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C A LI B RIDGE, Jane „.
[The following infamous Proclamation has been
handed about here, and is now re-printed to
fatisfy the curiosity of the Public.]
Bi bis Excelled the Hon. THOMAS GAGE,
Est; Governor and Commander in Chief, in and
^(r Hs Majeffs province ^Maffachufeus-Bay,
and Eice Admiral of the fame.
A PROCLAMATION.
W° HEREAS the infatuated multitudes,
who have long buffered themselves to be
conducted by certain well known incendiaries and
traitors, in a fatal progreflion of crimes, against
the constitutional authority of the state, have at
Length proceeded to avowed rebellion; and the
good effects which were exposed to arise from the
patience and lenity of the King's government,
have been often fruftrated, and are now rendered
hopeless, bythe influence of the fame evil coun
sels; it only remains for those who are entrusted
with fopreme rule, as well for the punishment of
the guilty, as the protection of the well affeded,
to prove they do not bear the sword in vain.
The infringements which have been committed
upon the most sacred rights •of the crown and
people of Great Britain, are too many to enume
rate on one fide, and are all too atrocious to be
palliated on the other. All unprejudiced people
who have been witnesses of the late tranfaCtions,
in this and the neighbouring provinces, will find
upon a transient review, marks of premeditation
and conspiracy, that would juftify the fulnefs of
chastisement: And even thole who are least ac
quainted with fads cannot fail to receive a just
impression oftheir enormity, in proportion as they
difeover the arts and assiduity by which they have
been falfifcd or concealed. The authors of the
present unnatural revolt never daring to trull their
cause or their actions, to the judgment of an im
partial public, or even to the dispassionate reflec
tion of their followers, have uniformly placed
their chief confidence in the suppression of truth :
And while indefatigable and shameless pains have
been taken to obftru& every appeal to the real in
bereft of the people of America; the grossest for
geries, calumnies and absurdities that ever insult
ed human understanding, have been imposed up
on their credulity. The Press, that distinguished
appendage of public Liberty, and when fairly and
impartially employed its bell support, has been in
variably prostituted to the most contrary purpo
ses; the animated language of ancient and virtu
ous times, calculated to vindicate and promote
the just rights and interest of mankind, have been
applied to countenance the most abandoned vio
lation of those sacred blessings ; and not only from
the flagitious prints, but from the popular ha
rangues of the times, men have been taught to
depend upon activity in treafon,for the security of
their persons and properties; till to compleat the
horrid profanation of terms, and of ideas, the
name of God, has been introduced in the pulpits
to excite and juftify devaluation and massacre.
The minds of men having been thus gradually
prepared for the worst extremities, a number of
armed persons, to the amount of many thousands,
assembled on the 19th of April last, and from be
hind walls and lurking holes, attacked a detatch
raent of the King's troops, who not expecting
so consummate an a& of phrenzy, unprepared for
vengeance, and willing to decline it, made use of
their arms only in their own defence. Since that
period, the rebels, deriving confidence from im
punity, have added insult to outrage; have re
peatedly fired upon the King's ships and fubje&s,
with cannon and small arms, have possessed the
roads and other communications', by which the
town of Boston was supplied with provisions; and
with a preposterous parade of military arrange
ments, they affe&ed to hold the army besieged;
while part of their body make daily and indiferi
minate invasions upon private property, and, with
a wantonness of cruelty, ever incident to lawless
tumult, carfy depredation and distress where
ever they turn their steps. The actions of the
19th of April are of such notoriety, as must
baffle all attempts to contradict them, and the
flames of buildings and other property from the
inlands and adjacent country, for some weeks
past, frpead melancholy confirmation of the sub
sequent assertions.
In this exigency of complicated calamities, I
avail myfelf of the last effort within the bounds
of my duty, to spare the effusion of blood; to of
fer, and I do hereby, in his Majesty's name, of
fer and promise his most gracious pardon to all
persons who fhatl forthwith lay down their arms,
and return to the duties of peaceable fubfodts, ex
cepting only from the benefit of such pardon,
Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences
are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other
consideration than that of condign punishment.
