V"I
7J U \ away from the Hoop Dolphin,1 Lathan mciter, at St.
d\u-lt.ti.ius, three Indians: they carried withthem a wh ile boat,
craft, and other u-tenfils. Whoever takes them up (lullhe well
rewarded by applying at thePrinting-office.
Conic: .ni ted, Feb. 27, 1771.... r p O be f>lj bv the þÿ�S�u
��>�-
.1 leri her, by private con-uj .1 U TY 0 t: ; , lb. iiUUSe. and
Lt.T
Vv!l're Thomas Bur-þÿ�h � d-4 L 1 lives, as it is now fcn-!7j|
£| 4,2 þÿ �1 >r þÿ � � ��'�h�e�rparti-1 I . uJdI LJ cuiars
enquire of Molts.Walter þÿ�M ��E�a�r�l�a�.�n�eand Comp.
MERRICK '1 URNBULL.St, Croix, Feb. 23, 1771.Imported in the fnow
Deboralt, C pt. Ro r-
vi »t, and to be fold by
IT U N AWAY,
. - -r
Irom Daniel Papi-een, at the Ncrth-ficle,V NEGROE EOY, nam-
, þÿ ��W�, f"' ed Mac sheath ; heYo A i well known both in town\
" and country, and was former
merly liis fo -t-boy. Aifo,þÿ ��Iwo NEGROE MEN, one
þÿ �named Quash e, market; ontiie bieaft D. þÿ�i ��.the þÿ�o
��h�e�rnamed Qu amino,he is a lik !y well let Creole, and is a
fifher-man and gim. r. All perfons ate forbid har-bouring or emp'
>ying them on penalty of theþÿ�l�a�v ��,and F:\e Piicts of Eight
reward I" r eachwill be giieii 01 apprehending and bringingthem to
theii inalier.
bir. Papiech ratjucfls the favour of tV.ofegentlem.n who have
hu-.t-is out to acquaintthem s h th . advertiJem : t.
St. Croix, Feb. 27, i-ri.
g iN Mon þÿ�. ��a�yn-xt, at 9 þÿ�o ��c�l�o�c�kforenoon,V. / will
'jo 1 old at Pubbck \ endue, at Mr.Pkihk s hotit ', a parcel of
GU1N F.Y BU 1 i S,NEGROE PROVioiGNS, &c. Aifo, by dr.lire f
Capt. Rotvidt, tO barrels and a halfcf oLEF, lately imported.
ON Mondav next, at 3 o'clock aft ,-noon,will be fold at Publtek
Audu 1:1 theþÿ�K�i�n�g ��sMagazine, in Barrels 't damaged RYEMuAL,
and 4 Barrels ditto LiEEl.
ON Monday next, at 4 þÿ�o ��c�l�o�c�kafternoon,will be expo'ed
to ftuoiiik þÿ�S�a�l � ��,at theCullom-houie, a parc.l of
cctt.ilcatcd SADL»sS,Ac.
ON Monday next, at 11 þÿ�o ��c�l�o�c�kforenoon,at Mr.
þÿ�W�i�l�l�i�a�m�s �tavern will be ixpoi-ed to FublickSale, for the
4th s nd lad time, via.a HOUSE at the corner ot Strand-llrect
andthat ftreet running from Sunday Maiket : ai-fo about 15 acres of
LAND at the E l end,belonging to Christopher Kinck Hansteen, Lfq;
and the eftate ol his deceuledfpoufe.
ON Monday next at 1 1 þÿ�o ��c�l�o�c�kIn the fore-noon, will be
expofed tofale, a: Pu >lickAu&icn. for the 2d time, the
HOUSE a. dLOTS of LAND belonging to the eaatc ofAlexander Anderson
dtceafed, fuuattd inHofpital-ftrec-t, and aejoining to the land
cfPeter Nicholas Pgrth, Eiq; '1 he placeof fale to be at Mi.
Williams1 tavern.
MICHAEL L1NBLRG.Chriftianftted, Feb. 27, 1771.
