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the occasion mentions, tliat the Captain,of our party was
killed (one Baker) and a number of the Whites, and
two Indians of the enemy were (lain ; ——that General
Montgomery, with 1209 men, set off the firft of the week
for St. John's, and were to mutter on the isle of Noe,
until joined by General Schuyler, who, with about as
many more men, has by this time arrived, so that with
in a very few days it is possible the blow (hall be flruck,
which Gull determine the fate of three provinces ; and
here I mutt wait an idle liftner to news, merely because
hard necessity ties me down, as our men cannotyet march
for the want of their campaign equipage."
Extra?! of a letter from the fame Gentleman, Sept. 5.
“ Before you get this you will hear of the unhappy
affair ofCapt. Baker, near St. John's: It seems Baker
had often been lent out by General Schuyler, to make
observations, but always with itria orders never to mo
lest either Canadians or Indians. The last tour he made
was without any orders from the General, and landing
some where 0:1 the fliore of the lake, he indiscreetly, or
wickedly, snapped his firelock at some Indians he law
near him; immediately he was fired at and slain, on w^ich
his people returned the fire, and killed two of the la
vages. This matter was immediately represented in its
tiu: colours by the Commissioners of Indian affairs, to
the fix Nations, now on Congress in this city, who thank
ed them for their candour; and in order to put out the
flame which this unhappy affair could not help kindling,
a Lieutenant sets out to-day with four Mohawk Indians,
and an Interpreter, to join General Schuyler, wherever
be (hall be, to endeavour to make up matters. This af
fair was prodigiously misrepresented here at firft."
€apt. C'oupar informs us, and all the letters from En
gland agree, that no more troops are to be tent to Ame
rica from Great Britain, and that the Miniftrv are much
diltreffed to equip their ships, owing to a combination of
the carpenters in order to raise their wages from zs. id.
to zs. 6d. per diem ; that the inhabitants of Groat-Britain
were impatient to know the result of our Continental
Congress, when it was not in the lead doubted they
would willingly come to such terms as would b e agreea
ble to the people of this continent ; and tlffit the Parlia
ment was to meet the 27th of July.
The Ihip Rosamond was to fail from London for this
port, a few days after Capt. Coupar; and we hear the
packet had failed from Falmouth.
Captain Peck arrived at Coracoa the s th of August,
from Virginia, on his passage fell in with five transports
from Laguira, bound for Porto Rico, full of fokiiers ;
the Clips appeared very large, and were Dutch built.
Capt. Butterfield, in a Bermuda sloop, was lately drove
ashore near Coracoa, by two armed vessels from that isl
and, which had beea titled out to go in quest of some
Spanish guarda coaftas that had plundered some Dutch
Coops belonging to that place. Capt. Butterfield took
the Dutch lloops for Spanish cruizers, and they imagin
ed he was one of the guarda coaftas.
Capt. Canon, from Coracoa, the 6th of August, lat.
27: 42, spoke with a whaler from St. Eultatia for Nan
tucket, and fays, that a schooner arrived at Coracoa from
St. Euttatia, the mailer of which reported, that there
had been a violent gale of wind at that illand, in which
he left his anchors and cables, and that every veffe! in
that road was obliged to put to sea. In lat. to, Captain
Canon came up with the wreck of a large vsliel, and
several trees and stumps, many plantain trees, and ga
wanas, &c.
[The following Address, &c. from the Lord Mayor, Al
-n, and Commons of the City of London, was de
livered to Capt. Coupar the day he failed from Lon
don, and was to be presented to the King the 14th of
j^y-l
Tothe KING'S Meft Excellent MAJESTY.
The humble Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in
Coirmon Council aflembled:
Most Gracious Sovereign,
YOUR Majesty's molt loyal and dutiful fubje&s, the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the
City of London, in Common Council assembled, with all
humility beg leave to lay themselves at your royal feet,
humbly imploring your benign attention towards the
g ievous diffraction of their fellow fubje&s in America.
I'he chara&eriftic of the people, Site, over whom you
reign, has ever been equally remarked for an unparalelled
loyalty to their Sovereign, whilst the principles of the
Cenftitution have been the rule of his government ; as
well as a firm opposition, whenever their rights have been
invaded.
