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hold, where they were conducting him, he again at
tempted to make his escape from the guard, who call
ed on him several times to surrender, but he continued
running, although often crossed and recrossed by the
light horse, and desired to flop, and finally, when leap
ing into a bog, impassable by the horse, he received a
Broke m the head by a sword, which killed him in
flantly. The above faffs hav^ not only been proved
by the affidavits of our friends who were present,
but by the voluntary and candid teflimony of one
Aaron White, who was taken prisoner with the said
Philip.
" Captain Huddy was taken prisoner on Sunday the
24thof March, and kept in close custody, with justice
Randolph, out of whose presence he never was for half
an hour from the time he was taken, until the hour
of his execution, which (hews how impossible it was for
him to have been concerned in White's death, and that
the, must have known it was so.
" To (hew their insolence yet further, they left the
following label affixed to the bread of the unfortunate
captain Huddy.''
" We the refugees, having with grief, long beheld
the cruel ,murders cf our brethren, and finding nothing
but such measures daily carrying into execution.
" We therefore determine not to fuffer without tak
ing vengeance for the numerous cruelties, and thus be
gan (and I fay may those lose their liberty who do not
fodow S'") and have made use of ea ptaia Huddy asthe
Bril object to present to your views, and further deter
Extract of a letter from Freehold, Monmouth county,
dated April 15, 1782.
'' L?R Saturday was brought to this place the corpse
of captain Jolhua Huddy, who was, about ten o'clock
the day before, most barbarously and unwarrantably
hanged, at Middletown-Point, by a party of refugees.
Th : s murder was attended with so much deliberate in
justice and wanton cruelty, that the circumstances
ought to be preserved and made public, not only to
call upon the vengeance of his countrymen to expiate
the manesof the (offerer, butasa Chocking inflance
of the blackness of that guilt of which human nature
is capable.
Captain Huddy was one of the bravest of men, a fit
fubjeft therefore of cowardly inhumanity. He has
dihinguifhed himfelf on a variety of occasions, onein
ftance of which I cannot avoid mentioning: The sum
mer before last, alone and unaffifled, except by a wo
man, he defended his house against a party of near se
venty refugees for several hours, and when it was in a
manner riddled with musket bal's, and in flames about
him, he refuted to submit until he obtained from the
assailants fafe and honourable terms. Among the num
ber who were killed in that encounter, was the famous
Negro Tye, juflly much more to be feared and refpe&-
ed, as an enemy, than any of his brethren of the fair
er complexion. Captain Huddy also commanded the
troops at the block-house on Tom's river, when it was
lately reduced: he defended it most gallantly against
avail superiority of numbers until his ammunition was
expended, and no alternative was left. The refugees,
like their tafk-maflers the British, who employ them in
every kind >f infamous bulinefs, are always cruel in
success and pitifully mean in adverfay. After the little
brave garrison was in their power, they deliberately
murdered five of the soldiers afl<ing for quarters.
From Tom's river, Captain Huddy, justice Randolph
and the remaining prisoners were taken to New-York,
where (offering tue various progressions of barbarity,
usually exercised upon those who are defined to a vio
lent or a lingering death, those two gentlemen, with a
Mr. Fleming, were put into the hold of a vessel. Cap
tain Huddy was ironed hand and foot. On Monday
last a certain John Tilton, a refugee, came to him, and
told him, " that he was ordered (by the board of re
fugees, as we foppofe) to be hanged." Captain Hud
dy asked '' what charge was alledged against him ?"