Loit on Tuefday night Lift,From the þÿ�S�u�b�l�c�r�i�b�e�r
��shoule,
Captain KIERGUARD,At his ftore in Weft-End,
OSNA3URGS ; Britannia ; GriffenburTcloyker linen ; cambrick
thread ; Indianci.mrz; ii'k ftock gs ; cotton ditto; threaddtto,
alT'.ited ; nightcaps; black and coloured ribbands 1 velvets ;
muffins aflforted ; Indiahandkerchiefs ; red window bl ir is ;
fword belts ;witch ribband ; table cloths and napkinning;all forts
of china ; necklaces ; ruiEes and laces ;fliopers ; all forts
Nurenburg ware; fmall andla gelooki.ig-gl.tires; esekow &
mufick docks;pompo.ons; aiabaffer dolls; tar; herrings inii:!;.n.i;
hams; falmon ; different forts of tea;ch-re; tongues; boards and
bricks.
A'S Capt. Martin M. Heylicer intends_ to go to Europe within
five weeks fromthe date hereof, he isquefts the favour of
allperfons who have any demands againfl him tobring in the fame at
his houfe in town, or atMeflrs. Tennent and Ross, in order to
havethem fettled: he will particularly attend thefuid places every
Monday until he fails.
To be fold at Publick Auftion, on the 18thMarch, at Capt.
þÿ�F�I�e�y�l�i�c�e�r ��shoufe in town,fundry Houfe NEGROES and
HOUSHOLDFURNITURE, the particulars too tedious tomention. The
conditions will be made knownat the place of fale.
St. Croix, Feb. 23, 1771.
RUN AWAY,
a
A C R V E T,Containing four glades, f iver topped : and
aB!ue& white China punch Bowl.
Whoever brings them again will be properlyrewarded, ami no
quetiions aiked.
C. K. HANSTEEN.Feb. 27, 1771.
T O BE SOLD BY
LAURENS EBJESEN,W'INDOW girdles 11 by 9 inches,Oil, olives, and
capers,Single and double refined iugar of beft qua-
lity,Superfine white and brown fugar-candy,All kinds of poll and
other writing paper,Large brown cartridge ditto,Lelidoi many other
tilings too tedious here
to mention.
Juft imported, and to be fold by
Captain H O Y E R,At his Itore under the Right Honourable
Ba-
ron von þÿ�U�y�t�e�n�d�a�e�l�e ��stown-houfe,A Few pipes of
genuine London . nd New-
York Madeira WINE, payable one halfr.ext May in fugars, and he
other half in Aprii 1772, with intcreft from the date of
thepurchale till paid. Any perfon difpofed to pur-chafe the whole
will get a good bargain.
St. Croix, F b. 26, 1771.
AS the Subfcriber intends leavingthe ifland, whoever has any
de-mands agiinft him are defired to leavetheir accounts at Mr.
Walter þÿ�M ��F�a�r�-þÿ�l�a�n�c ��sin þÿ�B�a�l ��s�-�E�n�d�,in
order to be fettled.
JOHN CLUNE.St. Croix, Feb. 20, 1771.
m A NEGROE BOY, nam-ed Aberdeen, we!!\M fet, about 18 years of
age.Whoever brings him to thePrinting-office (hall be well
Ci-tisfied for their trouble. All
f Vqq-C. mailers of veffels and othersare hereby forbid
harbouringor carrying him off, on pain of being dealtwith according
to law.
TO BE SOLD BY
a
Captain TOFT E,At his Itore clofe by Mr. William tavern,
BRICKS ; thick and thin boards ; buildingand temper lii e ;
Ruflia fail-cle th ; Eo-lith ditto ; ltuft fit for cotton bags :
gun-po.v-der ; guns (6 pounders) for vefieis ; extra lineherrings;
fine Ditch linen ; chintz; fine lace;mens and womens gi ves; fine
thread Unk-ings; boots, fhois, ai i flippers; wigs; china;Ln u ft"
; fmoking tobacco ; claret in bottles ; allforts of fine teas ;
prefeivcd cherries; cherryfyrtip ; a large hair trunk, &c.
JOHN CREAGH,At his yard oppofite Mrs.DE þÿ�W�i�k�b�t
��shoufe,RUM þÿ�H�O�G�S�H�E�A�D�S�, �
At 5 Pieces of Eight 6 Reals per Hoglhcad,nixda in the beft
manner, with 16 hoops oneach.
