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THOMAS ARDEN.
City of ?fs JOHN THORP, of ihe cityof New-
New-York, ) "J York, being duly sworn, depofeth and
faith, that about fix weeks ago, passing the house of John
Grigg, tanner, in the Out-warfl of said city, wherein
there was a noise of singing, &c. he heard the following
toast drank in the said house, viz. God save the King
and Parliament, and damn the Congreft. And further
faith not. JOHN THORP.
Siuorn before me,
tbe == d 177 '3'
CAMBRIDGE, October 5.
The following Letters were lately intercepted in the
Brig Dolphin, Capt. Wallace, from Quebec to
Boston, and are now published by Authority, to
shew that the brave and enlightened Canadians are
as fully sensible of the Blessings of a free Govern
ment as their Southern Brethren, and will doubtless
soon join the great Union now formed for the
Defence and Preservation of American Liberty.
Quebec, Sept. 6th, 1775.
Sir, \
IHave the Honour to inform your Excellency,
that by General Carleton's Orders I have taken up
a Vessel to transport a Quantity of Cattle, Sheep, &c.
a Present from the Province of Quebec to the sick
and wounded Soldiers of His Majesty's Forces at
THE Son of Thomas Trueman, of Kensington, a
Child of Jour Tears old, is cured of the Scrophu
la, or King's Basil, wf '" Use of Maredant's drops,
(prepared by Mr. Norton, Surgeon, of Golden Square)
after having been in an Hospital twelve Months, and
tried eatery other Means in vain. He was so severely
affixed with this dreadful Complaint, that it was
propcfed in the Hofpilal (as the only Means of saving
bis Life) to take off both a Leg and an Arm.
Witnefjes to the above Cure, who live at Kenjington,
* fohn Trueman, Ann Broxon,
Thomas Todd, John Elly,
Francis Curtis, Ann Bowdry.
*, Any Verfir., fill doubtful of the Efficacy cf this
Medicine, may (by applying to Mr. Norton, Surgeon,
the Weft fide of Golden-square, near Piccadilly, Lon
don, the only Author and Proprietor, where these
Drops are fold in Bottles, 6s. each) be fully convinced
of their good Effects, by being referred to man, People
of Credit, who have been cured of the Leprosy, feurvy,
Ulcers, the Evil, Fistulas, Piles, long-continued In
flammations of the Eyes, and every other Disorder
c.rifing from a Foulness in the Blood. They ma, be
taken in any Season, without the leaf Inconvenience or
Hindrance of Business. They also perfect Digefion, and
amazingly create an appetite. None are genuine
but what are signed by John Norton, in his own
Hand-Writing.
N. B. These Drops are in square Bottles, with the
following Infeription on them, viz. fohn Norton, only
Proprietor and Author of Maredant's Drops.
Benvare of Counterfeits. —
These Drops are Sold by Mr. Norton's Appointment,
by Mr. Hu?b Gaine, and Mr. Rivington, at New-
York •, Mr. Henry Knox, Bookseller, at Boson ; Messrs.
Bradfords, at Philadelphia; and by Mefrs. Purdie
and Dixon, at WiliidinJburgb, Virginia, at 7s. per Bot
tle Sterling.
An Answer to Mr. GRIGG's Address.
4 S it must be of advantage to the community to
know the true characters of its members in these
truncal times, and as it is the duty of individuals to de
fend their characters, from the afperftons of malice and
enmity; I am induced, from these motives, to take
notice of a certain appeal to the public, in this paper of
the 18th ult. from Mr. John Grigg.
He endeavours to persuade the public, that I had invi
diously charged b°m with an offence of which he is guilt
foo, ^.^ X 1 I^pofeJ Lu rwrnhuuon as Captain in
the Out-ward, on pretence of his having cursed the
Congress, or fommhat to that effect ; and that I had pre
ferred a complaint against him both before the congress
and committee, but could, in no way, support it.
I did indeed strive to prevent his nomination, alledging,
h & was an improper person, because unfriendly to Ame
rican Liberty ; and herein I was actuated by two weighty
ton federations; the one, that he appeared on the me
morable 16th o' March, at the Exchange, among the
oppofers of a congress ; the other, which is less ambi
guous, that about fix weeks ago, the following most loyal
and cevout toast was drink at his house, " Cod save the
King and Parliament, and damn the Congress." , The
firft of these, I presume he will not be bola enough to
deny, since it was a public aft, and can be proved by
numbers ; in confirmation of the last, I shall subjoin the
deposition of Mr. John Thorp, and could, if necessary,
produce others.
