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every thing once more feerris td cbhlpke in our
favour. General Montgomery is on his march
tor Quebec, duel we halt here till hecomes up,
when we thall return to Quebec again; though
whether it will be in our oolfdlion this winter
or not is uncertain. TV • hear th v are driving
in all the cattle, &c. which will enable them to
Hand a long siege. In this rat of the world it
is time for men to think of winter quarters ra
ther than attacking fortified towns; however
%ve are Americans, and American Soldiers. I
have not any objection to virafug the Plains of
Jibriham once more, and 'tis probable so ill have
have good quarters even in Quebec; at a y
Tate I go with pleaOro, and sincerely believe
every man in our army would rather return,and
is only forty that out situation rendered it i:n
poflibie for us to stay longer before Qjwxc. Our
Commander is a Gentleman, worthy the trull
reposed in him ; a man,J relieve, of invincible
courage; a man of great p udence; ever se
rene; he defies the g r eatest danger to affix! him,
or difficulties to alter his temper; in fine, you
will ever lee hm the intrepid hero, and the un
ruffled Christian.
" Thus have [ endeavoured to give you a
fiort Iketch of our oad and urefeat situation; I
could with mv abilities could nave placed it in a
more correct light before you; in my present
^bode it was entirely out ot my powe-, and it
was not a little time before 1 coui 1 procu eeven
thus much pap-r, which is the leaf of a book, a
Gentleman had for his jou nah In better dimes
expert better fare. Quebec,, as I mentioned,
Hands upon a point, between St. Laurence and
St. Charles rivers, the latter n >t navigable, ex
cept for ferry boats; it condds of the upper and
lower town, rhe letter is immediately on the
point or water's edge, aid contifts of a large
number of houses bu It th :k; the upper town,
is upon the hill, which is prodigioudy high :
The town is surrounded on th? country p rt by
a wall, from twenty-five to thirty feet high;
there are, I think, three gates (though I am nor
certain) St. John's, Port L^wis, and St. Rook's.
On each tide the river Sr, Lawrence, from Que
bec to Point aux Tremble, (our present camp)
the hills or rath:r banks, are very high, not
much lets in general than fifty fe t ; many'pla
ces elofe upon the river, in fom places there is
a rich piece off vol n^adow, perhaps the dif
tatwe of halfa mile from the bank to the rive r .
The whole from here to Q^e^ec, is thickly in
habited, wh ; cn I am informed is the case to
Montreal. The home are mny of them gen
teel, rather than otherwise, rho'in general the
inhabitants live very low, and in thei dre's,
manners, stoves, &c. exally referable our Ger
mans. Since I left Newbury Port till our
march last Sundar ,1 do not rec died that I have
Teen an oak ttee; I venture to fay I h ve not.
In the Province ofM line, such part as we came
through, and Canada, his abounded chiefly with
evergreens, such as fir, hemlock, spruce, cedar,
pine, bin h, maple, &c. Lari Sunday I was hap
py in feeing a few oaks and an apple orchard.
The inhabitants few or none speak English.
How long we may Hay h^re is unceitfn---till
our reinforcement arrives 'tis probable, unless
they should venture to attack us from Quebec :
Be it as it will I am content, and can remove
from place to place with as much resignation,
as almost any one, having been taught by this
campaign to confider no place my home for
more then ^n hour or a day."
CONGRESS, fa. tt, 1776.
Whereas it appears to this Congress, that se
veral evil difpolcd persons, in order to obdruct
and defeat the efforts of the United Colonies in
the defence of ou• juH rights, have attempted
to depreciue the BILLS of CREDIT emitted
by the authority of this Congr^fs,
Rc/olved, therefor;, that if any person shall
hereafter be so loft to all virtue and regard for
his country, as to refufe to receive the laid bills
in payment, or ob ruff or difeourage the cur
rency or circulation thereof, anaQall be duly
convicted, by the Committee of the cit r , county
or district, or ia case or an appeal from their de
cision, by the Assembly, Conv ntion, Council
or Committee of Safety, of the colony where
he (hall reside, such person fnall be deem d,
published and treated as an enemy to his coun
try, and precluded from all trade or intercourse
"with the inhabitants of these colonies.
