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C A MBRID GE, /f^ 17.
ONE of the efendi floating batteries ap
proa.hing rather too near some of our
w< rks on tile bay, between this town and Rox
bury, occasioned confiderabie firing on 1 uefday
1 dt; but nothing material was affe&d on either
fide.
His Excellency General Washington has been
plcafed to make the f blowing promotions, viz.
Mjor Thomas Muhin, of Philadelphia, to
be Quarter-Mailer General of the American
army.
fohn Parke, Esq; of Philadelphia, assistant
Quarter-Mailer General.
'john Trumbull, Esq; of Connecticut Major
of Brigade.
Richard £ary, Esq; of Maryland, Major of
Brigade.
Air. Edmund Randolph, and Captain George
Baylor, both of Virginia, to be his Aids de
Camp, vice Majors Mifflin and Trumbull, pro-
Aioted.
WATERTO W N, HuguJl ri.
Ydlerday fe'rnight arrived at the Camp in
Cambridge, Swafhan the Chief, with four other
Indians of the St. Francois tribe, conducted hi
ther by Mr. Reuben Colbunr, who has been ho
nourably recommenced for his trouble. The
above Indians came hither to offer their service
in the cause of American liberty, have been
kindly received, and are now entered the ser
vice. Swafhan fays he will bring one half of
his tribe, and has engaged four or five other
tribes, if they should be wanted. He fays the
Indians of Canada in general, and alio the
French, are greatly in our favour and determin
ed not to aft against us.
Lart Monday morning came to town from
Ipswich, 20 of the p'rifoners taken at Cape-Anne
the I uefday before; who together with the ma
rines, &c. prisoners, are gone forward.
N E W-Y O R K, Juguft 2s.
We hear that General Gage's lady and fami
ly, with a number of other people are failed
from Boflon for England.
We hear from St. Croix, that an hurricane
had happened in the Weft-Indies, which occa
ficned many vessels from that and the neigh
bouring ports to put to sea.
We hear a number of officers ladies have
lately arrived at Boston, from England, Ireland,
&c. and on their landing they were to a woman,
widows.
The Provincial Congress having resolved that
the cannon should be removed from the batte
ry, a number of the citizens collected for that
purpose hit Wednesday evening^ and part of
the provincial artillery, under the command cf
Cape John Lamb, were posted on the battery, to
prevent the landing of any party from the Asia
man of war, to annoy them while at work. When
they marched down, which was about 1 1 o'clock
they observed one of the above fhip's barges ly
ing at some dillance from the shore, .where she
continued upwards of an hour; then she got un
der fail, and fired a mulket at the men that were
pfled on the battery. This was immediately
r turned by a smart tire of musketry from the
artillery, and a tew of the independent light
infantry belonging to Col. Lasher's batalliori,
that were likewise potted there for the above
purpose.—Soon after this the Asia fired three
cannon, when our drums beat to arms, which
alarmed the inhabitants; when they had assem
bled file began a heavy and smart fire, of nine,
eighteen, and twenty-four pounders, and some
grape lhot ; succeeded by a difeharge of muske
try from the marines: But without doing any
other mifehief than damaging the upper part of
several houses near the fort, and White-Hall,
and wounding three men. Notwithstanding the
fire from the Afi-a, the citizens effected their
purpose, and carried off twenty-one pieces of
cannon, being all that were mounted on car
riages.— Since this disturbance the women and
children have been continually moving out of
town, with their most valuable effeds.
In consequence of the above procedure his
Worship the Mayor received the four following
letters from Capt. Vandeput, which were an
swered.
ASIA, Augfflz^, 1775.
'' After the event of last night, I think it ne
eefTary to inform you, that having information
that it wasinterided by some people in New-York
to take away the guns from the battery, which,
as stores belonging to the King, it was my duty
to protedl, I lent a boat to lie near the shore, to
watch their motions ; soon aftertwelve they be
gat to movethe guns from the battery, which be
ing observed by the officer in the boat, he left his
Ration to come on board to inform me thereof,
bit being perceived from the shore, he was fired
upon by a great many musketry, by which one of
the men in the boat was foot dead. My duty cal
led upon me to repel an attack ofthis fort, as well
as to defend the guns, which occasioned me to fire
upon he battery. 1 acquaint you with this that
the people of the town may not imagine it is my
intention to do them any hurt, which I wish as
much as poflible to avoid; but if they will persist
in behaving in Inch a manner as to make their
fafety and my duty incompatible, the mifehiefs
that may arise must lie at their doors, and riot
mine. I am, &c.
An answer is desired; G. VANDEPUT.
