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CAMBRIDGE, MW, 2 ,
We hear that last Friday fe'nuight, Captain
Wallace, with his whole fleet, failed from Rhode
Island for Prudence, where he burnt all the re
gaining buildings; and took about two thou*
sand bushels of potatoes.
On Thursday night a party of men took a
corporal and two privates prisoners, as they
were going to relieve the centries on Boston
Neck.
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WORCESTER, March i.
We are told a gentleman who came out of
Boston lad Friday reports, that the enemy have
taken away their mortars from Bunker'^ Hill,
and carried them to Boston: that a council of
war had been held in Boston for several days ;
that General Howe had advised the Mandamus
Counfellors to go to England, and the tories to
leave the town: that all the vessels in the har
bour that were net in the King's service, were
taken up to transport thetories and their effects ;
and that it was surmised in Boston, that should
another battle ensue, and the regulars be de
feated, they would set fire to the town, arid
remove to some other part of the continent.
It is a prevailing opinion that something ex
traordinary will turn up in the course of a few
days.
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PHILADEIPHI A, Feb. 28.
In CONGRESS, Feb. 26.
Resolved, That no vettel loaded for Great-
Britain, Ireland, or the British Weft-Indies, be
permitted to fail until the further order of this
Congress ; and that it be recommended to the
different Committees of Infpe&ion, to fee that
this resolution be carried into execution.
Extract from the minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
It is said the following Colonels are appoint
ed Brigadier Generals in the Continental army,
viz. Armstrong, Thompson, Lewis, Howe,
Moore, and Lord Stirling.
Monday last arrived here the flrip Hope, Capt.
Curven, from Bristol, by which we learn, that
Lord Cornwallis, with five regiments were to
fail about the middle of December, to rendez
vous in Virginia, and a part of all of them to
proceed for South Carolina. That the aft al
lowing of piracy against the Americans would
probably not receive the royal assent till Janua
ry. That the Commiffibners would fail about
the middle of January, and were to be followed
by as large an armament of ships and troops as
was poihble for Britain to raise in her present
fate. That the Ministry breathe nothing but
murder, and it is thought that the Commission
ers are only sent out as a stop-gap, white they
have time to raise troops or try the arts of cor
ruption. Among the Commissioners, it is said,
are Lord Howe, Lord Littelton, Capt. Ba ring
ton, Governor Pownal, Governor Johnson and
Gage, who are all to come out in an 80 or go
gun Dip.
Extrafl of a letter from Montreal, Fe^. 19, 1776.
✓'" Capt. Graham of the second battalion is just
Arrived from Quebec,---nothing very material,
'but that the blockade is kept up completely,
and -frequent desertions from the town ; I am
told they have been seen to break up the ves
sels in the harbour tor fire-wood: This absolute
ly does great honour to General Arnold and his
little party, however they will now get ease,
as troops are coming in pretty faft ; one
company of Pennsylvania troops arrived yester
day with some American manutaaured Gun-
Powder, and many of the New-England volun
teers. We now have, I imagine, about igoo
men before Quebec, but before the reinforce
ment arrived, the blockade was kept up with
about goo men, exclusive of a few Canadians,
in whom little or no dependance could at that
time be put, nor indeed at any time, without
a greater force of Continental Troops."
We hear from Virginia that a report pre
vails there, that 4 French Man of War of 74
guns in the Mediterranean, having refilled to
pay the honourd due the British flag,an engage
ment enfueA between her and the Admiral's
Dip, (the Medway of 60 guns) in which the
Frenchman was so severely handled, that lie was
obliged to make off, and with the utmost diffi
culty got into Cadiz ; but that the Britilh
Admiral (Mann) was killed.
The Man of War that lately arrived at Vir
ginia is the Roebuck, of 44 eighteen pounders,
Capt. Hammond, manned with 400 teamen
and 100 marines.
On Wednesday fe'nnight, Capt. Avfcough's
lady was brought to bed on board the frip, ly
ing at Rhode-Ifland; they sent on Dore for ne
cessaries, which was generously complied with,
and immediately sent on board.
4 We hear by a Gentleman from Rhode Island,
that the Macaroni privateer had taken a trans
port Dip from London ; it is said that there
were found oh board orders for General Howe
only to a& on the defenfive, till further orders.
