The New-York gazette, and the weekly Mercury — New-York [N.Y.], 1779-07-26 00:00:00, page 1

PARDO N.
By His Excellency
Sir HENRY CLINTON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief, of all his
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies lying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Wefl-Florida, inclusive, £^c. ^c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the well-known Anxiety of
the Enemy, to keep from the Know
ledge of their Troops every Information,
which might give them a just Idea of their
Situation, may have prevent'd some Deserter
from this Army, from reaping the Benefit of
my late Proclamations of the 23d of February
and 15th of April last. —I have thought fit to
extend the Term of the said Proclamations,।
that the Grace therein offered, of which so
jnany have already availed themselves, may
be more genrrally known: And I do he
reby promise A FREE PARDON to
every DESERTER, who will voluntarily sur
render himfelf to any of his Majesty's I roops
before the FIRST DAY OF AUGUST next.
Given urtder my Hand at Head-Quarters, in
New-York, the Fourteenth Day of June,
1779 0
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Secretary.
By his EXCELLENCY
Sir HENRY CLIN TON, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Welt-Florida inclusive, &C. &:c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
PROTECTION and encouragement is here
by given to the possessors of farms and
gardens, to raise plentiful Supplies of grain,
provisions, vegetables, and forage. Whatever
person or persons shall presume to take away,
or destroy any part of the cattle, flock, or other
produce of any farm or garden, or do any
damage to the habitations, garden, orchards,
or lands: destroy or break down the fences,
shall, upon proof thereof, be most severely
punished. Complaint is to be made to the
Commandant of New-York, or to the officer
commanding the nearest poll of his Majesty s
troops.
Given under my Hand at Head-Quarters,
the Eighth Day of March, in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Seventy-nine.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Sec'ry.
By his Excellency
Sir Henry Clinton, K. B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his
Majesty's Forces, within the Colonies laying
on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia
to Weft-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
1 T THEREAS the Enemy have adopted a
VV practice of enrolling
NEGROES
Among their Troops ; 1 do hereby give No
tice, That all NEGROES taken in Arms, or
upon any military Duty, fhail be purchased
for a dated Price; the Money to be paid to
the Captors.
But I do most ftriaiy forbid any Person to fell
or claim Right over any NEGROE, the Pro
perty of a Rebel, who may take Refuge with
any Part of this Army: And Ido promise to
every
NEGROE
Who shall desert the Rebel Standard, full Se
curityto follow within these Lines, any Occu
pation which he shall think proper.
Given under my Hand at .Head-Quarters,
PHILIPSBUR GH, the 30th Day
cf JUNE, <779.
H. CLINTON.
By his Excellency's Command,
John Smith, Secretary.
Monday, July 26, 1779,
NEW-YORK
A N D
W E EKLY
Containing tfov eatliett ^ubue^
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 80s. per Cent.
Published January 22, 1779.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
% lb. for 21 Coppers.
^ Printed by HUGH GAINE, at the BIBLE and CROWN, IN HANOVER-SQUARE.
By Sir GEORGE COLLIER, Commodore and
Commander in Chifof all his Majefy's Shtfes
and Eiffels employed in America, from the North
cape on the Island of Cape Breton, to the Ba
hama Ijiands and Florida inclusive.
IT having been represented to me that it is
become a Practice lately for Privateers to
anchor without the Hook, at their return from
cruizing, and frequently to land their Prison
ers upon Long-Island, to the great Danger and
Annoyance of his Majesty's faithful Subjects,
and in Defiance of repeated Admonitions to
the contrary.
I think proper therefore to declare that if
Commanders of Privateers shall presume to be
guilty of fach Practices, or shall permit any
Prisoners to be landed from their Ships with
out Leave being obtained from the Commissary
General of Prisoners, and signified under his
Hand in Writing, such Commander of a Priva
teer shall be impressed into his Majesty's Ser
vice, and a Reward and Protection be granted
to such of the Crew as shall make a difeovefy
thereof so as to convift him upon it.
