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bill past, your whole country will soon be overspread with a
woffe than an Egyptian plague, prerogative and arbitrary
power."
March 15. The King of Prussia has positively objected to
the Landgrave of Heffc Caffel Suffering any of his troops to
go into our Service.
Extras of a letter from Corkc, dated Feb 10.
'' Lad Friday the Sphinx frigate, and Thunder bomb, with
three transports, which put back to Cove, failed from hence
for America.
“ Friday and yesterday, the 14th and 63d regiments, arriv
ed here vo embark for America."
Wednesday morning arrived at Portsmouth, the Bute trans
port, with troops bound for Quebec.
Extraß of a letter from.Portfmoulb, March 16.
" Sailed the Romney man of war, Admiral Montague, and
the Cygnet, Captain Salter, to Spithcad, and Several outward
bound (hips from thence yesterday, but the wind being now
all weftcriy, they cannot be got far."
March at. The King of Sardinia has acceded, it is said, to
the family compact—if to, a war will Soon break out in Italy.
The Preston of fifty guns, is ordered to be fitted immedi
ately for the reception of a flag officer; and it is laid that an
additional Admiral will b'e sent out to America.
The Shark and Vulture, two new (loops., lately launched at
Deptford, are commissioned, and ordered to be filed for sea.
A letter from Greenock, dated March la, fays, " Saturday
lad eight of the transports failed- for Cork, with the 31st regi
ment on board, with a favourable wind. Next day they were
Seen clear of the foul grounds."
Orders are Sent tp Portsmouth for his Majesty's frigates
Tartar, Capt. Ommanic, and ,the Pearl, Capt. Wilkinlop, of
3a guns each, to be fitted out with all dispatch for the North-
Ammcan Station.
Orders are sent to Chatham for his Majesty's frigate Rich
mond, of 33 guns, to be fitted cut with all d:fpatch tor the
North-American Nation; die is already commifirned, and
the command is given to Capt. Gidoin.
Several of the transports and outward bound Blips that fail
ed the j4'hinftaat frora the Downs and Portsmouth, are put
into Plymouth, not being able to get clear of the channel,
the wind blowing frefh at S. W.
The Greyhound and Pearl "men of war, for America, are
put into Plymouth.
A great-personage we hear, is extremely well Satisfied, within
himfelf, that the ensuing campaign will be a conclusive one,
and frequently expresses himfclf to that effect, adding "that
he willies he was as Sure of bringing over a few of th^ leaders
in the opposition, as he is of conquering America."
Frafe/s new raffed regiment of Highlanders are to be as
sembled in three divisions on Monday next, at Stirling, Inver
ness and Perth, to be reviewed and approved by the Com
mander in Chief in those parts, previous to their embarking
x at Glasgow for North-America.
Five fail of the line are ordered to be fitted out for the East-
Indies immediately, in consequence of advices received of the
French armament in that country. They have @OOO regulars
at the Mauritius, and fix fail of capital Ships. In conse
quence of the affuranecs cf the pacific insinuation.of Fiance,
we have Suffered them to Strengthen themfeives in all parts of
the world, ready to attack us whenever they please.-
On Saturday three companies of the royal regiment of ar
tillery embarked at Woolwich for North-America.
March @6. The Brunfwickers are defined to Canada, and
the Hessians, with the regiment of Hanau, to Befton, but the
General's command is to be in Canada.
March 18. Two regiment, ordered to Cork for embarka
tion (of which the x6th was one) have had their orders coun
termanded. "
(,}„_—- r=a t cu.^^c c~ Uis rcajetty s frigate Win
cuelfea, Captain Bateman, to be fitted out for the American
Nation, and a number of bands are now employed for that
purpose.
From the London Evening Post, of March 16.
On reading Dr. Price's book, just published, I confider all.
the Petitions and Remonstrances which have been presented
to the throne, and to the Parliament, when compared with
the striking and alarming fadts there dated, to be no more
than a whisper to ten thousand thunders.
x A national debt of near 140 millions, and likely to be
inercafed to a much greater sum by the American war.
a. Interest and annuities five millions.
3. The decay of the revenue from tobacco, 300,0001. per
annum; but greater than can be estimated, from all the arti
cles dependent on the American trade.
4. All the gold and diver Specie now current in the king
dom, but just enough to pay the money drawn from the pub
lic by the taxes, amounting to fourteen millions at Icaft, cx
clufivc of all county and poor taxes, and tythes.