We hear that a number of troops are evacuat
ing Boston, and embarking on board the trans
ports; and it is thought, they intend to vilit
New-York very shortly.
We are just informed that our army at Rox
bury, had regained pofleffion of Dorchester Neck
and had brought with them some mortars and
battering cannon.
By several Gentlemen from Albany we learn,
that the noted Indian Partizan Luc LaCorne ar
rived there last Tuesday evening, efeerted by
The General Afembly of the province of
Maffichufett's-Bay have appointed this day for
falling and humiliation, throughout that pro
vince.
NEW-YORK, March 7.
For IRELAND and GLASGOW,
4 . ry^H F. new Brig HAN
g^l^L^ I NAH, John Mac-
Naughton, Matter; will
£^^^f{f fail in ten days. For passage
^sUAEtf^ apply to~Walter and Thomas
^ ",;fyrfL Buchanan, and Co. or the
.±#^=R^^^ maker on board; the veflel
lying at Lupton's wharff.
N. B. This vessel has the best accommodati
ons for cabbin or fleerage passengers.
New-York, March 7, 1776.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD.
- 'I? AN AWAY on the
^ ( 2 '°fMarch, from the
fubferiber, a Negro Wench,
OTC% named $A R AH. She for
f'4 'qj merly belonged to Cornelius
< ^^&> & ^M^j Webers, carman, of this ci
^&£^^^ ty- Sh - is a likely Mulatto
Wench, and well known by
the name of Mulatto Sarah. Whoever takes up
said wench, and brings her to her matter, living
in New-York, shall have the above reward.
CORNELIUS RYAN.
N. B. All persons are forwarned not to em
ploy or harbour her, at their peril.
ALL persons that are indebted to Bernard
Lintot, late of Branford in the county
of New-Haven and colony of Connecticut ; ei
ther on bondmate or book ; are requeued to pay
the fame to Edward Arnold, of Norwalk,
in the county of Fairfield and colony aforefaid,
who is legally authorifed to difeharge them.
Whereas sundry evil minded persons have
willfully entered upon a trad of land belonging
to said Lintot situated near White Creek,
in Charlotte county; and committed trespass
and waste thereon. These are therefore to
forewarn all persons from the like offence, as
they may depend upon being prosecu ted as the
law directs in such cases, by me
.EDWARD ARNOLD.
Nofoalk, Feb. 26, 1776.
Major Melcher, with a number of the officers
taken at Chamblee; that Capt, Dinkey, with
the firfl company of Pennsylvanians, arrived
at Montreal the 16th of February ; the 18th
Capt. Jenkins was meton Lake Champlain,
with his company; Capt. Davis at Crown-Point;
and Capt. Williams at Ticonderoga, all ,of the
the hid battalion of the Pennfrlvania forces, in
high spirits ; that three companies of Green
Mountain Boys were also arrived at Montreal;
that the Lakes were lined with troops from
Maflachufetts-Bay.; and that nothing material
has lately happened at Quebec.
COMMITTEE CHAMEBR,
N^v-York, Feb. 8, 1776.
To the inhabitants of the neighbouring counties and
!colonies:
IN the course of divine providence (to whose
righteous dispensations it becomes us at ail
times to submit) this city is now become a
scene of confulion and distress, occasioned
by an 'apprehenfion, that unmerited hostili
ties will fhoitly be commenced by the ships of
war lying in this harbour ; under the influence
of this belief many of our poor are abandoning
their habitations, and flying for-protection into
the arms of their brethren in the neighbouring
counties and provinces. This Committee there
fore earnestly intrejt all thole among whom foch
poor may come, fri exercise great kindness and
l nity towards them, by furnishing them with
habitations and other neceifaries of lite, tor their
present fubfiflence, on the easiest t(rms, and ac,
cemmodating them in any other way, wEch
their duty to the poor, as Chrittians, may di
rect
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Honourable the American Continental Con
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b y
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MILITARY GUIDE
FOR
YOUNG OFFICER S.
By THOMAS SIMES, Esquire,
Author of the Military Medley.