Your American fubje&s, royal Sire, defeended 'from
the fame ancestors with ourselves, appear equally jealous
6f their prerogatives of Freemen without which they
cannot deem themselves happy.
Their chearful and unasked for contributions, as well
as willing services to the mother country, whilst they re
mained free from the clog of comoulfor, laws, will, we
are fare, plead powerfully with the humanity of your dis
position, for gracieufly granting thera every reasonable
opportunity of giving, as freemen, what they seem refo
lutcly determined to refufe, under the injunction of laws
made independent of theii own consent.
The abhorrence we entertain of civil bloodied and
corfufion will, we trust, Sire, if not wholly exculpate us in
your royal mind, yet plead powerfully in our favour, for
the waimth with which we lament those measures, whole
definitive principles have driven our American brethren
to a&s of desperation.
Convinced of the earned disposition of the Colonists
to remain fim in all dutioos obedience to the constituti
onal authority of this kingdom, permit us, molt gracious
sovereign, to beseech you, that those operations of force,
which at present diffract them with the most dreadful ap
prehensions, may be suspended ; and that, uncontrolled
by a rcitraint incompatible with a free government, they
may poifefs arvopportunity of tendering such terms of
accommodation, as we doubt not will approve them wor
thy of a dittinguifhed rank amongtt the firmed friends of
this country.
PHILA DE LP HI A, Septembers.
T,'.m day the General Assembly of this
Province meets here,
Extras of a letter from London, July 12.
" The.Parliament is not fitting, and of course nothing
tranftires; things f em to bear a more favorable afyefl;
t^t fiery frint of Adminfration with which we mere at
firfl threatened, is in a great measure appeased; the una
rimity, and unexpected measures entered into by the Cco
nics, has opened their eyes, and 1 art inclined to hope
mill convince them of their errsr. —the undauntednef of
yourconduit throughout the whole of this difagreeab/e con
test, is such as does you honor, and deserves to be han led
down to the latef poflerity; you have already /hewn them
whatyou Americans can do, end that you are determined
to ri/kyour lives and properties in defence of,our Liberties.
I hope you mill continue firm in,our wife refo ution ?f non
importation and non-exportat mi, this mill occafton more
noise, in particular among the manufaclurers, as these
people begin now to complain, and mill continue Jo to do
as their miseries increa e.
" An express arrived the 10th infant from Gibraltar,
mhich brings an account of a large body of troops marching
to attach that place; Bkewife mentions the Spanifb fleet
being but 60 leagues of; and it mas expelled the garrison
mould be attacked by land and sea in a frort time."
Extra& of a letter from the American Camp, Aug. 31.
" Since the affair at Plowed- Hill, the minifletia! trosps
remained quiet all Sunday night,—but on Monday morning
me mere alarmed by a fgnal from CLelfea, and prejentiy
perceived that they mere drawn up and in motion on the
fide of Bunker Hid, facing that may. It mas immedi
ately conjrßured that the, intended to attach us at high
mater, and in a short time five o^fx thoufmd of our men
mere marched to the intrenchment on Plowed Hill, and
on the Charlefto^n Road. We waited there till near three
o'clock in the afternoon, whilst the 'mf awful fhence was
observed by both Jtd:s, unti' some of our men firaggling
along the mails, fired upon the re ular centries, which
brought on several foot from the floating batteries, with
the lof of one of the Ba, soldiers! Sin e that time they
have thrown between twenty and thirty bombs, and avfl
number of cannon ball, but without doing an, injur, to
our people.
" Unefs very large reinforcements soon arrive, there
will not be another engagement this year, as we have so
vafil, the fapericri^ in point of numbers. —At present th^
lie tolerably fill, except difurbing us at night with their
bombs."
Extract of a letter from Cambridge, September 4.
" The enemy are endeavouring to ann, our new psfi
with foot and bombs: Their foot have killed four a*d
wounded three on this fide. At Roxbury the, killed three
on Frida, night, —a small loss IPe seldom return the
fire. On Saturday we gave them a fem 24 pounders, which
we believe killed several of their men, as the firfl foot en
tered the:r guard-boufe. Deserters are coming over to us
ever, day.
