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?r f : '." :: rants from Madrid we learn,
that his Catholic Majesty has ordered all his
fubje&s on the sea coatis to be numbered, and
that every fifth man is to be employed in manning
his ffiips of war.
The King of Spain has just made a promotion
of one hundred and thirty officers in his marine.
A private letter from Franckfort fays, that an
eminent merchant has lately disappeared, with
bills and notes to the value of 250,000 German
crowns.
Orders have been transmitted from Holland to
Bata'via, to recal all Dutch officers and fubjeds
from, the service of the several princes in rhe Eatt-
Indies, on pain ofbeing traitors, and having their
effects seized.
General Putnam, who commanded the Con
reCtieut troops, is a veteran soldier of great ex
perience. He served during the whole of the
last war against the French. He was wound
ed fifteen different times in the service of his
country. He was once taken prisoner by
the Indians, who firft scalped, then tied him
to a tree, and were about to make a stroke
at his head, which would have put an end to his
existence, when a French officer happening at the
instant to pass by and saved his life. Such a man
is every way qualified to command a set of virtu
ous Provincials. General Gage, with a mercena
ry handful of troops, will stand an excellent
chance against such a man as Putnam, who abounds
in bravery, good sense, patriotifra and honor.
After the late defeat ofthe King's troops, Gen.
Ward lent a messenger to Gen. Gage, informing
him, " That the wounded prisoners were taken
every possible care of; that they were attended by
the most fkilful surgeons, and that if Gen. Gage,
chose to have any surgeons of his own appointment
to attend them, he was at liberty to nominate
them, and they should be permitted to give their
attendance." This proves that humanity is ever
the infepatable attendant on true bravery.
The ministerial tools are regretting, that 20,000
Swiss were not lent over to cut the throats of our
fellow fubjeds in America, in conjunction with
rhe Negroes who were to be emancipated to
Daughter their masters. This scheme isjimputed
to Sir William Draper. That gallant officer ought
to disclaim an imputation, which would only be
come a butcher, not anenglifh soldier.
CHARLESTOWN, (S^ib-CaroUna) fob 7.
We are informed that Governor Martin of
North-Carolina, issued a proclamation, dated Fort
Johnston, June 15, " tending to persuade, seduce
and intimidate the good people of that province
from taking measures to preserve those rights and
that liberty, to which, as fubjeds of a British
King, they have the most undoubted claim ; and
that " the committees of the counties of New-
Hanover, Brunswick, Bladen, Dublin, and Orflow,
in order to prevent the pernicious influence of the
said proclamation, have unanimously resolved,
That, in their opinion, his Excellency Josiah
Martin, Esq; hath, by the said proclamation, and
by the whole tenor of his conduct Since the un
happy disputes between Great-Britain and her
Colonies, d ; fcovered hinffelf to be an enemy to
rlie happiness of that colony in particular, and to
the freedom, rights and privileges of America in
general."
PORTSMOUTH, 7^4.
A letter from one of the Weft-India islands, to a
Gentleman in Newbury Port, has the following
paragraph.
A vessel in 30 days from England, informs us,
that there has been the largest MOB in London,
that ever was known, who surrounded the Parlia
ment house, and demanded an immediate repeal
of all the American ads', or they would pull down
the house, on which Lord North looked out ofthe
window, and laid, if they would disperse, no more
troops should embark, till they heard from Bolton
again.
PROVIDENC E, 7^15.
The following is said to be an exa& return of
the killed, wounded and miffing, of the American
army in the action of June 17, at Charleftown,
viz.
Regiments. Kil. and Mis. Wound.