This. Work is a large arid valuable Compilati
on from the most celebrated Military Wri
ters---Murfha.l Saxe-General Bl mde---King
of Pryffia—Prince Ferdinand, &c. &c. Con
taining. the. Experience of many brave He-,
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young Warriors ; including an excellent Mi-..
'litarv, Hiftarical and Explanatory.:
DT C T I O N.A'R Y.
I? ^hich is' no%v added.
Extracts from a Military Eflay, containing
.Reflettons on the Railing, Arming, Cloathing
and Discipline of the British Infantrymnd Ca
valry. By Campbell Dalrymple; Esquire,
Lieutenant-Colonel to the King's own Regi
ment of Dragoons.
The whole is illudrated with Eleven Copper
plates.
By order of the Committee,
HENRY REMSEN, Chairman.
THOMAS NIXO N,
HAS-o'n hand, aneat little M EDLEY°
of GO OD. 8, in Elizaheth-Town,which
he will fell cheap to ariy one that will take off
the whole, as he intends going to Europe. -
OIHE Committee of observation and cor-
A refpondence for thy county of Somerset,
in the Province of New-Jersey, at their meet
in at Hillsborough, on Wednesday the 14th ult.
took into their consideration the great impor
tance bf promoting manula#ures in America at
this time. They were speedily convinced of
the happy situation of the county of Sumerfet
for. an inland trade, arid Were informed from
every quarter, of the spirited endeavours of
particular persons to promote manufactures of
different kinds. -After mature deliberation on
what it was their duty and in their power to
do, to continue and improve the disposition now
so generally prevailing, they fixed upon this
principle, —That whatever will make it easy
tor cve ? y person, old or young, rich or poor, to
do a little, and immediately to turn that little
to his own advantage as well as throw it into
the public service, mud have the most imm -
diate and powerful influence. With this view
they determined that there should be fixed mar
kets in diderent parts of this county, for the
materials and internments of manufactures in
general, but particularly the linen and woollen,
and for goods in every flage of their promt's :
Therefore the public may expert at the places
and times under written, markets for wool,
woollen yarn, cloth, fine and coarse wool cards;
and for flax rough and drefled, linen yarn in
any quantity, cloth green and whitened, also
reeds'and mounting tor looms, wheels, reels,
&c. These market days will also be very pro
per rimes for meeting, for persons of Jubilance
to give out, and poor people to receive flax for
spinning. All the gentlemen concerned in pro
jecting this measure, and many others, will
encourage it to the utmost of their power, by
buying what they can turn to account, and
felling what they have to spare. The Commit
tee are also desirous that the reason and necessity
of it should appear, General industry cannot
be produced in any other way ; many poor
people (old and young) would Spin a little if
they knew where to turn it into rady money
at the end of a week or a month, but they have
neither dock to purchase the mate ials, nor are
they able to wait the time, nor find the hands
and affilhnce necessary to bring it to a fabrick
of any consequence ; and on the other hang,
m my persons of better Station would do a great
deal if they could readily be Supplied with such
materials or work, as they hand in need of to
compleat what they have. The laudable and
generous undertakings by Subscription, to carry
on manufactures of any particular branch are
proper for cities and not for the country ; nor
are they by any means so free from rilk as the
method here proposed, in which indeed there
is neither risk nor expence, but a door opened
for every one to turn his own or family's ipduf
try to his own immediate or greatest gain. It
is also supposed that this scheme, if carried
into execution, will be an advantage to the
large manufactories, and they to the country.
If plenty and variety are produced, purchasers
will come from a considerable distance. 'lt is
therefore earnestly requeued and hoped, that
public Spirited persons, will give encourage
ment to this pl^ at firft, particularly by bring
ing to sale whatever they can spare, because
it is supposed there will be many more
buyers than fellers, in the present ilate of
things. „After it is begun there is little doubt,
that common interest will keep it up, and per
haps invite others to imitate it.
In prosecution of this plan, a market is to
be held for the Wellern precinct, at Princeton ;
and for Bedminfter, at Pluckimin ; being dis
tant parts of the county, on the firft Tuel'day
of March next ; and in like manner on the tird
Tuesday of every month. For Bernard's town,
at John Boylan's; and for the Eastern precindt,
at James Whitlock's ; the Second Tuesday in
March, and so on monthly. For Bridgewater
at Bound-Brook, on the third Tuesday of March,
and so on monthly. And, for Hillfborough, at
Somerset Court House, the fourth Tuesday in
March; and so on monthly, as above. By
this means there will be a market, with few
exceptions, every week in the year, in some
part of this extensive county.
