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The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-01-22

fred sad in the Evsninc Hi. Exesllene,
Lord Hcwr, gave an e'.esnt BALL to ,h,
Ladies and Gsn,l'men Of Ne~ror. ALTO
TO The O6"r' OF the Nsvy and Army.
We are sGutd by Perioa, la.eIy iron
the Country, that ths Ccuntenanee e. ef the
FNmsn are much fslles, owing to ,hs
iaerssfe ct thtir Tsxe,. Tor the Fur pois oi
calling m Ard frkirs their Paper Bills
They have in tie Cifsisnt Coynties of
Nsf,eho'stH Bay, pisisr:ed Petiticss to
their AheHhy, ob'etl!rg 10 ihs ketbcd
81 iecttmtg .hrT. ana amops ether Con-
pl:inn e1hibiited m their PelilioIs lthey
cesis!s, 81 thar he fsid Aa j. erusl and
oPp.efbve, " olstion Of Public 'Fsi,h,,nd
tonu'ry to the Pr mife msGe os tie Face
OF hs b:ll.." Tie Affinity have tut.
Ehrd an Adde'S, in which Il ey enGca,er
TO go ard e:iwGe them te Comrli. nce
with ne M-tiu,e. h exhibit, in the nsR
g'a,inS Light ,feir P.rpl.x'd Sitxaton.
'Ius'd y arrived the swii, Sosp OF War
with P'izs. . .- ...
LA S.,uId,y Evening . Sloep frcm the
Wss hides bourd 10 New. Lor don. ran
tiho eulsn RIiu onr Meek, wfero fbe Va,
r. rely keund. She is l,d,n with Mo.
!s1,s. Coffee, &c.
Lat Evssng arrived an armed Br:s
from H.hiax. ehs lailsd fro mHsiifax with
Fleet under her CcHvsy for this PIse.
tut rnsd fran ,hsm fe~ Nighn fues
IN Gale ct Wind.
Laf S,'uiday Mcrsirs ditd v,ry fuddsnly
Mr.. PHILIP WAkTON. = G,n,tnsn
oeiervsdly s6sensd BY all Who knew him
ia the Don.ffie Walk, Of Lif. he
exhibited The no& fmiable PIitsss, whiIA
un.rerial Philanthropy ms,ksd his tensr,l
CoIeue with M'skini-The Wids~
and tfs OrPhsh-tAs Poor aad The Ix6rm
have lcff FRIEND.
TIE CREtD, which Corrsfr oadent las
avorsd us with, will b, il our ntxr,
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Extracts from Rebel Paper
The following ms1ige', &c. pail. d be-
tween Lieatenan,. GeHeial .BHgoyns and
M.i,r- General Gates, Previou, to The Con.
ysntnn Of Ssrstoes.
F,om Gsneral Borgsyse to General Gat:s,
October 3.'I777.
IEUTENANT General Burpoyne is de-
l. dsGross Of fend ,ng h.ld cfiesr with a
neirase 10 M,jor G:nsr.l Gats,. iupon a
mater Of high mcmsat 10 ho.h armies.
IN, Lisut,n.nt General requeas to be in
f,m,d a, what hour General Ga,es Will re-
Ieiye him to morrow mornisg.
M,jor Genera Gites.
General GAe,'. Reply.
1AJOR General GAZE, viii rcccivc =
wi fl. d 2i:er rom Lieu,enart Geae;a al
bsaryne, n tre advasee4 poh f the amy
Of be Usited StitsI az ten O'Clock to-mor-
row morning, fr3m whence as WI. be con-.
Ira.d to II, sd. Ou'tc:s.
Camp At Ssratogs, g O'Clock, p. NJ.
Oaohs' IS. i777.
L;eu:eIaat Geaersl Ba;g-yne.
Memorandum o! me flag: d.liysrrd by Ma
10 K'ngaon. from Genera BuIgoyns ts
.Gen.ra GAGS.
THE Gene al from rrra. deal o! bsG-
pel. lid rot ysit:rday a.f'er your
kuer ahos, sse fiji cer,. bat int.nd.d it.
