The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-07-18 00:00:00, page 2

SIR, Befion, June 19, 1776.
. “ lam (orry to inform you that it has been my un
forttnate lot to have fallen into the hands of the Ameri
cans, in the middie of Bifton haibour 5 but when the
circum{tances which have cccafioned ihig disaster are
undesttood, I flatter my felf no refle€tion will arise ts
myfeif or my. cicers on account of it: On the 16th 00
-June the George and Annabeila transports, with two
Companies of the seventy ift Zigimgr.t of Highlanders,
made the land off Cape-Ann, Jafier a paflige of fiven
weeks from. §cotland, during the courle of which we
had not the opportunity of speaking 1o a single wveflel
that could give us the {mallef information of the Bri
tith troops having evacuated Boston. On the 17th, gt
day light, we found ourselves eppofite to the harboui’s
mouth of Boston ; but, from contrary winds, it was
neceflary to make several tacks to reach it. Four fehoo
ners, which we task to be pilote, or armed veflels in the
service of his Majesty (but which was afterwards found
10 be four American piivateers of eight carriage guns.
twelve swivels, and forty mea each ) were bearing) dowa
upon usat four o’clock in the morning, at half an bour
thereatter Iwo of them engaged us, and about eleven
©’clock the ather two were ciofe alony fide, The George
branfport, on board of which was Mzjor Menzies and
myfelf, with one huadred and eight of Whe second bat.
tallion, the Adjutant, the Quartermaster, two Lieute~
nants, and five volunteers we)e passengers, having only
fix pieces of cannon to oppose them. And the Anna
bella, on board of which was Capt. M'Kenzie, toge
ther with two subalterns, two volunteers, and eighty- iwo
private men of the ficft battsllion, had only two swivels
for her defemce. Uader such circumstances I thought it
expedient for the Annabella to keep a head of the George
thatour artiilery might be used with more effé®t and
Itz obflruétion.” Two of the privateers. having fation
ed themselves upon our larboard quarter, and two npon
our starboard quarter, a tolerable cannonading ensued
which, with few intermissions, lsfted till four o’clock in
the evening, when the euemy bore away and anchored in
Plymouth harbour. Qur loss upon this occasion was on-
Iy three men mortally wounded on borrd the George ;
ore killed and one 1l ghtly wounded cn board tke Anna
bella. Ae my orders were for the port of Boston, I
thouglhit it my duty, at this happy ciifis, to push forward
into the harbour, not doubting { thould receive protedtion
from a fort or some thip of force fiationed there for the
security of our fleet, { ‘
*“ Towards the close of the eveninz we perceived the
four schooners that were engage'i_with us in th> morning,
joined by the brig Defeace, of sixteen carriage gung,
iweaty (wivels, and one hundred and seventeen men,
and a schooner of eight carriage guns, twelve swivels
and forty men, got under way and made towards us,
As we stood up for Nantafket road, an American batte.
ry opened upon us, which was the &. it serious proof we
had that there could scarcely be many friends of ours
at Boston ; and we were too far-embayed to retreat, es
pecially a 3 the wind had died awny, and the tidg of flood
not half expended. Aftec each of the veflels having
twice run aground, we ‘anchored at George's Island,
and prepared for a@ion, but the Annabella, by some
misfortune, got aground (o faraflern of _the George, we
could expeft buta feeble support frem her musketry,
About eleven o'clock four of the schooners anchored
right upon our bow, and one right astern of us; the
B:med brig took her Ration on our starboard fide, at the
distance of two hundred yards, and hailed us to frike
the Britith flag, Although the Mate of our thip, and
every sailor on board (the €aptain only excepted) refu
fed positively to fizht any longer, T have the pleasure to
inform vo#n there was not an officer, non-commiffi
oned'ogcdu, or private man of the seventy firft, buz
what stood to their quarters with a ready and chearful
obediencé. On our refufing to firike the Britith flag,
the aftion was renewed with a good deal of warmth on
both sides, and it was our. misfortane, after the tharp
combat of an hour and an half, to bave expended- every
shot that we had for our artillery, Under such circum
fancer, hemed in as we were with fix privateers, in the
middle of an enemy's harbour, beset with a dead calm,
witliout the power of escaping, or cven the most distant
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) June 22. __
By express from South-Carolina, we laarn, that on
the 29th ult, two ships arrived fafe at (;%;kﬂow_n,
with arms and powder, one having on board 10,000
weight 5 they bring advice that the French are making
great preparations for war, and have taken off the
prohibition on the above-mentioned articles. O the
sth instant Col. Munlenburg’s regiment, witha body
of North-Carolina forces, were within two days
smarch of Charleflown, ten lezgues distant from which
plues lay, General Clinton with 5o fail of thipping,
“ but had not attempted to land any men. -
+ Exiratt of a Letter from, Wilmington, May 30.
