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having 160 Butts of Blubber. This is one
^ the greatest Fishings that ever came to
this Hort in one Season, and gi-.es the Com
pany a Profpea of a charming Dividend."
Thole who are well acquainted with the
^Continent of North America fay, that it
will require Half a Century to pay off the
Debt it has incurred, and put that Country
on the fame flourishing Footing it was before
the breaking out of the present Troubles.
A Correspondent who is a great Admirer
of the Learning, Taste, and superior Sense
of Soame Jenyns, thinks his last Production
has double Merit in being so well timed ;
for there has not. been a Period since the firft
Year of Christ, when Christianity was to
tally loft among the Pfofeffors of the Faith
as in the present. People are now so wife,
that Matrimony is found to be a vulgar Er
ror ; Perjury, a Peccadillo; and Christiani
ty, errant Prieftcraft.
The Business of Divorce is now reduced to a
Syfcm: The Lady of Spirit and Fashion, who
lately eloped from her Husband, took Qre firft
to obtain from her Lover a Promise of Marri
age, and then set about preparing Evidence for
a Divorce for her defeated Hufbind. Diseases
often bring with them their Cure. The Prac
tice of calling upon the Gallant to change Con
ditions wah Cornulus, will probably soon
throw a Dun? on the Spirit cf Intrigue among
the Lothario's of the Age.
Leeds, fug 6. There is now growing in the
Garden of Meffra. Perfect, in Pontefraft, a cu
rious Cucumber, called the Snaku Cucumber,
(the Seed ol which was sent in a Letter from
abroad,) whicn at firlt Sight strikes Terror into
the Beholder, being fall of Fruit; it haththe
Appearance cf several Snakes twisted in various
Serpentine Figures among the Plants, several
of which measure upwards of three Feet; and
one in particular four Feet four Inches, with a
Circumference proportionable.
Extrafi of a letter from Gofport, Augufl 7.
" The Pembroke and Boulogne frigates Bill
remain wind-bound atSt. Helen's.
" Yesterday ins Majesty's ship Marlborough,
was put cut of Gommiffion, and ordered to be
laid up in ordinary ; and the people belong
ing to her were turned over on board the Cou
ragelux, of 74 guns, which is put into com
mission in her room.
" Remain at Spithead, the Barfleur, Eg
mont, Centaur, Resolution, Exeter, and the
Hunter and Wasp Hoops Of war; and in the har
bour, the Worcester, Hedor, and Coarageux."
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, hath ap
pointed Captain Henry Bowyer, of the 19th re
giment of foot, to be Deputy-Adjutant-General,
in the ro m of Lieutenant Colonel Peterfoh.
From fjme intercepted letters it is confirmed,
t'v Ie Americans would never have carried
«.tcrs to the present amafing length, if they
o< been encouraged from this fide the At
laniick. One of these letters was read, ac
c°'± '° " e ' e '" e °f the writer, not only at
the &|' h en t al Congress, but likewise in every
c^^atib throughout the combined provin
ces. It advised th,n to^feize upon all the King's
officers, and exerted' them 'to 4tand, valiantly on
ly for fix months, and in that time there would
be such commotions in England, that they mi^ht
have their own terms.
A letter from Jamaica, by the Golden Qrove,
Captain Watson, arrived from that iflan^ men
tions, that two days before their failing,, two of
Admiral Gayton's squadron, returned from a
cruize, and brought in with them a Provincial
privateer of 12 guns and 90 men; also two
Dutch ships from St. Euftatia, laden with mili
tary stores, for the Provincial army.
i hey write also from Jamaica, that his Ma
jesty's schooner the Ulysses, of ten guns, com
manded by a Midihipman, fell in with, off the
East end of Hispaniola, the Rover, an American
I rivateer, of 16 guns, and after an engagement
cf seven glasses, wherein the Ulysses loft two
thirds cf ntr crew, the Rebels were compelled
to yield to the British seamen,
The William, Lorrain, from Jamaka, to Bris
tol, is loft on the Colleradoes ; the people were
saved.
•Extraa of a Letter from Chatham, &,. §.
" Orders as received here for the Mars, a
GaardOrp of 74 Guns, commanded by the
Honourable -apt. George Falconer, to proceed
to Sheerness, "here she is to lie as a Guard
ffiip; and the Ardent commanded by Capt.
Middleton, is ordered here from Sheerness, to
be docked, after which flie is to lie as a Guard
fhip at this Port, in the room of the Mars.