In r7Md to ,hs Ieploach.s m de upon
this army, oi tu'uJag the tcGnt,y. thsy we're
upjuA Ginera Sc"uyle's heue, aud ad-
jacsat bulldog, rem' ned FRO" ttsd ill &C.
nsaI G .,e.', froof, approached the F'rd.
Gesera Br,cyne avs~s the order for Citing
fire sr trst time to svsry thing that convered
the movements.
The bs rack, particularly took FIRE BY
mere accident ; and meafute, ws.e taken,
,hcu b intff dIil 10 fave them. II ,hers
bas been any visdittive fpiri, in burnisg
ether build ng, en- the march, i, ha, pr ba-
bly, bern emp Dyed by foms fees, welt WIFI
srs to the AssrcaE eaxfe, - GensIal Bur-
xOss, had BEEN inormsd fons of the build
jaes bel rged 70 flppos cd friends OF the
X'sI. The Gen:rl dos nCr thiak that
Geas'al Gates has ri sht, from any thing
that ha, sp, ea'ed in his Cos duet and rssfon-
Jag, to make sf. Of The term fr,fne,"
and he fill peJLas this, he can,ct nt.rtere
with the Difo :ers in G.ne:sl H,svs'J nnv,
and more e!p'ei.Ily in cafe thar ha, been
saesr neg ei.'i bsws:n GesCal HssVs,
md Gee al WsGing"."
Aiaags delivered BY Major Kiseaoa,
from General Bu'soyns to G:ucral Gates,
Oacbr "a. I777.
\ AM di'eded to reprefea, TO yoa from
i Gsssral Bsrgoyae, ,ha, thsr having
OSght you s~ics, he has wsi ed foms days
in ais Pref.n Pcf ion, determined t, try .
third eorA & . anti any h. &C you eoald
bring to atisck him.
He is sPprif,d Of II. fuperiority ef your
Numbers, and ths tifpoGtion Of yosr troops,
% impede his fupp'ie,. and render bis re-
feas . fceas OF earnags on both Gde,. la
hi, Gtua;ioa he is impeIlsd by humanity.
Nd 'hink, hinieIf jaai6sd by eh.blifhed
'sineiPls' and Preeeden; OF State and Of
saT. 70 (fafe tn, lives Of brave mer. upcn
.saosfsbls tsrns. ShsuId M,jor G:asral
i'sss be isclised 10 tres, upon that idea,
!'as'.l Bsrgoyas wosld prspoie a eff.
f'a OF arms, da'isg ii. time asee Gary 70
ommsniests the Prein mary terms. by
'hish in say extremity hs shd his .nmy
mean to sbide.
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Sesated Wsh Balls,, :
Waih Ball' wi.hCl6t
shsviDs Boses, Slid
7 with G"e:As6Sp
& sxesEsssA Afaiksa
Purified k,tse IAaa
sins Powdef,
Pearl Teo.h Powder,
Regal TooA Povde,s )
GeruilsC trJPiaiiles
CoisPlsiasri iaBnxea
Vsrnillisn IipSaiys,
Tsrlisgtcn's Rsl&asns
A nsst AGfsDsnt oG
GROCERIES,.
PsssHs Tobseea. =
LnsG saA 4ori Ripss:
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o be sold, by AUCTION
= en- Ttsr'd,y nsM, The 10Th InA,s,.
he Cargo Of he SI'op BETSY, eeI Gf;ng
t D.y Goed', Csfee, MslsAs', Srsar, .Pi-
men'o; Black Pepper, Co'6sge, Sail { oh.
&-.--Tfe SALE will bsfin 1t XII
&C oek, A, NJ. ai Sardrer's Wharf.
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TORENCH aad
X EnsiA Hair.
l. Powder,
Hs.6&foh Pomstum,
Hussary Wstsr,'
Dsube diG:l!sd La
vsnder Water.
KiEg's HoIey Wa,sr,
O'.nGs Flow e,,,Wstsf
Eau D. JeGmias.
