Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1777-04-29 00:00:00, page 2

APF^^D TX n the Rflrt of & Committee, m-
Gaining Pr%fi and lUuftrations.
[Continued from the lafl pige ]
On the firft head of the report.
I- *, f E substance of this part of the report i l
would be unnecessary to take or pablifli depo°
fitorn upon, as the ftaie of the country has been feed
by thoufend, who have travelled through it. The pub-
Ic has also long ago been made acquainted with the
burning of Falmouth in Cafco Ba? —of a very confi
finable part of the city of New York—and a part of
Brunswick—On# of tbe heft house in Princeton was
bunt while the enemy stayed there, and a valuable
mill, with other budding; at about one mile diftan.ee
from it.
The following ace)U7it of their eondua in Newark,
anl the neighbourhood, confined io a letter from a
minister of the mod approved charter in that part c f
the country, to a Member of Congress, will enable
those at a distance to form some conception of the
{offerings of tlietountry.
Extras of a tester from Newark, MirA 12, 1777.
“ Great have been the ravages committed by the
British troops in this part of rhe country, as to what
has been done by them in Trenton, Princeton, &c. y^u
have seen. Their footfleps with ns are marked with
delation and rum of ever, kind. I, with many others
fled, from the town, and thof. that tarried behind Of
fered almost every manner o' evil. The murder, rob
bery, ravishments, and insults, they were guilty of are
dreadful. When I returned to the town, it looked
more like a feene of ruin than apl^a'aht well cultivated
village. One Thomas Hayes, who lived about three
miles out of town, as peaceable and^offenfive a man as
in the State of New-Jerky, was nnprovokedly murder
ted by one of their Negroes, who run him through the
body with his fwmd He also cut and flalhed his aged
uncle ip Tacit a mincer th it he is not yet recovered of
his wounds, though received above three months ago.
The fame fellow stabbed ore Nathan Baldwin, in the
neighbourhood, who recovered. Three women were
most horridly ravished by them, one of them an old
woman near (event, , °ars of age, whom they abused in
a manner beyond description, another of them was a
woman ocefrderably advanced* in her pregnancy, and
the third was a young girl Various others were af
fauhed by them, who, by the fav >rable interpositions
of Providence, were preferred, that they did not accom
p'ilh upon them their bre designs. Yea, not only
common soldiers, but officers, even Bririffi officers,
four or five, sometimes more fomerimes less in a gang,
went about the town by n ; ght, entering into houses and
openly inquiring for women.
“ Their phinde ing is so universal, and their rob
beries so atrocious, that I cannot fatty describe their
—CTrfarteVYrtrffiT^ Tory were all treated in the fame
manner, except such who are happy enough to procure
a sentinel to be placed as a guard at their door. There
was one Nutman, who had always been a remarkable
Tory, and who met the British troops with huzzas of
joy, had his house plundered of almost every thing ;
he ,himfelf had his (hoes taken effhis feet, and threat
ened to be hanged, so that with difficulty he Neaped
being murdered by them. It was diligently propaga
ted by the Tories, before the enemy carae, that all
those who tarried in their houses would net be plunder
ed, which induced feme to ftav, who mherwife would
probably have laved many of their effects by removing
them. Rut nothing was a greater deception or baler
falsehood than this, as the evert proved, for none were
more robbed than thori that tarried at home with their
families. 1 ihall only here mention a few names, John
Ogden, Esq; an a^ed man, who had never done nu/ch
in the^ntroverfy one way of another; they carried out
of his house every thing they thought worth bearing
away ; they ripped open the sea her beds, festered
the feathers in the air, and carried the ticks with them•
broke his drlksto pieces, and tore and destroyed a
great number of important papers, deeds, wills, & c .
belonging to himfelf and others, and they infolded and
abused the old gentleman in the most outrageous man
ner, threatening fomerimes to bang him, and sometimes
to cut off his head. They hauled a sick son of hie,
whose life had been for some time despaired of, cut of
his bed, and grofily abused him, threatening him with
death in a variety of forms.
" The next neighbour to this Ogden was one Ben
jamin Coe, a very aged man, who, with his wife, was
at home; they plundered and destroyed every thingin
thehou'e, and inflated them with such fury and rage,
that the old people fled for fear of their lives; and
then, to Ihew the fulnrf, of their malice, they burnt
his hotrfe to ashes. Zophar Beach, Josiah Beach,
Samuel Pennington, and others, who had large fami
lies, and were all at home, they robbed in so egregi
ous a manner, that they were hardly left a rag of cloth
ing, save what was on their backs. The mifehief com
mitted in the houses forfiken rs 'heir inhabitants, the
d, ftrnaion of fences, barns, Cables, and other out
h^ufes, the breaking of thefts of drawers, defies,
tables, and other furniture, the burning and carrying
away of carpenters and Shoemakers tools, are iotirely
beyond dele iprion.
