The New-England chronicle — Boston [Mass.], 1776-04-25 00:00:00, page 1

CUM cum in finem Gradus Academici inflituti
fuerint, ut viri Scientia, facientia, et
virtute ingignes, qui de re literaria et de Republica
optime meruerunt, Honoribus bifce laureatis remune
rarentur—Maxime decet ut honore tali afficiatur vir
il^rifenus GEORGIUS WASHINGTON, Ar
figer, Exercitus Coloniarum in America foederata
rum Imperator praeclarus, cujus Scientia et Amor
Patrice undique patent ; qui, propter eximias Vir
tutes, tam civiles quam Militares, , imum, a Civi
bus suis Legatus electus, in Consessu celeberrimo Ame
ricano de Libertate ad ext emum periclitata, et defa
lute Publica fideliter et peritiffme confluit ; deinde,
ptfulante Patria, Sedem in Virginia amoenissimam et
Pes proprias perlubenter reliquit, ut per omnes Cafl
rorum Labores & Pericula, nulla mercede accepta,
Nov- Angliam ab Armis Britannorum iniquis et
crudelibus liberaret, et Colonias ceteras tueretur ; et
qui, sub auspiciis Divinis maxime frenandis, ab urbe
Boftomd per undecim Menses clausa, munita, et pluf
quamfeptem millium Militum Prafidiorfirmata, naves
et Copias Hostium in fugam pr^oipitem et probrosam
deturbavit : adeo ut Cives , plurimis duritiis et Saevi
tiis oppress, tandemfalvi laetentur,Villas vicina: quies
cant, atque felibus suis Academia noflra rejlituatur.
Sciatis igitur quod nos Prafes, ct Socii Collegii
Harvardini in Cantabrigia Nov-Anglorum (consen
tientibus honorandis admodum et reverendis Aca
demia nofira infletioribus) Dominum fupraditlum,
' summo honore dignum, GEORGIUMWASHING
TON, Doctorem utriusque Juris, tum Natuia et
-Pentium, tum Civilis, futuimus et creavimus, eique
fmul dedimus et concedimus omnia sura Privilegia
'gt Honores, ad sum Gradum Pertinentia.
In cujus Rei Lefimonium nos communi S : gillo
Universitatis bifce Literis affixo Chirographa appo
fuimus. Die Tertio Aprilis Anno salutisf alutis millefmo
Septingentesimo Sefuagefimo sexto.
Sigillum ^
c^rnun,.
Samuel Langdon, S. T. D. Praeses.
Nathanael Appleton, S. T. D. -<
Johannes Winthrop, Mat. et Phi. P.) Socii.
Andreas Eliot, S. T.D.(HoI?L. L.D. >
Saml. Cooper, S. T. D. <Thefau-
Johanne^Wadfworth, Log.etEth.Pre.) rarius.
THE CORPORATION of HARVARD
COLLEGE in Cambridge, in New-England,
to all the Faithful in Christ, to whom these
Presents shall come, GREETING.
WHEREAS Academical Degrees were ori
ginally instituted for this Purpose, That
Men, eminent for Knowledge, Wisdom and Vir
tue, who have highly merited of the Republick
of Letters and the Common-Wealth, Should be
rewarded with the Honor of these Laurels ; there
is the greatest Propriety in conferring such Honor
on that very illustrious Gentleman, GEORGE
-WASHINGTON, Esq; the accomplished Gene
ral of the confederated Colonies in America ;
who feKnowledge and patriotic Ardor are manifeft
to all : Who, for his distinguished Virtue, both
Civil and Military, in the firft Place being elected
by the Suffrages of the Virginians, one of their
Delegates, exerted himfelf with Fidelity and sin
gular Wisdom in the celebrated Congref of Ame
rica, for the Defence of Liberty, when in the ut
moff Danger of being for ever loft, and for the
Salvation of his Country ; and then, at the ear-
Rest Request o f that Grand Council of Patriots,
without Hesitation, left all the Pleasures of his
delightful Seat in Virginia, and the Affairs of his
own Estate, that through all the Fatigues and
Dangers of a Camp, without accepting any Re
ward, he might deliver New-England from the
unjust and cruel Arms of Britain, and defend the
other Colonies ; and Who, by the most signal
Smiles of Divine Providence on his Military
^pqatio^^ dr@ve the Fleet and Troops of the
Senatus Academiae Cantabrigiehfis in Novanglia,
omnibus in Christo Fidelibus ad quos Literae
prefentes pervenerint, Salutem in Domino fem
perternam.
