The Newport gazette (Newport [R.I.]), 1778-04-30 00:00:00

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1778.
Head Quarters NEWPORT, April 15, 1778.
THE GENERAL is pleased to Order the following Regulation of the Prices of FISH to take Place, and continue in Force, 'till further Orders, viz.
 Cod-Fish, One Penny half penny per lb.  Peck, Two-pence ditto,  Totaug, Two-pence ditto,  Hallibut, One Penny ditto,  Hads, Fins, and Tails of ditto, } Three-pence, ditto,  Lookers boiled, } Two-pence, ditto,  Lookers alive, } One Penny half penny, ditto,  Bals, Two-pence, ditto,  Eels, Two-pence, ditto,  Mackerel, One Penny half penny, ditto,  Blue-Fish, One Penny half penny, ditto,  Scate, One Penny, ditto,  Flounders, One Penny half penny, ditto,  Sheep's-Head, Four-pence, ditto,  Scappauge, One Penny half penny, ditto,  And all other Fish that may be brought to Market not to exceed One Penny per Pound.
By the General's Command, HENRY BARRY, Secretary.
Head Quarters, Newport, April 27, 1778.
THE GENERAL is pleased to grant Permission to such Inhabitants, as live between the Town Lines and Taming Hill, to replace their Stone Walls and other Enclosures, so as they may be enabled to secure and improve their Lands.
By the General's Command, HENRY BARRY, Secretary.
To the Printer of a London Paper.
THE subscriptions that are opened in many parts of the kingdom to raise troops for his Majesty, drums, fife, &c. beating up for recruits, in our greatest towns, will keep people alive, and animated with a zeal for their King and country. The American Patriots will groan in spirit, finding that all the sedition they have propagated has come to nothing here, more than encrasing our taxes, by prolonging the American rebellion. For when once the nation is roused, they may depend upon it, that the point will not be easily given up. But what entains me most is, the situation of the unex-patriots, who have discovered themselves to be such bunglers in politics, as to have become the most unpopular people of the nation; they continually bothered us with the venality of our representatives, and that they acted contrary to the bulk of the people out of doors, however we were not bound
to swallow all that such men were pleased to tell us, knowing well that they are dextrous enough at assertions. The temper of the people in general will now be a receipt in full, or answer, to a vast quantity of falsehood that has been chanted and scribbled for sometime past. Republicanism never suited this nation; it was once tried, and it did not answer, the people were soon sick of it; and at this time few knew any thing of any other government than the present; and if they had any idea of the principles of those men; who pretend to interest themselves for their welfare; they would soon put a stop to their officious zeal; the cry would be, no Geneva Doctrines,—The King and Parliament for ever. I remembered a year or two ago, these pretended patriots took great exception at the term of, The British Empire; is slack in their Roman, they could not digest it, until it was rang in their ears from all quarters. Monsieur de Lome has clearly shewed the advantages a limited monarchy has over a republic, by comparing the English constitution with the modern republic. His book, which is now in English, is worth the perusal, by those who wish to be satisfied with the happiness we enjoy under the present mode of government. We have had the productions of those men, who are of republican principles, poured upon us, without intermission, for some years past. Such writings are, by far more dangerous than those in favour of popery. This rebellion in America is the touchstone; all the fanatical sects there are united to change the form of government; grievances they had none, though there finds here are continually asserting the contrary. As I observed before, it is very easy to assert, but not to prove the assertions to be true; that is what the asserters do not concern themselves about; they go on, though it is proved plainly their assertions are false; it is an old fanatical trick, and is hereditary. But, Sir, to return to the fife and drum, music that I flatter myself is most grateful to a British ear, and particularly so on this occasion; I wish them success with all my heart, in the cause they engage in. There are many very gallant old soldiers in Lancashire; perhaps more near the town of Manchester than any other town in England, who have bled for their King and country in the two last wars; they, I hope will animate the youth to glory, and fire them with the ardour they showed themselves in front of the enemy.
I am yours, AN ENGLISHMAN.
NEW-YORK, April 4.
