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tha! in case failure Inail be made by any
foerfy finning luch receipt, in discharging
rhe Amount when it (hail become due, no
further provisions Shall be iiTiied for the
maintenance ot the prisoners under the
care ot the perlon or pedons to tailing.
That in return for the penrodlion hereby
given to purebate provßions of the Amer-
GanCoromiOies torThe He or the enemy's
pnioners, General Washington be directed
ro demand of General Howe liberty to pur
(sale cinching in luch places, as may be
tinder nis power, for the ule of the Ame
rica!; printers— The eloathingfofurnifhed
to be paid tor in gold or silver or in provi
fi.n to be lent in and told at the market
price—\nd that in case Gen. Howe should
choole to order provilions, and other ne
• ceffaries to be lent out for the Supply of
the prisoner's in our power, instead of the
mode proposed by the former resolutions,
he be permitted to fend what Supplies mav,
from time to time, be necessary, to such
pods as the American Commissary of pri
soners Shall direct, which provision, when
lent out, Shall be issued to the prisoners by
perlons appointed by General Howe for
that purpose ; provided that permits be
granted by General Howe for trantportirg
provisions, either by land or water, as
fhair be most convenient from the 'rates
ofNewWork, New-Jcrley, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia, for the ule of the
American prisoners in the cities of New-
York and Philadelphia,, and in the town
of Newport in U hode Idland, and the pro
visions Io lent in be iTu' d out by Commif-
Gries or by other petions appointed for
such purpose by these States, who Gall be
permitted to refile at the places, uheie
the prisoners are confined.
That in return for the permission, given
by the resolution of Congress of the 2At
May, 1776, for a commissioned officer
from the BritiSh army to visit monthly the
prisoners in the power ci these States, " in
order to count their numbers and certify
their rolls," General Washington be di
reded to demand peremptorily of General
Howe a like permission, or to agree upon
any other equal mode for afeertaining the
fixation of the American prisoners, which
(ball be deemed most expedient. And in
case of General Howe's retufa! to give fa
tisfa&ion on this point, that General Wash
ington regulate his futu econdud, by the
condu& of General Howe.
That Gen, Washington be directed to
Require of Gen. Howe the reafohs, why
several officers in the service of these States,
and other citizens n # w in his power, have
been so long confined, either in the provost
guard or loathsome goals, and treated with
fin h unparalleled rigor; and if Gen. Howe
Shall refute to make any aniwer to his re
qnfiron. within the space of five days, or
give such reasons for the treatment of these
unfortunate perlons, as (hall not be justi
fiable by the laws of nations, General
Washington be directed immediately to
order a number of the enemy's officers, as
nearly equal in rank and condition of life
as possible, to the persons so confined with
out just cause, forthwith to be imprisoned,
fubfiited and treated in the fame manner,
as the persons above alluded to are impri
soned, subsisted and treated. And that he
be informed that it is the expectation and
exprels order of Congress, that this mode
of treatment in general be continued,
changed or suspended, as the conduct of
the enemy, with refped to the American
prisoners, fhallfrom time to time render just
And neceflafy, without waiting for any fpe^
rial order from Congress for such purpose.
That the Commissary General of Prfo
ners and his refpedive Deputies be forth
with directed to call in all the officers and
privates belonging to the enemy, and to
confine them in such places, anc order
them to be subsisted and treated in such
manner, as Shall renter trier licuaoon Si
milar, in all refpeCt^, to tha; of the offi
cers and privates who are prisoners with the
enemy; and that they continue this mode
of treatment, till such time as a change ot
conduct, on the pare of the enemv, Shall
induce Congress, or the Commander in
Chief of the armies of these rates, to give
directions for a different line of conduct,
on their part.
That it be recommended to the govern
ment of the refpeCtive States, where pri
loners of war are confined, to give every
assistance in their power to the Commissa
ry General of prisoners or his Deputies, by
putting them in possession of goals or other
proper buildings, and by furnifhing them
with guards', in order to enable them to
execute the foregoing Resolution.
And Whereas Gen. Howe, by his letter
to Gen. Washington in November last, af
feCts to make a diltinCtioh in the treatment
of perlons taken in arms, and of the faith
ful citizens of these States Subjected to his
power, in a manner not only contrary to
rcaloh and the principles of humanity, but
inconfiltent with the lentiments exprefled
by Gen. Howe himlelf in his letter to Gen.
Washington, dated Staten-Island, August
D 1776.
Rejoked, That Gen. Washington be di
rected to require of Gen. Howe an expla
nation of thole parts of his letter ot No
vember 1777, which imply this diltmCc on,
and the line of conduct which he means to
oblerve for the future with relpect to luch
of the faithful citizens of theic States, as
may be subjected to his power.
Extra's jrom<he Minutes,
CHAkLtJ 1H MOON, dec.
LANCASTER, January 29.
Early on Wednesday the 20t.i initan(,C pt.
Le E of the light hotfe, having w h mm
three Commissioned Ulticers, a Corpo. al and
three privates, was unexpectedly fuiroui ded in
a itone houle, inhabited by one Jcott, ab< ut 16
miles welt of the city ot Pniladelpnia, by d bo
dy of the enemy's light horse, (iuppoled to be
200, but who lince appears to be 130) and was
tnerc Faulted foi some time by this large corps.
