3 majors, 4 captains, .8 lieutenants, 12 enfigns, 2 furgeons, 92 ferjeants, 20 drummers, 13 musicians, 25 officers fervants, 740 -rank and file.-922 prisoners. 6 double fortified brass three-pounders, with carriages complete. 3 ammunition-waggons. "New York, Jan. 13. By the nearest calculation that can be formed, the rebels, in the courfe of the last year, did not lofe by fickness and battle less than 25,000 men.' "Ifaac Pearfon, Efq; endeavouring to pass through the Jerfeys, in his way As many mufkets, bayonets, cartouch- to New York, was laft week murdered boxes, as there are prifoners. 12 drums, 4 colours. Extracts from letters. "New York, Jan. 2. Yefterday Gen. Lee and Col. Robert Livinstone were brought to town from the Jerfeys, and confined in the old city-hall. They were taken in the house of Capt. Richards, about a mile from Trenton. I went this morning to the city-hall to see my relation poor Livinftone; but he made my heart ach to fee him weep and lament. He said he would have made his peace a greeable to the commiffioners proclamation fome time ago, but Gen. Lee advifed him to keep his hands clear of it, as it was only a trap to kidnap people." Sir James Baird, of the 71ft, writes, from Brunfwick, Dec. 17. "On the 13th of this month, Col. Harcourt, with thirty of the Queen's light dragoons, my company, and another of the 71ft regiment, went out on a reconnoitring party; and, being informed, by a rebel-officer, whom we took prifoner, of the houfe where Gen. Lee was quartered, we marched towards it; and, as foon as we came within fight of it, the light dragoons went on at the gallop, and furrounded the houfe, then fired immediately into it; upon which, Gen. Lee came running to the door, and begged to fpare his life; which Col. Harcourt granted, and ordered him to get inftantly on horseback, then brought him to the place where the reft of our regiment was. There he dined with us, and, after dinner, was fent to the head quarters." Many accounts from New York concur in beftowing the higheft encomiums upon the English light dragoons in the attack upon Trenton. Thefe brave fellows were only twenty in number, and being furrounded by a large body of the rebels, determined neither to give nor take quarter; and, at length, by one defperate effort, cut their way through three lines of the enemy; and, with the lofs of four of their companions, joined the chaffeurs, and retired in good order to Burdenton, by fome of the rebellious banditti who infeft the public roads between this city and Philadelphia." "Cornet Geary, (fon of Adm. Geary), of Burgoyne's light dragoons, had been out with a small party to Fleming-town; and on his return, in paffing through a hollow way by the fide of a wood, he was told, that a rebel was levelling at him on a rail: he leaned forward on his horse to escape the shot, but received that or fome other (for a volley was fired) in his forehead, and fell dead from his horfe. The dragoons fired two rounds, and attempted to bring off the body; but the villains kept within cover, and being many in number, kept a conftant fire, fo that the dragoons were fain to return without the body of the young gentleman." "PROCLAMATION. By Major-General James Robertson. Whereas there is ground to believe, that the rebels, not fatisfied with the deftruction of part of the city [xxxviii. 543. 582.], entertain defigns of burning the reft; and it is thought that a watch, to infpect all the parts of the city, to apprehend incendiaries, and to stifle fires before they rife to a dangerous height, might be a neceffary and proper means to prevent fuch a calamity: Many of the principal inhabitants have. applied to me to form such a watch, and have all offered to watch in perfon. I do therefore require and direct, that all persons may take a part in this matter, and turn out to watch when called for. A fenfe of duty and interest will lead all good fubjects and citizens cheerfully to give their attendance. Any who refufe to take a part in preferving the city, will be judged unworthy to inhabit it. JAMES ROBERTSON, Major-General, "January 10. 1777. The owners of public houfes, having failors or foldiers in their houses after eight o'clock, will be committed to the Pro ! Provoft, and the furniture of their houfes forfeited; and the fires and lights are to be put out in all public houfes at nine at night. WILLIAM BAMFORD, Town-Major." "New York, Dec. 30. On Sunday laft, the 7th regiment of foot, which was taken at St John's [xxxvii. 