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n z Wy O r K. D {. II

N Wy O r K. D {. II.
The B ebheim later OF rarqae. ~apt.
II cesy, a t,,ed htrs on NJ ,rday n, ON
EGG ans. Ga III. sth a!'. ihs fell l. with
snd retoox ,te brig hxosdnos, l. onard
W.i2hslon, m fs', oeiongirg ta 'h's port.
lsdsn ...h via~ from ST.. Micase''; ak n
by the Civil Usge pfir.ee', & edGs',
mater. belonging to Tracy ssa CO. ot
Nspbu.y. On ne 2; III. | OF tNe icaoon-
sr Ha.rio,, B Bpjania Bsrry. mats, with
w;re asd ls'r, tsam Tsaerifs, tor N a.ack-
Ct; and en- tbs ASH fell il sita rebsi
privae.r big o. IS gun, srd sfis IN 'n-
gasemest si .hse gisG' ih. iheer'd sit'
h, ,rirp rsesivsi nu:n dasaas; "a he u,
lias,sc, ~. Th: esNAnty ao5 GOD co
Sr6 sf .hs s6css ana men oi th' 8 enhsim
merit - bsghelt enc mum.
Ths Tilu wiag regiment. ia the Elsctor-
ate os n hoover have oster, 70 nod thsm-
f.lse.ia reacine. 10 march 10 Whatever Pa't
cf ,he " lid they nay b. crd'red b, his
R,i,ap k NJ jsay, viz Some.iet, SAT- ow,
S.h.i,sr, : K, T inrc Caade;, Saxeg .shs,
Sc,s,ubrg Or, Wa''hauf-a. S2o ken,
.ad Wanscnsriin, yih eight bs'talien' Of
crera aaie's 4 4so n,sa each. ard two OF
Iaset.. Each If .,e eg;msat' eoel.t' OF
tro b t,s ior,, and ,hs whole, we may fuo-
pfc, will smoint TO socut IL 600 nea.
Thry,c "a be Coz nand:d ty Ganerat
W. genie m, and il is f4id Pine Erns2
o. M: klsnbIrg, b.othsr 10 shs Qasen ct
Grea, Bri.sin, vi com: cut volsasssr.
E.usa Of a letter b. tie lar packet from
Lossen: Il 10 from very sooi asthority.
/" Be rerfsefly safy on the 'cors ct
: Fr sch va, ard dePerd o0 i; the p OWN
: cial, will not meet in III ir Poi!s tbs iams
= coun.ssasoe al form:riy."
EAtr.a of ano,he: ls'tsr dated London,
Sep-s 8.
/" Several lma'l Okips as rst inio COM
iii ~, ether, ire beilding 70 that hep:
insv.ry fhnr, lime. we hill kave ih'p OF
}crcs ror evc-y teapot town in CIR az l.
,:is. This il an excellent Plaa 10 d:nroy
km-,ic.s pi a,s,, ercreafe cur nayal rec,
..d il ~il fe-ve 70 farnih, oa say emery
sacy. sar large hies ~sn Profe- hasd' 10
msu ,fem. Evsr, rereasrt ih'o eaPaol.
Of mosasirg 10 Gun, is fiber ooaEbt Q.
,,te, into {. G [rvics. w: s.s uros & Cd
term, with ev ~ Coar' in SurSps."
B. aoa, NV. s. We have advie:' from
Rsrore. tha. the.s h.' bssa . vsry srFss
assu. hs ia Easlsas, Ssosa'd' an i's'fnd'
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PROVIDENCE, Dec. 90.
State of hode-iland, ard Pro-
,iscncc iluuta tons.
In COU NCIL OF w AR, Pro-
violence, Dec. 10. w.