§. Millions on millions of paper money; all moonfirine at
the firft Shock on the bank of England.
& The danger of having the gold coin carried out of the
kingdom, on the firft unfavorable balance of trade.
7. Our horrid date when compared with France.
In Britain, about twelve millions of gold Specie, and
two or three millions of Silver Specie—ln France sixty-seven
millions of Specie, and no hazardous paper money-In
Britain, the public debts in no fixed course of redemption,
and therefore likely to go on pressing the public till they
overwhelm and Gok it—ln France, the public debts of such
a nature as necessarily to be diminished by time, and likely
in a few years to become inconsiderable— In Britain, a ca
pital of near sixty millions, for which perpetual annuities
must be paid, added to the public debts during the last
war—ln France, a capital of only twelve millions of such
annuities.
8. The loss of three millions per annum of exports to
North-America; and of a balance of trade in our favor of
near a million and a halfper annum.
~ The bills drawn by the Weft India planters on their
London agents and merchants, all now protested, and Send
ing back to drive them mad.
so. The enormous expence of near eighty thousand Seamen
and foldie#; (including foreigners) at fol. a man, about
four millions.
rr. Twenty thousand tailors out of work, and ready to
run mad with poverty.
xi. The awful profpec± of London bankruptcies without
end, with a long et cetera of evils and naileries beyond all de
scription or conception.
CHA RLESTO WN, (South Carolina.) May x.
It is said that part of the troops who lately evacuated Bof>
ton, are arrived ar St. Augustine.
On Sunday fr'nnight two large Osips and a (loop appeared
off our barr. They have been ftcn Several times Since, and
are thought to be two English frigates and a tender.
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia,) June 8.
We learn, by express from North- Carolina, that about
XjQo of General Clinton's men were landed under cover of
the Gripping ; likewise, that a troop of horse, who were fens
out to watch the enemy's motions, had fallen in with a party
of them, killed four, and forced the red to retire with pre
cipitation.
Yesterday afternoon an express came in from General I ec,
with advice that the fleet is gone from Cape Fear ; that it
was the prevailing opinion they were bound to Sou:h-Ca;b
lina, though General Ece thinks it is Aioft likely they are
coming round to this colony.
It is an und übred fa r ft, that all the Tories that were in
Lord Dunmore's Service have left him, there not being above
half th'e fleet now at Gwyn's island; where they are gon- to
is uncertain. This, it is imagined, was occasioned by a fe
ver which has raged with great iury amongst them for fume
time pad, and from the tuneral procefficns that have been
seen there, very probably has proved fatal to feme perfops
cf diftin&on.
The piratical vessel, commanded by Bartlet Goodrich is
taken, and himfclf and ten others made prisoners. She
mounts four carriage-guts, and had on board a quantity of
Wed-India produce, some gunpowder, Small arms, and a
number of other very ufeful articles.
[The following copy of a proclamation was taken from a mana-
Jeript, cv.dofcd in a letter from No- th-Carohna, and is vferted
to Few car readers, what fort cf Commissioners we are
to ex,3. ©ur troops .however, in that province, bfevfor good
ffoits, as veil as Efficient in ft tint of number, we me, venture
to predid, that Clinton and his Commissioners will be
treated ver, rough!,.]
By Major General CLINTON, commander of hit Maj fly's
forces in the Southern provinces of North-America.
X -PROCL A- M A T -I 0. $
^TT HEVEAS a mod unprovoked and wicked rebellion
wk hath for some time pad prevailed, and doth no© exdl,
.within his Majesty's province of Noith Carolina, and thein
babitants (forgetting their allegiance to their Sovereign, and
denying the authority of the laws and Statutes „f the ream)
'have, in a succession of crimes~?frcccedcd to the total sub
version of all lawful authority, ,ufurpiog the powers of go
vernment, and erecting a tyranny in the hand*, of Congreflt,
and Committees of various denominations, utterly unknown
and repugnant .to the Spirit of the British constitution ; and
divers people in avowed -defa: ce to all leg*' authority., are
now actually in arms, waging unnatural war against (heir
King ; and whereas all attempts to reclaim the infatuated and
mjfguided multitude to a.fenfe of their error have unhappily
proved ineffectual : I have it in command to proceed forth
with again, ft all such men, or bodies of men in arny, and
against all such Congresses and Cobuhittecs thus unlawfully
established, asaga^nftopen enemies to the State. But, ton
fidcring it a duty inseparable from the principle of humanity
fitft of al! to forewarn the deluded people of the tnrferic, ever
attendant upon civil war, I do most earnestly eatfgat, and
exhort them, as they tender their own happiness, and that of
their posterity, to appeafc tire vengeance of an injured and
justly incensed nation, by a return to their duty To out com
mon Sovereign, and to the blcffings of a free government, as
established by law ; hereby offering, in his NGjetty's name,
free pardon to all such as fimll lay down their arms and Sub
mit to the laws, excepting only from the benefit of such par
don Cornelius Harnett and Robert Howe. And Ido hereby
require, that the Provincial Congress, an< |all Corotyuees' of
Safety, and other unlawful afc-ciatiops, be diffoKed, and
the judges allowed to hold, their Courts 'according to the laws
and cppftitutiou of this province ; of which .01 peffyns are
required to take notice, as they will answer the contrary at
their utmost peril.