Col. Stark's? New-
Read'sJ Hampfh. '' 45
Gen,Ward's ) 1 - - 6
Col. Scammond's - - 2
Bridge's 15 - - 29
Gerrifh's 3 "' 2
Prescott's § 42 - - 28
Whitcomb's ^ 5 - - 8
Fry's ; ^ T 5 - - 3 1
Brewer's 1 7 - - It
Nixon's 1^ 3 - - 10
Little's [to 7 - - 23
Woodbridge's | 1 - - 5
Gardner's | 6 - - 7
Doolittle's I - - 9
Gridley's J - - 4
Gen. Putnam's ) %
Capt.Coit's Com. > ^O 15 - - 30
Chester's
'35 2 5°
About 30 of the miffing since returned 30
220
Hi
Total ofthe killed, miffing and wounded 355
CAMBRIDGE, July 21.
A Gentleman has favoured us with the following
account ofthe Declaration being read upon Prof
ped Hill.
" Last Tuesday morning, according to orders
issued the day before by Major General Putnam,
all the Continental troops under his immediate
command assembled on Profped Hill, when the
declaration ofthe Continental Congrels was read,
after which an animated and pathetic address to
^ army was made by the Reverend Mr. Leon
ard, chaplain to General Putman's regiment and
succeeded by a pertinent prayer; when General
Putman gave the signal, and the whole army.
(homed their loud amen by three cheers;
upon which a cannon was fired from the fort and
the standard lately sent to General Putnam Wab
exhibited flourilhing in the air, bearing on one fide
this motto, AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN— and
on the other fide, QUI TRANSTULIT SUS
TINET. The whole was conduced with the'
utmost decency, good order, and regularity, and
to the universal acceptance of all present.—And
the PHILISTINES on Bunker's hill heard the
(bout of the . ISRAELITES, and, being very
fearful, paraded themselves in battle array."
N E W-Y 6 R K, July i|.
Last Thursday, agreeable to the recommenda
tion of the Delegates in the Honourable Conti
nental Congrels, was observed with the utmost
foleranity, By fafting, abstinence and devotion ;
in all the churches were large congregations, and
excellent difeourfes delivered from the feyeral
pulpits, expressive of the truly calamitous ftua
tion of this unhappy continent.
Friday night last arrived here a sloop from Ber
muda: by letters from thence we learn that the in
habitants of that island are greatly alarmead at the
present situation of publick affairs, being under
the most dismal apprehensions of starving; to
prevent which, they have palled a law, that no
provilions should be sent off the island at any rate
whatsoever, and were about dispatching a vessel
to Philadelphia, to request the Honourable the
Continental Congress to take their case into their
most serious consideration.
July 27. Yesterday an express passed through
this city on his way to the Congress at Philadel
phia —we hear part of the advices he carried
were, that Capt. Darby, sent with provincial dis
patches from Salem, after the battle of Lexing
ton, was returned there again from England,
where he stayed fix days, General Gage's dispatch
vessel had not arrived when he left England.—
That a few days ago a party of provincials had
burnt the Boston light-house, having firft secured
the oyl found in it, taken up a number of flakes,
placed to direct passing veflels, carried off a large
stock of cattle, and deltroyed a considerable quan
tity of hay,
Capt. George M'Aroy came passenger in the
brig Franklin, from St. Euftatia, in 14 days,
which vessel he left at Sandy-hook yeherday
morning, relates, That two days before they fail
ed, a New-England sloop arrived in that road, who
was in company with a Bermuda vessel that went
to Antigua, where they fell in with a ship bound
from London to Jamaica, 18 days out, who in
formed them that there was a great diflurbance
in England, that Lord North had fled to France
—The Parliament house pulled down, by the po
pulace, and that the Lord Mayor, Mr. Burke, and
Governor Johnston, headed the populace, and
found out a great deal of bribery and corruption
in the last Parliament.
Extract of a letter from Cambridge.
" Capt. Darby arrived in England in 27 days
from Salem. The accounts he carried of the
battle were published, Lord North was thunder
ftrutk at the fight Lord Dartmouth sent for
Capt. Darby, with impatience to fee him, but he
was advised not to put himfelf in their power.