And the Owners of Privateers are to direct
their Vessels when they return from their
Cruizes, to bring to near the Guard ship, in
Order to their being properly examined, and
not shew so much Difrefped to the King's
Colours, as to make Sail away, when they fee
the Guard Boat approaching them.
And I think proper to lignify to the Pilots in
the Pay of Government, that if they shall be
found guilty of going on board M^chant Ves
sels when Men of War are not supplied with
them, who may want to come in over the Bar,
they will not only be mulded in pay, but like
wise dismissed as Pilots, and obliged to serve
on board the King's Ships in inferior Stations :
and as some of the,Pilots have assisted with
their Boats and Persons, to land Rebel Prison
ers on Long-Island from Privateers, the utmost
Severity will be used to all such who shall be
found a&ing so contrary to their Duty, and
they may depend, that no Consideration shall
prevent their receiving the Punishment due to
their Fault upon Convidion.
Given on board his Majesty's Ship the
Raifonpble, off New-York, the 29th
of June, 1779
GEORGE COLLIER.
By Command of the Commodore.
John Marr, Sec'ry.
By Order of the Commandant.
'OHE following prices and assize of bread
l are to takeplace from and after Friday
the 9th instant, and to continue until further
orders.
Ship Bread of the best quality, at 31. 10s.
per hundred weight.,
All loaf Bread to weigh two pounds %ch
loaf, for fourteen coppers each
No Baker or Retailor of Bread shall a sk, de
mand, or receive any greater sum, either for
ship or loaf bread than the prices above men
tioned? Al! bread to be marked ^'heretofore
directed, and to be made good; such as /hall
be found'either defective in quality or deficient
in weight, shall be forfeited to the Ahns-
House; and any person who shall demand or
receive any more or greater sum than is above
mentioned, either for loaf or Ship bread, shall
forfeit five pounds over and above the value
of the bread so fold, the one half to the in
formerand the other half to be applied to the
use of the poor of this city.
Andrew Elliot, Superintendant Gen.
David Mathews, Mayor,
Peter Dubois, Magillrate of Police.
Office of Police, July 7, 1779.
^'M^^M?^^&<^^^
ft elnffday las his Majesty's Frigate Grey
hound, Archibald Dixon, Efy; Com
mander, arrived here from England, in 4;
Days, by whom we have the following Ad
vices, viz.
From the LONDON GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY,
LONDO N, May 17, 1779.
, ddmirdtv-Office, May, 17, 1779.
lIEUTENAN I 'Wallace, of his Majesty's
_j ship the Experiment, arrived last night
froah Portsmouth, with a letter from Captain
Giidoin of his Majesty's ship the Richmond,
to Mr. Stephens, df which the following is a
copy.
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, Week.l
Monday, 43 Min. after 7 Friday, 44 Mm. after 10
Tuesday, 28 Min. after 8 Saturday,2 9 Mn. after 11
Wednesday,i 5 Min. after 9 Sunday 3 Mir. afte> j2l
Thursday, 59 Min. after 9 Full Moon the 28th.
T H t
Richmond off Cape Frehel, May 14, 1779°
SIR,
J DID my felf the honour of writing to you
the loth infant by Sir James Wallace,
Commander ofhis Majesty's ship the Experi
ment, but a westerly wind obliged him to re
turn the fame day to the anchorage in Boule
Bay, Jersey, not being able, to get out. The
next day 1 received a letter ftom the Lieutenant
Baily of that Island, informing me, that a fleet
of French ships were seen near the Illanda of
Chose: Some small vessels were in consequence
sent to reconnoitre, and shortly after we plain
ly from the heights difeovered them to be three
ffiips, a brig, and two (loops, and saw them
anchor that night off Coutances.
