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♦unity to acquaint you, that the enemy precipitately eva
raated Augusta, 'bout one o'clock on eund y morning,
after haying defiroyJ the fiats which they had con
firuded, in ord< r to cross the river. Col. Campbell left
his wounded, with a polite letter recommending them to
, may care, a proof that the c.ufe cf his retreat wa sudden
and unexpended. I imme liately detached about 300 horse
men to pursue the enemy, and hang upon their IkirD and
rear. It will give countenance to desertion, and keep the
enemy in continual alarm. Colonels M'lntofil and Ham
mond command the detachment. Several are already
come in, and, from the best information, if the enemy
are hard pullied I nave reason to believe it will much pre
vail. This important event lias prevented the back coun
' try from ruin and devaflation, and of ceurfe these tof
war will be transferred into the lower p rt of the country.
Lirge holies of the difaff Red have got togethr, and
above 600 of them have crossed Savannah river, with ia-
tention to join the enemy, but they will be oppoLd by
Col. Picking woo has marched up Broad river with a
strong force to intercept them. At any rate I hope to
prevent them etfeding a junction Our eyes are now
opened, and notwitufbediogfhe lenity hitherto fliewti
them, they have at this erffis given convincing proofs,
that no faith mould or ought to be placed in their most
solemn assurances ~ and Severe examples must certainly be
made, for the benefit of the fbte, and a terror to others.
The enemy have made very D&6 with the property both
of those who profeffed their attachment to their mea
sures, and of others. Numbers of agrees have gone
with them: upwards of -co of Mr Galphing's (although
such an indulgent master) have followed the example^nd
pone. Col. M'Murphey fat out with a party yesterday
for Mr. Galphing's place at Old-Town, to bring down
some Creek Head men to hold a conference in camp, and
PHILADELPHI A, March r^.
r^foHalving is an extras of a letter from a gentlemen in
Wt^tnia, to ^ Member of Con,refs in this city.
" The political fcar/ity of corn in this flat' hath afto-
Rifhin,ly enhanced the price, but some late manoeuvres by
a very refpeaible p> ver, known by the appellation of
the MOB, have pro lucel a confiderabie contrary effed,
and it is thought the month of March, contrary to the
course of nature, will produce a large harvest of that ne
eeffrry grain "
Extraft of a letter foam General Williamson.
Camh rear n^ams's fern, Feb. 16, 177%
'' It is with the utmost pleasure I embrace t ns oppor-
eflablifh our communication with them. Col Campbell
sent to them but, only one came to him, they absolutely
refufed to assist in the war. When they are convinced
that the British forces cannot support t emfelves in the
country, and carry the account 0 their rrtr at in+o the
nation, I hope it will produce favorable offers, and that
those who were inclined to go to war may adopt different
fentim nts. The waggons with the Cherokee goods fat
out from White Hili I ft Saturday, ef,ortcd by a strong
p rty of the militia, ?pd an officer and thirt men of the
.garrison of Fort Rutledge were to meet and reinforce
them at Dewit's Corner. When Colonel Hammond re
turns, he will set out for Seneca; an I il I can be (pared
(having wrote to General Lincoln on the fub : ea) I pro
pose being there soon, to meet with tee Head-men, an 1
take the necessary steps to secure and confirm them in our
interest, a point of great importance, and will five, when
we have nothing to apprehend from them, an amazing
expence in yu nlihg the lines, besides quieting and easing
the min fe of the frontier inhabitants. I wait with the
utmost anxiety to hear the iffuv and fu:cefs of Col. Pic
kin's operations a ainft the difaffefri "
By the last advices from South Carolina, dated Febru
ary 23, we learn, that on the 16th of February General
Williamson obliged Lieut. Col. Campbell precipitately
to evacuate Augusta, leaving his irk and wounded, and
a polite letter, recommen ling them t® the care of Gen.
Williamson. That in the pursuit, 200 horfs and several
prisoners had been taken from the enemy. That the In
dians had absolutely refufed to co-operate with the Bri
tish arms. That the enemy's head-quarters were at
Ebenezer, and that Gen. Prevoft and L : eut. Co ! . Camp
bell were on bad terms. That they were short of pro
visions, and entirely without vegetables. The fleet were
at two-thirds allowance; and the enemy's detachment,
which had been defeated by General Moultrie, had re
turned to Savannah.