And to the end that no person within the li
mits of this proffered mercy, may plead ignorance
of the consequences of refuting it, I, by these pre
fects, proclaim not on y the persons above named
and excepted, but also all their adherents associ
ates and abettors, meaning to comprehend in
those terms, all and every person and-persons, of
what class, denomination or description soever who
have appeared in arms against the King's govern
ment, and shall not lay down the fame as afore
mentioned; and likewise all such as shall so take
arms after the date hereof, or who shall in any
wife protect or conceal such offenders, or assist
them with money, provision, cattle, arms, am
munition, carriages, or any other necessaries for
subsistence or offence; or diall hold secret cor
respondence with them by letter, message, signal,
or otherwise, to be rebels and traitors, and as
such to be treated.
AND WHEREAS, during the continuance
of the,prefent unnatural rebellion, justice cannot
be admihiftred by the common law of the land,
the course whereof has, for a long time past, been
violently impeded and wholly interrupted; from
whence results a neceffi'ty for using and exercising
the Law Martial; I have therefore thought fit,
by the authority vested in me, by the royal char
ter to this province, to publish, and I do hereby
publifli, proclaim, and order the use aud exercise
of the Law Martial, within and throughout this
Province, for so long time as the prefect unhap
py occasion shall neceffardy require ; whereof all
persons are hereby required to take notice, and
govern themselves, as well to maintain order and
regularity among the peaceable inhabitants of the
Province, as to refill, or encounter and subdue
the rebels and traitors above described, by such
as shall be called upon for those purposes.
To these inevitable, but I trust salutary mea
fures,it is a far more pleasing part of duty, to add
the assurances of protection and support to all,
who, in so trying a crisis, shall manifeft their al
legiance to the King, and affection to the parent
state. So that such persons as may have been
intimidated to quit their habitations in the Course
of this alarm, may return to their relpedi^ call
ings and profeflions; and ftahd diftintt and fcpa
rare from the parricides of the constitution, till
God in his mercy fliall restore to his creatures,
in this diffracted land, that system of happiness
from which they have been fedneed, the religion
cf Peace and Liberty founded upon Law.
GIVEN at Boston, this twelfth day of June, in
the fifteenth year of the reign of his Majesty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD,
of Great-Britain, France and [reland, KING,
Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini,
One Thousand seven Hundred and feventy-five.
. THOMAS GAGE.
By his Excellency Command,
Tho's Flucker, Sec'ry.
GOD Save the KIN G.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.
The Committee for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon, at Six
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
On Friday morning the Generals WASHING
TON and LEE set off from this city to take the
command of the American army at Massachusetts
Bay. They were accompanied from town by the
troop of light horse, and by all the officers of the
city militia on horseback, who attended them
about five miles, when they returned, but the for
mer continued with them, and how far they will
go is uncertain.
Major THOMAS MIFFLIN is appointed
Aid de Camp to General Washington, and accom
panies the General to the camp near Boston. The
active and fuccefsful part which this Gentleman
has taken in the civil and military affairs of the
province of Pennsylvania, had endeared him so
much to his fellow citizens, that few men have
ever left us more universally beloved or regretted.
By an Express which arrived here on Saturday evening
we have the following account of the Battle at
Cbarlefown, on Saturday the 17th of June, inf.
ON Friday night, the 16th inst. fifteen hundred
of the Provincials wentto Bunker's Hill, in
order to intrench there, and continued intrenching
till Saturday, 10 o'clock, when two thousand Re
gulars marched out of Boston, landed in Charles
town, and plundering it of all its valuable effects,
let fire to it in ten different places at once ; then
dividing their army, part of it marched up in the
front of the provincial intrenchment and began to
attack Jhe Provincials at long (hot; the other part
of their army marched round the town of Charles
town under cover of the smoke occasioned by the
fire of the town. The Provincial centries disco-.
vered the Regulars marching upon their left wing.