The peapie were much furprized at the account,
the merchants distressed on account of their proper
ty —Parliament had been but two days prorogued,
and it was 'ekpe&ed would be called again soon
—every thing in a great ferment—adminiftration
had given out that New-York had deferred the
other Colonies, which report Capt. Darby could
not contradict—and that a general disunion would
take place—for this report the conduct of your
Affembly gave too much ground. Capt.
Darby's vessel plied on and off for him and never
went into any harbour, nor wes it known in what
part of England he landed. General Gage's dis
patch vessel failed for England 4 days before
Capt. Darby."
Inftruflions for the Officers of the several regiments
of the Massachusetts-Bay FORCES, who
are immediately to go upon the re ruiting service.
YOU are not to enlist any deserter from the
Ministerial army, nor any stroller, negre,
or vagabond, or person fufpe&ed of being an ene
my to the liberty of America, nor any under eigh
teen years of age.
As the cause is the best that can engage men of
courage and principle to take up arms; so it is
expected that none but fitch will be accepted by
the recruiting officer : The pay, provision, &c.
being so ample, it is not doubted but the officers
sent upon this service, will without delay bonipleat
their refpe&ive corps, and march the men forth
with to camp.
You are not to enlist any person whd is not an
American-born, urilefs such person has a wife and
family, and is a fettled resident in this country.
The persons you enlist must be provided with
good and compleat arms.
Given at the head quarters at Cambridge, this
loth day of July, 1775.
HORATIO GATES, Adjut. Gen.
PHILADELPHIA, July ~
The Cb^MiTTEE for the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia will meet this afternoon, at Six
o'clock, at the Philosophical Society's Hall.
, Last Tuesday and Wednesday a large detachment
from the camp at Harlaem, near New-York, con
futing of about 1060 men, udder the command of
Colonel Waterbury, marched for Albany. It is
said they are intended as a reinforcement of Ti
conderoga, where Major General Schuyler com
mands.
Extract of a letter from Neiv-York, July 26.
'' The following is copied from one of the Caro
lina papers, under the London head.
London, May 30, 1775.
" Yesterday stocks fell one and an halt per cent,
on account of the news of the engagement between
the King's troops and the Provincials, at Lexington.
" The account published in the Bristol papers,
of June i, is the fame as that brought by Captain
Allen from Salem.—ln the fame papers notice is
given from the Secretary of State's office, that no
advices had b'eim' received torn the American de
partment of any such event, but that a vessel; with
ditpatches from General Gage, was daily expected.
It is laid that Lord North, when he received the
news that the Provincials had defeated General
Gage's troops, he was (truck with aftonifhmerit,
turned pale, and did not utter a syllable for tome
minutes. All further discussions of American and
British rights, founded in justice, is now at an end.
The appeal has been made, by our troops begin
ning the late affray, to God, but God and Ameri
can virtue seem to have declared against our pre
tensions."
" Yesterday afternoon federal Jersey boats were
brought to by the Afia's boats, who required them
to return back again : At five o'clock a signal was
thrown out for the boats to return to the lhip, after
which many came to the wharves without being
visited.”
His Excellency Governor Martin has prorogued
the Assembly of North-Carolina to the 12th day of
September next.,
, On Friday the 21st irftant, departed this life, in
Gloucester County, New-Jersey, after a painful
illness of about fix weeks, the Rev. Mr. BEN
JAMIN CHESNUT, pallor of. the united
Preflyterian Congregations of Woodbury and Tim
ber Creek : And on the day following his remains,
attended by a refpe&able number of the inhabitants
of those parts of every denomination, were interred
in the Rrefbyterian Church at Timber Creek ; on
which occasion a sermon suitable to the mournful
solemnity, was delivered by the Rev. Mr. James
Sproat, from Phil. i. 21.
Of Mr. Chesnut it may with the greatest justice
be said, he was a Gentleman of great integrity,
and undiffembled piety ; a very considerable di
vine ; a faithful, judicious, experimental preacher
of the gpfpel of Christ ; and possessed of truly pa
triotic Sentiments in his country's cause, a Speci
men of which appears in his having, among other
legacies, bequeated the sum of 251. to the supply
of the distressed poor of Boston.