We hear the several salt-works, in New-Jersey, before they were destroyed by the King's troops, were, on an average, capable of producing 1000 bushels per week. Although the salt appeared to be of an excellent quality, yet the beef, pork, hams, &c. which the rebels had attempted to cure with it, were so putrid that the British soldiers could make no use of the variety of these commodities, which fell into their hands. The country people acknowledge, that the salt of their manufacture is insufficient to preserve provisions in the summer season, but observe that it will answer tolerable well for curing butter.
We have been favoured with the following account of the success of his Majesty's cruizers on the coasts of Carolina and Florida, viz. The Perseus, commanded by the Hon. G. Keith Elphinstone, the Geryon, Capt. Fasshaws, and the Lizard, Capt. M'Kenzie, who have taken or destroyed five and thirty prizes. Amongst which are the following:
 The ship Weatherall, driven ashore.  Schooner Buckskin, laden with tobacco and flour, scuttled.  Brig Reine Blanche, with salt, dry goods, wine, brandy, &c. from Rochelle to Charles-Town.  Ship Marquis de Persey, 10 guns, with cloathing, salt, wine, brandy, soap and dry goods, from Bourdeaux.  Schooner from Charles-Town to Virginia, with arms, cloathing, and 17 French Officers for a French corps.  Ship Thomas, from Providence, burnt.  Brig Nisbet, Piscataway, burnt.  Schooner Rachael, burnt.  Ship Woodcock, from Providence, driven ashore.  Brig, name unknown, burnt.  Ship Bourbon, 10 guns, of Bourdeaux, with rum, sugar, coffee, salt.  Brig Ann, from Boston.  Sloop Marie, with cloathing, &c.  Brig Batavia, Downing, Master, from Amsterdam, with gin, brandy, cloathing and naval stores.  Brig Flambeaux, from Hispaniola, with rum, sugar and coffee.  Brig Reflection, of Nantz.  Ship L'Algonquin, 10 guns, with salt.  Ship L'Andre, 20 guns, cloathing, cargo, canvas, wine, brandy, salt.  Ship Glaneur, of Rochelle, cargo do. do. do. do.  Snow Le Noir, armed, from Bourdeaux, with naval stores, cloathing, wines, &c.  Sloop Hasty, armed, from Bermuda, salt, rum, dry goods, &c.  Ship Friendship, from Boston, Lambert &c. &c. 

Sloop, Pierce, Master, for France, with rice, indigo, &c.
Big Hop, from Charles-Town, with rice, indigo, &c.
N E W Y O R K. April 13.
His Majesty's ship Glatton , Capt. Jerrard, was sent and carried into St. Augustine, eight prizes, one of them a commerce brig of 12 guns, laden with clothing. The Active privateer, had taken five prizes. The Greyhound schooner had taken an indigo brig, from Savannah; and the privateer ship George , had taken three prizes.
A tender belonging to one of his Majesty's ships on the Jamaica station, of 6 guns, and 35 men, lately took and carried into Kingston, a rebel privateer of 14 guns and 100 men, after a very obstinate engagement, in which the latter had 40 men killed and wounded.
About a month since, all the spare wheat that could be found in the lower part of Orange County, was carried down to King's Ferry, on Hudson's River, and from thence sent into New England.
By some people from the Country, we learn, that the rebels have put several young men to death who lately refused to enter into the Continental service, agreeable to their late detaching act.
A list of French vessels and others, taken by the Virginian Squadron, from the 28th of December, 1777 to the 1st of March 1778.
Arc en Ciel, Big, Bale goods and sundries, St. Albans, (distressed)
Le Coureur de Miquelon, Sloop, molasses and rum Emerald.
Alexandrina, Big, Tobacco, Emerald.
Dragon, Ship, Tobacco, Emerald.
L'Elegant, Snow, Tobacco, Richmond and Emerald.
Not-Known, Brig Bale goods, wine, and sugar, St. Albans, (distressed)
Marianne, Brig, bale goods and cordage, Otter's Tender.
Le Hardy, Sloop, sundries, Otter's Tender.
Fortune, Ship, rum and sugar, St. Albans and Otter.
Viscount De Vaux, Ship, 26 guns, bale goods and sundries, Solbay, St. Albans and Senegal. She had another name when she left France.