" Mr. Simpson of P ennfylvania, who was wounded at
Plowed-Hill, is fnee dead."
Captain Davidfn,from Cadiz, informs, that a French
Captain, who arrived there reported, that the Span!fofleet
had landed 10,000 men within twenty 'eagues of the town
of Algiers, and that the, were immediately attacked by a
large bod, of borfe and entirely cut of. —The French Cap
tain was imprifned b, the Governor of Cadiz, for re/ or
ting the above, till be fbould bear the truth of it.
Saturday iafl arrived at New-Cafle, the foip Peace
and Plenty, Capt. M'Kenzie, from Newry and Belfaf,
with 150 pafengers in good health.
By Capt. M'Nenzie we are informed, that the news of
the battle at Bunker s-Hill was arrived in ire and.
The f tip fenny, Capt. M'llvaine, from this port, is ar
rived at Cork.
Last Saturday a most cruel and inhuman murder
was attempted to te commteed in Ewchland town
fh 0, Cheffer county, on cne John Vaugtan, a
leilar.—He was found with I.is head bruized in
Inch a manner, that a part of his scull was left qu te
bate, and his wind-pipe cut through, but this un
happy person ftiil continues alive. The fellow who
is iufpe&ed of having committed this horrid a&ion
was seen with him about thirty perches from where
be (Vaugtan) was found,—is a lusty, well set fel
low, fire feet ten or eleven inches high, dark cur
led hair, with a cocked hat, linen shirt and trow
ers, and a light coloured jacket, but had other
clothe, with him in a knapsack. The goods
which the fellow took from the Pedlar were in a
large double check wallet, and amounted in value
to about twenty pounds, with between fix and se
ven pounds in cash TEN POUNDS
will be given by the neighbours to any per son who
will discover the perpetrators of the above shocking
deed. *l* Vaugtan wrote on the floor with
chalk, (he could mot speak) that the fellows's name
was Elliot.
^^^^s^+^s-,§^^^>#s 04,
FIFTEEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the sub
scriber, near the Red Lion tavern, Newcastle
County, a grey GELDING, about 14 hands
high, ten years old, paces and canters, has neither
brand nor ear mark. Whoever takes up the horse
and thief, so that the owner may get the horse again
and the thief be brought to justice, shall have tke
above Reward, or FOUR DOLLARS for the
horse, and reasonable charges, paid bv
t DAVID BLACK.
TAKEN UP, on the road between
Philadelphia and Chefnut-Hill, a Bag full
of Empty Bags. Whoever has loft them, describ
ing the mark and number, and paying charges,
may have them again, by applying to the Printer
hereof.§
Just published, and to be fold b,
JOHN DUNLA P,
In Market street, Philadelphia,
Lord CHESTERFIELD's
LETTER S,
Complete in FOUR VOLUMES.
FIVE POUNDS REWAR 9.,
RAN AWAY on Wednesday the 21^ of
June last, from the fuuLriber, lining in Hope
well Tewnfhip, Cumberland County, an Iriih ftr
vant man named GEORGE GE E, about five
feet two or three inches high, and about eighteen
or nineteen years of age, lomewhat freckled, short
brown hair, speaks with the broague upon his
tongue, the fore finger of his right hand cut off at
the middle joint; had on and took with him, a
fine hat half worn, a brown home-made cloth coat
with yellow buttons and green lining not much
worn, a blue jacket and two shirts half worn, one
pair of striped cotton drawers partly new, one pair
of blue and white rilockings, and a pair of shoes
with plated buckles in them ; all these much too big
for him : He took a leather pocket-book with fom
money in it. Whoever takes up and secures said
servant, so that his matter may have him again,
shall have, if out of the county, FOUR DOLLARS,
if out of the province the above Reward, and rea
sonable charges if brought home, paid by
THOMAS M'NAGHTEN.
N. B. All masters of vessels and others are for
bid to harbour or carry him off at their peril.»
