The Pennsylvania ledger, or, The Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-08-03 00:00:00, page 4

Extrafl of a letter from a gentleman in ®gebec, to
hss friend in this town, dated May 13, brought
here by his Majeffs Ship NING Capt. Talbot,
which arrived here lafi Friday,
Dear .Nat,
I HAVE the pieafure of informing you that we
are full in pofEffion of Quebec, after a siege of
near fix months, during which time we have fuf
fered much 'fatigue, as one third part of the garris
on was always 'on guard and those off guard fre
quently employed in working parties, at every night
every man offduty obliged to sleep at extra pickets
upon bearfOn, with his arms by the fide of him,
every Engldh gentleman in the city has done the
duty of a common soldier in the British militia,
iharin^fptigue and danger with the lowed perion in
die garrifen.
On the 14th of November, Gen. Arnold made
his appearance with about 600 mem before the city,
and on the 25th, Gen. Montgomery arrived with
his troops from Montreal, grown giddy with his
success above, he expelled to carry the city with
out the formality of a siege, and fends a flag to de
mand it but general Carleton thought proper to
refute admittance to the flag, which occasioned a
mod extraordinary letter being fliotinto town upon
an arrow, which letter you have inclofed ; our
General has persevered in this conduct the whole
winter, acquainting them, wherever they lent a
flag, that unless they meant to implore the king's
mercy, they mult return immediately. From the
9th of December to the 31st, they kept pelting of
us with shot and shells, though with little success,
on which morning about 5 o'clock, Mr. Montgo
mery thought proper to harm the lower town, ma
king two feints upon the lower end of the upper
town, at Cape Diamond and St. John's Gate. The
lower town is situated under the hill of the upper
town, and upon the fide of the river St. Lawrence,
about 3 quarters of a miles in length, at' each end a
pafEige under the hill of the upper town, which
were the only ways the rebels could come at it, the
front being on the fide of the river; it was agreed
that Mr. Montgomery with 750 men fhoul'd attack
the south end of the town, by way of the pot ash,
and Arnold the North end, with between fix or
seven hundred more; they were to meet at the
marketplace about the centre of the lower town,
and from thence, were to assault the upper town.
Arnold's attack was a Ihort time before Mr. Mont
gomery's; he was wounded in his approach and
carried off, but his party entered the barrier which
was defended by two pieces of cannon, without
further oppofitron than the firing of one gun; the
captain who commanded the post and his whole
guard were taken prisoners. A large picket in the
lower town and parties sent from the upper, check
ed their progress, until a party ordered out by the
General at Palace gate, came on the back of them,
when finding themselves between two fires and their
retreat cut. off, thought proper to surrender them
selves prisoners, amounting to 500 privates and 32
officers, the remainder of the party (except about
half a dozen that went off with Arnold) were all
killed our loss was a brave Lieutenant Anderson,
of the navy, and 5 other brave fellows killed and
died of their wounds.
The pot alh (at which I happened to be polled)
was attacked in a short time after the other, the
place was fortified by a barrier across the road, and
'^pieces of cannon. 3 pounders, some placed at the
barrier, the rest at the pot ash house, which was a
little.advanced of the barrier; our guard confided
of a French captain of militia, and about 300 men,
a flip's captain by the name of Barnsfare, and 9
seamen for serving the cannon, a corporal and
eight of the British militia. My being urged to ac
cept a commission in the militia, which I refufed, I
thought would countenance me in usurping theau
thority of an officer, which I did by encouraging
the men, before the rebels came on, and polling
myfelf at the corner of thepotafh, I gave the order
for firing, which was followed by the French, we
kept up our fire about 10 minutes, which obliged
the rebels to retreat, with the loss of their General,
his Aid de Camp, Capt. M'Pherfon, Capt Cheef
man and 2 or 3 others; we suppose many fell over
the banks into the river as they were shot, and
doubtless they had many wounded.
The rebels were no sooner retreated than we re
ceived an account of Arnold's having forced the post
at the Saut de Matilot, with the addition of their
having got pofTeffion of the lower town, which so
frightened the French party of our guard that they
threw down their arms and run out of the barrier
to make their peace with them as they could
such dastardly scoundrels are the Canadians in ge
neral.
This check kept them quiet for some time, but
after a reinforcement arriv'd they began to be trou
blesome again, frequently alarming us and obliging
us to keep a constant good look out; the lad alarm
B OSTO N, Zig it.
The following letter has afforded fuco great pleasure
to tie readers at Quebec, that by their desire it
has been already twice inserted in the Nova-Scotia
Gazette, and 'tis probable will be continued 'till
fanning new turns up, whic' they will have no
define oj feeing a second time.