Le Torner, Ship 20 guns, bale goods and cordage, Senegal, (distressed)
Le Hector, Ship, 16 guns, bale goods and salt, Richmond and Senegal.
Jean Andria, Ship, 12 guns, bale goods, and cordage, St. Albans.
Three Frenchmen taken by the Phoenix and sent into New York, their names not yet known.
Good Hope, a Dane, Ship 700 tons, salt, Richmond.
Louisa Ulrique, (a Swede) Ship, brass cannon, Senegal.
Virginia frigate (Congress) 36 guns and 159 men, 24 twelve pounders, Emerald.
Besides a tobacco ship belonging to the Congress, and 20 small American vessels.
In the Virginia was a French Viscount; an officer in the French service, who was of the rank of Major-General in the rebel army.
The commander of the Virginia frigate, M. Nicholson, made escape by getting ashore in his boat.
The Ariel frigate, was brought two prizes from Chesapeake besides those mentioned in the above list.
The continental fleet seems to be upon the decline, for of the 13 frigates that were built, five are taken and destroyed, viz. Boston, Delaware, and Virginia, taken, Congress and Montgomery burnt, and another cooped up in the Delaware.
A fellow in Virginia, who was determined on being a soldier, and so he well paid for it, took 12 chances at 100 dollars each, got clear of them all, and afterwards got £300 to serve for another person whom he had fallen on.
At Newbern, they are constructing a large floating battery of 18 guns, 9 and 12 pounders, for the protection of their rivers against his Majesty's ships that are cruising in that quarter.
M. Putnam, we are told, has lately been tried by a Court-Martial, and honorably acquitted of every thing laid to his charge: The principal accusation against him was having been in his presence, which he early imbibed by having had the honor to be several years in his Majesty's service the last war.
We are assured, that the rebel commanders in Connecticut, will admit no more flags from their province to this city until the 10th of next month.
The letter of master ship Levant, Capt. Martin, sailed from Sandy Hook the 5th inst. and returned yesterday with a large ship from Virginia to Bourdeaux, Steel, master, which he took three days after he went out: She has on board 105 hogsheads of tobacco, &c. &c. &c.
Y O R K - T O W N, April 4. Extract of a letter from Trenton, New Jersey, March 20. 1778.
"A considerable number of the enemy are over at Salem, mostly green; but I believe their stay will be short, as the militia from Cumberland, aided by the Jersey magistrates, and old men (who are exempt by law) are marching with a determination to fight them wherever they can find them. In Pennsylvania and the whole of Jersey we like Cumberland, Morris, Somerset and some other parts of this State, where no person, who is able to carry a musket, will be exempt when the enemy come near, these plunderers must have sucked their paws in the city, or quitted the parts before now."
T R E N T O N, April 8.
We hear that on Saturday morning last, Colonel Shreve, who commanded the second New Jersey regiment, sent a party of men under Major Howell to join some of the Salem and Cumberland militia, in order to invest Billingsport, where about 150 Tories had been intrenching and fortifying themselves; but the militia not arriving in time; and the Tories getting information, the Major returned to Haddonfield, where Col. Shreve had taken post. The enemy in Philadelphia, getting intelligence of what had passed, detached 1400 men about nine o'clock at night, who landed at Gloucester Point, making a circuitous route, with intent to surprise Col. Shreve; but the Colonel, though in the dead of night, received intelligence of the enemy's movement, and his troops being greatly inferior in number, all retired to Mount Holly about three o'clock on Sunday morning, except three who were bayoneted by the enemy on their arrival. One of our cavalry, who had been detached to give notice to the guard at Cooper's ferry, was also killed on his way, by which means the guard had no notice of the enemy's approach, and several of them were killed and made prisoners: among the latter is Major Ellis of the Gloucester militia, and Lieuts. Steut and Hutchins of Shreve's regiment of Continental troops.
The enemy frustrated in their designs of massacring our troops, and having garrisoned through the village, where they committed many acts of cruelty, beside burning two dwelling-houses, returned to Philadelphia in the evening of the same day.
The following is extracted from a Rebel Paper brought to Town yesterday. House of COMMONS, Tuesday Feb. 17.