Upon notice of this given by the centry to the Con
necticut forces potted on that wing, Capt. Nolton,
of Afhford, with 400 of said forces, immediately
repaired to, and pulled up, a post and rail fence,
and carrying the posts and rails to another fence,
put them together for a bread-work. Capt. Nolton
gave orders to the men not t® fire until the enemy
were got within fifteen rods, and then not till the
word was given. At the word's being given the
enemyfell surprisingly ; it was thought by fpe&a
tors who flood at a distance that our men did great
execution.
The action continued about two hours, when the
Regulars on the right wing were put into confufi
on and gave way ; —the Connecticut troops elofely
pursued them, and were on the point of pushing
their bayonets, when orders were received from
General Pomeroy, for those who had been in acti
on for two hours to fall back, and their places to-be
supplied by fiefu troops. —These orders being mis
taken for a direction to retreat, our troops on the
right wing began a general retreat, which was
handed to the left, the principal place of action,
where Captains Nolton, Chester Clark and Putnam,
had forced the enemy to give way, and were before
them for some considerable distance, and being
warmly pursuing the enemy, were, with difficulty
persuaded to retire ; but the right wing, by mis
taking the orders, having already retreated, the
left, to avoid being encircled, were obliged to re
treat also with the main body. They retreated
with precipitation across the causeway to Winter's
Hill, in which they were exposed to the fire of the
enemy from their flipping and floating batteries—
We luftainbd our principal loss in passing the cause
way. The enemy pursued our troops to Winter's
Hill, where the Provincials being reinforced by
General Putnam, renewed the battle with great
Ipirit, repulled the enemy with great daughter, and
pursued them till they got under cover of their can
non from the (hipping. When the enemy returned
to Bunker's Hill, and the Provincials to Winter's
Hill ; where, after entrenching and erecting bat
teries, they on Monday began to fire upon the Re
gulars on Bunker's Hill, and on the ships and float
ing batteries in the harbour, when the Express
came away. The number of Provincials killed is
between 40 and 70 ; 140 are wounded. Of the
Connecticut troops, 16 were killed :—No officer
among them was either killed or wounded, except
ing Lieu enant Grosvenor, who was wounded in
the hand. A Colonel, or Lieutenant Colonel of the
New-Hampshire forces, is among the dead. It is
afo said that Dr. Warren is undoubtedly among
the (lain.
The Provincials loft three iron fix pounders,
some intrenching tools, and a few knapsacks.
The number of Regulars which firft attacked the
Provincials on Bunker's Hill was not less than
2000. The number of the Provincials was only
1 500, who it is supposed would foon'have gained
a compleat victory had it not been for the unhappy
miltake already mentioned. The Regulars were
afterwards reinforced with a thousand men. It is
uncertain how great a number of Regulars were
killed or wounded, but it was supposed by fpe&a
tors who saw the whole action, that there could not
be less than 4or 500 killed. Mr. Gardner, who
got out of Boston on Sunday evening, fays, that
there were 500 wounded men brought into that
place the morning before he came out.
This account was taken from Capt Elijah Hide,
of Lebanon, who was a fpedator on Winter's Hill,
during the whole action.
Committee Chamber, font 24, 1775.
Upon Motion, Refolded, That if any pilot, fhal
lopman, or others, fliall,be found afffling in the
conveyance or introduction of goods or merchan
dize; contrary to tire Association of the late Con
gress, or in receiving on shore or unlading from
any vcffel, any goods which may have been order
ed out of the port, fuch'perfons will be deemed
enemies to the Liberties of America, &nd will be
held forth to the refentrnent of the public.
And if any person, privy to such mealures, will
dilclofe them, they shall receive the thanks of the
Committee as real friends to their Country.
Extract from the Minutes.
J. B. SMIT By Secretary.
JEe are requeued to publish the following.
