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”Ascot Heath Races.—Monday next a match for 60 guineas between Mr. Van MaterÕs Juniper and Mr. RyersonÕs Calf-Skin. To run the best of 3 two-mile heats.”—Rivington, May 25, ’82.

June 3d. “The lines drawn between Brooklyn Church and the Ferry, by Clinton, are not likely to be completed by Carlton. They are carting fascines now. On Long Island are now about 3,500 men.”1

As we have already seen, the enterprising landlord of “The King’s Head” tavern was not insensible to the advantages of advertising; and this summer, by way of tickling the humors of his patrons, and, perhaps, of aiding a lottery enterprise which he had in hand, he issued a newspaper. This, the first paper ever issued in Brooklyn, was printed upon a dingy sheet of about the ordinary “letter size” now in use, and contained three columns of “close matter,” printed on one side of the sheet only. It was named (with Loosely’s usual preface, “Pro bono Publico),” “THE BROOKLYN-HALL SUPER-EXTRA GAZETTE,” dated Saturday, June 8th, 1782, and its contents may be characterized as displaying more loyalty and “heavy wit” than literary merit. A copy of this sheet, the only one known to be in existence, can be seen among the curiosities of the Naval Lyceum, in the U. S. Navy Yard, in this city.(2)

“Baron do Walzogen, Capt. Commandant of the combined detachment of Brunswick, and Hessian Hanau troops, now at Brooklyn camp, received an address from the inhabitants of New Utrecht, thanking him for the vigilant care, good order, and discipline prevailing among the officers and soldiers under his command at the Narrows, etc.”—Gaine, Aug. 6, ’82.

The crops, at this time, were indifferent in many parts of the country. It was a very dry summer on Long Island.

n December of this, year there were stationed at Brooklyn, HackenberghÕs regiment of Hessians, in the large fort back of the Ferry, and in the redoubts a number. At Bedford, also, the garrison battalion of invalids, about one hundred in number, of whom a half were officers, was quartered at the houses of the different inhabitants.(3)

1 Onderdonk, Kings Co., 191.

2 See Appendix, No. 9.

3 Onderdonk, Rev. Rem. Kings Co., 261.