Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-01 00:00:00, page 3

BOSTON, June #L
IT is worthy df foec^l notice, that the To| of jufio,
x 77+ , was die la*day allowed for trading vessels to
leave or enter the port of Bolton, through the cruelty of
a Britifn act of Parliament ; and that on the 14th of
June, 1776, through the blessing of God upon the ope
rations of a much injured and bppreffed people, was the
hftday allowed for British men of war, or ministerial
velvets to remain or enter within the laid port, but as
American prizes. Thus has providence retaliated.
I-I A R T F O R D, J^ 24.
Part of a letter from Captain Setb Harding Commander of
the brio Defence, in the Continental fir-vice, to the Hou.
Governor Trumbull, dated £tfon, June ry.
" Honoured Sir,
<< I failed on Sunday last from Plymouth ; soon after
we came to fail, I heard a confiderabie firing to the
northward. Id the evening I fell in with four armed
schooners, near the entrance of Button harbour, who in
formed me they had been engaged with a ffiip and brig,
and were obliged to quit therii. Soon after I came up
into Nantafket road, where I f^und the ffiip and brig at
anchor. I immediately fell in between the .wo, and
came to an anchor about 11 o'clock at night. I hailed
the (hip, who answered " from Great Britain." I or
dered her to strike her colours to America. , They an
swered, asking, " What brig is that ?"—I toid them.
.——The Defence, I then hailed him again, and told
him, 1 did net want to kill his men, but would have the
ship at all events, and agin ordered them to strike ;
upon which the Major (since dead) Did, " yes I'll strike,"
and fired in a broad-tide upon me, which [immediately
retu. ned, when an engagement began, which iatted three
glades, when the Grip and brig both struck. In this en
gagement I had nine men wounded, but none kil'ed.
The enemy had 18 killed, and a number wounded. My
officers lad men behaved with great bravery, none could
have outdone them. We took out of the above vessels
2(0 prisoners, among whom is Col. Campbell, of Gen.
Frazell regiment of Highlanders. The Major was kill
ed in the engagement.
“ Yesterday a (hip was seen in the Bay, which came
towards the entran eof Boston ha bour ; upon which I
came to fail, withfoar fchobners in company ; we came
up with them, and took them without an engagement ;
there were on board 112 Highlanders, As there are a
lumber more of the fame fleet expected every day, and
the General here urges my day, I shall tarry a few days,
and then proced for New-Landod. My brig is much da
maged in her fails and rigging.
I am, with great refpeft,
Your Honour's most humble servant,
seth Warding."
The following if a lift of the officers taken in the transports
bound to Boson front Scotland, with Highlanders on
board.
Lie-ut. Col. Campbell, Captains Campbell, Maxwell,
and Mackenzie : Lieutenants, Archibald Campbell,
• Campbell, Dickinson, Belnawer, Cohorne,
M'Lane, Hugh Campbell, Mackenzie, Gordon, Fra
zier, (faarter-Mafter Oglevie : Ensign Frazier : Surge
on's Mate Burnes..
Volunteers; with the rank of officers (who are impati
ently waiting at “ the Pool" for the deathand old ibe^
of commiffoned officers) Messrs. Flint, M'Dougall,
M'Bme, Wilson, John Campbell, Duncan Campbell,
Colin Mackenzie, M'Tavifh, Hume and Dwar.
Privates, 450.
Colonel Campbell, we hear was to have the chief com
mand of the two Scotch battalions.
The General Amenably of this Colony, in the late spe
cial sessions, regimented and eftablifhtd the Troop of
Horse throughout the Colony, dividing them into five
regiments, to be commanded by one Colonel, and one
Lieutenant Colonel for the whole, and one Major to
each regiment ; and have ordered them immediately to
equip toemfelves with every necessary warlike accoutre
ment, and stand ready, at a minute's warding, to go in
defence of this and the neighbouring colonies.
Last Saturday night were brought to this town; from
Albany, escorted by a strong guard, fix gentlemen
[ TORIES] they were sent by the Committee of Albany,
19 the Committee of this place, to be properly taken
care of for the present.