Committee of Safety, Philadelphia, falyz^,
WHERE AS the Continental Congress have,
by their refolv^s of the 18th instant, re
commended, that all officers above the rank of a
Captain, be appointed by their refpe&ive Provinci
al Assemblies or Conventions, or in their recess by
the Committees of Safety, appointed by said Assem
blies or Conventions. The Committee of Safety,
appointed by the B ffembly of Pennsylvania do,
therefore, request the Committees of the city and
liberties of Philadelphia, and of the several coun
ties in this province, to make a return to the Com
mittee of Safety; at Philadelphia, of all officers of
the Military Association, in order that commissions
may be made out for them, agreeable tb the above
Resolve of the Continental Congress.
Arid the several Committees are further request
ed to make return to the Committee of Safety, of
the number of the AfTOciators, and also ofthe Non
affociators within their diftri&s.
Signed by Order of the Committee, ,
B. FRANKLIN, 'Prefident. 4
A true Copy from the Minutes,
W. GOVE TT, Clerk.
WHEREAS the officers of the Military As
sociation for the city arid liberties of Phila
delphia, have fettled the pay of the following per
sons employed by them, at the rates hereafter men
tioned. An Adjutant to receive 7s. 6d. pef day ;
a Serje nt Major 30s. per week ; a Drumn+er 20s.
per week ; a Fife Major 255. per week ; and a Fifer
20s. per week : And as extravagant demands have
been made by Some of the persons employed in the
forementioned capacities, and threats made use of
in case of non-compliance with their demands that
they would leave their present employ, and go into
the service of other associators in this or the neigh
bouring provinces, the foregoing regulation is pub
lished for the information of officers who are not
of this corps ; and it is earnestly requeued that no
officers employ any of the persons, anting in the
foregoing capacities in this city and liberties, with
out their producing a difeharge from the officer or
officers under whom they now do duty.
Philadelphia, PubliJbed by Order,
Julyzy. Richard Peters, Secretary.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entrie s.
Ship Chalkley, E. Spain, Bristol.
Ship Rebecca, J. Hazlewood, London.
Ship Britannia, J. Souder, Newry.
Brig Nancy, S. Phillips, Jamaica.
Sch. Peace, R. O'Neal, St. Euftatia.
Brig Susanna, W. Nicholls, St. Chriftophers.
Sloop Betsy, J. Young, Jamaica.
Sloop Friendship, A. Adderley, New Providence.
Brig Friendship, F. Illingworth, Jamaica.
Sloop Fanny, W. Allibone, Grenadoes.
Sch. Little Polly, W. Paul, Martinico.
Brig Essex, M. Hodge, Guadaloupe.
Brig Betsy, J. Douglals, Jamaica.
Outwards. N ON E.
Cleared.
Brig Greyhound, W. Stephens, St. Chriftophers.
^^^^^-^^^^fr^*^*-**^**
Philadelphia, July 31, 1775.
SIX DOLLARS REIXXRD.
RAN AWAY early , efterday morning from the
Sebfcriber, an English servant Man, named
GEORGE FIELD, about 26,ears of age, five
feet feien or eight inches high, of a thin pale visage,
a heavy down call look, and his own hair of a black
colour tied behind : He took with him a good suit of
brownfuliian with white metal buttons, three linen
Jbirts half worn, one pair of leather breeches, undone
pair of buff knit ditto, two pair of brown thread dock
ings, and an old fufian coat and waifle&at, with new
soled fb^es, pinchbeck buckles, and a half worn beaver
hat, Whoever secures the said servant, so that the
Subscriber ma, get him again, Jball have the above
Reward, and reasonable charges if brought home, paid
by JAMESLOGAN.
N. B. He went away with a servant belonging to
Sharp Delany, advertised in this paper.