THE
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53 5
VOL. I. WEDNESDAY, February 27, 1771.Chriftianftttd, St. Croix,
Feb. 27, 1771.
Wr HE REAS the King's Magazine lorProvifions, See. has bc: n B
urd tvr.i t-ing of a thorough repi r of carpe liters work ;this
acquaints a!! carp 'liters, or others, whoare inclin'd to untlri
'..ke the I. n.f, that onTu.fliy 5th M ch, it 3 þÿ�o ��c�lik
afternoon, willbe put up to Vertlue. e:i the 4 -it, the periniihon
of undertaking the. I. r e; and laid per-luiliion will be knocked
down to the lew ftoh'ercr. A plan of the work ar.U ccmiitiims tobe
fe?n at Mr. Grvtzma þÿ�n ��s�.
t# If is to be uiu.erftcoJ that their work(hall be found
fufticiep.t by inf;se«f«.ors or funcy-ors appointed by Govern
ent.
No. 68.
WI.EREAS Luc as Uytendakle Baronvon melon intends leaving this
iflandb the lit prii lie 1 ores all perfons to whomhe is indebted
to render m the,r accounts thatthey mv be fettled ; and lix.-o 1,
per. 011s in-d-bted to him to fettle th firs by 1.1c 24th ofMarch,
as he s de.ermined to leave in .... un-fettled: after that time h
cannot trend (etrlii 'any. He will be in town Mondays and l
uel-tins: in bis abfeuce Mr. James Kaooo willace unt for him.
Any gentleman intending to purchafe his e-fl.'tcs and all his
concerns may know the termsby applying to laid Baron.
Chrlfti.t lbed, F'tb. 27, 1771.
THE Subfcriber intending fhortly for Eu-rope prays all thofe
indebted to him tofettle and pay off their accounts by the 22d
cfMarch next: and whereas many judgments fa-vouring Dr. Alexander
Rosi. son '» eftatehave elapfed the time fpreified, and require
re-newingþÿ �to prevent farther charge, he, as ex-ecutor to the
("aid eftate, likewile prays fuch ashaV. accounts lying open in
f.tid þÿ�D�o�i�t�o�r ��sbocksþÿ�n�m�i ��.�d�,as wen a, mole
concerned in judg-þÿ�! �., to them lf b .; >. . me,
otkerwiiethey mull abide by the coufequence.
1 liui. BERRY.Chriffianflid, Feb. 23, 1771.lit bar for j'ale,
(jajt lanltj frsm CtriJ at hit
rum ftort,Mefs beef in bail" bands,1< fe butter, and beft
kind.Mold candles, \
To be fold by the Subfcriber, at his fhop nextdtyir ts Mr.
þÿ�D�u�r�a�n�t ��s�,
NEW ruin hoglTieads,New rum butts cf 220gallons, at Ps. 17
each,
Yt'orm tubs, anJLiquor vats, of all fizes, 5cc.
EDW. BEACH.Chriiliandvo, Feb. ?7, 1771.
Juft imported, and to be fold by
Lacrs Sc Rafnms Mouretzen,At their home clou; by the
Defflng-Malter
JaIHS TciVEaS, lifq; '
IUS T R I N G S cf different colours, cam-brick ; rir.nvns;
chintz; printed cot-tons ; blue and re 1 hnndkerchit fs ;
Warendroplinens; þÿ�b�.�i ��t�o�e�s�;hunhums; dimities; Britanni ij
; Hollautls; checks; tea of different forts jtea and coffin; cup;
and fuweers ; Ncgroe cloath-ing; iron b.d lte.ids j choice brandy
and cla-ret J fhcet lea-l ; Norvay deals; bricks; tiles;candles;
finin'; itarch ; fine table cloths ; andfundry other articles.
L O- N- D O N, December 25.
