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made equal to specie. They receive certificates, and
these are to pass in the difchargte of their taxes. This
gives them of course the value of gold or filter. The
men are made fubjeft to the articles of war, and as
a punishment for desertion, become regular soldiers.
Add to this, that there is the most promising spirit
every where throughout the country. Lord Corn
wallis, it would seem, is fully apprized of these cir
cumfiances.
“ His lordship is now in Williamsburg. His single
tour to Virginia has cost his king more money, by the
loss of forts, men, cannon, tores, magazines, and
supposed Carolina territory, than it would have cost
the whole nobility of England to have made th, tour
of the world. His lordship had a most fatiguing march
to the Point of Fork, and back again. The Marquis
was to him what Fabius was to Hannibal. Before
Wayne made his jun&ion, he never loft fight of his
lordfllip, and when the junction was formed, by the
single manouvre of opening a march through a wood,
which interfered his lordship, preserved the flores at
old Albemarle court-house, which the enemy had
principally in view.
" As yet the war between the marquis and his lord
ship, has been a war of posts and marches : the king
of Prussia and the emperor carried on a war much in
the fame manner. It is a question however, whether
this will have a like conclufon, as theirs was closed
withouta battle. The vanguard of this army is with
in twelve miles of Williamsburg. His lordship does
not seem quite fatisfied with its neighbourhood. There
is in it, also, men who have given him reason to fear
them— General Campbell, who took a little army from
him at king's- Mountain, and general Morgan, Who
took another at the Cowpens."
Extras of a letter from Salem, ( Massachusetts-Bay)
June 2s, 1781.
" The carriage guns on board our privateers, now
out amount to 500, and the men to upwards of 2300 —
One arrived this morning, who took seven prizes off
Cape Clear ; file was on the ground but two days, be
ing short of water, and obliged to return. They took
a vessel from Gibralter, full of inhabitants, who have
all quited it ; some have gone to Port-Mahon, &c. the
Spaniards have carried on their works so near, that the
town is nearly demolished."
Colonel Benjamin Ford, of the Maryland line, an offi
cer of distinguished valour, lately died (much lament
ed) at Charlotte, North Carolina, of a wound he re
ceived in the battle of Guilford.
We learn that the honourable congress have appointed
five gentlemen to receive loans throughout the united
states for the benefit of the virtuous citizens of South-
Carolina, who have nobly preferred temporary poverty
and exile with liberty, to temporary affluence and secu
rity with British slavery. The sums lent are to be gua
rantied by congress, and refunded by the state of South-
Carolina. It is to be hoped that good whigs and other
good chriflians every wher'e will seize this opportunity
of shewing our enemies that the inhabitants of the united
states are in fad as well as in name,—a band of brothers.
Extract of a letter, dated head-quarters, Richmond,
Virginia, July 15.
" The night after the engagement of the 6th, ottr
horse, under the command of captain Moore, and a
body of 400 infantry, the whole under general Muh
lenberg, marched down to James Town, in order to
bring on an a&ion, but we found the enemy had cros
sed the river that day. Lord Cornwallis is fled to
Portsmouth, bis cavalry and infantry are in Amelia
county. It is cor.je&ured Cornwallis, who is appoint
ed commander in chief, with part of his army, is go
ing to New-York, and the remainder, it is supposed,
will pufn into Carolina. I am inclined to think the
Marquis will impede the march of the latter, unless
they make very great haste, as general Wayne's di
vifibn has passed James-River, and the Marquis with
the remainder follows immediately.
" July r 5. General Morgan is here and takes the
command of us."
The honourable the Congress of the United States
have appointed Thomas*Hutchings, esquire, formerly
a captain and engineer in the British army, to be geo
gran! er to the United States. This gentleman relin
quished his profitable offices, as well as profpeas of pro
motion in r e Britih army, in order to take a part with
his native country, contending for her just rights against
the unjust claims of Great Britain.
