Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-08-07 00:00:00, page 6

Ni W-P0 R % (Rbode-fod) July 14.
Frd& lafl Tuesday about two o'clock til! near thefair?
boar tie next day, this town was threatened to be fir
ed upon from the three ftps of war in this harbour,
viz. the Rose, Captain Wallace, the Swan, Captain
Ayfcougb, the King fifoer, Captain Montague, and
also a Tender: For which purpose these jbhps acere^
brought close tn with the north weft part of pie toym
on Turfday towards night; their tomkins were imine-,
diately taken out, and all the apparent preparations
# m defor cannonading the town, which greatly terri
fied tee women and children, especially those women
who were with child. In the evening laritborns and
men were placed at the runs, and the mofl hofile ap
pearance kept up, which it was pflblefor them to ex
hibit, and many women and children were running
about, wringing their bands, and crying in the great
est difoefs. —About half pafl nine at night, a cannon
__^yap difeharged from the Rose, when the women ready
thought the firing on the town was begun, many cj
whom fainted away, and went into fits, and a num
ber we are told, absolutely miscarried by the fright.—
However, this gun was loaded with powder only, and
the men of war gave cut to a number of persons, when:
they bad flopped coming down the river, that they
jbould not beat the town down till next marni g, when
they wadd certainly do it.—ln the morning the like
terrific fee ne was opened by firing another cannon, and
seizing on four jerry boats, one pafree boat, with a
number of passengers, and two woQdfleapr;the Swan
moved down towards the fowls fart of the town where
Jbe anchored, with her puns pointing diagonally across
the wharffs, so as to rake prom thence up to the Parade
and Court hotife;~ here again alitbe tomkihs v.-ere out,
quantities of tar and other infamatory and combufible
matter were put in o the ferry boats, in order, as. was
fail; with horrid terfag and damning, to set onfre,,
and fend into the town to burn it, as a more expediti
ons way o' de,roping the town, than by cannon only.
At the fame ti ne that these boats were to be feat in
to the town, a number of men were to be landed at the
south end, to set fire to that part. Thus the mo, war
like and h foie parade was kept up to the bi;be, de
gree, till rear two o'clock on frednefday ; when all at
once the boats ivere difebarged, tbe foips weighed an
chor and flood up the river — —The fame evening the
Rose got afore bn the north part of this ifand; but by
taking out her guns, ^c. fbe was got iff, andibe next
day they a'l came do wn again to their old Ration.
We, know not of even the foadow of a ju, re^fen for
the above inhuman conduit-; if the Captains of said
foips have any reasons to offer, wefhould be very glad
to publijb them to the word. Tbejlory about tuo of the
Swanstden beingfeized by a mob in this town, gagged,
carried to Bri,ol goal, &c. had it nut been abfpEteJ
difptoved, would have been a most wretched pretext
.for firing on a defencclefs town, in which there were
not left than -bozo women and children.. This fcry
we hope tfpublijh more at large, when we can obtain
the' letters which paged, and the affidavits which
we're taken, . concerning the fame.
N. R. It mu, have been well known to the Com
manders of thofefoips, that there was not a Jingle can
non in this town mounted for its defence
1 he above three foips and tender are this morning go
ing out, fappofed on a cruize.
N EW - Y OR K, July n.
Captain Miller arrived at St. Euftatia from
Amsterdam, a few days before Capt. Shaw failed,
and affixed him that the States of Holland were
busy in equipping a fleet of 32 fail of the line,
that 8 of them were ready for the sea before he
failed, and it was supposed they intended to aft
against the Spaniards; that all the Captains of
the Dutch fliips in the different ports of the
Weft Indies had orders to make the best of their
way home, and to be vigilant on their voyage.
Captain Lowndes from Dominica, and Capt.
Hodge, from St. Kitts, confirm the accounts ofthe
disturbances in England, with this addition, that
a (hip had arrived at St. Euftatia, from Amster
dam, with the fame news; that the French at
Martinico were so apprehensive of a rupture with
Great-Britaio, that they were purchasing all the
small veflels they could get, in order to fit them
out as privateers; that the inhabitants of Barba
<bes,&c. had refufed felling any provision to the
French, neither would they purchase any more
new negroes, left they (houlcinot be able to find
them provisoes, those they had already being in
danger of Jarviog.
0a the 29th nit. Capt. Shaw arrived here in
12 days from St. Euftatia, and informs us, that a
brig arrived at St. Kitts the 15th inst., in a short
passage from Cork, and brought accounts from
England asjate as the 27th of May, of the fail
"o ofthe Spanish armada of ^OO fail of trans
ports, J Grips of the line, 3 frigates and 3 fire
fhips, with 18,000 foot, and a 1000 borfe, and
that they were seen Handing to the westward, but
their destination not known ; that advices had been
received from Gibraltar, both in England and
Fiance,that the Spaniards had actually commenc
ed hostilities in Portugal; and that a large Spa
mfh fleet was seen palling between Grenada and
- I rirfdada, about 15 days ago.