1 he little garrison made lu gallant a reliitance,
as to oblige the assailants to retire, with the lots
of about 12 killed and wounded. A Quarter-
Matter sergeant endeavouring to efeapc as the
enemy came up, was taken, and they allo
caught 3 privates in returning, out of a patioie
they met. The General's sense of this spirited
piece of conduct appears in the words which
follow:
The Commander in Chief returns his warm
est thanks to Capt. Lee and the officers and
men in his troop, for the victory which their
superior bravery and address, gained over a
party of the enemy's dragoons, who, trusting
in their numbers, and concealing their march
by a circuitous rout, attempted to furprize them
in their quarters. He has the Satisfaction ofin
forming the army, tnat Capt. Lee's vigi
lance baffled the enemies defign,---that by ju
diciously posting his men in quarters, although
he had not a Sufficient number lo allow one to
each window, he obliged the party, confiding
of 200 disgracefully to retire, after repeated but
fruitlefs attempts to force their way into the
house, leaving behind two dead and four
wounded, without receiving any damage on
his part, save only his Lieutenant, Mr. Lind
say, wounded, unless any of his out-patroles
should have been unfortunately Surrounded and
taken, which is not yet known.
I!he following Extraßs of a Letter (found on boara
a prize lately taken)from Dr. Chandler, late
of Elizabeth !oi<n, :n New-jer/ey, to Mr.
ODELL, late aj Burlington, will jbew, among
other things, the g cut de end nee our enemies
had ori then jiend den. Burgoyne.
''with it were lb ibypo^ci •<> do you, in
particular, and try loyal brethren, in general,
much more ellcntial Icivices than 1 have as yet
ben able, in this day of their dittrefs. Their
being bettet fecuicd, and better Supported, in
the ne regulation < fthe CoDnies yo^ to take
place, (Deo lolente,) 11 the thing can be effect
ed, will be tome compenlarion to them, for
their heavy letterings and lofles, this matter ap
pears to me to be ot very g eat importance, e
ven political, considered, and I Shall do every
thing in my po~er to obtain a proper attention
to it, from chose in authority.
" 1 imagined it would have been General
Ho e's firtt objed to uee New-Jersey from the
tyranny that oppciles it, and 1 was at firft not
a little mortified at hearing of his quitting it for
Some other pursuit. But on farther reflection,
I recollect that 1 am no proper judge of the mo
tives that govern him, and 1 trust that the event
will prove his conduct, whether retrogade, sta
tionary or progressive, to have been wife and
judicious. Qur judgment q' matters out of our
Sphere is often erroneous, and our expectati
ons are apt to run too faft. For my part [
Shall be Satisfied if the work is effectually and
properly done at last, I mean by the end of the
campaign, however tediously the intermediate
time may pass. Ifyou like rapidity of motion
in a general, Burgoyne is your man. He is our
present hero; for him the trumpet of viaory is
uplifted; and his fame is now echoing from all
the parts of this kingdom. May he still conti
nue to slime—and may General Howe endea
vor to eclipse him ! a competition of this kind
will bh glorious. 1 feel myfelf to be in an auk
ward Situation, in making remarks to you on
the State of American affairs. We know no
thing of them tillamonth after they happen ; it
is two months more before our remarks reach
you, by which time such alterations may take
place, tiiat all we can fay will be obsolete and
nothing to the prej ent purpose.
“ When you can furnish me with a full, fair
and candid account of the Philadelphian clergy,
1 should be glad to receive it, that I may have
it in my power to free them from any misrepre
sentations that may affeCt their characters, either
way. 1 wish that fab an account might be fa
vourable. T. B. CHANDLER."
Extraft of a letter from a gentleman in London to an
Officer of character in the Britifo army, dated 24th
July last, found on board the brig lately taken near
Wilmington.
" 1 his will be delivered to you by Erfign Under
wood, a young gentleman of the i©th regiment,
whom I believe you must have seem, and may re
member at my house. Heis planet struck with a
red coat and cockade, and no other walk of life
will satisfy him, so that maugre all perfuaGons cf
his friends, he for grinning honour will encounter the
hardships to which he is an utter Granger a present,
but'of which he will be thoroughly sick before the
war is over. 1 beg mean-time to recommend him to
every kindness on your part, or wi'h your good in
terett in your power to be confered on him. He is
de cended cf extraordinary g od people in Ireland,
and caries letters of recommendation to Sir Willi
am Howe; and in the havock of military life, if he
Russes being Scalped, or taking ao hospital fever and
Surrendering to it a prisoner, at any other man's dis
cretion than your's he will soon rife in his profef
fion: And if he had not a worthy father, both able
and ready to help his advancement to a company, I
have so good an opinion of his courage, good breed
ing and honesty, that I would from myfelf advance
him, when occasion prefects for a purchase, a thou
sand pounds in any other service, than in the present
American Contest.
" But as you know my principles in that fatal and
unhappy affair, if he was my own son I would rather
give him two thousand to keep him at home: Yet as
go he will, all that I wish for him is to do the best
for him 1 can, and to put him under your particular
eye, to attend to the reghnen of his" bodily health,
and to give him your oblervations on men and things,
which as a young man of sincerity and honor, he
will, I hope, never reveal to yours or my prejudice.
“ We expert war with France, but the declara
tion to come from our part. I will not enlarge oh
the gloomy profped before us. May wisdom and
whig councils dilpel the storm, before Old England's
glory is quite extinguifhed.''