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7 Ukewije forgot that there is a, fitch thing as a
treaty ju^hng between us." The relation of this
wbimfcA conference gives much I.^afinefs to the
Dutch merchants, and their High Mlgb&fffes,
wb? are in detibe-ation whether it will be meft
prudent to flaw their teeth to the Barbarians, by
fending a Squadron into the Miditerranean, or to
Jatisfy their avidity by fending prefects to the
Regency."
• PHILADELPHIA, July 29.
Extras of flatter frra General WaJhngn to Cengrtfs,
\ datcd %l, 2fo 1777.
Ids myfdf the honour to transmit you a copy of
ray Uttar to General Hewe, of th© 16 A inf. prmp&g
aw exchange between Generals Lee and Prefcot. I
dispatched it early the next morning, arid prefect it
get to hand on the 18th. A#yet.l toe not received
hi# answer."
Entree ofa huff frra General Wafoi„ro* te Genial
Hews, dated New 7"j% 7 u 'j 16, '777°
" Sir -Tta farmee rs war haring thrown M.j^r
G>. Prefect into ear hand#, I beg leave to propufe
his exchange fir that of Mfrr Gee. Lee. Thia pre
pafitien bring agreeable to the letter and spirit «f the
^gmment febfiiting between as, will, I hope have
year approbation. lam the more induced to expe&
it, as it will net only remove one ground of centre
verf, between ui, but in its coifiquenm <fr& the
exchange of Lim. Col. Campbell, and the h.ffio
field officer#, far a like number of curs ofcquil n*k
in year p + ff ffi u.
" I &^1 ba obliged by yeuranfwer upen the fab
j a, affixing yr that Mfo Go. Pr feat fha?l bo
fat in if t^a prepefod exchange is receded to, either
on t^e prevent ral^fc^eri es Gm Lee, or your pro
m-fotkat ?ht f as fall immediately take place en
Gia. PrefcoA return.
I have the heneur to be, &c.
G. WASHINGTON.
To hit Excellipcy Si? William How."
Publfo db, freer #, Coagr-fs,
CHARLES THOMSON, S^'m
A CONGRESS, h, 25, 1777. Ref.hwed, That
C.hgr„ bawa aju# fafi ofthe writ of Lieutenant Colonel
My, and the officers aid men wider bis command who
d,%nijbed tbfir prudence, a&tei, enterprixe, and valour
is & Lite afydirim to Long IJlaxd; aid Lt an Agent
fwi,d hi provided b, & Cemmtfar, General ej Military
,ms and prefated to Lieutenant Colonai M igs.
Reffved, That fogrefe haw ajif fafe of the gate
bebroier of Lieutenant Colonel Bmrten of a miitia regiment
of the&ate of RhodeAJlend and Providence Plantations and
the bravs officers end men of bis,art,, who difogufe d.
their vate ©dadfcfo in makingprifaers of Major Gene
ral Prefect of the British arm,, and Myer Wiliam Barritg
m, bit Aid de Camp ; aid that an elegantfrerd be previ
dedb, the Cenmtfa, Gextra! of Militar, sere, and pre
fated to Lieutra^t GoLnel Bartm. ——
Extroft fan tot minute,.
CARLES THO MSON, S,cre%.
FISH KILL, Aug. 7.
Last Monday, three Hessian deserters
passed through this Town on their way to
Gen. Walhington ; who left the British Ar
my 15 Daysago, They gave the following
intelligence; that 72 of their people were
killed at the battle at Fort Ann, including 2
Majors three Indians, and a great many
wounded ; That a short time before, a dif
pure happened between the Brunfwickers
and Britfh, on account of their proportion
of Rum being detained, the former in the
fray killed 82 of the latter. They further
inform, that they had little other proving
than flour and salt pork, and that near two
years pay had been detained from them;
that the whole of the British army were a
bout 10.000, including British, Foreign,and
a few Canadian troops, and that the Indians
were to return home.
The men seemed intelligent, and said it
was their opinion, that two thousand men
might have withstood the force of their ten
thousand, at the advantageous passes of Ti
conderoga and Independence. It much fur
prized their army to find the forts evacuated,
though at the fame time it was transporting
to them to find large piles of provisions,
ammunition eloathing and intrenching tools
ready to their hand. They fay about 200
of our people, on the retreat, were taken as
they were asleep in a Barn.