My Lord,
IB EG the favour of your Lordship to lay before
his Majesty the peculiar embarraffinent of my
present situation.
YourLorddrip is no Granger to the conduct which
I have observed in the unhappy disputes with our
American Colonies.
The King is too just and too generous not to be
lieve, that the votes I have given in Parliament have
been given according to the di&ate§ of my consci
ence. Whether I have erred or not, the course of
future events mult determine. In the mean time,
if I were capable of such duplicity, as to be any
way concerned in enforcing those measures of which
I have so publicly and solemnly exprefled my disap
probation, I (hould ill deserve what I am most am
bitious -of obtaining, the esteem and favourable
opinion of my Sovereign.
My request therefore to yourLordfhip is this, that
after havinglaid thefecircumftancefbefore the King;
you will aflure his Majesty, that he has not a fubje&
who is more ready than I am, with the utmost chear
fulnefs, to facrifice his life and fortune, in support
of the fafety, heqpur, and dignity of his Majesty's
crown and person. But the very fame principles
which have inspired me with these unalterable sen
timents of duty and affection to his Majesty, will
not fuffer me to be instrumental in depriving any
part of his people of those liberties, which form the
best security for their fidelity and obedience to his
government. As I cannot, without reproach from
my own conscience, consent to bear arms against my
fellow fubjedfs in America, in what to my weak dis
cernment is not a clear cause ; and as it seems now
to be finally resolved, that the zzd regiment is to go
upon the American service, I desire your Lordflip to
lay me in the most dutiful manner at his Majesty's
feet, and humbly beg that I may be permitted to
retire.
Your Lordship will also be so obliging to entreat,
that as I wave what the ciiftom of the service would
entitle me to, the right of felling what I bought, I
may be allowed to retain my rank in the army, that
whenever the envy or ambition of foreign powers
(hould require it, I may be enabled to serve his Ma
jesty and my country in that way; in which alone, I
can expe& to serve them with aay degree of effeft.
Your Lordfllip will easily conceive the regret and
mortification I feel at being necessitated to quit the
military profeffion, which has been that of my an
cestors for many generations, to which I have been
bred almost from my infancy, to which I have de
voted the study of my life, and to perfect myfelf in
which, I have fought inftru&ion aud service in
whatever part ofthe world they were to be found.
I have delayed this to the last moment, left any
wrong conftru&ion (hould be given to a conduct
which is influenced only by the purest motives: I
complain of nothing, I love my profeffion,and (hould
think it highly blameable to quit any course of life,'
in which I might be ufeful to the public, so long
as my constitutional principles, and my notions of
honour permitted me to continue in it. I have the
honour to be, with great rtfpe&,
Your Lord flip's most obedient,
Adelphi Buildings, And molt humble servant,
Aprils, 1775. EFFINGHAM.
Lord BARRINGTON, Secretary at War.
Philadelphia, June 22, 1775.
My Lord,
AL T HO' I can by no means fubferibe to the
opinion of divers people in the world that an
officer in half pay is to be considered in the service,
yet I think it a point of delicacy to pay a deference
to this opinion, erroneous and absurd as it is. I
therefore apprise your Lordship in the most public
and solemn manner, that I do renounce my half
pay, from the dale hereof. At the fame time I beg
leave to afftire your Lord/hip, that whenever it shall
please his Majesty to call me forth to any honour
able service against the natural hereditary enemies
of our country, or in defence of his just rights and
dignity, no man will obey the righteous Summons
with more zeal and alacrity than myfelf; but the
present measures seem to me so absolutely subversive
of the rights and liberties of every individual fub
je&, so deltrudive to the whole empire at large,
and ultimately so ruinous to his Majesty's own per
son, dignity and family, that I think myfelf o r liged
in conscience as a citizen, Englishman, and soldier
of a free state, to exert my utmost to defeat them.
I most devoutly pray to Almighty God to dire& his
Majesty into measures more consonant to his inte
rest and honour, and more conducive to the happi
ness and glory of his people.