Extrafled from the minutes.
Published by order of the Congress.
CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec.
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^ NEW-YORK, January 18.
^ letter from bis Excellency General Montgomery,
commander ofthe Continental Arm, before Que
bec, to Gov. Carleton.
Holland-House, Dec. 6, I/7fr
Si r,
" Notwithstanding the perfanal ill-treatment
1 have received at your hands, notwithstanding
the cruelty you have Ihewn to the unhappy pri
soners you have taken, the feelings of humani
ty induce me to h.we recourse to this expedi <nt
to save you from the d Hruaion which hangs o
ver your Wretched garrison. Give me leave to
inform you, that I am well acquainted with your
lituation ; a great extent of Works, in their na
ture incapable of defence, manned with a mot
ley crew of tailors, mod of them our friends,
and citizens, who wish to fee us within their
walls, a few of the word troops that call them
ielra foldicrs, the impossibility of relief, and the
fatigued, &e. to heir some agreenbk Reive th it
would invigorate us, and enable us to proceed
with tolerable cheerfulnefs. At this place we
heard the agreeable news of kloutreal being in
our pofiedion, that Governor Carleton made his
escape in a birch canoe, that he was usually in
ths ihip that puffed by hme yederday. Inihort
curtate profyeM of vtaating evd^v nectATy of
of:. Should your opponents confine their ope
rations to a fugle blockade, point out the absur
dity or relilLuce ; such is your filiation. lam
at the head of fYoops acco domed to success, con
fident or th^ righteous caufc they are engaged
in, inbred to danger UUI ratigde, and so highly
inceuied at your inhumanity, illiberal abuie,
and the ungenerous ihrans employed to preju
dice them in the minds of the Canadians, that
it is with difficulty I restrain them till my bat
teries are ready, tro n insulting your works,
which would afford them the fair .opportunity
of ample vengeance and just retaliation. Firing
upon a flag & truce, hitherto unprecedented
even am >ng lavages, prevents my following the
ordinary mode or conveying my sentiments.
However, I will at any rate acquit my consci
ence. Should you persist in an unwarrantable
defence, the consequence be upon your own
head. Beware of destroying stores of any fort,
public or private, as you did at Montreal, or in
the river; if you do, by Heavens there will be
no mercy (hewn.
, ° RICHARD MONTGOMERY.
To Gen. Carleton.
We have the following intelligence from a
gentlemen, who arrived in town last night from
the Cun >at Cambridge, That on the night of
the Bth inst. 200 of the Continental troops went
on Bunker's Hill, with dark lanthorns conceal
ed aid torch 5 ready to light,and burned twelve
houl s and barracks employed by the minifte
ml army, and brought off fix pnfoners, with
out the loss of a man. Such 2 surprise put
the enemy into the greatest confufion, as they
expelled a general attack was made; they kept
up an incellant fire from all quarters for a confix
deruble time, hilter (kilter, to the no final! di
version ot the distant IpeHmors.
This being the at n'verfary of Her Maje^r
Qje n Charlotte's both day ; we have informa
tion that His Majesty's ships will fire, as usual,
on that day : This notice is given that the
ladies and the timorous may not be surprised,
L td Monday evening, one of the city watch,
nam'd George Birch, by trade a Leather D ef
fer, fell offMarfton's wharff, and was drowned.
The night being very dark, prevented any as
sistance being given him.
The Philadelphia and Eastern ports were not
arrived when this paper went to press.
The Provincial Congress of New
[erfey, is to meet at New-Branfwick, on Wed
nesday the gift. Inri.