Extract of a Letter from Fort Stanwix,
July 28.
" We havereceived frequent intelligence
here, that Sir John johnfon has ordered Col.
Butter to fend about 200 indians, to visit
r h e fort and parts adjoining, who were to
set out the 3d of Augwft,from near Ofwego.
And that Sir John with about 1000 troops,
WATCH CRYSTALS to be had, (if applied for foon)of T, Hilldrup. Hertford, Augufl 1n7%
Extras: of another Letter from Fort Stan
wix, July 28.
" Yesterday this garrison was alarmed by
the firing of four guns, when a party were
immediately sent out to this place, which
wa^&bOut 506 yards from the fort; butthe
villians were fled, having shot, scalped and
tomahawked two girls and wounded a third.
The girls had been cut gathering rafberries.
By the best ddeoveries we could make, they
appeared to have ^een four Indians who
perpetrated these murders: We had 4 men
with arms who had just passed by that place;
but these mercenaries of Britain came not to
fight, potto lie in wait to murder; and it
is equally the fame to them, if they can get
a scalp, whether it be from a folder or an
innocent babe. These Indians, we are in
formed, are some of those sent out by Sir
John Johnson, Col. Ciofe, and Butler."
Welorn ft&m h Nmhwtrd, b, a folder wh^ kad
bean mid: ? a prifiaer 32 the retreat f/o^ Tic&ad^s-
O, but kzi face rattle bfo ffc&pe, that th#re were in
the h^&fc in which he wag cesa^d, 170 es duTtaem,
wewnded, red that !.a. #» epe> field &s.r that place, he
had fee^ 1 go of their dend.
Ezc*a tis a letter fram Albax,, A^g. 4,
"As to acres, we h r ve bet little &f ernfemmee ;
ear erm'y have dei r fkirmifhtswi.h parties ff I d ; exs
a *d Rfrlari. .Th hetia&s daily fcip m^, wo^on
#ed chi'dgem, and by what I cam teaiß, there is wry
little diff^eece betye,# the R^gc art tad Indian:, fir
whe^ M:fi M'Cr^u was butchered axd scalped, a large
wesb*f es R<gu!m where at a little d.ft&^ce, f,e&a
tere f the hwrridz&.
" Oerartny ~ih came fa Silwatar this day or to
raarr&w ; Col W raer't party iecreafet, he ha# new
3000 sfah h 4 M, anl receives dV, r@i^fe repeat,?'
T'etaeft a^coert? fay, th# fl et «f jh^ which he
rated a?^et th^ Cep^e of the Dr.'awere d:fa,parted.;—
Vriu N a @ the co jeftarea about thrir d^ftiaarica --
fim^ fry they ^ foad te the Eaflaard, to lead at
Rhede- ifliad er near fa --ethers fay thay are baaad
up the N^rih River, and that th* ^aba toira of part
ei the to ips, w^e a taa- reevre es the enemy to drew
&ff a^d divide ear erir-y : to fup„rt thoir epixe^,
thy farther fay, Hat the greater part &fthe Briffh ar-
M ,> were left oa S^atsa Ifiaad, that a number r ftt_,
goat are coll«6bd and col^&ag at Kie^fb idge, and
that th@y are duly iacrefog there ar„_4fo. la
£>#~<-fr rr-r'~CT <%^ q&MCT ~M V%fa had lA
deterreiaate, wherefore little dependence ii to be ,xt
d,ea them. However, we may rationally ceaj &^%
that the earay are medimiag a blew faaewhpre, and
we must not be idle, be; keep a good lockout in or
der ti repel it.
BOSTON, August
We have an account that eleven deserters from
Halifax, arrived at Newbury-Port last Friday,
who report that Captain Manley- was carried
in there by the Rainbow about a fortnight ago
before they le r t that place. Also that Capt.
Hill, prize Master of the Fox, killed 57 of the
Flora's bands before she was retaken. *
Last Friday morning an exprejs arrived with
an account of about 150 of yeffels being jeen
from the heights of Cape Ann, landing to the
northward.
Saturday last about 200 men from this town
voluntarily engaged for one month, to go and
work upon the fortifications in this harbour.
PROVIDENCE, August 2.
On Friday fe'nnigbt two seamen, belonging to
the Diamond frigate, were made prisoners at
Prudence, and conduced here.