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NEW-ENGLAND'CHRONICLE.
BOSTON : Printed by SAMUEL HALL,at his Office next to the Oliver Cromwell Tavern, in School-Street.
(Vol. VIII.)
THURSDAY, April 25, 1776.
Enemy with difgraceful Precipitation frbm the
Town of Boston, which for eleven Months had
been fliut up, fortified, and defended by a Garri
son of above seven Thousand Regulars ; so that
the Inhabitants, who fuffered a great Variety of
Hardships and Cruelties while under the Power
of their Oppressors, now rejoice in their Deliver
ance, the neighbouring Towns are freed from the
Tumults of Arms, and pur Univerfay has the
agreeable Profpea of being xeftored to its antient
Seat.
Know ye therefore, that We, the President and
Fellows of Harvard-College in Cambridge, (with
the Consent of the Honored and Reverend Over
seers of our Academy) have constituted and
created the aforefaid Gentleman, GEORGE
WASHINGTON, who merits the highest Ho
nor, Doctor of Laws, the Law of Nature and
Nations, and the Civil Law ; and have given
and granted him at the fame Time all Rights,
I rivileges, and Honors to the said Degree per
taining.
In Feftimony whereof, We have affixed the
common Seal of our Univerfitv to these Letters,
and fubferibed them with our Hand writing this
Third Day of April in the Year of our Lord ene
Thousand seven Hundred Seventy-fix.
Signed and sealed as above.
PRO V ID E N'C'E, ApriLTg
,Sunday night last Admiral ESEK HOPKINS,
in,the Alfred man of war, with fix others of the
continental fleet, very deeply laden with cannon
and warlike stores from New- Providence, arrived
at New-London. On Thursday the 4th instant
they fell in with and took the bomb brig, Capt.
Steeds, one of the piratical fleet that has long in
fefted our bay ; ffie mounted 8 carriage-guns, 2
howits, and had on board a considerable quantity
of stores. The next day they took another ofth^
pirates, an aimed schooner, mounting 6 carriage
guns, commanded by one Wallace, a nephew to
the villain who has the chief command on this
station. And on Saturday morning, the 6th in
stant, at four o'clock, off point Judah, the Admi
ral, Capt. John Hopkins in the Cabot, and Capt.
Whipple in the Columbus, fell in with the Glas
gow ship of war, of 24 guns, and her tender, the
latter of which was taken ; the Glasgow, after
an engagement of three hours, in which (he was
much damaged, bore away for the harbour of
Newport, to join Capt. Wallace, and our fleet
being so heavy laden with their valuable cargoes,
she unhappily escaped. On board the Admiral's
ship 6 seamen, and a midshipman belonging to
the bomb brig, who was in the cockpit, were kill
ed, and 6 or 7 wounded ;—Capt John Hopkins,
of the Cabot, was wounded in the hand ; the
master (Mr. Seymour ofPhiladelphia)alieutenant
of marines, and 2 seamen, killed, and 4 wounded ;
on board the Columbus one man was wound
ed. 'Tis not yet known what loss the Glasgow
sustained, but it must have been great, as before
She got off her quarter deck was observed to be en
tirely cleared. The continental fleet the fame day
proceeded up the Sound for New-London, where
we hear they are landing their cargoes, and will
soon be in a condition to attack the ministerial
fleet. Besides the prizes above mentioned, they
carried in a brig and Sloop from New-York, laden
with wheat and flour, supposed to have been de
fined for the supply ofour enemies. The officers
and men on board the continental vessels behaved
with the greatest bravery, and had the engagement
happened a few miles further distant from New
port, theGlafgow must have fallen into their hands.
