The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-08-15 00:00:00, page 3

PHILADELPHIA, ^g&Ji §.
It isreported that Capt. Weeks, of the Reprifhl
man of war, in the Continental service, has taken
two .veft ls ; one ajhip bound from Grenada to Lon
don; with between four andfive hundred bogfheads
°ff u g ar on board; the other a floop,faid to be fafe
arrived at Abfecom; with upwards of one hundred
bogfoeads of rum.
NE W-YOR K, A^uft 8.
Yesterday came in two deserters from the
fleet, by whom we are informed, that Lord
Howels preparing for an attack, their field pie
ces were put on board a vessel, and it was sup
posed that the forces would land on Long Island,
while the Whipping attack the city.
Yesterday was executed and decently interred
at Kip's Bay, a deserter (in the shape of a large
green turtle) from the ministerial fleet, now
lying at the Watering-place, near this city,com
manded by Admiral Howe ; he was as ugly a
beast as any of the crew, but from his desertion
has plainly proved that he was possessed ofbet
ter principles than most of them. Many pa
triotic healths were drank at his interment.
ExtraEl of a Letter from Philadelphia, August 3.
" Since my last, we have arrived, a sloop from
North-Carolina^with naval fibres, and a sloop
©f 8 four-pounders; she belongs to the Good
rich's of Virginia, and was commanded by one
of them ; was out three days from Bermuda,
when he difeovered and gave chafe to the brig
Lexington, Captain Barry, but finding his mis
take, put back too late ; for in about an hour
and an half, Barry ran along fide, when she
struck. She had 8 negroes on board; all, or
most of the men, to the amount of 25, entered
on board of Barry.—Goodrich is a prisoner on
board the brig.
" This morning we have an express from a
schooner taker? by Capt. Weeks, in the Conti
nental fliip Reprisal ; she was bound from St.
Vincents for Liverpool, with upwards of 100
hogsheads of rum, and isfafe at Abfecomb Inlet.
They bring an account of his having taken a
ship of 4 or 500 tons burthen, from Grenada
for London ; she was quite full, and by the
captors, said to be worth 35,000!."
H ARTFOR D, August 12.
A letter from a gentleman at New-York t 0
his friend in Weathersfield, informs, " That
soon after the British fleet left Carolina, one of
the Blips run aground, her cargo consisting of
L^ companies of Highlanders ; and that a
party of General Lee's men boarded her, took
out the men, and burnt the veffell." Scotch
lumber, on the American coafs, is apt to get
among the breakers !
Last week a new batch of Tories (between
twenty and thirty) arrived in town from the
county of Albany. They are a motley mess !
fifteen of whom, it is said, are to be Rationed
at New-London.
Yesterday fe'nnight was sent intoPortfmouth
by the Hancock Vessel of War, belonging to
the State of Pennsylvania, a large three-decked
Ship, named the Reward, of between 5 and
600 Tons, (she was a 20 gun Ship last War, in
the British Service,) now mounting (4 guns;
was from Tortola, bound to London, and had
on board between 10 and 1100 Hogsheads of
Sugar, 12 Bales of Cotton,and several Pieces of
brass and iron Cannon. We hear she was taken
by the following Stratagem, viz. Just before
dusk the Evening the Hancock came across her,
the Captain of the Prize taking the Hancock to
be one of the Tyrant's Pilferers, was very much
rejoiced to fall in with her, and doubtless, vice
versa, when the Hancock at Night threw Out a
Light for aSignal as aPilot. At Day-light the
next Morning, the Vessels being near together,
the Captain ofthe Skip invited the Captain of
the Hancock to come on board and take a
Breakfaft ; who replied, his Hands were so few
and sick, that he had not enough to man his
Boar and work his Vessel, and in his Turn, in
vited the Captain of theShip to come on board
him, which he readily complied with by order
ing his Boatout, when he and about a dozen
of his Hands went on board the Hancock, and
were taken as good Care of, as Mem in such
Circumstances could allow The Hancock
then feat an equal Number of her owa Hands
A letter from Skeenfborough, dated the
24th ult. mentions General Arnold's being at
that Place, to fuperintead the vessels building
there ; and that it was hoped we should in
a few days have a fufficient fleet to command
the Lake.
BOSTON, Thursday, August 15,
®n board the Ship, when, alas! The fell into the
Hands of the United States of America.
There were on board the above Ship, a Num
ber of Turtle directed to Lord North, with his
Name cut in the Shell, the belt ofwhich, Capt.
WingateNewman,Matter of the armedVeffel, is
determined to fend to the Hon. JehnHancock.