T HIS was a day of great expectation. The House never was more full of its own members. Almost all the Peers of the minority, as well as a few of the majority, with some Bishops, were in the gallery. All were intent and eager to see in what manner Lord North would make a proposition, so opposed to the tenor of every thing which he had advised or opposed, during the course of four years.
Lord North began, by apologizing for the intended length of his speech, but he said it was necessary, from the quantity of matter he was obliged to go into, and from the perspicuity and clearness which he intended to make use of, in giving full information on every part of the detail. He declared, that from the beginning he had been uniformly disposed to peace. That the coercive acts which he had ordered, were such as appeared to be necessary at the time; tho' in the event they had produced effects which he never intended. That as soon as he found that they had not the effect which he intended, he proposed a conciliatory proposition before the sword was drawn. That at that time he thought, and that he still thinks, the terms of this proposition would form the basis of a most equitable and most lasting bond of union between Great Britain and the Colonies. That by a variety of discussions, a proposition, that was originally clear and simple in itself, was made to appear so obscure, as to be damned to America, so that the Congress conceived, or took occasion to represent it as a scheme for sowing division, and introducing taxation among them in a worse mode than the former, and accordingly rejected it.
His idea never had been to draw any considerable revenue either in that way or any other, from America; that his idea was they should contribute in a very low proportion to the expenses of this country. That he had always known that American taxation could never produce a beneficial revenue; that there were many cruel taxes that could not at all be laid on the country, and that few of them would be worth the charge of collection; that the stamp act was the most judicious that could be chosen for that purpose, as it interested every man who had any dealing, or any property to defend or recover, in the collection of the tax and the execution of the law; but notwithstanding the high revenue which that duty had been formerly estimated, he did not believe its produce would have been a very considerable object; and if the people had conceded a tax, they seemed in general disposed to do so, and in some places had actually done, to go on without the stamps, it would produce nothing at all, but would increase the confusion of the country, if any attempts were made to disturb the transactions which were carried on without the stamps. That accordingly he never had proposed any tax on America; but found them already taxed when he went into office (as he still maintains, whatever use has been, or might be made of the word) came into administration. That his principle of policy was to have had as little discussion of these subjects as possible, but to keep the affairs of America out of Parliament; that accordingly, as he had not laid, so he did not think it advisable for him to repeal the tax, nor did he ever think of any particular means for enforcing it.
That the act enabling the East India Company to send the teas to America, on their own account, and with the drawback of the whole duty here, was a regulation

which he thought it not possible the Americans could complain of, since it was a relief instead of an oppression; but that the ill-affected there, and persons concerned in a contraband trade, endeavoured to represent it as a monopoly: that in some handbills that were scattered about at Boston, even supposed that he had taken off the American three pence per pound duty, and that even on that supposition, the disaffected excited the people to a tumult, upon a principle totally distinct from all idea of taxation. That, therefore, as he had never meant taxation as his object in the last tea act, so neither did he in his conciliatory proposition, but in the latter considered it only as a means of union and good agreement between the two countries: that therefore, in what he was going to propose, he was uniform and consistent.
One of the bills he proposed to move for was, to quiet America upon the subject of taxation, and to remove all fears, real or pretended, of Parliament's ever attempting to tax them again: and to take away all exercise of the right itself in future, so far as regarded revenue: that as to the other particulars in controversy, he observed, that the Americans had desired a repeal of all the acts passed since 1763: that this could not, however, be supposed to mean any more than those acts which had, in some way or other, pressed on them: for that some which had passed in 1769 were beneficial, and such as they themselves would consider in that light, being the granting bounties and premiums, or the relaxation of former statutes that had been grievous to them. That as to the late acts, such as the Massachusetts Charter, the Fishery, and the Prohibitory Bills, as they were the effect of the quarrel, should cease: and that as to complaints of matters of a various nature, authority should be given to settle them to the satisfaction of America.
That all these matters, consisting of a great variety, would be better left to the discussion of Commissioners, than to be established here by act of Parliament, or by explicit powers given for each specific pretence: for that the Americans in the negotiation would consider every concession made actually here, to be a part of the basis of the treaty, and never to be receded from, and would accumulate new demands upon that, therefore, as every thing of that kind might be variously modified by agreement, he was for leaving the whole to Commissioners.