An account of General Arnold's march from Cambridge
to Quebec. (Continued fro ^ §ur if )
THE twenty-firft of September, 17,5, asfome of our
fl:et were still miffing, we were very ffne fy about
them, and Cel. Arnold ordered a barre to cruize for them;
we purfuel our course up the river, and in the evening to
our great joy descried our companions, who had been
beaten off the mouth of the river. The channel being
very intricate, we dropped anchor at dark.
The twenty-second we continued our voyage, and at
noon arrived at Cabaffy Conty, (Indian S ur eon L nd)
where we went on shore to v ew the bureaus which were
built for u at this place, confining of two bun bed and
thirty, and in whih we were to proceed A number of
men were draughted from each vessel to conduct toe borfs
up the river, and the vessels were ordered to Fort Weft,
ern, where we arrived in the evening. As the tide flows
only three or four miles above Fort Waffern, we were bu
sy on the twenty-third all day in unloading the vessels,
arid making preparations for pursuing our route And as
there are a number of carrying pl ces in this river, the
Colonel thought proper that we ±h dd mar h in four di
visions, by which means we should got obftruft each other;
but by leaving Fort Western on different days, the firft
division would get over any carrying place by the time
the second reached ; and so on with t, e third and fourth.
This evening a soldier (hot one of his companions, who
expired a few hours after ; he was tried by a court-mar
tial, found guilty of murder, and sent t, Cambridge un
der a guard. As each division encountered the fame fa
* # * At a meeting of a number of the Members of
^he American Phifoihical Society f or Promoting Ufeful
Knowledge, on Friday the fifth of March, (7 9, agreeable
to notice published in the news papers, it was unanimously
agreed that an election of officers for the Did Society be
held at the College on Friday the nineteenth inst. between
the hours of Two an I Five o'clock in the afternoon, when
the Members are desired to attend for that purpose.
On the 26th we reached Fort Halifax having been two
days going twenty miles, owing to the difficulty of setting
the batteaus against the dream (which in many places is
very rapid) and few of the raen were expert boatmen,
This Fort is situated on a point of land bounded by Ken
nebunk and Sebefticocke rivers, there is a block house
near it, it was originally Intended as a fecufity against
the Indians, but is at present capable of little or no refin
ance. On the 27th we proceeded to Tironick Falls,
which are about two hundred yards above the Fort—This
was our firft carrying place, the diflancc being about four
hundred yards. Here we had an idea of the fatigue we
were to undergo, being obliged to unload the boats and
carry them on our shoulders, as well as our provision,
baggage, &c. the officers bearing no in ouflerable fll#b
cf tie duty. Though we used the utmost diligence, it,de.
layed us so long th it we could proceed only five miiesf ur
ther, the water being very rapid near the Falls, aqd w,e
encamped in a thick wood, the rain pouring down in
abundance. On the 28th we crossed the river, as there
was no rath on the fide we were encamped, and m irched
fifteen miles, for no person was permitted to go into a
boct except two in each, who were relieved every morn
ing as it was very severe duty.
The 29th we Parted very early and reached Scowh'g
gin Fads, our second carrying place, the diflance much
the fame as the formerl The fiream for a considerable
way below the Falls was Io exceedingly fwift, that it was
wih the greatest difficulty and labour that the men could
get the bateaus up, arid the ground over which we were
to carry being very uneven, red ered it near dark before
we riniihrd. We encamped near the Falls, and this even
ing it snowed a little.
(To be continued ).
CA M Eto the plantation of the fubferiber,
in Warwick township, Bucks county, about
eighteen m<>rth< ago, two H >rfes, one a bay, about fix
yars old, fifteen hands high ; the other a whi'e, akout
twelve years old, thirteen and a half hands high. The
owner or owners are desired to come, prove property,
p y charges and take them away.
CAME to the aforesaid plantation, a red heifer,
ab ut three months old last May. The owner is desired
to come prove property, pay charges and take heraway.
CORNELIUS RUTH.
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The FULL BLOODED HORSE
B A BR A H A M
Wi|! be kept for Marts the e^ suing season, at Jacob
Hiltzmeimfr's ftabte, in Seventh street, near Mw
ke tftreet, at Fort, Dollars a Mare the season, Ticent,
Dollars a fingl< leap, and T^vo Dollars to the groom,
BAB RAHAM is a A e bay, fi teen hands high,
fven yea^ old, and was got by old Juniper, im
ported by Colonel Syme, of Virginia ; Babrah^m's dum
was got by Samuel Galloway, Esquire's horse Selem, his
grandsm by the late Colonel Heer'< horse Pacolet, hib
great grandam by old Spaik, his great great grandam
ws Q^n Mab, and great gr at great grandam was
M : R Cilwell.