n very great !ect oi TIC
IA Fnemy's Ships Of War
and Traniports being now i'll
the River, and there, Leirg
Reaion to apPreherd that they
will iesn make "a Rt,eurt
upon this Place, EISCltID,
/ hat the lahab bit;ris of lie
neishbourirc Ce,ir, ie earr-
ehly requeRed TO ltId tbt NJ
fe,ve> in keatineG Ia march
inme edistels upon tie i;iinn &C
the EEACoN, win he left
Announcements, wsrl,le ID i.lu-
monts and Stores to this town,
to attack and rerulfc tie con-
mon Enemy They are dtfr-
ed TO take Notice, TIA, in cafe
Of an Alarm, v hen the reaoon
is fired, we have given orders
fer thc Liiehsrsing g OF Cannon,
that they may be notified to
look out fer the Beacon that
the Diichargc cf Csnron alone
is not to be deemed an Alarm;
but thar The Firing of the Pea
con itfelf, even ~i,hont the
Diicbarse Of C.nnen, is to be
coniidcred as an Alarm.
Ii is further Relieved, That
a Copy Of this Rcioluiion be
inherited i'll the next Providence
Gazette.
By order,
Il. J. HELM E, Clerk.
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a NY PerCon or Perlons whs

are willing TO ccnt.sa fo' Inc q.
plying Hi, MAJESTY. NAVAL H0s
PITAL With FRESH PROY!S ONS, u
fses other NseiFA in 3, fcs rs pie. my
requi ., are dshrsd to fsAd in 'bsi Pt9;r
lal'. ia Wi,iag. to tee Sao,cr,oer; sA',
on examining their Term, vii! give II
Preference 70 Il. loweR Os..er.
JOAN HALLIBURTON,
Agen. 70 in; SILK and Hat,
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10 b 4 so ID SY
SMITH and ROEER SON.
At their shop a.x. D Dos!sn M. ALh.Yt
4 N r. A TAnortment Of
IA ENGLI,H GOODS. AL.0.
CROC CIR RS, viz.
Li,b,a and Sherry Wias. BY The Pi;sw
Q.artsr CsL.
Parxu's L-adsn battl.d Port BY 'hs D s:a
Lsafs'gsr, Hyf, aad Bssn Tea R.iG 1
Currauti by tn: c q and J"'. gs' By y,s
Baker. Bsuled M ahard, Anehovis,, C'psA
F!sreaes Oil BY the Cafk, Ssfsh y tn: Bar
rel and s.sns Blue, Ei,Asm's. Ls.moi
Juice BY the Bp ts. Cef.s 6 aai Chsseslta
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.5uh Imported ard 60 BE SOLD,
at Mrs. BELLS STORE, in
TnAMHs-STRETT
EN- G Ii S II G O o y S,
BY Wlloleialc and Retail viz.
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TO B & SO L D.
By Is A A 6 II A r T,

- AZ hi, CHOP on the North Sd, Of the
GRAND PARADE. and at his DwlL.
LING H vsR on the PoiNr,
tI. CHrAf q, At o., Sj'p in Nsss>sr,)
The to 10 sing Go0DS. jaa Imported. viz.
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l L A N &c 7 c A S r,

Containing Four Lancets, ,
With q b'oad Pie'e CT TaDs sAos IT,. sit
Z bard BAsEt.HA HAHDLaRC ETH,
wa' LOST, - Eondsy, h,t-..n M.
PORT aud FOG .AND-PER2Y.--l, d
reqretsd. if aEy q. iharjs ia' sth" II
the above Articles, h:y ~"sd b: 70 eIlg
ing q, fead them to M. Hswe. Ne P.il.~
uly ~, 1877. .
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Jalt Imported from DON,
AND TO BE Id,
By John M'KINNO

Al the II OF USE wsers Mr. EA.Al,
THvs,roN isssly lived, in the MAIN
STREE T, Eesr ths FaRRx. MAsxvr.
Waois ale and Ressil,
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To be >old to the higheit Diddsr
BILLS OF EXCHAN CE
T. ,hs Amour, Of FIVE o. SIX iUN.
DRED POUNDS s,hLag. to d:ha, III
lxPsne. Of hr M,j.hy'. Naval Eofii,
Whaevrr ia d Gu: ts7u haze ,ht Whos.
or any Pat thereof, Eua !szd in A. r p'r
Psial. 10 .hs Su,lc ib.r. ~hs wi 2 ve Nc
P.sisretcs 10 ,he Pe:ion ha. tf:r, IL: NOD
sdvsntagsoas Terms. a...
