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ns a miserable people; that he would not
begrudge to give a thousand dollars, if the
town of Swanfey could be set off by itfelf;
and that if they did not take up arms, the
ministerial troops would not molest them;
that he rather give a thousand dollars, than
that any soldiers should be raised in the town
of Swanfey, that he had always borne his
testimony against taking up arms against Great-
Britain, that hie had always been against Inde
pendency, and that .he contemned the autho
rity of the Continental Congress, and the
Committees appointed by their recommenda
tion; that at a Convention of the Commit
tees for the county of Brifol, the greater part
of the evidences to the above fads were laid
before the Convention, and the said Bowers
was deemed an enemy to his country, that
the Committee for said Swanfey were jollified
by the Convention for what they had before
done refpeaing the conduct of the laid Bow
ers; that at a town-meeting of said town of
Swanfey, which was called pursuant to a late
act, made for securing said State, and the
other United American States, agninft the
danger to which they are expdfed by the in
ternal enemies thereof, the said Bowers fecm
ingly appeared to be sorry for his past conduct,
and earnestly reptiefted favour, and promised
to retract his former errors, and to submit to
whatever the Selectmen and Committee of
Swanfey should require of him, if the affair
could be suspended ; and accordingly, by the
importunity and request ofhim and hb friends,
the affair was suspended, and the meeting was
adjourned from time to time, in expectation
that according to his pjomife he would sign a
written recantation of what he had said and
done as aforefaid: But at last he artfully eva
ded us, and to cur surprise refufed to do it;
and having, by lodging money for treats at
the tavern near the meeting, aid by treats at
the meeting, prevailed upon a number who
deny the use of- a ms to join him, they over
powered us, and voted him at liberty. From
all which fads, let the impartial public judge,
whether it is not Efficiently apparent, that the
ft.d B w rs is a reab emy to the United States
A VERY great Fleet of the Enemy's Ships
°f " ar 25 ^ Transports being now in
the River, and there being reason to apprehend'
•that they will fooh make an attempt upon
this Plnc% RESOLVED, That the Inhabi
tants of the neighbouring Country be earnest
ly requeued to held themselves in Readiness to
march immediately upon the firing of the
-BEACON, with the belt Accoutrements, war
like Instruments, and Stores to this Town,
t, attack and fepulfe the common Enemy;
They are desired to take Notice, that in'pafe
of an alarm, when the Beacon is fired, we
have given Orders for s the difeharging of
.Cannon, that they may be notified to look
Tout' for the beacon; that the difeharg^of*
Cannon alone is .not to be deemed an Alarm;
but tha&the firing of The Beacon itfelf, even
vithrturtht Dilchafge of Cannon, is to be
Tordidered as an Alarm.
Within a week past about zo Ships, Fri
^g^s and Sloops of War have arrived ^t;
RhodeJA^nd from the- .Westward, with feme'
Transports; 8 of the former 'are said to be
of the Line. "Lord Howe, in the Eagle' ©ft
'64 Guns, 'alfb the Brifld 0f.50 Guns, were
expected to arrive there an the 15th Inflant.
Me learn that about 730 of the Enemy's*
Troops, including' Grenadiers and Light In
fantry, marched to the North End of Rhode-
Aland a few Nights.fince.
• BOSTO N, January I, 1778.
The Hartford Post, tells us, That he law a
QwAcman i, Springfield, who informed him
—Extras from Rebel Papers.-
In the STATE of Massachusetts Bay.
s Swanjfj, %l, \g, 1777'
?fHE Committee of Correspondence and
I Safety so said town, think it their duty
to inform the public, that upon their late
enquiry into the conduct of ferathmad Row
ers', of Qid Swanfey, Esq; if appeared by
the evidence of a number of credible persons,
th .t he had endeavoured to under-value the
paper currency of the American States, by
faying it was of no more value than chip:;
that he eftecmed those persons no better than
rubbers and pick-pockets, who paid to him
and obliged him 'to receive paper money,
instead of gold and silver; that for one hun
dred pounds of silver or gold, he would give
one hundred and eighty in paper; that he had
recommended Lord Howe's proclamation, and
said that by it, we could have Cvery thing we
liked for; that be would venture one half of
his estate upon the honour of Lord Howe ; that
Americas's power was nothing to withstand
Great Britain ; that Great-Britain would make
vt America.
Philip Slead, ]
Jeremiah Brown,l
ffrael Brown,
T > Committee.
