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WILLIAMSBUR G, Sept. i 5.
A few days ago the Kingfifher sloop, Capt.
Montague, arrived at Norfolk with Lieut. Gra
ham on board, to take the command of his A a
j.fty's ship Mercury Capt. M'Cartney being
put under arrest (for difooedience ®f orders it
is-said) and is to be sent to Boden to be tried
by a court-martial. [Purdie's Ga%).
John M'Cartney, Esq; late of his -Majesty's
ship Mercury, we are informed is robbed of his
commission by Lord Dunmore, because he would
not agree in all his Lordship's measures. We
underhand that this amiable gentleman is to be
sent to Boston, there to take his trial before a
court-martial For what ?—Becaufe probably
he would not consent to be a sheep ft— r, or a
Have to those creatures of infamy, who pursue
nothing but the deftrudion of this unhappy
country! (Pinkney's Ga%.)
Lord Dunmore has received another reinforce
ment from St. Augustine, of no less than be
tween twenty and thirty effective men, and soon
erpeds to have his army augmented to five
hundred, with whom, we hear, he intends tak
ing polTeflion of his palace in this city, which he
lately abandoned, if not prevented by those be
terms rebels.
From Hampton we learn, that Capt Squire
has fallen down to Hampton road, where he
now lies, and hasfcized three passage boats with
the negroes in them, by way of reprisal, he
fays, fd~ the llores, &c. taken out of his tender,
when drove ashore in the late storm; which
boats arid negroes, it is likely, he intends tak
ing taking into the King's service, to fend out a
pirating for hogs, fowls, &cr—A very pretty oc
cupation for the Captain of one of his Majesty's
ships of war.
In our last we mentioned the burning of a
nan of war's tender, near Hampton, and other
'circumftances relative to that affair, but find
the account is erroneous, and that we were mis
informed. The vessel was the property of Capt.
Colling, and the men belonging to the Magda
len. Capt. Squire and feme of his people were
on board at the time the vessel reached the shore
bit all left her except the gunner, the pilot and
a private man, who took to their boat next day,
and carried every thing they wanted, except the
guns, the veffefs tackle, and furniture, which
they gave to one Fin, near wbofe house fne was.
None of the nen were molested, 'but treated
with much civility. Ruth, the pilot, an ^me-
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WILMINGTON, (North-Carolina) Aug}.
CN Friday last in the forenoon arrived from Bla
den, where they had been (topped by the coun
ty committee, Lieut. Col. Jame^ Coton, and Meh.
Samuel and Jacob Williams. It appeared, after
repeated examinations before the committee, of
this town, that they had been eight days on board
the craizer with Governor Martin ; that they bad
advised him to till up several commissions in the
Anson militia, and in general were ill affe&ed to
the American Struggle for liberty. But on an im
partial representation of our pretent dispute, t -ey
requested to Sign the association, and voluntarily
took an oath to obey the regulations of the Conti
cental Congress, and the Provincial Convention,
to which they are now gone under the escort of
Messieurs Ewans and Blythe.
NEWBERN, (North Carolina,) Auguf 14.
Committee Chamber. Whereas all those
who have not fubferibed the articles of association,
have Sufficiently testified to the public that they are
enemies to the libeeties of America ; and as the
principles of fell preservation make it absolutely
necefliry that they Should be deprived of their arms,
iherefor&it is ordered that the Captains of the fe
vcral companies in this county and town require
of all such fufpe&ed persons, as well their fire arms
as swords, cutlafles, &c. and all gun powder, lead,
and other military Stores ; and that the said seve
ral Captains be impowered to give receipts for All
fetch guns, &c. and deliver them out to such per
sons of his or their company, not having arms,
&c. as may be willing to serve in the American
cause. By Order,
R, COGDELL, Chairman.
Sett. 8. On Saturday last we had a most violent
form of wipd and rain here. It began about half
after fix in the morning, the wind at N. E. and
continued til about two in the afternoon, when the
wind changed to W. N. W. The utaolt violence
of the gale was observed to be from two till four
o'clock, when providentially the storm abated ;
otherwise the swell, that mult have been thrown
into the harbour, would probably have overflowed
the greatest part of the town. It is as yet impos
sible to afeertain all the damages that have been
sustained along the sea coast, and throughout the
country; but if we may judge from appearance,
it must be very considerable. The following, how
ever, is as particular an account of the accidents
that happened as we have been able to learn.