The above is published by order of the
Committee.
JOHN WITHERSPOON, Prafes.
Broadcloths, fagathies,[
Floweredhud plain du-
Denims, pluses,
Silk, thread arid' worf
. ted hole, $
Beaver, caftor, and felt
hats,
Rattinets, Walloons,
Camblers, taborets,
Tammies, durahts,
Calamancoes,
He requests all persons indebted to him to
make speedy payment: Any to whom he is in
debted, by fendingin thei'raccompts, will bepaid.
They conlift of
To all Persons interested in the Townffiips of
Milton, Weftford, and Underhill:
WHEREAS his Majesty, by his Letters
Patent, under the Great Seal of the
province of New-York, bearing date the 12th
day of January now last past, hath granted to
certain persons therein named, all those three
certain tracts or parcels of land, situate, lying
and being on the, end fide of Lake Champlain,
and on Lemoile River, in the county of Char
lotte, within the province of New-York, com
Chintzes and calicoes,
oattins, peelongs,
Modes, lutefbings,
Taffeties, ribbons,
Gauzes, lawns,
Cambricks,
Sprig'd aprons,
Lawn and gauze hand
kerchiers, laces,
Threads, buttons,
Twills, plated buckles,
Knives, &c, &c.
rTChfytffa rind Ibara by The nhm^a of Mist °
Son, Wefftard, @d Uwdt&ll.
• Mihfi contains, jirclutiye of a 'ghtifth :~
within the fame, referred TO %fc Mate#v% ?nd
four other lots within the fame, granted la trbf
for public Wee, 21R70, gercs pl Lpd, &aq the
ulg:d allowance tor high ways, and ^ cre^.d
into a township by the name of Milcap,
Weftford contains, irkh.;fiye of a certain let r
within the fam^, referred to his majerfy, arid
four 'other lots within the fame, -granted in ;cul^
for public uses, 20^ acres of land, and ,he
usual allowance for high ways, and is c^jed in
to a township, by the mime of Weftford.
Underhill contains, inclusive of a certain hp
within the fame reserved to his tyfajefty, and
four other lots ' within the fame, granted in cruft
for public uses, 21870 acres qf land, and the:
usual allowance for high ways, and is ejected
into a township, by the name pf Underhill,
And whereas p grant ot each of the above re
fpeftive trads of land, was heretofore pretend
ed to be made by a certain instrument under the
great feal,of the province of NewHampshire,unto
Milton. -Thomas Shreaves,Samuel Rogers,
Jannes Wrimott, jun. Francis Sylyefter, pane
Rogers, Joseph Burdin, [of eh : Khkbridgc,
William PfQckton, CarJinfiochtm Alexander
'More, Peter Kerne, John, Inley, Joseph Havi
land, Junes Ilavilapd, Tirnoth) M'Carthv,
Cardin LeQ Samuel Dodge, John Burrough,
Wiliam Burrough, William PopeE Dar% jun.
Joseph Zibriket, John Zabriker, Richard fop
Cornwell, Daniel Bates, Thomas Lincumb,
William Smith, W;|ti4m Sip: b, fan. jac<b
Smith, Henry Da;kerfom James Bonrough,
Thomas Miller, John Willet, Ralph Wiijet,
miller, Joseph Royal, Barnard Lintott, Willi
am Ferquhen, Richard Sharp, Richard Evans,
Sa nuel Kemble, Richaid Kemble, Sinha!
Duff, Paul Miler, jun, P ul filler, fen.
Charles Mi'e # , Philip French, fen. Philip
French, jun. Adolph French, Homy Franklin,
B njamin Unde -hili, David Barckley, Benjamin
Blake, John Blagge, John Ginbrd, jun,George
Woods, John Turner, fen, jphu Turner, jun.
Albert B ker, Joihiia Hutchins.