Philadelphia, July 31, 1775,
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAYfrom the Subfcriber,on Sunday the
30th cf July, a Dutch servant lad, named
JOHN MICHAEL KIRCHBAURN,
about eighteen,ears of age, five feet three or four in
ches high, wore his own hair, a dark brown, of a
,ellow countenance, and bis e,es a light gre,. pie
Jpeaks Englifo ver, well for the time he has been in the
countr,, being imported b, Messrs. Fibers in Septem
ber 1773: "took with him four white linen foirts, two
quite new, the others almfflfo, a pair of blue flriped
trowfers, a round bat, a pair oj ne<w foots, fandr,
other articles unknown. It is imagined from many
circumstances, he will try to get on board a man of
war, either id Delaware or New-York. Any person
fe curing faidfer vant, so that bis maser ma, get him
again, jball receive the above Reward, and if brought
home, reasonable charges, paid by
SHARP DELANY,
N. B, He went away with a servant ts far.
James Logan's, advertised in this papers
JOHN MELCHIOR KAIN,
MANUFACTURES OF WIRE,
In Fourth-street, opposite the Lutheran Church, and
, at the corner of Apple tree Alley,
INFOR MS the Public in general, and bis
Friends in particular, that lee proposes to ma
nufa&ure and fell all kinds of Wire, Brass, Iron
and Silver, and draw it to any size, fit for any
use whatsoever from the firft rough Brass and Iron.
And as he hath, at his own private expence, al
ready furniflied himfelf with proper tools and im
plements to carry on the laid bufiaefs with Water
Works, he hopes to meet with due encourage
ment, especially as it is the firft of its kind attempts
ed in America. All favours will be acknowledged
by the Public's humble servant,
JOH.N M E L,CHIOR NAFF.
; N. B. The said NAF F, on application, cart
make all kinds of Common Pins, Hair Pins;
Cotton Cards, and Hooks and Ey^s, as good
and as cheap as can be imported from Europe, f
PATRICK W R I G~HT,
t CONFECTIONE R,
Next door to Mr. Dunlap's Printing-office,
MA." ES and fells all kinds of Confections^
viz. fine caraway comfits, almond ditto, Su
gar plumbs, bandftrings, corianders, almond chips,
barley sugar, white fagafrcindie, brown sugar
candie, citrori peel, raisins, red currant jelly, black
currant jelly, preserved cherries, preferred rasps,
rasp jams, marmalade.—Baskets, viz. macaroons,
d/et loaves, pound cake, bifket drops, fbunge bif
'e, ol ieen cake, ratafia drops, Savoy bifket, Tun
bridge water cakes, Shrewfbury cakes, mancue
bifket, almond rochie, royal hearts, fine ginge
c kes, torrong bifket; orange and lemon chip,
collaring and potting of all kinds, calves feet jelly,
hartfhorn jelly, capillaire..,
N. B. , The abqve mentioned Bifket and Cakes
to be had at an hour's warning: Also all kinds 0?
Puftry done in the belt manner and upon the short
est notice.—They have also for sale, Sugar, Coffee,
Chocolate, Nutmegs, Pepper and Alfpice.l
TO BE SOL~D TY
JAMES DERkINDEREN,
In Strawberry-alley, Philadelphia,
WOOL COMBS, two forts of 2 and 3
pitch'd with broaches ; a quantity of single
and double flint decanters ; wine glasses ; tumblers ;
caftors; very good lamp oj1; cod fifh, herrings
and mackarel. , ; , ,
I ndwagain request the Public not to purchase any
Weft Jersey rights oftheCouncil of Propiietors which
they hold under William and Ann Knight, the heirs
of I homas 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 roan,, 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 Le
Council of Proprietors presume to hold one seventh
of a property under, was obtained from me by pei~
suasion and cunningly outwitting me, I request, if
any innocent person has purchased any part of those
rights from theCouhcil, that they will forbear to
lay them in any part ofthe Western Division, or cur
timber from such locations on any pretence what
loever, as they may depend on disagreeable conse
quences from ipyh a proceeding.
§ JAMES DERKIN DEREN.
