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PHILADELPHIA.
Extras of a letter from France, dated Ma, 2^.
" Ourp ivateers and cruisers in the chattel
have raised the insurance in London. One of
m, friends here lately paid ten per cent, between
Dover and Calais. Capt. Cunnyingham impru
dently returning into Dunkirk with two prizes,
was appreheuded with his people, at the request
of the court of England, and put into prison, on
pretence of piracy, but having a eommifion from
Congress, they are difeharged •, the prizes howe
ver being reclaimed will be delivered up, the fit
ting out at Dunkirk being contrary to treaties,
which muff be observed till war is declared.
In CONGRESS, August 6tb, 1777.
THE Committee of Treasury report that the,
have conferred with the Managers of the States
Lottery, and fad that a considerable number of
Tickets remain unfold in the bands of the Mana
gers, as well as of their Agents in the federal
States ; that from the present fate of the Lottery,
and the uncertainty of the enemy's intentions; the
Committee recommend the drawing to be postponed
till the sixth day of November next ; and that a
further quantify of Tickets be transmitted to the
faeral States ; and that it be recommended to
their refpeaive executive powers to give all the
affiance they can to expedite the salts thereof.
Resolved, That Congress concur with this re
port, and direct the Board of Treasury to cause
th fame to be carried into effeff.
Copy from the Journals,
WILL UMC. HOUSTON, Dep. Secretary.
KINGSTON, (Efopus) August 18.
Extraff of a Letter from Lewis-Town, dated
Aguft 2.
" It appears that the British fleet, up
wards of 300 fail, after several intricate
movements, that left it doubtful which way
they intended to steer, as they sometimes
teemed to bend their course for the Dela
ware, sometimes to the Westward, some
times to the Eastward, and sometimes out to
sea finally went out to feaon the firftofAuguft
with a south wind, lying pretty near it with
an easy fail---and on the second of August
had not been seen on the coast.”
Our latest advices from the Northward
mention, that Lieut. Col. Willet had ar
rived at Albany, directly from Fort Stan
wix, to conduct a reinforcement, intended
for the garrison—That he left the troops
there in high spirits.---That Col. Butler,
had come in as a flag, demanding a surrender
of the fort, informing Col. Ganfvoort, the
commandant, that Albany had been for
some days in the hands of Burgoyne To
, which the 'other replied, that if he had no
other business to tell him, he might retire,
for that he would not surrender the fort, as
long as he had a man to defend it. We are
farther informed, that the said Butler, and
fobnfton, are in very disagreeable circum
stances, with refoed to their interest with
their savage followers, who are dwindling a
way daily, on account (as they fay) of their
having been deceived. It seems these gentry
had assured the Indians, that there would be
no difficulty in taking the fort, as our people
would run away, immediately on their ap
proach : The Indians are the more irritated
by these falfe assurances, as in consequence
thereof, they have foffered so much ; having,
by every account, loft their principal warri
ors or chiefs, and between 3 and 400 of their
friends, in the late engagements with Gen.
Harkeman, and Lieut. Col. Willet, Ge
neral Arnold has marched with a brigade to
the relief of our brave little garrison ; CoL
Willet has returned with him, all in high
t^ten out cfa canteen, which 1 delivered to
Gen. Schuvler, which canteen I received
from Col. Van Dyck, who separated part of
the wire from the falfe bottom to fee whether
it was the canteen I was sent for, arid who
after taking out this letter, and letting out
tome rum, returned it into the canteea with
out breaking the seals.
Bar. J. V. Valkenburgh, Lieutenant.
June 16, 1777.
Spirits @nd with a firm refolutoh of hum
bling our malicious and unprovoked foes in
that quarter.---Our army is yet at Sillwater,
and we expert itwill remain their till the ar
rival of the Hon. Major General Gates, who,
with a party of light horse, last Saturday pass
ed through thih town, on his way to the
northern department.
BOSTON, August 21, 1777.
Extract of a' Letter, dated Still-Water,
August 11, 1777.
" This Moment two Soldiers (taken some
Time face with Capt Lane, Col. Alden's Regi
ment, near Fort-Ann) arrived in Camp, and fay,
" That they deserted from Lake- George two Days
face, after being obliged tofwear they would not
take up Arms against the British King. They
further inform, they were, with other Prisoners,
obliged to work at bard Labour, they bad for
Overseers; Hessians and other Foreigners, who
were Cruel to them in tie greatest Degree. That
tbeir whole Force was at Fort Edward, having
no more Troops at Fort George, Ticonderoga, &c.
than were Efficient for Guards, &c. &c. Scalp
ing is become a Trade, scarcely a Day pafrs but
more or less are scalped by the Savages. Last
Night one (hared the fame Fate within 10 Rods
of our Hospital, most of our Officers who are
Prisoners with the Enemy, are sent to Canada,
Captain Lane excepted, who is to return home on
Parole. General Lincoln is expelled here this
Day."