Next day the fecoud Lieutenant of the Lark
frigate, a midfoipman and a boy, who bad been
diverting tbtrnfeves with (hooting, were taken at
the fame Ijiand, by a small part, of men, under
Major Adams.
On Monday two Hessian grenadiers deserted
frm Rhode Island, and arrived here. They in
form, that great uneasiness prevails among their
countrymen, particularly on account of their be
ing defrauded of a large donation lately sent
them from England, which had been f/biefted
to so many deduffions, Commfans. &c &c. that
when a dividend was made, there remained
only five coppers to each man ! Numbers of the
Hessians had fpirt enough to refufe accepting the
gratuity, and were determined to defers when op
portunity offered.
NbW-LONDON, August 8.
Last Wednefdjy was executed at Nor-
made up of Bnt'rfh, Tories and vagabonciCa
nadians, are with Butler, and ill the Indians
they can muster to follow as soon as possi
ble."
The flop Betsey, Capt. AVill^m Pack
wood, of this place, is arrived arafafe I'crt,
from St, Euftati^, with 3000 bushels of salt.
Capt. Champlin in thcAmerican-Revenue
Privateer, has sent intoa fafe Port, a Prize
Schoorer with 220 Hog,(heads of Rum.
Ihs is the third Prize outef five t^ken by
him, fafe arrived ; the others are not given
over.
HA R T F. O R D, £**%# 11.
Ex rz.& of a loiter f^m tn ©fficvr ^tdiSizdiee »t Peeks
Kil tohu f i^nd in this to^x, de^dAfrit 3.
We 4aro# received ^ actsuxt of ah ext aordam, is
fame of <rutt< a Fert Eaivapd. AJm^ll ag°ja.iugiguard
qva, so retted d 6) 400 regulars and rations - 1 be, task a.
fker, frtyed him Q vurnded bin in ten ,iam niib
kuiv/ ana ^orxabw&ks, tk:%fc&l,gd bi 3 ; ajtrgMW the,
'*' ff^b b^ bauds cx^fabod; kiiki aid scalped three
,ryum arrngged a, cld<wo%au aud girl out ?fthe brafe,
kx^d and /cafoa ibe old quotas, frtf t^too Irate f ball
through the 6^ of tbs girled tux scalped bar. Tie girl
qfe&l a fv.eat be^rt to 4# officer ix the o^em,'s Jervico, a-da
^, gr& ''„• ~ " Hear, Cb H ainui ! and give ear.
Oh, emeries ! aid be artujed as afre^ iioß of the i±fer
xaftreci, ojiur em^io, wbo : devil lih, delight in the
uyf bath#r&us a&s sfnewly, f,ert ibt^fbues iv itfaiug
the mtfexcruciating wferi§s ,* their fellow-creature,, and
bore ax itsfai^bie tbirf fir b^mas bleed, whbout difcri—
umation ofjrHud or fee. Triable at, and foe from and
AV#?* hu ge,fee's fpeieus ,reclama?io3 as,zu vueuld a fiake
impregaa, ed ^vitb ever, *'fcbif to us, ear ovum and gof
teriy, tbatthefrffewer of our race it cm,able f.
D#a. L<(>%arc <u@ bought btre to da] e* a borfe litter
and rwe b&,r qc ll recover Setae dis graafrf in bisfitu
atiox,, wiib a lew tyecerdriac b^bit es bed,, <u^b bad
attended Dim from his having the fmali „x ce^g mueb iu
cre^cd brought oxa kind f&lirittw &wbi.b ecctffad the
uuba„, accident, a^d caxuet be imputed to Hot, bp ay
Rear,,. 63 a deliberate all -.9 bit from m, twe obfovetiow,
as be left t^ii ptee but a da, or t-w, before the accident
b^ppeued, 11,1,4 it my ^ut, thus far 10 obfovt, at be is
jet enable to aufwerf, famfit ; though be bat bi# reafou
jet it umab^e t? /peak.
We b^jc certa n itfelligme that the f *m, left the
capes of Lia<vare 8 e clack la, Friea, merui^g mad feed
ty&ard^Wl BOW, at lover have, ex,#3 ^etu here."
Extra& cf aaeteer lerar fr©, the fime G^wtloma,
d^ted P^4i-Kis, ^ug^fi 6, 1777.