Tilton replied, " that he had taken a certain Philip
White, a refugee, fix miles up in the country, cut off
both his arms, broke both his legs, pulled out one of
his eyes, and then damned him and bid him run." To
this Huddy answered, " it is impossible that I could
have taken Philip White, I being a prisoner closely con
fined in New-York at that time and for many days be
fore he was made a prisoner." Justice Randolph con
firmed what Huddy had said, and assured Tilton that
he could not poftbly be chargeable with White's death ;
upon which Tilton told Mr. Randolph, that “ he
Should be hanged next." This flimfy dory, which
must have been created by the murderous hearts of the
refugees, to cloak their villany, was the only crime
charged agriinflcaptain Huddy, and was the common
fubjed of their conversation. From the sloop, captain
Huddy, with his fellow prisoners, were put on board
the guard fllip at the Hook, and confined between
decks till Friday morning the 12th inflant, when some
men, Grangers to the prisoners, came below and told
captain Huddy to " prepare to be hanged immediately.'
He again said, "he was not guilty of having klled
White," and that " he should die an innocent man
and in a good cause : " and, with the mod uncommon
fortitude and composure of mind, prepared for his end,
and with the spirit ofa true son of liberty, he waited
the moment of his fate, which he met with a degree of
firmnefs and fertility, which flruck the coward hearts
of his executioners with admiration.< He even execut
ed his will under the gallows, upon the head of that
barrel from which he was immediately to make his ex
it, and in a hand writing fairer than usual.
"T he circumfiances attending the death of the above
mentioned Philip White, were as follow :
" On Saturday, the 30th of March lafl, he was far
prized by a party of our people, and after he had laid
down his arms, in token of surrendering himfelf a pris
oner, he again took up his musket and killed a son 0
colonel Hendrickson ; he was however taken by our
light horse, and on his way from Colts-Neek to Free-
motion relative to that business. On the queflion be
ing put, it was ordered accordingly.
Tiw order of the day for an enquiry into the execu
tion of colonel Haynes, on a motion of the duke of
Richmond's, there were contents 25, not contents 73,
majority 48.
T R E N T O N, April 24
NEW-YORK, April 29.
Last Tuesday evening, the Juno, captain William
Cooke, arrived here in 19 days from Tortola ; by the
gentlemen who came passengers in her, we are in
formed that admiral fir John Lockhart Ross, with fix
ships of the line, and a large fleet, consisting of [anf
ports, ftorefhips, fo vi&ualers and the trade'from Eng
land, had arrived at Barbadoes.—The number of
troops on board the transports is said to be 5000.
Previous to the arrival of fir John Lockhart Rofs's
squadron, the Duke of 98 guns, and the Seeptre of
64, had arrived from England, and joined admiral
Rodney.
A fleet consisting of 54 fail, part of that dispersed
by admiral Kempenfelt, which had been obliged to
put back to Brest on purpose to be refitted, arrived at
Martinico the 20th of March, under convoy of two
line of battle ships and three frigates : On the passage
his majeffy's ship Arathufa, of 38 guns, fell in with
one of the store ships which had been separated from
the fleet, and carried her into St. Lucia. The Arathu
fa was informed from the French prisoners that a fleet
of ftorefhips, transports, &c. under convoy of seve
ral ships of war, deflined for Martinico, had failed
from Bordeaux, previous to their departure, and
might be daily expected : Admiral fir George Rodney,
upon receiving the intelligence, immediately unmoor
ed, got under way, and failed to windward of Mar
tinico, in order to intercept it.
About 6 hours before the Juno left Tortola, 4 gen
tleman arrived from Antigua, and reported, that
fir George Rodney had fallenin with the French fleet
from Bordeaux, and captured 6 fllips of the line and
27 of the ftorefhips, transports, &c. which they had
under convoy.
We have now in the Weft-Indies, since the arrival
of the Warrior of 74 guns, the Duke of 98, the Scep
tre of 64, and the squadron under the command of
admiral fir John Lockhart Ross, a fleet of 45 fail of
the line, 44 of which are copper bottomed. The
French have 36, only 18 of which are coppered.
Yesterday week about 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
captain Newman saw 6 fail of his majetty's ships (a
mong them the Warwick) in chafe of 10 vessels, sup
posed to be from Philadelphia, and as the men of war
were in such a position as to prevent their re-entering
the capes, and nearly up with them, we hourly ex
pe& their arrival in this harbour.