Since our lad arrivedjafe into port at the east
ward and Joutbward, two prizes, the former
with 1000 quarter casts (berry andzo ditto claret
wine, 70 tons fait and feme medicines : the latter
with a 1000 barrels of beef, pork and butter, &c.
HARTFORD, August 25.
Last Tburfday nigbt Gen. Persons with 7 or
800 men went on Long IJland to bring off a
party of the enemy posted at Setalket, which be
intended to have taken by furprize ; but it seems
that, by means of some infernal tory, they bad
been apprized of bis c ming for many days, and
were so strongly fortified as rendered the attempt
inefefluali However, be took a number of
blankets and 12 or 13 borfes belonging to the
British troops, and returned the next day in fafe
ty.—Tbis (hews bow much we fuffer from in
ternal foes, who get knowledge of our most secret
movements, and find means to convey it to the
enemy.
AHeffian officerand four privates, deferred
from Fort Edward, who inform that about
6000 ot the enemy's troops were at Fort Ed
ward.— Gen. Arnold is gone to the West
ward. Gen. Gates is arrived at Albany;
his coming is very animating to our army.
Great numbers of back inhabitants are flock
ing down with their families, having left
most part of their substance behind them.—-
Their case is truly deplorable.
S&urdaj mrsisg lap, th Pvwdw Mill at Gla,*b»r,
it tbit flat# byfrat niatstuk fire aid bno s,. -^Mr.
Stocking wba <uHrhcd iu tbt mill, w.tb thru of bit font,
Mr. Kimbtrl, tbt aittrnt,, and a,rang lad, fa to a milh,
in that fact, wfft in it at tbt time ts tbt txfltfisn-.tbt
•id gewkmaw, bit three fat, and tbt ttber lad expired the
fast da,.---Mr Kimbtrl, burnt in fab a manner that bit
life it dtf,artd.f ; it fast tbt mill bad bttn £•'*£ but a
few minutes, cubes tbit a^fulcatsflro/>bt ba,,mJ; ,ccjfi
tittd „,babl, b, tbt wri net being Jufaimti, Qtt.
Afew daysfo.ee was sent into a fafe port a
prize brig, taken by the (hip Oliver Cromwell,
Capt. Seth Harding, belonging to this State.
Said brig was bound from Cork to Newfound
land, laden with beef, pork, butter, flour, bread,
and some dry goods, burden 160 tous.
Extras of a Letter from General Schuyler,
dated Fort Edward, July p, 1777, to the
Council of Safety of the State of New-
York.
'' Last tight I was honored with your Let
ters of the stb and 7th instant.
" What could induce General St. Clair
and the general officers with him, to evacuate
Ticonderoga, God only knows. Not a battery,
as lam well informed, was opened against it.
The Garrison amounted to above Five Thou
sand Men, in high spirits, healthy, fufriently
fupplyed with provisions, plenty of Ammunition,
and the eastern Militia, in full march to it's aid.
^ Col. Williams in a letter of yesterday's date.
informs me that it «Ms imputed to ifapr^rs. 1
afore you that not the leaf syllable, in any of my
orders, or letters, contains the leaf hAt of fuc°b
an intention, on my part, indeed the contrary is
held up in them, and fuccours p<faively premised.
" My situation is truly dijagreeable, but I
truftfach as it is, l (hall acquit myfelf with ho
nour, and if General St. Clair with the army,
(houldjoin mej I (hall dill hope to prevent the e
nemy from coming to Albany." (A true Copy.)
DIED. Last Saturday Night, Mr. Zacha,
riah Seymour, in the 56th Tear of bis Age.
Tbcfolfoift§ ir a Narrative tfpart rs the Trarafaaim
At anAmar Firt Siarwix face the iftetfifre $f tfa
P'acs b, tbt Eta,, giv^ i* Mav*fcri,t by Liso#afc
C^ckri ^i^t. es tb& Garrifex.
ON Saturday Evrßiag August z 3, five Bittm ar
rived frith Sterns for the Ga rifon. About the
fima time ^a difcorrnd a aa^bar of fi eg a little
better tbam a mile fom ths north waft earner rs the
f^rt The ftorei ware all got fafe in, and the troy
whieb ware a guard to the bitten marched np. Tae
captain of th# batteas, and a fw if hit m,a dela,iag
their time about the bwi, were , fired on by a part, of
Indians, which k lied ene man and weeaded two ; the
ca trie himialf wai taken prifener.