We are assured, that lord Cornwallis has detached the
whole of his cavalry, and part of his infantry, under
colonel Tarleton, for South Carolina. It is supposed
Cornwallis intends to embark, with the remainder of
his army, for New York.
A New York paper of the 18th instant gives an ac
count of the French troops landing on the island of To
bago, and then adds, “ It is imagined the place must
inevitably have fallen."
Extrn& of a letter from an officer in the Southern army,
dated Chichominy Church, 8 miles from James
town, July 8.
" Being just informed of an opportunity of convey
ing a few lines, per express, I (although much fa
tigued) with to give you net only the intelligence of my
being fafe, ''nt a hasty account of yesterday's a&ion.
I shall not defeend to the part euler situation we were
in, previous to our march, or die fatigue and extra dis
positions we mart during and before our advance: I
shall only proceed 16 inform you, that on the even
ing of the 5 h we marched, and after feverri halts, and
cne retrog ade (proceeding, I elieve, from bad intelli
gence) arrived in rime to engage; the cenfequence of
which was (notwithstanding the enemy's l^perior num
bers, and our attacking them fl ghtly dr: ff:d, the ene
my advantageously posted) W afted in such a manner
to acquire a gen ral acknowledgement of diftinguifh
lng ourfriver : corf ious, for a moment, the small de
tachment of our fate opposed to four eftabtifhed regi
meats of their belt troops, Xpported, and their flunks
Philadelphia, July 26.
Extras tof a letter from an officer of diftir&i n, in
Virginia, dated Chichominy Church, ti„ht miles
from J^mes-town, July 8, 178:.
" Arter a variety of marches and counter-marches,
frequently offering battle to lord Cornwallis on milita
ry terms, the marquis la Fayette received intelligence
on the sth, that the enen y had marched from Wil
liamfourg to Jamestown, and were prepping to throw
their baggage and troops over that river ; this induced
the general to make a forced move to this place, (with
the Continental troops, including nujor Maepnerfen's
little legion, together with a few volunteer dragoons
under colonel Mercer and captain Hill) the vicinity of
which, to the petition of the enemy, would have put it
into his power to strike their rear, fhouid the passage
of that river be their principle,
" On the morning of the 6th, several coroborating
advices arrived, removing every doubt upon that head,
and that nothing but a forced march, with the lighted
and molt advanced part of the troops, could arrive in
time to affeft their rear; this induced the marquis to
order the advanced guard, mfer Macpherfon's, colo
nel Mercer's and captain Hill's corps, ago riflemen,
with colonel Stewart's battalion of Pennsylvanians, a
mounting in the whole to about 560 men (dragoons
and artillery included) to make a forced move, and en
deavour to come up with the enemy.
" Upon our arrival at the Green Springs farm, a
variety of contradictory intelligence rendered it pu
dent to reconnoitre them with a military eye ; their
vast Inferiority in horse also, made it expedient to ad
vance the whole of our little corps, to drive in their
guards and keep their cavalry in check. About this
period the marquis arrived in person, and adopted the
mrafure, which being eff.&ed, it was soon dilcovered
that a very considerable part of their army yet remain
ed on this fide of the river ready formed for action, this
induced the general to fend for the remainder of the
Continentals, distant about 5 or 6 miles in our rear.
At z o'clock, P. M. a large smoke was railed by the
enemy, probably as a signal to their parties to return
to c?nlp, and for all such as had crossed the river to
repafs it.