NICHOLAS BROOKS,
In Second-street, between Market and Chefnut
ftreets, three doos above Black-horse Alley,
continues to dispose of the following curious coi
le&ion of Goods, viz.
E 'LEGANT cutteau de chafes mounted in
, silver; sword belts With arid without swivels;
swivels with or without chains, which is much the
belt method, to hang swords or cutteau de chafes,;
a very elegant pardepee to hang a sword to; beau
tiful guns for gentlemen officers and others ; Pet
tor's fifes of the very best kind, made in London,
to go with a drum, and very cafy to learn ; Germa,i
flutes and hautboys; sword knots ; silk purses; fa
ble knives and forks ; the celebrated jubilee knives
and forks, which are very ufeful for gentlemen
traveling to the camp; travelling leather tumblers,
which fold in a small compass, and are very ufeful;
a large assortment of the belt London made pen-,
knives, with single and with four blades, with an^
without cases ; heft razor metal feiffars and other
farts; a beautiful travelling blunderhufs; elegant
stone and paste buckles for ladies ; gilt and pinch
beck buckles for gentlemen ; gilt and stone buckles
for ladies; gold and garnet ear rings; gold and
garner breaches; plain gold, garnet and hoop
rings $ a variety of sleeve buttons ; silver thimbles ;
bottle stands; new fafhion sugar tongs; set combs!
and plain tortoif&fhell ditto ; tobacco boxes; pa
per, wood, ennamei and tortoise-shell fnuff boxes §
table bells ; japanned ware; best Roman fidale
strings ; a variety of inufic of the most approved
tunes; blank music books; music in fleets and
half sheets ; blank and printed visiting and meffa e
cards with gilt or plain edges, and of various pat
terns; cards of history and geography, with or
without Morocco cases; pearl and othei necklaces;
silver plated swan neck spurs, with and without
chains; furniture for coffins ; London made silver
shoe and knee buckles ; new invented lamps, which
when burning resemble wax candles, ami are fur
ported at a quarter of the expence of tallow Han
dles , pump lamps ; globe and ball lamps for balls
and stair cases, with brass screws or tq bang; de
canter corks; cork screws of the belt quality :
feimmetar and other razors in new fafhion cases,
very convenient for travellers; gun flints; mourn
ing black and blue buckles ; steel cock gaffs ; an
assortment es gilt .and other canes, with and with
out swords; watch chains arid strings; a very ele
gant assortment cf ladies and gentlemens pocket?
books jn Morocco or velvet, worked with gold and
silver, with or without instruments 5 horse and chair
whips ; best black lead pencils; ladies hair pins set
with marquifet or parte ; black hair pins with er
without heads; boot garters ; tooth brushes ; a
table organ ; steel flay hooks ; japan candlesticks;
steel ,nd other fnuffers with or without hands ;
watch-makers cards for windows ; cards of ladies
gilt trinkets; cards of gilt watch keys ; brass and
steel jacks ; billiard balls ; dice and boxes ; beff
Dutch wax and wafers; types for marking linen,
with colours and directions ; the improved patent
asses skin for writing on with silver or black lead
pencils ; ; finelling bottles, tooth-pick cases; belt
beaver hitched top gloves ; a variety erf silk and
other stockings ; silk waistcoat patterns; a very
elegant assortment of pictures and maps, in books
or single ; a variety of drawing books; a good as
sortment of colours, in flails or otherwise ; heff
camel hair pencils ; India ink ; copper-plate copy
books, from the ehrlieft attempts to the com^eat
irfg of the molt accomplished penmen ; a journey
through Europe, or the play of geography, invent:
ed by Jefferies for the infiruaive entertainment of
young gentlemen and ladies ; pistol tinder boxes /
John Reed's maps of the city and liberties of PH
l^delphia. with a book of references; gold ueig 1 „
and Icales ; Keyfer's genuine pilty; "Stoughton’s
bitters; Maredant’s drops, andScotCh , pills, with
many other ufeful and ornam&nal Good*.