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% u T. y u -,
b CHRISTOPHER tHAMpLrN.
Mex! Door bslo~ ii. Pis,iIg OTce.
a HANDSOME HORSE and CHASE.
4 L'kswile i,kci, n e GRO BOY
sbou, - or IS Yea' o. Age.
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T . BE 30 l. d,
Ry NJ Y l. X u q l. y q K.
NEW ENGLAND RUM,
~ by the Hog(head, 1ieree,
Barrel, OF fnaller Quantity.
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, Silver and brih
| thimb'.s,
Gi., hivn, eo,ae.
iaA, kons N d ems
I le'l'd buttons and
| fuds,
IPd"d:r chargs,
/ Ma'kiasinas asum-nu
CSi,dren's m ,tal al
Ph habeu.
F"knivss, nzsr.,
fpron,,
Garnet beads,
Watch fpring',
Chrin', ksy'.fwive's
and PLACED back
les Of all foru,
fc bi,'s,
Blue and black bue.
k!e,,
B ock ,is, ditto,
&c. &c.
Gilt wsuh chains
Ct all forts.
Gilt and piatedlssvs
hots rs,
Swords and b,l.s,
1nh Mef Beef, and
Msh Pork,
AGNES NICHOLS,
sheL Wise, Cof.s,
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oliver end ns,al
wstehes
Repeating diuss
Stone N . osknes,6oek
sad Shirt bucklss,
Ca net, hoop, pearl
Plaia gold fancy
rings s.'' rings .nd
hair pirn
Gold. klver, snd foil
itsua his.Suekks,
Ditto Seal'. loeken
and wire sarriog,,
Ladies ho'A con bs
and wax tead,,
Pearl d'op ear.riags
aad pin,.
.laSfk cSE c
.&Fnsit itsR bn,le.,
20 e'nsiisn, ,ant.gIlo,
ssntyas' &d cypher
s;l'. Of hlforn,
Gold uistA,, |
Box bs.n ieAles.lse. /
6'Ssrsd feds geld. |
oyer, and vel vet
iaafa men, boek', /
Aorecee pockst. |
books. ofsll io,sa |
.S' to b 5Eb BY
DIM S,.sss NJ,
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Lav,hjss H.rgary. Be'eanot, snd al
Dsuakindfuf- fsrtamo-, 90. sse- hr-
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UA q Afrtsueot Of G'.E ssA Fart
w''s, Ssd maay araks. s.Anieis,. :.
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L O n D o N. SsPt. 70.

- ETrERS from Bou de.px f.'', that
! 20. .icr asussd ,hers the IS . OF
e. iu,ut, 4. Il ht o'do:k A. nigh
rIs a. di ,aicaed no. ccur via al ,x
p-csts ia. March d, NJ uchs Ia G n
ico ,:ace o. v6i>a, ii. de "w C Judge
o: tas Admiralty Cur, tao y l.. ut
70 ,ns -aou h OF tns rive : AT his retur@,
i. va. 3sstood ina; ho rad takea tfom os
a. Ameri.ss ihp foar pie.ei ct can
Loa, 10 ..s pJwdes, sAd ia.spe 10, which ths
pds.tar aad bsugat aP t'efc. Tn 10
Tad to be ia eonlsq isnse OF the sgrcsclsn;
entsred ia.o by ,as & ;urt' CT Vs'iai Is AID
Lcndop, t. p,sfsrss peacs between tn: t"'
e.ovrns.
The fans LISTERS sdyifc, that az Es. IN
hip ,kn Vas craizing of :ae rivers moa h,
h,d hoiRed Du ch ecloars, in oidsr to O..
ee,e ihip from Bsacn, 'nat va. riding al
sqc .or shat the a'augrm bad iu csaaed
see Capt. and crew ~e,s i.cu ca, and lar
y. .ae sss.e., 49,, Pr =. ----- acre tex on
h,rs BY ths Eagih.
