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serve the true interest of this colony, and that
~? will by his wfe and prudent mediation, use
h;s bed offices to restore that harmony between
Great Britain and the colonies so ardently wished
for by us. The Committee therefore cannot bdt
again express their most ea nest desire, that his
Excellency will continue his residence among a
people, who have the most grateful sense of his
upright and disinterested administration.
" We have the pleasure to acquaint yonr wor
ship, that the above letter was unanimously ap
proved of in a full committee, and are, Sir,
“ Your very humble servant,
“ ( By order of the Committee )
" ISAAC LOW, Chairman.
“ TreWorfoirful Whitehead Hicks, EJq."
We are assured that several gentlemen in Ulster
county, have lately received letters (one of which
is from an officer of note, dated the 4th instant)
from our camp near St. John's, all which letters
agree that Capt. Prefcot, the commanding officer
at St. John's, had lent out a flag to Geo. Montgo
mery, offering to surrender the fort, on being al
lowed to march out with the honours of war, and
artillery; butthat the General had returned for
answer, that rhe possession of the ground was not
his principal object, and that he could not capita
late on any terms but their surrendering as priso
ners of war.
The letters also mention, that 4 or 500 Cana
dians had joined our army, that great numbers of
others were employed in providing necessaries for
it, and that the people in general appeared very
friendly, and ready to promote our design.
We have heard from several very credible per
fsns, that there was no truth in the report which
was current last week, that Col. Alien and his
party, or any of them, had been taken prisoners
in Canada.
We hear from Rhode-Ifland, that Col. Efek
Hopkins, a brave and experienced officer, is ar
rived there at the town of Bristol, with 700 men,
lent by General Wallington in order to proted
the inhabitants from the piratical incursions ofa
Captain Wallace, and other free-boters, ading
under the pretended authority of afet of traitors,
aiming to eftablifb a tyrannical government ®n the
ruins of the English conflitution.
This pirate, Wallace, having presumed, in a
cowardly dependance on his lawless force, to de
mand the property of the inhabitants, and like other
robbers threatoing them with deftrudion in case
of refufal, which threat he inforced, by murder
ously and tteafonably firing a number of shot
against the town of Bristol, the inhabitants of which
sent on board the said pirate a Committee to ex
postulate with him on the baseness and villiany of
his comdud.—ln his vindication, he shewed them
the orders of the more atrocious and bloody trai
tors, under whose authority he aded, by which he
was directed to fire upon, murder and destroy every
town or city, where there should be the least ap
pearance of men in arms, in order to defend their
rights and liberties; and he told them, that in
case there should be the appearance of men in arms
in oppofitiom to his illegal demands, he should cer
tainly fire upon them- After he had, by threats,
extorted from, and robbed the inhabitants of as
much of their property as they were, on such a
sudden demand, able to produce. Col. Hopkins
and his forces arrived, and on being told Wallace's
menace of firing on the town, in case of the appear
ance in it of men in arms, he let the people know
his orders from the General, which were, at all
events to prevent the pirates from landing or re
ceiving supplies from the shore ; and that, instead
of being intimidated from defending their proper
ty, by fear of the town being fired upon, they
might be assured he would destroy the town rather
than the pirates should land in or draw supplies
or advantage from it./
It is probable this measure will be adopted with
refpe& to all the sea port towns in America; so
that no more of them will experience the fate of
Boston, where many thousands, relying on the
faith of an inhuman villain, have long been starv
ing to death by inches, under every circumstance
of distress, and many more thousands have been
cozen'd or plundered of their property.-- But
vengeance will soon overtake the wretches who
have been a&ors in this horrid tragedy!
An unhappy accident happened on Monday last,
at a review of some of the military companies of
this city ; as they were exercising, a man in the
rear rank happened to have a gun which, un
known to him, was loaded with small shot, and
went off; whereby two men, one in the center,
the other in the front rank, were hurt, and others
in the field narrowly escaped. One of the men
had only a flight contusion on the back of his head,
but the other was budly wounded in the jaw, on
the back part of which, a number of shot had pe
netrated, and lodged near the ear; but we hear
none of the wounds were mortal. The man who
fired the gun, was so (hacked, that he inlantly
fell to the ground, with the two that were shot.
