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brass thr^e-pounJer, , number of fma'l arms, ammu
nition, &c. are trophies of victory.
" October 7. Last evening toe prisoners taken in fort
Slongo, rrth the colours of the garrison, were bro't
to head-quarters under proper escort, and the former
Rre this day forwarded to Fish Kill."
T RE N T O N, October to.
Extract of a letter from New-Brunswick, Odo. ~
“ On Friday night lad captain Adana Hy)er, from
New Brunswick, with one gun bo^t and two wha e
ditto, within a f quarter of a mile of the guard ffiip at
Sandy-Hook, attacked five vessels, and after a smart
conflie, of 15 minutes, carried them ; two of them
were armed, one mounting 4. fix pounders, one 6 swi
vels and one 3 pounder. The hands made their escape
with their long boats, and took refuge in a small fort,
in which was mounted 12 swivel guns, from which
they kept us a con'tant firing, notwith flanding which
he bearded them all without the loss of man ; en board
of one of them was 250 bushels of wheat and a quan
tity of cheese, belonging to captain Lippincot, bound
to New-York ; he took from them 50 bushels of wheat,
a quantity of cheese, several swivels, ft number of fu
zees, one calk of powder and some dry goods, and
Gripped them of tHeir fails and rigging, not being able
to bring the vessels into port, in consequence of a con
trary tide and wind ; after which he set all on fire save
one, on board of which was a woman and four small
children, which prevented her from fhitring a similar
fa te."
Philadelphia, O&o. 16.
Extract of a letter from thearmy near York, dated Oc
tober 1, 1781.
" On the 28th of September the whole army marched
from Williamfbugh and approached within two miles
of the enemy at York—at which diflance a shew was
made of some opposition on our left, but upon the count
kochambeau, who commands the left wing, moving a
few pieces of field artillery under the direction of the
Baron Viominjl, and firing a few fllots, the enemy re
tired. On the 29th the American troops moved for
ward, and took their ground-in front of the enemy's
works, on their left no opposition except a few scatter
ing fliots from a small work by Moore's mill, on Worm
ley's creek, and a battery on the left of Pidgeon Quar
ter —a small fire all day from our riflemen, and the ene
my's Yagers-— 30th in the morning we difeovered,
that the enemy had evacuated all their exterior line of
works, and withdrawn themselves to those near the bo
dy of the town-—by this means we are in possession of
very advantageous grounds which command in a very
rear advance, alrtioft she whole remaining line of their
defence—tee greatest expedition is using to bring up the
heavy artillery and to open our batteries, which will be
executed in a few days."
Extrad of a letter, dated camp, before York, October
1, 1781.
" Nothing very remarkable has happened since we
moved down, which was on the 28th ult. The night be
fore last t e enemy abandoned some advanced redoubts,
which gives us an opportunity of commencing thefiege
with less difficulty.
" Yesterday colonel Scammel, who was officer of the
day, in reconnoitering the enemy, was unfortunately
wounded and taken prisoner.
" The report of captain White, of colonel Hazen's
regiment, being drowned, was premature."
Extract of a letter, dated camp, before the enemy's lines
at York, October 1, 1781.
" After a variety of fatigue and every other conco
mitant trouble, we are at last seated now before Mr.
Cornwallis's lines. The French' army is operating on
their right, and the American army on their left. Im
mediately on our advance, the enemy abandoned all
their out works, which gives the allied arms the greatest
advantage, as they have left us a very formidable re
veen in their front, so that our parties at work may be
supplied with water under cover.
" This day and all last night we were working at
our firP parallel, and the French are landing their heavy
artillery as sass as poffble.
" Tue enemy seem to be very passive, not defturbing
us very much ; a little firing of artillery, &c.--but this
is the consequence of ail opposition made to approach
es.
" In fix days from this date we will be (in all human
probability) in their works.
" Tbe Fren h troops are a glorious body of men, they
fear nothing, but advance with celerity to the conquest .
a conduct that ever attends minds animated with glo-'
ry and fame. May never dying laurels be theirs and the
Americans reward.
" Poor Scammel is wounded and prisoner, taken the
firft night after we fat down. Eight hundred yards is
the furtheft distance from any part of our works to
theirs."
Last week was sent intoa port in Jersey, a brig from
Bristol, for New-York. taken by two whaleboats be
longing to that Bate- She is loaded with prqvifions
and a small quantity of dry gods.
On the 23d ultimo departed this life, at Shrewsbury
in New.Jerfey, Mrs. Searle, wfe of the honourable
James Searle, efq : Who is now absent in Europe on
public business. This lady was no less beloved in her
life than fincerel lamented at her death, by all who had
the bappinefs of her acquaintance. She was truly ami
able in all her deportment, and has left a disconsolate
husband to mourn a loss altogether irreparable.
