, was granted.
Barrack Mafler General's Office,
Vv ater-ftreet, April 2, 1781.
SUCH persons as are willing to furnifh the
Barrack Matter General with WOOD for
the use of his Majeftyjs troops, to be delivered
either in this city, §or. at the different ports
upon the island of New-York, or Powles-Hook,
are requeued to fend their proposals in writing
to this office. -And those who have vessels, and
will employ them in bringing wood .to New-
York, will meet with every Suitable encourage
ment, and the money paid them immediately
after its delivery into the magazines.
J O Y C E's
Grand American Balsam,
SOLD BY H. GAINE.
Monday, 2 Min. after 5 1
Tuesday, 56 Min, after 5
Wednesday, 54 Min. after 6
Thursday, 49 Min. after 7
HIGH-WATER nt N EW-Y O R K,
THIS WEEK.
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Friday, 4? Min. after 8
Saturday,26 Min. after 9
Sunday. 14 Min. after to
Full Moon on Saturday.
THE
/By Order of his Excellency
!General ROBERTSON,
1 Am directed and authorifed to demand and
£ receive all GROUND RENTS due, or
that may hereafter become due, far Grants
heretofore made by the Corporation of this
§ City: In c nfequence thereof, I do hereby
; give Notice, that due attendance will be given
] at ny Office in Pearl- Street, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday Mornings, between
§ the Hours of nine and o^e, in order to receive
h the fame; of which all concern'd are requir'd
to take Notice.
JOHN SMYTH, City Treasurer.
New-York, March I, 1781.
Frederick Wm. Geyer,
TN (ENDS for England, with the next convoy;
§ £ ill those that have any d< mauds against him, are
I requeued to bring in the fame 'or payment ; these
g that are indebted to him are desired to make ipeedy
payment.
His Stock on Hand,
Consisting of a great variety of European and
India piece goods, &c. will be fold on terms as fha!4
;give f tisfa&ion to the purchaser, for ready money,
{ wholefa'e only, at his store in the Sloat, facing H
!row T-Square. §2 57 .
I EMANUEL WAIKER,
i No. 40, Hanover Square,
(Intending soon for Britain)
Will dif^ofe of the rrmainingpart of his iate iropor
tati^n of Dry Goods, on the ve y lowed terms;
They consist of the following articles, viz.
SU PERFlNEfcarlet
unifoi m and navy blue
broad cloths,
11 fa linens,
[Callico.es,
j Bedticks, diaper,
I Silk, thread, and worsted
Iflockings,
IMens round and fafhion
able cock'd has,
I Gold and Giver cord,
Bullion talld'd bands,
Gold and silver fpangle.l
buttons and loops,
Mens beaver and buck
gloves,
Womens fine French grej
and white gored gloves,
Pinces-ftuff,
Durants and callimancoes
Russia (heeling,
Riyens duck,
White buckram,
ALS O,
A choice assortment of London Pickles, con
sisting of olives, capers, anchovies, soy, ketchup,
mangoes, giikens, &c, Durham mustard, assorted
calks of glal's ware containing quart, pint, and half
I pint tumblers, wine glasses, &c. White' and tur
pentine soap, St. Kitts rum, Antigua Spirits, Port,
L fbon, and Madeira wines, vingar, raisins in calks,
&d.&c. &c.