Last week died at his feat in Suffolk County,
on Lon j-ldand, in an advanced age, David
fyNEs, Esq; He was speaker of the General
Affei.ibly, a^d one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court pfthis province many years ; and in both
Rations acquitted .himfelf with much honour and
integrity.
We hear that Major Charles Preston, of his
Majesty's 26th, or Cameronian regiment, com
mands in the poll of St. Johoj, Brigadier General
Richard Prefcot, Lieutenant Colonel of the Roy
al English fufileers, commands in Montreal ; and
his Excellency Governor Carleton, in the city and
citadel of Quebec.
Yesterday morning died at his lodgings in this
city, MICHAEL CRESSOP, Esq;
of the Colony of Virginia, and firft Captain in the
corps of Riflemen, a Gentleman of great reputa
tion as a soldier, and highly esteemed as a citi
zen. His remains will be interred to-morrow even
ing with the honours of war, attended by all the
military of this city.
On Tuesday evening was brought to this city,
from New Haven in Connecticut, where the late
ly LeT the corple of Mrs. Pi att, the very ami
able wife of Mr. Jeremiah Platt, Merchant of
this city ; and the fame evening it was departed
in the family vault at the New Dutch Church.
In PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.
Ne^-Cork, Oftober 18, 1775.
WHEREAS it is highly necessary for the
fake of liberty, that the duration of the
power of all peTons'entiuded with high authori
ty, should be Uplifted to a Short period, and more
especially when they are dominated by, and their
authority delegated unto them from the body of
the people.
Revived therefore, That this Congress shall be
difTolved on Tuesday the 14th day of November
next ; and forafmuch ns it appears to us highly
neceflafy, that a Provincial Congre's should exist
until the difp?.tes between Great-Britain and Ame
rica, shall be adjusted; and that the members of
that Congress should be so proportioned as to
give a due weight of representation to the several
parts of the Colony. It is therefore recommend
ed to the good people of this colony, that those
who are qualified to vote for representatives in
General Assembly, do choose such persons as they
can confide in to represent them as deputies of
this colony in Provincial Congress, until the fe
cund Tuesday in May next, unless a reconciliation
with Great-Britain shall sooner take place ; and
that the deputies so chosen meet at the city, of
New-York, on the said fourteenth day of Novem
ber next. And it is further recommended, that
the election be held at the usual places for eteaion
of representatives in General Assembly in the se
veral counties, on Tuesday the seventh day of
November next, by the refpe&ive Committees of
the several Counties, or at such other places as the
said Committees shall previfufly appoint and duly
notify to their several counties.
And in order to proportion the members of each
county, it is refolded, that the city and county of
New-York have twenty-one members ; the city
and county of Albany, twelve members ; the
county of Duchess nine members ; the Countyof
Westchester, nine members; the county of Ul
ster, eight members ; the county of Suffolk, eight
members ; the county of Orange, fix members;
the county of Queen's, eight members ; the coun
ty of King's, four members ; the county of Rich
mond, four members ; the county of Tryon, four
members ;the county of Cumberland, three mem
bers ; the county of Gloucester, two members;
the county of Charlotte, two members.
A true cop, from the Minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.
Distrust awakes, and anxious casts around
A jealous eye, left still there may be found,
Who play the traitor in the seeming friend.
And mea^ to hurt while they to aid pretend.
—ls such there be, may Heav'n their crimes
reveal;
And may the mifereants public vengeance feel :
May they, like Church, their frantic fully know,
And fink beneath the load of felf-wrought woe.
But some there are from whom distrust refrains ;
Whose patriot fouls will ne’er admit the stains
Of trait'rous guilt : amid this glorious band
Tow'ring, I fee, the virtuous Hancock stand!
desire?
Whate'er thy gen'rous country had to give,
Bleft in her favour, did'ft thou not receive?
Powerand honor did She not bestow;
And all the benefits which thence may flow?
What then could tempt thee to th' apostate part ?
What prompt the treach'rous parpofe of thy
heart ?
Why didst thou stoop to join the venal tribe
Who barter conscience for a paltry bribe;
For sordid lucre who themselves profane,
And part with virtue, honor, all for gain ?—
—ls to thyfelf and to thy country just,
True to her cause and faithful to her trust,
To bribing arts you ne'er had lent an ear;
The wife would praise thee and the good revere :
Ages to come would venerate thy name,
And in the foremoft rank thy worth proclaim.