“ Thursday last the London Man of War,
of 90 Guns, was taken into Dock, in order to
be cleaned, and have a flight Repair.
fug 8. The Debt of the Congress, at this
present Time amounts to Twelve Millions
of Dollars ; a Debt almost as heavy for them
as the national one of England.
A Letter from Dunbar, dated August 1,
fays, " There is nothing going on here but
Mufick and Rejoicing, on Account of the
great Success of our Greenland Ships. Yes
terday Morning the Princess of Wales came
up oft the Town, with five Whales, yielding
between 70 and 80 Butts of Blubber. In
the Afternoon came up the North Star, loaded
with nine Fish, a full Ship, with about 206
Butts ; and this Morning the Endeavour
made her Appearance, a full Ship, likewise
Antidote of Miss Catley —Some time ago,
Bean B , who is a very examplary and
p polar clergyman in Dublin, and who interests
himfelf much in public charities, sent a message
to Miss Cadey, requeuing her to give him a
night for that purpose in one of the public gar
dens. Catley, who is generally good-natured
enough not to refufe any aft of charity, (though
Extract of a letter from Tunbridge, Aug. 10.
" Friday fc'nnight last, at the ball at Tun
bridge, the ladies were thrown into the most lu
dicrous confteraation by the inclemency of the
evening: The thunder and lightning were so
tremendous, that every gentleman in c ^rfe be
came anxious for the fafcty of her he loved best;
one beau in particular increased his partner for
the love of God and him, to pull the black pins
out of her hair, for fear they ffiould attrad the
lightning to blast her brilliant eyes ; —this Lady,
alarmed at the exhortation, inftandy set about
I it, and with a violent scream cried out, Ladils
pull out jour black 0^ ! The cffift of
this word of command was aftonifliing, and the
manoeuvre confequemly beyond any execut
ed by the meft dexterous Prussian regiment of
infantry ; for in less than a minute, ten thou
sand black spears were grounded on the floor,
together with cushions! Wools of divers co
lours and assortments !—fore curls—and hind
curls in abundance ! —in fh:rt, what with the
difhevelled locks and piercing shrieks of young
Virgins, and the long faces of me bald Dowagers,
there never was so frantic an exit from an Affem-'
bly-Room exhibited before in cither of the three }
kingdoms."
A letter from Frome in Somerfetfhire, men-1
tions, that a weaver near that town cut his |
throat in so (hacking a manner that he soon ex-|
pired. The day following two of his brothers !
being at work together in a field about five|
miles distant from that town, having some words'
they proceeded to blows, when one of them'
struck the other so violent a blow on the head|
wth a fickle, that he expired loon after. Thei
Coroner's inquest brought in their verbid, Wil-j
ful Murder, for which the surviving brother is to:
be tried at the present affixes for that county.;
Captain Groves, of the Tyne Packet, who is)
arrived at Falmouth from Jamaica, was obliged I
to work up as far as Cape Nichola Mole, to get
what information he could of the American pri
vateers ; when he was informed that agreat ma
ny American vessels were cruising about the
Windward passage; in particular that two large
armed vessels were cruising near Crooked Ifla^d,
viz. a brig mounting 16 guns and 80 men, and
a sloop with 14 puns and 70 men. Captain
Groves met wrh a sloop off Bermuda, which h 6
took to be an American, but outfailed her; and
afterwards met with a French merchant ffiip from
Porto Prince, who had been boarded by an A
merican Privateer of 16 guns, and 160 men,
who plundered him, and wantonly fired fix (hot
before he came up to him, They enquired of
the Frenchman what Weft Indiamen he had met
with, but the Captain refufed to tell him.
in the present case die found, from the variety
of her engagements the could not comply) pre
tended to understand him in a different light,
and in consequence wrote him the following
note, which soon found its way into most of the
fafhionable assemblies about town:
Miss C , presents her compliments to
Dean B , and acquaints him, from the na
ture of her present connection, she cannot, (a
greeable to his request) give the Dean a night ;
the begs leave at the fame time, to acquaint him,
should this connexion be dissolved, she does not
know any gentleman of the cloth she would
sooner indulge; but hopes that decency will pre
vent the Dean from fixing on afeublic garden fo[
the rendezvous."