Eau Dc Boraomo.e,
Eau De Lsee,
els,ils sSaltsL Lavesd.
Spiriss Of Lavender.
Sfiiits of Hsrthora,
SslsolAsile. g.
R9h S~Aa. Da~n-
Powder puHs.
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N ESERTED Fl, m TIE Acvsxlu,s Vic.
- waller. john kAsoK, M. fer, JOHN
WILDE AID PHILIP COVYER, the Ter
msr Fee, 10 IIshn high, well k,, sad
~sss hn c~s Hair--fad cn when he went
away ,wo va ftss ats. ore Red .hs o,hsr
Br~p, ard P.ir Of ltng Dsihl Trewhrs
The othU, = ,kis hcn Mar, fwsrtLy
COZ plexicn, were . blue Jsket DsMh
Cap, 'crg TrowGrs, AID 1hoIt Hsir.-
TEN DOLLARS viii te' given for sp-
Irh.L d.Ig tte abt vs Psr'e M, 70 thst they
my be esrvsysd en- Bad he Adventure
er 10 The Provoh. -
JOHN N SON.
N~por,, ] Ipny aIa, 1873.
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IMPORTED AND TO Ak SOLO.
By MOSES & SAMUEL BART
At their Shop di,sely fasist tie Qyassss.
Ma2sr. Gsnslal's, in the Maip. Suest.
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NE w 20 K 1, January "a.
=, Ssnday ls& bsisg the Anniverfaiy Of
Ar MAJssrY's Birth Day, il was esle.
orssed on Monday, At One o'Cloek, By the
Fleet II the Hasos, &c. q Siesal being
'asds fssn the Essle) . RsyI Sa!sss WA
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--P E K F u EKf.--
Jsa lr psfHd and 90 be Sold,
BY N A TIL AN II ART.
At his S OP.
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ID AN away the arft Infant,

ID AN away the Aft Infant,
X ,hon II. Brig OCEAN, JorATHaM
- - TixDALL, M,frr, PlTBs Nor ssIs
a. Appres,iss, about s Feet 7 Ireses IisA.
this Vifsgs, wsMs his o~s bIstk Hair lied /,
snd eonnonly has his Hat AopPsd bs'ose.
He bad On when he wat sway two blue
Jseteu and . Pair Of lspg Trowhp-
WhotvJ hall sPprskssd &s iaid Boy, snd
convey him on board ihs above Brig Or to
he P.is,inf. OMee. hall receive TEN
DOLLARS Reward.
JONATHAN. .TINDALL,
NswpoIt, JakUsIy a. I777.
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~ z D Port.
X H.;:::. 1i.s::; 81.
Fioreaes WiAes,
Brandy.
E,sseh Liqsoss,
Double Silhl'd An.
Ri6td,
Shsne's beA rask'd
Lesden Pevtsr.
Old Wen. 1i6ia Rsss
White Wiss Vissesr
Di,sishdcA bosd0d
Csmsen.dit.o,
F'oresee Oil,
Leaf Sugar, <,.
Dc uble fehn'd ajsisL (,
Jar Rai6ns. 4
Cs& S,ss, -. |
CSrraami !
TUksy Figs; ~
Cisrcn, Walhnts. ]
Capsrs, Aaehsviss /
aAd Sardiniss, |
Olives. Rsd Cahbsgs |
Ries, BcRet Salt, |
scotch HerriDg', ]
Dowea's Paun, Ssso /
Powas for jelly, |
Iadia Ssy. l.
)i.ss. CsrEsch, I
Ns.assss |
The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1778-03-19

10 20 ost At the Chfiaaas v,c,i,n /; hsi,
iaId to have eholsn the latte. however he
is the enly man il admin. alton, thst will
bulge . fsot.
War Ofi-e, December 9.
sd Resimsst Of Drsgeons, Thoma. Gua.
fer BrowIe, coraet S.h, Johs Pare, eornst.
7,h, Cornst Williaa Oh ,rre, Lieutenant.
