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I Y THEREAS by our Declarations of the 14th of July, and 19th of September last, in pursuance of His Majesty's most gracious Intentions towards His Subjects in the
Colonies or Provinces of New-Hamp/hire, Maffachufet's-Bay, Rbode-Ifland, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, The Three Lower Counties on Dela
7 V ware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, all Persons speedily returning to their just Allegiance were promised a free and general Pardon,
and were invited to accept, not only the Blessings of : eace, but a secure Enjoynent of their Liberty and Properties, upon the true Principles of the Constitution : And
whereas notwithstanding the said Declarations, and the Example of many who have availed themselves of the Assurances therein made, several Bodies of armed Men, in open
Contempt of His Majesty's proffered Clemency, do still continue their Opposition to the Eftablifhnent of legal Government and Peace; and divers other ill-disposed Persons, pursuing their
own ambitious Purposes in the Exercise of alawlefs Influence and Power, ar using frefh Endeavois, by various Arts and Misrepresentations, to alienate the Confidence and Affection of His
Majesty's Subjects ; to defeat every Plan of Reconciliation, and to prolong the unnatural War between Great-Britain and her Colonies : NOW, in order to the more effectual Accom
nlifhment of His Majesty's most gracious Intentions, and the speedy Restoration of the public Tranquillity ; And duly considering the Expediency of limiting the Tifne within which such
Pardon as aforefaid shall be granted, and of fpecifying the Terms upon which only the fame shall and may be obtained, We do in his Majesty's Name, and by Virtue of the Powers
committed to Us, hereby charge and command all Persons whatsoever, who are aflcmbled together in Arms against His Majesty's Government, to disband Themselves and return to
their Dwellings, there to remain in a peaceable and quiet Manner; And we also charge and comnand all such other Persons as are assembled together under the Name of General, or
Provincial Congrefles, Committees, Conventions, 4r other Associations, by whatever Name or Namet known and distinguished, or who under the Colour of any Authority from any such
^fon^refs, Committee, Convention, and other Association, take upon them to issue or execute any Orders for levying Money, raising Troops, fitting out armed Ships and Vcflels, im
'ifonin, or otherwise molesting His Majesty's Subje&s, to desist and cease from all such treasonable Adings, and Doings, and to # relinquish all such ufarped Power and Authority,
so that Peace may be restored, a speedy Remission of past Offences quiet the Apprehensions of the Cuilty, and all the. Inhabitants of the fail Colonies be enabled to reap tk D^ rc ^
of His Majesty's" paternal Goodness in the Prefervafion of their Property, the Restoration oftheir Commerce, and the Security of their most valuable Rights, under the just and moderate
Authority of the Crown and Parliament of Great-Britain: And We do hereby declare, and make known tc all Men, that every Person who within SIXTY DAYS from the Day of
the Date hereof shall appear before the Governor, or Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief in any of His Majesty's Colonies or Provinces aforefaid, or before the General or
commanding Officer of His Majesty's Forces in America, or any other Officer in His Majesty's Service having the Command of any Detachment or Parties of His Majesty's Forces there,
or before the Admiral or Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Fleets, or any other Officer commanding any of His Majesty's Ships of War,.or any armed Vessel in His Majesty's Ser
vice within any of the Ports, Havens, Creeks, or upon the Coasts of America, and shall claim the Benefit of this Proclamation, and at the fame Time teftify his Obedience tb the Laws,
fubferibing a Declaration in the Words following: '' I, A. B. do promise and declare, that I will remain in apeaceable Obedience to His Majefy, and will not take up Arms, nor encourage
" Others to take up Arms, in Opposition to His Authority," shall and may obtain a full and free Pardon of all Treafois and Misprisions of Treasons, by him heretofore committed or done, and
of all Forfeitures, Attainders, and Penalties for the fame ; and upon producing to Us, or to either of Us, a Certificate of inch his Appearance and Declaration, shall and may have and receive
such Pardon made and paTed to him in due Form.
GIVEN at New-York, this Thirtieth - Day of November, 1776.
By RICHARD VISCOUNT HOWE,
Of the Kingdom of IRELAND, and
WILLIAM HOW E, Esquire,
General of His Majesty's Forces in AMERICA, the King's Commifiioners for resto r ing Peace to His Majesty s
Colonies and Plantations in NCRTH-AMERIC A, &c. &c. &c.
PROCLAMATION.
MADRID, (Capital of Spain) Aug. 19.
THE Portuguese Ambassador sent back
to Lisbon, a few Days ago, the last
Courier he received from his Court.
It is assured that the King insists upon the fol
lowing Preliminary Articles before any Nego
ciation is entered upon for terminating the Dif
ferences which subsist between the two Courts :
ift, That his Faithful Majesty shall punish in an
extraordinary Manner the Officers who began
the Hostilities in America. 2d, That all the
Places taken from the Spaniards shall be restored
in proper. Condition, gdly, That the Crown
of Spain and its Subjects be indemnified for the
Losses they have sustained by these Hostilities.
Sept. 20. Advice was received here Yesterday
from Cadiz, that Capt. Don Daval, a young
3rd gallant Officer, Nephew to Admiral Gaston,
^ad carried into that Bay four Moorish Cruizers
cf considerable Force. It appears, the above Of
ficer, in a Frigate cf 34. Guns, in Company with
another Spanish Frigate of 28 Guns, fell in with,
near Tetuan, four Moorish Xebecks, when a
bloody Scene was exhibited; the Barbarians
boarded the Spaniards 9 Times, and tho' supe
rior, almost three to one in Number, ^ere every
Time repulsed with great Loss. At length,
after an Engagement of fix Hours, the Moors
were obliged to strike to the Spaniffi Flag.