Extras of a letter from Warsaw, dated June,
OT 6 -
" Poland is at length recovering from the ter
rible wounds she has long fuffered from internal
commotion and foreign treachery, from the vi
olent rage of a despotic ungovernable nobility,
and the intcrefted conduct of insidious mediators
and guarantees. The Empress of Russia go
verns all things in this kingdom as absolutely as
in her own dominions; and indeed ihe has gi
ven an inftan^e of moderation in the midst of
success ana conquest, not to be found among the
Princes of Europe. To her Poland owes the
happy settlement which is now taking place. At
her request the Empress Queen and the King of
Prussia has given up some violent claims to cer
tain difriQs which would have difmembercd the
The William, Lcrain, from Jamaica to Bris
tol, which was said to be loft on the Coleradoes,
is fafe arrived at Briftol.'
August 13. Letters from Jamaica mention,
that advice had been received there of the loss
of the Septentrion, a Spanish man of war of
74 guns, about 20 leagues from the Havannah
(supposed bp lightning) and all the crew perish
ed.
A few days ago was decided a remarkable
match, between a farmer in Bedfordfhire, who
betted Mr, Thomas Mdrfhall, batcher, of Big
glefwade, 501. to 301. his mare against Afarfiali's
horse, to tret 40 miles, each to ride ms own
nag. After a sharp contest it was won by the
herfe, he performing the 4c miles one minute
under three hours, and the mare half a minute.
Extract of a Letter from Dublin, Aug. 8.
" You will excuse the Transition, but I can
not conclude without acquainting you, that in
Order to perpetuate the Memory of a late Visi
tant, the grateful ambulating Historian Mr.
Twifs ; a Subscription is opened here, for ma
nuftfoing 30,000 earthen Ch—b—r P—s,
with a linking Likeness of that Gentleman, in
the Bottom of each. This is really a Fa&, and
I have already paid Half a Crown towards the
laudable Attestation."
The L rds of the Admiralty have put his
Majesty's new Ship Bedford into Commission,
the Command of which is given to Capt. Eve
rct; she is edited to be fitted out for immedi
ate Service.
Some dispatches received from Admiral Gay
ton, on the Jamaica Ration, brought advice, that
three American privateers had been taken near
that island by some of the Admiral's squadron ;
they were watching for feme of our Welt India
men.
kingdom of its most fertile provinces, and left
our monarch barely the empty name of a King.
The Ruffians have at length taken care to allow
certain privileges to the Dissidents, for whose
fake alone, it wa; pretended that Poland felt so
long all the dreadful miseries ci war. They are
alowed churches of their own, though without
bells. In case of any complaints of grievances,
they are permitted to appeal to a certain Tribu
nal, composed partly cf their own Members.
As yet they are not admitted to enjoy any Office
or Employment in the State. Our Nobility are
as violent and headstrong as ever, and would
plunge the Nation again into civil Diffraction,
and raise new Commotions, but they are obliged
to be happy in Spite of them selves ; a large
Body of Ruffian T/oops has hitherto kept them
within Bounds.
An American Vessel is said to have put into
-he Isle of Sardinia, which as soon as his Sardi
nian Majesty was informed of, he gave imme
diate Orders for her Departure in four and
twenty Hours, if the Weather would permit,
and at the fame Time forbid all his Subjeds
from trading or holding any Correspondence
whatsoever with the said Vessel, as they would
answer it at their Peril. The Vessel departed as
fupDofed for Leghorn.
Yesterday Orders were sent to Deptford for
the four Privateers now getting ready there, to
fail from thence as soon as pcffible, and to en
deavour to meet the Jamaica Fleet, which was
to fail about the 26th of July, with the View
of protesting them from the Americans.
The whoit of the Convoy from the Lee
ward Islands belonging to London are now ar
rived, and the Fears of the Underwriters en
tirely subsided on that Head.
A private Letter lately received from Paris
fays, nothing prevents France from openly fop-,
porting and publicly protesting the British Co
lonies in America, but the Confuffion and bad
State of her own Finances. It is afferteg" that
on the Report, made by Mr. Turgot, a ffiort
Time before his Resignation, the K±g?*¥
heard to fay, it would be ten Years before
France could take up Arms for any other Pur
pose than that of mere national Defence.
Extra& of a Letter from Plymouth.
" A remarkable Circumstance happened du
ring the Stay of the Fleet here: Two Sailors
determined to leave the Ambuscade Frigate,
because they took into their Heads the Captain
was a Yankee. In the Night they tied their
Clothes upon their Backs, and flipping into the
Sound, swam from Cable to Cable in the Fleet,
notwithstanding the Sea ran high, and the last
Ship was two Miles from Plymouth ; landing
there, they immediately set off for Bristol. An
Aft of Bravery and Intrepidity which astonishes
every one here, who knows the Difficulties that
surrounded them.