" Now this is only a faint account of the justice and
humanity of the British troops. They fully answer
the character of the wicked, ^hofe mercies are cruelty.
Fortn addition to all, the, inpofed an oath of abfolnte
fubmiffija to the British Kin;, turning the declaration
contained in Howe's procuration into an oath, and
canting the people folemnlyto swear the fame. Those
who took the oath, and obtained what were falfely
called protections, there are instances with us of these
being robbed and plundered afterwards, , but the most
general way in which they obtained the effeds of such
people was by bargaining with them for their hay, cat
tle, or corn, profiling them pay, but none with us
ever received any thing worth mentioning.
"I might have observed, that it was not only the
common soldiers that plundered and ftple, but also
their officers, and not merely low officers and fabal
t^ns, but'omeof high rank were aiding and abetting,
and reaper tfr~&x+-_6.tbis bußnefs ; no less a period
than Gen. Erlkme, who lodged at Daniel Baldwin's,
had his room furnifoed from a neighbouring house with
mahogany chairs and tables, a confider?ble part of
which was taken away with his baggage when he went
to Elizabeth Town. Col. McDonald, who made his
quarters at Alexander Robinson's; had his room fur
nifhed in the fame felonious manner, and the furniture
was carried off, as though 4 had been part of his bag
gage. Another Colors, whose name I have forgot,
sent his servants who took away a sick woman's bed,
Mrs. Crane's, from under her for him to deep upon.
But there is no end of d^fcribing their inhuman con
dua. And what they pra&i'ed in this town seems, as
far as I can he^r, only a fampit of their general treat
ment of the inhabitants wherever they came.
ALEX. MAVHORTER,
Extras of a letter from fohn Cochran, on Lon? Tfank,
to his wife jh New Hamfifore, intercede 1 with others
sent by the late Governor Wentworth to bis fillers.
Mv Dean—- &
" I WOULD willingly Advise but Knows not how
or what to Advise you too at this distance. I (hall
leave it intirely to your judgement what you think heft
to be dorfein these unhappy days, for I am so puzled
about giving my Advice what to do that I am almost
Crafy, however 1 th/nk upon the whole it would be
best to remove farther offin the country as I am afraid
you will fuffer where y-u are before it will be in my
power to proted you, as there will be nothing but dif
trudion of property without any reserve, in that Case
would have you feed off the most valuable effe&s you
have left to some fife pl ace, if you know of any—l (hall
either hope to find you at the Isle Shoals or up at Lon
donderry—lf you intend to Tarry where you are I
pray for Gods fake that there be no CLERGYMAN
in the House, if there is ; your Life is not worth a
Farthing as the whole race of that tribe will be fpilt—
if you fee any profpe<ft of the affairs being Given up
without Bloodfoead I had rather find you at Hampton,
than any where Else, &~.
JOHN COCHRAN."
Affidavit of the Rev. Mr. GeorgeDuffield.
The following, circnn&ztcef relative to the death of the
Reverend Mr. Rofborough, Chaplain to a Battalion of
the Pennsylvania Mi,ilia, who was killed at Trenton,
on the evening of the second of January lajt, [the day
of the engagement here) Twas informed of by feme of
the inhabitants in thoje parts, on whose veracity I could
well depend, viz.
r H A r as a party of the Htffian jagers marched
down the back of the town, after our troops had re
treated, they fell in with Mr. Rofborough, who far
rendered himfeif a prifdner ; notwithstanding which onN
of hem struck him on the head,with a sword or cut
lais, and then stabbed him several times with a bayonet,
whihf imploring mercy and begging his life at their
hands. That this account was given by a Hessian who
said that heh?d killed him- (save only that I edid not
knvv Mr. RofoerQ^h's naaie, bur called him a damn d
rebel mififer,) and that Cortland Skinner and several
other officers, who were present at the relation of the
sass, highly applauded the perpetrator for what he had
done. Thatafer he was thus mafftcred he was strip
ped naked, arid in that condition left lying in the open
field, till afterwards taken up and buried near the place
by force of the inhabitants. On the Monday following
I few the corps, when railed in order to inter it in the
burying ground, and observed that besides the strokes
which had been given him on the head with, fomeedged
weapon, he had been ftasbed with a bayonet in the
back of the neck- and between his ribs on the right fide,
which last appeare I remarkably deep, and from which,
even then, there iffiied a large quantity of blood.
GEORGE DUFFIELD.
Philadelphia, ff
Perfonrily came before mu, James Young, Esq; one
of the Justices of the Peace, the Rev. George Duffield,
and made oath to the truth of the above relation.
Sworn the zgth of dpril, 777,
before me, James YcuNG,,'
Compare the above tefttaonies with the following
well known fads — ~
The Rrefbyterian Churches almost without excep
tion, are turned into barracks, stables or prisons.