Daniel Martin, Jun. ,
Daniel Barney,
Edwarti Anthony 1
Obadiah Slead.
WILLIAMSBURG, Nov. 28.
We hear that the General Assembly ofMa
ryland have voted two thoufaal additional
troops for the continental service, and have
also given leave to bring in a bill for a gene
ral 'teft, another for confifeating Qie effects of
Britiih merchants, to be applied to the in
demnification of persons who have, fuffered by
the Britilh fleet and army.
• PROVIDENCE, Dec: 20.
State of Rhode Illand, and Providence Plan
tations.
In COUNCIL of WAR, Providence, December,
LONDON, November 17.
A correfeonder t, who calls himfelf Mo/^y
rator, observes, that when the smoke of par,)*'
is dispersed, and the din of faction filenc.p,
which he apprehends to be nearly the case at
present, interesting truths will become .visible
to the common est and reasonable suggesti
ons attended to by the nore improved under
standings.
He takes notice, tlat public and wanton
reflections on Magiftates and Ministers are
very injurious to fockty; as prejudices railed
avainft authority only serve to interrupt the
peaceable executionof Government; for nei
ther Magistrates no* Ministers are superior to
the law, nor can eiher oppress with impunity.
When was the cidl adminillration of justice,
fays he, executed with more candour and in
tegrity ! When was that honourable coifed
Bench filled wfch men of more di&inguiffiedf
abilities, knowledge, fpirin and independence,'
than at prefert ? Never-
Who made these glorious bulwarks of our^
constitution independent ? His present Majesty.
Call your eye, impartial reader, with re
fpe&, towards the venerable Bench of Biffiops,|
and fay, in what period of cur hikory men
of more moderator, learning, or ,more ex
emplary piety, Horned that Nation There
are no controvefies amongst themselves, no
persons fufferingfor opinions; in a word, ,11
is peace in the church; and to form a jurt
idea of the ftac of religion in this country,
when were the relative and facial duties of
life ever difeh^ged with such extent and pro
'"ls ' to Chaity it may be fairly called the
Terfel pafion of this country. Art^^^d
Sciences are at their meridian height. Com
merce (exceptng its interruption from the re
bellion in America) is in # its molt ncurifhmg
fave*
These are undeniable fads ; but our great
misfortune is. that in England all fmts cf
I Aepple are politicians, and in general they
deifoeir know^dgffr
I wh^ch each ^ves credit as their wJacs or dil-
Lfetisfartions "dired. Such politicos as these
lOhly 6rvc to milted, for whnft the prefen^
Ilaudable fccrecy in Government is observed,
r -nothing but events can come to knowledge of
b public. And it is but fair to foppofe,
I 'that in the fanflum fa^orum of the Cabinet
I Council, where the fubje, are ext^^ and
interesting, they are confined on the most
I liberal principles, and devoid of every species
can have $* beyond the
I Exporting the dignity of his Cr ° w ;' el f a re of
1 h^r of his Government,,a nd the welfare
Ihis people. diredions
Indeed, in those councils wne . t t o the
are made by a few, which mi r :^: c impof*
happing or misery of thoufa' as > b ','
5,000,000
We received no papers from the Westward
,by the . last poll, occasioned it is feppTed by
the North River being so obftru&ed with ice,
as not to be passed.—there was no paper
printed at Fifh-K.ill, last week.
that he (the Genieman) saw a Letter from an
Officer in Gen. Howe's Army to another in
Gen. Burgoyne's, giving , him to underhand,
WAR was declared on the Sides of France
and Spain, against the mighty Kingdom
of Britain. ,
The OWNERS of the Privateer CIVIL
Usage, of Newbury-Port, have made a pre
sent to the Honorable JOHN HANCOCK
Esq; of an elegant CO A CH, which was
lately taken in one of their Prizes; as a To
ken of their refped for that Gentleman, who
has so nobly distinguished himfelf in the pre
sent Contest with Great Britain, as The Friend .
of his Country.
BOSTO N, January, 15.
Tuesday last about 130 Sail of Transports,
and three Frigates, arrived at Rhode Island,
on board one of the latter, 'tis said, came
Admiral Howe.
Wednesday Eveninglaft, about seven o'clock
as one Mr. Jenkins was coming from Cam
bridge to this Town, he was attacked by a
Footpad near Charleftown Common, with a
pair of pistols, who robbed him of all the
money he had about him. The robber was
drefs'd in a Soldier's Habit, and Mr. Jenkins
fays he was one.