Iitl. Joha Coz frey, co me-. 10Th, light
6rssooas, Charles Parkhorf, corast.
oh Regiment Of fos'. EsGgn J0ispb Fin,
ieu,sran Thoms, Dsa' ,enfsI; CAP tain
lieatsn p,Alsxsnds Baillie, captain; Lea
ie5sn! NSMseLssn an rest. eapt.in lieu.
tessn:. zIh. En6gnMi ch n Hubar Of 74'h
regt. Lieutenant. a4th, Capt. William Ag-
new, major Captain Lieutenant George
Coots, captain Lies,ssans Thomas Scots,
ap,si-.litussnsat; EnGgn john Fergufon.
liruisn NJ; n,;-Lindfsy sn6gn ;-H n
bury, eslga. 2S,h, Richard Ford, chaplain.
z9th, Capt. Chriaor rher Csrlston OF 3Ift
res. asjor EsG2s JanesDo xling OF II n
ssat. lisnrssans. 3ia Jo'eai,h F.ensh Of
S,h ssst. Iiss.sn@n- -eoionei; Capsaia. lisu.
IeSan, John William RomsI, captain Lieu.
tsass, Wi liam Johsaoae, esptsin.leusen-
ant En6sn Alexsnds Wood, liestsnanf !;
Rob.r Johnaone, sniigs En6gn George
Fsstop. lieutenant; S mas Graham, snhgn.
zz1, Alexander M Gre or, enfgn +; Du-
s.ld Ianpbsii, enhSs. 47;h,-Sutsos,
kn6gs.
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B Rim TON, -uary 4

u l. N q y N, Ja-uary 18.
On he 10 h inf. died, in the 6xly fx,h
year Of bis age. Fisnei' Fa'glsr, the her.
INIT, Who exiited ,lone IS Ysars in thi;k
wood sbsut four siles from this ci,y, thro'
all the incls mssc ciei Of ,hs fea,ons without
FIRE, in . cell made by tho 6de Of IN old
log in 70 N Of , fma oven, not high or
lsng enough TO fand UPRIGHT in or lie sx-
tended. His rsclaie m .aaes Of living exci-
ted the el.i f,y Of # singers, by whom he
was efnn viftsd. His realons for tAus t.
clsdisR imtelf f'o.n hsmaa foeiety We b.
Iieve enrvsY 6, ,mman;cated 70 aGy perf0n
in thsfe Paru, but it !, thought hs meant it
10 do Psnnasce fov crimes comnittsd in his
Own eousuy for he VS. man fubjsa to
violent psf ,ns. He f-tGted spon nsts
and the caa.isy Of oPle IN ths Esis hbosf-
hood. From whence he CINE, or who he
vas. n body evu'd fnd oct, bat sppesred
20 b. ty lis dialea German. yet hs fPnks
that lssguags iape f ely. ei.hsr Ihrsoga
dsG2s Or fysm . defe6 in his intslleds.
The svssise bsfore hi, death sfissd car
sisd him lite aosriihmsas, Of wheh he
paito /. %. ssitly Prsving fer his d,G,usi-
w ~ WOOi0 uOS teUSt W W ~
moved 10 . more comfortable dwe ling.
Next mo-nisg be vas fornd dead il his
cell. with ersei6x and brafs fin By his
his and sn b, 20 h hs aas decsAtl, in.
. red At the Fnsads buryiag- place at
Mocstholly.
Wsdnsfdsy Ia& fsve'a' perfoas, Who had
bssa tsksn Up few days bsfore 10 Glou.
esftss cosnsy. were biought e. the goal In
this CITY, whsrs they are con6asd-eAargsd
With trading, coatrary lsw, with the sae.
niss Of the emitted tasss, nos in Philadsl-
Phia.