H A L L 1 F A X, June 4.
was on the 3d instant, about nine o'clock in the
evening, when they sent a firefhip up from Orleans,
with a design of feting fire to the flapping and
the lower town; they loft their chance of succeed
ing by quitting her too soon; had their fire flip been
fuccefsful, they were to have made an affauit, for
which we were well prepared. On the 6th inst. in
the morning early, we were agreeably furprized
with the,fight of three men of war, a 50 gun ship, a
frigate and a sloop with about 170 of the 29th regi
ment, the troops were landed before noon, and at
120'clock they, with all the garrison off duty, the
whole amounting to 1000 men, marched out of the
town, upon the plain with two field pieces and two
grafhoppers; notwithstanding the rebels force ,vas
near 4000, they run off with the utmost precipitati
on, leaving all their cannon and stores behind; their
fright was so great, that officers did not wait for men
or men for officers; but every one fbifted for him
felf, many of them throwing away their arms that
they might run the fafter. Thus ended our trou
blesome, lengthy siege. With 200 Emigrants, 60
Fuzileers, 500 Seamen, 300 British militia and a
bout 700 French militia, we have kept the town of
Quebec, against these scoundrels near fix months.
I hope, alter this you will not despair of Great-
Britain's success. lam much mistaken if the check
they have received in this province don't damp their
ardor; rely upon it, they have 101 l a great number
of men by sickness, besides what have died of their
wounds and been killed. The arrival of the rein
forcements has made a total change in the conduct
of the Canadians, they are constantly coming into
town, bringing their priests with them to apologize
for their conduct, and offering their service to go
vernment. Our prelent relict is the 29th and 47th
regiments, but are in expectation of 12 or 15000
troops the latter end of this month, which will pe
netrate the colonies by way of the lakes; and rely
upon it there will be no want of Canadians or Indi
ans to join them, 1 should not be turprized if this
summer should make them entirely sick of their dis
pute with Great-Britain; depend upon it brother
Nat, whenever the King's troops can come at them
fairly, they will give them a moll horrid beating.
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KEYSERS pills, Maredant's 'drops, worm cakes,
Anderson's Scotch pills, Hooper's female pills,
Turlington's drops, Bateman's drops, Stoughton's
bitters, blue dye, Dr. Hill's balsam of honey, Har
laem oil, cripple curing oil. Also,
Elegant paste and done buckles for ladies, gilt and
paste Ihoe and knee buckles, stone and palle Rock
buckles, gold earrings, gold and garnet broaches,
gold and garnet rings, gold and moco-ftone fieeve
buttons, a variety of chriftal and paste sleeve but
tons a beautiful assortment of earrings set round
with marquifet and in pearl, silver thimbles and
broaches, a variety of bottle hands, figured seals
mounted in gold and other forts, fine set combs,
black led pencils, a good assortment of tooth pick
cases set in silver and mounted in gold, bell razor
metal feiffors, cases of razors, a very elegant assort
ment of ladies lockets in gold and real garnet and
other forts, the celebrated jubilee knives and forks,
a few very elegant ladies pocket books, tobacco and
fnuff boxes, key rings, japan wares, a variety of
new music, good Roman fiddle firings, fife's, blank
music books, cards of history and geography, also
ajourney through Europe or the play of geography
invented by Jefferies, for the inEru&ive entertain
ment of young gentlemen and ladies; a few ena
meled lamps, pump lamps, and a ball lamp for a
flair case mounted in brass, cork fkrews, decanter
corks, boot straps, tooth powder and tooth brnlhes,
general atlafE s containing 36 new and corred maps,
by Pularet and others in one large book, garden
iheers, silver pinchbeck and lleel watch chains, sword
knots, cards of trinkets for watch makers windows,
watch springs, wash balls and pomatum, gentlemen
and ladies twill and silk horie whips mounted in
silver, view of the battle of Charleftown, Romans's
map of the feat of war, a view of the engagement
between the Row-gallies and two men of war, a
piece intitled the Comet of 74, being a political
peace done in New-England, also the very best
copper-plate writings done by the greatest maflers
in Europe, allo a curious collection of the most ap
proved pictures, such as hunting, views of towns,
landfkips, sea fights, land battles, scripture pieces,
flower pieces and a great variety of japan prints,
and many other torts in and out of glass, &c.
NICHOLAS BROOK S,
Nt his Pißure, Jewellery, and Dry Goods Shop, the
fourth door above BlaA-Horfe Alley, in Second-
Jlreet, Philadelphia.
THREE DOLLARS Regard.
STRAY ED out of the pasture of the fubferi
ber, near the Hospital, on or about the 20th
instant, a Hout bay COLT, turned of three years
old, near 15 hands high, has neither been bitted
or shod, has a pretty plain star, a full tail ancUrAfs.
Whoever finds him and will bring him/rfthe sub
scriber, or to Jacob Hiltzheime&iEall receive the
above reward, and reafmfflechafges if brought
any considerable -diHahce.
* JAMES MEASE.