Aug. ifr An Action is said to have happened
between the Pomona Sloop of War (who has
already taken thirteen American Vessels) and
t a ^-Privateers ; the Action lalted upwards C-f
an Hour and a Half, when the largest of them
being quite disabled, struck to the Pomona,
and the other made what Sail she could away.
In this Action the Pomona loft only three Men
kil'ed, though die is a long low French-built
Vessel; the Privateer taken had twenty-five kil
led outright, and thirteen wounded, and that
h^r whole Complement, at engaging, was but
f;venty-fix.
Aug. 17. A Letter from an Officer of Ma
rines in Quebec, dated July 27, fays, “ Capt.
Forrester with two Companies of the Sth Regi
ment, and 400 Indians, fell in with 700 of the
Rebels at Lake Champlain, whom he defeated,
killing about 50, and taking near 500 Prisoners,
Capt. Forrester finding his Prisoners too numar
Monday Mr. Alderman Lee laid a Complaint
before the I.ord Mayor against Capt. Ross, who
was one of the Persons that brought home the
Yankee Privateer, for affauliirg him on the
Royal Exchange, by running his Fill in his Face,
^rd faying that that was not a proper Fl ce to
fettle the Matter, &c. which made it believed
the Aiderman was in Danger of his Life;
whereupon the Lord Mayor granted a Warrant
for apprehending the said Captain Ross. The
Dispute began about some Letters which had
been intercepted.
“ But while the perpetual Council is labour
ing to restore Peace to the Community, a cer
tain Narrowness of thinking has infested their
Politicks. The Jews are the most ufeful and
industrious People in this Country. New Poll
Taxes are every Day deviled, to drive them to
seek for Refuge in foreign Countries, to the
great Detriment of this Kingdom, which will
fuffer greatly from their Absence.
I am, Sir, &c."
Aug. 14. Yesterday a Ship arrived from Que
bec which brings Letters dated the 6th of July
from thence, and of the 4th from Montreal ;
they inform us that General Carlton had left
one thousand of the foreign Troops to. garrison
Quebec, and as many at Montreal, and that
the main Army, confining of ^coo Regulars,
and 2000 Canadians, with a large Body of In
dians, making 12 Tribes, were assembling the
Vessels and Batteaux as faft as puffible upon
Lake Champlain, in the Neighbourhood of
St. John's (in which they had already made
great Progress) coward embarking the Army,
and proceeding to Crown Pctyt in Pursuit of
the Rebels, and from thence to enter the Province
of New-York, &c. Mean while nothing could
exceed the Eargernefs of the British Army in
general to ccme up with the Enemy, and that
several Parties of the Indians had already made
Excursions through the Woods and Swamps as
far as Crown Point, and slain many of the scat
tered Provincials, and were frequently bringing
in Scalps (although against General Carlton's
Orders) nor is it possible for him to prevent it
effectually, or these Savages to desist from their
cruel Practices.
THE best Hyfon, 1^
Common green, > f
and Bohta, J?
Coffee and chocolate,
Double refin'd,7
Singlerefin'd and >Sugars.
Mufeovadoj
Mace,, cloves,
Cinnamon and nutmegs,
Pimento and black pepper,
farr and common raisins,
Currants, figs, and prunes,
Best Durham mustard in
bottles,
Split peafe, sago, isinglass,
Stone and powder blue,
Poland starch,
Pearl barley,
Scotch ditto,
Trouffies and morreh,
East-India soy and ketchup,
Florence oil in bottles and
betties,
Best Henry the Sth playing
cards,
Preserved ginger and tama
rinds,
Spermaceti candles,
Rutile soap,
%mQ4 ditto,
Corty.
Fine citron,
Gloueefter and Cheshire
cheese,
THUS^ who have Demands against the Estate of ^
deceased John Christopher Reiffurth, late Suttler
to the Hessian Grenadier Battalion of Minnigerode, are
desired to deliver or fend in their Accounts, to the Audi
tor of said Battalion, before the 28th of December next,
as otherwise they will be excluded a Dividend. Camp at
Dobbs's Ferry, Bth of November, 1776.
UNGAR, Auditor.
, —N. Minmigerode, Cem-
[ L. S.) mander of said Cre
\s ,' nadier Ratfalion.
ELIZABETH EVANS,
TAKES this method to acquaint her friends and
the public, that she is returned to this city, where
she hat been employed for several years, and given general
fatisfactien, in making up in the neatest manner and
newest taste, all forts of uphoiftery work, such as feftoon
bed and window curtains, field or camp beds, Kefty
Fishers, wrought quilts, chair, fopba and fettle cases;
aifo larics boned waistcoats and Jays; all which she will
execute with care and punctuality. Any commands for
her, sent to Benjamin Getfield's, breeches-maker, No,
198, in Queen-Street, opposite Burling's-Slip, will be
i@*«,gmdfd to.
