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Extracts of a letter from Major Genera! Gates, to the Pre-
Jident of Con^rcfs, dated Newport, October 27, 177%
S I R,
" I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency, that
this Island was evacuated by the enemy's troops on the
night of the 25th instant, and the next morning the army
under my command took possession of the town of New
port; I have further the pleasure to inform your Excellen
cy, that the enemy did not commit any wanton defirudi
on'upon their leaving the Island; the batteries and defences
towards the sea line only being demolished; about fourteen
hundred tons of hay, four hundred and fifty cords of fire
wood, fix hundred cords of peet, and a large quantity of
straw were left in the enemy's magazines.
“ If the United States do not receive every advantage
that can be made from the enemy's precipitate retreat from
this Island, it will not be for want of fatthfulnefs and assi
duity therein . for I assure your Excellency, that neither
myfelf nor the officers under my command, have any objed
but the public good.
« I am now wholly employed in fecuriag the advantage
we have gained, by fixing bakeries of heavy cannon to the
tea line, and in fortifying every post that commands the
harbour: This so intirely engrosses all my time, that I
must beg your Excellency will excuse my referring you to
my Aid de Camp, Major Armstrong, for the further par
ticulars relating to the evacuation and repossession of
Rhode Island.
" Before I close my letter I must in justice to the whole
army under my command, fay, that I have ever discovered
in them, the utmof izeal and alertness in their obedience to
all the orders I have given: Civil liberty, and the rights
of mankind, are well supported by such gallant men."
Published by order of Congress,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
Extract of a letter from Charles-Town, (S. Carolina)
dated October 9, 1779.
" Our Peop'e and the French, to the amount of about
9000, have been now four weeks before Savannah, expect
ing every hour a iurrender; but none as yet. By some
unaccountable mistake Col. Maitland made his way
from Beaufort to Savannah, or they would have surrender
ed at the firft summons. The enemy's strength about
3000. Prevoft refufes to let out the women and children,
tho'requeued by our Generals, he would not even per
mit our General MTntofh's lady to come out when a flag
was sent in for her. The news of taking the town by
storm is hourly expected. Wallace, in the Experiment,
with a number of officers on board and 80,000 guineas to
pay the troops, with several valuable transports, taken."
Since our last, arrived from St. Euftatia, the brig In
dustry, Captain Collins, with rum ano Lit.
The Hon. JOHN BAYARD, Esq; is reappoint
ed Speaker, and THOMAS PAIN E, Esq; is cho
sen Clerk of the General Assembly for this State.
0Y NQU IRY has been made the week
£ past for Mr. John Pigeon, who has fame con
nection or correspondence with the house of Hope and
Co. in Holland, and who was supp fed to have been in
this city; but he is not yet found: If he is here, or in
any part of this or the neighbouring States, he is re
queued to give notice thereof to the fubferiber; or if
any p-rfon can give information of the laid Mr. Pigeon,
he" is desired to communicate the fame to me, at my
lodgings at Mis. Robeson's in Chefnut ftrcet. Business
of consequence to Mr. Pigeon as well as the laid house
of Hope and Co. occasions this enquiry.
PAUL FOOKS, Notary-Public.
Philadelphia, Nov. %. ___
New Jersey, Nov. 6, 1779.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At Chffnut Nack, on Tuesday the 16th infte
TH E Privateer Schooner MERCURY, with eight
A carriage guns, together with her provisions, stores,
&c. compleatly fitted tor sea, having been but twelve
hours out from New-York; a Virginia-built vessel, and
remarkable faft sailer.
By order of the Court of Admiralty,
JOSEPH POTTS, Marshal.
New-Jersey, Nov 6, 1779.
To be SOLD by Public Vendue,
At Chefnut Neck, on Tuesday the 16th inst.
TP II E Sloop WILLIAM, with her cargo confift
' ing of 112 hogsheads and 8 tierces of St. Kitts
Rum. By order of the Court of Admiralty,
JOSEPH POTTS, Marshal.
N. B. The money will be expected at the close of the
file. No person need expeft indulgence.
l d,
A LIKELY NEGRO MAN and GIRL.
" Enquire o' the Printer.
Philadelphia, November 8.
TO BE S O L D,
FOUR likely NEGROES; two of them, An
thony, and John Fame, arc about twenty years
old; the other two, Simon and Will, are about four
teeff years old. Anthony is a ship carpenter having
worked at the trade five years. John Fame hat been a
gentleman's servant. Simon and Will are handy lads,
and capable of learning any trades, or making good
house servants. All of them have been a voyage or two
to sea, and having been taken on board the enemy's
vessels, were last Saturday, at the Court of Admiralty
in this city, found to be Haves, and condemned as law
ful prize. They may be seen on board the brig Hope,
near Mifflin's wharf, just below Vine-street. Apply to
Mr. COTTON, on board the said brig.
A WOMAN with a frefh breast of milk,
and can be well recommended, would be glad to
take a Nurse Child out of a genteel family. The dis
tance she lives from the city obliges her to take this me
thod of acquainting the Public that the may be heard
of at Mr. William Forbes's, or at the Printer's hereof.
