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N E W P 0 R T, Feb. 5.
We hear that a vefl'el from England, with a
quantity of medicines on board for the ministerial
troops, is taken at the eastward by one of our
privateers.
Mr. Stephen Congdon, who was taken out of
his house at Jamestown, by a party of Capt.
Wallace's men, at the time part of that town was
plundered and burnt, kept in irons 3 days, and
then sent to Boston and put on board the Admi
ral's Chip, made his escape and came to town with
the whalemen, mentioned in our last.
Yeilerday morning the whole ministerial fleet
stationed here, went out of the harbour, with the
wind W. N. W. stretched off near Block Island,
then stood in under the east fide of Point-Judah
Point, where they anchored. This morning they
went up our Bay, toward Prudence.
N E W-Y O R K, February,;.
Extras of a letter from Montreal, January 27.
" The remnant of our battalion are to hold
themselves in readmefs, and expert marching or
ders to-morrow, I am for some time to be Rati
oned at the Three Rivers, some matters being
necessary to be fettled with the Tories, who in
different parts begin to be insulting, fince'our late
misfortune at (Quebec. This makes the third
visit I have had among this kind of people. I ex
peß soon to be called down to Quebec.
“ Your old friend Capt. Mott behaved well in
the attempt to storm ; and in the retreat, brought
up the rear with great reputation.
“ Our blockade at Quebec is yet maintained.
On the 25th instant Capt. Seaborn, from the Mas
sachusetts, the firft hero that has appeared to ou r
assistance since the repulse at Quebec, arrived with
27 men. His arrival had a very good efled, for
in the morning of the fame day, was found at the
church door, an anonymous {editions paper, very
artfully written, calculated to Simulate the inha
bitants to rife and cut us all off. However, I be
lieve few of them had as much courage as the
^writer had ingenuity. They are now convinced
the lakes are frozen, and think the Bostonians
are coming as thiclc as the trees in the woods.
The Tories now seem quite crest fallen."
Extract of another letter.
“ Let not one small disaster among so many
noble deeds, difeourage the Sons of Liberty—
especially considering how the small remnant of
the army left before Quebec, dare to stand their
ground, and form a blockade against that almost
impregnable fortrefs. But I perceive it is open
over head, and with the help of God, and a speedy
reinforcement, we shall yet catch the fox in his den."
Extract of a letter from Newark, Sunday afternoon,
3 o'clock, 11th of February, 1776.
“ This morning Major Ogden passed through
here, express from Canada, to the Congress at
Philadelphia : He told me that our troops were
fafe, and in good spirits; that the brave Colonel
Arnold was getting better (and not a prisoner, as
reported) and that he met vast numbers of armed
troops all the way from Canada to this govern
ment, who were on th&r march to join Colonel
Arnold; and that there was not the lead doubt to
be entertained but that we should have possession
of Quebec in a short, time."
The sloop Macaroni, Capt. Hunting, is arrived
at the East end of Long-island from the Weft-In
dies : About 16 days since the sloop overfet off
Cape Hatteras, by which accident the Captain and
one of the men were drowned : The whole crew
were overboard, but all of them except the two
before mentioned recovered the vessel again, when
she soon righted.
Capt. Lowndes from St. Croix informs us, that
several of the transports that lately arrived at An
tigua, received so much damage on this coast, that
they were obliged to go to English Harbour to refit.
Extrafl of a letter from a Field Officer in the late
unfortunate attack at ^ebec, dated fan. 5. ,
66 Captain Mott was next to me, and behaved
like a brave man ; he animated his company, and
did all I could desire."
Extras of another letter from the fame quarter,
dated fan. 13.
“ The Colonel, and Major Ogden, were both
wounded in the firft of the adion, and carried off;
the body, led by the intrepid Captain Lamb, &c.
penetrated to the very entrance of the town; and,
after exerting themselves in the most heroic man
ner for several hours, were surrounded by supe
rior numbers, and obliged t@ su r render.—This
worthy citizen received two wounds in the head,
but is likely to do well, as we are told by Major
Meigs, who is out on parole for three days."