That the commissioners formerly appointed had very large powers, so indeed he understood those powers. But that as others seemed to consider them as more limited than in reality they were, he should take care now to be very explicit, and he would give them full powers to treat, discuss, and conclude upon every point whatever. That as some difficulties had arisen about the power given to the commissioners, of treating with the Congress by name, he would now remove that difficulty, by empowering and enabling the commissioners to treat with the Congress, as if it were a legal body, and would so far give it authenticity as to suppose its acts and concessions would bind America. That they should have power to treat with any of the Provincial Assemblies upon their present constitution, and with any individuals in their present civil capacities or military commands: with General Washington, or any other officer, whenever they thought it requisite to order a suspension of arms.
That they should have a power to suspend the operation of all laws. That they should have a power of granting all sorts of pardons, immunities and rewards. That
they should have a power of restoring all the Colonies, or any of them, to the form of its ancient constitution as it stood before the troubles: say of those where the King nominated the Governors, Council, Judges, and other Magistrates, to remain such at their discretion, till the King's further pleasure be known.
That as the powers of the former Commissioners had been objected to, so the Congress had raised a difficulty on pretence of their non admission of their title to be Independent States . That meaning peace since, he was resolved that this difficulty should not stand in the way of a negotiation for that the Commissioners were to admit it upon entering into a treaty, but as a point to be given on its amicable termination. As the Americans might claim their independence on the outset, he would not insist on their renouncing it till the treaty should receive its final ratification by the King and Parliament of Great Britain.
That the Commissioners should be instructed to negotiate for some reasonable and moderate contribution towards the common defence of the empire when reunited: but to take away all pretence for not terminating this unhappy difference, the contribution was not to be insisted on as a sine qua non of the treaty; but that if the Americans should refuse to reasonable and equitable a proposition, they were not to complain, if hereafter they were not to look for support, from that part of the empire to whose expence they had refused to contribute; that it might be asked if his sentiments had always been such with regard to taxation and peace, and why he had not made this proposition at a more early period? To this he answered, his opinion had ever been that the moment of victory was the proper time for offering terms of concession. That the House might remember, that at the beginning of the Session he had declared, that such were his sentiments; he at that time thought that the victories obtained by Sir William Howe had been more decisive; and that he knew nothing of General Burgoyne's misfortune. That when the news of that misfortune had arrived, and that the victories obtained by Sir Wm. Howe could not be so improved, as to hinder General Washington from appearing with some superiority in the field; and that the King's troops were obliged to retire and fortify themselves in winter quarters, the first thing that occurred to him, as the nation was still strong and vigorous, that they could raise a number of men, and that the resources were far from exhausted, that their strength should be exerted to repair losses, and to pursue the war with vigour to a happy termination; but when he reflected upon the uncertainty of events, which had hitherto so much disappointed his expectation, and that in case of the utmost success, the terms which he now proposed must be substantially the same as he should propose in the height of victory, he saw no reason to prevent the protracting the war, the effusion of blood, and all the immoderate expence, he would offer the same proposition now.
That he was convinced that they would considerably aid the operation of war, as they would themselves be aided by the force in America, which was still very great; that in case nothing farther could be done by force at any rate, they would be offered with more grace than hereafter. That the events of war in America had turned out very differently from his expectations; that great force had been procured to be sent to America, but to little purpose hitherto.
That he must confess himself extremely disappointed in his expectations of the effect of our military force. He did not mean at that time to condemn, or even call into question the conduct of any of the Commanders, but he had been disappointed. That Sir William Howe had not only been in the late actions, and in the whole course of the campaign, in goodness of corps, and in all manner of supplies, but in numbers too, much superior to the American army which opposed him in the field. That General Burgoyne, who was at length overpowered by numbers, had been in numbers until the affair at Bennington, near twice as strong as the army under General Gates. That all these things had happened in a manner very contrary to his expectation.
That, for his part, he never had made a promise which he did not perform, or receive an information which he did not communicate. That he only kept back the names of those who had given him information, and which it would be unfaithful and inhuman to divulge; that he promised a great army should be sent out, there were 60,000 men, and upwards; that he had promised a great fleet should be employed, and a great fleet has been employed, and is now employed: that they should be provided for with every kind of supply, and that they had been so most amply and liberally, and might be so for years to come; that if the House was deceived, they had deceived themselves.