PHILADELPHIA, November 9.
TO BE S O L D,
On Wednesday the seventeenth of November instant, at
Six o'clock in the evening, at the Coffee-houfe,
AVERY valuable Lot of Ground, situate on the
" corner of Second and Christian-streets, containing
one hundred and twenty feet on Second-street and forty
feet on Christian street, lately fenced in with new boards
and good white oak posts. On said lot are erefted a
commodious two-dory brick house, fix neat frame tene
ments, and a small stable, which bring in at present
8501. per annum. There is a pump of excellent water
before the door, and the houses are in good tenantable
order. The whole subj:& to a ground-rent of 61. cur
rency.
A ROBBERY!
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
WH EREAS the house of the fubferiber, in the
town of Reading, was entered in the night of
the 28th inst. by some villain or villains, by breaking
through a twenty-inch done wad, and taking away
Cath and Goods to above the amount of Six Thousand
Dollars. Whoever will secure the said robber or rob
bers, so that he or they may be brought to justice and
the money and goods restored, ffiall receive tke above
reward, or in proportion for any part, by
October 29. JOSEPH WOOD.
N. B. The Goods stolen were chiefly English manu
fafture, part Barcelona handkerchiefs, and one piece of
cross barred silk romal.
"LINEN PRINTING.
r r HE fubicribers beg leave to inform the public, that
a they have removed to Kensington, on purpose to
carry on Qe business at the original fa&cry, joining the
gla!'s-houfr. The savage foe of Britain have made such
deftruftion of their works and materials, that renders
them unable to carry on the business in all its branches.
The branch of business they mean to carry on, is the
printing of blue handkerchiefs, with deep blue grounds
and white spots ; alto very neat gown-patterns of the
fame colour, which they .will warrant to be as durable in
their wafting and colour, as any imported from Europe
or elsewhere, or they will have nothing for doing them.
Little need be frid as to the abilities of the fubferibers,
as there are numbers ofyards now in wear, done by them,
equal to any done by the boasted Britons. The works
will be ready this week, and work received at the facto
ry, by HEWSON and LANG.
N.B. A quantity of Pot-ash is wanted.
7'HE MEDICINAL STORE lately
£ kept by GODARDUS VAN SOLIN-
G EN, deceased, next door but two to the Friends
Meeting-house, in Second-street, is removed to the house
lately occupied by Me. Robert Cocks, in Second-street,
near Arch-street, and opposite to the sign of the George,
where all perlons may be Supplied with a general affort
mentof DRUGS and MEDICINES of the
belt quality, and at the most moderate price. Also a few
dozen of best Lancetts, and an Ointment that will cure
any kind of itch or breaking out in the Ikin, may be
had as shove.
N. B. AH persons indebted to the estate of the above
deceased, are defined to make immediate payment, accor
ding to their contreris. And any persons having any de
mands against the fame, are requested to apply to
SARAH VAN SOLINGEN, Executrix.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.
CTOLEN on Friday night the 29th of O&ober last,
° a grey MARE, between fourteen and fifteen hands
high, and between four and five years old, neither
brand nor maik, but fpetted with the saddle; carries
her head lew when rode, a natural pacer, and is cut in
the near fide of her mane. Whoever takes up said mare
and lecures the thief Ihall receive the above repaid, or
One Hundred Dollars for the mare only, paid by the
fubferiber, living in Abington township, Philadelphia
county. JAMES STEWARD,
Norfolk, Virginia, Oflober 29, 1779.
To be SOLD at Public Vendue,
(For read, money) at Norfolk, on Monday the zzd of
November, if fair, if not, the next fair day,
TH E Brig A RRO W, with all her tackle and ap
1 pirel, as (he came from sea. She is 113 tuns bur
then, has fix ^-pounders, with mulkets, howitzers, cut
lades, pidols, and every implement fit for privateering,
which will be fold with the vessel or separately ; she is a*
bout one year old, a remarkable well built vessel, and
fails perhaps equal to any veflel on the Continent.
PHRIPP and BOWDOIN.
LEATHERN INK-POTS, for the Pocket,
with receptacles for PENS, invented by the fa
mous artist Clarke, of Edinburgh ; they are of great u
tility to all, but especially to travelling Gentlemen in
the military, naval or commercial departments; may
now be had at BELL's Book-ltore, next door to St.
Paul's Church, in Third-street, Philadelphia.
N. B. Dilworth's Spelling Books by the dozen, with
a variety of bocks in all forts of literature, may allo be
had at said Bell's Book-store.