PHILADELPHI A, February 19.
We hear that the Honorable House of Assem
bly, the Mayor and Corporation, the Committees
of Safety and Infpe&ion, the City Battalions and
Rifle Companies, are invited to attend the Hono
rable Continental Congress this day, in
the Procession and funeral Solemnities appointed
to the memory of General Montomery and
the other brave officers and men, who gloriously
fought and fell with him, in the Cause of Ameri
can Liberty, before Quebec.
The Procession will set out from the State-
House at Eleven o'Clock, and passing up Fourth
ftreet to the new Calvinist Church, will be joined
at Dr. Smith's House by the Clergy of the City
and Faculty of the College. No person can be
admitted into the body of the Church till the Pro
cession enters ; but a, part of the Gallery, capable
of containing about Four Hundred Persons, will
be reserved for Ladies and Strangers, whose pub-
Jig Spirit may induce them to honor the Solemni
ty ; and as they can only be introduced by Tick
ets, they will be pleased to apply for the fame to
any of the following Gentlemen; viz. Mr. Brem
ner, Mr. Hare, Col. Bache, Capt. Peters, or Dr.
Kuhn; and to be seated before Eleven o'Clock.
Last night arrived here Capt. Souder from Gre
nada. On his passage he spoke a vessel from Cork,
the master of which informed him, that 25 trans
ports, with 4000 troops on board, had failed from
Cork for America. Capt. Souder fays, before
he left Grenada a London paper arrived there, of
the 50th of November, with a lift of thirty-nine
On Thursday last departed this life, in the 35th
year of her age, Mrs. ELIZABETH
CADWA LADER, Wife of John Cad.
walader, Esq; of this City, and only daugh
ter of the late Col. Edward Lloyd, of Mary
land; and on Saturday her remains were interred
in St. Peter's Church-Yard, attended by a great
number of the most refpedable Citizen.-.
W E the Subferibers, Judges and Infpe&ors of
the General Election held on Friday the i6th day
of February, at the State-House, for the choice
of a Committee for the City and Liberties of Phi
ladelphia, to serve for fix months ensuing, do cer
tify that the following persons were duly elected.
And we do hereby advertise said Committee to meet
this afternoon, at fix o'clock, at the Philosophical
Society's Hall, to proceed on the business for
which they were chosen.
David Chambers, John Williams, Samuel How
ell, jun. 'fudges. George Bartram, Thomas
Leech, Joseph Moulder, John Stiile, An
drew Tybout, Nathan Cooke, James Rose,
William Colladay, Robert Knox, James
Loughead, John Taylor, J. B. Smith, In
fpeflors.
For the C I T Y.
Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Reed, Thomas
M'Kaip, Samuel Meredith, Samuel Mafley,
Sharpe Delany, Richard Bache, William Rufo,
Joseph Wetherill, Thomas Barclay, John Wilcox,
Thomas Cuthbert, John Cox, Thomas Lawrence,
Jacob Morgan, William Jackson, John Cadwa
lader, John Bayard, Francis Gurney, George
Schloffer, Moore Furman, Christopher Ludwick,
Jonathan B. Smith, Thomas Pryor, William
Bradford, John Allen, Richard Mi ling, John
Purviance, William Heyfham, James Millegan,
Charles Mafley, James Creffon, Benjamin Loxley,
Benjamin Harbefon, Christopher Marshall, fen.
