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eff to his assistance, and quells the mutiny. Aher which
21 of the prisoners were brought on shore, and commit
ted to prison. A. Jury of Inqueflbeing summoned to
fit oa the body of the deceased, after about forty four
hours examination of the prisoners separately, found,
from their o^n confeffion, eleven principals and accom
plices, acceffary to the murder, who are now in goal
waiting for trial.
N E W P 0 R T, August it.
Qn Mond y the zift ult. a Committee from the Honorable
General Assembly of the State, then fitting in this
town, waited on his Excellency the French General,
with the following Address, viz.
,^ H E Representatives of the State of Rhode Island
I and Providence Plantations, in General Assembly
convened, with the most pleasing fatisfaaim. take the
carlieft opportunity of congratulating the Count de Ro
chambeau, Lieutenant General of the army of His Most
Christian Majesty, upon his fafe arrival within the Uni
ted States. Upon this occafi@n we cannot be too exprtf
five of the grateful sense we entertain of thegenerous and
magnanimous aid afforded the United States, by theirii
luftrious Friend and Ally : Sufficient had been the proofs
of his zeal and f/fendriiip : The present instance must
constrain even envious, disappointed Britons, to venerate
the wisdom o f bis Councils, and the fiocerity of his no
ble mind. We look forward with a most pleasing expec
tation to thread of a campaign, in which the allied force
of France and these United States, under the smiles of Di
vine Providence, maybe productive of peace and happiness,
to the contending powers, and mankind in general. Weaf
fure you, Sr, cur expectations are enlarged, when we
confider the wisdom of His Most Chriftiao Majeft io your
appointment, as the commander of his army destined to
our affipaoce.
Be assured, Sir, of every exertion in the power of this
Slate, to afford the necessary refreshments to the army
und r your command, and to render the service to all
ranks as agreeable nd happy, as it is honorable,
To which his Excellency was plea ed to return the fol
lowing Answer.
Ge^emen,
r , H E King niy Mafier, hath sent me to the assistance
' of his good and faithful allies the United States of
America. At present I only bring over the vanguard of
a much greater force defined for their aid, and the King
has ordered me to a ffure them, that his whole power shall
be exerted for their support.
The French troops are under the ftri&eft discipline ;
and, anting under the ordersof General Washington, will
five with the Americans as their brethren ; and nothing
^1 afford me greater happiness than contributing to their
Lacens
I am highly sensible of the marks of refpeß shewn me
by the General Assembly, and beg leave to assure them,
that as brethren, not only my lite, but the lives of all
the troops under my command, are entirely devoted to
their service.
(Signed)
The Count DE RCCHAMBEAU.
PHILADELPHIA, August 29
Extraft of a letter dated at Hillfborongh, North Caroli
na, July 23, 1780.
" A party of our militia, commanded by seven Cap
tains of Light-horse, made an attack on a body of To
ries under the command of one Col. Moore : the eldefi
of our Captains, Gilbrett Hall, together with five others,
fell in the engagement ; the other Captain and one Lieu
tenant were wounded ; 70 of the enemy were killed, 100
taken prifonerr, with 300 horses, and a confderable quan
tity ofbaggage.
“ A second attack was made on a party of about 130
Tories, commanded by Col. Ferguson, a noted Tory from
the northward, and 70 Light-horse of Cathcart's legion,
commanded by a Captain Hook, on the 12th inflant, by
a party of So or 90 militia, under the command of Cob
Neale, the furprize was compleat, Ferguson, Hook, a
Lieutenant and 7 others were killed on the ground, and
a Major, two Lieutenants, and 27 taken, many of whom
preface dead of their wounds, the remainder were dis
persed; some accoutrements for Light-Harfe, and * num
ber of horses were also taken—of the exaft number we
have not certain accounts—our iofs wa, only one man
wounded. Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidfeo of
the Continental line, with a detachment of 160 Light
horfe, from B. Gen. Rutherford's brigade on the 21st
inst. made the third attack on about 5 or 600 Tories,com
manded by the infamous Samuel Bryan, near Cooler's,
pn Pee- Dee, killed 3 cr 4, tookqo, and put t' e remainder
to flight with more precipitation than we fled from Bry
an Creek ; none halted till they had reached the enemy's
post at the Waxaws, where they threw the whole into
the utmost cenfufion and con ft ernation, Their whole
time since, has been employed in conftrufling fortifica
tions for their fafety. Col. Davidson was wounded in
the body, 'tis feared mortally, 2 privates wounded Right
ly, but not a man killed—to Davidson's misfortune may
probably be attributed their escape.
