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K:y of cloth then making tip by a number of
workmen for the rebel army. All this was
done with so much fecreqy, condud, and
bravery, that nene of either of the parties re
ceived the least injury. About fix o'clock the
next evening they returned, bringing with
them the wounded, and the following pri
foners:',\
Francis Murray, Major of their standing army.
Henry Marfit, Lieutenant of militia.
John Cox, Ensign of their standing army.
Carnis Grace, Ensign of dittos
Andrew M'Mian, Ensign of militia.
Charles Charlton, Quarter master of landing
army..
Eriel Welbur, Serjeant of ditto.
Patrick Coleman, ditto of ditto.
James Moor, ditto of ditto.
Twenty four Privates of ditto, except one.
Anthony Tate, a Grid Juror.
Too much commendation cannot be given
to this gallant action. To march twenty
eight miles, take and furprize one, and llorm
another of the enemy's posts, kid and maxe
pfifoners of every officer and private, and to
return the fame distance, making in the whole
fifty-fix miles in twenty-two hours, and that
without the least injury received, must cer
tainly meet with the applause of the public,
and do great credit to the officers who con
duced, and the men who, under their direc
tion, accomplished it.
Feb. 25 Yelterday afternoon a part of the dra
goors of the royal army, and Captain Hovendon,
with a part of his Pennsylvania dragoons, returned
to town, having left it the night before about eleven
o'clock : They had been at least 30 miles up the
Schippack road, and'having taken 130 head of very
fine cattle, brought them in with a number of pri
soners.
The following instances of barbarous cruelty,
which were lately fuffcred by a couple of harmless
m.n who fell into the hands of a numerous party of
militia, under the command of Mr. Lacy, a Briga
dier of Pennsylvania, may serve as a sample of that
inhuman violence to which the poor inhabitants are
now exposed, wherever they have the misfortune to
oe within the reach of republican persecution.
David Gpombs being accused of having brought
provisions to the Philadelphia market, the valiant
Capt. Young, of Cumberland, drew his fworo and
run it through the body qf the poor unarmed man,
of which he now lies dangeroully ill.
John M'Kenny was arrested for the fame offence ;
having tied a rope about his neck, and tied his hardsj
behind him, they dragged him after a horse in full
gallop, untill the unhappy man was to all appearance
dead.
This patriotic Gen. Lacy is the man who lately
atchieved the gallant exploit of destroying a number
of mills in the neighbourhood of this city, not
with a view indeed of diftreffmg the British armv, for
he cannot be ignorant that they are abundantly sup
plied with every thing,---but in order to dift/efs, as
far as possible, his ineffendrng countrymen.
March 7. A gentleman arrived here from Mar
tinico, which place he left the firft of last September,
informs us, that the Governor of Martinico would
rot fuffer continental colours to be hoisted in the
hS bour, nor buffer any Frenchmen to go on board
the privateers ;---nether would he buffer an American
to walk the streets after eight o'clock in the evening,
on any pretence whatever.
March, io. Last Friday night a party of
the light horse made an excursion to German
town, where they fell in with a rebel captain
and twenty four men, which, after killing
four, they made the rest prifoner^, and brought
them to this town.
Yesterday one Hardy, lately a captain of one
of the fire ships and chain, in the river Dela
ware, was also brought in Prisoner.
NEW-YORK, March 23.
Tuesday last arrived the ship Vifccunt De Vaux,
Piere Marie Donnat, master, from Port I'Oriem, in
France, laden with woollens and other goods, .calcu--
lated to alleviate the distress of Mr. Washington's
army. She is a vessel of 600 tons burden, mounts
24 carriage guns, and was taken on the 23d ult. off
the Capes of Virginia, while cleared and ready to
engage, by the brave and vigilant Capt. Svmends,
of his Majesty's Ihip Solebay. The loss of this car
go will be severely felt by the rebels.
Same day was sent in by his Majesty's ship St.