Given on board the Pallas trahfpext, in Cape Fear flvm,
in the province of North-Carolina, tire fib day of May,
1776, and in the fifteenth year of his Majetev's'-tfigu.
„ , H CL^FS.N.
By command of Cem ^n^ - CT C R fr,^cu r y:
xa ^ ^^rtfuto , the pw-virce of
Nortb-Carolind, to be h, them made p"b'r.
W ATER TO WN, June re.
On Monday the 3d, infant, one of the continental frigates
•f „ guns, built at Newbury-Port; under the direction ot the
Hon. Thomas Cufhing, Esq; was launched in theview ot a
great number of fplcaator,, the is highly approved of^by all
who arc judges, as a very fine Ship, the is built with the very
bell of timber, and the workmanship is compleat.
Tuesday lift arrived fafe at Newbury-Port, a flbop from
Tortola, and a schooner from Barbados, as prizes, taken by
Capt. O'Brian, in one of this colony etuizers, who was left in
chafe of a ship when the above prizes parted with him.
Thursday last was fedt into Cape-Aho, a large Jamaica*
man, with 500 hogsheads of sugar, besides other valuable
goods, and a large sum in Specie. She was taken by one of
rhe Continental cruizers, who put the Captain his lady, mid
all the bands (which did not.voluntarily enter px..te;d,he
cruizer) ashore at New-Providence. The prize. -matter of the
Blip on his passage from the Weft Indies, m.twith a Scotch
vcffel of force, with ,o soldiers, bound for Boflon, on board
of which he breakfasted, and told the Scotch Captain he,was
defined from Jamaica for London, but as he thought f^g^s
woald bear a better price at Button, he bad thoughts of trying
that market firft. The Scotchman being, a Granger to this
coati defied the prize-niaftcr to pilo- him in, which he agreed
to, and conducted him aimoft into- Cape-Ann, when be pb,
serving two or our private, v appearing in light, difeoyered
the trap, and being contiderably to the windward, made the
best of his way off.+
Friday last Capt. Daniel Waters, in company with a Marfole
head privateer tooka large flyp from Scotland, having on board
,4 highlanders, between thirty and f^rty bailors for theminify
tcrial fleet, and forty' pieces ot cannon, 4 and 6 pounders, be
tides tix mounted on deck, &c. The Marblehead privateer
took sixty of the foldiexs on board, affti carried them to Ply
mouth. Capt. Waters, with the prize-arid the remainder de
rived fafe at Marblehead on Saturday.—lt is lain this is the
ship mentioned in the pieccdmg paragraph.
We hear another thip, with troops, which failed from Glas
gow in company with the above, is lefthand every t,u> pe
rished.
Friday last the Lively frigate came up with the Yankee
Hero, Capt. Tracy of Newbury-Pott, when an bbftmate en
gagement commenced, which continued near two horns and
an half, when the Yankee Hero war obiged to th ike to the
frigate, which was vastly fupcrior u force. We have not yet
heard whether any of either fide were killed.
Yesterday two privateers were iVen (funding in for Marble
head with a large tftip, tuppofed a prize.
We do affurc the public, that there his been manufaanred
in this colony,"and brought to the Commifl'ary General's It ,re
in this town, and the powder mnhat Andover and Stough
ton, from the iait fall to the fall of jane jaftao; upwards of
One Hundred Thousand weight of gaud Salt-Petre.- —So good,
Step-Dame need make no further cringing Supplications tt>
foreign powers not to Supply her rebetdeus Objects,.wi;h that
commodity. Sulphur is to be had in plenty, and dull in
abundance.
