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I'ILLIAh! SBURG, (Virginia) Feb. %
We boar that Lord Dunmore is under terri-
Lte ajp ^ ei , bad the inhabitants on the
fe.t coads and n.^ Should move off with their
frock and grain; ,and that he h.l* endeavoured
to prevent this by an artful proclamation, en
couraging them to. ftav where they are.
A tew days ago, a Schooner from Hingham,
New-England, bound in .here ' for a load of
corn, wasiaken by a tender, and carried into
Norfolk.
A new brig, the property of Mr. Michael
Christian of Northampton,juft arrived from the
Weft-Indies with lluee thonfang buShcls of salt,
&c. was drove abom off the month of Cherri
ftones, and burnt by the people of the Liver
pool's render, after Gripping,her of all her Lils,
rig^mg, ^C' They have likewise taken a quan
tity of flock off Hog-Island, on the Eaflern
shore ; and on the fame da„ pofteffed themselves
of a brig belonging to Mr. Cornelius Calvert,
arrived from Glafgowin ballast, withtwo hun- ;
dred guineas on board.
We have the pleafare to inform the'public,
that Colonel Charles Carter of Stafford goes
profperoully on with his manufa&ory of' Salt
petre ; and gives it as his opinion, that were
people in general to pay proper attention to
that business, Virginia 'might pay her quota of
the expences of rhe war by it, as every house
keeper can, with much ease, make more or less.
At Aquia we now make about twelve pounds
of refined Saltpetre per day, at Dumfries eight
pounds, at Ravenfivofth twenty pounds, at A
lexandria ten pounds, at Colchefter fix pounds,
and when the whole 'get in motion, we%do not
doubt making from five hundred to a thoufand'
weight ner day, jvhich we hope will kdd spirit
.to our glorious cause.
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PHILADELPHIA, R).^^
A writer in a Virginia paper of the second
infant, fays, “ I have seen one of Lord Dun
more's newspapers, in which'there is theKing's
Speech, and the addresses of both houses ofl'ar
liament, a proclamation of his Lordship's, an
account of the cannonade and burning ot Nor
folk, and some other pieces of less importance ;
but all of them Serve to Show, what an engine of
'Rate a press is, when in the hands of t!ie Mini
fry, or its tools. The addresses are the inoft
abjedt and fertile echoes of the Speech, evi
dently the production of the fame author. The
proclamation is an artful invitation to our coun
trymen on the sea coast and rivers to continue
where they are, and an exhortation to them not
to retire up the country, where he fays, they
will have exorbitant rents to pay (by the bye,
to the Shame of some of our countrymen, there
is too much truth in this) but to take care of
their plantations, and to fell provisions to the
fliips and army. The Norfolk affair is related
with the fame truth and impartiality with which
that at the Great Bridge was told."
February 19. We hear that the Honourable
Houle of Aff-mbly, the Mayor and Corporation,
the Committees of Safety and InfpeCtion, the
City Battalions, and Rifle Companies, are invited
to attend the Hon, Continental Congress this
day, in the procession and Mineral folcmnities
appointed to the memory of General Mont
gomery, and the other brave officers and men,
who gloriously fought and fell with him, in the
cause of American liberty, before Quebec.
The procession will set out from the State-
Houfc, at eleven o'clock, and palling up Fourth
ftreet to the New Caivinift Church, wifi be join
ed at Dr. Smith's house by the Clergy, of the
.city and Faculty of the College. No person
can be admitted into the body of the church till
the procession enters; but a part of the gallery,
capable of containing about four hundred per
sons, will be referred for Ladies and Strangers,
whole public fptrit may induce them to honour
the solemnity; and as they can only be intro
duced by tickets, they will be pledged to apply
tor the fame to any of the following gentlemen,
viz. Mr, Bremner, Mr. Hare, Col. Bache,Capt.
Peters, or DE Kuhn; and to be feared before
eleven o'clock.