IaCON REss, February 40.
vT7HRREAS it il rsp'ef.ated to Css:
: w Rrs(s BY his Exeellsaey Gsaeral
w ihisstss, that he mode adoP-
esd By nauy Of the sni cd ks,ss, Of salia-
Ing their quite Of troops ealy for hx or
nine months, oee'fi ms conaant change of
mss ; oy which eeans grsa' part o. his AZ
my coaRassly son6fts II undi 'eiplinsdtfooPs.
ssd Of eesrfe oces6ons greet fatigue aud
trouble to bis officers i, rendering ,hss fit
for any fsrvics; sad that BY the tims thsy
so.s to kno~ the dssy Of . folder, their
inliansass expire.
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H A L F AK, Decsnbsr "a, 1877.
The following 10 the copy Of . Latter 70 ind
on board . Bdssatias, bousd from New
fouadlaad TO Bilbos. She had bsss taken
BY an amid Uflel from New Easlsnd,
m.ua'ing ~ guns. called the Por,imoush.
Aad was rs-ssksa spon This coaa. on her
wst TO Pi(eataway. by a. armed veael fitted
our iron tAis port by Sir GsorKe Collier,
c'mmaading the K ag's hip's on this Rati.
on. end wss b ough, In here lat Saturday.
"Saip P0rdnoulh, ias.37.49 N.iong.I6.W.
Novsm.iS, I777.
=" taks this opportunity per NJ. Pssres
70 aequa'nt yep, that Left the river Of Bor-
dsaux the nth initsss, in company with
Csptaia Martin Of the fchoonsr swallow, Of
aad for MARYLAND, We foox after fell in wi.h
ead took tbs Emperor Of Gsraany, from
Cork for Bordeaux, LADIES' with bsef aad
bsisr, aad - The ports Of France are fhst
asaiA9 Americas Prizss, and fhe being lea
ky, ordered hsr to St.. Aa ifio il Spsin, anI
when fold, ,hs moasy ar,6 AZ from the net.
falss to be RENTED 70 MeiIrs. ]. H. Dslsp,
st Bsrdeaux, and hsvs likswils srote ,hsm
to draw lol The fame. N. B. A. Martia
wss II company aad has conaiilion, he
claimed ons quarter part, aad pss o. bssld
hsF the fame aumbsr Of men thst did
On the 18Th infant. I fell in With The Brig
Gso'gs from NswsoaadlsAd' and to Bill.
boz, which ! have af cred to Pi'catsway.
nos propofs erui6 E bstwsea tbs .land Of
Of Medeiss to the We9.Indiss, ., the nip
10 net ft to cruIxs % the esaR Of Europe
q this fafon of the wear, sad the psrss Of
Ffaaes beias hus agsinft 10. hosld have
toe ersat diaascs to fsnd prizes 70 ri.
ca: Ihavs wrote you By three oppor( ss
bsfere his, in Ill Of which, / acqusinted
yos with my II faccefs in ny laft crsizs,
having & ksa but one veAel, the bsieAlrcs.
~ from Nswfounuland to Barcslons, viii
1000 quiatals of 6fh, which ordered to
Bourdeasx, bat sa her arrival there. hs
y" not allowed to sarry NJ. Del,p .hsre-
tsrs fsnt her to Bibss, whsrs fhs was fell
ing her cargo when eft Bsurdeaux I
sllo 'cqsaia.sd you in former letters Of the
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RESOLVED. That ali the troop, new
competing the armies Of thefe uni ed aa.es.
and oil inch ethG troops % fhall hsrs,fter
inliR or be drafted to fervs in their srmie,.
ihall be deemed, and they are hereby de.
elarsd to bs troops Of thsie united n ts,,
dRring the eontinuarce Of the war Between
thsle united Aases and Great. Britain. and
febjeet to all the regulations, pains and
penalties fPeci6ed ia the articles of var
hereto ore made ard ordsiasd BY thsIe
united ffates in Consrefs no,withaa.dins
asy law OF any Of thsfs uAited Aaies 70 the
CONTRARY.
RESOLVED, That bis Exesl!eney Gss.
Wilmington, aad all and every ether OFF.