The money to be paid at the Mere's firft coming to
the H r fe. J. HILTZH£IMER.
Philadelphia, March 6 j 2
Delaware State, Cbrijiiana Bridge, March io,
TH E fubfciiber acquaints the Public, That
he has opened his c ffite, for taking in on loan,
any sum of mone, Continental on! ,by loan, on Con
tinenttll^ertifi^at s; as alio will give notes to t 1 ofe who
cann&'lend for three ye rs, payable August next, in
other bills than the em>ffi ^ called in by refolv^s otthe
Honorable the Continental Congreb. All perlon# hav
ing those two enuffions called in, will before the fi. it of
June next bring them in, as they cannot be received af
ter that time by me. Alo all persons having Lean-
Certificates of my signing, that one year's interest is due,
will apply for the ame speedily.
SAMUEL PATTERSON, Commissioner of the
Continentrl Loan-Office, Delaware State.
N. B. I would also mention, That the Honorable the
C ngreL in their r^olves of J nuary 14. E, 1779. did
encourage the wealthy inhabitants of the different
United States to unite in affixing, without difeount, the
indigent peff^ffor of those bills of the cmiffions of May
20'h, 1777, and April rith, 1778: The fuhicriher hear
tily wishes those reiolves to have their d fired good ef
f^& as intended. SAMUEL PATTERSON.
TO B E S O L D,
W 0 Tenemin s and three Lots in Southwark,
J containing in front one hundred arid three feet, and
in depth bout two handed feet. Enquire of George
Campbell, in Walnut street, Phila elphia.
tigue, &c. th~ whole ma, be included in the particular ac
count of anyone of them.
On the twenty-fourth the firft divifibn, conftfling of the
three companies of riflemen, received orders to march ;
but it being late before we were in reaiinefs we proceed
ed only three miles. The season was now advancing ' when
we might expert bad weather; and though the mid lie of
the day was pleasant, the mornings and evenings were
un emfortably cool.
CORNELIU'S RUTH.
Out etiirtieth d^y 0 M rch bdf. on the pernin s,
ra„-HO. E. vTuroi Works known 1, the name of
' Ui # n bat W # k% fi rate cn,M.tnafquan ri
ver, in tin tow, (hi, 0; Shie fSty, county <fMon
mouth; and flare fN:v je/fry; t^hci .with all the
nt nfils bJerigii g.thereto. The-works cm fill cfo bciU
ingheufe about ninety feet long an • tbi tty-Jirte feet
wi ie, in which are fife cb/per aid four iron pars; the
copper wifgring u,wards ot §OOO lb. lour of.which pans
arc in cirtul # r form, atom fix feet diameter and about
twhifeiiche. drep; the <,ther is thirteen and a half feat
long, fix Let ,<idc, ^0 feu tetri inches drep: The iron
pins are .0: wrcu,ht pktiS, ar.er a qn.r.er of an inch
thick; two of ,hem nea cut twelve fe tie ng, fix feet
wide, :.qd f:ut.cn mph.esd-e, ; and the or.er two are
each ab^.t fixtrenicet long, fix set wide, aid f«veh«
te§n inches ue«p, all of which being fixed.'in the best
manner for tre business of fair - bailing. Adj lining the
foiling.houfe ha< envenjent ftore-hcufe capable of cpn.
taming fca bulhels of tad, ^hd contiguous dhereto is a
puinp-nQufe in wi icq ate two pumps a nr ft new, by
which the waiter from the .bay is cojiveved either immc
di idy into the pins, or.at tim^s ^hen i is faJh-.ft into
a covered cittern holding, about. .150 hogfheans, and
from herce 1 t into the pans. The lot of ground where,
rn theft works fluid coat, ins about five acres cf good
land, well fenced, on which,are .allo ere&d a good
dweiting-houf, (tables, fmoke-howe, and other builds
in^r, sit 01 them; very o'veni.ntr Tae dwelling-house
w;s at ! y ercad, bong about thirty-five by tw<ny.
four feet, two ttor $ high, with a<6 lai under the wloh^
and an excellent pump of irefli water at the door : Tie
fta das ate 'ike^ie new, capable cf hddingabcut ten to 3
of bay, a coati lerable quantity of grein, and room luf
fi iert ter sixteen horse-. With the above piemites will
b difp>ed o', about 160 acres of land, wooded mofil,
w'th oak, about t^o pii.es and a half from the fait,
'Oiks. At the I ni. lime and place will beiold, about
twemy iboufand good brinks, t*w borfes, a cow and
,1% ^Ro^d waggon well ironed, a. large wrtl-huilt
feew, iwo bateaus in good repair, a quantity of old irons,
a 0 Icvc.ci bais of bril tred xtecl ; alio houfh&ld goods
and kitchen fimutmeof va ious kinds, particularly four
leather bedfa ^ith suitable bedding, bedsteads, &-,.