I am, my Lord,
Your most obedient humble servant,
CHARLES LE E.
To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount BAR
RINGTON, bis Majejiy's Secretary at War..
The following extracts from a fermonpreached by the
late PreJident Davis, to Capt. Overton's independ
ent Company of Volunteers, in Hanover County, in
Virginia, Au^uft 17, 1755, we boje w^l be agree
able to our readers, not only because it contains sen
timents fuitable'to the present times, but because it
contains fometbing which we hope will prove pro
phetic ofthe juc'cefs of the Commander in Chief
of the American Army.
GG a S Ged well knew what a world of degene
^1 rate, ambitious and revengeful creatuies
this is; as he knew that innocence could net be
protested, and liberty secured, nor the lives of
mankind preserved from the lawless hands of am
bition, avarice and tyranny without the use of the
sword ; and as he knew this would he the only me
thod to preserve mankind from universal slavery,
he has formed some men for this dreadful work,
and fired them with a martial spirit and a glorious
love of danger. Such a spirit, though most perni
cious when ungoverned by the rules of juflice, and
Benevolence to mankind, is a public Iriefing when
rightly dire&ed. Such a spirit, under God, has
often mortified the insolence of tyr-nts, checked
the encroachments of arbitrary power, aud deliver
ed enslaved and ruined rations. It is as necetlaiy
in its place, for cur fubfiftance in such a world as
this, as any of the gentler geniuses among man
kind, and it is derived from the fame original.
“ Our Continent is like to become the feat of
war, and we have no other way of defending our
rights and privileges than by the sword. And has
God been pleased to diffufe feme sparks of this mar
tial Are through our country ? I hope be Im. And
may 1 not produce you, my brethren, v ho are en
gaged in this expedition, asinftances of 11 ?* Well,
cherish it as a sacred, heaven-bo, n hie, and let the
injuries done to your country adminirier fe^cl to
it, and kindle it in thole breads where it has been
hitherto (mothered."
* As a remarkable inflance (fays our author) of
ibis, I may point out to the public that heioicyouib
Colonel Washington, whom 1 cannot but bote
providence has hitherto preserved in so figual a manner
Jor Jome important service to his country.
Carlife, Mayz6, 1775. Departed this life, LY
DIA SEMPLE, wife of Robert Semple,
Esq; and cldelt daughter of the Rev. John Steel,
of that place.—Her last illness was a feene of the
most excruciating pains, which (be bore with such
firm and Itedfalt resignation to the will of the All
wife disposer of events, with ijichchriftian fortitude
and patience, as astonished the beholders, and me
rits the imitatien of all the dpciples of a fuffering
and a bleeding Jesus. —By her removal, her difeon
folate husband has loft a loving and a dutiful wife,
her children a tender and indulgent parent, her re
lations a Heady and affe&ionate friend, and her
neighbours an affable, chearful, and an obliging
companion.—The day following her remains were
decently interred in the Engliih burying giound, at
tended by a very considerable number of the prin
cipal inhabitants, where a very pathetic difeourfe,
faited to the occasion, was delivered by the Rev.
Mr. Anderson.
*** The Officers of the several Military Compa
nies in the county of Bucks, are detired to meet at
the house of John Bogart, Inn-holder, in the town
(hip of Buckingham, the 21st day of July, at ten.
o'clock in the forenoon, to form their battalions,
and choose Field Officers.— The Committee for
said county, are likewise desired to meet at said
time and place according to adjournment.
4.+4.+#-=*+-* +4-+.-+** +os
Just Imported in the (hip Christopher, Captain
Edwards, a CARGO of choice
C OA R S E SA L T,
Now laying at the upper fide of Market-street
wharf, and to be SOLD by
WHITE AND MONTGOMERY,
Where may be had,
JAMAICA spirits ; Weff-India, New Eng
land and Philadelphia rum ; coffee, cotton,
pepper, alfpice, French and Carolina indigo, claret
in bottles, Malaga wine in quarter calks, &c.