“ At 3 o'clock the riflemen commenced and kept up
a galling fire upon the enemy from an orchard, which
continued until 5 P. M. when the British began to
move forward in columns, upon which major Galvan,
at the head of the advanced guard, attacked them, and
after a spirited, though unequal contest, retired and
took post upon our left, a detachment of the light in
fantry, under major Willis, having arrived also, com
menced a fev'ere fire, but were obliged to fall back,
which the enemy observing, and beginning to turn our
flanks, a manoeuvre, in which had they persevered,
they must have inevitably penetrated between this corps
and the army; but being joined at this crisis by lieut.
colonel Harmar and major Edwards, with part of the
second and third Pennfyivania battalions, under colo
nel Hampton, with one field piece, it was determined
(among a choice of difficulties) to advance and charge
them ; this was done with so much spirit and vivacity,
as to produce thedefired effect, i. e. checking them in
their advance, and diverting them from their firft ma
noeuvre; but being enveloped by more than five times
our numbers, many brave and worthy officers and sol
diers were killed cr wounded, we found it expedient to
fail back one half mile to Green-Spring Farm. Two
of our field pieces under captain Duffey, were necessa
rily introduced, to keep up the idea of our being in
force, and fervid with equal spirit and effed until dis
abled, by having captain Crofbey and many of the men
dangerously wounded, and ail ths horses killed, they
at iaft fell into their hands : the waggons and ammuni
tion were brought off fafe.
“ The enemy, fore from the Contest, and finding
our little corps fapported at that place by the remainder
of the light infantry, were content with barely keeping
the field, although opposed but by a handful of men
compared with theirs, and which, from the nature of
the ground, and the numbers of the 'enemy, were ne
ce ffitated to aft in a detached manner, except that part
of the Pennlylvanians who had time to arrive, and
them not more than 500 men, with major Macpherfon's
dragoons on our rigtit From the mutual emulation
in the officers and soldiers of each corps, lam Cat fident
that had the army been in force, vi&ory would have
inclined to our arms.
" Ever, cir umftance condefired, our small recon
noitring party of horse 2nd foot (who had the hardi
nefs to attack lord Cornwallis at the head of his whole ar
my with the a Wantage of so powerful a cavalry, on their
own ground, and in their own encampmen ) are more
to be envied than pitied, as it not only fruftrated the
B itifh general in his premeditated manoeuvre, but pre-
Opitated bis retreat the fame nightto Jameslfhnd, pro
b bly to avoid a general a&ion, which he h.d reufon to
cxpe& so pointed at attack was the prelude to.
" Our field officers were generally dismounted, by
having their horses either killed or wounded under them.
" I will not attempt to diftriminate among any corps
of officers or men, so equally deserving; and only beg
leave to observe, that it they have a fault, it is an ex
cels of bravery, which, if a crime, it is of a nature the
least to be reprehended in a soldier."
protested by superior and 1 might fay treble numbers;
almost a 6th part of the detachment are wounded, men
and officers. My dear and valuable friend, capt. Mont
gomery, received a wound in his foo r , I believe not
dangerous. And now I mutt acknowledge, that had
not I once been a prisoner, I rilmed y (horrid have di
rected my firfl letter from their lines. I, on the retreat,
was spent, and fortunately getting a horse fived me. The
enemy's loss must be very great, because they were, at
the utmost d;fl nee, not more fhan-twenty yard', and
at the close generally intermixed. Rest sflured, that
no oifgraee can p. ffibly ensue on our part, from the
conduct of our detachment; the conduct of it was,
during the act on, fte.dy and brave, and the conse
quences these—the action the hardest—our men the
bravest ;~ —-and the carnage the greatest, the molt
part of us ever saw."
FOUR GUINEAS REWARD^
ST OLEN on the evening of the 21st instant, from
the plantation of the fubferiber, in Waterford town
ship, county of Gloucester, in the state of New-Jersey,
thiee HORSES, viz. one black horse, seven years old,
fourteen and a half hands high, sundry fiddle marks,
paces moftty under the saddle, trots well in a chair;
but femetimes paces at fi.ft letting off, has a small
fore on bis near lip bone. One forrell horse, with
some white on the face, about 15 hands high. One
bay horse, with a star and a small snip, two white hind
feet, fourteen and an half hands high ; all in good
Order, the black in particular. Any person who will
fecur^ the thief and return the horses to the fubferiber
shall have the abore rewad and reasonable charges, at
in proportion for as many as may b? returned.