Lad night arrived here Captain Souder from
Grenada, On his passage he ipoke a vessel from
Cork, the master of which informed him, that
I 2; transports, with 4000 troops on board, had
failed, from Cork for America. Captain Souder
fays, before he left Grenada, a I,ondon paper
! arrived there, of the ?oth of November, with
!a lift of thirty-nine Cj.nmiilioriers, that were
We are desired to into m the public, that
Mr: Difid Palmer of Groton, a few days ago,
made a final! quantity of powder as an experi
ment, which lor Strength is equal to the belt
heretofore imported, and with which he has
killed several wild ducks, 'from twelve to fif
teen rods distance.
Feb. 16. By a vessel from the Weft-Indies,
we learn, that the effects of nun-exportation
from this continent, begin to be Severely felt
is the islands, where the mod ordinary beef
fells from 7 to 81. per barrel, currency, and
little to be had at any price. The illandeis (not
believing there would be a fearcity) have, till
lately kept the produce of tie colonies ve r y
low ; but finding a Scarcity likely to take place
the price suddenly role.—---They are under
terrible apptehenrions from the negroes, whom
they are obliged to pinch in their allowance.
By Capt. Arthur from Gu,laloupe,.we le + rn,
that a French frigate bad' arrived at that inland
from France, with reports that the French had
rode a demand on the British court of fifty
million of livres, as restitution for vessels taken
by the English before the declaration oflaft war.
He also informs that there i^not so many En
glish cruisers oft the foreign ports in the Wed-
Indies as has oeen represented.
NEW-LONDON, Feb. 9.
appointed to treat with the Cohgrefs, among
wlwm were Lord Howe and Governor John
ston.•
Upon the news of General Clinton's attempt
to land at New-York, Col. Dickenfon, with
, two companies from the three tirft battalions of
. the Philadelphia militia, prepared to march for
New-York, (at the request of General Lee) but
were countermanded on Thursday by an ac
count that the King's troopshad left that city
without effecting a landing. The competition
and spirit which appeared among the officers<
and privates, upon this occasion, indicated that
the citizens of Philadelphia are upon a footing
with the foremen of the colonies, in refelving
to die freemen gather thin live slaves. ,
•a ---are =2====eD.
NEW-YORK, February 22.
Extras of a fetter from Cambridge, dated Fe^
, brnay I§.
" Yesterday morning about four o'clock, the
enemy landed 1000 men, with two field pieces,
on Dorcheffer Point, and burnt all the houses
on that Point, except three, which were saved
by our people. A Captain and 70 men, who
were on the I'oirt t, retired to a height, between
two causeways, which adjoins to Roxbury, and
there defended themselves until they were rein-.,
forced by Cpl. Reid, with fooo men. , The e
neniy, after Setting the houses on fire, retreated
to the Cadle in boats. We loft two men, taken
prifoners."'.
By a letter from Montreal, dated the §th in
stant, we are informed, that tlie blockade of'
Quebec was at that time continued, and that se
veral parties of volunteers from the back parts
of New-England were arrived at Montreal.
A Store Ship, w are informed, is just arrived
from England, and brings accounts to the Bth of
December ; but we have not learned ^ny par
ticulars, as She is at anchor near his Majefty's'
ship Phoenix.
We. are informed, that the Continental Con
gress have ordered General Lee to take the
command of the forces in Canada, and that Go
neral Schuyler is to Succeed in the command in
this city. -,
Since our last, we have been pretty quiat.
The two men of war lie several miles dirtant
from the city, and don't disturb us otherwise,
than by doping some of the Jersey boats,
coming with provilions, hay, &c. to our mar
ket.
By the Albany post we are informed, that'laft .
week a fire broke out in Albany, and consumed.
two or three houses, particularly the house of
Mr. Robert Henry, merchant there, with the
chief part of his houfhold furniture, and a large
variety of merchandize to a configurable value.