653.], marched into town, having been exchanged for rebel-prifoners." "London, Feb. 27. By a gentleman from Philadelphia we learn, that the rebel-army have begun to throw up breaftworks in feveral places about that city, contrary to the will of the inhabitants; that but thirteen members of the whole congrefs, which originally confifted of above fifty, were to be found to carry on bufinefs; and that they had packed up their minutes and other papers in four large chefts, and retired to Baltimore in Maryland." When Gen. Clinton was in Rhode ifland, the provincial army in and about Providence amounted to 13,000 men, (viz. at Providence 2000, Bristol 2000, Howland's Ferry 1500, Greenwich 2000, Connecticut 4000, Neighbouring Towns 1500), within twenty miles of each other; but, from a want of cloathing, and the common neceffaries of life, they were daily deferting. The following is a lift of the force under Sir Peter Parker and Gen. Clinton. -- At New York: The firft brigade of British, confifting of the 4th, 15th, 27th, and 45th regiments; a squadron of light dragoons of the 17th; and three Heffian regiments, viz. Hereditary Prince, Caffel, and Donop. At Harlem: The fixth brigade, Britifh, confifting of the 23d, 44th, and 6th regiments, and a brigade of Heffians. At Amboy: 33d and 71ft regiments, the remains of 7th and 76th regiments, a detatchment of dragoons, and the Waldeck regiment. diers, and light infantry : Second brigade, At Brunswick: The guards, grenaBritish; confifting of the 5th, 28th, 35th, British; confifting of the 17th, 40th, and 49th regiments: Fourth brigade, 46th, and 55th regiments; and the 42d regiment, which is not brigaded: Alfo Donop's corps, Heffian grenadiers, and chaffeurs, At Bergen: The 57th regiment, ordered to Amboy, and preparing to em bark. At Rhode Island: Third and fifth brigades of British; confifting of the roth, 37th, 38th, and 52d; of the 22d, 43d, 54th, and 63d regiments; a battalion of grenadiers, and one of light infantry; a of artillery, and two brigades of Heftroop of light dragoons; a detatchment fians. This account fhews what places Gen. Howe is in poffeffion of, and what he is not; that in Jersey he has only Brunfwick and Amboy, and in New York only New-York city and Harlem. "London, Feb. 1. The following is the winter quarters of the British army in Canada. Head quarters of the army, at Quebec. General hofpital of the royal artillery, which at prefent belongs to no brigade, are at Montreal; General Frafer's corps of grenadiers and light infantry of the British troops, upon the fouth fide of the river St Laurence, at Le Prairie, Longeuil Boucher, Ville Varren, and Ifle Therese, Ver Cheris, Bouchard, Contre Creur, and Grand St Curs; the 24th regiment is in the fame brigade. Firft brigade, commanded by Brig.Gen. Powell. The left of the brigade: 538 regiment at Chamblee; and 31ft regiment quartered in the Sorrel, at Beleuil, St Charles, St Dennis, St Anthony, St Curs, and Sorrel. The right of the brigade: The 9th and 47th regiments quartered L quartered at 1fle Jefus, River de Prairie, St Duce Recollect, St Genevieve, and St Lawrant. Second brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. Hamilton. The left of the brigade: The 21ft regiment at St John's, and 62d regiment at Point Levey, &c. oppofite to Quebec. The right of the brigade: The 20th regiment at Ifle aux Noir, and 34th at Quebec. ming laws in all matters that are not in- IV. No state in particular shall either No perfon invefted with any poft whatever under the authority of the united ftates, or of any of them, whether he has appointments belonging to his employment, or whether it be a commiffion purely confidential, fhall be allowed to accept any prefents, gratuities, emoluments, nor any offices or titles of any kind whatever, from any kings, princes, or foreign powers. And the general affembly of the uUnited ftates, nor any ftate in particular, fhall not confer any title of nobility. The Brunfwick and Hanau troops quartered in the river St Lawrence, from Berthier to Three Rivers, and forty miles below Three Rivers, in the road to Quebec; Maclean's Royal Highlanders, emigrants, quartered at Chinage Bonne, and river Du China; Sir Jo. Johnston's regiment, called the Royal New-Yorkers, at Lachine, La Point Clare, and St Ann; the 8th regiment of foot, in the back pofts of Canada." Articles of Confederation and Perpetual nion between the States of New Hamp bire, Maffachufet's-bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, The Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Suffex, on Delaware river, Maryland, Virginia,North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. [xxxvii. 665.] [Thefe articles, after having been long weighed and difcuffed, line by line, in the congrefs, were at length refolved on, and figned by all the delegates, the 4th of Octo. ber 1776, at Philadelphia, and were immediately fent to the feveral ftates to be confirmed by them. This confirmation was not arrived from all of them on the departure of the ship by which Gen. Howe tranfmitted a copy of the Articles to Lord George Ger. maine] I. THE thirteen ftates above mentioned confederate themfelves under the title of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. II. They contract, each in their own name, by the prefent conftitution, a reciprocal treaty of alliance and friendship, for their common defence, for the main tenance of their liberties, and for their general and mutual advantage; obliging themselves to affift each other against all violence that may threaten all or any one of them, and to repel in common all the attacks that may be levelled againft all or any one of them, on account of religion, fovereignty, commerce, or under any other pretext whatsoever. III. Each ftate referve to themselves alone the exclufive right of regulating their internal government, and of fra V. Two, nor feveral of the faid states, fhall not have power