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The. news received from America of the difgrace
fal defeat ofthr King's Troops, hath thrown Lord
Bute's.cabal into the utmolt confterna.ion. The
woful meff^nger of this intelligence was closeted for
two hours on Sunday evening with Lord North.
hliiday died at his country feat near Croydon in
Su rey, alter tw>yea s lit gering illness, Barlow Tre
c) i k, Esp lone ti ne dice he resigned his gown
as V /inaiof the Ward of Vinrry.
Tie Iwith America is now began, the blood
of ac m Bremen hath been shed, and if the sword
f: fhmid be Ihcathed without taking off the
. L adsoff>m : of the miVftiy, then is there no such
thing as nab mal spirit exiting aqpngft the Englilh.
Ta. : A no; icvns, by the late Defeat of the poltroon
Rcgul rs, have acquired immortal honour. They
yr^c ait .ckrd uuprwiked, by a party of the King's
+/.):>„ who, to .edify their loyalty, abused the pro
vincials in language so gross, that courtiers only
could have adopted it. They paid,however severe
ly for their impudence ; they were not only defeat
ed, but disgraced, and after running away, most
manfully, they claimed, as belonging to his Majes
ty, the protection of his royal navy.
We are desired by the rhiniftryto assure the pub-
Tc, that the late difgraceful defeat of the King's
troops in America, was entirely owing to their not
coCircling themselves as Regulars. Previous to the
engagement, they Ihoutdercd their pieces on the
right fhculder, and ran away only to rectify their
rui flake.
At the meeting of the Cohgrefs, held at Phila
/ delphia on the loth of May the Delegates resolved
wiawnoufly. That each Province ihould furnifh
taeirquota of troops in defence of the liberties of
America.
,^A TERT 0 W N, July 24.
' * . ./ :u# - Defy, who failed from Salem for London, a
: few Uys after the Battle of Lexington, returned las
^rflay, and the Jam: Day went to Head Quarters in
f^Hr^ge. He has brought Papers to thejirf of June,
w:>icv fee had the Perajal of for about an Hour before
t^y were forwarded to the Continental Congress, and
\.J r ™ w~rh we have extraAedihe following important
frticlos of Intelligence, viz.
L 0 N D Q N, May 26.
f\ 4 INISTRY, it is said, talk of adding another
!C/^ dozen to the Mandamus Council at Boston;
+ ' -^ as luch honours are much fought after, and
f^^r Lengthen the hands of government there,
10 of Mr. HUTCHINSON'S ADDRESSERS
Wg)have not recanted, have been taught to expert
,such favours long ago. -
Hy 31. The Parliament is expelled to be recal
, led onmediately.
it is i determined Mrafure in Council that neither
I^eOOD nor TREASURE snail be spared to bring
,t:r American Brethren to what is called a sense of
their duty.
,Four more regiments we hear, will be ordered
firthvi..u to America, and a part of the militia is to
be embodied.
Gjvernmmt is in such contempt, they can nei
ther get a seaman or recruit.
All further Difeuffions of American and British
R g'its founded in Judice, is now at an end. The
ilppeal nas been made, (by our Troops beginning
sir late Affray,) to God; but'God and American
.Virtue foem tn have declared against our Pretensions.
A co-refyondent fays, that the event of the firft
minidcrial experiment of coercion and the sword,
already be. in to dagger the wavering and undeceiv
elEtyoh in (for Scotchmen are out of the quef
rim) h )r'ro% consternation, and resentment, were
IF 'ugly piloted on the countenances of every honest
rimm London yefterlay, on the receipt of the me
:ancioly news from America.
L >ol North, when he received the unhappv news
t) government, that the Provincials had defeated
Ge i..Gagc's troops, he was ft mck with aftonifnment,
. a;.: pale, and did not utter a syllable for some
minuses.
When the lad advice left America, Boston was
favrounded by upwards of forty thousand Provinci
al; and, at the mod extensive computation, the
troops under the command, of Gage, did not amount
to more than Wo thousand five hundred. The lat
ter, however have a considerable advantage, for they
are Regulars ; whereas the Provincials are Militia,
who tight merely for a love of liberty.
Afre^the Defeat of the Regulars, when theKing's
troops had fled for shelter under the guns of the men
of war, the Victorious American militia surrounded
Bohm, and were about to set fire to the town, but
die inhabitants entreated them to forbear, as it
might aiord barracks for the provincials.
It is imigined that by this time the King's Troops
in America are either taken Prisoners or else that
they have been forced to flee on board the men of
• ^. r , as affording the only ramparts for protection.
due C p:ain of the vessel who lately brought the
news ^ 11 Defeat of the King's forces, has been
feet for by the Privy Council, but he is too honest
a man to diHmbie his sentiments or conceal the
truth.
Wedne/day las the General Agembly of this Colony con
vened at the Meeting House in this Town, when they
unaninruf, made choice of the Hon. fAMES WARREN
Efyfor f ^ r Speaker, and Mr. Samuel Freeman
for their Clerk.