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 10 s, per cwt. Published
fob December 177^
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Anecdotes of EDMOND BURKE, Efy
fIHIS dirtinguiffied orator is the second
I son of Mr. Garret Bule, an A terney of
fair character, and extensive practice, in the ci
ty of Dublin. He was burn in the year 1730,
and was educated at a celebrated School near
Ballytore, in the King's county, the matter of
which, one of the people called Quakers, had
written fever^l pamphlets against the Tories ; ; n
can feqaence of which, many eminent families
of tVhig principles, sent their children to be
bred under his tuition.
From this fcminary of learning, he was re
moved to Trinity College, Dublin, where he
gave many proofs of soon becoming an adept
in those branches of polite literature, which es
sentially contribute to torm the orator and the
poet. In this University he took his degree of
Bachelor of Arts, and, being designed by his fa
ther for the study of the Lw, soon alter came
to London, and entered a student in the Middle
Temple, where he read the law for upwards of
two years, at which period his father died, when
he give his genius its natu al bent, and applied
himfelf solely to the Belles Lettres.
His firft performance was a philosophic d in
quiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime
and beautiful ; a work which was so well re
ceived by the public that it ran through Seve
ral editions, in a short Space of time. This es
say recommended him to Several gentlemen of
diftinHion in the republic of letters ; and Wil
liam Gerard Hamilton, Esq; being appointed
secretary to Lord Halifax, who had just been
made viceroy of Ireland, he invited Mr. Burke
to accompany him to that kingdom, where, by
his address and penetration, he did considerable
services to the court party; and received, as a
douceur, a pension of §OO 1. per annum.
No man was better acquainted with the state
of that kingdom than himfelf, and he gave in
such an ingenious representation to the minister,
with refpea to their commerce and finances,
that to demands were made by government,
but what were g anted that sessions, all parties
were convinced, that while he Served the court,he
was a firm friend to the liberties of his country.
During these tranfadtions, it is asserted his friend
the Secretary grew jealous of his great abilities,
and took feverai fleps to deprive him of that pen
sion he had so deservedly obtained. The Duke
of Northumberland was appointed Lord-Lieu
tenant, in the room of the Earl of Halifax, and
used hisutmoft endeavours to make Mr. Burke's
situation agreeable to him, but that gentleman
was so ddfarisfied with the ungrateful treatment
he received, that he politely declined anv fur
ther connection with administration, on whom
he was determined to lie under no obligation,
and therefore resigned his pension, notwith
standing the Duke, in the molt liberal manner,
prefled him to have it continued.
On his return to England, Mr. Burke at
tached himfelf in the warntyt manner to the
fc^ E that tears the Lord of heaven and earth,
1 A walks humbly before him, thankfully lays
hold of the m-ffage of redemption by Jesus
Chrirt, and drives to express his thankfulnefs
by the fiverity of his obedience : He is forty
with all his foul, when he comes ihort of his
duty : He walks watchfully in the denial of
himfeif, and holds no confederacy with any
Idft, or any fin: If he fails in the lead mea
sure, he is restless till he has made his peace by
true repentance; he is true to his promises, just
in his dealings, charitable to the poor, sincere
in his devotion; he will not deliberately dif
honour God, although secure of impunity; he
hath his hopes and his conversation in heaven,
and dares not do any thing unjustly, be it ever
so much to his advantage; and all this because
he fees him who is invisible, and fears him, be
cause he loves him; fears him as well for his
goodness as his greatnefs#
Such a man, whether he be an Epifcopallan,
or a Presbyterian, an Inde endent, or an Ana
baptirt; whether he wears a furpiice, or wears
none ; whether he hears organs, or hears none ;
Whether he kneels at the communion, or for
confeience-fake Hands or fits, he hath the LIFE
of RELIGION in him; And that life ads in
him, and will conform his foul to the image of
his Saviour, and go along with him to eternity,
notwithrtandihg his practice, or hon-pra&ice of
things indifferent.