To be LET immediately,
In Hanover-Squire, next Door to Colonel Sheriff's Office,
A Genteel HOUSE, with a very good Store in its
Rear. For Particulars enquire of M&. Robert
Watts, on the oppofiteSide of the Street.
JOHN AMIEL, jun.
Has just opened for Sale, at his Store, the lower End of
Smith-street;
SMITH and DEAN,
SILK DYERS and SCOURERS,
Late of the Broad-Way, have removed into Maidens
Lane, below the Ofwego-Market:
WHERE they carry on their Business as usual.—
Ladies and Gentlemen who please to favour
them with their Orders may depend on having them exe
cuted in the best and neatest Manner.
4fa Copperas and Allum to be fold.
WILLIAM MILBOURN,'
HAS again opened a Store at the Corner of the Slip-
Market, Hanover-Square, where he has for Sale,
a Variety of JEWELLERY, HARDWARE, and
TOYS, on the most moderate Terms.
N. B. A neat Aflortment es japplied TEA TRAYS
and WAITERS,
our, caused the Indians to exchange them for a
like Number of the 26th Regiment, formerly
taken at St. John's, only retaining twelve of
their principal Officers. The Indians marked
the Rebels that were exchanged cn the Ear,
that they might know them again, telling that
if they afterwards found any of them in Arms
during the present Rebellion, they would cut off
their Heads.
'I he Lords of the Admiralty have sent Notice
to the Weft India Merchants, that they have
received Advice from Admiral Gayton at Ja
maica, of a Convoy being appointed to come
to ,gland with the July Fleet; that the Ad
miral had purchased armed Vessels; that Admi
ral Young, at the Leeward Islands, was like
wise purchasing armed Vessels ; that their Lord
ships have ordered armed Vessels to be purcha
sed here, all which are intended to be sent, as
a further Reinforcement, to the Weft Indies,
with Orders that the late Convoys of this Year
come the whole Voyage; and that Ships of
War are sent from England to cruize in the
Traft of the homeward-bound Weft- India Ships.
Extract of a Letter from Warsaw, 'July 24.
“ They write from the Polish Ukraine, that
the Haydarnacks have again made great Ravages
there; they have plundered some Villages, and
massacred, or carried away, Prisoners, such of
the unfortunate Inhabitants as endeavoured to
save themselves by Flight. Some Polish Troops,
and a Detachment of Ruffian Cossacks have
marched against them, and even attacked them
at different Times, .but without any other Sue
cefs than the Loss of many Men on both Sides-
However, some wounded Haydamacks were
made Prisoners and hanged up immediately."
Charter parties, memorials, petitions, articles of agree
ment and co-partnership, arbitration and other bonds,
letters of attorney, deeds, wills, mortgages, aliignmentt,
and all other writings drawn effe&ualiy to anfect the pur
poses intended, &c.
New-York, 24th November, 1776.
Public Notary's Office,
By JOHN C. KNAPP,
Attorney at Law, de B. R.
At No. 125, in Broad-Street, near the Ob! City-Hall:
BY whom the business of this office wilibe executed
with punctuality and dispatch, and iuch Protefta
which for some time past could not be made for want of
a Public Notary in this city, may now be made and a
proper certificate thereof will be given.
The fame candid and fatisfa&ory advice as usual, in
a " ,?'" ot '"' and equity, and with refpea to the
validity of deeds, wills, and other writings,
Executors and Admir.iftraters inftruaed in the regular
execution of their office, whereby to avoid the trcuble
and expence which often arises from the want of proper
knowledge therein.'
PICKL E S.
Green East-India Mangoes,
White ditto,
Englil h walnut,
Cabbage, French beans.
Onions, bamboe.
Capers,
Olives, both French and
Spanish,
Anchovies, mushrooms,
French vinegar in bottles,
Lavender and Hungary wa
ter.
Hair powder,
Pomatum and marble waffi
balls,
Twine of different kinds,
House and shoe brushes,
Basket salt,
Pigtail and Leaking to
bacco,
Long and short pipes,
Fine Maccuba fnuff, from
Martinique,
Scotch fnuff in bottles and
bladders,
Madeira,—
Claret,
Red port, (
Lifbo% p^
Sherry,l
Fontiniac,
Batavia arrack.
Old Jamaica spirits & brandy
White wine vinegar.