Though this evidence be not entirely positive, I trust
it will juftify my conduct in opposing the said Grigg ;
for the designs of the minority, on the day above-menti
oned, were too apparent to admit of any confidence being
placed in them, till they have given the cleared exprefli
ens of a change of sentiment ; and so far is this from
being his case, that he has exhibited a frefti instance of
uifafFe&ion. It cannot be imagined, that fiich a toast
would have been drank in the house of a person well
affected to the measures of America. Let me add, that
he never signed the affuciation till proposed as captain,
and then went hastily to a member of the committee
and signed it.
But to shew more clearly the contemptibleness of the
man, I maaft observe, that he is guilty of a palpable
falsehood ; for I had neither been before the congress nor
committee, when his publication appeared. The con
gress I have not been with at all; but since that I waited
upon the committee with my accufetion, and though the
proofs I adduced did not seem fufficient to warrant a for
mal sentence of disqualification, yet it is easy to judge
what was the opinion of most of them on the occasion.
Frorr this fair representation of fa&s, I leave it with
the public to decide on the merits of Mr. Grigg, and the
propriety of my conduct towards him, in whose impar
tial determination I shall entirely acquiefee.
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 17s. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
A rlb. 11 1-2 oz. for 4 Coppers.
Publiflied September 29, 1775.
Monday, October i& 177, THE[Nd.
WEEKL Y re r„ M Ert C UR V.
aontaininff the frefyefl anuses /f^K^^ foreign eno Domenici.
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0 Printed by HUGH GAINE, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square.
To the P ÜBLI C.
I enclose you a Charter Party for a Vessel taken up
by Order of Major General Carleton, to transport
some Live Stock purchased by a Contribution in this
Province, for the Use of the sick and Wounded Soldiers
of His Majesty's Fdrces at Borton; also Bills of
Lading
'[be Vessel belongs to John Dunn, your old Friend,
tho' b bartered by Mr. Grant; and I am to beg you
will do every good Office in your Power to the Mat
ter; either by employing the Vessel, or (should he
return this Fall to Quebec) by alerting him to get
out of the Port ofEodon with a little Pitch and Tar,
with Wine, Candles, and some other Articles that
are much wanted here. The Freight Mr. Dunn
begs you will pay at Boston, as per Agreement with
Mr. Grant, to enable the Master to purchase a Cargo
at your Tort; as it was the Hopes of making some
thing by the Profits of her Cargo back, mat induced
Dunn and Grant to let me have her; and it makes
no Difference to tire Crown ' wheth.tr it is paid at Bos
ton or by me here; in fbort Dunn writes to you on
the Subje&, and to his Letter I refer von.
The Rebels have taken post; at Point 0 Fare, and
an Isvafioq of the Province is expected : Should
that take place, I am apt to think the Canadians will
lay clown their Arms, and not fire a Shot ; their
Minds are all poisoned by Emissaries from New-
England, and the damn'd Rascals of Merchants here
and at Montreal. General Carleton is, I believe,
affraid to order out the Militia, least they ihou'd
refute to obey: In short, the Quebec Bill is of no
use; on the, contrary, the Canadians talk of that
d—d abused Word Liberty.
Remember me to all with you, and believe me
yours very lincerely.
Boftori ; Bills of Lading for which, together with
the Charter Party, I have enclosed to Major Sheriff.
I kill continue to fend (by Order of General
Carleton) as many Bullocks and Sheep as the Deck
of each I raniport will Contain, which I hope meets
with your Excellency's Approbation. I could wifli
the Cattle wpre better, but in general they are very
poor and fin All it )this Country. General Carleton
has given me Directions to contrail for some Forage,
in older to be in Readiness to load the Transports he
expe&s you will fend to Quebec this Fall ; and I am
in Hopes I shall be able to procure a Quantity of Oats
and Hay, Time enough to dispatch the Tranfpoits
you may think proper to fend.
I hope you will pardon me for reminding you of
my Situation; my length of Service, and pretentions
as an Officer, I took the Liberty to set forth in a
Memorial I transmitted to your Excellency by the
last Transport that failed; and 1 shall only add, that
when a proper Opportunity offers, I hope you will
take the Prayer of it into Consideration, and grant
me either the purchase of a Company, or one in a
new Corps; which ever your Excellency shall think
most proper.