to form alliances or confederations, nor conclude any private treaty among themfelves, without the consent of the united ftates affembled in general congrefs, and without the aim and duration of that private convention be exactly fpecified in the confent. VI. No ftate fhall lay on any imposts, nor establish any duties whatever, the effects of which might alter, directly or indirectly, the claufes of the treaties to be concluded hereafter by the affembly of the united states with any kings, princes, or power whatever. VII. There shall not be kept by any of the faid fates in particular, any veffels or fhips of war above the number judged neceflary by the affembly of the united ftates, for the defence of that ftate, and its commerce; and there fhall not be kept on foot in time of peace by any of the faid ftates, any troops above the number determined by the affembly of the united states, to guard the ftrong places or forts neceflary for the defence of that ftate; but each state shall always keep up a well-difciplined militia, fufficiently armed and equipped; and shall be careful to procure, and keep in conftant readiness in the public magazines, a fufficient number of field-pieces and tents, with a proper quantity of ammunition and implements of war. VIII. When any of the said states shall raife troops for the common defence, all the I the officers of the rank of colonel, and under, shall be appointed by the legislative body of the state that fhall have raifed the troops, or in fuch manner as that ftate fhall have judged proper to regulate the nominations; and when any vacancy happens in thefe pofts, they fhall be filled up by the said state. IX. All the expences of the war, and all other disbursements that shall be made for the common defence or the general weal, and that shall be ordered by the affembly of the united states, fhall be paid out of the funds of a common treafury. That common treasury fhall be formed by the contribution of each of the aforefaid ftates, in proportion to the number of inhabitants of every age, fex, or quality, except the Indians exempted from taxes in each state; and in order to fix the quota of the contribution, every three years the inhabitants fhall be numbered, in which enumeration the number of white people fhall be diftin. guished; and that enumeration fhall be fent to the affembly of the united states. The taxes appropriated to pay this quota, fhall be laid and levied in the extent of each state, by the authority and orders of its legislative body, within the time fixed by the affembly of the united ftates. X. Each of the faid ftates fhall fubmit to the decifions of the affembly of the united states, in all matters or questions referved to that affembly by the prefent act of confederation. XI. No state fhall engage in war with out the confent of the united states affembled in congrefs, except in case of actual invafion of fome enemy, or from a certain knowledge of a refolution taken by fome Indian nation to attack them; and in that case only, in which the dan. ger is too urgent to allow them time to confult the other ftates. No particular state fhall give any commiffion to veffels, or other fhips of war, nor any letter of marque or reprifal, till after a declaration of war made by the affembly of the united states; and even in that cafe they fhall be granted only against the kingdom or power whatever, or against the subjects of that kingdom, or of the power againft which war fhall have been fo declared, and fhall conform refpecting thefe objects to the regulations made by the affembly of the united states. XII. In order to watch over the gene ral intereft of the united states, and direct the general affairs, there shall be nominated every year, according to the form fettled by the legislative body of each state, a certain number of delegates, who fhall fit at Philadelphia, until the general affembly of the united states fhall have ordered otherwife; and the first Monday of November of each year, fhall be the æra fixed for their meeting. Each of the above-mentioned ftates fhall preserve the right and power to recal, at any time whatever. in the year, their delegates, or any one of them, and to fend others in the room of them for the remainder of the year; and each of the faid ftates fhall maintain their delegates during the time of the general affembly, and also during the time they fhall be members of the council of state, of which mention fhall be made hereafter. XIII. Each ftate fhall have a vote for the decifion of queftions in the general affembly, XIV. The general affembly of the united states fhall, alone and exclufively, have the right and power to decide of peace and war, except in the cafe mentioned in article XI.; to establish rules for judging in all cafes the legitimacy of the prizes taken by fea or land, and to determine the manner in which the prizes taken by the land or fea forces, in the fervice of the united states, shall be divided or employed; to grant letters of marque or reprifal in time of peace; to appoint tribunals to take cognisance of piracies, and all other capital crimes committed on the high feas; to establish tribunals to receive appeals, and judge finally in all cafes