A Sloop, Capt. Mulford, from New-York, drove
on Mr. Ellis's wharf, whereby a large breach was
made in her bottom ; a Sloop, Capt. Dogget, from
St. Croix, went aShore at Green Spring, but did
not receive much injury ; Hoop Sukey, Captain
Cochran, is a(hore at Brar river ; Ship Harmony
Hall, Capt. Greenaway, and a Hoop, Capt. Bell,
were drove athore below Otter creek, the former
of which has sustained considerable damage.
The following account from the Bar we were favour
ed with by Capt. Green, juf arrivedfrom thence.
Capt. Thomas Kent, ofBolton; Capt. James
Watt, of Philadelphia ; Capt. Hooton of Plymoufi
Captains John Kennedy, Hovens, White, Gene
do, Buck, Stringer, Webiter, and Truell, of
N®rth Carolina ; Capt. Annibal, from New. York
for Cape Fear; Capt. Stretcher, Capt. Dudley,
and five other veffcls not known, are all supposed
to be loft, together with their crews, as they have
net since been heard of.
Neffels wrecked at the Bar.
Captain Barber, ofPafqudtack, the crew saved.
Capt. James, of Marblehead, two men saved.
Capt. Hastie, of Glasgow, one man loft. Cipt.
Ciffon, of Whitehaven, four men saved. Capts.
Sandelin, Vollantine, and Hackburn, of North-
Carolina, ail saved. Capt. Clarke, of Edenton,
four men loft. Capt. Thompson, of Glasgow, one
man loft. Capt. Cullen Clarke, of Virginia, all
saved. Capt. Parker, of Pafquetank, on fliore at
Hatteras. Capt. Drinkwater, ashore. Three ves
sels, masters names not known, athore at Hatteras.
Captains Collier and Hayman were drove off, but
since returned.
“ Joseph Harris, the bearer of this letter,
has applied to me for protedion, as the people
of Hampton, andfome other places, have threat
ned his deftrudion, as they have found him to
have given intelligence concerning a smuggling
schooner which was seized in Cherryftone
creek. As the Fowey will soon leave the
province, i think him too ufeful to bis Majefy's
service to take away, he being well acquainted
with many creeks on the Eastern Shore, at
York, James river, and Lanfemond, and many
others, and of course a very ufefal person, espe
cially in tenders, as he is not acquainted with
the duties of a seaman, but accultomed to pi
lot, and had a boat for that use, which is now
detained by violence in Hampton harbour. He
has al ays appeared very sober and prudent, is
a freeman, and I could with Strongly to recom
mend him to fitch indulgence as his endeavours
may merit. Agreeable jo my Lord Dunmore's
application, I have sent up the Arundel, and
Mr. Atkinson her officer, and will fend Mr.
Ruth in the Liberty. 1 have taken such stores
and hawser, out of the Arundel, as belonged to
the crown, when with me employed on his Ma
jesty's service, and have fitted her with her real
private property.
W ATER TOW N, September rs.
By a vessel arrived from Cape Francois we learn,
that about seven weeks ago a vessel arrived there
from Bourdeaux, after fifty-two days passage ; the
master of which fays, that he saw in a French news
paper which he read, that the English ministry had
made an otter of Canada to the French King, it be
would engage not to assist the English colonies in
In the hurricane which happened a few days
ago, a house near the lower church in Charles
City was blown down, by which accident a child
about seven weeks old was killed, its mother
dreadfully wounded, and arother of her children
so terribly hurt that its life is difpaired of. Se
veral horses, cows, and other cattle are also de
stroyed.
rican, WAS cnJy secured as a witness against seve
ral notorious jbeep-fealers, whom there remained
great hopes of apprehending, but he was not
delivered up through fear of any threats from
his Lordship. He was released after it was
known that the Jbeep-flealers had escaped.
Many people, we learn, have loft their lives
in the late storm. The veSTel we mentioned in
our last week's gazette, as being call away and
deftrpyed, together with 'the most of her crew,
belonged to Mr. Roberts of Portsmouth. Lord
Dunmore it seems, fared but poorly in this hur
ricane, as by fonie accident or other, occasioned
by the confufion in which the sailors were, his
Lord Ship fell over-board, and was severely duck
ed. But, according to the old faying, those
who arc horn to be hanged will never be drowned.
The Rev. Mr. Herdman, of Culpepper, was
lately deprived of his parish for refufing to
preach the faft ferinon. This gentleman, it
seems, is no friend to our common cause, having
frequently expressed himfelf in terms highly de
rogatory to American freedom.
The following is the copy ofa letter written
by Capt. Montague, a little before his depar
ture for Boston, to bis friend Capt, Squire, of
his Maje Hy's ffiip Otter, recommending Joe
Harris, a runaway mulatto Slave belonging to
Mr. Henry King of Hampton, as a proper person
to be employed in the King's service.