“ After the enemy had evacuated their post at Cher
raws, one Capt, Thomas with 25 men, (all of whom
had taken proteaion from the King of Great Britain)
marched down to a narrow part of Pee- Dee, and took a boat
going to Georgetown, with most of the enemy's plunder,
and 102 men of the^ift regiment."
Extr^a of a letter from an officer in the South-Carolina
line, dated General Gates's Head quarters at Little-
Black Creek, twelve miles from Lynch's Creek and
forty miles from Camden, August 7, 1780.
" I take the opportunity of the present expreG to in
form you, that two days age, Major General Gates en
tered South Carolina, at the head of the Maryland divi
sion with a park of artillery, Col. Arnard's corps, a regi
ment of Virginia State troops, and a party of South-Ca
rolina refugees, under Col, Mariah, Some days previous
to our coming here, the North Carolina Militia under
Generals Cafwell and Rutherford, entered South-Caroli
na also, a little above the Cheraws in two divisions, as soon
as Gen. Rutherford crossed the Pee Dee, the British troops
consisting of the 71st and a few dragoons and Tories, a
bandaned their posts at Anson Court house and Cheraw
hill, after burning the houses at the latter, and retreated
to Lynch's creek, a party of Col. Giles's regiment who
refined in that neighbourhood, having intelligence of their
retreat, and that they had sent fo@ boats leaded with
ftorea down the Fee Dee, waylaid and intercepted the
boats, in which they captured 102 officers and men of the
7i° regiment, some hogsheads of rum and other fiores.
'' The enemy at Lynen's creek, abandoned their post
last night on our taking our present position, where we
formed a junction with Major General Cafwell's division
of Militia. Col. Suopter with some of the inhabitants of
our State, supported by a party of Mechlenburgh Mili
tia, has exerted himfeif meriforioufly ; his party as well
as Gen. Rutherford's, have had several fucceftful Ikir
mifhes with the enemy's parties, and we have a report to
day, which seems pretty well founded, that he ,tilerday
defeated the New-York volunteers and a party of tories,
at the Hanging Rock; cur affairs on the whole, wear a
prosperous afpefh.
" Another letter from the fame quarter mentions, 1000
of the South Carolina Militia having joined Gen. Gates,
since he entered that State, and that defections from the
enemy were very considerable."
Last Sunday arrived here, in 7 weeks from L'Orient,
the brig George, Capt. Montgomery, who failed in com
pany with Capt. Bell of this port, a brig belonging to
Baltimore, and the Alliance frigate, lately arrived at
Boston.
The fame evening was sent in here, by the brigs Fair
American and Holker, two (choosers aden with tobacco,
lately taken by the refugees out of the Chefapeak-
Last Sunday evening arrived here from Egg-Harbour,
Mr. Edward Giles, juu. of Boston, who went from thence
in the fchoener Shark, (belonging to Messrs. Pels and
Call) Roger Haddock, commander, to Virginia, on a
visit to his friends; and returning to Boston, on the 6th
of August, tc the northward 01 Cape Charles, fell in with
a sloop of io guns from New-York, who took the schoo
ner, and taking all the people out but Mr. Giles, they
flripped him of every thing he had, exclusive of what was
on his back After leaving the sloop two days, the Prize
mafter indulged him with an observation, when he found
they were about twenty miles to the Southward of Egg-
Harbour. There being some good old spirits on board,
Mr. Giles used his best endeavours to let it circulate,
which it did cffeftually, and about twelve o'clock that
night ran her in over Little Egg- Harbour bar, where the
now lays fife. The next day Mr. Giles had the fatis
fadion of waiting on the prisoners, being four in number,
to Philadelphia. The above khooner is loaded with to
bacco and bar iron.