SO exceedingly valued by all people who have had of them in
Great-Britain and Ireland, for their transcendent excellency
in the destroying Worms of all kinds, both in the bodies of
men, women and children, by not only breaking the knots of the
Duodenum, or guts next the ftemach, but they p fs through the
smallest paffiges of the body, and purge away those ropy and flinty
humours which are the cause of tnofe pernicious vermin, and the
fouice of many other disorders: they are one of the bell purges in
the u hole world for gross bodied children that are apt to breed
worms, and have large bellies; their operation is mild, fafe and
pleafaac, they wonderfully eleanfe the bowels, of all fliff and
clammy humours, which flop up the parts, and prevent the juice
of ford being conveyed to the liver and r;ade blood, which is
often the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly,
/linking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of strength
in the lower parts: LikcAiie fettled head achs and pains in the
head, fuellings, old lores, scabs, tetters, or breakings out, will
be perfectly cured, and the blood and skin, restored to its origin
al purity and fm orhnefs; they purge by urine, and bring away
the gravel, and effectually cure all obstructions of the urine, or ul
cers in the kidneys. They at once flrike at che true cause of the
feurvy and entirely destroy it, and all scorbutic humours and ef
fects, root and branch, so as never to return again, and what
makes them more commendable is, they are full as agreeable to
both take and fight as loaf sugar.
I have by thele plumbs cured a great many children of whoop
ing or chin coughs, and agues, which distempers are very com
mon and troublelome o families, and the want of these plumbs
are the ruin of many childrens constitutions.
These plumbs enrich and fa eeten the whole mass of blood, car
ry off all gross, corrupt and putrid humours, and create a freihand
healthy complexion in such as are effected by any putrid matter.
The plumb is a great diuretick, cleaning the reins of slime;
it expels wind, and is a sovereign medicine in the cholic and
griping of the guts. It allays and carries off four vapours which
occasion many disorders in the head. It opens all obstructions in
the stomach, lungs, liver, reins and bladder; causes a good appe
tite and helps digestion. It hath been found wonderfully fuccefs
ful to such perfons'as are going into chronicle dilkmpers, as asth
mas, phthifics, cr Ihortnets of breath, dropfes and yellow jaun,
dice. Now I hope all impartial persons are fatisfied, that the me
dicine w hich works upon such humours, will aimed reach any
dillempcr if not too far gone, since corruption and putrefaction
are the forerunners of all diseases; therefore no better phyfiq can
be taken for all ages, sexes urd coriftitutions, from infancy to old
age. These plumbs are highly serviceable to the female sex,
from the age of fourteen to twenty years, and from 40 to 50.
Each box contains one dozen of these plumbs, price seven fhill
ipgs and fix pence with printed directions. —I —Sold by Nicholas
Brooks, Philadelphia.
Diegnoftic Signs of Worms.
PALENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hollowness
of the eyes, grating of the teeth when asleep, dulaefs, pains,
and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, and itching in the
fundament, white and thick urine, unquiet deep, often flatting,
left appetite, fuelled belly, knawing and biting about the sto
mach frightful dreams, extreme thirds, the body decayed and
lean, fits, often vomiting, dinking breath, &c.
Directions for taking them.
A child from i to 2 years may eat one plumb from 2 to 4 one
and a half; from 4 t 6 two; from 6to 8 two and a half; from
Bto 12 three; from 12 to to and all ab ve the age, may eat four
plumbs, one hour or tw< before up riling, 1101 to urink during
that time, but afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or water gruel;
in taking them, the patient mud flay two or three days betwixt
each dose.
In agues, the fame quantity mud be taken, two, three or four
hours before the fit comes on, and be repeated three times. In
whopping or chin-coughs give the quantity above mentioned.
TO BE 6 0 L D,
ALOT of GROUND, adjoining the town
of Manheim, in the county of Lancaster,
containing two acres and one hundred and four
perches, being that out-lot, which inihe plan of
the said town, is marked and called Number ten.
Also, one^&fher LO T, in or near the said
towruoEManheim containing ten acres and forty
Tour perches, adjoining the lots of Frederick Leifer n
Nicholas Candour, and others, being that part of a
tract of seven hundred acres <T land divided into
lots, which in the plan of the said division is marked
and called Number thirty. The title and terms
may be known by applying to
3m. ' " "MIERS FISHER.
HAMILTON and SON,
TobacconiHse
THE Subscriber begs leave to acquaint the
Public, that he continues taking in Wool, and
has now fixed his Manufa&ury in Moore's Court,
in Front-street, between Market and Chefnut
Streets. Where Spinners, Weavers, Criblers and
Combers may have full employ by
PHILIP MARCHINTON.
He has a quantity of Dry Goods which he would
fell together, very low for Cafli at his Store in
Market-Hreet, between Front and Second Streets.
door above Market-street:
COFI EE of the best quality, Mufcovado Su
gars in hogsheads, tierces and barrels, Molas
ses, Cinnamon, Powder Blue, and a few hogsheads
of exceeding good Jamaica Spirit, five years old.
HAVE moved from the corner of Spruce and
Watcr-ftreets, to the house belonging to,
and lately occupied by Mr. John Wallace, in Se
cond-Street, fix doors below Market Street, where
they continue to carry on their Scotch fnuff and
tobacco Manufactory in all the several branches
as usual; they have laid in a large Hock of the
very best Virginia leaf tobacco, and are confident
of giving the utmost Satisfaction to their former
cultomers and the publick. Orders will be punctu
ally aniwer'd with all possible dilpatch; they give
cdh lor good empty fnuff bottles.
Dr. R PAN's incomparable WORM dflrofing
ISAAC HAZLEHURST
Has for Sale, at his Store in Water-street, the fifth
SUGAR PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.