ExtraH of a private letter from a gentleman to his
friend in this city, dated Camp before York-Town
October 5, 1781.
" You muff before this time have heard of our fafe
arrival in Virginia, and our junaion with the troops
from count de Graffe's fleet. On the 28th ultimo we
marched from Williamfburgh, and made o,ur appear
ance before the enemy's works at this place— On the
29th we encamped within less than a mile of their firft
chain of redoubts, and our movements indicating a
florm, they evacuated them the fame night—On the
30th his excellency reconnoitered their second line, and
on tfie ift of the current began a number of redoubts
within the lines which they had evacuated. From that
time to the prefect we have been employed in compleat
ing those works and making fafeines and gabions for
further operations. We expert in two or three days,
at fartheft, to begin the siege with ardor, by breaking
ground within less than 400 yards of their principal
batteries. Since we began the redoubts they have
kept up a continual cannonade upon us, without our
taking so much notice of them as to return a single (hot,
except from a few rifle-men, and have killed only fix
of our men. The American troops compose the right
wing of the army in the following order—Muhlen
berg's and Hazen's brigades to form the division on
the right, under the marquis de la Fayette—Wayne's
and the Maryland brigade the division of the center,
commanded by baron Steuben—Dayton's and Clinton's
that on the left —General Lincoln commands the whole
wing—Stephen's and Lawson's brigades of Militia form
the second line.—His excellency count Rochambeau
commands the left wing, and makes his own dispositi
on — The park of artillery and corps of Tappers and
miners are pofled between the two lines. I fend you
an extract from the General Orders of yeflerday."
" Camp before York-Town, October 4, 1781.
The general congratulates the army on the brilliant
success of the allied troops near Glofter. He requests
the duke Lawzene to accept his particular thanks, for
the judicious disposition and decisive vigor with which
he charged the enemy, and to communicate his warm
est acknowledgments to the gallant officers and men,
by whom he was so admirably seconded ; he feels pe
culiar fatisfa&ion at the inconsiderable loss on our
part, that no ill effects are to be apprehended from the
honourable wounds which have been received^ in this
affair, and that at so small an expence, the enemy, a
mouning to fix hundred horse and foot, were complete
ly repulsed, and re conducted to their very lines."
The corps of the [allied army were the duke Law
zene's legion, and the militia grenadiers of Mercer.
The following is a lift of our killed and wounded,
and as far as can be gathered of the enemy's.
Duke Lawzene's legion, 3 huzzars killed.
Captanis Billey, Dillon, and Deteftor, with 11 huzzars
wounded ; the officers very flightiy. 3 horses killed
and 4 wounded.
The enemy's loss in killed and wounded, exceeds 50,
including the commanding officer of the infantry killed,
and lieutenant colonel Tarlton badly wounded.
Deserters come into our camp every day, and we
have certain accounts of the enemy's killing about
400 of their horse and throwing them into York river."
Advices from Virginia, as late as the sth infant, in
form us that colonel Tarlton, at the head of a body of
horse and infantry, on the 3d inflant made a sally from
Gloucester, upon a party of our forces near that town;
but the duke de Lauzun, who commanded our troops,
gave them a very war.m reception, as appears by rhe
general orders of his excellency the Commander in
Chief, inserted above, to which our readers are referred.
Yefferday morning arrived here the privateer Fair
American, captain Eldridge, from a cruize, and bro't
with her the following vessels :
The sloop Polly, belonging to this port, laden with
flour, bound to Cape Francois, taken by British
cruisers, but retaken by captain Eldridge ;
Brig King George, from London ;
Brig Ann, from London;
Brig Nancy, from Lonbon;
Brig York, from Newry.
These last four vessels failed from England about 12
weeks since, in company with near 90 fail more, 25
of which bound to Charleftown, and the remainder to
New-York, about 40 fail of which captain Eldridge
saw, on Saturday last, go into Sandy Hook. The pri
zes will prove very valuable, as their cargoes consist
of a variety of articles, such as cheese, butter, porter,
beer, flour, ironmongery, dry goods, &c. &c.
A Chip of 12 guns, from London, belonging to the
above mentioned fleet, was a few days ago carri d in
to Egg-Harbour, She is laden with articles similar to
the other prizes, the loss of which will be greatly felt
by the enemy.
