The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-09-12 00:00:00, page 3

August 16. Since writing this Lift, the Mi'-
ford and Liverpool Frigates failed, and the 17th,
the Brig Hope will fail for Louifbourg. {And
face which (by an hones Fisherman ) we are in
formed, that the Milford Frigate is cruifag off
this Goaf again. Look out, Cruizers, &c/]
By some People who left Huntington last
Monday, we hear, that the Inhabitants of Suf
folk County were to resign up their Arms
Yesterday.
Our Loss in the Battle on the 27th Ult. re
mains yet uncertain, the Calculations being
from 600 ^ a 1000. Col. Huntington's Re
giment is said to have fuffered much, there be
ing miffing 6 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 21 Ser
geants, 2 Drummers, and 126 Rank and File.
Yesterday 64 Women lAndedat Milfoidfrom
Long-Island, and we hear numbers are coming
off daily to the Continent.
Cel. Zedwitz h^ had his trial, and has been
acquitted by a casting Vote--he is yet held a
Prisoner. ..
Extrafl of a letter from Skecnfborough, August t 6.
" By the last accounts from St. John's we
learn, that the enemy have rfot more than 40
batteaus built, and two gallies or gondolas—ls
this is true, I hardly think they will venture
down the Lake this fall—We are determined
however to be prepared for them. Five other
gallies are to be built here, as fson as those
which are on the flocks arg launched."
NEW-H AVE N, September 4.
By Advice of a Council of War, last Thurs
day Night and Friday Morning, the whole of
our army then on Long-Island, returned to
New-York, and brought off, it is said, all their
Camp Equipage, Cannon, Stores, &c. Their
Return was conduced with such Secrecy, that
it was not difeovered by the Enemy 'till all our ,
Army and Baggage were got over, and only
three Persons, who left the island last in a Hat
teau, fell into their Hands. Saturday and
Sunday, our troops on Governor's-Island and
Red-Hook, evacuated our Fortifications there,
and brought off their Cannon, &c. notwith
standing a very h' avy fire from the enemy on
Long-Blind, in which we loft some men.
We hear, that the main body of the enemy's
Army are now encamped nearHell-Gnte ; they
have transported a Number of Boats over land,
and it is fuppoled they intend to cross and land
a little above their Encampment, and attack
our Army near King's-Bridge, where we are
making great Preparations to receive them,
and our Army in high Spirits.
General Sullivan and Lord Stirling, who
were both miffing after the Battle on the 27th
Ult. are both alive and well ; the former hav
ing, on his Parole, obtained Leave to go to
Congress, last Saturday passed New-York on
his Way to Philadelphia. It is said his Buli
nefs is to obtain an Exchange for himfelf and
Lord Stirling, for General Prefcot a Prisoner
in Pennsylvania, and General M'Donald a pri
soner in North-Carolina.
Since our Troops have evacuated Long-Is
land, the Tories and Regulars treat the Friends
to their Country with the greatest severity.—.
Colonel Woodhull, late President of New-
York Congress, for refuting to give up 3is fide
Arms, was wounded on the Head with a cut
lass, and had a Bayonet thrust through his
Arm. - .
Capt. Redfield of Killingworth, on his re
turn from New-York, was taken by one of the
Frigates, who burnt his Vessel, arid after de
taining him a few days, he was difmified. There
was another Person in the Vessel, whom they
detained.
H ARTFORD, September 9.
The standing Militia of this State, together
with the Troop of Light Horfc, on the East
Side of Conne&icutßiver,are ordered to march
with the utmost Expedition to Weft Chester,
near New-York, whert it is imagined the
Enemy will make an Attempt to land from
Long-Bland o
BO ST O N, Thursday, September 12.
An authentic LIST of the Naval and Military
Force, in the Province of Nova-Scotia, August
13th, 1776, collected from the best Authorities
in said Province.
IN the Harbour of Halifax, the Milfotdaricl
Liverpool Frigates, of 28 Guns ; the Brig
Hope, ot 12 Guns ; the new Sloop of War,
fitting out, called the Albany (late the Ritten
houfe, belonging to Philadelphia) to carry 16
Guns, Mowatt, Commander.