We hear from Elizabeth-Town, in New- ,
Jersey, that on Monday the 12th instant intelli
gence arriving in that town about it o'clock at
night, that the man of war, transports and ten
der, which fell clown the day before from the
harbour of New-York to the Watering-place,
with 200 marines on board, intended to com
m't depredating on Staten-Island, and fornifu
themselves with live flock, General Livingston
ordered 300 of the militia to march forthwith
to prevent the intended robbery; and hhv
'hig dispatched the neceffafy orders, and a party
to reconnoitre the fouthdide of the If nW, and
to procure all possible intelligence of the mo
tions of the enemy, marched himfelf about three
in the morning. The several detachments met
f at Ward's, in light of rhe light-house, and were'
there joined by a company of Jight-horfe, under
the command of Captain Blanchard, but learn
ing that the fleet had left the Hook the day be-'
fore, the greater part of tire troops,,ftill on their °
march, were ordered back, and a proper num
ber diredyd to guard the coast, under the com
mand of Colonel Thomas, (left the departure -
of the enemy might prove a feint) t@ give in
fant notice of their return.
The alacrity with which the men entered
into the fetviee is truly, laudable, and worthy
that spirit which ought to animate every he
neft American.
Wednesday fe'nnight his Excellency our'
Governor was pleated to appoint Whitehead
Hicks, Esq; one of the judges of the Supreme
Court of this province.
Mr. Hicks having at the fame time furren-'
dered the office of Mayor of this city, his Ex
cellency was pleased to appoint David Matthews,
Esq; to that office; rod last Friday they were
both qualified to aft in their refpeaive Nations.
The following isalift of the members return
ed for the several counties of this province':;
City a?id County of Few-Fork, Philip Living
flon, John Allbp, John Jay, and Col. Alexan
der M'Dougall, Esquires. . ' .• ' 1
Richmond County, Col. Seaman,, and Chrif-'
topher Billop, Esquires.
King's County, John Lefferts, and Nicholas
CvJvanhoven, Efauires.•
Queen's County, Col. Jacob Blackwell, and
SamuefTownfend, Efqui^es.
Sufolk County, Col. Woodhull, and William 1
Smith, Esquires.
Wcfcbfkr County, John Thomas, and Col.
Lewis Morris, Enquires. e '
Borough of Weftebefter, Oliver De Lancey,
Esq; Son of the late Peter De Lancey, Esq:
Manor of Corilandt, Pierre Van Cortlan&,
EfquiCT
Maror of livingfan, Coh Peter R. Living,
Eon, Efqhire.
Dutches County, Robert R. Livingflon,. and
Dirck Brinckerhoff, Enquires. ' <
Albany County, Abrahafn Yates, and ——^
'Van Renfellaer, Enquires.
- Manor of Renjellaer, CoV Ten Broeck.
Borough of Sebeneflady, Christopher Yates,
Efauire.
fryoi County, John Moore; and Isaac Parjs,
Enquires.
Mr. Loudon,
AS the Supreme Arbiter of events has con
defeended to invite eiithefled nations to
invoke his aid, fayiag, " Call Upon me in the
day of trouble, and! will deliver thee;" as the
hidory of God's people in all ages, and especi
ally the sacred voluirfe prove the great efficacy'
of prayer to avert impending judgments, and
obtain the divine favour; and as this bleeding,
distressed country was never in such a dangerous
and critical conjuncture as the present; and
consequently, fatting, 8 humiliation and prayer
were never more necessary and feafon^bre than
they are row. It is ardently wished by all sin
cere Christians, that ,he Honourable the Con
tinental Congress would be pleased soon to ap
point another folemi ian&general fafl. There
never was a day in America so solemnly, devout
ly and universally observed as the last conti-
, i nental faft. A'nd we have great reason to rbe
'Tjeye that nothing his so much contributed to
the fuecefs of the continental councils and arms,
and the preservation of our land from impending
destructions how reasonable, how mdifpenfible
then is the duty of these colonies co acknow-
ledge their Supreme BenefaCtor, and'to implore
• the continuance of his divine aid and protection !
left irritated by our ingratitude, negligence and
inattention to his providential fupeiin tendency;
and'^racious interpolation in ourbehalf, he turn
IN tht course of divine providence (te whose
righteous dispensations it becomes us at all
times to submit) this city is now become a
feene of confulion and- distress, Occasioned
by an appr. henlion, that unmerited hostili
ties will iho tly be commenced by the (hips '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-'
tore earned!; intreat all those among whom such
poor may come, to exercise great kindneg and
lenity towards them, by fuinifhing them with
habitations and cher nectaries of life, for their
present fubfiflence, on the ealieft toms, and ac
commodating them in any other way, wh : ch
their duty to the poor, as Chriftianty may di
rect
By order of the Committee,
HENRY REMSEN, Chairman.