To the Mayor and Magistrates of New York.
Gentlemen, ASIA, August 24, 1775.
“ Whereas a boat belonging to his Majesty's
flip Asia, (under my command) was, between 12 arid
I o'clock this morning, fired upon by a number
of people, from the walls of the city ;by which
firing one man in the said boat was foot dead.
And whereas his Majesty's cannon mounted upon
the walls, were about that time, and afterwards
taken off from thence; the perpetrators of which
are guilty of the crimes expressed in the statute foi
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filch offences; this is to require at she hands of
the Magistrates, due fatisfadion for these high
milch meanors; as I must otherwise look upon these
ails, riot as ads of rioters, but as done by the
whole community. I wrote a lerter to you this
mornin,, to which T have not received any answer;
I muff therefore inform you, that if you do not
think proper to fend some answer to this, as soon
,s may reasonably be expected, 1 (hall look upon
your silence asa negative to my requisition, and
mall take such mealures as shall leem necessary to
me accordingly. I am, &c.
G. VANDEPUT.
To the Mayor and principal Magiftratcs.
ASIA, N. River, Auguji 25, 1775.
SIR,
“ I received a letter from you last night, in
which you said that you would this morning fend
me an explicit answer to my former letters. As
you certainly have had fufficient time to make
every meceffary enquiry, lam to desire you will
fend me your answer upon the receipt ofthis.
I am, Sir, y®ur very humble servant.
To W. Hicks,Efq. G. VANDEPUT."
ASIA, N. River, August 25, 1775.
SI R,
" I have just now received yours ; in return to
which I am to acquaint ycu that the musket fired
from our boat, was tired as a signal towards the
ship, and not at the battery, as the people in the
boat will likewise make their affidavits of. You
fay you are at a fofs to account how my duty
could oblige me to fire upon the rity, in defence
of those guns, in the feat of civil government; and
you add, that you can neither account for my in
ducement, half an hour after the return of the
boat, and the removal of the cannon, for firing a
broad fide at the city at large. You surely can
not doubt its being my duty to defend every part
of the King's stores, wherever they may be. For
this purpose I fired upon the battery, as the only
means to prevent the intentions of the people em
ployed in removing the guns. For a considerable
time I thought they had desisted from their pur
pose, till their huzzaing and their firing from the
walls upon the fliip, convinced me to the contrary;
this occasioned the broadside to be fired, not at the
city at large, but as the mog effectual method to
prevent their persisting in their pursuit, which it
were impossible I could tell they had effected. 1
have no more to add, but that I shall persist in
doing what I know to be my duty : in the doing
which I shall, if poffi'ole, avoid doing hurt to any
one.
I am, Sir, your humble servant,
To W. Hicks, Esq. G. VANDEPUT."
PHILADELPHIA, August 3 0.
Kent County on Delaware.
AGREEABLE to the recommendation of the
late Committee of Infpe&ion ." to choose a new
Committee for said county," an Election was
held on the 14th infl. in the several hundreds of
the county, when the following gentlemen were
eleded and chosen, viz. The Hon.Cxfar Rod
ney, Esq; William Meredith, John Dill, James
Moor, James Tilton, John Banning, William
Killen, Vincent Loockerman, Benedict Brice,
Benjamin Coombe, Nathaniel Luff, John Clark,
John Davis, Rynear Williams, Elijah Morris,
Belitha Laws, Benjamin Clark, William Cul
len, William Cahoon, Edward Rees, lf?ac
Carty, Thomas Skillington, Silas Snow, Eze
kiel Needham, William Jordan, James Star
ling, James Wells, Jacob Stout, John Bell,
Emanuel Scout, Rifden Bishop, Joshua Gordon,
John Gordon, Vincent Loockerman, jun. Jo
nathan Caldwell, Thomas Rodney; whocon
vened at Dover on the 17th inst. formed them
lelves in Committee, And proceeded to the
choice of a Chairman and Clerk, when the Ho
nourable C^far Rodney was unanimously eleft
ed Chairman, and Mr. Mark M'Call, Clerk.
The Committee then proceeded to appoint
a Committee of Correspondence, and the fol
lowing gentlemen were unanimously chosen for
that purpose, to wit, Thomas Rodney, James
Tilton, William Killen, John Banning and
Vincent Loockerman. By Order.
MARK M'CALL, Clerk.
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A FEW PIPES of CHOICE
TENERIFFE WIN E,
TO BE SOLD BY
GEORGE MEADE arid Co.