Westfor p. Henry Franklin, Jacob Watson,
Stephen Dillingham, John Dillingham, Willi
am Butler, Underbill Horton, John Midwin
ter, Robert Midwinter, Derick Amberman, |o
feph Holmes, Joseph Sacket, jun. James Sac-.
ket, Peter Sacket, Jofeph'Sacket, James Jame-.
ton, Cornelius Low, jun. Jonathan Daytoqjup.
Jonathan Hazard, James Socket, Samuel Soc
ket, John Socket, David Matthews, Andr w
Ten Eyck, William Sacked, Lewis Raylav, Pe
ter Ten Eyck, Jufhua Watson, John* Sears,
James Bloomer, Andrew Anderson, James ArA
derfon, John Yates, James Reede, Jiaac Adol
phus, Samuel Judah, Samuel Wall, Joseph Sa
vage, Michalßutler, Jfaac Sears, Jasper Drake,
David Dickson, Myer Miers, Solomon Moraca,
John Morine Dickson, David Dickson, syn. I*,
iaac Sears, jun.. Gilbert Bloomer, JoQiaßloo,
mer, Gilbert Boomer, jun. Henry Law, Apr
drew Law, Jtyh Finglafs, James Finglafs, Wil
liam Thomson, jun. John Cockle, Michal Htyfr
nale, Benjamin Underbill, Uriah Woolmim, Jo
nathan Coupland, Joseph Jacobs, William
Thompson.
Underbill. Joseph Sacket, jun. James
Sacket, Peter Sacket, Joseph Sacket, Edward
Earl, Marmaduke Earl, Cornelius Low, jun.
Jonathan Dayton, Jonathan Hazard, Jame,
Anderson, Andrew Anderibn, John Yates,
James Sacket, Samuel Sacket, John Sacker,
David Matthews, Andre v Ten Eyck, jun.
William Sacket, Lewis Reley, James Rcede,
Peter Ten Eyck, jun. Joseph Savage, Daniel
Voorhis, Michal Butler, John Sears, Eiflop
Hadley, James Horton, fen. Sylvanus Horton,
Underhill Horton, Maurice Saits, Ifeac Adol
phus, Samuel judah, Myer Myers, Solomon
Rache, Jacob Watson, Jolhua Watson, Sylvano,
Dillingham, William Butler, Robert Midwife
ter, John Midwinter, Durick Amberman, |o.
feph Holme, John Cockle, Samuel Wall, jo
feph Bull, Jeremiah Allen, Henry Alien, Peter
Alien, William Allen, John Fieebgrn, Robert
Freeborn, Samuel Brown, Carry Dunn, Wiife
am Sands, Benjamin Underhill, Henry Frank,
liu, Jonathan Coupland, Uriah. Woolmap.
And to be erected into townships of that pro- 4
vince, by the names of Milton, Wellford, and
Underhill. AND WHEREAS it is intended
that all persons interefled in any of the fid
lands, underthe said pretended grams (except
as is hereafter excepted) should, upon the term,
and under th^provifoc. , herein ahermentioned, 4
be enabled to obtain a good title to theirTeven I
(hares and interests : therein, under the gram,
thereof, iffifed under the Great Seal of the pro
vince of New-York---Pabjc notice is therefor
hereby givai to all perlons above named to
whom the said praended grams was original ,
made as afoffiaid;' apd to all other perlons re
fpe&ivcly possessed of, or interefled in, any < f
the said lands, by, from or under any of them;
that all and.lingular their several interests re
fpedively in the lifd tracts of land, under the
Did pretended grants flrall be co ifom d to thun
refpeQively, under the said grants.thereof niece
as aforefaid, under the Great Seal of the pro
vince of New-York, except the ffrares formerly
reserved to Benning Wentworth, Esq; contain
ing the quantities reserved to his Majefly as a
fore Did, provided they supply for the fame re
fpeftively to the fubfcrib rs, Henry Franklin,
Frederick Rhinelander, William Rhinelander, 4
each of the city and province of New-Yoik,
within one year after the date of this notifica
tion, paying to them, or either of them, their
refpe&ive proportions of all fees, charges • and
dilburfements, with the lawful Entered: thereof,
which have or fhail ariie er grow due by rc-fon
of rhe irfuing out the laid Letters Patent, toge
ther with the costs and charges of the de p ds nl
conveyances, to be made to them reipechvej.