Foubeefefa in Dutebefs Count,, Feb.;, 1776.
In C O MMITTE E,
ORDERED, Tint no person or persons be
permitted to remove themselves, or families, in
to this precina, to reside longer than three days,
unless they produce to the -Chairman of this
Committee, a certificate from th~ Committee
of the city, town, manor, precinct or dilfridf
from which they shall have last removed, certi
fying, that they are friendly to the caufeof A
me lean liberty, and have the Lak of said
Committee to remove.
By order of Committee,
SAMUEL DODGE, Chairman.
'COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Ordered, That the assize of bread be as fol
lows: A rye loaf to weigh 2 1-2 lb. for four ,
coppers. Flour at 10s. per cwt. Fubtifhed
gth December 177 g.
Vlfier County, George Cll:te, ^r Charfes
De Witt, )ilquire£
Orange County, Johh Hiring, and — ,
Inquires. ~
In fcROVINCIAt CONGRESS,
- Neiv-Fork, Fek 19, '1776.
The PETITION of William Cock and Tho-q
nin^ 'Cock of Oyster-Bay, in Queen's/County,
was read and filed, and is in the words fol- ;
lowing, to wit,
To the Honourable Provincial Cbngrefs of New-.
' York,
The PETITION -'Of William And Thomas
Coek of Oyster-Bay, in Queen's county; j
Humbly Jbewe/b,
THAT we your petitioners are inhabitants ^
of said county, and that at the last election of
Deputies for the Provincial Congress, we oppo
sed the ele&ihg of Deputies for said county,
since which we are convinced ofour error, and
think it was absolutely neceffaty, that tlierp
should be a representation of said county in Pro
vincial Congress; and that your petitioners did
not oppose the choibe of said Deputies from arty
desire or inclination of injuring this country,
but was owing entirely to error in judgment;
and that your petitioners are ready to obey all
orders and recommendations of the Continental
and the Provincial Congresses. Your petition- .
ers therefore i\fi r e, that your honourable body ,
will take our case into confider^tion, and grant
us fucli relief in the present case, as to yod shall
seem meet.
WILLIAM COCK.
Ne^A^rk, Feb. THOMAS COCK.
ON hearing the find petition read, and upon
due consideration thereof; and oonfidering that
any former resolves of this Congress against the
delinquents of Queen's county, Were only in
tended to convince them of their err,% and
bringthem to a jolt fcnfe of their duty to the
public. ORDERED, that the said petitioners
be restored to the date and condition in which
they were before the pacing of the said resolves,
during their refpe&ive good behaviour.
A true copy from thexninutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Sees
COMMITTEE CHAMBER,
New-Fork, Feb. 8, 17,6.
To the inhabitants of the neighbouring counties and
colonies.
tar counfeh into fooliffinefs, form ry?~ rAV
wins, withdraw his,favour and his fimir fror;
U— ~and leave us to the fatal confeqtten.ee, if
our'bwn preud, ungrat-ful, felt-cunhOCTr, in,
believing hearts, and odr ungodly, pred.me a
irreligious conduct
, ATrieniS ot LIBERTY artd Relt' ro\.
Method of extrabling^Rih -Pt TRE fh d^,:a.-
ed Gun-Powder.