PROVIDENCE, (in Rhode-fond) June 8.
Capt. Potter, from Cape Francos, informs, that advice
was received t^ere from France before he failed, that his mpft
Qhriftian Majesty hed, m peumytory terms, lignified to the
Court of Great Britain his di^p,r#&ttoa of fending foreign
troops co America.
Wuho dry Taft fcvera: Catts, loaded PW r •
Lcichc , turns, &c. N by:,g part of the cargo at ..
prize taken by ti^,sd.tv brave Captain augfoYc, ;. ..
here for New-York.
N E W P O R T, (in RhoJrfhf
A gentleman in this town, laid we«k, mtbumcc
ed, very accurately,. 4™frllbns7>f' lea wire., >b
just nib. which*)e-evapurifed 0,-r a ore, and M .
from exactly one pound and three quarters of , &
Lair Saturday arrived here the Grip True-.b n,
. takenhbout 14 days past, by the brig Cabo,, C,
her cargo coaliih of rls puncheons and :: b?,r
84 hogmeads, a© ticicei and :# barrels t.f :u ..
of coffee, 60 bags and a calks of pimento, 1, ^
calks of ginger, xßx bags or cotton, and 48 huh ''
from Jamaica, bund to,Lancaster in r. r fcmcoi..,
carriage guns, zed had 16 men, but made ho r c•
Hinman was waiting for a ilrp 61 dec con^'
left him.
A Philadelphia armed pilot boat has h+civ .'
("fy Anti, a Jamaica ihip, homewatdbfuud
heads or fugir, iOO puncheons of turn, a!0:.... i.
cotton and coffee, and so,ooo dollars in cs^.
A gentleman #rho left the VAicyard on Mcu,d
that fame Continental crullers, or privateers, hid
of 300 tons iff,there, loaded with fogar, rum rt < r ..<
wine, bou^efre/rn foMaic! to England, cod di^^'^
3 Or 4 more, which were to maze,he tirttp
Thrhbov/lbip was to be carried intoDartmeu h do 0 ,. °
By a nufnber of American and French veiTeis,.oft r , > a
enthis continent from the Wefchtdies, we icao: .:
French are impatient for tie Gong,cfs todec'a - ~.
iuclcoendnt, when they will exertthcmf.lvcs iu .
2nd afford us ill the affiilaucc in their power.
N E W-H A V E N, hoem
Extraft of a letter from General Arnold, Mo'ww ' s•
" 1 have only one minute to acquaint you I^o . :
much farigued-; having.this moaning returned from / <
* boo fifteen Icfoies above this, at a place called > ,
where we have lately had nearfiie hurdled of on .<.
prisoners, by'a number of regulars and lavage; t <?
a particular account Iribn of the agreement I ban 0 „. . :
them for exchange ot prisoners.; Imever was mow < ^
in not having it in my power to revenge the coo.l b »•.',t
di^uf treatment rs our enemies : 'Humanity fobul m
and ilfotigh I had a fufficient force, my hands ^^ ~ , fr .
~N E'W-Y O R K, June. 17.
We hehr from ' Mortis- Towni that, In obeth,. + • t 1
- received from General Dickenfin, Colonel Ford 0
regiment, in order to draught one quarter of tit.to'o
diite fervice;who,totbehonorof thrcountv<L?.-
°'which thcy"dte "engird; immediately ruined cut:...■
icerU-It is to oe hoped', that th-fe fpinited- pem-'
with the applause they deserve, and encourage acts . . -..
rate their noble example.
Extras of a letter from Albarv, dated 'June 1:.
" I was this moment informed by General 8J•
about three hundred of the regular troops came it^, -••
S: LawrenCe 1 as far as the Three Rivers, wheo b<. ''
fy intrenchic,' themfelvcs, at which time <j"nr. # .•• c
'with his brigades arrived at the Set rel' ; tepmmechan, oc.
ed a&oo of hit t:ccps, under General Thompb-u. • -,.