A lster ram one William Lewis {, his
vie in Whi,shaven, dated l.c ne oga'
laly the "a h, f.y., that he, a!o@S WI n
fourteen ssaers, wao had been f.rsed in'o
tbs Americ,a fe. vice, wee ,ak>a Ia aU'mp'-
irg a, efeape, and bcing c;rfi 70 I'co.-
c4roga xSse ,.isd by a eou t-ma'ta ana
re.'vc! s.,ssee Of deail, ~hieh was %
hsy. ,,sn executed the Sh o. Ji'y, Bat
ptoyid.Liialy for them the b.is aoAndoHed
The io.s Ga the 7th, leaving them ia Prii4n,
tram wai:h ,h.y were innediate'y relea(sd.
The, .i,: from Gbralser, ihat tn. To-
,.;yo too s, e.ic.rs snd folders, wac had
bssn ,akes i'll on th:if Il It arrival tar'e,
ware aow psrfeetlv ,eesvrrsd that the gar
riioa wa, remarkably hsalIhy, snd never
b.u,r fu ,plisd with proviGos., {" We oy
she Soans.ds 40 from the Africsn csah'
A euiiape hs. been bui.s, sed is now on
il. way TO Ialy. f,r the svs,a-es Ct MIS-
ROYAL Eiighas' the Duke OF Gi'u'sha, %
Ear,sns, II, is aa improv ,zsea, sPon ne
vsl:. machine, and the lt.e's u'ed oj sns
Ronaa,. The red it oontsias is Il tsd uf
"a mot elegant fyls, aad the rsOm Is &c
commoaioas, AZ to admit OF two atnndaa''
be6d:. all the aopMatas OF Gck ehsmoe'
The above carriage 10 (sid TO Dc the rfia'
EFF. Am,,ia's prefsat to the Duke OF Glen
~.a - and 20 hive coa upwa ds OF 1000 i
Ey,faa os Letter from Oxford, Sept. 10
!" am forry TO aeqssia' yoo sf weiau
.h,ly .ssiSent which hsppen,d yshsrea. .
Nsy,aam (about 6ss miles m 'hi' siiJ.
.h. a. Of ,hs right hon. LORD H@c,srt.-
HI. Lordlhip (E.r! Hare .sr;) vest oa' 10 ,.
.w..k in hn paik, ss he fisqasaty Ok
,.ovt noon not re,srniog at %. siaal t'm'
>, d,ef. beta. diane, TO witch sins ne wa
IL. ga. k,bly 2snSs lsl, tas ias.ily Ger
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uasafy Near a. hour b=ing cla2fs b:yerd
IA. time OF his Locdfir's gems al r.'u'n,
tle family hsca,. r,o,e aarmsI, aad isnt
oltess,y way ia expectation o. mt,a g
him. gu, re cou'd not be fourd. Nj 'e
p rlons uefs th!n empl ,ysd, feanng IONS
ci en-, Lad happened TO his Lordih'i'
A ,sf sbos. TO hours 4 iet l.arch, his 10 d.
fi5 va, dl.e versd q havs fahsa in'o .
well. and appeag,d to 0c qui's dsid lis
Wa. immg d,taly carried 70 MS o"' hoH' ,
fb1us - nj e from tk. fp's where ne sec'-
d d, hss1e "a, and the msdical sssuemes
tcan I'll. c ~ hurried ossr as faf a. poh-
b,5 b.; al,,! in vain, for no iilitancc
cos,d prevail, a: the accident wss fs7poi "a
t. have h,,p.r:d thrse hours b'foe MS
Lordhio was { uai. This unhappy ca
Rfsph- i, iuFr,i;d TO Asse m?psaSa as
fellows Fiu Lo.aihip in his raik near
home wz,g.n.sAlly accompanied 81 a Ia
your,c .oe oily the dog, "a ru.n'a5 a.
b9u., acci en,ally fell ia.o tnis Cd we j.
waica Va, j over s'ox. .ih ietgs' ID
=. ~, 10 ,f .ticove.,! hi' Lardfn'p, wish
). Aus la aaf:vs, sat.'Es :. - . ms
isl. aaiea,, e-rae sq IS efs', and IN aoo5'
ing 20 %. oatt d &. ri L1sdih p e!l In
70 the w2li ihyai o..ns& where he haci
osic tat. in ~hi.h rannei he was found.