AP LACE in the Country is wanted
fora likely, a&ive NEGRO GIRL, who
is about nine years old, and has had the small pox;
(he is to be bound until twenty-four years old.—
For further particulars enquire of the Printer.
'tHE Creditors of JOHN MOYET,
1 Chair-maker, are requeued to meet at the
sign of the Indian King, in Market-street, kept
by John Biddle, on Monday next, at seven
o'clock in the evening.
ALEXANDER BARTRAM, Assignee.
MORGAN HOLTrFTsmTAD,
clock and WATCH MAKER,
TAKES this method to inform the Public,
that he has opened drop in Moore's Town, on
the great road leading from Philadelphia to Mount
Hilly, where he intends carrying on the bufmefs
in all its various branches. He makes repeating
dead beat Clocks, which are allowed to be much
superior to a recoil made in common, as they will
last much longer, and keep time more exactly.
Watch work is done in the most reafonaole and belt
m nner. All those who will please to favour ini
with their custom, may depend upon having their
work done with qare and dispatch. He very grate
fully acknowledges pad favours, and hopes for a
continuance thereof.,
N.B. An Apprentice wanted to said bufnefs.
Just published and to be fold by
R. A ir K E N,
Printer and Bookseller, opposite the London
Coffee-houfe, in Front-street, Philadelphia.
Military instructions for
Officers detached in the Field; with plans
of the manoeuvres necessary in carrying on the
PETITE GUERRE. By an Officer.
[Price ONE DOLLAR.]
Sold by Messrs. Cadell, Wilson, and Nicol ;
„Durham, Donaldson.
A new edition, with plates and other additions,
is in the press, and will be published on the zotli
of July, 1775.
The Reviewers charafler of this valuable Work.
OF the inftruaions which this ufeful Treatise
contains, it may, with great tryth and propriety,
be declared, that they are the di&ates of military
genius, and the evident result Of extensive experi
ence. Those Gentlemen for whose service they re
intended, will perufethem with pleasure and ad
vantage; while, at the fame time, the- are illus
trated by observations and fads which must interest
the attention and gratify the taste of the most indif
ferent reader. Monthly Review.
W E think the author of this excellent treatise
has rendered a mod important service to the Gen
tlemen of the army, and conveyed a great deal of
ufeful inftru&ion, in an agreeable and interesting
manner on the Petite Guerre, which is a fu'>-
jest hitherto un^uched by our military writers,
though of the firft consequence to the pfofeffion.
From the authority of one of the most admired
writers * of the'prefent age, we may with juhice
declare it to be the best book that can be put into
the hands of a young soldier, as it is a collection of
interesting fa&s very well related.
The author has given good reasons for offering
his treatise to the Gentlemen of the Militia and Mi
litary Academies ; but we think no Gentleman f
the Army Should be without it, as it is replete with
inftru&.on, easily portable, readily refered to, and
very entertaining.
* Marmontel. Critical Review.
TEN SHILLINGS R.
STRAYED AWAY on the firft inst. (June)
a large brindle C 0 W, with a write face,
about fix or seven years old. Whoever wiJnroj 1
the fubferiber (near Poole's Bridge) where fte i\
shall receive ONE DOLLAR, and if hiought
home the above Reward.
FRANCIS GRICE.
Philadelphia, June 14, 17^5
ONE DOLLAR REWAkP.
0 A N A WAY from the fubferibe:, livin ; : ,
" Water-Street, between Catterine and Aln ond.
Street.;, an apprentice boy named JOHN CESAk
lately came from Lifoon, can talk but little En,-
lifh ;he is fifteen years of age, very fwartiy, urn
Short black hair; h^d on a fhoit blue jacket, an
oznabrigs shirt, and small figured check tioyfc,.
Whoever takes up said apprentice so that his mast-1
may get him again, fliall have the above Revo,
paid by JOSEPH FRY, Coope:.