The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-07-18 00:00:00, page 4

3 NEW-YORK, July 1., :
Since our last several of tht new raifcq Regi
ments of Connedticut troops have arrived in
town,and appear to be as fine a budy of men as
any engaged in the present grané struggle 'fm"
Liberty and Independence. Anwpong them “the
Lizht Dragoons, between 4 and 600, who came
to town yefterday,mod paraded on horseback
through the city, made a noble and martial ap
pearance 3 and as this corps are composed of
the substantial Yeomanry of a virtuous Sifter
State, nothing cod™ be more agreable or ani
mating to all true friends of their country.—
Some of these worthy soldiers afiifted, in their
present uniforms, at the firft reduction of Lou
ifbourgh, and their “‘lank lean cheeks, and
worn-out 'coats,”h%ﬁcq with more vene
ration by their boneff countrymen, than if they
were glittering Nabobs from India, or Bathaws
with nine Tails. prsiaßan. oE SR
Last Monday evening the ftatue’ of King
George the Third, on horseback, in the Bowl
ing-green, was taken down, broken to pieces,
and its honor levelled with the dust. =~
A general gaol delivery to debrors ook place
here yesterday. One of the firft fruits of Inde
pendency, the opprefled are set free. S
By accounts from the Capes we arc informed,
‘that a brig from St. Thomas’s with 400 barrels
of powder, arms, dry goods, &c. coming into
our Capes on Saturday last, was chaled by the
King-Fisher, and run aground aff’ Cape Mary.
Captains Barre and Weeks sent their boats ta
assist in übloading her ; having taken out all
the arms, cannon, 160 barrels of powdef, and
some dry goods, as much as their boats would
%ibld—-theyr discovered the men of war's boats
‘eoming to her, upon which.they opened the re
mainder of the powder, and spreading some
!doubled canvass upon it, they laid on the can
vass live coals, and left her—one of thespan of
war’s boatshaving got alongside, they had hard
ly boarded her before the blew up.
On Tuesday morning the remainder of the
flect from Halifax came to the Watcring place,
and there landed their men, our people leaving
it the day before. It is {aid there is on the island
10,000 men, !
Upwards of 5000 men, have, within the
-course of this weck arrf¥ed here from New-Jer
sey, Long‘l‘ﬂand, &e. -
I Extradt of a letter from Philadelphia, July 3.
= ¢ Last night Mr. Sykes arrived here from
Charieftown, South-Carolina, who in fogms; that
g: fail of transports had got over Charlefown
‘bar 5 that a fifty gun ship got over by takimg
{out her guns, with several small men of war 3
that one 50 gun ship firuck on the bar going
in, and was entirely loft ; and that General Lee
hadarrived with 500 men from North Carolina.,
I A boatfrom one of the ships attempted to land
with 2 flag, but was fired on by the fort. The
commanding officer ofthe fort afterwards went
on board with a flag, and asked pardon for
firing on theirs, and desired to know what was
. the purport of that flag, was answered, that it
~Wwas to desire them to deliver up the town 3. up
- on which our officer replied, that it would not
~be done aslong as they were able to defend i,
c’l, that they would stand to the last extremi
ey { :
. WAR-OFFICE, Philadelphia, July 6, 1776.
| ALL perfonsin the United American States
W. " A
Lwhoare able to inform the Congress of any quap
ity of Flint Stone, or any persons who are Skilled
Van the manufaéture of Flints, are requested to ap
-sply in person, or by letter, to the Board of War
| and Ordnance, as the War-Office inMarket-fireet,
‘v‘ " the conm% Fourth-fireet.—All Printers
|of news-papers in the several States, are desired
| 2oinfert this advertisement.
B RICH4RD PETERS, jun. Sec’ry.
WILLIAMSBURG, (Virginia) June 28.
By a gentleman fromßermuda, who left that
island the 15th instant, we léarn, that advices
had been received from Martﬁxico, just before
he failed, that great preparations were making
there for some important expedition, which no
one doubted was against the Britith Weft-In
dies ; and the gentleman fays, he shall not be
at all furprized to hear that the chief part ‘of
the®{lands are in the pofleflion of France in a
very fewweeks. That the men of property in
the Islands have been for some time shipping off
thelr valuable effeéts to Englagd, and ordering
insurances to be made on lhcir‘tﬂatcs ; and that
the price of provisions has rin to an enormous
height, corn felling at 18s. per bushel, pork at
four Half-joes per barrel, butter at 6s. a pound,
and flour fetches any price that is asked.
BOSTON, Tuvrspay, July 18.
Monda)" last an Exi)refs arrived at Head-Quar
‘ters in this Town, from his Exccllency General
‘Wa{hihgton at New-York, with Orders for all
the Troops in the Pay of the Coatinent to march
for that City as soon as pofiible ; and this Day,
it is said, one Regim’ent will fee off. .+ :
Saturday last the General Aflembly of thig
Colony adjourned to Wednelday the 28th Day
of Alguft next, then to meerat Watertown.