Robert S. Jones, Joseph Parker, James Reed,
Frederick Khule, Joseph Moulder, Timothy Mat
lack, James Ash, John Patton, Nicholas Hicks,
Philip Boehm, Jacob Shreiner, D,aniel Joy, Fran
cis Wade, William Ball, John Linnington, Ilaac
Howell, Joseph Watkins, Christopher Pechin,
Peter Z. Lloyd, Na:haq Brown, William Wiftar,
Joseph Dear;, Jacob Barge, Benjamin Rush, Ro
bert Smith, hatter, William Hollinglhead, Samu
el C. Morris, William Will, Jonathan Mifflin,
son of John, Nathan Donnell, Andrew Tybout,
John Meafe, Daniel Robinson, Samuel Simpson,
Michael Shubert, George Meade, William Col
laday, George Morgan, Captain Wiliam Davis,
Benjamin Pafchall, James Searles.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
John Dickinson, Isaac Coates, Joseph Cop
perthwait, William Masters, George Leib, John
Brown, Samuel Brufter, James Lougbead, Wil
liam Coates, James Worrell, Thomas Hopkins,
Robert Hare.
SOUTHWARK.
Samuel Moore, John Duche, Joseph Blewer,
Robert Allison, James Skinner, William M'Mul
len, Nathaniel Iriffi, Elias Boyce, Robert Knox,
James Barnes, William Robinfoo, Joseph Fal
coner.
In consequence of an invitation from the Con
tinental Congress, the Members of the Committee
for the City and Liberties of Philadelphia meet
at the Philosophical Society's Hall, this morning
at nine o'clock, to go from thence to join the pro
cession to attend the funeral oration, to be deliver
ed by Dr. Smith, on the death of General Mont
gomery.
The following proceedings of the Committee of Acco
mack County, were made out and sent to Williams
burg, at the time they were entered into, to be
publifted accordingly, but by mifearriage or some
other accident they have not appeared in print :
We are therefore requeued to insert them.
At a meeting of the Committee of Accomack County, in
Virginia, ^tthe Court- House, October 2, 1775.
IT having been represented to this Committee, at
a former meeting, that Arthur Upfhur, of this
county, Gent, and a member of this Committee,
had sent out a vessel loaded with grain for the
Weft-Indies, since the 10th oflaft month, contrary
to the Refo'.ves of the Continental Association.
This day the laid Upfhur sent a letter by his
son, acknowledging the notice, and confeffing that
his said vessel had failed since the 10th of last
month; And upon reading and considering the
said letter, and hearing Several witnesses upon
oath, it appears, that the said Upfhur has been
some months past forwarding his said vessel for
the sea—That he cleared her out the 20th of July
last for the Britifn Weft Indies with grain, long
before she was finifhed that by sickness of his
workmen, afterwards, and other unexpected de
lays, he found he could not get her ready time
enough ; but that he was determined, at all events,
she fhbuld fail—that after the loth of last month,
and before die did fail, sundry of the inhabitants of
this county, one of them a member of this Com
mittee, waited on him, and cautioned him against
fending out his vessel, as a step exceedingly disa
greeable to the people—that he promised that com
pany she fhotild not fail 'till the Committee met;
and he would wait on them. A day being ac
cordingly appointed, sundry members met, but
not a fufficient number to form a Committee—that
the said Upfhur having that day attended, accord
ing to promise, said, he expected his vessel was then
failed, as he had given his master orders to fail
the firfl fair wind.
Commissioners, that were appointed to treat
with the Congress, among whom were Lord
Howe and Governor Johnson.
Upon the news of Gen. Clinton's attempt to
land at New-York, Col. Dickinson with two com
panies from the three firft battalions of the Phi
ladelphia mi.itia, prepared to march to New-York
(at the request of Gen. Lee) but were counter
manded on Thursday by an account that the King's
troops had left that city without effe&ing a land
ing. The competition and spirit which appeared
among the officers and privates, upon this occah
on, indica ed that the citizens of Philadelphia are
upon a footing with the foremoft of the colonies,
in resolving to die freemen rather than to live
Haves.
Method <f Extracting SALT-PETRE from
damaged Gun-Powder.