Albans, a large Swedish ship, of size similar to the
prize above-mentioned. She was bound from Cadiz
for Virginia, with a cargo of military stores and
salt. It is laid that flie has upwards of 20 pieces of
, brass cannon in her hold. She was loaded along
fide of the large Dutch vessel that was taken some
time ago by the intrepid Sir James Wallace, in the
Experiment.,.
Also arrived the ship Lydia, laden with tobacco,
uken in Chefepeak Bay, by the Solebay and Rich
mond men of war.
At the fame time the schooner Newport, J. Gross,,
matter, from Boston bound to Virginia, was sent in
to this port hy Capt. Symonds of the Solebay.
The letter of marque brig Loyal Subject, of Glas
gow, commanded by Capt. Andrew Syme, who has
been only ten days out from this port on a cruize,
brought in with her, on Monday last the following
prizes taken off Cape Hatteras, viz.
Schooner Bedford, Thomas Maxfield, from New-
Englabd, in ballart; schooner Joseph, Abraham
Japan, from New-England, in ballast ; schooner
Rachel, Purnell Johnston, from Bermuda, with salt;
big Sally, Samuel Tucker, from ditto, with ditto;
floep Henry, Capt. Moody, from Hispaniola, laden
with dry goods. Letters were found in these vef
f Is, addressed to the hon. Jpfeph Hughes, and John
Labrie, Efqrs. of Carolina, ordering that a cargo
of tobacco fbould be immediately put on board of
them, consigned to Messrs. Guarfque and Sons, at
Biiboa, in Spain, for which place they were to pro
ceed.
• On Thursday was sent into this port, by his Ma-
j ^'s (loop Galatea, a French ship, Rofiore D'Ar
mis, of 220 tons, loaded at Naptz; had proceeded
to H fpaniola, where she took in some moiaffes, &c.
Thursday last was sent in here b, the privateer
floep Hammond, Captain Goodridge, the schooner
Eder, Capt. Mount, from Edenton, in North-Ca
yobna, for Martinico, with 63 hogsheads oftobacco,
'which he took the 13th inst. in lat. 34, 10, lon. 70,
(iff Cape Hatteras: Captain Goodridge took three
other prizes since he left this port, which was the
21st of last month, and sent them to Bermuda; one
v.cs a sloop from France with cordage, the other two
with trifling cargoes : In the whole, Captain -Good
i e^^ has Likens prizes since December last.
On Thursday evening And yesterday several vessels
arrived here from Philadelphia, they are a part of
the fleet of thirty fail of vessels, which left the river
Delaware last Monday fe'nnight, they bring the fol
lowing accounts : The schooner Alert, Capt. Da
niel Moore, had been taken off Reedy-Island by
some rebel gallies; the passengers and principal pro
perty were immediately landed at Wilmington; the
vessel was in three hours fitted outand presently took 1
and destroyed by fire, two vessels from Rhode-Bland,
laden with hay. Soon afterwards, Sir James Wal
lace in his Majesty's ship Expriment, hove in fight,
pursued, and re-tock the Alert, but the rebels had
prepared combustibles in the cabin to set her on fire,
which from the briskness of the Experiment's people,
was prevented. There were on board the Alert,
Mr s . Willington, Mrs. Sproule, and her family,
Lieut. Stratton, of the Royal Corps of Engineers,
and a number of artificers in that department. We
are informed that most kinds of provisions were
plentiful, that all the foraging parties of the Royal
army bad proved very Gccefstul, the, riot having
loft more than 12 men killed and wounded, during
their several excursions.
The fliip Grace, Capt. Bundy, from Bristol for
this port, with coals, took fire at sea and burnt
slowly for several days, neither could the crew by
any means whatsoever extinguish the flames : They
were happily taken up arid carried to Antigua by a
vessel bound for London, fiom Philadelphia, but
she sprung a Leake, and was obliged to bear away
for the Weft-Indies.
The brig Polly, Capt. M'Davitt, from Bristol
for this port, after beating on the coast several weeks
in the winter, flood away fur the Weft-Indies, and
was taken by a rebel privateer and carried into one of
the French islands.
