The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-01-23 00:00:00, page 1

The PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST.
The Honorable the General Congress have transmitted to
the Convention of this colony extracts of letters from Lord
Dunmore to the Commander in Chief at Boston, giving an
account of the many signal victories he has gained over the
fhirtmen, and defining a farther reinforcement of men, with
feme cash (five thousand pounds flerling, we hear) an# then,
he makes no doubt, he flhall be able to fix himfelf at the Pa
lace in Williamsburg. There are extracts of some other let
ters, very unfriendly to the colonies, from Mr. Neil Jamiefon
of Norfolk, Mr. Walter Hatton upon the Laftern Shore, &c.
which we exped to lay before the public next week. These
letters were found in a sloop from Virginia, taken by the Lee
privateer, Captain Manly, with William Robinson, Etq; one
of the Delegates for Princess Anne, Captains Matthews and
Deane, &c. whom Lord Dunmore had sent prisoners to
Boston.
The following gentlemen are chosen field officers of the
seven new battalions to be raised for the defence and protection
of this colony, fix of which are to consist of ten companies of
sixty-eight men each, rank and file, the other of seven com
panies of sixty-eight men each, for the protection of the coun
ties ot Accoma k and Northampton ; and the two regiments
formerly raised are to be augmented, by the addition of three
hundred and eighty-two men, to be divided into five compa
nies, two of which are to be added to the firft, and the remain
ing three to the fecoad regiment, viz.
Third Regiment. Colonel, Hugh Mercer. Lieutenant
Colonel, George Weedon, Major, Thomas Marfhall.'
Fourth. Colonel, Auam Steven. Lieutenant Colonel, Isaac
Read. Major, Robert Lawton.
W ILLIAMSBURG, January i 3.
, ■ ^ H E brig from Corke, taken by Captain Barron
fait week, was bound for Boston, loaded with pork,
potatoes, eggs, wine, porter, chteie, and dried
Beef, and is iuppofed to be worth five thousand
pounds sterling.
Yetterday arrived in this city, from Norfolk, Col. Howe
and Cape. Nicholas.
Notwithstanding Lord Dunmore's late proclamation for
emancipating such slaves as should repair to his Randard, we
areintormed, by acorrefpondent, ihattwo of his own Negroes,
with an overseer, palled through Frederickfburg, one day
lalt week, on their way to his Berkley plantation ; so that
it ihould seem his Lordihip has not been so very gene
rous to his own bondmen as he wished to be to those who were
the property of others, but whom neither he, nor even his
auguli mailer, have the fmallett right to intermeddle with.
By advices from the array, we learn that all the mills at Tuck
er's point, with the Sccxa dihilie. „ and Mr. Sprowle's houses
at Golport, are totally demolished ; as is likewise the chief
part of Norfolk, a few houses only remain ing above the
church, which are occupied by our troops.
Two deserters from the Liverpool frigate inform, that a
tender is fitting out for James River, on a pirating voyage,
and that all the veflels of war but one are shortly to come
round to York town.
Vol. ll.]
Price only T<wo Coffers.
TUESDAY, JANUARY. 23, 1776.
Published every Tuejday, Tburfday, and Saturday Evenings.
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W OR CEST E R, January 12.
By an officer in the Continental army in Canada, we are
* favored with the following, viz.
By his Excellency GUY CARLETON, Captain-General and
Governor in Chief in and over the province of Quebec,
and the territories depending thereon in America, Vice-
Admiral of the fame, and Major-General of his Majesty's
forces, commanding the Northern Diftrid, &c. &c. &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
" Whereas it has been found expedient to raise and embody
a militia withinthis city, to co-operate with, and to assist his
Majesty's troops in tliis garrison in the preservation of the city,
and of the perlons and property of his Majesty's good and
faithful fubjeds resident therein, against certain rebellious
perlons who have invaded this province, a number of wh< ni
have lately appeared in arms before the walls of this town :
And whereas information has been given me that some per
f ns resident here have contumaciously refufeC to enrol their
names in the militia lifts, and to take up arms -in conjunction
with their fellow citizens for the purpose aforefaid ; and that
others who have enrolled their names, and had for some time
lately carried arms in the defence and preservation of the city,-
have laid them down ; affd allo that some persons are busy in
endeavouring to draw away and alienate the affections of his
Majesty's good and faithful fubjeas of this city from his Ma
jesty's person and government; for these reasons, and jn order
to rid the town, of all useless, dilloyal and treacherous per
sons, l have thought fit to issue this proclamation ; 'and I do
hereby itridly order and enjoin all and every person and pet
fons whatsoever liable to serve in the militia, and residing at
Quebec, wh have refufed or declined to enrol their names
in the militia lilts, and to take up arms in conjunction with
his Majesty's good fubjeds of this city, and who Bill refufe or
decline so to do, as well as those, who having once taken up
arms have afterwards laid them d wn, and will not take them
up again, to quit the town in four days from the date hereof,
together with their wives and children, and to withdraw them-
Fifth. Colonel, William Peachy. Lieutenant Colonel,
William Crawford. Major, Josiah Parker. '
Sixth. Colonel, Mordecai Buckner. Lieutenant Colonel,
Thomas Elliott. Major, James Hendricks.
Seventh. Colonel, William Daingerfield. Lieutenant
Colonel, Alexander M'Clanahan. Major, William Nel- b
son.,
Eighth. Colonel, Peter Mughlenburg. Lieutenant Colonel,
Abraham Bowman. .Major, Peter Heiven done.
Ninth Colonel, Thomas Fleming. Lieutenant Colonel,
George Matthews. Major, Matthew Donavon.
In CONVEN TI ON, January 6, 1776.
Resolved, That the Treasurer do advance any sum, not ex
ceeding one thousand pounds, for the immediate relief of the
poor dißrefled inhabitants of the borough of Norfolk, who
have been fufferers by the deftrudion of that town ; and that
the Committee of Safety do provide, in the best manner they
are able, for their removal to the more interior and secure
parts of the colony.
[Num. 157.