The College of New-Jersey was made use of far all
these parpofa.
[7b be cvntinneQ
CHARLESTOWN, (^ Carolina,) &il ,
PART of the half ftatved garrison of St. Augus
tine, under the command of Lieutenant Col. Va
lentine Fufer, with a body of Indians, and Irregulars,
led by a certain Mr. Brown, and some field pieces,
lately made an effort, to procure fomefref? meat from
Georgia, by a hidden irruption into the Southern part
of that State. They conquered a small stockade -fort,
unprovided with cannon, and garrisoned hy about go
men, at Satilly: They kept possession of it three days,
till they heard that some Continental troops and mili
tia were on march to intercept them, then burnt the
fort, and returned to the place from whence they were
fent.—[The glories of this important enterprize, we
shall, without doubt, in due time, fee fully displayed
in the New-York Mercury and London Gazette. ]
• One of the gallies belonging to the State of Georgia,
has since the above affair, taken a (chooser in St. Mary's
river, laden with rice in bulk, destined for St. Aa~
guftine.
I he Rutledge Privateer of this Port, commanded by
.Capt. Jacob Milligan, has lately carried into a fafe
port, a brigantine of logons, from the coast of Guiney,
with 42 slaves, a large quantity of elephants teeth,&c.
which he tock almost under the guns of a fort at Barba
does, and in fight'of several veffefs at anchor, one of
which, supposed a man of war, weighed and gave him
chace.
PHI LA DE LP HI A, April 29.
We learn by an express arrived in town yesterday
that Gen. Carleton is within forty-five miles of 1 ichn
derogft. The garrison at that place is commanded by
Gen. Wayne.
On Saturday last Dr. John Kuhn arrived here from
London by way of Carolina and the Weft Indies—-
Our readers may form some idea of the difficulty with
which our Countrymen return from England when they
are told, that in October last the above gentleman, with
the two other medical gentlemen who lately arrived
here, confuted together concerning the best method of
returning home, with the desire of returning in com
pany. But they were not perfectly of one opinion as
to the rout that might be most practicable. The con
sequence was, that two of them came through France
aud were about four months on the way; the other was
above five months, but he escaped the winter.
1 eparted this life on Saturday the 19th inst. Mr.
George Bartram, merchant of this city.—He was a
kind husband, a tender parent, an engaging friend:—
Every one who had the happiness of knowing his vir
tues mull drop a silent tear to his memory. He mixed
in the cares of life chearfully, till his redeemer called
him from this transitory world; then did he joyfully
resign his breath, to enter into eternal bliss. He has
left an amiable widow and son to deplore their loss of
him.
On the gift ult. Mr. Samuel Scott, of Lancaster
county, departed this life, in the 74th year of his age..
—We might seem to have said little in his behalffhould
we only fay that he was an honefl man. and yet
“ ^ honest man's the noblest work of God."
Such w^s he ; for he difeharged his several offices in
life with honor to himfeif and pleasure to his connec
tions. The duties of an husband, matter, friend and
neighbour he performed with the utmost affeffion, in
dulgence, kindness and hospitality. As his path thro',
life had been marked with religion and benevolence, he
died in peace with his Maker—and with all men.
In C ONGRESS, rfril 22, 1777.
Refo'ved, That the Director and Deputy Directors
General fhalf conftandy pubhfh in the newspapers the
names of the places in which their military hospitals
are refpeaively kept; and the several commanding of
ficers of parties, detachments or corps, on their march
to or from the camp, (hall fend to the said hospitals
such of their officers and soldiers, as from time to time
are unable to proceed, together with certificates to the
Director or Deputy Director General, mentioning the
names cf the said officers and soldiers, and particular
regiments to which they belong, unless, from the
distance of the hospitals cr other causes, it (hall at any
time be necessary to deliver them to the care of private
physicians or surgeons; in which cases such physicians
and surgeons, and also the relpedive commanding <ffi
cers, are forthwith to report their names and regi
ments to the Director or Deputy Directors General'as
aforefaid, who (hall give the necessary orders for remo
ving them to the hospitals as soon as may be, and dis
charge the reasonable demands of the physicians arf
surgeons conducing agreeable to this refclve.
That the Director, Deputy Directors General, and
Assistant Deputy Dire&ors, have power to order to
their tefpe&ve hospitals the sick and wounded of the
army, wherever found in their own or other depart
ments, provided such other departments are net Ap
plied with any of the officers aforefaid.
Extract from the minute-
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF WAR,
'Philadelphia, April 23, 1777,
Re, led, That all perlons bringing provisions to this
city, and applying to the Committee of Fifty for leave
to carry the fame out again, frall be allowed that li
berty, provided it appeals to the said Committee that
the place proposed for carrying the said provisions to,