Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-03 00:00:00, page 2

Williamsburg, (Virginia, AugufliQ.
To bis Excellency P ATRICK HENRY, jun.
Ejq; Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The humble Address of the Miniiters and Delegates
of the BAPTIST Churches met in Association
in Loui a, August 12, 1776, in Behalf of their
Brethren.
May it pleafeyour Excellency,
AS your advancement to the honourable and im
portant nation of Governor of this Common
wealth affords us unspeakable pleasure, we beg leave
to prefect your Excellency with our molt cordial con
gratulations. /
Your public virtues are such that we are under no
temptation to flatter you. Virginia has done honour to
her judgment in appointing your Excellency to hold the
reins of government at this truly critical conjuncture,
as you have always distinguished yourfelf by your zeal
and activity for her wJrate, in whatever department
has been assigned you.
As a religious community we have nothing to request
of you. Your constant attachment to the glorious
cause of liberty, and the rights of conscience, leaves
us no room to doubt of you" Excellency's favourable
regards, while we worthily demean ourselves.
May GOD ALMIGHTY continue you long,
very long, a public bieffing to this your native coun
try, and, after a life of uefukefs here, crown you with
immortal fe icity in the world to c,me.
JEREMIAH WALKER, Moderator.
Signed by Order. John Williams, Clerk.
To the Ministers and Delegates of the Baptist Church
es, and the Members of that Communion.
Gentlemen,
TAM exceedingly obliged to you for your very kind
address, and the favourable sentiments you are
pleased to entertain refpeAing my condud, and the
principles which have directed it. My constant en
deavour fhali be to guard the rights of all my fellow
citizens, from every encroachment.
I am happy to find a ca holic spirit prevailing in our
country, and that those religious diftinftions which
formerly , produced some heats are now forgotten.
Happy must every friend to virtue and America feel
himfeif to perceive that the only contest among us, at
this most critical and inportant period, is, who (hall
be foremoft to preserve our religious and civil liber
ties.
My most earnest wish is, that chriftian charity, for
bearance, and love, may unite all our different per
suasions, as brethren who must perilh or triumph to
gether; and I trust that the time is not far distant
when we (hall greet each other as the peaceable pos
sessors of that joft arid equal system of liberty adopted
by the last Cooven ion, and in support of which may
GOD crown cur arms with (upcefs.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and very humble Servant,
August 13, 1776. P. HENRY, Jun.
A correspondent wishes some able hand would un
dertake to describe General Lee's march from Boston
to Charleftown, and would point out the remarkable
circumHances of his meeting General Clinton at New-
York the day he arrived there; of his finding him in
Hampton Road when he came to Virginia ; of Clinton's
leaving Cape Fear just after his arrival in North Ca
rolina, and of his unlucky meeting at Fort Sullivan.
The wold must have an high opinion of General Lee's
a& voy and vigilance, when they read of his march of
.more than eleven hundred miles, and of the circurp
ftances attending it throughout; and Clinton himfelf
must look on General Lee as his evil genius, thus
haunting him along a coast of such Vast extent, and
meeting him at lass at Philippi.
Matter Alexander Siivex, a little gentleman who
Was <aken at Norfolk gathering strawberries in a gar
den. 2nd difeharged, and again taken at Gwyn's Bland
in the flom Lady Charlotte tender, and who is said
te be a feation of Capt. Squire's, was put to school
in rbis cry by order of the Council, and is now very
happily situated.
A letter from Hilfb trough, North Carolina, dated
August 1, informs us, that the Indians have commit
ted some outrages on the frontiers of that province,
have put to death many individuals, and murdered
several families ; but we hope their career is before
this time flopped by some thoutands of the militia
that were marching against them.
PORTSMOUTH, (New-Hampfoirc) Aug. 17.
By Capt, Ladd, who arrived here in eighteen days
from Cape Nichola Mole, we are informed, that the
fleet of sugar (hips was to fail the second of August
from Jamaica, under convoy of one twenty gun (hip;
that a Freneh (hip convoyed him through the wind
ward passage, and informed him France and Spain
had declared war against Portugal.
NEWPOR T, August 14.
A gentleman from the eastward informs, that the
Hancock privateer, of Philadelphia, has taken and
carried into Marblehead, a large transport from Eng
land, with 250 Hessian troops on board. She has allo
taken a Jamaica (hip, laden with 400 hogsheads of su
gar, and 100 puncheons of rum, aad carried her into
Newbury-Port.
PROVIDENCE, sys 17.