But now not so ; —the pleating profpeds fail :
(With horror, still methinks I hear the tale,)
That Church, on whom his country's hopes relied,
That Church has proved a lurking parricide;
In treason's dark recedes long hath ftray'd,
Andhoftile schemes against fair freedom laid ?
Abus'd the confidence which she repos'd,
And to her foes each secret plan difelos'd !
From ffoNew-York Gazetteer.
79^ P R I N TE R.
The following lines, occasioned b, the late detention of
Doctor Church's traiterous correspondence cuitb
General Gage, ifyou think they quill be accepta
ble to your readers, are at ,our frvice, from, Sir,
Hours, tc.
Ho W sadly, Church, are all thy honours
fled !
What infamy awaits thy guilty head !
What dire remorse must rack thy tortur'd fowl !
What seas of anguish in thy bosom roll !
Cast from the summit of thy country's love,
And doom'd the rigors of her hate to prove:
Without one gleam of comfort in thy fall ;
Condemn'd, forfaken, and defpis'd by all.
E'en pity's balm thou canst not hope to find,
To sooth the torments of thy wretched mind :
Compassion foft, at crimes like thine, recoils ;
The virtuous breast with indignation boils—
And, while for you all pity is effac'd,
Feels, but for human nature so difgrac'd;
Laments, that man, a rational confeft,
Thus basely can become creation's pest ;
Laments, that he, with hypocritic hand,
Can stab the vitals of his native land;
Can seem her friend, and in her councils share.
Smile to destroy, and flatter to ensnare:
Betray her secrets to an open foe,
And give new vigour to th' impending blow ;
All sense of duty, gratitude, control,
And in the patriot hide the traitor foul;
Can flight the faireft prize of honest fame,
And, to contempt eternal, rifle his name.
Deluded wretch ! what frenzy could inspire
Thy faithlefs breast? What more could'ft thou
By an express arrived at Hartford on the Bth
inst from Ticonderoga, we have certain intelli
gence, that our people are in pofTeffiori of Montre
al—that they have taken a quantity of provisions
going to the enemy at St. John's —intercepted a
letter from the commander of the fort to General
Carleton, informing him th at they had not more than
three weeks provision, and must speedily give up,
unless some relief could be had. We are further
advised, that our people had entrenched near the
fort, were about to attack it, and that articles of
capitulation had been proposed by the enemy, but
rejected by Gen. Montgomery.
Last Monday morning, before day, a transport
ship, Captain Hastings, was Branded on Brigantine
Beach, on the coast of New-Jersey.. She had on
board Capt. Duncan Campbel, Lieut. Sims, two
Serjeants, and twenty-one Privates, bound from
Boffon, as they fay, for New-York, as a recruiting
party. The Captain and Lieutenant got off theßeach
on Tuesday in a small boat, and are supposed to
have gone towards Amboy, but 'tis expeded they
will be taken. Captain Hastings, with three of
the foldiets, were brought here last Saturday
evening under a guard. The rest of the soldiers
will be secured. Before they quitted the vessel
they threw overboard several pieces of cannon be
longing to the vessel, 60 muskets and two and an
half barrels of powder. The vessel left Boston
the sth of October, in company with a 2c gun
Ship and one transport with some troops bound
for Halifax. , No other ships of war or troops had
failed. General Gage was to fail in a day or two
in a merchant ship of 16 guns. The 48th and
59th regiments being greatly reduced, the privates
are incorporated into other regiments and their
officers going home. The object of Col. Arnold's
expedition was not known at Boston, but supposed
to be destined against Halifax. Beef at Boston
was nine-pence Sterling per pound, mutton a quar
ter of a dollar, and bills of exchange fold at 20
per cent, discount.
Extraft of a letter from Manchefer, July 29.
*, The PUBLIC are requested to take
notice, That the Mayor's Court will be held
at the Court-house in this city, on Tuesday, the
31st day of O&ober instant, at Ten o'clock in the
forenoon.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Brig Molly, J. Mullett, St. Kitts.
Sch. Fancy, J. Brown, Jamaica.
Ship Nancy and Polly, W. Sytton, St. Vincents.