The Sloop AHive Letter of Marque, Captain
Powell, failed fryrii this Port the 20th of December,
since wh<h he has taken three brigs, two schooners,
arid one sloop ; five of then/ he sent into Antigua,
and errried one into St. Augustine, where he cleaned,
took in a number of hands, and was gone on a
cruize again.
Extract of a tetter from Dublin, dated January 3,
. 1778.
" We are following the examples of the Loyal
ists in England, in railing new levies with the ut
most assiduity and expedition. One regiment called
the Royal Irish Fuzileers, of which the Earl of Bel
lamont is Colonel, is almost cornpleat, and is to
rank as the 74th regiment; the following officers, are
appointed to it, Major Lorinzo Moore, of the 2d
horse to be Lieutenant Colonel. Captain Weftenra,
of the i^h dragoons, Major. Leutenant Hewet-,
fori, 27th regiment, Lieut. Brownrigg, 38th regt,
and Lieut. Gfcdfanns, 28th regt, to be Captains.
Some of those gentlemen are now serving with Sir
William Howe. Another battalion is commanded
by Lord Dunluee, to which Capt. Maginnis of the
38th regiment is Major. Lieutenant Kelly, 10th
regirrient, and the Hon. James De Courcy, 40th re
giment, are Captains. It is expe&ed the 74th re
giment will soon embark for Americe, as they are
now on their march to Cork."
A letter from a gentleman in London to his friend
in New-York, dated the 7th of January, 1778, fays,
66 That General Burgoyne's mifearriage has at last
roused the spirit of the nation. The new troops
talked of to be railed immediately, are,
Men.
The Manchester Volunteers 1000
M'Leod - - - 1000
Duke of Argyle - - 1000
Campbell's Welch Volunteers - 2000
Duke cf Athol - _ iooo
Colonel Gordon - - _ 1000
Duke of Hamilton - — 1000
Colonel Dalrymple's Lowlanders 1030
Midland Highlanders - - 1000
Sutherland and Mackay's ditto 1000
Earl of Seaforth - - - 1000
Scotch Dutch brigades augmented SOOO
Irish regiments - - - 5 o () o
The Englilh battalions - 10,000
32,000
Liverpool and almost all the large towns in England
are preparing to offer regiments; and it is in con
templation for each parish to raise a certain number
of men, which will make at least 100,000 meh, in
case of need."
Extras of a letter from London, dated Jan. 10.
" The pail having been delayed till this evening,
affords me an opportunity of informing you that the
reports of a sudden rupture with France, very gene
rally believed, and no doubt mentioned in many let
ters by this packet, are found to be groundless for
geries of interested and evil-minded individuals;
flocks which had fallen are getting up again, and
many people who had paid large premiums against a
French war are looking foolifh enough."
Letters from London mention,'that a naval-yard.
As about to be eftabliffied in this city, and that Capt.
Le Ceros is appointed Commissioner.
The Rebel General Wayne, has lately deployed
all the Forrage within many Miles of Philadelphia,
on the Jersey Shore; which has obliged a large Body
of his Majesty's Forces to go down the River Dela
ware as far as Reedy Island, to collea a Quantity of
Hay, &c. on which Expedition they set out about a
Week fince l
By the most authentic accounts from Philadelphia,
we learn, that the Royal army at that place is
healthy and in high spirits, being well supplied with
every species of frefh protfifions by the country peo
ple for 30 miles round : that deserters arrive daily
from the rebel army at Valley Forge, whole number
is now said to be about Sooo men; that all deserters
who do not chufe to enter volunteers in the King's
service are sent to Europe at the expence of govern
ment ; that the number of rebel deserters since Gen.
Howe took possession of Philadelphia, is laid to be
about 1000 men, who on their arrival appear to be
healthy and pretty well eloathed, as they plunder in
discriminately wherever they go thro' the country.
By feme deserters that came in he r e a few days
since, we learn, that the rebels are beginning toge
ther at Rye, &c. These men were some of the new
drafts intended for Mr, Washington's army.