On the whole, his concessions were from reason and propriety, not from necessity; that we were in condition to carry on the war much longer. We might raise many more men, and had many more ready to send, for the navy was never in greater strength, the revenue very little sunk, and that he could raise the supplies for the current year, as a little time would shew; that he submitted the whole, with regard to the propriety of his past and present conduct, to the judgment of the House.
NEWPORT, April 30. Tuesday evening the Orpheus returned from her Cruise, during which she has taken 7 prizes.—Some of which we hear are very valuable.
The Hereford sloop, has sent in since our last, the sloop Uzion, laden with rum, sugar, coffee and molasses, and the Schooner Reyer, laden with lumber.
There will be an ASSEMBLY next Monday.
To be sold by AUCTION , On WEDNESDAY the 6th of MAY , By THOMAS WICKHAM , At his Auction Room, opposite King-Street VARIETY of Dry Goods, Wines, Brandy, and French Liquors, with a Quantity of Rice and Indigo. Printed Catalogues of Particulars, will be delivered at the Place of Sale, which will begin at X o'Clock in the Morning.
To be sold by Public Auction , On MONDAY next, at IX o'Clock, At the House of Mr. LEVY , on the Parade. THE Effects of the late Major MATTHIAS , consisting of Horses, Wearing Apparel, &c &c.
LOST on Field Day of the 54th Regiment on Monday the 27th Instant, a Surgeon's Pocket Instrument Pouch.—Whoever brings it to the Printer shall be rewarded.
A QUANTITY of OAK-HAM , to be sold. Enquire of the Printer.

SAMUEL GOLDSBURY,
Opposite the MAIN GUARD , has for SALE.
  H YSON and Bohea Tea, Coffee, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Madeira and Port Wine, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Mace and Cloves, Sweet Oyl, Raisins, Currants, English Hams, French Cordial, Rose Water, Lavender ditto, Essence of Burgamotte, Hungary Water, Soft and hard Pomatum, Hair Powder and Pin, Irish Linens,  Marseilles Quilting for Gentlemen's Waistcoats, Ditto for Ladies Quilts, Dutch Cords, Corded Dimity, Irish Sheetings, Coarse and fine Thread, Pound Pins, Men's fine and coarse Shoes, Ladies Morocco Shoes and Slippers of the newest Fashion, Ditto Calimanco with Stick heels, Common ditto, Worst d and thread Hose, English Soles, &c.  
Just Imported and to be sold
By PHILIP ROBINSON,
In Thames-street near the Parade.
A GENERAL Assortment of Large fashionable BEAVER HATS , of the first Quality, cec'd in the neatest Manner. ALSO a few very neat Gold Laced, ditto, for the Artillery and Navy. An Assortment of Silver Laced ditto for Maids, Children's round ditto, Men's White and Brown ditto, Likewise, very neat Silver Loops and Bands, N. B. HATS Dress'd and Cock'd in the most approved Manner.
ALEXANDER BRYSON
SUTLER to the ROYAL ARTILLERY
Has for SALE , at his House on the POINT , the above mentioned ARTICLES , all of the best Quality and at the cheapest Rates, viz.
  BEST MADEIRA, PORT & SHERRY WINE , per Dozen or smaller Quantity, Best Jamaica Spirits per Gallon, Green and Bohea  Tea per Pound, Cheshire Giese and Irish Cheese, Best flower'd York Shire Hams and Bacon, Split Pease, sundry other Articles.    N. B. Also some of the choicest London bottled PORT and SHERRY . Best Durham Mustard by the dozen or single Bottle.
MOSES and SAMUEL HART, At their Shop in the Main-Street, directly facing the Quarter-Master-General's.
A N Assortment of Jewellery, Ditto Cutlery, Ditto Perfumery, in great Variety, Ditto Grocery and Confectionary, Coarse Irish Linens Cheap, and Wines different Sorts.