The Prize Master, Mr. Barton, informs, that
the Hancock had taken a Brigantine from the
Weft-Indies, just before this Ship, and sent her
to Egg-Harbour, and was in chafe of a Ship,
fuppe^ed to be a Jamaica-man, andalmoft with
in gun-shot, when he left her.
Captain Chafe, in &n armed Sloop, belonging to
the State of Rhode-Ifland, took, about a Fortnight
ago, a Ship, from Dominica, bound to London, hav
ing on board 310 Hogfoeads of Sugar, 200 Bar
rels of Oil, &c. The Secretary of said Island, and
a Son of Governor Shirley, were Passengers on
board said Prize, and are fife landed at Newport.
Last Saturday was sent into this Harbour, by
2 Letters of Marque from New-York, the Ship
Earl of Errol, 06270 Tons Burthen, from Ja
maica, bound for London. Her Cargo corililts
of Cottori Wool, Sugars, &~c.
Last Lord's Day, the Declaration of Inde
pendence, was published in the feveralChurches
in this Town, agreeable to an Order of the Ho-,
norable Council of this State.
by Public Vendue,
The Lady JULIANA, as she now lays at
Hancock's Wharf. She is an excellent Ship,
and well found. Inventory of her Stores may
Ufeen by applying to J. llusQL;Aufli@neer Q
Since our last, Captain Fisk, in the Tyranni
cide Sloop of War, has taken and sent into Sa
lem, a Brig and a large Schooner, both from
Jamaica ; the Brig &as bound to London, hav
ing on board a Cargo of Rum arid Sugar; and the
Schooner for Halifax, with Mrilaltes, being ths
firft (except 24 Hogsheads sent into Philabelphia)
taken Prize (we have heard of) fined the Com
mencement of the present unnatural civil War.
Yesterday being the 14th of August, the An
niversary of our firft Opposition to the detesta
ble Stamp-A&, which passed the British Parlia
ment in 1765, a Detachment of the Train of
Artillery, with two Field Pieces, marched from
the Laboratory into King-Street, and at one
o'clock fired 13 Rounds. A Number of Gen
tlemen of Diftin&ion, at the fame Time, met at
the Bunch of Qrapes Tavern, and commemorat
ed the happy Event, by drinking many patriotic
Toasts, but are not received.
No Perfori whatever, either Male or Female,
above the Age of 14 Years, is permitted to pass
any of the Ferries in the State of New-Jersey,
without a proper Pass from the Place they leave.
The Governor and Committee of Safety of
the Colony of Connecticut, have Resolved,
" That no Person or Peffons, unknown or fuf
pe&ed, whether they appear in the Character
of Gentlemen, Expresses, Travellers, or com
mon Beggars, be permitted to travel @r pass
from Town to Town in that Colony, unless he
or they can and do produce a 'Certificate from
ferae Congress, Committee of Safety or Infpec
tien, some Magistrate. Justice of the Peace, or
General, or Field Officer of the Army, there
in mentioning from whence and to what Place
the Person producing the fame is travelling,
and that he is friendly to the Liberties of the
American States, unless he be a Person well
known, and friendly as aforefaid."
The DELEGATES of the Thirteen United Colonies.
To JOHN BRADFORD, Esquire, Greeting.
Y OU being by a Refolre of Congress of
the Twenty third Day of April last, appointed
Agent for Continental Prizes in the Colony of Mas
sachusetts-Bay, I do hereby authorize and empower
you to adt in said Office and to appoint one or more
Deputies under you, as you mayjudge necessary And
do require you to be careful in the Execution of said
Trust, and ftriflly to conform to the Orders and Di
region herewith transmitted you, and to such further
Directions as you shall from time to time receive
from Congress or the Marine Board, touching your
said Office.
Given under my Hand at Philadelphia; this Twen
ty third Day of April, 1776.
By Order of the Congress.
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
TO-MORROW, at ONE o'clock,
Will be Sold by PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the American Coffee-Houfe, in King-Street,
The Ship CREIGHTON, burthen about
200 Tons, a strong New-England built Ship,
and only two Years old.
At the above Time and Place, will also be fold
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
A DOCTOR to go on aCruize for three Months,
on Board of a fine Schooner mounting 8 Car
riage Guns and 60 Men. Any Person apply
ing to tte Printers, will meet with good encouge
ment.
N. B. Said Schooner is private property.
Boston, August 14, 1776.
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4LL Persons who have any 'Demands
on the Estate of William Falkner, late of
Medford, deceased, are def red to bring in their
Accompts to Capt. Robert Wier and Simon Tufts,
Esq; in Medford, Administrators to said Efate, in
order for Settlement ; and all those that are in
debted to said Efate } are desired to make speedy
Ppayment.