The ,lsc: wa 40 Z, sigh isst deep and
sb u. .hrea fee o., a;e in it. This me-
|. cAo,y even. mas 1 "a Uni. srfal cane:rs
all oys, me cou~,ry, IS n" Lar MP W.
snise.fal y rsips4:d b. 81 .nks 81 peop'e.
Sspu y. Sa,u S.y .sornlag arr!sse II
the liver Ii. Lirl hs! han, sriaed ihip
Cat. r ..as. fam dew Y,sk, shi n iaAa
&C se. al & k ana wsa.dsd iol iers, VIZ
aG 10 b. adn.,s.es 1,c Ch.,ieA soi2i al.
Ekse.a II i.i,.r s.@n Q II. OFT, 5 pi. Io
Z" Ssilsd f.sm 3pitaeai itversl aSes
Eanips Is, s,,a troops and p.osihoa', ooaa'
te New York.
Ex.-aa Of letter fam Irvine, Sept s.
8. Tn. Earl o; 2seda b.n,, ten psri, ar
rived ne,, from Nee York, 5at iss froa
Staten IL ID, has 3 oasht ia wisA h;r 81
Ame,ic., ichooasf, lsds si;h rics, inii2o
a.. from Csrnlina to Nanz. whish IA
tsok .fter IN sSssge nest st thsss. glaass
wi,hoas kasi,g .hsg!s maa killed o
vos,dsa. Tae ich ,oner nesnted eieh
puns. snd maia siAs d ruasisg f sht, ,biak
iss "a resc ch the cesa Of France, from which
hs va, diisns bu. ,hrss lssgse, nhea fh,
va. taken . tr,ad 6as of grars. Which
Gu, II. rix,.iog much, asd wounded lvera
h,rds, made her ike her cargo is value.
at soso. tue ssfi at 3ool.
S.os. g. Some tuaarsd ehaldsons 9
coal, hsv,, within ,Aete lew days, bee
conusst d .or By gov:Hnment, which ar
20 b. fens iu, u,mseiAseiy to Amssiss, f'r tt
uf, OF His Mjsey's u0o2s, sesoss Shs COLI
,u.,.t., f.f.la.
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By rpE KING,
A PR 0 CL M A tt ON.
or FORG q. e

We sss our parli msnt tard, p-crosnS&
to Tauriasy lhy I3sh daY oi @ acbrr rsxi j
wc, with the q vice Of cur pr;vy couScit.
60 hereby publilh and decia'e. tha' he Lid
rsrlismsnt fhail bs further prorogu d, "a
tbs faid 9Th cay Of Odober next,t T. Taus g
ds, ths 20 = Gay Of November following !:
And NC have given order to car Chareal s.
OF Great Bilsis to prspse acommiiicn fas
proro gsing the fame accordingly. ASds%4
do ierSby for h.r declare our foysi w.lt{
pl,Afars, ia, he fsid psrIismest ihs.3 20
ths f.ij zo;h az OF Norsmber nsxi.. q
h:ld f,r the aif aseh Of divers wsia hty 8 81
imyo tans sff.iss. And the Lords SIR sss8 q
aad Tem5 5o-al aud the iKu;g q. lCislo loen}1
and BptssRss, ana the Caantai.l ;nest ~
ihii-s aa1 Burghs, OF ;hs Hsufs Sc GoH3S
moss. are her by required TO Give their s
tsrdsnee accordingly, 1t Wlamitasss
the laid zo.h day Of Novsms-s NEG. q
Given a, ou, coun a. St. Jamesis Ne 2 {,
day Of September, I777. N sh' i7sh u
Of our reign.
GOD SAW TsE KING.