ALetter from Matfeilles favs, þÿ �We have ad-vice from Mar lin
in Mtfopotamia, thatthe Ruffi .11s, in concert with the Georgians,h
. e puffed the Volga On the fide of Aitracan,a id advanced as far
as Kars, in Armenia, acon-fidcrable city dependent on the
Beglierbey ofErezrum, and within 1 2 leagues of the lad men-tioned
city, on the Euphrates, where the Turksdep ifited all their
merchandize from the Indies.The alarm is general, and all t e
caravans arcflopped; fo that commerce is entirely broke upon that
fide with the dominions of the þÿ�P�o�r�t�e�. �
Orders are i.Tued to augment the land forces;each regiment of
dragoons are to complete theirfevcral troops to the full compliment
of 60 meneach troop; an additional troop, confuting ofb >
private men (betides officers) are to be addedt > etch reg
þÿ�m�> ��n�t�;the officers to be taken fromthe half-pay lid. The
lame m -afures are ob-served in regard to the f mt; the comp .nies
aret þÿ �augmented to 60 men each, and an addi-tio a! company to
each regiment.
A let t -r . eceived by a gentleman in Broad-flreer, from B
u.de.mv, fay., that a courier hadit. 1 arrived there, who brought
advice ot warhaving been dei.hr d by bp..:.i r.gainit
Great-Btifain, jail bef -ic he fet out Iro n Madrid.
We cannot aifert the truth of th. above para-graph, nor inform
the pubiick whether there willbe « war; but of this w; are allured,
that theSj-miln Ambafftdor now pays rcaJy money ferevery thing he
wants, th .t he may be ready todr part at a few hours notice.
We are told that he right honourable WilliamEa.l of Chatham has
t.x m tions to make in anauguit afTembly, fome oi which will draw
the at-tention of ahnod all Europe.
They write from Penfacoia, that the SpanilhGovernor of New
Orleans, by directions fromhis court, had lately aiftributed among
the chiefsof the Indians bordering on the Englilh fettle-nients,
prefeuts to the value cf hfteen thoulundpounds.
According to letters from Smyrna, generalcount Tottleben, at the
head of a numerousbody of troops, then lay encamped on the bor-ders
of the Black Sea, within three days marchof Conflantinople.
Wednefday Francis Holbttrne, Efq; kiffed hisMajefty's hand on
being appointed rear . Jmiralof Great-Britain, in the room of Sir
CharlesKnowles, bart. who reftgned on accepting theimportant pod of
firft admiral of Ruffia from herCzarinilh Majelly.
Wc can, from the bed authority allure thepubiick, that the
French Merchants in generalare fully convinced that a war with
Englandwill very foon take place, and that in confe-qucnce, they
are now fitting out a great numberof privateers at Dunkirk and
other ports.
We are affured that orders are fent to the lordlieutenants of
the different counties that haveal .ady arrayed th ir militia, to
acquaint thedeputy lieutenants and j tilt ices of the peace, top
ee. I to balloting Pa men to till up their ref-pcutivc corps; ana
likewife to give notice totheir otiic t > hold themfclves in
teadinefs tomach at a. 1 þÿ�a�o�u�r ��snotice; and farther, thatthe
law. will be put in full force in taofe coun-ties that have not yet
railed tneir complementof men.
Mr. Potter, the Mefi'enoer who lately arrivedfrrn Spain, has
brough an account that everything is in reidineL in that kingdom
for war.W ' cannot therefore ule too much diligence onour Part.
Letters from Cadiz mention, that nine fail ofD itch tranfp.orts
had jull arrived there, h.denwith drip-timber cut down in the
fc-refts of Ca-tal nia, for the ufe of the Spanilh marine.
It" Credit may be given 0 private letters fr inLiiboii, fome of
the bell Engineers of Fiai cehave been fent to Lilhon, to ereft
Fortifications
Juft imported per Capt. K.ifbn K-mfin, and tobe fold by
on the Banks of tffie Tana?, Lr the better de-fence ot that
river, and the capital of þÿ�l ��o�r�t�u�-£'lk1 he conjoined army
of the troops belongingto the emperor and the King of Prullia t.ow
inPoland amount to above 40,000 men; fo thatthere is a likelihood
of the chairs of that king-dom being fpeedily concluded.
L ilt Wednefday Lord Weymouth declared ina great affembly, that
at pretent there would be110 war with Spain, ns every thing would
be fet-tled in an amicable manner, and to the fatisfac-tion of all
pat ties ; on which Lord Chathamreplied, th it he could give no
credit to his affer-tion, for that he was well affured the
Spaniardshail no intention at prefent of accommodatingmatters with
the Britilh court on honourableterms.