No Profpe& yet of the Militia being embodied
here ; nor do I think they will ; General Carleton I.
am apt to think is afraid to give the Order least they
should refufe to obey ; and I believe this Year will
pals over without the Canadians doing any Thing in|
Favour of Government; this Day's Pott has brought
an Account that the Rebels have taken Poll at Point 1
O'Fare, with a Body of Troops ; if so, they may|
have Thoughts of advancing into this Province ;1
Two finall Veflels of ours were launched at St. John's ;
yesterday ; we are told here that Mr. Schuyler is 1
building Four at Ticonderoga ; in Short, Sir, you
must look fbr no Diversion in Favour of the Army.
immediately under your Excellency's Comtiiaffd, thi^
Year from Canada ; the Language here being only
to defend the Province; and its, generally thoughtI
here, that if the Rebels were to push forward a Body
of Four or Five Thousand Men, the Canadians
would lay down their Arms; and not Fire a Shot ;---
I hope you will pardon my thus Writing so freely,
and not impute it to Prefuniption, as it is merely
intended to let your Excellency into a true State of
Facts; as from many other Quarters you may have
interested Accounts
Last Monday arrived in Pifeataqua River a Ship
from England, intended tor Button. It appears that
the Day before her Arrival she was in Company with
the Raven Man of War, bound to the fune Place,
but parted- with her in the Night. Meeting with a
Fisherman, to the Eattward of Cape-Ann, the Crew
requested some Directions what Course to liter for
Borton; the bonefl Fisherman, pointing towards Pif
cataqua River, tells them there is Boson. The Crew
shaped their Course accordingly, and loon very luckily
found themselves, with their Snip and Cargo, under
the Guns of a Battery lately built by the People of
New-Hampshire. The Commander of the Battery,
with a Number of Men, very humanely goes on
board to their Affirtance, and offers to pilot the Ship
up to Portsmouth. I can't go there, (fays the Cap
tain of the Ship) lam bound to Boston. But you
must, replies the other; and immediately ordered her
to be got under Way, and soon carried her fafe into
a Wharf, where Are was taken proper Care of by the
People of Portsmouth, She had been put 11 Weeks
from Bristol, in England, and had on board 1 Soo
Barrels and 400 Half Barrels of Ffour, for the Ule of
the besieged Army in Bolton.
THO. GAMBLE.
To Major Sheriff, D. Q .M. G.
Monday, 21 Min. after 3
Tuesday, 11 Min. after 4
Wednesday, 55 Min. after 4
Thursday, 40 Min. after 5
I have the Honour to be with the titmoft Refpe&,
Your Excellency's molt
Obedient humble Servant,
THOs. GAMBLE.
To his Excellency Gen. Gage.
Quebec, Sept, the 6th, 1775.
Dear Sir,
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
i Friday, 20 Min. after 6
Saturday, 4 Min. after 7
Sunday, 48 Min. alter 7
Last Charter this Day.
By the Capts. Ibompfon and Lawrence, arrived
here face our laji from London, we have the
following Advices, viz.
LONDON, August 5.
COL. Pigot is said to becoming home. Anditis
alio said that Admiral Graves is coming home;
and that Commodore Shuldham, who is going to
America with more ships, is to have the command
on that Ration.
Extract of a Letter from St. Edmund's Bury, Suffolk,
fulyag.
" They have been beating up here for some time,
for to enlist men into hi§ Majesty's service, but they
have met no success. All our young people are
averse to it, on account of the American affairs.
The officers have been told, that they will not enter
into the service of the ministry, who want to employ
them in cutting his Majesty's fubje&s throats. Had
we been at war with France or Spain, they would
have found many here ready to enter. The soldiers
* are (bis morning marched out of town to Thetford."
^ On Wednesday night the mail for the Well Indies,
/ andthat for Charles-Town, South-Carolina, were
' made up at the General Poft-offiae, and lent off to
I Fimouth, with orders to go by the Hillfborough
I packet to the Welt-Indies, and the Defpencer packet
ifor Charlts-Town.
A plan for reducing the rebellious colony of New
; Enplane?, and for the support of legal conhituti
lonalI onal government in America.
I lofoitify Boston, New-York, and Philadelphia.
I To garriion each place with three thousand troops.
I Ta keep cruizing upon the American coast three
I fq^adrons, each confining of three seventy-sour gun
I ships, three thirty-fix gun ships, three eighteen gun
ships, three armed sloops, three schooners, three bomb
vessels, and a battalion of marines. The three mari
time pendulums, moving upon the American coast,
would support the three garrisons, maintain the power
of government, prevent elicit trade, and give full
protection to fair arid just commerce. During the
winter two squadrons of the fleet to rendezvous at
St. Augustine; for reasons too obvious to mention.