Ger OF ,hsfs united Rstss, eommsading 10
any gsrriios or sor. or At asy poa on any
detachment, be, AID they are hersby su,Ao-
rized aad required to apprshsad and dsiaia
In fate enfoay. oil fuch psrfoas q, faall qsit
the isrvics Of thefe uai ed aatss, duri.p the
csntinaaacs Of the war between ,hefe usi,ed
Rates and Grsst Blitain. undss pre,enee Of
the time Of thsis ihliftment being expired,
10 order that they MAJ be brought to coa-
dign pGn;ihmeni for de!e,tion.
By Order o; Csngres,
HENRY LAURENS, Pfeldsnt.
AtteR. CHAsLss THoMPsoN, Secretary.
- "A eorrsfp,adent obisrves. that ,hs con.
hRess eondutt afshs vss~aSh CongeG is
fraiy admirable after having bseks faith
with G'asral BurgAyas asd HE army. ,hsy
Iy<sis . A~p il with ,hsir s4Ss aad that
IA the former cafe is was doing fbss too
sseb honour. to fappsie fIy we're capable
OF a|dHisg to aay TSssy or Akrsssssf.
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did write and fsad leitsr {, JofePh r
Efa; Q Member Of Congress, eoataia6f
this pa, graph. viz" The man whc4
be isitrumea.ai in bringing us oil se1s6
oncs more 10 harmony, and TO, >u.its n
gethe, the various pewsr, which this. go
teR b,s drawn forth, viii dsfervs moss Ata,
tn. King AID the people, ffsn pa46d1 =
humanl.y, and all The sesds, des &at 40,
alf, eted BY the qua rel s.a neesseil llssicn,
than .v ye! wss beRe9 snnaa
d."-Apd whsjV y ~ ~ G9cfxs
Johnho, ,s Efq; on. a. SAHy se1G6A.
lsR. ~,o,e AID feat N{sksp Rshen ~
RI, E,q; smother Men1sr, -
eontai ing this paragraph, VE~ ~
1--we the sen who have eondutfe4 n
fairs Of America unespable of beieg 8ABss
encsd BY imp.o opsr .no.ivs. Ba,. - ALL
foeh trsafaa, ems thee IL ri6s. and I think.
that whosver VENTURES fhould be. feeursd,
., the fame time tast honousy a.d emolu~s,
mea, fhou!d haiurally follow ihs fsrtuss ok
shels who, hAss Asssel &Ass 4HkGsl iastAl1
form, and ought ber iafsly into port. 1
think WsGhingtoa sad the Prsident havo
q right to every favour that graceful aations
can bsfow, If they cosld once more usi.s
our intsreR,, and fpare the miferies snd
devaas.ioas Of war" Which ls,ssrs were
laid bsfore Congref,.-And whe -, the
faid Jofeph Reed, Efq; hath In his place
in Cong refs declared, that " on Sunday
the aIG Of June laa, . few days after the
evacustisn Of the city Of PAiladsIpsis BY
the Britilh troops. he received . written
msGags from . ntfried lady Of eharaeter.
having connexions with tbs B:itiih sr.ys
sxprefing . ds6rs to Zee him on bufaefs
which eou'd not Be committed to writing.
Thst, attending the lady agreeable to hee
appointment il the eveaisg, sfter fsms,
previous cenvsrfasion refPeetisg her con-
hsxioss, the bu6nsfs and ehars6esss of the
Biitih CommiaioneD. ssd psrtiealarly q
Governor JoAuitoas (meaaisk the faid
George Johaaons, BfdO wsrs tbs fubjea
Of general eonvesfttion, which bsisg more
ccnfnsd, the lady eaaarged spos tSs great
talents sAa anisble qualities Sf thss Esa.
sleman, and added, thst ia fsvsfsL coarsr.
fations With her, he Governor ]. J.haaoasl
had expreied the mott favsurs.I, sfsii.
nsnts Of him M. Resd aAd thst it was
particularly, wiih'd 70 snssgs ihh M.