From good authority we learn, that the French
in the Weft India iflffids intend to tit out several
filling vessels for the banks of Newfoundland,
which in all probability may cut out work for
fume of our Engldh men of war.
PHILADELPHIA, August 3.
Txtraft nf a letter from Barbadoes, 'July 10.
"A vcffel in five weeks from London, informs
ns, that the arrival of the provincial express from
Salem, had b'cahowed much tumult in that city,
/ and wheeled the Rocks so much that in fourdays
they fell ten per cent."
We hear from Boflon, Gen. Howe (who is on
Bunker's hill) has promised Gen. Gage, to attack
and carry the provincial's lines, provided he will
fend him from Boston a reinforcement of. 30,000
men, for be thinks less will not do.
Lad night arrived here a gentleman from Vir
ginia, who informs, that the Provincial conventi
on had flopped all exports (except tobacco) from
the sth inst. that Lord Dunmore had seized a
ship ; and pool, out of one the custom-houses for
his own ule; that thereupon the people had seiz
ed all the money in the cuhom -houfeitreafury, &c.
Extract of a letter from London, May 51, 177,
" I cannot let Capt. Hazlewood depart with
out Fetching a few lines to you. You will find
by the papers, that we have received an account
from Salem of the defeat of Col. Smith, and the
precipitate retreat of Lord Percy, by the animat
ed refinance of the brave Boftoniias. This in
telligence, so contrary to the expectations of go
vernment, who have daily announced the Ameri
cans cowards, has pannick-ftruck administration,
and their tory dependants, and has exhilirated the
spirits of the sons of America in this metropolis,
and the friends to freedom, in the mod exalted
manner. It is impoflible to describe the shame and
vexation which are visibly depicted in the counte
nances of North and his tyrannical abettors. They
are" conftfained to acknowledge, that the regulars
began the attack, arid equally forced to admit the
intrepidity of our conritryomr^Blit what alarms
. th^m inrift, is, the e.X,elation of hourly receiving
advice of the wbple'of General Gage's army be*
ing cut off, or meanly fidltering themselves on
board the men of war, or in'thc diftlEfc-God grant
their top! extirpation, &yer,iiT^t'h^s hot yet
received any difpktches from the General.—She
has craved a fulpenfion of animadversions on the
news, until the can refute, or is compelled to au
thenticate it: in the meantime stocks have had a
fkock: and the people evert where denounce
vengeance against Bate, Mansfield, North, Sand
wich, and their ignominious adherents. I impa
tiently wait the next intelligence—as I have no
doubt we shall hear of further fignificant mani
feftotions of American prowess, founded in that
principle which God and their right will inspire
them with."
Extract of a letter from Cambridge, July 21, 1775.
" We have been in a Hate of perfect quiet for
these feyeral days; both armies are so well in
trenched, that they may look with confidence at
each other. Dr. Winfhip, who attended the sick
and wounded after the battle at Charleftown, and
lived in the fame house with the commanding offi
cer of the marines, has given us a precise account
of the number of the killed and wounded on the
fide of the enemy:—He assures us we may depend
on its being more nor less than 1043— of whom
300 fell on the field or died in a few hours—many
of the wounded have since died through confine
ment to fait proviffons. General Gage exercises
a most uncommon severity over those inhabitants
of Bofton§ whom he*diftrufts and detains. Beef
ofthe most miserable kind is eagerly bought up at
one shilling sterling per pound—Fish they have
in general plenty, but all accounts agree in a great
mortality in their army by fevers and fluxes.—
On our lide, we are amply provided with frefh,
and fait provisions, and all manner of vegetables ;
the army in high spirits, and eager to retrieve the
honor they loft on Bunker's Hill."
Extract of a letter from Braintree, Mafochufetts-
Bay, July 16, 1775.
“ I am much furprized that you have not been
more accurately informed of what passes in the
camps; as to intelligence from Boston, it is but
seldom we are able to colled any that may be re
lied on, and to repeat the vague flying rumours
would be endless.—l heard yesterday by one Mr.
Rolfton, a gold-smith, who got out from Boston in
a fifhing schooner, that their distress encreafes up
on them fall, their beef is spent, their malt and
cyder all gone; all the frefh provision they can
procure, they are obliged to give to the sick and
wounded ; that thirteen of our men who were in
gaol and were wounded at Charleftown are dead,
that no man dared to be seen talking to his friend
in the flreet; that they are obliged to be with
in every evening at ten o'clock according to mar
tial law, nor can any inhabitant walk the street after
that time without a pass from Gage; that Gage
has ordered all the melaffcs tobe distilled intorum
for the soldiers; that be has taken away all licen
ces for feeing of liquors and given them to his
creatures; that he has iffucd an order that no one
else shall fell under a penalty of 101. that the
spirit which prevails among the soldiers is that of
malice and revenge ; that there is notrue courage
to be observed among them; that their duty is
hard, always holding themselves in rcadinefs for
an attack, which they are in continual fear of;
that Dr. Elliot was not on board of a man of war
as was reported.—Mr. Lovel and Leach, with
many others are certainly in gaol ; that last week
a poor milch cow was killed in town and fold for
a (hilling sterling a pound s—t^^5 —t^^ '^ transports
from Ireland and New-York arrived last week,
but every additional man adds to their distress."