Last night the Duke of Cumberland Packet, captain
Dafhwood, arrived here from Falmouth, in fix weeks :
but the news brought by her came too late for this
day's paper.
Last night a gentleman arrived here who left New-
York on Monday last at noon. Tne intelligence he
brings us is of so great importance that we must refer
our readers to a future day for a decision as to the
authenticity of it ; and we will just mention the accounts
as they are related to ns by the gentleman hi nfelf.
On Saturday night a packet arrived at New-York
from England, which brought advice of the full de
termination of the British cabinet, to pursue the war
with redoubled vigour. But on Sunday evening
another packet arrived, with advices of a contrary
nature : they mention that, in consequence of the
diflurbances among the people of England, the par
liament had declared the United States of America
independent; that lord Germain and fix others of
the leaders in the councils of our enemy, had been
displaced ; that great and frefh diflurbances had hap
pened in the north of Ireland, the people of that coun
try having arrifen to a Rate little ihort of a&ual in
dependency ; that fir Henry Clinton is recalled, and
the troops deflined to accompany general Carleton
(who it is supposed had been appointed in Clinton's
room) to America, were disembarked, as the relin
quishing of the American war had rendered their com
ing out needless.
Thus far the accounts from Europe, which, fays our
informant, were currently talked of by all the people he
fee at New-York, and he declares that he heard th^ cap
tain of a British man of war mention it in such a man
ner as to admit no doubt of the truth of it. The people
of New-York were exceedingly chagrined at the Cif
couraging,profpeft ; fir Henry Clinton was to embark
for England as on yesterday.
The New-York paper of Monday is altogether fitent
as to the news brought by this last packet, but the
disagreeable advices were the general topic of
conversation all over the city.
'• : This paper needs no comment. Is it not high time
seriously to enquire whether these refugees are owned
by, and under the direction of the British commander
at New-York ? If so, and he should refufe to deliver up
the wicked perpetrators of the above murder, ought
we not to treat his officers in the fame manner until fa
tisfa&ion be obtained? If, as some fay, they are not
under his authority, what are they but pirates and rob
bers ? and, why ought they not to be treated as such
when they fall into our hands ?"
Also, A few ARTICLES of
P L AT E;
A Quantity of Gold and Silver LACE;
China, Glass and Queen's W A RE,
in C?fa and Boxes;
German SCYTHES and a small Quantity of SHEET
COPPER.
May e. JOHN BAYARD, Auctioneer.
To-Morrow Morning,
At NINE o'clock,
A^ the City Vendue- Store,
Will begin the SALE of a Large ASSORTMENT of
mine to hang man for man as long as a refugee is left,
exiting.
" Up goes Huddy for Philip White."
Philadelphia, May 2.
DRY GOOD S,
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
CTRAYED or ttolen out of the pasture of John Stew
° ard, in Kingfeffing townthiy, Philadelphia count,,
an iron-grey MARE, fix years old, with a switch tai',
and has a lump on her near sere leg, a natural trotter.
Whoever takes up Did mare and delivers her to the fob.
scriber, living at the corner of Third and Arch-streets,
fliil have the above reward and resfonabl? charges,
paid by WILLIAM HOLSTON. April
Among which are the following ARTICLES, viz.