On the other fide; if a man fems not the
eternal God, he can commit fin with presump
tion, drink excessively, swear vainly or falfely,
commit adultery, lie, cozen, cheat, break his
promises, live loosely, though at the fame time
he may be studious to praHife every ceremony,
even to a scrupulous exa&nefs, or may perhaps
as stubbornly oppose them: Though such a
one (hould cry down Bilhops, or cry down Pref
bytry; though he should be re-baptized every
day, or declaim against it as heresy; and though
he fart all the Lent, or feaft out of pretence of
avoiding superstition, yet notwithrtanding these,
and a thousand more external conformities, or
zealous opposition of them, he wants the LIFE
of RELIGION.
^^^{^X^^^^XXO^^^^^
MADEIRA WIN E,
ONE PIPE, very good, to be fold
Cheap for Ready Money. Enquire of
the Printer.
Notice is hereby given to all the Cre
ditors of Richard Speaight, Chy
milt and Druggist, row confined in the goal of
the city of New-York, to attend at the said
goal, on Tuesday the 23d inst. at three o'clock
in the afternoon, there to consult on matters
concerning the aforefaid Richard Speaight, in
refped to his relcafemenu
Mr. Burke is said to be the author of the his
torical part of the Annual Register, and is
thought by many, to be the writer of those fif
ties, which appeared some years since with the
signature of Junius. His thoughts on the pre
sent difeontents, and other political pieces, are
too well known to need further notice here.
THE firft rife of Faulkner was being printer
to Dean Swift, who feeing him a very
fobcr, indurtrious young man, singled him out
for the publication of his works. He continued
in this filtration for some time, and made mo
ney apace. One morning Swift sent for him
in a hurry to the denary : Faulkner, to show the
greater refpefl to the patron, dressed himflf in
a flaming laced waistcoat, bag, &c. and waited
on him in a chair. The moment the Dean saw
him, he asked him who he was? What, Sir,
fays the other, Don't you know George Faulk
ner? You George Faulkner, my printer? fays
the Dean ; get you gone out of my house, you
impo7 # ,you may depend on it I fnall tell that
plain, honest, induftrioas tradefmm, whose name
you counterfeit, how grossly he has been impos
ed upon by inch a puppy As you. George took
the hurt, and in a tew minutes appeared before
the Dean in a sober suit of brown, when the
former repeated to him, with as much gravity
as if he believed it a counterfeit, how his name
and character had been just traduced.
Anecdote of the late Mr. George Faulkner,
Printer of the Dublin Journal.
popular p^ty, And as he had Inherited ah estate
of6ool. per annum, by the death ot his cider
brother, he was elected a member in the last
Parliament, and soon became formidable rrom
his uncommon oratory and political knowledge.
His election for Bristol, in the present Parli
ament, did not cost him a drilling, and is conse
quently a proof of the high opinion the inhabi
tants of that city entertained of his integrity and
abilities.
To the Printer es th New-York Packet.
SI R,
T O approve nhyfelfa friend to the religious,
as well as the civil liberties of mankind,
I here indofe you a manufeript found in the
closet amongrt other papers of that most excel
lent magistrate, Judge Hale, who, by his
moral rectitude ot life, Was as great an orna
ment to Christianity, a$ thelaw, in which he
occupied so great a department with such wis
dom and integrity, as gained him universal
admiration ; and the the works he left be
hind him will remain to the luteft posterity
monuments of his fame.
The SUM of R ELIGIO N.