To be SOLD by Public Sale,
On Wednelday the 17th day of November inst. in the
evening, at the Coffee-houfe in Philadelphia,
A VALUABLE Plantation situate in Burlington
" County, State of New-Jersey, about two miles from
the city of Burlington, lying on the river Delaware,
bounded by lands of Diury Wake and Aaron Schuyler,
confiding of 118 acres, about 80 or 90 acres whereof is
ploughed land, and some meadow may be made, the
rest well timbered. There are on said plantation a
dwelling-house and two barracks, a well of good water
near the door, and a good bearing orchard confiding of
80 apple trees and a number of peach trees. The agree
able situation of this place, being so near Burlington
and lying on the river, together with the improve
ments, makes it exceedingly valuable. For further par
ticulars enquire of John Watson, in Burlington,
The State Salt-Works to be Sold.
ON MONDAY the fifteenth day of November
inst. will be fold by Public Vendue, the SALT
WORKS belonging to the State of Pennsylvania, fi
tuatc on Barnegat Bay, in the County of Monmouth,
in the State of New-Jersey, together with the trad of
L^nd, containing about fiity acreh, on which the fame
ate built, and all the privileges which have been pur
chased for their accommodation. These Works have
been erefted on a very extensive plan, calculated to
make a great quantity of Salt, and in a fixation the
mod favourable for the purpose. The buildings are
large, commodious, and in good order, cenfiftisig of a
dwelling-house, boiling-house, drying-house, two store
houses, a wind mill for raising th; salt water by pumps,
and a smith's <hop,'&c. &c.
Ou the fame day will be fold, a great variety of
Uter.fils for Salt making, Houfh^ld and Kitchen Fur
niture, Oxen, Cows, Calves, Hogs, about thirty thou
sand feet of Pine Boards, 2 Cart and Geers for four
borfes, a complcat set of Blacksmiths Tools, Window
Glafe, &c.
The Lie to begin at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, ten
the premises.
FREDERICK HAGNE R.
Philadelphia, November 4., 1779,
Philadelphia, October 30.
Tothe P U B L I
THE fubferiber has opened his SCHOOL at the
Long Room in Carter's Alley, for the tuition of
young Ladies and Gentlemen in the polite art of
DANCING. Those who are pleated to employ him
may depend on having their children taught in the most
approved method, and the utmost attention paid to
their manners and decorum, by
Their most obedient servant,
WILLIAM M'DOUGALL.
N. B. An Evening School is opened for grown Gen
tlemen.
A neat P HOT O N,
With good HARNES S,
TO BE SO L D,
Enquire of the Printer.
"WANTED M E D'TATE L Y,'
A NUMBER of good WOOD FLATS, to
" engage f° r two months, or longer, if the navigati
on in Delaware is not impeded. Apply to G. JONES,
at his office in the Barracks.
November 1, 1779.
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Rewards
WAS STOLEN last night from the fubferiber,
living in Lower Mcrion township, Philadelphia
county, a roan STALLION, about fifteen hands
high, five years old last spring, was newly (hod before,
a natural trotter, used in the draft, neither brand nor
ear mark, but had collar marks on each shoulder, a
thick bushy mane and switch tail. Whoever takes up
said horse, and secures the thief so that he may be
brought to jsffice, shall have the above reward and rea
sonable charges, or One Hundred Dollars on delivery
of the horse, paid by
FREDERICK BICKIN G.
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
WAS taken away from the plantation of the fub^
scriber, near the Rising Sun, by her mother
Elizabeth Peterson, a Girl about eleven years of age, of
the fame name; had on when taken away, a striped
snort gown, blown petticoat, and tow apron; the is
pock marked, no eye-brows, light coloured hair: Her
mother had on a blue petticoat, a white short gown, and
a black apron; &e is long visaged, full faced, and has
black hair. Whoever apprehends them shall be entitled
to the above reward, or Fifty Dollars for each, paid by
oa. 3 1. PETER LONG.
OLD TENERIFfT W IN E, by the
Pipe or Quarter-C Ik, to be fold, by
WILLIAM POLLARD.
TWENTY -DOLLARS REWARD:
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, living in the
Northern Liberties, on the 30th of Oiftober last, a
Negro Boy named TINKE R, but sometimes goes by
the name of WILLIAM, about ten years old ; had
on when he went away, a claret coloured coat, a grey
coating jacket, a pair of tow trowfert, a tow Ihirt, and
a cocked wool hat. He formerly belonged to Charles
Moore. Whoever takes up and secures the said Negro
so that his master may get him again, shall receive the
above reward, paid by
JACOB WEAVER.
One Hundred Pounds Reward.
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fubferiber, a n
bout one mile from this city, a light bay HORSE,
four years old or part, about fifteen hands high, of a
high carriage, has ; flat rump, paces alittle, and trots
well, has been broke to both chair and cart, and ho
neither brand nor ear mark. Any person apprehending
the Horse and Thief, so that the owner may have the
Horse again, shall receive the above reward, or Two
Hundred Dollars for the Horse only, paid by
CONRAD WEAVERS
October „;
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
WAS STOLEN off the neck of a small pyed
VV Bitch, a BRASS COLLAR, with a ftecl staple and
brass Hide. Whoever uiil fecurt the thief,on ccnvi&ion,
shall receive the above reward, or for the Cellar only,
Three Dollars.
JONATHAN ZANE.
Nov. 4.