To disarm the commercial colonies. Upon petition
ing government, to receive any military forcethat may
be necessary, during war, to iupply a number of
I recruits only for army and navy. Martial law to be
§fixed in the colony of Connecticut, till full fubmif
!lion is made to government. All forfeited eltates to
I be granted to the loyal Americans. Canadian troops
I to possess Connecticut till all rebellion ceases. The
I cordon of forts from Quebec the Miffifippi, to be
I garrisoned from thence, and by the Indian tubjeCts.
iAll ships trading ip America to be registered ^s Bri-
I tifh ships, and regitlered in some English port, com-
I mended by an Enghlhman. One thud of the crews
]natives, of England. The Agent <4 each colony,
Irefident in England, to be recommeded by the Upper
§Alterably of each colony, and paid by government
I th England, from rhe American revenue, the annual
ftlary of 15 hundred pounds.
Yettealay Lord Frederick Cavendish took leave of
his Majesty at St. James's, being to join his regiment
in Ireland, which is ordered to embar,k for America.
At the fame time Loid Mafham took leave of his
Majelty on the fame account.
1 In cpnfequence of General Gage's new commission,
§the patents of all the Governors of the provinces in
! America, it is laid, will be recalled, and others made
out consonant thereto.
. A letter from Genoa mentions some violent diftur-
I' bances having broke out there lately, and that much
mifebief was done before they were fuppieffed.
Advice is received, that an Engliih man of war
lately brought into Gibraltar two xebecks of Tunis,
I who had jult boarded a Spanifli merchant (hip.
It is said that upon the meeting of Parliament
Lord North's famous motion, which virtually per
mitted the Colonies to tax themfclves, will be rescind
ed; and that for the future the British Parliament
will lay on the imports in the following manner : A
motion being made and carried in the Houie of Com
mons for a tax on any province, such motion fhdl be
tranlmned to the Governor, to communicate the feme
to the Inhabitants, who may in the next Session of
Parliament, appear by their Council against the mo
tion, if they should think it contains an improper
mode of levy ng money. They may at the fame
time recommend other ways and means, to the Houle,
which are to be adopted or rejeßed at their option.
As the tax is never to pais imo a law in the fame
session in which it is firtt proposed, no gi ievance can
rebut from it to the Americans, as they (hall have
fufiicient time to represent its impropriety, and to
propole any otner mode. To prevent any incon-
I venience to the general service of the British empire
I from this delay, the motion, though not parted into
a law, Ihall be confideied as a vote of credit, which
money,may be railed (but in the province only) at the
rate of fix per cent, per ann.
dugft 7. Ycitetday about one o'clock his Majesty
came from Kev to St. James's, where there was a
!Levee, which was very thin, there being only present
I the Larls I^bot and Delawar, Lord Maidbam, Su
IRalph Payne, Lord Frederick Cavendish, General
I nlortyn, Col. Mention, Governor Johidlon, Col.
i Steuart and Col. Craig ; and at two o'clock Ins Ma-
Ijefty set out for Kew.
We hear that Gen. Howe, a besieged Officer in
Bolton, was, on Sunday Lilt proclaimed Governor of
the whole Province of Massachusetts Bay.
The immaculate Gage, Howe's Predece fTor in
this mighty Command, is ordered to return to Eng
land forthwith. Howe allo succeeds to the Com
mand of all the King's Tioops in America.
Wheatper Bushel, 6s. od.
Flour, 18s. od.
BroWn Bread, 15s. od.
Wert-India Rum, 3s, 6d.
New-England, do. 2s. 6d.
PRICE-CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufeovado Sugar, 645. od.
Single refin'd ditto, is. id.
Molafles, zs. cd.
Beef per Barrel, 60s. od.
Pork, ioos. od.
YeQerday morning the four companies of th^
Royal Regiment of Artillery embarked at Woolwich
for America, and the fame number of men are to be
forthwith railed.
On Saturday night two Expteffes arrived at Lord
Dotmout i's Office, with dilpatches from General
Gage at Befton ; which were foi warded by a Mefi
lender to his IVlap Ry at Kew.
Enly yULruay morning a Messenger was sent
from Lord Dartmouth's Office, to Ins Lordship, at
his feat at Sandwell-ball, in Staffordfliire, said to be
in reference to the dispatches received from General
Gage ; on which account his Lordfllip is loon ex<
pe&ed in town.
Sir Jeffrey Amherfthas Waited on his Majerty at
K.rw the lart five successive days.
It is said the above Gentleman will, the latter end
of thi: week, embark for America to take upon him
an important command.
Tire Regulars in America are to be reinforced ill
the spring, to the number of 25,000 rren.
All the land ih the four New-England Provinces is
to be forfeited, and the property of the owners con«
fifeated.