Brig Speedwell, S. G. Frith, Grenadoes,
Sch. Defiance, J. Leeds,' Hispaniola.
Outwards. N ON E.
Cleared. NONE.
46+4 u r+ s+64#++s-+4 -fr§4'
Now SELLING OFF for CASH, BY
ALEXANDER BARTRAM,
In Market-street, next door to the Indian King,
A general assortment of MERCHANDIZE
suitable to the season, amongst which are,
AV ARIETV of Cloths and Trimmings, such
as scarlet, buff, blue, brown, green and drab
colours; ribbed and plain worsted, thread, cotton
and fi k fteckings, &c. &c.
All perlons indebted to him are desired to make
immediate payment, otherwise their accounts will
be put in suit without further notice, as he pro
poses to leave the city in a Ihoit time.
“ General Burgoyne has an uncle that lives
near this place, and he received a letter from him
last Sunday. He writes that the Americans are
exceeding obstinate and their numbers incredible,
and that he thinks them invincible—Says Howe
used many arguments with General Gage to pre
vail on him to permit him to go out to fight the
Provincials, but he gave him such substantial rea
sons against it that it dropped. He also writes
that a great mistake had been made at the War
office, having sent the cannon without carriages.
—This was communicated to me by a person
who heard the letter read.
U, 1775-
" We have accounts from St. John's, where
the King's troops are in garrison, that the Conti
nental troops were laying siege to it. The con
fufion this has thrown every thing into, is inex
preflible. Proper persons were immediately em
ployed in collecting what Canadians they could,
in order to take up arms; and I have the pleasure
to assure they met with little or no success. Was
a vigorous effort to be made on your fide, this
country would be your own. The tools of go
vernment are in full employment, some in observ
ing the condud of the Canadians, and others in
watching the motions and anions of the English
Americans, who can neither speak or stir without
its being known."
We hear from Canada, that the Lieutenant
Governor, who commands at Quebec during the
absence of Carleton, has about a thousand Cana
dians embodied, but they are fa strongly fufpeded
that it is thought prudent not to trust them with
a larger quantity of ammunition than four rounds.
When the Turks were beaten by the Spaniards
in the sea fight of Lepanto, the latter boasted
that they would soon destroy the Turkish empire.
A shrewd Genoefe reproved them for their vaunt
ing, and told them, that the loss of a single bat
tle to the Turks, who had innumerable refourees,
was but like a man clipping his beard, which
would soon grow again; but if the Spaniards were
to fuffer a great defeat it would be like lopping
off an arm. So will it fare in the contest between
Great-Britain and America ; was North or his
tools to fend 50,000 men to subdue the Americans
to slavery it would be all in vain. What the re
gulars lose they cannot recruit; but should the
Americans lose a hundred thousand men their
places would be immediately fuppiied by those,
who would rather die than give up their Liberty.
We hear the Honourable Continental Congress
have appointed JOHN MORGAN, M. D.
F. R. S. of this city, Director of the Hospital and
Physician to the American Army.
Extract of a letter from Quebec, dated September
PHI LADELPHIA, October i 3.
Of the MUCH ESTEEMED
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS,
In FOUR VOLUMES, largeO&avo,
Being a compleat History of the rife, progress,
and final ruin of the molt remarkable nation that
ever ekifted in the world.
October 16, 1775.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN A WAY last night, from the
fubferiber living in Drumore Tdwnfhip, Lan
caster County, an Irish servant man named JOHN
M'QUIRE, a well fe? fellow, about thirty years of
age, five feet seven or eight inches high; much
pined with the finals pox, nas straight black hair,
and [peaks much in. the Irish dialect; had on a blue
coat, j-cket and breeches with white carved but
tons, blue ribbed dockings, half worn pumps with
brals buckles, and a wool hat but half worn. Who
ever takes u, said servant and secures him in any
of his Majesty's gaols, or brings him to his mat
ter, IhalLuave the above Reward, and realonable
charges, paid by
§ ARCHIBALD ANKRAM.
I*! They are also to be had of Messrs. William
Pollard, merchant, in Front-street; John Dunlap,
printer, in Market-street; James Humphreys, Jun.
in Front-street ; Robert Bell, bookseller, in Third
ftreet ; and Isaac Collins, printer, in Burlington.
