or country, their intereft, and their beft connections, to fide with a people who neither reward thank them; and I have good authority to fay, that a great proportion of them have nothing to live upon but their loyalty. One would think that this alone, if it was known and believed, would be enough to prevent others from falling into the fame fnare. Heartwell, who has been fome time incognito in London, will give you much ufeful information; he will tell you the talk we have had about a ftipend for, which The following authentic Extracts from the Corn-Regifter, are taken from Accounts collected from the Custom-Houfe Books, and delivered to Mr. John James Catherwood, by Authority of Parliament. An Account of the Quantities of all Corn and Grain exported from, and imported into England and Scotland, with the Bounties and Drawbacks paid, and the Duties received thereon, for one Year ended the 5th of January, 1782. The following is an account of the average prices of corn in England and Wales, by the standard Winchefter bufhel, for the year 1781. N. B. The prices of the finest and coarfeft forts of grain generally exceed and reduce the average price as follows, viz. Wheat Rye Barley Oats Beans Per bushel, 6d. 3d. 3d. 3d. 6d. Navy Office, Jan. 23, 1781. An Account of all the Men raised for his Majoys Navy, Marines included, from the 29th of September, 1774, to the 29th of September, 1780, diftinguishing each Year. Navy Office, Jan. 23, 1781. An Account of all the Number of the Men who have died in actual Service in his Majesty's Navy fince the first Day of January, 1776, distinguishing (as far as may be) those who have been killed by the enemy; and aljo of the Number of fuch Men as have deferted the laid Service in the fame Period, as far as the feveral Accounts can be made up, dylinguishing each Year. 264] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1781, War-Office, 23d January, 1781. State of his majefty's British regular land forces, officers included, in North America and the Weft-Indies, as they were at the end of the year 1779. Officers prefent. Non Commiffion Rank and file Total. Officers included Privates wanting to complete. N. Amer.. Under Sir Henry Clinton, by monthly return of Dec. 1. 1779 Under Gen Haldimand, by monthly return of Dec. 1. 1779 Under the Convention, by monthly return of August 1, 1779 W. Indies. By monthly return of Dec. 1, 1779 591 83 1402 17077 19153 3648 114 32 230 3009 3385 831 134 26 258 1228 1646 2532 276 66 712 6076 7130 4238 War Office, January 23d, 17816 Account of the men loft and difabled in his majesty's British land forces, including two battalions of marines ferving on thore, by death, captivity, defertion, wounds or fick nefs, in North America and the WeltIndies, from Nov. 1ft, 1774, to the date of the last return. Dead 8 Total prifon Deferted Discharged § 1774 North America, under Generals Gage and Haldimand, West-Indies 30 39 1775 N. America, under Gens. Haldimand, Gage, and Howe, 781 48 148 under Sir William Howe 869 744 48 68 36 Weft Indies 1778 N America, 105 40 under S'r William Howe 1311 641 628 117 146 32 61381 546 1281 87 83 Weft Indies 236 104 1779 N. America, under General Haldimand 42 165 27 87 8 - 259 176 122 under Sir Henry Clinton under General Haldimand Lunder the Convention West Indies 2036 145 Embark 178 *The War Office have not the means of afcertaining the number of men loft by captivity, having no account of what the whole number of pioners taken in any one year may War Office, January 23d, 1781. Embarkation returns of all the British corps and recruits, which have been fent from Great Britain or Ireland, to any part of North America or the Weft-Indies, in 1778, 1779, 1780. Ovou a avoa an∞∞d L's, or Enf.· 485 591 884 568 667 1476 1476 22 957 1117 I I 2 50 50 22 863 1024 8 6874 350 414 Total 13 25 125 231 139 1 19 19 19 19 665 787 432 18374 20882 20882 may be, or of the prifoners that may have been exchanged in the courfe of it. They only know what the number of prisoners are at the time that the return is made. § The monthly returns not affigning the reafons for which foldiers are difcharged, the War Office cannot, agreeable to the directions of the order of the House of Commons, diftinguish those men who are loft or difabled by wounds or fickness; the whole number difcharged are therefore ftated, in which thofe difmiffed for mifbehaviour, claimed as apprentices, claimed by other corps, draughted from one regiment to another, or difcharged for a variety of caufes, befides that of inability to serve longer, are included. ‡‡‡ ‡ The prisoners of the army under these heads, are such as were taken by the enemy previous to the Convention of Saratoga. The men comprehended in the Convention have never been allowed to be prifoners of war; their cafualties by death and Jefertion, and the numbers difcharged, are regularly given. The effectives detained in America, contrary to the Convention, are as follow: |