PHILADELPHIA, August 3G
In the Town of Halifax; two Battalions of
Marines, the whole 900 Rank and File, —near
100 Invalids, —12 Artillery Men, —one Com
pany of the i 4th Regiment of Infantry, 47 Rank
and File, —one Company of the Royal Highland
Emigrants,— 39 Rank and File, fix Brass
Field Pieces, 6 and 3 Pounders.
Fortifications in the Town and Suburbs
a g-sided Redoubt about 100 Paces W. of the
Dock-Yard—a Redoubt on a Hill, called Ped
ley's Hill,about 1 and half Mile N. W of the
Dock-Yard—a Redoubt, 4 Sides, about s oo
Paces S. W. of the Dock-Yard—a small Breast
work on a Hill called Still-House Hill, about 40
Paces N. of the Dock-Yard, final! Block Houses
to be built in each of the above Redoubts—a
Block House 20 Foot by 30 at the N. W. Cor
ner of the Dock-Yard, and another of the fame
Dimentions at the S. W. Corner—a final! Block
House i§ Foot by 8 each Side of the Dock Yard
Gate ; the foregoing Works had no Cannon
mounted August 16th.
A large square Breastwork for Cannon (al
most finished) on the Top of Citadel Hill,
mounting 12-24 Founders, 3 each Way, viz,
N.E. S. W. the Eastern Side fronts the Harbour;
a Block House, 40 Foot by 60, ereding in said
Works..
. In the County of King's County—Part of the
Royal Highland Emigrants, consisting of 237
Rank and File.
In the County of Cumberland, the Regiment
of Royal Fenciole Americans, commanded by
Col Gorham, confining of 272 Rank and File
(when the last Accounts came awiy) but fre
quent Defections lefßn their Number.
The Dock-Yard is situate upon low Land, a
Mile N. by W. of the Middle of the Town of
Halifax, furrouhded with aStone Wall, toFoot
high, but is not strong enough to resist the
Force of a 3-Pound Ball.
Captain James Tracey, and Lieut. Mains, of
the Yankee Hero Brig, were, sent from Halifax
to Staten-Bland, the last of July, on board the
Mercury pirate Frigate, James Montague.---
[Captain Proper, of Philadelphia, who is now a
prisoner in Halifax goal, was 1 Cweeks in irens
on board the above Frigate, during which time
be was treated in the most barbarous manner by
the above Montague, who. several-times threa
tened to hang him and offered one of bis sailors
qof. to fatar bis life againjl him.} Mr. Carpen
ter, of this Town, is closely confined in irons
in Halifax goal, by order of Gen, Massey, who
commands there. r
We learn from , undoubted authority, that
the Schooner Sally, Capt Roach, which lately
went from Pifeataqua, to Halifax, as a flag of
truce, with prisoners, was, on her arrival there,
made a prize of,(by that petty, paltry ,fack-tarr,
Commodore Arbuthnot,) and the hands put
on board a man of nar.
Tories gone to Quebec, from Halifax, viz.
Benjamin Mulberi y Holmes, peddling rum,
— Leonard, Miller, — Batto, Ship-
Carpenter, all of this Town, and Thomas Fos
ter, of Plymouth.
Jonathan Hicks, is appointed surgeon's mate;
and young B ! ifs of Concord, Lieutenant, in the
Scotch Highland Emigrants, Rationed at Halifax.
Tories, (omitted in our last, gon p to Staten-Is
land, viz. Ebenezer Bidgham, James Forr< ft§
Capt. Beeman, of Peterfham (who piloted the
ministerial butchers to Lexington) Edward Win
slow, secretary to the board of miniftcrial Ge
neral officers ; Capt. Bowen, — Goldfboro',
William Beattie, —— Powell, James Afby,
Smith, . Tinman ; Lewis Grant, Joshua
Loring, Sheriff; Sullivan, Capt. Gilbert;
Curtis, David Black, which in our last
we called Andiew§ Thomas Apthorp, Rhodi
Thayer, John Perkins, deputy commissary to
Chamief ; Colonel Gilbert, of Freetown ; Ea
waid Foster, Blacksmith ; Josiah Edfon,
Sparhawk, —— Prout, Fishmonger; John
Sargeant, of Salem.
Among the Prisoners lately taken at Long-
Bland, is Major Cudgjo, chief /Ethiopian Com
mander of Loid Kidnapper [Dunmore's] R@-
giment of Blacks.
Yesterday fe'nhight was sent into this Har
bour, by the Lee, Capt. Waters, a Sloop from
the Eastward, bound for Halifax, laden with
Cord-Wood.