Wednesday last arrived here from a^ort cruize of
a month, the privateer (loop Diamond, Capt. William
Chafe, of this port, and brought in a prize (hip from
Dominica bound to Bristol. The following passengers
were on board, viz. a youth about (even yearsolage,
son to the Governor of Dominica; Mr. Hutchinson a
member of the Council o' that island ; and Mr. Charles
Hobby Hubbart, of Boston : This gentleman arrived
at Antigua from England in December last, in a trans
port fliip, where, on account ofhis attachment to the
) American cause, he was apprehended ' and confined in
gaol upwards of fix months, great part of the time in
a-du^ge n.
Another prize fliip taken by the Diamond, arrived
here on Sunday last.
Capt. Chafe informs, that a privater from Bedford
lias taken a vessel from the Weft-Indies, bound to
Newfoundland, having on board, besides a good cargo,
500 Johannes.
HARTFORD, % f /?26.
Last Saturday a number of gentlemen were brought
to this town from New-York, where they were lately
taken up on suspicion of entertaining sentiments Un
friendly te the American States. We hear they are
soon to set out for Norwich, where (for the present)
they are desired to remain.
Last Monday David Matthews, Esq; Mayor of
the city of New-York, was brought to this town from
Litchfield, and on Friday returned, having obtained
liberty to remain there, under the care of Capt. Moles
Seymour.
PHILADELPHIA, September 3.
Extract of a letter from Long- Ifand, Wednesday, Day
break.
" I have the pleasure to inform you I have survived
a very warm engagement yesterday. Our battalion has
fufFered much, a great number of both officers and men
are killed and miffing. We retreated through a very
heavy fire, and escaped by swimming over a river, or
creek rather; my height was of service to me, as I
touched almost all the way. Numbers of men got
drowned. I have loft no officer, and but few men.
Captain Veazey and Liem Butler fell early in the en
gagement. We are now all fafe in our lines and forts.
The affair yesterday was only a skirmish on the Bland
about three miles from our works. The particulars I
cannot give you but we were decoyed, and at once sur
rounded. I am convinced, with 10,000 men."
Exfraft of a letter from New-York, August 28.
" Yesterday proved a very diftrefling one on Long-
Blind—Great numbers killed on both sides, and I fear
(though we cannot get certain accounts) that numbers
of ou r people are taken; however, I am told they con
tinuein high (pirits. The Generals Sullivan, Sterling
and Parsons, went out of the lines too far and were all
miffing this morning with many others. An intelligi
ble man just now come over the ferry fays, General
Sullivan git in this morning and brings an account that
Gen. Stirling is killed, but he dont know any thing of
General Parsons. It appears as difficult getting cer
tain intelligence here as it can be with you. On the
whole, I believe our troops behaved with spirit, and
have not yet given wayin their skirmishing to any equal
number of the enemy, and have kept them from getting
up to their lines and forts, which are well manned to
receive them, (hould they get so far. 1 believe the
enemy have got all the force they can spare from Sta
ten Bland on Long-Idand."
Copy °f 4 letter from New York, dated August 29, five
o'clock, A. M.
" I am told the Court Martial divided about Zed
witz and have sentenced him to be broka, and render
ed forever incapable of holding any military office, but
I do not learn that the sentence has been confirm'd by
the General. It is a hard matter to get general intel
ligence from Long-Bland. Every man's attention seems
confined lolely to his own regiment. I have a line
from head quarters this morning informing me that
nothing of moment has turned up. There was a con
stant firing all yesterday afternoon and till I went to
bed last night; it appeared to be platoon firing and
now and then a field piece.
From sundry other letters from New-York we col
led the following particulars—that Col. Grant, mem
ber of the House of Commons, is killed, his bat with
two bullet holes and marked with his name was found,
also his gold watch; it is fuppoled the enemy had loft
about 500 men ; that there are about 300 of our men
miffing; and that General Parlons had returned lase
into the fort with a few men; allo that two frigates
and a transport had got up to Brock Haven, and were
killing the cattle and lading them.
Saturday's post brings us the agreeable intelligence
of General Washington having effected a fafe retreat
for our army out of Long-Bla^d, in Ipite of the great
numbers in that commanded by Howe. They have
brought every thing off with them, except some very
large qinnon, which they (piked up, and a few cut (en
tries. In the skirmishes, which have been for these
several days past, the ene ny have loft upwards of a
thousand, and we not much more than five hundred.