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1hs aN-s :. 5j'T'-v-S''-sJ
has fxed ths attention of os' sclSfsss.sss
Some ~iil save il. ,ha, the eb,ess it was
to to- c, an al!isnre tetwses re spur;.s o.
Pete lba oh, S..ekhoin, CoPeahsgcn. Lou-
dor and Berlin. Ttey fay re XII of
Psuilia hiss re!uisd to raj lhe A elic.a
tiivatssrs into tao ro.s o. EmbAen, aud
thas be has f red the Kiug G "a, Bn-
t,ia, a b,dy Of hi; f,,cs, % Fe,y rssona-
bic conditions, to be I'm, loycd assisa his
Rsbel c1loii q.
Th. Lords of the Admiralty hsvs puts
hi, Mi hy's ihip the RUBY, now hing at
Wool~.ch, INFO ecmmifion, and aipoI~t,d
Jof.ph D;snc, Efq; comma de..
Sept. 7s. Ye.te day :, half psa tseIse
o'clock his Majeiy cane from W.ndfo to
ST. Jane,',, wh:re there wa lsyse, q, the
breaking up Of which 'bs'e "" = privy-
counsil.
YeRsrd.y Lord Prey, Ia. M,rqui, cf
Lohiax, Colonel MsckcIzr, & tcpefs
Smith, asd Bsll. had oil the honou, to kiis
the Kieg'. had On their late pvonctioss.
Yesterday mo e;ng az txprf, a;rivsd
q. LTs 0sug- $780,. - .s.--- = I'D
Aner:ca. Tbs Comptroller OF the Navy
va. iaa ,n,iy fsns for, and ten more fl =
vii Immediately BE- put icto c N milton.
The Hows, GeAssal C-R~sy and FsssKd-,
fhp t,anf pors are undsr fai'iag orsers
with camp neneG ica ard cshe.' 4 "a, for
G.neHl Howe's army in America
Lo ] Shu.dham is 10 relieve A1m,yal
YoSng a. .Bv5ado,s srd Sir Peter p. ksr,
nimirsl Gayton a: Jamaica Aimi,sl
q aves taxes the connaad At P.ymou. b,
ixthe room Of Lord Sauldha-.
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NEfsSsA NsVas6sr 4. i775.
The fo.!aSiog lettrn from the HI aotsbls
Gsaesa. SisWiiliam Hove, 70 LcsdG G cor 70
&c maine, were received in the evening
eithe I'd infant. BY Capiaia Ba.four. r.
eona Aid de- Camp TO General Sir Will
~sm Howe, wao arrived il the Lord Ha-
lifax from New-Yo K.
1ssi 9.0frs. NssS r~I JsssI. SEP. At.
1916.
- HAVE the arsfasiion to inform
your LoudihiP OF hi, Majeay', Troop,
bsinsin pole Aioa Of the ei.r Of New.
- Upons n. reSsls akaadosing their
fneI a: Bfo.kIyn. fhe Kiags my
messed frch Bedford, leaving Lieutenant
0soersf He'aes. eAcarnped opoa the heights
Of Bsoekl,s. with tao bIigades of HeiTians.
and one brigade of Bisifh a, Bedford. a.d
sosk i've petitions in che NJ ighbcu'hood Of
kwsos, Bsih iek, He'll gate and Flsihing.
sTss two ilauds OF Montrelor and Bu-
shanssa were oceu pied, and batteries raifed
sgaiaa Ne esemy's w-rk at Ho en-, Hook,
eomnasding the paGags a, Hsll-ease.(
o. The isth iaaans in the mornine, ,.,nre
hPs Of var psaed sp the North River -
tH = B'sonisgdsle. to draw the ens m,s
sfsestioa 20 that 6de, and the 4 div,fon
Of sAe sroops, eonhtt,ag Of the light infaa-
~, ths Bitih keierye. the Hefiian Gress-
d,srs sDd Ch. Heurs, under the command Of
L.esa. General Clinton. havisg ~ish him
Lissssant Gesersl Es,i Csravs lis. M,jor
Cssssl vsoeAas, BrigsdissG Gsnsfsl Leliei
aad Colepel D,sop, embarked .; the head
Of Neutown Creek, ssd landed about nooa
bePos New-Yosk ilssd. three m,les from
The sown. ss place called Kepp'. Bay, us-
dsf ~ 6fe et tao foly ess 6ips sad three
insssss, q pr ns,gia, Com modose Holman
Aasiss tbe Aissdioa Of the hips ssd bosu.