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
D AN AWAY on Saturday ffie 10th instant,
11 (June) from the fubferiber, living in Hill-
Town, Bucks County, an Irilh servant man named
RICHARD PURCELL, aliisPURSLEY,
a well set fellow, about five feet nine inches high,
a good scholar, flow motion and walks clumsy and
heavy; had on when hq went away, a dark fnuff
coloured broadcloth coat lined with green, and
apple-tree buttons, nankeen jacket and breeches,
thread dockings, and calf-fkin shoes ; also took
with him, one pair of cotten stockings and a pair
of old shoes: He has long black hair tied behind,
marked with the small-pox, talks a little on the
broague, can Ipeak French, and is very apt to talk
about France, &c. Whoever takes up said servant
and secures him in any of his Majesty's g eh, so
tint his mailer may have him again, shall have
FIVE DOLLAR S if taken up in the counts,
and if out of the county the above Rewards and
reasonable charges, paid by
JARED IRWIN.
N. B. All matters of vessels are desired not t®
harbour or carry off Did fervantat their peril.
SIXI7O LL'a RS REWARD.
RAN AWAY about the 20th inst. (July)
" from the fubferiber, in the drihict of South
wark, RICHARD BU rS, a mulatto man,
abaut twenty-ei^ht years of age, fix feet high, and
very lusty, flow of speech, has a heavy look, wit!
either a flit in one ear or a piece cut off; had on
an oznabrigs shirt and trowfers, fearnought jacket,
with an old hat and shoes ; he plays on the violin.
It is supposed he is lurking about the neighbour
hood. Whoever secures the-said fellow, and deli
vers him to Mr. Whitehead, overseer of the
Work-house, or to the fubferiber, ffiall have the
above Reward, paid by
THOMAS CASDORP.
EIGHT DOLLARS irEWAirD.
gTOLEN some time ago, from the fubferiber
0 living in Shippenfburg, a laige square iron
SNUFF BOX, edged with pinchbeck japanning
much worn off, wherein was the following articles,
viz. two stone rings, one a large bright Itone, the
other three (tones of the common kind, but was
broke >t a stone soc ket; some old gold, gold wire,
sundry final! watch-makers tools, and a gold breach
of small twisted wire in the form of a crooked
heart. Whoever secures the fame, together with
the thief, so that hn may be brought to justice,
mail have the above Reward, paid by
WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
N. B. Said Campbell carries on the Drum
making business, and has now a quantity on hand
which will be feld at the low price of Fifty Shil
lings each, judged to be as good as any made else
where. §
SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARDS
I) AN AWAY the Bth day of May lal|, froa
" the fubferiber, living at Elk Ferry, in C^cit
county, Maryland, a negro man, named CUFF,
who rowed in the terry boat at said ferry, he is
about five feet three or four inches high, a strait wtM
fit fellow, with thick lips, and the letter R marked
on one of his cheeky he has had a fcall'd head,
which he commonly keeps covered, is artful, and
talksa little in the negro dialed : He had on when
he went away, a lead coloured jacket and breeches,
oznabrigs flr.rt, old dockings, and no shoes. Like
wise ran-away on the I,lb ofAuguft instant, a ne
groe man, named PENN, he is about five feet
6or 7 inches high, country born, well set, ver,
talkative, and may probably m dee a great fliew of
religion, he is a b ack small eyed fellow: Had on
and took with him, a country cloth light coloured
upper jacket, a dark flowered flannel under ditto,
patched check shirt, an czenbrigs ditto, one pair
of tarry canvass trowfers, one pair of ozenbrigs
ditto, an old small brimmed tarry hat, old shoes,
Rd carved brass buckles; said negro ran away
dme years ^go, and naffed himfelf for a free man
by the name of J A M E S PEMBERTON,
and got a forged pass signed Thomas Franklin, of
Baltimore Count /, Maryland, on account of which
he was employed by one Meredith a tanner, near
Correll's Ferry, and afterwards indented himfelf to
another Meredith, a currier in Philadelphia, and
as he has been to New York with said Meredith,
he may now be making that way ; both or either of
them, as they have many acquaintances may pro
bably get forged passes. Whoever takes up said
negroes and secures them, so that their matter
may have them again, shall have the above reward,
or EIGHT DOLLARS for either of them.
t 5 THOMAS SAVIN.
CARTRIDGE PAPERS
By the Ream or Quire, to be SO LD by
JOHN DU N I, A P