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WATERTOWN, Monday Jan. §. ,
Wedncfday,laft the new Provincial Congress met
at the Meeting-House in this town, before whom
(and anumerous Audience) the Rev. Dr. Langdon,
President of the College, preached a Sermon, well
adapted to the occasion, from those words in Isaiah
I. 26. " And I will reflore thy judges as at the firft,
and thy Counfellors as at the beginning : after
wards thou /halt be called, the City of Righteouf
»nefs, the faithful City.
Joseph Warren, Esq; chosen President, and Mr.
Samuel Freeman, jun. Secretary of the Provincial
Congress.
It is said the Governor of Canada has wrote Gen.
Gage he can get Officers there, to aft against New-
England, but no Privates, the people in general de
claring they will not fight against these Colonics.
' Last Wednesday a Number of Provincials, under
the Command of Col. Robinson, made an Acquisiti
on of about 500 Sheep, and 30 Head of Cattle off
Pettick's Island.
And on Friday Night last the Provincial Troops
made another Acquisition of about 800 Sheep and
Lambs from off Deer Island, together with a Num
ber of Cattle.---Major Greaton, who commanded
this Party, also took a Barge belonging to one of the
Men of War, together with 4 or 5 Prisoners.
CAMBRIDGE, June 8.
Tucfday last being the Day agreed on for the Ex
change of Prisoners, between 12 and 1 o'Clock, Dr.
Warren and Brigadier General Putnam, in a Phaeton,
together with Major Dunbar, and Lieut. Hamilton
of the 64th on Herfe-back ; Lieut. Potter of the
Marines, in a Chaise ; John Hilton of the 47th,
Alexander Campbell of the sth ; John Tyne, Samu
el Marcy, Thomas Parry, and Thomas Sharp of the
Marines, wounded Men, in two Carts ; the whole
escorted by the Wethersfield company, under the
Command of Capt. Chester, entered the Town of
Charleftown,and marching /lowly through it, halted
at the Ferry, where, upon a Signal being given,
Major Moncrief landed from the Lively, in order to
receive the Prisoners, and fee his old Friend, Gene
ral Putnam :---Their meeting was truly cordial and
affectionate.---The wounded Privates were soon feat
on board the Lively ; but Major Moncrief, and the
other Officers, returned with General Putnam and
Dr. Warren, to the House of Dr. Foster, where an
Entertainment was provided for them. About 3o'
Clock a Signal was made by the Lively, that they
were ready to deliver up our Prisoners ; upon which
General Putnam and Major Moncrief went to the
Ferry, where they received Meffrs.John Peck, James
Hers, James Brewer, and Daniel Preston, of Boston,
Mehrs, Samuel Frost and Seth Russel of Cambridge,
Mr. Joseph Bell of Danvers, Mr. Elijah Seaver, of
Roxbury, and C&far Augustus, a Negro Servant to
Mr. Tileften, of Dorchester, who were conduced to
the House of Capt. Foster, and there refre/hed ; af
ier which the "General and Major returned to their
Company, and spent an Hour or two in a very agree
able Manner. Between 5 and 6 o'Clock Major
Moncrief, with the Officers that had been delivered
to him, were conducted to the Ferry, where the
Lively's Barge received them ; after which General
Putnam, with the Prisoners who had been delivered
to him, &c. returned to Cambridge, escorted in the
fame manner as before. The whole was conduced
with the utmost Decency and goodHumour, and the
Wethersfield Company did Honour to themselves,
their Officers, and their Country. The Regularof
ficers expressed themselves as highly pleased ; those
who had been Prisoners politely acknowledged the
genteel, kind Treatment they had received from
their Captors ;-the Privates, who were all wounded
Men, expressed in the strongest Terms, their grateful
Sense of the Tenderness which had been /hewn them
in their miserable Situation ; some of them could do
it only by their Tears. It would have been to the
honour of the Briti/h Arms, if the Prisoners taken
from us could with Justice have made the fame ac
knowledgment.lt cannot be supposed that any Offi
cers of Rank, or common Humanity, were knowing
to the repeated cruel Insults that were offered them;
but it may net be amiss to hint to the Upfarts con
cerned, two Tr ths, of which they seem to be to
tally ignorant, viz. That Companion is as essential
Part of the Character of a truely brave Man as dar
ing ; and that lafult offered to a Person entirely in
the Power of the In fulter,fmells as strong of Cowar
dice as it does of Cruelty.
Last Sabbath being the Anniversary of King
Gebrge the Third's Birth, the fame was celebrated
by the Sous of Tyranny in Boston.