Rred's) iateren to promote .hs objea Of
their eommifFio On, viz. re.aAioa .6erssss
the eve countries, it consa,ss with. hin
principles and jsdsmens ; ssd skst 10 faek
cafe, it eodld sot be deemed Uaheo6aisg
vrimpfsper 10 government. fmssoiss the
Bri iA} to take favourable astics Of fsch
eondua, and thai in this iassssa he (As.
keed) nigh, hsvs tea theaiiad ,Posnds
asrlins, Snd asy Office IL he sslssiss
tueasing thsfe Uni,sd Stssss( In hsf M
jshyI gift (nssniaS n sAstits u Ais ID.
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Lea.rs aud oihrs psSrs, relating to the
Proceedings ofhisYajcNy's CommiIion-
sEs, &c. &c. &c.9I

st.. &c. SC. &e.3I
Nsw-Ystg, Ausuf ?, i77s.
3 SIR, ~ g.
T Have .hs h,rou. to t,,nfni, TO you b.
, i order OF their Excsleas slhi. M Ia ajeRy'.
{ C1nmifioDsrs, tbs iaSloied pA{E contain
ing remonitranee addfeAed 20 4hc Goa
Seref', on the fubjsa OF the stsulo of the
troops liteIy ferv'ng und.r Lientx saer,l
Bursoyne, with requiGtioa Tor 3k9if i'm
me ate recsls. To wAicktI xsks 20
doubt thatyoa will payt4e at,snt;ba due
to Matters Of fuch high concern, and have
the honour to Be, with the grea,elt re-
sPeet, SIR, Your moi obedisai,
and mott humble fervant,
sa -gsss ADAM FsRcUson.
1 To bis Excsllsney Henry Laursns, Eq;
Pfshds 4 sfths CongreE.
:. b nsa .fCsslias, Sis IIenry, Cliaton. ..
: William Eden, Efg; aad George John-
Roae. tiq; bis Maefy's Commit ne1s
appointed with fAtiiciens powers to treat,
eoriul:, ard agree upon the meaa, Of
euieung dilordsrs COW fibGltiag ia Cor
s.inisf the colonies, plantations md pro-
vinces OF Nsrth Amercs.
Y TPON reprsfensat;oa from the
commander 10 ehiei Of his Majel.
~ ys forces. that the rrccps latsly
fervins under Lieu1enant. GeRer.l Bur-
xcyne, n,twitAAanding The folsmn eonvea-
tion sn'ered into at Ss,s,ogs, in which il
is aipsl.ted, that the faid troops ihou!d
have free p fage to Great, Britain are
nsvsrthsleh urder vsriou, pIsterees fill
de,sia,d in New England The following
remembrance sgainR the srjuft detention
of ,hole troops, and rquihuon for their
immediate rsleaie, On the condition anAex-
cd to the article BY whieh their paG,ge 70
England iv&iE ulassd, are now folenaly
Where's he means thst have been dc.
vifed by msakiad to mitigate the horrors
Of war, and to facilitate the re, easblifhmsnt
o! peace, depsad On the faith Of eansb,
miiltsry sapi,ulatioas, conventions and
oss,ie, entered into even darisg the cen
tinusnee Of hofiilitiss. From whsncs su
nations have as:sed to oblerve zach Goa.
ventions, % thsy revere the iacred obkgs-
items Of humanity and juitiee, and Is taey
wou,d avoid the hs.rid practice Of retslis-
tisn,, which, however juitly due to the
guilty, il fuch CATS, but toe fIequsstly
fall on the innocent.
And where's upsn thefs eonhdera,icns,
all breseh Of faith svea with ~ enemy,
and oil attempts to slude the force Of ME
ltsry eonventio,s, or to defeat their falu.
tary psrpofes ty eva6oa sr ehieans, are
juiily held in de,sfsuop, aad deemed un.
worthy Of aiy eeferiPuea Of pelion' Sum-
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CARLISLE. II
H. CLINTON ,
VIM. EDEN, ~;

To hi, Excelency Henry Laurens,
Efq; the PreGdent, aad s,hsrs
the members Of the Congrsfs,
mat st Philadelphia.
While lis Majeay's Commilloners ex-
pefted an anfwer to tbs absve ssqui6tion,
thsy received, on the 18Th Infant the fol:
loaing p:pers taAlmittsd by order Of the
COngHis, and have ,housbt proper to fend
the xafwers iubjoined.