The Loss, killed and wounded, of the Barba
rians, is upwards of 260: and on the Side of
the Spaniards 38 Seamen and three Officers
killed, and 90 Officers and Men wounded ;
amongst the former is Capt. Daval.
By Command of their Excellencies,
Henry Strachey.
Leghorn, (in Italy) Sept. 15. We learn that
the Algerines have made a Descent on the Coast
of Catalonia near Barcelona, and that they have
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plundered a final! Village there, made Slaves of
every Person they could catch, and cruelly mas
sacred or wounded the Rest. After this they
embarked again with the greatest Indifference.
Hague, (in Holland) Ofl. 1. As the Placart
which was published by the States General last
Year, prohibiting their Subj?as to carry Arms
or Ammunition to the Rebels in America ex
pired a few Days ago, his Excellency Sir Jof.
Yorke presented a Memorial this Morning to
their High Mightinesses, to desire a Renewal cf
that Placart for another Year, which it is not
doubted will be complied with.
Sept. 14. Anew Plan of conducing the War
in America is in Agitation againtt next Cam
paign; it is to exert every Nerve of the King
dom to reduce the Rebels, and to add to the
foreign Troops already in Pay 20,000 Ruffians,
which the Empress has repeatedly offered the
King; 40 new Regiments are to be railed, and
the commissions to the Officers not signed till
they have raised the Men ; and that the King
dom may be secure against any Attempts from
France and Spain, 25 Sail of Line of Battle Ships
are to be kept constantly at Spithead. In order
to support the Expence of these vigorous Mea
sures, the Loan next Year is to be 12 Millions;
and such is the prefeht wealth of this Country,
that Lord North has already been offered the
whole, and could borrow upon advantageous
Terms much larger Sums.
Yesterday Sir William Hamilton, K. B. his
Majesty's Ambassador at the Court ofNaples,
who lately arrived here from thence, was at
Court, and had a Conference with his Majesty.
LONDO N;
THE
" Before I leave the Banks, it is my Duty to
inform you, that since I have been engaged in
this Fishery I never have experienced such a Sea
son. The Prohibition of the Provincials seems
rather to have increased than diminished the
number of Vessels. As we spend meft of our
Time in Fogs, I cannot fay their exact Amount;
but Admiral Montague, our Governor, has
been very fojlicitous to afeertain the Quantity of
Fish brought on Shore at St. John's, and upon
an Average they appear to have been daily
600,000 C^d. These are all dried on Stages,
and cahed Bacchalo ; besides an equal Number,
I suppose, are daily caught and pickled on board,
called Mud-Fish. Multiply these by the Num
ber of Days Our Fishery continues, and you
would imagine the Ocean (immense as it is)
would be exhauffed. We have pot been without
Apprehension cf a Visit from the Rebels, espe
cially as Admiral Montague left himself b?rg of
Force for the Relief of Quebec, having on" his
Arrival here dispatched the Surprise and Martin,
two of his Squadron, whose Passage was atten
ded with the utmeft Peril, but happily contri
buted to the Preservation of the Place: How
ever, we have had no Occasion to lament their
Absence, as the admiral has kept a fperiJgood
Look-out. By his prudent Attention to the
Adventurers we have been free from impositi
on and furnifhed with all Necessaries at a very
reasonable Rate."
Chichefer, Sept. 11. On the 7th inst. died in
this his native City, Mr. George Smith, Land
scape Painter, and farviving Brother of the three
Extras of a Letter from Capt. Broram, of the
Felix, to Mr. Finch, at Dartmouth, dated
Newfoundland, Aug. 16.
HOW E,
W. HOWE.
foreign and Domefftt.
who all cultivated that enchanting Art. He
painted for the premium only three Times, and
obtained it each 'lime, in the Years 60, 61,
and 63. It is much to be lamented that,
among the many pictures he has left, some of
them are not finished, and much to be feared
that his Stile cannot be imitated by any Surto
vor. He was also a considerable Poet and Mu
sician; but,the highest part of his Character,
and his greatest Praise is, that he was a good
Man.
Sept. 19. Yesterday Sir John Blaquire, Knt.
Secretary to the Earl of Harcourt, Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland, who arrived from that King
dom on Monday Evening, attended the Levee
at St. James's, and held a Conference with his
Majesty.
1 he fame Day the Hon. Hans Stanley, Esq;
Governor cf the Isle of Wight, and Member
for Southampton, killed his Majesty's Hand on
bring appointed Cofferer of his Majesty's Houf
hekl in the room of Jeremiah Dyfon, Esq;
deceased, and he was afterwards fwwrn into his -
Office.
It is fid that for the future the Captains 0:
his Majesty's Ships are to be furuilhed by the
Admiralty wiih a complete Set of new Charts
of all the Coaks.
Extras of a Letter from Portfmoath, Sept. 18.
“ This Morning as a returned Boft Chaise,
in whick were the Driver, two Women and a
Child, was coming down Portfdown Hill, the
Horses teok Fright and ^ran away, when the
Women, in order to save the Child, threw it
out, but unluckily not far enough, so that the
Wheel went over it and killed it on the Spot;
the Driver jumped out, but got entangled with
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