About two weeks ago one of the above prizes spoke
with the homeward bound Jamaica fleet, in the Wind
ward passage, which had fuffered very much in a hard
gale of wind. Thirty fail of this fleet were Branded
on what is called the Keys, and one of the convoy, a
90 gun fllip, was among the number, this informati
on was given by the people of the Ann to captain Eld
ridge.
The following gentlemen were chosen at the last gene
ral election in the refpeHive counties under menti
oned.
Berks County,
Councillor. Sebaflian Levan.
Representatives. Baller Gehr, Benjamin Weifer,
Gabriel Heister, Joseph Heister, Daniel Hunter, John
Bithop.
Sheriff. Philip Kreamer.
Coroner. Peter Nagel.
Commissioner. Daniel MefferfmHb.
Lancaster County,
Councillor. James Cunningham.
Representatives. John Whitehill, Chriflopher Kuc
her, Jacob Cook, Jacob Carpenter, Abraham Scott,
James Jacks Matthias Slough, William Brown, Ja
cob Krug, James Mercer, James Porter.
Sheriff. Joseph Work.
Coroner. John Odner.
Commissioner. Samuel Boyd.
Northampton County,
Representatives. Jonas Hartzell, William M'Far
ren, Peter Kohler, Robert Lattimer, Jacob Strowd.
Sheriff. Robert Traill.
Coroner. Geoge Palmer.
Commissioner. William Henry Lawall.
TO BE SO L D,
A two story brick House, in
Second street, adjoining the City Tavern, for terms
apply to SAMUEL P 0 W E L.
O,v THURSDAY Next,
At TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, at the Marfhal't
Wharf, between Arch and Race-streets,
Will be Sold by Public Au&ion,/
♦TEN Bundles of Frying-Pans, Locks, Gimblets, a
' Crfk of Smoothing Irons, four Cifa of Nails, a
Keg of red Paint, a few Boxes Window Glals, two
Ship Screws, a K'g of Peas, a Keg of Grots, fix
Coils o' Cordage, a Box of Pipes, five Boxes Candles,
ten Jars Butter, &c. &c. Being Goods remaining un
fold, or which have been Sold before and not paid for,
of the Cargo of the Ship Dimfdale.
By Order of the Cout of Admiralty,
Odd. 16. CLEMENT BIDDLE, Marshal.
Having compleaced the Sales
of the Prize Soop PHOENIX, taken by the Privateers
Holker and Fair American, all Persons who have De
mands for Charges, or who are authorifed or entitled
to receive Shores c f laid Prize, are desired to make their
Claims, at my Office, within THREE Days from the
Date hereof.
Odo. <6. CLEMENT BJDDLE, Marshal.
Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff. . -
To ALL whom it may concern.
RTO PICE is hereby given, That a Court of Admiral
ty w:11 be held at the State house, in the city of
Philadelphia, on Saturday the 20th of October, inst. at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the trial of the sloop or
vessel called the Polly, formerly commanded by John
Hall, lately taken at sea on her passage from Philadel
phia for Cape Francois, by the Bri if h privateer ship
Goodrich, commanded by john Buchanan, and order
ed for New-York, and afterwards retaken, sent into
this port and libelled against as prize, by Phineas El
dridge (qui tarn &c.) and also for the trial of a certain
Negro have, named Cseftr Decatur, taken on board
the laid fl op at the time of the recapture, and brought
into this port and libelled agdinft as prize, by the said
Phineas Eldridge (qui tarn, &c.) To the end that
all persons concerned may appear and shew cause, if
any there be, why a decree should not pass pursuant to
the prayer of the libel, &c. Bv order of the Judge,
oao. 1 5 . JAMES READ, Register.
JUST PUBLISHED,
A NEW IMPRESSION of
William Scull's Maps of the
3TATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
On a Neat White Paper.
THE late erected county of Wallington, westward
of the Monangahela river is added to this edition,
and the Western Boundary delineated agreeable to a
1 tlement made with the Virginia Commissioners at
Baltimore, in September 1779.
The above Maps may be had at Mr. William Poyn
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Mr. John Linnington's, in Second-street above Race
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A Silver plated Tea Urn,
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Two large plated Salvers,
And a hollow-worked plated Bread-Basket;
WITH
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And|feveral jappanned Waiters.
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TO BE SOL D, BY
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In Market-street, near the Court House.
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Country made Blue Cloth, yard wide, about fix and an
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Twenty Silver Dollars Reward.
RAN away, last night, fr >m Mount-Royal Forge,
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a felt hat, old' greyifli coloured coat, black cloth or
flannel jacket, country -lin*n shirt and trousers, a pair
ot pumps, with ' arrow tim'd silver buckles. Whoever
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Sept. 25., JAMES FRANKLIN.
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