Fowey, Hampton road, July 20, 1775.
" S I R,
And on the day after the disaster which happen
ed to his tender, which was chiefly manned with
run-away Negroes, he dispatched the following
letter to the the Committee of the town of Harap
ton, dated,
Otter sloop, Norfolk river, Sept. 10, 1775.
Gentlemen,
" Whereas a Sloop tender, manned and ^rmed
in his Majesty's service, was on Saturday the Second
inst. in a violent gale of wind, cast on Shore in Back
river, Elizabeth county, having on board the un
dermentioned King's Stores, which the inhabitan s
of Hampton thought proper to seize ; lam there
fore to desire, that the King's Sloop, with all the
stores belonging to her, be immediately returned,
or the people of Hampton, who committed the out
rage, mult be answerable for the contequences.
I am, Gentlemen, your humble servant,
The Hampton Committee having thought proper
on Monday last, to lay the above letter before the
Committee of this city, they represented to the
commanding officer of the volunteers here, the ne
cessity of fending down a fuffi lent force to pro'e&
the inhabitants of Hampton from any insult that
might be offered to them by Capt. Squire, whom
mediately communicated the lame to the volun
teers, when too men offered themselves, and next
morning set out on their march to Hampton ; where
it is to be hoped, Ihould the said Squire attempt
any thing hostile against the people there, that they
will be able to give a good account of him.—And
as to his requisition of the King's ffores, &c. that
were on board the tender, being delivered up to
him, it will be time enough to fettle accounts with
him after he hat made fatisfa&ion to the owners
of the several haves he has harboured (forme of whom
he now employs in the King's service) as well as for
the number of robberies be has fuffeied to be com
mitted in hogs and poultry, from sundry planta
tions.
" You have, in many papers, lately taken
the freedom to mention MY NAME, and there
to added many falfities. I now declare, isl am
ever again mentioned therein with any reflexi
ons, I will most assuredly seize your person,
and convey you on board the Otter.
I am, &c. MATTHEW SQUIRE."
I am, dear Sir, vour very humble servant,
•GORGE MONTAGUE."
Last week Capt. Squire sent the following im
pertinent letter, by a servant of Lord Dun
more's, to the printer of the Norfolk Ga
zette.
Otter fl,of, Norfolk river, Sept. 10, 17-r
“S I R,
MATTHEW SQUIRE.
" Swivels 6; mufquets 5; cutlaiLs 5; powder
horns 2 ; eartouch boxes 2 ; Swivel Shot 36 ; seine
and rope 1 ; an anchor and grapnel, with two ca
bles and hawser; boat's awning 1 ; iron stove 1 ;
with some lead."
the present dispute; but that the French Ring re
plied, that he would not accept it as a present, as
he could take Canada when he pleased. He also
read in the French papers, that the English miniS
try had offered Welt Florida to the Spaniards, on
condition that they would not assist the colonies ;
but the Spaniards had rejected the offer, bidding
the English Ambassador to remember the conduct
of the English when the seven provinces of Holland
revolted from Spain.
" I have jult time to acquaint you, that to
morrow, we intend to strike a decisive blow at St.
John's. —We have already had two Ikirmifhes, in
" The above is the best account I could obtain,
and I believe is a pretty jutt one.
" I have only to ?dd my compliments to all
friends, and request they will be kind enough to
excuse my not writing to them severally, as I have
this moment received orders to embark, and every
minute of time will neceflarily be taken up in pre
paring for my departure from hence, I am &c.
" Cel. Fleming, Mr. Trumbull, Capt. Quack
enbos, Mr. Pearcy. and Lieut. Van Waggener,
with my brother officers, desire their kind compli
ments to you and all friends."
Extras? of another letter from Mr. Walter Living
ston, Deputy Quarter Mafier General, dated at Al
bany, the loth or zsji infant, (Sept.) 1775, 10 u
Gentleman in New-York.
" Genera! Montgomery is by this time, either
in poifeffion of St. John's or defeated; he embark -
el with if or 12 hundred men, and a party of Ca
andianq whocame to Isle aux Noix, to join our
army, the number is not mentioned. Mr. Living
lton of Montreal, with a party of Canadians, at
tacked the King's troops, killed sz, and drove off
the remainder, he has lent for some men, to Isle
aux^Noix, and they are granted him."
Extract of a letter from an officer at IJle aux Ndx, to
bis jriend in New York, dated Sept. 1/, 1775.
N E W - P O R T, September 1%.