& ““ Thisdew €apt. Alfred Mo?;amc from Fort
John#one, and {ays all the Englith forces are ione on
board, and upwards of thirty fail gone over the bar.
They left bebind them some blankets, with an inten
tion, it is thought, of {preading some infectious dif
_order among us.” N : T
Extrac of " Letter from Brigadier -General Arm
{trong, to Brigadier General Howe, dated Charlef
.~ “town, South-Carolina, May 29, 1776. 3
. *¢ Last Saturday a sloop arrived here from St.Eufta-’
tla with ten thousand Wweight of powder, the Master of
which, fays, that a large veflel arrived there from Hol-
Isnd deeply loaded with arms and ammunition. He
also fays, that the French ports in the Weit-Indies
are open to us, and what the French mén of war have
orders to protect our vessels in and out of their har
bowseythet the French are fortifying Duakirk which,
produced a remonstrance trom the Bricith Cours, but
without effe@.” L
PHILADELPHIA .
ity ofa Letter from Lim}mant cﬁ;nlljuc]'in:bcll 2
' General Howe, .
T T T T
WATERTOWN, July 7.
The two following ACT S p«ffid the Genersl Court the lagt
o Scffics, viz. i
An. ACT to prevent the continuance of the Small. Pox in thetown
of Boffon, and 19 licence Inoculotion therefor a limiited time,
W become impossible to prevent a general spread of the
HEREAS it appears to this Genesal AfTembiy that it has
Small-Pox in the town of Bafton, in the couaty of Suffolk ; and
that it is of the utmost importance considering the fate of our
public +ffairs that the fame ditemper be carricd through the said
town with all possible dispatch :
-~ Beittherefore snated by the Council and House of Represen
tatives, in Gensrel Court s@embled, end by the authority of the
fame, that any pe:fon or peefons be, and they hereby are permitted
€0 take and receive the Small- Pox by inoculation within the said
town at aay sime before the F.ficenth day of July, 1776 ; but
not afterwards, provided always chat they remain within the said
town from the time of their inoculation during their being visited
with thelaid diftemperaand until they (hall be fufficiently sleanf
ed in the judgmest of the Seic@® Men, provided sifo that no per
son who fhatl bs inoculated a 8 aforefaid fh.ll be permitted either
to be inosulated, or after inoculation to go, or reside upon any of
the ifande within the harbour of the towa of Boston aforefaid, but !
every pesfon who thall be foinoculated, orotherwife have the Small
Pozx, shall go or reside upon any of the said islands, or Mall go into
aay part of the country before he has perfeétiy recovered from the
Smil-Pox, and {®all have reesived s certificate fromone os
more of the Seletman of Boston, or any person or pecfons ap
pointed by them, that he or she is thoroughly cleansed snd free
of infe&ion, fhal) be fubje to the like penalties as any: person -
or persons are liable 80 by this A&, who fhsll be inoeulated afier
the fifteenth day of July aforefsid. And be it further enafled,
that noperfon not having had the Small-Pox, shall enter the
town of Boston, after the fai¢ fifieenth dsy of July, uantil that
sown shall be publicly declared by the Sele@men thereof, to be
so far free from infeXion, as thatall pe: sons may fafsly pafe and
repafs, on the penzliy of farty ponds,one moisty to the ufzof the
informer,anl the other moiety to the use of the pooy of said tows 2
And all matters and miftreflen of families, that Mall receive any
pecfon or persons, being Rrangers, inco their houses, fhalk within
three days after give iaformatien theseof, in writing, to the Se
ls@men of (aid town, on the like penaity of forty pounds, to be
applied as aforefaid. And be it further enafted by the authorisy.
aforsfaid, that no person or persons faall be inoculated at any
other time or place, than is permittesd and allowed by this AR,
and by ene oiler A of this Graerel AGembly, padt at this pre
hope of relics, T thotpht it became mly daty not to fa«
crifice the lives of gallent men wontonly in the ardugus’
attempt-of an evidest impossibility. In this unfortupate
affuir Kdaio; Menzies and {even private soldiers were kil-
Jed ' the %lartcr-M\Jl(,ll' and twelve private soldiers
wouvaded. T'he Major was buried with the honors es
war at Boston. 15 gy 3 |
~ * Siuce our captivity I have the honor to ac
quaint you, that w 2 have experienced the utmost
civility and good treatment from the people of
- power at Boston, infoniuch, Sir, that I thould
~do injustice to the feclings of generosity, did I
not make this particular information with plea
sure and fatisfattion.—l have now to request of
you, that {o soon as the diftraéted state of this
unfortunate controverfly will admit, you will
be pleased to take an early opportunity of fet
tling a cartel for mylelf and officers.—l_have
~the honor to be, with great refpedt, Sir, your
most obedient and most humbie servant,
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, -
Lieut. Col. of tl:¢ 2d Bat. 71t Rege.?