Alexander Leckie,
No. 22, HANOVER-SQUARE,
I Has imported in the Quebec, Eleonora, and Nancy,
from London, and Glasgow, an elegant affoct
|.ment of Dry Goods, fueb as,
SUPERFINE cloths, caffimers, ratrinets, ftockenetr,
imperial ribs, Florentines and princes fluffs, black,
I blue, olive, and crimlon velverets, moreens, calamancoes,
I fattinets and ladings, scarlet arid white flannels, baizes;
I mens fine blacle hats, mens fine shoes and boots, military
shoes and shirts, womens best fatten, calamanco and lift
ing shoes, childrens Morocco ditto; a large assortment
of black laces, blond lace, a large and beautiful aflortmeut
of thread laces and edgings; a great variety of Barcelona,
b^ndano, lungee, and romal £lk handkerchiefs; a large
^flortment of plain book and tambour bock mufiins;
muffin chintzes and handkerchiefs, cambricks and lawns,
furniture callicces,-feathers and flowers; India Persians,
jeans, fuftians and corduroys; checks of all kinds; nan-
Ikeens, fitting, modes and ferfenets, brocaded silks and
luteftiings; bombazeens, ladies arid girls flays, an elegant
affortrftent of ribbons and gauzes, tiffanies, white crape
and minionqf flowered aprons, Marseilles quiltings; Irish
I I nens, Russia Greetings, dam. fk and diaper table cloths,
I and, huckabacks; clouting diaper, morea gowns; cotton
Icounterpanes; a beautiful assortment ofgown and cloak
trimmings'; mens white and black fills hofe/patent rib'd
and plain white thread mens andwomens silk and cotton
hose, mens white and black silk gloves, womens silk
mits, ladies fans, silk and callimanco quilts, men and
wpmehflinen.apd jean gloves; chip hats, elegant assort
ment of metal and pehri buttons; fine cast fieel razors,
Whitechapel needles; pound and French wire; tffs and
bobbins, white and coloured threads, white and broken
bu&rams, ibirt buttons, sewing silks of all colours, lines
and tassels for bed and window curtains.
Orange arid lemon juice,late imported from Charleftown;
Madeira in cases of fix dozen; cherry brandy, Howe's
acid; soap, starch, and hair priwde, Durham mustard,
pomatum, a ncat assortment cf perfumery, plaving cards.
^ Also COARSE SALT.
IWheat per Bushel, 265. od.
Flour, 70s. od.
Brown Bread, 70s. od,
Wert-India Rum, ss. 6d.
New-England dq. 4s. od.
I PRICE C UR RR N T, in NEW-Y 0 R K.
A few sets Bell's British
theatre, elegantly botifid
Cariimancoe shoes French
Keels,
Lutrfrings and brocades,
P,fians andrtaffeties,
Rich frkfijrentine, ,
Black ducape, tobines,
Black fringe handker
chiefs,
Brndanoes, muslins,
A variety of cords, jeans,
an iLnims,
[Marseilles q^i ting,
Trolly, minionet and
blond lace,
A neat assortment of rib
bons,
Umbrellas,
Newest fashioned silver
bucklrs,
Silver and ,metal watches,
low priced.
[Nd. >554]
GAZ E.T'T Es
THE'.
M ERCUR Y.
.iMufeovado Sugar, 51. ios,i
.I Single refin'd ditto, is. get
Mdi^ffes, 2S. 6d.{
, Beef per Barrel, 81. od.
. Pork, ) 81. ios.
fforeffin ano Den^M.
1, The following
BOOK S,
Stationary-Ware, &c.
Sold by H. GAIN E ; ,
I GOLDSMITH'S Hi, or, off England, 4 Eds Gold
/mitbs Grecian History, % rob. Chefefield's
Miscellaneous Works, 4 Fols. CbefefdCs" Letters,
4 Bols. Ancient and prefect fate of England, 'lbick
?leffe's Year's Journey through France and Part of
Spain, De LolmCs Account of the Englfb Constitution,
Ballard's Memoirs of Britijb Ladies, Coxe's Sketches
of the natural, (foil and political fate of S^viferland,
Literary Hifory of the Troubadours, Cofinfon's Beau
ties of Britijb Antiquities, Watkinfon's pbifofopbical
Survey of the South of Ireland. Hijiory of Modem Eu
rope, ra,itb an Account of the Rife and Fall of the Ro
man Empire. Abbe Millot's Elements of General
Hifory, '2 Fols.. Refleaions oirthe Rife an / Fill of the
Ancient Republrks, Hif^rical Memoir's, Terence's Co
me lies, tranfateddntofamiliar bank Terje, Ffo cn
Imendflip, Campbell's Lives of the B. iti;b Admirals,
containing a nevrand accurate Naval Uifl^yromnbe
earhef Periods, ncitb a continuation to the Tear 179,
Memoirs of the Mafhall Duke of ericick, verittm
by h:mfetj,% Lots. Keil's Afironomy, Fielding's, Pope's,
Addison's, and Drfdgn' (Forks, Pope's Homer, Modem
Traveller, Salmon's Gazetteer, Gutberif's Geogra
phical Grammar, CutbberCon's Syfenfor ti e com/lfe
interior Management and 0 Economy 0, a battalion of
Infantry, Knox's Essays, Lessons on Elocution, Beauties
of Natural Hifory, or Elements ty Geography being
a fort Introduction to an Acquaintance OTitb iff'
Hijiory of Qiad?upeds, Fowls, Ffes Infers, &c.