T ^ al ove de fcr>bed wo ks and buildings are pleasant
ly fru ten on the river aforefaid, (which abounds in
pr^ar pl nty ot ex/cuent fid) about;Gne miles from the
inpin ocean, commanding a tine profpeft, and ettrnded
w th many real advantages; in short, t : ey ^re allowed
by c mpetentjug s who h e viewed the different falt
w rks ont eiho.e, 10 be equal, if not fuptrfror, to any
in tort bate..
And on h thrl day of April. nett will also be dif
poled of at panic ^ufo, a Grist Mill and Saw M il,
b crated in Hor er's-Towr, in the township a? Upper
Fre hold and count, aforesaid, on a fine, stream ot wa
ter in a health, p 1, of the country, tog: trier with about
fourth en acres of bid, past whereof good meadow,' on
which are eefted a very commodious dwelling-house -
two dories high, a good kitchen m d a Convenient store
ferdry goods adjoining the fame. Allo a large ftore
houte ci nt guous thereto, suitable for many purposes a
barn, shed, and several other buildings, all very, handy
a^d convenient far car< ng on business extenlively.
The Gift-Mill coofifts of one pair of stones and two
boulting mills in tolerable good repair, itoakl, of grind
ing a great deal of grain, having seven feet head and
fall lupplied by a confront ftrearn in the driest seasons
and being in a gocd wheat country amidst a number 0?
wealthy farmers. Tae Siw.M/1 is in good order for
facing a large quantity of timber; having the fame ad
vantage of the wa r ct as the Gritt Mill. A turn ling
d m was ere&ed at this place lalt summer in the b ft
manner, and well secure with piling, which is foffic eit
to v^t the water in times of ( rent frefh s. Tht e Mills
are distant from Bordentown about fotrcen mi es and
from the above fat-works :b tr- tb r y mils from
which a supp y cf grain may be unifh d.
At the fame tune and pla e will like vise be disposed
of at jublic sale, seven very g cd Term Horses, with
lunate geers, two foui-htrfe W g gon s well ironed
and sundry 0 her articles.'
The conditions oil! be made known, and attendance
given in behalf of the P oprietcis cn he days of sale hr
JOAN KAIGHN, '
March 13. JOSEPH NEWBOLD
NATHANIEL LEWIS.
N. B All persons who have any demands on the
Union Salt Wo ks Company, are desired forthwith to
bring them in to the fu d'cribers that they may be dis
charged ; and those indebted are r quitted to par, in
Older for a final fell merit of the accounts. 4
TO BE SO L D,
AVER Y valuable tr a & of LAN D, situate in the
forks of Delaware Run, fever, teen miles from the
town of Northumberland and eighteen mites from the
county town of Sunbury, lying in Northumberland
county, in t^ e hate of Pennsylvania, on the weft branch
of Susquehanna Rive-, containing three hundred and
one acres at d one hundred and twenty pe ches ofland
with several fpting, thereon; ihe land is good, and al^
lowed to be in the belt settlement in tht county ; ninety
acres cleared, fourteen of which are rood meadow and
about ninety more may be mad-. The above place in
the year 1^75 was valued at eight hundred pounds by
the Cummiffioners appointed for that purpose, and most
of the improvements there, n since made: There is on
said place a double barn thirty fe-t sere each end
likewise a log house raised thirty.fix feet hy thirty and
logs squared for a k tchen. The title indifputabte h
is about two miles distance from a gnft and saw mill
which was fold within the.<e two months pft for seven
thousand pounds, only containing two hundred and
twelve acres. L;k?wife for sale, a quantity of unim
proved Lands in Northumberland c<unty, ail within
thirty miles of the counts town : The lands good , n d
the titles indisputable. For further particulars er q u i re
of the fubferiber, .at Mr. Ephraim Bonham's, in Arch
street, Philadelphia.
william bonham.
salt works, &c. for sale,
To be SOL 1) bj Public Vendue,