From Bermuda we learn, that the inhabitants of
that island are greatly alarmed at theprefent situ
ation of public affairs, being under the most dif
inal apprehensions of Carving; that they had pas
sed a law to prevent provisions being lent off the
inland, and were about to dilpatch a vessel for this
place to request the Hon. Continental Congress to
take their case into the molt serious considera
tion.
Extras of a letter from Watertown, Mafachufetts-
Bay, July 20, 1775.
" Our new assembly met yesterday, and only
chose a Speaker and Clerk I shall now en
deavour to inform you what has happened in the
military way since my daft The attempt on
Lopg Bland ; the taking off all the stock, and af
terwards returning to burn the buildings, &c.
(which you will have in the papers) was certainly
a bold intrepid manoeuvre, and as such attonifhed
our enemies ; the barges full of armed men were
afraid to attack our whale boats at a proper dist
ance and the armed vessels, either agitated by fear
or destitute of judgment, did it without executi
on.—The next thing that took place, was the pos
sessing and fortifying a post by Brown's house on
Neck near their lines : This has been effected with
the loss of only,one man, and he not employed
there, though they worked in open fight of them,
and exposed to an incessant fire from their cannon,
which our people treated with the extremest con
tempt, not so much as leaving their work or fir
ing a (hot. No general movement has taken
place; there was an appearance of one the day
before yesterday on the Roxbury fide, but they
disappointed General Thomas who command;
there, and made an excellent disposition to receive
them.—Roxbury is amazingly strong; I believe
it would puzzle 10,000 troops to go through it,
J mean of the best in the world. lam just told
that our boats have this day been to the lights
house, and burnt it in spite of the firing from the
men of war and a number of boats. I hear it wan
executed by 300 Rhode- Blunders without anv
loss. It is said they are more afraid of our whale
boats than we are of their men of war- and a.
few armed vessels, I am well convinced, would
produce great consequences.—Captain Darby, who
went to England with the account of the battle of
the 19th of April, returned two days ago: He was
there eight days, and came away before Gage's
packet arrived.— He fays trade and the stocks
were amazingly affeded in that short time Lord
Dartmouth sent for him three times, but refufed
to go, and when he threatened him, he decamped,
got on board, and came off without entering or
clearing.—By a letter from London by him, I
fancy Gage is to expert no reipforcement this fall.
The troops are very sickly in Boston, and greatly
reduced."
Extras of a letter from an Officer now in Boston,
da ed at Plymouth, March 28, 1775.'
'• Our regiment is now under orders for Ireland;
before this, 1 dare fay,you have altered your o,inion
both of Lord North and bis measures : I never was
so violently incensed against him as at present. Most
ofthe honefl and independent men of Great- Britain
are in the opposition; and God knows tkev are but a
few: The influence of treasury and civil lift bear
down all before them; and I fear, will crush Ame
rica by their weight ; and so corrupt is,the present
House of Commons, that I verily believe, were Lord
North a profeffed Atbeift, that he might, with the
civil lift in the one hand, and the treasury in the
other, have a bill pafed the House to make every spe
cies, of religion treajon or rebellion ; and that the
Bishops in the other House would readiy concur
in the measure. provided they were to have dou
ceurs equivalent to their present benefices. -I do
not know how it happens, but I fee! myff much
interefed in the welfare of America ; probaby
because they are ftrugglir.g there for that freedom
we seem to have green up on this fide the Atlantic."
Capt. Spain, the Ith of June, below the Holms,
in Baifkol channel, f,oke the ship Liberty, Capt.
Tbompfon, from Baltimore for Briflol; and in lat.
39, 6. long. 17,40, be fpok-ethe brig James, Capt.
Smith, from Baltimore for Lfban, out 27 d^ys.
In Committee, Queen-Aruies County, June 19,
[ 775-
WHEREAS/Ze bufnefs of this Committee has
been and is likely to be rendered very, tedious
and troublesome, by enquiries into thecircumflancer
ofgoods, which have been, and may be imported into
this county, from other provinces and counties, as
well with the time of their importation into America,
as to the prime cos thereof.
Resolved, That we will not, and that no person
of this county ought to deal with any merchant cr
other vender of goods, hereafter to be brought within
this county, until the said merchant or vender Jhall
have produced to some one or more of the Committee
of this county, a certificate from the Chairman of
the Committee of the place from whence the said
goods foall be brought, that they have been imported
into America agreeable to the rules f the Continen
tal Congress; and also an invoice of theprime cos:
of such goods, attefel by the Chairman aforefaid,
cr some other disinterested Member of that Commit
tee in order that this Committeemay be enabled to
procure a conforndt) to a resolve of the Provincial
Convention reftefling the advanceon goods.
By Order of the Committee,
EDWARD DOIVNS,ra Clk.