of prizes; to fend and receive ambaffadors; to negotiate and conclude treaties, and alliances; to decide all differences actually fubfifting, and that may arife hereafter, between two or feveral of the forementioned ftates, about limits, jurifdictions, or any other caufe whatfoever; to coin money, and fix its value and standard; to fix the weights and measures throughout the whole extent of the united states; to regulate commerce, and treat of all affairs with the Indians who are not members of any of the ftates; to establish and regulate the pofts from one flate to another, in the whole extent of the united ftates; and to receive, on the letters and packets fent by poft, the neceflary tax to defray the expence of that establishment; 84 to appoint the general officers of the themselves to be drained of that number land-forces in the fervice of the united extraordinary; and in that cafe they ftates; to give commiffions to the other officers of the faid troops, who shall have been appointed by virtue of article VIII.; to appoint all the officers of marine in the fervice of the united states; to frame all the ordinances neceffary for the government and difcipline of the faid land and fea forces; and to direct their operations. fhall furnish no more than what they The general assembly shall never engage in any war, nor grant letters of marque or reprisal in time of peace; nor contract any treaties of alliance, or other conventions, except to make peace; nor coin money, or regulate its value; nor determine or fix the fums neceffary to be raised, or the disbursements necessary to be made, for the defence or advantage of the united ftates, or fome of them; nor create bills, nor borrow money, on the credit of the united states; nor difpofe of any fums of money, nor refolve on the number of ships of war to be purchased, or on the number of troops to be raised, for the land or fea fervice, or appoint a commander in chief of land or fea forces, but by the united confent of nine of the ftates; and no queftion, on any point whatfoever, except for adjourning from one day to another, fhall be decided but by a majority of votes of the united states. The general affembly of the united ftates fhall be authorifed to appoint a council of ftate, and fuch committees and civil officers as they fhall judge neceffary, for guiding and dispatching the general affairs under their authority whilft they remain fitting; and, after their feparation, under the authority of the council of ftate. They hall chufe for prefident one of their members, and for fecretary the perfon whom they fhall judge fit for that place; and they may adjourn at what time of the year, and to what place, they fhall think proper. They fhall have the right and power to determine and fix the fums neceffary to be raised, and the disbursements neceffary to be made; to borrow money, and to create bills on the credit of the united ftates; to build and fit out fleets; to determine the number of troops to be raised or kept in pay; and to require of No perfon invested with any employeach of the forefaid ftates, to compofe the army, a contingent proportioned to ment whatever in the extent of the unithe number of its white inhabitants.- ted ftates, and receiving, by virtue of Thefe requifitions of the general affembly fhall be binding; and, in confequence, the legislative body of each ftate fhall nominate the particular officers, levy the men, arm and equip them properly; and thefe officers and foldiers, thus armed and equipped, fhall proceed to the place, and within the time, fixed by the general affembly. But if the general affembly, from fome particular circumftances, fhould think proper to exempt one or several of the fates from railing troops, or to demand of them lefs than their contingent, and fhould, on the contrary, judge it convenient, that one, or several others, hould raife more than their contingent; the number extraordinary demanded, fhall be raised, provided with officers, armed, and equipped, in the fame manner as the contingent, unlefs the legislative body of that, or of thofe of the ftates to whom the requifition fhall have been made, fhould deem it dangerous for No delegate fhall be chofen for more than three years out of fix. that employment, either by himself, or through the hands of any other for him, any salaries, wages, or emoluments whatever, fhall be chofen a delegate. The general affembly fhall publifh every month a journal of their feffions; except what fhall relate to treaties, alliances, or military operations, when it fhall appear to them that these matters ought to be kept fecret. The opinions pro and con of the delegates of each ftate, thall be entered in the journals as often as any one of the delegates fhall require it; and there fhall be delivered to the delegates of each state, on their demand, or even to any one of the delegates of each ftate, at his particular requisition, a copy of the journal, except of the parts above mentioned, to be carried to the legislative body of his refpective state. XV. The council of ftate fhall be com pofed of one delegate of each of the states, nominated annually by the other delegates of his refpeétive ftate; and in the T the |