™{7"OU must have filtering bags hung on a rack,
X with glaized earthen pans under them ; then
take any quantity of damaged powder, and put it
into a copper, with as much clean water as will
cover it ; and when it begins to boil, take off the
feum, and, after it has boiled a little, feir it up,
take it out of the copper with a small hand kettle,
and then put some into each bag, beginning at one
end of the rack, so that by the time you have got
to the last bag, the firft will be ready for more ;
continue thus, til! all the bags are full; then take
the liquor out of the pans, which boil and filtre
as before, two or three times, till the water runs
quite clear, which you must let stand in the pans for
some time, and the Salt-petre will appear at top.
To get all the Salt-petre entirely out of the Pow
der take the water from the Salt-petre already ex
tra&ed, to which add some frefh water and the
dregs of the powder that remain in the bags, and
put them together in a vessel, to stand as long as
you please; and, when you want 4 to extract the
Nitre, you must proceed with this mixture as with
the Powder at firft, by which means you will ex
trr& all the Salt-petre; but this process must be
boiled longer than the firft.
To the INHABITANTS of the County of
CHESTER.
PURSUANT to the recommendation of the
Committee of Safety for the Province of Penn
sylvania, to the Committee of Infpe&iun for the
County of Chester, Benjamin Brannan, Walter
Finney, and John Beaton were appointed to attend
the Salt-petre Manufactory in the City of Philadel
phia, in odder to perfect themselves in said art :
We having complied therewith, do hereby give no
tice to all those whose public virtue and patriotic
spirit would excite them to such a valuable and ne
cessary undertaking at this crisis of time, that at
tendance will be given at the house of Benjamin
Brannan, in Darby, on the 23d and 24th of Fe
bruary ; at the house of Mr. Cochran, in Eaft-Fal
lowfield, on the 27th and 28th ; at the house of
Mrs. Withy, in the Borough of Chester, on theist
and 2d of March ; at the house of Mr. Hood, in
Oxford, on the 4th and sth ; at the house of Mr.
Miller, in Birmingham, on the 6th and 7th ; at the
house of Mr. Powel, in Newtown, on the Sth and
9th ; at the house of Mr. Bell, in Kennett, on the
12th and 13th ; and at the house of Writer Finnay,
in New-London, on the 14th and 15th of said month,
in order to teach and inftruft all persons who may
please to apply, at the times and places above
mentioned. BENJAMIN BRANNAN.
WALTER FINNAY.
N. B. The times and places in the north-weft
Diftria are not yet appointed.
S,.#^,^ os-*.-4,s<H>^W®
Enfant. William Ten Broek, Ebenezer El
mer, Edward Patterson, Cornelius Honfon, Na
thaniel Leonard, Thomas Corthy, Robert Ha
gan, Edgar Gilldat.
Samuel Sheppard, Adjutant. William Naue
nofs, barter- Maser.
The FEAST of St. DAVID.
ICTIHE Society of ANCIENT BRITONS
& hold their Anniversary Meeting at the house
of Benjamin Davids, on the firfi of March • Such
Gentlemen as are desirous of uniting with their
Countrymen upon this occasion, will be pleased to
apply (before the 26th instant) to the Stewards for
Tickets, without which no one can be admitted.
Dinner on table at Three o'clock.
R. STRETTELL JONES, Sec'ry.
Samuel Meredith, J
Lambert Cadwalader, ,
Clement B IDDL e, (Stewards.
William Price, J
Philadelphia, February 14, 1776.
WHEREAS Alice Atkins,
wife of the fubferiber, now in this city, has
for some time past absented herfelf from my bed
without any reason : This is therefore to caution
all persons not to trust her on my account, as I am
determined not to pay any debt she may contrast.
XJOHN ATKINS.
Dover, Jan. 19, 1776.
WA S committed to the public gaol of
the county of Kent upon Delaware, about
three weeks p:dt, a certain ISAAC COX,
who was some time ago ad vertifed in the public pa
pers, by a certain Eden Smith, of the Jerseys, to
have abfeonded from his bail; This is to give no
tice to the said Eden Smith, to come and take him
away within three weeks from the date hereof, or
else he will be fold for his prison charges, by the
fubferiber. THOMAS WILD, Gaoler.