h Ssbels bad uoops ia thsir works
!ossd Kepps Bay, bus their sses:ioa be-
NC ssopeed - sxpettstios Of the Kihs's
neoPs hs6isg st StayvefaaPs Cove. Horen's
she <, ssd q Hsrlem. which they had rss.
" eose!sde. Kspps Bay b<csms enly
sessdasy ebjsA Of iAeI care. The sre Of
- Nippisg being 70 veil Giresaed and 70
nssse, the esemy eosld rot ssmsin in
~ wasks ~ the defesat was made with
p. sAs iesa opeo6iioa.
Tie Coz dv6 Of he !ieer, of the Navy,
~ ;beo much bonous; and the behavior
- tesnsa bsloasiss to the ihips Of war
usslpostss employed 10 Tow the boars,
~ tithly nesisosioss. Mech praile in
plw " doe 70 tbs matters add mes cf
.s(ppss shss paGsd the town on the
= 6 ~ stsh. sadsr heavy aIs.
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nor she fpssdy diienbarkssien oftas iseend
di,i6on. '-
The B,;,ih iMmedisssly took poG upon
the eomr anding height Of IselenSe,g. and
the HefIiass marching towards New-York,
fell in with q bcdy of ths Rebels that
were retiring from Stuyvsran.s Cove; loms
firing enfnsd, by which Bissdisr- Gene
RAJ, other officers, aad levsrsl nnsn. Of the
Rebels wese k,l!sd and wouaded, with the
los Of 4 asn killed sad Sigh, wounded on
the part of the EeiIisns.
A. Iooa 4. the fecosd smbarkation was
landed, the troops sdvaoced toward.
corps Of the enemy, upon . rifng ground
three miles from Irtleabsrg. towards Kings
Bridge. harirg M'Gowaa', paf' in their
rear. uroa which they immediately retired
to the main body Of their army upon Nor
ris's Insight.
The enemy having evacuated New. York
foon after the army landed, q brie eade TOOK
pof, iI,on Of the works in the evening
The prifonsrs made in she eos'(e Of this
day we're sbeut 70 officers and 800 nea.
The inelofed retura will hsw the artil.
lery and aorss sskea. r.,
The rodtioa the King, army took On tAs
I3th iu'tAs svsuingS was ssnh thS rshs 70
Hoaen's Hook, and the left a. North River.
near to Bioom'ngdale; the enemy oeesPY-
ing the ground with sx,en6vs, works on
both ides Of Kings B idg-, and q rsdoubs
with essnon upon . Asight ou the weR
ids Of the North River, opposite to the
Blue Bell, wne.e ere enemy have their
principal work. in which Pof'ioos both ar-
niss ftiil costinus.
On the 10Th ia the morsi.k, large Psr-
y Of the enemy having Paif.d under cover
Of the woods neu 70 the advanced potts Of
the army. By way Of Vsndswsisis height
the I'd and ] l hsttaiioas Of light iafastryi
fuppsrted by the AID regiment. psfhed for
ward and drove them back 70 thsir iatreach.
meats, from whenes the enemy, obieIvins
they ~sre not ia force, ct seked them with
near 1000 msn, which ceesGcned the march
Of the ,sfsrvs. With t~e 6.ia- pieces, bas4
talioa Of hefIisa gssaadiers, and the com.
rsny Of CAaasurs, 70 prevent the corps e.
gagged from being fsSroonded but the
liz II inf.n,ry and 4sd rsgimsnt, viii the
sfia.sss Of The ChsHeurs aad seld- piscss.
rep.ifsd the enemy with comfortable Iof'.
aad obliged tAsm 70 re:ire within shsir
own works. The snsmy's lois 10 aot AZ
csrtainsa; bus from the accounts Of dc.
fsrten il is agreed, that they had no, les
,kas 100 killed and wounded, sad smong
them Colossl ssd Major killed. We
I'D 8 Aces wounded, tome Of them very
Eighty. - men killed. sad sbout 70
wosndsd.