We hear a number of rebel whale boats have been
lately seen reconnoitering the north shore of Long-
Bland.
A number of vessels failed for Philadelphia ye
sterday.
On Wednesday next at 11 o'clock,
Will be fold by public Auction, at
BOWMAN and CODNER's
Auction Office, Hanover-Square,
A Variety of English, India, Scotch and
Irilh goods ; —Alfo a parcel of men's
wearing apparel.
N. B. At private sale, Russia duck, hard
soap, coffee, and old Jamaica spirits
A parcel neat white kid and coloured
GLOV E S.
P. M'Davitt,
~ " To beSOLD at '
PUBLIC AUCTION, •
To-morrow morning,
At the Coffee-Houfe,
By BARR A,K 'H A YS,
SIX hogsheads Weft-lndia rum,
Four calks of brandy,
Six ditto geneva,♦
One hog/head felt round bate,
About two hundred bulhels fine salt in bags,
One calk indigo, ~
Twelve kegs red herrings,
And one of dry goods.
On WEDNESDAY,
A large quantity of ironmongery and hardware, and
some fyntei rFS..
,p At 12 o'clock,
A handy negro wench, and an eight-day clock.
F^urLTC—A UC'TTonT
By DANIEL M'CORMICK,
> At the Coffee-House,
Illis DA Y,
A parcel of houfhold furniture.
To-morrow,
The anchors, cables, fails, rigging and ma
terials of the ship Lord Dunluce.
Immediately after the Jale of the materials,
will he fold at Beekman's Slip,
' The hull of the ship LORD DUNLUCE,
As she now lies there ;
Also a parcel of masts, spars, &c. &c.
On Wednesday,
2 $ Calks of nails, different sizes,
A few puncheons of Weft-India rum,
A parcel of Manchester goods,,
And some damaged loaf sugar.
On Thursday,
A few hampers of excellent Glouqefter cheese,
Some bottled claret, and
A few barrels of coffee.
At Daniel M'Cormi&'s Ven. House,
On FRIDAY,
Will be peremptorily fold,
A large parcel of JEWELLERY,
And an assortment of DRY GOODS.
By MAJOR GENERAL
JAMES ROBERTSON,
COMMANDANT of New-York;
WHEREAS the Streets of this City, are con
trary tofoYnier Usage, much neglehed, to the
great Inconvenience and Annoyance of the Inhabitants :
And it being absolutely nectary that they fbould be
cleanjed as soon as possible ; I do hereby direct and
order all occupiers of Houses and Lott in this City, find
all Sextons of Churches, immediately to cause the Dirt
and Filth in the Streets and Cellars, opptfite tofuch
Houses and Lots, and Churches, to be fweeped and
raked into Heaps intbe Middle of the Streets, ready to
be removed by Carts vohich Jball be appointed for that
Purpose. And, I do further diref! and order the
Parrark-Mafer of this City, and all Supermtendants
of Hospitals, immediately to cause the Dirt and Filth in
the Streets oppofte to fueb Barracks and Hospitals, and
the Dirt and Filth in the Yards and Cellars thereto
refyeaively belonging, to bef^eeped, raked and mo
ved into Heops in the middle of the Streets, ready to be
taken away by Carts, as before mentioned.
And whereas nothing conduces more to procure Health
than Cleanliness ;I do further direa and order, that all
Occupiers of Houses and Lots, Sextons of Churches,
Superintendants of Hospitals, and the Barrack- Master
of this City, to cause tb'e Dirt and Filth in Cellars and
the Streets, opposite to these refyeflive Lots and Build
ings, to be fvureped and gathered into Heaps in the.
Middle,of the Street, on Saturday in every Week,
when Carts fball attend to remove the fame : And
upon Complaint being made to me, of atty negleEl in
keeping clean the Yards, Cellars and Streets oj an, of
the above described Lots and Building, the Person or
Persons convibled thereof, fball be severely punifbed,
to preventfueb Delira °nc, for the future.
TO-MORROW will be fold,
At the Vendue Store between the
Public Auction.
