Riving ton, James

(1724?-1802), came to America from England in 1760, and founded the Vew York Gazetteer in 1773, which became very obnoxious to the patriots. He furnished Washington with valuable information on the British movements. “ Riving ton’s New York Gazetteer,’ or, the Connecticut, New Jersey, Hudson's River and Quebec Weekly Advertiser. This newspaper was established in New York City April 22, 1773. It was distinctly royalist in its sympathies, its circulation extended exclusively among the Tories, and it was i ued under the protection of the king’s army. Riving ton was obliged to suspend publication in 1775, but renewed in 1777 under the title Riving ton’s New York Loyal Gazette, afterward changed to Royal Gazette. The publication was finally suspended in 1783, when the British withdrew from New York.