ORDERS.

The commanding officer of every corps of the troops in this city, by whatever denomination they are distinguished, are to parade to-morrow morning at nine o’clock, in the common, without fire-arms, but with all the shovels, spades, pick-axes, and hoes, they can provide themselves with. All the male Negroes in town are to parade at the same time and place.

It is intended to employ one-half of the inhabitants every other day, changing, at the works for the defence of this city; and the whole of the slaves every day, until this place is put in a proper posture of defence. The Town Major is immediately to disperse these orders.

Four cannon, of thirty-two-pounders, two of eighteen-pounders, and two of twelve-pounders, are, to-morrow morning as soon as possible, to be sent over to Long-Island for the defence of the works there, to be placed as the Chief Engineer (Colonel Smith ) will direct.

Four cannon, of thirty-two-pounders, to be placed at the battery at Coentie’s Wharf.

Four cannon, of twelve-pounders, to the battery near Trinity-Church.

Four cannon, of thirty-two pounders, at the battery at the ship-yards.

The two brass field-pieces at Horn’s Hook are to be sent to this town.

The streets are to be barricaded.

Bayard’s Hill is to be fortified.

The Hospital is also to be fortified. Both these in the manner concerted by the General with the Chief Engineer.

The Chief Engineer is to attend the parade to-morrow morning, and distribute the men for fatigue as he judges most proper for these purposes, without further order. They are to be distributed in the same manner every day.

Lieutenant-Colonel Winds is appointed Colonel of the First Regiment of the New-Jersey Troops in the Continental service, and is to be obeyed accordingly.

It is highly necessary for the preservation and safety of this city that the utmost good order be observed. The troops are positively to be in their quarters according to the former order at tattoo-beating. The inhabitants of this city are desired at night to preserve the utmost quietness and good order in their walks through the city, lest the guards should mistake any other behaviour for an alarm. The alarm-posts in this city are to be as follows: The four companies of the First Regiment of New-Jersey, in the lower Barracks, are to assemble under cover of the parapet in their front; the four companies of the same regiment, in quarters, are to assemble in Dock-Street, between the white Guard-house, near the Exchange, and the lower Barracks; Colonel Waterbury’s are to parade in the common, in the front of the Artillery. All the other troops in town are to assemble in the front of Trinity-Church, and there to wait for further order. The Artillery are to parade within the works in the front of Bridewell . As it is found that a number of people who, out of curiosity, come to look at the works carrying on, it is very inconvenient, and impedes the service. It is hoped they will suspend their curiosity; and the sentries are to be ordered that none but commissioned officers, and others who have real business, be suffered to go within the lines of the works.

[Morning Orders.]

Head-Quarters, New-York, March, 14, 1776.

The badness of the weather induces the General to suspend all labour abroad for this day. If the weather is favourable, they are to turn out to-morrow morning. In the mean time, the Militia officers are to give their different corps full notice thereof.

Half-after ten o’clock .—As there is an appearance of clear weather, the whole are to parade at one o’clock, and proceed to the works designed them.

As the Provincial Congress have directed the Committee of King’s County to order the inhabitants of that County to give assistance in fatigue to Colonel Ward, by turning out for the service at least one-half of their white male inhabitants, and the whole of their male Negroes every day, to work at the fortifications on Long-Island, and to bring with them their spades, pick-axes, and hoes, and to begin to work on Friday morning next; Colonel Ward is desired to take charge and direction of said inhabitants, and to employ them in the best manner he can in executing the works laid out and to be laid out by the Chief Engineer.

Ordered that two of the upper middle rooms of the New Bridewell be allotted for the Laboratory, under the direction of Mr. Anthony Griffiths; and that he receive the powder, from time to time, as he shall want it, for filling all the cartridges ordered from Mr. Norwood, the Provincial Commissary of the stores. Colonel Smith’s orders for anything in his department as Chief Engineer, and Captain Badlem’s orders in his department, as commanding officer of the Artillery, for necessaries in each, are to be complied with by the Storekeepers and Commissaries in the Provincial as well as Continental service.

The carpenters in the Militia, not yet employed in the publick works, are directed to parade by themselves on the right of their respective regiments, that they may be distributed at the several barricades.

All the commissioned officers willing to take the direction of building a barricade, are desired to meet Colonel Smith, the Chief Engineer, at the City-Hall to-morrow morning, at seven o’clock, and he will mark out their work for them.

Mr. Curtenius is to furnish spikes, and to deliver them, and tools accordingly, to the direction of the Chief Engineer.

As James Gilliland is, by the Provincial Congress, promoted to a commission in the Artillery, Hugh Walsh is appointed to take care of the working tools in his room.

Mr. Griffiths, Director of the Laboratory, is, as soon as possible, to get one hundred thousand cartridges made up, and put in boxes of one thousand each, to be ready to deliver to the regiments as occasion may require.

Head-Quarters, March 15, 1776.

The guards and parties of fatigue are to-morrow the same as ordered for this day.

The Barrackmaster is to provide quarters for four companies, consisting of three hundred men, from Essex County, in New-Jersey, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Ward, which are expected in this city to-morrow. The Quartermaster (Mr. Samuel Hays ) is to apply to Mr. Abraham Livingston, the Continental Commissary of Provisions, for provisions for them.

Head-Quarters, March 16, 1776.

As Colonel Drake’s Regiment of Minute-men consists of one hundred and eleven private men present, and yet have no less than four Field-Officers, two Captains, and thirteen other commissioned officers, and twenty-non commissioned officers, it is unreasonable to put the Continent to the enormous expense of maintaining so many officers for the use of so few men; it is therefore ordered that one Field-Officer, two Captains, four Lieutenants, two Ensigns, the Adjutant, and Quartermaster, eight Sergeants, eight Corporals, or two Drums or Fifes, and no other officer, do remain with that small part of the regiment; the other officers are to return to their County, in order to complete their corps. Colonel Swartwout and Lieutenant-Colonel Humphreys are to observe the same rule in proportion to their numbers, and they are all of them to send into Head-Quarters returns of their respective corps present.

For assembling the parties of fatigue the drums and fifes are to beat the Pioneer’s March, and no other march whatever.

All the troops, as they arrive in town from the different parts of the Province, or from New-Jersey or Pennsylvania, are to be reviewed by Colonel Sears, and a return to be made of them agreeable to one delivered for that purpose; and, according to which, they are to receive provision from the Deputy Commissary-General of Provisions. The Town Major and Barrackmaster are to attend and see them furnished with necessaries.

The commanding officer of every corps is requested to pay high attention to the cleanliness of their men, particularly in their quarters, which should be cleansed out at least twice a week; and are by no means to suffer heaps of filth to accumulate, especially in cellars, which, as the warm weather comes on, may be the cause of the most dreadful diseases.