The Newport gazette. [volume], March 20, 1777, Image 1

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NEWPORT gz 4y S 8 GAZETTE:
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By MAJOR-GENERAL ,
RICHARD PRESCOTT.
TO provide for the Accommodagion of
every. ane wichin this . Tawn, and to
Wmove a» far ) paflible, the Caufeof Cony
iquag‘Difcdfl, .:; the dl nhabitapis arg h2ze
#ridtly eajoined and reqiired.w semore
E. bt&!-thir Houlzs a?:.lindl o! Dirtg
sad to fec that ;he Strecus, in Frang of their
pelrelive Lots of Laad, sre cogltaaily keph
Clesa, -0 shey will.aafwer.che coatrary at
their Peril. . videe ol g
Givep und2r my Haad at Nowport, this
13th- Day of, March, 1777..
RICHARD PRESCOTT, Commandant,
By Ovder of ths Commandant, T
- Hzary Barry, Town Masjor,
From the Naw-Hampsuins Gazgavra.
To the PUBLIC, T 3
F - N HAVE lately travelled dwoq’gfi_
p‘i N the, Maflachulleits, and fome
fi l Ve other Colenive. [n gvery Yown,
¢ | have mae any.Spap for
8"‘ Retrcthment, it Jeas m?:en
;um, What's the News ! Why, fays the
armee, Neaws __nlno.fpj,, | Siivka ORYS 3y
What's thst? Says ths Fasmer, the Mer.
ehanc iy determined tu get all that phe Far
poffefles by bis Extortion, In what?
g&ing fach exorbitant Prices for: the
rde te bas for Sale.;~The yery mext
Town 1 put up at, was a Towpof Merchan
dize. [t happened, that | was iq Campany,
with fame of my Acquaiaiaace,, whe were
Me ch.nts, conte fiag aboac the Calamities
of the Day. = The Merchiat mentioned,
with m}u Dificulties. the exorbitant Prices
of he Farmgor, b whet, fays }) Saysthe
Mzichan, the ”r.cr felis hi: Hay for thice
Posads ar. moeg por Ton, when kind Hea
weu has givem, @3 (uch a P!:mty.. To-Day,
By sapthery I was obliged to give Nice
r'-ce e Pouad for my Butter, or go without,
my. Breakiaft; and every Article the
Parmer feHs, fhews Extotion. Saps I,
Ron't you cty uat wpon the Farmer, at this
ate; [ well remember, as 1 was pafliag
through fuch » Town, [ heard,a Number of
Faciers fpeak very hard of the Merchanus,
sne 1.1. i how and what exorbitant Prices
they 100 k for their Moksff:s, Rum, and every
oiher Ariiele in Propc.iioa. The Merchaat
for Anfwer fays,--Pray; confider the Rifk we
ven, the lgfarsncs we give, with other
Charges, is & Reafon for (uch extraordinary
Piices, but not the subsle Reafon, for sfter
‘ ali this, we are abliged 10 add a /irle more,
4 listle more| faye I, for what, in the Name
o C.mmon, Seofc ! Says the Merchaot, is
Otder 10 mggh the Faymer, in bis Bytortion.
My Countrymen, yop muft {it bettes, Ex
smples, .if you expe& 8 sommona Bleffing ¢
Wha: do you think will begome. of &.
Trade{lpon and Labosrer, batween l&,“flh
*bant and Fermer ¢ They muft farve! Ob.!
Merchapt | Obsl Farmer | Are we not
fightisg, ot this critbcal Day, for tbe Libere
ties of the Thirtess Un.led States, and wild
thode, who hove it ia ibair Power, take the
THURSDAY, Maréew gO, 1777,
Advantage of the Think, if this
¥iohie " é‘n ycg-m oa v‘
Masrchandiz:? Cin you. sspe@t the Karth
will yield her Increafe f Can you gxpedt
that Goo will biefs'our g?. enefe our
Esemies to fly tefore ap j» yomur
" difpeficion, lam greatly 'of (e Cons
: to'q eace, -My F/ . ’ golden
'Im?o. fhatis, Do s you L 'm
done by ; u&{bi(.'oi ice Seb -
net'any ekiravipait Priedd for any Article
“you have for Sale, for F,ln of pting:j‘dm
{g::'{djduu pf’»\flm‘: wpes ui; we
thereby, perhap:, y ‘wWhat we ar
R h'dcfi:: 8 l;‘ l.fi‘:l'. fiIE b-eoq:‘
beoo merica, Gon ol :&éfi. £
g IQUS °
& BN N ~
F-oln the NOVA SCOTIR GAZRTTE,
. .. Juwealy g fyap, "
‘N one of the Redel, provinces famons,
I‘ for iaftisutiog Commirmpes pad Com,
miugs-men. A . wes 2 he
hcauled and biought baigss gheis Mbenrs 760
Commistes, sccuied of W% a.fdead 1o
Goverament, ¢nd o . m
inscinn ha e -'n..&'
mnh the Chirman, a» %o his princi
pies, re(p:Qing the prefent *fhirs of Ames
rica, which the Geatleman asfogred ia a 4
proper & maaner s he was afk’s. Afeor
qesftions and anfw'rs wese¢ muteally ex
chang d for feme time.-.- The Chairmaa
faps, ~ Geatieman of the: Committee,
Look bhere now M ———wee We din’t
wan’t o know 'bout them thiigs we waa't
t? kacw weiher yoo are a Winil6 or wother
you are 8 Tony, and having put the queftie
on smong the Brethren twas vcted, that be
fhon'd fatisfy them. The genjlemse be
ing pu/h'd hard uion, at l}.}d told them,
he Hesd gps o Wi, Nis Heart wab a
Tonrvy, ud‘i- A--.¢ .3 Committec-man.