? ", We th q,t Hard uethixg fthe enraj's JL rtarriving e!
its mh; have urtHx, fecial. The two brtfodu that
creffid the nertb river are returned. A letter frim General
Beamier ofsbe 2d infant infors.^ That Burgo„e bat bft
„*£! —-"f*U —axl-TCPAQyi^ ^Lto^.tr,,+ # ^ biifree
-IQt eur a%, w^ at S CT %e, a ^d be tb.ugbt mu, men#
de<w? nearer to A ban, to he pre,er, reinforced."
9be General /sob , 1 eftHe State ate %fjed to „ fc ,
i^bisteutu. ex 3 easejdy xsxt,& 8 o'Cle-4:u .be forex,ex,
I, order of bi;Q/fy G verier Trumbull.
As have acquits fro« New Yrk which sah it proba
bit that Captain Maul, is take* and carried%x.hue.
&x tie ig;6 of ful, a little child abut three ,eaeef age
to Mr, Lbapmau ofTl'axd, wa ; j filedew. of acart (a,
, T','5 ™" " ""'"' ^^h ^k l )^arkt fell ^at
(fsbad,) beat cgst,, one 0, the vbttis. b, oolicb blew
be lavgwfad three erfoxr b@e , / ibex tyireti. Tbfte
i^.re lu the cart at the some ttm ^ other cbilfrex, ^S' #
t^igb throws cut, receiv'd *0 hurt. A^d on t^ ? burfde,
so losing twoffth aa^btere 0/ Mr. Sa^.lW,, to as
ib, cvere pefogra r a #ill damfaehew fill i^e the ,md
and ivere both drowned. Th, were iu tbe w&t.r ,<bablj,
aent an b:ur btfre the, were feu^d. — — S^cb ,loviducts
are excud.ngi, iftai^g to furv viug r%tiq;cs§,xd 4cqu&iu
taxet, andem&u ver, ixfru&roc ts,„, clhhe laying ;
loud', catag ufaus so attend to cur S. sieurs direßsra, to
*' c ^ f^2y% f^rtoH I T , ~so wj Joeing.
£O be l&id at puo,i~ LifLia, ^tta,, &• 2§"a
, x °{, a t iffift. on the w£#rf fvmer.y nT„d by
J^r. Elite, ir MiJ^ifywn, at 3 fyeck P. M. the
fih^p.et GREy ciCUND, benuuicJ;&&. 30 sori,
with ail her mk,3 xad &pp^r 1.
MATTHEW TALCOTT.
Mi^dUtowm, Au, 8 1^77
[) 'vERIEufcata v¥r\4teiu A ^^ a h >O.. 7"
i>i t^ue Highland pziffor!, v z. A ^taJer
Adama, Jseoj Toot a d R} t S^iih rli sot
net, freak broken E^g ; fa ; .Torr, a,,d S^ h bad
b4wa coats and brewn Wr A^^/s halt ab^ft ted.
Whomever will take u, feid prifo&l and c^fi&e
them, cr .etsrii ihem <© # he cc^rcl an f c^r^fyrn
d^ce rad fifir, es W&flfi 11, th 1! have fi^ drilara
rework aid charges p^d by
DAVI;) MOSLEY, Co f fr ffiff .
V/I'fi&d, A^r 0 1777
O• R< ED ¥i ft^od,iuot i^p^&r^M^v inti
-0 f.aib.r ^ tU thirtmh T:^i ? t^* Ihife,
ete^ thirst. ,ha^d# a^d h&:f Qh m^ mr,
^d, a tltci ^kij Ho ft, t^a all ; f,^ Perfe
has a large m^e, ha both fi '<s a fenU far
so ^ia fareh^ad, r^ri^hii head v&r, h^h. .bretd*i
wit the idu^ D. O. &a buh cf-L f~* ^&.
W^aever will 0. &y ha^uk^ ^, 'ir li Hi, ^,3
will ie are hira to tka rwr^r, gt fo< 1% rt frd u hg @
he is ffi^h b, entitled ^ i^ri^ to D 11^ it%
aid ell a^cfffvy ch^fs -'d hr
a Ihan r:L?f er,
W^fi/d, JJ, 30, !„ 7 .
with, John pecn.'s, of this tewr, Mariner,
for the murder of William Garrick, as has
been mentioned in ths paper: Ige has left
a widow and five small Children.