TWENTY SHILLINGS REWORK
Broke out of Dover gaol, in Kent County
on Dela ware, the 2d of January lift, a certain
WILLIS BROWN, (Mulatto) who paff^s
under the character of a parson and do&or, very
talkative, he is about five feet seven or eight inches
high; had on when he went away, a brown great
coat, a light coloured jacket with sleeves, an old
pair of blue trowfers, an old pair of shoes and a hat.
Whoever takes up the said Willis Brown and secures
him in any of his Majesty's gaols, so that the sub
scriber may get him again, (hall have the above re
ward, paid by
T H OMA S WI LD, Gaoler.
Refolded unanimous, That the said Upffiut,by
fending out the said vessel, has violated the Con
tinental Association, and that his case be published
in the Virginia Gazette, agreeable to the Resolve
of the I Ith Article of the said Association.
SOUTHY SIMPSON, Chairman.
Ry Order of the Commiteee.
JOHN POWELL, Clerk.
OFFICE RS of the Third Battalion now raiJing
in the Province of New- Jerjey.
Elias Dayton, Colonel. Anthony Walton White,
Lieutenant Colonel. Francis Barber, Major.
Captains. Samuel Potter, Joseph Bloomfield,
Peter Dickefon, Thomas Patterson, John Kofs,
Anthony Sharp, Thomas Reading, William Eu
gene Emley.
First Lieutenants. Rynear Blanchard, Josiah
Seeley, John Mott, John Anderson, Edward
M'Mihell, Stephen Dunham, Samuel Flanagan,
Richard Lloyd.
Second Lieutenants. Josiah Quimley, William
Gifford, David Tuttle, William McDonald, Rulf
Gill, Richard Cox, Jun. Samuel Hazelet, Da
niel Pearson.
Just printed, publ/fled, and now felling by
ROBERT B E L L,
In Third-street, [Price One Shilling ONLY]
with allowance to thole who buy quantities,
ADDITIONS
TO
COMMON SENS E.
I. American Independancy defended by Candidus.
11. The Propriety of Independancy by DvmophilLS.
The dread of Tyrants, and the fol erefurce
Of tbofe that under grim Opprefan groan.
Thomson.
111. A Review of the American Contett, with some
Strictures on the King's Speech. Adurefaed to
all Parents in the Thirteen United Colonies, by
a Friend to posterity and mankind.
IV. Letter to Lord Dartmouth, by an English Ame
rican.
V. Observations on Lord North's Conciliatory Plan,
by Sincerus.
To wbicb is added and given,
Art Appendix to Common Senle : Together with
an Address to the People called Quakers, on their
Testimony concerning Kings and Government.
N. B. The large edition of Common Sense, with
all the Additions and Appendix, may be had at
said BELL's, in Third-street.
t 6 3u l
By PRIVATE SALE, any time before the
Fifteenth of March next,
rpHAT noted TAVERN known by the
& name of the Sign of the Boot, together with
the farm thereunto belonging, situated in Gofheh
Township, Chester County, on the great road lead
ing from Chester to Lancaster, the Iron-woiks and
Philadelphia ; containing between two and three
pun ired acres, about eighteen acres of good mea
dow made, a rear half the land is cleared, and the
wood-land is well timbered. There is a good stone
dwelling-house thereon, with four rooms on a floor,
a large garret, and a cellar under the whole, a good
log building at the end which serves for a kitchen,
with one room and a garret, and a good pump
near the door ; likewite a good barn, stables, out
house, and sheds to feed seven or eight teams, and
a good spring-house and orchard. The above pre
mises lie on a road much frequented by travellers
and waggoners. The title is indisputable; and the
terms of sale may be known by applying to the sub
scriber, living on the above olace.