Las iSaturday David Hoch, convided the last sessions
of horse fleabag, was pillored, cropped, and whipped
thirty-nine lathes, pursuant to his sentence.
To the memory of Captain James Forrester, late of
the nth Pennfylyaqia Regiment—by an Officer of the
fame.
CEE crowds of Angels bending down the sky,
Proclaiming, Forrester &11 never die!
In gloomy mansions tho' the hero's laid,
Yet to his virtues be this tribute paid ;
That tbofe who knew him lov'd bis gen'rous heart,
And w th'd to breathe in all his ceres a part.
Ye fair, lament the youth you once admir'd,
Who charm'd your he rts and heaving bosoms fir'd ;j^g
Who made gay mirth in smiling circles dance,
Did brave, when call'd to scenes of war, advance.
Alas! he's gone I the gallant friend no more;
But fame shall found him to the fariheft shore.
Accept, buff'd shade, then this my last adieu,
A tear—which I could drop—for none but you.
For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
Numbe, XIII.
—GaiNSI the Evglifb, as my signature imports, I
am pleaf^d when I find teflimonies of their own wri
ters representing them as they really are. definite of al
most every virtue, and abounding with almost every vice.
The following is from Daniel de Foe, a writer under
Queen Ann, and will be relish-d by every American who
has been converted from bis undue attachment 10 that
people, by a series of the severest injuries.
<<Englbnd unknown as yet unpeopled lay;
Happy, had the remain'd so to this day.
" Ingratitude, a devil of black renown,
Poffefs'd her very early for his own.
An ugly, surly, sullen, felfilh spirit,
Who Satan'^ worst perfections does inherit :
Second to him in malice and in force,
AH Devil without, and all within him worse.
" The lab'ring P oor , in fpight of double pay.
Are fancy, mutinous, and beggarly:
So lavkh of their money and their time,
To want of forecaft is the nation's crime.
Good drunken company is their delight:
And what they get by day they spend by night.
Dull thinking Seldom does their heads engage,
But drink their youth aw; y, and hurry on old age.
Empty of all good husbandry and sense ;
And void of manners ^oft, when void of pence.
Their ftroug aversion to behaviour's such,
They always talk too little or too much.
So dull, they never take the pains to think,
And seldom are good natur'd, but in drink.
“ An Engifhman will fairly drink as much,
As will maintain two families of Dutch."
An Anti Anglican.
*, Doctor Morgan's Address to the Free Citizens of
the United States, came to hand too late for this Paper,
but shall be inserted in our next.
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Philadelphia, August 29, 1780.
NOTICE is hereby given. That the
Martial of the Court of Admiralty is now ready
to make distribution of the cargo of the Brigantine
Gloucester, taken by the privateers Holker and Fair
American, and condemned as prize in the said Court.
The Agent or Agents duly authorized by the owners,
seamen or others of either of the said privateers, and
every of them, having a right to share therein, by being
on board said privateers at the time of the said capture,
or otherwise, are desired to appear and make known his
or their authority to a& as an Agent cr Agents as afore
faid, within three days from the date hereof, according
to Law. MATTHEW CLARKSON,
Marfhah
Philadelphia, August ±2,
T'HOSE Gentlemen who have sub
scribed towards >eci uit,n 3 the P.nnf, Ivanii line,
are ezrne^y requeued to fend their fuUcription3 to
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Esq; State Tforer,
who will gite a certificate tor the lame to be repaid in
the fame species as advanced, with intcreft at fix per
cent. The recruits coming in lately very LT from t h e
country, makgs the above requisition absolutely ne
cessary.:
Philadelphia, At^uft , 780
To GERMAN DESERTERS,
hI OTI C E is hereby given, That all GERMAN
DESERTERS iron the armies & Great Bri
tain, vih meet w^h proper encurftemem for Lifting
in the Royal Regimentoi Deux-Pon+s, ar.d of th Dirk;
of Lauzon's H? .ffa:s, both wnich corps are now Drying
in America under the command of Menfieur le Comte
de R oebambeau.