They have sent a flag of truce, offering to exchange
General Sullivan and Lord Stirling fortwo Generals
they have miffing, but as we have them not, it is sup
Extract of a letter, dated Cape Francois, August 10.-
" Although our government appears here in a pro
found tranquility, letters of undoubted authority just
arrived fcm France, inform us that an armament is
now fitting out at Brest of twenty fail cf the line,
twelve frigates, and fourteen thousand land forces, and
it is presumed their deftinatinn is for this flare. I
think this armament will eccafion no uneafinels to your
„ continent, as France has from the beginning flrewn
such a partiality in favour of your cause, and now does
in a more open manner. You have none but zealous:
friends in this island, and if there are any tones, the,
are from your parts here. The American veffeis have
cur ports open to them, and they will be rroteded."
, Extract of a letter from New-York, dated , uguft gi.
" You are no doubt lurprifed to hear of our fodder
retreat from Long-lffand, but it was thought absolute
: ly essential from cur situation : We were under a r.e
ceffity of matching out and attacking them upon their
own ground, or buffering ourselves to have been Earve&
into a surrender—First, because they were entrench
, ing within five hundred yards of our lines, which
were very weak and incapable of with,ftanding their
heavy cannon, and cur men, from their situation, be
gan to grow very uneasy ; and sec because their
Dipping might have run up the East River, and cut
out our resources of provision and every other n:cef
fary. The retreat was conduced with the greateffi
secrecy, and by fix o'clock in the morning we had'
every thing embarked. There never was a man that
behaved better upon the occasion than General Wash
ington ; be was on horse back ihe whole ni^ht, and;
never left the ferry fairs till he had seen the whole
of his troops embarked.".
Exrafi of a letter from:Crowr? Point dated August 27..
“ Our fleet, confining of 3 schooners, 1 largefloofy
4 gondolas, and 4 galleys, nowlie in Lake Champlains
rear Crown-Point and exped to fail in 3 days, and
lay in a narrow passage of the lake, to prevent the
enemy from palling. We have information that
the enemy are on their way to this place from St.
John's, they have no other craft than battues ; If the,
come, I trust we (hall give them a warm reception, as
cur fleet is well fitted and manned —We have now at
Ticonderoga about 3500 effective men, and more com
ing in daily: The fort and every height and point
about it is well fortified.—Befides we have the com
mand of the lakes."
On Monday, the 19th ult. was held at Dover„
for the county of Kent, an election for Representa
tives in Convention for the said county, when the
following Gentlemen were elected, viz. Thomas
Collins, Charles Ridgely, fames Sikes, Richard Buf
fett, Jacob Stout, John Cook, Samuel Weft, JAar
Clarke, Thomas IVhite, Richard Lock wood.
Phi adekphia, September 2, 1776.
TN compliance with the resolves of Convention, ofthe
& twenty-fourth and twenty eighth °of August last,
impowering the Committee of the City and Liberties
of Philadelphia, 10 distribute the salt belonging to Jo.
fhua Fisher and Sons, and Stephen and J,,lcph Shew
ell, in equal proportions between the City and Coun
ties of this State according to their reputed numbers.
—I he Public are therefore informed that persons
properly authorized will attend on V7edr.e%y the 4th
inflant, and from day to day between the hours of
(even o'clock in the morning and fix in the evening,
until the whole is disposed of, at the different stores
on Fisher's wharf, in Southwark, and SheweH's stores
near Maiketftreet wharf The following propor
tions are adopted for the city and counties of this
State, viz.
For the City of Philad. 279 bush. fine o^coarfe fak
County of Philadelphia SOO ditto io6~
County of Bucks 166 58^
County of Chester 269 9;
County of Lanc/ider 333 12 ^
County of York 303 joy
County of Cumberland 303 107
County of Berks 300 ic6
County of Northampton 208 73
County of Bedford 141- <O.
County of Northumberl, 141 1 , ro
County of Weftmoreland 236 ft
1059 bushels appearing to be in the her ds of S?-
phen and Joseph Shewed, and 3000 in the hands of
Joshua Fisher and Sons, allowing for wadzge, &c. to
be paid for when delivered, at the price of vs. 6d.
for Shewell's and 3s. per bushel for ri e fine (,:;'; and
it is expected that all peifons coming 6 RI ,0. several
Counties in this State for iheir proportions, vpl pro
duce an order for the fame fyned by the Chairman of
the County Committee.
The several Printers of News- Papers are defred ti
insert the above.
posed they are killed. The manner in whicb ear re
treat was performed reflects the highest credit npm
our commander in chief, and the < fhcers in general.
Extract of a letter from New-Toik, Au<ufk 00.
" In a council of war held yesterday, it w^s'ccter
mined that our lines on Long-fiard were not tenab e,
and therefore the council concluded to evacuate them.
" Lord Stirling and Gen. Sullivan are priloneQ
Gen. Hewe allowed Gen. Sullivan a flag, by wkBY
he informed us cf this, and that he was politely trea
ted."