Who have also,
OLD Barbados Spirits, by the hogshead or
quarter calk ; Well India Rum ; Mufcovado
Sugars, by the hoglhead or barrel; Madeira Wine;
Port Wine, by the quarter calk or dozen; Rhu
barb, in finll boxes.
Tu~s "t a'r
On board the brigantine Friendship, John Bean,
master, frorADublin,
A NUM BE R of healthy indented SER
VANT S, Men and Women, among whom
are several valuable Tradesmen, whose times are
to be disposed of, on reasonable terms, by John
Lynch, at the corner of Third and Lombard
ftreets, or the master on board the vessel, now ly
ing off the Drawbridge.
N. B. Said vefl<l will fail for Newry the begin
ning of September. For freight or pafrage apply
as above.
APE RSON who can be recommend
ed, and is qualified to teach English gram
matically, Writing and Arithmetic, would engage
on moderate terms in the tuition of a few children
in a Gentleman's family, in town or country. For
particulars enquire of the Printer.f
The'(TER" MTAT F LUT
TAUGHT in the most approved and expedi
tious manner, and on the most reasonable
terms, by JAMES CICERO, lately arrived
here from Jamaica, where he taught that inltru
ment for several years. Any Gentleman inclining
to learn that iribument, will be waited on by leav
ing aline directed for him at Mr. William Brad
ford's Bookstore, in Market-ftreet.|
L O S T,
At the REVIEW, on the 20th of June last, in
this City,
AL ARGE red leather POCKET-BOOK,
with two memorandum-books or journals,
one of which was just began, two letters directed to
Benjamin Henfhaw, some notes, orders, and other
papers, which can be of no value to any but the
owner 1 .There was also in the pocket book Six
Pounds Ten Shillings, Jersey and Pennsylvania
money. Whoever brings the said pocket book,
memorandum-books, and other papers, to the
Printer hereof, shall be intitled to all the money so
found in said pocket-book, and THIRTY
SHILLINGS besides; or if they return all but
the pocket-book and money, they shall be intitled
to TWENTY SHILLINGS, arid no ques
tions asked.
W A N T E I),
To Purchase or Rent,
Ao M AL L Plantation, with tolerable good
improvements thereon, within a few miles of
Philadelphia.
N. B. A Negro Wench, and the times of an En
glish servant Girl and several servant Boys, to be
difpofed-of. Enquire of the Printer.
The Curious, and all Gentlemen and Ladies who
wiffi to be very knowing in the things of the polite
world, are informed that
RO B E RT B E L L,
Of Third-street, Philadelphia, hath now for sale,
complete in Four Volumes, with neat bindings,
TH E greatly admired and much desired
LETTERS written by the late Right
Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of
Chefterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq;
late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden:
Together with several other Pieces on various fub
je&s. Published by MfL Eucenia Stanhope,
from the originals now in her possession.
*#* Great variety of NEW and ,Old BOOKS
may also be had a: said BEL L 3, next door to
St. Paul's Church.
CAME to JOSHUA HOWELL'S
Plantation, near the Four-mile Stone, on the
Wiffahickon Road, a young red C OW, very poor,
with a white face, a large white spot on her back,
and several other foots about her body. The own
er is desired to call, pay charges, and take her
away.^
STITA Y'ED A WTY7
About the middle of May last, from the plantation
of the fubferiber, in Springfield, Chester County,
the following CATTLE, viz.
TW 0 Carolina Steers, one a dark brown, the
other a brindled pied, both branded on the
near horn with the letter M. and en the near but
tock with the letter W. Also a final! brown Cow,
with calf when she went away, had a bell on, anda
crop in one ear. Whoever takes up the said Cattle
and secures them, so that the owner may have them
again, shall receive all reasonable charges, paid by
t JEHU MARIS.
SEVENDOLLARSREWARD:
STOLEN out of the pasture of the fub
feriber, at Three-mile Run, near New-Bruns
wick, between the ioth and nth of August instant,
a black HOR S E, between thirteen and fourteen
hands high; about seven years old, a blaze in his
forehead, and one white hind foot, paces chiefly
but can trot: Also a saddle almoftnew, with a
footted fwanfkin saddle-cloth and yellow binding.