pLANISHING Teafts,
Forging Anvils,
Railing Anvils,
Bell,-pot Anvils,
Round and flat bottomed Stakes,
Beck-Ireps,
Heads and Stakes,
Hammers of most forts, a large number,
Large and fmzll Bench-Yizes,
Bench and hand Shears,
Forging, nealing and melting Tengs, and Bellows,
Founders Tongs, Flasks and Screws,
Silversmiths Flasks and Screws,
Thimble Stamps, ring and oth+r Swages,
Button Stamps, Co)l?rs and Dies,
Cutting and doping Punches,
Smooth and bastard Files of various forts and sizes,
Bett Turkey Oil-Stones,
Seventeen and 45 ounce Skillets, Ingots,
A variety of Patterns,
Two turning Laths,
A variety of turning Tools and Barnilhers,
A very large assortment of brass Moulds for pewter
difhes,plates, bast ns, tankards, mugs, porengers, &c 9
A number of Scale-beams, from 12 inches to 4 f et long,
Money Scales and Weights, penny.weights and grains,
Hrffian Crufibles
Iron Melting Puts,
Borax, Sanderfer, Pomice and Rotten Stone,
Putty, Blow-pipers, Chapes and Tongues,
Button, buckle and ring Stones,
Foil, Clockhead and dolphins Hands,
Variety of watch Seals and Keys, &c. &c.
Shippen & Nickolls,
At their STORE in Walnut flreet, next to the south
west corner of Front and Walnut-streets, A General
Assortment of MERCHANDISE : among which are,
Ready furnifhed Lodgings :
consisting of two Parlours, two Chambers, Kitchen,
Cellar, and a Lodging Room for Servants. Enquire
of the Printer. May 2.
Bed ticks,
Diaper,
Dowlaffes,
Fine and coarse Linens,
Oznabrigs,
A Variety of Silks,
Embroidered silk & Nan
keen Waistcoat Pat
terns,
Nankeens,
Printed Linens and Hand
kerchiefs,
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the fubferiber, living in Berk
ley county, Virginia, Two Negroe MEN, two
Negroe WOMEN, and a Negroe BOX about 6 year,
old : cne Negroe Man, called JOE, about 25 years of
age, a very black fellow ,nd has a Roman nose ; th*
other Fellow is called DAN, about 18 years old, is a
yellow Negroe and hat dark brown eyes : their outside
jackets and breeches are of fulled, baikcoloured linfey;
Joe has an under jacket, the foreparts of ptter-(kin, and
light coloured cloth hacks, with pewter buttoni, Qne
Negroe Woman, called HANE, is a very flout, able
Wench, and has a very fow#, grim look ; (he has a
white linen gown, linen petticoat and calicoe jacket;
the other Wench, called HANNAH, is remaikable,
having loft all the toes off one foot, by a burn when
ycyng, by reason whereof the walks on the outside cf
her lame foot. The Boy, called BILL, is very ftouv.
and well grown ot his age, he has a fl.fh coloured jac-.
ket of twilled blanketing. They likewise tock with
them Three HORSES ; one a Sotrei, a natural trotter,
newly food all round, has a long switch tail; another
Sorrel, natural pacer, blind of one eye, his ears cut
Ihort, and very lately had the poaleyii ; the third s ti
very long, light behyed Black Horse, natural trotter,
much shaved with the breech-bands and chains. They
also took with them a Variety of Bidding, viz. Blank
ets, (heets and coverlids. It s thought joe will push
for some seaport, as he has been v fed to the seas. git
mailers of vessels are forbid carrying him off. Who
ever secures the above described Negroes in any gaol,
so that the owner m^y have them again, (ball receive
the above reward, paid by
April 1;. DAVID KENNEDY,
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At the House cf William Ball, the ncr h fide of
M?rket-ffreet, between Front tnd Second-firsts, era
THURSDAY the 9th Day of May, instant: The s^le
to begin at NINE o'Clock in the Forenoon—A Gene
rd ASSORTMENT of
Silversmiths, Brafiors and Pewterers
TOO L S,
A Quantity of Unwrought and Old
COPPER and BRASS:
Just OPENING and to be SO D, By
TO BE LE T, GENTEEL,
Cotton and linen Checks,
Marseilles Quiltings,
Cord uroys,
Ticklenburgs,
Raven Duck,
Mens, Womens & child
rens cotton and thread
Hose,
' Cloths,
Buttons, &c. &c.
Likewise, Coffee, Soap and
Candles.