Private letters from Ferrol mention, that for-ty dollars bounty
money are given there for vo-lunteer failors to man the Spanilh
fltips of war.
It was ftrongly afterted laft night, at the cof-fee-houfes at
the weft end of the town, that ameffenger was arrived at the Sp
trifh ambaffa-þÿ�d�o�r ��s�,from the king of Spain, w th
propofalsfor accommodating the differences
rcfpeCtingþÿ�F�a�l�k�l�a�n�d ��sifland; but that they were
rejefteaby our miniftry, and returned with aflurancesthat the
Britilh crown would not accept fuchtrifling concedions for the
mates i ll injuries ithas lately received from his Cathol.ck
Majefty.N .twitiiftanding which, teu to one was laid byaperfon of
rank, that no war would commencewith either Frauce or Spain within
twelvemonths.
A few' days ago died, the right hen. the Earlof Egmont, in
Pall-mall.
Notwithftanditig the appearance of war is atprefent a little
clouded, the horfe and horfe-grcnadi;r guards have received orders
to holdthemfclves in readings to help, as ufual, tocompofe the
cavalcade in the ceremony of de-claring war.
AH the men of war at I.ilbon, as well as inthe other ports of
Portugal, are fitting out withgreat diligence.
Capt. Elliot, who fo greatly diflinguilhedhnn.elfin the courf of
the Lite war, particular-ly in ile.lroying Thurot and his fquadron,
isappointed commander in chief of his þÿ�M�a�j�e�f�t�y ��s(hips on
the Jamaica ftation, and that he willfoon fail to take the command
thereof.
Orders ate gone out to the commander of thefleet at Boftou, New
England, to proceed im-mediately with his fltips to Jamaica.
We hear Lord George Lenox was not abovea week returned from
Minorca with his family,when he was ordered back to his regiment
inthat ifland: a circuinilance ftrongly corrobora-tive of the
fpeedy commencement of hollilities.
Laft nigiit the prefs was fo llrong both on theriver and aihore,
that failors were taken fromall protections, and hurried on board
the ten-ders and guarj-flrips.
On Friday laft, a fecond draught was made ofthe penfio. ers
belonging to Greenwich hofpital,who only wait for tenders to carry
them onboard the guard (hips, at different ports.
1 e King, on the refignation of the RightHon. t c Lord Vitcount
Weymouth, has beenpleated to deliver ihe Seals of the Southern
de-partment to the Right Hon. the Earl of Roch-ford, and to appoint
the Right Hon. the Earl ofSa divich principal Secretary of ftate
for theNorthern.
December 27. Friday laft, a meffenger wasfent to Spain, with the
ultimatum of our court.
It was ttpo this uhi oatu þÿ �, that LordWeymouth rehgned. lie
thought it too dtf-graceful.
It is faiJ, that two regiments are ordered tohold themfclves in
readinefs, to embark forNewfoundland, fome time next month.
Certain advices are (aid to h ie been receiv-ed that two French
frige tes have been difeuver-ed cruizing in the Irilh ch nnel.
We are allured tiiat the Miniftry are pofitivc-ly determined,
and tltat we are now at the eveof a war.
It is reported, and by the extreme lleps nowtaken in preffing
for feamen, believed, that in-telligence is arrived of the landing
o( the Spa-liifh forces at the ifland of Jamaica, and of
theirhaving a large fleet lying there.
A11 account of fome important and very ex-traordinary occurences
relative to the hofliie in-tentions of the enemies of
Great-Britain, was,we hear, received on Wednefday night laft atthe
Secretary of þÿ�S�t�a�t�e ��soffice.
We hear that by the returns received at theAdmiralty, it
appears, that 16,000 men werecollected in the different parts of
Great-Britain
on Wednefday lad, in conference of the gene-ral preft._ Friday
night the prefs gang was as hot on theriier Thames as it was on
Wednefday night,z/j men having been i nyrelied from on boardthe
outward-bound vefffls.
An Ambaflador Plenipotentiary will foon beappointed to fet out
from hence to Madrid, ona very mont.ntous commiflicn.
According to private letters from the H.-mue,the ininifter of
the Court of V:i ladles has latelytalked at a diftunce of the
necefflty which mightpo.libl > arife for demanding leave of the
tatesfor a body of French troops to pi s th ughtheir territories,
which has occafioucd a olddeal of fpeculation.