SAMUEL OLLIVER.
N. B. The premises will be rented, if not fold
before that time.+
TO BE S O L D,
A SMART NEGRO BOY, about thirteen
years of age, can wait at table well. Enquire
of the Printer.+
For' LONDONDERRY,
The Brig
M I N ERV A,
JOHN WINNING, Master;
\W7ILL be clear to fail by
VV the 20th of February
fartbeft. For passage only, apply
Joseph Wilson, or thd
matter on board at Samuel Mif
flin, Esquire's wharf.
N. B. 1 here will be every necessary accommo
dation provided for passengers, ana those whom,
this opportunity may suit, are desired to be speedy
in applying.
A QUANTITY or
NEW RED CLOVER SEED,
TO BE SOLD BY
BENJAMIN POULTNEY,
At his Ironmongery Store, at the sign of the Crown
and Anvil, in Maiket street, rhe fifth door above
Fourth-street, and opposite the sign of the Co
neftogo Waggon; where likewise may be bad,
A NEAT aflortment of Ironmongery, corfift
ing of locks, Tinges, knob and thumb door
latches, fliovels and tongs ; ruff, bastard and smooth
files, of all sizes , -chisels, gouges, plane irons, au
gers, gimblets; mill, cross-cut, pit, hand, pannel,
tenant, sash, dove-tail, compass and key-hole laws -
nails, tacks, sprigs and screw s of most sizes; brail
locks, ditto candlesticks ; fconees, curriers knives
fullers shears, taylors ditto, fhoemaktrs Ibait and
crooked knives, awls, tacks, size-sticks, cramping
and common hammers; large and small fcale-beamsj
sash cord pullies and weights, shovels, spades and
hoes, cart and waggon boxes of most sizes, bake
plates, skillets, sauce-pans, &c. &c.
N. B. Glass cut for clock faces, surveying instru
ments, window or door lights, either round or
oval, or to any pattern or dimenfiohs, at a very
reasonable price. | z
Nevocafile, January 22, 1776.
WAS committed to the Gaol of this
county, on suspicion of being a run-aw y,
a man who calls himfclfTHoMAS B UTLER,
about 22 or 23 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inched
high, tuick set, talks pretty much on the Irish dia
led, fays he came from Limerick with Capt. Lyn h
in the fall of 1774, and was brought here the 20th
of September lats. Bis matter (If any he ha) it
desired to come and take him away in three weeks
from the date hereof, or he will be discharged on
paying his lees. =Alfo, a certain JOH N
H E FURRINGT ON, committed on fidpiciurt
of horse-stealing the 14th of Cipher last, and no
person appearing last November Court to prosecute
he was detained, but will be difehafged on paying
his fees if not prolecuted 6 convi&iori the third
Thursday of February next.
X .THOMAS CLARK, Gaoler.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from bis bail, a certain WIL
LIAM CALD WELL, about go years
of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, round faced, long
chin which he holds out considerably when speak.
ing; he knits his eye-brows, which are large, black
and heavy, with the hair continued over the nofej
and seems to squeeze the muscles of his mouth when
converting ; has short black curly hair, a little
fafhionable hat, sometimes dresses well, at other*
times mean, and often wears a broad belt with hd
buckles : Had on when he went away, a brown
coat with polished dec! burtons and silver rims
round them, buckfkln breeches, and yellow fhoe
buckles : He has an old blue great-coat, and a
grey, furtout. He fells tea and other things as a
chapman through the country, is very talkative, a
little on the Irish accent, and can speak the Irifli
tongue well ; has two remarkable fears of old
wounds, one on his face and the other near the root
of the thumb on his left hand. He is supposed to
be gone towards Maryland. Whoever secures said
William Caldwell, and delivers him to the Sheriff
of Philadelphia County, shall have the above Re
ward and rtafonable charges, paid by
WILLIAM M'ELVAIN, and
ROBERT KENNEDY.