, On THURSDAY, the 22d of August Instant,
At Ten o'Clock in the Morning, will begin the Safe
of the Prize Ship Reynolds,from Jamaica, now
laying at Bedford, in Dartmouth, and conti
nued by Adjournment, until the Whole is fold;
, containing as follows, viz.
302 Hogsheads of choice Sugars, 74
Puncheons of Rum ; 52 Pipes, 10 half Pipes, 10 Butts;
and 4' Hogsheads of Wine ; 4% Bags of Piemento, 4©
Planks and 11 Logs of Mohogony, 16 Tons^of Lignum
Vine, and 7 Tons of Fuftick.
, CONDITIONS of SALE.
. I. That every Bidder jhall advance five per
Cent, on every Bid, and the highef to be the Pur
chaser. —IL That every Purchaser Jhall pay down
ten per Cent, as e'arnefl Money, and the remainder
in five Days after the Purchase, unless Security
is given to the Auctioneer for the Payment of the
Money in BoJlon, in ten Days after the S&le.-—-
111. If any Dispute arises between two or more
Bidders, the Article in Dispute foall be put up
again. . J.. RUSSELL, Au&ioneer.
REMOVED from the Dwelling-House
of MelATrah Bourn, Esq; in Boston, when
on hire, during the late Siege of Did Town, the fol
lowing Articles of Furniture, &c. which are yet miffing.
A Quantity of Bewter Plates, Diffies, Pl tters, &c.
2 large Brass Kettles,Frying Pan,Brafs Skimmers, Bell
Medal Skillets, Shovel and Tongs, Bellows, Jack, Spit;
Fender, Grid Irons,, Dripping Pan, Cullen iers, Iron
and Brass Skillets, Brass and Tin Candlesticks, Pots
and Kettles, Warming Pan, and many other / rticle?
of Kitchen Furniture; one 8 Day Clock taken out the
Case, two large Lookihg Glasses, plain Mohogony
Frames, 2 large Sconce Looking Glasses, 8 Mohogony
Chairs, Claw Feet, green Bottoms, 8 ditto red Bottoms,
I large square Mohogony Table, 1 square Mohogony
Table made to turn up like a Tea Table, 2 round Mo
hogony Tables, 1 round Japan Table, 2 Card Tables,
i new Feather Bed and Bed Clothes, i old ditto with
Bed Clothes, one 4 Post Bedfted, two of the Posts
Mohogony, 1 Chamber Table, I Mohogony Delk, a
small Piece Broke out near the Lock.
Any Person possessed of any of the aforefaid Fur
niture, or that can give Information where any of said
Articles may be found; is desired to inform Mrs.
Bayard, living in said Bourn's House, in Milk-street,
Mr. John White, or the Printers hereof, who ihall
be rewarded for their Trouble. It is fufpe&ed some
of these Articles may be found in the Country, as few
have already been difeovered there '; should any of
the abovefaid Articles be offered for Sale, it is desired
they may be flopped and Notice given as aforefaid.
DESERTED from the several Compa
nies of the 14th Regiment, commanded by
Col. John Glover, viz. Bartholomew Molten of Dan<
vers, and Emanuel Pedigreno of Marblehead, from
Capt. Courtis's Company ; Stephen Cafwell of Mar^
blehead, and John Mclntyre of Danvers, from Capri,
Grant's Company ; Samuel Felton, George Cash, Lewis
Cruft, Benjamin Trefry and Samuel Bridges, all of
Marblehead, from Capt. Glover's Company ; Daniel
Russel of Danvers, Bradbury Green of Hampton; Ze
bulon Henry of Lynn, — Majory of Salem, Joseph
Peirce of Marblehead and John Williams of Canter
bury in New-Hampshire, from Captain Bond's Com
pany ; Michael Brown of Exeter, Vincent Elwell of
Cape Ann, and Samuel Rifkins of Marblehead, from
Capt. Swafey's Company ; Jonathan Russell of Dan
vers, from (apt. Brown's Company; Thomas Hand,
and William Richards of Marblehead, and John Per
ry of Salem, from Capt. Speakman's Company.
Whoever will take up and secure any of the above
mentioned Deserters, and return them to their Regi
ment at New-York, shall, for each one be intitled to
all neceflary Charges, and Three Dollars Reward.
By Order of Colonel Glover.
M. Brown, Captain in the 14th Regiment.
N. B. Many of the above-named Persons have
Dipped on board armed Vessels, without Orders. It
is hoped no Officer will encourage them when he
knows them to be Deserters.
It is expected an Accent of Expenses be rendered
when the Deserters join the Regiment, in order that it
may be deducted from their Wages. M, B,
AUCTION at Bedford, inbARTMouTHo