Just Imported from New-York
AND TO BE SOLD,
By JOHN HOWE,
At the Printing Office, Corner of the Parade
P ORTMANUA Trunks, Shoes and Boots, Buckle Shoe and Cloth Brushes, Violet Hair Powder, Pomatum, Powder Boxes, Boxes and Machines, Swan-down Puffs, Shaving Boxes, Jewellery, Watches, Camp Candlesticks, Sugar Nippers, printed Handkerchiefs, ruffled Shirts, Thread Stockings, &c. Also a Collection of Plays, Novels and Mills and Hicks's British and American Register for 1778.
A L S O,
  N AVY Uniform Lace, Gold Loops and Buttons, Gold Lace wide and Narrow, Gold Epaulets, Silver Hat Laces, Silver Epaulets, Wide and narrow Silver Prussian Binding, Gold and Silver Sword Knots, Silver Cord, Silver Buttons, Loops and Bands, Silver spangled Cantoon,  Silver Chain, Silver mounted Swords and Hangers, Spy Glasses, Looking Glasses, Candlesticks, Horns, Bottle Waiters, Bread Baskets, Canteens, Powder Flasks, Beaver Hats, Quadrants, Peasecocks, Plated Spurs, Cork Screws, Pins, &c. &c.  
Just Imported in the Sloop Happy Couple , from York, and To be Sold,
By NATHAN HART,
  H OWE's celebrated Acid for Punch, Keyser's Famous Pills with directions, Bisket Salt, Poland Starch by the hundred, Split Pease by the Bushel, Pipes by the Box, Chocolate by the Box, Isinglass, Hartshorn Shavings,  Caraway Seed, Coriander Seed, Sagar Candy, Pearl Barley in small Kegs, Mould and Dip'd Candles, Soy in Pint Bottles, Anchovies, Olives, Pickled Onions, French Beans, Salt petre, A general Assortment of Groceries.  
MANUFACTURED and to be SOLD
By LEWIS BULIOD,
ROPE MAKER,
At the Rope-walk near the North End of the Main Street, and joining the Almshouse, Good Slow Match, Seia and Sewing Twine, Deep-sea Lines, Log and Cod ditto, Housin, Marlin, and all Sorts of Fishing Lines.
N. B. Said BULIOD will take Junk to make into Cordage on reasonable Terms. Newport, April 2, 1778.
No. 3, on the Parade.
THOMAS POWIS,
R ETURNS his most grateful Acknowledgment to his Friends in particular and the Inhabitants of the Town and Island in general, for the Encouragement he has hitherto met with in the Sale of his Goods and at the same time informs them, of having lately received a fresh Assortment of the most useful and fashionable Articles by the latest Ships from London, in which he will use his future Endeavours to obtain their good Will and Custom by selling at the most reasonable Terms, the following in particular.
  Silks and Calicoes, Ladies and Gentlemen's Shoes, Hose per doz. or single pair, Mens Hats, Hyson, Green and Bohea Teas, Loaf and Brown Sugars, Coffee and Mustard, Yard wide Linens, Black Silk Handkerchiefs, Linen ditto, Durants, Back Calimancoes per yard or Piece, Pickles, Calf Skins,  Silk Twist, Ribbons, Bindings, Worsted and Broadcloth, Gloves, Bacons and Teas, Black and white Laces, White and coloured Threads, Boat Cloak, Great Coats, Checks, Butter per Pound, Firkin, Hard Ware, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Soap and Candles  
JAMES BLACKIE,
IMMEDIATELY from LONDON,
A FTER returning his most grateful Thanks for the many past Favours received, begs Leave to acquaint the Public in General, that he has now opened a Shop in the Town, and is just expensing for Sale at the most moderate Advance, at the Store formerly occupied by Mr. WILLIAM REDWOOD , opposite to Colonel MARSH , a large Assortment of English and Scotch Goods, Stationery, Cheshire and Gloucester Cheese, which will not dishonour the respective Shires.
A LONG BOAT to be sold Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SOLD,
A n excellent Saddle Horse Enquire of the Printer
WILLIAM T. ROBINSON
H AS for Sale, a Quantity of excellent English wax, and pure CALF-SKINS and SOLE LEATHER.
T O be sold a new handstrong CART. Enquire of the Printer.
BEST Yellow Potatoes to be sold by GEORGE HALL , at the North-End of the Main-Street.