ROBERT COC KS,
T A Y L O R,
On Hunter's Q_u 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 Walloons,
Scarlet and white flan
nels, Brown camblets,
Silk and worsted flock
i n g s ,
Black denims,
Buttons Sprigged and spangled on the Jofa,
in the neatest manner, to any pattern; on the
shortest notice. A few G® A d &pauki6 yet ^
baud•
¥^vsr) ~fy^^frfo>,^
CHARI ES OLIVER BRUFF,
GOLDSMITH and JEWELLER,
At the Sign of the Tea-Pot, Tankard, and Ear a
Ring, between Maiden Laue and Crou r-
Street, next door to Doctor Kemmencau,
near rhe Fly-Market ;
WH ERE he makes and mends any kind
of diamond or enameled work in the
jewellery way; also, all mann rot stone buckles,
done rings, ear-rings and broaches, solitaires,
hair jewels, lockets, enamelled sleeve buttons,
mourning rings cf all forts, trinkets for lad ; es,
rings and, lockets, plain or enamelled ; grid
necklaces and (tones of all forts: Likewise
makes and mends all forts of filver-fntths work;
also ladies fans neatly mended. He gives th^
highest price for old gold, diver and jewels; buys
roughs chryrtal, handsome pebble, and blank
cornelian, fit for seal Hones ? He hrs fitted a,La
pidary drill up, where he curs all forts of fton^.
He wants immediately a lapidary, a jeweller and
an apprentice boy; none need apply cut what
can be well recommended. He engraves all
forts of arms, crerts, cyphers, heads, and fancied
in the neatest manner and greatert expedition,
with the heads of Lord Chatham, Shake peare,
Milton, Newton, Pope, Homer, Socrates, H-n
---nibal, Mrac, Anthony, Caesar, Plato, Jupiter, A
pollo, Neptune, Mars, Cleopatra, Dia a, Flora,
Venus, Marcelania, Masons arms, with all em
blems ot liberty; Cupid fancies, hearts and doreib
neatly engraved tor ladies trinkets. Likewise,
silver and fteil seals. He also plaits hair in the
neatest manner.
N. B. Takes likenesses off in hair aS natural
as possible, as to the form of vifag°s; works
hair in sprigs, birds, figures, cyphers, crelhi.nd
cupid fancies. He has for sale, belt corals AT
whittles and bells; likewise cleans watches 7%
china dial slates fitted in at 6s. each, glides
fitted in at is. each, and other repairs in propor
tion.
F 0 U N 1),
A GOLD SLEEVE BUTTON,
1 he owner may have it, it he proves ^.s
property, and pays for this advertisement, by
applying to the Printer.
Those Gentlemen who are forming them
selves into Companies in Defence of their
Liberties-; and others that arc not provid
ed with
S W O^R 1) S,
May be fulted therewith by applying to
CHARLES OLIVER BRUFF,
In MAiden-Lank, near the Fly-Market;
SM ALL swords silver mounted, cut and
thrust, and cutteau de chafe,, mounted with
beautdul green grips, and broad swords, as
Gentlemen may fancy, either with the heads of
Lord Chatham, John Wilkes, Esq; with Ihells
pierced and ornamented with mottoes ; for
Pitt's head, Magna Charta and Freedom;
for Wilkes's head, Wilkes and Liberty ;
lyon heads, dog heads, bird heads, &c. being
a collection of the molt elegant Iwords ever be
fore made in America, ah manufactures by
Lid BrUff.
N. B. Bert final! arm and piflol oyl flints,
sword belts, with or without fwivcls, gun-tcrew
drivers, with worms, &c.
ALL Perfous indebted to the Ef^e of
Robert Sinclair, of this city, Mer
chant, deceased, are hereby requeued forthwiril
to pay the fame to the Subscriber; and thole to
whoni the said estate is indebted, are deii cd to
fend in their accounts, as there is a nccerAy
lor a Ipeedy fettlenaent of said estate.
JANNETT SINCLAIR, Executrix.
Prunellas and Princes
fluff,
Royal Pribs,
Black hair plum,
Silk and worsted breech#
es pieces,
: Silk and worsted knee
garters,
, Goki and silver baiket
and wangled buttons,
, Gilt, plated, metal and
twist buttons,
Crimson and blue silk
velvets,
With a variety of tai
lors trimmings;
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