Thirty-three ar.d one quarter tons of Salt-Petre, ma
nufactured in this Colony, before the firft of June inlt.
has already been received into (tore for the Colony, to
supply the powder-mills therein : two of which are now
working briskly, and the third almost compleated.
Bj an express arrived lafl night from Albany, we have the
following, extracted from a letter to Gen. Schuyler, da
ted Sorel, June 14, 1776.
“ On the 6th inst. about 2000 men, under the com
mand of Gen. Thomson, marched to attack the enemy
at Three Rivers—they designed to have furprized thetti
at day break, on the Bth init. but the gbide led them
into a morass, returning from which took therti two
hours ; they then had to pass through a long swamp,
in the face of the enemy, who had a large reinforcement
arrived very unhappily that evening, and landed in fight
of our men : Being well equipped they gave General
Thomson's party so warm a reception, he thought pru
dent to retreat ; in the mean time a body of 600 were
sent off from the enemy to cut off our retreat, and de
ffroy our batteaus, which they could not effeft ; and
our batteaus were all saved but one, ou^ of which the
men escaped. General Thomson, Colonel Irvin, Doc-
M'Kennie, Parson M'Auley, Lieutenants Bird and Cur
rey, and about 40 men are prisoners, amd about 150
more are miffing.
" It is supposed that Gen. Burgoyne has with him the
whole reinforcement designed for Canada. Our army
are more than half sick with the small pox, the other part
have an enemy of more than three times their number
—may they be recruited—but I fear the usual slowness
will prevent it."
N EW- Y O R K, 7une %
Extract of a letter front St. Euflatia, May 7;
" I take the liberty of acquainting you with the ar
rival of a (hip from Zealand with 50 tons of powder,
find a parcel of fire arms. Two other vessels were to
follow with the fame articles; besides these,, near twenty
fail are expected from Amsterdam, all of which will
bring more or fefs § To th^t if it is yet wanted in Ame
rica, you will know whee it may be had in plenty."
" The demand for American produce feemb to in
crease daily ; and as the call for such, for the supply of
the neighbouring islands, has taken away very near all
that we had f. r our own use, we have a very melancho
ly profpt& before us, if we have do arrivals with thoie
^articles from you.
"We have some arrivals from England, mollof +/hich
give us different accounts as to the fiturtion of ass irs
therh. The best I can gather ri, that 24 or 25,000 men
w^uld be sent over to America this year ; ^OOO have
failed from Ireland, under convoy of 6 or 8 frigates ;
and if they fail, their pretentious aie over. The Mi
piftry in general are agrinft fending foreign troops. It
is thought none will go, except tire Hessians/; and in
their absence, that Principality is to be guaranteed by
the English. A large frier had failed from England,
but had been Mattered in a Horrn, and put back again."
We bear, that fire fail of the ministerial pirates are
now cruizing off Block-Bland.
Extrafl ej a letter 'from a gentleman at Wilmington (Cape
• Fear) dated May 30.
'' General Clinton, with 3000 men, continue en
campedroear Rrtfchnfton ; we ar: informed, they wad
farther to hear from Major Genual Howe ;—that their
• baggage is going cn board the tranfoods,, and that the
vessels have orders to be in geadinefs for failing." —
O her accounts fafy they bare failed.
Extras cf a letter from Charlefawn, South-Carolina.
'' My last letter t® yen I sent by C,pt. Brown, rm
Middletown Point, who sassed cut of the h arbour in the
morning, with a valuable cargo, and was taken before
noon by one of his Britannic Majefty'spir tes, who thiee'
days aft r was taken by one fowr Provincial vessels of
wd'r. We are (till fortifying and increasing our force,
both by land and sea. The Infurgenrs in both provinces
are subdued, snd are now very quiet. Gert ral Clinton,
who came to join and herd them, has for the present
left us. By a remarkably Providence the Creek Indiars
have engaged in our favour. A party of men came to
Georgia, exp.ahig by the favour of tre Tories to carry
all before them, and ‘make that a provision Colony. At
the very time a few head men of th.t nation happened
to be at Mr. Bryant's, to warn him of t>e danger of an
Indian war. At this moment, he being abtent, bis
house was attacked by some cf the eremy who had got
up the river Savannah. The Savages, finding that in
the absence of their old friend his house was aflaulted,
defended it, and one of their Chiefs, the only man that
was hurt;, was wounded in the thigh. This fo^'enraged
them, that they fen off a turiner, who in a few days
brought down 500, who have since killed fevtral men wf
the fleet, who had landed to water."