It was this morning currently ren-rted, t athis þÿ�M�a�j�e�f�t�y
�frig .te tlie Mercury L taken >. aSpanilh man of war, and
carried into fome p r;in Spain.
The King of Prullia has declared, that if awar takes place
between Spain and England,he will immediately inarch an army into
tieSpanilh dominions in Italy: and we hear theKing of Sardinia has
made a declaration of thatnature.
Ten thmif.nd men are to be raifed immedi-ately, for the
protection of the Brici.h Colonicsin America.
We hear the following promotions have takenplace in the law.
Mr. De Grey Chief juftice of the Court ofC mimon Pleas, in the
room of Lord ChieS juf-
I tic.- Wilmot, who retires.Mr. V . derburn A torney-General, in
the
place of Mr. De Grey.Mr. \Vallac. Solicitor-General, in the
room
of Mr. Thurloe, who is male Chief Juftice of> Chen.-r.
Mr. Morton, oneef the Ju Iges in the Courtof Common-Pi ..s, in
the room of Mr. Bathurft,njw Lord Chancellor of Gr.-at-Britain.
Mr. Whatley is to be appointed Secretary ofthe Treafury, in the
r >m of Mi . Robinfon, w hogoes to the Board of 1 rade.Extract
frem an aeidrcji to the Members of Par
lia-nent, publtjbcd at their iaji Meeting.þÿ �Permit me Gentle .
.en, to tell you, thata great and mighty nation, in which arc
manywho are polKfftd of talents, of biavtry andmerit, requir-s jour
help; and that you by allthe ties cf juftice and gratitude r re
oound toprotect and lujiport it, and, a, much as in yonlays, to
relieve and redn-fs a people cxcefliv'-lyburthened with debt,
weakened by the late war,and plundered by harpies. From thefe,
youj;virtue and patriotifm can diliver us; it is iayour power to do
it, and every one of you areint t -d to bepin upon i. You will
remember.Gentlemen, that the wars of King William ri.QIII, Queen
Anne, and King George the D,plunged us into a debt of 70 millions,
fpent inF landers and Germany, to obtain for the Dutcha barrier,
and to preteft Hanover. This heavydebt was encreafed with 6c
millions in laft war,to the benefit of fome individuals, and to
theruin of the nation.þÿ �The intereft alone of thilaft futn had
been fufficient with good cecor.omyto have carried or. that war,
had we not turnedour arms into Germany; whereas now we feeour
finances difordcrcd, and our commerce load-ed witli cndlrfs and
burthenfome taxes, for thepaying ; millions yearly intereft to all
nationsin the world, our creditors. In this melancholyfituation,
large fubfidies may perhaps be de-manded of you, and probably the
þÿ�n�a�t�i�o�n ��sho-nour may require the fame to be granted for
themore fpeedily and effectually doing itfelf right.But we mult
hope that thefe will be granted withmore prudence than in laft war,
when the par-liament in one year only granted 1 1 millions,at a
time when only fifty members were prefent.N r is it much to be
wondered at, when werefleft that none of the numbers then
piefcntwere pnffeffed of any landed intereft; fo thatthere n eded
not much art to perluade them tothe bariacnin of the country with a
heavy tax,in which th a helves bore no þÿ�p�a�r�t�. �
A correfpondent mentions, that fome formsanf ceremonies arc very
farcial ; the citizensch i-ife a Mayor for theinfelvcs, whom a
Chan-csM ir is to approve of; the King, cn the otherha.iJ, p./inu-
aBifliop; a proper choice of oneis piouily prayed for, at the very
time they havea Cat ge þÿ�d ��E�l�i�i�v�,direding them the
perfouthey arc 'to choofe.
His Majefty has c 'rnminded a German gen-tleman wli i has
travelled much, and with whomhis Majelly lias had a good deal of
converfatioaon the advancement of German literature, tocompote (or
his Majefty a library from the bellGerman authors.
ST. CROIX, CHRIST!ANST7ED : Printed by DANIEL THIBOU, at his
Printing-office in Queen-ftreet, where Articles ofIntelligence and
Advertifcments fur this Paper are taken in, and all Manner of
Printing Work done at the moll reafonablc Rates,