YOU mult have filtering bags hhh^ on n
™so with glaized earthen puns nod'
them; then take atty quantity of damar)
powder, and put it fntoa copper, with,:r sinn
clean water as will cover it, and w hen it 'begins
to boil, take oft the scum, and, after it has bull
ed a little, stir it up; take it cut of the cop, r
• with a small hind kettle,andthc'nput.fom'l'
each bag, 'beginning at one end of she rack, h>
that by the rime you have got to the last bar
the fi ft will be ready for more; cohrinnethti,
'till all the bags are still ; then take the liquor out
of the pans; which boil and filter as 'before,
two orthree times; till the Water runs quite cleat,
which yob must let stand in the pans fon^rim^
and the salt will appear at top. To get all tire
'fult-petre entirely o> of the powder, ' ,tak^ the
Water from the salt pctre already extrad:& to
which add some frefh water and the dregs, of
'the powder that .'remain in the bags, an ! r^
them together in a keflel, to hand as/-:— •
you please; and when you want to extraA 1?
nitre, you muE proceed with this mixtort;,
with the powder at tifft, by whicQ mean: on
will extract all the falt-pvtrg; but this pweeD
mull be boiled lon ^er than the fid.
):<v%(^fv'Xf ifV¥:M'w {''v'% * %'^%'b
RICHAR D D EA Is,
DISTI I, L X R,
'IrtAKES this method to return bis liner re
A thanks to all his Friends and Cuttoms for
their pad favours ; and to acquaint them that
he still continues to make, and h^ now rcadv
for file, at h : s Distillery, between the gobcafe
and t hd North-River, in Mhrr v-ftect, ne'e
Vau^lall,
A quantity of neat Red Ratine, 9
Brandy, Cinnainqp water,
Ralbeny Brandy, Clove ditto,
, Cherry Brandy, Orange ditto,
Cherry Rum, Annifeed ditto,
Shrub of the bed qua- All-Fours,
lity, Doctor Stevens,
Geneva, Weft India, and New-'
Spirits of Wine, fork Run,
Jamaica Spirits, Madeira and Tenerife
Royal Ufquebaugli, , Wines, &c. &c.
The good quality of said DEANL's li
quors, has for several years pad be n so hell ex-,
perienced, mostly throughout this Continent;
that they need no other recommendation.
ATT And dill he is determine!, if possible, to
make better.
*** Being fully convinced by Img experi
. ence, that the furvg means to acewire a ipeedy
fal • of the above articles, is te make them cr full
quality, at a mod rare charge;° as 1^ c°--
mined to fell on -as Vendor,able .C:r.s as . tn:
else; and good attendance, which' with e^ 7
other endeavour to give general latiUaCtion,nnl
be the conftar dudy of,
T' ^Public's terv obliged,
.And very humble fe van*,
New-rorheßb. • . K. DE AN E.
U' '/it.
^_ff. o£
If ROM the Subscriber, living in Leary
' street, on, Monday night the=i2§h of Janu
ary, A BLACK VELVET FALL,
belonging to the Prefbyteranchurch. lt>is rr-'
quested, that should the above-mention d Pall
be offered to laic, that it may be flopped, and
the thief or thieves detected ; for which a liand
fome reward will be given by
'JOHN BROWN.'
T A.'Y L O R,
Ox Hunter's Qy ay,
Has for Sale, on the ,lowed Terms,
SUPERFINE, blue,|
light and dark
drab, pea-green,
black and parsons
grey cloths,
Mill'd drabs for great|
coats,
Middling and coarse
cloths,
Bath coatings, *
Figured velvets,
Rattinets and Shalloons,
Scarlet and white flan
nels,
Brown camblets,#
Silk and worded flock-
Buttons sprigged arid fyangief on the cloth,
in the ^eatcif manner, to any pattern, on rh,
shortest notice. A row Gold Epaulets yet G;
hand.'®
SAMUEL LOUDONS
CICULATING LIBRARY,
IS now increased to upwards of Two Thou
fund Volumes; A Supplement to the Cata
logue will be published in a few days; w^ca
Subscribers will be ple&fed to fend for it, to an
nex with the Catalogue they have already.
Ready money, or new books exchanged lor any
oldjibra/y or parcel of books, particularly tor
hifto^v and well chosen novels, for did u± %
the Library.
I Black denims,
Prunellas and Prince,
fluff,
[Royal ribs,
I Black hair phifti,'
!Silk and worsted breech-
I es pieces,
Silk find worsted knee
garters.
!Gold and fiver bafcci
and spangled buttons,
Gilt, plated, metal mut
. twill buttons, .
Crimson and blue silk
° velvets,
With a variety of try
lots trimmings.