and Sobriety, Charity and Virtue and in the Dilligent & Honest pursuit of your concerns. Will it not yield a Man great Pleasure in the Evening, to think that he has been closely employ'd all day for the support of the friend of his Bosom, and his little Babies all hovering about him? And how sweet and refreshing is it for a man and his wife often to spend their evenings together at home without any other company? And for my part rather than be deprived by my very best friends of such a pleasure sometimes, I should chuse to retire into our Chamber privately that even our own Servants should not know where to find us out. But I have not done with the Scheme for the husbanding of our precious time, and for guarding ourselves against intemperance. Go to your Cousin Allen, oppulent as he is, & you will find him up early & busily employ'd until Coffee house hours, and when he invites. any number of Gentlemen to dinner, which he can well afford, he soon desires the favour of being excused from drinking, and this without Blushing. Visit Mr. Francis, Mr. Turner, Mr. Willing and other temperate, Industrious Gentlemen, I mean in the Daytime, and you will presently see by their Countenances that they had rather have your Room than your Company.

If Mr. Burd had taken my advice, I wont presume to say, he should have had success, but then if he had failed in the world, I believe he would not have been in Debt, & then not have brought an intollerable burthen upon my shoulders.

I desire that you will never go a fishing to the Capes or any other dangerous place, nor that you will keep Company with such and such any more; I say I beseech you speedily to break off that ruinous sett of Companions.

Remember, if a man should spend 3/ in Liquor necessarily or otherwise in his own House every Day, and 3/6 at Club every night, and £3. a year at the Assembly, and £4. p. ann. for the Concert, it will require £125. 12. 6. to support such Proceedings. And Remember, that if a Man rises

at ten & sits at Tea Table till eleven, dines at one, & sits at Table till three, goes to the Coffee House, where he ought by all means to go at four, which ends the Day; I say, if a man makes use of that practice, Then he will only have three Hours a Day to do his Business in & no time at all for improvement in his studys.

This Letter I write, God knows my heart, in pure Love and Affection for your Instruction, as far as you may stand in Need of it, and I desire you will lock it up in your Drawer for my Sake. I have copy in my own hand writing which I shall keep a Secret & very safe. Consider-Consider it & May God bless and preserve you for Jesus Christ his sake.

I am Dear Son

Your most affectionate Father

EDW. SHIPPEN.

A Cap Comp from general Heaths Brigade properly officered to March tomorrow to Horns Hook and Relieve the two Regts. of Minute men now on that Station. Capt. Badlim is immediately to examine the Fort of Horns Hook and make a return of what artillery and ammunition is Wanting for that Fortress, and to order the Two Field Pieces now there into the City.

He is to apply to Mr. Abraham Leviston for Two Brass Field Pieces. No soldier in the standing army is permitted to hire another man to take his place without First obtaining leave of the commanding officer of the Regt. nor is the Col. to give leave unless the man applying is an Invalid and can get an able Bodied man in his room.

Parole Washington.

HEAD QUARTERS April 7 1776.
NEW YORK.

Countersign-Boston.

As a number of Troops have Drawn a number of Cartrages From the Publick Stores, the General thinks it Nessesary to acquaint them of the Rule established by his Excel

lency General Washington in General orders of the 17th of Feby that the Col. or Com" officers of each Regm' to give his receipt to the Commissary to account for all Cartrages for his Regt, he to take Rect from each Cap" for the Total Quantity of each Comp and the Cap" to do the like with each of their men. Who are to account satisfaction by for every load they have Passed their Receit For, or pay 4a lawful money (equal 6 coppers) for each Destroy'd one the Col. or command officer of each Regm* are to take special Care that this order is strictly Complyed with. That those Find are charged without fail to the Delinquent Soldier without and credit given for them in making out the Pay abstract. This Order is to be Read to and Impressed upon the minds of every man by their officer.

All Cartridges and Flints Delivered to the Minute Men and Militia are to be charged to the Regt that receives it, that it may be Redelivered or Paid for when Dismissed.

This the Commissary of stores is to Give Especial attention to without Further Direction on this Head.

The Regs are to be Briggaded as the Following manner till Further Orders:

The Brigadier General will Immediately assign to each Regt his Alarm Post. The Field Officer of the Day tomorrow is Col. Greaton and the adjnt.

HEAD QUARTERS New York APRIL 8—1776.

MORNING ORDERS.

Parole-Phenix.

Countersign-Asia.

The General acquaints the Adjutants that he has given Positive Orders to the Majors of Brigade to confine all, and every Adjutant, that are not Particular in Bringing on their Gaurds, and Fatagues Precisely at the appointed Hour.

HEAD QUARTERS New York Aprill 9. 1776.
Countersign-Hopkins.

Parole-New London,

The Field Officer for the Day tomorrow is Col Wine and his adjutant. The Party this day went to Governors Island must send for Provisions and as they will not be Relieved tomorrow morning the Ferry boats Plying between New York Powless Hook & Long Island are to pass unmolested, From their usual places.

Lieutenant Nathan Whitburry of Col. Webbs Regm*. Tryed at a General Court Marshall Whereof Col. Stark was President For behaving in a scandalous Infamous Manner such as is unbecomeing the Caracter of an Officer and a Gentlemen.

The Prisoner Pleading Guilty the Court are of unanimously of opinion the Prisoner be Discharged from the Continental Army.

The General aproves of the Sentence and orders it to Take Place Immediately and the Prisoner to Leave the camp Immediately by Way of King's Bridge.

Brigadeer Major Handly haveing lost a Pistol Brassbanded and Mounted with the same Whosoever shall return it to General Heath shall have a hansome Reward and no Questions asked.

The Fatauge Party to Parade at 6 o'clock To-morrow Morning to Relieve those on Governors Island If there is any Good Gardners in the Regiments the General orders the Officers to send them to Head Quarters to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.

All Prisoners to be Tryed by a General Court Martial