On Friday last the following Gentlemen were chosen
COUNSELLORS for the prejent Year, viz.
Hon. fames Bowdoin, Es; fames Pitrs Es ; B„j«.
min Greenleaf, Ejq; Caleb Cubing, Es ; f o bn Han
cock, Efa; John Winthrop, Es; fofeph.Gerrif, Ej;
fohn Adams Ejq; fedediah Fo/tcr, Efa; fames" Prejcot,
Efa; Michael Far/cy, Efa; Thomas Cubing Efa; Samuel
Adams, Efr, fofeph Palmer Eg; Benjamin Lincoln,Ejq;
fabez Fifer, Es% Azar Orne, Efqf Eldad i aylor, Ej,,
For the Colony of PLYMOUTH.
Hen. fames Otis, Ejq; William Seaver, Est; Waitar
Spooner, Efa; Robert-1 reat Payne, Efa;
For the Province of MAINE.
Hon Benjamin Chadburne, Efa; Enoch Freeman, Efa;
Charles Chauncey, Ejq;
For SAGADAHOcK Hon fohn Taylor, Esq;
At Large, Hon. Mfs Gill, Esq; Samuel Holton, Esq-
NORFOLK, (Virginia) July 12.
"By a fliip from Great-Bntain gone up some of
the rivers, we learn, that they are beating up for re
cruits in every town in England.
CHARLES TOWN, (South Carolina) July 16.
London, May 25. Ycfterday docks fell one and
a half per cent, on account of the engagement be
tween the King's troops and the provincials,at Lex
ington.---The account published in the Brillol pa
p& of June id, is the fame as that brought byCapt.
Allen, from Salem. In the fame pap^r notice is
given from the Secretary of State's Office, that no
advices had been received in the American depart
ment of any such even t, but that a vellei with dis
patches from Gen. Ga ge was dail, expeded.
NEW- r°o R K, fuly 27.
On the \%th, the Continental Coigrefs passed sundry
reflations recommending to all he colonies, that all able
bodied men from 16 to gD,form themselves into regular,
militia companies, regiments, &fc. one 4th of whom to
be minute men, all to perfc.fi tfmfelves in the military art,
and be pro vided with arms, ammunition and accoutre
ments.
Drafts from the different regimentsbf fuat in Ire
land are daily arriving at Cork,in order to embark
for America.
June i. Yesterday evening a messenger arrived
express from Gen. Gage, to the Earl of Dartmouth,
at ha house in Charles-street, St. James's square ;
his Lordihip was at his Country House at Black
heath, and the express immediately dispatched to
h;m, on the receipt ofwhich hisLordffiip went from
Blackheath to his Majesty at Key.
May the Scotch Projects of 1775 meet the fame
Fate as those of 1715 and 1745.
WATERTOW N,Jdly 24.
Extrafl of a Letter from London^ dated June I, 1775.
" 'he intelligence by Capt. Darby of the defeat
of G. Gage's men under Lord P. by the Americans
on the 19th of April last has given general pleasure
here, as the news papers will teftify. 'Tis not with
certainty that one can speak of the disposition of
people in England with refped to the contest with
America: though we are clear that the friendsof A
merica increase every day, particularly since the a
bove intelligence.
" It is believed that the ministers have rot as
yet formed any plans in consequence of the action
of April 19. They are in total confufion and con-
Bernation, and wait for Gen. Gage's dispatches by
the Capt. Brown. The talk of the day is that
more troops and ships are to be sent immediately ;
but this it is thought cannot be done without cell
ing the parliament to raise more money, ifit Ihould
be attempted ,much disturbance may be ex reeled in
England.
For Boston Light Dragoon 17th Regiment, Col.
George Preston, 120 men. Foot, 35th Reg. Col.
Henry Campbell ; 49th Reg. Alex. Maitland, 63d
Reg^ Francis Grant; 420 men each.
For New-York, Foot, zzd Reg. Gen. T. Gage;
4.oth. Reg. Sir Robert Hamilton ; 44th Reg. James
Abercrombie; 45th Reg. William Haviland ; 420
men each.
Extra& of a letter from Philadelphia, July 20.
“ This morning came up to town, Jame^ Haber-
Ihan, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He
came in a vessel bound to the northward and got
into a pilot boat at our Capes.---He came for his
health.---By him there are letters which inform,
that the peopleof Georgia are become quite hearty
lathe common c^ufe, and have chosen five Reb:
Morgan Lewis, Efq;is a pointed Major ofßrig
ade to Major General Schuyler.
On Tuesday and Wedaefday a large detachment
from the ' camp at Harlaem, confiding of about 1000
men, under the command of Colonel Waterbury,
marched for Albany: It is said they are intended
as a reinforcement of Ticonderoga, where Major
General Schuyler commands.