The Subferibers are requested to call on Mr
William Pollard for their third and fourth volumes'
CONTAINING,
TH E life of Flavius Josephus, written by him
felf.
The antiquities of the Jews in twenty books—
giving a hittory of the rife and progress of the Jew
ish nation, with a particular account of their laws,
manners, customs, and ceremonies.
His book against Appion, in two parts.
The Jews wars with theßomans, in seven books':
The most dreadful and bloody that perhaps ever
happened ; in which 1,100,000 were destroyed, and
97,000 taken prifonerS of war.
The Martyrdom of the Maccabees.
Philo s embassy from the Jews of Alexandria to
the Emperor Caius Caligula.
*** The character of this elegant Hifiorian is
universally known in the literary world, and great
ly approved of.
JUST PUBLISHED,
The, WORKS
October 21, 177 c.
NOTICE is hereby given to the
Members of the New-Jersey Medical Socie
ty, That they are to meet, agreeable to their ad
journment, in Princeton at the house of Mr. Wil
liam Whitehead, on the second Tuesday in No
vember next, at Eleven o'clock in the morning.
H. STITES, Secretary.
CAROLINA INDIGO,
To BE SOLD BY
MASON and PATTON.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A NUMBER of FIRELOCKS, with
BAYONET S, to be made agreeable to
a pattern. Any person or persons willing to under
take the completing a quantity, will meet with
proper encouragement by applying to the Commis
sioners and Assessors of the county of Philadelphia.
VO B~E SO L^
ALIK ELY English LA D, about eighteen
years of age, has better than three years to
serve: He is a compleat lad for waiting on table
and house work ; very fond of horses, and fold for
want of employ. Enquire of the Printer.
Philadelphia, October 20, 177 c
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the fubferiber, on
Monday night last, an Irilh servant lad,
named JAMES DEVINE, about five feet se
ven inches high, fair complexion, wears his own
hair, slender made, and is remarkably knock kneed.
Had on when he went away, a small fashionable
hat, fuftian coat, cloth jacket, leather breeches,
and yarn dockings. It is not unlikely but he will
change his cloaths, as he took with him a suit cf
brown cloth, also a suit of blue cloth with silver
basket buttons, and a light coloured cloth coat.
Whoever takes up said servant and secures him in
any gaol, so that he may be had again, shall have
the above Reward, with reasonable charges, paid
by CALEB EMLE N.
N. B. Miffing, at the time he went off, a silver
table S POO N, marked with a cypher M. W.
Should it be offered for sale 'tis requested it may be
flopped and the person Secured.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD
RAN AWAY (a second time) on
Tuesday morning, the 17th init. (O&ober)
from a house in Water-street, ara Irilh servant girl
named ANN SKILLING; middle Sized, full
face, freSh complexion, red hair, stern lookir g
brows, Stoop Shoulders, has an aukward way cf
walking, wears a light blue ftuff gown; as she fto'e
away her cloaths when she firft ran away, and did
not bring them back, she may change her apparel.
Any person or persons, harbouring said run away
after this notice, will be prosecuted as the law di
refts. Whoever secures her and lodges her in the
Work-house, Shall have the above Reward, paid by
ROBERT G. HALL.
The time of a Stocking Hosier to be fold, on
reasonable terms, by said HALL : Apply to Mr.
Colton, holier, below the Drawbridge, in Water
ltreet, Philadelphia.
Frederick County, Maryland, Sept. 26, 1775.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
BROKE out of gaol last night, DAVID
ALSPAUGH, born in Germany, {peaks
good English, is about 4.0 years of age, has black
hair tied behind ; had on a blue coat, black plulh
waistcoat and breeches, and black flockings ; he
fpeak^wery foft and smooth, and affects to be gen
teel ; has a watch in his pocket. Whoever secures
him in any of his Majesty's goals, Shall receive the
above Reward, paid by
THOMAS FRENCH, Sheriff.
TEN SHILLINGS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
) scriber, living near the Sweedes Church, Phi
ladelphia, on Saturday the 7th ink. (October) a
red C O W, uith white spots on the right fide of
her neck, fix or Seven years old, middling size,
and has a flit in her ear. Whoever secures the laid
Cow so that the owner may get her again, fliall
have the above Reward, and reasonable charges for
bringing her home, paid by
IJOSEPH HEWLINGS.