Application must be made.to Col. Nicola, at the
Barracks; or at Mr. Peter Hays's, in Third ffreet,
near Race fticet, where an Officer of each corps Bill be
found.
"Just printed and to be fold by
STEI NE R and CIS T,
At their Printing-office in Second street, a few doers
above Race-ftrect, Philadelphia,
A neat and cornel F DTT10 N of
Dilworth's SPELLING-BOOK.
At the lame place in the pref,, and Ipeediiy will be
published,
The Practice of the French Pronunciation.
By JOHN PERRI N.
TO BE SOLD,
houses AND Lands.
ft SMALL Plantation, conttir.ing forty-ftve - acres
of good land, a frame dwelling house, a liable, a
garden paled in, about eight acres of meadow and the
fam^ quantity of voucher! 1, and a good orchard of fruit
trees; filtrate one mile from Potts-Grove, bounded bv
the Reading road on one end and the river Schuylkill
on the other.
A Lot of Ground situate on Walnut street and Third
street from Schuylkill, ninety, nine feet front by two
hundred and fcventy fe t deep.
A Ten-sera Piece of good Woodland, part of which
may be made into meadow, having a good ftrram of
water running through the fame ; fitu^te in German
to^n townfllip, about > quarter of a mile from the read
lading through Beggars-towo, and seven miles from
Philadelphia.
Also sundry Hcufes and Lote in and rc^r th&citr.'
For further particulars enquire of TH 0& A 3
SH UT E, in Church Alley, Philadelphia, who con
tinues felling Indigo on coromiffian, md has a choice
parcel of Carolina Indigo in tierces and barrels t . fill by
wholesale and ret il. Aifo'an e^ganflarge fiver Waiter,
a new nine-inch Cable, and a large froeg new Cart.
PETER WHITESIDE and
In Walnut ftrect, have for SALE,
w^ ST-INDIA Rum in hogsheads,
V V Gin and Brandy in cases,
Sweet Oil in ditto,
Bohea Tea,
Teneriffe Wine,
Bar Iron,
White Lead and Bar Lead,
TO BE SOL D,
A LIKELY healthy NEGRO BG Y, about
twenty years of age, by trade a batter. Enquire
of the Printer.
£0 S T at S E A,
In November last,
A LOAN-OFFICE CER: IFICA TF, No.
" 2716, for One Thoufard Dollars, dated Au ult
37, 1779, payable to the fubfiribcr, or o-dcr.
JOHN TANNER.
GEORGE RUTTE R,
Sign and Ornament Fainter,
?*[r< AKES this method to inform his friends anef
& the Public in general, Th*t he h^s opened Glop in
Fifth-ftrert, one door below Wainut street, partly cp
pofite the New Gael, where he executes said hufinefs in
all its branches in the neatest manner. An, persons
who may please to favour him with their commands,
may depend on having their work carefully and expe
ditiously executed on the lowest terms.
N.B. The partnership between Winter and Rutter is
dissolved.
HERE'S best bottled PORTER,
By the Groce or Dozen, to be SOLD by
CHRISTOPHER BAKER,
At the corner cf Second and Vineftreets; where the
highest price will be given for empty Bottles.
Philadelphia, August 23, 3780.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLE N out of Col. Jacob Morgana table, in
Race street, cn Saturday night IMI, a sorrel HORfft,
about fifteen hands high and about five years ch; low
in firth, with a blaze in his forehead, 3 thin mane, a
white and redifh mixed tail, branded E Who^v stakes
up said horse, and will bring him to M ffs. Morgan
and Baker's flore ip Scnd-ftiect, or to the fubferiber
in Oley, shall have the above reward, and reasonable
chargee, paid by Morgan and Baler, or
JOHN LESHER.