T'he Gentleman was order’d to be hing’d
immediately, which { .ntence was oxecuted
by the meb lity, oa an :‘"lomc hard by,
buat as the intercefion of & friend the rop
was caly, before he was quite. expired, and
a Surgeon being procu:’d, after fome woeks
he in pars recovered, »
From the Penzfylvania, Jouroa), Feb. VB¢
GENERAL ORDERS,
Head Querters, Morris Towwdy Jan. 32 1277,
THE Gexerel is forry to find that ke
Jate peueral otder all.wing «be plinder
taken from the esctny (0 be divided for she
Bencfit of the captors, bas besa miftakes by
fome and abuf:d by o ber:s+- Theindulgence
was granted to the (con \mg parties enly, a 8
a seward for the ex raopdinary fatigue,
ha dihips, and danger they wese c:.rbd w 0
upoa befe parties, The General never
mesnt, nos llfd any Mea- that aay of ou.’s
ot thaenemy’s Rores, were to be confidwed
the property of shofe that firt marc bed in.
Neither did he mean thac u:‘poblic ftores
difcovered by any of the f ti:z parties
fhopld be spprpp uted to thejr, ufe, unlefs
they found the eaemy in actual poficfli-n
nYdlpoKJa& them. P.undic taken oades
- circomßeacas sither. by she SRR
- g be reperend. bydi
sar.of the k
the ocrm s, 4
ste dire@ed to hive all Pei [ §
-mnr’ ftotes .{s ke’ ":':" s
Comuniflury and Quarter M flfi
orrhclr depucies, and e’ “,{:@, !
valee theieol. Such digisNil ) NI
nof negsflary for the army, ‘,5, .o
vendue, under th Erselio L .
: i Mafte» Genetal, or' i
pudien, for'the benefir of thy'coptons.” "=%
The Geaeral prohibife, " in” WK I
milliia and Contiosntal trogpk, ji NS NNE
pofitive termis, the Tutaméel ‘phaEille OF
Plédde ing the iolibilanely’ SN "Hid
fpecioas purpofe of chiin RUERETRNVING-
Lt the perfons of fach r b W
caemies to their codntry DR v
Bued, sud their propx‘ REPNENE of is§
liw of the fate dire&s--h iy 0l e¥l
fl.‘ prote@ian aad fep ,;‘3’_ :
feifed inhdbitants, apy tef M ‘*""‘é‘“‘
EiEiig
ee B .
inhsbitawts eader Ih¢ J "’,: o A..:
ing’ Tories, or Telftmg st V" pigSeY
m{c- from the edemy, in sny /by han: ”
thay thefo orders dire®, mvy expek 6. %
pagifhed ia the ‘feverdf ‘susee .
obliged 10 occoust for evary shing k) SR *
or fold. The Adjutant-Gensral 1o fustil}
the commending officer of’ el W ..
with a'copy of thefe ordurd, who 3 SRS
late copies c:qaxh’u trdopy Ry
o ' g,
J.nn.?i'il idas Qeotunl,, *
(Well urged, George ! Whge your (s
plusders, oughe, of right, 00 by af yemegils
pofal==Your own forioneis Forfeiess :
he muft be a penoriogs ?flb, BDeely
think yos have sot & right fe Temember’
yourself, while at the head of o ~',,1 :
band, of Robbera, whofe ayhiedunte Jafiin
your jealowfies.) ) TANMEE g eh R
BALTIMORE Relohaoysps "
His Excellency. Ps | Moy ,;,'
Governour of the Co bonich of 14, o
miz, by the. advice of his Pitvate Cogm 8
ba b iffaed & Prociaatetios, sibed 15k tals
uls, (iriGly enjoiving sad r quicip NEEEE.
afiold GM‘h B, ~“ hJ '4.,‘,_
w m‘ o MPISW T
Rorekeepers, ¢ - cherie fa ‘(KA COMN d
wealih, for any merchast, -or SOERESHI
GMT on the 684 J :,..'. 's
e s 4 of MBI
ment for reft: ainiag the (rido b ASETNN
agd fejnlag eur properiy wpe sSN
took piace, to depart thet -".',\,‘t N
with their goods, within Say & Z{’ :
Joch of the faid pasives g byt oREEINE
masifefied a friondly difpolitiy P S
;i’u:mfi.wm oxhod, 9090 FONSENES
swin or children Reik JueCoiN
&c. in the mean time, ‘f" P R,
Jibasty 1 dilzots of ihelt@ts 0 TTS