On Saturday a niimbbr of field pieces, and a large
quantity of warlike floret, were flipped for Bolton.
Orders are gone down to Scotland to recruit the
different regiments totheir full number, and also to
enter Seamen, to go on board the experiment, Roe
buck, Phoenix, Arethufa, Liverpool, and A6l^on,
will )fevefal other frigates now fitting out, for the
American and Mediterranean Rations.•
Ah Iriih Noblemen; it is said, hath offered Ad
minittranon to raise 3000 Irifa Roman Catholicos, to
support their plan against the Americans.
Orders are given fur the fall complement of
Marines to do Guy ch board his Majelty's fhios,
eitb.er in harbour or at tea, according to the rate ct
eachfhip.
A letter from Plymouth; dated August 1, fays,
“ Tire Shipwrights dill continue to affembie twice a
day in hopes of Government coming to their terms,
on account of the necessities of the service.
It is laid that a Common Hail will be held in a
few days, when the Aldermen, Common-council,
and the Livery in general, will approach the Throne
with a Remoiilrince, relative to the pit-lent Miniihrsx
Several of the Ald&mcn will join the rcquifition to
the Lord M tyoi for a Common-hall;
' Jhe method uted in Paris to tort up infiammatcry
papers was done by a'@n, WIRT Canted a ihtU -b,.y
in a box Ike the magic lanthorn ; and while he
leaned against the wd, as if to rest himfelf, the little
boy drew back the Aider, parted on the paper, and
shut himfell up again, and the man took a proper
octagon to walk off to another retting place.
Lart Ttfetday some uilucky, but genteel youths,
went to one of the temporary cook ihops in Covent
garden, when one of them said to his companions,
" I'll shew you how the Americans intend to Serve
Hollon : You must iuppole that pan over the charcoal
fir, to be the town, and the sausages in it to be Gen.
Gage and the King's troops ; and then (lays he)
they will be served thur ; [he then threw a paper
with some gunpowder in it under the pan, which im
immCdiately blew the sausages, &c. into the air :]
There, cries he, now you may fee where Borton is,
and also how the Americans will teach General Gage
and th? Soldiers to fly without wpos." He then
gave, he woman a guinea for the loss of her goods,
land she was very well Satisfied about the matter."
This morning advice was received, that the Mary
and SuUnnab, Capt. Thompson, was fafe arrived at
Brdlol from New-York; she failed from thence the
sth of July, and has brutgut over Papers of the 4th,
and Letters of the sth, the particulars of which
are not ?s yet known.
The Peter, Capt. Egger, from New-York with
„ some dispatches, is fafe arrived at Pool, but cannot
learn any thing hefn by her. She has brought over
two families to fettle here, who have left that place
on account of ditturbances there.
IThe Bufeawen, Capt. Caldwell, from Philadel
j phia, with some frefh dispatches for London, is put
into Cork ; die is bound to Londonderry, and has
brought over Several families from that place.
I he Friendship, Captain Breuka, bound to Berton,
is arrived atFlymoutb, where file is to wait till fur
ther notice, in order to carry over some of the troops
that are to be lent to America.
This morning levcral pieces cf cannon and car
riages were lent off from the Tower, to be put on
board one of the tranfpoits lying at Deptford, in
order to be lent to Boston.
Draughts are to be made from the Garrisons of
Gibraltar and Mahon, to reinforce the Army in
America, befulcs those which are ordered from Ire
land.
St. James's,Aug. 3. The King has been pleased to
order Leiteis Patent to be paifd under the Great Sea!
of Ireland, containing his Majesty's Grant unto the
Right Hon. Charles Jenkinlon, of the Office of the
Clerk of the Pells, in Ireland. {Gaz^te.]
Duklas, July 25 The Commission of Over and
Terminer fat this day, when a Student of Trinity
College was tried for a riot and . ffiult, by having,
with leveled others, forcibly carried Mr. Mills,
Printer of the Hibernian*Journal, to the College, and
there pumped and other wife abused him. The Jury,
after remaining Shut up about five hours brought;
him in guilty of the assault only.
August 8. Nothing can prove morefrcncly the de^
ta lr oj adminijlrtion of ever executing thei' -wicked
febemes against America, than the late provision Jor
Mr. -jChkinfon. A year ago they thought themfekuef
fare cf having all the lands in Maffacbu/ets Bay as
forfeitures, out of vebieb Mr, fenkiafon was promi-
Jed a princely portion. This was a principal motive
Fine Sall, 3s. 3d
Coarle Salt, 3s. od
Indian Cofhper Bugs, ^d