We have the pleasure to inform the public, that
the Grand American Army is nearly compleated.
r ircat numbers of the Connecticut,New-Hamp/hire
tod Rhod^lflahd Troops are arrived ; among the
Litter L a fine company ofartillery, with four excel
lent field pieces. Many large pieces barteringcan
non mccxpcßcd soon, from different places; twelve
pieces, 18 and 24 pounders, with a quantity of or
dnance Lores, we arc informed, are already arrived
from Providence,
That no Bill of Exchange, draught, or order of any of
ficer in the army or navy, their agents or contractors, be
received, or negotiated, or any money fapplied to them, by
any person in America. That no provisions or necessaries
of any kind befurnished, or supplied to, or for the use of the
British army, or navy in the colony ofMaffachufetts Bay
---and that no vessel employed in transporting Britife troops
to America, or from one part of North-America to another,
or warlike fores, or provisions for said troops, be freighted
or furmfed with provisions, or any necefaries---until
further orders from this Congt efs.
A true copy from the minutes,
Charles Thomson, Secretary.
NEW - YOR K, June 8.
A letter from St. Euftatia, dated the 15th May
last, advises, that a vessel was just arrived there from
Holland, with intelligence that a Arid prohibition
was laid there on the exportation of all ammunition,
even to their own islands in their own vessels ; and
by an order from the States- General, no ammuni
tion was to be fold in any of their islands or settle
ments to any inhabitant of North- America, or Dip
ped on board any vessel bound there, under the pe
nalty of 500 dollars, and the forfeiture of vessel and
cargo ; nor was any ammunition to be fold to any
person, nor Ihipped on board any vessel, without
exacting an oath, that it should not directly or indi
reftly be transported to any part of North America.
[We can return this favour in kind.]
On Tuesday the regular soldiers stationed in the
barracks here, about 50, embarked on board boats
belonging :o the Asia man of war. The inhabitants
took from them their spare arms, about 90, and some
ammunition.
That no provisions or necessaries of any kind be expor
ted to the island of Nantucket, except from the colony of
Massachusetts Bay ; the Convention of which colony is de
fined to take measures for effectually providing the said
island, upon their application to purchase thefame, with as
much provifan as fall be necessary for its internal use and
no mere.
" The news-papers will inform you of the mea
sures lately taken here : The views in those mea
sures are not difficult to be guessed at. To me they
seem intimidation and Division. On these
the rainifters appear to rely for success in the pro
jeft of enflavinga great, virtuous, and sensible peo
ple. But they do not deem us such. They per
suade themselves that we are of weak understand
ings, feeble bodies, dastardly minds, devoid of cou
rage and of every manly virtue : That we have nei
ther spirit to face an enemy, nor honesty enough to
be true to each other. Experience only can con
vince them, that these ideas of us are without foun
dation.
N E W-L OND O N, June 9.
We learn that all the Men of War which were in
the Harbours near Boston, have been called to that.
Place, and that every method is taken to /Lengthen
the Town.---The Entrenchment at the Fortification
is now extended quite across the Neck, by which the
Town is become an Island.---Gen. Gage, by all his
late Conduct, appears to be greatly alarmed.
While the Provincials were clearing Noddle and
Hog Islands of theirStock,(after burning theSchoon
er, &c. mentioned in our last) one of the largest
Men of War kept a constant fire on them; but at so
great a distance as not to do them the least injury.
Our people picked up numbers of their shot on these
islands. The Troops in Boston at the fame time
were under a review, on the Common,
Last Saturday, Col. Glover, and the Sons of the
late worthy Col. Lee of Marblehead, brought to
Head Quarters at Cambridge, from Marblehead, a
Bag of Letters, arrived there from London, in a
Schooner of the late Col. Lee's taken by Adminis
tration to bring them, She fail'd the 12th or 14th
The Congress deeming it of great importance to North
America, that the Britif ffery fould not be furnijoed
with provisions from this continent, through Nantucket,
earnefl, recommend a vigilant execution of ibis rfolve to
all Committees.
W O R C&S T E R, June 7.
Extras of a Letteropm , Boston Gentleman in
Lon/cn.
" Governor Gage's last letter gives great spirits
to the ministers. He tells them,you are now giving
way, and that a firmnefs and perfeverence on this
fide will soon produce submission on that. I believe
he reckons withouthis host, and that upon much
better grounds you may be assured, firmnefs and
perfeverence on your fide with the united clamours
daily increasing of the trading and manufacturing
interefts,will in less than another year overthrow all
your adversaries, and produce an acknowledgement
of your rights, and their eftabli/hment cn a lading
foundation.".