The night following Mr. Thomas Hopkins
was robbed of 780 Dollars and his Watch,
by three Regular Soldiers near the fame place.
Alinoft every night, the week p@f, there
have been burglaries 'or. Street-Robbery com
mitted in this town, therefore the Inhabitants
who have occasional business out late in the'
Evening, would do well to be on their guard.
NEW-HAVEN, ^. 7.
The mod Honourable the Continental Con
gress have recommended to the several Legisla
tures of the United States, to call in Five
Millions of Dollars, by quarterly Taxes with
in the Year 1778, in the following Propor
tion, viz.
New Hampfere, 200,000 Dol.
Massachusetts Bay. # 820,000
Rhode Illand and Provi- } • 100,000
dance Plantations, J'
Connecticut, 600,000
New-York, 200,000 ..
New-Jersey, 270,000
Penfylvaniha, 620,000
Delaware, 60,00©
Maryland,. 520,000
Virginia, 800,000
North Carolina, 250,000
South Carolina, 500,000
Georgia, 60,000
Able to suppose any thing to arise beterror in
judgment. In large collective bodies difference
of opinion mull arise, and an opposition to
support those opinions ; and when this oppo
sition is conducted with integrity,^ and is
founded on the true principles of public spi
rit, it will have a tendency to elucidate, and
will always prevail whenever any fundamen
tal injury to cur noble constitution ihall be
attempted.
Men are apt to abuse ministers for increas
ing their friends; 'tis certainly a right prin
ciple to encreafe them as much as they can,
in' order to facilitate the A'dminiftration of
Government, but it will be always dangerous
to make use of thole friends for unconstituti
onal purposes.
False patriotism, diffatisfadion, and distress,
have drawn many well-meaning people from
their necessary avocations, to the injury of
their families.
To conclude: May my fellow-fubje&s be
loyal; shew their allegiance ; obey the law;
support fobordination, and wait till they have
a just cause of complaint before they presume to
atufe their furriers.
Nov. 22. A body of troops belonging to
the Prince Anhalt Zerbft are hired for the
Britilh service in North America, for the cam
paign 1778.
Agents are gone to Holland toNnake con
trails for gunpowder, falt-pet^, arid seres,
both military and naval, to be Ripped early in
the fp ring for, the English ports, for the use
of government.
Yesterday morning Lord Townfhend and
Lord Amherst had a long conference with his
Majesty, and several general Officers, at St.
James's.
An anonymous correspondent writes, that it
~ was yesterday reported from a house of'very
refye&able authority, that Dr. Franklin died
on the 12th inst. at his country house near
Paris, and that it was supposed the late ill
success of the Americans had haltened his end.
The drawing of the State Lottery is com
menced, Lord Fedeyis dead, and succeeded
by his Son Mr. AndrewFolcy.
Extract of a letter from Goftort, Nov. 12.
, By a letter received here this day, from
on board his Majesty's frigate Milford, Sir
William Barnaby, dated Hallifax, Odo. 8.
we are informed, that the arrived there that
day from a cruize in the Bay of Fundy, a^d
had brought in with her three prizes ^e a
privateer belonging to Marblehead, Aid bound
home from a cruize, called the f,phne, of
10 guns, and 63 men, the s r.amc
Thomas Player; likewise a ^French bug,
from Nantz to Bolton, ld , lvlt , h ^ %, d .
a large American fch^. f ,, e
dies. The Blip, ^ m 'N^VVN H ?l'
lifax were the Rainbow, Milford, Mermaid,
Hone, Cabbot brig, Hancock and Fox. The
Diamond, Lark, Flora, Ambufeade and Scar-;
borough, were cruizing in Boston-bay, in,
which place the Milford was likewise ordered
‘ to cruize The Diamond had sent into Ha
lifax a privateer of eight guns, which flie
took in Boston-bay."
Extras of a letter from on hoard the Enterprise,
man of war, Sir Tho. Rich, dated Gibraltar,
0aQ.23, and brought in the Two Friends,
Hill, from Gibraltar in 17 days.
“ We are all in high fpirir, having taken
and brought irto this port the Venus, loaded
'with tobacco, from Philadelphia to Nantz, a
large foip, with nop barrels of rice on board,'
indigo, &c. ^d . a brig from Nantz to South
Carolina, v^th arms, bale goods, and salt,
under French colours; as also another very
valuable prize, and retook Captain Pain's
briw. Upon the whole, we flatter ourselves
that ^e rihall share as much prize money as
any lhip's crew during the course of the last
Tofy fold at the Printing Office,
'fo Hanover-Square, a Quantity
/bf gpod strong
800 TS,
From forty-five, to fifty /hillings, per pair.