July 24. WILLIAM TOD.
Plymouth township, July 24, 1781.
tyHEREAS my wife, ELIZABETH, has eloped
from my bed and board, arid carried away a con
siderable quantity of ray effects ; and as I am appre-'
henfive (lie may run me in debt, these are to forwarn
all performs from trusting her on my account, as I shall
pay no debt of her contrasting after the date hereof.
LUDWICK SHEARER.
On the road from Lancaster to York-Town,
^ Parchment Pocket-Book,
Containing, betides different other Papers, TWO
CERTIFICATES of the depreciatiori of the pay of
JOHN ROSE, late surgeon to the 7th Pennsylvania
Regiment; one of tool, and the other of 150!. some
odd (hillings; dated June 28 1781. Whoever returns
said Certificates to Colonel DAVID GRIER, in
York Town, or to the fubferiber, in Carlifle, (hall re
ceive a fafisfaaory Reward; but (hould an, body
fraudulently attempt to pass these Certificates, the
Public is hereby warned not to receive them, as there
has been proper precaution taken to (top their payment
at the public offices, and to annihilate their numbers.
JOHN ROSE, Enfigri of 4th Pennf. Reg.
Five Hundred Pounds,
In Gold or Silver wanted on Interest.
AN Y person having the above sum, or any part
thereof, may let it on interest upon the following
terms .and securities ; a bond bearing legal interest, to
be paid in gold and silver, here or iri Amfteidam or
Paris, at the option of the lender ; the penalty double
the value in wheat. The money will be taken for any
time not iris than one year, and will be made payable
only upon three months previous notice in writing be
ing given by the lender; so that the payment may al
ways be prevented by witholding the notice: an un
exceptionable mortgage will be given, and every other
fieurity which shall be required. The borrower's
name may be known by application to the Printer and
the Appliers will not be known unless they approve of
lending the money after hearing who the borrower is.
ALL, KINDS O=F
COLOURS,
For the ARMY arid NAVY, Made and Sold, on
the most reafonabfe Terms,
By Rebecca Young,
In Walhut-ltreer, near Third-street, and next door but
one to Mr. Samuel M'Lane's.
N B. Any person having EUNTING fc r Sale,
may hear of a Purchaser, by applying as above.
Furnished lodgings, in a
pleasant part of the city, may be had for a
few Gentlemen, by applying to the printer,
STRAYED, about three weeks ago, from JOHN
' SI EB, living on the Wind-mill road, Kensington,
a red and white striped COW, two cuts in one of her
ears; (he is three years old. Whoever will return
said Cow to the owner, as above mentioned, shall re
ceive TEN SHILLINGS Reward. July 25.
IV A S taken up adrift, about a month
since, opposite Colonel Knox's wharf, an Eng
lish built LONG BOAT, 17 and half feet long, 6 and
half feet wide, painted black and yellow. Whoever
has loft laid Boat may have her again, proving pro
perty and paying charges, by applying to the fubferi
ber, living in Penn-street. July 23.
THOMAS ROBBINS.
Ten Pounds Reward.
STRAYED or stolen, on Saturday night, the 14th
instant, out of Mr. James Paul's inclofures, ad
joining Gr^me-Park, Horfham township, Philadelphia
counts, A fine full-blooded BAY MARE, 8 years
old, has a star, small blaze and snip, black raane and
tail, her hind off foot white, with a remarkable black
foot within the white, on the inner fide of the foot near
the hoof, and has a fear on the heel of her near foot;
(he is ihod before, the hoofs somewhat long, she having
run at grass some time, is neatly made but a little high
hipped § gay, spirited, active and fleet, easy gaited,
trots and canters well, rather tender on the bit, and
very apt to play with it when mounted. The above
Reward will be given fir apprehending the Thief and
Mare, if stolen, or Five Pounds for the Mare only, by
July 1781. ISAAC MELCHER.
Carlifle, July 5, 1781.
L O S T,