General Howe.
““ P. 8. On my arrival at Boston I feund
that Capt. Maxweil, with the Light Infantry of
the firft battalion of the 711 t regiment, had the
misfortune to fall into the hands of some other
privateers, and was carried into Marblehead the
toth'inft. ~ Capt. Campbell, with the grenadiers
of the 2d battalion, who was ignorant as we
were of the evacuation of Boston, stood into the
mouth of the harbour, and was surrounded and
taken by ¢ight privateers this forenoon.
¢ In case 2 cartel is eftablithed, the follow
ing return is, as near as I can effc®, the num
ber of officers, non-commissioned officers, and
private men of the 7 f regiment, who ave pri-
Aoners of war at and in the neighbourhoodeo'f.
“ Boston. i)
‘‘ The George Transport. Licut. Col. Archi
bald Campbell; Lieut. and Adjutant Archi
bald Campbell ; Licut. Archibaid Balneaves ;
Licut. flugh Campbell ; Quarter Master Wil
liam Ogilvie ; Suijeon’s-Mate David Burns ;
Patrick M‘Dougal, Vcluntéer and afting Ser
jeant-Major 3 James Flint, Volunteer ; Dugald
Campbell, ditto 3 Donald M’Base ; John Wil
son ; 3 Serjeants; 4 Corporals, 2 Drummers,
90 Private men. |
. The dnnabells Transport. Capt. George
M‘Kinzie ; Lieut| Colin M‘Kinzie; Ensign Pe
ter Frazer ; Mr. M:Kenzie and Alexander
M ‘Tavith,Volunteers ; 4 Serjeants, 4Corporals,
2 Drummers, 81 Private men. :
¢ Lord Howe Transport. Captain Lawrence
Campbell ; Lieut: Robert Duntarfon ; Lieut.
Archibald M:Lean ; Lieut. Lewis €olhoun ;
Duncan Campbell, Volunteer; 4 Serjeant, 4
Corporals, 2 Drummess, 96 Private men.
*“ dnn Transport. Captain Hamilton Max
well ;3 Lieut. Charles Cimpbell ; Lieut. Fraser;
Lieut. ——; 4 Serjeant, 4 Corporals, 2Drum
mers, 96 Private men.
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL,
Lieut;Cel. 2d Bat. 41 Regt.”
N OTICE is hereby given,
That the Maritime Court for the Southern
District of the Colony aforefaid, will be held at Pli
mouth, on Wednesday the 7th day of August, 1776,
at the hour of ten in the forenoon, to try the justice of
the capture of the ship, named the Rynolds, burthen
about 300 tons (lately commanded by Keylock Rufden)
and of her cargo and appurtenances : Against which
aqlibel is filed before me (‘the said ship being brought
into the Soythern district aforefaid) in behalf of the
owners, officers, marines and mariners of the armed
sloop called the Congress, commanded by George
McAroy. Aund the owners of said ship, or any per-~
sons concernéd may appear and shew cause, if any’
they have, why the fame ship, her cargo and appurte
nances should not be condemned. i
At the Court aforefaid, will be tried the justice of
Gilbert Harrison's claim to certain goods found on
board the schooner Volant, lately condemned in the
Maritithe Court for the Southern diftriét ; of which
this notice is given to all persons concerned i
‘ N. Cusuing, Judge of said Court.
WANTED, a wet Nurle, to go
into a family, or take 2 child to suckle. Inquire
of the Printers. 2
TWO Horses to be fold cheap.
. 3 Enquire of the Printers, bAI
ent session, intitled, ¢An AR impowsrieg the Jußices of the
sourt of Ganeral S‘tﬂi:: of the Peace of the several countigs
inthis Colony, to pérmit oneor more inoeulating hofpitaln
to.be era@ed in eagh of m—rm_ counties, on the pensity of fifiy
pounds, to be applicd ayaforefaid ; and if aay physician, or other
" pairfon, Maall incculave him ls or any person afier the said £f.
teenth day of July, or Mall wctend sny petfon or persons who
hive been inoculated, ar have stherwife voluntarily taken said
. diffemper, fsid phyficisa or other person, thall pay a fise of one
hundred pounds, to be applied as aforefaid : All the aferefaid
penalties to be sued for and recovered by.an r@lon of debet in any
kaferior Court of Common iest, or by informatica) presentment
or indi®meat, in any courthf General Sessions of the Peace, oz in
aay Superior/Court of Judjature, &e, holden within the crunty
w e such off:nce thell bkommitted. .Aad if she party so of
feading, be uasble or refulf to pay such fine, then to be punished
by whipping, aot exceeding thiry fripes, or by imprifenment,
rot exceeding the term of x.months,’ at the discretion of the
caurt whereia such cffendr fhail be convited. ' .