Several small vessels, which had been mott un
righteously taken by the (hips of war on this Station,
were last Monday (tripped of every rag of fails, all
the rigging except the Shrouds, all their small stores,
cables and anchors, turned adrift, and drove ashore
on Goat-Island, &c. These vessels, we understand,
belonged to poor laborious people, the whole tup
port of whole families depended on what they made
by freighting wood, &c.
Last Monday the Swan sloop failed to convoy fc
veral vefiels to Boston, which had been taken in and
off this port, viz. a sloop from Connecticut, bound
to the Weft.lndies, with horses, &c. a schooner
from the Weft-Indies, taken out of Stonington ;
andra large sloop from Jamaica, which had been to
New-York, failed from thence under pretence of
going to England, and pretended to put in here
for a malt ; and another sloop, with salt and some
sugar, from the Weft-Indies.
On Monday last the independent battalian, com
manded by Colonel Hyer, were reviewed by Ge
neral Wooster, and, by a variety of performances,
difeovered a proficiency in military discipline, ve
ry much to the approbation of the General, and of
may refpe&able Spectators.
Intelligence from the army now on an expedition
to Canada.
Extrad of a letter dated at the carrying place, near
Ticonderoga, Sept. 14, 1775, J rom an officer in the
New- Yorkforces.
" I have the pleasure to inform you that I have
at length reached this place with all rav people,
having been so fortunate as not to be left by one
of them on the way. They are a parcel of hearty
lads, and from some circumstances that have occur
red, I flatter myfelf they will not turn their noses from
the smell of gun powder, in the day of trial, which is
near at hand,as we intend Setting onto morrow morn -
ing, on our way to the Isle aux Noix, where I un
derhand they are impatiently waiting our coming,
in order to make an attack on the fort, which the
regulars have built at St. John's, we are so much
wanted there, that the boats are ordered to be in
readiness to receive the company under my com
mand, in preference to the others, it is said the
Canadians have positively refufed to take any part
at all in the dispute : I fancy they are a good deal
like and intend to join the strongest party,
although they supply both with provisions for the
read / penny. We have met with nothing but dif
ficulties and embarrassments, at every port on our
way.
66 The troops have been much retarded for want
of boats, &c. &c. some still det ined on that ac
count. lam in perfect good health, which I pray
God to continue, till I can give a good account of
that rascal Carleton, and his bloody backs, I call
them so, not so much for the colour of their cloth,
as for their base and savage conduct, in Suffering
the head of the brave Capt. Baker to be fevered
from his body, and fixed upon a pole at St. John's,
where it now remains as a monument of their savage
tempers, and n incentive to us, bravely to revenge
his death, or fall in the glorious attempt. I have
nothing new to communicate, except a small Skir
mish has lately happened near St. John's, occasi
oned by a party of about 50 men going out to re
conoitre ; they were furprized (it is said) by a par
ty of regulars, Canadians and lavages, who lay in
ambush, concealed in the hedge or very high grass;
we had five or fix men killed, and several wound
ed, four or five of whom have since died of their
wounds : Major Hobby and Capt. Mead of Con
necticut are (lightly wounded. The enemy had se
veral killed and wounded, among the former, a
certain Capt. Tyce, of John's town, Tryon coun
ty, a native of New-Jersey, who was formerly a
Captain in the service of that province, and an old
acquaintance of mine, but it now appears he was
a rank tory, I am very happy to think he met the
fate which I hope every rascal like him will (hare
before the matter is ended.
NE W - LONDO N, Sept. 8.
Three companies of the troops last railed in this
colony, are ordered to Stonington, and one com
pany to Lyme, where they are Rationed for the
protection of those p aces.
N E W-Y O R K, Sept. 27.
We hear from Duchess County, that last Satur
day fe'ennight, James Smith, Esq; a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas for that County, was ve
ry handsomely tarred and feathered, for anting in
open contempt of the resolves ofthe county Com
mittee, as was Coen Smith of said place for the
like behaviour ; they were carted five or fix miles
into the country. The Judge undertook to sue
for, and recover the arms taken from the tories
by order of laid Committee, and actually commit
ted one of the Committee, who aflilted at disarm
ing the tories, which enraged the people so much,
that they rose and refeued the prisoner, and poured
out their resentment on this villainous retailer of
the law.
September 18.
'' Tweedy's brig arrived here last evening from
Bofion, the Capt. fays be left it last Monday ; all things
tolerably quiet— No talk of any attack upon our army
—that the Capt. of the Nautillus was broke for quiting
bisfation inyour river, and letting the joldiers cloatb
ing pass by him —be plead that he was threatened by
your gallies, that be did not think it fafe to fay there
alone, but all did not avail; be is succeeded by Capt.