It is said that the Hon. Continental Congress
will in a few days be adjourned, and that their next
meeting will be at Hartford in Connecticut.
fU'-eo Mid: are expected in a few days, Captain
Maitland, from London, arrived there, and had cn
board thirteen tbeufand weight of powder; the in
habitants bearded her, and took all the powder in
to their pcTAlion.,
Capt. George M'Aroy, who came passenger in
the brigantine Franklin, in 14 days from St. Eufta
tia, which veffel.he left at Sandy-Hook yesterday
morning,—Dys, that a New-England vessel arrived
in that load two days before they failed,who in com
pany with,a Bermuda vtflel, that was bound to
Antigua, had fallen in, a few days before, with a
flop from London to Jamaica, 18 days out. The
Capt. related, that there was a very great distur
bance in London.—x^ord North had gone to France,
and the Parliament House was pulled down by the
populace. Filat the Lord Mayor, Governor John
done, and Mr. Burke, had found out a great deal
of bribery and corruption in the last Parliament.
NEW-LONDON, July. 28.
THOMAS ALLEN's Marine List.
pa Tuesday 25th, 7 P. M. Arrived in this Har
bour his Majesty's Ships of War the
Rose, commanded by Wallace,
Swan, James Afcough,
King Fiffier, Montagu,
With a small Sloop, Tender.
27 th, Meridian---the above now lay at Anchor
in this Harbour.
Mr. Watson,
As the following Account cf the taking the Fortrefo of
Aicondroga and Crownpoint, published in the Maga
caujetts hpy, contains many Mijreprefentations, yots
are defined to insert thejame, together with my Answer
to it in year next.
CAMBRIDGE, May 18.
Yesterday Col. Eafton arrived at the Provincial
Congiels in Watertown, from Ticonderoga, and
brings the glorious newsof the taking that place by
the American forces without the loss of a man : Of
which inrerefting event we have collected the follow
ing particulars, viz. Last Tuesday fe'nnight about
240 men from Connecticut and this province, under
Col. Allen and Col. Eafton, arrived at the Lake near
Ticonderoga, 80 of them crossed it, and came to the
fort about the dawn of day. The Centry was much
furprized at feeing such a body of men, and snapped
his piece at taem ; our men however immediately
rushed forward and confined the centry, pushed
thiougli the covejed way, and all got fate upon the
parade, while thegarrifon were sleeping in their beds.
They immediately formed a hollow square, and gave
three huzzas,which hr tight cut the garrison ; an in-
Confideiable fkirmuh with cutlaffeslr bayonets, en
sued, in which a Imall number of the enemy received
some wounds. The commanding officer loon came
forth ; C6l. Eafton clapped him upon the shoulder,
told him he was his prisoner, and demanded IN
THE NAME OF AMERICA, an instant surrender
of the fort,with allits contents,to theAmerican forces.
The officer was in great confufion and exprefled him
felf to this effe&--damn,ou, what--what -does alltbis
mean ---Col. Eafton again told him, that he and his
garrison were prisoners : The officer faid,that he ho
ped he fhoyld be treated with honor : Col. Eafton
replied, he fhouid be treated with much more honour
than our people had met with from the British troops.
The officer then Did, he was all submission, and im
mediately ordered his soldiers to deliver up all the
arms, in number about 100 Hands. As they gave
up their arms, the prisoners were secured in the hol
low square. The American forces having thus *
providentially got poffefion of this importan t fortrefs,
found in it upwards of one hundred pieces of cannon,
several mortars, and a considerable quantity of shot,
stores and some powder. After this acquisition, a
detachment of our troops was difpached to take
pofieffion cf Crown Point, where there is a confider
ablenumber ofcannon. Another detachment was sent
to Skenfoorough, where they took Major Skene and
his family, with a number of soldiers, and several
small pieces of cannon.
H AVLNG h accident seen in a paper (filed the Ame
rican Gracle, of May 2^/h) the above paragraph
relative to the taking Ticonderoga, by one Col. Eafton
---and being the commanding offer at that time, think I
cannot, injufice to myflf, do lejs than contradifi the man?
particulars therein contained, knowing them to be totally
void y' tiuth, lndeed, lam qsite at a loss toconje&ure what
could incline this fame Col. Eafion, to publijb a conver
sation said to be had wi'h me, except he, knowing that I
was a prisoner, and refrifted from giving am account at
all of this affair, took the advantage of my fauation, in
order to anjwer his own purposes at the total expence of his
veracity ! for Ifolemnly declare I never jaw Col. Eafton,
at the time the fort wasfurprifed, nor had he and I any
conversation whatever, relative thereto, then, or at any
other time since. William Delaplace.
Hartford, July 28, 1775.
* The fame Account was published in several other
Papers.
A Quantity of choice SHEEP's WVOL, at is. qd.
per Ib.---to be fold by me the fubferiber at
Middleown, at the Upper Ho#fes.
Joshua Plum's.