P HIL A pELPH T A.*
Extras of'aletter from Nftu York, dated June 28.'
" Certain intelligence is this minute arrived, that the
armed vessels, Schuyler and Montgomery, retook yes
terday and brought into Five Island Inlet, four prizes,
viz. two brigs from Brazil, loaded with oil ; a fchoner
belonging to C^pe Ann, loaded with molafles and fagar;
a (loop, with flour and lumber, fdm Rhode-Bland. One
of the prisoners informed that General Howe is arrived
at the Hook, in the Greyhound ; that the fleet failed
fiom Halifax the grit inst. being 130 feil, and may be
soon expected at the Hook. One of the soldiers concern
ed in the plot is to be hanged this morning. Y^terday
there were eleven fail at the Hook."
We hear that some ofitue Highlanders, lately taken,
assert, thatthey were told before they failed, that they
were sent hither to take polfeffion of forfeited farms, the
rebels having been drove by the Ring's troops fcveral
hundred miles into the country. One or more of them
also declare, that, out cfthe number inlifted in Scotland
for the American service, 400 defeated on their march
from Perth to Greened k.
In Philadelphia County C 0 MMITTE E,
# ,%ne 15, 1776.
Refolded, That it be, and it is hereby recommended
to the townships in this county, that have not chosen
peffons to receive the arms from the non rifociators, and
arid these that have chosen persons w o negle& that du
ty, to meet on the 6th day of July next, at some conve
nient place in their refpe&ive townships, and choose
three proper persons in each township for that purpose,
agreeable to a late Resolve of Aflembly, and that the
township Committee-men (where such are choferi) are
requested to advertise their refpe6tive townships of the
place and time of diy to meet. !1
Refolded, That it be recommended to the Colonels of
the several Battalions ofthis County, to give intelligence
to the Committee of Safety as soon as possible of the state
and condition of their Battalions, with refpe& to th'eir
fire artns and accoutrements.
Extrail from tide Minutes,
ENOCH EDWARDS, Secretary.
*, The sale of the estate of Elijah Dowe, advertized
in the firft page of this paper, is put off.
O<^^s**s^oo &^-s^e^>+<M>s
Vbiladelphia',fuf, 1, 1,76.
AL L persons yet indebted to the fubfcnber§
(late Printers of the Pcnnlylvania Mercury, &c.)
are requested to make payment: It is hoped this notice
will be attended to, which will in part compensate for
the lori they have (drained, by their printing-office and
materials being totally consumed by fire on the 31st of
December lalt. ENOCH STOR Y,
DANIEL HUMPHREYS.
THREE PJUND) REWARD.
CTRAYE D or.S T OLE N from the fubferibet,
' Tavern-keeperfrit the sign of Adam and Eve, in
Callowhill-ftreet, in the Northern Liberties of the city
of Philadelphia, on the i§th of June lalt, a large, churi
ky, dark bay HORSE, about fifteen ye^rs old, fifteen
hand§ high, branded on the near (houlder with G. has
a large head; the inside of his lips about the bit ftahd
out; his mane lately trimmed, one or both of his hind
feet ate white from the hoof to the firft joint ; he paces
and trots. Whoever takes up said horte and brings him
to the (übferiber, thall have the above Reward and rea
sonable charges, paid,by
1 GEORGE STRIEPER.
On Uiifo next mill be published andfoldly J'O HN
DUNLAP, in Market -street, Philadelphia,
OBSERVATIONS
ON THE
Nature of CIVIL LIBERTY, the Principled
of GOVERNMENT, and the J'ulhce and
Policy of the WAR with A MERIC A.
To which is added,
An APPENDIX, containing a state of the Nation
^l Debt, an estimate of the money drawn from the
Public by the taxes, and an account of the National
Income and Expenditure since the last War.
Heu wiferi cives; non Hofiew, inimicaque caftra.,
Peftras Spes vritis., : - r > Virg.
By RICHARD PRICE, D.D. F.P,.S.