A true copy from the minutes,
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
In C ONG RESS, June 2, 1773.
Upon motion, resolved,
PHILADELPHIA, June 5 .
In CONGRESS, Monday, May 27, 1775.
On motion, resolved.
cf April. In the Bag are Letters from Adminiffra
tion to General Gage, the Admiral, and to alracft
all the Tories in Boston.---Those Letters sere un
der InfpeClioti at the Camp, when our last accounts
came from thence.
TO BE SOLD BY
WILLIAM ELLERT,
At his S lORE near the Great- Bridge 11aATr^^,
For CASH ONLY. -
VERY excellent Red Port, Teneritf, ami LiG n
'WINES, by the Pipe, Hogshead, Q^arter-
Calk, or single Gallon---Rcd Port, Clarret, Bristol
Beer, and best London Sorter in Bottles, by the
Gross or Dozen. ALS O,
Loaf; Lump, and Mufeovado S U GAR S
By the Hundred or less Quantity.
Molasses Brandy Geneva Rum CRve,
Orange, and Annifeed Cordials, &c. &c.
LIKEWISE,
The beftof refin'd I R O N, by the Ton, Hunched
or less Quantity---among which is Cart, Waggon
and Chair Tire---Square Bars propter for Viip
Builder's use, &c.
Iron and Iron Ihod SPADES and SHOVELS,
By the Dozen only---tcgether with a full Aflbrtmc^c
of EARTHEN, GLA^S, STONE, DELHI mid
CHINA WARE, by the Crate or less Quanaev.
June 12, 1775.
Deserted from the fubferibers
company in'Col. Wooster's Regiment, one James
Parker, a transient Icfhman, about 36 yeafs of:re
middling Nature, his face pitted with gun-powder,
ihort black hair, had on a light colours coat, and
is a taylor by trade. Whoever Shall take up i/id
deserter, and return him to the fubferiber, ihJI be,
reasonably rewarded, by
7 HOMAS PORTER.
Waterfury, June 12,1775.
We the fubferibers being ap
pointed by the hon. court of probate for the diftrid
of Hartford, comroiffioners to examine the claims cf
the creditors to the ellate of Amos Bull, late of We
thersfield deceased, rcpiefented insolvent--- Hereby
give notice that we shall attend on that business at
the dwelling house of said deceased, on the fort
tuefdays cf July, August and September next, at 10
o'clock in the fox en roll on each of Did days.
Joseph Church, ?
r? Corxmx.ioncrs.
JAMES W ELLES. }
O All accounts must be properly attefled or not
allowed. June 10, 1775.
To be fold at the Steel Furnace',
in Killingwdrtb, by the fubfciiber faggot and blis
tered Steel, Saw-Mill Saws and Saw Plates--- If
any person hath any good refined Bar Iron that Ie
will exchange for either of the above articles, it v R
be gladly accepted by their humble fervent,
, Aaron Elict.
June s, 1775.
£ iRAi Ll> num the lubicuber lalt jane, a two
° year old mare colt, of a bay colour, with a hb,k
main and tail, about 13 hands and three inches
high, branded cn the near buttock with the leu. rs
KB turned thus g^ never dock'd, trim'd 01 rock,
a few white hairs in her forehead. Whoever ihaf
take up said mare, and inform me thereof, lbml
have two dollars reward, and all uecefiary cbm. cs
paid, by me, Joseph Hantchet.
Salisbury, June 8, 1775.
& Obe fold by the iubhiiber 77^77
X Eighty good SHEEP, ata reasonable pDe'
Timothy Stapley.'
TWENTY DOLLAR) REWARDS
ON the night of the sth inst. the house of the
Subscriber of Coventry was broke open and
about 401. in calh, confining chiefly of cellars m d
Small Elver, with one or two half Jo's, flolen fieri
thence. Whoever /hall take up and Secure the
thief, so that justice may be had upon him, and the
money recovered, /hall have the above reward, with
reasonable charges, paid by Thomas Brown.
Coventry, June 8, 1775.
Lin-Seed Oyl.
THE very bed of Holland Oyl, commonly ad
vertised English Oyl, to be fold at 6s. per Gal.
and a small Abatement to those that purchase large
Quantities, by CALEB BULL, in Hartford----'-
Who hath also for Sale, an assortment cf PAINTS,
Lin-Seed Oyl, made of Flax-Seed, and manufactur
ed in Hartford. June 0, 177=.
Ihe 1 rird Volume of the Works of
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS,
Isjuft come t® Hand, and is to be fold, together
with the First and Second, by Mr. Ephraim Fen
no of Middletown, and the Printer hereof.