Ia GRESS, AsguR iz.h 1873.
RESOLVED,
Tha,,a copy ef the declaration psGsd
yeasrday be 6gned'by Mr.. P"6dent, sad
INT by a flag t. the Conn'0irnsrs of the
Kiss OF Gres, Britain, at Nes. York.
Ex,raet ffon the Minutes,
lCerti6ed)
HENRY LAURENS. Pre6dsit.
D E c l. A R A T ] o N.
Whereas George JobAaone. Efq; one Of
the Britiih Comni1ions-s. for rtorisg
pesee il Ansrics, sasbe nth Of APtil laR,
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ing the character Of, or as,ing thsmfelve,
a' the representatives. sf nations
And whereas it was fipulsted in the fe.
cond sr'icls Of the convention entered isto
1t Saratoga between Lieu 'ena,t- Gene al
Birgayne, and Major General Gue,,
" This, fre. pinags be granted to the
" amy, undsr Lieutenant General Bur-
goyne to Great Britain, upon cond tion
OF not lerving seaia ia North Anne ica,
" during the Pref'at eontea +; AID The por,
" OF Boaon 10 aligned for the cot Of
" " Ia'fpo'' ~h'sr'' Gsns'.l Howe lh.u
His Majeay, comminioners nov found
ing tssir claim On this = ,iel-, j,ia with
the Commander ia Chief of his Msjtf,'.
tsrees, in . peremptory requiGt.on, That
free ent anes mo the har6ou: a BoR n
be given to raafporu for the inmsdists
enba kssion Of the f.id troops. and ,has
they be allowed to depart for Great. Bri-
tain in terms Of the faid eonvention. And
the faid Comm. .ilonsrs, ia 0fotr " urrnvss
every fuPpofed difficulty or preface for
delay il the execution OF hi, treaty, ari.
dng from any psf, real, apparent, or fup.
Poled infraeti,n Of it by word or writing,
on the Gds o: either party, hereby oRer to
renew, on the part Of G'sas- Britain, all the
RiPulations of the faid convention, and
particularly to ra,ify the condition aanexed
to the fseond article thereof sbsvs rsei,ed,
by which thofe troops are not to fervs
again in North. America, during the pre-.
fent centeR,
Aad this requi6.ion, dsted at New York,
on the 7sh OF Augsf, S77s, is now fen, to
shs American Congrel', for their disea aad
explicit splwsr. &C@ Z -
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n ERs. GOWLEY, with her
,lV1 Won 'trp,e. J scs,s ssa.

tN0s W WNkS% ASe
iN1 won -tpAs n cersi7 ksn-
By bags Leave fSasqsaist he 70:
IpettabIe Gehilsmsn Of the Army and Ma
sy--.,be tIaYeliias Geatlsmes, and thsr re.
pu,sbls G>nt'eraea, Iahsbi,ants Of this
Town that n;xsNh . N DAY HEIR
WILL BIZ AN AS S E ~ BL (which will
be confused for the Seaisn Tie kets for
Admiusres to he Had at thss AGenbly
Room, at th. Crown G &'Ic Hou!e, every
Monday Naraings zach Gentlemen payisg
fares sh!lIi, 60 At The receipt Of his Ticket.
Mo Genslemsn TO be sdnit,ed withons.-
II Is sartefky reqscAed tbat every Gensle.
man will csrefully dsaivsr his. Ticket a. the
Door to tie PsTfea. appoinssd to receive
thse.--She, with srasefalasi Of Hsart,
sekso~ledss, che Honour they have done
her ip ,hsif paf Favoa:s, aud their prsfsat
Ia,4atios4.sA fsIys ksr-wiil make ithsrSta-
dy {, render esk3 fassx - a4fe1Sse ,, to sse
P,wsrI-aad aiusrt krsie.f hs lhsll merit
their futars Aoplaufe. sad is. With mssy
TAssks sAsis vsEy sbligea humble servaas.