On Friday last about four o’Clock in the
Afternoon two Men of War, a 40 Gun and a
28, with two Tenders, taking the Advantage of
Wind ard Tide, run by the Forts at Ncw-York‘
up the North:River, for about 20 Miles above
the City. g
- Two Hours after arrived a Man of War with
a white Flag at the Top-Mast Head, supposed
to be Lord Howe. s
It is reported that Spain has declared War
against Portugal. ; ;
On Wednelday the rothinft. the Congref(s’s
Declaration of the Independence of the United
States of America, was read at -the head of
several Brigades in the city of New-York, with
acclamations of joy 3 and, ’tis expeéted, will be
declared in form in that City, by order of the
Provincial Congress, in a few days. /
Yesterday Morning, a Fifth 13-Inch 'iron
Mortar was found off the End of the Hon. John
Hancock, Efgr’s. Wharf.
The number of Highlanders lately taken pri
soners in the different veflgls from Scotland,
amounts to 750. : ) ‘
‘The sloop Mifflin, Capt. Palmer, arrived- at
Philadelphia the third.inftant from St. Euftatia,
with fix tons of powder and dry goods, &c.
Extraél of a letter from New-York, Fuly tr.
““ The Congrefs¥or “ the State of New-York”
have resolved unanimously, that they will, at the
rifque of their lives and fortunes, join with the
other Colonies in supporting it, and have order
ed thata copy of the Declaration be sent to the
Chairman of each Comumittee in the Colony,
with orders to cause the fame to be published in
their several diftriéts. . ,
‘A tory has been taken into custody for
making plans of our works for the enemy.
These rascals will be continual plagues to us,
unless some effe€tual meafurcs are taken with
them. ~
‘“ The oth instant, the Declaration of Inde
pendency was proclaimed in the State-House at
Philadelphia, by the Committee of Safety. At
night the King of England’s arms, which had
becn fixed in the Court-House, were committed
to a bonfire befare the Coffee-Houfe.” s
- Mefficurs PRINTERS, : o
TTHE Small- Pox has ever been a most formidable foe
to New-England and its armies, Qur enémies
knowing this, have taken inhuman pains to propagate
it among“us ; for no barbarians could exceed them in
the methods they have employed to distress and destroy
us.” In this, Heaven has permitted them to succeed,
but at the fame time has given us in innoculation an
astonishing means of robbing this dif¢ale of its terror.
and fatality. At this critica] {eafon;, we cannot be
too speedy” or diligent in every where applying this
inestimable gift of Heaven for our own fegurity. The
General Court made provision that jnnoculating hospi
tals may be eftablifhied through the Colony, and ap
pointed the Justices of the several Counties to superin
tend this affair. Many judicious perfors, and some
Gentlemen of the Congress in their leteers,have firong-
Iy urged. that such a measure may be fperdily carried
into effect. | It is not doubted then, that the Justices
so whom this matter is compmitied,” will confider the
vast importance of it,; and will'without delay employ
their utmost care and prudence for the establishing such
hofpizals in a proper number, and the most convenient
places, and for introducing the most fkilful physicians
to attend them. They cannot in any way more eflen
tially serve this Colony, and the common cause of
America. . All friends to their country cannot fail to
contribute their ald in a service of so ruch impor-
Bancd; se ki v s ei S
.. . PORTSMOUTH, July 13. .«
Wednesday last was bagght into” Falmouth,
by Capt. Crabtree, a Sloop from Amnapolis,
bound to Halifax, taken off the Grand Paflage,
loaden with Lumber, Hand Spikes, Butter,
Cheese, Potatoes, &c. : 2
SRS M, elasr
Last Saturday arrived here from Guadaloupe,
the Schooner Polly, David M Cloud, Master,
who has brought one hundred catks of Powder,
about {eventy or eighty small arms, a number of
carriage and swivel guns, a quantity of biim
ftone, thot, flints; &c. ' 2
DESERTED from my Compa
ny, in Coloncl Israel Hutchinson's Regiment,
Samuel Robinson, about five Feet ten Inches
high, light Compleétion, thort brown Hair g
had on when he went off, a white short Jacket,
leather Breeches, and miiled Stockings, .Who="
ever will take up said Deserter, and return him
to this Regiment and Company, now stationed
on Dorchester-Height, shall receive FIV E
DOLLARS Reward, and all neceflary
Charges, paid by me, -y o
May 23, 2776, JOIIN BAKER, Capraig.
STRAYED or stolen from #illian
Pawell, of this Town, on the 2d laftant, a Bay
Gelding, 15 Hands high, stout made, no white
on him, hoged Mane, in high Fleth, and very
smooth short Coat, trots all, and rather heavy
and flow. —ls strayed, a handsome Reward will
be given for his Return, if stolen and the Thief
secured with the Horse, Fifty Dollars will be
paid by said Pow.ll. 3 R
Colony of the MgJschufetts 'To all whom it may Coneesne
Bay--- Miadle Dil % i 2 : !