Major General Ysuahin va, nigh'ly
wouaded ia The thigh, on the 18th. BY .
sssdom laot. ss he vas attending tbs
heights Of ineIssbsfg, 9th tbs g'snsdsen;
sad I hsvs the pIssfsIe Of iofo'm'ag your
Lordfhip, that Lisss Col. MoEeksoa 10 .
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we'll recovered, he has beea walking about
fome days.
Capt. Balfo.f, my feeoud Abide. Camp.
will have the honour Of delivering yosf
Lordihip txi. diipasch. And with the mok
Proisuad refpe6, 60
have the honour to be. &c..
w. H o w E,
HeI.ss1,tr,. Yo'k-Illand. s;si. -. r77s.
DRTWEEn DE- III. .oo,h and tic sia inA.
ID at midnight, non horrid attempt was
made By . n6mt.sr OF Wretchs, 70
burn the town Of New. Yo,k, in which they
I,ccseded too wrlli having kt il ON Gre id
fsveral places, with matches and c0nbofti-.
bles, tina. had BEEN prepred with great a,t
and ingenuity. Many were detected 10 thu, !,
fact, and fome killed on the fpot by the en- J
ragged troop. in the gariioa and had Is
not been for the exsfton, Of Msjor-Gtne-
raj Roberion, the eficsn undcI his { M
maad in the towa, ard the b. eade Of
guard; detached from The Camp, the ~kcIc
mut iafsllibly have been eonluned, a. tho
night was extremely windy.
The dearuaioa is comps,ed to be abnue
one QUARTER of the town and vt have rca-
iop 70 fuipea there are Si'laias till lurk M
there; fesay to 6niih ths work they hav5
bErn; one pericn eiespine the purfa:; Of
! csetind he following night, hs'ins de!
clared that he weuld sgaia isr FIRE C he
towA the h:G opportunity. The aSi6teR
fesreh j, making after thsfe inceadiMie.,
and the mott skeaa-l nieafures taken to
guard sgaihR the Psrpen.tion Of theis vl-
IaiAous and wicked de6sns.
have the hohour to be; &c.
W. H o w g.
RETURN HORDNAScx a~I STORES
takes 10 fks Gig T New YssK. asS il
fjs sdiacect Bst,efic, and Rsdoab 5, after
ID, Rst- cat T t5s RsBELs
TAKEN IN THE FIELD.
Ofdnsnee light brafs, mounted on ,ras:l-
ling carriages. With limber. Ono fix pcun-
der, one FIVE inch and bali hosi,zsr.
Ia New. York and the adjaceat tsdOubts
irss OrIsascS.
Mounted on garrifon csr-isgcs: Fifteen
thirty two pouhders ? twelve Founders;
= aiae pounden; I fix pouodsr: 6 four
Pounders; +; Z three posaders.
Oa.u.velIing carriage: One three rosn-
dor. Dimoosted, aS.
Sbsf.
Revad-lcof.. s6s thi,ty two roundsr,;
9,zoo twenty four Pousders; :76 eiah csn
p under" (; fS4s swslvs posndess; 3zfx
poundsrsj ) A. three Founders.
Double headed. 747 thirty two rovn-
defs 400 twelve pounders IL nine Poas-
dsrs I9 fix pouadsr,!
Double headed with Aiding bars. 100
thirty two poundeu; 40 twelve poureers;
7 pips PousdcU.
Crap quilted. II thirty two poundc";
So twelve peunden.
Gaze Fixed Sithxpowdsr. - nine Pesa-
de,; ~ th'se posAasn.
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~ wo PAIR Of CANDLES TICKS
i y ~ TOuR- SALTs.-whoe,sr
~ IA shea. on proving their Properly,
may Aivsthen rehorsd. y srplyiss to the
TOWN-MAJOR.