Last Saturday was sent into Plymouth, by
the Schooner Independency, Capt. Gill, a Brig
from Antigua, bound for London, with aCargo
of Rum, Sugar, Pimenta, &c.
We hear that a Snow, laden with Rum, and
Sugars, was carried into,Cape- Ann last Week.
ST KArED or folen out 0/ a pasture
near CbarelftoWnFefry,a large light-redHorfcy
with a white Face, 4 white Feet, and lame with
the Scratches in his near hind Leg ; has two
white Spots upon the near Side, his Mane bang,
on the off Side, facet and trots, but paces chiefly.
Whoever will take up said Horse and deliver him
to Call and Simpson, atCharleftown, or to the Sub
scriber in Arundel in the County of York, fhe.d
,be handsomely rewarded and all necessary charges
paid by THOMAS WISWALL.
N. B. Said Herfe has been miffing four Days.
Boston September 11, 1776.
DESERTED from my Corn-.
pany, in Col. Marfoall's Regiment, John
Mackay, a Serjeant, and Benjamin King, a pri
vate Soldier, who are supposed to have gone to
wards Crown-Point ; whoever wid take up said
Deserters, and return them to the said Compand
or Regiment, fnall have Ten Dollars Reward.
JAMES GR IF, Captain.
Noddle's-lfland, Aug, 20, 1776,
Extrafl of a letter from Long-fond, Wednefday ft
Day-break, Sept. 4.
" I have the pleasure to inform you I have
furviv'da very warm engagement yesterday. Our
battalion has luffcred much, a great number of
both officers and men are killed and miffing.
We retreated through a very heavy fire, and
escaped by fwiming over a river,or creek rather,
my height was of service to me, as I touched
almoß all the way. Numbers of men got:
drown'd I have loft no officer and but few
men. Capt. Veazey and Lieut. Butler fell
early in the engagement. 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."
JF any Person can give Information,
A of Miss ELKANOR Sadler (who left Bos
ton the ever memorable 19th April, <775) to
the Printers of this Paper, or by Letter direct
ed to E P. at Poauars and Lillis's Printings
Office, Boftoti, they will be kindly thanked
for such Information.
: N. B If the above Person is living, she is
desired to write to the above Place.—'She is
supposed to he in some Part of ConneHicut.
Boston, September \2, 1776.'
tp be'fold~at PUBLIC VEND UE?
On Thursday, the 9th Inst. at Ten o'Clock
.. .iti the Forenoon, at Beverley,
THE Cargo of the Sloop Isabella/
consisting of o,ne Hundred and Forty
feven dogfheads and Eight Tierces of Antigua
Rum Saledr August 7, 1776.
^qLL Persons indebted to, or have any
Demands on the Eflate of William Gray,
late of Refton, deceased, are defred to bring in
their Accounts to Elizabeth Gray, Administratrix
on said EJiate, in order for Settlement.
One Day last Week, were sent into Previd.: v.
fevenVtffels, Prizes, with Supplies for those un
relenting, barbarous, tyrannical, blood-thirsty
Butchers, the Royal Savage of Britain's Troops
now on Staten-lfland.—They were taker by the
Captains Biddle and Whipple, in two Veffcis o'
War, belonging to the United and Confetir
rated States of America. Particulars of their
Cargoes have not yet come to Hand.,
Last Sunday was taken and carried into
Gouldfborough, by two final! Boats, a Brig
from Ireland, bound for Halifax, laden with
Beef, Butter, &c. She parted Company with
Twelve other Provision Vessels the Day on
which she was taken, all bound for the above
By the Hartford Post we are informed, that
the Royal pirate Frigate Rose, commanded by
the infamous Wallace, in attempting to get up
the Sound, at New-York, was hulled several
Times, ,^nd obliged to put back to the mini
sterial fleet.
We have not received any News-Papers
printed in New-York, since the late Attacks
on Long-Bland.
DUNCAN INGRAHAM, junJ
ONCE more requests of those indebted to
him, the Payment of their Notes ; —upon
Failure, they may depend on having them put
in Suit without further Notice. Apply at his
Store in Union-Street ; where he has for Salty
A Parcel of choice Jamaica SUGARS,
in Hogsheads and Barrels, a few ENGLISH
GOODS, fr . Sept. # 2. (6w.