"down to diliod^c them, and to appearance, tluo
leaf! doubt bufhe will effect bis purp6fes;-ibou!-'
in this, b' b detetnined to march to Quebec,-'1
have no fufficient force to 'with (tend them. Bend'' ''.
radian's are extremely friendly, furr,kh out atc
kind n£pr.a^ificn£kilthev -hFxeTsbwteh^mrt -mv.;7.; < 5 - ,
for the delivery. Thev also take cumuridict.i. s:'• r
our army'br g'c?t numbers, bretri&tis To'<bf -,.
arrival, a rid'fltiding our little arfry retreating; d # #% '. .
bagged and prayed that our army should not havt
try.— From t'mfe circnmOances although thev. . .0^
treacherous pcrtpb,'wc have realtor to rmrchr rto. ^ ~,,
determined to be tu t friends and to Cuppotr^s ;-',<• ~
Geri. Subivfb's 'letter is dated'tkegt'raid 6 hiurtW
Extrafl of a letter from Wilmington, C,^ Fro ri •. ; ;?•
Carolina,) dated sitb May, s,r6.
" The 'Generals Clinton anil Cotnwaltky.b. ' • ^,;
design to seize pur guard at Oriidfs rri^,.n, r ft ,„ ,
•and,- for (hat ourpofe',-Ihrided on the nigdl of F : ri<.
about 1000 men; above and below.' We have IW • • : ,•
their foldierr, mortally wounded out erf eW,r C m
paken'two-ptifoners ;bpOTi which tbet retreat.d;r,r • t
after shooting an eld woman ; n the \h ; gh, ft/bbri -
with a'bayohet; add bearing out the noni +e<rbM , .
Our guairt kbiffoftlbf'ribiuf red Foot, ,anil.aabvwr.; 1
the htt.r ^tl't^ tfr'cirthih The ol'hfWm;b;-0- ' r •.
made in erZellenr' reYr<a r , with h $& pikers o' *.
and vd'hont hbffes,fy'hcn he wasalmo'fr furtriHod^tl? tyrir
cirentW inceS yoh'mhv depend on --Climon Mid7?u-' rg
when" thev saw the poor woolen, (who were 0 p,. # , r
Hole's bouft) ray ftweefy gave 'them tpribiri :••.p,..
as an ample c mtmfrri'ob? For what r ! |C\:Fad''p t h '
C°o of a letter ft,mS,he, lion. John. Eawt '% • • f/ .
Ontinental Corigrtys, to toe C<;CTc#:a c, tbi: ' - .•.
Philadelphia, fwie rr, 1,76.,
.Ge>tl.f.mXn, ~.
T HE Congress have this day received adrir, a.- t
1 fully convinced, that it isthe deuvn or Gn
to make an attack upon the citv of .N<w,Yo:s -=
pcilible; the attack thev have reafori tabefcve 't'
within;ten dayr; 1 am ilwrefore wyfc wnr?'., ' C' * ':
you, itv<rdei of C<mgr # ri, +0 c:ttonh yc.ura
rcquefed.iu nty |tn« ot tte 4-tb Eiynp,'
them with all dispatch to the city of ,N<Ar'fy, : .., *
you direct that thev imucn in Companies, 01 an;
that wrifhahentheir x, ival there. The 'pphr.•.,:.'^
ay hand that will decide not only the fate' ts f
New Y&k, but in all ' ,rubric iiy rir'tht WT 0
On such an CGCafidn there is no recrfhtv tn trie . §
with American:'; their feelings,'"Vwßl, khero f w-b •.=..<
them to their .d,ty' ,and the fact.::dncfs'ot .h.'\-,un • •.,.
them tc tl s e field. '7pe’gretnfr(xrrri<m\ or \u;,ir
pldriiop ai' erequifne to, pH\^hr oQ; -er'ecucs 0 * -g
p^fTrfhob of that town; T TOV^ th " ride 3," -..
neft'y nquril com in the N'.me, a'iic by tuc At' s
Cornet's, io fepd Forward the Militia agri 7.. hf • u^..
(inifrion of Congress, and that you w.' d 1 - ;
ddpan-h whi.'i&''miin;trimpoitaro ot cu •
I h';Ae the Honotir to br Gihrleh
ent humb'e fercabt, JOHN HAN"')' E P• .
In P ROV,I N C 1 A L ,C ONvri
R.ioh'ed; Ger^York %re
rr HAT the T^rks cfthi- Ongr<lbe pe, - ' <
h Excel! ocy General W.flirgtrn to- -h ; ;
ferviecs he has r'end^ytri to the United C<''ovhs, .••.:.<.
a cation he has paid to th Inter, ft and C,v , \, ,
th s Col nv; and : h*the be alibied of dm 0 ^los
Conies, to ass rd him al! the aid in doi'p
bie bin to execute the important urri tepofro in ' :
Greer of, Tint the Prehdero sv.ri: .c-o eri
tCDj and inunrjidca.e .he faka ft.J ;ri.mt.. t