Greaves, nephew to the Admiral.—Perhaps you may
have a larger ftip, or more than one ; they don'tfeem
to like,our gallies. There are no more troops corneas
yet, and they confefs we are too frong for them.—
Captain Dean, in a sloop fromyour port, was brought
in be<eyeferday by the Rose man of war."
Extract of alerter from Newbern, in North-Caroli
na, dated September 9, 1775.
"We had a violent hurricane the 2d infant, which
has done a vaf deal of damage here, at the bar, and
at Matamufkeet, near 150 lives being left at the bar,
and 13 in one neighbourhood at Matamufeet.
“ Our Convention will rife next week, They have
agreed to raise 1000 men, to beftationed as follows —
200 at Newbern, 200 at Edentown, 200 at Salisbu
ry, and 400 at Cape Fear. Mr. James Moor, and
Mr. Robert How, of Cape Fear, are appointed Colp
nels. Francis Nafb and Alexander Martin, of Hillf
borougb and Salisbury, Lieutenant-Colonels. Thomas
Clark, oj HillJborougb, and John Patton, of Pamlico,
Majors, Dr. White, of Cape Fear, Adjutant.
“ 'lhere has been a conference held with the chiefs
of the Regulators, They have some fcrufles about the
oath adminiflered to them by Gov. Tryon ; but some of
them bavefgned a tef or association, and arenov,fign
i"g> an d apprehend no danger from them."
In Committee, Cbefler County, Sept. 25, 177 $.
Whereas some persons, evidently inimical to the
liberty of America, have industriously propagated
a report, “ That the military Associators of this
county, in conjun&ion with the Associators in ge
neral, intend to overturn the conftiturion, by de
claring an independency, in the execution of which
they are to be aided by this Committee, and the
Board of Commissioners and Assessors, with the arms
now making for this county ;" and as such report
could not originate but among the worst of men,
for the worf of purposes.—This Committee have
therefore thought proper to declare, and they do
hereby declare their abhorrence, even of an idea rtf
pernicious in its mature, as they ardently with for
nothing more than a happy and speedy reconcilia
tion, on constitutional principles, with that Rate
from whom they derive their origin.
Ey Order ofthe Committee.
ANTHONY WAYNE, Chairmen.
This Committee do recommend it to the inha
bitants of each township within this county, to
meet at their usual place or places for holding
elections in the fame on Wednesday, the 11th of
October inst. at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in or
der to chufe one or more Committee-men, to re
present them in Committee for the ensuing year ;
and the Committee so chosen are desired to meet at
the house of David Cowpland, in the borough of
Chester, on Monday the 23d of said month, at 10
o'clock, A. M. The Committee then ad
journed until Monday the 2d of October, to meet
in the borough of Chester, at 9 o'clock, A. M. at
which time and place the members of this commit
tee are desired to attend.
By Order of the Commitfee.
FRANCIS JOHNSTON, Secretary.
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unaining matter, in prose and verse.
tl^ firftwe'fl liven men, betides fix or fern
wounded, our enemy had nine Indians killed on
the spot, with twice as many wounded as we me
informed. The savages appear barbarous to the
la(t degree, not content with scalping, they dug up
our dead and mangled them in the most Locking
manner. I had the pleasure offeeing two of them
scalped as a retaliation for their barbarity. This
happened after ourlaft a&ion, in which none of us
was hurt. An armed boat, which threw (hells and
grape (hot tyrilkly for a time, though without do
ing mifehief, was fortunately divided by a salute
from a twelve pounder from one of our gundaloes^
It is said there were 30 regulars in the boat, who
all periled cither by thefliot or in the Lake. The
chief ohftacle we (hall meet with to-morrow, will
be a strong schooner, which we are determined to
board, she mounts eighteen nine pounders, and
was launched but two days before we took poss ffi
on of this island. How this enterprise will succeed,
God only knows, but I still have hopes to fee yotf
and all my friends once more at New-Yoik."
Extract of aletterfrom the camp at Cambridge, Scpt.is.
“ We have an account from Bolton, that they
are demolishing the south end of the town, in order
to build a fortification from river to river ; but we
have given over all expe&ation of their coming cut ;
on the other hand, from several deferte s who have
come in, we are informed, that they are preparing
to build barracks on the Charleftown tide, and
waiting for reinforcements."
Extras of a letter from New-Port, Rhode-Ifland,
PHILADELPHIA, ONober 2.
At less than Prime Cost,