And bz it fuecher ena@ 4 by the Buthority aforefaid,that theSs.
le@ mea of the f:id town o sfton, Be,and they zre berebydicefred,
from and afterthe third 4a f August next, ta femOVEEvery pec
fon who shall be vificed wi theSmall-Pox within.the said town,
uate foﬂl,h« where they will aot endanger the ichabitants
thereof and othem, valefy hperfons, whoin the judgment of
thz said Sele@men, unnx be remowved as aforefaid, withgut
greatly endangering theirfives,
Provided always, chat pis A€ thald not be undeiftaed to ex
tend to any persons whoasli inoculate, or be inoculated, in any
town exeeps the town ofßofton aforefaid, wherein more tban
tweaty families are kiow at the time of such inoculition, to be
vificed with the Snual) Py, ’
And be it further me;a by the suthovity aforefaid, that from
and after the fifteenth de of July inffant, snd umril ehy tewa
shall bepublicly dectared by theS:le@tmen thereof,to be so farifres
from iofe@iod av that all persons mep {afely pafo and repafs, here
shall be a gaard kept 2t the@verus atihe lineain Roxbury.-fireet,
pod at the several fer'y-wayein Bafen, to Prevent any persons
who have not had the Smalli Pox, from going into Hsﬂan-; said
guards to be undes the diretion ot the Sele@men of said Boston,
2ad are not to foffer, withous the permission of the Sele@men of
Boston, or any two of them, any person or perfone with or wish.
out their effeéls, to come out of the towa of Boften, until they
are fatisfied that they and their e @ are free from infc&ion,
A A impowering the Fußices of the Coure of General Seffiine ¥
the Peace in the prueral counties in this Colany, te permis ons *"
. more inocilating Hospitals to be ereled, in cach of tbe said
counties. .
HEREAS tht American Atmy hasof late been wifited
W with the Small-Poa, snd the inhabitants of the fevaral
towns in thie Colony, are thyreby greatly txpofed to the ink&i—
on of that malignant dißemper, and asit hasbeen fopnd by long
experience, that such se have that ditemner by inosulation, haye
itia & very moderate degree, and therefore the prrmittieg of Hof
' pitals, under proper regulations, to be ere€ed for the purpose of
Inoculation, may tend grestly to the preservation of the live of
the good psople bf this Colony.
Be it therefore en: Qed by the Council 2né Mouse of Reprafen
tatives,in General Court sffembled, and by the authority of the
fame, that the Jufticeicf the Court of @enersl Sessions of she
Peace, in the {eversl counties within this government, be, sng
hereby are impowerad, if thep sec eaufe, 3t sy oge oftheir
quarterly (. flions, or st any other fcffion which any two of said
Juttiees guorup urus muy call for that porpofe, and which they ars
fereby impowered to eall accordingly,sllow of, and permit one or
more inocwlatingHofpiialke to be ereted and eßablifhied in the coun
ty whertofthey are jultices, under such regulationsand reftriGtons
asthey, or the msjsr part of them may sgree upon and order, and
in such place in feid county, as they, or the m:jor past of them,
may judge will be moll for she convenience ang fafuy/ of the in
babicants of fsid county| 9
And be it further enéted by the suthority aforefaid, thet ne
peifon thall prefums winoculate orbe ino(ull!td, at any plicg
withia this Colony, bi: st one of the inoculating Hafpitsls they
may beereled or efirlithed, by the permifiion of the Justices of
the Court of General §: flions of the Psace, in foms one of the
ecounties of this Colony, on the penalty of 6fty psunds for each
offence, ane half for the iuformer, and the other helf for the use
of the poor of thetowd or plantaiion waere such. cffence fhaid
be committed ; to be foed forand reeovtred by a@ion of debt, in
any [nferior Coust.of Commom Pieas, or by information, pre
sentment or indi€tmens in any Court of General Sefons of the
Peace,or inany Superior Court of Judiesture, &¢c. held within
such coun®y, wherein such ffence fall be committed, And if
the party be'uneble or refufes to pay such fiae, then to be pun
ithed by whipping, aot excesdiog thirty #ripes, or by imprifon
mant, not exceeding the cermof x mon s, at the diferetion of
the court whesein such cffeader fholl be convi®ed 3 i
Provided always, that ths A& shall not be underficed 2oextenyt
to persons who may inoculate oz be incculated,in un{ town whers
more than twenty families are known etthe time of such ingcw
lation, to be visited with the Small-Pox,
Colony ome;ﬁEﬁfetts-Bay, Southern Diftri&t, ff,
o »Tq all“whom i_t may concern. g