To-morrow,
At Templeton and Stewart's
New Auction Room,
Upon the dock between the Ceffee-Houfe,
Will be sold,
A pa r cel of linens, camblets, fluffs, &c<
go pieces of cambricks,
With some womens silk gowns, &c<
On Wednesday,
On Murray's wharf, the prize schooner Experance,
and cargo, consisting of,
Molasses, coffee, rum, and European goods.
Same da, at the Coffee-boufe, will be fold,
The schooner POLL Y, as advertised in last
Thursday's paper. Inventory to be seen at Temple
ton and Stewart's office.
To be fold by public vendue,
ON Thursday the 46th March, inst. at the victu
alling wharf, near the Ferry Stairs, at twelve
o'clock, the sloop MONTGOMERY and CARGO,
consisting of coffefy molasses, &c, prize to his Maje
sty's ship Experiment, Sir James Wallace, comman
der, and condemned in the court of vice admiralty
for the province of New-York.
By THOMAS LUDLOW, Jun.
Toba fold at public auction, to-morrow, at the Mer
chant's Coffee-boufe, at it o'clock,
Twelve firkins of BUTTER<
lii Blankets,
18 Pieces flannels,
16 Pieces fwanikins,
2 Pieces grey knaps,
8 Pieces brown, blue,
scarlet and green
broad cloths,
2 Pieces corderoys,
3 Pieces white fhaß ;
loons,
Coffee-Houfe and the Dock,
At XI o'clock,
The following GOODS,
10 Pieces blue and green
serges,
2 Pieces coating,
15 Pieces brown broad
cloths,
2 Piecesßoffia Meeting,
20 Pieces Irish yd. linen,
20 Pieces cambricks, and
300 Felt hats,
WITH
Public Auflioih
On Tuesday morning, i i o'Clcck;
At the Coffee-House,
WILL BE SOLD,
By John M'Adam, and Co;
Fifteen Hogsheads of Runt;
Seven Calks of Nails,
Two Caffs of Sugar,
Six Calks Paints ; some ,~
Medicines; China Ware, Looking Glasses, && &Ci
also; a few Bales and Boltes cf dry God'ls, contain
ing, Broad-Cloths, Duffiis, Linens, Handkerchiefs;
&c. being Part of the Cargo of the Sloop Charity
Prize to h ; s Majesty's Ship Galatea.
Fublick Auction.
On Thursday-morning 11 o'clock,
Will begin the Sale of the Cargo, of she Ship,
ROSIERE D'ARTOIS,
Condemned as a Prize to his Majesty's Ship
GaLATEA, Consisting or,
Hyfon and 7 ~ Coffee,
Bohea § ' Paints,
Madeira Wme^ 'Earthern frart,
Rum, Salt in Barrels,
Sugar, , Medicines,
Molafes, Three ne u) Anchors^
HLSO
A varfy of European and India Goods) amoltg
which are,
Broad Cloths, Calamancoes,
Ts et y's Barcelona handkerchiefs)
Nankeens', Sewiftgflks,
Linnens, Pins and Needles,
Hatts, Thread, &c. &e\ &e.
N. B. The file of the dry g< ods will be in th,,
hod e of Mr. Bryan Cohnera little elow the Coffee
boule, and the othei; articles on Murray's wharf.
The sale to continue from da, to day till the whole
is difoofed off.'
JOHN M'ADAM arid Co.
PUBLIC -AUCTION .'
This Morning at XI o'clock,.
At the Coffee-boufe, will be fold for the benefit of
she underwriters, by
John M'Adam, and Co.
FIVE bales, containing, carpeting, mill'd
plaiding, black and yellow coverlids,
gloves and mitts, imported in and damaged Grt
board the fliip Nelly, Capt. Robert Rowlind,
from Glasgow ;~-Likewife,
10 hogsheads Weft-India frjlrti,
And a few hampers Cheshire chafer
— CT - ; I 1 —-XQ
TtfIHERE is a box in the Quarter Master Generals
J store that arrived from London in the Camel df
Bute arm'd ships, last June; supposed to belong to fo#l6
gentleman in town, The owner may nave it by applying
at laid ftofe, on Cruger's wharf, proving his property and
paying all charges.