^be|S OLD, ~
ANEGRO-woman of good character, aged about 2,8
or 29; fhecaagu through all the n„eff,„ ©n,
pinymenVot KfaroiW, is . &,,*„ good ypfet, argirons
plain things well. ,hc,WQ& ta a dairy, fyi.ning,. &c,
ardia^ery cleanly in ah the c °°^is fold only for want
of employ. Enquiry of Hugh GainS>'_. ~...••
rfRAYTbTr fto^h F^o' sthepahure 0* Do&or Charlo
X^n, at Jamaica on Monday the izeh of January, a
Qf.me black mare, about fourteen hands and an meh
high, has a foil! Aar in her forehead, and was Heavy
with foal. Any person who will return her, or will^ .
such intelligence ofher, that foe may be recovered, shall
bit well rewarded. _ _____
]DY=the last fleet from Cork, lieute-
Dnant Sttvrlly, of hit .Map fty's 9th regtrexpeßed
sundry bundles of eloathing, for his own use, dueled to
the care of Mr. James Stewart, merchant, in New. Yorfy
of which as yet he has received no account. If any
such articles are in the bands of any captains that arrived
in the last fleet, it is requ-fted they will give notice
thereof to the said James Stewart^or H.Grine.
NOW OPENED,
& :% 'To be SOL 1) by
Andrew Coughlan, Tinman,
Oppofiteßurling's-flip, in Qpeen-ftreet, No. ] 9s'
CAMP pl^s ^nd camp kettles, oval and round dishes,
ftuepans, foop pots, tureens, fob, ladled jap^ned
™^Qteens and tumblers, tea pots, decanters, candlesticks
vriCTtQ^te, &c. tea waiters, tea kitchens,-- coffee jugi
and tea cherry
IN^A PATTERNS.
Copper tea kettles,:^%e-pots, scales, faufepant; brrfs
weights apd cocks, pewter b£ on r , plates and di flies, mips
pumps, horn and glass lantbora, fpeakirg.trumpets, ber
nole lamps, puffers measures and a latge aflbnmrnt of
common ware,.,''
°W ANTE Dto hire,
A Middle aged Woman that can few; and w. ^
be willing to help to Waft and Iron in a small
Family; ft is Txpeded flie will produce a good P
commendation. Enquire cf H. Game.
Jurtimported from London, aid tp be't'ol* by
CHARLES GEDDES,
Watch-maker, in Hariover-Squarc, opposite Gaine's
Printing-Office;
A Variety of silver and pinchbeck watches; grid,
silver, and pinchbeck seals; pinchbeck and Reel
keysand chains of the ne,weft patterns, fpiinge, g dies,
<kf.&cori :{1 „ : .
N. B, Watches clean'd and repair'd in the best man
ner, aTd'nntbrffirrteft notice.
: For LONDO \
C° ' a " '"h ' e ''" Convoy)
The Letter of Marque Ship
^^BRI TAN NIA,
Samuel BalT, Commariri-r.
Mounting 16 Carriage, andt
Swivel Guns, with Men answerable, and has § xcef
lent Ac^mmedaticns for Paffengeis, and has twe
Thirds of he. Cargo engaged. For Freight nifaf
fige apply to Robert Alexander, and Co. or,Cant.
Bill Oh board thethip at Mr. Jauncey's WlLi't
RICHA RD
BEGS have toinform the gentlemen of the
- nwy, and others, that he has, lately o
; .the London Chop-House, at the sign < tin
Earl of Percy's aims, in Water-street, near the 'f,
Market, j^i^x&eC^miffary Loring's.
Theatre^oyal, John Street,
Qn Tfiur'cav * e <! b. inst. will be presented, the
FAIk PENI TENT.
To cubin ' will be added,^Farce, called,
Po/LY HoNEYCOMBRa
T@ be fold lor no Fault,
THE ympleateft gentleman's servant in this cit^
A nandfome mulatto lad, 16 years of age;
Slaves aid dresses hair well, understands taking care f
horses, / sufed to waiting upon table, &c. and well
quaint with the city; warranted honest and sober,
had th/ fmali pox and measles. To prevent troubler
lowef price is 6; guineas. Enquire of H. Gaine.