*, This learned, judicious and liberal author had
the thanks of the Common Council, and the Freedom
of the City of London presented to him in a gold box,
for this his most excellent pamphlet on Civil Liberty.
Just pubfi/bed and to he fold by WILLIAM AND
THOMAS BRADFORD,
PROCEEDINGS
I'OF'THE
Provincial Conference of COMMITTEES,
Of the Province of PENNSYLVANIA;
Held at the Carpenters Hall, at Philadelphia.
Began June xßtb, and continued by adjournments to
June 25th, 17767 1
To BE SOLD BY
DAVID BEVERIDG E,
At his Store on the Bird-inland Wharf,
Best F RENCHI NDI G O,
MOLASS E 5,., R U M,
SUGA R add C O FF E E.
To be SOLD by PUBLIC VflTdUE,
at Capt. Kendal Cole's, near Haddonfield, in New-
Jersey, on Monday, the Bth day of July infant, at
Ten o'clock in the morning,
°DETWEEN sixty and seventy CATTLE, a Urge
part of which will consist of four year- old steers and
spayed beifeis ; ' the remainder dry cows, oxen, bulls;
young cattle, and cows and caries ; at which time ^nd
place the conditions of (ale uill be made known. f
TO BE To TD,
THE TIME of a young B : (h servant Wom^rf,
^ho fas three years arid four months to k ; ve, and
is an excellent spinner. E? qui eof the Printer. -
WA S'FOUND; On the road leading
fiom Darby to Haverford, and near the uiX
Briber's house in Darby Township, Charter Com t,, a
piece of WRITING, supposed to be of cohriqu^nce
to Adam Ilainacker, who may have it a ain b- apply
ingto t JOHN MUSGRAVE.
TEN-SHILLINGS WAkD.
CTRA^:ED or STOLEN from cff the Commons,
u a red and white CO W ; had ar i.on collar a : out
her neck with a bell damped I: EDDY. Whoever will
bring laid Cow to Charles J RVis, in Sr. wherry
alley, (hall receive the above Reward and ah reafimade
charges.
June 2c 1776.
SIX DOLLARS REWARD.
CTOLEN or STRAYED two weeks ago, out of
e a pasture near Mis. Maftersri place, a brown MARE;
with one hind foot white, a star in her forehead, (even
years old, fourteen hands high; a natural pacer, and
trots a little. Whoever will bring the said Mare to the
fubferibers shall receive the above Rewaid, and no ques
tions asked. WILLIAM TAYLOR
+ TO ItN CARNAN:'
June 70, 1776.
THESE are to notify the creditors of the
fubferiber to meet at Glcuceffer, at the house cf
William HuEg, on the eighteenth day of July next, be
fore Samuel Harrison and John Hinchman, Eiqui.es, to
(Lew cause, if any they have, why his body (hould not
be released from confinement, agreeable to an A& of
Assembly of the province of New-Jerley, m^de for the
relief o( insolvent debtors.
t BENJAMIN COLLINS.
Philadelphia, Jine
WHEREAS WntiAfj Appleby, Dife
teller, near the Stone Bridge oh the Deck, in
tends soon to remove his Stills into the country, and
wants to join feme proper ptrfon who h^th a conveni
ence of houfeing; water, ; and a good cellar; and will
join in partnership for making different kinds bf Cordi
als, Whiskey, and Gin: Ally perlon, having the above
convenience', a^d induing to join,, i§ deihed to apply
to laid APPLEBY.—He hat on hand a quantity of Cor
dial Aniseed, Rye Whitey and Gin, which he will fell
un real.nabie termsfor ready money. I her^ is al 0 a
behthy, Prong, able man,_that lias got in debt, and
whois willing to indent himfdftor a time: He lerved
his time in this province,, has been twelve years in the
country, and can be well recommended for fobnetv.
^ T° be "' ! > tb e tithe of a (Long well made hr;
vant Girl, who has three years and a half to feive, and
understands fpihning. Enquire of said Appleby. 1
Just published a,d to be fold by JOHN DUNLAP;
in Market street, Philadelphia,
THOUGHTS on GOVERNMENT:
'. Applicable to the Present Siate of the
AMERICAN COLONj £s c