YOTICE is hesebygiven, That the Maritime Court for the
N Middle Di:i& of faiq Colony will be held at Salem in
th: Cousty of Essex, on Fridsy the second Day of August 1776,
at'the Hour of Tenio the Foreneon, to try the Justice of the
Caprurs of a Sloop nsmed the Two Friends, Burthen about
Ninetg-Five Tons, (latsly commanded by one Peter Rof+) ind of
her Cargo aad Appertenances ; sgsinft which a Lible is filed be-~
fare me; (the fuid Sioop being brought inte the Middl: Difiriék
aforefaid) by Jeremish Obrien Commender of the armed Sloop
namzd the Micaiaf Liberty, in Bshalf of the Officers, Marines
and Moriners of the fame Sloop, sad of the Officers, Marines snd
Masiners of she armed Schyaner calied the D Lig=nt, Commandsd
by Joha Lambert, both in the Service of ths Governmept and.
People of the Maffichufetts-Bay : And the Owners of said Sloep
Two F:ieads, or any Persons conssrced, may appesr and fhyw
cause, if any they have, why the fame Sloop and hes Crrgo and
Appartenances thould not be enndemard, > Sy
TIM. PICKERING jun. Fudgé of [aid Gours,
Extra of a letter from Trenton, dated July 4,
_+ at five o’clock in the morning.
< % 4 gentleman who this moment arrived, in-
Jorms that about half pajt twetveon yefferdey naen,
as he was passing frem Staten-Island to Bruns
wick be was Jurprifed by 3or 4 officers and about
100 regulars, who detained him npwards 2 hours.
“In the'courfe of his confinement he met with
Courtland Skinner, who told him that Gen. Howe,
with his army, from 7 to 10,080 mew, bad landod
thenight before, and taken possession of every pass
on theifland. .. He fays he Jaw most of the troopsy
but as they were dispersed through the island, he
could form no idea of their numbers. ! Skinner alfp
told him that the fleet from England had arrived
at the Hook, on the night of their landing, with
10,000 men, who were to land on Staten-island, as
this morning, that they had placed 2 regiments
opposite Amboy, had planted several pieces of can~'
non there, and at each of the ferries., He also asked
the officersif the Commissioners were come, towhich
they answered, yes, and that they were the very
men most proper to fettle differences of this fort,
and also told him they were determined to dislodge
our worthy General from New-York. . .. ;
.- ¢ He left New-York yeflerday morning, where
the Jersey militia bad most of them arrived ; that
the General and his troops wers in high [pirits,
and he fuppsfes much disappointed at this [udden
movement of Howe's . The Ferfey militia have
turned out unanimously, te their great credit, but
as.moft of them are gone for New-York, would it
not be necessary for Pennsylvania to fend them
affiffance ? ‘TZ'Z gentleman thinks that both the
General's express (if one was sent) and the flage
are in all probability. flopped, for which reason I
thought it neceflary to fend an express. I fear I
Shall not be able togoin our worthy General ; how
ever, lan determined to try, and if I fail must be
fatisfied having done my duty.
‘¢ Howe treated bim very genteelly, and dismiss
ed him at balf past two. The enemy have taken
Sfeveral of the riflemen who were on their way
to Pennsylvania. I hope all such feoundrels wha
will quit an army in fight of an enemy.may
meet the fame fate” - SR
.~ o the House cf‘g‘mejmuu‘cn, July 12, 1-76, " i
N che memorisl of P¥u: Reed, in behuif of the innabitzats
of Buotaday,in the couaty of Lincoln, praying that the
pe ition and mema;ial presented by thsir agent to the General
Goaetyin their fffion iv March Lift, for quisting the inbabi=
tants of fsid Boothvay in their po in; tasy be now .&ed ons
Refolvéd, That the said pstition #zd memorial prefeared im
March &, and the several scfwers to' the fame, which bave
been reosived, together with the memorial of (sid Piul Reed,
and eIl pupers sceompanying {:id memorials, be referred to the
third Tuzlday of the next fitting of cﬁ: ‘General Qourt, . And
that the Szeretary be dire®ed to publish chis order in the Water~
town, Boston, and Portsmouth news-paper, that all persons ‘in.
terefbed a 3 claimers of Jand in Boothbay, may be noiificd to shew
saufe, if any they have at thac time, why the prayer of the said
petition sod memorial of Merch last, should not be granted, .
Sent up for concurrences 20, 4 gy
x . - Wisriam Coorzr, Speaker, protem, .
YaCOUNCIL, July 12. 1776. . Resd and concurred,
e .. JouN AvErY,Dcp. Sec'ry. !
Consented to by majo partefth, Cou-sil. e K T