Garden Seeds,
To be fold by WILLIAM CORBE?, garden#,^
Mr. James Webb's, in Maiden Lane, near thd
Flv Market ; the said feeds warranted.
To be Lett,
P}And immediate poffeffioh git%
ART 'of the farm called the HERMITAC^,
fitub. between the Blootriihgdalc and Greenwich
brads, aßant four miles from town, containing near 1§
Acres with An house and garden, part of the Barn and
ftibles, aid two large bearing orchards, tObfiftitiihg of
various forts of fruit trees. Enquire of Mrs, Leake, at
the Hermitage, or of Mrs. Leake, oppOfite St; Paul't
Church.
Fresh Ship Bread.
A Few thousand Weight of frefh ship bread to be fold
by THOMAS HORSFIELD, at Brooklyn Ferry;
also a few bolting doths;
Hildreth and Leadbetter,
REQUESTS all those indebted to them for SPRVC2
BEER, to pay off their refyeaive accounts bri
being waited upon, as they find the business do loriget
worth carrying on to deliver by the barreh---The best
double spruce beer that ever was offer'd for sale, may ba
had from them by the dosen, as they ihtentito bottle
what they hereafter may brew;
N. B. A new country waggon echlpleat, to be fold
cheap, at their brewery near Peck's Slip.
By THOMAS C. WILLIAMS,
At his store in Great Dock-street, at low rates,
BY WHOLESALE,
A Large quantity of caarfc
and fi ie cloths, and a
variety of ftuff and Man
cheftet godds, very low,
Whit, cloth for soldiers
waiftcoatc,
English taffeties,
India persons,
India and English silk
handkerchiefs,
India and English callicoe#,
A large assortment of linens,
Russia brown arid whitel
drillings.
Ditto Meetings,
Scotch and Irish di^td,
Russia ticklenburghy
Ditto ozenbrigs,
Sail duck,l
Hats, ffioed arid bootty
Fine hosiery,
Also, two fart failing ERIGS and a SLOOF, biff
then abeut one hundred tons each;
N. B, Wanted, a pair cf ha^dfonie BAY HOUSES,
broke to a carriage.
r 0 bb sold = '
By BENJA MIN MARSH,
Between the burnt Church and North-River,
A'MERICAN made beaver and caftot hats; read,
A made coarse and fine shirts ruffled and plain § wool
len, linen and ofnaburghs trowfers, jackets, breeches
and great ccats ; womens callimanco fees of large filet
and good quality; silk flockings, men and womens cot
ton thread and worsted ditto, White and check linens,
cambricks and lawns, gatzc handkerchiefs; white silk
neckcloths, black Barcelona handkerchiefs, a variety of
other silk and linen ditto, black silk and muffin ftocki;
white and coloured thread; andTewing filks^ silk twist,
mohair buttons; buckram, Walloons, coarse and fine
cloth, cambists, durants, callimancoes, and calicoes ,
ribbons, tapes, binding arid gartering ; writing paper,
Spelling books, flares, penknives of a very good quality;
a variety of tow priced knives, fleevd buttons, flioe and
knee buckles; fcap and candles; white and brown ffiod
thread; coffee, chocol'ate, tea, fcgar, and fondry othef
Articles too tedious to mention? ,
: Coarse ditto, worded and
I thread for soldiers,
Ditto shoes and shirts fog
ditto;
A large aftortinefit of flails, 4
Cases of Arnold's best fnuff,
four dozen each,
Best hyfcn, foufhong, and
bohea teas by the chest,
Pepper by the bag,
Nutmegs by the calk,
, London single and double
I refined loaf Cigar, by the
I hogshead,
!01d port wine by the quar-
I ter calk of pipe,
^Farter by the hamper bf
Ihogfhead,
;feoxes of tin phtety
,Wire rivets,
Madeira ninety old;