As soon as the Glasgow got in, the Rose, Capt.
Wallace, the Nautilus, Capt. Ayfcough, with
Several tenders and pirated prizes, flood out to Sea,
leaving the Glasgow, a large snow, and two Small
Sloops, at anchor, about three quarters of a mile
from Brenton's Point The ensuing night, a
party of troops carried one 18 pounder, one 9, one
6, and two 4 pounders on said point ; and early
next morning saluted the Glasgow with such
warmth that She flipped her cable, and puffied up
the River, without firing a gun, under all the fail
She could make, & the others followed with great
funday last, in the forenoon, as a company of
American regulars were getting up the cable and
anchor the Glasgow had a little before left in her
great fright, a large prize flcop came in (Capt.
Wall, of this place, from Maryland, loaded with
flour, &c.) which Wallace had carried out with
him the day before ; and it being a very thick air,
and She expecting to find theGlafgow lying where
She was left,got close in with the boat before they
difeovered her, when the boat immediately laid
her aboard and brought her into Newport. She
had on board 7 men, and one woman.
On the arrival of the continental fleet at New-
Providence, the 3d ®f March, Admiral Hopkins
landed 200 marines, under the command of Capt.
Nicholas, of the Alfred, and 50 Sailors, under
lieutenant Weaver, of the Cabot. They soon
after took poSfeffien of fort Montagu, without op
position, save 5 guns which were difeharged with
out doing any execution. The fame evening ad
vice was received by the Admiral, that 200 of the
inhabitants were assembled to defend Fort-Nassau,
on which he published a Manifefto, setting forch,
that the inhabitants and their property Should be
fafe, if they did not oppose him in taking pofTeffion
of the fortand king's stores. This had the desir
ed effeft, as the inhabitants immediately quitted
the fort, leaving the Governor almost alone to de
fend it. Capt Nicholas, by the Admiral's orders,
Sent to the, Governor for the keys of the fort,which
were delivered,and he immediately took possession.
The Governor had, the night before, sent off 150
barrels of gunpowder in a Small Sloop.
The hon. Montfort Browne, Esq; Governor,
Mr. Baggage, Lieut. Governor, who is also a half
pay officer, and Thomas Arwin, Esq; a Counsel
lor, and Collector of the King's Quitrents for
South-Carolina, were brought off Prisoners.
Inventory of King's Stores, &c. taken from Fort
Montagu, on the Island of New-Providence,
by the Continental Fleet, March 3, 1776.
17 Cannon, from 9 to 36 Founders
1240 Round Shot.
121 Shells.
81 Iron Trucks for Carriages.
22 Copper Hoops.
2 Copper Powder Meafur%.
I Worm. I Ladle.
Some old Iron, Copper and Lead,
Stores, ^fc. taken at Fort-Naffau.'
,1 Cannon, fr®m 9to 32 Pounders.
T 5 Mortars, from 4 to 11 Inches Diameter,
and Beds for Ditto.
5337 Shells.
953 1 Round, and 165 Chain and double-headed
Shot.
140 Hand Granadoes.
816 Fuses or falfe Fires.
99 Spunges, Rammers and Worms.
46 Copper Ladles.
407 Copper Hoops.
5 Copper Powder Measures.
220 Iron Trucks for Carriages.
3 Bells.
24 Casks of Powder.
And a Quantity es Match Rope:
2 Double Blocks with Beals Sheave#,
4 Barrels of Flour.
4 Ditto Bread.
4 Ditto Beef,
I English Flag.
precipitation. By the terrible cracking on board
the Glasgow, the noise and confufion among her
men, it is thought the cannon did good execution.
The wind Shifting to the northward about noon,
those vessels ran down the back of Conanicut, and
flood out to sea, supposed to have gone in quest
of Gapt. Wallace, to make a woful complaint of
the incivility of the Yankies !
A number of negroes belonging to the town
of Newport were found on board the vessels taken
from the enemy. —
On Thursday last Capt. Wallace, of the armed
schooner above me ntioned, arrived here from New-
London, properly escorted, and is now Safely Se
cured in goal.
(Numb. 401.)