Picked up in the Sound, Long-Island,
AMofes built Bo#. Whoever will prove their pro
perty, and pay charges, may have her again, by
typlyiog to Mr. Wallace, chief carpenter in the Kirf.
,rd. New-York.
" A PARCEL OF
MUSCOVADO SUGAR
OF THE FIRST QUALITY,
TO be fold by the fubferibers, who are to be found
^t Mis. Grice's, Dock-flreet, No.
JOHN MORRICE,
ALEXANDER KENNEDY.
benjamin huggett;
Nassau-Street, No. 44,
Near the Ordnance Office, has for sale;
Muscovado fu-1
gar in hog(heads, !
D to in barrels,
Excellent molasses by the
hogflwad or less quan-
Jama ca f^nts,
Weft-Inpianum,
Madeira, Liibbn, and
.Teneriffe wipes,
Brandy,
Geneva;
Apnifted and other cor
dials,
Cyder vinegar,
Raisins and currants,
Teas and coffee,
Loaf sugar,
Schuyiri's best chocolate,
Cattile, ithpepiine, and
ccnbnon soap,
Mould agd dipt candles,
Tobacco in lb. and half
p&ind papers,
X fmali house, on lease Ground, to be fold ,
cheap; of which possession will be given the fit;.7
May m x't. Enquire as above.
To be fold for no Fault,
A Likely young negro wench about 22 years of
age, that can be well recommended. For par
ticulars a;ply to Hugh Gaine.
jafl imjefodfrom London and Brtftol, and to be fold
By JOSEPH TOTTEN,
Living a the corner of Beekman-freet, in ^ueen-freet.
No. rig, the following goods, which he chill jell
wboiefale and retail, very low Jor cafb, viz.
SCARLET, blue, green, white, black, claret anh
nixt broad cloths, with trimmings, Actable ; coat
ings of all kinds; blue, green and red' bays; rose and
stripe blankets ; forges, halfthicks, frizes, fagothies, b. k
laftiogs, corduroys, /balloons, durants, tammies,
and ftipe cainblets, callicocs, cambricks and lawns 7-$
and yird wide cotton checks, men and women's & T
bofe, women's callimancoe shoes, wiltons, blue and "T.
lace, fattens, peelongs, m<de, taffety, silk and, inert
handkerchiefs, beftdouble glazed bonnet paper, $"• ^ e
„fyl ) ngils peg calk, ^ by 6 and 9 by 7 cr^wn window
glass, brass and iron caudlefth ks, pewter tea pots, d:^,
plates and bafo^s, brass kettles, pinchbeck ffioe bu 5
tapes, bindings, ribbons, threads, &r.
M.
LOST, afilver table fpeon marked R. Crm^'< %
Myer Miers. Should any such be offered for faia
'tis lipped it will be flopped. Whoever returns th* , far.
to Hugh G^ine, than x^ve a Dollar Reward, and r.
Queftiope -rted.
W ANTE D,
A Woman to take care of a child of about eigr . ^
months old, in a small family, on Long-Il:.
about five miles from this city.. Enquire of Mr. Ifaau
Longworth, No. 11, Prince's-street.
Jlft/importai Whc.bift,Wps trom Engird and LL^.
and to be fold by
JAMES STEWART,
At his ftortfrin; Mr. Rhinelander's china flor
Buriing's-ffip;
FINE 'hyfon,)
fouchodg/L
Congo, arid ( '
BoheaJ
Single and dowlc refine
sugars,
Sail duck, Not aid 8, |
Coarse and finlri/h linen;
A few pieueselegant chint
zes and colons,
Old Jamaica aim,
Afeiw firkin Cor^pfe butter.
c HARtTY
Whale bone,
Strict linen handkerri•
6 4 and 7-4 blankets
Blue and red duffles,
Wellh flannels,
White an^green Banach,.
IMixt coating,
White, red and green bay,
jCtys, and
Katon's best bottled porter
ICorks
, Pepper,
Alfpice,'
? Ground ginger,
. Oatmeal,
Scotch barley,
Calavancts,
Rice,
Infhbutter,
Indigo,
Stone jugs assorted,
Stonechamber pots,
- Very neat brown quart
mu gs,
Do. pint do.
Do. half pintdo.
Bowls of different fixes.
Queen's ware plates,
, Do. large breakfast cups
and saucers,
Do. small do.
Coarse and fine salt,
f Stoneand fhdl lime.