It appeared most eligible to divide our force
for the better intercepting them ; therefore Sjr
James Wallace, with the ships named in the
margin*, and a lug fail vessel (whole owners
had voluntarily offered her to proceed with the
king's ships) was to proceed round the weft
end of Jersey for that Purpole; and i tailed
with the rest of the ships and vessels, and 3
more armed lug fail vessels (whose ownershad
made the fame offer as the former) and fleered
for Coutanees bay, where the French were Rill
at anchor. When we had approached widrin
three or four leagues of them, a signal was
made from the commanding ship to Vveigh (the
topsail yards hoisted aloft with the fails furled)
they immediately weighed and pushed with
all their fail set, towards St Maloes, not ex
peding, I suppose, another division of our
ships ; we continued following them, but at
ten o'clock that night, it being almost calm,
and the tide against us, we were obliged to
anchor, being then in the narrow paffige,
between Granville and Chose. The next morn
ing at three we weighed ; there was very little
wind, and that southerly, which obliged the
Richmond, with the other ships, in the fore
noon to anchor, the tide being still against us.
At ten saw some Grips over the island of Chose,
and footi after difeovered they w^re the ofher
division of our ships in pursuit of those of the
French, then at anchor at Concale Bay. Just
before noon there was a smart cannonade, in
which the batteries from the shore took a part.
I must beg leave to refer you for the other
particulars to the inclofed papers, transmitted
to me by Sir James Walface.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your molt obedient humble servant,
JOHN LEWIS GIDOIN.
rHE nth of May, 179, at anchor in
Boule, a number bf^veffels appearing
on the French coast, Captain Gidoin thought
proper to divide bis Majesty's ships there ; the
Experiment, Pallas, Unicorn, Fortune and
Cabot Brig, to go round the S. W. end of
Jersey, while he with the rest went to the S. E.
The twelfth; at half pad three, P. M. weigh
ed and came to fail; at seven we got round,
and fleered all night over for the French shore.
The 13^, at day-light, saw a frigate coming
out of St. Maloes, and five or fix others to
leeward Handing into Coicale Bay. Gave
chace to the frigate ; Ihe got in under the bat
teries of St Maloes ; b>re up chafed these t o
leeward : they went into Concale Bay, and on
our appearing run ashore ; they were three
frigates and an armed cutter : The Experi
ment run in upon the shore directly among
them, and began an action which lifted about
one hour and a half, during which the crews
from the French all left them ; then the boats
from all ships boarded and brought them off;
at this time the enemy had brought down can
non, howitzers, &c.. kept up so smart a fire,
that our people thought proper to burn twoof
their frigates', and leave the cutter feutded on
the ihore ; the third we bring with us, together
with a brig, (loop, &c. From fame of the
prisoners we are inforated, that these we^e the
Grips that were to co-operate with 2000 troops
of the Prince of Nassau's, who are now encamp
ed upon a small island called Sczambre, about
two leagues from St. Maloes.
JA. WALLACE.
N. B. The Experiment was hulled in leveral
places, and her fails and rigging much dama
ged by the shot. She had two men killed
and thirteen wounded, two of which danger
ously.
The Purser of the Cabot had his leg shot
and two of her men were wounded.
"Experiment, Pallas, Unicorh, Fortune, Caret brig.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Wheat per Bushel, 265. od. Mufcovado Sugar, s]. ros./Fine Salt. 2s. 6d
Flora, 80s. of. Single refin'd ditto, is. 9 d. Coarse Salt, is' .do.
Blown Bread, 955. od. MolaiTes, 2 s. 6d.llndian Corn perßu. 10s. d.
Welt-India Rum, ss. 6d. Beef per Barrel, 81. od.,Coffee, Is. Do
New-England do. 4s. od. Pork, 81. ios.|Chocolate, z6s.perdo^
GAZETTE:
THE
MERCURY
foreign enb Domeflkfa
M A Y, Ifo 1779.
A Lift of she enemy's ships and vfyls taken and
df ?o yed this day, in Concale Ray, near St.