Plan of Commerce Essay on Commerce, Rollin's
Ancient Hiflory, 10 Pols. Britijb Theatre 20 Fols.
Entick's Hifory of the late War, Livesvj the Poets,
60 Fols. Rambler, 4 Fols, fillotfm's Sermons, Wb:tA
field's Sermous, Pike's Serm^ps, French Dictionaries
and Grammars, Dyche's and Jokrfars Dot nary,
Entick s Pocket Eflionary, Sckodmafer's /ffifunt,
Ready Reckoner, fyl-lndia Pilot, Seaman', Fade-™
mecum, Affiant, Compass, and K Plunder, Bibles,
Jmall.and ler ge, Tefaments, Spelling-Books, and Pri
mers, with a great Variety of little Bocks for Children.
W iting Pap er of all forts, gilt and plain, Ms rcbants
Account Bocks, Sealing Wax and IFaJeri, Pounce and
Pounce Boxes, Saud and Sand Boxes, Gold Scales for
the Pocket, Temple Spe&cEs, Penknives, ant Razers,
Shaving Boxes, Gentlemen and Ladies Pocket Books,
. of different forts, German Elutes ana'kijes, Fiddles and
Fiddle Strings, Irik Powder, and excellent black Ink,
Reales and Dividers, Leather Snuff Boxes, and Ink-.
Lots, Silver Pencil Cases, Powder Fluffs, set Pouches,
kef patent Powder, foot and flints, peiute* fan
dijbes, ref tape, battledores and futtlecocks, Hadley's
quadrants oj the befl fort, India ink, oiled paperjor
faking off maps, foe brufoes bard andfoft, balsam of
boney, Stoughton's bitters, Turlington's bafam of life,
Anderson's pills. Female pills, Venetian bloom water,
files for counting } oufes, bes quills and pens, travelling
cafesfor gentlemen of the army, copper plate copy books',
for children, pomatum and brick ball, hair powder by
the single pound,,cara plainer, very ,neat mathematical
infruments, picket and horfefifcls, borfe whips, &c.
By Hugh and Hlex. WHlace,
OLD Port^wine in pipe:, bogheads, and quar
ter calks, old Lifoan in dit 0,
O d Jamaica spirits, Antigua rum 4 years old,
Best mess and cargo beef in tieices and bands,
Btif ox tongues in half barrels,
Bett mess pork in barrels, new rose butter,
Fresh fupeifin^ flour, Jamaica certain barrels,,
Eatt-India coffee in bags of ico wt. e: ch,
A large quantify of Queen's ware in crates,
Ditto of giafs and china in crates and boxes,
A few calks of hardware, containing carpenters,
joiners, and coopers tools, &c.
Fifteen pairof guns, 9 pounders, with flint,
Seven pair of ditto,_ 6 do. da.
Seventeen^pair of ditto, 4 do. do.
Eight howitzers, 6 do. do.
Twenty-four swivels with shot, with a quantity of
bar and grape fh^
Forty exceeding fine muskets,
Four bales of Irish ratteens,
One b?x fine Irish linens.
HexaF^i^^,
HAVE FOR SALE,
OLD Madeira Wine in pipes,
Do. Lfbon in Do.
Do. Fort in Do.
Do. Conine brandy in Do,
Bottled poster in cases of eight dozen each,
Cheefq various kinds in calks,
Hams and fmoaked beef in do.
Ox tongues in firk is,
Irish buffer in do
M >uld and o'Tpt candles in boxes 25 Ib. each,
Brown soap in boxes 28 Ib. eagh,
Loaf sugar in ho fheais,
Hyfon, foufhong arid b®hea tea in chests,
Pepper in casks ipo lb, each,
A few packages of dry goods fit fo^the pref^nt
feaEm*
iFine Salt, %$. do.
ICoarfe'Salt, is. d c .
llndian Corn per Bu. ros. do.
'Coffee, is. do.
Chocolate, 265. pet Do,