Whoever secures the horse, thief and saddle, and
gives notice thereof to the fubferiber, shall have
the above Reward and reasonable charges, paid by
1 JOHN BENNET.
Philadelphia, August i 77<
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AIKA IT on Tburfday evening, the 3d inf.
from the fubferiber, a Dutch servant girl named
Maria Catherine Mamro, eighteenjears of are,
black hair, a fear on cne of her cheek bones, dark com
plexion, bobs in her ears, and ©w in flature; bad on
wben fbe avent anvay, a broad fl+iped blue and vbite
cotton lincey petticoat, a callico foort gown, black silk
bonnet ; foe took with ber a blue and white narrow
flriped /bort gown and petticoat, a garnet coloured cam
bletfiirt, a dark ground callico ditto, and sundry other
cloatbs: She goes by the name of Cat,, and supposed to
be gone with one Conrad Konigsfeld to Mr. Wiflar's
Glafs-boufe in the Jerseys. Whoever secures said ser
vant so that ber mafler may have ber again, fall be
entitled to the above Reward.
RICHARD FOOTMAN.
Newark, New-Jersey, July x 77 c
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
CTRATED or STOLEN l,f night, from the pasture
oj the fubferiber, a black or blackifo brodvn korfe,
about eigb tyears old, fifteen bands high, long bodied,
afar in bis forehead, and the off kind foot white near
the booff, but it doth not extend round So the Jitlock :
He trots and paces, and on frf going off seems to be
mo, natural to bis pace. If the korfe isflolen, who
ever apprehends andfecures the thief, Jball be paid she
above reward, and FORTT SHILLINGS for taking
up and returning the borfe to the owner.
_ LEWIS OGDEN.
FORTY DOLLARS R EWA R D.
RAN AWAY on the night ofthe 29th of July
last, from the fubferiber, living near the Gun
powder Meeting-house, Baltimore County, the two
following servants, viz. WILLIAM HALL,
by trade a thoemaker, about twenty five years of
age, five feet nine or ten inches high, a handsome
made man, Ihort brown hair, high nose, smooth
pale face, and light coloured eyes ; had on a felt
hat, red and yellow silk handkerchief, check fnirt;
Griped trowfers, black ribbed stockings, and turn
ed leather pumps with a patch on one fide.
JAMES OSBORN, by trade a blacksmith,
about forty years of age, five feet (even or eight
inches high, round full faced, small nose, short
brown hair, and bald on the crown of his head ; had
on a large caftor hat, blue coat with a velvet cellar,
light coloured flowered jacket with red back, buck
skin breeches, half worn flioes with old plated buck
les : They were both born In the Wert ofEngland,
and speak broad; fly and deceitful, and have a
forged pass or passes; would recommend it to any
person into whose hands they may fall, to take par
ticular care of them. Whoever takes up arid secures
said servants, so that their matter may have them
again, shall have, if 10 miles from home, Forty
Shillings ; if 40 miles, Eighty Shillings ; if
60 miles, Six Pounds ; if 100 miles, Nine Pounds;
if zoo miles, the above Reward, and Eighteen
pence per mile for bringing them home, paid by
JOHN COCKEY OWINGS.
N. B. It is likely they may steal other cloaths, as
I look upon them te be great regues.f
JAMES BUTLA N 1),
Fringe and Lace Maker,
In Front street, between Race and Vine Greets,
MAKES and SELLS the following Arti
cles, wholesale or retail, on the molt reafon
abie terms, viz. silk sword belts, with buckles and
swivels, at 255. per piece, and 15s. without, with
allowance to those that buy them by the dozen to
fell again ; officers and soldiers uniforms in gold,
silver, silk, worked, &c. coach niakers laces and
fringes of all kinds, either in silk or worthed, figu^
red or plain, with glass firings, holders, roses,
bearers, French nailing, and every other article
proper for trimming carriages ; upholsterers laces
md fringes, with lines and toffels, made to any
pattern or colour ; gentlemens coats of arms and
footmens liveries made to any pattern ; ladies trim
mings for sacks or gowns made ro any pattern; fad
dlers and hatters trimmings of all forts, and a great
many other articles in the fancy way, &c.
N. B. Any mop-keeper or others that have any
gold or silver lace or vellum, that is unfafhionable
and not fit for sale, may have it taken to pieces
and made into other patterns of lace or fringe ; or
having ony gold or silver threads, tambour or Sile
fias of an, fort, may have it manufactured as above
on reasonable terms; or those who have any to
fell may have a good pice for it by applying as
Above.
p ATTiTw-MfirrG^^^^
CONFECTIONER,
Next door to John Dunlap's Printing-office,
MAKES and fells all kinds of Confections,
viz. tine caraway comfits, almond ditto, su
gar plumbs, bandftrings, corianders, almond chips,
barley fu^ar, white sugar candie, brown sugar
candie, citron peel, raisins, red current jelly, black
currant jelly, preserved cherries, preferred lafps,
rasp jams, marmalade.—Biskets, viz. macaroons;
dyet loaves, pound cake, bifket drops, fpunge bil
ket, Queen cake, ratafia drops, Savoy bifket, Tun
bridge water cakes, Shrewfbury cakes, mailcue
bifket, almond rochie, royal hearts, fine ginge
cakes, torrong bifket, orange and lemon chip,
collaring and potting of all kinds, calves feet jell),
hartfhorn jelly, capillaire.