Maloes, by a Division of bis Majesty's (hips
that failed from Jer/ey the l\th inffrog, sod
if South lief end of the island, viz. Ex e
riment, Pallas, Unicorn, Fortune /loop,
and Cabot brig.
La Danae; 34 guns, 2^o men, deserted by
her crew, boarded by the boats of the fleet,
brought oft, and ordered to Portsmouth or
Plymouth, under the command of Lieut.
Rothe, ift of the Experiment.
La Naieur; 26 guns, 1(0 men, burnt by Capt.
Dod of the Cab,t.
Le Recife; 24. guns ig o men, burnt by Lieut.
Rothe, ill of the Experiment.
La Dieppe; a cutter ; 16 guns, 80 men, (cut
tied and left on shore by our people.
La clear; a Iloop cf 40 tons; 4 men, taken
about terr in the morning, loaded with tim
ber for building, for St. Maloes, from the
river Vivian.
A Brig, about 50 tons, and a sloop, fame bur
then, deserted by their crews, taken, one
said to be loaded with linseed, the other
with lead.
N. B. Several filing boats, and other final!
craft destroyed.
I IEUTENANT WALLACE relates, that
JQ the Experiment being greatly annoyed
by a battery of 6 twelve.pounders, Sir James
Wallace judged it expedient, after silencing the
Danae, to silence the battery also, in order to
eirect the dellruflion of the other frigates 2nd
cutter ; and the pilots refuting to take charge
of his ship, carried her up the bay himfelf,
and laying her ashore abreast of the battery,
silenced it in about three puarters of an hour:'
Soon after which the crews of the above-men
tioned frigates and cutter abandoned them,
and the boats of his Majesty s flops immedi
ately boarded them.
May IS The baggage, & c . belonging to
his Royal Highness Prince William Henry is
getting ready with the greatest dispatch, and
in the course of a few days will set cut for
Portsmouth (attended only by his private tu
tor) in order to go with the grand fleet.
The >mprefs of Russia has offe ed the King
of Gieat-Britain the assistance of 20 fail of the
line and fix frigates for three years, and 20,000
troops for the American war upon very'low.
terms, if England will cede Minorca to Russia.
It is said the offer has been accepted, and that
the treaty will be put in immediate execution."
HOUSE of COMMONS, May 26.
Agreed to the report of the resolution of
Friday last on the supply, that 31501. be grant
ed for the support of the civil efhblifhment qf
St John's, in North-America; 29Q01 for do.
in Georgia ; 49 001. for ditto in Weft-Florida
4900!. for ditto in East-Florida; 20411. fit
literal Purveys in North-America.
In the committee of supply Lord North
moved for the sum of 60,c001, for the use of
loyal American refugees. He bad taken care
he said to grant pensions to the fufferers under
the above description, with as (paring a hard
as he could; the grant just now moved for,
however, increased 30001. since last year; but
at present it was likely to diminish. Such
Americans as had fled from Georgia, and were
supported here by the national generosity, had
returned home, and consequently the claims
in future would not be so great.
Miy 2B. Yesterday morning an express
arrived from Plymouth, with advice, that two
Well Jndiamen had been chaced in there by
three French frigates; and that they saw a
very large fleet of French men of war, with
transports, &c. within three leagues of Ply
mouth, fleering for the coalt of England.
Dr. franklin has written to every Captain
in the service of the United States of America,
therein following the example of the Courto:
France ordering them to let pari free and un
molefled, Capt. Cook, the circumnavigator,
who is expeded to be now on his return to Eng
land. This l tter was dated March 10, 1779.
written from Paffy, near Paris, where the
Do^or resides, and is fubferibtd B. Franklin,
Minister Plenipotentiary from the united States
to the Court of France, and is the hrit public
aft of sovereignty in Europe.
A fea-faribg young man, in a letter to his
mother, gives the following intereiling account.
—That prodigious quantities of naval (lores
were taking from the arsenal of Toulon, and
putting on board ships of war; that there was