an
indifference to the feelings of humanity, as well as to the honor and
interest of the nation whom I serve, to leave any of the Loyalists
that are desirous to quit the country, a prey to the violence they
conceive they have so much cause to apprehend."

Sir Guy did his best to facilitate the emigration of all who desired
to leave New York, and by his instructions the following notice was
published.

"City Hall, New York, August 14, 1783.

"Notice is hereby given to all Loyalists within the lines,
desirous to emigrate from this place before the final Evacuation,
that they must give in their Names at the Adjutant-General's
Office, on or before the 21st instant, and be ready to embark by
the end of this month.

"ABIJAH WILLARD."

Before the arrival of the date, mentioned in the notice, 6,000 names
were entered at the Adjutant-General's Office for passages, and the
evacuation proceeded as fast as the number of transports would admit.
Four weeks later another and more emphatic notice was issued.

"City Hall, New York, September 12, 1783.

The Commissioners appointed to examine the Claims of Persons for
Passages from this Place, give this Notice to all Loyalists, who
have been recommended for Passages to Nova Scotia; that ships are
prepared to receive them on board, and it is expected they will
embark on or before the Twentieth Instant.

"And the Board have Authority further to declare. That if they
neglect to embrace the opportunity now offered, they must not
expect to be conveyed afterwards at the Public Expense.

ABIJAH WILLARD."

There can be little doubt that many who continued to linger at New
York would gladly have returned to their former places of abode, but
the experience of the few days who attempted it was too discouraging.
Here is an instance, as described by one of the American "patriots."

"Last week there came one of the dam'd refugees from New York to a
place called Wall-Kill, in order to make a tarry with his parents.
He was taken into custody immediately, his head and eye brows were
shaved--tarred and feathered--a hog yoke put on his neck, and a
cow bell thereon; upon his head a very high cap of feathers was
set, well plum'd with soft tar, and a sheet of paper in front,
with a man drawn with two faces, representing Arnold and the
Devil's imps; and on the back of it a cow, with the refugee or
tory driving her off."

The forced migration o