Next merging ths aMmy appm-ed in the edge of
the weeds about a m?e below the fort, where they
took raft in order ta iavel it npea &t quarter, and
to cut off thac # m puricarion with the c uatry ; fOR
whence they fiat in # fl g, wW told us of their groat
power, firutyh and deuiraieariou, in fuels a manner
as gav3 as # Whi to fappefa they were net peffflfed
es frength {efficient to take the fen : Our aufwer wae
a determination to fa,port it,
Al day on raonday we were wuch annoyed by a
ffirp fire of ^fatry fem the Indites and G rrnan
riffs men, w ich, a, cur men were obliged to be ex.
posed on the we k> hilled one ^d woEhd+d feren.
The day after the fi iag was not fa heavy, and car
men under better cover ; ail thO/damage was ent ma#
killed by a rilh bill. This evening indicated frae
thing in contemplation by the enemy< The Indiana
were uacemmsal, noisy ; they made most horrid yol
!iw F'" pm " 113 <ve^iag ia the woods hardly a
mile from the fort. A few cannon ware fired among
them.
Wednhfdey morning there was an unufiial fileace.
We difeevered far M the enemy marching along the
edge of the we@ds downward#. Aoout eleven c'c'eck
three men get into the fort, who brought a inter from
General Harkaman of the Tryon ceumtv militia, ad
vising ustha the was atE Ik. (8 milescff) with part of
his milisie, and parpefed to force his way to the fort
far our relief. It order to reader him what service we
canid in his march, it was agreed that I fboald make#
felly from the fort with ago men, mfi^ieg of ear half
Ganfevorts,oae halfMaff^chufens&iite &:ne field pica
(an iron three peuader.) The men wwe iuftandy pa
raded, aad I ordered the fallowing difpefifo gobi
made ; thirty mem for the advance guard, to be com
manded by Capt. Van Benfcanton, and Lieut. Steck
well ; thirty fer the war guard under the command of
Capt. Alien, of M ffrchufetts troops, and Lieut.
Deuffindoif; thirty fer fl k guards, to be command
ed b, Capt. -.---. from Mafftchafetti and Esfiga
Chafe. The main bad, farmed into tight fubdivifi
one cemmandad by Captain Blacker, Lieutenants Co
mine, Bagardus, MeClenuer, Csiraurder ; Enfigae
Bagley, Lewis, and Dnaifen ; Licut. Ball t^e #ul,
fupernumary efficer, to march with me. Capt. Jan
fon to bring up rhe rear of the main body. Capt.
Swartwaudt with Eafigns Magee, Ament and 5 o me#
to %drd the field piece, which was under the aireaie#
of M p j)r Badlow.
Nothing could be mere fortunate than this eater
prifr. We totally routed two of the enemy's encamp
ments -defrayed all the prerfions that were in them,
brought off upwards of 50 brafi kettles,tad mere then
100 blankets, (two articles which were much needed)
with equity of puGew, temhawk#, fpsars, ammo
nitron, cleathing, des.&ias, a variety ©f Indian as.
frirs, and five cekun, (the whole of which on our re
turn to the fort were difpkydd on our fhg sass under
the continental flag.) The Indians took chiefly to
the woods, the rest of the troops thra at thrir psst te
the river. The number of men left by the enemy is
uucerjaia ; 6 lay dead in their encamrmrnts, z -cf
which were Indians; several fcattared ab^ut in the
weeds ; but there greatest lsf ; appeared to be ia er f
£ag the river, and no incoaiderable number upon
the oppnite Ihare. I was happy in preventing the
men from scalping even the Indians, being defines if
peffible to teach even the favagas !umpnit^ ; but rig
men were much better employed, and knot in etceUot
order. We were out so long that asemWr of British
regulars accompanied by what ladings &c c^d be
rallied, had marched down to a thicket an the «&r
fide of the river, about 50 yards frora the raed wa
were to pafi ea our return ; near this place I had or
dered the field piece ; --the ambush was net quite
formed when we differed th*m, and rave them 3
well direaed fire. Here especially Mj. B chow writ
his field piece did c^afiderable ^xecuri^a-. Here eWe
the enemy were aneyed by the firs as several canncn
from the firt, as they marched round to form the ara
bafcade --The easmy'# fi a was very wild, an£ though
we were very mtch ex,afed did ^ exscufo *t all.
We brought i< four prifoners,' three of r-hich ^73
wouadsd. O eof tk prisoners is a Mr; Gv^rge Si-m-
J'U'A es Montreal ; ho as Litiut. in a company es