N. B. The above mentioned Bifket and Cakes
to be had at an hour's warning: Also all kinds of
Pastry done in the best manner and upon the short
est notice.—They have also for sale, Sugar, Coffee,
Chocolate, Nutmegs, Pepper and Alfpice.f
To be sold by
JAMES DERKINDEREN,
In Strawberry-alley, Philadelphia,
YXroOL COMBS, two forts of 2 and 3
VV pitch'd with broaches } a quantity of single
and double flint decanters ; wine glasses ; tumblers ;
caftors; very good lamp oyl; cod fifh, herrings
and mackarel.
I now again request the Public not to purchase any
Weft Jersey rights oftheCouncil of Proprietors which
they hold under William and Ann Knight, the heirs
of Thomas Davis, of Bandon, deceased, their title
being altogether precarious, and solely depending
on the life of W. Knight, who is now an aged and
infirm man, and must immediately after his decease
revert back again to his heirs, many of whom are
now living. As this shadow of a title, which the
Council of Proprietors presume to hold one seventh
of a property under, was obtained from me by per
fnafion and cunningly outwitting me, I lequett, if
any innocent person has purchased any part of these
rights from theCouncil, that thev will forbear tQ
lay them in any part of the Western Division, or cut
timber from such locations c any pretence wbat
soever, as they may depend on disagreeable conse
quences from such a proceeding.
_§ JAMES DERKINDEREN.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
RA N A WAY from the fubferiber, livingin
Philadelphia, a Scotch ferv nt man named
DAVID KENNEY, by trade a taylor, about
twenty years of age, and about five feet fix inches
kigh, pock marked, has long black bu<hy hair,
and talks pretty broad; had on when he wert
away, a long light blue coat and waistcoat with
basket buttons, corduroy breeches, ribbed thread
stockings, old shoes, pinchbeck buckles, white
shirt, and a half worn hat. Whoever takes up said
servant and secures him in any gaol, so that his
master may get him again, shall receive the above
Reward, paid by JOHN COLLEY.
N. B. All makers of veffcls are forbid to carry
off said servant. 1 f
inrilTr i^77^ REWARD.
RAN A WAY from the fubferibers,
living in Baltimore county, Maryland, about
12 miles from Baltimore-Town, a white servant
Man and a Negro Man, viz. The white Man is
named, RICHARD DAWSON, an English con
vi&, came in the country last winter, about fifty
fivs years of age, was a soldier under the king of
Prussia last war, is given to liquor, upwards of fix
feet high, brown hair, round face, frefh coloured,
has been hurt in his left thumb, which occasions it
to be ftiff.—Had on when he went away, an iron
collar double rivetted, old caftor hat, dark frock
much tarred, old dark grey German serge jacket,
^tended with black linfey, brown role shirt, white
full'd cloth breeches, coarse white yarn flockings,
and old country made shoes with firings.
SOLOMON, a Negro, about 22 years of age,
has been in the country about four years, and talks
pretty good English.—Had on when he went away,
an iron collar, a darby on each leg with a chain to
one of them, all double rivetted, a new felt hat,
old brown cloth coat, blue cloth jacket lined with
red, brown role shirt, white full'd cloth breeches,
old white yarn stockings, and old country made
shoes. It is supposed they will make for
Bolton to the soldiers, rs they have often been talk
ing about them, and it is likely they may get their
irons oft, get other clothes, change their names,
and deny their master, as the Negro has always
done; has been in Ncwcaftle upon Delaware twelve
months and upwards ; he went from thence in July
Last, and got in goal in Somerset county, Mario
land, and was brought home in Novtinber lad;
he has been in Philadelphia, he is of middle size,
somewhat upon the yellow, bis some marks upon
one of his cheeks like the small po% has lull part of
the fide of his right thumb, that n.akesthc end ol it
look (harper than the other.
Whoever apprehends them, or either of theta,
and secures them in any goal, so that their master
may ha,e them again, dial! have Twenty Sbriliigs ;
if above ten miles, Forty Shillings; if above forty
miles, Three Pounds ; if sixty miles, Five Founds -
if two hundied miles, Ten Founds , if five bundled
miles, the above Reward, and reasonable vharxe§
If brought hurtle, paid by
THOMAS COCKEY, fe„.
THOMAS COCKSY, so.